DISCLAMER: I don't own Beyblade short and simple.

Hello! For once I don't have twelve things to tell you before you start reading, I only have one. I am writing Dreams (Flashback dreams) in first person. I don't know why I am doing that but I am so for review.

Normal story: Kai's POV, Ray's POV and third person if it doesn't involve Ray or Kai.
Dreams/Flashback dreams: First person of whoever is dreaming.
Flashbacks: Third person

Anyways hope you . . .

ENJOY
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Kai's POV

I whipped as much blood from Ray's face as I could. There was so much blood, how much blood could a person loss before they died?

I didn't have time to think of things like that however I needed a plan. "Ray." I said keeping my voice low, he turned to face me his golden eyes looking lost. "I need to go do something but I'll be right back."

"Kai, no." Even though he was in such a state he was still worrying about others over himself. "Ray stop being a pain and come on." I stood up, grabbing him around the waist and throwing him onto my back like he was a little kid. He had no strength and all his weight fell on me, but that was fine, I could handle it. I had some trouble staying up right without slipping on the soaked floors but it was a minor concern at this point.

"We need to hide you somewhere so when that psycho comes back he won't be able to hurt you anymore than he already has." I looked back at Ray to see he had finally lost consciousness, well at lest he couldn't argue me anymore. I stumbled back into the side corridor in which I had hidden; luckily enough there was a closed cell down towards the back of it. It was an overnight cell which meant it had a bed and a bathroom and since it was so far back, they most likely won't check it.

I kicked in the door not bothering to keep quiet, if someone was close enough to hear that they would have heard us walking. I carried my friend over to the bed that sat in the corner of the small cell. I laid him gently down on the bed. Pulling the covers apart I made wraps to suppress the blood loss. As I wrapped a strip of sheet across his slashed chest, I felt a hand grab my arm tight.

Shocked I looked at my friends face, anger colored his features. His lips where drawn back in a snarl, fangs sharp, eyes slitted, I could feel his nails digging into my arm. "Ray, what is it?" I said keeping my voice blank. But Ray wasn't looking at me; he was looking past me at the door to the cell. I stood blood pounding in my ears as my mind went into fight or flight mode, and since my friend couldn't fly I would have to fight.

"Kai." The voice was steady, chilled and removed, a voice so similar to my own I knew there was only one person it could be long to. As I turned my guess was confirmed. I narrowed my own eyes in pure spite, how the hell had he shown up here. "Dad," I said coldly.

Ray's POV
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I could feel the blood seeping from my body as I lied there on the cold floor. It hadn't been long since I had woken up in this place, yet here I was again. A long gash across my chest making breathing hard and painful, he had broken my arm when I had tried to fight back and the pain that came from it was unbelievable. I curled in on myself trying to block the blood loss, I could heal inhumanly fast but even my body couldn't take this forever.

Leonid stood over me laughing at my attempts to save myself; it was his favorite part of this sick game. He loved waiting to see how much my body could take, before he would step in and fix what he had messed up in the first place.

There was a light knock at the door and I turned my head to see who had come in. A young boy with dark blue, almost black hair and crystal blue eyes stood in the door way head hung low. I recognized him instantly and if I hadn't been in so much pain I would have gutted him right there. Leonid strode across the room to the boy.

"Kagen what is it why are you here?" Leonid demanded in a dark tone, served the little creep right. "My Grandfather wishes to speak to you. He says that it is of the upmost importance." I saw Leonid suppress a sigh. "Alright, Kagen do me a favor and make sure no one enters this room, understand." Kagen nodded without meeting Leonid's eyes.

As Leonid walked out of sight Kagen ran over to me, he was close enough for me to kill, if moving didn't cause me so much pain I would have. "Ray? You're Ray right?" What the hell! How could he not know who I was!? He was the one they freaking sent to get me. The only thing I could manage however was a low growl, man I wish I could do more.

"Damn I thought so. Shit I was hoping to get here before this happened, look Ray you need to know something. I understand if you don't trust me, I wouldn't trust me either after what I did but I need to tell you anyway." Kagen took a deep breath without looking me in the eyes he began to speak.

"My name is Kagen if you haven't got that. Kai is my older brother," I choked, what did he say. My choke turned into a cough and soon blood was coming up. "Ray, are you alright?" Kagen asked panicked. "What, the, hell, did, you, just say" I said between coughs. Kagen took a deep breath.

"Kai and I are brothers, and I am not your enemy; I brought you here under their control." I looked up at him and noticed his eyes where no longer the same cold dark blue they had been, but instead a clear open crystal blue, that showed the fear and guilt that their owner felt. I nodded biting down hard, I still didn't trust him and if I got the chance I would make him pay for bringing me back here, but for now I had to believe him. The boy's eyes lighted up as I nodded.

