Ch.1

Kotori leaned forward until she was on the edge of her seat. For the past hour she had been listening to her mentor describe the process she was going to follow in less than a day. Mentally giggling at her luck and intellect, she hastily scrawled out the last bit of information she would need from the chalkboard. As the words flowed from her pen she thought back on the last legs of her journey. Ever since she Formed she made sure to fight her way to the top to become the Winter Goddess candidate. Through rigorous studying and difficult training she had managed to stay at the top of the class and to be the last remaining student. The next day would be her final set of trials before she took the position of Winter Goddess from its current holder, Makoto Sawari, provided she survived. The thought thrilled Kotori as she unconsciously grinned.

A sigh emitted from her mentor, Roko. The male knight knew she was once again thinking of an easy victory for the Trials. He couldn't help but examine her profile as she daydreamed.

The girl, Kotori Miyaki, had Formed later than the rest of her classmates and quickly recalled when the girl was placed into the classroom for the Winter Education. The High Council had hoped she would drop out quickly and take a common job, but the child was persistent. She had lasted through the nineteen seasons of Education, to much of their surprise, making her the last of the class and the Winter Goddess candidate. There was one thing Roko couldn't handle about his student however. "Kotori! Are you even paying attention anymore?" He yelled at her, not surprised. Kotori jumped up and straightened herself in her seat as she nodded. "Listen, you're going to need to be at your best tomorrow. You can't act like a hyper schoolgirl during your missions, got it?"

Slumping her shoulders slightly, Kotori replied, "But Roko, I understand. This is the last trial to test and see if I can take over Miss Makoto's position." Roko stiffened at Kotori's informal use of the Goddess' name. She had grown to be unafraid of the Goddess of Winter. Perhaps it was she herself was so close to the position, Roko thought as Kotori went on about how prepared she was.

"You think I can't do it, huh?" Kotori asked, poking her mentor. The intrusion of private space disturbed Roko as he tried to ignore her. "You really think I can't. Don't you?" She repeated.

Roko found it tempting to knock his student unconscious but knew better than to do so. "I assure you. What you do, will be of your own accord of whether you pass or not. Just remember the consequences." He replied, gritting his teeth. Kotori stopped poking her mentor and headed to the door. "Don't go dying horribly. I've trained you as far as I can push you. Now you have to get yourself through the rest of it all." Roko watched as the girl grinned and walked out. Sitting back at his desk he sighed, mentally preparing himself for tomorrow.

As Kotori skipped through the hallways of Sky she received many congratulations. All were for being a candidate in the upcoming Trials, yet she could feel their solemn looks as she left their presence. These were the people she would prove wrong, by overcoming the Trials' missions. Yet their looks had taken its toll on her over the past few seasons of her life span. It was true she had a high possibility of dying by rising to the Trials call and that fact, had eventually worried her over time.

The Trials were composed of three simple missions over the span of a season. Missions took place on Earth, providing the candidates with basic necessities for life in the chosen town. Candidates weren't limited to the seasonal God or Goddess position, as after nineteen years of training candidates were allowed to select any position they wanted. Difficulty of the missions depended on the rank of position being sought after. The higher the rank the more difficult the missions. There were also various obstacles in the candidates way chosen by the General and the Knights of the Trials' season.

For Kotori, she had chosen to go for the highest position possible, Goddess. Should she fail the Trials it meant certain death. Combing her fingers through her long dark blue hair, allowing the stress to release from her mind. She stared at the few strands of hair she had accidentally pulled out. They dimly glowed and dissolved as her Winter Magic slowly released itself into the rest of Sky. That's what she'd become, Sky, a part of the world around her she mused. Despite her carefree attitude to Roko she knew she'd have to work hard to survive in the coming season.

Speaking of Roko she had forgotten to say bye, she remembered as she walked into her apartment in Outer Sky. "I'll see him tomorrow I think. I can say my farewell then." Kotori said to herself as she headed to the refrigerator. She needed some food to get her mind off tomorrow before she went to bed. "I'll be okay. I'll be okay." Kotori chanted as she set down some ramen noodles.

Okay, so I know it doesn't seem like a fanfiction at first but it is. I don't own Beyblade or to be more specific I don't own Kai, Rei, and Max. Takao Aoki does.