Hey peeps! Wow, sorry that it's been so long since I last updated! I won't let it happen again, I promise! I just had trouble with how to get this chapter started. Well, that's all taken care of now, yay! And you may have noticed that I changed the title of this story. Well, the reason why is coz that's what this story was called originally, some of you that might have reviewed from the very beginning, when this story was deleted twice! Anyways, that's all I can think of for now. Thank you for all your reviews, I love reading them and seeing what you think! And suggest, and everything else! Happy reading!
eMiLy06: Hey, thanks man! Of course she did! Yes, for this time it was a draw anyway...And Kai and (Aya) will kiss when I write it in a chapter for them to. God, I'm pissing you off a bit, aren't I? I'll do my best! And thank you!
sky-blue tiger: Hi! Glad you liked it! Oh, stop it! I am not creative! But thank you for the compliment anyway.
ladyYoko: Hey. He does, doesn't he? Ah, it sucks, they got hot looks, but their all evil. (-sighs-) Oh well, we'll live. Of course he has to be! Hey, glad you do! Funny thing, you seem to be the only person that's noticed. I like that, someone noticing! Yay! Ooh! So do I! Yeah, it's coming into winter alright, as soon as June hits, all the way until the end of August. It sucks, but it's cool too in many ways. Um, well, it gets cold, really cold, say, 6 or 10 degrees Celsius. It rains, a lot. And it only really snows in Canberra, Australia's capital city, Tasmania and some places in Victoria, I think. So, yeah, it gets cold. I'll update when I can, gotta get my half-yearly tests outta my way first, and some assignments.
Moonlit Sea: Hey! Ta! Lol, that's alright.
SGCred: Hey. Yeah, it feels good too! Being sick and having school at the same time, might as well stab the flag into the ground now and declare this place hell! Aw, cheers, hope you get better too mate. Thank you! Glad you do, I would be worried if you didn't. Nearly beat him dear, nearly beat him, haven't exactly beat him just yet. But you will! Eventually. One day. Hope! Oh, you'll see more alright. A lot more. They don't allow you to smoke plants that grow out of the dirt either, so I said fuck it! Everything's illegal these days! Who gives a piss! Sorry mate, just releasing my anger there. Ta for the comment. And the warning, I know you're trying to look out for me, as I'm just such a little baby! Lol, just joking, just joking! Ha, yeah right! The day I become queen is the day Kai and Max switch personalities! Which could be quite possible, given the right situations...but anyway! Yeah sure, I always do! Peace and love baby!
Forifirth The dark angel: Correction, you nearly beat Zane, nearly! Oh, hell yes, they do! Geez, what is it with people and having colds while exams are in place! I don't get it! It's a conspiracy, I tell ya! That is not bad, that's catastrophic! You didn't beat Zane! It was a draw! Nobody won! Gee, I thought Kai was sneaky 24/7! Sweetie, I update well and unwell, rain, hail, hurricane, drought and shine!
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Kausi: Hello dear! Oh, lucky you! You're on school holidays already! Me, I still have a week left. Oh well, I'll live! The last chapter was kinda mushy? Was that a bad thing? LOL! Yeah, Zane is quite a flirt, ain't he? Hey, he reminds me of Enrique too!
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One Fateful Night
Chapter Seventeen: Memories Uncovered
Normal P.O.V
It was night once again, signalling the end of a long day. (Aya) was up in the attic, where she had been for hours, and hours and even more hours. She had been bored stiff once she had come back into the house. With nothing to do, she decided to go up into the attic.
'It's amazing what one can find in their attic, I didn't even know that we had some of this stuff!' (Aya) had thought to herself as she rummaged around the messy room.
Something tucked neatly away into a dark corner of the room caught (Aya's) eye.
'What's that?' (Aya) thought to herself as she wondered over to it.
(Aya) found that it was a trunk, a beautifully made one at that. (Aya) knelt down as she traced the finely-detailed carvings in the glossy mahogany wood.
"Hm, it's quite dusty." (Aya) murmured to herself as she inspected her dust-covered fingertips.
(Aya) ridded her fingertips of the dust, then found an old rag lying nearby and used it to clean off all the dust on the trunk. When she was done, (Aya) put the rag down beside her and flipped the metal clasp, then carefully leaned the trunk lid against the wall. (Aya's) eyes widened and her mouth dropped open a bit in surprise.
"It's full of Mum's old stuff." (Aya) whispered to herself.
As (Aya) rummaged around the trunk filled with her mother's clothes, jewellery, framed photos, crystal wind-chimes and all, a small, neat box caught her eye. (Aya) carefully lifted the brown cardboard box out of the trunk.
