I feel a little better now that someone reviewed for one of the chapters that I hadn't gotten any on (wow that was a mouthful!). Well…this is Chapter Six! Bon appetit! (to devouring my story)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. New Girl
"Kai where are we going?" Terra asked, looking around her. She had never seen this place before—then again, did she ever recall seeing places?
"Hn." Oh right. Ask a question and you always add up to Hn.
"Kai!"
Grunt.
"KAI!"
"Okay okay, it's a restaurant. A personal favorite of mine, fancy and all." Kai stopped and waited for the orange hand in the little black box to change into a white person-ish figure.
"Why are we going to a restaurant?"
"'Cause I said so," Kai snapped as they crossed the street.
"That was awfully nice of you. 'Cause I said so,'" Terra mimicked. Earning an exasperated glare from Kai.
A fine, blue-white building stood out in the darkness, like a moon almost. A tiny bell was stuck to the top of the glass door, ringing as Kai pushed it open.
"Good evening sir. Do you have a reservation?" A thin man in a suit asked as soon as they entered. He had a small black notepad in his left hand, and a pen in his right.
"Yes. Under the name of Hiwatari, Kai."
"Hmm…yes yes. Please wait here." The man went behind the counter and through a decorated silver door. He returned a minute later, with a tall mustached man in a waiter's outfit trailing behind.
"May I show you to a seat?" The waiter-man bowed and led them through an arched wooden doorway. There were marvelous little paintings of birds and flowers along the frame.
There were a few empty rectangular tables with scarlet cushioned seats, but Kai paid them no mind at all. The man continued to go through a a sliding glass door and flicked on the lights. Terra gasped.
A crystal chandelier hung over the room. Three round tables, all empty, were covered in lacy white cloths and had china dishes on them. Soft music was playing, and a bookcase was in the corner, probably for decoration. "Welcome to the Castle Room," the waiter said, smiling at Terra's amazement.
"Wow, it's so beautiful…"
They sat down at one of the tables for two. Their chars were white oak (okay just this wood painted white) and had yellowish cushions for the back and seat.
"May I take your orders?" The waiter inquired, taking out his own little notepad and pencil.
"Yes. I'd like the Lobster Moon specialty, two glasses of water, some bread as an appetizer and…ice cream as dessert?" Kai read down the menu, choosing carefully.
"Yes sir, your orders will arrive soon," the waiter promised, placing a bowl of soft bread in the middle of the table. Then he left.
"So, you like it?" Kai asked Terra as soon as the waiter was gone.
"Mmm," Terra replied (translation-yes)
The man returned a few minutes later. He was pushing a cart that had their dishes on it it. With a balance only a waiter can have, he spread out first the Lobster Moon specialty (which contained a salad and a big lobster in the middle, with bits of fish and vegrtables mixed around), then he put the filled goblets on the table. "I will be in the next room," he said and strode out, thinking, Perfect couple.
"Hope you're not a vegetarian," Kai showed a very rare grin and started eating.
Nothing could ruin this night, Terra thought, scooping up a bit of salad and some lobster onto her plate. Nothing at all. Except—
The doors clicked shut and Terra saw them being chained and padlocked. Their waiter was outside the door, a frantic look of fear on his face that said plainly: "I didn't know this would happen! I'm sorry!"
Then a light flashed as a photo was taken of them, somewhere in the room. Kai couldn't trace it because it filled the whole room, but Terra, her eyes sharper than an owl's or hawk's, could. She squinted through the blinding light, searching…and then a rectangular shadow met her eyes. "Camera!" she shouted and threw it to the floor. But there was still more flashes…and then they stopped suddenly. Something mechanical was whirring barely audible, even to Terra. But she was sure it was there. It was even softer than Kai's faint breathing, but it was definitely a machine.
Kai was already out of his chair, and laid down on the floor, moaning in disgust. "Noo…this can't be happening…" Terra was so busy she hardly laughed at his un-Kai behavior.
