Disclaimer: Kai and Tala, Tala and Kai. I don't own Beyblade, why oh why?
PLS READ – I'll apologize in advance; the next chapter might be a little late. I'm going through some writers' block right now, and also for the lack of Kai. But he will appear in the fourteenth chapter, kay? If anyone has any suggestions, ideas or such to make this fic better, it is all welcomed. Like Frostt
Warnings!! This story may contain many flashbacks, they're important to the plot. Those who don't like ... well, I can't make you.
As the Ice Breaks.
Part 12: Demolishing Friendship 2.
Flashback
"Mommy." A young boy with fiery red hair called out to his mother. His arm reached out, but he couldn't reach her.
"MOMMY!" he sobbed as he watched his crying mother being dragged, kicking and screaming, behind the house that man. She was calling out to him. She was screaming out his name. Soon, she was out of sight. The little boy couldn't see his mother anymore. He still heard her pleading for him, begging for his life. He heard her call him.
"TALA!!"
He heard a loud bang from behind his house, and his mother called him no more.
That was the day that he was forced to grow up, to be a man, to be a Beyblading champion.
That was the day that the little boy with crimson hair, was snatched from his life, from his family, for a life of pain and suffering, all because the greed of a purple-haired man.
End Flashback
Tala walked down the frosty street of Moscow, his prominent red hair hidden by the dark blue hood of his jumper. He also wore black jeans and hiking boots. He made his way towards the hospital where Kai was currently residing. In a coma. he reminded himself.
People passed him, not sparring him a second glance. They didn't realize that they were passing the Captain of the world beyblading team, the Russian pride. Kids idolized him, girls wanted him and guys wanted to be him. For Tala, life would have been good, if it wasn't so bad.
He walked past a couple of kids that were beyblading in the park where he was. He saw a young boy engaged in a battle with a bigger kid, and he was getting crushed. Tala decided to go over to observe the match from a closer view.
"You stole that victory from me the last time, twerp." The bigger kid growled.
The boy's yellow blade got body-slammed by the other white blade and flew out of the dish, landing in a heap near Tala's feet. He crouched down and picked it up.
The young boy ran over to Tala. "S-Sir."
"Yes?" he asked the boy.
"Umm! Can I have my blade? I have another round to finish." He looked awkwardly at Tala, who face was over-shadowed by his hood.
"You're losing," he said as a-matter-of-fact-ly, "why go on?"
"Because I still have a shot. I know I can win if I try," he smiled sheepishly, "my dream is to be in a world champion team."
"Really?"
"Yeah. When I grow up, I want to be just like Tala. He's the world champion, you know. Those BladeBreakers don't stand a chance against him."
"HEY SHRIMP! ARE YOU GONNA BLADE, OR WHAT?" the big kid called from where he was standing next to the dish. "OR YOU JUST GONNA STAND AROUND THERE WITH THAT LOSER?"
Tala held the beyblade out to the boy. When he went to seize it, Tala closed his fingers around the boy's hand.
"What's your name?"
He looked startled, but replied "Sacha."
"Ok, Sacha," Tala smirked, "how would you like to beat him?"
"Really?" he looked wide-eyed at him.
"Yeah. Here's what you do." He whispered into his ear. After a few seconds, he pulled away and the boy ran back to the match.
He smirked and walked away, fully knowing the out come of the match. He headed towards the hospital that was just another two blocks away.
After about five minutes of walking, he turned back when he heard someone calling him. He saw the boy, Sacha, running up to him.
"I made it," He panted and leaned on his knees for support, "why did you leave. Didn't you see the match?"
"I didn't have to. I knew who'd win."
"Oh," he pursed his lips, "I just wanted to thank you. By the way, I didn't get your name."
"It doesn't matter." Tala continued walking, but he jogged up to him.
"Why?"
"Just because." Tala had his hands in his pocket.
"So ... where are you going?" Sacha didn't give up, and walked at his side.
"To see a friend."
"Where?"
"In the hospital."
"Why?"
"Because he didn't stop asking me stupid questions," Tala stopped abruptly and turned his attention to him, "why are you following me?"
"I just wanted to thank you." He cocked his head to the side.
"You already did." Tala raised one eyebrow.
"Oh," he looked at a loss for words. Tala rolled his eyes and continued walking. But Sacha kept on following him, "I still don't know your name."
"Why do you want to know it in the first place?"
"Because."
