In Love and Trust
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Author's Notes: Hello, and yes, I finally updated! Okay, now before you say anything, I know you are mad, but I had a lot to think about for this chappie, and I also had a lot to consider, especially when I am trying to remember the plot that I have planned in the first place. Sweatdrops at her own forgetfulness Right, so anyways, please read and review, cause I have re-read them for probably the bizillionth time...I know, theres no such thing a bizillionth. But I am slowly moving away from my point...So, please read, and I hope it meets your satisfaction.
Disclaimer: I, Candide Avedo do not own anything that has to do with Beyblade.
Thoughts "Talking"
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Hidden Doubts
'I just want to rest, why won't they just shut up....'
"Hey, you guys, do you think he's dead? Do you think he'll wake up?"
WHACK!
"Of course, Tyson, you idiot, he's not dead, he's just out of it!'"
"Jeez, sorry, Kenny, just trying to keep with the program, honestly, why are you always mean with me?"
'.....Shut up.....I want to go back, I need to go back.....Queen.....Needs........Me........'-Queen!"
Everyone fell back in surprise as King woke up, sitting upright on the bed, looking wildly around him, his beaten bruised face staring up at them incredulously. He first noticed that his clothes were not the same ones he came with, but in a deep blue coloured set of pjs.
"Lie back down, King, honestly, you're going to tire yourself out again." said Ray, taking a wet towel that fell over King's head when he got up so abruptly, and replaced it on his head. "Queen's just fine, she's fixing something for you to eat, okay?"
King eyed them all carefully, as though expecting them to suddenly laugh and state that it was all a joke. He then slowly laied back down, narrowing his eyes. "Why is Queen here, I thought I asked Kai to take care of her." he muttered, turning his eyes to the face that he most remembered. "I specifically asked him to keep her out of trouble without her knowing, and here she is, where anyone can just pluck her from the street." he tried to sit up, but failed, letting his body fall back ungracefully onto Queen's bed.
"I had no choice, King, it was harder not to tell her." said Kai, getting closer to the boy. King scoffed, jerkng his head at the others.
"You told them, right?" he grumbled in a matter-of-factly, less than asked.
"Yeah, he told us, so what?" asked Max, frowning. "What's wrong with that?"
King shook his head, locking his eyes with Max's. "Don't take it as an insult, but I only counted on Kai for this cause I thought that he was capable of the job, especially if it were our fault if anyone else got involved and got hurt."
The group exchanged glances, and Tyson looked away.
"I take it someone already has?'
"Well, you see, King, we weren't really aware that those people who were after you guys wouldn't care who they attacked, as long as they got the message through." explained Kenny, and suddenly, the door of the guestroom where Kai and Queen where sleeping in opened, and Queen came in, holding a tray of soup and toast with apple juice on the side. All fell quiet all of a sudden, which came unnoticed by the concerned sibling.
"Here, I made this for you..." Queen placed the tray on the bed and sat on the edge, peering at him. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine, just fine."
"Don't you dare lie to me, King."
King sighed, yet remained impassive. "I have been better, sister, and I wished I was."
She nodded understandably, and then, as though ignoring the others completely, she asked; "What happened, King? You look terrible. I have never seen you in such a mess eversince-" Queen broke off, noticing that she had said too much. King had decided to finish for her.
"Eversince we had been defeated by the Bladebreakers."
"Uh, yeah, I guess." there was an awkward silence.
"So, what happened? Have you been ambushed?" Queen then asked, glaring at Kai.
King shifted. What had been going on when he was gone? "Whatever do you mean, Queen?"
"Oh, nothing, just some men that are after Kai. That was why we had to get out of Kai's place, because the people who were after him ruined his place, and drove us out, which, then, ended us up in this place." she gestured to the dojo, and went on. "Then, as if you wouldn't believe, just yesterday, Hilary got injured because of those men, and then they gave Kai a warning."
King had only begun to get the words clear in his head when he heard the news. "Someone got hurt?'
Queen nodded, and the others just watched blankly as the conversation between the two deepend, just like a little girl telling her big brother that a boy just called her dumb. "Yes, they did, and I mean, if they wanted to warn Kai, why did they have to hurt someone just to make a stupid point? I think its all just freaking ridiculous!"
"Queen, what did they say?"
