Thanks for the reviews everyone! I will get round to finishing this story
at some point, but the muses and the fates are working to make sure I get
the best out of this one first before doing the sequel! Please, any
suggestions are very, very appreciated!
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Kai woke with a start. He looked around blankly for a few seconds before realising he had been woken by a bird singing above his head. That meant it must be dawn, birds were singing all over the place. He looked up to the roof and the startled the bird. It looked at him with a bemused expression in its small black eyes, then took flight. Kai looked at his closed fist. He opened it and was mildly surprised to see Dranzer's feather was gone. He wondered if it had disappeared or blown away. When he asked Dranzer, the phoenix just gave him a cheeky look and remained silent.
Kai stood up and pulled himself onto the roof. Once standing in the open air, he stretched. It felt really good. In fact, he felt good full stop. Maybe getting that off his chest had really helped. He looked over and saw the sun rise slowly on the horizon. It looked like it was looming over the small buildings in the distance. The cool air made him shiver; sleeping outside in damp underwear may have been a bad idea. He decided to do some exercises to warm him up.
He started with some stretches, just testing at what his body could do. He smiled just before he flipped backwards, his hands touching the peaked centre of the tiled roof as his legs soared in an arc. He stood back upright, one foot in front of the other as he balanced on the narrow area. He grinned this time and flipped himself forward, his hands not playing a part this time. He landed just as the suns rays spread up the roof, bathing him in warmth. He flipped backwards, but this time he stayed upside down in a handstand when his hands hit the tiles. He turned to watch the sunrise upside down, not even realising the ache his ribs gave him.
"KAI!!!" someone screamed.
It caused Kai to snap back to reality. It was so sudden, the ache hit him immediately and his arms wavered in strength. No, he thought, not now! Then his arms gave way. His head crashed against the tiles as his body followed gravity down. He groggily reached out to hold onto something, but the downward facing tiles gave him no hold. He slid down on his back, head first. He could feel the roof give way to air as the roof ended. His hands groped for the edge, but it wasn't possible, and he felt himself fall to reach the floor. His world blacked out around him.
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Hilary had had hardly any sleep. No one could find Kai last night, and the adults had decided it was best to try again in the morning. She lay on her mussed up blankets, tossing and turning. She couldn't get comfortable. She sighed in frustration and sat up. She could hear birds singing outside, and weak sunlight streamed through the windows. Then she heard a muffled thump. It sounded like it was from outside and inside at the same time. She frowned and got up. She walked to the door and stepped outside. She heard the thud again, thought this time it was clearer. She walked through the garden, looking for the source of the sound.
Something made her look up. Then she saw Kai, he was on the roof! She couldn't see him clearly in the sunlight, but he should get down, he could hurt himself. She called his name, but he didn't seem to hear her, so she called again. The results were the same.
"KAI!!!" she screamed this time.
He heard her this time, but it was a bad move. She watched with horror as Kai fell from the roof down the other side. She stood still, unable to move until she heard a crash from the other side of the building. She screamed his name again as she ran round. She was met with the site of Kai sprawled on the ground amongst the remains of a couple of empty water barrels that had been against the wall.
"Oh Kai, no!" she breathed.
She ran up to him and knelt beside him.
"Please be ok, please be ok!" she begged, it was her fault he fell.
She dragged him out of the wooden wreckage and flopped back down, taking his head and resting it on her lap. He was bleeding from somewhere on his head but she couldn't see from where the blood was coming from. She ripped off a corner of her pyjama top and began wiping his bloody and dirty face.
"I'm so sorry Kai! After everything yesterday and now I almost kill you!"
"S'not your fault"
"She jumped and looked down to see a pair of unfocused mahogany eyes staring back.
"Kai! I'm so sorry! I really am, I didn't mean for it to happen I swear!"
"Said it wasn't your fault!" he pushed himself up and away from her, groaning softly to himself. He managed to get to his feet and swayed. Hilary jumped up and went to support his arm. He pushed her away but lost is balance. This time Hilary did get a hold on him, but he was heavier then she expected. He fell and she went with him. For the second time that day she found herself staring into those mahogany eyes. Only this time she was closer. Kai had fallen on his back, and she had fallen on top of him. She could feel his breath on her face, warm and sweet, coming from his partially opened lips. Lips she'd dreamed of kissing.
She let the moment take her, and swooped her head down the short distance. Her lips met his and she kissed him. If she could have seen his face now, she would've seen the shock still registering on his features. He wasn't returning the kiss, but at least he wasn't pushing her away either. She could feel his warm skin against her own. She grew bold and let her tongue slide against his own, and his lips. She felt his breath catch in his throat as she carried on. She was in heaven, she never believed that she would ever kiss Kai, and here she was. She should make him fall off roofs more often!
