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Chapter 9 – big game huntingIt's eleven at night and it has been a bad day, Ray's been ratty throughout training and at my throat every second, because I haven't decided what to do about my grandfather if he could be called that. Everywhere we go I keep seeing either Mariah or Lee close by. They all seem really edgy as well maybe it's that p.m.t thing Ray was talking about. I must admit that he's been creeping me out all day every time I'm alone I feel eyes on the back of my neck, when I turn if I'm lucky I see a hint of movement, this is driving me nuts I swear I know I'm fast but nekos are something else. Now I know why I always bugger off when were not training it saves all of this interrelation crap…
CRASH
ahhhhhhheeeeeeeee!
Kai turned it sounded like someone was smashing up the place as she ran towards the sound she realised that it was coming from the blade breakers suite. "Aaww crap… what now?" Is it too much to ask for them all to just disappear? Stepping over the broken door into the room Kai was greeted by the once tidy hotel suite looking like it had been trashed, the furniture was strewn in random places throughout the room. The blade breakers were clustered in the furthest corner; the Chief was huddled against Max clinging desperately to his laptop. Max appeared to be fussing over Tyson who was supporting a red eye the flesh looking sore and swollen. There was a huge CRASH as a black blur leapt across the room sending another form to the floor, Ray! There was a yowl of outrage from the top form as Ray slashed at the creatures' underbelly. Regaining her whit's Kai leapt into the fray grabbing the top creature in her hands grasping a mix of fur and cloth as she heaved, successfully dragging the creature off Ray and throwing it to the other side of the room where it landed in a ungraceful heap having not expected the attack. Just then Kai got a view of Ray he was a mess his hair was free some peaces flowing freely as he moved other bits matted with blood and clinging to his body, his pale face showed surprise as I felt a wave of pain from my shoulder and then had the wind knocked out of me as I was thrown against a wall. Falling to the floor I landed on my knees, peaces of plaster crunched beneath my feet as I stood pulling air into my deprived lungs. God that was fast I didn't even hear it coming. I heard an animal like roar as I turned I saw two creatures battling, one white and the other black one I had seen earlier Ray your just like. But... That means? Another neko…
"That's enough!" I cried as I once again ran into the fray, tackling the black neko to the floor I didn't hold back, making sure to give it an elbow to the stomach while I was close enough, I punched it twice at the bridge of the nose making its eyes stream. No points for playing fair. I grabbed a handful of fur and threw as hard as I could; the loss of weight sent me sprawling on the floor. I quickly rolled and got on my feet just in time to hear a loud-
SPLASH
Good my aim had been right, I'd sent the black neko out of the broken French windows over the small balcony, and down three stories into the hotel swimming pool.
And knowing how much nekos hated water hopefully it would be too wet to come back. I allowed my self a smug smile before I turned to check on my team, the corner group were staring at me as if I was mad but I couldn't see Ray? Turning to them I asked, "You all ok? Where's Ray?" Tyson was the first to speak up,
"I dunno, he was here a minute ago? Dude, your shoulder!" I was dimly aware of a throbbing feeling coming from my shoulder but that wasn't important. Ray had looked pretty bad when I had last seen him. Just then I heard a lot of noise from the corridor I tensed moving to stand between my astonished team and the broken door, I was rather surprised to see the All Stars come rushing through the open doorway. I didn't quite suppress the growl that was forming in my throat as I moved out of my fighting stance and went to turn intent on checking the other rooms for Ray.
"Kai. What the hell happened here?" Demanded Michael as he looked around the devastated room.
"Oh my goodness, Maxie are you all right?" shrieked Max's mother as she ran up to her son. Guess she does care for him after all… I never liked Max's mum since I found out that she hadn't allowed him on the All Stars, when he was just her son he wasn't good enough for the team. But since he won the championships with the blade breakers he's now good enough to join the All Stars… Thank fully Max wont leave Tyson and Tyson likes being a Blade Breaker but she still asks him every time. Which always makes me wonder whether she is just after him for his skills, or not?
