'….' Spoken
"…." Thoughts
italics bit beast/master talking
/italics/ - telepathic between Rei and X..

Both teens were silent for a while. When Kai had ridden Takao's hair of all tangles he dropped the brush on the bed. The continuous movement of his arm was still too much for the prince's back."Must be because of the wounds…" thought the prince.
Takao somehow noticed that Kai was feeling a slight pain.
'How's your wound?' he asked concerned.
That question shocked Kai slightly, and made him think again. He hadn't forgotten their first talk, he just hadn't thought about it.
'Tell me about those dreams you have.' he ordered.
'I…you're not accusing me for being something weird?'
'No.'
'You did last time.' said Takao, testing if the prince would flip again or not. He watched him stand up from the bed, walking to the mirror in the bathroom. Takao sat cross-legged on the bed.
'I was… confused…unaware…tell me about those dreams.' said Kai again, sighing when he saw his hair. "I need a haircut" he thought slightly annoyed.
'Well…what do you want to know?'
'Everything. And don't forget to address me properly.'
'I'm sorry. Well, first I think I should say that I can't control when I get those dreams or not. It just happens.'
'What do you see in those dreams? You mentioned my wounds, and that I was unconscious. How did you know? Could you exactly see what was going on?' asked Kai curious, furiously hoping that wasn't the fact.
'No.' said Takao, taking a moment of pause, thinking about the best way to explain. 'I see… comparable situations, but I've never seen the actual happening.'
'Comparable situations? Explain.'
'Well, in your case I saw a phoenix and…'
Kais eyes widened. 'A phoenix?' He slightly panicked. Did he know?
'Yeah, I don't know why, but with certain persons I see animals. Other persons are resemblances of objects, mostly something to do with nature, like a lake, or a tree. Anyway, the phoenix I saw looked like it was dying. My dream ended there, but just before I woke up it felt like the phoenix lived again, but was still very weak. A little while later I was taking a ride on one of the horses at my home, and I almost fell off because something happened to the phoenix again. That time though it felt like the phoenix was healing.'
'You weren't asleep back then, how come…' started Kai, but couldn't finish because Takao already answered.
'I don't know. Normally I only see things in dreams. That was new for me too. And when I saw you, I got another sort of vision, whichtold me that you were the person in the dreams.'
'Do you have any idea why I'm a phoenix in those dreams, visions?'
'Not a clue. That's mostly the part of the dreams I don't understand, but I don't need to if I can find that person.'
'If you can find that pers…don't tell me you were looking for me? You said when I asked you why you were here, that you were looking for someone. Am I that person?'
Takao didn't answer.
'I'll take that as a yes. Why were you looking for me?'
Again Takao didn't answer.
'I asked a question, and I expect an answer!' said Kai irritated. He approached Takao. He lifted the teens chin quite roughly with his left hand, making the teen look at him. 'Don't let me repeat myself!'
Takao looked up in violet eyes, but still didn't say anything. Just when Kai gave Takao a slap in his face Voltaire entered the bedroom.'
'Grandfather.' said Kai monotone, only stating the fact that he acknowledged that the man was there.
'I need your help Kai.'
'I'm busy.'
'Your slave can wait. I need you now.'
'Fine.' sighed Kai. 'Don't leave the room.' he said firmly as he followed his grandfather.
Takao stared at the door, even when Kai was out of sight.

"He actually slapped me!" He raised his hand and held it on his already reddening cheek. "The nerve…if he knew I was a prince…" Takao let himself fall back on the bed. He stared at the ceiling, trying to make up an answer for the question asked by Kai. He knew for certain Kai would make him answer it when he came back.
Takao was disturbed in his thoughts though when he heard someone call him.
'Ta…Tyson…'
'MAX!' said the prince happily. He shot up and made his way to the door. 'What are you doing here? I was told I…''
'I know, I know, but Rei thinks its safe, and he thought we could at least talk to each other.' the blond said happily. 'Hey…what happened to your cheek?' asked Max, suddenly concerned. He softly touched Takao's cheek.
The blue haired teen winced a bit. 'He slapped me.'
'What! Why?'
'Because I didn't answer a question. I deserved it I suppose, I mean, he doesn't know who I really am…'
'That might be true, but…' Suddenly two arms snaked around the blonds waist from behind. 'My brother is coming back. If he sees you two talk, well…I'm not sure what he'll do…' said Rei, his head resting on Max's shoulder.

Takao blinked. "It looks like they're already in a relationship!" he thought, slightly jealous.
Rei smiled. He'd heard Takao's thoughts, but didn't say anything. 'We really need to go now Max. C'mon.'
'Coming.' said the blond smiling slightly. He hadn't told Takao yet, but he really liked the neko-jin.
'O, and I'll talk with my brother, so don't worry, you'll see Max more often Takao.' said Rei before the both of them disappeared.
"T…Takao? How does he know my name? Did Max tell him! I can't imagine he would do that! And what's going on between them…" wondered the bluenette.

'What are you doing here?' asked Kai when he wanted to enter his bedroom.'Standing. I'm still in the room.'
'I didn't say you weren't allowed to stand here. I was asking why you were standing in the door.'
'Because I wanted to see a bit more of the castle.'
'You will. I need some sword practice to calm down, and you, will be my opponent.'
'What? I mean, I can…aren't I… can I hold a sword?'
'A dull one. And for practice only.'
'What about your wounds. Can you handle it?' asked Takao, remembering that brushing his hair had been tiresome for the prince.
'I can handle it. Tie your hair back and follow me.'
Takao tied his hair into a ponytail while Kai picked up his sword from the shelve.
'Don't stray.' he added when they left the bedroom.

/Bro? Can we bother and watch you two practice/ asked Rei telepathically.

