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Haunted	By : Kali Category: Beyblade > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 3434 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
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Kali Notes:�
Urrrhh�sorry for the delay.� I had some issues with my university to deal
with (still unresolved but getting there) this week and I�ve
been job hunting, too.� *glares at
work-world*� Why?� I like my summer just fine without ruining
it!� *coughs*� Anyway, moving on�

Disclaimer:�
No, we don�t own Beyblade or its
characters.� Oh, and I don�t
own Hershey�s (woo boy if I did, it would be delicious!).

Warnings: Ah�weirdness, general insanity� and
the usual (yaoi, language, action/violence, etc.) excepting the fido-friendly version on ffnet.�
Sorry, folks.�
You know where to find it elsewhere��
This Chapter: Use of a Ouija board (don�t try that at home or anywhere else *shudders*)

Pairings:�
TyKa, Rei/Mariah, Max/Hilary, hinted
Tala/Bryan & Kenny/Emily, others to be decided.

~*~*~*~

Chapter 04

�� Kai, for what felt like an eternity,
watched over the younger teen, waiting for him to wake up and explain.� As did his ghostly roommate.

�� Daichi paced back and forth in front
of the fireplace, wracking his mind for solutions to this problem.� He didn�t know
whether or not to believe the poltergeist from the second floor about the
effects of its �curse�, or about the one and supposedly only way to fix it.� And he couldn�t assess the extent of the damage until Tyson
woke up.

�� It had only been about ten minutes
since the bluenette had collapsed, when Bryan
returned � sans costume.� He only lived a
couple of houses down the street, so running home to get the movies hadn�t
taken long and he was the first one to get back.

�� The lavender-haired teen found Kai
sitting on the edge of his sofa in the bedroom, hovering over the laid-out
bluenette with a nearly imperceptible frown of�was that worry?� Bryan
blinked and asked, �What happened?�

�� Kai started a little and shook his
head.� �He just keeled over in
mid-sentence.� I don�t know what�s
wrong.�� He tore his eyes away from Tyson
and looked up at Bryan.� �Did you see any of the others on your way
here?�

�� Nope.� I don�t imagine they�ll be gone much longer
though.�� Bryan frowned, too.� �Should we take him to the hospital?� OR phone his house or something?�

�� Kai looked back down at the
bluenette, whose hand flexed and breathing hitched as he began to come back
around.� �Let�s hold off on that.� I think he�s waking up.�� Kai reached out and tapped Tyson�s cheeks a
bit forcefully.� �Wake up, Kinomiya.� Come on, now, and wake up.� I can�t help if you don�t tell me what�s
wrong.�

�� Daichi felt a pang in his
chest.� Kai�you can�t do anything because he can�t tell you what�s wrong.� He doesn�t know.� The little spirit wanted to bang his head on
the mantle in frustration � if he could have reached it.� He was too short.� I have to tell Kai�but how?

�� Tyson heard familiar voices and
fought his way out of his mental fog to reach them.� He struggled to sit up as he opened his
eyes�� They were open.� He could feel
that.� But�

�� Kai barely avoided a panicked hand
that flew upward toward Tyson�s face.�
�Whoa!� Hey, watch what you�re�uh,
Kinomiya�� he frowned and then stared in shock as blank, silvery grayish eyes
stared back at him where there should have been stormy midnight blue.� �Bryan?�

�� Yeah.� I see.��
Bryan
stared, too, not sure what to do or say.

�� Tyson felt his face with his fingertips,
but everything felt fine and normal, and nothing hurt.� I�I can�t see.� I can�t see!� What�why�shit!� The bluenette made a strange sound and
reached blindly for Kai, needing to know someone familiar and trusted was still
there with him.� But
when he tried to say Kai�s name�nothing happened.

