Well this is it the last official chapter. Gotta say I'm really going to miss this fic. But there is still some other ideas to do. The epilogue is left and that is it for this fic. I really loved all the support from my reviewers who just kept inspring me to keep going. there was a part in this fic that I just wanted to scrap the whole thing but thanks to such suportive reviews i kept on going. Thank you all.
This chapter is dedicated to all my reviewers.
Warnings: the usual so no comaplaints and also two character death...or sort of three actually oh well I seriously doubt anyone is going to be disapointed to see them go.
Disclaimer: I officially own it. (grins madly.) (lawyers glare) Okay well maybe I don't. Please don't take my money i need it survive. (lawyers ignore me) Thank you.
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Chapter 11 Retribution and Silver Peace
"Be careful Kai" Tala whispered softly as he watched the two toned teen walk away from them. "Don't worry Tal he's as stubborn as you I'm sure he'll come back" Bryan tried to soothe as he held the now sleeping Rei in his arms. "I know he will but sometime he does get carried away" Tala said as he walked back and sat down beside Bryan who wrapped his free hand around Tala's waist.
"Yeah now we need to figure out how to get out of here?" Bryan said thinking hard. "What do you mean?" Ian asked since he had been standing near by grabbing the other's attention. "I mean yeah if Kai goes and kills Voltaire or whatever he's going to do, we still need to deal with the army outside" Bryan reminded that it just wasn't Boris and Kai's grandfather they were going up against. "Hmm, but what about the Chines forces down to the south. You said so yourself that some of the Russians were freaking out about it." Ian reminded wisely as he looked around for any other signs of life.
Bryan nodded "I know that but that was just rumor it is leaning to be true, thing is we don't know how strong they are or how big the force is and those idiots were just making a big fuss out of" "Yeah well we still need a plan, you know just in case" Alexandre said as he joined into the conversation. "Dimitrov please state the obvious" Bryan growled at him "Hmph fine next time I wont help" he said looking away. "Trust me when I say this Alexandre, you're never going to get an apology from him" Tala supplied with a giggle. Alexandre seemed to deflated and slump forward alright fine. Well any bright ideas?"
"Yeah how bout shutting up?" Bryan asked sarcasm dripping from his voice in waves. Alexandre just rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall adopting the pose that he always saw Kai and Tala use when they were thinking. "Ah question what about Kai? He's bound to come back here you know" Spencer cut in suddenly remembering that they had to think about the other who had left a few minutes ago. "Yeah I know that's why we can't just leave. We could leave one or two of you behind but then we'd have him on us, pissed as hell since we split up" Bryan reasoned with his brain trying to find a perfect solution.
"I say we just stay here. I mean what's the point of going out there to where we'll be outnumbered plus having two people who cannot fight. I say we stay and wait it out besides if some idiots do come down here it would be a lot easier to hold them off down here" Tala finally said in a tone that said talk back and you're getting a punch in the face. "I agree with Tala let's just stay here and see what happens" Alexandre said unfolding his arms and looking up.
Bryan nodded and shifted the weight of Rei in his arms. He looked down seeing that the blood stains were beginning spread. "Shit" he mumbled setting down Rei on the ground "Do any of you have some kind of cloths?" he asked lifting up the shirt and seeing the cut on his abdomen opening up again. "Yeah and I think I have a needle and thread somewhere to sew that back up" Alexandre said quickly dropping his bag and taking out some cloths and began searching for the needle and thread.
Bryan opened his own bag up and took out one of his shirts and slipping Rei's off. He folded Rei's blood stained one and pressed it to the opening wound hoping to stop some of the bleeding. Tala stood back his stomach doing somersaults at the site of the blood. "Okay move it does anyone have any flame?" he asked looking at each of them. "Yeah here but I need something to set to fire" Ian said taking out two black stones. "Here" Bryan said passing one of the bloodied rags he had been using.