Then a laugh made her pause. She broke the kiss and looked up to see the rest of the team and the adults staring at the two fallen teens with a mix of expressions on their faces. Tyson was holding his sides with laughter, tears were already falling down is cheeks. Max was giggling, and Ray and Kenny were trying very hard not to laugh. It was unsuccessful. The adults looked very amused.
"I...uh...I........" started Hilary.
"Um, Hilary, can you get off me, please?"
She looked down and saw the desperation in Kai's face and the pleading in his voice. She jumped off him like he was a live fire. She had forgotten about what he had told them last night. She put her hands up to her mouth.
"I'm so sorry Kai! I forgot, I mean, well, oh I really put my foot in it!" she talked through her fingers.
"More like your tongue in it!" laughed Tyson through laughing bouts.
Hilary's face flamed crimson.
"God! Kai's face! Your face! That kiss! I didn't know you guys had it in you!"
Kai picked himself off the ground and stood up, still swaying slightly. He avoided looking anyone in the eye; he still had to process what just happened in his mind.
Then Samantha rushed forward, "Kai, your bleeding! What happened?"
"I fell off the roof" was the blunt reply.
The laughing stopped as everyone looked at him, all except Hilary.
"You serious dude?"
"Yes" was followed by a flinch from the bleeding captain as Samantha looked for the wound.
"Its from the back of my neck mostly, and some from a cut above the temple, in my hair" he told the nurse. He could feel the stinging wounds enough to pinpoint them.
"How did you fall of the roof? What where you doing up there in the first place!" asked Tyson's dad.
"I've been there since yesterday, when I err, ran off. I want to thank you, by the way, for making me talk. It helped."
"That's ok, but you were on the roof since yesterday?" it was all too much for them to take in, where Kai had been, and this apologising.
"Samantha, please stop it. I'm ok, and I think I've had enough contact. I can sort it out myself!" it made Hilary flinch inside every time he said please. It was like he had to beg for what he was asking, like they were gonna hurt him for asking.
"Kai, I'm really sorry!" she told him.
He blushed when he looked at her. "I.............." was all he got out before he rushed back to the house, his legs not quite ready to hold him up yet.
Everyone turned to Hilary.
"From the look on your face little homie, id say we ask you to explain, you dig?" asked Tyson's grandfather.
"Word" she replied tiredly, this was going to take a while!
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Bet you didn't expect that, did you! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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Kai woke with a start. He looked around blankly for a few seconds before realising he had been woken by a bird singing above his head. That meant it must be dawn, birds were singing all over the place. He looked up to the roof and the startled the bird. It looked at him with a bemused expression in its small black eyes, then took flight. Kai looked at his closed fist. He opened it and was mildly surprised to see Dranzer's feather was gone. He wondered if it had disappeared or blown away. When he asked Dranzer, the phoenix just gave him a cheeky look and remained silent.
Kai stood up and pulled himself onto the roof. Once standing in the open air, he stretched. It felt really good. In fact, he felt good full stop. Maybe getting that off his chest had really helped. He looked over and saw the sun rise slowly on the horizon. It looked like it was looming over the small buildings in the distance. The cool air made him shiver; sleeping outside in damp underwear may have been a bad idea. He decided to do some exercises to warm him up.
He started with some stretches, just testing at what his body could do. He smiled just before he flipped backwards, his hands touching the peaked centre of the tiled roof as his legs soared in an arc. He stood back upright, one foot in front of the other as he balanced on the narrow area. He grinned this time and flipped himself forward, his hands not playing a part this time. He landed just as the suns rays spread up the roof, bathing him in warmth. He flipped backwards, but this time he stayed upside down in a handstand when his hands hit the tiles. He turned to watch the sunrise upside down, not even realising the ache his ribs gave him.
"KAI!!!" someone screamed.
It caused Kai to snap back to reality. It was so sudden, the ache hit him immediately and his arms wavered in strength. No, he thought, not now! Then his arms gave way. His head crashed against the tiles as his body followed gravity down. He groggily reached out to hold onto something, but the downward facing tiles gave him no hold. He slid down on his back, head first. He could feel the roof give way to air as the roof ended. His hands groped for the edge, but it wasn't possible, and he felt himself fall to reach the floor. His world blacked out around him.
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Hilary had had hardly any sleep. No one could find Kai last night, and the adults had decided it was best to try again in the morning. She lay on her mussed up blankets, tossing and turning. She couldn't get comfortable. She sighed in frustration and sat up. She could hear birds singing outside, and weak sunlight streamed through the windows. Then she heard a muffled thump. It sounded like it was from outside and inside at the same time. She frowned and got up. She walked to the door and stepped outside. She heard the thud again, thought this time it was clearer. She walked through the garden, looking for the source of the sound.