"Thank God you understand I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to make you understand. Listen the reason I came is that I needed to tell you I am going to help Kai escape and then I am going to help get both of you out of here. The only thing you need to do is fight back until I can get everything ready for the escape."

I knew he could see the doubt in my eyes, but what he didn't know is that I wasn't doubting his word, I was doubting that I could do what he needed me to do. "I know that it's hard for you to believe me but-"

I cut him off. "Don't worry I'll do what I have to. But if you are lying you better not have burned your bridge with your brother." The younger boy tilted his head in confusion at my words.

"Because if Kai won't come to help you, you are so dead." I saw him gulp and couldn't help being a little proud of the fact that even though I looked like I was about to pass out I could still instill fear in someone when I wanted to. Kagen stood up and walked over to the door as we heard footsteps falling down the hall.

What I didn't expect however was who entered. An elderly man, still very strong, with long dark hair threw back the cell door. "KAGEN!" I saw the boy flinch away under the wrath of the man, than I recognized him, Voltaire. "I have been calling for your worthless butt for 10 minutes." Kagen stood tall, understanding that cowering would only anger the cruel man farther. "I apologize Grandfather, I came down here to tell Leonid that you needed him and he asked me to keep an eye on his charge."

For the first time Voltaire looked down at me, his eyes burned with fire whether we liked it or not he was still the chosen one, the one who possessed the phoenix. I looked away not being able to bare the sight of him any longer. "It doesn't look to me like our poor little tiger is going anywhere." My hands balled into fist, my claws cutting into my palm.

"Bit me." I mumbled as pain shot up my good arm. I looked over to see he had somehow managed to get beside me without me noticing, he was standing on my arm, pressing down so hard that it was no surprise to me when I heard a loud crack. It took all my power to keep from screaming in pain, but I would not give him the satisfaction. "Biting seems to be your thing. Killing is more my style." I glared up at the man, my amber eyes slitted as I glared up at the man who had made my friends life hell.

As he foot lifted off my now broken arm, I saw a gleam of pleasure in his eyes just as Leonid came back in. "Sir," Leonid started formally. "I am sorry I didn't catch you earlier." Voltaire shook his head. "Forget it," Leonid nodded as Voltaire walked past him. "Of course sir." Voltaire grabbed the boy by his arm twisting it as he walked out, freezing at the door he turned back to Leonid. "There is one thing, you are being far too nice to that creature, he needs to be taught manners if he is going to be any use to me. So see it done." Leonid nodded with a smile. "Of course sir."

The next two hours where pure hell, plain and simple, the only thing that I can remember clearly from those few hours is pain and lots of it.

At some point I heard Leonid whisper in my ear. "How does it feel, to not be able to do anything?" Then I felt my head being yanked back by my hair, my whole body screaming in pain, the blood as it ran down my chest from the open wound.

I was lifted to my feet and I knew this could only mean more pain, I felt a knife being dug into my shoulder and as he let go I remained upright as the blade held me to the wall. I screamed out in pain allowing my eyes to open for a second before returning to my world of darkness.

Some part of me heard a man run into the room and the shouting that came from the two men. As I became more aware of them in my state of darkness I realized they were talking about me. I allowed my eyes to open and had to hold my breath to keep from gasping at what I saw.

I heard Leonid bragging about my resilience but I couldn't bring my eyes away from the shadows and the form hidden in them. I barely heard the statement before I felt the blade being ripped from my arm. I feel to the floor and of course I had to land on my broken arm, it took all my will power not to yell out in pain. As they continued to talk Leonid found it irresistible to prove his dominance over me by stepping on me while still in his conversation with the other man.

I searched for Kai in the shadows again; as I locked eyes with him I prayed silently that he could understand what I was telling him. He had to run, I was dead no matter what and there was no point in us both dying. The blood loss was getting to my head but I had to be sure, sure that Kai understood what I was telling him. After a few more moments however I was unable to keep my eyes open any longer.

It wasn't until I heard the sound of footsteps that I once again forced my eyes to open, to my relief it was the crimson eyes of my friend that stared back at me. "Kai," I started feeling the blood flow from my lips. "Shut Up!" He said quickly cutting me off. I grabbed his scarf, he had to hear this. "Kai," I said again, when he remained silent I continued. "Get out now!" I put as much force as I could in those three words as I possible could and hoped that my captain would take my advice for once. When he shook his head my hopes were dashed. "Not without you. I will not leave you like this."