A red dot blinked. Then another. And another. Terra couldn't find the machines since they were all over the place, so she decided that she didn't care. Kai, on the other hand…
"Shut up!" Terra snapped, slapping Kai across the cheek. She was now sitting on him, observing how he was acting like a total retard.
Kai coughed and banged his fist on the floor. "Thanks. Whoever did this, is gonna pay."
Terra's eye twitched. She furrowed her brow slightly and, with no warning, bent down and kissed Kai on the lips.
Kai stared at her in shock, then waved it off. "At least you don't tear me apart like those cursed fangirls."
The door clicked again and Terra almost screamed. A red head was standing just outside the room. A redhead with piercing light azure eyes and a winged hairdo. "First kiss, eh, Terra?" he asked with a false smile. Terra could tell that he was furious.
"Tala." She glared at him and held Kai tighter.
"Tala," Kai echoed. "What are you doing?"
"I'm here for my wife," Tala smirked.
"WHAT!" Kai yelled, stopping himself from shooting Terra a death glare.
"No," Terra mumbled miserably, "No. I'm cursed. I-I won't be your wife, Tala! Just because I became a Demolition Boy doesn't mean you have to do this!"
Kai exploded. "You were a Demolition Boy!"
"Kai, your little friend doesn't tell you things, does she? I, Tala, have wed Terra to me by force, a year ago. When she was sixteen," Tala added, planting his feet in the ground. "Now come on, let's go. Or I'll have to use that curse you dread so much."
Terra's eyes blazed and she roared fiercely. "NEVER!"
"Well then…Tscacarr!" A hand of darkness reached out for her, and Terra recoiled. It reached farther and farther, then pulled Terra out by the scruff of her neck. "Never!" Terra was surrounded by a blinding sphere of light and it grew larger and larger, until the hand was forced to let go.
"No!" Tala snarled. His black phantom hand returned to him and he left, thinking all the way, I could've caused Kai to suffer serious mental problems and turn him into a retard, I could've gotten Terra back, even though she never really loved me, I could've grabbed her…but I lost to her! Oh (insert a swear word of your choice here)!
Terra wrapped her arms around Kai and kissed him again, tears streaming down her pale face. "I'm sorry…I was a Demolition Boy because that was for the rest of the year after my mom died. Then I left because Boris tried to make me jump off a cliff."
Kai chuckled slightly at 'Boris tried to make me jump off a cliff.' He pulled her back and smiled. "No problem. I'm going to kill Tala, but first I have a feeling that you know who's plan this was."
"Tyson," Terra said. She started laughing because Tyson was dead and because of Kai's expression.
A shadow swept past the window and a note landed on the table. It read:
Dear Terra,
I adore your bravery. I'm not going to sign because it'll look even sloppier than this—my hand is shaking, I'm nervous enough. But remember that you need Kai, and he needs you. Don't leave him. Oh, and I'm not necessarily a boy. I am from the future. Originally, Terra, you were destined to be the first female president but Boris, the Master, and Tala ruined that. I am sorry that you lost your mother and Devin, and that life is
so messed up for you. Again, I can be a girl, and don't think it's all sick or anything at my next sentence. I love you. Why? Because I'm your guardian angel, Terra. Be careful and prepared…you might be killed soon. And you have gained the Bitbeast Communication ability—you may speak to your bit beasts mentally. Good bye, Terra!
Your Guardian Angel
Terra smiled fondly and folded the note up in her pocket.
"No matter where or when I am, you always find me. Mushroom," she murmured softly. Kai glanced over his shoulder.
"Aren't you going to come watch me beat up Tyson?" he asked innocently.
Terra's smile widened and she dashed after him. I'm the new girl in everybody's life, she thought as she went out the door. Everybody.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I think that was my longest chapter! I was thinking of a good place to stop…and this seemed good enough! Well, I'm going on vacation (if you would call it that) for three days, I hope I'll find more reviews when I come back!
