Warning : Strong language, violence & M/M

Disclaimer : I don't own Beyblade or any of the characters. The characters you do not recognise are mine and are not to be stolen/used in any story other than my own.

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The voices inside Kai's head were screaming. How could he have been so stupid? Lead them somewhere that secluded, anything could have happened, something did happen. All he had heard was Helena's scream before being hit hard across the back of the head and trying to stay awake as he felt Rei being pulled away from him, shouting for help. The blunette had battled with his consciousness but he had failed, and by the time he'd come round, his friends were gone and he was trapped behind the locked door. He'd sat in the corner of the room and cried helplessly, 'How could I have been so stupid?'.

There was nothing he could do. His had put his friends in danger instead of saving them, and now… They were gone. Possibly forever. He put his head into his hands and felt the cold of his tears as they hit the motionless figure of his body. There was no way out of the room, he would die; he didn't care about that though. Death would be welcomed, he'd even help it as it took it's toll on him – What was the point of living now? He'd effectively handed his only three friends over to some maniac murderer – Technically, he had killed them, and he wasn't going to forgive himself. The door frame had eight splintered slashes down one side, showing that Rei had put up a struggling fight. As he studied these marks, from the corner of his eye he saw Tyson's hat on the floor… Stained with blood. Kai crawled over to it and sat with it, holding it in his hand. Inside, Kai was aching from crying, but on the outside his tears wouldn't flow anymore, since he had cried himself dry. He slowly lifted the cap over his hair, feeling his heart rip at the thought of the innocent teens and their fate.

Hugging his knees and resting his head on them, Kai just wanted his fate to over take him. 'Just let it end now.' He whimpered, his crimson eyes stinging. "Please." He wanted to cry, but knew that he couldn't, so held onto Tyson's hat instead, hoping this would comfort him. It didn't – It made him worse.

"Oh Kai… What have you done?"

"No!"

"You've killed your friends."

"I didn't! You killed them!"

"Face it Kai… You killed your friends, just like you killed Ozuma…"

"I did not kill him!"

The eerie cackle that Kai knew oh-too-well voiced itself, making the hairs on the back of the blunette's neck stand up and a shiver ran down his spine.

"If you didn't kill Ozuma then who did Kai? You did it to get revenge. Just like you burned the school."

Kai's eyes widened. "Like I burned the school?"

"Yes Kai. You burned the school. You and me. We did it together. And we killed Ozuma… He always got to you. He broke through that shell and he hurt you, didn't he Kai? So you got your revenge, oh yes, and you did it well."

Kai gripped Tyson's hat, ripping it off his head and holding it to his chest. 'I didn't.. I couldn't..'

"You could, and you did."

Kai jumped at the voice. "You… You can read my thoughts?"

The cackle sounded again, causing the confused teen to flinch. "Oh Kai. I am your thoughts. How could you not have figured this out?" Confused and afraid crimson orbs searched the room for the speaker. How he hoped this was some kind of sick joke. If it was, it really wasn't funny. "Think about it Kai. That teacher annoyed you… You got your revenge by burning her place of work… Did you ever wonder where your cigarette lighter disappeared to? You dropped it into the flames so that it would cause an explosion… Ever wonder where you got those keys? Yes Kai… Those keys to the offices. You were supposed to take the money, but you didn't listen to me. You just took a picture of your pretty cat boy instead. Because you didn't listen to me, I thought I'd give you a scare and talk to you when you were awake in the hotel… My plan worked perfectly. You left and got hurt, and I led you to safety…"

Kai couldn't believe what he was hearing. Stupidly, it made sense. "How can you explain my neighbour's fire? And the other schools that aren't anywhere near me?" The teen whispered his questions, not really sure if he wanted to hear the answers.

"That was you Kai. The morning after another school fire and where did you wake up? You weren't in bed, were you? … And you're so easy to take over." The voice laughed again. "You don't even notice when I manipulate you, I did your homework for you, I know that you would have taken too long and we wouldn't have had time to burn your neighbour's flat before the sun rose. Oh yes Kai, you are so easy. You played along with my plans perfectly – I knew you would want some fresh air."

Kai felt water on his face. He had obviously found enough liquid in his system for the tears to return. He had done it. He had done everything. "And this is what you meant by three days…" He muttered quietly through his tears. "Three days until you struck again."

"Until we struck again. We're in this together Kai."

"But I never wanted to be a part of this! I didn't ask for this! Why me?" He screamed to the air, sobbing helplessly. "Where is Rei? And Tyson and Helena?"

"You know where they are!" The voice replied with an angry growl. "I chose you Kai, I chose you because you are so easy to use!"

"I'm not a fucking puppet!" Kai stood up, shrieking at the voice. He cried out, running his friend's bloodied cap through his hands, steams of water staining his face, smudging his triangles. "Where are they?" He threatened.

"You know exactly where they are."

The blunette was about to protest when he realised that he did know.

"See, Kai? You and I are the same person. What I know, you know. What you know, I know." Kai was silent. His friends were downstairs, they were locked in another room… He gasped. "That's right Kai… They're locked in a room that you set fire to… Your little navy-haired friend Tyson is very useful, isn't he? Taking matches with him everywhere… How clever."

Kai punched the wall, breaking his knuckles. He shouted out in pain, then did it again. "STOP IT!" He screamed, punching the wall for a third time against his will.

"You want to go and save your friends? Or will you let someone else do it… You know who is next, don't you?"

"No!"

"Oh yes, Kai. He has gotten in the way of my plans, and I can't afford to let him screw things up."

