Disclaimer: If I owned Beyblade…wouldn't this be so much better then it is? Shouldn't that be obvious? Also…there might be a little foul language in this chpt…so for the curse free people…prepare to not be so innocent anymore…if it's in italics, and its Kai or Ren talking while there's an argument, that means they're somewhat raising their voice…like a mother who's warning her child that she's about to beat him for acting a fool in the store and is losing her patience…and also, I don't own any movies mentioned
The dojo was in panic mode. Tyson and Daichi had put off buying a tuxedo, and were going all over town to find one to rent or buy. Hiro couldn't find a date, Max had found out that Teressa was planning to 'fix' up their outfits a bit, so he was worrying about what he was going to look like. Rei was like a cat in a room filled with balloons, since Hiro kept on mentioning drama and how Cole's probably never going to forgive him for doing this to her, and he had no idea what the older Granger was talking about. Kai was having an issue with his female teammate, who has been irritable since she's been going to Terrence's house everyday for 'girl lessons', and has been lashing out on everyone since she was miserable. Poor Kenny was in the middle of all of the drama, with Tyson and Daichi grabbing him at random to help them go shopping, before having Hiro ask him if he knew any eligible girls, Max begging him to sneak into the girl's and Jabriel's house to check out the 'new' outfit, Rei asking him every five minutes if he knew about the drama that was foretold, to Kai and Ren glaring death to the terrified boy. The girl's house was just as bad. Hillary and Ming-Ming had been staying for the week so they could 'bond' with the others and go over what they were going to wear, and the 'back up' signs (1). Hillary was going through a last-minute bail issues.
"Why did I say yes?" While Ming-Ming had just realized that there was actually going to be paparazzi, meaning that the world was going to know that she was going to the ball with Daichi. Cole was worried over her boyfriend, who seemed to be hyperventilating every time she went over to go see him. Then, of course, there was poor, poor, Jabriel. The seven year old was hoping to have his friend spend the night over at his house, but instead got two extra girls instead of a friend, which meant that he was sleeping on the couch, not thinking to go over to the dojo until his sister pointed it out. And by that time, there where only two days left, and there was no purpose in going over there since 1, they were going through the same problems, if not worse, and two, he only had one more night on the couch, and he could have her bed the last night. The adolescent reluctantly agreed, was invited back to his friend's house, and eagerly accepted. But things were still bad within the relationships group. Max had finally snapped and went to the girls house, and Teressa saw him coming, sweating and talking to himself, giving the idea of him breaking up with her. The girl panicked, rushing to get the boy a large sandwich that was practically made out of mustard, which gave the boy the impression of her about to break up with him. That was a difficult issue to defuse, causing the two to later laugh and glomp one another. After that, Teressa dragged Max to her room to show her the outfits that she altered. Max panicked, but calmed down when he saw his tuxedo; he wanted to see Teressa's dress, but the girl wouldn't let him. The blond boy left happy, since his worries were over. Teressa began to help Ming-Ming comfort Hillary, who was now going through the 'Why did I' stage.
"I'm too ugly to wear that dress...what was I thinking? WHY DID YOU LET ME BUY THAT STUIPD DRESS?" Cole called the dojo and asked Ren to figure out why Rei was so jumpy, and was told by the still aggravated girl that Hiro was teasing Rei about some unknown topic. The cousin then informed the girl that she was currently not speaking to the girl group anymore for making her life completely difficult by sending her to Terrence's house everyday, who is a drill sergeant when it comes to flirting and fashion. Cole blinked.
"Is he that bad?"
"He tried to put me in black leather and drop me off at a club, for me to learn how to feel 'sexy'…he had a friggin whip!" Cole began to laugh.
"Did it work?"
"I didn't leave the bathroom…and I burned that outfit."
"Ren! Don't burn clothing!"
"Cole…it was leather…tight, black, leather with fishnet underneath…I wasn't going to some place to get raped."
"…" Cole was silent as she tried to picture Ren in the outfit. "I can't see you in the leather…but it's easy seeing you with a whip…very easy…" Ren's breath made static over the phone as she sighed.
"Whatever…look, it's me and Kai's training time right now…let me give the phone to Rei…" A shuffling noise went through the phone as Ren set down the electronic device. "Rei…come here…phone…Cole…yeah…no…yeah…yeah…no…just talk to her so I don't have to listen to Kai complain about me being late to practice!" The phone shuffled again and Rei's voice filled Cole's ears.
