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"That food was mighty spicy!" Tyson exclaimed, releasing a large burp soon after.
"Tyson! Stop being so uncouth! And where were your manners!"
"Yeah, No balls! The only time I've seen that much food flying through the air was in a food fight!"
Tyson stared at Eddy in confusion. "A food fight? What a waste of food!"
Rei sighed as he finished off the food he had ordered. Some things never changed.
Nearly everyone had finished eating. Only Rei, Oliver, Robert and Kai were still eating, and that was because they liked to, in Oliver's words, 'savor' their food.
Tyson said that it was just a fancy way of saying they were bloody slow eaters.
Kai had spent the rest of his eating time looking at the knife he was using and wishing he could use it somewhere else- aka Tyson's genitalia- or lack thereof once he had finished with them.
A warning glare from Rei every time the glint in his eyes got too murderous was enough to put him off, though. That and his knife would get dirty. And he didn't want that.
Kai finished eating first, the other three finishing soon after and Kai called for the bill. After getting it he looked it over, sighed as he realized how much he was going to have to pay. Rei looked over his shoulder to see the price and his eyes widened considerably.
"Did we eat that much?" he asked, as he looked at the piece of paper.
"What did you expect? We have... how many people are here anyway? Thankfully not all of them are like Tyson and Gary."
Rei stared at the bottom line of the bill. "OH MY GOD! You can't pay that much! If you were Michael Jackson you still couldn't afford it!"
"And you know Michael Jackson personally?"
"No."
"Good. And you seem to forget, Rei. I'm a Hiwatari. Therefore I'm one of the richest people on earth."
Rei looked at him blankly.
"Please say you're joking."
"Why? Would you prefer me to be an orphan child from the streets? I might fit the orphan criteria but I'm no Annie- I never got to see the end of that movie- was she an orphan in the end? Once the singing got too annoying I left."
"I noticed. I don't know- I fell asleep about halfway through it. You could always ask Tyson or Max."
Kai shuddered. "No thank you. I'm fine. I'll just pay this and we can g-"
Kai found a 500-rouble note (don't know if this is right) on the table in front of him.
"What?"
"I'll pay for my meal."
Kai looked at Rei.
"Rei, its fine. I have enough money to pay for everyone and then some."
"I don't care."
Kai pointedly ignored the money on the table and got up to pay the bill. When he returned he saw that the money had disappeared. Good, he thought as he reached over to pick Kevin up, preventing him from tackling Enrique. "We're in public, behave like it."
Without Kai noticing, Rei stole his wallet and placed his note inside it before returning it to the Russians pocket. I -said- I'd pay.
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"WOAH! THIS PLACE IS FRIGGEN HUGE!"
"No joke."
"It's as big as my house!"
"Enrique, that's not a house. Its a mansion."
"Same difference."
Tyson chose to ignore the conversation going on behind him as he walked up to the manor's front doors. Seeing a flash of pink in the corner of his eye, he spun around, ready to defend himself against Mariah. Instead he found...
"MATHILDA! I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT!"
"Of course! We all came! After all, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity!"
"MATI!" Mathilda was quickly glomped by Mariah. Rei smiled. At least her attention is off me.
"Where's Miguel? If you're here he should be here." Tyson asked her, before she was completely taken over by Mariah.
"Oh, he's..." She gestured over Tyson's shoulder.
Tyson turned and jumped about ten feet in the air.
"And I was wondering what your reaction would be if you were surprised." the platinum blonde haired blader grinned.
"Crap man you scared me!" Tyson said, gripping his chest as the others laughed at him.
"Tell you what'll scare you even more?"
"What?"
"Turn around."
Tyson turned, and jumped in the air again.
"AHHHHH! TALA!"
Kai froze. Shit.
"Boo." Tala said, monotonally.
"Har De Harhar" Tyson told him, sarcastically. "If I had had a heart attack you would have been paying the hospital bills."
"Or you might have died before you got there."
Tala looked over the group, smirking, as he looked at Kai, who had gone paler then usual.
"Are you ok, Kai? You don't look well?"
"I'm fine Tala. Don't worry." he said, scowling as Tala laughed at him.
"Oh, I'm not worried. So... How's your love-life?" The redhead asked, winking playfully at Kai, seeing if he'd bite.
Kai's face turned stormy. "I thought we agreed not to speak about that."
"I know. Just like to see you mad."
Kai sniffed and looked away from the grinning redhead, fixing his gaze on a tree about 30 meters away from him. "I'm not mad."
