Hi again! Whoa! I already got reviews for this. Incrediable! Well, thanks
alot! Keep it up, ok? So, the holidays are coming up, and I decided to one
more chapter before they get here. Besides, alot of ya are anxious to find
out what happens next. So, on with the next chapter. Here we go!
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Chapter 2- Phoenix City Shelter
Kai really didn't pay much attention to where he was actually going. It had started to rain. At first, it was just a light sprinkle, that then turned into a shower, which Kai was sure was just passing by. But then, out of the blue, it had started to pour. Kai continued on regardless that he was pretty much drenched. His long white scarf was soaked and now sticking to his back, and his baggy blue pants started to feel very heavy 'cause they were so wet. Kai soon found himself at a park. He sat down under the biggest tree he could find, leaned against it, and rested. Without even realizing it, he fell asleep. The rain still fell.
A few minutes later, a group of four people happened by. Hikers probably; considering that they were all wearing ponchos and holding walking sticks and flashlights. The girl in the group spotted Kai out of the corner of her eye and halted in mid-step. She walked over to the sleeping, dreached, slate-haired boy. Not really afraid to get too close to him, the girl waved her hand in front of his face.
"Mister, are you ok?" she asked.
The three boys that were walking with her, came over. They looked from their girl companion down to the boy under the tree and back again. '
"Who's he?" one of them questioned.
The girl shrugged. "I dunno. He looks to be a traveler, don't he? And look he's all soaked. Can we take him back with us? Please! We can't just leave him here to keep getting wet. The rain probably won't stop for hours now. He could get sick. Please!"
"But Sanka," the tallest boy protested, "we don't even know who he is. And what if doesn't want help? Then what, huh? C'mon let's get out of here before he wakes up."
"Oh, don't be such a chicken!" the girl, who obviously was named Sanka, huffed.
"C'mon let's do it," the smallest boy urged. "He doesn't look that bad. And besides, they say it's going to turn into a thunderstorm later tonight."
"Oh. alright, alright," he finally agreed. "Let's take him to our shelter centre. Durbon, you're the strongest out of us, see if can carry him."
Durbon, the second boy in the group and who is two more times larger than Gary of the White Tigers, put Kai on his back and the group started off again. They followed the pebble-stoned path throught the park. They had to stop and wait for Durbon a couple times, being as he was holding an extra weight. There was a woods ahead and they headed into it without a second thought. It seemed like hours, but before long, they reached the end of the woods and the shelter centre. it was called the 'Phoenix City Shelter' and was a dull brown in colour. The group walked up and knocked on the front door.
"Who is it?" a voice called from within. It was feminine.
"Miss Kelm, it's just us!" Sanka called back. "Open the door!"
The door opened and a lady dressed in a plaim blue dress stood there. "Who?... Oh, it's you children again. Quickly! Come in before you get soaked." She motioned them inside.
"Too late for that," the tallest boy joked as he took of his dripping wet poncho.
"Alex, don't you dare get cheeky with me!" Miss Kelm scolded. "Where in worlds name have you four been?!"
"We went for a walk in the rain," Alex replied.
"Yeah, and it was fun," added Sanka.
"And who's this?" Miss Kelm asked, glancing at Kai.
Durbon placed Kai down on the floor. "We don't know," he answered. "We found him under a tree in the park. Sanka here, convinced us to bring him back with us here."
At that percise moment, Kai woke up. What a weird feeling. He hadn't slept that long before. Where was he anyway? He soon spotted the people standing there looking at him. If he had been raised like any other normal kid, he proabably would have been surprised by this. But nope, that's not like Kai. He just stood and glared at them.
"Hello, and who are you?" Miss Kelm asked.
The slate-haired boy turned to look at her, nodding a silent greeting. "Kai Hiwatari," he answered plainly.
"Really? Are you sure?" she questioned.
Kai scowled at her. "What kind of a question is that? Of course, I'm sure that's my name."
The lady frowned back at him. Kai could tell that she was still having troulble believing who he is.
"You can't be serious?!" she finally said.
Kai leened against the wall, arms crossed over his chest. "Believe what you want. I know who I am. But who are guys?"
"This is Miss Kelm," answered Sanka from the corner. She indicated the others next to her. "That's Alex, Durbon, and Kazu. Oh, and I'm Sanka. Are you really Kai, captain of the BladeBreakers?"
