Sorry this chapter took so long to update I needed I while to recollect where I was going with this story and also I took the time to edit all the other chapters allowing them to fit together better.

I also took advice from review and added it in. A special thankyou to all those who helped create some better chapters. They aren't really worth rereading just know that they are somewhat modified to make more sense (i hope ;)

So yea... that's what took so long and yes this is becoming a TalaxKai fic, their was some complaints and there will be moderate amounts of KaixRei but the majority is KaixTala. Just a warning. And don't forget this is an angst/tradegy story, that's another warning or forshadowing.

Chapter Six
Desperate Tears

Rei approached the perimeter, which appeared seemingly inviting to any one passing by, however the amber gazed boy knew from experience to be wary of such barriers. Crouching low behind a tree, he brushed his hand through the under growth of the natural wall of bush, sure enough a red laser beacon greeted him inches from where his fingers were. Breathing deeply he stepped back and looked from side to side before leaping up to one of the lower branches of the tree he was using as a hiding spot.

Balancing low he continued to breathe deeply, cautiously aware of any affliction that would cause him trouble, so far so good. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary and with relief Rei leaped to the ground executing perfect vigilant grace. During this time, it seemed from no where that a bullet grazed his right shoulder causing to him to stumble on landing so he fell into a shoulder roll landing on his side.

"And I thought cats always landed on their feet." Came a cool voice from the shadows of the massive sinister building.

"Boris." Rei hissed. "I should have-"

"Known?" Boris finished knowingly. "Do not fret my young friend, we have a need for you yet and you may even be reunited with your precious Kai."

Rei didn't like the sound of that, however could hardly protest as he felt pair grip on either of his arms lifting him to his feet as two of Boris' accomplices dragged Rei into corruption, a place Kai had once vowed the neko boy would never enter.

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The hollow foot steps seemed to grow louder in Kai's ears through the empty halls of the abbey. The cold darkness swirled around the boy playing with his thoughts.

A lonely boy.

A broken beyblade.

A beaten child.

A lost soul.

A manipulated gun.

A faded love.

He shook his head trying desperately to rid himself of the difficult emotions.

Around a corner, through a massive arch in the corridor, around another corner, deeper in the darkness, deeper in the pain. Lost in... a door? Kai blinked and cocked his head in confusion at the memory of this door. It was once the gateway that had led him away, away into Tala's arms, into sanctuary. Through this door led his previous room.

He longed to enter it and shut out the world forever, maybe end his life. How hard would it be? Tala was already dead and Voltaire's own death was not going to bring him back. He brushed his fingers to the handle, crimson orbs wide with desperation.

"It will all one day be better Kai." Tala had his arm around the younger boy as he touched the door handle leading Kai into the room to comfort him. "We will be free and then you and I will never have to listen to anyone but each other ever again."

The very same door handle.

The slate haired boy's lungs rasped from sudden lack of air. Breathing deeply to regain his calm he turned the door handle quickly shifting the entrance open and slamming it behind him to shut out the evils that lurched within the wall of confinement. Leaning against the hard mahogany wood, eyes close, scarf hanging limply over his right shoulder he panted quietly, deep in his own thought.

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Darkness. Rest. Nightmares. Always nightmares. Alone. Would it never end?

A door slammed? Reality or dreams?

Boris never slammed the door.

Iced blue eyes looked up slowly, widening with emotion, longing to reach fire.

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"Kai?" A faint whisper cut though the muses. Kai shook it off, another memory they always pulled at him, sometimes wishing to lull him into happiness with Tala's soft voice before ripping at him with pain. "Kai?" It came again.

"Shut up." He yelled. "Leave me alone!"

Was this what it felt like to be truly crazy? The scarlet eyed boy wondered, to hear the voice of a departed loved one.

"Kai." This time the voice was filled with stunned hurt and desperation.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!" He shouted collapsing to his knees clutching his head. Tears began to stream down his cheeks smudging the carefully placed blue markings.

It was too much. Loosing the trial. Rei's doubt in him. Returning to the abbey. The loss of another session of sin with Mr. Kalma. The loss of his beautiful phoenix. The longing for hate, power and passion. His need to be a toy. And now it was Tala, he could hear him so close. Why did life hate him? It was all too much. He collapsed in utter grief. Sobbing deeply, praying no one would hear his cries.

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Tala pulled at his retraints with all strength struggling with failure to reach his precious Kai.

"Kai." He called out again, finding it difficult to regain his unused voice. "Oh Kai." He hated the image of the broken boy, even more he hated himself for allowing the boy to ever be able to return.

Subsiding from the futile release he utilized his strength to his voice.

