Whoo! Another chapter!
"Oh, nice room!" Bastet said as she happily tossed her bags on the bed. The team had finally arrived in Cana, the location of their tournament. After a long plane ride that had included Bastet cleaning naïve travelers out of their money in three-card monte, it was decided that Bastet and Kai would share a room. Kai really didn't care who he shared a room with, but Bastet insisted that Meil was a pervert and Cent snored, so she didn't want to stay in the same room as one of them.
"Not nearly as nice as the palace." Kai mumbled, tossing his own bag on the bed that the two would have share. Neither of the two wanted to sleep on the floor, and since they couldn't reach a decision, they would have to compromise.
"You act like you've been living in the palace all your life." Bastet teased as she tied her now totally black hair into a ponytail. She had washed out the purple streaks, calming she was bored of them.
Kai rolled his eyes. "My grandfathers rich. I'm used to nice stuff."
"Well aren't we vain?" Bastet yawned. "It's 10:30. I'm going to sleep." She mumbled, grabbing her bags and Kai's and flinging them into a corner.
"Whatever." Kai replied, as he went about unpacking. He always unpacked right away, no matter how late they checked into their hotel.
As he rummaged in his bags, his eyes fell upon a shiny object. Picking it up, he realized it was the seal that the queen had given him. Tossing it at Bastet, who was already lying in bed, he told her, "For you. It's good luck."
Bastet picked up the necklace and looked it over. A cloud of anger passed over her face when she realized what it was, but the look quickly passed. "Thanks Kai."
* * *
With a sigh, Bastet shifted uncomfortably. Kai had finished unpacking almost 15 minutes ago, and had settled into bed himself. He had fallen asleep quickly enough, but for Bastet, sleep wouldn't come.
She glanced down at the necklace Kai had given her. She was clutching it in her hand, refusing to put it on.
'This is definitely a ward. The queen must have told Kai to give it to me.' She thought sadly. She pulled the blankets up higher, up to her nose. 'Did they tell him? They must have explained something to him.' She closed her eyes. 'But what? Why couldn't they just leave him out of this?'
With a sigh, she climbed out of bed, careful not to wake Kai. She went to her bags and pulled an old fashioned kimono, it reminded her of the ones she had worn when she was young. She quickly changed and grabbed a key to the room before quietly leaving.
The sky was overcast with clouds, and every few seconds, a stray raindrop would fall. Bastet paid the weather no mind, as she wandered the streets. She was too deep in thought to know or even care where she was going. She was just walking, and if she was lucky, she would end up at the river.
Eventually, she did end up at the water. The nearby bridge was almost abandoned, even though it wasn't too late. She carefully walked into the water, heading out into it reached her waist.
'Phoenix tribe, ha! They would be nobodies if it wasn't for me.' She thought, as she knelt down in the cold water. The river passed over her mouth, but she didn't seem to notice. 'I gave the fame, respectability, yet they act as if I'm some burden to them!' she closed her eyes. 'I never liked them. Ever since they removed…ever since then, it hurts, like my whole body's burning up. But they don't understand. How could they?'
"Best come out of there, Annex Bastet."
Bastet, suddenly shaken out her thoughts, quickly stood up. She hadn't been breathing, but she really didn't care. Turning to the shore, her eyes fell on Phoen, who was watching her.
"What do you want?" she growled, in no mood for him,
The lord stared at her for a second. "You're going to catch sick."
"Ha!" Bastet said, looking away. "Like you care."
"Wear the ward, live a normal life, and soon the past will be nothing more than a distant memory to you."
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" she mumbled, and then addressed him in a louder voice. "This ward?" she said, holding up the necklace. She peered at him through her wet hair and watched him nod. With a slight laugh, she closed her hand around the silver pendent. With one quick movement, she flung it out into the river, watching it disappear beneath the water.
The lord was shocked. "Annex…"
She slowly came out of the river, staring past Phoen. "When this is over, I'm gone. I'm not your pet." She said, walking away.
