Max: Yeppies, thanks for the reviews! Sniffs sugar Boy, that was good...
Fern: Frosties with extra sugar on is good!
AOD83: Mmmm... yes it is... I mean NO! I mean.. whatever! Umm just a little question. What's your favourite chapter so far? Just wondering!
Fern: I know what mine is! Chapter 11- Bathroom Madness! I'd even do I replay of that one!
Tyson: Oh? IS THAT 'COS KAI GOT TRAPPED IN THE BATHROOM WITH YOU?
Fern: o.o NO!
Tyson: Is too!
AOD83: Shut upppp! And ummm I'm sorry about this chapter. It is very very crap. I just couldn't think of many ideas for how to go about this one and how to write it. I tried to write it the best I could but I've got a lot on my mind lately and I haven't been able to concentrate very well.. but umm.. yeah... please review and be as harsh as you want! And also... please READ AND REVIEW Boy's Are Stupid by Spirit Of Innocence! It's a TyXHil One-shot and tis awesome!
Dance Like No One's Watching
Chapter 13- The Letter, the Kiss and the Discovery
Finally. Alone.
There was many things to worry about. In fact, Fern had almost lost track of them all. And it didn't help when for some reason Kai kept creeping his way into her thoughts for no particular reason. But that's besides the point. She always thought about her friends. To the simplest things, of wondering what he was thinking about, or what he thought of her, or even what colour underwear he was wearing. None of it seemed to make sense. Did she... have a crush on him? It was totally natural of course, but she wasn't exactly sure. She thought about him more often than any of the other bladers, but in different ways. She'd never felt so strange before. It was all very peculiar to her.
That wasn't all that was bothering her. The evil that lurked squashed underneath her clothes in the drawers scared her almost to death. Black Pele. Accordingly, the most powerful and destructive blade ever made, which holds one of the most deadliest bit-beasts ever to be known. Why did she keep it? Why didn't she just throw it away and forget about?
'Because I just can't! That's why!' Fern rubbed her sudden aching temple, gently sliding her fingers across her forehead to try and sooth the vicious pain.
For seconds, Fern stared motionless at the drawer where she had hid the blade. It was almost like she couldn't look away. Like she wanted to stare at the blade. To feel it's power... and experience it.
She felt like she was going crazy. What made this blade so superior to Black Dranzer? She had heard many stories of Black Dranzer, that it was the ultimate destroying machine. But that was the only problem; it wasn't a machine! It was a simple spinning-top! And the thought of one of those plastic things being able to control her mind made her think that pigs could fly!
'If I just saw it... and held it for a little while, that wouldn't hurt... would it?' The flaming haired female felt a sudden urge to rip the drawer off and stroke the blade like mad. Like it was a dog. Like it was alive!
'NO! What's wrong with me? There's.. something in.. my head...' Angry, Fern thumped her fist down on the surface of the set of draws hard, upset over her confusion. She knew perfectly well this 'Black Pele' bit-beast was inside her muddled head. But she couldn't fight it. Temptation was too great.
She felt two-faced. Literally. She could practically hear her voice talk to herself in her head, telling her to use the blade. She always wanted to be a good blader.. but being the best was even better. There was nothing more superior than the 'best'. There was nothing beyond that. And that made her feel, so great. But weak, and the same time.
'Fern!' A very worried Werex entered Fern's mind. 'The blade... it's destroying you, miss. Every time you think about it, the bit-beast enters your mind, right?'
"But Werex! I can't help but not think about it! It's so.. beautiful... to be powerful...' Fern trailed off towards the end, and began another staring-phase at the drawer.
"Miss! No! Just think about your new friends! Ray. Tyson. Max. Kenny. And of course, Kai! Think about them! As long as the blade is living under the same roof as them, they are not safe! And neither are you!'
"You're right..." Fern whispered quietly. She began to hesitantly open the drawer. She never felt so scared in her whole life. What if she launched it here and now? Better to ask if the Bladebreakers had a death wish, first.
