Sailor Moon Millennium – Dark Sun Rising
Chapter # 2 – All Over Again : Family Affair  –
Created December 10th, 2001
By K.W. Isenor (sailor_sun_@hotmail.com) & Jason (Omartin6@home.com)
Notes: Thank-you Jason for all the help with the family tree thing of Shi-ryuu and Kurai-ki!

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Tasha yawned a bit as she walked down the hallway, she hated schools, they weren't any fun and something bad always happened to her in them. "Then again it could be because I like starting trouble," she said with a smile as she walked past a "No smoking" sign then took out a cigarette.

Jessica spotted her cousin. "Hey Tasha, come over here, I want you to meet some of my friends." Jessica called from a picnic table. Tasha didn't even have a chance to light up.

"Great" she said as she plastered a smile on her face then put the cigarette away and walked over to the table.

Smiling Jessica stood up beside Tasha. "This is Alissa John, she is an exchange student from Scotland." Jessica pointed to the blonde.

"Pleased to meet you Tasha. Jessica has told me lots about you." The blonde smiled, her Scottish accent very noticeable.

"Where's her quilt?" Tasha asked in a mock sweet voice.

Alissa looked somewhat hurt and crossed her arms angrily. Jessica decided it was best to continue. "This is Jennifer Allen, she came all the way from California."

"Whoa a surfer dudette" she quipped still in that mock sweet voice.

Jessica nudged Tasha and shook her head. "This over here is Brooke Rodgers, she is the only one of us from this area."

"I hope you like the weather here." Brooke replied shyly, not knowing what else to say.

"Too outdoors for my taste, I mean it's like the folks here are small town hicks" she said once again in that mock sweet voice.

"And lastly this is Madison Connor, she is all the way from Australia." Jessica was beginning to think inviting Tasha over was a bad idea.

"Wasn't that once a colony for prisoners?" she asked in a mildly harsh voice.

"Actually it was, I am surprised that your family didn't go there. By the sounds of your parents didn't raise you very well." Madison shot off, her temper getting the better of her.

Tasha smirked then lashed out with an uppercut to Madison's face, "my parents are food for the worms" she said coldly then turned and walked off.

"Tasha James!" The Vice-principle Mrs. Matheson walked around the corner when the incident had occurred. "I want you in my office, but not until you apologize to Ms. Connor."

Tasha shrugged, "and if I say ... Hell no?!!" she asked as she looked at the principle then flipped her off.

Mrs. Matheson's eyes went wide. "Come with me now Tasha, you too Jessica. We have to get your parents in here to deal with their niece. I see that her charming attitude doesn't come from you."

Jessica looked at Tasha with shocked eyes. "I'll be back soon guys." With that she followed her cousin and the Vice-principle to her office.

Tasha shrugged; "like I haven't been in an office before?" she said snidely.

"Tasha why do you have to act like this? It is only the first day of school and already you are in trouble. What is the big deal?" Jessica asked as Mrs. Matheson opened the door to her office and ushered the girls in closing it behind herself as she went to the main office to use the phone.

“Tasha why did you talk to my friends like that. I am trying to help you fit in and you act so rude! I wouldn’t be surprised if the didn’t talk to you again!” Jessica angrily scolded once the door was closed. “Why?”

"No reason, just felt like giving everyone one of my greetings" she said with a yawn, not even bothered by Jessica's outburst. Tasha idly began to play with her lighter while she waited, she couldn't wait to see the reactions of her "guardians".

"Really though, why do you insist on acting like this. What changed you so much?"

Tasha shrugged, "umm me not being in San Fran for one, me not wanting to be told what to do, what to say, what to think and so on and so forth."

"No one is trying to tell you what to do. We just want to help you and be there for you. Please accept the help given to you." Jessica explained.

"Yeah, yeah" she said flippantly.

"Please Tasha. And why do you act different around me then everyone else?" Jessica questioned as she fully turned her body to face Tasha's.

"Because you understand" she said once then looked at the Vice-principal, "hey el dictator, can I smoke?" she yelled out. Mrs. Matheson just glared from the main office and went back to her heated phone conversation.

Not getting an answer Tasha pulled out a cigarette, lit it up then smoked calmly, "want one Jess?" she asked Jessica.

Jessica just glared at Tasha before she took the cigarette threw it on the floor and stepped on it. "Not inside Tasha, please." Jessica pleaded through clenched teeth.

"Why the hell not?" she asked her cousin.

"I don't want you getting in any more trouble then you already are. Madison has a bloody nose thanks to you! That is why the hell not!"

