Chapter IV
---Bloodshed Enmity---
"You left without saying goodbye,
Although I'm sure you tried.
You call the house from time to time,
To make sure we're alive.
But you weren't there,
Right when I needed you the most.
And now I dream about it...
And how it's so bad.
It's too bad, it's stupid
Too late, so wrong, so long
It's too bad we had no time to rewind
Let's walk, let's talk"
Nickelback – Too Bad
She turned around and walked backwards for a few steps to make sure nobody was following, and turned her body sharply to pace herself again. Every few moments, she glanced over her shoulder, where she was running she didn't know she just needed to get away. Alexander felt a sharp, stinging sensation in her stomach, it harrowed though her body so badly that she was forced to stop and sit on a nearby bench and double over in pain. Feeling slightly better after 10 minutes she set off again, vaulting over a large steal gate leading through the local park, full of freshly cut grass that morning. No one was in sight apart from the odd dog walker, who bid his or her hellos to the 17-year-old girl. Alone and without her bit-beast, she continued though the park. She reached a small cut off path and looked around nervously as she followed it.
A soft river flowed in front of her whilst the gentle reeds swayed in rhyme with the winds. Something about the wind however calmed her. She closed his eyes as the breeze drifted thought her raven hair relaxing her tense skin. She knelt down and paced her hands in the crystal waters, cupping the water. She held it in front of her face, watching the moon's reflection ripple before she splashed it against her face. She wiped away the water drops that rushed against the warmth of her skin with her gloved hand and sighed deeply. She was a runaway.
"Take your time and don't rush things, you'll do great harm to the baby if you do. Take it easy and it will be just fine."
Turning back away from the woods, she set off again into a remotely barren area. She looked around again, seeing nothing she set herself into a jog and headed for the city's boarder. (SilentDranzer: The manor house was on the boarder of Tokyo I forgot to mention that earlier ) She had reached yet another remote plain of land, nothing appeared to be in site for miles, just plains of grass. She stopped to catch her breath and remained even more breath taken at the aurora of the skies, the tiny seamless twinkle of the stars and the rays of moonlight that radiated. She had forgotten how beautiful the night skies where.
A loud echoing crack broke the sleepy silence. Alexander believed it to be a gunshot, but thought it would have came from some drug addicts or something other then what picked at the back of her mind. She glanced in all directions but saw nothing, but still, something nagged at her that it was them.
She strained her pierced ears, a little uneasy; she was alone, in a field, with nobody in sight. She had become her own worse enemy, and to her horror, she could have been playing right into their hands, what if Kai hadn't bailed Voltaire out, what if it was... a set up? Again she stained her eyes, against the veil of darkness. She heard it again. Crack! The gun fired again, they where warning shots. She choked back a tear, holding onto a silver ring with a solitary diamond in the center that hung from her necklace her mother gave her before she was brutally murdered.
She turned her body again. A cold sweat began as she began to breath more heavily. She found herself being to tremble. Once again the gun fired, but this time, it sounded louder. She found herself staring into the distance trying to make out the figures in the distance.
Her stomach began to turn over, like she was on a violent rollercoster ride. Slowly but surely there where figures approaching her. She heard the shouts and groans of a male in pain. "Leave her alone bastards!" He was heard to exclaim. Alexander instantly registered the voice, "Kai," She screamed, "Kai!" Maybe they where what they where shooting at. Her eyes began to water so much it stung her eyes. She fell to her hands and knees determined not to cry. At the same moment, she felt somebody's presence behind her; there were more then at least 3 people.
Somebody ragged at her hair unexpectedly, causing her to yell out in pain as she was pulled to her feet. "Yet go!" She screamed as he pinned her hands to her back, "Your not going anywhere, Alexander Ivanov," He hissed in her ear. She tried to fight him, "Its no use," He spat, "Your pregnant so don't get ahead of yourself." Alex furrowed her eyebrows, "What have you done to Kai?" She asked, once again attempting to struggle in his grip, "Oh ho." He laughed, "Wouldn't you like to see,"
A bloody mess was thrown in front of her eyes, his hazy purple eyes unfocused, staring at her. "Kai." She whispered, tears rolling down her cheeks "Leave him alone." She cried, "Please leave him alone," The man kicked her in the back of the knees, forcing her limp. Kai appeared to smile as she was brought closer to him. "I'm sorry," He muttered. "You've nothing to be sorry about," She whispered, "I... set you up," He murmured, "I'm sorry, so sorry. I should have known. You can't run and your pregnant, I'm..." Kai fell silent as tears mixed with blood and his blue paint ran down his face, "I'm scared Xander, even though all this is history repeated, I'm just so scared." Alex watched him, her teary eyes reflecting the gaze of the night sky, "I guess he told you I was pregnant... Kai I wanted to tell you I swear." Kai smiled, "It doesn't matter now," He clutched his stomach where blood trickled down his navy vest, "At least I saw you before I die." Alex reached for him but was bound backwards by the gruff male behind her as he gripped her throat tighter, "Don't talk like that, there is a way, I promise." She began to gag.
