Chapter Nine: Return of Talon

Ray and Kai waited in front of Kimmy's house to pick her up. Tyson and Kenny had to go to the party early because they needed their expertise on the battle dish. Max said he was going to catch up to Tyson after he got ready.

"Well, here I go," Ray breathed as he approached the doorbell. He rang it. His heart thumped in his suit of gentlemen-likeness. It shone in the moonlight so sleekly, as Kai's.

The door opened and an elegant, beautiful girl in a long white dress appeared. "Hi, guys, aren't you early," she smiled and Ray was speechless. "Pfeh," said Kai, "Come'on let's go."

The party had just started when they arrived. After a high-class dinner they had their Beyblade DJ turn the graduation party into a rock concert, with convenient slow-songs here and there. Ray nearly hugged Kimmy throughout one of the songs. Kimmy took turns having fun dancing with a ton of guys including Max. At the last song, Kimmy sat next to Kai in his lonely table.

"How's it going, Kai?" she asked as if she truly met him as a friend.

Kai gave a long guilty breath, "Yeah, fine I guess."

For a girl as interactive as her, she can stay quiet for the shortest time and be able to tell everything in a guy's mind, "Hey Kai, forget about everything before. I don't remember those days anymore and you shouldn't feel bad about it either."

Without a word, and barely a nod, Kai walked off. ***

"BEYBLADERS READY?!"

The action was on, finally more Beyblade! Yeah! The Bladebreakers were guests of honor as they stood watching the others Beyblade. Almost all of their classmates challenged them except Kai, and lost happily. No one felt bad about losing, since it was a night to remember forever. No one that is, until.

A shadowy figure parted the crowd around the Beyblade dish, advancing to the Bladebreakers. His glowing green eyes and fiery steps seem to send a message to Tyson as the Bladebreakers stopped and looked towards the opposite side of the dish. Sure enough, a cloaked person was standing there and, noticing Tyson, smirked an evil glinting smirk.

"Talon." Tyson grumbled walking up, "What to you want this time?

Kai was over-raged by a rush of anger and despise. The burning sensation returned as he recalled what Talon had did to him. That dirty snake had no honor of Beyblading, and no respect. He gritted his teeth hard as his hands turned to fists, waiting for the taste of revenge.

Talon decides not to answer Tyson, instead he looks at each of the Bladebreakers. From Tyson, to Max, to Kenny, Ray, Kai. and. his eyes narrowed.

"Where is he?" he asks coldly.

Ray walked forward, "Who do you want, tell us now!"

"The one, the one that stopped me from completely taking Kai's blade, I've heard he has joined your pity little team. Whoever he is, he's gonna die."

Tyson marched in front, "For your information it's a she! And just so you know she has p- ack!" Kenny had grabbed Tyson's mouth and pulled him back, "No no no! Stop Tyson!"

Talon's eyes widened. "So, a girl saved you, Kai." Kai growls and says nothing. The fire in his eyes grew high enough to take him out with one punch. He so wanted to send him flying. Kimmy, wherever you are, don't come out.

In the washroom, a tap was turned on. Kimmy flipped her hair, gave a deep sigh and was about to walk out the door, wearing her normal clothes and ready to go home. All was ready, when, *zap!* a flash of realization just zipped past her mind. "Someone is. calling me." She creaked opened the washroom door and peered outside. She can see where everyone was at the battle dish, everyone looked scared and strucked.

Kimmy gasped. "Talon!" she half-whispered. Then, a flash ran through her mind again, a warning. Whoever is trying to say something to her is telling her to stay where it's safe. She searched her pockets and fished out a silvery chain from a necklace with a small crystal-like mineral hanging from it. It shone. Kimmy smiled, and just when she was about to retreat back into the washroom, Talon caught her.

Sensing this, Kai looked over to where Talon was focused on and saw a little pink-head suddenly rushing out the washroom door and running to the nearest exit, parting the crowd effortlessly. Kai's eyes widened. Ray saw this, "KIMMY RUN!"

"Oh no you don't," said Talon as he ran after her, "You're not getting away, girl!"

Talon ran faster than Kimmy and was pushing away the crowd after her. Panic-stricken Tyson, Ray, Max and Kai ran after Talon, shouting and trying to hold him back. "No! Leave her alone!" yelled Tyson.

Outside, Kimmy panted and ran even faster, crossing roads barely watching for cars. In the distance, she can hear a voice getting louder and louder saying, "Come back here, you.!" which just made her run faster. Quicker she tried remembering where Tyson's house was. She gasped and stopped quickly. She was standing at the very edge of a long drop down to the deep blue sea. Heart thumping, she turned around and- "AHHHGG!"

"KIMMY!" Kai heard her scream and led Ray, Tyson and Max on the chase. Talon was pinning her down on the cold hard street when they caught up. Ray was furious, "Let her go now!"

"Not on your life!" Talon shot back, "This girl will pay for pulling that stunt. Gimme your Beyblade, girl!" He commanded as he got up, arm around her neck hard. Kai couldn't keep it in anymore. Before anyone could do anything he sprinted towards Talon's face and aimed a punch, "Hyahhhh!!"

*WHAM*

Kai gasped. It was as if everything was played in super slow-motion. Talon had used his free arm to stop Kai's punch, but hardly stopped the force as it pushed his back, releasing his other arm. Kimmy got knocked down on the edge of the sea-below cliff and, Talon kicked her off the cliff.

Kai yelled, "NOOOO!!!" trying to grasp her hand. For a second their hands met, but slipped off as Talon yanked Kai's scarf sending his back, "KIMMY!!" shouted the team.

Everything was even slower, the scene turned white and was drowned out by cries from Kimmy's fall. She closed her eyes, this is it.

Kai stared in horror. A thousand and one pictures ran through his mind. A girl waving at him down a sparkling road, a girl hugging him after he won the championships, a girl asking him to dance, a girl reading his every thought, a girl willing to follow his wherever he went.

"No."

Kai ran up to the edge of the cliff and stared with wide eyes down. The waters were dotted with the now falling rain. There was no splash, no one down there, as if Kimmy Tajiri had just suddenly, vanished.