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GOB: After years of waiting, I have updated!
Kai: Like anyone is still reading any of your work! You updated Dangerous Memories months ago… Depth months ago… No one cares…
GOB: wahh… Kai ish mean… cute, but mean…
Tala: Get on with the thanks to reviewers.
GOB: Fine, oh but first, the blasted disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER: GOB does not own Beyblade or its characters, in fact, she doesn't want to, because if she did, she wouldn't e able to write fanfics for it.
GOB: Thanks to reviewers!
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MasterFranny: Ok! I think I'll probably put in Ian's P.O.V. in this chapter, and Bryan in the next. Lol, adding Johnny was a good idea? Yay! I wanted to show how just because those two are bitter rivals, doesn't mean that they don't respect one another, at least not completely! Sorry about not updating sooner. Just keep reviewing and e-mailing me reminding me to! You're one of my most loyal readers and I don't want to lose you!
Kai-lovr: I've always believed that everyone wears a mask, so it's only the type of mask you define him or her by. But, I did make him like that because it fit the story and after Kai, then Tala, Max is my favorite character! I'm not a big fan of Hitoshi or Brooklyn, contrary to popular belief… They are just Kai wannabees… Kai ish god… All there is to it! Oh, and sorry bout the late update! I'm apologizing to all my reviewers personally!
RedLefty: REDHEADED BISHIES TO DA RESCUE! Lol. I wanted to make sure the Bladebreakers got a bit more miserable with the loss of Kai, and show how even though their lives stank, Kai and the other D Boyz still enjoyed themselves because they had each other! I am so sorry about the wait, so this chapter will hopefully make up for it!
Scars of the phoenix: Thank you for caring, and I'm glad that you understand. On a lighter note, thanks for your review! I hope this latest chapter will make up for my tardiness.
demon's-gurl: Things out of nowhere, I can relate. That's where this story came from, I don't even plan anything, and everything is written on spot! I hope you're not to mad about the lateness, but I am still writing!
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kazeilla: Poor picture, hope it'll be done soon! I'm so glad you liked it, heck, I'm always glad when people like my work. Lol, a lot of people liked my adding Johnny, I'm surprised! Why does everyone seem to like that decision? I hope you'll still speak to me, even though I'm ages late!
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Thorns-and-Wind: Ohhh. Now, I've got an idea for a new fic! Keep your eyes peeled! I'll write a Kenny one-shot and dedicate it to you if you'd like! Tell me! And sorry for the belated chapter!
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GOB: On with the fic! I'm planning on starting off with a bang, so without further ado, here's Ian's P.O.V. Note, I don't really know his personality because he doesn't talk much, but not in the way Kai doesn't. So please bear with me.
Kai/Tala: Joy…
GOB: WAIT! Here's my favorite quote from the last chapter, "Why was it he could never keep anything but his beyblade, clothes and hair in good condition?"
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Ian's P.O.V.
About time those baka's called… honestly, what is so hard about picking up the phone and calling up your dear old worried sick friends you've forgotten all about and gone gallivanting around the country without?
Then again… It's probably a good idea they didn't; otherwise Bryan would have finished tracing their calls a long time ago and hunted them down. Heh that would be fun to watch, just got to make sure I'm not seen…
I have to admit, it's really boring here without Tala. I remember the good ol' days when Kai was still here.
Things just seemed to fall apart when he left. We all took it hard, Tala especially. Kai was always the strongest one of us, no matter how weak he thinks he is.
He always thought of himself as weak.
It never made sense to me or anyone else, but it's true. Kai has always thought that he was weak. It really confuses me, because I think Kai is probably the strongest person in the world. To deal with his life, he has to be. But he always disagreed, always brushing away our questions. And we always let it slide. The truth is, we didn't want to think of Kai as anything but strong. After all, his strength is what got us all through the tortures of the abbey.
He never once let Boris or Voltaire get to him! Boris hated Kai for that. He never let a chance to torture Kai slide by. Voltaire, I will never understand why Kai still refers to that bastard as his grandfather. That old prick doesn't deserve it. All he's done since the day Kai was born was destroy Kai's life. He should rot in the deepest part of hell.
I remember the only time Kai ever told us why he thought of himself as weak, something no other person in the world would ever say, if they had half a maggots brain.