She turned to him, with a calculating look, as though wondering why he was so concerned for what some people had warned his so-called 'enemy'. "He just said; "Surrender, of more of your friends will be next." That was all, and then the man just runs away, leaving me and Hilary behind-King? Ki- ing, are you listening?"
King raised his eyebrows. "Huh? Oh yeah, I was listening." From the anxious face of his sister, and the Bladebreakers who were signalling him to say no more, he decided to quickly change the subject. "Well, this looks good, are you sure you made it?"
His only response was a hard smack on the arm. "Ow, what was that for, I am hurt in case you haven't noticed!"
"Which reminds me, you still haven't explained what had happened, King." she replied stiffly.
King could feel his neck heating up.
"Say, Tyson, weren't you keen on visiting Hilary today?" asked Ray, grinning forcedly at Tyson.
"Oh yeah, thanks for uh, reminding me, Ray." agreed Tyson, and the two slowly backed away. "Hey, um, Kenny, Max, want to come along? I need help on buying the flowers."
The silence between the three (Kai King Queen) were still deafening.
"Yeah, yeah, I think we should go too, eh? On the way home we can also get some take out food for dinner, cause we'll be back at around seven, kay?" Max said hurriedly, and they shut the door quietly behind them.
"So? Are you going to tell me or not, King?" Queen demanded, putting her hands on her hips. "I want an answer, King, cause if it had to do something with the men that are after Kai"-she shot daggers at Kai-"Then it's really personal. They have seriously been making this everything this whole time such a mess!"
"I was mugged, Queen, I was mugged." explained King, thinking quickly. "It was nothing, but er, all they took were some of my clothes and my wallet"
Queen looked thunderstruck. "That's terrible!" Then, in a much more calm note; "King, what have you explained to grandmother about my absence, anyway?"
Another choking silence.
Kai watched King's uneasiness with little amusement. This must be what it's like to have a sibling, total chaos. (Please, it might be true to some readers, but it may not be true to some either. I have a brother who is four, and he has learned how to be a total pain already!)
To buy poor King some time; "Yeah, King, what did you tell to your grandmother?"
"I told her that Queen wanted to visit some more places with some chaperones." answered King, and apparently, he was quite skilled at telling lies that Queen wasn't even bothered about it.
"Well what did she say?"
Her brother casually shrugged. "She didn't mind, really, but she had wished that you would have come back."
"Really, King?" taunted Kai, and he gave King a smirk.
"Shut up, Kai, this is really none of your business." snapped Queen.
"Yeah, so what?"
"Queen, what about-" began King, but he broke off all of a sudden.
"Oh?" asked Queen thoughtfully, wondering what he meant. "That, oh, King, I'm not pregnant, of course!"
A sigh of relief escaped King's mouth, as he finally took a sip of soup. "That's good news." he caught Kai's eye. "Listen, Queen, could I speak to Kai privately for a second?"
"What for?" demanded Queen, rooted to the spot.
"I have to talk to him and see if he treated you badly or not."
Alright, but if he gives you a hard time, King, I'm right here." she glared once more at Kai, who was taken aback, and she shut the door quietly.
The hell is wrong with her? She may have been mad at me, but we were getting along fine yesterday. It also felt like she enjoyed hanging around with us, even if she sulked a whole heck of a lot. Kai turned to look at King, who was now devouring his bread so quickly that he was certain that he was going to choke.
"King, if you don't stop that, you are going to choke."
King ignored his comment, and swallowed the last of his toast. "So what has been going on, Kai? I have been trying to phone your house for the last few days, and there was no answer. I was getting worried, so I tried to go to the only place I knew where to go, and before I knew it, I was being followed not too long after I arrived here, and they had caught up to me and made their pitiful attempt to finish my life. I had survived, which was not to my surprise, and I managed to get close enough to Tyson't house when that old woman approached me with a broom. I want to know what I have missed."
"Eversince your phone call, all we had ever been through was trouble. They broke into my house, and I managed to get us out of there, without Queen finding out about the truth. Those goons of yours have been more trouble than they're worth, King! Just yesterday, they had to hurt Hilary, and gave her that warning which was meant to be for her, but she percieved it as for me. You can imagine how pissed she was. After that, they had followed us to a pizza place, going in for a second attack, but this time, they were close to taking her away. All that time, King, she had blamed me, and I was wondering when she should know the truth. I want to tell her NOW, and TODAY, King."
