Change of Heart
Chapter 14
Guilt Trip
Summary: Kai and Serenity had a one-to-one. Everybody go "Aww."
One week later at Kame Game Shop.
"Just what happened to you two that night, Kai?" Tyson and the Blade Breakers sat in the newly refurbished sitting room. Kai was stretched out on the settee while the others sat in the chair and in the windowsill. "Come on, Kai. We're your friends."
"It's my business, Tyson," Kai responded. "What's more, I still don't know who attacked me." He looked at his shoulder. "But when I find them." He let the menace hang in the air.
"But - " Tyson tried again.
"Just drop it," Ray said, sitting in the windowsill. "He's a steel trap, and you might lose your fingers."
"That's a picture," Kenny gasped. "Max, you've been silent. What are you thinking about?"
"Aren't they anxious about us?" Max asked.
"Who?" Tyson asked.
Max stood on his chair. "Our families, hello!" He got up, walking to the calendar. "We've been here for a week and five days by now. They must be anxious by now."
"Max's right," Ray agreed. "My brother must be going insane for missing me."
"My parents must think I'm dead!" Kenny cried.
"Grandpa's most likely too busy teaching classes to know I'm not home," Tyson chuckled.
"I need to give my Mom a call," Max sighed.
"You guys need to go home," Kai said.
"You'll be coming with us, Kai," Tyson broke in.
"Hey, everybody! We're back!" Joey cried, barging in Kai's answer.
"Where did you go?" Tyson asked, jumping out of his chair. "Hey, what's with the big boxes you and Yugi have?"
"Kaiba's having this new Battle City competition in two weeks," Joey responded. "Yugi and I are participants."
"Another competition, man!" Tyson sulked. "I wanna win, but my dueling skills are not binding."
"You can still be in it," Joey said. "Battle City has two competitions, Duel Monsters and Beyblading."
Kai almost fell from the settee from laughing. "Seto can't Beyblade. He doesn't even have one!" Kai laughed again. "What's more, Beyblading is a group effort. Seriyuu isn't a team player."
"Neither were you," Tyson and Max breathed.
"That was different," Kai said defensively.
"Yeah, different team," Tyson whistled from behind Joey.
"What was that?" Kai sat up on the settee. "I don't think I heard you, Tyson."
"What was up with the team switch, Kai?" Joey asked.
"You went malevolent, too," Tristan added.
"Didn't you take everyone's Bit Beast too?" Tea doubted.
"What is this, Twenty Questions?!" Kai cried. He rose from the settee, walking out before getting a response. He sat on the curb, hearing the door open and close again. "Look," he sighed, closing his eyes. "I'm not really in the mood to talk about BIOVOLT, the Demolition Boys, or anything about Russia at present."
"I know that. Who said you had to?" a voice asked Kai.
"Serenity." Kai settled down. "I didn't know it would be - "
"Me?" Serenity finished. "You were expecting Yugi or Tyson, right?"
Kai slightly lowered his head. "Kind of."
Serenity slipped over, gently embracing Kai. "We're all your friends, Kai. And we all care about each other, so you'll never get to do anything alone."
"Is that why people keep embracing me?" Kai asked.
"Yep," Serenity beamed.
Kai sighed again. "So, Seto's having a new tournament. he must have someone who could Beyblade for him."
"He hasn't quite explained that part yet," Serenity said. "Can I ask you something, Kai?"
"Sure, everybody else has."
Serenity leaned against Kai's unharmed shoulder. "When. when you look at someone. do you see them? Like, why they're worthy to you?"
Kai thought for a while before speaking again. "I know this sounds self-seeking, but all I wish I could see is who I wanted to."
"That's explicable," Serenity beamed. "I just wanna see my big brother the first chance I get."
"Yugi told me that," Kai said. "Are you afraid?"
"A little," Serenity responded. "But when the operation is over, possibly I'll see rather than just look around me."
"To see with new eyes must be a magnificent thought," Kai sighed. "I hope you'll like what you see." He looked up at the sky with the stars sparkling. Possibly my sight could change, too. possibly I could start to see with my heart.
