Chapter Seven

Revelation

-#- 'Kai...' he uttered. ... When the man got ready for the next slap Rei burst out of the closet at one go taking effect of the shocking moment and ran straight to the both. -#-

"LET-HIM-GO!!!" the battle cry of the angel in black resounded and he slammed himself against the twice as big giant. The surprise was absolutely successful. Even Kai's mouth dropped, his servant's one touched the floor. Rei set up again after he knocked down this guy grabbing the other's hand and hastened with him out of the house. Everything but not be there anymore with this inhumane person! And Kai had himself dragged although he thought it rather silly. Completely out of breath they made a halt in one of those dim passages looking round if some pursuer were on the heels of them but nothing was to be seen. "My God, I was in a blue funk! It had also gone wrong." Finally Rei let off of Kai's hand and had a breather, smiled an invisible afflicted smile. 'My...GOD?!' The phoenix wasn't sure if he listened right. A demon who worked for God?! "Phew, first the mask down." No sooner said than done.

O0O!

Kai's look was priceless when he saw the neko-jin standing in front of him. That one wasn't possible to stop grinning cause the demon's face slipped again ^_____^ As Kai noticed this he switched to his typical grim face but was also wondering about one thing: "Why d'ya wear my clothes?" If you contemplate this a bit closer the shirt was namely a little too large (by Kai it's skin-tight, you know...Rrrr) and the black baggies was loose at his legs fastened with his red girdle. Nonplused Rei scratched his head: "Ano, your servant gave this to me when he picked me up at the hot springs where the entrance is =^-^=; " "Kaz?"

Instead of an embarrassed smile there was - =OxO=! "That...was..Kaz?!" A nod as acknowledgement. The Chinese imagined again the bat from the night one week ago and compared it with the brunette pervert he met. This picture wasn't right at all! "But, but...! =@.@= "

"We found them!" suddenly it came from a distance interrupting Rei and made him shrink back. The chase went on. The footsteps and shouts of the pursuer approached them more and more and it seemed that they came in a blind alley. No way out to escape. But this time our angel didn't want to panic and tried to keep cool. Unfortunately nothing came to his mind what they could do in this situation. And the next sec he found himself all of a sudden he was pulled into a hidden narrow recess and was given a tight embrace. "No word." Kai hissed whose arms clasped the tiger close to him for not running away. They heard the pattering of the adult demons passing them. Curses filled the air cause they lost sight of the two boys. Both kept quiet. Out of nowhere Rei's heart began to beat wildly. He feared that they would be found cause of this. What would happen if they heared him?! He didn't know if he's excited because they were wanted or because...

"They're gone." Kai said more relaxed and broke off from Rei as quick as he had seized him. Mindful he peeked out of the recess while Rei tried to calm his heart. When they were sure to be out of danger they sneaked faintly through the passages through which they ran a little while ago being on the guard for the case they could be lain in wait by someone. "Damn Boris!" Kai swore one time and clenched his teeth. And where did they find themselves after all? Back at Kai's house!

"Have you been crazy, haven't you?! Why for goodness we've come back to this place?!?" Rei wasn't actually looking happy. "The house is the most improbable place they would suppose us."  "Oh..." Anyway what the tiger said or did he felt dumb beside Kai. And...useless again. But it made no differences then now it was more important removing his leader out of hell faster than possible.

