Chapter 12: Silence, Shock, Revenge, and Blood
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Silence. Mr. D said quietly, "I never knew..." He stood up and he said as he left, "I should be going now, you boys- and girl eat all you want." Mr. D walked away.
Tyson shook his head angrily. "No way! I found out about his past and he said he was an only child!"
"You've never heard of... separation at birth?"
Tyson yelled, "Sure! But you have no proof! And plenty of people have the same last names and their not related!"
Sapphire Blaster frowned slightly. "You're right, I do have no proof, but I have been on the run..."
Max seemed worried about the girl. "From who? Why would they chase you?"
"'They' know who I am, er, Sapphire Blaster is. They want to use my blading skills to their advantage. And think, 9 years ago, I had no idea what a blade was..."
Ray stopped her. "Wait a second. Exactly how old are you?"
"I'm, I'm 11."
Ray was into a police investigator role now. "And you claim that you and Kai were separated at birth?"
"Yes, that's-well, not exactly."
Ray was intrigued. "Really? Explain."
"Well, when I was about 2 years old, and Kai was about 8, my grandfather, Voltaire, came and tested us."
Ray's eyes widened. "Voltaire comes into this? Go on."
"He wanted Kai to come to this abbey and train with him. He said I might be able to come too... So he watched us blade. Kai launched it perfectly...
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Flashback
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Kai launched. "All right!" He cried as he made a perfect launch into the centre of the dish. I was inspired by his launch and wanted to make Grandfather proud of me, so I launched as well. My blade fell to my feet. Grandfather had been watching us, and Kai glanced at him as he retrieved his blade. It flew into his hand. Kai was amazed.
There was silence as I picked up my blade and put it back on the launcher. Grandfather slowly continued to stare at Kai and, just a little bit, me. Grandfather hit Kai across the head hard. He growled, "A warrior should not show weak emotions. I expected more from you, Kai. There are children younger than you that can blade perfectly before they walk. That was the sloppiest, most pathetic launch I've ever seen. How old are you?"
Kai was still silent from the shock of being hit by the only person we thought cared for us, Grandfather. He couldn't even mumble a word. He tried to mumble "6," but all that came out was "mmm."
Grandfather looked mad. He slapped Kai really hard across his left cheek, and it went crimson, then turned pale white. Tears started rolling from his eyes. He ran inside to his room. I ran after him. Grandfather called to me as I ran, "Make sure you bring that boy back here, you worthless child! Can't even launch a blade right! If you want to train with me, you have to be the best there is. Maybe if you're lucky, girl, someone at the abbey would let you mop floors all day and throw you a few crumbs! Get Kai out here!"
I tried to ignore him, but tears rolled down my cheeks as well. I ran to Kai's room. He said, as cheerfully as he could, "Hey, little sis, what's up?" Even though tears were still running from his eyes, he looked happier that I was there.
I said, "Grandfather wants you back out there, Kai." Somehow I uncontrollably cried out, "He hates us! He hates us, Kai! Mom doesn't care, Dad's gone, and our only other relative alive is Grandfather, and he hates us!"
Kai was a little stunned, but he replied, "That's not our Grandfather, Kai-Ling, he left a long time ago and something took over his body. And you'll always have me, sis." Kai always called me Kai-Ling, and that's one of my favourite names. I just use Rachel to avoid suspicion.
Grandfather called up to us, "Kai, you brat! If you don't get down here this instant, then I'm coming up, and both of you will get it!"
"Kai..." I whispered, scared.
He answered, "Don't worry, Kai-Ling, no point in both of us getting hurt, and I promised to always protect you." Grandfather walked in, obviously angry at me and Kai. He grabbed one of Kai's belts hanging on the wall, and whipped it towards Kai. He cried, "Get out of here, sis! Go! Come on, sis!"
I did as Kai told me, but had only taken a few steps out of sight when I realised. I realised, that Kai had always thought about me first, and I had taken advantage of it. Kai had protected me and I ran away scared every time. He cared more for me than for himself. I turned around and his, peeking slightly into Kai's room. Grandfather told Kai as he whipped him, "That brat is the last thing you should worry about, young Kai. You (*crack*) need to (*CRACK*) improve your blading! *CRACK CRACK CRACK* Over and over, so Kai's floor and bed were covered with blood. I could only watch in horror. Sure, our mom beat us everyday, but she never was this brutal.
Then Grandfather left him. I went in and talked to him as Grandfather settled downstairs. Then we heard Mom come home. She talked quietly to Grandfather and Kai asked me, "Kai-Ling? Can you go listen to what they're saying? Mom doesn't really care about us, but she won't give us up that easy. I hurt too much to move."
"Okay, big brother." I snuck soundlessly down the hall and went to this A/C vent in the floor where me and Kai listen to conversations all the time. I put my ear next to it. I heard my mom talking to HIM.
"No, Voltaire, they're just too young to go off to some place."
"Katherine, they are the most talented kids ever, and you really seem to need a break. Just let me train them in the ways they should behave along with blading."
"Hell no. I depend on that money the government gives for the kids."
"Do they give anything close to 3 million dollars?" I peeked through a hole in the floor. My Grandfather was starting to write a check. "And you don't even have to tell anyone that they've come to live with me, just tell them they're visiting if you really have to."
"Voltaire..."
"Oh, all right, 5 million dollars. Anything for family."