�� Kinomiya�� Kai began to worry when the younger teen
began to shake visibly and a hand moved to his throat, where inarticulate
sounds and noises came from but no words.�
�Can�t you say something?� And what happened to your eyes?� They�re�grey.�

�� Fighting back pure panic, Tyson
reached in the direction of Kai�s voice, shaking his head frantically.� NO!� I can�t see!� I can�t speak!� Something�s
wrong!� I�

�� Shit.� Kai, maybe we should take him to the hospital.��
Bryan
was already heading for the phone.�
Daichi got there first, and quickly unplugged
the line from the wall as Bryan
picked up the receiver.� �What
the�there�s no dial tone.�� He stared at
the phone and set it back in its cradle.�
Daichi plugged the phone back in.�
It wouldn�t do to have Tyson go to a
hospital.� Doctors couldn�t
explain the how and why or the
solution, after all.

�� No dial tone?� It was working fine today�� Kai frowned
suspiciously and caught Tyson�s searching hard before it connected accidentally� with
Kai�s face.� �Something weird is going
on.� Hey,� he turned his attention back
to the trembling bluenette, who was visibly and admirably
trying not to absolutely freak out.�
�Do you have any idea what�s wrong, Kinomiya?� Some medical condition I don�t know of or
something?� he asked as gently as he could.�
Tyson�s head whipped back and forth in a �No!�

�� Do you have any idea what�s
wrong?�� Bryan added, and Tyson kept shaking his head,
gripping Kai�s hand as if it were the only thing keeping him sane � which it
was, oddly enough.� Kai�s presence was
strangely soothing, and the bluenette could feel the panic in him begin to calm
a little.

�� Kai didn�t
have the heart to take his hand back, not when the bluenette was still
trembling like a leaf in a breeze and gripping it so desperately.� �Okay, so you don�t know what happened, and
you haven�t got a medical condition that would do this � that
you know of � so�other than not being able to see or speak, is anything else
wrong?� Sick?� Hurt anywhere?�

�� Tyson took a deep, shuddering breath
to calm herself further and silently searched his body
for problems.� No.� Other than being scared and
confused and disoriented, he felt fine.�
He shook his head again and mouthed, �No.�

�� Should I go wake up your butler and
tell him we need to take Tyson to the hospital, since the phone is out?�� Bryan
asked Kai.� Daichi looked around hastily,
trying to think of some way to get their attention.� He spotted a closed notebook on the coffee-table and went to it.�
He couldn�t pick it up, but he could rustle the
pages � which he did, making all three teens jump, startled.

�� What the�?�� Kai looked at the notebook, blinking.� Bryan
edged away cautiously, sitting on the other end of Kai�s sofa.� Tyson shrunk back into his seat, having heard
the noise but feeling the tension in Kai increase through their joined hands.

�� Notebooks don�t normally do that on their own.�� Bryan commented
warily.� �Hiwatari?�

�� Daichi stamped a ghostly foot and
rustled the pages again. �Come on!�
You know its me, Kai!� I really need to tell you something!

�� No.�
But they do around here.�� Kai�s
eyes narrowed at the spot over the notebook.�
�Daichi?�
If that�s you, flip a couple pages in that book again.�

�� Yes!� Daichi obliged, relieved. �Now ask
me about Tyson!

�� Bryan goggled.� �You mean you really do have a ghost!?�

�� His name is Daichi.� Tala, Ozuma, and I found that out a couple
years ago, playing around with Tala�s Ouija board.�(1)� Kai waved the incident
away for later.� �Never mind that,
though.� Daichi, do you know what�s happened to Tyson?�
Flip pages for �yes� and don�t do anything if �no.��

�� Daichi flipped a couple more pages.

�� That is really weird.�� Bryan
watched wide-eyed.

�� Kai frowned.� �Did you do this to him, Daichi?�

�� Tyson blinked blindly and wondered
if they were all losing their minds.� He couldn�t see what was going on but he could hear the
flipping pages.� And�it
was chilly.� Not freezing or
uncomfortable, but just chilly enough for Tyson to notice he was a bit cold.

�� I
can�t answer that this way you moron.� Daichi glared at the lavender-haired teen.

�� Kai wracked his mind for some other
way to communicate with Daichi.� �Bryan, call Tala on his
cell and tell him to bring the Ouija board back with him.� I think we need to hear what my ghostly
roommate has to say.�

�� Bryan raised an eyebrow, but didn�t comment.� Except�� The phone�s
dead, Kai.�

�� Daichi grinned and rustled the pages
again.� No, that was me.� Try it again, Bryan.

