Flower_on_thewind: AND VDG SAVES KEVIN WITH MIRROR FORCE!!
Everyone except Duo: YAY!!!
Duo: Damnit, why can't you die????
Kevin: Cuz Mirror Force saved me!
Flower_on_thewind: *shoves duo in his playpen* you need a Time-out mister!!
Duo: NOOOO not the secluded playpen!!!! *Hangs head in shame*
Kevin & Rei: Thank you VDG you saved us!!!
Flower_on_thewind: HEE, HEE!! Next chapie is up!!!! I'm sooo happy I failed that test!! This chapter was worth it!
My Conscience: PSH, I know I should do my job, and make you feel bad... but you're a hopeless loser. Hear that? LOSER!!!
Flower_on_thewind: *blinks*
Android71: heee heee!! ORIGINALITY ROXS!! (*My conscience smacks FOTW with a newspaper* you idiot! That's not originality that's insanity!)... excuse her, please... she's just sad that she doesn't have any! ^_^ thanks for reviewing!!
Dalourice: you wanted to know what's gunna happen, and now you have it!! *Presents the chappie* ^_^; hehehe, I know you want to kill that ugly bastard father of hisl, but... all in good time! Will this help any? *Presents Dalourice with a punching bag that resembles Kevin's father*
Fyredra: yup, I'm ALIVE!! *is amazed even with that...* woah, I should be dead... anyways, *blushes* you are too kind with compliments (*My conscience: psh, she doesn't need any ego-boosting) _;;; You're a very nice person and I love reading your comments! ^_^; I'm glad someone out there likes the relationship between Mariah and Lee. And, no, Kevin and Gary didn't vanish off the surface of the planted. Kevin's in this chapter!! And... Gary... O_O... maybe he did vanish...
VoliesDragonGurl: YAY!!! Kevin is happy that you saved him from being squished!! *Kevin flashes a toothy smile* and I will assure you that Duo will be punished! *Duo sulks in his playpen* Here's the next chapter! AND THANKS FOR REVIEWING!!
Kevin: Flower_on_thewind does not own beyblades in any way! If she did, she'd give Ian a smaller nose!
~* Chapter 14 *~
Project: BBQ Pork Buns
"What exactly are we doing here?" Rei asked all the while knowing a basic idea of what's going to happen. It seems that the destination Rei was being dragged to is none other than (drum roll please) the bakery.
"We, my GOOD friend, are going to get revenge on that fat loony, Dai Mao." Kevin announced with a big smile on his face. It wasn't the sweet, cute smile Kevin used to get out of trouble. Nope, far from that actually. This smile was pure EVIL!! It almost looked psychotic. Rei suddenly felt very afraid of Kevin...
"A-and what exactly do you mean by 'We'?"
"We, as in both of us."
"There is noooooo way you are getting me in trouble. I already have enough to deal with, thank you very much."
"You WILL come with me to do this. If you don't I'll come after you with... with a pair of scissors!! HA! I'll cut your hair off if you don't come with me!!!!!!! Yeah! That's what I'll do!"
Rei's eyes grew wide with fear. He clutched his hair possessively. "Don't you DARE touch my hair!"
"I won't if you will come with me..." Kevin's psychotic behavior suddenly changed to something REALLY cute with a hint of whininess.
'Ack! Cuteness...can't...resist...'
"Pweeeeease!?!?!" Kevin then gave Rei 'the pout'. Yes, the almighty pout that not even Lee could resist. 'Oh dear Lord, give me strength.'
"I'll give you a BIG hug." Oh no!! Kevin not only was giving the pout, but now he was giving Rei those adorable chibi eyes AND compromising with a rather tempting offer...
"ALRIGHT!!! I'LL DO IT!! NOW STOP IT WITH THE CUTNESS. IT'S TOO MUCH!!" Rei gritted his teeth and silently cursed himself for submitting to Kevin's irresistible antics. Kevin was just too cute for his own good. And it REALLY didn't help it if you're-er- mildly attracted to him..._
Kevin couldn't help but giggle like a girl at Rei's inner struggle. It was fun torturing Rei like this. But one thing that never ceased to amaze him, was how Rei would have so much trouble saying no to his mock pouts and other childish antics. Was it because he was a master at pretending to be all so cute and innocent? Probably, but still...even Lee can stand longer then Rei at this little game. So why did Rei have so much trouble saying no?
"Alrighty!! Now here's the plan. We're going to sneak in from the air vent. Why you ask? Well, Mr. Leung likes to put certain mousetraps in odd areas near the front door. They are to keep certain 'rodents' from entering. Once we're in, steal as many BBQ pork buns as possible. We all know that those buns are a favorite of Dai Mao. With none in stock at home, he's going to be tortured beyond belief!!!" Kevin gave a satisfied grin after finishing his briefing. This was going to be SOOOO great!! He'll be able to get revenge on that fat bastard once and for all.
