Title: Shiruba Namida (Silver Teardrop) Chapter Two: Tala's Downfall, Mai's Uprise-The Chaotic Incident

Just a little Commentary #2: "Hello Hello again, Everyone! Once again I'm proud to present to you my first fanfiction ever, Shiruba NamidaXD!!! OMG finally got up chapter two I'm just soooo excited. In this chapter has a cliffhanger because I had a little trouble with how to end this chapter please don't be mad... (Again really sorryXD) Don't worry cause I going to continue the rest of the dialog on chapter three. Okay again I would to thank my editor/bestest friend, Courtney a.k.a "Silver Dranzer" with guiding and helping me on this cause this would not be possible...truth me and my other bestest friends, Javillan, April, and Carmen (you know who you are! ) thanks for support me and getting me into fanfiction! Love y'all! Okay I would rambling any longer so I hope you enjoy chapter two and Please Review and tell me what you think, okay! Thanks! Enjoy! Laters!

Disclaimer:"Don't own Beyblade!"

"Where are you headed?" Spencer asked the next morning drinking warm tea.

"To sign us up for the tournament," Tala answered before turning toward the door.

"I'll go with you," Ian came out of the other room. "You're not throwing me aside this tournament." He glared at his older and walked out the door ahead of him. Tala mumbled and Spencer watched slightly amused as they headed down the street.

"Where's the tea?" Bryan asked coming into the room followed by Kai.

"In the teapot on the stove," Spencer answered very slowly knowing his sadistic friend was not a morning person. He watched worried as Kai made his way to the door, "Why are you leaving? You haven't eaten yet and you didn't eat last night."

"Hump," Kai opened the door a crack.

"You need to eat, especially if you're going to train with Dranzer. You've got no ener…," he stood dumbfounded (though didn't show it) when Kai just walked out the door closing it with a bang, "…gy."

"Do we have any strawberry jam? I can't stand this grape crap." Bryan stood in front of him holding the evil jar of grape jelly.

Spencer sighed. "Why am I the only sane person around her," he thought going to look in the fridge.

"Will the defendant stand," the female judged called as she was given the paper. "Has the jury reached a verdict?"

"Yes your honor," a male in his early forties stood up. Looking directly at the secutary he began. "We the jury find Voltaire Hiwatari, not guilty on any of the acclaimed charges."

Voltaire's lawyer smiled and gave his hand to the older senior male in a just handshake. The other lawyer looked dumbfounded and shocked as the glasses slide across his face.

Kai was sitting in the back gripping the railing in front of him so tightly his knuckles whitened. When the verdict was read he could barely contain his anger and astonishment himself. How could they have not found him guilty? The man (he refused to call him grandfather anymore) had basically laughed in everyone's face about it during the first big Russian tournament. And now he was free after a year of waiting for the trial to actually begin and to finally be free of one evil, his country had failed him. No doubt it was due to the large paychecks a Hiwatari could afford to write. Half of the jury must have been on the old man's pay role, he was sure of it.

Standing up adruptedly Kai glared as the senior turned his way and gave him the slightest smirk and turn of the eyes. Kai felt himself run cold looking into those deep ores, something was wrong. Voltaire had somehow known that he was going to get an innocent verdict. This made Kai's eyebrows sift further down his face. As the old man passed him and walked out the doors he was sure of it. He also had a distinct feeling that a certain "retired" Abbey teacher was going to come back from the shadows as well.

Kai stopped middle on the sidewalk and jerked out of his musings about the trial that had just taken place when his cell phone rang. Pulling it out he noticed it was Bryan's number and raised an eyebrow, he didn't Bryan had somehow gotten his number.

"Talk," he stated answering.

"Tala's in the hospital," Bryan shot back with little feeling. Kai's breathing stopped.

"What happened?"

"Hit and run, both he and Ian were caught in the collision of a car that sped off. Ian's in critical condition and Tala's in a coma. No doubt he's trying to heal himself."

Kai nodded in his mind, when they were at the Abbey, Tala had always pushed himself into a coma like state trying to heal his body if the wounds were bad enough. It gave him a sense of control. The only problem now was that they had two new problems. Who hit Tala and was he going to be ready for the tournament to blade along the slate haired teen.

