Amadeo woke the next morning to the sound of silence. After tying back his hair and putting the finishing touches on his room and clothes he went downstairs to get himself some breakfast. Somehow he knew that his papa was not going to be waiting for him in the kitchen and it had something to do with that man called Kai. Kai Hitwari he had said his name was. But that was also the name of the man his papa had loved in the past. It was the name that he'd heard his worrisome parent moan over and over in his sleep at night as tears poured from the eyes that somehow seemed to be always smiling during the day. Amadeo had once swore to protect his beloved papa from that man if he should ever try to bring him pain or suffering again.
"Yet, all Papa did was smile at him last night." Said the boy as he buttered his ginger toast and put it on the table with his cereal and orange juice. "I'm so confused about this. What's going on around here anyway? I'll bet he's here to take us away from Lilly River." Amadeo shoved a spoonful of Coco-Puffs into his mouth, not noticing that Kai had been watching his every move with careful, calculating eyes. Dark sapphire eyes glowered at the shadows. "I know you're there; you might as well come out now."
Kai took a step back. Surprise had taken him off his guard. Who had trained this kid? Did he go to school in an abbey somewhere? Replacing his mask, the slate haired man stepped out into the kitchen and sat down next to the little boy. "How did you know I was there?"
"I…", Amadeo started to stutter out the words of his explanation. "I don't know. I guess I've always been able to do that."
"Huh, you know something, Amadeo? You remind me of someone." Kai started to get up, but the four year old beat him to it.
"Coffee or tea?" He asked as he got a cup down from the cupboard. "Don't worry; I know what I'm doing."
"I can see that." Kai mused as the boy proved his independence to him by making the mug of steaming coffee. "Coffee- if you don't mind."
"Nope, not at all. Who do I remind you of, Kai?"
"Me, back when I was your age." Kai said, a tinge of emptiness at the lost years of his childhood filled his voice with pain. The child grinned impishly.
"Thought so."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kai asked as he narrowed his eyes. He had a sneaking suspicion that the child in front of him was going to be more of a shadow than a help during the next few days.
"Oh, you'll see. Like I said yesterday, it won't be long now before that truth is in the open. But if you hurt MY Papa, I will hurt you."
"Pest." Kai grumbled.
"Only to you," Amadeo thought over his words for a moment. "Correction: to you and to Tyson- Sama."
"You like to bug him too?"
"Sure, have you ever seen the way that his face gets all puffy and he holds his breath when he's mad? It's hilarious!" Amadeo cackled softly and Kai relished in the memory of when he would do the same just to get a reaction from his blunette friend.
"Yeah, I know; I used to do the same." The child's features changed and his eyes grew serious.
"I know, Papa told me that too. Oh, well, it's seven thirty- time to do some training." He chirped as he bounded out the door and into the front yard. Kai took a sip of his coffee, but spit it out just as fast.
"Damn little brat! He put hot sauce in my coffee." Kai growled loudly as he heard the small boy laughing from the yard. "So, he wants to play, does he?"
"KAI! COME ON! I'M OUT HERE, COME PLAY WITH ME!" Amadeo yelled out to the slate haired man. Kai's muscles rippled slightly from under his dark gray top. Deep crimson eyes narrowed into slits as he darted for the door to the porch and ran after his target.
"Oh, I'll play alright. But this is war." Soon enough, they were chasing each other around the large meadow laughing loudly as Kai tackled the tawny child onto the soft grass.
Amadeo's smile reached his eyes as the older man tickled him silly. Slyly, the boy poked his playful assailant in the abdomen to see what would happen. He giggled harder as Kai's laugh turned into a high-pitched squeal. "Wait… t-till… I tell PAPA! You scream like a woman!" He breathed through his giggles. Kai's eyes widened dramatically.
"You wouldn't." He threatened absently.
"Would too." Amadeo said as the tears caused by his consistent laughter poured from his eyes. "And you can't stop me!"