"It's pretty light, must have photos in there or something." (Aya) said to herself as she placed the box down next to her before shutting the lid to the trunk and flipping the metal clasp back in place. (Aya) then picked up the box and put it in her lap before lifting the lid.
"Well, what do ya know! I was right!" (Aya) exclaimed, seeing that the contents of the small box were nothing but photos.
(Aya) tucked the lid under the box as she stood up and made her way to the attic stairs. (Aya) filed through the photos as she walked down the attic stairs, out of the entertainment room and wandered aimlessly towards the stairs leading to the second floor, not at all aware of where she was going or even paying any attention.
'That was taken on Mum and Dad's wedding day, that's obvious, oh! And this one was taken at the hospital when I was born! Aw, we all look so happy! Well, not me, I'm screaming my head off in that photo and-'
"AHHHHH!" (Aya) screamed out in surprise as she ran into someone at the top of the stairs, thus causing her to drop the box of photos, sending them scattering everywhere, all over the floor.
(Aya) looked up and fought back the blush that threatened to show up on her cheeks as her (hazel) eyes clashed with Kai's mahogany ones.
"Uh, sorry Kai, my fault, I wasn't watching where I was going."
"Hn, that was obvious."
(Aya) chuckled then turned her attention to all the photos strewn out on the floor.
"Oh, man." (Aya) sighed as she kneeled down to pick up the photos.
"Here, let me help." Kai said, kneeling down also to help pick up the photos.
"Oh, thanks Kai."
"Don't worry about it." Kai murmured as he picked up a photo and turned in over to look at it.
As soon as Kai saw what was on the photograph, he froze immediately, shock visible on his face.
"(Aya), have you seen this?" Kai asked quietly.
"Seen what?" (Aya) asked as she stopped picking up photos to see what Kai was talking about.
Kai silently held out of the photo, lost for words. (Aya) took the photo calmly at first, but once she saw what was upon it, her facial expression changed immediately. For upon the photo's glossy surface was a picture of her and Kai when they were younger, holding hands, beaming at the camera happily.
"T-that's m-m-me, a-and y-you, wh-when we we-were lit-little." (Aya) finally stammered, still trying to let the shock sink in.
"Yeah." Kai said quietly with a nod.
"Oh my God." (Aya) said softly as she continued to stare at the photograph in her hand, changing her position so that she sat cross-legged on the floor.
Kai did the same, never taking his intense gaze off (Aya). It all made sense to him now. The déjà vu he felt around her when they had first met, the dreams he had about him and the little girl that had looked like (Aya), how for some of the time he had felt like he had always known her, it all made sense now.
(Aya) finally looked up from the photo, turning her gaze onto Kai. It all made sense now. How she felt like she had seen him before, why she had been so nice to him when they first met, and her dream! She remembered now, it had been Kai! The Kai sitting in front of her was the Kai she had known in her childhood, the Kai she had grown up with in the horrid Abbey. Was now the Kai sitting in front of her, her best friend.
"I-I remember everything now." (Aya) said softly.
Kai nodded. "So do I."
(Aya) gave Kai a shaky smile, then placed the photos she held in her hands back in their box, then picked up another photo off the floor and looked at it. (Aya) giggled.
"What's so funny?" Kai asked curiously.
(Aya) laughed and held out the photo for Kai to take. "Look."
Kai raised an eyebrow as he took the photo, but blushed when he saw the picture. The picture was of Kai and (Aya) again when they were little, but in this one; (Aya) was leaning over and kissing Kai's cheek, while Kai was blushing cherry-red, one eye closed, the other eye open and peering at (Aya) curiously.
(Aya) giggled again. "You're blushing."
"No I'm not." Kai denied.
(Aya) laughed. "Yes you are!"
"No I'm not."
(Aya) suddenly leaned over and planted a kiss on Kai's cheek. "Well, you are now."
And he was. Kai's cheeks were so red that they resembled tomatoes.
"Hn." Kai grunted as he put the photo back in the box with the others. Then Kai picked up another photo off the floor and looked at it.
"Hm, family portrait." Kai said.
"Ooh! Let me see!" (Aya) exclaimed, scooting over to sit next to Kai.
In the photo was indeed a family portrait, of both (Aya's) family and Kai's family. (Aya) and Kai were standing front and centre, Kai had his arm around (Aya's) shoulders while (Aya) had her arm around his waist.
"Aw, don't we look cute?" (Aya) cooed.
"Humph."
"Oh Kai! Stop it!" (Aya) chided, gently smacking Kai over the head, to which Kai smirked in response.
(Aya) put the photo in the box then picked up another and turned it over, Kai peering over her shoulder.
"Hey, look! It's you and me having a beybattle, though I can't remember the other kid that's commentating." (Aya) said thoughtfully.
"I remember, it's my uncle's kid, Zane."