/Why/

Silence.

/Sure, go ahead…/

'Max, I'm going to go to the practice hall to watch my brother train. You want to come with me?'
'I'd like to Master Rei.' said the blond, happy he could see more of the castle, and hoping he would find out more about the double haired prince.

When in the practice room Kai took one of the dull swords of the wall and handed it to Takao.
'How does it feel? Too light? Too heavy?'
Takao tried some simple movements.
'Too light.'
'Too light? I thought it would be about the right amount of weight…try this one then.'
Takao repeated the movements, content with the weight in his hands.
'Perfect.' said the bluenette.
The prince walked away from Takao, and got into an attacking stance.
'Whenever you're ready.' said Takao, grinning. He was looking forward to spar with Kai.

Takao took a defensive stance, and carefully watched Kai. The prince was suddenly gone.
"He's fast!"
Luckily for Takao he could feel the prince's energy around him, so he could duck just in time and parry with an attack of his own, which was immediately stopped by Kais blade.
The two teens didn't notice, but Rei and Max entered the practice room. Instinctively Max wanted to help Takao, but he was pulled back by Rei.

'He'll be fine. Kai knows what he's doing. Sit down, don't disturb them.'
Max nodded, and did as he was told.

"He's really good"…thought Takao when he had to block one of the princes attacks again. "I hardly get the change to switch from defence to offence…And it looks like his wounds don't effect him at all at the moment…best chance I have is to wear him out…if I survive that long…"
Takao ducked, and made a head roll. He quickly turned around and aimed his attack on the prince's legs. Kai jumped, and stood on his slaves blade. He aimed his sword at Takao's throat.
'You're good.' complemented Kai. 'You're really good, though you have a reckless style of fighting.'
'I've been told before. It's just my style.' said Takao letting go of the blade, slightly disappointed in himself that he couldn't hold longer against the prince.
Kai picked up the sword from the ground and gave it back to Takao. 'Round two. I need to get rid of my anger.' he said while taking a few steps back again.

The sparring began again, this time even faster than before. Max could hardly follow the two princes move. He looked at Rei, and saw him watch in awe. He was able to see the two though.
'How can you see them? They're so fast…' whispered Max.
'Practice. At first I could've Kai move too. One of his strategies, but once you've seen through his trick, it's easy. Your friend is using a complete different way to see Kai than I do though…'
'Takao trusts his feel for aura's. I've never had the chance to sneak up…'
'I thought so. Can you see Takao move?'
'Yes, but I still can't see Kai move. Only when he hits Takao's sword.'
'Hmm…they're speed is almost equal. My brother is slowing down bit by bit. Tell me when you can see him.' said Rei while he sat cross-legged on the ground.
"He's slowing down! I might get a chance to attack!" thought Takao when he noticed the prince slowing down even just a bit.
Kai too noticed he was slowing down.
"Got to beat him now before he gets the chance to attack…" the prince opened another attack. Takao turned away, preparing an attack of his own. Before he was facing Kai again though Kai had flipped his blade and tossed it to his left hand so he could immediately attack again. He only meant to cut Takao's clothing, but with his back still slightly throbbing, and a little less accurate left arm he cut Takao's back. The blue haired teen dropped on his knees and hissed in pain.

Kai blinked once in disbelieve of the fact that he'd really hit Takao. He dropped his sword and knelt down next to Takao, checking the wound.
'This wasn't my intention.' he said while he tore Takao's shirt.
In the meantime Rei and Max had also made it to the two princes.
'Lay down on your stomach.' ordered Kai when he noticed when Rei was about to heal the wound.
Max knelt in front of Takao and took the teens hand. They locked eyes while Rei started healing.
Takao's back fell ticklish but pleasant.
'There, that should do it.' the neko-jin said.
Takao sat up, trying some simple moves. He moved his arms, neck, and finally dared to stretch when he didn't feel any pain.
'Wow! That was great! How did you heal the wound?' asked Takao interested.
'Magic.' answered Rei. 'You're back and arm okay bro?' he asked directing himself to Kai.
'I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Are you okay Tyson?' he asked his slave.
'Yup. Don't feel anything anymore. That was a good move!' he complemented. 'I almost had you though…'
Kai grinned.
'What?' asked Takao sheepishly.
'You? Had me? Don't think so. Anyway, enough practising for today. It's almost time for bed.'
'That late already?' asked Rei surprised. He hadn't really watched the time, but he always lost track when he saw Kai fight someone. 'We should be going then Max.'
The blond nodded hesitantly. He wanted more time together with Takao.
'Tomorrow.' said Rei knowing the blonds thoughts. 'Let's go.'
The two teens left the practice hall, Max looking over his shoulder just before they closed the door behind them.
'You sure you are okay?' asked Kai again. 'I hit your pretty hard, which really wasn't my intention.'
'O, no really, I'm fine. No problem. Things like this happen when practising and getting into it.'
''kay. We should be going too. I'm tired, and I need to do a lot tomorrow. Follow me.'
'Sure…but…' said Takao hesitantly. 'I…'
'Yes?' asked Kai turning to the blue haired teen.
'I…wh…where do I sleep?' he asked carefully.
'In my bed of course. What else did you think?' said Kai with a small grin on his face.

Takao blinked.

TBC

Autors note 2: For those who also read kitty and the sidestory to it, i won't be updating kitty until i've posted the sidestory. It's finished, not typed out yet. The biggest problem is that about the halve of it is on another computer, and that computer is broken... Please bare with no chapters for a while. As soon as the other computer is back i'll typ like my life depends on it, and update as soon as possible.
Now you might be thinking, why don't just update Kitty itself? Because you'll need to read the sidestory first before you can understand the next chapter of Kitty. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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