Chapter 14

The Bladebreakers drove with the overnight train to Moscow where they arrived in the early morning of the 13th of August. The World Championships would start in one week and the Japanese team wanted to use the remaining days to train and also to explore the city. Except of Kai none of them had ever visited Moscow before.

Although it was August, the warmest month in the year, the temperature was just around 17°C and of course Tyson was the first to complain. After he had won against Robert he was 200% sure to be able to beat every Blader in the world, bur Kai knew that the blue haired teen wasn't strong enough to win against the Demolition Boys. Since there wasn't much time left, he had to set the last part of his plan in motion immediately after arriving in Russia's capital.

Before the bluenette had entered the train, he had talked with his grandfather over the phone to inform him about the latest happenings. Then, they discussed the further way of proceeding or more correct would be to say Voltaire told Kai what their strategy would be. The teen was ordered to arrange a meeting between Boris and the Bladebreakers on their first day in Moscow. A little power demonstration wouldn't harm anyone and it was obvious that Tyson would never say 'no' to a match. Since Kai hadn't any serious arguments against this, he agreed to plan, although he preferred the Bladebreakers wouldn't have any contact with Boris outside the tournament. At least he had an idea how the meeting would look like a coincidence. Kenny had a little map to find their hotel in the big city. It would be easy to switch the map with a false one and by the time the others would be so desperate they would follow the bluenette everywhere. Kai would guide his teammates to a place near Balkov Abbey where Boris would show up and invite them to lunch. The moment Tyson would hear the word lunch, all his alarm clocks would be turned off and the others would follow his lead.

Since Boris was the president of the Biovolt Corporation, which was the sponsor of the World Championships and at the same time the manager of the tournament, the Bladebreakers would never assume anything bad behind this coincidentally meeting.

In the end everything went according to that plan. Tyson didn't fight against a member of the Demolition Boys, but nonetheless the Bladebreakers were amazed by the power of the Russian Beybladers. And, they were frightened by the seriousness of their opponents. To them beyblading wasn't just a game, it was all that they had left in their life. Losing meant to lose the right to live.

'Almost perfect little soldiers you've bred for yourself, grandfather. But almost isn't enough. At least not when I'm on the other side of the battlefield,' Kai thought while he and the other Bladebreakers drove in a taxi to their hotel. Since he hadn't had the chance to switch the wrong map with the right one, he suggested taking a taxi and asking the driver. A good taxi driver would know the address of the hotel when hearing the name. Fortunately, nobody had this idea before, or else Voltaire's plan would have never worked out. Kai still found this whole incident superfluous, but there was at least one positive outcome from it: Tyson wasn't so self-confident anymore and because of that he was quieter than ever before.

On the next day Kai left the hotel very early to go to Balkov Abbey again. Boris awaited him already. "We will crush the Bladebreakers. They don't stand a chance against us, Kai," Boris greeted him with an evil smirk on his lips. "How did you manage to survive in the presence of such weaklings?"

"In the same way I survive around you, Boris," Kai answered and the man's smile vanished.

"Cheeky as always, but it's okay. We have a lot to do today. Follow me."

Kai was surprised about Boris' reply since he had basically labeled him as a weakling. When they went deeper down the tunnel system under the abbey, Kai's thoughts wandered to a certain redhead. He accepted the fact that he took a special liking to Tala long ago, but the vehemence with whom he anticipated to see him again was a total mystery to the bluenette. Even the encounters with Lien, after not seeing him for months, didn't trigger such a desire.

'It's because I'm totally underfucked,' Kai tried to reassure himself. During his travel with the Bladebreakers he had tried to stay far away from everything that involved sex. But he failed miserably. Already in Hong Kong he had slept with a businessman, despite all the danger to be recognized. Of course he had disguised himself, but it was still reckless. In San Francisco and Las Vegas it was the same; just one night, unknown men. Not to mention that he was ready to fuck Emily. In Europe he pulled himself together and in London and Paris it went well, but in Rome he lost against his sex drive again. That was the last time. Since then he had stayed clean. A long time, at least in Kai's opinion.

After a while Kai noticed that Boris didn't head in the direction of the Demolition Boy's training room. The man led Kai deeper and the further they came the more surveillance cameras Kai detected. There was no mistake: Boris brought the teen to the one place he was always denied to enter.

Now they stood in front of the heavy secured door to the room that had an almost magical force of attraction on Kai.

"You always wanted to know what behind this door lays, don't you Kai?" Boris started to talk again while opening the locks. "Now you will find out."

