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LEGEND
"Talking…" "Thinking…" Character Narration…
Where I Belong
Chapter 9: The Tides Turn
"Here we are again in the match that will determine the teams that will face each other in the final match. Will it be the G-Revolutions and the Demon Bladers or will it be the BEGA Justice Five against the Demon Bladers? So far, both teams are not letting each other get the upper hand. They are both left with one win and one lost. All that's standing in the way of victory is the third round, the tag team match," DJ Jazzman announced. "Garland and Brooklyn of the BEGA Justice Five will be facing Tyson Granger and his partner in this match. Now the big question is who Tyson's partner is?"
"We're up with one win just like the BEGA Justice Five," Kenny said. "Don't drop out on us now Tyson."
"I won't," Tyson replied as he stood up from his seat, staring into the eyes of the other two bladers, Brooklyn and Garland. "We will go to the finals and face the Demon Bladers."
"Then whoop some BEGA butt!" Daichi exclaimed.
"Good luck Tyson," Max and Ray replied.
"Thanks for your support you guys," Tyson replied before he turned his attention to them as he walked up to the dish.
"So Tyson, it's nice to see you again," Garland said with a smile.
"Yep, same here," Tyson replied. " Brooklyn, it's nice to see you too!"
The orange haired teen smiled back. "Same here."
"So Tyson, where is your fifth player? You know you can't win without the presence of your partner or else you'll be automatically disqualified."
"Oh, he's coming."
"Coming?" Max asked.
"Tyson never told us about him," Ray replied.
"He never even told us he already thought of one!" Kenny exclaimed.
"I don't know about this," Hilary said. "But we just have to believe in Tyson…"
"Yeah, let's hope…"
Tyson's ear twitched. Smiling, he turned around to see who is coming out from the hallway. "He's here."
Everyone looked to see who was coming. The footsteps became louder and louder as he approached the stadium floor. With his bangs covering his eyes, he smiled at the last conversation he had with the navy haired teen.
"I need to speak with you."
"It's nice of you to call, but what do you want to ask me?"
"I want to battle in the BEGA match."
"This is it," he thought to himself as he approached the light in front of him.
"Oh my gosh! Who would have thought that the one and only Kai Hiwatari be here to participate in the World Championships!" DJ Jazzman announced. "Judging by his position next to Tyson Granger, he's our fifth blader for the G-Revolutions!"
Brooklyn whistled with amusement. Once again, Tyson has done the impossible. He got Kai to show up in the World Championships.
"I got to give you credit Tyson," Garland said. "You have your ways getting him involved in your matches."
"You make it sound as if he knows everything about me," the dual haired teen retorted. "Here's a news flash, he doesn't."
"Ow, now that's snipping with your mouth."
"From what I remember, the match is a one versus one match with five bladers facing each other," Kai retorted as he pulled out his launcher and pulled his ripcord through it.
"Yeah, it is," Tyson replied as he also took out his ripcord and launcher, assembled them together, and pulled out his blade to snap them together. "However, this World Championships gives us specific formats to play in."
The dual haired teen gave him a glaring look. "You should have said it before, Kinomiya."
"Sorry about that," he apologized.
By the time the two rivals finished talking; they held their launchers and positioned themselves in front of the dish.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Kai. Welcome. At first, I thought you were going to not show up at all," Brooklyn said.
"Think again," Kai retorted. "I have some business to attend for a while. It's not like my teammates needed me to pamper them all the time."
"Now, the real battle begins," Garland said. "We've been training a lot since the last time we met in the dish."
"Good to hear. At least I don't have to worry about sleeping in during the match," the dual haired teen said.
"Geez Kai, what did you eat today?" Tyson asked. "You don't usually talk this much."
"Just shut up and blade, Kinomiya," Kai snapped.
"Oh well, at least it shows that Kai's happy where he belongs," Tyson thought with content.
"Even though it's been a while since we last met, I brought my new friend with me," Kai said as he held out his blue Dranzer blade to show them.
"So what you got yourself a new upgrade for your Dranzer blade," Brooklyn said. "Big deal…"
"We'll just see about that. I'll be the one who will show you what my Dranzer Metal Flame can do."
"I'm a little worried about them," Hilary said. "Kai and Tyson have never been paired up in a tag team match before. Do you think they are able to suit each other during the match?"
"Kai is best known for his blading skills because of his independence. On the other hand, Tyson has experience blading in a team composed of him and Daichi. Based on these key points, they lack in the tag team abilities they both are required of being a strong tag team. However, if you consider Tyson's determination and Kai's motivation in the match, things can change. If they both recognize that they need each other to win the match, they can actually be a dangerous team to face up against," Kenny replied. "With that dealt, the next problem is with Brooklyn and Garland. These two bladers have never done any tag team matches before, so why choose them, the most independent bladers around to be together in a tag team?"
