A slate blue haired boy walked along the sidewalk, listening to his walkman. He walked into his
house or a house that was mansion-like. At least that what he liked to call it anyways.
"Hey dad."
Another slate blue haired male turned the corner.
"Kyo Hiwatari, you're home late again."
"Sorry dad. I ran into a street gang."
"Did you walk to them, or did you walk into them?"
"They ran into me, dad."
"Hn."
Kai hadn't changed much since the final tournament of the Bladebreakers. He's still cold, but he
puts a lot of his pride in his son, Kyo. Kyo wears a black t-shirt and jeans after changing out of his
grey and black school uniform.
Kyo ran upstairs to his room to catch some beyblade practice time before his dad called about his
homework.
"Why do I have to do this everyday? Kyo, I know you have homework."
"After one more launch, please?"
"Homework."
"Fine."
'Finally, it's Friday.'
"Kyo Hiwatari, please take off those headphones and pay attention!"
"He can't hear you with those headphones on!" said a brown haired girl.
"Yea. But I heard that." Kyo arms were crossed and his headphones were around his neck still
playing. Everyone could hear a slight sound coming from it.
"Not that we have your attention Kyo, please turn to page 241 and do questions 1,2,3."
Kyo put on back his headphones and worked.
"No homework, Dad."
"That's good. What are going to do now?"
"Oh, that's right. You're going to pick up your teammate or something."
"You're on your own with the cameras." Kyo rolled his eyes.
Kai got back in two hours.
"TURN IT DOWN KYO!"
"DID YOU SAY SOMETHING?"
"TURN IT DOWN!"
"WHAT?!"
"I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!"
Kyo didn't reply. Kai walked leisurely up the stairs. And opened the door.
"HEY!" He came back down the stairs. "He likes to do that, Ray."
"Yea, well, I experience the same with my daughter," said the black haired male.
Music filled the house. "KYO HIWATARI!" Kai walked into a room where a little black box was
installed into the wall. Kai flicked a switch and the music stopped.
"DAD!" Kai grinned.
"What did you do that for?!" said Kyo, at the stair railing.
"Because you wouldn't listen to me. Room." Kyo turned around and went to his room.
"If you weren't standing infront of me, I would have thought that was you!" said Ray, following
Kai to a family room.
"Yea. I guess he get his looks from me."
"And his personality."
"That's because, he hasn't had his mother around for thirteen years."
"Isn't he thirteen though?"
"Fourteen in a month."
"Fourteen?! Does he know anything about her?"
"I hardly do either. After she and I got married, his sister came along that same year, and two
years later was himself."
"Monday....." groaned Kyo, on a Sunday night, while packing up his books.
"Are you walking tomorrow?"
"Yea dad. You know I don't like being driven."
"I know that. But tomorrow, you're being driven."
"Why! I want to walk!" Kai sat beside Kyo on his head.
"People are looking for you because, you're my son. When I was your age and younger, I was
chased around by a whole bunch of different illegal companies. Unfortunately, they found out
about you."
"And they want us, why?"
"In the Hiwatari family, all our ancestors were strong physically and mentally. That why."
"Strong?"
"Why do you think I put you under all that training?"
"I'll do it once, only because I don't know what they could do to me."
"Oh, you don't want to know."
Kyo lay down on his bed, and pulled the blankets over his head. Kai turned off his bedroom light.
'I wish I knew everything about dad's past. He won't tell me.' Kyo fell asleep.
"AHHHH."
"Wait.... where am I?"
"AHHHH!"
"Stupid boy! Give back Black Dranzer."
"That's dad."
"Voltaire, sir, he won't give it back."
"Kai, hand it over now."
"Voltaire? Who is Voltaire?"
Voltaire picked up Kai. Kyo watched silently.
"Kyo. Kyo!"
Kyo opened his eyes.
"You missed your alarm clock."
"Dad? Dad! Uh, Dad, who is... who is Voltaire?"
Kai's eyes widened. "How.... That's my business."
"Who is he?"
"Get ready for school."
"Dad! Who is Voltaire?!" Kai put his hand on Kyo's shoulder. "AHHHH! Stop dad that hurts,"
cried Kyo. He felt as if his shoulder was about to break.
"Never say that name again." said Kai, "I don't know how you found out but, it's either you say
nothing, or I'll make you."
"Dad, you'll have to tell me at one point or another."
"Stay here." Kai came back with a single glass with a beige coloured drink in it. Kai sat and the
bed, and brought Kyo to his chest, and poured it into Kyo's mouth. Kyo's eyes began to shut.
