Here's the next chapter. You didn't have to wait too long this time, right? this has to be the fastest update till now.Well I hope this finishes up quickly. To the max, I guess I'll write only 3 more chaps. Right now I'm very hungry and you know a writer can never write anything worth reading when an alien being is growling madly inside them. But since I made a promise to complete this chap before sleeping, I'm going to do that. In short please do not sue me if this seems lousy.
Enjoy! (I hope)
Chapter No. 6
A door opened and two men walked in followed by another. One of them turned on the light while the other went near the figure hand cuffed by the wall. Prodding him with a boot, the man didn't receive any such reply form their prisoner. He stepped aside to give some view to the other two.
"He's mumbling something" Oikawa stated
Yakima came closer to the teen who was clearly rambling some incoherent words in a strange language. The man beside him somehow didn't take that calmly and without any specific reason, kicked the teen hard. Nonetheless, it didn't affect the Chinese and the burbling continued.
Grinding his teeth, he shouted before smashing the raven haired into the wall behind, "shut up before I loose my patience with you"
"Easy there Mr. Oikawa" Yakima said in a deadly manner and the man let go and stepped away, crossing his arms. Their prisoner still didn't pay any notice to the three elders who had made his life a living nightmare in these few days. He went on with whatever he was muttering.
"What's he saying?" Igor finally stepped in
Their maroon head and strange eyed boss remained silent for a while before answering, "Prayers"
Oikawa raised an eye brow while Igor smirked, "really?"
"Although I'm not very well aware with Chinese but I can tell when I hear it. And he's no doubt praying." Yakima stood up and turned around with a malicious smile, "or we could assume that he has finally gone insane"
The black haired snorted, "so now what?"
"May be a little chat will do him some good" Igor said before coming beside the teen and asking him in his icy yet goading voice, "Wake up Ray. It's time you start talking" Oikawa simply rolled his eyes
"Ask him about young Kai's apartment"
"Ray, do you know where your friend lives else than the dojo?" Igor questioned but he received nothing else than the mumbling
"That does it!" Oikawa pushed his partner aside and pulled on the long raven strands again. The eyes, instead of opening, shut even more tightly. "Are you going to answer or do I have to make you?" The confused muttering stopped and the lips sealed themselves securely as if scared. The man reached for his iron rod and smashed it against the shoulder. A surprised gasp escaped the pale lips and the golden eyes stuttered opened in pain. A small agonized cry was heard as Oikawa finally let go of the hair but moved even closer, "well?"
"I…uh…I…" Ray choked, fear evident in his orbs
"What, boy?"
He tried to swallow so that he could at least speak but his throat was too dry. Still he tried, "don't…know"
"Why you little…"
Ray closed his eyes again and turned his pale bloody face to a side, expecting another blow, "Honestly!" he cried, "I don't know. Kai…never let any of us…" he coughed again, "get close to know…him"
Oikawa turned to the others for opinion.
Yakima narrowed his eyes and stated, "I guess young Kai hasn't changed a bit then." He rubbed his thin chin for a while before speaking again, "what about the mansion his grandfather owned?"
All eyes turned to Ray whose heart missed a beat as he realized he did know the location. Blinking his eyes slightly, he gulped before replying, "…he…has a…mansion?"
"Don't try to play with us, kid" Oikawa threatened
"Yes" Yakima said before stepping forward, "The only one I don't know about. So you're going to tell us where it is nicely, got it?"
Ray closed his eyes, his breathing really shallow as his mind strained to work out the next move he was going to play. Why? Why are they doing this? What do they want from Kai? The image of a stoic Russian formed in his mind followed by another one; the noon he was kidnapped. Both had been so content in that diner before hell really opened its catastrophic pits beneath them. But no matter what, I'll not make this easy for these maggots. I promise.
Ray opened his orbs again and the rest occupants of the room noticed the sudden blaze of fury, courage and determination shining in those pools of gold which were before left empty, hopeless and lost. The neko-jin looked up at his captors and gave them the best death glare he could, showing his loathing and hatred for what they had turned him into. For short, the Chinese Champion once again rose bravely
"What gives you the idea that I know of that place when I've said it a million times that Kai keeps to himself?" he shot at them, his voice didn't seem deceased anymore.
