Disclaimer: For the last time I will not ever own Beyblade...Quit hounding me.
This chapter is approximately 9,000 words and is a happy-crack chapter in other words this is an all out cut loose, fun chapter. My last chapter wasn't so fun so I decided to make up for in this one but the next chapter won't be so loose and more eh, violent.
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Chapter Five: Renovations?
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The words before me, rip at my soul. I start to laugh, but it's not real. -Inside I am harboring pain, pain and I become numb. You want, I should have some fun. But in then end, It only brings more. Then I am gone. Lost; yet still searching.
---Samantha, A.K.A. Cold-Heritage.
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Has anyone ever heard the term, 'And they, never were the same again?' I always laughed when people said this but then again; I didn't know the extent to it. Some freaky things can happen in only a few hours. Some go in and come out never the same; it's a very terrifying analogy. Rather like something out of the twilight zone.
Many people I know probably ask this question every night to themselves as they go to sleep and hey I am one of them. ' How did I end up this way...I mean where did I go wrong?' Do you know what I tell people who have this question on the brain? I say, 'Hey, just roll over and there's your problem, sleeping right next to you.' There was also consequences to this answer. I've been, knocked around, and asked for my credentials as an advisor. As you could probably see I didn't have any and that's when the pain really came back to haunt me and I never was the same again.
I now have complete respect, totally feel for anyone who has a problem and never is the same because of it. It's a scary thing, I know.
Tokyo, Japan, January 17-18
~ Kai ~ I climbed out the window of my room wearing my signature blue baggy shirt and a pair of blue black stripped boxers. I stood from the ledge of the window standing up straight I grasped onto the roofing pulling myself upward unto the top of the house. It was windy out and the wind held no hesitations in attacking me. It found it's way through all the cracks and gaps in my out fit, not to mention my bare skin. It burned but not as the heat from a fire but as an ice cube when it is stuck onto your skin, it's painful. However, I paid it no mind. Never letting it have, the satisfaction, it so seemed to desire.
I lay my back against the smooth roofing, resting my head against it also. It was frigid but the view was nothing short of magnificent. The stars spread across the sky like huge Open Ocean glistening as the sun shunned through it but in this case, they needn't anything to shimmer freely. The moon was there to help give light to them but not much as only half of it resided there tonight but it didn't matter. I didn't like the moon as much as the stars, anywise.
Sleeping in my own room was what I desired about now. I wished to God that could but it would never happen. There was only one person in the whole world that I could blame this dilemma on and for the first time, it wasn't I but rather someone more threatening to my health. This person was, Lain Mori, as she was everywhere. Being alone was something I never got to do anymore and I would never of thought I would miss it so much. I couldn't sleep in my room any longer because every time I did I would almost kill her in the morning when she'd try to wake me. A thousand times, I've told her to not wake me anymore and that if she kept on that I would kill her one-day. I could have sworn that she didn't care that her life was, at stake. Deep down inside I knew it was true, because every time I told her this I would see her the next morning when she'd again wake me up. I hadn't gotten use to her yet so her presence isn't one that I would recognize. It's been a week now and everyday I have been, awoken to this world, with the fear of killing on accident. It would haunt me the rest of the day. I didn't want to end up killing her. I didn't want her blood on my hands; I had enough to deal with without her adding to it. To prevent this from happening I started to sleep up on the roof hoping that by some miracle she was afraid of heights. This would be the second day I have been experimenting with this and she hadn't come up yet. It seemed to work.
Leaving is, wanted her to do the most. She was getting on my nerves, which I found strange as I have never had someone aggravate me so much like she had been doing. Tala and every one my best of friends- besides Max- however thought she could do no wrong. Since the day she pulled that little stunt at my place of work, trying to get back at me, Tala and Lain seemed UN-separate-able. I don't think there was a time that I saw them apart. Well, maybe once or twice but not many in one day. I couldn't help but wonder if their relationship came to be at my expense. I didn't care though.
I've heard of the law called karma. I think it's a load of bull. People put it as 'As what goes around comes around.' It's supposed to even, the world out. Now I know that my life isn't clean. I've done a lot of horrible things… but if what goes around is suppose to come around, then how did what I do in life cause me to be condemned to be annoyed for life. It just didn't add up. If it was as it says, then I should've been, killed somehow not aggravated. However, I never believed in that stuff. I thought of it as some type of silly hoax.
Slowly my eyes closed. My vision of the stars fading but the memory of it was still marred freshly in my mind. It was nice to see something different besides blood before I went to sleep. It was good change. I cleared all thought from my mind, knowing that tomorrow was going to be as horrendous as the last week had been and I needed a lot of sleep just to make it through okay.
Within minutes, I fell into a peaceful lull.
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My sleep didn't seem to last long at all and didn't do much for me. My always aware, ears picked up a sudden fearful scream and my eyes sprung open quickly as I heard the sound. It was Tala; he appeared to be in trouble. " Kai get down here quickly." He shouted fretfully yet in shock over something. I didn't dwell on the second sound in his tone. I didn't want to take the chance of my brother getting hurt again. Quickly I rose from the roof and crept towards my window, as it was where I heard his scream the strongest. Going through my window also seemed to be the most sure-fire way I could make it in time if he was in any critical danger.
