Chapter 3- Facing Reality

As Boris and Voltaire watched Kai carry Mikaia back to her room, they started talking about her and how much of a blader she can be. When Kai was out of a sight, they started walking back to Voltaire's office. Boris took a seat infront of Voltaire's desk while Voltaire took his desk chair. Pouring two glasses of wine, Voltaire started speaking.

'' So this Mikaia of yours, she is quite a handful Boris. How did you capture her? ", Voltaire asked him. He handed Boris a glass of wine and started drinking his. " Well Voltaire, you will have to ask the guards how they managed that one since I did not go along. I had a team to coach at the time ", Boris said. Voltaire put his glass down and looked at Boris with an evil smile. Voltaire had an evil plan, having to do with Mikaia and her bitbeast. " Might I ask what is going through your mind right now Voltaire? You have a face like you have an idea ", Boris asked. Voltaire then picked up his glass again. " Well, I do have an idea but it would very difficult to do without the proper technology ", Voltaire started saying. " What could it possibly be? We do have the right technology for anything ", Boris asked. " Have you ever thought about putting a bitbeast inside a human being? It would make them more than powerful, it would make them invisible ", Voltaire continued. " If Mikaia shows the possibilities of a great blader, then we can put her bitbeast inside of her to make her the most powerful blader in the world. To think she would be on our team as well, nobody would know where she got the great power and her bitbeast will provide all of it. What do you think? ", Voltaire asked. Boris took a sip of his wine and smiled. " Thats actually a really good idea. For once I want a blader that will never loose ", Boris answered. Both of them started evilly laughing and lightly hit their glasses together to close the idea and put it into play. From what they didnt know was that Tala was listening to the whole thing from the other side of the door, he was walking by and happened to hear the whole thing since the door was slightly opened. He growled and started walking back to his room.

Kai had just gotten to Mikaia's room and she was still knocked out by the shot. Since he felt bad enough, he didnt want to tie her down. He just gently put her on her bed and sat down in a chair by her bed and moved her hair out of her face. When he looked down at her arms, he saw that she had a bad looking bruise on her right elbow, where it made contact with the floor when Kai tackled her. He gently picked up her arm and started feeling around for any cracks in the bone, fortunatly, she didnt break anything, but a Hemotoma formed on her elbow that looked too painful to touch. He then put her arm down and sat down in another chair by the door, across the room so he could get some sleep. Before he fell asleep, he was looking at Mikaia with sorry eyes, ignoring the pain in his right eye where she kicked him. " Im sorry, but I did what I had to do ", Kai said to himself, talking to her more like. He slowly closed his eyes and drifted off into a soft sleep...

The Next Morning

Mikaia woke up with a big blur in her eyes, she knew where she was when she woke up and started looking around. She groaned in pain as she tried getting up, her elbow was badly hurt. Kai snapped his eyes open when he heard that she had woken up. He looked at her and she didnt even notice him until he said something. " Sleep well? ", Kai asked her. She jumped a bit from his sudden voice. " What the hell are you doing in my room? ", Mikaia said, backing into her headboard. " Well, I was ordered to bring you back here, tie you up and then keep an eye on you. Now I have done two out of three, would you like three to happen? If not, I suggest you keep quiet and pretend last night never happened ", Kai said to her, getting up and walking toward her. She got angry in remembrance of last night, then she saw Kai's eye, knowing what caused him to have a black eye. " What happened last night was me trying to get away from this awful place, I dont know why Im here and I dont care to know why Im here ", Mikaia said, getting up and standing up to him. Kai got a little closer to her and looked at her straight in the eyes. She looked up at him ( she only came up to his collarbone ) and became more angry. Kai was about to say something when he heard someone coming down the hallway, he walked over to the door to see Boris and Voltaire coming down the hall. " Shit ", Kai said to himself as he ran at her, roughly tackled her to her bed, getting some rope out and tying her hands to the bed posts tightly. Mikaia tried screaming but he got done too quickly and put a hand over her mouth. He put his fingers to his mouth and ushered her to ' shh '. " I was ordered to tie you down, Boris is coming, so just be quiet and pretend your sleeping still ", Kai said. With that, she started backtalking and that caused him to punch her in the same eye she kicked him in. She was immediatly knocked out, making it clear for Kai to get off of her. He walked back to his chair and waited for Boris to come into the room. When he did, Kai stood up and looked at Boris. " Well now Kai, how is she behaving? ", Boris asked. Kai looked at Mikaia, feeling guilty for knocking her out like he did. " She hasnt woken up yet, but I am expecting her to wake up soon ", Kai said as he sat down again. Boris looked at Mikaia, then walked forward to analyze her with Voltaire behind him. Boris made her face turn toward him, brushing her bangs out of her eyes. Feeling down her torso, he got to her waist where her shirt was a bit lifted from being tackled by Kai. He lifted up her shirt and examined the cut on her stomach, which was still a little fresh but tightly shut by the stitches. " Well, she is very toned isnt she? She is the perfect candidate for our experiment ", Voltaire said. " What experiment? ", Kai asked him as he came up behind his grandfather. He was getting mad that Boris was exposing Mikaia unnecessarly to everyone in the room.

