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Chapter 8 - Plot
"HE WHAT!" Boris yelled at the very top of his voice
The green-eyed man opened his mouth. "He - "
"This is totally ridiculous," Boris cut through him. He began pacing around his office. Halting, he turned to the man with an eerie smile on his face, "but maybe we could use this to our advantage."
"Sir?"
"We want Kai, right?" Boris smiled. "We get Tyson and Kai follows like an obedient dog."
"Yes, but sir, how do we get Tyson to follow us?" the man asked.
Boris rolled his eyes. "Idiot! You capture him of course! Well, what are you waiting for? Get going!" he yelled, causing the man to almost jump out of his skin.
"Yes sir, right away sir," the man hastily bowed and scurried off to perform his duties.
(Tyson's POV)
"Look, they're almost identical," I said, entwining my fingers round his I never imagined I would be doing this, much less with Kai and yet he let me.
"Yo, Tyson! You and Kai in there?" Ray called from outside my door. I quickly pulled apart, trying to suppress the blush that threatened to invade my cheeks. I've always suspected that Ray knew something but I was not ready to take that risk yet.
"Y - yeah, we're in here," I stammered, mentally cursing my shaking voice as Ray opened the door.
"There you are," he smiled. "What's up? Everything okay?"
"Spiffy!" I said and mentally groaned. 'Spiffy?' what kind of word is that?
Ray cast me a quizzical look and I just grinned like an idiot; that usually stopped the questions being asked.
"Well training is just about over," Ray informed me. I could feel Kai rolling his eyes yet again and I giggled.
"What?" Ray asked with a look of pure confusion.
"Kai thinks you're all slackers!" I grinned. "He thinks that three hours training isn't nearly enough to keep you guys in top form…...oh, and that once he's better he's gonna whip you back into shape!"
"You got all that from…..oh, never mind!" Ray groaned.
I enjoyed seeing him slightly annoyed. It was fun knowing that I was the only one who could read so deeply into Kai's thoughts and feeling. It made me feel…..okay, I admit it, it made me feel damn good.
"Anyway, me, Max and Kenny are going to the arcade for some relaxing. You two wanna come?"
I looked at Kai and he shrugged as if he didn't care but I sensed that he did not really feel like going and that he did not really want me to go either.
I shot him a questioning look that said, 'why not?' and he smirked at me. He had a surprise for me, which caused me to smirk back.
"Not this time Ray," I declined. "Tell Max he can breathe easily for now but next time I'll be there to kick his but at the beat 'em ups!"
Ray laughed and left. As soon as he was gone I rounded on Kai, put my hands on my hips and made the most adorably pout I could.
"Okay mister, you better have a good reason for this. I can't believe I'm not gonna watch Max royally loose to Ray."
Kai gestured towards the window.
"Outside? What about outside? You wanna go somewhere?" I asked.
He shook his head and gestured again, this time more frantically.
"Someone outside?" I caught on. "Are you sure?" I popped my head out of the window but all I saw were bushes and birds and a beautiful blue sky. Not bad for a picnic and…..
Kai's stamped impatiently, bringing me back to my senses. It was a pity really, I was having the best fantasy about Kai and me going out to the forest and….. He stamped his foot again.
I waved my hands innocently. "Okay, I believe you!" I cried. "It must be the same person that cut you, right? Who do you think it was? Did you recognise him?"
Kai shook his head. I think he was coming to the conclusion that there was not much he could do.
As a seasoned student, adept to the language of Kai, I guessed that he was feeling a little insecure no matter how hard he tried to hide it from everyone else it was right there.
"It's okay," I reassured him, placing on hand on his shoulder.
He shook his head and waved a dismissive hand in the air. In the Kai-English dictionary that means, 'Thanks, but I think I need some time alone.'
I felt bad about leaving him alone. Of course, he was always used to being alone but that did not stop the guilt. I tried to tell myself that this is what he wanted as I left him and made my way to the arcade.
"Take care Kai," I yelled back as I left. I could not shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen.
(Kai's POV)
I wanted to call him back but it was to late. The door had shut and I was reluctant to run after him. I wanted to ask him to stay with me but that would be selfish. Just because I'm going through being mute doesn't mean he should stop having fun.
Still, I could not shake the feeling that something was still watching me, that something bad was about to happen.
Alone again in Tyson's room with just myself as company. I kind of missed having this kind of privacy to marvel at the events that had passed ever since loosing my voice.
Well, at least I tried to marvel at the events but I ended up getting bored. Great, Tyson's been gone for about a minute and I'm already bored without him.
I shuffled around the room uncomfortably, pondering the man in black. Those piercing green eyes were unnerving. Why was he even hiding in the azalea bushes in the first place?
