Kitten: GOMEN NASAI!!! T-T… I know this chapter is really late! I'm sorry… I'M REALLY SORRY!! Please accept my apologies. bows I do have a plausible excuse for my absence, although you probably don't wanna hear it. Oh well, you get to know anyway even if you don't. I WAS BUSY! I have a life outside of being an authoress, as… crazy as that may seem. All of you don't blame me for that, do you? Please don't… big kitty eyes and sad mewing I LIVE TO WRITE FOR ALL OF YOU (to an extent)! SO DON'T BE ANGRY AT ME! Alright? Okay. winks now, down to business. Everyone happy to see me back once again for the fourth chapter of You deserve better?
Kai & Rei: monotone whoopee… you're back… rolls eyes while twirling a finger in air
Kitten: T-T… that's mean, you know. I'm gonna give you a happy ending. It just doesn't seem like it is all…. Don't you believe me when I say that? My readers seem to… T-T
Kai & Rei: still monotone ¬¬ we believe you, Ki-Chan.
Kitten: eyes start to water I know you don't…. sniff Ryou!!!
Ryou: enters the room, audience applauses yes? gets tackled by a sniffing Kitten right when he enters Aww, what's wrong my little Kitty? wraps his arms around her waist, Kitten sniffs, cries and sobs into his chest even more OO… Wait, why am I here? Shouldn't Yuri be here? I'm not even IN Beyblade… I'm from Yu-Gi-Oh, remember?
Kitten: doesn't let go of her white-haired bishie I know… but I felt like having you here instead of Yuri, is that okay?
Ryou: ano… err… I guess…. Now, what's wrong? Kitten points over his shoulder to something behind Ryou, Ryou turns his head around and sees the angry couple Ah… I see. Well, they're just being stupid. We all know you're going to give them a happy ending so don't be affected by their stupid actions. If they don't believe you, they will soon enough when the time comes. Of course, there is the point that they'll hate you a bit more because of this chapter… quickly adds but that'll all be forgotten when they see the end.
Kitten: gasps and whacks Ryou on the arm Ryou! You gave the chapter away! Now they're going to ask me about it! And that's not good! You know what they're going to do right now, don't you?!
Ryou: oops. Gomen… sweatdrops once Kitten leaves his arms and gets chased by Kai and Rei who shout at her "WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW?!"sigh Since Kitten can't continue, I guess I will. Thanks to Forfirith-on-a-sugar-high, Prozacfairy, Tai-writer, Platinum Rei, Kodaku Wolf, and Bonnie/max/rei for the great reviews. Special thanks to GemGemJoo (Kitten really enjoys talking to you on MSN and considers you a new friend, isn't that great? smiles in the kawaii way he does) for your encouragement, reviews, continued support and chats on MSN.
Summary: see chapter 1
Pairings: Kai x Rei, Yuri x OC and Takao x Max
Warnings: a bit OOC. PG-13 for fluff, course language and sexual innuendo/implications
This chapter: more unintentional betrayal by Hiwatari Kai to Kon Rei, mild violence by Kinomiya Takao to one Hiwatari Kai, and Kon Rei getting his feelings hurt again. Rei: What?!! Why?!!! I thought Kai was being sincere in that letter! Kitten: he was being sincere… but there were things he didn't add that he should've is all! Kai: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO ME?! Kai & Rei: WHY YOU! chases after Kitten Kitten: AHH! Ryou, help! Ryou: - -"…
Disclaimer by Kitten: I don't own it, I don't own it, I don't own it! Leave me alone T-T… I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! either (because of Ryou). I may have forgotten to mention this though the last three times. I OWN THE PLOT/IDEAS FOR THIS FIC AND MY OC! Don't steal, eh? Kilana's mine. (yes, I am Canadian, if you're wondering.)
Ryou: I hope I finished everything that needs to be done. If not, I think Kitten will hurt me. No wait, maybe she won't 'coz she loves me so much smiles well, enjoy!
Notes: "talking", italics = thinking in POV, 'thinking in non POV', {telepathic messages}
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You deserve better: IV
Meanwhile Rei was talking to Kilana and Yuri… with Takao…
(Takao POV)
For… Kami's… sake! Why won't they stop?! pant, pant Aren't they tired yet?! gasp I know I am! Sheesh! I've led them the same way over and over again and have already tired myself out! Shouldn't they be tired and irritated by this as much as me, maybe even more? pant, pant Kami, I'm going to die! I can't run any longer! How do these abbey people do this! How long can they chase me and yell "Takao, stop! We're here to help you!" and "Stop your running, Kinomiya! We're not going to hurt you! We're helping, you fat idiot!"
… Huh? I pause for a minute. … wait a minute… He said 'helping'… Does this mean what I think it means…? I suddenly stop running in realization and turn around to face them. Unfortunately for all three of us, they didn't notice my sudden stop and ran into me knocking all of us over into a giant tangled heap on the floor.
"Thank Kami you stopped, Takao." Spencer said taking a few deep breaths.