* * *
"Damn it, where is she!" Kai growled out loud. He had awoken to find Bastet gone, and had decided, despite how tired he was, to find her. So now he was stuck wandering the streets, with the sky threatening rain. "I swear I'm to break her legs so she can't wander off!" he mumbled as he investigated a dark and musty back ally.
"Kai."
The sudden voice caught Kai's attention, but it wasn't a female voice. for a split second, his heart jumped, hoping it was Rei, but he was quickly disappointed when he turned around.
"Johnny." He said, spotting the European blader. "What?"
The angry red head came closer. "I want a rematch. Any monkey can win a battle with people helping them, but only real bladders can win alone."
Kai narrowed his eyes. "Not interested." He said, turning away.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?" Johnny yelled. "You either battle me, or I'll make sure your teammates are mysteriously disabled for the tournament."
Kai narrowed his eyes. He must have really embarrassed Johnny the last time they battle if he was going to such extreme measure for revenge.
"Kai isn't going to fight you, but I will."
Kai turned at the sound of the new voice. Bastet was perched on the edge of a near by dumpster, watching Kai and Johnny with a slight smirk on her face. She hopped down and stepped up next to Kai.
"Who are you?" Johnny asked.
"No one." Bastet answered. "So, are we gonna fight or what?"
"No thanks." Johnny answered. "I don't have a grudge against you. My problem is with Kai."
Bastet narrowed her eyes and held out her blade. "Well guess what, I have a problem with YOU." She glanced at Kai. "You don't mind, right?"
"Not really." He answered. Then, in a lower voice, "But he isn't exactly a pushover."
Bastet smiled. "I think you're wrong." She whispered. "Well? What do you say?"
"Fine!" Johnny growled. "But if I win, I want your blade!"
Bastet smirked. "I wouldn't count on that just yet."
This chapter was going to be longer, and include the battle between Johnny and Bastet, but due to time, I had to break it up. And yes, I'm sure I most likely spelt Johnny's bitbeast's name wrong, so sorry! ^-^ Please review!
"Oh, nice room!" Bastet said as she happily tossed her bags on the bed. The team had finally arrived in Cana, the location of their tournament. After a long plane ride that had included Bastet cleaning naïve travelers out of their money in three-card monte, it was decided that Bastet and Kai would share a room. Kai really didn't care who he shared a room with, but Bastet insisted that Meil was a pervert and Cent snored, so she didn't want to stay in the same room as one of them.
"Not nearly as nice as the palace." Kai mumbled, tossing his own bag on the bed that the two would have share. Neither of the two wanted to sleep on the floor, and since they couldn't reach a decision, they would have to compromise.
"You act like you've been living in the palace all your life." Bastet teased as she tied her now totally black hair into a ponytail. She had washed out the purple streaks, calming she was bored of them.
Kai rolled his eyes. "My grandfathers rich. I'm used to nice stuff."
"Well aren't we vain?" Bastet yawned. "It's 10:30. I'm going to sleep." She mumbled, grabbing her bags and Kai's and flinging them into a corner.
"Whatever." Kai replied, as he went about unpacking. He always unpacked right away, no matter how late they checked into their hotel.
As he rummaged in his bags, his eyes fell upon a shiny object. Picking it up, he realized it was the seal that the queen had given him. Tossing it at Bastet, who was already lying in bed, he told her, "For you. It's good luck."
Bastet picked up the necklace and looked it over. A cloud of anger passed over her face when she realized what it was, but the look quickly passed. "Thanks Kai."
* * *
With a sigh, Bastet shifted uncomfortably. Kai had finished unpacking almost 15 minutes ago, and had settled into bed himself. He had fallen asleep quickly enough, but for Bastet, sleep wouldn't come.
She glanced down at the necklace Kai had given her. She was clutching it in her hand, refusing to put it on.
'This is definitely a ward. The queen must have told Kai to give it to me.' She thought sadly. She pulled the blankets up higher, up to her nose. 'Did they tell him? They must have explained something to him.' She closed her eyes. 'But what? Why couldn't they just leave him out of this?'
