Once again i apologize, fro leaving this tory for so long, but I had to think long and hard before writing this chapter due to what happens in it at the end (that is no excuss to skip right to the end of this chapter)

IMPORTANT: I DO NOT own Beyblade or it's characters/ storylines, BUT I DO own Tari, the idea of what happens to Kai, the form of Kai's mother, the personality of Mr Hiwatari and any OOCness from Kai, and the others

When Kai talks to each of the guys in turn it is my idea of what Kai would say to them, i tried to think of what happened in the sries and link it into it

this storuy is in Kai's POV, unless you see this (name's POV) meaning that it's changed

'these are thoughts/ bit beast talk)

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A fallen phoenix: chapter 4

I open my eyes; I’m back inside the room that I once shared with Tala. I feel really weak and unstable, my vision is all blurry, I blink a few times to clear my vision. With a lot of effort I sit up, only to gasp in pain and fall back down again, I curse under my breath. After many more failed and painful attempts, I give up; I let out a massive sigh and have a look at my surroundings. There are lots of “Get Well Soon” cards everywhere, and lots of flowers, one thing caught my eye and that was the beyblade sitting on the table next to my bed.

I could have sworn that those were the colours of my blade, I edged in closer, I was right it was a re-make of Dranzer, I then noticed the card next to it, I try to pick it up, but I’m to exhausted. ‘Lousy coffee machine taking all my change’ a voice says as it enters my room, I stay still and close my eyes. The owner of the voice sits themselves down in the chair next to my bed and sighs. ‘You’ve been out for two weeks, maybe it was too late, but if it was too late why are they keeping you here? Oh Kai I wish his never happened’ I hear them say, then they take hold of my hand.

I open my left eye and see that Tari’s the one sitting in the chair; she doesn’t notice I’m awake as she’s drinking her coffee. She sighs again ‘I hope you’re ok Kai, I don’t think I could deal with losing someone else close to my heart’ she then gasps as I tighten the grip on her hand. ‘Kai?’ I nod and open my eyes and look straight into her dark violet ones which are full of tears. She then jumps off her chair and hugs me ‘oh Kai I was so worried abut you, I thought I’d never see you or talk to you again’ she says into my ear. I hug her tight too and run my fingers through her hair ‘it’s ok Tar’ I say.

She then sits up ‘so how long have you been awake?’ she asks, as she finishes her coffee, ‘not long, how long have I been out?’ I ask, my voice sounds really weak; Tari seems to notice as she looks worried. ‘Well your operation was two weeks ago so you’ve been out for about two weeks’ I nod, suddenly a shooting pain hits me right in the chest I gasp and groan in pain. ‘Kai! Are you ok? Stay here I’ll go get a nurse or someone’ Tari says as she rushes out of the door. More pain shoots through my body, I close my eyes and just lie there and breathe though I can tell that my breaths are getting faster.

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I open my eyes again, it seems later on in the day or earlier in the next day I’m not sure, as I didn’t look at the clock earlier. My arm feels really numb, maybe it was because I was leaning on it, I look down and see the doctor’s attached a drip to it. Ok maybe I wasn’t leaning on it after all. I then feel a lump near my feet, whatever it is its warm. I try to sit up a bit, but it really hurts to move so I move my leg hoping to move whatever the lump is. ‘Ow’ I hear a quite voice say, Tari sits up and rubs her head.

‘Sorry’ I say, she nods and sits up ‘that’s ok Kai, I’m just glad that you’re ok, that really scared me. Especially when me and the doctor came back in and your breathing was really fast’ she stops and pulls her chair closer. I look up at her she looks like she has something really important to tell me; though I think I know what it is. ‘Tari is there something you want to tell me?’ I ask, she looks away for a second before meeting my glance.

