Sabrina is sitting at the bar drinking a soda as Funky is getting after some guys who flipped her skirt up. A guy skunk walks up to Sabrina and stands next to her. She looks at him while sipping on her soda and nearly chokes. He has long hair tied back with his bangs hanging over his face. He's tall, kinda slender and is dressed rather snazzy in his Tommy Hillfinger shirt and pants.

Blake: Hello there.

Sabrina: [trying to keep her soda from going down the wrong pipe] Hello. (koff koff)

Blake: I saw your show, I thought you were pretty good.

Sabrina: Oh,[ looks away and sips her drink] and why would you come up here and tell a pretty gal who looks like she's not wearing pants that?[looks at him] or did I just answer my own question?

Blake: [sweating] Um no. I just wanted to tell you that.. I thought your show was cool.

Sabrina: I see. Well thank you. [turns away from him again]

Blake: My name's Blake.[extends his hand but Sabrina just looks at his hand]

Sabrina: I'm with the DJ.

Blake: And you are?

Sabrina: I'm Sabrina.[looks at him]

Blake: Oh I see.[turns and sees Funky glaring at him and tapping her foot] Um I better go as the DJ seems cross with me. Um.. I'll see you around. [hurries off]

Funky: I leave you alone for a second.. and you start with the booty calls. [looks at Sabrina]

Sabrina; As if!! [picks up her drink] But…

Funky: Yeah?[crosses her arms]

Sabrina: [takes a sip from her drink] He was kinda cute.

Funky: He's a player plain and simple. Did you see he didn't even look you in the eye when you finally paid attention to him?

Sabrina:[looks at her] Where way he looking? [Funky looks down at Sabrina's chest] HE WAS NOT!!!! [sweating and blushing a bit]

Funky: You don't even want to know where he was looking when you had your back to him.

Sabrina; [face turns red] Hoooooboy.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, um well back at Miguel's house, Miguel has finally dried everything and is in a change of clothes. Tabitha is in one of his shirts and is sitting on the sofa drinking soda and watching TV with him.

Miguel: I have to admit that was fun.. well not the cleaning up part but man… I haven't had a thrill like that in years.

Tabitha: [giggles and shakes her head] Silly Mikey.

Miguel: Trix are for kids?

Then as if on cue.. there's a knock at the door. Miguel gets up and pats Tabitha on the head as he heads for the door. He opens it and Sabrina stands there.

Sabrina: Hey boss, how's it going? [walks past him and sees Tabitha in his shirt] What happened?!

Miguel: Um.. we were cleaning our water guns and they went off …honest.

Sabrina: [looks at him] Really now? Where are her clothes?

Miguel: Um.. in the drier.. should be dry by now.

Sabrina: [takes Tabitha by the hand] Come on let's get you changed.

Miguel is sitting on his sofa when Sabrina returns with Tabitha. She eyes him rather suspiciously as she gets her stuff together.

Miguel: Did I do something wrong?

Sabrina: Well I come here and my sister is wearing your shirt.. you tell me?

Miguel:[panic stricken, sweating bullets] GET THAT IDEA OUT OF YOUR MIND!!!!!!!!!

Sabrina:[giggles] Just kidding Miguel.. I know you're harmless.

Miguel: [glares at her] Geez!

Sabrina: But I am upset that my brilliant revenge didn't phase you.

Miguel: Not in the way you wanted. Your sister is such a dear.

Sabrina;[eyes him] You talking about MY sister?

Tabitha: Yeah Sabeena, Mikey is the best!!

Sabrina: [laughs and looks at him] MIKEY?!!? Hooboy you guys did have a good time.

Miguel: Yeah laugh it up.[slumps his shoulders]

Sabrina: Sorry.. MIKEY. Don't get all bent out of shape. Sigh well we better go. Come on Tabitha.. say goodnight to MIKEY.[laughs]

Tabtiha: [sees her sister go out to the car] Night Mikey.. thanks for playing with me.

Miguel:[looks outside then kneels down to her] No I should be thanking you Ms. Tabitha. I haven't had so much fun in years. I'm not much of a people person.. I don't get along well with people.. not even my little brother. I feel bad cause I don't even know how to reach him.. or even talk to him. but you.. you've helped me. Thanks.[gives her a kiss on the forehead] Oh before I forget, here. [hands her one of the water guns she was using] It's full of icy water from my freezer. Feel free to show your big sister how it works first hand.

