MasterFranny: minna-san, I am glad to announce you this is the eleventh chapter of 'Breath of Light'! I haven't updated for a while but hopefully, I won't delay this pleasure anymore. I have all the chapters written now, just give me the time to have them BETA read and I'll post them. Hope you're still reading this one... I love you all readers!

since i think i didn't told you that, here it is,

Robert 17

Tala, Bryan, Lee, Michael 16

Kai, Johnny 15

Spencer, Ray 14

Ian, Max, Tyson 13

Kenny 12

Sorry about me not updating. i just hope you will like Kiya. I just happen to like him, but it's not because he's my OC, it's just because he's creating himself and i am doing nothing. He happens to pop out, saying the things he says, and i can't do nothing but let him do that. :P

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Ryuki: That chapter, I love it too. TalaKai da best. But BrooklynKai too now. And BrooklynKaiTala is just me worshipping it.

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RATING: R?

DISCLAIMER: Do we really have to do such thing? sees a gun pointed at her NO NO! Okay, I do not own! Jeez, that sounds so pathetic...

"talking"

'thinking'

"talking into other languages"

/beatbeast language/

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BREATH OF LIGHT

CHAPTER 11 Memories flowing back

Looking in my own eyes

I can see Im slowly disappearing

Will someone stop me before

I start to decompose?

Will you ever accept what I am,

I like the pleasure

together with pain

but I cant stand to be refused again.

Eight years before, Balkov Abbey, Russia

Yuri glanced at the door with sleepy eyes; it was so early in the morning he couldnt even think properly, and the clock near his bed was saying 4:00 AM. He groaned, asking himself why the director of the Abbey would want to wake the kids so early, but couldnt complain since Boris had accepted him into the place. He was sure it would be really great to stay here and not go back to the place he was in before... that horrible orphanage where they used to beat him regularly with no reason.

He stretched and looked around the room, searching for his roommate. But the bed near his was empty, the sheets already redone, like no one had ever slept in it; but he had seen the boy go to sleep, so that meant he had awoken even earlier than him.

In fact, it was the same boy who had been inside the dark cage the night before. The one with slate hair and deep red eyes -he had never seen red eyes before- and blue marks on his cheeks. He had looked really stupefied to see him being shut inside the same dark cage he was in but had recovered quickly, and after Boris arrival, he never spoke again.

The director -he looked really scary even if he tried to sound and appear nice- had told Yuri he would be accepted inside the Abbey, because it was a lot, they hadnt another good one inside; Yuri didnt understand what he meant, but for him it was good: free food, bed, a place to stay... what could be better?

Shaking from his thoughts, he stood up and after a quick stop at the bathroom -the Abbey even had private bathrooms... the orphanage had had only one... for the entire building- he searched for the clothes he had worn the day before but couldnt find any of them. On a chair he saw some clean clothes and after a glance around he decided they could be his and put them on.

It was a nice white shirt with an orange line going down his torso, and another shirt to put under, which was blue-violet. The pants were the same colour as the outer shirt, white with an orange line, and he found he liked them, not to mention they fitted him perfectly. Sniffing the cleanliness of his new clothes he smiled warmly and headed towards the door, entering the corridor. Like the night before, it looked infinite in both directions, stone made with small torches that lit it up.

Shivering from the cold of the dark corridor he stepped out of his room and his ears detected a buzzing sound from the nearest corner; glancing up he noticed what seemed to be a camera looking down at him.

What would be the use of a camera? To control the kids inside? Maybe they were to inform them if robbers came inside?

Shrugging Tala headed right, passing a few other doors all similar to his own, and after a long walk he managed to find his way towards what seemed like the cafeteria of the Abbey.

There was an awkward silence as he entered, not one of the two hundreds kids spoke as they ate their meal, their moves mimicking one another, and Yuri wrinkled his nose in disgust: they looked like robots.

Then the room, after seeing he wasnt a guard, returned to its normal behaviour, and small whispers, at first uncertain and then growing stronger, filled the room.

Yuri looked around and found his way towards the man who was giving away food; well, if the puddle of grey mud he received could be called food. Oh, well, if food wasnt good, he could always steal some later.

While he walked in the immense room -it could fit two football fields nicely-, glancing awkwardly at the many boys who sat at the long tables, he tried to find a place to sit. Then he heard a whisper coming in his direction, and turning he saw a boy his age with brown eyes and greyish hair signalling him to come near. He complied, happy, and seated himself near the boy.

