Spam mail, Spam mail, Spam mail!!! (glares at computer) I'm getting to the point where almost everything is spam mail...meh.
Anyways, besides getting stabbed by a metal door (they should make them all out of wood. I rather deal with a markless splinter than a cut), I think this is posting on a nice regular basis. The only problem is how to get the story to a certain point...but I'm getting there! Also, I've been getting a lot of comments on to just let Kai tell Tysa how he feels. Well, I can't just do this:
(completely stupid example by the way, but my point will get across)
Kai: Tysa, I love you, now forget Ray and come with me!
Tysa: Ok!
...See how completely idiotic that sounds (ignore that it came from me)? And I can't just do it now anyway (if I will, that is). I mean, that'd completely screw up how I want the story to go. Ok...no more babble. Story time!
Chapter 10: A New Way
"Ok, guys, I'm here." Tysa said, landing her in her backyard, where everyone (except Kai of course) was waiting.
"Hey, Tysa. Long time no see." Max greeted with his usual smile.
"So, what did you have to show us, Kenny?" Tyson asked, looking at him.
"Believe me, you're going to love it!" Kenny said, sitting down and opening his laptop.
"We know you do. You seem really excited about this, Chief." Hilary commented.
"Well, anyways…this is it!" Kenny took out a small beyblade part.
"What is it, Kenny?" Ray asked as the group looked at it.
"I call it the E.O.S.! Elemental Overdrive System!"
"And that is…" Tyson asked.
"Well…er…Tysa, give me your beyblade." Kenny stated. Tysa nodded and handed over her beyblade.
"So, what's the plan, Chief?" Hilary asked.
"Well, the best way to describe the E.O.S. is to show it, and the Kairi would be perfect for the test run!" Kenny told her as he finished installing the part. "Now…all we need is a beyblade to go against it…"
"I'll go!" Max stated, taking out his Draciel. "I did a lot of practicing in the U.S."
"Sure." Tysa nodded. Soon, they were both on opposite sides of the yard and soon released their beyblades.
"Let it Rip!" Tysa and Max announced as they shot their beyblades. As soon as they hit the ground, they circled a bit, then struck each other. They continued that pattern for a while.
"Hey, Chief, what are those bars?" Ray asked, drawing attention to Kenny's laptop where there was a blue bar, a green bar, a yellow bar, a red bar, and a silver bar. Each of the bars were filling up, some going at a faster rate than others.
"That's the E.O.S. in action." Kenny announced proudly. "Each of them demonstrate a different overdrive: Water, Earth, Wind, Fire, and Special."
"Special?" Tyson repeated.
"Well…umm…"
"How about you start from the beginning?" Hilary suggested
"Ok, well, the E.O.S. is sort of like an 'elemental chameleon'. You see, since Max's attacks are mainly Earth…" Kenny pointed to the green bar. "The Earth bar will fill up more quickly. It'll go in the order of elements associated with it. As you see…" Kenny pointed to the red bar. "The Fire bar will fill up the slowest, as it's against Earth. When the overdrive bar is filled, you can begin to do attacks based on that element."
"So, you have to wait a while to have a type advantage." Ray stated.
"Right." Kenny confirmed.
"So, what about the Special bar?" Hilary asked.
"Since not all attacks can be as general as the four listed about, I created a special bar. It still fills up with basic elements, but against a certain element, like ice for example, the special bar will fill up the fastest."
"Then you can use the ice power, right, Kenny?" Tyson asked.
"Exactly. But, since ice can be placed under water, the wind bar will fill up the slowest."
"Seems like the summer didn't damage your brain that much, Tyson." Hilary stated.
"Yep…hey!" Tyson snapped.
"Um…guys…"Tysa said. Everyone turned back to the battle, where the Kairi had a green glow around it. "I don't think it did that before…"
"That means the Earth Overdrive is accessible." Kenny said, turning back to his laptop, where the Earth bar was full. "I think that's a good enough demonstration, guys.
"Oh. Ok." Tysa stated.
"Sure." Max agreed as Draciel and Kairi returned to their owners hands.
"And one more thing, when the battle's over, the E.O.S. resets. Couldn't fix that glitch…" Kenny said.
"That is so cool! When do I get one?!" Tyson asked his friend excitedly.
"Well, uh, I only made one…" Kenny stated nervously. "Since Tysa lost the ability to summon bit-beasts, I decided to give her a new way to attack."