"She deserved it."

"No she didn't, and they didn't deserve you adding your rude comments about you." Jessica pointed out.

"Well maybe I felt like giving them, ever think about that?" she asked, "maybe I didn't want to meet them, or be stuck here in this two bit, hick infested, stupid bloody town, maybe I liked living on the streets!" she snapped.

"You cannot be serious! I know you and I know that you would never pick the streets over a real home." Jessica stressed the last part. "What more do you want?"

"Umm actually I would" she said with a look of homesickness in her eyes, "and I enjoyed it, just me and the four other members of the gang I was in when that idiot of a social worker had to go and "save me" from them, please I enjoy doing things my way and only my way."

"You were in a gang?!" Jessica cried out in disbelief.

"Yeah, was fun too" she said with a smile.

"What kind of gang?" Jessica asked, she didn't want to jump to conclusions.

"A gang of biker chicks, me, Kat, Mandy, Lexxy, and Alex."

"I see." Before Jessica could say more Mrs. Matheson walked in.

"Hello Dave" Tasha quipped imitating the computer from an old movie called Space Oddesey 2001, whose name was Hal. Hal tried to kill every human aboard but "Dave" stopped him first.

"After having a conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Walker I am to the conclusion that you will serve detention for the rest of the week. As well as being on probation from an in school suspension."

"Oooooooooo scary" Tasha deadpanned, "like I haven't seen that before.

"Jessica you can return to your lunch. Thank-you for staying here with Tasha." Mrs. Matheson thanked. "Tasha come with me, your punishment starts now and will be during your lunches and after school for an hour."

Tasha shrugged, "does the phrase I'll be back ease your conscience?" she asked snidely.

Mrs. Matheson rolled her eyes as she escorted Tasha to the detention hall. Jessica watched as her cousin and Mrs. Matheson walked down the hallway. Sighing she decided to go see how Madison's nose was.

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Takai yawned in boredom as he entered the collage, registered then walked past a couple of students to his room, idly he wondered how much more of being cooped up with the disgusting humans he'd have to put up with, either before he snapped, or Reikon found Skorr.

He smiled at that thought, once Skorr was back the two of them would find the Apocalypse Scouts, then resurrect Shi-ryuu, after finding the amulet his father had created, then the fun would begin.

Then the entire world would become a paradise for both his family and the demons in general, no longer would they have to be imprisoned, his father would destroy all who opposed him, and Takai would watch with glee as his father would do it with mere ease.

... once they got the Amulet that is ...

Takai slowly walked around, he could sense souls that were just begging to be taken, he grimaced inwardly as he felt a pure soul, to demons and his family pure souls were harder to corrupt and steal, they were also risky because they could also contaminate the soul stealer's with decidedly human and worthless emotions. How his brother Skorr got along with the emotion to love was beyond him.

The stench became stronger as Takai noticed a blond haired man with blue eyes, inwardly he hissed and recoiled, there was something about this human that screamed "self righteous hero" to the demigod and hero’s if anything were to be dealt with before they became a problem for the soulstace ritual, and Takai like his father didn't want to make a mistake before the ritual was to begin.

Kevin noticed a strange face rounding the corner. He had soft brown hair and stark blue eyes. "You look lost, can I help you?" Kevin questioned.

"No, not really" Takai said calmly though his first impulse was to reach out and rip off the human's head he merely smiled and shook hands with him, "Antonio Marks" he said in a friendly voice.

"Kevin Hoshi." He replied returned the handshake, where their hands connected Kevin had a chill run down his spine but quickly shook it off.

"Nice to meet you" Takai said, "just looking for room 12b" he said, "I'll find it soon enough though, big place though."

"That is just down this hall here I am on my way there. Will you be taking Mr. Calmer's class?" Kevin asked as he motioned for them to walk down the hall together.

Takai nodded, "yeah, why?" he asked in a confused voice, inwardly grinning. Like his brothers, Takai was a very good actor, he could be angry inwardly while happy on the outside, and vice-versa. That alone was enough to make him a threat to anyone, especially the Stellar Scouts who had killed his older brother Shi-ryuu. Shi, Takai thought angrily, he was the reason why Takai was here. His murder had to be avenged, and Takai was going to see to it that that happened.

"Mr. Calmer tends to spit when he talks and gets overly excited over things so I suggest you sit back a couple of rows." Kevin explained as the pair rounded another corner.

Takai nodded, "anything I should look out for here?" he asked.