Kai nodded. Sanka smiled warmly at him and Kai strongly reminded of Max. Immediately, he pushed the thought of his friend out of his mind. Friend? Kai smirked at the thought. That was a new one (sort of). He quickly pushed that out of his mind too. Sanka looked at him, wondering what he was he thinking. She ponder on it for long.
"I'll show you to your room Kai," she offered.
Kai closed his eyes and shook his head. "No thanks. I'm not staying." With a swish of his white scarf, he turned to go.
Miss Kelm stood in his way. She smiled. "Oh, no you don't. You're not going out in that pouring rain again. You're staying right here, at least until you dry off. Ok?"
Kai shrugged and Miss Kelm beamed. "Good. Now follow me and I'll take you to where you'll be staying tonight."
Miss Kelm set a quick pace and walked off in the direction of the dorms. Kai followed somewhat behind at his own pace. Soon, they arrived at the furtherest one, way at the end of the hall. Miss Kelm opened the door and a bit of a dust cloud arose. She waved it away and emitted him into the room. There was one big window at the far side, a closet, two beds a desk with a chair, and a night table. There also was a bathroom too and a TV. Kai tossed his bag (that he'd forgot he'd been holding until now) on the bed furthest from the window, sending up another cloud of dust, and sat down. Miss Kelm continued to smile at him. Man, was she perky.
"This is where you'll be staying," she told him. "Sorry for the mess. The custodian hasn't been around today. Don't know why. You'll be sharing this room with Koji. He should be around soon. I'm sure you'll get along well. Oh, and breakfast will be served at 7 sharp. Be on time. Well, if that's it... Good night!" With that, she turned and with a creak and a click of the door, was gone.
Kai stared at the closed door for a bit and then around the room. It certainly was dirty. he frowned, but really didn't have much time to think about it as a brown-haired boy, whom he assumed was Koji, entered the room. Koji sat down in the other bed. It took awhile before he noticed the boy next to him.
"Who are you?" he asked almost rudely.
"Kai." Kai answered without looking over.
"Sure you you," said Koji sarcastically.
Kai frowned at him. "You can believe what you want. I'm not staying here after tomorrow anyway."
"Good." came Koji's reply.
Kai sighed. This was going to be a long night. But he would be short. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------
Well, there you are. Another chapter. How I do? Should I keep going? Review and tell me. I need encouragement here! (sighs and giggles) Well, the Christmas holidays are usually very busy for me and my family, so I'll be back after that but probably before New Year's. Cya then! ^_^
Chapter 2- Phoenix City Shelter
Kai really didn't pay much attention to where he was actually going. It had started to rain. At first, it was just a light sprinkle, that then turned into a shower, which Kai was sure was just passing by. But then, out of the blue, it had started to pour. Kai continued on regardless that he was pretty much drenched. His long white scarf was soaked and now sticking to his back, and his baggy blue pants started to feel very heavy 'cause they were so wet. Kai soon found himself at a park. He sat down under the biggest tree he could find, leaned against it, and rested. Without even realizing it, he fell asleep. The rain still fell.
A few minutes later, a group of four people happened by. Hikers probably; considering that they were all wearing ponchos and holding walking sticks and flashlights. The girl in the group spotted Kai out of the corner of her eye and halted in mid-step. She walked over to the sleeping, dreached, slate-haired boy. Not really afraid to get too close to him, the girl waved her hand in front of his face.
"Mister, are you ok?" she asked.
The three boys that were walking with her, came over. They looked from their girl companion down to the boy under the tree and back again. '
"Who's he?" one of them questioned.
The girl shrugged. "I dunno. He looks to be a traveler, don't he? And look he's all soaked. Can we take him back with us? Please! We can't just leave him here to keep getting wet. The rain probably won't stop for hours now. He could get sick. Please!"
"But Sanka," the tallest boy protested, "we don't even know who he is. And what if doesn't want help? Then what, huh? C'mon let's get out of here before he wakes up."
"Oh, don't be such a chicken!" the girl, who obviously was named Sanka, huffed.
"C'mon let's do it," the smallest boy urged. "He doesn't look that bad. And besides, they say it's going to turn into a thunderstorm later tonight."
"Oh. alright, alright," he finally agreed. "Let's take him to our shelter centre. Durbon, you're the strongest out of us, see if can carry him."
Durbon, the second boy in the group and who is two more times larger than Gary of the White Tigers, put Kai on his back and the group started off again. They followed the pebble-stoned path throught the park. They had to stop and wait for Durbon a couple times, being as he was holding an extra weight. There was a woods ahead and they headed into it without a second thought. It seemed like hours, but before long, they reached the end of the woods and the shelter centre. it was called the 'Phoenix City Shelter' and was a dull brown in colour. The group walked up and knocked on the front door.