She looked up from checking her son, and spoke to me with all of the venom that she could muster in her voice. "What have you brought to this team, I knew that you were dangerous but I never thought that you would allow that danger to find your own team you-"
I would have slapped her if it weren't for the fact that Max immediately stood up and intervened. "Mum it wasn't Kai, he saved us… We were quite happily watching TV then this Black Panther ran in destroying the room Tyson tried to stop it and Ray was trying when Kai came and beat it. If it wasn't for him I don't know what would have happened…" he said his body starting to tremble. Shock must just be getting to him. I gave a small smile to Max and said, "Speaking of Ray did any of you see him as you came here… No." I said to the looks of the All Stars "Right then I've got to find him, will you and the Blade Breakers go to your suite for now, I'll find Ray then organise this… alright." Receiving one or two bewildered nods must have been the smile, I turned to leave heading to the back of the suite. "Erm Kai…" came the voice of Tyson I turned rising an eye brow. "You do know your bleeding right?" I turned my head looking down at the back of my shoulder, I nearly let a shocked look form on my face but I took a deep breath and said, "So I am… oh well." I know that adrenalin can be a painkiller sometimes, but I swear I hardly felt that… It still just feels kind of tingly. Oh well, its gunna hurt like hell later, so be thankful for small blessings. Just then Max's mum decided to try and be maternal towards me probably thinks its some kind of repayment for saving her sons life or something?
"Are you all right? Where does it hurt?" she said standing just about to come towards me, I moved away my whole stance screaming back off.
"Right there where all of the blood is! I thought you were professionals, I'm holding my self in agony can't you tell!…." I grinned as I finally walked out of the room going to find Ray.
"I'm not sure, normally sarcasm from Kai is a good sign but?"
"Maybe it's the lack of blood making him light headed."
"I hope so Maxie, otherwise it's just plain disturbing."
I had been wandering the corridor checking the various rooms for Ray as I entered our room; a gasp escaped me as I saw two bright amber eyes appear out of the darkness. They were piercing as if reading my very soul. I involuntary shivered as those eyes seamed to come closer, just then I heard a small whimper from behind me. Shit I had forgotten about the rest of the Blade Breakers, they must have come to find me. Despite the noise the intense eyes hadn't left mine for a second.
"Back away slowly towards the door." I said as calmly as I could. The eyes seamed to move as if the creature was tilting its head to one side, so I spoke quietly. "It's listening to the sound of my voice, so as long as we stay calm, and don't do any thing to intimidate it we're ok. So back away slowly and I'll follow once your in the door way, since my voice seams to be distracting it. Now move." I heard shuffling behind me as I continued to look into those beautiful golden orbs.
Beautiful golden orbs? Hang on… my brow wrinkled as I took a step back towards the door, an emotion flicked through those eyes followed by a slight low mew. I stopped and looked into those eyes searching for some sort of truth, it took a stumbling step closer to me appearing out of the shadows. Revealing a wide white face with pink tinges, a strong jaw giving an appearance very similar to Drigger only missing his usual armour and looking slightly bedraggled. I knelt down on one knee trying to confirm my suspicions in the tiger's eyes. Still crouched down I took a step forward revealing the rest of the tigers lean and powerful form, there was no doubting it.
"Kai … Kai … Pisst… Hey." came a hoarse whisper from the doorway "What the hell do you think your doing?" I turned my head slightly to see Tyson's panicked face his eye still looking very tender.
"If it wanted to hurt us it would have done so by now. Shut the door go out side and don't tell any one, do nothing, no police, vets, not – a – thing. Got it." Tyson nodded his head dumbly. "Tell the chief that I think Rays got himself a little stressed, and I think that our Drigger look alike could do with a drink, don't you?" Tyson stared at me dumbfounded before closing the door quietly, hearing his quick steps thunder down the hallway I turned to the tiger. Slowly I extended a hand up to the side of the tigers face making sure it could see my every move, my finger tips brushed past slender whiskers. My hand paused for a moment unsure of the tiger's reaction when it suddenly moved its head nuzzling it against my outstretched hand. I felt my fingers move through the thick velvety fur as I started to move my hand around the tigers face along the ears, whiskers, and along the large jaw muscles. I slowly became aware of a low rumbling sound. Purring, he purrs, a genuine smile spread across my face, I brought my hand up to scratch the beast in-between the ears saying, "It really is you isn't it Ray? No normal tiger would let any one do this, so what stressed you out enough to get you to fully transform?" I brought my hand over the ears and down the back of the neck I felt muscles tense under my touch I quickly moved my hand noticing something was wrong, I looked at the place were my hand once lay. There were large