He was in one of those trance-like states he sometimes went in. He would be staring straight ahead, but looking at nothing. It scared me, because he seemed more dead than alive. It was as if he wasn't the Kai we knew anymore.
He started off softly, getting quieter and quieter until all we could see was his mouth moving, moving without any sound. It was as if a dark shroud suddenly cut him off from us. It was so long ago, and I've forgotten most of what he said. Probably because I wanted to forget.
When someone as strong as Kai suddenly breaks like that, even for a few moments, it scares you. Kai was always the person we could count on when things got tough, tougher than usual, and we were on the verge of breaking.
It really hurts to see someone as strong as Kai breaking. The worst part is, all I can do is offer support.
I can't do anything else…
I'm not strong enough.
GOB: I know this is incredibly late this chapter is but recently we found out me mom had cancer. I will keep trying to update, but they may be taking a while. Please bear with me. This chapter will probably only be about 10-12 pages long. Oh, and DANGEROUS MEMORIES will be on a HIATUS until I FINISH all of Depth. There are only a few more chapters. Once, again, I apologize. The BladebreakersRei sighed deeply as the rain finally ended. He always hated when it rained, it always seemed as if the sky was crying, crying all the unshed tears of people who refused to let them fall from their eyes.
He let his gaze wander towards the locked door and felt a flicker of worry pass through him. Max had left before the rain had begun and that had been over an hour ago. There was still no sign of the blue-eyed blader.
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Rei's P.O.V.
I'm really starting to get worried. Not only was it just raining, but it's already pretty dark out, yet no sign of Max anywhere. He never leaves without telling us where he's going and when he's coming back. This is completely unlike him. It's more like Kai than anyone. Disappearing without a word and returning without letting anyone know.
But he was always there.
I never told anyone, but I saw Kai standing hidden among the trees and their shadows during Tyson's battle against Oliver. It really confused me as to why he'd prefer just standing there and watching without our knowing rather than come and help us cheer Tyson on.
And when we were talking to Max during the American Tournament about how much he wanted to be the one blading against Michael, who knows how long Kai had been standing there before he had spoken up.
It's sort of unreal how easily he can appear and disappear, how fast and silently he goes about. It would be a really great trick for most people. Unluckily, Kai probably learned how to move like that in the abbey. The Abbey seemed to me like the kind of place that would be featured as a haunted house or something to attract tourists.
Kai grew up in a place like that. I'm not sure if he's ever had an actual warm, loving home. I highly doubt it though.
I can remember all sorts of happy, careless days in my village back when I was just a little kid. We were all so carefree and spent our days playing games and goofing around. Sure we had chores, but we still managed to have fun. None of us could of ever thought of a life where we had to get up early, train hard all day, then go to sleep early. That was basically the life of someone in Balkov Abbey, but that's not including the beatings and torture you were put through if you didn't live up to their ridiculously high expectations.
I don't think anyone could blame Kai for his cold attitude if they had gone through the same experiences. We all live what we learn, or at least most of us. Kai was taught to be cruel, unmerciful, uncaring, and to win at all costs, even if it meant cheating. Kai wouldn't cheat even if it meant he would be forfeiting his life. He would never let go of what he believed in. What those beliefs are, I don't think I will ever find out, but I know Kai won't lose himself to the intentions of others. He's stronger than that; he's better than that. He always is.
Kai made it through all of the shit in the abbey. He never gave up and continued to fight, which it what we all have to do. I think it may be time that we got off of our lazy asses, forget about just waiting for Kai to show up on Kenny's computer, and do some good old-fashioned legwork. After all, Kai never took the easy road, so why should we? Besides, all those laps he's made us run have gotten us in perfect shape to search the streets. To find Max, and yes, to find Kai.
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The Bladebreakers
Rei got up and made his way to the bedrooms and towards the sounds of Tyson's snoring, but not before glancing out the window. And to his surprise, it was beginning to stop raining.
There was also a brilliant rainbow to the South…
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GOB: For those of you who don't know, Dranzer is he bitbeast for the South. Dragoon is East, Drigger is West, and Draceil is North. Just so you know!
