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Chapter 27: Plans in Place/Feelings


"Alright he's walking into the pub now. He's ordering a drink. He's just taken a seat in a booth and he's looking at the menu. Okay Boris's men have spotted him and their walking over."

"Oh it's action time! Their saying something to Rei, he looks up and oh Kami, just look at the hatred and mock confusion in those amber eyes of his. The look of hatred seems genuine but I'm not to sure about the confusion, what say you, Brooklyn?"

"I have to agree with you there Garland. As well as he is doing he could make it more believable. Oh, he's reacted and responded! And their walking out of the pub now. Let's see what tactic Team Evil Coneevil Boris is putting into play next."

These were the words being heard by the elders and the young adults and teenagers currently sitting conference room of the Linto Corporation building.

Sophia Hiwatari and Alexandra Kon rolled their eyes at these comments.

"You idiots you're supposed to be reporting what's going on not commentating about it like it's a basketball game or something!" Sophia yelled through the walkie talkie that was lying in the middle of the conference room table.

"Don't listen to her. I like the commentating keep going." Rohin said into the walkie talkie.

"Well it's good to know that SOMEONE appreciates our hard work and talent even if our fiancés DON'T." Garland's voice came through sounding highly offended. Once again Sophia and Alexandra just rolled their eyes.

"And stop rolling your eyes at us. Anyways, back to the game plan. I'm going to try and get a little closer to see what's really going on. But we can't get too close in these conditions. If we are spotted we will also become prey to the hyenas as our little tiger cub has." Brooklyn's voice came through taking on an English accent.

"Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, da! And the hyenas have pounced but the tiger cub is roaring back and clawing here and there. Oh and the hyenas seem to have taken it offensively that there faces are being remolded like clay by our little tiger cub. Oh, I tell you Brooklyn the Japanese Safari is a very dangerous place to be in especially for a little tiger cub such as our Rei there." Garland mimicked Brooklyn's English accent.

Everyone in the conference room was now having trouble keeping their faces straight and every now and then chuckles could be heard.

"Oh and our cub seems to have reached his point of exhaustion and is being dragged by the hyenas into an odd looking cave. Looks like a van of some sort. What's this? Oh my, it appears that the hyenas are actually poachers and that is a van." Brooklyn continued.

"Our apologies to our listeners out there it appears that we forgot to use our glasses therefore misinforming you about the hyenas who turned out to be poachers. But nevertheless this is a sad, sad day." Garland commented breaking off into mock sobs and was soon joined by Brooklyn's mock sobs.

Everyone in the conference room burst out laughing at the end of Brooklyn and Garland's little "program".

"Alright you two. That's quite enough. So Rei's been taken and without much injury?" Rei's father questioned after finally sobering up.

"Yes, Mr. Kon he has. From what we could see he had a few cuts and got punched a few times but that's about it." Brooklyn could be heard saying, in a serious voice this time.

"Good, so the plan's in place. You can come back now." Old man Hiwatari told them before turning the walkie talkie off.

"Well, that was…an interesting way of putting the plan into place, to say the least." Old man Bikonai started.

"That was hilarious! At least they found a way to make it fun." Aryan said with a grin.

"Well, now that Rei's been captured our plan is in place and the next step is for Kai to get captured. But we can't make it seem too easy." Tala's father said.

"How about on Wednesday Kai goes with us to that club Boris's men go to a lot and when he gets spotted it won't be suspicious looking because he won't be there alone. And then we'll figure out some way to leave Kai alone and he'll be an easy target after that." Rohin suggested.

"That's a good idea. And Boris won't suspect anything either because it'll be two days from today. So he'll be fooled into thinking that everything is going as he planned it to." Garland said as he and Brooklyn walked in and sat down.

"Welcome back you two. I think that's a fine way to activate step two of our plan. Kai, what do you think?" Kai's father said looking over at the two-toned boy who had his arms crossed and eyes closed in a bored manner.

"Hn. Whatever. Fine with me." Kai replied in a monotone way.

The elders continued discussing the plan and they left soon afterwards to attend to company meetings and the like.

