Finding Phoenix

Osiris was once more searching for an apartment. Ever since the disastrous incident at the Crystal Palace, he had come to disliking Tyson even worse than usual, not that spending time at the Dojo was bad or anything. He just needed to get away from the stubborn jerk named Tyson.

He walked up to the tall building, searching for a way in.

"Apartment 3d9, kay… this is the block, now I just need the room…"

"Talking to yourself again Osiris? First sign of madness." He turned around to find Hilary and Isis standing there, both smiling good-naturedly.

Eyes met and both Osiris and Hilary coloured slightly. Isis noticed and grinned.

"Okay, I have to go and see Kai," She lied flawlessly, "I'll see you later okay Hilary? Bye!" Isis chortled to herself as she left the shocked couple.

It's about time they admitted their feelings for each other!


"RaOOWW!" Isis jumped as she heard the scream of an injured cat coming from her left.

"Get it in the eye!"

Isis ran over.

"HEY! What are you doing?" She shouted at them. Three boys looked up, stones in their hands; revealing a tiny albino kitten with blood matting its white fur what was bristling.

"What's it to you? The stupid thing's a stray anyway." One of the said.

She let out a small growl.

"My name is Isis Kinomiya and I challenge you to battle!" She challenged him, taking out her launcher and Dragweena.

Their 'leader' turned to her, his face a full on mocking laugh.

"You think I'm going to battle some pathetic over confident beydish champ?" He said, getting out a black blade and launcher.

Isis felt her iris contract as she pulled out Dragweena and her own launcher.

"Why the hell are you getting out your blade then?" She asked her voice now cold and emotionless.

"Who said it was for you wench." He sneered; he began to set his blade onto his launcher. Isis realised what he was about to do. "Let's see what happens when blade meets cat."

"Let it rip!"

"WHAT!"

Isis smirked as her own Dragweena knocked his blade into the air, making the boy need to dodge it.

"Am I some pathetic beydish blader now?" She smirked. "A true blader trains everywhere to get their full potential."

His two accomplices seemed to have forgotten about the fur ball and turned their attention on Isis, letting loose their blades.

"We'll show you not to mess with us!" One of them cried.

She could have almost cringed for him.

"Hn. Whatever, Dragweena! Ice Arrow attack!"

It wasn't too long before all three were sent packing. She didn't smile or even smirk at their running backs, a glare written on her.

Kami I hate bullies, nothing but useless weaklings. She thought as she went to help the little bundle of fur.

"Come on, I'll get you to a vets."


"Well he'll need to rest a bit; he was hurt quite badly wasn't he? But he'll be fine." The vet told Isis as they both watched the fur ball lick its paws. "So does he have an owner?"

"Erm, I don't think so. He'll be coming home with me though so he'll be alright."

"He'll need a name"

"Phoenix. Can I take him home now?" Isis asked her impatiently.

"Sure, just remember to give him these with his meals." She said smiling as she passed her some kind of bottle. "You do have somewhere for him to sleep and such as, don't you?"

"I'll pick something up on the way."

"Bye!"

"Sayonara!"


"Where's Isis?" Kai asked Tyson for the fourth time that training session. "She was supposed to be here half an hour ago."

"Heh, how am I supposed to know?"

"Hn." He said, though it was more of a growl. "Ray, Tyson I want you to set up a mock situation in the beydish, Kenny, you collect stats. I want them perfect. Max, you practise you aim on the cans again."

"What about me?" A quiet voice from behind him.

"You're in big trouble." He told her; his impatience already at breaking point. "Your half an hour late and I'm not happy." Isis frowned and blinked at bit.

"I'm sorry." She told him. "I got a bit held up. I'll make it up to you?"

"Hn." He said, closing his eyes and turning away. "Go and train Isis."

She frowned slightly, wondering what was on his mind, but still, this was KAI they were talking about.

He'll cheer up when he sees Phoenix.

She didn't answer before soundlessly going to Max to train. He couldn't help but feel slightly guilty, but then again, she was VERY late.

"Don't worry Isis; Kai's just in a bad mood." Max assured her, Isis smiled at him.

"I know; he'll make it up to me later."


He watched them train for another half-an-hour before deciding to leave them to it. Why did he feel so agitated today? Hn, maybe it was just one of those days.

He reached the bedroom he shared with Osiris, no more than a sleeping bag on the floor yet he had had much, much worse.

His head was beginning to throb. He could hear his team mates in the training area.

I'll just have a lie down for a while…

Isis suddenly noticed her boyfriend gone.

"Max, where's Kai?"

"He must have gone for a lie down. Why?"

"Oh no!"

"HOLY SHIT!" They all heard a yell from coming from the Dojo. Isis gasped and ran off to the direction of the shout.

