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Chapter 3

"Come on, Kai eat." Tyson was begging the next morn.

            Kai just sniffed at the meat before snuggling back into the nest of blankets he'd gathered earlier that morning.  He hadn't budged from that spot since setting there at five A.M. the time at which Kai stole Tyson's blanket promptly waking him up.  Tyson glared at his friend in an annoying way, all he wanted was his blanket back so he could go sleep in.  "Kai I have food, see?  Food?" Tyson said, dangling the meat in front of Kai's face.

            Only, he wasn't interested in it as much as everything else that was going on.  "Geeze, I wonder what you do eat?" Tyson replied to himself.

            Tyson got up, carefully stepping out of the room and heading to the kitchen.  Of course a few seconds later he heard shuffling of feet following him.  Tyson ignored it, and started to fix himself some breakfast.  Taking an orange out of the fridge, Tyson started to peel it, before having it snatched from his hands.  Tyson turned around to find Kai tearing it into smaller pieces and feeding them to himself.  "I get it, this is what Dranzer probably eats, so, being combined that means it's what you eat." Tyson reasoned.

            Of course, just as Tyson sat down at the table to eat, Kenny came into the room carrying the laptop of his.  "Hey, Tyson, you're Grandfather let me in." Kenny replied.

            Kai looked at Kenny cautiously from across the room.  "What's up, Chief?" Tyson asked.

            "Well, you didn't listen yesterday, but, here's the gist of what you didn't hear," Kenny started. "Just because Dranzer and Kai are combined doesn't mean that we can't draw out and encourage Kai to dominate, let's say."

            "So, you're saying Kai could control the body right?" Tyson asked.

            "Yes, that and the fact well....  The ages of bit beast were thought to be thousands of years old right?" Kenny asked.

            "Yea, so?" Tyson replied.

            "However, the mental development of a bit beast doesn't occur until they find a proper owner." Kenny paused. "Even then, it's a very slow process.  So, Dranzer is actually still only a child in our sense of the word."

            "He does seem a little....  More so, curious than Kai was." Tyson replied.

            "One more thing, do to yesterday's ramming into the window, Kai might need a little medical and cleaning treatment." Kenny pointed out how sticky their friend was currently from devouring the orange.

            "Good point.  You can let yourself out while I take care of this." Tyson replied.

            With little struggle Tyson got Kai into the bathroom, before undressing and bringing to the tub Kai.  However, that was more difficult than originally planned.  Turned out Kai became fearfully distressed the closer they got to the water.  Tyson could only wonder why....

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              "No Grandson of mine is going to lose while I'm around you hear me, Kai?!", Grandpa yelled at him.

            Kai cried harder, trying hard not to, only finding himself unable to stop.  "Stop your crying, little brat!"  He yelled now slapping Kai across the face.

            "Now look!  I have to clean you up thanks to what you made me go and do!!!!"

            Grandpa started to drag little Kai by the arm towards the bathroom.  As they drew closer Kai began to scream over and over again.  No, he didn't like it when Grandpa did this to him, it wasn't like he'd meant to lose, he knew losing caused Grandpa to hurt him.  Closer they came and Grandpa held him tight by one arm as he drew the water.  Then, placed the kicking and screaming Kai into it.  The water scolded his skin and Kai broke out in fresh screams, and more cries as his head was dunked under.  It burned, it was too hot, to hot.  Why was Grandpa being like this?  Why was he mad?  Kai screamed from raw pain as he was brought out and wrapped into the blankets.  "Now, I'm going to take you to the emergency room, and you're not going to say a word of what I did to you, are you, Kai?"

            "No, Grandpa, I won't, or else you'll tell the people at the orphanage that you don't want me anymore." Kai replied.

            "That's right, and you know what they do to little boys that no one wants, right?"

            "They chop them up and cook them alive to feed to the other children...." Kai whimpered.

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            Kai screamed louder struggling to escape Tyson's grasp as he tried to put the panicked other into the tub.  Kai managed to get onto the floor and started to back from Tyson, tears streaking the sides of his face as he crouched on the other side of the bathroom.  "Fine, if you won't take one, then I will." Tyson replied.

            After stripping down himself, Tyson started to climb in, only to notice Kai whimpering and trying to grab at him.  But, too late, Tyson was sinking into the large tub by himself.  Kai whined from in his lonely corner.  "What are you whimpering over?  You should have gotten in when you had the chance," Tyson replied.

            He relaxed, drifting off into a dreamy state and soon, Tyson was asleep.

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            It was an afternoon like any other, the Bladebreakers had to be split into two rooms and it was Tyson's luck to be stuck with Kai as his room mate.  Tyson had been laying on his bed carefully reading the cook book he'd gotten while staying here.  Tyson loved food, it was obvious and those who loved food loved to cook.  Tyson was no exception, when not going out to eat, he usually cooked his meals, mainly why he wanted this room it had a stove.  Kai came in through the door, just as Tyson began to search through the bags of produce he'd bought earlier.  "What are you doing?" Kai simply replied to noticing the ruckus.

            "I'm going to make myself dinner." Tyson replied.

            "You cook?" Kai asked.

            "Duh, I have to with a stomach like I have.  Plus, you never want to eat any of Gramps cooking, it's like putting a bomb in your mouth." Tyson stated, before taking the chicken and battering it.

            Kai wasn't listening as he was busy changing cloths.  "Don't you ever take a bath?" Tyson asked, realizing Kai hadn't taken one since they arrived.

            "I try to avoid them as much as I can." Kai replied.

            "Why?" Tyson asked.

            "I burned myself when I was a kid after deciding to draw my own water." Kai replied, simply.

            Tyson stared at Kai carefully before paying full attention to his friend.  "You lied just now." Tyson accused.

            "I don't lie." Kai said.

            "But, you are no kid would draw their water too hot.   I've seen a kid draw it's own bath before.  All they want is both dials turned all the way and that's not hot enough to burn," Tyson looked at Kai. "Who burned you?"

            "Myself." Kai stubbornly replied.

            "No, I mean it Kai, who burned you as a kid?" Tyson replied.

            "Just, just forget about this okay?" Kai said, going out onto the deck.

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            Tyson snapped out of his slumber and looking over at his friend, he now realized what Kai was so afraid of.  "It's not hot water, Kai.  You can come in too, you know." Tyson replied.

            "See, I'll show you it's not hot." Tyson said, playfully splashing some onto Kai, who in response jumped back further. 

            Slowly Kai came forward and soon, he was gingerly reaching his hand out to the surface of the water, and soon had touched it, jumping back.  Only to come forward again and fully submerge his hand in.   "That's right, you're fine." Tyson replied.

            So, soon, Kai was clean and dried off and was sitting on the couch settling into a nap.  Tyson sat wondering about a couple of things, but, he too soon fell asleep.

End Chapter: Next Chapter, Kai is learning from Tyson?  Scary thought.