Tala: *coughs* Due to some unfortunate case, Crystal will not be showing up to the beginning this chapter and the end of this chapter. Although she did left me these papers to read. *shows a big stack of papers* Anyways, lets get started shall we?
Legolas19: Yay! You reviewed! I'm so very happy! =DD
Devlinn Reiko-sama: Of course Bryan's here! Who else I'd pair Tala up with? *at this point Tala starts to blush*
StarryNightObsesssion: I'm glad you like how I changed the groups around! =DD And don't worry, Rei's letter is going to be here, and also Kai's too! Although both of them aren't going to be very fond of what they have to say to each other…LOL!
Bluumberry: Hehe…thanks! Hope you like the candies! Maxie found out and almost killed me!! . I bet you Tyson has something to do with that…anyways here's another chapter! ^_^
Shaka Dragomir Noctornus: Of course they're in the story! Especially Tala and Bryan! Heehee, they're two of my favourites besides Kai and Rei! *huggles Tala and Bryan*
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Tala: Now that is over with, Crystal also wanted me to give all of you readers and reviewers a little treat. *looks for the stash of cookies* Oh fiddlesticks! Where in the freaking asses' name are they?!
Tyson: *burps*
Tala: Gah! Kinomiya! Don't tell me you ate them!! ¬_¬
Tyson: umm…whoops? *starts running*
Tala: -_-;; Sigh…oh well, are Ian's ice cream good enough for you all? Ah screw that, I'll just give you the blasted ice cream so we can get on with our lives. *gives the ice cream* Anyways, Crystal doesn't own Beyblade, or me for that matter.
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Breathe – Chapter 3: Rei's letter and Kai's response
"Aren't you suppose to write a letter to you fiancé by now?" Tala arched his red eyebrow.
Tala, Dizzi and Kai were at the dojo to practise their sword skills. Dizzi started on the basic methods already while Kai was polishing his silver blade carefully. And Tala is just sitting there doing nothing of some sort. Tyson? Well he was nowhere to be seen actually.
It has been two days since Kai found out about his fiancé. As you probably know, when Tala dropped that information to him, Kai just stood there in shock, and let me tell you the great; arrogant Kai Hiwatari doesn't get shock. Although he did felt shocked, he also felt pissed and surprised. Pissed because for one, he didn't like being controlled by other people, and certainly the crimson-eyed boy doesn't like people that keep something from him (even though he doesn't like half the people in the kingdom). Surprised because, for one thing he thought that he would me marrying a girl, but nonetheless he would still say no to the arrangement and made a vow that he would hate his fiancé from now until the end of the eternity.
Kai just glared at Tala and ignored the red head.
"Where's Tyson? Doesn't he know that we have training today?" Dizzi asked suddenly, slicing the air in half.
Tala rolled his eyes. "Of course he knows we have training. That's why he's skiving off! I bet you he's in the kitchens right now stuffing his face off with god knows what."
Speak of the devil, Tyson Kinomiya entered the dojo running like someone stole his food away.
"Kai!" he stopped right in front Kai, gasping for air. The crimson-eyed boy just grunted and kept on polishing the sword, ignoring the boy.
Dizzi stopped her sword techniques and looked at Tyson. "What's wrong? What are you holding?"
Tyson just handed the parchment to the dark violet eyed girl and took a sit right beside Tala. The girl just looked at the piece of parchment confusingly, but nonetheless shrugged and read who the letter was from. As she read the paper, Dizzi's eyes started to widen every second. She stole a look from Kai, and then stared at the letter, she looked at Kai again and then at the letter. Dizzi did this a few more times and suddenly squealed happily. She started to jump around Kai like a 3 year old.
"I think Dizzi has finally turned insane," Tyson whispered to Tala.
The red head just shrugged. "Somehow, I don't think so." Tala turned to Dizzi. "Who's the letter from, Tokugawa?"
