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Chapter 7
Explaining
Taiy sighed and rolled over, lying on his side and snuggling into the warm blankets.
It was nighttime now and the rest of his team were asleep in their own rooms.
Taiy closed his eyes as the day's events came back to him.
"What happened, Taiy?" Tyson asked as he helped the boy to his feet.
Taiy shook his head, wiping stray tears from his eyes.
"I.. I guess I just fainted.. Maybe I over did it."
Tyson frowned but nodded all the same.
"Alright..."
"You sure you are okay, Taiy?" Hilary said, concerned. "You were crying..."
"It's nothing..." Taiy said quickly. "I don't really want to talk about it, guys.."
They nodded.
Lee stepped forward.
"So, Taiy, is it true about what they said?" he asked, eying Taiy's dark blue hair and ice coloured eyes. "I mean.. You are Tala, Kai and Ray merged together?"
The other White Tigers waited for an answer, still taking in the teenager standing before them.
Taiy pushed away the after effects of the nightmare and smiled.
"Yup, it's true. Me, Ray and Kai got merged together on our way to Japan. We're trying to figure out why Boris would want us like this..."
"This is crazy..." Mariah muttered.
"Think how we feel." Taiy said flatly.
Kevin shook his head.
"This is way to deep for me. I'm getting confused.
"That must mean that he is pretty stupid, huh?"
"Ugh. Come on, Tala. Don't be mean."
"Awww, since you put it like that."
"Pushover."
"What can I say? I can't say no to a pretty face."
"You can't even see his face, idiot."
"Moving on..."
"Yeah, so we're going to take the place of Kai and Ray in the Bladebreakers to try and find out more about this." Taiy said finally.
The White Tigers nodded.
"So far, no one has been able to beat Taiy." Max said, popping up beside the said teen. "Not even Tyson."
"Like that's saying much." Taiy muttered.
Luckily, no one heard him.
"Yeah, well, it wasn't a fair match. I mean, it was three against one." Tyson said.
Kenny snorted.
"You just don't want to admit defeat."
Tyson huffed and crossed his arms over his chest.
"So, Ray, what's it like having Tala in the same body as you? Last time we met him.. well..." Gary trailed off.
Taiy shrugged.
"He's okay. But sometimes, he acts completely insane."
He paused.
"He is also very sexy and is the hottest person I know." Taiy added.
His friends stared at him in shock.
"TALA! Why did you say that?"
"Cause it's true!"
"Oh my god..."
"How are you going to fix this?"
"I don't see why I have to clean up his mess."
"Do you really want Tala to take care of this?"
"Uhhh..."
"That's what I thought."
Taiy looked around, his team mates and old friends were still staring at him as if he had grown another head. He didn't blame them.
"Just... Pretend I didn't say that, ok? Tala is a bit full of himself..."
"Hey!"
"He's right."
Lee shook his head.
"Alright then... Let's get out of here. This place is giving me the creeps."
Taiy silently agreed.
They had spent the rest of the day exploring around the village, splashing in the river that ran beside it and having a picnic in the forest.
After supper, they talked for some more before going to bed. They were staying at Lee's in his spare bed rooms.
And now, here he was. Exhausted, but too troubled to go to sleep.
Sighing again, Taiy rubbed his eyes. He was so tired! Why couldn't he just get to sleep and worry about everything in the morning?
Finally, he couldn't take the uncomfortable silence that was taking up his mind anymore.
"Look, guys-"
"You don't have to tell us anything."
"But you deserve an explanation."
"We already have an idea of what happened, we don't want you to have to tell us again. We know how it feels..."
"Yes, but... I have a feeling that I probably will find out about your past eventually, so I might as well tell you what happened."
"Just as long as it's okay with you."
"It is. I can trust you guys."
"Thanks, Ray."
"Aw... You're too good for us."
"My father was a full demon. He fell in love with my mom and they started a life here together. Three years after getting married, they had me. Since mom was a human and my father a demon, I am a half demon."
