• "Rise and shine ladies!!!" a loud voice pulses into jade's hotel room.

    The girls groan but get up, slowly getting dressed and stretching. Today is the day of the tournament. So they have to be at their best.

    Jade and radar follow the rest of the girls to the bus, still half asleep.

    Some girls gossip, others sip coffee, while some just fall back asleep.

    Jade and radar don't do either. They sit quietly in the back of the bus, watching the two large males in the front of the bus.

    Radar giggles "jade and izzy sittin' in a true. F-U-C-K-I-N-G"

    Jade's fur stands on end and she elbow's her friend in the side. "Shut the hell up!" she hisses.

    Radar makes a small "oof!" and shuts up.

    One of the small calico cats across from her whispers to her friend then leans over "hey plushie, is it true you got ******** by a wolf?" her voice has a tone that suggests this to be a rude question.

    Feeling hurt, jade looks down at her lap. The other females snicker and one of them even hisses.

    Radar growls softly "I should beat them up for that." She says under her breath.

    Jade sighs. "no, ray, it's fine. Leave it alone. "she can hear her voice shake with pressing tears.

    Radar pulls her friend into a tight hug just as the bus reaches the large building.

    Everyone files off the bus silently. As jade and radar pass the front, illizia flashes a smile, his sharp white teeth appearing for a brief second. Radar giggles while jade just looks down.

    At the tournament, jade is on auto pilot. She goes through each opponent without realizing it. Her mind always wandering to the night before... AFTER she had fallen asleep