I don't think I'll be able to update once a week anymore. High School is hell. But I'm still going to try to update once a week. If not, expect once every two weeks on updates. Uh…I'm not sure how many weeks have passed since the last chapter…but hope you enjoy this one anyway.

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"FABIA!" four voices yelled.

Fabia blinked as the ball whooshed right past her ear and bounced off the court. The game was underway, but a certain dark blue-haired girl certainly wasn't ready.

"Where's your head today, Fabia?" asked Dan.

"S-sorry!" exclaimed Fabia, shaking her head. "I was…lost in thought…"

"Thinking about what?" asked Joe.

"Uhm…Jin…" Fabia lied. Of course, she had been thinking about Ren, but no matter, the Brawlers believed her lie.

"Do you want out?" asked Alice.

"No, I'm fine, I can do this," said Fabia.

"All right then…" said Runo.

"They're starting! Everyone, back in position!" cried Joe and the Brawlers assembled themselves on the court.

"Fabia!" Dan cried. "Guard Ren!"

Shit, why me? Fabia thought, but she had no time to ask Dan. Just as Ren was about to make a shot, Fabia jumped and smacked the ball away. Dan grabbed it and took off towards the other side of the court.

But Ren was slowly catching up. Catching Fabia's eye, Dan passed to Fabia who continued the rest of the way towards the basket.

Man! Joe was right! He IS fast, thought Fabia as she did her best to run away from the Gundalian.

Unfortunately, he was much too quick for her and tried to steal the ball by sticking his arm out towards the side. Fabia's heart started pounding crazily and it wasn't from all the running either. Ren's golden eyes caught hers and just like that, something sparked between the two.

Fabia felt like time had frozen and her legs slowly came to a stop and saw that Ren had slowed down as well. However, the game was still moving as the rest of the Gundalians and Brawlers ran towards the two and in an instant, Fabia was on the floor.

"Argh!" she cried as she tripped on someone's foot. She felt pain throughout her stomach and realized that when she tripped, the ball had bounced straight into her gut. Hard.

"FABIA!" cried Dan as he ran towards his teammate.

But Ren was faster. "Are you okay?" he asked, offering his hand.

"I-I'm fine…t-thanks," said Fabia reaching for his hand has he pulled her up. This was another lie, one the Brawlers didn't fall for as Fabia went down on one knee.

"Fabia, go sit down," ordered Dan.

"NO! I CAN DO THIS-"

"Fabia!" called Coach Kuso from the sidelines. "As your coach, I order you to come sit down, now."

Growling, Fabia stood up and Alice helped her reach Coach Kuso.

"Chan-Lee, sub for Fabia," said Coach Kuso as Chan nodded and ran towards the court.

"Are you all right? Anything you need?" asked Coach Kuso, concerned.

"Just…just water, thanks."

"Rest here, and then maybe I'll let you back in after this quarter," said Coach Kuso, handing Fabia her bottle of water.

Fabia merely nodded and took a sip.

But Coach Kuso didn't let Fabia play again, which was just fine with her. She wouldn't be of much use to the team anyway, and it would save her from embarrassing herself in front of her teammates, or worse, Ren.

Ren Krawler…well Fabia knew she was never interested in any of the guys around school, but it never occurred to her that she'd be interested in Ren. Yes, interested. Not in love. Fabia didn't believe in love at first sight or fairy tales. She didn't believe in happy endings, not anymore. Jin's death had changed her views on almost everything. Ren's just another opponent, thought Fabia, trying to reason with herself. It wouldn't work out anyways…

"Hey, Fabia, can you hand me that bottle of water?" asked Billy.

"Huh? Oh, sure," said Fabia, snapping out of her thoughts and giving Billy the bottle. Fabia had been so deep in her thoughts that she didn't even notice the game end.

"What's the score?" she asked, but Shun merely pointed at the score board.

Fabia turned her head to read: Gundalians-102 Brawlers-0.

Fabia grimaced. She had expected this though…after all, the Gundalians have been undefeated for two years in a row.

"Fabia?" asked a voice.

Fabia turned towards the direction of the voice to see Alice, standing at the door. "Are you coming?"

"Oh, right, yeah, I'm coming," said Fabia as she stood up, grabbed her water bottle, and started to follow Alice.

But just as she was about to exit the gym, she picked up a conversation between the Gundalians.

"You're a bit off your game today, Ren," sneered one of the big guys on the team.

"Lay off, Sid," growled Ren.

"One who plays the leading role should never forget his lines," said another male.

"Shut up, Jesse. And quit talking like that! This is a basketball game, not a play."

"I bet it's 'cause of that girl, isn't it?" asked another member, a female this time.

Fabia's eyes widened.

"That's none of your business, Zenet," replied Ren.

"Don't think we didn't see that…that thing…during the game!" exclaimed Zenet.

"What thing?"

"You. Stopped. Running. What the hell? I mean, you're the fastest person on this team! And I saw that eye-to-eye contact with that girl from the Brawlers. What's her name? I'd like to take her down a peg or two."

Fabia muffled herself so the team couldn't hear her gasp.

"Like I said before," said Ren, growling. "This is none of your business."

"It is mine, if the captain of the team is losing focus," said Coach Barodius, walking towards the group. "A girl from the other team, you say? Tsk, tsk, we can't have that on this team. Get her out of your head, Ren. Don't you want the Gundalians to be undefeated?"

"Yes, but-"

"Then we'll say no more here," interrupted Coach Barodius. "All right team, move out!"

As the team started towards the exit, Sid stopped Ren by putting a hand on his shoulder. "Remember Ren, she's the enemy."

"Right," said Ren as Sid disappeared. "She's just another stupid Brawler."

Fabia bit her lip. She was not going to cry again. Don't be stupid, Fabia…you said so yourself, Ren's another opponent, another Gundalian. Heck, that's even what Ren said. Then…why do I still feel some sort of ache in my chest? Fabia asked herself.

"FABIA! YOU COMING OR WHAT?" yelled Dan from outside.

Fabia sighed. Today, her name was getting yelled at from left to right.

"Coming!" she called back, as she exited the gym.

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