CHAPTER 1: Beginnings
I glanced down at my watch. It was 4:00, and Kai was late. Knowing Tyson he had probably challenged Kai to a bey battle. Of course Kai couldn't refuse a challenge.
"I'm sure Kai will be here soon." I said to myself.
I waited patiently just outside Tyson's house. The wind was starting to pick up. My long black hair gently blew in the wind as I waited for Kai.
Soon enough Kai came out from Tyson's. As he looked at me I tucked my hair behind my right ear and waved to him.
He looked at me with a strange look. As if he wished I wasn't there yet. I soon knew why, as Tyson and the others came out behind Kai.
"Hey KAI! Where are you going? WERE NOT DONE YET!" Tyson yelled.
Kai said nothing, and just started walking toward me.
"Who's she?" Max asked pointing to me.
Tyson looked at me, forgetting about Kai.
"I don't know. Lets go find out."
Tyson then ran toward me, blowing right past Kai. The others followed close behind. I couldn't but think this was going to end in a lot of questions. Questions that Kai wouldn't want to answer. I was going to turn around and walk away, but it was too late. Tyson was already standing in front of me.
"My names Tyson, he said loudly. Who are you?" he asked annoyingly.
Before I could answer Kai stepped beside me.
"We should go," he said, and continued walking.
As I turned to walk with him Tyson grabbed my wrist.
"Come on, we just want to know who you are." He said.
"Yeah, and how do you know Kai?" Hilary added.
"Let go of me!" I growled, glaring at Tyson.
His eyes widened and he let go of my wrist.
"Geez! I just wanted to know who you are." Tyson said.
"Then ask politely, you don't have to grab me." I answered.
Rei then stepped forward, "You'll have to excuse our socially challenged friend. My names Rei Kon," he says with a bow, "What's yours?" Rei asked as he stood up.
Kai came back to stand beside me. I looked at Kai to see if it was alright. Kai nodded to me quietly.
I looked back at the others. "My name is Julie Yamato. It's nice to meet you." I said bowing.
"There now you know who she is. We should be going." Kai piped in.
He really wanted to leave before they started asking to many questions.
"Wait don't go yet." Tyson stated.
"And why not?" Kai asks annoyed.
"Cause I wanna know if she can blade."
"Why Tyson?"
"Cause I still need to practice."
"Just let them go home Tyson," Kenny adds.
"But Chief..." Tyson complains.
"It's alright. Yes Tyson I know how to blade." I answer.
"Great! Do you want to have a match?" Tyson asks excited.
"Are you sure Julie?" Kai asks.
I smile at Kai, "Its fine, this won't take long."
Kai smirks at me.
"What does that all mean." Tyson asks.
"You'll soon find out." Kai answers, as we all walk back to Tyson's.
All of us go to the backyard. Tyson and I go to the beyblade dish. While the others stand and sit nearby.
"So Kai is she good?" Max asks.
"Lets just say Kenny might want to get Dizzi to analyze this." Kai answers with a slight smile.
"Already done." Kenny answers.
"You two ready?" Rei asks, ready to count it down.
"Yeah." Tyson yells.
"Yes." I add.
"Alright...3...2...1...LET IT RIP!" Rei yells.
Tyson and I both let loose our beyblades. Tyson immediately launched his blade into the air.
"DRAGOON! Hyper Victory Tor..."
But before Tyson can finish calling forth his attack I use one of my own.
"SERAI! Chained Ice Blast!" I yell.
Multiple icy chains burst forth from my blade, latching onto Tyson's Dragoon blade.
"Slam him SERAI!"
Serai then retracts the chains, slamming Tyson's Dragoon into the bottom of the dish. Tyson was completely caught off guard.
"How did you..." he begins.
"You really shouldn't be so slow Tyson." I comment, making Tyson angry.
Dragoon bursts from the rumble in the dishes base. He lunges straight for Serai.
"Serai!... Now!"
Just before Dragoon hits Serai, Serai disappears.
"Where did he go?" Tyson says puzzled.
"Tyson look up!" Daichi shouts.
Tyson looks up quickly.
"Too late Tyson." I say, "SERAI! Wings of Ice!"
Icy wings spread from either side of my blade. Serai then heads straight for Dragoon. Hitting him directly. Sending Dragoon out of the dish, and into a nearby tree.