"Well lets see some of the Frat Houses might try to hook you in being new and all, every now and then something weird will happen. Attacks and stuff." Kevin explained.

"Attacks?" Takai asked in a surprised voice, "what kind?"

"It is really weird, people will be attacked and their energy gone, completely. Recently there have been some muggings, people found dead." Kevin explained in a hushed tone.

Takai nodded, inwardly smiling, that was due to him and several of the demons that were with him, and due to Reptile, who was currently searching the town for the Stellar Scouts, due to his invisibility powers, Reptile made a perfect spy, with his skill in hand to hand very exceptional, it was a sad thought that the now dead ruler of Outworld had exterminated Reptile's race, or what was left of them after they had been forced to leave the earth.

"Weird stuff like that is always happening." Kevin explained as the stopped outside an open classroom door. "Well here we are, and like I said sit a few rows back."

"Thanks" Takai said with a smile, inwardly groaning. He really hated humans, and to sit in a class without being able to kill them was surely going to drive him mad, oh well all I can do is tough it out he thought to himself.

The class sat down when the bell rang through the University. Mr. Calmer instantly started teaching his lesson, and like Kevin said he sprayed the first two rows with his spit.

Takai however was in the first row and it took all the training, all the willpower in him to not walk up and rip out Calmer's heart out, slowly.

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Tasha grimaced as she sat down and pulled out a cigarette then her lighter and she then drew her lighter and placed the cig near it in order to light up which she did.

She smirked as she looked at Mrs. Matheson's office, *time for a little payback* she thought to herself as she pulled out a credit card she had lifted then used it to jimmy the lock open.

She smiled as she entered the office and then began to loot the place, setting fire to various documents.

Mrs. Matheson stormed in. The sprinkles began to go off. "Your ride is here for you young Lady! And you detention will be prolonged. As long as this behavior continues so will your punishment!"

"Fire good, school bad" she quipped. Tasha looked at Mrs. Matheson coldly, "you sure you want that?" she asked calmly, "Because I really don't do well in detention."

"We will see!" Mrs. Matheson pointed her slightly wet arm in the direction of the entryway.

Tasha smirked, "we sure will boss" she mocked as she turned then started walking out.

"Tasha?" Kevin asked. He was sitting on one of the chairs up against the wall. He was sent in to pick up the troublesome girl.

"Hi" Tasha said with a sly grin as she wet her lips slowly with her tongue, "your my ride?" she asked sweetly.

"Yes, that would be me. Pleased to meet you." Kevin extended his hand to Tasha in a formal greeting.

"Mmmmmmm my name's anything you want it to be" she said as she flirtingly winked with Kevin.

Kevin tilted his head slightly on a slant. "Right, well then Tasha." He stressed her name. "Lets get going."

"Where too handsome?" she asked right before she grabbed and kissed Kevin full on the lips.

Kevin quickly pushed Tasha away from him rather coldly. "What do you think you are doing?!"

"Being nice,” she said as she winked at him, neither of them seeing Jessica.

" I guess we have different views of being nice. I would consider what you just did very rude. After all he is MY boyfriend!" Jessica said angrily as she walked forward.

"Ohh" Tasha said in a subdued voice before she snatched the keys from Kevin then walked out quickly.

"Come back here!" Jessica said as she ran to catch up with her cousin.

Tasha walked over to Kevin's bike, then jammed the keys in the ignition and drove off, tears running down her face. She didn't know that that was Kevin, nor did she mean to hurt Jessica like that either. All she had been looking for was some fun.

“I don’t think I should have come down on her so bad. I don’t even think she knew that it was you.” Jessica said turning to Kevin. She felt so bad; her eyes began to get misted.

"Why don't you go after her?" Kevin asked.

"I will, but I don't know where she went." Jessica pointed out.

"Follow the tire marks on the road." Kevin pointed out.

Jessica ran down the road, hoping that Tasha had pulled over the bike somewhere. Coming around a turn Jessica say Tasha. She was leaning up against a cement wall.

Tasha carefully pulled out a small knife then cut herself across the right hand, she stiffened at the pain as the blade licked her skin and blood began to form from the cut, but she clenched her teeth, the tears falling from her eyes still.

"Tasha no!" Jessica screamed as she ran over grabbing the knife. The red head quickly threw the knife. "Please don't do that! It is dangerous!"

Tasha looked away, "go’ way" she sobbed.

"No I won't." Jessica took her cousins hand in her own and wrapped a handkerchief around the wound to stop the blood flow.

"Just lemme alone, hurt you enough as it is." She said as she tried to reach for the knife.

