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Fall in the Fires,Rise from the Ashes.

Chapter 2:Brothers under the Sun.

Tala woke to the sounds of whimpering and sobbing. The young red head looked around only to find the bed next to him being the source. He stepped out of his bed quietly and went to sit beside his new friend. He seemed to be asleep but his face reflected pain...mental torment.

"Kai..." Tala shook him slightly, "Kai,wake up."

When he got no response,he shook the young boy harder. Kai bolted up in his bed,a look of sheer terror and panic in his crimson eyes. He looked around before his eyes settled at the red head sitting beside him,looking at him worriedly.

"Tala..." Kai's throat was getting dry and he took a deep breath to calm himself.

"Calm down...it was only a nightmare." Tala took Kai's shaking hand in his own. He knew all too well that in the first few days in the abbey,none of the children could sleep peacefully. They were tormented with nightmares. There own dreams haunted them until they got used to it.

Kai nodded, "I'm fine."

Tala smiled at his brother, "Good. Now go to sleep. You don't want to mess up your first official day,do you?"

Kai shook his head before murmuring, "Can't."

"Huh?" Tala looked at him, "What?"

"I said I can't sleep." Kai's eyes watered again, "Hate nightmares."

"Oh Kai..." Tala thought about it for a moment before asking, "Do you want me to sleep with you?"

Kai looked up, "Really?" His eyes held a sense of relief.

"Yeah,move over a bit." Tala motioned and so,both brothers snuggled under the cover.

"Night." Kai yawned in Tala's shirt.

"Yeah yeah,night. Now shut up and sleep. If you wake up late,you wont like it,trust me." Tala replied before closing his eyes.

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A sharp ringing sound elicited itself in the whole place,echoing in the ears. Kai woke with a start. His eyes wide with shock at the sudden noise. He almost fell out of the bed,had Tala not been holding him. He covered his ears with his hands,trying to block the sound. Beside him,Tala sat up with a yawn and stretched his arms in the air.

"What is this?" Kai asked as he opened his eyes which were shut tight as he rubbed off the sleep.

"Oh...it's the usual alarm to wake everyone up." Tala replied before getting off the bed. On the other side on the room,Spencer and Bryan were changing outfits too.

"Well,come on. You don't wanna be late for training now,do you?" Bryan gestured the dual haired boy who hesitated to take a step as the door to their room opened.

Pulling Kai along,Tala stepped outside, "Now stay quiet and follow."

The hall was long and rather dimly lit. It held a cold atmosphere. As Kai trudged after Tala,he cringed as he caught glimpse of red stains on the cemented walls. 'Blood...' His thoughts pivoted themselves around this one word.

They entered a large room filled with machines,making it look like a gym. It was rather crowded. There were some adults in lab coats going here and there and operating various machines and there were many children exercising.

"Come on." Tala lead Kai to a corner where a few machines were present, "Start training with us."

Spencer and Bryan caught up with them too. A man walked over to them,dressed as a guard, "Move it." He barked,pointing towards the weight lifting section.

Kai swallowed nervously. His arm still hurt and the pain in his ankle wasn't helping much either. He saw as Tala,Spencer and Bryan began to lift the weights. A sudden push on his back startled him out of his thoughts as a guard pushed him roughly towards his new friends. Tala caught his brother as he stumbled to regain his balance and hissed in his ear, "Do as we do."

Kai nodded as he was handed a weigh too. He tried his best to pull it up in the air but it was twice his own size so how was he supposed to lift it...? He tried again but it only aggravated the cut on his arm and he blinked back the tears which threatened to fall. A guard came by and glared at him. To his surprise,Kai glared back more hatefully while trying to lift the weight.

"Why aren't you training,you spoiled brat?!" The guard spat.

"If you happen to notice with those stupid button eyes of yours,I'm trying my best!" Kai replied in the same way.

All the room went silent at that. None of the children had ever responded to the abbey adults that way. They were all aware of the punishments and kept quiet if they were insulted.

The guard lashed out in rage and in a fit of fury,his hand went to Kai's neck. Hanging him in the mid air in front of him,he shook the boy violently,not caring if the neck would break, "What did you just say?" He brought his face closer,looking into crimson depths.

"Are you deaf? I said what you heard." Kai answered irritably, "Let go."

Tala's shook his head,praying desperately in his head, 'No...don't say that...please don't do this Kai...please stay quiet...'

Beside him,Bryan's mouth was hung open and Spencer was looking at Kai with wide eyes.

"Looks like you need some special training to remind you of your limits." A cold voice appeared out of no where. All heads turned to the new person who approached the commotion. His purple hair were greasy and his cold,stony eyes were present on Kai.

Tala forgot to breathe, 'Boris...oh no...Kai...'.

