Catty: Sorry for the long wait guys… I had a writers block and for a while I lost the interest in writing something for this story…

Rei: No worries though!!! Korimi got her back on track and here's the update

Max: Thanks to:

Lily of the Shadows - Thanks for the review and it'll depend on my writing if the clone is evil or not heheh

Padfootlet - you never know what could go through my head … ((grins)) hehe maybe Khaymen will find a way to make Korimi submit.. you never know… hehehehehe

Drago-Kai - You'll have to see in this chapter

Elemental Psionic - Ok then here's the update…

Tala: Well now that all that's said… on with the chapter

Catty: Bryan… please??

Bryan: ((glares)) She doesn't own it.

Catty: Thanks Bry-sama

Bryan: Yea.. Just know your place…

Catty: My … place??

Kai: Here's the chapter while Catty and Bryan fight over whose superior

Chapter 12

Korimi stared at Ray with an eyebrow raised.

"You've GOT to be kidding me."

Ray stared at Korimi and took a fighting stance.

"No, I'm NOT kidding Korimi. You will submit. One way, or another. " Ray launched a blade and aimed it directly at Korimi, which she obviously dodged.

" So you want to battle like that huh? " Korimi went to grab her blade. Her eyes widened slightly as she roamed through her pockets and found nothing.

'Damn! Where's my blade?' Korimi dodged the blade and sprinted towards Ray. 'If I can't find my blade, then I guess we'll have to do this with physical violence.' Korimi smirked as she drop kicked Ray and ran him into the wall.

"You know, Rei would probably be hurt by this Korimi-kun." Ray winced slightly as Korimi dug her claws into his waist.

"Yea, but Rei wouldn't have been beaten this easily." Korimi casted her gaze downwards as Ray fell. "No one can replace Rei, let alone, defeat him, except for me." Korimi said as she looked over to the spinning blade and walked up a set of spiraling stairs. 'Khaymen, you'll be the next to fall.' Korimi thought as she stared ahead.

"NO!" Khaymen slammed his fists into the once perfectly straight walls. " How could it have failed?!" Khaymen screamed as he glared at his desk as it combusted into flames. " I will get you for this Ivanouv!! "

Catty and Kai reached the surface of the water glaring intensely at Rei.

"Uh… huh… you ok down there?… guys?" Rei sweatdroped and chuckled slightly.

" Rei… YOU'RE DEAD!!!!! " Catty and Kai yelled at the same time as fire sparked around them and thrusted them out of the water and onto Dranzers back.

'Damn, they we're even in unison! Peachy.' Rei glanced around looking for a possible escape from the phoenix and fellow tiger. Sadly he wasn't above water for long, since Dranzer threw Rei off his back.

"Hey… HEY!!!! " Rei screamed as he fell back into the water. Kai looked over and smirked as Rei resurfaced. Catty merely sat in one place, not daring to looked over the side, fearing she would fall off. Kai noticed this and picked her up and walked over to the edge.

Catty glared at Kai and held onto him tightly. "Man, my brother is so dead!" Catty muttered as Kai put Catty back down on Dranzers back.

Rei watched Kai and Catty as he climbed back onto Dranzers back. " You're both evil. " Rei glared at the two.

" So are you. " Kai glared at Rei and grinned when Catty started ringing the water out of her hair. " Aww, does the kitty cat not like getting her hair wet? "

Catty looked up and glared at Kai muttering something about stupid pigeons under her breath. Rei chuckled silently as Kai glared at the two.

Catty looked over to the water and noticed that the water seemed to be sinking. 'What's going on here?' Catty thought as she got up and walked over to Dranzers head.

" Dranzer, can you take us to the tower, something's up." Catty kneeled down and held on as Dranzer nodded and flew off to the tower.

'Kitsume… what's going on?'

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Kitsume walked around the tower with Tala and Kitty to make sure that it was free from any monsters.

" Kitsume, do you think we can have chocolate when we get home?? " Kitty asked as they checked the last floor. Tala grinned and shook his head.

" That's all you think about isn't it?" Tala asked as he picked Kitty up and scanned one of the rooms.

