A.N: *gasp* Me? Hurt my luffly Ray-boy? Never! ...Muahahaha...
Paradoxical: Sadistic bitch.
Firefly-chan: Right back at'cha, hun.
Paradoxical: -_-
Rank and File
Chapter Seventeen (Jeez. Seventeen already? Man. I gotta start moving my plot faster.)
By Firefly-chan
It was the beginning of December and it was snowing. (1) Well, about time. I pressed my face up against the cool glass pane of my bedroom window, suppressing the urge to burst out in laughter. Um, yeah. I had to do that a lot. I averted my eyes to the cloudy sky, noting how fast and how much snow was exactly coming down. Yeah, but snow is pretty. It just keeps coming and coming and coming in these white little flurry things and it's really, really...
...Ahem.
That *never* happened. If word ever gets out that it did happen then I will track you down and beat the living shit out of you before dragging you through hell and back. Got it? Good. Um, yes. Sorry about that. I'm feeling rather sadistic and paranoid today so maybe it'd be best if you...backed off? Yeah, that'd be nice and probably in your best interest.
What? Are you *laughing* at me? Y'know, I could *so* kick your ass if I wanted to. I could! I just...don't want to. So there. Go find someone else's time to waste because I'm smarter then your average person. I don't resort to violence. Okay, well, maybe that was a lie. Er, maybe about all of the things I said above were a lie? Alright, so the truth comes out. I can't fight worth a shit and I like to lie. A lot. Bite me.
I sighed and pushed away from my window, gathering my coat and gloves up from my bed. Well, it was snow and it was there for a reason and I wasn't about to let it go all to waste, okay? I quietly opened my door and headed down the stairs, not wanting to wake my mother up. What? It was early. Like, about, seven or something. I couldn't sleep any longer which was kind of strange since it was the weekend.
"I'm guessing it's cold out," I muttered, stopping by the front door, wondering if I should take a scarf or something. I sniffed and shrugged, figuring I'd be okay without it and pushed open the glossy wooden door.
Yeah, it was cold. Very cold. Very, very, very cold. And yes, it was windy. Very windy. Very, very, very windy.
I rubbed a gloved hand over my already wind flushed face as I stepped cautiously out on the porch to my house, shutting the front door firmly behind me. Why was I going outside again? With each step I took farther away from my house, I seemed to have trouble remembering.
'Oh, stop being such a baby,' One of those voices scolded. 'You're out here because it's the first snow of the year, remember?'
'Yeah, well, it's a shame it'd had to be, like, five below!' I mentally snapped back.
It was getting really hard to see anything or where I was going since the snow was blowing so hard and practically blinding me. I shrugged and sniffed, feeling my fingers numb despite the thick pair of gloves I had on. Okay, so maybe I was crazy but that annoying voice was right. It was the first snow of the year and I was going to go for a walk. Sounds crazy, right? Yeah, well, it is. So nyah.
I sat down in the middle of the sidewalk leading up to our porch, blinking around. I looked up in surprise when the wind began to give a little and the snow started to fall less and less. But the fact remained; it was still really fecking cold out. But I didn't care. Nope, not me. Even if my ears felt like they were going to fall off and even if my fingers hurt and even if...okay, nevermind.
"What are you doing?" I looked up sharply in surprise, my gaze settling on a pair of golden-brown eyes.
"Oh, Ray," I grinned, tilting my head to the side a bit. "I'm just enjoying the weather. Decided you'd pay me a visit?"
Ray shrugged and stuffed his hands into his jean pockets. "I was just walking...this way and I saw you, sitting on the sidewalk."
"Yeah, it's quite comfortable down here," I said, rubbing at my eye when a damn snowflake fell in it. Okay, so maybe I was lying. Sure, it was comfortable. Despite it felt like I was freezing my ass of but who cares, right?
He raised an inquiring eyebrow. "I see."
Silence.
Yeah, real fun there. I'm glad we're having such an engrossing conversation. Right.
