Jaheira1000: Hey everybody. Sorry for taking so long to update, but I had to change all my personal details cause of a stalker. (Very creepy by the way) Anywho, here's the next update, and many thanx to all who reviewed. I love you all.
DISCLAIMER: It's not mine, it never has been and never will be. Are you satisfied now? sobs
Jaheira1000: P.S. I would just like to clear up one matter. Mariah and Lee aren't related at all in my fic.
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CHAPTER SEVEN: Who's Coming?
Meanwhile, Emily had edged over to the Demo Boys and Kia. She had her own reasons for wanting Kia to get together with Ray. She smiled at the red-headed reason named Tala. "What's all this guys? People will start getting ideas about you!" Tala looked at her with a radiant smile, "Well let them, 'cause I'm not ashamed of my girlfriend!" Emily was shocked. He'd asked her out already! And judging by his reaction, she hadn't turned him down! This was definitely gonna complicate matters. Kia was smiling dreamily at Tala, as if she was thrilled with life, which in fact she was. "Oh Kia, do you know where Ray went? He seems to be missing. You are still team captain aren't you? I just thought you might be worried about one of your team-mates." Emily flashed a forced smile. Kia narrowed her eyes at the other girl and nodded curtly at Emily. She turned and said something to Tala before pecking him on the cheek and walking outside.
Tala's POV:
I can't believe my luck! She actually said yes! I am definitely not gonna be able to sleep tonight! As I wrapped my arm around her, she leans against me slightly, and I notice the jealous glares I get from every other male present, but I don't care. She's mine! They can look, but just let them try to touch! Aw man, here comes Emily. Just when I was thinking I could spend some quality time with Kia. Why is she going on about Ray? It's so obvious he has a crush on her, but he was too slow. He'll just have to live with it, but Kia will go looking for him. She doesn't often show it, but she really cares about her team a lot. She turns toward me. "Tala, I really should go check on Ray, but be careful. Emily's up to something, and I don't trust her in this mood." My heart goes crazy when she reaches up to peck me on the cheek (I'm taller than her now). I watch her leave, her hair swaying behind her gracefully. Turning toward Emily, my smile dimms slightly. I didn't do it on purpose, but I can't help it. My thoughts are on the missing beauty...
Normal POV:
Emily smiles as Kia leaves the room. This was perfect! If she could only get those two to break up, she was sure that she could get Tala to ask her out instead. In truth, she had a serious crush on him ever since she saw him. Even though he had been evil then, she still loved him. She was a bit depressed to see his smile dimm a bit, and his attention wander. She decided to grin and bear it. Eventually she managed to get his attention long enough to start a conversation in which he was actually interested enough to pay attention.
Ray was stalking up to the house when he noticed somebody exiting the building. The shadow moved towards him and he noticed that it was Kia. As she hurried up to him, she asked him, "Are you okay? You seem to have left in a bit of a hurry. Is anything wrong?" Smiling he shook his head, "No, nothings wrong. I just needed some fresh air. Did I miss anything in there?" Kia was surprised, but she smiled and said, "Not much, but I'm very excited. Tala asked me out! What d'ya think?" Ray forced himself to smile again and say, "That's great!" All this time, he had been thinking of ways and means to make them break up voluntarily. "Come back inside Ray, it's almost time for the last song." As he let her lead him inside, Ray was struck by an inspiration. The Majestics! One of the best lady charmers in the world was on their team, and the others were almost as popular with the ladies. This idea was strengthened after seeing Kia share the last dance of the evening with her new boyfriend. The next morning, when the others collapsed in their beds at 4AM, Ray made a phone call...
The next morning, the only blader up before 11 was Kia, who woke up at 8, looking as if she had enjoyed a full nights sleep. The others managed to keep their eyes open after emptying three pots of coffee. The Breakers were all relaxing in their hotel room, when Mr Dickenson came for a visit. He had a surprise for them. After greeting them all he got right to the point. "I have a surprise for you all. I received a call from the Majestics this morning, and they'll be joining us here for a few weeks. They will be staying in the same hotel, and I managed to get them a room on this floor." Tyson and Max started whooping and glomping each other while Ray smiled widely, and Kia...Kia was not happy. "They're WHAT?" She yelled, effectively shutting up the rest of them. "What's wrong Kia? I thought you would be happy to see your old friends." She looked ready to blow, "Under normal circumstances, yes, but these are NOT normal circumstances!" They looked at each other confused. Suddenly, it hit them. They had gotten do used to Kia being a girl, they hadn't thought to explain to the Majestics about Kai becoming Kia! "Even so Kia, why should that bother you?" Kia looked ready to do Tyson physical harm, "The Majestics team contain Enrique, the biggest ladies man the earth has ever seen. The others are almost as bad. What do YOU think I'm upset about Tyson?" Mr Dickenson stepped into the breach, "I'm sure that if we just explain..." Kia cut him off by standing up and stalking out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Ray was feeling very guilty. He had told the Majestics that he was having problems with a girl he liked, but he hadn't thought to mention the fact that the girl was Kai-er-Kia. He sat back in his chair, and started discussing how to break the news to the Majestics about their captain.
