Chapter 12 scheming

In a large apartment on the outskirts of town a tall boy with bright red hair typed furiously into his computer, his blue eyes fixed on the screen. Tala frowned at the jumbled text, he had been trying to work this out for days, however Biovalt's information network was very well secured. The boy sighed and typed again, when it came to computers he wasn't a genius but he was the best out of this small group. The boy continued his hacking and the screen flashed rapidly as he did so, Tala growled as it crashed and died. "This is ridiculous, I'm getting nowhere" he sighed.

The door opened and Kai walked in, doing his usual rounds. The oldest of the group Kai made it habit to walk around the flat checking on everyone, some people more than others. Tala smirked as the duo locked boy looked around the room. "She's not in here, Kai" he teased. Kai shot a glare at him "just get on with your job mutt" he snapped. Tala just continued to grin at him "I can't the computers rebooting at the moment" he said casually. "Your just have to talk to me wont you" he added with a grin.

Kai sighed and walked over to the other boy and hit the laptop lightly "any luck at all?" he asked trying to change the subject. Tala shock his head, "every time I get onto the network it crashes, I'll keep trying though.....so I hear you and Sally shared a room last night, did you get any action ?" the red head pried, giving Kai a toothy grin. The duo locked boy answered without thinking "well we shared a bed and....hey wait a minute how did you know we shared a room?" Kai stammered going red. Tala smirked "I have my sources" he said smugly. Kai growled and gritted his teeth "Kayla" he muttered to himself.

Flashback

Kai sat on his bed, leaning against the headboard and listening quietly to the sounds of the others in their rooms. His sister and the other girl's shared one room next to his whilst Tala, Tyson and Ray shared another, he had opted to keep a room to himself. He felt a bit mean at inflicting Tyson on the other boys but he knew that they could handle themselves; he was a little concerned about the girls two. One girl in particular to be precise, Sally seemed to be having nightmares more often, the boy could help but find this strange as she hadn't had any when they had live alone together. Kai fidgeted around on the bed now he thought about it, it was kind of lonely without her sleeping next to him. Kai sighed and shock his head, flopping down on the pillows and closing his eyes, he really had to stop thinking like this.

In the room next door the girls were all sleeping soundly. At least all but one of them was, Sally sat up on her bed her legs against her chest her head buried against her knees. The girl sniffed sadly to herself, part of her wished the others were awake part of her wanted them to stay asleep and keep there distance, she didn't like it when people saw her being so pathetic. The girl sighed again to herself pushing her duo coloured bangs out of her blue eyes and pulling herself of the bed she padded lightly across the floor towards the door, the was only one person she wanted at this moment and he was next door.

Kai was woken form his snoozing by the door creaking open. The boy turned toward the noise and his purple eyes fixed with a pair of blue orbs. "Can I come in?" Sally whispered, the boy and the girl held each other's gaze for a moment until Kai finally spoke. "Sure" he muttered simply before turning away, he was sure he could feel himself blushing but had no idea why. He heard sally come closer and felt her clime next to him on the bed. He felt the girl inch slowly across the covers.

Sally edged nearer and near till she was curled up closer to the older boy, smiling to herself. Kai never hugged her back in these moments, he remained his stoic self but he never pushed her away either. Sally sighed and rested his head on his chest, still Kai made no move to get away, Sally wondered about what Kayla had said earlier that day "Kai's really likes you", did she mean like or love when she said that. Sally blinked and thought about her own feelings for the boy, he had been the first friend she had in years and although he could be an arse but he was also very protective of her, sally liked that. She also liked that he seemed to like her enough to let her sleep next to him even though there was a perfectly good bed in the next room.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Kai asked quietly and he felt Sally nod against his chest, the boy wondered if he should press the matter but the girl looked up at him sadly and that look put him off, he hated any talk about the Abby and knew she probably did to and these things were best left unsaid till they both felt ready to talk about them. The girl curled closer till her head rested in the crock of his neck and her arm draped over his chest, Kai was blushing now he was sure of it, there was no way he couldn't be with a girl snuggled so close to his body, the boys first impulse was to push her away but he just couldn't do that not to her. The boy's next impulse was to do something he hadn't done since he was very small, hug someone back, nervously Kai made his decision; slowly very slowly he wrapped one arm around the girls small frame unaware that they were being watched as the two cuddled closer.

