Not In Love

Hello and THANK YOU to all the wonderful reviewers! I'm really, really hoping this story will reach 100 reviews but I guess I'll just have to wait and see. In my opinion the last chapter wasn't brilliant but it had to be done. However, I think this chapter will be a lot better (well I hope!)

A little note to UlTiMaTe KaI LuVa: thanks for the review. I'd completely forgotten to put a note in about the whole hut thing. I know the Chinese no longer live in huts and wear traditional Chinese outfits but I really wanted the scenery for effect. As for the outfits, well who could say no to Kai in black silk! (Drool) Anyway, v. sorry if I caused offence. Oh and I was wondering if you spoke Chinese. If you do you couldn't tell me how I did in the last chapter because I don't speak any Chinese and I had to get that stuff off the internet so I'm not sure if I spelt it right. Thanks again

Disclaimer: Beyblade would not be on at 8:30 in the bloody morning if I owned it.

Chapter 9

"I don't know why you didn't just kick that arrogant guard's ass and go in there and get Rei there and then."

"Because, unlike you Tyson, I think before I act," Kai stated simply as he rummaged through his weapon bag.

"But it would have been so much easier."

"No, it would have been stupid. One, I had no idea what the security was like; two, I wouldn't have had time; and three; I didn't know the code to the door. And besides, there'll be plenty of ass kicking tonight."

"Good, all this pussy footing around is getting boring." Kai shook his head at Tyson's lack of patience and proceeded in loading a pair of Uzis.

"Right, we've got a pretty good blueprint of the house," Kenny said, as he opened up a plan he had produced using Kai's video footage. "I should be able to disable the security system long enough for you to get in and out. However, we still have a few problems."

"Go on."

"Well, at the time you're planning to go in, there will be two guards at the door. They've been told not to let a soul pass the doors." Kai closed his eyes in thought for a moment then turned to look at Tyson.

"Do you have an SC-20K?" He asked. Tyson grabbed his own weapons bag, which was a considerable amount bigger than anyone else's, and pulled out the large gun and handed it Kai. "I'm going to need two diversion cameras." (A:N Okay anyone who's played Splinter Cell will know what I'm talking about. You fire them from the multipurpose launcher onto a wall. It then feeds its image back to an OPSAT. Hit one button and it whistles, getting the enemies attention. Hit another button and the poor bastards get gassed.)

"I've got one."

"That'll have to do." Kai took the small canister and, along with the gun, put it into his bag. "One problem solved."

"Right," Kenny continued. "The keypad that opens Rei's door. It shows no fingerprints at all," he stated opening a file that contained an image of the keypad Kai had filmed yesterday. "I can't break the code without being next to it and even if I was we wouldn't have time." Kai knew what was coming. "So you're going to have to shut it down."

"Shit." He might know a fare few things about technology but wiring and disarming took patience, something he didn't have much of. He'd always left things like this to Rei.

"Kai, it's easy enough, you'll be fine. I'll be able to talk you through it." He sighed and nodded at the Chief, who gave him a reassuring smile. However, this faded as he heard a voice through his head phones. Kai watched him nervously as Kenny's face paled at the conversation he was hearing.

"What is it?" Kai asked as the brunette looked up at him, a worried expression on his countenance.

"That was Le Bian; they're killing the hostages tonight."

"How?"

"They're… they're setting fire to the building."

"What about Rei?" Kai asked, hoping he wasn't going to get the answer he was expecting.

"Him too."

Kai sat outside the Jeep, staring at the village below them while he absentmindedly twirled a small dagger between his fingers. This was the same dagger Rei had given him three years ago, the same dagger he always kept with him, the same dagger he was planning to use to rip Petrovsky limb from limb…

"Daydreaming again Kai, you seem to be doing a lot of that just lately." Tyson sat next to him, also watching the empty village.

"What would you do?"

"About what?"

"Would you save all those innocent people or… or the person you loved with all your heart and soul?" Kai asked, after being told by Kenny he would have no where near enough time to do both. Tyson looked at him and sighed.

"I'd accept the help that's being offered to me by my two best friends."

"I've told you, I don't want either of you getting hurt."

"Kai, you once told me never to underestimate my opponents and I took that advice and have lived by ever since. Don't you think that now is the time to stop underestimating us?" Tyson starred at him seriously. Kai breathed deeply and stood up turning his back to the younger boy.