~~In the house~~

"Master! You're back! Ey, even you are there!" Kaz pointed impudently at Rei being dead happy. However his eyes told also another thing: desire. Kai stepped to his butler very annoyed. "Why did you let him have my things?!" he yelled almost too loud. Kaz shrank up by his master's insults and would gladly hide into the first nearest hole but these glances weren't spared him. "How many times did I tell you 'Don't take strangers at home!'? If you oppose me one more time I'll tear your tongue out of your infamous mouth with my own hands and throw this into the mixer!" Hard words with which he left the room for fetching his bag. Silence put up. Rei was sitting like before on one of those green seats and looked over to Kaz who had always this bended posture. "I'm sorry that you have to take up so much trouble." the Chinese apologized and wanted to express this with a bow when a hand in front of his eyes didn't stop him. "It isn't your fault." the already adult butler smiled encouraging what turned quick into desire again. "E..eto, I should like to know why you gave me Kai's rags. This 'Your worn-out clothes..' was only an excuse, ne?" Of course Rei wanted to distract him, then this situation ran from minute to minute more awkward. Without any effort Rei was pulled down and with two hands he was pinned to the floor. Surprised and aghast Rei goggled at Kaz. "You wanna know why? *smirks* I wanted to see you in *his* things. *passes with tip of nose over Rei's throat*" Redness of shame rose into the angel's face. He lay that inconvenient he couldn't free himself of this grip winding under him to shove him away tentatively. No effect. "I love to see other person in his clothes macking on them afterwards cause..."

"...he craves for me."

Someone continued the sentence making both eye pairs wander to the room door only to find out that Kai stood there a while ago and watched them at their activities. "And if you don't put your hands from him right now I'll rip personally your depraved demonsoul out." All along Kai was good in menacing why the bat prepared to leave Rei. Cautiously he paced back, fear was in his face but also flushed knowing that his adored master who's five years younger than himself, knew all about this. "Let's go, Kon." Kai called Rei back out of his trance and withdrew from the door-frame. "U...uh!" To hear that a *guy* had a crush on the Russian for the tiger it was some kind of...understandable. *shakes* 'What do I spin again!' Without taking a look at the distracted servant Rei went after and caught up with Kai.

"If they find out that you, an angel has intruded into the subterranean fields of hell they'll make short work with ya." *gulp* No welcome news. "I won't allow this." *clenches fists* 'What...?' They ran till they reached a hole in the ground similar like the one Rei fell in. Kai motioned him to be the first jumping into it. "Uhm, Kai, you know we wanna back *on* earth, not further more downwards =^.^=; " But without losing one word Kai pushed him into the hole "MEW!" and jumped subsequently after him. Luckily Rei was used to this slide trip. He didn't yell like the devil was after him (LOOOL). Again this upside down, a strong head wind took him the sight and ere he could be aware of it daylight dazzled him. He plopped out of a big knot-hole and had nearly broken his neck when he didn't bend in the air as pliant as a cat and land steadily on both legs. Right afterwards Kai darted out of the excavation and floated briefly before he let himself down slowly beside Rei. Thereupon his black wings disappeared again and without saying a word he moved away from Rei. But his course wasn't the temple but in the opposite. The neko-jin was amazed, very amazed about the fact that his leader didn't go back running spontaneous after him. "Kai! Where are you going?! The shrine is that way!" But with Kai he met deaf ears. "Do ya stand still!" *grabs shoulder* "Hrrr! Don't touch me!" The slate haired blader struck rude Rei's hand away and wanted to go further when something dragged him at his scarf. "Why are you runnig away, Kai? It's more secure at the hotel by us than hiding in this region." Then Kai whirled swiftly around to Rei snatching his scarf from him and stared at him inexpressively to elucidate something. First it wasn't possible for the tiger to understand what Kai did. That was nothing but looking into his face (of course it would be easier if he said it ^^; ). But as we know Kai he's not the person of many words.

They exchanged their glances a long time keeping silent. Rei tried to find out about it but he couldn't guess what Kai wanted to tell him why he didn't go back to the others. Until something in his head made 'clic'. "Your...face." he faltered hurt. What a fool he was that it didn't occure to him in a jiffy! Kai couldn't really go back to the others if he came with a face studded with wounds and bruises. Needless questions, annoying persecutions and a nervous restlessness would be the result. When these things occupied his mind he didn't notice that his captain wanted to make off again.

'As long as these injuries aren't healed up I can't return to the group.' Kai's decision was definitive and he didn't want listening to reason. 'They shall merely get lost.' And he went on. *tugs* And Rei did it again holding him off to run away in grasping his scarf. This time the phoenix didn't turn around only to not stand towards the angel, to show his indifference. It made Rei almost mad! He couldn't stand this reserve and he didn't want to give in it. For this reason he did what he thought it was right: He passed Kai, stood still right before him so that he had no possibilities for escape and took energetically his face in both hands.

