As I approached the area where, apparently, we were going to meet up, I noticed that there were a lot of other people gathered around. As I got closer I recognised them as the Majestics.
"Hey look what followed us home." Tyson yelled, I growled low in my throat feeling irritated, "How long did it take you to think of that one, gecko?" Kai bit back, noticing my displeasure. You'd have to be a idiot to miss it but still she noticed… when did I start caring whether Kai noticed me or not? I filed it under 'for careful consideration… later…'
I turned and faced the Majestics, noticing that Enrique was closest I asked, "Hey do you know how many teams are going to turn up for the event." Enrique turned from watching Tyson's one-man performance that the live wire blader always took with him.
"There's the All-Stars since their hosting it, we're here from Europe and I hear that the white tigers were going to spend some time touring America and then make there way here, don't know about the Demolition boys, and of course you and the rest of your team and the one or two people who will enter the tournament to try and beat you of course." A small snigger escaped my lips, Enrique turned scowling "now now, no need to go on an ego trip."
"No it's not that I just remembered how Kai reacted to the chief telling us that we would have to blade a bunch of 'amateurs.' I wouldn't wish that attitude on any one, amateur or no, and definitely not the next person to blade him." Enrique smiled and curtly replied.
"You shouldn't say that type of bitchy things about your captain, the rest of the world is supposed to ridicule you and your supposed to defend each other. I thought that was the point, you know, the "all for one and one for all," stuff that your lot keep spouting."
"Hey we have to live with he-im, if anyone has the right to bitch then we do, and we would defend him and occasionally we do, Kai just rarely needs it. Besides, I wasn't bitching. You should be watching your own captain rather than making me back peddle about mine." I was right and the conversation was getting to close for comfort, it wasn't just Robert, Johnny was also looking like he was about to yell at Tyson's antics. Enrique gave me a glare as to say 'he's not my caption' just before he jumped into the almost to be fray. Kai as normal was leaning against a wall appearing to be oblivious to everything, as if he knew that I was looking at him his eyes flashed open startling me with their intensity.
I suddenly felt shivers run up my spine and after having various assassins after me I learnt long ago to listen to my intuition, I opened my eyes quickly darting around the airport. Nothing. Would they try anything at such a public place? I noticed that the only person who was paying me any attention was Ray I looked into his golden eyes and shivered. Ww-what? how… just then there was a crash as Tyson got overly enthusiastic and fell on his ass as usual. I'd have to think about my emotions towards Ray later.
"TEAM … say your good byes and let's get back to the hotel! Pleasantries are over…" They seemed to get the message as they slowly started to filter away from the other blader's and follow me to the nearest exit.
I'd decided to drag them all through the maze of fire exits, corridors and forgotten stair wells as I could guess the amount of media coverage that would be at the exit of the airport but Tyson being Tyson, decided that he needed his usual tan from the lime light, damn him.
"But Kai what about the fans we've got to say hi…."
To be honest that many people gathered around just made me uncomfortable, not that I'd admit it to Tyson, whilst another part of my brain was saying 'all it takes is one sniper'.
"Awww… Kai plleeeaaassssseee…… come on .. What have they ever done to you…."
"Just think of the children!" Ray sniggered. I sighed feeling more than a little exasperated.
"Tyson if it means that much to you I'll meet you back to the hotel. Go and meet your fan club but I'm not going to be mobbed… and if you get kidnapped by fan girls I'm NOT rescuing you understand…" Tyson gulped fan girls can be a serious threat. "I understand." he said gravely "So, WHO'S coming with me!" He turned grabbing the chief and Max and dragged them back to the main part of the airport. There was a small yelp for help by the chief as they were dragged around the corner and out of sight. I turned to Ray he was looking nervous. Hmmm… Ray and nervous don't normally go together must be part of the neko overconfidence even though he'd never have realise that he did it he always walked as if he owned the place now he was wearing a downcast expression and looked like he wanted to fidget, I decided to brake the silence.
"Aren't you going with?"
"Nah, I'm definitely not in the mood." I frowned hang on…
"Does it have something to do with what happened on the plain?" Kai asked.
Why does my mouth get me into trouble? Why does Kai have to become curious now? I know that I can ask him to drop it and he will, but how often dose he ask something? "What? I was just not feeling quite right is all, but I'm ok now." Kai looked at me sceptically.
Why does he do this whole silent treatment thing …because he knows that you need to fill the silence and then you let things slip…me and my brain, I swear it's against me. "It's just a thing that happens ok, nothing serious."
"Care to elaborate, I know that it wasn't just my imagination. Your hand turned into a claw and you crushed a metal hand rest?" I blushed under the close scrutiny.
