Author's Note: Updated again! Phew. Anyway, I'd like to say a few things…Or type in any case….

1) In this chapter when the words are underlined the person will be speaking in Russian. The reason I didn't get a translator to do it is because… Anyone that does understand and can read Russian might have a sore head with grammar or something like that and therefore it will make it easier for everyone to understand. (Hence the people that can't read or translate Russian heh-heh.)

2) This particular chapter will be dedicated to none other than DancerInTheDark101 because of two main reasons. One she reviewed a lot when I felt like I could just abandon the fic with long encouraging reviews. Two she has added me and all my dear little fics into her favs. . She seems to like this fic a lot so here's the limelight!

Anyway, I want to still say thanks to the people that reviewed! They're important too! So a big thank you too!

BlackSpirit - Good question! Keep thinking that… You may be able to piece this mystery together - though not right now…I don't think… Though there are still lots of things to happen! Hope you enjoy this chapter and thanks for reviewing!

DancerInTheDark101 - I think I am getting a bit better at writing Mystery. Much more easier than the first one I wrote. (-cringes at thought of very first fic ever wrote-) Anyway thanks for reviewing and hope you enjoy this chapter!

Nameless Little Girl - Thanks for reviewing, hope you continue to! Also this chapter might be…Slightly more helpful clue wise. Maybe you'll be able to piece something together. If you can't then I may have just decided to be mean and cut some clues out Enjoy!

Irn2 - I'm glad you're enjoying this fic so much! I really do hope it ends in good taste too. Then again the end is in the near but distant future! Have fun trying to figure everything out! -cackles evilly-

Of course there are people that read and don't review, so yeah thanks to you all too! (See I'm thinking of everyone yah!)

Chapter 17

Kai was sure he was missing something, just one tiny thing - maybe. That would make everything fit together and make sense. Sense of this complete shamble of information that floated randomly about in his head.

Was there information he knew but didn't see the real significance? Or was he just blind and couldn't take the hints, whatever the reason it was infuriating him. Plus his sister was missing; when he had told his father to take care her. She was only a child why would you let some creeps like that take a child! Kai was hiding his face, away from everyone so they did not see his journey through every emotion currently known.

Things were just so bad for everyone…. Especially himself, he really didn't want to be sitting there he dreaded to be locked up. He hated to not know what wouldn't happen within the next few minutes - the fear of fear itself. Something that had confused Kai was the whole complex layout of the plan.

Okay, so… First thing first. I'm not allowed to trust that lawyer, why though? Well, he's a suspect I suppose. What if that was just mother being too suspicious? But then there was that phoney policeman looking for Tundra, and the guy on the phone whom he was talking to. Why would someone be after Tundra and actually know where it was! Also, I think that maybe, that stupid Third Butler that we have may be in on the little plan. However, why on earth would he turn on us now? He's always been loyal to the Hiwatari family! Always. Though why did they take Sota. If it is Boris behind this why would he do it? Anyway, Boris wouldn't have enough money now… Not when last year we ruined him and his corporation! I'm so confused. I'm missing something. That stupid journal too! What's this all about - why us - why now!

Thoughts continued to run through Kai's head, wanting to just keep going over the facts that he knew completely so then there would be some sort of way to fit this strange puzzle together. Kai let out a sigh which caused a few people to look over at him as if he were about to speak. He did nothing of the sort, he just sat and waited for something to click. Anything even if it was just a little clue!

There were footsteps, footsteps that made Kai lift his head and look at the clean and so-called respectable gentleman at the other side of the cell bars. He had a crude face - and a smile to go with it he looked around, only stopping to look at the females. Selene glared back while Lilita crossed her arms over her chest hoping that this man was not the head of the whole scandal.

"Where is my sister?" The man's beady eyes shot over to Kai's, they blazed a bright red, like fire as a sudden feeling of hate came over him. The man smiled and came a little closer to the cell door, as if he were mocking the boy.

"She's dead." He said simply as if he were saying the time for all to hear. Though the man probably hadn't thought that the cold Kai Hiwatari had such a strong bond with the little kid known as Sota.

Before the man had any time to back away, Kai had stood up and had an arm through the bars, straggling the older man with one hand. Of course Kai had not went unharmed, two large scraps were turning red on his pale arm.

The man was very weak, weaker than Kai had thought - the suit had to be for show, no way could such a weak man be the actual leader. Kai grip tightened, his thumb digging into the man's throat. He attempted to pull away but he didn't get very far as Kai grabbed the front of his collar and pulled him up against the bars.

Everyone was shocked at the current events - they hadn't seen that coming, they couldn't have even stopped it from happening it had occurred so quickly. Kai narrowed his eyes and said in a very low and cold tone, "My sister is…what?" Another few, feeble attempts on trying to realise himself against the kids death grip. Kai on held on tighter each time the man moved, he was not going anywhere soon. The man looked tall when he had first appeared now he didn't even look two metres tall - coward. Kai was getting annoyed when the man didn't say anything but looked up at him fearfully, he hated to be ignored!

