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Chp. I

"Rei, is breakfast ready yet?!" Hearing the distress of my teammates was a daily occurrence, so the constant moaning and groaning of 'I'm hungry' or 'good morning, where's breakfast?' has lost its effect on me. Sometimes I do wish I were an octopus, or at least some creature with more than two hands. Ugh, Saying life would be easier would be an understatement. Although, must admit, being able to brush your teeth, do your hair, and still send an 'I'm Coming!' to the awaiting bodies downstairs, in what seems like the same minute are far beyond the possibilities of most. ' Holy Crap, I woke up late. Well, for me anyway…heh.' Most don't wake up at seven in the morning, either. Yawning, I stretched my hand out and looked at the clock located on the left side of my bed. '10:00.' Lucky for me, it's Saturday.

I sighed when I stepped out o bed, and it wasn't because the bed parallel to mine was empty (which is usually why), but more because Tyson had on some miracle woken up early, earlier than me, and was waiting on breakfast. 'You think the guy could learn to fix a bowl of cornflakes, but nope. Can't do that much.' I approved my reflection with one last look in the mirror, and plotted out the door, plopping down the steps in my ' I just woke up, life is great' attitude. "Morning guys! Sorry, I slept in today…"

Max grinned lazily, and nodded in acknowledgment. "So we see. That's okay Ray, you hardly ever do. Everybody's got to do it sometime, huh?" Max is so mature sometimes. It's hard to believe he's the baby of our group. I walked into the kitchen and began preparing breakfast. 'Turn on the stove…Let's see…I need about 10 eggs today.' Where on earth did I learn how to cook? More importantly, how did I become the house chef? Peeshshaw. Mom can't cook to save her life, and dad, well…let's not talk about that this morning.

Cooking for Tyson was easy. All you had to do was whip up four or five eggs, a couple of pieces of toast, and a jug of good ol' OJ (orange juice) and he was fine, and to tell you the truth, that's exactly what I decided to do this morning.

After fixing breakfast I, the little Chinese boy you all know and love, leaned up against the kitchen counter, and pondered about my day. Mr. Dickenson had said they were to meet in front of the Dojo at exactly 12:00, which by the clock in the kitchen means they had another hour to waste. 'By the way, where is 'they'?'

Of course, Tyson was rolling around the dining room floor, apparently having 'starved' from lack of food, and Max was eating a bowl of cereal on the sofa, so that left Kenny and Kai.

Kenny was the easy one, having eloped with dizzy to his bedroom. To say that boy had a girlfriend he sure hung out with his laptop an awful lot.

I looked out the window and towards the backyard. 'That Russian of ours…' The blu-nette always disappeared, and always came back. He never stayed for breakfast, either. Come to think of it, Rei had never seen Kai eat, unless it was an apple or some other peace of fruit. Maybe he was vegetarian. Or maybe he's afraid of my cooking. I dunno', I don't have anything else to do. Let's play blood hound and find Kai.

Confirming the plan, I glided to the front door, and grabbed a coat out of the near by closet on the way out.

"Hey, where ya' goin', buddy? We're leaving soon." Tyson stopped his pitiful imitation of a roly-poly bug and looked up.

"I'll be back in time; I'm just going for a walk." And I left before they could even think to respond.

The air was chilly, but that's expected in autumn. Autumn has always been my favorite season; it was never too cold, nor too hot. It was also the most beautiful season of the year. Mother nature, the master artist herself could not have done a more beautiful job. Shades upon shades of oranges, browns, and yellows, and just a hint of greens from the evergreen trees danced around me. I felt my feet being dragged across the dirt, and leaves, scampering around me, left with a brush of wind behind them. Mom use to always remind me, 'Autumn leaves bring forgiveness, allowing sinful lives to bear new branches. ' Mother had taught me that. It was hard to get time to see your parents when you're traveling all the time. And it really hurts to realize how long it's been since I've seen them last. 'Almost a year…'

Alas, I felt my thoughts focus to the present as I reached my destination. I recognized this place as the old oak tree Kai liked to be by. This is Kai's 'secret spot'. He trains here all the time. One time he let me join him. That was extremely cool of him.

