Hi reader, here's chappie 4! Err… the title of the chappie doesn't really have a lotta do w/the chappie, but I couldn't come up with anything better XD Neway, sorry it's kinda short, but there aren't any cliff hangers here so there's something to be happy about! ^^ gomen for ne baka spelling or grammer… *half asleep*Oh and thanks for the people who do support this fic, it makes me feel all warm n fuzzy! LoL XD Neway, onto the fic!
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Everywhere
Chapter 4: State Confusion
'Who does he think he is?! Why is he…?! What is he…?!" Mariah's mind raced with thoughts at the impossible situation that she got herself into. Never in a million years would she have ever thought that something like this would happen. Well perhaps it had crossed her mind when she was younger about Ray, but Kai? That was just completely unrealistic.
With only a mere few centimetres of space drifting between their faces, they could feel each other's small and swift breathing. Ironically, despite all of the frantic pleas in their minds, the two bladers ceased to move away from each other. It was as if there was an invisible force keeping them there.
'What am I doing? Why can't I end this?' Kai asked himself in his head. This was not something he was used to dealing and he definitely did not know how to handle it very well. All he could manage to do was to clench his fist tensely as he urgently tried to control the nervous pounding in his chest. He knew that Mariah could probably feel it too with how close they were.
The blue-haired teenager inwardly flinched, realizing that that he had no power over what was happening. Mariah was also fully aware of Kai's findings.
Movement of free will was absolutely positively out of the question.
The little control that was left was soon entirely lost to Kai as his hands unexpectedly loosened and relaxed. It seemed that the hammering against his rib cage had calmed down as well. Intuitively, he began to reach out to the pink-haired girl's hand. She responded as she remained still, while continuing to stare into his deep auburn eyes.
It was as if they were in a movie. One of those classic romance films like "A Walk to Remember". Two teens suddenly fall under the powerful spell of the eye lock and the guy slowly moves forward to kiss the girl. Typical situation. Identical to the one at hand.
The spark level between the two progressively began to rise as both teens gradually began to tilt their heads.
Closer…
Closer…
Closer…
And finally…
Mariah gasped as she felt Kai place his hand on hers. She suddenly pulled back, feeling the small cut on her finger begin to sting again. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow," she whimpered quietly as she began to blow it softly.
Spark level falling.
"That hurt…" she mumbled under breath, wincing from the pain.
Kai, who was now free to move as he wished, stepped back as he slowly began to regain his regular composure. Mariah continued to tend to her hand as the two teens avoided having to look at each other at all costs. Cows would turn pink and purple first before they let themselves get caught in that trap again.
Silence soon began to hang over them like a huge umbrella as they faced opposite directions.
Spark level down.
'I gotta get outta here,' Mariah thought to herself, staring at the door. She was dying for some space to breathe. As was her prison partner.
"I…uh…have to run to the bathroom," she finally spoke up, heading for the door quickly without giving Kai a second glance.
All Kai could do was to basically stand there, contemplating over what just happened. That had to be one of the top five things on his "this-could-never-happen" list. And with good reason too. It was definitely not something that took place frequently.
Before he had a chance to think about it any longer, he noticed a little glint on the floor. He cocked an eyebrow curiously as he walked over to find out what it was.
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"Hey Tyson wait up!" Max yelled after his friend.
Tyson stopped to turn around, catching a glimpse of his teammates running towards him. A wide grin spread across his face as they quickly neared.
"I knew you guys would eventually come around!" he greeted with a smirk.
Max returned the smile as he glomped his friend. "We're a team! We always stick together!' he declared laughing.
"That's more I like it," agreed Tyson, slapping the blonde a high five. "So are we waiting for an invitation or something? Let's get going!"
The others nodded their heads accordingly as they all continued towards their hotel.
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A young girl with short silver locks stood outside a large inn. She glanced at the crumpled piece of paper in her hand and looked back up at the hotel address. She simply stood there for a few moments staring at the building hesitantly with her dark crimson eyes.
'What am I doing here?' she finally asked herself, beginning to regret coming to the hotel in the first place. 'I'm still mad at him,' she told herself firmly, folding her arms around her stomach.
She let out a soft sigh as her auburn eyes began scanning the paved sidewalk in thought. 'It's not like he'd want to see me anyway and I sure don't care about seeing him either…wait a sec, what the hell? That doesn't make any sense!' she exclaimed in her mind. 'Why else would I be standing in front of some lousy hotel if not to see him?'
"Oh jeezuz, this is so screwed," she groaned out loud.
The teenager shrugged, a bit vexed. She wasn't too sure about what she wanted to do; thus, she came to the decision that maybe she should just stay away for now.
She shoved the piece of paper into her pocket nonchalantly, getting ready to leave. Just as she was about to go, a boy's voice suddenly broke in.