I slowly came to a stand, brushing the snow from my legs before looking back up at the older boy. "Hey," I started slowly, doubtfully, "I saw you talking with Kai last week."
His eyes flashed open and locked with my own, questioning. "What?" He swallowed, fingering a strand of raven hair. "Where?"
I offered him a soft smile. "You know where, Ray," I said quietly. "Is there something going on that I should know about?"
"Listen, Tyson, he just really got pissed off at me, is all. He wanted me to try and get you with him and I said yes because I feared for my life, y'know? I didn't actually mean that I was going to--" I cut Ray's frantic speech off with a wave of my hand.
"That's not what I mean," I folded my arms over my chest, taking my turn of lifting my own eyebrow. "What's wrong, Ray? I mean, c'mon. I've seen you and I know that you just don't...give in like that."
Ray was silent, looking away from me for a moment. "You should forget about it," He whispered after a moment, and I had to lean in to hear him. "You should really forget about it. I'm trying to forget so you should too."
"No, don't leave," I mentally kicked myself for being an idiot, and reached out and grabbed his arm when he turned. "I'm sorry. But I need to know this, don't you understand? I'm the one who got you involved in the first place and I think I have the right to know why he was all over you."
He tugged his arm out of my hold. "I don't want to talk about it," He said, sharply. "It's not something I want to dwell on. Just forget it, Tyson. Forget about it."
I opened my mouth to call him back when he started to leave but sighed in defeat, realizing it'd do no good. What the hell was up with that guy, anyway? What could possibly be so horrible that he wouldn't even want to tell me?
"Well, my day is ruined," I grumbled, plopping back down on the cement.
'You always let other people get you upset,' that voice popped up again. 'Stop being such an idiot and get back to doing whatever you were doing.'
'Which would be nothing,' I thought pointedly.
'Then do something,' the voice snapped back. 'Go to the park or something. Stop being lazy by just...sitting there.'
'Hey!' I sniffed, trailing the snow with a finger. 'I came out here, didn't I?'
I sighed again and stood back up, noting that the wind had died down completely and left only a light snow falling from the cloudy, gray skies. I started rather pointlessly down the pavement glittering with a thin layer of ice, not really sure on where I was headed. Yeah, sure, I could've followed my little voice and went to the park but then that'd just be...weird. Who listens to their voices anyway?
So I basically wondered a couple blocks from my house, with no real destination in mind. I hadn't seen Raquel or Celestyn in awhile and I was beginning to wonder exactly where they could've been. Probably together but it was still kind of puzzling. Usually, they always seemed to find me no matter where I was. I swear, sometimes I feel like they're Kai's secret spies and are stalking me.
But I hadn't seen them in, like, five days and for Celestyn and Raquel, that was a bit weird. Then they could've just gone off on some middle-of-the-year vacation or something but I doubt that they'd go together. Oh well. It's confusing to think about them. For all I know, they might be hiding behind some bush following my every move...
I started, blinking in surprise when I almost lost my footing and stumbled to the side. I gave a short glance around me, trying to figure out exactly where I had wandered off. Well, what do you know. The park. I scowled, swearing mentally at my little voice. Apparently, it had control of my body or something. I don't know. Stupid voice.
I stood in front of the park gate for a moment, almost stubbornly.
'Oh, come on,' The voice started again, taunting. 'You know you want to.'
'I should really give you a name, y'know?' I thought, pushing the gate open and stepping inside.
'How about...George?'
'George?'
'Or Fred?'
'Fred?'
'Then Bob?'
'Ha!'
'Then what about--'
I cut my voice off with a roll of my eyes, shutting it out. Yeah, um, I have a very insane mind. Pay no heed to it.
Akita Park was basically...park-ish looking. It had a trail and a hella lot of trees. There wasn't really much to say about it. Well, actually, it did have a swing set and stuff like that but whatever. It's a park. I think I don't have to say anymore, right?