A shocked look comes over Tyson's face.
"I...lost. I lost...to a...girl."
I call Serai back to me, catching him in the palm of my hand.
"You really shouldn't let your anger control you so easily Tyson."
"What the hell does that mean!" Tyson yells.
"Exactly my point." I say calmly.
Tyson then stomps off in a huff. Hilary follows after him. Rei, Max, and Daichi then walk over to me.
"Your a really strong blader Julie." Max says with a smile.
"Yeah, there's not many people who can put Tyson in his place like that." Rei adds.
"You gotta battle me next!" Daichi yells excited.
I yawn, "Not today...maybe tomorrow." I say.
"Your really strong." Kenny says walking over with his laptop, setting it on a nearby table.
"I've never seen a girl with stats like yours." A voice said from Kenny's laptop.
"Who was that?" I ask, confused.
"Oh! That's Dizzi. She's my bit beast. During an accident she got trapped inside my laptop." Kenny explains.
"You've got one powerful blade." Dizzi says.
Kai steps beside me, "And that's not even here full power."
Everyone looks shocked.
"You held back...but why?" Daichi asks.
"I only use as much power as I feel is necessary to win. It takes more then just brute strength to win a match." I reply.
"Julie we should be going now." Kai says, starting to walk away.
"Your right Kai," I turn to follow Kai.
"Wait we still don't know how you too know each other!" Max yells to us.
"None of your business." Kai answers back.
Kai and I soon disappear from there sight.
"They seem nice Kai." I state looking at him.
"And annoying." Kai adds.
"You and I have been friends for a long time Kai. I know you would never admit it. But there your friends, and you care about them. I can tell." I say smiling at him.
"Hn...whatever."
Kai answers back.
I just smile, and we keep walking.
After walking a few blocks, Kai and I were home. Yeah Kai and I live in the same house. After everything that happened with his grandfather, he moved in with my parents and I, Wren and Kira. They're away on business a lot, so most of the time its just Kai and I. Along with the maids and butlers, who are more like friends then servants. The ones that we are closets to are Henry and Maria.
My parents run they're own clothing company. Our house is a huge brick mansion, with a Japanese garden in the backyard. There are three wings to the mansion. The east wing is where the servant's quarters are. Most of the bedrooms are in the west wing. My parent's room is in the main section, on the top floor. The interior is mostly British style, with white curtains and dark colored furniture. My room was covered in all my sketches. All my furniture and things are shades of blue and white. Kais room is right next to mine and we share a bathroom. His room is colored in red and black, with a bit of red.
As Kai and I walked through the double front doors, Henry greeted us.
"Master Kai, Miss Julie your supper is served in the dining hall," Henry said with a bow and heavy British accent.
"Thank you Henry, I'll be in, in a minute." I stated heading upstairs.
"I'll get started without you," Kai said going into the dining room.
I went upstairs to put away my stuff. After dropping my coat on the floor, I went back downstairs to the dining room. When I got there Kai was almost done eating.
"What took you so long Julie?" he asks.
"This house is too big. After all our rooms are over in the west wing." I reply sitting down.
"The look on Tyson's face when you beat him today was priceless," Kai says laughing. Which doesn't happen very often around Tyson and the others.
"It was really fun beating him. Hopefully he'll take my advice about controlling his anger. If so, the next battle will be much more challenging." I state taking a few bites of my food.
Kai and I continued talking while I finished eating.
"You didn't have to stay until I finished Kai. You were done long before me."
"That's alright. You're the only person I could ever tolerate talking to." Kai replies staring out the window at the garden in the backyard.
"It's always been that way. Ever since the day we first met at the Balkov abbey in Russia." I say picking up my plate.
Kai and I take our plates to the kitchen, putting them in the sink.
"So what are you doing now Julie?" Kai asks.
"I'm going out to the garden to do some sketching." I reply from the kitchen door.
"Can I join you?" he asks.
"If you want to. I'll go get my sketchbook, and meet you in the garden." I reply heading upstairs.
I quickly grab my sketchbook off my bed, and go out to the garden. Kai's lying under one of the trees with a blade of grass in his mouth. So I go over and sit next to him.
"You look comfortable." I say to him with a smile.
He just closes his eyes and puts his arms behind his head.
I draw for a while before lying down next to Kai. We spend the rest of the day relaxing in the garden.