Tabitha: YAY!! [takes it and runs outside] Hey Sabeena.. look at this!!![Sabrina screams outside then comes to Miguel's door soaking wet]

Sabrina: Thank you sooo much for the gift![glares at him]

Miguel: Aren't you glad you're not wearing a white shirt.[Sabrina grumbles and walks off] Just wait till I exact my TRUE revenge on you!![he closes the door and sits down in his sofa] Sigh.. that girl. If you only knew how much I truly care for you Sabrina. [picks up the phone and dials a number] Hello hey mom it's me Miguel. Yeah I know. Listen I'm going to be busy for while but.. I found someone to take Matt for a while till I'm free. No she's okay.. she's a gal from work. [eyes narrow] MOM!!! No.. she's not one of those weirdoes. NO!!! Get grand kids out of your mind. Man!!! I'll call you tomorrow!![slams the phone] Oh sleep well my dear.. tomorrow will be fun.[turns the lamp off and the scene becomes black]

The following morning Sabrina, with Silverbolt atop her computer, finishes uploading some scans for Miguel. Speak of the devil, he walks in.

Miguel: [looks up ] I am NOT the devil!!! We just look alike.[turns to see Sabrina] Excuse me Ms. Sabrina?

Sabrina: [Pocky sticking out of one side of her mouth as she slowly chews on it working at her computer] Yes?

Miguel: You're getting off early today right?

Sabrina:[stretches and looks at him] Yeah, why? Is that a problem?

Miguel: Not at all[sits in his chair] Just I was wondering if you could do me a favor?

Sabrina: [eyes him] What kind of favor?

Miguel:[leans back in his chair sweating a bit] Um.. nothing like that..[waves his hands in front of him] I know for a fact there isn't enough alcohol in the world to get you to do that.

Sabrina: Well as long as we agree,[turn towards him in her chair and crosses her legs] What's up?

Miguel: Well it's like this, I'm expecting a package and well I can't take care of it till I get out of here. So I was wondering if you could hold it for me till then?

Sabrina: [looks at him] What KIND of package?

Miguel: Oh, no contraband if that's what you mean, just something I need to look after for my mom.

Sabrina: Oh … well okay, but if it's drugs or a dead body I'm dumping it on your front door you got that?

Miguel: Indeed. Thank you Ms. Sabrina.. and good luck.[goes to work at his desk]

Sabrina:[sits back at her computer] HEY!…[looks over at him] What do you mean good luck?

And so Sabrina is sitting at her computer at home when the doorbell rings. She goes to answer the door. She opens it and finds no one outside.

Sabrina: Hello? [looks around] Hmm? That odd?[goes back inside]

Matt:[inside watching her walk towards him] Kinda eerie about the door huh?

Sabrina;[walks past him] Yeah it was.[after a few minutes walks back slowly and looks at him] Who.. the HECK ARE YOU?!

There standing in front of her is a small young tiger dressed in bulky loose fitting pants and a vest. He has dreadlock like hair that comes down in 4 spikes. He smiles and looks up at her.

Matt: HIYA MISS SABRINA!!!!

Sabrina: Oh god.. Miguel did you shrink?!

Matt: [shakes his head] Nu'uh!! My name is Matt!! Here!!

Matt hands her a letter. She takes it and opens it. Inside the letter is a small SD pic of Miguel going Nyah Nyah enjoy babysitting my little brother..AKA the package.

Sabrina:[crumples up the note] Oh you are SOOOOOOOOOOO in for it Miguel.

Matt: Um.. Miss Sabrina-ma'am?

Sabrina: Um.. yeah hi.

Matt: You're a very pretty girl.. can I have something to drink please?

Sabrina:[smiles at him] Well.. you at least know how to butter a gal up before you ask for something.[walks into the kitchen] Must run in the family.[grumbles as she gets him a glass of juice] Here you go kiddo.

Matt: [takes the glass] Gracias. [drinks it]

Sabrina:[kneels down and looks at him] Hmm so.. you're Matt? Miguel never mentioned you.

