Chapter ten: Ambush

The next day was Kai's turn to take care of her. She was in a constant glower by now. Bored out of her mind as well as in a bad temper with everyone.

She rose to find everyone else was at the training yard. She heard the distant shouts of Tyson as he complained about something else she couldn't quite make out.

She cursed silently to herself and washed and dressed into jeans and a top. Brushing her hair, she went to fasten her silk flower in her hair, only to find it was gone. She recalled the blood stained silk blossom on her hospital cabinet and sighed.

"What's wrong?" She heard Kai as he walked into her room.

"This whole bloody thing is what's wrong. People are treating me like I've got some serious disease and that I'm made out of a really fragile kind of glass." She complained. "I can't train, I can't go shopping..."

"You can't slip off in the middle of the night." He smirked. Her face crumpled into a frown.

"And I'm bored out of my mind drinking a load of tea and reading." She grumbled.

"Tough." He said. He pulled her into an embrace; she let him hold her for a short while, enjoying his touch. She pulled away, giving him a quick kiss on the lips.

"Yeah? Well I'm gonna keep pestering you until you give in." She smiled at him, with a sparkle of mischief in her lilac eyes.

"Really?" He asked her, he unclipped her blade from her belt and waved it playfully around her face. "I don't think so somehow." He smirked. She gasped and tried to snatch it back. He evaded her, teasingly.

"Give her back!" She gasped.

"No." He told her. She attempted to seize it again, he backed off. His face grew serious.

"No. Not until you recover shall you train or use Dragweena. So there is no point in you keeping her is there?" She saw sense in what he said though she still wanted her blade back.

She sighed took his hand, dragging him out into the yard.

"Fine, we're going for a walk." She told him, letting go of him as they walked out into the open. Both felt a small pang inside them. They ignored it.

Neither noticed the shadow following them.

They walked down into the woods in a relaxed silence. Isis enjoyed the mild breeze in her raven like hair, closing her eyes almost willing it to do so. She swung her arms by her sides, not noticing that she was singing faintly to herself. Kai noticed; he listened as she gradually louder. She stopped suddenly, self-conscious of what she was doing.

"You're a good singer." He told her.

"Don't say that." She shuddered. "my father had this notion of me becoming a singer; that meant three months without Dragweena." She explained.

He nodded again.

"Still, thank you." She added quietly, he heard.

They carried on walking through the wood. Talking and joking slightly, enjoying each others company.

A twig snapped behind them.

They stopped and spun around to see who it was. A group of five Spanish people came out. Both Kai and Isis reached for their blades. Kai succeeded, Isis cursed remembering he had hers.

"Well if it isn't the infamous Isis Kinomiya and Kai Hiwatari of the Bladebreakers?" One of the girls spat at them.

"Who wants to know?" Isis asked in the same fierce manner.

"We are the Espanola Angeles." Another said; they all drew out their blades threateningly.

"What is it you want?" Kai growled.

"Nothing much; just to tell you to expect to relinquish your title of world champions when we reach the island." Nina smirked. "So then, what are you two doing out so late?" She asked.

"Is that any of your business?" Kai growled. He slipped Dragweena to Isis, she set her launcher to her blade though didn't show it.

"No. You're right it isn't. Just remember this Isis. You are always welcome to our team." She said; her hand outstretched.

"Get out of here now." Isis hissed. Nina smirked and withdrew her hand.

"You'll come soon, don't worry." She told her. They started slipping back into the shadows.

"What? What do you mean?" Isis snarled; she went to run towards them. Determined to find out what Nina meant. Kai grabbed her arm prevent her from doing so.

"They aren't worth it." He told her.

"Come on, I want to go home." She snarled, her lilac eyes flashing.