Mizu_Tenshi: Thank you all those who reviewed! I told you the Breakers
would be in this fic and here they are!
Disclaimer: I don't own the anime this fic is centred around
"..." Speech '...' Thought *...* Implied words
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Chapter 3: Who do you think you are?
The last few days had been bright and sunny but now the weather seemed to remind everyone that it was still mid-winter, the frost gripped tightly to everything around it with its cold fingers, not wanting to give way to her sister, Spring.
The air was bleak and chilly with cold gusts of wind and yet, despite the cold weather there was a certain amount of warmth in the air and kind of festive cheer that should have been over with Christmas and New Year.
The four Bladebreakers were inside Takao's home doing what a lot of teenagers liked to do during the holidays; laze about with friends, food and movies.
"Hey, Kenny, still not seen Kai around?" Max asked the younger boy.
"No, not since we all broke up for the holidays," Kenny shook his head
"Ah, who cares?" Takao leaned back on his leather sofa with a bucket of popcorn as the TV screen flashed images of 'The matrix.' "It's not as if the ice lord would've actually wanted to spend time with us."
"Still," Rei reminded the navy haired teen. "It's good to know how he's doing; he went back to Voltaire, remember? And Voltaire must be pretty angry that Kai didn't do what he was asked of."
There was silence when they realised that Rei was right.
"Do you really think he's in trouble?" Takao sat up. Though the pair had been through countless fight it was obvious that the navy haired teen still regarded their stoic leader as a friend.
"Maybe," Rei shrugged.
"Well what can we do? Waltz up to his mansion and get kicked off the property?" Kenny was being realistic.
"Whatever," Takao leaned back and shrugged. "If you guys are so worried I'll phone tomorrow and hopefully won't get cut off. Now, can we please watch the movie? The good fight scenes are coming up."
"You can talk!" Max laughed. "You hardly watch the movie, you just stuff your face like a pig!"
"Hey, you can't watch a movie without the food," Takao said defensively.
The rest of the group just rolled their eyes and continued to watch the movie.
~ Crossroads Orphanage ~
Kai made his way through the grounds of the orphanage with a dangerous spark in his eyes that told others that he was not to be messed with.
Approaching a large crowd he pushed his way past them until had a clear view of Ryo and thirteen-year old girl standing on opposite sides of the dish in the midst of a one-sided battle.
Ryo looked up from his battle just in time to see Kai make his way determinedly to the dish.
"Hey, robot!" He called sneered. "What's the matter? Want your birdie back?"
Kai said nothing to Ryo's taunts, he was too mature to stoop to such immature levels as name-callings; his methods would be much more painful than anything Ryo could do.
The girl who had been fighting Ryo scooped up her blade and hurried into the crowds.
What Kai was expected to do was clear to everyone.
Taking a spare blade from out of his pocket he secured it under the launcher without uttering a word.
"Ha! That's rich!" Ryo laughed. "*You're* challenging *me?* The best blader in the whole orphanage? Who do you think you are?"
"I know who I am," Kai replied calmly. "But wonder if you know who you are."
"Of course I know who I am!" Ryo scoffed. "I'm the undefeated champion of the world!"
Kai shook his head; what a delusional brat. Even if he was the same age as Kai he acted as if he was five, not fifteen.
"If I win I get my blade back."
"Fine! And if I win you have to be my slave for a month!"
"Fine!" Kai agreed. He would only be here for a few weeks and it was not like he'd loose to some amateur anyway.
"Come on and blade!" Ryo yelled as he fitted Dranzer back onto his silver launcher.
Another kid from out of the crowd yelled for them to take their positions. "Three...two...one...let it rip!"
Kai's disadvantage wasn't as bad as it looked at first glance; though Ryo had Dranzer while he had no bit-beast Kai made up for it with years of experience blading both in and out of the abbey.
"Attack!" Ryo screamed.