Oikawa tightened his grip on his faithful tool and stepped forward, "if you think we'll just play around with you then you're sadly mistaken, kid. Now we're going to ask you just one more…" But he stopped as something hit him directly in the eye. He touched the saliva and turned his gaze to the boy who had spat at him and now was glowering at him with detestation.
"That was the last straw!" Oikawa shouted before hitting Ray hard. And it wasn't just one blow; he kept up with his torment until cries of agony turned into weak whimpers. Ray had kept his mouth shut till the 12th blow before he had started screaming. His eyes were closed but his old wounds had opened. Blood flowed out mercilessly and his body stung everywhere. The hits finally stopped when a voice called out but he wasn't able to make out the holder of it.
The three watched as the young teen gasped to catch his breath, his pants coming out in uneven puffs. One could easily agree that he looked nothing more than a mess. Blood seeped out from where the rod had made contact with his once tanned skin and tears leaked from the shut eyes, mixing with the red fluid before dropping from the end of the chin. The raven mane was damped with sweat and blood from the beating and the strands moved simultaneously backward and forward in irregular motion.
If someone with a soft heart would have seen Ray like this, they would have cried a river. But alas, none of the three standing had anything close to a heart let alone a soft one; theirs were made of stones and concrete. And the scene didn't affect their rigid forms a bit
"Do you have enough or still some guts left?" Igor asked, his voice for once wasn't provoking
"I still have some energy left" Oikawa said, banging the rod in his palm continuously
"Quiet" Yakima said before speaking to the huffing figure, "answer me now or I can guarantee you even more pain" Only a whimper was heard in response, "good; now where is the Hiwatari Mansion?"
"In…in the eastern side…of the Malachi Forest, there's a river there." Ray's voice was cracking now and then and it was hard for him to continue, "Follow it in a…a…a north-west direction and there's a cliff. You'll find it…somewhere near" he coughed when he finished
"Excellent" Yakima smirked, "the Malachi woods had been under Voltaire; I should have known that." He turned to Ray again, "one last question if you please Ray. What is the residence number of the dojo?"
Ray looked up, "Why…why do you want that?"
"Nobody asked you to…"
"Mr. Oikawa…" Yakima threatened lowly before answering, "I think its time I do some explanation too"
Oikawa and Igor exchanged a look before stepping backward. Ray on the other hand, was totally confused. Were these goons finally going to tell him something?
"The last time I saw young Kai, he was not even ten then. I was shortly taken in by the law and for six years I stayed in prison until now." He turned to look darkly at Ray, "I paid for a crime I only took little part in. But I met my partner four years afterwards. He obviously got released and stroked again sometime ago. As for I, I stayed put for the right time"
"B…Boris was your…partner?" Ray panted. If this man was a colleague of Boris, then he should expect even worse.
"Affirmative" was the answer, "but he once again got behind bars. It hasn't been long when I had the taste of freedom. Now I'm back to make Kai Hiwatari pay for what he got me through." Both of his eyes went on fire, "I was this close in succeeding when that retched boy took all away from me. I thought he'll stop there but he diminished everything I had worked so hard on when I was locked up. Now I'm back to square one"
"But…what do I have to…" Ray began
"The moment I was released, I left Russia and went to Europe where I regrouped my plans. I hired these two to search for Kai and hunt him down until I leave my isolation. I would have rather stayed in the jail than in the place I lived." He took a long breath before continuing; "Now here's where you come. You see over the years, Voltaire and Bio Volt lost its interest in me and when I got out, I didn't have the slightest idea of where I would find Kai or his grandfather. Of course when I found out that the elder Hiwatari is out of business, it was even more difficult to relocate young Kai."
"But after two weeks of observing, we concluded you as the closest being to Hiwatari" Igor continued, "the only piece of information we had about him was the photo and his surname. You confirmed that we were on the right track. We would have disposed you but there was a change in plan." He gave a sick smile.