With a sigh, she climbed out of bed, careful not to wake Kai. She went to her bags and pulled an old fashioned kimono, it reminded her of the ones she had worn when she was young. She quickly changed and grabbed a key to the room before quietly leaving.
The sky was overcast with clouds, and every few seconds, a stray raindrop would fall. Bastet paid the weather no mind, as she wandered the streets. She was too deep in thought to know or even care where she was going. She was just walking, and if she was lucky, she would end up at the river.
Eventually, she did end up at the water. The nearby bridge was almost abandoned, even though it wasn't too late. She carefully walked into the water, heading out into it reached her waist.
'Phoenix tribe, ha! They would be nobodies if it wasn't for me.' She thought, as she knelt down in the cold water. The river passed over her mouth, but she didn't seem to notice. 'I gave the fame, respectability, yet they act as if I'm some burden to them!' she closed her eyes. 'I never liked them. Ever since they removed…ever since then, it hurts, like my whole body's burning up. But they don't understand. How could they?'
"Best come out of there, Annex Bastet."
Bastet, suddenly shaken out her thoughts, quickly stood up. She hadn't been breathing, but she really didn't care. Turning to the shore, her eyes fell on Phoen, who was watching her.
"What do you want?" she growled, in no mood for him,
The lord stared at her for a second. "You're going to catch sick."
"Ha!" Bastet said, looking away. "Like you care."
"Wear the ward, live a normal life, and soon the past will be nothing more than a distant memory to you."
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" she mumbled, and then addressed him in a louder voice. "This ward?" she said, holding up the necklace. She peered at him through her wet hair and watched him nod. With a slight laugh, she closed her hand around the silver pendent. With one quick movement, she flung it out into the river, watching it disappear beneath the water.
The lord was shocked. "Annex…"
She slowly came out of the river, staring past Phoen. "When this is over, I'm gone. I'm not your pet." She said, walking away.
* * *
"Damn it, where is she!" Kai growled out loud. He had awoken to find Bastet gone, and had decided, despite how tired he was, to find her. So now he was stuck wandering the streets, with the sky threatening rain. "I swear I'm to break her legs so she can't wander off!" he mumbled as he investigated a dark and musty back ally.
"Kai."
The sudden voice caught Kai's attention, but it wasn't a female voice. for a split second, his heart jumped, hoping it was Rei, but he was quickly disappointed when he turned around.
"Johnny." He said, spotting the European blader. "What?"
The angry red head came closer. "I want a rematch. Any monkey can win a battle with people helping them, but only real bladders can win alone."
Kai narrowed his eyes. "Not interested." He said, turning away.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going?" Johnny yelled. "You either battle me, or I'll make sure your teammates are mysteriously disabled for the tournament."
Kai narrowed his eyes. He must have really embarrassed Johnny the last time they battle if he was going to such extreme measure for revenge.
"Kai isn't going to fight you, but I will."
Kai turned at the sound of the new voice. Bastet was perched on the edge of a near by dumpster, watching Kai and Johnny with a slight smirk on her face. She hopped down and stepped up next to Kai.
"Who are you?" Johnny asked.
"No one." Bastet answered. "So, are we gonna fight or what?"
"No thanks." Johnny answered. "I don't have a grudge against you. My problem is with Kai."
Bastet narrowed her eyes and held out her blade. "Well guess what, I have a problem with YOU." She glanced at Kai. "You don't mind, right?"
"Not really." He answered. Then, in a lower voice, "But he isn't exactly a pushover."
Bastet smiled. "I think you're wrong." She whispered. "Well? What do you say?"
"Fine!" Johnny growled. "But if I win, I want your blade!"
Bastet smirked. "I wouldn't count on that just yet."
This chapter was going to be longer, and include the battle between Johnny and Bastet, but due to time, I had to break it up. And yes, I'm sure I most likely spelt Johnny's bitbeast's name wrong, so sorry! ^-^ Please review!