Kai smirked confidently as he observed Ryo's technique; it was classical kid behaviour. Ryo simply brought on an onslaught of attacks, relying on brute force only while totally disregarding skill, speed and defence.
It made Kai wince to see Dranzer being used in such a disgusting manner but bit-beast or no, he could take this kid down no problem.
Kai's own spare beyblade swerved each predictable attack with ease, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. He found it.
"Attack!" Kai urged his blade to the steep sides of the dish. The red beyblade swerved round the dish then swooped down upon Dranzer in a flash.
In one moment things seemed to go in slow motion and then, as it resumed to normal speed Dranzer was lying by Ryo's foot.
"Looks like I win," Kai smirked.
"No way!" Ryo was shocked. "You must have cheated! No way could I loose, I had a bit-beast!"
"My blade," Kai turned to stare intently at Ryo. Crimson orbs met grey- green ones and a static wave of hatred passed between them.
"No way, you're not getting this back," Ryo snatched up the blade.
"I won," Kai said dangerously. "So I suggest you hand it over now before I have to hurt you like I did to your two friends."
"No, you should be my slave for cheating. You lousy, lying silver-haired freak! Go home, grandpa! Who do you think you are anyway?" Ryo spat.
Kai had no intention of enlightening the chestnut haired boy; someone else did.
"I'll tell yer, who 'e is!" The crowds parted to let a small five year old girl with a menacing look in her brown eyes pass through. "That's Kai Hiwatari, the leader of the world champion Breakers! That's who 'e is!" Trish put her hands stubbornly on her hips.
There was that silence that drifted over everyone when something ground breaking had been said and then, oh so slowly, laughter echoed through the grounds.
Ryo clutched his sides and hollered, forgetting about his defeat while the kids who were too polite to laugh out loud stifled giggles or just smiled as if someone had just told a rude joke in the presence of elders.
"That's not true, is it?" Someone from the crowds surrounding them asked Kai.
"Of course it's true," Kai said plainly, not expecting them to believe a word that he had said but refusing to lie when it was not necessary.
"It is!" Trish defended her claims. "I saw 'is pictures in one of dem mags! Don't ya people read?"
"Yeah, and I'm Max Mizuhara!" Ryo wiped away a tear of laughter.
"B...But it is!" Trish desperately looked for some support but found none from her fellow orphans so instead she turned to Kai. "Tell 'em! Show 'em some proof! Like...like letters or pictures!"
"Yeah, come on, freak, show us which planet you come from," Ryo challenged.
"Hn," Kai narrowed his eyes at the detestable boy in front of him. "I don't have to prove myself to you."
"That's 'cuz you can't! Who are you? You're nobody with no friends, maybe you should head back to the scrap yard, robot! No one's gonna believe a freak or some lying little five year old."
"I ain't no liar!" Trish was on the verge of tears.
Liar, liar, pants on fire!" Ryo taunted.
Trish let out a strangled sob and ran for the orphanage in tears.
"Did you enjoy that?" Kai's voice was still as calm as ever; apparently unfazed and unsympathetic to Trish's tears.
"I don't have to answer to *you!* Why don't you just leave us all alone, robot!"
"Yeah, go back to your home planet!" someone from the crowds joined in.
Kai cast an angry glare at the crowd but could not detect who had just spoken. Why were they doing this? He supposed that picking on other people just made them feel big; like they were someone who mattered.
'How sad,' Kai thoughts almost took on the shape of pity but he stopped them before they could go that far.
"Monster! That's what you are!" Ryo screamed.
"You're right, Ryo, just look at those ugly things on his face," a girl stepped out from the crowds to face Kai. "What human would wear those?"
"Give me my beyblade," Kai said slowly, putting an emphasis on each word.
"Whatcha gonna do?" Ryo taunted. "Eat my brains, zombie?"
Kai's fists clenched into tight balls. He suddenly had the urge to do something with his curled fists.
