BAKUTEN SHOOT BEYBLADE Fanfiction

Kai/Tala FRIENDSHIP fic; some OOC due to AU

By Syaoran-Lover

Disclaimer: FANFICTION says it all... ¬¬

THROUGH ETERNITY

CHAPTER 1 - TALA

A big and powerful looking mansion stood proudly on top of a mountain, its back to yet more and more beautifully pine-covered hills.

Yet, as the place was breath taking and astonishing for its beauty, the owner was a man whose personality was very opposite of his surroundings. His ways were refined and he always helped when he could, but one thing obscured his heart, making these qualities not enough to even his worst defect... and right now, that's exactly what can be demonstrated in his study room.

"Bring the boy in!" A gray-haired man shouted to one of the guards at his door.

Two minutes later, a red-haired young man was accompanied inside by two men, who stood right by the door when it was closed behind them.

"Yes, Voltaire-sama?" The 14-year-old asked his employer.

The man, owner of the mansion, gave him a big grin. "Tala, despite your young age, you are one of my best hunters. Up to today, you have never yet failed a job... and that is why I'm now going to give you a very important one."

"Another creature, sir?" The boy, wearing a blue jeans and a brown sleeveless shirt, asked, looking down at his black pair of tennis shoes.

"Yes, I need more to my collection. I've gathered all sorts of magical creatures, from unicorns to fairies, and normal animals, like cats and dogs, in my personal back yard. Of course, my ambition aims much higher. Have you ever heard of a phoenix?"

"I believe I have, sir."

"Good, that'll cut explanations. Basically, my researches have discovered that a group of them live in Japan, safely hidden by the volcanoes. What I want you to do is to go there and get one for me... or better, for my collection, but I don't want any of them, I want the most amazing creature there, the most splendid and the most special. That's what my collection is about, as you know, since you are the one who has captured most of them for me." The old Russian said, his tongue brushing his lips.

"Yes!"

"As always, I'll pay for the trip, since it is a long way from our Russia here to Japan. Everything else will also be set, but once you get to the area where the phoenixes are said to live, don't come out of there without one!" The man shouted as he turned and looked down on the younger one.

Crystal blue eyes locked with his immediately.

"Yes, Voltaire-sama!"

And with that, the red-haired youth bowed to his employer and, as soon as he left the room, proceeded to get everything ready for his trip.

Yes, Voltaire Hiwatari, richest man in Russia, despite his kindness to people, collects animals and creatures, locking them in his personal back yard, never to taste freedom again. Such beautiful creatures all stowed away in one tight place for only one man to see... it's a very cruel destiny.

And it seems like a phoenix will soon be the new addition.

It only took a day and a half for him to arrive in the distant country, Voltaire was certainly efficient, that's for sure. The trip was very long and tiring, so when Tala arrived at the Hotel, he had to call it a day. Nothing good would come out if he went after a phoenix when his body was worn out. Airplanes had never been a strong point for the young hunter.

However, the next day, as soon as the sun was set, Tala was already awake and preparing to leave, taking only his equipment and a few provisions.

The researchers that Voltaire had mentioned showed him their discoveries, all the notes carefully organized in a sketchbook, but it wasn't much, after all, the phoenixes did live by volcanoes, making it hard to even see one. Tala read everything along the way as the jeep brought him to the base of the fire mountains... and then, he was on his own.

For four days he roamed the environment, and it became pretty obvious to him that he'd never find anything if he kept that up, for one: his provisions would only last about 3 more days; two: phoenixes wouldn't pop out of nowhere, so he had to be careful about roaming, but so far, no luck yet; three: it was getting too hot for him, after all Tala was Russian, and even if there are sunny days, there isn't volcano-like heat. All these things were starting to wear him down.

On the fifth day of his search, he was about to quit and reconsider this "mission", when a low growling sound was caught by his sensitive ears and he went towards it, curious as to what would make such a sound, for phoenixes do not growl, they sing or screech, he knew of no animal that could make a sound like that, for it was too low for any kind, too high for humans... and humans simply don't live in volcano areas.

What Tala saw took immediately triggered something inside him, making him run towards the helpless light blue creature which was stuck under a very big boulder seemingly on fire, pressed against another rock wall, trying to wiggle its way out form underneath it.

Something, though, was very intriguing: the creature, which he had never seen or heard of before, also seemed to be on fire, but that didn't look like it was causing him much trouble. In fact, the flames seemed to be coming from it.

For an instant, as Tala made his way towards the large rock, he thought he had finally found on of the amazing fire birds he had come in search of, and an even more amazing one since it was blue; but whatever it was, the hunter put his thought aside, for the priority at that moment was to rescue the strange being, no matter what it was. He could deal with that later...

As he approached, the fire grew stronger. Tala quickly retrieved a long bar of steel form his provisions backpack and hauled the boulder away, setting the creature free... and somehow making the flames disappear too. Except that it didn't move much anymore, making the hunter think it had died, but he knew better. Kneeling closer, he was about to touch the blue fur, when it suddenly moved again, slowly lifting itself.

And as if in slow motion, other colors and shapes began to make themselves visible by the redhead's eyes: a darker shade of blue fur, then cream- colored muscles, and eventually deep crimson... crimson eyes.

Tala stared as if he'd never seen a human being before... at least, that's what it seemed, except for the red eyes, he'd never heard of a human with blood-colored irises in all his existence.

"Pretty weird." The hunter thought, not being able to tear his gaze away at the neat display of cream skin before him. "Light skin, toned body, wild hair two shades of blue, and most importantly: those crimson pools we name irises."

