WARNING: m/m rape, incest and abuse will be in this fic maybe slash to but I'm not yet sure. Read at own risk
A/N: Voltaire and Tala will be good, so don't like them don't read this fic. Tala will be Kai's older nephew.
A/N2: This story will be an alternate universe, so beyblades do not exist, but the characters will be used in this story.
SUMMARY: Kai was abused by his parents, after being beaten nearly to death, he is put away from his parents, with his grandfather and cousin Tala, where he heals, but if you think that all is well, than you are sorely mistaken. will be eventually Rei/Kai
IMPORTANT NOTICE: if you think that I have misrated anything, if you think the content is over the limit of the R-rating, please tell me about it, and than I will fix it, thank you.
ANSWERS TO REVIEWERS:
VAMPYRE NEKO: thanks. I always forget that name. And yes Kai, you pissed yourself, but hey, we forgive you, don't we.
IMARI: I like innocent Kai to.
ANGEL OF THE LOVING DEAD: thanks.
KITTY: there always have tob e a boring part, but some people like the boring part better. It just depends. Anyway, the Carlton dude is cruel indeed.
MASTERFRANNY: I received them, and I will put the next chapter on the net, tommorrow or the day after.
Chapter 5Tala was walking home, calmly. It had been a good day: only one fight with the white tigers.
He was walking in his neighbourhood. It was clearly a rich neighbourhood if you looked to the houses.
Well houses, I mean mansions. But from all the mansions that were standing there, the Hiwatari-mansion was the biggest.
It was a beautiful five stories high mansion, made in a fashion that you can't call old, but you can't call it modern.
Tala arrived, opened the door and entered. He immediately started to search for Kai starting with the living room. Kai wasn't there.
In the living room he encountered Carlton.
"Hey Carlton, have you seen Kai?"
"Yes I have sir"
"And were is he at the moment?"
"In his room sir, he asked me to show it to him the moment he waked up, and then he asked me to leave him alone because he still wanted to get some sleep."
"Okay, thanks."
After this Tala immediately went to Kai's room. He stepped in the hallway and could here some sounds coming from Kai's room.
He stepped trough the hallway until he came in front of Kai's door. There he heard some sobs coming from the inside.
Tala knocked softly on the door and said:
"Kai, can I come in please?"
The only answer he received were more sobs, they sounded so sad.
Tala didn't care that he wasn't given permission to enter the room, he just entered.
Normally he respected people's privacy but not if the person we are talking about is his just abused cousin, if something was wrong with Kai and he would walk away, he would never forgive himself.
Tala entered and saw Kai sitting on the floor, crying. He lighted the light and then he saw that Kai had soiled himself, it was a rather pitiful sight but Tala didn't care.
Tala went to Kai and sat next to him. He pulled Kai in a hug, and started to rub his back in soothing circles.
Kai started to cry harder and after a while it lessened. Then it stopped except the occasionally hiccup.
"Is it better now, Kai?" Tala asked soothingly.
Kai nodded but he did not look Tala in the eyes, still Tala could see that Kai's eyes were bloodshot and red rimmed.
"What happened?" Tala asked.
Still Kai did not answer; he just blushed a scarlet red.
"Did you have a nightmare?" Tala asked, thinking he was embarrassed that he had shown a weakness. Finally Kai nodded.
Kai thought that it was better that Tala thought he had a nightmare, than knowing what Carlton did to him and that they didn't want them anymore.
"Well, you know its better that you get cleaned up. We don't want you to be dirty or smell like that the rest of the day."
Kai just looked at Tala, wishing that he would just leave and let him drown in self-pity.
"You take some of your clothes and I will fill up your bath." Tala didn't do that.
Tala's P.O.V
It scared me to see Kai like this. I thought something really bad had happened, but I'll guess it was just a nightmare.
He probably got scared that he leaped out of bed, and hid in a safe corner.
Maybe he heard some scary sound that reminded him of his nightmare and is that the reason of him wetting himself. You never know, I just wish that I knew more about him so I could help him.
"oh, shit" I screamed, I just noticed I left the tap open, and now the water is streaming on the floor, well nothing I can do about that. I turn the tap closed so that the water stops flowing.
I start to mob the floor. Then a knock sounds on the door. I open and Kai is standing there with a pile of clothes in his hands.
"Good, why don't you dress out and go in to the water, I'll help you to wash your back" I say.
He stays standing where he is, looking at me with an intensity someone of his age shouldn't have. After a while of staring he opens is mouth and silently asks:
"Could you please turn around?"
"Of course" I say. I'm not used to someone so shy, especially not after spending a day with Bryan, that boy doesn't know any shame.