In the meantime, Kia had stalked out of the building. She did however, remember to avoid dark alleys this time. She had no wish to repeat her last encounter. As she walked, she was barely paying attention to where she was going. She just kept walking. Why did all of these things happen to her? The thought of having to deal with all this now was just too much. She had been walking around for a few hours, when she noticed the time. It was already 6PM. The others would be getting worried. She swung around, intending to return to the hotel, when she found herself on the ground. She had walked into somebody else. Her hair had swung into her eyes, and she couldn't see a thing. She felt herself being helped up, and she swung her hair out of her face to come face-to-face with...Enrique! Fate must really hate her. As she dusted herself down, she noticed the rest of his team-mates. Enrique was gaping at her, and it was starting to irritate her a bit. She didn't look any different than any other girl, but guys were forever staring at her. Sighing. she asked him if he would get out of her way...
Enrique's POV:
I was having a very bad day. A call from Ray brought us all down to America to help a man in need. If there's one thing we Majestics believe in, it's helping someone in love. So anyway, we get here only to find ourselves lost, and now I've ploughed into somebody who turned around too fast. Here however, is where my day got much better. I seem to have knocked down a young lady, and as she swing her two-toned hair out of her face, I see two beautiful crimson eye's looking at me. I've seen a lot of girls before, believe me, but never with such unusual colouring. I've only ever seen one person with that colouring coupled with the pale skin, and that was a guy. The captain of Ray's team, Kai. Maybe they're related. Back to my earlier observation, I spy a gorgeous pair of legs peeping out from beneath a grey mini-skirt. She also appears to be wearing a blue tank top and blue knee length boots. She's wearing a chunky silver choker and matching bracelet. The effect is stunning, and I can't believe my luck. As she asks me to move out of her way, I decide to turn up the charm. "Do you possibly know where we can find the Fairview Hotel?" (AN: Sorry 'bout the pathetic name, but I didn't know what else to call it :P) I say in my smoothest voice. She gives me a strange look and nods. I smile even wider as she motions for us to follow her. I walk next to her, "So, what's your name?" She glances at him through the corner of her eye and answers, "Kia" Unusual, maybe she really IS related to Kai. "So, do you live her, or are you just visiting?"
"Visiting"
"Well, are you staying long?"
"Don't know"
"Wanna go for a drink somewhere?"
"No"
"A movie?"
"No"
"I know! No girl can resist a shopping spree!" I'm amazed to see her face shrink in horror, "NO!" How can she say no to everything I propose? Am I losing my touch? I wonder why she freaked at the thought of a shopping spree. She looks like an unusual challenge. Well I'll meet this challenge head-on. I'll need something to do while helping Ray with his problem.
Normal POV:
Kia cringed as her fear was realised. Enrique was trying to charm her. The others were also trying their level best to charm the beauty, but Enrique was dominating her attention. As they neared the Fairview, Kia slowed her paced unnoticeably. She would have to get them in without her joining them, otherwise the Breakers would let their tongues run away with. Shrugging, she realised that the Majestics would find out eventually, so it wouldn't matter anyway. As the Majestics turned towards the reception desk, they noticed Kia walking toward the elevator. Shrugging, they decided to follow her instead. As they joined her in the elevator, she pressed the button for the right floor. As they stepped of the elevator, they were amazed when she walked up to one of the doors, and pulled out the key. Mr Dickenson had given her a copy of the keys for all the teams' rooms. He had felt she would be the most responsible. She had decided to take them directly to the Breaker's room. As they stepped into the room, the Majestics were amazed to see the Blade Breakers glomping Kia. How did she know THEM? She turned to them and said, "Welcome Majestics, Mr Dickenson told us you would be coming today, but we were only expecting you much later, which is why I was roaming around. It's just as well I was roaming around, or you WOULD only have gotten here tonight." By now the poor Majestics were really confused. Johnny was the first to pipe up, "Where's your team captain, and who is the chick?" They were not prepared for the reaction these words provoked. Ray slapped his hand to his forehead, Tyson and Max dove behind the sofa, and Kenny started backing away fast. Kia had anime veins popping up all over. Grabbing the nearest thing to her hands, which was a pretty vase standing on a side-table, she hurled it at Johnny's head. Luckily, the hapless scotsman managed to duck, while Ray restrained the angry girl. "What did I say?" He asked in shock. After calming Kia down, Ray explained, "She hates being called a chick. The last person who did was one of the hotel valet's, and he ended up with a few broken ribs." The Majestics goggled. Oliver finally piped up, "So...um...why are you so sensitive about that?" The Breakers started looking uncomfortable, while Kia stood fuming. Ray sighed, "Well, that can be answered by your earlier questions." Ray saw them looking confused and explained, "You asked where Kai is, then you asked who...erm...Kia was." Nodding, the European bladers were still slightly confused, until Ray finished the explanation. "Kia IS Kai." The Majestics jaw-dropped. Staring at Kia, they started picking up the similarities in appearance and attitude. Robert finally broke the silence, "What on earth happened?" Taking a deep breath, Kenny started explaining what had happened right from the beginning...