Matt:[stops drinking and wipes his mouth with his arm] No.. big brother doesn't say nuthing about me or mom and dad. He says we drive him crazy.

Sabrina; Ah yes.. I know the feeling. Well looks like we're stuck together.. for now. I have an Atari Jaguar that I let my little sister play.. you wanna play that?

Matt:[tilts his head and looks at her] Atari? Wow you poor girl, big brother was right about you.

Sabrina;[makes a face] You ARE Miguel's brother!!

Matt: But.. lookit the control.. even the telephone don't have that many buttons.

Sabrina: Hooooooboy. I take it back.. you're just a tiny Miguel. [rests her head on her hands]

Matt: Miss Sabrina-ma'am? I'll let you play with my Neo Geo Pocket till you get some cool stuff.[digs in his back pack and hands it to her]

Sabrina:[takes it and looks at it] Well at least you're sweet. Um hold that thought.. I have to make a phone call.

Matt: Okay.[walks off]

Sabrina;[watches him as she picks up the phone] Okay Mr. Tigre, two can play at this game!! [laughs as she makes her call]

Matt: [far off after a crash is heard] OW!! You dumb robot!! Don't fall on me!!!

Sabrina: YIKES!!![hangs up the phone and dashes to her computer room]

Meanwhile at the eMenagerie building, Miguel is sitting back in his chair pondering today's events. Then there's a knock at the door.

Miguel:[waits and the door keeps knocking] Well… why don't "I" get it.. geez. [walks into the hall] am I the only person here?! [Miguel opens the door and finds a box sitting at the front door. It pops open and Tabitha leaps out.] GAAAAAH!![falls back]

Tabitha; Hiya Mikey!!!!

Miguel:[frowns] Let me guess… you're sister huh?

Tabitha: Yup yup yup!! Sabeena thaid I could have 5 dollars if I played present and waited for you to answer the door.

Miguel: Well I hope at least she let you go potty before you got packed up.[Tabitha fidgets a bit and winces. Miguel yells up into the sky] CURSE YOUR BLACK HEART SABRINA!!!

Back at the war front, Sabrina has settled down in hopes Matt will too. They are seated in front of the TV. Matt however has shifted to hyper annoy.

Matt: Ms. Sabrina-ma'am? What is this show?

Sabrina:[resting her head on her hand] I haven't a clue.

Matt: Why are we watching it?

Sabrina: Cause.. we have cable.. so there never anything on.

Matt: Why is there never anything on?[Sabrina is about to speak] How come that icky girl from the beach show Pam has another show? [again about to speak but..] How come none of the shows on WB are any good? Why does Beast Machines not make any sense? How come you don't wear pants? If you don't wear pants does that mean you don't wear undies too? I'm thirsty. How come..

Sabrina:[covers his mouth] MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!! You ask tons of questions!!!

Matt: [pulls free] Yeah my brother usually just pulls his hair out and jumps out the window.

Sabrina: Can't say I blame him.

Matt: How come you have white hair? When you get older will your hair turn black instead of gray?

Sabrina;[leaps to her feet] I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM!!!

Matt: Um okay Ms. Sabrina-ma'am.

Sabrina grumbles as she walks off to the bathroom, she enters and the door shuts behind her. Inside she is already seated on the toilet as she sighs.

Sabrina: Sigh[sits back with her eyes closed].. finally a moment of peace to myself. [she opens her eyes and sees Matt stand in front of her smiling] MAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT!!![freaks out]

Matt: Hiya! Hey Ms. Sabrina-ma'am, how come your pants look like your fur? Have you ever accidentally left home without your pants? Would you even notice if you did? Would other people notice if you did?

Sabrina: [pulling her shirt down in front almost down to her shins]] This is NOT happening!!!

Much later after Sabrina has stopped blushing and has calmed down, there is a knock at her door. She walks over to it weakly and opens the door.

Miguel:[standing there] You think you're bad don't you?

Sabrina: Oh.. what's the matter Mikey, didn't want to spend time with Tabitha?

Miguel: Mark my words Ms. Sabrina.. there WILL be retribution!! [leaves]

Sabrina:[yells out into the hall] We'll see about that!![slams the door then turns to walk to the couch when..]

Tabitha; HIYA SABEENA!!!

