Amber_rulez: Hey thanks! Stay tuned, yeah? Btw, please help me out a little here. A few questions that were already answered by some readers. Who's your fav character? Why? And should Kyle go down in flames?
Here we go!!!!!
Kyle did not believe that he managed to find the legendary machine so easily. It looked almost like a dentist chair, with a helmet positioned above the headrest.
He knew that he had to be careful. If any member of the Blood Iris found out about his actions, then it would be over, for him at least.
He could see the fine red lines round the machine – traps to keep out any intruders. Like myself, he thought grimly. He circled the machine, trying to figure out how to disarm the traps. He set the toolkit that he had brought along on the floor and examined the machine with his eyes.
Click.
Kyle's sense went on alert. Grabbing a stake out of the toolkit, he rolled over to the wall next to the door and waited.
The door opened and a shapeshifter came in. Damn, wrong weapon, Kyle thought. Stakes worked on vampires, not shapeshifters. Nonetheless, he decided that he would worry about it later.
Kyle swept his legs out and tackled the shapeshifter down. The shapeshifter came down hard with"oomph!" as his chest hit the ground, knocking the wind out of his lungs. Kyle dived for the silver knife in his toolkit and plunged it into the heart of the shapeshifter, who was in the midst of transforming into a grizzly bear. He clamped his hand over the mouth of the bear to prevent its scream from alerting anyone.
After the bear stop struggling, he pulled the knife out and wiped the bloodied blade on its fur calmly. Replacing the knife into the toolkit, he continued to try and figure the machine out.
It was almost impossible to find the way to disable the traps, if not for grizzly. Kyle bent down and tried to see under the chair, and then he saw it.
It was just a simple button, yet it would have escaped the eyes of many. He stretched his hand and tried to reach the button, but had no luck. He carefully withdrew his hand and sat on the vinyl floor.
But he did not give up so easily. The arm of the dead bear was longer than his, not forgetting the long claws. He pulled the dead bear's body over and took its limp arm.
He laid himself on the ground and carefully maneuvered the arm, pushing it towards the button.
Thankfully, one of its sharp claws knocked against the button. Kyle saw the red lines retracting one by one, and then the machine laid unprotected in front of him.
Kyle wasted no time. He had come with one plan in mind – that was to blow the machine into bits. He took the time bomb out of the toolkit and attached it right in the middle of the chair where most of the wires were. Satisfied that it was tightly stuck to the chair, he activated it and set the timer at one minute, barely enough for him to get out.
Damn! He thought frustratedly. Someone- no, three people were coming! He grabbed his toolkit and crouched beside the door. Time was ticking away.
"… and I thought, hey, why not?" Kyle realized with shock as Angus's voice floated into the room as the door opened.
"Why are the traps… shit!" Mervyn swore as he realized that the traps were tampered with.
Then, Nathaniel's icy glare fell on Kyle, who was still beside the door. "You…" He snarled. The next minute, a bright light flashed and the deafening explosion tossed all of them off their feet.
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"Angus tried to kiss you?" Jodie asked, disgust written clearly on her face.
"Slime ball." Russell muttered. Jade glanced at the blond. It had been days since Kyle's visit to Daybreak Center, and Russell had seen for himself what his best friend had now became. But he was a fiercely loyal friend; he still did not want to believe that Kyle had chosen Blood Iris. He had tried to create excuses for Kyle, telling everyone that Kyle must have had his own reasons.
But days had passed by, and there was no evidence to prove Kyle's innocence. The council had turned its back on him, branding him with a harsh name – traitor. It tore Russell, he knew that Kyle was never and would never be a traitor.
He would rather die than to become a traitor.
"And I had not seen him around Daybreak Center since that day. I wonder what had happened to him?" Jade said.
Russell scoffed, "Must have went looking for other girls." Apparently he had not minded the witch's absence.
"How's Mrs. Finster lately?" Jodie asked. Jade pursed her lips, something that Jasper frequently did too. She tried to bury the grief that welled up in her heart as she thought of her dead brother. "Hmm? Mum's been fine, just don't push the wrong button."
Silence lapsed as the three sipped their drinks.
"Did you hear? They said that Angus has joined Blood Iris." The vampire on the adjacent table said to his companions.
Jade looked at Jodie and Russell, who looked just as confused as she was. "Yeah, I heard that too. He followed this shapeshifter and went to Blood Iris's headquarters." Another spoke.
"For what?" A redheaded witch asked.
"To see Nathaniel of course! Why else would he go there for?" The vampire said and his companions nodded wistfully.
"Tsk tsk. Didn't expect him to follow Kyle Caldwin's footsteps." Russell was about to get over to the table angrily, no doubt to defend his friend. Jodie put a restraining hand on his arm.
"Yeah. He was still going on about how Kyle was such a traitor. Turns out he wasn't any better himself." The witch spoke.
"Guess what? Everyone's money was on Russell Timbale to be the next to follow his best friend instead." Another girl said.
Russell could hold back no more. He jumped up and strode over to the table. He heaved the table over angrily, startling those who had been gossiping. "More nonsense, and I'll smash all your teeth out!" He yelled at them.
Jodie came over to Russell and pulled him away, "Come on, let's go. You've got to tell the council about this."
"Screw the council!" Russell yelled, instantly attracting attention in the crowded café. "What had the elders done? Nothing! They just sit and hold meetings after meetings. What comes out of their meetings? Nothing!"
"Shh!" Jodie hushed. Together, Jodie managed to get the furious vampire out of the café with Jade.
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With the next chapter, it would be chapter 20 already! So fast! Haha.
Oh well, so what will happen to Kyle? Is he dead already [some of you might happily ask.. (-_-") ]. You can find out only in the next chapter! Till then, reviews will be greatly appreciated!
