Hey!
First off, thanks for the reviews and support.
Second, I'm glad everyone liked the wacky Ray.
There's going to be lots more Ray action coming up!
Last Time: Ray and Tyson were animals. The Bladebreakers discovered that Ray is a little more than mad.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or any of its characters...wish I owned a cat like Ray though...on second thoughts, maybe I don't.
WARNINGS: More OOCness. Bad language courtesty of Kai.
Enjoy!
The Eyes Of An Animal
Chapter Four: Everything Changes But You
"Kai"
"What?"
"Ray has…err…got you a present"
Kai looked up "what kind of present?" he asked carefully.
"Well…" Max's voice was cautious "it's on your bed"
This event was three days later and it was eleven at night.
Things in the Granger household had taken a strange turn and this was the new way of things.
In the morning Kai and Max turned in to animals, Kai in to the Red Cardinal and Max the Green Turtle; and for the day they would stay in this form until round about evening time when they would change back. Then when darkness fell outside it would be Ray and Tyson's turn to change in to animals, Ray in to a Black Cat and Tyson in to a Banded Gecko. Tyson would have preferred to be something bigger as he was the world champion but, as Kai pointed out often, 'I want' didn't get. Hiro was near to having a nervous breakdown and considering getting professional help.
When it came to being animals they were their usual selves – except Ray.
Once Ray turned from number one Chinese gentleman to fuzzy black cat with a super cute face, he became the he-devil of the world. All lives were in jeopardy once the moon hit the sky.
Tyson was finding it especially difficult to get through the night in one piece.
This was because Ray had made it his life mission to eat Tyson.
Secretly Kai was hoping he would succeed.
But to keep up appearances the phoenix had locked Ray in to their shared bedroom.
However this did not stop Ray who continued to believe that anything that moved belonged to him personally.
On the other hand he had taken a great liking to Kai, mainly because Kai gave the best ear scratching, and so had taken it upon himself to give Kai as many 'treats' as possible.
Like now.
Kai opened the door and walked in.
Ray, on seeing his room mate, made a bid for freedom but too late.
Kai grabbed him and picked him up before walking to his bed.
"Kai! What brings you in here?" Ray tried to laugh but one look from Kai quelled him. He put his paws over his eyes and gulped as Kai pulled back the cover of his bed and looked down at the object lying there.
"Ray!"
"I'm sorry" Ray put one back paw to cover his mouth; Kai held Ray out in front of him so Ray could see the full force of his glare, Ray smiled innocently and waved a paw.
"Don't act cute! As soon as you turn back to human you clean that up!"
Ray nodded and blinked his enormous golden eyes twice; he looked up at Kai with an affectionate gaze.
Kai looked back in disgust.
"It could be worse" said Ray with a smile making him super cute.
"How's that exactly?"
"I could have done the business there, you know poop-"
"Yes! I know what you mean! But I fail to see how a dead mouse is better than you shitting in my bed"
"Well" Ray put his paws together thoughtfully "it smells less and-"
"I don't want to know" sighing Kai put Ray down and turned from the room with a the feelings of a splitting headache.
"Kaiiii"
Kai turned to Ray who put a paw on Kai's foot and looked up at him.
"No"
"Please?"
"No"
"Just for a little bit, I'm all by myself up here"
"Tough, I have to figure out what's happened and I can't do that if you're trying to eat Tyson one minute and begging for a tummy rub the next"
"I'll be super good and I promise I won't eat Tyson" Ray gave Kai his super sweet kitty face and spun round in a twirl purring softly.
"Promise?"
"Absolutely"
Kai sighed and picked Ray up "if you so much as make a sound…" he threatened.
"Zip the furry lip," said Ray drawing a paw across his mouth "good as gold with a lump of silver thrown in"
"Hn" Kai went downstairs and let Ray go in the living room; he sat back down on the sofa and picked up the papers he'd been reading.
"What are you reading?" Ray slipped under Kai's arm to sit on his lap and look at the paper in front of him; he placed his paws on it to bring it closer.
Kai looked at the back of the cat's head and sighed "I don't know, you've just put your paw on it"
"Ohh look at all the big long words! There! There! And there!"
"Ray, move"
"Does that say mouse?!"
"How am I supposed to know if I can't see it?" Kai tapped Ray on the head.
Ray twirled round with a smile and made himself comfortable on Kai's lap.
He looked up at Kai eyes wide.
"Now what?"
"Puuuurrr?"
Kai sighed, "what did you promise when you were upstairs?"
"That I wouldn't eat Tyson or beg for a tummy rub"
"Exactly"
"But I don't want a tummy rub, I want an ear scratch"
"Anyone would think you actually liked being a cat"
"Well the hairballs are a little annoying but it's no so bad, especially if I get an ear scratch"
Kai glared down at him "will you shut up then?"
Ray nodded and Kai sighed scratching the cat behind the ear.
Ray purred.
"Ray, stop purring. It's annoying and you said you'd shut up"
"I can't help it," whined Ray as Kai stopped scratching his ear "it just comes out" Ray pouted which Kai ignored so Ray tried meowing instead.
