Outcast
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblades.
---- Kenny ----
Truth be told, I'm really worried about Kai. He hasn't been looking so well lately, with those frequent head spins and extra-grumpy moods he's been in. Not that grumpy isn't his middle name. I used to be terrified of him, and I still am, but I think we're all starting to see another side of him that we never even stopped to think was there.
"Uh - Kai, are you all right?" I asked hesitantly, as the others left his room. "You do know we're all worried about you . . . it's really not funny that you're isolating yourself from us."
"What?" he demanded. "Do you think I'm going to do something while no one's around? I'm not stupid or idiotic. I know how to handle situations on my own."
I knew as he got up and went to the balcony, the conversation was over. In fact, I was surprised it had lasted this long. I don't even remember Kai saying so much to me in one go. Plus, there hadn't been one of his usual 'hmph's in the sentence. Why was he so cold towards all of us? Why can't he admit defeat for once and accept the help we're offering him? He's too arrogant and proud to acknowledge that he needs friends.
"Um - all right, I'll go now," I stammered. "Just, um - take care of yourself, okay?"
"Hmph."
Well, if he gave that kind of response to a statement like that, it was a start.
---- Tyson ----
Boy, I think Kai needs a serious talking to. A woman comes out of nowhere and claims to be his mother, and I suppose, by the look on Rei's face, she looked it too. He wouldn't even see her. I mean, shouldn't someone like him, who had grown up without parents, be HAPPY to see his mother after such a long time? He WAS fifteen, almost sixteen.
"Hey, I was wondering, Rei," I said to the Chinese teen. "What did you say to that woman to make her go away? We never heard it."
"I told her that she must have been mistaken and that Kai didn't live in that suite. I don't know if she believed me or not, but that was the best I could think of at the moment," Rei admitted. "If she didn't, I wouldn't be surprised."
"Yeah, well, the mind works in strange ways," Max offered, sounding like Kenny.
If the mind worked in strange ways, maybe that would explain a little about why Kai was so aloof, arrogant, so - seemingly-above-us-all. He never really accepted us as his team in the first place, he only stuck with us because his GRANDFATHER wanted him to. A grandfather who LIVED to make people Beyblade and steal bit-beasts so Biovolt could take over the world. What a ridiculous thing to do. VOLTAIRE's mind must be malfunctioning.
"Excuse me," a woman asked quietly. "Could I ask you a few questions?"
Just by looking at her, we could all tell that she wasn't some reporter or a crazed fan girl. A wide-eyed look from Rei confirmed our suspicions. This woman was the one who had come to Kai's suite to look for him. Now I can see why she claimed that she and Kai were related. This woman was just an older, female version of him.
"I want to talk about Kai."
---- Max ----
Okay, so I wasn't sugar high then. Even if I was, seeing that woman standing there, an older and female Kai, would really freak anyone out. I sobered enough to follow Tyson, Rei and the woman into one of our rooms and settled quietly on the floor to listen to what she had to say. The woman introduced herself as Kate.
"What about him?" Rei demanded. He was the most protective of the team and, surprisingly, of Kai. Always defending him and always on his side. I wonder why . . .
"Well," Kate began. "He was always brought up by his grandfather, my father, Voltaire. I don't think he's ever mentioned about myself, his mother. Has he?"
We all shook our heads. This we could be sure of, as Kai really HADN'T told us anything about his childhood, friends, family (with the exception of Voltaire, but he didn't really count at that point in time . . .) or anything about him, for that matter. Still, that didn't prove anything about her being Kai's 'mother', as she claimed to be.
"He won't talk to you," Tyson said matter-of-factly. "No matter how convincing you are."
"I know," she whispered. "That's why I want to persuade you first. You're his friends."
---- Kai ----
It's been almost two hours since the others left. I can't say that I'm glad, or that I'm unhappy. Firstly, it would give me some moments peace and quiet. Then again, it would also mean that, if there was a knock on the door, I'd have to answer it myself. If that intellectually challenged woman came looking for me again, there was no way to talk myself out of it.