"Sweet dreams, because when you wake up, you'll be having nightmares."
Kyo woke up in deep pain. Kyo let out a scream, when Kai entered the door.
"Do you have any clue what I gave you?" asked Kai.
Kyo shook his head violently.
"It's wine, boy!"
"Wait.. I'm immune to alcohol...." said Kyo, noticing that the pain was disappearing.
"You were in pain because, you thought It would hurt bad, and if you had slowed down and
drank it slowly, you would have tasted the alcohol and knew right away." Kyo knew the message
his father was trying to give him.
"You always seem to be in a rush, you haven't relaxed in a few days and you haven't trained, so I
have no clue what you've been doing."
"Well, I've had homework."
"If you have homework, stop keeping it to the last minute. Look, I don't care where you go after
you've finished high school, but I want you to be able to relax. It's the only way to feel better in
the morning. And you might want to consider eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner."
Kyo looked at his feet. He sensed something else was going to happen. He knew it was bad.
"Now that that's cleared up. I came up here to tell you that Trini is coming home for Christmas in
a month."
Kyo sighed. He knew it was bad.
"She'll be coming in 2 weeks."
Kai left.
Kyo picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hey Chris."
"Uhh???"
"....... Guess..."
"Oh! Kyo! Haven't seen you around lately! Where were you today?"
"The teachers think I'm sick."
"You sure don't sound sick, but I can tell something's wrong."
"Trini is coming home..."
"That's it... That's all you're down in the dump about! No way man! There's more to that, so spit it
out!"
"How do you know when something's wrong?" asked Kyo, depressed.
"It's obvious. And besides, don't I always know." Kyo could imagine Chris' famous grin in play as
he said this.
"Well... my dad says I've gotta relax a bit."
"I've got your back, Mr. Hiwatari. And?"
"And?! What do you mean and!?"
"There's a lot more."
"And I've got to start eating daily meals again."
"And?"
"....And.... Ugh.. That's it.."
"Keep going.. There's still more..."
Kyo knew that this would take a long time. "Sit down.. This is going to be a long chat!" Kayo
began the story from the dream about Voltaire to the present.
"And that's it.."
"Okay.. Now I know you feel better!"
"You like listening to my problems.."
"Yea, and it's fun to see how your dad does things! He's very grumpy all the time!"
"Well, Trini's coming back home! She's little miss perfect!"
"Aw.. Your dad still loves ya! Come on! She may be Daddy's Angel but you've got to cheer up!
Listen the your dad and go to sleep."
"Chris.. I'VE BEEN SLEEPING FOR THE PAST 10 HOURS!"
"You sound tired though. Besides, it wasn't you who was sleeping. You were drunk!"
"Can we stop talking about that!!!"
"You're still tired!"
"Am not!"
"Are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
This went on for a while. As always, Chris was the victor.
"Okay. I admit.. maybe a little."
"Well, anyways.. your only immune to certain types of alcohol.. am I right?"
Kyo clicked the speaker phone button, and lay down on his bed.
"Yea. The really strong ones knock me out like a baby."
"I guess that disappears in time right?"
"Yea, I does. My dad says it's best to drink a little every year to help build the immune system, but
I'd rather not."
"Anyways.. It's seven. Want to sleep over or something?"
"On a school night?"
"Yea! My parents aren't home! Besides, you're dad trusts me.. in a way.. sort of.."
"In your dreams, Chris!" called Kai, from outside the door.
"I'll take that as a no."
"Anyways... see you tomorrow!"
"Hey Kyo.. Almost time for Trini eh?" asked Chris. Time pasted quickly, Kyo was doing fine, yet
still working on his relaxing bit. Chris was a blonde haired boy, with deep blue eyes.
"Aa... This is going to be great.." said Kyo, dully.
"On top of that, you've got me to deal with all Christmas!" said Chris. Kyo laughed for his first
time in what seemed forever. Chris smiled at his accomplishment. The old Kyo was back.
DING DONG!
"I've got it." Kai opened the door and Kyo and Chris ran down the stairs, and Chris nearly
tripping.
Trinity Megan Hiwatari was a blue haired 16 year old girl. She had blue eyes from her mother,
unlike Kyo with his brown eyes.
"HI DADDY!" she jumped into Kai's arms. She suddenly noticed Kyo. "Kyo!" She hugged him
tightly, then noticing something. "AHH.. I FEEL SO SHORT!" Trinity was know at least and
inch shorter than Kyo.
