Beyblades: The Best of the Best
By: Pyroteknix
Sigh. Old habits die hard and I can't stop writing the freaking title! Oh, and Dom, I know you hate beyblades but you provided an excellent backdrop for Kai's new friend!
Kai ran and ran, the words of Dranzer reverberating in his head like an ominous echo. He kept on running, fearing what he may become if he gave in to this new emotion. He was scared. Scared of the truth and how it will affect him. His legs protested at the ceaseless torture but Kai couldn't care less. He had more important things to worry about than his body. "She is nothing more than a good beyblader and a rival who happens to be pretty. Nothing more." But the esteemed leader of the Bladebreakers doubted this himself, questioning his vaunted integrity. "Even if you do care, will she return your feelings?" Kai finally stopped, shocked by this new idea. The little voice went on in his mind, ranting on and on. "Who would like you, Kai? Face it, man. You're in over your head. She deserves someone like Max or Ray." It said, taunting him and rebuilding the barrier that separated him from his emotions and feelings. The wall he built during his childhood, the one that was melted by a few words from Dranzer, slowly regenerated but what was halted by a yell for help. Kai snapped back to reality (A/N: Oh, there goes gravity.) and suddenly realized where the sound came from. He rushed to the training facility, cursing himself for not running faster, and saw Dominique, huddled in a corner and surrounded by 3 Dark Eden beybladers. They were ganging up on her, each member clutching their darkly colored beyblades. "Hey, its just one fight. Come on, we'll take you on, one by one." Their leader said, tossing his beyblade into the air and catching it before it fell. "Its only one bitbeast you're going to lose if you fail to beat us." The stocky man said, threatening Dominique with a malicious smile. His expression quickly changed to one of distaste and he choked Dominique with his right hand. "I've lost my patience with you. You battle us, or else." Tightening his grip for emphasis. The Blue Passion captain remained defiant in the face of the other beybladers. "No." The brown-haired Dark Eden beyblader tightened his clamp on her throat even more, suffocating the girl. He raised her with a strong arm and pinned her to the wall, her feet not touching the ground anymore. "It wouldn't be nice for Blue Passion to be disqualified because their leader was to injured to play. So let's battle you impudent little girl!" He yelled, Dominique responding with a weak scream as he punched her in the stomach. "Are you deaf? She said no." Kai said behind gritted teeth, his hand balling into fists. He aimed a punch at a surprised Dark Eden member and caught him squarely on the jaw. The injured beyblader rubbed his sore cheek and ran out the door behind Kai. "I'll call for Marvin!" He shouted as he left Kai with two angry beybladers. The second beyblader threw punches at Kai, which the Bladebreaker countered easily. Kai caught the man's arm in mid-grip and flipped him on his back. Their leader dropped the gasping Blue Passion captain and lunged at Kai, an equal to him in terms of skill. But Kai connected a punch and knocked down his opponent, grabbing him by the collar and pulling back his fist for the finishing blow. The Dark Eden player grinned and pulled out a fanknife, which he used to stab Kai in the leg. He yelled in pain as the metal cut into his flesh and watched the injured beyblader run out the training facility. Kai limped towards the stunned Dominique, every step an agonizing effort as he dripped blood on the steel floor. He touched her cheek lightly and fell onto her lap. "Are you all right?" He asked weakly as his rival began to cry. He put his fingers to her lips to silence her and wiped away her tears. "I said, are you all." He tried to make one last effort to be the seemingly cold-hearted Kai before he fell unconscious on Dominique. Tears mingled with the blood on the floor as the brown-haired beyblader stroked Kai's blue hair affectionately.
