Hello peoples! I spent a lot of time debating whether or not I should post this, but then again i've got nothing to lose! If you like it you like it, if you don't you don't...Oh who am I kidding! I sooooo hope you like it!! The information about Japan is taken from an encyclopedia so if it's wrong don't blame me! Blame the cursed book that I had to read! Well on with the fic!!

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The restricted Zone

RAYS POV

Max was currently pressed up on a glass window drooling like there's no tomorrow watching the chefs' squeeze pink icing on sugar glazed doughnuts for an angry mob of sugar deprived civilians, who weren't acting very civil to say the least. Occasionally I'd hear Max utter the word "Pink..." and sigh heavily as if it was love at first sight. I honestly had enough of pink to last a lifetime, if you know what I mean.

Kenny was doing what any 14 year old Kenny would do, type madly on Dizzi, demanding answers to questions that can't be answered. Then sigh in defeat as sleep controls his brain. Doze of into dream land for a couple of seconds then snap back into reality and start demanding answers to questions that still can't be answered. I feel sorry for Dizzi, so many questions so little time.

Kai was sitting on the tan leather settee beside me- arms crossed and right leg draped over left- the usual Kai stance. It was great to have Kai sit beside me since I was lonely but did he really have to jiggle his foot around so much! I mean every time he does it, it hits me in the knee and I don't how much longer I can take this knee banging assault! jiggle Gah! That's it! I've had enough of this, I wasn't going to just sit around and do nothing about it- so I stood and did nothing about it.

"Hi, I need a key to room 209."

"Ma'am? I need a key to room 209."

"I-"

"Oh what is it dear?" An elderly woman clearly in her 70's politely asked.

To me it looked like she had finally stopped communicating to the aliens in her head.

"I need a key to room 209." Tyson repeated raising his voice slightly as the rest of the team patiently waited at the rear of the foyer.

"ohmmmm, ummmmm, ohmmmm....."

"Ma'am???"

"OHMMMMM, ummmmmm, OHMMMM......."

"Listen ma'am-"

".................."

"Ummm...hello?" Tyson asked waving his hand in front of the lady.

"Ohmmmmmmm...Ummmmm...Ohmmmmm..."

"Please I need to use the bathroom! Can I please have the key to my suite!" Tyson asked through gritted teeth jumping up and down like a leprechaun.

I admit the sight before me was amusing, an old lady meditating and a pissed of Tyson who needs to pee. I would help him out...but that'd take the fun out of it.

"LADY GIVE ME THE KEY!!!!!"

"Oh my young man, don't yell! I may be old be my ears are fine....now what is it you wanted?"

The poor old lady, she hasn't a clue what's going on...maybe I should help...oh wait, its Kenny to the rescue.

"Are going to sit?" Kai asked lazily from behind me.

"No! You're being mean!" I pouted stubbornly.

"Suit yourself." Kai yawned pulling me into a light kiss before he stretched himself out into a sleeping position and...slept...You can't blame him we had a very long and bumpy and tiring and bumpy ride over here. Tyson's 'grand pappy' as Max puts it, drove us all the way to here. Here meaning Tokyo, Japan. It's really beautiful down here: lush green grass spanned to the least 100 acres in every direction, Fountains, flowers and statues decorated the place, showing traditions and culture of imperial and ancient Japan. Crystal clear springs and uncontaminated lakes seemed to surround the area proving Japans abundance of water. Just to take a wild guess...I don't think we're in the city anymore.

A big part of me wanted to throw Kai of the couch or settee or what ever it was and take a well deserved nap, but the other part told me to respect his space and let him sleep, but that other part was very, very, tiny. Anyways, now back to Kenny saving the day.

"I'm terribly sorry ma'am for my friend's rude outburst." Kenny tried to communicate with the woman, I'll give him that. "But we really need the key to room 209."

"What's that sonny? Speak up."

"I said th-"

"I can't hear, m'dear. Speak up."