"Do you want the long version or the short version." I said not making eye contact. "Well start and see what we end up with." Stated Kai being oddly tactful.
"All neko jinns as you probably know have enhanced senses and such because of the neko part of us but well we have times when the senses can become over whelming almost uncontrollable." I was still looking at the floor, did you know you get different colours of concrete in airport back ally's? But for some reason my mouth kept moving. "That's why neko jinns rarely travel out of the village or if we do we go in packs. I'm not dangerous if that's what your worried about. We only become dangerous if there is a dominant male threatening our territory or well pack, it's why me and Lee don't get on, probably never will…it's like when I battled Brian I saw him as a threat to the team and went further than I should have." I gave this a couple of minutes to sink in as we continued down the hallway.
"And the plane?" Kai inwardly winced at how harsh that sounded, damn when did I start caring.
"When neko's are put under too much stress, well we can't control the defence mechanism, if my battle with Brian had been physical then I would have changed but as it was Drigger was boosted by the energy that would normally change me so … … ying and yang … and this is going sound absurd but we tend to get even jumpier at the full moon it's kind of like pmt, or so Mariah used to joke." Kai smirked and privately swore at the name of the pink thing. He looked across to the miserable form of Ray DAMN WHEN DID I START CARING.
"Just imagine a whole village on pmt all at once. I bet that that was fun." Ray looked up with a hint of surprise Kai shrugged "Hey if your talking pmt I can relate, but does that mean that you consider the team as you pack?" said Kai smiling as he saw Ray relax and smile why dose his happiness bother me, it shouldn't but it dose him more than any one else, why? Ray nodded dumbly surprised to see Kai lighten up so much in such a short amount of time "Then before you knew, why did you let me in since I was given the place of authority?"
"I don't know, maybe because you never acted aggressively. You just ignored every one, and since I didn't know any of you then we all kind of grew used to each other together. That's the best I can come up with." We walked in silence for a few minutes before I sighed and ran my hand through my short hair. "Before we leave there's one thing I've got to mention. In your head call me what ever you want. I know for a fact that Tyson call's me many things in his head and even expresses some of them when he thinks I'm out of hearing range. But to the public I'm strictly Kai, cold bastard not bitch." Ray stared at me in horrid fascination as we came up to the exit to outside "You let slip she and her a few times." I said in justification, as I stepped through to the outside world.
Once we finally arrived at the hotel every thing went back to the norm, Kai skulked off, Tyson made his joke about Kai's soon to be bloodless victim, Kenny connected Dizzy, Max tried to find where Kai hid the sugary sweets and Ray went to bed muttering about aeroplanes. As soon as Ray left Tyson grabbed Max and dragged him over to me and Dizzy,
"What?" I asked as I looked up from Dizzy.
"Some things strange is going on with Kai, and I'm going to find out what." Max was smiling at Tyson's enthusiasm.
"You mean something stranger than him being a vampire." Dizzy chirped reminding Tyson of his last theory.
"I don't care what you say no one human stays out all night, never eats, rarely sleeps, is that pale and copes with that much training. Not possible. So are you with me?" I had to admit that some thing fishy was going on.
"But what if we get caught?"
I started to read a book before going to bed in one of the two single beds in the room that I presumed we would share. Kai would return some time during the night, wakening me up in the morning before he went to try and wake Tyson.
I tried to struggle to cry out but powerful hands forced me down. "This is what happens when you disobey me, my little fire bird." My body contorted as pain whipped through it, I felt my mouth open in a silent scream.
I looked at Kai who was in the bed across the room. She was obviously having a nightmare; I slowly got up and crossed the room standing alongside her thrashing form. I outstretched a hand to shake her shoulder when she shot up her eyes staring ahead in vacant horror, her harsh breaths were sending tremors through her usually strong form. I placed my hand on her back to let her know I was there and felt her tense under my touch her body still shaking. She raised her head turning slightly to look at my face and turned away quietly scalding herself for being weak. I wrapped an arm around her shoulders another slowly around her waist, she leant back uncertainty into my embrace, I leaned my head on her shoulder and slowly pulled us both down on to the bed. As I felt her breathing start to even out I bent slowly down to her ear and whispered, "I'll never let you go Kai, I'll always be there, right beside you." That's right I thought as we both drifted off to a peaceful sleep I'd always watch your back …
(Should I make Lee a bad guy or a good guy I'm tempted towards the bad guy because he could be such a good bad guy but I'm not sure? What do you think?
Ps I have to know this before I write the next chapter so the quicker you review the quicker the next chap turns up..)