Finally an update! So sorry that it took so long....my parents are hardcore with discipline....really old school, considering I am Asian. Hopefully I will get the next chapter out soon to make for lost time.....

I know that Kai seems OOC, but things will get better, trust me. This is only the beginning and he will usually act that way around his family. Thanks to all those who reviewed and hopefully you will enjoy this chapter!

Unfortunately I don't BeyBlade.....only the characters that you don't really recognize from the series....

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Chapter 2: Truths and Lies

Kai trudged to his fourth period class with a scowl on his face. He had come to dislike his history class. Not the subject itself but the people, he just couldn't get along with since he didn't have Tala or the others in this class. When he reached the classroom, he just made his way to his seat which was unfortunately near the front. He ignored all the glances and whispering around him and just kept his scowl on his face. He actually didn't mind being alone but unfortunately someone always bugged him, and it was the same person every day.

"Konnichiwa Hiwatari," a refined voice said from behind him. Kai didn't need to turn around to know who it was. It was Robert Jergen, a rich boy from Europe. Ever since Kai had come to this class, he had been trying to befriend him but Jergen was too different and let's his money talk for him.

"What do you want Jergen?" Kai asked with annoyance evident in his voice, trying to give him a clue to go away.

"Just wanted to see how my friend was doing," Robert said innocently.

"You're no friend of mine, Jergen," Kai spat angrily at him.

"Now Hiwatari, is that any way to treat someone who is trying to be nice to you. At least I would be a better friend then Haraguchi's company would," Robert remarked. He obviously struck a cord because Kai turned to face him, crimson eyes blazed a brighter red, full of anger.

"Don't you dare talk about them like that, especially when I'm around," Kai's voice dripping with venom.

"Oh! But don't be angry at me Hiwatari. At least I don't lie to my friends," Robert went on.

"What are you talking about?" Kai angrily asked, not liking where this was going.

"Don't you ever wonder why they seem so secretive about certain things. Like how Haraguchi can talk to them in a way that only her group can understand and everyone else is clueless and left to wonder what they are talking about. How about how the entire group is top of the class and never ever get in trouble for anything with anybody? Ever wonder why they all seem to listen to her about everything and do everything that she wants? Have you ever wondered about any of these things?" Robert asked to Kai who was surprisingly silent throughout the whole thing.

"Are you done?" Kai suddenly asked.

"Hai, I am," Robert responded, not sure of what Kai would do.

"Good, now get out of my face and never talk about my friends again, got it?" Kai commanded calmly, surprising Robert. Robert huffed and walked away and joined his friends near the back of the room. Kai just smirked a bit but went back to a scowl when the teacher finally came into the classroom.

***

"Hey Miko," a girl called from her right.

"What?" Miko asked turning to the person who was calling her.

"I'm a bit concerned," the person said, concern evident on their face.

"What is it Salima?" Miko insisted, wondering what was on her mind.

"Well, it's about Hiwatari," Salima responded.

"What about him?" Miko asked, not exactly following where her friend was going.

"It's just that he has this period by himself," Salima started.

"So? He can take care of himself," Miko said with a shrug.

"Are you so sure?" a new voice said joining in the conversation.

"Should I be worried, Ozuma?" Miko asked turning to him.

"I would. I heard that Jergen and his group is in that class. Not very good for us if I do say so myself," Ozuma said seriously.

"Damn! I forgot about them. I could always switch classes so I'll be in all of his classes," Miko suggested.

"I could too. Kai trusts me the most," another person joining in the conversation said.

"All right. Miko and Tala are gonna be in Hiwatari's classes to watch out for him," Ozuma confirmed to the small group.

"Yeah, all right, sure but I suggest we get back to gym class or else the teacher is gonna go crazy," Mariam said looking over to the gym teacher. Everyone looked over to the teacher and saw his left eye twitch. They looked at each other and nodded to each other, then scattered to where they were before.

*****

"Tala!"

The red head turned to whoever called him and saw that it was Kai. He waited for him to catch up to him.

"Hey Kai. Something wrong?" Tala asked once Kai was in front of him.

"Not really but I gotta ask you something," Kai requested in a somewhat serious tone.

"Sure, what?" Tala inquired, not sure what he would ask.