"What happened…To my sister…" Kai asked darkly, his eyes could only be seen by the unfortunate man, but everyone else knew Kai must have looked terrifying at that moment.

"Nothing!" He shrieked like a small girl, Kai growled quietly to himself. He was thinking of killing him but then… What would that make him… A murderer. Still there was no harm to make a few guards and people completely terrified of him. He enjoyed seeing people in pain when they talked about his sister in that way. In the past tense…

"Where is my sister…" Kai asked once more, he would not be able to control the anger boiling inside of him for much longer, he'd snap this frail man in half. The man nodded understanding that Kai was getting very angry.

"She….She was taken away… She is alive though…She is!" The man was flung away, as Kai withdrew his hand from the tight bars, they had scraped and probably bruised his arm, he didn't care though. The thought of Sota still being alive was the best thing he had heard all day. At least she was alive. Kai sat back down, like nothing had happened. No one dared to speak to Kai about it thinking that Kai would handle them with the same treatment. The man had ran as soon as he found that he had been let go, he would tell his superior and get something in return, compensation maybe.

Days just seemed to drag by… There was no more conversation… Just silence, that was boring and uncomfortable, even Max couldn't think of anything to say. The occasional groan from waking up from a horrible position or tasting the food was the only noise made by either of them. Still Kai didn't like the way his mother was acting, he had no care for Adonis. His mother and sister were the only important ones… Well he could include Aton, only some days though.

There seemed to be no outside interruption so there were three scenarios, one, no one knew they all were missing yet. Two, they did know but couldn't find them or three. They did know they were missing yet couldn't be bothered finding them. Whatever the reason, it was causing them all to loose their hope in getting out of the place - alive that was.

A guard came in, looking fairly pleased with himself, and strode over to Adonis. Adonis stood up slowly unsure if he was in danger of being killed or not. Then again they were all in danger of being killed at anytime of the day or even night. Kai watched as the guard pulled Adonis from the cell. So, what was this all about?

Aton and looked around unsure if his father was being taken away to be beaten up and killed or to be let free or something else. He didn't dare move over the days he'd been hit a few times - especially on that same shoulder. Selene and Lilita had occasionally tried to lift the mood of Enya who appeared even more perplexed and agitated with her husband out of the room. Kai watched his family members very closely, Enya always gave such a strange look to Adonis and the same back from him. It was strange. Too strange.

Adonis left and Enya stood up, watching his back slowly disappear, soon he was no-where in sight. Enya turned around and began to fidget with her nails and hands, moving them trying to calm herself down. She was a strong woman but had very bad nerves when it came to things. That was one of her many weaknesses.

"Now… Kai, Tundra. You still have her…?" She smiled sweetly sitting down next to him, wondering what to do as the only adult in the room. Kai looked up at his mother's forced-smiled face, and saw a slight shimmer of annoyance in her eyes when he didn't reply quickly.

He nodded slowly, and saw her eyebrows raise near her hair line, she must have been expecting another answer. He thought back for a second, he was told to tell no one that he had Tundra or the blue book. Yet the only one that didn't know wasn't in the room, and didn't know about it was, Adonis himself. However even he knew that Kai had at least once possessed it earlier on, but did he know about Tundra?

"What's with the suspicion?" Kai whispered while he looked at his mother, not many people could understand what he was saying. Only his brother, mother and maybe one of the girls. Kai wasn't sure but he didn't want everyone knowing what his mother might be telling him.

"Trust me. You cannot show anyone that bitbeast or book." Her tone was surprising in the least as if she were pleading to Kai to keep the items hidden. Kai narrowed his eyes wondering if he could perhaps get some information out of his mother about this whole situation.

"You've said before, but why?" Kai didn't want to let his emotions get the better of him now, he'd have to hold back on all of the questions that kept coming up in his mind. He'd have to stay focused if he were to get any information out of his mother.

"I cannot say, not here…"Enya muttered, though she was talking in Russian she still did not anyone that could happen to understand Russian - listening in on their conversation. It came apparent that Aton was trying to listen in. Kai looked at his brother out of the corner of his eye, he must have been feeling somewhat shunned.

"Why not, hardly anyone can understand us." Kai trusted everyone in the room, but maybe he wasn't thinking out side the box? Maybe it was the people that were outside of the room, that were, maybe… Listening in with cameras and some sort of high tech gadgets.

"That's the thing… I don't know if the person responsible will be able to hear us." Enya whispered looking around the room as if the person would jump out at any second. She was slightly nervous when she spoke. Kai nodded, understanding a little better but he couldn't help but to have even more questions to ask her.

"But you just told me to keep quiet about the book and bitbeast they'll know now! Just tell me." Kai now being more confused than anything else, if the person could hear them hen they would obviously know that Kai had everything - it was all over!

Enya looked at her youngest boy, she had to keep it together he looked confused and somewhere underneath he was probably scared - maybe even more scared than anyone? Enya gave him a genuine smile, though a small one at that. She let out a sigh before going back to her hushed whispers. She knew that if anyone in the room was listening they would react.