"Ray shut up or I put you back in the room"
"Meow"
"I mean it"
"Meow"
Kai growled "Max!"
Max came in as Kai grabbed Ray by the scruff of the neck and held him out to Max. Max sighed and looked down at Ray who smiled and gave a wave with one paw.
"Take it" Kai hissed between gritted teeth.
Max took Ray carefully from Kai cradling him in his arms, Ray purred and smiled up at Max.
"How's Tyson?" Ray asked scooting round for conversation.
"Sticky"
"Sticky?"
"With spit"
"Ohhh!" Ray smiled innocently "not guilty!"
"Yes you are" Max begged to differ "I saw you and you're the only cat I've seen that goes 'lizard, lizard, lizard' while chasing its prey. And you're definitely the only cat in the world that cries when its prey escapes"
"I don't cry, I'm a happy cat!" Ray grinned.
"In the words of Kai, hn"
"Kai didn't like my present though I don't why" said Ray thoughtfully looking up at the ceiling "it was a really big mouse and really hard to catch" spying a spider the little black cat grinned and reached up with a paw "spider!"
Max grabbed Ray firmly "I wonder why Kai is threatening you so much"
"I don't know," said Ray conversationally as he sank his claws in to Max's skin "it's a mystery"
"Yeah. I don't think!" said Max unfurling Ray's claws.
He set Ray down on the kitchen table and sat down next to Hiro.
Hiro's right eye was twitching.
This was due to only one thing.
Ray.
"Hello Hiro!" called Ray cheerfully waving a paw.
A gurgle came from Hiro and he whined piteously. Ray trotted over to him and sat down. He waited until he had Hiro's full attention and smiled a huge smile.
Hiro looked down at the cat with its huge cat furry lipped grin "Max!"
"It's ok!" Max spun round victoriously "I have a weapon!"
Ray became interested when Max walked out and came back in with a box. Taking the lid off the box Max allowed Ray to peer in. Ray stood on his back legs and looked in, his eyes went wide in exaltation.
Cat toys!
Max smiled and brought out a clockwork mouse.
"I got Tyson to go to the pet shop today" explained Max winding up the mouse "we needed some stuff, bird food and such. So I got him to buy some cat stuff too"
Setting the wind up mouse on the floor he let go of it.
"MOUSE!" cried Ray happily and he jumped off the table chasing after the clock work creature.
"Nice idea" admitted Hiro as a resounding crash emitted from the living room and they heard Kai swear. "It's a good thing grandpa is a sound sleeper"
"So, what have we found out?" asked Max sitting down on a comfy chair and looking over at Kai who had a pile papers on his lap.
"Do want the long answer or the short?" enquired Kai.
"Err long?"
"In the context of the world and all things considered I now can tell you that the sum total of information that I have discovered in my long hours of research and detection is less than the possibility that two plus four is twelve"
"What?" asked Max feeling dizzy.
"What have we found out?" Kai looked up at Max "fuck all"
"Oh" Max sighed.
The blonde watched absently as Ray came running passed; the cat veered to the left after his mouse and crashed face first in to the table "look at all the pretty stars!"
Kai rubbed his temple "is there nothing we can do about him?"
"Well he likes the cat toys, and I've tried feeding him up with cat food so he doesn't eat Tyson but his stomach seems to bottomless" Max paused.
Now Ray had seen his clockwork mouse by the French windows.
Now Ray saw the reflection.
Now Ray thought there were two mice.
Now he proceeded to run in to the window shouting "Now! Now! What about now!" every time his head bashed the window.
He stopped as he spotted Max and Kai staring at him.
"What?"
They both looked at him.
Ray purred and went over to them.
Now he was bored of the mouse he wanted to try his paw at something else.
"You are very sleepy" he whispered.
Kai and Max looked at him.
"Reallllly sleepy" said Ray he hopped on to Kai's lap "you can feel your eyes feeling heavy, the urge to yawn is getting stronger"
Kai said nothing.
"Realllly sleepy, soooooooo tired"
Max yawned.
"Your eye lids are drooping"
Max shook his head lazily.
"You're sooooo tired and all you can think about is getting me a bowl of cream and some fishhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Ray jumped to the floor as Kai stood.
Kai lent down and picked Ray up
"That's right Kai, you want to get me some cream, you can't think of anything else"
Kai went out the room and in to the hall.
"That's good, now turn left in to the kitchen…no left, left! Left you stupid prick!"
Kai carried straight on down the hall to the front door.
"That's not left!" Ray yowled.
Kai opened the front door.
Threw Ray outside.
And shut the door again.
He looked out the door window at the cat.
Ray put a paw on the glass of the door and silently meowed.
"You want to let me back in" Ray called through the door "you realise that I will get cold out here and you don't want me to die of coldness"
He smiled at Kai with those big gold eyes that made a person feel light headed and sleepy.
"Ray" said Kai
"Yes Kai, I accept your apology and I condescend to be in the same house as you" said Ray in an understanding voice.
"Fuck off" Kai left Ray there completely un-hypnotised.
Haha! I love Ray!
So that was chapter four.
I hope you enjoyed it.
Please review and leave me your opinions.
Thanks for reading.
Kiki