Two-year old Kai stood in the doorway of her parents' bedroom. The bed was nicely made, the clothes in the closet neatly hung. The long lace curtains gently danced in the wind that filled the room. On the nightstand next to the bed was a clear glass vase full of white roses.
Kai took a step into the room, feeling a cold rush of air push against her. Like it was telling her stay out. But Kai walked further into the room, the cold air getting stronger. The smell of newly bloomed roses hovered thick in the air.
My dearest child Kai. You may not understand why I am no longer with you. Or for a fact, why your father may have a hard time telling you about me.
The cold wind stopped pushing against young Kai. Kai stopped before the face of white roses, gazing up at their dew covered petals. She reached a hand up towards the flowers, wanting to touch them.
Sometimes you may feel like I abandoned you because I no longer loved you. But that is not true. I left you and your father because...I loved you both so much.
Kai leaned on the nightstand, the large vase shaking. The bedroom door suddenly slammed against the wall, and there stood Kai's father. He spotted the vase about to fall on Kai, and ran over to her.
"KAI!" Sakura-san shouted, dropping his suitcase onto the floor.
Kai was about to touch the roses, when she was suddenly grabbed around the waist. Sakura-san scopped Kai into his arms, just as the glass face hit the floor and shattered. Kai looked at the glass, water and roses scattered all over the floor, and began to cry.
"Ssshhh...it's okay Kai. It's okay." Sakura-san spoke, bouncing his crying daughter in his arms.
I left you both in a hopes that...destiny would be stalled a little longer. I can only hope that when destiny does catch up with you my dereast Kai, you will be ready for it. I can only hope the scars to be inflected upon you and the truth you're about to learn will not wound you deeply. For the last thing I want to do is wound you, my dear child.
Never Ending Conflicts
Fight 55 - Tears of Crying Angels
Kai looked up at Jikoku Gundam. She reached a hand out to the Gundam as he knees gave out beneath her. Her eyes shimmered with tears as she gazed into the Gundam's eyes. Kai collasped onto the ground, unconscious.
"KAI!!!" Kyouka cried.
Julian walked over to the unconscious Kai and scooped her into his arms. He looked up at Jikoku Gundam, smiling evilly. Kyouka was shocked to see Julian there, but quickly noticed the DG cells on the side of his neck. His shock expression soon turned into one of hate.
"Julian..." Kyouka spoke, his eyes flashing white.
"Thank you for the lovely show, Kyouka. But I'm afraid I must leave." Julian answered, Kai's head resting on his chest.
Kyouka lay in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above him. Rain streaked down the window, lightning flashing in the sky. He was numb to the world. For the one thing that he had tried to protect was taken from him anyways. The person whose happiness resided on Kyouka winning the Gundam fight was gone.
"Is he still in there?"
Outside in the hallway stood Zhang, Ziyi, Sheen and Guile.
"He hasn't come outside at all." Sheen answered, crossing his arms.
"Last time I remember, Kyouka didn't want anything to do with Kai." Ziyi answered. "Now, he's acting like the whole world has just ended."
"Time can change a person. Especially one like Kyouka." Guile replied as he leaned against the wall.
The elevator dinged and the doors slid open. Everyone, except for Guile, looked up. Francis came out of the elevator, his long cape flowing behind him.
"Prince Francis...wha--" Ziyi spoke in shock.
"Where's Kyouka?" Francis asked.
"Inside." Sheen answered, pointing to the door.
Francis reached for the doorknob, but was stopped by a hand. Francis looked up, to see Guile blocking the door. The two fighters locked eyes with one another.
"If you're going in there to talk to him," Guile answered, slowly stepping aside. "I'm going in with you. I have some things I want to say to him."
Francis glanced down at Guile before turning the doorknob. He pushed the door open and walked right in. He took a few more steps inside before coming to a halt. Francis looked around the darken hotel room, occasionally lit by flashes of lightning. Guile walked in behind the Prince of France and turned on the lights.