"This is fun," I said dryly, and cast another look around me at the basically empty park.
Yeah, that's right. *Basically* empty.
"Why must I keep running into you!" I groaned, flinging my hands into the air.
I bet my voice had something to do with this. Damn voice.
Kai smirked sardonically, gazing coolly at me. "Actually, you're the one who always runs into me."
"Whatever," I snapped, glaring at him. "Will you go?"
"Why?" He snorted, shaking his head. "I was in here first."
"Well, I bet you're just stalking me again so just go. I don't need your bullshit right now." I snarled, watching him carefully from where he stood leaning up against a tree a few yards from me.
"You need to stop being so paranoid, okay?" Kai was beginning to get annoyed. Joy. "I wasn't really expecting to run into you."
I about opened my mouth to shoot back a nasty reply, but paused, blinking. Wait a second. Ray and Kai? Remember? If Ray wouldn't tell me why Kai was practically harassing him last week, then why not the little homicidal blue-haired guy? Hey, it's a worth shot.
"You're right, Kai," I said slowly, lowering my gaze slightly. "I really had no right of accusing you like that."
Magenta eyes narrowed suspiciously. "What?"
"I know you wouldn't stalk me," I said, placing a hand on my waist. "I was being melodramatic."
Kai studied me for a moment before a ghost of a smile graced his lips. "That's good, Tyson," He said, laughing very softly. "You might as well cut the shit and do whatever you were going to do."
Okay, so maybe I wasn't as good of an actor as I supposed.
"Fine, fine," I sighed again, running a hand through my hair. "I was wondering about something and since Ray wouldn't tell me, I'm guessing you're the only person I have left to ask. I wouldn't really ask *you* but it's been bothering me for the past week now..." I was silenced for a moment by a withering look from Kai to get on with it. "Okay, fine. I was wondering what in *hell* you did to Ray to make him so...so obedient." I raised an eyebrow at my choice of words but left it at that, looking up at Kai expectantly.
Kai stared back, unblinkingly, at me. After a moment, he laughed again, shaking his head. "So you did see me," He mused. "I figured someone was watching but I wasn't quite sure."
"Yeah, I did see you," I was beginning to become impatient. "Now will you please answer my question."
"Hmm, fine," He said casually, pushing himself away from the tree and taking a couple steps near me. "I use to go out with Ray."(2)
I felt my draw drop. "You--you what!?"
"I use to go out with Ray," He repeated, amused. "Does that bother you?"
I snapped from my daze. "No," I growled, "of course it doesn't. You...you person, you."
Oh, yeah, Tyson. That hurt him.
"Are you sure?" He started towards me again. "Why are you so flustered then?"
"Because I find it highly doubtful that Ray would go out with you!" I shot back hotly, backing away from him. "And will you stop doing that? I don't like to be cornered by you."
"Let me let you in on a little secret," He whispered dramatically, pressing back on my shoulder and pushing me against a large oak tree. "Nobody does."
I swallowed nervously but still held the glare steadily. "It's not going to work, you know. I don't know why you two got together or why you split up but I won't be swayed by you like he was."
"You're so stubborn," He said lightly. "I know, my bishonen, that you want me as much as I want you." (3)
Well, shit. I have to stop him or something because when he usually says something like that, it means that he's going to, like, kiss me or something.
"So," I broke in quickly, "why did you break it off with him?"
"Something he did," Kai replied, studying me with slight interest.
"What did he do?" Yeah, so I was buying for more time. Or at least until I could figure out a way to get away from him.
"He did something he really shouldn't have," The blue-haired teen said, smirking again and leaning further in.
Okay, this wasn't working. Think, Tyson, think!
I spotted something glinting from his coat pocket. I blinked, and raised a hand to his arm. "Um, what's that!" I basically screeched, and he winced at how loud my voice was.
"What's what?" He asked, pulling away a bit.
"That," I nodded to his coat, "in your pocket."
