Tracking the Missing


Kai's POV

Kenny had disappeared. Where to and why were the two things that Rei and the others were not telling me- then again, what's saying that they knew where he went? His parents had died two years ago in a car accident, he had told me, and in their passing they had left their country house to him. I was hurt when he didn't have the courtesy to call me to talk about the predicament Rei said he'd been trying to stature a way out of. I would have helped him get over it and we would still be together instead of me making hysterical phone calls to various family members and asking if they knew his whereabouts. Sorry to say, no one did.

It was like the worship of my life had just vanished off the face of the Earth and didn't look back. Anxious and upset, I turned my jet black 2000 Jaguar homeward through the pelting ice-rain that usually covered most of Moscow. I was careful to drive safely. The main reason being the fact that I wanted to be alive if I- or any of the others for that matter- ever found him. I wanted to hold him in my arms and serenade his supple form with kiss after succulent kiss until he begged me to take him to bed. The room that we had slept in during his stay in Russia was untouched by any of the maids. It was the way I wanted it to be. This way, if I got lonely or had another one of my recurring nightmares, all I would have to do is slide under the dark satin covers and breathe in his oh-so desirable scent of lavender and vanilla. Yes, it still lingered there, sheltered within the pillows and the mattress, seeped into every single fold of the silken sheets and the satin covers, gyrating under the pillowcase and into each and every little feather. This was my only comfort. The only thing that was keeping my sanity into place.

Well, that and the fact that Ian was still pretty much confined to bed for the next three months or so. That was something I couldn't change though- doctors instructions. Was this something that Brian or the others liked? Lets just say that they have quite the time pleasing each other in the form of a foursome. Yup, they've stooped to a whole new level. Tala, that Hellion, had the nerve to waltz up to my face and ask me if I wanted to join in one day while I was at the Abbey checking on my youngest comrade from the Demolition Boys. So far, I've only been able to refuse to go along with his incessant behavior because of my undying devotion for my missing aficionado.

Sometimes, it's like a tidal wave of rage sweeps over me and I can't be in command of how I act or the things that I say. I never mean to be so vindictive, but just the thought of having lost my one true love sends me over the edge. I was so rage-swept one day that I broke everything I got my hands on. Why, I wanted to know, was it that Kenny had such a strong grasp on me and I was unable to get from under his presence?


Kenny's POV

There I sat, looking out over the gently sloping lush knolls of this phenomenal land that my parents passed on to me. Softly, I sang an ancient lullaby to the little miracle budding progressively inside of my abdomen. I was talented- as Rei put it- and this was just another one of my gifts that no one would know about until I was ready to tell them. Of course, only two people knew that this was happening to me and that was and Rei and myself.

The light wind ghosted across the valley that my summer home overlooked. I sighed as I stared into the half empty glass mug of black coffee only to have a teary-eyed mirror image gaze back at me. Yes, I know I shouldn't be drinking coffee- in fact, I shouldn't be doing this on my own, but it's something I need to do. I already have a name for the infant selected out of my book of Russian Names that Brian had bought me while we were there. He wasn't lying when he said that I would someday want to use that book for something or another. I think he knew that this was going to happen.

Deep in the pit of my stomach, in those dark recesses of my soul, I feel like there's something missing from my life and I can't have it ever again. Oh, wait, that pain in my stomach is just from hunger. But the pain in my heart can only be healed by a certain slate haired someone who will never get the chance to welcome his own flesh and blood into the great big world.

The name of the infant is going to be Isabella if it's a girl- which I sincerely doubt- and Amadeo if the child is a boy. I should call it Kai if it's a boy, but what would I tell him when he finds me? I know he'll stop at nothing to do so- and no doubt Tala and the others are going to be in on it as well. In a year the rest of the Bladebreakers will know. Right now though I was about to receive some visitors…

Three days later…

Lupinex smiled up at Cenotaph as the lumbering mummy grinned sheepishly. They had caught the scent of a certain someone- namely me- and wanted to know if there was a possibility of them staying with me through my little dilemma. I said yes, but on the one condition that they didn't try to eat me or the baby when it was born.

"Don't worry your 'ead over it, Lad." The werewolf said with a laugh after hearing my conditions. "If we were goin' ta eat ya, ah would 'ave brought some of my favorite hot sauce."

"Shut it, Lupin, you're making him nervous." Sanquinex growled from his perch on the porch swing. "Stupid Aussie."

"'Ey! Who you callin' stupid? I ain't the one that's afraid of the sun." Suddenly, the silvery-haired man was picked off his feet by the massive mummy.

