Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade.
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Chapter Eleven: Misunderstandings!
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In this journal I have kept since I've started watching you, I have wrote a number of things I wish for you to see Kai. Something's that explain occurrences that he have happened in your life. Ones that I am sure have hurt you deeply and when this is over I will show it to you, I promise.
I am working on something, something that could make this all better but I can't work it until you remember. Remember the past that has tormented you all these years, the past that allowed you to slay human life blindly. Remember it all and I promise the pain will fade.
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Kanto, Japan. Organization's secret base. January 22, 2080.
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~ Ozuma ~ The voice on the other end of the speaker had faded at the drop of the hatch, the only sounds heard was a slight ringing, but where it was originating from I had no idea. Something happened, and I couldn't help but feel that this plan had gone down the drain. Why did this have to happen, damn it! We were so close…now… I sighed. Everything was going completely wrong. I should have kept my mind open but I kept a tight lock on it as I focused on helping Tala, now he was in trouble.
Looking up at the ceiling of the ventilation shaft, I moaned slightly recalling my promise to Tala that if he were to get captured he would be on his own. I know I said that but that was before I got to know him a little better and…we shared secrets also if I leave him…my vision will happen a lot easier and it will be worse. With this realization, I came to a conclusion as I quickly slid down the shaft towards the air duct. "I am coming Tala."
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Magadan, Russia.
~ Kai ~ Hours on end since I had awoken in that dumpster, I had been searching the streets of this place for answers. Answer of where we were and if anyone had seen an aircraft fall from the sky or maybe if they had seen sparkling lights in it. So fare I found nothing about the aircraft but as to where we had fallen, I found easily that we had landed amongst the shores of Magadan, Russia, nowhere near Moscow. Time was not on our side, so, I needed to find the aircraft quickly and began my journey to Moscow, make the kill and then return home to Tokyo in time to check on Tala.
Down the streets where I had been walking everything seemed so peaceful, many people seem to always keep to themselves. Therefore, I doubt anyone would tell me if they saw something strange as it might disrupt their solitaire existences.
Things had been getting strange lately, the bomb on the plane just added to them. I wonder just how did that bomb get onto the plane, who tried to kill me, and why? What had I done to this person that would make them want me dead? I quickly dispatched those thoughts from my mind as I paused in the middle of the paved-dirt road, starring up into the sky. "What could it be…"
"Hey you?"
This soft mysterious voice caused me to slightly jump, as I looked over to him. He was under a roof residing within the shadows. I could only see an outline of a heavily built man, who was very tall. Intrigued, I made my way over to him. "Did you say something to me?" I questioned, entering under the roof.
"Are you the one who has been bothering the towns people looking to see if anyone saw a plane go down?" He questioned, never leaving the darkness, so I could never see him. I think he preferred it that way or so it seemed.
"Yes…" I replied.
I could see the shadows around his head move in bobbing motions. "All right well, I might have some information for you…on one condition…"
Suspicious of his offer my eyes narrowed. "What type of condition?"
"Tell me your name?" He said somewhat desperately.
His request was an odd one, even somewhat scary. I didn't get why my name had anything to do with the situation, I mean what was the big deal? Still, I really needed the information he held, so I heeded to his conditions. "Kai Hiwatari." I mumbled. "Now tell me what you know." I demanded.
From that shadows he emerged, baring a solace smile, which somewhat distressed me. "Do you know the bartender at the saloon down the street?" He questioned.
The word bartender was enough to make me want to scream as I gripped my fist. Although I was beginning to feel my rage take a hold of me I kept a clear head through it all letting my curiosity take me away from the anger drowning in my heart. I nodded. "Sadly we met once." I scoffed.
He clasped his hands as he took a seat in his chair he had been standing from- I hadn't seen it before, as it was covered in darkness. "I knew you looked familiar…I was curious if you were related to him…now I know you are." He explained happily.