"I've never underestimated either of you."

"Then prove it to me. Let me and Max take care of the hostages." There was a silence as Kai considered his options.

"I swear if you die I'll personally come down to hell and kill you again." Tyson smiled and, getting a bit carried away with the moment, pulled Kai into a huge hug. However, after a few seconds the pair jumped apart, realising what they'd just done.

"That didn't just happen."

"Right. So… how were you planning on getting into hell?" Tyson asked, wanting to get off the subject as quick as possible. Kai smirked.

"The Devil's a very good friend of mine."

Kai held his gun steady. This shot had to be perfect. He had to kill both of them or the other would raise the alarm and everything would be ruined. He aimed for the wall behind them and breathed deeply before pulling the trigger. The gun was equipped with a sound and flash suppresser so neither of the guards noticed anything. Kai switched on his OPSAT and tapped a small button. The camera made a high pitched whistle immediately getting the men's attention. One of them walked up to the wall and looked at the camera. Go on! Get over there with your stupid friend!

"Hey come and take a look at this!" Bingo! Kai hit another button. Black gas came spilling out of the canister and the two men began coughing furiously. After waiting for the gas to disperse, Kai made his way over to the door. He grabbed one of the bodies and held it up next to the retinal scanner.

"Access granted." The door slid open and Kai stepped inside. Retracing the steps he took yesterday he found himself in front of the door that was keeping him from Rei.

"Guys, are you ready?" He whispered into his mouthpiece.

"Yeah, we're in position."

"Don't make you're move until they've started the fire and moved away. You can't let them see you."

"Right." Kai knelt down in front of the keypad.

"Kenny I'm at the door."

"Okay, before you pull the shut down wire you need to-" Wham. A sudden blow to his head sent Kai's headphones flying into the wall where they smashed. Nevertheless, he had no time to dwell on this as a man twice his size now stood over him ready to strike again. Sensing this, Kai rolled out of the way just in time and quickly got back onto his feet. Now, being able to see the man clearly he realised it was the guard that had shown him around yesterday.

"I knew I recognised you! You're that guy that sent Petrovsky down. Won't he be pleased when I-" He was cut off as Kai sent a flying kick at his face and landed gracefully next to the unconscious body.

"Idiot," he mumbled, turning back to the door. Now he had a problem.

He knelt down next to the keypad once more and thought back to the times he'd watched Rei do this. Come on Kai, pull yourself together. You just need to be patient. He pulled out a screwdriver and removed the panel, revealing a mass of different wires. Okay, I know that blue is the shut down wire, but Kenny said I needed to do something first. Again he thought back to the times he'd watched Rei do this. Slowly he began swapping wires like he remembered sweat now running down his face. They were just becoming tangled and most of them looked the same, how was he supposed to know which ones to swap. He was slowly losing his patience and he knew it.

"Fuck!" Without thinking, he lost his temper hit the wiring hard with the end of his screwdriver.

"Oh God." However, to his complete and utter shock the door slid open. Quietly thanking whatever God that it was on his side he stepped into the dark room. There he was, ebony hair hanging over his face. He was breathing softly and was unaware of Kai's entrance.

"Rei." He ran over to the centre of the room where Rei was bound to a pole, a piece of cloth over his mouth. When he opened his golden eyes, that where now dim and lifeless, and saw Kai he began shaking his head furiously.

"What is it?" Kai asked untying the rope around his hands. As soon a he'd finished Rei pulled him to the floor just a knife came flying past and into the wall behind them. Rei removed the cloth from around his mouth and nodded to the far corner.

"Kai, it's a trap." He watched as Petrovsky stepped out of the shadows, grinning evilly. As he made his way over to them Kai stood up in front of Rei protectively.

"Aww, isn't that sweet?" He mocked standing directly in front of Kai.

"You knew I was alive," Kai stated rather than asked.

"You didn't seriously think I'd let someone else have all the fun, did you? Besides, I wanted to put you through a little bit of torture first."

"You can beat me all you want but in the end I'm still going to kill you." Petrovsky laughed slightly.

"Oh no you've got the wrong idea. I want you to watch your little friend here die first."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Wouldn't I? I seem to recall that I've done it once before, fifteen years ago I believe. You can't tell me you don't remember. It must have been horrifying watching your parents die in front of your very eyes."

