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Especial Thanks To:
SGCred: Who has given me all the support I need, and even bear with my negative moments. Now, you'll have to wait a little longer to know why Tala is so nasty towards his sister, but I promise it won't take too long. Thanks for your words and for everything you have been doing.
Dark Nadeshiko: Yeah I know it's 'Akuma', I just decided to twist the word a little bit, and it just come out as 'Akumu'. Thanks for pointing that out, though. I know my spelling leaves much to be desired, but since english is my second language is kinda hard for me to be aware of all mistakes I do and yes, I also thought it was obvious that Tala and Nami were siblings, but I had to leave a few hints about their relationship, don't you think? Oh, and sorry if Kai was too OOC, I know he was too cold, but there's a reason why he's acting so differently. Just wait, and you'll find out. However, I'm happy to know you like this so far.
XxCrimson ShadowxX: Well, yeah, I guess you'll have to read this chapter to find out if Tala and Nami are, or not, siblings. I just hope you can take the bomb. (hehe) Anyway, hope you like this.
Calm Soul: Yeah, big twist isn't it? But I hope you liked it, though.
DarkZero313: Yes, unbelievable isn't it? Well, but it did happen. (chuckles) Makes you wonder about what will happen next, doesn't it?
grand admiral chelli: I'm so relieved to know you liked the chapter (breaths relieved). I thought people would think it was impossible or simply stupid to have those two as siblings.
Xx Shadow Wolf xX2: I'm sooo sorry, I didn't meant to leave you hanging like that, but I had to stop somewhere didn't I? Yes, I know Kai was too harsh, but there's an explanation for his behavior (you'll have to wait to find out, though). Sorry if I took to long to uptade.
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And now with the chapter...
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Chapter 11: Where Will You Go
Everything was in silence, but it was quickly broken when the wind rustled the leaves and blow various types of hair away from shocked or emotionless faces.
Though Tala's words had been carried away by the wind, they continued to linger on that crowed part of the garden, while confused eyes looked from Tala to Nami, asking mute questions the girl could hear.
"B...brother?" Ray finally stutted, as the wind started to play with his long hair "How's that possible?"
However Tala didn't said a thing, instead he smirked, and took his eyes off the dark reddish-orange haired girl in front of him to look down, at his beyblade:
"Wolfborg, attack!" he ordered, but Nami didn't open her mouth nor did she looked at her beyblade. She was feeling various pairs of eyes staring at her back, and her mind was so lost in a turmoil of thoughts that she didn't care about the battle.
'How could he?' Nami asked herself her eyes fixed on Tala, but the girl was too worried about her friends' reaction to those words to actually see to whom she was looking at
'Tala is Nami's brother?' Ray asked, as he looked at Nam's back 'Why didn't she told us? Is she in the midddle of all this? Is she going and try to steal our bit-beasts?'
"Nami, look out!" Salima shouted suddenly, and the dark reddish-orange haired girl snapped from her thoughts, and looked up to see Wolfborg bitting Akumu's neck, while the two beyblades continued to spin against each other, creating sparks of all sizes.
Nami's breathe was now coming out in irregular breaths, and the girl closed her eyes in an attempt to control herself and to stop tears from appearing.
'I hate you, Tala.' Nami thought before opening her eyes, shocking all of her friends since her eyes were now completely black while her fists were clenched so hard that small red drops were falling on the ground.
"Akumu, Shock Roar!" Nami shouted, and the black panther's eyes glowed back
Then, and even though Wolfborg was still bitting Akumu's neck, that didn't stopped the panther from giving a huge roar, which came out of her mouth in shock-waves. Those same shock-waves immediatly hit Wolfborg, who fell to his side, unable to mantain the balance.
"Akumu, Death Clash!" Nami commanded with her eyes still black, and Tala narrowed his eyes as he watched the two beyblades shocking against each other in a dangerous way. At same time, Akumu started running at an incredible speed towards Wolfborg, before slamming her head against the other bit-beast's rib-cage.
"You had no right to say that!" Nami shouted as she looked at Tala, her eyes flashing silver before turning black again "Do you think it was smart from your part, to say that? Think again, brother."
"Hn, I would like to see you try." Tala said, but before he could order something to Wolfborg three beyblades appeared out of nowhere, separating Tala's beyblade from Nami's
"It's time to go." Ian said, as his beyblade flew to his hand at same time as Bryan and Spencer's returned to their owners' open hands
Without a word, Wolfborg desappeared and the grey beyblade flew to Tala's hand, who smirked at Nami:
"Now it's time for your nightmares begin." he said, before turning around and walk away with the rest of the Demolition Boys
Nami watched Tala walk away before looking to Akumu, that was looking back at her, and after a nod from the dark reddish-orange haired girl the bit-beast desappeared. It was only when the beyblade was back to Nami's hand, that the girl blinked making her eyes return to their normal aqua-green color.
