Flower_on_thewind: Hee, hee^________^; I got some reviews!! Thank you so
much!! You guys really made my day (my day wasn't so great to start with).
I just want to warn you that I'll be eating TONS of chocolates during this
chappie...so beware of oddness...or aggressiveness. This is just my way of
getting out a depressing mood. -___-; so sad... Anyhoo.
Toni- Thanks for the compliment! Where do I get my ideas? ...From my very weird mind... beware of weirdness-__-;
Mariah- ^_______^; Sure, I'll keep writing! As long as people out there like my stuff, then I'll continue...heck even if you don't, I'll still keep at it (I hope).
Mikadonk- What ever you do, don't send Hugo after me!!! ^__^; *smacks Kevin's dad with the frying pan* Take that you drunkard!!! Hit the adorable green-hair midget again, and I'll grill you in my back yard! ... O.o erm... I'll let you do the punishments! ^_^;
Alrighty, let's start this chapter! I must warn you that I'm eating chocolate right now, so prepare for some random oddness here and there.
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblades, but I do own the teachers and the Leung family!
Until You Catch Me: Chapter 5
The next day Rei woke up, but kept his eyes shut. Something was different this morning... his arms were wrapped around something...or someone. And something soft was touching his cheek...
Cautiously he opened an eye and lo and behold, there was Kevin right beside him. And that's no the only thing... Rei's arms were tightly wrapped around Kevin's waist, how it got like that, he would never know.
Now, what would any normal person do in this predicament? Well, they would blush of course, and that's what Rei did...and very well, I must add. Rei tried to move Kevin to the side, but something painful yanked his hair when he did. He then noticed that Kevin still had his hair in his hand... and it looked like he won't be letting go anytime soon... So now what?
Well, Rei did the only thing there was to do. He relaxed and watched Kevin sleep. The sun was just rising at the moment, giving off an orange tint to the room. Kevin's face was highlighted in the golden light, making him seem more innocent than he really was. His bangs still covered one eye causing Rei to have the urge to brush it away again. Rei had to admit that Kevin's new hairstyle really made him look a lot more...er...well it made him look good and cute at the same time. Rei was surprised when he first saw it, and now remembered a fleeting thought that went something like 'since when did Kevin look so hot?' the thought went by so fast that Rei didn't' even know he had thought that...until now. Now when Kevin was so close to him.
Rei watched Kevin sleep a little while longer before deciding it was time to wake the smaller boy.
"Hey, Kevin. We gotta wake up."
Kevin groaned in protest and tried to bury himself deeper in the bed.
"Aw, come on Kevin. I don't want to drag you to school today."
"Mmph... five more minutes, pleeeease?" Kevin whined into Rei's shirt...Rei's shirt!?
Kevin's eyes snapped open to see where he was. The first thing he saw was Rei's shirt, followed by Rei's hair. He quickly let go of the long strains of hair that belong to the taller boy and moved away to give both of them some space.
"Er... sorry Rei... I must have been rolling around again." Kevin apologized embarrassedly. "I roll a lot when I sleep."
"Yeah... I noticed." Rei commented which made Kevin flush a deep red.
"Come on, we got school today."
Kevin groaned. "Juuuuust great. Mrs. Lau is going to be so pissed off at me today."
"Your fault." Rei said simply.
Kevin gave Rei a death glare that rivaled death itself. "Don't rub it in..."
"Or what?" Rei challenge. Kevin groaned in irritation. He really didn't want to use his brain so early in the morning.
"What do you mean or what?"
"Or what will you do to me if I rub in the fact that it's your own fault?"
Kevin groaned as his still sleepy brain tried to come up with an answer. "Or I'm going-I'm going to... I'm going to EAT you!!!! BWHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" (A/N: inside joke)
Rei's face faulted as he pictured himself being served to Kevin on a platter and Kevin having fork and a knife in each hand... a very weird thought...
"Riiiiiight...You're going to eat me..."
"Y-yeeeeeah... That's exactly what I'll do!!! And I'll give the leftovers to Gary."
"Leftovers?"
"What? You think I can eat you up all by my self!?!?!"
O.O;;; Rei stared at Kevin like he was from another planet.