Outside the door a pair of blue eyes watched the unfolding scene, Kayla smiled as Kai pulled Sally close and whisper something in her ear, probably reassuring her about the nightmare. This was great it was all going according to plan, they were going to get together one way or another and now Kayla knew Sally was the easiest to manipulate she would make sure they became an item sooner rather than later. As she continued to watch Kayla didn't hear someone come up behind her "what are you doing ?" Ray asked quietly in her ear. The girl yelped and jumped in the air, she had felt the neko-gins breath on her neck, Ray's amber eyes sparkled in amusement but before he could say anything another voice called out. "Whose out there ?" it snarled through the half closed door and the two teens looked at each other, smirked and disappeared as Kai came into the hallway, the boy looked both ways and after seeing no one in site he went back inside to resume comforting sally.

End flashback

Kai ground his teeth, he had been right his little sister had been spying on him and now the whole group probably knew about the supposedly secret cuddle. The duo locked boy glared at the red head "just keep what you know to yourself" he grumbled. Tala smirked "or you'll do what" he said leaning over to nudge the boy in the ribs. Kai stared down at him and I one swift movement he thumbed Tala across the back of the head "stupid dog, don't tempt me" he growled before storming out the room. Tala watched him go rubbing his head tenderly, he grinned to himself. "Poor Kai, his all confused" he muttered with a smile before turning his attention back to the computer screen.

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Sally didn't like this pace as much as the last, primarily because she couldn't get on the roof top and do her usual avoid contact thing and at this moment in time she really wanted privacy. The girl tucked a lose strand of red hair behind her ear as she stared out the window, she had been only semi awake last night but she clearly remembered Kai wrapping his arm around her whilst she dozed and she remembered his reassuring words. Sally blushed lightly at the memory. "Did you have fun last night ?" purred a voice nearby. "Go away stoopid moggy" Sally sighed.

Ray sweat dropped he had expected the girl to get all embarrassed and leap in the air like she normally did, the neko-gin smirked and walked nearer. "So how's it going with you and Kai ?, I heard you had a good night cuddle" he teased. Finally the boy got his result, the girl chocked and fell backwards off the windowsill, from her fallen heap on the floor there came a mumbled voice "how did you know ?" it mumbled. Ray smiled and pulled the girl to her feet "me and Kayla got a sneaky looking at you two, she wanted to check that you two were playing nice, soooo we only saw so much did anything else happen that I should broadcast to the others?" he said poking the girl in the head annoyingly.

"God your irritating....wait a minute how many people have you told so far" Sally said, giving the neko-gin a narrowed eyed look. Ray rolled his amber eyes "well, everyone really it was just so cute I felt everyone should know...besides everyone knows that you two fancy the pants of each other anyway" he teased still poking the girl in the head, Sally flushed brilliant red and Ray mistakenly took it as embarrassment . "Right that dose it, I'm gonna kill you, you barstard cat" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Ray took one look at the girl hissed and ran for his life.

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Kayla jumped slightly when she heard the noise upstairs; she wondered if the strangled hissing sound was caused by the cats but Peanut and Ash were both sleeping in a patch of sunlight. The girl blew the light blew bangs out her eyes and stared up at the ceiling and as she did so the hissing stopped and Sally wandered through the door looking smugly satisfied. Kayla went wide eyed as she remembered that Ray had just gone up stairs to ask the girl about last night. "Eh Sally...you didn't hurt Ray did you?" the girl asked. Sally just smiled "just his pride Kayla, just his pride" she said brightly before leaving out the other door.

The blunette blinked rapidly and removed herself form the sofa, slowly going upstairs to inspect the damage. The girl noted the mess, Ray had obviously put up quite a fight but had lost to Sally's swiftness and strength which she had achieved in the Abby basements and life on the streets, Kayla gulped and edged around the corner into the last room. There she spotted him, the girl bit her lip, whatever she did she must not laugh, that would be mean.

