author's note: ok this is the second chapter. its kinda crappy. but i did my best! but i kinda liked it too and i hope those who are readind will too! and i'll like to thank those who reviewed.

GabZ: glad you loved the chapter! to be honest, i'm not sure if there will be yaoi in this story. but if someone requests a yaoi pairing then i'll see what i can do.
hellspawn: thanx! i hope everything is in order in this chapter too.
Reiven: glad you like the chibi Tala and chibi Kai scene! i loved it too. i kept thinking how adorable they were. ahh! i killed you! calls doctor, gets those electric things whatever they are called CLEAR! BZZ Reiven comes back to life YOU'RE ALIVE! lol
Star-Serious-Laser: gomen nasai! sorry that i confused you on who was talking. but it was Kai who was talking and it will be his point-of-view in this chapter as well. sorry again that this update wasnt that soon.
Tai-writer: so glad you like the picture! i loved it too. sorry this update wasnt that quick. gomen nasai!

disclaimer: i don't own Beyblade so...stay away lawyers!

now on with the chapter and enjoy!

Flashback

"Go Dranzer!"

"Go Wolborg!"

A blue beyblade and a gray beyblade clashed together in the center of the dish. Sparks flew as they kept pushing each other back, trying to get the upper hand. I was getting really exhausted from this battle. Sweat rolled down from my forehead and onto my nose. My breathing was getting really ragged from this long battle Tala and I have been at for a good while. I was also getting extremely hot and not just from the heat of battle. Oh, no. The sun was practically baking me. It was making it even harder for me to concentrate, not that I showed it, of course. My black muscle shirt and my red shorts were not helping me either in this heat. I'm not sure if any of this heat was affecting Tala, but if it was, then he was hiding it pretty well. His breathing was as ragged as mine though. So I guess that's a good sign that he's at least exhausted.

Our beyblades kept attacking each other never stopping for a second. I was really surprised that this battle lasted as long as it did. This was probably one of the longest battles Tala and I ever had with each other.

"Come on, Dranzer, keep attacking!"

"Don't let up, Wolborg!"

We had stopped using defense a little while ago. All we were using was absolute force.

"Flame Saber!"

My blue beyblade jumped high into the air and hovered for a second then began to fall down at top speed and erupted in flames. I was using all my strength for this one final attack. The flames from my blade were making me sweat even more. In front of me, I can see Tala looking calm. Then his lips curved up into a smirk. I knew what was coming next.

"Blizzalog!"

The beystadium was enveloped in a raging blizzard. The icy cold wind bit at my warm skin. It was almost refreshing because I was so darn hot from this heat. But I couldn't relax now. I had a battle to win.

Ice and fire clashed, as did our beyblades. The blizzard turned into a tempest of ice and fire. A few shards of ice brushed pass my face and left a few scratches. But I gave them no attention. All I wanted to do was to win this battle even though it was for fun in the first place.

Our blades kept pushing against each other. One of them would get the upper hand, but then the other would push back at twice the force. It was actually getting irritating just watching them. One of us had to win at some point.

The blades separated by the energy force they were creating. Like a huge energy wave. The storm stopped and out the dish flew our beyblades. Both of them were smoking literally. I carefully picked mine up. I examined it and found that I would have to repair the defense ring and attack ring. But other than those parts, my blade was totally fine. I sighed with relief. My eyes wondered over to Tala to see how he was doing.

He seemed to be checking if his blade was okay as well. I saw a smile creped onto his face and looked over to me and gave a slight nod to a question I haven't even asked yet.

We both started to get up from our kneeling position on the ground. For me, it was slightly difficult. That battle nearly drained all the energy I had. But of course, I didn't show that it was difficult. I can't afford to show any signs of weakness at anytime.

When I finally stood tall on my feet, I took a deep breath and wiped the sweat off my face with the sleeve of my shirt. I took another deep breath trying to calm my breathing. I looked over to Tala to see how his condition was. He looked fairly okay but he was always good at hiding his emotion. So right now, I'm not exactly sure.

"Hey, you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just need to rest a bit is all," was his response. "What about you?" he asked obviously concerned with my condition as well.

"Just peachy," came my very dry reply. I saw Tala smirk in amusement.

"Man, that was a really long battle wasn't it?" Tala stated the obvious. "I'm so tired. I think I should sleep here in the park tonight," Tala whined while letting his arms hang heavily.

"Yea, then we would be in deep shit when the orphanage finds out that we didn't come back at the time we were supposed to," I said in as a matter in fact way. Tala started whining some more, but I didn't want to listen to his bellyaching. My eyes started to survey the park we were in. We were in an isolated area of the park. It was sort of like our own secret hangout. We even stashed some supplies like a small first aid kit, non-perishable food, and other needs like that in a trunk of a tree. The park was actually well taken care of. It had lush green grass and trees, a water fountain with crystal clear water, a few gardens scattered in a few places here and there, and it was really dirty from littering. Yea, it was a nice park to kick back and relax. I didn't even realized I was staring into space till I noticed Tala franticly waving his arms in front of me trying to get my attention.

