Mizu_Tenshi: Looks like almost everyone voted for Kai to get his voice back so he will but not just yet.

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Chapter 7 - Revenge

"Kill them!" Boris yelled in a fit of anger.

"Sir?" one his scientists in a white lab coat slowly backed away from the fury of Boris.

The purple-haired man stood in the midst of the wreckage, surveying the destruction dealt by a single teenage boy with cold fury.

"I don't care how, just kill that meddling brat and all his friends," Boris ordered, "no one messes with Biovolt and gets away with it!"

"What about Kai, sir? He's one of our test subjects," the scientist meekly reminded the fuming man.

For a brief second, Boris seemed to calm down and think but quickly returned to his original state. "Bring him to me but the rest you may eliminate," he barked. "Now!"

"Yes sir," the scientist bowed low and scurried away to inform the right people.

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(Tyson's POV)

"Dinner's ready!" Ray cried from the kitchen then stepped aside as I raced in and deposited myself on the seat.

Naturally I was the first at the table with Kai slowly trailing behind me. He took a seat opposite me and began to calmly eat the food on the table while I bolted mine down in the usual manner.

The food tasted great but not as great as Kai. I wondered what he thought about our unusual...chemistry.

He was the one who kissed me so he had to like me, right? It could not have just been a spur of the moment thing, could it?

After we broke off I saw that look in his eyes, something that surpassed friendship.

I've never been too clear on how I viewed Kai. When we fist met he was an enemy I was to battle, then he became a captain and friend though he refused to accept my friendship, slowly he opened up and we experienced true friendship but now....

Now I think I know why he always used to plague my thoughts, why I unwittingly kept seeking him out, why I never backed down when he pushed away.

A kiss can unlock things that you never really knew about yourself. A kiss is magic.

"Wow, you've outdone yourself again, Ray!" I complimented. Ray's cooking is the best, I've tasted food in restaurants that weren't as good as his dishes.

"Thank you Tyson, glad you like it," Ray bowed appreciatively as Max and Kenny soon joined us at the table.

"Let's eat!" Max cried. It was kind of like a tradition for him to yell out ' let's eat!' before every dinner even if he was the only one eating he'd still yell it out.

"This is delicious! What do you think, Kai?" I asked and Kai made the thumbs-up sign.

"See? Even Kai likes you're cooking, you should become a chef or something," I said, though I was slightly exaggerating.

"Quit it, Tyson, patronising me won't get you a second helping," Ray said as he too sat down for dinner. Damn! He knows me too well!

"Hey, how did you do that, Tyson?" Max asked.

"Do what?" I said, tilting my head to the side.

"How did you get that cut?" Max pointed to my bloodstained bandage.

"Oh that!" I glanced down at the bandage Kai had securely tied for me. "Don't worry, it's nothing, Kai bandaged it up for me and I'll be able to take it off soon," I assured him.

Max was really puzzled at that. He turned to Kai but he was ignoring everything around him yet again.

I looked at him and smiled, remembering that it was the bandage that led to an event I think I'll remember forever.

"Um...am I missing something?" Ray asked.

"Nothing at all," I replied with a faint smile on my lips as I submerged myself in memories.

The three bladers glanced at each other questioningly but I had no intention of divulging my little secret. That was strictly between Kai and me.

"Well anyway," Kenny broke the silence. "I think Kai should lay off training for a while but the rest of you should get back to work."

"Well it had been a while since we did any serious training," Ray admitted.

"I'm with you," Max agreed, "we don't want to get rusty after all."

The rest of the meal was consumed in silence. As each one finished they stacked their plates in the sink to be done later and went outside until I was left with Kai.

'What the hell am I supposed to do?' Kai's eyes were demanding. I had no time to marvel before at the way we seemed to understand each other's thoughts.

Words were no longer necessary, heck, Kai didn't even have to carry around any paper anymore as long as I was there to translate to the others.

"You can watch us," I offered. "I'm sure you'll find flaws in our training."

Kai rolled his eyes, meaning; 'That's so boring.'

"Then why don't you go to sleep when we train?" I suggested.

Kai looked down at the floor. He usually did that when he felt embarrassed or guilty.

My eyes widened. "You do?"

Kai smiled a rare smile, which almost knocked me off of my feet. I know he had changed ever since loosing his voice but this is still Kai we're talking about!

Before I could react he walked out of the kitchen, leaving me alone with the dirty dishes.

"H- hey now hold on!" I chased after him. "Kai!"

(Kai's POV)

I've changed since loosing my voice. For a start, I use a lot more body language than before, before my stance was dominating but now I need to express a whole range of feelings.

Feelings...that's something that has also changed. I'm beginning to feel more than just anger and pain and my face is no longer as impassive and cold as it used to be.

Maybe loosing my voice was a blessing but then I think about those images that still haunt me and I begin to hate not having my voice.

After certain events I shared with Tyson I think I finally understand something I was never able to comprehend before. I think I'm beginning to understand what 'heart' is and it's all thanks to Tyson.

