The lights of the city twinkled before me. A myriad of colours they were.
The moon was bright and full, looking absolutely enchanting. The night was
clear and the air was fresh. Paris had never seen a more beautiful night
time scene. I sighed, contented. My ears picked up another person
approaching. I stiffened. The person came closer, and I relaxed. Still
with my back to them, they wrapped strong arms around my waist. I leaned
my head against his chest, smiling.
"Bonsoir, my prince..."
"Hm..."
I tilted my head back a little, smiling into the crimson eyes that looked at me. Kai smiled back and moved his face closer. We embraced. Softly and sweetly. Just a short kiss, but meaning everything to me. I went back to admiring the view before me, Kai leaning his chin on the top of my head.
"Paris looks beautiful tonight..."
"But not as enchanting as you..."
I smiled. Kai never was so complimentary or caring to me in front of his team, the Bladebreakers (except maybe for Max, but then again, it's very hard to, seeing as he's living with us. More specifically, with my brother.). I suppose he'd personally rip their throats out if they ever did. The thought, however gruesome, made me happy. The knowledge that he reserved his feelings for me when we're alone together made me feel.... special.
Thinking about our relationship, I can't believe how far Kai and I had come in the past six months. Six months ago, I was finally allowed the chance to start burying the Shadow within me. Six months ago, my mother was arrested, and rightly so. Five months ago, she was finally sentenced and sent to prison. It wasn't until two months ago the world's media finally left me and Tala alone. Throughout all that, Kai and Max stood by us, supporting us. Through all the mayhem, Kai had been my rock.
I felt Kai's arms tighten around my waist.
"Let's go home. It's getting late..."
I smiled and nodded. Releasing my waist, Kai instead took my hand. Together, we walked to the lift. Oui... I am happy. I've finally let go of my past. Shadow is buried. My life is my own. No-one can spoil that.
******
"A little further!"
A grunt...
"Harder...!"
Another grunt...
"C'mon, Tala! At least try!"
"I am! I never thought it would be this hard..."
"For someone who's had a life's worth of training, I'm surprised you still can't reach it."
"This is a very awkward position I'm in; what do you expect!?"
"Er.... stretch longer!?"
"If I did, I'd tear in half."
A light giggle answered. The other voice groaned with effort. Kai and Oliver, who only just returned home, glanced at each other with raised eye brows. What were Tala and Max up to!? The Unicorn and the Phoenix cautiously poked their heads around the doorway. Oliver resisted the urge to laugh out loud. Tala and Max was a mass of tangled limbs on top of a mat. Tala gritted his teeth as he attempted to stretch his hand to touch a red spot on the edge of the mat. Oliver thought the scene was sweet, but hilarious: Tala and Max were playing Twister ((A/N: What did you expect!? Sheesh, you guys are so hentai-minded ;-p))
"Guess we came at a bad time." Kai spoke up finally.
Max yelped as Tala's concentration broke at the unexpected voice and caused the Wolf to crash on top of the Tortoise. Max shook his head and looked up, grinning. "Hey guys!"
"I was about to reach it as well..." Tala looked up. "You two are home earlier than expected."
"Why, you look so upset at that, mon frere. Did we interrupt anything important?" Oliver said through some giggles.
A cushion found its way to Oliver's head, stopping him in mid-giggle. Tala stood up and helped Max onto his feet, smirking at Oliver. Oliver pouted at Tala for throwing the cushion at him. "That was a cheap shot."
"What are you going to do about it?"
Smiling, Oliver tossed the cushion up once with his hand before throwing it at Tala. The red head moved quickly, but tripped over on Max, sprawling the both of them on the floor again. It didn't take very long for the two foster brothers to start a full scale cushion fight, pairing up with Max and Kai.
Unbeknownst to them amongst the shouts and laughter, someone watched the four boys from the outside, a pair of binoculars pressed to their eyes. They still watched long after the boys had turned in for the night.
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Anime: Hey!!! Well, guess what!? That's right, a sequel to 'Shadow'! You think he'll go down so easily? There's very little need to read 'Shadow' to understand 'Shadow: Resurrection' if you're a first time reader, though it may help you in the long run.
Chibi Kai: Hey!!
Duo: What about our contributions!?
Anime: Oh, okay... Chibi Kai helped me out for the first half of the fic. He's doing really well as a Fluff Muse...
Chibi Kai: ^___^
Duo: And me?