Jessica kicked the knife out of either of their reach. "Tasha please don't worry about it. You didn't know it was Kevin did you?" Jessica asked hopefully.

"No" she said quietly.

"Look don't worry about it. You had a mistake, we all do it." Jessica pointed out.

"Yeah and you got hurt" she said before she started to walk away.

"Tasha please don't do this. It was a mistake. Don't get so worked up over it." Jessica pleaded.

"Why shouldn't I?" she asked Jessica, "I mean I just saw him a..an..and then kissed him and then you were there and got angry but I could tell that I had hurt you."

"Yes Tasha it hurt me, but you didn't now it was my Kevin. I thought you might have done it purposely to get back at me for introducing you to my friends." Jessica explained.

Tasha smirked, the tears gone, "please, I'm not angry with you Jess. I don't like them but that's just me I can't hold them against you."

"No hard feelings?" Jessica asked as she put out her hand.

Tasha nodded then shook her cousin's hand. Jessica then bravely hugged her cousin. Tasha even hugged back a bit.

"Touching" a voice said right before a red and black ninja attacked, knocking Tasha down then kicking Jessica in the side, his face had two raccoon like bands around the eyes which glowed a bright blue without any pupils.

Jessica gasped quickly getting to her feet. She looked from her attacker to Tasha who lay unconscious on the sidewalk. Jessica had to transform and do it fast. With one final look Jessica came to the conclusion that no one was around. Reaching into her pocket Jessica pulled out the medallion.

"Sailor Sun I presume" Takai said before his right hand shot out, grabbed her medallion and threw it into the alley.

Jessica glared and ran forward, she just managed to miss her attackers hands as she made a mad dash down the alley.

Takai smirked then opened a portal and four huge winged demons flew out, "seek" he ordered. The gargoyles nodded then flew off.

"Who are you?" Jessica demanded picking up her medallion.

He smirked then hurled throwing stars at her, "Shi-ryuu’s and Kurai-ki's youngest brother."

Gasping Jessica ducked out of the way. Quickly holding the medallion above her head she called out the phrase.

The creatures attacked and Takai smiled coldly, "Pathetic human, you have to resort to magcs in order to take me on."

"Solaris Star  . . . . . Power!"

Jessica then closed her eyes. The Solaris Medallion disappeared into many little orange and gold sparkles; this caused her body to shimmer the colors of the sparkles as they fell onto her body.

Then her silver tiara appeared with the red jewel in the center. The jewel then emitted a blinding flash of orange light that surrounded Jessica giving her the feeling of the bright morning sun on her body.

Then a swirl of orange and gold sparkles warped around her body moving upward as it spun around her body. The body suit of her uniform then appeared. And the bows came out of the heart in the center of her chest. Sparkling golden rings then went around her feet forming boots. Then more sparkling rings went around her arms forming her gloves. Soon afterward the golden sparkles went around her waist forming her skirt.

At that point there was a large burst of golden sparkles that flew up into the air, when the sparkles fell to the ground Sailor Sun was then revealed fully transformed. She did her transformation pose. She stood there with one hand across her forehead and the other across her stomach with her legs together. Her long red hair then blew to the side.

Sailor Sun was protected from the attacks while she transformed. But after that it was up to herself to battle the new demon.

Takai laughed as the gargoyles attacked her. Landing on an old crate, which instantly splintered on contact, Sailor Sun slowly stood to her feet. "You can't win, my father's sent me here to deal with you and your fellow scouts, and that means I will do all within my power to destroy you!"

"What is your name?" Sailor Sun demanded as she did a back flip over two of the gargoyles kicking them in the back of the head.

"Why do you want to know?"

"I think it is only fair. After all you know my name." Sailor Sun pointed out as she did a sidekick to another of the gargoyles.

"It's Takai" he said with a shrug, as one of the gargoyles hit her with it's wings.

Letting out a groan of pain Sailor Sun stood up from where she was knocked. "Takai." She said looking at the demon. "Why do you come for me and the Stellar Senshi?"

"You killed my brother Shi, dad's mad, 'nough said."

"He deserved it." Sailor Sun pointed out as she leapt into the air. Her fast movements caused two of the gargoyles to collide into one another knocking them unconscious.

"He was dealing with a traitor."

"He was the traitor!" Sailor Sun shot back.

"Shi wasn't, Kurai-ki betrayed my family and then sent me, Shi-ryuu and father into the Neatherealm."

"Shi-ryuu attacked Emperor Valico!" Sailor Sun pointed out. " He was the one who betrayed his boss.