King placed his tray on the side table beside him, and he wiped his mouth cleanly with a napkin. "You already know why, Kai, unless you have forgotten the reason why they are after us? She is better not knowing that her father is sent out to get rid of us. Our grandmother is getting old, and there is no way she can stand being held hostage for long."
"I cannot put anymore danger to the ones who aren't as involved, King. I have already tried to do everything that I can to have kept her safe, but it would be better if she went with you."
"LIAR!" came a shout from the doorway.
Apparently the door wasn't sound-proof.
Queen barged in, her face redder than it had ever been. She crossed to where Kai was, and smiled a dangerous smile that was eerily familir to the ones that she used in the last time they had bey-battled each other.
"Gee, Kai, what a surprise, I had no idea that you were a liar for my brother from the start." Queen's eyes travelled to King's face. "And here's my sign of thanks!"
SMACK!
"Queen, wait, come back!" King shouted, getting up hurriedly from the bed, and trying to go after her, but she was too quick. In the meantime, Kai stood stunned, as Queen's slap on his face left marks. "Not again."
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I hate my brother, I hate Hiwatari, I can't belive that they were both telling lies at the same time, and I-and I, trusted them. I trusted them. Why didn't they tell me? Were they worried that I would be useless? What else have they been keeping from me?
Queen heavily stomped her feet as she walked, and ignored the thought of what her grandmother would say if she saw Queen walking like this. It just sent another pang in her chest as to what had happened to her only family member besides her brother.
Through the busy streets where she went unnoticed, unwilling to slow down. She wanted to just walk away, and pretend nothing had ever happened, but how could she? Her life had been nothing but lies. Her family was a lie. There was no family when there wasn't known happiness. Friendship was a lie as well, for all would end in gossip that tainted her reputation, and refrained her from meeting new people that would look farther than gossip. Love, it was one that once existed with her mother, which was so long ago that she could not remember what it was like.
It was all me. King and I were the cause of this. Hilary was hurt because of this. Kai-Oh, what have I done, it is all my fault that he has to put up with all of this. No, I can't go back, father said that he would hurt my friends...Friends? But they just lied to me...I am so confused...King, why? Is it because you don't want me to worry? You didn't want me to worry, is that it?
Queen paused stopped in front of a small shop, thinking absent- mindedly to herself.
A young girl of about six came out of the flower shop with her mother, a young looking woman of about thirty. Both were laughing at something.
"Dad's gonna really love his gift, right, mom?" the little girl, her ponytail swinging as she turned her head up to look at her mother who smiled at her fondly.
"Of course he will, but you have to help me wrap it first, okay?" she replied, and they passed Queen, and disappearing in the crowd.
Were they trying to help me all this time? No, this is ridiculous. If they are really my friends, then why didn't they tell me? Oh, I get it now....I have made such a big mistake, I cannot let them get in the way. If father is really behind this, then they are in trouble-I have to get King and myself out of here.
She made a double take, and walked in a brisk pace, passing the crowd, and heading for the streets that would surely lead her back.
It was not long before she felt as though someone was watching her. Queen sharply turned around, and-No one. It was hard to find out who was looking at her when there was a large crowd nearby. She looked at her wrist watch, one that was also bought with Kai's money. It was currently four-fourty, the others would be back soon. Queen turned around another corner, one with a less populated sidewalk, and she breathed in deeply, for the crowd was kinda making her nervous.
Again, there was that eerie feeling like she was being followed. She turned around again, and this time she spotted a man, dressed in a familiar black suit, with matching shades. Queen swore inwardly to herself. As much as she would like to avoid admitting it, she needed Kai's or King's help right now. She could always try to shake them off, but it would be hard, since she hardly knew her way around the place.
The man was getting closer, she could almost feel his breath on her neck, getting ready to cover her mouth and grab her away, without anyone trying to help her.
"Gotcha!"
"Ahhhh!" PUNCH!
Queen had lauched at her attacker, and delivered him a blow to his stomach with her elbow. She then blinked. Something was familiar about that voice.