Tyson paced the floor of the hospital wing of the dome nervously as they listened to the sobbing Blue Passion captain recount what happened to Kai. Ray sat in the corner of the room, still fuming over Lee and Mariah. Kai was unconscious and resting on a bed, a bloodstained bandage covering the wound. Kenny was monitoring his vital signs, which were okay, and was simultaneously researching the rules of the tournament. "I'm sorry guys, but it says here that our problems are our problems and the officials cannot disqualify the Dark Eden." He said in exasperation, Max replying with an expletive. Tyson stopped his pacing and cursed the officials. "What morons would write such a dumb rule?" Max sighed and informed Dominique that she could leave already. She nodded and proceeded to exit the room when Ray interrupted her. "How do we know you didn't stab him?" He said skeptically and watched as her sorrowful expression changed to that of pure hatred. She glared at Ray and spat at his feet, before she left the room with moist eyes. Max delivered a punch right at Ray's cheek, surprising the Chinese beyblader. "What in the name of God did you do that for?" He yelled at the calm beyblader, wondering why Ray would do such a thing since he was such a compassionate person, normally. "Like I care about what happens to her feelings? Do you think Lee cared when he stole Mariah? I don't give a damn to any of you anymore!" Ray yelled in Max's face. "This all comes down to you, doesn't it Ray? Its only you and Mariah, huh?" Max retaliated; striking a nerve that forced Ray to punch the American with enough force to make him stagger backwards. "You don't know what it's like to love someone!" Ray shouted as Tyson held back the angry Max. Tyson glared at Ray and shouted back. "She did! She likes Kai and you just want to make her feel the agony you're going through because of some hare-brained scheme of Lee!" Ray took a step back, surprised by the accuracy of Tyson. Tyson stared at him, breaking his resolve. "I was right, wasn't I, Ray?" He said as Ray sat down on the couch, the beyblader suddenly realizing what he did. He stared at nothing as the truth hit him like a ton of bricks. "What's happening to me?" He thought, terrified of what he had done.
Outside the room, a beyblader dressed in a night-black cape and a black shirt with a red emblem of a burning tree listened to the heated conversation. "How utterly interesting." He said in a voice that sounded far too mature to be in his tall and skinny frame. Marvin of the Dark Eden walked away from the room regally, each of his steps a stride to be precise. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Puny Bladebreakers. I love the way my beautiful psychological attack worked." He chuckled a bit, praising his own ingenuity.
The next day. Kai shifted in his sleep, cursing the stiff pillow they had given him. He tried to fluff the pillow and found it to be warm, soft and "Alive!?!" His eyes shot open and he blinked as daylight streamed into the room. After his eyes adjusted to the change in brightness, Kai looked at what he was resting on. Dominique's head was cradled in his arms, her long hair resting gently on his limbs. She was sitting on a chair beside the bed, her head snuggling Kai's chest. He smiled and held her closer, savoring her fresh smell. "Wonder what shampoo she uses? Smells good." He thought casually as he sat upright. He suddenly gave an involuntary gasp of pain as he clutched his injured leg, memories of last night flooding into him. Dominique started to stir just as he remembered where he was. "Kai?" She asked, rubbing her eyes. Kai put on the most serious face he could muster and pretended not to notice his wound. "Yes, that's my name." He said coldly, desperately trying to hide his emotions. Dominique bolted to a rigid position and tried to make it look like she didn't sneak in to visit him. Kai narrowed his eyes in fake distaste as he looked at her. "What are you doing here?" He asked, concealing his happiness to see her. Dominique did her best to hide a blush and answered in her casual voice. "The other Bladebreakers were too tired to watch over you, so I got stuck with you, Kai." She lied, hoping that Kai didn't get suspicious. He winced as he struggled to get up, Dominique trying to stop him. "Wait! You need to rest!" She protested at his actions and Kai forgot the pain for a while as he heard the worry in her voice. He turned to face her as he got out off the bed. "I have to beyblade. Why do you care anyway?" He said out of curiousity, hoping, no, praying that she would say that she cared. Dominique blushed and turned her face away from Kai's penetrating gaze. Kai grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. "Why?" He asked sincerely, his eyes staring straight at Dominique's insecure irises. She looked down and pushed away his hand, trying to avoid the question. "None of your business. Goodbye!" She said and ran out the room, visibly embarassed by the situation. Kai rubbed his fingers together, feeling the portion of his hand where he touched Dominique's face. // I told you, Kai. Us bitbeasts have pretty good intuition. // Dranzer commented, receiving a smile from his normally icy master. // You were right. I do feel something, a strange sensation whenever I get near her. My heart beats faster and faster until it seems to explode and I feel blood rush to my cheeks when I see her. // // That is love, Kai. // //I thought love was a weakness, but I feel stronger, far stronger than I have ever been. // Dranzer laughed at his master, so skilled in beyblades but uneducated in terms of his heart. //You're not expected to know everything. //
