Hello to all who reside in my little corner of the net! It's Sunday, I have homework and chores to do, and it's frickin 9:00 at night! Isn't life grand! I bet you're all wondering what's going to happen next, aren't you. Well here it is…I don't know. The only time I'm sure of which direction this story is going in is when I'm actually typing it. So if you want to know then I suggest you read it!
Kai: Well duh!
RT: When did you get here?
Rei: The same time I got here.
RT: What! What are you both doing here! Get back in the chapter!
Kai: You haven't wrote it yet.
RT: Hm…good point.
Kai and Rei: rolls eyes.
Anywho, here are the review responses:
WaitingForYesterday: Sorry to tell you this, but everyone wont meet at the hospital until the next chapter. That's the only thing I AM sure of. But, look at the bright side. You like my story! And that makes both of us happy! Right? Am I right! (silence) Oh, well, I'm right!
Storm-of-Insanity: I totally agree with you! We are so mean to Kai, and we just can't seem to stop! (Kai: I'll say! You guys are evil RT: grins. Sucks to be you!) And even though I'm mean to him, I still love him more than anything!
SchoolBordom: Phft! I wish! No, they did not fall into a hole, unfortunately. You'll just have to read and see what happens.
Shizuka-Yuki: Kai will be in this chapter, but he'll be in this weird, coma-like state. Sorry!
Glitter-Cat93: Don't even worry about it! As long as you review, I'm happy! Huggles!
I-Ain't-No-F'in-Angel: Konichiwa! Yes, I have been to Japan, and when I went my friend Kai, who I mentioned earlier, and I listened to some Japanese music. I'm not sure what it was called though. I'll right to him and see if he can send me something from that group your talking about. Sayonara! (It's good to be half Japanese!)
Well that's all from Rei! TTFN! Ta Ta For Now! (don't ya just love tigger!)
Disclaimer: Don't own it, so don't sue me.
Quote of the Update: Brad: Here we are in beautiful downtown…uh…downtown…
A.J.: China, Brad. It's a country. (From Beyblade)
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Words cannot express how scared Suki Akiwara was the day that she drove her green Volkswagen Beetle towards Yamahoshi Hospital to meet the one person (or perhaps two persons) that could easily flip her life upside down with the touch of a finger. Her hands were clutched so tightly to the steering wheel that her knuckles had turned white, and the pale flesh on her forehead was glistening with sweat. Her blue eyes were wide and her whole body was shaking.
The last time she and BioVolt had been in contact, it had nearly ended her life. She could still hear the screams; still taste the blood that was so often spilt in that horrible place. If Kioko hadn't found her, she didn't know what she would have done. Despite the warm, loving home that her godparents had created for her, she still woke up some nights screaming, and got nervous every time she heard someone speak Russian, afraid that at any moment, Boris would come back to take her away.
By meeting Tala at the hospital and helping him find Kai, wherever he was, she was throwing her life back into the living hell that for so long she had been terrified of. But then, she thought of Kai and Tala, and about Stephania as well. They were her only reason for living when she was at the Abbey. How many times had Kai gotten punished for standing up for her? How many times had Tala risked his life for hers? How many times had Stephania talked her out of suicide? She owed them something, something so big that only she could give it to them: her friendship, her strength, and her life.
Straightening up in her seat and wiping the look of horror off of her face, Suki Akiwara decided right then and there that a friend is forever, and that's exactly how long she was going to be there for all of them. Forever.
After pulling into the visitor parking lot, stepping out of her car, and locking her doors, Suki walked boldly into the Yamahoshi Hospital entrance doors, her fists unclenched and her head held high.
Yamahoshi Hospital
Tyson jumped at the sound of his cell phone ringing. Stephania and Mariah were sitting at the far end of the waiting room as she recapped exactly what had drawn her to the hospital and, more importantly, who she really was. Max and Kenny were going over something with Dizzi, what that something was, he really wasn't sure. The White Tigers were all sitting together, talking in hushed voices.
Tyson took the tiny phone off his belt and flipped it open. "Hello?"
"Tyson, this is Tala."
"Tala!" Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at him for a moment before leaping off there seats like jumping beans and getting as close to Tyson's phone as possible.
"Yes, Tala. Remember me? Red hair, blue eyes—
"I know what you look like Tala. What do you want?"
"I just sent someone over to the hospital to meet you guys. She's an old friend from the Abbey and she might be able to help. She's a little freaked right now so try to be calm around her so she wont get more scared then she already is. Her name is Suki."
"Suki?"
"Suki!" echoed Stephania, her face brightening.
