(A/N; Thankies for all the loverly reviews! ^^
Anime Girl: Super heros...bah! Who needs them? We've got the bishies out to save each other! ^_~ YAY! SUGAR! Just what I need at....9:00 in the morning. X3 And yes, V-Force makes them look younger, not older. It confused my parents. It was funny. (Yes, my parents are forced to watch the show. They actually know the characters' names! Though they get Rei and Kai confused. O__o;;;;) ^_^ And I don't mind if you do crazy reviews - tis more amusing for moi. ^_^
me+ray: I'm glad you like the story so far. ^^
Desi: Yes, I am evil. D Glad you noticed! I said Li and Mariah were safe? O_o;;; Whoops...=3 Kai probably won't die...I'll just put him in peril until the last second, when Rei swoops in and saves him and all that crap. ^_^ Or maybe I'll kill him. I really don't know yet....O_o;;; Thankies! COOKIES! *munches on cookies and sprinkles them with sugar* Mwha...this chapter is going to be insane...Oh, and Kai says "thanks" for the gun.
Rei: Actually, He said "hnn." Which translates as "thanks".
Yes, Kai has his own form of language. O__o;;;;
Neko Oni: Yes, Rei is pretty. O__o;;; But, that's why he's a bishie! ^O^ Rei the ballet dancer...why can I see this? O_o;;; Awww...ya should've put the tutu in. XD *flounces off to draw Rei in tutu...but gets dragged back b/c she has to write the chapter.* I don't know if I'd like to be Rei...O__o;;;; I like me. ^^;;; *is vain and knows it* Rei's sister isn't a Mary Sue...I hope not at least. o.o She's actually based on a Japanese fanart I saw from Season 2 (named Mari, ironically enough). She looked exactly like Rei...except, her eyes were green. O__o;;; Tha Spanish names are actually the names of minor characters from Season 1 (mostly from the American tournament). There was Pedro, Jose and Miguel on one team, and Fernando, Diego and Axel on another and Luiz, Frankie and Mario made up another team. *knows lots of useless info* And ya know what - Spanish is tres, tres facile! o.o Yo hablo espanol, si si - est verdad! (I speak Spanish, yes, yes - it's true!). None of those irregular verbs like in French...*growls* And if you know French, it makes it even easier! ^_^ And I dun have to go bak to skool till the second of September...going into gr. 11. And then my b-day is September 11th! WooT- go me. I'll b sixteen! ^_^
Ha-chan: Govern your own life. Stay out of mine.
Tenma Koneko: I'm glad you enjoy the fic so much and it's okay if it took you long to review, because it's taking me forever to update. -__- Am a busy Abee, I am, I am.
Now! On with the fic!)
"And No Birds Sang"
Chapter 4: To The Kitten
Clickty-clack, clickty-clack.
Kai gritted his teeth in annoyance as the sound of the wheels churning served to remind him how slow the train was really going. Oh, of course, it was but the newest, fastest model available, but it still wasn't fast enough. Nothing was fast enough for Kai when he had something as terribly important as this to do.
He stared irrately out the window, watching the green-con-brown landscape rolling by the window. It was a beautiful September day outside, but he was stuck in coach. The sun was shining, warmly, but not too hot and a breeze blew gently, carrying with it the spicy scent of autumn. Kai slumped back in his seat, crossing his arms and mentally ranting.
The miles rolled by. On and on the train went, seemingly for mind-numbing eternity. Kai lost track of time. At first, he repeatedly checked his watch every five minutes or so, then on the half-hour, then on the hour, and finally, not at all. All it did was make him more impatient.
Why the hell was he so hurried? He knew where Rei was and he had a week to get the briefcase back before he had to meet Pedro. He could make that, with days to spare. Something was telling him it was going to be that easy, that something wasn't right...
Maybe he was just impatient because he was going to see Rei again. That was probably it. He ignored the ringing warning bells and smiled at the thought of seeing Rei again. Maybe they'd go shopping...After all, he had a week.
