Disclaimer: Beyblade is property of Aoki Takao
A/N: I'd like to say thanks to all the reviewers for bringing me up past the 120 mark. I honestly will cry if you get me past 200 at some point. Note that the voting will be open till I announce it is closed (a chapter before I proceed with the first practice of the newly formed team). I decided to call them Lucky 10. Here's an update on the voting.
From the Majestics:
Robert – 13
Oliver – 14
Enrique – 11
From the Dark Bladers:
Saguinex & Lupinex – 6
Cenotaph – 4
From Barthez Battalion:
Miguel – 8
Claude – 8
Chapter 9: Of Finance & Care Part 2
"Kai, which way to the bathroom?" Rei asked holding his stomach. Kai begrudgingly grabbed Rei's hand, and led him down the hall to one of the bathrooms.
"Damn morning sickness." Rei muttered flushing the toilet.
"Sucks to be you." Kai commented, as he waited for the neko-jin to finish emptying his stomach.
After a few minutes, Rei flushed the toilet a tenth time, and went over to the sinks, to wash out his mouth. As much as Kai enjoyed watching him wash his mouth out with soap, he knelt down and pulled a bottle of mouthwash out of the cabinets, and handed it to him.
"Why so nice all of a sudden?" Rei asked after he'd finished.
"It won't last very long. I don't know the first thing about this damned process, and I intend to hire someone to take care of you." Kai replied as they walked back to the family room.
"You alright now Rei?" Mariah asked once Rei sat down. Unfortunately for Kai, everywhere Rei went Lee, Mariah and the doctor Rei had brought back with him from their village, followed.
"Fine thanks." Rei answered kindly.
He wouldn't admit it, but he was exhausted. Rei had started to regret the pregnancy. The twins constantly sapped his strength, and he suffered a lot of pain from the internal changes. It took all his will power, to not fall asleep.
"Lord Hiwatari, it would likely be in your best interest, for your guest to rest." One of the maids said pointing at Rei.
"What makes you say that?" Kai asked.
"Pregnancy tends to eat up a lot of strength, and so, as much rest as possible, is recommended." was the reply.
"I'll pay you an extra thousand to take care of him till he gives birth Reila." Kai said finally turning his attention to her.
"I don't need a babysitter Kai, I just need you!" Rei exclaimed coldly.
"I told you already, I'm not going to tend to your every need through this." Kai said and commanded Reila to take Rei to a guest room to rest.
"Damn you Kai! If I wasn't actually tired, I'd give you a piece of my mind, you'd not soon forget!" Rei could be heard screaming, until Reila pulled him around the corner.
"Kai, have you not been taught manners?" Mariah questioned, clearly unhappy with how the elder was handling the situation.
"Forgive me if I can't be any nicer, but Rei's not exactly having my kids because I want him to." Kai replied monotonously.
"Rei's well being can affect the children you know." Lee spoke up.
"I know that, it's why I got someone to look after him." Kai said walking over to an armchair in a corner of the room, and sitting cross-legged with his arms over his chest.
"Kai, your movie collection is awesome." He heard Max comment.
"There's enough horror movies here for a year. Some of these aren't even out yet." Tyson added.
"Can we watch? Huh? Can we, can we, can we?" Daichi came over to him, and started pouting for all he was worth.
"I suppose getting rid of you three wouldn't hurt." Kai said getting up, and leaving the room. A few minutes later he returned with the butler.
"Your orders Lord Hiwatari?" The man asked respectfully. He looked about five years older than Chef Paulo.
"Take them to the home theater Wei, and let them watch whatever they'd like. Give them any snacks they'd like as well." Kai explained pointing at Tyson, Max, Daichi, Kenny, and Hilary.
"Why do I have to go?" Hilary asked from where she sat, reading a comic book.
"I can't exactly trust them not to bring the whole mansion down." Kai replied, handing her a few more comic books.
"How long do I have to babysit this time?" She asked.
"Just until they get bored, or pass out from too much sugar." Kai replied.
"Alright fine. I just know I'm gonna miss something good." Hilary crossed her arms over her chest, and followed Wei leaving Kai to chuckle a bit at her words.
"Alright, let's get down to business.." He said commanding the remaining people in the room to gather around the coffee table.
"What's up Kai?" Bryan asked after a few minutes of uncomfortable silence.
"We all know Rei's having twins. As the closest thing to family to me, the Demolition Boys are allowed to advise me, on the best course of action in this situation. As the closest thing to family to Rei, you have been chosen by him to advise, him, on the best course of action. Let's take care of this once and for all." Kai replied looking at all of the inhabitants of the room.
"You already know what I think." Tala supplied, eyes glued to the table.
"And you know that's out of the question." Kai supplied in turn.
"It sucks, that one of you is going to end up with little to no rights to the children, but I'm sure I speak for all of us Demolition Boys, when I say we're with you all the way Kai." Spencer said soon after.
