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Storm
By
Xi Na
Lightning flashed through the darkened sky followed quickly by the rather deafening boom of thunder. The rain fell heavily to the ground and a cold wind blew hard against the side of the house. The slate haired boy wanted to run out into the storm, but knew his idiot teammates would follow thinking he was in danger. He sighed and drew strength and comfort from the raging storm. He got bored just looking at the storm and didn't care whether they would follow him outside or not.
He opened the door just as a new bolt of lightning hit the ground and the thunder rolled two seconds later. He walked across the threshold and closed the door. He decided to stand over on the little hill that lay just fifty feet from the door. His teammates became immediately concerned because he had abruptly gone out into the tempest. A raven-haired teen with golden brown eyes walked over to the window and looked out. He saw his teammate standing on the small rise, his face turned up to the rain and a smile on his face.
He walked over to his other teammates and said, "Kai is standing over on that little hill getting soaked". A blond teen looked up at him and said, "Let's get him out of the storm before he gets sick". A black haired boy piped up, "Why should we? He is always mean to us and it would serve him right to get sick, he went out into the storm". The other three looked at him incredulously and a brunette boy with a laptop said, "If he gets sick, then he will make us train twice as hard and push himself harder than he already does, so let's get out there and bring him back inside".
Just as they got the door open, a thoroughly soaked Kai walked through the group and went to his bedroom. He entered the bedroom and looked at the two twin sized beds and then out the window at the storm again. He went into the bathroom and peeled off his wet clothes. He put a towel around his waist, walked out of the bathroom to his bag, and pulled out a crimson t-shirt that rivaled the color of his eyes and a pair of black sweat pants. He walked back into the bathroom, put on his dry boxers and then his clothes and towel dried his hair.
He walked out of the bathroom, his hair still damp and he climbed into his bed. He looked out the window at the storm again, the window was just two feet from the side of his bed and he wanted to go outside into the tempest again, but he was just out there in the storm five minutes ago. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep feeling more relaxed and calm than he had in a long while. The others looked into the bedroom at him before shrugging and saying goodnight to each other. The raven- haired teen walked into the room and quietly closed the door. He took off his traditional Chinese outfit and changed into a white t-shirt and a pair of red shorts. He climbed into his bed and fell asleep quickly.
He realized he was in his old home again and tried to stay calm. He walked down the blood red hallway toward his parent's room. He walked to their bedside and tried to awaken them. He noticed a red liquid on the pillow next to each of their heads, but kept trying to wake them up. It was a half an hour later and he was on the phone. He timidly asked for his grandfather to the relatively cheerful voice on the other end of the phone. His grandfather's voice came over the line and he told his grandfather that his parents wouldn't wake up and he saw a red liquid on the pillows next to their heads. His grandfather quickly told him to stay by the front door until he got there. He told him okay and hung up. His grandfather showed up fifteen minutes later and told him to stay in the living room while he went to check on his parents. He came back, picked up the phone, and dialed for the police. The police and coroner's office people showed up and looked over the scene, took pictures and put the bodies in the body bags. The police questioned the slate haired boy's grandfather for an hour before they left; looking sadly to the small five- year- old child left behind and shaking their heads.
He woke up, sweating and looked outside to see the storm had subsided, and then he looked at the clock on the nightstand between the beds seeing it read four-thirty in the morning. He knew he wouldn't get back to sleep after that nightmare and walked over to the bathroom and closed the door. He took off his clothes, and then jumped into a scalding shower that helped him to get in control of his emotions again. He thought 'Why did I have that nightmare again? I thought it had stopped a year ago'. He sighed as he got out of the shower and dried off changing into a clean set of clothes that are an exact copy of what he always wears. He looked at his reflection in the mirror before rubbing the blue shark fin tattoos on his cheeks and sighing again.
He walked out of the bathroom and grabbed Dranzer before he walked outside the moderately sized white house to train. He had been training for four hours before anyone else came outside. He looked up and as he thought, it was Rei and he looked slightly peeved. He came up to Kai and said, "Why did you go out into the storm last night?" Kai ignored him and continued to train. Rei looked frustrated with his behavior and he went back into the house to get some breakfast.
Kai followed Rei after another half hour of training. Rei glared at him and asked him again, "Why did you go out into the storm last night?" Kai looked at him and thought 'Why did I go out into the storm?' He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know". Rei growled and said, "If you aren't going to tell me, then I'll be forced to beat it out of you". Kai had stopped listening before Rei said anything about beating him up to get answers. His mind drifted back to his nightmare and/or past and he growled. He didn't want to be haunted by this the rest of his life, but he knew he probably would be.