~*~*~*~*
Rei's ear twitched. Somebody was moving about. Instinctively, he tensed, ready to spring if and when he was attacked. He opened an eye, peering about from under the mess of blankets on the floor. He watched the floor intensely.
There. Feet swayed back and forth in front of his vision. Somebody was moving back and forth. The movement was almost hypnotic and Rei's tail swung back and forth in like a pendulum in anticipation. He felt like a kitten, just waiting to pounce.
Closer, here they came...walking his way, closer still...
Wait for it, wait...
Almost there, another couple of inches...
Now! Rei lauched himself out of his hiding place and attacked the person's left foot, sinking in his claws and teeth viciously. He tasted blood in his mouth.
"Shit! My foot!"
Whoever he had ahold of toppled to the ground, swearing a blue streak and trying to shake him off. He unwound himself, tearing his teeth out of the flesh and sat back, looking at his "prey".
A purple-haired boy glared back at him. "What in the hell do you think you were doing?"
A blond boy poked his head out of the bathroom, toothbrush in hand. "What's going on, Fernando-chan?"
"This bloody neko-jin just attacked me foot!"
"Neko-jin? How on earth did a neko-jin get in here?"
"I don't bloomin' well know!"
The purple-haired boy, Fernando, started to get up. "Diego, you didn't leave the door unlocked again, did you?"
The blond shook his head. "No! I locked it...I think...or did I?"
Diego was now deep in thought, when Fernando snapped his fingers. "Diego-chan, weren't we talking to someone last night?"
"Yes, yes we were..."
"A girl..."
"And we..."
"Invited her back here..."
"And she kept insisting she was-"
Diego stopped and both Fernando and Diego looked at Rei, slightly stupified. Fernando looked at Diego. "Well,he certainly isn't a girl and he's a neko-jin to boot!"
"Fancy that," said Diego, a smile playing on his features.
Rei didn't say anything. Instead, he stayed on the floor, crouched up, looking at the carpeted ground. He glanced up suddenly, into Diego's face. "Oh, my, you're right Fernando. He does look like Mari-chan. In fact..."
Fernando was leaning against the wall, arms folded over his chest. "His eyes are the wrong colour, though," he murmured.
Diego nodded. "Right you are, but it's almost scary how much he looks like Mari."
Rei blinked in confusion. Who was this 'Mari' person? Diego and Fernando were still chattering on. "I say, speaking of Mari, shouldn't she be stopping by here soon?"
"Maybe she's already been," chimed in a third voice as Axel emerged from...somewhere, Rei wasn't quite sure where.
Fernando and Diego looked at him. "Indeed, she might have been by already, old chap, we've been quite the lie-a-beds this morning."
Diego bounded over to the door and opened it. "No, no, she hasn't been yet."
Fernando snorted. "And you can tell, Blondie?"
"Aye, I can, smart-chops. There's no basket of stuff here."
Fernando mused, before he said, "But suppose she's been and left the basket, but somebody took it afore we were up?"
Diego smiled. "Then I suppose it wouldn't be there, now would it?"
"Aye, it wouldn't be, would it?"
Diego started to shut the door. "Master Diego, it's rude to shut the door in a lady's face."
Four pairs of eyes looked toward the source of the voice and Diego flung open the door again. A green-eyed girl smiled at him. "Ohayo, Diego-san."
"Ah, Mari-chan! You're here at last! We were wondering where you got to!"
Mari frowned. "I've been by twice already and none of you were up," she said sternly.
Fernando scuttled across the floor, getting down on one knee and kissed Mari's hand. "Ah, Fair Maiden, we are grievously sorry for the inconvience we've caused you."
Diego got down on his knee also. "Aye, aye! We're sorry for the trouble us three hermits have caused this fair maiden!"
Mari sighed and rolled her eyes, then she caught sight of Rei. Her eyes widened. Rei blinked in surprise.
