Hey, guys, hope you had a nice New Years, winter break, and I hope Santa gave you guys what you wanted.

Huh, I thought I uploaded this a while ago...guess I didn't...but oh well, here's the next chapter.

Omg, over 100 reviews? That's AWESOME! I never thought I would get that many, and it's all thanks to you guys.

Thanks to my reviewers who reviewed the last chapter: JazzGirl123, RunoandAkizafan, AliceXShunNotFabia, arisu-bakugan, Star, ilovecartoonslol, shadowwing1994, katzike123, sakurayamato1, lilpiggy169, and SoulWolf4ever.

Star: Well, I never really thought of that, but I might include it.

I went to Doug's memorial last week, so I thought it'd be proper for Jin to have one too. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten the main idea of this story, which is basketball, of course, but this is just a little…uhm…small section added.

And again I shall answer the most frequently asked question that I receive: When is Ren coming?

Answer: SOON! I'm sorry, but that's all I can really tell you. I'd tell you more but then I'd be spoiling the story and we all love surprises and cliff hangers, don't we? xD

"Please, Fabia? You've been in bed all day!" exclaimed Alice.

"Technically, she's been in bed for the whole weekend," corrected Dan. Runo jabbed him in the stomach with her elbow.

"Fabia, we know it's difficult for you to handle, but you need to stop staying inside the house all the time and have some fun," said Julie.

"Fun?" asked Fabia with her pillow covering her head. "Someone else other than me deserves to have fun…He should be having fun right now…but he'll never have fun again…If I'm having fun then he should too! I'm not doing anything he can't!" Tears sprang from her eyes as she continued to talk, "Right now, his eyes are closed. So mine should be too!"

Shun sighed. "Fabia, I understand how you feel, but-"

"NO! You don't understand anything!" Fabia snapped.

Shun raised his eyebrows. "Are you sure about that? Because I was pretty upset when I lost my mother."

Fabia's face softened. She paused for a while, and then said, "I'm sorry…I didn't…I didn't know…"

"Don't worry about it," interrupted Shun. "But here's the thing. When she died, I stopped doing everything I thought was fun, including Bakugan. I used to chat all the time with Dan and the others online, but I just stopped logging in. But then Runo and Marucho asked me for help to defeat Masquerade and I told them if they beat me in a brawl I would. So, we played a game and then I remembered how fun it was to play Bakugan. I know exactly what you're going through, but I also know how to help. And right now, you need to get out of bed and change so we can all go to Joe's house for some basketball practice."

Fabia hesitated, thinking it over.

"C'mon, Fabia, Jin wouldn't want you to act like this, would he? Wouldn't he have wanted you to have some fun?" asked Marucho.

"I suppose…" replied Fabia.

"Great!" exclaimed Dan, "We'll wait for you outside. Better hurry up and change so we can go play some B-ball!"

Dan and the others rushed outside, leaving Fabia alone in her room with her thoughts.

"Well…they did take the time to come over…I just wished I had known about Shun's mother…I was so mean to him…"

Fabia sighed, got up, and walked towards her closet to pick out her clothes for the day.

~Basketball Brawlers~

"I'm open, I'm open!" Joe shouted as Runo dribbled down the court. She passed it to Joe who did a layup, earning his team two points. Joe, Runo, Billy, Chan-Lee, and Jake cheered.

The other team, which consisted of Dan, Alice, Fabia, Shun, and Julie groaned, while Marucho wrote something down on his notepad.

Since there were only eight of them on the school team, the Brawlers were short on two people to make two teams of five for a practice game. Julie and Jake volunteered to play, but Marucho decided to watch and see if there were any new game strategies the Brawlers could use or any improvements to be made.

"Ok, Dan, I know you want to be in the action, but you're literally running everywhere on the court," said Marucho, consulting his notepad. "One minute you're guarding Joe, and the next you ran off to guard Runo, leaving Joe completely open. Alice could've covered Runo, so you didn't need to worry. And your team needs to spread out a bit. You guys are always clustered around some corner, making it easy for the other team to score."

Usually, Dan would've yelled in outrage, but this time, he knew Marucho was only trying to help. "All right, thanks dude," said Dan.

"I think it's time for a break," said Billy, panting.

"Cold soda, anyone?" asked Joe, "It's in the refrigerator-WHOA."

Joe seized the back of Dan's and Billy's shirts as they both tried to run inside the house first. "No need to rush, there's enough for everyone."

"Uhm, thanks for the offer, but I'm gonna head home now," said Fabia as she started to walk back in the direction of her house.

"Why?" asked Chan, but Fabia was already half-way down the street.

~Basketball Brawlers~

Monday, during lunch…

"All right, tomorrow's the game!" exclaimed Dan.

"Yes, and today's the last practice, so we better keep our heads together," said Joe.

"Uhm…speaking of the game…"started Fabia.

"Yeah?" asked Dan.

"I'm not gonna be…erm…attending…" Fabia finished.

"WHAT?" exclaimed Dan. "Why not?"

"Well…you see…"

"Just say it, Fabia," encouraged Alice.

"It's Jin's funeral that day…"

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