^_^; Sorry about not having the Yaoi warning, Dark Magician. My mistake. So…
WARNING! YAOI!
Rei rolled over on his bed, his eyes red and puffy from lack of sleep and crying throughout the night. The last 6 hours had been hell; he just couldn't get images of Kai lounging with beautiful women out of his mind. He was positive Kai would have lots of girlfriends where ever he was. He sighed, forcing back the tears that welled up in his eyes.
'I wish I had told him sooner.' He thought. 'But now he's gone.'
Rei's golden eyes drifted along the floor of his room, heading toward the window. It was a cold, overcast day, oddly appropriate for his mood. He sat up, taking a deep breath.
'Where ever you are, Kai, I hope your warm.'
He started out of his room, his bare feet making no sound on the cold floor. He had almost reached the door, when something caught his eyes. It was a newspaper, with the article that had been written after the Bladebreakers won the Asian tournament. And there, staring at him from the pages was the picture that had been taken of the team, including Kai.
He walked over, picking up the paper, and looked at the photo. Kai was actually smiling in that picture. Rei cherished it. He was even considering getting that photo framed. As he stared at the frozen smiles of his teammates, a thought crossed his mind.
Folding the paper, he rushed out of the room, a small smile creeping onto his face.
'Maybe someone saw Kai. Maybe they can tell me where he is.'
* * *
Bastet leaned on the low garden wall. She hadn't gotten much sleep last night, and all her energy for the day was going to be spent getting Kai in line.
Ran and Enyc, two of the permanent residents of the palace, were the ones that found her. They stopped when they saw the depressed phoenix leaning on the wall.
"What's wrong, Bas-chan?" Ran said, leaning on his sword. Bastet sighed.
"I'm bored." She complained.
Enyc laughed. "Go practice with Cent or Meil." He said, with a small smile. Bastet was always bored.
Bastet shook her head, standing up straight. "Cent is meditating and Meil doesn't have his bitbeast anymore."
Ran sweat dropped. "You took his bitbeast away AGAIN?!"
"He was being an ass!"
Enyc put a hand on Ran's shoulder to calm him down. "What about that new guy? Kai?"
Bastet turned, leaning her back against the wall. She didn't want to train with him right then. Her mind was still focused on their battle the night before, and how she was doubting herself from it. "Nah. He has a meeting with our Lord soon."
"So he's doing well?" Ran said.
Bastet nodded. "Yeah." She turned around, a large smile gracing her face. "I think I'll go into town."
"NO!"
* * *
Kai smiled, watching Dranzer race across the dish. He was finally getting some time to practice without anyone interfering. He wouldn't be able to train for much longer though, since he had a meeting with the Lord soon.
He held out his hand, and Dranzer shot back, letting Kai catch it easily. He smiled. Bastet had a good attack, being able to freeze her opponents to the dish, but Kai was confident that if he worked on his speed more, he could avoid it.
He had always tried to learn from his losses, not that there were many. He pocketed his Beyblade, heading toward the main building. His match with Bastet had taught him a lot. He had a good idea of how to deal with her now.
He walked into the main hall, heading toward the red foyer, where he would wait for the Lord. He had never been in the red foyer before, but when he entered, he could see why it was called the red foyer. The walls, the floor, and most of the furniture were in various shades of deep red. The furniture was red velvet, soft and rich looking.
He sat down in one of the large red chairs, waiting for the Lord. As he waited, he looked around. There were candles on the walls, and a huge, stained glass sky light above, not that much sun came through on such a cloudy day. His eyes drifted to the fireplace, made of rich marble.
There was a huge painting over it, with an expensive frame around it. He examined the painting for a few seconds, before realizing something odd. He got up and went closer, trying to get a better look. The painting was of a girl, with two small phoenixes, one silver one gold, sitting on the back of a large dog, with a sword by her side.
The girl had long silver and purple hair, and a crescent moon on her forehead. Kai frowned and stepped back.
'It looks like Bastet.' He thought, and he looked to the signature of the artist. He gasped and took a few more steps back when he read the name. His grandfather had several painting by that particular artist, so he recognized the name. The only problem was, the artist had been dead for almost 50 years.
"She doesn't age."
Kai turned at the sound of the voice. Phoen had come into the room without his noticing, and joined Kai by the fireplace, looking up at the painting,
"It's a nice painting of Bastet, don't you think?" Phoen said.
Kai blinked, but didn't say anything. It couldn't have been a picture of her. She was his age. To be in this painting, she would have to be over 60 years old, because she looked to be in her teens in the painting.
"She doesn't age." Phoen repeated, looking at Kai.
"Liar." Kai said, turning his back. He wanted to get back to training, not listening to some wild lie.
"It's true." Phoen said. "Bastet will never age, so long as she is within the palace grounds."
Kai turned back. "What did you say?"
Phoen looked at him. "Why do you think we never let her leave? As long as she is here, she will never get any older, but if she leaves, she will age normally."
"What does this have to do with me?" Kai said, crossing his arms.
