Rei quietly slipped out of the house with his sleeping teammates inside. It was impossible to think with Tyson's snoring.
He leaned onto the wall of the house and closed his weary eyes. Images flashed across his fevered mind, and he just stood there, remembering. He remembered the evil grin on Boris' lips as he stabbed Kai in his vulnerable stomach. He reminded himself of the horrible laugh that emitted from Boris' mouth after Kai died. And he remembered the look of Kai's pained face when he told him to leave. Rei's anger bubbled in his blood, just remembering the thought that raced through his head while he held Kai's head on his lap; 'Please don't die.'

"Kai's death has affected us all Rei," Kenny's voice came from behind him.
Rei swiveled around and looked Kenny straight in his face. Tears flowed freely from his amber eyes and Kenny just looked sympathetically at him.
"Just tell me what happened the night Kai died Rei, and everything will be okay."
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because."
"Tell me Rei."
"No."
"What are you hiding from us?"
"None of your business."
"Rei, I'll give you five seconds to tell me. Five, four."
Rei remembered how Boris counted down from five. He gave Kai the choice of destroying Driger, or Rei would die. Kai chose neither. He saved Rei, got the antidote and spared Driger all in one motion.
"two, one. Tell me now Rei."
"No."
Rei turned his back to Kenny and ran. He wanted to be alone. Far away from the Blade Breakers. Far, far, away.
Right now, hatred was his virtue.