Carefully lifting up her layers of clothes, she could hear the blade being knocked about under the clothing as she lifted the pile up. She closed her eyes, and quickly threw her clothes onto the double bed she was sat on. She tried to avoid total eye contact with the orange and black blade.
A flight of a hot stream of liquid ran around her body like an after-meal of hot chilli. Her headache thumped under her skin, as her heart raced like she had just had the biggest fright of her life. Slowly opening her eyes, she became face to face with the rattling blade inside the wooden drawer.
It was truly out of this world. It was so small. The smallest of things could do so much damage. And the biggest of things could usually mend things. Like her heart. Werex still knew, deep inside Fern had the biggest heart ever. There was a slight crack in it, where she would now and again slip up. But eventually it would mend. However this time, Werex knew something stronger would have to mend it. Like a certain team. Or person.
'Fight it! You can do it! Resist! You don't really want it! An evil spirit has took over your mind, Fern! She isn't really apart of you! She doesn't care about you! Don't do as she says!' Werex cried.
Fern's green eyes lit up like a cat's luminous eyes at night. She furiously snatched the blade from inside of the drawer and tightened it up in her hand. Werex observed, making sure she didn't do anything stupid.
She opened her hand slowly, revealing the deadly blade sat in her palm. She stared at it, like it was piece of dirt. But it was so beautiful, at the same time.
'It's evil, Fern. Don't let her fool you.' Werex assured.
Fern's POV
I can't keep my eyes off it. So... beautiful. It feels almost magical. It's like it's staring back at me...
Right now I can hear Werex telling me not to. But I can't hear her properly... it feels like a crowded room full of people...
But... I can't. I mustn't. For the good of... everyone.
Urgh... part of me wants to launch it! No! I can't do that!
But there is something I must do...
End POV
'Werex... I'm going to meet up with the Blade Warriors again...' She told Werex softly. 'And tell them the DEAL'S OFF!'
'Splendid! You do whatever you think is right!' Werex beamed with happiness, relieved she had fought the temptation this time.
"Hey, Fern!" A familiar voice chirped. Fern swung around in shock, to find Kenny stood in the door-way holding Dizzi under his arms. He was smiling at her waiting for a reply back from her.
"Uh! He-y Ken!" Fern stuttered nervously, immediately throwing the blade back into the draw. Kenny began to walk further to her. Startled, Fern literally threw her clothes back in to the draw untidily, then slammed it shut with her foot.
"Uh... what are you doing?" Asked Kenny, who was now standing in front of her.
Fern found it hard to keep eye contact. She wasn't such a good liar, after all. Saying whatever came to her head first, Fern ran her fingers through her hair to try and think straight.
"I was tidying my draws out," Fern said, while attempting to smile. She failed much to Kenny's concern.
"Uh-huh..." Kenny muttered, sitting down beside her. He opened up his laptop, and rested it on his quadriceps as he continued to speak. "Do you mind if I store your stats on here?"
Fern nodded her head, her heart beat finally slowing down. "Sure, Kenny." Fern fished in to her pocket and brought out her blade, then handed it to Kenny to look at.
She looked at Kenny skeptically. Store stats? She had agreed to it and she wasn't even sure what he meant. 'He wants to take my data and use it?'
Dizzi sensed Fern's confusion and laughed. "Don't worry, Fern! The Chief just likes to keep a record of things." The buzzing female computer giggled, and Kenny began typing on her like crazy.
"Oh, I see. And you're his bit-beast?" Asked Fern, clearly interested in the fact that she looked like a laptop.
"I am. I was trapped inside here. Pretty cool, huh? I must be the most intelligent bit-beast around!" Dizzi commented sarcastically.
Fern smiled gently at Dizzi's words. So unique.
Suddenly breaking her chain of thought, Kenny spoke up. "Alright, Fern. Your defense is pretty good. This beyblade is Werex Moon right? Well, the attacks not so good. I'll fix you up if you like! And your endurance is just average! See?" Kenny slid his laptop along a little, so Fern could have a peek at the screen.