Kai forgot his argument and looked at the new man. To Tala's surprise,he didn't look scared at all but angry and hateful. Boris reached the two and raised an eyebrow. He gestured the guard who immediately let him go. With a low hiss of pain,Kai fell on the hard floor. As he tried to get up,a foot came on his chest. Eyes burning with anger,Kai lashed out and rolled from under the foot,scrambling to stand up. This time,a boot connected with his back,sending him face first to the floor.

Feeling a metallic taste in his mouth,Kai turned around as Boris glared at him and coughed. Blood escaped his mouth,splattering onto Boris's leg.

"You insolent brat..."

Boris seized him by the collar and as Kai was dragged out of the room,Tala's hand flew up to his chest,praying for his brother's safety and feeling a strange stinging pain in his heart.

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"What a pathetic surge you are..." The menacing voice was followed by a low growl of pain and voice of whipping in the air,crackling sound getting sharper by each passing minute.

"Apologize now and your pain might end." Boris looked at the blood soaked figure in front of him,present on the ground,gritting his teeth in pain but not showing any signs of backing down.

"Never." Kai's voice was laced with hatred.

"Why you little..." Boris lashed out the whip again and this time,he had hit Kai's arm,where was the previously tended cut present. The pain got too much and Kai screamed as he was slammed into the wall before hitting the floor.

Within no time,his eyes began to close as tears threatened to fall from them. Blackness rose to consume him but he wasn't going to give up,he never gave up on anything. He was too stubborn to show weakness or vulnerability.

And so...he stepped into nothingness as the pain began to make him numb.

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Tala was clenching his fists,his knuckles going white. They had returned to their room two hours ago and still there was no sign of Kai. He was worried for his new brother. Knowing the abbey trainers,the red-head knew how far they could go.

Bryan was sitting opposite Tala,swinging his legs over the bed. Spencer was present beside him,quietly praying for Kai's safety.

"Come on...what's taking him so long..." Bryan sighed,exasperated. All this wait was too much for him to handle.

"I'm sure it wont take much longer now." Spencer tried to cover up the harsh fact of what lied within those cold walls.

"I hope he's okay." Tala muttered, "He's so young."

"Well in any case,let's just..." Spencer's voice was cut off by loud,banging footsteps.

"What was that?" Tala sat upright,his senses alert as he gulped at the sound.

"Quick,get down." Bryan hissed,pushing the red-head. They were not allowed to stay up the night.

Swiftly laying motionless in the bed,Tala realized with dread that after the loud noise,was the sound of dragging footsteps and slight muffle.

The three boys lied there,holding their breaths as their door opened and a thud sounded,followed by a hiss of pain. Tala caught himself in time,trying not to jump off his bed.

"Serves you right." The guard barked at the child present on the ground before shutting the door and locking it.

Tala immediately sat up and left his bed,moving over to the figure on the floor, "Kai...?" He asked a bit unsurely as Kai took in a sharp breath and whimpered in pain. Kneeling beside him on the ground,the red head looked at him with sympathy.

"Is that...Kai?" Bryan came over too as he took in the bloodied appearance of his brother.

"Kai? Hey...it's me,Tala..." Tala placed a hand on his shoulder but pulled it back as another whimper of pain escaped the boy.

Spencer approached them carefully,sitting across Tala as his eyes widened at the damage, "That's wild...why can't they show any mercy..."

"Since when did the abbey showed mercy? They're stones...cold,hard stones..." Bryan spoke up bitterly.

"You gotta help him Spence...you would,wouldn't you?" Tala looked up at the blond hopefully.

"I'll try..." Spencer sighed, "Okay Bry,get me a rag...no...more than one...and you Tala,bring some water here. It's best if we don't move him much yet."

"Yeah right. We don't move him now and at training tomorrow,he'll be forced to move as much as possible." Bryan snapped before getting up.

Tala looked at the crimson appearing on his hand from where he had placed it on Kai's shoulder, "This sucks..." He looked at his brother. Dim light was making it hard to see,but he could clearly make out his dark outline.

"Ta-la..."

They all stopped abruptly as they heard the quiet whisper. Spencer motioned Tala to come closer and went to get the water himself.

"Yeah...I'm right here..." The red head came to his previous spot and took hold of Kai's hand gently.

"I-'m...fi-ne..." Kai's breathing was labored as he struggled to get the words out.

"Don't talk Kai...did Boris do this?"

Kai nodded faintly.

"Damn you and your abbey." Bryan cursed under his breath as he came by after retrieving the articles.

Spencer returned as well, "I tried to get this as much warmer as possible Kai...but it's not much. I'm sorry."

There was no response.

"Kai?" Bryan looked down, "He fainted."

Tala tightened his grip on the lifeless hand, "Oh Kai...what did they do to you..."

"Well,it's a good thing since I don't think he'd be able to take anymore pain." Spencer sighed before dabbing the cloth in water.

After cleaning up the blood as best as they could,the three brothers helped their new brother on the bed.

"Night Kai..." Tala muttered as he went to his own bed.

Life was so hard and all four of them had matured beyond their age just to survive and live on.

TBC...

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