"You must be the new one" the boy whispered, almost inaudibly. "The Director told us about you; youre going to learn how to blade too".

Yuris eyes lit up at the mention of the game he liked so much. Blading wasnt allowed at the orphanage he had lived in, but he had managed to keep the BeyBlade his father gave to him, the white one with a funny picture of a wolf in the middle.

"I like blading" he whispered back, smiling.

The other kid grimaced at his naivety.

"Soon you will not anymore" he replied. "Who were you assigned to?"

Yuri frowned.

"What do you mean?"

The other kid sighed dramatically.

"Every Newby is assigned to someone to learn how to act inside here; not always is the one youre assigned to older, they've just been inside here longer than you" the grey haired boy sighed as Yuri raised one eyebrow. "Hes going to be your roommate".

Yuri nodded in understanding.

"I met my roommate last night" he told the other boy. "He said his name was Kai".

The entire table fell into dead silence. Yuri noticed it and looked at them with a frown: the boys faces were pale and shocked, and they were all looking at him like he was some rare caged animal.

"What?" he asked puzzled. "Do you know Kai?"

The grey haired boy snorted a sarcastic laugh as he lunged towards Yuri with a dark face.

"How could we not know him? Hes the owners grandson" he scowled.

"Boris!" Yuri was bewildered.

Sure Boris was that old and could have a son, but... well... he didnt seem the type to have a son, not to mention a father wouldnt hurt his son that much... would he?

"No you fool, Boris is the director here" another boy with dark hair and dark eyes scolded him. "The owner is Voltaire Soichiro Hiwatari, and Kai is his grandson".

"Dont befriend Kai!" urged the grey haired boy. "Hes a monster!"

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Yuri was uncomfortable as he glanced at the slate haired blader who stood before him, his launcher ready.

After what the other boys had told him, about Kai being a monster but without explaining further, he felt an irrational fear pummelling into his heart. Looking at the boy, he could admit he was a bit scary, but how could he be a monster? He had been so nice the night before...

"Your name is Yuri, right?" Kai stated in monotone. "Okay then, look carefully at me now".

With that Kai stepped forwards and motioned Yuri to look carefully. He inserted the ripcord into the launcher with a fluid movement, and ripping it he stated "One!"

Then without pausing, he repeated the move again and again, stating the number with the same cold voice.

"Do that" he told Yuri after three repetitions. "Dont stop until youre at your thousandth".

Yuri blinked, puzzled. Ripping without the blade?

"And the blade?" he asked timidly, forgetting momentarily about Kais supposed being a monster.

"Youre lucky its just me and you" replied coldly Kai, glaring at him. "If Boris or one of the guards were here, you would have been punished". Then, as in afterthought "Thinking back, since I know what the people out there thinks about me, remaining here with me alone will be your death sentence... Ill rip your head from your body".

His voice was dripping hollow sarcasm, but Yuri managed a small grin before starting his training.

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Yuri gritted his teeth in pain as he felt his ribs protest after the training of the day before. He was in the Abbey not even two days and he already started to understand the steely methods that Boris used on the boys.

After a thousand ripcords Kai ordered him to do ten laps around the courtyard -which was almost as big as the cafeteria, none to add they were in the middle of Winter- then a hundred push ups, and all the while he repeated the exercises three times, saying it was nothing special since it was his first day in the Abbey he was going smoothly on him. Yuri cursed under his breath, if this was smooth, he didnt want to know what hard was.

In the evening the scientists of the Abbey had done tests on him, monitoring his heart beat, his sight, his lungs, his resistance, and other stuff like that. One of them asked to see his BeyBlade too. He couldnt really understand what was interesting into it to attract the scientists, but couldnt complain.

And still... he could not negate there was something really wrong in their obsession with BeyBlades. Okay, they were a really cool game and all that stuff, but he was not obsessed by them!

Sighing he turned a corner, wondering what he would have to do that day, fearing to go through the same treatment as before, but what he saw made his blood froze.

It was Kai, and he was facing two guards who were punching another boy. The boy was the one Yuri talked with his first morning at the Abbey, the one with greyish hair, and he was trembling in fear, a huge slash on his left cheek.

And Kai was right before him, protecting him; Yuri could see the guards cowering in fear, but couldnt understand why. He couldnt see Kais eyes because his back was turned to him, but if he could, he would have seen the bladers red eyes change into brilliant gold, as his pupils turned into slits.