"What the hell, Queen, I swear, if you weren't my sister, I'd say you were short of a few screws, I mean, OW, my gut, I just ate, then came after you just in case you needed some help-"
She grinned sheepishly, as she recognized her brother, holding both arms to his middle, his face reflecting his pain. "Whops, sorry about that, King, really sorry."
"What was that about, anyway?" came Kai's voice, right behind King. "You sounded really freaked."
Queen let out the breath that she hadn't know she was holding. She remembered why she had punched her brother, and now she looked around, not surprised that whoever it was, was gone.
"I just thought, that someone was following me, that's all." she forced them a smile, and began walking, before calling out to them; "Come on, the others will be back soon, you know, what are you waiting for?"
The two exchanged perplexed looks, and followed her, walking in silence.
Queen thought as she walked, unable to remove the thought that if they hadn't been there just in time, the man that was following her could have taken her for sure.
The walk had been quiet, with no one mentioning anything that had happened before. Only the sounds from the houses as they walked passed were heard, and they increased their speed as they passed the house where the insane old woman lived. Kai's car was still not there, for it was used to visit Hilary in the hospital.
"EEEEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!!QUEEN!!!"
Kai and King were stunned to see a pink blur run headlong into a shocked Queen as they got in through the doorway.
"Hilary, I think you're crushing Queen with your gained weight."
Tyson cowered as Hilary glowered at him, before getting off Queen, wincing slightly.
"For YOUR information, I did NOT. GAIN. WEIGHT!"
"Hilary, you're back." smiled Queen, making the others stare blankly. "What?!?" she demanded, her face burning. "If I had something stuck to my face, you might as well tell me instead of gawking!"
"Sorry, Queen, but it's the first time we actually saw you smile genuinely like that." explained Kenny.
"Yeah, it looks good, you should do it more often." grinned Ray.
"Where have you guys been?" asked Max, as they shut the door quietly. "We got home half an hour ago."
"To tell you the truth, um, Queen er, found out." said Kai, and the other mad sounds of apprehension.
"Yeah, I did." said Queen dully, looking at her toes. "I already know that he is after King and I, so you guys don't have to hide it anymore." she turned to Hilary, grimancing. "Sorry about your leg, Hilary, I had no idea, if I did, I wouldn't have come here in the first place."
"Aw, come on, Queen, don't say that." said Tyson consolingly. "It wasn't your fault that those men are after you. We seriously wanted to help."
"That's just it." said Queen, her voice slowly rising. "I heard the warning, it was for King and I. It said that if we didn't surrender ourselves, our friends would be next. We have to get out of here."
Everything was in a hush now.
"Friends, Queen? You were worried about us?" asked Hilary, peering up at her face. "You called us your friends, Queen. We can't not help you now." she smiled. "You and your brother King."
"I can't do it." whispered Queen. "I still know what the consequences are."
"Yeah, but weve been through this far, haven't we?" said Kai, his eyes peicing her.
"I suppose so." agreed Queen.
"I hope you know what you guys are getting yourselve into." smirked King, as they headed for the kitchen.
"I'd say we have a pretty good idea." said Ray, behind him.
"That still doesn't make us er, friends, although Queen seems to- urmph!" he said, recieving another elbow from Queen.
"By the way, where's my car?" asked Kai, and the group exchanged some more glances.
"Well, you see, we accidentally parked into a no-park zone and-" began Tyson nervously.
"You got my car towed?" said Kai flatly. "You are going to get it tomorrow, Tyson, you were driving."
"So what did you guys get, anyway?" came Max's voice, changing the subject.
Max replied; "Oh, some chinese food-for a change, some cheese cake, and-" he brandished a letter with a gold seal on the front. "An invitation to a party."
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C.A.: Wrings her hands nervously There, um, it's finished. But I kinda have one question, and I know that it's not my position to even ask, but is there anyone elso who reads this besides my reviewers? Well, I'm not forcing you to review, but I am just wondering if anyone else is reading this....You know, jusr drop a hello...Once again, I cannot express my gratitude for your reviews, thank you! Oh, and um, I changed the genre, cause it wasn't much of a romance, yet. In the meantime, Queen is being a real hard-to-get person, and Kai is a real hard-to-admit kind of guy, so I suppose it really takes a while, I just realized that this is my fourteenth chappie! I think I should make some cake for everyone!
