"She sits in her corner/Singing herself to sleep/Wrapped in all of the promises/That no one seems to keep/She no longer cries to herself/No tears left to wash away/Just diaries of empty pages/Feelings gone astray/But she will sing/'Til everything burns/ While Everyone screams/Burning their lies/Burning my dreams/All of this hate/And all of this pain/I'll burn it all down/As my anger reigns/'Til Everything Burns"
Everything Burns 10
Kiara was currently scrolling through pictures on the internet with Akito. Jason was busy doing something else, but he wouldn't tell her what. Lee was trying to help Omi put away a huge scroll that burned Dojo's skin if he touched it. (Weird right?) And Roy was being Roy, so she didn't even bother asking him to surf the web with her.
Kiara had searched her father, "Chase Young", on Google. Sitting and waiting because the reception there was muddled by trees, the computer was very slow, Roy came into the room, carrying what looked like a hatchet.
Akito turned to him, "Roy, Whatcha got there?"
Kiara squeaked, grabbed her face, and felt her eyes bulge out of her head as she stared at the photos online.
There was no way that could be her dad! He was way too handsome! Kiara's nose was spurting blood behind her hand, her cheeks were a blazing shade on burgundy, and she was beginning to feel light-headed. Damn, her mom had good taste!
Akito and Roy both turned and stared at Kiara in confusion. She clicked out of the search, shut the computer, and ran to the bathroom to stop her nosebleed.
Now she knew why her mom liked her dad so much; that man was fricking gorgeous!
In all the pictures her mom had had of her father, they had either been faded, or he had been fully clothed. Online, she found a good five pictures of Chase Young shirtless. (Courtesy of Jack Spicer)
So, Kiara was currently holding a towel to her face and attempting to wipe up the blood that had escaped between her fingers.
How anyone had gotten a hold of shirtless photos of her father, she had no idea. But she was semi-thankful they had. If she had seen her father shirtless any other time, say in person, she would've killed herself out of embarrassment.
Finally her nose ceased its rain of crimson life. She stepped out of the bathroom, to be met with Akito's face three inches from her own.
Kiara screamed and fell backwards, her head hitting the floor.
Akito immediately jumped down to see if she was alright. When Kiara sat up, she noticed Roy leaning against the wall, smirking like he had just won a bet.
"Why didn't you stop him?" she snapped, rubbing her now bruising head.
Roy shrugged. "Wanted to see how you'd react… Worth hearing you whine about it…"
Kiara stuck her tongue out at him, Roy returned the favor by biting down on his tongue until a little trickle of crimson ran down and off of it. Kiara knew he was mocking her about her nosebleed.
"You know, when most people are told to bite their tongue, they don't actually do it," Kiara said, lifting her nose higher and looking away from him; trying to look snooty. Akito was happily giggling at this fight, much less deadly than their last one.
Roy scowled at Kiara at that. "You're not worth the energy…" he mumbled, turning, waving a hand at her, and walking away.
Akito helped Kiara to her feet, and once she was standing, Kiara made a nasally impression of Roy, purposely mocking him and making him look dumb. Akito was laughing hysterically.
"What's got him in such a good mood?"
It was Lee; back from helping! Kiara did her impersonation for him and Lee smiled a little. See, Lee was a lot more mature than Akito was. He was even more mature than Jason! Although Jason was a pretty mature guy… Lee was the eldest, he said he was turning eighteen in a month, and he certainly acted like it. He was like the dad of the group!
Akito was definitely the most childish, he was only thirteen. Older than Kiara by a year, he figured he had the best chance of winning her over.
Jason was pretty mature, but he did have his moments. He told Kiara he was fifteen as of one week ago, so she wished him a happy belated birthday and gave him a huge hug, to which, Akito reacted quite poorly.
And then there was Roy. Mister too cool to hang out with any of you guys. He seemed pretty mature… If you could call anti-social mature. Lee had told Kiara that Roy was going to be sixteen on Halloween. An ironic birthday, in her opinion. Still, a Halloween themed birthday party was something she had never done before, and it sounded like fun.
Kiara decided to ask Roy about her idea. The guys kept telling her he hated parties, but she was determined to make a cake shaped like a Jack-O-Lantern.
Roy was training…again… he was meditating at the moment, with a huge pile of books on his head. Obviously he was working on balance.
Kiara saw her opening instantly.
Roy inhaled deeply, his eyes closed, his heart-rate calm.
