Chapter 14: Underground
[Everyone! This is Desirea, Electra, and Kali. And they are part of a group called the Underground Bladers. This group is made up of many talented beybladers that just haven't gotten a start yet. Whither its money problems, or they just haven't been noticed. But they do have competitions every year. And this year we will be giving the winning team of their competition a chance to be apart of the World Championships] Mr. D cried happily while clapping his hands. Everyone in the room just stared at him. Not one person wasn't thinking he was nuts. Slowly you turned to look at the three girls. You knew of the Underground Bladers and knew some of them very well. Electra and Desirea didn't look familiar. But the one with blond hair looked very familiar. But where could you have seen her before? What was her name again? [Kali...?] Chris whispered next to you. Looking over at him you could see that his eyes were glued on the same blond girl you were staring at. Looking back at her, you saw that she was staring at him as well. {I know where I saw her!} you cried in your head as you looked around that table to find Sully. Once you found him, you could see that he was also staring at Kali. {Guess they had no clue she was going into the Underground.} you thought looking back towards the old fart that actually had been babbling the whole time. [Now well be heading down to the arena to so we can battle their leader, who is already there. The person who blades then will be chosen at random.] Mr. D cried as he just walked out of the room. Everyone just stared at each other in boredom before following the head of the BBA out the door. You, Adam, Chris, and Sully along with the new bladers were the last to leave. [Hey little sis!] Chris screamed as he hugged Kali while giving her a noogie. [Chris] she growled as she pushed him off. Once she was free of Chris, Scotty gave her a small huge which she returned. [What have you been up to?] Scotty asked as the five of you took another right. [Nothing. Hey Meg, Adam.] Kali said nodding at you. You and Adam nodded back but said nothing. Mr. D had made all of the bladers stand outside till everyone was there. Once your small group was there, everyone was allowed inside. Inside the stadium an eerie silence filled the space. Almost the complete opposite from the screaming fans the other day. Only one person was standing in the room. He was on the stage by the beydish, blade in his hand. Looking over to the large group of bladers he stated. [What took you so long?]. Everyone turned there attention to who must be the caption of the underground team. His bright almost husky blue eyes were staring directly at you. Smirking he casually flipped his jet black hair out of his face. [So Meg are you going to face me?] he called holding his hand out pointing to the empty spot on the other side of the dish. [In your dreams Jason] you called as you plopped down on the bench between your brother and cousin. Everyone's heads were whipping back between looking at you and looking at Jason. You could tell that everyone wanted to ask the same question How did you know him? . But you couldn't care less. Why should you have to explain yourself to these people. [You will be fighting... Max of the PPB All-stars!] called Mr. D holding up a paper that he had just drawn from a hat and waved it around like a lunatic. Slowly Max walked down to the very depressed Jason. [Why cant I fight Meg?] Jason asked looking at Max board. [Hey! I can fight just a well as she can!] he screamed clutching his blade tight in his hand. Mr. D just waved his hand and continued on with the battle. [Three...] started the battle countdown. With a bored sigh you leaned back hoping that no one was sitting behind you. But very unlucky for you, someone was. Tilting your head back you saw that it was Tala sitting there. [Do you mind?] you asked staring him in the eyes. He just shook his head no, his eyes never leaving the match. For a brief minute you looked back to the match before leaning on Tala and falling asleep.[And it seems as if the next round of the world championships will be taking place in Australia!] shouted someone waking you up. With a start you jumped off of Tala's legs. Forgetting that you were on bleachers, you lost your balance and started to fall down them. Quickly a pair of arms were wrapped around your waste and saving you from falling to the floor. [Thanks] you whispered to Adam as you and him slowly walked down the bleachers along with everyone else. [No problem.] he stated rolling his eyes at you. Seeing that, you punched him in the arm. [Oww...] he complained while holding his wounded limb. And just as you were about to make a comment back to him, Mr. D shouted over the intercom. [A taxi is waiting outside for everyone. Your bags and items have already been gathered. We will be taking a boat over to Australia. Have fun bladers!]. {Great... Stuck on a boat with these freaks...