Chapter Summary – Tyson decides to make some trouble.
Lead Me Onwards
Tyson was bored, of course, he shouldn't have been, Rei had left him, Max and Kenny with a list of chores while he (Rei) went grocery shopping. Usually, Kai would have gone with Rei, but since Kai was gone for an indefinite amount of time, well, improvising had to be done.
Rei hadn't been gone for more than ten minutes before Tyson threw down his dusting tag. He stood and stretched, getting the kinks out of his back. Max watched him, then sighed. Tyson would do no more cleaning today.
"What will Rei do to you when he finds out you skimped our on the chores?" Max asked.
"What? He won't do a thing," Tyson grinned.
"Sure, and tell me why he'd not notice when he is our team captain?" Max rolled his eyes.
"He won't," Tyson said, he sounded so sure of himself. It was like he was actually the Captain and not Rei. Max decided to stay out of this one. He wasn't too keen on scrubbing the kitchen floor with his own toothbrush for hours on end.
Tyson, on the other hand, wanted something to eat. Since Max wasn't going to do it and Kenny decided to scram to the basement to do his own chores. That meant that he (Tyson) had to make himself something to eat. He wasn't good at the whole cooking thing either. He could make Ramen Noodles, but that was about it.
However, today, he wanted something different: Something sweet, gooey, moist, and chocolaty. That meant that he had to make chocolate cake. Of which he didn't know how to make, but then again, how hard could it be? He had watched Rei do it plenty of times. He just had to remember how Rei did it.
Out came the mixing bowls, flower, salt, sugar, coco mix ext. He threw things into the bowl half hazardly, and then he mixed it till it was more of a gooey mess than a chocolaty one. After a few moments of this, he dumped it into the cake pan and then into the oven. He didn't want to have to wait for it to heat up and so he put it on the highest setting he could.
Then all he had to do was sit back and wait. He decided that the best way he would do that was to eat the left over ice cream in the freezer. He ate it straight from the container, not even bothering to get a bowl.
Twenty minutes later, the cake was done and all that had to be added was the icing. He glopped it on and smoothed it out and then he dug in. Icing and cake went all over the place. The kitchen no longer resembled a kitchen, but probably the fudge room of Willy Wonka's Chocoalte Factory (the one room you didn't get to see in the movies). Tyson happily ate his cake with the ice cream, and was still eating when Rei wondered into the kitchen.
First thing he did was stare.
Second thing he did was Blink.
Third thing he did was blink again.
Four thing he did was blink once more.
For the fifth thing he did he started to glare at nothing in particular.
Sixth thing he did was look for the culprit.
Seventh thing he did was find Tyson eating at the table.
Eighth thing he did was glare at the boy.
Ninth thing he did was slam the groceries on the table.
Tenth thing he did was slam that cake onto the floor in a fit of furry.
"Tyson, you have better have a good reason as to why your eating and not doing you chores," Rei said in a low voice that said someone was in trouble. Everyone knew to not mess with the kitchen because the kitchen was Rei's territory. He was anal about the cleanliness about it and so on and so forth.
To say the least, Tyson had crossed a line that he hadn't even heard of, let alone, thought of. However, Tyson being the smart kid that he is, he decided to run instead of chat. Rei let the boy go, he would get him back later. But right now, he had a kitchen to clean.
Tala, Bryan, Spencer, Ian and Kai smirked at the report the Neko-Jin was chattering on about. Rei didn't know he was on speaker phone, and the others of the group were doing a good job of not letting him know it.
"I can't believe that idiot would do that to me, honestly, its ridiculous!" Rei muttered. Kai smirked, he had once been on the receiving end of Rei's temper when it came to the kitchen.
"What are you going to do about it?"
"If I told you that, than it wouldn't be exciting, now would it?" Rei said. Kai could here the smirk in his friends voice.
"Anyway, I'm still thinking on it. All I can say is that Tyson is in big trouble for this one!,"
"I'll let you get to it then," Kai said. The lines were put to rest. Tala and Bryan then started snickering.
"Is he really all that scary to face?" Tala asked.
"It really just depends on his moods," Kai shrugged.
"Remind me to never get on his bad side," Ian said.
"Right," Spencer agreed.
"All right, I say we go to bed. I have a meeting with the executor of the state," Kai said.
"Sounds like a lot of fun," Ian said. Kai glared at him.
"It's either that or not getting anything. And I want the other kids from the Abbey to get some compensation as well," Kai said.
"I agree," Tala nodded his head in Kai's direction.
"It's settled then," Kai muttered.
The Next day as the sun shown through the windows of the small dojo. Rei was all ready up and about, he had showered and dressed before spending an hour getting the knots out of his hair. He was still trying to decide on a fitting punishment for Tyson. He was still angry about it as well and so he hadn't slept the night before.
