Some doctor: *shuffles papers* Er, sorry readers, but due to a freak
accident involving a certain Muse Control Wand and muses, Anime isn't
available to make a comment at this point.
Anime: *chicken-fied* cluckcluckcluck... *pecks ground*
Pikachu: *hits send button to put fic up* Pika pi pika pi chu pikachu chu pi! (trans: But she was kind enough to leave the fic for you!)
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Anya's eyes flew wide and she seemed to freeze. Kai took a deep breath, mentally kicking himself. Oh great, well done Kai, you've scared her! Something else in Kai pushed him to say more, even though he was scared himself.
"I don't know when exactly. But I did... I had..." Kai started stammering and took a deep breath to calm his nerves. "Valentines night... that necklace. I left it for you. Enrique and Rosa's trick? They decided to do it because Enrique found out and I was too scared..."
Anya seemed to snap out of her reverie and took a step back from Kai's hands. "Kai... Kai, I don't know..." Anya looked down at the necklace in her hands and an unreadable expression passed her eyes.
"Anya?"
Anya took a shuddering breath. "This is... this is... I... I can't."
"Anya?"
Anya looked up at Kai and started walking back. "I'm sorry Kai..."
Kai was shocked and speechless. With a sorry look, Anya turned and ran. What... I don't get it, Kai thought. He wasn't sure what to expect in the exchange. Did he want Anya to break down in his arms? No; it wouldn't be like her. Did he want her to return his feelings? He wasn't sure. His feet seemed to have grown roots; he couldn't move. Shutting his eyes, Kai forced his feet to lift up and ordered them to follow Anya. They wouldn't listen, although he heard something that gave him an incentive to move.
"Release me! I won't go back! I won't!"
"Anya!" Kai's eyes flew open. He started running. Anya had stopped shouting when he found her, thrown hastily into a car, seemingly unconscious. That wasn't the strangest thing. Robert and Anna were the ones who were doing the knocking out and throwing. Kai blinked in disbelief.
"Robert? Anna?"
Both bladers looked up at Kai, blank looks on their faces. Kai couldn't put his finger on it, but they definitely weren't okay. The two nodded to each other then entered the car as well.
"ANYA!"
Tyres screeched on tarmac as it drove away before Kai stood where they were. Kai stood paralysed on the spot, looking in the direction the car had sped towards. He looked down by his feet and bent down. He stared at the trinket he picked up. The white rose necklace; the chain broken.
******
"New blood, eh? I hope this kid's the right one."
"Well, she must be. I saw the mark at the back of her neck. The boss is coming down soon to check for himself."
"The boss, eh? This must be the one."
"Well, it was a good idea to use those two then."
Robert and Anna stood by the door, their faces blank as the men threw an unconscious Anya into a spare cell. One of the men looked at them, then to his comrade.
"So, if these two and the rest had successful results in the experiments, why do we need this kid so badly?"
"Don't you listen to the briefings? Sheesh... Well, these experiments don't have any free will. They need to be told what to do. Whereas, this kid holds the key to rectify that."
Anna blinked. The light slowly lit up in her eyes. This went unnoticed by the men, who kept talking.
"So that's it?"
"No. Sometimes, the procedures we're currently using don't hold and the experiments regain their minds. The data we extract from this kid will hold, and hold strong."
Anna shook her head and looked around, confused. She spotted Anya on the cell floor and gasped.
"Anya!"
The men turned and the taller one rolled his eyes. "Great. Another one."
"I'll take her back up to the experiment room."
Anna protested as she was grabbed. "What's going on!? Where're you taking me!? Robert! ROBERT!"
******
The Bladebreakers were scattered around their room; Tyson lying on his back on his bed, Max perched on the edge of his, Ray slumped across and armchair, Kenny on the one opposite typing on his laptop furiously. Kai was on the armchair, arms and legs folded, but hiding his face. The five boys remained like this for a while now, without much to say. What was there to say; when you know you might not see a team mate again in a while?
Finally, Tyson spoke up. "Why Robert and Anna? Why were they doing the kidnapping when they were kidnapped themselves?"
"For the umpteenth time, Tyson... we don't know..." Kenny spoke up, readjusting his glasses.
Tyson pushed himself into a seating position. He glanced around the room in turn. "You know what I think? It's a conspiracy! I mean, they put on a show of them getting kidnapped, then gang together to kidnap Anya! That's what I think, after all, it makes..."
"Shut it, Tyson."
The guys all turned to look at Kai. They had noticed he wasn't all himself since returning from the police station. Tyson stared back at Kai.
"Hey Kai? What's up buddy?"
"Nothing..."
"That look on your face says different."
"I said it was..."
Kai was interrupted by a knock on the door. Getting up instantly, he walked to answer it. The instant Kai opened the door, an excitable Spaniard latched herself around Kai's neck, crying a little.
"Oh Kai! We just heard! I'm so sorry; it must be tough!"
"I thought I was the only one who received that kind of hug..." an Italian said behind her. Enrique was instantly followed in by Johnny and Oliver. Rosa let go of Kai's neck. "Arrepentido... It's just... you two make a great couple."