"Yes well, he's going to be taller than me soon."
"So I'm guessing this is your daughter." Ray watched from the stairs, just behind Chris.
"Yea. This is her."
"What... I remember you.. you're Felicity's dad." Ray nodded.
"Felicity?" questioned Kyo.
"Yea. She goes to the academy back in Tokyo. I recognized you by the photo she has hanging on
her room."
"Felicity did ask for a picture before she left."
"Well, anyways, why are you here?"
"You've told them nothing?" Kai didn't reply. "Well, where should I start?"
"So Mr. Hiwatari and yourself with some other buffoons were on a beyblading team called the
Bladebreakers?" said Chris, sitting on the floor, back to back with Kyo, hugging his knees.
Kai smirked. "Shut up Kai! This kid obviously spends a little bit too much time around you calling
them buffoons."
"Too much time! He never goes home! He has his own room!"
"Hey.. I like it here!" said Chris.
"This is his home! His real home is collecting dust for all I know!" Ray laughed.
"Yea, we end up doing his laundry too!" said Kyo.
"Gee, what about your parents?"
"They travel around a lot. My two sisters were born in Canada. I was born in Hong Kong! But
Kyo and Mr. Hiwatari are the only ones who knows outside my family."
"They travel? You mean they leave you here while they travel.. Don't you want to go with them?"
"They need one person in my family to stay in school and besides, I get sea sick even if i'm not on
the boat."
"He stares at it and he automatically faints.." said Kyo.
"Besides he's family. He's always been around when we need him. Usually, he's a brat though,"
said Trinity.
"I know.." said Chris sweetly.
"Anyways, what's for dinner! I feel like I haven't eaten in weeks!"
"Whatevers in the fridge."
"I came home to eat, so I'll cook!" said Trine.
"Oh. Dad's gonna kill her!" said Kyo and Chris, as they watched Kai get up and ran after her.
You know I've always hated Christmas! Christmas was a time of laughs and joy, but I hated it.
I never liked any of the food or toys. I hated that my birthday was Christmas. I hated something
else too. The day I was born, was the day mom died. This Christmas brought tears and anger like
every year. My sister bawls, my dad holds it in. But I've never cried. Not even when I was born.
This Christmas, would be the first Christmas in my fourteen years that my heart would cry.
house or a house that was mansion-like. At least that what he liked to call it anyways.
"Hey dad."
Another slate blue haired male turned the corner.
"Kyo Hiwatari, you're home late again."
"Sorry dad. I ran into a street gang."
"Did you walk to them, or did you walk into them?"
"They ran into me, dad."
"Hn."
Kai hadn't changed much since the final tournament of the Bladebreakers. He's still cold, but he
puts a lot of his pride in his son, Kyo. Kyo wears a black t-shirt and jeans after changing out of his
grey and black school uniform.
Kyo ran upstairs to his room to catch some beyblade practice time before his dad called about his
homework.
"Why do I have to do this everyday? Kyo, I know you have homework."
"After one more launch, please?"
"Homework."
"Fine."
'Finally, it's Friday.'
"Kyo Hiwatari, please take off those headphones and pay attention!"
"He can't hear you with those headphones on!" said a brown haired girl.
"Yea. But I heard that." Kyo arms were crossed and his headphones were around his neck still
playing. Everyone could hear a slight sound coming from it.
"Not that we have your attention Kyo, please turn to page 241 and do questions 1,2,3."
Kyo put on back his headphones and worked.
"No homework, Dad."
"That's good. What are going to do now?"
"Oh, that's right. You're going to pick up your teammate or something."
"You're on your own with the cameras." Kyo rolled his eyes.
Kai got back in two hours.
"TURN IT DOWN KYO!"
"DID YOU SAY SOMETHING?"
"TURN IT DOWN!"
"WHAT?!"
"I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!"
Kyo didn't reply. Kai walked leisurely up the stairs. And opened the door.
"HEY!" He came back down the stairs. "He likes to do that, Ray."
"Yea, well, I experience the same with my daughter," said the black haired male.
Music filled the house. "KYO HIWATARI!" Kai walked into a room where a little black box was
installed into the wall. Kai flicked a switch and the music stopped.
"DAD!" Kai grinned.
"What did you do that for?!" said Kyo, at the stair railing.
"Because you wouldn't listen to me. Room." Kyo turned around and went to his room.
"If you weren't standing infront of me, I would have thought that was you!" said Ray, following
Kai to a family room.
"Yea. I guess he get his looks from me."
"And his personality."