It was nice of Kai to call though. Rei couldn't help but tell him what had happened, he hoped that Kai was amused by the circumstances. However, Rei doubted that Kai would admit it. He was in Russia, that was all Kai would tell him and Rei decided that he wouldn't ask questions. It wasn't his business anyway. So why bother?
Rei sighed, decided to put those thoughts out of his head, instead, he wondered down stairs to the living and kitchen area of the dojo. The kitchen was sparkling still from the cleaning Rei had been inclined to impose upon his favorite room. He went about making tea, it would be another hour yet before Tyson, Max and Kenny would make their way down stairs.
This left him plenty of time to think, to plan…and to plan his revenge: Of which he was still lost on. He had to do something good. Something that Tyson would hate and something that would be amusing. This something was quite out of reach for him, and so with a sigh, Rei resorted to looking at his tea. Maybe the liquid would give him the answers that he seeks.
It was several moments before Rei sighed, once more, and gave up. Looking out of the window instead. In two seconds he got that brilliant idea he had been searching for upon the paths of enlightenment. He smirked, this would deffinantly be amusing.
If Tyson had known what that morning would hold in store for him; he would have snuck out and gone to a hotel or something. However, the young boy had much confidence that he had gotten away with his little trick and so, wondering down stairs, following the tantalizing smell of pancakes and eggs…he found Rei in the kitchen; very much happily cooking for the rest of the team. Rei gave him a smile and handed him a plate of hot cakes.
"Wow! You made my favorite!" Tyson smiled. He rushed over to the table in order to begin on breakfast. He missed the smirk on Rei's face.
"What're we going to do today?" Tyson asked as Max and Kenny entered the kitchen, they were also gifted with a plate.
"Oh, I'm trying something else out. For training at least," Rei said with the fakest smile he could. Tyson still missed the message, however, Max and Kenny deffinantly got it.
"Rei…what's going on?" Kenny asked.
"Funny that you should mention it, but you do remember that training idea I came up with the other day?" Rei asked.
"Yes," Kenny replied.
"Well, I decided to try it out, after breakfast," Rei smirked.
"No, no, no, up down, up down, up down!" Rei said in his best Mr. Miaji impersonation. He had probably watched Karate Kid one too many times. But he couldn't help but be amused.
He had sent both Max and Kenny to get new bay blade parts, and while they would be out he currently had Tyson painting the back fence. It was quite entertaining to watch Tyson. He was glaring at Rei, then at the fence, then back at Rei; who was being quite entertained by this great idea.
"Will you stop with the movie quotes all ready!" Tyson yelled.
"If you had just done what you had been told yesterday, you wouldn't be in this position," Rei replied.
"Yeah? Oh yeah…?" Tyson threw down his painting brush and marched over to Rei. Rei gave him a pointed glare. This was out right disobedience in Rei's eyes.
"I'm not doing this any longer…"
"You aren't done yet, so you will,"
"And who are you to give me orders?"
"I am your team Captain, and as such you will do as I say," Rei stood, glaring at Tyson with fangs bared and ears alert.
"I won't…"
Tyson never finished his sentence as he leapt at Rei. Rei dodged and back tracked out of Tyson's path. Who fell face first in front of the older teen. Rei didn't say a thing, he just waited as Tyson got to his feet.
"Why are you mad at me all of a sudden?" Rei asked.
"What…for making me…"
"Do chores? You do know that Kai would do that same thing?" Rei pointed out.
"What? Well…"
"He would, and you know it," Rei said in a gentler tone. Tyson hung his head.
"Yeah, I know," he muttered.
"Right, so then, get back to that fence, it should be done sometime before dinner," Rei said. Tyson gave him a pointed look, of which Rei replied with a smile.
"What? If Kai would, than shouldn't I?" he asked.
Tyson decided to ignore Rei. Even though he didn't want to do the chore, he had no choice. Rei would make him no matter what.
Max and Kenny were slightly confused at the site of Tyson painting the fence. He apparently had to put on a second coat because the first had been done terribly. Tyson never was one to do something well the first time, he always had to take a second whack at something in order to do it right.
"Rei…? What…?"
"Oh. We just had a little scuffle is all, but he's doing as I asked," Rei shrugged. He was sporting a black eye from earlier.
"Didn't you try to talk to him first?" Kenny asked.
"What? Oh, yes I did, then he decided he wouldn't anymore, about an hour afterwards and we got into a scuffle. But, he's getting his job done, and that is all that matters," Rei shrugged.
"Oh, sure," Max said, though he was still a bit confused on the matter.
"What did the executor of the estate say?" Tala asked.
"He said that there were still some papers he had to go through, but that it wouldn't be impossible to get the other kids a new home," Kai replied.
"That's all we ever wanted," Bryan whispered.
A/N – I go to work late this morning, but I do hope that you enjoyed this chapter. There should be more on Kai soon, that's the only part I haven't gotten to plan yet.
Ta, Dizzy