He stared at me for a moment, confused, before glancing down and noticing what I was talking about. "This?" He said, pulling it out from his pocket. "It's just..." He shrugged, "a game."
Oh, yeah. It was working.
"A game?" I asked tentatively, looking at the weird shaped blue-toy thing. "What's it called?"
"A beyblade," He shrugged, letting the object rest in the palm of his hand. "I haven't quite figured out how to use it properly yet but I'll learn."
"Oh," I took that opportunity to slide away from the tree and to the side of him, now a bit interested in the scapegoat I had used to get away from him. "Where did you get it?"
"A gift," He said simply, placing the object back into his coat pocket. "It's nothing really. I don't know why you're so interested in it."
"I just am," I said, a bit testy, brushing a strand of hair from my eyes. "If it's nothing then why are you carrying it around?"
"I just do," He said bluntly, imitating what I had previously said.
"Okay then," I started to back away from him, towards the entrance of the park. "I think I'll leave now."
He nodded and shrugged slightly, eyes wavering on me for a moment before he turned and started back down the path. Well, that was unusually easy. Maybe I hit an uncomfortable spot for my homicidal stalker? It made sense. He didn't seem too eager to talk about the...beyblade thing, anyway.
I suppressed another sigh and started out of the park. It was beginning to snow again and the wind had picked up. I didn't know exactly why but for once something Kai had done actually caught my attention and my interest.
And why did it suddenly feel like he wasn't as big of a problem as I had thought?
I shook the thought from my head. 'You're losing your mind, Tyson,' I thought.
With one last sigh, I closed the gate of the park and started back for home.
End Chapter Seventeen.
End Notes: That was fun. X_X Review?
1: Oh, freakin' sue me. -_- I'm in a December mood and a Christmasy-mood.
Paradoxical: But I thought you were atheis--
Firefly-chan: Shh! *whispers* They don't have to know that. And besides, that doesn't mean the characters are. ^____________________^
Paradoxical: Fecking hypocrite. -_-
2: Haha. I did that to piss you all off.
3: Gods, that's so corny.
Paradoxical: Sadistic bitch.
Firefly-chan: Right back at'cha, hun.
Paradoxical: -_-
Rank and File
Chapter Seventeen (Jeez. Seventeen already? Man. I gotta start moving my plot faster.)
By Firefly-chan
It was the beginning of December and it was snowing. (1) Well, about time. I pressed my face up against the cool glass pane of my bedroom window, suppressing the urge to burst out in laughter. Um, yeah. I had to do that a lot. I averted my eyes to the cloudy sky, noting how fast and how much snow was exactly coming down. Yeah, but snow is pretty. It just keeps coming and coming and coming in these white little flurry things and it's really, really...
...Ahem.
That *never* happened. If word ever gets out that it did happen then I will track you down and beat the living shit out of you before dragging you through hell and back. Got it? Good. Um, yes. Sorry about that. I'm feeling rather sadistic and paranoid today so maybe it'd be best if you...backed off? Yeah, that'd be nice and probably in your best interest.
What? Are you *laughing* at me? Y'know, I could *so* kick your ass if I wanted to. I could! I just...don't want to. So there. Go find someone else's time to waste because I'm smarter then your average person. I don't resort to violence. Okay, well, maybe that was a lie. Er, maybe about all of the things I said above were a lie? Alright, so the truth comes out. I can't fight worth a shit and I like to lie. A lot. Bite me.
I sighed and pushed away from my window, gathering my coat and gloves up from my bed. Well, it was snow and it was there for a reason and I wasn't about to let it go all to waste, okay? I quietly opened my door and headed down the stairs, not wanting to wake my mother up. What? It was early. Like, about, seven or something. I couldn't sleep any longer which was kind of strange since it was the weekend.
"I'm guessing it's cold out," I muttered, stopping by the front door, wondering if I should take a scarf or something. I sniffed and shrugged, figuring I'd be okay without it and pushed open the glossy wooden door.
