Chapter 15.

Lubii Miania.

Kai stayed in the living room that night, on the couch. But through all the tiredness and pain he stayed awake. He felt like his hands and legs would fall off as the cold bit at hi flesh. He didn't know whether to cry or scream, he knew not what to feel. Outside the snow had stopped falling and a white blanket now lay upon the sunken land. The shadows of the large pine trees hovered over the window through which Kai stared at the eternal blackness if the night sky.

The door of the bedroom opened and light spilled in as Tala walked in and stood by the other.

'Are you asleep?'

He stood there for a long time, waiting for a reply but it never came because Kai had nothing to say and so stayed silent. Finally the red head gave up and lay onto Kai's chest.

'Kai. Please don't go.'

Tala knew that he wouldn't get a response, he knew that Kai was awake but he no longer could find the strength within himself to comment on anything but his fears.

'I need you, don't leave me.'

Both understood each other perfectly that moment, but it didn't matter anymore to either. Kai wrapped his hands around Tala and the other responded in the same manor.

'If you're going to look for him, I can help, just let me. Kai? I'll always love you. Do you understand?'

They both lay awake for a long time, neither willing to let the other go from the strong embrace.

'Please stay.'

But he knew that his request would be ignored and Kai wouldn't be there when he awoke.

When the sun rose, Kai had already gotten up and was fully dressed. He brought a blanket and covered Tala with it as the heating often turned off in the morning.

/Once I'm out that door, I'm out of you life. /

He stood still for a while, admiring Tala's perfect face and flame red hair that spilled across his face. He was almost hopping that the sleeping boy would wake up, stop him from leaving but he knew that life almost never went the way you wanted it to. He bent down and planted a soft kiss on Tala's forehead.

Maybe this isn't going to change anything; maybe it's all a bad dream. I hope. But this is my choice now and I hope you'll understand it for you are one of the few who does. Don't wait for me, don't love me.

And so he left, never looking back to the snow covered house within the beautiful mountain scenery.

'Good morning Mr Hiwatari, I suppose that you are here about your grandfather?'

'Indeed.'

The police man nodded and shuffled though his papers.

'You have got to understand that this is very…surprising for us. We all presumed that he was dead. A few days ago, an officer who had once worked on the 'Hiwatari' case spotted a man who resembled your grandfather at an airport check in point. Having the authority, he automatically checked the name that the mans name. A fake.'

'How do you know that?'

'We checked the name out. Mikhail Linov. Only appeared about seven or eight month or so. No records in any other major countries.'

'He could have come from a third world country.'

'With a name like that he could only have come from the former Soviet Union and we went through all the data on that.'

'So you've been following him?'

'Affirmative. We seemed to have narrowed down a few hot spots. One is very close to your current residence. We found that quite disturbing at first, taking into consideration that you were his relative but when we were going through your files we found the complaints of abuse and such. Later we checked your friend and found the missing persons report concerning your 'dead' grandfather.'

'And so you decided to tell me?'

'But there's more.'

'Speak.'

'I see that you are a man of many words. Well, a scientist that worked for the Hiwatari family for over sixty years was found murdered in his apartment a week and three days ago. His daughter told us that he had recently quit his job.'

'Pension perhaps?'

'That's what we thought too, retirement, you know, the usual. But his daughter also mentioned that he had been coming home every day in a dark mood, mumbling something about blood. She didn't dare ask him, respect for privacy I guess but she did often listen to what she said. Now you'll find this shocking.'

'Try me.'

The man laughed and leaned back on his chair.

'Could I get you something?'

'My grandfathers head impaled on a stick.'

'Haha! Well, in that case I hope that you don't mind if a have a cup of coffee?'

'I'm not majesty so you don't have to speak to me in such a way.'

'My my, and I figured you to be totally different from the boy who sits before me. Anyway, the man had talked about experimenting on blood, genetic cloning and, this is where it gets interesting, a boy with long, black hair.'

Kai shoot from his seat into a standing position, as if to attack.

'Please go on.'

'It seems the man found it cruel how this 'boy' was treated. I am guessing he quit because he suddenly realised who he was working for.'

'So?'

''Long black hair seems to match the description you partner gave on the report and so I dare think that it is the same person.'

'Which would make sense. Thank you.'

'He grabbed his coat and was about to leave.'

'But Mr Hiwatari, that's not why I summoned you here.'

'Kai turned in slight surprise.'

'Why then?'

'We have had cases against your grandfather building up to incredible amounts, if we were to prove that your friend was kidnapped by him, then that could be a trigger to everything else.'

'Are you implying on what I think you are?'

'Haha, that entirely depends on the situation doesn't it?'

'You want to storm the base by the house that I once stayed in.'

'Something like that.'

'And you want me to help you.'

'Yes.'

'Why? I'm not a soldier nor am I trained at busts as such.'

'But you can handle weapons can't you? That's an Uzi you got there in your pocket ain't it? Surprised? Don't be. We are the best, how else would have we found you Kai Hiwatari?'