Crystal: ^_^ Hey you guys! I am so happy… *sobs on Tala's shirt*
Tala: *pats Crystal on the back* -_-;; You're making my shirt wet.
Crystal: Sorry about that Tala…anyway, lets get to the responses so we can start the story, ok? Now, to the responses!
Devlinn Reiko-sama: XD Yeah! My fingers were itching to type that so they can meet each other! LOL!
Sarcasmcat: I put a cliffy? o.O I didn't really realized that…hehe… ^.^;;
Animegirl8: oOh…yay! So there are bathrooms in the old days…thanks for telling me! ^_^ As a reward…you get a…Kai plushie! ^_^ Umm…just make sure you don't tell Kai that I gave you an exact replica of him, ok? *hands over the plushie*
Legolas19: Thanks! =)
C0tt0n kand3e: LOL! I love this chapter too. And yes…there's going to be something going on between Tala and Bryan, didn't I tell you that before? =S
Bluumberry: *sniffles* I know how you feel…but it has to be done…and don't worry, Kai'll think that Rei's beautiful very soon! ^_~
FORFIRITH-on-a-sugar-high: LOL! Kai is definitely in HUMONGOUS trouble, he should have listened to Rei, but no…instead he had to be all bastard-y about it.
Lokisash: LOL! Another one of the people that want Kai gets beat up by Rei! Haha… XD
Shaka Dragomir Noctornus: Yeah! Thanks! ^_^
CRaZy Nek0-JiN: LOL, sorry for making you wait for chapter 6! ^_^;;
SoulSister: XD Kai's not going to know what hit him…he should have taken precautions before meeting Rei. LOL!
Goten-loves-bra-loves-got: LOL, what a nice idea…hmm…we'll see… XD
Tariki Rania: Haha…we'll see who gets to skin who… ^_^
StarryNightObession: ^_^ It's ok! ^_^ And, WHAT?! You have a virus on your computer! Damn…I hope its already been fixed! LOL, and yes…Rei's parents—well his mother at least, she has a short attention span…LOL! Thank God, Rei didn't get that trait from her… XD
Devilburns: Thanks! ^_^
xXmizz-pnayXx: LOL, a little bit of both…yeah. 'Cuz for one thi—mmphmmph!! *Tala clamps his hand on Crystal's mouth*
IndigoDeath666: ^_^ Here's the next chapter!
Other reviewers: During when FF.net was down and the email spamming going on, I never received five of my review alerts, so I didn't got the chance to see you're reviews. So I'm really sorry for not mentioning you guys individually. ;_______________;
Crystal: There! Now that's settled, who wants popcorn! Haha…if we get to be witnesses of the Kai/Rei feud, we need to have refreshments, ne? =D
Tala: -_-;; Just make sure you DO NOT let Kinomiya come here, last time I checked…he frisked our fridge!
Crystal: LOL! Don't worry Tala! Tyson's preoccupied already…hahaha… *points to the closed door* Now, on to the amusement! ^_^
Disclaimer: go check the previous chapters, just make sure you don't stumble to any doors ok? 'Cuz I'm pretty sure you don't want yourself seeing anything. XD
Breathe – Chapter 7: Insults and Pranks galore! Part I
"Master Rei! Master Rei!" the servant panted as he ran to where the neko-jin is.
In an instant, after hearing the servant, Rei calmed down immediately so he wouldn't scare the poor man. Surely enough, the slits in Rei's eyes have disappeared and the golden-eyed boy isn't snarling anymore. Rei turned around his back and saw the servant taking a huge breath clutching his knees for support.
"What's wrong?" he asked as he helped the poor man.
"I-it's your tiger, sir," said the servant. "He's growling and snarling at everyone, one of the helpers got injured…"
Hearing this, Rei ran towards where his tiger, Driger was. At the same time that Rei ran, Tala and Dizzi were quite shocked…and well, impressed. It's not everyday that they meet someone with a pet tiger.
"Wow…Rei has a pet tiger?," mused Tala. "Well, what do you know…Kai has a pet too. Is that a coincidence or not?"
Kai glared at Tala and stormed off inside the castle. Dizzi shook her head.