I allowed myself to drop from the roof while holding onto the smooth surface so that I wouldn't fall. Starring at my open window I flung my body into the small opening and luckily made it through with ease. I stood from the ground and ran out the door down the long hallway paying no mind to my surroundings as I was in too much of a hurry for sight seeing. I came in apace to the living room. My eyes narrowed suspiciously as I saw my brothers pallid countenance. There was no danger around besides Lain, which made me conclude that she had something to do with my brother's screams. " What's wrong Tala?" I asked sternly.
The breathing, which Tala gave off, appeared to be, panicked. He turned to look at me; his eyes open vastly in shock. He shook his head, hurling his hands up in the air. " Look around Kai. Our house it's gone." He wined. " She destroyed it!" He groaned.
Curiously, I looked at him, never moving my eyes from his panicked form. I hadn't looked at my surroundings as I ran to him and couldn't help but wonder what he meant ' Our house is gone?'. I didn't want to waste any more time and looked around our house to see what he meant. I frowned at what I saw but deep down I was in utter shock and disbelief. The house was completely, renovated but not in a good way more like something out of the twilight zone, the thing men seemed to fear most. I never thought this would happen until I was at least married, which I had no plans in doing ever.
The housing walls were, painted a magenta coloring. All the pictures I had put up myself over the living room walls were gone replaced by a trail of girlie puppies, kittens, and floral paintings. Most of the furniture too was gone replaced by hot pink couches and oak wooden tables. I turned to look at Lain who wore a happy smile. " What the hell did you do?" I asked. My voice bared more feelings then I had planned to give out. None of the feelings good, I sounded in irritation and anger.
Tala chimed in before Lain even had the chance to answer my question. "I was asleep on my favorite couch...I woke up the next morning to find it gone and me on this freakish pink one!" He cried. He then turned to Lain, placing his hands over her shoulders. " Why Lain, Why?" He moaned.
I pushed Tala from her. He was in a hysterical wreck and wasn't going to do any good. Tala then knowing that I was going to take of things took a seat on our new pink couches. I starred violently into Lain's blue eyes. I was so angry with her as no one was to mess with my house. I had spent hours with Tala planing up what are house would be like and she took it all away. I couldn't help but wonder what else she had changed in our house, as I hadn't paid attention to my environment on my way here. " First of all I want to know why you did this? And secondly I want to know how you did it as you know you're not allowed to leave this place without me or Tala with you?" I asked dissimulating my curiosity as I spoke to her and allowing my callousness to prevail.
Her eye's narrowed at my tone and she pressed her lips on top of each other thoughtfully. " Well, I was bored and white makes this place look like a mental hospital." She answered simply. " And I didn't leave I sent Cherry off to get the stuff for me." She explained.
" Cherry?" I asked curiously.
She rolled her eyes while sighing. She looked at me as if I just asked her what the alphabet was. I couldn't help but receive the feeling that I had just said something stupid though I didn't know what? " Your maid! Duh!" She said in irritation. " Don't you even know the names of the people you hire as servants?" She growled in somewhat disgust.
My eyes widened at her harsh tone although I tried hard to keep them still. I had never heard her sound so loud and vicious. I bowed my head. I guess I didn't. I didn't pay the keep much attention nor did I hire or ever talk, to them. It was as if we lived in two different worlds. " I guess not..." I whispered beneath my breath.
She placed a hand to her ear as if to better hear me. " What was that?" She put on a haughty grin. " Did I just hear what I think I did? Did Lord Conceited actually admit defeat." I glared at her and she gawked back harder at me. " You are so rude Lord Hiwatari! I feel for poor Cherry she has too work with a louse." She grunted.
I gritted my teeth and was; about to do something I would regret later when I heard a loud dinging sound. It was the doorbell. " Feh whatever." I growled walking off towards the door to see whom it was.
~ Tala ~ About two days before hand, me and Lain had devised a plan that not only would horrify Kai but would make him laugh inside. I don't quiet think we would receive a laugh but the horror was definitely there. I watched as Kai left the room in the most utterly hilarious distraught manner I had ever seen him in. It took my all not to start chuckling during the prank but somehow I luckily stifled it. I stood from the couch and walked to Lain the great proprietor of this charade with a grin. I placed my palm upon her shoulder and she turned to face me while giggling. " Did you see that?" She asked while pointing in the direction he left.
I nodded staring deep into her overjoyed eyes. " Yep, it was hilarious." I replied.
" Totally comical did you see his face? It was priceless." She laughed.
My hand slowly fell from her shoulder and I nodded. " Yeah I think we did good...It was nice to see him act that way instead of being cold."
She gaped at me with shock while taking a seat on our new couches. " You mean you liked seeing him be conceited and all horrified?" She asked.
I nodded. " Yeah better him being horrified at something funny then callous over killing somebody's innocent life." I answered. It was the truth too I believed that if I work hard enough I can always give him a good laugh to take his mind away from other troubles until the time came when he had to deal with them. I took a seat next to her. " Don't you think?"
" Yeah I guess but still you never answered my question."
" What?" I asked not remembering what it was that she asked of me.
She sighed, her eyes shut slowly and then reopened upon when she asked her question." Why does Lord Hiwatari kill people if he doesn't want too?" She inquired.