Tala smirked. "Sorry, the clinical term is insane isn't it?"
Rei grinned at the exchange and went to walk over to Tala to say hello. And slipped on the snow, landing on his back. Everyone started laughing as Tala raised an eyebrow at him.
"I thought cats were supposed to be graceful."
Kenny cut in. "Technically, he's not a cat."
"Technically, shut up."
Tala glared at the brown-haired boy before turning on his heel and storming away.
Kenny gaped at his back. No comeback? Where's the comeback? That wasn't a comeback. I'm sure it wasn't. I didn't just cut up Tala did I? That's statistically impossible. What if the world stops spinning because of this? Then I would have single handedly destroyed the world! Oh My God! I'm too young to die!
Rei started to wave his arms wildly, making a snow angel appear beneath him.
"I want to make snow angels too!" Max said, throwing himself into the snow next to Rei and making a snow angel, before attempting to do breaststroke through the snow.
Tyson stared down at the blonde. "I'm freezing and you want to play in the snow?" He shivered at the thought.
Kai smirked at him. "I would have thought that those extra layers of blubber would protect you from the elements."
"Unlike some people I come from a place where the temperature is slightly above freezing."
"Tyson, you forget that both Max and I also grew up in places above freezing. However, we are not acting like we have something shoved up our ass, in your case, an ice cube."
"REI! Are you taking Kai's side?"
Rei nodded sagely. "Sometimes, you just have to admit that he makes sense."
Kai mock glared at the neko-jin. "Sometimes?"
Rei shrugged. "We have to let him believe that he might be able to win."
"Isn't that cruel?"
"I've been speaking to Tala too much."
Kai froze. "Y-You've been speaking to T-T-Tala?"
Rei raised an eyebrow at Kais stutter.
"Yeah, why?"
"N-No reason."
Tala walked over to Kai and whispered in his ear.
"He doesn't know." He grinned evilly. "Not yet."
Kai grabbed Tala's hand and pushed the redheads thumb back, making him whimper softly. He leaned over and whispered furiously back. "Not ever" He released Tala's hand and glared at him. "Got it?"
Tala cradled his hand. "I am so telling Bryan on you."
Tala pranced off to Bryan. Rei raised an eyebrow, and then gave Kai 'the look'.
"What did you do?" Kai tried to look innocent.
"Nothing."
"Yeah, sure and I'm allergic to cats."
"You are?" Kai asked him feigning shock.
Rei sighed and sat up in the snow. "You could just ask me not to ask, you know. I would respect your privacy."
"Then respect my privacy."
"Only if you respect my authority!"
"No more South Park for you Rei. It's a bad influence."
The neko-jin pouted. "You're no fun- you know that?"
Kai nodded slowly before holding out a hand to help Rei stand. "And anyway, you know every time you watch it Kenny starts to get paranoid."
"Kenny always is paranoid."
"Yes, but he doesn't think everyone's out to kill him, normally."
"True."
"Dudes! When are we going to check out the house? I want to see what it's like!" Tyson bellowed from where he was standing over Max, who was making another snow angel. Max then preceded to hit Tyson's leg, making him fall in the snow too.
"Ouch! What'd you do that for Maxie?" Tyson asked as he sat up. He realized that the snow was starting to seep into his pants. "ARGH! COLD!" Tyson jumped up and started to dance around, trying to warm up.
Max laughed at the other boy's antics. "Because it's funny watching you dance around."
Robert was shaking his head, muttering "Uncouth..." under his breath while everyone else laughed.
Everyone, but Rei.
He simply stood, starting up at the manor, eyes searching every window.
Something was there. And he didn't like it.
"Rei?" Kai reached out to grab the neko-jin's arm. "Are you ok? You spaced out on us."
Rei shook his head and turned to Kai, giving him a half-smile. "I'm fine. Just... thinking."
"Ok?" Kai asked, searching the golden eyes in front of him for an answer.
"It's nothing, really. Just thinking."
Kai raised an eyebrow. "You sure?"
"Yeah." Rei looked at the manor again. "I'm fine." His eyes ran over the windows again. Blank, blank, blank, blank, flicker, blank, blank. Wait. Flicker?
He looked at the window again. Something was there. Then it was gone.
Rei shook his head, trying to dislodge that thought. He had to be seeing things. That house was empty. He had stopped by his uncle's lawyer's office to get the key for it and he had assured Rei that it was uninhabited.
Flashback
"Are you sure?" Rei asked the small, balding man in front of him.
