I have taken way too long to update, you guys :'( I am so sorry! I saw that i had some new followers, so welcome! Here's a new chapter for yall! Hopefully you enjoy!
The Journey
Chapter Seven
Luckily for me, the hospital agreed that it would be okay if I battled. I don't know what I would have done if I had to let my team down. The Majestics and this tournament meant everything to me. I had arrived at the stadium before everyone else did, we wanted to make it look like I wasn't going to show up. Hopefully it would throw the fans for a loop. I wanted to surprise everyone.
I lifted my shirt and winced at the sight of the wound. There were so many stitches, and the bruising was still terrible. I had a few outfits to choose from, I didn't want it to show. I had a slight idea of what I wanted to go with, but it was still a little intimidating.
Especially the fact that I would have to see the Barthez Battalion. Barthez mainly.
"Surprise! I come with goodies!" Lucy smiled as she entered the room. I turned and smiled, lowering my shirt. "Ouch... They give you anything for that?"
"Just Tylenol and Motrin. I didn't want anything too heavy that would affect my blading."
Lucy smiled at me, shaking her head. "If I were you, I would be on the heaviest dose of OxyContin. But you're you, and you are the most stubborn person I know. I just hope everything today doesn't hurt you worse. Why don't you just sit it out?"
"What? Are you crazy?! It's our first battle as a team. I can't do that." I shook my head and Lucy sighed.
"Well, if I can't change your mind, I can make sure you look cute." She sat me down on the couch and started holding up outfits. At the last one, she smiled. "This is perfect."
People had filled in the stadium. I knew, because I was going on stage in five minutes.
I was going on before anyone else, even DJ Jazz! And believe me, my nerves were going wild.
"Kira! Hey!" My lavender haired cousin walked in, a glorious smile on her face. "Oh my, your hair!" My hair flowed down my back, in dark red waves. Lucy and I had decided I should dye my hair somewhat in coordination with Johnny (who also thought it was extremely sexy) "I love it, and damn you look hot! Those work outs have certainly been working."
"Yeah? You think it'll go over well?"
"Well the fact that you and Johnny will be matching like twins is a little weird but, I mean I dunno, people might like it! How are things with Amara?"
"Not sure, I haven't seen her in a while."
"Kira, you need to head up to your spot now." The assistant walked in and handed me my microphone.
"It's gonna be awesome! I'm gonna head down to my seat now so I can see everything. Good luck today." Luna kissed my cheek and headed out the door. I let out a deep breath and clipped my microphone on. Here goes nothin'.
The stadium was dark, and hushed whispers were all you could hear. Lights suddenly shone on all five entrances to the stage. The screen that hung from the middle of the stadium lit up and "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark" started playing as video from all the current teams and pictures played in a slideshow from the champions of the last tournament, The BladeBreakers.
(Centuries - Fall Out Boy)
A single, acapella voice rang over the stadium as Kira stepped out from the stairwell. People gasped, in shock of seeing her and probably also the difference in her hair. She was wearing a black tank top with an eyelet cutout at the cleavage and little square holes underneath her breasts. She also has on dark blue, damaged shorts with black converse.
"Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du...
"KIRA!" Cheers erupted as she smiled and the music played in the background. She started taking steps down the stairs and fans next to her went crazy.
Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries.
DJ Jazz rose on a podium, a large grin on his face as he pulled his mic to his mouth.
"EVERYONE, WELCOME THE MAJESTICS!" From the south entrance of the stadium, the Majestics walked out, with Johnny and Enrique leading them.
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We'll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries
"And now BBA Revolution!" From the opposite end, the BBA Revolution entered the
Mummified my teenage dreams
No, it's nothing wrong with me
The kids are all wrong
The story's all off
Heavy metal broke my heart
Come on, come on and let me in
The bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is supposed to match
The darkness that you felt
I never meant for you to fix yourself
"THE WHITE TIGERS X!" Kira felt her heart stop when she saw Ray and his teammates walk onto the stage, but as a performer, she kept herself going.
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du...
Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We'll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries
"AND THE ALL STARZ!"
And I can't stop 'til the whole world knows my name
'Cause I was only born inside my dreams
Until you die for me, as long as there's a light, my shadow's over you
'Cause I, I am the opposite of amnesia
And you're a cherry blossom
You're about to bloom
You look so pretty, but you're gone so soon
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du...
Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We'll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries
We've been here forever
And here's the frozen proof
I could scream forever
We are the poisoned youth
"THE BLITZKREIG BOYS!"
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du...
Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We'll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries
"AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BARTHEZ BATTALION!" Kira looked over in the direction from which they entered and felt herself growing shaky as they walked in.
We'll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
The lights went dark and Kira walked over to her teammates.
"Kira what's wrong? I saw that look on your face.." Johnny tilted his head and the lights came back on.
'It's Barthez, Johnny. He's the one who had them attack me...' Kira told him mentally.
'But how do you know?' Johnny replied.
'Remember when the lights went out and I got attacked in Europe? He was the one who did it... I need to teach him a lesson though,' she shook her head. 'Please don't tell anyone.'
'But...'
'Please!' She had a frantic look on her face and Johnny sighed.
"Fine."
"It's about time I found you guys! I've been looking forever!" Amara sighed as she ran up.
"Amara, go get in the box." Kira sighed as she closed her eyes. "You can't be out here."
"But Hilary's standing with the BBA Revolution and no one's saying anything..."
"Well she's actually wanted." Kira opened her eyes and dead stared at the girl.
"Oookay, if I can get all the bladers' back to their respective places, we'll figure out who's going head to head first!" DJ Jazz said excitedly into the microphone. I looked around and saw Tyson glaring in the direction of Kai. If it was going to be Kai versus Tyson first, it was going to be an explosive first match. Anyone versus Tyson, really. As we walked back to their section of the stage, we felt tension from him. It was to be expected though, of course.
The electric board that hovered above our heads showed our teams and it faded in and out of the teams as it selected two. I gasped as I saw who it was. Panic set in me and I saw the four boys glare at each other with a rivalry felt throughout the stadium.
Ray and Lee versus Tyson and Daichi.
This was going to be a torrential disaster.
"So our first round of the day will be The BBA Revolution versus White Tigers X! I cannot wait to see the outcome of this." DJ Jazz said excitedly. I looked up at the board at the remaining teams which posed me with the question, who were we going to be battling? I definitely wasn't ready to go up against Kai or Barthez Battalion again yet. I frowned.
Enrique put his hand on my shoulder, "'ey it's gonna be okay, yeah? You've got this! Now, you need to go help me pick up some American dimes. You've been so busy since we got here."
"Please, with that accent? You don't need any help whatsoever." I peered around Enrique and saw Tyson following after Kai who had gone down a hallway with his team. Uh-oh. This could be trouble. "I uh, I'll be right back."
"Hey big shot! Where do you think you're going? Too cool to watch the other teams blade, huh? Well I hope they know you're going to ditch them as soon as you're done with them too!" I heard Tyson's voice from down the hall and saw him standing solo in front of the Blitzkreig Boys. Tala turned around and smirked, looking at Tyson.
"Now why would he do that to a team like the Blitzkreig Boys? We're clearly a far better team than you are."
"Yeah, we're a team that actually knows what we're doing." Spencer chimed in.
"I didn't hear that..." Tyson growled. Bryan stepped forward.
"Kai's one of us now, so go on and get out of here. You have no business with him."
"Watch it!" I stepped forward and took Tyson's side, glaring at Bryan. I would never forget or forgive what he had almost done to Ray two years back. "If you don't forget we were the ones who took home the world championship trophy."
"Oh I'm sorry, I could have sworn I just saw you standing with the Majestics. Am I mistaken?" Bryan chuckled and I felt myself glare harder as a fire burned inside my chest.
"Kai, what the hell man? You can't even own up to it and look at the friend you dumped in the trash? Man the fuck up." I felt bad for Tyson, and focused my flower elsewhere.
"Kai, just tell him." I felt Tyson quickly look over to me, but then back to Kai as he finally turned around. There was a sympathetic look in his eye which I completely understood.
"Don't take it personally Tyson, I came here to win the championships and I can't do that if I'm on a team with you...let's go guys." The Blitzkreig Boys sauntered off down the hall, and Ty stood there like a deer in the headlights.
I was sure that the true meaning of what Kai said hadn't sunk in and Tyson was still misunderstood.
"Please Tyson, you have to understand...none of us are doing this to hurt you. One day, you will see where we are coming from. Good luck today." I walked back down the hall to the stage where Johnny and Oliver were waiting for me. "Sorry guys, had to make sure they didn't do anything stupid.
