What you can't see

Can't hurt you

Chapter 7. Dying

Zeo woke to an unfamiliar feeling round his waist. He opened his eyes slightly as he heard someone rapping on the door. He heard someone hiss Tala and could tell it was Kai. But why he was knocking on Tala's room door he didn't know. Then it clicked. He opened his eyes fully to see the redhead lying next to his, arms wrapped firmly around his waist, hand sliding a bit to far down. Zeo shifted slightly, trying to not wake the other, and moved his leg from between Tala's thighs. How it got there, he didn't know, but the redhead couldn't know, no matter what. Prying the strong arms from round him, he pulled the shirt down as far as it would go and crept towards the door. Opening it slightly and letting his head poke round the corner, he was met with crimson and green. Miriam and Kai.

"Where's Tala?" Kai hissed, obviously impatient. Miriam stepped forward slightly.

"He's not…in there with you…is he?" Zeo nodded slightly. Kai growled a bit.

"I had another dream…so he came in when he heard me and I asked him to stay." Zeo explained. Miriam looked slightly reveled. Kai put his hands on his hips.

"So, I bet he's not up yet, is he?" The crimson eyed leader asked. Zeo shook his head again. "Can you wake him up? He's not THAT of a heavy sleeper." Zeo nodded and shut the door slightly, walking back over to Tala's bedside. He shook the Russian slightly and tried waking him.

"Tala…Tala, wake up!" The redhead shifted slightly so he was on his back and looked up at Zeo. He felt a strange cold feeling down his front.

"What? I'm not a morning person. Wake me up at a more godly hour." Zeo rolled his eyes.

"Kai wants to talk to you, Miriam's there too." Tala groaned and sat up reluctantly, then looked Zeo up and down.

"I see why you couldn't let them in, but you smell of sweat, go get a shower," Zeo puffed his cheeks slightly. "I'll bring you a towel and leave it on the door handle, and I'm sure I have some clothes you can borrow. Just go." Zeo left to go into Tala's bathroom as Tala went to the door to see a amused Miriam and Kai. He blinked at them.

"I thought you said you'd sleep on the couch?" Miriam inquired. Tala rolled his eyes and walked past them.

"Whatever, what are you doing waking me up at THIS time though?" He sat on the couch, turning on the TV.

"What was his dream about?" Miriam asked, walking over and leaning on the back of the couch as Kai went to get some breakfast. Tala shrugged.

"When someone is hyperventilating, I generally don't ask then what they just dreamed about." Tala said, Miriam swung herself over the couch.

"So, I take it you lent him some stuff? I mean, he must've been sweating?" Tala nodded.

"Oh, do we have any clothes that would fit him?" Miriam thought for a moment.

"Kaede probably has a few boy's clothes, and she's not that much taller than him." She walked off into their room. Tala thought for a moment. Why would Kaede have male's clothing?

Zeo sighed slightly as the cold water fell down on him like a waterfall. There already was a towel in there, so that wasn't an issue. He shut his eyes, letting the water flood his face. He looked down as the soapy water filed out down the drain think a mass off people trying to get on the underground. He laughed slightly. That wasn't exactly the kind of thing he would normally think, but no one could read his thoughts. He heard a soft knock at the door. He turned his head sharply, sending a surge of heat down his neck.

"Yes?" He asked, wincing at the pain.

"It's me, I brought you a new shirt and fixed up your trousers. I'll leave them outside the door." Came Miriam's voice, flittering through the door.

"Ok, thanks." He replied, then heard the door of the room shut. He walked out the shower, turning it off, and went over to the door wrapped in the towel. He opened it slightly and picked the clothes up off the floor, before retreating into the bathroom and shutting the door again. He got changed and went to the living room. There sat Kai, Tala and Miriam.

"So," Miriam said, patting the space next to her. "About that dream of yours." Zeo sat next to her.

"Do you know a man with purple hair and gray eyes?" Miriam flinched slightly. "I take that as a yes."

"He was Yume's fiancée…I take it he went looking for her."

"Well…Yume was there…or at least a picture of her…he was going in the water to reach her and something pulled him down…he reached up to her, but she wasn't ever there."

"He was led into a trap then. I guess he should've known…but still…" Kai said trailing off a little.

"I guess the best we can do at the moment is to contact some of the others and go down to the temple." Miriam said.

"I'll take Zeo back to his house and meet you there then. But it's only what, seven right now, so I'll go back to bed." Tala stated, standing up. Kai came over as Tala went into his room and passed Miriam a bowl of a chocolate cereal. She smiled and immediately started eating it. Kai then looked at Zeo.

"You want anything? Or do you want to go home now?" He asked, Zeo thought for a moment.