"Hey babe…what's up?" Cole smiled.
"Nothing much…how are you?"
"Jumpy." The girl grinned.
"Hiro still teasing you?"
"You know about that?" The Chinese blader's voice was worried. "You don't know what he's talking about, do you?"
"Nope…not a clue…and it doesn't matter…I'm still going to love you…regardless of if some random fangirl attack happens at the ball."
"…There's going to be a fangirl attack at the ball?"
"No idea…that's my guess."
"Ah…are you ready for the ball?"
"Yep…Hillary's going through a mini-meltdown at the moment though…I'm kinda worried about her." Rei nodded.
"Yeah…everyone here is too. Tyson and Daichi are still trying to find tuxes…Hiro still hasn't found a date…and Kai's currently getting beat up by Ren."
"…Why…?" The neko-jin laughed.
"He said something about 'not being a girl' and she totally flipped and-crap!" A crash was heard on his end of the phone, making Cole scream, causing the other girls to run over to the phone, which was now on speaker.
"REI? REI ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED?" Rei's voice came through.
"Dranzer just shot through the wall, and Paido right after it…and…wow…"
"What?"
"Huh? …Oh…hi everyone…"
"Hi Rei…now what happening?"
"Kai and Ren are fighting…literally."
"…Eh?"
"Yeah…Ren's totally punching Kai…"
"He's not hitting back, is he?"
"No…he's trying to catch her hand and calm her down…failing miserably in the process, may I add." The girls' voice came quickly.
"Oh dear…it's our fault…we shouldn't make her go to Terrence's house anymore…she must be really mad to go after Kai like this…"
"Who's Terrence?" Cole's voice spoke up.
"One of my friends…he works in the mall salon, and he's been giving Ren 'girl lessons' so she doesn't look so bad during the ball…like being ladylike, how to walk in shoes, acting cute, and such." Rei was lost.
"You're making Ren take girl lessons from a guy?"
"Yep."
"So Kai telling her that she doesn't act like a girl didn't help her at all, did it?"
"Nope." Teressa voice came through.
"Tell Ren that she doesn't have to go to Terrence's today or tomorrow if she doesn't want to…we're all going a few hours before the ball, so that means we're just going to put on our outfits, makeup, and do each other's hair…could you tell her that please?"
"Alright…let me try to stop this…I'll call you back when I get them separated."
"Okay…bye Rei."
"Bye Rei, love you."
"Bye ladies; love you too, talk to you later babe." The boy could hear the girl's going 'Aww' on the phone at his comment, and hung up. Sighing, Rei walked through the large, gaping hole in the wall and over to the tussling bladers. By now, Kai had a busted lip, bloody nose, and cuts on his face. Ren was still throwing punches at the boys, yelling profanities at the boy, a large gash on her cheek. Their blades were still battling, fighting the same as their owners; Dranzer on defensive while Paido rammed its opponent. Hiro, Tyson, Daichi, Max, and Kenny stood on the side, trying to make Ren stop her assault on her partner.
"Ren…please, he already apologized."
"Stop, you two are going to get hurt more if you two continue!"
"Ren, as the trainer of this team, I'm telling you stop this."
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" Tyson, Hiro, Daichi, Max, Kenny, and Rei jumped and turned around to find a furious Gramps.
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"MAKE THEM STOP!" The man nearly fell as the younger boys tackled him, while giving the older boy a look.
"Why is the little chick beating up her partner? That's not cool…or supposed to happen." Hiro shook his head.
"He told her something, and she just got made and…" He gestured to the hole, blades, and fighters. "You see the rest."
"What did little dude say to her to make her so mad?" Rei spoke up.
"He told her that she wasn't much of a girl, and she attacked." Gramps stared at the Chinese blader, before looking back at the two bladers.
"He said that? No wonder she's furious…no girl likes being told that…not matter how true it is. It's going to be a while before she forgives him…but I think I can interfere and make it come by quicker." The man grabbed a kendo stick from the wall and quickly struck both teens. Kai quickly used the stick as distraction to escape his partner and attempted to get away, while Ren simply moved to the side, dodged the stick, and went on attacking her colleague. Gramps frowned, before tossing the bluenette the stick. "Kid, you're going to need this…don't hurt her, but use it to make her stand still enough so she can hear you apologize again…I think she was too mad to her you the first time." Tyson looked warily at his grandfather.
