The Tejina Chronicles: Allies

By: Kioko the pirate

Chapter 1: Worries

It had only been a few days since Lilo and Stitch had discovered the truth about Angel. They still couldn't believe that she had turned on them, especially Stitch. The two of them had managed to get home safely, but upon arriving they both got yelled at by Nani. She had nearly fainted when she saw her little sister walk in with bleeding cuts and scratches all over her.

But Lilo was no longer worried about her sister, a new worry had arisen and it was a lot worse then her sister. It was early morning and Lilo was pacing back and fourth in her room. She had countless band aids all over her arms and a few on her forehead, but Stitch didn't even have a scratch on him. He was sitting on his bed watching Lilo pace back and fourth nervously. She would occasionally glance over at the telephone with a hopeful look in her eyes.

Stitch gave a heavy sigh. "Ok, I can't take this anymore. I can't stand watching you pace back and fourth, tell me what is bothering you?" asked Stitch.

Lilo stopped for a moment and looked over at her blue partner. "Nothings bothering me don't worry about it." Said Lilo as she began pacing again.

"Lilo, you've been pacing for the last hour and a half. There's got to be something bothering you."

Lilo moaned and sat down next to the phone. "Ok, something is bothering me. You remember when I told you about my friend Victoria."

"Yeah."

"Well, I'm worried about her. She left on vacation the day that I meet you; she was only supposed to be gone for two weeks. But it's almost been over a month and she still isn't back. I'm just worried that something might have happened to her. Besides you, she's the only other friend that I have."

Lilo gives another low sigh and rests her head on her hand. Stitch hops off of the bed and walks over to her. "I'm sure she's fine. There's nothing to worry about." Said Stitch in a comforting voice.

"I hope your right Stitch. So much has changed since I saw her last." Said Lilo as she looked at Stitch with a smile. "I wonder what she will say when I tell her that she was right about little creatures causing all of that damage?"

"I don't know, but if I was in her position I would be going 'I told you so!'" Said Stitch.

Lilo gave a small laugh. "You know, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what she does."

"You know, I would like to meet her sometime. I mean you talk about her all the time, I'd like to see what she's like." Said Stitch as he walked over to the window and looked out.

"Well hopefully you'll get your chance." Suddenly the phone next to Lilo rang, causing her to jump. In a flash she picked up the phone and held it to her ear. "Hello?"

"It's good to hear your voice again Lilo, it's been awhile." Came Victoria's voice from the opposite end of the line.

"Oh my god, Victoria I've missed you so much! I was beginning to worry about you." Said Lilo in an excited voice, which caught Stitch's attention.

"I know, we were gone a little longer then we had planned." Said Victoria in a guilty tone.

"A little? You've been gone nearly a month!"

"Yeah, well we ran into a few unexpected surprises. Hey, do you think you could meet me at Kiki's in a few minutes? There's just so much that we need to talk about."

Lilo's face lit up and a big smile formed on her face. "Sure, I'll meet you in a few minutes. I'm so glad that you got back safely."

"I'm just glad to be home, where my friends are. See you in a few."

"See you in a little bit. Bye." Said Lilo before hanging up the phone. She gave a relieved sigh and then looked over at Stitch. "You were right, she came back."

Stitch gave a soft smile. "You see, I told you that everything would be fine."

Lilo just nodded and then stood up. "Well, I better get going. Me and Victoria have a lot to catch up on, but if you don't mind Stitch. Could you stay here? If I'm going to introduce you to her, I don't want it to be in a public place."

Stitch just shrugged and walked towards the door. "I don't mind Lilo, go and meet with your friend. Besides there's a show on the food channel all about coconut cake that I don't want to miss."

"Oh yes, god forbid that you miss something about coconut cake." Said Lilo with a small laugh.

"Yeah well, you go have a good time. Catch up with your friend." Said Stitch as he walked out the door.

"I hope every thing's ok with her though. Victoria has a tendency to keep things hidden from people." Said Lilo as her and Stitch descended the stairs and walked into the kitchen.

Stitch gave a sigh and looked back at his friend. "Stop worrying and go meet her. You'll see that there is nothing wrong and that she's still the same person that you knew when she left." Said Stitch in a slightly frustrated voice.

"Fine, I'll stop worrying." Lilo walked over to the front door and walked out. "I'll see you in a little bit Stitch!" yelled Lilo as she leapt down the front steps and ran down the drive way.

A few minutes later Lilo reached the center of town. She had an excited smile on her face as she made her way towards the coffee shop. She wanted to tell Victoria everything that had happened over the last few weeks. But she knew that telling her about her and Stitch's battles would freak the poor girl out. She didn't know how she would bring up the matter to her friend.

A minute or so later Lilo finally reached Kiki's coffee shop, she turned into the small outdoor sitting area and instantly saw her long time friend sitting at a table waiting for her.