"What do you mean, a great couple?" Tyson chimed up.
Kai shook his head at the Italian and Spaniard, not appreciating their 'tact'. Rosa looked from the Bladebreakers to their captain. "Guess you never told them, huh?"
Kai was near slapping his forehead as he shut the hotel door. Seems like it was going to be a long night...
******
"Unnnng....."
Anya forced her eyes to focus. Rubbing her head, she noticed the absence of her most guarded item of clothing. Looking around frantically, Anya's worst fear was confirmed. She sat up completely, looking around. She hated the décor immediately. She hated the cell bars even more.
Standing up, she immediately walked to the bars and stretched her face out as far as she could get it. As far as she could make out, there were other cells.
"So you're the one they're after..."
Anya snapped her head to the cell directly across from her. A haggard young girl was in it, staring at Anya. The girl tilted her head.
"You're the one with that special mark; I heard them talk about it. What is it they want from you?"
Anya kept silent. Suddenly, the door at the end of the corridor slammed open. Almost instinctively, Anya backed away from the bars. Heavy boots clunked on the stone floor and stopped at Anya's cell, casting a shadow over Anya. The girl's face changed from indifference to nervous fear and disbelief.
"YOU!?"
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Anime: *coughs, then spews up a feather* Bleh...
Chibi Anya: *snatches feather* Three hundred and thirty nine...
Anime: Thanks for changing me back, Kai-sama...
Kai: *smirks* Was fun when it lasted...
Anya: *similar smirk* It was... Pity though. I was in the mood for a KFC...
Anime: ___' I'll pretend I didn't hear that and go onto the reviews...
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SulliMike23 - ^__^ Thanks! I'll try!
anomynous - I won't insult your intelligence and keep you hanging. Yeah, Anya's the one. But I won't say how Anya knew Kai in the past. That'll be spoiling a bit of the plot.
ssykes4000 - Yeah, there could be more mushy scenes... but no... not mushy here...
Mizu_Tenshi - Well... you were half right... she ran, though. Not walked.
ShadowYami - (Anya & Kai: Calmed down now?) Glad to see you didn't use the Fate Alteration Machine after all Alloran...
Every Storm Has An End - Well, on the death thing... I'll give it a thought... though a new ending came into my head... (Anya: I wasn't too keen on the one you were most keen on...) Yeah, but hey, the new one I'm cooking up... well... (Anya: What?) Anyway. It was mean of your teacher to set you an assignment on the first day back!!! (Anya: Tell me!!!) And I think some things are kinda obvious anyway... with Anya and the kidnappers... (Anya: *fuming* Right... if you won't tell me what you're gonna do to me, I'll find out myself! *storms off and ransacks Anime's room*)
Anime: *chicken-fied* cluckcluckcluck... *pecks ground*
Pikachu: *hits send button to put fic up* Pika pi pika pi chu pikachu chu pi! (trans: But she was kind enough to leave the fic for you!)
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Anya's eyes flew wide and she seemed to freeze. Kai took a deep breath, mentally kicking himself. Oh great, well done Kai, you've scared her! Something else in Kai pushed him to say more, even though he was scared himself.
"I don't know when exactly. But I did... I had..." Kai started stammering and took a deep breath to calm his nerves. "Valentines night... that necklace. I left it for you. Enrique and Rosa's trick? They decided to do it because Enrique found out and I was too scared..."
Anya seemed to snap out of her reverie and took a step back from Kai's hands. "Kai... Kai, I don't know..." Anya looked down at the necklace in her hands and an unreadable expression passed her eyes.
"Anya?"
Anya took a shuddering breath. "This is... this is... I... I can't."
"Anya?"
Anya looked up at Kai and started walking back. "I'm sorry Kai..."
Kai was shocked and speechless. With a sorry look, Anya turned and ran. What... I don't get it, Kai thought. He wasn't sure what to expect in the exchange. Did he want Anya to break down in his arms? No; it wouldn't be like her. Did he want her to return his feelings? He wasn't sure. His feet seemed to have grown roots; he couldn't move. Shutting his eyes, Kai forced his feet to lift up and ordered them to follow Anya. They wouldn't listen, although he heard something that gave him an incentive to move.
"Release me! I won't go back! I won't!"
"Anya!" Kai's eyes flew open. He started running. Anya had stopped shouting when he found her, thrown hastily into a car, seemingly unconscious. That wasn't the strangest thing. Robert and Anna were the ones who were doing the knocking out and throwing. Kai blinked in disbelief.
"Robert? Anna?"
Both bladers looked up at Kai, blank looks on their faces. Kai couldn't put his finger on it, but they definitely weren't okay. The two nodded to each other then entered the car as well.
"ANYA!"
Tyres screeched on tarmac as it drove away before Kai stood where they were. Kai stood paralysed on the spot, looking in the direction the car had sped towards. He looked down by his feet and bent down. He stared at the trinket he picked up. The white rose necklace; the chain broken.
******
"New blood, eh? I hope this kid's the right one."
"Well, she must be. I saw the mark at the back of her neck. The boss is coming down soon to check for himself."
"The boss, eh? This must be the one."
"Well, it was a good idea to use those two then."
