A.N: Er. X_x I'm sorry? Don't kill me. *ducks the many things thrown at her from the rabid TyKa fans* It wasn't like Tyson WANTED to have some other guy all over him be he figured if it'd get Kai off his back then what the hell. ^^; And besides, Ray is just as hot as Kai. =P Bite me.
Rank and File
Chapter Sixteen
By Firefly-chan
I really did *not* want to go back to school on Monday. Why? Very simple, really. Most likely I'll run into Kai and that's not a particular goal of mine. But y'know. School was school and my mom didn't believe the whole 'moooommy, I don't feel gooood.' thing so I had no choice. Much to my surprise, though, the whole day went fairly well. I saw Kai at lunch but I don't think he saw me. Heh, probably because I was hiding behind Celestyn and Ray...
And now it's the end of the day (thank god) and I still haven't seen him. I chewed on the cap of my pen, glancing impatiently up at the clock as my English teacher rambled on and on and on and on. Y'know, what they usually do. I actually fell out of my chair today during Literature. We were suppose to be reading and I kind of dozed off, tipped over and fell on the floor. People were giving me weird looks but screw them, right? Who cares.
I stretched my arms over my head, yawning widely. The teacher didn't even notice and simply kept going on and on about verbs or something like that. Like I pay attention to English? Bleh, you're kidding me. I *hate* English with a passion. It's my worst subject, and I absolutely despise it. Not to mention our English teacher is a complain psycho. She tries to be strict but she can't. It sounds really--funny when she does. Seriously.
I sighed in relief when the bell rang, sliding my pencil in my binder before gathering my things and pulling myself to a stand. I didn't even bother to start for my locker as I exited the English room since I didn't really have any other books to bring home. Tucking my folders under my arm, I started from the school, trying to avoid from getting shoved and pushed around by the other stampede of students.
I stuck my head out the door, glancing around to make sure Kai was nowhere in sight before stepping out into the cool, November air. Well, if Kai would want to try and harass me, now would be the time to do it. I glanced around again, and upon seeing no sign of the blue-haired stalker, I started down the stone steps.
"Oh, Tyson!" I paused, turning around in time to see Raquel and Celestyn running up to me.
I smiled, waving slightly. "Hi you guys," I greeted brightly.
"We can walk with you part way but then we have to go the other way since our house it basically north of yours," Celestyn said, swinging an arm over my shoulder and the other around Raquel's.
"That's, er, nice of you?" I blinked as the duo pulled me off the school grounds and on to the pavement and towards my house.
"Soo, Tyson," Raquel began, offering me a wry smile. "You got anything to tell us?"
I blinked again. "No, I don't think so..."
"Oh, come on," Celestyn persisted, nudging me in the ribs. "You got *someone* to tell us about?"
"Uh, no?"
Raquel rolled her eyes, flicking me upside the head with a crumbled up piece of paper that I didn't even knew she had. "Come off it, Tyson. Do you know anything about a certain friend of ours? A certain tall, dark and handsome friend?"
I stared blankly at her. What in hell could she possibly be talking about...?
Then it hit me.
"Ray!?" I sputtered, flushed. "You mean Ray?"
"And the genius figures it out," Celestyn muttered, flinging her hands in the air.
"How--how did you know?" I shook my head. "Wait--no, nevermind. But you guys, you have to understand--it's not like that! No! I just needed his help--"
"A lot of help," Raquel snickered.
"--no, Raquel! Listen, geh, no! It's not like that, not with Ray! That's just sick and wrong!" I made a face. "Listen, guys, I needed his help in trying to make a certain someone else back off. That's the only reason we kissed--"
"You KISSED?!" Celestyn and Raquel gasped.
I snapped my mouth shut. "I thought you knew...?"
"No," Celestyn giggled, brushing a strand of black hair from her eyes. "Ray told us something about you two pretending to be going out but he never said you KISSED!"
"Yeah, well, we only kissed to make Kai leave me the hell alone," I snapped, defeated.
Raquel tilted her head, a small smile tugging at her lips. "He's still trying to go after you? I thought he gave up long ago."
"I wish," I mumbled, starting to walk again. "Kai looked pissed as hell when he saw me kissing him, though."
"Eh?" Celestyn and Raquel came to a halting stop. My black haired friend looked at me, confused. "You let Kai see you kiss him? When Kai likes you?"