I want another magical moment. I want to make sure that one kiss was not a one-off thing.

As I walked out I thought I saw something behind the walls of the dojo. I hoped that it wasn't those images coming back to haunt me. I didn't like the idea of freaking out every time someone was about to blade.

"What's up, Kai?" Tyson asked as he came out.

I shook my head. 'Nothing, it's nothing.'

"We'll have to talk about this later," Tyson whispered. He knows how to read me too well now.

"C'mon Tyson!" Max, who was already waiting by the dish, yelled.

"Are you ready?" Ray was refereeing.

I took a seat near Kenny and closed my eyes, only using my ears to listen to the familiar spin of the blades and the sharp screech as they clashed together.

Something caught my eye. I could swear I saw that thing again. Everyone else was too busy to notice but I was certain that I saw something by the dojo wall.

Rising quietly, I slunk in the shadows and crept by the wall but there was nothing there.

I began to systematically search the walls, unwittingly carrying myself further and further away from the others though I was still technically inside the dojo grounds.

I was at the back of the dojo before I decided to go back to the others, that is until I heard a rustling too loud to be the wind.

I picked up a stone and threw it at the bushes hoping for an "ow!" or some colourful cursing to emerge from them.

When there came no reply I took a step forward, curiously trying to peek through the shrubbery without getting too close.

That's when I saw it again - a flicker of something moving in the shadows.

I rubbed my head in case it had all been in my mind; it was hurting after all, it felt worse than any migraine I ever had until I was staggering about blind with pain.

I felt the prickly leaves of the bushes dig into my skin as I blundered into them and saw the whole world spin before my eyes.

Why does my mind have to be so messed up? What did I do to deserve this? Oh yeah, I'm tainted aren't I? Maybe it was my fault I became the way I was, the way I am now.

I really hoped that Tyson didn't like Azaleas 'cause I almost fell onto them. I steadied myself as the world returned to normal, breathing heavily.

Suddenly something lunged out from the shrubs. I took a quick step and it missed me and rolled across the grassy ground.

A figure dressed from head to toe in black with only a pair of green eyes blazing, stood again and held something in front of him.

It was a launcher but I was barely able to process this before he fired it at me with all the strength he could muster.

I held a hand up to shield myself and drew a sharp breath as the jagged blade sliced my hand. I staggered backwards but when I looked back the mysterious figure had disappeared and if it was not for the cut across my hand I would have questioned the figure ever being there.

Looking at my hand, which was dripping in the familiar crimson liquid, I decided to bandage it up before any annoying questions were asked.

(Normal POV)

"It's a tie!" Ray declared

"Wow, good game Ty," Max shook Tyson's hand. Tyson smiled but he wasn't concentrating.

"Where's Kai?" the blue-eyed boy asked, surveying the grounds of the dojo for the disappearing teen.

"I think he must have wandered off during the match," Kenny said, "he probably got bored, I hope he hasn't tried to train again, not after what happened last time."

"Let's go look for him, I don't think he'll have gone that far," Ray suggested.

Tyson shook his head. It could have just been a foolish feeling but somehow he knew where Kai would be. "No need, I know where he is," he said, and walked back into the dojo

"Tyson?" Ray called after him but Tyson had already entered the dojo. The three remaining Bladebreakers exchanged puzzled looks.

"You two keep on training and I'll take care of Kai," Tyson yelled from within.

The corridors were empty as Tyson softly padded across the wooden floors.

"Kai," Tyson called. "Hello? Kai? You in here?"

He cautiously poked his head round his room door to find Kai sitting with a first aid kit struggling with one hand to wrap his injured hand.

"Kai? What happened?" Tyson asked.

Kai grunted as he struggled with bandaging his own hand.

Tyson took Kai's hand and inspected it carefully. "Who did this?" he demanded.

Kai shrugged and removed his hand from Tyson's grip to try and bandage it again.

"Let me," Tyson took Kai's hand again and began to wrap the dry material around his wound. "Heh, now it's my turn to bandage your wounds, ironic, huh?"

Tyson tied the bandage and patted it. He held up his own bandaged hand.

"Look, they're almost identical," he said, placing his bandaged hand against Kai's and entwining his fingers with Kai's.

Kai looked calmly into the pools of blue. A strangely calm feeling washed over him as he stared into the infinite depths of the sky locked in two blue orbs.

A pair of sharp green eyes watched them and immediately understood the invisible bond between them.

"This will be interesting," the figure hissed gleefully.

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Mizu_Tenshi: What will happen now? I feel an end approaching. Most of my stories have around eleven chapters and I think this one will follow that pattern. Anyway.

Thanks to: naeko, Timberwolf220, xXxCeRuLeAn-x'SxXx, Vialana, Yuko Samari, Kiakyodragonlover, Amara, TLForever, Skittles the Sugar Fairy, Yami FireKali, Acey1, Mariana1, Kaikoi, kawaii-kirei, B Girl, anomynous, Nancy's- little-Obesssion, Nanashi2, Kaiiko-chan, hyperactive-frogchild and Sweetangle.