"Victoria!" cried Lilo as she ran over to her friend.

Victoria spotted her friend and quickly got to her feet. "Lilo!"

Lilo reached her friend and the two of them gave each other a quick hug. A moment later the two of them sat down at the table. "So, you owe me an explanation." Said Lilo.

"You mean an explanation for why we were gone for nearly a month?" asked Victoria as she rested her cheek on her hand.

"That's exactly it. You had me so worried; I thought maybe your plane crashed or something."

"No, my plane didn't crash… as you can hopefully see. We just ran into a few delays." Said Victoria with a smile.

Lilo gave a slightly frustrated sigh. "You keep saying that, but I want to now what these delays were."

Victoria just shifted nervously in her chair and gave a small laugh. "Well, I can't really explain what happened. The only thing that I can say is that some aspects of my life have changed, but it's nothing you should worry about."

Lilo raised her eyebrow and leaned back in the chair. "What do you mean I shouldn't worry? It won't affect our friendship will it?"

Victoria laughed once again. "No, it won't interfere with our friendship. It's just that it's sort of a personal matter, but you'll find out about it eventually. So has anything changed with you since I left, it looks like you've started playing football or something." Said Victoria as she pointed towards Lilo's many bandages.

Lilo gave a nervous smile as she covered up her bandages. 'Ok, I can't let it slip out that I've been battling alien experiments or that I've partnered up with one. So what do I say to explain my wounds' thought Lilo quickly.

"I've uh… just been a little clumsy lately." Blurted Lilo.

Victoria giggled as she looked at her friend. "A little clumsy? It looks like you've fallen down every set of steps on the island."

The two of them both started laughing; they didn't stop for a minute or two. They both managed to calm down but neither of them spoke right away. They looked around at their surroundings; both of them were trying to think of something to say. After a few minutes Victoria reached under the table and pulled out her green backpack. She sat it down on the table and unzipped it.

"I uh… got you a little something from the gift shop at our hotel." Said Victoria as she reached into the bag.

A moment later she pulled out a small wooden box, it had intricately detailed flowers carved into the sides and on the lid. It had a brass clasp on the front and two brass hinges. It was stained a dark oak color, giving it an antique look. Victoria set it down in front of her friend and placed her backpack back on the ground.

"Oh Victoria, you didn't have to do this. All I asked for were some pictures." Said Lilo as she picked up the box and looked at it.

Victoria gave a small giggle. "Yeah well, I tried to get some pictures of good looking guys but my parents found them on my digital camera and they made me delete them."

"Well, that stinks." Added Lilo.

"I tried to tell them that they were for you but they didn't believe me."

Lilo gave a sigh and looked around. "Oh well, I guess I'll just have to keep looking for guys here on Kauai." Lilo had a disappointed tone to her voice.

"Yeah, I guess."

"Thank you so much for this Victoria, this means a lot." Said Lilo as she ran her index finger over the golden brown clasp.

"The box isn't the only part of it Lilo. Go ahead and open it." Instructed Victoria.

Lilo smiled and slowly lifted the clasp on the box. She then slowly lifted the lid up and gazed into the small wooden box. The inside of the box was lined with a red silk lining that had a soft, plush look to it. Lilo's eyes fell on the center of the soft silk, there sitting on a pillow of red, was a necklace. It was a white beaded necklace with rose colored beads in between each white bead. It had a white pendant hanging off of it with the word 'Friends' on it.

Lilo gave a big smile as she gently picked up the necklace and held it up to the light. "Victoria, I don't know what to say. This is beautiful… but, why did you do this? I didn't ask you to get me something this nice." Asked Lilo as she looked up towards her friend.

Victoria had a soft smile on her face. "I got it so that it could go with mine." Said Victoria as she pulled a similar necklace from underneath her shirt collar. It looked exactly like Lilo's except for one minor detail. On the pendant was the word 'Forever'.

Lilo's smile widened as her eyes fell onto her friend's pendant. "Then these are… friendship necklaces." Said Lilo in a joyous tone.

"That's right. I got them because me and you have always been the closest friends and I just wanted to do something to show that."

"Thank you so much for this Victoria, I love it." Said Lilo as she leaned across the table and hugged her friend.

"Now don't go and lose that now." Said Victoria as she watched Lilo put on the necklace.

Lilo laughed as she let the pendent drop down against her chest. "Now do you really think that I'll lose this?"

"Yes." Blurted Victoria.

Lilo gave her a weird look before the two of them break out into a laughing fit. They both continued to laugh hysterically until their merriment was interrupted by the sound of a car easing to a stop. The two of them bring their laughter under control and look over towards the street. They both sighed as they saw the last person either of them wanted to see.