"Yes, we were beginning to think that we needed to cut your legs off with our blades before you realized we were trying to HELP!" Bryan said, annoyed. He got up with a bit of difficulty as we were all tangled up, glaring at me of course (typical Bryan behaviour, honestly). He dusted himself off, helped Spencer up and then roughly pulled me up. "What is wrong with you, Kinomiya?" Bryan asked, through grit teeth. I just rolled my eyes, thinking to myself you stupid idiot, how could you not know?!
"What do you mean what's wrong with me?! Hello, you're the enemies sent to stop us from getting to Kai! How am I supposed to know that you were actually helping me get to the traitor?" Bryan looked up and tapped his chin thoughtfully.
"That's quite true…. But you could've at least listened to our shouting. Then maybe you would've gotten the idea."
"How am I supposed to concentrate on what you're yelling when I'm in the 'run as fast as you can because they're trying to stop you!' mode?" Bryan rolled his eyes at me (another typical Bryan gesture). I just stuck my tongue out at him. I know I'm right, so why should I admit I'm wrong just to avoid conflict? Of course, Bry begs to differ… Uh… no duh…?
"Jeez, Takao…." Bryan said, whacking his forehead with the palm of his hand and shaking his head at me. "Okay, whatever… We're wasting time here. We have to get you Kai before Boris and the guards catch on to Yuri and Kilana's little plan to get you to meet while they talk to Rei." Hold on…; Kilana? That's a girl's name… What's a girl's name doing in that sentence? What does she have to do with this? And why does she wanna talk to Rei? If there actually is a she that is…
"I'm confused… Who's Kilana?" I ask, scratching my cheek with my index finger, sweatdropping and smiling sheepishly. Wait, I remember seeing a raven-haired girl chase after Rei with Yuri… But I could've been hallucinating… I mean, there couldn't be any girls in here, could there? No… there can't be. It coulda been a guy with really long hair and likes to put it up in Chinese style buns and dress like a girl… Yeah, that's it! (A.N.: anyone notice how dumb Takao's being? Everyone: snicker Takao: ¬¬ Kitten: I'll shut up now.)
"Substitute and co-captain of the Demolition Boys," Bryan (for just a brief second) sighed dreamily, which I found really scary 'coz that's not Bryan-like behaviour. "and Yuri's girlfriend…." Bryan subconsciously stressed the word girlfriend and glared at nothing in particular while fisting his hands tightly at his side. Okay… this is really scary. … There really is a girl in this horrid place! And she's the co-captain of the best team in Russia no less, which means she's probably really good at beyblading! And to top it all off, Bryan seems jealous that she's Yuri's girlfriend. Hmm… maybe he likes this 'Kilana'? That's very scary, but oddly interesting. Still, it's more surprising that she's the co-captain of the Russian world champs. Okay, this is really freaking me out so I have to spaz out loud now.
"There's actually a girl in this abbey?! I swear I thought I was hallucinating when I saw her go after Rei! I thought this was an all-boys school! Who is she and why is she a part of your team and this horrible abbey's plans for world domination?!" I shouted out of awe and surprise/shock. Bryan and Spencer automatically put their fingers in their ears at my as Kenny calls it 'decibel level'.
"She was a special student." Spencer answered. "She was an exception to the all boys rule. Boris thought that she could be an asset to his and Voltaire's plan because they saw a hidden darkness within her mind and soul that could be extremely helpful and powerful if they found out how to unlock it so they accepted her and turned her into one of us… for a while. Two and a half years ago, she, along with Yuri, somehow broke free of Boris' mind control when they fell in love with each other and became lovers." When Spencer said that, Bryan immediately started growling quietly. Yep, Bryan definitely loathes Yuri for being with this Kilana person. And he looks like the type who couldn't love at all… so much for that accusation. "Bryan broke free as well when he realized he was also in love with our co-captain and Kai was never controlled in the first place. All four of them broke the control they had on Ian and I afterwards. Ever since then, we've been acting to not get suspected."
"But if she's co-captain of your team, then how come she hasn't been at any of your matches? She's supposed to be there, isn't she?! How come we haven't seen her at any BBA party, meeting, tournament or match?! If she's doesn't have to show, then how come Kai has to when he was still with us? He could've easily just ditched us like she does to your team!" Bryan, at this point, glares at me with an expression that says 'Shut up and quit your rambling or you ain't getting an answer to ANY of your questions that you're asking me'.
"She prefers to keep her status in the abbey and on the team a secret. It would cause too much commotion for the abbey and us if she revealed herself too early, since she's one of the stronger bladers and has a pretty important role in the take over… which also means YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ABOUT HER. You'll know more about her when you meet up with Kai. He knows more about her than I do." I raise an eyebrow. There obviously is a connection between her and Kai… and our team as well, seeing as how she'd actually want to help with the whole Kai & Rei situation… just what that connection is, I don't know. But I suspect it has something to do with Rei…. Why else would she help and want to talk to him? Bryan pressed on his headset, apparently getting a message from someone. "If you actually want to see Kai as much as they say you do, you better follow us. Now." Bryan started walking down the hall towards a door that had an eerie green glow coming from the cracks. This is starting to get even scarier. I wonder…
"Is that room where Kai is?" I voice my question aloud.
