Chap. 26 : Last Thoughts
Silence filled the room as the Bladebreakers sat in the room, waiting for their friend to arrive. The incident of Lei disappearing happened yesterday. When the others knew about it, the first thing they did was to phone Kenny. And now, they were waiting for him to come since he was the brainiac. In Kai's mind, there were zillions of questions he wanted to ask.
( Flashback … )
As the merry gang returned to their room, they noticed Kai sitting in the sofa all alone. No Lei was there. A dozen of expressions were shown on Kai's face. His bangs were covering his eyes so everyone couldn't know what he was expressing.
" Where's Lei ?" asked Ray as Max told the others to leave, closing the door behind them.
" Where is Lei ?" asked Ray, repeating his question.
Kai was silent. He didn't make even the tiniest slip of sound. Suddenly, he felt himself being lifted into the air as Ray Kon pinned him onto the wall.
" WHERE IS SHE ??!!!" he yelled but Kai still didn't give any response. Ray was getting frustrated.
" Where is my sister !?" growled Ray as he punched the poor piece of wall beside Kai's head, The Russian looked up with anger and angst in his eyes, sending the Chinese boy a death glare. Tears were forming in his eyes as they rolled down his cheeks. That was the first time ever Kai Hiwatari cried in 15 years.
" Do not call her your sister. You both aren't even relatives." Growled Kai before leaving Ray in a daze, slamming the door as he walked past the remaining members of the Bladebreakers as he went out to get some fresh air. Tyson and the others dashed into the room.
" Ray !!! We just saw Kai walking past !!! I think he's crying." Said Mariah.
Ray stood there, astounded. Lei in fact had the power to make the cold-hearted Kai cry ! But what hit ray was Kai's last sentence. How did he know ?
" Leave me alone Mariah. For the moment." Muttered Ray as he entered his room.
( End of Flashback )
As Kai pondered with his thoughts, the door suddenly flung opened and in came Kenny.
" Okay so, let's get down to business." He said as he turned Dizzi on.
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" Very well then. You have chosen this path. And there is no turning back. Is that understood ?" asked a slimy and eerie voice as a hooded figure with the symbol of yin yang on her white cloak.
" Yes. This is my road. I chose it." She said as the voice grinned.
" Excellent. Now, if you may go to room 053, I'll be there in a minute. First, I have to settle some business with a problematic man. Now, if you excuse me …" it said before leaving.
The hooded figure sighed as she exited the room.
" How did it go ?" asked her teammate.
" Well." She lied.
" Welcome to the team then."
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" It's no use. Dizzi can't detect her." Sighed Kenny, slightly frustrated.
" Why would Lei disappear anyway …" wondered Tyson as Hilary elbowed him before giving him the sign to shut his face.
" SHHHH !!!!" shushed everyone as Kenny carried on with his search.
" What !? I was only wondering !" he frowned.
Hilary whispered to him. " It's not about Kenny and his work Tyson. It's about Kai. You let him hear you and go to hell"
Kai overheard the whispering. " I'm fine guys. Tyson's right though." He said quietly.
" Great ! Now that's settled, I wanna get over this quick. Does anyone of you have any of Lei's clothes or something ?" asked Kenny.
" For what ?" asked Tala.
" I created a device specially meant for detecting stuff. I thought I could use it here." Thought the whiz boy aloud.
" Well, I'll go see if Lei left any clothes or not." Said Hilary as the girls entered Lei's room.
Kai got up too but went out for a stroll, slamming the door behind him. Ray followed.
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As Kai walked among the falling snow, his thoughts took him to another place. Soon, he had forgotten that Ray was following him.
" Kai," said Ray quietly as the dual haired boy jumped.
" What ?" he asked.
" How did it happen ?" asked the Chinese boy as both friends sat down on a bench.
" I dunno." Shrugged Kai. " It just, occurred so suddenly."
" Oh." Ray nodded.
Once again, silence filled the atmosphere as it began to thicken. Kai just pondered around his thoughts until Ray asked him a surprising question.
" How did you know ?"
" Know what ?"
" About Lei and me."
" Oh. I just guessed. I was right, wasn't I ?" asked Kai, turning his attention towards the raven haired neko-jin.
Ray hesitated. He found it hard to say but he didn't have a choice anyway. Lying wasn't one of his abilities. What's more, Kai can see through everything.
