CHAPTER 2:

HI, GUYS! I'M back! And I have a few people to thank for reviewing the first chapter:

Beyblade Reader: Thanks. You were the first one to read my story and the first one to review.

Samridhi27: Yes. It's very much like the beyblade seasons. You gave me a lot of confidence. I thought no one was gonna read this.

Rock the Road: I agree. My name is kinda long. You can call me Chun Xia like I said before. My friends call me Ar-chan so you can call me that if you want. That goes for the rest of you too:)

Enough talk, now on with the chapter!

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"Where is he?" Kai thought furiously. Gou was supposed to be home an hour ago. A certain wall caught his eye. It had an arrow with a message stuck to it:

Gou Hiwatari,
Walk exactly fifty steps straight ahead. Turn left. Walk twenty three steps. You will arrive at an abandoned building. I will be waiting for you there.
Your worst nightmare

Up till now Kai's anger was directed at Gou and Gou alone. Now he was furious at two teenagers.

'Those fools!' he thought angrily. 'I left that idiot in Russia. What the heck is he doing in Japan?! And how the hell did he get here in the first place?'Kai asked himself before driving towards the abandoned building.

As he reached the roof a horrible sight met his eyes. Lying in front of him, wounded and unconscious, were two boys with two toned hair. The one lying on his feet had light blue bangs and dark purple hair while the one in front of him had snow white bangs and shiny black hair. Shards of once complete beyblades were lying in the dish. Two bit chips were lying separately. They were scratched and badly damaged but still in one piece. Kai picked them up. He went to Gou and settled him on his back. Then he went to Kenji and picked him up in his arms. As soon as he reached his car he dumped the two boys in the passenger seat so he could keep an eye on them.

x.x.x

Kai watched the boys stir. Their eyes fluttered open and as soon as he had recognized their surroundings, they asked him in unison "Who won?"

Kai wanted to slap both of them but then remembered that winning was the only thing he cared about when he was their age.

'They take after me a little too much.' Kai thought.

"No one won. It was a tie. Your blades were shattered. Couldn't be fixed." he answered, throwing them the bit chips. He looked at Kenji.

"What're you doing here in Japan? How did you even get here?"

"It was quite simple . I took a plane and arrived this morning." he said as if it was perfectly normal for a fourteen year old to travel from one country to another without anyone knowing.

"I'm leaving for an important trip pretty soon and the last thing I want is for you two to end up doing something you'll regret so no beyblading at least until tomorrow."

"NO FAIR, KAI!" the boys yelled.

"How do you expect to beyblade without any beyblades?"

"Guess you'll have to go out and get some then. Coz' we don't know any shops here." Kenji said hopefully.

"Gou, you'll find a shop tomorrow." Kai ordered.

"Ugh!" Gou exclaimed in irritation.

x.x.x

Gou was sitting on his bed, getting bored to the point of madness, when his phone beeped. It was Kenji.

From: Kenji
Time: 8:01
Yo Go. Got any parts?

In the room beside Gou's, Kenji's phone beeped, indicating that he had a message.
From: Gou
Time: 8:01

Ya. And the name's GOU!
Gou received another message.

From: Kenji
Time: 8:02
Cum to the windo in 3…2…1…Now!

Gou ran to the window and opened it, his curiosity getting the better of him. He fell to the ground as Kenji fell on top of him.

"Mmmph…Get off me, Water Queen!" Gou said in a muffled voice.

"It was your fault, Flame Head!

"My fault! How the heck is it my fault?"

"Shut up, Fire brain. If Kai finds us he's gonna kill us."

"Whatever, Seaweed Butt." Gou grumbled.

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'It's suspiciously quiet up there.' Kai thought. 'Better go up there and check,' he decided.

He went to Kenji's room first, only to find it empty. He ran to Gou's room and found it empty as well. Then he noticed the window. It was wide open. He ran to the backyard and as he got closer, he heard the sound of metal clashing.

"Attack!" Gou yelled.

"Attack!" Kenji yelled a fraction of a second later.

The two beybladers held their breaths as they saw the blades heading for each other. Just as they were about to clash, a third beyblade entered the dish, knocking both their blades out.

"You two are gonna so, so sorry." Kai said in a dangerous voice.

The 'two' rolled their eyes, though their expression said something more like: 'Uh oh'.

Here's what they looked like. Kenji looked pretty much the same: white bangs, black hair, icy blue eyes and very pale skin. He had a red triangle on each cheek. Gou had changed into a purple tank top with red details and grey baggy pants. He had a blue triangle on each cheek.