"Kai it's me Tala."

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The words were real. They had to be, Never before in all the thoughts had the crimson haired boy's words been so real.

"Tala." He choked back a sob.

"Kai." Tala knew that his voice too was cracking from sorrow as a tear fell down his own cheek.

"Tala," Kai paused unsure of his sanity. "Tala is it really you."

"It better be or else someone else is hanging to this wall." Tala used the humorous approach to achieve the belief of the younger boy, laughing softly to himself before hesitating, caught in a wave of pain.

Kai wasted not a moment longer as he got to his feet and raced to the boy. "Tala." His voice was as much in denial of the belief as it was in desperation. Reaching out with his finger he brushed away the tears of his refound companion. The touch was cool, soft yet so warm, but more overpowering it was real. "Tala."

"Kai Koi." Frost blue orbs sparkled through dewdrop tears as the older boys ice met Kai's fire.

Despite the chains, the crimson eyed youth still managed to embrace his lost love, this time he was truly crying.

"You were supposed to be dead." Kai began but was quickly interrupted by the creaking of the door.

"How touching."

Kai's spine instantly grew rigid as he clutched tighter to his companion, quickly vowing never to let him go again.

"Did you think we could destroy such an important player in our game of life?" Voltaire questioned innocently, approaching the embraced couple, deliberately swinging a set of key on his left index finger.

"Looking for these Kai Koi?" The prudent man mocked. He stepped forward thrusting his hand around Kai's chest and dragging him from Tala. "Not yet my toy, I'm not finished playing."

At that very moment Kai despised his Grandfather more than anything else in the world, however he managed to hold his pain by binding it by the thought of Tala. They would make it out, they just had to play along with the game he was forced to interact with him.

"Yes Grandfather." He sighed and gingerly sat down on the bed, gaze never leaving Tala's.

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Rei was dragged into a room where the door was slammed and locked. The shallow wound on his shoulder bled sluggishly, he clutched a shaking palm to it hoping to stop the bleeding, however that would not regain the use of his right arms which had become completely useless from the harsh fall on it.

Obsidian narrowed in golden pools, as fists clenched and teeth gritted. He wouldn't give up. A mere door could hardly refrain his passion to help the stubborn leader he too had come too love.

Only Boris's departing laughter responded to the thud of Rei's fist against the doorway.

"Try, try little Kitty as hard as you wish, you'll never catch the mouse." The man's taunting voice echoed as it trailed down the hall.

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"I guess you are wondering why our dear friend Tala is still alive?" Voltaire asked reaching to stroke the bold blue eyed boy who turned away from the affection, Kai too cringed but obediently remained sitting on the bed that also occupied the room. He nodded is response hating to have to play into the game but he was curious, if not grateful for Tala's life.

Another soft creak to the door hinted that yet another had joined the party as Boris came to stand next to Tala who turned away. The hurt in Boris' eyes was almost unmistakable as he turned from Tala to Kai, which he glared at.

"The night you aimed to kill me." Voltaire paused allowing Kai's mind to toy with the night. The memory ricocheted into another image, the lie that was formed by Voltaire of Tala protecting Kai's grandfather, it was impossibly wrong and such an opposite to the actual events. Tala would never betray Kai, yet then, why was he on this wall, alive. There was always a bargain, crimson eyes shifted to the floor.

The bullet that hit Tala, did not pierce his heart as your love did Kai." He laughed at the pathetic concept. "Instead I aimed the gun just below his heart, it punctured still into his chest but not enough to kill him, at least not immediately. I had to have him believed dead to you." He paused to laugh shrewdly. "It worked didn't it?"

Kai had no choice but to agree in order to continue his act of obedience it would pay off later, he decided.

"After you ran away," Voltaire smiled, "I knew I had won." Again a victorious smile. "You ran away and I had my medic immediately tend to your dear Tala, however no crime can be paid without punishment." He waved his hand behind him indicating Tala's chains. "He is there until he agrees to rejoin Biovolt willingly." He paused and returned his attention to Kai. "As for you..."

"Why?"

"Why what Grandson?"

"Why did you not stop me after I left?"

"To 'kill' Tala was the only way to discontinue your love affair." And to have you fear me, He Voltaire thought secretly to himself with a cold smirk.

"Then why did you let me find him?"

"I have my reasons." Voltaire's eyes sparkled with delight at Kai's apprehension. "It is little concern of yours." He tossed Kai the keys, which he clutched instantly, then turned to leave long billowing robes elegantly swishing Good bye. "Oh and if you are interested a stray cat has worked itself amongst our midst. I think his name is Rei?" Voltaire spoke calmly as if merely reporting the weather. "I'll send him your love."