"So you see you're a very essential part of our plot." Yakima stated, "And just like that, you're going to give us the telephone number"
"What about the blackmailing?" Igor and Oikawa once again exchanged a queer look
"That's a story for another time" Yakima said, "Now your turn"
"No" was the strangled reply
"Why? Don't you want to talk to your beloved captain one last time?" Igor teased in a slick voice
"I…" tears started to trickle down Ray's eyes at the mention of Kai. Of course he wanted nothing more than to hear something else than the sick voices of his captors but he could easily assume that there was some kind of a catch too, "N…no"
"And why is that?"
Ray tried to blink away the tears but the harder he tried, the more they fell, "He…they all…they'll…" But he couldn't possibly continue in that condition.
"The number Ray" Yakima demanded. Golden eyes looked up at them before giving in. The moment the digits left his pale thin lips, unconsciousness enveloped him.
"So that's all?" the red head Russian asked as he leaned against the wooden pole. They were all sitting on the porch at the back of the dojo. Max and Tyson were perched on the steps while Hilary and Kenny were sitting against the wall. Bryan was now and then throwing small pebbles in the pond. As for Kai, he hadn't spoken a word for the last ten minutes. He was a few feet behind from where Tala was standing.
Upon arriving, Tyson had suggested they freshened up before starting the discussion. After just twenty minutes, the chairman of BBA arrived. Mr. Dickinson looked like a total mess; he really had been worried about this sudden disappearance. They ate dinner as he told them that there was no clue whatsoever about the neko. The police had the whole neighborhood literally stripped apart once the Blade Breakers had reported about the finding of Ray's blade.
Kai had of course filled the Russians up and the rest followed. But all the same, they were still moving in circles.
"Yeah, that's all" Max breathed
Tala slid down and rubbed his chin slightly in a thinking manner before asking, "Did you…?" every one looked up but the question was referred to the stoic two toned teen
"No"
"Thought so…"
Tyson opened his mouth to argue but before he could make a sound, a ring came from within. Another followed, disturbing the peace and silence of the night. Everyone looked at the door of the lounge where the phone was and then at each other, as if telling them mutely to get it. But no one moved and the shrill ringing continued.
"Is…anyone going to answer that?" Bryan asked at last
Tyson got up gruffly and went inside. Kai also stood up and followed him while the others took suit.
"Who would call this late?" he muttered before picking up the receiver, "Granger Residence; who is it?"
"A moment of your time, Mr. Granger" came a slimy voice. The Russians in the room stopped dead and Kai felt his hair standing up on the back of his neck as he recognized the slick voice.
"Yeah" Tyson answered but Kai moved steadily and pressed the speakers on.
"Who is this?" he demanded
"Ah Kai, it's so rejuvenating to hear you again my boy. You haven't forgotten me already, have you?"
All the color drained from Kai's tattooed faced and his hands balled into fists, "How dare you even call here"
"Nothing personal, young Kai"
"Boris?" Kenny whispered but Tala and Bryan shook their heads in negative
"But let's quit the formalities since I must be quick. You do know why I called, yes?"
Kai swallowed as his throat tightened, "where is Ray?"
All the occupants of the room except the Russians gasped.
"Oh your friend is still living I must say but not for long. I don't think he'll make it far" the reply taunted
"Let me talk to him" Kai managed to say in a muffled manner since he was gritting his teeth
"Now why in the world would I?"
"Because I know how your pathetic excuse for a mind works, you son of …"
"Manners, Kai" a warning came, "didn't your grandfather teach you any etiquettes? Keep in mind that I have the aces in this game"
Kai took a long deep breath to calm the fury that burned in his chest and continued, "So what is it that you want old man?"
"Ah, I think you know that"
Kai's daze dropped to the floor and the hair shadowed his orbs, no one could tell what he was thinking. "…Ray…let me talk to him first" he said
They heard a small laugh coming from the phone, "well if you insist. Don't be too surprised if he had turned mute"
As they waited, their heart beat speeded up. Tyson slid down the rack where the phone was placed in exhaustion but the suspense was too much. Everyone was fiddling in their position but no one was making a sound.
