Hi again! Hey! Belatedly, Happy New Year! Gee, I'm starting to sound like
an adult. AHH! Anyway, I managed to find some time between my school work
(man, I hate it) to upload the next chapter. Oh yeah, Thanks to those who
reviewed for the last one. As usual, keep it up! So here we go!
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Chapter 4- A Meeting with Boris Balkov
"So, are you still going to leave after breakfast, Kai?" Sanka couldn't help asking, as they headed back to the shelter.
Kai shrugged but didn't say anything. Sanka sighed. She wondered if she will ever get Kai to reconsider his decision of leaving. She wondered why he seemed to dislike this place so much. Her head was buzzing with all these unanswered questions. She decided to ask him them later.
Soon, they arrived at the Mess Hall (or dining hall). Alex and Kazu were already there waiting for them. Sanka waved and walked over with Kai following somewhat behind.
"Hi guys!" Sanka greeted cheerfully. "Where's Durbon?"
Alex chuckled. "Oh, the big glutton is already in there stuffing his face like there's no tomorrow. How he can eat that much and still look fit, is beyond me!"
"Let's go join him then before he eats it all!" Sanka joked.
They went into the hall and joined Durbon at the far table.
"Hey guys!" Durbon greeted, through a mouthful of food.
Sanka and her friends sat down beside Durbon and started eating too. Kai sat down opposite them, but didn't touch anything. He sat with his arms across his chest, eyes closed, and basically doing his usual of ignoring and zoning out everything. Alex waved a piece of toast in front of his face and Sanka giggled. Durbon didn't say anything either. He was too busy trying to demolish the stake of stuff he created. Kai watched him for a bit and was suddenly reminded of Tyson. Durbon was probably as big an eater as Tyson is. 'Nah! Tyson's much worse!' Kai thought, remembering all the times he had heard the others teasing Tyson on his eating habits. Those were fun times. Yep, his team was definately one of a kind. Kai thought about that for a second and then pushed the thought of them out of his head.
"What's the matter Kai?" Sanka asked, looking across the table at him.
"Nothin'." Kai answered flatly.
Sanka was not convinced. "Oh c'mon, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone else. Promise!"
"Whatever. But no. See ya, kid." Kai said, and was about to walk off, when Koji ran up to him.
Sanka frowned at the sight of him. "What do you want Koji?" she questioned.
"Yeah, we don't have time to listen to your bulllying," Alex added.
"Relax, would ya?" said Koji. "I'm not here to bug you. I can always do that later. Miss Kelm sent me to get Kai."
"She wants Kai? Why?" Sanka asked.
"Hey, I don't know. I'm just the messenger here." Koji replied. "She was talking with a purple-haired man with funny looking goggles on when I left."
"So, then how do you know she wants Kai?" Sanka inquired a bit suspiciously.
" 'Cause she said so," Koji said, before he started teasing. "Kai's in trouble! Kai's in trouble!"
"Oh, stop it Koji!" Kazu huffed. "Miss Kelm and this purpled-haired guy may just want to talk to him."
Kai listened to them talking about him as if he were invisible. He didn't really care though. In fact, most of the time, it's what he wanted. To be ignored, while he sat in the background ignoring everyone else. Kai sat back in his chair and then froze stiff. Wait! Did Koji say a purple- haired man with goggles was with Miss Kelm? Kai was back on his feet in seconds and out of the hall in a flash. 'No!' he thought deperately (almost in a panic). 'It couldn't be...!' Kai soon arrived at Miss Kelm's office and forcefully opened the door. Miss Kelm saw him there and smiled at him. He glanced at the man beside her and frowned. There was no mistaking those creepy goggles. That was...
"Boris!" Kai growled.
"Oh, so you know this man?" Miss Kelm asked puzzled.
"He knows me very well, don't you Young Master Kai?" Boris said with a sneer.
Kai nodded, glaring his now flaring scarlet eyes in Boris's direction. "What do you want Boris?"
"I want to take you with me," Boris answered.
"What?!" Kai cried.
"Boris would like to take you home Kai," Miss Kelm said, smiling. "Isn't it great? Now you can leave like you wanted and not stay at the shelter."
"No thanks," Kai replied, turning away from them.
"But Kai," Miss Kelm protested, "don't you want to go home?"
Kai snorted at the thought of it. Boris taking him home? No way that would happen! That bastard was up to something and Kai knew better than to fall for it.
"I'll just leave you two to talk it out!" Miss Kelm said shakely, exiting the room backwards.
Once she was out of the room, Kai looked at Boris. "Alright Boris, what do you want?"
"Why I want to take you out of here of course." Boris replied. "I know you hate it. I know a much better place for a champion like you to be. Come with me and I'll take you there. Join me!"