The just fierce expression changed into bare astonishment. Also a little crimson crept into his cheeks. It didn't happen one time that someone touched him so gentle. Even his own parents shunned such body contact. Now he saw Rei how he was concentrating making his angelic energy run into his hands. It went with Kai hot and cold at the same time. Inside of him a need was called, quite unknown and inexplicable. Then these warmth giving hands descended again. Rei relaxed breathing a bit hard and he also looked alike more pale. Nevertheless he smiled when he saw Kai touching his own face.

The skin was intact like before. Not one injury remained as though he was never beaten up. Also the pain in his shoulder was away. Shaken the Russian spaced out, his left hand stayed at his cheek. He wasn't in a position to show something, no emotions or something in that way. Neither happiness nor sorrow. His strands hid his crimson orbs with it Rei couldn't read in them what took action in him right now. But the tiger thought it wasn't necessary. Satisfied he sighed and got loose from the demon's side. "Let's go back. We shouldn't leave the others waiting. =^-^= "

But Kai didn't move.

He didn't do anything to budge. And Rei's stomach got a dull feeling. He didn't know if he did the right thing when he approached Kai again but he had to risk it. Still spacing out Kai stood there until he felt something at his right hand. The gleam in his ruby eyes came back announcing his return on this side.

*~Kai's POV~*

How could something like that affect me having an uproar in the guts? What was his reason? Why did he do this? Lots of questions I didn't have an answer. Locked into myself I realized yet a warm tight hand from outside which enclosed mine and pulled me out of my cave of confusion and coldness. Rei drew me unasked after him trudging before me. Stunned I went along and let him drag me. Usually I even hadn't permitted any body contact or also exchanges of sights but...it didn't disturb me in that moment. Like a child which was led at hand I went along freely but didn't dare reciprocating this handshake. Some time the shrine came to our vision. I stood still hesitating when I 'heard' this: 'Now I even mother him. Well, at the bottom he's also only a rugrat =^-^= ' This freaked me out! What did he think to stamp me as a *rugrat*?! Forthwith I snatched my hand out of his and proceeded alone. Offended and with hurt pride I went towards the gate and wanted stepping through it when Rei didn't seize my arm again.

"Gomen ne."

a gentle breeze whispered into my ear. I looked down to him and saw his displeasure in his face. He loured to the side as if...What the hell was that again what churned me inside?! Why did these words concern me... "Right on." I slurred back and wanted to open the little door which showed off from the gate. But Rei held me back again. "What next?" I snarled annoyed. "Eto...we should tell it the others." "What." I didn't show it how confused I was. "Uhm, that we're not human resp. the earth isn't our proper home." Then this was it what he was brooding *quiet* till now. Unbelievable. "No" was my plain reply. My hand was already on the door-handle. "D'ya want to fool them the whole time?" His voice was calm, didn't tolerate an opposition. For all that I sensed a shiver in it which triggered a feeling of uneasiness in me. Was it possible that he called a bad conscience in myself? A bad conscience about what? I removed his hand away from my arm, pushed the handle and strode the door. "Do what you want, Kon." I said without to look up and went directly to our hotel room.

*~Normal POV~*

If Kai had turned to Rei he would have seen the angel's face shining ^o^ His lips screwed up to a petty smile. Or maybe yes? Who knows...

When both lost Bladebreakers found themselves at their team the joy was gigantic. Max skipped from his futon, his mood changed from blue to 0 . "REI! You're back! And you found Kai! XD " The blond boy couldn't hardly hold back but he had to crash at Rei like once at the camp. And someone clenched fists again at this sight ^^" . "Where were you?!" Kenny intervened "And you, Kai! It's not your style missing for over a week."

Now it was Rei's turn to act pacing forward. His golden pools showed unsteadiness and pimples appeared on his skin. But there was no resort anymore. And before the others had the chance to wonder why Rei behaved that strange the neko-jin set his white wings at liberty. 'He couldn't do this frankier, could he?' Kai thought sarcastically and did the same thing. No explaning words, no regard for casulties.