Sabrina:[turns pale] TABITHA?!?!? He left you here?!

Tabitha: Yupyupyup!!

Sabrina;[yells out into the hall] CURSE YOUR BLACK HEART MIGUEL!!!!

Tabitha walks towards the living room and sees Matt sitting on the floor playing with Transmetal Rattrap.

Tabitha:[looks at him] Hi.

Matt: Hi. [looks at her]

Tabitha: You're cute.. wanna be my boyfriend?

Matt: Okay.

Sabrina:[rushes in] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! [splits them up] I won't have that.. not while I'm around.

Matt: Oh okay. [the front door opens and suddenly Sabrina is pushed outside and the door slams behind her. Matt and Tabitha walk back to the living room] Much better.

Sabrina:[pounding on the door] You two open this door right now!!!!

Tabitha: I can't Sabeena, you thaid for me to NEVER answer the door.

Matt: Yeah and my mommy says never to open the door when I'm by myself.

Sabrina: Let me in you two!! Come on!! Man.. this is all Miguel's..[turns and sees Miguel watching her] fault. [looks at him and brushes her hair back as she regains control] Well it is you know.[crosses her arms and glares at him]

Miguel: I.. I know. And I felt bad so.. I came back.[puts his hands in his pockets]

Sabrina: Oh.. thought for a second you'd brought other members of your family to torment me with.

Miguel: No… I don't hate you enough to leave you with my mom.

Sabrina: Lucky you..[turns away from him] I feel the same.

Miguel: Ms. Sabrina.. please allow me to make it up to you. [talks towards the door] Let me take you and the kiddos to Cheesy Place Pizza Factory.[door swings open]

Matt: YAY!!!![leaps out]

Tabitha: YAAAY!!! [Jumps around]

Sabrina: [grabs Tabitha] GOTCHA!!!

Tabitha: [fights] NO FAIR!!! NO FAAAAIIIRRR!!

Miguel: I mean it.. let me buy dinner and this way the kids can run wild and ruin someone else's place.

Tabitha: Please Sabeena. [gives her the cutesy eyes of doom]

Matt: Please Ms. Sabrina-ma'am?[gives her cutesy eyes too]

Miguel:[laughs] Oh man.. they're in stereo now. How can you resist?

Sabrina: Sigh [shoulder droop] Fine.. I'll get my coat.

Kiddos: YAAAYY!![bounds around them]

Sabrina: I'll have you know.. that we're going to be in-laws thanks to you?[walks back into her apartment]

Miguel: Huh?[looks at Tabitha and Matt blushing] Oooooooh, I see. Well, [looks around and kneels down next to them] Must run in the family then, such good taste in women.[winks at them as they giggle]

At the aforementioned Cheesy Place Pizza Factory, the kids dash past them and hit the play area. Sabrina finds a place to sit. Miguel sits down opposite her after ordering pizza. They look at each other silently.

Sabrina: Um.. so Matt's your little brother huh?

Miguel: Um yeah.. we were born 18 years apart. What got into my parents after so long is beyond me. Thankfully I got them cable TV to insure no more surprise from them would pop up.

Sabrina: [laughs] Maybe I better take the same precaution with my folks. Same happened to me with Tabitha.

Miguel: Spoil her rotten huh?

Sabrina: Yeah. [rests her head in her hand] My parents go way easier on her than they did me.

Miguel:[lays his head on his arm] They do things for him they never did for me.

Sabrina: Sigh. They're like a whole other set of parents with her.

Miguel: Feels so…

Both: Unfair.[both pick their heads up and look at each other]

Sabrina: [smiles] Guess I'm not alone in that huh?

Miguel: Only thing that saves him is that he's my flesh and blood. But I withdrew myself from my family shortly afterwards. No one there understood me, after he came along.. they didn't seem to have a reason to try anymore.

Sabrina: Miguel? Matt talks very highly of you. All he ever says is my Miguel is this.. or my Miguel is that. Kinda sweet how he idolizes you. [grins]

Miguel: He'd be better off worshiping my dad.[lays his head back down on his arm]

Sabrina: Did something happen between you and your family.. besides Matt?

Miguel: They're trying to make up for 18 years of neglect, I'm not interested so they follow me to the ends of the earth. [looks at her] I'm used to being alone.. I've excepted it.. they haven't.