"Well…Hiro will be up, so I think it would be best. And I have to go to work soon so…home would be nice, if you don't mind." He explained. An evil smirk crossed Kai's lips.

"I'd be more than happy," He turned round, hands in pockets, and strode towards Tala's door. Miriam laughed slightly and looked at Zeo. Zeo then looked at the door as a loud scream was heard followed by a "WAKE UP!" from Kai. A few moments later, he exited with a wet bucket in hand, and walked into his own room. Zeo heard a click of a door locking, then Tala emerged, dripping wet.

"He's in his room, isn't he?" Zeo nodded and Miriam turned to face him.

"He won't come out until you're ready you know." She said, he growled and retreated back into his room. The white haired girl then came out a few seconds after as Miriam was taking her bowl to the sink. Kaede got her own things out from the kitchen and sat on the floor, bowl on the coffee table, same chocolate cereal as Miriam.

"What happened? I heard a scream." She asked, Zeo smiled slightly.

"Kai woke Tala up with a bucket of water." Miriam said before going into the girl's room. Kaede laughed slightly.

"Before you ask, this is normal behavior for people in own suit. But then again…we ain't exactly normal," She said with a small wink. "So, was Tala's bed soft enough for you?" She asked, striking up a conversation.

"Softest I've ever been in, though I had another dream," Kaede raised her eyebrows. "A guy with purple hair was looking for Yume, he got pulled into a trap and drowned." Kaede nodded. They both looked at the bedroom doors as Kai came into the main room and sat on the chair opposite Zeo, who had commandeered Tala's chair.

"He's still not ready?" Kai asked, Zeo shook his head slightly before another door opened. Tala came out, wearing all black and glared at Kai. "You took your sweet time." Kaede perked up after looking over Tala's outfit.

"You haven't worn that in ages, it suits you." She said. He was wearing a black sleeveless top with grayish tribal markings round the torso, and baggy black trousers that looked a few sizes too big for him. He smiled slightly.

"You think?" She nodded enthusiastically. "Hurry up and get ready then, I'm not in a patient mood." Kaede put her things in the sink and ran up to Tala as he got his keys out.

"Can I come? I've been doing nothing but work all weekend, and yesterday, I want to get out for a different reason!" She pleaded. He sighed slightly.

"Fine, but hurry up!" She smiled and quickly put her shoes on.

Zzz

"Wow…you live here?" Kaede asked, looking over the dojo. Zeo nodded. "Cool, do this place still do lessons, I haven't practiced in ages!" Zeo laughed a little.

"Yea, Hiro does them, it's quite popular. He should be in there now. You can come see him if you want." Kaede squealed and knocked on the driver's window. It rolled down to show Tala, who was trying to sleep.

"What?" He snapped.

"Can we go in? I want to see if I can join a dojo again." Tala sighed and turned off the engine.

"Fine, but not for too long." Kaede beamed at Zeo, who started walking towards the hall. They walked into the hall to see Hiro in there, dressed in his uniform and putting the bamboo sword on the rack. He looked at them and smiled slightly.

"Welcome back, I see you brought another friend." He said, nodded slightly towards Kaede. She smiled a bit, but Zeo noticed she had gone silent.

"This is Kaede, she wanted to know a bit about the dojo, I think she want's lessons." He looked at Kaede who nodded a little. Hiro walked over to them.

"I think that could be arranged, when do you want them?" She thought for a moment.

"Umm…Friday's a guess…I used to take lessons before." Hiro nodded, then looked down at Zeo, frowning.

"That's not your shirt." He said, Zeo rubbed the back of his head.

"Yea, I had to borrow one, I had a nigh terror, so mine was all wet." He said, Hiro rolled his eyes.

"Come on Kaede, Miriam and Kai want to go somewhere," Tala said, appearing from behind the door. Hiro glared at him slightly and Tala just smirked. "Hi again." He said cockily. Kaede ran to Tala and nudged him.

"Stop it!" She hissed quietly, before turning back to face Hiro and Zeo. "We best go then, see you a different time!" She said, then pushed Tala out the door and towards the car. Zeo turned to Hiro who suddenly looked very stern. He stepped back a bit.

"What is it?" He asked, but couldn't finish as Hiro butted in.

"How did you meet that guy?" Hiro asked stepping forward, so Zeo stepped back a bit.

"Tala? I met him on the bus, the again at Ana's funeral…why?" One-step forward, one-step back.

"Cause he's dangerous, I hope you're not getting involved in something you shouldn't." One-step forward, one step into the wall.

"Why would I want to do that? I don't know what you're talking about." One-step forward.

"Yes you do." Hiro leant down and looked into Zeo's eyes, searching him.

"Maybe I do, but what I do is up to me right?"

"Ana tried hard to stop you from getting involved in this stuff. You want to put her hard work to waste?" Zeo pressed himself into the wall.