"If you want you can keep your underwear on" I say, knowing he would feel a lot better if he had a choose in the matter, I hope he trusts me enough to see him naked but I don't thinks so.
Behind me I hear a splash, I turn around and see Kai sitting in the bath, with his boxers (A/N: ooh, to bad. No naked Kai).
I'm a little disappointed about this because it means that he doesn't really trust me, but I'll try to win it, even if it's the last thing I do. I'm certainly glad that Damon, Bryan and Rei are willing to help, even if Damon the only one that Kai has seen before.
End Tala's P.O.V
Kai was sitting in the bath. The bath-chamber was big and clear, the bath itself actually more resembled a pool.
Kai was too small to sit in the bath (A/N in my story Kai is several inches shorter than Rei and Tala and other people of his age, he was starved so his body never fully developed to its true potential.), his head always went half-under if he tried to sit.
Tala saw this and started to take of his clothes, so he could it with Kai, making it easier for Kai to sit. Kai looked up at him with scared eyes.
"It's nothing Kai" Tala said "I'm just going to take a bath with you so that I'm clean to, and we won't waste any water."
Tala thinks that this explanation is better than the truth; he doesn't think that Kai willingly would accept any help.
Tala slid in the tub and sat next to were Kai stood, he sat close to Kai, looking Kai over and then on the right moment he slid his arm around Kai's waste and pulled him on his lap.
"What, I thought it might be easier." Tala said when Kai looked at him.
Tala washed Kai, and then he washed himself. When he washed Kai he had a lot of time to look him over.
Much to skinny, a lot of bruises which already were starting to fade, burns and other scars, some big and fresh, some only white lines. This child suffered too much in his short live-span.
It was obvious that the abuse wasn't for a short time, or unusual. It was almost sure that it was daily and who knows to what extent the emotional damage is?
After he and Kai were all clean Tala wanted to take a towel, but he saw that there weren't any left.
"CARLTON" Tala yelled "WOULD YOU BRING US SOME TOWLES PLEASE?"
Tala didn't wait for an answer but went back inside the bathroom, there was a draft in the hallway and Tala was all wet, and he didn't want to catch a cold.
He looked at Kai and saw that his face had changed in a really ghostly white, it was strange but Tala thought it could be explained.
Tala just thought that Kai was afraid of Carlton, he had said so before, so he didn't ponder further about it, which you all know, that it might not have been the best thing to do, but Tala doesn't know what we know, so it's an excuse.
A minute later there was a knock on the door. Carlton arrived with the towels, long, warm fluffy blue towels.
"Thank you, Carlton"
"It's mine pleasure, master Tala" Carlton said. When Tala had turned his back on him, Carlton smiled a cold smile at Kai, and Kai started to shiver, it was like the coldness from that smile seeped through him till it touched his bones, making it feel like you never will be warm again.
"Is there anything else you need, sir?"
"Yes, Kai has had an accident on the carpet in his room, would you clean it."
"Of course, sir" Carlton said, pleased because he know that he had caused the 'accident so as Tala called it.
After this Carlton left. Tala saw that Kai was shivering and immediately gave a towel to Kai, which was not accepted, Kai wasn't reacting on his surroundings.
Tala looked at Kai, worried.
"Is something wrong Kai?" Tala asked.
After receiving no answer he touched Kai's arm. Kai jumped, but Tala felt how cold Kai was, even if he didn't touch Kai for more than a second, this made Tala more worried then he already was.
"Oh my god, you're freezing" Tala said worried. He quickly trowed the towel over Kai's shoulders and dried his hair with the other one, he hoped that Kai would warm up.
All the time that Tala did this, Kai wouldn't stop shivering, Kai felt like he never would be warm again. It was a scary feeling.
After a while Kai was dry and Tala helped him in his clothes, this time Kai didn't ask for Tala to not look, he was much to distressed by the sight of Carlton's face, if Tala only knew this he could have helped Kai much better then just drying him.
After they were dried and dressed, Tala took Kai downstairs; grandpa must have arrived by now. Maybe he knows why Kai is so distressed all the sudden, he has got a better knowledge of people than Tala has.
When they arrived in the kitchen they saw Voltaire sitting on the table, which was covered in a dinner that could have fed a small army.
"Good that you boys arrived know, if you were five minutes the food would have been cold." Voltaire said.
"Hello, grandfather" said Tala, licking his lips while looking at the delicious food "I want to ask you something."
"What?" asked Voltaire, who was already putting some food on his plate.
Tala told his story about how he found Kai, and how distressed he had become, they stayed talking about it all the while tro dinner, occasionally somebody would put some more food on Kai's plate or would coax try to eat some more.
