A/N: Hey Dudes and Dudettes howz it going? Anyone watch world idol cos I did! Go da hobbit man. Hehehe I'm so glad he won! Anyway in case you don't know… I…DON'T…OWN …BEYBLADE! Ok have you all got that? *people nod head* Okay now we got that sorted out on with the story.
Love or Hate?
" Arrg" I moaned as I slowly started to open my eyes. I felt a stabbing pain in my head and I immediately reached to hold my head. I felt material instead of my hair then started to get suspicious. I opened my eyes wider and waited for the blurriness to clear. I looked around the room and realized I recognised it. The navy walls and the big bed I was in triggered a reaction in my head that recalled the party at Kai's house. I looked around the room more openly now and realized it was the same room Tala had been in to hide from me when I had been chasing him for answers at Kai's party. I started to panic now. My immediate thought was 'Oh my god I'm dead. I've gone to hell. I'm so sorry for all my wrong doings' but I quickly snapped out of that thought realizing that Kai's house wasn't hell even though it housed the spawn of Satan. Questions whirled in my head ' Why does my head ache?' 'Why am I wearing a bandage?' 'Why am I in Kai's house?' but my train of thought were disturbed as Kai walked in to the room. I started to bombard him with the question that were haunting me.
"Why does my head ache? Why am I wearing a bandage? Why the hell am I in your house?" I inhaled deeply running out of breath and was about restart my interrogation when Kai put a finger over my mouth and sat down in the chair next to me.
" Oh don't you remember sweetie. It was a magical night. I actually felt as we were one"
I raised an eyebrow as his meaning sunk in " Oh god no! Your not serious are you!"
" Nope sorry to raise your hopes Banshee. Just messing with your head. Now that you're in this weak and confused state it's so much easier," he laughed the whole time smirking at me. I scowled at him but was too tired to retaliate. He face softened as he realised I was still tired. He spoke softly as he asked me " So what do you remember?"
" Um not much. Oh wait we were at the beach." Memories flooded back to me about Rachel and Kai. I then turned and glared at him " If you dare hurt Rachel I swear I will hunt you down and kill you!" He looked surprised but that quickly passed,
" Huh so I see the bang on the head didn't affect your fighting spirit. So you remember me and Rachel what else do you remember?"
" Um" I thought hard and racked my brain. I remembered water and a pain in my head. " I think I was surfing and I fell off. I think I hit a rock"
" Yeah pretty much. I have to tell you when I saw you take that wave I was pretty impressed"
I looked at him suspiciously saying, " Okay who the hell are you and what have you done to the real Kai. Oh please say you kicked his ass to hell" a glint of hopefulness showed in my eyes, which Kai scowled at.
" I'm not being nice to you by choice. If Ozuma, Enni, Tala or Rachel find out I haven't been hospitable then they will basically kick my ass"
" You can't fool me, none of them could kick your ass. You're being nice because your cold little heart tells you you should be."
" Huh, whatever you reckon Ban. Any way you better get some sleep you still look tired" he got up from the chair then went to leave but I stopped him.
" Kai wait I want to ask you more stuff. I swear I'm not tired" he sighed then sat back down. I smiled in triumph but he just rolled his eyes. " Why am I here?"
" Well actually Rachel forced you upon me. They were all really worried about you. You were alive but unconscious so Robert said just to bring you to my house"
I looked at him in disbelief " You didn't take me to a hospital! What the hell were you thinking! I could have died!"
He looked at me bored but replied anyway " My grandfather is the best doctor in this town and he could help you much more than the hospital could. He said we should keep you here until you woke up in case we do more damage by moving you. Anyway you've been asleep for 3 days so you missed out on one day of school. . It's 8pm now so just get some more sleep and then you can go home tomorrow. I got all the homework off the teachers for you. I left them on the desk if you want to look them over." he motioned to the table next to the bed with a pile of work on it.
" Oh um thanks" was all I could say as I looked to the huge pile next to my bed.
" Well is that all you wanted to know?"
" Yeah pretty much" I replied looked through the sheets of work. He got up off the chair then went to leave. He was halfway across the room when I said, " Um Kai, it really pains me to say this but…thanks"
He smiled and I saw his mask had lowered. His mahogany eyes were clear with out the dark shade that normally protected his eyes from all emotion. If possible he looked even hotter than usual. His eyes were clear and he was wearing nothing but navy blue boxers. His two-toned hair was ruffled in a way that made him look really hot. He saw me looking at him then the mask replaced itself. He smirked saying " See something you like Ban?"