"I'm already here," Tala said and stopped in front of the entrance of the hospital, "you should go home." He moved to walk in through the doors.
"Wait. What about your name?" he called out to Tala's back.
Tala sighed and turned back. He was already inside, and as the automatic doors closed, he shouted out.
"It's Tala." The glass door's shut in his face and he walked over to the lift.
"Tala?" Sacha repeated. Suddenly his mouth dropped open and his eyes bulged out of their sockets. "TALA!?"
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Annoying brat. Tala shook his head as he walked through the sterile halls of the hospital. He went up to one of the nurse's counter. "Excuse me, I'm looking for the room of Kai Hiwatari."
"And you are?" a skinny nurse with a grey streak in her hair, glanced pompously at him from the top of her glasses. Her beady eyes looked intently down on him making him step back a fraction.
"Tal – Kei," he switched at the last moment, cautious not to be found out by Boris, "he's my brother."
The nurse looked skeptically, she turned to a female doctor who was standing at the side writing something on her chart. She nodded her head and the nurse flipped through one of the files. "Mr. Hiwatari is in room 136. You need to turn right on the next corner, and the second door on your right. Then left, in the ICU section?" she didn't wait for Tala's answer before going back to her work.
"Thanks." He muttered and walked off, following the instructions that the nurse had given him. He passed through the halls, looking at the people around, sick people, dying people. I hate hospitals.
He reached the second door, which the nurse had told him to go through. He looked to his right when he went in, there he saw a couple of people sitting around, some of them looked familiar. The one with the blonde hair turned his head and looked in his direction, BladeBreakers. Tala turned his head slightly, not to be seen by Kai's teammate who staring straight at him, and another person he didn't know. After a few seconds, they ignored him and went back to what they were doing.
Tala sighed in relief and went on his way. Good thing they didn't realize. It would have been such hassle to explain everything. As he got further, he could vaguely hear singing coming from the direction where he had come from, where the BladeBreakers and their friends were. What on earth? he shook his head and decided not to dwell on it. The BladeBreakers were already nutty as it was.
He slowed down when he saw a familiar figure heading his way; bowing his head slightly, he went past the person. He's one of those BladeBreaker kids that had come by the abbey before looking for Kai, Tala studied his face when he passed him with out a sparring second glance, he doesn't look like much. None of the BladeBreakers do, Tala thought to himself, why would Boris be so concerned about them anyway? He shook away the thoughts and closed in one the ICU wards. He looked for the one with Kai's name on the door. He was just about to step in when he noticed another person in the room him. Drat.
He decided to wait for the person to leave and slid down to the floor next to the door. He listened in as the person spoke to the unconscious Kai, telling him about his life history. He heard everything he didn't know about Kai, his life, how he came to be at the abbey. Poor Kai. Tala thought sadly, thinking about his own past. He and Kai were very similar in that matter ... and their ambition to be the best.
Without him noticing, half an hour had already passed. He was jerked out of his daze when a nurse walked past him and entered the room, telling the man about a phone call for him. He quickly jumped to his feet and hid behind the corner. When they had gone completely out of sight, he walked out of his hiding place and into Kai's room.
"Kai," He called slowly, then smirked, "why am I calling you anyway? It's not like you can hear me." He sighed and took seat in the chair that lay next to Kai's bed.
"The tournament is in a week. That's just one week until Boris and Voltaire will take over the world, unless your teammates can stop them," Tala leaned his elbows on the bed, "I guess now you're off the hook. They've found a new guinea pig to experiment on," he sighed sadly, "me."
He studied Kai's face for a moment. "You still owe me, Kai," he leaned back in the chair and crossed his arms, "and I expect you to pay me back in full. And to do that, you need to live."
"I feel like a moron, sitting here talking to an unconscious person who isn't listening. What am I saying? You don't even listen to me when you're awake," He stood up, "you have to keep the promise, Kai. It was your idea anyway." he looked at Kai's face one last time and walked out.
If Tala had just stayed one second more, he would have noticed a pair of red eyes looking up at him. But he didn't, he walked out, leaving the confused orbs to gaze at his retreating form. Soon, they closed once more, the person slipping back into unconsciousness from where he may or may not awaken.
End Part 12.
So, Kai woke up, ne? You never said for how long you wanted him to stay awake But at least he did, right? OMG!! I just wrote a chibi character with Tyson-like qualities. I feel so ashamed. But despite that ... Review! o
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