Guardianship

Chapter 2: Rebels never play fair

AN: not much to say…just re-view please! And then go read my other beyblade fic Blood Moon! Ta-ta!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN BEYBLADE!!! ONLY MY OC'S!!!

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Ray rolled over with a yawn and a stretch. He sat up in his overly large bed and looked around, discovering he was alone. But that was to be suspected, Bryan usually left just before dawn. This way he could train, and their relationship would not be found out.

Ray crawled out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom. He stripped down and stepped into the warm bath water that had previously been drawn for him. He sighed and let the water relax his stiff muscles.

But he didn't stay into long; he quickly washed his hair and body before climbing out. Water dripped off his body before quickly towel drying himself and got dressed. He wouldn't be staying in side to day, not when Bryan was back. Things would finally get back to normal.

Quickly checking his appearance in the mirror, and being satisfied with what he saw, Ray quickly left his room to search for Bryan.

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The sun shone brightly, forcing Ray to squint his sensitive cat-ish eyes. He wandered around the palace gardens for hours trying to find Bryan, but couldn't find him any ware.

He wandered around until he came to the pound that was located on the edge of the forest. That's ware Ray found Bryan, staring blankly into the calm waters.

Bryan heard someone walking up behind him and spinning around he saw Ray. A small smile graced his lips before fading away just as quickly as it appeared.

Ray sat beside Bryan and leaned against him with a happy sigh. Bryan to sighed with happiness, it had been the first time he had been truly happy in months. After being out in the war torn battlefields, with all the blood shed it was a nice change to just sit with out the worry of being slaughtered.

Ray leaned up and captured his lips with his own.

Bryan froze, and looked around to see if any one was around. "Ray…are you sure it's ok?"

Ray smiled and pulled himself onto Bryan's lap and kissed again. "It'll be fine, no one knows were here."

Bryan opened his mouth to say something, when Ray pushed all his body weight onto Bryan making him fall onto his back. Ray sat on top of Bryan's chest, happy that he final had his guard all to himself.

Ray continued to kiss Bryan until a soft gasp was heard from behind them. Ray froze only for a second and quickly got off of Bryan, standing to look at Mariah.

Mariah looked socked, with her eyes wide and her hand over her mouth.

"Ray w-what are you doing?" Mariah gasped.

"Oh Mariah…um well…umm. I was just…"

Bryan stood and dusted himself off. Looking Mariah dead in the eye and in a flat voice "Ray saved my life, I was chocking on a walnut and Ray gave me CPR."

Mariah gasped again before saying "Ray you're a hero!"

"Well I umm…" Ray started when she flung her arms around Ray's neck chocking him with her tight grip.

Ray sent a thank you look to Bryan, who only smirked and nodded.

Mariah pulled away from Ray and said "You want to go to the market with me do day Ray?"

Looking down into her pink orbs, Ray quickly said "Sure…Bryan you want to come?"

Bryan shrugged saying "Sure." Wile Mariah sent death glares at Bryan from behind Ray's back, making him smirk more so…

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The trio walked down to the small market that lay not far from the palace. It wasn't far to walk and lovers often walked through the forest to get to the market…Ray and Bryan had done it many times.

But this time with Mariah around the pair couldn't show any form of affection for each other, and the pink haired girl dragged them around to every single little shop. No matter how tacky, expensive or cheap looking the items were, Mariah went in to it.

Wile Mariah dragged Ray into a dress shop to help her choose between a red dress or a blue one; Bryan sat on a bench and sighed in boredom. Truthfully, Bryan really didn't like Mariah. She was all ways hitting on Ray trying like the little slut she was to get to him.

Bryan leaned back, soaking up the bright sun trying to bring back some color that had been lost in his pale skin.

He closed his eyes and listened to all the sounds around him…and one voice caught his attention. "Kai…are you sure the girls will be ok?" The voice asked worried.

Bryan opened an eye to see a blond boy looking up a boy with two-toned blue/silver hair and four blue tattoo's on his cheeks sat on top of the brick wall; both were dressed in green and black. If Bryan hadn't known better he would have thought that they were rebels…but no rebel in their right mind would come so close to the castle.

The two-toned haired boy opened crimson eyes and with a sigh said, "Max, they'll be fine. They're more capable to do this then any one."

"I hope so Kai, but what if something happens?" Max asked worried.

Kai sighed with annoyance and said, "They'll be fine Max."

Max looked down sadly and said, "I hope so…I still say we should have sent the illegal mutant, purple turtles instead. They wouldn't get hurt, not with there tough shells."

Kai shock his head saying "Max…there is no such thing as mutant, purple turtles. They are a figment of your imagination. Ok?"

"But Kai…they are real…I've seen them!"

Kai sighed and closed his eyes again. Shaking his head he said, "What ever Max, what ever you say."

Max puffed out his cheeks and pouted as Kai jumped from the brick wall, landing gracefully beside his friend. Glaring at Max Kai said, "Stop winning, and get ready, Mariam's coming."

Upon hearing Mariam's name, Max stopped pouting and looked around excitedly. He smiled happily as a girl with long blue hair tied back into a high ponytail, dressed in black and green walked towards them.

"Mariam your ok!" Max said happily, throwing his arms around the blue-nets neck.

Mariam laughed and tightly hugged the blond boy saying, "Of course I am silly! What, didn't you think that I'd be ok?"

