AN: I edited the previous chapters because I saw that certain stuff did not appear here. When this '7777777777' appears between chapters, it means that it is two different scenes playing out at around the same time; when this '000000000' appears, it means it is another time, or that time has passed. I corrected the previous chapters. Sorry if certain parts did not make any sense. I will probably only be posting again in three weeks' time because i am going away for some time and will not be near any internet. Thanks to those that have been reading so far. At least I know that someone knows about my story. Until next time.
Chapter 10 – M.I.A.
Monday afternoon The Blitzkrieg boys were sitting in a coffee shop, busy discussing strategies for the battles. They don't know who they are fighting so they have to be prepared for anything, not that they have to worry too much. They are over-all a very strong team and very difficult to beat, it has been proven on numerous times in the past; they also have the reputation to prove it. Not one of the young men has mentioned anything about their fellow team mate just disappearing like that earlier the morning. Either they didn't care about his disappearance, or secretly didn't want to voice their concern out loud.
"Well, well, well, look at this poor table surrounded by all these losers. I must talk to management for allowing such disgrace to their prized furniture." Two young men came to stand at The Blitzkrieg Boys table. Both were well-built and fit looking. The one had a long white ponytail that reached his lower back and wore a green shirt with black pants, with his gray eyes. The other one were dressed all white with his orange hair, a golden ring piercing in his left ear with his green eyes. The Blitzkrieg Boys all knew who the two boys were and were not happy at all if you look on the expressions of their faces; the look of disgust.
"What are you scum doing here? Isn't it a bit too early to come to Moscow?"
"Still so caring with your words Bryan? Some things just don't change do they?"
"Get lost Garland, we really are not in the mood for you two."
"Touchy, touchy Tala, why is that? The girls finally realised that you are a walking disease?"
"Classic Brooklyn, did it take you the whole flight to just think of those few words? I am certain Bryan asked you two idiots a question: what are you doing here? The tournament only starts next week Monday. You could have flown in over the weekend."
"We don't have to explain ourselves to you guys. We have our reasons, be it sightseeing or meeting up with old acquaintances it has got nothing to do with you social retards."
"Just leave Brooklyn, we are asking politely."
"Don't worry, we will. I will lie if I say it was a pleasure seeing you again."
"The feeling is mutual, believe me."
"So long ass-wipes, see you at the tournament."
Neither of The Blitzkrieg boys said another word to the two men as they turned and left. "I really, really do not like those two arrogant, obnoxious stuck-up assholes." "We all feel the same Ian, I am just really relieved that Kai isn't here. This shop would not have appreciated replacing all their tables."
The four laughed. "I would have appreciated it though."
"Wouldn't have we all." Tala smirked but then turned serious.
"Guys, I know we have not said anything about Kai so far so I am just going to ask: what do you think?"
"To be honest, someone is going to get hurt. To what extent, I am not sure but with Kai in such a pissed off state, anyone who crosses his path will not walk away unscathed, and I also have no idea where he might have gone to cool off."
"Isn't that the truth Spencer, I feel sorry for whoever comes in Kai's way now. But...one thing that bothers me is what Solange said, you know, his eyes and his voice. I know she will never make up something like that but I just cannot picture that image of him. Even at camp, Kai has never shown any signs like those Solange have mentioned she saw this morning. I just don't know what to make of it."
"I don't think any of us does know. Whatever happened this morning, I am sure it is not that bad and he will be back tomorrow, or at least, I hope he is."
"Anyway, there is nothing we can do but just wait. Let's just pay and get out of here, just in case Brooklyn and Garland decides to come back and annoy us any further."
"Heaven forbid." The four young men left their money along with a tip and left the coffee shop.
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Monday night came and still no word from Kai; his phone was still switched off. After spending the day with Cindy and Ciara, Solange has overcome her shock from the morning and is her old self again. The street in front of the Hiwatari mansion is filled with the paparazzi, all eager to see if they can get a glimpse of Kai. Luckily no one has spotted Cindy so far; so far her identity is still a mystery but it won't be for long. The media has a way to dig up information and it is almost a guaranteed fact that they don't obtain their information in an ethical way. Soon the whole world will know who the mystery girl is, and even worse, they will find out about Ciara. That will most definitely sell a lot of magazines.