Seeing what Kai's intention in his crimson orbs Ryo backed off slightly then turned and ran pushing through the crowds to get away.
"Come back here, gaki!" Kai yelled as he raced after him. Why did he have a feeling he had done this before? Why did he have a feeling that it would end the same way?
Just as if history had repeated itself once Kai fought his way past the crowds Ryo had disappeared.
~ Kai's room ~
Kai stared moodily out of the window again. How long had it been? Two days if you counted today since he had been here?
Already he had had much more than he could stand that he found himself pondering which was worse; the abbey or the orphanage.
He tried to weigh up the physical abuse, experiments, tedious training and degrading punishment with the immaturity, mental abuse and pure crap he was getting here.
In the end he decided that the abbey was better; at least at the abbey they were moulding him into something strong and powerful but here what were they trying to turn him into? A verbal punch bag?
"I hope you're happy, you sadistic bastard,' Kai muttered darkly.
Soon he found his thoughts moving from his current topic to his team and he found himself asking the same questions. Did they know he was here? If so why hadn't they called? Was this what he had to endure every time there was a holiday?
To his surprise he found that a few new questions had been thrown into his whirlpool of thoughts. Among them were such questions as 'Do I deserve this?' and 'Is there a way out of this?'
"You missed dinner...again," Trish's voice pulled him out from his sinking thoughts.
Kai merely shrugged and continued to stare out of the window.
"They're not all like Ryo," Trish continued to talk regardless of whether Kai was listening or not. "But it makes sense why they don't believe yer; why'd a rich 'n' famous blader spend 'is 'oliday in this hell hole? They probably think yer just some look alike."
"If it makes so much sense they why do you believe me?"
Trish shrugged. "Dunno, guess it's 'coz I've seen yer picture while dem lot were busy watchin' dem anime shows."
Kai said nothing but he did nod slightly to indicate that he was listening. At least he knew they had TV.
"I'm sorry ya didn't get yer blade back," Trish began drawing invisible circles on the floorboards with one foot. "I'm not wachin' those anime shows wit my friends so I got nothin' to do now."
"Forget it," Kai said curtly though Trish was probably the most intelligent person he had met at the orphanage.
"Yer'd rather be alone?" Trish asked meekly.
Again, Kai didn't answer.
Taking it as a yes Trish made her way out of his room and shut the door for him.
'No one wants to be alone,' Kai's mind sighed with tiredness. 'I won't depend on anyone either.'
~ Flashback ~
A boy sat in the corner of a dark and dingy kitchen corner. Maybe it would have seemed cheerful if it was brighter but the darkness hung so thickly over the kitchen that light seemed non-existent. There was blood everywhere; covering the slate haired boy's vision with a red haze.
He whimpered like an abused puppy, kneeling besides a cold figure of a woman, breathing heavily and stained with blood that matched her crimson eyes.
"No, mum, don't leave me here! I don't wanna be alone! Please don't leave me here!" The boy shook her shoulder roughly.
"Sorry Kai, I'm off to see daddy, I'm off to heaven," she said in a weak and trembling voice. Taking the boy's hand into her fragile clasp she whispered to him with the last of her strength; "Come with me!"
The five year-old Kai felt the larger hand uncurl around his tiny fists. "Mum?" He asked as he saw her eyes glaze over. He trembled besides her afraid to leave her side for fear that heaven would come down any minute and take her away.
His voice quivered but no tears fell from his crimson eyes.
'Is that how heartless I am? I can't even cry for my mother? Do I have a soul?'
There was a white flash of light and the settings changed
This one was a somewhat regal study full of large mahogany bookshelves and brandy coloured leather armchairs.
"B..But grandfather, I thought - " A five year old Kai, keeling over, probably after being hit was breathing heavily with exhaustion. Bruises of purple and blue decorated his bare arms and his face.