Now they revealed their secret to their team waiting for the reaction. But there was no surprise or any startled faces. Instead of they were afforded an insight onto their own wings! All over peal of laughter when they saw these expression -

=OO= oO

Max's ones were also as white as Rei's, Tyson's ones were even white and black! "Well, you can guess what my parents are like." the dragon grinned sheepishly. Kai couldn't trust his eyes that's why he wasn't able to restrain shouting at Kenny: "And YOU?! What are you?! GOD?!?" he got beside himself with rage in not recognizing their true nature. Tyson stepped beside Kenny: "Oi! Calm down! Don't act like a grouch!" he tried to ease his restlessness (with yelling at him? --" ). It's really unusual for the Bladebreakers to see their captain acting...normal as if his face softened. They've often seen him angry or smirking filthy but not one time a Kai a little bit in rage AND relaxed! He's so touchy if someone speak to him he started directly to scold taking a hike. As though he expected of someone that he wanted to beat him up. Anyway Kenny cleared his throat to get attention. "Well..." he didn't go further cause he rather wanted to show than to speak about. Wings spread of his back but something was strange at them...or should I say funny?!?!? Tyson and Max crawled on the floor and were doubled up with laughter. Rei could hardly hold back his chuckles while Kai stayed the same pose like before. "Jerks." he commented.

Kenny's wings...got white with small and big black spots! Well, that can happen if mother and father were the same 'race' like Tyson. ^-^

After a few minutes all of them, except Kai of course, could calm down and breathed hard for air. Tyson went to Kenny's side to touch slightly with a curious look on the unusual wings. "Wow! And I thought my ones were some kind strange." "What do you want to say with it?!?" Kenny questioned indignantly showing him a fist. But if someone liked to interrupt them Mr. Dickenson got in with a greeting "Hello guys!" All five stood paralysed in one line face to their authorizer for the whole championship trying to hide their flying tools. Unfortunately all of them didn't managed to pack them faster so that they ain't another choice than the compact version --" Well, it takes more seconds and expense to pack them completely than remain them in the stand-by-modus ^^"

Okay, everyone had to sweatdrop even Kai. That was really a delicate situation. 'What shall we do?!' it ran through their minds.

~*~*~ CS comes with stick on stage, kneels behind them and begins poking slyly on Kai's back. He - *throbbing anger sign* (TAS) "Leave it!" he whispers threatening between gritted teeth whereas his look is still directed to Mr. Dickenson. "Or else I'll rip your tongue off, fry it and give it to Tyson!" Sweatdrop by CS who throws her stick without hesitation away and crawls back in her author cave ~.~  *mumbles* "Kill-joy." Kai gets a painful nudge from Tyson but reacts not interested. ~*~*~

Cheerful as Mr. Dickenson was he wanted to come down to them to congratulate them for the won match a few days ago. Only the phoenix could manage not to feel flabby in his knees. Rei clasped inconspiciously his hands together sending a fast prayer for urgent help: 'God! Give me strength to avoid this confrontation! No one may not know what my real task on earth is!' It was really just a fast prayer with no great expectation.

Suddenly a voice responded: "Okay! ^o^ Hrrrm, I meam *deep voice* AS YOUR WISH IS TOLD!"

"Mew?!" Rei gave a perplexed sound and the next moment was the biggest event in his entire life. He felt filled with some new skills he never thought it could happen.

Next to him Kai watched him twisting, couldn't hide his emotion of surprise. Crimson met gold as our raven haired looked up, his gaze full of energy and life. He noticed how Mr. Dickenson paced dangerously nearer almost there to see their wings so he had to react now! With a step forward he shouted mentally 'Time stop!' as though he's guided by some mighty creature. A flash of light filled the room with gracefullness as though thousands of shooting stars had left their home, the sky.