"Of course I am, what are you afraid of? Ghosts?"
Flashback end
Rei wasn't afraid of ghosts. No. Ghosts weren't real. But there was something about the manor. Something that he didn't like. He had this strange feeling that something bad was going to happen. That he was walking right into a trap.
"REI! C'mon! I'm freezing out here! Open up this door before the keys freeze in you pocket!" Tyson wailed, walking up the steps in front of the house and leaning against the wall next to the ornate front door. "There's plenty of time to play in the snow! There isn't plenty of time before I freeze to death!"
Reis shook his head. It was probably nothing. He pulled the key out of his pocket and slid it into the lock. He turned it and a click was heard, but when Tyson tried to push the door open, it wouldn't budge.
"What the hell?"
"Move Tyson."
Tyson moved back from where he had been leaning and Rei moved a small ornate piece out of the door to reveal a second lock "Each outer door in the manor has two locks, one shown and one hidden." Rei said, putting a second key in the second lock and turning it.
Tyson stared at the door. "That's just weird."
"No, Tyson. That's secure. " Robert told him, walking up behind the other boy. "I wish my place had the same. I have to rely on state of the art technology that keeps on breaking down. This is much simpler and less well known."
"Er... Right, Robert, whatever you think."
"Robert, stop bragging about your security system." Oliver said, looking at the large doors in awe.
"I'm not bragging!"
"Not directly. You're covering it in sugar."
"Oliver, stop being-"
"Uncouth, I know."
Rei sighed and put his hand on the door, noting with interest the Balrog-like figure carved into it. It had a menacing presence and instead of being welcoming, like most front doors should be, it gave him the impression that the house didn't want him there.
He scoffed at himself. What was he thinking? It's not like the house had feelings. With that final thought, he pushed his way inside.
The doors creaked open, and Rei stepped in. There was a large foyer like area, with a staircase to both the left and right leading up to the next level. There were three doors across from the front door, with a small table between each door. A large crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling.
Rei stood in the entrance and gaped. He owned this? It was huge! And old. Even from the entryway he could feel the manor's age pressing in on him. Whether it was the dark, stuffy atmosphere or the rich middle ages aura that the entire place radiated, he could not tell. He could feel himself relaxing though. This place felt distinctly... familiar and comfortable to him.
He wasn't the only one being affected by the atmosphere of the place. Everyone filed in, looking around in awe. Even the Majestics were lost for words. And Tyson and Max had remained quiet from the minute the doors were opened. Rei noticed an envelope on one of the tables and walked over to it, while everyone else made fish faces.
"Woah." Tyson managed after a minute of staring. "It's huge!" The midnight blue haired boy ran to the archway in front of him and stared down a long dark hallway. "ECHO!" He shouted, listening in delight as his voice reverberated through the house.
Meanwhile, Rei had wandered over to the table with the letter with Rei Kon clearly on the front.
He opened the letter and quickly scanned through the contents.
"What you got there, Rei-Rei?" Rei jumped and turned to the redheaded Russian that stood behind him grinning evilly.
"It's a letter from my uncle. Apparently I have to live here for a week before I actually inherit this place." Rei sighed before placing the letter back on the table.
Tala grinned. "Lucky for you we're going to be here to keep you company during your stay here." His grin widened. "Hopefully we destroy the place during that time."
Rei gave him a look.
"Bryan didn't bring any weaponry, did he?"
Tala laughed.
"No, but I'm sure he'll make some or find some before we leave."
Tala and Rei had become friends during the last championship, after Rei found Tala and Kai at a bar and offered to help Tala get a hammered Kai up to his room.
Rei caught a glimpse of a display samurai suit complete with sword. He nodded slowly, not taking his eyes off the blade. "I don't doubt it." He muttered before tearing his gaze away from it.
"Rei, do you mind if we do a bit of exploring?" Tyson asked the neko-jin hopefully.
"Depends, are you going to be looking for the kitchen?"
Tyson looked at the floor and started drawing circles with his toe.
"Maybe. Maybe not."
Tala grinned. "Tyson beat his record!"
The others looked at him in confusion. "Half an hour after eating and he's hungry again!"
"HEY!" Tyson exclaimed indignantly. "It's not like I expect to find any food there."
Tala nodded sagely. "Of course you don't Tyson."
Rei sighed at his friend's antics. "Well we may as well have a look around, I mean, we have to find bedrooms. I hope there's enough." He looked around himself and continued. "Then again, why wouldn't there be?"
"HOORAY!"