"No way!" Kai scowled. "Wait a minute, just what are you up to Boris? Surely, you didn't just come here for that."
"Ah, you catch on fast, Young Master Kai," Boris said, sneering slightly again. "I know how you have this lust for perfection. You always have. And I can help you that wanted perfection; all you have to do, is join me."
"So, I can be a stooge for whatever it is you're cooking up this time? No thanks!" Kai answered firmly.
"Oh, come now Kai. Once you see the power you can schice in our latest favcility, you won't think twice about not joining us. We call it 'Balkov Inc.'"
"Figures you name it after yourself Boris. Your ego always was pretty high." Kai said clamly, with a slight smirk.
Boris frowned. "Perfection is always hard to achieve. But you can, if you come with me as you're told. You can achieve infanant power and perfection our knew facility. You'll see, it's what you've always wanted to have. Think about it. You can leave this place right now. C'mon, I know how you hate it here. Besides, there's a new bit-beast waiting there just for you, and it's even more powerful than Dragoon, Dranzer, and even Black Dranzer. Join us Kai!"
"No!!" Kai shouted. "If you think you can trick me into falling for your cause again so you can use me, then you stupid goggles are on too tight! The thought of joining you again disgusts me so much- it's sickening! So, you can forget about having me assiting the likes of you! Ever again!!"
When Kai had finished, the sound of his voice 'cause of his outburst was echoing around the room. It bounced off the walls booming, and then suddenly, all was quiet. So silent, that you could hear a pin drop. Kai stood there, fists clentched, his eyes burning bright red and shooting daggers at Boris. The purple-haired man started to cower under the hated stare of Dranzer's master in front of him. Kai prepared his blade, aiming at Boris's hand. He let it go and it hit hard and fast, making Boris clutch his hand in pain. He remember all the times Boris and his grandfather had inflicted wounds and pain on him making bleed and swell- escpecially when he didn't get things right while in Biovolt. It was supposed to toughen him up, but really it had just made him mad at the people who were doing it to him. Boris had been his ruthless instructor back then, and now he was here trying to be so again. Then sudden'y Boris laughed. Oh, how Kai hated that laugh. He aimed his blade this time at Boris's chest.
"Get out!" he growled harshly. "Or this next shot goes right through your evil heart!"
Boris laughed again. "Hmph! You probably don;t have the guts to do it. Now that you've fallen victim to emotion and become weak. Go on, show you still have some ruthlessness left in you and that you haven't gone soft. Then I'll know you are like your grandfather and me, and that there's still hope for you to be powerful yet. Go on, do it!"
Kai suddenly felt like he had just been hit by a ton of bricks. 'What am I doing?' a voice cried out in his head. 'If I kill him, it'll prove I'm like my grandfather. No! I'll never become like him. Never! I'm my own person now."
He lowered his beyblade and Boris smirked. But before Boris could say anything, Kai rounded on him again, eyes shouting sharp, jagged, daggers at him.
"Get this straight Boris," Kai growled in anger, "I'll never work for the likes of you again! Go crawl back into the dark corner you came out of and leave me be! You just don't know when to quit, but this time I won't fall into your ploy. I'm not like you or my grandfather. You be sure to tell him that!"
"So you're not coming, huh?" Boris reasoned, trying to control his ragging temper.
"You're catching on," Kai said, smirking cheekily at him.
"Fine then," Boris said. "But I'll be back. You will work for me again. That I guarentee. I'll be hunting you down, Young Master Kai. So long!" With one last evil chuckle, Boris walked off.
Kai sighed and exited the room. He knew Boris would be back. That weirdo never gave up on an evil plan so easily. He'd be back. And for now, Kai decided to stay here. Besides, where else would he go? Kai headed out back into the hall and found Miss Kelm wasn't there. She wasn't, but Sanka was. Sanka beamed at the sight of him.
"Kai! There you are!" she cried cheerfully. "Why'd you run off like that? C'mon, we're all going out back to practice!"
"Why?" Kai couldn't help asking.
Sanka giggled. "Silly, 'cause practice makes perfect. Now c'mon, let's go! The others are waiting for us!"
With another giggle, Sanka grabbed Kai's arm and pulled off out back. Alex, Kazu, and Durbon were already there. Koji was there too. They waved and walked over to join them. Almost immediately, Kai was reminded of the BladeBreakers- the cheerful group of bladers he left behind. And with Boris around again, Kai couldn't seem to get him out of his head either. Kai forced himself to push the thought out of his head as he practiced along side Sanka and her friends. Kai then found himself thinking of the BladeBreakers yet again. For some reason, it was very hard to forget about them. Kai felt he had to though. Or did he?