The BBA has also been calling constantly throughout the day looking for Kai. Obviously it has to do with the tape that has been leaked onto the internet, and it is a certainty that they want Kai out of the tournament. It is understandable; it will be very bad for their image if they allow a player to continue participating in the tournament after such a scandalous act. The parents will most certainly oppose it and even jeopardise the whole tournament. Mr Dickenson has agreed to personally talk to Kai so that he can hear what Kai has to say for himself but so far, no luck as no one knows where the young teen has gone to.
The Bladebreakers are also back to their old selves again; the day out did them all very good. They went to a few amusement parks and lastly went to the movies. They also spent some time in the park where they battled a few amateur bladers just for the fun.
Brooklyn and Garland are members of the team Royal Unicorns, one of the teams that have also qualified for the final round, and are originally from England. They are also a very strong team that has proved themselves over and over again back in their home country. Both boys lived in Moscow when they were younger but moved to London when they were fourteen. Both boys attended the same school as The Blitzkrieg boys along with Solange and Cindy. There has been a lot of hostility between the boys since their school days and it is very obvious that it has not faded since. It is due to what Brooklyn did to both Solange and Cindy in their school years. Apparently Brooklyn always tried to force himself onto both Cindy and Solange, not like in a sexual predator way, more like always wanting to kiss them. He knew it will tick off Kai and the others and he just loved getting that reaction out of the five young boys. Garland always supported Brooklyn in his antics which infuriated them even more, which is also why they despise him just as much as they do Brooklyn. The reason why Brooklyn likes to anger Kai remains a mystery to everyone. Neither he nor Kai has ever divulged the real reason for their mutual hatred for each other. Not even Tala knows what happened between the two, only that they hate each other and that they both would love it to kill the other one.
The killings of the X-twins continued every night, and still the authorities are no closer to catching them than they were the first day it started the very first time. Tyson still tries to silently follow the news on the two killers; he does not want a repeat of what Kai did the other night at the restaurant. The poor boy was terrified that night, he really thought the two killers will appear any moment and slaughter all of them. Luckily for him, it didn't happen. Sunday night there were only 12 decapitated bodies found, a slow night compared to their other killings the past few days. Will they ever be able to catch these ruthless killers?
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It was early Tuesday morning and Solange was furious. She was on the phone with Tala, scolding him because her brother has not returned yet and he had told her that he will be back by morning, which clearly is not the case. "Don't Solange me you red-headed lying bastard! I want you to lift your lazy ass, gather all that butch headed friends of yours and go and find my brother! I don't care where you look or how long you take or what the cost will be, you better go look for him otherwise I will show each and every one of you what dark powers hide within a woman, got that?!"
Tala was very relieved that he only had to deal with Solange over the phone right now, if he would have been face to face with her, he most definitely would have had the marks to prove that she is beyond furious, and he knew he has no choice but to agree to her demands, the Hiwatari siblings does not have one of the cheeriest temperaments and they can prove it with their actions. "Fine, I will call them and then we will be on our way. I really am sorry that your brother..."
"I am not interested in your apologies Ivanov!"
Tala cringed at the mere mention of his surname; it was never a good sign if she called him that. "The only way I will know for sure that you are indeed sorry, is that if you have found my brother!"
"I will try my best."