Voltaire and Boris didnt answer him, but only kept on examining Mikaia's body. Mikaia started to regain her consiousness from Kai's hit, moaning in pain as she started to wake up. " Oh looks like missy here is waking up ", Boris said, stroking her cheek. Mikaia opened her eyes, and saw that she was surrounded by Voltaire and Boris, panicing her immediatly. " What the hell do you want with me?! ", Mikaia yelled at them. Voltaire and Boris smiled at eachother and then looked down at her. " Oh we have big plans for you Mikaia, just you wait ", Boris said as he got back up and started to head out the door. Boris then turned to Kai. " You may continue to keep an eye on her, or the eye you have left from her kicking you yesterday. You may untie her if you wish, she might want some exercise ", Boris told him as he and Voltaire walked out. Kai then looked at Mikaia and walked over to her. She was especially angry with Kai for punching her, but more afraid as well since he could knock her out at anytime. She watched as Kai's hand moved to her belly, feeling his hand touch her belly made her shutter with chills and fear. She knew that she was tied down tight and she couldnt go anywhere, leaving her in the mercy of Kai. She shut her eyes tightly but then reopened them when she felt her shirt being pulled back down. She looked up at him and watched him as he took out a pocket knife and cut her ropes loose so she could get up.

" There you go, you ok? ", Kai asked her. She then slapped him across the face and started yelling at him. " WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM ANYWAYS? JUST WHO'S SIDE ARE YOU ON? ", Mikaia yelled at him. He got very angry and pinned her back down to the bed with her arms pinned above her head and he was straddling her waist. " You dont get it do you? ", Kai started yelling at her now. " What do you mean? Get what? ", Mikaia asked him, a bit afraid of his superior size. " You live here now, you have no choice but to stay here and be apart of our team. There is no way you can escape. You're just a hopeless little girl who thinks she can play miss toughy and get away with it. Look, I know you're scared, but you need to face reality and deal with it ", Kai said to her face. Mikaia fell silent and turned her head to the side, knowing he was right. Kai then got off of her and sat on her bed. Mikaia sat up and looked out into space. Her eye was starting to turn into a black eye, but that didnt really phase her. " I have to escape though, its my only hope to find my mother ", Mikaia said, not looking at Kai. Kai then looked at her and made her look at him by gently taking her chin and turning her head in his direction. " I tried to find my parents to, only to discover that they were killed in a tragic accident, so I found no point in it. My grandfather is that old guy that was in here a little bit ago and the guy who you ran into yesterday ", Kai started saying. " If I was you, I would be smart and take whatever they throw at you, it would make you stronger in the future if you survive through it. You are managing well, you're already showing how stubborn you are along with being determined. I like that, and dont worry about my eye, it was a good hit and I could only give you props ", Kai said before he got up and started heading for the door. " Where are you going? ", Mikaia asked him. He turned to her again and smiled. " I am going down to breakfast or something, you have to stay here though, unless you want to get beaten again ", Kai asked her. She stared at him with a mad glare, answering his question. " I thought so, I'll be back later ", Kai said before he walked out and shut the door. Mikaia was left with her thoughts for next few hours.

The Team

The team was training after breakfast, getting their beyblading skills down before the tournament in one month. Tala was spacing out a bit and was a bit angry with what he heard last night. After the training, Tala pulled the team aside and started to tell them what he heard.

" Hey guys, you wont believe what I heard last night. I was walking by Voltaire's office when I heard them talking about Mikaia ", Tala started. Kai's head shot up to hear more of what Tala had to say. Spencer, Ian and Bryan were also interested. " Well what did they say about her? ", Bryan asked him. " They were talking about putting her bitbeast inside of her body to make her the most powerful and more invisible beyblader on the planet. Now, you tell me if that is unfair or what? ", Tala said, getting very angry. Kai's attitude changed as well, he went from being mellow to being boiling angry. " WHAT? Now that is some unfair shit! We have to do something about it ", Bryan said. He stood up along with Spencer. Kai was already standing up, fists balled up, and his rage got the better of him. He turned around quickly and punched the wall as hard as he could, nearly breaking his knuckles. " HOW DARE THEY PLAN THIS! ", Kai said as he walked out of the training room...heading toward Voltaire's office.