"We would li-" Kenny started a little louder but was once again cut of by the seemingly deaf lady.

"I said louder sonny!"

"WE NEED THE KEY TO ROOM 209!!!" Tyson bellowed, still jumping around like a leprechaun.

"Oh my lordy! I told you my hearing is perfectly fine!"

"Listen up you old foggy! Give-us-the-damn-key!!!" Tyson had just enough of the old lady and reduced himself to insulting her in hopes of getting the key.

I would have had scolded Tyson for his impoliteness but I really need to use the washroom now...and my knees are killing from standing, why did I have to be so stubborn! I looked over to Kai where he was ever so cozily sleeping on the settee cuddling a pretty velvet cushion.(1)

"Old foggy! How dare you! Yo-"

"Ma'am, please calm down. I'm sorry that my umm...friend was so rude."

Hehe. It seems Kenny is ashamed of calling Tyson his friend. But who wouldn't be? He just called and respectable old lady a foggy. Not even froggy, a foggy! Now that's down right insulting!

"Ma'am."

"Ma'am!" "Ma'am."

"Ma'...MAMA MIA!!" Kenny yelped as a pretty brunette around the age of 21 stepped into view.

Kenny yelped so loud he stopped the old lady and Tyson from biting each others heads of, woke my poor Kai from his slumber and diverted Max's attention away from doughnuts and towards him, which by the way is practically impossible. Kenny was blushing so hard in embarrassment that if you stuck him in the ground anyone would mistake him for an over grown tomato with rather strange leaves.

"I'm sorry is there a problem here?" The lady questioned smiling warmly.

She was wearing a light blue silk Kimono dotted with white flowers a white sash around her waist, black sandals and a dark blue ribbon holding her hair in a ponytail at the nape of her neck.

"This lady over here won't give me my key." Tyson explained as calmly as he could manage.

"Mother? Is this true?" the nice lady asked respectfully.

"Say WHA?!!!"

"Mother, hand them the keys."

"SAY WHA?!!!"

"Mother-"

"WHA????"

"Mother plea-"

"SPEAK UP M'DEAR!"

"MOTHER!!"

"YOU DON"T HAVE TO YELL!"

"I'm sorry mo-"

"SAY WHA???"

"I sai-"

"WHA??? I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO SPEAK UP."

"Oh dear me! Mother where are your hearing aids!"

"WHA?!!!!"

The young lady wheeled her mother into the other room and came rushing back to tend to us. "I'm very sorry, what room is yours?"

"WHA!?"

"209. And it's alright ma'am no need to be sorry. Your mother was most kind and it was not your fault for the mishap with her hearing aids." Kenny could have babbled on and on if I didn't clamp my hand over his mouth restraining him from speaking.

"Here you go, my names Samantha." The lady told us handing Kai the key, "and please accept this as a token of my gratitude for your patience with my mother."

"What is it?" Max asked receiving what looked like a coupon in his outstretched arms.

"It gives you all access to our back gardens. I think you'll find it most interesting." Samantha explained, "But stay away from the restricted zone."

"Wow! We even get a free educational tour of Japans many flowers!" Kenny piped up wriggling free of my grip.

I know you may be wondering why a little kid like Kenny could break through my grip, well, the answer is simple...he tickled me. While I was busy bursting into a fit of hysterical giggles because Kenny was tickling the hell out of me, Kai sent me a amused glance, winked and left.

"Hey Kai! Wait!" I cried and tore after him and the rest of the team.

Up the elevator and a short flight of stairs, Round corridors and through numerous doors we dragged our luggage and finally came to stop on the last floor.

"So where's our room guys?" Max panted falling to the floor in exhaustion along with Tyson and Kenny.

I looked over Kai's shoulder grabbed the Key looked up at the number on the door in front of us and sighed. "It was on the 2nd floor."

"What!" The trio on the floor gasped in union.

"But we're on the 15th floor! There's no way I'm going to walk all the way down there!" Tyson protested in agony.