A different hoarse sound from behind was heard, "he's still muttering that"
"I see" the previous voice said, "Well your Chinese mate here is saying his prayers so I think it's better if we leave him alone."
"No" Kai thundered, "Ray talk to me" he shouted
"Try to see if he says something and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid." The man was no doubt ordering someone else.
A second later, they all heard some weird mumbling. Everyone looked at each other with surprise and didn't notice that Kai's eyes were round as saucer plates. The mumbling continued in a rapid way without any breaking. Hilary opened her mouth to say something but Kai held up his hand to shut her up.
"Ray…" Kai spoke and the mumbling went louder and faster. "Ray, this is Kai, talk to me"
"I thought I told you to shut that up!" a roar came followed by another sound of slapping something.
"Ray!" Max exclaimed
The burbling had stopped and now another strained and weak voice came, "…K…Kai…g…g…guys…"
That was all needed to provoke the others to speak
"Ray, we're coming for you" Hilary confirmed
Max wiped his eyes and spoke, "Don't worry, we'll get you out"
"Everyone's here, we'll find you, Ray" Kenny said
"Ray, buddy…" Tyson whispered, "Have faith in us; just keep it together"
A broken sob was heard from the other end, "I…c…can't"
Kai clutched the edges of the small cane rack to keep himself from shaking, "Ray…" hearing the neko's strangled voice was the worst experience ever
"K…Kai" the undertone was so low that it only reached Kai's ears
"Ray, hold on…I know you can…I believe in you; just a bit longer, okay?"
But no reply came this time. Instead the heavy voice answered that have hit the neko, "alright, family time's over, kids. If you want to see this chump in one piece, I suggest you better start cooperating or I can assure that you'll find his body rotting in a dumpster with rats chewing on it."
There was a pause before another voice came, "well Kai, you got to talk to your friend so now hear me out."
"I'm listening"
"The woods; alone; at one; after sun set; am I clear?" Kai didn't reply but just gazed at the telephone piece. "Like you said, you know me very well to conclude the consequences if you deny. Good night" the line went dead. For a couple of seconds, everything was dead silent. Nothing moved nor made a sound.
But that all finished as Kai grabbed the phone set and hauled it fiercely in the other direction. It met up with the wall in a swift and shattered into hundreds of pieces. Cries of surprise sounded everywhere but he didn't give any notice. Sliding down the wall next to Tyson, he tried to cool down his temper.
Nobody spoke for many minutes until Max whispered, "I'm lost here guys"
"Mutual feelings"
"Me too"
Tala and Bryan exchanged looks before making it towards Kai who was still glaring at the floor as if it was its fault. The Blade Breakers were more confused than ever. Unfortunately, they hadn't understood a thing or the purpose of this one of a kind call. Right then, there minds were clouded with somewhat unprecedented theories as they tried hard to make some sense.
"Kai, I think its time you let us on this whole thing" Tyson said slowly
"Yakima" the crest fallen teen hissed without acknowledging the demand. "Oikawa; Igor" everyone looked at Kai as if he had gone nuts
"Who are they?" Kenny asked
Kai looked up for the first time but they noticed some strange fog in his eyes. Obviously he was thinking out loud what ever was going in his mind since his voice was distant and merely a whisper, "After lunch at the diner Oikawa and Igor kidnapped him. They asked him about me by showing a picture. He had just met Yakima who actually is behind this all. Those two are just his henchmen. Yakima asked for my apartment and mansion which he had told them about. They are no doubt setting up a trap with him as bait at my mansion. Yakima wants to have his revenge and wants something from six years before. It's too dangerous; he doesn't want anyone to risk their lives for him. But he's also scared"
"What the bloody hell are you yapping about Kai?" Tyson took him by his shoulders and shook Kai roughly, "Snap out of it" Kai blinked before standing up. Even on his feet, it took him some time to find his ground
"What was all that about?" Tala asked
Kai gave him a long stare before explaining in the same whispering voice, "That mumbling; it was actually Chinese. Ray was telling everything in Chinese while the other mistook it to be prayers"
"Who are Igor and Oikawa? The ones who kidnapped him" Max asked
"Yes, they are working for Yakima"
"And who's this Yakima?" Tyson inquired
A dark look dawned upon Kai's face, "an old enemy"
"What does he want?" Hilary questioned
"He needed Ray to locate me"
"Why?"
