hi this is chapter 7. updates may become slower as i have gone back to school but i'll try to keep them coming as fast as possible.
Disclaimer: i only own Niki and Epserlona
The bladers walked into the dining room for breakfast to find the Blitzkrieg Boys and Niki already there. "Morning guys!" Niki greeted.
"Morning Nik… WOW! How'd your hair grow that long over night!" exclaimed Kenny as he returned the girls greeting. Niki giggled. "My hair has always been this long!"
"But yesterday! It was short! The end of your ponytail finished half way down your neck and your fringe sat to the side!" exclaimed Mathilda.
Niki's hair was now out and came half way down her back. Her fringe, which had been on the side, was now a straighty-one-eighty with longer bits coming down the side of her face.
"Ah yes! I styled my fringe so that it looked like a side fringe and I put my hair up a certain way so that it looked shorter. My mum actually taught it to me and it was Kais mum who taught it to her!" explained Niki.
"Cool! Speaking of Kai, where is he?" asked Oliver. The 5 Russians exchanged glances.
"He…he's in the lounge." Answered Spencer.
"We'll take you to him." Bryan added as he walked out the room.
"Niki you better put your hair up." Ian said as they followed Bryan. Niki nodded and put her hair up in a normal ponytail. They came to a set of doors. Tala knocked, "Kai it's us. Can we come in?" there was no reply. They went in anyway. Kai was slumped against the couch, paper, videos, DVDs and CDs surrounding him. He clutched one certain piece of paper tightly.
"What happened in here?" asked Kevin as he stared at all the mess.
"Kais been like this since we found him this morning." Tala said.
"What time was that?" asked Hilary.
"6:30 and its now 8."
"Oh Kai." Hilary walked over and went to place a hand on his shoulder but Kai slapped it away.
"Hey!" she cried. Dranzer appeared.
"Don't you hurt her! She was trying to comfort you!" she said, her voice holding a warning tone. Kai just turned to look the other way. Dranzer sighed.
"Any luck?" Tala asked softly. Dranzer turned to face him and shook her head sadly.
"I know what's wrong but I can't convince him to tell you guys."
"Please Kai we just wanna help you!" explained Niki, her voice sounding exasperated. Kai looked up at her and handed her the piece of paper he was holding. Niki read it and gasped.
"What?" asked Tyson as he grabbed the paper off her. "I can't read it."
Tala took it off him. "It's in Russian you dolt! Here I'll read it out to you.
Dear Kai,
We know this will come as a shock to you
But you need to read and view everything in the box.
We are so sorry that Voltaire got his hands on you
And hope that you are ok.
We are only giving this to you now as we were waiting
For the best time.
You have always been a strong, beautiful boy.
We know that you will find great friends
And you will become an excellent blader.
You probably are already!
Please know that we will always love you and we
Are always watching over you.
Send everyone, especially Niki, our love.
Please thank Dranzer for us and tell her she is doing
An excellent job.
Love always,
Mama & Papa."
Tala looked up from the letter. Everyone was silent and was looking at Kai who was looking down at the ground. Tyson looked at the letter. It was slightly yellow and there were tearstains on it, smudging some of the ink. Fresh and dried tears. Tyson looked at Kai and his eyes widened. There were tear streaks running down Kais cheeks. Kai had been crying! But Kai never cried!
"Where's the box?" Tala Asked. Kai pointed to a box near his feet.
"When did you find it?" asked Miguel.
"I woke up an hr after Ray and I went back to sleep and I found it next to me." Kai croaked. His voice was hoarse. "Tala can you put this on?" Kai asked as he held out one of the videos. Tala nodded and stuck it into the VCR and turned the TV on. Everyone sat down and watched. A scene came on with Kai about 2 yrs old, lying in bed, with his mother sitting next to him.
"Mama…" 16 yr old Kai mumbled.
"How come this is English and not Russian?" asked Emily.
"Probably been altered." Answered Ian.
Kais mum was singing a song and they all realised it was the song that Dranza had sung that night. Kais mum had waist length black hair and crimson coloured eyes. Her voice was smooth and high.