"I'm not. It was my choice, they told me not to get involved because she tried hard, but in the end, it's still up to me…isn't it?"

"People die because of this…I don't want you to be one of those people." Hiro said, standing up straight. Zeo smiled.

"I'll be fine!" He reassured. "I know when to stop." Hiro looked at the sword at the far end of the dojo.

"I know you do…but what if they wont let you stop?" He whispered so Zeo couldn't hear him. "Look, just don't do anything else stupid, ok?" Zeo nodded and smiled brightly.

"Ok."

"Good, now, I think some of us have work?" Zeo started to panic.

Damn, I forgot, I have to be there early; I'm so dead!" He said before running out catch the bus. "Bye!"

Zzz

The redhead drove down and stopped at the fork. If he was going to get anywhere, he had to face it head on. He tried to remember which way he'd been told the lake was, then turned his Motorbike to the left. The midnight Suzuki was almost un-seeable in the dark woods. He looked across the sparkling waters. He couldn't help smiling. It was indeed a mind-blowing sight. Almost each star was reflected in the waters. He shivered as the familiar feeling went right through him. The feeling of dread. He took off his socks and shoes, then his trousers, then his shirt, and lastly his boxers.

Walking into the waters, he looked around, making sure nobody and nothing was there. He jumped slightly as the ground disappeared under his foot, before regaining himself and diving into the murky water. Goggles on, he looked around for any signs of abnormalness. He stopped swimming as he saw the man that came here the night before, lying on the lake bed, eyes glazed and dead, skin paler than both his, Kai's and Kaede's. He swam up to him and untangled the weeds from his arms and legs and tugging the heavy bicker jacket and trousers off him. The man suddenly became about fifty times lighter and started to float to the surface. He watched the man slowly rise above him to the moon. He was probably near the middle of the lake.

The need of oxygen became too strong, so he followed the man unto the surface of the lake. Then he felt a slimy feeling work it's way round his foot. He looked down, wide-eyed at the weeds, which had turned black. He started chanting something, making them repel. But the weeds were the least of his problems. A dark figure slowly came into view. He started to panic as the monster got closer. This wasn't any monster though. It was a human, a human rooting for the wrong side. He gasped slightly as the lady rammed her head into his stomach, entwining their fingers in battle. He winced, winded and under water. Slowly, he brought his knee into her stomach and closed his mouth round hers, sucking as much air as he could. She let go of him and clasped her hand round her throat. With one blow to the head, he knocked her out swiftly. She glared at him, before she started to sink, gripping his thing as she went down. He tried to pry her hand off his leg, but even when she wasn't conscious, her grip was strong. He frantically swam to the top of the water slowly under the added weight, and gasped for air. He brought her to the top and let her inhale as well as him. As he did so, her grip loosened and he tugged her off his bare skin. Holding her in his arms, he left her lying on top of the water and with the last of his energy swam to the edge of the lake where his bike was.

He lay on the muddy ground, breathing heavily and shut his eyes. He rolled over as he heard some people on the other side, a rowing boat coming across the waters. Picking the woman out the waters, he looked at the silhouette man, then his eyes widened. He was holding a gun.

Zeo's eyes shot open as a painful sensation went through him. Whispering the name of the redhead, he scrambled out his bed and ran to the door. When he opened it, Takao and Hiro where standing at his door. He then realized he was dripping in sweat, but really badly. The floor around him was slowly getting a puddle on its surface. The brothers looked at him. His eyes were stupidly wide and his face was drained of all color.

"Tala…Liandi Hotel…Kai…now…Tala's…he's." then everything went black.

Zzz

Kitty: -eyes water- how could I do that to my Tala? NO! HE MIGHT DIE!

-sob- that's wettened my mood a bit, but you'll never guess what my Chamber choir teacher said to us, I remember the words exactly:

"We MIGHT, and I stress the might so don't get too excited, be singing at the A1 races."

…Hold on, I have to scream again…-screams- but really, as she said that, I held my nose and shut my mouth 'cause I couldn't hold back a scream! I mean, one of the people were selling grand stand seats for like…less than half the price, but the fact that we might even get to sing is just like AHH! And even if we don't, my dad will be aloud out of hospital to come and visit me for my birthday, and I get to go and see the A1 racing? HOW COOL IS THAT? Rouge's gunna be sooo jealous

Yea, I'm a racing fan, but more of a motorbike racing fan, but this is still so big! It'll be my best birthday in ages, and make up for not celebrating my birthday for two years! –sigh- still, my science is-a-waiting. I'm gunna try and move from worst in my year group, it's like, Biology: E Chem: E Physics: F …I'm not lying, I'm that bad

Well I best go and stop talking U

Caoi .

Kitty-cat