"I'll be killed." Enya whispered quietly, she gazed around even though she was trying hard not to look too stressed - she failed horribly as Selene and Rei gave her a concerned look. Aton ended up glaring at the two family members he felt like he wasn't trusted, as if he weren't part of the whole conversation. It was if they were talking about him.

Kai glanced at a few of his friends, he had no idea how he looked but with the increasingly shocked faces he received he must have been doing something out of character. He blinked and felt something run down the side of his cheek. So he had cried, one tear - Kai quickly wiped it away.

"What?" Kai was unsure on how to grasp the fact that everything and everyone he knew was in danger. His mother had just came back and she had a bounty on her head? Kai blinked of course - she had said something about it before…

"I'll be killed, I cannot say not now…" Kai just kept hearing the word killed it sounded so preposterous, a Hiwatari - killed. That just happened - never… It happens every year. Kai undermined himself and thought about the past few years the main Hiwatari's were all old… Or far too young to live or take care of organizations.

"…Why will you be killed?" Kai concluded in speaking about why instead of the how. He'd hate to have just found his mother again to just have her taken away again it was just too hard to even think of. Since he did have a cold reputation he decided it was best not to start salt-tear floods whenever he thought of the topic.

Enya cleared her throat and waited for a slight minute. Kai was looking away from her, in other words he didn't want to hear anything for the next few minutes, nothing seemed to make sense as he tried to figure out why and who was up to this chaotic plan. It was impossible to even think of this without some help!

"I know who is doing this… I can't tell anyone or they'll…They will hurt and kill us all. If I tell anyone, they will be ruined. Completely. Though if I do, do that then.… Then we are all at risk of being tortured and…" Enya trailed off as she knew that Kai already knew the words that she would say. It was a loose- loose situation. If Enya told who it was they could be killed; and that person would know if Enya had told… Police would be on the look out from them. The other one was running away constantly and always having the fear of ending up dead when they shouldn't be.

Everyone was locked inside a high level security, detail-centre in the middle of the largest desert in the world. How would they get out of this?

"But…Why…What do they want?" Kai shook his head lightly his head was feeling light and no more pain was causing him to get annoyed. He was happy and he should be able to get to sleep for a few hours.
Enya smiled, and said quietly while giving everyone a check over just in case someone did know Russian that she nor Kai was aware of. Though all of them looked clueless at her.

"Their book…The bitbeast."

Kai narrowed his eyes thinking over what she had just said, and began to try to decrypt the message she was giving him. Was she trying to lead him to the correct answer instead of verbally telling him?

"So…Are you saying if I find the owner of this journal then…. Then I'll know who the killer is?" Kai blinked as his mother nodded, so the person who wrote the book was the killer?

"-'s Kai…" Enya trailed off again hoping Kai would catch on quickly again, of course he no longer needed things spelt out to him. His head was feeling the best it had been in a long time as if he didn't have malfunction chips embedded in his spinal cord…

"Killers? There are more than one?" Kai narrowed his eyes, so it was a conspiracy to get rid of the remaining Hiwatari's. A thought came to mind…Why? And where the hell is that goddamned father! Kai sighed nervously thinking of the worst.

"I cannot say anymore than that. I'll tell you when I can…" Enya bowed her head in a silent apology she was most worried about Kai out of everyone. She knew that Sota wouldn't or rather couldn't miss someone she didn't know what looked like. Aton he was older and therefore could accept people back into his life easier than anyone. Kai… Kai was the one that couldn't accept anyone every easily. It appeared that she was getting a second chance.

"Fine. When can you tell me?" Kai raised an eyebrow and looked up at his mother as she stood up, wiping her dress again hoping that there was not any type of muck that stained.

"When we are completely alone." Enya looked around as she notice everyone was watching her to see what she was going to do next or more importantly what she was going to say.

"I don't see why you can't tell me now! I won't act any differently." Kai shouted - this got Aton's attention, as his mind tried to think of everything that, that one statement could mean.

"No even God himself could remain calm about this." She turned and gave Kai a serious look. It was the aura around her that gave Kai the impression that it was nothing short than deception from someone onto the family. Why else would she be getting so upset and agitated by just thinking of the person.

"…Fine, I won't show anyone or say I have them okay?"
Enya smiled, and said clearly, nothing else was relevant and anyone could now listen in and not have a clue to what they were really discussing seconds ago.

"Good." With that she went down to talk to Aton, also in Russian. Kai heard a few lines of "We were just talking about Sota." Of course no one would have dared to argue at that… She was good at covering things up…

Kai just sat pondering over the new information he had received, maybe this puzzle was possible to solve…

Authors Note: Well, this chapter was just filled with information! I shouldn't be so generous with clues… Actually I think I need to give you more then you will start to piece it all together, hopefully. Or you could be lazy and just read to the end to find out whom it is. Of course you will… Well please review!