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Kai-Kun And Tala-Kun
Tala scowled deeply as he trudged his way back up to his room. He had been lectured by the hotel manager for turning on the lights in the cafeteria. And believe you me; he was NOT happy about it. You could say he was quite revolted.
He sighed as he entered his room and was surprised to see Kai lying on his bed. His pretty, snowflake covered bed! And… he was asleep?
He. Was. Asleep…
Oh, this was going to be GOOD!
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Tala's P.O.V.
Oh yeah, Kai's going to hate this.
I continued to smirk as I filled up a tall glass with water. I can't wait to see his face…
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Sleeping Kai And The Evil-Minded Tala
Tala carefully moved towards Kai and his smirk grew more evil by the second. He was about to be close enough to pour it over the sleeping bluenette when the phone suddenly rang, shocking him and causing his to spill the water… all over himself.
"You know, normally people take showers in the bathroom without their clothes on, but hey, to each their own."
Tala glowered at the smirking teen and muttered,
"Oh go suck a pickle."
Kai just chuckled softly and answered the phone. It turned out it was the airline. Kai had booked them two tickets to Australia and their flight was leaving the day after next.
Kai told Tala about the flight, and then went for a walk. Of course, he helped Tala clean up the spilt water first. That tissue would pick up a good thimble full of water. Wasn't he nice?
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Kai-Kun
Kai lazily walked across the road, not really knowing where he was going. It didn't really matter much though. He loved the way the world was after a hard rain. He made his way to a bench that was dry as it was under a very bushy tree and began to write in his journal.
There had been another call, this one on Kai's cell. It had been a message from his grandfather in prison. He was begging, actually begging, for Kai to bail him out, or get his under a lesser sentence. Kai's eyes darkened at the thought. His grandfather honestly thought that Kai would help him? The only thing Kai would help him with was his death. The old man deserved to die, for all the pain he had caused.
It was time to get even.
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GOB: Got tires of Kai's journal always ending the chapter…
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Kai's Journal Entry
I cannot believe that he, my grandfather, my only living relative, the bane of my existence and a true monster, is begging, begging, for my help. He must be crazy if he thinks I am going to help him.
After all he deserves all he gets. I hate him; I hate him with every speck of blood that runs through my veins. It's the same blood that is running down his face after he gets in a jail fight, and no one fears him. He is completely at their mercy.
I can't help smiling at the thought.
Now We're Even
I hear your screams pierce the dark night
And I can't help but smile at your pains
I hear you begging for me to spare you
And I feel the hate coursing through my veins.
You beg for mercy and say it hurts too much
But it'll never compare to what you've done
You killed the person I used to be before
But you don't realize that it's just begun.
The anguish you feel won't end anytime soon
Not if I can continue to hurt you more
The ways are endless and at my fingertips
Not ever will I decide to end this war.
Power has so quickly passed from you to me
There's nothing you can do to change it now
Power consumes me as I watch your suffering
There's so much more to come, just ask me how.
No one will recognize who I am after this
Your pain is enough consolation for me though
No one will remember who I was before today, at least
Your pain is the same now as mine was not long ago.
This is the end for you and what's left of me
At least I did what I have wanted to do
This is the end of all the pain that's been me
At least there's no more of me and no more of you.
But…
Sometimes, usually during the darkest time of night, I start to feel guilty. Cold, heart-wrenching guilty.
I don't want to turn out like my Grandfather, but by getting revenge against him, I'll be more like him than ever before.
Because…
As much as I hate to admit it…
I am like him.
In more ways than you could possibly count.
In some ways, I am he, and he is me.
So getting revenge against him would mean getting revenge against myself, wouldn't it?
So, all I can do is move on with my life, the way I want to live it, and without letting my Grandfather ruin it.
Besides, I've never been one for self-mutilation.
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Kai put down the pen he was using and glanced at the words, his face impassive as ever.
His hand suddenly swept across the page smudging a single line, as if he were trying to erase it, from the page and from his life. It may not have been completely gone, but hey, it was a start.
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Max
Max stood up, the rain had stopped and he was feeling a lot better after his talk with Johnny. Johnny had agreed to meet the Bladebreakers at their hotel and help them figure out the best way to find Kai.
Max was surprised that Johnny was so insistent on helping. He and Kai didn't have the greatest relationship. In all honesty, Max didn't really care; all he wanted was his captain back. He, along with the rest if the Bladebreakers needed Kai.