Ian grimaced at he site of the blood covered rag but said nothing he had seen far than this. He set it down beside Alexandre and flicked the two stones together sending sparks flying onto the rag. The sparks ignited into a small flame. Alexandre quickly ran the needle over the flame before pulling it away. He expertly put the thread through the needle and moved beside Rei. "Has he stopped bleeding?" he asked Bryan who lifted up the nekjo-jin's shirt from his abdomen.
The wound was still seeping some blood but not as much as before. "That'll have to do" Alexandre commented quickly but carefully started to sew Rei's open wound back together. Rei whimpered and began to squirm at the feeling of the needle going through his skin. "Shhh kitten, stay still" Tala whispered after getting control of his stomach. He kneeled beside Rei's head and moved aside his limp hair from his face with his hands. Rei whimpered but stopped squirming as he felt Tala's soft hands thread through his hair. "There" Alexandre said after biting the thread to break it "Now he just can't be moved. Or moved with jerky movements though I think when they sewed him the first time they didn't do it right" he said taking roll gauze he had found in his pack. Bryan lift him up, but gently dude okay I don't want to sew him up again." Bryan nodded he didn't protest for the fact that he knew almost nothing about medicine. Alexandre diligently wrapped the gauze around Rei's abdomen. "Okay well I guess we just wait for now" he said sitting back and cleaning his bloodied hands on one of the rags they hadn't used.
Tala leaned his head against Bryan's shoulder as the other moved to sit beside him. "I hope he's okay" he mumbled still running his hands through Rei's hair with a comforting hand. "Don't worry Tal he's Kai after all" Bryan said wrapping his arm around Tala's waist "And from what I heard worrying isn't good for you" he commented running a loving hand over his lover's abdomen feeling the slight bump there. "I hope" Tala said softly as all became quiet except for their breathing.
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Kai walked confidently through the corridors of the palace, searching out his grandfather and Boris. He stopped when he heard voices speaking around the corner. "I heard that the baby is Lord Kai's. I can't believe he bedded that neko-jin" he heard the snippets of a conversation. He bowed his head at the thought of his son in the hands of his bastard of a grandfather. He growled and took out his sword which was begging to be covered in the rich and thick blood of his grandfather and Boris.
He quickly turned the corner startling the soldiers that were talking. "Where is he?" he asked in a dangerously low voice "The last time...I saw him...in the kitchens..." One of the soldiers stuttered pointing down the hall that lead to the kitchens. "Tell anyone about me being here. And I'll personally make sure to cut you limb from limb and then cut those limbs into tiny little pieces and feed them to the dogs my self" he growled his crimson eyes shining unnaturally.
The soldiers whimpered in fear as they stepped out of Kai's way opening the corridor for the crimson eyed teen to walk through. Kai ignored them and continued on the war path to his grandfather.
Kai's eyes saw red when he walked into the kitchens for his eyes to land on his grandfather trying to quiet the cries of the small child wrapped in kitchen towels. "Be quiet you worthless child!" he yelled at the baby who continued to scream in the old man's arms.
Kai heard a whimper towards the corner and saw a girl whimpering in the corner with a large gash on her arm. He deftly walked to her and kneeled beside her keeping a crimson eye on his grandfather who had laid the screaming baby on the table. "Be quiet" he ordered as the girl scooted away from him. "Hold still" he said taking out a rag and wrapping it around her arm crudely but effectively stopping the bleeding. "When I get my grandfather out of here I want you take the baby down to the dungeons to Rei. Got that?" he ordered, the girl nodded and he stood and determinedly walked towards his grandfather.
"You are a worthless child! You are weak just like stupid father of yours!" he yelled at the baby still crying loudly on the table. "You know grandfather for being so weak. I wonder I how I survived through that blizzard you sent all of us through" Kai said as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Ah dear Kai I see you survived" Voltaire glared at his grandson "I am more than likely right that you came for that pathetic excuse of an emperor." "Whatever, you will pay grandfather. You have no right in taking someone else's child only because you failed in every child you have tried to turn into a mindless machine" Kai said hitting a nerve square on.