All my faults in my face began to show, as confusion, surprise, and utter shock froze my eyes in an expanded state. "W-What…you gotta be kidding me; where'd you get an idea like that?" I wondered in disgust at his insinuation.
He tilted his head sheepishly. "Oh you mean you are not related…he sure talks about you a lot and you sure look like him…well, maybe it was just the way the sun was hitting your face."
None of this made sense, from what I gathered from this man's words this so called bartender has known about me for a while but I know nothing of him. This was beginning to become so confusing and even my head was beginning to hurt from the mind numbing pain. "Yeah it has to be the sun because…I don't know him at all we've only met once…yesterday night actually." I mumbled.
He seemed surprised by my retort but I just couldn't grasp why- he acted like I should know this man more than I know my own brother. "Really! Wow that's strange because he's talked about you for years now" He shook his head. "Well, sorry about the misunderstanding…" He explained and then quenched my thirst for knowledge of where my aircraft had fallen. "It fell near Magadan around the sea of Okhotsk…. it's south of here…that way." He said pointing into the forest.
Not wanting to speak further to the man I nodded. "Thanks and…uh it's okay." I informed taking off into the dirt road once more.
What that man had informed me of had really plunged deep into my stomach- I felt all light headed and nauseated. Something was going on right underneath my eyes, something I had no grasp of, something completely unbelievable and I couldn't help but wonder what it was. This bartender knows everything about me…he knew I'd be at that bar and more so, he knew that my plane would go under landing amongst Magadan, Russia. But how could he have known? Unless…he was the one who put the bomb on the plane. I shook my head. No that couldn't be right as how could he have know I would've survived or not and I think he'd want me to live judging by what took place last night. The person who put that bomb on the jet was somebody who wanted me dead. Quickly expediting my way to the hotel, I had planed to get Lain, as we were to find that ship together so we could get out of here.
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~ Bartender ~ I watched slowly as Kai left across the street and once I knew he was fully gone, I slipped from the shadows joining my friend Bane out in the open. Quickly I placed a one hundred dollar bill into his hands as he stood from his chair. "I told him everything you wanted me to…about you…" Bane explained.
I nodded. "Yes and you did a good job my friend, this should make him question a lot." As this is what I had planed. I wanted Kai to question everything he once believed in.
Bane gawked at me with a high level of curiosity. "Yeah but why do you care…you don't really know him do you?"
I turned away from him, walking back into the shadows. "Wouldn't you like to know…"
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~ Lain ~ It was bright out now, the sun could particularly set this whole country on fire with the radiation it was sending out and Kai still was nowhere in sight. I've thought about looking for him on numerous occasions as I wasn't allowed to lose him but I was just too tired to deal with him.
Ever since he left me in confusion I've done nothing but curl up underneath the covers of my bed. The hotel people had been simultaneously knocking on the door to see if I was okay but I never replied nor answered the door, as I didn't want to speak with anyone right now.
Br-ding. Br-ding!
A loud ringing sound formed out of nowhere, stinging the drums in my ears, and I cringed slightly. My mind was so cluttered that I could barely figure out where it was coming from but once I did, I pulled a small cellular-phone from a drawer next to my bed- how it got in there, I had no idea. Curiously, I flipped it open to answer it and held it to my ear. "Hello?"
When I heard the voice comply, I let out an annoyed grunt. "What do you want?" I questioned snidely, and then went on to say, "Did you come into my room when I was sleeping and put this cell-phone in my drawer…you pervert!"
The voice calmed me down and informed on more important matters. These matters caused me to scowl darkly. "I don't know yet okay…he is very touchy on those matters, but-"
He cut me off with a threat, causing my heart to shutdown mid-beat. "No! You leave her out of this! We had a deal and I am working on it…if you touch her I will not only destroy your plans…I'll tell the world about them."
That seemed to shut him up. The doorknob to my room began to show signs of movement and from that I got the feeling someone was coming in. "I have to go…I am not alone." I informed. "Bye." I said, clasping the cellular-phone shut, and throwing it back into the drawer while closing it.
