Hi everyone! I'm incredibly sorry about not updating sooner but I've been really busy with school and I never had the time to. On the brighter side though I have two week holidays, so I think I might be able to post about two new chapters. Once again sorry for the delay.

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Chapter 26: Words of comfort and Planning A Trap


It was silent.

Kai, Rei, Paree, Mariah, Aaliyah, and Miriam were all sitting in the family room of Bikonai mansion.

They had thought of going to Tala's place but Aaliyah wasn't up to it, so Kai called the elders and told them of Tala's kidnapping.

Kai was leaning against the wall and Rei was sitting in an armchair, elbows on his knees, and his head in his hands.

Aaliyah was sitting on the large sofa in the middle of Miriam and Mariah. Mariah was running a hand over Aaliyah's head as though soothing a small child; Miriam simply rested her head on Aaliyah's shoulder.

Kai looked up as Paree came in with a tea tray. She placed it down on the table in the middle of the room and kneeled down fill a few tea cups and handed them to Rei, Mariah, and Miriam.

She held a tea cup towards Aaliyah waiting for her to take it, but the blue haired girl remained motionless.

"Aaliyah…take it, it'll help." Paree said, her voice just a little more than a whisper.

Aaliyah looked at Paree and with slightly trembling hands took the cup from her hands.

Paree looked at her worriedly for a second before picking up Kai's cup and walking over to hand it to him. Kai noticed the concern in Paree's eyes and gave her a reassuring glance.

Paree went and sat with the other girls and the silence continued.

"Damn him." Rei said finally, getting the attention of everyone in the room.

"There's six of us left. Why do you think it only said two on the note?" Miriam asked finally, in a hollow voice.

"I don't know. But I think his plan is to capture Tala,Ozuma, Rei and I first." Kai answered.

"Hmm…well then it's worked so far. I knew I should've just stayed in the room but Tala just had to make that perverted comment." Aaliyah said, saying the last part more to herself than the others.

"I was thinking…" Rei started saying.

"About what?" Mariah asked.

"I agree with Kai's guess on Boris's plans. So, I was thinking that we could turn his own plan around on him. If Kai and I became slightly easier targets then Boris's men would be able to capture us. He'd think everything was going according to his plan but in reality he'd be playing right into our hands." Rei explained.

Kai looked thoughtful for a moment, "Then, after some time, to make him think that our families had given up hope of finding us or something, Brooklyn and the others can come and help us get out of there when he least expects an attack." he added.

"Yea, I think you guys should tell the elders about this plan. Anyways, it's late you guys should go now. I'm going to go to bed, I'm exhausted. Thanks for everything." said Aaliyah.

"Are you sure, how about I stay with you tonight? It can be like a sleepover. And we can talk." said Miriam.

"Yea, that'd be nice." Aaliyah said with a small smile.

"Are you guys sure? I mean you've just had Tala and Ozuma kidnapped in front of you basically and yea…" Mariah trailed off.

"Don't worry we'll be alright. Thanks though." said Aaliyah getting up and stretching.

"If your sure then. Good night." Paree said give both Miriam and Aaliyah hugs and telling them that if they need to talk they could just call her. Mariah did the same and the two couples left.


Rei and Mariah drove in silence back to the mansion. They both seemed to be deep in thought.

"Rei, when are you and Kai going to tell the elders about this?" Mariah asked after some time.

"Well, I suppose tomorrow morning Kai and I can drop by and tell them. Then we can work out the finer points of the plan later." Rei said a small frown gracing his features.

"Well, I'm coming with you then. And I'm pretty sure Paree's going to be going with Kai as well. I want to know exactly how dangerous this plan of yours will be." Mariah told him as he drove the car into the Kon estate, and parked it.

"No, Mariah I don't want you getting all upset about it. And it's probably not even going to be as dangerous as your assuming it to be." Rei explained as they walked up the drive way towards the house.

"Yea, but it's still going to be dangerous. And do I look five to you? I'm not going to let you keep me in the dark about everything going on like you did about the whole Silver Crystal thing." Mariah argued stomping up the stairs towards their bedroom.

"Mariah quiet down you'll wake everyone up, and I did tell you about the Silver Crystal and everything. But I don't know if it's such a good idea for you to come with me tomorrow, because if you know of the plan you might do something drastic." Rei blurted out before he could stop himself.

"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?" Mariah whispered menacingly.

"Um…well…I…uh…just that sometimes you tend to get a little…um…emotional when something that could possibly be dangerous involving me or someone else you love is planned. And I don't want to have to see you sad or upset when the time comes for me to play out my role in this plan." He told her.

