Chapter 5
Stranger
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Tayo and Kai, the unlikely pair, were left stood at the front of the cabin watching the back's of the Psycho Bladers disappear round the corner.
Tayo had no idea what to say, Kai seemed to be in a very bad mood.
"Um…" She began.
"Leave me alone!" His eyes were shadowed by his grey hair hanging over them. Something was definitely on his mind.
"Please… I…" But Tayo knew that no matter what she said, nothing could make Kai talk, especially if he didn't want to.
"Go away!" This time his voice was full of anger, this gave he a very strong warning to back away.
Without saying a word she turned on her heels and went back inside leaving Kai still stood holding his Blade, bloody bandages in-casing his injured frame.
Looking over her shoulder, Tayo saw how… alone he looked. It wasn't the fact that there was no one out there with him, it seemed to be the ego that he was always giving off. Deep down, cutting through that ice-cold barrier, Kai was nothing but a scared little boy. Tayo felt so urged to help him, but after all, she was just a stranger… They hardly knew each other…
Sighing silently in her head, she trudged into her little wooden cabin. Tayo looked around her, this was all she had, it had always been like that since…
With a sudden whoosh she was taken back to many years ago when she first came across this little cabin that she now calls home.
It had been a cold winter; the frozen air snipped at her neck and face sending continuous shivers down her spine. The mountains were not the best place to be in this kind of whether!
The orders of her village leader played over and over in her head. "Make something of yourself girl! Go from here, find a new way of life!" With the whole village behind his every word, she had no one to lean on for support. Banished, banished from her village, her town, her life!
There's nothing more I can do, Tayo thought as she burred her chin in the ruff of her fur jacket. Her only belongings swayed over her shoulder in a draw string bag; her hands had become raw due to the rubbing from the string handle. All her belongings consisted of was a hairbrush, apple seeds, a small knife she had made herself, a ball of wool, and photo of her guardian, Mikou.
In Tayo's opinion she was the most beautiful woman in the world, let alone the village. She had always been there to help and protect her; the people that she called 'parents' did nothing for her. Giving her up when she was just a baby, she didn't even know if they were even alive to this day!
But she didn't care, Mikou had always been there for her; she took her under her wing and gave a caring home to live in. But one day, she disappeared.
Tayo was deviated; she was left alone when she was just 14 years old. The village said that they sent out a search party, but with no luck of finding her. Everyone said that she must have run away, but Tayo didn't know what to believe. Was it her that made her go away? What had she done wrong? Nobody knew what Tayo would give just to see Mikou's face, smiling back at her like she always was. But she somehow knew that that would never happen…
Left alone with no where to turn, Tayo began to break down. A realm of darkness engulfed her, slowly but surly squeezing the little life she had in her out. Total melt down.
She would just sit in a corner Mikou's little straw hut rocking slightly, endless thoughts of depression racing round her mind. No one could understand why she was acting like this.
Whispers went around the village that she had gone mad, others said that she had sold her soul to the evil God 'Yuisuriki'. Nobody ever wanted to be the one that had to go to see if she was still alive! There would pull straws to see whom the unlucky one was. Tayo was treated like a total maniac, but deep down she knew that all she wanted was to be loved. That's all she wanted.
There was always a tiny ray of hope at the back of her mind that someone would help her. But they never come…
In the darkest hours, her tormented dreams were full of a boy; a boy that she only ever saw the back of. A gentle fire always blazed in front of him, it gave him a somehow unearthly glow. Haze covered her vision so that the outline was only visible, how she longed to know what the strange, somehow intriguing boy looked like.
Whenever she came close to laying her eyes on his shadowed face, she woke up. Whether it was because of the birds singing outside her door, or a person coming in to give her food and check on her. It didn't matter what it was; Tayo's anger built up every time this happened. She would scream and shout till her lungs were soar. That just proved that she was… 'mad'.
One day, the tribal leader came to her door. With a stern look cast over his face, he said the words which Tayo feared to hear.
"Make something of yourself girl! Go from here, find a new way of life!" The words echoed in and out of her head like the soft waves at the beach. She couldn't quite believe what she was hearing. But the looked on her leaders' face told her that it was real all right! He was full of disappointment. People had always said that she could have gone far, and she believed them, but especially Mikou.
A long time ago, when she was putting Tayo to bed, Mikou told her a story about a young girl just like her that grew up to be the greatest leader there ever was. Mikou believe that she was the special little girl, Mikou believed in… HER!
But now she had lost her chance, everyone thought that she was mad. The next day went in a blur. The only thing she remembered was being pushed out the village gates and them being slammed shut behind her. That was it, that was the end. She was… exiled.