Looking a bit lower, he was actually surprised to finally realize that the person in front of him had no clothing on, and that person was staring at him with a burning gaze.

"Definitely male..." He thought. Blushing a bit, Tala offered him a set of dark blue shorts just typical for the temperature they were facing, but the person merely kept looking back at him, not making a movement, but his blood-shot eyes seemed about to turn into flames, the intensity with which they were burning through the redhead gave him the impression he was the one with no clothing on.

Minutes later, the blue-haired boy turned around and started to walk away, completely ignoring Tala's presence. The RussIan, thinking it a rude behavior, decided to follow the other boy and get him to apologize; after all, the redhead had rescued the red-eyed.

However, Tala soon found out, to his dismay, that the boy was not so easy to follow: for some unexplainable reason, the two-toned bluenette was a bit too agile when it came to walking on the volcano, almost as if he lived there, but that sort of thing was impossible; no human being could possibly stand that heat for too long. Tala himself was only able to last all that time already because he had been trained for it, and he was near his limit, so living in such an environment couldn't be possible, could it?

The answer to such a question the redhead did not know, but he decided to concentrate on following the other before he lost track of the naked boy... the little ungrateful rascal was pretty fast.

It took Tala a few good hours to catch up, and by then, they had reached the top of the volcano. There, the hunter was once more surprised as he heard the same screech which he thought could not belong to a human... coming from the other boy's lips.

And even more surprised he was when, only seconds after the sound was made, a louder one echoed in his ears and, right before his eyes, a majestic red phoenix appeared flying above the boy. [A.N.: Try to picture Dranzer majestically hovering over a naked Kai's head... and Kai looking very serious... drools.]

Could he have possibly called the creature? Whether yes or no, Tala had found what he came looking for, and it was time he got to work. However, before he could do anything, the bluenette started walking towards him, and before Tala could react, his arms were folded behind his back in a firm grip, his chest facing the ground and an extra weight on top of him.

"Huh? If even I couldn't see him, how fast did he move?!" Tala thought; but, his they were interrupted as a clear yet fierce voice echoed in his ears.

"Omae (You)... Dranzer no tame koko ni kita darou (came here for Dranzer right)?" The bluenette's voice soared with such despise, Tala felt a drop of sweat fall along the side of his cheek. "Nareba, doushitemo zettai ni sonna koto dame (Then, I definitely can't have that)!" He shouted, and Tala felt the grip get stronger... just before the point of hurting, and he definitely didn't want to feeel the other's strength on himself; the hunter could tell that the boy was extremely strong just by the way he was being held. "Shikashi, saki ni ore o tasuketa kara, Dranzer o miru dake da ii... shinu mae ni (But, since you helped that time, I'll let you just look at Dranzer... before you die)."

"Talk in a language I can understand clearly, damn it!" Tala shouted in pure agony, not being able to fluently speak Japanese, only being able to understand fragments of what the other was saying, but he got the general message. "How do you know, anyway?!"

"I know because I saw it in your eyes, and because that's the only reason why people come here. I had been following you ever since you came near the volcano, but I got a bit careless, and that rock fell on top of me."

"How come you didn't speak like that from the beginning?"

"I talk when and how I want to."

"Great... stuck on volcanoes with someone who barely speaks..." Tala commented sarcastically, practically forgetting he was about to be killed.

At that, the boy loosened his grip and Tala lost no time in escaping his grasp; taking only three seconds for him to recover his breath. In a flash, the redhead was the one holding the bluenette captive. "I don't know what you are, kid, but if you can get the phoenix here to cooperate like you can so easily call her, then you're coming with me!"

Tala felt the boy tense as soon as he was touched by him, but immediately his muscles relaxed once again. "Weird..." He thought. "People don't usually relax when they're being held captive, what's wrong with him?"

It was at that moment that Tala saw a blast of fire coming his way, sent by the phoenix, and he barely managed to dodge it, bringing the bluenette with him to the floor. However, when his eyes opened once again, he was quite surprised to see that they were surrounded by flames, and the heat was unimaginable. "It's trying to burn me and this kid!" He realized, not understanding why the phoenix would want to risk the other's life, but there was no time to think about that, he had to get both himself and the bluenette out of there quickly before they turned into ashes.

Releasing his hold on the other and pulling him by the arm, Tala cried out in an attempt to be heard over the crackling noise the burning fire was making. "Hey, we gotta' get out of here or we'll burn to the ground! Come on, follow me!" He called, but at that instant, the flames grew higher and the heat became unbearable.

Tala felt a wave of dizziness wash over him... he lost control over his body and felt it falling. Looking up at the blue-haired figure standing beside him, unfazed by the flames, he saw that the fire made the crimson eyes fixed on himself even deeper than the first time they'd locked gazes.

And soon, he saw only black as his consciousness shut down.

END of CHAPTER 1 - TALA

A.N.: Another short fic, this one will probably be only 4-5 chapters long, unless I change the original plot or something... ¬¬'

Well, for now, this will do.

Please tell me what your first impression was in a review or any mistake you find, whether it's spelling or coherency! I promise I'll look it over!

Syaoran-Lover (but I also love Kai... and Loki... and Kouichi... and Kohaku... and Miroku... and Kouga... and Hideki... and Minoru... and Kyou... and Hatsuharu... and Ascot... and, well... you get the picture, but Syaoran Li will always be my #1! ) signing out... --'