I'm not supposed to be on the computer, so this may be a very short chapter, but I wanted to make a small update at least.





"You aren't coming with me?" Rei said, feeling tears well up in his eyes. He blinked them away, not wanting Kai to see him cry.

The couple was in the foyer, sitting next to each other on the couch, while Bastet lounged on the mantle, reading a book. It had been almost a week since Kai and Rei admitted their feelings, and everything had been going fine. Until now.

Rei would be leaving the next day, to go back home to prepare for the next tournament, which was in less than a week. He had been excited, looking forward to going home and getting plenty of time alone with Kai, until the slate haired boy dropped a bombshell.

He wasn't going to be leaving with Rei.

Kai shook his head. He felt awful telling Rei he wasn't going with him, but what other choice did he have? "Rei…I can't go. I have to stay with my team. I can't leave a week before the tournament."

"But what about us?" Rei exclaimed, upset that Kai would put his team before their relationship. "What about the Bladebreakers? We're your team too!"

"Rei…" Kai said softly. "We'll figure this out after the tournament, okay?"

Rei stood up, shaking his head. "Fine. If that's what you want." He whispered sadly, feeling hurt by the other boy's decision. "But I'm not going to be here in the morning." With those words, he turned and left the room quietly.

Bastet glanced up from her reading as Kai got up to follow his boyfriend. It was obvious that Kai was feeling pretty lousy about staying.

Bastet sighed and hopped down from the mantle when the room was empty. Kai might be feeling lousy about staying with the Phoenix team, but Bastet felt even worse.

She left the room, heading out toward the gardens. It wasn't her choice to make anyway. Kai would do what he wanted. If he wanted to stay, he had every right to. But if he decided to leave, Bastet couldn't stop him, and she would make sure he left with her blessings.


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Kai sighed as he gave Rei one final hug. He had to get going. Rei needed to get back to the other members of the Bladebreakers, and keep them from having a heart attack when they realized half of their team was missing.

As Kai watched Rei disappear beyond the gate, he fought down the urge to run after him. He couldn't leave now. He would stay with the team until after the tournament. Then he would figure everything out. Maybe Rei could even come live at the palace.

"You alright, Kai?"

Kai turned to see Bastet sitting on the wall. She had been observing Rei and Kai saying their goodbyes. Good thing they had taken care of the more private farewells in their room.

"Not that it's any of your business, but I'm fine." Kai said.

The dark haired girl jumped down to stand beside him. "You know, no one is forcing you to stay here. If you want to go back, we support you on that decision."

Kai heisted, the option running through his mind. But in the end, the same conclusion was reached. "I'm staying." He said, heading back into the palace.

"Ah! Kai! Wait!"

Kai stopped when Bastet yelled after him. "What?"

Bastet smiled. "Get your Dranzer. I want to show you something."



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"You aren't supposed to leave the palace." Kai grumbled as Bastet snuck him out of the palace grounds, and over the high wall.

"Whatever." Bastet replied. "The Lord is just scared I'm going to get in trouble."

"So what do you want to show me?" Kai asked as Bastet led him through the crowded streets. He wasn't sure where there were going, but Kai was beyond caring.

Bastet motioned for him to join her as she ducked into a small ally. She glanced around, making sure they were alone, before pulling something out of her pocket. "This."

"A beyblade?"

Bastet shook her head and held the blade up. "Not just any blade. See how it's bigger than most?"

Kai looked closer. It was bigger, was four wing like pieces of metal extending from the sides. "What of it?"

"This is the Phoenix blade." Bastet said. "It's a very special beyblade, and I guarantee you have never seen one like it ever before. Or will you again."

She held out her hand. "Can I see your Dranzer?"

Shrugging, Kai fished in his pocket and handed her his beyblade. She took it from him and began to look it over.

"Most beyblades look like yours. With some small differences. Mine look like this, and so did Rei's. Different colors and some other differences, but basically the same." She said. "Same thing with the launcher. Maybe a different style or such, but they all use one rip cord, right?"

Kai looked at her. "Yeah. And?" he didn't understand what she was talking about.

"And most beyblades only have one bitbeast, if any, right?"

"Get to the point, Bastet!" Kai yelled finally losing his patience.

"Hn." Bastet replied. "Chill will you." She looked down at the Phoenix blade. "This one is different."

Carefully, she set about removing the bit from Kai blade.

"What are you doing?!" Kai yelled, furious that she was dismantling his Dranzer.

"Watch." She took the bit and carefully placed it in one of the wings of her Phoenix blade. Then she held it up for him to see. Each of the for wings contained and bit, as well as the center of the blade.

Kai frowned. "What are you…"

A noise caught Bastet's attention. "Someone's coming. Just watch, and I'll show you why this beyblade is so special."




Sorry for the long wait, everyone. I'm grounded for a while, but I'll try to update. Please bear with me!