Kai: Well, she finally did it, she updated. I hope you're all happy- BECAUSE I'M NOT!
TT: *collapsed into an exhuasted pile on her bed* I can't move...
Kai: So, this is the result of your shcool, hmm?
TT: Yeah, thats right...
Kai: Can I get them to keep you even longer?
TT: A risk the wrath of all those reviewers wanting updates?
Kai: I can write the story!
TT: You? Write a Kai-angst?
Kai: ...
TT: That's what I thought... *sighs* ARG!!! WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO SLAGGIN' HOT?!?!?!!
Kai: Because its summer?
TT: Oh yeah, Maeris? I don't really listen to bands... Just whatever I find on the radio or whatever sounds good...
Kai: Yep, she's a freak alright.
TT: If you weren't such a bishie, I'd hate you at times.
Kai: Oh yeah, MasterFranny? You're right, she is an alien! LETS SEND HER TO A GOVERMENT BASE FOR STUDY!!
TT: What?!
Kai: You're consious again, go back to school.
Disclaimer: Now really, if I owned beyblade, I wouldn't _NEED_ a education.
***
Kai didn't know where he was going. No, he knew where- nowhere. He didn't want to end up anywhere. He was just wandering with absolutely no destination in mind.
Because if he stopped walking, he'd have to think about what just happened.
Kai didn't want to think about what had happened. He didn't want to accept that Black Dranzer had come back, and that Dranzer wasn't here to save him this time. He didn't want to desperately wonder where Dranzer had gone, or how Black Dranzer had appeared in his blade without the creature's bitchip.
Most of all, he didn't want to return to the nightmare. The dreams that had haunted him under the influence of the microchip that Boris had put him in... He didn't want to think, even consider, they might be becoming a reality.
But when the seeds of doubt have been sown, how can you stop them growing?
***
The rest of the BladeBreakers were now staring at the TV, none of them really paying attention to what was on. They were all distracted, with good reason.
Should they go look for Kai? Even if they did, no one knew that to say to him at the moment. They hadn't ended their argument well, simply refusing to speak to each other for the time being.
It was Ray who finally broke the silence, "Okay, so lets ignore what Tyson said, and assume that Kai _isn't_ a traitor. What do we do?"
For a moment, no one spoke, "I don't know."
"Where do you guys think Black Dranzer came from?"
"I'm not sure Tyson... Do you think Kai can resist it this time?"
"Even if he can't, we don't know where it came from, so how can we get rid of it?"
Another pause, then Tyson leapt to his feet, "That's it! I don't know where Kai is, put I'm going to find him and sort things out!"
"Hey Tyson, wait for us."
The BladeBreaker's left the building in search of their friend, and the TV droned on...
***
Kai was now sitting in a park. Up a tree where no one would bother him, to be exact. For a long time, he had simply sat there, staring at his beyblade with no clear expression on his face. Now he was taking interest in the scars that could be seen on his forearm. Many similar scars, some of which were actually much worse, covered most of his body. Some had been there for years, other were much newer, after his experience with Boris and Voltaire during the nightmare incident.
Strangely enough, he couldn't remember everything that had happened to him during this time. He supposed he should be grateful, what he did remember had been painful, but having lived most of his life without remembering the abbey, then having the memories return so suddenly, it always bothered him when there were unexplained gaps in his memories.
But Kai figured, with a sigh, that he was just being paranoid. He traced the cars on his arm lightly, trying to keep his mind on anything but the problem at hand. He found, however, that his attempt was unsuccessful.
"Kai? Is that you?" Voices from below broke his silence; He looked down at his teammates.
"It is you! Man Kai, we were worried! We saw Black Dranzer come out of your blade and-"
Kai stopped listening, his blood running cold for a moment; a single though ran through his head 'they know.'
"And, hey Kai, are you even listening? You're not, are you? Come on Kai, talk to us, we're worried!"
"What for?" Internally, Kai wanted to wince at the coldness in his voice, but he couldn't deal with the others, their worry and suspicions at the moment.
"You know what for! What happened there, Kai? How'd Black Dranzer get into your blade?"
Kai didn't say anything. What could he say? He didn't know either, and he still hated showing weaknesses such as that.
"Kai? Kai? Hel-lo, Kai? Talk to us!"
"There's nothing to say."
"Sheesh, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed... Come on Kai, at least come down, my necks getting sore from looking up at you."
Still Kai couldn't will himself to say anything, but he jumped out of the tree, turning around to face them.
For a moment Tyson didn't say anything, just stared into Kai's blank eyes. Then he grinned, "Man Kai, I was worried about you for a moment there. Well, I'm still worried about you but..."
"Just get to the point, Tyson."
"Hey cool it Kai, Tyson's just trying to help."
"..."
A sigh, "Look, lets just go back to the hotel, we can talk about it there, okay?"
"Fine."
***
In the end, however, they found that Kai was more than reluctant to talk about the event that was concerning them, and they settled for watching TV again. Kai, on the other hand, was sitting on his bed, staring at an invisible mark on the floor. He was trying not to think about the way Black Dranzer had appeared before him that day, but couldn't focus on anything else. He just felt so lost. It were as if his life was caught in some kind of strong current and was being pulled by it without any idea where he was heading.
Briefly, he closed his eyes, in a last attempt to think of something else.
A pair of glowing eyes opened at the back of his darkened mind, staring right into his soul. For a moment, Kai felt as if something was trying to suppress his conciseness...
Kai's eyes, wide with horror, opened in a flash, and for a moment he sat there, his breath coming out in slight pants.
