Chapter 6 – They are gone?
"Oh, my head is killing me." Kenny and Ray laughed at Max's antics. He was leaning over the kitchen counter, holding his head in both his hands.
"How much did you drink last night?"
"I really don't remember, hey, how did we get home? I don't even remember that."
"What exactly do you remember Maxie?"
Max laughed nervously. "Some pretty girls, and that's about it." The other two boys laughed along with Max.
"Well, if Tala has taught me anything is that when a man does not remember his night out, it means it was one kickass night."
"I think I have to agree with him on that." The three boys continued talking until Miguel joined them. Turns out he is still a teenager at heart, even though he no longer is one. Solange also joined them later and the five of them exchanged stories about funny events from their child hood. Tyson was still asleep and Kai had an early breakfast appointment with his grandfather.
Voltaire Hiwatari is the head of his family and also the founder of Hiwatari Enterprises. He and Kai are very close with each other and he was probably the most heartbroken about what happened to Kai after Cindy left. Kai also loves his grandfather very much and he is usually the first one he goes to when he wants advice on something important. Kai had to tell his grandfather that he is going to be a 'grand-daddy', and he really wants to see his grandfather's face. Kai remembers how excited Voltaire was two years ago after he and Cindy mentioned it at dinner one night that they are expecting.
Kai told his team that today is the last day for them to relax, seeing as he has a few things to get in order. He wants to set everything in order for Cindy and Ciara's arrival which hopefully will be in a week's time, he really wants to try and finish off everything today. He cannot wait to have the love of his life and their daughter with him. He also still has to think about Tala's proposal to join The Blitzkrieg Boys, but right now he has more important things to think about.
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The time has just reached four minutes to five the afternoon. Kai is still out doing errands. Tyson finally woke up and right now is sitting in front of the TV, waiting for the five o' clock news. Being in London he has missed out on the Russian news, more specifically, news on the X-twins. Finally the news started and the headlines were read, no surprise that the X-twins were first.
"Police investigators are still trying to find any leads on the X-twins and so far no success; last night a total of 42 people have been decapitated, all with the aid of an axe, the notorious weapons that the two killers use to kill their victims. Although there have been no killings for the last couple of days up until last night, it seems that the two killers have made up for what they have missed in the days they did not kill. Most of the family members of the victims of last night have already been informed and out of respect for all the families that have lost loved ones by the X-twins, their identities will not be made public, until their families decide otherwise. International help has also been brought in, in the form of the FBI and as soon as they have leads or identities, the public will be informed of the progress. For the time being the public is reminded to avoid walking out at night time, whether in groups or not, and to try and avoid running errands at night for their own safety; now onto our next story. The minister of..."
Tyson shut off the TV.
'I wish I could give those two killers a piece of my mind. How can you kill someone just like that in cold blood? I wonder what made them do something like this in the first place, they are definitely beyond insane. I really wish that if the police find them that they kill them immediately; they shouldn't even try to take them to court and try them for all those murders. They should be executed; the both of them should be tied up against two poles and let the public have their way with them, public justice will do it. It won't bring back all those innocent victims but at least it will bring some closure to the loved ones left behind.'
Tyson headed out to the back where the rest of his team was, they started to practice on their own, just to let their bit-beast out a little. Max felt much better.
"Hey Tyson, what's up, you look kind of down."
"I just watched the news, that's all. Seems like those coward serial killers took a small vacation for a few days and started killing last night, and it looks like they were trying to make up for all those days they did not kill. They killed 42 people last night."
"Whow, that is quite a few people, but look Tyson, I know it is difficult for you but you really shouldn't let it bother you that much. After a month we will be back in Japan and then you don't have to worry about being in the same city as two serial killers."
"Ray, you just don't get it, none of you do. These are innocent people that are being killed just like that, they don't even get a chance to say good bye to those they love, and I really feel sorry for them."