Robert and Anna stood by the door, their faces blank as the men threw an unconscious Anya into a spare cell. One of the men looked at them, then to his comrade.
"So, if these two and the rest had successful results in the experiments, why do we need this kid so badly?"
"Don't you listen to the briefings? Sheesh... Well, these experiments don't have any free will. They need to be told what to do. Whereas, this kid holds the key to rectify that."
Anna blinked. The light slowly lit up in her eyes. This went unnoticed by the men, who kept talking.
"So that's it?"
"No. Sometimes, the procedures we're currently using don't hold and the experiments regain their minds. The data we extract from this kid will hold, and hold strong."
Anna shook her head and looked around, confused. She spotted Anya on the cell floor and gasped.
"Anya!"
The men turned and the taller one rolled his eyes. "Great. Another one."
"I'll take her back up to the experiment room."
Anna protested as she was grabbed. "What's going on!? Where're you taking me!? Robert! ROBERT!"
******
The Bladebreakers were scattered around their room; Tyson lying on his back on his bed, Max perched on the edge of his, Ray slumped across and armchair, Kenny on the one opposite typing on his laptop furiously. Kai was on the armchair, arms and legs folded, but hiding his face. The five boys remained like this for a while now, without much to say. What was there to say; when you know you might not see a team mate again in a while?
Finally, Tyson spoke up. "Why Robert and Anna? Why were they doing the kidnapping when they were kidnapped themselves?"
"For the umpteenth time, Tyson... we don't know..." Kenny spoke up, readjusting his glasses.
Tyson pushed himself into a seating position. He glanced around the room in turn. "You know what I think? It's a conspiracy! I mean, they put on a show of them getting kidnapped, then gang together to kidnap Anya! That's what I think, after all, it makes..."
"Shut it, Tyson."
The guys all turned to look at Kai. They had noticed he wasn't all himself since returning from the police station. Tyson stared back at Kai.
"Hey Kai? What's up buddy?"
"Nothing..."
"That look on your face says different."
"I said it was..."
Kai was interrupted by a knock on the door. Getting up instantly, he walked to answer it. The instant Kai opened the door, an excitable Spaniard latched herself around Kai's neck, crying a little.
"Oh Kai! We just heard! I'm so sorry; it must be tough!"
"I thought I was the only one who received that kind of hug..." an Italian said behind her. Enrique was instantly followed in by Johnny and Oliver. Rosa let go of Kai's neck. "Arrepentido... It's just... you two make a great couple."
"What do you mean, a great couple?" Tyson chimed up.
Kai shook his head at the Italian and Spaniard, not appreciating their 'tact'. Rosa looked from the Bladebreakers to their captain. "Guess you never told them, huh?"
Kai was near slapping his forehead as he shut the hotel door. Seems like it was going to be a long night...
******
"Unnnng....."
Anya forced her eyes to focus. Rubbing her head, she noticed the absence of her most guarded item of clothing. Looking around frantically, Anya's worst fear was confirmed. She sat up completely, looking around. She hated the décor immediately. She hated the cell bars even more.
Standing up, she immediately walked to the bars and stretched her face out as far as she could get it. As far as she could make out, there were other cells.
"So you're the one they're after..."
Anya snapped her head to the cell directly across from her. A haggard young girl was in it, staring at Anya. The girl tilted her head.
"You're the one with that special mark; I heard them talk about it. What is it they want from you?"
Anya kept silent. Suddenly, the door at the end of the corridor slammed open. Almost instinctively, Anya backed away from the bars. Heavy boots clunked on the stone floor and stopped at Anya's cell, casting a shadow over Anya. The girl's face changed from indifference to nervous fear and disbelief.
"YOU!?"
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Anime: *coughs, then spews up a feather* Bleh...
Chibi Anya: *snatches feather* Three hundred and thirty nine...
Anime: Thanks for changing me back, Kai-sama...
Kai: *smirks* Was fun when it lasted...
Anya: *similar smirk* It was... Pity though. I was in the mood for a KFC...
Anime: ___' I'll pretend I didn't hear that and go onto the reviews...
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SulliMike23 - ^__^ Thanks! I'll try!
anomynous - I won't insult your intelligence and keep you hanging. Yeah, Anya's the one. But I won't say how Anya knew Kai in the past. That'll be spoiling a bit of the plot.
ssykes4000 - Yeah, there could be more mushy scenes... but no... not mushy here...
Mizu_Tenshi - Well... you were half right... she ran, though. Not walked.
ShadowYami - (Anya & Kai: Calmed down now?) Glad to see you didn't use the Fate Alteration Machine after all Alloran...
Every Storm Has An End - Well, on the death thing... I'll give it a thought... though a new ending came into my head... (Anya: I wasn't too keen on the one you were most keen on...) Yeah, but hey, the new one I'm cooking up... well... (Anya: What?) Anyway. It was mean of your teacher to set you an assignment on the first day back!!! (Anya: Tell me!!!) And I think some things are kinda obvious anyway... with Anya and the kidnappers... (Anya: *fuming* Right... if you won't tell me what you're gonna do to me, I'll find out myself! *storms off and ransacks Anime's room*)