"That's fine by me. You can just stay on the floor." Kai grumbled before setting of for the 2nd floor.

"You! You knew didn't you! You purposely made us walk up all these stairs!" Tyson growled, and so did his stomach.

"I just wanted to see how observant you all were."

"Kai!" I whined playfully punching him on the arm.

Kai just shrugged and gave me a hug.

So down the elevator and a short flight of stairs, round corridors and back through numerous doors we silently dragged our luggage. All was silent except for Tyson who was mumbling something about how hungry he was and his need to pee. Not my typical everyday conversation. Not to mention I'm still trying to find a way to get to the bathroom before Tyson.

Finally we stopped in front of the room that we would try to call home for a couple of weeks. You see Mr. Dickenson decided that we were training so hard we deserved a vacation, putting Kai in charge so he wouldn't wriggle himself out of a trip with the team. I'm glad he came at least I have someone sane to talk to.

The minute I walked into the room I dashed of to the bathroom while Tyson was admiring the mini fridge and a cabinet stocked with snacks of all kinds that we ever so politely demanded.

I needed those yummy mini cookies shaped like pandas with a chocolate filling inside them. You know, the ones with cute pandas drawn on them.

Kenny wanted plain tea biscuits-when Max found out that there was going to be a snack in there with not enough sugar he went crazy...he's still upset at Kenny's infidelity towards sugar.

Tyson wanted, well Tyson wanted all the food in the world.

Max wanted a lifetimes supply of sugar, of course Mr. Dickenson said no. So Max just got a whle bunch of sugar glazed doughnuts.

Kai wanted strawberries-I swear he's almost as bad as Max is to sugar when it comes to those possessed red things. He tries to get me to eat them by fails miserably and Kai never fails. That just goes to show how much will power I have, when I told that to Kai he said I was just being stubborn. What is it with people calling me stubborn!

Hehe...I can hear Tyson asking where the washroom is. Max being the good friend he is and also wanting to secretly steal some of Tyson's sugary snacks without him being around to notice pointed in the right direction.

I think Tyson noticed the light filtering out under the gap between the door and the floor because he started to throw a huge fit. There was a lot of stomping, groaning and pounding on the bathroom door. If it wasn't for my keen hearing I wouldn't have caught the words: "Ray...kill...you...bladder...gonna...burst"

"What that you say Tyson? Take my time? Alright, don't worry buddy I will," I teased taking my own sweet time carefully watching my hands. I cautiously turned the door knob and once the door was open wide enough Tyson darted past me almost knocking me down then slamming the door almost jamming my fingers.

I shook myself out of shock and made my way over to Max and Kenny chattering quietly deciding where to go from here.

When I got close enough Kai grabbed me and put his arms around my waist and held me close.

"I say we check out some of the near by museums, It'll be great!" Kenny suggested hopefully.

"That's way to boring Kenny!" Max clearly objected going to any place educational. "I want to take a dive in the springs! Now that's what I call fun!"

"That's what I call pointless." Kai stated coldly.

"Come on Kai, don't be such a wet blanket." Tyson scoffed grabbing a coke and chugging it down.

"Hn." Was the only reply Tyson got.

"Anyways I'm hungry let's go to a restaurant."

"Aww...Tyson your always hungry. And anyways plane food makes me sick." Max whined clutching his stomach.

"Hey how about we go to that thing Samantha was telling us about?" I suggested. I honestly wanted to check out was back there, there was something in Samantha's voice that drew me to her suggestion.

"You mean the back gardens?" Max questioned pulling out the coupon thing he had received.

"Yeah, it'll be educational and fun." I pointed out looking towards Max and Kenny, "And I bet there'll be lots to eat." I grinned glancing Tyson's way. Thankfully no one rejected.

So all five of us I had to practically drag Kai along walked out our suite door, traveled down the elevator out the back door and fell face first into the back gardensliterally.