Down below, sitting on the porch swing, sat Kenny; a cup of herbal strawberry tea in his hand as he reminisced over the past four years. Would Kai believe in his story? He didn't know, but he did know that he needed to give a certain team a call. He laughed as he watched Kai tackle his little boy to the ground and tickle him before the child retaliated and poked his attacker in the gut. Getting up from his seat, he went inside and picked up the phone. One, two, three rings echoed from the other line before a very sleepy vampire answered.
"Hello, Sanquinex." Kenny said in a placid voice. There was a loud thud as the vampire more than likely tumbled out of bed and onto the floor.
"AH! Uh, Kenneth, how are you."
"I'm fine. You're probably wondering why I'm calling, ne?"
"Uhg, no, I know why you're calling." Replied the now fully awake vampire. "I told Kai where you were because I was worried about you and the little one. How is he?"
"Outside; having a ball with a man who does not yet know that he's a father."
"Oh, really?" Lupinex asked from the other line.
"Lupin, get off the line or I'm going to fly over there and kill you with my bare hands." Kenny threatened lightly. The werewolf gulped and replaced the receiver, but not before saying something that sounded like "I pity the poor child. Just look who his parents are."
"I will kill him, San, and you know it, don't you."
"Don't worry, I'll straighten him out fast enough."
"Thank you." Kenny said out of the blue. "For everything."
"You are solemnly welcomed, my friend. I shall tell the others you called as well. Fare well."
"Bye." The line went dead as Kenny hung up the mobile phone. "How much have you heard?"
"Everything from 'a man who doesn't know he's a father'." Kai replied as he sat down. "Tell me the truth, Kenny. He- Amadeo- he's so cryptic about it. Please, I need to know."
"It- you might not believe me. You'll leave and I'll never see you again." Kenny said as he tried to walk past him.
"Try me." Kai whispered gruffly into his lover's ear as he pulled him into the vice-like embrace of his arms. "You'll never know until you do."
"Amadeo's your son." The brunette sighed disconsolately.
"That explains it then." Kai replied sardonically not releasing his grasp. "The way that he just knows when there's someone around. Those looks he gives me when I'm around you; it's like he's about to run me through with whatever weapon he can find."
"You noticed?"
"Hey, think about that for a moment and reflect on who I grew up with."
"Yeah, I suppose your right."
"But I do need an explanation as to how he's my son, Kenny. And I expect the total story, not bits and pieces." Kenny laughed lightly, his shoulders quivering with the simple movement. Worry creased Kai's forehead as his eyebrows crumpled together in a 'V'. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, sit down and I'll tell you everything."
"The truth?"
"Of course." Kenny stated with a slight smile. "You see, when I was born, I was a boy on the outside and a girl on the inside. This was an extraordinary predicament, but in the end I was raised up to be the boy that you met in the warehouse so long ago when you and Tyson battled for the second time."
"You had me at hello."
"I know. When we were in Russia, we slept together several times. That was when Deo was conceived. When I found out I got frightened and came here where no one knew about him until he was born."
"So how do the Dark Bladers fit into all this?"
"They were here for the six months before he was born and helped me get through it and the initial birth. They, of course, were the only one's who knew back then and they left a month after to go back to their own residence."
"He's like me in so many ways it's believable that he truly is my son. You know, though, the others are going to want solid proof of these facts that you just told me."
"Yes, I do know that. But, just so you know, he's more like you than you'll ever know."
"What are you implying?"
"His blading methods- it's like he can duplicate you move for move."
"He blades? Does he have a bitbeast?"
"Yes; somehow the day after he was born, Dizzy found a way out of the laptop and into a beyblade. He uses her stag-mode every occasion he can and I don't think he's going to stop blading unless you find a way for him to discontinue."
"It's in his blood. After all, his parents are two of the world's greatest beyblade champions."
Well, this is part two. I hope you enjoyed it because there are only two more chapters to go.