"Are you all hiding something from me?" Kai asked simply. Tala was a bit surprised when he asked that but quickly hid it away, hoping Kai didn't catch it. Unfortunately for him, he did.

"Iie, why would we hide anything from you?" Tala responded with a smile. Kai noted that there was a bit of nervousness in his voice. Kai raised an eyebrow at him, still unsure of what Robert said was true. He needed more proof.

"I guess your right. Wanna come over and hang out?" Kai asked, purposely steering away from the subject.

"Can't. I'm getting tutoring from Ozuma and Miko," Tala said glad that Kai changed the subject. Kai just nodded but noted that bit of information as well.

"All right, another time then," Kai said shrugging.

"Yeah. Look, I gotta go. Later," Tala said, heading off toward the parking lot. Kai also headed in that direction but at a much slower pace. He needed some time to think.

*****

"I think Jergen said something to Kai," Tala said as soon as dinner was finished. Everyone turned toward him with semi surprised faces.

"Thought so. I knew Jergen couldn't resist using Hiwatari against us," Miko said darkly.

"So what are we gonna do?" Rei asked the group.

"Yeah. Should we tell him the truth about us or still keep it from him?" Tyson asked.

"I think we should wait it out first, see who he would trust more, us or Jergen," Kane suggested.

"Kane has a point but I don't think should risk it," Midori voiced in.

"Let's just wait. If Jergen pulls something then we'll have to step in," Miko finalized. Everyone just nodded. "Besides, we have Saturday to worry about. We have two more days to finish up. How is everyone doing?"

"The cars and bikes are almost finished. The Mecha Boys wanted to add some finishing touches to them," Tala reported to her. Miko just nodded in approval.

"I have last touches to add too. I should be done tonight," Ian reported.

"Excellent work. We have all the places from the layout and positions and coordinates," Miko said finishing the reports to the entire group. Everyone nodded and smirked, anxiously waiting for the night the Radicals wouldn't forget.

*****

Kai stepped into his fourth period class with the usual scowl but in reality he was deep in thought. He was still thinking about what Robert said the other day and the responses Tala gave him when he asked. He also watched the group closely and saw how they treated and acted toward each other. He noticed the tiny gestures Kumiko made toward the group and how they responded back to her. This confirmed what Robert had said and that made him question even further. He wondered what and why they were hiding something from him.

"Konnichiwa Hiwatari," Robert greeted , disturbing Kai of his train of thought.

"What do you want now, Jergen?" Kai responded, peeved that he was disturbed.

"Oh, I was just wondering if you have considered what I told you the other day. You know, about Haraguchi's company," Robert wondered.

"Why? And even if I did, why would I want to tell you?" Kai retaliated, lying straight through his teeth with a straight face.

"Just curious, but I won't question you anymore about it. I have an idea. How about we go meet at a club Saturday? How about Club Essence? I hear its good," Robert suggested. "Of course you don't have to go but if you change your mind, you'll get a free and quick pass instead of waiting." With that, Robert left to join his group at the back of the room.

Kai doubted he would go but kept the offer in mind. Besides, tomorrow was Saturday and he hadn't planned anything yet. After that thought, he went back to what he was originally thinking about.

*****

"Is everyone ready?" a figure cloaked in black asked the group around them, also dressed in black.

"Hai," all of them responded.

"All right. Commence Act One Scene One on my signal," the figure said to the group. All of them nodded and waited. The figure anxiously waited, looking toward the two story building with neon lights and loud music coming from inside. As soon as the figure was a large group enter the night club, the figure turned to the group. "Let's go." And they set off stealthily toward the club.

***

"Okaa-san, is it all right I go out tonight?" Kai asked his mother who was sitting in her own office doing some paperwork.

"It's okay with me. I'll call you if something happens," Yumi responded smiling brightly at her son.

"Arigato okaa-san," Kai said leaving his mother to her work. He headed toward his room to get ready when he felt a tug on his shirt. He turned around and saw Kari standing there with a bright expression on her face. Kai bent down to her level and gave her a small smile.

"Where are you going, Kai-kun?" Kari asked innocently.

"I'm just going out with some of my friends Kari-chan," Kai said, ruffling her hair a bit. Kari giggled and looked at Kai.

"Okay. When will you be back?" Kari asked.

"I'm not sure but most likely really late, so don't stay up for me okay? I want you to sleep when its your bedtime," Kai said somewhat sternly. Kari just nodded and hugged her brother. She let go and headed off toward her room, but before she went in, she turned toward Kai.