"Yes, Tyson, S-U-K-I. Do you understand me?" teased Tala, talking slowly and enunciating every syllable.
"Knock that off, Tala, I'm not stupid!"
"Coulda fooled me," said another voice snottily.
"Ah, man, you've got Bryan there too?"
"Unfortunately. Hold on a second." A large thumping sound and a whimper that sounded a lot like Bryan emitted from the speaker.
"Anyway, I'll be there in a second. Me and Bryan are trying to catch a cab right now." Tyson could here the sound of cars whizzing by and a really big splashing sound. Bryan cursing in Russian seconds later suggested what had happened.
"You're in Japan?"
"Yeah. We kinda borrowed some money from the Abbey and bought a plane ticket yesterday."
"Borrowed? Abbey? You mean you stole it from Boris."
"He had it coming." Tyson laughed a little at that one.
"So are you guys gonna join the Kai search party. We've got jackets and everything."
Tala laughed. "No, we just flew 4000 miles to drink tea."
"I'll take that as a yes. When do you think you'll be here?"
"When Bryan manages to catch a cab and stay dry doing it."
"Tell him to pack an umbrella next time."
"Will do. I'll see you guys at the hospital."
"Alright, and Tala?"
"Yeah?"
"This Suki, she isn't, like, Kai's cousin or something is she?"
"Don't worry, the line of relations stops at Stephania, if you don't count Voltaire, that is."
"I wasn't planning on it. I'll meet you in the ICU."
"Alright." Tyson hung up the phone and looked around at all the faces crowding around him. "Well, that was Tala, as you already know. He said some girl named Suki was going to meet us here."
"Who's Suki?" asked Kevin.
"She's from the Abbey. Me, Tala, Kai and her go way back. She's cool," explained Stephania.
"Is she hot?" Mariah smacked Kevin upside the head.
"I was just asking, Mariah!"
"And I was just giving you what you deserved, you little perv!"
"Aw, look at you two, quarreling like an old married couple," Lee teased.
Mariah and Kevin exchanged horrified looks.
"Yuck!"
"You're gross, Lee!"
Lee couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, right, Mariah. I almost forgot. You're in love with Rei."
Mariah's mouth fell open. "Yep, saw that one coming a mile away," muttered Tyson.
"I am not in love with Rei!"
"I don't know, Mariah. You were looking pretty lovey dovey in the hospital room yesterday."
Mariah's whole face went completely red. "I-I…uh…I…h-how—
"Mariah, I'm going to go get something to eat. You wanna come?" intervened Stephania.
Mariah didn't say anything, but nodded her head furiously and followed her out of the waiting room. As soon as she was out of sight, the entire room burst into laughter.
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"Thank you so much!"
Stephania laughed a little. "No problem, you looked like you needed some help."
"Tell me about it." Just then, the two girls heard roaring laughter coming from behind them. Mariah looked over her shoulder and went an even darker shade of red.
"Don't even worry about 'em. They're all immature."
"Try living with one of them. Sometimes I just want to kill Lee! He's always embarrassing me!"
Stephania nodded. "I know how you feel."
Mariah gave her a questioning look. "How?"
"Hey, I have a brother too, you know, and even though we were always inseparable at the Abbey, he still got on my nerves sometimes."
Mariah thought about something for a moment. "I wonder what it would be like to have a sister."
"Probably worse. Big sisters always boss you around and look down on you, and little sisters follow you around, get into your stuff, and never leave you alone."
"And how would you know that?"
Stephania shrugged. "Well, that's what I would do."
Mariah laughed. After a moment of silence, Stephania spoke. "So…"
"So what?"
"About you and Rei…"
Mariah sputtered. "What do you mean?"
"Lovey dovey, huh?"
Mariah flushed and looked down. "Ah, so it is true. I thought so."
"I've probably had a crush on him since the moment I laid eyes on him."
"It's nothing to be embarrassed about. I think it's kind of sweet."
Mariah looked up at her. "Really."
"Yeah." Stephania paused. "So…"
"What now!"
"Is he hot?"
"Stephania!"
"I'm serious. I haven't seen him yet."
Mariah smiled. "Gorgeous."
"Really!"
"Really! Wait till you see him. Every time I look at his face I feel like I'm melting." She sighed.
"Boy, you really are on cloud nine, huh?"
Mariah looked at her dreamily. "Yeah, I am."
"How's it feel?"
"Like your hearts going to break your ribcage because it's beating so fast, and you get really nauseous."
"Sounds like a blast."
"It is."
Stephania sighed. "Well, why don't we go down to the Food Court and you can tell me more about this gorgeous Rei of yours."
"Alright, but when I get to talking about him, it's really hard to shut me up."