Sabrina: [reaches over and touches his hand] Miguel.. no one can live with being alone.. it's not possible.

Miguel: Yes.. it is.. it's like death.. you know it's going to happen.. no matter what.. you can't fight it and you can't stop it.. so you learn to live with it and move on. I'm not happy about it.. but.. what can I do?[pulls his hand away from hers] it's just best to except it.. and be done with it.. that way I don't spend the rest of my life miserable.

Sabrina: There's more to it than what you're letting me know isn't there?

Miguel: [nods] You're not working for me to help me deal with the issues I have with my family or life. So I'll spare you that much.

Sabrina: Fair enough. I don't want to come across as too nosey.

Miguel; Nah.. you got a cute, tiny nose.[smiles at her]

Sabrina: [blushes] Um thanks.

Miguel: You're welcome.

Sabrina: [notices he continues to stare] What.. are you staring at?

Miguel:[picks his head up] Nothing.. just like the color you face turns when you blush. Kinda like when red and white grape juice mix.[slams his head against the table] GOD THAT WAS STUPID!!

Sabrina; Well no more than slamming your head against the table.[looks around and sees people staring] um.. he was trying to swap a bug on the table. Eh heh. [sweating] [picks his head up] Come on.. it wasn't so bad.. kinda odd and well out of the blue.. but not bad.

Miguel: Well.. when you mix them together.. and the red isn't so deep it becomes this nice pink color.. when you hold it up to the light.. it's this pale rose color.. it's soft and shimmering like candle light.

Sabrina:[blushes again] Oh.. that's so nice.[let's go of his head and it slams back down] Oops! Um you okay?

Miguel: That time hurt worse than the first. [picks his head up] I broke my glasses.

Sabrina: Oh![takes them from his face and sees the broken frames and glass] Um sorry. Can you replace them?

Miguel: [opens his Chinese shirt and reaches into the pocket on the inside. He pulls out another pair and puts them on] Nope.. those were one of a kind.

Sabrina: [glares at him] Ha ha. Do you always carry spare specs with you?

Miguel: Always.. I tend to have lots of accidents. [rest his head on his arm again] Kinda sad.

Just then the pizza is taken to their table. Sabrina gets up and goes to the play area to go find the kids.

Sabrina: Tabitha!!! Matt!!! Pizza's [they dash past her spinning her around] ready. [wobbles back to the table]

Matt: Here Tabitha.. you take the first piece. [gives her his plate]

Tabitha: Oh thank you.. that's tho thweet.

Miguel: Thweet?

Tabitha:[looks at him] Yeah. Is that wrong?

Miguel: No.. unless you're Sylvester the cat.

Tabitha: HEY!!! [glares at him]

Miguel: You sound just like him.[smlies]

Tabitha: DO NOT!!! [pouts]

Miguel: Okay prove it. Say "Suffering succotash I saw a giant mouse".

Tabitha:[looks at him with her arms crossed] No!

Sabrina: Okay you two. Don't make me have to separate you. Geez which one of you is older again?

Miguel:[laughs to himself then see Matt glaring at him] What? Okay fine.. I won't pick on your woman. Geez.

Sabrina laughs as she sees Matt punch him in the arm. Miguel gets the shaker of cheese. Sabrina watches Miguel shake and shake and shake and pile on cheese for like a minute and a half.

Sabrina:[holds a slice of pizza to her lips] Wouldn't it be easier to just unscrew the top off?

Miguel: [raises an eyebrow] Just eat your food.

In a matter of minutes the pizza becomes a memory, thanks two both kiddos who eat like they haven't been fed in weeks. In a flash the kids are off to the play area again. Miguel and Sabrina try to keep up with them but only get as far as the skiball.

Sabrina: Geez, I wish I had their energy.[stops to catch her breath]

Miguel: No way!! If I stopped moving.. I'd explode.. and probably take out 80 city blocks.

Sabrina: [laughs] You have a point there. Ah skiball.. there's nothing like it.[turns and look at the machine]

Miguel: Allow me my lady.[puts a token into the machine]

Sabrina: Thank you good sir.[takes a ball and rolls it] At least they have stuff more our speed huh?

Miguel: Nah.. the basketball hoop thing is more my speed.