"Oh, yeah! I remember now! The both of you used to fight all the time, coz you would always beat him in a beybattle, and he always said that one day, you'd be the one to lose."
"Hm." Kai replied thoughtfully, gazing at the small boy in the photo.
There was something about Zane that he had seen before, but what? Then Kai noticed a small, metal clasp lying in the middle of his cousin's collarbone, at the bottom of his throat. The clasp was holding a black cloak around the boy, the hood hanging at the back of his neck. The clasp of Zane's cloak in the photo was identical to the buckle of Kai's belt. Kai blinked and his eyes widened in realization as he remembered something.
#Flashback#
"Now, time to finish you off, Killi, attack her!"
The black blade sped at an alarming rate, looking dish, going for (Aya's) head. (Aya) turned her head to the side and squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the impact. Suddenly, a royal blue blade spun out of nowhere, knocking the black blade back behind its owner. (Aya) heard the noise and opened her eyes in surprise. She had been expecting a brutal blow in the face, but instead, Kai had shown up out of nowhere, saving her. (Aya) looked up at the furious Russian by her side.
"Kai?"
Kai looked down at (Aya). "Are you ok?"
(Aya) managed a stiff nod. Kai held out his hand and (Aya) took it, hauling herself off the ground. Kai turned to look at the cloaked blader.
"Who are you?" Kai demanded.
An evil chuckle emerged from the hood. "Aw, Kai, don't you remember me?"
Kai felt a nagging in the back of his mind, but chose to ignore it.
"Fortunately, I don't. Now who are you?"
"You'll find out soon enough."
The blader picked up their blade and scrambled up a tree, jumping over the fence.
#End Flashback#
"No, it couldn't be, could it?" Kai murmured to himself as he stared at the photo.
#Flashback#
"Hello?"
"I saw your battle with Kai this morning. Very impressive."
"What the hell do you want!"
"I already told you what I want. I want you and your bit-beast."
"Well you're not going to have me or my bit-beast, so back off!"
"Quite the touchy type, aren't we?"
(Aya) gasped in surprise as Kai grabbed the phone out of her hand. J
"Leave her alone."
"Oh hello Kai. Defending your woman, are you?"
"I don't own her, and neither do you, so back off, or else."
"Or else what Kai?"
"How do you know my name?"
"I know everything about you."
"Hn."
#End Flashback#
"Could it really be that possible?" Kai whispered, staring at the photo.
"Could what be possible? Kai? Are you ok?" (Aya) asked, concern clouding her face.
"I'm fine." Kai lied, continuing to stare at the photo.
'It has to be, there's no other explanation. My cousin Zane, and the cloaked blader are the same person. But why is he doing all of this? Who put him up to it?'
"Voltaire." Kai hissed in a low, angry voice.
"Huh?" (Aya) said, confused.
"Never mind." Kai said quickly, putting the photo back in the box and picking another up off the floor.
"Hey, I remember this!" Kai exclaimed.
"Let me see!" (Aya) said, leaning over to see the photo.
It was a captured scene of the beach; Kai and (Aya) were lying side by side on the sand, buried up to their necks in the salty grains of the shore. Both had grins on their faces, looking slightly red in the face.
(Aya) giggled. "I remember that day too."
"Yeah, remember how we were swimming in the water?"
"Uh-huh." (Aya) nodded.
"And you got dunked up that wave."
"Hey! That wasn't my fault Kai!"
"Did I ever say that it was? And I remember that you didn't come up after a while, so I dived under and got you out of the water."
(Aya) giggled at the memory. "Yeah, I remember that."
Kai smiled as he put the photo in the box. (Aya) picked up another photo and looked at it.
"Hey! Look at this! I'm teaching you how to make daisy chains!"
Kai rested his chin on (Aya's) shoulder as he peered at the photo. It was an image of him and (Aya) when they were younger, sitting outside on a grassy field, underneath a huge, shady tree. (Aya) was sitting behind Kai, arms outstretched as her hands guided his through the simple art of daisy chain making.
Kai chuckled at the picture. "You were so patient with me that day, I was so mad, I could never get that bloody chain thing right!"
(Aya) laughed as she picked up another photo. "Well, you did get it right eventually, so at least give yourself some credit for that."
(Aya) gazed at the photo in her hand. "Uh-oh." (Aya) giggled.
"What?" Kai asked curiously.
"You don't look too happy in this one." (Aya) commented, handing Kai the photo.
Kai took the photo and looked at it, and then had to agree with (Aya). The Kai in this photo didn't look very happy at all. But maybe that was because (Aya) had placed a wreath of daisies on his head while grinning cheekily. The Kai in the picture had his arms crossed over his chest and his eyes closed, a sullen expression in his face.