I gulped calmly. That was something I could never answer, Kai wouldn't want me too, and I didn't want to explain it. I shook my head. " I told you that's something I can't tell you...If you want to know then you're gonna have to ask Kai 'cause he's the only one with the right to answer that." I explained truthfully.
She fell back into the soft pink cushion of the couch, took a deep breath, and exhaled it slowly. " I was afraid you would say something like that...Fine." She moaned.
I laughed. " Sorry."
She bobbed her head, un-supportively. " It's all right." She was, going to speak further to me, but was suddenly; cut off by Kai's angered voice.
" How did you guys find out were I lived!" He asked, viciously.
I turned my attention to the way of the door only to see Kai walking towards us but not alone as he was accompanied by Tyson, Max, Rei, and Kenny the little disabled boy. My eyes grew shady that same question that Kai had asked had now found it's way into my mind. We had never told anybody where we lived for safety purposes for them and us but somehow they found us and I couldn't help but wonder how?
As they entered the living room Tyson answered are, question. " Well it's weird it was the same red head who told us where you worked." He said almost with a look of déjà vu.
I glared inwardly while gritting my teeth. It was Johnny. I wonder why he would do such a thing to us as what would he gain from wrecking are social lives. It had to be something, there had to be a reason that he wanted to ruin us and I would find it by paying him a visit. Glancing over to Kai, I saw the stoic angered look on his visage and knew that he would be too.
" So what are you guys doing here?" I asked standing from the pink couch cutting off anything Kai was about to say for fear of what it might be.
They stepped into the room further; Max smiled, and was about to answer. However, became blown away with the others finally noticing our new house created by the one and only Lain. " What the heck?" Max said, changing his reply.
Tyson put his palm over his mouth and nudged Kai in his shoulder. " Dude Kai I never knew you were this feminine...Awe how cute." He mocked while trying to stifle his laughter.
" I know what you mean." Rei agreed.
If I would've known that they would making an unknown drop by to our house I would have never have helped Lain with this prank for I never wanted to embarrass him just shake him up a bit. Optimistically, if we are lucky enough Kai won't find out that we plotted against him because if he did he would be, ticked, and we probably would live to see tomorrow. However, if we left it as some insane impulse of Lain's then Kai wouldn't become so infuriated.
Max walked into the center of the room checking the place out and then turned to glance at Kai with a jeering smile. " Geez Kai when I came to your house I expected to find a more tough guy masculine look not feminine kittens and puppies." He mocked.
Holding my hand tightly over my mouth was all I could do to stifle myself from bursting into laughter. My laughter came almost as a reflex when I watched as a slightly sheepish look took to Kai's countenance. Although this display was amusing, I still felt terrible.
Surprisingly enough, a few seconds from when Max's words entered the room Lain spoke up in Kai's defense though she tried so hard to dissimulate the fact that she was vindicating him. " Yeah right!" She began somewhat in disgust. " That louse doesn't even know what the word feminine means." She grinned. " Actually I am the one who put all the pictures up, painted the walls magenta, and put the pink couches in." She explained and then turned to glance at me with a wink.
" Really!" Max said in surprise.
Sternly, she nodded her head. " Yeah so if you got a problem with it take it up with me and leave Lord Hiwatari out of it." She growled defensively.
" Lord Hiwatari?" Max said in revolt, raising his brows.
" Yeah Lord Hiwatari! Got a problem with me calling him that?" She asked.
" Maybe I do...What are you going to do about it?" He asked, cocky.
She growled in frustration. " I don't know yet but in time it will come to me so watch out!" She threatened.
I sighed. " Knock it off you two before someone gets hurt." I said trying to break up the fight.
Lain turned to face me with a childish glare as she stuck her tongue out at me while pulling the bottom layer of skin under her eye downwards. " Oohh look whose turned into a responsible adult all of a sudden." She scoffed. She sighed. " Fine I guess I'll leave Maxi boy alone for now but you know as well as I do that no one messes with me and leaves unpunished." She warned.
'No one leaves unpunished'. Those words I knew she meant literally as I had experienced them first hand when I crossed her a couple days ago. Since the second day they had known each other, Max and Lain hadn't been getting along as result of an early fight. Sometimes their fights would become so out of control I feared that they were going to get hurt or one of them would end up dead. However, their fights were never over anything serious most of the time they are dumb but if you say it to them then you're as good as dead. It's best to let them get out their aggressions first before acting.
" Oohh I am so scared little Lain is gonna get me." He mocked.
Her eyes narrowed. She gritted her teeth. I could very well tell that she was, ticked. I shook my head; Max needed to learn to keep his mouth shut. " Little, Lain...Little Lain!" She growled. I closed my eyes halfway waiting for the inevitable...She was going to blow. " I am going to get you and this time you won't be coming back."
He stuck his tongue out. " Oohh I am so scared."
She quickly lunged at him, readying to strangle him but suddenly her onslaught was shut down and this happened surprising because Kai tripped her over with his foot before she do any damage. Drowning in utter shock, I watched the display before me.
Max wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed. " Dude thanks Kai, for a minute there I thought I was cooked." He said thankfully.
Kai shook his head, I could tell that he was getting a headache from all their fighting. I don't think he has yet gotten used to all the noise that had now bombarded his life. Moreover, I don't think he was used to the Lain/Max killer fights.
