Title: Tormented Pieces

Subtitle: Forgottened

Disclaim: Have never own such wonderful characters...and never will...that is unless I get super rich. XP

Warning: If you decide to skip this part, it's not my problem that you find yourself hating the fanfic. This is probably going to be angst through the whole thing and shounen-ai all the way. Don't like, don't read, it's that simple.

Inspired by: Episode 125: Rei and Kai; the ultimate face-off.

A/N: This is a one-shot and will remain that way till otherwise. Please keep in mind that Rei doesn't know what Kai was thinking after the bluenette walked out of the stadium and leaned against the wall. So Rei doesn't know that Kai thinks he's a very skilled opponent okay? And also, this is taken place when they all gathered back together after the tournament or something. :D Just so you don't get confused. :)

I knew I was going to lose, going to fail my team and everyone else. Disappoint the fans, White Tiger X, and Kai. I know how much a good opponent is worth, and I really, really wanted to be worth of his time. But...there's always a limit. And this is mine.

I'm never going to be as good as Takao.

Never going to appear strong in Kai's eyes.

Never going to be noticed...

I tried my best. I really did. I poured my heart, my soul into that battle. And I still lost. I guess my best just isn't good enough, Kai's advancing to the next round and I'll be the loser. He's going to experience first-hand just how strong Takao really is, and then he'll regret ever-even thinking of betraying the BBA revolutions.

Power is everything...

And that perspective isn't going change. First I thought maybe that was wrong, but as I remembered how Kai had battled, I starting to doubt myself.

Battle with the mind, not heart.

Was that how a battle should be fought? But then again, Kai has always been an amazing blader and that was what he said while still being part of the Bladebreakers. Yet, Takao won all his battles with his heart...right?

What am I doing? I'm never going to win this, win against Takao. He's always the one winning. Even when everything's against him, he still would win. And this battle is just another piece-of-cake for him, nothing big.

It's never going to be me...

I know. I know I should just give up now. But by nature, I'm a stubborn person and giving up just isn't one of the choices I have in mind, even though it's against the world champ.

There's nothing I can do...

I don't want to lose. But I don't want to get hurt again like the battles against Bryan and...Kai. Why was he so blind to hurt me so much anyways? Was he that eager to get to Takao? I guess that's just another sign to show I've lost. He didn't notice me...didn't notice how much damage he's done to me. Didn't even show a tiny bit of care when I was down...

He never even glanced.

It's like I'm just another unknown blader to him. To Kai, I'm not even worth the effort of a glance. He'd retrieve so fast out the exit, so happy he can face off against Takao, that I was completely forgotten, vanished from his mind. Or maybe I was never there...

Nobody noticed...

No body ever will...my old teammates, my friends. All their eyes were on Kai, the winner. I bet Takao is just as happy as Kai is right now. I'm just another obstacle needing to be broken down. And why? Why out of the billions of people it has to be Kai? Why can't I just stick with Mao or Salima or any one but Kai! Why can't something just go right for once!

Far away, he could hear cheers and laughter and voices. There were people filled up amongst the grass area, some lying down, and some sitting up. They were all waiting for the meteor rain to come. This was a rare occasion, it only happens once every 30 years. Yet, one lonesome boy wasn't excited at all to see shooting stars. He sat on the roof of a blue dojo, with head down, and eyes like a blank board.

He could hear his friends' laughter ringing from inside the house as they prepared to lie on the grass and watch the star show, never once noticing that someone was missing. His hair was slowly slipping out of the loosened white bind, and the white bandages around his lower arm were slowly stained with crimson. His whole being ached with pain yet his face never once twitched or even moved. The dim golden eyes continued to focus on something on the ground, never once blinked, showing nothing but emptiness.

This was Rei Kon. The one who's been through so much, and hasn't given up on life till now. His once flawless skin was now filled with scars from harsh battles and his once bright eyes have dimmed into a lifeless gold.

"Hey where did Rei go?" his friends were completely oblivious to his conditions, as Takao's voice questioned.

"I don't know. I saw him walk out of the door. Haven't seen him since 7." Max's ever-so-cheerful tone answered.

"It's almost 9 guys! He's been out way too long!" The chief answered as he stopped his fingers from dancing over the keyboard of his laptop.

"I'm sure he'll be back. He's not like Mr. Sourpuss here, who just disappears forever." A glare could almost been seen sending Takao's way as he reassured.

"Come on then! Let's go or we'll miss the show!" the three made their way into Rei's blank view as they exited the dojo, not once noticing the figure atop of the Japanese house.

Silently, tears descended down his cheeks, turning into cold droplets as they soaked his clothes and bandages. The winter atmosphere was cold to the bone, yet there he sat, with nothing but his usual Chinese outfit, arms wrapped around his knees and chin just resting atop of them.

His mind a spacious room, with no thoughts, no concerns, no nothing. Just a plain field with darkened skies and bare tree branches, grass stained a dying yellow. His once brilliant world had gone, leaving behind this bare wasteland. Some thought maybe he could of survived through such a silent heartbreak, but that was just the trigger to his mind.

There had been too many times he's been hurt, broken, damaged. Too many times he's been trapped, lost and forgotten. A person can only take so much of reality before they break down completely. And that was his last straw.

To think he had his future all planned out. Was going to fall in love, get married, and have a family. But destiny is so cruel, so malicious, and so heartless. She was responsible for ruining his prefect plans, for letting him fall in love with Kai.

There's nothing he could do now. Takao has won. Nothing more...

Owari...?

A/N: I know, I know, that was soooo short! But I never actually planned to stop there...like he said, destiny is cruel. XD I will probably have another chapter or so on Kai's POV but haven't decided yet.