Fern
Attack -
Defense - - -
Endurance - -
"Thanks Kenny. I could really do with something to sharpen up my blade a bit. You know, make it a better attacker?" Fern suggested, still staring at the screen.
"No problem. He'll do it for you..." Dizzi giggled a little.
"I can speak for myself!" Kenny blushed. "And of course!"
Fern raised her eyebrow. Dizzi was acting... kind of weird. Like she was suggesting something. He'll do it for you... The way she said that, made Fern slightly nervous. Just what was she trying to say?
"Oh! And uhh... mind if you tell me your surname? Just so I can type it up?" Smiled Kenny sweetly.
"Not at all. Ryuki." Fern replied with full enthusiasm in her voice.
"Fern Ryuki..." Kenny repeated slowly, like he was going in a big thinking phase about her name.
Fern just laughed. "Yeah! That's my name!"
Kenny blushed a little, realizing he was thinking too hard again. "I'll try and sort your blade out for you. That's all, thanks!" He quickly boasted.
"No prob!" Fern sang, and with that, she skipped out of the room for Kenny to do his own thing. She guessed he might like working on his own and not her watching over him all the time. Oh how wrong she was.
The mousey-brown haired 13 year old bowed his head in embarrassment as Fern left the room. The quiet noise of Dizzi giggling made him feel nauseous. It made his flapping stomach twist around even harder, only resulting in him getting really bad stomach pains. Dizzi's constant laughter was making him feel so uneasy.
"Quit it!" Kenny snarled quietly.
"Oh, Kenny. Just tell her you like her," Dizzi suggested happily.
Kenny rolled his eyes. "Gee! What makes you think I like her!"
"The way you look at her."
"Oh, like the time you said I had a crush on Mariah because of the way I looked at her? And the time you said I had a crush on my school teacher? Which I didn't!" Kenny blushed.
"...And your point is?"
"Urgh! Doesn't matter..." Kenny murmured in annoyance. Dizzi could see Kenny was thinking about something, so she just let him be and work out his feelings for himself. Even if he did like Fern, would he even stand a chance? Probably not. And looking a fool wasn't something he was keen on. His other team mates would probably just laugh. But holding back his feelings like this, wasn't good for him, and he knew that. If he didn't do something to at least give her hints, the butterflies inside of him would only get worse. There had to be a way tell Fern how he felt but without her knowing it was him...?
An idea suddenly hit Kenny's genius of a mind. It would work a treat! Now Kenny was smiling like mad, Dizzi knew he was up to something... or he was thinking of something... well, you know. Dizzi didn't want to even think about what was going through his head right now. She was just so lucky she wasn't Fern.
"Dizzi..." Kenny began. "Will you help me... Uhmmm... write a love letter?"
There was a sudden silence between them. Dizzi couldn't hold it back. "AHAHAHAAAA!"
"Dizzi!" Kenny moaned, now a faint shade of pink hovering on his cheeks.
"...HAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
"Dizzi!"
"...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Kenny sweatdropped. "DIZZI!"
"Aha. Sorry Kenny, but I couldn't help it. Well, don't worry kid! You've asked the right person! I'm an expert..." Dizzi giggled.
Into the next room, and Fern had slouched next to Kai on the double settee. Much to Kai's dislike, he could feel her staring at him through his closed eyelids. The TV was flashing brightly, blending in with the faint sun which was attempting to fight away the early afternoon clouds. It seemed like a nice, peaceful day. Ray and Max were relieved they had finally finished their 'Kai' shopping as Max called it. They had gotten up early this morning especially just to check over the things they had without Kai seeing. After all, tomorrow was Kai's birthday. And Ray was worried they had forgot something vital.