" No, I think about other things too. Like Tala-san, and Bry-san's fluffy jacket!! He said I could have one of them too. " Kitty beamed.

'Yea cause you annoy the crap outta him every day about it.' Tala chucked and shook his head once more before stopping dead in his tracks.

" Kitty, go get Kitsume…Now." Tala said strictly. Kitty nodded and ran off to find Kitsume, never thinking twice about what Tala might've seen.

" I thought the demon's would've killed you by now. " Tala said as he glared at the figure before him.

" Well, nice to see you're still alive, dear Tala."

Tala put up all his shields as the man walked up closer to him and into the light.

" Boris."

Kitty ran over and found that Kitsume had gone to the roof of the tower to try and control the rapids below them.

" KITSUME!!! " Kitty ran over to Kitsume and wrapped her arms around Kitsume's waist.

" What's wrong Kitty?" Kitsume looked down and noticed Kitty shaking somewhat.

" Tala-san needs you…" Kitty barely whispered.

Kitsume's eyes widened as she sprinted off to where she sensed Wolborg. Kitsume sprinted down to the 3rd floor and slammed the door open.

"TALA!" Kitsume called out, waiting for Tala's reply, but nothing came. Kitsume walked over to the broken window and saw small specks of blood over the ridged shards of glass.

" Tala, where are you? " Kitsume walked over to the window and shivered at the sudden drop in temperature in the room. She turned around just in time to see a blue and silver blade dart out of the room and out of the window.

'Where's Wolborg going?' Kitsume thought as she watched the blade fall down the side of the building. Hesitantly she jumped out the window, following the blade to see where it was going.

"Now Tala, I thought you would be glad to see me again. " Boris grinned as he held his grip around Tala's throat.

" Bull shit I would! " Tala winced as Boris' grip tightened around the pale skin. 'Crap, how am I going to get out of this?! He's supposed to be DEAD!' Tala looked around at his surrounding, trying to think of any possible way to escape the tall man who had him pinned against one of the bars that held the tower up.

Boris saw Tala's desperately take in his surroundings trying to make sense of them. He noticed more paticulary that he was gazing at the water. ' So… he wants to go for a little … dip huh?' Boris grinned broadly as he pried Tala from the pole and shoved the redheads head under the water.

Tala went to scream for Wolborg but his head got submerged too quickly and he held onto his breath dearly. Tala closed his eyes tightly desperately trying to use as lil energy as possible.

Boris snickered as his eyes roamed over Tala's clothed body recollecting how the body had once looked behind glass and writhing underneath him when he would have Tala go through the 'special training'.

Boris grabbed Tala's head and pulled his face out of the water forcing Tala into a kiss. Tala's eyes snapped open as he felt someone move inside his mouth. Instinctively he bit down hard on Boris' tongue, leaving a metallic taste in his mouth. Boris immediately pulled back and back-handed Tala.

Tala looked at Boris carefully, knowing that the elderly instructor ment to do more then just plainly kill him. It wasn't until he noticed his blade still spinning down the side of the building with Kitsume following him close behind.

" TALA! " Kitsume screamed and ran over to his side hugging him tightly.

" Kitsume… please… let go…" Tala could start to feel the blood rush to his head and it wasn't a pleasant feeling at all. Not like he could blame Kitsume. He knew that the fox had a secret little crush on him. Kitsume released Tala from her grip but nuzzled her head into his chest.

" I thought you we're in deep trouble or something. So I -- "

" Stupid bitch!!! " Boris grabbed Kitsume's hair and jerked her away from Tala, throwing her onto a further piece of ice that was floating nearby.

" KITSUME!" Tala screamed as he saw her body lay limp on the ice. ' No she can't go down that easily.' Tala turned his attention to Boris as he made his way over to him.

" Now Tala, I though you knew better then to get into relationships with other people. I mean your sister didn't learn her lesson yet has she. She lives every life falling in love with Rei Kon and somehow or another he always dies for her. Then she cries and runs to you for help and then does the same goddamn thing in the next life. Doesn't it get old doing the same thing over, and over again? " Boris grinned and held his ground about a good 5 feet away from Tala.

