(A/N: Yet another update from the Queen of Procrastination....-_- Two chapters here, hope you enjoy! ^^
Luna: Glad you like the story and never fear, it shall be continued.
AznWhiteTigerGrl: Junsui is slightly dead, so I think she'll be leaving Kai and Rei alone. ^^ I'm glad you like it. And I tried. I really did. I'm just lazy. T_T I'm so sorry!
Now, on with the fic!)
Dawn Of Terror
Chapter 18: Invitation and Acception
Rei was sitting on the bed, head buried in his hands, sobbing. Kai frowned and shut the door quietly. "Rei-chan-"
The neko-jin lifted his head. Tears trickled down his face in twin rivers. "God, Kai! What have I done?!"
He was on the verge of hysterics, his voice rising and his crying increasing. Kai walked across the room and sat down with Rei, putting an arm about his shaking shoulders. "Shhh, Rei-chan, don't cry-"
"I killed him! I just-just..."
Kai brushed a lock of hair out of Rei's face. "Shhh, Rei...Don't think about it."
"How can I not think about it?! I killed him and I didn't mean to, but I killed him and I kind of liked it and I liked watching him suffer and Junsui's gonna kill me 'cause I killed him, but I didn't mean to-"
"Shush Rei. You're chasing yourself around in circles."
The neko-jin sobbed louder. "I know!"
Kai pushed him back on the bed gently. "You need to lie down, Rei. You need to go to sleep and calm yourself down, okay?"
Rei hiccuped, quieting his sobs. Kai smiled gently. "It'll help. Trust me."
Rei nodded. "I trust you."
Kai smiled. "Good."
He pulled the blankets over Rei and kissed him chastely on the forehead. "Sleep tight, koneko."
He left the room. Rei sighed and rolled over, mind still churning with his dark deed.
~*~*~*
Junsui looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was washed out and her eyes were drained. Her reflection stared back at her sadly. She sighed listlessly and tried to smooth her unruly hair. Her hands shook, with shock and grief. She still felt sick and faint.
Her chambers were empty, devoid of anyone else. Taiyou was dead. She'd seen him lying there, that glazed look of agony in his dead eyes. The blood, the blood on the floor...It would stain. It would be an eternal reminder to everyone what that cursed neko-jin had done.
True, she had been going to kill Taiyou herself, but...The neko-jin had done it and that put her on the same level as him. If he would kill Taiyou, and she would as well, then they thought the same. And she was by no means on the same level as a wretched neko-jin. She Junsui Ukiya, the oldest daughter of Lord Ukiya. She was smart, and cunning, sly. She was beautiful and evil in her own way. She was the bride-to-be of Hiwatari Kai. The neko-jin was nothing more than a sex slave. She didn't know what Kai saw in him.
The door clicked open and she watched in the mirror as Tala walked into the room. The red-head smiled at her lightly and she was tempted to smile back. Here was Tala, the one she had wrapped around her finger. She had him deluded into thoughts of love, even though she was bound to Kai. Here was Tala, to comfort her in her time of need, just like a good lover should.
But something was wrong. Tala was smirking now, instead of smiling apologetically. His eyes were angry and vengeful. His eyebrows were knit together and his stride was confident, over-bearing. Junsui felt nervouness flutter inside her. What was he up to.
Her mirror reflected it then, as he raised up the revolver. She gasped and turned to face him, her eyes wide with shock. He was going to kill her, wasn't he? He walked right up to her, still smiling and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Junsui-sama..."
He pressed the gun to her right temple and his lips to the other. "Just a reminder I can do my job."
He pulled the trigger. Junsui's life was over. Tala pulled the weapon away, letting the corpse drop from the stool to the floor with a heavy thud. Tala smiled. The job was done, Junsui was dead. Her faithlessness and insults had been repaid. He left the room and shut the door quietly.
~*~*~*
Kai frowned, looking over the cream-coloured envelope Mariah had handed him. "What is it?"