�� Kai sighed.� �It was you, wasn�t it Daichi?�� The pages flew in the affirmative.� �Why?�
You didn�t want Tyson to go to the hospital?�� Again the pages flew.� �Alright, but you�d better explain later.�

�� Daichi nodded and this time rustled
the pages until the cover closed.� I�ll sure try, Kai.� I promise.

�� Bryan reached for the telephone again and
shook his head in disbelief.� �I can�t
believe we�re taking the word of a ghost.��
He muttered, but dialed Tala�s number anyway.

�� Tyson was looking rather dubious
about it all, too.� Now, I trust Kai, but�he�s trusting my health
to a spirit.� I�m not so sure
about this.

�� Bryan hung up and brushed hair out of his
eyes.� �Tal�s on his way.� I just caught him as he was passing his
place.� He said he�d grab it and be over
soon.�

�� Good.�� Kai blinked, realizing something.� �Hey, how did you get back inside, anyway?�

�� I went around to the back and came
up the steps to your balcony.� Your
French patio doors aren�t locked.�� Bryan answered.

�� Well, Tala will know to come up
that way but Max and Rei won�t.� Go wait for
them out front, would you?�� Kai
requested.� �No need to wake up Gregory
with a ringing doorbell.�

�� Bryan nodded congenially and left.

�� Kai sighed and turned to look at the
bluenette, who had calmed, but was still looking lost and a little afraid.� �Don�t worry, Kinomiya.� Whatever�s gone on here, we�ll figure it out
and fix it, okay?�� He stated
reassuringly.� He had to smile a little
when the bluenette nodded slowly and offered a small smile of gratitude before
mouthing, �Thank you,� and squeezing Kai�s hand.

�� I haven�t done anything, Kinomiya,
so save your thanks.�� Kai glanced at the
clock.� �It�s nearly 12:30 am.� The others will be back soon, and we�ll use that Ouija board to ask Daichi what the hell is
going on.� But for now, how about
popcorn?�

�� I�m not really hungry.� Tyson
shrugged, but allowed Kai to pull him to his feet and lead him out to the
living area and kitchen.� At least the
older teen wasn�t leaving him alone.� I don�t think I could handle that yet.� He shuddered.�
Bad enough to be in the dark but alone�

�� Kai led him to the counter and
placed Tyson�s hands on the edge.�
�That�s the kitchen counter, Kinomiya, and to your right is a bar
stool.� Have a seat, while I start
popping popcorn.�� He set up the popcorn
machine, watching Tyson search to his right blindly for the stool and carefully
slide onto it.� �You
alright there for a bit?�� Kai
asked, noting that the younger teen was still a little pale and shaky, and that
every time he heard a noise, he started and looked in that direction. �Kai dug out a pot and a wooden spoon.

�� Tyson nodded.� Kai said, �Okay, but if you need my
attention, bang on this pot.� and set the pot in front of the bluenette,
reaching for one of Tyson�s hands and setting it on the pot so he knew where it
was.� Then he pressed the wooden spoon
into Tyson�s hand and went about making the popcorn.

�� The popcorn machine was loud when
Kai turned it on.� Tyson
flinched and kept trying to listen to the other sounds in the room as Kai
melted butter on the stove in a small pot for the popcorn and did�whatever else
he was doing.� It was hard to
separate the noises, but it helped Tyson to know where Kai was, and in turn
know he wasn�t alone.

�� When the first round of popcorn was popped, Kai began dumping it into individual popcorn bowls
for everyone.� At that point, Tala came
back through the balcony doors.

�� So what�s with the sudden need to
play with the Ouija board, Hiwatari?��
The red head asked, still dressed in his costume but without the
wings.� He�d
left those at home when he�d stopped for the board.� �You don�t normally have a burning need for a
s�ance.�

�� Tyson looked in the direction of his
voice, trying to focus on it.� Kai
gestured at the bluenette with the spoon he was using to stir the slowly
melting butter.