} you grumbled while walking towards the a quick dart of your eyes you scanned the huge ship that would be taking you across the ocean and to Australia. [What a huge boat!] squealed Mariah as she clasped her hands and stared up at the ship in admiration. In reality it was one of the famous cruise lines, Royal Caribbean. Painted in bright blue letters at the front of the boat was the words Voyager Of The Seas. Slowly everyone joined the long line on the pier. It seemed as if it was almost a mile long to just get on the ship. [I hate long lines...] grumbled Mike from behind you. [At least some lady with a purse wont beat you up this time] you smirked. Mike just glared at you as you moved up one more spot in the line. After twenty minutes of waiting all of the bladers were finally checked into the ship. With a sigh you looked down at your room key which was actually a credit card type thing. Deck eight was your floor and 6584 was your room number. Random numbers were being called from all directions. Bladers were trying to find their partners. And after checking everyone's numbers it seemed as if your only roommate would be Kali. Which is good since you haven't seen your cousin in about five years. The time to catch up would be nice. Silently you and Kali walked to your room. [Meg... I have to ask you a question.] Kali said lowly as you reached the sixth deck. [Shoot] you answered as you continued to walk up the steps. Kali looked down towards the floor seeming to be in deep thought. You just continued up the steps without looking at her. She would tell you eventually when she was ready. Finally you reached the eighth floor. A framed heart was on the wall by the entrance to the room hallways. [Have you been getting weird phone calls] Kali finally asked as you found your room. Your hand froze while turning the handle of the door. Slowly you turned to look back at her. She was staring down at the floor refusing to look you in the eye. [And if I was?] you said ice in your voice as you glared at your slightly younger cousin. [I am too Meg...] she started looking up at you. Her normally cold glaring eyes were staring at you begging you for help. [... I'm scared]. Quickly you opened the door and pushed her in. The hall was no place to talk about weird phone calls. A giant bed was the first thing you noticed when you walked into the room. It was towards the back of the room. Near the glass sliding doors leading to the balcony. A pink couch sat a few feet away from the bed pushed up against the wall. A glass table was in front of that. On the wall opposite the couch was a small desk with a TV sitting on it and a chair in front of it. Gently you pushed your cousin on the bed. Quickly you went into the bathroom and brought her out a drink of water. She nodded her head in thanks and just stared at the water. [Do you know who it was that called you?] you asked in a calming voice. One you would only show to your three cousins or Adam. Slowly she shook her head no. [What did they call about?] you asked trying to get something out of her. [About you...] she whispered. Her grip on the glass was so strong her knuckles were turning white. [Me?]. You were taken back by the answer. {Who the hell could it be?} [They said... If I didn't come to help you... You would dye before the year was out...] Kali stated. Glass shards went everywhere as her grip finally broke the glass. With the cold water hitting her, she seemed to break from her trance. Finally she turned to look at you. But you were staring down at the floor. [How many have you gotten?] you asked. [Three...] she answered. {Interesting... That's how many calls I've gotten} you thought, but told your cousin, [Don't tell Adam or Scotty.]. You then stood up and headed towards the door. [Where are you going?] Kali asked as she followed you. [Don't you want to explore?] you asked looking back into the normal cold, ruthless, yet loyal eyes you knew a so your exploring was done, you and Kali found yourselves up in the Windjammer, which was the main restaurant. As you both walked in you grabbed a plate and headed in one of the buffet lines. After you had a small amount of food on your plates, you and Kali walked over to the large section of wicker chairs. You and Kali chose a chair by the window over looking the wake of the ship. [So how long have you lived in Australia?] you asked just pushing your massed potatoes around your plate. For a while Kali was quiet. She was just staring out at the ocean not even touching her food. [Right after we got out of the Abbey, a year after you.] she whispered a small smirk on her face as she just stared at the water. For a while you just sat there staring at your cousin in puzzlement. The just before you could get another question in, Mariah and Hilary rushed to your table. [Were having a pool party!] they screamed before grabbing you and Kali and dragging you wasn't until you were at Hilary, Mariah, and Emily's room that they finally let go of you and Kali. After giving the three death glares you rubbed your wrists where their death grips had been. Right next to you, Kali was going the same thing. After giving the girls yet another death glare, you decided to look around the room. Sitting on the bed was Jess, Sarah, and Rika. Then standing in the corner was Desirea and Electra. All five of the girls were glaring at Hilary, Emily, and Mariah. A smirk slowly spread on your face. Boy where those three in for it later. [Now we have a bathing suit already for everyone!] Mariah screamed as the three pulled out huge bags. You eyes grew wide as you just stared at them. They loved the colours pink, yellow, and baby blue. What would the know about a room full of black, red, and electric blue loving girls?. Nothing. Reluctantly you took the bag that Emily handed you. [Why do we have to go anyway?] Desirea asked while staring at her bag, a bored expression on her face. Quickly Hilary whipped around and stared at her in shock. [Why its going to be so much fun! And we even got all the guys to come!] she stated hugging her bag. She then got stars in her eyes as she went off into a day dream. {She probably thinking of how Luke's going to look in a bathing suit} you thought as you rolled your eyes. Everyone else in the room was just staring down at their bag in horror and disgust. [Now everyone go in the bathroom one at a time and get changed!] Mariah screamed causing all of you to grumble. Quickly Mariah darted in as the first one to changed. [The next one will be picked by pulling a name out of a hat!] Hilary cried happily while pulling a hat out of her suitcase.