A/N: Thank you to everyone who has been reading the story. I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a few days; I've had serious writers block and spent a lot of time staring at a blank screen. This is a 'lost' chapter so it's a bit of a mix of everything. I also think it's a bit of a weak chapter. This is also the first, and probably only, chapter with a name! I still own nothing apart from my OCs!
Andrea T; thank you so much for your input, it's helped me write this chapter a lot! My Twila and Zach OCs are very key to this part of the story but don't worry, everything is in there for a reason. You'll understand in like two chapters ish! I have a lot of twists planned! Hehe! This is my favourite twist in this story! And I'm from England! I love Wales though! Shell island or Cadair Idris are my favourite places! I've love it there!
ANYWAY! Enough of my chatting! Please R&R!
-Anna x
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Kimi woke next to Rai. She smiled at her sleeping best friend. They hadn't discussed what he called her yesterday and she wasn't planning to talk about it when they were so happy. She kissed up his jaw. His hand began to caress her waist.
"Well, that was nice to wake up to." His morning voice made Kim's heart skip a beat. "We should do this more often." He winked at her.
Kimiko giggled as he titled her onto her back, kissing her hard. She threw her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. She smiled and giggled into his kiss.
"Sorry to interrupt but we have activity day and we have to work in teams…" Luci was sitting in the chair in the corner of his room.
Kimiko flushed red.
"GET OUT." Rai pointed to the door.
"But, Rai, we need to-"
"OUT!" His voice was getting even louder.
"Sorry, Rai, but you forced me to do this." She pulled her phone out of her bra and started texting.
All of a sudden the door burst open and Frankie dragged Kimiko out of bed.
"FRANKIE, GET OFF ME."
"IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!"
The screaming continued down the hall. Frankie was Kimiko's sparring partner so he knew every move she would try. Everyone emerged from their rooms. Frankie threw Kimiko onto a bench in the dining hall.
"Do you remember any of last night?" Frankie handed her some coffee.
"I remember the Notebook." She thought harder. "Then it goes black and I'm waking up next to Rai."
"Do you not remember anything else?"
"No…" Kimiko realised she had a splitting head ache. "Am I hung over?"
"Incredibly."
"What did I do last night?" The light shone into the hall; she shut her eyes as they tried to adjust.
"I don't remember either; no one does." He thought as he sipped his coffee. "I remember a lot of vodka with the Russian girl."
At that moment, Anastasia sauntered into the room. "Dobroye utro."
"Ana, what happened last night?" They asked in sync.
"We had a few drinks."
"Yes but what happened?"
"Pape went to bed and party began." She smiled and walked out with a mug of coffee.
"Are you sure you don't want to say goodbye to her?" Jesse looked at Tyler who was getting onto her bike.
"She doesn't need me anymore. She has your brother to look after her. I'm always a phone call away anyway." And with that, Jesse and Tyler rode off, never to look back again.
Ashley woke up with Phoenix beside her and Zach, and Ben sprawled across a room and bed.
'Where am I?' She looked about the hazy room.
Then she noticed Phoenix had his hand on her tummy.
'Awh, I'm pregnant. I wonder if I'm glowing yet!' She thought to herself.
Her door opened and a tall boy stood in the doorway. She could faintly see that he was carrying her favourite flowers; peonies. He was smiling until he saw a boy with tousled black hair and an unbuttoned shirt with his arm over her, hand on belly. The boy staggered backwards into the light. She realised it was Jack and he was devastated. She stood up and walked to the doorway.
"Jack? What are you doing here?" She stood her ground because she knew she was in the right and he was in the wrong.
"Kat, I came to apologise but I can see you've found someone else. I should just go." He walked away after pushing the peonies in her hands, avoiding eye contact.
She dropped the peonies on the ground and ran after him. "Jack, you can't just do this. I'm having your baby. Wehave a cat together. I'm not letting you walk away without a fight."
"I'm not doing anything, girl. I caught you with another man. There's no fight to be had. You two can play happy families and pretend it's his child."
"And what's going to happen when it comes out with bright red or strawberry blonde hair and red eyes? Then what? Phoenix has really dark natural hair and the darkest brown eyes I've ever seen. How do you explain that to a kid? Phoenix is a great guy and a guy I grew up with. He's practically family to my cousin. He would raise this child because that's who he is; he picks up other peoples mess and helps until he knows they're okay. You are running away from what we did."
"His name is Phoenix? What is he? One of those stupid birds that everyone loves?" Jack did an impression of a phoenix, making Ashley laugh slightly.
"Actually, a Phoenix is a fire eagle in mythology that was seen as magnificent and perfect. And I'm not a bird, I'm just English." Phoenix appeared behind Ashley; his accent was a lot more noticeable next to Jack and Ashley, whose accent was faded hugely.
"Oh well, take care of Ashley and my baby. She obviously loves you more than she ever did me." He walked off in spite. The next thing he knew he was falling to the ground with Ashley on his back, clawing at his face and pulling his hair.
"DON'T YOU EVER SAY I DON'T LOVE YOU BECAUSE I DO AND ALWAYS WILL." She was screaming in his ear. Phoenix pulled her off him.
"You'll hurt the baby." He said quite simply and walked off. He stopped in Ashley's doorway. "Do you remember what happened last night?" He called back.
