Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade in any way, the only character I own is myself and anything else I use in this story is purely coincidental.
Chapter 2: Black is Evil and Evil is Black
My eyes opened slowly and I tried to get my brain to register what my eyes were trying to see, but everything looked black, dark and it felt cold. I soon registered the slightly rusted metal of...bars! I was in a cell. I gasped in fear and then heard a sound next to me.
I looked into the cell next to mine. Sitting against the wall was Kai with his arms crossed. He wasn't showing an ounce of fear, but looked very serious.
"No one can blame you for being scared, but don't show it to Boris or Voltaire." he said.
I knew Kai was right, but I thought it was unlikely I'd be able to hide my fear. I sat nearer to the bars adjoining my cell to Kai's and he lightly placed his hand on my shoulder. We heard a groan and looked to the cell opposite and the other Bladebreakers were waking up at last.
"Where are we?" asked Hilary as she looked around and when she registered the cells and black walls of this place she gasped. She looked over to mine and Kai's cells. "Are you two okay?" she asked.
"We're fine. How about you guys?" I asked.
"We all seem okay." she turned to Tyson who was just rubbing his eyes. The others were awake and Kenny was freaking out.
"No, not here. Not here. This is bad, this is very bad. No, not good..." Kenny ranted on until Hilary said "Cool it, Chief."
At that moment, Daichi woke up properly and looked around. He looked alarmed, not only because they were all locked up, but because it was dark, black and cold. He was an outside person and didn't like being trapped like this.
"This is very bad. I don't like this! I hate it!" he started to yell and ran around in circles like a madman until Tyson grabbed him.
"Daichi, calm down. You have to relax or else it'll be a lot worse for you." said Tyson as he held onto Daichi desperately.
Daichi relaxed and sat down. Ray and Max didn't look too calm, yet not showing panic or fear. In my cell, I turned back to Kai and he looked at me. Our eyes met and I couldn't help but lightly smile, though there was nothing to smile about. Kai just smirked and we heard the doors open. We all turned towards the sound and Boris entered with two guards flanking him either side.
"Did you guys have a nice sleep? It's an honour to have you back in our clutches, especially you, Kai, and having your lady friend around makes it easier for us." he said as he approached our cells.
"You're a freak." said Daichi and Tyson grabbed him again. Boris just hn'd and shrugged, turning back to me and Kai. Kai was angry, but hiding it from Boris because he knew better than to reveal emotion to the man who had tried to beat it out of him all those years ago when he was a child.
"The boss wants to see you two together, so come on, get to your feet." said Boris.
One guard unlocked my cell and the other entered Kai's cell. The guard in my cell pulled me to my feet while in the other cell, Kai got up himself, but as he stepped forward, the guard hit him in the back with the butt of his gun to make him move faster. Kai left the cell frowning. I was pushed out of my cell and stumbled, but caught my balance back then we were told to follow Boris to the boss' office. We both knew that meant Voltaire.
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When we reached Voltaire's office, we were pushed through the door. We just stood there for a moment looking at the chair behind the desk, it was facing the window. The chair turned and we saw the face of Voltaire. Kai looked normally at him, but my fear showed, even if only a bit.
"Welcome back, grandson. You weren't planning to not introduce your new girlfriend to your dear grandfather were you?" he asked smirking slightly.
Both me and Kai showed signs of anger at Voltaire, but Kai wanted to know something, so decided to stay on Voltaire's good side for now.
"So, what is your plan this time, grandfather?" he asked calmly.
"You have a role to play in it, grandson, so I'm sure you can wait and see." Voltaire answered and turned to face me. "Since you are almost like a granddaughter-in-law to me, I have a little gift for you." he continued smugly.
Kai growled, but looked concerned.
"What could you possibly have that I could want?" I asked.
"This." he said and pressed a button which made a portrait slide to the side and revealed a safe. It was unlocked and a small stand came out with a black box on it.
"What is that, grandfather?" asked Kai, playing nice to find things out.
"Just a little gift from me to her." he said and placed the box in my lap. I opened it out of curiosity and in it was a black beyblade with a black sphinx as the bit.
I gasped slightly and Kai saw the blade clearly. He looked angry and asked "So, what is that and what's it for?"
"Black Drazier. Use it well, girl. I'm sure my grandson will teach you the basics of using a blade, but once that's done, your alliance with the Bladebreakers will be broken." continued Voltaire.
"I'm not doing that." said Kai with his fists clenched.
"You will, grandson, or both you and your girlfriend will be punished and I'm sure you remember the punishments here." Voltaire said.
Kai looked at me and he remembered the punishments he had been through. He didn't want me to go through it, so closed his eyes and nodded. I looked scared and said "Forget that. I'm not using the blade." and I actually threw it down and ran out of the office.
"Your girlfriend has no brains." said Voltaire to Kai and then he crossed his office and spoke into a com-link. "Guards, keep an eye out for a young girl. When you find her, take her to Training Room 1 and give her a few of Biovolt's lessons." Kai looked up and was furious, but Voltaire didn't notice.
"Oh, Dawn. I know you won't escape and now you'll suffer." said Kai to himself sadly and looked towards the corridor that led out of the office.
"Boris, take my grandson back to his cell. Once his girlfriend has been found and taught some lessons, he can teach her how to use her new beyblade." said Voltaire.
Boris nodded and Kai left the office following him, his head bowed in sadness, though not so obviously that Boris or his grandfather would punish him for it. He worried about me...