" Yes. She's just my adopted sister that my mum found before she died." Said Ray softly. ( Okay, I don't know about Ray's parents and stuff so … I'll make it all up ) " My mum found her on the streets one winter day. She was unconscious and lying on the ground." Smiled Ray as he recalled that quiet and peaceful day.
( Flashback, 11 years ago … )
A dark green haired woman about the age of 28 walked along the streets of Beijing one winter. Snow was falling endlessly from the sky as the woman shivered, pulling her cloak closer towards her body. Her face was pale and her figure was as thin as a pole. The streets were deserted due to Christmas. Only a few shops were opened. Suddenly, the woman stopped her tracks. IN front of her laid a girl around the age of four with dark green hair too. Her face was deathly pale and her clothes were torn and tattered. She looked as if she was at the edge of death.
' Poor child.' Thought the woman as she scooped the tiny girl p and kept it close to her warm cloak.
" You're safe with me, Lei." Smiled the woman as she returned to her house.
( End of flashback )
" So that's what happened." Said Kai as Ray nodded before continuing.
" We tried asking her questions about herself, but she didn't know anything."
( Flashback )
A dark green haired girl sat on a wooden stool. A raven haired neko-jin sat in front of her with a list of questions on his hand. A pink haired neko-jin was beside him.
" How old are you ?' asked the boy.
" 4. At least, I think so." Replied the girl with a hollow voice.
" What is your name ?" asked the pinkette.
The girl shrugged and shook her head.
" Where do you come from ?" asked the boy curiously.
" I don't know."
" Who are your parents ?" asked the pinkette once more.
The girl shrugged again before frowning.
" Why are you guys asking me questions ? I know nothing so bug off." She snapped.
" Oh sorry." Said the pinkette as the girl stood up and sent the two a glare.
The boy was irritated.
" We already said sorry !!!" he frowned.
" You have no rights to rule over me. I don't even know who you are."
" What about you !? You don't even know who your parents are !" yelled the boy as the girl froze.
The pinkette was watching this with fear.
Turning around, the girl gave the boy a deadly glare. Her golden eyes narrowed into slits as they raged with anger. In a split second, the boy was on the ground with a slight bruise on his cheek.
" Ray !" gasped the pinkette.
" Shut up. You have absolutely NO rights to tell me what to do." The girl growled before leaving the room.
( End of flashback )
Kai lit a slight smile on his face.
" You offended her back there." He pointed.
" Yeah, it was stupid. The bruise lasted for a week." Chuckled Ray humourously.
" Wow. But I didn't know Lei could glare so well." Grinned Kai.
" Yeah, I guess she was taught by some punk back there when she was living in the streets."
The humour faded away in a few minutes as silence replaced it.
" You're lucky to have someone like her as a sister." Said Kai, with envy hidden in his voice.
" I hope you cherish her well. If you don't, Lee's second in line." Grinned Ray.
" Don't worry. I will." Assured Kai as both friends glanced at each other before gazing into the sky, thoughts lingering at a certain neko-jin.
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As Lei entered room 053, her thoughts kept taking her back to a certain Russian blader. She wanted to cherish her thoughts of him before they disappear, which was going to happen very soon. Boris was in the controller's room with the other four Demoralizers.
" So Lei, are you ready ?" he asked, hiding a grin as Lei nodded. " Step into the cylinder sized container please." He instructed.
Lei did what she was told.
' Okay,' she told herself, ' this is it Lei, the day you've been avoiding and waiting for.' A sad smile made its way towards Lei's pale and skinny face. She already didn't have much energy to live. After this, Lei knew she'll just be an empty shell that lived for her so-called-master.
As Boris's bony finger reached out for the button, Lei thought of Kai.
Tall, loner, dual-haired, cold, quiet, warm, kind but most of all, dear to her.
" I'll l-" Lei didn't get to finish the sentence in her mind and lime-green liquid droned her, making her feel unconscious. Slowly, Kai's solemn face began to disappear from her sight as her eyelids closed, darkness welcoming her back.
' You belong here.'
Right ... Anyways, after such err ... sad ( or whatever you describe it ) chappies, here are some Q's.
Do you guys want a sad ending or not ?
Do you guys prefer TalaDenise pairing or Tala with another OC ?