"Gramps…are you sure she won't break it?"
"She can't boy…it's reinforced with steel.
"…You hit me with wood and steel?"
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"…" Kai caught the weapon and used it to softly bat the girl into the corner, before throwing it and forcing her against the wall, hands roughly grabbing her wrists, holding them above her head.
"Would you stop it? I said sorry!" Ren glared at the boy.
"You were just saying that so I would stop. You're a person who says something only when you mean it. Why would you change your mind so quickly?" Kai tightened his grip on her wrists when she tried to get away.
"You're right…I wouldn't…but why are you so angry with what I said? You're one who doesn't care about what anyone thinks of you. Why does it matter? And why have you been so angry for the last few weeks? After we got the news about the ball, you've been nothing but a pain in the ass…surely Brooklyn doesn't make you that upset."
"Brooklyn has nothing to do with it." The girl snapped.
"Then what is?" Rei cleared his throat.
"Maybe because we've been bad teammates, who don't talk to each other." Kai glanced at the boy.
"What do you mean Kon?"
"Let's look at all of our problems. Tyson and Daichi still haven't found tuxedos for the ball, Hiro still doesn't have a date, Max is the lucky one and found out what's bothering him, I still have no idea what Hiro is talking about and have been paranoid over what he knows, you've been having problems with Ren since she's been mad, and Ren has been worrying about Brooklyn while being forced to go take 'girl lessons' from some guy who she doesn't even know, for the ball that is really out of her comfort zone. And you just teased her about not being much of a girl, when she's been getting 'tortured' by someone to become a 'girly girl'. I would hit you too, if I was her." Kai looked at the captive girl, who was steadily glaring at him.
"Why are you taking lessons? If you don't want to take them, then don't…the girls can't make you do something unless you want to." Ren scowled.
"Coming from someone who's been telling me since the beginning to not embarrass him anytime I'm around him?" Kai frowned.
"What are you saying…that I made you do this?" Ren scowled.
"No…it's called being considerate…a term you've never applied. I'm not a member of the Bladebreakers…I'm just here so you all can participate in the tournament…once that's over, I leave. I was assigned to you because no one else had any attacks that would work with yours…but since of my issue with my blade, I can't battle without destroying everything nearby, which causes me to lose a lot of strength in order of not having Dranzer damaged when we battle together. Since I lose strength, my style isn't a good as it should be, which you constantly tell me to fix. I have listened to you tell me not to mess up your name in battling, not make you look bad, and above all, not to lose. I know that Cole had told you all about my bond with Paido. That was the reason why I quit. If died, who would Jabriel go to? Brooklyn…Cole cannot have custody of him…she's not a direct relative to receive him…neither is Teressa. If I continue to battle, and lose strength, then it's easier for Paido to take control over himself. My blade isn't like yours…your bond with your blade is out of friendship and trust…mine is made out of detachment and struggle. In order for me to control Paido, I have to be at full strength, mind made-up and emotions in place. Not battling with half of my power, mind focused on not destroying your blade, and emotions gone awry. Why do you think my last battle in a tournament was so terrible? Because I battled while my mind was weak, emotions in a wreck, with all my strength focused on Paido. I lost all control in that battle. The opponents' blades were destroyed. They left the arena with no blades because they were never found. Do you really want that to happen again? Not with just our opponents blades, but with yours as well? No…you don't. I have already been struggling with this, and with this ball, meeting my brother outside of a battle, and this mess about me having to these stupid lessons just so I don't embarrass you is getting on my damn nerves!" Kai blinked.
"You're taking these lessons so you don't embarrass me?"
"Yes…hence the considerate part." Kai lowered his voice so that only she could hear.
"Why do you care about what I think? Why did you say that your emotions were awry when you battle with me? How does this tie in with you being considerate?" Ren looked into the maroon eyes that were an inch away from her brown ones before lowering her voice to match his to reply.
"It ties with why we've been having awkward silences lately…why we've been avoiding each other…how certain words have received different reactions from us that we didn't have before…why we're both worried about the ball and its outcomes and how it could affect the team…and why I didn't slap you a two weeks ago when you thought I was asleep." Kai's eyes widened.
