A/N: I was so keen to write this chapter that I decided to write it and post it up two days early. I hope you all like it. Midnight Insanity: Oh no. Ian's hasn't been busted. Our little imp managed to escape. He's all alone now. Nkingy: Thanks for the review. Kevin's consequences occur in this chapter. jenny: Update, anyone? College is coming to an end for me. Inoure: He was bound to get found out sooner or later and thanks for the review. Kit-Cat-Caitlin: He's one of my favourite too. I love his sneaky and cunning demeanour. And you're right, it does suit him, but mark my words, he'll return in one way or another. LilAngel12558: Oliver and Enrique will hopefully appear in the next chapter, but Kai seems a bit different in this chapter. grEMLin eViL: (knocks on your door) Special delivery. Update for Lockdown. Extra large and crispy. Just the way you like it.

Chapter Twenty-One

His first instinct was to run. But where? They had him cornered. There was no escape and he could see Jurgen's wide and malicious grin out of the corner of his eye. The man loved when things fell into place almost as much as Kevin did, but for the drug dealer, things were now out of place and he hadn't the slightest idea what to do. For once, Kevin had lost his calm and cool demeanour, but of course, he wouldn't go quietly. That was not his style at all.

"Well," Jurgen began. "I think we've finally found him."

The Wing governor paused and his smug expression soon turned rather serious.

"Get him out of here!" He ordered, in which the goons progressed forward, one with a pair of handcuffs and the others, a brawny looking man, who was ready to hustle him out of the dwelling.

Kevin's eyes went past the two officers to stare towards Jurgen and as if sensing his anxiety, Jurgen immediately responded.

"I wouldn't try anything stupid now, Ki," He warned.

Kevin glared as he backed away, but it was only seconds before the small of his back was up against the wall and the goons had descended upon him like a swarm of killer bees. Even parts of the swat team had to help restrain him as he battled with the authority while Jurgen watched on. He didn't even bat an eyelid.

"Get your mitts off of me!" Kevin squirmed as two of the officers had to hold his hands together in order for a third to fasten the handcuffs in place.

Though he was small and lighter than most of the inmates, he was quite the strong one, his time on the streets and in the gang teaching him mild self defence techniques as well as how to get oneself out of most situations. Only now, the boy was trapped. If he'd had some form of weapon, disengaging himself from this ordeal would have been a piece of pie. But it was almost impossible and within seconds the goons had cuffed him and were hauling him out of his dorm.

He'd never see a stash again at this rate. They'd probably have him checked to see if he'd been taking any of the goods himself - like Kevin was that stupid - before they'd try to interrogate him to find out where he had gotten them from. That was a special forte of Kevin's. Though he was slowly crumbling due to being found out, he never broke into a sweat during interrogation. He often made it his own and had fun with it.

As the Wing seemed to come alive with curious faces and keen gossipers so did Kevin immediately begin to shout out random comments to them as well as the goons. He may have been found out, but he wasn't alone. He could have always decided to drag Ian down with him, especially if the Russian had been the one to grass him up, but somehow he doubted it. Ian wasn't that foolish. After all, the business would be down to him now, unless of course, Kevin was allowed back on the F Wing. It seemed highly unlikely right now.

"What are you looking at?" Kevin shouted at one particular inmate whom he'd sold his drugs too.

The man instantly shrunk away into the crowd; probably sorry that he'd never get any goods anymore. After all, Kevin was the primary source for the stuff and now he'd been caught. That large stash would most probably be confiscated and dispatched. But the way it had been done, most definitely implied that someone had stitched him up.

"I swear, whoever grassed me up is going to get it. Mark my words!" He warned as he was lugged down a flight of stairs to the ones. "You're not safe in here, you son of a bitch! I'll get you!"

"Now, now!" Jurgen said as he followed from behind.

He stood before the crowd of inmates.

"Let this be a lesson to you all," He announced. "The walls have eyes and there will not be a single criminal offence in here that we will not uncover and deal with."

Kevin, who had been stopped to be demonstrated as an example like he was some kind of monkey on display, glared in Jurgen's direction before he was hauled off again. He suddenly made contact with a familiar of his who looked away nervously from behind the crowd. His brunette hair was a pot of grease and sweat and his recognizable bloodshot eyes gave off worry almost instantaneously.

"Douglas?" He shouted. "It was you, wasn't it? You idiot! I'll drag you down with me, you asshole. Just watch…I swear, you'll wish you'd…"

He stopped. He stopped struggling and he stopped yelling as well. A hand had been placed on the drug addict's shoulder. A proverbial tanned complexion was distinguishable and as the character whom the hand belonged to revealed itself with an ominous smile, so did Kevin realise that Douglas was just a peon in the plan. Lee stared back at him from within the crowd, whispering something to Douglas in the process and Kevin's eyes widened as Lee's smirk grew. He knew that smirk well. It was one that he hadn't seen Lee display in ages. One of victory and triumph. It was almost capable of sending a chill up the shorter Chineseman's spine. But how did he find out? Kevin was sure he had watched his back. But then he supposed trusting someone like Douglas for too long would have been anyone's downfall. As he was wrenched away in shock, so did his expression darken.