"It's probably the nightmare, nothing more." Voltaire concluded "Oh yeah, Tala before I forget, I must go on a business trip, so that means that you will be home alone with Kai."
"Oh, but grandfather, that's nothing, besides we still got Carlton." Tala said, dismissively
"No, you don't, Carlton is taking his week leave from tomorrow till next week so you got the house for yourself."
"Cool, can Bryan and Rei and Spencer and Ian and maybe Damon stay over for the week, Kai would love to have Damon coming over for a visit, please??"
"If Kai isn't bothered by it." Voltaire said, not knowing if Kai would close in himself if there were a lot of people
Kai, who was sitting sulkily at the table poking his food, looked up at Voltaire and Tala when they mentioned his name.
"Kai, would you mind if some friends are staying over for a week, Damon will come to?"
Kai shacked his head, of course he didn't mind, it was their house after all, and besides Damon coming was a real treat for him.
"That so cool, I'm going to call them right away." Tala said, and hurried away to the phone.
All Tala's friends had permission to come. Tala was so happy he almost bounced instead of walked back the table.
After dinner Voltaire packed and told Tala that he is leaving at 5 O'clock tomorrow morning.
Now Tala had a problem he couldn't leave Kai alone at home, but he couldn't stay home from school, because the teachers were already getting suspicious.
Tala decided to think about it a night. Maybe he will come up with some devious little scheme, if he was lucky, otherwise he would take Kai with him to school, the teachers will understand.
It was midnight; there was a lot of wind, and rain, lightning and thunder. Kai was lying in his bed scared of all the loud noises, scared that Carlton would return, not that you can blame him or anything.
After a while it got too much for Kai, the noises made him so nervous that he felt that he could jump out of his skin, he stood up and walked to the door of Tala's room.
He staid and stood in front of Tala's door, and finally, after a loud thunder, he had gathered the courage to knock, he knocked softly on the door, so softly that if you were sleeping you would have missed it.
"Come in" came from inside.
Kai entered, the light in the room was on, and in his bed was Tala, half sitting, half lying with a book on his lap.
"Kai, what are you doing her?" Tala asked surprised, while he putted his book on the ground.
"I was scared and couldn't sleep" said Kai softly, "Can I sleep with you?" he asked.
"Of course." Tala answered, glad that Kai trusted him enough to sleep with him. Tala scooted over to give Kai some place; he slipped in next to Tala.
Kai snuggled up next to Tala, with his head on Tala's shoulder, and his body curled next to Tala, holding on Tala's shirt like a live line, Kai's eyes were slightly wet, like he wanted to cry but decided not to.
Tala started to read a bit in the book he putted away, The Hobbit; from Tolkien.
All the while Tala was reading, he also rubbed Kai's back.
Kai was trying to look in the book. Tala noticed this, but every time Tala looked at Kai, he would pretend that he was sleeping.
Finally Tala grew tired of Kai watching and pretending to sleep all the time, so he decided to read loud up, so that Kai could listen.
Kai looked delighted when Tala started to read up loud, Kai lay next to Tala, with a small smile on his face.
He had closed his eyes and was enjoying the story. After a while Kai's breath evened out, and he fell asleep.
After Kai had fallen asleep, Tala stopped reading himself. He now knew that Kai liked it if you read him stories, so he would read to Kai every evening.
It would help him to win Kai's trust, but it seemed that Kai already trusted him.
Tala went to sleep at 2.30 O'clock.
At four thirty there was a soft knocking on the door, Tala waked up and Kai only mumbled something and snuggled a little closer to Tala.
"Whose there?" Tala asked, sleepily.
"It's me Tala," came Voltaire's voice. "Do you know where Kai is, I tried looking for him in his room, but he isn't there."
"He's with me, the storm frightened him, why don't you come in."
Voltaire entered Tala's room and there he saw Tala with Kai snuggled next to him.
"He seems to trust you very well."
"Yeah, I know. What are you actually doing here, at this hour?"
"Have you forgotten? I have to go on a business trip, I only wanted to check if Kai's alright."
"Yeah, he's al right. You don't have to be so overprotective; I'll protect him, no matter what."
"I know, but it's hard, last month I didn't even know he existed, and now that he's here I only want to protect him. No child should have felt the pain he has felt."
"You're right" Tala said after a yawn.
"I'm going, bye Tala, take good care of yourself and Kai."
"Bye, grandpa, have fun." Tala said teasingly. He knew how boring Voltaire's business trips really were.
TBC
Yay, I updated. Sorry if I'm going to take more time between updates, but school is busy, and teachers love to give homework. We already get lots of things to learn for tests. Oeh, how I detest those things.