Cheers, Candide Avedo
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Author's Notes: Hello, and yes, I finally updated! Okay, now before you say anything, I know you are mad, but I had a lot to think about for this chappie, and I also had a lot to consider, especially when I am trying to remember the plot that I have planned in the first place. Sweatdrops at her own forgetfulness Right, so anyways, please read and review, cause I have re-read them for probably the bizillionth time...I know, theres no such thing a bizillionth. But I am slowly moving away from my point...So, please read, and I hope it meets your satisfaction.
Disclaimer: I, Candide Avedo do not own anything that has to do with Beyblade.
Thoughts "Talking"
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Hidden Doubts
'I just want to rest, why won't they just shut up....'
"Hey, you guys, do you think he's dead? Do you think he'll wake up?"
WHACK!
"Of course, Tyson, you idiot, he's not dead, he's just out of it!'"
"Jeez, sorry, Kenny, just trying to keep with the program, honestly, why are you always mean with me?"
'.....Shut up.....I want to go back, I need to go back.....Queen.....Needs........Me........'-Queen!"
Everyone fell back in surprise as King woke up, sitting upright on the bed, looking wildly around him, his beaten bruised face staring up at them incredulously. He first noticed that his clothes were not the same ones he came with, but in a deep blue coloured set of pjs.
"Lie back down, King, honestly, you're going to tire yourself out again." said Ray, taking a wet towel that fell over King's head when he got up so abruptly, and replaced it on his head. "Queen's just fine, she's fixing something for you to eat, okay?"
King eyed them all carefully, as though expecting them to suddenly laugh and state that it was all a joke. He then slowly laied back down, narrowing his eyes. "Why is Queen here, I thought I asked Kai to take care of her." he muttered, turning his eyes to the face that he most remembered. "I specifically asked him to keep her out of trouble without her knowing, and here she is, where anyone can just pluck her from the street." he tried to sit up, but failed, letting his body fall back ungracefully onto Queen's bed.
"I had no choice, King, it was harder not to tell her." said Kai, getting closer to the boy. King scoffed, jerkng his head at the others.
"You told them, right?" he grumbled in a matter-of-factly, less than asked.
"Yeah, he told us, so what?" asked Max, frowning. "What's wrong with that?"
King shook his head, locking his eyes with Max's. "Don't take it as an insult, but I only counted on Kai for this cause I thought that he was capable of the job, especially if it were our fault if anyone else got involved and got hurt."
The group exchanged glances, and Tyson looked away.
"I take it someone already has?'
"Well, you see, King, we weren't really aware that those people who were after you guys wouldn't care who they attacked, as long as they got the message through." explained Kenny, and suddenly, the door of the guestroom where Kai and Queen where sleeping in opened, and Queen came in, holding a tray of soup and toast with apple juice on the side. All fell quiet all of a sudden, which came unnoticed by the concerned sibling.
"Here, I made this for you..." Queen placed the tray on the bed and sat on the edge, peering at him. "How are you feeling?"
"Fine, just fine."
"Don't you dare lie to me, King."
King sighed, yet remained impassive. "I have been better, sister, and I wished I was."
She nodded understandably, and then, as though ignoring the others completely, she asked; "What happened, King? You look terrible. I have never seen you in such a mess eversince-" Queen broke off, noticing that she had said too much. King had decided to finish for her.
"Eversince we had been defeated by the Bladebreakers."
"Uh, yeah, I guess." there was an awkward silence.
"So, what happened? Have you been ambushed?" Queen then asked, glaring at Kai.
King shifted. What had been going on when he was gone? "Whatever do you mean, Queen?"
"Oh, nothing, just some men that are after Kai. That was why we had to get out of Kai's place, because the people who were after him ruined his place, and drove us out, which, then, ended us up in this place." she gestured to the dojo, and went on. "Then, as if you wouldn't believe, just yesterday, Hilary got injured because of those men, and then they gave Kai a warning."
King had only begun to get the words clear in his head when he heard the news. "Someone got hurt?'
Queen nodded, and the others just watched blankly as the conversation between the two deepend, just like a little girl telling her big brother that a boy just called her dumb. "Yes, they did, and I mean, if they wanted to warn Kai, why did they have to hurt someone just to make a stupid point? I think its all just freaking ridiculous!"
"Queen, what did they say?"