Ray sat in the middle of the room, his long black hair out of its usual plat and in two bunches that looked like pointed ears, his red headband now tied in a bow around his neck, his whit sock his hair was usually in was now tied round his hands and feet and lastly Sally had written the words "im a pretty kitty" on the boys head. The neko-gin mewed lightly at the girl "help me " he said looking miserable and ridiculous at the same time. Kayla blinked at him "pf..pfh..he...he" she mumbled behind her hand. Ray glared his amber eyes at her "don't even think about it" he warned but it went unheard as Kayla burst into fits of laughter, clutching her sides with giggles.

"I'm sorry...I can't help it" Kayla finally panted through the laughter as she untied the boy, Ray frowned rubbing his sore wrist and ankles. "Nah it's ok, just remember, if Sally knows we were spying Kai will know by now and well who can imagine just what he has in store for you" the neko-gin teased. Kayla blinked at the boy and then gasped as a voice called out over her shoulder. "He has a point sis, I will be getting my revenge....eventually" Kai said, menace tracing his every word. The girl smiled innocently at her brother "but I haven't done anything" she said sweetly. Kai frowned down at her and walked closer to the two teens, then he lent down to whisper into his sisters ear. "Remember Kayla, I will when you will" he said with a meaningful look at the still distressed neko-gin, Ray was trying to make his headband unbow-like and didn't notice this. Kayla flushed "that's black mail" she growled. Kai smirked "yes it is isn't it? and this, this is mean" Kai began Kayla blinked at him as Kai cleared his throat "well I can see you two would rather be alone, I'll tell Sally to be less....boisterous but don't worry Ray I'm sure my sister will make you feel better" he said before walking quickly from the room, leaving at first an awkward silence.

Kayla and Ray blinked after him, a slow red tinge spread up each of their faces and the tow began to ramble nonsense at each other before hastily leaving the room in opposite directions. Ray decided he would go help Tala train whilst Kayla decide to go join Jade downstairs. Kayla grumbled to herself about her brothers sneaky nature, he sure was making this as hard as he could and even if she did ask ray out she wasn't sure he would keep his word. Kai remained the closet to sally in a number of ways but finding away to make it permanent was becoming harder and harder particularly with Sally become "boisterous" at every opportunity. The girl sighed it was looking like she needed more help than she thought.

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Later that night everyone was in the main room of the apartment and everyone was watching Tyson and Sally rolling around on the floor. Once against the navy haired boy had tired the duo locked girls patience and once again it resulted in her pummelling him into the floor. Tyson had seemed to take an interest in pushing this girl to her limits and back again.

Sally growled and pinned Tyson to the floor pulling his navy locks hard. The boy growled and mimicked the action "ouch, hey I'm the girl here" sally snapped slapping the boy over the head. Tyson laughed at her as she fell backward off him "you don't look like one, you look like a boy, or a dyke" he said jumping on the girl, unfortunately for him Sally was ready for him she caught him neatly in the ribs with her feet and flipped him over her own head and onto the other side of the room. The boy landed on his head with a large thump, got up and jumped back into the fray.

Everyone laughed everybody but Kai that is. The boy's purple eye watched Sally scuffle around with his rival, he didn't know why but he hated how much they fought together, he didn't know why but it made him feel weird, like he was hot all over. His glaring glances hadn't gone unnoticed Kayla smiled this could work out pretty well, personally she didn't like Tyson there was just something about him she didn't like or even trust. He seemed to full of himself, shifty to and he constantly put down other members of the team.

Kayla watched as Sally brushed herself off and flopped down next to Kai, and she watched the two smile at each other warmly. "Not near, not far but someday" she mutter to herself. The girl turned her attention to the neko-gin next to her, Ray stared warily in Sally's direction he had learnt a valuable lesson today, don't piss of girls partially ones with a fuse a small as Sally's. The girl stared fondly at the neko-gin unawhere that a pair of purple orbs watched her "not near not far but someday" Kai muttered.

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Ha ha ha, anyone know which manga that quote comes from X3.....Ok for now that's it's, Kayla's plan will be made easier in the next chappie I promise as Kai will get a nasty shock and get all possessive over a certain lady, now as for her and Ray one of them is gonna have to take a plunge or else someone else will lol, anyways hope you enjoy comment please.