Chapter Three: Wait, Wait, Wait... Back Up... Max? (And, Why Kevin and Jin Are Such Good Freinds!)
"Her name was Jin." Kai said, not looking at them. "Jin Lane."
There was silence after the blue-haired boy said this, none of the White Tigers having a clue what he was doing there, let alone how he knew the named of their missing members childhood best freind.
"Before you ask, or start to panic, I'm not here to spy on you, or anything." he said, in typical form. "I just figured I'd stop by, and tell you what we found out after you called, oh, Queen of Irittation. We woke up Saturday morning, with a nasty little surprised waiting for us. Max and Kenny had both vanished. Kenny came back yesterday, acting like his brain had been put through a blender. He's fine now, but he's just informed us that Max has run off to join the Blade-Goddesses, too.
"After we found out that Kevin was on that team, and Rei started freaking out. He had just come out of shock when you called. He gave us an interesting peice of news, that I thought you might be interested in."
He stopped there, and smirked. The White Tigers looked at him expectantly for a moment before Gary said, "It's true?"
Kai didn't anwer for a moment, then said, "If you're thinking that Max and Kevin have been in a- relationship for well over a year, then yes. According to Kenny, Kevin almost smothered poor Max, before that Jin girl pried him off, and made him eat something."
Mariah interuppted him. "That's her solution for everything. All your problems can be solved by eating- eating, or hugging your resident Plushie. In her case, Kevin."
Kai glared at her for a moment, even though it didn't really matter. He was finished talking. He turned around, and walked out. None of them bothered to try to stop him.
About ten minutes later, the White Tigers were sitting around their bedroom, in silence, all contemplating what to do next. Then Li, who still remembered only a bare minimum about Jin, spoke up.
"Okay," he said. "I might sound like idiot for asking this, but how did Jin and Kevin become such good freinds? Something had to have happened. It's not natural to be as close as you've been saying they were."
The reaction to these words was not what he expected. Gary crossed his arms, and looked at the ceiling, seeming faintly amused, while Mariah covered her mouth.
"You don't remember much, do you Li?" she asked, after a moment. "That was the most well-known thing about Kevin in our village, that didn't involve his BeyBladeing skills. Or lack of therefore. Even Alyssa and Eve knew that, and they didn't pay attention to anything Jin did."
Li just looked at Mariah, waiting for her to continue. After a moment of silence, as she considered how to best state this, she said, "They're Moon Twins."
Li just blinked slowly. Mariah realized he had no idea what the significance of being someones Moon Twin was, so she decided to elaborate.
"They were born on the same night, under a full moon." she said. "When something like that happens, in a village as small as ours, it's considered to be a sign.
"Thus, when they were about five, their mothers introduced them, and told them that someday they would either be the best of freinds, or the bitterest of enemys. Neither of them really wanted an enemy, so it was the most logical thing in the world to them to become best freinds.
"It wasn't just the bond they shared as Moon Twins either. They shared dreams, and ambitions, and both of them worshipped the ground Rei walked on. After Eve and Alyssa left town, both of them turned to me to be their big sister. I did, and Jin was always gratefull for that. She thanked me for being there constantly. Kevin had already accepted me as his sister, so that was just one more thing they shared."
Li nodded slowly. He understood now. At least, he thought he did. So Kevin and Jin were, for all intensive purposes, brother and sister? He could live with that. He could see why Kevin had gone to her. And he wasn't upset. Kevin while he had left them, he had not abandoned them. He'd at least had enough respect to go to a team that also originated in their village, even though it probobly had little to do with respect.
To Be Continued............
Here's a recap of what happened in this chapter, in case you weren't paying attention. We found out that Max is the mystery BladeGoddess, though it's still a mystery as to why he left. We also found out that Kevin and Jin are Moon Twins, and that's why they bonded so unnaturally closely. I think that about covers it. Okay, the next chapter is just showing how the BladeGoddesses interact, and the unveiling of the fact that Kevin and Jin are devout fans of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
"Her name was Jin." Kai said, not looking at them. "Jin Lane."