Anime: *bops Duo with the Hentai-Stick-Of-Doom* That's for such an innuendo filled half! Kami; at this rate, with you, Alloran and Yama-sama about, the chibis will be hentai before they reach their ninth birthdays...
"Bonsoir, my prince..."
"Hm..."
I tilted my head back a little, smiling into the crimson eyes that looked at me. Kai smiled back and moved his face closer. We embraced. Softly and sweetly. Just a short kiss, but meaning everything to me. I went back to admiring the view before me, Kai leaning his chin on the top of my head.
"Paris looks beautiful tonight..."
"But not as enchanting as you..."
I smiled. Kai never was so complimentary or caring to me in front of his team, the Bladebreakers (except maybe for Max, but then again, it's very hard to, seeing as he's living with us. More specifically, with my brother.). I suppose he'd personally rip their throats out if they ever did. The thought, however gruesome, made me happy. The knowledge that he reserved his feelings for me when we're alone together made me feel.... special.
Thinking about our relationship, I can't believe how far Kai and I had come in the past six months. Six months ago, I was finally allowed the chance to start burying the Shadow within me. Six months ago, my mother was arrested, and rightly so. Five months ago, she was finally sentenced and sent to prison. It wasn't until two months ago the world's media finally left me and Tala alone. Throughout all that, Kai and Max stood by us, supporting us. Through all the mayhem, Kai had been my rock.
I felt Kai's arms tighten around my waist.
"Let's go home. It's getting late..."
I smiled and nodded. Releasing my waist, Kai instead took my hand. Together, we walked to the lift. Oui... I am happy. I've finally let go of my past. Shadow is buried. My life is my own. No-one can spoil that.
******
"A little further!"
A grunt...
"Harder...!"
Another grunt...
"C'mon, Tala! At least try!"
"I am! I never thought it would be this hard..."
"For someone who's had a life's worth of training, I'm surprised you still can't reach it."
"This is a very awkward position I'm in; what do you expect!?"
"Er.... stretch longer!?"
"If I did, I'd tear in half."
A light giggle answered. The other voice groaned with effort. Kai and Oliver, who only just returned home, glanced at each other with raised eye brows. What were Tala and Max up to!? The Unicorn and the Phoenix cautiously poked their heads around the doorway. Oliver resisted the urge to laugh out loud. Tala and Max was a mass of tangled limbs on top of a mat. Tala gritted his teeth as he attempted to stretch his hand to touch a red spot on the edge of the mat. Oliver thought the scene was sweet, but hilarious: Tala and Max were playing Twister ((A/N: What did you expect!? Sheesh, you guys are so hentai-minded ;-p))
"Guess we came at a bad time." Kai spoke up finally.
Max yelped as Tala's concentration broke at the unexpected voice and caused the Wolf to crash on top of the Tortoise. Max shook his head and looked up, grinning. "Hey guys!"
"I was about to reach it as well..." Tala looked up. "You two are home earlier than expected."
"Why, you look so upset at that, mon frere. Did we interrupt anything important?" Oliver said through some giggles.
A cushion found its way to Oliver's head, stopping him in mid-giggle. Tala stood up and helped Max onto his feet, smirking at Oliver. Oliver pouted at Tala for throwing the cushion at him. "That was a cheap shot."
"What are you going to do about it?"
Smiling, Oliver tossed the cushion up once with his hand before throwing it at Tala. The red head moved quickly, but tripped over on Max, sprawling the both of them on the floor again. It didn't take very long for the two foster brothers to start a full scale cushion fight, pairing up with Max and Kai.
Unbeknownst to them amongst the shouts and laughter, someone watched the four boys from the outside, a pair of binoculars pressed to their eyes. They still watched long after the boys had turned in for the night.
====================================================
Anime: Hey!!! Well, guess what!? That's right, a sequel to 'Shadow'! You think he'll go down so easily? There's very little need to read 'Shadow' to understand 'Shadow: Resurrection' if you're a first time reader, though it may help you in the long run.
Chibi Kai: Hey!!
Duo: What about our contributions!?
Anime: Oh, okay... Chibi Kai helped me out for the first half of the fic. He's doing really well as a Fluff Muse...
Chibi Kai: ^___^
Duo: And me?
Anime: *bops Duo with the Hentai-Stick-Of-Doom* That's for such an innuendo filled half! Kami; at this rate, with you, Alloran and Yama-sama about, the chibis will be hentai before they reach their ninth birthdays...