"You thought what?" Voltaire, as cold and commanding as ever, towered over the boy. "That you could trust me? Boy, never trust anyone or they'll turn on you just like that. The world hates you, the world spits on you and everything that you are. Don't trust anyone, ever!"
"I'm sorry," Kai mumbled but his eyes held no sincerity that came with being a child.
"Sorry? Sorry's not good enough, get down like the dog you are and beg for redemption!" Voltaire kicked him in the stomach; sending him to the floor.
"I'm sorry!"
"Say it like you meant it! Be sorry for your suicidal mother, your drunken father, your stupidity, your helplessness and your weakness!" Voltaire yelled as he continued to lash out with sharp kicks to Kai's ribs and stomach. Each blow seared with pain but Kai remained conscious to endure the pain and suffering.
Flash
Again the setting was the same old study yet again but this time he was older, about eight or nine years old.
Voltaire circled Kai like an army general while Kai stared directly in front of him, his face stony and impassive with no emotion etched on his face.
"You are the best of Biovolt! Enhanced through science, strengthened through training and hardened through punishment. Never forget where your loyalties lie, you *are* Biovolt and you stand for everything that is Biovolt."
~ End Flashback ~
Kai banished those lingering memories from his mind with a few shakes off his head. If he stayed here any longer he would surely go insane; he had to get out. Next to his own breathing space and time he craved freedom but he was not allowed out of the grounds unaccompanied by an adult for 'security reasons.'
There was loud bang, signalling that Ryo had just entered and had most ungracefully slammed the door shut in a foul mood.
"Hey, robot, Miss Berry sent me to - "
In a rush of adrenaline Kai leapt into Ryo knocking him down.
"Give me my blade!" He demanded as Ryo writhed in pain under Kai's vice- like grip.
"I don't have it! I hid it! Honest!" Kai detected signs of sincerity from Ryo's green eyes but his fist continued to hover above Ryo's face
"Where?" Kai demanded.
"You beat me and you'll never know!" Ryo said triumphantly.
"You don't tell me and you won't be able to walk again!"
"I'm not telling!" Ryo sneered.
Kai raised his fist but before he could make the connection between his gloved fist and Ryo's face Miss Berry walked in.
"What is the meaning of this?" Miss Berry demanded shrilly. "Stray, get off him at once!"
Kai looked at Miss Berry and then at Ryo, there were a few seconds of tense silence and then Kai reluctantly released Ryo from his grip.
Kai sighed; if this went on his head would explode. He sat back on Ryo's bed and massaged his throbbing temples.
"Get up, Stray," Miss Berry ordered. "You have a visitor."
"A visitor?" Kai allowed his heart to soar. Was it Rei? Or perhaps Kenny and Max, even Takao would be a relief. Miss Berry did not answer him; she just glared at him angrily, apparently upset that he had been fighting and walked out of the door
"It's some weird purple haired man," Ryo smirked.
Kai knew instantly who it was and he knew that it meant trouble. His heart sank. Of course, he should have known better, why would anyone else want to see him?
"What does he want?" Kai muttered to himself.
"Probably here to take you back to your home planet," Ryo said snidely. "He's waiting in Miss Berry's office, don't just stand there, get going, zombie!"
Kai cast a furious glare that said; 'I'll get you later!' and with that slammed the door on Ryo.
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Mizu_Tenshi: Don't worry Kai will be getting his blade back. Also, the quotes in the summery are always one chapter ahead; kind of like a sneak peek. Once again, thanks to all those people whom reviewed!
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Miekkie - Something bad should happen to Ryo, I agree.
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Kai's_Girl - Don't worry, I have Kai's revenge all planned out.
anomynous - I hope that explained it. I've got a scene like that coming up.
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Disclaimer: I don't own the anime this fic is centred around
"..." Speech '...' Thought *...* Implied words
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Chapter 3: Who do you think you are?
