A.N. It's been years since I touched on these particular characters, but I was inspired last night, and this is what I came up with! It is set several years after the first one-shot, Alex and Kai haven't been together in around 10 years. I hope you guys like it! This also isn't betaed so forgive any mistakes in grammar you may encounter. I'm not perfect heehee.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade, it's characters, Bey Wheelz, or anything else that you recognize. I only own Alexandria, and the plots I've thrown her, and the Blade Breakers into.
Alexandria's hands shake and she can feel the sweat beginning to form on her brow. Her mind races, so many thoughts bombarding her all at once she doesn't even know which to acknowledge, which to ponder on. All she knows is that he would be coming. Soon, he would be sitting in the same office as her, his presence closer to her then it had been in ten years. After the dismantling of the Blade Breakers had occurred when she'd only been 16 years old, she'd slowly lost touch with all of her former teammates.
Her relationship with Kai had disintegrated rapidly after she had returned home to Massachusetts, USA, and he to Moscow, Russia. The distance was to much for either of them to handle, it had been a mutual breakup, but that hadn't made it any less painful for Alexandria. Though they had been young, she had genuinely fallen for Kai Hiwatari, and she likes to believe that he too, had loved her. She had long since recovered from the distress, moved on with her life. But she couldn't help but be nervous about being close to him again.
He'd be 27 now. What little she knew of him was that he was a successful business man, who was still very well known within the world of Beyblade, and more recently the newest trend BeyWheelz. She herself had stopped participating in the sport a year after the Blade Breakers ended, instead she had gone to college for a few years, dropped out, and ended up waitressing for three more years. She never could quite figure out what she wanted to do with her life, beyblade had been pretty much all she knew.
The last time she waited tables at the fancy pizzeria called Red Rose was the night she'd been asked to change a light bulb that had been acting up in the ladies restroom. It was unusual for management to request that of a waitress, but apparently everyone else had been far to busy to do it. It was just a simple light bulb change. Only, it didn't end so simple. She had removed the offending bulb easily enough, she'd turned the switch to off, but when she was inserting the new bulb something had gone terribly wrong, and she ended up getting the shock of her life.
There had been nothing wrong with the previous bulb. It had been the socket that was malfunctioning, and when she had placed the new bulb in electricity had shot through her entire being. A costumer had walked in the bathroom to find her unconscious on the floor, broken glass around her. When she'd woken up, she'd woken to darkness, the constant beat of her heart rate echoing in her ears. The doctors had told her it was possible she'd recover her eye sight. At first she had had hope, especially when it was no longer darkness she was submerged in, but instead a blurred fogginess.
It never got better then that. It wasn't something that Alexandria had come to terms with easily. She'd had to move back in with her parents who instead of treating her like she was a 24 year old woman, had started treating her like she was a 4 year old. Braille had been a struggle for her, and at first she had refused to learn it, still believing her eyesight would return. It wasn't until a year after the incident that she'd resigned to reality, but she continued to mourn the loss of her eyes. It was only in recent days, that she truly found peace within herself.
"You look wonderful, Alex, dear," Mr. Dickenson's voice carried effortlessly to her. She'd spoken to him on the phone only a few days before, it was the first time she had heard from anyone from her past since Max had come to see her after the accident. She could hear the distinct way his voice cracked, and the breathlessness that had never been there before, he was getting old, "I am so happy you could make it!"
Alexandria smiles, shifting slightly in her chair and pulling on the skirt that she wears, "Thanks Mr. Dickenson." she says kindly, her blue eye's gazing at the blurry green shape that she knew was the BBA President, "I'm excited to meet everyone again."
"I'll tell you, Alex, everyone is very excited to see you again too! I was saddened to hear that you had lost contact with everyone, you were all so close."
Her smiles remains in place, "It was hard to keep up with everyone. To much distance."
"I understand. You guys were certainly an odd bunch, it's not easy when you're continents apart."