"Yeah, so?"
"Oh, Tyson!" Raquel groaned, slapping a hand to her forehead. "You don't do that. You can't do that!"
I stopped. "Why? Why not?"
"Because," Celestyn drew me and Raquel together, speaking softly, "you can't. You probably not only embarrassed Kai but you're right, you pissed him off more then he should be pissed off. He has a really bad temper, Tyson, and he usually doesn't lose it but I don't know. If you provoked him then he's probably going to do something? Not only will he beat the living shit out of Ray, but he's probably going to do something to you, too."
"Well, jeez, thanks," I drew out a heavy breath of air. "Now you tell me."
"Hey, don't worry," Raquel smiled softly, sharply jabbing Celestyn in the ribs. "I'm sure he won't do anything like that. I haven't seen Kai get that angry in a long time and I don't really think he'll do it again."
I looked from Raquel to Celestyn uncertainly. Great. I angered Kai, who is now supposedly some guy who has a temper to boot and anger issues. Just fecking *wonderful*.
"Oh, come on, Tyson," Raquel slid an arm over my shoulder. "Just forget Miss. Sensitive over there said anything, okay?"
"What?" Celestyn snorted defensively. "I was just stating the--"
"Celestyn!" Raquel hissed, nudging her friend again. "Shh!"
"Some help you guys are," I grumbled, rolling my eyes again.
We walked on in silence for the next ten minutes. It wasn't really uncomfortable or anything but it was just really...silent. I sighed and turned my head to the gray sky, hating the cold weather we were having. Why couldn't it just be nice and warm? I wasn't really fond of freezing my ass off.
"We turn here," Celestyn spoke up quietly, gesturing to an alley to her left.
I nodded silently, and raised my hand in a short goodbye. Raquel smiled softly and patted me on the back before turning with her friend and starting down the gravel road. Sighing, I stuffed my cold, trembling hands into my pockets in an attempt to keep them warm. But it wasn't really working since my whole body was cold. I sucked in a deep breath, walking faster. Okay, yeah. I really wanted to get home to my nice warm house where I could go take a long nap.
I must've gotten a block or so from where Celestyn, Raquel and I had parted when I fumbled to a stop. I blinked, glancing around me. I could've sworn I had heard something. 'That's what you thought before, remember, Tyson?' One of his nastier voices sneered. 'But it only ended up to be Ray. I think you're hearing things.'
I snorted, rolling my eyes. Yeah, damn voice should talk.
I started walking again, slower this time to make sure Ray wouldn't be an asshole and sneak up on me again. I stopped again, sure I had heard something this time. It seemed like it was coming towards around the corner. Raising a skeptical eyebrow, I edged my way along a fence that blocked my way from whatever those noises were. I peaked my head around the corner and, at first, I saw nothing. But then I took notice of two unusually recognizable figures.
Kai and Ray.
Well, let me just put it this way. Kai looked angrier then ever, and Ray? Er, well, Ray just looked nervous...really nervous.
"Ray," Kai was saying, his voice bordering dangerously low, "I would think you'd know better then to interfere with something I've been trying to fix."
Ray had his back pressed against the fence and kind of gave this half-shrug thing. "Listen, Kai, I really don't see how this is any of your business," Ray said lightly, and I wondered how he worked up the nerve to say that.
Kai was still for a moment.
But only for a moment.
He lashed out at the darker haired boy, grabbing his chin with his hand and drawing it awfully close to his own face. "It is my business," He hissed, eyes narrowing levelly. "It's always going to be my business. You basically fucked everything up that I had planned. Now, *fix* this or I will hurt you."
Ray closed his eyes for a brief moment, trying to pull away from the older boy's grasp but not succeeding. "Okay," He whispered after a few seconds, "okay. I'll do something."
"Good," Kai ran a hand roughly through Ray's hair, yanking his head back. "And to avoid this, Ray, next time why don't you think before you act?"
The oldest teen rested a hand calmly on the side of the other's face, letting it linger there for a moment before pulling away. With a placid smirk and a goodbye that was dripping with sarcasm, Kai turned and walked away. And Ray did nothing to stop him.
End Chapter Fifteen.
