Hey! I know I should update my story "firebirds will fly" but I will at the weekend.
Meanwhile I have another story for you. It while not become that long - probably six or seven chapters long...
Short summary: Cliche? Sheila, mute female dance performer, meets Kai, cold captain of the world's best beyblade team.
Warning: Mild swearing.
Disclaimer:What do you think? Nothing is mine!
Chapter One: Arrival
Chris read over the letter for the third time in a row, considering if the invitation should be accepted or not. The twenty-four year old finally smiled and slowly his smile turned into a grin. "Yes!" He announced t himself happily before he jogged out of the room. The dark brown wood door fell close behind him while Chris was already storming down the stairs the white envelope with the letter clutched in his hand.
He burst open the door to the training room still grinning widely. The occupants turned there attention towards the young man at the doorway and it was Jack to ask the question that was bothering everyone else. "What's up?"
Chris grinned. "I got an invitation for a performance, guys!" "Cool. But what is so special about it that you are so excited?" Beth spoke up taking a few steps into Chris's general direction. The young man laughed. "Sorry. I should tell you first. The invitation is from Mr Dickinson…"
"What? The chairman of the BBA? He engages us?" Laura asked surprised.
"Yep. For the opening of this year's World Tournament. Isn't that great?"
"Yes, Chris. That is absolutely gigantic!" Jack said, now also grinning from ear to ear. The others nodded and Chris turned his attention to his younger sister. "Sheila?" The nineteen year old turned her head toward Chris, smiled and nodded. Her eyes were sparkling, showing the excitement of the quietest member of the dance troupe.
Sheila was packing her English book into her bag before she flung it over her shoulder and left the classroom. With a steady pace she walked down the white painted corridor pass the line of windows on the right side and pass the classroom doors on her left side. A boy from her class run pass in a hurry waving his goodbye at her before dashing down the staircase.
A smile was tugging at her lips. It was time for the summer vacation. And she was flying to Tokyo in two days to the Beyblade World Championships. Today was her last dance training before the trip and Sheila had to admit that she was excited like her brother Chris.
It would be great to dance in front of such a large group of people. And she would meet the world's best beybladers.
Slowly she walked down the stairs lost in her thoughts, going over the things still to do before they would enter the plane.
Sheila would have been singing if she had not been mute.
"WHHOOOHOO! We made it! We made it!" Tyson was dancing and jumping crazily around in the backyard throwing his arms in the air. "We made it! We made it!" A second voice joined the World Champion's voice. Daichi was dashing around like an insane monkey raising dust behind him.
"TYSON! DAICHI! Shut the hell up!" Hilary yelled at the two boys who behaved nothing as their age. The girl with the brown hair earnestly considered if she should walk into the dojo and grip the kendo stick of grandpa Granger to make a final stop to the antics of the two boys.
The reason for the commotion in the normally silent – okay, sometimes – was that the world's most famous beyblade team the BBA Revolution had been qualified for the this year's world tournament.
And the members of the team, being from different countries, having different character traits and absolutely reached different levels of insanity and sanity, were taking these news in different ways according to the previous mentioned criterions.
While Tyson Granger and Daichi were running around the yard like they had finally lost their last piece of sanity, Hilary Tatibana was yelling at them to stop. Kenny was typing on his laptop already and presumably sinking in one of these states of his mind where he was only able to concentrate on researching.
Max Tate, the American blader of the team, was nearly suffocating himself with sugar and would soon be starting to giggled and laugh non-stop, his sanity going down with each bite of sugar.
Under the circumstances Ray Kon, the Chinese, had decided not to interfere. He was calmly sitting on the veranda of the dojo, watching his friends going crazy around him with a grin on his face. He was one of the two calm characters of the team but he could understand the excitement of his younger team-mates quite well.
The other calm character member of the team was the Russian enigma Kai Hiwatari. Currently he was leaning on the back wall of the veranda of the dojo with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Simply in his normal casual stance like is completely oblivious to his surroundings but everyone who knew Kai a little better, that only includes his team-mates and the Demolition Boys, knew that he was always alert.
Crimson eyes opened to the world around them. Somehow he could understand his team-mates. After all he knew them for good five years now. Somewhere through this time the surprise about their childish antics had faded.
And it was indeed exciting this world tournament. It had been more then a year, nearly two years, since the BEGA incident and they hadn't met a lot of the other teams during this time. Only now and then when their paths crossed unexpected. Not for any tournament. And Kai wanted to battle again and have a real competition again.
After BEGA Kai and Tyson had their friendly rematch. Kai had came out as the victor of a very intense battle. Tyson had placed his hand on Kai's shoulder and had congratulated him. Kai had left to travel for some time but had eventually returned to Tokyo and his team. After his return Tyson had retreated form his team captain position and Kai Hiwatari had once become the captain of the BBA Revolution, the former Bladebreakers.
The builing was huge to say the least. It was good six or seven stories high and the beyblade stadium was situated right next to it. It was the first time the BBA Revolutions had entered the building and they all found it incredible – even Kai who gave an approving and respectful nod while glancing around the entrance hall. Other members of the team were not so silent and Ray was quite sure that the screams of joy were still echoing through the hall.
Several other teams had already arrived and taken their respective apartments.
After Kai had given his team the keys he had went to walk around the building and inspect the training possibilities – and had turned out impressed. Each team was getting an own training room until and during the tournament.
When Kai returned from his walk and opened the door of the apartment he was met with the sight of a very excited Hilary. Ray grinned when he saw Kai's hesitant expression. His team captain really was baking away and started to leave the room again, quickly.
The Chinese laughed. "It's alright. She just got to know that there is a dance troupe coming for the opening to perform."