The guards backed away and ran for their dear life. Kai turned towards the grey haired boy, and Yuri smiled knowing he saved him, but then was astonished when the boy on the floor eeped backing away him too, then he stood up, his face contorted in a furious and disgusted look.

"Stay away from me, monster!" he yowled, shoving his fists. "Dont you dare to touch me, you deserve to die and rot in Hell forever!"

Yuri was taken aback by the kids harsh words, but he saw the understanding in Kais red eyes, and the slate haired blader stepped back, his face downcast. Then Kai turned and walked away.

The boy trembled in fear but then sensing someone was behind him he turned, upon seeing it was the newbie he walked near him wearing a disgusted face, the fear disappeared from him.

"That filthy monster" he hissed. "Its all his fault the guards attacked me!"

Yuri stared astonished at him.

"But he saved you from them! How can you be that bad with him!"

"You will soon know theres nothing to share with someone like him" the boy hissed. "Besides, my name is Andrei, keep that in mind".

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Kai opened his eyes slightly, and found there was a damp cloth all over his face; he tried to move his hand, but his body wasnt responding and he was hurt.

"Calm down, you dont need to strain yourself more than you already had" a voice stopped him.

Kai knew the voice; it was the newbies voice. The boys name was... Yuri?

"Thanks" the voice said again, dropping a few tones lower. "Without you I dont know what would have happened to me".

Kai frowned: what was he talking about?

Then he remembered. Yuri met Boris again, and their meeting was far from nice this time. Boris wanted to know how the new one was going inside the Abbey, but he had been rather disappointed to find he wasnt still as good as the others were: someway Yuri managed to escape not only the harsh treatment the guards used on the boys, but also the hard training they were all facing.

He was still blind to the real life inside the Hell.

So Boris started to whip him, and Kai placed himself in-between them: it was something he usually did, helping others out against Boris, but this time he felt there was something different in the gesture; maybe it was because Yuri didnt know about him and his true nature.

Maybe because he was still a child.

Well, as always Boris didnt like him being disrespectful and punished him instead of Yuri. Then Kai blanked out.

Finally regaining his strength back Kai opened his eyes and threw away the damp cloth from his face, sitting on the bed he was onto, glancing at Yuri who smiled warmly at him.

"How are you feeling?" Yuri asked.

"Why are you helping me?" Kai asked puzzled. "Didnt the others told you to stay away from the freak I am?"

Yuri blinked and his smile dimmed a little, then reappeared.

"You helped me, you helped the others, and they all reject you, but youre nice".

Kai felt something deep inside his heart as he looked at Yuris innocent smile. He was the nice person, not him. Besides, Kai didnt want Yuri to be rejected as he himself was, he didnt want the boy to be alone just because he was near Kai.

"You have to go away from me" he stated in a low voice. "Im bad, Im a monster, and I hurt people..."

"Youre not a monster, youre the nicest person Ive ever met" Yuri stopped him in mid-words. "The others are deeply wrong about you".

Kai felt something akin to sadness grow inside his heart, as tears fought against his barrier to fall down.

"You will change your mind when you saw who I really am" he whispered, sadly, tightening his hold on the blanket. "And you will hate me like the others, and you will be disgusted too".

"I dont think so" Yuri said, with malice, smirking a little before pointing his forefinger towards the mirror on the opposite wall.

Kai followed his eyes and paled, seeing in the mirror he had changed completely, without him noticing, his eyes almost completely gold. Obviously in the sleep hed run short his serum and so...

"Why are you still here!" he screeched to Yuri. "Why are you still with me, talking like theres nothing wrong!"

"Because I cant see anything wrong" Yuri blinked. "The real monster in this story is Boris; I dont mind your shape: you saved me and try all days to save them all, and youre really nice, how can I reject you? I would be really proud to say Im your friend".

With these words Yuri smiled again, his lips curling up as his eyes burnt with icy flames, and Kai sobbed, breaking down for the first time in his life, crying out as he hid his face in his hands.

Present, Balkov Abbey, Russia

Tyson slammed his fist against the wall, grimacing for the instantaneous pain he felt running up his arm. But he was simply furious.

Kai was somewhere around the Abbey, lacking their help, and they were stuck in the cell without a way to escape.

From saviours theyd became prisoners too.

"I cant just stay here!" he roared. "Kai needs me!"

Robert looked at him with calm eyes: he understood the younger boys feelings, but there was nothing left to do but wait, and maybe think about a way to evade from the place they were in. They needed to be concentrated in order to save not only Kai but themselves too.

