Disclaimer: I own Nami Ivanov, and the plot. Nothing else.
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Special Thanks To:
SGCred: First of all thanks for your reviews, and secondly thanks for your support. I hope you'll reach all your dreams because you deserve them, and more.
Xx Shadow Wolf xX2: Well I'm terribly sorry for taking so long, but I hope you like this chapter. Oh, and you'll have news from Nami «wink»
DarkZero313: Guess you'll have to read this chapter to find out, ne? «smiles»
Paris Super Girls: Well you'll know more about Nami in this chapter, and also about what will happen to Tala. Kai - obviously - is in this chapter, and about the Kane/Salima pairing or Kane being an obstacle...well, you'll have to wait to find out.
grand admiral chelli: Well your ideas are funny, and they would be great if this was a medieval fic (Kai bursting in a room riding a white stallion to rescue the lady in distress it's a great idea «hehe», but I'm not going to be able to use it in here, sorry). Oh, and you'll have all the answers to your questions, all you have to do is read «wink»
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I'm really sorry for taking so long to uptade this fic, but I had a writer's block, and that's something that I trully hate (who doesn't?). So I hope you guys can forgive me for such a bad chapter. «bows»
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Chapter 12: Nobody's Home
Hillary was looking at the river in front of her, her mind lost in thoughts and doubts that kept haunting her since the day Tyson had spoken those surprising words:
"Do you really have such opinion about me?"
A sigh escaped from Hillary's lips as the girl raised her knees, and wrapped her arms around them. Then she leaned her chin against her knees, though Hillary didn't stop staring at the pure and cold water in front of her.
'Why can't I just forget what he said?' the brunette asked herself 'It was just a question, and Tyson didn't look that hurt.'
Suddenly a cold breeze started playing with the girl's hair, and Hillary shivered at the sudden change of temperature:
"What's happening to me?" Hillary asked out-loud, before closing her eyes "Damn you, Tyson."
"Hillary, what are you doing here?" a familiar voice asked, and the brunette froze "Aww man, I was looking for a place I could be alone."
Slowly Hillary looked over her shoulder, and felt her breathe get stuck in her throat when her eyes fell on a dark blue haired boy:
"Hello Tyson." the brunette complimented, in a soft voice "You can stay if you want to, I won't make any noise."
"What?" Tyson asked surprised "Well, allright then."
With that Tyson sat next to Hillary, who started to feel rather uncomfortable with their closeness. True there was a still a gap between them, but that wasn't enough...Hillary could still smell the boy's cologne, and feel the energy that was irradiating from him.
'Ok, what's wrong with me? It's just Tyson. Just Tyson.' Hillary told herself as she lowered her knees, but crossed her arms
"So, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be studying or something?" Tyson asked as he turned to the girl, who looked down as soon as she felt Tyson's eyes on her
"Unlike you Tyson, I've done my homework." the brunette replied, in her usual voice "I have study already, and now it's time for relax."
"You? Relaxing?" Tyson repeated, looking surprised and shocked "That's unbelievable."
"And why's that? I'm a human too, you know?" Hillary asked, now sounding annoyed "Why do you keep treating me as if I'm perfect or something?"
"Hey, chill out Hillary, I'm just surprised that's all." Tyson explained with his hands raised, and Hillary stood up with her hands clenched into strong fists:
"You're a jerk, Tyson!" the brunette snapped, before running away leaving behind a dumbfounded Tyson
"What did I do?" the dark blue haired boy asked, as he watched Hillary's figure desappeared
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Mariah was busy making tea in the kitchen, that she didn't noticed a figure walking in.
"What are you doing?" Ray asked, and Mariah jumped in surprise before turning around with a hand on her chest:
"Oh, hello Ray." the pink haired girl complimented, before looking at the boiling water "I hope you guys don't mind me doing some tea, but I really need to calm down."
"Oh no, that's fine." Ray replied, as he shook his head "But is there anything wrong?"
"No, not at all." Mariah said, as she looked at the boy again "Just need to calm down, and I don't know why but tea usually helps me."
"But if you need to calm down that means there's something troubling you." Ray stated matter-of-factly, and Mariah sighed at same time she poured the hot water into a cup:
"Do you want tea?" the girl asked, and Ray nodded. Then, after grabbing another cup, Mariah continued "It's nothing really, I just can't keep thinking with did an injustice."
"Ah, you're talking about Nami." Ray commented, and the pink haired girl chuckled:
"Yeah, it's just that I don't see her a traitor." she replied, before handing Ray one of the cups "Ok so she's Tala's sister, but does that make her a bad person? Because if it does, you're stating I'm just like Lee."
"I know what you mean Mariah, and I agree with you, but the others don't think the same." Ray replied, as he sat in one of the chairs "They don't want Nami around now that they know who she is."