Tyson ran out of the room, then ran back in and grabbed Max and Kenny, once again running off.
Enrique sighed.
"They're such children."
"C'mon Enri! Lets look upstairs!"
"Sure!"
The blonde allowed his hand to be taken by Oliver and then was dragged upstairs, trying to keep up with the green haired boy.
Robert sighed. "I tried. I really tried. I guess that uncouthness is unsurpassable."
Lee glared at the purple-haired blader. "Will you give that word a rest? It's getting on my nerves! You say it all the time!"
Robert glared back.
"I say it all the time because people are being uncouth all the time!"
Lee growled, eyes slitting dangerously, anger practically radiating off him.
Rei stepped between the two boys.
"Calm down! If you don't, you're sleeping on the streets! And Robert," Rei turned to him and glared slightly, "Stop being so uncouth."
Then he walked away from the group and headed through one of the doors in the room.
Kai peeled off from the group and followed Rei into the next room. "Hey, what's wrong?" he asked, concern in his voice.
Rei looked up at the sudden intrusion on his thoughts. "Oh. Hi Kai. Nothings wrong."
The Russian frowned. "Rei, how many years have I known you?"
Rei smiled at that. "A lot. Why?"
"Because you still can't tell a convincing lie."
"I'm not lying Kai."
"Yes you are. What's wrong?"
"How nice is this room!"
"Rei, don't change the subject."
"Seriously! It must be the main lounge room!"
"Rei, please." Rei turned and looked at Kai. Kai never said please. He never said sorry either. Thank you he could do. So for him to say please, well it was a big thing.
Kai gave Rei a half-smile and reached out to the Chinese boy and took hold of his chin, pushing it upwards and effectively closing his mouth which had opened in shock. "Be careful, the flies might want to make it their home."
Rei blushed, both from embarrassment and because of the extreme closeness of Kai. "Uh..." was all he could manage.
Kai withdrew his hand. "Now, tell me."
Rei nearly let out a whine from the sudden loss of warmth from Kais hand, but he stopped himself.
"I've already told you, there's nothing wrong. It's just that I don't want any fights in a house that doesn't belong to me."
"Yet."
"Yet."
Kai's crimson eyes scrutinized Rei's golden ones, trying to see if there was anything else. That, and enjoying looking at Rei's eyes. He could see a faint glimmer of sadness in the golden depths but that was normal for Rei. Even at his happiest moments that small glint of sadness could always be detected in his eyes
No doubt from the loss of his parents. It had only been 5 years ago.
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING!" Tala yelled randomly, waltzing into the room, arms linked with a blushing Bryan.
Kai quickly realized how close he had been standing to Rei and quickly stepped back. Not fast enough to escape Tala's gaze though. Tala smirked, but stayed silent.
Rei blushed heavily. He didn't understand why he was. It wasn't as if he liked Kai in that way. He just... liked to look at him... a lot. "N-Nothing." He stuttered to the redhead, wishing that Kai hadn't stepped away.
Tala nodded. "Right. Oh, by the way, when you wandered off everyone took that as a signal to start exploring. Bryan and I have taken on the role of search and rescue. We figured someone had to do it. Congratulations, you're the first to be found and rescued by the dynamic duo."
"We're honored, really." Kai replied in a monotone.
Tala winked at him.
"For some reason I feel that we were interrupting something, but that might just be me. Bryan? Do you think we were interrupting something?"
Tala put his had in front of Bryan's mouth as if he were holding a microphone.
"Do I have to answer that, Red?"
"Yes, yes you do."
"Fine. I think we were interrupting the kitty and the birdies 'alone time'. Now that we have successfully done that, lets go find someone else and leave these two to start to 'get to know each other' just the little bit better." He smirked at the two boys, who were now blushing furiously.
"BRYAN!" Rei yelled at the lilac haired teen, chasing him out of the room.
That left Kai and Tala. The former of who was trying to kill the other with the power of thought alone. "Do you even know the meaning of the word tact?"
Tala shrugged. "Tact is just not saying true stuff to make others feel better."
Kai grumbled underneath his breath. Why did Tyson have the bright idea of inviting him to this? It wasn't good for his sanity.
Tala started walking around the room, randomly looking at everything in it.
"Nice place. Lots of room, lots of stuff."
Kai nodded absentmindedly.
"Sooooooo. Are you going to tell him you want to fuck him or will I?"
That got Kais attention.
"Tactless and crude. Wow. You really do have a list of vices going don't you?" Kai asked Tala with a raised eyebrow after he had recovered from his shock.