Ray and Max were sat cosily on the sofa opposite the TV screen, while Kai and Fern sat on the left hand sofa and Tyson was slumped on the right hand one. Fern struggled to get comfortable, so instead she decided to rattle the silence and start a conversation. But, by the looks of things, she had a feeling she wouldn't get a very good one. Ray, Tyson and Max's eyes were devouring the TV screen, without even twitching their heads the slightest bit!
"I was just wondering. Do you guys get to check out the beystadium before you have matches there?" Fern suddenly piped up.
Tyson turned his head away from the TV screen and looked at Fern excitedly. "Oh boy! Those stadiums have some of the best food there!"
"Uhhh..." Fern sweatdropped. "I didn't ask how good the food was...!"
"Typical Tyson!" Smirked Max.
"Sometimes we do, Fern. Actually as a matter of a fact, we'd better get hold of Mr Dickenson," Said Ray. "We haven't actually seen much of this stadium before. It's just been newly built at Long Island."
"Hmmm... it makes you wonder doesn't it? Why they booked us in to a hotel in Manhattan and the stadium is at Long Island? The BBA are sure messed up!" Tyson commented dryly.
"Maybe Mr Dickenson wanted you to be closer to the city? So you can have some fun maybe until the final?" Suggested Fern.
"Who cares? Besides, there's loads of restaurants in Manhattan!" Tyson hyperactively smirked.
"Yeah, and also there's loads of places to practice our skills," Kai coldly boasted, earning a glance from everyone.
"Well, that's good too," Tyson shrugged.
"I'm glad you agree," Kai looked up and pulled Tyson a quick cunning smirk.
'Wow! A smiling Kai? Very cute, I must say...' Fern felt like slapping herself silly after thinking that. She tried to avoid the sudden blush that was perking up on her face.
"For once, you're not being Mr. Sourpuss," Tyson snapped jokily.
'Eek! Don't push it, Tyson! A smile from Kai is rare!'
"So? What do you say?" Ray suddenly piped up, trying to avoid an argument between the two. "Should we go check out the stadium?"
Tyson quickly shot his hand straight up into the air. "I'm in! I could do with a bit of an adventure!
"What? An adventure to the stadium restaurant? Don't just think this is some holiday, because here's a news flash for you: It's Not!" Kai snapped, sending glares across the room at Tyson.
"For once, you're not being Mr. Sourpuss."
Tyson sweatdropped. 'I take that back...'
"Geez! I know! We'll take a trip to the restaurant instead," Tyson smiled smugly.
Kai rolled his eyes. "We'll go to the stadium later. Right now, I could do with some training. And so could you lot!"
"Kenny's busy fixing up my blade! I demand a re-match, Kai!" Fern smiled.
Kai turned his head and faced Fern. He was fairly impressed by her determination. But annoyed at her over-confident attitude. "Hn. What's the point? You won't win." Although, they weren't the exact words he wanted to say. He truly did want to battle her again. There was no harm in it but admitting it just seemed... like it would do some harm. Alot of harm.
"Who cares if I lose? I'll just try my best. That's what it's all about, right?" Fern continued to stare into the eyes of the phoenix- he simply stared back into her's, as the rest of the team watched on. Kai felt sort of awkward with them all staring.
"No way," Kai said. "It's not about trying your best. It's all about winning. What's the point in having competitions in you don't want to win? There's always a winner, and that's the highest you can go. Being the winner is the only thing that matters. Losing doesn't prove anything. It just proves you're weak and worthless. However, winning doesn't just come naturally. You have to work for it. Push yourself, and you'll succeed. And the only way to push yourself, is to experience a new type of power. Beyond your limits..."
Fern stared at Kai blankly. A little surprised, she found her thoughts wandering back to Black Pele. Maybe he was right. Did competitions only exist for a winner? 'Black Pele... A new type of power. 'It must be great to be powerful... and I could be...'
Suddenly realizing what she was thinking, Fern shook her head roughly trying to erase the thoughts. 'No! No I can't! That type of power is bad!'
"Uhhh... Fern?" Max's sweet voice called. Fern spun her head around to see many concerned faces concentrated on her.