‘The doctors said that you haven’t properly recovered yet, which is strange as it’s been two weeks since the operation. This is why they think that…’ I look up at her as she’s stopped, she has her eyes closed, but tears look like they’re about to escape her eyes. With a lot of effort I move my hand and take hold of hers ‘it’s ok Tar, I know what you’re going to say. I’m just sorry that it’s going to happen’ I say. She raises an eyebrow ‘why should you be sorry it’s not like it’s your fault. And anyway I don’t want to turn this into an argument, and have this as my last memory of us’ she said as she stood up and walked over to the door.

‘Now I gotta go and meet dad, and the guys. We’ll be back later, ok. I suggest you better get some rest’ she says. I nod ‘hey Tari, I’, sorry for whats going to happen’ I say. She shakes her head ‘its ok Kai, we’ll talk later ok’ she said as she walked out of the door. My eyes start to drop and I fall into a sleep.

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(Tari’s POV)

I run as quickly as I possibly can to Tyson’s dojo, I need to tell them what the doctor told me and get back to Kai as soon as possible. As I run I can feel the tears running down my cheeks, I use my right hand to wipe them away and bump into someone ‘oh I’m sorry’ I say. I look up and am met with the light violet gaze of ‘Tala?! What are doing out here I thought you were with the others?’ I ask as he helps me up. ‘Your dad sent me to come and get you. Are you ok Tari? You were running pretty fast?’ he asks as he holds me in his arms, I don’t care if anyone sees that I’m blushing, he is just so cute! I blink as I see he looks worried ‘um yer I’m ok, I just really need to talk to you and the others’ I say, he smiles and nods and we walk back to Tyson’s.

‘Hey guys I’m back with Tari’ Tala shouts as we enter the Granger household. The next thing I know Hilary has me in one of her death hugs ‘oh Tari, I’m glad you’re back, I hate being here alone with the guys’, when she lets go I look up and see them all standing there ‘how’s Kai?’ Ray asks as I open my mouth to say something Max interrupts. ‘Is there any progress?’ once again I open my mouth, but this time Tyson interrupts. ‘Or is he still unconscious?’ I sigh, I mean it’s great that Kai’s friends are so worried about him; I just wonder how they’re going to take the news.

‘Maybe we should all go into the front room and Tari can tells us what she has to say’ a voice from behind us all says we look round and see dad. The guys all head into the front room, dad stays with me for a bit ‘are you ok Tari?’ he asks as he steps closer to me. I nod and smile slightly and look up into his dark violet eyes ‘I’m fine dad; I just need to go and wash the sleep out of my eyes ok?’ I say as I walk towards the bathroom.

I walk into the front room and sit on the sofa in-between Tala and Ray. I feel as if someone’s watching me, I look up and see eight pairs of eyes staring at me ‘ok, ok I’ll tell you seesh, just stop staring at me!’ I shout. A few of them chuckle, mainly Tala, I give one of my death glares. But before I beat him up, I need to deal with the issue at hand, I take a deep breath ‘well here goes nothing’ I think as I tell the guys what happened earlier today.

‘So shouldn’t we get over to Kai, like now?!’ Tyson said after I finished, I nodded. He gets up and runs to put his hoes on, the others followed slowly. Ray came over to me ‘so how are you feeling about all of this Tar?’ he asks, I look up into his golden eyes ‘I’m good thanks Ray, why does everyone keep asking me if I’m ok, I’m not the one who’s about to…’ I shout, I hope he knows I don’t mean to be snappy, I just have a lot of pressure on me at the moment, I could feel the tears swelling up in my eyes, I couldn’t keep the in any longer.

I feel someone put their arms round me; I thought it was Ray till they spoke ‘happy now Kon, she probably feels bad at the moment, and with everyone pestering her, she probably feels worse’ I open my eye and look up. ‘I’m sorry for showing that I care for a friend. I’m sorry if I made you feel bad Tar’, I look over at Ray ‘its ok Ray, lets just get to Kai before it’s too late’ I say, he nods and walks away. Tala hugs me tighter and to my surprise plants a small kiss on my cheek, before he leaves to. ‘He’s a good kid Tari, if you feel the same way, I approve’ dad says as he walks behind me and puts an arm round me ‘thanks dad, but I can’t think about that at the moment’ I say as we walk out the door.