" What the heck...Why did you do that?" Lain asked looking up from the ground.
Kai looked down at her with hardened expressions, his arms crossed over his chest. I watched attentively with curiosity of how this one would play out. No doubt, it will be interesting. I waited as everyone else did around me. My heart pounding a mile a minute, my body, shaking in anticipation. Dripping sweat slid down my body as minutes passed and he only starred at her. After a few seconds, "Feh." was his only response as he walked slowly away down the hall.
Shock grasped a hold of me. I couldn't believe those were his only words, I wanted to see some action. Lain and I had planned to make him smile or at least make him less cold. So fare we had failed. However, as of this moment I don't think that Lain really cared. By the raising flame within her orbs, I could tell she'd rather kill him then make him smile. I gritted my teeth as I watched her stand from the ground in an explosive rage.
" Feh! Feh! " She began, her toleration of him boiling to its breaking point. " Feh! Err...You are so irritating."
" Keh."
She put her hands to her head, trying to keep herself sane though it looked like she was losing the battle as she took off after him. " I can't stand it anymore can't you at least say a word that actually has a meaning!" She growled.
" Whatever!"
" Okay that's it...I don't care if you own me or not I am going to kill you." She said taking of after him.
I placed my hand over my head feeling and acid burning headache coming about. I wanted to see some action though not the kind that delivers massive migraines.
" Tala?" Tyson said, cutting into my pain.
" Yes?" I moaned.
" Um, do you think you can help me since Kai is obviously preoccupied at the moment?" He asked curiously.
" Yeah, preoccupied with the devil." Max chimed in.
I ignored him and turned to face Tyson and Kenny with a smile. " Sure what do you want?"
Tyson scratched his head falling into a pondering state and more so a stupor. " Um..." He began and then turned to Kenny with a needy smile. " Why don't you tell him what it is Kenny." I smiled inwardly, knowing that Tyson had, no idea why he was, here, or what this kid could possibly want. However, he didn't want to look like the total moron that he is, which is why he asked Kenny to tell me.
The little disable boy nodded looking up at me with big innocent eyes through ugly gaudy glasses. " Um sure." He agreed. " Well Tyson came here yesterday to talk with Kai about buying a computer but he forgot to tell him everything I need the computer to possess." He explained.
I nodded, taking a seat on the pink couch. " All right then why don't you tell me then what he left out?" I informed, kindly.
Tyson and Kenny took seat across from me on the other pink couch. " Okay well..." Kenny began to explain.
Boom!
Crash!
Shatter!
The sounds of glass breaking or being, smashed harshly to the floor intoxicated the open areas around us followed a loud alarming scream. " What the hell did you do to my room?" Kai shouted, much to my surprise. He sound almost horrified.
Quickly after looking towards the direction of the scream, I diverted my attention back to face Rei, Tyson, Kenny, and Max who wore startling frowns as they starred down the hall as I had before them. Sheepishly I smiled at them. " Um, guys I'll be right back...Hold on a second." I said standing from the couch, heading towards and down the hallway.
" What's going on?" I yelled. Coming to Kai's room I easily got a full view of what had occurred to make Kai scream as he had. I had forgotten that Lain and I had also renovated Kai's room as we had everything else. We thought changing his room too would also make for some good fun with Kai. Curiosity did somewhat climb into the depths of my body as I walked to stare in through the doorway for I had never seen what became of it. Lain had personally taken care of the renovations for his corridors herself and I never had the time to check out what the result was as I was to busy with other arrangements.
The room blew my mind away. It was horrifying. His once blue walls were painted a blood red and in the center of one wall read, ' Gotcha!' in black bold letters. His ordinary bed was, replaced by a whole bunch of cardboard boxes lined up in a straight row with a mattress on top with ugly brown blankets. Beautifully crafted katana's that once wore another wall were no longer existing there. They were, replaced by a poster that said 'blackmail'. His oak desk was no longer there either; instead, the only thing that remained was a box turned upside down. Scary indeed, I could see now why Kai was horrified, as I would be too.
From the doorway, I watched, as Kai stood before Lain in a rage, steam literally poured out from him as a teapot did whiling boiling tea. Lain only, smiled at him meekly but somewhere in her eyes I still saw her flaring anger towards him. They stood staring at the other as if none else were in the room along with them, I felt my own anger peek at being ignored so; but let it pass. Deciding it best to watch and let things play out before intervening, I myself took a seat along the wall with the others, whom decided to follow, to witness one of the many lover spats between my brother and Lain. I shook my head as I watched the two, one of these days they were going to find themselves in a five bedroom house, big back yard with three kids and myself, if things kept going the way they were. I grinned at the thought while I took in the scene before me.
Kai watched Lain with- to anyone but myself- an unreadable expression... to me, well his eyes clearly said 'What the hell did you do to my room?' The anger around the edges unmistakable, as well as the annoyance, but it was clearly anger, which won dormancy. I rarely ever see this type of anger in him anymore; it brings me to wonder just what Kai saw when he entered the room for the first time. He hated the color red as it reminded him of blood, the life essence of which he spelt on a daily basis, of his victims. I shudder to think of what his mind concocted when he first entered the crimson colored room. Did he have a flash back of a kill, a vision of rivers and rivers of blood like the one he receives every so often? As I have only seen that type anger for such an occurrence. My muscles twitched with readiness, the readiness that I might need should things get ugly.