"Oh...yes?" Fern asked, not thinking about what she was saying. Her mind was still else where.
"You okay? For a second there you looked like you were about to pass out or something," Max replied.
"Really? Oh, no. I'm fine, really," Fern said, pulling everyone a convincing smile.
Kai sighed. Everything he had just said right then was a total lie. Maybe not all of it, but most of it was. He knew it was all about trying your best and giving it your all. Then why did he just go out and say that? He just couldn't bring himself to speak his mind while the team was there; because he always assured his team it was all about winning. Only recently, he realized it wasn't.
"Are we off training then?" Asked Tyson quite enthusiastic. Kai just slowly nodded and stood up. The rest of the bladers copied his actions. Only Fern was left sitting down staring at the wall, thinking.
"Fern?" Asked Ray. "You coming?"
"Uh.. oh.. Umm.. No, sorry. I don't feel too good. Is that okay?" Fern glanced up at Ray, then wandered her eyes over to team captain Kai.
Strange. Just a few seconds ago, Fern was all for going out training. She even wanted to challenge Kai. Trying not to let it get to him, Kai sighed lightly and decided to reply with a simple answer to the simple question.
"Whatever..." Was all Kai said.
"Well, if you need anything... just ask Kenny, okay? By the looks of things it doesn't look like he's coming with us. Well, See ya!" Ray smiled cheery, and followed his team out of the hotel room. He closed the door gently after him.
It felt so lonely all of a sudden. It was like the TV was now her only company. Kenny was busy, so Fern couldn't really talk to him.
'Need some company?' Werex entered Fern's mind. Fern smiled slightly.
'Yeah, that would be nice, Werex...' Fern replied softly.
Kenny was still devouring the piece of pale pink paper, that he had ripped out from a magazine page, with a thick black pen. He continued to slouch further in to Kai's double bed, sighing as he held the pink paper to his face and began to read it over again.
"Dizzi, you sure this doesn't sound too.. well you know.. corny?" Asked Kenny.
"No way! It's perfect!" Dizzi argued. "It may be short, but it's catchy. The shorter ones are always better. Now, go slip it under Fern's pillow!"
Kenny nodded. "Alright, I guess." With that, Kenny threw the pen on to the bed and lifted up Fern's pillow, laying down the piece of pink shiny paper neatly before covering it up again. "I can only hope..."
"It's not like you're in love with her, Kenny! It's just a crush, remember? Don't get too carried away," The very concerned Dizzi informed. The thought of Kenny getting hurt wasn't a thought to be messed with.
Kenny sighed. Yeah, Dizzi was right. It's only a crush. Just a bit of fun.
Hours later, finally, the wanderers returned from a very hard day of training. Tyson was first to enter to room, suddenly thumping the door open and destroying the peaceful silence with a loud yawn.
"OH BOY! WHAT A DAY!" He roared, immediately rushing over to the kitchen counters and grabbing a glass to fill with water. Ray, Max and Kai normally walked into the room unlike the hyperactive Tyson. It was amazing how easily amused and hyperactive he got after a few hours of training. That was the Tyson they knew and liked. Well, maybe not so much Kai.
"Haha! Did you see that Kai's face when my blade spun longer in his? Boy, if I was Kai, I'd be really mad!" Tyson yelled brightly. Everyone sweatdropped, minus Kai who simply glared at Tyson with his constant bragging. He had said that over and over again during their walk home!
Ray glanced around the room, surprised to not see Fern anywhere.
"OH! And when Ray walked into that girl with big boobs! Man, I'd never laughed so hard!" Tyson boasted, finishing off his glass of water.
Ray raised an eyebrow at Tyson. "ACTUALLY you pushed me!"
"Yeah, whatever man!" Tyson said very unenthusiastic, as he continued to giggle like a little school girl at his very 'action packed' day. Max's eyes wandered over to the sofa, where an almost silent breathing sound had caught his attention.