"How dare you speak to me like that, you insolent bitch! After I gave you a position to be the Czar of Russia you still have the nerve to talk to me like that!" he said turning completely around to face Kai head on. "It's not like I would have been able to rule anyways Voltaire, maybe you should read the letter the Russian council send out, they had an heir so they no longer need me. All this you're trying to accomplish is a waste" Kai said pushing Voltaire away from the table towards a wall.
Voltaire cold grey eyes looked behind Kai and saw Mariam grabbing the baby and heading for the door. "I have a much better idea" he said and snapped his fingers. A cry was heard from the hall followed by the wales of small baby. "What do you say Kai. I live here forever and let live the child and the girl. Or you choose to be stubborn and I kill them both and still take over" he tried his eyes bearing into Kai's own crimson eyes. Kai smirked "You are pathetic Voltaire" he said before plunging the sword he had been holding into his grandfather's abdomen. "Payback's a bitch huh grandfather?" he sneered pulling out the blade.
Voltaire's cold grey eyes stared in shock at his grandson, he slowly slumped down to ground in pull of his own blood. Kai held the dripping sword at his eyes and stared down at his grandfather with a cold look "Hopefully you rot in hell" he said as a farewell reaching down and grabbing the old man's sword only for Voltaire to grab his arm. "You will pay Kai. I will make that runt of your son suffer along with that pathetic neko-jin" he gurgled through a mouthful of crimson blood. "In your dreams grandfather" he said kicked the old man effectively making him let go. He grabbed the sword and held it at his grandfather's neck. "You loose" he said dropping the sword the sword bouncing on the stone ground echoing around the kitchen. With that the old man took his last breathe.
Kai turned the soldiers who were holding the girl and his baby. "I suggest you let them go or suffer the same fate" he said in a deadly whisper his eyes flashing as he heard the baby whimpering in the man's arms. The soldiers looked at each other as if contemplating what to do. Just when one of them was about to let go of Mariam when a voice spoke from just beyond the doorway. "Let her go and you will regret it."
Kai crimson orbs switched from the soldiers to the doorway from where he knew Boris stood. "Why not come out of the darkness you snake since you seem to think you are really strong. Or are you afraid that you'll be just as weak as my grandfather and join him in hell?" he sneered his hand tightening on his sword. "You think too highly of yourself young Kai" Boris spoke as he walked in with a number of soldiers "You made me that way" Kai retaliated as he glared at Boris who kept his sneering smirk on his face.
"Now Young Kai you wouldn't want anything unfortunate to happen to your weakling of a son" Boris mocked taking the crying child from the soldier. "Boris you lay one of your hands on him you will regret it" Kai said in a low voice that promised death to Boris if he hurt his son.
A scuffle of yells brought their attention and then a huge explosion rocked the entire palace. Kai smirked thanking Bryan for finding out about the Chinese reinforcements. In Boris's momentary distraction he swiped his son from the man's arms and ran from the room. Blinking in mild surprise to see many of the Chinese already in the palace. Another explosion rocked te palace and he covered the baby's head as plaster from the ceilings began to fall. He stopped when he noticed the passage down to the dungeons was blocked by huge chunks of the ceiling. "Dammit!" he yelled turning around and heading towards the corridor from which he and the other had come through when they first broke in.
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"Guys I think we should leave" Alexandre said as the first explosion hit. "I think I agree let's go" Bryan said and picked up the unconscious Rei in his arms. Tala slowly stood his energy waning but managed when Spencer came to his side to support him.
Max and Tyson right after leaving the dungeons said "Hey well we're splitting, I have to find my brother." The other nodded their understanding "Good luck then" Alexandre said as he pointed towards the hall from where they had come in. "Come on! Let's go!" Bryan shouted as he began to run when the second explosion went off right outside the front doors sending them flying to the ground and causing huge slabs of plaster to fall from the ceiling almost crushing Tala.