Voltaire's Office

Voltaire was alone, looking over the tournament papers when Kai stormed in. " Grandson, what is the problem? You dont just barge in on your grandfather unexpectedly! Its rude ", Voltaire said. " Since when has a Hiwatari been polite, what the hell are you planning with Mikaia?! ", Kai asked him. His voice was horse and angry from what he heard from Tala. Voltaire only looked up at his grandson, wandering where he heard this news. " What do you mean Kai? We plan to have her apart of the team ", Voltaire answered him. Kai walked up to him and slammed his hands on the desk. " I mean what are you planning with her? About putting her bitbeast inside of her to make her more powerful than either of us?! ", Kai yelled. Voltaire smiled, then got up and walked over to the window. " Oh that plan, brilliant huh? I thought of it myself. She would be the first one to ever have such an experiment done on ", Voltaire had said. " Grandfather, you do know that kind of power inside a human being could destroy her mentally? It could also hurt her in battle if her bitbeast suffers any minor injuries. A simple scratch could cause Mikaia to have 10 stitches on one arm. You wouldnt know that would you? BECAUSE YOU DONT THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY PERCAUTIOUNS! ", Kai was getting very angry. Voltaire turned to his grandson and smiled. " Soon, one day Kai you would see it my way and call me a genious, NOW SCRAM! Go check on Mikaia, make sure she didnt escape again ", Voltaire ordered him. Kai immediatly took off toward Mikaia's room. Voltaire then started laughing at himself.

Mikaia's Room

Mikaia was sitting on her window sill, looking out at the forrest before her, thinking of a plan to escape again. Her brown hair was blowing in the breeze throught the barred window when she heard stomping footsteps coming toward her room. She looked at the door and saw it open to see Kai come in. He looked very angry, like someone had just stolen his blade for a prank. She watched him as he sat down on her bed and looked up at her. ' She is so innocent and fragile, I cant let anything else happen to her ', Kai thought to himself. Mikaia looked at him with a weird look before sitting next to him. She looked down at his hand to see that it was bleeding and looked bad. " What happened to your fist? It looks bad. ", Mikaia asked him. He hid his injured wrist and turned away from her. " Its nothing, just trained too hard ", Kai answered her, lying. Mikaia took a deep breath and walked over to her bag of supplies, pulling out a first aid kit. Kai watched her as she took out the bandages and alcohol, then walk back over to him. She sat down infront of him and took his hand into hers, examining it. " I said its nothing ", Kai said, yanking his hand back. Mikaia took his hand again, this time with more force and started pouring alcohol on it. Kai hissed in pain but let her continue to aid him. " Yeah right its nothing, you cracked three of your knuckles and you have lots of puncture wounds. There is no way Im letting you go all day without aiding this hand first ", Mikaia said as she put disinfectant on his hand and started wrapping it with a thin bandage first, then a thick heavier wrap that went up his wrist. She pinned it together and let him have his hand back, she walked back over to the first aid kit and put everything back. Kai examined her work on his wrist, very impressed with it. " You know a lot about first aid dont you? I guess it comes natural when you're alone in the world huh? " Kai asked her.

She stopped what she was doing, stood up and turned to him with her fists balled. Kai saw this and stood up as well. " I am not alone in this world, I am here with my mother, I am trying to find her. I know that deep in my soul that she is alive somewhere. She is looking for me as well ", Mikaia told him. Tears then started to form in her eyes. Kai could only look at her while she talked, he couldnt do anything but listen. " My father was killed in a tragic accident years ago, my mother and I got seperated in a big earthquake in Russia where we lived. I havent heard from her or heard any news about her, but I know she's alive somewhere and I wont stop until I find her! She is the only family I have left, I would do anything to find her ", Mikaia finished, letting the tears roll down her face. Kai then stepped forward and got close enough to wipe her tears away from her face. " You're quite determined to find her, thats good. I know you'll find her one day, hell you might find her a bit easier if you had some help ", Kai said as he smiled down at her. Mikaia looked up at him, confused. " What do you mean Kai? ", she asked. Kai looked down at her and then the window, then back at her. " I will help you get away from here, you have a mission to carry out ", Kai told her. Mikaia's tears grew heavier but she was confused because this might be one of his tricks. " How do I know you'll help me? I mean, you knocked me out and caught me so you would avoid getting punished. Who's side are you on anyways? ", Mikaia asked him. Kai suddenly got closer to her, putting his hands on her shoulders, pushing her back into the wall. His eyes were piercing her emerald ones, his grip was gentle but firm. " I did what I had to do Mikaia, thats what you need to understand. Last night when I caught you, I caught you and tackled you because Boris had a gun on him and he was ready to shoot ", Kai told her. Her eyes got wider at the fact that she couldve died last night, but Kai saved her life instead of putting it in more danger. His hand traveled up her neck and cupped her black eye, feeling bad that he caused that. Along with her elbow, he gently took ahold of it. " Im sorry for hurting you today, I didnt want Boris and Voltaire to give you another dose of that stuff. Too much can kill a person ", Kai said as he looked deep into her eyes.

Mikaia stared up at him, trying to figure out if he was serious about helping her escape from this place. Kai then backed off and started heading for the door. " Where are you going now? ", Mikaia asked him. Kai looked at her again and smiled. " Be ready in one week to get out of here, your suffering here with end shortly, I promise ", Kai said before he walked out of her room. Mikaia took a deep breath and went back to her window sill, looking out into the world that she will one day be released into.

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