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Here's second Chapter!
BETA'D: 6-15-2005
Intertwined Fates
Chapter Two:
Hostility!
Mariah laughed as Kevin pranced after a walking-running Rei with the 'I love everything about you' look.
"He adores him! It is so VERY funny to watch!"
Lee snickered, "I know some else who used to adore him too." He remarked with a sly grin and wink.
She blushed and started stuttering. "I...-But...-I...-But...- Oh! Never mind!" She simply glared as his eyes widened in mock-shock. "Wow, you mean that for once MY little sister is speechless!"
She huffed, hardened her glare, and promptly took off her sandal and threw it at him. "Bite me you retarded cat wanna-be!" He gave a fanged grin. "Of course Kitten, but I can't do it with you all the way over there." He motioned to the two or three feet that separated them. Winking he turned and walked off; his laughter trailing behind him.
She laughed as well, picking up her sandal as she followed Kevin and Lee inside. Once in she saw Rei already seated next to the Elder's Place (Which had to be filled by Lee seeing as how the Elder was sick and could not attend), Lee walked over and sat, watching, amused, as Kevin pushed through the crowd to get a seat by a baffled and partially exhausted Rei.
Making him groan, snickering behind her hand, Mariah took the seat in front of him, also next to Lee. Holding back her laughter as Rei dryly states, "Oh, Kevin... there you are... Thought I'd lost you." Leaning towards Mariah and Lee he mutters, "Darn!"
That was it... Mariah broke down into giggles and chuckles that were hidden behind her hand, which she expertly hid as a coughing fit. She was quite amazed how Lee just snickered and Rei winked; making her laugh harder, causing Gary to concernedly pat her on the back asking if she was okay. She calmed herself in an instant nodding at him, and sitting back just as Lee stood to say the Mid-day prayer.
"Everyone please join hands and bow your heads. For this is the Prayer to the Lord and Lady!"
Everyone did as he commanded, most doing it before he said anything.
He smiled softly and continued, clasping his own hands around Mariah's and Rei's.
"He protects us and,
She guides us.
May we not die before our time,
And may we not be lead astray.
Let our lives be as joyful as this feast!"
As soon as the word feast come out of his mouth, the door opened and everyone froze, their heads shooting up, to stare at the open door in shock at who stood there.
Hands fell as they briefly ended their prayer with a quick, muttered: Anzusai.
After that they all stared openly at the silent Demolition Boys who, for some reason, were minus a fiery redhead and plus a cold bluenette.
Rei simply stared at his former team mate and captain though Kai's face betrayed nothing where he stood, arms cross and at the head of the small group. Spencer and Ian's expressions were as grim, though not as icy, as their fellow Russian yet Bryan smirked at the befuddled neko-jin.
"Um…" Rei started when no one else took the initiative. The tension was growing and he didn't like the particularly distrustful glare Lee was giving the intruders. "Kai…how's it going?"
"Save it Kon; we didn't fly thousands of miles just to make idle conversation." Bryan said, crossing his arms to mimic Kai though his smirk stayed in place. "Outside. Now. You too, Kitties."
"KITTIES!" Kevin yelled, outraged.
Kai spared the lilac-haired blader a silencing glare which he acknowledged though his expression didn't change, merely smirking down at the smaller blader.
By now the others had also gotten to their feet. Lee was glaring up a storm, directed to Kai who met it evenly. Behind him Spencer cracked his knuckles in response to Gary's growl though it was Mariah who spoke first.
"Careful, falcons are birds, and Kitties EAT birdies!"
Bryan snorted though inwardly he sighed. This girl was feisty, alright. Just like… His trail of thought was cut short when Rei stepped before his team mates, holding an arm out to block them from the Russians, eyes fixed on Kai.
"Kai, what's going on? I don't think you came all the way to China just to pick a fight with us."
Breaking off the staring/glaring match with Lee, Kai met his former team mate's eyes.
"We didn't."
Nodding, Rei lowered his arm with a relieved sigh.
"So…what's wrong?"
The bluenette didn't respond but turned and simply walked out, the others trailing behind him though Bryan motioned for them to follow.
"Who do they think they are? Just showing up and thinking they can tell us what to do!" Lee snarled, fists balled. "I'll show them who--"
"Not now, Lee," Rei admonished. "Something must be very wrong; I've never seen Kai look so worried before."
