Hello!! Sorry for the wait he he. Here is the third chapter, which I promise is going to be really good. I'm really glad that there is some people who actually like my fic xD in fact I have a lot of ideas but you will still not see them, not until two or three more chapters.

Be patient!! Now, here is chapter 3. REVIEW!!

Chapter 3: Happy birthday Eva

When the bell rang at 2 p.m. every student left the classroom, everyone except one girl.

Eva was still in her seat watching discreetly and fleetingly at professor Aubree, who was only taking care of keep some papers in her suitcase, which surely would be the works that she had just corrected. That was the reason for which Eva was sitting there.

-Why did I have to draw Aikka's face? -she repeated constantly to herself while cursing in low voice.

The previous day she had tried with all her strength for not to think about the nourasian prince, she even could distract her mind a pair of hours by thinking about what her father and friends were planning; obviously that didn't matter now to Eva. The fact was that her mind betrayed her in the end and in the most inopportune moment. She had drawn Aikka's face for her art homework and now her teacher would want an explanation. Why did she found a nourasian's face when she asked her students for drawing a loved person?

-Eva, come here please- said the teacher after what looked like an eternity.

The girl of the double-colored hair only could sigh deeply and walk to her teacher's desk as if she was going to the judgment on which her life depended. She stood there without saying anything and finally stopped looking at the ground when the woman invited her to seat to her side in a near chair and said with a slight and honest smile:

-So? I want you to tell me about your drawing-

-It's a long and complicated story- Eva said after sighing again.

-And I'd like to hear it- answered Miss Aubree with a determined glance.

Then Eva sighed again and started to tell everything to her teacher; everything that happened a year ago and that had changed her life so drastically. She told her how she had lived only her first 5 years with her parents, Maya and Don Wei, a famous and talented star-racer pilot, and an important manager and director of a company of star-racers. She told her that after the tragic accident in which her mother died, her father left her in a boarding school by ten long years and then, in her fifteenth birthday she decided to look for him.

After that, she told her how she ended up saying a false name to her own father and working for him when he didn't even recognize her.

Finally Eva began to narrate her period of life as Molly. First, when she was transported to planet Alwas by accident and competed in the races after Rick's accident, the famous pilot so know in Earth; then, she talked about the people she knew there, the enemies but more about the friends.

There it was where prince Aikka appeared; Eva said to her professor that Aikka was her first true friend; he always believed in her; he had taught her more than what she never thought that could learn. She raced with him, became friends, had moments together, they trusted each other without a doubt; they were betrayed, became enemies, they were disappointed and sad; but even after all that, their friendship survived all the difficulties. Even to what happened in Oban.

But after defeating Canaletto and crowning Jordan as the new avatar; both discovered the consequences of their relationship. Who would have guess that two adolescents could cause a war?

Because of all the memories, many happy ones, but more sad and painful, Eva had to contain the tears that were forming in her eyes. It was then that Miss Aubree understood everything that that girl had suffer and knew the pain that hid behind that grinning and that face that always looked distracted and happy.

When Eva finished with her story, without spilling a single tear, Aubree told her:

-Now I see why you never told me about it- she said with a sad voice. Probably she now felt bad for having got mad because of the drawing, without thinking of what Eva was feeling.

-I told you that it was complicated- answered the girl, whipping the tears away and winking at her.

-You will have the best grade- Aubree said, taking Eva's drawing and writing the grade.

-Then you believed me? - Eva asked, incredulous.

-Of course! After all this drama stuff… or was it a lie? - said Aubree with an accusing glance.

-It wasn't a lie! - shouted Eva, a little offended. She told her everything about what caused her so much pain and she dared to doubt?

-Just kidding, never mind. Your feelings are all over the drawing. I will give it back to you later. You can go, and don't be sad, especially in a day like this-

Without doubting, Eva ran off the classroom to find Mina. She still felt a bit sad but at least she could free herself from those feelings that had tortured her the whole year. But she still wondered what would have the teacher meant with "a day like this".

She didn't have time to think much about that, because moments after leaving the classroom, she found a very worried Mina, whose eyes let see her worrying; now they were deep violet, almost black.