Mariah looked thoughtful for a second before looking away from him.

"Yea, I guess I do. I don't know, I suppose it's just natural for me to worry. But whatever. I'm tired, can we just talk about this in the morning?" She asked picking up her pajamas and going towards the bathroom to change.

"Sure," Rei said, "but you're still not coming." he finished when he thought Mariah was out of earshot.

"What was that?" Mariah asked coming out of the bathroom with her pajamas on.

"Nothing!" Rei said quickly.

Mariah simply gave him a suspicious looking before getting into bed. Rei stripped down to his boxers and got in next to her. He went to place an arm around Mariah's waist but she just moved so that she was out of his reach.

With a sigh he turned his back on her and went to sleep, not wanting to think about what Mariah would do the next morning when she found out he had left without her.


Kai blinked a few times before closing his eyes again.

'My neck is so fuckin' sore.' He groaned mentally. He opened his eyes and sat up slowly, rubbing his neck as he did so.

'What am I doing on the chaise?' He thought standing up and looking down at the half sofa-half bed type of furniture in confusion.

He heard a sigh and looked over at his bed to see Paree sleeping comfortably, snuggled in the bed sheets.

And it all came back to him, Tala's kidnapping, him and Rei making a rough plan to trap Boris and then the fight he and Paree had had once they got home. The fight was sort of stupid actually now that he thought about it.

Paree had argued with him about whether or not she should be allowed to go see the elders with him today and know what the plan is to trap Boris or not.

Kai had argued that it would be best for her not to go and had ended up getting kicked out of his own bed.

He walked over to the bed and looked down and Paree's face, as she sighed again and rolled over in the bed.

Careful not to wake her, he bent down and placed a small kiss on her temple before getting up to take a shower. He came out of a steaming shower later and came out into the room with just a towel wrapped around his waist. He tried not to make any noise as he got his clothes and dried off.

He wore a simple black t-shirt, and blue jeans. He heard Paulo whimpering from the nursery and looked towards the bed to see that Paree was still sleeping soundly.

Kai walked into the nursery and picked up a whimpering Paulo and held him awkwardly.

"Hey Paulo. Hungry?" Kai asked unsurely picking up a bottle of milk. Paulo happily started drinking it and after about five more minutes he had fallen asleep again.

Kai looked at his watch and noticed he had 15 minutes left until he had to go meet the elders.

He walked back into the room and looked around for the keys to his car. He couldn't find them on his dresser and he continued looking. A while later he was still keyless and he was starting to get frustrated.

He went over to the bed and went through the bed side tables but still no luck. His gaze was then distracted by the young woman sleeping in his bed.

The covers on the bed had slipped down revealing Paree's long legs to him. Last night he had been too busy arguing with her that he didn't even realize that she had just thrown on one of his t-shirts instead of changing back into the pajamas she had been wearing before their trip to the hospital.

The shirt was very big on her, it went past her waist but currently it was riding up a little and exposed a lot of her upper thigh. His eyes slowly went up to her face then down to her chest, rising and falling as she breathed. He did a quick double glance back to her head and smiled as he saw his car keys in her right hand which was currently under her head.

He slowly moved forward and got the keys out of her hands with some struggle and turned around pleased with himself. Just as Kai was about to take a step away from the bed and towards the door, Paree pounced on him!

"Ahh! What are you doing!" He asked as she tightened her grasp around his neck.

"Thinking of leaving without me were you!" Paree said loudly. Kai didn't answer though because a) he was now turning blue thanks to Paree's tight grip on his neck and b) he lost balance and he fell back taking Paree with him.

"Eh!…" Paree squeaked as Kai's back landed on her stomach, she loosened her grip on Kai and he escaped her grasp.

"You're awake!" He exclaimed rubbing his now extremely sore neck. Paree sat up as he said this and glared at him.

"Yes, I've been awake this whole time! Now, hand over those keys or I'm going with you!" Paree shouted holding out a hand for the keys.

"I already told you last night you're not coming along. You'd just get in the way of the plan." Kai told her stubbornly, and turned to walk back towards the door.

"Oh no you don't!" Paree yelled and jumped at him again this time biting onto his neck.

"AHHHH!" Kai screamed as Paree's teeth gnawed at his skin. Once again they fell back onto the bed but this time Paree was on top and recovered faster than Kai who was lying on his stomach.

Kai cell phone rang in his pocketed and he reached down to get it out.

