I admit, I'm lazy! I thought about writing this a while ago but decided
against it. Only when my mom reminded me about the story did I feel I
needed to get off my lazy --- and start writing. Bah, I'll shut up now.
Chapter 14
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A single candle illuminated the inside of the shack, casting eerie shadows across the walls and floor. The candle was placed on a small wooden desk, which was placed along the wall opposite to Kai and Evan. There was no other furniture inside the shack, but a figure lay on the floor.
"Kassandra" Kai muttered under his breath.
Thick ropes wrapped around her hands and ankles made it impossible for her to escape whatever was holding her. Her hair was untidy and her clothes were torn in several places. Kai noticed thick crimson blood running down the side of her face. Although she looked like she was something from a trashcan, Kassandra's emerald green eyes glowed brightly in the darkness, she gazed straight a head, not a single blink. Kai followed her gaze until he spotted two very unfriendly looking people.
The flickering light from the burning candle made the men's faces look like something from a nightmare. The tallest one had a slightly square head and shaggy black hair that almost completely removed his gray eyes from view. The second man was rather large widthwise; he had small piercing red eyes and a mushroom cut hairstyle.
The two men seemed to be speaking to Kassandra, and by the looks of things, it wasn't a friendly chat. Kai felt a tug on his neck. He turned to see Evan and kneeled down so his head was far below the window sill.
"What?"
"Do you know who those to guys are?" Evan asked. From the tone of his voice, Kai could tell that Evan did know.
"I don't have a clue", Kai answered.
"Those guys are Kassey's freaky cousins. They positively hate her, but I didn't think they'd go this far."
"Why do they hate her?"
"'Cause she's a better snowboarder. Learnt everything from yours truly" Evan said proudly.
"They are so immature. Something tells me Evan that this isn't about snowboarding, it's about something else", Kai whispered.
"Dude! Then what's it about?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Kai hissed, "Alright Evan, here's the deal. You go out and call the police, I'll stay here and watch incase they move."
"Be careful man"
"Go!"
Kai waited until Evan ran out of sight. He then turned back to watch what was happening inside the tiny building. Several words were exchanged between the three people until the black haired man pulled out a shinny object that made Kai's blood run cold. It was a small knife. It wasn't a butcher knife but nonetheless, it could still kill.
Kai wasted no time. He ran around the side of the building and came across a small wooden door, which was left wide open. 'Idiots' Kai thought. He pressed his back against the wall next to the door and waited for the perfect time to barge in.
"So we'll have to kill you"
Maybe that was a pretty good time to stop their insanity. He walked through the doorway. Neither man had noticed him, but he was sure Kassandra had as he watched her eyes dart his way.
"Good-bye Kassandra White, we'll miss you"
That was it. He charged forward, knocking the man completely off his feet. The two of them went crashing to the floor and the knife went skidding across the room. Kai and the black haired man wrestled on the floor, ignoring the screeches of Kassandra and the yells from the large man.
"Get him off me!" The man that lay underneath Kai grunted. He apparently didn't like the fact that he was being pinned by a boy about four years younger then him. Kai felt a hand wrap around forearm and he was suddenly jerked to his feet. The man behind him twisted his arms forcefully behind his back, telling him that they were not happy. The black haired man slow got to his feet and moved so he was standing nose to nose with Kai.
"Stupid meddling kid" he hissed. "What are you doing here?"
"My grandma, what horrible breath you have"
"That's it wise guy" He grunted. The man raised his fist and brought down on Kai's jaw, snapping his head to the side.
"KAI!"
Kassandra's black haired cousin turned to face her. "You know this guy?" she slowly nodded. "Good, then you'll have some company"
They pushed Kai forward so he landed right next to Kassandra. Kai turned around so he was lying on his back, facing the two men.
"Here's the deal, underneath this shack is a bomb. It is set to explode in oh, six minutes", the chubby man said.
"We all know what happens when time is up, BOOM!" The black haired man said. "Later kids", the two of them exited the shack. Kai quickly reached out and grabbed the knife that the men had left behind. He began hacking away at the ropes that were tightly bound around Kassandra's wrists.
"You shouldn't have come for me Kai. Now we're both going to die", Kassandra whispered.