"Don't try you moron, do it!" And after saying that last sentence, Solange hung up, another sign that she is beyond furious. 'Man, she is sexy when she burns with such fire.' Tala thought to himself after she hung up. It has been a very long time since he has experienced that horrible temper of Solange and he enjoyed every moment that she was yelling and commanding him like that; it was very refreshing to witness that side of her again. 'What I would not give to turn that fury into something physical right now...get a grip Tala! Now is seriously not the time to think with your lower brain, really dude, what is wrong with you?! Your best friend is missing and the only girl you will ever love has asked you to go and find him, that is the only thing you should be concentrating on, not how...how you want to have Solange underneath you, on top of you, doesn't really matter, our sweating bodies...shit!' Tala grabbed his hair and pulled at them hard. 'Get a grip you idiot! Think of how worried she is, just keep on thinking of that and you will be fine.' He continued for a few minutes trying to get his thoughts in order before he contacted the other three to go and find their lost friend.
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Cindy was in the kitchen along with Solange, listening to how she was giving Tala an earful. After she hung she just started to laugh. "My dear friend, the poor thing will probably be too terrified to leave the house now after you scolded him like that."
"I don't care. It is about time someone sorted out that prick. Urgh! I just wish I can re-arrange his face right now!"
Cindy continued laughing at Solange. It was very amusing to see Solange this angry. "And if they find that idiot brother of mine, Kai better be bleeding or something otherwise he will be after I am done with him, how dare he just leave like that?!"
Cindy's laughing finally subsided and she turned serious. "Solange, I understand why you are angry, but what I have heard so far, after I left, he use to disappear all the time. Why is now so different?"
Solange just sighed. "I know but back then we always had an idea of where to go look for him, actually Tala did and he always found him, and Kai never stayed away this long. He would disappear at night time and return as soon as the sun started rising, there was never ever a day where he has disappeared the morning and has not returned in more than 24 hours, that is what is frustrating so much. I just can't help but not be worried. I don't know how you manage to be so calm."
"I have a little girl to think about; me freaking out won't do her any good, and besides, Kai is a tough guy. I just don't think he will be tough enough to face the two of us because I intend to make life very difficult for him as soon as he returns, and that is a promise. Let's just give it some time okay?"
"I love you so much Cindy. You really are my sister that I never had."
"And I love you." The two girls hugged each other. "I feel like watching my brother and his team mates train today, what do you say? Also interested?"
"Why not?"
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The Bladebreakers along with Solange, Cindy and Ciara were all in the park. The girls stood at the side lines cheering on the three teenage boys as they each faced their own opponent, while Kenny recorded and analysed their fighting skills, although neither Tyson, Max or Ray used their full strength on their opponents, they were still amateur bladers, and they do not have bit-beasts like the three mentioned teenagers. It was just good practice for them all. They have been training so hard the last couple of days that they doubt they can improve anymore on anything. They have all excelled in their physical training, along with their battling skills. The last remaining days they are just going to finish off the last things but it does not mean that they are going to laze around, Ray will not allow it.
"Go Dragoon!" Tyson hit his opponent's blade out of the dish. Ciara enjoyed the battles and Cindy had to keep a tight hold on her daughter's hand as Ciara just wanted to run and pick up the blades. Solange was looking around the park to see how the other kids were playing when she spotted two familiar figures in the distance. She immediately recognised the orange hair as that of Brooklyn.
"Cindy, we have to go, now."
"Why, what's wrong?"
"Look." Solange pointed to the two figures and Cindy also immediately recognised Brooklyn and Garland.
"Err guys, we will see you later. I just remembered that I made a booking for both me and Cindy at the salon and we have to leave now otherwise we are going to be late."
Ray just laughed. "It's fine; go do your girly stuff." The two girls left the three teenagers in a hurry and luckily for them, the three did not notice their odd behaviour.
Soon Brooklyn and Garland arrived to where The Bladebreakers were and both of them were smirking. "You guys are The Bladebreakers right?"
"Yeah, do you know us?"
"Of course, who wouldn't? You guys made quite the impression during your fights. Oh goodness, excuse my bad manners: I am Garland and this is my team mate, Brooklyn."
"Now I know who you are, you are from Royal Unicorns."
"Very well done, you sure know your fellow bladers. You are Kenny right, or as everyone call you, chief." Kenny could not help but blush a little at his nickname.