" Uh… how about NO!!! Gee just when I thought people were right when they say you're a good guy you have to say something like that"
He smirked saying " I have to agree with you Ban I'm not a good guy… I'm a great guy! Especially in bed, not that you would know that" I glared at him then threw a pillow aimed at his head. But yet again he deflected my assault. He laughed then left me alone in the room closing the door behind him. I sighed then tried to get to sleep.
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I was just starting to get to sleep when I heard yelling. I recognised one voice as Kai and the other belonged to an adult male. I tried to ignore it because it was none of my business but I just couldn't. I slowly got up careful not to make a noise. I crept to the door slowly and quietly cracking it open. Outside my door I saw Kai and an old man who I presumed to be his grandfather. They were arguing about what seemed to be test result. The old man was waving around a piece of paper while yelling "An 87 Kai. What is wrong with you?! You'll never become a doctor with results like this. You'll just have to stop seeing your friends. I knew I should have sent you to that private school."
" No grandfather, I won't stop seeing my friends. I did the best that I could." Kai stated in a calm voice.
" No grandson of mine is going to become a failure!" shouted Kai's grandfather. " I'm sending you to that private school!"
" No I won't go"
" Don't contradict me Kai," shouted his grandfather then swiftly struck Kai with his fist. Kai went toppling to the ground holding his face. I let out a small gasp but luckily no one seemed to notice. Kai raised his hand from his face to see blood. His face darkened but he stayed on the ground. His grandfather snorted then strode away. I felt the urge to run to Kai and comfort him but I remembered what Ozuma said about Kai doing things by himself. I watched as Kai rose off the floor and walked out of the room. ' So this is what they ment by he has a lot of things to deal with' I thought as I got back into bed. I thought about what had happened until I finally got to sleep.
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I woke at about 6 o'clock in the morning and decided to go and take a shower. I walked out of the room with last night's events still clear in my mind. I groaned as I turned a corner and found I had no idea where I was going. I decided my best bet was to find Kai. I sort of remembered where his room was from the party. I went up a staircase, which lead to the second floor. I found another one that lead to the third floor. I remembered Kai's room was on the third floor and had a blue door. I started to look around for a blue door. Finally I found one and in triumph I swung it open to reveal Kai NAKED. I screamed and slammed the door shut. " Oh my eyes have been soiled," I screamed dramatically. I heard the door open then Kai tap me on the shoulder. " No stay back" I screamed while refusing to look at him.
" Oh for gods sake Ban I'm dressed okay," he stated seemingly annoyed.
" Are you sure?" I asked quietly. He lifted my hands away from my face and I saw that indeed he was fully dressed. I started to burst out in apologises " I'm soooo sorry… I didn't mean too… I swear! I just wanted a shower… A shower I tell you!"
He looked at me with a raised eyebrow " You've been hanging out with Enrique to much. Look don't worry about it hundreds of girls have seen me naked" he gave a slight smirk then said " So did you like what you saw?" My eyes grew big in shock then I turned around quickly whacking my head with hands in attempt to rid myself of images of Kai.
" Arg now that's all I can think about!" I growled in anger.
He smirked " Well I don't blame you. He is pretty impressive" I looked at him wide eyed then noticed a bruise had formed on his cheek. My expression turned from disgust to worry. He noticed the change then turned around quickly swearing under his breath. I grabbed his arm then turned him around.
" Oh my god what happened?" I asked although I knew perfectly well what happened.
" Nothing" he grunted then went to go back into his room. I grabbed his arm more forcefully.
" Kai that's not nothing. Just tell me what happened"
" I fell over and hit my cheek on the desk okay? Now you can make fun of how clumsy I am" If I hadn't witnessed last night I would have believed him. After all he was sacrificing some of his pride. I decided to let up because he obviously didn't want to tell me. Although I can't blame him, I mean I am his worst enemy.
I put on a fake smug smile " I knew you were a dumbass. I mean it's one thing that you couldn't keep your balance it's a totally different thing to position yourself to hit a desk." I gave a fake laugh that seemed to convince him. He faked a look of defeat then went back into his room. After he got back inside I realized I didn't have the information I was after in the first place. I knocked firmly on his door then waited for an answer. A gruff "What?!" was his answer.
