A/N: hello all! Uploading rather quickly I think!

Andrea, lovely to see you've caught up ;)

Well, this was hard to write. I've not got block but I need some way of putting in my idea properly. Once I put my little twist in, it got easier! Yay!

So! R&R! I really do love reading reviews and I do read every single one!

-Anna x

Zach got up as soon as the door opened and pulled Ashley into a tight hug. "You're like my sister, I'll always be here. I love you girl." He gave her a quick squeeze and a reassuring look as he released her. She smiled back.

"So, where do we go from here?" Taylor asked.

"Ashley will answer any questions you guys have." Jack smiled.

"Yeah, I also wanted to explain some of the worst ones, just to get it out the way now." She exhaled heavily and pulled up her top. She pointed through them and explained. The five claw holes were hard for her. "I was standing beside Chase. He had his arm round my waist and he was shouting at Jack but he was so angry that he dug his nails into my side so hard and broke through the skin and into my flesh rather deeply." She pointed at the long one that went from under her bra and over her breast right down to the edge of her shorts on her thigh. "This is the last main one. He worked on it every night. It didn't matter if he had a weapon or not. He would use his finger or make one. It started on my breast but he whittled it every night and slowly moved along but he would make the wound fresh as soon as it healed. It was his masterpiece." She blinked the water from her eyes as she would not allow herself to cry.

"Ashley, why did he do it?" Taylor asked, having never met Chase.

"He is a brutal and disturbed man. No, he is a boy. A man would never beat and attack his girlfriend." Jack spat.

"Jack, you are in fact wrong. He is a warrior." Omi said. He thought for a moment. "A warrior is honourable. He is not. He is, as you said, a boy."

"Hello gang!" In she strolled. The team's jaws dropped.

"Get out you stupid hag." Kimiko snarled, standing from her seat.

"Yeah, get out." Rai backed her up, taking his place by her side.

"Well, hello Raimundo! Wait, are you two together?" Wuya's laugh seized their ear drums.

"Of course not!" Kimiko exclaimed.

Wuya noticed Rai's silence. "Awh, is ickle Rai not getting what he wants?" She pouted at him.

"Don't talk to him like that!" Kimiko was on defence.

"Oh my, haven't you grown Kimiko?" The voice sent chills down her spine.

"Get out of my head!" She screamed, clawing her head and looking at the floor.

"I'm not in your head." He lifted her chin. "I'm right here." The laughter erupted and Kimiko's vision blurred slightly. She whispered his name before stumbling back into Rai's arms.

Smack. Taylor smacked him right round the face. "That is no way to treat a lady!" She walked to Ashley, ready to fight if necessary.

"What did I do?!"

"This." Taylor lifted Ashley's shirt slightly. She showed her back and not her side much.

"That's definitely my handiwork. My Kitty Kat, how nice to see you again." Chase smiled.

"I can't say it's nice to see you too, Chase." Ashley daren't look at him, knowing she would fall under the spell of the 'fallen warrior' she once knew.

"Oh come now Kitty Kat, don't you miss me at all? Not even a little bit?" He lifted her chin but she flinched away. Jack went to push him away from them but didn't want to hurt Ashley.

"Don't touch her." Jack clenched his fist just in case.

"Kitty Kat always liked it when I touched her before. Has Jack hurt you, my Kitty Kat?"

"No, Jack would never hurt me. I hated it when you touched me; when you used to do this to me." She lifted her shirt and revealed the full beauty of her scarred body.

"You're fat, Kitty Kat. That would never have happened when you were with me. No Kitty Kat, I never hurt you. I would never hurt you." He eyed her 'fat'.

"That 'fat' is my baby." She growled.

"You've cheated on me? Well, I can always raise him as my own." Chase put his hand on her stomach.

"Don't touch my girlfriend or go near my baby." Jack threatened.

"His? His baby? You have been sleeping with him?!" Chase began laughing.

"What's wrong with Jack?" Clay asked.

"Well, he's below her! She deserves the best and he is not the best. I am what she deserves. She needs me." He hissed.

"Chase, back off her. You have me now anyway." Wuya slinked beside him and clung to his arm like a drip.

"New play thing?" Ashley asked innocently.

"No." He growled.

"Where's my princess?" Wuya changed the subject.

Ana squealed and hid under the table.

"Anastasia hasn't returned." Omi said blankly, standing in front of the dining table

Wuya looked at them. "I'm not that stupid. Where is she? Printsessa, come out." Wuya coaxed.

"She's not here. We already told y'all." Clay stood up from his seat and blocked any view of Anastasia they could possibly see. With Omi protecting her as well, they could handle the two.

"Hm, maybe she left for Russia… Let's go Chase." She began to walk out.

"I'll be back for my Kitty Kat." Chase lingered for a minute.

"I'll always steal her back from anyone." He looked at her. "I love her." It was so affectionate. He bent down and kissed her. She smiled in this sweet kiss.

"I love you too Jack." She looked back up at him, still smiling.

Chase stormed out, dragging Wuya.

"Awh!" Taylor walked to Clay and into a tight hug with him.

Rai put his arm around Kim and squeezed her into him as she looked up into his eyes. She saw something in him that she saw in no one else. She saw love. Snapped out of this intense moment, he kissed the top of her head. Omi helped Ana out from under the table and pulled her into a tight hug. For those moments, everyone was okay. Zach watched the group with Dojo and smiled.

"This won't last, you know." Zach sighed.

"I know but I might as well enjoy it whilst it lasts, hey kid!" Dojo smiled at the boy. "You've got a lot to learn kid. Don't worry about anything now, you'll learn to just get on with it."

Zach smiled. "I hope so."

Everyone was happy for once. Rai and Kimi were sorting things out. Omi acknowledged Ana again. Zach was getting himself together. Jack and Ashley were stronger than ever. Taylor and Clay were happy and content even as best friends.

A/N: AWH RAIKIM! JASHLEY! CLAYLOR! OMISTASIA! AND ZAJO?! Unexpected there? Ew at Wuyase. So it's all well. Kimi had a bit of panic there right? So, let's see what happens next!

R&R!

-Anna x