... Alright alright I'm SORRY! You can all kill me and ht me and make me cry cause I deserve it for taking this long to post! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I make myself so sad! I hope ot never takes me this long ever again. Well I should be updating now more frequently, because I just got my new laptop! YAY! Thank you to all my reviewers throughout this entire story, because yes, this is the last chapter... sad I know... cause your not going to be happy at the end of this one, hehehe. Well I will not bother you any longer, let the final chapter begin!

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Max

"Max! Wake up Max! Come on..." Was that Tala's voice? Had I collapsed or something? I didn't remember where I was...

"T...ala?" I opened my eyes and as they slowly adjusted I saw that it was indeed Tala hovering over me, "Where are we? Did we find someone? Are we dead?"

"We're not dead... but you might want to be in a minute. We've found Kai and Mariah."

"Where! Where are they!"

"Mariah is tending to Kai while I tried to wake you up... he's in rough shape... and, well we just need to get out of here right now. We won't last much longer." he helped me stand, letting me support my weight on him as we slowly walked out of the forest we had landed in. We came upon a nearby cliff, mist rising everywhere, but not covering nearly enough to conceal the scene that lay before us. The amount of blood sprayed around in crimson puddles was sickening, "Keep an open mind Max, what you're about to see is Kai in his true form."

"What do you mean-" I was cut off, shocked really when the mist fell and I saw him. He laid in pools of his own blood and scattered around were red feathers. Wings... Kai had wings coming from his back. I nearly fell; Tala had to hold me up because my legs gave out.

"H...ey... Max..." his grey eyes smiled t me because his lips couldn't manage it.

"Kai..." Tala let me sit down beside him, Mariah on his other side grasping his hand. All was silent for a moment.

"Go ahead..." Tala whispered, his voice unusually calm, "Ask what he is..." I couldn't even deny it. I wanted to know... I wanted t know how it was all possible and why Mariah wasn't as scared as I was.

"What... is he?" Kai chuckled and starred up in to the sky, and if he had given an order, tala began explaining.

"Kai's mother was a mythical creature... a type of phoenix who could change in to human form. When she was investigating our human race, she fell in love with Kai's father and then Kai was born." he paused, letting me absorb all this information. Was this even possible, other races other than our own? Did I even get a choice whether to believe or not?

"My mother died when I was young." Kai continued for Tala. He was quiet, yet so clear. His voice did not falter for a second when he spoke of his mother. Yet, if you looked at him long enough, you could see he was still trying to hide away his pain. Why was this happening to us!

"How are we going to get out? We don't know what happened to the others..." Tala began to pace as he talked, "Hilary is with the bad guys... Kenny, Tyson and Rei are dead-"

"What?" I raised my head starring at Tala as he said Rei's name. He shifted in place, and then briefly glanced at Mariah. I turned and starred at her instead, "Mariah?"

"Yes... Rei is dead." Her head lowered in an attempt to hide away her eyes. The oly one who could see her was Kai, and he starred straight at her now... a look I had never seen present in his eyes.

Mariah

They were all starring at me, watching and waiting, pressing me for something else. What else could I say?

"Mariah..." Kai was starring in to my eyes, "Your tears are stinging my wounds." I blinked a few times and then furiously wiped my eyes on my arm.

"I'm sorry..." I couldnt stop a giggle, "Thanks Kai..."

Noticing the emotional mood had been torn away, Tala found himself able to speak again.

"We hav to find the other and get out of here..."

"No." Kai sat up, nd as I tried to help him I almost got shoved aside by his massive wings. His hand kept clenched on to mine.

"Then what Kai?" Tala's voice began to rise, "Do we wait for them to find and kill us all!"

"Shut up and listen Tala. They have our bodies... if they wanted to kill us that bad we would be by now. Something else is going on." Kai starred at Tala, and Tala starred back. It seemed they were trying to figure each other out.

"So you have a plan then?"

"No... not really. I have our means of escape and that's all..." Kai stood, taking me with him. It was amazing... it seemed slowly he was regaining his strength. We walked over to the edge of the cliff. It looked exactly like the cliff in my hometown... the one I stumbled upon... the one I contemplated jumping off... the one I realised my feelings for Kai at. Did he plan to jump now?

"Kai...?" I muttered so only he could hear. Tala was busy helping max up anyways.

"Mariah... you of all people has to trust me right now." he squeezed my hand and I nodded.

