Kerda (sings): Ohhh, why'd you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated. Life's like this you…
Tyson: Will you PLEASE stop singing that song?!(*Kerda stops and looks at him)
Kerda: You, know, Tyson, sometimes YOU make me frustrated!!! 'Complicated' HAPPENS to be my favorite song, so if you please…wait, I didn't say start the chapter yet…(*curtain opens*)
~Rei's POV~
Ohhh…w-where am I? I…
What's that light? Huh, is that…Drigger. I saw my blade spinning wildly in front of me. It was dark all around us. Consuming darkness.
Where did Kai take me now? Where is Kai? Suddenly, I saw a door form next to where I was standing. A door?
Something made me move my legs toward the door, leaving my blade behind.
" I…I can't leave Drigger behind," I yelled, but something CONTROLLED my legs to keep moving. I tired to run back, but seemed to have lost all the power I had over my whole body!!! My hand reached out as I opened the door.
A flash of light came and nearly blinded me. I yelled, swallowed in the yellow wave…
***
" AHHH," I jumped up and landed on something soft. Looking around, I realized dimly I was in a room, lying on a bed to be precise. My body still ached from that maze. Wait, where's Kai?
Seeing suddenly that my shirt was off with the cuts all done, I got a slight suspicion of what was happening while I slept. Don't even ask!
" Hey, Rei, awaken at last?" a familiar, cheerful voice called to me from the side. I looked to see no other than Max standing in the doorway with a tray in his hands. I smiled at him.
" Hey, Max," I replied as he came closer and sat down on the bed. Who's that for?" I pointed to the tray. Just wondering, mind you!
" Oh, this is for you, Rei, I thought you might be hungry after the shape Kai brought you in," Max responded, setting the tray on the small table beside the bed. I saw actually NORMAL looking eggs with bacon and what SEEMED to be orange juice.
" Thanks, Max," I said, taking a sip of the orangey liquid. So it IS orange juice. "Were you the one who bandaged me?" Max knobbed, smiling happily.
" Kai brought you here," Max explained while I was eating. He said he found you in this state and decided to take you here." I bet he did!!! I should tell Max the truth, but the guy seemed to LIKE Kai and I don't want to make him upset.
" So, Max, have you been here long?" I asked, finishing my eggs and starting hungrily on the fried bacon.
" Aha," Max knobbed again. I'm always around here, wandering off at some place. Especially with Draciel around! But I always try to hide when Korea comes out, because…you know!" Oh, YAH, I know!!! I know more than I WANT to!
" So, I guess you'll be staying here for a while, then?" the blonde asked. What should I answer? I mean if I do, some psycho guy will invade my life forever!
" Only for a while," I said slowly, thinking: WHAT AM I SAYING?! I didn't want to stay here at all. I mean, Max is good and maybe Korea was also okay, but KAI? Uh-uh, no way! Wait, did I just say KOREA'S okay?!
" I see," Max grinned. He stood up and began walking out the door.
" Where are you doing, Max?" I asked, seeing him turn to the door.
" I'm sorry, but I need to leave, Rei, I still have some work to do," he said. But, I'll be back later if you want, okay?" He flashed me thumbs up. I definitely liked that kid.
" Sure, I'd love that," I said. Come soon!" I really meant that last phrase. I didn't want to be left alone in this place. I didn't know a thing about it! Watching Max leave, I finished eating and looked up at the ceiling. I wonder if Tyson or Naia or Kenny are worried about me? Probably.
Before I knew what I was doing, I got out of bed. My shirt was cleaned and was hanging on the back of a chair next to the wall. Peeling it on, I wondered if it was morning already.
Well, DUH, my mind told me again. Otherwise, WHY would Max give you breakfast?
I ignored that self-statement and looked out the door around the halls. Empty…
Sneaking out, I carefully ran down the hall, hoping not to bump into a certain somebody, still wondering where I was. Probably FAAARRR away from the exit of this place and even further away from home.
For some reason the doors in the hallway ended and a twisted, old looking passage came up in front of me. Interesting. I stopped running and looked around. The wall were covered with mold and seemed ragged and torn. Correction, WERE ragged and torn.
" Hmm, I wonder if this is one of the passages that Naia told me about?" I said without even realizing it. Most likely, unless…
Maybe this is a part of this lab she doesn't even know about. That's also likely. This place looks like a DUMP! This is probably the oldest room in the whole lab. I wonder if even Kai knows about this place.
