Redbird
Cherry Rain: I'm back, with the next chapter of Redbird. Hope you enjoy! I know all of you got the insinuation I left in the last chapter. and maybe I'll elaborate! Guess!
Chapter Eight: Saved
Lei Feng was stunned for a minute. Could she be wrong? After all, she didn't know much of the ways of life. But one thing she had learned was to face facts and trust her instincts. But life as an alley kid was so different, she wasn't sure whether she could trust herself here.
She would keep silent. Being discreet would be better, just in case she was wrong. Then she turned to the next thing. If, and she mentally stressed the word 'if', Kai really did like her, did she like him? Maybe. but who was she to know? She had never felt love before.
Redbird sensed her turmoil and confusion and warmed reassuringly, sending a quick message. "What will be will be, Lei Feng. Don't worry, my mistress."
She smiled, comforted by the phoenix. All her life the phoenix had been her consolation and her confidante, even if she never verbalized her problems.
Max put in, "How about we go to the park? There'll be amateur bladers there, we can battle for practice."
"Yeah, at least that'll keep Mr. Sourpants happy," Tyson said.
"If I know you, Tyson, you'll be spending your time chowing down on food," Lei Feng quipped.
"Well?" Ray asked, looking at Kai, obviously seeking his approval.
Kai nodded.
"All right!" Tyson yelled. "Think of clouds and clouds of cotton candy and hotdogs and all the other kinds of yummy foods!"
At the park, she told Ray, "You go your own way. If you can't find me later, just go back to the hotel. I'll make my own way back."
Moving of on his own, she looked at a couple of bladers, scoffing at some of them. Some couldn't even hold the launcher straight.
Suddenly she heard a soft rustling coming from a dark alley. Her natural curiosity piqued, she moved down it. Suddenly she heard something behind her. When she turned around, she saw a boy, flanked by two others. Turning around, she saw another three. But she only recognized the leader.
"You!" she snarled, turning and trying to find a way to escape. But she was surrounded and there was no way to run.
"You remember me, Lightning. I'm honoured," he smirked. "I had to get myself a couple more people after your stinking bitbeast maimed the others. Last time I made the mistake of letting you get to your blade. This time round I won't be so careless. You're mine," he smirked. "Get her, boys!"
She fought with strength born of desperation, but there were too many, and they soon pinned her down to the ground, gagging her. The leader started to unbutton her blouse. She still struggled, but it was half-hearted, and tears ran silently down her cheeks as she felt the boy run his fingers down her bare skin and his lips kissing her neck roughly.
Suddenly it stopped and she felt the pressure on her limbs let up. She sprang to her feet. The leader was spread-eagled at her feet and the other five were scurrying away in a panic. Lei Feng thought she saw blood trickling down the head of one.
She turned to her rescuer.
It was Kai.
She immediately clasped her blouse shut, trembling fingers buttoning them up again. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"Yeah. Nothing more than a couple of bruises," she replied, trying to still the quiver of fear in her voice as she touched the sore spot on her neck where she had been bitten and the lump on her head when they'd pushed her to the ground. But her ankle throbbed strangely, and Lei Feng suspected it was sprained.
"Let me see that," Kai said, pulling her to him. Her subconscious flinched instinctively, and then she slowly relaxed as she realised Kai was trying to help.
He slowly tilted her head up, gently prodding the sore spot. Lei Feng felt a soft wave of warmth wash over her as Kai's fingers ran gently over her bruises, looking at each of them. "You'll be fine soon. They'll heal in a couple of days, except for your ankle. It's sprained at the least. We'd better get you to a doctor."
Then he turned his attention to the groaning guy on the ground. "I won't say the same for you, however. If I ever see you near Lei Feng again, you won't live to see the next sunrise."
The guy nodded, gulping visibly in fear and scrambled off on all fours.
Lei Feng turned to Kai. "Thank you. If not for you, I would have-"
She broke off. He nodded. "Don't worry. You're fine. I suggest we better get back to the rest of the team, alright?"
She nodded. "Okay."
He clasped her arm, leading her along. She hadn't realised it, but her feet were more unstable from shock and fright than she thought they were. The hurting ankle didn't make things any easier.
"Can you walk?" he asked after she had stumbled a few times.
"Yeah," she said, slightly embarrassed.
"Lean on me. It'll be easier," he said, though not a trace of emotion showed in his tone.
Lei Feng nodded and smiled despite what had happened.
"Thanks again, Kai."