"Rei's too young to even know what he's getting himself into." Bryan said nodding in agreement.
"At-least with Kai they won't go hungry. Nobody will have to worry about them not having health care or-" Ian was cut off.
"Our village may not be as medically advanced but we can still hold our own." Lee said coldly.
"And our village has plenty of food." Mariah added.
"I like to think that I'm capable enough to take care of people." The doctor they'd brought with them said a bit angry.
"None of that will matter to a judge." Ian droned.
"And just why, should Rei, have to go to court about this?" Lee asked.
"Given the fact Rei hasn't lived in your village, for well over two years now, he is susceptible to outside law." Kai replied, unable to hide a triumphant smirk.
"I told you, when you and Rei hooked up, that if you hurt him, you'd pay. I intend to make good on that promise." Lee said coldly.
"Bryan, Spencer, which one of you would like to take care of him for me?" Kai asked in a sing-song voice. His smirk turned into an all out grin, when Bryan got up.
"Fight your own battles Hiwatari!" Lee exclaimed getting up, and breaking the table in half with a powerful punch.
"Lee, you're nothing but child's play to me." Kai retorted calmly.
"This isn't right. Just because you're rich, a judge will declare you fit to raise children. Money isn't everything. There's not a speck of love in you, so why the hell should you, be allowed the rights to those children!" Lee growled back.
"Unfortunately, it doesn't matter, what kind of person I am. In the end, I'll still be taking them. Rei can either give them to me willingly, or I can take them by force. Either way, I will have them!" Kai spat back having gotten pissed off.
"I told you many times before Kai, the most logical, and the best possible solution, to this situation, is for you to be with Rei." Tala spoke up, and lifted his head, gracing Kai and Lee with an icy glare.
"I told you already, I'm not giving you up!" Kai said gracing him with one of his own glares.
"Kai, you're some jackass, leaving Rei, for this piece of shit." Lee inputted coldly.
"Don't insult him!" Kai had had enough, and grabbed Lee by the neck, glaring at the younger so coldly, that if looks could kill Lee would have been long gone.
"Why not? If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be in this situation!" Lee refused to back down, and kneed Kai in the gut, only to be punched hard in the face.
And all hell broke loose. Tala, Bryan, Ian, and Spencer were soon watching, as Kai and Lee rolled around on the floor, turning each other into a bloody mess. It eventually got so ugly, that books were falling off shelves, and furniture ended up turned upside down.
"Stop it!" Tala growled out suddenly.
"Stay out of this!" Kai and Lee growled back, glaring swords at him. They stopped the violence though, when they noticed the redhead was crying.
"Why can't you be mature about this?" Tala yelled going over to them once they'd managed to get to their feet, and slapping them both.
"What the hell was that for?" Lee growled back.
The only answer, was a death glare. Kai watched Tala leave, stunned that he had slapped him. Bryan and Mariah went to get someone to clean up the mess, and the two to blame for it, while Spencer and Ian inspected Kai.
"Hey, android boy, don't ignore me!" Lee growled following Tala into the bathroom.
"Insult me all you'd like asshole." Tala said back monotonously as he washed his face.
"Bitch!" Lee shoved Tala against the door after slamming it shut, and locked it.
"Back, the fuck, away from me!" Tala's command earned him a punch in the gut, and an angry Lee slamming him against the door a few times.
"Listen carefully worm. If you don't leave Kai, I'm going, to make you wish, you were never born!" Lee growled, shoving his fist into the redhead's mouth, gradually forcing it down his throat. Tala struggled, as blood began to flow out, from the corners of his mouth.
"You're going to pay, for interfering with Rei and Kai, Tala!" Lee dragged Tala to the floor, straddling him, and took a dagger out of his pocket.
"If Rei can't have Kai, neither will you!" And he jammed the dagger into the redhead's chest. Tala started to choke on his blood.
"Open this door!" Ian's voice was a cold growl, as he attempted to break it down.
"Tell Kai, he's next!" Lee growled at him, having left Tala for dead. With a nod to Mariah, and the doctor from their village, he led them away from the mansion.
"No!" Ian collapsed at Tala's side, instantly bursting into tears.
"You can't be dead, you can't be!" He exclaimed looking for a pulse. Running out into the hall, he yelled with all the power in his lungs. "Bryan, Spencer, Kai, anybody! Call an ambulance!" He then went back over to the redhead, and monitored his pulse.
"Damn it all, if he doesn't get help soon, he's not gonna make it. Is there anyone listening in this blasted mansion? For fuck's sake, help!" He stated, screaming his lungs out, while crying hysterically.
"Hey, what's all the yelling about? It can be heard everywhere." Tyson wondered aloud, as he drew closer to the bathroom.
"That sounds like Ian." Hilary added.
"Sounds like trouble to me." Max said running ahead.
"Wait up!" Daichi exclaimed chasing after him. Tyson and Hilary braced themselves, before running after them. Kenny sighed, and ran after them trying to keep up.
