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Chapter Twelve:
Depression: The Plan pt. 1

Yuki's POV

I awoke from my dreamless slumber with an aching head. Stumbling out of bed, I made my way to the "mirror" that was randomly placed in this room that seemed more like a jail cell. Wiping some of the grime off, I looked at myself. My once colorful complexion was now drained into a dull, pale, tear-stricken sight.

I frowned and solemnly made my way back to the old, beat up cot that was supposed to be my bed in this place. I felt the pillow, which was more like a piece of ripped fabric with old, hard stuffing in it. It was very damp from my never ending tears that fell all night long.

The more I thought about why I was crying in the first place, the more I felt the need to cry some more. I wasn't suicidal, I knew I wasn't, but if I stayed in this place any longer, continuing doing the things I did, I wasn't too sure. I let my thoughts stray from me again and I found myself thinking about Kai.

His white as snow, soft skin and those harsh lilac eyes that I grew so fond of kept making their appearance in my mind, as well as his deep red and surprisingly gentle lips. I couldn't help but think about his blue shark fins that he painted onto his face, and I couldn't help but smile as I remembered all the times he told me he was going to make them into tattoos, but was always too chicken to do it.

I began to remember the good old, carefree days we had when we were younger. We had no sense of responsibility back then, and all we ever thought about was beyblading and ice cream. We never had any bad thoughts and we were constantly up to some kind of mischief. Those were the times I sometimes wish I could just go back to. Back then, everyone was friends, no one wanted to hurt anyone or steal something from them, and Kai…he actually smiled.

My thoughts began to stray away from the happy days to the bad days. The days when I thought Kai had killed my parents. The days I was actually stupid enough to believe Voltaire and his brainwashing methods. Those were the days I planned my revenge on Kai, always awaiting the day I would be able to show him once and for all the pain I was going through. Then it came. The day came.

I got my revenge on Kai, and I ever managed to steal his Dranzer…steal…such a vile word. Then Tala came, and he told me the truth. It shocked me, but I knew that it was the truth. From that day on, I vowed to get back at Voltaire for everything he did to me and my friends!...My friends…they probably hate me now…

After that day, my feelings for Kai also grew with each and every passing moment. I grew to love him, or so I thought. In reality, I had really loved Kai since the very beginning, but I was too scared to admit it to myself. At the semi-finals, I was really worried he would lose, and that's when the cat was let out of the bag. Admitting to myself that I love Kai was probably the best thing I could have done…that is…until it put him in danger of being severely hurt by Voltaire.

My eyes narrowed. Voltaire had promised me that if I joined him, no one I loved and cared for would get hurt, but now Kai is in the hospital because of him! He even had the nerve to make it sound like I sent those boys! Voltaire is really low. Nothing but scum, and I will get back at him, somehow, even if it kills me!

Slamming my fist on the bed, I wiped my face with my sleeve. I quickly splashed some murky, old, vile water on my face to make it look like I hadn't been crying. When I was finished, I took a deep breath and headed out of the room. I had received a note, apparently, saying that Voltaire wanted to speak with me. I reached his office door and knocked, awaiting the command to enter…ugh…command…another vile word.

"Enter." His harsh voice rang out in the silent hallway and I boldly opened the door. He nodded when he saw it was me. I stood in front of his desk, waiting for him to give me my orders. "You are to go to the abandoned industrial park and steal me all the valuable things you find there. Then, I want you to use your blade and destroy the building, eliminating any traces of entrance. You make take anyone you wish with you."

"I prefer to go solo." I said, my eyes glaring an icy cold glare that would make the Antatic seem like the hottest place on Earth.

"Then so be it." Without further ado, I left to complete his mission.

At the Hospital—Normal POV

"Here's the plan…" Everyone sat silent, waiting for Kai to elaborate. It was so quiet that the shuffling of feet outside of the door by passers could be heard as if it was a stampede of elephants. Kai sighed and decided it was time to speak. "Someone has to go into Biovolt, pretending to be loyal to Voltaire. They have to make Yuki trust them, but without her suspecting a thing! We will keep in contact, and then as soon as the time is right, the rest of us will go and finish things off." Upon finishing his speech, everyone turned their gaze to Tala.

"What?" He asked, genuinely confused. It was Mika who spoke.

"Well Tala, Kai can't go because he's in the hospital, and Voltaire knows that Kai would never be loyal to him, the girls and me can't go because we don't remember Biovolt that well, the others can't go because they've never been to Biovolt, and those two boys saw all of us anyways. You were the only one that wasn't there, and you still remember what Biovolt looks like and stuff. Besides, Voltaire would never question your loyalty because he knows you're a strong blader and he wouldn't want to lose the chance of having you on his side." Mika finished and Tala groaned. He knew she was right, and that there was no way he would be able to talk anyone out of it.

After a few awkward moments of a dreadfully eerie silence, Tala nodded his head in agreement. The others smiled and they gave Tala a special phone so they could keep in touch with him while he was in Biovolt. Asthis was being done, the faintest smileappereared on the smallest features of Kai's face.

"Thanks, Tala…" Everyone gasped when they heard Kai say this. Never before had any of them, not even the girls, heard Kai say thanks to anyone. Tala had a huge grin on his face and he walked out of the room. No one questioned where he was going because they all knew he was going to go save their friend. Silently, they all wished hima good luck. Mariah had tears in her eyes as she watched her beloved boyfriend go, but she didn't let them fall. She knew she had to be strong for him. For her friends. For Yuki.

With Tala—Tala's POV

I walked down the corridors of the hospital pondering over how I was going to get to Russia. Almost as if someone could hear my thoughts, my cell phone began to ring. It kind of startled me and I slightly jumped at the sound.

"Hello?" It was Mr. Dickenson who spoke on the other end. I sighed in relief, glad that it wasn't anyone like Voltaire or Boris who wanted nothing more than to ruin my life and make me miserable the way he made his own grandson and my friends, the girls, miserable.

"Hello Tala. Kai just called and informed me that you would like to go to Russia to visit your old team." I smiled and eagerly spoke back, playing along with the game that Kai had set up.

"Yes sir, but you see…I have no way of getting there." I crossed my fingers and hoped he would say the exact thing he ended up saying.

"No problems! Just go to the airport in one hour and I can give you a ride there with one of my private jets." I let out a silent cheer and realized that Mr. Dickenson was still on the line. Blushing from embarrassment, I quickly responded.

"Thank you so much sir! You don't even realize how much this means to me!" I practically threw my cell into my pocket as I bolted out of the hospital's swinging doors.

I raced to the airport, taking very few belongings with me, and I sat in the plane that Mr. Dickenson had lent me. I stayed awake all throughout the ride, thinking hard about how I was going to get Cat to trust me without her suspecting anything.

Before I knew it, I was in Russia. My home land. It would have been a happy moment, had I not been sent here on a very dangerous mission to save one of my best friends.

I got off the plane and left the airport. Walking around for about an hour, I finally reached my destination. Biovolt. I took a deep breath and slowly made my way to the doors.

"Here goes nothing…" I pushed open the doors and stopped when I saw who was standing directly in front of me.

AG329: There you go! Hmm…not very long, but I hope you liked it! The next chappie will be called Chapter Thirteen: Tala's Loyalty: The Plan pt. 2

Kai: When do I get out of that damn hospital?

AG329: NEVER! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

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