Kai kept quiet. It felt like someone was screaming his name over and over again, louder and louder with every lock Boris opened. Finally, the older man unclosed the metal door and Kai stepped inside. The light was dim, but it was enough for the bluenette to see. At the other side of the room was a heavy secured black Beyblade. He approached the Blade slowly, Boris followed behind him. With every step the screams in his head turned louder, the screams of the black Phoenix, the Bit Beast. Kai put out his hand to touch it, but stopped centimeters before it. He turned around to face Boris.

"What is this all about?" he asked.

"This is Black Dranzer, the most powerful Bit Beast in the world. At least when used by a powerful Beyblader. Unfortunately no Blader was able to control him. Mr. Voltaire wants you to test it." Boris paused for some seconds, then he continued, "I am against this, you know. You might have the power to control it, but you are not worth it. You are not worth to own such a powerful Blade like Black Dranzer."

"What do I have to do to get it?" Kai asked not deferring to the man's taunt. The screams in his head turned even louder.

"Just be part of the Demolition Boys again and if you can control Black Dranzer it will be yours." When Kai said nothing and just stared at Boris, the older continued a bit irritated, "I know you strive after perfection. You have started to beyblade around half a year ago, but during this time you strived after the perfect balance between Beyblade and technique."

"Does my grandfather think I won't leave the Bladebreakers of my own free will to use a little present to get me to betray them? I never planned to participate in the World Championships as a Bladebreaker, but I take the Blade nonetheless. Thanks." Kai put his hand on Black Dranzer while Boris stepped closer to open the locks that held the Beyblade in its place. "So now you can use me like your other little marionettes," he whispered seductively in the man's ear.

Boris swallowed audibly and turned to look at the bluenette. Kai smirked mischievously, took Black Dranzer and turned away to walk out of the room. "Wait, Kai," Boris said. Kai stopped in his tracks and turned again to look at the man. His expression showed nothing when Boris stepped closer. "What do you mean with 'use'?"

Kai chuckled lightly. "Use your fantasy, man." To emphasize the meaning his fingertips ghosted over Boris' crotch. Before the man could react, the bluenette was already gone.

Black Dranzer was perfect, from every point of view. To test the Beyblade Kai went further down to the catacombs, the deepest area under the abbey. Since every room had at least one surveillance camera, except the bedrooms and personal offices of Boris and Voltaire, a spark of decency existed even in the abbey, Boris was able to monitor what his new old protégé was doing.

Kai had no problems controlling the Blade and Black Dranzer seemed to like his new partner. The dark Bit Beast was the exact image of Dranzer and Kai wondered if the two were once united. At the end of the day it felt like the bluenette and is new Bit Beast had been together forever.

While Kai was training alone, the other members of the Demolition Boys trained together as well. Ian was battling Bryan and Tala fought against Spencer when Boris came in and interrupted them. "From today on Kai is a member of the Demolition Boys again. A moment ago he tested Black Dranzer down in the catacombs and he mastered the Blade." Tala rolled his eyes hearing this. He never got the chance to test the Beyblade himself. The others were surprised that a newbie like Kai, although being Voltaire Hiwatari's grandson, was allowed to even see the powerful Black Dranzer, the treasure of the Biovolt Corporation. And overall he was allowed to give it a trial. Boris let the effect of the said evolve some more seconds, then he said, "But I have actually something else what I wanted to tell you. As you all know, we have a problem with overcrowding and we can't put Mr. Hiwatari's grandson in a room with five or more substandard Beybladers. Since Bryan, Ian and Spencer already share a double bedroom there is only one room left Kai could sleep in, Tala. Besides, you have a double bedroom and use it alone."

"No!" Tala screamed immediately. "I am the team captain and as such I have the right of a separate room." The redhead glared at Boris who just shrugged.

"You dare to contradict me. For this I could throw you in one of the cells, you know." Now Boris was angry as well. "Unfortunately you have to be in peak form for the tournament, so you need enough rest." With this Boris turned around and for the rest of the day Tala was so furious that even his teammates knew better and didn't go near him again. The redhead finished his training with destroying two bey stadiums made of stone.

After dinner he went directly to his room, in the hope that Kai, who hadn't been in the dining hall, wasn't there. Tala went to bed and tried to fall asleep, so he wouldn't have to talk with the other guy. After Kai had left the abbey in March, he had thought a lot about what they had talked about the one time in the hallway. 'Kai can talk. As Voltaire's grandson Boris would never lay a finger on him.' That was what he had thought at that time. But somehow the punishment after the draw against Kai was the last time he got punished. Tala knew that he was making mistakes like the others and his teammates still got punished as before, but Boris never laid a finger on him again. After two months he confronted the man.