"That's because, he hasn't had his mother around for thirteen years."
"Isn't he thirteen though?"
"Fourteen in a month."
"Fourteen?! Does he know anything about her?"
"I hardly do either. After she and I got married, his sister came along that same year, and two
years later was himself."
"Monday....." groaned Kyo, on a Sunday night, while packing up his books.
"Are you walking tomorrow?"
"Yea dad. You know I don't like being driven."
"I know that. But tomorrow, you're being driven."
"Why! I want to walk!" Kai sat beside Kyo on his head.
"People are looking for you because, you're my son. When I was your age and younger, I was
chased around by a whole bunch of different illegal companies. Unfortunately, they found out
about you."
"And they want us, why?"
"In the Hiwatari family, all our ancestors were strong physically and mentally. That why."
"Strong?"
"Why do you think I put you under all that training?"
"I'll do it once, only because I don't know what they could do to me."
"Oh, you don't want to know."
Kyo lay down on his bed, and pulled the blankets over his head. Kai turned off his bedroom light.
'I wish I knew everything about dad's past. He won't tell me.' Kyo fell asleep.
"AHHHH."
"Wait.... where am I?"
"AHHHH!"
"Stupid boy! Give back Black Dranzer."
"That's dad."
"Voltaire, sir, he won't give it back."
"Kai, hand it over now."
"Voltaire? Who is Voltaire?"
Voltaire picked up Kai. Kyo watched silently.
"Kyo. Kyo!"
Kyo opened his eyes.
"You missed your alarm clock."
"Dad? Dad! Uh, Dad, who is... who is Voltaire?"
Kai's eyes widened. "How.... That's my business."
"Who is he?"
"Get ready for school."
"Dad! Who is Voltaire?!" Kai put his hand on Kyo's shoulder. "AHHHH! Stop dad that hurts,"
cried Kyo. He felt as if his shoulder was about to break.
"Never say that name again." said Kai, "I don't know how you found out but, it's either you say
nothing, or I'll make you."
"Dad, you'll have to tell me at one point or another."
"Stay here." Kai came back with a single glass with a beige coloured drink in it. Kai sat and the
bed, and brought Kyo to his chest, and poured it into Kyo's mouth. Kyo's eyes began to shut.
"Sweet dreams, because when you wake up, you'll be having nightmares."
Kyo woke up in deep pain. Kyo let out a scream, when Kai entered the door.
"Do you have any clue what I gave you?" asked Kai.
Kyo shook his head violently.
"It's wine, boy!"
"Wait.. I'm immune to alcohol...." said Kyo, noticing that the pain was disappearing.
"You were in pain because, you thought It would hurt bad, and if you had slowed down and
drank it slowly, you would have tasted the alcohol and knew right away." Kyo knew the message
his father was trying to give him.
"You always seem to be in a rush, you haven't relaxed in a few days and you haven't trained, so I
have no clue what you've been doing."
"Well, I've had homework."
"If you have homework, stop keeping it to the last minute. Look, I don't care where you go after
you've finished high school, but I want you to be able to relax. It's the only way to feel better in
the morning. And you might want to consider eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner."
Kyo looked at his feet. He sensed something else was going to happen. He knew it was bad.
"Now that that's cleared up. I came up here to tell you that Trini is coming home for Christmas in
a month."
Kyo sighed. He knew it was bad.
"She'll be coming in 2 weeks."
Kai left.
Kyo picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Hey Chris."
"Uhh???"
"....... Guess..."
"Oh! Kyo! Haven't seen you around lately! Where were you today?"
"The teachers think I'm sick."
"You sure don't sound sick, but I can tell something's wrong."
"Trini is coming home..."
"That's it... That's all you're down in the dump about! No way man! There's more to that, so spit it
out!"
"How do you know when something's wrong?" asked Kyo, depressed.
"It's obvious. And besides, don't I always know." Kyo could imagine Chris' famous grin in play as
he said this.
"Well... my dad says I've gotta relax a bit."
"I've got your back, Mr. Hiwatari. And?"
"And?! What do you mean and!?"
"There's a lot more."
"And I've got to start eating daily meals again."
"And?"
"....And.... Ugh.. That's it.."
"Keep going.. There's still more..."
Kyo knew that this would take a long time. "Sit down.. This is going to be a long chat!" Kayo
began the story from the dream about Voltaire to the present.
"And that's it.."
"Okay.. Now I know you feel better!"
"You like listening to my problems.."
"Yea, and it's fun to see how your dad does things! He's very grumpy all the time!"