"We all feel bad for the victims but we still have the championship to concentrate on and I am sure you want to be the world champion." Ray gave Tyson an assuring smile which Tyson finally returned.
"I guess you are right, fine, I will try and let it not bother me that much, especially around Kai; he is already pissed at me about me going on about these killers. Okay fine; so, who wants to battle me?" Tyson asked with his usual grin on his face.
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"Come on Kai, or do you want me to beg on my knees?"
Kai smirked at Tala. "Well..."
"Oh come on, I was just joking. We really could use you on our team, I mean, don't you want to be on the team with your best friend, your partner in crime?"
"Hn."
"Please Kai, pretty please, I am begging you. Just ditch them, they can survive without you." Kai glared at Tala. "Okay, maybe not, but I am sure Ray will step up perfectly and take the lead, he is some guy, I really like him."
"Like him enough to convince his captain to just leave them like that?"
"He is a big boy, he is a man, and he can handle it."
"I said it before, I will think about it."
"How much time do you still need? Time is not stopping for us, you know that Kai, the tournament is getting closer by the day."
"Just relax Tala, I'll give you my answer soon enough, now shut it for now, we are here." Kai and Tala walked through the front door of his family's mansion. Kai heard all the commotion at the back and headed for that area. He was almost proud at what he saw, however, he will never admit that to his team mates.
"Well, well, look here Kai, your team is practicing without the help of their captain." Tala said with a huge smirk on his face.
"Hn."
"Go Driger!"
"Attack Draciel!"
"Stay on him Dragoon!" Tyson, Ray and Max were having a three way battle while Kenny analysed everything on his laptop. Kai came to stand next to where Kenny was sitting.
"How long have they been practicing?"
"They started just past five. Driger seems to have the upper hand, although Max started off great. Tyson is a little bit down so he is not performing at his best now."
"What's wrong with him?" Kenny stuttered a bit, knowing how Kai felt about Tyson and the case of the serial killers, but Kenny had too much respect, and a little fear, to lie to Kai.
"He watched the news."
"And let me guess, those X-twins were the top story."
"Yeah, he said they killed something like 42 people last night so he is kind of down in the dumps about all those innocent victims." Kai pinched the bridge of his nose with his right hand. 'I don't know how much more I can take this shit,' Kai thought to himself. Tala also joined in the conversation.
"So Tyson is a fan of the X-twins."
"He is obsessed with them, and it is really pissing me off." Kai walked over to the dish and the boys all called back their blades the moment Kai stood still next to the dish. "So, whose idea was it to practice?" Kai sounded his usual cold self and they all hesitated for a while before Ray finally answered.
"It was my idea. I thought it will do us some good."
Kai look at Ray and just nodded his head. "You all better be up at five tomorrow morning. We have our own private gym here and we are starting with some good old-fashioned exercising tomorrow, so..." Kai turned his focus on Tyson. "If you want to have breakfast before then, I suggest you get up earlier, as a matter of fact, I think I am going to wake up all of you at four so that you can all get in a nutritious meal, because I can promise you, you will need it. And there will be no watching the news, do you understand Tyson?"
Tyson just pouted. "Fine." Kai left them and he and Tala returned back into the mansion.
"I'm going to the study to go call Cindy, you, just do what you always do at my house."
Tala laughed at Kai. "Don't mind if I do." Kai closed the door of the study just as Solange came walking down the stairs.
"Well, hello gorgeous."
"Really Tala, you still use that lame line? I don't recall that it ever worked on me."
"That makes you an exception then."
"Really? Guess there are more airheaded girls than I originally thought then."
The two smirked at each other. "Always so feisty, I like that. It ignites a fire inside of me."
"Inside of you, or inside of your pants?"
"Ouch, that hurt you know."
"My heart bleeds for you Tala, now don't you have some innocent person to go and corrupt with your evil?"
"Ah come on Solange, how long have we known each other now?"
"Too long if you ask me."
"So, and that means you know I am not evil."