"Yes." Bryan replies curtly. I'll ignore Bry's attitude.
"How do you know that?"
"Will you stop asking questions? You're driving me insane, Kinomiya." Bryan said, giving me a good whack upside the head.
"Fine…" I grumble, rubbing the sore spot. Bryan smirked then stopped in front of the door and unlocked it.
"I warn you, don't be stupid and start screaming your head off when you see what's in there. And I don't mean Kai. You'll alert the guards and possibly everyone else in this place as well and that's not a good thing." I just stared at him. What in Hell's name could he possibly mean by that? "He's waiting for you." With that, Bryan and Spencer touched my shoulders briefly and disappeared down another corridor. I take a look around before entering. I have to admit that Kami, this place scares me. The only lighting is torches and some lights and the corridors are dark so you don't know where in Kami's name they take you. How do the Demolitions Boys and all the other bladers live here? It seems so dark and unliveable… I pull open the door and walk in… what I saw was absolutely horrifying… but cool, in the creepy sort of way.
"Oh my God…" I said to myself, looking at all the glowing tubes. I walked over to the first one and tapped on the glass. It flashed and a weird blob of light showed up, floating around in the green liquid. This… can't be happening! "Is… that a bit-beast?!" I gasped and backed away slightly, terrified of what I was seeing before me. Why is it trapped in there?! The poor thing! This is so wrong! They can't do this to them!
"A very good guess, Takao." A voice said from within the shadows of the room. Who the Hell? "It is a bit-beast. An artificial one though." That explains it… "Smart, Takao." That voice could be no other than him… it's too distinct, dripped with sarcasm. I whipped toward the direction the voice was coming from and was speechless. And there the traitor was… standing in front of a tube. He was holding Black Dranzer (evil, evil little thing…) in the palm of his hand and staring at it with an angry and at the same time disappointed look. He roughly put the beyblade in the glass compartment letting Black Dranzer out into the green goop so it could rest inside the tube instead of the bit-chip. He stood up tiredly and faced me with a sad smile.
"Kai…" was all I could mutter.
At first, I was actually happy to see the Sourpuss. He may have been cruel, cold and insulting to me and sometimes to the rest of the team, including Rei, but he was still our friend deep down and we cared about him, as hard to believe as that may seem. Some even cared more than they should have. And because of that, no matter how hard I tried to resist feeling sorry, his appearance affected me. His eyes were puffy and red, like he had been crying a lot lately, his clothes dishevelled and dirty, the shark fins on his face were smeared and he looked… sad. Depressed. Miserable. I had to feel sympathetic for the way he looks… and I even thought that he might actually have realized his error. But then all the things he did… the lies, the deception, the betrayal to the one person he held dear… Rei… flooded my brain once more, along with all the rage and anger I hold towards him. He had done so much with so much as a leaving… It was then I realized I can no longer trust and believe him as much as I did, feel the same way I did, and be concerned about anything having to do with him, Rei being an exception. No matter how miserable he looks, I can't be fooled.
I can't.
I won't be fooled.
I growled low in my throat, causing Kai's eyes to widen then close with a sigh. I approached him glaring, balling my hand into a fist and landed one right across his jaw. He stumbled backwards a few steps, staring at the ground making it impossible to see his reaction to my hitting him. He then looked up a bit, and smiled again, rubbing his jaw, mumbling under his breath 'I deserved that.' Unknown to him, I heard it.
"You cold bastard," I spat. "You DID deserve that. You SO fucking deserved that. How could you do this to us?! And especially to Rei of all people! Who the fuck do you think you are, playing around with his feelings like that?! You have no bloody right! He loved you so much and you know it, Kai! He never did anything to you! What the Hell is your fucking problem?!" Kai looked at me, glaring his iciest glare. I didn't even flinch. I could care less.
"Takao, if you don't shut up-"
"You'll what? Leave again?" I said. "You've already done that, you asshole." I crossed my arms and sneered at him.
"Takao, if you don't shut up, I WON'T TELL YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW." Kai said, glaring at me still, but now through… tears. I gulped. Is Kai… crying? That can't be possible. I'm seeing things! And as if he was reading my mind, he answered me.
"Yes, Takao, these are tears. I AM a human being, with feelings, just. like. you." I stared at him. I couldn't say anything. Have we been wrong about Kai? That's not possible, is it? Kai doesn't cry. He doesn't have feelings. He doesn't… The sick bastard is fooling with me, just like he did with Rei. That's it. He's not really crying. He's acting… right?
"You done staring? It's irritating." I gulped again, shying away and nodded. "Since you're here, why don't we just get down to business? You're here to get some answers, are you not?" Still speechless, I nodded once again. "That's fine with me. If you thought I wanted to hurt Rei, you're dead wrong in that accusation. I only left in hopes of achieving my lifelong dream to become the best blader in the whole world. Thinking that this was my only option, I accepted Boris' offer. However, I did not know that the opportunity would be presented to me so suddenly. If Boris had given me time to think about his offer, I swear I would've talked it over with all of you, especially Rei. But because Boris said that I had to choose right then and there, I went with him. I would never have left without saying goodbye Takao, but I had no choice in the matter." Okay… so Kai isn't as bad as he seems. Maybe we were wrong….