Rei shivered involuntarily when Kai growled, but he just growled back and Kai looked at him confused. Kai says, "Did I miss something?" Rei looks at him in shock and says, "Didn't you hear a word I said?" Kai shrugs and says, "You said something about me not telling you, then I guess I stopped paying attention". Rei looks at him and says, "WTF? You stopped listening when I was talking; I am going to beat you up to get the answers". Kai is still slightly confused and Kenny had just entered the kitchen with Dizzi tucked under his arm. He heard what Rei said and he said, "OMG, have you lost your mind?" Rei glared at Kenny and responded, "Kai won't answer my questions and he stopped listening while I was talking". Kenny says, "OMG, is that such a crime? He hardly listens to us and he never answers our questions, why are you freaking out over this?" Kai stood up then and exited the house again. He needed to think about his nightmare/past some more and knew that if he stayed inside, he wouldn't get the opportunity.
Tyson, Max, Rei and Kenny came out of the house to train thirty minutes later and Kai moved over to small hill and sat down cross- legged and continued to think about his nightmare/past some more. His shoulders slumped and he was frustrated because he couldn't figure out why the nightmare came back again. The others stopped their training and walked over to him, they had some serious questions to ask him. He looked up and saw them approaching and stood up. He needed to get his frustration out and training would help somewhat. He walked past them to the dish and launched Dranzer. He heard a crow caw and groaned. He thought 'What is going on Brother Crow?" He heard the answer in his head, it was, the nightmare came back because the person who killed your parents is now after you. He sighed out, "Oh shit".
The others notice his more depressed mood. Max asks, "Kai is there something wrong?" Kai glances at him and says, "No, I just got to use the phone". With that said Kai walked inside the house and picked up the phone. He dialed the number of his grandfather and asked the secretary on the other end to speak to him. The next thing he heard was his grandfather's voice asking him what was wrong because Kai doesn't usually call. He says, "I need to know everything about mom and dad's murder". Voltaire asks, "Why? That is in the past". Kai replies, "Not exactly". Voltaire asks, "What are you talking about?" Kai says, "The person who killed them may be after me now". Voltaire replies, "Okay, if you believe it, I'll send you all the information I have about their murder". They say goodbye to each other and Kai goes over to the computer they all share and turns it on.
The others come in soon after Kai finished his phone call and they see Kai on the computer. Kai opens his hotmail account, sees the e-mail from his grandfather, and prints it off. About thirty pages are printed and Kai grabs them and turns the computer off before he goes to his and Rei's bedroom to look it over.
Storm
By
Xi Na
Lightning flashed through the darkened sky followed quickly by the rather deafening boom of thunder. The rain fell heavily to the ground and a cold wind blew hard against the side of the house. The slate haired boy wanted to run out into the storm, but knew his idiot teammates would follow thinking he was in danger. He sighed and drew strength and comfort from the raging storm. He got bored just looking at the storm and didn't care whether they would follow him outside or not.
He opened the door just as a new bolt of lightning hit the ground and the thunder rolled two seconds later. He walked across the threshold and closed the door. He decided to stand over on the little hill that lay just fifty feet from the door. His teammates became immediately concerned because he had abruptly gone out into the tempest. A raven-haired teen with golden brown eyes walked over to the window and looked out. He saw his teammate standing on the small rise, his face turned up to the rain and a smile on his face.
He walked over to his other teammates and said, "Kai is standing over on that little hill getting soaked". A blond teen looked up at him and said, "Let's get him out of the storm before he gets sick". A black haired boy piped up, "Why should we? He is always mean to us and it would serve him right to get sick, he went out into the storm". The other three looked at him incredulously and a brunette boy with a laptop said, "If he gets sick, then he will make us train twice as hard and push himself harder than he already does, so let's get out there and bring him back inside".
Just as they got the door open, a thoroughly soaked Kai walked through the group and went to his bedroom. He entered the bedroom and looked at the two twin sized beds and then out the window at the storm again. He went into the bathroom and peeled off his wet clothes. He put a towel around his waist, walked out of the bathroom to his bag, and pulled out a crimson t-shirt that rivaled the color of his eyes and a pair of black sweat pants. He walked back into the bathroom, put on his dry boxers and then his clothes and towel dried his hair.
He walked out of the bathroom, his hair still damp and he climbed into his bed. He looked out the window at the storm again, the window was just two feet from the side of his bed and he wanted to go outside into the tempest again, but he was just out there in the storm five minutes ago. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep feeling more relaxed and calm than he had in a long while. The others looked into the bedroom at him before shrugging and saying goodnight to each other. The raven- haired teen walked into the room and quietly closed the door. He took off his traditional Chinese outfit and changed into a white t-shirt and a pair of red shorts. He climbed into his bed and fell asleep quickly.