"Yesh?" his voice was slightly muffled because his face was pressed against the bed.

"Kai! Help! Mariah's attacking me!" Rei's distressed voice came.

Kai used all his force to get Paree off of him and she landed on the floor and a thud.

"Yea! Well, Paree's not giving me any easier a time." Kai said attempting to get out the door but Paree had latched onto his leg, like a small child.

"Hold on a sec!…" Rei told him. As Kai waited Paree got up and block his path to the door by standing in front of him.

Kai moved to the other side and Paree moved with him like a reflection. This continued for a while so Kai placed his phone on speaker and on the dresser while he went back to the door where Paree was standing.

"Don't be stubborn. It's better if you stay here." he tried reasoning. Paree simply shook her head with a determined look on her face.

Kai was starting of getting impatient. He bent down and picked Paree up by the knees and slung her over his shoulder.

"Let me down this INSTANT!" Paree screamed pounding on his back.

Kai just kept a tighter hold on her legs and started walking over to the bed.

From his phone they could here Rei and Mariah having a similar argument. Kai threw Paree onto the bed and straddled her so the she couldn't get up.

Paree struggled against Kai, but nothing happened.

Kai took off his belt and tied it quickly around her hands.

"Hold still!" He shouted as Paree kept pulling her hands away.

"REI KON ARE THOSE HANDCUFFS!" They heard Mariah scream and looked at the phone in surprise for a second.

Kai took advantage of this distraction and tied up Paree's hands as tight as he could. Before picking her up again and throwing her into the washroom.

"KAI HIWATARI YOU GET BACK HERE THIS INSTANT AND UNTIE ME!" Paree bellowed as Kai quickly shut the bathroom door picked up his cell, keys, jacket and ran out the bedroom door as fast as he could.

As he started the car he heard Rei panting on the other end of the phone.

"Hurry up! She'll break out of those handcuffs any moment now!" Rei yelled.

"Yea, I'm almost there!" Kai told him before hanging up.

As he drove off the Hiwatari Estate he saw Paree open there bedroom window holding a crying Paulo and glaring in Kai's direction.


Kai and Rei had gotten to the meeting and had begun discussing their plan with the elders. They seemed to be impressed by the idea and thus they all began thinking of ways to put the plan into action.

"Well, we haven't exactly found out who the car, they kidnapped Ozuma in, belongs to. Though we've managed to compile a list of where it's spotted frequently. So what we can do is make it seem as though one of you were simply going through that particular place and once Boris's minions spot you, you fake an act of resistance and then let them take you away." Garland told the two boys.

"We must do this at two different times though. One of those times has to be today. The sooner we launch this plan the sooner we can get rid of Boris." Aryan also said.

"Well, I think this a great idea. Leo and the others will contact us, once you've been sent to Boris. We will wait about a week or so and then send a small rescue team, when he least expects it." Tala's father said.

"Well., this all seems in order. Now, we should activate this plan tomorrow. Tomorrow evening one of you will go to one the places which Boris's men frequently visit. The other one will be paying them a visit the day after tomorrow, on Friday. This way Boris won't be as suspicious as he would be if he were able to capture both of you at the same time." Mariah's father said.

"Well, now it's up to you two. Who wants to go tomorrow?" Rohin asked looking between the both of them.

Kai and Rei looked unsurely at each other.

"How about you discuss this with Paree and Mariah? They should probably have a say in this as well. Besides if you didn't ask them they'd be even angrier than they probably are now because you haven't brought them along with you." Aaliyah suggested.

"Yea, that would be best. To talk to them first." Miriam agreed.

"Alright then, we'll talk to them and call you sometime in the afternoon." Kai finally decided.

"Alright that's settled then. You kids can go now. And be careful boys, the most dangerous things on earth is an angry woman. So be careful when you go home, but out of curiosity what did you do to them?"

"Well, we didn't feel it was good for them to come with us, because Paree probably would've done something to get in the way of the plan…" Kai started.

"And Mariah would've gotten upset probably and she wanted to come but I thought it would be best for her to stay home, so we had a bit of a wrestling match this morning and I…uh…handcuffed her and…uh…left her in the bathroom." Rei told the small audience, avoiding eye contact with Mariah's father and grandfather.

"And I tied Paree's hands and yea, did the same as Rei, I threw her in the bathroom." Kai finished, not looking at Paree's brother or cousins.

There was a strange silence for a few minutes before everyone , except the two boys, started laughing.