"Don't mind Kai, he treats his love ones like that," she giggled. "So, Rei really has a pet tiger?"
Max bobbed his head up and down like a puppy. "Yeah! His name is Driger, and he's so cool! Rei got him as a present when he was like 10 years old or something."
"We'll show you if you want." Kenny suggested while his bashfulness was slowly withering away, and also ignoring Bryan's smirk.
"Sure!" Dizzi said cheerfully. "Can we go see him? Tala? Tyson?"
The bluenette agreed and Tala already started to follow Rei's path. Dizzi jumped for joy and grabbed Kenny's hand dragging him to follow Tala. Kenny, who wasn't aware of what's going on for 5 minutes, got startled and startled to blush which also lead to Bryan's smirk to widen more.
"Haha…Max, our little Kenny is growing up so fast," Bryan said while pretending to wipe a tear.
Max just laughed while Tyson's stomach grumbled loudly making the other two look at him. The teen just grinned sheepishly and told them to go ahead while he goes back inside the castle. Max looked at Tyson while the boy was running back to the castle. He doesn't know what it is, but something's lurching inside his stomach, and its not hunger.
Bryan noticed this and asked, "You like him don't you?"
Max snapped his head back to face the lilac-haired boy and felt his face redden a little. "What?! No, that's ridiculous! I just met him…so why would I like him so soon?"
The other boy just shrugged. "Well, you're looking at his ass for one thing, and when he was at our kingdom you kept on staring at him like some lovesick maiden."
"I wasn't staring at his ass! I was staring at…at…" Max trailed off, feeling so embarrassed.
"At what?" Bryan gave Max a triumphant grin while the clear blue-eyed boy just stuck his tongue out and started to walk faster.
Bryan rolled his eyes and tried to catch up to Max. "Oh come on, Max! I was just only kidding! No wait…it's the truth anyway! Argghhh…is this what lovesick people do? Act like they have PMS both men and women?" The lilac-haired boy sighed and shook his head.
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"What's going on here?" Rei stopped at the sight. Right in front of him was Driger growing and snarling at everyone. Since he's the only one who could get Driger to calm down, Rei started to walk towards the intimidating tiger.
Most villagers who tried to help tame the tiger gasped in shock while watching Rei walk ahead.
"Is he cracked in the head?!" cried one while watching in fear.
"Someone should stop him! Anyone!" cried another one while helping an injured villager.
Rei ignored all of everyone who was there and just kept on walking towards Driger. Driger who was still hissing, takes back a step while Rei took a step towards him, until his back was at the tree. Rei got the tiger trapped and tried to pet him. At first the tiger was flinching, but soon Driger relaxed and started to purr. The villagers who witnessed it all were amazed. How can one boy calm a tiger that was on a rampage just a few minutes ago? Rei somehow read the villagers thoughts and explained it to them, not noticing that Tala, Dizzi, Kenny, Bryan and Max came.
"Driger's my pet tiger, he went on a rampage probably because you might have offended him," Rei kept on petting Driger's head. Slowly, one by one the villagers started to carry more of the luggage that the Kon Kingdom brought leaving Rei on his own.
"Wow," Dizzi walked slowly towards where Rei was. "Can I pet him?"
Rei smiled. "Sure, just don't look like you smelled something disgusting, it can easily offend Driger like that."
Bryan shuddered. "Reminding people about that brings back scary memories."
"What do you mean?" Tala asked, looking at the other boy in mild confusion.
"Oh yeah! I remember that! That was so harsh…it gave me nightmares!" Max exclaimed while looking at Dizzi petting Driger.
"WHAT HAPPENED?!?!" asked Tala again, but this time more annoyingly so.
Dizzi sweat dropped. "On behalf of Tala, sorry. It's just that…he's kind of impatient."
"You should see yourself," Tala snorted while crossing his arms.
Dizzi searched for the bluenette. 'Now where is that Tyson?' she thought.
"Where's Tyson?"
"Kinomiya head back to castle already," answered Bryan. "And I think I'll go too." With that, he started to walk back.
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"IDIOT!"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING IDIOT, WENCH?!"