"Who?" Kai continued with his one worded banter.

"Don't know. Nobody saw or they claimed not to have. The driver must have been going fast to catch those to off guard and for no one to see it happen is a little weird." Bryan spoke with the air of someone who knew such things to be true.

"Voltaire and Boris," Kai spoke into the phone and heard the other end go dead silent.

"How?" This time it was Bryan's turn to ask.

"Voltaire was released today, the jury found him not guilty of all charges that the government put against him. Without any of us testifying and the Abby burning with all the evidence, it was an easy win."

"But what about the others that did testify?" Bryan asked.

"They're not like us," Kai answered. "You know that. They had no clue about the other experiments and things we had to go through. Boris would want revenge on Tala for messing up the BEGA plan. If it wasn't for him, Tyson wouldn't have gone forward like he did and neither would the others. He also believes Tala was the reason I rejoined the G-Revolution team. Ian was just the icing on the cake."

"We need another blader," Bryan thought allowed. "Spencer and I are in no condition to blade in the big leagues anymore and you need a partner."

Kai remembered what "no condition" was refereeing to. During the BEGA rule over the BBA when the two had lost, Voltaire had mercilessly broken both of their wrists in several places. Though it healed, their launch was still weak and wouldn't stand a chance against the other bladers.

"They'll be at the tournament," Kai informed.

"Of that I'm sure," Bryan snorted into the phone. "When do they keep their noses out of anything."

"I have to go," Kai said walking forward. He had an idea.

"Just remember to find a blader and register by tomorrow morning. We can't let the others take them on a lone, he'll kill them." With that Bryan hung up and looked at Spencer next to him.

"What he say?" the large teen asked.

"He knows what he has to do and Voltaire's back.

"Good bye Mrs. Mitsuki," Mai called walking out of a little café on the northern side of town. Smiling to herself she made her way down the street thinking about all the things she needed to accomplish at the BBA headquarters. Mr. Dickenson was counting on her. She could not fail him, not after he had opened up his door and heart for her when she needed it the most.

"Mai," a voice stopped her dead in her tracks and the girl turned looking for the owner, but found nothing. "Must've been the wind," she thought.

"I don't think so," a deep voice spoke in her head.

"Oh so your talking again Saffron," Mai thought back. "Good it was getting a little lonely." She couldn't help but smile on the outside and this time for real. "I half to admit I was getting a little worried. You should know I thought you did a great job against Dranzer yesterday. I don't think Kai knew what hit him."

"Humph," Saffron answered back. "Can we get back to someone calling your name? It wasn't the wind. Someone's here."

"Huh," Mai looked around. No one was there. "I think your…wrong." Kai Hiwatari had just appeared right in front of her.

"Um…Hi Mr. Hiwatari," Mai blushed not knowing what to say.

"I need to speak to you in private," Kai gazed at her as if he didn't even see her.

"Oh okay, why don't you come back to my hotel room?" she smiled at him and he seemed to accept it allowing her to lead while he followed.

"No…no…what am I doing? I just invited a boy to come back to my room a BOY! And it's not just any boy either, it's Kai Hiwatari. The Kai Hiwatari. What did I just do?" At that moment she was fairly thankful it was cold out so he would think her deep blushes were the effect of the freezing wind against her face.

The trip seemed to take forever and the elevator ride was draining on her. How could she have been silly enough to invite him back? He was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed the entire time and hadn't said a word to her about anything. It was uneasy and more than once she had tried to spark a conversation but didn't know what to say. "Oh don't be stupid, just tell him it's good to see him again," she told herself. Building up her courage she was about to speak when the bell ringed signaling the end of the torturous ride. Than at her room, she dropped the key! Before she could make a move, he bent and picked it up opening the door and walking into it like it was a normal thing!

"Um…"she seemed more nervous than usual as she closed the door. "Make yourself at home."

So as Kai entered the room he took a seat on her bed. Mai walk over ever more nervous as usual. She kept thinking, "What is Kai going to tell me?" "I hope I didn't do anything to upset him?"

To Be Continued...