"Go to your rooms." Kai ordered before adding to himself, "This is gonna be a long night."

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The next morning Gou walked to school thinking how lucky Kenji was. He could bunk off and no one would notice. Gou could bunk off too. It wasn't like Kai would mind. But it was too late now. He had reached the school gate and Kasumi Nishimura had spotted him.

"Hello, Gou. How are you?" she asked kindly.

"Fine, I guess." Gou muttered unhappily.

"Don't you like school?" she asked again.

"No" Gou replied and walked towards the building.

'He's a strange boy, ' she thought to herself.

When the bell rang, Ms Nishimura entered the class and was once again accompanied by a student.

This time, it was a girl with long, shiny black hair tied in a high ponytail that reached her waist, and golden eyes.

"Hey everybody!" she exclaimed happily. "My name's Rin! Rin Kon. I'm…" she paused for a moment, counting on her fingers. "I'm fourteen! Oh, and I love to Beyblade!"

Gou silently groaned. First Makoto, then Markus and now Rin. He just had to keep a low profile and she probably wouldn't notice, right? Wrong. Because at that precise moment, Ms Nishimura said,

"Rin, dear, why don't you go sit next to Gou."

Rin nodded cheerfully and bobbed over to Gou.

As she plopped herself on the chair, her eyes narrowed in realization. "You're Uncle Kai's son!"

"Keep your voice down!" Gou hissed.

Gou sighed as he left the classroom. Sitting with Rin had turned out to be a complete nightmare. She kept jumping up and down, blabbering in Chinese each time she got excited. Gou could understand Chinese but that seemed to make matters worse since most of the things she said weren't exactly useful.

Once again, because of some wretched twist in fate, he stumbled into none other than Makoto Granger. He was accompanied by his friends Markus Tate and Kouren. They greeted him with a somewhat nervous, "Hi, Gou." Apparently the kids had got the message. But then why were they here again?

Someone bumped into him. It was just Rin, being her usual careless self. He glared at her.

"Hey! You should try being nice for a difference."

"Nice for a change," Gou corrected.

"Rin!" the three exclaimed. Rin merely glanced in their direction and continued.

"Gou shi wo de pengyou." (Gou is my friend) she said teasingly, putting an arm around the boy.

"I don't need friends." Gou replied emotionlessly.

"Everyone needs friends. Even jerks like you." Then she added, "You can speak Chinese? Cool."

"Whatever," Gou said and walked off.

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Gou stepped out of the school and found a guy distributing leaflets yelling something about a tournament. Gou took one from him and read it.

Want to represent Japan in the next World Championships? it asked. Well here's your chance. Qualification tournament will be held this Saturday.

"Guess I'll be going then," he thought to himself as he walked in an attempt to find a beyblade shop.

He was wandering the streets aimlessly when a shop caught his eye. 'Kenny's Beyblades' the title said. This was definitely a beyblade shop.

Gou walked inside and was greeted by a man with shaggy brown hair that covered his eyes completely.

"Hello, there!" he said kindly, then realized who he was talking to. "Gou! What brings you here?"

"I thought you were an engineer for the BBA or something," Gou said.

"I am," Kenny said. "But I also work here for fun."

Gou thought to himself, 'Who works for fun?'

"Dad, do you need some help?" they heard a familiar female voice. A girl entered the shop from another door at the back, probably leading into the residential area. It was Kouren.

She stopped when she saw Gou. "Umm…Hi, Gou."

Gou rolled his eyes.

"So…what brings you here?"

"I need a couple of beyblade parts."

"What sort?" Kenny asked.

"Uh…my blade's in shatters," Gou said.

"Your blade's broken? How?" Kouren asked.

"In a beybattle yesterday."

"Was it when you fought Augustus?" she asked.

"No, of course not. " Gou said.

"Stop pestering him, Kouren," Kenny said.

"Thank you," Gou breathed. He wasn't one to thank people very often but anything worked when he got an opportunity to stop talking.

"Sorry," Kouren said, blushing.

"Can I just have my parts now?" Gou asked in his not-so-polite manner.

"Of course." Kenny said, "Here you go."

As he walked to his house, Gou saw a guy. He had mid-back length scarlet hair and wine colored eyes. He was wearing a black mantled trench coat over a red shirt and black pants. he smiled at him. Not that sweet innocent sort of smile. More like: 'I-know-what-you're-up-to' sort of smile. Something distracted Gou, which was surprising, since Gou was never distracted. When he looked back, the guy was gone.