"Help!" Ian cried out again.
Hilary, Tyson, Kenny, Daichi, and Max noticed Kai, Bryan, and Spencer running in the same direction as them. "What gives?" They asked. "What happened to Kai?" Hilary asked. "I'm fine." Kai answered reassuringly. "Stop talking, and call an ambulance, damn it!" Ian growled out, coming out into the hallway.
"What's wrong?" Was chorused. Ian went back to where Tala lay, bloody and paler than ever. "If he doesn't get help soon, he's not going to make it." He whimpered latching onto Spencer. "Who did this?" Kai asked as his eyes quickly filled with tears. "It was Lee. I heard screaming, and went to investigate. Not sure when he and Tala left the room, but I commanded him to open the door, because it didn't sound like anything good was happening here, but when he did he said "Tell Kai, he's next!" and left with Mariah and that god damned nameless doctor!" Ian explained.
"Why hasn't anyone called an ambulance yet? Do you want him to die?" He added shortly thereafter.
"Calm down Ian, the ambulance is here." Spencer said, as he secured the younger onto his back.
"If Tala dies, I WILL KILL LEE!" Ian vowed, before busing himself with crying into the elder's back.
"I promise I'll help you." Bryan said monotonously, as he carried Kai into the ambulance. Ian sat down in Spencer's lap once they got in as well.
"Watch Rei. If Tala dies, I'm going to kill him." Bryan said seriously, before the doors closed, and the ambulance sped away from the Hiwatari mansion. Four hours later, Tala was in intensive care, and Kai was crying hysterically into Bryan's chest, while Ian had fallen into a restless sleep, in Spencer's lap.
Back at the mansion, Hilary was calling every hospital she found in the phone book. Rei had escaped the mansion, much to the displeasure of the others. He'd managed to avoid being stopped by security, by informing them that if they hurt him, they'd most likely hurt the children he carried. None of them wanted to get fired, for accidentally harming their lord's children.
She finally managed to get in touch with the right hospital, and sighed in relief. "Hey Hilary." Kai sounded lifeless. "I'm sorry that I have be the bearer of bad news, but Rei gave us the slip. We found him just before he managed to leave, but he told the security that they'd be harming your children, and they all were too afraid to proceed." She said evenly.
"How's Tala?" She added. "They haven't said anything yet." Kai replied between sobs.
"Don't give up on him. He's strong, he's really strong. I'm sure he'll be fine." Hilary said comfortingly.
"It's my fault. Every-time he gets hurt, it's because of me, whether its directly or indirectly." Kai whimpered on his end.
"I'm going over there." Hilary supplied on hers.
"I could do with your company." Kai said seriously.
"All you have to do is ask." She said back in the same exact tone.
"Thanks Hil." Kai managed to get out as he tried to calm down.
"That's what family's for Kai." She said dismissively, and hung up.
"BEGA Headquarters, how may I help you?" Garland's voice was heard.
"Put Boris on." Kai commanded monotonously.
"Yes Kai, what can I do for you?" Boris asked a few seconds later.
"Tala's hurt. I don't know, if he'll pull through or not. It's been over four hours, and they haven't said anything!" Kai supplied voice filled with panic.
"Stay calm. I'm coming." Boris said quickly hanging up after Kai gave him directions.
Another two hours passed, and Boris's cold mask had faded, as he paced the waiting room of the hospital, with a heavy frown on his face. After six hours, and fourteen minutes, a nurse finally came to bring them news of Tala's condition.
"Any family members of Tala Ivanov here?" She asked.
"How is he?" Kai, Bryan, Spencer, and Boris asked in unison.
"He's stable for now, but he's in urgent need of a blood transfusion." She informed.
"Wake Ian." Boris commanded. A few minutes later the youngest Demolition Boy, was muttering Russian curses, not liking the fact that he had been woken up.
"You are family to Tala Ivanov?" The nurse asked him.
"Close enough." Ian replied.
"He's stable for now, but he is in urgent need of a blood transfusion." she informed.
"Take as much as you need." Ian said holding his arm out. She led him away.
An hour later, Ian came back to the waiting room smiling. "He's sleeping. The nurse said, that he should be able to leave in a week." He informed. Kai smiled from where he sat, holding Hilary's hand. Hilary laughed. "I told you he was strong enough to pull through." She said giving the elder a hug, before pushing him towards the Demolition Boys. Boris went to find out if Tala could have visitors, while Bryan, Spencer, Ian, and Kai sighed in relief. It felt like a giant burden had been lifted from their shoulders.
"So, taking the kids by force is it?" Spencer asked.
"Hell yeah!" Kai replied seriously.
"You'd better watch yourself Kon, cause you're about to feel the wrath, of the Demolition Boys." They all chorused.
A/N: There's your update. I'm starting the next one in about half an hour. Don't forget to review!