Kai, Paree, Mariah, Miriam, and Aaliyah were left with Rohin, Angelique, Aryan, Isabella, Garland, Brooklyn, Sophia and Alexandra in the conference room.

"I don't know about you guys but I think Mariah, Miriam, Aaliyah and I should be the ones to go and rescue the boys when it's time." Paree suddenly said to the group of people in front of her.

"No you wont." Kai simply said with a final tone, ignoring the glare Paree sent him.

"Well why the hell not? I mean if it was us being captured you guys would obviously be more than willing to come rescue us so why can't we be the ones rescuing you guys?" Paree questioned him with a frown.

"Don't be an idiot. If you go you'll get caught and that's exactly what Boris wants. You'll be placing us all in a situation worse than the one we're already in, dumb ass!" Kai sneered at Paree.

"Will not!"

"Will too."

"Will not!"

"What's the point in arguing you know I'm right." Kai simply said with a confident smirk.

"Ugh, just shut up. You just don't want to be rescued by girls! Kami! Men and their pride!" Paree exclaimed angrily, crossing her arms.

"Actually, I have to agree with her on that on." Aaliyah said with a nod.

"Yea same." Miriam and Sophia added.

"Yea you guys have too much pride." Angelique said nodding her head.

"Oy! What's that supposed to mean!" Rohin, and Brooklyn shouted while their girlfriends just shook their heads.

"No, I just don't want you to attempt rescuing me only to end up screwing up like you do at other things, and then end up getting caught." Kai replied, sending a glare towards Paree and ignoring the others' comments.

"You know what Kai I've had enough of you! Screw you!" Paree said getting up.

"Fine. But you know I'm right!" He said standing up just as she was about to leave.

"Ugh…I hate you!" Paree said before storming out of the room.

"Ditto!" Kai said simply before storming out after her.

The remaining people just stared at each other blankly.

"Uh…what just happened?" Garland questioned in confusion. The others just shrugged in reply.


Paree's P.O.V

'I can't believe the nerve of him! Here I was, thinking that I'll help him and the others out when the elders decided when to rescue them and stupid Kai goes and insults me for it.'

I rushed out of the building and towards my car. I started the car and drove as fast as I could to be anywhere but near that bastard.

'I can't believe it! Ugh… Who the hell does he think he is to tell me whether or not I'm capable of going out on a rescue mission. I hate him!' I thought as I kept driving.

For some reason I felt really hurt by what Kai had said back there. I guess it was because I thought we were finally getting closer. But, maybe we aren't. Maybe all those times he kissed me was out of lust or something. I mean all he said was he cared for me. Who knows he might've been lying.

'But what if he wasn't? What if he doesn't want you to go on the rescue mission because he's scared you might get hurt or worse? What if he loves you?' I heard a little voice inside my head say.

"He should've said something then. He should have at least acted like it. We still fight like before and everything. If he really loved me he should have at least expressed it!" I grumbled to myself.

'Wait…why am I so upset about this? Why do I care about whether he loves me or not? Is it because…no it can't be…or could it? Do I love him?'

I stopped driving and found myself at the park my mother used to bring me to for our little playmates time, with the others.

I went outside and sat on the hood of my car looking out towards the swing set, the slides, and the sand box. I smiled at the memories that came to me. And almost all of those memories had a little boy with blue, two-toned hair in them.

"Mum, I wish you were here right now. I'm so confused. I miss you so much. I just need someone to talk to." I mumbled as I hugged my knees to my chest and hid my face in my arms.

After a few minutes of silence I decided to go pick Paulo up from Kai's house and go home to my house for the night. I really didn't feel like seeing Kai tonight.


Normal P.O.V

"I really didn't expect that. They've been getting along so well lately that I thought they were done with the fighting and arguing and everything." Mariah said suddenly.

It had been a few minutes since Paree and Kai had left so abruptly after their fight.

"Maybe their still having trouble coming to terms with their feelings for one another." Sophia suggested.