"This place sure is gloomy." Francis answered, looking around.
Guile looked to his right, his eyes falling upon a figure in the doorway.
"Sorry we didn't knock first, but we knew you wouldn't have answered the door anyways." Guile answered.
Francis looked at who Guile was talking to and his eyes flashed.
"What do you want?" Kyouka asked, walking towards the kitchen.
"We've come to knock some sense into you." Francis answered, putting a fallen pillow back onto the couch.
"In case you've forgotten, you still have me left to face." Guile replied. "This Gundam fight is still in motion, Kyouka. It hasn't ended yet."
Kyouka opened the fridge and removed a can of soda.
"I can sympathize in how you feel about losing Kai." Francis replied. "But there are other things we need to worry about."
"Like what? A meaningless Gundam fight?" Kyouka asked, looking up at Francis and Guile.
Francis stepped forward to say something, but was intercepted by Guile. Guile walked past Francis and stood in front of Kyouka. He looked down at the Neo Japan pilot before doing something unexpected. Guile raised his right hand and slapped Kyouka across the face. Francis looked at Guile shocked by his action.
"Have you forgotten how hard Kai worked to bring you here? To the Duels round??" Guile asked, glaring down at Kyouka.
Kyouka looked up at Guile, his red cheek throbbing in pain and his eyes turning deadly.
"Are you going to let EVERYTHING she worked so hard for go to WASTE?!" Guile shouted, his eyes flashing.
Kyouka glared up at Guile for a while. His icy green eyes flashed again before he looked the other way. Guile rolled his hands into tight fists as his eyes narrowed in anger.
"From where I stand, you look pretty pathetic." Guile answered. "If it were up to me, you wouldn't have that King of Hearts crest on your hand."
Guile turned around and walked out of the room. Francis watched Guile leave before looking back at Kyouka. Kyouka looked up at Francis, giving him the "live-now-or-die-a-painful-death" look. Francis just shook his head and walked out of the room. When both men were gone, Kyouka took the can of soda in his hand and chucked it across the kitchen.
Zhang, Ziyi and Sheen watched as Guile and Francis walked past them. They were startled when the heard something thrown real hard up against the wall. Francis stopped short of the elevator and looked at Guile. Guile sensed he was being watched and glanced back at Francis.
"He needed that slap." Guile answered.
"But to insult him?" Francis asked.
"Nothing should stop a fighter from acheiving his goal." Guile replied. "While I sympathize with him losing something dear to his heart, moping around in his hotel room won't do anything."
The elevator doors opened before Guile.
"The only he will get Kai back is to defeat the Devil Gundam." Guile answered. "And that is something, I am afraid he is not ready to deal with."
Francis watched as Guile got into the elevator. The metal doors slowly began to close. As they did, Francis stood there, Guile's words still lingering in his head.
Kyouka walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. As the rain pattered on the glass blacony doors and lightning filled the sky, Kyouke buried his face into his hands. He could feel tears burning at the back of his eyes, but he was unable to let them fall. Unable to let himself cry.
Kai walked ahead of Kyouka down the hallway. Kyouka looked at Kai, noticing she had been more quiet then usual. As he looked her over, Kyouka noticed something was wrong with Kai's left wrist. He looked at Kai's face, seeing in her eyes that she was trying to hide something from him.
"I'm sorry, Kai..." Kyouka whispred, tears finally falling from his eyes. "I'm...sorry Kai. For everything..."
The lightning continued to flash as a sobbing Kyouka sat in the lonely, dark, hotel room.
Gomen Nasai - "I'm sorry" Domo arigatou gozaimsu - "Thank you very much." Wakarimashita - "I understand/I understood." Shine - "Die." Chikusho - "Shit." Nan de yo - "Why?" Naze - "Why?" [This one will be used more often.] Nani - "What?" Yamette-yo - "Stop it." Minna-san - "Everyone." Moshi moshi - "Hello." [Used when answering a phone.] Ja ne - "See you later." Yamero-yo - "Stop it."