Bladed Moon
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Kenny and Tyson's mouths gaped in surprise as Max and Ray raised their eyebrows in bewilderment.
"Your cousin?!" they all exclaimed.
Kai rolled his eyes at his teammates' antics while Serena giggled.
"Why didn't you tell me that you knew Kai, Ren?" half-wailed Kenny.
Serena smiled. "How was I supposed to find out that you know him yourself Chief?"
"Besides, you've never mentioned them whenever we talk in the past." She continued, eyeing the brown-haired boy teasingly.
Kenny blushed, much to the amusement of the others.
Not wanting to spend all day at the airport, Ray said. "Guys, we should get going."
The rest nodded in agreement. Max glanced at Kenny. "So where are we staying at Chief?" the blonde asked.
Kenny turned a beet red. He completely forgot about making a reservation at a hotel. He was too excited to come and visit Ren that all he could think about was getting here.
"Erm…" started Kenny. How could he explain this to the rest of the team?
Taking note of Kenny's red face and fumbling fingers, Tyson realized what was wrong.
"Chief," he paused, his eyes narrowed. "You didn't forget to make hotel reservations, did you?"
Kenny scratched the back of his head sheepishly. He sweatdropped as his friends glared at him.
"Eh…I did." The brown-haired genius clasped his hands. "Gomen!" he hurriedly added.
Before both Max and Tyson could pound him, Serena's sweet laugh made them, even Kenny who had his arms under his head, looked at her.
"Don't worry guys." She said, clearly amused. "You can stay at my place."
She glanced behind her and waved at someone to come over. A tough-looking man looking every much like someone from MIB; black suit, black sunglasses and all; stood upright from the car he was leaning on. The man's broad shoulders rippled against his suit in rhythm as he moved towards them.
Kenny, Max, and Tyson couldn't help but gulped as the man stop to stand behind Serena. The man's sandy blonde hair glistened in the sun, highlighting his locks against the darkness of his glasses. The grim line of his mouth made him look more intimidating than he already is.
"This is Alex," introduced Serena, gesturing a hand to the man who looked no older than twenty at the most. "Alex, this is Kenny, the guy I've been telling you about."
Kenny blushed. "Erm…nice to meet you," he managed to say without mumbling quickly the words.
"These are Max, Tyson, Ray and my dear long-lost cousin, Kai." continued Serena. "They're Kenny's friends."
Max and Tyson mumbled their hellos. Ray simply nodded his head and gave a fanged smile. Kai grunted in greeting.
"Hnn." The silver-haired boy grunted.
The man named Alex gave a slow grin. "Still the same as you were years ago ne?" he asked jokingly.
Serena glanced at Alex. "Do be so mean, Alex. Besides, they'll be staying at home."
Alex raised an eyebrow. "You do know that your father won't like this arrangement."
Serena tossed her long blonde-silver hair. "He can yell at me for all I care." She huffed. "Besides, he'll be glad to see Kai again."
"Come'on Cuz." She urged, wrapping an arm around Kai's. "I want to know all about your misadventures since we parted."
Kai rolled his eyes but let the dual-haired (AN: I always wanted to say that. Hohoho!) girl dragged him nonetheless after Alex with the rest of the guys trailing behind them.
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Max's, Tyson's, and Kenny's eyes widen as they stared at the car. Ray coughed as an excuse to turn away and Kai had a surprised look on his face. Both Alex and Serena grinned knowingly at each other.
"Do you like it?" asked Serena in a sweet, innocent voice.
"Erm…" the guys mumbled.
In front of them was the shabbiest car they had ever seen. With all the different coatings (obviously to 'hide' scratches and dents) all over the car, they couldn't tell what its original color was. The tires had patches in them and one of both the headlights and taillights were broken. The back bumper was missing and the front looked like it smashed against a much larger object; maybe a concrete wall or something.
To summarize it all up, it was the poorest excuse of a car. It belongs most likely in a junk yard than in the street.
Problem is: How to tell Serena? They didn't want to seem rude since they would be staying at her place for the time being.
Tyson, the blunt and loud-mouth he is, blurted out the comment they voiced in their minds.
"Is that even a car? It's nothing more than a piece of crap metal."
Max and Kenny, the closest to the blue-haired teen, whacked him on each side of his head.
"Tyson!" They both hissed, though you can see that they feel the same way.
Kenny opened his mouth, ready to start apologizing on Tyson's insensitivity when Serena and Alex laughed.
He snapped his mouth shut and stared at the two weirdly, along with the rest of the guys.
"Finally," said Alex as soon as the laughter subsided. "A truly honest person who says what he feels."
The guys shared confused looks at each other.
Serena explained. "As you may have experienced from Kai, our family doesn't trust strangers easily. I, myself, don't have that much friends…"
At this, Alex snorted. "Yeah right." The sandy-blonde said with undaunted sarcasm.
Serena tossed a glare at Alex. "Shut up Alex," she mock-growled.