I watched as Lain shrunk under Kai's gaze, and I could hardly blame her. This was one of those stares, that sent grown men to tears and begging for mercy of their pitiful lives, while they wet their pants. I, myself, am surprised that that was the only reaction such a stare brought from her. Lifting her chin high Lain went on to answer the question asked in his eyes. Had Kai not been enraged beyond rational thought he too would have been amazed at her ability to read him with only a few weeks in his presence? I'm sure I spent a few moments dragging my jaw from the floor. "I uhh... didn't like the way your room... looked..." She replied her voice sounding unsure of itself.
A look of shock flashed across his eyes before it was quickly, over ridden with the already barely confinable anger within his very being. His eyes hardened as they changed the message with in. 'And you call this any better, damn, how is this any better?' I watched, as Lain physically flinched from his hard intent gaze, as I too would have were it directed toward me.
Taking a deep breath, Lain laughed nervously, saying with an unsure tone and unsure eyes. "Why don't we... um... go watch some TV." She offered, taking an unconscious step back when his eyes narrowed upon her. "Or...ere... um.... How bout we make a deal, ne?" She purposed apprehensively.
A latent smirk formed over Kai's grim yet angered features. ' I don't think you're in any position to try and even consider making a deal with me.' The words that spelt forth from his callous eyes frightened me. Lain never flinched a second time from his cold-blooded atmosphere but I don't think she saw it. For when I watched this moment before me take place I almost felt as if I was watching him standing over his kill as it were pleading for mercy but he never let up.
Startling, yes I was very startled when I witnessed Lain's next move. She put up a daring front, which contained a smirk and a devilish glint that formed within her blue depths. " Do you remember those beautifully crafted Katana's you had on your wall?' She reminded.
Kai rose a brow and his eyes slightly widened. ' What are you thinking Lain?'
She pointed a finger at herself. " That I'll melt them into scrap metal and you never see them again." She began and I couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking, what had gotten into her that she would actually risk her life? " But I will consider giving them back to you if... "
' If what?'
" If you watch TV with us all?" The cards were dealt and being placed upon the table. The only thing left was Kai's answer and I knew it wouldn't be good.
He sighed. " Fine lets go but you better keep your promise." Folding his hand as he walked out of his bedroom Lain following cheerfully behind him.
" Good and afterwards I'll help you paint and fix up your room, okay?"
" Feh." Kai replied, fully exiting the room leaving me- with the others - completely at a loss for words. I didn't quite understand what had just occurred before me. Kai actually spoke for once to her. Not in an impervious, heartless manor either, but more like Kai was, scared of her and all that her threat entailed. Personally I expected the outcome of that moment to be more in Kai's favor not in Lain's for I thought for sure that Kai would've blown up at her and of come up with a threat of his own.
Gentle tapping against my shoulder was it took to snap me from my startling trance. I looked over my shoulder only to note Tyson and the others gapping at me with little or no knowledge of what had happened before them a moment ago, just as I had not long before them. " Dude what was that all about?" Tyson finally spoke up in question.
Scratching my head falling into a stupor at what to say next in reply, I easily came up with a sufficient answer that would satisfy even his small childish mind. " Just another lovers spat." However, what I was going to say and what came out were direct opposites but my heart spoke before my mind even had a chance.
Everyone gasped Rei cocked an eyebrow. " You me those two are actually..." He trailed off, dumbfounded. " I guess crazier things have happened." He said in astonishment.
" Um... no.… I'm just kidding around." I quickly retorted. " It was joke...eh."
" Geez, I knew you couldn't have been being serious." Rei said almost to the point of relief.
I bobbed my head in false agreement. I didn't realize until too late what had come from my mouth. Truthful as I was being, I shouldn't have said it. However, if things did keep going this way with the two then surely they would end up together and I would be finding myself having to give up my previous life and become a Godforsaken baby-sitter. This situation somewhat reminded me of an old saying- I don't remember exactly how it went - but I think it was ' those who hate together stay together.'
I could just picture it now....
A big widespread mansion wore the grassy outskirts of Japan, in a secluded area; no one could even fathom its placement on a map. I would drive my car for visits, where sometimes I would baby-sit, all twenty of my nieces and nephews for my brother and sister-in-law so they could enjoy some needy time out to themselves.
Pulling up to the gates, I easily punched in the four-word password to gain entry to the house. Stopping my car at the very front, I quickly popped out of it and ran hurriedly to the front door, opening it with my key, giving to me by Kai.
You would think that I had just opened the portal to hell as thousands of tiny wailing children greeted me at the door. " Uncle Tala, uncle Tala did you get us anything?"! They cried with sheer joy. " You were gone for along time this time." As scared as I thought I would be, surprisingly I wasn't. I kneeled down to their level; a joyful smirk attached to my visage as I immediately grasped them all in my arms. It was a hard task trying to fit my arms around twenty children, indeed, but I easily met the challenge full force, and effortlessly rose to victory.
" Awe don't worry kiddos I'm never leaving again! Oh wait." I scratched my head with a big goofy grin. "Unless it's to the mall to spoil all my nieces and nephew's rotten!" I cheered.