The pink-haired neko-jin shrugged, walking back into the kitchen with the rest of the mail. Kai turned the letter over, looking at his name, written in bold cursive. He pulled on the sticker-seal on the back of the envelope and opened it. He looked at the pristine card, with "You're invited" scrawled in gold plating across the front. He snorted. He didn't even know why people bothered to invite him to these things. It wasn't like he actually ever showed up.
"Engagement for Ian-san and his bride to be," he muttered, then smirked. "Well, well. Cousin Ian's getting married."
He looked at the card again. This was family, after all, although he'd only met his aunt (his father's sister) and her brood a couple of times. "Dinner and dancing," he read aloud, turning the card over.
The wheels in his mind were turing and an idea was beginning to form. He smiled and turned away, walking down the hall.
He walked into Rei's bedroom, finding the neko-jin curled up and fast asleep on the bed. "Rei. Rei-chan, wake up."
Rei blinked sleepily. "Huh-wha? Where's the fire?"
He blinked again and looked up into Kai's face, then smiled. He stretched and yawned. "Oh, hello Kai."
"Hello yourself and get up."
Rei jumped off the bed, following his master across the floor. "Why the rush, Kai-chan?"
They were walking back to the kitchen now. Kai smiled. "We're going to a party, Rei-chan."
"A party?"
They walked into the kitchen. Mariah was busy sweeping the floor. "Mariah!" Kai barked, tired of waiting for her to look up.
The pink-haired woman jumped, then curtsied. "Hai, Hiwatari-sama?"
Kai's smile returned. "Take Rei with you and get changed."
Mariah frowned in thought. "Get changed? Whatever for, Sir?"
"We're going to a party."
Mariah blinked. "A party, Sir? Me?"
Kai rolled his eyes. "Yes, you Mariah. Now, go!"
The woman clapped her hands excitedly, letting the broom clatter to the floor. She grabbed Rei's wrist and drug him off down the hall, Rei complaining loudly.
Kai smirked and watched them go, shaking his head. This was obviously one of his better ideas, since already, the events of the morning seemed forgotten. He glanced up suddenly as Tala whisked into the room like a shadow. The red-head stopped at the set kitchen table, snatching a slice of bread. He munched on it hungrily. Kai gritted his teeth. Something wasn't right about this...
Tala smirked mischievously. "Junsui's dead," he reported innocently.
Kai blinked. "But-how? Tala..."
He glared at the red-head, who shurgged and popped the rest of the bread into his mouth. "For the good of us all," he said simply.
He looked at the spread on the table, then back to Kai. "I hear you're going to a party, Kai-sama. Mind if I tag along?"
Kai stared at him, dumb-founded. "Why on earth would you want to go?"
Tala shrugged. "Just thought I'd ask."
Kai frowned. "Fine. You can go. But no funny stuff. This is a formal affair and-"
"I understand, Kai-sama."
Tala smiled winningly, then whisked out of the room, as quickly as he'd come. Kai sighed, then remembered his task. He turned and left the kitchen, setting off to find Li.
~*
Rei gritted his teeth and growled at the mirror, who smiled mockingly back at him. He was swathed in a red Chinese silk dress that stopped just above his ankles. A black silk sash was tied about his waist. His hair was braided and coiled on top of his head, a white lily tucked behind his ear. His feet had been shoved into Mariah's tiny black velvet shoes, which amazingly fit him. They pinched though, and he was intent on sitting most of the evening.
Mariah had also plied make-up to his face, though just barely. A bit of toner, a bit of blush. She'd applied mascara to his eyes and outlined them with black eye-liner. His lips were coated in a pale pink and he hated it.
"You look brilliant in red, Rei-chan," Mariah gushed, putting the lipstick tube back on the table.
Rei frowned. "I hate it."
Mariah smiled. "Nonsense. Now, go wait in the hall while I get ready."
She gave him a push toward the door and he stumbled out it, unused to walking in Mariah's shoes. He stood in the hall, trying to get used to breathing in the corset Mariah had insisted on putting on him. The whole outfit was tight and confining and he didn't like it one bit.
Several minutes later, Mariah waltzed out of her room, clad in a white silk dress, similar to the one Rei was wearing. She'd tied her hair back with a baby pink sash. Another sash was secured about her waist. A white lily was placed by her ear, accenting the pink hues in her hair. She was wearing heavy make-up, and her shoes were white instead of black. From her ears dangled petite diamond earrings. Rei blinked. He'd never seen Mariah dressed-up like this.