"Are you looking for something?" he asked.
She turned her head to the right where the question came from, finding three boys standing there. "Oh…no," she said, shaking her head. "Thanks for asking though."
"Noooo problem," grinned the blonde. "Hey wait a sec, are you a blader?" he asked curiously, noticing a launcher sticking out of her bag.
"Um…yah," she answered, nodding.
"So are you competing in the Asian Tournament?" asked a boy with raven hair.
The silver-hared teen laughed quietly as she gave them another nod. These guys sure weren't the shy type. "Yah, but it's my first time here, so I'm not really that experienced yet in the competing level. Are you guys also competitors?"
The navy-haired kid pumped his fist as he bobbed his head up and down energetically. "We're the Bladebreakers," he declared proudly.
The girl blinked. 'Did he just say Bladebreakers?'
"Oh…*the* Bladebreakers that won the championships last year?" she asked, trying to keep her voice from sounding too interested.
"That would be us," grinned the blonde enthusiastically.
"Oh…wow," she said, glancing at each of the members. "Um…isn't there one more person on your team?"
"Oh you mean Kai?" a small brunette spoke up. "Well…he prefers working alone, but he's still part of the team."
"I see," she nodded. 'Same Kai…still pushing people away, figures," she thought to herself. "Well, anyway, my team's probably waiting for me. It was nice meeting you guys; I'll probably see you at the tournament. Catch ya later," she smiled, before walking off.
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"Now that was weird. I think I'm going crazy being stuck in this stupid stadium," Mariah declared to herself, standing in front of the bathroom mirror. "This place is making me do whacked up stuff!" she exclaimed.
The pink-haired teen groaned as she turned on the faucet and stuck her finger under the running water. After a minute or so, she stopped and began splashing some of the cold liquid on her face. She silently wished that this was all just some deranged dream and that maybe the cold water would wake her up. Too bad it wasn't a dream.
"I just want some air," she sighed to herself.
That little incident with Kai was too close for comfort. Not to mention incredibly freaky and movie-like. She inwardly promised herself that she'd never watch another romance movie ever again. Media really did have a knack for brain washing the impressionable minds of teenagers.
Mariah finally dragged herself out of the washroom and decided to head for the dish. She might as well train if she had to be stuck here.
As she was about to enter the open blading area, she felt her finger begin to sting again. She crinkled her nose unhappily as she stopped for a brief moment before turning back, deciding to go on a new hunt for a band-aid.
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And that's all for now; oh and don't worry about the girl with silver hair… she has no love interest with Kai whatsoever XD Till next time
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Everywhere
Chapter 4: State Confusion
'Who does he think he is?! Why is he…?! What is he…?!" Mariah's mind raced with thoughts at the impossible situation that she got herself into. Never in a million years would she have ever thought that something like this would happen. Well perhaps it had crossed her mind when she was younger about Ray, but Kai? That was just completely unrealistic.
With only a mere few centimetres of space drifting between their faces, they could feel each other's small and swift breathing. Ironically, despite all of the frantic pleas in their minds, the two bladers ceased to move away from each other. It was as if there was an invisible force keeping them there.
'What am I doing? Why can't I end this?' Kai asked himself in his head. This was not something he was used to dealing and he definitely did not know how to handle it very well. All he could manage to do was to clench his fist tensely as he urgently tried to control the nervous pounding in his chest. He knew that Mariah could probably feel it too with how close they were.
The blue-haired teenager inwardly flinched, realizing that that he had no power over what was happening. Mariah was also fully aware of Kai's findings.
Movement of free will was absolutely positively out of the question.
The little control that was left was soon entirely lost to Kai as his hands unexpectedly loosened and relaxed. It seemed that the hammering against his rib cage had calmed down as well. Intuitively, he began to reach out to the pink-haired girl's hand. She responded as she remained still, while continuing to stare into his deep auburn eyes.
It was as if they were in a movie. One of those classic romance films like "A Walk to Remember". Two teens suddenly fall under the powerful spell of the eye lock and the guy slowly moves forward to kiss the girl. Typical situation. Identical to the one at hand.
The spark level between the two progressively began to rise as both teens gradually began to tilt their heads.
Closer…
Closer…
Closer…
And finally…
Mariah gasped as she felt Kai place his hand on hers. She suddenly pulled back, feeling the small cut on her finger begin to sting again. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow," she whimpered quietly as she began to blow it softly.
Spark level falling.
"That hurt…" she mumbled under breath, wincing from the pain.
Kai, who was now free to move as he wished, stepped back as he slowly began to regain his regular composure. Mariah continued to tend to her hand as the two teens avoided having to look at each other at all costs. Cows would turn pink and purple first before they let themselves get caught in that trap again.