"I went to bed early because I wasn't feeling well, sorry!" She called back.
Jack pulled himself to his feet. "Are you trying to kill our baby?!"
"No, I'm angry at you. Phoenix isn't my type, you know that."
"No, I don't."
"Yes, you do."
That went on for at least an hour.
Clay woke up with Taylor, as he did every morning. He smiled as she snuggled into his chest more.
'She really is my best friend.' He thought to himself.
He then realised this wasn't his bed. He looked around and it wasn't Taylor's room either. He couldn't find out whose bed they had slept in either because he couldn't move without waking Taylor. How did he end up with Taylor in a random bed?
Taylor began to stir. She rubbed her eyes and remembered her crazy dream. She looked up at Clay and smiled but, for the first time since they had been sleeping in the same bed, he didn't look down and smile back. He was looking around the room worried. She followed his gaze. She wasn't in her bed or his. She didn't know where she was in fact.
"Where are we?"
Then they heard footsteps stop outside the door. A dark shadow loomed in the doorway.
"Honey, I have no idea. But I think we're about to find out." Clay whispered in her ear.
A loud thud came from the hallway outside the room and a lot of shouting.
"What do we do?" He whispered.
"Hide!" She hissed. They had to get out of there quickly.
Omi woke up early as always to meditate in the garden she had kissed him in. He had a lot to think about. Anastasia had a massive party when her father went to bed. Ashley hadn't stuck around and still Master Fung didn't leave the room. Omi didn't like the new Anastasia. She was a lot different around her father. She was rude and stuck up whereas before she was blunt and closed up. He didn't want the party the night before. He just went to his room and meditated until he blacked out on his bed. He saw none of whatever it was that happened the previous night.
"Pape?" Anastasia peaked into the door of her father's room. It was empty. None of his stuff was there. She opened his drawers. All that was left was a wrapped box with her name on it. She ripped the paper off and tore the box open, revealing the most beautiful mink coat she had ever seen. Her mother had one similar but not half as beautiful as this. She pulled it on and wrapped herself in it. It smelt of her father; it smelt like home. She felt something digging into her chest. A note was in the breast pocket of her coat. Two words. 'I'm sorry.' She collapsed onto her father's bed. It hadn't even been slept in. He had left without saying goodbye. She felt a lump in her throat and she let the tears fall down her cheeks.
His voice echoed through her head. 'Hello, I am Omi. I am the dragon of water.' She then realised the mistake she had made. She hadn't even looked at Omi since her father had visited. She looked everywhere for him. He wasn't in the Temple.
'You know where he is.' Whispered through her mind.
She began to make her way to the garden. She hadn't thought about what to say. She needed to think first. She ran off to the woods. She thought long and hard. She spent hours there. She needed to get back to the Temple grounds. She could sense the urgency. She ran into the garden where she thought Omi would be but he wasn't. Her father was.
"Pape! You didn't leave me!" She was so happy to see him.
He turned round; revealing a beautiful woman. She laughed. "Hello Anastasia."
"Hi, how do you know my name?"
"Your father has told me all about you, haven't you Alexei?" Her father nodded wildly, hiding the serpent's tail from his daughter.
"Um, okay. So who are you? Pape never mentioned you." She tried to get her father to look at her but he could only avoid her gaze.
"All in due time, my dear, all in due time." The woman smiled. "Would you like to come with me? I can tell you aren't happy here."
Anastasia thought. She was happy with Omi but the others didn't seem to get her. They didn't laugh at her jokes or tell her anything unless she was in a group situation. Maybe they just thought she was someone they had to know. But Omi was more important to her than anyone else there…
"I'm okay, don't worry. I need to stay with my friends." Anastasia shook her head.
"I didn't want to do this but… who am I kidding! Of course I want to do this!" The woman smiled wickedly. She thrust her hand into Alexei's chest. Anastasia was horrified, watching as her father struggled to breath. He looked to her.
"I'm sorry, Moya malen'kaya printsessa. I love you." A tear fell from the corner of his eyes and the woman pulled his heart from his chest.
"PAPE!" She screamed, running to his now limp and lifeless body.
"I'm Wuya and don't you forget it." Wuya ran her tongue across her teeth and laughed.
Anastasia's tears stained her cheeks and began to run onto her father's ghostly face.
"Girl, you've just brought far too much attention to us." She grabbed Anastasia by the plait and dragged her away, carrying the serpent's tail and the reversing mirror.
Everyone appeared in the garden moments later. There was no trace of Wuya or Anastasia.
"I heard a girl scream."
"It was probably Anastasia."
"She's probably run away again."
Everyone has a different way of dealing with grief. Taylor gasped and ran into Clay's arms. Rai and Kim looked at each other worried, Phoenix comforted a crying Frankie. Luci hid behind Rai, Omi sat and meditated. Zach and Ben just sighed and shook their heads. Ashley and Dojo cried; Jack comforted them both. They knew Jesse and Tyler must have left as all their stuff was gone. Anastasia bolts as soon as something goes wrong. That's what they assumed she must have done. But someone was missing and no one had even begun to notice.
A/N: Okay, so that chapter was pretty dark in the end. The ending was sad, I'm sorry for that but it was inevitable. Okay so there's one death! I have so much more havoc to wreak on the broken team.
What did you all think? R&R!
-Anna x
