Devil on the Doorstep
How does I Write Sins sound for a title? Actually… that would fit in with the storyline…
Devil on the Doorstep; Chapter IXX: Staring at the Sun
"We the jury find Seth Dimitri Hiwatari not guilty of two charges of GBH. We the jury find Seth Dimitri Hiwatari not guilty on twenty charges of kidnapping. And, most importantly, we the jury find Seth Dimitri Hiwatari not guilty of the attempted rape of Lee Laan." Seth stared at the wooden stand in shock, only seeming to register the verdict when Kai ran up the aisle. Then, he raised a fist and gave an atypical wordless shout. That seemed to be the key for the rest of them, pouring up the aisles, jumping for joy.
"WHAT?" Both the prosecution and the judge were shocked. "How could you find him not guilty?"
"If he was guilty, then this scene wouldn't be happening, would it?" One of the jury replied stubbornly.
'Scene' was the right word for it. Bryan, Lee and Tala were jumping around in a circle, singing 'He got off, he got off!' over and over again, Kai hadn't let go of Seth, and Kasi was round the other side. And as for Spencer and Ian… well, put it this way, Ian was somewhere about the rafters, courtesy of Spencer.
"Dad." Kai drew back and held open his hand. Seth stared at his mask with an expression of childlike wonder on his face. Gently, he picked up the mask and slipped it on. "Welcome back to the world of the Phantom of the Abbey." Seth said with a sly grin
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Kai took the Phantom's hand and together they walked into the daylight.
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Daylight on my shoulder, makes me feel alive, you left me standing, in your shadow, and it's a cold cold place to hide…
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"So, where you going to go after this?" Ray asked as Kai staggered into the living area of the dojo.
"No idea…" Kai yawned and ruffled his hair. "Spending most of my time running from Johnny, probably." He ducked as Johnny threw an apple at him.
"Keep away from my sister, Hiwatari!" The said Scottish blader growled.
"For God's sake, Johnny!" Suzy recrossed her legs elegantly. "I'm a big girl. And anyway, Kai's far too hot to say no to…" The tip of her tongue poked out of her lip as Kai flushed. Seth raised an eyebrow as he walked into the kitchen.
"I don't think I even want to know what you're talking about." He said eloquently. "Kai, are you going to be coming back with the rest of us?"
"Where will you be going?" Kai sat down next to his father.
"Umm… Well, we'll go on a nice long extended holiday… I'm thinking Venice, they make good masks, and then I'll set the Boys up somewhere in Russia, then its back to the Abbey for me."
"The Abbey?"
"Well, at least back to the lair. As you said, there are plenty of children who still need me. The Abbey is never gone…" Seth's grey eye sharpened as he thought of some of the children on Boris' 'special list'.
"But this time they won't find you, right?"
"I'll see. You know there are more children like Bryan and Tala; with immense promise."
"Right…" Kai changed the subject. "Don't you have enough masks?"
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I'm tired of when you kick me around, try to kill my dreams and break me down, but I won't hang around…
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"Kai… Why are you going with them?" Tyson stood at the side of the airport as the Demolition Boys threw their luggage in.
"Because… Tyson, I have to. He's my dad and the rest of them are idiots." Kai winced as Bryan threw Ian in with the luggage.
"But Kai…"
"Tyson, I don't care what you think!" Kai strode up the gangway.
"Alright!" Tala cheered out the window. "Venice, here we come!"
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I'm running away from this messed up place, I'm breaking free…
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Ooo… The one before last chapter… The next is an epilogue of sorts… and I'm writing a Vampire fic after this, starring Seth and that lot… Crikey, that's six in the Phantom pipeline!
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