The next day, all of the Blade Breakers sat eating breakfast
nervously around Kai. Their leader sat silently, not so much as touching
his food.
(Ray's POV) Kai looks so messed up. What the heck could be wrong? (End of Ray's POV)
"Hey, watsamatta ('what's the matter' in Tyson's mouth-full-of-food language) Kai? You look so, down" Tyson furrowed his eyebrows questioningly.
Kai painfully forced himself to flash a strained smile at Tyson and say, "nothing. I just need a little fresh air" and stride out of the room, his white scarf brushing against his heels like an adoring puppy after it's master.
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Kai walked along the muddy streets of Tokyo, thinking of the other bladers out there, so innocent and happy that Kai wanted to yell, "how can you be so lucky?!? I have to live with my memories of pain and sorrow and you know bliss! What I'd do for your innocence! I'd give up my strength and knowledge! I just want to be a the happy child I should be, and have parents and, and."
Kai felt a drop of liquid sluggishly trail across his cheek, wetting the blue triangles on his face. He closed his eyes as the salt water droplets slip by his long eyelashes and recalled the day he got those triangles.
(Flash back)
"Kai is only three!" one of the Abbey workers protested, "He can't be marked with triangles of orphanage yet!"
"He will be anyhow," purple-haired Boris stated. This statement went uncontested.
Little Kai watched in horror as the blue blade came closer and closer to his face.
(End of flash back)
(Ray's POV) Kai looks so messed up. What the heck could be wrong? (End of Ray's POV)
"Hey, watsamatta ('what's the matter' in Tyson's mouth-full-of-food language) Kai? You look so, down" Tyson furrowed his eyebrows questioningly.
Kai painfully forced himself to flash a strained smile at Tyson and say, "nothing. I just need a little fresh air" and stride out of the room, his white scarf brushing against his heels like an adoring puppy after it's master.
(*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) (*)
Kai walked along the muddy streets of Tokyo, thinking of the other bladers out there, so innocent and happy that Kai wanted to yell, "how can you be so lucky?!? I have to live with my memories of pain and sorrow and you know bliss! What I'd do for your innocence! I'd give up my strength and knowledge! I just want to be a the happy child I should be, and have parents and, and."
Kai felt a drop of liquid sluggishly trail across his cheek, wetting the blue triangles on his face. He closed his eyes as the salt water droplets slip by his long eyelashes and recalled the day he got those triangles.
(Flash back)
"Kai is only three!" one of the Abbey workers protested, "He can't be marked with triangles of orphanage yet!"
"He will be anyhow," purple-haired Boris stated. This statement went uncontested.
Little Kai watched in horror as the blue blade came closer and closer to his face.
(End of flash back)