"Fine. Go on." I said. Kai smiled again which is just too weird for him. Honest opinion, don't hurt me. But seriously, he's smiled like three fucking times in the last 15 minutes. Even though some were sad smiles, they're still counted, to me, as smiles.
"Of course, that offer benefited me in the way that I thought it would. I became the Perfect Blader, with unstoppable power. And I thought I was complete. But… as I trained those first couple of days I left, I still felt an odd sort of emptiness still lurking within me when there obviously shouldn't have been since I had Black Dranzer. And that was when I realized that being the best blader in the world… wasn't as relevant, as important to me as it used to be. It was no longer what I always wanted anymore, but I was just too dense, too obsessed before with the notion of being the best to see it clearly…." Kai took a deep breath, tears welling up in his crimson orbs again. I understood what he was trying to say.
"You're saying that…?" Kai nodded, wiping the tears away.
"You're right again. I realized that nothing was more important to me than Rei… Rei and his love for me, and my love for him…. But by that time it was already too late to go back. I had accepted the offer to be on this team, to come back here to this… place… I grew up in and to use Black Dranzer to capture all the bit-beasts for my Grandfather's little plan and I couldn't go against my word. But with this realization Takao, also came immense pain being apart and away from Rei. You see my physical appearance today? It's been like this for the past day and half. Never think that I don't love Rei, Takao. I do… with all my heart, soul, mind and body. I know I've hurt him immensely with my departure and I'm sincerely, genuinely sorry for it. You don't know how much I never wanted this to happen. But it has… and I feel awful about it… the guilt has never been stronger. It's plaguing me constantly, day and night."
"But you wish you fix this… right? I see it in your eyes, Kai…." Kai looked at me with a genuine expression… and I started to feel even more remorse for the way I was behaving and thinking, not only for me but for Rei, Max and Kenny too. I can't believe we thought of him that way… we were wrong.
"I do, yes. But I've made a deal with Boris and can't leave. He'll make sure I stay."
"But, you've left this place before. How come you won't be able to leave now? There's no difference, is there?"
"Security's been upgraded since I escaped five years ago. They won't take the chance of a blader escaping again." I nodded sadly. "… That's not the only thing that's keeping me here, away from Rei though."
"Huh…?" Great… What the Hell is he spouting about now?
"I love Rei… a lot… above anything else in the world, including myself. I want to be with him again really badly, I wanna be back on the BladeBreakers team, but…" My patience is wearing thin now…
"But what, Kai?!" Kai hesitated with the next words. Crystalline tears also started to form once again in those cold… sad… dull… lifeless crimson orbs that once shined with affection and an odd softness when around his love. Man… he really does feel bad about everything he's done… How could we ever have thought otherwise…?
"I realized Rei's importance to me way later than I should have. He doesn't deserve someone like me who couldn't see how important and special he is. He doesn't deserve what I've done to him. I know how he's been these past few days. And I hate myself for it. That's why I can't go back. If I go back, I may unintentionally do it to him again and I just can't bear to do that. He doesn't deserve that. Rei doesn't deserve it. This. Me. And he shouldn't blame himself if he has, because it's all my fault. He deserves none of this. He deserves someone better. Someone better than me. Someone who sees how special, how important he is, the first time they meet and fall in love. He doesn't deserve what I've done, and I don't deserve him."
"Kai…" Kai's eyes flashed dangerously and I swallowed hard. I think I pissed him off…
"Not you too…." Kai muttered angrily, looking up at the ceiling annoyed. "Why can't you people see how I feel?! Is it honestly THAT hard to comprehend?! I don't deserve Rei…!"
"Err… ano… You people?" Kai sighs angrily.
"Yuri and Kilana. You're just like them." There's that name again. Who the Hell is she? It's driving me nuts being kept in the dark about this mysterious co-captain!
"I've been meaning to ask…. Who's Kilana? Bryan wouldn't tell me anything except that she's the co-captain, Yuri's girlfriend and an important role in the whole taking over the world thing. And you know her better than he does." Kai started smirking evilly, like his old self.
"That's right, I do. I'm possibly the only one who knows everything about her, well… me, Yuri and Rei." Rei…? I was right! He does have something to do with her! But… what is that something? "But I'm not allowed to tell you anymore than you already know about her." Stupid secrecy….
"Oh c'mon… I swear that only the BladeBreakers will know. Besides, it'll get out eventually when the finals come in a few days. Please, Kai? Tell me?" Kai sighed and gave in.
"Her full name is Ivanov Kon Kilana. Does that give you a hint to who she is now?"
"Kon…?! Is she… who I think she is?!" Kai nodded, smirking evilly again and scaring me.
"I'm pretty sure she is who you think she is."
