hello everybody!
thank you for all the great reviews!!! They really made my day!
This chapter is mainly a flashback which will probably be important later on.
Oh, and Nikolai's relation to Kai is explained too!
I hope I haven't jumbled things up too much...I was really tired when I wrote this chapter so I hope everything makes sense
there's also another character introduced somewhat in this chapter. She'll be important later on.
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The large door opened once again, startling the three teenagers out of their slumber. Someone walked down to their cell, their shoes tapping along the stone floor.
The three captured friends sat silently, waiting to see what was happening.
The figure stopped in front of their cell and bent down.
"Good morning. How are you all doing?" The figure whispered somewhat cheerfully and smiling.
"Morning Izumi." Tala whispered in reply.
"How are you feeling Tala? Are you're wounds healing now?" The stranger asked.
Tala nodded quickly. "This is Izumi. She's helped me out since I was captured. She's going to try and help us all get out of here." Tala explained in a hushed voice.
"We must be quiet. Nikolai has ears everywhere." The woman replied.
"Hello." Hilary whispered. "My name's Hilary, and this is my boyfriend Kai."
"Pleased to meet you Hilary...did you say Kai?"
Kai shifted uneasily.
"Oh my! Is that you master Kai?" Izumi nearly exclaimed.
"Do I know you?" Kai asked.
"I was a servant in this house and a friend of Keira and Mikail Hiwatari! Are you really Keira's son Kai?"
"I guess so..."
Izumi gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. Tears formed in her dark blue eyes. "Thank the Lord! I thought you were killed along with your parents!"
Everyone was in shock.
"How did...." Kai started, but a loud noise was heard from outside.
"We'll have to talk later. I've brought you some breakfast. It's not that good, but it was the best I could get." Izumi said quickly, sliding a tray of 3 bowls through a slot in the iron bars. "Please Master Kai....get some rest and eat. You look exhausted." She stood up and walked out of the room.
"Do you remember her at all?" Tala asked grabbing a bowl of food.
Kai shook his head. "I...."
"Let's talk about something else for right now." Hilary interrupted, seeing that painful memories were beginning to appear in Kai's mind. She grabbed a bowl and handed it to Kai.
"I bet you haven't ate a thing in a few days." She smiled, trying to cheer him up.
"How do you know it's not poisoned or something?" Kai asked, conspicuously.
"Don't worry my friend!" Tala chuckled. "I've been eating this stuff for a while now."
Kai ate only a few bites before he reverted to picking at it.
"It's not too bad..." Hilary said breaking the silence.
Kai sighed and placed his bowl back on the tray. He leaned back on the stone wall and faced away from his friends.
"Kai?" Tala asked worried.
"I'm going to sleep..." He mumbled almost inaudibly and closed his eyes.
Hilary glanced at Tala with worry in her eyes. Tala just shrugged.
"He'll be okay." Tala whispered.
"What took you so long Izumi?" Nikolai's deep voice demanded as the young woman came up from the basement.
She jumped and quickly wiped away her tears. "I was just giving the children their food." She replied.
"Hmph..." Nikolai didn't believe her. He turned around and walked out of the room.
"What are you planing to do with them?" She asked, following the Russian.
"That is none of your concern!" Nikolai's eyes flashed.
Izumi jumped back. "I...I'm sorry Lord Nikolai." She turned around and walked out of the room and up the stairs to her room.
Nikolai sat down at his large wooden desk. He placed his head in his hands and sighed loudly.
"That woman's not to be trusted...I'll have to keep her under close surveillance." The Russian said to himself. He glanced over at a picture on the desk. It was a picture of himself, Boris and Keira.
"Keira...." He wiped some of the dust from the frame and sighed.
FLASHBACK
"Nikolai?! Why are you doing this?!" Keira pleaded, crying uncontrollably.
Her husband was just brutally murdered by both of her brothers. She glanced over at his motionless body, a pool of blood forming under his head.
"Mikail....." She cried over her husband's body.
"Anyone against Lord Voltaire must pay the ultimate price." Nikolai replied coldly as he reloaded his gun. "Now, where's my adorable nephew?"
The blue haired woman gasped and got up from the floor and rushed up the stairs of the mansion.
"Mommy? What's going on?" A small two toned blue haired boy asked, rubbing his eyes with the sleeve of his pajamas.
Keira rushed over and snatched up her son into her arms. "We have to leave, we need to get away from here." She sounded desperate.
"Where's daddy?" The young boy asked.
Keira nearly burst out in sobs again, but held them back.
"Daddy's gone. He won't be coming with us." She began to rush down the hallway.
"Keira!" Nikolai's deep voice ran up from the first floor.
"Uncle Nikolai!" The child gasped with excitement. "What's Uncle Nikolai doing here mommy?"
