Enrique:
"-all our parents are dead."
Even from here I can see him tense. "What? Par dieu, ce qui s'est produit?"
"Terrorist attack," Johnny growls softly. "It was at a wedding…there were bombs rigged all over the place…go figure."
"It was your father's wedding, to boot," I snarl, and his violet eyes widen with the pain and the shock. "Your mother...it was all over the papers the week it happened, didn't you see? She…committed suicide." And it just had to be me who brings you that kind of news…I'm sorry, Oliver…
He moans in despair, burying his face in his hands.
"There's actually a problem with this kind of thing. According to what the lawyers found, your father never officially disowned you." Robert's voice is monotone and weary, but surprisingly gentle. "You are still the Polanski heir, if you choose to be." He groans, running his hand through and further mussing his normally immaculate (highly gelled) violet hair. "That's actually when we realized you were missing…the lawyers were going crazy…"
Robert leaves it at that. I shoot him a warning glare…going into the legal ramifications will give all of us a not-needed headache, this early. We can save the rest of it for another time.
Gustav (who has apparently had a more comfortable sleep than the rest of us – after all, he was here to take care of family business. Robert urged him to take a vacation) steps into the room. "Master Enrique, phone call. It's…" he listens for a moment further, eyebrows raised in astonishment. "Kai Hiwatari of the Bladebreakers…?"
Robert and Johnny grab for the phone simultaneously. Our captain wins, plonking himself unceremoniously on the bed.
Oliver blinks, and looks at me in confusion before glancing back at the tiny vidscreen on Robert's mobile phone.
I feel the beginnings of a grin spread over my face as I move between them both, throwing one arm around Oliver's shoulders and one around Robert's.
Kai! I haven't seen any of the 'Breakers for ages…not in person anyway-
All four of us stare.
We blink.
We blink again.
We glance at each other, and look back at the vidscreen.
The bluenette looks back at us, smirking slightly. A familiar neko-jin's face is tucked into his neck, the Chinese blader's arms draped around Kai's shoulders. Rei Kon is apparently fast asleep. Both look the same as the last time I saw them, though older.
"Robert? Johnny? Enrique? Oliver?" Kai does a double-take of his own at Oliver; I squeeze his shoulders reassuringly. "Hey!" he grins at us, making our eyes widen even further.
Who are you and what've you done with Kai?
His familiar face takes on a sudden expression of urgency as he looks at something off the screen, eyes narrowing, and then turnss back.
"…Guys? I know I'm hardly the one to be asking this, but Rei's exhausted right now," and here he makes a careful, wry gesture at the drowsing neko-jin on his shoulders. "We kinda…need your help. Badly..."
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Par dieu, ce qui s'est produit – My God, what happened?
A/N: I re-did this chapter. Something seemed missing from the previous one I posted…so, yeah. *glances at the reviews* Wow…I've never had this many before. Thanks guys! ^.^ Tala is STILL a hottie. And Boris being Robert's lookalike is getting on my nerves. I'm putting them both in…please remember that this story doesn't really function on the normal Beyblade timeline!
Mistress of Anime: The story was getting on my nerves too…it was my major block to the rest of the plot! The parents? Y'all shall seeeeeee!
Hikari no Yami: Yeah, it's in Italy…erm, I got messed up a bit. For future reference, they found Oliver, loaded him onto…um…Robert's private jet and flew him to Italy cuz it was closest! O.o; Just…pretend, for the plot's sake, kz? Ehehehe…
Christina: Well, the above doesn't show a lot of progress, but the 'Breakers gotta come in somewhere, eh? I'll probably clump Tala in with them, since he's so bloody cute and all…
Fire Spirit: Cooooooolnessss….brrr… *shivers*
Radical Aisha: Eh? I'll switch, you take my roaches, I'll take your spiders…I never minded spiders or nuffink… *pries you off the ceiling fan* I just figured you might play Neo, yanno? It's the 'Aisha' part…
Dark Sorceress Kurama: Hehehe…I'm attempting to draw the picture right now, cuz Johnny refuses to hand over the film :) Lezzee how good I can draw those two cuddling bishounen, hm?
Klyukaizer: YOU REVIEWED! *hugz*
Christina: Glad ya agree! *continues to drool over Tala* I'm putting in a surprise pairing soon…I don't think anyone's done it yet. I do so love being original! XD
Hikari no Yami: Haha ^^; It was a glaring mistake, I was surprised no one noticed.
Radical Aisha: Aisha stuff? If I knew your username I'd send you some! I'll continue for you and everyone else next week!
Fire Spirit: If it's too long I end up not writing/posting it! LOLz…
Mistress of Anime: Mweh…ya think I LIKED Oliver's dad? And sadly, I'm the one who made him vv; so…bah. There he's dead. Here, he's my muse's punching bag.
Katreda: …XD
Darkphoenix: Um…phonecall anxiety deleted. It was an earlier idea that kinda messed up and wouldn't have fit the story properly. Me sowwy about the Kai x Rei, but it's going to be kept quite mild, believe me. Just one of those…background-pair thingies…as for the girl on the bike – argh :[ I've had a similar experience…except the guy didn't yell at me…
Klyukaizer: Noooo! Don't die! Here! *pointing upward* I know it's not much of an update, but I can't stand to have people dying on me! O.o; And it's longer, it's longeeer!
And…oh yeah! IT'S MAY 15! MAH BIRTHDAY! WHOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! *cheers*
(Maroku: And yet…as immature as ever…despite your age…
Drac: You sound odd. What happened?
Maroku: Hangover… *passes out*
Drac: O.o;)