CHAPTER XXVI: SABERS!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay, guys! I'm going to start putting one chapter up at a time after this one! So, keep reviewing!
DISCLAIMER: gosh… How many people really read this? Say Shwarts if you do! lol. Well… I own all my OCs… Which here include Xakk, Harku and Kaiyo… Wait, you don't know Xakk? Hmm… Then you might want to read this chapter! Everything else is owned by Kingdom Hearts btw…
Kairi's POV: New kids
"What's going to happen now?" I look over to the new boy in school. My pulse quickens, knowing who he is. He's unmistakable, and now I worry about what Riku's gonna say about his cousin being in school. "Didn't he drop out? Isn't he too old to be in High School? Harku!"
"Kairi?" I turn to Sora, whose face is just as terrified as mine. "What's he doing here?"
"I don't know… But he promised no trouble…"
"Yeah, I know…" Another new student comes in. I guess after we got him out of jail, he's wanted to come back to school. Especially because of Seifer and his gang now. After all, Kaiyo was in a gang back there in Radiant Garden, too. It was the Sabers, too, and that's why he's been so hard on Harku. He even has the tattoo to prove it.
Kaiyo stops right behind us, "What are you doing? Walk!" he gives us a little push. I turn to face him after seeing Harku's eyes jerk up to Kaiyo.
"Don't push us, Kaiyo!" I whisper loudly.
"Why not?" he asks like he did nothing wrong. A smirk enters my face. It's kind of cute, even if he is my brother.
"Harku's here," Sora answers for me. Kaiyo looks up and immediately locks on Harku.
"Him?" he nudges toward him.
"Yeah…" I whisper back.
"I can tell. No Vulture acts like that."
"How can you tell?" Sora asks.
"Just can." He pushes past us and takes the seat next to Harku, ignoring us for now. I sit down in my seat just as the tardy bell rings.
"Wonder what that's all about," Sora observes, nodding to them as he takes his own seat.
"Kaiyo was a Saber back in Radiant Garden, Sora," I tell him, just wanting to keep him up to date.
"Really?" he blinks from surprise. "But he's the Prince. What position was he in?"
"I don't know. He never told me. But, he DID show me the tattoo…"
Sora leans back, almost dazed, "Wow…"
Kaiyo's POV: Don't Mess with Me
I move passed Kairi and Sora, unintentionally pushing them rudely. Sorry, but right now, I don't care. This is obviously the guy, and if he's a Saber, then he has to listen to me. No Saber here can take on the Lead Saber, AND a prince. I don't care. I'll pull rank. I can feel two pair of eyes staring at us from the other room, trying to drop some eaves on our conversation, so now I have to be careful about the tone I'm using.
"Who are you?" the supposed "Saber" asks me.
"Keep your cool. This may not even be him. What if it's that Seifer kid? Kaiyo. I'm Kairi's brother." I nod over to the eavesdroppers.
"Really? She never said anything about a brother…"
"You don't believe me?"
"What's your name?"
"Well, what's yours?"
He leans forward, obviously tired of our little game, "Listen here, KID. Back OFF of Kairi, NOW."
"You're pretty protective of her, but I'm sorry. I'm her brother, so DON'T threaten me, and don't call me 'KID'" I glare at him. "What's your name?"
He sighs, "You obviously don't know who your dealing with."
"Oh, really? Are you honestly STILL trying to threaten me?"
"No. I'm WARNING you."
"You couldn't TOUCH me" I smirk, knowing that I'm about to find out if this guy is a Saber or not. He stands up, pushing the desks out of the way, ignoring the teacher. I stand up and pull up my fists.
"You're lucky she said not to KILL!" he announces, sending a speedy punch my way. I catch it and squeeze until there's a crack. I then let go and send a round house kick to his head, crashing him to the floor. I roll up my sleeves and peer in at his writhing face.