Shortly after that the door did opening revealing a messed up looking Kai- much to my surprise. "Your back." I muttered as he entered the room.
He nodded. "I paid the hotel for this room…so we can stay longer." He explained in a tense kindness. "I didn't think you'd want to sleep outside."
I didn't reply. All I did was stare blindly at him- it was all I could bring myself to do. He was acting stranger than he was yesterday; he was being civil to me! This caused me to gulp. When he came back I was expecting more yelling or the silent treatment but instead I get him being amicable.
A short termed curiosity did limp through me at why he looked as he did. "What happened to you?" I questioned, gawking at his not only burnt from the crash but shredded- in some areas- trench-coat, scuffed up face, and- I about choked on the alcohol-cologne he was wearing. "You smell horrible…are you drunk?"
He smirked. "I was…I am sober now." His smirk was something I had not expected- it sent chills up my spine. I don't think the alcohol had quite made it all the way out of his system.
"Did you get into a fight?"
"That's none of your business." He explained stoically, taking a seat in a chair by the television.
I smiled. Now that's the Kai I remember- cold and short on details. "Whatever…so…did you find out where we are by any chance?"
"Magadan, Russia…" He muttered distantly. His tune sure changed easily- he went from being a civil nice guy to a completely indifferent jerk on a drop of the dime but at least we know where we are now. Still I wondered what I said to bring about this sudden change in him.
He gawked at the television screen; like he was starring through to another world- it was creepy. "I found where the jet landed when we crashed…we should go and find it. I need my bags." He explained.
"I have some stuff in there too you know? But don't you think we should get some new clothes…people might find it strange that we are walking in burnt rags…I am surprised this hotel didn't find it odd."
He leant his head backwards over the rim of his seat until he was starring me upside down in the face from there he began to scowl at me. "Is appearance all that matters to you? I need to find that plane quickly and then I need to leave to Moscow." He grimaced.
Hands around my hips, I starred him down with a vicious frown. "No…I don't care about my appearance…all I care about is what's on the inside, and you are pretty dense there Kai. What I mean is that there are people who might suspect something and check it out…and you know what will happen if they catch you in a smoked plane…" I informed in slight disgust of his thoughts of me as a person.
His lips twitched as if he were going to say something but he didn't instead he stood from his seat and left through the door leaving me in shock as I sat back on the bed. He had ditched me again, and it was beginning to tick me off. I wasn't going to let him treat me like this, like something he could throw away, stomp and spit on all at the same time. If he didn't want to follow my advice then I would just go off on my own without him- I didn't even want to come to Moscow as I could barely stand him.
With this newfound crutch I stood from the bed and headed for the door only to come to a dead halt. "Where did he say it landed again?" I pondered sheepishly but quickly shrugged it off. "Awe I'll find it…its not that hard to figure out. I'll just return to where we woke up." I decided out loud.
But as I opened the door and slowly made my way through the short hall, while starring at the ground thoughtfully, I suddenly rammed into something hard- like a body? Fretfully I glanced up from the ground only to have my heart stop. "What are you doing?" I muttered jarringly as my eyes met with Kai's and then slowly slid down his body to see him holding some clothes.
"When I came back here Erica offered these clothes- she made herself- as a wedding present to us but I refused to accept them." He explained.
"So why'd you accept them now?" I wondered starring him deep in the eyes.
Reverting his eyes from mine as if it pained him to look at me, he replied. "Why don't you just take them and don't ask questions…you'll live longer that way…when you are dressed we leave." He explained, heading back in the direction of whence he came only to stop halfway whispering to me some last words. "Oh and don't look into this as a kind gesture cause it's not- I still don't like you. It's just you remind…" He shook his head. "Never mind." He then finished his exit.
"Well I don't like you either!" I shouted monotonously as I was trying to hold back my screams, I didn't want the hotel people to think we were having marital fights already.
