Ok! Chapter.....uh....seven? Wow........I didn't know that. I just keep writing. Ha. The old saying is true. You do learn something new everyday. ^_^

Hey, I think this chappie is getting back into the angsty stuff....yay!

Ruriko Minamino: Yep, I gathered that the angst was gone......still good. As much as Tyson and Max have an almost non-existent I.Q, the thought never occurred to me until u mentioned it.....but I thought about it, and I'll put it in this chapter. What the hell! Stop guessing things like that! I mean...uh, how du u know?? it could be someone worse that Rei bumped into! I know the last chappie was short...sorry bout that. And well, i came up with the idea for this chapter, and even though tala was my fave from the demolition boys, but he wasn't all that much of a fave...ok, so he was before tyson and max, but hey. I guess in the chappie after this one, i gotta cut him some slack. im not thinking u'll like this one too much, but hey. Dun worry! he'll be fine!

me+ray: yeah. i know they were bord in that room, but i didn't want to put anything like that in there. i don't think theres gonna be ANY sex scenes in my fics. sorry bout that. i'll write total angst, blood, guts, the usual stuff that might make some squeamish ppl throw up, but no sex. sorry.

AA-Chan: I'm sorry! But you know, i hate cliffhangers too, but it just seemed to sorta stop there for now, but this is the next one...i don't think theres a big cliffy....but i can't tell with my own stuff, so yeah. I hate needles...*shudders* but still, i thought the idea would fit, and it seems to be working! ^_^ Dun worry, they get together! and as for crying a river...DON'T! i can't stand justin

timberlake..*shudder*

Robbies Gal: Thanks. This is, obviously, an update. I hope you like it!

Radical Aisha: Sorry for confusing u....forgive me? Yeah, i dun have anything to do, but i have been working on this next

chapter and reading harry potter 5 over the past few days.....Life isn't fair, but heres another chapter for u to read!

Identitly Thief and BladerSINbad: I guess. But it seems like Kai can take the crap being kicked out of him...but this next chapter changes everything! muwahahaha! Rei-chan's a LOT tougher than anyone thinks at the moment!

Vixenbabe: Uh, the whole pain thing..i though Rei said at the end? Theres a lot of pain in the world that most people don't know about. Make any sence? I didn't think so. But, i tried to explain it...see, rei didn't understand about that kinda pain...hes a guy....pain, he didnt know about, ppl dont know bout other ppls pain...anything? Sorry. Hey! u seen the next series of beyblade? where are you? I mean, where i am, we've just seen the first series of Yu-Gi-Oh!...and beyblade..well, we got that over christmas....finished early this year. Dammit.

on with the fic!

Back at BioVolt stadium, the whole BBA was in a panic. It had been a few days since two of the BladeBreakers had said they would soon be back, but it had turned into a complete disaster. Kai and Rei were missing, something that they would never do on purpose; the Demolition Boys had also

disappeared as had Boris and Voltaire. The remaining BladeBreakers were still at the stadium, waiting for any news about their team members.

They had been taking turns to stay up at night, and were all suffering from lack of sleep. Tyson looked like a zombie, with huge dark marks under his eyes. The normally cheerful Max had not smiled since the day before, and Kenny - well, Kenny had almost managed to stuff up Dizzi completely from trying to locate Kai and Rei so often.

The stadium had long since been emptied out, leaving them the only once there, along with Tyson's father and Grandfather, Max's dad and Mr Dikinson. They had alerted the police, and the Moscow police service was on the job constantly.

Tyson and Max were sitting back to back on the floor, trying to stay awake. Kenny was dozing on a seat near them, totally unaware of his surroundings.

"Anything yet?" Max asked with a sigh.

"Nope." Tyson replied.

The room fell silent once more, still full of the worry and confusion of three teenage boys.

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Rei couldn't believe it. He had a broken arm; he had just run into a brick wall, now this.

"So...we meet again......Rei, was it? The one that Kai cares for so. I have never know kindness, I would have no idea if he is just being foolish or not. But I do know that I can cause you a lot of pain." Came the bored voice of Tala.