"I've never seen Kai look anything before," Mariah quipped, placing her hands on her hips, still glaring at the retreating teens. "Can we trust them?"
"We can at least listen to them," he reasoned, turning to Lee who eventually nodded, albeit with no small amount of grudge.
Heading out, the Chinese team soon caught up with their foreign peers, leading them to a more secluded and quiet spot outside the busy village. Settling for a shady spot near the small lake where the children usually played in on hot days, the teens sat down on the grass though Kai remained standing, choosing to lean against the tree with his arms crossed. Turning to Bryan, who sat cross-legged on a rock, Rei repeated his earlier question,
"So…what's going on?"
"First off, we only came here because Kai said that you guys are capable trackers," Bryan informed.
'What the…?' Rei blinked but the bluenette said nothing. "Trackers?"
"We need you to find something."
"Someone," Spencer corrected his team mate.
"What--"
"Tala is missing," Kai finally said, getting straight to the point as always. "He disappeared a few nights ago in Moscow. Most likely kidnapped."
Lee harrumphed.
"That's too bad. But what's that got to do with us? And how do you know about our tracking skills?"
"Calm now, Scuzzball. It's not like we were spying on you guys or anything," Bryan sneered in response.
"You little--"
"So are you in or not?" Bryan continued all the same.
"It's rather impolite to barge in on people, insult them and then ask them for help," Mariah informed, restraining her brother with a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah!" Kevin agreed.
"Pint down, shrimp," Ian, seated next to Bryan, snorted.
"Look whose talking! Come on, Lee! We can take'em!"
"You owe me, Rei."
That brought everyone to a halt, all eyes on Kai whose crimson pair were intently on Rei.
Rei bit his lip, considering and acknowledging the words. Kai had been there for him when he had needed help himself. Kai helped him when… It was only fair to do this in return. Tala's disappearance had surely upset the others, despite their indifferent, or in Bryan's case, sarcastic, way of showing it.
"Rei doesn't owe you anything!" Lee said, getting into Kai's face. "Kleenex-time is over. You want to find Tala? Then go back to Russia and look for him! Don't drag us into your freak world! Now if you'll excuse us, we have a meal to finish."
And with that he turned and started off towards the temple, leaving the others in silence behind.
"Bastard," Ian muttered, earning a nod from Bryan and Spencer.
"Can you pack mine up for me, Lee?" Rei called out to his friend's back, causing the Galeon blader to slowly turn with a bemused look. Smiling somewhat toothily, he added, "So I can eat it on the plane; it's a long way to Russia."
Lee's eyes widened, Mariah's mouth dropped, Kevin made a strangled squeak and Gary, who had been munching on a chicken leg, choked. The Demolition Boys, though not fully showing it, were also surprised at this announcement. Except Kai, who merely nodded slightly to Rei.
"You're not serious, Rei," Lee questioned, shooting an accusing look at Kai. "Just because you knew this guy for a couple of months doesn't make him any more trustworthy."
"It does to me," Rei defended himself and the bluenette, getting to his feet. "I trust Kai and if he says he needs my help then he does. Believe it or not, he's been there for me before and I know he'll be there for me in the future. The least I can do is the same."
Mariah studied her friend with admiration. He believed in this. It was risky, maybe even dangerous, especially considering who they were getting involved with, but Rei's judgement had never been wrong.
"I'm coming too," she stated, standing. At Lee's shocked expression she smiled with a shrug. "I didn't get to do much sight-seeing when we were in Russia last time. Besides, it'll go better with more than one 'tracker' there."
Kevin, thinking it over, nodded before bouncing over to Rei's side, smiling up broadly at the taller boy which made Mariah giggle and Rei roll his eyes. Eventually Gary, not too sure what was going on but always ready to support his friends, joined them. Which left Lee.
He was caught. He didn't trust those Russians, especially not Kai. But he didn't want to leave his friends and team mates alone with them either and most certainly would not be able to live with himself if he allowed them to go to Russia alone.
"I'm only doing this because of my team," he finally growled, joining them once more.
"We're only doing this because we're that desperate," Bryan countered, lounging back.
"Oh yeah! Well…"
Rei sighed; this was not going to be easy. Turning away from the verbal feud, he studied Kai who was distantly looking out at the lake, eyes unfocused.
'I'm doing the right thing,' Rei told himself. 'This is bigger than Kai's telling me; he's really worried. I'm almost afraid to find out why…'
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