Kai didn't answer and instead turned to Tala and Bryan and spoke in his native language, "the Hiwatari household in Malachi Forest tomorrow night at one; he wants me there"
"You're going alone?" Bryan raised his brow
"Whoa break it up" Tyson exclaimed, "what does that rat want?"
The three Russians turned to him but it was Kai who retorted, "None of your business. It's my personal matter"
Tyson frowned angrily, "Oh yeah? What does Ray has to do with your personal matters?" Kai snorted and turned to the exit. Getting no response from his captain, Tyson said loudly, "I'm going to call Mr. Dickinson"
"You'll do no such thing, got that?" Kai ordered
"What? We're not just going to sit around while Ray's life is at stake! He needs to know"
"That's not going to help. You'll stay put until and unless I tell you to"
"Just because you're captain doesn't mean you can order us around like dummies Kai. Ray is…"
"If you want to help this bad then shut it and do what I say."
"Knock it off guys" Kenny said
"Yeah stop fighting like kids"
"That was entertaining but I believe we should get to work now" Tala said in Russian to Kai
"Stop that!" Tyson argued, "Just because you've known this Yakima dude back then doesn't mean you're going to leave us out"
"You have no idea what you're asking for Tyson" Kai stated
"Oh? And you do?"
Kai suddenly growled, "I have enough of this" with that he stormed out in the silent night
Nobody moved a muscle except Tyson who went to the door and slammed it shut. Muttering some curses no doubt, he kicked the broken receiver on the floor before sitting opposite to the others in a corner. While he sulked there, the others turned to their two Russian guests.
Tala let out a long deep sigh before speaking, "Listen, this conversation was for your ears only." He turned to Tyson, "Kai knows what he's doing Tyson. Yakima's name is still feared by many back at our place so I'll suggest you to be patient with Kai"
"And sit here while doing nothing?" Tyson asked
The red head looked at his pale comrade who shrugged. "We need a plan…" Tala opened his mouth to continue but his eyes suddenly caught the sight of the laptop. Taking it from Kenny, he connected it to Internet before typing feverishly. Nobody disturbed the teen as he continued to work on whatever he was working.
"Access denied" he said at last
"To what?" the spectacled kid asked
Tala replied after a while, "I have no idea what Kai is going to do but nonetheless, he'll be going back to the mansion his grandfather owned" he turned to the others, "I don't know if this will work but I think we should at least aware the authorities"
"But you just said that…" Hilary started
"He meant anonymously" Bryan explained, "You guys can tip the police about it" he shared a look with his captain and who nodded
"I guess we have a plan here" Tala stated, "okay, firstly I need Kenny to hack these codes to enter here." He typed a bit further, "then…we'll go through the rest"
"But…what about Kai?" Max asked
Bryan replied this time, "Let's give him some time alone for now"
The others nodded as Tala started to fill them up with what he had in mind. As the red head teen told them different tasks, Tyson gave a long stare at the door through which an infuriated blader had walked out. Where he was now, none of them knew nor did they want to guess.
Okay so this is finished. Obviously it took me two days to complete this and it is really long. And now dinner awaits me. Yes, I'm still hungry. Anyway hope things are a bit explained about Yakima and Kai. Further explanation in next chapter. I know the last part is confusing. Heck this entire chapter is bull shit but I'm sorry. My mind is not on its full mode. Just bear with me
Thanks for the reviews and thanks to everyone who read this. Guys, I'll ask you to please review my chapters because they are my feed. No wonder I'm so hungry. Till now i've 1104 hits on this fiction with only 13 reviews( sigh). So R & R
Neena