Hey this chapter is kind of short but that's probably because it's just something I put together to sum things up. Anyway hope that you all enjoy it even if it is short.
18. Me Against The World
Four years had gone by since Kai had been brought to live in Japan and the boy had become cold hearted to the world around him. Living with his grandfather had changed the boy but Voltaire was the only person he knew so he had no choice but to live with him. With the blank spot in his head and the rest of his memories filled with darkness Kai no longer cared about what happened to him and shut out the help that others tried to give him, the boy who had lived in the abbey was gone.
I wish I could remember what happened back when I was a kid. Maybe the reason I forgot is because my past was worse than the four years I've been living here with Voltaire but I highly doubt that. I thought I could trust my grandfather but he turned his back on me and started giving me beatings and made me work my ass off night and day to become a better beyblader. Sure I can bear the torture I've gotten used to it over the years but then I had to join this stupid team of amateurs and was made their captain. It feels more like I'm there to baby sit the morons rather than teach them how to beyblade it is so such a waste of my time. Ray's really the only half decent one out of the bunch but I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive him for catching me singing that one day, Kai thought as he sat in his room of the gigantic mansion he lived in with his grandfather.
Flashback
It was a night just like any other the Bladebreakers had arrived in America and were searching for their hotel.
"I'm hungry are we there yet," the annoying voice of a navy blue haired teen whined as the team walked through the streets.
"If we were you'd already be stuffing that gluttonous face of yours Tyson," Kai coldly replied clearly fed up with his team mate's constant whining.
"Hey that was mean Ray make him stop," Tyson whined again.
With a bit of a sigh another boy with long raven coloured hair and orange catlike eyes said, "Kai we're all as tired as you are after the flight down here but there's no need to be taking your anger out on Tyson even if he is starting to get a little crazy."
"Whatever," he replied and walked ahead of the rest of the pathetic team he had been forced to beyblade with.
Eventually they had reached the hotel and Tyson as well as another one of the boys a blonde named Max were bouncing off the walls from the pizza they had eaten for dinner. The team's tech Kenny a red head with glasses was typing away on his laptop Dizzi trying to come up with a cunning strategy that would help the Bladebreakers in the upcoming tournament. Ray was curled up in a chair reading a book amazing Kai that anyone could even put up with those idiots and he inwardly thanked whoever was behind their stay in America for getting them two rooms. Going out the door he retired early to the room that he and Ray were sharing wanting nothing more than some time alone to himself.
Early the next morning Kai awoke at his usual time just before dawn and began to get ready for the day. Switching on a radio he'd brought with him that sat on a desk between the two beds Kai pulled from his dresser the clothes that he would wear that day. The boy loved the peace and quiet he had in the early hours when it was just him and his thoughts seeing how no one else would be crazy enough to get up that early. A song that Kai knew quite well started to play and thinking he was alone the blue haired boy began to sing.
"We're not gonna be just a part of their game
We're not gonna be just the victims
They're takin' our dreams and they tear them apart
Till everyone's the same
I've got no place to go
I've got nowhere to run
They'd love to watch me fall
They think they know it all
I'm a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they always said
I'm a lost cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my own
I'm gonna prove them wrong
Me against the world
It's me against the world
We won't let them change how we feel in our hearts
We're not gonna let them control us
We won't let them shove all their thoughts in our heads
And we'll never be like them
I've got no place to go
I've got nowhere to run
They'd love to watch me fall
They think they know it all
I'm a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they always said
I'm a lost cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my own
I'm gonna prove them wrong
Me against the world
Me against the world.
Now I'm sick of this waiting
so come on and take your shot
You can spit all your insults
but nothing you say's gonna change us
You can sit there and judge me
Say what you want to
We'll never let you win
I'm a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they've always said
I'm a lost cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my own
Me against the world
I'm a nightmare, a disaster
That's what they've always said
I'm a lost cause, not a hero
But I'll make it on my own
I'm gonna prove them wrong
They'll never bring us down
We'll never fall in line
I'll make it on my own
Me against the world"
(A/N: This song is Me Against the World by Simple Plan and it's one of my favs.)
The song ended as Kai was finished getting dressed and turning off the radio he grabbed his Dranzer and went off to do his morning beyblade exercises. Though he didn't know it as Kai left a pair of orange eyes stared into the darkness. Later that day when the boys were all back at the hotel after sightseeing and training Ray went over to Kai.
"Hey could I ask you something," his team mate said.
"Sure go ahead."
"Ok let's go talk in the other room where it's nice and quiet," the dark haired boy suggested and led the captain into their room.
With a stare Kai inquired, "So what's this all about now?"
"I was wondering what you were up to this morning never knew you were able to sing course there's lots of stuff we still don't know about you," Ray asked gaining a not to friendly look from Kai.
"And I plan on keeping it that way you were awake this morning?"
"Yeah had a bad night and I woke up early kind of a depressing song if you ask me?"
"Well I like it shows that life's just not all fun and games. You done interrogating me now?"
"Yeah I still think you should open up to us a little more though."
"What goes on in my head stays there," Kai replied and walked off out the room.
End Flashback
Kai had finished gathering his things seeing how the team had managed to pull a win from the American tournament and were now off to Russia for the World Championships.
Holding Dranzer in his hand Kai looked down at the phoenix within his beybladeand thought, I know I should be excited about going to Russia but something about this whole thing just doesn't seem right. A part of me feels afraid to go to this place but why? Is it possible that Russia could give me the answers to my past I've been searching for all this time? No matter whatever happens there happens and I'll meet it head on.
Slinging his pack over his shoulder the boy said his goodbyes to his grandfather and went out the door to catch the boat the Bladebreakers team would be taking for their final competition.
Well there you go another chapter finished. I know it was a little lame but the whole Kai singing thing was fun and this chapter introduces the Bladebreakers so it's not complete boring. Review and I'll try to update whenever I can thanks.