"They must have something planned out for Kai and Tyson," Max said.
"Or they're intending to turn the tag team match into two individual matches on their own," Ray suggested.
"That is a possibility, but something tells me that that's not the case," Kenny said.
"Ready bladers?" DJ Jazzman announced. "3…"
"It's time to show them what we're made of," Tyson thought.
Looking at the dual haired teen he waited for his attention. Kai's eyes turned to the Granger's. After a brief moment of staring, they turned their attention to the dish.
"2…"
The dual haired teen's eyes narrowed watching his opponents smiling with content. "They definitely have a plan to defeat us…"
"1…"
"It's time to show what blading is all about!"
"LET IT RIP!"
"ZEUS!" Brooklyn called out.
"APPOLLON!" Garland commanded.
"GO DRAGOON!" Tyson exclaimed.
"DRANZER!" Kai shouted.
The four bladers pulled their ripcords and launched their blades into the dish. "Let's get this match started, Appollon attack with Radiant Thunder!" Garland exclaimed.
The yellow blade went side to side and slammed into the white blade, knocking it against the blue blade.
"Heh, Zeus, you know what to do," Brooklyn said.
The black blade then spun faster and slammed into the two blades, sending them both into the air. "Combo attack: Rapid assault!" Garland exclaimed.
The two blades are being slammed by the others at different angles, preventing them any openings for counterattacks.
Growled with frustration, the navy haired teen clenched his fists together. "Darn, already they're beating us like a pulp. We're sitting ducks!"
"Not for long, Dranzer!" Kai exclaimed as he swung his hand to the side.
The blue blade glowed bright red and shrouded the stadium with heat. Soon, the bladers were panting with exhaustion. The environment is getting too warm for their comfort.
"Damn it, amongst all of us you aren't breaking a sweat," Garland said to the dual haired teen. "You should be considering that you're wearing the most clothes."
"That should happen, but I learned to deal with things like this," Kai replied. "It's nothing compared to the suffering before. Dranzer attack!"
The blue blade regained its spin gear and slammed into the black and yellow blades, sending them both in different directions of the dish.
"Not bad Kai, but you have to do better than that," Brooklyn said. "Zeus!"
All of a sudden, the black blade formed a strong wind in a form of a vacuum and began absorbing all the heat from Dranzer.
"Appollon! Attack the blue blade!" Garland exclaimed.
Just when Kai's Dranzer was about to get attacked, the white blade intercepted its path and slammed in toward Zeus.
"Don't forget about me," Tyson said with a smile. "I'm feeling a little lonely. Dragoon attack!"
The Dragoon blade collided into the two blades sending it on a game of cat and mouse. As the three blades were spinning, all three of them slammed into the blue blade, sending it flying in the air.
"Tyson even attacked Kai's blade?" Garland wondered. "He shouldn't…"
"Hmm…interesting, they must really not interested in saving each other," Brooklyn said. "Let's finish them off one by one."
"Yeah…I agree."
"Sorry that was the wrong answer," Kai said with a smirk on his face. "Dranzer, Flame Shot!"
The phoenix appeared and created several fireballs. With a flap of her wings the enormous balls of fire slammed into the dish, destroying whatever is in its path. Dodging the assaults, the two blades did zigzag patterns to avoid it.
"Try again Kai, you'll never defeat us with just your strength," Garland said.
"That's right, we can't individually," Tyson said. "But what we will do is perform our own combination. Go Fire Tornado!"
The dragon Bit-Beast appeared and absorbed all the fallen fireballs with its wind power. Mixing the two powers together, the attack was proceeded as planned, making the threat even more dangerous than it was before.
"We're not stopping now!" Garland exclaimed. "Radiant Thunder!"
"King of Darkness!" Brooklyn commanded.
The four Bit-Beasts collided into each other causing a bright light to flash, blinding everyone from view. Once the light faded, two blades landed on the dish while the other two were still in the air, colliding into each other. "Dranzer let's finish this!" Kai exclaimed.
The blue blade spun toward the edge of the dish and launched itself into the air. With a cry, Dranzer slammed into Appollon, knocking it away from Dragoon. The blue dragon then proceeded to knocking it out of the dish by swinging its tail against the winged beast, sending it towards the ground behind Garland. Then, with a swing of their master's hands, Tyson and Kai called the final blows.
"Dragoon, Phantom Tornado!"
"Dranzer, Flame Shot!"
The two blades slammed together, giving each other their strengths. Auras of fire and wind swirled around the two blades as they crash into the dish where Zeus was, creating a large crater below. The black blade was sent out of the dish and landed right next to the yellow blade as the blue and white blades were left spinning in the dish together.
