In Love and Trust
Author's Note
Okay, first, don't get scared by the amount of words. I just hope there is no limit, because I seem to have the tendency to blab in fics. If you would like to cut down the descriptions, or, whatever, please e-mail me. I swear, every chappie seems to get longer everytime, and I have NO idea. (--) Right, probably the reason that I am updating this often is because I have a feeling this is going to be one of those long stories that tend to get boring if you don't read along.... No, I'm not sure, its just a bizzaro feeling that this fic will build up, have some attempted sap, and- no! Mutters to herself Will not give away anything... Will not give away anything.....
Disclaimer: I, Candide Avedo do not own anything that has to do with Beyblade........Nothing else to say....strange...
Not What She Seems - Part 1
Queen woke up later, still disoriented from last night, and the stress that she had last night felt a little lighter, like all that she needed was a good bed to sleep on.
'Ouch, Damn, I can't feel anything.' she moaned, rubbing her eyes from the sleep, the memories of last night coming back like an old movie. 'Of all the people to find me....Hiwatari? Tch. Who knew that he would actually let anyone stay at his place?' she took a glance around, taking in the guest rooms' appearance which had been painted in a light pastel yellow colour, matching her robes. The full length windows let large streams of light flow through, making the room much brighter. All that sunlight made Queen quickly search for a nearby clock. 'What? No way! 12:30? I never sleep that long! My brother would always-King! I need to phone him! Argh, I've got to find Hiwatari!'
Carefully with caution she got up, testing her legs, and crept out of the room. A long stretch of hallway were on either side of her.
'This is ridiculous! I am not looking for that snob in this-this house!' Queen paused, and her stomach gave a growl, making her sigh in defeat. "Okay, that leaves me with no choice. I might as well find the kitchen." she whispered to herself, and turned to the hall to her right.
"Are you looking for something?" said a voice behind Queen, making her jump.
"Don't DO that!" she snapped, trying to gain back her composure.
"So you better now?" asked Kai, who was already dressed in his usual attire.
"Why do you care?" said Queen, turning her back on Kai, and began walking.
"I was just trying to be a host, and besides, you'll get lost in here." that last comment shut Queen up. Well, not entirely. Kai caught up to her.
"Look, I woke up too late to be even bothered by you, so will you tell me where the phone is so I can talk to King?"
Kai stopped in his tracks. Queen sneered at his expression.
"What, did I say something wrong?" she asked.
"No, I just don't fancy the fact that your brother will try to decapitate me if he finds out that you are here." replied Kai bluntly.
"Yeah, but you're 'innocent', so what's the problem? The sooner I get out of here the sooner I can get home." Queen walked faster.
"I'll bet." said Kai sarcastically. "You just wanna go home because you wanna see you Daddy, your Mommy, and your brother so you can be a sweet, little happy family again, am I right?"
Queen's expression was unreadable, and made no comment, but increased her speed so that Kai was a little strained in keeping up.
"Okay, I think we've passed this door before." said Queen flatly, as she spotted the same looking mahogany door for the third time.
"No, that's the library." answered Kai, and they turned into another hall.
"Why can't you just have a small house like everyone else?" Queen said, disgruntled.
Finally, after what looked like ten minutes of walking, the reached a large kitchen, where many chrome appliances shone.
"Here it is, and you can dial whatever your number is." Kai pointed to a high-tech cordless hanging on the wall. (A.N. .....I thought it sounded cool....ahem.)
"I will."
Queen scowled at him, clearly not wanting him to listen into the conversation. Kai ignored her, sitting at one of the counter's stools.
Phone Conversation
Ring, ring, ring!
"Hello, you have reached the Hollybrook Manor." an old woman's voice answered.
"Hi, um, this is Queen."
"Queen? MISS QUEEN?" said the woman's voice disbelievingly.
"Yes, and I would like to speak to King immediately, please."
"Yes, miss, just a second...." a few moments came by, and Queen fought very hard to fight down the impulse to jump for joy in knowing that she would be able to hear her brother's voice in a matter of seconds.
"Hello, this is King speaking." the familiar voice gave Queen small shocks of happiness. "Hello? Are you there?"
"......King, it's me." said Queen, biting her lip. Kai watched intently. It had reminded him of a soap opera that Hilary would watch when they would come over.
"Q-Q-Queen? Is that really you?" said King, his voice quivering. "Where are you? Are you okay? Tell me, did anyone hurt you? How did you escape? Do-"
"King, I'm fine. I'm not hurt, I'm at the same city we were last, and, well, I'm at Hiwatari's place." replied Queen, sending everything out on a rush at the last part.
"Hey, that's good, really, I thought you were dea-HIWATARI'S PLACE?!? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING THERE?!?!" his voice could be heard by Kai, who shifted uneasily in his seat.
"Um, just listen, King....." and Queen had told him the full story after an hour later. By now, her stomach had been angered by the lack of food. "So thats it, really, nothing much happened, just a close call."
"Sure that Hiwataris not a part of the men that attacked you?" asked King suspiciously. "It's not likely that he'd help you, or anyone, you know."
"I told you, Hiwatari's not prone to doing something like that. As much as I hate the guy I still owe him my life." Kai felt a little disturbed by how open she spoke of him, but was slighly amused by the fact that she found herself in debt.
