"That's IT Kai! I've had enough!"

Kai rolled his eyes slightly as he listened to his grandfathers angry yelling. He was in trouble again, because he had been out late again. It wasn't like he was doing something bad; he just enjoyed walking around during the night. His grandfather hated it though.

His grandfather narrowed his eyes, furious. "I'm tired of you taking advantage of my hospitality!"

Kai glared at him. "So? What are you gonna do about it?" he said. After all, what could his grandfather do?

"I'll tell you what I'm going to do!" He growled. "I'm going to throw you out!"

"What?" Kai asked, he couldn't be serious.

"Pack your bags Kai! And get out! Find somewhere else to stay!"

The slate haired boy was stunned silent for a second, before anger overtook him. "Fine! There are much better places to stay than here!" Without another word, he turned and stormed up the stairs, slamming the door to his room.

He stormed around, tossing some clothes into a backpack. He slammed anything he could get his hands on, furious on being thrown out. "Who need him? I'll be much better off without him!" he grabbed his Beyblade off of his dresser and shoved it into his pocket.

With his bag packed, he stormed back downstairs, leaving the house without saying a word. He left the property as fast he could, wanting to leave everything behind him. As he walked, his mind raced, trying to decide what to do next.

He could go to Rei's house, ask to stay there for a while, but he wasn't willing to swallow his pride and admit he needed help. So he wandered around for a little while, thinking. Finally, he decided the first stop he needed to make was the bank, clean out his accounts so he would have some money.

As he headed toward the bank, he thought about what to do next. He didn't want to stay around here; he wanted to go somewhere far away. Very far away.


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"One ticket to Phoen City." Kai said, stepping up the ticket counter at the train station. After he had gotten some money, he decided to head to the train station, and pick a city at random.

The clerk looked at him strangely. "Where are your parents kid?" he asked. It was getting late out, there was no reason for a teenager to be wandering around alone.

Kai narrowed his eyes. "They're in Phoen City." He lied. "I'm going to see them."

"How old are you?"

"18" Kai replied. He was only 15, but looked older, so he didn't have much trouble passing himself off as an adult.

The clerk looked doubtful, but had no choice but to hand him the ticket. Kai took it and paid, heading off toward the platform. He had never heard of Phoen city, but it really didn't matter. He was going to make a fresh start, and it didn't matter where.




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"Phoen city, next stop, Phoen city."

Kai yawned as he heard the announcement for his stop. It seemed like he had been on that train forever, so it was a pretty safe guess to say he was pretty far from home. He began to stretch, grateful that he would be able to get off the train soon.

The train slowly to a stop, allowing the homeless teen to step off and into a new world. Phoen city didn't look too big, but it was busy. It was a clean city, with lots of trees and plants, against a backdrop of tall, snowy mountains.

Kai sighed. It was his new home now. He headed off onto the streets, taking in the sights and sounds. The city had a very friendly, safe feeling about it, and Kai wondered if this place was the best for him. A lot of these people seemed to have lived there for several generations. He felt awkward being the new comer.

The turned into a nearby ally, to take sometime to figure out what he wanted to do first. He was pretty hungry, but maybe he should find a place to stay first. A nice inn or something. Nothing junky. He leaned against the wall, his eyes closed, thinking.

"Hey you."

Kai opened his eyes at the sound of the voice. Several teenagers, dressed in all red had assembled around him. They had him surrounded basically, and Kai could tell they were trying to look tough. The leader of the ground stepped forward.

"Hey, you. You're on our turf." He growled.

Kai glanced at him. "Hn. I don't care." He said. He really didn't care. What did it matter to him if he was on someone else's turf?

One of the other gang members stepped forward. "You must be new around here, otherwise you would know that this town is run by the Beyblade gangs."

Kai raised an eyebrow. "I bet I could beat any of you in a Beyblade match."

The gang erupted in laughter. "You don't know who you're talking to!" the leader said. "We are the gang must likely to be picked by the Phoenix team."

"Hn." Kai turned and started to walk away. he didn't care about these guys. They were a waste of his team.

The gang leader wasn't ready to let him go yet though. He grabbed Kai by the shoulder. "Where do you think you're going, tough guy?"

Kai shrugged his hand off, glaring at him. He was every willing to get into a fight if need be. He wasn't in a very good mood.

The leader laughed. "Let's see you back up your words." He pulled a launcher out of his pocket and grinned. "Come on tough guy."

Kai narrowed his eyes. if that's what they wanted, so be it. He'd teach them a lesson. He pulled Dranzer from his pocket, smiling.

At the end of the ally, a man wearing a fancy looking wrap stopped to watch the Beybladers. His eyes widened with curiosity. He didn't know who the new slate haired boy was, but maybe it was who he had been looking for.




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