"Kai! KAI!" Tyson shouted into his mouthpiece but it was no good. "Kenny we've lost contact with Kai."

"I know."

"Have you seen him leave yet?"

"No, he must still be in there."

"Well he'd better bloody well hurry up they've just set the first level alight."

"He'll be okay."

"I seriously hope you're right."

It took a while for the words to sink in. Kai had been trying so hard these past fifteen years to block out the horrific memory and the haunting nightmares. Now it was all coming back to him.

"Yes, you remember don't you?" His mother's soothing words. "You remember their screaming." His father bravely defending them both. "How they begged." His grandfather smirking from where he watched. "And pleaded." The gun shots. "For me to spare their pathetic little lives."

"NO!" Kai rushed forward and, to Petrovsky's surprise, pushed him against the wall. "You lying bastard! The only thing they begged for you to spare was my life!" He hit the man several times, letting out all of his anger. "And you have no idea how glad I am that they did because now I can return the favour." He pulled out his dagger and held it to Petrovsky's heart. This was it. This was the moment he'd been waiting for for fifteen years. However, coughing from behind him drew his attention away from Petrovsky who was now begging for his own life. Rei lay on the floor trying to cover his face as black smoke came flooding through the door closely followed by flames. They'd set this level alight.

Seizing the moment, Petrovsky grabbed Kai's arm and twisted it behind his back, taking the dagger from him. He pressed it against the younger man's back smirking with satisfaction.

"Stabbed with your own dagger, how ironic." Kai prepared himself for the pain but it didn't come. He turned around and saw Petrovsky wiping blood from his face as Rei steadied himself, however still swaying slightly after the powerful punch he must have sent at Petrovsky. Nevertheless, due to the large intake of smoke he wasn't ready for the blow that came his way and he was sent flying at the wall before landing dangerously close to the fire where he remained completely motionless.

Something triggered inside of Kai and once again he rushed at Petrovsky, this time hitting him even harder. The older man tried to fight back but Kai dodged his punches and continued to hit him forcefully. The fire was spreading and bits of the ceiling were now beginning to fall, meaning they had to dodge that as well as each other's blows.

"You've already taken away my parents I won't let you take him too." He picked up his dagger from the floor and raised it once more.

"Still no sign of him?" Tyson asked as he tried to get the last of the hostages out of the room and into the blazing hall. "Look you idiot's it's either stop in here and burn to death or make a run fun it!" He shouted at them in Japanese. None of them understood what he had said but seemed to finally realise that they had no other choice.

"No, he won't have long before they realise something's wrong and if they don't get him the fire will."

"Tyson we'd better get going," he heard Max say from behind him.

"Right." Come on Kai, where are you?

"Wait!" Petrovsky spluttered. The smoke was getting worse and the room was getting hotter and hotter. "Unless you want me to throw this into a fiery grave." From out of his top pocket he produced a silver locket that was open slightly. Kai recognised it instantly and stopped dead still. Inside was picture of him and his parents. The only picture left of him and his parents. His mother was holding him and smiling brilliantly while his father had his arm around her and… and the young boy looked so happy. At the time he was unscarred by the horrific life that lay before him. Kai hadn't felt like that again until recently and the reason was now lying on the floor near to death all because of…

"You! You have no idea do you?" He pulled Petrovsky up from the floor and held him against the wall. "You have no idea what I've been through because of you!" Kai could now feel himself going dizzy because of the smoke. Noticing this, Petrovsky took the dagger from him again.

"How about I put you out of your misery then?"

Le Bian stood in front of the camera, ready to broadcast his plans to the world. It's only a matter of time. The money will come pouring in along with the power. He smirked at this. However, his thoughts were interrupted as one of his men came running towards him.

"Sir it's the hostages! They… they've gone!"

"WHAT?!"

"How about I put you out of your misery then?" Kai looked over at Rei who was still motionless. Petrovsky raised the dagger. Kai closed his eyes. The heat was now unbearable. His breathing was becoming irregular. "Time to say good bye Kai." A dying gasp came before the body hit the floor with a thud.

Oh my God! How evil am I?! I promise not to leave you in suspense for too long.

Thanks again for the reviews and remember I'll have something special in store for you if I reach 100.

P.S Please don't hate me!