"We're not going to die, just listen to me and hold still"
Kai finished hacking at the ropes on her wrist and moved for the one that bound her ankles.
By this time they had lost at least a minute.
"Get up Kassey" he said quietly in her ear. As she raised herself to her feet, Kai checked the door. "Shit, it's locked", he hissed. As he turned around, his foot hit something rather small. He looked down and noticed a rock the size of a tennis ball. "Look out Kassandra"; Kai threw the rock as hard as he could at the window opposite of him. The glass shattered into a million pieces.
Kassandra helped Kai move to desk over to under the window. Although pain shot through her body as she held the desk, she did not drop it or show any pain.
They had lost a good three minutes.
Kai untied his scarf and lay it over the bottom of the window just incase they cut themselves on any glass.
"You first Kassey"
"You sure?"
"Yes, go!" Kai hissed.
Kassandra stood on the desk and raised herself through the window. He heard a thud on the other side indicating that she made it. Kai followed the pattern. Wincing as he felt a sharp piece of glass on the palm of his hand. As he fell down the side of the shack, he pulled his scarf with him.
They had less then a minute to get away from the building.
"Let's go" Kai yelled. He grabbed Kassandra's arm and started to run towards the street on the other side of the alley. As they got out of the alley, the two of them pressed their backs flat against the side of a building.
BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Garbage cans fell past them along with crates and boxes. Kai could've sworn he saw a cat fly by him. Slowly the bottle cans and paper bags fluttered to the ground. Kai sighed, if they hadn't got out in time, their arms and legs would've been flying everywhere, not a pretty picture.
"KASSEY!"
Just as Kassandra was turning, she felt a heavy object knock her to the ground. She opened her eyes to see that the heavy object was none other then a smirking Evan. He was sitting on her stomach with his arms crossed over his chest and a evil smirk on his face. He mouthed 'Enjoy your time with Kai?' before he said, "How are you?"
"I'd a lot better if you got off me" she hissed while trying to hide the blush that was covering he cheeks. She noticed Kai looking at her oddly before she pushed Evan off her. Jumping to her feet she brushed herself off and regained her posture.
"I call the police" Evan said, "They're on their way now, said we should wait for them"
"Fine"
They waited several minutes for the police to come. In the mean time, they noticed several people looking out their windows and doors to see what all the commotion was. Finally the sound of sirens was heard and the police cars came into view followed by an ambulance and a fire truck. After several questions, Kai, Evan, and Kassandra finally hoped into a police car and were driven back to their hotel.
"So you guys, tell me the story, the whole story, and nothing but the story" Evan said.
"Well I guess you do deserve the right to know" Kai began.
"But you can wait" Kassandra finished.
"Ah come on guys. Why can't you tell wittle old me hm?"
Kassandra laughed while Kai just rolled his eyes. An odd sight greeted them when they entered the hotel. The Bladebreakers were all lounging in the lobby but they all had a strange surprised look painted on their faces. All their eyes were on Kassandra.
"Take a picture, it'll last longer", she hissed.
"What happened to your face?" Tyson asked. His nose was scrunched up in a disgusted look.
Kassandra looked slightly surprised. So she had a bit of blood on her face, big deal or did she suddenly turn into a pig or something? No wait, that was Tyson's area. "What do you mean 'what happen to your face'?"
"You've got blood all over your face" Ray said.
"Oh, this? It's just make up", boy was she glad she watched that show on the making of horror movies. "We meet a professional horror artist and she did some stuff on my face."
"Wow, it looks very realistic" Max praised.
"Well you guys are the first to notice it actually. Now if you excuse us, we have some people to scare," Evan said. He gave Kassandra a light push towards the door.
"Kassandra doesn't need make up to scare some one" Tyson muttered. He soon found himself being lifted up from the couch he was sitting on and came face-to-face with an extremely pissed off Kassandra.
"I dare you to say that again", she hissed.
"Sorry" Tyson said.
He was thrown back onto the couch in one swift movement. Tyson adjusted his shirt before throwing a small glare at the small girl. Kassandra just glared back before following Kai and Evan to the elevators.
"Tyson, did you just say sorry to a girl?" Kenny asked from beside him. Max and Ray were laughing on their separate chairs.
