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Summary: Aion and Chrono are arrested for a crime they did not commit. The police only focus on what Aion has done and refuse to look at what Boris and Voltaire are to blame for which upsets Rei and Kai drastically. They have to find proof and evidence to get the right people behind bars but it is to wonder how exactly they are going to do so.

Disclaimer: Beyblade and its characters belong to Takao Aoki-sama.

Claimer: Chrono, Aion

Pairings: Kai/Rei

Warnings: OOC'ness, violence

Chapter 13: Loss

What a hell of a month.

Kai stood by the window in his hospital room and looked through it. His feelings towards Rei had only grown over the last month and Rei seemed to return his feelings which made him happy.

Then there was everything else.

For twelve years had Kai believed his parents were dead and then it showed up to be a lie. His father had been in a coma for five years but still alive. Kai had lived with Voltaire, lived in Biovolt and turned to a cold-hearted bastard for nothing. He was happy to have his parents back. But good times always bring the bad ones with them.

However, Kai's father was possible mentally ill.

Four years ago Kai's father had tried to kill Rei.

They had found a bag filled with rifles, shotguns, pistols and daggers.

For all Kai knew, his father could be a serial killer with Rei's father as accomplice.

However, their fathers cared a lot about them.

Voltaire and Boris had abducted Kai and Rei and made Aion and Chrono wanted by the police for a crime they had not committed.

Voltaire and Boris would have killed Rei when it all was over and perhaps Kai too.

Aion and Chrono had come to save them. They hadn't come to clean their names, they had only arrived to save Kai and Rei; nothing else had mattered to them.

Now they were about to go to jail.

They did not have any proof to make Voltaire and Boris look as the guilty ones. The police had even arrived just those few seconds after Chrono and Aion had taken control of the situation and more than half of the cops there had arrived only believed what they had seen; Aion and Chrono being guilty in all charges and trying to kill not only Kai and Rei but also Boris and Voltaire.

Kai did not want his father to go jail; he wanted a calm family life like when he was a kid.

And he feared Voltaire and Boris would walk free and try to hunt him and Rei down.

"Rei?"

Rei looked up to see Rosette step into his hospital room and frowned "What?"

"Now, don't be so pouty." She smiled calmly at him and took the seat next to Rei's bed.

Rei said nothing. He just sat on his bed and looked at her.

"Rei, I'm going to ask you right away; why are you trying to protect Aion Hiwatari?" Rosette studied Rei's face while she was waiting for just the slightest reaction from him.

"…" Rei stared at her; he didn't know what to answer "What do you mean?"

Rosette sighed deeply "Yesterday, I asked you about what you felt when Aion shot you. You said he hadn't and had never tried to do so either. However, both Aion and your father say Aion did try to shoot you –four years ago- and you are well aware of this fact."

"…" Rei's eyes narrowed and he made sure to look straight into Rosette's eyes "I've seen the regret in his eyes and since he did not hit me I don't see a reason to keep thinking about it when the real problems are Voltaire and Boris."

Rosette took a deep breath "It is an important matter what Aion has done or tried to do to you. We ne-"

"BORIS FUCKING TRIED TO KILL ME AND YOU ONLY THINK ABOUT FINDING AION'S FAULTS?"

Kai was shaken out of his thoughts as he heard an outburst from one of the other hospital rooms further down the corridor. It sounded like Rei.

Chrono's eyes flew open and he sat up straight.

"Mr. Kon?"

Chrono looked towards the person speaking to him and saw one of the cops. He looked away "…Nothing." He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth "Rei… What's happening?" He could feel there was something wrong with his son and he hated it. He hoped no one was doing anything bad to his son. He opened his eyes and looked down at his cuffed hands.

The cop studied Chrono for a few seconds then looked away.

Chrono looked away from his cuffed hands and out the window and regretted doing so instantly; he had forgotten he was on an airplane as he had dozed off. He shuddered and closed his eyes instantly. He hated flying.

"GET THE FUCK OUT!"

Kai walked down the hallway and saw the woman -there had questioned him the day before- retreat from Rei's room. He narrowed his eyes and ran the last meters to the room and into it.

Rei sat on his bed with his knees hugged into his chest and refused to look at the door.

"Rei?" Kai closed the door and walked over to Rei. He placed a hand on Rei's shoulder. "What happened?"

Rei pressed mouth and nose against his knees so his voice became muffled "Fucking bitch kept avoiding Boris being the problem. She only wanted to know Aion's every move. It didn't matter to her what Boris or Voltaire had done."