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(Kai’s POV)

I hear voices, ones I recognise, I open my eyes and Tyson, Ray, Max, Kenny, Hilary, Tala, dad and Tari all seated around my bed. ‘Hey buddy how ya feelin?’ Tyson asks I smirk after everything I’ve done and everything that’s happened he still thinks of me as a friend. ‘Tari said you wanted to see us so we rushed right over’ Ray says, I notice that there is a lot on tension between him and Tala; I raise an eyebrow at Tala, who slyly looks to his left – where Tari is sat. She’s looking down at the floor. ‘So Kai…’ Max started but he looked like he was having a problem carrying on with the sentence.

‘Guys you know how serious my condition is right?’ they nod. I sigh never in all my years did I think I’d be doing this, though then again I don’t think anyone would. I never thought I’d out live my dad, but then again I didn’t think I’d be dying at the age of 16. But when you put everything on the line for the thing you love I guess you have to make a few sacrifices. ‘Um hello Kai? OMG he’s already gone…Ow Hilary!’ I look up to Tyson rubbing his head and Hilary with an evil smirk on her face ‘Tyson can’t you see that this difficult for him’ she says. I smirk I can see what Tari means about them making a cute couple.

I cough, they all look at me ‘you know that I love beyblading right, it’s my life, and from early years I wanted to become the best, though I never could be alone. You guys showed me that. You’re my friends and though I don’t think I really showed it. So I want to say goodbye to you each in my own way’ I say hoping that it didn’t sound as soppy. ‘So do you want us all in the room, or do you want to see us one by one?’ Tyson asks. I think about it for a while ‘all together, but I’ll talk to you one by one’ they nod. I take a deep breath I’m really not sure if I want to do this, but this may be the only time that I can before it’s too late.

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I turn slightly to face Kenny who was the furthest on the left ‘Kenny, I want to thank you, for always fixing Dranzer whenever it was needed. I know I never showed it but I appreciated everything that you ever did for me and the rest of the team after all we wouldn’t have gotten as far as we have without your expertise in beyblade engendering and training, so thanks a lot’ Kenny nods ‘it’s ok Kai, I’m just glad that I could lend a hand’ I nod.

I turn to Hilary who’s standing next to Kenny ‘Hilary, I have to admit at first I thought you were a bit annoying, but over time you’ve helped us all out with our problems and kept us together as a team. And your cooking is way better than Max’s, Tyson’s or Ray’s. So thank you Hilary you helped keep the Bladebreakers together’ Hilary nods, a tear streams down her cheek ‘in a really wired way that’s the sweetest thing anyone’s ever said to me’ I nod though feel as if I’m blushing.

‘Tyson, hm what to say about you. Well I have to say that you were one of the toughest opponents, though at other times I thought you were an annoying hothead, who should listen to his friends more. You always accepted me as a friend, no matter what I did, you always accepted me, so thanks … buddy’ nearly everyone gasped, I have to admit I can’t believe I said it. ‘That’s ok Kai; I just wish I could have one more battle against ya bud. But you rest easy’ now I’m the shocked one.

‘Max, you were my first real competition in the qualifiers all those years ago, you showed me what you showed your mother, that human spirit is greater than technology, that advice came in handy when I left Biovolt. But you have always tried your hardest to be the best blader possible, and I’ve always admired your determination’ Max gave me a thumbs up ‘thanks Kai, I have to admit I had my doubts about you, but you always came through when we needed you’ he smiled I couldn’t help but smile too.