A thought crossed his mind, as he cocked his head to the right, slightly bemused by his trail of thoughts: it was kind of like playing chess. They were all Pawns, and needed to be moved through the checkerboard in order to "eat" the enemys own pawns. Kai was the King they had to protect from Boris, who on the other hand was nothing but another pawn into Voltaires hands. So the enemy King was Voltaire.

Remain calm was the key to win. Go through the defence of the opponent, reach his King and checkmate it.

His calculator mind skid through the last facts. They entered the Abbey doing the first step of the game, and Boris moved his own pawns to stop them. Theyd evaded the move but in the end, the enemy mated them. Now it was their turn to save the King and try to mate Boris...

Johnny raised one eyebrow hearing Robert mutter about placing a Pawn on the left, and shook his head in disbelief. How could he think about chess in moments like these!

"Tyson, we have to stay strong for Kai" Ray stated, looking into Tysons eyes. "Cool down please".

"Tyson, could you please launch Dragoon against that panel on the wall... right down there, do you see it?" Robert was out of his thoughts, and stood up pointing his finger out of their prison.

Tyson was startled but nodded, confused, as he looked at the grey panel on the wall, which was nothing more than a little square almost hid among the stones.

"What do you want me to do that for?" he asked preparing himself.

"Undoubtedly this prison isnt a normal one, did you notice that there is no lock on the door, and it seems as if theres no door at all?" Robert told them, in his calm voice. "Then it must be because its all controlled by computers. Since all the rest is stone, the panel must hide the button of the cage we are in".

Tyson stared confusedly at him, another minute, and then his face lit up.

"You mean we can break the panel to make the door open!" he exclaimed happily. "That was smart!"

All the boys in the cage gave him glares but Tyson was blind to them as he took aim carefully. The bars were placed with small distance between them, so it was rather difficult, but he managed to prepare his launcher.

"Go, Dragoon" he hissed, so not to be heard by any guard.

The BeyBlade flew in midair towards the small panel... and missed, hitting the stones on the left of the panel and falling on the floor. Tyson growled in frustration and recalled his faithful blade; he replaced it again in he launcher, smiling sheepishly at his dumbfounded friends, and launched it again; this time Dragoon took his strength from Tysons fierce decision and slammed against the panel, opening it. Under the panel there was a gear, and Tyson commanded to his blade to turn it down.

Dragoon flew again, and the gear was turned off.

A click could be heard, as the bars of the cage opened slowly.

"Another good move from our part" mumbled almost inaudibly Robert, standing up while the others yelled happily. "Lets see how the King replies".

Johnny frowned slightly, grimacing: despite his cleverness, was Robert going crazy? Again talking about chess...

Eight Year before, Balkov Abbey, Russia

"No! How could you!" yelled Kai with all his voice, trying to stop Boris. "What did you do to him!"

Boris smirked evilly as he took a look at his prized experiment as he struggled against the hold of the two trained guards who were blocking him. The serum hadnt taken long to take effect, so he couldnt be anywhere near a threat to them as they blocked him against the cold floor, restraining him.

Yuri looked fearfully at the director as other two guards tightened their grip on his arms, preventing him from escaping, and couldnt help but whimper. Boris had been clear: his last experiment on him had succeeded completely.

"Now we will start the second part, and you will emerge as our second success!" Boris smirked in satisfaction looking down at both Kai and Yuri.

Yuri yelped in frustration. Despite it all, he didnt want to. He couldnt let them!

"Dont do this to him!" Kai yelled pleading, his eyes wide. "Dont!"

"NO!" Yuri howled helplessly.

But it was too late. As the two guards shoved Yuri on the steely table Boris took out the syringe filled with the violet liquid Yuri knew so well Boris used on Kai, and approached the red haired boy, pulling the needle inside Yuris arm.

"NOOOOOOO!"

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As Yuris eyes opened he could feel there was something wrong inside him: he had the strange sensation that his eyes could see better than they ever did. And as he moved his ears around, he knew.

Then he jumped up in a sitting position, remembering what Boris did: he was still alive, that meant his system accepted the serum. That meant he was now...

He blinked, the room around him was his own and near him there was Kai, who was looking at him with sad eyes.

He felt the despair hit on him like a bullet and lowered his ears, hiding his face in his hands, feeling too well what he was now.

"Its completely my fault" Kai whispered. "I should have known".

Yuri looked at him, but remained silent. It wasnt Kais fault, but he couldnt make himself speak right now. He feared that if he opened his mouth, then it would be clear it wasnt a dream.

