Chapter 5

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As she slept Kai cleaned her face, he could see her split lip now, the cause of all of the blood, and she had a few marks on her cheeks that he could tell would bruise, thankfully though it was only dirt covering her dress from when they fell. Kai found a piece of paper and a pen and wrote a note for when she woke up, he placed it in her hand then slipped out of the warehouse, he had to go and let the others know what had happened, not that he knew all the details yet..

Raven woke up and tried to sit up, pain ripped through her abdomen. As she looked around at her unfamiliar surroundings she felt a piece of paper in her hand

I've gone to update the others, don't move and don't panic. I'll be back soon – Kai.

She relaxed, she trusted him, after all he'd protected her twice now, and he was set to get revenge for Wyatt. She forced herself to sit up, her dress was covered in mud and it was sticking to her, she opened her pack and pulled out a white dress with black lace designs, it was loose fitting on her 'maybe my stomach pains won't be as bad' she thought as she stripped off her wet clothes, she was just about to slip the dress over her head when she heard the door open. Ravens head whipped round and she saw Kai stood gawking at her "Close your eyes perv!" she yelled, he closed them and put his hand over, she quickly finished getting dressed then sat down again "ok you can look now" he shut the door and sat next to her "Sorry, I should of knocked, but I assumed you'd be sleeping still" he said, a slight blush remained on his cheeks.

It hadn't taken Kai long to get back to Tyson's, since he had no idea what had happened properly he told them what had happened and where Raven was. "So what now? She can't stay there forever, bring her back here, if her dad turns up we'll say we haven't seen her" Kai sigh "It's not that simple Tyson, I think there's something she's hiding, whatever happened between her and her father wasn't just over her staying out for a night, she was off yesterday when I went to see Wyatt, I need to find out what it is before we decide what to do next" The bladebreakers all agreed that Kai was right, they packed up two beds and food and drinks and Kai headed back, they knew where to find him if they needed, and until he found out what was going on it was safer for them all. He knew he had to be back at with the others in two days time for their match with team Psychic, but even after it was over he wasn't sure he wanted to say goodbye to Raven. There was something about her, it made him feel strange, in a good way, like when he'd grabbed her arm it felt right, he'd never wanted to let go, cleaning her face he'd ran his fingers over her lips amazed at how soft they were. As he opened the door he stood stunned, Raven was stood wearing only her underwear, he stared at her admiring the curves of her body "Close your eyes perv!" her yell snapped him out of it and he closed them and put his hand up over them, more to stop him peeping than anything else, the temptation was too great. When she told him he could look he closed the door and went and sat next to her, he could feel his cheeks hot as he remembered what he'd been thinking about before he walked in on her. "Sorry, I should of knocked, but I assumed you'd be sleeping still" Kai said. "Raven, what's going on between you and your dad? If I take you back with me I need to know"

Kai was blunt as ever but she knew it was time to tell him, he passed her a bottle of water, she took a sip and began to explain what was going on "My dad hates beyblading, even before what happed to Wyatt, he's never liked me taking part on tournaments. We've never got on, I guess deep down I've always known he never cared for us, he saw Wyatt as weak and I guess he never really thought of me as anything to him. Mum is the only one who's ever shown us love and its only because of his love for her that he pays Wyatt's care bills, out of duty not love… yesterday when I saw you at the hospital I'd slammed the door on him for trying to take my blade." Kai had no idea it was that bad for them at home, Wyatt never talked about his family, but then again none of the boys did. "Today, when I got in he was Raving mad, seeing you with me on the cameras was the last straw and I bolted, I can't go back there, he'll kill me, and he would of if you hadn't saved me" she looked at the floor 'you're a knight in shining armour' she thought. Kai brushed her hair out of her eyes and pulled closer "I won't let that happen" 'I'll get revenge for Wyatt and I'll protect you, if it wasn't for him I would never be feeling this way now' he thought and as he pulled her closer he felt her breath quicken. Kai smirked as he ran his thumb over her lips, she closed her eyes as he teased her, without warning their lips crushed together, tongues explored each other's mouths, there was a metallic taste in her mouth from the blood, she winced as he got greedy and pushed against her lips harder, he remembered her split lip and eased off. Running his hands through her hair he was getting lost in her, she was intoxicating, the more he kissed her the more he wanted.

