Author's Note: This is my first story-I'm kinda new to fanfic;) It's set near the end of Beyblade g-rev., after Kai loses to Brooklyn and his blade is smashed. I'd really appreciate reviews...please?^_^

Beyblade Insights

Chapter One

Pain. Kai Hiwatari groaned, his head muddled and everything else sore. Still half-asleep, he tried to open his eyes. No luck.

Whenever he tried, harsh light seeped through, temporarily blinding him. Grinding his teeth, he forced his eyes apart. Through the involuntary liquid seeping out from his gaze, he thought he saw a figure of a girl.

Too fuzzy to make out her features, he squinted his eyes against what he thought was a ring of purple surrounding her, and inhaled the scent of…sugary cinnamon?

Whatever strength Kai had suddenly released him. Head falling back onto a lumpy pillow, he gave up and succumbed to his nightmares. Which was the opposite of being cheerful.

A few hours…or maybe a few days, (who knew?) later, Kai woke up. This time, when he tried to look out his eyelids, it was darker. Realizing that his body wasn't throbbing anymore, he was able to shift his head and look around.

A mellow hospital room greeted him. Looking to his right, he spied a relatively small window with its blinds open to reveal a pretty sunset. Or was it sunrise? He didn't really care either way.

Looking past the dreary white walls, Kai turned his neck a full 180 degrees and spotted a bland door to his left, along with a table right next to his hospital bed and beside it a sto—. He stopped, his eyes scanning back to the figure sitting in the stool, who he had completely overlooked. Her head was tipped down, as if asleep.

Eyes slightly widening, Kai tried to push himself into a sitting position. He grunted as a sprain in his side screamed in protest. This, of course, evidently woke up the girl sitting so close to him.

Their eyes met. Amber-amethyst to her soft brown ones with flecks of green. She looked familiar, but he couldn't place… In his muddled dreams. Of course. But other than that…she reminded him of someone. Eh. He shook the thought away. Her face was kind, and alarmingly dark purple hair would cascade down to her waist, probably, if she stood up.

"You're awake." she stated, obviously relieved.

Too tired to respond, he didn't care much. It was just a stranger; she could be ignored. Instead, he reached for his Beyblade, Dranzer, and was greeted by a fistful of air strapped around his arm.

He remembered. Sinking down again, he squeezed his eyes shut and tried to wave the horrid memories away. Still, they flooded through his mind.

His last opponent, Brooklyn, and his insane laughter. His other rival, Tyson, whose older brother Hiro's voice was repeating in his head over and over again, telling him that he never had a chance to win against Brooklyn, that it was impossible, that he never would…

Sitting back up again, he pulled his knees towards him and shoved his head into his arms. Breathing. Gasping. Trying not to care. He could feel the girl's eyes boring into him. Which was annoying, certainly, but he was in no mood to confront a stranger.

He stared down at bandages, scratches, and his own battle-ripped clothes, not quite focusing on anything. Or rather, trying not to.

Unfortunately, everything seemed to be against him. The sun was slowly coming up-yes, up. Light filtered into the small room. A bird chirped. It seemed all too happy to suit Kai's depressing state. Still, he heard something click. A flash of metal that refracted the morning's light. Something that landed squarely on top of one of his knees.

He scrunched up his eyes, looking up at the distraction. She just grinned. "The name's Ana. Take a look."

Kai let his head fall back down.

"I'm not going to stop bothering you until you do, you know." she added.

He still ignored her. A few seconds passed. Then more. Minutes…up to a point where Kai lost track of time.

Finally, Ana sighed. She slid off the stool and flicked whatever was annoying him up into the air, deftly catching it again.

She grabbed his head using a fistful of hair and pulled it up until Kai was staring into those eyes again.

Neck aching, he gripped her arm and pulled it away. He didn't want to know what it was. He just wanted to be alone.

Irritatingly, Ana pulled the lumpy pillow against the headboard and pushed Kai's back onto it. He revolted by closing his eyes. She eased the stool closer and resumed her position there, although she extended her arm and held out a fist in front of Kai's face.

Kai snorted softly, trying to hold on to whatever stubbornness he still had. But his curiosity caused him to peer out from behind his eyelids, once Ana had opened her palm.

An image of a red phoenix glittered back at him.

"Dranzer…" he murmured, reaching out to get it. Ana let go, and the shard of metal fell onto Kai's waiting palm.

"At least you talked…" Ana said to herself, although loudly enough for the person in front of her to overhear.

Acknowledging the individual, Kai faced her and although still unsmiling, cocked his head slightly to one side.

Author's Note: Well, how was that?

R&R please!=)