So, this is chapter 4 of my lil' story, as always please R+R, so enjoy! ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade . . . so don't bother hiring that lawyer.
CHAPTER 4: THINGS KAI DON'T KNOW
Kai leaned back in the leather armchair with his hands behind his head and his legs stretched out in front of him. Boris said that he was to stay put in his room and not move after another morning of training. His heart had pounded then; he didn't like the surprises that came from Boris.
He sighed and laid back his head to rest against the back of the chair, feeling restless and impatient.
Just then the door to his quarters opened and the cloaked Boris came in. Kai sat up and glared at him.
"Well…?" Kai crossed his arms.
"I've brought someone to see you Kai." Boris seemed eerily happy and that made him tense up.
"No thanks, I don't want to see another scientist." Kai had been working with them all day and he hated being observed like a specimen purely there for their enjoyment.
Boris didn't reply, but only went into the hallway and called someone in.
Kai saw flash of green hair and a bit of their black clothes before they disappeared back behind the door. It seemed like whoever it was, was arguing with Boris over something. Then they came out from behind the door.
She had scared him at first because the long train that was from her top was spread out behind her in a great arc. Being an all-black outfit that she wore made her look like a gigantic bat.
Kai stood up immediately.
He and Haley stood at either sides of his quarters (which is pretty far apart). They didn't move from where they were but simply looked each other over, completely ignoring that someone irritating was in the room with them as well.
They both looked sharply at Boris when he laughed and left the room, closing the door at his wake.
They still looked at each other and didn't make any moves to close the giant gap.
He hasn't changed a bit! Thought Haley, smiling to herself. He even still has the same outfit on. Though he's definitely changed in personality. A small laugh ran through her head, he's still cute though.
On the other side, Kai was growing more and more nervous eventhough he didn't show that physically. He studied the girl, who was practically a stranger to him except a whisper of the past. Different look from when we were kids, black clothes, not what you would expect from a person who lived in the mountains half her life. His eyes moved down to her exposed midriff (she was always darker in complexion than Kai), then to her black mini-skirt and black leg stockings that ran all the way up to one-third of her thighs, exposing about an inch and a half of her skin. His eyes drifted to her black racer gloves on her slender hand. And then to her large forked top that reached the ground and flowed out behind her in a wide half-circle.
Very different, he noted to himself.
He gazed into the barely familiar face, searching for an overall sign that she was still the same person and paled (even more so) when he saw nothing. But at a closer inspection he realized that her green eyes were still the same, his heart warmed at that and became more relaxed.
Kai stepped back overwhelmed by the flood of emotions that seemed to make him weak. He pulled himself under control and straightened up, though still unable to utter a single word.
Luckily Haley came to her senses and made the first move at conversation.
"Hi . . . " her courage only lasted this much, but she forced herself anyway, telling herself that she never had trouble with speaking to him before. "You look well." she managed a faint smile, but actually had the strongest urge to just run over and give him a big hug.
"You too." Kai's words came out somewhat coldly. He also had his eyes closed so he wouldn't go into a nervous fit.
Haley sighed and walked across the room and sat down on a chair. Kai did so too. There was a buzzing silence in the room that was getting on their nerves. In the end she decided the cut the silliness and leaned forward to try to make conversation again.
"What are you doing here?" Haley was being straightforward, she didn't want to waste time with small chit-chat.
Kai's eyes snapped open in surprise and smirked. "I never knew you cared."
Haley couldn't believe what he just said to her. Her temper flared for a moment before she calmed herself down. "You plainly don't want to be here." She wasn't going to start launching herself into a monologue of how much she cared for him. "So what are you doing in this place?"
"For Black Dranzer." He said those words so casually that Haley was a little chilled.
She let out once decisive laugh, "So you're doing this for power." She looked at him through her long bangs in mild disgust. "And you would even step over your own friends to get it."
"I can ask you the same thing." Said Kai still smirking, amusement shown in his mahogany eyes. "What are you doing here yourself? And . . . wait . . . but you don't have any friends to speak of, do you?" he felt his insides shrink as he said so. And felt even worse as the mark of the words he said showed up on her face.
"Actually I'm bound to this place Kai, I can't leave the abbey behind even if I wanted to." Haley sighed and looked away in shame. "So you see, I don't really have the freedom to socialized with whomever I please."
Kai wanted to say something that would take the pain away from his, probably only, friend. But no, he couldn't show weakness in front of her. Doing so would only give her a chance to talk him into leaving this place and most importantly the power that the place could bestow him. "How do you mean 'bound' to the abbey?"
Haley stood up, unzipping the collar part of her top and turned her back to him. Lifting up her long hair, she exposed her slender neck and the extremely crafty tattoo imprinted there. Kai opened his mouth, hardly believing what he was seeing:
From first glance it looked as normal as any other tattoo that leather-wearing bikers would probably have on their arms. But a closer look would tell different. In the center of the design, two green snakes with long fangs could be seen intertwined around an upright post. Exactly perpendicular to the post was a long diamond-shaped needle (like the needles in a compass). And behind all of that, barely seen, was the design of a beyblade with four extremely pointed blades on the outer ring. Under the design was written 'BioVolt' in tiny black letters.
