Hey all readers. I think it's obvious that the names of the Bladebreakers in this story are not mine. However, Sam Coredori and her bitbeast Drazema. Along with the team the Carnivora Catz and their bitbeasts are all mine so please don't take them without my position. Thanks bb4564
Chapter 13 – Germany!
Half an hour into the trip and Kai was still trying to figure out who had called Sam. He had decided it had to be someone he knew well, which meant his grandfather must be involved, whether Max saw him at the airport or not. 'But why would they be interested in Sam?' Kai thought to himself. He opened his eyes and glanced at the teen beside him. She was staring out the window as she had been as soon as they boarded the plane. She hadn't bothered to say anything to him since they boarded, nor looked as though she was going to.
Suddenly feeling his eyes on her, Sam turned and met his gaze. Noticing him staring she rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue. "Take a photo, it'll last longer!" she hissed before turning back to the window. Kai growled. 'Seriously! Why would anybody be interested in her!' But despite his dislike of her, he couldn't bring himself to shake off the feelings of uneasiness inside of him. Kai groaned and closed his eyes. This was going to be a long and boring flight.
As it turned out, Kai found the flight not so uninteresting. Fifteen minutes after his little encounter with Sam, he felt a tap on his shoulder and cracked open his eye to see Sam staring at him. Kai closed his eye again. This only resulted in Sam sighing in frustration and a sharp jab in the ribs. Kai just smiled smugly. He heard Sam moving beside him and then felt a sharp, painful blow in the shins. He opened his eyes and glared at Sam as he rubbed his shin. Sam only smiled sweetly at him. "What?" Kai asked through gritted teeth. Sam's smile widened as she pointed behind him.
Kai turned and saw a stewardess standing beside him, a small smile on her lips. "Good morning sir," she said politely, "I was just serving the beverages. Would you care for a refreshment…and some ice?" She looked down at his shin when she said this and Kai growled at Sam. "Just a tea, thanks." He replied through gritted teeth. "White an-"
"White and one, yes I know," interrupted the stewardess politely, "your friend already informed me." The stewardess smiled at Sam, while Kai just glared at her. "And for you ma'am?" Sam smiled back, more at Kai then at the stewardess. "Just a diet coke thanks."
The stewardess got their refreshments from the serving trolley beside her as Kai and Sam lowered their trays. Once she had gone Kai glared at Sam, who was still smiling as she sipped her diet coke. "You think that was funny don't you?" he demanded. Sam shook her head and lowered her drink. "No," she replied, "I think that was hilarious." A small giggle came from behind them and Sam glanced over her shoulder to see Max's hand covering his mouth. In one swift movement, Sam grabbed her coke in one hand, swung around on her knees to face Max and gave him a high-five with her free hand. Kai just rolled his eyes at her childishness as he sipped his tea and waited for her to turn back around. But she didn't. Instead, she sat on her legs and chatted away to Max and Ray. Kai was silently thankful for this and he finished drinking his tea in peace.
Once he had finished his tea, Kai closed his eyes again and droned out Sam's voice as he tried to sleep. He didn't get very far before Sam tapped him on his shoulder. Remembering what happened the last time he ignored her, Kai opened his eyes and glared at her. "What?"
"Can you ask the stewardess for a refill," she replied shaking her empty can in front of him. Kai rolled his eyes and pressed the button above him to call over the stewardess. She came immediately. "Yes sir? Another tea?" Kai shook his head.
"No, just another Diet Coke please."
"Better make it two," Sam suddenly added, "save you coming back later." The stewardess smiled and went to grab Sam's refreshments.
Kai looked at Sam. "What is it with you and diet coke?" Sam shrugged.
"I like coke."
"So why have diet?"
"Do you really want to see me on sugar?" Kai thought about this then shook his head. "Definitely not." The stewardess returned and Sam took her refreshments from her. "Then stop complaining." She put one of her drinks on her seat beside her before turning her attention back to the window. Kai sighed and closed his eyes again, maybe now he could get some sleep.
Kai awoke to feel a firm poke in his shoulder. Moaning to himself, he opened his eyes to find a familiar pair of blue eyes staring at him. Kai groaned. "Another diet coke?" Sam shook her head.
"No. I need you to move your legs." Kai glanced down at his legs, which were spread out in front of him, reaching to the next seat. "Why?"
Sam bit her lip. "Cause I need to get out." Kai smirked. "Why?" Sam narrowed her eyes.
"Because I have to, that's why!" Kai cocked his head to one side. "I don't see why you would possibly need to move from your seat."
"What are you? My parent? Don't answer that. Just move your damn feet, or I'll give you another bruised shin!" Kai held her gaze for a moment before moving his feet. Sam, who was by now, definitely feeling the effects of those diet cokes, half walked, half ran to the toilet cubicles. Kai glanced at his watch and realised he had been asleep for almost two hours. Which meant they'd be serving lunch soon.
Due to the delay, they were now due to land in Germany at 0800 tomorrow. Which meant they would be sleeping on the plane. Kai was silently thankful he wasn't sitting next to Tyson and only hoped Sam didn't snore either. Kai took a moment to glance behind him at the rest of his team. Max and Ray were talking quietly. Mr. Dickenson and Kenny were looking up information on the upcoming competition they would be facing at the championships. Then there was Tyson, who was sleeping…as usual. His head was resting against the mans arm, much to his annoyance, yet he couldn't seem to wake Tyson up to move his arm.