"Umm his real boss was my dad." Takai explained.

"Either way your family has some serious problems." Sailor Sun quipped."

Valico betrayed him on father's orders, well his and your aunt's."

"My aunt?" Sailor Sun asked.

"Your aunt Hecate or whatever her name was, who do you think restored her? it was me and one of my spies."

"What? Why?" Sailor Sun demanded. "I was going to save her!"

"It was an exchange, we got her soul and she got power simple as that."

"Her soul?" Sailor Sun asked gulping. The gargoyles had called off their attacks for now.

Takai grinned, "I took her soul personally, then corrupted it. I have all her thoughts." He nodded to the gargoyles that attacked again.

"Sun Fire Beam . . . . . BURN!"

Sailor Sun stood with her legs together, and then she put her hands together as if she were going to pray. She closed her eyes and slowly lifted her hands towards the sky. During this whole time Sailor Sun's hair was blowing fiercely around her.  There was be a bright flash of golden and orange light which caused her body to shimmer, then a large golden fireball spun around Sailor Sun then turned and head towards the directed targets. When it reached the gargoyles, the fire ball spun around them a couple of times and each time the fireball got closer to the skin of the enemy burning it.

Takai just watched as the beam hit the gargoyles then seemed to expand, only they split and the halves formed two more gargoyles. "Nice work, but these ones come from a place called the realm of lost souls, your aunt resides there now by the way."

"Is she alive?" Sailor Sun asked hopefully. The new set of gargoyles began to close in on her.

"Nope, her soul's imprisoned where it should be, no happy rosy future for her, or for you and your friends either."

"I wouldn't be so sure of myself if I were you." The Daystar Knight's voice came from behind Takai, standing to either side of him were the rest of the Stellar Senshi.

"Ohh curses, foiled again" Takai said with a smirk on his face, "you've only faced demons, not something moreso" he said as lightning flew from his fingertips right at them.

Skillfully jumping from side to side the Senshi were only left from a few singed places on their uniform.

Takai yawned, "well this is all quite thrilling but I believe that my little game has ended, hope you read and listen to the news, there are oh a lot more bodies laying around while you've been busy listening to me prattle on" he said before he teleported in a flash of fire and the gargoyles attacked them.

"Whatever you do don't attack them with your powers. Use your wits and weapons!" Sailor Sun explained as she called upon her Sun Fire Saber. By her side daystar Knight pulled his sword from its sheath.

The gargoyles howled and attacked, their huge claws and wings helping them, it was an accident when one of the creatures screamed as landed in a puddle of water. "What! They are weak against water! Sailor Shaula!" Sailor Pollux quickly yelled. The creatures screamed and attacked.

All of the scouts aside from Sailor Shaula distracted the large gargoyles so Sailor Shaula could pick the perfect attack.

Three of the demons snarled and spat out balls of fire at the scouts.  "Well that is why my fire attacks didn't work." Sailor Sun said sadly.

Four of the others snarled then waved their hands, thorn like plants forming, the creatures grabbed them and hurled them at the scouts.  "I'll try my fire on them." Sailor Spica offered. "I bet opposite powers work on them!"

“SHAULA FLOOD OF TEARS . . . . . DOWNPOUR – “

Tears well up in Sailor Shaula's eyes as she bent down and kneeled, she looked up at the target as the tears poured down her face at a great speed, she soon had a puddle of tears that grew in size and it was soon up to her waist, raising higher and higher. The tears were now at her neck and covered over her head. She tightly shut her eyes and the pile of water, which formed a column around her, went right towards the targets. It leaped up into the air and circled around them and dropped onto them with such power it forced the gargoyles to be pushed into the floor or ground.

“SPICA LAVA RIVER . . . . . CHAR!”

She jumped up into the air and does a flip, from the ground appeared a opening in a few seconds a gush of lava came up, Sailor Spica stood on the lava that bobbed above the ground. The heat around her was emissive but didn’t seem to bother her. As she did a back flip back the lava plunged down onto the ground and roared towards the targets at a surprisingly fast speed. Seeming to leap up into the air the river of lava plunged down upon the un-expecting victims.

Takai watched from the rooftops, "if only I had a bag of popcorn as you humans call it" he quipped, "or maybe some souls would do" he said as he watched the gargoyles howl and scream.

The gargoyles disappeared in a flash of dust like substance. Sailor Sun smiled smugly. "That's one nothing us!" Sailor Spica called out to Takai.