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From his position having come out of the cafeteria hall, another Chineseman heaved a heavy sigh as he watched Kevin being dragged off the Wing and down the winding corridor that lead to the segregation unit. He supposed he would have only been a matter of time before the dealer was found out anyway and by the smug look on his best friends face, he reckoned that Lee had found out finally and decided upon a suitable revenge to teach their youngest so-called friend a lesson. He surmised that it would hopefully be a lesson well learnt, but knowing Kevin, the youngest would always bounce back to his old ways because as the saying went; old habits often die hard.

Rei also, supposed that he was glad that one secret was now firmly off of his back. He no longer had to hide his knowledge from Lee and could talk about it freely. The eldest of the three would probably now be more than happy to talk about his success at stitching Kevin up. Lee was about morals and his beliefs were tied to traditions. In a way, he supposed his best friend wouldn't really want to talk to him either – not unless he got used to the idea that himself and Kai were now a couple.

Speaking of his lover, the tall and semi-muscular character had been sat just outside his dorm watching the whole ordeal unfold as Kevin's secret profession had been revealed. Rei had stolen glances at him a few times, but Kai's attention had been on the event before him, or at least that had been what Rei had presumed.

Currently, he noticed that Kai was no longer alone anymore. The presence of Ian and Bryan was eminent, though Tala was nowhere to be seen and Rei had to admit that he was seriously curious as to what was really going on between the four of them. Kai had never spoken about them and Rei hadn't dared to ask, but with the way Bryan and Ian seemed to be interrogating and trying to interrogate him, didn't seem to go along well with Kai. So Rei decided to intervene. He could speak with Lee later on, but he hadn't been with Kai in what felt like a while.

They must have felt him approaching because the two other Russian's turned their heads towards him and gave him one interesting and one cold-harsh stare. Before he could speak, as usual, Ian intercepted.

"I take it you've decided to come to the rescue, huh Rei?" He mocked. "But if you didn't know, Kai can take care of himself."

"I'm well aware of that," Rei countered. "But if I were you, I'd be focusing on your little business. After all, without Kevin it'll fall to pieces and I'm sure when he gets out, he'll blame you for it."

Ian's lip buttoned and his face turned slightly white at the comment. Rei would have grinned in a competitive fashion knowing he had trapped Ian and played him at his game. He'd most definitely been hanging out with Kevin for too long.

"You should go now!" Came Kai's smooth and levelheaded voice as he stood up and made to enter the dorm. "We're finished here."

"On the contrary, Kai," Bryan's voice snapped in his direction. "We have not yet begun."

Rei was once again curious as to what the lavender-eyed individual meant by that. Obviously, their history went much deeper if Bryan and Ian kept appearing around his boyfriend, but somehow Kai wasn't having it and whatever it was, Kai seemed desperate to sweep it under the carpet.

Bryan and Ian withdrew from their post within minutes of Bryan's comment and Rei watched them as they wondered off towards their dorm most probably. When he turned his head, Kai was no longer stood within eyeshot. Instead, Rei was greeted with nothing more than the dormitory door that had been closed to a degree where it had been left slightly ajar. Rei's curiosity peaked again and he stepped forwards and pushed at the door lightly, poking his head into the room. Kai's body was sprawled comfortably upon the bottom bunk, his shoes off and his eyes closed. He seemed peaceful, but aware.

"Kai?" Rei spoke softly as he pushed open the door to let himself in. "Are you...okay?"

He pushed the door behind him and closed it quietly. Upon the closing, Kai's shifted slightly and opened his eyes. He stared ahead to nothing in particular, looking rather bored. This had been the first time since them actually pronouncing themselves a couple, that Kai had been this way. It was obvious that something was troubling him and being naturally curious and eager to help, Rei hoped that Kai would say what was on his mind.

"It does not concern you," Came Kai's response several seconds later.

Rei breathed in deeply. The reply insinuated a slight harshness to it. It seemed to cut him deep. Kai was hiding something.

"…But, Kai…," He took a step forwards and approached the bunk. "We're together aren't we? We can tell each other anything."

Kai continued staring at nothing in particular. Though Rei was next to him now, he hadn't budged and it worried the Chineseman.

"It's not important," It was a flat emotionless response.

Rei bit down on his lip. Why was Kai being so…stubborn? He sighed.

