Heather: Guess what? Another new chapter! Wahoo! Wow, where did that come from?

Tyson: How am I supposed to know?

Heather: because you said you were a genius. I knew I shouldn't have believed you.

Tyson: I am a genius but you're too weird for even me to figure out.

Heather: Just for that you get to do the disclaimer, ya meanie!

Tyson: Crap! Well, the only thing Heather owns is Rachel and Redler.

Heather: and I'll hunt down all who try to steal them! hahaha

Tyson: help me. PLEASE!

Heather: Come here you little...

Chapter 4

Mixed Emotions

"Ah, come on!"

The rain had finally calmed down and stopped completely. It was dusk and the day seemed to be quieting down.

"Come on already! Pick it up!" Rachel was screaming at her blade. It seemed to be going a lot slower than she wanted it to. She bent down and picked up her blade, staring at it.

"What's wrong with you Redler? You know we can get your Flash Strike Attack down quick. What's up?" she said softly, rubbing her finger over the picture that resembled a lion with dragon wings. The picture gave out a faint red glow. Rachel knew why Redler wasn't doing his best. Rachel was thinking about her feelings for Ray and

"Kai" she said almost silently, staring up at the darkening sky. She shook her head quickly. She had to stop thinking of him. Redler had to get his new attack down pat. She quickly loaded her blade on the launcher and pulled the ripcord hard. The blade spun in the dish gaining more speed.

"Come on. That's not fast enough!" When the last word went out of her mouth, her blade shot out of the dish, almost slicing her in the arm.

"Why aren't you concentrating on your blade?" came a voice emerging from the other side of the dojo wall. The blue-haired boy had been watching her blade for a couple of minutes after leaving his fight in the park a couple of hours ago.

"It's not my fault, like it's any of your business anyways." she stated flatly, turning her back on him. She couldn't look him in the eyes. She knew she would turn into jello. There was something different between them that her and Ray didn't have. Rachel couldn't tell if Kai felt the same way, though.

"When my team starts blading as bad as you are, it's my business." Kai replied, trying to cover up the blush that was beginning to grow on his face. It was bad enough that he saw Tyson looking for Rachel, but there was no way that he could let her see him blush. "What are you trying to do anyways?"

"I'm trying to get this stupid new attack to work, but Redler's not getting up enough speed." The annoyance was defiantly in her voice.

"You can't blade with your emotions. You out of everyone should know that. Just calm down." he said flatly.

"And how am I supposed to do that when I feel like I'm going insane?" She was still thinking about what happened with her and Ray in that tree. 'All trees are evil' she thought to herself.

~*in the park*~

Ray was sitting on the bench. "Man. Why does Kai have to be such a chump?" He decided that he should just go ahead and tell Rachel his true feelings for her and hope that she felt the same way for him. He got up and started walking down the road.

"Now where would she be?" he asked himself, noticing the sun was setting. Just then he found Tyson in some kind of line. "Bingo." He grabbed Tyson's shoulder and turned him around harshly.

"What's the big idea. Oh. Hi Ray." Tyson said with a large slice of pizza in his hand.

'Guess he found somebody with money' Ray thought to himself. "Where's your sister? I wanna talk to her."

"Why doesn't anyone want to talk to me? I'm lovable too, ya know." Tyson pouted, sticking out his lower lip.

"I'm serious, Tyson" Ray couldn't help but grin at the goofy look on his blue-haired friends face.

" Fine then. She's with Kai behind the house. Now if you don't mind, I'll be getting back in line. See ya." he said turning back around, to probably get a hotdog or four.

Ray's eyes grew big and he started running to Rachel's house

~*Rachel's house*~

Rachel stuck out her tongue to her friend's words, clearly confused about how to calm herself down. Kai grabbed her face roughly, making her stick her tongue back in her mouth. He then started to slowly move his hand under her chin and began to gently rub his thumb over her chin. Rachel started to stare into his eyes. She felt the anger beginning to leave her body as Kai slowly pulled her face closer to his. Rachel closed her eyes and could fell him breath.

~*Ray's POV*~

At the gate. You're almost there. Come on, stupid feet. Hurry!

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Heather:*holding tyson in a headlock* RUN RAY RUN!!!!!

Tyson: *turning blue* Heather......I need........AIR!!!

Heather: *looks down* oh yeah. Sorry TY. *let's go*

Tyson: *gasping* geez. I thought you wanted Rachel to go with Kai?

Heather: but I want her with Ray too. HE MUST BE LOVED!!

Tyson: What about me?

Heather: oh wait. I van love Ray!*sweetly* Come here Ray.

Ray: huh? * is tackled then hugged and held by heather**blushes*

Tyson: oh good grief. people please r/r so I can get out of here before this gets rated R.

Heather: No not today. That will be for later chapters. *ray blushes more* but I still need more people to say who Rachel should be with. HELP ME STOP THE INSANITY! Bye.