A few more scenes later Kai was in bed again, this time with his father.
"Papa can you say goodnight?" asked little Kai.
Kais father laughed. He was like an older version of Kai without the shark fins. He had the same two-toned hair and the same crimson coloured eyes as his wife and son.
"You know I can't sing like your mother Kai! But I'll tell you a poem that my grandmother used to say to me." Kais eyes lit up and he nodded enthusiastically. Kais father laughed again. "Alright! Alright!" exclaimed Kais Father.
"Good night to the world
Good night to all
As my eyes slip close
I say good night to the walls.
Good night to the love
And the stars and sun that hover above
I hope to see the love again tomorrow
And the sun shining bright
The stars in the night sky
Surrounding the moon and its white light
As I say goodnight to the world
And goodnight to all
I thank the lord as I fall
Fall into the depths of my dreams
Where anything is possible
And anything is real.
Goodnight till the sun rises
Announcing a new day
When I shall laugh, dance, sing and play
Until night falls again
And I say goodnight
But until then
I let the darkness engulf me
And the dreams begin."
(poem wriiten by me and is only mine)
Kais father looked at Kai and smiled when he saw him asleep. He kissed his son on he forehead and left the room.
"Kai! Come here!" called Nadia. (In one of the other scenes it had shown Kais parents wedding and they learned that their names were Nadia and Michael.) 3 yr old Kai came running in. "yes Mama?" Nadia was sitting at a piano.
"Come here. I want to show you something." She explained. Kai sat next to her. "It's a new song that I was going to sing to you tonight!"
Kai pouted. "But I don't want a new one!" he protested.
Michael had just walked into the room and laughed. "Trust me. You'll like it." He said smiling at his son. Nadia started playing.
"La La La La, La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La, La La La La La Six AM
Radio Playin'
Stumble out of bed
Runnin' out the door
A brand new day
Never thought I'd have this feeling
Never thought I'd get this far
But I'm okay And I fly
I reach out my hands and touch the sky
That's right in front of me
And I try
Just let go, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
When I fly
When I fly Thinkin' back
When there were days
I could barely make it out the door
So much doubt
Changed my mind
Change my ways
Wasn't gonna do this anymore
I turned around
And I fly
I reach out my hands and touch the sky
That's right in front of me
And I try
Just let go, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
Like a butterfly
Who lost his soul
I choose not to hide
Anymore
Fly
Oh oh oh
Fly
And I fly
I close my eyes and kiss the sky
That's right in front of me
And I try
Just let back, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
And I fly
I reach out my hands and touch the sky
That's right in front of me
And I try
Just let go, relax, enjoy the ride
And I feel free
When I fly (5x)
La La La La, La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La, La La La La"
(i fly by Hayden Panettiere)
"That was really good mama!" exclaimed young Kai.
"Glad you thought so! I'll sing it to you tonight ok?" asked Nadia. Kai nodded.
There was a knock at the door. One of the butlers answered it. Nadia and Michael were eating with Kai. "Sorry to interrupt, but there is a man here to see the master and mistress." Said the butler.
"Thank you Jerry! And how many times do we have to say, call us by our first names!" said Michael as he walked out with Nadia.
The butler laughed and nodded. He then turned to Kai. "Bed time young sir."
Kai crossed his arms and glared.
Everyone laughed. Even at a young age, Kai was already doing his infamous death glares.
"I'm NOT going to bed!" stated Kai.
"But sir! It is the time your parents requested!"
"I am not going to bed," Kais glare changed into a smile. "Until you call me Kai. K-A-I! Kai."
"Alright then Kai, time for bed." Replied the butler, a small smile playing at his lips. Kais smile got wider and he went upstairs. "Good night Jerry! Love you!" Kai called. Jerry smiled again. "Good night and love you too." He whispered to himself before carrying on with his work.