"I know how a simple mind works, and yours is definitely simple. How do you think you'll escape? By calling for you're mother?"

That was it. Tala could insult him as much as he wanted, it all bounced off him. But when someone said something like that about his parents, it only brought back memories of having to defend himself.

"THAT'S IT!! You can talk shit for all I care, but when it comes to things that have hurt me a long time ago, I can't stand it." Rei was on his feet, standing cornered by one of the most ruthless beybladers around. But he didn't care that he was outclassed.

"You don't know anything about me. You don't know what happened to me when I was younger, and you don't know about me now, since you're way too much of a bastard to even care about others feelings, and to worry about your own life, not being controlled by some insane freak!" Rei burst out, and in a burst of energy and rage, he flew forward and landed a punch, hitting Tala square in the jaw.

"You don't know me! You don't even know yourself! You've let yourself be used for your entire life, as a tool, like a weapon. Make your own decisions for once!" Rei cried, landing another punch before jumping back, landing with cat-like precision a few feet back.

"I did! if I hadn't run away from home I would never have met Kai, and I'd probably be dead by now! If you weren't so useful for helping torture people, I'm sure Voltaire would have had you killed by now!" Rei screamed, not aware of what he was saying.

He was about to hit Tala again, but realized that he had gone.

"SHIT! he could be anywhere....." Then Rei realized that Tala had slumped to the floor.

"Go. I won't do anything....." Tala whispered, staring at the stone floor.

It took a moment for this to sink in.

"What?"

"I said it once. Leave. Run. There's an exit on the floor above. Take it, and get out of here."

Rei couldn't believe this. Was this really Tala?

"Go, or I might change my mind." He looked up, and Rei realized he had been crying.

"What's wrong.....?"

"Nothing, I just realized.....your outburst.......tell the others....I...I'm sorry......I didn't realize.....I've known too much pain....I've caused too much pain......now go. Follow those directions........leave this hell hole......."

Rei couldn't believe it. But it was in his nature to forgive and trust.

"Ok. I'm going to trust you, but if you try anything funny, I swear that I'll find a way to seek revenge......."

"I won't. Just go...all the cameras are out too. So don't worry about them."

".........Thank you....." Rei said, clearly shocked. He ran down the hall, hearing Tala's cries behind him.

"I'm a fucking bastard! Why didn't I realize it?!" He slammed a fist to the ground. Rei stopped, and turned around.

"Everyone can change. Look at Kai." Was all he said before he turned back and continued running.

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Outside....freedom....fresh air, even though it was freezing. And standing beside the gate was none other than....

"KAI!" Rei cried, and flung himself at Kai.

"I told you we'd be fine." Kai said, kissing Rei's head.

"But there's something bothering me...."

"What is it?"

A second later, Rei's point was made clear. The doors to the Abbey flew open, and out ran a thin figure, wearing white, barely visible against the snow, but for the strips on the side of the outfit, and the bright orange hair.

"Tala? Hm, the bastard finally came to his senses."

"No, I ran into him, and he let me go." Rei said. "Where's he going?"

"It looks like the river......"

"I know what he's going to do Kai! Quickly!"

"You want to help him? After everything he did?"

"Well, you changed didn't you? Everyone deserves a chance."

"Rei, I have to trust you on this one. But if he tries to kill us or something -"

"Kai, I think you've tried to kill just as many people. Now come on! I know. I have a grudge against him too. But big deal. I

know what he's doing. Something he screamed inside gave me a good idea."

Running after the one that had caused them both so much pain, Rei realized what he had said inside had hit home. Tala wasn't all he seemed. Under that cruel mask, there was a boy that was scared. Scared of his own actions, scared of what was going to happen to him, scared of the people around him, the ones he had been told would be kind.

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He was running. Away from his past, doing the only thing he could think of to stop himself from ever hurting anyone again. Thoughts about his life were racing through his head. When he was taken from his parents, when he watched them be brutally murdered........his mind went back in time, back to the event......