Boris won again: they thought nothing could be done against them anymore, Kai had for the first time a friend, and Yuri was finally accustomed to the training of the Abbey, but it was a mere wish. Boris would always have the upper hand in their lives.

Kai tightened his fists looking at his friend. Now Yuri too was one of the experiments Boris owned, and even if no one of the other kids ever talked with the red head after he started to befriend with Kai, now there was another wall between him and the other kids.

Not your fault.

Kai shook his head in silence.

You could do nothing, the serum was keeping you.

"Thats not the point!" Kai yelled. "I should have known Boris wanted you to train with me because you were the perfect subject! Its my fault now youre like this!"

He raised his head, meeting steely silver eyes, and remembered when, the first night they met, he saw his eyes shine brown. Back there, he should have known, since his own started to change from red to brown and then to gold. Now Yuri was before him, the effects clear to Kai, who whimpered and hugged his friend tightly.

"Im sorry" he cried. "Please, forgive me if you can..."

I couldnt be mad at you, never ever was the calm reply. I cant accept who I am, but all I can do now is to fight: there will surely be something to do against these effects!

Kai parted from his friend, looking as Yuri bared his sharp and long fangs, and closed his eyes, downcast.

"If there is, then Boris will destroy it" he sighed. "He owns us, and we cant fight".

That is something you would never say! Yuri roared, his eyes flashing with anger. You always used to fight against him! What's different now!

"He changed you, the only one I promised to protect" whispered back Kai. "I failed you and he showed me Im nothing but a possession: he won Yuri".

Yuri slapped him hard then he seized his arms in a strong grip, making the Phoenix look at him.

Dont you dare say that again he hissed. Remember, he cant own our spirits and as long as I live I will fight him; you did not fail me, Kai, you will never ever fail me. There will be a day in which we will repay him for all hes done to us, and on that day, we will be free from him forever.

Kai shook his head again; his grief clear in his face, but Yuri merely hardened his grip, making him whimper in pain.

Do you trust me Kai? Yuri asked, his voice low and determined. Mm? Do you?

"Y... yes" Kai replied. "I trust you with my life".

Then believe me, I swear we will be free one day Yuri answered.

Kai sniffed but nodded, his eyes filling with trust and faith for his best friend. He trusted him, and Yuri kept every promise he made.

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"C-cold" Kai whimpered as he stared around at the snow.

It was the first of October and the temperature had dropped. The snow finally made its appearance, falling onto the whole Abbey. In times like this, it looked really nice.

But it just looked.

Yuri smiled warmly at his friends acting as the slate haired blader snuggled more into his coat. He couldnt help but love the snow and the cold, and he didnt care if it was because of his new nature that he could remain in the snow with no coat or jumper without freezing.

Two months had passed since Boris worked on him, turning his whole life upside down, and he had finally settled into his new being. It took a lot and it was painful, because Boris liked to remind him every chance he could, but Yuri started to almost like his new being. He was stronger than he was before, and he could resist three times the training he had to go through.

And because he was stronger, he could protect Kai from the other kids at the Abbey.

Ever since he'd shown them how he had changed, they remained away from him and Kai, making their life a lot easier. Yuri swore to himself to always protect Kai, no matter what, and to fight Boris for what he did. He couldnt understand why Kai was so nice towards the other kids, even though they rejected him every time they could, hurting him: he used to help them, and protect them, and Yuri couldnt understand why. He would have liked to hurt them for what they did to Kai before his arrival, but Kai had said that wouldnt do any good and Yuri didnt want Kai to be upset.

Every chance he got, Yuri defied Boris orders, standing up against him. He even managed to sneak into the directors office to search for anything useful, but found nothing.

He had to admit he liked his being, but at the same he still couldnt accept it. It was hard to wake up every morning, remembering he wasnt who he had been, going on every day with the same thought in mind; but Kai was there for him, and he devoted his powers towards his younger friend.

They were both merely kids, and still they had been trained to be adults in mind and action, to be perfect weapons with no personal will. But they were not.

Sniffing the cold air Yuri yipped happily and strode to the far side of the courtyard.

Kai looked at him and smiled, while he tried to warm himself with the coat. Yuri looked more carefree outside in the snow, which was because the cold was part of his nature, and he was made to belong here.

Kai felt a stab in his heart every time he looked at his friend ever since Boris used him. It was painful to look at the person you care most about knowing youre the cause of their pain.

Yuri didnt deserve to turn like him. He deserved to be happy...

