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Okay, thank you crystal of psyche and Lady BackDragonFire for reviewing for me! Thank you so much. Jaela and co. is a little cold now, cuz they aren't familiar with anyone, but they'll warm up later I promise! Be patient. Here's the next chappie!

Chapter 2: Exhibition Match

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Tyson looked from Kai to Jaela, then back to Kai again. " Um, Kai? Do you know her?" Kai opened his eyes, his appearance back to normal.

" Kai, your standards have lowered considerably since the last time I've seen you," Jaela commented. " Replacing the Blade Sharks with these amateurs." Her gaze swept over the Bladebreakers, stopping momentarily at Ray.

"Hey!" Tyson countered. " Just who are you calling amateurs."

" You boy," Oqua answered smoothly, looking at Tyson. " The kid behind you with the laptop and your little fair-haired friend. However," she paused and looked at Ray. " However, the former White Tiger would be an interesting opponent."

" How did you know?" Ray demanded in a soft voice.

" Everyone knows about traitors," Pruitt retorted.

" Never mind! You think you're so good? Well-"

Oqua interrupted Tyson's angry rant with a snicker. " We don't think we're good, kid. We know it."

"What?!" Tyson spluttered in anger. " Fine, if you're sooo good, then let's beyblade! Let's see just how good you really are!"

" Fine!" Pruitt backed. " Not as if it would take a very long time to knock you out. Bring it!" She whipped out her brown and green beyblade.

" No," Jaela murmured.

" What?" Pruitt demanded. " Why not Jaela?"

" No, I didn't mean it that way Pruitt." Jaela smiled at her friend. " I will fight him." She pulled out her own silver and frost blue blade and turned to face Tyson. " C'mon, kid, I'll be the one you'll face."

" Alright! Talk about luck!" Tyson cheered. " I'll be facing the leader of the Arctic Wolves!"

Pruitt smirked and put away her own blade. This should be good, she thought. Jaela hasn't agreed to fight anyone in a long time. .

" Don't cheer too quickly, boy," Grega advised him quietly. " Jaela isn't called captain of the Arctic Wolves for nothing."

Jaela ignored the others and concentrated on Kai. " Watch carefully Kai and you'll see that J'lith is still very competent. " Max started counting down.

"3." Tyson's hand tensed on his blade.

".2." Jaela glanced casually at her juvenile challenger.

".1." Both players shifted into position.

" Let it rip!!"

Jaela jerked the cord on her blade launcher. Her silver and frost blue beyblade shot out of its launcher and hit the wok in a rain of fiery sparks. Tyson's Dragoon followed not long after.

The two blades circled each other in a face off. " Come on, J'lith, let's have a little fun," Jaela called. Jaela's blade suddenly circled around Dragoon and rammed into it with tremendous force.

Dragoon wavered from the blow, but stayed spinning. " Wh-what power!" Ray exclaimed in amazement. Kai was now watching the match with a semi- interested look. (A/N: He would never allow himself to look interested. Lol.)

" Dragoon, hang in there!" Tyson called. " Let's show them what we can do! Storm Attack!" A tornado emerged from the blue beyblade (Is it blue?) for the second time that day and spread to cover the wok in a matter of seconds.

" Dodge it," Jaela commanded. Her blade literally flew into the air and hovered there until the danger below had diminished.

" Whoa! How'd she do that? Her blade is one of the rare few that has the ability to lay suspended in the air for periods at a time." Kenny notified everyone.

" Really?" Tyson asked nervously. " Dragoon, be careful." Dragoon circled the bowl, keeping a distance away from Jaela's beyblade.

" Leaving? Let's play some more." J'lith rammed into Dragoon once more and sent it flying out of the wok.

" No." Tyson gasped.

" That wasn't a lot of fun," Jaela remarked as she caught her flying beyblade. " I didn't even need to call upon J'lith to defeat you." " Then again, I hardly ever do," she added.

Kai stepped forward. " Jaela, I will face you."

Jaela's deep indigo eyes registered surprise for a split second, before she smiled. " Very well Kai," she replied coolly. " Saturday, Tarot Park at 1:00."

Kai nodded. "I'll be there."

" We'll be there." Tyson corrected him. Both Jaela and Kai sent him a withering look.

" I will face you too." Ray stated.

" Sure. This was only an exhibition match after all. Next time, you'll face all four of us. Till then Kai." Jaela turned and her and her girls vanished into the night.

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As the boys walked back to the hotel where they were staying, the group was quieter than usual and even Tyson wasn't talking much. When they arrived at the hotel, they said good night to Mr. Dickenson and went to bed. The brief, yet intense encounter with the 4 members of the Arctic Wolves had exhausted them.

However, once they'd reached their massive suite, four of the Bladebreakers collapsed on the sofa but didn't go to bed. Kai, on the other hand, withdrew into his bedroom (he didn't share, so it was his alone).

After he had gone, Tyson said out loud, " What do you think Jaela had to do with Kai?"

" She must have been someone from his past," Max reasoned. " She seemed to know him really well."

" Hmm, that's true," Ray agreed. " But who?"

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You'll find out more about Jaela and Kai's past next time. Mostly focused on Kai in his room with his flashbacks. Pleaz review! Thanx. ~_^