"You must know, so you can help us make sure she doesn't leave palace grounds," he said, walking closer. "We must all work together to make certain she stays here."
"If she know she ages outside of the palace, why would she want to leave?" Kai questioned, it didn't make any sense.
"Ah, but she doesn't know."
Kai frowned. "What?"
"She doesn't realize that she is not aging. So she makes no attempt to stay here." Phoen answered, sitting on one of the couches. "We can use some special magic to keep her from aging when she has to go on long trips or tournaments, but it is dangerous, so we prefer not to."
Kai shook his head. This place was getting weirder and weirder. He suddenly wished he had just stayed home.
* * *
Bastet perched on the wall of the palace grounds. She had finally managed to get away from Ran and Enyc, and was looking forward to going into town. She needed more supplies for her drawing anyway.
She leaned her sword against her body and took a necklace from where it had been concealed by her shirt. A bitbeast hung at the end of it, like a charm. She tapped it gently.
"Hey, Hikari. You want to come out?" she tapped her sword too. "You too Illuser."
Within seconds, two small phoenixes appeared. Illuser, the silver snow phoenix, and Hikari, the golden light phoenix. Bastet smiled. Hikari was the last of the phoenixes, light. She hardly ever used it, but nonetheless, it was good to give it some exercise.
She smiled, picking up her sword. "Lets go into town for awhile," she said, as the two birds hopped to her shoulders.
* * *
Rei sighed. He had been walking for hours, asking people with they had seen Kai, but so far, he had had no luck. Things were starting to look hopeless, and Rei wondered if this was all a waste of his time.
There was only one more place to look, and that was the train station. If he had no luck there, then it was hopeless. He waited in line patiently, until he reached the window. He stuck the photo against the glass of the ticket counter.
"Have you seen him?" he asked, pointing to Kai. The clerk shook his head.
"No, but maybe you should ask the night clerk." He called back to his buddy, who looked like he was getting ready to leave. "Have you seen that kid in the picture?"
The night clerk nodded, and Rei's hopes jumped. "Yeah, he was here a few days ago. Couldn't forget that hair and the face paint."
Rei nearly jumped at the window. "Cam you tell me where he went?"
The clerk seemed to be thinking. "Yeah. Phoen city. Said his parents lived there."
Rei dug in his pocket, looking for money. He pulled out a small wad of bills and counted. He had just enough. Putting the money down, he looked at the clerks. "One to Phoen city, please."
So Rei's going to go find Kai. YAY! * Huggles the plushies Issini gave her. * Thanks Issini! And thanks to everyone who reviewed! If you keep leaving comments, I'll keep writing! ^-^
WARNING! YAOI!
Rei rolled over on his bed, his eyes red and puffy from lack of sleep and crying throughout the night. The last 6 hours had been hell; he just couldn't get images of Kai lounging with beautiful women out of his mind. He was positive Kai would have lots of girlfriends where ever he was. He sighed, forcing back the tears that welled up in his eyes.
'I wish I had told him sooner.' He thought. 'But now he's gone.'
Rei's golden eyes drifted along the floor of his room, heading toward the window. It was a cold, overcast day, oddly appropriate for his mood. He sat up, taking a deep breath.
'Where ever you are, Kai, I hope your warm.'
He started out of his room, his bare feet making no sound on the cold floor. He had almost reached the door, when something caught his eyes. It was a newspaper, with the article that had been written after the Bladebreakers won the Asian tournament. And there, staring at him from the pages was the picture that had been taken of the team, including Kai.
He walked over, picking up the paper, and looked at the photo. Kai was actually smiling in that picture. Rei cherished it. He was even considering getting that photo framed. As he stared at the frozen smiles of his teammates, a thought crossed his mind.
Folding the paper, he rushed out of the room, a small smile creeping onto his face.
'Maybe someone saw Kai. Maybe they can tell me where he is.'
* * *
Bastet leaned on the low garden wall. She hadn't gotten much sleep last night, and all her energy for the day was going to be spent getting Kai in line.
Ran and Enyc, two of the permanent residents of the palace, were the ones that found her. They stopped when they saw the depressed phoenix leaning on the wall.
"What's wrong, Bas-chan?" Ran said, leaning on his sword. Bastet sighed.
"I'm bored." She complained.
Enyc laughed. "Go practice with Cent or Meil." He said, with a small smile. Bastet was always bored.
Bastet shook her head, standing up straight. "Cent is meditating and Meil doesn't have his bitbeast anymore."
Ran sweat dropped. "You took his bitbeast away AGAIN?!"
"He was being an ass!"
Enyc put a hand on Ran's shoulder to calm him down. "What about that new guy? Kai?"
Bastet turned, leaning her back against the wall. She didn't want to train with him right then. Her mind was still focused on their battle the night before, and how she was doubting herself from it. "Nah. He has a meeting with our Lord soon."
"So he's doing well?" Ran said.
Bastet nodded. "Yeah." She turned around, a large smile gracing her face. "I think I'll go into town."
"NO!"