"Don't call me that! It makes me sound old," Dizzi replied with a shudder. "Anyway, the letter is from…"
Tala leaned from where he was sitting so he can hear Dizzi, while Tyson just kept a secretive smile. Kai looked at the bluenette suspiciously. He knows that Tyson is keeping something from them, not that he cared or anything, he's in a very bad mood…point to the obvious.
"From…" Dizzi continued making Tala leaned more to her direction.
"Just yell it out already, woman!" Tyson cried. "At this rate, by the time you say who's it from, Kai's already married and has kids!" To prove his point, he imitated Kai holding a sword feeling all high and mighty, and then cradling a pretend baby into his arms. Kai being the irritated person that he is; took Tyson by the collar and threw him to the other side of the dojo.
"Oh fine, the letter is from…Kai's fiancé!" Dizzi announced while doing a twirl.
When Kai heard this, he choked on his own saliva and dropped the katana that he was holding, almost slicing his right foot in half. Tala looked very amused at the sight and stifled a laugh. Tyson is still all the way to the other side of the dojo with swirls in his eyes. After almost slicing his foot in half, Kai went over to where Dizzi is trying to open the letter; he grabbed the parchment and stormed off the dojo leaving the three of them all alone.
"Oww…my head!" Tyson finally regained consciousness and sat up rubbing his head slightly. "Hey where'd Mister Grumpy-Pants gone off to?"
Dizzi sat down on the floor and sighed. "He snatched the letter! And I was so going to open and read it! It's so not fair!"
Before Tala could share his opinion to everyone, Tyson snickered aloud out of maybe the bump on his head caused him to loose his sanity or maybe he was just born that way. Both Tala and Dizzi looked at the bluenette in confusion, thinking that maybe he just ate the wrong thing or maybe our very own theory.
Tyson noticed the look that the two that are giving him and soon he stopped on laughing. "Hey! Stop looking at me like that! The reason that I'm laughing is because…well…I read the letter!"
Dizzi looked at Tyson surprisingly. "You did what?! Are you crazy?! Do you want a death sentence or something?! What if Lord Hiwatari saw you reading that, huh?! You'll be in big shit and what's worse is that they'll hang you! And let me tell you this buster, I do not want any of my best friends be hanged because of some stupid, id-"
"Glad to know you're worried Diz," interrupted Tala nonchalantly, and turned towards Tyson. "How did you managed to read the letter without getting caught?"
Tyson gave Tala a triumphant grin and said, "Actually, Kai's grandfather told me to read the parchment! Isn't that weird or what?"
"Sure…anyways so what did the letter say?" Tala grinned while Dizzi just rolled her eyes while Tyson was telling them about the letter.
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Meanwhile…in the same kingdom, Kai Hiwatari walked in towards his chambers, feeling pissed and well…pissed. He had to make sure that no one and he means no one has to read the letter but him. The crimson-eyed boy sat by the cushioned chair, looking at the letter in pure disgust. A part of him wants to rip the letter in half and incinerate it until it's the ashes of the ashes of the ashes of the-, ah you now what I mean; but a part of him wants to read it out of curiosity. Kai was so deep in thought that he didn't notice his pet phoenix Dranzer came inside from the open window.
Dranzer has very beautiful shade of red and gold feathers and very powerful talons that can slice through every flesh she can eat. Her eyes always have a very piercing look that can intimidate every person she meets, except for her master Kai and his friends of course.
The phoenix looked at her master in a slight confusion, until she gave a small cry to get Kai's attention. Kai blinked and came out from his deep thought and stared at Dranzer, who was perched on the cabinet where Kai puts his katana in.
Kai smirked. "Back from your hunt already?"
Dranzer just squawked with affection, meaning 'yes'. Kai just shrug and turned his attention back at the letter. 'Should I read it or incinerate it?' he thought. 'Sigh, decisions, decisions.'
"Hey Dranzer, should I read this or incinerate it?" Kai asked his fateful companion. Kai received Dranzer from his father when he was young, and they've been together through thick and thin.
