Sorry! Gomen nasai! Just started back at college and my blood pressure has been through the roof lately, and this chapter could've been so much better.
Please read, review and enjoy!
"C'mon guys, the water's fine!" called Tyson, standing in the water up to his waist in swim shorts, then a huge wave washed over him, much to the amusement of Kai, Robert and the Russian trio.
"Idiot." Bryan sighed, straightening his maroon shorts.
"I heard that Bryan!"
"Is there any insults you didn't teach him?" asked Tala to Kai, reclining in ice blue shorts with the odd red flower on them.
"Um… no." Kai smirked, adjusting his black shorts over his waist, hiding his scar.
"Great minds think alike huh guys?" a voice called as Arin walked up in a black and aqua tankini with a little black skirt, Kijo licking at an ice cream in blue shorts with little white fishes on them and his hair down.
"Sure do. What's the matter Kijo?" asked Spencer in navy shorts and a white t-shirt, Kojin perched on his lap against his stomach.
"Yeah Kij, you've been really quiet since I bought you that, I didn't the wrong flavour again did I?"
"No mama. Just wondering where dad went."
"Hm, Kenny did disappear rather suddenly, I'm sure he'll be ok baby."
"Ian's been up to something as well. Then again he was always scheming back in the abbey." said Bryan.
"Kij, your ice cream's dripping." said Robert, as Amaya pulled at his red shorts.
"Aw man!" Kijo made an attempt to lap up the stray ice cream before Kai reached into the bag behind him and handed over a baby wipe. "Thanks Uncle Kai."
"Mucky pup, what are ya?" sighed Arin.
"A mucky pup?"
"Well you're my mucky pup and I love ya." Arin grabbed him and nuzzled his cheek, before taking a lick of his ice-cream.
Click!
"Tala." Bryan rolled his eyes.
"What? It was cute, aha! I even got Arin's tongue out on camera." he laughed.
"Hm, aww man I should've got one now." she pouted.
"Come on I'll come with ya, I want one now." said Bryan, hopping up.
"With extra sprinkles I bet." smirked Kai.
"An ice cream isn't perfect without sprinkles. You lot want one?"
"I want one of those oyster shell wafer thingies! With lots of nuts and strawberry sauce, oh and a flake!" said Tala his eyes lighting up.
"You are nuts. I'll have one of those as well." said Spencer.
"I'll have one of those ice creams with an ice lolly in it as well." said Kai
"Ah, a Pop-eye, I love those!" squealed Arin. (A/N; that's what we call them where I live.)
"I'll have one of those n'all." said Robert, cuddling Amaya.
"Get Tyson an oyster thing like Tala, but with chocolate sauce as well." said Kai, handing Bryan a couple of notes. "And a little tub of ice cream with two spoons."
"Put your money away Kai, I got these." said Bryan. "Come on Arin."
"Kijo, stay here."
"Yes mum." Kijo sat on the edge of Tala's beach towel as he finished his ice-cream and ate the cone as Tyson came staggering up.
"Ah man, that was fun… ok Bryan's turned into Kijo. Hi Kijo."
"Hi Uncle Tyson."
"Bryan's gone with Arin to get some ice cream, and yes they're getting you one." said Kai, kissing Tyson. "Blah, you're all salty."
"You've never complained before." Tyson waggled his eyebrows.
"Tyson, way too much info." said Tala, pulling Kijo onto his lap and playing with his loose orange hair. "Are you sure you don't get mistaken for a girl Ki?"
"I'm sure."
"Well here we are, three oysters, two pop-eyes and a dinky pot of ice-cream." Bryan and Arin came walking back up, Arin eating her own pop-eye and holding Bryan's ice cream.
Tala took his from Bryan and licked at the ice cream. "Mmm…perfect."
"Thank you Bryan, though I wish you'd let me give you some money for it."
"Yeah, you've spent enough on the twins between the pair of you."
"Tyson, Kai, do me a favour, and shut up." said Bryan, taking his ice cream off Arin and licking some of the sprinkles off. "You wouldn't believe what the vendor said."
"What did he say." asked Spencer, handing Kojin to his father.
"That Bryan and I looked like the cutest couple."
Bryan watched as Tala stood up, hugged his chest and said quite simply "Mine."