It wasn't like the other times he left (includes how he always disappears in pretty much every episode and every few pages of the manga) when it would just rev them up and got them to practice twice as hard as before. Just to prove to him that they were good enough to blade alongside him. They had often had conversations after Kai had done his daily disappearance wondering what it would be like to have a two on two battle with Kai as their partner. It was an interesting concept, but a highly unlikely one.
As Max ran, sending up sprays of puddle water, he let his mind drift. Quite frankly, he was tired of thinking. He just wanted things to go back to the way he liked them. What with Kai's disappearance, the crumbling of the Bladebreakers' spirits and the upcoming tournament, he was wearing himself out.
He hated to think of how Kai was feeling now…
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The Baka-Bladers! (GOB: Had to add a bit of levity…)
The remaining Bladebreakers were moping about. Rei sulked in front of the window; Kenny brooded over Dizzy's keyboard and Tyson rotted on his bed, staring at the plain, unadorned ceiling.
A loud crash interrupted Kenny and Rei, but Tyson ignored it. Even as a he heard Max's breathless voice and moments later, another strange, yet somehow familiar, voice joined in. He still lay on his bed, not budging.
Tyson closed his eyes and sighed.
Life had gotten more complicated by the second.
He missed his old life.
He missed being naive and careless.
But most of all…
He missed having Kai around to stop him from being naive, from being careless.
His new life had now become his old life. And he was missing ever second of it.
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Tyson's P.O.V.
It's quiet.
Too quiet…
I thought that it Kai had ever left; it would get noisier, not quieter.
Kai would've loved this; he always seemed to be where there was peace and quiet, unless he was in a beystadium. Actually, the stadium always seemed to get a bit quieter wherever he battled.
Maybe it was because you had to completely focus on the match, because with Kai, there wouldn't be much battle to watch. He was always quick and articulate with his beybattles. Usually taking out his opponents in mere seconds.
Or perhaps it was because they weren't sure to cheer him on or boo him off. Everyone knows that there is a fine line between good and bad, but with Kai, the line seemed about as thin as a football field. You could never quite understand if what he was doing was right, wrong, wrong in a right way or right in a wrong way. He seemed to be the epitome the line, sometimes swaying left, sometimes right, sometimes in a direction undefined.
But probably because, no matter whether or not you admired him, or hated his guts, you had to respect him. No matter what the situation, he could come up with an answer. Not always right away, but in time, he'd have all the answers. They say no one person knows everything. But with Kai, you just had to wonder.
I know I did.
In fact, I still DO!
Forget this, all this moping; sulking, brooding and rotting about never solved anything. If I want to find Kai, I have to get up and get out there. No more waiting. After all, it's not like Kai's going to just walk in and say, "Here I am!"
We have a better chance seeing him grin.
Scary thought…
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The Baka-Bladers!
Rei, Max, Kenny and Johnny jumped at the sound of Tyson bursting out of his room. It wasn't long before they had a plan set up.
They would split up into groups of two and start scouring the city for any information on Kai's whereabouts. The leftover person would stay at the hotel and collecting information from both groups while helping pass other information on to the other group.
It was decided that Max would stay. He seemed to be developing a cold from staying out in the rain. He really should've thought to bring a jacket.
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Max's Journal EntryI'm so tired I can scarcely keep my eyes open, but I have to record what I found.
I was re-reading the torn paper that led to all of this madness, when I discovered something. There were indentations on the back of the paper. Like what you get when you write to hard on a sheet of paper. The paper underneath it gets indented.
Curious, I got a pencil and revealed what was indented on the paper.
It read, and this I completely quote;
"Leading Light Hotel London, England Reservation for 2 rooms Reservation Name(s) Hiwatari and Valkov"
It looks like things are finally looking up for us. Now to call the others…
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TalaTala groaned as he got up off of the floor, cleaning up all that water really sucked. He pulled out his journal and made a quick note.
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Tala's Journal Entry (GOB: More like quick note)
Note To Self: Show Kai how big a bitch payback can be…
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All right, done this chapter! Please review! And please, TELL ME WHETHER YOU WANT A SAD OR HAPPY ENDING OR BOTH!