"Nami..." a surprised voice whispered, and the girl froze: she had forgotten about her friends.
"Nami, turn around." Ray's voice said, and after taking a deep breath the girl did what she was told
Pale or shocked faces, all with wide eyes and dropped mouths, was what Nami faced once she turned around to see her friends. Ray was the one who looked more shocked, while Kai had a surprise look on his face, and all the Physchics' faces were pale.
"Nami, w...what was that all about?" Ray asked, and the dark reddish-orange haired girl lowered her eyes, ashamed of what had happened:
"Well, you see..." Nami trailled off when a shout was heard, and everyone turned to their sides to see Tyson and the rest of the group walking towards them
"Hey, guess what? The teacher didn't show up." Tyson said smiling, and Hillary rolled her eyes though she had managed to stay quiet this time.
"Hey, what's up?" Max asked as he stared at his friends, who continued to look at Nami with shocked or worried faces "Did something happened? Weren't you suppose to be in a class?"
After closing her eyes, Nami grabbed her beyblade harder and took a deep breath before looking to her friends, but she froze when her eyes found Kai's:
"I have something to tell you." the dark reddish-orange haired girl started, though she continued to look at Kai "Something I should have told you since the beginning."
"What is it?" Mariah asked worried, and Nami managed to break the eye-contact with Kai so she could looked at the others.
'There's no way to escape now.' Nami thought, before opening her mouth and confess her deepest secret:
"My name is Nami Ivanov, and I'm Tala's twin sister." she said in a soft voice, and every mouth dropped:
"WHAT?!" everyone, minus Kai, Ray and the Phychics asked
"Excuse me Nami, but can you repeat what you just said? Tyson asked, as he cleaned his right ear "I thought you had said you're Tala's sister."
"And you heard it well, Tyson." Nami said, as she looked to the dark blue haired boy "I'm seven minutes younger than Tala." the girl added, and Tyson opened his eyes wide
"Why didn't you told us?" Max asked, confused "Do you make part of Boris' plans? Did you do all this, so you could steal our bit-beasts?"
"No, I would never do that!" Nami exclaimed, as she shook her head "I could never do that."
"Then why didn't you told us?" Lee asked suddenly, as he crossed his arms "I bet you were waiting for the oportune moment to grab their bit-beasts, and run away."
"No!" Nami shouted, as she turned to the White Tiger's leader "I would never do that!"
"That fact explains lots of things." Kai's voice started, and Nami froze on the spot "The fact you managed to get away from the Abbey without being caugh, the fact you knew about Boris' plans, the fact you knew who we were and where to find us..."
Suddenly a cold wind wrapped around Nami's body, and the girl bite her lip before turning around, tears now forming in her eyes though the girl was trying hard not to look weak:
"How can you say that?" she asked, angrily "If I was here to steal something, then why would I bother to befriend you? Why would I fight Tala? And why would I try to kill myself?!"
"To make everything look real." Chief said suddenly, and everyone turned to him "You said it yourself, Boris' plan is a reality unreal and you prove how easy it is to make people live in an illusion."
"Stop it!" Salima shouted suddenly, before walking to Nami's side "Stop it guys, just because Nami is Tala's sister, it doesn't mean she's like him!"
"Well, if she isn't like him, then why didn't she told us the truth as soon as we met?" Kevin asked, in a 'answer that' kind of voice "What did she had to hide?"
"Everything." Nami replied, suddenly "I had to hide everything from you, because I knew you would react this way if I told you I'm Nami Ivanov."
"How do you know that?" Tyson asked "We would probably accept it, but you just decided to hide everyting from us."
"And that practically means you're hidding something else." Lee added
"That's a lie!" Kane exclaimed, surprising everyone "Just because she's an Ivanov it doesn't mean she's like her brother or Boris. C'mon guys, you have been with her for a long time now, can't you see Nami would never try to do something against you?"
"Why do you keep protecting her?" Ray asked confused, and all the Psychics turned to him "You knew?"
"Yes." Kane replied, after a few seconds "Of course we knew; that was the first thing Nami told us when she met us, and Tala always treated her by 'sister' everytime he wrote a letter to her."
"So you knew about it all along, and you didn't told us?!" Tyson asked, surprised "Why?"