I realized that I hadn't breathed in quite some time and when I took a breath in I remembered why, as more blood then air entered my lungs I chocked to breath. "Kai," I started weakly. "Even if I could move, we both couldn't escape." I felt him whip the blood from my mouth and wished he would stop caring and be cold like he normally was. "If I get out it is going to be with you."

"Ray, I need to do something but I'll be right back." I felt my strength slowly slipping away from me. "Kai, no." I said weakly, he stood up clearly ticked off at me. "Ray stop being a pain and come on." As he pulled me to my feet the last of my strength slipped away. If we were going to get out it was all on Kai.

Kai's POV
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As I gazed at the man before me it was hard to believe that I could have ever cared for him. "Kai please listen to me before jumping to any conclusions." I felt my hands ball into fist at my side. "Save it for someone who cares."

He took a step forward, his crimson eyes almost covered by his dark blue hair, I could feel the anger that I had pent up for years slowly making it's was to the surface of my heart. "Kai please I need you to listen, I am not here to hurt you. I am here to help you." "What the fuck are you talking about?" I yelled finally having enough. "Kai wait I brought him here." I looked beside where my father stood and there was my brother. "Kagen, why would you bring him here? After everything he did, or should I say didn't do how can you trust him."

Kagen looked up at our father and I saw the pure hate that I felt clear in his blue eyes, with a laugh my brother turned to me. "I don't, but there was no other option. Your friend, there is no way he can make it out and dad is the only one who could get us past the guards."

The last thing I ever wanted was to have to except help from him again, but Kagen was right we didn't have many choices. "Why are you helping us?" I asked not seeing why he would have all of a sudden developed a heart. "Because Kai believe it or not I love you and your brother."

I couldn't help it the second he said the word love I laughed. "Love, dad let's face facts here, you've never loved anything a day in your life including mother." I could see the hurt in his eyes and the truth was I was glad to see him hurt. "Kai that is not true, I loved your mother with all my heart." I saw Kagen slowly inch himself away from our so called father to stand beside me, just like it had always been.

"Yeah sure you loved her, that's why you let her die right?!" Kagen grabbed my arm and I looked over at him. "Kagen, let me go, he deserves to hear this!" Kagen shook his head at me. "Your right dad deserves to hear everything that you and I have to say to him, but right now there are more important things."

He motioned back to the bed behind me. When I looked behind me I saw that Ray had once again fallen unconscious and the sheets that I had used to bandage up his wounds were beginning to turn a light shade of red.

The truth was there was about a million other things that I wanted to say to my father before we even got started thinking of a plan but Kagen was right it would have to wait. "Alright dad so what's the plan." I saw my dad's crimson eyes light up as I said this. "I'll explain it to you, but first you have to agree to do something for me."

I couldn't help rolling my eyes, same old dad he never did anything without something being in it for him. "Of course you never change do you?" He sighed heavily as he stepped into the cell and closed the door. "The deal is that if I help you escape, you have to give me a chance to explain myself and neither of you," He said shooting a glance in my direction before turning his gaze on Kagen. "can jump to conclusions before I have finished my tale."

I allowed myself to glance at Kagen, his expression the same as mine, yeah right. "You're kidding me right? You actually believe we are going to give you a chance to make things right after you are the one who screwed them up."

I saw my dad glance behind me at the bed in the corner no doubt calculating his chances of succeeding in this negotiation. "I didn't mean to hurt you Kai." I felt my hands twitch at his words. "Then why did you abandon us! Or is it only Kai you care about."

I looked over at my little brother and then at my father. I could tell Kagen's words had cut our father deeper than mine ever could. "You left us with Grandfather even though you knew what he did, what he was planning on doing. So don't even try to bargain with us." For the first time since he entered the room, our dad looked truly at a loss. "Kagen you can't really believe for one second that I don't care about you."

I saw a look of pure furry cross my brother's normally peaceful face. "To hell I can. I saw you, you moron! I saw you in the room while they turned me into this thing and you didn't do anything!" I turned on my dad faster than anyone could have guessed I could move. Running into his gut I knocked the wind out of him and he fell to the ground.

"You were there! You let them do this to Kagen!" I felt something grab my waist, looking back I saw Kagen, a look of fear on his face. "Kai, I didn't mean to bring that up." I could see the panic as he realized what he had said. "There is a time and place for us to work out family issues and now is neither. So please let's just forget I said that, we need to focus on getting out of here. Because right now all three of us," Kagen said looking back at Ray. "are in a lot of trouble if we get caught."