"Awww..." Max whispered to himself. Fern was laid on the sofa, curled up like a hibernating squirrel. She looked so different asleep. No more cute giggles, or cheeky smiles, or flashing EYES, or-
"Ha! AND THE FOOD! Gawd, the food in that teeny little prick of a cafe was pretty good! I'd go there again any day!" Tyson screamed excitedly, breaking Max's chain of thought.
Max sweatdropped. "Tyson..." He warned, staring back down at Fern.
"...My mother always used to say 'Food doesn't grow on trees, Tyson!'..."
"Tyson..."
"...Oh how wrong she was! What about apples? They grow on trees right?.."
"Tyson..."
"...Now that I think about it, when I was little I tried to grow a pie tree once! But then my grandpa..."
"TYSON!"
"What?"
"Shhh...!"
Tyson turned his head around to see where Max and Ray were looking. "Oh!"
The dragon smiled at the sleeping flaming-haired wolf. Even he thought she looked really kawaii while she was sleeping! She looked so peaceful, he could see why Max was so concerned about waking her up. After all, she did mention she wasn't feeling up to speed earlier.
Now Kai had joined in with the staring. He watched her lay on the sofa, motionless with her legs close to her chin. He could just about hear her soft breaths now that Tyson had finally shut up to his pleasure. Just staring at her made Kai feel softer; like he was weak at the legs, and could just collapse to the ground without prevail. It made him feel kind of sleepy, by just watching her. Seeing her like this made him feel uneasy that his team mates were in the room too. What if she woke up and got a shock?
'But...She still looks pretty while she's sleeping...' Kai felt his blood race faster through his veins as his heart pumped harder and harder. Where had that come from?
There was nothing wrong with thinking a girl was pretty! He was only human after all, right? That's not what he thought. The fact that he was thinking about it, made him feel embarrassed, even though no one had heard it. It was tough for him, as he had never really thought about stuff like this before. Usually when he met a girl, he'd avoid looking at her as much as possible. Not because he was afraid he'd think she was pretty, but because he was Kai. The Kai, that never liked to think about people in such a good way. Sure, he had sometimes thought Tyson was a good blader, or Ray was a good cook. But this felt different. Every time he thought about her, his pulse would race. Every time she stared at him in the eyes, his stomach would twist. And every time she jokily nudged his shoulder, he'd feel the sudden urge to touch her back.
He sighed, trying to erase his very mixed up thoughts before Dranzer got a hold of them. He wasn't in the mood for stick from her. It got on his nerves that the phoenix kept teasing him about Fern all the time. He didn't like Fern. That was that.
But where had that come from anyway? He kept telling himself he didn't have feelings for her, but what made him say he didn't? What made him think about Fern in that way anyway? It was all so sudden. He even felt awkward around his team sometimes. In fact, almost everyone. Probably because of the fact that he didn't always like talking or being around people. So he guessed, and stuck with, that was the reason why.
Getting lost in his own thoughts once again, he suddenly realized that Ray and Max were now standing over at the kitchen counters starting up some tea. He shook his head lightly, shocked to see Kenny now stood hovering over Fern, watching her like the double-shaded haired teen was previously doing.
"She must have been tired, huh?" Kenny commented. Kai couldn't help but notice Kenny's faced seemed to be blushing a deep dark red. He rolled his eyes at the Chief without saying anything else, and wandered off in to the bedroom.
Kenny sighed. 'Damn, you'd think he didn't have a voice-box!'
Kai slumped himself on to his double bed, sighing. He took Dranzer out of his pocket, and rested it gently in his finger tips as he stroked her with his thumb. Soon enough, he flumped back his upper body on to the soft mattress and out-stretched his weary arms. His legs still firmly placed on the ground, Kai closed his eyes to rest them a little as he thought about things. Things he wasn't even sure why he was thinking about.