"The Bladebreakers are up by one point now, but their 4th beyblader is nowhere to be found! Looks like they will have to forfeit!" AJ Topper shouted, glancing at his watch. 'They have 30 more seconds!" He announced, his eyes still glued to his watch. Tyson sighed and looked at his depressed teammates. "I'm sorry, guys. If I won we wouldn't have needed Kai." He said unhappily while their opponents, Riders, were celebrating. Ray patted his shoulder reassuringly. "Were all expected to make mistakes, Tyson. Whether it be of beyblades or of ourselves, we will make mistakes." He said, his mind running through the horrible thing he did last night. Tyson slumped lower, still not satisfied. Ray shook his head and plopped down beside Kenny and Max. Kenny looked at his watch and scratched his head. "So, who will play in the tie-breaker match?" He asked resignedly. "Hold it. I'm here." Kai limped into the stadium, glaring at his teammates who were dancing like monkeys. Max ran up to Kai and stopped him, shaking his head. "Even if we are happy to see you up and about, man, you can't beyblade. You're still injured." He said, slowly pushing Kai backwards. Kai shoved his blonde teammate away and headed for the arena, a gigantic field with green hills dotting it everywhere. "I will play. And you can't do anything about it." Kai said coldly and stared at Max, sending chills up the American's spine. He almost fell as he pulled out his launcher, his leg nearly giving way to pain. He grimaced but stood there proudly, confidently staring at Benjamin, his opponent. The Rider leader grinned and pulled out his equipment while staring at Kai's bleeding leg. (A/N: It's always leader versus leader, huh?) Kai tried to hide a groan of agony as another blast of pain attacked him but was unsuccessful. Benjamin smiled and readied his beyblade. "Beyblades ready!" Kai's eyes drifted towards the crowd and he saw Dominique, sitting beside the other Blue Passion members, obviously worried about him. He forgot the excruciating pain as their eyes connected for what seemed like an eternity to him. Kai's leg stiffened up, ignoring the clawing wound. "3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" But these words were nothing in Kai's mind. His resolved strenghtened, he launched his blade with enough power to level the arena and mentally whispered to Dranzer. //We have to win this. Don't let up. // He said and his bitbeast nodded obediently. Benjamin's amazing defense type beyblade was holding its ground against the awesome force of Dranzer and both the beyblade and the Bladebreaker started to get weary. "Fenfield. Galloping Whirlwind!!!" The Rider's majestic White Horse bitbeast rose up from the center of his white and green blade, neighing loudly. Benjamin's beyblade spun towards Kai's exhausted Dranzer, winds whipping around the edges. It collided with Dranzer, but Kai wasn't about to give up. His bitbeast screamed in pain in Kai's mind and Kai felt the pain return to his leg. He saw Dominique, clutching the side of her seat in anxiety and sweat visibly poured from her forehead. Kai bit his lip and focused on the battle, ignoring his aching leg. "Dranzer! Fire Arrow at full force!!!" He shouted before his wound overpowered his mind and sent him falling to the floor. He watched in a fetal position as his beyblade slammed into Benjamin's and in a flash of brilliant white light, he defeated him. Benjamin's Fenfield flew out of the arena and landed on the Rider's open palm. Benjamin shook his head in acceptance of defeat and walked up to Kai. "Nice match. Do you need some help?" Kai nodded and wobbled back into an upright position. "You really are the greatest beyblader ever." Benjamin said humbly before walking back to his disappointed teammates. On the other hand, the Bladebreakers were rejoicing and swarming atound Kai, who pushed them away coldly. //I wonder how I won that? I was too wounded to have been victorious. // //Do I have to repeat everything? It was love. // //I can't understand how this love thing is supposed to help you win. There's no science behind it. // //Not everything can be answered. Hey! I finished our last dialogue with a weird phrase like that! // Kai laughed inside his mind and put on his usual pessimistic face, closing his eyes as his teammates rejoiced.
