Oh and I've noticed in my other updated fic that the sentences I end with an Exclamation Point (!) AND a Question Mark (?) at the same time…well…only the (!) showed up….so I don't know if that'll happen in this story/chapter…so if it sounds like a character is asking a question and there's an (!) than that means there's supposed to both a (!) and a (?). I'm not stupid….I know how to punctuate my sentences….just the stupid site….oh well…just letting you know that I'm not some dumbass who can't tell the difference in between a (!) and a (?). Okay. What ever. Just…READ AND REVIEW!
"Tyson, I'm really worried." The blonde rolled over in the bed that he and the blunette had shared for the last few nights. He looked up at the boy with his bright blue eyes and laid his head on the warm chest and listened to the steady heartbeat of the Dragon blader.
"I am too, Max, but there's nothing we can do. Besides you know Kai and Rei; if anyone can take care of themselves, it's them. They've both had their shares of tight situations. They'll be alright." 'I only hope that I'm right…' Tyson thought to himself.
Just then, Kenny came into the room but quickly reconsidered when he saw the couple together…..in a 'questionable' position. "Uhh….um….can you guys…like…stop for a sec' or something? I have some news."
"Oops, sorry Chief!" Max quickly jumped off of Tyson, both blushing madly. The three were soon all seated at the table in kitchen. "Chief, what's the news? Are Rei and Kai all right?"
"That's not exactly what I meant by 'news', Max. Mr. Dickenson has notified us as well as many other of whom which we know, that there will be a tournament held in Hong Kong day after tomorrow. But what I can't understand is why he would invite us, full well knowing that two of our teammates are nowhere to be found….That makes me feel…kind of uneasy, you know?"
"Yeah, besides, given the circumstances at hand, we can't even consider going…even if it were to just watch."
"Maxy is right. Something's not right. There's something screwy about this whole thing…..And you're not the only one who's uneasy, Chief…..believe me."
Just then the door burst open. And there was Kai. He just stood there for a second, as if trying to make himself believe he was actually there; but then he rushed forward to the table breathing hard.
"Have you heard anything?" He said kind of loudly in a haggard voice.
"Kai! Oh my God, Kai! You look horrible! Did you find Rei? What happened?"
All these questions came flooding toward him but he held steady and dismissed them instantly. There were much more important matters at hand. "I asked you, had you heard anything! Answer me!"
"Kai…Kai what happened?……No...no…we haven't heard anything of either of you until now."
"Damn it!" With that, Kai slammed his fist down on the table, hard. He had left the island with ease, unimaginable as that may seem, and had made his way back in mere hours. He had known it was a stab in the dark that he might have had a glimmer of hope that Rei, since he last saw him, had escaped and had come back here, hoping to meet him. That sheer glimmer went out as soon as he opened the door to see only three…not four.
"Kai, tell us what happened. Kenny could only tell us so much and it was hardly an explanation, Kai…you know, since you had left without telling any of us why you had to track down Rei. What's going on?"
Kai let out a heavy sigh and sat down at the table. He figured he wasn't going to find Rei again and save him, at the rate he was going. So might as well explain.
:After 5 minutes:
"WHAAT! You can't be serious, Kai!"
"Really, Kai. I doubt that's even possible. There must be some other reasonable explanation."
"….Poor Rei."
The blonde had been the last one to speak. He believed Kai and knew that deep down, Tyson and Kenny did too. He wouldn't lie or be mistaken about something this serious.
"Look, I told you everything. Rei isn't Rei; and even though Voltaire is still up to his old tricks, he isn't the one we need to worry about. Its this….this thing….this thing that has taken Rei and is using him. And I have a bad feeling…like this could be bigger than we think."
"Well….I'm not sure what to do…how about you guys? Any of you have any bright ideas?"
The three shook their heads slowly while trying to think of something they could do. But sadly, nothing came to mind.
"Oh yeah I know that this isn't really the best time…but…Mr. D' said that he needed to know by tonight…about well…um.. Kai, what do you want us to do about the upcoming tournament? It's in Hong Kong."
"Tyson…..Tyson you're…you're a genius!" Kai yelled as he scrambled up from his seat. The others looked at him like he lost his mind. Even Tyson looked stunned. Kai was defiantly not acting like himself.
"Wha..? I am?...I mean...of course I am! ...uh...wait..."
"Don't you see! The tournament! If Maidina wants to get all the bitbeasts, of course using Rei, then that's the place she'll most likely be! The nearest and biggest gathering of bladers' with bits that she can get to! And if she isn't smart enough to know that, than Voltaire will defiantly have made plans to get there anyway! It's perfect!"
"Your right, Kai!"
The computer whiz' set to work on booking a hotel and notifying Mr. Dickenson about them going to the tournament so he could get their flight plans in order as soon as possible. 'This is gonna be one heck of a trip….I can already tell I'm gonna need to bring the first aid kit….and some Aspirin too…..'
"Kenny did you hear me?"
"Huh? What? Oh no..sorry…"
"No problem, Chief. But looky' here, this trip may get bumpy, especially since we're dealing with Mr. Sourpuss's crazy ole' gramps and a freaky super-natural chick, both of which are bent of world domination. So… oh man….…Kai?"