"We know Tala, plus you guys are my big brothers." said Arin, tasting her ice lolly. "ooh, bubble gum! What did you guys get?"
"Blackcurrant." Kai said, poking his purple tongue out at Tyson, who was trying a small spoonful of ice cream with Kojin. Said child seemed to be enjoying it.
"I think I got cola if the colour's anything to go by." shrugged Robert.
"I wonder what Ian's up to, he left without a word this morning." Spencer wondered.
"Same with Ray and Max." added Tyson, as Kai fed Amaya a tiny spoonful of ice cream.
"Ian, are you sure about this?" Kenny asked over the multi-way radio Ian had given him.
"Relax Kenny, I promise, we've just got to make sure she doesn't leave the town centre before she flies back to America."
"You do realise you're better at this stealth thing than I am. Arin's gonna have my head on a platter when I get home."
"Kenny stop fretting. Ian, Ming Ming's heading in your direction." Ray's voice called.
"On it." Ian pocketed his radio and made it look like he was reading a book as Ming Ming and her band walked past, a break from the photo shoot and screaming fans he guessed.
"Give it up Ming, Hiwatari's married and he ain't gonna let that go anytime soon." said one.
"But, he and I were meant to be."
"Ming Ming, you really need to get out more." said a second band member. "Kai's gay, he's married to Tyson and he's now got two kids, give it a rest already. You'll probably find a guy that worships you the world over."
"No, Kai is mine! He just can't see it yet." Ming Ming pouted.
"Your coach told you that you wouldn't stand a chance with Kai."
"Yeah, good old Hiro." Ming Ming snorted. "He would say that, he's Tyson's brother." she sobbed.
"Don't be stupid Ming Ming. You're deluding yourself."
"No! I will make Kai mine before I get on that plane!" the aqua haired popstar stood up and walked to the exit.
'This doesn't sound good.' Ian thought. "Ray, Chief, she's left the building, I'm going to follow her, Chief, drive back to the dojo, Ray phone Tala and warn them. Then find Max." he called down the radio and left the store with a flip of the ponytail.
Kenny reached the dojo in a record breaking five minutes, luckily avoiding speed cameras or traffic police.
He was hopelessly fumbling with his door keys when the front door opened to reveal a showered Kijo.
"Dad! Where you been?" Kijo opened the door and hugged Kenny's waist.
"Sorry Kijo, Ian needed help, are you here on your own? Where's Arin?"
"No, Uncle Kai's here too, the two of us came home cos he was tired and I wanted to ask Dizzi about something. Mama's still at the beach."
"Where is Kai exactly?"
"In his room asleep. Dad, what's wrong? Tell me, tell me, tell me!"
"Ming Ming, she's coming for Kai, we need to stop her."
"How?"
"I dunno, I was hoping you'd have a solution."
"I'm a kid!"
"You watch Tom and Jerry don't you?"
"Who's Tom and Jerry?"
"Gah!"
"Ian to Chief, come in chief." the voice buzzed from Kenny's pocket.
"Ian! Kai and Kijo are at the Dojo, where's Ming Ming?"
"I lost her in the crowd, she's changed her clothes and hidden her hair under a big floppy cap."
"Crap! We can't move Kai he's asleep!" Kijo cried into the radio.
"Guys, stay calm, we're all on our way over now." Ray called over.
Kijo ran into the house, emerging with string, scissors and flour.
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"Kijo are you sure about this?"
"No, but it's all we got." Kijo replied, tying the last thing into place. "Dad, did you lock the door?
"Yes, but-"
"You have to hide before she comes in."
"Are you kidding me? Your mother will skin us both."
"Do it please."
"What about you?"
"Let me worry about that."
"You've been around Bryan too long."
"Kenny! Hide and if you hear my yell phone the police."
"Just be careful son." Kenny sighed, pecking Kijo on the head and leaving Kai's room. To hide in his room next door.
"Kai, please stay asleep." Kijo pleaded under his breath as heard the door open downstairs.
"Kai baby, you aren't here on your lonesome are you?" Ming Ming's sickly sweet voice called up the stairs.
Kijo gave a shudder, girls who spoke like that were always up to no good.
"AAAH!" the scream was accompanied by a splash.
'Shouldn't have tried the lounge door, hee hee.' Kijo smirked.