Matt and RG of the BladeTech, tan-skinned boy who were an open scientist's coat with khaki pants and a black T-shirt, watched the Blue Passion leader intently as she chatted with her conpanions. They were partially concealed behind a wall, the 2 beybladers leaning against the cold wood. Matt shook his head in mock pity. "I do believe Kai has a weakness now." He said quietly, as not to attract attention. RG smirked and nudged his fair- skinned teammate in the ribs. "Yeah. He was looking at that girl for pretty much the whole fight. You think we should tell Guio?" Matt started walking and RG followed. "Definitely." The duo began to laugh and raced down the hallway. "Man, is he going to pulverize Kai. Wanna bet on what he's going to do to the girl?" RG said, jokingly. "Sure. Bet you it's going to be kidnap for ransom and the ransom will be a grand total of one loss! Hahahahahaha!" The 2 beybladers kept on laughing and laughing until they clutched their chests and gasped for air. "Damn, do we have a sick sense of humor or what?" Matt commented and the 2 BladeTech players fell on the floor again, laughing their hearts out.
Ray sat on a bench on one of the balconies in the dome, wistfully thinking about Mariah. "Mariah. Why does Lee have to get in the way all the time." He thought, images of the he loved flitting through his head. He absentmindedly stroked the wooden bench's arm, wishing it were Mariah. He sighed and stared at the bright stars twinkling high in the sky. (A/N: Everyone knows that stars do not really twinkle but it sounded nice in my story.) He put his hands behind his head and gazed at the heavens, mentally connecting them to form Mariah's face. // You could begin calling Mariah you're obsession, not your love. // Driger joked, reading his mind perfectly. // Don't get me angry, Driger. // Ray replied in mock seriousness. The bitbeast and boy laughed silently, a smile forming on Ray's face. Rain began to fall on Ray's head and his hair drooped over his eyes. //Ha! I'm nice and dry inside your beyblade! // The White Tiger bitbeast announced teasingly to the soaked Ray. Ray pulled out his beyblade and pretended to punch it when he bolted upright. He whirled around, his fists up, and saw Mariah in front of him. "Isn't it cold and lonely out here?" She asked, her pink hair clinging to her clothes due to the moisture. Ray looked surprised and blinked for a while, thinking that this was a dream. "Mariah, why did you follow me? You'll get kicked out of the White Tigers!" He exclaimed, running up to her with questioning eyes. She shivered involuntarily and Ray frowned. He took of his shirt and placed it on her cold back, warming her. Mariah walked up to him and nuzzled his bare chest in a very feline way. "I don't care. I don't think the White Tigers would win without me anyway." She protested and shivered again, this one accompanied by a sneeze. Ray shook his head and hugged her tightly. "Now look, you're catching a cold." He said, covering her from the rain with his body. Mariah laughed, flashing her fang-like teeth. "This should warm you up."Ray gently stroked her hair and kissed her on the lips. Mariah returned the favor and the 2 were kissing passionately in the rain, their lips savoring each other. Ray broke the intimate moment and kissed her lightly on the forehead. "Goodbye, my little kitty cat. Its my turn to check up on our esteemed leader." He said with mock respect, receiving a giggle from Mariah. Mariah pulled him back and held his hand firmly. "Oh no you don't! Last time you left me, Lee found us. I'm going with you." She said, her voice filled with finality. Ray opened his mouth to argue but shook his head in defeat and walked hand-in-hand with Mariah.
End of Chapter
Pyroteknix: Don't kill me Dom! It's a story, for crying out loud! Aww, come on. Hey, whats that frying pan for? Don't even try to hit me! I can sue you! ** BONK!!!**
Note by Aerodynamix the Alter ego of Pyroteknix: Due to, um, circumstances, Pyroteknix will be unable to announce that he will change the rating to PG- 13 due to swearing and some violence.
Pyroteknix: Who am I? And why the hell is that girl swinging that fryi. **THWACK!!!**
Aerodynamix: Oh great. Now she's coming for me. Bye my good fans!
Pyroteknix: What electric fans? **THUD!!!** Owww. (Rubs three lumps on head) **SPLAT** (. Make that 4)
Aerodynamix: (Stops halfway from exiting) Oh yeah! This chapter shall remain G, but when I upload the next chapter, that will be PG-13! **DENK!!!** (Falls unconscious. Sorry for lousy comic sound, "DENK!!!" was the only thing I could think of.)