He ignored my retort and just kept walking.
Lowering my head, I pondered his words as I went to my room to get dressed totally trashing my other plans to go in alone.
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I got dressed quickly. Faster than Kai had expected anyway. We left immediately afterwards towards the ocean, one of Russia's major ones to search for our lost equipment and whatever else it was that Kai was interested in.
A slight updraft blazed its way passed us, whipping my long ponytail in all directions, and it irritated me more than I was willing to admit- I kept a straight face the whole time.
Kai walked ahead of me, seemingly eager to make it to the crash site. I wonder what is in the jet that is so important? I shook my head, who cares! I don't. I just want to leave. Walking to his side, I briefed him with a question. "So where exactly did the jet land anyway?"
No answer- he remained as silent as ever. I cleared my throat. "Hello, where. Is the. Ship?" I grounded out questioningly- hopefully I said it slow enough to where he would understand me.
"I heard you to the first time- I am not hearing-impaired." He explained, still walking forward through the trail into the forest.
"Oh! Well, why didn't you just answer then?"
"The jet landed a few miles away from where we first woke up." He informed, disregarding my question.
I smiled at his answer, that's where I thought it might have been. "Okay, thanks." I replied.
Hours seemed to pass as minutes as we strolled through the forest out to the edge where the ocean resided- from there we followed the beginning of the ocean, leading right. Silence was the only conversation exchanged between us; in other words we didn't speak to each other. Although, the lack of talking paid off, as it seemed to force things along quicker, which is strange because it's usually, said that when you're having fun, time speeds up.
We had made it to a small clearing, and in the center of that clearing was our aircraft. Flames still seemed to consume it. I found this strange since it had been three days almost since the crash. It seemed to me like someone had relit it on fire and with that note I watched Kai stealthily take off after it. "Lain come on we have to hurry before it burns my bags…it's very important that I have them." He explained. He sounded like he was saying that getting these bags was a life and death situation.
I sighed. "Whatever." I huffed, following slowly behind him.
Fiery smoke was still very much alive on the inside of the craft. I pulled my new shirt over my mouth and nose to block the smoke from passing through to my lungs. Cautiously I walked through the center of the columns of seats, heading for the back cockpit: where I hid when I snuck aboard the craft. My bags were back there, my bags were filled with items I didn't feel like giving up yet and would sacrifice myself to save them- as sad as it that sounds.
Opening the door to the cockpit, I quickly entered searching the grounds for my bags and easily found them against the back wall. Relief wrapped its cool blanket around me as I stealthily ran towards the exit of the cockpit- bags in tow- but as I came from the door, I froze in place. The fire had spread around the walls of where I stood- I looked up, just in time to see the whole top of the plane collapse down upon me. I wanted to move out of the way like any sane person would but my dumb body had stiffened- all I could do is scream. But even my screams didn't last long as I just shut my eyes, awaiting the inevitable.
Kai heard my short-lived screams as he rummaged through the column of seats where he had been sitting before I told him about the bomb. I could hear him yell my name but I dare not look at him. "Lain, move!"
I felt the wind being knocked out of me, as my body flew backwards; my head crashed steadily against a pipe. "Suzuki…" With a slight frown, my head twisted to the side as my body went numb in a tingling fashion, while I drifted away from the world in a somber unconsciousness.
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Sucked back to the world, I opened my eyes, but the expectations I met with weren't the ones I had expected. When I awoke- if ever again- I thought it'd be right as I entered the gates of heaven or hell wherever I would be sent. But what I awoke to was a warm bed, a cast around my ankle, and a bandage around the top of my head. The only body parts I could seem to move without a lick of pain was my arms, everything else felt inflames. "What happened?" I closed my eyes again, feeling a bit dizzy in panic. "Where am I?"
"Back at the hotel." A monotone voice replied.
I opened my eyes; I shifted them to the right without moving my head. "Kai…is that you?"
"Yeah."