"Kami! Kilana is Rei's sister, isn't she?!" Kai smiled even more evilly now.
"Not just sister… twin sister." Oh Lord… Are you fucking joking?! This is too much for me to handle. Rei has a twin sister?! Why hasn't he said anything about it?! And did Rei tell Kai about her when they were together? Did Rei know that Kai knew her when they were together?! Oh God… too confusing… ow, my head….
"Rei didn't want to say anything because he didn't know if he'd ever see her again. And yes, he knew that I knew her and I knew that he was her brother." My eyes widen and I scream mentally. Ahhh!! Kai has mind-reading powers! Omigod, Omigod, Omigod!
"Are you like, READING my mind or something?! How do you know everything that goes on in my head?!" Dear Kami, how does he know all the thoughts I have?! It's freaking me out! SERIOUSLY!
"You're an easy person to read… possibly the easiest, even. All the thoughts that go through that nut of a brain of yours are all plastered all over your face in emotion and expression." I just stared at him, bored.
"You're insulting as always." Kai smirked. He sure is turning back into his old self now that he's gotten everything off his chest to me. I'm starting to wish I never came…
"You're an easy person to insult."
"That's really nice of you, Kai, Thank you." I say sarcastically, giving him a good pat on the shoulder and looking down at the floor with a bored smile.
"You're welcome, Takao, anytime." I roll my eyes. God, he's as sarcastic as ever. It's giving me this familiar old tingle… Wonder why? Kai suddenly gets this slightly petrified look.
"Uh, Kai…?" I say, waving a hand in front of his face. He whacks the hand away and his expression turns serious.
"Takao, I think you should go." I look at him, confused.
"Huh? Why?" I say, rubbing my hand as he whacked it pretty damn hard… Like that time I tried to steal that delicious anniversary breakfast Rei made for him. Hehe… Good times.
"You've been here too long. The guards might catch up on our little meeting." Kai hurriedly fished out his Dranzer blade. "Here, give this to Rei for me. So he'll know that I've always loved him and he was silly for thinking that I didn't, that I'm sorry I caused him so much pain and so he won't forget that even though I'm never going back to him because I feel so guilty about what I've done, I'll always love him."
"Sure thing, Kai… be happy to. Anything so that Rei knows the truth." I smiled and clutched the beyblade tightly. Kai smiled a genuinely happy smile, pulling me into a brief hug of Thank You and Good Bye and shooed me out of the lab. The door closed quickly after I got pushed out into the hallway and I now stood outside the closed door, looking down at Dranzer. It glowed briefly in greeting and I smiled a tiny bit. I took a look around and…
… realized I have absolutely no idea how to get outta here. Great… Just great. I guess… I gotta get myself thrown out. Looks like the only way… So off I went to wander the halls for a guard to catch me and throw me out. After wandering for like… five freaking hours, a guard finally notices me with wide eyes and immediately drags me out to the nearest exit, which coincidentally happens to be the one where Max, Kenny… and Rei got thrown out of…. I thought as much. Don't know why but Yuri and the raven-haired girl, Kilana, seemed quite the vicious type of people…
"Takao!" Max yelled happily and bounced over into my arms. I stumbled backwards just slightly, caught off guard by Max's sudden affection. He then full on kissed me passionately. Err… was all I could think as he kissed me. Rei giggled at us, while Kenny resisted the urge to throw up.
"Maxie, I think you should stop kissing your lover for a sec. Kenny's getting sick over here." Rei said, breaking into another fit of giggles. Max pouted into the kiss, pulled away and snuggled into my chest instead.
"Ano… Maxie, what was that for?" I asked looking down at him with confusion.
"Because I was worried about you, baka, and I'm glad that you're alright! Did you find Kai?!"
"… Yeah, I did." I looked at the floor sadly.
"And?!" Kenny asked impatiently. I rolled my eyes.
"He's not coming back. Is that what you wanna hear?"
"Not only that!" Max said, thwacking me on the arm hard. Itai… vicious little blonde lover I have here… I thought as I rubbed my arm. He glared at me, like he knew what I was thinking. Am I really that readable?! "We all know that Rei didn't meet up with Kai-"
"I knew that, Maxie. Um, Rei, can I ask you something?"
"Of course you can, Takao. What is it?"
"Did… Kilana talk to you?" Max and Kenny gasped, mumbling to each other words of confusion about her name, the possibility of a girl being in the abbey and if she's related to Rei in some way. Rei stared at me in shock but then had a look of acceptance on his face.
"Yes, she did."
"And did she tell you anything about Kai?"
"Kai wrote me a letter and told her and Yuri to pass it onto me, why?"
"How much did that letter tell you?"
"Enough to know that we all shouldn't have been so angry at Kai… Why, did he add something when you talked to him?"
"He did. He's not coming back."
"I know. He said that he can't go against his word to stay and help Boris, though he probably doesn't want to anymore."
"That's not the only thing that's keeping him here, away from you, even though he still loves you a lot."