I shrugged. Following the passageway, I noticed there was some whitish stuff on the floor. White, gray and black to be exact. Hmm, strange.
Deciding to ignore those things, I followed down the passage. The air got colder all of the sudden. The light down here were a lot dimmer than upstairs, as well as the walls were covered with some sticky black slime. Or, what I thought was sticky black slime. I didn't exactly want to touch it!
And the passage seemed to narrow…greatly. I noticed the ceiling was closer to my head than it was before. This place was starting to creep me out big time!!!
I swear I suddenly heard my heart pound in my chest. I wondered if I should go back. Stopping, I decided to think it over. Let's see, it I go back up, the demon will probably get me and if I go down here…well, I don't know, I'll probably get into some other kind of trouble.
The thing about me is that I never look for trouble…trouble follows ME! Before I could think it over, the lights flickered. I froze in terror, not wanting to know what's next. I'VE SEEN ENOUGH!!!
Forcing myself to stay calm, I knew I was crazy for deciding to go down again. It was risky, but maybe…
When I snapped out of my thoughts, I looked to see two doors before me, one black and one white. I wonder who painted them? The white one was old and torn and probably had been standing here for the last MILLENNIUM! The other, the black one, had a fresh-looking coat of dark paint. Trying to choose which one to open first, my eyes once again caught on something. It was some kind of a sign, like the ones before an entrance hall.
Looking at it, I read:
Those who step into the light with dark around Can leave thought the darkness without a soundUntil the opposite twins will come imparted
And both place you where you just started
Hmm, I reread the poem. Whoever put it here sure likes to make people guess. Light with dark around? Leave through darkness? Opposite TWINS? Is there even such thing as opposite twins?!
Maybe this has something to do with these doors. I wonder…opposite twins, huh?
Then it hit me. It almost slapped me in the face. The doors, that's it!!! They're the same form, only one is new and black and the other, white and torn. So, that's what it meant by OPPOSITE twins. Wow…first case I ever saw like THAT.
I decided to open the white door. In front of me stretched a long staircase, lanterns handing on the wall. I stepped inside. Taking one of the lanterns off the wall, I followed down the dimly lighted, narrow staircase. The walls seemed even OLDER than upstairs, if that was possible.
Suddenly, all the lanterns, except for the in my hand, burned out and it became darker than before. I flinched. Darkness wasn't my favorite environment. But while my lantern was burning, I knew I could still keep going. And that white, gray and black fur was around more than ever. Wait, FUR? Does this mean an animal lives here? Maybe. But I won't know until I get to the bottom step. Looking around, I finally saw some light at the end of the staircase. Good!
Stepping down, I saw a large door room before me. This one had candles on the wall and STILL old walls. Looking around, I noticed something gray, black and white lying on the floor.
Huh, what's that? I stepped up to the small object lying on the floor. Isn't that…Panalopy? How did this get here? Maybe, I was wrong about no one ever been down here. Maybe, Korea already discovered this passage. I'd better give it to her. Before I could take another step towards the toy, I noticed something…
Am I imagining things or did Panalopy just move its stuffed paws? Hmm, probably just the lighting…
I HOPE it's just the lighting.
When I looked at Panalopy again, as she stared at me with her blank, greenish gaze. WHAT?! Wasn't she laying her back to me before? Something's wrong…VERY wrong!
Before my eyes, Panalopy moved her stuffed legs and lingered to sit up, her haunting green eyes still following my gaze. I froze, too stunned to move. Like I said before, VERY wrong…
The stuffed cat focused its glassy orbs on me. It stood up slowly after, and narrowed them.
Err….
I watched as to my horror, Panalopy grew bigger, her look still the same, only all the stitches that showed she was sown together…DISSAPEARED?!
" Umm, hey…Panalopy," I know I sounded stupid, but I didn't find any other words to say. The cat didn't respond. It was now the size of a large DOG! Wow, I never see a stuffed toy do THAT before! Even Panalopy's glassy eyes seemed to have turned more lifelike…
Meow…Panalopy said and suddenly bared the teeth in her mouth. Very LARGE teeth!
Riieeeoooowww!!! The cat suddenly screeched and I saw red liquid pouring from its teeth…correction, from its FANGS!!! I stepped back as the cat's fur went up and its paws armed themselves with claws. Huge claws.