-What happened? - The girl of black hair asked immediately.

-You were right, seems like I always got good grades- Eva said simply.

-But…-

-It's okay, don't worry-

-You told her? - Mina asked timidly.

Eva waited a few second before answering, with the low head.

-Yes- she finally said.

-I see- was all that her friend could say.

Mina knew perfectly how hard was for Eva to think about what she had lived in Alwas and Oban, much more if she had to speak about it. When Eva told her that secret, she had cried a lot; even Mina cried with her. She had had a difficult way.

-Don't worry; I'm fine- Eva said suddenly, with a smile in her lips.

That was all that was needed to convince Mina. Eva never smiled if she didn't want to do it or if she didn't feel good, so she really didn't have to worry about anything. The girl of black hair breathed deeply, and sighed soon to take Eva's hand with a smile.

- Then let's get out of here! - She said while both ran the fastest than they could to be away of the school. It was Friday and who wants to be near school on Friday?

Meanwhile in the Wei residence

- Is all ready? - Jordan said, after fixing all the gifts that he had been collecting all the day.

- Yes, we just need the honor guest -Rick finished hiding the last guest. Without a doubt they would surprise the "little mouse".

- I'll take care of it- said Don happily, while calling Mina to her cell phone.

It was unusual to see him that happy, reason why Stan was always behind the manager with a camera to remember those unique moments in the life; and also to record Eva's party.

Of course that not every day you celebrate the sixteenth birthday of your only daughter, which you have just met after ten years

Obviously, it didn't influence the love and admiration that he felt for her. Don had discovered that Eva not only was the alive image of her mother in all sense, but that was also… well, a lot more. He would never find words enough to describe her. He simply loved her, and today he would do anything for her to be happy.

In some place of the city

The sound of hard rock that came from Mina's cell phone caused that she was frightened and spilled a little of soda in the table and on Eva's lap.Quickly she answered the call while her friend dried the wet uniform.- Yo? -- It's time, Mina- said Don from the other side of the line.- Don? –she said, harder enough to make Eva listen to it and turn around to see her with a confused expression.

-I-I mean, where do you buy that?-she said, or rather shouted laughing nervously. Apparently this calmed the Eva's curiosity, who continued rubbing a napkin against her skirt.

- Coming- Mina said to Don in low voice and finished the call- Eva, what about going to your house? I'm boring-

- But we have just arrived and it was your idea to come to the city-

- C'mon! I'll pay the bus this time -insisted Mina, holding her friend's arm.

- Okay -said Eva a bit annoyed.

The girl of red hair didn't care where they were. This time her mind had separated from Alwas, Oban and Nourasia and even of the secret that their friends kept; since they had left the school half an hour, she had had a strange feeling. Something was about to happen and she knew it. It only calmed her the fact that it wasn't the same feeling she had before Rick's accident on Alwas.

Again in Eva's house

- Hurry up Eva! - Mina shouted running towards the door of her friend's house.

- When I catch you up, you will see. Give it back! - Mina had taken her music reproducer thing in the bus, and since they had left the bus Eva had been fighting Mina to take it back. The persecution had continued until her house.

- Come and get it -said the girl, very amused, slowly opening the door of the house while Eva approached running. She had an arm extended with the object looked for the girl in the hand, like daring her to take it.

When the girl of red hair took between her arms her loved music reproducer, she was pushed by her friend inside the house, who then closed the door. There wasn't even a light on.

- Why is it all dark? - Eva said, but their words were shut by many shouts of joy.

The light was suddenly on. Eva was watching, or rather, was being observed by many eyes, all accompanying by a warm smile. In her mind only a phrase was formulated:

-What the hell is this?-

She could only turn around completely confused to see Mina, whose eyes were now of a light violet which indicated that she was very happy.

- Happy birthday Eva- was everything that was heard of her.

A second later, the news came to her mind. How could she forget her own birthday? It was just that so many things had happened from the last year…

Eva had never celebrated her birthday and now there were all the friends she had done during that last year, all ready to celebrate by her side.

A happiness wave filled the heart of the adolescent while what seemed to her like a million arms catched her.

