By Raven
Prologue
Set upon the steps of the mansion was a teenage boy. He folded his arms and casually placed them behind his head. Yawning, he looked around at the large courtyard filled with flowers. Making sure no one could see him; the boy smiled and closed his eyes taking in the warm sunlight that shone upon his pale face. He rarely had time to be alone these days, now that he had a 'family'. They actually cared for him, in the way his real family had not. But the boy did not have much of a family to start with. Just his grandfather who was more interested in everything and everyone else but him. Far away he heard someone call his name and he opened eye gracefully and peered out, prepared to glare at the intruder that ruined his train of thought. When he saw who it was, all need for glaring disappeared, but he wouldn't allow himself to smile at the dark-haired boy who approached.
"Kai…" the voice inquired cautiously.
"Yes Tyson?" came the reply.
"I thought you'd like to know that we're going to have lunch now. You can join us if you want."
Kai opened both eyes fully and stared blankly at the smaller boy who stood before him.
"I might…"
Tyson smiled at the answer and turned to walk back the way he had come.
"Hey, Tyson."
The neon-wearing boy turned around to face his once nemesis. He raised one eyebrow questioningly.
"Yes Kai?"
The blue-haired teen smirked before answering, "Aren't you going to wait for me?"
Tyson laughed sheepishly and stayed stationary until Kai lifted himself up off the stairs and followed him around the back of the mansion. They walked inside what was once the servants' entrance and headed through to the spacious kitchen. Inside the room stood the rest of Kai's new 'family'. Along with Tyson, he now had Max, Ray, Kenny, Tyson's grandpa and Mr. Dickinson. Oh, and the talking laptop named Dizzy, even though you couldn't really consider her a living being.
"Nice of you to join us Kai," Mr. Dickinson greeted him warmly.
Kai nodded and tried his best not to break into a Tyson-style grin. He couldn't believe that after being alone all his life, he had so many people who loved him… and who he loved in return. He took a seat at the enormous dining table and watched Tyson and his grandpa bickering playfully as they brought the food to the table.
"So Kai, what have you been doing out there all morning anyway?" the raven-haired teen seated beside him asked.
"Thinking Ray… about things," he replied carefully, not wanting to let them know his innermost thoughts.
The Chinese teen, Ray, placed a hand on Kai shoulder, "Well that sounds exciting."
Kai looked at him confused and then realised that he was joking with him. Kai barely managed to stifle the chuckle that was rising in his throat.
The group went silent as they started to eat… well except Tyson, who you probably could hear eating on the other end of the mansion.
Kai picked at his cold cuts and salad, not feeling particularly hungry, but not wanting to appear rude. After a few moments and a few eaten cherry tomatoes his pushed his plate away and announced loudly that he was finished.
Tyson looked over at Kai's plate greedily and then looked at him hopefully. Kai rolled his eyes and pushed the plate over to Tyson who ate the contents in about ten seconds flat.
Walking away to his bedroom, Kai heard Ray call for him to come back to play tennis with him, Max and Tyson. But Kai ignored him, wanting to get to his bedroom and have a nap. He felt awfully tired for someone who hadn't done much but sit around all day and think.
He reached his room and lay on the large double bed and stared at the ceiling. It was painted white and seemed to go on forever. Before he drifted off to sleep, Kai had a warm feeling come over him and thought about how nothing could make him give up what he had gotten.