"Whatever it is, I hate seeing my sister like that. I think we should talk to her and Kai and find out what's going on. Obviously, they aren't as close as we expected them to be." Rohin said with a frown.

"I think they have really strong feelings for each other but their pride gets in the way. Or there is the possibility that the two of them are so thick they haven't figured it out yet. Or they could be in denial." Miriam said.

"Well, whatever it is I'm not going to just sit around here. I think we should go find her and talk to her." Aaliyah said getting up.

"Yea, I think we'll go and find Kai and talk to him or something. See if we can help out." Brooklyn said before getting up.

"We're going with Isabella for her weekly check up we'll meet up with you girls later." Alexandra said as she and Aryan helped the pregnant Isabella stand up and walked out the door with Angelique and Sophia behind them.

Aaliyah, Miriam and Mariah went to Aaliyah's car and drove to Bikonai mansion expecting Paree to be there.

The three girls looked around the house and couldn't find there red and black haired companion anywhere.

"Where else could she have gone?" Aaliyah asked with a frown. The girls were in Paree's bedroom waiting for her.

"If you guys were looking for me I'm right here."

They turned around and saw Paree walk in through her door closing the door behind her.

"Paree. What's up? You left so suddenly we figured you were upset. You want to talk hun?" Aaliyah asked in a worried tone, knowing Paree probably wasn't in the mood for a hug.

"Yeah. I could really use a good talk right now." Paree said with a tired sigh as she placed the bag carrying some of Paulo's baby things on the floor by her bed. She placed Paulo on the bed and sat their with her friends. They just sat in silence for a few minutes watching Paulo play.

Miriam, Mariah and Aaliyah just waited for Paree to say something.

"I'm sorry that you guys had to see that fight I had with…Kai" She said hesitantly.

"It's okay. We know you just wanted to do something to help him and the others and by the way we completely agree with your idea." Miriam said with an encouraging smile.

"Yea, don't worry Rei and I had that same argument and he was just as defensive as Kai. I think Kai was worried about you Paree that's why he objected to your idea." Mariah said after a few minutes of silence.

"Really? That's just it guys. I thought we were getting along fine and he even told me he cared about me but I'm just not sure anymore. I know we were starting to become more than just friends but then he hasn't done anything to indicate that he really…" Paree broke off mid sentence.

"That he really loves you?" Aaliyah finished earning a nod from Paree.

"Paree, I know what you mean. I was unsure about that with Tala too a while back. But I realized that I wasn't even aware of my own feelings for him until he told me he loved me. It'll…it might take Kai a while to realize it but believe me if he's in love with you he let you know." Aaliyah told her with a smile.

"Yea…Ozuma yelled it out to me while he was being dragged away by those goons. I felt happy and horrible at he same time. Happy because he had told me he loved me and horrible because I was helplessly outnumbered by those goons and I couldn't help Ozuma. But it's the first thing I plan to say when we get the guys back." Miriam said with a grin.

"Yea, he's a guy their supposed to be slow at these things. I was actually shocked that Rei and I were the first to admit our feelings to each other. I honestly thought it would be Aaliyah and Tala first." Mariah laughed.

Aaliyah just rolled her eyes at this and then turned to Paree who had a small smile on her face now.

"Thanks guys. I don't know. I guess I do love him but I don't want to say anything. I want him to make the first move." Paree said with a smile.

"You don't have long to wait then." A new voice said.

The girls turned their heads to the door to see Sophia, Alexandra, Angelique and Isabella standing there.

"Knowing my brother, I think he's just waiting for the right moment or something. He's kind of dramatic like that." Sophia said with a smile.

"The guys have him cornered at Brooklyn's place. Apparently they found him at the park, 'kidnapped' him and dragged him there for some interrogation." Alexandra told them.

The girls laughed at this.

"Thanks guys. This really helped but I think I'll stay the night here. I just need to clear my mind a little." Paree said with a smile.

"Yea, we all need to get away every now and then. It's nice being with the guys but it's always nice to have some time with you girls and oh my god!" Isabella exclaimed suddenly placing a hand on her bulging stomach.