The red phoenix looked at the letter in curiosity when Kai held it up so she could see it properly. After Dranzer got a chance to look, she gave a cry of approval meaning that Kai should read the letter.
Kai just shrugged and said, "If you say so." He looked at the letter and opened it distastefully. When he opened the parchment, he noticed that the letter was quite long; nonetheless the crimson-eyed boy read it reluctantly.
To: Kai Hiwatari,
You might not know me, hell I don't even know if you want to, but my name is Rei Kon, but you probably already knew that.
I don't know why I wanted to write to you in the first place, but I guess I must love my parents so much to this. Anyway, first things first: I did NOT come up with the idea of us getting married. Maybe you had the idea but I can definitely guarantee that it was not I, understood? And second thing, if I had this ridiculous idea, then I would probably say 'I love you so much Kai Hiwatari!' in the letter you'd have to incinerate the whole palace.
Now that I've explained what I have to say, that's been in my gut ever since I was born, note to the sarcasm…I guess we should know each other right? So yeah, I'll start first since I'm the brave one out of the two of us to start this letter. Ok, I'm Rei Kon, as you probably know by now. I will turn 17 in the next…three months, which is really bad. But getting to the point, my parents are Lord Rai and Lady Leila of the southern lands, which always have a very warm climate and very nice sunshine than where you live. Before I forget to mention this, I am a neko-jin, meaning that I have cat features. So if you make me mad, pissed, angry, or whatever –which I hardly do, my eyes turn into slits and I growl rather animalistic in fact. Believe me, you do not want to learn it the hard way like my friend did.
Speaking of friends, I guess I should tell you about my best friends: Max Mizuhara, Bryan Kusnetzon, and Kenny Minamoto. Ok, the first one is Bryan. He's the arrogant, son of the bitch kind of guy. He insults most of the servants who gets in his way, although he apologizes if his parents, Max's parents, Kenny's parents or even my parents are around, bless him…note to the sarcasm again. Next is Max; he's the complete opposite of Bryan. Although be very afraid if you meet Max. He can be very hyper, no wait, he's always hyper so be very afraid! Haha…ahem, last but certainly not the least, we have Kenny! Out of all of us friends, he's the shyest one; not very out going like Max, yet not very mean like Bryan. He's like a ying yang symbol right?
Well I guess that's about me, mmm…mostly anyway. Oh, just in case you haven't gotten my message through your thick head: I DID NOT HAD THE IDEA OF US GETTING MARRIED AND I NEVER, EVER WILL! However, we could be friends if that's ok with you.
Sincerely,
Rei Kon
After reading the letter, Kai's eye was twitching maniacally. Sensing that her master's going to blow any minute, Dranzer flew right out the window so she won't face the wrath of Kai. 'How dare that Kon thinks he is?' he thought angrily. Surprisingly, Kai hasn't killed or destroyed anything; instead he started to write his response to the neko-jin.
Kai spent an hour writing the letter, and now he's finished. He left his chambers and headed to the messenger's place.
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"Wow…are you really that anxious, worried or whatever if your fiancé received your love letter?" asked Bryan.
Bryan, Kenny, Max, and Rei were in the library spending their free time reading books and maps. It was a total boredom to Bryan that he fell asleep in an instant when they came in the library. Kenny was ecstatic and started to choose a book, although he read the entire books, for 10 times in a row. Max is just being himself, eating some toffee and candy apples. And last but not the least, Rei. The neko-jin just stared at the arch-shaped window, pretending to read.
"No, and its not a love letter! If it would be a love letter, then it would have hearts in it, and mushy gushy stuff!" Rei retorted, still looking out the window.
Max sighed. "I have no more sweets…can someone come to the kitchen with me?"
Kenny was too engrossed reading a book to reply so instead Bryan said, "No, that's the last time you eat sweets. The cooks are very pissed off at you, Max. Arghh…they keep on complaining and complaining like they own the place!"
The blond's clear blue eyes widened. "What?! But I need sweets! I want desserts!"
