Hudson soft/takara, beyblade project TV Tokyo.

Hey, sorry that the first chapter was so long, I don't even know how long this stories gonna go for, but hey, me? think? more than I have to? Are you kidding? Oh well. Here's chapter two!

"Kai, what are they doing? What were you and Tala talking about? I heard my name...." Rei said, and he started crying.

"Well, first I just said that you're not used to pain the way I am. Then Tala started talking about my grandfather, and I told him that I didn't care, and that you're all I need."

"...Kai, why were you speaking in Russian though?"

"Once I started, it just seemed right. This place is in Russia, I was taught the language, and to top it off, Tala used to piss me off in Russian when I was young, so I just thought I'd try to see how much I remembered. It turns out, all of it."

"What else did he say?"

"You don't need to know. That's why I was speaking Russian."

"But, Kai....I need you, I need to hold you, you're stronger than me, and you're used to this, Kai....."

"Quiet, Rei. Just hold on a few minutes." Kai reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring of keys.

"Kai!"

"When Boris was dragging me down the hall, I grabbed them. I used to do it all the time. I'm a damn good pickpocket if I do say so myself."

Kai unlocked the door to his cell with ease, and he went to lock the room they were in. Within minutes of his promise, he was opening the door to Rei.

As soon as he could, Rei jumped up and threw his arms tightly around Kai's waist. He was trembling from head to toe, and he was letting all his tears fall onto Kai's shirt.

"Kai, I was so scared, it hurt so much, I don't even want to think about it ever again, and - "

"Rei, calm down. I'm here for you, I'll try to stop them from coming near you as best I can, but right now, I'm just as helpless as you. It's ok, we'll be fine, we'll get out of here together, I promise you Rei." Kai said. His arms were tightly around Rei's shoulders, and he was gently kissing the top of Rei's head, comforting him.

"It's ok, we'll be fine. I promise you, Rei."

"I know....I'm just scared."

"So am I, Rei. As long as you can prove to them that you ARE strong, not weak like they think, you'll be fine. I know them all to well." Kai shuddered at the thought more then the cold. He held Rei, if possible, more tightly than before. Gently, he raised his hand and took hold of Rei's freezing cheek.

"I know what they're doing hurts you. But it hurts me even more watching them do it. It feels like they're tearing me apart by making me watch them inject you with chemicals and inflicting pain on you. I can't stand it. But now, Tala, damn him, knows just how much I love you. He said something about Boris and my Grandfather being disappointed in me for becoming like this rather than becoming a perfect warrior. But, I'd prefer to be called a weakling just for loving you than to be called a great fighter just because I stand alone." Kai said. He let his arms fall loosely around Rei instead of holding him. Rei immediately sunk to the floor and started crying.

"What is it Rei? I mean, apart from the obvious fact of how much pain you're in."

Rei sniffed.

"I don't know. All I know is that I want to get out of here, I want to be safe, and I want to know that I'm safe, not just think it. And all the things you just said, they mean so much Kai. Of course I know you love me, and of course I love you in return, but when you say it, especially with what they're doing here, it means so much more........" Rei trailed off. Kai knelt down next to him and took him in his arms again, resting his head on Rei's soft, dark hair.

Rei sniffed again, letting all his tears fall, knowing that he was truly safe; at least for a few hours. He was in Kai's arms again, and after a full day of being stabbed with lots of tiny blades this was all he wanted; Kai. He knew that there would be plenty more pain than what had happened today, and he knew that as soon as Boris found out that the door was locked, he would get a spare key; Rei had the strange feeling that there was more than one skeleton key for this place.

Kai took a hold of Rei's wrist, cheaking to see how he had reacted when Tala had shoved the needle into him. The only mark was a small circle which had stopped bleeding a while ago, but there was still a trail of dried blood leading down onto Rei's hand.

"This should heal fine, ok?" Rei nodded slightly, but Kai knew it wasn't. They should never have used Rei anyway. They shouldn't have even taken the two of them for their own filthy ambitions. He leant down, wrapping his arms around Rei's shoulders as he did so. Their lips touched, and for those few moments, they were both completely lost. Gone was the Abbey, and all the pain of the day. When Rei pulled away, he automatically rested his head on Kai's strong shoulder.

"Kai, you have the keys, can we just get out of here now?"

"Not right now. We have to wait until they're asleep. But as soon as the clock hits midnight, we get out of here. Ok?"

Rei nodded and relaxed into Kai's arms. He sat still, trying to ignore the pain in his arm. There was nothing Kai could do. His arm was painful too, but he was used to it, used to ignoring pain unlike Rei.

Kai looked up at the clock in the hall outside the room. It read 2 am. He forced Rei awake and stood up.

"Rei, we have to get out of here now. I know you're tired and sore, but you have to, ok?"

Rei nodded and followed Kai to the door. Unlocking it with ease, the two boys slipped out the door. Running lightly down the hall, they were on guard, searching for any movement. As they finally reached the level where the school was, a small boy of about six just stared at them.

"Uh, kid? Go back to sleep ok?" Kai said.

The kid just stood there, staring at them.

"I've seen a picture of you two. We've all been told to scream if we see you." He said, his tired eyes blinking.

"No, please. I promise that we won't hurt you. We just want to go home." Rei whispered.

"At your age? You want to go back to your parents?"

They had no choice but to nod.

"I don't care. If I'm not allowed to go home, you're not either." The boy said, and he hit a small button on the wall.

Rei stared back at Kai in fear.

"Run." Was all Kai said. Rei did. He started running toward the doors, but within seconds of the alarm being raised, guards had appeared.

"KAI!!!!!!!!!!" Rei screamed as someone grabbed him. Rei only heard the call, he couldn't see where Kai was though.

"Rei! I love you! I'll be right here, just hang on!"

Then Rei blacked out.

Owari.

Ok, what did you think? Was it any good? I know. Crappy ending for this chapter, but still good. I know this chapter was heaps shorted than the first, but hey, that means you have to wait to find out what happens next! It's like on TV. Something happens on a Friday, then the three dreaded words come up on the screen - to be continued.....- dOeSn'T It DrIvE YoU AbSoLuTeLy NuTs????????

announcer: what will happen next? where was kai's voice coming from? What will happen to rei? who was it that grabbed him? why was there was six year old out of bed at two in the morning? why did kai speak Russian? how does he remember from when he was five? what the hell is wrong with tala's evil psychotic mind? will the announcer ever shut up? - hey!

evil-tala: ha! ok, Mr. smart Alec. answer the last question then.

announcer: uh.....the announcer is going to leave now. *see the announcer run back to the set of DBZ*

evil-tala: *wipes brow* finally. Ok, I bet no one out there liked the announcer, did you? Ok let's see. who liked the announcer and who didn't? If you review, could you tell me how annoying the announcer is on a scale of one to ten? (one being not very and ten being the most annoying thing you've ever come across. Ja!