She turned to him, with a calculating look, as though wondering why he was so concerned for what some people had warned his so-called 'enemy'. "He just said; "Surrender, of more of your friends will be next." That was all, and then the man just runs away, leaving me and Hilary behind-King? Ki- ing, are you listening?"
King raised his eyebrows. "Huh? Oh yeah, I was listening." From the anxious face of his sister, and the Bladebreakers who were signalling him to say no more, he decided to quickly change the subject. "Well, this looks good, are you sure you made it?"
His only response was a hard smack on the arm. "Ow, what was that for, I am hurt in case you haven't noticed!"
"Which reminds me, you still haven't explained what had happened, King." she replied stiffly.
King could feel his neck heating up.
"Say, Tyson, weren't you keen on visiting Hilary today?" asked Ray, grinning forcedly at Tyson.
"Oh yeah, thanks for uh, reminding me, Ray." agreed Tyson, and the two slowly backed away. "Hey, um, Kenny, Max, want to come along? I need help on buying the flowers."
The silence between the three (Kai King Queen) were still deafening.
"Yeah, yeah, I think we should go too, eh? On the way home we can also get some take out food for dinner, cause we'll be back at around seven, kay?" Max said hurriedly, and they shut the door quietly behind them.
"So? Are you going to tell me or not, King?" Queen demanded, putting her hands on her hips. "I want an answer, King, cause if it had to do something with the men that are after Kai"-she shot daggers at Kai-"Then it's really personal. They have seriously been making this everything this whole time such a mess!"
"I was mugged, Queen, I was mugged." explained King, thinking quickly. "It was nothing, but er, all they took were some of my clothes and my wallet"
Queen looked thunderstruck. "That's terrible!" Then, in a much more calm note; "King, what have you explained to grandmother about my absence, anyway?"
Another choking silence.
Kai watched King's uneasiness with little amusement. This must be what it's like to have a sibling, total chaos. (Please, it might be true to some readers, but it may not be true to some either. I have a brother who is four, and he has learned how to be a total pain already!)
To buy poor King some time; "Yeah, King, what did you tell to your grandmother?"
"I told her that Queen wanted to visit some more places with some chaperones." answered King, and apparently, he was quite skilled at telling lies that Queen wasn't even bothered about it.
"Well what did she say?"
Her brother casually shrugged. "She didn't mind, really, but she had wished that you would have come back."
"Really, King?" taunted Kai, and he gave King a smirk.
"Shut up, Kai, this is really none of your business." snapped Queen.
"Yeah, so what?"
"Queen, what about-" began King, but he broke off all of a sudden.
"Oh?" asked Queen thoughtfully, wondering what he meant. "That, oh, King, I'm not pregnant, of course!"
A sigh of relief escaped King's mouth, as he finally took a sip of soup. "That's good news." he caught Kai's eye. "Listen, Queen, could I speak to Kai privately for a second?"
"What for?" demanded Queen, rooted to the spot.
"I have to talk to him and see if he treated you badly or not."
Alright, but if he gives you a hard time, King, I'm right here." she glared once more at Kai, who was taken aback, and she shut the door quietly.
The hell is wrong with her? She may have been mad at me, but we were getting along fine yesterday. It also felt like she enjoyed hanging around with us, even if she sulked a whole heck of a lot. Kai turned to look at King, who was now devouring his bread so quickly that he was certain that he was going to choke.
"King, if you don't stop that, you are going to choke."
King ignored his comment, and swallowed the last of his toast. "So what has been going on, Kai? I have been trying to phone your house for the last few days, and there was no answer. I was getting worried, so I tried to go to the only place I knew where to go, and before I knew it, I was being followed not too long after I arrived here, and they had caught up to me and made their pitiful attempt to finish my life. I had survived, which was not to my surprise, and I managed to get close enough to Tyson't house when that old woman approached me with a broom. I want to know what I have missed."
"Eversince your phone call, all we had ever been through was trouble. They broke into my house, and I managed to get us out of there, without Queen finding out about the truth. Those goons of yours have been more trouble than they're worth, King! Just yesterday, they had to hurt Hilary, and gave her that warning which was meant to be for her, but she percieved it as for me. You can imagine how pissed she was. After that, they had followed us to a pizza place, going in for a second attack, but this time, they were close to taking her away. All that time, King, she had blamed me, and I was wondering when she should know the truth. I want to tell her NOW, and TODAY, King."