He moaned slightly, putting his head in his hands, "What's happening to me?"
TT: *collapsed into an exhuasted pile on her bed* I can't move...
Kai: So, this is the result of your shcool, hmm?
TT: Yeah, thats right...
Kai: Can I get them to keep you even longer?
TT: A risk the wrath of all those reviewers wanting updates?
Kai: I can write the story!
TT: You? Write a Kai-angst?
Kai: ...
TT: That's what I thought... *sighs* ARG!!! WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO SLAGGIN' HOT?!?!?!!
Kai: Because its summer?
TT: Oh yeah, Maeris? I don't really listen to bands... Just whatever I find on the radio or whatever sounds good...
Kai: Yep, she's a freak alright.
TT: If you weren't such a bishie, I'd hate you at times.
Kai: Oh yeah, MasterFranny? You're right, she is an alien! LETS SEND HER TO A GOVERMENT BASE FOR STUDY!!
TT: What?!
Kai: You're consious again, go back to school.
Disclaimer: Now really, if I owned beyblade, I wouldn't _NEED_ a education.
***
Kai didn't know where he was going. No, he knew where- nowhere. He didn't want to end up anywhere. He was just wandering with absolutely no destination in mind.
Because if he stopped walking, he'd have to think about what just happened.
Kai didn't want to think about what had happened. He didn't want to accept that Black Dranzer had come back, and that Dranzer wasn't here to save him this time. He didn't want to desperately wonder where Dranzer had gone, or how Black Dranzer had appeared in his blade without the creature's bitchip.
Most of all, he didn't want to return to the nightmare. The dreams that had haunted him under the influence of the microchip that Boris had put him in... He didn't want to think, even consider, they might be becoming a reality.
But when the seeds of doubt have been sown, how can you stop them growing?
***
The rest of the BladeBreakers were now staring at the TV, none of them really paying attention to what was on. They were all distracted, with good reason.
Should they go look for Kai? Even if they did, no one knew that to say to him at the moment. They hadn't ended their argument well, simply refusing to speak to each other for the time being.
It was Ray who finally broke the silence, "Okay, so lets ignore what Tyson said, and assume that Kai _isn't_ a traitor. What do we do?"
For a moment, no one spoke, "I don't know."
"Where do you guys think Black Dranzer came from?"
"I'm not sure Tyson... Do you think Kai can resist it this time?"
"Even if he can't, we don't know where it came from, so how can we get rid of it?"
Another pause, then Tyson leapt to his feet, "That's it! I don't know where Kai is, put I'm going to find him and sort things out!"
"Hey Tyson, wait for us."
The BladeBreaker's left the building in search of their friend, and the TV droned on...
***
Kai was now sitting in a park. Up a tree where no one would bother him, to be exact. For a long time, he had simply sat there, staring at his beyblade with no clear expression on his face. Now he was taking interest in the scars that could be seen on his forearm. Many similar scars, some of which were actually much worse, covered most of his body. Some had been there for years, other were much newer, after his experience with Boris and Voltaire during the nightmare incident.
Strangely enough, he couldn't remember everything that had happened to him during this time. He supposed he should be grateful, what he did remember had been painful, but having lived most of his life without remembering the abbey, then having the memories return so suddenly, it always bothered him when there were unexplained gaps in his memories.
But Kai figured, with a sigh, that he was just being paranoid. He traced the cars on his arm lightly, trying to keep his mind on anything but the problem at hand. He found, however, that his attempt was unsuccessful.
"Kai? Is that you?" Voices from below broke his silence; He looked down at his teammates.
"It is you! Man Kai, we were worried! We saw Black Dranzer come out of your blade and-"
Kai stopped listening, his blood running cold for a moment; a single though ran through his head 'they know.'
"And, hey Kai, are you even listening? You're not, are you? Come on Kai, talk to us, we're worried!"
"What for?" Internally, Kai wanted to wince at the coldness in his voice, but he couldn't deal with the others, their worry and suspicions at the moment.
"You know what for! What happened there, Kai? How'd Black Dranzer get into your blade?"
Kai didn't say anything. What could he say? He didn't know either, and he still hated showing weaknesses such as that.
"Kai? Kai? Hel-lo, Kai? Talk to us!"
"There's nothing to say."
"Sheesh, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed... Come on Kai, at least come down, my necks getting sore from looking up at you."
Still Kai couldn't will himself to say anything, but he jumped out of the tree, turning around to face them.
For a moment Tyson didn't say anything, just stared into Kai's blank eyes. Then he grinned, "Man Kai, I was worried about you for a moment there. Well, I'm still worried about you but..."
"Just get to the point, Tyson."
"Hey cool it Kai, Tyson's just trying to help."
"..."
A sigh, "Look, lets just go back to the hotel, we can talk about it there, okay?"
"Fine."
***
In the end, however, they found that Kai was more than reluctant to talk about the event that was concerning them, and they settled for watching TV again. Kai, on the other hand, was sitting on his bed, staring at an invisible mark on the floor. He was trying not to think about the way Black Dranzer had appeared before him that day, but couldn't focus on anything else. He just felt so lost. It were as if his life was caught in some kind of strong current and was being pulled by it without any idea where he was heading.
Briefly, he closed his eyes, in a last attempt to think of something else.
A pair of glowing eyes opened at the back of his darkened mind, staring right into his soul. For a moment, Kai felt as if something was trying to suppress his conciseness...
Kai's eyes, wide with horror, opened in a flash, and for a moment he sat there, his breath coming out in slight pants.
He moaned slightly, putting his head in his hands, "What's happening to me?"