"Uh...um...ARGH!!!! It's too early to use my brain!!" Kevin fell back onto the bed in exasperation. "Just forget what I just said...it didn't come out right."
"Oookay then. I won't say another word about the subject."
"*Thank you* Mr. I'm-so-great-I-can-use-my-brain-in-the-morning."
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School started with Rei and Kevin arriving a little bit earlier than the rest. Kevin still had his jacket from the day before. The day went pretty well for the White Tigers, minus the part where Kevin received multiple death glares from Mrs. Lau. Death glares from her are by far the scariest things on earth. It seemed that she was still furious from the insult. And that wasn't good. Mariah often shot sympathetic glances at Kevin whenever he was having a tough time, and Lee shook his head when Kevin grumbled something under his breath. Yep, poor Kevin... it wasn't his kind of day at all. But it sure was for Gary!
Gary was in a great mood. Why you ask? Well, not only did the art teacher praise him for his amazing watercolor paintings (a/n: his other hobby other than beyblading), but today he also had his favorite dessert for lunch. Chocolate cake! But he wasn't going to eat it at lunch. Oh nooooo, he was going to save it for the end of the day, just as the last bell rings. And how sweet will that be. Just as the bell rings, he will take a bite of that moist, chocolate cake with chocolate filling smack in the middle. It will be very sweet, and it was his secret and his alone.
"Where does it all go?" Mariah asked while she watched Gary inhale his rice and chicken. It was lunch, and everyone was sitting
"I bet he has some kind of secret compartment inside of him that stores the food." Kevin remarked while poking the big guy's stomach. Gary, who was enjoying his lunch, didn't care if he was being jabbed lightly in his gut. Lunch was too delicious to be disturbed by something so petty.
"Kevin, leave his stomach alone and let him eat his lunch." Lee ordered while packing up the remains of his egg sandwich.
"But, Lee!! He doesn't even notice that I'm poking him! Watch." Kevin continued to poke Gary, and Gary continued to have a happy expression on his face. Many of the members in the White Tigers sweatdroped...
"I think you should stop... You never know what's going to happen..." Rei said slowly while Gary finished the last few grains of rice in his bowl.
Kevin was about to protest when he saw warning looks coming from both Lee and Rei at the same time. He stopped the unnecessary action reluctantly. There was only one time when Kevin actually listened to advice unquestionably; it was when Lee and Rei both gave it at the same time.
"You guys are no fun." He grumbled and stalked off to do his daily mischief.
"Kevin-" Rei started off, but decided to let him go.
"Kevin!! You forgot to throw away your garbage!" Mariah called after him, but he didn't reply. "Why can't he be more responsible?" She threw his trash into the garbage bin while muttering some words under her breath.
"Hey, Gary, you still have something in you lunch bag." Rei pointed out as he saw that the bag wasn't sagging in a heap.
"I know." He said simply with a hit of a chuckle in his voice.
"And you're not going to eat it!?!?!?!" Mariah didn't know if she would die in shock right then and there.
Gary shook his head. "I'm saving it for later."
"But you never "save" anything for later. What the heck is going on??" Mariah stared at the bag, wondering what it could be.
The four of them hung around in their tree for a while until the bell rang signaling the end of the lunch period.
"Just a few more hours left..." Rei muttered while heading back to the small building.
"I can't wait till summer's here!" Mariah exclaimed. "It's soooo far away though..."
"I know." Rei agreed which caused Mariah to grin a bit.
"We better hurry before Mrs. Lau bites our heads off." Lee quickly said before walking faster. "You know how she treats tardiness."
Soon enough, they were all back in their classroom. It was a good thing that they hurried when they did, because the bell *just* rang as the walked in. Class started without much disturbance until a few students noticed the empty seats in the classroom. The teacher noticed this too, and whatever little patients she had with the class flew out the window. Fifteen minutes later, Kevin (whose clothes where caked in dirt as if he fell one too many times) and a rather big and sloppily dressed boy rushed in behind them. This large boy was none other than Mr. Leung's son, Dai Mao.
"Why are you two late?" Mrs. Lau snapped while glaring at the two unfortunate students.
"We were so busy "playing" that we didn't hear the bell." The bigger boy explained for the both of them.