�� Tyson�s lost his sight and he can�t
speak.� Daichi made his presence known
and when I asked if he knew what was wrong with Tyson he gave me a �yes�
answer.�� Kai explained.� �If we want details, we need to communicate
more effectively than yes or no questions.�

�� Tala nearly dropped the board in
shock.� �Run that by me again?� You�re not serious.�� He walked over to Tyson and frowned at the
blank, grey-ish silver eyes that stared out
unseeing.� �That�is unreal.� Okay, so what exactly happened?�� He waved a hand in front of Tyson�s face,
checking to see if he really was blind.�
Kai had just come around that side of the counter to go looking for the
tray he kept in the cabinet under the counter on Tyson�s side, just in time to
catch the younger teen as he jerked back from Tala�s hand and fell backwards
off the stool with a squeaking sound.

�� Whoa!� Watch out, Kinomiya.�� Kai warned, helping
him sit upright again and letting the bluenette grip his hand and shirtsleeve
as he calmed again.� He glared at Tala in
warning.� �Don�t do that, dumbass!� He�s tense
and scared enough as it is without you making it worse!�

�� I didn�t know he was going to jerk
like that.�� Tala scowled owlishly at his
friend, inwardly grinning at the way Kai was being protective of Tyson and how
he hadn�t taken away his hand yet.� �But, I�ll apologize anyway.� Sorry, Kinomiya.�

�� Unable to do much else, Tyson nodded
and breathed a little easier, loosening his hold on Kai in embarrassment.� I�m�not afraid.� He protested silently.� Just�I
just don�t like not knowing what�s going on around me
� not seeing it.� I couldn�t
see what you did but I could feel the air suddenly move in front of my face.

�� We don�t know what happened,
Tala.� If we did, we�d be one step closer
to fixing it.�� Kai gave Tyson a reassuring
pat on the shoulder and squeezed his hand before letting go.� He knelt and grabbed the tray he needed,
standing and setting it on the countertop.�
�He�s taking it all rather well, though.�
I don�t know that I�d handle
suddenly being blind and speechless so well.�

�� Tyson gave a weak smile, feeling a
small spark of�something in his chest at the veiled compliment.� Would
you rather I had a complete meltdown or a panic attack?

�� Hmph.� You�d
have curled up in a ball and not moved.��
Tala scoffed in a teasing way.�
Kai death-glared him and flicked a popcorn piece at him.� �Okay maybe not.�

�� As soon as the others get here,
we�ll set up the board and find out what Daichi knows.� Then we�ll try to figure it out and fix the
issue.�� Kai set all the popcorn bowls on
the tray and went looking for the seasonings he�d
bought for it.

�� In here or in
your room?�� Tala asked.� �I�ll set up the board while we wait for
everyone.�

�� My room.� Clean up yours and Bryan�s crap, too.� Your stuff�s all over in there.�� Kai grumbled as the redhead flipped him off
over his shoulder as he walked into Kai�s room.

�� His balcony door flew open once
again, and a very concerned blonde dashed inside,
bee-lining for Tyson.� He
was followed by Rei and Bryan.

�� Tyson!� Oh man, Bryan
told Rei and I what happened and�oh wow�your eyes
are�� Max gaped at the drastic change,
halting his babbling effectively.

�� Smiling sadly, Tyson sighed and
reached blindly toward Max, finding his arm and patting it lightly.� I�m okay, Max.� I appreciate your worrying though.

�� Rei stopped just beside Max and laid
a hand on Tyson�s where it rested on the blonde�s
arm.� �Whatever this is, we�ll find a way
to reverse it, Tyson.� Don�t worry,
okay?�

�� The bluenette nodded, grateful to
his friends and for their support that came unquestioningly.

�� Now that we�re all here,� Kai spoke
up, ready to get on with this.� �Bryan, go help Tala clean
up your stuff and set up the Ouija board.�
Max and Rei, you guys can grab all these snacks and get the soda from
the fridge.�� He began issuing orders,
taking charge of the situation as he went to Tyson and took his hands.� �I�ll lead Tyson back to my room.� Come on, Kinomiya.�

�� Tyson slid off the stool and let Kai
gently guide him through the living area once more.� He had to wonder why Kai didn�t
ask Rei or Max to do it, but the curiosity fled as quickly as it had
occurred.� He really wanted to get this
over with and be able to see and talk again.