slash marks around the neck shoulders and along his sides some following his ribs to underneath his front legs. I stood up and walked over and turned on the light to get a better look at the wound. As I looked at the tiger in the artificial light I noticed that not all of the wounds were bleeding most had stopped only the pink fur evidence of where Ray had cleaned the wounds himself. Going to the bathroom and fetching a wet towel I started to clean one of the wounds Ray gave a quiet growl, trying to reassure him I started to talk as I cleaned the remaining wounds turning the pink fur back to its original white. "Stop complaining you big baby, they've got to be cleaned you should be glad that I'm just using water." I explained as my hands moved skilfully over the cuts, Ray gave me a sceptical look as I finished the last scratch. Putting the cloth back into the bathroom I reached for the medicine box finding it I started to treat my own injury. Dam I was right about it hurting later I thought as I bandaged up my arm and shoulder now what to do about the big kitten that's over there? Ray was sitting in the doorway watching me with curiosity. "Well I had better change my top because this ones ruined." I stated holding up the bloody bit of fabric that was my top. "And then I'll go and see about your drink since I think Tyson's forgotten, although like all cats I think you would much prefer milk." As I walked to the door way I felt a strange need to say "I'll be back in ten minuets, don't worry." Why did I say that, I've never wanted to say that to any one before, strange I wont talk to a human but give me quarter of an hour with a tiger and I'm a chatterbox. I deliberated as I walked down the dimly lit hall way to the living space, as I strode in I saw the heads of the Blade Breakers snap in my direction. "What's going on Kai?"
"Are you alright?"
"Why did you stay? Are you nuts!"
Needless to say the last was Tyson, I sighed and started to explain grateful that the All Stars weren't present, this is going to be hard enough for my team to believe never mind any one else.
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"So you're telling me that you think that that tigers Ray, man that's pretty far out. I mean if you told me it was Drigger then I might have believed you at a push." Max laid his hand on Tyson's shoulder ten minuets of persuasion and this is as far as we had got, well halfway through I sent chief down stars to see if the hotel had another room for us thankfully they gave us next door with the demand of an explanation in the morning. Sighing in frustration I walked through into the kitchen grabbing a large bowel and two cartons of milk. As I stepped back through I heard the end of Max's conversation.
"Come on Tyson, Kai isn't the type just to make this stuff up." I'm glad that some ones backing me up. "Listen I'm not going to justify my self to you. We can ask Ray later. Now if you don't mid I think you should grab all of your stuff and get some rest, it's been a long day and we will start training after lunch tomorrow." That should give me enough time to get every thing sorted out.
"I'll stay in here with the tiger, you all go next door." As I turned to go back down the corridor I felt almost relived to be going back to a room with a tiger in it rather than the room full of argumentative bladers at least he doesn't answer back…
When I entered the room I saw Ray raise his head from were it lay stretched out on the bed. "Well here we are then…" I'm talking to a cat this is insane. "The guys wouldn't believe that you're Ray. But hopefully you'll be back to normal by the morning." I said as I laid the bowl out on the floor and poured the milk in to it the tiger looked mildly interested and soon came over smelling the milk it started to lap it up happily. "If they hadn't of seen you then I wouldn't have told them… I should have came up with a better excuse, but I couldn't not with out the calling the police or a zoo keeper." I said, as I got ready for bed pouring the other pint in the bowl before climbing under the covers. The gentle rhythmic lapping noise continued for another ten minuets or so before I felt the bed sink under a new weight, I looked up into the darkness to see two amber eyes looking at me expectantly when a thought occurred to me 'Kai you're a mini radiator and nekos like all cats love warmth.' I smiled shuffling to one side of the bed patting the space beside me, Ray quickly lay down lying along the length of my body, as I fell a sleep I was only distantly aware of a low rumbling purr.
Some time during the night I became aware of something shivering beside me, I blearily opened my eyes to see a mass of raven black hair and lightly tanned skin. Sweat was dripping off him but he was deathly cold to the touch. Must be some part of the neko changing process, I thought briefly as I pulled his lithe body under the sheets with me pulling him closer to my body for warmth. I shivered when he felt my body heat and snuggled closer. God he's like ice, wrapping my arms around his back I tried to get back to sleep.
Meanwhile next door the chief was sitting typing feverishly on his laptop "Slow down chief my keys are heating up."
"I can't Dizzy I can't find what I'm looking for."
"Well chief what are you looking for." Spoke a sleepy Max, Kenny turned smiling slightly at the blond
"Morning Max, what are you doing up?"