Tala grinned. "That's why you love me. And what's wrong with vices? They make life interesting."
Kai sighed.
"So?" Tala broke the silence.
"So what?"
"Are you going to tell him or will I?"
Kai glared.
"I'll tell him. If he heard from you it would just make me seem like..."
"A coward?" Tala put in cheerfully.
Kai frowned. "NO! More like a..."
"Gay freak?" Tala supplied helpfully.
Kai suppressed the growl that was rising in his chest. "Are you going to let me-"
"-Finish a sentence? No." Tala broke in grinning like a maniac at the murderous expression on the other Russian's face.
"Yes." Kai said through gritted teeth. Tala grinned at the bluenette.
"Don't worry Kai. I'm sure Rei will be happy that you, the Ice King, likes him. And what better place to tell him then in his new house. Hey! How's about we make a deal?"
"I don't trust you when it comes to deals."
"Shut up. Here's the deal. You tell Rei you want to throw him to a bed and ravish him, or just do it, or tell him you love him, before we leave the house. If you don't, I'll tell him."
"That's not a deal! That's blackmail." Kai told Tala, frowning at him.
The redhead shrugged. "Whatever you want to call it. I figure that either way he's going to find out. I just think he'd prefer to hear it from you, his prospective boy-toy rather than me the already taken boy-toy."
"Did I have to have that mental image?" Kai asked, a pained expression on his face.
"Yes, yes you did."
"I take it that you're uke then."
Tala sniffed indignantly.
"Actually, me and Bry-koi take turns. When you and Rei hook up you should try it."
Kai pulled a face at the mental images of Tala and Bryan, two boys that he considered brothers.
"Maybe."
Tala cackled. "I am so going to enjoy it when you two get together!"
"When who two get together?" Ian asked as he wandered into the room.
"You and Spencer, who else?"
Ian frowned.
"Kai, I feel for you. Tala is the Devils Advocate."
Tala started laughing evilly.
"If only you knew, Ian. If only you knew," He told the vertically challenged boy in a sinister voice.
Kai rolled his eyes. He always had had the distinct impression he was a five year old trapped in a nineteen year old's body. Now he had proof that his theory was true. "Grow up, would you?"
Tala grinned. "If you grow a backbone, sure."
"I have a backbone."
"Yes and when you talked to Rei you had a boner."
Ian raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Tala grinned evilly.
"Practically."
"Since when has the Ice King liked anyone?"
"In his words, 'the moment I saw his eyes'."
Ian took a second to digest that before bursting into peals of laughter. "Kai! Have you been reading any Mills and Boon lately? That is so corny!"
Kai sniffed indignantly. "Hey! I was pissed at the time. I can't be held accountable for what I said."
Ian ignored him and continued to roll on the ground laughing. "That... is... CLASSIC!" He managed to gasp out between more bouts of laughter.
Kai walked over to the still rolling Ian and, taking careful aim, booted him towards the door. Just as Spencer was coming in.
Ian smacked into his feet causing the giant of a man to face plant into the floor.
"Ouch." Spencer mumbled into the wooden floor he suddenly had a splendid view of.
Meanwhile, Ian was trying to breathe with Spencer's legs still on top of him. "Can you get off?" He asked, his face beginning to turn purple.
"Oh, sorry." Spencer replied before lifting his legs, allowing Ian to scramble out.
Meanwhile, Tala and Kai had taken over for Ian, and were rolling around on the ground laughing loud enough to wake the dead.
Which drew Rei and Bryan, who appeared to be in a large amount of pain.
Tala and Kai stopped rolling.
"Never get kitty angry." is all he said. And it was all that Tala and Kai needed to start rolling around laughing again.
Bryan looked indignant. "You could at least pretend to care." The lavender-haired boy scowled at his boyfriend who was still rolling around on the ground laughing.
" Sorry!" Tala managed to gasp out, holding his stomach. "It's just that you couldn't even fend off Rei! You've lost your touch!" Tala began to laugh again.
Bryan growled under his breath before walking over to where Tala was and placing his foot on the redhead's stomach, slowly applying pressure. Tala squeaked and sucked in his stomach. "No fair! You know I'm ticklish there!"
Kai stopped laughing and crawled over to the redhead.
"You're also ticklish here, here, here, here and here."
On every 'here' he poked Tala in a certain place. The redhead was trying to contain his laughter, and was doing well. "Rei, come join the party!"
Or not.
