Shoot, I meant to put this at the end of the last chapter. ^-^ Yokai is a real word. The easiest one word translation of it from Japanese is "Demon". Sorry for any confusion!
Kai rolled over, wrapping the sheets of his bed tighter around him. After dragging Bastet back to the hotel, and forcing her to take a shower to wash away the swampy smell, he had finally fallen back to sleep. Now he could see the sun shining through the curtains of his room.
Yawning, he got up, careful not to wake Bastet. The longer she slept, the better; she wouldn't be on his back.
Trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes, he wandered to the closet, taking out the clothes he would wear for the day. The tournament was starting today, and even though the Phoenix team didn't have a match today, they still had to show up for the introduction.
A knock at the door to their room caught his attention. He glanced back to the bed, where Bastet was still asleep. Figuring that it was the Lord or someone else from the tribe, he begrudgingly went to open the door.
Pulling it open, he was surprised to find it wasn't a member of the Phoenix tribe at all.
"Rei!" he whispered.
Rei smiled. "Hey Kai. Can I come in?"
Nodding, Kai stepped back, opening the soon further and allowing the boy in. As Rei stepped into he room, Kai shut the door.
Kai didn't bother trying to suppress a smile as Rei gazed around the room. He hadn't realized how much he had missed Rei. He felt a warm feeling wash over him, glad to see the boy.
Rei smiled at Kai. "No fair. You guys have much nicer rooms than we do." He went back over to Kai, wrapping his arms around the taller boy's shoulders. "I missed you Kai." He whispered.
Kai leaned into the hug and sighed happily. He breathed in deeply, enjoying the scent of Rei's hair.
Pulling back reluctantly, he smiled. "Come on." He said, taking Rei's hand and leading him into the living room of the suite he and Bastet shared. He cast one glance behind him, satisfied that the girl was still out cold.
He sat down on the couch, pulling Rei into his lap. "I've missed you, Kitten."
Rei smiled and leaned back on Kai. "I was hoping to see you yesterday, but I heard you guys didn't get in until late. I came over anyway, but it was pretty late and no one answered the door."
Kai sighed. Rei must have come by while he was out retrieving Bastet. Figures. "Yeah, I was busy babysitting Bastet."
Rei turned his head slightly. "Hey, is Bastet her last name? Because Kenny says she registered in the tournament as Annex Bastet."
Kai shrugged. "Who knows, who cares?" he nuzzled Rei's neck. "You know…our teams might face each other in the tournament."
Rei sighed. "I know. But…Kai?"
"Yeah?"
"Promise that no matter what happens during the tournament, nothing will change between us, ok?"
Kai felt a pang in his chest. Did Rei really think that he considered the tournament more important than him? "Rei…I love you. I wouldn't do that. I swear."
Back in the other room, Bastet sat up and yawned. Her head felt like it had been hit with a brick. Rubbing her temples, she glanced at the empty space in the bed beside her.
"Gee, thanks for waking me up, Kai." She mumbled, crawling out of bed. She grabbed some clothes and headed toward the bathroom, ready to take a shower, when her ears caught the sound of voices. Listening closely, she could recognize Kai's voice, as well as another.
She smiled. 'Rei must be here.' She chuckled. Shutting the bathroom door behind her and turning on the shower water, she decided to leave them be for a little while. Kai hadn't come out and said it, but she knew there was something going on between them.
Letting the water run down her back, she sighed. She was too tired to ask Kai about it.
Kai's ears picked out the sound of running water, and realized that Bastet must be awake. But she seemed to have more sense than to bother them.
He gently kissed the back of Rei's neck. "You'll come over after the match today, right?"
Rei smiled. "Of course. Are you going to come watch the match?"
"I swear I will, kitten."
Rei smiled. This sure was a different side to Kai. He was glad he had stopped by this morning. He felt safe in Kai's arms. Any worries he had disappeared when he was with the slate haired boy. That was the effect he had on Rei.
Bastet sighed and shut off the water. "Sorry boys, but I'm going to have to interrupt you two soon." She chuckled. She was too happy to leave them be, but they had a tournament to be at.
Drying herself off, she grabbed another towel to dry her hair, and glanced in a mirror, wiping away the fog that coated it, she left out a moan with she saw her reflection.
Touching her hair gently, she stared at her reflection. Her hair was longer, much longer, and was bright red from the roots to about halfway down her back, where it faded back to black.
"My hair…" she whispered. "I'm starting to change form…"
'I have been away from the castle for a long time, without the seal.' She gently touched the ends of her hair.
Tossing a towel over her head, she left the bathroom; glancing around to make sure Kai would see her. She rummaged through her clothes. She pulled a long black and purple cloak with a hood out and tossed it on the bed. "Things are so complicated." She mumbled.
* * *
"Bastet! Hurry it up!"
Bastet mumbled under her breath as she quickened her pace to catch up to Kai. "Hey, not my fault if we're late."
Kai shook his head at her. It wasn't really her fault, but then, he wasn't exactly blaming her. Rei had left a little while earlier, heading off to meet with his own team. Kai had showered and dressed, and now the two were heading down to the arena.
The met up with the rest of the tribe on the arena floor. The teams participating were lined up on either side of the dish, as Brad Best and AJ Topper made the introductions.
Kai wasn't paying attention though; he was busy looking for Rei. When he spotted him standing with the rest of the Bladebreakers, an involuntary smile crossed his face.
Bastet followed his gaze, and grinned. Popping up behind Kai, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and whispered in his ear.
"I don't know why you didn't pick the little blond one, he's cute!"
"BASTET!"
Yeah! Rei and Kai are back together! So, what will happen during the tournament? Will the Bladebreakers and the Phoenix tribe face each other? Or will Kai kill Bastet before they even get that far? Stay tuned and please review! And happy new year!