"But it's unfair, Nami left without having reasons to." Mariah said, at same time she sat next to Ray "A name does not have the power to speak for a person."
"I know that Mariah, but everything will be fine." Ray said as he put a hand over Mariah's, and linked his fingers with hers "Besides Nami has been gone for three days, what could be wrong?"
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A hoarse scream errupted from a dark room at same time waves of agony kept hitting a now fragile body. Various pairs of eyes watched as blood was extracted from sore muscles, and skin was being ripped from a pale form.
"Increase the power." Boris ordered as he watched the experience procede, while screams continued to break the silence like knives
Nami had never felt that way. She was literally bathed in sweat, while needles kept taking blood away from her veins, and electricity kept entering in her brain through sharp wires. She was feeling sick and tired, and Nami had yet to find the place where she kept finding the strength to keep breathing.
Another wave of almost unberable pain run through Nami's body: a pain which seemed to be made of hot faggers, poisoned needles, and haunting dreams.
It was then that Nami opened her dried mouth to scream, but nothing came out. Now all Nami could do was suffer in silence.
"Increase the power, again." Boris ordered, and the scientist that should take the order looked up at him:
"Sir, if I increase the power she may not survive." he said, and Boris stared at him with madness clear in his dark eyes while malice could be found on his smirk:
"Increase the illusions." he ordered before turning to the screens infront of him, all of them showing Nami on a bed looking pale and weak "I want her to be my masterpiece."
Behind Boris stood the Demolion Boys, all staring at the screens with emotionlessfaces. However, there was something that was not void of emotions: Tala's eyes.
Though he knew he was suppose to mantain his cool, and to stay silent the truth was that Tala was having a hard time to accomplish the orders. After all it was his sister who was being tortured, and no matter what Boris said Tala knew he couldn't keep quiet.
Without muttering a word Tala walked to Boris side, and not so patiently waited for the man to turn to him.
"What do you want?" Boris asked suddenly, without taking his eyes off the screens
"Sir be reasonable, experience 00 hasn't stop doing your tests since she got here how do expect her to accomplish her mission if you kill her?" Tala asked back, his voice flat
"She needs to be perfect." Boris started, as he turned to the leader of the Demolition-Boys "And she'll become perfect tonight."
"Why don't you allow me to go with her?" Tala asked with the same voice, and Boris smirked "I would make sure she does not fail."
"Do you think I'm stupid?" Boris asked, still smirking "I know why you want me to stop the tests, and let me tell you boy Nami will be perfect today, and I don't care if I have to destroy her to achieve that goal."
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Kai Hiwatari was watching his blade spin in front of his feet, and slowly bend down to grab it without caring if he could get hurt. His mind was too focused in another subject to actually think about the possible pain that could come from the contact between the still spinning beyblade, and Kai's skin.
'I wonder what's going to happen now.' Kai thought as he walked towards the iron fence that stopped people from falling down the cliff into the cold, salty water below 'It's almost impossible to determine Boris plan, unless there was a way of finding his hidding place, but that's impossible.'
Sudden footsteps broke the quiet, and pleasant silence, and Kai looked over his shoulder only to see Hillary emerging from the trees behind him.
"Oh hey Kai, I didn't know you were here." the brunette said in a very soft voice, but Kai kept silent "I can go if you want me to."
"This is a public area, you can do whatever you want to." Kai replied as he stared at the ocean in front of him, and Hillary looked down before sitting in one of the few benchs that existed there
Then very slowly the brunette looked at Kai's back, and decided to say something in order to stop herself from thinking about Tyson again.
"Wondering where Nami is?" Hillary asked only to wince when she understood that was something she definatly shouldn't have asked "Er...sorry, I didn't mean to ask that."
"Hn."
Even though she was still trying to find something to say Hillary couldn't help but notice Kai wasn't wearing his long white scarf, and then it clicked: Kai had used his scarf to bandage Nami's wrist, and the girl had yet to return it to him.
"Kai do you have any...idea of what's going to happen now?" Hillary asked, and the coloured haired boy crossed his arms "I mean ever since Nami left nothing has happened."
'And that's what worries me.' Kai thought as a sea-breeze started playing with his hair 'Should we breathe relieved since nothing has happened, or should we stay more alert?'
Kai I'm hearing that same voice I heard when Nami tried to kill herself. Dranzer said suddenly into the boy's mind, and even though he didn't know why Kai froze It's asking for us to forgive everything, that nothing that will happen in the future is real.
'Hn, what are you talking about?' Kai asked as he snapped from his trance 'You're not making any sense.'
Everything will be an illusion... an unknow voice whispered in Kai's mind The future will be unreal yet so true...
"What?" Kai asked out-loud, and Hillary adverted her eyes from the ocean to look at him, confused by the sudden question:
"Kai?" Hillary called, and slowly the russian boy turned to her "What's wrong?"