"Kai?" Tala came up, dragging max beside him. How was it Tala managed to get mixed up with this anyways? "You aren't going to do what I think you're going to do..."

"What's he going to do!" Max panicked.

"Jump." the sound of my own voice startled me. Why did I answer? I hadn't even meant too.

"Yeah, we have to jump."

"And DIE?" I imagined max's panicked face because I was not looking at him. I was looking over the edge at the mist clouds. We were so high up that you couldn't see the bottom, if there was one. Max was right, no one could survive that fall.

"We jump. If our minds dissipate the others will follow based on theory." Kai turned his head, nodding to Tala. "I'll open the portal... we should be high enough."

"You're insane Kai! It's too much strain! This isn't minor child play anymore! This could put you in a coma!"

"Well," Kai shrugged as his wings moved with him, blood already drying on the feathers, "At least I'll live. That's more we can say for Kenny, Rei and Tyson." That easily shut Tala up. "It's our only chance, alright? It's either jump, or I'm pushing you."

"Kai, if I die, I am haunting you for the rest of your days!" Tala glared and Max just scratched his head.

"So, what if you both die?" he asked.

"Then I'll kill him in the afterlife!"

"You can't kill someone in the afterlife!" Max argued, "You're both already dead!"

"Both of you are going to DIE if you stay here!" Kai growled and Tala huffed, crossing his arms. Max had to hold his shoulder to keep himself up.

"Yes, yes I fear your wrath... come on max lets go before something messed up happens again." I watched Max nod. Before they leapt, Tala wrapped his arm around Max and turned to us, "If I die I just want you to know Mariah... that you look really hot today." I felt my cheeks flush as the red-head laughed. Kai became defensive, but before he could make a move for Tala, they lept. Max's scream echoed through the silence and then faded away.

"Bold of him... remind me to kick his ass when we get back."

"Alright..." I couldn't stop a smile, even though I realized our terrible situation.

"Mariah... I love you." I looked in to his eyes, pink hair blowing across my face. His hand pressed against my cheek, and then he leaned in and kissed me. Tears drizzled from my eyes as I leant in to him. His lips were so warm...

He was the one to pull away, covering his eyes with his hair as he moved closer to the edge.

"Lets end this."

When we jumped it seemed like forever, just me and Kai in each others arms, falling falling falling through misty clouds.

I opened my eyes when Kai moved away from me, holding on to only my hands now.

"Kai...?"

He didn't answer.

"Kai!"

Still nothing...

But... it was when his body began to fade away when I began screaming.

"KAII!"

Not another word... he faded in to the mist with a smile, and I was alone...

"Kai... Kai... Kai!" I tossed and turned on the cold floor, and then snapped awake, sitting up. "Kai! Kai!"

"Mariah! Calm down!" Max came over and placed a hand on my shoulder. I had the overwhelming urge to vomit... so I turned around and did. Once I finished and turned around while wiping my mouth, I looked around. The room was circular... and too clean. A bowl of water was smashed in the middle of the room, and a painting hung over a fireplace. Max was right next to me, Tala leaning against a wall near us. Both Alex and John were there too, sitting near the empty fireplace quiet and huddled together. The bodies of Rei and Tyson lay on the floor. Kenny was also unmoving... but Kai was no where to be found. "Where is he Max! Where is Kai?" Max turned away so I turned to Tala.

"Kai's gone. They must have taken him."

"No... I was just with him Tala!"

"Hey look! Kenny's moving!" John jumped up, running toward our smaller friend. Tala jumped up as well, moving to check on Kenny. Max placed his hand on my shoulder.

"There's nothing we can do Mariah... they left a note... here." He placed the paper in my hand then joined the others beside Kenny, who was sitting up. Kenny was alive... but both Rei and Tyson were dead... my Kai... was missing.

My sadness turned in to anger and I pulled open the note, reading it with fiery eyes.

"We have taken The Phoenix in to captivity, your lives have been spared, or whatever is left of you. Go about the rest of your lives blind to this event. If we find you are meddling in our affairs and the affairs of our affiliates, you will be hunted down and disposed of. As well, you all must retire from Beyblading.

S.P.W."

I placed the note down, starring toward my companions. I had lost the most important people in my life... now I had nothing... so, what was I supposed to do now?


To Be Continued In The Sequel

--------------------------------------------- The Last 'I Love You'

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