Pulling out of her hug, but still hanging on to her shoulders Max said "No that's not it; I was just worried about you. I still think that sending the purple mutant turtles would have been a better idea!"

Grinning Mariam said "You're probably right Maxi, but there uncontrollable you know that!"

Max smiled and laughed, "Your right they are. They would probably eat every one in the city!"

Mariam nodded and laughed along with Max. Kai rolled his eyes and muttered darkly under his breath. "There is no such thing as illegal mutant purple turtles!" Kai growled wile rubbing his temples in annoyance.

Pouting like Max had Mariam snapped, "Just 'cause you haven't seen them doesn't mean they don't exist!"

Kai sighed again before saying "What ever, did you complete your task?"

Mariam smiled evilly saying, "Of course I did! What do you think I am, incompetent?"

Looking up, with no emotion on his face Kai snapped, "Good, so Zai's all set to go?"

Mariam nodded saying "No worries Kai, Zai can take care of her self!"

Kai nodded before saying "Good, now get to some place safe."

The pair nodded, and turned to leave but stopped only briefly so Max could ask "Aren't you coming Kai?"

He shock his head no and gruffly said, "I'll wait for Zai."

The pair nodded and disappeared into the sea of people that flocked around the shops, but not before Kai heard Mariam say "And he says he doesn't care!"

Kai sighed and shock his head leaning on the brick wall. Bryan watched him carefully, what were he and his friends planning? Still studying the two-toned haired boy Bryan noticed something shinny around his neck…a pair of dog tags.

That meant he was from some kind of army, maybe even this vary kingdoms army. Bryan's pondering was interrupted when he heard Mariah's annoying voice yelling out "But Ray I like that ring, I want it!"

Ray sighed saying, "Mariah it was cheap looking, it was a complete rip off!"

"No it wasn't! It was grate, REALLY!" Mariah wined.

Ray sighed with annoyance wile Bryan snickered, but stopped suddenly when he felt the ground begin to shake. Looking around nervously Bryan stood from the bench and his jaw dropped when he saw a herd of cattle and horses charging down the street.

He gasped and his first reaction was to save Ray; but much to Bryan relief Ray and Mariah had climbed up the wall to safety. Bryan looked around desperately trying to find a high place to get to save himself.

Looking around his green eyes fell on an old oak tree that stretched high over the street. Quickly scrambling to the tree, Bryan jumped up and pulled himself onto the lowest tree branch. Not wanting to be hit by one of the powerful bulls, he climbed higher in the tree.

Making sure that he could see Ray, Bryan made himself as comfortable as he could as the bulls came tearing down the street, some even slammed into the tree that Bryan was perched in.

He held on tightly to the tree branch as another bull hit it, Bryan sent worried looks over to Ray and saw him cling to the wall as the bulls also hit the stone-wall, making it shake and shutter.

But Ray didn't fall and Bryan turned his attention to the horses that ran along side the bulls and saw that on each horse a rider was with it…a captured rebel. All the rebels that had been captured during the war was sent to there kingdom's prison camps.

But unfortunately the rebels were crafty, and no matter how well guarded the prison camps were someway, somehow they would be freed by one of there own. This was the only another escape made by the rebels.

Bryan's head snapped back towards Ray when he heard Mariah scream out "RAY NO!"

Bryan gasped when he saw Ray fall from the wall and crashed to the ground be low. Bryan made a move to jump down from the tree to save his love, but a flash of back and green beat it to him.

Kai leapt down from ware he sat up on the wall landing beside Ray, wrapping his arms around the prince's waist, Kai hoisted him up and dodging bulls made his way to the tree. First giving the prince a boast up, Kai followed him up and climbed up to sit beside Bryan and Ray.

Ray had climbed up beside Bryan, seeking safety in his arms. Bryan clinging to his 'kitten', keeping him pinned between his body and the tree. Bryan sent Kai a thankful a look, to which Kai nodded to.

When most of the bulls and run off, Ray peeked his head over Bryan's arms, his golden eyes fell on his odd, tattooed savior. Ray gasped when he saw him and said, "You're a rebel!"

Kai looked at the prince and a smirk played across his face. "No really, I had no freaking idea!"

Bryan hugged Ray closer to his body to protect him incase Kai decided to attack. The reaction made Kai grind again and he said "If I wanted him to die I would have let him be stomped to death by the bulls."

Bryan glared and opened his mouth to say something but was cut off when a girl with blond and red hair, with duel colored eyes (one was a deep shade of red the other a blue) yelled out "Kai, move it we've got to get the hell out of here!"

The boys looked down to see her on a large black horse, standing just beneath the branch he crouched in. Kai grinned and leaped from the branch, landing on the back of the horse's saddle.

The girl slapped the horse's rains; it took off running following the bulls and horses that were just there moments ago. The pair didn't look back once, and Kai clung tightly to the girl sitting in front of him.

Ray still clung to Bryan shaking slightly in fear at what just happened. Not caring who saw that they were hugging, Bryan hugged tightly to his love. For the first time in his life Bryan was scared…terrified even. He thought that he was going to lose Ray, and he promised himself to protect him when ever and ware ever he needed him…

TBC…

AN: Well I got Kai and Zai in it this chapter, and I really don't know what else to say so…RE-VEIW!