Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade or Kai (but I'd be one happy girl if I did.) or Tyson (thank god.) or any of the other blade breakers. But any OC, such as Kristen, are all mine!
Kai received an invitation in the mail to a blade breaker reunion, at first he scoffs & tosses it to the side. But two days of journeying down memory lane later, he gets to thinking about how much he really missed the team & wondered how he was doing. The last he'd heard of Tyson was of his engagement to Hilary a month ago, Ray was totally off the map, Max, well everyone knew where he was, still single & working alongside his mother, Kenny was a strategy expert for the BBA, & Hilary was off with Tyson. Okay, so it was Ray he was most curious about. As for him, he'd taken up the Hiwatari legacy, & kept to himself, not appearing on the news or anything once in the 10 or so years since the team broke up. Oh yeah, then there was Kristen...god, how do you explain Kristen? Happy-go-lucky? Oh yeah. Cheerful? You better believe it. Scary when she does get mad? Just enough to terrify Kai. But cute. He would get her angry on purpose sometimes just to see how she looked when she was mad at him. And she was kind. And sweet. And everything Kai wasn't. She looked forward, she took charge when the situation called for it, a few qualities they had in common. They couldn't agree on anything due to their differences, but he didn't mind at all. He picked up the envelope & opened the invitation. Thursday, June 8, the BBA conference room. That was in 3 days! At the bottom was a hand-written post script from Tyson: Kai, I know you have to have found someone by now, bring her with you. PPS- you were VERY hard to locate! -Tyson.
"Wow, he finally learned how to spell."
He thought about it for a moment, then picked up the phone & dialed the number.
"Hello?"
"Miss Barnes' office, please."
"Oh, Mr. Hiwatari! Miss Barnes was hoping you'd call."
He smacked himself on the head.
"Ah! Today's Wednesday right?"
"Yes, sir, it is."
"I was all ready for it last night & I totally spaced this morning! Well, can you transfer me?"
"Can do, sir. Please hold."
She pressed a few buttons, in Kristen's office.
"Miss Barnes, Mr. Hiwatari's on line 8."
"Thank you, Janice" She put him on speaker. "Hiwatari Incorporated, this is Kristen Barnes, how may I help you?"
"Happy Birthday, sweetheart."
"Kai, you remembered!"
"How can I forget the best thing that's ever happened to me?" (What? Sweetness rubs off.)
"So, got anything special planned for tonight?"
"You bet, but it's a surprise. Hey, hon, you remember my old beyblading team?"
"I never missed a match."
"Well, they're having a little reunion on Thursday, & Tyson's asked me to bring someone with me, & I was wondering if you'd like to be that plus one?"
"Oh my god! Of course I'll go to the reunion with you!"
He continued to pack his bag. "Good, we'll leave tomorrow. And we can stay an extra few days afterwards." He added a few more things to his bag & closed it.
"Kai, you & I both know I can't stay extra."
"Are you forgetting that you work for me?"
"You can't favor just one of the workers, can you?"
"I don't see why not. Consider it a business trip."
"Well, if you insist."
"All right, I'll pick you up a 8:00. No exceptions."
"Wait! Dressy or casual?"
"Doesn't matter to me, you look great in both."
"Are we going out in public?"
"Maaaaayyyyyybe."
"Then what will look best in our surroundings?"
"Dressy."
"See? Now was that so hard? By the way, you need to get in here, people are starting to get suspicious. Clara from the third floor saw us last night & everyone's wondering what I've done to you."
"Be there in a few. Love you, bye." He hung up & got ready for work. Kristen met him in the elevator. As he went in, he clicked the device in his pocket. When the doors closed, he kissed her.
"What took you so long?" she was just playing around, & he knew it.
"I had to tend to my other girlfriend first."
They arrived at the 14th floor where both their offices were. She handed him the files for the day.
"Oh joy."
"Don't get too behind." She kissed him on the cheek again. "I'll hold you to 8:00."
"I get it."
"You better. See you at quitting time." She gave a little wave & they parted ways. He shook his head & headed to his own office. How was it a simple girl like that change him from the moody teen he used to be to the compatible guy he was now? It made no sense. He'd fought against Brooklyn, if that didn't scare the hell out of him, nothing would. Or so he thought. In his opinion, Hilary had nothing on this girl. She had to be pretty bad to turn Kai into a team player...somewhat. There was still a lot of 'I' in him, but there was even more 'we' now than when he was a blade breaker or a blitzkrieg boy. But it was then that his thoughts were broken by his cousin, Inachi. AKA Pain in his Ass.
"Kai, where have you been?"
Kai sighed & spun his pencil around. "Deciding on whether to come in or kill myself."
"This isn't a half-ass job, Kai! You need to be a little more responsible!"
"Listen, I thought I was the one who ran this company? Oh, wait, I do! So why are you scolding me?"
"Because, quite frankly, I think it was the wrong name on the will leaving you the Hiwatari business."
"Fuck off, Inachi."
"What are you gonna do if I don't?"
"Fuck off, or you're fired."
"You wouldn't!"
"PUSH ME. You'll see how far I'll go. You are not one to say what I would & would not do. I did not go to hell & back for this business just to hear you & your self pity that you didn't do enough for the family to earn the job."
"You won't always be here."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You'll have to leave town eventually. And what about yours & miss Barnes' little thing going on there?"
"How do you know about that? What do you know?"
"I happened to be passing her office this morning while you two were chatting. Why do you think she told you to hurry in?"
"You won't do anything. There's no law that says I can't date my employees."
"But it does put a rather large blemish on your record."
"At least I have something on my record. You haven't done anything to deserve the job."
"Have you?"
"I brought glory to the Hiwatari name. Doesn't mean much to me, but it seemed to speak volumes for Voltaire, didn't it?"
Inachi just scowled. Kristen came in at that moment.
"Sir, I have those papers you asked for. I'm sorry, should I come back in a few minutes?"
"No. Mr. Hiwatari was just about to leave. Weren't you?"
He seemed to growl & glare daggers at Kai, who returned the glare & he left.
"What was that all about?"
"I finally showed him who runs this company & why."
His sister came in then.
"What did you say to Inachi? He looks pissed."
"He's pouting because he just realized he's never getting this company. What's up, Korrine?"
"Well, the security cameras are on the blink again, we can't see a thing."
He jumped, but barely. "Oh? What do they think it is?"
"They think it's some kind of disruptor signal & it's being launched from inside the building."
"Faulty computer wiring?"
"Maybe. But I think there's something going on that someone doesn't want us to see." She grinned. "Haven't been up to anything lately, have you, Kai?"
"Can't say I have, why?"
"Because it's the oddest thing, it only happens when you get in the elevator in the mornings."
"Oh, really?" He fingered the device in his pocket. He pressed the button, knowing that the security cameras had snapped back on.
"Yeah, really. Anything I should know about, big brother? Like any new girlfriends such as Miss Barnes here?"
"You figured it out, huh?"
"All by my self, big brother. Now, if you could please not screw up the cameras again, I'd be glad to cover for you."
"Deal."
"Oh, and you have to introduce me to that friend of yours...Max, isn't it?"
"I do know a Max. And I'll be seeing him Thursday. Blade Breaker reunion. No media, I would think. But I don't know, with the happy couple & all, I think it'll be hard to avoid it. Looks like that little romantic trip for two has become a vacation for 3, babe."
"Oh, no, I won't bother you. Just get me there, get me in, introduced, & get me home, & you won't see any more of me."
"Deal."