"YOU! AND DON'T CALL ME WENCH, ASSHOLE!"
It has been 3 hours since they've gone back to the castle, 2 hours since after their dinner has been eaten, and an hour since the adults left the younger adults in this small comfy room with soft sofas, warm fireplace, even a piano's (1) there! At first everyone got along pretty fine, both Kai and Rei minded their own business, while the others played cards (2). Unfortunately, it was too good to be true, when both Kai and Rei wanted the same seat by the fireplace; it was pure madness I tell you, madness!
"How many minutes since they have been bickering like cats and dogs, and no pun intended for that cat," Tyson yawned, while his hand was supporting his head.
"It's actually hours," Kenny replied dryly, while looking up from the book he was reading.
Bryan sighed. "This is going to take forever," he turned to where Kai and Rei were biting their heads off. "Would you guys just shut up?! If you haven't notice, the more you argue, the more you look like a married couple!"
"WE DO NOT LOOK LIKE A MARRIED COUPLE, AND WE NEVER EVER WILL!" Both said at the same time, glaring at Bryan then glared back at each other. "STOP THAT! STOP SAYING WHAT I'M SAYING!"
"I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT!" Rei yelled; his eyes already have slits in them.
"WHO SAID SO? THE TREE?" taunted Kai while his death glare was trying to pierce through Rei's face.
Before Rei could answer back, Dizzi stood up and started to yell. "SHUT UP! ALL OF YOU!"
"We didn't even say anything," Tala muttered, while Max nodded in agreement.
Dizzi looked—no wait, glared at the two, "If the both of you won't stop bickering, I will force the both of you to sleep in the same bedroom, TONIGHT! (3)" With that, she sat right in the middle of Tyson and Tala, who were looking at here like they don't know her all their entire life.
Of course, since both don't want to accept the consequences, Kai and Rei went to different seats, still glaring at each other. The rest of the people sighed in relief, finally some peace and quiet. Well, almost, since the bickering lasted for a long time, they hadn't realize that it was really late, so everyone started to head back to their rooms. Well, Kai didn't and Tala noticed that so he stayed as well.
"Aren't you supposed to go to bed like the rest of us?" Tala raised his eyebrow while crossing his arms across his chest.
"Would you be quiet? I'm plotting here," Kai gave Tala a death glare. Tala just rolled his eyes and sat down in a chair right across from Kai.
"Let me guess…you're plotting to elope with your fiancé to some other place?" Tala suddenly looked very interested at this plotting game.
Kai glared at the other boy. "Hell, no. Come on, I have the idea already." Tala noticed that there's an evil glint on Kai crimson orbs, and sighed inwardly. 'Oh boy, great, I knew asking him wouldn't be a good idea. But did I listen to myself? No, so now I have to be a part of it,' he thought.
Meanwhile, Rei looked around his surroundings. The bedroom was quite nice; it had a four-poster king-sized bed with red sheets and very fluffy pillows. There was a big, arched window with a balcony outside with an ivory table with chairs sitting there looking nice. Rei sighed, it's so warm and cosy. He dressed up for bed dived into the soft bed, drifting of to slumber.
Not before long Rei could really sleep, the neko-jin heard voices coming in from somewhere in his room. Half-asleep, he thought that he was dreaming, until he heard the noises again. Now fully awake, Rei checked his surroundings. He would have heard someone coming to the room, after all he would have heard the door open and close. What if this castle's haunted? Rei shook his head. 'Don't be silly, Rei,' he scolded himself. 'There's no such thing as ghosts.' Reassuring himself, he went back to sleep, well…sort of, he's still half-asleep.
Kai bonked Tala on the head. "You idiot!" he whispered coldly. "You almost woke the wench up!"
Tala glared at him, while rubbing his head here and there. "Well, gee, sorry. I'm not even a part of this stupid thing that you're trying to pull."
Both Tala and Kai were at a secret corridor that only them, Tyson and Dizzi knew about. You see, the cold-hearted boy thought that it would be amusing if he decides to pull a prank on the neko-jin. And of course, Tala knew about it, and Kai couldn't leave Tala knowing this, so if he's going down, Tala's coming with him.