"Tala!" Bryan yelled as he struggled to stand up with Rei who had been jolted awake from being dropped to the ground. Rei groaned his golden orbs reflecting his pain as he looked around at the mess. "Spencer get Tala!" Bryan yelled as he was being pulled towards the hall by Alexandre and Ian who were both bleeding from chunks of rock hitting them in the face.
The huge blond nodded and pushed some of the plaster that had fallen on Tala and picked up the redhead. He ran a quick eye over his body checking over any critical injuries finding none and except deep gashes in his arms and one on his forehead he looked fine. He picked him up and also ran after the other barely missing Kai as he came into view.
Bryan chewed on his bottom lip as they waited for Spencer with Tala. "I think I see him" Ian said pointing at the huge shadow running their way. "Wait a minute someone is following him" Alexandre said pointing at smaller shadow that a few feet behind Spencer. "Obviously we cut him down since I can't really do anything and neither can Spencer it's up to you two" Bryan said as he began to open the window.
Alexandre and Ian both nodded and drew their swords and further away from Bryan towards Spencer who was coming towards them. As soon as Spencer passed with the redhead they blocked the others path only to get a mouthful of curses from him. "Kai?" they both said surprised as they saw him carrying a bundle in his arms. "No shit!" he yelled running passed them and stopping in front of Spencer and Bryan.
"I thought you were all trapped down in the dungeons?" he said as he opened the window all the way. "We would have been. We almost didn't make it out" Ian answered as he helped Bryan with Rei to climb down, followed by Spencer who had slung Tala over his shoulder to make it easier to climb down the few feet down the ground.
Kai motioned for Alexandre to go down next and he soon followed having to climb slower since he was carrying his precious charge. When he dropped down to the ground jolting the baby, he began to cry. Kai sighed and held him close trying to sooth the scared baby as they ran away from the palace as caught fire from all the explosions that had followed one after the other destroying the palace.
They stopped when they reached the Chinese who were milling about right inside the gates. Bryan sighed visibly as he kneeled down to relieve his arms of the weight. Kai kneeled down beside him and ran a hand through Rei's hair seeing a few scratches and a gash on his forehead from what he thought was the explosions. They waited until Kai recognized one of the generals he had once met by the name of Kevin, he was short almost Ian stature but had a completely different attitude and his hair was a dark shade of green. The generals eyes landed on them and he more than quickly walked towards them.
"I see you never learned your lesson" he said as he stopped in front of Kai. "Of course I don't. How's the pink fur ball I made cry?" he mocked as he stood though he didn't look very menacing with a baby in his arms which had gotten quiet and was now sleeping. "You'll regret making my sister cry. But I guess I can thank you for saving Rei" he added looking at Rei "That is if you did save him?" "Of course we did otherwise we wouldn't be here now would we" Ian said sarcastically as he stood from the ground and walked right up to Ian.
"Wow they're the same height. Hey Ian at least he has a better looking nose than yours" Bryan said from where he had been hugging Tala to himself. "Shut up Bryan before I kick your sorry ass" Ian threatened as he glared at Bryan who just continued to smirk in amusement.
The largest explosion rocked the ground yet sending the entire palace into flames. The explosion jolted Rei awake he slowly sat up and looked towards the burning palace. His eyes began to water and he wrapped his arms around his abdomen only to again freak out. "My baby they took him" he whimpered Kai's keen hearing picked up the whimper and he turned and kneeled down beside Rei who was rocking himself tears streaming down his cheeks. "Rei love please to cry" Kai said gently running a hand over his cheek wiping away the tears. "They took him Kai. I'll never see him again" he sobbed softly his breath stuttering. "Rei I promised you I would get your baby back and I never break my promises" he said pulling Rei as close as was possible with him carrying the baby. Rei looked into Kai's eyes and finally allowed his eyes to land on the bundle in Kai's arm. He smiled and let out a sob as he held his arms for the baby.