"Well, if it isn't the two weirdo's?" mocked Mertle as she looked over at Lilo and Victoria from her drivers seat. She was sitting in a red convertible, they could tell just by its high gloss polish that it cost quiet a bit.

"Hello… Mertle." Said Lilo with an irritated tone to her voice.

"Well it looks like you got back from your trip alright… darn." Said Mertle as she looked towards Victoria.

"Glad to see you too, Mertle. That's a fine looking car you got there."

"Yeah, my dad bought it for me. That's the upside to having a Father who's a lawyer and a Mother in real estate. Of course neither of you would know what its like to have money." Said Mertle in a very stuck up manner.

"At least we're not spoiled brats like you." Said Lilo with a sly smile.

"Teh, what ever weirdlo." Scoffed Mertle.

"What do you have there?" asked Victoria as she noticed a few grocery bags in the back seat.

"Just a few things for my party this Friday. I'm sure you've heard about it… oh wait you haven't because your not invited." Said Mertle as she smiled wickedly.

"Like we would ever come to your messed up party's anyway." Said Lilo as she leaned back in her chair.

Mertle gave a small laugh. "You know, that's one of the reasons why people don't like you Lilo. You don't know what's cool."

Lilo rolled her eyes as Victoria got to her feet and faced Mertle. "You know what, Mertle. We don't care about your stupid party; we don't care about how rich you are. Lilo is cooler then you or any of your minions will ever be and last and probably the most important. She has a real friend, not like your brain washed posy." Growled Victoria as she raised her fist towards Mertle.

Both Mertle and Lilo were speechless. 'Wow that was the first time I've ever seen Victoria stand up for us! It's usually me who yells at Mertle, this really isn't like her' thought Lilo as she stared at her friend.

There was a moment of silence as a gentle breeze blew through the area. Finally Mertle broke eye contact with the fired up red head and turned to face the road. "What ever, you'll always be weirdo's to me… and don't even think about coming any where near my party! Got it." Yelled Mertle as she drove away.

There was another short moment of silence before Lilo managed to get up the nerve to speak. "Victoria… I… I've never seen you like that."

"Yeah well, I just got tired of that girls mocking and arrogant tone." Said Victoria as she watched Mertle turn down a nearby street.

"We all get tired of it really quick. If only we could get back at her some way." Said Lilo as a small smile appeared on her face.

Victoria turned back to her friend and smiled. "You know, that's not a bad idea and I've got just the thing to do it." Said Victoria as she walked over and picked up her backpack.

"What do you mean?" asked Lilo as she watched her friend start walking in the direction that Mertle went.

Victoria stopped and looked back over her shoulder at Lilo. "You'll see, just wait here. I'll be back in a few minutes."

With that Victoria turned and ran down the side walk; turning down the street that Mertle had and disappearing. Lilo was left with a look of utter confusion on her face. She gave a heavy sigh as she sunk down into her seat. After about half an hour Lilo was beginning to grow very anxious; she needed to know what Victoria was up to.

"I hope she didn't have anything to bad on her mind. What ever she's doing it sure is taking a long time."

Lilo just gave another heavy sigh as she closed her eyes, feeling the cool breeze blow through her hair. Suddenly her peace was interrupted by a large explosion. She quickly got to her feet and looked towards the direction of the noise. A large pillar of smoke was rising above the roofs of the town.

"What the heck was that?" yelled Lilo as she stared at the light grey smoke. "Victoria went in that direction, I hope she's not hurt." Said Lilo as she ran down the street.

She quickly reached the side street were the explosion had originated. She quickly skidded to a halt as she saw were the explosion had occurred. Just a few yards away Mertle's car was engulfed in flames with Mertle standing on the opposite side of the street crying her eyes out.

'What happened, Mertle's car looks like it was hit by a bomb? Wait, could Victoria have done this? No, she couldn't have; not unless she had some C4 in her backpack' thought Lilo as she watched the sports car burn.

Suddenly she noticed Victoria hiding in an alleyway; even from across the street Lilo could tell that she had a smile on her face. In a flash Lilo ran across the street to the alley that Victoria was hiding in.

"Well… what do you think?" asked Victoria as she looked over at Lilo.

"What do I think? I think that that was over doing it! How the heck did you do that anyway?" Yelled Lilo.

Victoria gave a calm smile and looked towards the burning wreckage. "I think that what I did was totally fair. In one fowl swoop I've made up for all the things that she's ever done to use. As for how I did it… well, just come on over tomorrow and I'll show you how I did it." Said Victoria as she walked past Lilo.

Lilo turned and watched her friend walk down the street towards her home. Lilo was once again left with a look of confusion on her face.

Well, that's the end of the first chapter. I finally have this done; I haven't been in the mood to write for quiet awhile. Not to mention I've had tons of ridiculous English homework. Anyway, please review and I'll have the next chapter up as soon as I can. Later.