"You ready?" the crimson-eyed boy asked the icy blue eyed boy.
Tala rolled his eyes. "Whatever, I don't have a choice do I?"
Kai smirked. "Nope."
Rei opened his eyes. There it was again, those noises. Grumbling slightly, he stood up groggily, went over by the small table, and took a glass of water. Until…he sensed that someone was behind him. Rei turned around and what he saw made his eyes widen (4).
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" Rei ran and opened the door headed where one of his friends' room is, screaming bloody murder.
When Rei left the room, Tala and Kai made their appearance out of the dark, one was scowling and the other one is…well, smirking triumphantly.
"Hope your happy, Hiwatari," grumbled Tala. "I was making friends with them!"
"Oh yeah, I'm satisfied. Now they'll realize that my fiancé is a lunatic and they'll cancel off the wedding," Kai walked inside the secret door. "Come on, the wench probably woke up the whole castle by now." With that, both a smirking Kai and a grumbling Tala sneaked passed the secret corridor and went to their perspective rooms, pretending to hear Rei's screams like they just woke up from it.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Rei ran all the way the corridors, waking up everyone and I mean everyone.
Lady Leila and Lord Rai came out of their room, looking very tired and sleepy. Everyone looked very tired and sleepy. Most of them were glaring at Rei for waking them up. Others were curious why someone would scream in the middle of the night.
"Rei, honey, what's wrong?" Lady Leila hugged the trembling Rei who was shaking really badly from shock.
"S-s-something w-was in m-my bedroom," Rei stuttered.
While all this commotion was happening, Dizzi noticed Kai was stifling a laugh while Tala was giving the crimson eyed boy a death glare. The dark-violet eyed girl had a hunch that Kai did the same trick that he pulled on her when they were little. She walked over to where Kai was and glared at him.
"What the freaking hell did you do to Rei?" she demanded silently so no one can hear here except Kai and Tala.
Kai shrugged. "I didn't do anything. What makes you say that?"
Tala glared at Kai even more. "Stop lying, Kai."
"I knew it! You pulled that same trick to Rei. The one where you used to scare me all the time. Kai, how could you?" Dizzi slapped Kai, although it was quiet, it's still quite painful.
"Dizzara," Lord Hiwatari motioned the girl to come over where Rei, his friends and the adults are. "Could you please escort Rei back to his room."
Dizzi gave one last glare at Kai's direction and walked where the neko-jin was. "Rei, are you ok?"
Rei just nodded and smiled weakly. As Dizzi help him walk back, he glanced to where Kai was standing, and saw a triumphant smirk etched on his face. The neko-jin started to narrow his eyes in suspicion, like Dizzi he has a hunch that this little fiasco had something to do with the slate-haired boy.
Dizzi noticed this, suddenly had an idea. She explained to Rei that it was all Kai's doing and that he used to do that all the time to her when they were little. The dark-violet eyed girl observed that Rei was getting embarrassed and pissed off with the situation.
"Don't worry, Rei. You'll get him back somehow," she reassured him as they got to Rei's bedroom door.
"Thanks, Dizzi," Rei gave the girl a grin.
Dizzi said that it was no problem and left after Rei closed the door. After the door was closed, she slapped her forehead, thinking that Kai better not know she told Rei about that, or else she'll be probably not wake up tomorrow morning. 'Although it was worth it,' she thought. 'Rei will get back at him.'
Crystal: . Ack…sorry for the short chappy. Although Insults and Pranks galore has 3 parts to it.
Tala: You made me evil?!
Crystal: NO! You were against it, but Kai forced you to do the prank anyway.
(1) – Ok, to they have pianos in the old days? =S
(2) - LOL, do they also have cards in the old days? ^_^;;
(3) - Ah, well Rei particularly begged his parents to not share a room with Kai, and vice versa, although I don't think Kai begged his grandfather…
(4) – Hehe…I can't think of what Rei saw so I'll leave it to your imagination to what it is. ^_^ NO PERVERTED THOUGHTS THOUGH!
Crystal: There we go! ^_^ Now, I really have to go now…don't forget to R&R and see you next time! *waves happily*