I looked up at ceiling upon receiving a quick answer. "What are you doing here…did you get your bags from the plane?"
"Not all of them…the plane was too far gone, if I stayed any longer, we'd of been dead." He explained.
Entranced, I began to reminisce about the happenings before I awoke to the warmth of this bed. "The flames were everywhere, I thought I was going to die…what happened?" I questioned- I was so confused.
Kai stood from the seat; he had placed at my bedside, and went to face the wall near the television in front of me. "Well, you sprained your ankle, and bruised you head.... I saved you- though I don't know why- but I did…" He explained- he sounded as though he regretted it.
Pressing my lips on top of one another, I gulped slightly. "You are jerk you know that."
He looked over his shoulder at me in dismay. "I don't think that is anyway to speak to the person who has just saved your life twice now…you've screwed everything up you know." He informed bitterly.
"What! How s-so?!" I shouted, though I pulled back at the end, feeling the pain sear up my back.
"Because of you, I had to leave my bag with my information on my next mission behind. Now I have to try and remember what was on it!"
I rolled my eyes. "I don't care if I caused your dumb mission to collapse- you are still the biggest jerk I have ever met."
He turned to stared at me fully with a look of disgust. "You don't know how much is riding on this…so I am going to pretend I didn't here that." He whispered.
The silent disgust in his eyes caused me to rethink my retort to him, and I wondered what was riding on this all. I've heard Tala and him talk about killing people as if it were life and death- what was life and death to them? "So why don't you tell me what's riding on this?"
"That's none of your business, and you'd do yourself right by staying out of it." His sounded so dark, and uninviting, it scared me somewhat.
"Fine…lets just go to sleep before I do something drastic for your irritating behavior." I explained, pulling the blankets from the edge of the bed over me and then shut my eyes.
"My thoughts exactly." He agreed as he began to take his trench coat off.
Something donned upon right then, something so terribly terrifying I couldn't even bare to think about. My eyes sprung open just as I prepared to enter the world of sleep, which I had previously awoken from. "Lord Kai?" I mocked yet with a serious questioning.
"What?"
"Did you notice that there is only one bed in this room?" I said, almost choking with the facts.
Kai glanced around the room before meeting my eyes. He didn't seem as bothered by it as I was. "No… but I can see that now…and so what's your point?"
I breathed slowly in and out, trying to calm myself. "You are okay with this…" I began but after those word left me I broke. "How can you be okay with this!? I don't want to share a bed with you…gross…its bad enough having to pretend to be your wife…we don't need to make it seem any realer than it is." I huffed.
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~Kai ~ I shook my head rolling my eyes. I would've let you have the bed Lain all to yourself but if you want to make such a big deal out of it.... I think I'll make you suffer. I thought, and then replied. "You are really dumb did you know that…that bed is a king size bed…it's big. You can sleep on one edge and I'll take the other and if any touching goes on in the middle of the night, I'll push you off okay? Then you won't have to worry."
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~Lain ~His idea of how to solve our problem didn't appeal to me in the slightest. I slid my hand over the other half of the bed. "No way, you can have the floor…" I explained.
"Eh…I am willing to compromise but if you are not than you can take the floor." He didn't sound very sarcastic in that moment and that worried me.
"No way…I am hurt and hurt people have to be treated with a certain care or they wont heal at all… and unless you want me to concoct some wayward story to the staff as to why I can't leave this bed, or the floor you seem so intent on me taking for the night, then I suggest you let me have my way."
He raised a brow. "Oh, and what pray tell could you possibly say that would tempt me to give in to your outrageous demands?"
An evil smile graced my lips. "Something like this: 'my dear I'm sorry but I can't answer the door for you, you'll have to enter yourself. The activities my husband and I partook in the other night were so strenuous that I find myself too tired to move from my spot upon the floor.'" I ended with dramatic bravado.
His eyes bugged out, mouth agape. "You wouldn't! That's just…. That just disgusting!" He scoffed.