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Well, how's that? Personally, I find Boris worse than Volaire. Or maybe they're both the same. So, anyway, I guess that's it for now. Don't forget to review and I'll see you next time. Ciao! ^_^
Chapter 4- A Meeting with Boris Balkov
"So, are you still going to leave after breakfast, Kai?" Sanka couldn't help asking, as they headed back to the shelter.
Kai shrugged but didn't say anything. Sanka sighed. She wondered if she will ever get Kai to reconsider his decision of leaving. She wondered why he seemed to dislike this place so much. Her head was buzzing with all these unanswered questions. She decided to ask him them later.
Soon, they arrived at the Mess Hall (or dining hall). Alex and Kazu were already there waiting for them. Sanka waved and walked over with Kai following somewhat behind.
"Hi guys!" Sanka greeted cheerfully. "Where's Durbon?"
Alex chuckled. "Oh, the big glutton is already in there stuffing his face like there's no tomorrow. How he can eat that much and still look fit, is beyond me!"
"Let's go join him then before he eats it all!" Sanka joked.
They went into the hall and joined Durbon at the far table.
"Hey guys!" Durbon greeted, through a mouthful of food.
Sanka and her friends sat down beside Durbon and started eating too. Kai sat down opposite them, but didn't touch anything. He sat with his arms across his chest, eyes closed, and basically doing his usual of ignoring and zoning out everything. Alex waved a piece of toast in front of his face and Sanka giggled. Durbon didn't say anything either. He was too busy trying to demolish the stake of stuff he created. Kai watched him for a bit and was suddenly reminded of Tyson. Durbon was probably as big an eater as Tyson is. 'Nah! Tyson's much worse!' Kai thought, remembering all the times he had heard the others teasing Tyson on his eating habits. Those were fun times. Yep, his team was definately one of a kind. Kai thought about that for a second and then pushed the thought of them out of his head.
"What's the matter Kai?" Sanka asked, looking across the table at him.
"Nothin'." Kai answered flatly.
Sanka was not convinced. "Oh c'mon, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone else. Promise!"
"Whatever. But no. See ya, kid." Kai said, and was about to walk off, when Koji ran up to him.
Sanka frowned at the sight of him. "What do you want Koji?" she questioned.
"Yeah, we don't have time to listen to your bulllying," Alex added.
"Relax, would ya?" said Koji. "I'm not here to bug you. I can always do that later. Miss Kelm sent me to get Kai."
"She wants Kai? Why?" Sanka asked.
"Hey, I don't know. I'm just the messenger here." Koji replied. "She was talking with a purple-haired man with funny looking goggles on when I left."
"So, then how do you know she wants Kai?" Sanka inquired a bit suspiciously.
" 'Cause she said so," Koji said, before he started teasing. "Kai's in trouble! Kai's in trouble!"
"Oh, stop it Koji!" Kazu huffed. "Miss Kelm and this purpled-haired guy may just want to talk to him."
Kai listened to them talking about him as if he were invisible. He didn't really care though. In fact, most of the time, it's what he wanted. To be ignored, while he sat in the background ignoring everyone else. Kai sat back in his chair and then froze stiff. Wait! Did Koji say a purple- haired man with goggles was with Miss Kelm? Kai was back on his feet in seconds and out of the hall in a flash. 'No!' he thought deperately (almost in a panic). 'It couldn't be...!' Kai soon arrived at Miss Kelm's office and forcefully opened the door. Miss Kelm saw him there and smiled at him. He glanced at the man beside her and frowned. There was no mistaking those creepy goggles. That was...
"Boris!" Kai growled.
"Oh, so you know this man?" Miss Kelm asked puzzled.
"He knows me very well, don't you Young Master Kai?" Boris said with a sneer.
Kai nodded, glaring his now flaring scarlet eyes in Boris's direction. "What do you want Boris?"
"I want to take you with me," Boris answered.
"What?!" Kai cried.
"Boris would like to take you home Kai," Miss Kelm said, smiling. "Isn't it great? Now you can leave like you wanted and not stay at the shelter."
"No thanks," Kai replied, turning away from them.
"But Kai," Miss Kelm protested, "don't you want to go home?"
Kai snorted at the thought of it. Boris taking him home? No way that would happen! That bastard was up to something and Kai knew better than to fall for it.
"I'll just leave you two to talk it out!" Miss Kelm said shakely, exiting the room backwards.
Once she was out of the room, Kai looked at Boris. "Alright Boris, what do you want?"
"Why I want to take you out of here of course." Boris replied. "I know you hate it. I know a much better place for a champion like you to be. Come with me and I'll take you there. Join me!"
"No way!" Kai scowled. "Wait a minute, just what are you up to Boris? Surely, you didn't just come here for that."