Solange burst out in laughter. "Tala, really, since when have you taken up stand up comedy? It really is hilarious." Solange moved closer towards Tala up until they were only a few inches away from each other. She leaned closer and started to speak in a huskily voice into his left ear. "You are an evil boy, a very, very bad boy Tala; that is why we had so much fun in the past." Tala felt a tingling sensation throughout his entire body as he felt Solange's breath against his skin. "So don't tell me you are not evil. I know you, maybe even better than you know yourself." Tala turned his head, he wanted to kiss her but she pulled away. "The past is the past Tala, just leave it at that." The two looked at each other one last time before Solange left to go and see what the Bladebreakers were doing.
She and Tala dated around the time Cindy and Kai met up but it only lasted for a few months. They continued to fool around after that but it stopped when Tala decided to become a player and so Solange ended the fooling around. She didn't want to catch something, even though up until today Tala takes great care in his safety. After she ended it, he still tried to rekindle their romance, even asking Kai to help, but she refused every time. Deep down they were still in love with each other; Solange, being a Hiwatari, is too proud to admit her feelings; Tala just doesn't want to be turned down anymore so would rather keep his feelings a secret and continue loving her from a distance. Kai knows his best friend is still in love with his sister, it is clear in his eyes and how his facial expression changes whenever he sees her, but he can't force his sister into something. The two of them has to sort it out themselves.
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"I...I can't take anymore of this Kai, please."
"Stop whining Tyson. You can handle this and much more." Tyson huffed again. He was panting heavily. They have been up since four; exercising since five. It is now past 10 am and all of them are exhausted, excluding Kai. They still have to practice blading and Kai said lunch will only be at one, but somehow he might have to make it earlier.
"Fine, do 20 more push-ups then you can take a break."
"Yes!" they all exclaimed. Kai did the last 20 push-ups with his team but did not join them in the living room for the tea-break. He ordered his kitchen staff to make them something light, this was only a light meal and a short break. After finishing the push-ups Kai decided lunch will still be at one, but they can have a small tea break.
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"So Tala, do you think Kai will join us?"
"Oh he will; I know him, he likes to win and he knows that with us he stands a very good chance of that. Just give it a day or two; he'll come to his senses very soon. Until then, we keep on training; there is no excuse for slacking."
"Sure thing; you guys heard him, back to training!"
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It is around eight that evening and The Bladebreakers along with The Blitzkrieg Boys, Solange and Miguel were at a restaurant. Solange suggested they all relax a bit, seeing as her brother had pushed his team mates beyond their limits; she also assumed that Tala had done the same with his team. "You boys look beat, looks like they were really hard on you."
The Bladebreakers all grunted. "Stop your whining. You can be glad it is Kai that trained you and not Boris."
"Who is Boris?"
"The strictest man you will ever meet. The five of us attended his military school, and believe me, you will never forget the training you received there."
"What kind of training?"
"For starters, you get up at four every morning, including weekends and his school is located in the deepest parts of Siberia where the cold is a type of hell on its own. You get up that time and in that freezing temperature you have to take a shower, in cold water."
"Are you serious?"
"No joke. After that cold shower, you get only enough food to hold out so that you don't faint. If you do faint later on, you get punished brutally for not eating enough that morning. Now the breakfast they served us was not always eatable, raw liver, raw eggs, mostly raw stuff; they believed cooking them will remove most of the necessary nutrients and energy, and we need every little bit of it. Training involved hours upon hours of running, doing weights, push-ups, and hand to hand combat with the other students. All five of us are trained in various martial arts, highly trained if I may add. We are also trained in other specialities but unfortunately if we tell you guys what they are, we have to kill you."
Tyson immediately gulped after Tala said this with that sadistic smile of his. "You only get to bed at about ten or eleven, and by that time you are so tired you don't care about dinner. You just want to lie down. We trained like that for four years. You see, what Kai put you through today is nothing compared to what we went through so consider yourself very lucky."