Yeah, it was cold. Very cold. Very, very, very cold. And yes, it was windy. Very windy. Very, very, very windy.
I rubbed a gloved hand over my already wind flushed face as I stepped cautiously out on the porch to my house, shutting the front door firmly behind me. Why was I going outside again? With each step I took farther away from my house, I seemed to have trouble remembering.
'Oh, stop being such a baby,' One of those voices scolded. 'You're out here because it's the first snow of the year, remember?'
'Yeah, well, it's a shame it'd had to be, like, five below!' I mentally snapped back.
It was getting really hard to see anything or where I was going since the snow was blowing so hard and practically blinding me. I shrugged and sniffed, feeling my fingers numb despite the thick pair of gloves I had on. Okay, so maybe I was crazy but that annoying voice was right. It was the first snow of the year and I was going to go for a walk. Sounds crazy, right? Yeah, well, it is. So nyah.
I sat down in the middle of the sidewalk leading up to our porch, blinking around. I looked up in surprise when the wind began to give a little and the snow started to fall less and less. But the fact remained; it was still really fecking cold out. But I didn't care. Nope, not me. Even if my ears felt like they were going to fall off and even if my fingers hurt and even if...okay, nevermind.
"What are you doing?" I looked up sharply in surprise, my gaze settling on a pair of golden-brown eyes.
"Oh, Ray," I grinned, tilting my head to the side a bit. "I'm just enjoying the weather. Decided you'd pay me a visit?"
Ray shrugged and stuffed his hands into his jean pockets. "I was just walking...this way and I saw you, sitting on the sidewalk."
"Yeah, it's quite comfortable down here," I said, rubbing at my eye when a damn snowflake fell in it. Okay, so maybe I was lying. Sure, it was comfortable. Despite it felt like I was freezing my ass of but who cares, right?
He raised an inquiring eyebrow. "I see."
Silence.
Yeah, real fun there. I'm glad we're having such an engrossing conversation. Right.
I slowly came to a stand, brushing the snow from my legs before looking back up at the older boy. "Hey," I started slowly, doubtfully, "I saw you talking with Kai last week."
His eyes flashed open and locked with my own, questioning. "What?" He swallowed, fingering a strand of raven hair. "Where?"
I offered him a soft smile. "You know where, Ray," I said quietly. "Is there something going on that I should know about?"
"Listen, Tyson, he just really got pissed off at me, is all. He wanted me to try and get you with him and I said yes because I feared for my life, y'know? I didn't actually mean that I was going to--" I cut Ray's frantic speech off with a wave of my hand.
"That's not what I mean," I folded my arms over my chest, taking my turn of lifting my own eyebrow. "What's wrong, Ray? I mean, c'mon. I've seen you and I know that you just don't...give in like that."
Ray was silent, looking away from me for a moment. "You should forget about it," He whispered after a moment, and I had to lean in to hear him. "You should really forget about it. I'm trying to forget so you should too."
"No, don't leave," I mentally kicked myself for being an idiot, and reached out and grabbed his arm when he turned. "I'm sorry. But I need to know this, don't you understand? I'm the one who got you involved in the first place and I think I have the right to know why he was all over you."
He tugged his arm out of my hold. "I don't want to talk about it," He said, sharply. "It's not something I want to dwell on. Just forget it, Tyson. Forget about it."
I opened my mouth to call him back when he started to leave but sighed in defeat, realizing it'd do no good. What the hell was up with that guy, anyway? What could possibly be so horrible that he wouldn't even want to tell me?
"Well, my day is ruined," I grumbled, plopping back down on the cement.
'You always let other people get you upset,' that voice popped up again. 'Stop being such an idiot and get back to doing whatever you were doing.'
'Which would be nothing,' I thought pointedly.
'Then do something,' the voice snapped back. 'Go to the park or something. Stop being lazy by just...sitting there.'
'Hey!' I sniffed, trailing the snow with a finger. 'I came out here, didn't I?'