" Please tell me your dressed"
" Yeah, what do you want?" I opened his door to reveal his bedroom. It mirrored Kai's personality exactly. The walls were covered in dark blue paint and one wall had a huge poster of a phoenix rising out of its ashes. There was not much mess and altogether looked quite organised. His bed covers where black and were still messed from sleep. There was a computer sitting in the corner of the room and in the opposite corner was a whole entertainment centre. There was a work desk piled with pieces of paper and a cupboard that held all of his clothes. There was another door which I suspected lead to a bathroom. While I looked around the room Kai glared at me until he finally broke the silence " What do you want Ban?"
I jumped onto his bed before he could object then said, " Remember I want a shower. So where can I get one around here?"
He pointed to the door at the other side of his room. "Get off my bed Ban before I get you off myself" I stuck my tongue out at him then laid back.
" Hey Kai your beds pretty comfy"
" To bad you're never going to be on it again then isn't it?" he stated while picking me up and slung me over his shoulder. I yelled and kicked in objection but soon gave up as I realized it was useless. He walked across his room and into the room he had pointed to previously. He dumped me roughly on the floor then said " There's towels over there and I'll get the clothes your mother brought over. I'll leave them on my bed so you can come out and get them. I'm going to go down to breakfast so when your ready come down. Oh yeah and don't get your bandage wet. Got all that Ban?" I nodded then he left me alone. I stripped then stepped into the shower. I turned the tap and felt the water run over my body. It felt so refreshing as I remembered I hadn't had a shower in nearly 4 days. The water felt cleansing, washing away all the stress that had built up about Kai. 'Why am I so worried about him anyway, I've got my own problems plus he's a big boy he can look after himself' I thought while lathering my body with soap. A small voice in the back of my head said 'It's because you have a soft spot for him, you may think you hate him but you don't' I sighed as I realised that the voice was right. I don't hate him I just think I do. ' I suppose he's not that bad but I'll be damned if I like him (friend or otherwise)' I though fiercely as I rinsed my body down then stepped out of the shower. I grabbed the towel and rapped it around my body. I opened the door just a bit to check if Kai was still in his room. I looked around and saw he wasn't. I opened the door fully then spotted my cloths on the bed. I looked at them with a raised eyebrow. Mum had sent a huge skivvy and big baggy jeans. I sighed as I realized she had sent my least flattering clothes to prevent any boys having ideas. I gave a small laugh at the idea of Kai and me a couple then put on the clothes.
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After 15mintutes and not finding the dinning room I started to panic. I was on the first floor and looked around everywhere. 'Why does this place have to be so big?' I questioned myself. I listened for any signs of intelligent life to help me. I stepped in to a room to hear " Gee… got enough… clothes on… Ban?" Kai asked in a sarcastic tone between mouthfuls of toast. 'So much for intelligent life' I thought. I gave him a mock glare then sat down at the table. A lady in her fifties came up to me and asked what I would like for breakfast. I replied toast then she left back into the kitchen. Kai and me sat in silence until the lady came back with my toast and a variety of spreads. I sat in silence buttering my toast then putting some jam on it. I felt awkward as I sat in silence eating my toast. Finally the lady that had brought the toast broke the silence. " So are you aright? I heard you had a pretty hard fall. Lucky that Kai had saved you before you drowned." I nodded politely then looked at Kai. 'He never said he saved me. Great now I owe him' I thought wickedly. The lady continued to talk when I didn't say anything "So you go to Kai's school then? I hear you're new there. I hope Kai is being the gentlemen I raised him to be"
" Um… yeah he's been um…great. What do you mean by 'you raised him'? Are you his mother?" I asked curiously. Kai shot a dirty look at me but I ignored it.
" No I'm not his mother. Kai haven't you told your friend about your parents?"
Kai looked at her then to me. "She's not my friend," he replied coldly. There was an unspoken understanding that was shared between Kai and the lady. The lady then remained quiet and went back to the kitchen. The rest of breakfast was eaten in complete silence. After I finished I went be back to the room I had slept in. It took me 15 minutes to find it but I found it eventually. I entered the room and made the bed. There was nothing in the room except a bed, table and chair. I heard a knock on the door and asked the person to enter. To my surprise it was Kai. He stood there for a few seconds until I asked what he wanted. He seemed to slip out of a trance then said " I'm going to school now. If you want to go home I'll bring you now." I thought about it for a second. Then I nodded and grabbed my work from the desk. I followed him out of the door and into the hallway. I walked out the door following Kai. When we got to my street I barely had time to think as Enni came galloping up to my sweeping my up into a hug. I laughed as Enni swang me around until finally putting me down but still refusing to let go. " I'm so glad you're alive!" he wailed while hugging me tightly. Tala came up from behind him and pried Enni off me. He to gave me a big hug. Enni started to whine when Tala got him off. "Oh Isha I'm so glad you're all right" said Enni while bringing me into a hug again.