Silence soon began to hang over them like a huge umbrella as they faced opposite directions.
Spark level down.
'I gotta get outta here,' Mariah thought to herself, staring at the door. She was dying for some space to breathe. As was her prison partner.
"I…uh…have to run to the bathroom," she finally spoke up, heading for the door quickly without giving Kai a second glance.
All Kai could do was to basically stand there, contemplating over what just happened. That had to be one of the top five things on his "this-could-never-happen" list. And with good reason too. It was definitely not something that took place frequently.
Before he had a chance to think about it any longer, he noticed a little glint on the floor. He cocked an eyebrow curiously as he walked over to find out what it was.
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"Hey Tyson wait up!" Max yelled after his friend.
Tyson stopped to turn around, catching a glimpse of his teammates running towards him. A wide grin spread across his face as they quickly neared.
"I knew you guys would eventually come around!" he greeted with a smirk.
Max returned the smile as he glomped his friend. "We're a team! We always stick together!' he declared laughing.
"That's more I like it," agreed Tyson, slapping the blonde a high five. "So are we waiting for an invitation or something? Let's get going!"
The others nodded their heads accordingly as they all continued towards their hotel.
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A young girl with short silver locks stood outside a large inn. She glanced at the crumpled piece of paper in her hand and looked back up at the hotel address. She simply stood there for a few moments staring at the building hesitantly with her dark crimson eyes.
'What am I doing here?' she finally asked herself, beginning to regret coming to the hotel in the first place. 'I'm still mad at him,' she told herself firmly, folding her arms around her stomach.
She let out a soft sigh as her auburn eyes began scanning the paved sidewalk in thought. 'It's not like he'd want to see me anyway and I sure don't care about seeing him either…wait a sec, what the hell? That doesn't make any sense!' she exclaimed in her mind. 'Why else would I be standing in front of some lousy hotel if not to see him?'
"Oh jeezuz, this is so screwed," she groaned out loud.
The teenager shrugged, a bit vexed. She wasn't too sure about what she wanted to do; thus, she came to the decision that maybe she should just stay away for now.
She shoved the piece of paper into her pocket nonchalantly, getting ready to leave. Just as she was about to go, a boy's voice suddenly broke in.
"Are you looking for something?" he asked.
She turned her head to the right where the question came from, finding three boys standing there. "Oh…no," she said, shaking her head. "Thanks for asking though."
"Noooo problem," grinned the blonde. "Hey wait a sec, are you a blader?" he asked curiously, noticing a launcher sticking out of her bag.
"Um…yah," she answered, nodding.
"So are you competing in the Asian Tournament?" asked a boy with raven hair.
The silver-hared teen laughed quietly as she gave them another nod. These guys sure weren't the shy type. "Yah, but it's my first time here, so I'm not really that experienced yet in the competing level. Are you guys also competitors?"
The navy-haired kid pumped his fist as he bobbed his head up and down energetically. "We're the Bladebreakers," he declared proudly.
The girl blinked. 'Did he just say Bladebreakers?'
"Oh…*the* Bladebreakers that won the championships last year?" she asked, trying to keep her voice from sounding too interested.
"That would be us," grinned the blonde enthusiastically.
"Oh…wow," she said, glancing at each of the members. "Um…isn't there one more person on your team?"
"Oh you mean Kai?" a small brunette spoke up. "Well…he prefers working alone, but he's still part of the team."
"I see," she nodded. 'Same Kai…still pushing people away, figures," she thought to herself. "Well, anyway, my team's probably waiting for me. It was nice meeting you guys; I'll probably see you at the tournament. Catch ya later," she smiled, before walking off.
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"Now that was weird. I think I'm going crazy being stuck in this stupid stadium," Mariah declared to herself, standing in front of the bathroom mirror. "This place is making me do whacked up stuff!" she exclaimed.
The pink-haired teen groaned as she turned on the faucet and stuck her finger under the running water. After a minute or so, she stopped and began splashing some of the cold liquid on her face. She silently wished that this was all just some deranged dream and that maybe the cold water would wake her up. Too bad it wasn't a dream.
"I just want some air," she sighed to herself.
That little incident with Kai was too close for comfort. Not to mention incredibly freaky and movie-like. She inwardly promised herself that she'd never watch another romance movie ever again. Media really did have a knack for brain washing the impressionable minds of teenagers.
Mariah finally dragged herself out of the washroom and decided to head for the dish. She might as well train if she had to be stuck here.
As she was about to enter the open blading area, she felt her finger begin to sting again. She crinkled her nose unhappily as she stopped for a brief moment before turning back, deciding to go on a new hunt for a band-aid.
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And that's all for now; oh and don't worry about the girl with silver hair… she has no love interest with Kai whatsoever XD Till next time