Chapter 97 Dust Settles (1/2)

Once all of the matters were settled, Davis thanked Delilah and Patrick then Skype was disconnected.

”I'm so sorry that you got injured,” Mary said with sadness in her eyes.

”No, no! It's not your fault,” Kyle said, waving his hands in front of him, ”I knew the risks and this is something I get quite often when I do my climbs. Please don't mind my Mum too much.”

”It's only natural that she'd be worried and upset,” Mary said as she took Dahlia.

”Erm, well, actually, it's my fault that she's over-reacting like that,” Kyle said, ”You see, I never told her I started rock climbing. So the whole thing was a total shock for her. She wouldn't have been so upset otherwise.”

”It's not you, or the fact that I saved Dahlia,” Kyle explained further, ”She's upset that I've been doing this dangerous sport behind her back. She knows I didn't tell her because she would have stopped me. She'll be fine after the dust settles, so to speak.”

Kyle grinned at that, for it was partly the truth and partly a lie. If Delilah ever found out about what he was truly learning from Master Shifu, she'd probably have a heart attack.

”He was the problem child, you see,” Kay supplied helpfully, ”Never listened to them. Always did his own things. Always made our parents tear their hair out. I was the Angel while he was the Devil. So troublesome!”

Kyle scratched his head sheepishly. It was true that he never listened to his parents when he was growing up. They were so overprotective and he knew himself best as to what he could, and could not, do. So he would always ignore their warnings and did it - then they couldn't say much because he succeeded.

The most they would do is tell him that it may have worked out fine then, but it doesn't mean it would be okay the next time. Problem was, there never was a 'not okay' next time. It got his parents really frustrated as it was as if their parenting skills were zero.

With Kay, it was different. She actually was a rather normal child. Kyle even suspected that if there wasn't Kay to balance it out, he'd probably be put into some laboratory to be studied or experimented on. Still, the way Kay said it, it made it seem like he was 'Dennis the Menace'* or something.

Kay just grinned at him.

After that, Davis offered to send them back.

”Actually, Sir, would it be possible if ... ” Kyle said and told him. Davis smiled and nodded.

”Yes, it can be done,” he agreed with a smile.

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The reporters were crowded at all the exits of the Mall. They did NOT want to miss catching the boy, Kyle, coming out. They couldn't interview him but at least, they could take pictures of him, right? And follow him to where he would go. There were already people at Sakura Academy gates but they wanted to cover all possibilities.

Just then, from Exit D, a flurry of excitement happened. Bodyguards were surrounding one woman carrying a baby and a couple of teenagers. The baby was wearing one-piece outfit with a hood that was pulled up and her face was covered on the Mother's chest.

The two teenagers were wearing caps that was pulled low over their faces. The girl's hair partially covered her features while the guy was also pulling up his denim shirt collar up and covering half of his face.

They were quickly ushered into a waiting car with dark tinted windows. As the car sped off, every reporter hurriedly texted their counterparts and gave chase.

Ten minutes later, a couple of teenagers blended in the crowd and left the Mall.

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Kyle and Kay exited the taxi in front of Master Shifu's house. Kyle was now wearing a baggy purple T-shirt while Kay had on a black blouse. Kay's long locks were tied in a ponytail and the both of them were wearing sunglasses. It wasn't much of a disguise and it wasn't meant to be. They only needed to make sure that they weren't wearing the same things as before and would not stand out.

Then again, with THAT face of theirs, could Kyle honestly say that they wouldn't stand out?

Which was why they didn't look up and had tried to avoid scrutinty as much as possible. They banked on the fact that everyone who was interested to look for Kyle, had already left with the decoy. It had taken a bit of time to find two people of similar build at the office, but once they had changed - the resemblance was good enough to pass.

Mary stayed in a secured residential area, so there was no worry that any of the reporters would be able to breach the security and enter. Once Mary and Dahia were dropped off at their residence, 'Kay and Kyle' would return back to work - after changing back to their normal gear in the car. It was only when the reporters followed them back to the Mall that they realised that they had been tricked.

Now, as they entered Master Shifu's house, the only thing left was to weather the storm. The Smith Storm.

They didn't have long to wait.