She took Rei's hand. "Well, Rei-chan, let's go. We don't want to keep Hiwatari-sama waiting."
They both had to hobble down the hall, Rei's feet being pinched in the shoes and Mariah's feet having been bound. Rei could only imagine the intense pain they gave her. His own feet were probably starting to blister.
They stumbled out into the kitchen. It was empty and Mariah paused for a second, looking out the window. A wind was blowing, the grasses bending in the wind. "Hnn..," she said, tapping a finger against her chin.
She glanced at Rei, then at herself. "Rei-chan, run back to my room and get a pair of wraps. Get the white one for me, and the black one for yourself. That wind looks bitter."
Rei nodded and turned, nearly running smack-dab into Kai, who had just walked into the room. Rei looked up at the bluenette, who was now sporting a very expensive-looking tuxedo. Kai held him fast by the shoulders, studying the neko-jin. At last he said, "Where are you going, Rei-chan?"
Rei was blushing from the intent stare Kai had been giving him. "I was going to get Mariah's wraps-"
"Well, never mind."
Kai clapped his hands. A young Japanese girl walked into the room, bowing low to Kai. "Hiwatari-sama?" she asked.
Kai told her to go get wraps from Junsui's room and she nodded, then bowed again. She went off to get the wraps. "Now, let's go to the front hall and wait, shall we?"
Kai offered Rei his arm and Rei took it hesitantly. Kai was grinning mischievously and Rei didn't like it. Mariah hobbled along behind them.
They walked into the foyer, only to find three men standing in the doorway. Rei blinked. Those three men happened to be Tyson, Tala and Li, all decked out for the party-going occasion. Mariah caught up with them. She saw the men standing there and giggled a bit. She curtsied to them. "How do you do, gentlemen?"
Li bowed to her, taking her hand and kissing the back of it. "Very well, Milady, now that you're here with your beauty to make the day brighter."
Mariah blushed and giggled madly. Rei blinked. He'd no idea Li was so elegant. Kai cleared his throat. "Grandpa is going to be our chauffeur tonight. He's getting the car right now."
The maid walked back down the stairs, carrying two silk wraps, one white, one black, and two pairs of silk elbow gloves. "For ladies," she said in broken English, before handing the items to Kai.
Kai nodded and the maid left, having been dismissed. Mariah plucked the white garments from Kai's hands, tugging on the gloves and wrapping herself in the shawl.
Rei shyly took the gloves and pulled them on. He smiled at Kai and blushed a bit. The bluenette smiled back. "Let me help you with the wrap," he said gently, wrapping the silky item about Rei's bare shoulders.
There was a loud honk from outside and they all jumped. "Ride's here," Tyson said bluntly and opened up the door.
They walked into the outdoors, onto the porch and down the massive steps. Grandpa watched the party parade down the marble stiarcase, Rei and Kai arm in arm, Tala and Tyson following closely and Li trailing behind, helping the hobbling Mariah. He smiled. The party approached and Grandpa opened the door of the shining black car. The chrome on the car glittered in the dying daylight. It was a roomy car and one of the most fashonable (and expensive) vehicles of the day.
Kai gave Rei his hand and the neko-jin clambered into the car, sliding across the leather interior to the other side of the car. Kai climbed in after him and sat down. He tucked a loose strand of Rei's hair behind his ear and whispered, "You're very beautiful."
Rei blushed and turned away as Tala and Tyson climbed into the back of the car. Finally, Mariah and Li arrived and Grandpa opened the front door of the car for them. Once they too had been seated, Grandpa shut the doors and went around to the driver's side of the car. He slammed his door and started the car up. "Ya'll ready?"
Everyone nodded in collective agreement and Grandpa put the car in gear, starting down the gravel drive. "So, tell me where we is goin' again, Kai Sir?"
Kai leaned forward. "Right, of course."
The ride went on like that, Kai giving Grandpa directions, everyone else chattering merrily. When at last they arrived, they were greeted with a spectacular sight....