"Shh...don't say a word." Keira rushed into the far room and closed the door and locked it behind her.
"What's wrong?" The young boy asked as his mother sat him down on the floor.
Keira rushed over to the window and looked over the balcony. Her father in-law was standing outside near a car, waiting. She saw her oldest brother walk out and talk with him.
"Trapped..." She gasped.
"Keira! Open this door!" Nikolai's voice called out in the hallway. He began banging on the door.
The young blue haired boy gasped and took a few steps away from the door.
"He's going to kill us!" The boy exclaimed, realizing the situation.
His mother ran over to him and scooped him up again. She gave him a tight hug and walked over to the closet. She opened the door and sat the boy inside.
"Okay Kai. Stay here, and don't say a word! Don't move from this spot no matter what happens!" She whispered.
Tears formed in the young child's eyes. He quickly wiped them away and nodded bravely.
Keira bent down and kissed him. "I'll always love you, don't forget that." She closed the door just as her brother broke through.
"Good morning Keira." Nikolai chuckled.
"Please Nikolai! Leave him alone, do whatever you wish with me, just leave my son in peace!" She pleaded.
"Oh, I will, all in good time sister, but your son is what we need. He holds an incredible power that you won't even begin to fathom!"
Keira took a few steps back away from her younger brother.
"Don't be stupid, you won't escape." He smirked, aiming his gun at his only sister. Seconds later, he fired the gun.
The blue haired woman jerked and gasped for air. She fell to her knees, clutching her stomach.
Nikolai walked over to her and aimed the gun at her head.
"I'm sorry Keira. If you would just corporate with Lord Voltaire..."
The blue haired woman looked up at her brother, tears running from her crimson eyes. "I will never obey that monster!"
Nikolai stared down at his sister and growled.
"Don't stare at me with those eyes!" He took the butt of his gun and hit her across the face.
She cried out in pain as she fell to the floor.
"Sayonara Keira, it's been a pleasure..."
"NO!!!" A young voice cried out.
Nikolai turned his attention to his left, where a small blue haired boy stood, tears falling from his flashing crimson eyes.
"Why, if it isn't young Kai!" The purple haired Russian gasped, trying to sound surprised.
"Stop it! Leave her alone!" The boy cried out bravely.
"Kai! Run away!" Keira exclaimed.
Nikolai dug in his coat pocket and pulled out a smaller gun while the young Kai rushed to his mother's side.
"Are you going to be alright?" He asked choking back sobs.
"Kai..." His mother gasped. "Please run away!" She cried out in pain again.
Kai had never seen so much blood before. He didn't know what exactly to think! Suddenly, the child felt a sharp pain in his back. He reached behind him and pulled out a tranquilizer dart.
"Now young Kai, please step away from your mother." Nikolai aimed his gun at his family.
Kai stood up slowly in front of his wounded mother, willing to protect her with his life.
"Step aside Kai!" Nikolai's voice was growing dark.
In a blink of an eye, Kai lunged out for his uncle and kicked him in the shin.
Nikolai cursed. He didn't expect this!
Kai jumped up and bit his hand, forcing him to release the gun. The child picked it up and aimed it at his uncle.
"How could you do this Uncle Nikolai!?" He demanded.
The purple haired Russian looked down at his nephew, glaring. "Insolent brat!" With the back of his hand, he hit Kai away from him. He skidded across the floor, unconscious.
Nikolai sighed and took out a large knife from his belt. He picked Kai up from the ground just as Keira managed to sit up.
"No!" She cried.
Nikolai walked over to her and bent down to her height. "Goodbye Keira." He smirked.
The blue haired woman's eyes grew wide with fear as her brother thrust the knife in her chest. She coughed as blood ran down her mouth. Within moments, she fell back to the floor, lifeless.
Nikolai chuckled to himself as he left the room and walked outside, where Boris and Voltaire awaited him.
END FLASHBACK
"Damn you Keira!" Nikolai slammed the photo down on the desk.
"Uh...Excuse me sir?" A man asked, peering around the corner.
"What is it?!" Nikolai demanded, his eyes flashing.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you sir, but we're waiting to start the experiments. Would you like to wait until tomorrow?" The man asked.
"No, let's proceed with the plan." Nikolai's tone changed as he stood up from his desk.
"Would you like me to send one of the technicians to retrieve one of the subjects?"
"No, that won't be necessary. I'll go myself. Make sure everything is ready when I arrive. I want this to be as painful as possible." He chuckled and began to leave the room.
"Yes sir!"
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don't forget to review!!!
OH! I have a BIG question! Who should be the one 'experimented' on first? Tala? Kai? or Hilary?
I really need to know. I decided to leave it up to the reviews. If no one says anything, I'll just pick someone
until next time...
