Yeah yeah I don't own beyblade.

Suzanne thanks for your review, I appreciate it.

This chapter is longer than the first two.....I don't know which length I like better. We'll see.

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"Hey Ray," Kala walked into the kitchen.

"Hey," Ray looked up.

"Can I ask you a huge favor?" she sat down next to him.

"Sure, what is it?"

"Well Hiwatari tradition states that if two members of the Hiwatari clan get into a stalemate in an argument they would fight and whoever won would be considered the winner of the argument and it is dropped. Well when they are of opposing gender the woman chooses a champion to fight it out with the man to decide the victor."

Ray choked on his water, "You want me fight Kai?"

"Please," she begged.

"What about Mark or Theo?"

"Are you kidding? I could beat them, Kai would wipe the floor with them and I would be forced to never blade again."

Ray looked at her, "You think I can beat Kai."

"Yeah," she nodded.

"I don't know if I can. Besides he is my captain."

"I understand," she stood to leave.

He grabbed her arm, "So it would take a dinner and a movie to convince me."

She stared at him and smiled, "Are you saying in order for you to be my champion I'd have to go on a date with you?"

"Yes."

"You are so easily bought. Theo would have at least tried to get more out of me than that. I mean I am a Hiwatari."

"You haven't given me an answer," he stood up.

She grinned, "I guess I haven't."

"I'll cook."

"Are we getting desperate?" she laughed.

"Maybe, would it work if I was?"

Kala started laughing, "You're cute." She took a sash out of her hair and gave it to him. "My champion," she kissed his cheek. "Tomorrow night, I'll take care of desert," she walked out.

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Kala walked into the training room. Kai was in the middle wearing only a pair of black pants. "Where's your champion?"

"Coming," Kala calmly sat down with Melissa on her right and Mark and Theo on her left. The blade breakers were filling in. Ray walked in wearing white pants and the blue sash wrapped around his arm.

"Ray sit down," Kai glared at him.

"I'm Kala's champion."

"Sit down."

"No."

"Fine, first to draw blood wins."

"OK."

"On three," Kai stared at Ray. "One, two, three." Neither of them moved for several minutes. Suddenly Kai's hand shot out and hit Ray's stomach.

"Uh," Ray grunted and leapt back. He ran up to Kai and kicked him in the chest. Kai staggered back. Then Kai tackled Ray and Ray was on the ground with Kai pummeling him.

"Come on Ray," Kala cheered. Ray threw Kai off; they both got to their feet. Ray ran up to Kai and kicked Kai in his chest again. Then as Kai staggered back Ray kicked him in his jaw.

"Stop," Kai called and Ray backed up. Kai went over to the thrash can and spit out blood. "You win, Kala come," Kala stood up and followed Kai out. They went into the library and sat down, "Why Ray?"

"As opposed to whom? Mark and Theo didn't have a chance and you knew it."

"How did you convince him?"

"I asked him. It didn't take a lot. Maybe if you were nicer to people they wouldn't want to fight you all the time."

Kai sighed, "When's the date?"

"He asked me."

"When?"

"Tomorrow."

"No."

"Excuse me," she stood up.

"You're not going."

"Yes I am."

"No."

"Drop the big brother crap Kai."

"You go out with him and I'll double his workload and I'll bench him."

"You, Kai, are just like Grandfather," she stormed out.

"Don't you dare say that," he followed.

"I'll say what I want Kai."

"No you won't and you're not going out with Ray."

"Just who do you think you are?"

"Your brother."

"Blow off," they now stood head to head in front of everyone.

"It's not going to happen."

"Don't you dare tell me what to do."

"I stand by what I said."

Kala smacked his face, "That's because you are a cold, heartless bastard," she walked off.

Ray looked at Kai, "Did you tell her she couldn't blade? Cause if I just went through that for nothing-"

"She can blade, you can't. You're benched."

"What?" the Blade breakers cried.

"Ray's benched."

"Cause he beat you? Come on Kai," Tyson cried.

"No, it's because we have a date isn't it?" Ray looked at Kai.

"You don't understand," Kai stared back.

"Well you're right about that. I don't understand."

"It would never work."

"Not with you standing in the way it won't. What's your deal? You won't let yourself be happy so no one else is allowed to be happy either."

"It's a family matter."

"It always is. And it's always something we can't know," Ray walked out.

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