~*~*~*~*~*
Luna: Glad you like the story and never fear, it shall be continued.
AznWhiteTigerGrl: Junsui is slightly dead, so I think she'll be leaving Kai and Rei alone. ^^ I'm glad you like it. And I tried. I really did. I'm just lazy. T_T I'm so sorry!
Now, on with the fic!)
Dawn Of Terror
Chapter 18: Invitation and Acception
Rei was sitting on the bed, head buried in his hands, sobbing. Kai frowned and shut the door quietly. "Rei-chan-"
The neko-jin lifted his head. Tears trickled down his face in twin rivers. "God, Kai! What have I done?!"
He was on the verge of hysterics, his voice rising and his crying increasing. Kai walked across the room and sat down with Rei, putting an arm about his shaking shoulders. "Shhh, Rei-chan, don't cry-"
"I killed him! I just-just..."
Kai brushed a lock of hair out of Rei's face. "Shhh, Rei...Don't think about it."
"How can I not think about it?! I killed him and I didn't mean to, but I killed him and I kind of liked it and I liked watching him suffer and Junsui's gonna kill me 'cause I killed him, but I didn't mean to-"
"Shush Rei. You're chasing yourself around in circles."
The neko-jin sobbed louder. "I know!"
Kai pushed him back on the bed gently. "You need to lie down, Rei. You need to go to sleep and calm yourself down, okay?"
Rei hiccuped, quieting his sobs. Kai smiled gently. "It'll help. Trust me."
Rei nodded. "I trust you."
Kai smiled. "Good."
He pulled the blankets over Rei and kissed him chastely on the forehead. "Sleep tight, koneko."
He left the room. Rei sighed and rolled over, mind still churning with his dark deed.
~*~*~*
Junsui looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was washed out and her eyes were drained. Her reflection stared back at her sadly. She sighed listlessly and tried to smooth her unruly hair. Her hands shook, with shock and grief. She still felt sick and faint.
Her chambers were empty, devoid of anyone else. Taiyou was dead. She'd seen him lying there, that glazed look of agony in his dead eyes. The blood, the blood on the floor...It would stain. It would be an eternal reminder to everyone what that cursed neko-jin had done.
True, she had been going to kill Taiyou herself, but...The neko-jin had done it and that put her on the same level as him. If he would kill Taiyou, and she would as well, then they thought the same. And she was by no means on the same level as a wretched neko-jin. She Junsui Ukiya, the oldest daughter of Lord Ukiya. She was smart, and cunning, sly. She was beautiful and evil in her own way. She was the bride-to-be of Hiwatari Kai. The neko-jin was nothing more than a sex slave. She didn't know what Kai saw in him.
The door clicked open and she watched in the mirror as Tala walked into the room. The red-head smiled at her lightly and she was tempted to smile back. Here was Tala, the one she had wrapped around her finger. She had him deluded into thoughts of love, even though she was bound to Kai. Here was Tala, to comfort her in her time of need, just like a good lover should.
But something was wrong. Tala was smirking now, instead of smiling apologetically. His eyes were angry and vengeful. His eyebrows were knit together and his stride was confident, over-bearing. Junsui felt nervouness flutter inside her. What was he up to.
Her mirror reflected it then, as he raised up the revolver. She gasped and turned to face him, her eyes wide with shock. He was going to kill her, wasn't he? He walked right up to her, still smiling and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Junsui-sama..."
He pressed the gun to her right temple and his lips to the other. "Just a reminder I can do my job."
He pulled the trigger. Junsui's life was over. Tala pulled the weapon away, letting the corpse drop from the stool to the floor with a heavy thud. Tala smiled. The job was done, Junsui was dead. Her faithlessness and insults had been repaid. He left the room and shut the door quietly.
~*~*~*
Kai frowned, looking over the cream-coloured envelope Mariah had handed him. "What is it?"
The pink-haired neko-jin shrugged, walking back into the kitchen with the rest of the mail. Kai turned the letter over, looking at his name, written in bold cursive. He pulled on the sticker-seal on the back of the envelope and opened it. He looked at the pristine card, with "You're invited" scrawled in gold plating across the front. He snorted. He didn't even know why people bothered to invite him to these things. It wasn't like he actually ever showed up.