"Rei, you are a brave, brave boy. My daughter is going to shred you to pieces!" Mariah's father told him and continued laughing at the poor boys fate.

"Kai, Paree's going to kill you!" Rohin exclaimed, his eyes tearing from laughing so hard.

Kai and Rei simply paled and stood up, walking slowly to the door they had just opened it when Miriam called their names.

"Hey guys, what song do you want us to play at your funeral?" Miriam asked before breaking out into laughter again.

Kai and Rei shot death glares at everyone in the room before shaking their heads and leaving.

"We are so dead." Rei muttered as he and Kai drove away from the busy city and towards their homes.

"Oh well, can't be that bad right? Anyways, here's your stop, good luck buddy." Kai said pulling up in front of Rei's house. Rei looked up at his bedroom window in horror.

"You too man. Bye." Rei said and got out taking his time going up the front steps and opening the front door.

As Kai drove off he heard a Rei yell, "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU DEVIL WOMAN!"

Kai parked in front of his own mansion and gulped as he got out of the car and went inside. He slowly walked up the stairs and towards his room.

He noticed that the door was partially empty, he opened the door wider and…SPLASH...THUD

He was drenched with water and then bucket had then hit his head. The last thing Kai saw before blacking out was Paree's smirking face.


Rei woke up to some time later and found that he was on his bed, wearing nothing but his boxers.

He turned to look at his alarm to see the time but winced as he felt pain in his neck. He turned his head anyways, and saw that it was now 7:38 in the evening.

"I see your finally awake." He heard Mariah's voice say from the door. He turned to look at her and jumped in his bed pulling his covers higher as though trying to protect himself.

"Don't worry, I'm not mad anymore." Mariah told him as she brought a tray over the their bed.

"I brought you dinner and some medicine to help get rid of those bumps, not that you don't deserve them." Mariah said with a glare at him, as she pointed at the bumps on his head where she had repeated hit him with Rose's nursery rhyme book.

"How long have I been out?" Rei asked taking the bowl of rice she handed him.

"Since one. Sorry about that, I didn't mean for you to pass out I didn't know that was your pressure point." Mariah said with a sheepish smile.

"It's alright, I deserved it. I should've taken you along. But anyways, I suppose I'll tell you the plan now. We know where Boris's men go everyday so all Kai and I have to do is wander around the place they hang out, get them to spot us, pretend to resist them and then give up. One of us is going tomorrow and one the day after." Rei told her quickly and then finished the rest of his dinner.

He placed the tray on the side table and looked up at Mariah who had a worried look on her face.

"Which on of you is going tomorrow?" She asked him moving closer.

"That's the thing. We thought we should ask you and Paree about that, so at least you'll have some kind of warning before we're gone." Rei told her.

Mariah sighed and ran a hand through her hair as she thought for a while.

"Well? What do you think? Who should go first?" Rei asked quietly.

"You." Mariah replied after some thought. Rei gave her a look as if asking why she thought that.

"Rei we've been together for a while already. But Paree and Kai aren't even sure of what they feel for one another yet. So, I think it would be better if they had a little more time together." Mariah explained.

"Yea, you're right. I'll call Kai and tell him to tell the elders." Rei said and got up to make the phone call.

"Hey Kai. So, what happened?" Rei asked. Mariah rolled her eyes realizing he was talking about the 'punishment' Paree had Kai.

"Ouch. That must've been bad. Anyways, Mariah and I talked it over and we decided that I should go tomorrow. Tell the elders for me alright." Rei told him.

"Yes, of course we're sure. Yea, okay, bye." Rei said before hanging up, and turning to Mariah who was sitting on the bed.

"Well, what did Paree do to him?" She asked with a mischievous smile.

"He opened the door and ended up getting soaked with steaming hot water, then he got knocked out cause the bucket hit his head pretty hard. He woke up and found his nails had been painted and he was wearing a ladies bathrobe. He suspects that Paree took pictures. But otherwise he's fine and he and Paree were just having the same conversation as us." Rei replied walking over to the bed.

Mariah laughed then patted the space under the covers next to her. Rei went and slid in bedside her.

Mariah pulled him close and kissed him lightly. Rei smirked down at her and began kissing her more deeply and rolled so that he was on top of her. They stayed in that position for a while until they finally pulled away.

"Good night Rei." Mariah said, snuggling against his body.

"Night Mariah." Rei replied and turned off the lamp on his bedside table.


There you go! I hope you guys like it. The next chapter will be up as soon as I finish it. I'n the meanwhile please R&R!

Thanks and Happy New years!

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