By: Pyroteknix
Sigh. Old habits die hard and I can't stop writing the freaking title! Oh, and Dom, I know you hate beyblades but you provided an excellent backdrop for Kai's new friend!
Kai ran and ran, the words of Dranzer reverberating in his head like an ominous echo. He kept on running, fearing what he may become if he gave in to this new emotion. He was scared. Scared of the truth and how it will affect him. His legs protested at the ceaseless torture but Kai couldn't care less. He had more important things to worry about than his body. "She is nothing more than a good beyblader and a rival who happens to be pretty. Nothing more." But the esteemed leader of the Bladebreakers doubted this himself, questioning his vaunted integrity. "Even if you do care, will she return your feelings?" Kai finally stopped, shocked by this new idea. The little voice went on in his mind, ranting on and on. "Who would like you, Kai? Face it, man. You're in over your head. She deserves someone like Max or Ray." It said, taunting him and rebuilding the barrier that separated him from his emotions and feelings. The wall he built during his childhood, the one that was melted by a few words from Dranzer, slowly regenerated but what was halted by a yell for help. Kai snapped back to reality (A/N: Oh, there goes gravity.) and suddenly realized where the sound came from. He rushed to the training facility, cursing himself for not running faster, and saw Dominique, huddled in a corner and surrounded by 3 Dark Eden beybladers. They were ganging up on her, each member clutching their darkly colored beyblades. "Hey, its just one fight. Come on, we'll take you on, one by one." Their leader said, tossing his beyblade into the air and catching it before it fell. "Its only one bitbeast you're going to lose if you fail to beat us." The stocky man said, threatening Dominique with a malicious smile. His expression quickly changed to one of distaste and he choked Dominique with his right hand. "I've lost my patience with you. You battle us, or else." Tightening his grip for emphasis. The Blue Passion captain remained defiant in the face of the other beybladers. "No." The brown-haired Dark Eden beyblader tightened his clamp on her throat even more, suffocating the girl. He raised her with a strong arm and pinned her to the wall, her feet not touching the ground anymore. "It wouldn't be nice for Blue Passion to be disqualified because their leader was to injured to play. So let's battle you impudent little girl!" He yelled, Dominique responding with a weak scream as he punched her in the stomach. "Are you deaf? She said no." Kai said behind gritted teeth, his hand balling into fists. He aimed a punch at a surprised Dark Eden member and caught him squarely on the jaw. The injured beyblader rubbed his sore cheek and ran out the door behind Kai. "I'll call for Marvin!" He shouted as he left Kai with two angry beybladers. The second beyblader threw punches at Kai, which the Bladebreaker countered easily. Kai caught the man's arm in mid-grip and flipped him on his back. Their leader dropped the gasping Blue Passion captain and lunged at Kai, an equal to him in terms of skill. But Kai connected a punch and knocked down his opponent, grabbing him by the collar and pulling back his fist for the finishing blow. The Dark Eden player grinned and pulled out a fanknife, which he used to stab Kai in the leg. He yelled in pain as the metal cut into his flesh and watched the injured beyblader run out the training facility. Kai limped towards the stunned Dominique, every step an agonizing effort as he dripped blood on the steel floor. He touched her cheek lightly and fell onto her lap. "Are you all right?" He asked weakly as his rival began to cry. He put his fingers to her lips to silence her and wiped away her tears. "I said, are you all." He tried to make one last effort to be the seemingly cold-hearted Kai before he fell unconscious on Dominique. Tears mingled with the blood on the floor as the brown-haired beyblader stroked Kai's blue hair affectionately.