" Even Kai hasn't learned his lesson yet. He'll be the first to die with his loved one soon." Boris laughed as Tala's eyes widened.

" He won't die. We still haven't fought--"

" How can you help contribute to the fight if you're doing nothing but getting in the way? You always cause Kitsume pain as she tries to get her mission done. You even cause Kitty pain, and the rest of your team. No one can love you Tala. Because you have nothing to give in return, no heart, no emotion, not even a true smile. "

Tala looked at Boris as his words sunk in and dawned on him. Was he really in the way the entire time that he had tried to help Korimi and the others? Korimi was kidnapped because of a careless mistake and even Rei had managed to try and save her, even if he did get stabbed in the back doing so.

'What's my role?'

Chesa looked out the window as the water continued to rise against the glass. Bryan walked over and examined the cat-girl closely.

" I haven't received any word from Kitty yet." Chesa turned and looked Bryan in the eyes. " I'm worried Bryan. I want to know where she is and if she's ok. "

Bryan looked at Chesa carefully before walking over and resting a hand on her shoulder. " She'll be fine. She's with Tala and Kitsume."

" But I'm not sure. She swore that she would call if anything happened… and they're supposed to be back. Their 30 mins late Bry - "

Bryan turned Chesa towards him and pressed his lips against hers, proving an efficient way of shutting her up.

"What, … was … that … for?" Chesa asked as Bryan pulled back slightly.

"You're too noisy…" Bryan grinned as Chesa turned a deep shade of red.

"W-What?"

" Don't worry so much about them. They can take care of themselves." Bryan took one good, long look at Chesa, then walked away and left to go up to the roof.

" He kissed me…" Chesa was lost in thought for a min, then it dawned on her.

" OMG! Bryan… likes… me?! " Chesa flushed an even deeper shade of red and started shaking her head.

" Awww Chesa's in love. " Spike walked into the room and dodged an on-coming pillow from the couch.

"SHUT IT MUTT!" Chesa growled in her throat then hissed at Spike. Spike sweatdroped and backed away slowly.

" Eh … heh … ok? " Spike turned and ran back into his room. ' Stupid cats…'

Korimi sprinted up to a hall, down a corridor, and stopped when a large mahogany door that had two large wolfs engraved into the center frame.

'This has to be it.' Korimi went to grab the handle but stopped right before her fingers curled around the handle. 'What if he's expecting me to go straight to him? I mean, he has to know that I'm her, so how would he NOT be expecting me?'

The large mahogany doors opened and revealed Khaymen standing before Korimi.

" So nice to see you dear. I would only expect my true beloved to return to me after all these years."

" Well you can throw those fairytales out the window. I'm here to kill you Khaymen. That's it." Korimi glared intensly as Khaymen started walking towards her. VERY slowly.

" Waiting for your beloved to come and rescue you? " Khaymen grinned as he quickened his slow pace to her.

"No, I'm plotting how I'm going to rip your throat out and rip the rest of your body to pieces. Limb by limb." Korimi shot back at Khaymen and sprinted towards Khaymen with her claws bared.

Korimi caught a glimpse at something that was glowing dark blue and growled deep in her throat.

" That's mine!!" Korimi grabbed the pocket and tore half of his shirt off, revealing 4 dark scars, slashed across his chest. Khaymen smirked and grabbed Korimi's hand and held it to the dark scars.

" Do you know who gave me these? "

" Like I care."

" Oh, but you would be interested if I tried to return the favor! "

Catty: haha! I'm going to end it there. ((dodges flying random objects))

Bryan: Told ya that would happen, know why? CAUSE IM SUPIOROR!

Catty: Baka turkey.

Rei: REVIEW!

Max: the next chapter should be up fairly soon. Big apologies for the reviewers. Field Hockey session has come to an end and Catty now has more of her precious time to help with her grades and her stories!!! Chapter 13 is already started.. it just needs to be completed and it will be posted. THANK YOU REVIEWERS!!!!!