The Forgotten Son
Kai was annoyed once again, this time not by his team mate's, but by his beloved pet fox. The teen had had a hard day dealing with all his dull classes and the 'Headmistress' constantly around every corner; waiting for a chance to catch someone breaking one of her idiotic rules. Literally moments after he had finally finished his mountain of homework and decided to get some sleep did the little devil started scratching at the portrait that exited their dorm, mewing and whining to be taken for a walk.
Rolling his eyes, Kai glared down at the white ball of fur as he totted along ahead of him on his lead. The little menace seemed unusually smug about all of this, his head and tail held high, a bounce in his step. "Little Bastard" Kai grunted, but not really all that angry, just annoyed at the situation.
At his disgruntled voice Chibi glanced up at him with the biggest puppy-dog eyes Kai had ever seen. Sighing in defeat he turned his attention back to the corridor they where walking down, the whole castle seemed bare with out the lively portraits decorating the walls. Things were getting complicated, he realized, not only was that bitch controlling the schools every movement but the rest of his team were having trouble contacting their bit beasts. He began to think over what they had discussed after the event at breakfast.
Flashback:
The small group of Bladers were all sitting lazily around the lake in silence. Moments before Rei had explain that during his outburst he successfully contacted Drigger. And thus explaining the electrocution of one Draco Malfoy.
"So…To contact our bit-beasts we gotta be feeling a really strong emotion?" Max realized excitedly.
Thinking it over, Kai and Rei nodded in agreement "And it looks like rage is one of the strongest" Rei stated "Its what me and Kai were feeling" he concluded.
"Sooo…all we have ta' do is get so angry that we hit someone like Rei did?" Daichi called happily, making Rei blush a deep red in embarrassment and caused Tyson snigger evilly at the Neko's discomfort.
Sighing in annoyance, Kai swatted Daichi up-side the head lightly "I don't think it has to be anger; Rage isn't the only powerful emotion after all" he suggested, lowering himself down to lay on the damp ground.
At the idea, Rei smiled down at Kai who had his eyes closed in an uncaring manner, he knew the salt-haired teen had more than just negative feelings in him; he did have a soft side!
"Yeah, Kai could be right. There's more than just rage, what about happiness?" Max grinned.
"Theirs also fear!" Daichi called while jumping up and down in excitement.
"Grief" Tyson suggested with a shrug.
Opening his eyes slightly, Kai glanced over at his friends "Love" he added with a small smile and a barely noticeable blush before closing his eyes again. The others quickly turned their heads to their, previously believed, cold-hearted captain with stunned looks, as the shock wore off Tyson and Rei's faces broke-out into dreamy smiles. There was hope!
"So me, Max and Tyson need to have one of those feelings?" Daichi asked curiously.
Rei nodded "Yep, but they have to be the real thing; you cant just act like you're angry, happy or scared" he stated and they all nodded in understanding.
End Flashback.
Kai had spent all day trying to think of a way to get the other Bladers to contact their bit-beasts, but he just couldn't think of a way for then to feel such a strong emotion.
He was snapper out of his thoughts when he heard someone crying softly in the distance "As I told you once before Mr. Potter, naughty children deserve to be punished" the bitch's voice high voice echoed through the hall, annoying Kai at the sound of it.
Turning the corner, Kai saw Umbridge walking away from Potter, the Weasley twins and a crying young boy who seemed to only be in his first year. Growling in disdain, Kai swiftly walked over to them.
"You know George, I've always felt like our future lay outside the world of academic achievement" one of the angry-looking twins grunted.
"Fred, I've been thinking exactly the same thing" the other replied.
Turning to the younger boy, who was still crying softly, Kai sighed sadly before walked over and kneeled down in front of him. "Hay" He called quietly "Let me see" he demanded more than asked, but still with a kind smile and an outstretched hand.
Hearing the soft voice, the three other teens turned to see the short 'Slytherin' kneeling in front of the small boy. Walking over to them, they watched closely to see what Kai was going to do next.