He tasted sweet, as his tongue explored her mouth she felt him push harder, she winced in pain and he eased off, but she could feel it, his greed as his hands ran through her hair. The sound of a bird flapping its wings above made them both jump, she blushed when she looked at him, he smiled back at her "We'll stay here tonight, I've brought supplies with me, and if everything's good tomorrow we can head back to Tyson's place….. What about seeing Wyatt?" she felt sad at the mention of her brother, there was no way she'd be able to see him now, her dad would be looking for her and that's where he'd expect her to go. "My father will be expecting me to go see Wyatt, so….I guess I'll have to stay away till I've sorted this with him" she replied, Kai stopped unpacking and looked at her in disbelief "You can't be serious about sorting things out with him? You took a beating today and you know how it would of ended if I hadn't been there so what do you think will happen if you go and see him again?" "I didn't say I'd go and see him, but I will have to let him know I'm severing ties, I mean…. He'll never stop looking for me otherwise, anyway you shouldn't be worrying about that, your match is soon right?" she changed the subject quick, she didn't want to think about him right now, not when Kai had such an important match coming up, and especially after that kiss. Kai let it go, it was getting dark out and Raven was getting tired, she lay on her bed and closed her eyes, she heard Kai lie down next to her in his own bed and she listened to the sound of his breathing as she drifted off dreaming of his taste and his fingers teasing her.

Kai didn't open his eyes as soon as he woke, he felt Ravens warm body pressed against him and he ran his hands down her back, he pushed his face into her hair, she smelt so good, he realised they were tangled together and decided to lie still enjoying this moment, after all they'd be heading back to the guys today so this was their only chance to be alone. he moved her face up to his and looked at her cheeks, they'd bruised but very faintly and her split lip was still swollen but it had gone down compared to yesterday, she was beautiful her small button nose and her long eyelashes, he stroked her cheek and brushed his lips against hers, she pushed against him and he smirked "how long have you been awake?" he asked "mmm long enough to know you were smelling my hair" she giggled. She opened her eyes and looked at him, "Kai what are we? I don't want to confuse this for something it's not" her questioned caught him offgaurd, he hadn't thought about it before. After yesterday he'd just given in to temptation, he didn't know how to answer her. "I guess your silence says it all, it's ok you need time to figure it out, I won't rush you but after you've won against team Psychic I hope you'll have decided what this is" She pulled herself to a sitting position and winced, "Let me look at that" he said, he hadn't checked it yesterday because she'd said the pain had eased, clearly she'd been lying. She pulled her dress up and revealed her stomach covered in huge bruises that were turning black, "you need to take it easy, you shouldn't be walking really, I'll carry you to the dojo" he said "No I can walk, it only hurts to sit up really"

They'd packed up and set off early, Raven couldn't help but feel sad, she was sure Kai felt the same as she did but when she'd asked he'd froze up. 'I'll have to wait' she thought as they reached the dojo, when they arrived the bladebreakers and Hillary were waiting for them, Hillary and Raven sat on the porch with Kenny while the others started their training. She was listening to Hillary shouting orders at Tyson and had to stifle her giggles, it was hilarious listening to them bicker like a married couple, they spent two days like that, laughing and joking while the guys worked hard on improving their skills. Raven lay awake at night looking over at Kai, he'd barely spoken to her since they came back here, she felt so alone, she turned on her side and tears streamed down her cheeks, she cried herself to sleep, her life was such a mess, how had it turned out like this?

The morning of their match Raven said goodbye to the bladebreakers and wished them luck, when they left she lined cans up in the yard and pulled out her blade "let's see if we can do this" she said as she pulled the ripcord and sent her blade flying across the yard and round the cans in a zigzag motion. She had to focus on something else; thinking about all the negative things going on right now was driving her crazy.