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I hope this chapter is a bit better than the last one, and it has probably a big surprise at the end!

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SPECIAL THANKS:

storm-of-insanity - Sorry about taking so long! I try, really I do...lol. About your question, the fights go on until one can't fight anymore, or dies. Usually they die by an accident (like getting punched in the chest, a rib breaking and puncturing a lung or something).

Lunar Fire - Thanks! Yeah, I was planning on putting their reactions in, but I got too tired...so they'll be in this chapter...at least somewhat I think. I didn't do a great job with it...Thanks for reminding me though!

Thanks for all the wonderful reviews!
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Chapter 13 - Memories With the Rain

He was gone again...just like that! And this time, it was their fault.

"Kai..."

The BladeBreakers sat in shock at what just happened.

Their captain had lost his patience, and ran out in frustration, leaving everyone else in confusion.

"We should have known better..."

No one knew what it was like for him under the snowy streets of Russia. It had changed him, a change that probably should have never happened.

Tyson slammed his fist on the wooden floor. "Why! Right when I thought things were going to go back to normal!"

"Take it easy Tyson...it's everyone's fault. We should have known better...It was too soon to talk about it." Rei placed a calming hand on the navy haired bladers shoulder.

His heart ached for his captain...his friend. The Chinese teen wanted desperately to take all the pain away, but he wasn't the only one that felt that way.

The whole team wanted to erase everything that had happened. Kai wasn't the only one that wanted to get rid of those cobalt blue stripes.

Max sat in silence. Never in his wildest dreams did he think that Kai got those triangles in the worst possible way. Never did he think that the fierce team leader held that dark of secret.

"What should we do guys?"

Tyson and Max looked to Rei for the answer. He was one of the wisest and always seemed to know what to do.

He opened his mouth after a moment of thinking, but was cut off when the front door opened.

The teens jumped to their feet, hoping that Kai had returned.

Disappointment ran through their hearts and Hilary walked in, carrying a duffle bag and a small umbrella.

"I'm back guys! Looks like it may rain soon..." She looked up at her friends, only to be greeted with sad faces. "What's wrong?"

She looked around. "Where did Kai get to?"

"Kai...he..." Tyson started.

"He ran out...he overheard us talking about him..." Rei finished.

"He what!" Hilary exclaimed, dropping all her stuff.

"We need to find him guys!" Max said.

"I'll say! He shouldn't be running around outside when it's about to rain!" Hilary yelled, throwing on her coat again and picking up her umbrella.
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Kai had ran far from Tyson's dojo. He found himself slowing down to a walk past a park, void of any life and situated on the outskirts of town.

He continued to walk aimlessly until he found himself in an abandoned part of town. He definitely didn't know where he was now, but he could care less right now. He just wanted to escape it all.

The blue haired teen drew in a wheezy breath and looked straight up into the stormy sky.

It was definitely going to rain, but he didn't care. His life was already gone, and if he got a cold, it would all end sooner.

Something rattled in his pocket, and he reached in to find what it was.

To his surprise, he pulled out the beyblade he was given. He stared at it hard for a moment and with the roar of thunder, it began to rain.

"I'm sorry guys, but you really don't need me around..."

Letting the blade drop to the street, he put his head against the brick wall, balancing himself with an arm on each side of him.

Flashback

"Well done young Kai!"

"What do you mean! I...killed him! I just killed someone!" The child looked down at his hands, scrapped and bloody.

"Indeed. But all you did was end a life that was already dying. His master chose for him to fight, even in his weak state!"

"But he was just a kid...like me!" Crimson eyes glared up into Boris' goggles with an angry fire.

The elder Russian grimaced at the seven year old, a growl erupting from his throat.

"You will get used to it Kai...now, one more job must be done."

He raised a hand, and almost instantly, Kai was flat on his back, being held down by two strong men.

"What are you doing!" He screamed out as Boris approached, a tattooing needle in one hand, and a vial of blue ink in another.

"I will show the world how powerful you are!"

End Flashback

The screams echoed through Kai's mind. He could still feel the sting of the needle pushing the ink into his skin, and the burn afterwards.

With a frustrated cry, Kai slammed his fist into the brick wall in front of him, scrapping his knuckles badly against its coarse texture.

Suddenly, the sound of clapping penetrated the falling rain and Kai's head snapped violently over his shoulder.

"Well done my young Phoenix...I see your short stay hasn't weakened you as severely as I had thought..."

A throaty gasp escaped Kai as his crimson eyes went wide with fright.

"B...B...Boris!"
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