"Engagement for Ian-san and his bride to be," he muttered, then smirked. "Well, well. Cousin Ian's getting married."
He looked at the card again. This was family, after all, although he'd only met his aunt (his father's sister) and her brood a couple of times. "Dinner and dancing," he read aloud, turning the card over.
The wheels in his mind were turing and an idea was beginning to form. He smiled and turned away, walking down the hall.
He walked into Rei's bedroom, finding the neko-jin curled up and fast asleep on the bed. "Rei. Rei-chan, wake up."
Rei blinked sleepily. "Huh-wha? Where's the fire?"
He blinked again and looked up into Kai's face, then smiled. He stretched and yawned. "Oh, hello Kai."
"Hello yourself and get up."
Rei jumped off the bed, following his master across the floor. "Why the rush, Kai-chan?"
They were walking back to the kitchen now. Kai smiled. "We're going to a party, Rei-chan."
"A party?"
They walked into the kitchen. Mariah was busy sweeping the floor. "Mariah!" Kai barked, tired of waiting for her to look up.
The pink-haired woman jumped, then curtsied. "Hai, Hiwatari-sama?"
Kai's smile returned. "Take Rei with you and get changed."
Mariah frowned in thought. "Get changed? Whatever for, Sir?"
"We're going to a party."
Mariah blinked. "A party, Sir? Me?"
Kai rolled his eyes. "Yes, you Mariah. Now, go!"
The woman clapped her hands excitedly, letting the broom clatter to the floor. She grabbed Rei's wrist and drug him off down the hall, Rei complaining loudly.
Kai smirked and watched them go, shaking his head. This was obviously one of his better ideas, since already, the events of the morning seemed forgotten. He glanced up suddenly as Tala whisked into the room like a shadow. The red-head stopped at the set kitchen table, snatching a slice of bread. He munched on it hungrily. Kai gritted his teeth. Something wasn't right about this...
Tala smirked mischievously. "Junsui's dead," he reported innocently.
Kai blinked. "But-how? Tala..."
He glared at the red-head, who shurgged and popped the rest of the bread into his mouth. "For the good of us all," he said simply.
He looked at the spread on the table, then back to Kai. "I hear you're going to a party, Kai-sama. Mind if I tag along?"
Kai stared at him, dumb-founded. "Why on earth would you want to go?"
Tala shrugged. "Just thought I'd ask."
Kai frowned. "Fine. You can go. But no funny stuff. This is a formal affair and-"
"I understand, Kai-sama."
Tala smiled winningly, then whisked out of the room, as quickly as he'd come. Kai sighed, then remembered his task. He turned and left the kitchen, setting off to find Li.
~*
Rei gritted his teeth and growled at the mirror, who smiled mockingly back at him. He was swathed in a red Chinese silk dress that stopped just above his ankles. A black silk sash was tied about his waist. His hair was braided and coiled on top of his head, a white lily tucked behind his ear. His feet had been shoved into Mariah's tiny black velvet shoes, which amazingly fit him. They pinched though, and he was intent on sitting most of the evening.
Mariah had also plied make-up to his face, though just barely. A bit of toner, a bit of blush. She'd applied mascara to his eyes and outlined them with black eye-liner. His lips were coated in a pale pink and he hated it.
"You look brilliant in red, Rei-chan," Mariah gushed, putting the lipstick tube back on the table.
Rei frowned. "I hate it."
Mariah smiled. "Nonsense. Now, go wait in the hall while I get ready."
She gave him a push toward the door and he stumbled out it, unused to walking in Mariah's shoes. He stood in the hall, trying to get used to breathing in the corset Mariah had insisted on putting on him. The whole outfit was tight and confining and he didn't like it one bit.
Several minutes later, Mariah waltzed out of her room, clad in a white silk dress, similar to the one Rei was wearing. She'd tied her hair back with a baby pink sash. Another sash was secured about her waist. A white lily was placed by her ear, accenting the pink hues in her hair. She was wearing heavy make-up, and her shoes were white instead of black. From her ears dangled petite diamond earrings. Rei blinked. He'd never seen Mariah dressed-up like this.
