Identity Thief: Thank you to the people who reviewed. Here is the second chapter, I hope you enjoy and just to let you know, if u haven't noticed I have lowered the rating to PG, R was a bit too high. Well any way, here you go and remember to REVIEW! I need something to think about during the last 12 days of school!

Bonds of Unbreakable Steal

By: Identity Thief

Chapter 2: Sparks of Trust

(Kai, back to my torture toy! ^.^)

My mind pulls me from the darkness of sleep, and my world becomes brighter until finally I am forced to open my eyes. Hissing as the bright Russian sun streams into my eyes I suddenly have the sensation of being warm. okay I remember falling asleep on the balcony, but how did I get in here? Looking around the room, I see the obvious answer to my question. Rei Kon lays sleeping on his stomach, his face toward me, eyes closed against the sun. The Chinese blader has always watched out for me, even after I snap at him, he's always watched my back and nags like an old woman when I don't try to do something for myself. Sighing I smile slightly and push myself from the bed, and get up. Stretching and feeling as much as hearing my back snap and pop I move to my duffel bag and search through for my clothes and show kit. My hand brushes against the cold unyielding steel attack ring of my Beyblade and a feeling of sadness sweeps through my mind, where Dranzer's once warming presence filled. That place is now cold and shadowed. Empty. I never told the other's that when the beasts were released Dranzer wasn't among them, she didn't come back and I knew she wouldn't. (a/n: I actually didn't see the ending episode of this so I have no idea! ~.*) Black Dranzer pretty much ended her life, quick and simple. It was so quick that in my mind I only heard her last words to me before her warmth left the back of my mind.

' Be strong, remember you are a Phoenix and you never give in. Your heart is what gives you strength.'

It was so sudden I didn't get to say good-bye to her. Dranzer was the only person that truly knows what's inside me, and she was my anchor to this world, she is what gave me the strength to put up with everything, but really she was just making my will stronger, and I thank her for that.

After gathering my things I walked into the bathroom that adjoined mine and Rei's room with Tyson and Max's. The other door was open and I cringe at the sound of a deep snore that cuts through the air. I honestly have no idea how Max can sleep with that Army-tank-that-has-a-muffler- problem! That snore alone makes my back teeth rattle. Closing the door, cutting the rattling snore off somewhat I turn on the water and strip from my clothes. Passing the sink mirror I glance at my chest and stop, running my hand across the long scar that runs from the base of my neck, right between my pecks and down to my belly button. My mother and Father did that, one night with a sharp jack-knife. They were on a high and didn't realize they almost killed me until they came off it and saw me laying in a pool of my own blood. They rushed me to the hospital and told them I was beaten up by a street gang, not like the hospital thought that was a lie, we did live in a bad neighborhood. I remember my father blaming me for running up the hospital bill, and beating me right after I was released, and reopened my almost healed wound. That got badly infected, and this woman down the hall took pity upon me, she was a nurse and she took care of me. I liked that woman she was pretty cool.

Shaking myself out of my trance I jumped into the shower and washed away the worry I had of going home, memories of beatings, at least putting them off until I have to deal with them directly.

(Rei- Oh naughty neko-jin!)

I woke up a good half-hour before Kai and watched the blue haired blader sleep, for some reason Kai looked innocent while he slept like nothing ever happened to him. In his slumber Kai looks like your average fifteen-year- old kid, without a care in the world and not a trained blader like he is. He just looks, normal. Then again he still looks untouchable with those blue triangles on his face, and when he is awake he has the whole I-don't- give-a-care-about-the-world look and cold crimson eyes. Kai begins to stir and I close my eyes slightly, making it look like I am asleep. I watch as the teen in question sits up and looks around, confusion written on every feature. I enjoy watching him in the morning, he shows very rare and sometimes amusing expressions on his otherwise expressionless face. His eyes fall on me and he smiles slightly before swinging his legs over the side. I didn't undress him last night, only took off the scarf that surrounds his neck, so he wouldn't choke himself by rolling onto it. Kai stretches and I hold back a gag as I hear his back pop in three different places, he also rolls his shoulders and those too let off a sickening pop. I hate it when he does that! It is so nasty to hear someone's bones pop in places you know they are not supposed to. As I watch Kai moves to his bag on the chair across from his bed, and get his things out. He hesitates as his face turns to a sad expression and I instantly know he is thinking about Dranzer. Kai thinks no one knows she didn't come back, but Driger told me that she died when Black Dranzer sucked her in. She died weakening the black beast and there for made it easier for Tyson to beat in the end. She sacrificed her life for something more, something that would change their lives for the better. Kai moves off into the bathroom and closes the door silently.