"Not just an ordinary dance troupe, Ray! They have become very popular through the passing year!" Hilary exclaimed turning to the boy with the extremely long hair.
"But I have never heard of them before!" Tyson interrupted. "That's because you don't watch the news, Tyson!" The girl turned to Tyson. "What was their name again?" The dragon master asked, the question making the girl groan.
"Silver Revolution." She replied with an annoyed tone in her voice, rolling her eyes at Tyson.
This evening when the team went down for dinner, Ray was too lazy to cook today and they wanted to meet the other teams, the BBA Revolutions met Mr Dickinson, the chairman of the BBA in the large entrance hall.
A wave of "Hello!" and "Hi, Mr. D!" and a "Hn." combined with a short nod greeted the elder. Stanley Dickinson smiled at the group. "You want to go to dinner, right?"
"Yes!" said – who else? – Tyson. The old man nodded. "I will soon join you and the other teams but first I have to go and check on the dancers…"
"The dancers?" Max asked. "Hilary told us that a group called Silver Revolution will perform…?"
"Exactly!" The man nodded. Hilary smiled and asked Mr Dickinson in a pleading voice. "Can we come with you? I want to meet them…"
Ray grinned while Kai rolled his eyes at the girl.
"Sure, I think they don't mind if you come along." The chairman agreed and gestured the group to follow him. "Currently they are check out the stage and the technique." He continued when the group walked down a long corridor who connected the training facility and apartment building with the new stadium. Finally they stepped through a large door.
"Wow!" Kenny exclaimed his eyes travelling through the stadium, taking in the surroundings in detail. "It's huge." Ray agreed.
"The newest and highest standard." Stanley Dickinson confirmed them, smiling proudly. It was a great achievement that they had been able to realise such a large project in the short time after the BEGA tournament.
Kai was also glancing around and noticed the large stage on the one side of the stadium. Video screens were positioned behind it and hundreds of lamps and spotlight were surrounding it. A small group of people was standing around, talking and now and then gesturing towards the stage.
It was this moment when Mr Dickinson waved the team to follow him. A young man turned around, smiled and walked up to them to meet them halfway. "Mr Dickinson, nice to meet you." The old man extended his hand to the younger. "Mr Belova I assume?"
"Chris, its only Chris." The smile never faded from the young man's lips as the two shook hands.
"You are Russian?" Tyson asked stretching out his own hand. "Partly. And you are the last world champs." "The last and the next." Tyson said confidently. Chris grinned and turned around slightly when a young woman approached the group and Chris Belova. "That's my girlfriend Elisabeth, she helps us with the contracts and with the organisation. Beth. Mr. Dickinson."
"Nice to meet you, Mr Dickinson. - And its Beth for you." "It's my pleasure, Miss Elisabeth.
They shook hands and only Kai refused the handshakes, typical for him.
"Don't mind Kai. He is always like that." Tyson grinned placing a hand on the Russian's shoulder in a friendly gesture but Kai only glared deathly at the dragon master.
Chris smiled and turned around waving at the others of his group whose were still standing near the stage. Motioning to each of the approaching, he introduced them to Mr Dickinson and the BBA Revolutions.
"Laura, Jack, Robin and Jane." The four nodded when they arrived at the group. "And that's my sister Sheila." Chris gestured to the last girl.
Ray noted that the girl Sheila was very pretty. Sparkling blue eyes with some green dots in them, plain brown hair that reached pass her shoulders. Like her brother she was dressed casual in faded blue jeans along with a white shirt and a black blazer.
A smile on her lips she stepped forward and shook Mr Dickinson's hand. Then she took a step back and what happened next left the team slightly confused at first.
Glancing quickly at her brother, Sheila made several gestures with her hands while her mouth formed some letters. Her movements were quick and swift.
Chris nodded briefly before turning to Mr Dickinson. "My sister says that it's nice to meet you and she can't wait till the tournament begins."
Mr Dickinson nodded and smiled. "Thanks Sheila. You are welcome."
While Mr Dickinson seemed not very surprised the beyblade team next to him was taken aback. Tyson starred dumfounded at Sheila as if she was an alien. Not nice. Kai reminded like he always was – impassive - and Ray was the first to understand.
As if Chris had read the Chinese's and his team-mate's thoughts he explained. "Sheila is mute." Tyson's mouth opened and closed like a fish. Very nice.
Kai rolled his eyes at the young's antics and was himself slightly surprised. Not really by the fact that the girl in front of him was mute but the fact that she seemed to be completely unaffected by the reactions of his "dear" team-mates. Somehow Kai felt the need to interfere.
"Granger, ever head of manners?" He asked sarcastically. Instantly Tyson closed his mouth and shot Kai a glare. But when it came to death glares Kai's were unbeatable. So Tyson mumbled something incoherent under his breath.
Mr Dickinson turned to Chris breaking the tension in the air with his question. "What do you think about the stage? Will she do it?"
"Sure. It is great. And thanks that we even have a room to train. That's not always possible."
"I am glad that you want to perform at the opening. Right now: Would you like to join the teams for dinner?" Mr Dickinson invited the dancers.
"That would be great." Beth nodded with a smile tugging at her lips.
"Then follow me." And with these words Mr Dickinson led them to the large dining room.
Just in the moment when Kai turned around to follow his team his crimson eyes met blue and green ones. For a moment their gazes locked. But only for seconds.
Then Laura had linked her arm with Sheila's left one and in the progress Sheila turned away. The young female dancer only glanced back briefly at the captain of the world's best beyblade team...
So, how was it? Please tell me if it is worth continuing! (Review? Please?)
LadyOfTheBluePhoenix