Hey again! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews!
Sorry for the wait! I finally got around to writing more of this story.
Well...as I might have said before....the action picks up in this chapter.
Hopefully it came out alright.
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"Well.....now what?" Max asked.
"Maybe we should find him some clothes that actually fit." Rei said, with a sad smirk.
"Yeah. I'll take him shopping after breakfast." Hilary announced.
"I'll go with you." The Chinese teen said.
Breakfast was quiet eventful. The team had to convince Kai that it was perfectly safe to eat, and that he wouldn't get punished for eating too much.
It was a big change from the other day when the small child gulped down mountains of food.
The chibi reluctantly ate his food slowly, his small arms boxed his plate close to him, and his bright crimson eyes shifted from each of the teens around him as if they would steal it from him.
Hilary cleared her throat. "Well Kai, Rei and I are going to take you shopping after this."
"Shopping?" The chibi cocked his head at the brunette. "What's that?"
Everyone blinked for a moment.
"Well....um...It's when you go out and buy stuff...." Rei put it simply.
"Oh....I've never buyed anything before." Kai replied.
Hilary giggled slightly. "That's okay. We're going to get you some new clothes and some toys! Anything you'd like."
"I'm not allowed to have toys..." The chibi looked at his lap.
"How many times to we have to tell you Kai? You're allowed to do anything you want now!" Max said, smiling brightly at the chibi.
Suddenly, Kai slammed his fork on the table, wedging it tightly in the wooden top between two fingers.
"AHHH!" Tyson cried out in surprise.
Everyone's attention was drawn to the two blue haired boys. Tyson arm was reaching across the table, his fingers nearly grasping a piece of toast from Kai's plate.
The chibi glared at the older boy, who just sheepishly smiled and recalled his hand.
"Tyson! My God!" Hilary shouted.
"I didn't think he was going to eat it!" The navy haired blader exclaimed.
Kai stuffed his remaining breakfast in his mouth and jumped down off his chair.
"Come on...let's go." Rei said, holding out his hand to the chibi.
The blue haired child looked at it curiously, but decided to take hold of it.
"I'll deal with you when I get back!" Hilary growled, following Rei and Kai out of the dojo.
"Whoa....." Max gasped.
Rei and Hilary had arrived at the mall and already picked out a few various clothes for the chibi and were headed toward another store.
The raven haired teen watched the young Kai as he played in a fountain in the center of the mall.
He giggled in delight as the cool water splashed on his face.
Rei smiled at the sight but his attention was drawn to a figure approaching him.
"What did you get in there Hil?" He asked.
The brunette pulled out a purple jumpsuit from her bag, accompanied by a navy vest. They looked like they were Rei's size.
"Um....I hate to break it to you but....those are a little big for him."
"Well...what if he turns back to normal size again? He just might want to have some clothes that fit, don't you think? You should have seen how pissed off he was!" Hilary whispered.
"That was good thinking....but do you think they'd fit?"
"Well, this morning when I saw him, he looked to be about your size, so I figured these were close enough." She stuffed the garments back inside the bag.
"Hey Hiwary?" The chibi tugged softly on the corner of her skirt.
"What is it?" She asked, bending down to his height.
"Look over there!" He pointed a small finger toward a shop with a TV in the front window.
The three walked over to the shop and peered inside the window.
Hilary picked up Kai so he could see the TV.
A movie that had just been released to the public was playing. It had to be some sort of horror movie because there was a woman screaming her lungs out.
"Is that lady screaming because she's stuck inside that box?" Kai asked. "I know I wouldn't like it in there!"
Rei and Hilary couldn't help but laugh. "We'll talk about that later, okay?" The brunette smiled at the chibi in her arms.
After a couple more hours, Kai, Hilary and Rei walked out of the mall and headed back towards Tyson's dojo.
Kai walked along the edge of a stout retaining wall, Rei and Hilary walking slowly behind him.
"Do you think he'll ever get back to normal?" The brunette asked softly.
"I don't know...in a way, I hope not."
"Why do you say that Rei?"
"Kai's had a horrible life. This way, he would have the chance to have a real childhood, to live free of worry and pain....but I would miss his cold attitude toward us. He used to irritate us so much! But I guess we've all come to love that about him."
"Well....his normal self was a complete jerk if you ask me!" Hilary huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.
Rei chuckled.
Suddenly, they heard the chibi gasp. They looked up just in time to see Kai leap off the wall and run over toward a group of people crowded around a black sedan.
"Kai?!" Hilary began to run after him, but Rei grabbed her arm and quickly darted behind the wall of a nearby building.
"Rei?!" The brunette started to protest, but the Chinese blader silenced her.
"It's Voltaire!" He whispered, his face turning grave.
The teens turned to peer around the corner of the building as the chibi pushed past men dressed in black suits.
"Grandpa!" He cried out, excitement in his voice.
An elderly man stepped out of the car. Hilary recognized him from the news, and from all the stories she had heard from the BladeBreakers.
"Is that.....?"
"Yeah....that's Kai's grandfather." Rei finished.
"Hey Grandpa!" The chibi cried again, making his way to his relative's feet.
The elder looked down at the child, his eyes wide.
The chibi gave his grandfather a large smile.
Voltaire reached down and picked Kai up by the back of his shirt, bringing him to eye level.
"Kai? What are you doing here?!" The elder stared at the chibi in surprise.
The blue haired child smiled back at his grandfather. "I missed you grandfather! Are you coming home now?"
Voltaire looked to the men standing around him, and they all just shrugged.
"Kai...what the hell happened to you?!"
The chibi cocked his head to the side in confusion.
"I bet this is Boris's doing....get him on the phone, NOW!"
Kai's crimson eyes widened at the sound of that name. He started squirming in the elder's grip. "Please grandfather! I'll be good! Please don't take me to him!" Tears pulled at the corner of his eyes as he tried in vain to get away.
"Silence!" Voltaire slapped the child. "You will NOT cry! Crying is for the weak...and you know what happens to the weak...."
The chibi sniffed and eventually stopped struggling.
"Hey!" A voice shouted, causing everyone's attention to turn.
Suddenly, a white blur shot into the middle of the group and snatched Kai out of his grandfather's grip.
"What the....?" Everyone looked around, trying to comprehend what had just happened.
"Rway!" The chibi exclaimed.
"Why did you run away from us! You could have gotten hurt!" The Chinese blader scolded as he continued to run.
"After him you fools!" Voltaire shouted, pointing in the teen's direction.
Soon, all three of the men were on Rei's tail, trying desperately to catch up.
"I...I sorry Rway...." The chibi sniffed in his arms.
Rei immediately felt guilty for raising his voice. "Shhh...don't cry. It's going to be alright."
The agile teen darted around a corner and handed the chibi off to Hilary.
"Run as fast as you can to Tyson's!"
"What about you?!"
"I'll meet you there later! Hurry!"
With that, the two teens parted in opposite directions, Rei leading their pursuers in the wrong direction, hoping to loose them before they caught up.
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