�� Of course, he didn�t
know Kai was mentally asking himself that same question, as well as answering
it.� I have this odd need to be the one he relies on.� I don�t know why
but�I like being needed by him.� Kai
helped Tyson to his sofa where he�d sat before and
guided him to sit down, taking a seat beside him.

�� Tala had already set up the board,
and was tossing his stuff into his bag, as was Bryan.�
�I�m just going to change, Kai.��
He stated, heading for the closet.�
Bryan
set his bag off in a corner, out of the way, and took a seat on the floor at
one end of the coffee table.

�� This should be interesting.�� He commented as Max and Rei came in with the
snacks and soda.� �I�ve never done this
before where it actually worked � or where Tala wasn�t moving it on his own trying
to trick me, I should say.�

�� I heard that!�� His boyfriend declared from the closet.� �I wouldn�t do that, either!�

�� Yeah, right.�� Bryan
snickered.� �Of course
not.�

�� Rei passed out bowls of popcorn and
Max passed out the soda.� �Well, this is
serious, so I hope he doesn�t try any of that tonight.�� Rei said quietly.

�� Tala�s a trickster sometimes, but
he�s not mean.�� Max shook his head,
sitting down on the floor opposite Bryan
at the coffee table and near Tyson�s end of the sofa.� �Well, not on purpose, at least.�

�� Gee.� Thanks, Mizuhara.�� Tala huffed in insult, coming out of the
closet (no pun intended) and dropping his bag next to Bryan�s before flopping down on the sofa
between Kai and Bryan.� Rei sat down
gracefully next to Max on the floor on the other side of the coffee table.

�� Okay, you guys.� Let�s be serious and get to it.�� Kai flicked his gaze around the room and
pointed at the notebook Tala had set aside to clear the table for the
board.� �Someone use that to write things
down on.�

�� Rei grabbed the notebook and a pen,
flipping to a blank page.� �I�ll do it.� Now what?�

�� Yeah, I�ve never done this
before.�� Max shivered.� �I�ve always been told not to play around
with these things.�

�� We�ve done it before, Max.�� Kai shrugged.�
�I wouldn�t recommend doing it in, say, a graveyard, but here it�s
safe.� We�re going to talk to a specific
spirit, after all.�

�� Daichi nodded in agreement.� That�s right.� Call me by name, and I�ll
be able to answer you.� If you just gave
an open-ended invitation to spirits, anything
could answer.

�� What do we do?�� Max asked.�
�Do we put our hands on that pointer-thing?�

�� Tala shook his head and reached out
to rest his finger-tips on the edge of indicator.� �No, just one of us does.� I�ll do it, since
I�ve done it before.� Then we�re supposed
to say this special �spell� to get the spirit�s attention and start asking
questions.�

�� But there�s no point in using that
ridiculous phrase from the instruction booklet.�� Kai scoffed and shivered
as the room grew a little chilly.� Tyson,
still grasping Kai�s hand like a lifeline, wriggled closer to the older teen�s
body heat, not sure why he�d suddenly felt cold.

�� Daichi smirked as the group of boys
shivered.� I�m here, so can we get on with it?�
Time�s a wasting!

�� What was that?� Kai, do you have a draft in here or
something?�� Rei rubbed his hands up and
down his arms.

�� No.�
That was Daichi.� He was letting
us know he was here.�� Kai glanced at
Tyson, who kept shivering, and looked over at Bryan.�
�Toss me that throw blanket behind you on the sofa chair, please Bryan.�� The lavender-haired teen grabbed it and threw
it past Tala to Kai.� �Thanks.� Here, Tyson.� You�ve had enough
shocks for tonight.� Stay warm.�� he said, quietly,
helping the bluenette wrap the blanket around his shoulders and upper body.