"I guess, if you put it that way, but still, Kai is brutal. Now I also kind of understand why Kai is the way he is, the cold tough guy." Tala and the others laughed.
"Oh no Tyson, Kai is like that by nature."
"Hn." Kai just glared at Tala with murderous eyes and then returned back to his usual pose, crossed arms and eyes closed.
They all continued enjoying the rest of the evening and their dinner, and the boys of The Bladebreakers finally relaxed completely in the company of The Blitzkrieg boys. Kai was kind of in a pissed off mood but the others did not seem to notice, except Tala and Solange. They knew something was wrong but knew better than not to bother him about it now. They just hoped that none of the others do something stupid that will set him off completely, things might get very ugly then. After two rounds of dessert and a few bottles of French champagne, Solange made the suggestion to take a walk; what she did not know at the time, is that what she had just asked is going to set of some unfortunate events.
"We can't take a walk."
"Why not Tyson?"
"Have you forgotten about those two cowards that kill? The news people advised the public to avoid walking at night, even if they are in groups."
"That's it!" Everyone jumped as Kai suddenly stood up and slammed both of his fists on to the table. The whole restaurant turned quiet and faced Kai. Kai walked up to Tyson and grabbed him by his collar with both his hands and yanked him up with a great force.
"Let go of him Kai." Kai did not listen to Miguel and dragged Tyson towards the door.
"What are you doing Kai? Let go of me!" Tyson struggled in Kai's grip but with no success. Kai did not say anything until they reached outside, and by this time all the others have joined the two team mates.
"Yo X-twins, you out there?! Here is someone that calls you two cowards! Come and get him!"
"Kai please, what are you doing? Please let me go, please!" Tyson was begging and still struggling in Kai's firm grip but to no avail.
"Come and get him!"
"Kai! That's enough!" Kai did not pay any attention to Solange and still held on tight to Tyson. Ray and Max also started pleading with Kai to release Tyson. It wasn't until Tala placed his hand gently on Kai's shoulder that Kai came back to his senses. He released Tyson, more like pushed him away which caused Tyson to fall to the ground.
"What the hell is your problem Kai?! Are you out of your mind?!" Kai glared at Tyson the same way he did as in London and it freaked Tyson out a little seeing how Kai looked at him. Tyson got up and he and Kai just stared at each other, Tyson panting a bit from his struggle earlier. "Excuse me if I care about our safety okay! All you care about is just yourself and to hell with everyone else on this planet!"
"You better watch what you say Tyson, I am warning you." The coldness of Kai's voice sent chills along everyone's spines.
"I am not afraid of you Kai!" Tyson knew he was lying but he isn't going to admit it right now. "You are selfish and heartless."
Kai suddenly smirked at Tyson and this worried him. "I am about to show you just how heartless I can get. From this point on, I am out of the team, and I am not joining you ever again, or at least, for as long as you are on the same team. Good luck with the finals because here is a little bit of advice." Kai moved closer to Tyson up until they were almost face to face. "I am going to go out of my way to beat and destroy you." There was an evil glint in Kai's eyes as he spoke. "I will see you in the finals and I will make you regret that you ever disrespected me, and that you can be certain of, Tyson." No one expected the announcement Kai had just made.
"Kai? Are you serious about quitting the team?"
"Yes Ray, I am. I am joining up with The Blitzkrieg Boys, so I will see you in the finals. You can continue staying at our mansion and continue training there but as of now, we no longer are team mates. I suggest you take over the team, you have the right qualities to be their captain." Kai's demeanour has changed into that of a calm one when he started talking to Ray. "I am sure you will lead the team all the way to the finals, I have faith in you."
"But...Kai, we need you."
"No, you don't need me and you have proven that to me yesterday. Good luck Ray. I really wish to stay friends with you all after this, but I cannot continue being part of this team while Tyson and I have issues, issues that we unfortunately cannot resolve, please try to understand."
"I guess, but it just hurts that you are capable of leaving us this quick."