There was silence after the blue-haired boy said this, none of the White Tigers having a clue what he was doing there, let alone how he knew the named of their missing members childhood best freind.
"Before you ask, or start to panic, I'm not here to spy on you, or anything." he said, in typical form. "I just figured I'd stop by, and tell you what we found out after you called, oh, Queen of Irittation. We woke up Saturday morning, with a nasty little surprised waiting for us. Max and Kenny had both vanished. Kenny came back yesterday, acting like his brain had been put through a blender. He's fine now, but he's just informed us that Max has run off to join the Blade-Goddesses, too.
"After we found out that Kevin was on that team, and Rei started freaking out. He had just come out of shock when you called. He gave us an interesting peice of news, that I thought you might be interested in."
He stopped there, and smirked. The White Tigers looked at him expectantly for a moment before Gary said, "It's true?"
Kai didn't anwer for a moment, then said, "If you're thinking that Max and Kevin have been in a- relationship for well over a year, then yes. According to Kenny, Kevin almost smothered poor Max, before that Jin girl pried him off, and made him eat something."
Mariah interuppted him. "That's her solution for everything. All your problems can be solved by eating- eating, or hugging your resident Plushie. In her case, Kevin."
Kai glared at her for a moment, even though it didn't really matter. He was finished talking. He turned around, and walked out. None of them bothered to try to stop him.
About ten minutes later, the White Tigers were sitting around their bedroom, in silence, all contemplating what to do next. Then Li, who still remembered only a bare minimum about Jin, spoke up.
"Okay," he said. "I might sound like idiot for asking this, but how did Jin and Kevin become such good freinds? Something had to have happened. It's not natural to be as close as you've been saying they were."
The reaction to these words was not what he expected. Gary crossed his arms, and looked at the ceiling, seeming faintly amused, while Mariah covered her mouth.
"You don't remember much, do you Li?" she asked, after a moment. "That was the most well-known thing about Kevin in our village, that didn't involve his BeyBladeing skills. Or lack of therefore. Even Alyssa and Eve knew that, and they didn't pay attention to anything Jin did."
Li just looked at Mariah, waiting for her to continue. After a moment of silence, as she considered how to best state this, she said, "They're Moon Twins."
Li just blinked slowly. Mariah realized he had no idea what the significance of being someones Moon Twin was, so she decided to elaborate.
"They were born on the same night, under a full moon." she said. "When something like that happens, in a village as small as ours, it's considered to be a sign.
"Thus, when they were about five, their mothers introduced them, and told them that someday they would either be the best of freinds, or the bitterest of enemys. Neither of them really wanted an enemy, so it was the most logical thing in the world to them to become best freinds.
"It wasn't just the bond they shared as Moon Twins either. They shared dreams, and ambitions, and both of them worshipped the ground Rei walked on. After Eve and Alyssa left town, both of them turned to me to be their big sister. I did, and Jin was always gratefull for that. She thanked me for being there constantly. Kevin had already accepted me as his sister, so that was just one more thing they shared."
Li nodded slowly. He understood now. At least, he thought he did. So Kevin and Jin were, for all intensive purposes, brother and sister? He could live with that. He could see why Kevin had gone to her. And he wasn't upset. Kevin while he had left them, he had not abandoned them. He'd at least had enough respect to go to a team that also originated in their village, even though it probobly had little to do with respect.
To Be Continued............
Here's a recap of what happened in this chapter, in case you weren't paying attention. We found out that Max is the mystery BladeGoddess, though it's still a mystery as to why he left. We also found out that Kevin and Jin are Moon Twins, and that's why they bonded so unnaturally closely. I think that about covers it. Okay, the next chapter is just showing how the BladeGoddesses interact, and the unveiling of the fact that Kevin and Jin are devout fans of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.