[I'm his legal guardian]
[well, we're his parents]
[the courts deemed you unfit to raise him]
The last thing I needed was these voices. Repeatedly. A knock came from the doorway. Struggling to my feet, I just hope that it wasn't the woman again.
It wasn't.
The Bladebreakers stood there, arms folded and a very business-like look on their faces. Well, as business-like as they could get, with Tyson's face all puffed up like a rockfish. I sighed and let them in.
"What do you want?"
"To talk." Was Tyson's reply.
"About?"
"You." He settled himself on my bed. "We know all about your past now. You don't have to hide anything from us."
I didn't know what he was talking about, and I said about as much. He continued to have that puffer-fish look on his face. Rei looked sympathetic. Kenny and Max looked 'sympathetic' as well. What was wrong with all of them?
"Your mother."
"Oh, great," I groaned. "That woman must have said something stupid to brainwash all of you. I don't have a mother? Got it? Leave me alone!"
"Why should I?"
"Get lost Tyson."
"We're only trying to help Kai! You can't disrespect your own mother like that!"
"Are you trying to lecture me, Tyson? You have no right."
"I know I don't! But at least I HAVE respect for elders! I, at least, had a family who loved me and brought me up carefully instead of sending me off to some boarding school in Russia and forgetting about me totally! I don't feel sorry for myself!"
He knew instantly he had gone too far. I didn't stop to think. All I remember was my fist was in his eye as fast as the speed of light, with as much force as a lead boulder being thrown in someone's face. He sprawled on the floor.
"Don't you DARE talk to me like that," I growled. "Not now, not ever. I won't forgive you next time. I'll make sure you're dead if I had to. Leave me alone and NEVER mention that woman again. If you do, I'll cut your tongue."
---- What's Going to Happen in Chapter Four ----
"Kai, I want to talk to you."
"Leave me alone Rei."
He didn't give me a chance to respond. All he did was grab the front of my shirt and practically lifted me up from the ground.
"She's your mother and she has a damn good explanation about it."
---- End of Chapter Three ----
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblades.
---- Kenny ----
Truth be told, I'm really worried about Kai. He hasn't been looking so well lately, with those frequent head spins and extra-grumpy moods he's been in. Not that grumpy isn't his middle name. I used to be terrified of him, and I still am, but I think we're all starting to see another side of him that we never even stopped to think was there.
"Uh - Kai, are you all right?" I asked hesitantly, as the others left his room. "You do know we're all worried about you . . . it's really not funny that you're isolating yourself from us."
"What?" he demanded. "Do you think I'm going to do something while no one's around? I'm not stupid or idiotic. I know how to handle situations on my own."
I knew as he got up and went to the balcony, the conversation was over. In fact, I was surprised it had lasted this long. I don't even remember Kai saying so much to me in one go. Plus, there hadn't been one of his usual 'hmph's in the sentence. Why was he so cold towards all of us? Why can't he admit defeat for once and accept the help we're offering him? He's too arrogant and proud to acknowledge that he needs friends.
"Um - all right, I'll go now," I stammered. "Just, um - take care of yourself, okay?"
"Hmph."
Well, if he gave that kind of response to a statement like that, it was a start.
---- Tyson ----
Boy, I think Kai needs a serious talking to. A woman comes out of nowhere and claims to be his mother, and I suppose, by the look on Rei's face, she looked it too. He wouldn't even see her. I mean, shouldn't someone like him, who had grown up without parents, be HAPPY to see his mother after such a long time? He WAS fifteen, almost sixteen.
"Hey, I was wondering, Rei," I said to the Chinese teen. "What did you say to that woman to make her go away? We never heard it."
"I told her that she must have been mistaken and that Kai didn't live in that suite. I don't know if she believed me or not, but that was the best I could think of at the moment," Rei admitted. "If she didn't, I wouldn't be surprised."
"Yeah, well, the mind works in strange ways," Max offered, sounding like Kenny.