Tyson didn't realize that there was a raised portion so the minute he realized he was falling he grabbed onto Kenny, who grabbed onto Max, who grabbed onto me, and me who grabbed onto Kai.

And that resulted in a great heap of fallen bladebreakers. Kai was the first to get up cursing madly for allowing himself to wind up in such an embarrassing situation. Soon I and Max followed dusting ourselves clean. Tyson and Kenny were the last to get up seeing as they were at the bottom of the 'Great heap.'

When people finally stopped looking at us Tyson darted towards the food with the rest of the team tailing closely behind him.

"The most common Japanese fruit are peaches, pears and oranges." The middle aged man explained to the crowd which was gladly accepting the fruit he was handing out. "And the pickles-"

"Aww, no strawberries?" Kai whispered.

"Thank goodness." I muttered.

Kai caught that line and chuckled and kissed me on the head.

Kenny would have loved to listen to more but Tyson dragged him away because he had his fill on fruits and pickle. I honestly don't know how Tyson can stomach pickles; I totally detest those horrible things! They're so etch!

Next Kenny persuaded us all to listen to a woman with blonde hair who was giving a lecture on plants and flowers. "Well over 17,000 species of flowering and non-flowering plants are found and many of them widely cultivated." The woman stopped to bring out a large glass case containing...preserved flowers? (2) I didn't know that was possible, even Kai was shocked because he stopped noisily yawning in my ear and stood transfixed on the case before him. Putting the case on the table the woman started explaining what was before her.

"The white and red plum and the cherry blossom are mainly admired. The Japanese hill's are colorful with Azaleas which bloom in April. Now if you look over here you'll see the Chrysanthemum- the national flower of Japan." The woman paused letting all the information sink in, and then continued. "And here you see: pimpemel, bluebell, gladiolus and many varieties of lily."

"When will she stop...I'm so bored!" Tyson fumed in a hushed tone.

"For once I actually have to go with Tyson on that, this is rather boring." Kai whispered so Tyson wouldn't hear a thing.

"Yeah, I'll see if I can get Kenny to pull away." I replied.

After about ten more minutes of listening about flowers, Tyson and Max involuntarily dragged a hypnotized Kenny away from the flower lady.

"So...what we do now?" I asked bored out of my mind, maybe we should have stuck listening to the flower lady, nah.

"Hey let's go and dive into the springs!" Said the happy-go-lucky one. "So no one objects? Great!"

Max speed of with Tyson and Kenny yelling, "Last one there's a rotten egg!"

We jumped in the springs and I sighed contently as the warm water lapped at my face soothingly. Kai swam over to me, grabbed me around the waist and started kissing me.

When we started to wrinkle like prunes we decided to go back to the suite.

We headed over to the door that would take us to our cozy beds, but found to our surprise that it was locked. We tried everything, Banging, Shouting, scratching: just to name a few.

"We're locked out Tyson; it's no use wasting your energy." Kenny tried reasoning with the hyperventilating Dragoon wielder.

"Alright, but if we die, it's all Ray's fault!"

"What!?" I yelled defensively.

"You had the bright idea to bring us here!"

"You didn't have to come along, Tyson, no one forced you to." Came Kai's wise answer. I found myself smiling widely that Kai had stuck up for me.

"Yeah, I guess so, hey sorry buddy." Tyson sincerely apologized.

"No problem Tyson."

"Hey guys!" Max called from somewhere around the garden. "I found a place to stay!"

"Maxie where are you!" Tyson called running in the direction of his friend's voice.

We all ran and ran and ran, until we finally found Max. It appeared he was standing in front of a wooden structure not so large in size.

Being in charge and all Kai carefully creaked open the door. Before us lay a couple beds of straw and what seem to be a deep well with no water in it.

We made our selves as comfortable as can be on the not to comfortable straw beds and quickly fell into a deep slumber.

Tyson, Max and Kenny in on corner and in the other me and Kai in the other

What no one seemed to notice was the sign that read: 'The restricted zone' the place Samantha warned them to stay clear of.

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