"So that's where you get your freaky eyes from."
"Yes. Anyways, when I was eleven, my mom... or well, I thought my mom got sick. She never left her room and I didn't see her for months.
Finally, I came home and decided to go visit her, even if there was a chance I might catch what she had. When I got up there, I found her, lying on her bed... She wasn't breathing... And she was so pale and cold."
"Ray..."
"It finally hit me that she was really dead. I was so shocked that I didn't hear the door open, or realize that my father was home until he threw me against the wall.
I could smell the alcohol on his breath. I knew he was drunk, but still, I couldn't stop him, he was so much stronger than me... And.. well.. You guys probably figured out what happened next."
"He raped you..."
"Y...yes... And it continued for a year after that day. He would come home, so drunk that he barely knew who I was. He wouldn't only rape me, he'd beat me, starve me... But, no one ever noticed because I would heal overnight thanks to my neko blood.."
"So your demon genes were like a gift... as well as a curse."
"Yes, but I wouldn't have survived if I hadn't had it. Finally, one night, he hurt me so bad, the cuts were so deep, that they didn't heal in one night. The villagers found me unconscious in my house, after searching for me when I didn't come to school.
That was around the time when I received Driger and Mr. Dickinson took me to Japan."
"We're here for you, Ray."
"And we're not going to leave any time soon.. Even if we actually could."
"Thanks guys."
"Well, I think we'll finally be able to get to sleep now. Goodnight you two."
"Night."
"Good night."
The next morning, the Bladebreakers and White Tigers met up to have breakfast at the village cafe, after Tyson was done eating everything in sight, the White Tigers gave the Bladebreakers a tour of the village, introducing them to people, and showing them buildings."
"This is where we practice martial arts." Lee said, coming to a stop in front of a large wooden building.
The Bladebreakers looked at it in awe.
"Big..." Tyson whispered.
Kevin laughed.
"You got that right, I still get lost in there." he said.
Taiy smiled.
"It's been forever since I've been here." he said.
"Then let's go in!" Mariah suggested, walking through the wooden doors.
Taiy shrugged and followed, the others trailing behind him.
Inside, they took their shoes off and entered the main room of the building where polished wooden planks covered the ground.
In the room there were many different people of all ages and sizes. As they entered the room, they stopped what they were doing and turned to greet their visitors.
"Ah, Lee, so nice of you to drop by." a middle aged man said, walking over to them.
"Good morning, Sensei. We were just touring the village and they wanted to look around." Lee said, gesturing to the Bladebreakers.
In an instant, Taiy's hair turned black and his eyes golden. His features softened and the triangle on his cheeks faded. When the man turned to him, his eyes lit up in recognition.
"Ray! It's so good to see you again! How are your travels?" he asked, shaking Taiy's hand.
Taiy smiled.
"It's nice to be back. We're doing great. After the tournament here in China, we're supposed to be going over to Canada."
"Canada?" the teacher repeated. "That is far away."
Taiy nodded and sighed.
"Yeah, the plane ride is going to be hell."
The teacher laughed and bowed to them.
"It was nice talking to you, but I need to get back to class."
Lee bowed back.
"We'll see you later."
"Good bye."
Taiy grinned as they left the building.
"He's a great guy." he said to Lee.
Lee nodded.
"That he is."
Taiy looked around him as they made their way through the village. There were four kids playing on the side of the dirt road, singing a Chinese nursery rhyme and dancing around, doing the actions and giggling happily.
"Aw, that's cute."
"It's been so long since I've ever sang a nursery rhyme."
"Yeah, we learned a lot in the Abby from the older kids."
"Oh, like what?"
"Well, there was this one song that someone taught me... It gets stuck in your head really easily. It was like... Hump-de-dum-hump-hump-de-dumpty..."
"Most of what we learned was in Russian."
"Cool. I know a lot of Chinese ones too."
"Hey! Are you even listening to me?"
"We should teach each other some time!"
"Yeah!"