If the mind worked in strange ways, maybe that would explain a little about why Kai was so aloof, arrogant, so - seemingly-above-us-all. He never really accepted us as his team in the first place, he only stuck with us because his GRANDFATHER wanted him to. A grandfather who LIVED to make people Beyblade and steal bit-beasts so Biovolt could take over the world. What a ridiculous thing to do. VOLTAIRE's mind must be malfunctioning.
"Excuse me," a woman asked quietly. "Could I ask you a few questions?"
Just by looking at her, we could all tell that she wasn't some reporter or a crazed fan girl. A wide-eyed look from Rei confirmed our suspicions. This woman was the one who had come to Kai's suite to look for him. Now I can see why she claimed that she and Kai were related. This woman was just an older, female version of him.
"I want to talk about Kai."
---- Max ----
Okay, so I wasn't sugar high then. Even if I was, seeing that woman standing there, an older and female Kai, would really freak anyone out. I sobered enough to follow Tyson, Rei and the woman into one of our rooms and settled quietly on the floor to listen to what she had to say. The woman introduced herself as Kate.
"What about him?" Rei demanded. He was the most protective of the team and, surprisingly, of Kai. Always defending him and always on his side. I wonder why . . .
"Well," Kate began. "He was always brought up by his grandfather, my father, Voltaire. I don't think he's ever mentioned about myself, his mother. Has he?"
We all shook our heads. This we could be sure of, as Kai really HADN'T told us anything about his childhood, friends, family (with the exception of Voltaire, but he didn't really count at that point in time . . .) or anything about him, for that matter. Still, that didn't prove anything about her being Kai's 'mother', as she claimed to be.
"He won't talk to you," Tyson said matter-of-factly. "No matter how convincing you are."
"I know," she whispered. "That's why I want to persuade you first. You're his friends."
---- Kai ----
It's been almost two hours since the others left. I can't say that I'm glad, or that I'm unhappy. Firstly, it would give me some moments peace and quiet. Then again, it would also mean that, if there was a knock on the door, I'd have to answer it myself. If that intellectually challenged woman came looking for me again, there was no way to talk myself out of it.
[I'm his legal guardian]
[well, we're his parents]
[the courts deemed you unfit to raise him]
The last thing I needed was these voices. Repeatedly. A knock came from the doorway. Struggling to my feet, I just hope that it wasn't the woman again.
It wasn't.
The Bladebreakers stood there, arms folded and a very business-like look on their faces. Well, as business-like as they could get, with Tyson's face all puffed up like a rockfish. I sighed and let them in.
"What do you want?"
"To talk." Was Tyson's reply.
"About?"
"You." He settled himself on my bed. "We know all about your past now. You don't have to hide anything from us."
I didn't know what he was talking about, and I said about as much. He continued to have that puffer-fish look on his face. Rei looked sympathetic. Kenny and Max looked 'sympathetic' as well. What was wrong with all of them?
"Your mother."
"Oh, great," I groaned. "That woman must have said something stupid to brainwash all of you. I don't have a mother? Got it? Leave me alone!"
"Why should I?"
"Get lost Tyson."
"We're only trying to help Kai! You can't disrespect your own mother like that!"
"Are you trying to lecture me, Tyson? You have no right."
"I know I don't! But at least I HAVE respect for elders! I, at least, had a family who loved me and brought me up carefully instead of sending me off to some boarding school in Russia and forgetting about me totally! I don't feel sorry for myself!"
He knew instantly he had gone too far. I didn't stop to think. All I remember was my fist was in his eye as fast as the speed of light, with as much force as a lead boulder being thrown in someone's face. He sprawled on the floor.
"Don't you DARE talk to me like that," I growled. "Not now, not ever. I won't forgive you next time. I'll make sure you're dead if I had to. Leave me alone and NEVER mention that woman again. If you do, I'll cut your tongue."
---- What's Going to Happen in Chapter Four ----
"Kai, I want to talk to you."
"Leave me alone Rei."
He didn't give me a chance to respond. All he did was grab the front of my shirt and practically lifted me up from the ground.
"She's your mother and she has a damn good explanation about it."
---- End of Chapter Three ----