Tell me about it…but if you leave me with no choice…I smiled deviously. "Try me!"
A smile grazed his lips- one that said he knew something I didn't and that grab at my curiosity. I curled my lip up in suspicion. "What's that look Lord Hiwatari- I don't think I like it much."
"It won't work." He stated bluntly- the all-knowing look was still plain as day on his lips. I had to practically keep my hands fisted in the bedding to keep myself from whacking that smile off his face.
"What won't work?" I questioned grimly.
"Your plan," He stated simply and the went on to elaborate, "Erica and everyone in the hotel helped me bandage you up when you got hurt…so the hanky panky line isn't going to work."
The hanky panky line? I mouthed incredulously giving him an odd look. My shoulders slumped over in defeat. "Fine how about we share the bed then?"
He crossed his arms. "Nope."
"Oh come on I'll stay on my side of the bed and everything. I won't even move an inch passed the line." I whined.
"Nope."
That was that, he was prepared to stand firm with his answer and under no circumstances was he going to change his mind. I glared at him disbelieving. "But…but…when you were shot I took care of you and shared the bed with you…. You owe me mister!"
He sighed reluctantly. "Fine whatever, but if you move even an inch- I'll toss you off the bed despite your injuries."
I smiled. It looked like even the simplest of minds could be changed after all. "Thanks…" I whispered, shutting my eyes, for a well-deserved rest.
"Whatever." He said grazing his side of the bed with his presences.
Outside our bedroom door or perhaps right next to our room a door was violently slammed.
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~Kai ~ "Lain…" He whispered.
No reply, I sighed. "You're sleeping…" I stated in aspiration. Sleep wasn't on my side today as I found it to be too far out of my reach, so, I figured why not fight with Lain to make time evaporate faster- no such luck since she was already gone.
Something about needing her to pass the time was rather disturbing but I let that feeling pass quickly, as I rolled onto my side. I needed sleep, I had a big day tomorrow and could bare no error and with that thought I drifted in a clean sweep.
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Snow crystals fell dancingly around us, as we stood not looking at each other in the center of the mountain where we first met, where I had saved her life. Seven years later we had return to this spot to say are final goodbyes before we entered the war- who knew if we'd come out alive. "So…this is it, huh?" I explained and then smirked. "I got an idea lets promise each other something."
"What?" She replied, still not looking at me.
"If I find out that you've died during this war then I'll kill you again, and if I die then you will kill me again. Okay?"
"And how does this work if we're already dead?"
I shrugged. "Well I'll just have to ask the nice angels to let me live a bit longer, or at least long enough for you to do me in a second time." I smirked.
She shoved me aside lightly, giving me an odd look. "Hah-hah Kai your such an idiot sometimes."
I sighed dramatically. "Yes, and you love me despite it, right?"
"I don't know I'm still debating that." She wore a thoughtful look spinning on her heals so that her back was facing me. "Yeah I guess." She remained that way for a few moments before her voice sounded once again a bit more subdued. "Their shipping us out tomorrow, we're going to have to fight."
"Yeah, I know…that's why were here duh!" She didn't budge an inch from me mocking her and that bothered me, something was wrong with her, and I became somewhat concerned.
"Can I tell you a secret?" She wondered.
"What?" I retorted, hoping that she'd tell me what was bothering her.
A faint smile rose to her lips, as she held her heart as if it were going to break at any moment. "I am scared." She whispered.
My mouth fell slightly in learning what was wrong with her and that it was something anyone would feel in our places- she didn't need to keep it a secret. I smiled. "Keh, don't worry 'cause remember you're mine always and I will always protect you!"
She looked up at me with touched look in her eyes, "You mean it?" She said with deep hope.
I nodded. "Well, duh you think you'd know that by now since you only spent half your life chasing me around." I jeered.
I was expecting a major beating from a comment like that but instead for the first time it landed me some nice results- she walked up to and hugged me tightly as if she didn't want to let go. "And I'd do it again to see your face after this war." She whispered.