"Oh uncle Tala you're best."
"You're our favorite uncle!"
As happy as I was that, they loved and worshipped me so much there still was that one small meager factor. "Yeah but I'm your only uncle." I said in dismay.
They looked at me, their small eyes falling into a quick train of thought before replying. "But if we had another one we wouldn't like him because we all love you so much!" They explained.
"Yeah! No one could be better then you!" They assured.
Nonetheless, that was all it took to satisfy me. I fixated upon myself another dopey grin. "Ah! That calls for a ice-cream for all, let's get in the car kiddos!" I informed giving them a reward for all their high praises of me.
" Uhh...Tala where the hell do you think you're you taking my kids?" A stern voice asked from behind as I ready to take the kids out for some fun.
Frozen in my place I looked over my shoulder before fully reeling around to face a tired yet irritated Kai and joyful Lain. The little children however, paid them no mind and went on their jubilant way to my car. " Um..." I trailed off not knowing how to explain myself.
" Oh don't listen to him...Just have fun...You can keep them for as long as you want." Lain explained, interrupting me before I had a chance to really answer while gesturing her hands for me to go on and leave, quickly.
I smiled attentively to her goal...To much chaos I bet and she wanted me to relieve the pain from her by taking the monsters away for a while." Oh okay cool." I said in agreement.
" Oh and I am pregnant again with twins." She informed me happily while caressing her stomach.
" Awesome more kiddos." I said in excitement.
" Shut up Tala, you're only encouraging her." Kai groaned angrily.
" Oohh triplets sound nice." She began, going into a train of thought.
Kai moaned. " Damn it's going to be a long night." He said, wallowing in his own self pity and torture.
" But it's worth it in the end." I explained, innocently.
He shook his head, rising both brows. " No it isn't." He retorted in revolt.
Breaking from her thought pattern, Lain smacked him on the back of the head. " Oh Kai you don't mean that, just the other day you were giving piggy back rides to Zoë and playing dress-up with her." She reminded. " And you liked it... don't lie!" She growled.
" Uncle Tala hurry up!" They cried from behind.
Leisurely, my little daydream of what life would be if Kai and Lain were hitched after almost killing each other was rather disturbing but was rudely ended by Tyson's irritating voice. " Dude earth to Tala, come in Tala!" He called out to me.
Shaking my head carefully of the thoughts, I pivoted to face them all, and smiled. " Uhh, yeah, what is it?" I asked, completely out of it.
" Are you coming with us to watch some television or are you going to sit up here all day thinking about God only knows what?" He scoffed.
Grunting, I signaled with my hands for them to go ahead without me. " Ah, I'll catch up in a little bit." I informed, yawning. As tired as I was, I knew that I couldn't go to bed yet. As for one, they were all on my couch and secondly I dare not leave them all unsupervised, someone needed to be a responsible adult for when and if a fight would erupt.
" All right then, see ya around." Tyson said, leaving the room, the others following him.
Leaning back against the red walls, I shut my eye's beginning to contemplate the happenings in my little fantasy. Where this little concoction came from was the real mystery? Never knew my mind could create such a ridiculous illusion out of thin air and with a few days of watching their fights. The vision was so unbalanced that even I appeared mentally ill within its absurd depths not to mention my brother.
I shuttered. If this was, the way the future would be if the two got together then I didn't want it to happen. It scared me too much though it was rather funny to see Kai struggling to keep his kids in check not mention his wife. Although this fantasy was ludicrous, I still think it could happen. As this was, the path those too were heading down and for some reason, though I am scared but now that I met her, I can't wait for them to get together so I could have my little Zoë-chan. I grinned, heading out the door and down the hall. For my safety as well as my carefully planned future, I decided it best not to tell anyone about it.
~ Lain ~ Coming out of the hallway, I followed Kai into the living room past the doorway into the kitchen towards another opening into a large room, where I had recently been redecorating, it was the game room. Attentively, I watched him as he starred down the pink couches, reluctantly, but then a few seconds later, he over came, it taking his seat. He then once established comfortably among the couch, looked sternly up at me. His eye's speaking to me once more, ' What are you doing? Lets get this over with.' while shaking his head in aggravation.
I snickered. " Be nice otherwise the deals off." I said crossing my hands dourly over my chest, eye-balling him callously.
He rolled his eyes. " Keh."
" You know you really need to loosen up if you're always this uptight then you're going to die a very lonely man." I informed, sadly, ambulating slowly towards the television set. Shock, overlapped my calm demeanor by the fact that their television hadn't seemed to been used in years by all the dust that had collected itself upon it. I looked over my shoulder at him in dismay, and then back over to the set. Brushing the dust away until I could actually see the wooden finish of the television top, I then proceeded to wipe it away from the DVD player and other accessories.
Backing away from the television set, taking the remote with me. I pointed the remote at the television with great hopes that it would work. It wouldn't surprise me if when I pushed the button nothing happened as from how dusty this thing was I would expect that its life eroded away long ago from loneliness. With meager strength I pushed the button down and startling enough, a blue screen appeared before me. I smiled, taking a seat next to Kai, looking through all the channels for something good to watch.
" Hey guys, what are we watching?" Rei asked, curiously, a lovely grin on his lips.