"You," they hissed at the same time, baring their teeth.
Mari brushed by Fernando and Diego, dropping the wicker basket she'd been holding. The two boys blinked. "Eh?"
Mari glared up at Rei intensely for a moment and Rei glared back. She relaxed a bit and smiled. "So, it really is you," she said in an off-hand manner.
Rei curled his lip upward, letting his canines peek out. "You should have told me The Mandarin was like that."
Mari cocked her head to the side. "Like what?"
Rei frowned. "A bar for the drunks -"
Fernando, Diego and Axel gasped at the disgust in the neko-jin's tone.
" - and run by a whore."
Mari bristled. "Sakura is not a whore, brother dear."
Rei blinked and backed up. "Brother?" he repeated, dumbfounded.
Mari clasped a hand over her mouth, as if she'd just screamed a foul word. Diego elbowed Fernando and whispered, "I told you he looked like Mari."
~*~*~*~*
The shadowy figure stole down the streets, weaving his way through the crowds. His cloak was pulled up high about his nose and mouth and his eyes watched, half-hidden by the hat he wore. His shoes clicked on the dusty backstreet.
Where? No, not there...Maybe...no, not at all...where? Where?
Nobody really noticed him, or noted that he seemed different from them. He was focused on a task, moving with the crowds. Nobody would have thought the task he was intent on was killing a man, but then again, nobody could see the pistol hidden underneath his cloak.
~*~*~*~*
Judy looked idly at the mail. Tyson sat on her left, munching on an apple. Max was on her, right, shuffling cards. Judy turned an envelope over, trying to read the foreign handingwriting. She'd never seen it before. Unsure, she opened the letter, surprised when several pieces of cardboard fell onto her lap.
Max and Tyson looked at her, confused. "What is it, Mom?" Max asked, solemn as ever.
He'd never quite been the same after he'd come home from the "war". It had changed him, that was for sure - something must have happened that shook him from the core. He wouldn't tell anybody what happened, but Judy suspected Tyson knew.
Max seemed to be quite fond of Tyson, and vice versa, and it was making Judy rather uncomfortable. She expected Max to grow up and marry well, settle down and have a family. Part of her wanted to be a grandmother.
She picked up the papers in her lap and looked at them warily.
"What are they," Tyson inquired through a mouthful of apple.
Max smacked him. "Don't talk with your mouth full, Tyson," he scolded.
Judy rubbed the ink on the cards. "It looks like they're...tickets, of sorts," she said slowly.
Tyson plucked another paper out of the envelope. "You've been invited to the grand re-opening of 'The Saucy Kitten'", he read out loud, taking another bite of his apple.
Judy gasped in horror and snatched the paper out of Tyson's hands. Max glanced at her. "What's wrong, Mum?"
"What's a 'Saucy Kitten'?" Tyson asked stupidly, looking confusedly at Judy.
Judy huffed. "It's a horrible, rotten, low-down place for scoundrels and womanizers. I can't believe they'd send Master Hiwatari something like this!" she exclaimed, grabbing the envelope off the table and leaving the room.
Tyson looked at Max. "What's a 'womanizer', Maxie?"
Max sighed and rolled his eyes. "I'm not sure...but I think it's someone who really likes girls."
"What's so bad 'bout that?" Tyson asked, munching on the apple, then noticing he'd already eaten it down to the core.
He threw it away. Max shrugged. "I dunno. I just know that the 'Saucy Kitten''s some sort of night club in the city."
Tyson leapt up. "Then let's go!"
Max stared up at him, startled. "What are you talking about?!"
Tyson made a wild gesture with his arms. "Let's go to the night club! It'll be fun!"
Max frowned. "It's a bad place, Tyson."
Tyson winked and offered he blond his hand. "What's so bad about some dancing and a couple drinks?"
Max looked undecided. "Well..."
Tyson winked. "We could make it our first official date."
