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There is a small Author's Note at the bottom of this chapter, by the way, so if you are one of my reviewers who have been waiting a really long while for this update and you really do like this story….then that note is for you.
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Recap:
"Kai…what's up, dude? Kai?"
"That beyblade…I think…that's what's at least partly causing this whole mess. If we can get that beyblade and destroy the bit within it…then we destroy…that Maidina women…therefore…releasing Rei from her grasp….and bringing him back to us…"
"But…the question is…are we gonna be able to do it….with out getting killed in the process?…" Max asked sniffing with the last of his tears for the moment; at the same time looking at the corpse instead of Kai while waiting for the remaining Russian's response.
"I don't know, Max…but that's a chance I'm willing to take….I will get my Rei back to me…no matter what or who gets in my way."
Right as Kai finished his sentence, he leaned to his side and fell on his back onto the sofa, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. Just then, Kenny walked out of the bathroom and looked around, "Hey guys. Did I miss anything?" And just as he said that he looked down and saw a wide eyed, b.loody, and most of all…dead…Tala. "AAAAHHH!" and with that, Kenny paled and was out like a light.
'Rei would've laughed at that….I miss you so much, Kitten….wait for me…please…wait for me….' Kai thought as he opened his eyes, staring up at the bright fluorescent lights.
Chapter 13 (finally…)
(the scene starts off with a roaring crowd in a large Beyblade stadium, with Brad Best and AJ Topper beginning with the commentary…don't worry, it wont last long.)
"Well now, this is a great turn out for a tournament of such short notice, eh Brad!"
"You can bet your money on that, AJ! Hi folks, and welcome to the Hong Kong divisional Beyblade tournament! I'm Brad Best and with me here is my partner in crime, AJ Topper!"
"Hey folks! Boy, were definitely in for a treat today, that's for sure! Here today are the five teams that have won the hearts of beyblade fans all over the world; including The All Starz, The Majestics, The White Tigers, The Demolition Boys, and of course, last year's World Champions, The Bladebreakers!"
"But wait AJ, have you heard the latest news? The much loved Rei Kon has all of a sudden switched teams! ….again!"
"I sure did hear about that, Brad…Rei Kon is now on the Demolition Boys team! Imagine that! I wonder what could've provoked that decision on Kon's part, eh Brad?"
"Yeah, I wonder what was going through his head during that brainstorm. Well, whatever the cause, things are definitely gonna heat up here today, AJ!"
-the crowd roars wildly-
(In the White Tigers locker room)
"What! What are you saying! How could you let this happen! You sorry son of a bitch!" Lee yelled as he turned away from the group of bladers standing before him, more specifically the pale, painted face of his best friend's lover that was in front of him.
"Kai, maybe we should go…." Max said quietly.
The said Russian blader looked at the floor and then looked back up at Lee's slightly shaking form. He slowly walked over to the lion-blader and placed a hand on his shoulder as he calmly spoke, "Lee….you know as well I do, that he needs you….you have to be strong…."
With that, Lee suddenly looked up with hurt, yet piercing eyes as he punched the wall with such force, a resounding 'boom' echoed throughout the room. As he removed his hand from the surface, pieces of the cream colored plaster fell to the floor, leaving a bare imprint of his fury.
"Lee…." Mariah whispered softly. She quickly wiped a few stray tears from her face as she turned to Kai and the rest of his team, "….What do you want us to do, Kai? How can we help?"
Kai suddenly found not only all the eyes of the neko-jin team looking at him, but those of his own team as well. They all looked somewhat scared, but most of all, determination was evident on all of their faces.
Kai was about to open his mouth to speak when the door behind him opened with a crash.
"Will someone please tell us why there is b.lood all over the Bladebreakers locker room!" screamed an obviously rattled Robert Jurgen.
Out from behind the purple-headed blader came the faces of his teammates, Oliver and Enrique, who happened to be holding hands. All of a sudden, a scream was heard along with muffled curses with a slight Scottish accent.
"Robert! Oliver, Enrique! And…uh…I think I just heard Johnny…" exclaimed Tyson.
"What in the seven hells is going on here!" the auburn haired blader shrieked, now being seen and heard very clearly in the doorway with his teammates.
Again all eyes were turned on Kai, who of course was not used to this kind of attention. With it getting more and more difficult to keep up his cool and collected stance under everyone's scrutinizing stares, he cleared his throat and walked over to the bench in front of the lockers. Crossing his arms, closing his eyes, and regaining his composure, he took a deep breath and began to explain once again all that has been happening up to the present.
An hour later, and being joined up with the equally-freaked out All Starz who happened to barge in the same way the Majestics had about 15 minutes after Kai started explaining, everyone was finally caught up to speed. But one question was still left unanswered:
What now?
Of course this question was voiced by none other than Max's mother (who stumbled in with her team as well), Judy Tate.
"Well…that's what we were about to discuss when Mr. Uncouth here busted in a while ago." stated Tyson as he jerked his thumb at the said German blader, who in turn resonated with a snort and a 'hmpf'.
"Well, what would you have done if you went to say 'hello' to one of your fellow teams, only to find their locker room covered in b.lood? Hmm? That's what I thought. You would've done the same, I'm sure."
Sweat dropping, everyone nodded in unison.
Until, "Wait…that's all there was? Just b.lood?" asked Max.
"Why…why yes, there was a puddle of the disgusting liquid beside the sofa….and what do you mean 'just b.lood'?" answered Oliver, who was in the protective grasp of the blond Italian.
With hearing his answer, Kai realized what Max was getting at by asking him that. Slowly one by one, the bladers all realized it too. Again, someone voiced another question that floated into everyone's mind at that exact moment, "So…if…if there's just a puddle of b.lood…then…where…WHERE'S TALA!" screamed Kenny frantically, paling and looking as if he'd faint again at any moment.