Tala was soon laughing louder then him and Kai put together as his boyfriend, best friend and best-friends-love-interest tickled him in various places.
Ian rolled his eyes as he looked at the quartet on the floor. "Jeez, get a room, would you?"
That sobered up Rei. The neko-jin sat up and looked around the room they were in. "Speaking of rooms. Where is everyone?"
Ian shrugged. "Do I care?"
Kai looked up too. Soon Tala's laughter died down and everyone was quiet.
"I can't hear anyone. Like, at all." Tala said, picking himself up off the floor and stretching.
Bryan and Kai stood up too.
"Well we are supposed to find everyone, remember?" Bryan said to Tala.
Tala nodded and headed towards the door, but not before giving Bryan a harsh smack on the bum. He turned and winked at the lilac haired blader before running from the room.
Bryan growled under his breath and made to follow the redhead, murder in his eyes, only to be stopped by Rei's hand on his arm. "Bring everyone back to this room, ok?" Bryan nodded before running after his boyfriend with at least two horrible ways for him to die formulating in his mind.
"Do you like Tala's chances?" Rei asked Kai as he flopped into one of the numerous couches littering the floor of the room.
Kai flopped down next to him.
"Depends."
"On what?"
"On whether Bryan catches him."
"Hey guys! HOLY MONKEY! This room is great!" Tyson yelled as he, Max, Kenny, Oliver and Kevin walked into the room.
"Rei! Your house is wicked!" Max said as he cannonballed onto the couth next to Kai.
"GANG WAY!"
Everyone turned as one to see Tala running into the room. He jumped onto the couch next to Rei and started flailing around, for no apparent reason; though he did keep shouting "They're in my hair! They're in my hair!" His flailing, however, was guided and he managed to hit Rei several times before he knocked the neko-jin into Kai's lap. Through his flailing, Tala could be seen smirking.
Once his goal had been achieved Tala stopping moving. "Where'd they go?" He questioned the room to try to add some authenticity to his performance.
Rei rubbed his back where Tala had hit him before he realized exactly where he was. He looked up into Kai's face and blushed heavily when he realized how close he was to the Russian. "S-sorry." He stammered, not being able to tear his eyes away from the other's crimson gaze.
"TALA! You hit my Rei-Rei!"
Oh no.
Tala raised a delicate eyebrow at the Evil pink one.
"Your Rei-Rei? YOUR Rei-Rei? I'll have you know that he is MY REI-REI!" Tala said, hugging Rei even though he was still planted firmly in Kais lap.
"I will call him Squishy and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy." Bryan walked into the room and shook his head at his boyfriend.
"Cheating on me again Tala?"
Tala looked at him.
"No. I'm getting another boyfriend, but I'll keep you, cause I like you. I have my Bry and my Squishy and I'll share Squishy with someone else." He said, giving Kai a pointed look. However, Rei was too shocked to care and everyone else was too focused on the Pink one, who had gone bright red.
Kai glared at the redhead, who was still hugging Rei in his lap. "You're taking up my airspace. Leave."
Tala got the message and let go of Rei before retreating to the other side of the couch. "Grumble-bum, hogging my Squishy." He crossed his arms and pouted at Kai who was still giving him his best death glare.
Meanwhile, Mariah was fuming. Her face had gone an ugly shade of red and her hands were bunched into fists that looked ready to knock Tala out.
With an angry screech she leapt at him...and was intercepted by Lee who tackled her in mid-flight.
The pair landed with a painful thud. Lee had landed on top of Mariah and so had had a soft landing while Mariah hadn't been so lucky. While Lee stood up almost straight away, his sister lay dazed on the ground.
'PMS' he mouthed to the rest of the group who were shocked by Mariah's actions. They all nodded understandingly.
Johnny burst into the room, closely followed by Robert. "See?" He said, turning to the taller boy. "Told you I heard voices!"
Robert nodded and smoothed down his hair, which was looking a lot messier than usual. "We found the bedrooms..." He told the group.
Tala smirked and noticed that Johnny's face had turned almost the same shade as his face. "Yeah, I bet you did." He had often wondered why Johnny and Robert had always seemed so... close.
Tala whispered to Bryan who started snickering. Meanwhile Rei's eyes started darting around the room, landing on the fireplace several times. He shuddered.
"Rei? What's wrong?" Kai asked him.
Rei shook his head.
"Nothing. Just felt like something was watching me."
In the grate a small flame of fire crackled in the deepest shadow. It had no intention of trading one master for another. Not again.
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