"Kai! HELLO! Earth to KAI!" Tala was...screaming very loudly in my face. "Kai, wake up! Have you gone deaf and blind all of a sudden! Are you ignoring me or what?" Tala was now shaking me fiercely.

"TALA, what the hell are you doing?" I screamed back in his face. He stopped shaking and yelling immediately. I could feel this irritated look slide on to my face slowly. Tala blinked. Then blinked again.

"I thought you died on you feet or something," Tala stated quite relieved to know I was alive and kicking. But I will kick him if he ever did that to me again. Yes, that's a promise. And I will keep that promise too.

"Well now you know I'm not dead. Now am I?" I raised my eyebrow.

"No, I guess you're not. Hehehe..." Tala laughed dumbly while scratching the back of his head. "So, I take it you didn't hear what I said?" Tala questioned.

I raised my eyebrow again to tell him I didn't hear what he had said.

Tala sighed irritation. "I asked if you could get a bite to eat somewhere. So, can we?" Tala asked in an almost pleading manner. Then all of a sudden, I heard a quite loud sort of growl nearby. "See my stomach agrees with me," Tala said patting his obviously empty stomach.

"If you and your stomach are that hungry, then let's go," I said, starting to led the way out of the isolated area. Tala's stomach growled again as a response. I started to chuckle at his hungriness. Tala pouted at first but then joined in my laughing.

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It was almost 4:00 PM when we finally decided to come back to the orphanage. Tala and I don't like to hang around the orphanage because there was nothing to do, and the little kids kept bothering us. Being sixteen years old with a bunch of kids from ages three to twelve isn't exactly what I call enjoyable. The owner was nice enough to let us wonder around town at certain times. Sure I have been their age once, but that's all in the past right? But today I am actually glad to be back. That battle Tala and I had really wiped me out. Of course, that cheeseburger and fries help replenished some of my energy. But right now, all I want to do now is sleep. Sleep. Sleep. Then Tala said something that made me realized we were in the same condition.

"God, I am so tired. I just want to sleep the rest of the day," Tala said tiredly.

I nodded as a response. I led the way to the stairs that led to the bedrooms. About halfway up the stairs, someone called to us from the bottom of the stairs.

"Wait, Tala! Kai!"

Simultaneously, we turned around to the voice. It was Shoji Keiko, the owner of the orphanage. Ever since Tala and I were younger, the owner and us form a bond. It was like a mother-and-child sort of bond. We learned to trust each other and knew what each other were thinking. She would know exactly what to say at the right times. Yet, she knew when we needed space. Shoji Keiko is truly an understanding person. But Tala and I don't call her Shoji-san. Keiko thinks Shoji-san makes her sound old. Which she actually isn't. She is only about 29. When Tala and I first came here, the other owner retired about six years after we came and decided to live a more quiet life without having to deal with all the children. Besides, she was kind of old.

I saw Keiko standing there at the base of the stairs holding what seemed to look like a white envelope.

"This came in the mail for the both of you," Keiko said while holding the crisp envelope towards us, for us to take.

Tala glanced at me with a confused look on his face. I raised my eyebrow and shrugged my shoulders to tell him that I don't know anything about that letter whatsoever. Tala gracefully stepped back down the steps he just climbed. He took hold of the envelope carefully observing it as well. I am absolutely positive that I have no idea who would be writing to us. I don't have many friends. The only people I know and trust is Tala and Keiko. They are all I have as family and friends. I'm sure Tala is in the same position because the only person he ever hangs out with is Keiko or me. We didn't really want to make friends or anything because we knew we had each other.

I stared at the envelope in Tala's hand for a while then I gazed over at Tala's face. He had somewhat a mixture of a surprised and happy expression. I was getting curious and anxious by the minute. Tala's eyes just kept on getting brighter and brighter with glee and happiness by the minute. And I was getting impatient by his staling of telling the mystery writer. But before I could make him to tell me who wrote to us, he charged at me with god-like speed and grabbed hold of my arm and dragged me the rest of the way upstairs and down the hall to where our bedroom lay. But really, I was practically flying through the air at the rate Tala was running.

Just before we entered the room we shared, Tala called over his shoulder, "Thanks Keiko!" Then he hauled me into the depths of our chamber.

Once inside our territory, Tala shut the door and practically threw me across the room onto my own bed. I was a little dazed from that very speedy experience. When I finally got my head to focus, I can see Tala standing right in front of me smiling ear to ear while trying to catch his breath.

"We...they...want...us," he managed to get out of his mouth.