Rei shook his head. "You are one crazy dude. You know that you're going to be the one Mr. Leung will be after tomorrow, right?"
"I don't care, nothing's sweeter than revenge! You're not backing out on me, are ya?
"Only if I get paid with that hug you promised me." Rei answered playfully. Kevin rolled his eyes. Rei could be so weird at times.
"Okay, let's go!"
Kevin expertly took the air vent off with out a sound. He motioned Rei to be really quite before sliding down the metal shaft with ease. Rei followed gracefully a few seconds behind him. Both landed in the back room of the bakery. It was here that all those tasty foods were created. And it was here that the buns were kept warm under a heating lamp.
"Jackpot." Rei heard Kevin mumble to himself. Rei felt a little uneasy. He thought that breaking into the bakery would be a lot harder... This was just too easy.
Rei was about to take a step forward when he was stopped by Kevin's hand. He was confused at first at the action, but all was explained with the next thing he saw in front of him.
There, in front of him, was a rather-er- large bear trap. One more step and Rei would have been shouting in pain.
"Told ya he set up traps to catch me." Kevin whispered.
"I get the point..." Rei mumbled...wow, this was certainly absurd how a grown up would deal with thieves so childishly...
Suddenly there were loud footsteps heard in the room. Kevin reacted by pulling himself and Rei into the shadows where neither could be seen. Both boys tensed, waiting for whoever that was in the bakery with them.
Suddenly, a big, bulky silhouette entered through the door. The figure gave a yawn that reminded Kevin of a dinosaur roaring in pain. A very nasty noise to hear... The person then switched on a flashlight that they were carrying. The luminous light revealed the figure to be none other than Mr. Leung's son, Dai Mao!
The big boy wandered over to the BBQ pork buns and carelessly took one and ate it in one bite! 0_0 Rei and Kevin's faces both faulted. They couldn't believe that many of Kevin's accused crimes of invading the bakery were really done by the son of the baker!!!! How ironic.
The need for revenge in Kevin suddenly flared as Dai Mao took yet another bun to inhale. It wasn't fair!! Sure, sometimes Kevin would steal a little here or something there, but sometimes he was blamed for a lot of things he didn't steal. Now he knew who framed him. Now he could get revenge for all the punishments he got that he didn't even deserve.
Kevin stepped away from Rei and grabbed a couple loaves of bread from a rack. Then he silently tiptoed closer towards his target. He could feel Rei shooting daggers at his back with each step he took closer towards Dai Mao. Kevin didn't care. Revenge was all that mattered at the moment.
Once he got to his desired distance, Kevin chucked a loaf of bread right smack at Dai Mao's head. Though it may not look it, Kevin was pretty strong for his size. So in other words, the loaf did do some damage to Dai Mao. It made him nearly choke on his bun!!
"So YOU'RE the guy who keeps on framing me!!!" Kevin sneered with distaste.
Dai Mao gave an astonished cry as he reeled around to see who had attacked him.
"YOU!! You came to steal from this shop again!! Wait until I tell my father!"
"Yeah? Well wait until I have the evidence to prove that you've been freeloading on your dad's goods and blaming it on me!!" Kevin then jammed his hand into his handy bag and took out a (gasps) camera (a/n: ^_^; his bag is VERY handy). Wasting no time after finding the useful item, he quickly took a shot at Dai Mao, who was very confused and angry at the moment. However, it didn't matter that Dai Mao was angry. In fact, all that mattered was the half-eaten BBQ pork bun that was in his hand. Ahhh... revenge is definitely sweet.
Dai Mao's face then screwed up like he just ate a lemon. His body started to shake with rage, thus shaking his excess blubber. It was quite a nasty scene to behold.
"DAMN YOU!!!! I'LL TWIST YOUR NECK, YOU UGLY ELF!!"
With that said and done, Dai Mao launched himself to catch the little thief. However, Kevin yet again had the advantage of being smaller and more agile. He quickly darted underneath a cart and ran through small places where Dai Mao could never get through. In the shadows, Rei had no idea if he should intervene at the chaos or keep to the shadows and watch amusingly. Deciding on the latter, Rei made sure he was a safe distance away from angry tub of lard, but close enough to jump in if Kevin needed the help.
After a few more minutes of chaos and destruction, Kevin was now on top of the table that held the heating lamp and the BBQ pork buns. By now, Dai Mao was out of breath and sweating buckets.
"Give me your stupid camera, and I'll let you go." Dai Mao said in a low, threatening voice.