"You are under the young Hiwatari's protection, my dear," Boris had answered ironically. "I am not allowed to punish you, but believe me, not even your Kai can protect you from being thrown out because of too bad conduct. So you better behave. Understood?"

It hit Tala like a kick in the teeth. The reason that he wasn't punished anymore was because Kai wanted it that way. He had always disliked the bluenette because of his natural talent in beyblading and his cockiness. But now the dislike turned into hate: Kai had butted into his life; into the little life he had left living in this abbey. And now he was doomed to share a room with that person.

When Kai entered the room late at night, Tala was still awake and crawled away into his blanket. The bluenette didn't take any notice of the other teen and slipped into his bed. He fell asleep instantly and after thirty minutes hearing Kai's even breathing, Tala re-emerged and wondered, 'Don't tell me he has forgotten me already.'

On the next morning Tala woke up early while Kai was still fast asleep. Without making any sound the redhead got ready for the day and left the room to go to the dining hall. Little by little his other teammates came to have breakfast. After they finished their meal, Tala stopped Bryan before he could follow Spencer and Ian to their training room.

"What's up Tala? You were so silent during breakfast. And where's Kai?" the lilac haired boy asked his captain.

"What do you think? The high-born mister is still in his bed," Tala retorted, pissed off by the other's mocking tone.

"Hey, hey. It was just a question. You don't need to be so snappy."

"Ah, sorry Bryan, but this guy just pisses me off." Suddenly Tala had an idea. "Why don't we change rooms?" he asked with hopeful eyes.

"Really?" Bryan replied surprised. "Well, I wouldn't mind escaping Ian's snoring. Does Kai snore?"

More hope budded in Tala. "Kai is a really silent sleeper. Like a corpse."

"But what about Boris" Bryan questioned. "Do you think he minds?"

"Why should he?"

"Okay, persuaded. But we should go now. The others are waiting."

A few hours later Kai awoke from deep sleep. He wasn't surprised to find the other bed empty: life in the abbey started early and being late meant punishment.

Today the bluenette's training consisted of different virtual fights against his old teammates, especially Tyson and his dragoon. When it was evening and time for dinner he still hadn't met the redhead. He saw Bryan, Spencer and Ian a while ago when talking to Boris in his office. It seemed that they had an appointment with the man as well, shortly before him, but Tala wasn't with them.

'Is he avoiding me?' Kai thought when entering the dining hall and couldn't find the redhead in there. His other teammates were sitting on the table farthest away, eating in silence. Kai left the room immediately to go to the shower rooms. Also there, no Tala in sight. 'Damn. Where's this fucking guy?' He paused a moment to look in one of the mirrors in the locker room. All the others were still eating so he was alone. 'Wait. Why do I want to see him that badly? … I want to check if Boris kept his promise and didn't hurt him since the last time. That's the only reason why I want to see him. Right, that's all.'

Kai went out to have a proper dinner in one of the many forgotten restaurants that existed in the city's underground. When he came back later his roommate was already fast asleep, snoring loudly. It was Bryan. Kai rolled his eyes. 'Last night he was so silent. This can't be true and the battery of my MP3 player is still empty.'

On Wednesday an exhibition bout was organized by the Biovolt Corporation. For this event Voltaire had personally invited the finalists of the Asian Championships, the White Tigers and the former American champions, the All Stars who, in the past, were always the Demolitiion Boy's opponents in the World Championships. The exhibition bout was held in the Biovolt Stadium where the Championships would also begin on Saturday.

The American team participated in the first round. Ian fought against Steven and won without any problems. Tala faced Eddie in the second match and won as well within a second. Kai, who was announced as the mysterious new Beyblader of the Demolition Boys, was the third competitor. The plan was to show the world Black Dranzer's power by fighting against all four members of the All Stars at the same time. The bluenette won without any difficulties and at the end Black Dranzer absorbed the defeated Bit Beasts. The whole exhibition bout was just organized to absorb some of the strong Bit Beasts Kai had detected during his journey with the Bladebreakers.

Emily, who knew about Voltaire's plan through Kai, couldn't believe that the bluenette had actually betrayed them all: Kai wasn't planning to prevent that Voltaire achieved world domination, he was helping him. And she had trusted him, believed him. It was all a lie.