I saw my dad stand up out of the corner of my eye. "Alright dad," I sneered. "I'll give you your chance to explain and when we get out you will start with your excuse for letting those psychos destroy my little brother and your son's life, understand." My dad pushed past the two of us when I saw his face pale.

"What now?" I asked; feed up with him and everything about him. "This boy, what is his name?" My dad asked still pale. "Ray." I said shortly. "Why does his name matter we need to get him out of here." I heard Kagen say as he stepped up beside our father. "Dad, are you alright?" Our father shook his head before finally beginning some of his color. "Um, yes I'm fine I just thought he was someone else."

Rolling my eyes I looked down at my friend, he was in such bad shape that I didn't know if getting him out would do anything, but even if it didn't no one deserved to be left here, ever.

Ray's POV
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The sun had finally risen to its peak above the mountains, as I looked around at my village it was hard to believe a war could be going on here. It all seemed so normal, kids were playing and doing chores, and parents were talking and working.

I run down the winding path that leads up to the mountain side where my home was. My home was out of sight even from the village. As I run up the path I saw the door to my families hut was wide open, not unusual for this time of summer. It always got really hot during the summer months.

As I got closer I could see a beautiful woman sitting on the porch, head leaned back against the hut, eyes closed as she enjoyed the summer weather. "Mommy!" I call as I rush forward to my mother. Her amber eyes flicker open at the call of her only child. "Tian Xin, I thought you were with your friends.

I shake my head sadly. "Yeah, I was but Lee started feeling really sick and so his mom sent us home. She said she was really sorry but she couldn't make it over today."

My mother stands grabbing my hand gently, "Well if Lee is sick of course she should stay with him. Now come inside your father is returning today and you need to get cleaned off. You look like you just went and rolled around in the dirt."

I smile at my mother before running inside to clean off. As I began to wash off in the kitchen I heard my mother's voice. Assuming it was my father returned early, I eagerly run into the living room to look out the front door. I was surprised to find my mother was not talking to my father but someone else.

The person she was talking to was a strong looking man, with auburn hair and deep red eyes. I don't know why but I didn't like the man at all. Something in his eyes told me that he was not to be trusted and when I looked at mother I could tell she felt the same way.

"I am sorry Miss I in no way meant to disturb you. I am here to speak to your husband." I saw mother shift uncomfortably. "I'm sorry but he isn't here, he should be back soon though. If you come back la-" The man cut her off before she could continue. "Would it be alright if I just stayed here? I'm sorry it's just such a long way from here to the town and you don't know exactly when he is coming back correct?"

I didn't like this man at all and I could see mother didn't like him either. "I suppose," The man pushes past my mother and towards the house. Catching sight of my mother's glance I run back into the kitchen just as the man came in. "So this is your lovely home, hu?" The man asks glancing around the small hut. "It's cute."

My mother comes back inside glancing back at the kitchen where she knew I was hiding. "So where is your lovely son at?" The man asks glancing at the woman as she walks over to a table with tea cups on them. How did he know about me?

"He is playing with his friends; I suppose Shun told you about our son?" The man stands up and walks behind her. "Mei please don't speak to me as if I am stupid. I know the boy is in the kitchen now bring him out here."

My mom glares back at the man behind her. "Who the hell are you?" Mother said her eyes slitting dangerously. The man grabs her arm tight, and spins her around to face him. I stood slightly, no one messes with my mom. "I said bring him out here now." The man hisses at her. Mother spits at his face, and stomps on his foot. As he let's go of her she runs toward the kitchen. "Ray run!" She calls, I turn to run but just as I turn I find another man had came in through the back and he grabs me. "Mother!" I call as the man drags me into the living room freezing Mother in her tracks.

"What do you want with us?" Mother said glaring back at the man. "You are insurance to make sure that nothing goes wrong." I was brought over to the man who had originally came in. "Here you go sir." The man holding me says as he passes me to the first man. "Insurance for what?" I heard my mother call. The man bends down behind me, I felt his hand wrap around my jaw forcing my view upwards to my mother. "Just insurance to make sure that Shun does what we need him to."

I saw my mother take a step forward but as soon as she did an insane pain erupted in my side as I felt cold metal penetrate my flesh. "uh, uh Mei you take another step and your precious little boy is going to have a very painful hole put through his back." The man said twisting the blade in the wound he had opened up on my side. I cry out again as shire pain floods up my body. My mother drops to her knees. "Stop please leave him alone. He is just a child; he has nothing to do with this."

The man shakes his head as more men come in from the front door. "Your son has everything to do with this Mei." Then men who had just entered look at their boss. "Sir what do you want us to do?" The man looks at my mother on the floor in front of him. "Do whatever you want with her. Just make sure not to kill her." The three men look down at the gorgeous female tiger sitting on the floor in front of him. "You said anything?" One of them asks with pleasure.