"HEY THERE!" the voice shouting at him caught him off guard. Roy stumbled, slamming both feet to the ground, knocking all the books to the ground, and then falling forward onto his hands and knees.
He snapped his head up and glared viciously. He saw Kiara grinning down at him.
"What do you want?" he growled, moving to a sitting position; lotus to be precise; and brushed off his pants.
Kiara smiled deviously; she had just won a side-battle, but her gloating could wait.
"I wanted to know how you would feel if I threw you a Halloween-themed birthday party!" she explained, pointing up a finger, then lowering it back down to behind her and she clasped her hands once more.
Roy frowned. "No," he simply grunted, getting back to his feet.
Kiara whined, "Aw, come on! It'll be fun! I was even gonna bake a cake shaped like a Jack-O-Lantern!"
Roy was scowling now. He approached her, leered down into her face and hissed darkly, "I said no."
He then stomped off to go somewhere where he could be alone. Kiara pouted and mumbled, "Party pooper…" Whether Roy wanted a party or not, Kiara was now determined to bake that cake. It was stuck in her mind, and she wanted to make it.
Kiara was heading to the kitchen to make dinner, when Jason suddenly grabbed her arm and dragged her into a closet.
He closed the door and turned on a little flashlight.
Kiara whispered angrily, "This had better not be an attempt to kiss me, Jason…"
Jason made a 'blech' face, and said, "No, it's not that, I was just going to stop you from going into the kitchen right now…"
"Why?" Kiara asked plainly, not believing his story.
"Dojo's in there cooking… Best to wait about an hour to let the fumes out…" he told her. Kiara simply went, oh, and then he opened the door. Jason finished by saying, "Oh, and I would never kiss in a closet, that's really just gross in my opinion…"
Kiara smiled and walked off. Jason was right, for a good half hour, the entire temple smelled horribly of burning things and/or rancid foods.
The only place safe from the smell was outside, everybody was out there. Lee and Akito were playing a strange game with rocks and sticks that Kiara didn't want to get into.
She sat next to Jason. Roy was a little ways ahead of them training, Jason was watching him, looking sleepy.
"God, I love watching him train…" Jason whispered to nobody in particular.
Kiara turned to look at him and made a 'WTF' face.
Jason sighed. "I hate Roy an' all, but c'mon, Kiara, the guy's got one smoking' six-pack…" he whispered it so only she could hear it.
Kiara turned to look at Roy. He was currently shirtless as he was training, and Jason did have a point. "Yeah… I guess…' she whispered, watching Roy for a moment longer before looking at Jason again.
"So you like him?" she asked.
Jason cringed. "Ew, no!" he retorted, "I just like watching him train…!"
Kiara held up her hands and didn't say anything.
Jason groaned and then said, "Sorry… I just hate this lifestyle…"
"Have you told him you think he's hot, you homosexual dog you?" Kiara asked, nudging him with her elbow.
Jason blinked, "You mean you're okay that I am?"
"Sure, why should it make any difference? You're still the same guy…" she said, putting an arm around his shoulders. Kiara realized that's why Jason hadn't tried to kiss her, but asked, "So have you told him?"
Jason smiled. "No," he replied, "Besides, he's not the one I really like anyhow… I just think he's cute…"
Kiara grinned like a devil, but didn't press the issue. Jason would come around eventually.
When it was finally safe to go in, Kiara went right to the kitchen to make food for her aching belly.
Everything Burns
"She sits in her corner/Singing herself to sleep/Wrapped in all of the promises/That no one seems to keep/She no longer cries to herself/No tears left to wash away/Just diaries of empty pages/Feelings gone astray/But she will sing/'Til everything burns/ While Everyone screams/Burning their lies/Burning my dreams/All of this hate/And all of this pain/I'll burn it all down/As my anger reigns/'Til Everything Burns"
Told you guys, there's gonna be a Yaoi pairing in here! We now know a little more about our buddy Jason, but who is the guy he likes?
Like Kiara's reaction to shirtless Chase photos?
Yes, Roy's birthday is Halloween… wish him a happy birthday via fanfic if you want to!
Kiara, you silly girl…! You don't sneak up on hot guys, no matter how hideous their fathers were! That just makes them think you're a total psycho!
But maybe Roy likes that in a woman…
Teehee…
But what if Roy is gay! *Gasp*
You never know, Jason could've been lying…!
Maybe he has a thing for Roy!
I already know who he likes and what happens between them, so get used to me messing with you guys.