Her words brought me to smile a smile I hadn't shown for a couple of days now; it was one of pure joy. "Yeah and I wouldn't mind letting you." I said. "See you tomorrow at the shipping station."
She nodded against me chest. "Yeah."
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Dreaming for me was like a doorway into another world more real than the one I reside in now. This dream became my reality as I rolled over to Lain's side, grasping her tightly in my sleep. "See you tomorrow." I mumbled, falling into a deep darker realm of sleep.
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~Lain ~ So warm, so inviting…what is that? I wondered quickly cracking my eyes open to half-point but that would never last as I quickly rose from the bed feeling all my wounds spring alive amongst my body; the pain was almost unbearable. "Oh my gosh what are you doing?" I squealed uncontrollably. "You made me promise not to cross the line and there you go doing it!" I exclaimed.
"Huh, what?" Kai mumbled groggily in his sleep. Nestled in my side, Kai slowly opened his eyes. But when he got the gist of what occurred, he immediately lifted himself from the bed -using his arms as a crutch- in a whirl of horror and comical expressions. "What the- what are you doing on my side of the bed…remember the rules? You are breaking them with every second."
Rolling my eyes at his ignorance, I sighed dramatically while pointing for him to look around. "Look behind you…you're the one with problems." I murmured.
He twisted his head slowly to the side. I couldn't tell if he was procrastinating over the horror he'd eventually come upon or the fact that he'd done something wrong for once. But when he saw how far he'd come to my side of the bed I could see him becoming quite pale. "Uh-" He was coming up with a well thought out excuse I could feel it slipping but it all stopped at an obnoxious sound.
Cooing giggles.
We froze our beginning of an argument to listen for the sound and when I saw that Kai was listening to, I questioned him. "Did you hear that?" I whispered.
He nodded. "Yeah." He replied equally low.
I let out a sigh of relief that I wasn't dreaming as I recalled hearing these exact sounds at the beginning of our stay when I was saving his life. "It's like there coming from inside this room or one next to it." I explained lowly in tone.
Kai was about say something in response when his crutch -his arms- caved in forcing him to collapse into the bed next to me, creating a whirl of immeasurable squeaking and shaking within the mattress.
The giggles arose once more and this time they sounded more excited.
Instead of pushing Kai away from me I came to a realization, a scary one, I know what those sounds are! Painfully, I tilted my head to the right, near the nightstand next to me and that was when I saw it, oh my- ewe gross, I moaned in disgust. It was a small circular hole; it was my guess that it was used for peeping, and listening on conversations. This hotel was full of perverse people -not the people renting a room but the people running it for I was sure I saw Benison's face. However, just to make sure, I had to test it.
As quickly as he fell he rolled himself over as if being near me would attract him a virus. Well, he was about to get rather ill. "Hey Kai dear come over here a second."
"What did you just call me?" He retorted in an incredulous tone.
I slid my hand over his hand patting it a couple of times. "I said come here dear, I need to tell you something?"
Curiously he leant in over me. "What do you want now, can't you see I am trying to go back to sleep." He groaned.
I smiled, grappling his black tank top, pulling his towards me as I pressed my lips against his and in that moment I felt death beseech me for surely he'd kill me after this little stunt and I wouldn't mind letting him. It would take mountains of toothpaste to get his taste out of my mouth…Gross. But it had to be done; I had to know if someone was peeping in on us as it could mean trouble for both our missions.
Slowly I let go with a smile, "I just wanted to say how happy I am that we are finally married." I falsified. Kai could see this as he shot me a look that questioned what I was pulling. Quickly I mouthed to him, 'I think we are being watched.'
'How would you know?' He questioned.
It was back to reading facial expressions again. Sometimes I wondered why I could read him only when it was most dire because when other things happen- for example yesterday night- and I wonder what he is thinking, I just never know.