The cat gave another earsplitting scream and jumped up. It nearly landed on me, but I swung aside in time. The cat hit the wall and I heard a growl coming from the depths of its throat. Close call! Here it comes again.
I dodged the flying killer cat. What a toy! If they made thing like this on earth, both the angel and the devil races would be wiped off the place of the earth. Uh-oh…here it comes again!
I flew up just in time before the cat bumped into the wall once more. Phew! It missed! But, no time to cheer yet, first I need to get out of here. I jumped up to avoid the cat again and landed on the floor.
Well, nearly on the floor…
" Whoa!!!" I yelled as the floor fell through and I felt myself sliding down some kind of a passage. I heard the crazy stuffed toy jump into the tunnel on top of me and racing behind. I was sliding down on my back, so I couldn't tell where I'd land, just hoping it'd be further away from this feline as possible.
I felt myself land on something hard. OW! I rubbed my head as I realized I was sitting in front of two doors…wait, wasn't I here before? I WAS here before! Oh, god, this is the place I STARTED with!!! There's that poem again!
Those who step into the light with dark around Can leave thought the darkness without a soundUntil the opposite twins will come imparted
And both place you where you just started
Yup, the same poem. Wait…
I crawled up to the wall closer to read it again. And both place you where you just started.
It hit me again. DUH! The poem's trying to tell me that if I try any of these ways, I'd end up in the same place! Simple, yet not a first getter!
Suddenly, I jumped up, hearing a sound above me. THE CAT!!! I forgot about that little detail…
" Rei-cat?" a familiar young voice said above me. I turned to see Korea and Kai staring at me from the stairs.
" Rei-cat, what are you doing here?" Korea asked, jumping down on the last step. Kai followed as he gave me a "what-were-you-doing-here" look. Umm, looking for a way out, Kai?
" Um…" I was at a loss of words. Korea looked behind me as something fell on the ground.
" Panalopy!" Korea ran behind. I was about to shout out: "stop" when I saw the same stuffed cat I found before on the floor, laying as silently as always. Well, when it didn't take form of a scare blood-eating feline.
" Panalopy, where did you go?" the girl asked, hugging the now stuffed toy Panalopy. I was so worried. Did you and Kitty go off to find somewhere to play?" PLAY?! That's putting it nicely!
" You have some…err, energetic cat there, Korea," I asked and saw Kai eyeing me with a weird look. Oh, yah, did I mention we slid down some old pipe with dust and spider webs in it, Korea?
" Come on, we need to go back up," Kai said, motioning for us to come. It's not safe down here." You're telling me!!! I've just experienced that first hand. But I followed up anyhow, feeling rather dazed about the whole thing. I didn't know what else to do and going back down there didn't seem like any other options, since both doors led you in circles.
Once we walked out of the passage, we traveled around the hall and Kai opened a door. Inside it was rather comfortable, full of stuff (as well as any other room here). There was some furniture, a radio and a boom box.
" Korea, go out and play, okay?" Kai suddenly said. Me and Rei have a little matter to discuss." Korea knobbed and streamed out. I wasn't surprised to see her old friend knife with here, but I WAS about to object. No WAY was I staying alone in this room with Kai!!! NOT with him!
Once Korea left, Kai shut the door. He glared at me with his ice-filled eyes. More shivers down my spine.
" Yes, Kai?" I decided to be polite. The guy just leaned against the wall, IGNORING my question!
" You shouldn't wander off alone," Kai suddenly said before I could ask him again. It's not safe." Who are you to tell me what's safe, Kai? YOU'RE the one who got me nearly killed in that maze!
" Why would you care?" I asked, making my tone a cool as possible. Kai didn't reply. Was that good?
Suddenly, Kai leapt off the wall and before I could do another thing about it, I found myself pinned down on the couch by a pair of strong hands. Nope, NOT good!
" Because I just do, angel-boy," Kai hissed at he, still holding me down. I flinched. Something about Kai's look scared me for moment. Maybe it's the fact that he's a demon or maybe because I never saw one as angry as this.
" Were you trying to escape?" a sudden question came.
" Yes, so what?" I asked him demandingly. It's my choice whether to leave here or not!" Kai brought his face closer to mine and I felt a jolt of horror run down my back. Uh-oh…
" This is my game, Rei," he said. You no longer have control of what happens…" With that phrase, I felt Kai close the distance between our faces. Umph…
The kiss was demanding and bruising. I felt Kai's hands roam my back, sliding against my shirt, making me dizzy at his actions. Oh, god, not again, please!