"What are you doing here?" It's as if the crimson-eyed enigma knew he was in his thoughts, and had appeared out of nowhere. 'Silent and sneaky, just like the warrior he is.' It wouldn't do any good if a warrior announced his presence to his victim, now would it?

"You were nowhere around this morning, I thought I'd come and…" What was I going to say? Oh yeah, I came here to check up on him. Of course, that wouldn't have exactly passed with him.

"Hn." Kai turned and climbed up the large oak, with practiced grace, sitting on the lowest branch. Rei followed suit, and sat on the branch above the Russian. I decided to follow suit, and climbed until I reached the branch above him. "Aren't you excited about the fieldtrip Mr. Dickenson is taking us on? I wonder where we're going." Kai didn't reply. Not that I was expecting one, mind you. "Maybe it's a nice cabin in the mountains, or a Resort of some sort. It'll be nice to have a break, huh?"

The one-sided conversation seized for a bit. We were both enjoying the the beautiful panoramic view we got from up high in the tree, and each other's company. My silky raven locks dipped down as I looked below. "You're going to sit by me on the bus, right?" That is one question I don't need an answer for, it was practically blade breaker ritual!

"Hey, Kai?" I felt my voice become subtle; the only sign that Kai was even listening to me was the glance he tossed upwards, but that was enough of a 'go ahead' for me. "Are the autumns in Russia as pretty as they are here?"

A smirk appeared across my face as a delicate sigh escaped those pale pink lips of his. Ruby eyes hid behind his eyelids at the mention of his own country. "Even better."

He couldn't help but have a little bit of a smile appear. 'Despite his horrid past there, Kai always talks good about his country, and even spoke a couple sentences for the language for him. He fell in love with the language as soon as the first syllable left Kai's mouth, and it dawned on him why Kai had always had such a heavy accent. It's a difficult language, which just made it sound all the more beautiful.

"Rei, it's time to go back." Said person jumped down from his branch and walked a few feet before stopping to wait for me. I clambered down the tree quickly, and caught up. We walked back to the dojo in complete silence, leaving what one can only call a serene aura behind us.

"Finally your back! Where have you been?" Max, Tyson and Kenny stood in front the bus, baggage in hand. Patience is a virtue, but so is promptness, and we had failed to show up on time.

"We were busy." Kai walked past the three younger bladers, and picked up his bag, which had conveniently been placed next to the bus before he had left. "It's time to go. Load up."

'Bag?' What was Kai doing with a- his clothes! He had left his suitcase in his room! "Oh, no! I'll be back guys, forgot my things." Once up the stairs, I opened the door to his room, and grabbed my small duffle bag. I took one last look around the room, and left, shut the door behind me, and ran down the stairs.

When I returned, I found the others downstairs waiting for me to hop on. I quickly loaded my stuff in the luggage area and jumped in.

"Are we ready? Is everybody here now?" Mr. Dickenson smiled at me; all I could do was blush.

"Yeah…everyone's here."

"I'm not!"

"Tyson, behave."

"Why should I?"

I ignored the argument going on and walked to the back. My eyes scanned the small bus back and forth, looking for our elusive captain. I spotted Kai and smiled. 'He left the window seat for me.' A closed crimson eye popped open. "Coming?" Smiling, I felt my self nodding eagerly. It was going to be a long trip. 'At least I'll spend it with the quietest of the group. No talking is better than too much.'

"Okay, we're off! Let's get going, Driver!" Mr. Dickenson chuckled as our younger counterparts cheered. It was going to be a long drive. Yup, my kitty senses were tingling.

'Oh well, why waste good hours?' Deciding to take a short cat nap, I leaned against the now humming window. "Later, Kai…" My eyes drifted shut, sending me into a peaceful little rest.

The End!

Yeah!!! I revised!!! And a new chapter is half way done. Ugh… R and R. Please!!!