This is part 2: chapter 5! One more chapter down, and several more to go. Don't know how long I'm gonna make this story yet. Until I get my happy ending I suppose. Anyways, this chapter will feature my baby, Kai. So, to all the Kai fans out there, enjoy! You can look, but DON'T TOUCH! (beats away rabid fangirls). Now on to the story. Hope you like it, and make sure to review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or any of its characters. All unrecognized characters belong to my random creation.
Part 2:
Chapter 5 - Chains of Reality
Italics - thoughts
It was late, and out of nowhere the rain had started to fall. In a dimly lit hallway, a shadowed figure sat pressed against a wooden door. It was as if the person was trying to force the wood to grow around her. Sitting there in the stillness, she clutched her hand around a sheet of paper, squeezing so tightly that her knuckles turned white. Her whole body shook as she rocked back and forth, her hand still clutched tightly together.
Footsteps echoed across the quiet space, its sound filling up the emptiness. The sound grew louder still, the footsteps coming closer. Peering up through the curtain of chestnut manes, a figure clad in fitted jeans, and a simple black dress-shirt came into view. Lifting her head a little higher, she saw two-toned hair, dampened by the drizzling rain, and deep crimson eyes looking right at her.
Crimson met magenta, she locked gaze with him. Her face was void of emotion, as if she was looking straight through him. Her vision began to get blurry and the image in front of her wavered. Blinking sharply, she refocuses her gaze at the man before her. He stood, one foot on the landing, the other still resting on the last step. His eyes were focused on her broken form, not once showing any emotion.
Against her will, and bewildering to her thoughts, she parted her pale lips and in a ghostly whisper called out.
"Kai?" Recognition filled her eyes, and her grip loosened on the now stained paper. What was once white was now tainted with scarlet.
The man moved forward, placing both feet on the landing, he stood at the edge, eyes unmoving from her form. Watching as he took a stride towards her, she reached out to the aged wall beside her. Using it as support, she stood on shaking legs. As she attempted to move, her vision once again failed her and this time the darkness did not fade away.
She was stranded in a vast chasm of nothingness, and she could feel herself falling. She could imagine the hard impact that surely awaited her. Before she hit the hard surface of the hall, strong arms caught her, cradling her against a warm body. The last thing she heard before falling into a restless slumber was the sound of a gentle voice calling out her name.
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It was that kid again, the one in the baseball cap who had so rudely awakened her two days ago. He paused in his rampage when he recognized the girl standing in her doorway. Averting his eyes, he pretended to be unaware of her presence.
"Why are you always here so early in the morning? And why is it that you always wake me up in such a noisy fashion?" All his pounding on the neighboring door had caused enough of a ruckus to rouse her from her sleep. Growling menacingly at him, Cali raised one delicately shaped eyebrow in question. Before she could get an answer, the door that the boy had been leaning against suddenly opened, causing him to stumble clumsily.
An irritated bluenette glanced at the shorter boy without much notice. He then turned his head to peer at the girl standing nearby. He took note of her undressed state, clad in a plain shirt with shorts, covered with a bathrobe, he decided that she must have just gotten out of bed.
"What did you do this time Tyson?" Shaking his head slightly, he crossed his arms and leaned against the doorframe, an unruly lock of slate-blue hair falling into his eyes.
Cali watched as he moved, in some ways, she was reminded of a panther. He was agile and sleek, his well-toned muscles flexing with each controlled action. In another way, he reminded her of those statues. With finely chiseled features, that was sharp and molded into perfection. As Mariah would say, he looks like a Greek God! Rolling her eyes at this thought, Cali turned her attention to the capped boy.
"What? She woke up!" Trying to defend himself, Tyson waved his arms frantically, giving a good impression of a disturbed fowl.
"Right, and I'm sure your loud-mouth had nothing to do with waking the girl up." Giving a snide remark, Kai sneered at the sputtering boy, giving him a dangerous look that wasn't unattractive.
"My name's Cali, and I am standing right here you know!" having had enough of the rather tiring but amusing exchange, Cali spoke in an exasperated tone. "As much as I love this reunion, I have to go to work." Then turning to face the red-faced youth, she flicked him on the nose, receiving a yelp of pain. "Don't wake me up early again!" With one last comment, she returned to her apartment, long chestnut hair billowing behind her from a sudden breeze.
"I already said no." when he was sure Cali had retreated into her room, Kai stepped out of the doorway and locked the door. Without another word to the crestfallen teen, he left for his delayed morning run. Leaving Tyson to stare blankly after him, stuttering out pleas of mercy.
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Waking up from a fretful night, Cali found herself nestled within the comforts of her room. Trying to push herself into a sitting position, she winched at the dull pain in her palm. There were small gashes where her nails had dug into her hand from clutching that letter too hard. The letter! Looking around, Cali saw the crumpled paper sitting innocently on the dresser. She delicately reached out for it, holding it with the tips of her fingers. A sudden memory made her glare bitterly at the limp, blood stained letter. With a yell of frustration, she torn at it maliciously, shredding it into a thousand tattered pieces.
Taking a deep breath, Cali let the anger escape her, only to have it replaced with a wave of anguish. Chocking back a sob, her body shook with distress. Pulling her knees up, she hid her face in her hands and gasped for air, desperately trying to not let the tears fall. Even as Cali told herself to not cry, she could feel the burning tears trailing down her face. She frantically tried to wipe them away, as she heard the door open but they kept coming. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the figure move towards her slowly. A steady hand lifted her chin; bringing her to face the reality.
There he stood, looking at her unflinchingly just as before. Cali was forced to remember the torrents of emotion she had gone through. As much as she tried to deny the event of last night, the reality is that it was more real than the man standing in front of her. As if a dam had been broken, floods of tears streamed down her flushed cheeks. Squeezing her eyes shut, she tried to block out the fact that he was scrutinizing her every move.
He sat on the edge of the bed, gazing intently at her, not saying a word. His deep eyes, revealed nothing of his thoughts or feelings. He reached out with one hand and tenderly brushed away a tear from her face. With her eyes still closed, Cali lay her head in the crook of his neck, her hand clinging to his sleeve. Kai wrapped his arms around the distraught girl, pulling her closer into his soothing embrace. It was strange how much had changed in the last few weeks. He had gone from passing her on the stairs with barely any acknowledgment of her existence, to sitting in her bedroom cradling her in his arms. Brushing away the thought, Kai glanced at the white and scarlet flakes sprinkled on the sheets, and his jaw clenched unconsciously at the thought of the man that was to blame.
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Owari! I was going to make this chapter longer, but then I decided that this was a good place to stop. As you will have noticed already, there was one little part that was a flashback that explained how Kai knew her name. In the next chapter I will explain what else happened between Kai learning Cali's name and now. Hopefully that will clear up what's with their relationship. Hope you liked the chapter, don't forget to review!