The last few days had been bright and sunny but now the weather seemed to remind everyone that it was still mid-winter, the frost gripped tightly to everything around it with its cold fingers, not wanting to give way to her sister, Spring.
The air was bleak and chilly with cold gusts of wind and yet, despite the cold weather there was a certain amount of warmth in the air and kind of festive cheer that should have been over with Christmas and New Year.
The four Bladebreakers were inside Takao's home doing what a lot of teenagers liked to do during the holidays; laze about with friends, food and movies.
"Hey, Kenny, still not seen Kai around?" Max asked the younger boy.
"No, not since we all broke up for the holidays," Kenny shook his head
"Ah, who cares?" Takao leaned back on his leather sofa with a bucket of popcorn as the TV screen flashed images of 'The matrix.' "It's not as if the ice lord would've actually wanted to spend time with us."
"Still," Rei reminded the navy haired teen. "It's good to know how he's doing; he went back to Voltaire, remember? And Voltaire must be pretty angry that Kai didn't do what he was asked of."
There was silence when they realised that Rei was right.
"Do you really think he's in trouble?" Takao sat up. Though the pair had been through countless fight it was obvious that the navy haired teen still regarded their stoic leader as a friend.
"Maybe," Rei shrugged.
"Well what can we do? Waltz up to his mansion and get kicked off the property?" Kenny was being realistic.
"Whatever," Takao leaned back and shrugged. "If you guys are so worried I'll phone tomorrow and hopefully won't get cut off. Now, can we please watch the movie? The good fight scenes are coming up."
"You can talk!" Max laughed. "You hardly watch the movie, you just stuff your face like a pig!"
"Hey, you can't watch a movie without the food," Takao said defensively.
The rest of the group just rolled their eyes and continued to watch the movie.
~ Crossroads Orphanage ~
Kai made his way through the grounds of the orphanage with a dangerous spark in his eyes that told others that he was not to be messed with.
Approaching a large crowd he pushed his way past them until had a clear view of Ryo and thirteen-year old girl standing on opposite sides of the dish in the midst of a one-sided battle.
Ryo looked up from his battle just in time to see Kai make his way determinedly to the dish.
"Hey, robot!" He called sneered. "What's the matter? Want your birdie back?"
Kai said nothing to Ryo's taunts, he was too mature to stoop to such immature levels as name-callings; his methods would be much more painful than anything Ryo could do.
The girl who had been fighting Ryo scooped up her blade and hurried into the crowds.
What Kai was expected to do was clear to everyone.
Taking a spare blade from out of his pocket he secured it under the launcher without uttering a word.
"Ha! That's rich!" Ryo laughed. "*You're* challenging *me?* The best blader in the whole orphanage? Who do you think you are?"
"I know who I am," Kai replied calmly. "But wonder if you know who you are."
"Of course I know who I am!" Ryo scoffed. "I'm the undefeated champion of the world!"
Kai shook his head; what a delusional brat. Even if he was the same age as Kai he acted as if he was five, not fifteen.
"If I win I get my blade back."
"Fine! And if I win you have to be my slave for a month!"
"Fine!" Kai agreed. He would only be here for a few weeks and it was not like he'd loose to some amateur anyway.
"Come on and blade!" Ryo yelled as he fitted Dranzer back onto his silver launcher.
Another kid from out of the crowd yelled for them to take their positions. "Three...two...one...let it rip!"
Kai's disadvantage wasn't as bad as it looked at first glance; though Ryo had Dranzer while he had no bit-beast Kai made up for it with years of experience blading both in and out of the abbey.
"Attack!" Ryo screamed.
Kai smirked confidently as he observed Ryo's technique; it was classical kid behaviour. Ryo simply brought on an onslaught of attacks, relying on brute force only while totally disregarding skill, speed and defence.
It made Kai wince to see Dranzer being used in such a disgusting manner but bit-beast or no, he could take this kid down no problem.
Kai's own spare beyblade swerved each predictable attack with ease, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. He found it.
