Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Bloody Tears ❯ Life is never a Fairy Tale ( Chapter 9 )

Bloody Tears



Chapter 9 - Life is never a Fairy Tale

Rei lay curled upon Kai's bed, listening to the soft pattering of rain against the window. Beside him, the still slumbering Kai lay curled into his side, breathing softly. It was quite late in the morning and the two had involuntarily missed breakfast. Rei had been awake since the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window and on to his face. The invading light annoyed him at first, until he realised where he was and thanked the sun for granting him his wish; to watch Kai sleep. The blue- haired teen looked so peaceful as he lay, none of the day's worries yet on his unmarked face. Though still drowsy from the previous night's activities, Rei refused to close his eyes even to doze for fear of waking to find Kai gone. He wanted to be awake when Kai awoke.

Rei almost cursed aloud when his stomach rumbled loudly. He was not used to going without food for so long and knew that he had to get something soon or else he would end up feeling ill. Knowing that it would be a while yet before Kai awoke so, not wanting to wake his love, Rei slipped soundlessly out of bed and dressed. It took him only fifteen minutes to get ready, tying his hair back into its bindings with practised ease. Scribbling a brief note as to where he had gone, Rei left the room without waking the still sleeping mound in the bed.

It was around midday when the beautiful young man began to stir, moving slightly and murmuring something incoherent.

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He was back in the dream. Kai turned, knowing that Rei would be standing behind him. A wry smile graced his lips as he looked into the amber eyes of his beloved who just stood and smiled, a large bouquet of flowers in his arms. The dream was always the same, Rei standing behind him with flowers and then walking slowly away without looking back. It was only when a cool breeze blew that Kai noticed a difference; as the flowers around his feet began to sway slowly, the colour caught his eye. White and red surrounded him on all sides and Rei was holding a bouquet of the same white lilies and roses which moved so gracefully, as though bowing at his feet. The bouquet was also much larger than usual and when Rei presented it to him it completely covered his lower arms and he struggled not to drop the pretty things.

Turning, Rei began to walk slowly away as he had done so many times before, but not before kissing Kai lightly on the lips and whispering a single "goodbye" in his ear. Having been through this so many times before, Kai thought he knew what to expect; the burning heat and rain of blood. However, this didn't happen. The air around him seemed to get colder and the flowers remained at his feet rather that following Rei. Kai knew that something was wrong as he looked about himself.

A sudden darkness covering the field made him shiver and he looked again at Rei, who was standing stock-still. This wasn't supposed to happen, what was going on? Kai's question was soon answered as the black mist began to concentrate itself around Rei, squeezing him and cutting him off from the outside world. A ragged scream ripped through the peaceful air and the mist departed with an evil laugh which sounded oddly familiar. Rei lay motionless among the flowers, covered with blood and staining the ground around him crimson. Kai let out a cry of his own and dropped the flowers in his hands, running towards his lover at what seemed like an agonisingly slow pace. After what seemed like an eternity, Kai was at Rei's side, dropping to his knees and sobbing hysterically: his young lover was dead. If he had looked back, he would have seen a single black flower lying atop the pile he had discarded.

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"REI, oh gods Rei don't go, don't die. Please don't be dead." There was no one to hear his desperate screams as Kai awoke alone and cold. Tears still streaming down his face, he turned to see where Rei was. Gone. Checking the bathroom, Kai began to panic. Where was Rei? Why would he leave? Spotting the note left on the table, Kai quickly read it:

Kai You were sleeping so peacefully I didn't want to wake you. Gone to shop to get some food as missed breakfast. I'll bring you something, be back around 12:30, Love Rei xxx

Looking at the clock, Kai's panic rose. It was two-thirty six, where the hell was Rei? Quickly pulling on the clothes he wore the day before, Kai left the room in such a hurry that he forgot to lock the door behind him, or even to close it. Not bothering to wait for the annoyingly slow elevator, Kai bounded down the stairs four at a time and exited the hotel without crashing into anyone.

The street was nearly deserted. Kai looked around, deciding on turning right as that was the direction of Rei's favourite take-away. It took him just over five minutes to run to the small shop. Kai entered, sweating and breathing heavily, he had to catch his breath before he could speak. Giving the lady behind the counter a description, she told him that Rei had been in a couple of hours earlier, but she wasn't sure exactly when. Kai thanked her and asked which was he had gone. She told him left, which narrowed down the search area to between the hotel and the take-away.