"So this car is a kind-of a truth test." continued Serena.
"Truth test?" asked Kenny, eyebrow raised.
Serena nodded. "Yes, a truth test."
"You see," she continued. "We actually brought two cars if ever someone visits us for the first time."
The blonde-silver-haired girl pointed to the beat-up car. "This is the car we let our guests see first. If they say good things about this rusty-piece of metal, then those persons can't be trusted so easily. But, if they say what they really think of the car, then our family can trust them."
Serena glanced at Kenny. "I'm really sorry about this Kenny, I know that you're a good person but I just wanted to see if you're the real deal. If I'd known that Kai's a friend of yours…" her voice trailed off. "I wouldn't have tested you."
She took hold of the brunette boy's hand and gazed at him in the eyes. Sapphire eyes leveled with deep blue.
"Can we still be friends?" Serena asked softly, sapphire eyes glistening.
Kenny blushed but didn't turn away. Instead, he gave a soft smile and said truthfully. "Of course Ren."
Serena squealed and hugged the brown-haired genius. Kenny blushed but hugged the dual-haired girl back. Neither noticed the disapproved frowns on both Kai's and Alex's faces. Max and Tyson gave each other knowing grins as Ray watched the scene with one of his fanged smiles.
"We'll show you to our real car then." Serena said as she released herself from the embrace. Her face brightened with excitement.
Taking Kenny by one arm and Kai on the other, Serena was ready to drag them when Max spoke.
"But what about this?" the blonde boy asked. He pointed to the broken-down car.
Serena shrugged it off. "Edward will come to pick it up…there he is right now."
The silver-blonde-haired girl waved over a beggar leaning on a wall a few meters from them. The man got up on his feet and dusted the dirt off his rags (which were dirty anyway) before he started to head towards them. Despite the man's unkempt brown hair and rags, he was surprisingly clean and shaven.
Serena reached into her pocket and threw the car's key as the man came nearer. The man caught it with ease and Serena winked at him. The man's –or rather Edward's—dark eyes gleamed as he smiled and saluted the blonde-silver-haired girl.
Serena smiled and turned her back as Edward unlocked and opened the car door. The girl took Kenny and Kai each by the arm again and proceeded to drag them. Alex, after tossing Edward a grin, followed them.
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"Whoah!" yelled Tyson and Max as both gazed at their ride.
"A Rolls-Royce!" exclaimed the blue-haired teen with glee.
"That's so expensive…" commented Max, blue eyes shining excitedly. "Awesome!"
Both Kenny and Ray sported sweatdrops at the back of their heads while Kai simply shook his head in dismay as they looked on at the sight of their teammates awing (and drooling) at the black luxurious limousine.
Alex opened the passenger door and Tyson literally almost dive nose-in inside followed closely by Max. Serena merely shook her head and got inside followed by Ray, Kenny, Kai and lastly by Alex himself who closed the door behind him.
"Onward to home, Dan." said Serena politely to the chauffeur; a pale-skinned young man with long jet-black hair donned in clothes similar to Alex's.
Dan glanced at them from the view mirror and gave a small salute, a smirk on his face.
"Yes, Miss Serena." He said in a deep voice.
"So…" started Kenny as the limo roared to life and pulled away from the parking area.
"How did you meet Chief here, Serena?" asked Tyson, who threw an arm around the brown-haired teen's shoulders.
Kenny rolled his eyes.
"Guys…" He whined. "I already told you that."
"You did?" asked Tyson thoughtfully as he rubbed his chin, questioning marks hovering all over his head.
"I guess I forgot." He said sheepishly.
Laughter rang inside the car.
Tyson fumed. "That wasn't funny!"
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"Ah home sweet home." Serena muttered as the golden gates opened and the car pulled into the driveway.
The guys stepped out, looking in awe at the scenery. Kai, being used to the place, merely smirked along with Alex at the expressions on the other guys faces.
"It's so cool!" Squealed Tyson and Max in joy.
The mansion was huge and gigantic. It looked like the typical paradise house that one can only dream of.
The finely-coated Maplewood double doors swung wide open as a group of servants paraded out to greet them.
"Welcome home, Miss Serena." They chorused as the women curtsied and the men bowed.
"Good day to you sirs." They greeted to the guys.
The Bladebreakers team could only blink. They were not used to being called 'Sirs'.
The Butler, whom Serena called as James, stepped out to greet them personally.
"Miss Serena. You also have a few visitors. They're expecting you in the living room." James mentioned.
"There's no need James. We'll see Ren ourselves." Laughed a voice at the doors.
Serena looked up and her face brightened as she smile wider.
"Oliver! Eugene! Johnny!"
What?!
Tyson, Max, Kenny, Ray and Kai glanced at the double doors. Their gaze met with three of the Majestics team.
The blonde boy, Eugene, winked at them.
"Hey Bladebreakers. It's been a long time, hasn't it?"
To be continued