"Indeed." Alexandria turns in her chair slightly, hearing foot steps approaching. The door opens without even a knock.
"MR. D! AL!" his voice is as cheerful and confident as she remembered it to be, and she has to suppress a laugh when he nearly rips her out of her chair to give her a hug. He's a whole lot taller then she remembers, chunkier too.
"Tyson, do you think you could let up a bit? She's turning purple." Kenny. She'd recognize that voice anywhere.
"Shit, sorry, Al." he steps back, scratching the back of his head. "Got a little carried a way there."
"No worries!" she smiles happily, "It's great to hear your voice again Tyson! You too Kenny!"
"Tyson, Kenny! So glad you could make it!"
"And pass up the chance to see everybody again? No way." Tyson grins, watching as Alexandria falls back into her chair in the spacious office. They had all heard about her accident one way or another, but it was Max who'd informed both Tyson and Kenny.
"You should of laid off on the donuts the first time I said something to ya, Tys."
Alexandria's eyes light up when Max's voice interrupts something Kenny had been going to say. She's out of her chair and latching on to the tall, solid figure, that is Max Tate. "Max! You could call me more often! Or you know, drive your ass to Boston to see me." she playfully shoves his shoulder.
"You know I'd love to Alex, but Rysa had twins. Between them, her, and my job-"
"-I'm kidding Max. I know you're busy." Alex smiles, taking in the two shapes approaching the doorway Max had left ajar. "You're all busy." she says, as she steps back, her right hand gripping her white cane tightly. While she could see shapes, they often blended into each other and made navigation difficult without the aide of the cane.
"By golly! The Blade Breakers, all back together again!" Mr. Dickenson cheers jovially. "Now on to why I've asked all of you here,"
"A reunion thing for the kids, right?" Tyson interrupts, earning an elbow from Max.
"You haven't changed much, huh?" Kai's voice makes her shiver uncomfortably, it wasn't right for just his voice to have that effect.
"Now, now boys. You are all men now, it's time to act like it." Mr. Dickenson says, making Alexandria's lips twitch into a smirk. Somethings never changed. "Tyson is quite right. This is for the kids, a new generation of beybladers who still get their inspiration from you. Since the introduction of Beywheelz, Beyblade has been losing it's momentum, and I really think if you guys put on a show for the world, beyblade may pick up it's previous pace."
She's standing outside of the BBA building after the meeting let out. They had all agreed to participate in a 'show' two weeks from now, at a massive tournament in Beijing. There had been contracts to sign, and all of that other fun stuff, then they'd all agreed to go out for dinner together later that night. Though Alexandria was feeling a little bit apprehensive about it. It was wonderful being with her old friends again, but it wasn't the same. It had been a bit foolish to think it would be the same in the first place.
"Why did you run out so fast?"
She closes her eyes, a sigh slipping past her lips, "Nerves, I guess." she shrugs, turning to face him. He's a shape, just like everything else, and she desperately wishes she could really see him, "I've always had 'em. Never could kick 'em."
"Alex," she hates how wonderful her name sounds when he says it. It's been 10 years, she shouldn't feel anything when he speaks, "How have you been?"
"Is that what you came all the way out here to ask?" her lips are curled into a small smile as she holds back a laugh, "I've been well Kai, all things considered. How about yourself?"
She can hear his smirk in his voice, "You look better then well." she knows her cheeks must flush at his compliment, "I've been doing good. Better now."
This time she can't hold back the laugh that forces itself up her throat and passed her lips, "You know Kai, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were trying to flirt with me."
"I'm not doing a very good job at it, am I?" her laughter stops, but the smile remains on her face. He's really changed a lot himself, "All joking aside, it really is great to see you again."
"Yeah." she agrees nodding her head, turning her attention back to the road ahead of her, "Kai, can you stay until the cab comes?"
"I can do you one better then that. Let me take you back to your hotel."