"…You were awake?"
"I was awake when you first asked me to." The bluenette's grip unconsciously tightened, but neither teen noticed, as Kai stared at Ren, who watched the turmoil take place in her partner's eyes.
Five feet away
Tyson looked at his friends.
"Did they forget that we're here?"
"No idea." Gramps huffed and began shooing the boys out of the house.
"Let's leave the little dude and his girl alone…they have a lot to work out…if we stay here, we'll cramp his style. Lets head towards the park and you all can battle random people like you did when you were younger."
"But Gramps…"
"You want to spy on the little dude and the chick, and later die because of it?"
"…It's kinda worth it…" Gramps shook his head.
"You are all idiots…move it."
Back to the wall
The two had been participating in a staring contest for five minutes, neither backing down. (For the people who were lost on the telling of Kai getting caught, Ren pretty much said that she liked him, or else she would have hit him, and she knows that he likes her) The Hiwatari boy still had the girls arms over her head, and both were inches from the others face. Finally, the boy finally spoke.
"So what now?" Ren's eyes softened for a moment, before looking away.
"Not sure…I thought we said that we weren't going to be like the others…not getting caught up…" Kai sighed, before leaning forward and resting his head against her collarbone.
"This is quite a…"
"Dilemma." Ren finished for him.
"Very much so…but let's take one step at a time (2)…will our bladeing get affected by this?" Ren frowned.
"I'm not sure…it shouldn't…actually…this might help me out…" Kai moved his head so he could give the girl a look without leaving the spot on her neck.
"What do you mean?"
"Paido can't attack anyone that has a relationship with him…well…attack as in destroy…that's why Cole was able to stop it when I had lost control for a little bit." Kai raised his head and stared at his partner.
"You're saying that its possible that…"
"I won't have to use energy to make sure that Dranzer isn't attacked, because that might fall under a relationship with Paido…" The bluenette smirked.
"So blowing up and attacking me helped after all." Ren blinked, before studying the boy's face. His lip was still split, nose had stopped bleeding earlier and was only slightly red, and the scratches on his face when Paido first attacked him (3) directly were barely noticeable since they stopped bleeding.
"Sorry…it was a little frustrating to hear that I wasn't 'like a girl' when I had some guy making me wear heels and teaching me the 'proper' way to flirt." Kai winced.
"You had to do that?"
"Today I was supposed to learn how to seduce."
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"Kai?"
"Do you have to go back to him?" Ren shook her head, holding her laughter at the blader's strained voice.
"I'm skipping today…I'll come tomorrow…he said something about walking a certain way so the heels won't hurt…that's going to help at the ball."
"Hn." The two were silent again, as Kai rested his head back onto Ren's collarbone.
"…Kai?"
"Hn."
"Can you put my arms down now? I kinda lost feeling in them." The Hiwatari boy straightened up immediately and dropped his grip on her appendages.
"Sorry."
"It's fine…it was just weird to not feel my fingers."
"Sorry."
"Stop apologizing…it makes you sound like a wimp." Kai smirked, before pushing the girl against the wall again.
"Oh…so you like me being rough?" Ren scowled, pushing the boy off.
"Control your hormones please…Daichi is enough." He chuckled before walking towards the kitchen.
"C'mon." Ren followed, to find Kai taking some coffee out of the pantry. "Want some?"
"Please." Kai started to make the coffee while Ren sat on the counter and leaned back, resting her head on the cabinet.
"Don't fall asleep." Ren opened one eye and glanced at Kai.
"Wasn't…resting eyes is different than actually sleeping." The boy smiled.
"You did the same thing when we first met…I ended up having to catch you when you fell off the counter, and carry you to your room." Ren rolled her eyes.
"So sorry that you had to carry my heavy body for ten feet…how will I forgive myself?"
"You weren't that heavy."
"I shouldn't be…Jabriel and Cole keep me too active to gain any weight." The two were silent again, listening to the coffee brew, before Kai picked up the pot and poured the liquid in two mugs and handed her one. "Thank you."
"Hn." They stayed like that for a few minutes, both enjoying their drink in each other's company and silence. After a while, Kai noticed that it actually was quiet in the dojo.
"Where did the others go?" Ren glanced at him.
"They left while we were still arguing…so…about an hour ago…?" Kai blinked.