"Stupid girls and their mood swings" Tyson muttered under his breath.
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Had to put that last bit in.
R&R
Chapter 14
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A single candle illuminated the inside of the shack, casting eerie shadows across the walls and floor. The candle was placed on a small wooden desk, which was placed along the wall opposite to Kai and Evan. There was no other furniture inside the shack, but a figure lay on the floor.
"Kassandra" Kai muttered under his breath.
Thick ropes wrapped around her hands and ankles made it impossible for her to escape whatever was holding her. Her hair was untidy and her clothes were torn in several places. Kai noticed thick crimson blood running down the side of her face. Although she looked like she was something from a trashcan, Kassandra's emerald green eyes glowed brightly in the darkness, she gazed straight a head, not a single blink. Kai followed her gaze until he spotted two very unfriendly looking people.
The flickering light from the burning candle made the men's faces look like something from a nightmare. The tallest one had a slightly square head and shaggy black hair that almost completely removed his gray eyes from view. The second man was rather large widthwise; he had small piercing red eyes and a mushroom cut hairstyle.
The two men seemed to be speaking to Kassandra, and by the looks of things, it wasn't a friendly chat. Kai felt a tug on his neck. He turned to see Evan and kneeled down so his head was far below the window sill.
"What?"
"Do you know who those to guys are?" Evan asked. From the tone of his voice, Kai could tell that Evan did know.
"I don't have a clue", Kai answered.
"Those guys are Kassey's freaky cousins. They positively hate her, but I didn't think they'd go this far."
"Why do they hate her?"
"'Cause she's a better snowboarder. Learnt everything from yours truly" Evan said proudly.
"They are so immature. Something tells me Evan that this isn't about snowboarding, it's about something else", Kai whispered.
"Dude! Then what's it about?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Kai hissed, "Alright Evan, here's the deal. You go out and call the police, I'll stay here and watch incase they move."
"Be careful man"
"Go!"
Kai waited until Evan ran out of sight. He then turned back to watch what was happening inside the tiny building. Several words were exchanged between the three people until the black haired man pulled out a shinny object that made Kai's blood run cold. It was a small knife. It wasn't a butcher knife but nonetheless, it could still kill.
Kai wasted no time. He ran around the side of the building and came across a small wooden door, which was left wide open. 'Idiots' Kai thought. He pressed his back against the wall next to the door and waited for the perfect time to barge in.
"So we'll have to kill you"
Maybe that was a pretty good time to stop their insanity. He walked through the doorway. Neither man had noticed him, but he was sure Kassandra had as he watched her eyes dart his way.
"Good-bye Kassandra White, we'll miss you"
That was it. He charged forward, knocking the man completely off his feet. The two of them went crashing to the floor and the knife went skidding across the room. Kai and the black haired man wrestled on the floor, ignoring the screeches of Kassandra and the yells from the large man.
"Get him off me!" The man that lay underneath Kai grunted. He apparently didn't like the fact that he was being pinned by a boy about four years younger then him. Kai felt a hand wrap around forearm and he was suddenly jerked to his feet. The man behind him twisted his arms forcefully behind his back, telling him that they were not happy. The black haired man slow got to his feet and moved so he was standing nose to nose with Kai.
"Stupid meddling kid" he hissed. "What are you doing here?"
"My grandma, what horrible breath you have"
"That's it wise guy" He grunted. The man raised his fist and brought down on Kai's jaw, snapping his head to the side.
"KAI!"
Kassandra's black haired cousin turned to face her. "You know this guy?" she slowly nodded. "Good, then you'll have some company"
They pushed Kai forward so he landed right next to Kassandra. Kai turned around so he was lying on his back, facing the two men.
"Here's the deal, underneath this shack is a bomb. It is set to explode in oh, six minutes", the chubby man said.
"We all know what happens when time is up, BOOM!" The black haired man said. "Later kids", the two of them exited the shack. Kai quickly reached out and grabbed the knife that the men had left behind. He began hacking away at the ropes that were tightly bound around Kassandra's wrists.
"You shouldn't have come for me Kai. Now we're both going to die", Kassandra whispered.
"We're not going to die, just listen to me and hold still"
Kai finished hacking at the ropes on her wrist and moved for the one that bound her ankles.