"Yeah, that's what most people call me. Aren't you guys a bit too early to arrive in Moscow? I thought the teams would only be flying in during the weekend."
"We wanted to explore this place a bit, and after all, we did live here a few years back."
"Really? That is so cool."
"It is right. Are you guys practicing a bit or just messing around?" "
I guess a bit of both."
"Ray, right?"
"Yeah."
"What do you say about a friendly match between us, nothing serious, just good old fun."
Ray hesitated a while. "Come on, we don't have to use our bit-beasts, just a friendly match, please?"
"Oh alright, I guess it won't do any harm."
"Excellent; me against you and then Brooklyn can fight against Tyson or Max."
"Sure." Garland and Brooklyn looked at each other and just smiled a very self satisfactory smile.
Ray took his place next to the dish across Garland. Tyson is going to play the referee for the match.
"Okay. 3...2...1...Let it rip!" Both blades landed in the dish almost at the exact time, and they both started circling the dish. Ray made the first move to attack and hit Garland's blade, but Garland's blade did not show any sign of being attacked.
"Impressive, now it is my turn! Attack!" Garland's blade hit Rays' full force.
"Hey, you said it will be a friendly match, this is not friendly."
"I guess I lied, I am so sorry." It was very clear in Garland's tone that he was being sarcastic.
"Fine, if you want to play this way, so be it, Driger, attack!"
"Go Apollo!" The two blades hit each other head on and neither one have shown any sign of backing out of this fight. It is going to be a full on fight. It didn't take long before they attracted the attention of the rest of the park and it didn't take long for a crowd to form around the two boys battling.
"Tiger fang attack!"
"Harmonising lighting attack!" The two continued commanding various attacks on each other.
"How does it look chief?"
"Garland is definitely no push over, that is for sure. He is really very strong Max. Ray has to be very careful, I don't think that neither Garland or Brooklyn tends to leave the blades intact."
"Ray, show him what you and Driger have got! Don't be intimidated by him."
Whether Ray has heard Max or not was not very clear; Ray was very concentrated on defeating Garland. The crowd that has formed around them cheered for both Ray and Garland.
"Apollo, Radiant thunder attack!" Garland released his bit-beast and soon after Ray did the same.
"Driger, thunder slash attack!" Both bit-beast looked magnificent in all their beauty and it was really a sight to see, Driger with its white fur and green stripes along with its golden claws and his long sharp teeth; Apollo with its large golden wings and its strong tiger like legs and its eagle head. Although both beasts looked like something out of this world, they were beautiful in all their glory. As the beasts were fighting it out in the air, the blades were fighting it out in the dish. It was very clear to Ray's team mates that he and Driger has grown a lot stronger since their last battle. Their vigorous training has really paid off. Brooklyn just stood there and acted as though he was very bored with the battle. He hardly concentrated on the battle; he kept looking around or at something else.
"Just end it all ready Garland. I am becoming bored."
"Spoil sport, but alright; Apollo, poetic sunrays attack! Finish him off!" Apollo's golden wings started to shine brightly, blinding everyone and it was this blinding light that caused Ray to lose focus and did not see Apollo charge at Driger and kick it with its hind legs, like that kick of a horse, and then it was over. Ray's blade went flying out of the dish, and it pained Tyson to declare Garland the winner.
"Don't worry Ray, I will get them. I am up against Brooklyn and I will not show any mercy."
"Thanks Tyson."
"Just be careful Tyson, I don't trust Brooklyn."
"Don't worry chief, I got this."
Tyson took his place next to the dish. Brooklyn still acted as though he was very bored. This time Max acted as the ref.
"3...2...1...Let it rip!" Tyson's blade landed first and he did not spare one second before he started attacking Brooklyn's blade. He also called out Dragoon immediately.
"Nice lizard Tyson, but can it fight? Zeus!" Brooklyn also called out his bit-beast and he was much bigger than Dragoon.