Half an hour later the second round started, but during this thirty-minute-break Kai had enough time to start an argument with Tala. After half a year, he finally met the redhead again and he couldn't suppress the urge to anger him. Boris wanted Kai to rest in the second round and chose Tala as the participant of the team. Tala couldn't believe that he should fight because Kai could be tired. In the end Kai got his way and was allowed to fight as a one-man-team against the White Tigers. "You aren't needed, redhead," the bluenette whispered in Tala's ear while leaving. The elder snapped and if Boris hadn't reacted that fast and restrained him, he would have hit Kai with a direct blow to the face. Said just smiled and vanished through the door, ready for the next matches. Gary Mariah and Lee lost one after the other against Black Dranzer and with their defeat they lost their beloved Bit Beasts as well.

Now the most difficult part of Kai's own plan began. Of course his former teammates wanted to know why he betrayed them and why he changed sides. And of course, they were angry. Especially Tyson couldn't accept Kai's decision to be part of the Demolition Boys. He even broke into the abbey to talk to him. Unnecessary, but at least this was a good opportunity to give him Dranzer. Although it wasn't easy for him to lie and say that the Phoenix was now useless for him since he had Black Dranzer which was stronger. The bluenette was scared that his grandfather could get the idea to absorb Dranzer's power as well. Dranzer was safer in Tyson's custody. The blue haired teen must have thought that his former teammate cut his last tie with his old team.

It was Thursday and Kai knew that this night would be his last night in the abbey, because tomorrow he would meet his former team at the Lake Baikal. Boris eyes could see far but not as far as the Lake Baikal. If Tyson, Ray, Max and even Kenny were really his friends, what they always told him the last couple of weeks, they would take him, a traitor, back. Kai knew that Boris had told them that he had once been a member of the Demolition Boys before becoming a Bladebreaker. So basically the bluenette was a double traitor. Friday evening Mr. Dickenson would come and inform the others about his grandfather's plan and his role in the play. Knowing Tyson he would instantly hate Voltaire after hearing that the man used his own grandson for his perfidious plan. And hate was a very strong partner in a battle, at least when keeping a cool head.

This was Kai's plan. The Bladebreakers were almost the perfect team. By now, each of them was a strong lone fighter; together with their friends they were twice as strong. The bond between them and their Bit Beasts doubled their strength once more. They were enthusiastic, had great team spirit and a lot of fun. But the one thing they lacked was the reason to hate their opponent and fight them to the bitter end. Since they had too much sportsmanship, they would never hate the opponent team. So Kai had to find another person they were able to hate. Voltaire and Boris were both the perfect victims.

Even if Kai's plan wouldn't succeed it would be his last night in the abbey, so he decided to visit Boris in his office, one last time. The man was surprised and irritated, "Kai, what do you want? It's already late, you should sleep."

The teen kept silent and approached the elder, sat down on the man's desk, smirking. "And what did your fantasy tell you?"

For a moment Boris didn't know what Kai was talking about, then he remembered their talk in the room Black Dranzer had been kept. "Stop playing games, Kai. What do you want?"

"Cógeme hombre viejo y sucio." (trans.: Fuck me, dirty old man) His smirk grew wider. He knew that Boris didn't speak Spanish. "Ah, you are always so boring, man."

"If you don't have anything important to say, leave."

Boris wasn't yet ready to fall in Kai's trap and the bluenette sensed it. He stood up from the desk and made himself comfortable in Boris lap, straddling him. Being so close now the man had problems to hide his reaction. A light blush covered his cheeks, revealing his insecurity. Kai leaned in to whisper in his ear. "Do you really think I'm just playing? It is already over two weeks since a man shoved his dick up my ass." Boris swallowed. His breath fastened. "Tell me your fantasy," Kai continued seductively, rocking his hips against the man's groin. "Who knows, it might come true."

"I," Boris swallowed again. Kai quickened his movement, never breaking the eye contact. "I … Good Lord … I want to fuck you … right here … on the floor … the desk … wherever!"

Kai stopped his movement and Boris moaned in protest. With one hand the bluenette began to stroke the man's hardening member through the fabric of his trousers. Boris moaned louder. Kai stopped his action and a loud laugh erupted his mouth. He stood up and still chuckling he said, "Did you really believe I would spread my legs for you?" A moment later the door closed and a perplexed Boris sat in his chair, alone. One minute passed in complete silence, then a loud clash was heard. The antique vase, an heirloom of Boris' mother, shattered against the door. A loud scream, distorted with rage, followed the sound.

A/N: First, I don't speak Spanish and if the translation is wrong, please tell me, I will correct it immediately. Second, well, what do you think about Boris x Kai? (just personal curiosity)