"I'll take that chance."
"Ok, but just remember, you've been warned."
Unknown Location
"Stop!" All the men stopped pursuing Kai and turned to look at their leader. Adrik was his name; an extremely buffed up Russian with a bad temper (you all remember him right? From chapter 1 and 2?). The dog handlers whistled to Dobermans. All ten came running back to their owners and sat down beside them, waiting for their next command.
"What is it Adrik?" asked a man with a large mustache and a leash wrapped around his fist.
"We'll never catch him this way, storming through the jungle. He'll just run away. We will sneak up on him. That way, we will have the element of surprise. Be sure to hold the dogs. Do not use them unless absolutely necessary."(considering how stupid most of these people are, that's probably the smartest thing that Adrik has said in his entire life. ; ))
The others nodded in agreement and began carefully creeping though the forest, being careful not to step on as many stray twigs as they possibly could. (Wow, the idiots are doing pretty good) It didn't talk them long to hit the beach, were the found the boy lying motionless in the sand, a red stain growing underneath him.
Adrik didn't waste any time walking up to him and kicking him hard in the stomach. He groaned and rolled onto his back. Adrik could see one of his ribs protruding from his upper abdomen. His eyes slowly opened, both crimson orbs glazed over with pain. (RT: geez Kai, you still haven't gone comatose yet? Kai: glares RT: gulp, I know that look…uh, bye!)
"So, we meet again. Remember me?" Kai looked at him with unknowing eyes, but didn't answer.
Adrik frowned. "Listen when I'm talking to you!" He kicked him again. Kai gasped and doubled over, clutching at the red stain on his shirt.
"Um…sir?" Adrik whirled around to face the man that was daring enough to speak to him while he was angry. "What do you want!" he spat.
The man cringed (Chicken. Some of these guys really need a backbone. Whimps, every single one of 'em). "Well…you see sir…Master (master, ha! Ok, sorry, I've intruded enough) Voltaire wanted him brought back alive, and if you keep hurting him, well, he might—
"Stop right there. It sounds like you're telling me what to do. Are you telling me what to do?"
"I-I, well, u-um, I-I—
"Because when people beneath me tell me what to do, I get very, very angry. And when I get angry, people tend to vanish off the face of the earth. You don't want that now, do you?" Adrik cracked his knuckles loudly.
"N-no s-sir."
"I didn't think so." He walked over to Kai and lifted him up by his throat. He made no struggle to try and free himself in any way, merely hanging limply by Adrik's calloused fist.
"What is holding this boy together anyway! I don't know what Voltaire would want with him, it's too late to save the kid," Adrik said to no one in particular. He tossed Kai roughly to the ground, who landed on his side, taking in deep, desperate gasps of air.
"I suppose this is not our problem. Take him back to Voltaire. I want to get this done so I can get paid," he ordered the men. They obliged, and one man slung Kai over his shoulder and began heading back towards the gargantuan building.
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Voltaire sat at his desk, drumming his fingers impatiently on the polished wood. Things were going terribly wrong. Stephania was alive, and Kai had escaped his clutches once again. Now he had to deal with capturing Kai before he killed himself, and killing Stephania was going to take up even more of his time.
One of his employees suddenly entered the room. "Master Voltaire, your grandson has been reclaimed." Voltaire visibly brightened. "Excellent! Bring him in."
The man nodded and another man walked in with Kai slung over his shoulder. He dropped him roughly on the carpet before turning and walking out the oak doors. Kai landed on his back and lay motionless before Voltaire, his unseeing eyes half-way open.
Voltaire got up from behind his desk and began circling him like a hungry vulture. "So Kai, did you really think that you could escape me? Were did you think you would go? This is an uncharted island with no human activity besides my own. Why don't you share the brilliant plan you concocted to escape from here."
Kai lay still on the floor. "No, I thought not. Well, seeing as how you are too incapacitated to answer, why don't we take a stroll down to the lab and have them fix you up."
Voltaire snapped his fingers and the same man that had brought Kai into the office entered the room, slung him over his shoulder again, and walked back out. Voltaire picked his phone up off the hook and dialed a series of numbers.
"Yes, this is Voltaire. I need you to do me a favor. There is someone I want you to take care of." He paused for a moment. "The name? Stephania Hiwatari."
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Jeepers Creepers! What's going to happen to Kai! What's going to happen to Stephania! And, what's going to happen to Rei! Our poor bishies! One's in the hospital, and the other one's an inch away from slipping into a coma! What is Voltaire planning to do! And will someone please kill Adrik! This is too much for me! I must retire for the moment to let it all sink in! Toodles!