Finding a nice enough channel, I cocked my head to the side, so I could halfway see him. " Um, were going to watch 'A Deafening Silence, it's the only thing I could find on, that was any good." I explained. This I thought might be a good movie for Kai to see. It was about a boy named Joey, who is trying to find his place in a cold world that doesn't want him and soon finds himself in a Gang where he does less then holy things. However, nearing the end, he ends up rebelling against the only one's who took him in, when he finds that they are the cause for his parents leaving him and the world turning away from him. However, the ending to this movie is rather sad, as he doesn't make it out alive. Nevertheless, the journey was more important to him then the start or the finish so in the end it didn't matter if he lived or died for he found his meaning in life after fifteen years of searching. His meaning was...
" Oh I've seen this before...I love this movie." Tyson interrupted, taking a seat next to me, with Kenny at his left.
Rei nodded. " Yeah me too." He agreed, taking a seat on the couch from the right of us, Max following behind him quietly. I glared at him as he did so and he glared back. I wanted to tell him he was not welcome here but couldn't as I didn't want to be mean to him at the moment for I was just happy I got Kai to listen to me for once. I smiled; there is a God...
After seconds the movie began showing and after a few seconds Tala came waltzing in, his visage full of thought. " Hey Tala, I see you've decided to join us." I scoffed, a big grin plastered to my lips.
He winked at me. " How could I resist seeing a miracle take place." He explained, taking a seat on the floor, beneath me. By, miracle I would expect he meant that Kai actually was listening to me and was hanging with us all. However, by the suggestive smirk the threatened to devour him, I couldn't help but get the feeling he meant something else. I gave the thought no attention, proceeding with watching the movie.
Tears swept down the side of my cheeks as the story began to progress and I witnessed as he remembered the killing of his parents. How he took his anger out on the members of the gang. Moreover, he was beaten, bloody because of it. Pulling my concentration away from the movie, I quickly looked up at Kai, who appeared to be, glued to the set. I knew he would like this movie for somehow I got the feeling that this movie could relate in some way to his own life... and I think it did. I found it sad that he could even relate to it but I remained happy that he wasn't angered with me for renovating his house. Tala was going to pay for his anger later, for it was his idea to use the color pink for the couches and the magenta walls. I wanted to use black but then again what fun could we have gotten from it.
I turned back to the television set only to be, confronted by something startling. A news report and not a very pretty one suddenly interrupted the movie.
// We will return with the original programming of this station after a brief news report. //
My eyes narrowed thoughtfully. " What the heck?"
" Damn it I hate when this happens!" Tyson growled.
" I know what you mean, irritating." Rei groaned.
// Earlier today officials found new disturbing evidence into the case of 'The Shadow of Death'. // He explained, lifelessly. // Here to explain in more detail is Morgan Web out in Kyoto where the latest murder took place one week ago. //
I mused over the name ' Shadow of Death' for a meager second before realizing I heard of it before and then as the pictures of where this starling last murder took place played across the screen. I realized now where I recognized it from and quickly looked up at Kai, who only starred at the screen, vaguely.
// I am standing out here at Maidens peak where the last murder had taken place only a week ago, here with me is Dr. Legato. // He informed. // Dr. Legato you've been following ' The Shadow of Death for four years now care to elaborate on what you have found? // He asked.
Biting down harshly on my tongue, I could feel my teeth slowly puncturing my delicate flesh. All I could do was sit and watch how Kai reacted to this, it was very important that I watched him carefully.
" Dude not this again." Max cried. " I am sick of hearing about this."
\\ Yes, well like in many other cases, people are wondering what makes a murderer do what he does and well that is what I have been studying...What makes this killer tick? \\ He explained. \\ I've found numerous occasions when he kills, he kills people with family that needs to be, taken care of. So, after he kills, he automatically calls the police and threatens them into making sure the kids that are left behind, are well taking care of. Now the question is why does he care. \\ He mused.
I shook my head in irritation. I hated Psychiatrists they think they can look at a person, and in a few seconds know what he was, all about. Still even while I shook my head in revolt, never once did I take my eyes away from Kai. He never moved just starred off curiously at the television set.
// Yes, I have often, as many have wondered what type of sick person, would kill someone they knew had a family. Then turn around in some sick sense of good and order the cops to take care of the kid while reporting his wrong doing at the same time? // Morgan interrupted, opinionatedly.
Appalled, I left my never broken stare at Kai and looked over at the television. I wanted to knock that man out. It hasn't been that long since I've been with him-though I feel like I've known him for years - and I didn't know why he does what he does as no one ever would tell me. However, one thing was sure, Kai would never hurt someone for his own gain. That much I was sure of.
