A/N: Hi again, sorry it took so long for me to update, a bunch of school stuff and tests, plus I've got midterms, I decided to post a chappie to relieve some stress, besides I wanted to do some updating before midterms, since stuff like this makes me lose inspiration. Oh well, wish me luck! There is good news though, I think that I've got enough flames to burn Voltaire at the stake, but in this story I think he'll just die in the fire...yah...that'll do for now. I hope that ff.net hasn't screwed up the format, I've added Avril Livigne's "I'm with You", I thought the lyrics would fit with this chappie, if you don't like it, tell me and I'll remove it. ENJOY!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or Avril Livigne's "I'm with You". I wouldn't mind owning either...but I'd personally much rather own Beyblade.

'I'm standing on a bridge I'm waiting in the dark

I thought that that you'd be here by now

There's nothing but the rain No footsteps on the ground

I'm listening but there's no sound'

Rei's eyes widened as the fire started to consume everything in sight. Smoke started to fill the room, and Rei's eyes stung with pain as tears leapt to his eyes. He breathed in the smoke and started coughing and gasping for breath. His vision blurred and stung from the smoke, he groped blindly, hoping to find something to help him. His hands found his pants, which had somehow so far escaped the fire. He painfully slipped on his pants and staggered to his feet. His hands clung to the wall for dear life as he felt his way along the wall. After what seemed like an eternity, he finally found the door. He groped for the doorknob and felt the searing hot pain of the doorknob burn his hand. He immediately let go of the doorknob, but the thought of dying without ever letting Kai know...by dying at the hands of Voltaire... Determination gripped him as he again seized the doorknob, ignoring the pain that shot up his arm. He wrenched open the door and fell to his knees, gratefully gulping down breaths of fresh air. He chanced a glance behind him and saw that the warehouse was completely engulfed in flames. He heard a scream of pain, and guessed that it was Voltaire, he shivered, the scream was so horrible, so full of pain and anger. He remembered the angry fire that glinted in the evil man's eyes as he tortured him. Rei's fear gripped him and he turned and ran away from the anger, fear and torture. He had no idea how long he had been in the warehouse, and he had no wish to know how long he had been in the clutches of the evil torturer. He after a while, he paused to listen, there was a faint crackling of the fire eating up the warehouse, and there was a faint scream in the distance, evidently the scream of the evil Voltaire. He again started to run, wishing to be as far away from the agony and pain as possible. Suddenly, it started to rain, cool thirst quenching rain that cooled his wounds and lashes. Rei paused and slowed down to a walk. He again paused and listened, it was quiet, too quiet. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a child, a young boy staring at him, his mother came up and quickly ushered the young boy into the house. The mother glared disapprovingly at Rei, and as he looked around, he saw that it was happening everywhere. Parents where bringing their children inside when they saw young teenage boy. Rei looked down at himself, and instantly knew why. He was only wearing pants, the ones he had salvaged from the fire, and he was soaked to the skin and was covered in blood. His hair was loose, wild, matted, and flew all over the place. It was caked in blood and dirt. Rei turned his gaze to the ground, ashamed. There was no one to help him, he was alone.

'Isn't anyone trying to find me?

Won't somebody come take me home

It's a damn cold night Trying to figure out this life Won't you take me by the hand Take me somewhere new I don't know who you are But I...I'm with you I'm with you'

Vaguely, Rei wondered where Kai was, and if he still cared. He felt tears slip down his cheeks, or was it rain? He couldn't tell. Suddenly he realized he was shivering with cold as he swayed unsteadily on his feet. He suddenly remembered when he had found Kai in more or less the same situation and had brought him home. He instantly wished Kai would find him. Remembering how he had acted when Kai had told him he loved him tore at his heart, especially since he had been such an idiot and stood there saying nothing. He found himself in the park under the tree where he had found Kai. Rei fell to his knees and sobbed his heart out, wishing that he could see Kai, just once, just for a second would have been enough. He needed to know if Kai was all right, and chuckled to himself, Kai couldn't be worse off than he was, Kai was okay...Kai was okay...and Rei felt his heavy eyelids close to block off the pain, and he slipped into the threatening darkness.

'I'm looking for a place

I'm searching for a face Is anyone here I know Cuz nothing's going right And everything's a mess And no one likes to be alone'

Kai stood alone in the rain. Soaked to the skin, he didn't feel like going home, not now, not ever. It had been three weeks since he had seen Rei, three weeks since he had confessed his love to him, three weeks. It had seemed like an eternity. Every day, he had gone out looking for Rei, but had obviously not found him. Kai had almost given up ever finding Rei, he had given up hope ever finding his one and only love.