" Good, now I can find out what's going on." I say to myself and shove the covers off my bed, and go over to the black duffel bag, where under it lies a manila folder Voltaire gave to Kai before the Russian authorities took him away. When Kai read the information inside he became distant from us, and barely took part in out celebration. Opening the folder I looked over a bunch of legal documents, some custody battle between Voltaire and some other people. I glanced at the names and stared in shock.

Serenity Jane Hiwatari

And

Keith Serge Valkroff

Mother and Father to Kai Alexander Hiwatari. Oh my god Kai's grandfather was trying to keep him from his biological parents! That bastard! That's why Kai has been so quiet lately and not really responsive. He's probably thinking about meeting his true parents!

" What the hell are you doing?" I hear the questioning voice from behind me and I turn, folder and all in my grasp. Kai stands in front of me, holding a towel and dirty clothes. Once he sees what's in my hands, he drops both and grabs the folder from my grasp, making me jump.

" Who said you could look into my personal things Rei!?" He asks, throwing the folder deep into his bag, papers come flying from the holder and land at my feet, Kai who id furiously ditching the folder didn't notice it, and I hastily read what the court order says and this thoroughly scares and shocks me.

Court ordered Guardianship is here by given to Voltaire Hiwatari of his biological grandson Kai Alexander Hiwatari. The biological parents Serenity Jane Hiwatari citizen of Japan, and Keith Serge Valkroff, citizen of Russia have been found unfit to raise their child. They are to give up all legal rights to him and are sentenced to four years prison time for the dealing and usage of illegal narcotics and endangerment, abuse and neglect of their son. This court order is effective as of December 29th in the year of 1996.

" Kai. you were abused?" I ask slowly. He turns slowly to face me. I watch as emotions race through his eyes and finally stop on something akin to sadness. I feel my heart break as he takes the paper from my hand and looks at it, his face blank but eyes betraying his feelings.

" Yes." He says quietly, I have to strain to hear his next words, but at them I feel tears well in my own eyes.

" Everything I have worked so hard for is being destroyed before my very eyes. My real parents were fighting with my Grandfather in court for custody of me. He was keeping me here, with him. But now, because he is gone I have to go back. Everything I have worked to regain is gone, I officially have nothing." He backs away from me, and sits on his bed, staring out the window at something he isn't really seeing. I watch as he silently crumples the paper in his clenched fists and am shocked to see a tear slip from his cold crimson eyes. Going and sitting beside him I resist the urge to run my fingers in calming circles on his back, and whisper

" I know you don't want help, but people have told me I am a good listener. Kai if you want to talk, then I will not judge you and I will listen and help where I can." He looks at me and nods, leaning against me and crying.

" I haven't told anyone, but I consider you a friend Rei, and I think I can trust you." He says and I put my arms around his slim frame, holding onto the lost boy in my arms. I will help Kai get through this, one way or another.

For so long my life's been sewn up tight inside your hold

And leaves me there without a place to call my own

I know now what shadows can see

There is no point in running 'less you run with me

It's half the distance through that open door

Before you cut me down

Again

Let me introduce you to the end

Identity Thief: That was the first two verses to the song 'Shackled' by Vertical Horizon. That was the second chapter. Review and let me know what you think! I probably will have a chapter up everyday bcs I have NO HOMEWORK due to the fact I only have 12 days left, and one of those weeks is a SHOP WEEK! YAY! REVIEW! PLEASE!