Kai smiled and carefully handed the baby to Rei who immediately hugged the baby close "My baby, my Zhen" he said kissing his forehead lovingly. Kai sat beside Rei and wrapped his arm around Rei who leaned against him "I love you Kai. I don't how thank you" he whispered his golden eyes slowly closing from fatigue. Kai hugged him closer a smile growing seeing the identical way his son and Rei slept. He turned his attention to Bryan who had been looking at them. "Hiwatari you are one scary bastard when you smile" he said with a smirk his hand still stroking Tala's face lovingly.
"Yeah well you shouldn't talk. Kuznetsov getting Tala pregnant? That's a new one" he snickered as the other glared. The rest snickered as a light shad of pink appeared over Bryan's cheeks and nose.
"Well looks like our work is done. Come we need to check these two for any injuries" Kevin announced as he pointed at Tala and Rei. Kai took careful measures to not drop both Rei and Zhen.
"Where are we going?" Kai asked as soon as they situated themselves in a carriage, Kai again holding Zhen in his arms. "To what used to be the Hiwatari mansion" Kevin answered giving Kai a pointed look. "By the way my sister Mariah will be there" he added enjoying the distasteful look on Kai's face.
Kai in the distance the mansion that he had once lived in when he was younger. Slowly the carriage came to a stop and he recognized Chao, Rei's doctor waiting with other servants. Kai stepped out and was approached by Chao "Please follow me and bring Emperor Rei and the little one" Kai nodded and carried Rei as another servant carried the baby in her arms.
"Lay him down on the bed please and step out" he told the maid who nodded and laid the baby beside it's mommy and walked out. "I'm going to check everything for both Master Rei and his son which a name has been chosen right?" he asked "He kept whispering Zhen so I assume that is his name" Kai answered nodding at Chao. "Precious; a suitable for a first born" Chao said as he began to remove Rei shirt.
The examination lasted a good hour before Chao declared both patients healthy. "Master Rei must eat when he wakes and Zhen must eat within and hour. Do not worry I will send up the woman who will feed him until master Rei and yourself see fit that he no longer needs to be fed as such" he instructed and made his way to the door. "Thank you" Kai said as he sat down in the chair beside the bed and held Rei's hand. "You are welcome Lord Hiwatari" and he walked out closing the door behind him.
Kai felt Rei squeeze his hand and he slowly opened his eyes and looked up into Rei's smiling golden eyes. "Morning" he said smiling at him. "Rei are you okay?" he asked "As good as I'll ever be, Zhen has just finished eating and he's sleeping. And the matron has already given him a bath and put on new clothes" Rei said his eyes shining with happiness as he looked at his side where Zhen was asleep.
"Rei I'm so happy. You are the best thing to happen to me along with Zhen" He said laying a kiss on Rei's lips. "You are too Kai" Rei said pulling the other for a much deeper kiss.
Kai ran his tongue over Rei's lips asking for entrance into his hot oral cavity. Rei more than readily let Kai in teasing the other's tongue into a battle. Rei sighed as he leaned back into the pillows bringing Kai down with him. Kai slowly trailed kisses down Rei's neck his hands roaming over Rei's body but staying clear of his abdomen. A gurgle beside them drew their attention away from each other. The small baby was staring up at them with deep crimson eyes with slight gold mixed in.
Kai sighed and picked up the baby that he noticed had ebony colored hair in the back and a slightly lighter color in the front. "I can tell I'm going to hate you" he teased kissing the baby on his forehead. "You're going to be a good father to him. If you decide to stay that is" Rei said smiling at Kai. "And what gave you the idea that I was going to leave? Rei did you honestly think that I was going to leave you after going through hell trying to get to you. And some more getting to my son?" he said, Rei blushed in embarrassment as he thought about what he had just asked. "I'm sorry I just wasn't sure" he said scratching his head with his hand.