Right now, I was even more confused. Who was "they" anyway? "They" WANT US! WHAT! People, whom I do not even know right now, "want" us, and Tala is happy about it! Okay, maybe I'm thinking the wrong way, but that's what Tala makes it sound like. Right now, I'm starting to get all these different horrible images. Ugh! I shook my head to relief myself of the wretched pictures.

"I can't...believe it. They actually want us to attend," Tala said with his breathing now regularly. "I can't believe they even know about us."

Now, I was getting impatient, anxious, curious, and confused at the same time. Why can't he just spit out that has him so damn happy and excited about!

"Tala, if you don't tell me how sent us that letter I'll-" However, I didn't exactly get to finished my sentence since a big white envelope was shoved right in my face. I took the envelope in my hands and scanned it over the writing that was on it. Of course what caught my attention was the name and address of the sender.

107 Tokyo-to, Kaisen-ku, Haburi

2-chome, 5-ban, 6-go,

BBA

BBA? Didn't that stand for Beyblade Battle Association? I am sure there's a BBA office building in Tokyo, but it isn't anywhere near the area this address is. So exactly what does this BBA mean? Now, I can feel myself getting...angry. Angry at myself that I was still confused.

"Isn't this great, Kai! Bakuten Boarding Academy wants us to attend there!" Tala exclaimed enthusiastically.

Bakuten Boarding Academy? So that's what BBA means. I have never hear of Bakuten Boarding Academy. I hang out with Tala all the time. Yet, he's heard of BBA and I haven't? But what is it about this school that has Tala practically jumping off the walls? Wait a second! I think I have heard of this school. Bakuten Boarding Academy...hmm. Doesn't this school have something to do with beyblading? Yea, I think it does. Snap. Now, I remember! I've heard about this school a long time ago. Back when Tala and I were kids. We had just started beyblading. Then we heard about this school and practice non-stop until we thought we were good enough to attend. Only those who are above the average blader were the ones to go to this school. This school is supposed to be the best school for learning more about beyblading and enhancing one's skills even farther than one could ever possibly dream. I have been practicing so much that I must have forgotten why I was practicing in the first place. Man, I'm such an idiot. Wait a minute. Didn't Tala say they wanted us to attend there?

"Hey, Tala, how do you know if they wanted us to attend there, when you haven't even opened the letter?" I questioned slightly confused.

"Why else would they send us a letter?" Tala countered.

I guess that made sense.

"Why don't we open it to see if what you say is really true?" I countered back.

We, both, looked down at the envelope still in my hands. Then Tala took the envelope from me and started to slowly open the seal. One minute later. Still opening. Three minutes later. Still opening. Five minutes later. Still opening.

"Dammit Tala! Just open the fucking letter!" I screamed loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear. I could tell the scream hurt Tala's ears because he winced at my deafening yell.

"You didn't have to scream," Tala complained while gently rubbing his throbbing ears. Then he quickly read the letter to himself.

"Hmmm...uh huh...HMMM...ahhh...uh huh...," Tala...uh huh to himself while reading the letter in silence. It was getting pretty annoying listening to him now.

When he finally finished I asked, "Would you care to enlighten me on what the letter says?" I was still holding the annoyed expression on my face.

"All right," Tala confirmed. Then he cleared his throat quite...dramatically.

"Dear Mr. Tala Ivanov and Mr. Kai Hiwatari,

We would like to inform you two that you have been notice for your talents in beyblading. You have been selected to attend our school, Bakuten Boarding Academy, the school of beyblading. We have seen your excellent performance in beyblading. We would also like to ask if you two could possibly be able to come to the school for a meeting; so, we could inform you two more about the school, what you would be doing at the school, and register if you decide you would like to attend. We really hope that you two come to the meeting, which will be held on Sunday afternoon around 2:30 PM. The address to the school is placed on the envelope. Again, we would like to congratulate you two on your skills as beybladers.

Sincerely,

Tatsujin Shuryou

Headmaster of BBA, Bakuten Boarding Academy

and that's the end of the letter," Tala finished while folding the letter neatly back to the way it was and placed it back it the envelope.

The letter seems friendly enough, but something smelled foul. It sounded like they really wanted us to attend at that school. I can't put my finger on it. Oh well, I guess it must be my imagination. I'm being paranoid for no reason. I shrugged that thought off.

"I'm sure I already know the answer to this question. But do you want to go to this meeting of theirs and check out the school?" I asked not at all surprised that Tala nodded his head vigorously. "All right, I'll go too. I have nothing else better to do," I confirmed. I could already see the excitement in Tala's eyes. I knew he couldn't wait till Sunday, which was two days away from now. But now, I could feel myself getting anxious as well. Of course, I wouldn't show like Tala is now.

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thats the end of this chapter. ohhh, what did Kai sense when he finished hearing the letter? can anyone guess? come on! guess! please review!

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