A clunk of metal sounded first then a frustrated scream.
'Or the kitchen, I knew watching 'home alone' would give me some ideas.'
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Mystel and Garland were standing outside their training centre when they saw a huge platoon of bladers running up, Tyson in the lead.
It seemed the white tigers, Julia and Raul, and the All-Starz had joined them in the rush to save Kai. Robert, bringing up the rear with the twins in the double pushchair.
"What's going on?" asked Garland.
"Ming Ming's after Kai and most likely at the Dojo already!" Tala yelled as they all stormed past, Tyson, Tala, Bryan, Spencer and Arin in the lead.
"And my baby's with him!" Arin added.
"Shit." Mystel hopped onto the centre roof and bolted his way over the rooftops.
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"Oh Kai sweetie, it's not nice to play around with Ming Ming…" the annoying starlet's tone was more sickly than ever, now covered in a flour and water paste as she ascended the stairs. "Come out come out wherever you are…"
Kijo cursed from Kai's room, his last bet was the old net he had strategically hung over the door.
"Kai, I'm done with this little game, we've got a plane to catch…" she approached the bedroom door, it was the moment of truth for the net.
Then Kijo heard a noise that made his blood run cold.
The click of a gun made ready to fire, how he wished he never watched that TV show with Tala.
"Kij… what are you doing in here?" Kai chose then to wake up
"Shush Uncle Kai!"
"Kai, I found you my little love muffin, now don't move, I wouldn't want to ruin your pretty body now would I?" Ming Ming was at the door, gun pointing at them both.
"You're insane." Kai spat as Kijo clung onto him. Inside he was absolutley shaking.
"Now that's no way to greet me is it Kai?" She pouted.
'Dranzer, I know Kai's you're master of sorts but please, if you can hear me, I need you to tell Kenny that we got a major situation and call the police.' Kijo by this time was shaking in fear. He thought he caught sight of a red glow on Kai's bedside table.
"Kai, I want Mama and Kenny." he whimpered to Kai.
"I know Ki."
"Shut that kid up."
"You're going to shoot at a kid for wanting his parents? This won't do your career any good."
"I want Kenny." Kijo spoke up, louder this time.
"On your feet, the pair of you." she motioned with the gun.
Kijo looked to Kai, who nodded and slowly stood up.
Kijo decided he wasn't going to budge.
"You too brat." she sneered.
"I! WANT! KENNY!" Kijo bellowed at the top of his lungs.
Now Ming Ming, she may be a star of the music and beyblading industry, but she really was two sandwiches short of a picnic when she shot at the ceiling above her to scare the boy into shutting up, Kai diving to protect him when the ceiling came down with the net...
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Outside the police, ambulances and even something that resembled the SWAT team were ready to move in when the gunshot sounded.
Arin, who was in hysterics already, propped up by Kenny, was only made worse.
Tyson, who was just numb, collapsed in a dead faint at the thought of Kai… he didn't want to think about it.
"Let's move! Move! MOVE!" yelled the guy in charge and they raided the house.
They emerged after about ten minutes, Kai behind them, carrying Kijo and both only slightly bruised and dusty, they were guided over to a paramedic to be looked over.
"Arin, Kijo's ok!" Kenny cried. Arin ran over to them.
"Kijo! My baby… WHAT were you thinking?"
"I was trying to protect Uncle Kai." the boy mumbled in a small voice.
"She had a gun Kijo! She could've killed you!" Arin yelled, hugging him tight and showering his face with kisses and tears before Robert managed to drag her over for a sedative.
"Who did she shoot at?" asked Tala, instantly hugging Kai, who was shaking from the adrenaline. "Thank fuck you two are safe."
"The ceiling over her head I think, one minute it was her and the next a pile of plaster. Where's Tyson, and my kids?"
"Tyson fainted before you came out, but the twins are fine, wondering about the commotion I suppose." said Spencer, holding them both.
Ming-Ming was dragged out soon after by a number of uniformed officers, one carrying the gun in an evidence bag.
"Ming-Ming DuJean, I'm arresting you on breaking and entering, possessing an illegal firearm, creating a hostage situation and causing damage to a historical building, you don't have to say anything, but what you do say you may be given in evidence." A policeman read her the rights as they cuffed her and dragged her off.