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Gou's instinct took over as soon as he reached the house. He took out his keys and inserted them in the knob only to find it unlocked. Of course, Kai and Kenji were already in.

Gou dumped his bag on his bed and…

"You should've told me when you came," Kai grunted.

Gou gave his father a blade and all the parts. "Where's Kenji?"

"Dunno," Kai answered ,"Could be in his room, could be in Russia. That's just about how unpredictable that kid is."

"Oh really?" they heard a voice. Kai spun around to find Kenji leaning against the doorframe. Kai sighed, "Let's fix those blades."

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Kenji and Gou were watching the television. The World Championship was coming up and the two had nothing to do.

"The world championship tournament is a great opportunity for beybladers all over the world to show off their talent and become professional." the news reporter was saying. " Now let's have a word with the chairman of the BBA, Tyson Granger!"

Tyson appeared on the screen. He said some stuff about sportsmanship and team spirits and that losing didn't matter.

"It's almost as though he wants to participate too." Kenji said with a smirk.

"His son doesn't seem to have inherited his talent." Gou said. "He can't even control his own bit beast."

Kenji hung his head, his white bangs covering his eyes. "Neither can I."

Gou remembered the scene from their battle. Kenji had lost control of himself and his beyblade. That was NOT normal. Kenji was a world class beyblader and he was pretty famous too. He had fought alongside Gou in the Russian team.

"What happened back then?" Gou asked.

Kenji sighed ,"I'm not sure, Gou. It was like someone else had control over me."

"Someone?" Gou asked suspiciously.

"Yes. I could…" he trailed off, staring at the TV screen in horror.

Gou followed his gaze. A sponsor for some European tournament was saying a few things. The guy had mid-back scarlet hair and wore a black mantled trench coat.

"What's wrong?"Gou asked.

"N…Nothing" Kenji answered shakily. "That's Ren Katsuragi, right?"

"Ren Katsuragi?" Gou asked. "No. That can't be him. I saw that guy coming out of a shop this afternoon."

'Gou's not the only one who's seen him today,' Kenji thought.

FLASHBACK (Kenji's memories)

Gou and Kenji were in the middle of their battle at the roof of the abandoned building. Kenji got the feeling they were being watched. That's when the guy appeared. He was a teenager, around sixteen…maybe seventeen. He had long scarlet hair and was dressed in a black mantled trench coat. He was standing directly behind Gou but even Gou, with his sharp senses, didn't seem to notice.

"Attack," Gou commanded his blade and Kenji looked into the dish. When he looked back, the guy was gone.

After that Kenji lost control of himself and his blade. It was almost as if someone else was controlling him.

END OF FLASHBACK

x.x.x

The next morning Gou was alone in the house. Kai had gone on a business trip to Russia and Kenji had gone with him. Gou had nothing better to do so he went to school.

"Konnichigga gozimatsu!"Rin exclaimed as she took her seat beside Gou.

"Its konnichiwa gozaimasu. " Gou corrected. "Don't speak Japanese if you don't know how to. Besides, it's still morning."

Rin sighed. "You're always so mean."

"Good morning, students," Ms Nishimura said as she entered the class. The class repeated the greeting.

"Hey, I got it!" Rin said suddenly. "Will you battle me after school?"

Gou thought for a moment. He had fixed his blade and he needed to battle someone so he could master the changes.

"I guess," he said.

"Yippee!"

Therefore, after school, Gou found himself in front of a beyblade dish, launcher ready and Rin standing on the opposite side. Makoto, Markus and Kouren were the spectators.

"Ready?" Kouren asked, to which the bladers nodded.

"Let it Rip!"

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Finished! Wow, I actually edited two chapters in one day but I know they still seem pathetic.

So…what do you think? Who's the scarlet haired teen that appeared before Gou and Kenji? And how can he be present in two places at once?

Character information:

Rin Kon:

Age: 14

Lives with: Ray Kon (father), Mariah Kon (mother)

Appearance: Shiny black hair, tied in a high pony tail that reaches her waist, golden eyes. Her outfit resembles Ray's.

Kenji:

Age: 14

Appearance: snow white bangs, jet black hair, very pale skin. He has a red trinagle on each cheek. Mostly seen wearing a black trench coat over an idigo shirt.

Until next time,

~Chun =)