The blond blushed. "Tyson!" he spluttered, then held a finger to his lips. "Not so loud," he whispered.
The blue-haired boy smiled. "Then we have a deal?"
Max thought for a moment, then nodded. "Great!" Tyson exclaimed. "Now, all we have to do is get those tickets..."
~*~*~*~*~*
Mari sighed and looked nervously about the room. "You're my brother," she said softly, almost regretfully.
Rei opened his mouth to say something but she slapped a hand over his mouth. "I don't have time to answer your questions right now. Just..."
She glanced at Fernando. "Bring him by my work tonight, okay?"
The purple-headed boy nodded. She turned back to Rei. "I'll answer all your questions then."
She let her hand slide off his mouth and gave him a sort of half-smile, before she turned and whisked out of the room.
Rei glanced at Fernando. "What does she do?" he asked.
He had a nervous, sort of sinking feeling about what his 'sister' did for a living. He didn't want to hear it if he was right, but then again, they said curiousity killed the cat.
Fernando looked at Axel and Diego, then looked back at Rei, sighing. "Mari...she..."
~*~*~*~*~*
It was half-past ten. Kai gritted his teeth. He was still trying to flag down a bloody cab. A couple stumbled drunkly by him, going the oppposite way down the street. Kai merely rolled his eyes. This was a common occurence in the city.
He glanced back ahead. A neon light on the side of a run-down brick building flashed the words "Saucy Kitten" into the night sky. Loud music thudded dully from the inside. Kai frowned. He didn't know why, but he felt as if he should go there.
He was utterly disgusted by that thought. He was a high class citizen - he shouldn't even think about hanging about with strippers and drunks. But still, he found himself walking in through the double doors, into the neon-coated, smoke-filled club.
~*
(A/N: Mwha. Another chapter done. XD In future chapters, beware of: cross-dressing, drug use, sex, incest, foul language and some dirty dancing. And maybe (just maybe), somebody singing. ^_~ R&R please?)
Anime Girl: Super heros...bah! Who needs them? We've got the bishies out to save each other! ^_~ YAY! SUGAR! Just what I need at....9:00 in the morning. X3 And yes, V-Force makes them look younger, not older. It confused my parents. It was funny. (Yes, my parents are forced to watch the show. They actually know the characters' names! Though they get Rei and Kai confused. O__o;;;;) ^_^ And I don't mind if you do crazy reviews - tis more amusing for moi. ^_^
me+ray: I'm glad you like the story so far. ^^
Desi: Yes, I am evil. D Glad you noticed! I said Li and Mariah were safe? O_o;;; Whoops...=3 Kai probably won't die...I'll just put him in peril until the last second, when Rei swoops in and saves him and all that crap. ^_^ Or maybe I'll kill him. I really don't know yet....O_o;;; Thankies! COOKIES! *munches on cookies and sprinkles them with sugar* Mwha...this chapter is going to be insane...Oh, and Kai says "thanks" for the gun.
Rei: Actually, He said "hnn." Which translates as "thanks".
Yes, Kai has his own form of language. O__o;;;;
Neko Oni: Yes, Rei is pretty. O__o;;; But, that's why he's a bishie! ^O^ Rei the ballet dancer...why can I see this? O_o;;; Awww...ya should've put the tutu in. XD *flounces off to draw Rei in tutu...but gets dragged back b/c she has to write the chapter.* I don't know if I'd like to be Rei...O__o;;;; I like me. ^^;;; *is vain and knows it* Rei's sister isn't a Mary Sue...I hope not at least. o.o She's actually based on a Japanese fanart I saw from Season 2 (named Mari, ironically enough). She looked exactly like Rei...except, her eyes were green. O__o;;; Tha Spanish names are actually the names of minor characters from Season 1 (mostly from the American tournament). There was Pedro, Jose and Miguel on one team, and Fernando, Diego and Axel on another and Luiz, Frankie and Mario made up another team. *knows lots of useless info* And ya know what - Spanish is tres, tres facile! o.o Yo hablo espanol, si si - est verdad! (I speak Spanish, yes, yes - it's true!). None of those irregular verbs like in French...*growls* And if you know French, it makes it even easier! ^_^ And I dun have to go bak to skool till the second of September...going into gr. 11. And then my b-day is September 11th! WooT- go me. I'll b sixteen! ^_^
Ha-chan: Govern your own life. Stay out of mine.