Tayo walked for days on end, desperately searching for somewhere to live. News had obviously spread from her village about Tayo and her 'mad' state of mind. Each town or city she came across they slammed closed their doors before she even got within a mile of them. Her hope and self-confidence slowly ran out day by day.
But on the day when she was just about ready to give up hope, Tayo Lee stumbled across a wooden cabin. This saved Tayo's life. There was not a soul about, it was deserted. The location however was perfect, right in the centre of a peaceful wood, in the middle of a clearing. A gentle stream ran past majestically, the water tasted so good!
Her original plan was to just stay here for a week or two until she had recovered her strength. But the more time she spent here, the more Tayo felt at home.
She had been living here for just over two years now, and at the age of 16 she felt better than ever. Even though she had not really seen any other people (except the Psycho Bladers, but that's a different story…) she had gained a new lease of life somehow. She felt content, she felt happy, she felt…
"You're in my way…," A cold-hearted voice informed from behind her. Tayo shot around scared to death from being burst out of her bubble of thought so quickly.
"Uh…" There stood Kai, his bear, muscular chest covered with blood stained bandages. He had an unreadable expression cast over his face once more. Why did he always look like that…?
"You're in my way…" Kai repeated again, this time with a more warning manner about his voice.
"Oh…" Tayo replied, slightly flustered. "I'm sorry!" And she stepped aside to let him into the cabin. Kai wandered in without even a thank you (again). Tayo frowned; he really needs some help…
I know! Tea, she thought, tea, that always makes me feel better when I'm down! Her voice slightly shaky, she asked, "Would… would you like some tea…?" Kai didn't reply, but just sat with his back against the wall of the cabin, resting his elbows on the knees of his parted legs. His head tilted back making him look like he really needed to sigh. But he didn't, he never did… he never showed his emotions…
Not knowing whether this was a reply of yes or no, Tayo filled the copper Kettle up with water anyway, and put it on the stove to heat. Once she had done this, she looked over at Kai and thought. I really need to get him to talk… I can't look after him if he won't even talk to me!
"So…um..." She said, trying to strike up a conversation as she walked over to Kai and sat down on the floor with him. He didn't open his eyes. "You're pretty good at Beyblading… you said that you were part of a team…" He still didn't reply, this was harder than she thought it would be! "Is that right…"
"Yeah…"he replied some time later, but still not opening his eyes.
"I see… what did you say you are called again…?"
"Were…" This made no sense. When Tayo replied with silence he sighed and explained using as little energy as possible. "We WERE called the G-Revolutions… but I quit them…"
The pain in his side was started to make him drowsy. Why was such a small injury making him feel this way? Usually he could ignore pain and put to the back of his mind so that he could get on with life. But now that's all that was on his mind! His energy just ran out completely, he was exhausted. Kai could feel himself slipping slowly back into the black world again…
"Um… are you ok…? What's the matter…!" Kai's body was slumped against the wall, his eyes rolling in the back of his head! Tayo panicked. Oh no! I knew that the Beyblade Battle would be too much for him, why didn't I make them stop! I'm so stupid! Tayo, thinking as fast, dashed to the other side of him so she could support his head in her lap again. That always seemed to work.
Once his head was safely in her lap, Tayo could give him an examination. There was no sign of bleeding, but his forehead and chest was covered in a cold sweat. There was nothing around that she could use to mop his brow, she would just have to wait until he came back in conciseness.
She stroked his grey hair out of his eyes, and off his damp forehead. Tayo went deep into thought once more…
His face looks so gentle and relaxed when he's like this… Those eyes, they flicker like a snake's tongue testing the air… he must be dreaming… what about I wonder…?
His chest is so… firm and toned. I thought that a few nights ago. I was undressing him out of his dirty clothes; I couldn't help but look at it! I know that I shouldn't…
Those lips… slightly parted, his gentle, rhythmic breathing coming through in waves. They look so soft and gentle… I can't help but wonder… what would it be like to…
"Hmmm…" The sound of Kai stirring into conciseness made her shoot back into the real world with an unpleasant bump. His eyes opened slowly…
The first thing I saw when woke was… Tayo…
She was looking down at me with a strange expression cast over her face… biting her lip. When she saw that I had woken up, the usual, ditsy look came back to her features again. For some reason, I have no idea why, I felt slightly 'disappointed' that she had that look on her face again. You could have said that I LIKED the way she looked! NO WAIT! What the hell am I thinking? She a stranger… I don't know her at all… I… I hate her…!
Neither of them said a word; they just… looked… Something though seemed to be playing at the back of both of their minds.
Their hearts raced, every cell in their body vibrating with excitement…! No control over their bodies made them do what ever they felt like! They both knew what they wanted to do…
The loud sound hissing of the kettle told Tayo the tea was ready.
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