"The match is over!" DJ Jazzman announced. "The winners go to Tyson Granger and Kai Hiwatari of the G-Revolutions! They will be facing the Demon Bladers in the final match tomorrow!"
"Alright they did it!" Max and Daichi cheered.
"We won, we won again!" Kenny exclaimed.
"Great job Kai and Tyson, you've done it again," Ray said as the two bladers collected their blades and returned to the rest of their teammates.
"Thanks Kai for being my partner for this match," Tyson said with a smile.
"Whatever, this will only happen once in a lifetime, Kinomiya," Kai replied walking faster and away from the younger teen.
"Yeah, you haven't changed at all…"
After the match, the G-Revolutions went back to the dojo to celebrate their latest victory in the World Championships.They deserved it. Besides, not only Kai returned to the G-Revolutions, they are in the finals once again.
"Oh boy, who would have thought that after all we've been though, we managed to be in the finals!" Tyson exclaimed as he stretched his arms before he rested them on his lap.
"Yep and our last victory is all thanks to you and Kai," Max said with a smile.
"Oh please, I can take on both Brooklyn and Garland myself," Kai replied with his eyes closed and his arms crossed over his chest.
"Considering them as high class bladers, I don't think so," Ray replied.
"It's good to have you back Kai," Hilary said as she turned to the dual haired teen who nodded in return.
"Anyways, here is a toast to the G-Revolutions!" Tyson said as he lifted his cup of orange juice.
"TO THE G-REVOLUTIONS!" everyone exclaimed as they clashed their cups together.
"By the way, we're going to need all the rest we can get for tomorrow's finals," Kenny said.
"I'm one step ahead of you," Tyson replied.
"Umm, Tyson," Hilary said. "There is one little problem regarding a place to sleep…"
LATER
"Oh man, I'm tired!" the navy haired teen said as he stretched his arms into the air as the older blader followed behind him.
"Are you sure it's okay for you to sleep here with me in my room?" Tyson asked as he entered the bedroom with the dual haired teen and closed the door with a 'click.'
"As if I have a choice," Kai replied as he pulled off his fingerless gloves and put it away in his carrying bag. "Not only the dojo is full because of your Grandpa's late night partying with his friends, Max and Ray are already sharing a room, Hilary has her own room, and Kenny is in his own room, doing his examination on our blades. I don't want to stay up all night because of that."
"It's understandable," Tyson said as he kicked his shoes off to the side of the wall and began to strip himself, staring with his yellow shirt and socks. "Just to let you know ahead of time, if I snore during the night, I am sorry for disturbing you."
"Whatever," Kai said as he took off his jacket, shirt and purple t-shirt.
Without the Hiwatari noticing, the Granger's crimson eyes turned its attention to his body causing himself to feel heat even though the air condition is on.
"Oh gods…beautiful," Tyson thought to himself.
"Kinomiya, what are you doing?" the dual haired teen asked.
The Dragoon's master blushed. He just noticed the older teen is only a few meters away from being in contact, skin to skin, still half naked. It is so hard to resist. Tyson was almost at the point of tolerance until he can lose control of himself, slam into the dual haired teen, and begin to touch and kiss him on the soft bed behind them.
"Kinomiya…"
The navy haired teen blinked and replied, "Oh nothing…"
"As if, you look like you're drooling over me…"
"N—no," he lied. "Of course! You're so hot!"
"Good or else I would be having nightmares sleeping in the same room as the gay person here."
"I'm not gay Kai!" Tyson exclaimed as he watched the dual haired teen walk into the bathroom with a pair of night pants to change into and shut the door behind him.
The World Champion sighed to himself and finished striping his clothes and put on his pajamas. He allowed himself to fall onto the bed and stare at the ceiling.
"Nice going Tyson. You just lied again," he thought to himself. "I am gay because I fell for you. Why do I keep thinking about you even though I know you won't return my feelings for you?"
"The bathroom's free," Kai said as he entered the room and walked over to his bed.
However, Tyson didn't listen to him. He was busy looking at him in his pajamas. "It looks pretty cute on you. That red suits you."
"Kinomiya, there is something wrong with you," Kai retorted after he gave the younger teen a sweep through his hair with his hand to get his attention. He really wanted to do that again if luck gave him the chance.
"No Kai," Tyson replied, trying to ignore the pleasant feeling of Kai briefly combing through his hair as he walked towards the bathroom. "I'm fine. I'm just really tired."
He shut the door behind him, leaving the dual haired teen alone.
"This is the closest I can get to you when I get to sleep in your room. Why do I keep running away from the truth?" Kai thought as he got in bed, stared at Tyson's separate bed next to him, and closed his eyes and went to sleep.
END OF CHAPTER NINE
AznVKai: Kai's finally back in town! And he's back better than ever. Find out what happens next in the finals of the World Championship. Please review! Bye!