The young boy slowly gave Kai his burnt hand, obviously the same thing that she had done during his own detention. Inspecting it carefully, Kai smiled up softly up at the teary boy. He reminded him so much of Wyatt "It looks fine" he nodded "It should only take about two, maybe three minuets"
Harry raises an eyebrow in confusion "What'll only tak-" he started but stopped sharply as Kai leaned down and pressed his lips on the burn. The boy gasped at the feeling of the stinging heat being drawn from the burn and the feeling of his skin around it moving. The viewers gasp at the sight of the distant loner place his pink lips softly onto the burn and the burn starting to glow a dim yellow.
After about two minuets, the salt-haired teen pulled back and inspected the small hand once again as the glow faded. Once it had completely disappeared they all could see that the burn was completely healed with no sign of scars.
They watched, wide-eyed as Kai stood silently, picked Chibi up into his arms before heading back to his room. Turning back to them, Kai nodded "Don't tell anyone about that okay?" he asked, not waiting for a reply and walked away, leaving three shell-shocked wizards behind.
x-x-x-x
The castle grounds were gleaming in the light and a glowing warmth of the June sun. everything was perfect; the grass was a intense green, the lake was glittering in the sun-rays and the heat was like a soft blanket wrapped around them.
But for the whole of the 5th year students none of this really mattered because as though she had planned it as a new tactic of torture, Umbridge had set their last O.W.L.s exam for today. History of Magic, their most boring subject and just like when they had been in class, students had to force themselves to stay awake as they sat silently in the Hall with only the sound a loud 'tick tick' of a clock counting down the time till this unnatural torment was over.
Mrs. Umbridge was pacing at the front of the rows of desks as the teens tried to recall anything that Professor Binns had said during class, they had two hours to complete the exam and they had only just begun. Kai was doing well to say he only started this year and had also fallen asleep during 90% of the classes, but thanks to all the private studying he had been doing and the fact he was a quick learner helped get him passed the first couple questions.
Sighing tiredly, Kai rubbed his crimson eyes as he stared down at the pale parchment that seemed to drill into his brain through his eyes. At least nothing could get worse, Kai decided, breathing in the stuffy air or the Hall. Just as that thought ran across his mind did a sudden and abrupt 'poping' began from outside the exam-hall's doors, drawing the attention of all the room. Glancing up, Kai watched as Umbridge pulled a displeased and ugly face before storming to the double doors and walked through them.
All the students present watched her back through the open door as she looked around; searching for the source sound. Suddenly a light flew around her head, sparkling brightly as it then shot passed the confused looking Headmistress into the hall and burst into a firework.
Everyone was silent; in shock as the sudden and unexpected flash. 'What the hell?' Kai wondered as he watched Umbridge walked further out of the hall, disgruntled and intensely pissed at the disturbance. After a moment or two there was a scream as the Weasely twins came flying in on broomsticks like a couple bullets. One gave a flick there wand. "Whaaa!" the seated teens called as all the test papers fly from beneath their hands and quills, into the air. Pots of inks falling from the desks at the sudden movement and crashing across the polished floor. The twin cheered as they started setting of fireworks across the room and many of the students soon joined them is their cheering while running around like mad; it was like a party.
Kai clambered from his chair and backed away from the violent flashes until he had his back pressed up against a wall, he hated stuff like this; big hectic crowds. He liked it calm and quiet, not out of control and loud. The only time he was okay with it was when he was BeyBlading and the crowds where cheering fans.
Kai turned his head to see Umbridge running out the hall being chased after by a firework in the shape of a dragon head, once the Professor had escaped through the double doors the 'head' of the firework exploded with a deafening 'Bang' and a blinding flash of light.
After the smoke was cleared the twins shot from the hall and outside with their adoring fans rushing out behind them. Once everyone had vacated the exam Hall, Kai carefully moved away from the wall and walked out the doors too, he stopped just outside, not a foot away from where Umbridge was standing, her hair and clothes were scorched and seemed to be in a state of shock.
"Kai!" he heard someone yell his name from down the hallway, turning his head slowly he saw the rest of the BladeBreakers running up to him in a panic "Kai! Are you okay? we heard a explosion!" Rei asked in a concerned manner.
Kai nodded, gesturing to the wreck of an exam Hall "Yeah, I'm okay. It was just Fred and George Weasley letting off fireworks" he explained, still a little in shock himself.