* * *
Kai smiled, watching Dranzer race across the dish. He was finally getting some time to practice without anyone interfering. He wouldn't be able to train for much longer though, since he had a meeting with the Lord soon.
He held out his hand, and Dranzer shot back, letting Kai catch it easily. He smiled. Bastet had a good attack, being able to freeze her opponents to the dish, but Kai was confident that if he worked on his speed more, he could avoid it.
He had always tried to learn from his losses, not that there were many. He pocketed his Beyblade, heading toward the main building. His match with Bastet had taught him a lot. He had a good idea of how to deal with her now.
He walked into the main hall, heading toward the red foyer, where he would wait for the Lord. He had never been in the red foyer before, but when he entered, he could see why it was called the red foyer. The walls, the floor, and most of the furniture were in various shades of deep red. The furniture was red velvet, soft and rich looking.
He sat down in one of the large red chairs, waiting for the Lord. As he waited, he looked around. There were candles on the walls, and a huge, stained glass sky light above, not that much sun came through on such a cloudy day. His eyes drifted to the fireplace, made of rich marble.
There was a huge painting over it, with an expensive frame around it. He examined the painting for a few seconds, before realizing something odd. He got up and went closer, trying to get a better look. The painting was of a girl, with two small phoenixes, one silver one gold, sitting on the back of a large dog, with a sword by her side.
The girl had long silver and purple hair, and a crescent moon on her forehead. Kai frowned and stepped back.
'It looks like Bastet.' He thought, and he looked to the signature of the artist. He gasped and took a few more steps back when he read the name. His grandfather had several painting by that particular artist, so he recognized the name. The only problem was, the artist had been dead for almost 50 years.
"She doesn't age."
Kai turned at the sound of the voice. Phoen had come into the room without his noticing, and joined Kai by the fireplace, looking up at the painting,
"It's a nice painting of Bastet, don't you think?" Phoen said.
Kai blinked, but didn't say anything. It couldn't have been a picture of her. She was his age. To be in this painting, she would have to be over 60 years old, because she looked to be in her teens in the painting.
"She doesn't age." Phoen repeated, looking at Kai.
"Liar." Kai said, turning his back. He wanted to get back to training, not listening to some wild lie.
"It's true." Phoen said. "Bastet will never age, so long as she is within the palace grounds."
Kai turned back. "What did you say?"
Phoen looked at him. "Why do you think we never let her leave? As long as she is here, she will never get any older, but if she leaves, she will age normally."
"What does this have to do with me?" Kai said, crossing his arms.
"You must know, so you can help us make sure she doesn't leave palace grounds," he said, walking closer. "We must all work together to make certain she stays here."
"If she know she ages outside of the palace, why would she want to leave?" Kai questioned, it didn't make any sense.
"Ah, but she doesn't know."
Kai frowned. "What?"
"She doesn't realize that she is not aging. So she makes no attempt to stay here." Phoen answered, sitting on one of the couches. "We can use some special magic to keep her from aging when she has to go on long trips or tournaments, but it is dangerous, so we prefer not to."
Kai shook his head. This place was getting weirder and weirder. He suddenly wished he had just stayed home.
* * *
Bastet perched on the wall of the palace grounds. She had finally managed to get away from Ran and Enyc, and was looking forward to going into town. She needed more supplies for her drawing anyway.
She leaned her sword against her body and took a necklace from where it had been concealed by her shirt. A bitbeast hung at the end of it, like a charm. She tapped it gently.
"Hey, Hikari. You want to come out?" she tapped her sword too. "You too Illuser."
Within seconds, two small phoenixes appeared. Illuser, the silver snow phoenix, and Hikari, the golden light phoenix. Bastet smiled. Hikari was the last of the phoenixes, light. She hardly ever used it, but nonetheless, it was good to give it some exercise.
She smiled, picking up her sword. "Lets go into town for awhile," she said, as the two birds hopped to her shoulders.
* * *
Rei sighed. He had been walking for hours, asking people with they had seen Kai, but so far, he had had no luck. Things were starting to look hopeless, and Rei wondered if this was all a waste of his time.
There was only one more place to look, and that was the train station. If he had no luck there, then it was hopeless. He waited in line patiently, until he reached the window. He stuck the photo against the glass of the ticket counter.
"Have you seen him?" he asked, pointing to Kai. The clerk shook his head.
"No, but maybe you should ask the night clerk." He called back to his buddy, who looked like he was getting ready to leave. "Have you seen that kid in the picture?"
The night clerk nodded, and Rei's hopes jumped. "Yeah, he was here a few days ago. Couldn't forget that hair and the face paint."
Rei nearly jumped at the window. "Cam you tell me where he went?"
The clerk seemed to be thinking. "Yeah. Phoen city. Said his parents lived there."
Rei dug in his pocket, looking for money. He pulled out a small wad of bills and counted. He had just enough. Putting the money down, he looked at the clerks. "One to Phoen city, please."
So Rei's going to go find Kai. YAY! * Huggles the plushies Issini gave her. * Thanks Issini! And thanks to everyone who reviewed! If you keep leaving comments, I'll keep writing! ^-^
