Chapter 15

Prozacfairy: Cute indeed.

Bluumberry: Two words - thank you. :p

dead yet a love sick puppy: Kai opening up is scary indeed. Hopefully it only temporary, right? And at least it's too Ray. If it were to all of the others...

Zap Cannon: That was a comment to everyone, and yes, Tala sings. That's all I'm going to say. :p

Chaco and Lily: I'm keeping the Tala thing at that - he sings and that's all I'm going to say. I'm sure the DVDs will come out here eventually. If I nag enough they should make them just to shut me up. I wish I had multi-region DVD player, but unfortunately I don't, so I must wait. And since I'm on dial-up... well, no downloading for me. ((sigh))

Koneko no Rei: I'm making them grow closer slowly. No jumping down each others pants at the first opportunity - it's not naturalistic. So slowly as we go. :p

kissybear: Oh, I know all about the 'school first' thing. I write my fics from 10:30pm to 1:30am for a reason... no parents saying "you should be doing your homework" or "you should be studying". ((sigh)) Grab your opportunities when you can, my friend, and pray they don't notice.

Ramen II: Kai talked about himself in order to make Ray feel better about himself. Kai wears sunglasses as a mode of trying to make him less recognisable to the fan girls. Ever noticed most celebrities do that? Doesn't work, but still. And I'm not sure what movie they're watching. What was out at that time? It was just before Matrix Revolutions.

KuronekoHikage: Stop cackling and start talking. :p

lilmatchgirl007: Kai can open up... when it suits him that is. ;)

babymar-mar: No Kevy in this one, and very little Lee. This is the Blade Breakers shining hour. And the sequel to Frozen will be out after I finish writing it, which will be after I finish writing Ketsuron. So it may be a couple of months yet. Who knows.

keisan: Yes, a lot of 'getting to know you' going on between the two. The fluff will come eventually, but it will take time.

BlazingPheonix: I have a download of Kai vs. Rei in Japanese. The sound is messed up though, and it freezes half way through. I wish I had G-Rev.

GemGemJoo: This one won't satisfy you, but it's needed for a side-story.

TNTiggris: Sounds like it was a good combination. Hope you do it again. :D

animeandraia: Yes, my ex-boyfriend got it from Monty Python too. That show corrupts people. :p And Kai must have been feeling open to play 20 questions, so Ray caught him at a good time. Also Kai probably played it to get info out of Ray, so it was handy for him too.

hiwatorilover: Ketsuron should be up as soon as this ends... I hope. Depends if I complete it in time.

Tariki Rania: Yay for Ray indeed. :D

Remember how I said two other characters play a part, one being Bryan? Well, here's the other…

The sound of the phone ringing brought their heads up, Tyson getting up and crossing to scoop up the phone, answering it. "Hello?" Abruptly, his face darkened. "What do you want?… Oh really… Well maybe he's not here… WHAT!? How dare you! I have a good mind to come over there and make you eat your words!… Why you-"

Kai plucked the phone from the fuming teens fingers, stepping toward the corridor. "Must you insist on tormenting my teammates, Tala?"

He heard a chuckle. "How did you know it was me?"

"Now let me think about that." Kai closed and locked the door to his room behind him. "Bryan said you were going to call."

"He just had to ruin the surprise. Yeah, I was going to call. Had to wait for them to finish their investigation though."

Kai frowned. "Which investigation?"

"They found Voltaire's will, Kai."

Kai stiffened. "They did?"

"Yeah. And our lawyer seems to think that if your grandfather is imprisoned, probably a life sentence, all his assets will be divided up by those on it." A pause. "Well, lets just say you won't have to worry about money ever again, cous."

Kai snorted. "I am his only heir, Tal."

"Actually, no, and that's why I wanted to call. We found some documents that say that my father, Maxim, was actually a rather close adviser to Voltaire, and your father, Taro's, best friend. They'd known each other since childhood apparently, and it was through my father that your father met your mother."

"Interesting." Kai narrowed his eyes. "Exactly how close to Voltaire was Maxim?"

"Like a son."

"Ah." Kai nodded. "And therefore, you're a grandson."

"Got it in one." A pause. "Of course, I won't get nearly as much as you. Just enough to make me comfortable."

"Knowing your definition of 'comfortable', exactly how many million are we talking?"

"That's still up in the air, but it will be roughly 5-8 of Voltaire's holdings."

Kai's eyebrows rose slightly. "That's quite a bit, Tal."

"Mm. And the bad news continues."

Kai blinked. "Bad news?"

"Well, it's your money that I'm getting a cut from." He chuckled. "There's another heir."

"Oh really?" Kai grunted. "So when does my long lost sister show up? Or is it a twin?"

"Technically, Kai, we're twins. Only rather than merely having different eggs like most, we have different parents." Kai could almost see him shrug. "And it's not a brother or a sister or anything. It's actually one generation up. This guy was very nearly your uncle."

"Nearly my uncle? As in adoption?"

"You are way too smart, cous. Yes, Voltaire almost adopted him only Boris talked him out of it. Interesting if he hadn't, for two reasons. A) Because this guy is only a year older than us, and b) I do believe, though it would be distant, I would be partaking in something known as 'incest'."

Kai's eyes widened. "Holy crap, Bryan!?"

"Mm-hm. He's still in a daze. Just wish he'd get that damned satisfied smirk off his face."

Kai sat on the bed, shaking his head. "Well… rather unexpected this."

"Indeed. Your grandfather is a highly interesting man. Wish we could get the full story."

"Mm."

"Kai?"

"Yeah?"

"Got a question for you."

"Then ask it, cous."

A pause. "Why the hell does Bryan keep chuckling every time someone mentions your name?"

"He is, is he?" Kai scowled. "Your boyfriend as a very active imagination, Tal. That, and he believes he can read peoples thoughts."

"Ah. Otherwise, whatever it is that's making him do it, you're not planning to tell me anytime soon as you don't believe it yourself."

"You got it."

"Well, I'd better be going. Tell Granger I was joking when I called him a bubble-headed prick with no balls who only won the last Championship cause I decided to let him so I could get back at Boris."

Kai winced. "You certainly have a way with people."

"Compared to you and Bry, I'm an angel." He chuckled. "Oh, and one other thing."

"Yes?"

"When Bryan 'reads peoples minds' as you called it… he's usually right."

Kai blinked, ready to ask him what he meant when he heard the click following by the steady beep. Switching off the phone Kai sighed. He certainly had a lot to think about tonight…

Tala just loves messing with peoples minds. Not to mention picking on Tyson. And the will is introduced here, though anyone who's read Honesty II knows the outcome.