"Sometimes you are just too cute for words Rei" he said and placed a chaste kiss on the other lips moving slightly to deepen it only to have a another gurgle come from the little one in his arms. He pulled away and mocked glared at the newborn in his arms "You're asking to get thrown out you know" he said with a slight smile as Rei giggled. A knock distracted both from the baby and then looked up as the door opened.
"Were you two busy?" Alexandre asked smiling at them "No, how's Tala doing?" Kai asked as he handed Rei the baby who gurgled happily to be with his mommy. "Just good news first thing they found Boris's body along with your grandfather's both were charred to death. The only reason we could make out who Boris was because of that nasty purple ring he wears and your grandfather that gold ring with your family emblem" Alexandre answered what he had come to say and then moved Tala.
Alexandre sighed as he tried to find a way to say what Kai had asked "He's fine couple bruises and scratches nothing big. But his mental state is a little off the doctor assures that he'll be fine in dew time but it's still causing a number on Bryan" he answered, "What happened?" Kai crimson eyes began to shine "Um Tala he...lost...he lost...his baby when the slab of plaster landed on him after the second explosion" he stuttered wiping away a stray tear from his cheek.
Kai looked down as his mind began to process what he had just been told. "Can I go and see him?" Rei asked from where he had shed a few tears of his own. "I guess I don't know" Alexandre shrugged as he turned to leave "I'll see you later Kai. By the way do you want your grandfather's ring?" "No" Kai answered as he looked over Rei. Alexandre nodded and closed the door behind him. "Can I?" Rei asked standing from the bed and walking slowly towards Kai. "Yeah come on let's go" he said as he wrapped an arm around Rei's waist.
"Tala please calm down" Bryan said as he hugged a hysterical Tala. Kai walked in without knocking and blinked at the site. Tala was in shambles his usually perfect hair was in disarray his ice blue eyes blood shot from crying so much he was a total wreck. "Tala I'm sorry" Kai said laying a hand on the damp cheek. Tala didn't say anything just nodded more tears slipping from his eyes.
Rei handed the baby to Kai and moved towards Tala and sat beside him. He reached out to Tala and took his hand massaging it gently. Tala whimpered and slowly moved from Bryan's embrace to Rei's. "I lost my baby kitten. I lost him or her because I wasn't careful" he choked burying his face into Rei's shoulder. "Tala everything happens for a reason, maybe you weren't meant to have this baby. But remember Tala this isn't permanent you still have Bryan and together when you get over this you can make another baby and this time in a time peace where there is no war, nothing to worry about, except maybe a few lost kisses here and there because your lover forgot but that's about it" Rei explained smiling as he heard Tala choke out a laugh "Kitten you shouldn't try to joke" Tala said slowly pulling away and wiping his tears.
"That's it, you'll see pretty soon you're going to wish you weren't one of the few males that can get pregnant because you're going to have a lot of little kids running around a driving you nuts no more crying because it makes me wanna cry" Rei said as he wiped away his own tear. "Thanks kitten" Tala smiled as he went back to Bryan's arms. "You're welcome Tala" he said as he stood and took Zhen from Kai. "Hey kitten maybe we should hang more often, and bitch about our lovers" Tala said as the couple walked out "I resent that" Bryan said to Tala which made both Rei and Tala giggle "Yeah sure Tala and we can also complain about how fat we got from being pregnant" Rei added with a grin. "Touche kitty" he said "Bye Tala see you later" Rei said as Kai pulled him through the door.
As they walked passed a window Rei noticed that it was still before dawn. "Wait I want to see the sunrise" Rei said as he noticed the mist glowing silver from the sun's slow appearance. "It's beautiful" Kai said hugging Rei "Just like you." "It's a silver peace. Peace at last" Rei whispered as Kai pulled him into a kiss that was not interrupted this time by a gurgle of a baby.
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Hey Wolflover7 what did you think about the title?
Well I hope you all enjoyed this because I did sort of because some of this almost made me cry so yeah.The epilogue is nextand that'llprobably be up the day after tomorrow or sooner.
R&R I would really appreciate it.