Tyson put a hand on Kai's arm in comfort "Kai, are you sure you're alrigh? You look more pale then normal" he asked placing his other hand on the salt-haired teens clammy cheek.
Kai nodded, shacking off the others hands "It's just I don't like being in a room with that many people and…there was so much heat and flames, they may have been small, but still…" Kai stated in dazed voice.
Tyson gave a forced grin "Its okay Kai, but maybe you should sit-down" he suggested, trying to pull Kai in the direction of the teams private room, but Kai pulled his arm away quickly.
"I'm fine, I'm just going to get changed and go for a walk" Kai said, giving no room for argument and walk to his room with the others behind him.
The BladeBreakers decided to all go for a walk seeing as they thought that Kai shouldn't be left alone at the moment. They were walking around the woodland area near Hogwarts, it wasn't the forbidden forest but it was near Hagrid's hut.
Kai was walking at the back of the group when he heard a noise that he knew was made by a magical creature, deciding to investigate he quickly jogged off to wear he had heard the noise come from "Wha- Hay! Where you going?" Daichi called, alerting the group to their captain's escape. Running after him, they skidded to a halt just behind their frozen leader gasping; in front of them where a herd of black, hairless horses with large bat like wings. They were thin, bony and almost dead-looking, but they seemed like they were suppose to be that way.
"Kai, what the hell did you start running for?" Tyson yelled at him in annoyance.
"Wha! What are they?" Daichi called in alarm, pointing at the creatures, the other bladers looked to where he was pointing but saw nothing.
"There's nothing there, Daichi" Rei stated, putting his hands on his hips in annoyance.
Kai glared at them "There is something there, Rei" he scolded, making his point that there is something there. They all looked up from Daichi to Kai with raised eyebrows.
"See! I'm not lying! He sees them!" the little redhead yelled also glaring at them along with Kai.
"Why don't we see 'them' to, Kai?" Tyson asks sceptically, crossing his arms.
Sending the idiot murderous-glare, Kai placed his hands on his hips "Youcant see then because you haven't see death" he stated, making them all the more confused; seeing this Kai sighed tiredly "What do you do all day? Don't you read any of the books I lend you?" he asked a little annoyed.
Rei raised his hands quickly in a calming manner "I do… sometimes" he muttered in his own defence.
Rubbing his temples, Kai closed his eyes, trying to fight back the annoyance "Fine, I'll tell you: you can only see these magical creatures if you've see someone die. Is that simple enough?" he asked in a patronizing manner and looks back at the team to see them nod dumbly.
"Who did you see die?" Tyson questioned the youngest of their group in an un-sensitive manner as normal making Rei hit him on the back of the head at his insensitivity.
"My Dad" was all Daichi said simply before running up to one of the baby Thestral and starts stroking it's mane.
"Well done, idiot" Kai grunted before following the younger's lead and approaching the skeletal-horses, leaving the world champion feeling guilty.
"Tyson, remember when we had that talk about thinking before you speak?" Max smiled sympathetically "That was one of those time's"
X-x-x-x-x
It was getting late when Harry and his group come running to where the Bladers were still playing with the Thestral's; Max, Tyson and Rei, unable to actually see the creatures, were having fun watching Daichi as he sat on one of them, so to them it looked as though he was floating in midair. Kai was entertaining himself by playing fetch with one of the baby horses, the cot would glop after the stick after it was thrown and bring it back in a gleefull manner.
All the wizards stood there stunned, except for Luna who seemed to be in a daze and simply walked past the sitting Bladers and up to the Thestral that Kai was petting "Hello, Kai" she greated him in her normal, perky voice.
Turning his head to her, Kai nodded to her "Good day, Luna" he greats her back then turns back to the Thestral.
Daichi made the Thestral he was on walk over to the wizards with a large grin across his innocent face "What you lot doing here?" he asked cheery.
"Bloody Hell!" Ron squeaked.
Harry blinked rapidly, snapping out of his shock at seeing them there and looked up at the younger teen "Y-you can see them?" he asked while stuttering.
Max stood up and looked at Harry while dusting off his trousers "Only Daichi and Kai can see them" he explained with a shrug.
"But its still cool to watch!" Tyson called, jumping to his feet alone with Rei.