"Queen, I want you to give Hiwatari the phone." said King sternly.
"Why would you want to-"
"NOW, Queen."
"Sheesh, alright." Queen calld to Kai who was taken aback. "Hiwatari, my brother wants to talk to you." reluctantly, Kai took the phone from her, and Queen leaned against the wall.
"Kai speaking."
"Kai."
"King." that was their way of greeting. "What is it? Look, I know what you think, from the conversation I heard with you and Queen, you don't think of me very highly, do you?"
"THAT, Hiwatari, is a stupid question. Who would'nt be worried about their sister when already three men assulted her, and the next she is found by one of our most untrusted adversaries. Tell me, what would you think?" a chilling silence lingered.
"Okay, King, I'll only tell you this once." sai Kai, his voice becoming tense. "What make you think that way is beyond me, but right now you're just going to have to trust me, so if you have something important to say you can say it right now or you are just WASTING. MY. TIME."
"Alright then, Hiwatari. Have it your way." King this time sounded way more worn out, as if he was tired of the bickering.
"So, are you going to tell me, or not?" Queen growled low in her throat. 'What was so important that King could'nt tell me about it? Why did he choose Kai, not I, if he had wanted to talk.?'
"You can believe what I say or not, Hiwatari, because as I hate to admit it, you are right, and you're the only person we can trust right now....Okay, heres the plan. (A.N. Pls Keep in mind that Queen told him about what had happened, well, mostly.) Queen will have to stay with you for a couple of weeks, no matter what."
"Whys that?"
"Sigh... I might as well tell.... Our family had once inherited a great fortune , one which has been passed down to our grandmother. It shall be passed down to our mother, who is her one and only child. Then, as you might have already guessed, it shall be passed down to us, her children. Unfortunately, our mother has met her early fate, and the inheritance rests at our grandmother who will take care of it for us until we reach the legal age of claiming it. Our father, who had gotten an arranged marriage with our mother had only been interested in the fortune, he did not seem pleased at all once he knew that she had been pregnant with us. Clearly he had not wished to share and pass down what he thought could be his." King paused there, as though pondering what to say next. It was an uneasy silence, and Kai assumed that he was still holding back on the rest of his history. Queen was still giving Kai suspicious looks as to why Kai had'nt been speaking quite a while now.
"Um, King, are you still going to continue to the point of this?" asked Kai, trying to sound patient.
"I'm almost done, Hiwatari....Years later, after my mother had passed away, much to our relief, our father moved on, married another woman, and had his own son. Soon, his wife had met the same fate as our mother had. She passed away from cancer, or so it was said. Now this part brings us to why my sister has to stay with you. By some hidden law, the inheritance can go to our father eventhough he is'nt legally married to our mother anymore. The point was, that he had some relation to our family in some way. However, the only thing that is standing between him and the full inheritance, is, myself, and Queen. Listen to me, Kai, two weeks ago, my grandmother left for a doctors check up in Belgium. She was to return four days ago, but she never returned. Almost a week she has been missing, and investigators are on the hun, although I doubt it's making a difference. By my knowledge, only a few people knew about the fortune, and that included our father. He is the one who knows how to get to the money. The one who knew about the rules of inheritance. The one who hated Queen and I when we were first born.
If my assumptions are correct, Kai, then he has already taken our gandmother. That old, frail, defenseless old woman is in his mercy right now, but WE are next on his list, and if he choses his moves carefully, he can get away with murder, and take away the inheritance that can buy a fraction of the world. (A.N. Just a little over exaggerated, but I think you get the general idea.) That is why I ask you for the last time, Hiwa-Kai. As a brother who is concerned for his sister, keep watch, but not a word, because knowing her, Queen'll think she can take them on by herself. I ask nothing else, Kai, p-p-please, as a favour....."
Kai had'nt been all too cocky with the idea of protecting the girl with the moods of a dragon.
'If I help him, what do I get in return? Though his story DID sound a little far-fetched'. he took a glance at Queen who had been raiding his fridge, and was now snacking on some sushi. Kai's mind groaned at the 'child' he was to be protecting. He WAS'NT going to be paid, he had to babysit a total pain, but, then again, there WAS the prospect of getting the excuse of beating up some people. Desicions, desicions........
C.A.: Whew! That was a long one to write! Sorry one agin if it sounded boring, but once again, it goes with the story, so if you wanna get confused, then I'll just skip on to the kicking, and the fighting, and the blood, and the gore! Well, no, that's not what I meant. But it helps with the understanding, in my opinion. Please check out bio if you wanna see my comments on the story, cause this is getting long, and it's around 10:30 p.m., and my mom is gonna be ticked...
wolfling Yes, () I updated! I'm happy! Keep reviews coming, I've reread everyone's like, thrice already!
kai baby-girl I'm gald you did'nt find the last chappie boring! I hope this one did'nt either! LOL
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tsunami-chi Thank you! There will be more bickering! hehehe, let's see how long they will last.
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Uh, huh, that was the first part of I don't know how many parts. It was'nt meant to be that way, but it just came up. Thank you again, don't know how long I'll be keeping this up, just showing some appreciation for your appreciation to my fic! Boy, did that make sense?
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