The feelings he had been experiencing were always on and off. There were times, when during a bey-battle, that his heart would race with fear when he was close to losing. Or, thinking about the abbey, made his blood almost spill from his mouth. And these feelings, were happening, even now. But for all the wrong reasons. Over a girl! Which he couldn't understand! There was an excuse. That he'd had these feelings before, when he was scared.
'So Fern scares you?' Giggled Dranzer, now picking up Kai's thoughts much to his dislike.
Kai sighed. 'I don't know what they mean. All I know, is that I get these.. feelings. Only recently though. But they don't mean anything. I'll admit it. I'm too cold to even care.'
'Kai, you can't ignore them.'
'No! I CAN ignore them. You know why?... Because they don't mean shit all.' Kai replied back, before Dranzer could ask 'why'.
Dranzer sighed. 'It's up to you. You can either ignore them, or take notice of them. But I'll tell you this now, Kai. They won't go away.'
'...I...' Kai was struggling with this. His bird was just to wise for his own good. 'The thing is Dranzer, I really couldn't careless. I really couldn't give a monkys. I have much more important things to be thinking about than this strange stomach illness I have been getting.'
'Kai.. You haven't noticed the main problem though, have you? You often get these feelings around Fern, right?'
'Yeah... strange, huh? I must be allergic to her or something!'
Dranzer mentally sweatdropped. 'When will you understand...'
'She'll just have to show him... I'm too old to be thinking about things like love.' Dranzer thought, and with that, left Kai's head.
"Hello!" A happy voice called out. Kai jumped a little in shock at the sudden cheery tone, and sprang up from is lying-down position. A certain firey-haired girl was standing smiling at him cheekily, the very girl who he and Dranzer had just been talking about. "Wassup, tiger?"
There goes that nickname again. 'What is it with her and that name..?' Kai rolled his eyes and carefully slipped Dranzer back in to his baggy trouser pocket. He looked back up at Fern, to see she was still staring at him with those almighty green eyes of her's.
Fern felt her insides bubble up into ticklish laughter as Kai sent her cold, but gentle glares. "Boy, you sure know how to make a girl feel welcome don't you?"
Kai just ignored her sarcastic comment and decided to start off a conversation with something new instead.
"So.. you're awake then?" Kai muttered sarcastically.
Fern giggled. "No, I'm sleep-walking!" She smiled sarcastically.
"That would be better than sleep-talking." Kai commented, earning a real scary stare from Fern.
"Wha-What do you mean!" Fern demanded to know, almost choking on her own spit. 'Had he heard me sleep-talking?' She ran up to Kai nervously and stood in front of him as he continued to sit smirking on the bed. She refrained from blushing. Her little habit of sleep-talking might have just got the better of her.
"Wouldn't you like to know!" He joked, enjoying winding her up. Only thing was, she seemed a little shocked that he had heard her sleep-talking. If he could remember correctly, he was shocked too from some of the things she had said...
"Uh- Nothing. Never mind!" Kai quickly said, now trying to avoid the subject. If he told her more, he'd end up revealing what she had said that night. And he didn't want her to know that most of her sleep-talking included Kai watching fish... just... not right.
"Kaiiiii you have to tell me!" Fern begged.
"No I don't."
"Yes."
"No!"
"I'll give you a kiss if you don't!"
"... And if you even try you'll be going straight through that window!"
"Works for me!" Fern perked happily.
Kai felt like blushing deeply even in the aftermath of what Fern had just threatened to do. 'A... kiss...?...'
'What's one of those?' Dranzer laughed, mimicking Kai jokily as she tried to finish of Kai's thought.
'Not funny!' Kai furiously erased Dranzer from his head, now blushing a deep shade of red.
Fern smiled and slumped down beside Kai. Kai leaned an eye to his side as he felt her legs slide against his. He turned his head towards her's, finding that she was looking at him with a smug grin on her face.
"Well?" Asked Fern.
"Well...?" Asked Kai, confused. What was she talking about now?
"Hmmm.. is there and echo?" Fern joked.