Kai's eyes narrowed; they wanted his father to be guilty no matter what it seemed. If his father was to be convicted for something he hadn't done and Boris and Voltaire walked free then… He didn't want to think about it. He didn't know what to do.

He didn't know what his father would do for that matter.

Rei sighed and placed a hand on top of Kai's. "Is there nothing we can do to help our fathers?"

Kai's expression became sad; he sat behind Rei on the bed and wrapped his arms around the Chinese "I'm afraid not."

Rei sighed sadly, leant against Kai and rested his head against Kai's good shoulder as Kai had been shot in the other by Boris when Boris wanted Aion to behave in the Hiwatari mansion

Kai's grip around Rei tightened slightly and he buried his face in Rei's hair. So far life only seemed unfair.

Rei stared sadly straight ahead and reached up a hand to stroke Kai's hair. Life sucked. Always something they had each other.

"It is supposed to be here" growled the exact same blonde male there had participated in the arrest of Aion Hiwatari and Chrono Kon.

"Relax; there's no need in getting upset. It does not help the situation," responded another cop as he stood straight and looked around in the basement of the BBA Headquarters.

The blonde male growled, "Bastard should just have been shot. He's clearly lying. A true psychopath."

The other rolled his eyes and shook his head "I think there's more to this case than you want to see."

"I've seen enough. Aion Hiwatari is clearly guilty and so is Chrono Kon," hissed the blonde male and sneered.

"Whatever."

"I found it!"

The blonde male and the other cop looked up to see one of the female cops stand with a heavy bag which she took a rifle out of.

The other cop glanced at the blonde male "Clearly lying, I see."

The blonde male growled.

"Mr. Dickenson, you were the one to reunite Aion Hiwatari and Chrono Kon with their sons. Can you please explain how they have been able to bring a bag filled with illegal weapons into the country unseen?" Officer Gilliam studied the old chairman in front of him.

Mr. Dickenson shifted uncomfortable in his seat "Both Aion and Chrono were transported to Japan in private airplanes belonging to the BBA with no security of their luggage."

"So you're telling me, you helped them to smuggle illegal weapons into the country and then help them hide these weapons in the basement of BBA Headquarters when the police wanted them?" Gilliam looked sternly at the old man.

"No! I did not know they had those weapons. I didn't even know they had been at the BBA building after it was told they were wanted by the police in the news; it was a shock to me. Nevertheless, I highly doubt they would ever even think about thinking of hurting their sons. If they did anything it was to save them from Voltaire," explained Mr. Dickenson while he was wiping sweat away from his forehead.

Gilliam did not say a word and just kept looking at the old chairman of the BBA. Stanley A. Dickenson did not try to look away and if there was anything showing in the old man's eyes then it was honesty.

"So, Mrs. Hiwatari, you have lived in hide with Aion Hiwatari in how many years?" officer Gilliam watched the black-haired woman in front of him.

Annabelle sucked in a deep breath and looked back at Gilliam "It depends on how you look at it. If you count all the years then it is twelve. However, the first five years Aion was in a coma in a hospital in China. When he woke up he started his training which continued for a year. The following two years we spent on searching for our son, Kai. Then four years ago an incident happened and Aion did no longer want to search for Kai. Even though I wanted to get in contact with my son I knew I could not leave Aion. His mind had always been… different from others, and it only worsened after he was shot."

Gilliam nodded and folded his hands "Do you know what happened in the incident which made Aion change his mind?"

Annabelle shook her head "No. I do not. I remember it was during the World Championships held in Russia. One day he suddenly disappeared and returned hours later. He was angry. He continued to be angry the following days and when we reached the second match between the BladeBreakers and the Demolition Boys he disappeared again and reappeared a few hours later. He was still angry but also confused and regretful. I do not know what made him look so regretful."

"I see," Gilliam nodded again and then leant back in the chair he sat in "The bag filled with weapons, do you know of it?"

Annabelle's eyes narrowed and looked straight into the eyes of the officer "I do not know of any bag with weapons. My husband has been accused for trying to hurt his own son along with his best friend's son. But I know that no matter how insane, no matter how mentally ill Aion might actually be he would never hurt his own son. If there was anything he would do then it would be run away. He has pride and lots of it but he's also afraid of things changing. He wouldn't use weapons."

Gilliam sighed and leant forward, placing his crossed arms on the table "It might be hasn't hurt your son and wouldn't do it but he is not afraid of weapons. The bag is found a place where Aion Hiwatari said he had hid it. Those weapons have been used and he does acknowledge he has used them. When they last have been used is unknown though."

Annabelle pressed her lips together in a thin line. She would not believe it.