(Somewhere in the same stadium, in a box-suite with a wall of glass allowing a spectacular view overlooking the entire arena) …
"Everything is going perfectly…soon, no one will stand in my way." said the old Russian CEO as he turned away from the enormous window.
"That's….what you think….you son of a bitch…" said a harsh voice, slightly c.racking at the end of the sentence.
"…hm?…Ah…Tala…I'm not at all surprised…hmpf, I think you're losing your touch; you've become so predictable…" Voltaire said as he turned around and took a seat behind a large mahogany desk, his back facing the wall of windows. "Do you really believe you can stop me, Tala? Are you that dense? I thought that you and my traitor of a grandson, and not to mention everyone else…would've realized by now…I'm invincible….I'm unstoppable…I'm-
"SHUT UP YOU S.ADISTIC B.ASTARD! Stop talking! You…you make me sick! It's OVER, Voltaire!" Tala screamed manically as he limped over to the old man, picking up speed as he launched himself at older Russian…yet…he never reached his target.
In a flash of movement, Tala was stopped short, by slim hand that currently had him by the throat.
Voltaire, who had fallen out of his chair from surprise, was sprawled out on the floor, clutching his chest and breathing hard. Through his attempts of regaining his breath and composure, he managed to growl, "Rei, you almost let him kill me! What's the matter with you?"
Yet Rei did not turn to look at the him. He simply stared blankly at the red head in his grasp, who currently wasn't even struggling. He wasn't unconscious, no, he was staring right back at him. Ice met gold as they continued this little match for a few more seconds before, "He's right. It's over….for you…old man." Rei said a somewhat delicate voice, so softly that Voltaire had to strain to hear it.
"What was that! Don't you talk back to me, young man, I am you're master! You will obey me! Do you hear me?" Voltaire staggered again to get up off the floor.
Rei continued to stare at Tala until he finally dropped him onto the floor, leaving the ice-blader gasping for air. He then turned ever so slightly and looked at the wrinkled old man, eyes slitting dangerously.
"No….it is over…and you….are not my master…I have never…nor will I ever….obey you….and now….good-bye…." And with that, Rei quickly shot his hand onto Voltaire chest while a deep red glow seemed to radiate at that spot.
Voltaire tried to struggle, but it was useless, he was frozen in that spot. "Stop it! What are you doing? Stop this! STO-ARRGGGHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
An enormous red flash of electric-like energy flowed into Voltaire's chest from Rei's hand and within seconds, the old man slumped over onto the floor. Rei stooped down to see if he was really d.ead; checking his pulse, then he got up turned to face the wide-eyed Tala and stooped down again, this time to be eye level with the red head.
Tala stared at Voltaire's still body. "He's d.ead, isn't he…he's really d.ead…after all these years…" Tala tore his eyes from the body and planted them once again on the once-so-angelic face in front of him. Rei had indeed changed; as noted so many time before during this whole ordeal…and once more he felt a pang of guilt and sadness as he noticed that Rei's once sparkling amber eyes were now dull and faded.
'What have I done…' thought Tala as he continue to stare.
The neko-jin's sun-kissed face used to glow with joy and vigor…now…it was almost like he was a walking corpse. 'I have to end this…I have to end his suffering…now…' Slowly as if in a trance Tala lifted his hand up to Rei's face, gently rubbing his thumb on the younger boy's cold cheek. Just as slowly, he closed the gap between their faces, softly placing his lips on the boy's own kneeling in front of him.
Nothing…there was nothing…not even a flinch… Tala removed his lips only to meet the same blank staring eyes he saw before. The raven-haired boy hadn't moved at all; not even a blink. He just sat there, breathing evenly, as if he was asleep; yet his eyes were open and staring straight at the blue-eyed Russian.
"What…? What is it…what are you thinking?" Tala asked shakily. Finally, Rei stood up and took a step forward, past the red head. He then stopped and without turning around, answered, "It's almost time…" And with that he continued walking, out the door and down the hall towards the main stadium doors.
Tala just sat there. He had turned to see Rei leave, but he hadn't gone after him…no, what the neko had said had perplexed him so much he just stayed where was. 'What does he mean by that?….Something bad is coming….I can feel it….but what?' Carefully, he stood up, brushed himself off and walked toward the wall of windows, stepping over the corpse that was in the way. Looking out over the stadium, a foreboding sense of darkness seeped over every inch of the arena. Yes…something was coming….something bad….something evil….and it was strong….
Tala slowly turned from the window with one final look and went out the door as well. But instead of walking the same way Rei did, he went the opposite way, toward the locker rooms. 'Oi…well, I might as well go clean up….and scare the pi.ss out of these idiots while I'm at it…'
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Okay, I'm ending this chapter here. Don't complain to me about not updating and the fact that this measly update was so short…I am seriously working off of little to no inspiration….so ya'll are lucky I was able to write this much….I don't know what's wrong with me….why I can't write anymore….I mean….I was barely able to write at all when I first started….but now….it's like I lost the little bit of talent that I did have…
If you are one of those people who really is a fan of my work (especially this story) and have been waiting patiently for this update for months and months, then again, I do apologize and I know this wont make up for any frustration or anger towards me or my story; but hey, at least this IS an update right? Not a very good one, but hey, it's an update nonetheless.
ARE YOU PEOPLE HAPPY TALA IS NOT REALLY D.EAD? Good God, some of you guys threw a such a hissy fit because you thought I killed Tala…..Jeez, it was so annoying to get flamed for that, when I knew what I was doing the entire time; do you really think I'd kill off someone who's so important to this fic? Huh? Especially when he's gonna help our dear little Kai and our oh-so-possessed Kitten? DUH PEOPLE! God, get a friggin grip.
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