Something made her look up. Then she saw Kai, he was on the roof! She couldn't see him clearly in the sunlight, but he should get down, he could hurt himself. She called his name, but he didn't seem to hear her, so she called again. The results were the same.
"KAI!!!" she screamed this time.
He heard her this time, but it was a bad move. She watched with horror as Kai fell from the roof down the other side. She stood still, unable to move until she heard a crash from the other side of the building. She screamed his name again as she ran round. She was met with the site of Kai sprawled on the ground amongst the remains of a couple of empty water barrels that had been against the wall.
"Oh Kai, no!" she breathed.
She ran up to him and knelt beside him.
"Please be ok, please be ok!" she begged, it was her fault he fell.
She dragged him out of the wooden wreckage and flopped back down, taking his head and resting it on her lap. He was bleeding from somewhere on his head but she couldn't see from where the blood was coming from. She ripped off a corner of her pyjama top and began wiping his bloody and dirty face.
"I'm so sorry Kai! After everything yesterday and now I almost kill you!"
"S'not your fault"
"She jumped and looked down to see a pair of unfocused mahogany eyes staring back.
"Kai! I'm so sorry! I really am, I didn't mean for it to happen I swear!"
"Said it wasn't your fault!" he pushed himself up and away from her, groaning softly to himself. He managed to get to his feet and swayed. Hilary jumped up and went to support his arm. He pushed her away but lost is balance. This time Hilary did get a hold on him, but he was heavier then she expected. He fell and she went with him. For the second time that day she found herself staring into those mahogany eyes. Only this time she was closer. Kai had fallen on his back, and she had fallen on top of him. She could feel his breath on her face, warm and sweet, coming from his partially opened lips. Lips she'd dreamed of kissing.
She let the moment take her, and swooped her head down the short distance. Her lips met his and she kissed him. If she could have seen his face now, she would've seen the shock still registering on his features. He wasn't returning the kiss, but at least he wasn't pushing her away either. She could feel his warm skin against her own. She grew bold and let her tongue slide against his own, and his lips. She felt his breath catch in his throat as she carried on. She was in heaven, she never believed that she would ever kiss Kai, and here she was. She should make him fall off roofs more often!
Then a laugh made her pause. She broke the kiss and looked up to see the rest of the team and the adults staring at the two fallen teens with a mix of expressions on their faces. Tyson was holding his sides with laughter, tears were already falling down is cheeks. Max was giggling, and Ray and Kenny were trying very hard not to laugh. It was unsuccessful. The adults looked very amused.
"I...uh...I........" started Hilary.
"Um, Hilary, can you get off me, please?"
She looked down and saw the desperation in Kai's face and the pleading in his voice. She jumped off him like he was a live fire. She had forgotten about what he had told them last night. She put her hands up to her mouth.
"I'm so sorry Kai! I forgot, I mean, well, oh I really put my foot in it!" she talked through her fingers.
"More like your tongue in it!" laughed Tyson through laughing bouts.
Hilary's face flamed crimson.
"God! Kai's face! Your face! That kiss! I didn't know you guys had it in you!"
Kai picked himself off the ground and stood up, still swaying slightly. He avoided looking anyone in the eye; he still had to process what just happened in his mind.
Then Samantha rushed forward, "Kai, your bleeding! What happened?"
"I fell off the roof" was the blunt reply.
The laughing stopped as everyone looked at him, all except Hilary.
"You serious dude?"
"Yes" was followed by a flinch from the bleeding captain as Samantha looked for the wound.
"Its from the back of my neck mostly, and some from a cut above the temple, in my hair" he told the nurse. He could feel the stinging wounds enough to pinpoint them.
"How did you fall of the roof? What where you doing up there in the first place!" asked Tyson's dad.
"I've been there since yesterday, when I err, ran off. I want to thank you, by the way, for making me talk. It helped."
"That's ok, but you were on the roof since yesterday?" it was all too much for them to take in, where Kai had been, and this apologising.
"Samantha, please stop it. I'm ok, and I think I've had enough contact. I can sort it out myself!" it made Hilary flinch inside every time he said please. It was like he had to beg for what he was asking, like they were gonna hurt him for asking.
"Kai, I'm really sorry!" she told him.
He blushed when he looked at her. "I.............." was all he got out before he rushed back to the house, his legs not quite ready to hold him up yet.
Everyone turned to Hilary.
"From the look on your face little homie, id say we ask you to explain, you dig?" asked Tyson's grandfather.
"Word" she replied tiredly, this was going to take a while!
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Bet you didn't expect that, did you! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!