"SSSSS!"


A hot, white pain shot up his back as sharp white claws sunk into his flesh. He yelled out and leapt up. The source of the hurt ripped out of him.

He turned around to find the culprit to his agony, only to find it in the form of a small white kitten with its fur bristling and angry red eyes glaring at him. He raised an eyebrow at it as Isis rushed in.

"Phoenix!" She cried out, frantically as she gazed frantically around the room until she met the sleeping bag. "Oh Kai please don't say you scared him!"

"You left that thing on my bed." He told her blankly.

"Well most people look before then lie on their beds." She retorted, not turning to face him as she soothed down the frightened kitten.

"Hn."

"Don't 'hn' me, look at the poor thing! You know I only just got him today." She told him, her voice slightly irritated him.

He looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"I found him getting attacked by a group of boys; the poor thing was all bloody and beaten, so I challenged them to a battle and they accepted, sorta." Isis quickly explained.

He gave her an alarmed look.

"Are you… are you alright?" He asked her quietly, she looked up as he looked away.

Isis smiled gently and lay her palm on him; preventing him from turning away.

"I'm fine, thank yo… What happened?" She asked him as she lifted her palm from his shoulder, a sticky red liquid stained her hand, her eyes widened.

"That bloody cat of yours." He said dryly. "Hey! What the-" He began, only to have his shirt muffle what he was saying.

"You can not have your wounds cleaned if you have your shirt on can you?" She asked him. He blinked slightly, as though he was confused. "Kai, it needs cleaning or it'll get infected. Come on, it's not much, please?"

She didn't even wait for an answer before running into the kitchen and fetching the medic-box; she dumped it on the desk and made him sit backwards on a chair.

"Listen-"

"No, I don't care what you say, this needs seeing to, okay?" She told him as she poured some of the distilled witch-hazel onto a bit of cloth and began to gently dab at the gashes her new kitten had so viciously given him.

He felt new tender flashes of pain run up his back, he didn't flinch, he knew better than to give the evil cat the satisfaction of knowing he was in pain. He cast a glance at the white kitten, licking his paws innocently; he kept expressionless until he felt her start to wrap around a large looking dressing.

"I didn't need this Isis." He told her. She finished after carefully tying up the ends and walked over so she could see his face.

"Yes you did." She replied softly.

She walked back down onto the 'bed' pick up Phoenix; he didn't hesitate before jumping onto her shoulder and purring happily.

She walked back into her own room, Phoenix jumping off her shoulder and onto her bed, she smiled and went to walk back outside, knowing that he was safe from anyone who didn't look before they flung themselves onto their beds.

She walked right into Kai, who caught her before she fell over. She looked away, not quite knowing why, as she rested against his now clothed torso.

"Something's not right. I don't like it Kai. Something's going to happen."


LunaRavenCroft: OKAY THEN PEOPLE! This is my LAST one-shot story. (I'll be doing my christmas one as a sperate one okay?) Yeah, I know I was going to do a MaxXMariam one but I couldn't find any inspiration! Sorry. anyway, thank you for your ideas people. I'm going back to the story next chapter!

Ms. SoUrPuSs: Think about it, KAI WAS WEARING THOSE BOXERS, who wouldn't want to wear them? :) Yeah well, those lads needed to watch somehow didn't they? Camera's seemed like an amusing idea at the time?

Bloody-Shadow: Don't worry about it! I'm hopeless at reviewing stuff, they're not very long and sometimes I forget! Heh, sorry about the whole sister thing, my brother used to do that until I got my own!

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Emi-chan and her3 spirits: Argh! I HATE german! Heh, I got the chance to ditch my languages I jumped at the chance, but now however I'm teaching myself Japanese! (sweatdrop) so yeah it defeats point really. I'm planing on making a few more one-shots however now I want to get on with my story!

Wreckless Spirit: Heh, you'll find out what's going on in the next chapter! Oh yes, can you wait for a week or two? ;-) Thanks, I love it when people tell me they love my story!

Heart of Friendship: Aw thank you! Yeah, Daichi is so cool, I'd love to have him as a lil bro he'd be SO much better than my real one, lol, only jokn bro. You plan it on paper too? Awesome! I do as well, but when I'm finished I use meh paper shredder and use it to recyle and stuff, heh, it's not because I enjoy using the shredder or anything.... lol. Yeah, I love spellcheck as well, it's the only reason my stories actually are coherent and generally make sense! Oh yeah, my e-mail is in my Bio people!

Moonlit Destiny: Seriously? I was afraid of making Kai a lil bit OOC but people seem to like it I suppose. (shrugs) Heh, you'll have to read the sperate one-shot to find out about that. It'll probably be after Christmas that I'd put it up though!