"Didn't you even *notice* that no other students were out!?" Mrs. Lau's nostrils were flaring so much that the student's could've sworn there was smoke coming out.
"Yeah, well we were too into the "game" to notice." Kevin answered smoothly but felt his frustration level rising.
"So you *both* did not hear or notice that both of you were the only ones outside. Fifteen minutes you two. What have you to say for yourself?"
"Listen, you old bag! We were having _fun_! Is it a crime to get a little sidetracked!?!?!" Kevin blurted out which caused most of the White Tigers to flinch. Oh, when will Kevin learn to control his tongue?
Mrs. Lau's face went from red to purple. Her hand unconsciously went for the pointer stick that was resting beside her.
"Why you ungrateful little brat!!" She waved the stick dangerously in Kevin's face. "I should kick you out of this class for your disrespectfulness to your elders! When I'm through with you, you'll wish you'll never look at a text book again!" Kevin started to whimper as the stick grazed his head by a few millimeters.
Dai Mao began snickering. "Idiot dwarf. Your so small, your mouth is bigger than you."
"Fat ass peewee!" Kevin shot back. "You're so fat, your dad has to *roll* you to school."
If there was one thing you must be wary of, it was how you went about Dai Mao's size. Unfortunately, Kevin was too angry to remember that.
Dai Mao's large hands suddenly wrapped around Kevin's small neck and began crushing the fragile body part.
"STUPID MIDGET!!!! TAKE THAT BACK!!!" He continued to choke the smaller boy despite the pleas of mercy that choked out of Kevin's mouth.
Rei was up in a flash and was now trying to pry the bigger boy's hands off Kevin. Lee got up and tried to help, but couldn't do much for Dai Mao was much to big and powerful for any of their attempts to have an affect. Finally taking things in her own hands, Mrs. Lau used her stick to smack the wrestling group in her classroom. It had a positive affect on the commotion, but a negative effect on the boys (which were now rubbing the sore spots where they've been hit).
"I WILL have order and respect in this class room!!" She bellowed. " I'll see you two after school for a little *talk*." She spoke harshly, with her eyes not even looking away from Kevin. Poor Kevin... he looked like he wanted to shrivel up and die right there...
Oddly enough, Kevin didn't do anything stupid during the rest of the day. In fact, he was quietly taking the harsh words from the teacher without much retaliation. Rei kept an eye on Kevin for he knew that whenever Kevin was acting nice, something bad was going to happen...
Finally, the day was over, and everyone except Kevin and Mr. Leung's son were permitted to leave. Just as Rei was about to leave, he saw Kevin glaring at Kai Mao in a very dangerous way... and vice versa.
"Don't do anything stupid, Kevin." He called before leaving the room. He wanted to stay to make sure Dai Mao wouldn't do something to hurt Kevin again. When he saw Dai Mao with his hands upon Kevin's neck, Rei felt a fear he never felt before. Not in any tight spots while battling; nothing.
It was then that Rei truly realized how much he really cared for the village thief. He cared for him enough to fight for him. And it surprised him more than it made him scared. Yes, it scared him very much. How would he react if something really bad would ever happen to Kevin? Rei thought silently to himself while catching up to Lee and Mariah who were standing at the entrance of the school
"Rei!" Mariah called out. Rei caught up to them while looking curiously at their worried faces.
"What's up?" He asked.
"Me and Lee have to go to his house because our parents want to discuss something." Mariah explained hurriedly.
"What would your parents discuss about?" Rei wondered out loud.
"I have a feeling it has to do with something about bit beasts." Lee grinned with lots of hope but still looked a bit worried. "But aside from that, we have a problem."
Mariah nodded. "Someone stole Gary's chocolate cake, and he's out hunting them down. We couldn't say anything that would stop him! And since me and Lee has to go right NOW, you're the only person who can talk some sense into Gary!"
"Okay, I'll find him." Rei said hurriedly. "You guys better go before Lee's grandpa gets angry. No offence Lee, but you grandpa can be scarier than Mrs. Lau and Mr. Leung combined!"
"No offence taken!" Mariah said for Lee before dashing out of the school, leaving the two boys hanging.