"What?" I hate that shocked look on Rei's face… Kami, why me? Great, now Rei's looking at me with this indescribable look but you know it's full of horror, sadness and all things bad. "Takao, what did he say." Rei's angry now… I can tell by the tone of his voice. It's too stern…. sigh I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Gah…
"He may love you still but he isn't coming back."
"I know… he said that in the letter. He can't come back because of his deal with Boris."
"That's… a half truth, actually. Besides the fact that Boris won't let him leave, he's also keeping himself there."
"What do you mean… keeping himself there?"
"He told me that he feels so terrible that he realized your importance to him later than he should have. You don't deserve someone like him who couldn't see your importance and how special you are. You didn't deserve what he did to you, and if he returns he's afraid that he might hurt you unintentionally again and he won't risk it… That you deserve someone better than him, someone who will see how special and important you are the minute the two of you meet and fall in love. In his words, you don't deserve what he's done to you, and he doesn't deserve you."
"Oh Kai… how could you think that way?" Rei said quietly to himself, taking out I'm guessing the letter Kai wrote to him and clutched it tightly to his chest, starting to sob softly. I motioned for Max to move to the side and went over to Rei. I took his hand with my left, and with my right fished out Dranzer and placed it in his hand.
"Here, Rei. Kai told me to give you this." Rei's tear-filled golden orbs stared down at the beyblade, which flashed briefly in recognition and greeting.
"… Dranzer? Why?" Rei asked quietly, looking at me, tears slowly rolling down his pale cheeks.
"So you know that he's always loved you and it was wrong of you to think that he didn't, that he's sorry he's caused you so much pain by leaving and that even though he's never coming back to us ever again, he'll always love you and only you… always… and forever." With that, I pressed his hand firmly over the blade and released him. Rei smiled, tears forming in his eyes again. He then collapsed onto me, laying his forehead on my shoulder. He started sobbing violently, his whole body shaking from the heart-breaking sobs and clutching the beyblade and the letter so tight that his knuckles turned white. I placed a hand around his waist onto his back… and let him cry. It's the least I could do after all that's he been through. Max came over as well, putting his head on my other shoulder and a hand on Rei's shoulder, then wrapped his other arm around my waist. He started to cry silently as well while trying to comfort Rei. Kenny… he couldn't do anything but stand there and watch sadly.
"So… what now you guys?" Kenny asks quietly. I shake my head.
"I don't know, Kenny. Maybe it's best if we get Rei back so he can… be alone with his thoughts. Is that alright, Rei?" He nods, still shaking with muffled sobs. I sigh sadly. The poor guy… maybe it was best if he thought that Kai wasn't coming back because of only Boris, instead of the real reason. Max removes himself from my shoulder, goes over to Rei, lifts him off me and helped him start back for our hotel. Kenny trails after them, holding Dizzi, and I stand there briefly, staring at the abbey…
Kai…
Meanwhile, inside the abbey… in Kai's bedroom…
(Normal POV)
Now that he had gotten everything off his chest, Kai was feeling much better and could now actually concentrate on his written reports about his improvement with Black Dranzer as Boris commanded him to do. As Kai typed away happily on his laptop, a thought zipped its way through his mind and the clacking of his keyboard immediately ceased. Kai's eyes widened immensely with his realization and he fell of his chair screaming.
"FUCK!" Kai cursed aloud, not only because he bonked his head on the floor. 'Oh no… not good… Shit! I just remembered that Bryan, Spencer and I had given away Kilana's identity to Takao! FUCK!!! She's going to kill us! I JUST KNOW IT!!!' With that thought, he stood up in a flash, closed his laptop as fast as he could since he had to save and shut down then scrambled into his king sized bed and ducked under the covers with his head in his hands. 'She made us promise not to say anything should someone somehow find out about her and we broke it! OH KAMI we're stupid! SHE'S GOING TO GO PSYCHOTIC ON OUR ASSES!' Kai whimpered at the thoughts of his tragic death. 'FUCK BRYAN AND HIS BIGGGG MOUTH! I KNEW HE WOULD SAY SOMETHING!!! Why oh WHY did Spencer have to confirm it?! Fucking Hell… she's gonna cut me into a million pieces with Drifang's claws…! I'M TOO YOUNG, GORGEOUS AND SEXY TO DIE!' (A.N.: Kai's an egotistical ASS… Kai: smirks you know you like it, just like Rei. Kitten & Rei: smiles how can we not like it?)
"Err… Kai, what do you think you're doing under there? Making a fort? Aren't you a little old for that?" Yuri's amused voice asked, his head - unbeknownst to Kai as he was currently cowering and whimpering in fear underneath his covers - cocked to one side and found Kai's current… position quite hilarious. Yuri's ice-blue orbs suddenly lit up with even more amusement. "Ooh… it's because of Kilana, isn't it?" His sly voice was now slightly irritating to Kai's ears. Kai rolled his eyes underneath the covers.
"NO DUH, YURI! Why else would I be hiding underneath my covers like a scared kitty-cat?! Kami, what a stupid question…." Kai's angry muffled voice responded.