"Why are you here?" Kai asked calmly and in return got an equally calm answer.
"We are going to the Ministry of Magic to save Harry's godfather from the Dark Lord".
The other wizards heads snapped to her in outrage "Luna! Don't tell them that!" Ron yelled at her in a betrayed manner.
"I'm coming with you" Kai grunted while helping Luna up onto the Thestral, causing everyone looked at him in shock.
"WHAT!" they all screamed, Harry quickly ran up to Kai and grabbed his wrist, pulling him around to face him "What are you thinking? You cant come with us its to dangerous! You don't even know us that well!" Harry yelled angrily at the serious Blader.
Glaring at the raven-haired teen, Kai frowned deeply "If you think I can't protect myself" he started before placing his hand flat oh Harry's chest sending him fly back a couple of feet away with a heat wave causing all present to gasped in shock. The wizards quickly ran over to the fallen teen to help him up and asking if he's alright "Than you are dead wrong" Kai growled "And just because I do not spend all my time following you around does not mean I am not your friend"
The Bladers grinned widely as they watch Kai's display of power and authority. Harry finally was able to lift himself up into the sitting position and looked up at Kai again with his mouth open wide "O-okay, but… you have to tell me how you were able to do all the things you've done" he said standing up straight.
Glancing over at his team, Kai gave an internal sigh of relief as they all gave small nods of agreement. A small smiling pulled at his mouth as he saw them all smile encouraging at his decision. Nodding, Kai then he turned his attention back to the other teens present "We-" he began, gesturing to himself and the other Bladers "are able to control a element, I can control fire and anything associated with it" he explained, picking up a leaf and allowing it to burst into flames as a demonstration, ignoring wizards gasps "The others-" he nodded his head to his team "can control other elements like lightning, but only Rei and I have control over our elements. But the others are still working on awakening their powers" Kai added calmly, saying it in a way that sounded like the weather.
With the exseption of Luna who was sitting side-saddle on the Thestral's back dreamily, Harry and his group simply blink dumbly "That's about it" Kai shrugged before walking up to one of the Thestral's "Now get on the damn thing so we can go" he orders them in a bored manner while glaring so they would quickly did as he said.
"We're coming too" Rei call causing the wizards all look at him in confusion.
Harry opened his mouth and was about to object, but never had the chance as Tyson stepped in and cut him off "We're not letting our leader go into danger on his own" he stated firmly. Giving up, Harry sighed and turned back to the Thestral he was getting on; he new when do give up.
"Wait! theirs not enough of those housie-things" Max stated, remembering when Daichi had told them how many of the 'Thestrals' there were, he couldn't really count them himself seeing as he couldn't actually see them.
"Oh. Okay, so how about two on each Thestral?" Hermione suggested quietly; she couldn't see them either so how would she know if that would be enough.
"That could work" Luna smiled as she directed her own Thestral towards Neville.
Sighing in annoyance, Kai rubbed his eyes in frustration as Tyson pushed Rei out of the way as they both ran over to ride with him.
Not wanting to start another argument between the two, Kai quickly gave Tyson a leg-up onto Thestral before jumping up gracefully behind him. Tyson turned and smirked over at Rei as Kai wrapped his arms around his waist. The Neko sent the other a murderous glare as he dusted the dirt off his silk shirt and climbed onto the back of the Thestral that Daichi was still sitting on, the little redhead was clutching a barf-bag and seemed a bit green at the idea of flying.
Harry quickly helped Hermione and Ron onto a Thestral before going over and the mane of another and scrambling clumsily onto it before pulling Max and Ginny up onto the back "Look at me! I'm floating!" Max squealed happily.
"I don't like this.." Ginny muttered, looking down and saw nothing but air beneath her as she clung to the hyper blonds shirt.
"This is mad" Ron muttered in agreement as he clung nervously to the creatures mane "Mad…if I could just see it-"
"You'd better hope it stays invisible" Harry stated darkly and Kai had to nod in understanding; unless someone die's they would stay invisible to the others.
"Are we all ready?"
"As ready as one came be…" Hermione squeaked, tightening her knees around the invisible hours beneath her. She hated flying normally, this was ridiculous!
"Okay…" Harry swallowed thickly "Ministry of Magic here we come.."