Kai chuckled. "Well, I might not be happy in this photo due to the fact that you put a ring of daisies on my head."
(Aya) giggled as she picked up another photo. "Aw, look, you're blushing again!" (Aya) cooed.
Kai leaned over to look at the photo. It was clear that it had been taken straight after the previous one. Kai and (Aya) were still in the same place. Kai was still sitting with his arms crossed, eyes closed and daisy wreath on his head, but he was now blushing, as (Aya) was kissing his cheek again in this photo.
"Hn." Was all that Kai said.
(Aya) giggled. "Oh Kai! Stop being so sulky!"
"You gonna make me?"
"I will if you keep it up."
"Hn."
"Argh!" (Aya) growled in frustration as she clenched her fists.
Later on that night, (Aya) felt thirsty, so she got up to get a glass of water. (Aya) walked out of her room silently, hearing the rain falling outside and seeing the flashes of lightning reflect on the walls. (Aya) shuddered.
'Don't like storms.' She thought to herself.
(Aya) flicked on the light switch. The third floor lit up, and was then plunged into darkness immediately.
"Damn. Black-out." (Aya) muttered to herself.
(Aya) pressed a hand onto the wall, holding the other out in front of her as she tried to guide herself through the darkness.
"Ok, the stairs should be just here-"
"(Aya)?"
(Aya) screamed as the thunder boomed and jumped.
"(Aya)! (Aya), shh! Relax, it's me!" a familiar voice said, turning (Aya) around to face them.
"Oh, Kai! Can you not scare me like that next time?"
"Ok, sorry."
(Aya) opened her mouth to speak again, but another boom of thunder beat her to it. (Aya) shrieked and wrapped her arms around Kai's waist, burring her face into his neck. Kai's eyes widened in surprise as the lightning flashed, then smiled and coiled his arms around (Aya).
"Still afraid of storms, huh?"
"Oh, always!" (Aya) said in reply, voice muffled by Kai's neck.
Kai felt his heart skip a beat as he felt (Aya's) lips move against his neck. Kai reached up with one hand to stroke (Aya's) hair.
"Why were you up anyway?"
"Oh, I felt thirsty, so I went to get a glass of water, but I'm not thirsty anymore."
Kai smiled a bit. "Oh? Why is that?"
(Aya) stopped burring her head into Kai's neck. "Because, I'm just not..." (Aya) trailed off softly as she gazed up into Kai's dark eyes.
The lightning flashed, sending a mysterious glint into Kai's eyes, which made (Aya) shiver. Kai stopped stroking (Aya's) hair and curled his fingers under (Aya's) chin, slowly tracing the shape of her lips with his thumb. (Aya) felt her heart plummet down into her stomach and let out a tiny gasp. Kai smirked slightly at (Aya's) reaction. Kai stopped tracing (Aya's) lips with his thumb and lifted (Aya's) face up a bit more then slowly started to lean in towards her. (Aya) felt her heart beat faster. The rain continued to pour down, the lightning continued to flash and the thunder continued to boom loudly and shake the house, but (Aya) was oblivious to it, all her attention focused on Kai. They were getting close now, their faces were only inches apart.
(Aya) found herself drowning in Kai's eyes. (Aya) felt as if time had slowed, her surroundings had turned hazy. She felt as if she had spun around several times as fast as she could then stopped, sending her head into a dizzy whirlwind. Kai's closeness was making (Aya) feel light-weight and giddy, so she closed her eyes. Kai also started to close his eyes, the tiny gap between him and (Aya) shrinking. (Aya) shivered. She could feel Kai's warm breath on her lips. Just as their lips started to touch, the lights came back on. Kai's eyes fluttered and (Aya's) eyes flew open, the both of them jumping back in surprise.
"Power's back." (Aya) said softly once her eyes had adjusted to the light.
"Yeah." Kai muttered, looking down at the floor.
(Aya) stepped up to Kai and placed a swift kiss on his cheek.
"Good night Phoenix, sweet dreams." (Aya) whispered before turning off the light and walking back into her room.
Kai stared after her as the lightning flashed.
"Good night Kat." Kai breathed to himself, using the nickname he had made for (Aya) when they were little.
Kai turned and walked back into his room. But instead of going to bed, Kai walked over to the window and stared out at the pouring rain. As the lightning flashed again, Kai caught sight of a cloaked figure in the distance. Kai continued to stare at the silhouette, who must've soon noticed Kai's gaze, as they quickly turned on his heel and walked out of sight, into the black shadows. Kai growled lowly to himself.
"Zane."
Finally! I thought I would never be done! So, how do you like? Questions? Theories? Anything? Just review, and I'll reply! And I just got one week of school left, yay! So I should be updating more often soon! Review if ya want, I don't mind. Chow!