Everything and everyone in his surrounding stood still, everyone had a confused stare on their face to Rei. It was really amazing what only two words could give rise to. He couldn't keep himself, turned around and patted slightly with a smirk on Kai's head like he's a dog. It's the first time he saw him not so...guarded. Out of attention he turned his back from Mr. Oh-I'm-the-most-perfect-guy-on-the-world (seen from Tyson's vision ^^ )to see if Mr. Dickenson was really stiff. Therefore he regretted for doing this wrong move. The next thing he felt was a harsh strike on the back of his head which made him turn around holding his painfilled bump. The shock he got sent him shivers down his spine. Kai stood there towards him arms crossed over his chest while he spread more than one death glare against Rei which had its effect again like always. The tiger felt like a caught thief. A voice like thunder rolled over his presence made him flinch: "Do this one more time you can count on me that you'll wish you was never born WITH wings!" Rei gulped heavily by this comment but didn't show any affection to this. Instead of he had to ponder why only Kai woke up out of this stare. Then an idea hit him and he walked to Max to touch his arm. In the same second the blonde stirred and could nothing else but cry: "Noooo! Don't look at us!" whereby he held his arms protectively in front of his face. But Max didn't see Mr. Dickenson reach them but only standing there, the same smile like before, neither surprised nor disgusted or anything else. "Huh?" he stared at Rei with a questioning look. Rei grinned to the stunned blonde and gave him a cuff on his shoulder. By the way Kai felt anger rising inside of him when he got the sight Rei touching Max at his arm. Could it be that... NOPE! That's too ridiculous! HE and JEALOUS?! Oh, come on! 'Don't think such crap!' he argued with himself while shaking his head.

"Wassup, Mr. Sourpuss? Something stuck on your mind?" Kai would always recognize this annoying voice even if he was bondaged (don't get dirty ideas! ) and locked in a safe deep deep down on the ground of the Pacific. "None of your business!" he huffed at Tyson who also woke up of his stare like the others, and gave him into the bargain a look of his back. "GROOOAAAAR! You wanna mess with me?!" our blue hairy youth stamped but he was given a sudden kick by his beloved friend also called Max. "Ow! What was that for?!" "Don't act like you're five years old!" "But Maxie! Grumpy starts with this!" he whined back and went on with his argument with 'Grumpy'. ^^

Rei watched them the whole time how Kai and the mumping Tyson quarreling in doing so Kai was more taciturn but gave here and there some slaps on the head of our rebel. The angel made a whisper to hyper kid who wiggled up and down: "Ain't they looking like an old married couple, ne?" which made the turtle start to giggle like hell. But then the raven haired realized that there're more important things to do. "Okay guys!" he gave in "Stop fooling around. I don't know how long this time stop will go on so pack your wings!" Without any objections the whole team did what was told them and placed themselves on the same spots like before. In the same moment everything switched to normal and Mr. Dickenson continued his way to the boys. A relieved sigh escaped Rei.

But the reason from Mr. Dickenson for his presence was only to inform them to move into another lodging cause the temple needed a renovation. *collective sweatdropping*

~~Later~~

"The whole expense for this?!" Tyson couldn't believe. "Whatever." was Kai's answer and wanted yet to walk out of the living room. A little sad expression flitted over Rei's face. 'Why couldn't he a bit nicer?'

"Cause I don't want to." Max looked at him flabbergasted wasn't able to suppress the urge to ask him: "Ano...Kai, your behaviour is...some kind of weird from time to time. Are you feeling sick or something?"

Rei had to chuckle a little by this question and stepped forward for responding: "Well, it's not really that strange when you have talked with someone if you can read his mind."

"NANI?!?" Now each Bladebreaker fixed their gazes to Kai and Rei. "You have the ability to spy in other's mind?!?" Tyson bursted out while spinning around to the slate haired. "Phew! And I thought you're schizophrenic or something in that way!"

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O0O! - means 'WHAT!'

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TBC

CS: Yey! One more chappie! @___@ And I saw the episode where they were in Hong Kong om Kai's expressions are too delightful! XD

Kai: ...

Rei: Um...okay...*sweatdrop* She's got her five minutes. Don't listen to her babbling =^-^=;

Max: Right! Give her only some nice comments! ^o^

Tyson: Therefore she's going to be more excited? Well, I dunno... -.-;;;

CS: Go into my toy box! Tcha! *waves*