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Kai walked slowly to the garden, looking down at the seal in his hands. If it kept Bastet from aging, why didn't they just let her keep it all the time? Why all the secrecy? He shook his head and stuffed the seal into his pocket. He'd give it to her when they left for the tournament.
"Did you get me a gift, Crier?"
Kai looked up as he heard Bastet's voice. She was sitting on the ground, with a boy with medium length black hair. Kai frowned. More and more people kept showing up at the palace. How did they support them all, keep track of them all.
The boy laughed. "Sure thing. I got you a new sword." He said, handing Bastet a long box.
Kai walked over to them and sat next to Bastet. She turned to him, smiling brightly.
"This is Crier." She said, indicating the boy. "Crier, this is Kai."
"Kai, huh?" Crier said, scratching his chin with a small smile. "Nice to meet you."
Kai nodded his greeting. He didn't have a very good feeling about this guy. Even if Bastet did like him. He didn't much trust Bastet's judgment.
Bastet opened the box and pulled out the sword. She smiled. "This is perfect!" she said, looking it over. "Imagine all the- OW!"
Bastet clutched at her head and winced as Grotto appeared behind her and smacked the back of her head. He glared down at her disapproval. "That's enough Bastet! And Crier, do NOT encourage her!" he growled, snatching up the sword and walking away.
Kai watched him leave. "What a nice guy." He muttered.
Bastet growled deep in her throat. "Damn him." She said, getting to her feet and starting after him.
Kai shook his head as she left. He was mildly annoyed, though he wasn't quite sure why. He got to his feet, resolving to go practice, when someone grabbed his arm. He turned, finding himself face to face with Crier.
Crier smiled softly at the slate haired boy. "I've heard a lot about you, Kai. It appears, that Bastet actually likes you."
Kai shook his arm off. "Not that it take much effort. Bastet seems to love everyone here."
Crier shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid not." He turned and started to leave. "Bastet hates us."
* * *
"My lord?" Cassia said softly. "Do you really think it is right to lie to Kai about what that necklace does?"
Phoen turned and looked at his wife. "I don't like having to lie, but if you told him the truth, do you think he would stay?"
Cassia shook her head. "I understand, but it feels wrong."
"There isn't anything we can do." Phoen said, gently touching her arm before leaving the room.
He walked out into the hallway, heading down toward the red foyer. He needed to do some thinking. Everything was getting much too complicated. He was lost in his thoughts, when something caught his eye.
"Is something ailing you, Annex Bastet?"
Bastet turned to look at him, her violet eyes shooting daggers at the Lord. "And why would you care?"
Phoen took a few steps forward, reaching out to touch Bastet's arm. "Annex Bastet…"
"Phh. Don't act like you care." Bastet said, narrowing her eyes dangerously at him. She turned and walked away from him, heading toward her room. "Don't bother calling me for dinner, my Lord." She said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
* * *
"You mean he isn't coming back for the tournament!?"
Rei shook his head sadly as he watched the surprised faces of his teammates. He had finally gotten the courage to break the news to them that Kai wasn't coming back anytime soon. It was hard enough for him to accept, and he had heard it first hand, he couldn't imagine how Tyson and the others were going to react.
"He has a new team now, and I guess he really likes it there." Rei said sadly.
Tyson got to his feet. "Well I say we go there and drag him back. He's our captain, he's not allowed to leave."
Rei chuckled softly. "I didn't know you missed him so badly, Tyson." He said.
Tyson shook his head. "I don't, but he needs to learn the meaning of teamwork!"
"I wouldn't count on it." Max piped in. "He never acted like much a team player in first place, and I don't think he'll learn. We need to start finding a new member."
Rei sighed sadly. He couldn't picture anyone else but Kai on the team. No matter how good a player they brought in, it wouldn't be the same.
* * *
Kai stormed down the hallway, looking for Bastet. He had planned to get some practice, but those plans had gone out the window after hearing what Crier said about Bastet's feelings for the group. He was positive now that she was hiding something, and he wasn't happy about it.
He hated not knowing what was going on. Knowledge of his surrounding and current situation had been what kept him alive so far in his life. If he knew what was happening, he could stay on step ahead, that's how it had always been. Even when he was living with his Grandfather. Knowing what was happening allowed him to figure out what his grandfather was feeling. And if he knew his grandfather was going to be in a bad mood, he could get away before he was dealt a beating.
But now he was more clueless then ever. The Phoenix tribe already confused him, and everyone kept throwing in more twists.
"Bastet!" he called, spotting the girl up ahead of him.
Bastet turned and gave him an angry look, but her expression softened when he realized who it was. "Oh. Hey, Kai-kun." She said softly.
Kai run up to her and grabbed her roughly by the shoulders. "Are you hiding something?!" he yelled angrily, in no mood to be reasonable.
Bastet gave a small smile. "Yes I am."
Kai blinked in confusion. She had admitted that too easily. "What? What are you hiding!?"
Bastet didn't answer, instead, she quickly grabbed her arms around Kai's neck and hugged him.
Caught of guard by the sudden action, Kai was rendered speechless. He tried to squirm away. "Fine. But you better tell me later."
Bastet looked over his shoulder sadly. "No. I won't. You are the only friend I've ever had. And that's why you must never know." She whispered.
And so we hit another twist in the plot. ^-^ But this is a very IMPORTANT little twist. Stay tuned for another update as soon as I can get writing again.