"Oyasumi nasai then Kai," she said with a soft smile. She went into her room and closed the door.

"Oyasumi nasai Kari-chan," Kai said and went to his room to change and get ready. He went through his closet and picked out a pair of denim baggy blue jeans, a black top with a black jacket, and black shoes. He ran a hand through his two tone blue hair, finding satisfaction in how he looked. He grabbed his cell phone and keys and headed out. He got into his BMW and drove off toward Club Essence. He couldn't believe he was actually taking Robert's offer, but the way the group acted just confirmed his suspicions and what Robert said. He parked his car in the parking lot of the club and went toward the double doors of the building. The guy just let him though, knowing exactly who he was. Kai walked in and was greeted by flashing lights and loud music. He saw people dancing quite exotically on the dance floor and people heavily drunk at the bar. He scanned through the crowd and saw Robert and his group making their way towards him. Kai just narrowed his eyes and waited.

"Hiwatari! What a surprise! I didn't think you'd come. Come join us at our table for a drink," Robert yelled through the music to be heard. Kai just followed them, bumping into various people who were dancing as they made their way through.

***

"Has Scene One been completed?" a figure said in a hushed voice into a microphone that was attached to an earpiece.

"Hai," voices responded through the earpiece.

"All right. Commence with Scene Two immediately," the figure commanded. The figure turned to the small group and nodded toward them. They nodded in return and moved out to their assigned locations.

***

Kai was about to take a sip of his drink when the music just stopped and all the lights turned off. Robert and his group stood from their table, wondering what was going on. Kai stood as well and the entire club was in a buzz, shouting for the DJ to turn the music back on.

"What the fuck is going on here?!" Robert exclaimed to his small gang.

"You'll find out soon enough, Radical," a voice boomed over the angry crowd. Everyone grew silent at hearing the gang name. Spotlights focused on a single figure on the stage, near the DJ, who wore all black. Even the figure's face was covered so nobody could recognize the person. The figure was holding a microphone in their right hand.

"I don't know what you are talking about. You're obviously outnumbered here. You're on Radical territory," Robert shouted out to the figure with a smug look on his face.

"Are you so sure?" the figure said mockingly. Kai's eyes widened as he recognized the voice but couldn't believe it could be him.

"We'll see who's sure," Robert said with a smirk. At that, all Radicals pulled out their guns and the crowd began to panic and move out of the gang's way.

"Everyone listen up. You have ten minutes to get out of here before this new club won't be so new any more," the figure said warningly. At that, the crowd started to push their was out of the club, desperate to stay alive. The figure jumped off the stage and made his way to his position.

" Hiwatari, you're gonna have to get out of here," Robert said with anger and panic in his voice. He shoved Kai into the moving crowd. Kai was pushed and shoved throughout the crowd until he was pushed against the wall, hitting his head hard in the process. When most of the people were gone, the Radicals began shooting around.

"Damn! There are still innocent people here and those assholes are shooting! We have to hurry up!" a figure said crouched behind a wall.

"Mari is right, Miko. We have to start soon," a male figure said.

"All right, listen up everyone. Some of you help all those people get out fast and the section that is cleared out begin with Scene Three," Miko commanded through the microphone.

"Right," all of them responded. Miko stayed behind while her group separated, watching their backs. When Miko was about to move, someone came through to her through her earpiece.

"Miko, problem," a voice said with seriousness.

"What Tala?" Miko questioned urgently.

"Kai's here," Tala said quickly while moving out of the range of a Radical's gun.

"What?! What's he doing here?!" Miko exclaimed angrily.

"Don't know," Tala responded, wincing when she yelled through the microphone.

"Are you close?" Miko asked, quickly moving out of the way of a Radical's range.

"Yeah," Tala quickly replied.

"Get him out of here fast and take hime some where safe," Miko commanded.

"Hai," Tala responded and cut off the link. He quickly made his way toward Kai who was against the wall, trying to push his way toward an exit but to no avail. Tala grabbed Kai's arm and pulled him through the crowd toward a different exit near the back of the club. Kai had no choice but to let himself be dragged by him. Unfortunately Tala didn't have a strong grip on Kai's arm and he was pulled away from him by the rushing crowd. Tala paniced, pushing his way through the crowd, desperately searching for Kai. Finally he saw him all the way across the room. Frantic, he rushed toward Kai but wasn't fast enough to save him from a speeding bullet that was aimed at the wrong person. Kai yelled in pain as the bullet pierced through his right shoulder.