{Guess they didn't do that bad of a job} you thought as you surveyed your suit in the mirror. Your bathing suit was a bikini. It had diagonal strips of tan, black, and blue going across the whole thing. Although it wasn't something you would pick out, it wasn't something you minded either. But then again, you never planed on where it again. Slowly you opened the door of the bath room and looked around the room. You were the last one to get changed. Scanning the room you could see all the unhappy people locked up in the same room. Most of them were glaring at three happily chatting girls. Not that you could blame them. And as soon as you sat down, you planned on joining them. [Now everyone, here's a cover up for each of you! We don't want the boys to get a good look before the party starts!] Hilary said as the three unnaturally happy girls started pass out cover ups. Another waves of complaints went around the room. {Where did they get the money?} you thought as Emily handed you yours. Yours was just a pair of black shorts fringed at the end. [Now its on to the party!]A whole floor had been sectioned off just for this little pool party for all the beybladers. What fun . Looking around you saw that most of the boys didn't look to thrilled to be there either. Tala, Mark, and Luke were leaning against the wall staring at the pool. Well more like glaring at the pool. Tyson, Ray, Max, Lee, and Gary were playing with a volley ball in the pool. All the others were scattered around the pool at various spots. Adam was standing at one of the railings watching the sea as it passed. Slowly you walked over to him after placing your black shorts on the pile with all the other cover ups. Adam didn't say a word as you rested your arms on the railing and watched the crystal clear water pass all around. [Need to talk?] asked Adam after a couple of minutes. For a couple more minutes you just continued to stare at the water. [Ya] you whispered lowering your gaze to the deck below you. Another silence washed over you two. You just couldn't think of how to say what you needed to. But this is as good as its going to get. [Have you been getting weird cell phone calls?] you asked calmly back to looking at the water. Quickly Adam turned to look at you. But you just refused to look back at him. You were too afraid that your eyes would betray the calm in your voice. [Yes I have] he said still looking at you. [Me... And... Kali have been too] you said still unsure how he would take this. His eyes grew wide as he just stared at you. Slowly you looked over at him. You could see the terror in his eyes. [Were they... Threatening you?] he asked. Fear was also in his voice. [No. Just warning us.] you stated raising an eyebrow. {What kind of calls has he been getting} you thought as he quickly turned back to the water. You were just about to ask him exactly what these callers had said, but Hilary popped out of nowhere. [TIME FOR LIMBO!] she shouted as she dragged you over towards the pool.
As soon as you were at the waters edge, she give you a huge push. Unable to catch your footing, you went toppling over into the water. A burning sensation hit your nose and eyes as soon as you hit the water. It was salt water not fresh water. Quickly you broke the surface and gasped in air. [Ok there?] asked a voice from your left. Turning you saw that Jason was right next to you. [Ya] you coughed out. Some of the water had gone into your mouth and you unwillingly gulped it down. [Here] he cooed as he wrapped his arms around your waist and lifted you above the water so you could just focus on your breathing. After a couple of minutes you were able to breathe right again. [Ok. I'm fine now] you stated wanting to be put down. [But I like holding you in my arms.] he said a smirk on his face. [Get off me Jason] you hissed now glaring at him. Shocked by your sudden change, he dropped you in the water. Quickly you swam over to the other side of the pool were Tala had been watching the whole thing. Unnoticed, under the water Tala draped his arm loosely around your waist just to let you know he was there. [NOW LETS GET THIS GAME STARTED!] shouted Emily as she held up a metal pole. {This is going to be so much fun} you thought sarcasm just dripping from your thought. After the stupid game was done you slowly swam over to the steps and walked out of the pool. [Where are you going Meg?] asked Hilary as she paused from hitting Tyson on the head with a wet noodle. [To lay in the sun] you answered grumpily. The deck was burning hot from the sun pounding on it. While walking you grabbed a towel and draped it over your shoulders. In the farthest most chair away from the pool, you laid the blanket down and plopped down. Pulling your iPod out of your bag Mariah had forced you to bring, you started to relax and drown out the screams coming from the pool. I Don't Want to Know by Hinder just happens to be the song that started to the song was over you could feel someone sit down on your chair. Slowly you opened your eyes which you had closed just minutes ago to see who it was. Propping yourself up on your elbows you tried to see just who it was. But the sun was behind whoever it was making only black shadow to be seen. Slowly they leaned down. They placed one of their hands under your chin while the other they put on your back pulled you towards them. {Who is this?} you asked yourself as they went in for a kiss. Your mind froze as you just sat there. Tala was the only one here that has every kissed. And whoever it was, was kissing you as if they were resisting the urge to kiss you for a long time. They grasped your chin with such strength you couldn't pull away. And with such intensity the kiss was rough. This sure wasn't Tala. But if it wasn't Tala... who was it?