"Attack!" Kai urged his blade to the steep sides of the dish. The red beyblade swerved round the dish then swooped down upon Dranzer in a flash.
In one moment things seemed to go in slow motion and then, as it resumed to normal speed Dranzer was lying by Ryo's foot.
"Looks like I win," Kai smirked.
"No way!" Ryo was shocked. "You must have cheated! No way could I loose, I had a bit-beast!"
"My blade," Kai turned to stare intently at Ryo. Crimson orbs met grey- green ones and a static wave of hatred passed between them.
"No way, you're not getting this back," Ryo snatched up the blade.
"I won," Kai said dangerously. "So I suggest you hand it over now before I have to hurt you like I did to your two friends."
"No, you should be my slave for cheating. You lousy, lying silver-haired freak! Go home, grandpa! Who do you think you are anyway?" Ryo spat.
Kai had no intention of enlightening the chestnut haired boy; someone else did.
"I'll tell yer, who 'e is!" The crowds parted to let a small five year old girl with a menacing look in her brown eyes pass through. "That's Kai Hiwatari, the leader of the world champion Breakers! That's who 'e is!" Trish put her hands stubbornly on her hips.
There was that silence that drifted over everyone when something ground breaking had been said and then, oh so slowly, laughter echoed through the grounds.
Ryo clutched his sides and hollered, forgetting about his defeat while the kids who were too polite to laugh out loud stifled giggles or just smiled as if someone had just told a rude joke in the presence of elders.
"That's not true, is it?" Someone from the crowds surrounding them asked Kai.
"Of course it's true," Kai said plainly, not expecting them to believe a word that he had said but refusing to lie when it was not necessary.
"It is!" Trish defended her claims. "I saw 'is pictures in one of dem mags! Don't ya people read?"
"Yeah, and I'm Max Mizuhara!" Ryo wiped away a tear of laughter.
"B...But it is!" Trish desperately looked for some support but found none from her fellow orphans so instead she turned to Kai. "Tell 'em! Show 'em some proof! Like...like letters or pictures!"
"Yeah, come on, freak, show us which planet you come from," Ryo challenged.
"Hn," Kai narrowed his eyes at the detestable boy in front of him. "I don't have to prove myself to you."
"That's 'cuz you can't! Who are you? You're nobody with no friends, maybe you should head back to the scrap yard, robot! No one's gonna believe a freak or some lying little five year old."
"I ain't no liar!" Trish was on the verge of tears.
Liar, liar, pants on fire!" Ryo taunted.
Trish let out a strangled sob and ran for the orphanage in tears.
"Did you enjoy that?" Kai's voice was still as calm as ever; apparently unfazed and unsympathetic to Trish's tears.
"I don't have to answer to *you!* Why don't you just leave us all alone, robot!"
"Yeah, go back to your home planet!" someone from the crowds joined in.
Kai cast an angry glare at the crowd but could not detect who had just spoken. Why were they doing this? He supposed that picking on other people just made them feel big; like they were someone who mattered.
'How sad,' Kai thoughts almost took on the shape of pity but he stopped them before they could go that far.
"Monster! That's what you are!" Ryo screamed.
"You're right, Ryo, just look at those ugly things on his face," a girl stepped out from the crowds to face Kai. "What human would wear those?"
"Give me my beyblade," Kai said slowly, putting an emphasis on each word.
"Whatcha gonna do?" Ryo taunted. "Eat my brains, zombie?"
Kai's fists clenched into tight balls. He suddenly had the urge to do something with his curled fists.
Seeing what Kai's intention in his crimson orbs Ryo backed off slightly then turned and ran pushing through the crowds to get away.
"Come back here, gaki!" Kai yelled as he raced after him. Why did he have a feeling he had done this before? Why did he have a feeling that it would end the same way?
Just as if history had repeated itself once Kai fought his way past the crowds Ryo had disappeared.