"Hellooooo? ...Fine. Be that way."
"Sorry, did you say something, Kai?"
"Never mind. It's not important."
"Okay. Anyways, Ray..."
"Humph."
Taiy scowled, crossing his arms over his chest, muttering to himself about his so called friends.
Max, who was walking beside him, eyed him curiously.
"You okay, Taiy?" he asked.
"Don't talk to me!" Taiy snapped.
Max sweatdropped.
"Whoa. In a bad mood, Kai?"
Taiy just growled and turned away.
"This is the church." Mariah said as they came to a stop in front of a large, white building.
"Wow. It's beautiful." Taiy said, looking up at it.
"Want to go in?" the pink haired girl asked.
The Bladebreakers nodded and the stepped quietly through the brass doors.
There was a high, sloping ceiling that was covered with impressive paintings. Rows and rows of benches were lined up one after the other. All facing the front of the church where a minister stood.
There were about thirty people sitting on the benches, listening to the man at the front.
"We better leave." Lee whispered. "Don't want to interrupt."
The others nodded and the left through the doors.
Once outside, Tyson spoke up.
"What was that dude saying?" he asked.
"Do you now the Lord's Prayer?" Lee said, turning towards the group.
Suddenly, Taiy started chanting, bobbing his head from side to side as he all but rapped the Lord's Prayer.
"Our-Father-who-art-in-heaven, hallowed-be-thy-name. Thy-kingdom-come. Thy-will-be-done and-" he bunched his hands into fists and held his arms out pulling them back beside his waist as he thrust his hips out as he shouted: "OoH! Ain't that funky now?" he sang as he clapped his hands to the beat, continuing with: "Hump-de-dum-hump-hump-de-dumpty-dumpty-hump-de-dump-hump-..."
"Tala! What in all hells are you doing!"
"It's not me, I swear!"
"What!"
"It's not me!"
"Are you saying that that's Kai!"
"I think so!"
"Holy shit!"
"I know!"
"Stop him right now! Before he gives the team a heart attack!"
"I'm on it!"
With great effort, Tala managed to take control of their body, shoving Kai-which was still singing, by the way- right to the back of their shared mind.
Taiy stopped singing and dancing as suddenly as he started. Slightly out of breath, he glanced at his friends.
They all looked like they were about to faint.
Only Tyson was laughing his ass off.
"Who was that!" he gasped, finally getting control over his laughter.
Taiy shook his head.
"Will you believe me if I said it was Kai?" he asked.
His friends gasped.
"No shit!" Tyson shouted. "Kai!"
Taiy nodded.
"Oh, my God!" Tyson said, his eyes wide.
"Kai! Why did you do that!"
"I dunno, I just felt like it."
"It was funny."
"Kai! You made a fool of us! And you made a scene!"
"Haha... Funny song."
"So? You guys weren't listening to me!"
"That's just childish!"
"And OoH! Ain't that funky now!"
"Sorry mother."
"I swear, you two are driving me insane."
"Yay! Insane!"
"Yay! Sugar!"
"What did you guys have for breakfast!"
"Same thing you did."
"Weeee! Cereal! ...With sugar!"
"Will you get a gri-"
Thunk.
Taiy stopped his inner fight and looked around with wide eyes. What made that sound?
Eyes finally drifting to the ground, he found all eight of his friends out cold.
"Well, I didn't even have to touch them, and still I managed to knock them dead. Must be my awseom hot looks."
In Taiy's mind, Ray smacked his head.
"GIVE ME A BREAK!"
Taiy-Chan: Sooo, what do you think? I liked it. Thanks to Jo-Chan for giving me the Lord's Prayer song.
I hope I didn't offend anyone, if I did, then, sorry.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Some angst and a whole lot of humor. You guys finally found out about Ray's past.
Please review peoples! Next chapter the Bladebreakers go back to Hong-Kong to whoop some more ass in the tournament! WOOT WOOT!
P.S. Sorry if I spelt Sensei wrong.