Chapter 32

David sighed, perhaps he should just leave now: let the S.W.A.T come in and finish this whole disaster off. However, David knew that if he went back outside he would be handcuffed and placed into a police car to be driven off to a death sentence. Any second of freedom, of being able to breathe without worrying about when he was about to die - was a valuable one.

"Where is he?" James narrowed his eyes when he noticed that there was now no one else in the room except his younger brother. Had thee idiot let him go into another room? "Where did you put him?" James hissed he had seen his brother helping that redhead up... Had David helped him escape?

"Let's end this," David thought that he would have sounded weak: or even sounded like he was begging. However the tone he used made James a little worried. Since when was this kid so bold and cold? On the other hand, David had had enough. He wanted James to feel the guilt he had been carrying for the past few months.

"What?" James hissed, annoyed that the end was nearer than he thought. Only a few minutes ago he had been here with three targets and now, there were cops outside ready to burst inside. "End it? After all the years of planning and you help the boy?" David didn't flinch when he heard the anger in James' voice raise. "What have you done?" David hadn't expected it certainly, because what sibling would turn a gun on the other?

"We killed innocent people, James! We're going to get the death penalty." It was inevitable it was going to happen both of them were going to die very soon. Fate had been already decided when James had let David be caught.

"Like Hell I will..." James shook his head, he had no intention of being carted off to prison and definitely he did not want to wait in such a horrible place for an even worse punishment. "We have to finish this..." David was usually weak-willed, maybe there was still a way in order to talk him back into the idea of killing the other three?

"You used me as a scapegoat," David yelled, "I'm your brother, your younger brother. Why the hell did you drag me into this?" David was sure that everyone who had an elder brother, or even sister, meant that they would gain some protection from them. Not being dragged into numerous killings.

"Shut up: it wasn't as if you really tried to stop being apart of it," Was David blaming him? It wasn't as if James had physically held a gun to his head then. "You're always the same, you always come crawling back like some weakling." Even now, David had came to try to talk to him. What was wrong with him? He could have easily ran, so why hadn't he?

"We're brothers, I wouldn't let you get killed by someone who wanted your head." David eyed the gun carefully, James wasn't that evil? To kill his own sibling? "Then," David paused when James grip tightened around the trigger."Then you started all this..." He wasn't in any mood to pretend he was happy about what was happening. "You used that against me – against Olivia."

The very name made James frowned, "That woman was pathetic," He smirked after a thought, "she hates you now, right?" David tensed and nodded silently. "Good." James spat. The reason why David had been caught was because of that woman, if she hadn't been there then David would have been able to do anything. He was being held back by that wench.

"You ruined my life," David thought back to Olivia, she had came to see him. However she had came to see him out of sympathy of those other boys. No doubt now, she hated him...and another thought entered his mind. If he were to get the death-penalty, it would be too soon. He wouldn't see his child's face.

"You ruined mine." James narrowed his eyes, David was expecting him to say that he should be quiet or maybe to leave. However for James to say he ruined his life? That certainly was a smack in the face, and one that David couldn't see any logic in whatsoever. What was James talking about?

"I've not done anything to you." David wasn't going to start an argument: there would be no point seeing as the police would no doubt be sending others up to arrest them both. He didn't want strangers hearing about their lives.

"Bullshit, you made me clean up your messes since day one." David scoffed at the reason, that was definitely a lie. How could he say something so obviously a lie? James was selfish: he wouldn't, even if he could, help someone else if there was nothing in it for him.

"The messes I made?" David yelled back, he couldn't help it - he was the one with the job, the wife, the child - well, he had them... Still, what did James know about living? Other than end other peoples. "You were the one away torturing animals." David was never into doing something so horrible, well unless someone had blackmailed him to. "You were the reason mother went insane. I've been the one covering for you for years."

"Shut up." James couldn't see a way out and for once in a long time he was scared. He was going to die, wasn't he? "Now." He didn't need to hear how his little brother had accomplished more, he didn't need to hear about their mother. It wasn't his fault that he liked seeing things in pain, eyes widened and some shrill noise escaping them. He found it fascinating.