Sheer laughter was produced again from the same area I had found just minutes ago, and I tilted my head a little only to see that my suspicions were correct. Benison was a perverted peeping tom. He had been watching us since the day we had come to stay here. I frowned mentally. No wonder they didn't mind letting us stay for free…I thought it was kind of odd that they bought such a poorly done story. Benison was so young too.
Shifting my head to look at Kai, I whispered as subtle as the wind could be. "Did you here that? Look over, my shoulder and tell me what you see quietly." I instructed.
I wasn't sure if he'd listen to me this time because of the stunt I had recently pulled. I probably wouldn't of listen to me either but this time it was of grave importance. Luckily he was willing as he quickly scooted to the edge of my side of the bed, leant over me and took a peek.
As he pulled back to his side of the bed I could see in his eyes that he knew exactly what I was talking about. "Did you see it?"
He nodded. "Yeah so, this rundown hotel." He muttered.
Pushing him to the edge of the bed, I immediately yet carefully because of my leg sprain took up the edge of his side of the bed. I shook my head. "Can't you put two and two together."
Pressing his back gently against the wall above the bed, he replied. "Yeah, I can see where you are going with this but what do you want me to do about it?"
"You know you really are a louse!" I huffed but quickly calmed myself. "Don't you know what this could mean?"
"What that we've satisfied his grotesque needs." He jeered.
I pushed him lightly with the gentle force of my hand. "That's disgusting…no, but if he's been watching us wouldn't that mean he's seen a lot…he's probably heard our conversations about your mission and other things that he shouldn't of seen." I explained in a soft voice of agitation.
He put his hands behind his head, using them as a makeshift pillow and nonchalantly retorted, "So, what do you want me to do about it? What's done is done." He informed, and then tilted his head to gape at me. "But we do need to leave right away just in case."
I nodded. "Jeez I wish I would've found that hole sooner, I mean it wasn't like there weren't any signs…I have heard that laughter many times."
"It just goes to show you how unperceptive you really are."
I flicked his nose. "You are a big louse." I denounced.
Squinting his eyes, he quickly winced from the pain. "Hey what was that for?" He demanded.
I slid from the bed, shifting all my weight onto my uninjured leg not to irritate the other. "It's what you deserve, lets get out of here now before he calls the police on us…that is if he figured you out?"
He sighed. "Keh, I could take the police besides I paid for one whole day and I don't want to waste that money…we'll leave tomorrow."
Suspiciously I narrowed my eyes. "You know what, the Kai I knew wouldn't be so nonchalant at a time like this…I think he'd be getting his hide out of here. Now what I think you are doing is being rebellious with me because you don't want to say you ever listened to me." I perceived.
He rolled his eyes standing from the bed. "Fine whatever, will go if you'll just shut up." He grunted. "Come one." He said, swiping his leftover bags, heading for the door.
"I'll come out with you in a minute…I have to take care of something first." I said deviously.
But he appeared to be none the wiser to my contriving tone as he exited. "Fine I'll be waiting." He explained.
I nodded. I probably should have told him to come back and get me because it's going to be hard to walk on one leg but I was trained for it. "Okay." I whispered as I bowed my head -feeling little pain from my head injury- shifting my eyes towards the hole, but first I have to fix something that shouldn't have happened, I have to fix he who has seen too much. I thought, as I pulled the knife I used to save Kai from under the bed. I didn't really want to do this but if I didn't than they would and it'd be worse than anything I could ever do. He was too young…but he shouldn't have peeped.
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Author Note: I am sorry for not updating in a while. Fanfiction.Net has been acting freaky for a couple days, I just found out two days ago that I could sign in…so here's my update. I know Lain seems so weird; she's always coming up with stories about her and Kai and then she just kisses him…. There is something strange with this and you will find out what it is soon. But that last kiss she did was just a test and nothing more. This chapter wasn't that intense but the next three chapters will be dark -as in violent- and very intense.
Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed! ^_^