"Once a BladeBreaker, always a BladeBreaker I guess." Oliver shrugged and I laughed.
"I thought that was a Majestics thing!"
"It can go for anything I guess." Oliver smiled and I laughed again and grabbed his neck with my elbow pit. "Let's go grab lunch. I'm starved!"
After we ate, Johnny insisted I go see the medical offices for a check up on my injury. I insisted I was fine - and I was, but they redressed my bandage and gave me more pain meds.
'If you don't stop all this incessant worrying, please are going to start to wonder...especially Amara.' I looked at him and he didn't even budge, scrolling through his phone. 'Johnny! I know you're not blocking me.'
'People have always wondered...especially Amara.' He looked back at me.
'But that was before something happened between us...'
'Don't tell me you're feeling guilty because I know that is a damned lie.'
'What?! Even soulless creatures like your future ex-wife have feelings...I guess..' Johnny shook his head and rolled his eyes as the nurse came back in.
"You should be fine to battle. You did tear your wound a little bit but it should be fine for now. I recommend, if you do battle, that you take it as easily as you can...although I know who I'm talking to so, I don't quite think that's going to happen." The young woman smiled at me.
"Even her fans know her better than herself." Johnny commented and I glared at him.
"I recommend you come in after your battle so I can give you another check up. Just in case." I nodded, and sighed. I suppose it who uld be a good idea... after all, depending who I would be going up against, it could be the battle of the century! Johnny and I collected our things and left the infirmary.
"How do you think this battle with Tyson is going to go?" He asked me, and I shrugged.
"He's Tyson, he's probably going to make an impulsive decision and screw himself over. It's what he does."
"Well, who do you want to win?" I wanted to say Ray, but that was my heart talking, and I felt like it would just make things awkward. Johnny and I were well aware of our feelings for each other, but there was nothing we could do about it at the time. It was, sadly, a lose-lose situation for all of us.
"You can say Ray, I won't be offended."
"I'm not exactly sure. I mean, the loser isn't going to be eliminated so it's not like it truly matters, but... I just feel in my heart that if Ray won, it would mean so much more to him, you know?"
Johnny nodded. "We all know that Tyson is strong, but Ray hasn't really proven himself yet." We walked up to the bleachers and sat next to the rest of our team as people started to pile in again. In just a few minutes, the battle would be starting, and the nerves set in. I wasn't part of the team anymore, but that didn't make it any less nerve wracking for me.
Soon, Ray and Lee and Tyson and Daichi were all standing across from each other. I had a perfect view of the arena. It was just a classic bowl that they were battling in.
I held my breath as Tyson declared he wanted to battle Ray and Lee on his own. It sS a death wish. Tyson either overestimated himself or underestimated Ray. Either way, both were a deadly combination in this sport. I watched as Daichi fought it, but then grumbled all the way back to his seat as Tyson stepped up to the bowl with Ray and Lee on the other side. Lee and Ray had serious looks on their faces. I was, admittedly, a little worried. How was this going to go?
Ray and Lee wiped the floor with Tyson. They absolutely obliterated him, and Daichi was pissed. I kept hearing him yell "If only you had let me battle with you, you dimwit, we would have won!" But I laughed to myself, because he was right. It was all because of Tyson's own stubbornness that they lost.
"Give a big congratulations to Ray Kon and Lee Wong of the White Tigers X for winning the first round of the Tournament! Next up, let's see who we have." The faces from our team, the Blitzkreig Boys, the PPB All Starz, and Barthez Battalion. I bit my lip as it highlighted Johnny's and my face, I looked over at him.
'No matter who it is, we've got this.' He assured me. "Max and Rick." He spoke outloud. I looked down at the stage and my eyes connected to Ray's. He felt so foreign to me.
It honestly felt as though I was looking at a stranger. He had fought with such ferocity, it seemed surreal. Johnny and I took the stairs down and Amara ran up to him as we got down to the floor. She hugged him tightly and planted a big kiss on his lips, as the paparazzi took pictures. I turned and kept walking, but left him with one mental message. 'And then there's that.'
There's your update guys :) I know it's not super long, but next round they battle PPB All Starz! I still have no idea who I want Kira to end up with, at this point it could go either way! Ugh, I need votes lol. If there's anything yall wanna see happen in the next couple of chapters and countries that they visit, lemme know! I'm up for ideas! Please review and I'll talk to yall soon!