He realized he was in his old home again and tried to stay calm. He walked down the blood red hallway toward his parent's room. He walked to their bedside and tried to awaken them. He noticed a red liquid on the pillow next to each of their heads, but kept trying to wake them up. It was a half an hour later and he was on the phone. He timidly asked for his grandfather to the relatively cheerful voice on the other end of the phone. His grandfather's voice came over the line and he told his grandfather that his parents wouldn't wake up and he saw a red liquid on the pillows next to their heads. His grandfather quickly told him to stay by the front door until he got there. He told him okay and hung up. His grandfather showed up fifteen minutes later and told him to stay in the living room while he went to check on his parents. He came back, picked up the phone, and dialed for the police. The police and coroner's office people showed up and looked over the scene, took pictures and put the bodies in the body bags. The police questioned the slate haired boy's grandfather for an hour before they left; looking sadly to the small five- year- old child left behind and shaking their heads.
He woke up, sweating and looked outside to see the storm had subsided, and then he looked at the clock on the nightstand between the beds seeing it read four-thirty in the morning. He knew he wouldn't get back to sleep after that nightmare and walked over to the bathroom and closed the door. He took off his clothes, and then jumped into a scalding shower that helped him to get in control of his emotions again. He thought 'Why did I have that nightmare again? I thought it had stopped a year ago'. He sighed as he got out of the shower and dried off changing into a clean set of clothes that are an exact copy of what he always wears. He looked at his reflection in the mirror before rubbing the blue shark fin tattoos on his cheeks and sighing again.
He walked out of the bathroom and grabbed Dranzer before he walked outside the moderately sized white house to train. He had been training for four hours before anyone else came outside. He looked up and as he thought, it was Rei and he looked slightly peeved. He came up to Kai and said, "Why did you go out into the storm last night?" Kai ignored him and continued to train. Rei looked frustrated with his behavior and he went back into the house to get some breakfast.
Kai followed Rei after another half hour of training. Rei glared at him and asked him again, "Why did you go out into the storm last night?" Kai looked at him and thought 'Why did I go out into the storm?' He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know". Rei growled and said, "If you aren't going to tell me, then I'll be forced to beat it out of you". Kai had stopped listening before Rei said anything about beating him up to get answers. His mind drifted back to his nightmare and/or past and he growled. He didn't want to be haunted by this the rest of his life, but he knew he probably would be.
Rei shivered involuntarily when Kai growled, but he just growled back and Kai looked at him confused. Kai says, "Did I miss something?" Rei looks at him in shock and says, "Didn't you hear a word I said?" Kai shrugs and says, "You said something about me not telling you, then I guess I stopped paying attention". Rei looks at him and says, "WTF? You stopped listening when I was talking; I am going to beat you up to get the answers". Kai is still slightly confused and Kenny had just entered the kitchen with Dizzi tucked under his arm. He heard what Rei said and he said, "OMG, have you lost your mind?" Rei glared at Kenny and responded, "Kai won't answer my questions and he stopped listening while I was talking". Kenny says, "OMG, is that such a crime? He hardly listens to us and he never answers our questions, why are you freaking out over this?" Kai stood up then and exited the house again. He needed to think about his nightmare/past some more and knew that if he stayed inside, he wouldn't get the opportunity.
Tyson, Max, Rei and Kenny came out of the house to train thirty minutes later and Kai moved over to small hill and sat down cross- legged and continued to think about his nightmare/past some more. His shoulders slumped and he was frustrated because he couldn't figure out why the nightmare came back again. The others stopped their training and walked over to him, they had some serious questions to ask him. He looked up and saw them approaching and stood up. He needed to get his frustration out and training would help somewhat. He walked past them to the dish and launched Dranzer. He heard a crow caw and groaned. He thought 'What is going on Brother Crow?" He heard the answer in his head, it was, the nightmare came back because the person who killed your parents is now after you. He sighed out, "Oh shit".
The others notice his more depressed mood. Max asks, "Kai is there something wrong?" Kai glances at him and says, "No, I just got to use the phone". With that said Kai walked inside the house and picked up the phone. He dialed the number of his grandfather and asked the secretary on the other end to speak to him. The next thing he heard was his grandfather's voice asking him what was wrong because Kai doesn't usually call. He says, "I need to know everything about mom and dad's murder". Voltaire asks, "Why? That is in the past". Kai replies, "Not exactly". Voltaire asks, "What are you talking about?" Kai says, "The person who killed them may be after me now". Voltaire replies, "Okay, if you believe it, I'll send you all the information I have about their murder". They say goodbye to each other and Kai goes over to the computer they all share and turns it on.
The others come in soon after Kai finished his phone call and they see Kai on the computer. Kai opens his hotmail account, sees the e-mail from his grandfather, and prints it off. About thirty pages are printed and Kai grabs them and turns the computer off before he goes to his and Rei's bedroom to look it over.