Disclaimer: If I owned Beyblade I would not be writing this.
A/N: My titles are all so not fitting, but hopefully the stories have made up for that in the past and will now. I honestly have no idea why I named this story Clandestine. I just love the word and it has been following me for a while now. I needed to name something Clandestine or I'd feel unfulfilled. Anyway here is my second Kai/Tala story. I hope you enjoy it, and without any more delays, I give you chapter 1.
Chapter 1:
"I heard he was a king himself once."
"Hn. Are you sure it's him?"
"Rei this is Kenny you're talking to, of course he's sure."
"Shut it Tyson."
"What's your beef with him anyway?"
"Who said anything about me having a beef with him?"
"Rei!"
"Tyson, shut up!"
"Hey! You don't have to shove me!"
"Guys cut it out, if Rei doesn't want to tell us, he doesn't have to. That's why he's the leader."
"Piss off Kenny." Rei and Tyson supplied together.
"Hey, you might want to turn your attention to the playground guys. He's here, and apparently the All Stars are giving him a 'welcome back' if you know what I mean."
"Hey Max. You serious? I thought the All Stars were above this shit." Rei didn't move from his spot on one of the desks in the classroom, but the situation was beginning to actually draw his interest.
"Completely serious. I think the kings might actually have sent them to do this now that I think about it." Max said looking out a window. There was a fight taking place on the playground, and he didn't want to miss it.
"That is definitely Tala." Tyson said, as he too watched.
"He's certainly not very powerful." Max said, only to blink.
On the playground was a redheaded figure, being beat on by four others. If anything could be said for the redhead, it was that he had amazing endurance, because after five minutes, he was still taking punches and kicks like they were nothing. After six minutes, the guy seemed to have had enough, he intercepted a kick, and without mercy, twisted his opponent's leg. There was a big chance that he had broken the other guy's leg Kenny noted, as the group watched.
It didn't take very long at all, before the other three All Stars were down for the count. One had been punched in the gut and headbutted, before being kicked aside, another now had a broken hand, and fractured skull, and the third had been knocked out by a blow to the side of the head, dragged away from his companions and thrown into the dumpster, left to rot there until someone found him.
Before he headed into the school, Tala looked up at the windows of the classroom Rei, Max, Tyson, and Kenny were watching the fight from, "You're next." He mouthed pointing at Rei and Max. Rei just ignored him, while Max moved away from the window. Tyson sighed, having taken notice of something, and muttered before going to his designated seat, "What are you wearing those for? That's like asking for Kai's punishment. Damn it Tala, what are you thinking?"
"Class today I'd like to introduce a new student, this is Ta-" The professor was cut off.
"I'm not new here, I actually transferred out for personal reasons, and now I'm back. If you don't know me from last year, I'm Tala Ivanov. Rei Kon, Max Tate, you saw what I did to the All Stars, if you didn't get me when I mouthed it to you outside, you're next. If any of you runts in this classroom have the balls for it, please, feel free to challenge me. At the least you'll be able to say you have guts, unlike these two losers."
"Are you trying to start something Tala?" Rei asked.
"I dunno, but if I am, do you think you can actually put up a fight, instead of talking or letting others make your decisions for you, or are you still the same pussy inside that you were last year?" Tala countered.
"You've improved, a year ago you would have thrown a punch by now." Rei said, causing Tala to smirk.
"I've held off my desire to rip out your innards for a year I think I can hold out for a little longer." Tala went over to Kenny thereafter, and pushed him off his chair.
"I'll be sitting here from now on. Anyone got a problem with that?" Nobody said anything, Kenny took a seat elsewhere, and the professor went back to teaching. Rei tossed a letter of challenge over to Tala who took out a list from his backpack and crossed out Rei's name. Max tossed a letter to Tala as well, though his just said he wanted to talk and where Tala should meet him if he chose to come.
When lunch hour rolled around, Tala went up to the roof and sat down. As expected, the entire school was talking about his fight with the All Stars. Max was supposed to meet him now, but the person that came most certainly was not max. This person had way too dark an aura to be Max. From the corner of his eye he could see someone, and then he saw three more. It was them, the ones known as the danger in the night.
"Sanguinex, Lupinex, Cenotaph, Zomb. To what do I owe this pleasure?" He supplied.
"It really is you." Zomb said, sounding rather displeased.
"I told Kai I'd be back. I was serious." Tala said.
"You do realize you're in over your head, don't you?" Cenotaph thought of the peace that had reigned at their school, and how it didn't need to be disturbed.
"Even if I am, I'm not turning back. I'll fight anyone that gets in my way." Tala glared at the four, and headed back into the school, descending the stairs, and letting his feet carry him elsewhere.
"He's different somehow." Sanguinex admonished, watching Tala disappear into the primary school building.
"What should we do?" Lupinex asked.
"The right thing would be to tell Kai about this, but I think it's better if we send someone to take care of him. We don't need to trouble Kai with something like this." Sanguinex said, before heading back inside.
Elsewhere were four other figures, observing everything. One had lilac hair, another was quite tall and blond, the third was extremely short and had indigo hair. The last had two-toned blue-gray hair, and was of normal height for his age. None of them said a word for the longest time. Not until the bell rang did they even so much as move. One sighed, another punched a hole through the wall behind him. The shortest among them jumped off the ladder he was on and left the room.
"What should we do?" The lilac haired asked.
"It's been way too quiet around here. For now we'll just sit back and watch." The blue-gray haired replied.
"You know he'll come, regardless of who we send after him, right?" The blond spoke up, before the blue-gray haired could leave.
"Right now he is simply filled with anger. Let's give him the means to calm down, before approaching him ourselves." The other said, letting the door slam on his way out.
The rest of the school day went by like any other. Students ending up in the infirmary for picking fights they couldn't handle, professors quitting left and right, while others tried in vain, to appease the small gangs their students had formed. It wasn't until the moment the sun set, that something worth talking about really happened.
An accidental meeting, between two fated people. Tala was on his way home after some studying and checking out some books at the school library. A raindrop fell, then an all out downpour started. Even through all of the rain, he could see the other person clearly.
"Kai Hiwatari." He said.
"It's been a while, Tala." The blue-gray haired said, covering them both with a large umbrella.
"You dare to act so friendly towards me?" Tala hissed back, but didn't move from his spot.
"Shut up and let me take you home. Think of it as a king protecting a pawn alright?" Kai simply wouldn't take no for an answer.
"What would you do if I threw a punch at you right now mighty king Hiwatari?" Tala countered, but began walking in sync with Kai.
"You're not three Tala." Kai said, letting silence reign once more.
It wasn't until they were at Tala's front door that Kai did something. Taking hold of one of Tala's wrists, he took the two rings on the redhead's ring finger, and went over to a sanitary sewer. Before Tala could stop him, Kai had thrown the rings in, and put the cover back. When Tala attempted to punch him, Kai was ready for it, catching the fist, and smirking at him.
"I was serious too you know. I'm gonna make you mine." He said, and caught Tala's other fist.
"I will never be yours." Tala hissed back, and kneed him in the face.
"That's just one of the things I love about you Tala, unlike everyone else, you fight my authority." Kai said, holding his fractured nose, and headed home.
A/N: Alright that's the end of that. I hope you enjoy it. I'll be updating periodically. Bye for now and please RNR!