"Stop, that is enough," Shouted a figure she only knew too well, "Let go of the girl, it will kill the child." The guard did as he was told and stepped back letting go of his grip, Xander pushed herself forwards and gripped Kai tightly, "And why did you do this to him?" She cried, "Voltaire wanted to give you a taste of what will happen if you don't walk down that aisle in two weeks." He retorted, "I trust you have the common sense to do as he requests." Kai let out a groan of pain but he fought for his breath, "What is he talking about?" He asked, "I will, tell Voltaire not to worry about it." She spat, consoling Kai. Boris laughed, "You are pitiful, you really are," A look of satisfaction appeared on his face, "Think about it, in two weeks you'll become the wife of the love of your life's grandfather. How proud does that make you feel?" Alexander let out a small cry holding onto Kai tightly, "Do you understand the stipulation of the wedding Boris? It's to keep Kai alive."
"Oh and you really think Voltaire will stay true to his word? What would your father think?" Alex looked up at him, trickles of Kai's blood dripped down her face, "He'd probably think I was a whore like you've made me." There was a stony silence, "Oh my dear, you are a whore yourself, you don't need the Biovolt's help." He laughed, "Well, I don't need your sympathy either," She replied with a justified look on her face, "Now please," She calmly added, "Let us go." Boris let out a laugh again, signaling to the man beside him holding the gun who pointed it at Kai again. Kai closed his eyes and held Xander tightly who sat up, "If you want to kill him, you'll have to kill me first," Boris smirked, "That boy is not worth the waste of your life."
"That boy," She replied with sternness, "I love him. And I will always love him whether I marry Voltaire or not," She approached the man with the gun and adjusted the barrel to her forehead. "If your going to kill me do it now," The man raised his finger on the trigger, but hearing Boris growl deep in his throat, he pulled the gun away, "Don't be foolish girl, I'm not going to be responsible for killing the lords child. And besides," He trailed, "Your family," He added with mockery, "Yes and you really believe in family don't you Boris," She hissed, her face barely a inch from his, Boris gave her a look of repulsion, "Blood runs thicker then water," Alex laughed sarcastically, "So where do you stand against the Cyborg's you've created Boris?" Boris furrowed his eyebrows, "The only part of you that is Cyborg is the chip implanted in your chest," She ran her fingers over her chest and looked over at Kai's struggling form, attempting to get to his feet, "I hope you have learnt a valuable lesson my dear, I'm looking foreword to seeing you in your dress." Boris looked over at Kai and laughed, "I think you should call an ambulance." He cackled again as he and his men appeared to be swallowed by the darkness. Alex began to sob uncontrollably. "Kai, I'm so sorry,"
Kai looked up at her from his clutched position on the floor. "Don't worry about it now, you need to get me some help before I end up bleeding to death." He replied with a slight laugh, "Yeah," She nodded as she sat down beside him. She reached for her silver palm sized Nokia and began to frantically dial the first number she thought of, as Kai rested his bloody head on her lap. "Hello?" She called down the phone. Kai heard a group of shouts and figured the Bladebreakers had arrived okay. "Oh Alexander, we've been going sick of our minds here! Why did you leave like that! Oh I'm so happy your okay, where are you?" Alex sighed, "I'm safe, but Kai isn't" There was a gasp on the other end, "Whats happened?" Alex recounted the story at a rapid pace, hardly stopping for breath. "We're coming to get you. Get Kai to the gates we will meet you there, all of us." The Bladebreakers where heard to scurry around in the background, and Arkenzere shouting at James for not letting him speak, "Okay," Alex sighed, clicking a red button and placing the phone back into her breast pocket. "Come on Kai, I've got to get you to the gate, helps on the way." Kai smiled, "It's my fault I'm in this mess you know."
Alexander pulled one of Kai's strong muscular arms around her shoulders and heaved, pulling him to his feet. Kai attempted to co-operate on many occasions by dragging his feet along steadily but found it too hard after a while, the energy seemed to escape him. "Alex," He finally sighed as they passed the park she had not long treaded though, less then an hour ago. "You shouldn't be doing this... You'll lose the baby." He said with so much concern in his voice it sounded un-character like, "I'd rather lose the baby then lose you," She sighed under the stain, although Kai was lighter then she expected. It wasn't easy for a girl who was barely 5'4 to be dragging along an 18 year old who was 6'1. They finally reached the gates with what seemed a tremendous amount of energy.
Ray, Tyson and Max ran up to the two, taking Kai between them instantly whilst Hilary and Kenny soothed Alexander who was now crying uncontrollably beyond her will. James opened up the limo door, struggling to get Kai inside without adding to injury the 8 finally managed to return to the Manor house.
"Fathers hands are lined with guilt,
For tearing us apart.
Guess it turned out in the end,
Just look at where we are.
We made it out,
We've still got clothing on our backs.
And now I scream about it,
And how it's so bad, it's so bad, it's so bad
It's too bad, it's stupid
Too late, so wrong, so long
It's too bad we had no time to rewind
Let's walk, let's talk"