~ Kai's room ~
Kai stared moodily out of the window again. How long had it been? Two days if you counted today since he had been here?
Already he had had much more than he could stand that he found himself pondering which was worse; the abbey or the orphanage.
He tried to weigh up the physical abuse, experiments, tedious training and degrading punishment with the immaturity, mental abuse and pure crap he was getting here.
In the end he decided that the abbey was better; at least at the abbey they were moulding him into something strong and powerful but here what were they trying to turn him into? A verbal punch bag?
"I hope you're happy, you sadistic bastard,' Kai muttered darkly.
Soon he found his thoughts moving from his current topic to his team and he found himself asking the same questions. Did they know he was here? If so why hadn't they called? Was this what he had to endure every time there was a holiday?
To his surprise he found that a few new questions had been thrown into his whirlpool of thoughts. Among them were such questions as 'Do I deserve this?' and 'Is there a way out of this?'
"You missed dinner...again," Trish's voice pulled him out from his sinking thoughts.
Kai merely shrugged and continued to stare out of the window.
"They're not all like Ryo," Trish continued to talk regardless of whether Kai was listening or not. "But it makes sense why they don't believe yer; why'd a rich 'n' famous blader spend 'is 'oliday in this hell hole? They probably think yer just some look alike."
"If it makes so much sense they why do you believe me?"
Trish shrugged. "Dunno, guess it's 'coz I've seen yer picture while dem lot were busy watchin' dem anime shows."
Kai said nothing but he did nod slightly to indicate that he was listening. At least he knew they had TV.
"I'm sorry ya didn't get yer blade back," Trish began drawing invisible circles on the floorboards with one foot. "I'm not wachin' those anime shows wit my friends so I got nothin' to do now."
"Forget it," Kai said curtly though Trish was probably the most intelligent person he had met at the orphanage.
"Yer'd rather be alone?" Trish asked meekly.
Again, Kai didn't answer.
Taking it as a yes Trish made her way out of his room and shut the door for him.
'No one wants to be alone,' Kai's mind sighed with tiredness. 'I won't depend on anyone either.'
~ Flashback ~
A boy sat in the corner of a dark and dingy kitchen corner. Maybe it would have seemed cheerful if it was brighter but the darkness hung so thickly over the kitchen that light seemed non-existent. There was blood everywhere; covering the slate haired boy's vision with a red haze.
He whimpered like an abused puppy, kneeling besides a cold figure of a woman, breathing heavily and stained with blood that matched her crimson eyes.
"No, mum, don't leave me here! I don't wanna be alone! Please don't leave me here!" The boy shook her shoulder roughly.
"Sorry Kai, I'm off to see daddy, I'm off to heaven," she said in a weak and trembling voice. Taking the boy's hand into her fragile clasp she whispered to him with the last of her strength; "Come with me!"
The five year-old Kai felt the larger hand uncurl around his tiny fists. "Mum?" He asked as he saw her eyes glaze over. He trembled besides her afraid to leave her side for fear that heaven would come down any minute and take her away.
His voice quivered but no tears fell from his crimson eyes.
'Is that how heartless I am? I can't even cry for my mother? Do I have a soul?'
There was a white flash of light and the settings changed
This one was a somewhat regal study full of large mahogany bookshelves and brandy coloured leather armchairs.
"B..But grandfather, I thought - " A five year old Kai, keeling over, probably after being hit was breathing heavily with exhaustion. Bruises of purple and blue decorated his bare arms and his face.
"You thought what?" Voltaire, as cold and commanding as ever, towered over the boy. "That you could trust me? Boy, never trust anyone or they'll turn on you just like that. The world hates you, the world spits on you and everything that you are. Don't trust anyone, ever!"
"I'm sorry," Kai mumbled but his eyes held no sincerity that came with being a child.
"Sorry? Sorry's not good enough, get down like the dog you are and beg for redemption!" Voltaire kicked him in the stomach; sending him to the floor.