Tenma Koneko: I'm glad you enjoy the fic so much and it's okay if it took you long to review, because it's taking me forever to update. -__- Am a busy Abee, I am, I am.
Now! On with the fic!)
"And No Birds Sang"
Chapter 4: To The Kitten
Clickty-clack, clickty-clack.
Kai gritted his teeth in annoyance as the sound of the wheels churning served to remind him how slow the train was really going. Oh, of course, it was but the newest, fastest model available, but it still wasn't fast enough. Nothing was fast enough for Kai when he had something as terribly important as this to do.
He stared irrately out the window, watching the green-con-brown landscape rolling by the window. It was a beautiful September day outside, but he was stuck in coach. The sun was shining, warmly, but not too hot and a breeze blew gently, carrying with it the spicy scent of autumn. Kai slumped back in his seat, crossing his arms and mentally ranting.
The miles rolled by. On and on the train went, seemingly for mind-numbing eternity. Kai lost track of time. At first, he repeatedly checked his watch every five minutes or so, then on the half-hour, then on the hour, and finally, not at all. All it did was make him more impatient.
Why the hell was he so hurried? He knew where Rei was and he had a week to get the briefcase back before he had to meet Pedro. He could make that, with days to spare. Something was telling him it was going to be that easy, that something wasn't right...
Maybe he was just impatient because he was going to see Rei again. That was probably it. He ignored the ringing warning bells and smiled at the thought of seeing Rei again. Maybe they'd go shopping...After all, he had a week.
~*~*~*~*
Rei's ear twitched. Somebody was moving about. Instinctively, he tensed, ready to spring if and when he was attacked. He opened an eye, peering about from under the mess of blankets on the floor. He watched the floor intensely.
There. Feet swayed back and forth in front of his vision. Somebody was moving back and forth. The movement was almost hypnotic and Rei's tail swung back and forth in like a pendulum in anticipation. He felt like a kitten, just waiting to pounce.
Closer, here they came...walking his way, closer still...
Wait for it, wait...
Almost there, another couple of inches...
Now! Rei lauched himself out of his hiding place and attacked the person's left foot, sinking in his claws and teeth viciously. He tasted blood in his mouth.
"Shit! My foot!"
Whoever he had ahold of toppled to the ground, swearing a blue streak and trying to shake him off. He unwound himself, tearing his teeth out of the flesh and sat back, looking at his "prey".
A purple-haired boy glared back at him. "What in the hell do you think you were doing?"
A blond boy poked his head out of the bathroom, toothbrush in hand. "What's going on, Fernando-chan?"
"This bloody neko-jin just attacked me foot!"
"Neko-jin? How on earth did a neko-jin get in here?"
"I don't bloomin' well know!"
The purple-haired boy, Fernando, started to get up. "Diego, you didn't leave the door unlocked again, did you?"
The blond shook his head. "No! I locked it...I think...or did I?"
Diego was now deep in thought, when Fernando snapped his fingers. "Diego-chan, weren't we talking to someone last night?"
"Yes, yes we were..."
"A girl..."
"And we..."
"Invited her back here..."
"And she kept insisting she was-"
Diego stopped and both Fernando and Diego looked at Rei, slightly stupified. Fernando looked at Diego. "Well,he certainly isn't a girl and he's a neko-jin to boot!"
"Fancy that," said Diego, a smile playing on his features.