Before Bryan could retort back, someone knocked on the door twice, making the lilac haired boy irritated.
"Come in, the door's open," replied Rei.
The door opened and a chambermaid came inside the library very nervously, maybe because she has a small infatuation to our very own boys, or maybe because Bryan was giving her the glare. Anyway, Rei noticed that she's holding something that looks like a letter.
"Say, what are you holding?" asked Rei curiously.
The chambermaid blushed slightly and said, "Umm…one of the messengers told me to give this to you, and he thinks that the letter came from the Hiwatari kingdom."
When Rei heard this, his golden eyes widened and nodded slightly. He motioned the chambermaid to put the letter by the desk next to him, which the chambermaid obeyed and left the room when Rei dismissed her.
"I wonder what the letter says," Rei picked up the letter and examined it. Surely enough, it was from the Hiwatari kingdom, and its addressed to him.
Bryan rolled his eyes. "Obviously its for you, so are you going to open it or not?"
Rei just glared at him but opened the letter anyway.
To: Rei Kon,
So, you're Rei Kon huh? Well, you're right about me not caring about who you are because you're a no body. Anyway, since I'm writing a damn, blasted letter might as well introduce myself. I am Kai Hiwatari of the northern lands.
Now, lets get to the point shall we? Ok, first: How dare you think that I made up this pathetic idea hm? Because I can tell you, that if I would have an idea like this then I would probably be in hell right now. And secondly: As much as I hate to do this, the only reason that I'm going to marry you, is because I only want the throne. I could care less if you hang out with servants, serfs, or even peasants for that matter!
Since, I've made my point, I guess I would tell a little about myself. As you can see, I am Kai Hiwatari. I am 17 years old, which means that I'm older than you…haha…sucker. Anyway, I have nothing to say about me now…except by the fact that
I could care less if I made you pissed off or whatever, because I don't give a damn. I would also say that your friend is a pathetic fool, since he's wasting his time hanging around with you.
Speaking of friends, surprisingly I do have friends myself. How ironic eh? Anyway, their names are Tala Ivanov, Tyson Kinomiya, and Dizzara (Dizzi) Tokugawa. They're not pathetic at all since; they're the only ones that my stomach can tolerate. Well, except when Kinomiya stuffs his face with god knows what.
Well, I'm going to end my letter right here. I hope you had fun reading them, although I didn't have fun writing them. Oh, and by the way, I don't have a thick head, maybe you do since made a misunderstanding. Have a nice day…haha yeah right.
Kai Hiwatari
"Wow…that's very harsh," Max was the first one to break the tension.
The three of them looked at Rei. To tell you the truth, Rei was very shocked at the piece of parchment he's holding. He wrote the letter with politeness, unlike this letter. Rei tried to be nice and his reward was a rude comment? Yes, this shocked the neko-jin very much. He was about to reply when the door suddenly opened.
"Ah, Rei you're here," replied one of the king's advisors (not Max's mom or Kenny's dad). "Your parents are looking for you, I think its about your engagement to the young Hiwatari."
Rei just nodded dully and walked towards the door. He didn't realized that Bryan, Max and Kenny were following him with the advisor until Bryan scared him.
"BOO!"
"Aahh! What the hell, Bryan?! Are you trying to kill me out of fear?! If you are then you're doing a great job of it!" yelled Rei.
"Geez, sorry," muttered Bryan, crossing his arms and closing his eyes.
They walked a little bit more, until they were in front of a big oak door. The advisor knocked politely and until a muffled voice from the inside told them to come in.
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Tala: There, the third chapter is finished. Whew…Crystal owes me a lot for helping her. Hmm…Rei's part is a little bit short, no? Well anyway, on behalf of Crystal…you have to forgive her for that since she's kind of have this writer's block…and it's pissing her off quite a lot actually. So yeah…anyways, this is Tala saying Good-bye and see you all next time. Oh, and before I forget, please R&R!!