She took Rei's hand. "Well, Rei-chan, let's go. We don't want to keep Hiwatari-sama waiting."
They both had to hobble down the hall, Rei's feet being pinched in the shoes and Mariah's feet having been bound. Rei could only imagine the intense pain they gave her. His own feet were probably starting to blister.
They stumbled out into the kitchen. It was empty and Mariah paused for a second, looking out the window. A wind was blowing, the grasses bending in the wind. "Hnn..," she said, tapping a finger against her chin.
She glanced at Rei, then at herself. "Rei-chan, run back to my room and get a pair of wraps. Get the white one for me, and the black one for yourself. That wind looks bitter."
Rei nodded and turned, nearly running smack-dab into Kai, who had just walked into the room. Rei looked up at the bluenette, who was now sporting a very expensive-looking tuxedo. Kai held him fast by the shoulders, studying the neko-jin. At last he said, "Where are you going, Rei-chan?"
Rei was blushing from the intent stare Kai had been giving him. "I was going to get Mariah's wraps-"
"Well, never mind."
Kai clapped his hands. A young Japanese girl walked into the room, bowing low to Kai. "Hiwatari-sama?" she asked.
Kai told her to go get wraps from Junsui's room and she nodded, then bowed again. She went off to get the wraps. "Now, let's go to the front hall and wait, shall we?"
Kai offered Rei his arm and Rei took it hesitantly. Kai was grinning mischievously and Rei didn't like it. Mariah hobbled along behind them.
They walked into the foyer, only to find three men standing in the doorway. Rei blinked. Those three men happened to be Tyson, Tala and Li, all decked out for the party-going occasion. Mariah caught up with them. She saw the men standing there and giggled a bit. She curtsied to them. "How do you do, gentlemen?"
Li bowed to her, taking her hand and kissing the back of it. "Very well, Milady, now that you're here with your beauty to make the day brighter."
Mariah blushed and giggled madly. Rei blinked. He'd no idea Li was so elegant. Kai cleared his throat. "Grandpa is going to be our chauffeur tonight. He's getting the car right now."
The maid walked back down the stairs, carrying two silk wraps, one white, one black, and two pairs of silk elbow gloves. "For ladies," she said in broken English, before handing the items to Kai.
Kai nodded and the maid left, having been dismissed. Mariah plucked the white garments from Kai's hands, tugging on the gloves and wrapping herself in the shawl.
Rei shyly took the gloves and pulled them on. He smiled at Kai and blushed a bit. The bluenette smiled back. "Let me help you with the wrap," he said gently, wrapping the silky item about Rei's bare shoulders.
There was a loud honk from outside and they all jumped. "Ride's here," Tyson said bluntly and opened up the door.
They walked into the outdoors, onto the porch and down the massive steps. Grandpa watched the party parade down the marble stiarcase, Rei and Kai arm in arm, Tala and Tyson following closely and Li trailing behind, helping the hobbling Mariah. He smiled. The party approached and Grandpa opened the door of the shining black car. The chrome on the car glittered in the dying daylight. It was a roomy car and one of the most fashonable (and expensive) vehicles of the day.
Kai gave Rei his hand and the neko-jin clambered into the car, sliding across the leather interior to the other side of the car. Kai climbed in after him and sat down. He tucked a loose strand of Rei's hair behind his ear and whispered, "You're very beautiful."
Rei blushed and turned away as Tala and Tyson climbed into the back of the car. Finally, Mariah and Li arrived and Grandpa opened the front door of the car for them. Once they too had been seated, Grandpa shut the doors and went around to the driver's side of the car. He slammed his door and started the car up. "Ya'll ready?"
Everyone nodded in collective agreement and Grandpa put the car in gear, starting down the gravel drive. "So, tell me where we is goin' again, Kai Sir?"
Kai leaned forward. "Right, of course."
The ride went on like that, Kai giving Grandpa directions, everyone else chattering merrily. When at last they arrived, they were greeted with a spectacular sight....
~*~*~*~*~*