Kai vigorously shook his head: Yuri promised him they would be free one day, and he had faith in Yuri.

He looked down at his hand and found he couldnt move his fingers. It was growing colder and colder, and he felt his body shudder as he fell on his knees, gasping for air. He knew he couldnt go outside in the cold, he felt it with all his being, but Yuri was so happy to go playing in the snow that Kai couldnt say no. He felt his lungs try to suck the air in, but he couldn't make his throat open, the cold was too much. His fire was slowly growing weaker as the cold spread inside his body, freezing it.

He felt faint footsteps coming near but couldnt will himself to turn or speak. He fell on the snow-covered ground, fainting with a last image of Yuri lingering in his mind.

"Look! The freak doesnt like the weather" one of the Abbeys kids hissed in disgust, poking the unmoving form of Kai with his foot.

"Its such a shame he exists" growled another one. "Maybe he will die so we can be rid of his presence!"

"Lets kill him!" exclaimed one of the older ones with a cruel tone. He could've been no more than 13 years old. "We will do a favour to the human race by killing the freak!"

The others agreed with loud yells as the older one extracted a little knife from his pocket, opening it with a click.

"Where did you get it?" asked one of the younger ones in awe.

"I stole it from a drugstore when the director sent me to buy things" he replied proudly.

He smirked evilly, his eyes sparkling with hate as he approached the fallen kid with his blade raised in air, the others holding their breath in anticipation, evil smirks plastered on their features.

"Die" the boy hissed.

He lowered the blade with a quick move.

Thump!

The boy was on the ground in a flash, not knowing how he ended up there, his eye throbbing painfully. Looking up he say a boy standing right in front of him, eyes narrowed, fury on his face.

The boy who punched him was no older then ten, that meant three years younger than the one he punched, but there was no fear in his purple eyes as he glared at the fallen kid with pure rage.

The fallen boy whimpered, holding his eye. All his boldness disappeared from him, revealing what he really was, just a coward. He stood up and fled as quickly as possible, slipping on the snow as he ran away.

The boy with purple eyes and green hair glared at the remaining kids, and they too eeped and ran away, afraid.

As soon as they were gone the boys face relaxed, the fury completely gone from his features, like it never existed, making him look as though he could never ever hurt anyone. His face melted in worry as he looked at the frozen body at his feet.

His eyes sparkled as he picked up the younger one with care, hugging him tightly as he glanced around in search of the youngers friend.

Yuri, sensing that something was wrong, turned and saw a bunch of kids run scared towards the Abbey, while a boy, who looked about two years older than him, held Kai in his arms.

Yuri felt a wave of fear wash over him as he ran towards the boy with all his speed, teeth bared as he approached; the boy spotted him and looked him right in the eyes, making Yuri stop dead in his tracks.

The boys face was calm and serene, his eyes deep and pacific, and all the rage Yuri was feeling vanished in one mere second. The boy wasnt going to harm neither him nor Kai; Yuri knew the instant their eyes locked. He couldnt explain but he felt deep inside that this boy was good.

"What happened to Kai!" he urged, stepping near and grabbing Kais hand, yelping as he felt how cold it was.

"The weather was too strong for him" replied the boy, staring calmly at the pale face of the slate haired boy. "His burning nature doesnt belong to the snow, unlike yours, and now he needs to be warmed up".

Yuri sniffed hard, trying not to cry, and looked pleadingly at the older boy.

"Youll help him, right?"

The purple eyes turned to him, and the boy smiled warmly, nodding. Yuri felt like he had been put inside a bath filled with hot water as he relaxed. The boys smile was just too charming, and it was so pacific Yuri couldnt do anything but calm down too.

"Who are you then?" Yuri asked as the two of them ran towards the Abbey in a rush.

"My name is Kiya" answered the green haired boy.

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MasterFranny: well, I hope you liked it. I am glad to say I am way over 100 reviews, I never ever believed I would reach that many, so I thank you a lot. without all of you, minna-san, I would have never made my way to this chapter! Count down from now on, only few chapters until it's finished... but no less than 5 more though.

PS I am actually working on the sequel of my other fic "Just say it…" but the good news is, it's gonna be two sequels! I liked too much the idea of Mpregnancy to not write it but since I do understand that many others wouldn't like it and they still wanted a sequel, I will work on two different but alternative sequels.

Tell me what you would like to read in the one with no mpregnancy and I will put it in!

PPS I am up to post "I am Nothing" again with new BETA reader and slightly changed plot -I am actually rewriting it completely- I beg you to try it too!