"Well, Trini's coming back home! She's little miss perfect!"
"Aw.. Your dad still loves ya! Come on! She may be Daddy's Angel but you've got to cheer up!
Listen the your dad and go to sleep."
"Chris.. I'VE BEEN SLEEPING FOR THE PAST 10 HOURS!"
"You sound tired though. Besides, it wasn't you who was sleeping. You were drunk!"
"Can we stop talking about that!!!"
"You're still tired!"
"Am not!"
"Are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
"AM NOT!"
"Are too."
This went on for a while. As always, Chris was the victor.
"Okay. I admit.. maybe a little."
"Well, anyways.. your only immune to certain types of alcohol.. am I right?"
Kyo clicked the speaker phone button, and lay down on his bed.
"Yea. The really strong ones knock me out like a baby."
"I guess that disappears in time right?"
"Yea, I does. My dad says it's best to drink a little every year to help build the immune system, but
I'd rather not."
"Anyways.. It's seven. Want to sleep over or something?"
"On a school night?"
"Yea! My parents aren't home! Besides, you're dad trusts me.. in a way.. sort of.."
"In your dreams, Chris!" called Kai, from outside the door.
"I'll take that as a no."
"Anyways... see you tomorrow!"
"Hey Kyo.. Almost time for Trini eh?" asked Chris. Time pasted quickly, Kyo was doing fine, yet
still working on his relaxing bit. Chris was a blonde haired boy, with deep blue eyes.
"Aa... This is going to be great.." said Kyo, dully.
"On top of that, you've got me to deal with all Christmas!" said Chris. Kyo laughed for his first
time in what seemed forever. Chris smiled at his accomplishment. The old Kyo was back.
DING DONG!
"I've got it." Kai opened the door and Kyo and Chris ran down the stairs, and Chris nearly
tripping.
Trinity Megan Hiwatari was a blue haired 16 year old girl. She had blue eyes from her mother,
unlike Kyo with his brown eyes.
"HI DADDY!" she jumped into Kai's arms. She suddenly noticed Kyo. "Kyo!" She hugged him
tightly, then noticing something. "AHH.. I FEEL SO SHORT!" Trinity was know at least and
inch shorter than Kyo.
"Yes well, he's going to be taller than me soon."
"So I'm guessing this is your daughter." Ray watched from the stairs, just behind Chris.
"Yea. This is her."
"What... I remember you.. you're Felicity's dad." Ray nodded.
"Felicity?" questioned Kyo.
"Yea. She goes to the academy back in Tokyo. I recognized you by the photo she has hanging on
her room."
"Felicity did ask for a picture before she left."
"Well, anyways, why are you here?"
"You've told them nothing?" Kai didn't reply. "Well, where should I start?"
"So Mr. Hiwatari and yourself with some other buffoons were on a beyblading team called the
Bladebreakers?" said Chris, sitting on the floor, back to back with Kyo, hugging his knees.
Kai smirked. "Shut up Kai! This kid obviously spends a little bit too much time around you calling
them buffoons."
"Too much time! He never goes home! He has his own room!"
"Hey.. I like it here!" said Chris.
"This is his home! His real home is collecting dust for all I know!" Ray laughed.
"Yea, we end up doing his laundry too!" said Kyo.
"Gee, what about your parents?"
"They travel around a lot. My two sisters were born in Canada. I was born in Hong Kong! But
Kyo and Mr. Hiwatari are the only ones who knows outside my family."
"They travel? You mean they leave you here while they travel.. Don't you want to go with them?"
"They need one person in my family to stay in school and besides, I get sea sick even if i'm not on
the boat."
"He stares at it and he automatically faints.." said Kyo.
"Besides he's family. He's always been around when we need him. Usually, he's a brat though,"
said Trinity.
"I know.." said Chris sweetly.
"Anyways, what's for dinner! I feel like I haven't eaten in weeks!"
"Whatevers in the fridge."
"I came home to eat, so I'll cook!" said Trine.
"Oh. Dad's gonna kill her!" said Kyo and Chris, as they watched Kai get up and ran after her.
You know I've always hated Christmas! Christmas was a time of laughs and joy, but I hated it.
I never liked any of the food or toys. I hated that my birthday was Christmas. I hated something
else too. The day I was born, was the day mom died. This Christmas brought tears and anger like
every year. My sister bawls, my dad holds it in. But I've never cried. Not even when I was born.
This Christmas, would be the first Christmas in my fourteen years that my heart would cry.