The man looks from my mother to me. I had fallen to my knees and was crying in pain. "Yes anything." The man behind me stands up. I felt his arms wrap around my waist as he lifted me over his shoulder. "Wait no, bring my son back." I squirm and struggles the man was far too strong. "Mei I am doing this poor boy a favor as I am sure you have realized what my comrades are implying by the word anything."

My mother shakes as fear overwhelms her, never had I seen my mother like that. The man places me down as we get outside and pulls the door closed behind him. As my mothers screams cut into the air I try desperately to push out of the man's iron grasp. "Let me go! Mother!" The man pushes me to the ground, shaking his head. "It seems like such a waste, you are your mother could be such useful specimen."

I couldn't help myself from shaking under the weight of the man. "Mom," I whisper as the screaming disappears. One of the men opens the door, and sticks his head out. "Sir, we are, um done." The man nods as he pulls me back into the hut. My eyes water up as I see my mother lying in the corner, blood coving her raven colored hair, a blanket thrown over her shaking form as tears flowed from her eyes. "Ray," She whispers as she sees me.

I run over to my mother stumbling as blood dripped from my side, "Mommy are you okay?" My mother hugs me close, knowing the truth that I couldn't see. We were both going to die. Mother closes her eyes holding on to me for dear life. The man answers his phone shaking his head a few times, before motioning to the other men. All of them walk out the door to my delight. "Mommy they are leaving." I whisper to my mother, who shakes her head. "Ray, don't speak please." As she opens her eyes to look at me tears flow down her cheeks. "Ray I love you, I am so sorry that I couldn't protect you."

I was about to question my mother, when a flame burst through their roof. Soon the home was engulfed in flames. As I gazed at the flames the image of a Phoenix rose from the fire, I look to my mother in confusion but she hadn't seen it. The phoenix raises flying around the room, as the flames dance across the walls. Mother covers me, refusing to let the flames take me. "Ray," She said as a flame leapt on her back, with a scream she let me go. "Mother!" I call as the fire rose around us, the house falling in. I crawl away from my mother as she screams in pain, the flames engulfing her.

As her amber eyes become surrounded by orange flames, the fire begins to close in on me. I was stuck in the middle of the room, flames closing in around me, lapping at my arms. Just when I thought I was going to suffer the same agonizing death as my mother, the front door flies open, the air pushing back the flames.

I saw the Phoenix once again rise towards the ceiling as if the air had hurt it. A figure rushes into the house, catching sight of me in the center of the room, the person ignores the flames all around him and rushes to my side, but it was too late for my mother.

The flames had begun to wrap me up in their deadly embrace when the person made it to me. Picking me up and rushing out, the Phoenix rose again collapsing the roof of the small hut. I look back weakly. As the roof fell in on the small hut; I realized once and for all that my mother was gone forever.

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I was pulled from my dreams as I heard a sound break into the darkness of my dreams. Somehow coming up with some untapped energy I forced my eyes to open. I saw Kai standing beside me, pulling some sheets apart and then I saw something, or rather someone else. Anger flooded through me and as Kai began to wrap my chest I grabbed his arm.

I knew my claws were digging into him but I couldn't bring myself to let go. My eyes slitted dangerously, as I glared at the man in the door way, my fangs showing as I snarled at the man. Kai looked down at me alerted by my sudden movement. "Ray, what is it?" I heard my captain as keeping his voice steady.

It was when he said this that he noticed that I wasn't looking at him, I was looking past him. Kai stood, keeping his back to the man. "Kai," The man said coolie. As I saw Kai turn I focused back in on the man and Kai. They looked so similar, it couldn't be. "Dad," I heard Kai say with hate.

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A/N

Phew I am glad to have this part over with I really didn't want to write Ray's mother's death,

But it had to be done I suppose.

I really hope you all didn't get to confused with this chapter with the weird back and forth timeline,

I know it gets old reading the same scenes over and over

But it was really important that I give you those scenes from both Ray and Kai's POV because

Ray is out of it for most of the time and his dreams are really important, hint, hint.

Suzanne: Thanks for your support on this story, the whole point in Kai's get away (I think that is what you are talking about) was to give a break in the serious tone of the story. You'll be happy to hear I already have some twist in the making and I hope you like this.

Chaseha-Wing: Poor Rei is right. The more you learn about Rei's past the more you will see how he can do things that he shouldn't be able to do.

Anyways I really hope you enjoy this

Thanks again for reading

GatewaysDiary