I sighed again and stood back up, noting that the wind had died down completely and left only a light snow falling from the cloudy, gray skies. I started rather pointlessly down the pavement glittering with a thin layer of ice, not really sure on where I was headed. Yeah, sure, I could've followed my little voice and went to the park but then that'd just be...weird. Who listens to their voices anyway?
So I basically wondered a couple blocks from my house, with no real destination in mind. I hadn't seen Raquel or Celestyn in awhile and I was beginning to wonder exactly where they could've been. Probably together but it was still kind of puzzling. Usually, they always seemed to find me no matter where I was. I swear, sometimes I feel like they're Kai's secret spies and are stalking me.
But I hadn't seen them in, like, five days and for Celestyn and Raquel, that was a bit weird. Then they could've just gone off on some middle-of-the-year vacation or something but I doubt that they'd go together. Oh well. It's confusing to think about them. For all I know, they might be hiding behind some bush following my every move...
I started, blinking in surprise when I almost lost my footing and stumbled to the side. I gave a short glance around me, trying to figure out exactly where I had wandered off. Well, what do you know. The park. I scowled, swearing mentally at my little voice. Apparently, it had control of my body or something. I don't know. Stupid voice.
I stood in front of the park gate for a moment, almost stubbornly.
'Oh, come on,' The voice started again, taunting. 'You know you want to.'
'I should really give you a name, y'know?' I thought, pushing the gate open and stepping inside.
'How about...George?'
'George?'
'Or Fred?'
'Fred?'
'Then Bob?'
'Ha!'
'Then what about--'
I cut my voice off with a roll of my eyes, shutting it out. Yeah, um, I have a very insane mind. Pay no heed to it.
Akita Park was basically...park-ish looking. It had a trail and a hella lot of trees. There wasn't really much to say about it. Well, actually, it did have a swing set and stuff like that but whatever. It's a park. I think I don't have to say anymore, right?
"This is fun," I said dryly, and cast another look around me at the basically empty park.
Yeah, that's right. *Basically* empty.
"Why must I keep running into you!" I groaned, flinging my hands into the air.
I bet my voice had something to do with this. Damn voice.
Kai smirked sardonically, gazing coolly at me. "Actually, you're the one who always runs into me."
"Whatever," I snapped, glaring at him. "Will you go?"
"Why?" He snorted, shaking his head. "I was in here first."
"Well, I bet you're just stalking me again so just go. I don't need your bullshit right now." I snarled, watching him carefully from where he stood leaning up against a tree a few yards from me.
"You need to stop being so paranoid, okay?" Kai was beginning to get annoyed. Joy. "I wasn't really expecting to run into you."
I about opened my mouth to shoot back a nasty reply, but paused, blinking. Wait a second. Ray and Kai? Remember? If Ray wouldn't tell me why Kai was practically harassing him last week, then why not the little homicidal blue-haired guy? Hey, it's a worth shot.
"You're right, Kai," I said slowly, lowering my gaze slightly. "I really had no right of accusing you like that."
Magenta eyes narrowed suspiciously. "What?"
"I know you wouldn't stalk me," I said, placing a hand on my waist. "I was being melodramatic."
Kai studied me for a moment before a ghost of a smile graced his lips. "That's good, Tyson," He said, laughing very softly. "You might as well cut the shit and do whatever you were going to do."
Okay, so maybe I wasn't as good of an actor as I supposed.
"Fine, fine," I sighed again, running a hand through my hair. "I was wondering about something and since Ray wouldn't tell me, I'm guessing you're the only person I have left to ask. I wouldn't really ask *you* but it's been bothering me for the past week now..." I was silenced for a moment by a withering look from Kai to get on with it. "Okay, fine. I was wondering what in *hell* you did to Ray to make him so...so obedient." I raised an eyebrow at my choice of words but left it at that, looking up at Kai expectantly.