King placed his tray on the side table beside him, and he wiped his mouth cleanly with a napkin. "You already know why, Kai, unless you have forgotten the reason why they are after us? She is better not knowing that her father is sent out to get rid of us. Our grandmother is getting old, and there is no way she can stand being held hostage for long."
"I cannot put anymore danger to the ones who aren't as involved, King. I have already tried to do everything that I can to have kept her safe, but it would be better if she went with you."
"LIAR!" came a shout from the doorway.
Apparently the door wasn't sound-proof.
Queen barged in, her face redder than it had ever been. She crossed to where Kai was, and smiled a dangerous smile that was eerily familir to the ones that she used in the last time they had bey-battled each other.
"Gee, Kai, what a surprise, I had no idea that you were a liar for my brother from the start." Queen's eyes travelled to King's face. "And here's my sign of thanks!"
SMACK!
"Queen, wait, come back!" King shouted, getting up hurriedly from the bed, and trying to go after her, but she was too quick. In the meantime, Kai stood stunned, as Queen's slap on his face left marks. "Not again."
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I hate my brother, I hate Hiwatari, I can't belive that they were both telling lies at the same time, and I-and I, trusted them. I trusted them. Why didn't they tell me? Were they worried that I would be useless? What else have they been keeping from me?
Queen heavily stomped her feet as she walked, and ignored the thought of what her grandmother would say if she saw Queen walking like this. It just sent another pang in her chest as to what had happened to her only family member besides her brother.
Through the busy streets where she went unnoticed, unwilling to slow down. She wanted to just walk away, and pretend nothing had ever happened, but how could she? Her life had been nothing but lies. Her family was a lie. There was no family when there wasn't known happiness. Friendship was a lie as well, for all would end in gossip that tainted her reputation, and refrained her from meeting new people that would look farther than gossip. Love, it was one that once existed with her mother, which was so long ago that she could not remember what it was like.
It was all me. King and I were the cause of this. Hilary was hurt because of this. Kai-Oh, what have I done, it is all my fault that he has to put up with all of this. No, I can't go back, father said that he would hurt my friends...Friends? But they just lied to me...I am so confused...King, why? Is it because you don't want me to worry? You didn't want me to worry, is that it?
Queen paused stopped in front of a small shop, thinking absent- mindedly to herself.
A young girl of about six came out of the flower shop with her mother, a young looking woman of about thirty. Both were laughing at something.
"Dad's gonna really love his gift, right, mom?" the little girl, her ponytail swinging as she turned her head up to look at her mother who smiled at her fondly.
"Of course he will, but you have to help me wrap it first, okay?" she replied, and they passed Queen, and disappearing in the crowd.
Were they trying to help me all this time? No, this is ridiculous. If they are really my friends, then why didn't they tell me? Oh, I get it now....I have made such a big mistake, I cannot let them get in the way. If father is really behind this, then they are in trouble-I have to get King and myself out of here.
She made a double take, and walked in a brisk pace, passing the crowd, and heading for the streets that would surely lead her back.
It was not long before she felt as though someone was watching her. Queen sharply turned around, and-No one. It was hard to find out who was looking at her when there was a large crowd nearby. She looked at her wrist watch, one that was also bought with Kai's money. It was currently four-fourty, the others would be back soon. Queen turned around another corner, one with a less populated sidewalk, and she breathed in deeply, for the crowd was kinda making her nervous.
Again, there was that eerie feeling like she was being followed. She turned around again, and this time she spotted a man, dressed in a familiar black suit, with matching shades. Queen swore inwardly to herself. As much as she would like to avoid admitting it, she needed Kai's or King's help right now. She could always try to shake them off, but it would be hard, since she hardly knew her way around the place.
The man was getting closer, she could almost feel his breath on her neck, getting ready to cover her mouth and grab her away, without anyone trying to help her.
"Gotcha!"
"Ahhhh!" PUNCH!
Queen had lauched at her attacker, and delivered him a blow to his stomach with her elbow. She then blinked. Something was familiar about that voice.