"But I was getting back what was mine!" she protested.
"I'm NOT yours and I never will be! I don't even like you!" Kai yelled, cradling Kojin in one arm and wrapping the other round a shaking Kijo's shoulders. "I'm fine." he said to the paramedic. "If anything my husband needs the help."
"That I can manage." said Ian, pouring a bottle of water on Tyson's head.
"Pah! Hey! Kai? Where's Kai?" Tyson got up off the floor.
"I'm over here Tyson." sighed Kai wearily, Spencer taking Kojin again as Tyson walked up.
"When I heard that gunshot… I thought the absolute worst."
"I think we all did." Kai sighed, standing to wrap his arm around Tyson's torso. "Kijo, I owe you big time my friend."
"Is he ok?" asked Kenny to the medic.
"Yeah, he's fine, I think the best remedy is a bath and early night. And a lot of hugs."
"That won't be any problem." said Spencer, lifting Kijo onto his hip.
"I'm cold." Kijo mumbled.
"Me too actually." said Kai, Tyson pulled off his jacket and draped it over Kai's shoulders.
"Here Kijo, this should warm you up." Bryan helped Kijo into his jacket, which swamped the child.
"Thanks Bryan." he yawned and snuggled into Spencer's chest. "Where's mama?"
"She's gonna be a little ditzy Ki, they gave her something to calm down." Bryan told him. "You just get some rest mate."
"Mr Granger." A policeman approached Tyson. "Everyone ok?"
"Yes thanks."
"Is there a problem with the dojo?" asked Kai.
"Afraid so, the psycho singer caused half the upstairs ceiling to collapse. It's advised you stay in a hotel and get it repaired."
"Gramps is gonna have a cow." Tyson groaned. "Dad's not going to be happy either."
"Hey Ty, it's ok. We'll think of something once we get to somewhere quieter."
"To the riverside it is then." Tyson smiled.
"We'll try and clear up what we can and contact you."
"Thanks officer."
"Yes everyone came out ok, though Arin had to be sedated, not that I blame her. So Hiro and Brooklyn can put you and Gramps up for a while? Brilliant." said Tyson on the phone, as Kai mouthed something to him. "Kai says he's really sorry for what happened… Ok I'll tell him. Thanks dad. I think we should be able to get some clothes and stuff soon. Ok pop. Bye."
"What did he say?"
"He says it's not your fault that Ming Ming decided she was going to shoot the ceiling down, and it's not your fault she's crazy." Tyson told him, holding him close.
Kai laughed feebly, nuzzling Tyson's shoulder and looking at the forms of their children napping in the pushchair. Then over to the other bladers.
Kenny and Arin were talking in hushed voices. Kijo, still in Bryan's jacket, was asleep in Kenny's lap.
The Blitzkrieg boys, Robert, Max and Ray were playing a card game and by the looks on Bryan's face, he was losing.
The All-Starz had disappeared somewhere with the white tigers, Julia and Raul. Mystel was hanging by his legs from a tree, talking to Garland.
"Aw man! I got beaten by two blondes and a cat!" Bryan's voice called over, everyone stopped to laugh at him.
"You should know by now that Spencer's a smart one, Max and Ray know every card game going." said Robert, as Tala pulled Bryan back down to give him a 'consolation prize'.
"YO! Get a room you two." Rick called up from the bank, everyone carrying bags of food.
"What a couple of horn-dogs." Emily rolled her eyes.
"If that's a consolation prize I'd hate to know what he gets if he wins." added Michael as Tala got off Bryan.
"Don't you dare answer that Tala." Spencer barked, Tala just smirked wickedly.
Robert shook his head as he stood up and walked over to Tyson and Kai.
"Are your dad and Gramps sorted?" he asked them.
"Yeah, they're staying at Hiro and Brooklyn's."
"Well if you need to, you four, Ray, Max, Kenny, Arin and Kijo are more than welcome to stay at mine until the repairs are done."
"Are you sure Robert?" asked Kai.
"Of course I am, don't be daft." Robert smiled...
/Hides behind Spencer/ Please don't hurt me, but updates may be a while, I've got three new ideas on the go and more queued up, second year at College has just started and I'm nowhere near sanity anymore.
Again, reviews and ideas are appreciated!