"Because I told them not to." Nami explained "But if you don't believe in me, just tell me so. I won't stay if you don't want me to, and I won't stay if you don't trust me anymore either."
Salima was about to open her mouth, but Kane put a hand over her shoulder to stop her. He knew that the future would have to be decided by the Bladebreakers, and not by whatever they could say to change their friends minds.
Seconds passed in silence, while everyone shared looks and unsure stares, until Nami sighed:
"Very well, then." she whispered before turning around, and the first person she saw staring at her was Kai, who had an emotionless look on his face.
Nami's heart skipped a beat when the girl found it impossible to see a single emotion on Kai's eyes, but Nami immediatly looked down when Kai gave a step foward.
Then, without saying a word, Nami passed beside Kai, grabbed her bag, and only then she turned to her friends:
"I'm going to pick my things." she said "And then I'll leave."
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Boris was busy planning his next move, when a scientist appeared on his side looking pale and worried. Under his right arm was a large amount of papers, which words had been written by one of the many computers on the room:
"Sir, we're having problems with 01." the man dressed in the gown said, and Boris turned to him:
"Really?" he asked, before smirking "So he's trying to fight, huh? Put him on the tube, and show me the experience."
"Yes sir, right away sir." the scientist said before walking away at a fast rate, and Boris put a pen over the desk before turning the four screens in front of him on.
As always all he could see was four tubes, being three of them being used by three boys while the fourth continued empty.
As he moved the camera from side to side, Boris tried to find the experience 01, and he ended up finding him breaking a few screens and glasses, while three scientists tried to call him down.
Tala was indeed a very weird creation: he was a cyborg, created not to feel emotions yet, as every human, he had a weakness. A weak point not many knew about, unless they had heard about 'experience 00'.
But who would have thought that Tala Ivanov's weakness was a girl?
"Get off me!" Tala shouted suddenly, as two scientists managed to held his arms while the thrid one grabbed a very large needle "You better not come close to me with that, or I'll stick that shit on your ass!"
At that Boris smirked, Tala may had been concieved not to feel emotions and to accept all orders without complaining, but he had turned to be a surprise since the beginning of that plan.
Better, Tala had become a box full of surprises since he had found out what Nami had to do with the plan.
"Put him inside the tube, now!" Boris ordered through a microphone as soon as he saw the scientist stick the needle on Tala's arm "And don't botter me unless it's something important."
With that, Boris turned the screens off and looked down at the paper he had been written on: the second part of the plan was about to begin.
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Slowly Nami opened the closet, and started to take from the inside the few clothes she had: the clothes she had been wearing when she had found the Bladebreakers by acident (even though they had been the ones she had been looking for), and four other pairs of clothes (a blood-red shirt, a black jacket, and two black baggy pants).
Behind the girl, who had now walked towards the bed for that had been where she had put her bag, was one person: Kai Hiwatari.
Kai was watching Nami folding the clothes, and put them inside the bag not caring if someone was watching her every move, and observing her as if they were trying to find something.
It was only after she had everything settle that Nami turned to her beyblade, which was beside the bag, and grabbed it:
Are you sure do you want to leave? Akumu asked, as Nami put the beyblade on her jean's pocket
Peace and trust take years to build, and seconds to shatter. was all the dark reddish-orange haired girl replied before putting the bag over her right shoulder, and turn to the room's door
"I'm done." Nami said to Kai, who crossed his arms and continued to stare at girl "Do you need something or can I just leave?"
"I only have one question." the bluish-grey haired boy started, and Nami looked at him waiting for Kai to continue "Why did you lie?"
"I didn't." Nami replied, as she shook her head "But you don't think that way."
With that the girl simply started walking towards the door, but when she was about to walk into the hall, Kai grabbed her arm:
"I'm going to find out the truth, eventually." he said, and Nami turned to him:
"Lets just hope it won't be too late." she replied before getting way from Kai's grip, and start walking towards the stairs
On the living-room where the Bladebreakers and the White Tigers, all whispering things while they stared at the door, while the Phychics were reunited at a corner, looking worried:
"Kane, we cannot leave her." Salima said "It took us too long to find her, and there's no way we're going to abandon her just because they" she points to the other two teams with her head "don't trust her."
"I never said we would leave her alone, did I?" Kane asked, as he crossed his arms "But we cannot go with her, if she doesn't want to."
"What do you mean she wouldn't want us to go?" Salima asked, surprised "Of course she will ask us to go, it's our duty as her friends to help her!"
"No, I want you to stay here." a voice whispered from behind the group, that turned around only to face Nami "I want you to stay, and help them to find a way to end Boris' plans."