Chapter 14
Guilt Trip
Summary: Kai and Serenity had a one-to-one. Everybody go "Aww."
One week later at Kame Game Shop.
"Just what happened to you two that night, Kai?" Tyson and the Blade Breakers sat in the newly refurbished sitting room. Kai was stretched out on the settee while the others sat in the chair and in the windowsill. "Come on, Kai. We're your friends."
"It's my business, Tyson," Kai responded. "What's more, I still don't know who attacked me." He looked at his shoulder. "But when I find them." He let the menace hang in the air.
"But - " Tyson tried again.
"Just drop it," Ray said, sitting in the windowsill. "He's a steel trap, and you might lose your fingers."
"That's a picture," Kenny gasped. "Max, you've been silent. What are you thinking about?"
"Aren't they anxious about us?" Max asked.
"Who?" Tyson asked.
Max stood on his chair. "Our families, hello!" He got up, walking to the calendar. "We've been here for a week and five days by now. They must be anxious by now."
"Max's right," Ray agreed. "My brother must be going insane for missing me."
"My parents must think I'm dead!" Kenny cried.
"Grandpa's most likely too busy teaching classes to know I'm not home," Tyson chuckled.
"I need to give my Mom a call," Max sighed.
"You guys need to go home," Kai said.
"You'll be coming with us, Kai," Tyson broke in.
"Hey, everybody! We're back!" Joey cried, barging in Kai's answer.
"Where did you go?" Tyson asked, jumping out of his chair. "Hey, what's with the big boxes you and Yugi have?"
"Kaiba's having this new Battle City competition in two weeks," Joey responded. "Yugi and I are participants."
"Another competition, man!" Tyson sulked. "I wanna win, but my dueling skills are not binding."
"You can still be in it," Joey said. "Battle City has two competitions, Duel Monsters and Beyblading."
Kai almost fell from the settee from laughing. "Seto can't Beyblade. He doesn't even have one!" Kai laughed again. "What's more, Beyblading is a group effort. Seriyuu isn't a team player."
"Neither were you," Tyson and Max breathed.
"That was different," Kai said defensively.
"Yeah, different team," Tyson whistled from behind Joey.
"What was that?" Kai sat up on the settee. "I don't think I heard you, Tyson."
"What was up with the team switch, Kai?" Joey asked.
"You went malevolent, too," Tristan added.
"Didn't you take everyone's Bit Beast too?" Tea doubted.
"What is this, Twenty Questions?!" Kai cried. He rose from the settee, walking out before getting a response. He sat on the curb, hearing the door open and close again. "Look," he sighed, closing his eyes. "I'm not really in the mood to talk about BIOVOLT, the Demolition Boys, or anything about Russia at present."
"I know that. Who said you had to?" a voice asked Kai.
"Serenity." Kai settled down. "I didn't know it would be - "
"Me?" Serenity finished. "You were expecting Yugi or Tyson, right?"
Kai slightly lowered his head. "Kind of."
Serenity slipped over, gently embracing Kai. "We're all your friends, Kai. And we all care about each other, so you'll never get to do anything alone."
"Is that why people keep embracing me?" Kai asked.
"Yep," Serenity beamed.
Kai sighed again. "So, Seto's having a new tournament. he must have someone who could Beyblade for him."
"He hasn't quite explained that part yet," Serenity said. "Can I ask you something, Kai?"
"Sure, everybody else has."
Serenity leaned against Kai's unharmed shoulder. "When. when you look at someone. do you see them? Like, why they're worthy to you?"
Kai thought for a while before speaking again. "I know this sounds self-seeking, but all I wish I could see is who I wanted to."
"That's explicable," Serenity beamed. "I just wanna see my big brother the first chance I get."
"Yugi told me that," Kai said. "Are you afraid?"
"A little," Serenity responded. "But when the operation is over, possibly I'll see rather than just look around me."
"To see with new eyes must be a magnificent thought," Kai sighed. "I hope you'll like what you see." He looked up at the sky with the stars sparkling. Possibly my sight could change, too. possibly I could start to see with my heart.