"Who is it?" a voice called from within. It was feminine.
"Miss Kelm, it's just us!" Sanka called back. "Open the door!"
The door opened and a lady dressed in a plaim blue dress stood there. "Who?... Oh, it's you children again. Quickly! Come in before you get soaked." She motioned them inside.
"Too late for that," the tallest boy joked as he took of his dripping wet poncho.
"Alex, don't you dare get cheeky with me!" Miss Kelm scolded. "Where in worlds name have you four been?!"
"We went for a walk in the rain," Alex replied.
"Yeah, and it was fun," added Sanka.
"And who's this?" Miss Kelm asked, glancing at Kai.
Durbon placed Kai down on the floor. "We don't know," he answered. "We found him under a tree in the park. Sanka here, convinced us to bring him back with us here."
At that percise moment, Kai woke up. What a weird feeling. He hadn't slept that long before. Where was he anyway? He soon spotted the people standing there looking at him. If he had been raised like any other normal kid, he proabably would have been surprised by this. But nope, that's not like Kai. He just stood and glared at them.
"Hello, and who are you?" Miss Kelm asked.
The slate-haired boy turned to look at her, nodding a silent greeting. "Kai Hiwatari," he answered plainly.
"Really? Are you sure?" she questioned.
Kai scowled at her. "What kind of a question is that? Of course, I'm sure that's my name."
The lady frowned back at him. Kai could tell that she was still having troulble believing who he is.
"You can't be serious?!" she finally said.
Kai leened against the wall, arms crossed over his chest. "Believe what you want. I know who I am. But who are guys?"
"This is Miss Kelm," answered Sanka from the corner. She indicated the others next to her. "That's Alex, Durbon, and Kazu. Oh, and I'm Sanka. Are you really Kai, captain of the BladeBreakers?"
Kai nodded. Sanka smiled warmly at him and Kai strongly reminded of Max. Immediately, he pushed the thought of his friend out of his mind. Friend? Kai smirked at the thought. That was a new one (sort of). He quickly pushed that out of his mind too. Sanka looked at him, wondering what he was he thinking. She ponder on it for long.
"I'll show you to your room Kai," she offered.
Kai closed his eyes and shook his head. "No thanks. I'm not staying." With a swish of his white scarf, he turned to go.
Miss Kelm stood in his way. She smiled. "Oh, no you don't. You're not going out in that pouring rain again. You're staying right here, at least until you dry off. Ok?"
Kai shrugged and Miss Kelm beamed. "Good. Now follow me and I'll take you to where you'll be staying tonight."
Miss Kelm set a quick pace and walked off in the direction of the dorms. Kai followed somewhat behind at his own pace. Soon, they arrived at the furtherest one, way at the end of the hall. Miss Kelm opened the door and a bit of a dust cloud arose. She waved it away and emitted him into the room. There was one big window at the far side, a closet, two beds a desk with a chair, and a night table. There also was a bathroom too and a TV. Kai tossed his bag (that he'd forgot he'd been holding until now) on the bed furthest from the window, sending up another cloud of dust, and sat down. Miss Kelm continued to smile at him. Man, was she perky.
"This is where you'll be staying," she told him. "Sorry for the mess. The custodian hasn't been around today. Don't know why. You'll be sharing this room with Koji. He should be around soon. I'm sure you'll get along well. Oh, and breakfast will be served at 7 sharp. Be on time. Well, if that's it... Good night!" With that, she turned and with a creak and a click of the door, was gone.
Kai stared at the closed door for a bit and then around the room. It certainly was dirty. he frowned, but really didn't have much time to think about it as a brown-haired boy, whom he assumed was Koji, entered the room. Koji sat down in the other bed. It took awhile before he noticed the boy next to him.
"Who are you?" he asked almost rudely.
"Kai." Kai answered without looking over.
"Sure you you," said Koji sarcastically.
Kai frowned at him. "You can believe what you want. I'm not staying here after tomorrow anyway."
"Good." came Koji's reply.
Kai sighed. This was going to be a long night. But he would be short. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------
Well, there you are. Another chapter. How I do? Should I keep going? Review and tell me. I need encouragement here! (sighs and giggles) Well, the Christmas holidays are usually very busy for me and my family, so I'll be back after that but probably before New Year's. Cya then! ^_^