"Ah, you catch on fast, Young Master Kai," Boris said, sneering slightly again. "I know how you have this lust for perfection. You always have. And I can help you that wanted perfection; all you have to do, is join me."
"So, I can be a stooge for whatever it is you're cooking up this time? No thanks!" Kai answered firmly.
"Oh, come now Kai. Once you see the power you can schice in our latest favcility, you won't think twice about not joining us. We call it 'Balkov Inc.'"
"Figures you name it after yourself Boris. Your ego always was pretty high." Kai said clamly, with a slight smirk.
Boris frowned. "Perfection is always hard to achieve. But you can, if you come with me as you're told. You can achieve infanant power and perfection our knew facility. You'll see, it's what you've always wanted to have. Think about it. You can leave this place right now. C'mon, I know how you hate it here. Besides, there's a new bit-beast waiting there just for you, and it's even more powerful than Dragoon, Dranzer, and even Black Dranzer. Join us Kai!"
"No!!" Kai shouted. "If you think you can trick me into falling for your cause again so you can use me, then you stupid goggles are on too tight! The thought of joining you again disgusts me so much- it's sickening! So, you can forget about having me assiting the likes of you! Ever again!!"
When Kai had finished, the sound of his voice 'cause of his outburst was echoing around the room. It bounced off the walls booming, and then suddenly, all was quiet. So silent, that you could hear a pin drop. Kai stood there, fists clentched, his eyes burning bright red and shooting daggers at Boris. The purple-haired man started to cower under the hated stare of Dranzer's master in front of him. Kai prepared his blade, aiming at Boris's hand. He let it go and it hit hard and fast, making Boris clutch his hand in pain. He remember all the times Boris and his grandfather had inflicted wounds and pain on him making bleed and swell- escpecially when he didn't get things right while in Biovolt. It was supposed to toughen him up, but really it had just made him mad at the people who were doing it to him. Boris had been his ruthless instructor back then, and now he was here trying to be so again. Then sudden'y Boris laughed. Oh, how Kai hated that laugh. He aimed his blade this time at Boris's chest.
"Get out!" he growled harshly. "Or this next shot goes right through your evil heart!"
Boris laughed again. "Hmph! You probably don;t have the guts to do it. Now that you've fallen victim to emotion and become weak. Go on, show you still have some ruthlessness left in you and that you haven't gone soft. Then I'll know you are like your grandfather and me, and that there's still hope for you to be powerful yet. Go on, do it!"
Kai suddenly felt like he had just been hit by a ton of bricks. 'What am I doing?' a voice cried out in his head. 'If I kill him, it'll prove I'm like my grandfather. No! I'll never become like him. Never! I'm my own person now."
He lowered his beyblade and Boris smirked. But before Boris could say anything, Kai rounded on him again, eyes shouting sharp, jagged, daggers at him.
"Get this straight Boris," Kai growled in anger, "I'll never work for the likes of you again! Go crawl back into the dark corner you came out of and leave me be! You just don't know when to quit, but this time I won't fall into your ploy. I'm not like you or my grandfather. You be sure to tell him that!"
"So you're not coming, huh?" Boris reasoned, trying to control his ragging temper.
"You're catching on," Kai said, smirking cheekily at him.
"Fine then," Boris said. "But I'll be back. You will work for me again. That I guarentee. I'll be hunting you down, Young Master Kai. So long!" With one last evil chuckle, Boris walked off.
Kai sighed and exited the room. He knew Boris would be back. That weirdo never gave up on an evil plan so easily. He'd be back. And for now, Kai decided to stay here. Besides, where else would he go? Kai headed out back into the hall and found Miss Kelm wasn't there. She wasn't, but Sanka was. Sanka beamed at the sight of him.
"Kai! There you are!" she cried cheerfully. "Why'd you run off like that? C'mon, we're all going out back to practice!"
"Why?" Kai couldn't help asking.
Sanka giggled. "Silly, 'cause practice makes perfect. Now c'mon, let's go! The others are waiting for us!"
With another giggle, Sanka grabbed Kai's arm and pulled off out back. Alex, Kazu, and Durbon were already there. Koji was there too. They waved and walked over to join them. Almost immediately, Kai was reminded of the BladeBreakers- the cheerful group of bladers he left behind. And with Boris around again, Kai couldn't seem to get him out of his head either. Kai forced himself to push the thought out of his head as he practiced along side Sanka and her friends. Kai then found himself thinking of the BladeBreakers yet again. For some reason, it was very hard to forget about them. Kai felt he had to though. Or did he?
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Well, how's that? Personally, I find Boris worse than Volaire. Or maybe they're both the same. So, anyway, I guess that's it for now. Don't forget to review and I'll see you next time. Ciao! ^_^