Gilliam sighed deeply "Mrs. Hiwatari, it is said by both your husband and Chrono Kon that Aion tried to shoot Chrono Kon's son, Rei Kon, four years ago during the World Championships. They have explained Aion tried to shoot Rei Kon while he was battling Bryan Kuznetsov. Even Rei Kon says it is true."

Annabelle swallowed and fought against the prickling feeling of tears in her eyes.

Aion let his hands run through his hair as he let out an exaggerated sigh. It was the one stupid cop after another asking the same fucking questions. Alright, he had tried to shoot Rei four years ago and he regretted it and he had been fighting Chrono the last month and he wanted Voltaire and Boris dead and, yes, the fucking bag belonged to him and so did the weapons. Why did they have to be told that a million times? Didn't they like record the damn questionings?

Aion dropped his arms onto the table and leant back in his chair. He looked around at the glass walls of the room and watched people walking by. He didn't know what he was doing there. Perhaps he was interesting entertainment like in a zoo? He didn't know. He shook his head and thought of his family.

Kai was in hospital and so was Rei, so they had each other. A small smile graced his lips as one single good thing from the incident at the Hiwatari mansion came to his mind; Kai holding Rei's hand. Despite the fact he hadn't known his own son for a very long time, he had already found traces of himself in Kai; Kai wouldn't hold onto someone he didn't care about and he wouldn't do it either before he knew that the person he cared about cared about him too. It was good for Kai to have someone he cared about whom returned his feelings.

Chrono was like a brother to Aion. They had been fighting a lot since they saw each other again and Aion did not blame Chrono for his anger. Despite all their fights and arguments over the last month, they had been able to just stop the fights and work together to save their sons. They were only able to do so because of their bond. They had been through a lot in their past which had made them very close. They would always be close no matter what happened. He had no relationship to Rei but there was still a part of him there over the last month had made him see Rei as someone there always would and should be there.

And then there was Annabelle. He feared how her reaction would be towards him when she was told it all. He feared he had to explain himself but knew he had to eat his pride and fear and explain if he was asked to explain. He had shown her behind the light for way too long; he should have told her before he even asked her to marry him. She could have had a way better life than she had now. He feared he would lose her but knew he had to let her go if she didn't want to have anything to do with him any longer after it was all over.

Then he spotted someone familiar out of the corner of his eye and looked up and towards the person. He looked towards Annabelle.

Annabelle walked next to officer Gilliam. She talked to him and then stopped talking and walking as she spotted Aion.

Pink and crimson eyes met each other for a short amount of seconds.

Then Annabelle looked away. She couldn't look at Aion any longer.

Aion felt as the world just had crashed down on him.

All of what had happened he had brought down on Chrono and the others by taking the bag with him to Japan. If just he hadn't then it wouldn't have been found. Rei and Kai wouldn't have had run off and wouldn't have been taken by Voltaire and Boris.

So far life seemed like it soon would end.

He was going to jail, and he was taking Chrono with him.

Boris and Voltaire would walk free and hunt down Kai and Rei.

He would lose Kai.

And he had lost Annabelle.

Two days had passed since special selected policemen had went to China with Chrono Kon to find evidence of Voltaire being guilty in the charge of killing Aion's real parents and then claim to be Aion's real father. By that, find proof of Aion Hiwatari being not guilty in the charges made towards him as well as Chrono Kon.

He looked at all the photos, documents, journals and MR-images lying across his desk. There was a lot of information here which was found in Chrono Kon's home and delivered by him and the special selected policemen who had been escorting Chrono Kon to make sure he wasn't lying or trying to escape.

Gilliam nodded to the policemen who nodded back in response and followed Chrono out of the office.

Chrono hadn't dared to look at Gilliam while they had been in the office. He looked down at his cuffed hands and followed silently as the cops escorted him out of the office and probably back to his cell.

On the way, something unbelievable happened.

Chrono looked up to see as they passed Aion and the cops escorting Aion.

Never had the Chinese seen such a regretful and sorrowful expression on the Russian's face.

"Chrono, I'm sorry I brought this down upon you and Rei. I'm sorry I brought it down upon your all."

MT: Not the best chapter I admit. Kind of filler in, I guess… I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I haven't exactly felt like writing the last while. I really don't hope it take me as long to update next chapter.

Next chapter we're going to court!

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P.S. I've begun on going through the chapters and trying to edit grammar and such. So far it has been done to chapter 1 and chapter 12. I know, I'm not the best at following the numbers. Perhaps I'll take chapter 6 next times. Who knows?