"what?"
"Well…um…Don't you think we should…like…tell someone else about this? I mean, this seems like a little much to handle on our own...don't ya think? Like, don't you think we should like…tell…. Like the other teams going to the tournament? Like….the White Tigers?" –said Tyson-
"Oh shit...I totally forgot...No, look you guys…I think that we might need their help…but…-
"But what about the fact that if we tell the other teams, especially the White Tigers, don't you think that they'll freak out?" –Kenny said, finishing Kai's sentence-
"You're right Kenny...But we have to…I mean, maybe Lee, Mariah, Kevin, and Gary, will be able to help out…with Rei…with getting through to him…...and helping us defeat that bitch, Maidina, and my grandfather...the first being the bigger priority." -stated Max-
"Kai…"
"I've….I've already tried to…to get through…but…he won't listen to me…he…he can't hear me…at least, he couldn't then…and he's probably even deeper innow than before…"
"Kai…we'll get'em back…I'm promise we will…we'll save Rei and we'll get'em back to his old self…we'll get'em back…to you, Kai….but he still needs you…you can't give up…"
"Tyson's right! –Max stood up from his seat- We can't give up! You can't give up, Kai! We won't let you! And in the end, Rei's gonna be safely in your arms and back to normal and everyone's bitbeasts are gonna be safe and sound and everything is gonna be okay! We can do it! I just know we can!"
"Your optimism sickens me…"
"Who said that!" –yelled a startledKenny-
Everyone turned to the door and there, leaning against the door frame was…..-
With Rei…(in the hotel room in Hong Kong)
Rei was outside on the balcony of his hotel suite that Voltaire had so generously paid for. He was leaning on the railing looking out over the city; or so it seemed as much.-
Suddenly Rei tensed up and turned around to find Voltaire standing in the doorway leading back inside.-
"Nervous, my boy? You have no reason to be."
"….."
"Ah, I didn't think so. Strong warriors such as yourself don't get distracted with things like apprehension and anxiety before the battle. Well, enough chitter-chatter, I'll get straight to the point. Your goal is quite simple and for you, it will be rather easily obtained. You must capture every single bitbeast that you encounter and if given the chance; even those you don't encounter in the stadium. So, once you know you're opponents then just pick out the others that you wont be battling and get them over with. Save them the misery of the inevitable. The only catch is, you will not be battling with the bitbeast's you gather. After each battle you will report back to Doctor Voden and let him extract the extra bitbeasts from your blade. Understood?"
"……" –Rei looked at the old man before him and one thought crossed his now-corrupted mind: 'He will be dead soon enough….' But just as this thought passed through his head, he nodded it as well, to show he understood his orders.
'I will play his little game for little while longer….just a little while longer….'
"Good, then. Now, go to bed, I can't have my prized secret weapon showing up in the stadium tomorrow morning with bags under his eyes, now can I?" –With that Voltaire let out a malevolent chuckle and left out of the hotel room.
'Do not underestimate my power old man…that…will be yours…and everyone else's….biggest mistake.'
Normal POV
Rei turned around and once again, seemingly set his gaze on the lit up city in front of him. But his eyes were hollow…and his thoughts were not his own…Rei was gone. Rei Kon was dead.…no…not dead….at least…not fully dead.…he soul was nothing…and his mind was empty, save for the presence of a spiteful force that drowned out all light and savored in the darkness that now Rei Kon. Rei Kon….was a slave…a slave and he knew it….he had given up…and he had embraced what he had tried to hard to defeat…and now…he was nothing…and no one is going to save him…he's too far gone…
…At least….that's what he thought…in his cell room back on the island…as his mind slowly dissipated into Her grasp…he thought to himself…that it's over and that's that.
But…little did he know that he so wrong….
Nobody hurts the one thing that Kai Hiwatari cares for the most…the one thing he loves with everything he is…No one…hurts Kai Hiwatari's Kitten…and Maidina…was going to pay…dearly…
Okay. That wuz retarded. I'm sorry for not updating…I've had most of this chapter done for weeks…but as you've read…it sucked…and I mean it….Well, at least I tried….right? And this chapter..well the end of it...sounds like I'm ending the whole story or something…the end of this chapter…well…it's really just to make a point…like…Rei can't say it for himself…coz…well…if you've been actually reading the story, he's kinda not himself at the moment…and Kai doesn't know all of what's going on…yet….yes, I sed 'yet'…..so I had to put in that last part in order to pull some things together…I hope it didn't totally suck…I'm sorry! I wish I could write a better story for all of you who waste your time reading this….
Oh, no sense in being selfish and feeling sorry for myself. So here was chapter 10 of 'Don't hurt my Kitten'. And yes, I am aware that I left a part of the story with a cliffy! I will tell you who it is…..in the next chapter…..where you will read who it is in the actual story with out me telling you….I won't ruin the surprise! MUAHAHA!
But seriously, should I just end this fic? Should I just delete it? Cause' it just seems to be going down hill….I don't know if anyone even really likes it or not…oh well….
Sorry for babbling again….it's a habit I'm trying to break….
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