"What the hell, Queen, I swear, if you weren't my sister, I'd say you were short of a few screws, I mean, OW, my gut, I just ate, then came after you just in case you needed some help-"
She grinned sheepishly, as she recognized her brother, holding both arms to his middle, his face reflecting his pain. "Whops, sorry about that, King, really sorry."
"What was that about, anyway?" came Kai's voice, right behind King. "You sounded really freaked."
Queen let out the breath that she hadn't know she was holding. She remembered why she had punched her brother, and now she looked around, not surprised that whoever it was, was gone.
"I just thought, that someone was following me, that's all." she forced them a smile, and began walking, before calling out to them; "Come on, the others will be back soon, you know, what are you waiting for?"
The two exchanged perplexed looks, and followed her, walking in silence.
Queen thought as she walked, unable to remove the thought that if they hadn't been there just in time, the man that was following her could have taken her for sure.
The walk had been quiet, with no one mentioning anything that had happened before. Only the sounds from the houses as they walked passed were heard, and they increased their speed as they passed the house where the insane old woman lived. Kai's car was still not there, for it was used to visit Hilary in the hospital.
"EEEEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!!QUEEN!!!"
Kai and King were stunned to see a pink blur run headlong into a shocked Queen as they got in through the doorway.
"Hilary, I think you're crushing Queen with your gained weight."
Tyson cowered as Hilary glowered at him, before getting off Queen, wincing slightly.
"For YOUR information, I did NOT. GAIN. WEIGHT!"
"Hilary, you're back." smiled Queen, making the others stare blankly. "What?!?" she demanded, her face burning. "If I had something stuck to my face, you might as well tell me instead of gawking!"
"Sorry, Queen, but it's the first time we actually saw you smile genuinely like that." explained Kenny.
"Yeah, it looks good, you should do it more often." grinned Ray.
"Where have you guys been?" asked Max, as they shut the door quietly. "We got home half an hour ago."
"To tell you the truth, um, Queen er, found out." said Kai, and the other mad sounds of apprehension.
"Yeah, I did." said Queen dully, looking at her toes. "I already know that he is after King and I, so you guys don't have to hide it anymore." she turned to Hilary, grimancing. "Sorry about your leg, Hilary, I had no idea, if I did, I wouldn't have come here in the first place."
"Aw, come on, Queen, don't say that." said Tyson consolingly. "It wasn't your fault that those men are after you. We seriously wanted to help."
"That's just it." said Queen, her voice slowly rising. "I heard the warning, it was for King and I. It said that if we didn't surrender ourselves, our friends would be next. We have to get out of here."
Everything was in a hush now.
"Friends, Queen? You were worried about us?" asked Hilary, peering up at her face. "You called us your friends, Queen. We can't not help you now." she smiled. "You and your brother King."
"I can't do it." whispered Queen. "I still know what the consequences are."
"Yeah, but weve been through this far, haven't we?" said Kai, his eyes peicing her.
"I suppose so." agreed Queen.
"I hope you know what you guys are getting yourselve into." smirked King, as they headed for the kitchen.
"I'd say we have a pretty good idea." said Ray, behind him.
"That still doesn't make us er, friends, although Queen seems to- urmph!" he said, recieving another elbow from Queen.
"By the way, where's my car?" asked Kai, and the group exchanged some more glances.
"Well, you see, we accidentally parked into a no-park zone and-" began Tyson nervously.
"You got my car towed?" said Kai flatly. "You are going to get it tomorrow, Tyson, you were driving."
"So what did you guys get, anyway?" came Max's voice, changing the subject.
Max replied; "Oh, some chinese food-for a change, some cheese cake, and-" he brandished a letter with a gold seal on the front. "An invitation to a party."
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C.A.: Wrings her hands nervously There, um, it's finished. But I kinda have one question, and I know that it's not my position to even ask, but is there anyone elso who reads this besides my reviewers? Well, I'm not forcing you to review, but I am just wondering if anyone else is reading this....You know, jusr drop a hello...Once again, I cannot express my gratitude for your reviews, thank you! Oh, and um, I changed the genre, cause it wasn't much of a romance, yet. In the meantime, Queen is being a real hard-to-get person, and Kai is a real hard-to-admit kind of guy, so I suppose it really takes a while, I just realized that this is my fourteenth chappie! I think I should make some cake for everyone!
Cheers, Candide Avedo