‘Ray, you were the first person on the team who tried to reach me, you never gave up even though I wouldn’t answer you, though eventually you got through. And we were an awesome tag team in the second championships. I know you had your doubts about me too, but our friendships always been strong’ Ray smiles ‘you have and always will be one of my friends Kai’ he says and I know it’s true to because Ray sticks to his honour.

‘Tala, you know what I’m going to say, we’ve been friends since we met and helped each other out through the really bad times and laughed through the good times. Even when I came back after betraying you, you still believed in me even if Bryan, Spencer and Ian didn’t, but after a while they believed too. I guess us lone wolfs just know when its time’ Tala smirks and nods, I know that’s his way of saying goodbye, he never was a very emotional guy.

As I turn to talk to Tari ‘hey maybe we should leave now guys after all this is kind of gonna get very personal’ Hilary says as she pulls Tyson out the door Ray, Max and Kenny follow; as does Tala. ‘Tala you can stay, after all you are like part of our family’ I say, it’s true he is, I’ve always thought of him as an older brother and Tari told me once that after I left the abbey Tala looked out for her.

‘Tari, I’m sorry I haven’t been much of a brother to you, I mean with me leaving the abbey and then us being separated for 8 years and now this, you must hate me’ she comes over and takes my hand. ‘Kai I don’t hate you, how could I you’re my brother, and though we haven’t had much time together, I will treasure the moments that we did forever’ she then hugs me again, this time I really don’t want to let go, I feel tears in my eyes as realisation hits me, this will be the last time I will see my friends and family. She lets go and straighten up ‘Tar, I know that you have feelings for Tala, so I want you and him to be happy together, as after all he is the one who knows nearly everything about you. But Tala, if you make her unhappy for on moment I will haunt you for the rest of your life. Understand?’ he nods.

Tari gets up and walks over to Tala who puts his arms round her. ‘oh and when you get back to Russia, can you tell Jean the bad news, and tell her that I loved her with all my heart and that she was the best thing that ever happened to me. And that I wish that I could have spent more time with her’ Tari nods ‘don’t worry Kai we’ll break it to her gently’ I nod. ‘Kai I can’t help but feel responsible for this after all it was my father who forced you into all of this’ dad says as he puts himself in Tari’s place next to me. ‘Dad I don’t blame you, as it wasn’t your fault, you had to leave otherwise he would have killed me and Tari, I understand that. And besides, there’s no need to worry as I’ll be with mum’ he hugs me and I can feel him shaking.

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The other come back in, I take one last look at them all. ‘Master Kai, it’s time’ a voice in my head says, ‘Dranzer, I thought I let you go?’ I say as my breathing begins to increase slightly. She appears in the back of my mind in all her glory, she feels really warm; I feel my subconscious reach out and stroke her soft feathers.

‘I was gone Master, but as the guardian of your family it is my job to help you through to the next life’ she says as she nuzzles against me ‘are you ready to go master?’ she asks. I take one last look at them all ‘yes Dranzer I’m ready to go’ she nods, and then she covers me with her wings. I’m not sure whats happening but breathing is really fast now. ‘Kai?! KAI!’ I hear my friends shout as I slip in to unconsciousness.

There’s a bright light and when I open my eyes I see Dranzer in front of me ‘are you ready to fly master?’ she says, at first I have no idea what she’s on about but then I look down and see that I’m a phoenix. ‘Dranzer how did I?..’ I ask but I then look down and see me in bed with my friends all around me ‘he’s gone’ the doctor says as he turns off the machine that was keeping me alive.

‘They’ll be alright Kai’ a voice says I turn to see another phoenix fly down, this time a gold one, I recognise her voice ‘mum?’ I ask, she nods and nuzzles against me ‘are you ready to go Kai?’. I take one last look at dad who is currently hugging a crying Tari ‘don’t worry hunny, they’ll be fine, and besides it’s not like you’ll never see them again’ mum says, I nod.

All three of us then open our wings and fly off into the heavens.

a fallen phoenix needs all the help it can get to be able to fly again

THE END

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