End Notes: Bwahaha! XD Oh, I'm an evil bitch who loves to inflict pain upon others. And Kai is an evil bastard that likes to touch people. X_x Er, sorry this chapter was so short but I figured it fit. And anyway, at least I got it out really soon.
Rank and File
Chapter Sixteen
By Firefly-chan
I really did *not* want to go back to school on Monday. Why? Very simple, really. Most likely I'll run into Kai and that's not a particular goal of mine. But y'know. School was school and my mom didn't believe the whole 'moooommy, I don't feel gooood.' thing so I had no choice. Much to my surprise, though, the whole day went fairly well. I saw Kai at lunch but I don't think he saw me. Heh, probably because I was hiding behind Celestyn and Ray...
And now it's the end of the day (thank god) and I still haven't seen him. I chewed on the cap of my pen, glancing impatiently up at the clock as my English teacher rambled on and on and on and on. Y'know, what they usually do. I actually fell out of my chair today during Literature. We were suppose to be reading and I kind of dozed off, tipped over and fell on the floor. People were giving me weird looks but screw them, right? Who cares.
I stretched my arms over my head, yawning widely. The teacher didn't even notice and simply kept going on and on about verbs or something like that. Like I pay attention to English? Bleh, you're kidding me. I *hate* English with a passion. It's my worst subject, and I absolutely despise it. Not to mention our English teacher is a complain psycho. She tries to be strict but she can't. It sounds really--funny when she does. Seriously.
I sighed in relief when the bell rang, sliding my pencil in my binder before gathering my things and pulling myself to a stand. I didn't even bother to start for my locker as I exited the English room since I didn't really have any other books to bring home. Tucking my folders under my arm, I started from the school, trying to avoid from getting shoved and pushed around by the other stampede of students.
I stuck my head out the door, glancing around to make sure Kai was nowhere in sight before stepping out into the cool, November air. Well, if Kai would want to try and harass me, now would be the time to do it. I glanced around again, and upon seeing no sign of the blue-haired stalker, I started down the stone steps.
"Oh, Tyson!" I paused, turning around in time to see Raquel and Celestyn running up to me.
I smiled, waving slightly. "Hi you guys," I greeted brightly.
"We can walk with you part way but then we have to go the other way since our house it basically north of yours," Celestyn said, swinging an arm over my shoulder and the other around Raquel's.
"That's, er, nice of you?" I blinked as the duo pulled me off the school grounds and on to the pavement and towards my house.
"Soo, Tyson," Raquel began, offering me a wry smile. "You got anything to tell us?"
I blinked again. "No, I don't think so..."
"Oh, come on," Celestyn persisted, nudging me in the ribs. "You got *someone* to tell us about?"
"Uh, no?"
Raquel rolled her eyes, flicking me upside the head with a crumbled up piece of paper that I didn't even knew she had. "Come off it, Tyson. Do you know anything about a certain friend of ours? A certain tall, dark and handsome friend?"
I stared blankly at her. What in hell could she possibly be talking about...?
Then it hit me.
"Ray!?" I sputtered, flushed. "You mean Ray?"
"And the genius figures it out," Celestyn muttered, flinging her hands in the air.
"How--how did you know?" I shook my head. "Wait--no, nevermind. But you guys, you have to understand--it's not like that! No! I just needed his help--"
"A lot of help," Raquel snickered.
"--no, Raquel! Listen, geh, no! It's not like that, not with Ray! That's just sick and wrong!" I made a face. "Listen, guys, I needed his help in trying to make a certain someone else back off. That's the only reason we kissed--"
"You KISSED?!" Celestyn and Raquel gasped.
I snapped my mouth shut. "I thought you knew...?"
"No," Celestyn giggled, brushing a strand of black hair from her eyes. "Ray told us something about you two pretending to be going out but he never said you KISSED!"
"Yeah, well, we only kissed to make Kai leave me the hell alone," I snapped, defeated.
Raquel tilted her head, a small smile tugging at her lips. "He's still trying to go after you? I thought he gave up long ago."
"I wish," I mumbled, starting to walk again. "Kai looked pissed as hell when he saw me kissing him, though."
"Eh?" Celestyn and Raquel came to a halting stop. My black haired friend looked at me, confused. "You let Kai see you kiss him? When Kai likes you?"
"Yeah, so?"
"Oh, Tyson!" Raquel groaned, slapping a hand to her forehead. "You don't do that. You can't do that!"