"Hey, thanks a lot, Kenny." Tysa stated, smiling at her friend. She looked at her beyblade.
"Oh, so we don't get one?" Tyson said, almost whining.
"Well, we still have our bit-beasts, Tyson." Ray stated.
"Eh, that's true, I guess." Tyson admitted, dropping it. Tysa nodded, and looked at her Kairi. It shone over the wings, which made Tysa smile.
"Looks like we're back in the game for the tournament, eh, Kairi?" Tysa asked her beyblade as she brushed back her hair that night. The Kairi rested peacefully on the desk. Soon, a very small pair of the Kairi's wings illuminated from the beyblade and hovered over to Tysa's shoulder. "That was really nice of Kenny to make that E.O.S. for you, huh?" The small wings fluttered in a happy sort of way. Tysa tilted her head to the side, getting a new angle of her hair. "I'm going to see if I can do this whole tournament left-handed, what do you think?" The wings fluttered a bit.
"Tysa?" Ray's voice asked as her bedroom door opened. The small wings instantly disappeared.
"C-come in!" Tysa said, hiding the brush behind her back. Ray opened the door cautiously.
"I…um…thought you'd still be up, so I made some tea. Is that ok?" he asked, coming in with a tea tray.
"Um, sure." Tysa stated. Ray took a chair next to her and put the tea on the desk.
"So, what's been happening since I left?" Ray asked, then quickly realized a mistake. "I mean…um…me and Max, that is. Not just me…" Tysa smiled a bit.
"Nothing really." She leaned over to him. "I just…missed you….er…" Tysa and Ray both felt their cheeks heat up, until Tysa quickly moved off. "So…how are the White Tigers? I'm surprised they let you go so easily."
"Well, they felt I belonged here more than China." Ray admitted.
"Lee let you go without a fight?" Tysa asked, taking a sip of tea.
"Actually, he encouraged me to go." Ray said, getting the memory of Lee literally pushing him onto the plane saying: "Go, go, go!" (that'd me my friends again…not that there's a plane for them to push me on)
"Hey, I don't remember buying this brand…" Tysa stated after she drank some.
"Oh, um, that's tea from home." Ray admitted. "It's ok, right?"
"It's really good." Tysa told him.
"Phew. I got scared for a moment…" Ray sighed out of relief.
"Why?"
"Well, it seems that those in our White Tiger clan like it, but, since your eyes turn similarly, I thought you might like it too."
"That makes sense." Tysa said, taking another sip. Then, a malevolent smirk crossed her face. "I wonder what will happen if I put this in my cake…then Hitoshi could probably get out of the habit of constantly eating them…"
"You know…that could work." Ray said, taking a sip of his own tea. Tysa smiled.
"Never knew you thought that way." Tysa said, seeing how when they first met, he would often try to peacefully stop idea like that. Ray shrugged and smiled.
"I blame you." He joked, gently pushing her. She gently pushed back.
"Admit it, it's fun." She teased back. Ray just smiled.
"Maybe a little." Tysa laughed a bit.
"Well, as much as I hate saying this, Gramps may kill you if he catches you here."
"Why?" Tysa gave a laugh.
"Are you kidding? I'm in high school now. Gramps would rather die than see his only granddaughter with a boyfriend…" Tysa recapped what she just said, seeing Ray's slightly embarrassed face. "Eh…what I mean is…er, yeah, you get the picture…" Tysa said embarrassed. Ray nodded.
"Yeah, don't worry. Good night, Tysa." Ray stated, starting to take the tea tray.
"Um, that can stay." Tysa protested, smiling. Ray nodded.
"Right." Ray started to walk out the door and closed it. Tysa sighed.
Why the heck am I still on Kai's kiss?! Ray's so nice to me and…I actually can see him as a boyfriend…What the—What am I thinking?! That doesn't sound like me at all! Ok, from here on out, it's tournament, tournament, tournament! Tournament, tournament, tournament…
The small pair of wings wrapped it's wings around itself to form something like a cocoon. It was in for a long night…
Tysa: (stares at example conversation in first note) What...the...
Sakura: ...they asked for it...
Tysa: (sighes and shakes head) Please don't let that happen...
Sakura: Don't worry. It never crossed my mind.
Kuro (that is, the cat that comes in my yard): Meow.
Mizuki Sakura