Kai heard a scream and ran downstairs. He ran into the room where his parents were, no one aware that he was in the room. His grandfather was there and was holding Michael up by his collar and Nadia was yelling at Voltaire to leave him alone and put him down. Voltaire let Michael go and he fell to the ground. Nadia rushed over to him. "Mickey! Are you ok?" "I'm fine!" he replied with a weak smile. They both glared at Voltaire as they stood.
"Father leave my house. Leave my family alone and leave my son alone." Nadia demanded coldly.
"There is no way he is going to the abbey!" added Michael.
"What a shame. Guess I'll just have to take him!" stated Voltaire as he laughed evilly.
Tala paused it.
"What? Why'd you do that? It was getting good!" complained Tyson. Tala shot him a glare. "You aren't forgetting that all of this actually happened are you?" Tala hissed. "Kai do you want them to see it?" Tala asked.
'I can't got through it again. I can't see it again! No! I will! I will watch it!' thought Kai.
"I want them to see it and I WILL watch it." Answered Kai. Tala looked at him worriedly. "You sure? You don't have to push yourself." Kai nodded. "Ok then" said Tala as he played it again. He gripped Kais hand for reassurance and comfort; Tala knew that it would probably rip the poor teen up on the inside.
Voltaire pulled out a gun with a silent firing system. As he pulled the trigger, Kai closed his eyes and put his hands over his ears. There was a scream and when Kai looked again, he saw his Father lying on the ground and his mother crying her heart out. Michael had jumped in front of Nadia as the bullet had come at her. Without warning, Voltaire fired again and Kai watched as his mother was shot. Kai ran over to his parents and sat in between the two of them as he cried and cried. Michael and Nadia held hands and Kai held their hands.
"Shh. It's ok Kai. Everything will be ok." Said Michael.
"I'm scared!" sobbed Kai.
"It's ok my little Hiwatari angel. Promise us you'll never lose your spirit. That you'll always be the happy boy that we always knew, who always smiled and laughed. Promise us that when ever some one is upset or hurt you help them." Said Nadia.
"I promise."
"So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared
And love me when I'm gone
Everything I am
And everything in me
Wants to be the one
You wanted me to be
I'll never let you down
Even if I could
I'd give up everything
If only for your good
So hold me when I'm here
Right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared
You won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone"
(chorus of, when i'm gone by 3 Doors Down)
Nadia, Michael and Kai sung together for the last time.
"Mama! Papa! Please wake up! Wake up!" cried Kai as he shook his dead parents trying hopelessly to wake them.
"Shut up you little runt and follow me!" snapped Voltaire as he dragged Kai behind him.
"No! Mama! Papa!"
The scene ended and so did the video. That was the last thing they had to watch. Everyone was silent as they let it sink in. most people were crying as they realised that this had actually happened. Tala turned to Kai who was frowning deeply.
"What's wrong?"
Kai snapped out of his thoughts. "I was just thinking. That promise, I tried so hard to keep it, we tried so hard to keep it. But I failed. 18 months later, I broke that promise. I died. My spirit died. But since we got out of that place and have been able to live a close to normal life, it's like we're slowly being revived."
"Kai that was so…" said Lee as he thought of the word he was searching for.
"Deep?" tried Enrique.
"Yeah. That."
Mariah hugged Kai tightly. "I'm so, so, so sorry." She whispered. Kai stiffened at the touch and tried to relax. He knew she wasn't going to hurt him but he couldn't help it. He was so used to being manipulated, used and hurt all the time that it had become natural to tense and get ready to attack at the touch from someone else. Mariah pulled away from him.
"It's ok to cry you know?" said Ray.
"I know Ray. But I stopped crying a long time ago. When everything got to much there'd be a strange appearance of tears but even those became fewer and fewer." Answered Kai. He stood and stretched. "'Hey what's this?" asked Ian as he held up a video that had been behind Kai.
"Oh its nothing." Kai answered hurriedly.
"Lets watch it!" said Johnny as he took it off Ian and stuck it in the VCR.
A news report came on.
"Last night the police got a call from the Hiwatari mansion. We are here right now with the police chief."
Police chief: "last night we received a call from one of the butlers saying that there had been a murder. When we arrived, Mr Michael Hiwatari and Mrs Nadia Hiwatari were found dead."