Sam walking down the aisle suddenly caught Kai's attention. She paused beside Tyson's seat and Kai swiveled around a little more to get a better view at what she was doing. As he watched, Sam smiled apologetically at the businessman who rolled his eyes in frustration. Sam knelt down and grabbed the two ends of Tyson's seatbelt. She then buckled it together and pulled tight, very tight. Tyson sat up with a start, gasping for breath. Sam laughed softly and the businessman nodded his appreciation, quickly removing his arm. Tyson managed to unbuckle his seatbelt and was now glaring at Sam.
Sam ruffled his hair and stood up. Walking one row up, she was stopped by Kenny, who fidgeted nervously as he mumbled some words to her, which Kai was unable to hear. Sam reached into her pockets and took out her blade. She looked at it unsurely before shrugging and handing it to Kenny. Kai stored a couple of questions in his mind to ask Kenny later on as Sam headed towards him. Behind her the stewardess was moving slowly up the aisle handing out meals. Sam brushed past him and sat down but not before casting an anxious look at Kenny who was typing away at his laptop furiously. Kai couldn't help wondering what it was she was afraid Kenny was going to find out.
Before he could ponder it any further, the stewardess was beside him asking what he would like for lunch. "Will that be salad or sandwiches?" Kai cast a glance over the food before choosing the chicken sandwiches. "Make mine a chicken salad and a diet coke please," Sam suddenly called from behind him. Kai glanced at her in surprise, still unable to believe her craving for diet coke. Sam just smiled at him and took her plate from the stewardess in one hand as she lowered her tray with the other. Kai lowered his tray first before taking his meal and the diet coke from the stewardess, who then moved on to the next row. He handed the coke to Sam, who smiled gratefully at him before taking a sip of her drink and digging into her meal.
Once again Kai noticed she picked out the small rings of onions that were throughout the salad. "Why do you do that?" He demanded, as she picked out yet another piece of onion. Sam looked up at him in surprise then noticed him looking at the onions she had removed from her meal. "Oh! I don't like onions." She replied simply. Kai raised one eyebrow at her. "What's it to you, anyway?" she asked, her eyes narrowing. Kai rolled his eyes. "It's annoying!" He said grumpily. Sam stuck her tongue out at him nastily. "Then don't watch!" With that she went back to her meal and Kai back to his.
Sam ate her meal slowly, removing even the smallest piece of onion from her meal and thirty minutes later the meals were cleared away. Once hers was taken Sam reached into her small overnight bag, which she had brought on the plane with her and pulled out her walkman. Placing the headphones in her ears, she pressed play, leant against the chair and closed her eyes. Kai watched her for a moment, but she remained completely still, her face passive. Kai smiled slightly as he too closed his eyes and allowed his mind to drift.
Kai awoke a few hours later. Sam's eyes were still closed and outside it was growing dark. He saw a stewardess handing out meals and looking at his watch he realised he had been asleep for five hours!! Rubbing his eyes, he glanced at Sam and wondered if he should wake her. The stewardess was serving Max and Ray so he gently tapped Sam on her arm. She didn't move. He poked her a little harder, she opened her eyes and jumped in surprise. Looking around she seemed unsure of where she was. Her gaze landed on him and she visibly relaxed.
The stewardess was now looking at them for their meal choice. The choices were: roast chicken and vegetables, crumbed fish and vegetables or roast beef and vegetables. Kai took the fish while Sam had the chicken, but didn't order a diet coke, only water. Kai passed her meal up to her and started on his own. Glancing over at Sam, he couldn't help but notice the elegant way in which she at her meal. "You go to boarding school or something?" Sam blinked and glanced up at him. Her eyes clouded as she answered. "Yeah, something like that," she said in a flat voice, before going back to her meal. Then as an after thought added. "Is there anything else you'd like to know about my eating habits?" Kai ignored her comment but didn't ask her any more questions, but finished off his meal.
The meals were taken away thirty minutes later and Kai could see that the world outside had turned dark. He watched Max tap Sam on the shoulder and handed her back her blade. Sam smiled gratefully, taking the blade from him and running her thumb over it, before tucking it into her pocket. She then lent back against her seat and went back to her passive state, her eyes closed. Kai couldn't tell if she was asleep or not. The cabin lights around him dimmed slightly, as other passengers started to doze. Leaning back against his chair, he closed his eyes and felt himself dozing off into a deep sleep, knowing they were going to have a lot of practice to do once they reached Germany.
Kai awoke to the feeling of the sun on his face. Cracking an eye open he saw that the world had once again grown bright. Feeling a weight on his arm, he looked down and saw Sam was still asleep, her head resting against his arm. She had a blanket thrown over her, as did Kai, thanks to the stewardess. Kai rolled his eyes in annoyance, seriously considering waking her up. Before he could finish deciding though, Sam stirred and sat up, rubbing her eyes and stretching like a cat. Her attention immediately went outside as she stared out the window. Kai looked at his watch and realised it was 0746, meaning they'd be landing very soon.
As if to echo his thoughts, the captain's voice suddenly crackled over the loud speaker. "Attention passengers. We apologize for interrupting your sleep, but we will be landing at Dusseldorf Airport shortly. We ask that you put your trays into the upright position and buckle your seatbelts in preparation for landing. Thank-you." Kai obediently buckled his seatbelt, noticing the stewardess walking down the rows and awakening the passengers.
As they began their descent Sam couldn't believe it. They had finally reached Germany. Soon, Sam would be competing again. Smiling happily, she watched the land come slowly up to meet them bring her closer to Germany and the championships!