"Same as you couldn't sleep, although I cant say the same about Tyson he could sleep no matter what. I'm just worried about what Kai said, well you know…"
"Yeah it wasn't like Kai was it? It reminded me, a while ago I was looking for stuff on Kai you know stats, and well it struck me as suspicious that there wasn't any thing else so I started looking for information on him but I couldn't find any thing, at the time I didn't worry about it but I started to search again earlier."
"And?" said Max looking interested "And nothing, I couldn't find a thing. So I started to think ok maybe the abbey destroyed the records or some thing so I looked for stuff on the Demolition Boys. Tala was born in Russia, and got abducted on the 27th of June 1990, he appeared seven years later on the Demolition Boys and all searches for him stopped, he stayed on the team and you know the rest. But Kai was never born, never appeared anywhere until he started Beyblading and joined the blade breakers. Its just really, really weird…"
"hmmmm….." Max turned his head deep in thought suddenly he jumped grabbing Kenny by the shoulders he shook the spectacle wearing teen. "I got it didn't you say that Kai was hanging around with a group of kids before, when he first met Tyson" he elaborated as he let go smiling he continued. "All you have to do is ask them." Shaking his head Kenny smiled sympathetically.
"Aww Max, now all we have to do is ask a psychotic gang for all of the info and not get beaten to a pulp in the process." Chirped Dizzy in a sugar sweet voice, for a computer she sure can be mean on occasion.
"Now Dizzy." Bit back the chief as he saw Max's lip quiver, "It's true that we cant just go and ask, but there's no reason we cant look into their history and see what we can find. There might be a link and it's an area that we hadn't thought of so you never know."
"Well let me know what you find, but right now…" Max turned to the kitchen "SUGAR COATED CERIAL."
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I opened my eyes some time in the morning I looked down to Ray who was still in my embrace, his face looking soft and peace full in the morning light. There was a light scratch across his nose, and by the looks of it he didn't intend on moving soon. I looked to the red numbers on the clock 6:10 I would normally be getting up about now, to have some piece from the rest of the team before they got up I felt Ray move slightly in my arms. I tried to suppress a shiver at his warm body but couldn't, my eyes widened when I realised some thing tigers don't were cloths. So when Ray changed back, not good, not good at all. I definitely don't want Ray waking up and finding us like this. With that thought in mind I slowly untangled my self from the sleeping neko jinn being careful not to wake him I clambered out of the bed, I hope he can remember yester day I don't want to have to explain why he woke up naked in our bed covered in cuts and bruises. I thought as I walked into the adjoining bathroom.
Ray could feel the stiffness in his body before he even moved, "urgh…" I moaned as I moved every muscle complaining as I moved in to a sitting position, still not opening my eyes. I think I could live with being blind as long as I don't have to move my eye lids, I shivered moving a hand to better support my weight I noticed that an area of the bed under the covers was still slightly warm? I heard a click from the bathroom door followed by loud footsteps coming up to the bed.
"Are you ok?" I winced at the volume of voice.
"Sshhhh. Stop shouting." Just then Kai's horse voice said,
"I wasn't. You must have a bad headache. Stay still I'll get you some painkillers and water." Listening I heard the amplified sounds of Kai moving about the room I didn't move until I felt the bed dip as Kai sat down, "Now these are mine so there pretty strong, ok." I couldn't be bothered to respond my mind unable to focus on anything for long, after a short while I felt cold glass against my lips swallowing the water greedily; I noticed that it tasted funny? What's in this? Turning my head I felt the glass move away.
"Come on Ray you have to finish it. Please." Kai's voice. Trust? Yes! I turned my head and finished the rest of the funny water. I winced hearing the glass being set down with a deafening clunk. Just then I felt arms wrapping around me snuggling closer to the source of comfort, I slowly waited listening to the rhythmic noises of light breaths alongside a heavy heart beat. I have no idea how much time had past but when I was next aware I could hear a gentle humming of a slow song.
"Ray?" someone whispered it was the same voice as the singer it was soft and musky smiling slightly I opened my eyes to see the room bathed in a shadowed light. "What's going on?" There was a sigh as I lifted my head from the shoulder to the see Kai's face, worry and relief highly visible on her elegant features. "What's wrong?"
"Don't you ever do that to me again you hear me… God you had me so worried."
"What? What did I do?"
"You've been sick when I came through you were just sitting there you looked like death, so pale you wouldn't move or focus on anything. Don't you ever do that again!"