"I don't think you're in a position to make lame threats such as that." Kevin stated in a VERY cheeky tone. "In fact, I think you should have a break... Here!" Kevin threw a bun at Dai Mao's sweaty face. Being already fatigue, the small bun almost had the power to leave the fat boy dazed on the floor.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!!" Dai Mao swore before struggling to keep the room from spinning.
"Yeah, right. And I'm going to develop a hundred copies of that picture and plaster them all over the village." Kevin had a satisfied grin grow on his face while he saw Dai Mao's plump head turn as purple as a radish.
"Heh, heh, heh. Looks like my job here is done." Kevin started shoving as many BBQ pork buns into his bag as he could. He was sure that Dai Mao wasn't going to give him any more trouble...but he was wrong. Dead wrong.
With renewed strength that was fueled by anger, Dai Mao heaved himself up and flung himself at Kevin. From there on, everything went in slow motion. Dai Mao was up in air with his arms spread out and ready to squish Kevin at any given chance. Kevin's face slowly looked up to see Dai Mao in air and went from looking smug to that of pure terror.
"AW CRAP!!!" Kevin cried before squeezing his eyes shut in anticipation of the on coming pain... only it never came.
Kevin cracked open one eye to see that he was on the other side of the room with Rei holding on to him! Whoa... Rei had grabbed him out of the way without him even noticing!!! Amazing...
"You alright, Kevin?" Rei asked with his eyes still focused on Dai Mao's ugly face. It seems that landing dead on a hot table is rather painful...
"Y-yeah. I'm fine. Thanks..." Kevin mumbled while still shocked at how close he came to being squished...again.
Dai Mao sluggishly rolled off the table and emitted what sound more like an elephant than a groan of pain.
"Do you think he's had enough?" Kevin asked before taking a step away from the recovering bully.
"I'm... not very sure..."
"WHERE ARE YOU, YOU STUPID PUNK!!!!" Dai Mao struggled to his feet before his angry eyes found the green hair imp. Rei stepped in the line between Kevin and Dai Mao. His gold eyes were hard with determination and resolution. He needed to protect Kevin at all cost from this enraged monster. If he didn't, he could never forgive himself. Ever.
"Don't you even dare think about touching him." Rei used a very low and dangerous voice that even he didn't know he possessed. Kevin raised an eyebrow and his teammate's sudden protective manner. 'Wow, Rei must really believe that White Tigers should stick together through thick and thin...' Kevin felt somewhat flattered and felt a sudden idolizing feeling ignite in the back of his mind.
"What are you trying to prove, Kon? Your love and devotion to that leprechaun behind you? Or could it be that the little midget is too scared to fight his own battles?" Dai Mao gave a taunting and completely insane laugh to show just how "manly" he is.
"Yo! I'm a hundred times braver and better than you will ever be!!! I don't Rei need to kick your ugly ass and hurt you where the sun-don't-shine. I can do all of that by myself. Just watch me!!! I can beat you with or without Rei!" Kevin's eyes narrowed to slits of their own and his body tensed, ready for action.
"Huahahahahahaha!!! You, the weak little pipsqueak? You think you can beat me!?! Wanna back up those words with your actions?" Dai Mao sneered.
"You bet your stupid face I will!!" Kevin proceeded to move towards his fat nemesis, but a hand grabbed his arm.
"No, Kevin. This is my fight." Rei stated. 'I promised Kevin that I would protect him. If I can't protect him from this bully, then how can I promise to protect him from his father?'
"No!! I want to fight this asshole. I refuse to be called weak!!!"
"KEVIN!! Listen to me! I'm still older than you by a couple of months. That means that you _have_ to respect my wishes. I make it my personal business to make sure this guy knows exactly whom he's messing with. No one disses a White Tiger and gets away with it." Rei stared directly into Dai Mao's challenging eyes with his own determined ones. Kevin knew this look and knew it was useless to argue with the older team member. But something was different about this look... Kevin had a strange intuition that Rei wasn't only doing this for the White Tigers, but to prove something...
"...Fine. Just be careful. I...I don't want to see you hurt." Kevin backed off a little, but kept his gaze directly on Rei. Rei glanced back to see if Kevin really meant what he said. For a second, gold amber eyes met sparkling violet. The message was clear, and the bond was set.
Dai Mao had to go down for the sake of White Tigers and for themselves.
While Rei was staring into Kevin's eyes, Dai Mao tried to launch a surprise attack. Too bad he wasn't the stealthiest of people. Rei immediately heard the heavy footsteps and quickly dodged to the left while serving a graceful heel kick to the back of Dai Mao's head. The bully was dazed for a few seconds before realizing what was right in front of him. Kevin.