"Wow, that is some beast." Zeus was built like a centaur with large black wings and red glowing eyes, with gems on its head, and it was clear it was not a friendly beast, the darkness radiating from it. 'I think I might have underestimated Brooklyn, I may be in serious trouble here,' Tyson thought to himself. "Don't feel threatened Tyson, it is just another opponent you have to defeat, and you can do it!"
Ray was trying his best to motivate Tyson in this battle. 'Ray is right, it is just another opponent and I can do this. I have Dragoon by my side and that is all that I need.'
"Dragoon, fantom hurricane attack!" Suddenly a huge spiralling wind started to form in the dish but Brooklyn didn't seem fazed at all by this and actually gave a yawn.
"Nice fan effect, but can it actually do anything?"
"You really are an obnoxious bastard, Brooklyn."
"I try," is all he said with a sly smile on his face. Brooklyn's blade was getting pulled into the storm but still he did not show any sign of being worried.
"Really Tyson, is that all you have got? Show me what you are really made of."
"You asked for it Brooklyn; alright Dragoon, let's show what we have got: Galaxy turbo and metal storm combined attack!" The spiralling wind grew much larger and it turned white, with an incredible force, the dish started to come apart. It was clear the wind was strong enough to start shredding the dish apart. Dragoon headed for Zeus and hit it with an incredible force that was felt throughout the whole park.
"Now that is what I call an attack, finally we can battle, but I have to break the bad news to you Tyson, this battle is about to come to an end."
"What?" Tyson hardly registered what Brooklyn just said before he saw a dark cloud forming around him and all he could hear was Brooklyn's last command to his beast.
"Holy despell." Tyson saw himself falling into an endless black pit along with his bit-beast.
When Tyson finally came to, he was lying on his back, his blade next to him. The dish was completely destroyed. Max didn't even bother announcing Brooklyn as the winner as he, Ray and Kenny rushed to Tyson's side.
"Are you okay Tyson?" Tyson slowly sat upright and just looked at his blade which was in pretty bad shape.
"I guess but my blade...you two did not fight fair."
"Don't take it so personally Tyson. It was just a game. Looks like you guys need some more practice. Catch you at the tournament." And then Brooklyn and Garland left just like that. Ray and Max helped up Tyson. The crowd slowly dispersed, but some younger boys did come and congratulate both Ray and Tyson on their battles.
"Let's get back to the mansion so that I can fix your blades. I am almost certain those two did it on purpose."
"I will not be surprised about that chief, but yeah, let's get going." The four teenagers all headed for the Hiwatari mansion.
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No one was home except for the staff. They all decided to go take a nap to get over of what had happened. Kenny would start working on their blades as soon as they wake up. They did not expect to be beaten so badly and they were all very confident that they were ready for the tournament but after battling Brooklyn and Garland, they realised that they actually still have a lot of work to do, a lot of training and practice to do, and after waking up, they are going to work even harder than before.
They have never really seen the Royal Unicorns in action, they always just heard about how strong they are. The team consists of four members, Brooklyn, Garland, Mystel and a girl named Ming-Ming, and apparently all four are brutal fighters. They have dominated the blading scene in England and it is clear why, if you watch how Brooklyn and Garland has fought. They seem like very powerful bladers and also have very powerful bit-beasts, no wonder they have proceeded to the finals. It will be no surprise if they go all the way to the very final round, with their fighting skills it is almost a certainty they will reach the finals.
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After collecting his thoughts of him and Solange, Tala called Bryan, Spencer and Ian so that they can go find Kai. Tala and Bryan are together; and Spencer and Ian are together. They all have agreed that they will start with all the underground fighting clubs that they know of, and ask anyone whether they have seen Kai lately.
Kai use to take part in some of the clubs but it was during his `dark time`, as he sometimes refers to it. It was also anther way for him to get over his emotional pain after Cindy left. Sometimes Tala and the others also joined in the fights and are well known at most of the clubs, even though they are only teenagers. The Blitzkrieg Boys have built up an impressive amount of certain contacts, contacts that can get anything organised and most of the stuff are not legal, for example, stolen ammunition, hacking into accounts of certain people, finding certain people, even where to find expert assassins, but luckily neither of the five boys have had to make use of any of those illegal activities, yet. They even have a few contacts in the Russian mob but that information they will never divulge to anyone.