"Well, I can't disagree with you there. You should be hiding. She's really pissed. At you, Spencer and Bryan though, so I wouldn't worry too much. Be just a tiny bit happy 'coz she went after Spence and Bry in Bry's room first." Duo pain-filled screams from Bryan's room confirmed Yuri's statement. Kai started shaking violently and quiet whimpers of fear came from the supposedly 'most powerful blader on earth'. Yuri was having trouble containing his laughter at the situation.
"And no doubt about it she'll be here within the next five to ten minutes. It won't take her long to kick Bryan and Spencer's asses. I still remember the sparring where she made Bryan bleed more than he had ever bled in a month and flipped Spencer over her shoulder when she's half his size." Suddenly, the loudest duo scream ever echoed through the hall of the Demolition Wing. "That scream was probably about the end of it I'd say…. I swear I feel her coming… like the aura of a pissed off feline ready to claw something into shreds just making its way down the hall…."
"I wouldn't disagree to that either, only she probably won't be the one doing the clawing. To Bryan and Spencer she was, to you… I'd say she'd leave the really messy stuff to Drifang, since it'll be a lot bloodier. Oh, and just a warning Kai dear. Drifang had her claws sharpened this morning." Yuri smirked evilly. He was having so much fun making Kai even more scared of his koneko. 'Crap, I was SO right about being shred into pieces by a powerful dark bit-beast.' Kai thought with a tremble and whimper. The door immediately slammed open as Kai finished his thought. "Speaking of the panther… Hello there, love." Yuri said as she came over to him and he kissed the neko on the cheek.
"Hey there, lover." Kilana replied in a sickeningly sweet tone that made Kai want to vomit. The next words out of her mouth though, made him want to piss in his pants. "HIWATARI KAI, GET OUT OF THE BED NOW!" Kai desperately wanted to move as to avoid more aggravation from the panther, but found he couldn't. His body was frozen stiff with fear. 'Oh LORD… what a time for my body to conk out!' "THAT'S AN ORDER!" Kilana screamed. Kai's body finally reacted and he quickly scrambled out as fast as he scrambled in then stood there cowering in fear in front of a very pissed off neko-jin. Yuri noted with even more amusement that her eyes were positively burning.
"Kai, do you realize that the BladeBreakers will know all about me because even though Bryan told Takao to keep his mouth shut, he'll probably spill everything anyway?" Kilana said through grit teeth.
"Ano… h-hai?" Kai stuttered out.
"And do you realize that my identity will be revealed once Takao does spill the beans to his team-mates and Rei confirms it, which I know he will?"
"H-hai?"
"And do you know that I'm officially going to shred you to a million bits so you can never be put back together as of right NOW?!" Kilana's last words released her bit-beast, Drifang in a bright lavender flash. (A.N.: The Demo Boys, Rei, and Kai can call out their bit-beast without launching their beyblades in my story, k?) The Black Panther Drifang had purple stripes on all four ankles, a purple diamond embedded in its forehead, vibrant lavender eyes, and her fur sparkled like it had diamonds embedded in its fur and shined purple in light. Drifang stretched out her purple flamed black angel wings and let out a huge roar, reflecting light on its fangs, before sitting on its haunches next to her master.
"Down, Drifang… Don't hurt me, okay? I'm your friend, Kai, remember?" Kai pleaded with the feline with a squeak. Drifang bared her four and half inch fangs at the blue-haired blader, growling slightly. Kai swallowed hard as Kilana and Yuri smirked and each patted the feline's head and fur, scratching behind the ears and making the ferocious beast purr a bit with contentment. "Aww, c'mon Drifang! I'll let you play with Black Dranzer, how about it? Just don't hurt me! Don't listen to your master… DON'T. You don't want me dead really, do you, Drifang, huh 'ol buddy, 'ol pal? C'MON!" Drifang let out an angry snarl at the crimson eyed teen that he fell backwards and started to slowly crawl away with Drifang stalking him. "KILANA, ONEGAI!!! CALL OFF YOUR BIT-BEAST FOR THE LOVE OF KAMI! You don't really wanna kill me, do you? Enough's enough!" Realizing he was surely dead, his life flashed before his eyes along with images of Rei… 'Rei!' He was just the thing to spare him from early death. "Imagine how Rei would feel if he knew I was dead!" Kai yelled out, raising his hands to his face in a defensive way. Everything went dead silent and Kai blinked repeatedly, knowing he was spared… for now.
"Aww shit… Kai's right. Rei would kill me if I killed him. Never mind… down, Drifang." Drifang fell back and lay on the floor, cleaning herself. Kai went "phew" and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Arigato… for not killing me." Kilana sneered and hmph-ed.
"Whatever…. Consider yourself lucky this time, Kai. If Rei wasn't my brother, you'd have been dead a long time ago." Kilana said glaring icily at Kai. Yuri and Kai both shivered from the icy look. Kai sat back down on his side of the bed and lay down with his hands behind his head while Kilana and Yuri sat on the other side.
"I know. I'm lucky to have Rei." Kai said with a sad sigh.