Rei didn't say anything. Instead, he stayed on the floor, crouched up, looking at the carpeted ground. He glanced up suddenly, into Diego's face. "Oh, my, you're right Fernando. He does look like Mari-chan. In fact..."
Fernando was leaning against the wall, arms folded over his chest. "His eyes are the wrong colour, though," he murmured.
Diego nodded. "Right you are, but it's almost scary how much he looks like Mari."
Rei blinked in confusion. Who was this 'Mari' person? Diego and Fernando were still chattering on. "I say, speaking of Mari, shouldn't she be stopping by here soon?"
"Maybe she's already been," chimed in a third voice as Axel emerged from...somewhere, Rei wasn't quite sure where.
Fernando and Diego looked at him. "Indeed, she might have been by already, old chap, we've been quite the lie-a-beds this morning."
Diego bounded over to the door and opened it. "No, no, she hasn't been yet."
Fernando snorted. "And you can tell, Blondie?"
"Aye, I can, smart-chops. There's no basket of stuff here."
Fernando mused, before he said, "But suppose she's been and left the basket, but somebody took it afore we were up?"
Diego smiled. "Then I suppose it wouldn't be there, now would it?"
"Aye, it wouldn't be, would it?"
Diego started to shut the door. "Master Diego, it's rude to shut the door in a lady's face."
Four pairs of eyes looked toward the source of the voice and Diego flung open the door again. A green-eyed girl smiled at him. "Ohayo, Diego-san."
"Ah, Mari-chan! You're here at last! We were wondering where you got to!"
Mari frowned. "I've been by twice already and none of you were up," she said sternly.
Fernando scuttled across the floor, getting down on one knee and kissed Mari's hand. "Ah, Fair Maiden, we are grievously sorry for the inconvience we've caused you."
Diego got down on his knee also. "Aye, aye! We're sorry for the trouble us three hermits have caused this fair maiden!"
Mari sighed and rolled her eyes, then she caught sight of Rei. Her eyes widened. Rei blinked in surprise.
"You," they hissed at the same time, baring their teeth.
Mari brushed by Fernando and Diego, dropping the wicker basket she'd been holding. The two boys blinked. "Eh?"
Mari glared up at Rei intensely for a moment and Rei glared back. She relaxed a bit and smiled. "So, it really is you," she said in an off-hand manner.
Rei curled his lip upward, letting his canines peek out. "You should have told me The Mandarin was like that."
Mari cocked her head to the side. "Like what?"
Rei frowned. "A bar for the drunks -"
Fernando, Diego and Axel gasped at the disgust in the neko-jin's tone.
" - and run by a whore."
Mari bristled. "Sakura is not a whore, brother dear."
Rei blinked and backed up. "Brother?" he repeated, dumbfounded.
Mari clasped a hand over her mouth, as if she'd just screamed a foul word. Diego elbowed Fernando and whispered, "I told you he looked like Mari."
~*~*~*~*
The shadowy figure stole down the streets, weaving his way through the crowds. His cloak was pulled up high about his nose and mouth and his eyes watched, half-hidden by the hat he wore. His shoes clicked on the dusty backstreet.
Where? No, not there...Maybe...no, not at all...where? Where?
Nobody really noticed him, or noted that he seemed different from them. He was focused on a task, moving with the crowds. Nobody would have thought the task he was intent on was killing a man, but then again, nobody could see the pistol hidden underneath his cloak.
~*~*~*~*
Judy looked idly at the mail. Tyson sat on her left, munching on an apple. Max was on her, right, shuffling cards. Judy turned an envelope over, trying to read the foreign handingwriting. She'd never seen it before. Unsure, she opened the letter, surprised when several pieces of cardboard fell onto her lap.
Max and Tyson looked at her, confused. "What is it, Mom?" Max asked, solemn as ever.
He'd never quite been the same after he'd come home from the "war". It had changed him, that was for sure - something must have happened that shook him from the core. He wouldn't tell anybody what happened, but Judy suspected Tyson knew.