"Oh yeah, sure. RUN off and take my line." Lee grumbled before turning to Rei. "I think you should keep an eye on Kevin. I don't think Dai Mao would let an insult like that run by him like that."
Rei bobbed his head in agreement. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"Good, I'll see you later." Lee called while running after Mariah who was WAAAAY ahead of him.
Rei ran around the school looking for Gary. He searched practically every room, washroom, janitor closet, and storage room for his teammate. In the end, however, Rei came back to the front door with a big goose egg.
"How hard is it to find a big, muscular, blader? It should be a piece of cake!" Rei gave up and walked out of the building only to find two students fighting in the distance.
"You sneaky little elf! If you think that I'm going to let you insult me like that in front of everyone, then you are dead wrong." Dai Mao wobbled menacingly towards Kevin.
"Listen, you huge piece of lard! I already apologized to you! So why don't you just give it up!" Kevin exclaimed angrily. He may be small, but that won't stop him from standing his ground.
"Well, not only did you insult me, but you stole from my father for the last time!" He made a move to grab Kevin's throat once more, but failed because this time, Kevin was ready. Kevin expertly dodged the attack by slipping aside, thus making the larger boy stumble upon his own feet.
"Hey, tubby. If you want to hit me, then HIT me!" Kevin taunted him. Today was certainly not his day, so it's kind of expected to be a *little* pissed off... Kevin flashed a lopsided grin while waiting for the next attack.
"Dumb, stupid elf! I have something that you obviously need more of... A PUNISHMENT!!!" Dai Mao drew his hand into a fist and began launching attacks furiously at the smaller boy. Kevin, being smaller and more agile, dodged each attack with ease. Soon Kevin became a little bit on the cocky side...
"Come on, you big ball of wax! You wouldn't be able to hit me if I stood still!" While Kevin was too busy blabbing, a fist connected with his gut, knocking the wind out of him. The force of it was so strong that Kevin literally flew a few feet away. He instinctively curled into a ball while dealing with the pain, thus allowing the time for Dai Mao to jump and promptly _sit_ on the smaller boy.
"ARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Flower_on_thewind: _ sorry for the cliffie... I unfortunately ran out of chocolates and time on the compy...-____-; please review, or I'm not so sure how Kevin will fare in the future...
Toni- Thanks for the compliment! Where do I get my ideas? ...From my very weird mind... beware of weirdness-__-;
Mariah- ^_______^; Sure, I'll keep writing! As long as people out there like my stuff, then I'll continue...heck even if you don't, I'll still keep at it (I hope).
Mikadonk- What ever you do, don't send Hugo after me!!! ^__^; *smacks Kevin's dad with the frying pan* Take that you drunkard!!! Hit the adorable green-hair midget again, and I'll grill you in my back yard! ... O.o erm... I'll let you do the punishments! ^_^;
Alrighty, let's start this chapter! I must warn you that I'm eating chocolate right now, so prepare for some random oddness here and there.
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblades, but I do own the teachers and the Leung family!
Until You Catch Me: Chapter 5
The next day Rei woke up, but kept his eyes shut. Something was different this morning... his arms were wrapped around something...or someone. And something soft was touching his cheek...
Cautiously he opened an eye and lo and behold, there was Kevin right beside him. And that's no the only thing... Rei's arms were tightly wrapped around Kevin's waist, how it got like that, he would never know.
Now, what would any normal person do in this predicament? Well, they would blush of course, and that's what Rei did...and very well, I must add. Rei tried to move Kevin to the side, but something painful yanked his hair when he did. He then noticed that Kevin still had his hair in his hand... and it looked like he won't be letting go anytime soon... So now what?
Well, Rei did the only thing there was to do. He relaxed and watched Kevin sleep. The sun was just rising at the moment, giving off an orange tint to the room. Kevin's face was highlighted in the golden light, making him seem more innocent than he really was. His bangs still covered one eye causing Rei to have the urge to brush it away again. Rei had to admit that Kevin's new hairstyle really made him look a lot more...er...well it made him look good and cute at the same time. Rei was surprised when he first saw it, and now remembered a fleeting thought that went something like 'since when did Kevin look so hot?' the thought went by so fast that Rei didn't' even know he had thought that...until now. Now when Kevin was so close to him.