"You are lucky, you know that? Rei's not one to trust and fall for someone like you so easily. He's usually weary about your type." Kilana replied as icily as her glare.
"Like you were to me, Kilana?" Yuri said as he scooted closer and leaned in close so that their foreheads touched.
"Yep." Kilana said blatantly. "What did you expect? For me to just fall in love with you just like that?"
"That would be the ideal idea." Yuri said quietly, kissing the tip of Kilana's nose. Kilana went "pfft" and turned away.
"Impossible. If Rei's weary about your type, then what makes me any exception? I am his twin. I didn't even trust Kai that much then, much less you." Kai nodded.
"You didn't. You were so cautious around me and with the things I said and did, but in the end I still broke through your and Rei's barriers. So there." Kai said with a smirk. Kilana rolled her eyes at Kai's egotistic display.
"Even so… See? Falling in love with you without thinking of whether you were playing around, making me fall in love with you for something other than true love, which I did by the way, would not be me-like."
"Pfft. No matter how much you tried to resist, you fell in love with me anyway and now we're mated forever so EVERYTHING worked out for me in the end, even with your false accusations."
"You just love the fact that I was wrong, don't you Yuri." Yuri smiled wickedly, licking his lips.
"Oh yeah."
"Kami… sometimes I regret EVER mating with you."
"But you did."
"If you don't stop, I'm sleeping on the couch tonight." Yuri's face, if possible, went even paler than usual.
"You can't be serious… you know I can't sleep without you next to me."
"Which is why I'll sleep on the couch if you don't stop with your immature behaviour, now will you stop or not?"
"Stopping."
"Very good, puppy. You're actually being obedient for once." Kai was getting so much entertainment from this bickering between the lovers. He slowly cracked up and finally burst into a fit of laughter that almost made him piss in his pants. Kilana and Yuri stared at Kai.
{Is he… laughing?} Yuri sent to Kilana, shocked.
{I… think he is, Yu-Kun… Have you ever seen him laugh like that before?}
{I've never seen him laugh, period. He must be having so much fun with our bickering, Ki-Chan.}
{That bastard…} "Kai, I demand you stop laughing at our misfortune." Kilana said in an amazingly stern, motherly voice.
"No… can do, Ki-Chan… can't… too funny." Kai rambled. Kilana reached over and gave the side of Kai's head a hard whack. "OW! FUCK, KILANA! Why'd you do that?!"
"I told you to stop and you didn't. So I hit you. Now, if you continue to disagree, I'll hit you again."
"Stopping." Kai said, sobering up from his humungous fit of laughter. Finally calm, he wiped the tears of mirth from his eyes and smiled sheepishly. "Gomen about that. I couldn't help it." Kilana and Yuri rolled their eyes.
"Uh huh."
"Oh c'mon, guys. It's FUNNY! I for one know for a fact that you'd laugh if Rei and I were fighting like you were."
"That's true…. It would be funny to us if you and Rei were fighting."
"Exactly… so let's just get over ourselves." Yuri and Kilana shared a smirk and grabbed some of Kai's pillows.
"How about… No?" Kilana and Yuri said and started to hit Kai with the pillows giggling insanely. (A.N.: Yuri giggling? Now I've seen everything.)
"Don't start something you can't win, you two!" Kai said, reaching for a pillow himself.
"That's exactly why we are starting it, Kai-Kun!!"
"Fine… YOU ASKED FOR IT!!" Kai shouted and started to hit back. Yuri, Kilana and Kai were all laughing and screaming insanely, basically having a lot of fun. It continued on for the longest time until…
Kilana and Yuri stopped suddenly.
"Kai… what the Hell did you say to Takao?"
End chapter four…
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Kitten: ooh… CLIFFHANGER! First time ever! smiles
Kai & Rei: your readers are going to hate you for that. They're used to being kept informed.
Ryou: don't say that… the readers might appreciate being left in the blue this time. But, Kitten being the detailed authoress she is, the readers probably already know what's happening. It's sorta obvious. I mean, it's just a scroll up after all.
Kitten: I'm pretty sure they do. They're not that clueless. … Right? cricket chirps, Kitten sweatdrops
Ryou: you know I agree with you, Ki-Chan.
Kai & Rei: … it's us who think the readers are clueless…
Kitten: - -"… why must you insult them? Kami… you're gonna drive them away. And now they probably won't review!! T-T…
Ryou: tsk, tsk. Why must you hurt Kitten's feelings all the time? She's very sensitive, you know! hugs Kitten
Rei: gomen… Kai can be very influential.
Kitten: make Kai influence the readers to review then. Rei nods and coaxes Kai into it
Kai: grumble fine… review else she might prolong our torturing and you do not want me even angrier than I am already. Rei smiles
Kitten: ARIGATO KAI-KUN! Well, there's number four for you all. Hope everything makes sense and what not. And also, again, gomen nasai about the tardiness. I'm truly sorry about it. Chapter five will begin once I get my five reviews. That's when I commence with the next chapter. K, till next time, Lates!
Ryou, Kitten, Rei & Kai: REVIEW!!!