"Ok." I said. I don't think I've ever seen Kai look at me like that she looks so worried almost vulnerable…no wait a sec once after I'd defeated Bryian she looked at me like that as I was taken away on a stretcher. "Kai.. I…"
"No… I shouldn't be going on at you after you've woken. Ray can you tell me what's the last thing that you remember?"
"It was night. You'd left and… Oh my gods, Lee! are the others alright!"
"There fine there all in the next apartment. Don't worry, then what?"
"Lee came in he smelt of anger, dominance. He went for me took me by surprise. Then Tyson tried to stop him." I looked up into Kai's eyes she nodded telling me that Tyson was fine and to continue taking after a steadying breath I continued. "I got angry, we fought and I was starting to lose control. I… then you showed up. Strength, anger, power and protectiveness." I started to ramble as I tried to make sense of the images, sounds but mainly the overwhelming and vivid scents. "He hurt you, I lost control. You got enraged; so strong, you beat him. You were wounded but strong others came, I could smell their fear, I had to leave… quiet dark room smelt of me and you, our room… blood, I was hurt... you and fear young, determination, cub, ah it was Tyson, you and Tyson came, then just you, I didn't want you to leave, safety, protection, alpha. You stayed for a while then you left… alone, dark, and comfortable you came back food? Sleep warmth. Cold? Then erm… I was tired so sleepy I couldn't move, I was so very heavy, you came with funny water warmth, sleep, then I woke up here? I'm sorry that probably didn't make much sense but translating from tiger to human well a lot gets lost in translation." I looked up into her face a small smile played across my face then a frown as I noticed, "What's that?" I asked running my hand along her neck following a rough white scar across the top of her neck it looked thick almost like rope. "Just another scar, wouldn't worry about it. It looks like you recall most of last night even if it is a bit patchy," Kai said quickly changing the conversation back, "but I'm afraid that we have another problem on our hands you see when Tyson followed me to you he wouldn't just leave not with out calling a zoo keeper, so I had to tell him that the large white tiger sitting in my room was the blade breaker Ray Kon… I couldn't think of any thing else to say, sorry." Oh crap… damm… ahhhhhhhhhhh…now what?
Panic, check,
Figure out plan, not check yet,
Tell the plan to Kai,
Then put plan into action – hang on?
"How do you know that I was the white tiger?"
Ha! answer that!
Kai looked uncomfortably under Rays questioning gaze "When you were on the plain your hand changed and crushed the arm rest, and I asked chief and he said that there were rumours of neko's chaining shape under stress. If that wasn't enough I think the whole fight would have been an eye opener any way."
"Oh… any ideas"
"The truth…"
"Just wonderful!"
"Ray why was Lee attacking you?" Ray squirmed in Kai's arms, diverting his gaze to the opposite wall he began to speak "Well Lee still sees me as one of the White Tigers, so he probably came to kidnap and convert me back or some thing equally ridiculous I don't want him as alpha."
"ahh the grand father complex. You called me alpha before I don't get it but then again I'm not a neko, dose Lee see me as pack alpha?"
"The grand father complex is just your family Kai." Ray felt a shrug from Kai, "But I can see the similarities. As for the alpha you're the strongest the leader and protector of the group of course he'll se you as alpha."
"Just curious… erm Ray about the kiss, I don't know what… were going… erm… how do you feel about…" Ray started to laugh "Sor-ry Kai, I just don't think I have ever seen you this nervous it's pretty amusing… I was rather hoping that it would be one of many." Ray tilted his head upwards to kais face just to see a sad smile on his koi's face "Ray you have to under stand that is we are together than we'll have to keep it secret if my grand father finds out then, well… and I'm not one of the most open people in the world… and…" Ray put his hand over Kai's mouth "and I'm a cat person with his very own stalker tribe, and lots of curiosity. I'm sure that we'll survive… some how. Trust me Kai I know this relationship isn't going to be normal but we can both handle it, plus when has either of our lives ever been ordinary." He could feel Kai smile under his hand as he moved it Kai spoke. "Oh well at least if it dose come out you've already told every one your gay, so my straight koi, what were you saying about one of many more."
You're using thought italics incorrectly. Sort it dude!
Dose is like a dose of medication, does is the right word.
Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemed not deemed ( that's sewing/sawing)
Damit woman I REFUSE to fix anymore seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeems
Stop using Golden orbs its been said a billion times now.
Alpha is a canine term technically