I only have 45 minutes to be on the computer; so sorry if this is another short chapter. Once I get my report card, they'll go back to normal.
Bastet held up the blade, waiting for the gang members that had joined them in the ally to get ready for battle. She was eager to show Kai the Phoenix blade; she thought he might enjoy it.
'This could be a more difficult battle than normal.' She thought, as Kai and the gang leader trashed talked each other. 'Snow, Wind, Water, and Light are all my bitbeasts, I've had them all my life, we know each other. But Dranzer is Kai's. There isn't any guarantee he'll listen to me they way he listens to Kai.' She glanced up at Kai who was definitely getting under the gang's skin.
'Just give me your best, Dranzer.' When Dranzer's bit began to glow, Bastet took it as an agreement from the firebird, and smiled.
"Well? Are we going to battle or what?" she said, breaking into the argument that had broken out.
The leader of the gang held up his blade and sneered. "Whenever you're ready, to lose that blade."
Bastet laughed inwardly as one of the smaller members leaned over and whispered in his leaders ear. "That blade is pretty big."
"Well the bigger they are, the harder they fall!"
Kai glanced at Bastet. He wasn't sure what her blade could do, or why it was so special, but he was curious. He watched as Bastet and the gang leader prepared themselves. As the countdown began, Bastet looked back at Kai and winked.
"Watch." She said, focusing her attention back on the dish.
"Let it rip!"
Both blades spun into the dish, the gang's blade spinning around the outside, while Bastet's took place in the center of the dish, and didn't move.
"Trying to use size to beat me, eh?" the leader said boldly. "Well it's not going to work! I have much more momentum!"
Bastet closed her eyes. "Don't attack head on, or your blade'll,"
Too late. The gang's blade shot forward, heading straight toward Bastet's blade. The smug, confidant look quickly disappear from the boy's face though, as the blades made contact. The second the other blade hit Bastet's Phoenix, it spilt in two, right down the center, as if Bastet's blade was a hot knife and the other butter.
Kai blinked in surprise. The other blade had broken just by making contact with the Phoenix blade, and it hadn't even budged.
"Guess I win." Bastet said. "Told you not to attack head on."
The gang scowled at her, and swore revenge, but quickly departed. When they were gone, Bastet stopped her blade and turned back to Kai.
Kai was staring at her, his arms crossed across his chest. "You've got my attention, now."
Bastet held up the blade. "That had nothing to do with talent. It's so powerful because of the bitbeasts inside it. Five bitbeasts, five times the power of a normal blade."
"So anyone could have done that." Kai stated.
"I should rephrase that. Not anyone." Bastet replied. "It took me 11 years to be able to use it, and it still isn't easy."
She removed Dranzer's bit and handed it back to him. "It's more powerful now that Dranzer's here."
Kai looked down at the bit. He felt more comfortable now that it was back. "I'll admit I'm impressed."
Bastet stared at him. "Well I'm glad it has your approval, oh great Kai-kun." She said sarcastically. "Come on. We're leaving."
"Since when do I follow your orders?"
* * *
"Lady Bastet."
Bastet turned as she heard one of the maids call her name. After a few minutes of arguing in the ally, Kai and Bastet had returned home. Kai had wanted to come back, but he just didn't want Bastet to tell him to. Much to the girl's frustration.
"Yes?" Bastet answered, wanting to get this over with before Kai escaped again. But he had stopped when she had.
"I just wanted to inform you that her Majesty has re-"
Bastet practically jumped one her. "The queen is back?!"
The maid nodded and started to say something, but Bastet was already gone, dragging a very annoyed Kai behind her.
"Come on, Kai-kun! There's someone I want you to meet!"
Kai growled at her as she dragged him down the halls, leading him to a large room in the west wing. She ran inside and stopped short, finding herself face to face with a gleaming sword.
"AHH!"
"Oh, it's just you Bastet." The wielder of the sword said. "I heard something like a pack of elephants coming, but I guess it was just you."
Bastet smiled and motioned to Kai. "Kai-kun, this is her Majesty, Queen Cassia."
Kai nodded respectfully to the woman. She was in her late 20's with long, wavy black hair and dark brown eyes.
"This is Kai," Bastet continued to Cassia. "He's the new member of the team."
Cassia nodded. "Pleased to meet you, Kai." Then she looked at Bastet. "Dear, I believe Crier is looking for you."
Bastet's eyes light up. "So he's back?" she tugged on Kai's arm. "Come on!"
She ran out of the room, and Kai started to follow, but was stopped by a tug on the back on his shirt. He turned to find Cassia smiling at him.
"I have something for you." She said, going over to her dresser.
Kai frowned. He had just met the woman, so how could she have something for him? The Phoenix tribe sure was strange. He was beginning to wonder if staying here was a good idea. Their weirdness might be contagious.
Cassia came back and held out a long necklace with a square shaped pendent on it. "I am leaving this in your care."
Kai took it and looked at it. There didn't seem to be anything special about it. "What is it?"
"It's a time seal." Cassia said. "I picked it up on my travels. It will keep Bastet from aging when she is not on palace grounds." she suddenly looked a little sad. "I can not give it to her without raising suspicion, so I am giving it to you."
Kai looked down at the seal as Cassia continued. "Give it to her when you leave for the tournament. She will not suspect anything. But please, get it back when you return home.