Currently Tala and Bryan are at one of the more popular underground clubs, popular because the fights are more brutal and anything goes in the fighting, even killing your opponent. Two very fit and muscular guys were busy fighting in a ring, with fence all around. One was a bold headed guy with his whole left arm covered in tattoos. The other guy had a pony tail at the top of his head but the rest of his hair was all shaven off. He had one huge tattoo of a wolf on his back and a serpent circling his right calf. Both guys were covered in blood but kept on hitting and kicking each other. As the two kept on fighting, people kept on placing bets on who they think will be the winner.
Urich, the guy taking the bets, immediately recognised Bryan and Tala as they came walking over to him. "Now to what do I owe the pleasure of you two walking in here?"
"Nice to see you to, Urich. It seems like business is still doing very good."
"I can't complain, but I will complain about you two and your other friends, you brought in good money. When are you going to fight again?"
Tala just laughed. "Not soon, I am afraid our underground days are over for now."
Urich pretended to pull a very sad face at his statement which resulted in more laughter, but soon subsided. "So, if you are not here to fight, are you here to place bets or something?"
"No, we are actually wondering if you have seen Kai lately, you know, the one with the two toned hair?"
"Not that I can recall, why?"
"We were just wondering whether he started fighting again, we haven't seen him in some time, we were just curious."
"If he turns up, I will let you guys know."
"Thanks Urich, we would appreciate it a lot." Right then the crowd went extra loud and it was an indication that the match was over. The guy with the pony tail has won, and luckily his opponent is still alive.
"Are you two sure you don't want to join?"
Tala and Bryan just looked at each other and shook their heads. "As tempting as it is Urich, I and Tala has other places to go. See you around."
"Cool guys, anytime." Bryan and Tala left the club.
When they reached the surface, it was almost a relief to see sunlight again. "I forgot how claustrophobic I can get underground."
"You and me both Bryan; so now what?"
"I guess we proceed onto the next one."
"And what if neither of any of them has seen Kai?"
"Then, we should probably start with the nr 13 club."
"Shit, do they still exist?"
"What do you mean, of course they do; those guys make big money."
"Let's just hope we find Kai at one of the fight clubs; I am really not in the mood to see people play Russian roulette, all that splattered brains is not the scene I want to see today."
"Stop being such a whiss Tala, come one let's go." Bryan and Tala got into Bryan's car and drove off to the next underground club.
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Spencer and Ian were standing between the crowds watching the tag team battle that was taking place inside of the cage. Although it is also brutal, at this club there are rules that the fighters have to follow. They are not allowed to break their opponents' necks and may also not use knuckle busters to hit their opponents with. All four players were slightly covered in blood but nothing gruesome. Both Spencer and Ian have placed bets on their fighters. They already asked around for Kai and they also had no luck. They decided to stay until the fight is over before they proceed onto the next club.
As the two were watching, they were also talking. "I have a confession to make Spence."
"I'm listening."
"I watched that video of Kai and Cindy Sunday night."
Spencer couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, I watched it last night, I just couldn't resist."
Now it was Ian's turn to laugh. "What did you think of it Spence?"
"I had a threesome last night just to calm myself down after watching it. Those two has really outdone themselves, they can be proud of themselves. What did you think?"
"I had to find a girl Sunday night and also for last night, and I think I have to find one again tonight. I am having a bit of trouble getting the images out of my head, I even dreamt last night that I joined Kai and Cindy in a threesome. And to be honest, I am kind of jealous and sad at the same time."
"How come?"
"I also want to have that connection that those two have, that chemistry. We all constantly have meaningless sex, but what they have is so much more."
"Don't worry too much about that stuff right now, you are still young Ian. You are the age where sex is nothing but meaningless. Kai and Cindy are just lucky that they are each other's soul mates. You can still sleep with anyone you want; there is still enough time to find that special one."
