Hi guys. Im having terrible writers block on this story. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to give them!

Okay, now we're back to the part we left off with Kai.

Chapter 10: Appearances

Kai felt himself pause. He wasn't sure what was going. He had finally reached Kay, but Mariah was already kneeling beside her, having already come out of her moment of shock. Kai, on the other hand, had just gone into his. There were doors flying open all over the place, but other than that, everything was normal. He glanced around, but nothing immediately popped out at him that could have set the young girl off.

He glanced back down as he saw Mariah make a tiny movement. Kay had stopped her squalling, and was now trying to stand on wobbling legs. Mariah appeared to be keeping a steady hold on her, but on closer inspection, he could see that even her hand was shaking. He listened carefully, but Kay wasn't making a sound. The only proof of her recent hysteria was the silent tears that were making a glistening trail down her already pail skin. She straightened, and even her shaking stopped completely. She pulled slightly out of Mariah's grasp, and was able to stand on her own.

By that time, Elizabeth had made it down the hall to her sister's side. She reached out a slow hand to gently rub her back. "Kay, what…"

She wasn't able to finish her sentence. Kay walked out of her reach without so much as a word. She made her way into the room Kai new to be his sister's. Mariah followed close behind her, her shaking still yet to stop. Kai hesitated, before making his way into the room as well. He allowed his eyes to travel around the room. It was what he imagined an average child's room to be like. The room was painted bright pink, and there were rainbows and other cute things were hanging from the ceiling. There were stuffed animals thrown around the room at various places. The bed had a huge pink bedspread that appeared to have a unicorn on the cover. His view was obstructed because the bed was in a mess. Of course, Kai supposed for most kids that was normal. The only thing missing form the room was Sarah.

He glanced over at Kay and Mariah. They were standing side by side, with Mariah reading something over Kay's shoulder. He took another look at the bed to find that there was a pillow right in the center of the head. On it he saw a purple ribbon and a lock of dark blur hair. He let his eyes travel back to find his friends. They were all standing outside the door, blocked by Elizabeth. She had a worried look on her face, though it would seem she dared not enter. She let out a shaky, "Kay?"

Without any more prompting, Kay began to read the note out loud.

"I don't like it when people betray me. You should have known that there was nowhere on this earth that you could hide. I told you what would happen if you told anyone. Come home now and no one gets hurt.

Boris"

With that, she threw the note on the bed with a look of disgust and hatred. For a moment, that same hatred remained. Then it was gone and was replaced with a look of resignation. She let a long sigh out and sat on the bed. Without any hesitation, Mariah moved and sat on the bed next to her. In another moment, Mackenzie pushed her way past Elizabeth to stand in front of her.

"So what are you gonna do little sister."

Kay let out a deep breath and looked down. "I have no choice. It would appear I'm going to have to go back… I have no other choice but to save Sarah."

"You can't do that! If you go back there, Boris will never let you go again. He'll keep you and Sarah there until you agree to do his damn dirty work for him again! I'm not going to let you do that."

"What does it matter?! The only reason I even live is to take care of Sarah!"

At that moment Mariah took the time to step into the rather loud converse between the two sisters. "That's why we're gonna help you get her back, right Ray?" She turned her pleading yellow eyes on Ray, knowing there was no way he could resist.

"Of course we'll help. This is Kai's little sister we're talking bout. There's no way we can let her stay with Boris." He had entered the room after Elizabeth had finally moved out of the way. He sent a quick look to Kai that dared him to counter.

"Kay," Kai looked around to see Tala step out from behind Ray. "you know I'll always have your back." He looked straight into her eyes, and a silent message seemed to pass between them.

Kay stood up, and let her eyes pass slowly around the room, to land on Kai for a brief moment. She seemed to think things over before continuing. "I'm glad you all support me. Very well, we'll leave as soon as we are ready." She did a slow sweep with her hand and walked out of the room, her four older siblings and Adam following close behind. She paused by the door, and spoke in a soft voice to her younger siblings. "Go back to your rooms; from now until we get back, you are under Snickers watch."

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Mariah's P.O.V.

Mariah and the others had gone down stairs to wait on the others. She took this brief moment to ponder what they where going to do. They had to go to Russia and rescue Sarah. The only question was, how were they going to do that? Boris ran a topnotch abbey. The security was tight, and had gotten even better since the first world tournament. How were they gonna get in?

At that moment, Kay and the others came down the stairs. Mariah felt a gasp fall from her lips at the sight of them. These weren't the same average family she had seen before. No, now they looked every bit of the champion bladers they clamed to be.

The first place her gaze flickered to was Adam. He had on matching black pants and shirt. The pants were a lot like Kai's, only ragged. The shirt was torn at the sleeves and collar, giving him a slightly wild look. He had on a strange tattered cape that would have looked stupid one anyone else, but gave him an even more menacing look. On his face were four light gray stripes. They were obviously painted on, unlike Kay and Kai's.

Mariah's eyes moved to Mackenzie. She was dressed in navy blue with black high heeled boots and gloves. Her outfit was form fitting, and the cape looked just as menacing as Adam's had. There were four dark gray stripes painted on her face.

Aimee was next. She had on a white jogging suit with quarter inch sleeves and legs. The set was outlined in yellow. Her short hair was pulled into a bun, except for the blue streak. Even though Mariah knew she was one of the more peaceful of the siblings, she had a strangely severe look dressed this way. She had yellow stripes on her face.

Joey, standing beside her looked particularly ragged, with his dark brown pants and lighter shirt torn in several places. He had a white rap over his head, and part of it hung low, completely covering the right side of his face. The deep brown stripes on his left cheek stood out from his face just right.

It was Elizabeth that surprised her. She was dressed in entire pink, getting darker as it went down. The shirt had a very traditional Japanese look. The pants were puffy at the bottom, and stopped about a dollars length from her ankles. There was something tied to her back that looked like a scroll made of cloth. Her hair was completely covered in a pink bandana. Her face looked so weird and harsh with the sharp pink stripes coating it.

Mariah wasn't sure what she had expected Kay to look like. She had been trying to avoid looking at her, fearing what she would see. Now that she had observed every detail of the other, her eyes were forced to move to her friends face. Kay looked like a female version of Kai. Of course, everywhere that was purple on Kai was blue on her. Her pants were low cut and her shirt only covered her breasts. The scarf around her neck, though smaller than Kai's, was every bit as graceful.

Mariah wasn't sure why, but the smooth, tough abs gave her a slight shock. She had several things hooked to her belt, but the thing that drew Mariah's attention the most was the long sward sheath. A shudder shook her body as her mind began to wonder how many peoples blood was on that thing. Mariah shook her head. No, Kay was her friend now; the past was over and done with.

Kay's eyes locked with Tala's. The look that passed between them gave Mariah a sense of foreboding. They looked like they were about to face their worst enemy. Kay lifted her head to stare at each person separately, her ice eyes seeming to pierce the very soul. Can we do this? Was the only thought in Mariah's head as Kay turned silently and headed for the front door.

I got the appearances out the door. I just have to figure out how exactly I'm going to use the recue event. I'll take any advice. R&R, plz.