Ja ne!
thank you for all the great reviews!!! They really made my day!
This chapter is mainly a flashback which will probably be important later on.
Oh, and Nikolai's relation to Kai is explained too!
I hope I haven't jumbled things up too much...I was really tired when I wrote this chapter so I hope everything makes sense
there's also another character introduced somewhat in this chapter. She'll be important later on.
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The large door opened once again, startling the three teenagers out of their slumber. Someone walked down to their cell, their shoes tapping along the stone floor.
The three captured friends sat silently, waiting to see what was happening.
The figure stopped in front of their cell and bent down.
"Good morning. How are you all doing?" The figure whispered somewhat cheerfully and smiling.
"Morning Izumi." Tala whispered in reply.
"How are you feeling Tala? Are you're wounds healing now?" The stranger asked.
Tala nodded quickly. "This is Izumi. She's helped me out since I was captured. She's going to try and help us all get out of here." Tala explained in a hushed voice.
"We must be quiet. Nikolai has ears everywhere." The woman replied.
"Hello." Hilary whispered. "My name's Hilary, and this is my boyfriend Kai."
"Pleased to meet you Hilary...did you say Kai?"
Kai shifted uneasily.
"Oh my! Is that you master Kai?" Izumi nearly exclaimed.
"Do I know you?" Kai asked.
"I was a servant in this house and a friend of Keira and Mikail Hiwatari! Are you really Keira's son Kai?"
"I guess so..."
Izumi gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. Tears formed in her dark blue eyes. "Thank the Lord! I thought you were killed along with your parents!"
Everyone was in shock.
"How did...." Kai started, but a loud noise was heard from outside.
"We'll have to talk later. I've brought you some breakfast. It's not that good, but it was the best I could get." Izumi said quickly, sliding a tray of 3 bowls through a slot in the iron bars. "Please Master Kai....get some rest and eat. You look exhausted." She stood up and walked out of the room.
"Do you remember her at all?" Tala asked grabbing a bowl of food.
Kai shook his head. "I...."
"Let's talk about something else for right now." Hilary interrupted, seeing that painful memories were beginning to appear in Kai's mind. She grabbed a bowl and handed it to Kai.
"I bet you haven't ate a thing in a few days." She smiled, trying to cheer him up.
"How do you know it's not poisoned or something?" Kai asked, conspicuously.
"Don't worry my friend!" Tala chuckled. "I've been eating this stuff for a while now."
Kai ate only a few bites before he reverted to picking at it.
"It's not too bad..." Hilary said breaking the silence.
Kai sighed and placed his bowl back on the tray. He leaned back on the stone wall and faced away from his friends.
"Kai?" Tala asked worried.
"I'm going to sleep..." He mumbled almost inaudibly and closed his eyes.
Hilary glanced at Tala with worry in her eyes. Tala just shrugged.
"He'll be okay." Tala whispered.
"What took you so long Izumi?" Nikolai's deep voice demanded as the young woman came up from the basement.
She jumped and quickly wiped away her tears. "I was just giving the children their food." She replied.
"Hmph..." Nikolai didn't believe her. He turned around and walked out of the room.
"What are you planing to do with them?" She asked, following the Russian.
"That is none of your concern!" Nikolai's eyes flashed.
Izumi jumped back. "I...I'm sorry Lord Nikolai." She turned around and walked out of the room and up the stairs to her room.
Nikolai sat down at his large wooden desk. He placed his head in his hands and sighed loudly.
"That woman's not to be trusted...I'll have to keep her under close surveillance." The Russian said to himself. He glanced over at a picture on the desk. It was a picture of himself, Boris and Keira.
"Keira...." He wiped some of the dust from the frame and sighed.
FLASHBACK
"Nikolai?! Why are you doing this?!" Keira pleaded, crying uncontrollably.
Her husband was just brutally murdered by both of her brothers. She glanced over at his motionless body, a pool of blood forming under his head.
"Mikail....." She cried over her husband's body.
"Anyone against Lord Voltaire must pay the ultimate price." Nikolai replied coldly as he reloaded his gun. "Now, where's my adorable nephew?"
The blue haired woman gasped and got up from the floor and rushed up the stairs of the mansion.
"Mommy? What's going on?" A small two toned blue haired boy asked, rubbing his eyes with the sleeve of his pajamas.
Keira rushed over and snatched up her son into her arms. "We have to leave, we need to get away from here." She sounded desperate.
"Where's daddy?" The young boy asked.
Keira nearly burst out in sobs again, but held them back.
"Daddy's gone. He won't be coming with us." She began to rush down the hallway.
"Keira!" Nikolai's deep voice ran up from the first floor.
"Uncle Nikolai!" The child gasped with excitement. "What's Uncle Nikolai doing here mommy?"