"That seal is very important. Take care of it."
Bastet held up the blade, waiting for the gang members that had joined them in the ally to get ready for battle. She was eager to show Kai the Phoenix blade; she thought he might enjoy it.
'This could be a more difficult battle than normal.' She thought, as Kai and the gang leader trashed talked each other. 'Snow, Wind, Water, and Light are all my bitbeasts, I've had them all my life, we know each other. But Dranzer is Kai's. There isn't any guarantee he'll listen to me they way he listens to Kai.' She glanced up at Kai who was definitely getting under the gang's skin.
'Just give me your best, Dranzer.' When Dranzer's bit began to glow, Bastet took it as an agreement from the firebird, and smiled.
"Well? Are we going to battle or what?" she said, breaking into the argument that had broken out.
The leader of the gang held up his blade and sneered. "Whenever you're ready, to lose that blade."
Bastet laughed inwardly as one of the smaller members leaned over and whispered in his leaders ear. "That blade is pretty big."
"Well the bigger they are, the harder they fall!"
Kai glanced at Bastet. He wasn't sure what her blade could do, or why it was so special, but he was curious. He watched as Bastet and the gang leader prepared themselves. As the countdown began, Bastet looked back at Kai and winked.
"Watch." She said, focusing her attention back on the dish.
"Let it rip!"
Both blades spun into the dish, the gang's blade spinning around the outside, while Bastet's took place in the center of the dish, and didn't move.
"Trying to use size to beat me, eh?" the leader said boldly. "Well it's not going to work! I have much more momentum!"
Bastet closed her eyes. "Don't attack head on, or your blade'll,"
Too late. The gang's blade shot forward, heading straight toward Bastet's blade. The smug, confidant look quickly disappear from the boy's face though, as the blades made contact. The second the other blade hit Bastet's Phoenix, it spilt in two, right down the center, as if Bastet's blade was a hot knife and the other butter.
Kai blinked in surprise. The other blade had broken just by making contact with the Phoenix blade, and it hadn't even budged.
"Guess I win." Bastet said. "Told you not to attack head on."
The gang scowled at her, and swore revenge, but quickly departed. When they were gone, Bastet stopped her blade and turned back to Kai.
Kai was staring at her, his arms crossed across his chest. "You've got my attention, now."
Bastet held up the blade. "That had nothing to do with talent. It's so powerful because of the bitbeasts inside it. Five bitbeasts, five times the power of a normal blade."
"So anyone could have done that." Kai stated.
"I should rephrase that. Not anyone." Bastet replied. "It took me 11 years to be able to use it, and it still isn't easy."
She removed Dranzer's bit and handed it back to him. "It's more powerful now that Dranzer's here."
Kai looked down at the bit. He felt more comfortable now that it was back. "I'll admit I'm impressed."
Bastet stared at him. "Well I'm glad it has your approval, oh great Kai-kun." She said sarcastically. "Come on. We're leaving."
"Since when do I follow your orders?"
* * *
"Lady Bastet."
Bastet turned as she heard one of the maids call her name. After a few minutes of arguing in the ally, Kai and Bastet had returned home. Kai had wanted to come back, but he just didn't want Bastet to tell him to. Much to the girl's frustration.
"Yes?" Bastet answered, wanting to get this over with before Kai escaped again. But he had stopped when she had.
"I just wanted to inform you that her Majesty has re-"
Bastet practically jumped one her. "The queen is back?!"
The maid nodded and started to say something, but Bastet was already gone, dragging a very annoyed Kai behind her.
"Come on, Kai-kun! There's someone I want you to meet!"
Kai growled at her as she dragged him down the halls, leading him to a large room in the west wing. She ran inside and stopped short, finding herself face to face with a gleaming sword.
"AHH!"
"Oh, it's just you Bastet." The wielder of the sword said. "I heard something like a pack of elephants coming, but I guess it was just you."
Bastet smiled and motioned to Kai. "Kai-kun, this is her Majesty, Queen Cassia."
Kai nodded respectfully to the woman. She was in her late 20's with long, wavy black hair and dark brown eyes.
"This is Kai," Bastet continued to Cassia. "He's the new member of the team."
Cassia nodded. "Pleased to meet you, Kai." Then she looked at Bastet. "Dear, I believe Crier is looking for you."
Bastet's eyes light up. "So he's back?" she tugged on Kai's arm. "Come on!"
She ran out of the room, and Kai started to follow, but was stopped by a tug on the back on his shirt. He turned to find Cassia smiling at him.
"I have something for you." She said, going over to her dresser.
Kai frowned. He had just met the woman, so how could she have something for him? The Phoenix tribe sure was strange. He was beginning to wonder if staying here was a good idea. Their weirdness might be contagious.
Cassia came back and held out a long necklace with a square shaped pendent on it. "I am leaving this in your care."
Kai took it and looked at it. There didn't seem to be anything special about it. "What is it?"
"It's a time seal." Cassia said. "I picked it up on my travels. It will keep Bastet from aging when she is not on palace grounds." she suddenly looked a little sad. "I can not give it to her without raising suspicion, so I am giving it to you."
Kai looked down at the seal as Cassia continued. "Give it to her when you leave for the tournament. She will not suspect anything. But please, get it back when you return home.
"That seal is very important. Take care of it."
