Chapter Five

Girlfriend? Definitely!

The Bladedreakers listened intensely. Carmen skateboards, Rei thought.

"Just let me warn you, it's pretty complicated." Carmen warned them.

"Well, with practice we'll master it, just like you." Alex said, her Irish accent coming alive in her words. Carmen glowed with happiness.

"Thanks, Alex." she said.

"No problem." replied Alex. They all leaned on the railing, making it very risky of them seeing The Bladebreakers. They continued to talk, and the Bladebreakers continued to stay quiet and listen. One of the boys turned around, and looked down. He spotted them.

"Well, isn't it the Bladebreakers!" he exclaimed. The rest of them whirled around, and looked. Carmen scowled.

-X-

The next morning, Rei wasn't there.

"Where do you suppose Rei went?" Kenny asked.

"Don't know. For a walk?" Max suggested. Kai shrugged.

"Where ever he is, he can take care of himself." he said.

-X-

Rei waited by the stream.

"Da de dum.." he mumbled, then looked at the sky.

"Come on.." he muttered.

"Sorry I'm late!" Carmen called, running up to Rei. Rei looked at her, and smiled.

"No problem." he called back. She stopped in front of him, and tried to catch her breath.

"I... Was... Nearly caught.." she said, still catching her breath. He smiled at her. She smiled at him, now that she caught her breath. The two talked together, standing side by side underneath the bridge so they wouldn't be seen by anyone that was on the bridge. Then, Rei put his lips on hers, and they both closed their eyes.

-X-

"REI? REI! WHERE ARE YOU?" Tyson yelled. Tyson, Hilary, Kenny, Max and Kai had decided to go looking for Rei.

"CARMEN? CARMEN, WHERE ARE YOU?" yelled Alex. The two teams came across each other.

"What're you doing?" Tyson snapped.

"Looking for Carmen. What're you doing?" Aaron snapped back.

"Looking for Rei." Hilary said calmly.

"Rei went missing, hmm?" Alex asked. Kai nodded.

"Carmen went missing too, huh?" Max asked. Sandra nodded. Both Rei and Carmen hadn't heard their team's cries.

"REI?" Kai yelled.

"CARMEN!" Nick shouted. Both teams loomed closer to their hiding, and didn't know this.

"CARMEN! WHERE ARE YA, GIRL?" Sandra and Alex shouted.

"REI! WHEN I FIND YOU I SWEAR I'M GONNA--" Tyson yelled.

"CA--" Alex yelled, then gasped. She spotted the two of them. Tyson ran towards Alex, wondering what she was starring at. His jaw dropped.

"REI! YOU LITTLE!" he yelled. The two broke the kiss, and stared at everyone. Carmen pointed at Tyson.

"YOU! SCREW OFF, YOU BLOODY BASTARD!" she yelled. Hilary clapped her hands over her mouth in shock. Tyson gaped at her. Everyone was rather surprised by what they had witnessed, and by what Carmen had just said.

"C-C-Carmen!" Alex stammered. She hadn't heard Carmen swear for a long while now, and this was a mighty surprise.

"CARMEN! GET OVER HERE! RIGHT NOW!" Max yelled. Carmen looked at Max coldly.

"You know what! Screw off Drzazga! Screw OFF!" she yelled at Max, then stormed off in the opposite direction. Max's jaw dropped slightly.

"Rei!" Kai yelled, as Carmen's team had left. Rei was starring at the ground. Kai walked towards Rei.

"RAY!" he yelled in Rei's face. Rei didn't say anything, and his eyes were fixed on the ground.

"Rei! Look at me! I'm talking to you!" Kai yelled again. Rei didn't move.

"Don't make me do something I don't want to do." Kai warned. Rei still didn't respond.

"Kai! Please, don't! It wasn't his fault!" Hilary cried.

"Hilary! It was his decision, he can't change that now!" Kai yelled. Kai was obviously pissed.

"And you can't change that either." Ray said suddenly. Kai looked at Ray again. "Ray," he said angrily.

"Why in hell did you do this! You snuck out earlier than expected, met Carmen here, and then you kissed her! This isn't like you!" Kai snapped.

"It's not of yours to know why I did this." Rei snapped back. Kai couldn't take it. He kicked Rei where it hurt.

Rei's eyes went rather large, possibly the size of a tennis ball.

"Kai!" Kenny said in surprise.

"No, Kenny. If he wants to be this way, then he deserves it!" Kai said hotly, starring at Rei.

"K-K-K..." Rei stammered. Kai waited.

"Yes? Have something to say to me?" Kai asked harshly.

"Love ain't a crime." Rei snapped. Kai stared at Rei. Rei looked up, and stared Kai in the face.

"Both of you! Settle down!" Hilary yelled. Ray and Kai didn't respond.

"If you want to love a liar, then love a liar." Kai muttered. Rei stared at Kai, then walked away.

"HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT!" Kai yelled after him.

-X-

Later that evening, things were rather awkward between Kai and Rei. The two weren't speaking to each other, like they were bitter enemies.

"Oh, I wish those too would be friends again!" Hilary whispered to Kenny.

"I know. But, it doesn't seem like that'll happen any time soon." Kenny whispered back.

"No, not after what happened.." Max whispered in agreement.