When she felt her limbs coming back to life, she felt trapped, tied by something. She opened her eyes and saw nothing. The room was almost completely black. Her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she saw Kai chained to the wall in front of her. He was looking at the door but at least he was alive. His head had been cleaned up. She looked behind her and her hands were tied together. She was tied to a chair. She was very cold. The ice breath escaped her lips like it was a waterfall. He heard her breathing and looked at her.
"Hey, you're awake, you ok?" he asked her.
"Yeah, just a bit of a headache, where are we?" she asked, looking to the door. It was wooden with metal bars over the window. She guessed it was a dungeon of some sort.
"My guess, Russia. Again." He said, looking at his feet. He kicked at the ground. "But I don't know where in Russia. This isn't the abbey." He said, looking around.
"Hey, are you okay, your head." She said, gesturing at his blood stained face.
"It's just a bump. Got into it with Boris' boys. They gave me a little trouble." He said to her.
"Abbey, what abbey, and Boris, who is Boris?" She shivered.
"You cold?" he asked.
"What gave it away?" she joked and shivered at the same time. The door creaked open and two figures stood in the doorway.
"He's Boris." Kai said as he and Tala walked into the room. Boris focused on Kai, while the red head looked at Charlotte and smiled wickedly at her. If that smile had been on Kai's face it would be handsome, somewhat seductive, but when he looked at her like that, it sent a cold shiver down her already freezing back. Tala watched her as she watched Boris talk to Kai.
"So, Kai, you've come home." Boris said to him holding his arms out as if to hug him.
"LET US GO YOU Psycho." Kai shouted at him. Boris shook his head and looked at Tala. Tala was still smiling at Charlotte; it was starting to freak her out.
"Can you believe this Tala, he thinks we kidnapped him and brought him here.
"At least he brought a treat with him." Tala looked at Boris, then back at Charlie. "Yeah, funny." He said, not looking at Boris again. Boris turned back at Kai.
"You'll warm up to us again, Kai. You just don't know it yet." Boris slithered
"Never, whatever you have planned, forget it." Kai said, looking at his feet. He knew Boris was planning something, why else would he have kidnapped Charlie too.
"Join us, and you can have your old friend back." Boris said to him.
"I don't want it back. It nearly killed me last time. I won't use it again." He shouted at him, straining against his chains. Boris stepped back, turned to face Charlotte and smiled at her, who had been too freaked out to say anything up to this point.
"I'm afraid when the time comes, Kai, you won't have a choice." Boris smiled to himself.
"I've been there; I've been that powerful. I don't want that again. Not now. Now that I know better." Kai said softly, remembering the last time he swayed to the overwhelming amount of power Black Dranzer offered to him.
"You've been a part of our family for so long, now. Do you remember what it's like to have a normal family, Kai?" Boris said. Kai turned his face away to hide the tears for his parents and his grandfather.
"No, we have always been your family. And ever since you left, we have not been whole. Help your family now, Kai. Please, come back to us." Boris slithered with silvered words. Boris reached into his pocket and pulled out a black beyblade. Kai looked at it and was enchanted by it instantly.
"Black Dranzer, she's always been yours. And you tasted but only the tongue of her power. Take her again. And experience her full force for yourself." Kai tore his eyes away from the mysterious black blade and looked Boris in the eye.
"Unlock me. Now." He demanded. Boris smiled, stepped forward and unlocked him. He fell to the ground and landed on his feet like a leopard. He stood upright and looked at Boris.
"Why did you bring her with?" he asked Boris. Boris looked at her and smiled. She felt like running and the urge overtook her and she began to cry quietly.
"For motivation. If you still refuse us." He looked back at Kai. Kai smiled at him and laughed a little.
"I'm an adult now, you can't threaten me anymore. I'm leaving, and I'm taking Charlie with me. You can't stop me." He said. He made to walk to Charlotte but Tala pushed him back.
"Tala, my fight isn't with you. Let us go." Kai threatened him.
"It is, Kai. Join us, or you will regret it." Tala threatened him right back.
Kai smiled and flew into Tala. The two exchanged blows and kicks with each other. Kai landed a punch in Tala's face, bloodying his mouth. Tala lifted his leg and kicked Kai in the stomach with a martial arts inspired move and he fell back into the wall.
"KAI!" Charlotte screamed as he fell to the floor at the foot of the wall. Tala ran up to him and began kicking him. "PLEASE STOP, FOR ME!" she screamed at Tala with tears running down her face. Tala stopped and looked at her with a blood running out his mouth. He walked towards her and ran his fingertips across her lips.
"Leave her alone!" Kai stormed at him again and knocked him to the opposite side of the room.
The sound of a gun shot and the smell of burnt gun-powder filled the room. Charlotte looked at the door and saw a guard with a smoking rifle in his hands. She looked back at the two boys and saw Kai lying lifelessly on top of Tala as Tala pushed him off of him, panting from the fight.
"NO, KAI!" she said and he didn't respond "KAI!" she shouted again, crying and strained against her ropes. She had to get to him, now. She watched as Tala got up and walked up to her. She stopped shouting and cowered into the chair although she felt like hiding in the corner under his wolf-like gaze
"He's not dead, just tranquilized, like an insubordinate beast." He said, running his finger over her lips again. She looked down at his finger then back at his eyes, his ice cold, blue eyes. She opened her mouth hand bit towards it.
"Whoa, you bite." He said, pulling his hand away from her face. "I like it." He smiled at her. Boris looked at her.
"Is there anything we can do for you, Princess?" Boris asked.
"Let us go, please." She said, watching as Kai was dragged out the room. Boris laughed.
"Anything but that. Anything else?" he asked.
"Well, some warm clothes would be nice. And something for my headache." Boris looked at Tala and nodded at him. He left the room to go get her the things she had requested.
"Boris, why am I really here. My government will pay handsomely for us. Just let me talk to them and they'll pay the money." She begged him.
"I have no intention on making money off of you, Princess. I wasn't lying. You're here to motivate Kai to join our team." He said, sitting on another chair in the room. "You will be here as long as Kai is needed here." He said. "He'll be here for a very long time if his attitude doesn't change." He added.
"Well, I haven't known him for very long, but he seems like the type of guy not to be pushed into anything he doesn't want to do." She said. "Please untie me, these ropes are cutting into me." She asked. He smiled, got up and walked over to her. He untied her as Tala walked into the room with warm clothes. She rubbed her wrist where the rope had cut into her skin slightly.
"That's why you're here. You're right. But I've been dealing with Kai since he was about five. I know how to get him to do anything I want. It all starts with leverage." He said. He looked at Tala and Tala took her by the arm. His hand was scorching hot against her cold skin. She gasped and looked at him.
"This way, Princess." Tala said, walking her out the room and down a dark hallway.