The girls looked at her in concern.

"What's wrong?" Aaliyah asked her.

"I just felt a kick! The babies just kicked!" Isabella said excitedly.

"Oh my god! I want to feel it! Wait babies?" Mariah asked confused at the plural form use of the word.

"Oh yea, we forgot to tell you guys. The doctor said she's going to have twins!" Sophia said excitedly.

The girls spent the next few hours gushing over the baby news, eating , and talking about everything from the babies to hot actors to the guys in their lives.


Meanwhile…

Kai blinked repeatedly as a flashlight was thrust in front of his face. He had just been dragged into Brooklyn's house and was now being "interrogated" with a flashlight in his face.

"Kai Hiwatari! What where you doing at Garden Park approximately 10 minutes ago? Why were you there? What were you…"

"Brooklyn do you really need you interrogate him like a criminal? Gimme that flashlight." Rohin interrupted grabbing the flashlight and turning it off.

"Aww come on. You're no fun!" Brooklyn pouted earning a glare from Kai, while Rohin, Garland and Aryan just rolled their eyes.

"So Kai why were you at the park when you should have been searching for my sister and trying to get her to stop being mad at you?" Rohin said eyeing Kai suspiciously.

"I was looking for her, what else." Kai said running a hand through his hair.

"Oh I see. Well, anyways we brought you here to ask you why you opposed her rescue plan?" Garland asked sitting down on one of the bean bag chairs by Kai.

Brooklyn handed the boys some bottles of sake before sitting down and also looking at Kai enquiringly.

"Well, it's 'cause I don't want her to…get hurt on the mission, which I doubt the elders would agree to. She was being stubborn." Kai finally replied after taking a swig of his Japanese beer.

"That's true. Yea, I doubt the elders would agree to that and it would be strange to be rescued by your girlfriends. But you said you didn't want her to get hurt. What makes you think she's going to get hurt? You know that she's well trained in self defense if she needs to defend herself." Aryan said.

Kai sighed and leaned forward with his elbows on his knees.

"I I had this sort of dream I guess. And I saw Paree get shot while climbing some sort of wall. And then I saw myself, Rei, Tala and Ozuma sitting in a dark cell. And I know it sounds stupid but I've had dreams come true before and I think this one was about Paree's rescue plan." Kai finished, looking up to find the guys with thoughtful looks on their faces.

"Dreams coming true. Yea that's happened to me too before. Are you sure Paree was shot in your dream?" Brooklyn asked curiously.

"I don't know I just saw blood on her shoulder area." Kai replied.

"Well, I'm not so sure about whether this dream will actually come true. But I can tell that your worried about her. Do you love her Kai?" Rohin asked looking at the blue haired boy as if studying him.

Kai went silent for a few minutes before sighing and nodding.

"Have you told her?" Garland questioned.

"No, I haven't. I want to but I don't think it's the right time." Kai said in a tired voice.

"In other words you're afraid of how she's going to react." Aryan concluded.

Kai simply looked away in response.

"Don't worry about it Kai. I think she's actually waiting for you to do something. She wants you to tell her probably. Do it when you feel it's right but don't take too long. I don't want my sister to have to wait." Rohin said in a slightly threatening tone.

Kai simply nodded and downed the rest of his beer.

"Anyways now that that's done and over with. Who's up for some poker?" Brooklyn earning glares from his companions who then just shook their heads at his comment.

"What? I don't get it?" Brooklyn said noticing the guys shaking their heads as they picked up the cards he was dealing out.


Paree pulled up into the Hiwatari estate,two days after the fight between her and Kaiand parked her car in the garage before walking into the house. Kai had been text messaging her non-stop asking when she would be coming back, so she had simply told him she needed to clear her head and that she'd be backat his house before hewas to leave.

She walked up to Kai's room and lay Paulo down in his crib. She went to the closet to get a sweater to wear over her tank top but stopped at the door when she saw Kai in there.

"Hey." Kai said turning around. Paree just smiled and walked past him to get her sweater. She turned to walk out of the closet but found Kai blocking her way.

