I hope you've read the new improvements. At least, I hope they ARE improvements. Anyway, keep on reading!

Disclaimer: I don't know why I bother but here goes… I DON'T OWN ANYTHING! (Except my own characters)

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Chapter Nine: The Mysterious House

"Good morning!" Max grinned from ear to ear.

"Five more minutes," Tyson mumbled.

"Tyson!" Hilary yelled in his ear. This was really effective in waking Tyson up for he shot straight out of bed.

"Owww!" Tyson rubbed his sore ears while everyone sweatdropped. "I think I just heard the rooster call."

Hilary puffed up in anger. She started strangling Tyson profusely while he gagged for air and called for help. Everyone sighed exasperatedly.

Kenny looked around him. "Where's Kai?"

"He's probably training," Rei said simply.

Everyone went out. Kai looked up from his early morning training and called back his Dranzer.

"Yo my homies!" somebody yelled. "Incoming!"

Tyson barely got out of the way before a kendo stick hurtled out of nowhere. Tyson's wacko grandfather guffawed, coming from behind.

"Good morning Mr. Granger," Hilary and Kenny chorused.

"G'morning lil' dudes." Mr. Granger chuckled. "Breakfast is ready yo." And he turned to leave, taking the kendo stick embedded in the floor.

"Geez Grandpa!" Tyson complained, hoping up and down in rage. "You're gonna scare the living daylights out of us one of these days!"

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"That was great!" Tyson patted his very FULL belly. "Can't eat another bite!"

"Guess what I heard today?" Hilary whispered mysteriously.

"Don't wanna know." Tyson yawned hugely.

"Well tell us." Max leaned forward. "I'm dying in suspense here."

"You know that big plot of land on Sakura Crescent?" Hilary looked around her.

"No," Tyson said indifferently.

"Yeah!" Rei nodded. "I walked by there once."

"Uh huh," Max agreed.

"I've been there once too," Kai added.

"Well, yesterday it was just land. This morning, this big mansion just… appeared!" She look at everyone incredulously "I mean… poof! Just like magic!"

"Maybe we should check this out…" Kenny's voice drifted into silence.

"I agree." Hilary nodded. "This is very suspicious behaviour. I mean, a house can't just magically appear out of nowhere."

"Than let's go!" Max jumped up from his seat excitedly.

"But what about our training?" Tyson whined. Everyone looked at Kai, their team leader.

Kai looked up and shrugged. "Whatever. You've done enough training for now. We'll take the day off."

"Thanks Kai!" Rei grinned. "Let's go!"

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"Wow…" Tyson looked up at the gold-wrought gates. Two golden dragons stood on pedestals high above, wings unfurled. Inside the gates, a paved pathway vanished into the distance, trees lining the avenue. Far away, a magnificent mansion rose up from the horizon.

"And you said all this happened overnight?" Rei looked through the gates in awe. "You gotta be joking."

Kai looked at the gates and at the surrounding stonewalls. 'Pretty impressive if I do say so myself.'

"I wonder how many rooms they have," Max mused to himself.

"With all those rooms, whoever lives in there can have a different room everyday." Tyson's mouth was gaped wide.

"Let's go guys." Kenny shivered. "This place gives me the creeps."

"I feel like we're being watched." Hilary looked around. "Problem is, there's no one here but us and there's no security or cameras."

Tyson's stomach growled. Everyone turned to him and he chuckled nervously, rubbing his stomach.

"I'm… hungry?" he announced sheepishly, making everyone fall down anime style¤.

"Ice cream!" Max shouted out.

"Why don't we go to the beach?" Rei asked. "After all, it is our day off."

"That's a great idea!" Hilary's eyes brightened happily. "I'm going home to get a bathing suit!" and she ran off.

"Let's all meet at the beach at eleven okay?" Kenny adjusted his glasses. "See you later." He walked off.

""We better go get our stuff," Rei piped out. "Don't want to be late." He turned around.

"Right behind you Rei!" Max sang out. "C'mon guys! Let's go!"

"Wait for me!" Tyson clobbered Max on the head and the two ran off, Rei running to catch up.

Kai looked up at the gates again and his eyes widened. He started jogging after the others, not once trying to look back.

The dragons were gone.

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"Do you think I scared them a bit?" the girl asked the dragon.

"Some humans have more courage than you think," the dragon replied in his deep voice.

"I guess you're right." The girl sighed than smiled. "I can't believe I finally met the Bladebreakers! I didn't know they lived in this universe."

"You must concentrate on your mission," the dragon interrupted.

"I know…" her voice trailed off.

"Why don't you go to the beach?" the dragon asked, unfurling its wings. "There's bound to be a lot of people there."

"What a great idea!" The girl clapped her hands in excitement. "I can get some of these cricks out of my body. It's really tiring, crouching on stone for 2 hours."

The dragon chuckled and the girl joined in. They disappeared, their laughter fading into the distance.

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¤To understand this, you really need to know your anime.

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Well, another chapter done! Goodie for me. Now, I worked all night on this chapter. Believe me, I'm kinda going through a writer's block. Nasty things those are. Anyway, I hope you're all having a great summer (unlike me). Don't worry about me though. I'll try to get the updates in as soon as possible. And don't forget, R&R!

Sayonara from Angel!