I stopped. "Why? Why not?"
"Because," Celestyn drew me and Raquel together, speaking softly, "you can't. You probably not only embarrassed Kai but you're right, you pissed him off more then he should be pissed off. He has a really bad temper, Tyson, and he usually doesn't lose it but I don't know. If you provoked him then he's probably going to do something? Not only will he beat the living shit out of Ray, but he's probably going to do something to you, too."
"Well, jeez, thanks," I drew out a heavy breath of air. "Now you tell me."
"Hey, don't worry," Raquel smiled softly, sharply jabbing Celestyn in the ribs. "I'm sure he won't do anything like that. I haven't seen Kai get that angry in a long time and I don't really think he'll do it again."
I looked from Raquel to Celestyn uncertainly. Great. I angered Kai, who is now supposedly some guy who has a temper to boot and anger issues. Just fecking *wonderful*.
"Oh, come on, Tyson," Raquel slid an arm over my shoulder. "Just forget Miss. Sensitive over there said anything, okay?"
"What?" Celestyn snorted defensively. "I was just stating the--"
"Celestyn!" Raquel hissed, nudging her friend again. "Shh!"
"Some help you guys are," I grumbled, rolling my eyes again.
We walked on in silence for the next ten minutes. It wasn't really uncomfortable or anything but it was just really...silent. I sighed and turned my head to the gray sky, hating the cold weather we were having. Why couldn't it just be nice and warm? I wasn't really fond of freezing my ass off.
"We turn here," Celestyn spoke up quietly, gesturing to an alley to her left.
I nodded silently, and raised my hand in a short goodbye. Raquel smiled softly and patted me on the back before turning with her friend and starting down the gravel road. Sighing, I stuffed my cold, trembling hands into my pockets in an attempt to keep them warm. But it wasn't really working since my whole body was cold. I sucked in a deep breath, walking faster. Okay, yeah. I really wanted to get home to my nice warm house where I could go take a long nap.
I must've gotten a block or so from where Celestyn, Raquel and I had parted when I fumbled to a stop. I blinked, glancing around me. I could've sworn I had heard something. 'That's what you thought before, remember, Tyson?' One of his nastier voices sneered. 'But it only ended up to be Ray. I think you're hearing things.'
I snorted, rolling my eyes. Yeah, damn voice should talk.
I started walking again, slower this time to make sure Ray wouldn't be an asshole and sneak up on me again. I stopped again, sure I had heard something this time. It seemed like it was coming towards around the corner. Raising a skeptical eyebrow, I edged my way along a fence that blocked my way from whatever those noises were. I peaked my head around the corner and, at first, I saw nothing. But then I took notice of two unusually recognizable figures.
Kai and Ray.
Well, let me just put it this way. Kai looked angrier then ever, and Ray? Er, well, Ray just looked nervous...really nervous.
"Ray," Kai was saying, his voice bordering dangerously low, "I would think you'd know better then to interfere with something I've been trying to fix."
Ray had his back pressed against the fence and kind of gave this half-shrug thing. "Listen, Kai, I really don't see how this is any of your business," Ray said lightly, and I wondered how he worked up the nerve to say that.
Kai was still for a moment.
But only for a moment.
He lashed out at the darker haired boy, grabbing his chin with his hand and drawing it awfully close to his own face. "It is my business," He hissed, eyes narrowing levelly. "It's always going to be my business. You basically fucked everything up that I had planned. Now, *fix* this or I will hurt you."
Ray closed his eyes for a brief moment, trying to pull away from the older boy's grasp but not succeeding. "Okay," He whispered after a few seconds, "okay. I'll do something."
"Good," Kai ran a hand roughly through Ray's hair, yanking his head back. "And to avoid this, Ray, next time why don't you think before you act?"
The oldest teen rested a hand calmly on the side of the other's face, letting it linger there for a moment before pulling away. With a placid smirk and a goodbye that was dripping with sarcasm, Kai turned and walked away. And Ray did nothing to stop him.
End Chapter Fifteen.
End Notes: Bwahaha! XD Oh, I'm an evil bitch who loves to inflict pain upon others. And Kai is an evil bastard that likes to touch people. X_x Er, sorry this chapter was so short but I figured it fit. And anyway, at least I got it out really soon.