Tyson paced the floor of the hospital wing of the dome nervously as they listened to the sobbing Blue Passion captain recount what happened to Kai. Ray sat in the corner of the room, still fuming over Lee and Mariah. Kai was unconscious and resting on a bed, a bloodstained bandage covering the wound. Kenny was monitoring his vital signs, which were okay, and was simultaneously researching the rules of the tournament. "I'm sorry guys, but it says here that our problems are our problems and the officials cannot disqualify the Dark Eden." He said in exasperation, Max replying with an expletive. Tyson stopped his pacing and cursed the officials. "What morons would write such a dumb rule?" Max sighed and informed Dominique that she could leave already. She nodded and proceeded to exit the room when Ray interrupted her. "How do we know you didn't stab him?" He said skeptically and watched as her sorrowful expression changed to that of pure hatred. She glared at Ray and spat at his feet, before she left the room with moist eyes. Max delivered a punch right at Ray's cheek, surprising the Chinese beyblader. "What in the name of God did you do that for?" He yelled at the calm beyblader, wondering why Ray would do such a thing since he was such a compassionate person, normally. "Like I care about what happens to her feelings? Do you think Lee cared when he stole Mariah? I don't give a damn to any of you anymore!" Ray yelled in Max's face. "This all comes down to you, doesn't it Ray? Its only you and Mariah, huh?" Max retaliated; striking a nerve that forced Ray to punch the American with enough force to make him stagger backwards. "You don't know what it's like to love someone!" Ray shouted as Tyson held back the angry Max. Tyson glared at Ray and shouted back. "She did! She likes Kai and you just want to make her feel the agony you're going through because of some hare-brained scheme of Lee!" Ray took a step back, surprised by the accuracy of Tyson. Tyson stared at him, breaking his resolve. "I was right, wasn't I, Ray?" He said as Ray sat down on the couch, the beyblader suddenly realizing what he did. He stared at nothing as the truth hit him like a ton of bricks. "What's happening to me?" He thought, terrified of what he had done.
Outside the room, a beyblader dressed in a night-black cape and a black shirt with a red emblem of a burning tree listened to the heated conversation. "How utterly interesting." He said in a voice that sounded far too mature to be in his tall and skinny frame. Marvin of the Dark Eden walked away from the room regally, each of his steps a stride to be precise. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Puny Bladebreakers. I love the way my beautiful psychological attack worked." He chuckled a bit, praising his own ingenuity.
The next day. Kai shifted in his sleep, cursing the stiff pillow they had given him. He tried to fluff the pillow and found it to be warm, soft and "Alive!?!" His eyes shot open and he blinked as daylight streamed into the room. After his eyes adjusted to the change in brightness, Kai looked at what he was resting on. Dominique's head was cradled in his arms, her long hair resting gently on his limbs. She was sitting on a chair beside the bed, her head snuggling Kai's chest. He smiled and held her closer, savoring her fresh smell. "Wonder what shampoo she uses? Smells good." He thought casually as he sat upright. He suddenly gave an involuntary gasp of pain as he clutched his injured leg, memories of last night flooding into him. Dominique started to stir just as he remembered where he was. "Kai?" She asked, rubbing her eyes. Kai put on the most serious face he could muster and pretended not to notice his wound. "Yes, that's my name." He said coldly, desperately trying to hide his emotions. Dominique bolted to a rigid position and tried to make it look like she didn't sneak in to visit him. Kai narrowed his eyes in fake distaste as he looked at her. "What are you doing here?" He asked, concealing his happiness to see her. Dominique did her best to hide a blush and answered in her casual voice. "The other Bladebreakers were too tired to watch over you, so I got stuck with you, Kai." She lied, hoping that Kai didn't get suspicious. He winced as he struggled to get up, Dominique trying to stop him. "Wait! You need to rest!" She protested at his actions and Kai forgot the pain for a while as he heard the worry in her voice. He turned to face her as he got out off the bed. "I have to beyblade. Why do you care anyway?" He said out of curiousity, hoping, no, praying that she would say that she cared. Dominique blushed and turned her face away from Kai's penetrating gaze. Kai grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. "Why?" He asked sincerely, his eyes staring straight at Dominique's insecure irises. She looked down and pushed away his hand, trying to avoid the question. "None of your business. Goodbye!" She said and ran out the room, visibly embarassed by the situation. Kai rubbed his fingers together, feeling the portion of his hand where he touched Dominique's face. // I told you, Kai. Us bitbeasts have pretty good intuition. // Dranzer commented, receiving a smile from his normally icy master. // You were right. I do feel something, a strange sensation whenever I get near her. My heart beats faster and faster until it seems to explode and I feel blood rush to my cheeks when I see her. // // That is love, Kai. // //I thought love was a weakness, but I feel stronger, far stronger than I have ever been. // Dranzer laughed at his master, so skilled in beyblades but uneducated in terms of his heart. //You're not expected to know everything. //