Max seemed to be quite fond of Tyson, and vice versa, and it was making Judy rather uncomfortable. She expected Max to grow up and marry well, settle down and have a family. Part of her wanted to be a grandmother.
She picked up the papers in her lap and looked at them warily.
"What are they," Tyson inquired through a mouthful of apple.
Max smacked him. "Don't talk with your mouth full, Tyson," he scolded.
Judy rubbed the ink on the cards. "It looks like they're...tickets, of sorts," she said slowly.
Tyson plucked another paper out of the envelope. "You've been invited to the grand re-opening of 'The Saucy Kitten'", he read out loud, taking another bite of his apple.
Judy gasped in horror and snatched the paper out of Tyson's hands. Max glanced at her. "What's wrong, Mum?"
"What's a 'Saucy Kitten'?" Tyson asked stupidly, looking confusedly at Judy.
Judy huffed. "It's a horrible, rotten, low-down place for scoundrels and womanizers. I can't believe they'd send Master Hiwatari something like this!" she exclaimed, grabbing the envelope off the table and leaving the room.
Tyson looked at Max. "What's a 'womanizer', Maxie?"
Max sighed and rolled his eyes. "I'm not sure...but I think it's someone who really likes girls."
"What's so bad 'bout that?" Tyson asked, munching on the apple, then noticing he'd already eaten it down to the core.
He threw it away. Max shrugged. "I dunno. I just know that the 'Saucy Kitten''s some sort of night club in the city."
Tyson leapt up. "Then let's go!"
Max stared up at him, startled. "What are you talking about?!"
Tyson made a wild gesture with his arms. "Let's go to the night club! It'll be fun!"
Max frowned. "It's a bad place, Tyson."
Tyson winked and offered he blond his hand. "What's so bad about some dancing and a couple drinks?"
Max looked undecided. "Well..."
Tyson winked. "We could make it our first official date."
The blond blushed. "Tyson!" he spluttered, then held a finger to his lips. "Not so loud," he whispered.
The blue-haired boy smiled. "Then we have a deal?"
Max thought for a moment, then nodded. "Great!" Tyson exclaimed. "Now, all we have to do is get those tickets..."
~*~*~*~*~*
Mari sighed and looked nervously about the room. "You're my brother," she said softly, almost regretfully.
Rei opened his mouth to say something but she slapped a hand over his mouth. "I don't have time to answer your questions right now. Just..."
She glanced at Fernando. "Bring him by my work tonight, okay?"
The purple-headed boy nodded. She turned back to Rei. "I'll answer all your questions then."
She let her hand slide off his mouth and gave him a sort of half-smile, before she turned and whisked out of the room.
Rei glanced at Fernando. "What does she do?" he asked.
He had a nervous, sort of sinking feeling about what his 'sister' did for a living. He didn't want to hear it if he was right, but then again, they said curiousity killed the cat.
Fernando looked at Axel and Diego, then looked back at Rei, sighing. "Mari...she..."
~*~*~*~*~*
It was half-past ten. Kai gritted his teeth. He was still trying to flag down a bloody cab. A couple stumbled drunkly by him, going the oppposite way down the street. Kai merely rolled his eyes. This was a common occurence in the city.
He glanced back ahead. A neon light on the side of a run-down brick building flashed the words "Saucy Kitten" into the night sky. Loud music thudded dully from the inside. Kai frowned. He didn't know why, but he felt as if he should go there.
He was utterly disgusted by that thought. He was a high class citizen - he shouldn't even think about hanging about with strippers and drunks. But still, he found himself walking in through the double doors, into the neon-coated, smoke-filled club.
~*
(A/N: Mwha. Another chapter done. XD In future chapters, beware of: cross-dressing, drug use, sex, incest, foul language and some dirty dancing. And maybe (just maybe), somebody singing. ^_~ R&R please?)