Thanking the lady, Kai exited and resumed his search, checking every street he came to on his path back to the hotel. He was only around the corner from the take-away when he saw a man slumped against a wall part way down a back-alley. Approaching him cautiously, Kai cleared his throat loudly but the man didn't move. Getting closer, Kai smelt the rancid stench of blood and on closer inspection realised that the man had been shot several times in the gut and once in the head. He was a well-dressed businessman and didn't look like the type to be lurking down alleyways waiting to get shot.

Pulling out his mobile, Kai quickly phoned the police and explained the situation. They arrived in next to no time and Kai was taken back to the police station for questioning. The worry in his stomach increased as his thoughts strayed to Rei and where he was. The questioning lasted for several hours, before the police were sure that he was innocent. They asked him to wait in a side room so that they could take an official statement. Not being able so sit still, Kai paced the room for what seemed like hours before a kindly looking police lady entered the room and smiled at him. It was a watery smile and Kai knew immediately that something was wrong...

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Rei smiled happily as he walked slowly back towards the hotel. He had a while before he had to be back, but he didn't want Kai's food, which was tucked under one arm, to get cold. He had eaten his own meal in the Chinese take-away, talking to the lady he now knew as Mrs Naoku Muramaki. The take-away was a family run business and Rei enjoyed chatting to her. She was a pretty lady in her early twenties, but already had two children. She never tired of showing Rei the photographs of her family and telling him funny stories of her children's antics.

His thoughts were so distracted that Rei didn't notice the dark figure approaching him from his left out of a darkened alleyway until it was too late. A hand over his mouth stopped him from crying out as he was pulled into the semi-darkness. Turning in preparation for a fight, Rei wasn't at all surprised at who stood before him; Uuji. Uuji Tamahoyaka was a handsome man, a good five years older than Rei though he didn't look it. He was one of the most feared men on the black market and among gangs in Japan. He had moved to England a few years previous to form a Beyblading team, though Rei wondered how they could put up with the arrogant man. Blackmail, probably. Uuji wore his usual smirk and stared at his prey in a way which was most unnerving. Rei wasn't impressed.

"What do you want this time?" Not wanting to prolong his time spent with the man any longer than was absolutely necessary, Rei got straight to the point. It took less than a second for Uuji to make his move, moving swiftly to stand right in front of Rei, far to close for the young man's liking. As he attempted to move away, Uuji caught hold of his arms and held him in place. "What do you want, Tamahoyaka?" There was a touch of malice in Rei's voice as he repeated the question.

"You." Uuji closed the distance between them and kissed the unwilling Blade Breaker hard on the lips, crushing their bodies together. Rei was too startled to respond for a moment, but when he realised what was happening he began to pull away, repulsed. Uuji, however, was far stronger than Rei and wouldn't let the younger man go. It took all of Rei's strength, but he finally broke free.

"What the hell are you playing at?!?" Rei was furious and gave Uuji a look which clearly showed all the hatred he felt for the man. Uuji was not amused. His casual smirk turned to a look of pure malice and he growled audibly before pulling out a shotgun.

"If I can't have you, no-one can. ESPECIALLY not that blue-haired bastard you've been whoring yourself out to recently. Goodbye, Rei." A cruel smile crawled slowly across his features, twisting his face until he was almost unrecognisable. Rei was afraid, Uuji always kept his word. His only hope was...

"HEY! What you kids playing at, eh?" A voice behind Uuji caused him to turn around. A tall man stood at the entrance to the alley, briefcase in one hand. He was clearly a businessman, well dressed and probably loaded. Uuji didn't care. His hand whipped 'round and he let off four shots, three to the man's gut and one to his head. He died instantly from the shot to the head, but gasped and stumbled forward before it hit. He ended up slumped against the wall, dead.

Uuji turned his attention back to Rei, who was standing in shock from what he had just witnessed Uuji do. "Like I said before, goodbye Rei." Uuji pulled the trigger. Rei had only one thought on his mind; what about Kai? Would he miss him? Would he be all right without Rei there to look after him?

"Kai..." The one word escaped his lips before the bullet impacted. Rei's lifeless body slumped to the ground, blood pouring down his forehead and mixing with a solitary tear he managed to shed before an all- encompassing darkness consumed him. A single, bloody tear.

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Kai stood silently, shocked at the news. Rei, dead? He couldn't be. The distraught boy fell to the floor in a dead faint and was quickly rushed into hospital. Upon regaining consciousness, Kai hoped and prayed that it had all been just a bad dream and Rei would walk through the door at any minute to tell him so, but that was not to be. Rei was never coming back.





Bloody Tears