Kai pulled Fern a soft annoyed glare like he took her 'joke' seriously. Fern just laughed. "Hehe, I'm kidding man!" Fern slapped Kai jokily on the back, making him jerk a little.
"Well... I'm not going back on my word! I'll really kiss you!" Laughed Fern.
Kai's POV
There is goes again. That damn bubbly feeling.
A... kiss? Hn. No thanks...
Why would she want to kiss me? She's looking at me so weirdly right now... I can practically feel her warm breathe against my chin...
End POV
Fern gulped hard, but held back her nerves and showed Kai she was full of confidence. "Well, you gonna tell me or what? What did you mean about the sleep-talking?"
'She's bluffing...' Kai knew she didn't mean it. But.. if she did...
"Hn." Kai was taking a huge gamble here. If she wasn't joking, he had been let off easily. If she wasn't.. then he'll just have to see.
"You asked for it!" Fern smirked. Kai watched nervously as Fern pulled her head forwards like a bobbing pigeon.
Without holding back and going for it, Fern quickly leant forward and placed a quick peck on Kai's cheek. She pulled away immediately, rubbing her fluttering stomach as she sat back and watched Kai's wide-eyed face suddenly drop. He didn't even twitch as she kissed him, instead he just let her do it, not believing she really would kiss him. It was way too fast for Kai to react, but afterwards he had never felt so awkward in his whole life.
Kai stared at Fern endlessly as she pulled him a quick shy grin. Looking away, now embarrassed, he gulped hard as he let out a soft grunt. He was determined to show that he wasn't bothered about it. Although, he was very shocked that she went through with it. He didn't expect that. Oh no.
'Some kiss!' Sighed Dranzer. 'I was hoping for a better show!' The laughing bird was now really getting to Kai.
'Buzz off!' Kai moaned, once again erasing Dranzer from his thoughts.
Kai suddenly rose from the bed, letting out a 'hn'.
"I think tea's ready..." Said Kai, now smelling the Chinese fumes coming from the other room. It was more of an excuse really, to avoid thinking or talking about that kiss.
Fern sighed. She was actually hoping for a better reaction. Instead of thinking about it, she let Kai wander in to the next room on his own so she could tidy up the double bed a little. It looked like Kai had been laid on it for some time. All of the sheets had come loose a little, and as far as she could remember this morning she had forgotten to tidy it up.
Getting up, Fern began to tug at each end of the duvet to try and get it straight. As she carefully thumped Kai's pillow to let the wandering stuffing and feathers inside of it travel to the flat end of the pillowcase, she began to think about things. 'Why did I even kiss him? I knew I wouldn't get a reaction!...' Fern sighed as she continued to bust up Kai's pillow. She couldn't help but notice his pillow smelt exactly like him. That strong, minty fume that would always be around him. It was nice, in a way. It just showed he had a good choice in aftershave.
She crawled across the bed on all four's, making her way to the other end so she could sort out her pillow. She picked up her pillow, only to stop raising it towards her in mid-air as she looked on skeptically at what she saw.
A pink, shiny note was laid across the mattress, looking rather flat from the pillow. Curious, Fern picked up the pink note and without knowing, dropped the pillow because of her now deep concentration as she began to read the bold black letters scribbled on the note...
Lover,
When I first met you, I thought you were a Fallen Angel.
You can't begin to imagine how I fell for you so quickly.
Like how you quickly appeared in to my life.
And my heart.
Admirer.
"...," The flaming-haired girl continued to stare at the letter in disbelief. It was natural to be surprised, right? After all... she never expected anything like this...
"A love letter?" Fern raised her eyebrow. Was this some kind of joke? Who on Earth would send her this? Obviously, it must be someone she was currently living with... someone who must be quite shy, because they could of easily told her to her face...
Then it hit her.
'NO WAY! Absolutely NO WAY! It can't be... can it...?'
She rubbed her forehead trying to get around this. Could it have really been... him? 'No... he wouldn't... would he...?'
The only person she could think of, was Kai.