"Don't take it personally Ray, I do not hate or dislike any of you, but it is for the best. My mind is made up."
No one knew what to say, so Tala decided to break the silence. "Well, now that that is out of the way, I think we all should call it a night. Kai, mind leaving with us? We have some stuff to discuss about the team." Kai just nodded.
"Night guys."
"Night."
Kai and the rest of The Blitzkrieg Boys left while Solange and the rest went back into the restaurant. They are going to order some more dessert to help them overcome the shock of Kai leaving the team. Tyson regretted saying all those things to Kai as it his fault that their captain left them. He finally managed to push Kai over the edge and it might have cost them the championship, not that he doubts his own skills and that of his other team mates, but without Kai's guidance they never would have made it this far in the first place. He guesses he should swallow his pride and beg Kai to come back, but only tomorrow. Kai needs time to calm down and they all need a good rest after the brutal training they went through during the day. Tyson wasn't even in the mood to eat his dessert and Tyson not eating means there is seriously something wrong with him. 'Tomorrow is another day and maybe things will be better.'
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"You did the right thing Kai, you are on the team you are suppose to be."
"Hn." All five boys were at Bryan's mansion.
All five boys come from very rich families and all live in mansions, and even though they all have more money they can dream about, none of them flaunt their wealth. They all stay down to earth and mix with all types of people, although many find them very intimidating. They all appear very cold and heartless, when in fact they are nice guys. They love to pull pranks, and like Tala, like to corrupt the innocent, and of course, they just love the ladies. The five are very close, since their child hood. Tala and Kai knew each other since their toddler years, and the two of them met Spencer, Bryan and Ian at Boris' school where they stayed together all the time, protecting each other and encouraging each other. Since then, they all remained close with each other. After finishing their training at the school, they all developed the same love and passion for the sport of blading and have pushed each other so that they can be the best bladers in the world and so far it has paid off. The Blitzkrieg Boys along with Kai are the most feared bladers in the blading community, due to how aggressive they fight and always go in for the kill, not literally though; they are always prepared to do whatever it takes to win, losing for them is not an option. That, they partly blame on the training they went through, and the rest they blame on their ambition they inherited from their families.
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The next morning Ray woke up hearing a commotion down stairs although he could not hear who exactly was involved. He sneaked down stairs until he could hear the voices clearly, he could hear Solange raising her voice towards someone.
"You planned this, didn't you?"
"Come on Solange, your brother don't need me to influence him."
"You really are a bastard."
"Solange stop it! I quit on my own, I did not need Tala to help me do it, so get over yourself, and what do you care anyway, are you in love with one of them or what?"
Solange looked taken aback after Kai just said.
"So you are? Who is it Solange?"
"That's none of your business Tala."
"Whatever, my mind is made up and nothing is going to change it, and that's final. Now excuse me, I have to go pack."
"Where are you going?"
"If you must know, Tala and I are leaving for London in a few hours time, around ten somewhere. I am bringing back Cindy and Ciara in a few days' time."
Solange immediately forgot about their disagreement earlier and her face lit up. "Can I please come with you guys? I can't wait to meet my little niece."
Kai just smiled at how his sister got excited about his daughter. "It would be better if you stay here, it will only be a few days. I need you to be here to get everything in order for Cindy, you girls know about all those stuff. The baby stuff will be delivered tomorrow; Maggie knows what room I set out for Ciara. It will mean a lot to me if you start getting her room ready."
Solange hugged her brother tightly. "Of course! I cannot wait!" She released her brother. "What are you waiting for? Go pack already!" Tala and Kai sniggered at Solange and went upstairs. Ray quickly ran back to his room.
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Solange and Miguel along with The Bladebreakers sat at the breakfast table. Tyson was still down but luckily he was eating for an army again.
"Why don't we go to the airport and see them off?"
"Are you sure Tyson?"
"Yeah, I really feel bad and I want to apologise to Kai, and I really want to do it before he leaves for London."