Rei watched Kevin sleep a little while longer before deciding it was time to wake the smaller boy.
"Hey, Kevin. We gotta wake up."
Kevin groaned in protest and tried to bury himself deeper in the bed.
"Aw, come on Kevin. I don't want to drag you to school today."
"Mmph... five more minutes, pleeeease?" Kevin whined into Rei's shirt...Rei's shirt!?
Kevin's eyes snapped open to see where he was. The first thing he saw was Rei's shirt, followed by Rei's hair. He quickly let go of the long strains of hair that belong to the taller boy and moved away to give both of them some space.
"Er... sorry Rei... I must have been rolling around again." Kevin apologized embarrassedly. "I roll a lot when I sleep."
"Yeah... I noticed." Rei commented which made Kevin flush a deep red.
"Come on, we got school today."
Kevin groaned. "Juuuuust great. Mrs. Lau is going to be so pissed off at me today."
"Your fault." Rei said simply.
Kevin gave Rei a death glare that rivaled death itself. "Don't rub it in..."
"Or what?" Rei challenge. Kevin groaned in irritation. He really didn't want to use his brain so early in the morning.
"What do you mean or what?"
"Or what will you do to me if I rub in the fact that it's your own fault?"
Kevin groaned as his still sleepy brain tried to come up with an answer. "Or I'm going-I'm going to... I'm going to EAT you!!!! BWHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" (A/N: inside joke)
Rei's face faulted as he pictured himself being served to Kevin on a platter and Kevin having fork and a knife in each hand... a very weird thought...
"Riiiiiight...You're going to eat me..."
"Y-yeeeeeah... That's exactly what I'll do!!! And I'll give the leftovers to Gary."
"Leftovers?"
"What? You think I can eat you up all by my self!?!?!"
O.O;;; Rei stared at Kevin like he was from another planet.
"Uh...um...ARGH!!!! It's too early to use my brain!!" Kevin fell back onto the bed in exasperation. "Just forget what I just said...it didn't come out right."
"Oookay then. I won't say another word about the subject."
"*Thank you* Mr. I'm-so-great-I-can-use-my-brain-in-the-morning."
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School started with Rei and Kevin arriving a little bit earlier than the rest. Kevin still had his jacket from the day before. The day went pretty well for the White Tigers, minus the part where Kevin received multiple death glares from Mrs. Lau. Death glares from her are by far the scariest things on earth. It seemed that she was still furious from the insult. And that wasn't good. Mariah often shot sympathetic glances at Kevin whenever he was having a tough time, and Lee shook his head when Kevin grumbled something under his breath. Yep, poor Kevin... it wasn't his kind of day at all. But it sure was for Gary!
Gary was in a great mood. Why you ask? Well, not only did the art teacher praise him for his amazing watercolor paintings (a/n: his other hobby other than beyblading), but today he also had his favorite dessert for lunch. Chocolate cake! But he wasn't going to eat it at lunch. Oh nooooo, he was going to save it for the end of the day, just as the last bell rings. And how sweet will that be. Just as the bell rings, he will take a bite of that moist, chocolate cake with chocolate filling smack in the middle. It will be very sweet, and it was his secret and his alone.
"Where does it all go?" Mariah asked while she watched Gary inhale his rice and chicken. It was lunch, and everyone was sitting
"I bet he has some kind of secret compartment inside of him that stores the food." Kevin remarked while poking the big guy's stomach. Gary, who was enjoying his lunch, didn't care if he was being jabbed lightly in his gut. Lunch was too delicious to be disturbed by something so petty.
"Kevin, leave his stomach alone and let him eat his lunch." Lee ordered while packing up the remains of his egg sandwich.
"But, Lee!! He doesn't even notice that I'm poking him! Watch." Kevin continued to poke Gary, and Gary continued to have a happy expression on his face. Many of the members in the White Tigers sweatdroped...
"I think you should stop... You never know what's going to happen..." Rei said slowly while Gary finished the last few grains of rice in his bowl.
