3rd chapter! Thank you so much for the reviews, its what keeps writers
going!..again I don't own Beyblade, and on to the story.
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The doorhandle rattled. Kai looked up from the floor. He had been conscious for perhaps the past half hour now, and he certainly hadn't wasted any time. It had taken a few minutes to accept what had happened, where he was, who he was with, and the fact he had lost Rei, for God knew how long, but now wasn't the time to be sitting feeling sorry for yourself. He had no idea where he was, and that meant it was very likely the Bladebreakers wouldn't know either. He certainly wasn't at the Abby, which made things a bit complicated. He could be just about anywhere. Perhaps he wasn't even in Moscow. He didn't know how long he'd been unconscious. It could have been half an hour. It could have been several days.
That meant it could be a while before he had any chance of escape, or of seeing his friends again, so he was going to have to be pretty self- dependant. And Kai was good at being self-dependent. If what Boris wanted with him this time was at all similar to what he had wanted before, it was going to be very Black Dranzer related. Although Kai was no longer at all interested in the power of Black Dranzer, Boris may still think he could be tempted by it, in which case he had to be careful. If he showed Boris he was no longer at all interested in Black Dranzer, then Boris might not be as nice to Kai as he would be if he thought he could win Kai over. Therefore Kai was going to have to engage in a pretty complicated charade with Boris. In order to survive he was going to have to act like he wasn't interested in Black Dranzer on the surface, but in reality was, so that Boris thought he was in with a chance. He would have to be careful how he went about it too. Boris was clever, and Kai had to be careful that he didn't suspect anything.
Kai fleetingly wondered how long he was going to be here as Boris stepped into the room, and for a nanosecond his mind rested on Rei and he felt lost. But he pushed Rei away from his mind. Now wasn't the time. If he ever wanted to see Rei again he was going to have to push all thoughts of the neko-jin from his mind and concentrate on the task in hand. 'Kai.' Kai looked up at the tall figure in front of him. 'Boris' 'You're not stupid Kai. You know why you're here. We can learn a lot from you. You have an inner strength, skill and talent the others, despite their training, simply cannot achieve, and your match with Spencer in the championships showed you had improved even in that short time away from the Abby. Voltaire was not wrong in spending so much time on you, I see that now. And won't your grandfather be pleased to see how much his grandchild has come on when he is released? Wouldn't you like that Kai? Wouldn't you like to please you grandfather?' 'No', Kai hissed. He had been right. He was here for Black Dranzer. 'I don't think that's true Kai.' Boris sneered. 'I think deep down you want to be loved by your grandfather still don't you? You still want to earn his respect. You still want to be the perfect grandson.' Boris had hit a nerve, or so he thought. He smirked as Kai appeared to battle with his feelings. He could imagine what was running through Kai's head. 'You see Kai, things haven't really changed at all, have they? You know this is where you belong.' Kai glared at him. All the Abby had ever held for him was painful memories. Even now he couldn't fully escape them. How could Biovolt, how could this place of misery, loneliness, this place devoid of any love be where he belonged? Until a short while ago he might have agreed with Boris, because a short while ago Kai thought he had been so scarred by the Abby that he was incapable of love, or even of being a real human being, and therefore could only really exist at the Abby. Now he had Rei. Now he knew different. Rei had shown him he was still capable of love. Rei had shown him that deep down inside he was still normal. Rei had set him free.
But Boris didn't know that.
And that's the way it had to stay.
Boris smirked again as Kai at first looked angry, then lost. The boy was still trapped. Boris still had him in his grasp. Excellent..
'You know how to make your grandfather happy, don't you Kai? You know what you have to do.From a pocket in his coat Boris produced Black Dranzer. Light reflected off its black rim. Devoid of any light or goodness, Black Dranzer was dark down to its very soul. Light reflected off it because no light could get in. Kai stared at it for a moment, apparently on the verge of giving in, then at the last moment turned his head away and stared at the ground. 'Fine' Boris said quietly, 'I'll leave you here for now to think things over Kai, and I'll see you later.'Turning he threw one last glance over the stock still boy, still staring down, and grinning evilly left, locking the door firmly behind him.
Kai remained still for a moment longer, motionless, a wax statue locked in static period of time.. before collapsing on the floor. Staring up at the rough, damp, mossy stone ceiling his mind flew through thoughts, one after the other. Boris had fell for it, hook line and sinker, but how long could he keep this up? How long before either Boris caught on or he was forced to surrender to the dark blade? However now he knew that truly neither his grandfather, nor the power of Black Dranzer meant anything to him, he felt some relief. He had often wondered if he was truly free from it all, or whether it was just when he was with Rei. Knowing he really was, was something at least. Yet this feeling of relief was suffocated by an overwhelming, yet all too familiar feeling of loneliness. It was a while since he'd known what this was like. To be by yourself, locked away from the world, wondering what was going to happen to you, if anyone cared about you, whether you could be bothered to make the next day. But he was Kai, and he was strong and for once he had something to live for. He was going to be all right.wasn't he?
'Rei..where are you?'
OK I hope that made some sense-I'm not always that good at explaining what's going on, so. Anyway this was very angsty I know. More action next chapter though, I promise!