"Rei." Kai's heart clutched in his chest. The damn blader had come to find him.

Voltaire smiled again delighted by his Grandson's anxiety; his plan would work. "Come Boris." The silver haired man left the room. Boris lingered moments longer, glaring at Kai and eyeing the keys in his hands. Tala would no longer be his if this continued he decided, he glanced in the departed direction of Voltaire and again glared. He would not loose what belonged to him for this man. Affectionately touching Tala who pulled away he sighed angrily and stormed from the room, hesitantly locking the door behind him.

"Kai." Kai was by the boy's side in a moment unlatching the chains. When at last the restraints where absent Tala collapsed into the crimson eyed boy's arms, weakened by his imprisonment it was all he could do to hold his head up.

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Boris walked by Rei's prison, hardly even having to try to refrain himself from hearing the raven haired bladers desperate knocks at the door.

He could easily do this his own way, the way that would regain him Tala and it could be so easy. All he had to do was use Rei. Kalma, Voltaire and himself had all seen the way Kai had protectively wrapped his arm around the neko like boy, how hard would it be to emphasize such? Kai had obvious affection for the fellow Bladebreaker, and if he managed to show Tala that then....

Boris' smile did reach his eyes causing the sinister depths to derive in the darkness they were born from. he would have it all and then he would see who came out on top.

Stormy eyes glistened with greed as Boris too obediently followed Voltaire when he heard his impatient voice from down the hall call to him.

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The crimson eyed leader led the weak boy to the bed laying him down gently before crawling up beside him holding him carefully in his arms.

"Oh Kai." Tala whispered his eyes closed peacefully in loved bliss. "You don't have to hold me, why change I good thing?" He asked shoulders shaking in silent laughter. It wasn't that his statement was particularly funny it was more that he was overjoyed to be alone with the one person he thought he'd never see again.

"Sometimes everyone needs to be held." Kai smirked not ready to give up his immediate dominance to become submissive even if it was only to Tala's grip.

The stayed in such embrace for what seemed like hours, dozing on and off, both enjoying what they had and dreading what was to come. It was Tala who finally broke the silence.

"Kai?" He hesitated waiting for the crimson gaze to search into his ice before continuing. "I've been wondering," he paused again looking away. "What were Voltaire's words of Rei?"

Tala knew there had been some connection between the two bladers when he first noticed them to arrive in Russia. The way Rei was determined to find Kai when he went wandering amongst the abbey, the way his eyes lit up with pain at the thought of Kai betraying him, and the way Kai's gaze fell angry and cold as he could only watch Bryan diminish the boy's strength. Now the ice blue eyed boy feared the worst.

"Don't worry about him." Kai sighed unsure of his words, had Rei really come to find him, or was this just one of Voltaire's ploys to cause him to snap again as he had in the courtroom.

"Are you involved?" Tala asked slightly worried, shifting himself so he was eye to eye with Kai.

"No."

"Do you care about him?"

Kai thought carefully to himself then remembered the previous night and Rei's disbelief.

"No."

"Did you love him?"

"No." There was almost no hesitation as Kai disregarded any of the final thoughts of Rei, who he had led himself to believe would betray him at a chance.

"Kai?"

"What Tala." Kai snapped back a little more viciously then he had planned, however the equally stubborn red headed boy was unfazed as he wrapped his arms around Kai.

"Do you still trust me?"

"Yes." The hesitation was back in the crimson eyed youths voice.

"Why?"

"Because I love you." He answered simply sinking into Tala's embrace.

"Why?" Tala asked leaning closer to Kai, a playful smile decorating his warm ruby lips.

"What do you mean?" Kai meant to respond but was interrupted by Tala's lips being pressed against his own. Fire melting Ice. Ice cooling flames.

Kai leaned into the kiss closing his eyes to thoroughly enjoy the moment, holding Tala tighter. Tala immediately regained his dominance as his tongue slid between Kai's closed lips parting his way through flames, allowing himself to explore Kai, who moaned slightly from pleasure.

When at last the two boys pulled away they were laughing through rapid pants from lack of air.

"That's why Tala." Kai laughed finding he could only gain his happiness from Tala's companionship. The ice blue gazed boy just smiled in response, aqua pools shimmering from bliss.

Then something occurred to Kai, which caused his own blood red pools to deepen in the darkness as he cast his gaze down.

"What happened to the other Demolition boys?" He asked cautiously. His head on Tala's chest, he could almost hear the boy's heart momentarily stop as he cringed and allowed his grip to loosen.

"There dead Kai."

"No."

"They all had to pay their punishment."