\\Well after a while of searching and spending endless hours going over evidence I have come up with this unbreakable theory. As a doctor and following the footsteps of this man, I have gotten to know him on a better level. Now Morgan what you say is what many people think. Though it may be a sick act of good, making sure these kids are, well taken care of after killing their parents, it is not what is on his mind. For he doesn't do this in terms of good but rather out of sheer spite. I think he does this in his own sick image of what his life once was. \\
// So you are saying that kills these people as some sort of sick revenge against his parents for childhood problems? //
\\ Yes, exactly, and returns the kids unharmed to authorities for a better life. He's living in his own world and everything else is obsolete. By destroying the bad memories, he thinks he will gain retribution against his parents for their wrong doings towards him. \\
// Hmm.… Interesting perspective but I have a question. Is he mentally unstable, I mean do we have a killer on our hands that will kill anyone that gets in his way towards gaining his retribution? //
An insatiable laughter broke out amongst us; this laughter wasn't the kind in excitement or joy but rather sheer angst and mental pain. I looked away from the television once more, noticing to whom the laughter was, produced from, Kai. I narrowed my eyes, sadly. For some reason I couldn't help but feel bad for the louse as I knew that whatever his reason for killing right about now must hurt him real bad and even more when someone is trying tare that goal apart.
" Uhh er em.... Oohh." I stuttered falling into a loss as I bowed my head.
" Kai... " Tala stated from behind. " Maybe we should change the channel now."
I nodded, taking the controller in my hands but before I could press the button, my action was, stopped when Kai placed his hand upon mine. " No don't.... I-I want to see this." He said, going back to listening in on the brief news report.
The remote dropped carelessly from my hand, breaking into pieces as it shattered on the hard flooring. No one seemed to mind my accident; however, I did cringe slightly from the sounds, before going back too watching him in his time of pain.
\\I would say he is dangerous 'cause you need to keep in mind that he living in his own world. In his world, everyone is and enemy except children for they represent him when he was in a weak state and his parents wronged him. \\
He laughed again. " Yeah right.... You gotta be kidding me." He mocked, dejectedly.
I frowned. " Em... "
From behind me, I heard the inquisitive questions of the others aimed at Tala about what was up with Kai. Switching my attention away from Kai I easily diverted it at them.
Tala answered quickly, and in that moment, I wondered what his answer would be. I knew he would never tell them the truth unless Kai authorized it so that meant he would have to lie and well Tala wasn't very good at it. " Um he doesn't like to here about this particular case as our parents were killed by him... " He said, gulping.
Vastly, my eyes opened, I couldn't believe his answer. I knew he wasn't good at lying there were too many holes that needed to be, filled. Tyson was going to speak to Kai on the matter but Tala stopped him by taking his fingers across his own through signaling him to shut up. Tyson easily stopped and looked at Tala suspiciously. " Don't even talk to him about it, he doesn't like discussing it." Tala explained.
//Thank you Morgan Web and Dr. Legato. // He said. // And now we will be returning to your normal programming. // He informed.
Reverting my observation of Tala's and the others conversation I quickly returned to seeing how Kai was doing. Surprisingly enough, he was no longer in the vicinity. He must've escaped when we were busy explaining him and his ways. Curiosity blindfolded me and I wondered just where he went off too.
~ Kai ~ Silently, but lost inside a melancholy state I walked down the hall passed Tala's bedroom and my bedroom. Bowing my head, I didn't pay attention to where I was, headed, as I didn't need too. Where I am, headed I have been in many times and knew how to get there effortlessly. I was aggressing towards the training facilities. They were, hidden beneath the mansion and only could be, accessed by going through the tunnels, which were behind a wall at the end of the hall. On a desk against the end wall wore a statue head of a Japanese princess. Going towards it, I easily lifted it pressing the button beneath that opened the secret door into the passageways.
Sitting the statue carefully down, I walked into the entrance, the door shutting behind me, quietly. I didn't know what had gotten into me, I shouldn't have made that outburst, and I almost blew myself out into the open with the others. It's just what the doctor said... It angered me but more so, it saddened me and I didn't know why? I didn't care too. A week ago, I was having emotional issues, I couldn't take them anymore, and on that day one week ago, I made a decision. So, now that, that long one week has passed, as I had planned I shall resume my training and perhaps rid these inferior emotions from me forever...I just couldn't take them anymore.
They always lead me towards the wrong path in my life....
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Author's Note: OMG this was such a long chapter but I think it is my favorite so fare. This chapter was my light not so violent, supposed to be happy chapter, and I hope you all liked it. The next chapter will begin a long violent sometimes-funny path. I just want to say that my summary does say he kills for his mother and that is what this story is about but not to alarm anyone but there is something deeper to this story then that. My summary only told what a part of the story truly is.
Reviews:
Zeroburn00: Heh, I loved reading your review, you have some funny ideas of what might happen. Thanks I am glad you liked the picture…I worked hard on it and it's meaning. I am very happy that you liked the story and can't wait to here from you again. ^_^
Frontier of Darkness: I know I know I went a little too fare. I had too much sugar, but not the hyperactive type of sugar, the sugar that makes you do violent things for no reason, but I think that this will be the only time she hits anyone…I think? ^_^ Anywise, thanks for your review.
Anonymous: Whelp; believe it 'cause it really did happen…. She's insane…. I know 'cause I made her. However, she won't be like that all the time, 'cause she's important to the story and my story isn't an insane story it will get serious soon. Though I am glad you like it nonetheless.
Mizu-Tenshi: I love reading your reviews you are so perceptive! Well obviously, her father is dead since she revealed that but what about her mother or sister…. Aren't they worried that they haven't heard from her? Anywise, Yeah I can't wait until the movie comes out either, it seems to be very good and the graphics are awesome. However, I wonder if it goes with the games story line?