"You don't have to protect me from…"

"I'm not trying to protect you,"

If Rei hadn't been used to giving advice, his mouth would have literally fallen open. For once, however, he was speechless. Kai was indeed one tough cookie and now Rei was sure that the problem went beyond then just himself and Kai. He sat himself on the bunk opposite - obviously Tyson's bed due to the fact that the covers were unmade - and folded his arms in thought. What could he say or do to snap Kai out of it? No known person had been able to speak to Kai for more than a few minutes besides himself of course, but even now Rei's attempt to coax words out of Kai seemed to be failing and Rei hated to leave an issue unresolved, even if it was nothing to do with him. He was just too helpful and too inquisitive for his own good.

While he sat in thought, he failed to notice the sudden movement coming from the opposite bunk and within seconds, Kai had knelt in front of him drawing the Chineseman out of his thoughts. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Kai's hands reached out and cupped Rei's face in them before drawing him into a kiss. Rei's cheeks burned a bright red as Kai's lips made contact with his. The sudden abruptness of the kiss made him wondering where he should place his hands because whenever Kai kissed him, it felt like he was powerless; weak; under a spell that prohibited him from resistance. But then why would he want to resist. Kai was his everything.

"This is something I have to sought out myself," Kai said, as he parted from the kiss, Rei's eyes only just opening from the magic.

Their eyes met once again, for a brief while, before Kai stood up and turned his back to head for his shoes and most probably for the door too.

"Wait!" Rei called out, after recovering from the rush that such lips often gave him. "Tell me one thing."

Kai's abrupt stop but silent reply illustrated that he was listening. In the meantime, Rei hesitated trying to form the right words to say.

"You've never once told me your story," He said. "I just want to know…how you, Tala and the others are…connected to one another."

Rei held his breath hoping he hadn't put his foot in it. The silence that reigned in that room was impenetrable. Kai hadn't told anyone about his past. He hadn't even acknowledge that fact that he was a legend on this Wing. A person like Tyson would have eaten it up, but Kai was individual.

"Tala? The others? Hm," Kai finally said. "We go back…a long way."

Rei's let out his breath little by little.

"We've known each other from the beginning, I suppose," The Russian continued. "Even if there wasn't one."

Rei dared not interrupt as Kai altered his position. He placed his back against the wall next to the door and bent one of his legs so that his foot was also against the wall and in normal Kai fashion, he folded his arms, eyes closed as the tale began to unfold.

"It's ironic when you think about it," He began. "We were nothing more than pawns in an even bigger scam. There were five of us then. We shipped over many weapons and other military products that we knew we could get in trouble for. But that's what we were trained for. To do my grandfather's bidding. We could get out of almost any situation when the police appeared. We were very experienced. It wasn't long before we figured out that we were worth more than they were paying us however and we rebelled."

"My own grandfather, Voltaire Hiwatari, put his only living heir on the front line so he'd be safe if we got caught. But we never did, until things got out of hand. After all, we had nothing to loose. None of us had any other known relatives and Tala felt we should take what was rightfully ours. I dealt with Voltaire while the others decided upon seizing his assistant, Boris Balkov, who aided our training several years ago. But in Russia, rebellion is a felony. They were to have us killed. But we got there first."

"It wasn't long before Voltaire left us with our reward. It seems that from his expanding empire, he had managed to contact the police before his death. He probably expected it, but not without dragging us down with him. Needless to say, they caught us and locked us up, but they couldn't contain us for long and within weeks I alone managed to escape. The others had been captured and I vowed to come back for them. They executed one of us because he wouldn't say where I was headed just to make an example of him before they shipped the others away. I never got the chance to come back for them"

As he continued, one of his fists began to shake violently. He spoke of his time on the road and how hard it had been until he had found himself people who owed him favours. They had gotten him back on track and he had been ready to find them and get them out of prison. Nonetheless, a so-called-friend had let it slip to the police of his whereabouts. The man was paid handsomely and Kai had been found and placed inside.

"Me and Tala…wewere an item back then,"

Rei's eyes had rose immediately at that comment. He wanted to ask more questions about that situation, but Kai's current composure exemplified that he resembled a man swamped with demons. Both his fists were balled at his sides and his head hung downwards, the grey of the two-toned hair falling over his face.

As Rei stood up, he knew that Kai had never revealed that to anyone before now. On the front, Kai was a strong and plainspoken individual. Nothing had appeared to get under his skin, but now Rei saw someone different. Someone who was alone in the world. Someone who'd been through too much to comprehend.

The Chineseman moved towards his boyfriend and he snaked his arms around him and held him close, feeling the body of the elder trembles against his own. There were no words that Rei could say that would comfort him more than now. A silent gesture was all he could muster.

TBC…