"I guess you are right, but hey, don't mention anything that we watched the video. Kai will really not be impressed to know his friends have done that to him."
"Are you kidding?! I still value my life, thank you very much. There is no way I..." Spencer was interrupted by the loud applause and the fight was over. Ian and Spencer did not bet on the same team and the team Ian placed bets on have won the match.
"This sucks."
"Better luck next time buddy. Come on, there are still a few we have to go visit." After Ian collected his winning money, he and Spencer left for the next one that was situated a few miles away from the one they were currently at.
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It was becoming dusk. The Blitzkrieg Boys spent the whole day searching for Kai but no one has seen him anywhere. Bryan and Tala even went to a secret location where rich men place bets on their players. 13 players stand in a circle, each one with a revolver. They each receive one bullet to put in and they have to spin it and then place it against the back of the head at the opponent that is standing in front of them. They may only pull the trigger once. The winners are obviously those that have survived. Those that survived proceed to the next round where they are handed two bullets. A bullet is added every time in the next round. The last man standing is the winner and both he and the one that has entered him, wins a lot of money. Kai use to take part a few times and actually won numerous times, but he only went to this secret club when he was on one of his crazy drug trips. Tala and Bryan had to come get him on a few occasions, and there were also one time where Kai wanted to enter himself. Luckily all the other men knew not to take him serious, not for the fact that he was still so young, but because he was lucky in winning so many times. When Tala and Bryan arrived, they were busy with the second last round. A few men recognised the two boys and wanted to know what happened to Kai. This was an immediate indication to the two young men that Kai has not been here in the last two days and they quickly left before the whole game was over.
The four young men were currently at Ian's mansion, each with a glass of vodka in hand. "Who is going to call Solange?"
"How can you even ask Tala? It is obvious you are going to do it."
"Please Spencer, I already had to deal with her this morning and it was not pretty. She is going to kill us, starting with me. I am begging you guys to..."
Just then Tala's phone started to ring. "Speak of the devil, shit Bryan, please answer."
Bryan started laughing. "Man up Tala."
"I am going to make you all regret it, I promise you."
They all gave Tala a huge smile as the red head took in a deep breath before answering his phone. "Hey Solange, I was just about to..."
"Did you know Brooklyn and Garland are back in Moscow?"
"Wait, what?"
"Hello, those idiots who use to pester me and Cindy in school."
"No, I know who you are talking about but why do you ask, have you seen them?"
"Yeah, but luckily they didn't see me or Cindy."
"Good, but yeah, I know they are here. We also had the unfortunate luck of running into them, or more like, they ran into us. They are here for the finals of the tournament."
"I hope they lose, bastards. So, how did the search go?"
"Err..."
Solange started to laugh, but not in a friendly way and Tala could feel his insides turn upside down. "Prepare to die Tala."
"Solange please, we looked everywhere. We even split up to cover more ground and we went to some strange places but no one has seen your brother, please, you have to believe me."
Solange started laughing again. "Good bye Tala." And with that she hung up.
"Shit! Shit! Shit! We are so dead!" Spencer and the others couldn't help but laugh at Tala's panicked state. The tough red headed guy who fears nothing or no one wants to piss his pants and just because of a girl, it was an amusing sight to see.
"Chill Tala, we will be fine."
"Are you high?! Solange is going to skin us, ALIVE! Piece by piece, I am too young to die. I swear, when Kai is back, I am going to kick his ass for putting me in this stressful situation. I am going to lose hair over this, bloody idiot!"
The other three sniggered at Tala, the poor guy was really scared of Solange. "The great Tala Ivanov is scared of a petite girl, what is the world coming to? Relax dude, it will be fine. Let's just go get something to eat or whatever. There is no need to just sit like this, come on Tala."
"You are paying and I want protection for the whole night, just in case Solange shows up." The three laughed again at Tala's antics before they all got up and left for the nearest restaurant.