"Yeah I'm fine Enni," I said reassuringly.
" I was a bit worried when they said you where staying at Kai's. I mean he could have done all sorts of things to you in there"
" If I did you, Tala, Ozzy and my girl would be on my ass faster then anything." Kai interjected.
" Damn right" Tala said chuckling.
" Well I'm going to go home now," I said releasing myself from Enni's grasp. " I've got heaps of stuff to catch up on" with that I left up my driveway.
" Oh Tani if you're feeling up to it we're going to the spot tonight" Tala said before leaving. The three waved goodbye then were on their way. Well Tala and Enni waved goodbye anyway.
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I finished all the work I missed out on and decided to go to the spot after all. I arrived there at 7pm and went inside. I went in to find Kai sitting there by himself. "Hi spawn of Satan," I said casually sitting down on the couch and switching through channels. He grumbled back. "Okay what's the matter?" I asked trying to look at his face. He realized I was trying to look at his face so he turned away saying
"Nothing's wrong Ban, just leave me alone"
" Look Kai I know something's wrong so just tell me I might be able to help" I said in a pleading voice.
"It's none of your business so just piss off!" he said finally facing me. I gasped as I saw his face. He had a black eye and his face was really swollen.
"Shit Kai what happened?" I asked examining his face.
"I just said it was none of your business" he replied angrily.
I sighed before replying "Fine. Whatever, it's your life" I tried to act as if I didn't care but I couldn't hide the fact that I wanted to help him. Even if he pissed me off I still felt sorry for him. We sat in silence with the only sound being Fez's voice from the TV. I couldn't take it anymore. I sighed and got up walking over to Kai.
He looked oddly at me before asking, " What the fuck are you doing Ban"
"Helping you whether you like it or not" I stated taking his face in my hands. I examined his face then went to the fridge. All that was in there was beer so I grabbed one. " Here put it on your face it'll stop the swelling" I said throwing him the can. He did what I said then returned to watching the T.V. We sat in silence till the end of the show when he finally broke the silence. " Look Ban thanks for this." Kai opened the beer then started to drink.
" No problem. This doesn't mean I like you. Just returning the favour." I said while going to the fridge for a beer. We drank in silence and switched the channels until we finally settled on Scrubs. I had never really drunk before and was starting to feel dizzy. I didn't even notice when Kai went to the fridge for his third beer. " You know Kai you've got problems. You should get off your high horse and be nicer to people" I blurted out. A voice in the back of my head said 'why the hell did you say that'.
"Huh well guess what? You don't know my problems or me. You don't know that my parents died when I was 3 and since then I was raised by a cook because my grandfather couldn't care less for me. You don't know that he beats me when I don't reach his standards. You don't even know how many girls I've slept with so don't bother telling me I've got problems because I already know."
" Actually I know he beats you. I saw it the other night" I burst out laughing but had no idea why. My head was saying stop but I couldn't. "Boo hoo spawn of Satan has an abusive grandfather. That doesn't give you the right to be so cruel to people. Do you even have some real friends that know you for who you are and not the person you pretend to be. A slut that hides behind a mask?"
He turned and glared at me " Only Tala and Ozuma know. If you tell that little poof friend of yours Enrique I swear I'll kill you." He advanced on me backing me into a wall.
"What you going to do? Punch me?" I asked in a mocking tone while pushed up against a wall. He lowered his head and I could smell the alcohol on his breath.
" No something much worse" he whispered.
A/N: Mwahahahahahahahahahaha *cough cough* hahahahahah. -_-' yeah anyway… What's going to happen next? Well I know but do you? Well I don't think you do so you'll just have to wait for the next chapter. Wow my longest chappie yet! Okay people I won't get to the next chapter for about a week then I have to rite it so it might take up to about 2 weeks till da next chappy. But if you review and I know people are actually read'n this then I'll try to get it done faster. Do we have a deal? *holds out hand* Well anywaz what do you think? How long do you think I should make this fiction? I was aiming for 100 000 words but I don't think dats gonna happen so now I'm aiming for 60 000. Do you think dats possible? Anywaz I want peoples views on what they think should happen. Oh yeah and pleaz, pleaz review! The more reviews I get the faster I'll get the chapters done. Oh by the way I luv the funny random reviews they crack me up manz! So pleaz make some of the review funi and random thanks! Peace out Random. Hehehe ~_^.