James held the gun tighter, "What you're going to shoot me?" David mocked not really believing that he would do such a thing. James could hear the police asking them to come out or else they would send a sweeper team inside. Not like that mattered now.

"See, I've always been stronger than you, mentally and physically." James smirked when he realised he could easily hurt and irk that younger brother of his, "You'd have been a terrible father." David blinked at the last comment and then it came to his realisation that James had raised his gun with both hands, taking aim.

He didn't want to be shot, and so David grabbed his brother's hand and tried to unarm the madman. The first gunshot of the night was heard. "Ah," David held onto his wound, just below his last rib. He was hoping that the throbbing pain would ease slightly, but it didn't and more blood continued to flow out of him. "Looks like you can get the death penalty yourself." David gasped as he stumbled back and eased himself onto the wall before falling to the floor, he tried to sit back up, however he could feel his head become lighter. Looks like that bullet had hit an organ. Blood was already escaping him at an alarming rate.

"I told you, that's not going to happen." Before David had a chance to gasp anything out his brother turned the gun on himself. The second gunshot of the night. David was sure that if he somehow did manage to escape the death-penalty, the image of his brother's brain flying to the wall would be forever engraved into his mind.

It was over, David couldn't help but want the police to come a little too late to help him. He didn't want to die by an innocents persons' hand after all. Right now, he didn't really care if he was going to live or die. "I hope you burn in Hell..." He hissed at his limp brother's body, "God forbid, I know I will..." With that David closed his eyes and a few moments later he heard what he presumed to be S.W.A.T storm through the door.

He didn't hear anything else, and finally he went to sleep - and one without nightmares of screaming kids, or James murdering someone.

"You alright?" Bryan asked, and Tala rolled his eyes, he had the media to thank for the rest of the world knowing he'd been shot. Still, if they hadn't told everyone he doubted his so-called team-mates would have known anything was wrong.

"I've just been shot: how the hell do you think I am?" Tala snapped, however Bryan was glad to see that the captain of the Demolition Boys still had a short fuse. Thankfully everything appeared to be getting better. Even Hiwatari seemed to be relieved as they heard that all these murders had been solved.

"Thankfully, those morons are dead." Bryan muttered, he hadn't been worried when he heard Tala had been targeted - he had thought he would have been fine. Then again he had been fine up until last night. "One of them's dead already," Bryan sighed, "just need to wait till that other one gets the death-penalty."

"In all honesty," Tala had thought he had been hallucinating when it happened, "if that guy hadn't helped the police, me and Hiwatari would have been dead." He wasn't saying that what that guy had done was erasable with a mere good deed...but it least it was easier to feel sorry for the guy. He wasn't pure evil as some people had thought.

"I don't care: he deserves what's coming to him." Spencer shook his head, no matter what he wasn't going to let some killer off the hook because he happened to make a deal with the police at the right moment.

"I heard he's to give a record of what happened, before he dies..." Ian muttered and folded his arms, he didn't like talking about these killers. They were worse than Boris - and that was certainly a feat. On the other hand Ian was slightly annoyed with how everyone had acted. Surely if someone was going to kill them, they would have been happy to hide.

"I heard he had wife and kid." Tala muttered, he wasn't sure if it was true or if it was just the media making a sob story but it was possible. They looked normal so, they probably did have a family. Knowing that, Tala's sympathy went to the kid and wife. It was going to be hard to the mother to explain why their father wasn't around.

"Seriously?" Bryan grimaced, why was it that people did horrible stuff like that? Why risk losing family? Bryan had certainly been there and he would never be able to understand what drove that man to kill, and risk his family. He was pure evil in Bryan's books.

"Kai, you alright?" Kai sighed, he hadn't really been wanting to speak to anyone just yet. He was reflecting over his actions over the past few months. Man, had he been annoying - even he was annoyed at himself for going a little too over the top at times. He wondered, would Selene ever really forgiven him for that.

