CWG: Thank you all for your reviews! I'm glad you are enjoying my story. I'm sorry that this chapter is a bit late on updating...

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN BEYBLADE!

WARNING: CHARACTERS MAY BE OOC BUT I THINK IT WORKS WITH THIS STORY. I'll try to keep them as normal as possible…

Enjoy…

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New kid

Kai walked slowly into the school. He glanced around searching for any sign of familiarity, but couldn't find anything. He sighed as he walked down the hall. He noticed that some of the students stared at him as he passed but he ignored them. He heard a guy snicker and whisper to his friend and the dual haired boy simply glared at the boy and continued. He smirked slightly to himself when he noticed the boy jump in shock at his hostility.

"Kai?!" a familiar voice called to him. Kai looked behind him in surprise as the red head ran towards him.

"Tala." Kai acknowledged as his friend began to walk with him. They walked in silence for a while before Kai heard the boy speak.

"So, you are the new kid? Well, would you mind not mentioning anything about last night…" Tala mumbled. Kai looked over and noticed that his friend was glaring at the ground slightly. Kai nodded and smirked as he punched his friend lightly on the shoulder.

"I thought I told you not to worry so much." Kai muttered as he walked away from the boy and into the main office. He noticed Tala smirk after him before walking calmly towards a small group of people. Kai continued into the office and noticed the secretary was already waiting patiently for him. He gagged silently in disgust as the strong smell of perfume burned his nose.

"Are you Kai Hiwatari?" she asked politely. Kai cringed slightly as she stated his last name, but nodded in response. The lady handed him a schedule and explained briefly about the lunch waves. When she stopped talking, she turned her head away and Kai noticed that the rest was for him to figure out by himself. He grabbed the paper off the counter swiftly and walked out of the room.

He heard a piercing sound echo down the halls and felt as though his head would cave in. He glanced at the source of the noise in utter hatred and walked towards his class, trying to ignore the bell. He walked slowly and counted the room numbers silently in his mind until he came to the one he was supposed to be in. He knocked lightly on the door before walking in. He noticed his teacher was a middle aged woman. She seemed pleasant and was smiling brightly as he walked into the room. Kai handed her his paper and waited patiently as she searched through a seating chart.

"So you are-"

"Kai." He cut in. She nodded in understanding as her eyes focused on his last name. She smiled at him again and began again.

"Well, Kai, you will be sitting in front of…Tala." She stated as she nodded towards the red head. Kai and Tala smirked at each other briefly and Kai sat down at the window seat in front of his friend.

"Hey stranger." Tala whispered, holding his fist out. Kai smirked again and touched his own fist to the boy's fist lightly.

Kai soon learned that the woman's name was Mrs. Natasha Petrovna and that she was his English Literature teacher. Kai sighed in disgust as the teacher began to go over Shakespearean plays.

'Well, at least I don't have to worry about this semester.' Kai thought grimly as he began to remember everything that he had read at his other school. He heard Tala tapping his pencil lightly behind him. Kai looked out the window and noticed through a glare that Tala was doing the same. He noticed that his friend was staring out the window intently with a small smile playing on his lips.

Kai followed the boy's gaze and smiled slightly as well when he noticed what his friend was staring at. Out in the field Kai noticed three girls laughing happily. One of the girls glanced over and caught his eyes. Kai noticed that she smiled and waved at Tala. Tala smiled and made a small move to wave back. Kai smirked as he noticed who she was.

She had light brown hair with strawberry blonde highlights and wore it in braids. Kai noticed that she was wearing a pair of ripped blue jeans and a band shirt. She was wearing a light jacket despite the snow on the ground and Kai could see multiple bracelets laced up her wrists.

Tala sighed slightly and Kai smirked at the boy's actions. Kai looked back at the girl and noticed that she wasn't alone. There was a black haired girl dressed similar to her friend and a brunette. The black haired girl was smirking as she chucked snow at a red haired girl approaching the small group. Kai noticed the red head was wearing glasses and carrying a laptop with her. He noticed that all of the girls were laughing together happily, but the brunette seemed to be to catch his eye.

She had medium length dark brown hair and was wearing a skirt over her jeans. She was wearing a navy blue shirt with the design of a phoenix drawn on it. Kai let his crimson eyes take in her beauty as he stared at the girl. He couldn't help but feel as though he had seen her before. Her image burned through his memories like a dream he had forgotten. Kai was shaken from his thoughts as the teacher asked him a question about the play the class had been reading.

"Kai, would you mind telling the class about what you think about the hidden meaning behind these lines?" the teacher asked politely. Kai could feel her eyes on him as she thought that she had caught him not paying attention. Kai didn't even look up as he spoke an answer, but he glanced at the woman when he finished in time to see her shocked face.

Tala laughed softly behind him while Kai smirked at her expression. Almost as soon as the teacher regained her composure a sound signaled for the class to end. Kai glared at the bell again as he walked with Tala to his next class.

"So who is that girl you were staring at?" Kai asked bluntly as the two teens shifted skillfully through the crowds. Kai noticed his friend trip slightly as he realized Kai had seen him.

"What girl?" Tala asked innocently. He glanced at Kai to check if his question sounded convincing. Kai sent him a look that told the red head to rethink his answer. "Oh, you mean Aleks. She's kind of…my girlfriend." Tala muttered.

Kai smirked at his friend before stepping out of the crowd of students. Tala slipped out as well and they began to walk through some abandoned hallways towards their classes.

"Kind of?" Kai asked in amusement. Tala glanced at him and Kai noticed that his friend was blushing.

"Well…" Tala started. Kai heard footsteps coming towards them and noticed his friend stopped talking abruptly.

"TALA!" a voice called. The two boys looked up and saw Aleks running towards them.

Kai watched as Tala and the girl hugged and couldn't help but notice the brunette from before standing behind her friend shyly. Kai stared at her and noticed that she seemed even more familiar up close. His crimson eyes widened in shock as her mahogany eyes caught him staring. She smiled at him slightly before blushing and turning away.

"Tala, who's he?" Aleks asked finally.

"Well, that's Kai. He's new…who's she?" Tala asked as he pointed to the girl. Aleks smiled brightly before grabbing the girl's arm and dragging her over.

"This is Hilary. She's new too." Aleks stated. Kai noticed her wink at Hilary slightly causing the girl to blush.

As the four began to walk to class, Kai barely listened as Tala and Aleks began to talk about classes. Hilary didn't seem to be paying attention either so he slowed down a bit so he was walking next to the quiet girl.

"So you're new here?" he asked casually. Hilary nodded and smiled as he continued to talk, "I am too. What classes do you have next?"

"I think I have Geometry after this and Gym after that…Then I think I have Art last." she thought aloud. Kai smiled to himself as he noticed that her schedule was almost exactly the same as his.

"Me too…Would you like to walk together?" Kai asked again. He couldn't remember the last time he felt compelled to be close to a girl, but for some reason he felt the sudden urge to touch Hilary's tan skin. She smiled and nodded her head slightly. Kai felt his cheeks heat up as he noticed how close their bodies had become.

Tala and Aleks smiled at each other as they noticed their two friends' actions. The four teens walked comfortably to their class.

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CWG: Sorry I kind of just wanted to get this chapter up before I made you all wait too long. Sorry if it sucked. If you'd like, I wouldn't mind rewriting this chapter. Until next time…