"Sanquinex and I shall shelter you from their infantile behavior, Kenneth. Do not be bothered about your infant none. You are protected under our care." I couldn't help but smile at the older men who were now offering to look after the very person they wanted to execute so many years ago. Then again, an infant's life was at steak here. Maybe having them around won't be so bad after all. I mean, hey I did say that I shouldn't be doing this alone, right? Right. Now where was I? Oh yes, under their 'care' as Cenotaph called it I was not allowed to do anything but surf the net, sleep, eat and use the bathroom.

Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and soon it was time for my little Amadeo to be welcomed into the world by the five of us. I had asked Sanquinex to use his power of telekinesis to check the gender of the baby. I allowed Zomb to drug me full of local anesthetic medications and Sanquinex to perform the extraction of the child from my abdomen. I know, not a very smart thing to do, but then again these were the men who had helped, protected, and took care of me for the past eight months. I owed them this much.

A day and a half later, I woke from my drug-induced slumber only to have Cenotaph place my Little Miracle into my arms and I cried. He had dark- and I do mean dark- brown hair with little streaks of navy blue running right through it in wildly misplaced areas. His eyes were startlingly blue with little pale red specks dotted throughout his adorable orbs.

"The picture perfect image of both his parents." Zomb said absently. And I realized then that this was going to be the beginning of a lot of questions and very few answers.

Two and a half months later, they left me to my own devices. I was well enough to get up and do everything I needed to on my own now and they trusted me to keep into contact with them to let them know how Amadeo and I were doing. Each of them had left me with their e-mail addresses and mail addresses so that I could talk to them whenever I wanted to. Funny, through everything I'd been through with them around, the trust factor never seemed to fade and I think that that was how it was supposed to be for me. Heck, they didn't even ask for anything in return except if they could help with the birth.

Three years later…

Kai's POV

I was just about ready to give up on finding Kenny ever again and sat lounging in my desk when my personal phone suddenly rang out in shrill beats. I jumped to get it.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Kai. How are you?"

"Lupinex." I growled. "How did you get this number?"

"Ah, ah don't need ta answer to you, Russian. I'm calling because of your missing love."

"What? Where is he? If any of you Dark Bladers have laid a hand on him in any way, shape or form I'll slaughter the lot of you!"

"Clam down, Kai," another voice said. So the bastard had be on speaker, did he? "Kenneth is very much safe. We know where he is, but we want something in return for this information we're about to reveal."

"Have you hurt him?"

"Iie, we have not. In fact, we were lucky enough to have come across him and were accepted as friends in his home where we helped him through a very…important predicament he was placed into."

"How long ago was this?" I asked. They had gone and pulled me into their little spider's web of conspiracy.

"Three, maybe four years ago." All this time and they knew where he was yet none of them had the gall to let me know? "And, no, there is no conspiracy involved. You see we are just concerned friends who have not heard from him in quite some time and were wondering if you had."

"I have not."

"That's that then. No one has heard a breath from him in three years. I don't rightly know if the Bladebreakers have, though. They might have been in contact with him, but I cannot get a connection from either of them. Might you know where they are?"

"Still in Japan, as far as I know." I could somehow tell from their voices that they were in fact telling me the truth about their meeting with Kenny four years ago. "Alright, name your price."

"Keep your temper in check or we'll finish you off for him."

"That's it?"

"Oh yeh, we'll take a few thousand dollars for snitchin' on 'im. That should compensate for the funeral arrangements." Lupinex said lightly. I heard a thump on the other line and smirked.

"Don't listen to him. He's just pissed that I'm the one who's worried enough to actually call in on him whereas Lupin didn't want to loose Kenneth's trust." The vampire said swiftly.

"Still, I will wire you a few thou. Oh say, eight, which would make a total of two thou each."

"Really, Kai, you don't have to." Sanquinex argued. Yet, I continued after Lupinex's 'yes he does' from the background.

"You're probably stuck in some slummy part of a sub-urban town and I just won't have friends of Kenny's living that way."

"Well, when you put it that way, I suppose that we could use the money. Send it through my bank account: 123- 76859. I'm sure that it's enough information to allow you to track us right?"

"Don't you have me figured out?" I said sarcastically as I rolled my eyes.

"Yes, well, Kenny lives in Sunshine Acres, in a villa in a place called Lilly River. Please, Kai, tell him that we're sorry?"

"When I find him I'll be sure to tell him who to terminate."

"KAI!" the four of them yelled.

"I was joking! I'll be sure to tell him. I promise."


Well, this one's finished and the chapter after this one should be up by next Saturday or Monday. Hopefully, Rim's a happy camper.

Lupinex: 'Ey, why are we in it?

Dragon Heart: Oh, don't you worry, it's only for this chapter.

DMQ: Dragon, no eating the guests!

Lupin: E- eatin'?

(Dragon Heart sulks in a corner)