"That long ago? Huh…" Ren smiled at the boy's confusion.
"Time goes by quick when fighting." Kai nodded.
"Yeah…did you finish your drink?"
"Yes."
"C'mon." Ren sighed, placing her mug in the sink.
"Why are you so active all of a sudden? I haven't seen you like this since the park." Kai shrugged.
"It's nice to be myself…I have to keep…"
"A degree of iciness to keep the others in line?"
"Yes. But come on."
"I'm coming."
"You say you are but you haven't left that spot yet." Ren glared at the boy.
"Okay Jabriel…mother's coming…so sorry that she's feeling her age." Kai studied the girl for a second before having a mischievous look on his face; the look that Ren saw and immediately distrusted. "Whatever you're planning needs to go away now." The bluenette kept his weird looking grin and began walking towards the cornered brunette. "Kai."
"You weren't coming…I'm just being a gentleman and helping."
"KaIIII!" The boy picked up the girl, swinging her over his shoulder.
"We're going to watch a movie." Ren attempted to get out of the boy's strong grip.
"We're really going to try that again?"
"No…payperview in the living room."
"Ah…" With that, the Hiwatari boy walked into the living room, grabbed the remote, and plopped the girl and himself onto the couch.
"What do you want to watch?"
"What's on?" The boy went through the channels.
"The Notebook, Madagascar, Nana, Xmen…"
"Xmen…Jabriel wants to get the movie, so I need to make sure it's appropriate enough for him."
"Alright." The bluenette nodded, and pressed the center button on the remote. "Xmen it is." After selecting the movie, Kai leaned back onto the couch, before glancing at Ren. "Join me?" The girl looked confusingly at the boy.
"I'm next you…isn't that joining?" The Hiwatari had a slight blush on his face as he patted his chest/shoulder area.
"I meant join me…" Ren blinked.
"Oh…" The sister scooted over and laid her head on Kai's shoulder. "Better?" The 'pillow' moved and made it so that they were lying next to each other, Kai behind Ren, before putting his head against her collarbone.
"Now it is."
"You like that spot…don't you?"
"It's comfortable…"
"And when the others come in?"
"I push you off the couch."
"…"
"What, do you want to listen to them talk about us?"
"No…I was thinking that I should put some pillows on the ground so when you push me, I'll have something to land on…"
"Ah…" The movie then started, causing both to be quiet and watch.
Two hours later
"WE'RE BACK!" Kenny, Max, Rei, Daichi, Tyson, Hiro, and Gramps walked into the dojo. The group walked into the living room to find an aggravated Kai on the couch and Ren on the floor, face in the pile of pillows. "Are ya'll done arguing now?" This made the girl raise her head.
"Yes…we can't argue…that'll affect the team too much. So for the moment, we have a truce." Hiro grinned.
"What is the truce?" Kai scowled.
"I don't be critical of the way she battles, and she doesn't have anymore mood swings."
"…Nothing else?"
"No." Rei sighed.
"So no admittance of feelings?"
"What feelings?" The others groaned, before going outside, leaving Ren and Kai alone to glance at each other, smirk, and then follow to go watch Dai and Tyson's match against Max and Rei.
1 Signs means that the girls are going to have a code so that if something goes wrong, or they want to get away from the person that they're dancing with, the other girls will see and help create a distraction in order of escape means
2 Lol…I was listening to that song while I was typing…Jordan Sparks is a really good singer (recommending)
3 When Ren and Kai first started arguing, Ren got so mad that she launched at Kai, thus giving him the scratches…after that he launched Dranzer and that's when Paido knocked Dranzer out through the wall…
YAY…I HAVE ALL THE COUPLES NOW! YAY! Of course…no one is going to notice the relationship between the newer couple…(couple! Squee!)…it's going to be a while (a long while) before the others start to notice…NEXT CHAPPY IS BALL…I'm thinking about having the ball in different views (the girls) If that's a good idea…say so in your reviews…if not…I'll just write it in narrator view…which means that the ball will probably end in like 3-4 chapters…in the different points of view, it'll be maybe 4-6 chapters…now that I'm thinking about it…I might do narrator…but…ya'll are reading the story…you tell me what to write…so…REVIEW! Btw…guess how many pages this is on Microsoft word…11! That's quite a bit of typing…XD YAY!
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