"You passed a test, nothing more nothing less" he said with a smile, "go home and check the news, I believe you'll realize that this was a diversion while some of my lieutenants took a lot of souls"

"And furthermore, ado" he said as a portal that was blood red appeared before the Scouts and he walked into it.

"So it begins again." Sailor Sun said with a said sigh.

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:: Neatherealm ::

Takai laughed as he reappeared in the forbidding wastelands known only as the Neatherealm, everywhere demons and other beings howled in pain as he bowed before a tall man in a sign of respect.

"You've done well Takai" the man said, pride evident in his voice, " forty souls taken in one night, I will need more and my amulet in order to emerge from this prison" the man said, his five star pointed hat making him seem a bit taller, as his green pupil-less eyes glowed, "go and return with more" he ordered.

"Yes father" Takai said as he bowed then vanished in a flash of Neatherealm fire.

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Tasha groaned then got to her feet, her head hurt, and so did her arm.

Jessica looked down at her cousin with worried eyes. "Are you alright now?" She asked steadying Tasha who was a bit wobbly.

"Yeah, I guess" she said before she picked up her backpack and got out a small bag of white stuff, "once I dose up" she said.

"I don't think so." Jessica snatched the white stuff from Tasha and threw it into a deep puddle. "You have to promise me something."

"Hey!! That was my last bag!!" she protested, "the guy who sells to me said I needed cash in order to get more!!"

"Will you promise me something?" Jessica demanded. "If you are truly sorry for what happened today.”

"What?" she asked warily.

"That you will stop abusing your body. No drugs and please don't cut yourself." Jessica pleaded with sad eyes. She was really worried about Tasha and it showed.

"Why? Not like I don't deserve to get myself killed," she said as she looked away, "I mean it was my fault." Tasha started to say her voice lowering, "..that mom an' dad ... died," she whispered in a hoarse voice.

"Tasha you can't blame yourself for your parents death." Jessica said as she put a comforting hand on Tasha's.

"Two words, convenience store" Tasha said, "If I had kept quiet then they wouldn't have died."

"Don't blame yourself, but please promise me you won't abuse your body anymore. If you won't do it for me do it for your parents." Jessica asked.

"Their dead" she said, "nothing I can do will bring them back, besides you'd probably say that me being with all the men I've been with and drinking is bad too."

"Yes I would, but we will work this out one step at a time. Promise me." Jessica shook Tasha by the shoulders trying to make the situation more real

"Fine" Tasha said, "but I don't see it as abusing my body

"Remember you promised Tasha and I trust you." Jessica warned.

Tasha shrugged, "yeah I promised, yeah good for me, little Tasha whose nothing more then trouble to most promised" she said before she growled and then looked at her watch, "listen I've got to go, I'll be back soon" she said as she turned on the ignition of the bike, hopped on and started up the engine, only to have Jessica hop on as well. "Ummmmmm where are you going?" Tasha asked her.

"I'm making sure you keep your promise." Jessica explained.

"Not right now, I need you to cover for me with your mom and dad."

“Why should I do that?”

"Because I am going to be out longer then I'm supposed to be."

"Where are you going?"

"Someplace they wouldn't approve of." Tasha said truthfully.

"Not tonight Tasha. You need to go home. Your head has a nice sized lump on it. Please not tonight." Jessica pleaded.

"I have to, need to make some money, fast, easy and more then enough to head back to San Fran."

"I don't think so Tasha. Please come home tonight. If you want I can get mom and dad to give you an allowance or something. And maybe even get them to pay for a flight so your friends came come visit."

"You don't understand, it's not what I want and I doubt Jeffrey would be happy when he met my friends, I mean we're tight, like you and your friends are, but that's all. We steal, we flirt, and we have fun that way."

"Tasha! Please just one night!"

She sighed, "alright" she said then looked at her, "why do you have to care so much anyways?" she asked Jessica.

"Because I remember when we were so much alike. Doing everything together. You were my best friend as well as my closest family. I always felt like I was closer to you then my own parents." Jessica explained truthfully.

Tasha looked away, idly she wondered how to get Jessica to leave her alone. Finally an idea came to mind, "I didn't feel that way" she lied.

"Nice try Tasha. Nice try." Jessica said with a grin. She knew her cousin too well. "No lets go home. We will watch Buffy or something."

Tasha chuckled. “That isn’t on tonight.

"Alright then how about Angel, that is on." Jessica pointed out.

Tasha smiled a bit,” deal, but just for tonight, and I'm not making any deals about the school or anything. I like trouble anyways."

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