After having the entire situation explained to them, the Majestics understood the reason they were called out. Judging by the way Ray looked at Kia, she was the one he was interested. As if that wasn't bad enough though, they had also explained about Tala asking her out. Looking at Ray then Enrique, Robert asked him a silent question, and was answered with an almost invisible nod. Groaning inwardly, he knew the next few weeks would undoubtedly be very interesting.
The Majestics had made themselves comfortable in their new room. After finishing their unpacking, they went to rejoin the Breakers in their room. Robert groaned inwardly when he saw the look on Ray's face when a certain blond member of Roberts team sta themselves next to Kia. As he watched them, he realised that Enrique was most likely love-struck. The reason for this was simple. Girls tended to throw themselves at him because he was rich. Kia didn't immediately throw herself into his arms, so she was a challenge. He was obviously forgetting that helping Ray was the only reason they had come in the first place. Kia was pretty much still keeping to her touch-me-and-you-die attitude that she had adopted since they arrived. Even her death-glare however, was not enough to stave off Enrique. Kia was also confused by Ray's reactions to things she said and did. Also, whenever somebody mentioned Tala's name, he either broke whatever he was holding, left the room suddenly, or started to mumble darkly about evil read-heads. I think something happened between those two. Maybe they had a fight or something. Shrugging it off lightly, she realised that she had been spacing out for at least twenty minutes, and Enrique was still valiantly trying to chat her up. Stupid boy. He had a thicker skin than Tyson. Sighing, she stood up, interupting Enrique mid-sentence. She needed some space, and the weird looks she was getting from everybody else in the room wasn't helping. She felt caged. The rest of her team didn't want her going out on her own anymore. They kept saying she could get attacked, or harrased. The latter was more likely though considering her new looks. She was quite proud of the fact that she was considered a bit pretty (AN: Modest isn't she). She decided to give Tala a call and ask him if he wanted to go out. She looked up as Tyson asked where she was going. "I'm gonna phone Tala and ask him if he wants to go out or something. Do you mind?' Glaring at Tyson. Hearing a glass shatter from behind her, she added, "After I get bandages for Ray's hand." Sure enough, a fuming Ray sat gripping the remains of his glass, juice running over his hand. Mumbling darkly, Ray left the room directly behind Kia. After washing his hand carefully, she proceeded to remove all the shards of glass from his hand, and bandaging the cuts. She worked in silence, but he could tell there was something on his mind. Looking up, she was surprised to see a sad look on his face. He looked like his favourite pet had died or something. Seeing him so sad made her chest tighten painfully. She hated seeing Ray so upset. What made it even worse was the fact that this time, she didn't even know what was upsetting him. Looking her in the eye, Ray saw sadness shimmer there for a moment. "What's wrong?" He asked quietly, not really expecting an answer. He really didn't like seeing her upset. Slightly surprised, she answered, "I'm not upset. I just...I...well...I don't like seeing you so upset. It kinda makes me feel like it's my fault that you're upset. I hate not knowing what's wrong." Smiling softly, Ray said, "Don't worry. I'm not upset. I suppose I'm just brooding unneccesarily. I keep thinking about something I can't have, but I can't help it. I don't know if it's the right thing to do or not. I don't know. Maybe I should just stop chasing a dream." Kia suddenly looked very sternly at Ray and burst out, "What's wrong with you? When have you, Ray Kon, ever given up on something because everybody else says it's impossible. If that were the case, how the hell do you explain the fact that we won the world championships? How would WE of all people have ended up in a team together. How would we have gotten Tyson out of bed in the mornings? These things didn't just miraculously happen. We made them happen. How? We didn't give up. Now that I've said all that, I would just like to add that if you ever give up again or even think about wallowing in self pity ever again, I will pound you into the ground. Is that understood?" Shel-shocked by what he had just heard, Ray smiled slightly. Kia had just indirectly told him not to stop trying to get her. The irony of that situation just struck him as very funny. Kia watched as Ray had some sort of inner struggle with himself before one side suddenly seemed to win. Smiling slightly, Ray thanked her. He HAD been wallowing in self-pity. Realising how long they had been in here together, he suggested that they get back to the others.
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