"I'm sorry!"
"Say it like you meant it! Be sorry for your suicidal mother, your drunken father, your stupidity, your helplessness and your weakness!" Voltaire yelled as he continued to lash out with sharp kicks to Kai's ribs and stomach. Each blow seared with pain but Kai remained conscious to endure the pain and suffering.
Flash
Again the setting was the same old study yet again but this time he was older, about eight or nine years old.
Voltaire circled Kai like an army general while Kai stared directly in front of him, his face stony and impassive with no emotion etched on his face.
"You are the best of Biovolt! Enhanced through science, strengthened through training and hardened through punishment. Never forget where your loyalties lie, you *are* Biovolt and you stand for everything that is Biovolt."
~ End Flashback ~
Kai banished those lingering memories from his mind with a few shakes off his head. If he stayed here any longer he would surely go insane; he had to get out. Next to his own breathing space and time he craved freedom but he was not allowed out of the grounds unaccompanied by an adult for 'security reasons.'
There was loud bang, signalling that Ryo had just entered and had most ungracefully slammed the door shut in a foul mood.
"Hey, robot, Miss Berry sent me to - "
In a rush of adrenaline Kai leapt into Ryo knocking him down.
"Give me my blade!" He demanded as Ryo writhed in pain under Kai's vice- like grip.
"I don't have it! I hid it! Honest!" Kai detected signs of sincerity from Ryo's green eyes but his fist continued to hover above Ryo's face
"Where?" Kai demanded.
"You beat me and you'll never know!" Ryo said triumphantly.
"You don't tell me and you won't be able to walk again!"
"I'm not telling!" Ryo sneered.
Kai raised his fist but before he could make the connection between his gloved fist and Ryo's face Miss Berry walked in.
"What is the meaning of this?" Miss Berry demanded shrilly. "Stray, get off him at once!"
Kai looked at Miss Berry and then at Ryo, there were a few seconds of tense silence and then Kai reluctantly released Ryo from his grip.
Kai sighed; if this went on his head would explode. He sat back on Ryo's bed and massaged his throbbing temples.
"Get up, Stray," Miss Berry ordered. "You have a visitor."
"A visitor?" Kai allowed his heart to soar. Was it Rei? Or perhaps Kenny and Max, even Takao would be a relief. Miss Berry did not answer him; she just glared at him angrily, apparently upset that he had been fighting and walked out of the door
"It's some weird purple haired man," Ryo smirked.
Kai knew instantly who it was and he knew that it meant trouble. His heart sank. Of course, he should have known better, why would anyone else want to see him?
"What does he want?" Kai muttered to himself.
"Probably here to take you back to your home planet," Ryo said snidely. "He's waiting in Miss Berry's office, don't just stand there, get going, zombie!"
Kai cast a furious glare that said; 'I'll get you later!' and with that slammed the door on Ryo.
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Mizu_Tenshi: Don't worry Kai will be getting his blade back. Also, the quotes in the summery are always one chapter ahead; kind of like a sneak peek. Once again, thanks to all those people whom reviewed!
beckamon - Thanks for reviewing and Kai will get his blade back
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Miekkie - Something bad should happen to Ryo, I agree.
ChibiKai(UL is amazing - *Nods* Yes Ryo should have something evil coming to him.
Kai's_Girl - Don't worry, I have Kai's revenge all planned out.
anomynous - I hope that explained it. I've got a scene like that coming up.
fIRE - And here I am! Hope you liked it! R&R!
Libe - Than you for your review, it's appreciated.
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Identity Thief - Thanks, glad you got your fic running again.
Bickabee - Really? Buddy sounds pretty funny.
kai-baby - You don't like Tyson, do you? Lol, well Ryo is going to get his comeuppance.
sakura - Me too, I should give him a break but...meh. Thanks for reviewing! R&R!
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