Kevin knew right away that Dai Mao's objective to hit wasn't Rei but himself the moment he saw the big boy's eyes narrow dangerously at him. Not really knowing what to do, Kevin jumped high onto a nearby cart in hopes to get away from the pissed off boy. Rei also felt in the air that Dai Mao's target wasn't him, but Kevin. So he jumped on the fat boy's back in hopes to grab his head in a headlock. Big mistake that was. Dai Mao tried to throw Rei off his back by crashing into many different objects, but all failed. Rei was just too stubborn to let go. Finally, Dai Mao had this absolutely great idea to yank Rei off his back with his own hands. 'Gee,' he wondered silently 'why I didn't think of that before???' (a/n: good golly, what a mind-boggling question...)
"Get off me!!!" Dai Mao flicked Rei off like he was a piece of snot on his finger. Rei landed on top of a bunch of metal trays that clattered to the ground upon impact. Rei groaned and took a moment to get rid of the revolving world he was seeing. Once the dizziness went away, Rei noticed the bear trap that Mr. Leung had left on the ground in hopes to catch Kevin...
Rei's plan that was forming in his mind didn't have much time to sink in, for Rei was immediately crushed under the weight of muscle and fat. Yes, the fat bastard was sitting on our poor Rei. Rei, however, refused to yell out in pain. He clenched his eyes closed and demanded his brain to figure a way out of this predicament...
The bear trap!!
Yes, the bear trap. What about it? The trap was too far from Rei's reach. There was no way in hell that Rei would have been able to get it. He needed help. Rei really needed help.
Kevin stood wide eye at the scene in front of him. Rei was being squished!!! He needed help!! All logical thought left Kevin at that moment once he realized this. He didn't think if running up to an enraged bully was a good idea. He didn't think if hitting a pissed off bully was something smart. All he knew was anger. Anger because Rei wouldn't allow him to fight. Anger that he was the reason that Rei was hurt. Anger that he was so weak to be picked on by Dai Mao constantly.
All this anger blinded Kevin to do the one thing that he'd normally thought he'd never do. He punched Dai Mao Square on the face. Yep. And it was quite a powerful blow too. Kevin may look small, but he was strong for his height. Not as strong as Rei, or Gary, but certainly strong for his build. Now this punch was strong enough to make Dai Mao roll back in pain, thus Rei had the opportunity to get out of the painful position and it gave him a chance for revenge. With one swift motion, Rei side kicked Dai Mao to the head, which sent him flying straight on top of the bear trap...
SNAP!!
A yell of pain followed with dead silence. It should seem that the fat bully had passed out from the immense pain.
Kevin rushed to Rei's side who was clutching his gut in pain.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Rei muttered out before coughing a bit. "What about you? He didn't hurt you, did he?"
"Heh, I'm fine. But you're the one who's hurt! What were you thinking when you grabbed him??? You're such an idiot!" Kevin scolded, but his worried voice betrayed the meaning of his words.
"Glad you care." Rei gave Kevin a weak smile. He was happy that he protected Kevin. And better yet, Kevin was worried about his well being! He really did care about Rei!
Kevin blushed a bit because Rei knew exactly how worried he really was...the thing was that Kevin himself didn't want to acknowledge the full extent on how upset the situation had brought upon him. Rei saw the blush of the petite boy, and a small hope of-of... something he couldn't describe sent fluttering butterflies throughout his body.
"I think it's time to leave." Rei stated before looking at the unconscious form of Dai Mao. His gut was sort of recovered, and the world was somewhat still now.
"Yeah... lets blow this joint." Kevin agreed before following Rei out the front door.
Poor Dai Mao was left unconscious with a Bear trap clamped on to his ass.
~* BOO *~
Flower_on_thewind: -_____-; I just noticed that I've probably offended some people!! I'M SOOOO SORRY!!! I have nothing against fat people!!! Heck, my first crush wasn't exactly the skinniest person alive!! I just er... wanted to exaggerate Dai Mao's evilness by adding some stereotype in this fic... oh, and use his physical disadvantages for humor. It's not meant to be offending, but if it does, I want to apologize. *hangs head in shame*
Duo: CAN I COME OUT NOW???
Flower_on_thewind: *smacks duo w/ a hammer* YOU IDIOT!!! I was having a serious moment!!
Duo: @_@
Kevin: *sticks out his tongue*
Flower_on_thewind: Okay! I'm almost there!! If you ever wondered why I named this fic Until You catch Me, all will be answered by... next chapter... or the chapter after that. THEN! I'LL BE HALF WAY DONE!!! Woot!!
My conscience: dear lord! She's almost made it half way??? How long has it been??? I highly doubt she'll make it!
Kevin: *trips my conscience onto a bear trap* ^_^;;;
Flower_on_thewind: THANK YOU KEVIN!!!
Kevin: heh, heh, PWEEEASE REVIEW!! *chibi eyes*