My mom had a greedy smile planted on her face. My mom was always greedy. She pretended to be worried, saying, "You will take good care of them, won't you?"
"Of course I will, Katherine." So that was it. I would have cried, but I was directly over them, and my tear might fall on one of their heads. Then I would be in trouble. My mom opened some booze and they started drinking and toasting. I had seen enough. I went back to Kai's room and told him what had happened.
He told me, "We'll get through it together, sis. Just like how we got over Dad..." Kai suddenly realised the mistake he had made, as tears rolled out of my crystal blue eyes again.
I said to Kai, "I miss him, big brother, I really do. He was always so nice to us, and Mom too. Then she started drinking after Dad died."
"That's it, sis. Anytime you feel bad about something, just tell me and you'll feel better, you will. I'll make sure of that."
I smiled at my brother. "You're the best, Kai."
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Present
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I looked around as I caught a breath and ordered a soda from the waiter. The guys' expressed confusion, shock, disbelief, and almost horror.
I wasn't sure what had happened. I asked nervously, "What-What's the matter, guys? You look like you've seen ghosts!"
Tyson replied, wide-eyed, "Are we talking about the same person here? Kai's like the exact opposite of that!"
I bowed my head a little. "Growing up with Grandfather made him cold, harsh, enduring, but my brother is still alive underneath all that..."
"What happened to you two after that?" Ray questioned me, still caught up with being a detective.
I continued, "Well, Grandfather dragged us both to this abbey of his...
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Flashback
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"Kai, you will train until you have perfected beyblading, and there will be no rest for you until you do," Voltaire told him as soon as we landed on the snow.
Kai asked, "Can I- May I rest now, Grandfather? I'm tired from the flight."
Grandfather glared at him and slapped him hard across the face again. "Were you listening to me, boy? No rest until you have mastered beyblade. None, or you can live on the snow for the rest of your life. Start training!"
Kai gulped nervously and did as he was told. I watched him sadly, knowing I couldn't help him. I nervously asked Voltaire, "What about me, Grandfather?"
He stared down at me, as I was only about two and he was tall. It was as if he had forgotten about me. He merely said, "Come, child, I will show you your duties." He walked inside as guards leered at Kai, watching his every move. I followed him.
We walked into a broom closet. He handed me a mop and a bucket. "I want every centimetre of floor in this abbey shiny and clean. After you're done that, you can polish the windows and clean up after the guards. Then you can have a few crumbs, and join the lowest beybladers' class."
So the torture started. Day after day, I was forced to do chores that normally would have taken months in a few hours. I never got to see my brother, but I heard he was always training, day in and day out. One day, after who knows how long, I saw Kai walking down the hall I was cleaning. We talked and he agreed to meet me that night. But something was wrong.
He didn't seem like my brother anymore. He was colder, harder, sharper, and more serious. Despite this, I still thought of him as Kai, and met him that night. He told me he was running away. I begged Kai to take me with him. He refused, saying that he might not make it very far and he didn't want me in danger.
But it was obvious he thought I would get in the way and slow him down. I snuck out behind him as he left that night. I followed, but I lost him. A family took me in, and I perfected my blading skills. I left them and competed around the world, looking for Kai, building a reputation, and sneaking onto airplanes and boats. I did what I had to in order to survive.
I came across this Japanese town, where the regional championships were just finishing. I watched secretly as a certain blue-haired boy and a few other boys joined into a team headed for the World Championships. I snuck onto your plane and hung low because I didn't know how Kai would react in seeing me. I followed you around to the different tournaments, and even got stranded in Europe with you. Even when Cenotaph stole Tyson's blade, I was watching. Watching to see if there was anything left of my brother showing through.
The only thing I found was the brave heart he'd always had, but besides that, nothing. I took it as a bad omen and hoped he would be at least closer to how he had been before, one day. I listened as Kai read the letter from Grandfather and followed you to Russia. Kai would return to his old self, or so I thought. There was still something missing.
I think that what was missing is how far his team would go for him. How much his team really cared. After he disappeared, I knew where he had gone, and I know that you will go after him. I know the way in without being caught, I'll take you. (*sigh*) But I really don't know if Kai will ever be all that he was before..."
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So what'd you think? Not bad? VOTE, people, VOTE!!! This story is starting to come to an end, I think. Oh, and if anyone wants to know where "Sapphire Blaster's" real name comes from, here it is:
Rachel- a friend Sara- another friend, also comes from Sora, from Anime Fan's stories.
Montgomery- last name of some teacher Kai-Ling- someone I know, SERIOUSLY I do!
Wilkinson- a school not too far from where I live Hiwatari- Gee, I wonder...
War is evil, don't you think? (*growl*) Who wants to blame it on Bush?!? Who wants to blame it on Saddam Hussien?!?!? (did I spell that right? Ah, who cares?) Who wants to blame it on both of them??? Well, although Canadian blood does rush through my veins, I can't blame it on the Americans, 'cause it's obvious most of them don't like this either. At least Canada's not getting involved..... yet.... What is it about politicians?
I'll try and update soon, but I'm not getting a lot of people reviewing. You know, I live close to my school, but you can't see it from here. Why? Because it's buried in schoolwork! (*GLARE*) Oh, man, I have to write a speech for tomorrow and I haven't started... WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE WERE SUPPOSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS???? WHAT? WRITE A PRESS RELEASE? (*glances nervously at clock which says 8:00*) I'm in trouble now...