"Don't make me do it. I won't let you!"

"He's burning in the fire Kai… Either you go now and put him out of his misery or you let him burn to death. Is that what you want?" Silence. "Right then. You have the keys… So let's go."

Kai dug his hand into his pocket and almost fainted. The key to the locked door was right there. He held it out in his palm and stared with fearful eyes. He felt himself being dragged toward the door and the key slid into the lock.

"NOW KAI! Unless you want to be your next victim!"

Once the door was open, the blunette staggered out into the corridor and sprinted unsteadily toward the stairs. He had to cling to the banisters to stop himself from flying headfirst down them as he ran. Round corners, through corridors, down stairs, round another corner… Smoke was leaking out from under the door in front of him. Kai fumbled for the key and shoved it into the keyhole. As he did so, he heard screams for help from the other side of the door. As soon as he had turned the lock, the door was flung open, and three choking teenagers stumbled out into the corridor, gasping for breath.

"Run."

Crimson eyes stared down at his friends as tears poured from them. The three jumped in shock as they heard the voice, the voice of someone they thought was their friend, but had in fact tried to kill them.

"Kai… What the fuck?" The youngest of the three glared up at the crying slate-haired teen… Holding his cap.

"Tyson, just run!" Kai screamed back, terror slinking it's way through his veins. "Please run."

As Kai sobbed his words, a fist connected with his face. Losing his balance from the force, he ended up on the floor. He wiped the blood from his jaw and stared up into the angry golden eyes.

"You're fucking crazy. Whatever we had is over."

"Rei…" Kai couldn't stand up. His heart was ripped to shreds. "Rei listen to me. This isn't my fault… I… You're right. I am crazy. That's why you have to run. I can't…" Kai broke off his sentence, unable to talk anymore. It hurt so much. "Rei I love you."

"Aww, poor little Kai." The blunette jolted at hearing that voice. He looked pleadingly into the neko's eyes, knowing he couldn't hear that creepy whisper.

"Rei, get out of here. All of you. Send the police to find me… RUN!" The sudden anger in their former friend's voice made the three teens turn and flea.

"Go after them Kai."

"No… I'm… Turning… Myself… In." The boy sobbed into his knees as he curled up into a ball on the floor. "You can't do this."

"I think you'll find I can. And I will. That little kitten won't know what hit it."

"His name is REI!"

"Kai, I don't care. All he'll be soon is a heap of blood and bones… And it's going to be you who turns him into that."

"No. I won't." The troubled teen suddenly leapt to his feet and punched the glass in the door, it cracked. He punched it again, sending shards of glass flying everywhere. Picking one up, Kai held it to his throat. "I'm going to end all this."

"Kai!" The blunette stopped, holding his 'weapon' in place.

"Kai, no!"

Was that… Tyson? Slowly lifting his gaze, he saw the younger blunette running toward him with four police officers… And Rei. Nearing him, they all slowed up.

"OK Kai… Just lower the glass. You don't have to do this. We'll help you." One of the officers spoke calmly to him, treating him like a complete lunatic. Kai laughed inside. He was a complete lunatic.

"Come on kid, it's alright. Nobody's going to hurt you. Just co-operate and everything will be fine."

Kai kept the glass poised at his neck, but let the officers and his treasured friends come near him. The policemen surrounded him as unthreateningly as they could manage while Rei and Tyson stood at the side, clinging onto each others' arms. One officer carefully reached for Kai's hand to try to remove the glass from it. Kai pulled away, pushing the glass into his neck. Rei and Tyson looked away, gripping each other as a tiny bit of blood trickled down from the cut. The policeman put his hand back down and stepped back.

"Alright Kai, it's okay. We can help you, but you have to let us."

"Please Kai…" The navy-haired teen spoke up, brave enough to look at him still digging the rough point into his neck. "Let them help you."

Very slowly, the officer tried again. The small group seemed to heave a huge sigh of relief as the man succeeded and the blunette lowered his hand, letting the glass drop to the floor. He raised his tearful crimson eyes so they were level with those of the official standing in front of him.

"You have to take me away." The officer nodded gently, as if letting Kai know that they would take him anyway, with or without consent. Kai looked back at the floor. "I killed Ozuma."

This, the crowd was not expecting. Kai continued. "And burnt down the school… And my neighbour's flat… And the other schools."

The officers all exchanged the same confused glances. The man Kai was talking to slowly nodded his head, sighing. "Why did you do that, Kai?"

"I don't know. I don't remember doing anything."

This confused everyone even more. "You… Don't remember?" Kai shook his head. "So… How do you know?"

Kai let out a sudden sob and collapsed to the floor. "It wasn't my fault!" He screamed. "I was made to do it!"

"Kai, calm down. Come on… We can help you. Can you come with us?"

Again, Kai shook his head and grabbed the glass that he had held beforehand and thrust it into his neck, pulling roughly to the side.

"NO!" Rei and Tyson shouted simultaneously, held back by two of the officers as they both leapt forward. "KAI!"

"I'm sorry…" The blunette choked on his own blood, tears streaming down the side of his face. "I can't live with what I've done… I…" He coughed, gasping for breath. "I don't want to live without…" He groaned, slowly fading away from everything. He felt someone take hold of his hand, and felt some water drip softly onto his cheek.

"Kai… Hold on. Please."

"You." Kai whispered, finishing his sentence, closing his eyes. The last thing he saw was those beautiful eyes that he had loved to look into, and the last thing he heard was the boy's voice.

Then he let go.

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