"The Bladebreakers are up by one point now, but their 4th beyblader is nowhere to be found! Looks like they will have to forfeit!" AJ Topper shouted, glancing at his watch. 'They have 30 more seconds!" He announced, his eyes still glued to his watch. Tyson sighed and looked at his depressed teammates. "I'm sorry, guys. If I won we wouldn't have needed Kai." He said unhappily while their opponents, Riders, were celebrating. Ray patted his shoulder reassuringly. "Were all expected to make mistakes, Tyson. Whether it be of beyblades or of ourselves, we will make mistakes." He said, his mind running through the horrible thing he did last night. Tyson slumped lower, still not satisfied. Ray shook his head and plopped down beside Kenny and Max. Kenny looked at his watch and scratched his head. "So, who will play in the tie-breaker match?" He asked resignedly. "Hold it. I'm here." Kai limped into the stadium, glaring at his teammates who were dancing like monkeys. Max ran up to Kai and stopped him, shaking his head. "Even if we are happy to see you up and about, man, you can't beyblade. You're still injured." He said, slowly pushing Kai backwards. Kai shoved his blonde teammate away and headed for the arena, a gigantic field with green hills dotting it everywhere. "I will play. And you can't do anything about it." Kai said coldly and stared at Max, sending chills up the American's spine. He almost fell as he pulled out his launcher, his leg nearly giving way to pain. He grimaced but stood there proudly, confidently staring at Benjamin, his opponent. The Rider leader grinned and pulled out his equipment while staring at Kai's bleeding leg. (A/N: It's always leader versus leader, huh?) Kai tried to hide a groan of agony as another blast of pain attacked him but was unsuccessful. Benjamin smiled and readied his beyblade. "Beyblades ready!" Kai's eyes drifted towards the crowd and he saw Dominique, sitting beside the other Blue Passion members, obviously worried about him. He forgot the excruciating pain as their eyes connected for what seemed like an eternity to him. Kai's leg stiffened up, ignoring the clawing wound. "3,2,1. Let it rip!!!" But these words were nothing in Kai's mind. His resolved strenghtened, he launched his blade with enough power to level the arena and mentally whispered to Dranzer. //We have to win this. Don't let up. // He said and his bitbeast nodded obediently. Benjamin's amazing defense type beyblade was holding its ground against the awesome force of Dranzer and both the beyblade and the Bladebreaker started to get weary. "Fenfield. Galloping Whirlwind!!!" The Rider's majestic White Horse bitbeast rose up from the center of his white and green blade, neighing loudly. Benjamin's beyblade spun towards Kai's exhausted Dranzer, winds whipping around the edges. It collided with Dranzer, but Kai wasn't about to give up. His bitbeast screamed in pain in Kai's mind and Kai felt the pain return to his leg. He saw Dominique, clutching the side of her seat in anxiety and sweat visibly poured from her forehead. Kai bit his lip and focused on the battle, ignoring his aching leg. "Dranzer! Fire Arrow at full force!!!" He shouted before his wound overpowered his mind and sent him falling to the floor. He watched in a fetal position as his beyblade slammed into Benjamin's and in a flash of brilliant white light, he defeated him. Benjamin's Fenfield flew out of the arena and landed on the Rider's open palm. Benjamin shook his head in acceptance of defeat and walked up to Kai. "Nice match. Do you need some help?" Kai nodded and wobbled back into an upright position. "You really are the greatest beyblader ever." Benjamin said humbly before walking back to his disappointed teammates. On the other hand, the Bladebreakers were rejoicing and swarming atound Kai, who pushed them away coldly. //I wonder how I won that? I was too wounded to have been victorious. // //Do I have to repeat everything? It was love. // //I can't understand how this love thing is supposed to help you win. There's no science behind it. // //Not everything can be answered. Hey! I finished our last dialogue with a weird phrase like that! // Kai laughed inside his mind and put on his usual pessimistic face, closing his eyes as his teammates rejoiced.