Cherry Rain: Oh dear! Lucky Kai saved her, or else. how could I do that! But then again, it was essential to the story. Sayonara! =]
Cherry Rain: I'm back, with the next chapter of Redbird. Hope you enjoy! I know all of you got the insinuation I left in the last chapter. and maybe I'll elaborate! Guess!
Chapter Eight: Saved
Lei Feng was stunned for a minute. Could she be wrong? After all, she didn't know much of the ways of life. But one thing she had learned was to face facts and trust her instincts. But life as an alley kid was so different, she wasn't sure whether she could trust herself here.
She would keep silent. Being discreet would be better, just in case she was wrong. Then she turned to the next thing. If, and she mentally stressed the word 'if', Kai really did like her, did she like him? Maybe. but who was she to know? She had never felt love before.
Redbird sensed her turmoil and confusion and warmed reassuringly, sending a quick message. "What will be will be, Lei Feng. Don't worry, my mistress."
She smiled, comforted by the phoenix. All her life the phoenix had been her consolation and her confidante, even if she never verbalized her problems.
Max put in, "How about we go to the park? There'll be amateur bladers there, we can battle for practice."
"Yeah, at least that'll keep Mr. Sourpants happy," Tyson said.
"If I know you, Tyson, you'll be spending your time chowing down on food," Lei Feng quipped.
"Well?" Ray asked, looking at Kai, obviously seeking his approval.
Kai nodded.
"All right!" Tyson yelled. "Think of clouds and clouds of cotton candy and hotdogs and all the other kinds of yummy foods!"
At the park, she told Ray, "You go your own way. If you can't find me later, just go back to the hotel. I'll make my own way back."
Moving of on his own, she looked at a couple of bladers, scoffing at some of them. Some couldn't even hold the launcher straight.
Suddenly she heard a soft rustling coming from a dark alley. Her natural curiosity piqued, she moved down it. Suddenly she heard something behind her. When she turned around, she saw a boy, flanked by two others. Turning around, she saw another three. But she only recognized the leader.
"You!" she snarled, turning and trying to find a way to escape. But she was surrounded and there was no way to run.
"You remember me, Lightning. I'm honoured," he smirked. "I had to get myself a couple more people after your stinking bitbeast maimed the others. Last time I made the mistake of letting you get to your blade. This time round I won't be so careless. You're mine," he smirked. "Get her, boys!"
She fought with strength born of desperation, but there were too many, and they soon pinned her down to the ground, gagging her. The leader started to unbutton her blouse. She still struggled, but it was half-hearted, and tears ran silently down her cheeks as she felt the boy run his fingers down her bare skin and his lips kissing her neck roughly.
Suddenly it stopped and she felt the pressure on her limbs let up. She sprang to her feet. The leader was spread-eagled at her feet and the other five were scurrying away in a panic. Lei Feng thought she saw blood trickling down the head of one.
She turned to her rescuer.
It was Kai.
She immediately clasped her blouse shut, trembling fingers buttoning them up again. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"Yeah. Nothing more than a couple of bruises," she replied, trying to still the quiver of fear in her voice as she touched the sore spot on her neck where she had been bitten and the lump on her head when they'd pushed her to the ground. But her ankle throbbed strangely, and Lei Feng suspected it was sprained.
"Let me see that," Kai said, pulling her to him. Her subconscious flinched instinctively, and then she slowly relaxed as she realised Kai was trying to help.
He slowly tilted her head up, gently prodding the sore spot. Lei Feng felt a soft wave of warmth wash over her as Kai's fingers ran gently over her bruises, looking at each of them. "You'll be fine soon. They'll heal in a couple of days, except for your ankle. It's sprained at the least. We'd better get you to a doctor."
Then he turned his attention to the groaning guy on the ground. "I won't say the same for you, however. If I ever see you near Lei Feng again, you won't live to see the next sunrise."
The guy nodded, gulping visibly in fear and scrambled off on all fours.
Lei Feng turned to Kai. "Thank you. If not for you, I would have-"
She broke off. He nodded. "Don't worry. You're fine. I suggest we better get back to the rest of the team, alright?"
She nodded. "Okay."
He clasped her arm, leading her along. She hadn't realised it, but her feet were more unstable from shock and fright than she thought they were. The hurting ankle didn't make things any easier.
"Can you walk?" he asked after she had stumbled a few times.
"Yeah," she said, slightly embarrassed.
"Lean on me. It'll be easier," he said, though not a trace of emotion showed in his tone.
Lei Feng nodded and smiled despite what had happened.
"Thanks again, Kai."
Cherry Rain: Oh dear! Lucky Kai saved her, or else. how could I do that! But then again, it was essential to the story. Sayonara! =]