Kevin was about to protest when he saw warning looks coming from both Lee and Rei at the same time. He stopped the unnecessary action reluctantly. There was only one time when Kevin actually listened to advice unquestionably; it was when Lee and Rei both gave it at the same time.
"You guys are no fun." He grumbled and stalked off to do his daily mischief.
"Kevin-" Rei started off, but decided to let him go.
"Kevin!! You forgot to throw away your garbage!" Mariah called after him, but he didn't reply. "Why can't he be more responsible?" She threw his trash into the garbage bin while muttering some words under her breath.
"Hey, Gary, you still have something in you lunch bag." Rei pointed out as he saw that the bag wasn't sagging in a heap.
"I know." He said simply with a hit of a chuckle in his voice.
"And you're not going to eat it!?!?!?!" Mariah didn't know if she would die in shock right then and there.
Gary shook his head. "I'm saving it for later."
"But you never "save" anything for later. What the heck is going on??" Mariah stared at the bag, wondering what it could be.
The four of them hung around in their tree for a while until the bell rang signaling the end of the lunch period.
"Just a few more hours left..." Rei muttered while heading back to the small building.
"I can't wait till summer's here!" Mariah exclaimed. "It's soooo far away though..."
"I know." Rei agreed which caused Mariah to grin a bit.
"We better hurry before Mrs. Lau bites our heads off." Lee quickly said before walking faster. "You know how she treats tardiness."
Soon enough, they were all back in their classroom. It was a good thing that they hurried when they did, because the bell *just* rang as the walked in. Class started without much disturbance until a few students noticed the empty seats in the classroom. The teacher noticed this too, and whatever little patients she had with the class flew out the window. Fifteen minutes later, Kevin (whose clothes where caked in dirt as if he fell one too many times) and a rather big and sloppily dressed boy rushed in behind them. This large boy was none other than Mr. Leung's son, Dai Mao.
"Why are you two late?" Mrs. Lau snapped while glaring at the two unfortunate students.
"We were so busy "playing" that we didn't hear the bell." The bigger boy explained for the both of them.
"Didn't you even *notice* that no other students were out!?" Mrs. Lau's nostrils were flaring so much that the student's could've sworn there was smoke coming out.
"Yeah, well we were too into the "game" to notice." Kevin answered smoothly but felt his frustration level rising.
"So you *both* did not hear or notice that both of you were the only ones outside. Fifteen minutes you two. What have you to say for yourself?"
"Listen, you old bag! We were having _fun_! Is it a crime to get a little sidetracked!?!?!" Kevin blurted out which caused most of the White Tigers to flinch. Oh, when will Kevin learn to control his tongue?
Mrs. Lau's face went from red to purple. Her hand unconsciously went for the pointer stick that was resting beside her.
"Why you ungrateful little brat!!" She waved the stick dangerously in Kevin's face. "I should kick you out of this class for your disrespectfulness to your elders! When I'm through with you, you'll wish you'll never look at a text book again!" Kevin started to whimper as the stick grazed his head by a few millimeters.
Dai Mao began snickering. "Idiot dwarf. Your so small, your mouth is bigger than you."
"Fat ass peewee!" Kevin shot back. "You're so fat, your dad has to *roll* you to school."
If there was one thing you must be wary of, it was how you went about Dai Mao's size. Unfortunately, Kevin was too angry to remember that.
Dai Mao's large hands suddenly wrapped around Kevin's small neck and began crushing the fragile body part.
"STUPID MIDGET!!!! TAKE THAT BACK!!!" He continued to choke the smaller boy despite the pleas of mercy that choked out of Kevin's mouth.
Rei was up in a flash and was now trying to pry the bigger boy's hands off Kevin. Lee got up and tried to help, but couldn't do much for Dai Mao was much to big and powerful for any of their attempts to have an affect. Finally taking things in her own hands, Mrs. Lau used her stick to smack the wrestling group in her classroom. It had a positive affect on the commotion, but a negative effect on the boys (which were now rubbing the sore spots where they've been hit).
"I WILL have order and respect in this class room!!" She bellowed. " I'll see you two after school for a little *talk*." She spoke harshly, with her eyes not even looking away from Kevin. Poor Kevin... he looked like he wanted to shrivel up and die right there...