"Kai could you mov.." "I'm sorry" Kai cut her off.

Paree looked at him and saw him looking at her sincerely.

"I'm sorry for fighting with you about your idea and I want to make it up to you." Kai said running a hand through his hair.

Paree walked out into their room and towards the dresser placing her sweater on and brushing her hair.

"How?" She asked him, looking at his reflectionin the mirror.

"Well I thought we could…Would you like to go watch a movie with me?" Kai asked and Paree could swear she saw a tinge of pink on his cheeks.

"You mean…like a date?" Paree asked turning around to face him.

"Yea, a date?" Kai said with a small smirk.

"Okay, when?" Paree asked him still sort of shocked.

"Right now. Let's go." Kai said walking to the door of his bedroom. He looked back to see her still standing there.

"Right now?" She asked.

She was wearing light blue pants, a pink tank top and a white sweater zipped half way up. Her hair was straightened and she was wearing her sunglasses on her head like a hair band. Kai thought she looked fine.

"You look fine, we're just going to the movies. You don't need to get dressed up or anything. Let's go." Kai said with a shrug.

"No, I'm not talking about getting dressed up I was asking about what to do about Paulo."

"Oh well, my mum's at the hospital but my grandmother's home let's just leave him with her." Kai said impatiently as he walked into the nursery and picked up the robot baby and the baby bag.

Paree grabbed her purse and followed Kai out the door. They left Paulo with Kai's grandmother and left for the movies.

Paree looked over at Kai who was driving.

'This is a big turn around from how he was acting two nights ago. I can't believe he asked me on a date. Hey! This is our first date!' Paree realized with a bit of a shock.

"What movie do you want to watch?" Kai asked as they pulled up to the theatres.

"Um…Oh that one looks pretty good!" Paree said pointing to a poster of Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Kai looked surprised he actually expected her to want to see a romantic movie or something. He bought the tickets and Paree went to buy candy.

They sat down and Kai looked at the bag of cotton candy and bars of chocolate questioningly.

"I didn't feel like get popcorn or drinks." she said with a shrug.

The movie started and Kai found it to be pretty good, he heard Paree laugh every now and then and couldn't help but think that the date was going pretty good after Mondays episode.

They got into the car a few hours a later and Paree looked pretty pleased.

"You want to get something to eat?" Kai asked as they drove.

"Sure." Paree replied and they pulled over to a pizza place that served a dinner buffet.

They ate quietly for a few minutes until Paree couldn't take the silence anymore.

"Thanks. This fun a lot of fun." She said with a smile at Kai as she took a bite of her pizza.

"Yea. Do you realize we're the first out of all of our friends to actually go on date?" Kai said with a smirk.

By the time they got home it was near midnight. They went up to their room and got ready for bed.

Kai got into bed after tucking Paulo in and waited for Paree. Paree had thrown on a t-shirt and shorts and got in beside Kai. She snuggled up to him surprising him and kissed him on the cheek.

"Goodnight." She whispered to a shocked Kai.

He whispered goodnight back and waited until he heard her shallow breathing to indicate that she was sleeping. He looked over at his digital alarm clock to see that it was 11:26 pm.

Kai slowly slipped out of the bed and changed into some thick jeans and a t-shirt with a sweatshirt over it.

He pulled a note and a rose out of the drawer on his bedside table and placed it on Paree's bedside table. He leaned down and kissed her temple before walking out the door.

He heard his cell phone beep and opened it to read a message from Brooklyn.

'We're at the door, leave your cell phone because you won't be able to use it anyways. Rohin and Aryan are already at the club and so are Boris's men.'

Kai left his cell phone on his bedside table and walked out of his bedroom and down the stairs. He went outside and got into Brooklyn's car and closed the door not knowing that the noise had woken up a certain red and black haired phoenix.


"Kai?" Paree said as she opened her eyes. She looked over to the note on her bedside table and the rose beside it.

She didn't even bother reading the note because she already knew what it would say, instead she picked up the rose with a small smile on her face.


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