Kai still stood in the rain, it was raining harder than ever, but he didn't really seem to notice. He walked along the streets of Japan, not caring that he was frozen cold, not caring that he was soaked. It was actually quite comforting, the rain eased his pain, the throbbing pain in his heart, the pain that he had lost his one love forever. He didn't care that he felt numb, because it numbed the pain in his heart, it froze the hurt and pain, but it wasn't enough. The pain was unbearable. Tears sprang to Kai's eyes and streamed down his face, mixing with the rain. He silently wondered to himself why he had told Rei he loved him, why he did such a stupid thing. 'Because you love him,' his mind told him. Kai cursed himself. If he hadn't told Rei, Rei wouldn't be missing and he wouldn't be alone without a friend. He then made a silent vow to himself and to Rei. 'I promise you, Rei, I'll find you. I can't live forever not knowing where you are. I love you.'

'Isn't anyone trying to find me?

Won't somebody come take me home It's a damn cold night Trying to figure out this life Won't you take me by the hand Take me somewhere new I don't know who you are But I...I'm with you

I'm with you'

Kai found himself wandering around the park. He remembered when Rei had found him in the rain, it had seemed like ages ago. He found himself heading towards a certain tree in the park, it held some good memories, he remembered that this was where he had first discovered love for Rei. He wished that by some miracle Rei would be there, it would probably never happen. He saw a figure lying on the ground next to the tree and rushed over to see if he was okay. He quickly glanced over the figure lying on the ground, noticing that he was only wearing pants. They young teenager had black hair, matted with dirt and blood. His body was covered in bruises, welts, cuts and lashes, some of the wounds were still bleeding, it reminded Kai of the beatings he received from his grandfather, and he involuntarily shuddered at the memory of the pain. This young boy somehow seemed familiar, he felt fear overcome him as he realized who it was. Kai moved the hair out of the youth's face and saw Rei, his face was relaxed, but his lower lip trembled and he shivered from the cold. Kai felt tears fall down his face, "Rei, what have I done to you?"

'Oh why everything so confusing

Maybe I'm just out of my mind Yea yea yea'

Kai gently slid his arms around Rei and held him close. "Rei, please, don't leave me, I need you, I love you."

'It's a damn cold night

Trying to figure out this life Won't you take me by the hand Take me somewhere new I don't know who you are But I...I'm with you I'm with you'

Rei's eyes fluttered open, as he stared up at Kai's worried eyes. He felt a sense of relief rush over him, Kai was here, everything would be all right. Rei sat up, wincing in pain, he threw his arms around Kai's neck and rested his head on his shoulder. He raised his head and whispered in Kai's ear, "I love you too Kai." Then he placed a soft kiss on Kai's cheek.

Kai hugged Rei tightly in a protective gesture, not ever wanting to let go. Smiling slightly at Rei he bent his head down and brought his lips to Rei's. Rei lifted his lips to meet Kai's. Their lips met in a sweet lingering kiss. As they parted they looked in each other's eyes compassionately. Kai then remembered they were still in the rain. He stood up and brought Rei up with him, supporting him with an arm around his waist. "Come on, let's go home."

Rei looked up at Kai, "But what about your grandfather?" Kai looked at Rei, "He's dead." "You mean..." Kai nodded, then kissed Rei lightly on the forehead, "He'll never hurt you again." Rei felt protected and safe, he was with the one he loved, nothing could destroy this perfect moment, and something told him that there would be more moments like this in the future.

Then arm in arm, the walked in the together in the rain, bonded with love forever and always.

'Take me by the hand

Take me somewhere new I don't know who you are But I...I'm with you'

A/N: Well that's then end, thank you to all my loyal reviewers, I'm too lazy to name them all but, thank you so much! Oh yeah, here's something special for you:

Voltaire stood tied to a stake surrounded by an angry mob of authors and authoresses, each hold a flaming torch. Voltaire's eyes filled with fear as he realized his fate. A second later, a scream of pain was hear as torches were thrown down at Voltaire's feet. He screamed in pain and after an hour of agony, Voltaire was no longer there, burnt to a crisp.

A/N: Lol, there you go, VOLTAIRE IS DEAD!!! Again, thanks to reviewers, I'm kinda sad, this is the first fic I've ever finished and I'm really proud of it. Please review, tell me what you think, I'll cherish you're reviews forever, or at least for a long time...and for those who are taking midterms...GOOD LUCK!!! And for those who already have...I hope you did well. Cya next time when I decide to post another story. BYE!

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