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The doorhandle rattled. Kai looked up from the floor. He had been conscious for perhaps the past half hour now, and he certainly hadn't wasted any time. It had taken a few minutes to accept what had happened, where he was, who he was with, and the fact he had lost Rei, for God knew how long, but now wasn't the time to be sitting feeling sorry for yourself. He had no idea where he was, and that meant it was very likely the Bladebreakers wouldn't know either. He certainly wasn't at the Abby, which made things a bit complicated. He could be just about anywhere. Perhaps he wasn't even in Moscow. He didn't know how long he'd been unconscious. It could have been half an hour. It could have been several days.
That meant it could be a while before he had any chance of escape, or of seeing his friends again, so he was going to have to be pretty self- dependant. And Kai was good at being self-dependent. If what Boris wanted with him this time was at all similar to what he had wanted before, it was going to be very Black Dranzer related. Although Kai was no longer at all interested in the power of Black Dranzer, Boris may still think he could be tempted by it, in which case he had to be careful. If he showed Boris he was no longer at all interested in Black Dranzer, then Boris might not be as nice to Kai as he would be if he thought he could win Kai over. Therefore Kai was going to have to engage in a pretty complicated charade with Boris. In order to survive he was going to have to act like he wasn't interested in Black Dranzer on the surface, but in reality was, so that Boris thought he was in with a chance. He would have to be careful how he went about it too. Boris was clever, and Kai had to be careful that he didn't suspect anything.
Kai fleetingly wondered how long he was going to be here as Boris stepped into the room, and for a nanosecond his mind rested on Rei and he felt lost. But he pushed Rei away from his mind. Now wasn't the time. If he ever wanted to see Rei again he was going to have to push all thoughts of the neko-jin from his mind and concentrate on the task in hand. 'Kai.' Kai looked up at the tall figure in front of him. 'Boris' 'You're not stupid Kai. You know why you're here. We can learn a lot from you. You have an inner strength, skill and talent the others, despite their training, simply cannot achieve, and your match with Spencer in the championships showed you had improved even in that short time away from the Abby. Voltaire was not wrong in spending so much time on you, I see that now. And won't your grandfather be pleased to see how much his grandchild has come on when he is released? Wouldn't you like that Kai? Wouldn't you like to please you grandfather?' 'No', Kai hissed. He had been right. He was here for Black Dranzer. 'I don't think that's true Kai.' Boris sneered. 'I think deep down you want to be loved by your grandfather still don't you? You still want to earn his respect. You still want to be the perfect grandson.' Boris had hit a nerve, or so he thought. He smirked as Kai appeared to battle with his feelings. He could imagine what was running through Kai's head. 'You see Kai, things haven't really changed at all, have they? You know this is where you belong.' Kai glared at him. All the Abby had ever held for him was painful memories. Even now he couldn't fully escape them. How could Biovolt, how could this place of misery, loneliness, this place devoid of any love be where he belonged? Until a short while ago he might have agreed with Boris, because a short while ago Kai thought he had been so scarred by the Abby that he was incapable of love, or even of being a real human being, and therefore could only really exist at the Abby. Now he had Rei. Now he knew different. Rei had shown him he was still capable of love. Rei had shown him that deep down inside he was still normal. Rei had set him free.
But Boris didn't know that.
And that's the way it had to stay.
Boris smirked again as Kai at first looked angry, then lost. The boy was still trapped. Boris still had him in his grasp. Excellent..
'You know how to make your grandfather happy, don't you Kai? You know what you have to do.From a pocket in his coat Boris produced Black Dranzer. Light reflected off its black rim. Devoid of any light or goodness, Black Dranzer was dark down to its very soul. Light reflected off it because no light could get in. Kai stared at it for a moment, apparently on the verge of giving in, then at the last moment turned his head away and stared at the ground. 'Fine' Boris said quietly, 'I'll leave you here for now to think things over Kai, and I'll see you later.'Turning he threw one last glance over the stock still boy, still staring down, and grinning evilly left, locking the door firmly behind him.
Kai remained still for a moment longer, motionless, a wax statue locked in static period of time.. before collapsing on the floor. Staring up at the rough, damp, mossy stone ceiling his mind flew through thoughts, one after the other. Boris had fell for it, hook line and sinker, but how long could he keep this up? How long before either Boris caught on or he was forced to surrender to the dark blade? However now he knew that truly neither his grandfather, nor the power of Black Dranzer meant anything to him, he felt some relief. He had often wondered if he was truly free from it all, or whether it was just when he was with Rei. Knowing he really was, was something at least. Yet this feeling of relief was suffocated by an overwhelming, yet all too familiar feeling of loneliness. It was a while since he'd known what this was like. To be by yourself, locked away from the world, wondering what was going to happen to you, if anyone cared about you, whether you could be bothered to make the next day. But he was Kai, and he was strong and for once he had something to live for. He was going to be all right.wasn't he?
'Rei..where are you?'
OK I hope that made some sense-I'm not always that good at explaining what's going on, so. Anyway this was very angsty I know. More action next chapter though, I promise!