�� Alright.�� Tala looked down at the board steadily and
began.� �I�m sure you remember me,
Daichi.� And I�m
sure you know why we�re doing this.� If
so, can you indicate yes or no for us?�

�� The little spirit rubbed his hands
together in a brusque way and reached out to the indicator.� Normally he�d have
played along and just guided Tala�s fingers to where he wanted the indicator to
go.� Tonight, however, required more drastic measures.

�� And so Tala
yelped, startled, when his fingers suddenly felt something icy cold brush them
and the pointer zipped out from under his control on its own.� It stopped on the �yes� written on the board
as they all gasped (minus Tyson, who had no idea what was going on).

�� Did you see that?� It moved on its own!�� Max cried, gaping at the board in
astonishment.

�� Kai raised an eyebrow, surprised,
but taking it in stride.

�� It�s never done that before.�� Tala blinked wide-eyed at Kai.� �Keep going?�

�� Yeah.� Okay, Daichi.� Do you know what happened to Tyson?�� Kai asked one last time, just wanting
confirmation.� Daichi obligingly moved
the pointer off the yes then back over it.�
It was taking a lot of effort to move the small hole near the trip.� But he was able to
move it much easier sliding it than if he�d had to pick it up to move it.

�� Rei wrote down the questions Kai and
Tala asked and the answers the spirit, Daichi, apparently gave.

�� What is it, Daichi?� What happened?�� Kai continued.

�� Daichi frowned, wondering how he was
going to explain in the shortest way possible.�
Well, start with one thing, and clarify from there, I suppose.� He moved the pointer again, spelling out one
word.

�� P-o-l-t-e-r-g-e-i-s-t.�� Tala
read.� �Poltergeist?� Some spirit did this to Tyson?�

�� The indicator hit yes again.

�� Tyson frowned, listening
carefully.� A ghost did this to me?� They�re pulling my
leg, right?� Ghosts can�t
do something like this�

�� Kai noticed the frown on Tyson�s
face and patted his knee in reassurance.

�� Come
on guys!� Pay
attention!� Daichi moved the pointer
again.

�� It�s moving again!�� Rei gestured with the pen and the others
watched intently.

�� C-u-r-s-e.�� Tala read.�
�It�s a curse!�

�� Well, I suppose that makes as much
sense as anything else.�� Bryan scratched his head
thoughtfully.

�� Why would a ghost do that?�� Max wondered, looking around worriedly.� �And what if it decides to do it again to one
of the rest of us?�

�� Kai gave the board a dark
frown.� �Did you do this Daichi?�

�� The hasty answer was �no,� then: �Not a poltergeist.�

�� I guess there�s more than just
Daichi in this house, Kai.�� Tala
exchanged glances with his friend.

�� The pointer moved to yes again.

�� Well, if it�s a curse, it stands to
reason it can be broken somehow.�� Rei
mused.� �At least that�s what one hears
in stories and legends with curses in them.�

�� Yeah.�� Max nodded in agreement.� �But I still don�t get why.�

�� Daichi hesitated.� He couldn�t give the
real reason the second floor spirit
had cursed Tyson.� That would a) get him
into big trouble with Kai (not to mention Tyson), and b) defeat the purpose of
getting the two teens together as subtly as possible.� Of course, the reasons that Daichi had were his and not the poltergeist�s.� With that in mind, he moved the pointer once
more.

�� Mischief?!�� Bryan
exclaimed.� �You�ve got to be joking!�

�� So a poltergeist, not Daichi, came
along and cursed Tyson so he could neither see nor speak, out of
mischief?�� Tala repeated slowly, putting
it all together.� The indicator moved to
the yes in reply.� �Well shit�that�s some
prank.�

�� Tyson tapped Kai on the hand to get
his attention.

�� Tyson?� What is it?��
Kai looked to him and spoke quietly while the others exclaimed and
ranted about the new info.� �Are you
feeling okay?�

�� The bluenette nodded, but twisted
the blanket in his hands in agitation and hung his head.� I�m scared.� I don�t want you to see me scared like this,
but I haven�t really got a choice, do I? �Tyson shuddered and looked up again, pointing
vaguely in the direction of the board then placing a hand over his heart.� You
really believe that story, Kai?