"Shh...don't say a word." Keira rushed into the far room and closed the door and locked it behind her.
"What's wrong?" The young boy asked as his mother sat him down on the floor.
Keira rushed over to the window and looked over the balcony. Her father in-law was standing outside near a car, waiting. She saw her oldest brother walk out and talk with him.
"Trapped..." She gasped.
"Keira! Open this door!" Nikolai's voice called out in the hallway. He began banging on the door.
The young blue haired boy gasped and took a few steps away from the door.
"He's going to kill us!" The boy exclaimed, realizing the situation.
His mother ran over to him and scooped him up again. She gave him a tight hug and walked over to the closet. She opened the door and sat the boy inside.
"Okay Kai. Stay here, and don't say a word! Don't move from this spot no matter what happens!" She whispered.
Tears formed in the young child's eyes. He quickly wiped them away and nodded bravely.
Keira bent down and kissed him. "I'll always love you, don't forget that." She closed the door just as her brother broke through.
"Good morning Keira." Nikolai chuckled.
"Please Nikolai! Leave him alone, do whatever you wish with me, just leave my son in peace!" She pleaded.
"Oh, I will, all in good time sister, but your son is what we need. He holds an incredible power that you won't even begin to fathom!"
Keira took a few steps back away from her younger brother.
"Don't be stupid, you won't escape." He smirked, aiming his gun at his only sister. Seconds later, he fired the gun.
The blue haired woman jerked and gasped for air. She fell to her knees, clutching her stomach.
Nikolai walked over to her and aimed the gun at her head.
"I'm sorry Keira. If you would just corporate with Lord Voltaire..."
The blue haired woman looked up at her brother, tears running from her crimson eyes. "I will never obey that monster!"
Nikolai stared down at his sister and growled.
"Don't stare at me with those eyes!" He took the butt of his gun and hit her across the face.
She cried out in pain as she fell to the floor.
"Sayonara Keira, it's been a pleasure..."
"NO!!!" A young voice cried out.
Nikolai turned his attention to his left, where a small blue haired boy stood, tears falling from his flashing crimson eyes.
"Why, if it isn't young Kai!" The purple haired Russian gasped, trying to sound surprised.
"Stop it! Leave her alone!" The boy cried out bravely.
"Kai! Run away!" Keira exclaimed.
Nikolai dug in his coat pocket and pulled out a smaller gun while the young Kai rushed to his mother's side.
"Are you going to be alright?" He asked choking back sobs.
"Kai..." His mother gasped. "Please run away!" She cried out in pain again.
Kai had never seen so much blood before. He didn't know what exactly to think! Suddenly, the child felt a sharp pain in his back. He reached behind him and pulled out a tranquilizer dart.
"Now young Kai, please step away from your mother." Nikolai aimed his gun at his family.
Kai stood up slowly in front of his wounded mother, willing to protect her with his life.
"Step aside Kai!" Nikolai's voice was growing dark.
In a blink of an eye, Kai lunged out for his uncle and kicked him in the shin.
Nikolai cursed. He didn't expect this!
Kai jumped up and bit his hand, forcing him to release the gun. The child picked it up and aimed it at his uncle.
"How could you do this Uncle Nikolai!?" He demanded.
The purple haired Russian looked down at his nephew, glaring. "Insolent brat!" With the back of his hand, he hit Kai away from him. He skidded across the floor, unconscious.
Nikolai sighed and took out a large knife from his belt. He picked Kai up from the ground just as Keira managed to sit up.
"No!" She cried.
Nikolai walked over to her and bent down to her height. "Goodbye Keira." He smirked.
The blue haired woman's eyes grew wide with fear as her brother thrust the knife in her chest. She coughed as blood ran down her mouth. Within moments, she fell back to the floor, lifeless.
Nikolai chuckled to himself as he left the room and walked outside, where Boris and Voltaire awaited him.
END FLASHBACK
"Damn you Keira!" Nikolai slammed the photo down on the desk.
"Uh...Excuse me sir?" A man asked, peering around the corner.
"What is it?!" Nikolai demanded, his eyes flashing.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you sir, but we're waiting to start the experiments. Would you like to wait until tomorrow?" The man asked.
"No, let's proceed with the plan." Nikolai's tone changed as he stood up from his desk.
"Would you like me to send one of the technicians to retrieve one of the subjects?"
"No, that won't be necessary. I'll go myself. Make sure everything is ready when I arrive. I want this to be as painful as possible." He chuckled and began to leave the room.
"Yes sir!"
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don't forget to review!!!
OH! I have a BIG question! Who should be the one 'experimented' on first? Tala? Kai? or Hilary?
I really need to know. I decided to leave it up to the reviews. If no one says anything, I'll just pick someone
until next time...
Ja ne!