She is sure her surprise shows on her face, "I-uh, don't want to be any trouble,"
"You're joking right? Why would it be any trouble?" his tone is one of utter disbelief. In the five minutes she'd been talking to him, he'd already showed her how grown up he was. Gone was the cold, icy tone of the teenager who'd been through to much, in it's place was a man who'd overcome his past, "Don't be stupid, come on, I'll take you." she can hear a grin in his voice as she turns back to him, he's already reaching out for her, his hand gently slipping against her upper arm.
"Thank you Kai." she smiles, letting him lead her in the right direction. "You know, I wasn't sure what to expect when I agreed to do this, but already I am very glad the BBA brought us together again."
He chuckles and she has to suck in a breath, his fingers like fire through the fabric of her jacket, "I regret not staying in touch."
"You've always had a lot on your plate, neither I or any of the others can fault you for it." Alexandria replies, fully trusting the man as he brings her down a flight of stairs, shapes becoming a hazy darkness as they enter a parking lot.
"That's not an excuse." he retorts, the echo of his vehicles automatic lock sounding, and the jangle of his keys reach her ears.
"I suppose you're right," she sighs, though a smile beams when Kai pulls open the passenger side door. His hand lingers on her a moment longer then necessary before she slips inside without guidance.
He closes the door for her and in seconds is slipping into the drivers side of the car, a gentle hum vibrating the vehicle when he starts the ignition. If she could see the car, she knows she'd be looking at a very expensive sports car, especially if the leather beneath her was any indicator. "Where are you staying?"
"The Capitol." she replies, pulling her seat belt and clicking it in place, "Mr. Dickenson's accommodations are as ritz as ever, he's still giving us the celebrity treatment. You know he flew me over first class?"
"Technically we are still celebrities."
"Maybe you and your beydomes, Kai. But let's get real, I haven't been a celebrity since the last worlds the Blade Breakers took part in." there isn't an ounce of bitterness in her voice, she appreciated the quiet after she lost her star power. It had been fun while it lasted. "Tell me Kai, any lucky lady in your life?" she regrets the question the second it slips passed her lips, and finds herself thankful she can't read the expressions on his face.
"Not since Hilary." he answers honestly.
Hilary Tachibana had been one of Tyson's friends that ended up becoming apart of the group. Alexandria had never particularly got very close to her. She'd been obnoxious like Tyson, but overbearing and intrusive. "When did you two...?" she can't help but ask, though her voice trails off.
"It was a few years ago. Didn't last long."
"Oh. I'm sorry." she suddenly feels bad for asking. It really wasn't any of her business.
"Don't be." his lips curl into a smirk, "What about you Alexandria? Seeing someone?"
"Nope." she answers, turning her blue eyes to take in his shape. She brushes strands of her raven locks behind her ear, "I'd been seeing this one guy, before my accident. Didn't work out." she shrugs. That had been her first real heartbreak since Kai, though she knows she was the one that had pushed Eric away.
"I see." the tone of his voice makes her smile, he almost sounded relieved. "About tonight. I could pick you up...and uh...we could, you know..."
"Go together?" she finishes the question for him.
"Yeah."
"That would be nice." she says, just as she feels the car pull up against a curb. "It's a date then?"
"Definitely a date." she knows he's smirking again, his confidence suddenly swooping back. "Do you need help?"
"I'll be alright, Kai." she smiles, as her seat belt unlatches, her hand fondling for the door release. "Thank you."
"No problem, Alex. I'll see in a few hours."
"Yes." she's beaming as she exits the car, her white cane slipping against the concrete to make sure she's stepped out onto the sidewalk. She turns to face the car as she pushes the door shut. She waves, watching the red blur drive away. Alexandria holds back the urge to giggle and shriek like a school girl as she makes her way into the hotel, she had a whole lot of getting ready to do!
A.N. Yes this is another one-shot like the first chapter. After all these years I got inspiration to write another piece about Alex! I hope you all enjoy it! If I get enough reviews I may make one last installment in this little series.