�� Kai frowned, trying to puzzle out
the gesture.� �You want to ask
something?�� He guessed, but received a
quick headshake for an answer.� �No.� Are you asking me if I believe this?�

�� Yes!� Tyson nodded frantically.

�� Well, weird as it is, I have to say
yes.�� Kai laid a hand on Tyson�s knee
and left it there.� �I don�t normally
believe in supernatural occurrences or whatever, but I know Daichi is real, and
he�s never done anything to harm me or anyone.�
I don�t think he�d lie to us, either.��
The crimson-eyed teen ran his other hand through his hair and blew out a
sharp breath.� �I know you�re probably
scared��

�� Tyson, though he was, straightened and shook his head
adamantly in denial of it.� Kai chuckled
and gave in.

�� Okay, you�re not.� But if you were, I�d
sill say that you don�t have to worry.�
Like Rei said, there has to be a way to break the curse and then you�ll
be back to normal.�� Kai
studied the bluenette with a faint smile, noting the tiny blush of
embarrassment and that despite his denial, he was
trembling a little.� He leaned
closer and said lowly, �It�s okay to be a little
scared, Kinomiya.� If it were me, I would
be.�

�� Tyson blinked and blushed a little
harder, ducking his head to hide it.� Kai
chuckled and squeezed his knee.

�� Okay enough!�� Tala raised his hands and said loudly over
the others� voices, quieting them.� �We
need to figure out what to do.�

�� Can the curse be broken,
Daichi?�� Kai asked, feeling the
bluenette tense in anticipation of the answer.

�� Daichi indicated yes.� You�re on the right
track, guys.� Keep asking me questions!

�� Kai felt a wave of relief.� �Good.�
Do you know how?�� Again,
yes.� �Tell us, please!�

�� It took more thought, but Daichi
hoped his answer would allow them to figure it out.� He moved the indicator, rapidly spelling out
words.

�� Like fairytale.�� Tala intoned, following along closely.� ��Sleeping Beauty.� Snow White.��

�� Everyone
face-vaulted and fell over.

�� What?!�� Max shouted, incredulous.� �What kind of answer is that?�

�� In those two fairytales,� Bryan tapped his fingers
on the table top.�
�There was a princess or a maiden that was cursed somehow by the evil
witch or whatever of the story.�

�� Yeah.� I remember that, too.�� Rei added.�
�I think they both fell into a deep sleep and couldn�t be woken up unless
their curse was broken by�by�� his golden eyes went very wide.

�� What?�� Tala demanded, looking back and forth between
Bryan and Rei.� �How?�

�� By a handsome
prince who would be their one true love.�� Kai answered.�
Beside him, Tyson froze and made a strangled sound in his throat, for he
knew those tales, too.� And he didn�t think he liked the conclusion.

�� Max, becoming uncharacteristically
sober and serious, finished their thoughts aloud.

�� Yeah.� The prince had to kiss the girl and if he
loved her she�d wake up and they would live happily ever after.�� He shivered, looking up at Tyson with grave
sympathy.� �So the fairytales go,
anyway.�

�� Tyson felt his chest grow tight and
his breathing pick up.� A kiss?� Someone has to kiss me?�
Oh�Kami-sama!

�� Wanting � no, needing confirmation, Kai looked at the
Ouija board and asked, �Daichi?�
Is that what you mean as the curse breaker?�

�� Everyone held their
breaths, waiting for the answer.

�� Yes.

~*~*~*~

Kali Notes:�
Okay, so things have to get harder before they can come together and get
better.� *grins*� And
you all know me�of course they get better.�
Thanks for reading!� Please R/R!!!!

(1) Kali absolutely DOES
NOT recommend playing around with such things, ESPECIALLY on
Halloween.� Those mediums are not toys,
and they open up to things that are better left
alone.� Playing around with the other
side is not a good idea.� If you do, its at your own risk, and you can�t say I didn�t warn
you.� (I�m a
yami�I should know, right?)
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