**in tala's memory**

He was wearing clothes that were ripped and torn. His jeans had holes in both knees; his shirt had a gash on the chest. He had a black beanie jammed over his bright orange hair. His pale blue eyes were full of tears, and his hands were balled into tiny fists. He must have only been around five or six though. Someone grabbed him from behind, taking him out of the way. He was thrown over a shoulder, but the man turned around, forcing him to watch his mother be stabbed in the chest. Blood splattered from her, jumping onto anything within about a meter of her. She let out a squeal of pain, her orange hair was soon covered in blood, her own, and cold sweat was dripping from her body. Her eyes darted towards the man holding Tala, before she muttered her last words. 'Keep my boy safe........' She fell to the floor, unconscious from blood loss. She was dead.

"Noo!!!!" The little boy cried. "You hurt her! You killed her!"

"Quiet kid." Another man yelled, grabbing Tala's father and holding a knife to his throat. Tala's eyes grew wide, their color the same as the man facing death. He stopped yelling, a full understanding of what was happening. He didn't want to loose his father too. But not knowing if he was going to be killed weather or not his son kept quiet, he took the chance to say something.

"Keep yourself safe. Don't hurt others like these evil men have......." A second later, blood sprayed from the new wound. His father had been murdered. He fell limp over his captors shoulder, completely lost for words. His lower lip trembled, and it took a few moments of silence before it could sink in. His mother was lying on the floor, in a pool of her own blood. Her once orange hair was now almost crimson, and her normally pale face was almost pure white, but with a splash of blood on her left cheek. His father had now fallen too. Trying to inhale a small breath at a time, his father was gasping, no sound coming from his lips. A pool of blood was forming beside him, his own, still trickling from the slash across his throat. His pale blue eyes had grown wide, and then only a moment later, they shut, leaving both Tala's parents dead.

"You killed them!!! You killed my parents!!!" The little boy screamed, tears falling from his eyes.

**End memory**

[I never kept your wish Father. I was never safe from that moment on. I hurt people. I killed them too. So much of my own anger and pain went into hurting other people. I didn't realize it. I was blinded by anger. They killed you, I didn't know what else to do. Mother....they never kept your wish. They tortured me like you wouldn't believe. And to think I used to try and escape every time I needed to be immunized. Pathetic. I've wasted my life, my childhood. You always said they were the best years of a persons life. Does that mean that mine will only get worse as I age? I don't know if I might hurt more people you see? Neither of your wishes came true. Mother......they hurt me. They caused me more than just physical pain. Emotional. And they tried to teach me wrong was right...I'm so sorry. Mother, I will join you soon. Father......Your wish.....I heard it, but never followed. I hurt people. I'm sorry. I always listened to you, I never caused any trouble. But look at me now. Fifteen years old and being used as a murder weapon. Is this normal? Are more people used like this? Why me? Why did they have to take me and murder you? I'm fifteen now. Only fifteen. You've been gone for ten years. Ten years of my life were lived in pain. Well, fifteen is old enough to know when you're doing something wrong. I know what I'm doing. I also know what to do to get rid of this. I must. I don't really want to, but it's the only way I won't ever hurt anyone again. I'm sorry..........]

Tears were streaming down his face in the cold wind. He knew where he was going, and what he was doing. The only way to stop him from ever doing this again was to end his own life the way he had ended so many others.

Owari.

Muwahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! I can be sooo evil when I want! ^_^ Ok, so what did you think of Tala's past? Cruel, angsty (I hope)? I kinda thought tala was sorta a big bastard in the show, so i decided there had to be a reason..... So why not give him a bad past? hehe....Well, you gotta wait now! Ja!

Announcer: will tala go through with it? will kai and rei get there in time? will tyson eat a poisonous mushroom and die? will we find out that talas parents are ghosts?

e.tala: what the hell?

Announcer: will the authoress ever think of an ending?

e.tala: yep! Almost there now!

Announcer: will -

e.tala: will you ever shut the hell up? *grabs brick from under computer desk and whacks announcer with it* Ha! That's it! I thought I killed you once before! Now beat it!

*see the announcer struggling to lift his head from the ground before being dragged away by kai*