"Much better actually." Kai turned to look at Tyson. He had been smart enough to stay in hospital, along with Rei and Max. It had been the investigators idea that they all stay put, looked like only one of them actually did what they were told.

"You can tell." Tyson grinned, he had to say that even though the death of everyone could be mourned... There certainly was a much more positive vibe in the air than when Emily's funeral had taken place. At least everything was over, at least people could get back to their lives and not have to worry about murderers. "You're speaking normally again."

"Speaking normally?" Kai blinked slowly, Tyson usually had expressions or phrases which would still manage to cause him to think about what on earth the boy was on about. That was probably why Kai was still friends with him: not to mention, he was a great beyblader to train with.

"Well when you were, ill," Tyson paused as if he about to say a different word however he continued a few seconds after and hoped that Kai wouldn't question him about it. "you kind of had this bored tone like nothing interested you." He knew why, he just didn't really understand how one thing could cause such a passionate blader to just stop.

"What is it?" Kai narrowed his eyes when Tyson looked over his shoulder and grinned. Kai glanced over to the door, as Tyson yelled for, whoever it was, to come inside. The youngest Hiwatari sibling plodded into the room, and let out a small squeal of happiness before running over to the bed.

"Kai!" She leapt up onto the bed hoping to give her brother a hug, however, Kai was a little confused and so continued to frown at both Sota and Tyson. On the other hand, Aton walked in - relief filled him, at least Kai was alive and didn't need any machines to breath for him.

"What are you...two doing here?" Kai blinked and looked back and forth between Sota and Aton. Tyson believed it was a good time to leave and so quickly departed as he noticed one of the wards breakfast carts went past.

"You mean we need a reason to come visit in hospital?" Aton attempted to sound offended but he couldn't seeing as he was a little too happy. He was glad that after hearing, once again, that Kai had been kidnapped by some madman...that he was alright.

"You usually do." Kai muttered as he turned to Sota who had now attached herself to him and didn't seem to be wanting to move anytime soon. Kai patted her head and slowly moved her off him. He couldn't tell her that it had hurt him, which would probably make the girl cry rivers.

"Well Sota wanted to see you," Aton smirked when she started bouncing on the bed. Kai sighed and rubbed his head, this had to be a downside to having a younger sister. She was far too energetic.

"Calm down." Kai slowly coaxed her into just standing on the bed, at least he wouldn't be given into trouble if she broke the bed... "You're bigger." Kai stated absentmindedly. She was a few inches taller, or else it was just a result from not seeing her for a while.

"Growing spurt," Aton nodded, she had been given an entire new wardrobe a few months back and now she had outgrew everything. Meaning another bad thing for the Hiwatari family, a shopping trip with Sota. She would buy anything...

"So, are you alright?" He wasn't thinking about physically: it had become obvious that Kai had become rather unstable over the course of this year. Not surprising with what had happened... Finding out his mother and father, and older brother was still alive was a shock. Having his father kill said mother was definitely another.

"I'm fine." Kai nodded as he attempted to make Sota sit. He didn't appreciate that a mere child was taller than him. Even if she was standing on the bed. Aton gave his brother a glare and he wondered how he was actually meant to find out for sure if he was alright.

"Kai's fine - he's all happy like us." Sota said in a sing song voice, she didn't mind that she was in hospital - she had been told that hospitals made people all better. Seeing Kai in such a good mood made sense, he was in hospital so he was fixed all better now.

"Sota you say some strange things..." He had noticed it after spending such a long time with her. It wasn't as if there was nothing to do in the house: but Sota would tag along and would say things about the pictures that hung on the wall.

"That's Sota for you..." Kai wasn't surprised that the girl could tell if he was okay or not. She seemed to know little quirks which he did when he was in a good or bad mood. Still he couldn't help but be thankful that they were both here. It reminded him that he still had family, he still had people linked by blood to him and that was an area of his life he always thought he could do without.

Author's Note: One more chapter... Woo! Anyway if you want to leave a comment: I'll certainly reply to it! Later.