Chapter 10:

Some Things….

………….. A week later ………….

"Wow..." Cid was bouncing up and down. He couldn't believe it. Kyksae marveled at all of the Japanese people.

"Eh, keep together kids. You can get lost quickly." Steve motioned for them. Cloud grabbed Kyksae's hand in his. Kai looked around and her eyes stopped on a boy her age, with flaming red hair. She stopped, and almost forgot that she could be left behind. 'Who is that?'. Cid, after seeing his sister stop, tried to get his dad's attention,

"Kai is lost in thought, I guess." The boy ran past her but stopped and turned. She a first thought he was looking at her before he jumped up and was caught by an older redhead with long hair, obviously his father. The man said something in another language darkly to his son and then set him back down, his belts and spurs clinking. She could tell he was a motorcyclist even before he turned and walked to the crosswalk. She reached out her hand to speak, but her voice was lost. 'Who was that boy?' "Come on, or you're getting lost." Kai turned to run after Cid, who called to her. The boy glanced at her but followed his father, as if he had punished his son by saying something Kai couldn't understand. She watched him before the sound of a deep voice came to her ears,

"Fox? Thought it was you." The tall redhead spoke to her father as if he knew him. Kyksae looked at the man and his son and smiled. The young boy blushed slightly and grinned. Kai was in the back watching then shook her head. Cloud, looked at the two but then examined the red headed man. He had brown eyes and his hair went to his shoulders. 'They don't look Japanese.' Cloud thought, looking at the boy and his father.

Kai looked away, acting at the moment, the most like her mother. She looked at the people walking by. Cid stared at her, then back at the man.

"RANG!" The British boxer suddenly smacked the man in his shoulder. The guy frowned, but laughed a little at the blonde man.

"Have you seen Kazama yet?" His voice was serious and a bit threatening but the boxer acted as if it was nothing.

"No, just got 'ere." He shrugged his shoulders. "Eh? And who is this?" Hwoarang took his son by the shoulder,

"This is my son, Sean."

"Sean? Doesn't sound Korean to me."

"It's his American name."

"Ah. Well, This is Cloud, Cid, and Kai. My kids." The blonde proudly boasted. The man looked over them and stopped on the black girl.

"And she is?"

"Kyksae Hampton."

"Hampton..?" Hwoarang raised an eyebrow and throught for a moment. "Isn't that, that loser-"

"Yeah." Steve finished quickly. The Korean looked at the girl and she smiled at him. Hwoarang smiled back.

"Reminds me of Denise." He mumbled. Kai looked at the buy and then looked away. Cid elbowed her, and tried to get her attention. She turned and saw his grinning face. She used her fist, and rammed it on top of his head.

"OWWWWWWWWW! What did I do?" He rubbed his head and looked at his sister who had her arms crossed, and looked to the side.

"Don't act innocent." Cid fluttered his eyelashes goofily, and mocked her,

"Oh but he's just so adorable!" He began laughing at her and leaned on Cloud for support. Hwoarang paid no mind to the children.

"It's starting soon, they're going to be drawing names tomorrow, you'd better hurry and sign up, Fox."

"Yeah, Come on kids. Let's go." Steve motioned for them and then shook Hwoarang's hand; "It'll be good fighting you in the tournament."

"Same here, Blondie." The Korean grinned at him and Steve walked on across the street with the kids not far behind him. Sean let the wind flick his hair and he gave her a small smile,

"Bye."

"Bye," Kai replied, her blush deeper. Cloud shook his head,

"KAI, LET'S GO." As the five of them disappeared across the street, Hwoarang smacked Sean on the back of his head and turned on his heel. The boy grinned and rubbed the bruised spot before trotting after his father.

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Kai kept walking with the boy's image in her head. Cid bothering her, trying to see what she was thinking.

"We're here." Steve's voice cut through the kids' thoughts and so did the massive stadium. All of the fighters were scattered and lined in different places. Steve turned and looked at them, "Alright guys, you know the deal. Stay in one place, stay together, don't run off with anyone, and please.... Keep yourselves in check. The people hear aren't to be messed with. Alright?" Kai looked around, then she looked at her father.

"Who is that big gorilla over there? And the guy in the sunglasses?"

"Eh? No body. Just don't mess with anyone ok? Stay here." The kids nodded and watched as Steve disappeared into the line. Cid kept poking and messing with Kai until she had had about enough.

"ARG" She ran after him, ignoring Steve's orders.

"YOU TWO STOP!!" Cloud became frustrated and without thinking ran after the two, all three disappearing in the crowd. Kyksae turned finding the three gone and walked to find them. She pushed her way through the crowd, white knee length dress bright against her dark skin. She stopped and looked around. She froze when she saw the dark man with the sunglasses, that Kai had said something about earlier. He looked as if he was a statue but his arm moved slowly and removed the sunglasses, indicating, that he was, indeed, looking at Kyksae. The girl smiled at him then ran off quickly to find the others, leaving only a vague ghost like streak behind.

"He always has to bother me." she turned her head to look behind her, to see if Cid was behind her, not looking she bumped into someone, falling down on the ground hard. "Ouch. I'm sorry I didn't see where I was-" She looked at the person in front of her, and almost jumped out of her skin. The tall man looked down and grinned at her, his black skin shining in the light.

"Well, hello... little... FOX."

"Uhhh... Hi?" She got up, and looked around. It took the girl a moment to realize that the black man was actually Alex and that he was reaching for her quickly. Kai spun around and ran back the other way, calling Cloud, Cid and Steve the whole way. She was grabbed by her shirt and spun her around. "Urg. Let me go." Forgetting the boxing lessons she had with her father, she struggled. The man laughed loudly.

"Foxes are little demons that shouldn't mess with God's children.."

"Stop!" Kyksae's voice rang out from somewhere close in the crowd and it seemed as if everyone got quiet. Some people turned around and many moved out of the way, leaving a path from her to her father and Kai open. The man with his sunglasses watched the girl closely.

"Let go of me, you monster!" Kai eyes began to glow like the way her mother's did when she got mad. "If you're so into God then I'm-" She stopped, she could control it, but thinking of all the people seeing it made her change her mind. "LET GO!!!" She punched him in the face. The man didn't seem the slightest bit phased in any way, but Kyksae spoke up clearly,

"Stop! Stop this or I'll... "

"You'll what? Hit your old man? Nonsense kid. So naive... So pure... I'd just love-"

"Stop!" Kyksae ran towards him and punched him as hard as she could summon the strength to do so in the face, knocking him backwards because of the pain from both hits from the two girls. She breathed deeply, trying not to become hateful. He had to admit; she had a mean left hook.