Ch. 3: Nightmares and Singing
Kris awoke in the middle of the night because of a nightmare.
-Kris's dream-
Kris was running away from a group of mad men, and then tripped over a rock. Kris looked up and one of the men was pointing a gun at her. Before he could shoot it…
-End of Kris's dream-
Kris put her hand against her heart and felt her heart beating like a drum. She got out of bed and went looking for Kai. She soon noticed a door half-way open, so she went inside and saw Kai fast asleep.
'He's asleep. Well, I least I know nothing bad is going to happen and I'm not alone. I better let him sleep. I should get back to bed.' Kris thought.
She closed the door quietly and went to her room.
Back in Kai's room, Kai awoke from a horrible nightmare.
-Kai's dream-
Kai was in a dark room, no light, no sound, only darkness.
"Where am I?" Kai asked himself.
Kai looked in front of him and saw Kris standing there 5 feet away from him.
"Kris? What are you doing here? What's wrong?"
Kris was crying. Tears fell freely down her face.
"Help me….." she cried.
Suddenly, strange men came toward her and took her away. She started to struggle away from their grip but she couldn't get away from them. Then she faded away.
"Kris! KRIS!"
-End of Kai's dream-
Kai took a deep breath and got out of bed.
"I need a cold shower." He told himself.
Hours later, Kai got out of the shower and looked at himself in the mirror, very deep in thought.
'That dream… What does it mean? Is Kris in danger? If she is, there's got to be something I can do to help her.' Kai thought.
Kai soon noticed a fresh cut on his arm.
"Damn. How did that get there? Oh, well. I guess I better do something about it or it will get worse."
Kai got out some medicine and bandages, put the medicine on the cut, and wrapped the bandage around his arm.
He soon got dressed, went to his room, and went to sleep.
Hours later, it was morning. Kris had gotten up bright and early and made breakfast for everyone. (She was at Tyson's house so she had a place to stay with the Bladebreakers) Tyson woke up from the smell of food and rushed to the dining room.
"I smell FOOOOD!" he shouted.
He saw that Kris was setting the table filled with food, and then she noticed Tyson standing there and smiled.
"Good morning, Tyson. I see you're awake." Kris greeted.
"You made all of this food all by yourself?" Tyson asked in surprise.
"Yes, I did. I made it for you and your friends. It's my thanks for you helping me."
"You really shouldn't have."
"But I should. It's the least I could do for you and your friends. Can you please wake up the others for me? Tell them that breakfast is ready."
"Sure. Okay."
Tyson woke up Kai and the others and they all went to the dining room. Kai, Ray, Max, Kenny, Daichi, and Hilary saw all the food on the table.
"Who made all of this?" Kenny asked.
"Kris did. She made all of this for us because we helped her get better." Tyson said.
"That was sure nice of her. Where is she, anyway?" Ray asked.
"I'm not sure. She was setting the table a little while ago. I wonder where she is." Tyson answered.
Then suddenly, the Bladebreakers heard singing. It sounded like it came from the backyard. They went outside and saw Kris singing in a beautiful voice;
Under the lover's sky, gonna be with you, and no one's gonna be around.
You think that revolve where there's rain and tears, till the sun goes down.
Underneath the starlight, starlight, there's a magical feeling so right.
It'll steal your heart tonight.
You can try to resist.
Try to hide from my kiss.
But you know, but you know that you can't fight the moonlight.
Deep in the dark, you'll surrender your heart.
But you know, but you know that you can't fight the moonlight.
No.
You can't fight it.
It's gonna get to your heart.
Kris stopped singing and saw the Bladebreakers looking at her. She smiled, and blushed.
"That was amazing. You have a wonderful voice." Max complimented.
"Thank you. The song reminds me of my mother. She'd always sing it to me as a lullaby when I was a baby. I miss her so much." Kris said.
"If you miss her, why won't head home? Did you run away or something?" Tyson asked.
Kris shook her head.
"No, I didn't run away. The truth is… I don't have a place to go home to. My mother and my father died in a horrible fire back home in Russia,"
Her voice started to quiver.
"I don't how, I don't know why, but someone wanted them dead. If I could go back in time, I would stop everything that happened that day. I feel like it's all my fault that their dead."
Kris faced her head toward the ground and cried silently. She didn't want anyone to see her sadness.
"Please don't cry, Kris. You still have us." Ray told her calmly.
Hilary sat next to Kris and put her hand on her shoulder.
"We're your friends, Kris. We care about you." Hilary reassured her.
Kris looked at her friends, wiped her tearstained face and smiled at them.
"Thank you. That means a lot to me."