"Okay cool, finish up then we can leave. I am sure Kai will appreciate that a lot if you do that, but you do know that Kai will not come back to the team, right?"
"I know and I already made peace with that. I know it is my fault and the only way to set things right is to try my best in every match, up until we reach the finals."
"I am glad to hear that Tyson, just keep holding onto that and I am sure you and my brother will meet each other in the finals. I'll go tell the driver to get ready." They all finished their breakfast and were soon headed for the airport.
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"Who do you think your sister is in love with?"
"Are you serious Tala?"
"I'm just curious okay."
"Sure you are. In my honest opinion, I think it is Ray, your new best friend."
"He is not my best friend. And why do you think is might be Ray?"
"Who else then? The other three are way too immature for her; besides, Ray has qualities that girls will find very attractive, so why not my sister? Tala, look, why don't you just tell Solange how you feel, maybe she will finally come to her senses."
"I don't know Kai. Your sister has made it clear on various occasions she does not want to get involved with me."
"And you know the reason for that right?"
"Yeah, because of my playboy manners."
"Exactly, and if you ask me, if you really are serious about my sister, you know what you have to do."
"I guess. Fine, after we return from London, no more one night stands, no more flings, nothing. I am going to prove to your sister that I am the right guy for her."
"Good."
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The six finally arrived at the airport but Miguel and Solange immediately saw that something was different about the place. Surprisingly, Tyson also noticed. "Is it just me or is there way more security than there was last time?"
"It is not just you. It is like they quadrupled and some even have weapons. What is going on?"
"Should we ask?"
"I doubt we will get any answers but it is worth taking a chance." Miguel walked over to one security guard and asked him in Russian what is going on, all the guard said is it was for protection but did not elaborate any further.
"Well that helps a lot; anyway, I am going to go find out which flight it is that leaves at ten." Solange went to look for the information desk and after some time returned. The others were standing at the windows watching how the planes took off and landed.
"It is that Boeing 747, British airways one. We arrived just a little too late, the passengers boarded some time ago. They couldn't tell me whether Kai and Tala were on it but it is the only plane leaving for London now, and Kai did say they are leaving around this time. Look, it's getting ready." They all watched as the giant plane started to get ready to go onto the runway. After some minutes it was in position to take off.
"Well, there they go. Soon I will be able to hold my little niece. I cannot wait! I am going to spoil..."
Solange was immediately silenced after the Boeing suddenly exploded. The shock of the explosion was so great; it shattered all the windows facing towards the runway. All the people that were standing against the windows were thrown backwards. Screams and sirens immediately started sounding everywhere. Ray and Miguel was the first two up and looked around, trying to register what had just happened. Solange also got up and started running towards the shattered windows, screaming Kai's name, but she didn't get far as Miguel grabbed hold of her.
"Kai!"
"Solange, relax!"
"Our brother was on that plane! How can I relax?!" Solange struggled to get out of Miguel's grip to no avail. She started crying uncontrollably and Miguel held her tight, trying to comfort his sister. His heart was also paining for what had just happened. Everywhere were people running, desperate to get out of the building and officials trying to get everyone in a calm mood; fire fighters were already on the scene of the burning plane. Tyson and Kenny got a few scratches from the shattered glass but nothing serious, there were other people injured more seriously, not to mention about the passengers that were on the British Airways plane, there is no doubt that there are no survivors left on that plane. Ray just looked over at the burning wreckage of the plane that once was. 'How could this happen? Kai and Tala...are gone, just like that. This is so wrong. This is just so wrong.'
They all stayed at the airport, trying to find out what happened and whether there are any survivors, but so far there was no news.
After waiting for another two hours, they finally heard what happened. It was two suicide bombers, which also explains the increased security at the airport. They received bomb threats earlier the week. The fire was finally brought under control and there were unfortunately no survivors of the plane. Ray and the others were all heartbroken about this news.