Kai walked slowly to the garden, looking down at the seal in his hands. If it kept Bastet from aging, why didn't they just let her keep it all the time? Why all the secrecy? He shook his head and stuffed the seal into his pocket. He'd give it to her when they left for the tournament.
"Did you get me a gift, Crier?"
Kai looked up as he heard Bastet's voice. She was sitting on the ground, with a boy with medium length black hair. Kai frowned. More and more people kept showing up at the palace. How did they support them all, keep track of them all.
The boy laughed. "Sure thing. I got you a new sword." He said, handing Bastet a long box.
Kai walked over to them and sat next to Bastet. She turned to him, smiling brightly.
"This is Crier." She said, indicating the boy. "Crier, this is Kai."
"Kai, huh?" Crier said, scratching his chin with a small smile. "Nice to meet you."
Kai nodded his greeting. He didn't have a very good feeling about this guy. Even if Bastet did like him. He didn't much trust Bastet's judgment.
Bastet opened the box and pulled out the sword. She smiled. "This is perfect!" she said, looking it over. "Imagine all the- OW!"
Bastet clutched at her head and winced as Grotto appeared behind her and smacked the back of her head. He glared down at her disapproval. "That's enough Bastet! And Crier, do NOT encourage her!" he growled, snatching up the sword and walking away.
Kai watched him leave. "What a nice guy." He muttered.
Bastet growled deep in her throat. "Damn him." She said, getting to her feet and starting after him.
Kai shook his head as she left. He was mildly annoyed, though he wasn't quite sure why. He got to his feet, resolving to go practice, when someone grabbed his arm. He turned, finding himself face to face with Crier.
Crier smiled softly at the slate haired boy. "I've heard a lot about you, Kai. It appears, that Bastet actually likes you."
Kai shook his arm off. "Not that it take much effort. Bastet seems to love everyone here."
Crier shook his head sadly. "I'm afraid not." He turned and started to leave. "Bastet hates us."
* * *
"My lord?" Cassia said softly. "Do you really think it is right to lie to Kai about what that necklace does?"
Phoen turned and looked at his wife. "I don't like having to lie, but if you told him the truth, do you think he would stay?"
Cassia shook her head. "I understand, but it feels wrong."
"There isn't anything we can do." Phoen said, gently touching her arm before leaving the room.
He walked out into the hallway, heading down toward the red foyer. He needed to do some thinking. Everything was getting much too complicated. He was lost in his thoughts, when something caught his eye.
"Is something ailing you, Annex Bastet?"
Bastet turned to look at him, her violet eyes shooting daggers at the Lord. "And why would you care?"
Phoen took a few steps forward, reaching out to touch Bastet's arm. "Annex Bastet…"
"Phh. Don't act like you care." Bastet said, narrowing her eyes dangerously at him. She turned and walked away from him, heading toward her room. "Don't bother calling me for dinner, my Lord." She said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
* * *
"You mean he isn't coming back for the tournament!?"
Rei shook his head sadly as he watched the surprised faces of his teammates. He had finally gotten the courage to break the news to them that Kai wasn't coming back anytime soon. It was hard enough for him to accept, and he had heard it first hand, he couldn't imagine how Tyson and the others were going to react.
"He has a new team now, and I guess he really likes it there." Rei said sadly.
Tyson got to his feet. "Well I say we go there and drag him back. He's our captain, he's not allowed to leave."
Rei chuckled softly. "I didn't know you missed him so badly, Tyson." He said.
Tyson shook his head. "I don't, but he needs to learn the meaning of teamwork!"
"I wouldn't count on it." Max piped in. "He never acted like much a team player in first place, and I don't think he'll learn. We need to start finding a new member."
Rei sighed sadly. He couldn't picture anyone else but Kai on the team. No matter how good a player they brought in, it wouldn't be the same.
* * *
Kai stormed down the hallway, looking for Bastet. He had planned to get some practice, but those plans had gone out the window after hearing what Crier said about Bastet's feelings for the group. He was positive now that she was hiding something, and he wasn't happy about it.
He hated not knowing what was going on. Knowledge of his surrounding and current situation had been what kept him alive so far in his life. If he knew what was happening, he could stay on step ahead, that's how it had always been. Even when he was living with his Grandfather. Knowing what was happening allowed him to figure out what his grandfather was feeling. And if he knew his grandfather was going to be in a bad mood, he could get away before he was dealt a beating.
But now he was more clueless then ever. The Phoenix tribe already confused him, and everyone kept throwing in more twists.
"Bastet!" he called, spotting the girl up ahead of him.
Bastet turned and gave him an angry look, but her expression softened when he realized who it was. "Oh. Hey, Kai-kun." She said softly.
Kai run up to her and grabbed her roughly by the shoulders. "Are you hiding something?!" he yelled angrily, in no mood to be reasonable.
Bastet gave a small smile. "Yes I am."
Kai blinked in confusion. She had admitted that too easily. "What? What are you hiding!?"
Bastet didn't answer, instead, she quickly grabbed her arms around Kai's neck and hugged him.
Caught of guard by the sudden action, Kai was rendered speechless. He tried to squirm away. "Fine. But you better tell me later."
Bastet looked over his shoulder sadly. "No. I won't. You are the only friend I've ever had. And that's why you must never know." She whispered.
And so we hit another twist in the plot. ^-^ But this is a very IMPORTANT little twist. Stay tuned for another update as soon as I can get writing again.
