been awhile since i touched this stuff; enjoy!

"Fated Chaos:
Chapter One;
Secrets"

He hated hiding things. For one, it might get him into trouble, and he didn't like talking about it. Other times, he felt awkward, not wanting himself to appear weak; this revolving around his captain, mainly. The most few of times is that his friends would make a big deal out of it, mainly because he was that obvious to read; he had a right to secrets of his own, didn't he?

Today, Raymond Kon sat in an ice cream parlor, looking at his folded hands on the brightly designed table, fiddling with his thumbs. He was pretty nervous, even though he had the system worked out. He admitted to Kai and Kai alone that he was seeing a friend at specific times, but he didn't want the others knowing; telling him that they'd come up with one too many false conclusions, and he didn't want to scare her. In this, Kai told him times where they would be leaving the house, and would give him a fifteen minute window. When time was up, Ray would head out to wherever he was going, turning off his cell phone so Kenny couldn't track him, and used a disposable cell that Kai had gotten him in case something came up.

Only thing he had to worry about was Kai getting curious. Now, of course, the neko-jin knew Kai wouldn't start snooping around unless he had reason for concern, which left him in the clear, but if Kai had figured out just what he was doing; with whom, more specifically; he was surely going to be beaten to a pulp, stabbed in several areas, then boiled in oil to put the icing on the cake. That's what he always felt like would happen, and for one specific reason.

"Hey, Ray!" A kind, feminine voice called. The Chinese teenager turned his head and saw a female, a year younger than he, if not that, the same age as he. She had a very firm, and attractive figure, which went well with her outfit. She was wearing a purple belly shirt that was only being held up by a strap around her neck, which showed off a good enough portion of her smooth, but very pale skin. She wore a silver miniskirt and heeled, black boots that went up to her knees. On her hands were fingerless gloves that were as pure as white snow, and went up her arms and stopped halfway between her shoulders and her elbows. She gave him a kind smile as she stared down at him with piercing red eyes as her silver bangs happily lied at the sides of her face, while long, navy blue locks hung in a ponytail, making her appear wild.

Ray smiled at her kindly. "Hey, Destiny! How's my Airen (beloved/loved one)?" He asked her, happily, feeling slight heat rise to his face. He adored being around her; he just wished the situation could be less complicated.

She sighed. "She would be better if her Kollyega (brother) would stop bugging her, so much!" She replied, slightly aggravated as she sat across from him. If there was one thing that pissed her off, it was when her older brother decided to be a bit too protective. She was kept up with constant phone calls, and questions about past problems which; she would have hoped he'd learn by now; she wanted to leave behind and move on with her life.

The male couldn't help but sigh; he hated seeing her upset. He reached across the table and grabbed her hand, giving it a light squeeze, and showing her a smile as her face came into view. "How about I get you your favorite sundae, while you tell me about what happened between you and Kai." He suggested to her. Destiny smiled in return.

For those who just heard, yes, Ray did say Kai, and; if you didn't get the idea earlier; she is Kai's younger sister. Ray was a bit uncomfortable about the fact, but next to that, he loved every single detail about her. He had only met her once, and that was just a stupid accident, yet here they were, almost one year later, still dating like they'd known each other forever, and almost completely acting like their were no outside dangers to their relationship; the certain one they both knew would be pissed as all living hell the minute he found out.

Sure, he still found it weird; who wouldn't? He was dating his team captain's little sister. This captain that treated him like a close friend. This captain that respected, trained, and practically lived with them. If not for his stone cold wall that Ray was trying to break down, Kai would already be called his brother. Which, of course, made dating his sister even more awkward.

Still, he wasn't complaining. For being related to him, she didn't act a lot like him. He saw physical appearance being the best similarity the two had, and when it came to personality, she actually had few things that actually showed him that Kai was related to her. Her glare, her mouth, and her pride. These three things made it easier for him to believe, but next to that, she always seemed so happy and free spirited, which Ray couldn't help but adore. These larger pieces of her personality was what made it hard to believe.

They began to chat as they mowed down on a large sundae, which they had split due to the size. Destiny spent her time with explaining her new situation she had with her brother. "He keeps calling me because of the whole stalker situation a few months after we met. I understand that he's concerned about the men that Grandpa was getting me involved with, but Kai seriously needs to give me some space." She started off, taking another scoop.

Ray sighed. Yes, he knew Kai could be a bit too protective; mainly about his real self; but that didn't mean that he didn't have his reasons. His grandfather was a high motivation to his strange moods and actions, so it wasn't really a surprise that he'd be concerned. "You know that Kai's just trying to make sure you don't get hurt, Destiny. I don't blame him for being so protective; especially considering your experiences." He started.

Destiny was silent for a little while. She had told Ray some of her experiences, and some that she had to watch Kai go through. She knew it gave him a better understanding of them, and that it did call for concern, but she also knew; far better than Kai; keeping that type of secret for so long will hurt you, infinitely. "I know he means well, but this is getting old, rather quickly; I just wanna move on from it!" She admitted.

"Have you told him that?" He questioned, taking a spoonful of ice cream. She gave Ray a blank stare that specifically read: 'what do you mean?' He sighed. "Kai, in my case, doesn't normally intervene in my problems unless their eating away at me, which you've gotten passed. Their are those few times he's held me up and asked how I was doing, and when I wasn't doing well, he wouldn't drop the subject. Knowing that you want to move on from it is a good thing, but I think what Kai sees is that you haven't really gotten passed it, so he calls to hold you up when you're ready to talk about it." He explained.

She honestly never thought of it; certainly did explain a bit more about her brother that she didn't understand. Even still, she felt a little ashamed that she had been yelling at him when he was only trying to help her. "Looks like I get to talk to him, later!" She proclaimed. Ray smiled at this, knowing now that she understood, and she was more than likely gonna call him and say sorry. He knew how much she hated those types of calls, sure, but it did help her feel better.

They finished their ice cream, and just as they did, Ray's pocket began vibrating. "Kai?" Destiny questioned. He only nodded, a bit ashamed. It was always awkward whenever he called after the date had just barely started, and once then, it would leave her annoyed and unable to yell at her brother for interrupting; now that she thought of it, Kai didn't know about the relationship, so she couldn't yell at him about his poor timing.

"Hey, Kai!" He started off, sounding as happy as always. "No, no really, we're used to this, right about now!" He told him, somewhat chuckling. Calls from Kai while he was alone was only expectant, now a days, but Ray didn't mind because it was normally when Kai had to talk to him about an important issue, of some sort. "Yeah, I'm still at the ice cream parlor!" He told him. What Ray heard next shocked him, and Destiny knew it spelled some form of bad/urgent news. "Got it! Thanks!" With that, he hung up. "Hillary' running the White Tigers over here before she heads back to the house.

And just like that, the female Hiwatari grabbed her bag, and headed for the door. Ray had already warned her about his friends, and what they'd think if they saw them together. She remembered that the White Tigers were more like siblings than anything else, and that all four of them would be on his case if they saw each other, especially the Pink Freak, how she calls his obsessive fan girl, Mariah. That was one meeting that they both didn't want to happen, any day soon.

Once Ray had payed for their sundae, they got up and left, holding hands as they began their way to their next stop; the park...

hope i made it interesting for u.

Ato shato,
~ K. Fang-sama