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Kai paced angrily around his room, arms crossed tightly in front of his chest, his crimson eyes glaring at the floor. He couldn't believe he just did that, he shouted at Rei, let him go outside in the middle of the night and he hadn't gone after him!

"What kind of team captain am I?!" He growled, stopping his route and sitting on the bed. He slowly ran his pale fingers through the slate bangs that hung loosely in his face, letting out a frustrated grunt. He fell back and lay outstretched on the duvet. A nice smell still clung to the linen. A musty, yet sweet smell of vanilla and ylang ylang. Rei's smell. Kai breathed it in deeply, beginning to long for the other teen. Kai missed his long raven hair, the way it shone wonderfully in the pale moonlight. He missed his perfect skin and well defined features that lay at perfect proportions on his fair face. He missed his lithe body and the amber eyes so full of life. He missed his-

Kai sat bolt upright. What was he thinking? Rei was just another of his stupid team mates. Yes, they were fun sometimes and he sort of liked them, but not THAT much. But, Rei was different, he wasn't like the others. He was sane, and kind. He was the only one who really understood Kai, the only one Kai could trust. And now he'd gone and blown it. Kai sighed and walked to the door, and opened it quietly in hope of not waking his team. No such luck. It was 3:00 in the morning, and Max was still up, watching cartoons. Tyson was lying asleep beside him, his head resting on the blonde's lap. Kenny was just visible through the open door to their room. He was sitting at the desk asleep, his head resting on his lap top, typing random letters into the bit beast operated computer.

"Where you going?" Max asked, looking up from the TV. Kai grunted in response and grabbed his coat off the rack. Max stood up, knocking Tyson onto the floor by accident. He mumbled an apology to the boy and grabbed Kai's arm.

"With the way you acted earlier Kai, I think you should be more careful." The blonde said, surprising all in the room, including himself, with the menace in his voice. The crimson eyed teen just stared at the blond for at least a minute, before finally sighing and closing his eyes with a nod.

"You're right; I don't know why I just blew up like that." He whispered. "Sorry." Max smiled,

"It's ok. Now, I think we should go find Rei, together." Tyson, who was now awake, nodded enthusiastically.

"Yeah, who's gonna make breakfast if he isn't here?" He grinned, standing up and grabbing his coat too. Max quickly wrote Kenny a note and left it beside the sleeping boy before pulling on his jumper and following the rest of his team out the door.

The rain was pounding hard upon the concrete streets and the sun was only just peeking over the city's snowy horizon. The roads were empty save for the few soaked cars that drove swiftly past and most buildings sported dark or curtained windows. The birds had yet to start singing their morning song, and no one was out jogging yet. The group of bladers walked lonesome along the main road leading from the hotel, with only their clothing to protect them from the harsh weather. Kai walked briskly at the front, setting pace for those who followed behind. Tyson walked beside Max, his long blue coat pulled tightly around him. The blond shivered within his polo necked jumper and rubbed his shoulders.

"How d-do we kn-know where t-to look?" He asked, straining to be heard above the rush of wind.

"He'll have gone somewhere peaceful, most likely the park." Kai shouted back, squinting as the rain battered his face. To Max and Tyson, Kai was merely a crimson eyed silhouette, barely visible in the dim light and heavy rain. They followed, hurrying as close behind him as they could in hope of not losing their cold hearted captain. They reached the park in less than five minutes, though it seemed over twice as long. Upon reaching it, they looked around, scanning for any sign of the golden eyed neko-jin.

The park was large and made up of several sections, all centred around an icy pond to which all paths lead. The paths were gravel and lined with light wooden benches, spaced at about three yards apart. Behind the benches were small collections of trees and flowers, the wide spreading branches of the trees partly sheltering the flowers hiding below.

"This place is huge! How are we ever gonna find him?!" Tyson cried, throwing his hands up both in frustration and for effect, though bringing them back down as the cold wind rushed into his jacket.

"We'll split up. Meet back here at 4:00." Upon saying that, Kai walked off towards the pond. Max and Tyson shrugged and walked off different ways, calling Reis name over the wind.

The rain battered the Chinese boy as he ran through the trees, soon turning into hail. He had been walking in the park when he found a forest and deciding to go in. He smiled bitterly at the irony, curiosity killed the cat, and now it was about to kill him. He ran, raven hair whipping behind him. He ducked beneath braches and jumped over fallen trees, dodging vegetation with perfect grace. His heart pounded in his ears and soon that and the crunching of leaves was all he could hear. Sharp twigs scratched his arms and face, but he didn't notice, all his attention was focused on getting away, away from them. They were catching up, he wouldn't last much longer. He was tired, exhausted, and they had only just begun. He could almost hear their cruel laughter as they saw that he had no escape. The park wasn't far ahead, and the hotel wasn't far from that. If he could just make it back there, he'd be safe. Kai would protect him, wouldn't he? They had argued, but if it was life and death, Kai would help him. Kai seemed to always be there for him. He tried to pretend it was because the crimson eyed blader cared about him, but maybe he was just a good captain. Whatever it was, he knew he would be safe with Kai, if he could just reach him in time.

With these thoughts, the neko-jin leaned forward and quickened his pace, setting some distance between him and those who hunted him ravenously. The edge of the forest was so close, he could see the path. There was a click as one drew his gun and loaded it, flicking the safety off. Rei tried to push himself harder, to sprint just that little bit faster and reach the park before they opened fire. Too late. Bullets whizzed past him. Something struck the back of his knee and he fell straight to the ground, the soggy mud muffling his scream. He tried to crawl forward, the gravel path was within his reach, someone would be out, they had to be. The men were gaining ground, they were almost on him.

"KAI!" He screamed as one grabbed his wrists, tears streaming rapidly down his wrists. Darkness clouded his vision and he fought to stay conscious.

"Gotcha, kitty cat." One voice mocked, hitting him roughly in the head. As blissful shadows stole the teen, he whispered to the loud roar of the wind.

"Kai, help me, please."

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