Then it hit me. Biovolt was the one responsible for loosing my voice, heck Biovolt was responsible for just about every bad thing in my life. I didn't doubt for one second that the man had come from Biovolt and from Boris.
The team had foiled their plans for world domination once, Tyson had personally wrecked some of Biovolt, and I was their escaped guinea pig.
Biovolt must want me back, they must want revenge on the team too. There was a man watching us, I was so sure of it!
But that meant…..
If I had not lost my voice I think I could get into the guineas book of records for the longest string of profanity without stopping to breathe.
Unfortunately, due to being mute I could only curse in my mind as I raced out of the house and down the road.
The day was too sunny for my liking and the birds singing at a time like this were totally inappropriate but I hurtled onwards regardless of the stupid birds.
I've never been all that religious but I prayed that I was just over-reacting.
(Normal POV)
The air was unusually warm but it was welcome change from the previous chilly weather. The sun shone brightly done, casting long black shadows on everything.
Tyson made his way through the throng of busy shoppers; grandmothers with trolleys, mothers holding their children's hands and men and women in crisp business suits all passed him down the white streets.
Whistling to himself, he strolled lazily, taking time to peer into the shops before he reached the arcade; a giant complex that could have easily passed for the firm of a big business if not for the flashing lights and neon signs and the noise coming from within the building.
"Ah the arcade, I can't wait to see the look on the guys faces when I show them my new technique," Tyson smiled to himself.
A sudden warmth greeted him as he stepped inside. Looking around the masses of children he made a beeline for the fighting section where his team would be trying to knock each other out.
He was right of course there, crowded around one of the machines, Ray and Max were vigorously fighting each other with Kenny in the sidelines, watching them in silence.
"Ha! No one stands against my ninja kick! Mwahwahwa!" Max cried, faking an evil laugh.
"Nice try but you underestimate me," Ray needlessly yelled. "Go blue lighting!"
"What!" Max's jaw dropped open. "That's not fair!"
"All's fair in love and war and fighting games," Ray said with mock solemnity.
Tyson crept up to the two boys and peered over their shoulders. Both of them were so absorbed in the game that they did not notice him until he spoke.
"Whoa! Knock out, nice one, Ray! Now step aside and let the master show you how it's done!"
They both jumped and spun around. Tyson had to suppress his laughter at the look of shock on their faces.
"Yeah, I made it. You didn't think I'd miss the chance to beat you guys., did you?"
"Yeah, yeah, real funny, Tyson," Max said sarcastically. "Why don't you play Kenny and then we'll see how cocky you are."
"Chief!" Tyson laughed in disbelief. "If you want to see a slaughter….."
"Laugh it up, Tyson, we'll see who gets the last laugh in the fight, shall we?" Kenny said with unusual competitiveness.
The two took their places besides each other and Max did a count down just like in a beyblade match.
"Ready? Three……two……one….."
A hand suddenly reached out and grabbed Tyson by the shoulder, spinning him around before he really knew what was going on he was staring into two crimson eyes.
"K - Kai!" Tyson choked. "What are you doing here?"
Kai took his hand off of Tyson's shoulder. Blushing with embarrassment, he shook his head. He was over-reacting after all and, despite feeling unbelievably stupid, he had never been so relived.
"Hey Kai, you can have a turn next if you want," Ray offered but he shook his head and turned to leave.
What happened next was hard to remember in chronological order. First there was the sound of something exploding then lots of screaming. After that, the events were a blur of people running and yelling.
Something had gone off in the section next to the Bladebreakers. It sounded like a bomb but no one could be sure.
There was a lot of shrieking and screaming and one of the staff yelling at everyone to stay calm while people huddled round to have a look.
Smoke rose from the targeted area. People were running away while others tried to see at a safe distance.
"What's going on there?" Max asked.
Kenny shrugged. "Maybe one of the machines exploded."
"Let's go check it out! Someone might have been hurt!" Ray cried and ran before the others could stop him.
"Ray, wait!" Kenny cried as he chased after the raven-haired blader with Max and Kai not too far behind.
Tyson was a little slow on the uptake but when he tried to move he found that his feet were frozen and that there was someone standing behind him, a little too close for comfort.
A hand covered Tyson's mouth as he turned.
Kai stopped to check that the midnight-blue blader was following. As soon as he discovered that he was not there he ran back to the place they had left him but no one was there.
Sorry but I wanted to leave it there. Oh and yes, Kai will get his voice back but not until near the end. Thank you to my reviewers and I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. The next chapter will have lots of action and quite a bit of violence. I hope that's okay.
P.S. Next update in exactly one week's time. I promise!