Oddly enough, Kevin didn't do anything stupid during the rest of the day. In fact, he was quietly taking the harsh words from the teacher without much retaliation. Rei kept an eye on Kevin for he knew that whenever Kevin was acting nice, something bad was going to happen...
Finally, the day was over, and everyone except Kevin and Mr. Leung's son were permitted to leave. Just as Rei was about to leave, he saw Kevin glaring at Kai Mao in a very dangerous way... and vice versa.
"Don't do anything stupid, Kevin." He called before leaving the room. He wanted to stay to make sure Dai Mao wouldn't do something to hurt Kevin again. When he saw Dai Mao with his hands upon Kevin's neck, Rei felt a fear he never felt before. Not in any tight spots while battling; nothing.
It was then that Rei truly realized how much he really cared for the village thief. He cared for him enough to fight for him. And it surprised him more than it made him scared. Yes, it scared him very much. How would he react if something really bad would ever happen to Kevin? Rei thought silently to himself while catching up to Lee and Mariah who were standing at the entrance of the school
"Rei!" Mariah called out. Rei caught up to them while looking curiously at their worried faces.
"What's up?" He asked.
"Me and Lee have to go to his house because our parents want to discuss something." Mariah explained hurriedly.
"What would your parents discuss about?" Rei wondered out loud.
"I have a feeling it has to do with something about bit beasts." Lee grinned with lots of hope but still looked a bit worried. "But aside from that, we have a problem."
Mariah nodded. "Someone stole Gary's chocolate cake, and he's out hunting them down. We couldn't say anything that would stop him! And since me and Lee has to go right NOW, you're the only person who can talk some sense into Gary!"
"Okay, I'll find him." Rei said hurriedly. "You guys better go before Lee's grandpa gets angry. No offence Lee, but you grandpa can be scarier than Mrs. Lau and Mr. Leung combined!"
"No offence taken!" Mariah said for Lee before dashing out of the school, leaving the two boys hanging.
"Oh yeah, sure. RUN off and take my line." Lee grumbled before turning to Rei. "I think you should keep an eye on Kevin. I don't think Dai Mao would let an insult like that run by him like that."
Rei bobbed his head in agreement. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"Good, I'll see you later." Lee called while running after Mariah who was WAAAAY ahead of him.
Rei ran around the school looking for Gary. He searched practically every room, washroom, janitor closet, and storage room for his teammate. In the end, however, Rei came back to the front door with a big goose egg.
"How hard is it to find a big, muscular, blader? It should be a piece of cake!" Rei gave up and walked out of the building only to find two students fighting in the distance.
"You sneaky little elf! If you think that I'm going to let you insult me like that in front of everyone, then you are dead wrong." Dai Mao wobbled menacingly towards Kevin.
"Listen, you huge piece of lard! I already apologized to you! So why don't you just give it up!" Kevin exclaimed angrily. He may be small, but that won't stop him from standing his ground.
"Well, not only did you insult me, but you stole from my father for the last time!" He made a move to grab Kevin's throat once more, but failed because this time, Kevin was ready. Kevin expertly dodged the attack by slipping aside, thus making the larger boy stumble upon his own feet.
"Hey, tubby. If you want to hit me, then HIT me!" Kevin taunted him. Today was certainly not his day, so it's kind of expected to be a *little* pissed off... Kevin flashed a lopsided grin while waiting for the next attack.
"Dumb, stupid elf! I have something that you obviously need more of... A PUNISHMENT!!!" Dai Mao drew his hand into a fist and began launching attacks furiously at the smaller boy. Kevin, being smaller and more agile, dodged each attack with ease. Soon Kevin became a little bit on the cocky side...
"Come on, you big ball of wax! You wouldn't be able to hit me if I stood still!" While Kevin was too busy blabbing, a fist connected with his gut, knocking the wind out of him. The force of it was so strong that Kevin literally flew a few feet away. He instinctively curled into a ball while dealing with the pain, thus allowing the time for Dai Mao to jump and promptly _sit_ on the smaller boy.
"ARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Flower_on_thewind: _ sorry for the cliffie... I unfortunately ran out of chocolates and time on the compy...-____-; please review, or I'm not so sure how Kevin will fare in the future...