"Hn, lets go." was Kai only reply as he walked towards the spinney from where Hillary had come, and even though she was still slightly confused Hillary decided to follow him
After a not so short walk Kai, and Hillary finally reached Tyson's grandfather's dojo, and walked inside the garden only to see Ray sat in indian-style over one of the big stones that surrounded the lakelet while both Max, and Chief were talking in a corner with Dizzi next to them:
"Hey, where's everyone?" Hillary asked as she looked around, and both Max, and Chief turned to her:
"The Physchics are helping Tyson's grandfather in the kitchen, and the White Tigers are trainning in the backyard." Chief replied, and Hillary blinked:
"What about...Tyson?" she asked after a few seconds, and Max chuckled while a huge smile enlighted his face:
"Ah you know that guy, he went for a walk." he replied "But you can be positive he'll come back when the food is ready."
"Yeah, his stomach is his clock." Chief added, with a nod
Half an hour later, when Tyson's grandfather yelled 'the food is ready' everyone comproved how right Chief's words were. After all Tyson did appear running, and screaming 'food' before digging in.
While they were eating Kai looked through the open door next to him, which would lead to the garden:
The future will be unreal yet so true...
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"Take her away from my sight." Boris ordered as he watched three scientists taking wires, and needles away from an exausted body "Let her rest until she's able to stand on her own, we can't afford to lose any time."
After taking everything off Nami's body two of the three scientists put each of the girl's almost lifeless arms around their necks, and with a bit of difficulty they managed to drag the girl to the closest room.
Then after opening the door of the dark room the two scientists dropped the weak girl on the cold floor before getting away not really noticing the pair of eyes watching their every move.
When the room's door was closed Tala walked out of the shadows towards Nami's side, and without any effort he layed the girl on his so-called bed. Nami was not unconscious, but that was the last problem for Tala since he was far more worried about the girl's bloody arms, legs, and forehead.
Without thinking twice Tala walked towards the other side of the room, and opened a broken drawer only to take from it a small aid-kit he had managed to buy during one of his walks in the city. Then Tala walked to Nami's side again, and after kneeling next to her Tala opened the small white box:
"You stupid girl." Tala hissed as he grabbed the alchool, and a bit of cotton "Why didn't you look out for a good foster family? Why did you have to be such an idiot, and come here?"
When Tala poured a bit of alchool into the cotton, and pressed the fluffly cloth against one of the many wounds in Nami's right arm he saw the girl opening her mouth, but not a sound was heard
"Why did you come back?" Tala asked as he continued to disinfect Nami's limbs before grabbing a piece of badage so he could wrap the girl's forehead "Why do you have to be so damn stubborn?"
Suddenly with difficulty Nami's eyes fluttered open, and dark aqua-green eyes stared at the dirty ceiling above before looking to the right side, and meet a pair of aqua-blue ones.
'Who is he?' Nami asked as she continued to stare at Tala, who was still preparing the bandage 'He looks familiar yet I cannot give him a name.'
"Hn, you shouldn't be awake." Tala commented in his usual flat voice, and Nami blinked in confusion "But now that you are, rise your head a bit."
Even though it hurt her to move Nami did what she was told, and as she closed her eyes shut for pain kept errupting from her neck Tala bandaged her forehead with a quick movement:
"Hn, you can lean down." Tala said after a few seconds, and with a relieved sigh Nami let her head fall slowly towards the not so soft bed "Do you feel nauseous or sick?"
"N...no." Nami managed to say through a very hoarse voice, and Tala raised an eyebrow before grabbing the small glass of water he had on the poor bedside table, and get up so he could give the glass to the girl "Drink."
When Nami was about to raise her head she felt a cold hand touching the back of her neck only to raise her slowly, and in seconds the girl's dry lips meet the soft taste of water.
"T...thank you." Nami mumbled as Tala layed her back on the bed at same time he put the glass back to it's place "But w...who are you?"
At that question Tala opened his eyes wide in suprise, but before the girl could actually notice the look on his face Tala turned cold again, and crossed his arms:
"Hn, you don't remember?" he asked, and Nami looked at the ceiling before closing her eyes:
"I have the feeling I should." she said in the same hoarse voice "You do look familiar to me, but I...I can't give you a name. Can you...tell me what I should call you?"
"Do you know who you are?" Tala asked back, and Nami opened her eyes, and turned to him before glupping:
"I...my name is Nami Ivanov." she replied after a few seconds "Also called experience 00, and my mission is to destroy the Bladebreakers."
"Hn, and are you going to destroy them?" Tala asked as he leaned his back against the cold wall next to the bed "Do you know where you can find them?"
"Yes." Nami whispered as she tried to look at the red haired boy "They did terrible things, and they took me as a hostage to make Boris give up of his plan. They deserve to be destroyed."