" AHH!" Kai yelled, clutching his right shoulder. Hearing Kai yell out, Miko came rushing to his side, Tala just a second after her. Blood was oozing out of the wound by the minute and Kai was losing conciousness fast.

"Tala, get him out of here and into my car. I'll be right behind you," Miko commanded urgently. Tala nodded and carefully lifted him up while Miko watched his back, drawing her gun. They ran out of the building where the rest of the group had gathered. Everyone saw the extra load and immediately rushed to their side.

"Miko, what happened?!" Kane exclaimed, worry evident in his eyes.

"Explain later. Rei come with me. Ozuma, take over and I'll see you all at my place later. Remember to get out fast," Miko quickly said. Everyone nodded and Rei followed behind her. They all climbed into her black Infiniti with Tala in the back seat with Kai. Rei climbed into the passenger seat and Miko got into the driver's seat. Quickly turning the ignition, she sped off toward her home at incredible speeds. She fumbled into her pockets, finally pulling out her cell phone. She clicked a button for speed dial and waited.

"Moshi moshi," a somewhat tired voice answered.

" Hito-san, how fast can you get to my place?" Miko asked urgently.

"I'll be there waiting," Hito said quickly, instantly losing his tiredness and gathered his supplies.

"All right," Miko said, closing her cell phone. She began speeding up, noticing Kai's condition. Tala was holding a cloth against the wound, trying to stop the blood flow. Soon they saw her house coming into view. Stopping quickly in front of the huge mansion, Rei quickly helped Tala lift Kai out of the car while Miko opened the door for them. They made their way to the recovery room where Hito was waiting. They set Kai down onto the table and left him with Hito, their own personal doctor that was one of the best in all of Japan.

"Tala, go call his house and tell them he's spending the night at your place," Miko said quickly. Tala nodded and raced out of the room to go call Kai's parents. Minutes later, they heard a clank of metal and knew that Hito pulled out the bullet. He finished treating the wound and turned toward Miko.

"He should be fine. He's just sleeping right now. Just let him get his rest," Hito said calmly with a smile on his face. Rei and Miko sighed in relief and then they heard the loud talking of the others. "I'll stay with him," Hito said.

"Arigato," Miko said gratefully and ushered for Rei to follow. They made their way to the living room where everyone was gathered, talking about what just happened. When Miko and Rei entered the room, everyone turned toward her and smirked.

"So?" Miko inquired raising an eyebrow.

"All went according to plan," Ozuma reported with a smug look.

"Excellent work everyone," Miko said in approval, allowing a smirk to cross her face.

"How's Hiwatari?" Salima asked seriously. Everyone's faces suddenly became serious as well, wanting to know the results.

"He's fine. Just sleeping," Miko said calmly. Everyone sighed in relief. "Tala, you called, right?" she asked turning toward him.

"Yeah. His okaa-san said it was all right," Tala said.

"Okay," Miko said thankfully.

"So what are we gonna do now that he knows?" Mariam asked suddenly.

"Otoo-san is coming home tomorrow so I'll just talk to him about it," Miko said, rubbing her temple. "Until then, everyone get some rest, you deserve it. You can either go home or crash here, you know I've got enough room for all of you to stay here. Oyasumi nasai everyone."

"Oyasumi nasai," everyone responded and went off to a room, deciding to just stay for the night and sleep. Miko started to make her way to her room but not before making a quick stop to check in on Kai. She looked through the small window on the door and saw him in the same position as before. Hito was there, making sure everything was fine. Miko sighed and left to her room. She didn't know why around him, she felt different. She couldn't explain it but decided to keep it to herself until someone pointed it out to her. Until then, she would have to figure it out on her own. But as the old saying, "First things first," and she would have to tell her father everything that had happened in his absence. That in itself was a tough mission to take on.

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Well that's it for this chapter! I think you all have a clue as to what is going on, right? Well, send in those reviews if you want to know what's going to happen when Miko's dad comes home and what they are gonna do to Kai. Don't forget to read my other story and my little sister's too!

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