Kai stared back, unblinkingly, at me. After a moment, he laughed again, shaking his head. "So you did see me," He mused. "I figured someone was watching but I wasn't quite sure."
"Yeah, I did see you," I was beginning to become impatient. "Now will you please answer my question."
"Hmm, fine," He said casually, pushing himself away from the tree and taking a couple steps near me. "I use to go out with Ray."(2)
I felt my draw drop. "You--you what!?"
"I use to go out with Ray," He repeated, amused. "Does that bother you?"
I snapped from my daze. "No," I growled, "of course it doesn't. You...you person, you."
Oh, yeah, Tyson. That hurt him.
"Are you sure?" He started towards me again. "Why are you so flustered then?"
"Because I find it highly doubtful that Ray would go out with you!" I shot back hotly, backing away from him. "And will you stop doing that? I don't like to be cornered by you."
"Let me let you in on a little secret," He whispered dramatically, pressing back on my shoulder and pushing me against a large oak tree. "Nobody does."
I swallowed nervously but still held the glare steadily. "It's not going to work, you know. I don't know why you two got together or why you split up but I won't be swayed by you like he was."
"You're so stubborn," He said lightly. "I know, my bishonen, that you want me as much as I want you." (3)
Well, shit. I have to stop him or something because when he usually says something like that, it means that he's going to, like, kiss me or something.
"So," I broke in quickly, "why did you break it off with him?"
"Something he did," Kai replied, studying me with slight interest.
"What did he do?" Yeah, so I was buying for more time. Or at least until I could figure out a way to get away from him.
"He did something he really shouldn't have," The blue-haired teen said, smirking again and leaning further in.
Okay, this wasn't working. Think, Tyson, think!
I spotted something glinting from his coat pocket. I blinked, and raised a hand to his arm. "Um, what's that!" I basically screeched, and he winced at how loud my voice was.
"What's what?" He asked, pulling away a bit.
"That," I nodded to his coat, "in your pocket."
He stared at me for a moment, confused, before glancing down and noticing what I was talking about. "This?" He said, pulling it out from his pocket. "It's just..." He shrugged, "a game."
Oh, yeah. It was working.
"A game?" I asked tentatively, looking at the weird shaped blue-toy thing. "What's it called?"
"A beyblade," He shrugged, letting the object rest in the palm of his hand. "I haven't quite figured out how to use it properly yet but I'll learn."
"Oh," I took that opportunity to slide away from the tree and to the side of him, now a bit interested in the scapegoat I had used to get away from him. "Where did you get it?"
"A gift," He said simply, placing the object back into his coat pocket. "It's nothing really. I don't know why you're so interested in it."
"I just am," I said, a bit testy, brushing a strand of hair from my eyes. "If it's nothing then why are you carrying it around?"
"I just do," He said bluntly, imitating what I had previously said.
"Okay then," I started to back away from him, towards the entrance of the park. "I think I'll leave now."
He nodded and shrugged slightly, eyes wavering on me for a moment before he turned and started back down the path. Well, that was unusually easy. Maybe I hit an uncomfortable spot for my homicidal stalker? It made sense. He didn't seem too eager to talk about the...beyblade thing, anyway.
I suppressed another sigh and started out of the park. It was beginning to snow again and the wind had picked up. I didn't know exactly why but for once something Kai had done actually caught my attention and my interest.
And why did it suddenly feel like he wasn't as big of a problem as I had thought?
I shook the thought from my head. 'You're losing your mind, Tyson,' I thought.
With one last sigh, I closed the gate of the park and started back for home.
End Chapter Seventeen.
End Notes: That was fun. X_X Review?
1: Oh, freakin' sue me. -_- I'm in a December mood and a Christmasy-mood.
Paradoxical: But I thought you were atheis--
Firefly-chan: Shh! *whispers* They don't have to know that. And besides, that doesn't mean the characters are. ^____________________^
Paradoxical: Fecking hypocrite. -_-
2: Haha. I did that to piss you all off.
3: Gods, that's so corny.