Later

One hour had already passed and Eva couldn't believe what happened yet. So that was what her father and the others were planning!

They had decorated all the living room with the classic balloons and strips, and all her gifts (that were actually a lot) were piled up in the table of the dining room, almost with the intention that every person that enter the house could see them.

The food did not lack either. Everything exceeded. And the cake was… just big! Apparently her father didn't want to keep none money when he was buying it; although Eva wondered how he had been able to put into the house a cake of 2 floors of height and a meter of length. Thank to God it wasn't pink but completely black due to the chocolate layer that covered it.

- Hello princess- said a voice behind Eva, as a hand settled in her left shoulder. The girl sighed a little, recognizing the voice and stopped observing for the fourth time the decorated living room.

- Hey Mark-she said while turning to see the boy of short brown hair, green olive eyes and that always had an attitude that could cause that Eva lost her patience. Very easily.

Mark always called her princess, just as Aikka used to do, but he didn't do it by affection or anything like that, but to only remember her how little he trusted her about the races, avatars and aliens stuff. Eva hated him calling her princess; it was as if he made fun not only on her but her friends of other worlds, specially on Aikka.

- Who invited this idiot? - Eva thought. Luckily, she was so much happy that she wouldn't have to force a smile.

-I told already you not to call me like that- said Eva trying not to look mad.

- Wasn't it as your friend the prince called you? If I am your friend, why can't I call you like that princess? – answered Mark, giving importance to himself.

- Who said that we are friends? - Eva said.

- Of course we are friends little princess, if not I would not be here-

- But… - Eva didn't have the opportunity to talk back.

- Now that I think about it, where are your friends, the alien ones? Aren't coming? – continued the irritating boy. But the commentary only managed to sadden Eva.

She said nothing. It was truth that none of the friends that she had known in Alwas was going to come. But on the other hand, she had to her pilot friends who worked with her father; she had Don, Stan, Koji, Rick, Jordan, Mina, her friends of the school, those whom lived near her house, her rival-friends with whom had even competed in the races that were made in the Earth. Nevertheless, it hurt Eva what Mark said, because it was the truth.

- What do you have to say, Eva? Or may I say Molly? –

There was no answer.

- You sure that it wasn't one of your crazy dreams? –

- It wasn't a dream! - Eva shouted. Now her patience was finishing and her initial sadness was beginning to transform into anger.

- Then prove it! Where are your alien friends? –

Eva didn't want that her wrath made her explode that day. She would kick his butt on another moment. Once she decided this, Eva began to run away. She would not deal with Mark in her birthday. He wouldn't ruin her party.

The girl walked quickly between the guests with the boy following her to where outside. Things were like this until Mark commented out another. It was the drop that spilled the glass.

- Where is your lost father? Your friend the avatar? And all that people of whom you speak so much as those mechanics or the hurt pilot? Here are only normal people… -

- That's it- Eva whispered as she stopped abruptly.

- What happens? Perhaps aren't them either going to come? -

- You say another thing about my friends or my father and… -

- And what? Are you going to beat me up? –

- You are looking for it- said Eva, her eyes seemed like fire. She had her fists tight.

- C'mon Eva. You must face the reality, all that Oban and the races stuff are only another of your fantasies- said Mark, with a voice that pretended to be comprehensive.

- Stop bothering me and get the hell out of my house, Mark- Another word and she no longer could support it.

- It's your birthday; I just want to celebrate it with you. And which better gift than to make you see the reality? -

- Which reality? - A voice behind the boy said.

Mark turned around just in time to be hit in the face, courtesy of Jordan. The boy of brown hair looked up to see that behind the boy of double-colored hair were a very angry Don Wei, a pair of mechanics and an ex-pilot that began to glare hardly at him.

- Any problem? - Don said. If on Alwas or Oban he had got mad and frightened somebody, that person had run terrified when seeing him at this moment.

- N-No problem, Sir- said Mark standing up of the floor, where Jordan had sent him.

- I saw you bothering my daughter? - Said Don approaching his face to Mark's, like challenging him to continue.

- No! We were just speaking… -

- Oh yeah? I see that Eva is a little mad- said Koji. His face calmed almost always now could intimidate a professional boxer.