Matt and RG of the BladeTech, tan-skinned boy who were an open scientist's coat with khaki pants and a black T-shirt, watched the Blue Passion leader intently as she chatted with her conpanions. They were partially concealed behind a wall, the 2 beybladers leaning against the cold wood. Matt shook his head in mock pity. "I do believe Kai has a weakness now." He said quietly, as not to attract attention. RG smirked and nudged his fair- skinned teammate in the ribs. "Yeah. He was looking at that girl for pretty much the whole fight. You think we should tell Guio?" Matt started walking and RG followed. "Definitely." The duo began to laugh and raced down the hallway. "Man, is he going to pulverize Kai. Wanna bet on what he's going to do to the girl?" RG said, jokingly. "Sure. Bet you it's going to be kidnap for ransom and the ransom will be a grand total of one loss! Hahahahahaha!" The 2 beybladers kept on laughing and laughing until they clutched their chests and gasped for air. "Damn, do we have a sick sense of humor or what?" Matt commented and the 2 BladeTech players fell on the floor again, laughing their hearts out.
Ray sat on a bench on one of the balconies in the dome, wistfully thinking about Mariah. "Mariah. Why does Lee have to get in the way all the time." He thought, images of the he loved flitting through his head. He absentmindedly stroked the wooden bench's arm, wishing it were Mariah. He sighed and stared at the bright stars twinkling high in the sky. (A/N: Everyone knows that stars do not really twinkle but it sounded nice in my story.) He put his hands behind his head and gazed at the heavens, mentally connecting them to form Mariah's face. // You could begin calling Mariah you're obsession, not your love. // Driger joked, reading his mind perfectly. // Don't get me angry, Driger. // Ray replied in mock seriousness. The bitbeast and boy laughed silently, a smile forming on Ray's face. Rain began to fall on Ray's head and his hair drooped over his eyes. //Ha! I'm nice and dry inside your beyblade! // The White Tiger bitbeast announced teasingly to the soaked Ray. Ray pulled out his beyblade and pretended to punch it when he bolted upright. He whirled around, his fists up, and saw Mariah in front of him. "Isn't it cold and lonely out here?" She asked, her pink hair clinging to her clothes due to the moisture. Ray looked surprised and blinked for a while, thinking that this was a dream. "Mariah, why did you follow me? You'll get kicked out of the White Tigers!" He exclaimed, running up to her with questioning eyes. She shivered involuntarily and Ray frowned. He took of his shirt and placed it on her cold back, warming her. Mariah walked up to him and nuzzled his bare chest in a very feline way. "I don't care. I don't think the White Tigers would win without me anyway." She protested and shivered again, this one accompanied by a sneeze. Ray shook his head and hugged her tightly. "Now look, you're catching a cold." He said, covering her from the rain with his body. Mariah laughed, flashing her fang-like teeth. "This should warm you up."Ray gently stroked her hair and kissed her on the lips. Mariah returned the favor and the 2 were kissing passionately in the rain, their lips savoring each other. Ray broke the intimate moment and kissed her lightly on the forehead. "Goodbye, my little kitty cat. Its my turn to check up on our esteemed leader." He said with mock respect, receiving a giggle from Mariah. Mariah pulled him back and held his hand firmly. "Oh no you don't! Last time you left me, Lee found us. I'm going with you." She said, her voice filled with finality. Ray opened his mouth to argue but shook his head in defeat and walked hand-in-hand with Mariah.
End of Chapter
Pyroteknix: Don't kill me Dom! It's a story, for crying out loud! Aww, come on. Hey, whats that frying pan for? Don't even try to hit me! I can sue you! ** BONK!!!**
Note by Aerodynamix the Alter ego of Pyroteknix: Due to, um, circumstances, Pyroteknix will be unable to announce that he will change the rating to PG- 13 due to swearing and some violence.
Pyroteknix: Who am I? And why the hell is that girl swinging that fryi. **THWACK!!!**
Aerodynamix: Oh great. Now she's coming for me. Bye my good fans!
Pyroteknix: What electric fans? **THUD!!!** Owww. (Rubs three lumps on head) **SPLAT** (. Make that 4)
Aerodynamix: (Stops halfway from exiting) Oh yeah! This chapter shall remain G, but when I upload the next chapter, that will be PG-13! **DENK!!!** (Falls unconscious. Sorry for lousy comic sound, "DENK!!!" was the only thing I could think of.)