Sabrina: YES!! I got the 40 one. [jumps up] Your turn.

Miguel:[looks at the few tickets that came out] I don't know if I can beat that.

Sabrina:[puts a token in] Give it the old college try.

Miguel: Okay.. if you insist. [starts rolling the ball after ball and each goes into the 40 hole] I usually only play this to help Matt get tickets.. helps keep him off my back for a while.[last one goes in the 100]

Sabrina: [glares at him] Show off. [snatches the long ribbon of tickets from the machine]

Miguel: [puts a token in the machine] Go ahead.

Sabrina: [gets a ball] I'm shooting for the 100 this time.

Miguel: [smirks] About as many times as Amiga has been passed on huh?

With that Sabrina lets the ball fly. It slams into the back of the machine, bounces off and flies back.. nailing Miguel square in the face.

Sabrina: [opens her eyes and sees Miguel on the floor with the skiball embedded in his face. Looks at the reader] You have to admit.. he HAD that coming.

A bit later Sabrina is tending to Miguel who is lying on the floor. He gets up and notices people pay no mind to him.

Miguel: Heartless zealots!! You are all going to hell cause you worship a gold rat! [points to the mascot of Cheesy Place Pizza Factory]

Sabrina;[gets up] I doubt they care Miguel, besides.. it's not exactly a golden calf. Sides don't you worship a golden apple? [eyes him]

Miguel: Don't vex me woman.[glares at her]

Sabrina:[touches his eye with a wet cloth] Let's just put this little war between us.. behind us.

Miguel:[pulls away] OW!! That made no sense.

Sabrina: You know what I mean. Let's just focus on the real enemy.

Miguel:[thinks] Disney?

Sabrina: Sigh close enough. Anyway sorry about your eye.[looks away] Even if you did have it coming.

Miguel: Think nothing of it..[turns away] Sides you throw like a girl.

Sabrina:[turns and glares at him] Why you!!

Tabitha; HEY SABEENA!!!

Sabrina: Oh no!!! Quick duck in here.[shoves Miguel into the pool of balls and ducks in after him]

Miguel opens his eyes and finds himself buried in multi-colored balls with Sabrina on top of him. Sabrina looks down at him and blushes.

Miguel: I think my heart just stopped.

Sabrina; [gets off of him] Boy you're weak you know that? Besides this wasn't intentional.

Miguel: [looks down] Rats.

Sabrina:[looks at him} What was that?

Miguel:[looks up] Um nothing.

Sabrina: Um.. so.

Miguel: Oh.. I wanna apologize for Matt.

Sabrina: Huh? He's wasn't any trouble at all.

Miguel: [blushes] I meant about him walking in on you.. in the bathroom.

Sabrina;[face turns red] Ho.. how do you know about that?!

Miguel: He.. he told me..[face turns red as hers] in graphic detail.

Both sit among the balls, red faced. Miguel looks at Sabrina and she looks at him. They both look away.

Sabrina: Don't ever bring that up again okay?[sweating]

Miguel: Deal.

Sabrina: [looks down then tosses a ball at him] You better not be getting any mental pics of what he told you.

Miguel: As if![throws one at her]

They continue to pelt each other with multi-colored balls as Tabitha and Matt watch them from the top of the pool. They giggle and shake their heads.

Matt: They are both silly.

Tabitha: Yeah.. they act mad.. but then they play together like their friends again. Grown ups are tho confusing.

Meanwhile, up in Astral's private chamber, she is doing a Tarot card reading and seems very worried.

Astral:[draws a card and places it down] This is just awful. How can this be? [draws another] The cards tell me a great change has started.[taps the Death card] But it seems that rather than bring them closer together.. it will tear them apart.[she draws another card and holds it up.. it's the Devil card] Someone else has entered her life.. he will bring all of this about.[drops the cards and lays her head on the table] Sigh.. I'm not up to this. I could have taken something else with cards up.. yeah I could be a Magic the Gathering playing champ right now.. but noooooooooooooo. I had to use my gift to help people.. bottom line..[flicks all the cards off of the table] being noble sux!!! Those two are on their own.. I hope they can work past all of this.Sigh [gets up and begins picking up the cards from the floor]

END OF CHAPTER 5