"But...but we can't..." Salima trailled off, when the other girl shook her head:
"You're not coming with me, Salima." Nami said, in a 'that's decided' kind of voice "You need to help them to find a way to finish this nightmare once and for all. Besides, that's what I'll try to do while I'm gone."
"Are you sure you'll be fine?" Jimmy asked, and Nami smiled at him:
"Of course I will, Jim." she replied "Besides, it's not like I'm going to do something foolish."
"Are you sure you don't want one of us to go with you?" Kane asked suddenly, and the dark reddish-orange haired girl looked at him "I mean, we could..."
"I'm going alone, Kane." Nami cut off before looking to the Bladebreakers and to the White Tigers, who were now looking to them "It's not because they don't trust me anymore, that I'll stop helping them. They deserve my help, after everything they did."
"Very well, we'll try to help them while you're gone." Kane said, and Nami smiled at him before taking a deep breath, and turn to the other two teams. Kai hadn't come down, and Nami knew he probably had decided to stay in his room.
"Goodbye." was all Nami said before putting the bag over her shoulder, and walk to the hall.
Unbeknowst to Nami, some elements from the Bladebreakers and from the White Tigers were feeling terrible about her leaving. Nevertheless, the rest of them had made it clear that Nami was a traitor.
"Ray, do you think we should let her go?" Mariah asked in a whisper, at same time she stepped closer to the black haired boy "I mean, we have no evidence she's a traitor."
"I know that Mariah, but the others were too clear about it." Ray replied, at same time a soft click indicated that Nami had left the house "Right now it doesn't matter what we think, for the others Nami's actions indicate what she trully is, and no one wants to give a damn about the rest."
As soon as she closed the door, Nami was hit by a feeling she was scared of: loneliness.
True she was used to it, but everytime she came face-to-face with such feelings - of being alone, and the feeling that you're not important for anyone - Nami couldn't stop from mentally scream for a savior she knew that would never come.
A savior Nami wanted so much to come, but that she knew she would never be allowed to touch.
With a deep breath Nami gave a few steps foward before looking over her shoulder towards the house, in an attempt to keep in her mind all the memories she had.
However not many seconds later Nami decided it was time to go, and after clenching her left fist she walked towards the road, where she desappeared after a few steps completely unaware someone had been watching her.
From behind the dark curtains of the room, Kai watched Nami desappear out of sight before sitting on his bed. Next to him was the only thing that had some kind of connection with the dark reddish-orange haired girl: the pj's she used to wear.
Without noticing Kai put a hand over the white shirt of the pj, and clenched his fist at same time he felt the soft touch of the cloth against his skin.
Now that he was alone in his room, Kai couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. However that feeling had nothing to do with the situation they were in...the feeling had to do with him.
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After a long run Nami reached a desert park, and now she was sat in one of the swings, moving her legs slowly back and forth while her mind was lost in memories and thoughts.
Funny how many of her past memories had to do with swings. With a small smile on her face, Nami leaned her head against the chain of the swing: when she was younger Nami would always go to a park close to her house, in Russia, and Tala would always watch out for her.
Never, even when he was busy playing beyblade or talking with his friends, did Tala stopped watching over his sister.
Nami also remember the day she had lost her parents, and how mature Tala had looked. She had never seen him shed a single tear after that day.
Their parents were nature-lovers, but while their father prefered the wildness of a jungle, their mother prefered the quietness of the ocean depths. However, on that day, they had decided to go climb a small mountain promising to their six year old children they would come back.
But they never did.
As she closed her eyes, Nami kept remembering what had happened after the bomb was dropped: she had started crying while Tala had been listening to the officer, without a single emotion on his face.
However the mystery behind Yuri and Macha Ivanov deaths was a mystery, for no one knew what had happened.
It was then that the Ivanov siblings were sent to an orphanage, and it had been since that day Tala and Nami vowed never to leave each other side, even if one of them was adopted. And they had managed to keep that promise, specially since the person who had appeared at their orphanage one day, wishing to adopt a child, had been Boris.
However the problem was that Boris was looking for eight or nine year old kids, that had to be boys, and no matter how hard he had tried not to Tala ended up in Boris'aim. After all, at the age of eight, Tala was already able of hidding most of his emotions, due to what had happened to his parents, and he was also a great beyblader.
Nevertheless, when Boris decided to adopt Tala, the boy had refused mainly because he didn't wanted to leave Nami behind. After all, they had promise to stay together forever.
It had been then that Nami told her brother to leave for she would do anything to find him in case a family decided to adopt her, and take her away.
What none of the siblings knew at the time, was that Boris had one eye on Tala while the other was on Nami.