"What about their son, Kai Hiwatari?"
"Unfortunately there is no sign of the 3 and a half year old. We are doing everything we can to find him and to solve this mystery."
"Thank you police chief. This is Chelsea Nolle, reporting for channel 9."
The camera showed the crime scene. The bodies were gone and there was dried blood on the floor. There was police tape around the scene and there were 4 police officers, 2 detectives and 3 forensics. The tape ended.
"Now you know why I hate paparazzi. Always butting into other people's business. But I guess being at the abbey didn't help much either." Kai spat.
"That room the officers were in. it looked a lot like this one." Emily pointed out. Kai walked over to couch. "Stand up." He said to those who were sitting on it. They got up quickly and Kai pushed the couch out of the way. The couch had been sitting on the edges of the rug that was covering the polished timber floors. Kai rolled the rug so that you could see the floor underneath. There under the rug were 2 puddles of dried blood. Kai pointed to the puddles. "That's their blood." He said blankly. Everyone's eyes widened. Kai turned the telly off. "Bladebreakers. Training now."
"But…"
"Now!"
"But Kai…"
"Now!"
The Bladebreakers trudged out of the room, their captain following close behind.
"We'll go to the facility building, that's probably got the best training room." Said Kai as he walked out the front door, the others in tow.
Out the back was another building. It was 2 stories and the size of a small house. They walked in and stopped. The entire lower story was a beyblade training facility.
"Bladebreakers over there." Directed Kai as he pointed to one of the room's corners. "You guys can train anywhere you like. Outside, in here. Anywhere." Kai said to the other teams as he walked over to his team.
Kais training was hectic and he pushed them beyond average limits. Tyson and Diachi were either complaining or boasting.
"Now for battles. Feel free to battle anyone you like." Said Kai. With that he walked over to Niki and challenged her. Niki accepted and they walked over to one of the bey dishes. Everyone else came to watch.
"3…2…1 LET IT RIP!"
The bladers launched and the 2 blades circled each other. Niki's blade was a pale blue colour with white and violet strips through it. It charged at Dranzer but Dranzer easily dodged it. The 2 blades went head on at each other.
"Epserlona! Rise!" cried Niki as she called out her bit beast. Epserlona had a female's upper body and a serpent's lower body. She had pale skin, shoulder length white hair with pale blue streaks, violet eyes and a pale blue dress with a violet sash. The dress finished just below her waist and just below where her tail started. Her tail was white and she had white wings with pale blue and violet streaks, sitting at her shoulder blades.
Kai called out Dranzer.
"Dranzer attack!"
"Goddess of air, flap thy mighty wings! Demoness of wind, release thy mighty breath! Epserlona! Twin Tornado Vortex!"
Epserlona split in 2. Next to her was an exact copy in red and black. She had the same pale skin; her hair was black with red streaks but came down to her mid back. Her eyes were blood red and she had a black dress. On the back of the dress, a diamond shape was cut out and there was red netting filling the gap. The bottom of the dress looked torn. Her tail was black with a red underside. Her wings were black with red streaks and were torn. They looked as though they had been roughly cut. The two sets of eyes glowed. The 2 bit beasts then flew at Dranzer and circled her. Soon there was a tornado that was a black and white swirl. There flashes of blue, violet and red every now and then.
"Dranzer! Blazing Gigs Tempest!" Dranzer attacked at the two girls, throwing them back. Dranzer quickly charged at the wobbling blade and pushed it out of the dish. Kai had won.
"I see Epserlona is still as beautiful and powerful as ever." Kai complimented as he handed Niki her blade.
"Of course!" joked Niki. Kai smiled. He then turned to face his team and glared at them. "Why are you just standing there?"
"We were watching the battle." Answered Max.
"Well get back to work. Now!"
The Bladebreakers rushed to get back to training. Kai smirked. They could be complete idiots sometimes. Scratch that. For Tyson and Diachi, all the time.
thats chapter 7. pls review and thanks to those who do.