This was not a design that Kai knew well but he had definitely seen it somewhere in the abbey. He thought about this and guessed that this must be another logo BioVolt used but only for secret projects.
"This is why, Kai." Haley closed her eyes as tears made their way down her cheeks. "It was a good thing for you to have escaped while you could or you would've ended up just like me . . . a slave." She sighed and zipped her collar back up. "Many things have changed since you've been gone."
***
"Awww . . . I'm hungry guys, how 'bout we get some grub then come back huh?" said Tyson as he looked up at the cold stone wall of the abbey, his skin almost matching the colour of the snow around him.
Max laid a gentle hand on his shoulder. "It's okay Tyson, from the way you're looking, it doesn't seem as if you'd be able to keep the food down anyway." He laughed, trying to fight the sudden chill that ran up and down his back.
Rei, who stood a few feet away, frowned as he looked up at the building thinking that it would be easy for them to sneak in if they could climb the wall. His eyes settled on his teammates and the thought evaporated from his mind, replaced by an image of Tyson struggling to get off the ground. He chuckled.
A cloud escaped from Tyson's mouth as he exhaled and turned even paler. "I guess so . . . but can't we just leave Haley to rescue Kai, I mean she did look very upset about having his stay here." Obviously he was desperately trying to get away from here.
"But you also have to take in account that she actually works here, for Boris no doubt." Said Kenny as he clutched his laptop tightly.
"Like you said before, Tyson, what have we got to lose?" Rei smiled warmly, and started to walk towards the doors. "I mean if you don't come, then I'll just have to do this alone." He threw the words over his shoulder and grinned as he heard three pairs of footsteps on the soft snow following him.
***
Haley paced back and forth as she spoke, her voice echoing in the room. Kai was sinking into his own couch and his eyes followed her as she paced. He felt something important was coming up and gave her his full attention, something he hasn't done for a while. Finally she stopped pacing and after taking a deep breath she started the tale that was the crucial point of her young life.
~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~
(5 years ago)
"Now, Haley, don't say a word of this to anyone do you hear me?" said Boris as he and the nine-year-old girl stood outside of the large doors. "This is a secret, and the only reason I'm showing you this is because Mr. Voltaire specifically requested it."
Haley nodded, she could barely contain her excitement and as Boris opened the door, she prepared herself for the most wonderful sight of her life.
Actually, it was her birthday and she expected that her father had told Voltaire to surprise her on this fine day.
The sight that was in front of her however, was not even close to what she expected. The little bright smile on her face vanished and was replaced by a look of total shock and fear. Boris gave her a slight push on the back, telling her to walk in front of him, and she numbly obeyed.
"This is probably the most powerful bit-beast ever created Haley." He raised one hand indicating the large cylindrical tank in front of them. The enormous and sleeping animal-spirit contained within the anonymous liquid was glowing a dull blue. The sight took Haley's breath away.
She reached out a hand, getting the sudden urge to touch the magnificent creature. But Boris quickly knocked her hand away from the thick glass. "We can't have dirty little children going around destroying experiments Haley. Especially this one!"
Haley turned and noticed all the other tanks in the genetics lab but still found herself mesmerized by this particular beast. It was definitely a secret well kept.
That night, after lights-out, Haley hastily wrapped a dark blanket around her shoulders and snuck out of her quarters. She made her way through the endless tunnels, keeping away from the lights so she wouldn't be picked out by any of the security cameras.
Along the third corridor, she paused, not sure of where to go. Haley started to doubt whether this was such a good idea in the beginning. After all, she might be caught.
She was just about to turn away when she heard an eerie whisper down a particularly dark hallway. The voice bounced off the walls and vibrated in her body, sending a shiver down her spine. When the tremor was gone she was compelled to go down the hallway, no matter how much she feared the dark. She tiptoed into the hallway, the padding of her shoes barely making a sound. All this time she could feel the voice guiding her.
It didn't take her long to find the right door as the dull blue glow that emitted from the genetics lab was seeping through a crack under the door. Haley exhaled deeply, not realizing that she had been holding her breath all this time. She pulled the blanket tighter about her shoulders and gently opened the doors.
Child . . .
Haley jumped and looked around her like a frightened animal. She scanned the dark room but found no one there.
Human . . .
This time she was able to distinguish the voice properly but all she was able to come up with was that it wasn't Boris.
"Where are you?" her words spilled out of her mouth in a hurry.
Here . . . where I've always been . . .
The creature that had captivated Haley stirred in the tank before her.
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Hey, so how wuz it? *sigh* okay, so this isn't my best work but pretty good for a gal who's head is full of chemistry equations . . . huh? *curses at homework*
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