"Hostage?" Tala repeated as he raised an eyebrow, before smirking "Is that what you think?"
"Yes, I had a dream where I saw they taking me away from a hospital." Nami replied as she blinked "They said I was the only person who could take them to Boris' hidding place, and they tried to kill me when I didn't tell them where it was."
"Hn, really?" Tala asked now truly amused by the girl's story "And tell me Nami how do you intend to find them? And when?"
"Boris is going to let me go soon." Nami replied as she looked at the ceiling "As soon as I'm able to move, he'll let me leave. But now...who are you?"
"I'm no one special." Tala replied as he gave a step fowards, still with his arms folded against his chest "Bu-"
Suddenly the door was opened, and the smallest member of the Demolition Boys walked inside carrying something in his arms:
"Boris sent this." was all Ian said as he put what seemed to be clothes over the only chair that existed in the room, and after glancing at both Tala, and Nami the purplish haired boy walked out of the room.
"What's that?" Nami asked as she tried to see what had been put on the chair, and in silence Tala picked the clothes up, before smirking:
"I believe these are your clothes." he replied, and Nami blinked
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Night had finally come, and everything was quiet inside the dojo, but that was manly due to the fact Tyson's grandfather had decided to take a bath leaving the three teams alone in the middle of the dojo while their minds tried to find out what they should do.
However not everyone was thinking about Boris nor about what they should do, there were a few teenagers which minds were too focused in others subjects, and in that small group were both Hillary, and Mariah.
Since she didn't feel to confortable around Tyson Hillary had decide to sit between Max, and Chief, but instead of trying to think about Boris the brunette was far more worried thinking about Tyson. About the way he laughed...about his lazzy posture...about his will to win every challenge...
'What's wrong with me?' Hillary asked herself, as she leaned her knees against her chest before hugging her legs 'Why can't I stop thinking about him? Why?'
As for Mariah the pink haired girl had her mind focused on Ray, and despite her efforts the girl didn't manage to stop thinking about him. Mariah felt bad for being thinking about Ray during such time, but no matter how hard she tried her heart would listen to her mind.
While her mind wanted to think about Boris, and Nami, her heart wanted to think about Ray.
'Why does this have to be so complicated?' Mariah asked herself as she glanced at Ray, who was sat next to Tyson with his arms crossed, and with his eyes closed 'Why can't he be honest with me, and with himself?'
"Kane don't you think we should go look for Nami?" Salima asked as she stared at the light blue haired boy "I have the feeling something bad has happened to her."
"Aw c'mon Salima, you know how they say: bad news come quickly." Jimmy commented as he shrugged "If something had indeed happened to Nami, we would have known."
"I know, but..." Salima trailled off when Kane put a hand over her shoulder, and slowly the girl turned to him:
"Don't worry, Nami is probably trying to find Boris' hidding place." he replied, and though she wasn't convinced Salima nodded
Kai was leaning against the wall with his arms folded against his chest, and with his eyes closed when a sudden image of Nami popped in his mind. When the face of the dark reddish-orange haired girl appeared in the darkness Kai went rigid, even though he had yet to find out why.
It was not like she meant something to him so why did his mind kept going back at her?
Kai, I think you should go outside. Dranzer said suddenly, and Kai opened his eyes though he continued still
'Hn, why?' he asked back
She's here.
Even though he didn't know why Kai got up, and turned to the entrance of the dojo ignoring all the stares he was recieving from everyone else.
"Hey Kai, what's up?" Tyson asked as he raised an eyebrow, but the coloured haired boy ignored the question by walking towards the door, and stare into the darkness
'Hn, are you sure?' Kai asked at Dranzer 'How can you tell she's here?'
The voice I told you about. Dranzer started I heard it again, it was saying she's here.
With narrowed eyes Kai walked out the dojo leaving his friends completely confused by his actions, and stepped inside the garden only to look around as if expecting Nami to show up.
"I know you're in here." Kai said in a cold voice, but the only reply he got was the wind rustling the trees' leaves
When Kai was about to enter inside the dojo again he heard a swift sound, and before he could gave a step foward a blood-red beyblade appeared in front of his feet spinning dangerously:
"Hn, don't you know you should never turn your back to your enemies?" a familiar voice asked, and slowly Kai turned around only to blink
Footsteps broke the silence of the night, and from the shadows a dark reddish-orange haired girl appeared. She was dressed in a pair of green baggy combat pants, a black t-shirt, and combat boots. Dark green fingerless gloves protected the girl's hands, while white bandages seemed to go from her wrists to her elbows. When gelid aqua-green eyes meet questioning reddish-brown eyes it was like everything had went silent.
Then before he could stop himself Kai breathed a single word:
"Nami..."
To Be Continued...