Suddenly footsteps broke Nami's thoughts, and the girl looked up only to look away almost immediatly:
"What are you doing here?" she asked, and a shadow on the sand appeared next to hers:
"I came to take you with me." Tala replied as he crossed his arms, and Nami rolled her eyes:
"What makes you think I'm going with you?" she asked as she turned to the boy, and Tala smirked:
"It's not like you have any other place to go." he stated, matter-of-factly
"That's what you think." Nami replied, coldly "I can go anywhere I want."
"Really? And since when do you have money even to eat?" Tala asked, in the same tone of voice as the girl
"I don't need your help!" Nami exclaimed, as she stood up
"Of course you don't, you just need a bed and some food." Tala replied as soon as he heard Nami's stomach grumble, and Nami mentally cursed her luck
"I'm not going." the dark reddish-orange haired girl replied as she crossed her arms, and Tala chuckled:
"As you wish." he said, in a tedious voice "Oh, but one last thing, it was said it will be rather cold this night."
Though she had looked away in an attempt to look as if she didn't cared, Nami looked at Tala's back as soon as the boy started walking away. The fact that it would be cold didn't scared her, since Nami had been used to it during her search for the Bladebreakers, but Tala's invitation also meant something else: it meant that she could find where Boris was.
Now that was an opportunity she couldn't lose.
"Tala, wait." Nami said as she raised a hand, and Tala stopped his tracks at same time a smirk appeared in his face "Please, let me come with you."
"Oh, so now you changed your mind." Tala said in a fake surprised voice, and Nami licked her lips:
"Please Tala, let me come with you." she repeated, and the red haired boy crossed his arms:
"Hn fine, just follow me." was all he said, before start walking again now with Nami at his side
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As the Ivanov siblings kept walking beside the roads, Nami couldn't help but find it weird because the direction they were taking would lead them to a place where she was practically everday.
But why would Boris chose such place? It was always full of people, and it was practically impossible to pass unnotice with all the equipment they used.
"How can it be?" Nami whispered, and Tala smirked:
"Don't tell me you forgot how sly Boris can be." he replied, and Nami stared at him:
"But how?" she asked, but silence was the only thing that answered her
With a growl Nami kept following Tala through an enclosure she already knew, but the girl silently gasped when she saw to where her brother was going. It was a passage she had never noticed before, and since it was well hidden by a pair of bushes and trees, Nami was almost positive no one else knew about it.
"Hurry up!" Tala instructed as he desappeared through a large and metallic door
After a nod Nami walked to Tala's side, and both teenagers continued their silent way through a very well iluminated hall. On both sides of the wall were lamps and security advices, which seemed to work 24/7.
Now that was an obstacle for anyone who wished to enter in there, without being noticed.
However, what Nami did noticed was the fact that finally they had found a hidden place that was clean, and which didn't had water running down the walls nor rats in every corner. Then again, being the hidding place located in such position, it would be suprising if Nami found something which could indicate any dirtiness.
"C'mon." Tala said breaking Nami's thoughts, and the girl looked at her brother only to see him stopping ahead of her, next to a wooden door "Boris is waiting for you."
Nami felt her heart skip a beat at the sound of the name 'Boris', even though she didn't knew why she was feeling so scared. Nami was conscient of what she had done, and she was also prepared to suffer the consequences.
After taking a deep breath Nami walked pass Tala into the room, and felt herself tremble in fear when her eyes fell over four screens which showed Ian, Spencer and Bryan inside three tubes.
"Well, well, well, we finally meet again experience 00." a voice commented, and Nami immediatly looked to her side only to see Boris emerging from the shadows with his hands behind his back "Had fun with the enemies?"
"What do you want?" Nami asked back, as she narrowed her eyes
"Now now Nami, is that the way how you talk with the person who's in charge of welcome you home?" Boris asked with a smirk, and Nami clenched her fists:
"What do you want?" she asked again, and Boris walked closer to her:
"I already told you, my dear failed experience, I'm here to welcome you home." he repeated "You know, I asked for a few...opinions, and everyone gave me the same idea of how I should welcome you back."
Despite the fact she was trying to look tough, Nami couldn't help but swallow hard when she saw there was something behind Boris 'inocent' look. There was something more dark...malice, and was that pleasure?
Suddenly, before Nami could say a thing, Boris raised a hand only to show a black, leather wip on his hand.
'Oh no, not again!' Nami shouted in her mind
"This is your welcome home party." was all Boris said, before lowering the wip towards the eighteen year old girl
Not many seconds later a scream errupted from the room, into the silent walls.
To Be Continued...