Kai rolled over, wrapping the sheets of his bed tighter around him. After dragging Bastet back to the hotel, and forcing her to take a shower to wash away the swampy smell, he had finally fallen back to sleep. Now he could see the sun shining through the curtains of his room.
Yawning, he got up, careful not to wake Bastet. The longer she slept, the better; she wouldn't be on his back.
Trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes, he wandered to the closet, taking out the clothes he would wear for the day. The tournament was starting today, and even though the Phoenix team didn't have a match today, they still had to show up for the introduction.
A knock at the door to their room caught his attention. He glanced back to the bed, where Bastet was still asleep. Figuring that it was the Lord or someone else from the tribe, he begrudgingly went to open the door.
Pulling it open, he was surprised to find it wasn't a member of the Phoenix tribe at all.
"Rei!" he whispered.
Rei smiled. "Hey Kai. Can I come in?"
Nodding, Kai stepped back, opening the soon further and allowing the boy in. As Rei stepped into he room, Kai shut the door.
Kai didn't bother trying to suppress a smile as Rei gazed around the room. He hadn't realized how much he had missed Rei. He felt a warm feeling wash over him, glad to see the boy.
Rei smiled at Kai. "No fair. You guys have much nicer rooms than we do." He went back over to Kai, wrapping his arms around the taller boy's shoulders. "I missed you Kai." He whispered.
Kai leaned into the hug and sighed happily. He breathed in deeply, enjoying the scent of Rei's hair.
Pulling back reluctantly, he smiled. "Come on." He said, taking Rei's hand and leading him into the living room of the suite he and Bastet shared. He cast one glance behind him, satisfied that the girl was still out cold.
He sat down on the couch, pulling Rei into his lap. "I've missed you, Kitten."
Rei smiled and leaned back on Kai. "I was hoping to see you yesterday, but I heard you guys didn't get in until late. I came over anyway, but it was pretty late and no one answered the door."
Kai sighed. Rei must have come by while he was out retrieving Bastet. Figures. "Yeah, I was busy babysitting Bastet."
Rei turned his head slightly. "Hey, is Bastet her last name? Because Kenny says she registered in the tournament as Annex Bastet."
Kai shrugged. "Who knows, who cares?" he nuzzled Rei's neck. "You know…our teams might face each other in the tournament."
Rei sighed. "I know. But…Kai?"
"Yeah?"
"Promise that no matter what happens during the tournament, nothing will change between us, ok?"
Kai felt a pang in his chest. Did Rei really think that he considered the tournament more important than him? "Rei…I love you. I wouldn't do that. I swear."
Back in the other room, Bastet sat up and yawned. Her head felt like it had been hit with a brick. Rubbing her temples, she glanced at the empty space in the bed beside her.
"Gee, thanks for waking me up, Kai." She mumbled, crawling out of bed. She grabbed some clothes and headed toward the bathroom, ready to take a shower, when her ears caught the sound of voices. Listening closely, she could recognize Kai's voice, as well as another.
She smiled. 'Rei must be here.' She chuckled. Shutting the bathroom door behind her and turning on the shower water, she decided to leave them be for a little while. Kai hadn't come out and said it, but she knew there was something going on between them.
Letting the water run down her back, she sighed. She was too tired to ask Kai about it.
Kai's ears picked out the sound of running water, and realized that Bastet must be awake. But she seemed to have more sense than to bother them.
He gently kissed the back of Rei's neck. "You'll come over after the match today, right?"
Rei smiled. "Of course. Are you going to come watch the match?"
"I swear I will, kitten."
Rei smiled. This sure was a different side to Kai. He was glad he had stopped by this morning. He felt safe in Kai's arms. Any worries he had disappeared when he was with the slate haired boy. That was the effect he had on Rei.
Bastet sighed and shut off the water. "Sorry boys, but I'm going to have to interrupt you two soon." She chuckled. She was too happy to leave them be, but they had a tournament to be at.
Drying herself off, she grabbed another towel to dry her hair, and glanced in a mirror, wiping away the fog that coated it, she left out a moan with she saw her reflection.
Touching her hair gently, she stared at her reflection. Her hair was longer, much longer, and was bright red from the roots to about halfway down her back, where it faded back to black.
"My hair…" she whispered. "I'm starting to change form…"
'I have been away from the castle for a long time, without the seal.' She gently touched the ends of her hair.
Tossing a towel over her head, she left the bathroom; glancing around to make sure Kai would see her. She rummaged through her clothes. She pulled a long black and purple cloak with a hood out and tossed it on the bed. "Things are so complicated." She mumbled.
* * *
"Bastet! Hurry it up!"
Bastet mumbled under her breath as she quickened her pace to catch up to Kai. "Hey, not my fault if we're late."
Kai shook his head at her. It wasn't really her fault, but then, he wasn't exactly blaming her. Rei had left a little while earlier, heading off to meet with his own team. Kai had showered and dressed, and now the two were heading down to the arena.
The met up with the rest of the tribe on the arena floor. The teams participating were lined up on either side of the dish, as Brad Best and AJ Topper made the introductions.
Kai wasn't paying attention though; he was busy looking for Rei. When he spotted him standing with the rest of the Bladebreakers, an involuntary smile crossed his face.
Bastet followed his gaze, and grinned. Popping up behind Kai, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and whispered in his ear.
"I don't know why you didn't pick the little blond one, he's cute!"
"BASTET!"
Yeah! Rei and Kai are back together! So, what will happen during the tournament? Will the Bladebreakers and the Phoenix tribe face each other? Or will Kai kill Bastet before they even get that far? Stay tuned and please review! And happy new year!