" So tell me, Rei," Kai suddenly pulled away. Why is that you look so much like a wild tiger?" Talk about a sudden question!
" I…uhh," I still couldn't get the shock of that kiss away. I…was born this way, okay? Now let me go!!!" Kai didn't even flinch. He just kept staring into my eyes. What is he trying to seek out in them?
" I see," he spat out. I wondered if he was finished, but realized the assault didn't stop there, since I saw him take something out of his pocket. A KNIFE!!! No, I do NOT want another game of "bleed till you go mad"!!!
Kai pulled it up next to me and I tried to struggle, but the guy's strength overpowered me. No good! I felt one of Kai's hand raise up my hair…DO NOT cut my hair, KAI!!!
" Don't worry, I won't cut your raven hair off," Kai said as if reading my mind AGAIN. I felt the knife roam my hair as I hoped nothing else was coming next, but then it left them. And so did the band holding them together. My black hair fell against my sides as Kai swing the knife aside and pulled me into another bruising kiss, this time his hands roaming my back AND my hair. His tongue entered my mouth, making me feel so helpless. I didn't know how far he would take it right now, but I was hoping that Kai would get off!
" K-K-Kai," I mumbled, gasping for air. Kai pulled away and I breathed heavily, glad he did pulled away, not only because of the lack of air.
" Rei, I don't even know what I'm doing anymore," Kai said closing his eyes. I don't know what you're doing either!
" I'm supposed to be hating you, Rei," Kai said next to my ear. I'm supposed to despise you because you're one of the demon race's enemies. I'm supposed to kill you the second I see you because you're an angel, yet every time I look at you half of that hate turns into something else." I couldn't say or think anything; I just listened to him wide eyed. What was I supposed to say to that? Kai took a deep breath and continued.
" The first time I saw you, Rei, something took me over," Kai said, now closer again to my face. I hate you, I hate you so much because I hate the rest of your kind, yet I can't help feeling that I can't kill you despite of what you may be, Rei, despite of how you may hate me." This time, out mouths met like lightning before I could even tell him off, making my lower lip bleed a little.
Why didn't Kai get the message? He didn't seem to see that I didn't want this. I didn't want him to assault me this way. I didn't want to be in this place. I didn't want to…
" K…" I choked out. Kai, p-please stop, this is all…" Kai roughly pulled away, now anger burning in his eyes. His hands were still roaming my back and I stiffened, scared they'd move to the front.
" This is all what, Rei?" my assaulter hissed. This is all wrong? Which part of it, the fact that you're an angel and I'm a devil or the fact that we're both a male gender?" Both! Both seemed wrong right now! Both give out the WRONGEST SCENT EVER!!!!
Suddenly, to my surprise and relief, Kai got off me and started to walk towards the door. I sat up, fidgeting and twitching slightly from time to time for some reason. Maybe it was because I was mad. Mad AND afraid. Afraid of what Kai could do to me next time if I didn't stop him…
" You'd better go to your room," Kai said, his back turned to me. Max will be searching for you." With that, he left the place. I stood up and tried not to loose my balance from the dizzy feeling. Breathing heavily, I wondered: Why did I start to shiver? Was it the confusion that weakened me and made sure I didn't know what to make of the situation? Or is it because I now fear Kai? Maybe I don't fear Kai, but getting insane, like him and Korea. Why does he keep treating me like that? I hope I can find all the answers in time…
Will Kai really go too far if he catches Rei trying to escape again? Why is Rei suddenly sort of fearful if Kai? Find out in the next chapter.
Kerda: Wow, this was the longest chapter yet. Or was it…hmm. Kind of a crappy cliffhanger, is it? Forgive me; I'll make a better one later on.
Tyson: Urr, I don't care how long it was, or how bad the cliffhanger is, I just want to know what happens! Crazy Kai in this chapter. Yaoi. (*Pauses*) Is that legal?
Kerda: Well, it is, unless you put a bad lemon in it, but then, the rating may change. So, what were you saying?
Tyson: I can't wait that long for the next chapter to come out.
Kerda: You are soooo impatient sometimes, Tyson, do you know that?
Tyson: I'm not.
Kerda: But you are.
Tyson: No I'm NOT!!!
Kerda: YES, YOU ARE!!!
Max: Please, lower the curtain before they get any louder (*curtain falls*).