By this time they had lost at least a minute.
"Get up Kassey" he said quietly in her ear. As she raised herself to her feet, Kai checked the door. "Shit, it's locked", he hissed. As he turned around, his foot hit something rather small. He looked down and noticed a rock the size of a tennis ball. "Look out Kassandra"; Kai threw the rock as hard as he could at the window opposite of him. The glass shattered into a million pieces.
Kassandra helped Kai move to desk over to under the window. Although pain shot through her body as she held the desk, she did not drop it or show any pain.
They had lost a good three minutes.
Kai untied his scarf and lay it over the bottom of the window just incase they cut themselves on any glass.
"You first Kassey"
"You sure?"
"Yes, go!" Kai hissed.
Kassandra stood on the desk and raised herself through the window. He heard a thud on the other side indicating that she made it. Kai followed the pattern. Wincing as he felt a sharp piece of glass on the palm of his hand. As he fell down the side of the shack, he pulled his scarf with him.
They had less then a minute to get away from the building.
"Let's go" Kai yelled. He grabbed Kassandra's arm and started to run towards the street on the other side of the alley. As they got out of the alley, the two of them pressed their backs flat against the side of a building.
BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Garbage cans fell past them along with crates and boxes. Kai could've sworn he saw a cat fly by him. Slowly the bottle cans and paper bags fluttered to the ground. Kai sighed, if they hadn't got out in time, their arms and legs would've been flying everywhere, not a pretty picture.
"KASSEY!"
Just as Kassandra was turning, she felt a heavy object knock her to the ground. She opened her eyes to see that the heavy object was none other then a smirking Evan. He was sitting on her stomach with his arms crossed over his chest and a evil smirk on his face. He mouthed 'Enjoy your time with Kai?' before he said, "How are you?"
"I'd a lot better if you got off me" she hissed while trying to hide the blush that was covering he cheeks. She noticed Kai looking at her oddly before she pushed Evan off her. Jumping to her feet she brushed herself off and regained her posture.
"I call the police" Evan said, "They're on their way now, said we should wait for them"
"Fine"
They waited several minutes for the police to come. In the mean time, they noticed several people looking out their windows and doors to see what all the commotion was. Finally the sound of sirens was heard and the police cars came into view followed by an ambulance and a fire truck. After several questions, Kai, Evan, and Kassandra finally hoped into a police car and were driven back to their hotel.
"So you guys, tell me the story, the whole story, and nothing but the story" Evan said.
"Well I guess you do deserve the right to know" Kai began.
"But you can wait" Kassandra finished.
"Ah come on guys. Why can't you tell wittle old me hm?"
Kassandra laughed while Kai just rolled his eyes. An odd sight greeted them when they entered the hotel. The Bladebreakers were all lounging in the lobby but they all had a strange surprised look painted on their faces. All their eyes were on Kassandra.
"Take a picture, it'll last longer", she hissed.
"What happened to your face?" Tyson asked. His nose was scrunched up in a disgusted look.
Kassandra looked slightly surprised. So she had a bit of blood on her face, big deal or did she suddenly turn into a pig or something? No wait, that was Tyson's area. "What do you mean 'what happen to your face'?"
"You've got blood all over your face" Ray said.
"Oh, this? It's just make up", boy was she glad she watched that show on the making of horror movies. "We meet a professional horror artist and she did some stuff on my face."
"Wow, it looks very realistic" Max praised.
"Well you guys are the first to notice it actually. Now if you excuse us, we have some people to scare," Evan said. He gave Kassandra a light push towards the door.
"Kassandra doesn't need make up to scare some one" Tyson muttered. He soon found himself being lifted up from the couch he was sitting on and came face-to-face with an extremely pissed off Kassandra.
"I dare you to say that again", she hissed.
"Sorry" Tyson said.
He was thrown back onto the couch in one swift movement. Tyson adjusted his shirt before throwing a small glare at the small girl. Kassandra just glared back before following Kai and Evan to the elevators.
"Tyson, did you just say sorry to a girl?" Kenny asked from beside him. Max and Ray were laughing on their separate chairs.
"Stupid girls and their mood swings" Tyson muttered under his breath.
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Had to put that last bit in.
R&R