- It seems to me that you were saying very bad things about us- Stan appeared next to Koji, with crossed arms.

- And about her. You want more problems, kid? - Rick finalized.

Mark gasped. His body didn't move because of the fear of having 5 men and one very angry girl against him. Without counting all the guests, who would surely be ready to defend Eva.

- Let's take this guy out of here. Don't even remember that we have invited him- said Jordan.

Before Mark could react or protest, Jordan and Rick held him by the arms and took him to the door of the house. It was then that his brain began to work. A series of images and memories filled his mind and finally he understood why those men looked so familiar to him; but without at least pronouncing a single word, Don Wei had already given him a last threatening glance and Eva had closed the fore door hardly in front of him.

Seeing that he was no longer able to enter to the house or to bother Eva, Mark stood up of the portion of turf where they had thrown him, he put his hands in the pockets of his pants and walked back to his house mumbling and cursing.

Inside the house

Eva rubbed her hands against her clothes as if she had touched something very dirty, like Mark. The girl turned around when feeling the well-known hand of her father in her head.

- What was this time, Eva? Did he hurt you? - asked a worried Don, caressing his daughter's head.

- No, dad. I'm okay, is the same of always- said Eva looking down.

- About your friends of Oban? - Don asked, to which Eva agreed, looking down a bit more.

Don made a strange noise with the throat, like laughter or a sigh, but it finished in a strong outburst of laughter that made Eva smile a little and caused that all the guests turned around to look at him confused or even scared. It was not very common to hear to Don Wei laughing. Stan hurried to turn on the video camera again.

-Guess it's time for you to see your gifts- said Don trying to recover the air.

This almost surprised the girl. She had been so occupied talking with her friends, eating and celebrating that forgot to review the great tower of gifts that was in the center of the room. When she heard her father's words, Eva ran until being in front of the tower, smiling widely and with shaken heart, like a little girl in Christmas.

It didn't take her much time to take instinctively one of the biggest boxes of the pile. She turned to see her father, as if requesting permission to open it.

- Excellent election- said Don, nodding.

- Here goes nothing- said Eva to herself.

She slowly began to develop the box. Although the curiosity ate away her on the inside, she didn't want to look childish by taking off the paper on a single pull.

- You aren't the only one that wants to see the gifts- said Koji, as reading her thoughts.

- I think it doesn't matters if you make some disorder- said Stan, winking to her.

Understanding the so direct signal, Eva took a corner from the wrapper of her first birthday gift since 11 years ago, and pulled hard, taking off and breaking all the paper and causing that the present people started clapping, laughing and shouting with joy.

Eva opened the box that was before her and removed with well-taken care a ceramic sculpture. It was cream color, with decorations of flowers, symbols and plants in a delicate electrical blue tint. Without being able to resist it, Eva read the card that said the name of the one that had sent her that. When she saw the name "Rush" her eyes widened in surprise, without being able to believe it. How was it possible?

- Jordan, it was you, right? –

But without waiting for an answer, she put the beautiful sculpture in the table with the other gifts and hugged her friend. Holding the tears that filled in her eyes for the second time in that day, Eva said the word thanks several times, but no matter how much she repeated it, it didn't lose sense or its meaning.

- It was nothing, really- said Jordan with a slight blush while scratching his head nervously.

- Now I'm going to open your gift, okay? - Eva said, finally separating from him.

Eva made a move to return with her gifts, when a strong and hard voice said a name that she hadn't heard a long time ago "Molly?" But… from where was it coming? The girl turned to see the enormous holographic image of an alien of grayish skin and whose white and pointed teeth make a smile.

- Rush! - Eva ran towards the table where the holograms' projector of her father was.

- Happy birthday, little Molly- said Rush, smiling more.

Well, that's it by now. In the next chapter you will know which Eva's gifts were. I'm truly sorry it took me so long to update this chapter but I promise that you'll have the next in a few days.

I own you the questions but not the phrases xD

"It was a beautiful machine, even more than her dear Arrow IV"

"First was the prince and now this idiot. Just what I needed"

"Sorry for not telling you more but I promise we'll see each other soon"

See you!!