"THAT'S why you don't mess with a Saber Leader, KID," I show him my tat and offer my hand to him. "You a Vulture or what?"
"How can you be the Saber Leader? I'M a Saber. You're not the—"
I cut him off, "Radiant Garden. I believe my SISTER told you about that?"
"Who ARE you?" he asks, taking my hand as I pull him to his feet.
"Kaiyo."
I'm suddenly jerked to his side as he intently whispers in my ear. "PRINCE Kaiyo?"
"You've heard about me," I nod, satisfied. He should've. "And you are…?"
"Harku," he swallows. I smile.
Turning my attention to the frightened teacher, I nod, "We need to get him to the hospital to take care of that hand."
"I guess that would save me from writing you two up… Go!"
I smirk and help Harku out of the room. As I exit I hear Kairi declare that she's about to be sick and Sora announce that he's about to pee his pants. I decide to wait by the exterior door for them to come out. "Now, we need to come to an understanding…" I tell Harku once outside.
Kairi's POV: Another Leader
"Holy crap! He was the LEADER?!" I rush out of the classroom with Sora at my tail and exit the school through the nearest door. In doing so I almost run into Kaiyo, just outside the door. "Kaiyo!" I scold, "What did you think you were doing in there?! You'll never be able to come back to school! Harku, you know better, too!" Tears sting the back of my eyes partially due to wind from running and the rest from fear.
"What was I supposed to do? He wouldn't answer my questions."
"You could've told me who you were first! You KNOW a Saber doesn't just give that information away!"
"Then why would I have given it out, then?"
"True…" Harku sighs. "But you didn't have to break my hand!"
"That was the easy part. Wait… All of it was easy. Never mind." Kaiyo suddenly turns to me. "I thought you said these guys were the real thing. They seem a lot like imitation to me…"
"You didn't even give me a chance!" Harku objects.
"Yes I did. You just screwed it up, that's all," Kaiyo answers arrogantly. I've never seen him like this before…Why didn't he ever tell me?
"Fuck you."
Kaiyo jerks on the back of his shirt harshly, putting him back in place. "I don't care if I'm NOT supposed to punish you for that, but one more time and you'll seriously regret it."
Before we can even call an ambulance, someone comes out from the shadows into sight. Someone I don't recognize. "Kaiyo! What are YOU doing in Destiny Islands with my Third in Command?"
Kaiyo suddenly loses interest in Harku and drops him, meeting the stranger half-way. "Xakk… Haven't seen you in a while."
"What brings you here Carrot Top?"
"Shut the he-eck up." Kaiyo sends an almost scared look my direction, remembering my threat from last night.
"What's gotten into you? Last time I saw YOU, you were cussing up a storm."
"Last time you saw me, I didn't care about anything."
Xakk drops his head, "Don't change on me now…"
"I'm still Leader, don't get me wrong. But my 2NC needs to be taught a lesson. A big one. He's overstepped his boundary and hit my territory. Namely my sister."
"Mhmm… And I'm still confused. Then why are you here?"
I take a step forward and stop in my tracks. Suddenly, I don't want anything to do with the gangs. "Kaiyo?" He turns his face to me and beyond him, I can see the narrowed eyes of Xakk. I shut up, unable to take my eyes off his burning. Kaiyo turns to him telling him that I'm his sister and that Sora's with me.
"So, Riku's Kairi is also Kaiyo's Kairi… Interesting…" he turns to me with the same piercing black eyes. "You're quite popular, aren't you? I can see why," he concludes after looking me over.
"Don't even think about it, Xakk," Kaiyo warns his friend. "We need to talk business."
"What about Harku?" Sora chimes in.
"He disrespected a Leader, and a Prince one at that. Can't say he doesn't deserve it. Let him deal with it. It's only a broken hand."
"How do you know?" I ask.
"It's a signature of his."
Author's Note: The beginning of an end… It's sad… I'm about to cry… But what must be, must be… WAA!! Please don't forget to review.