Chapter Eleven: A Savior, and a Grandfather
He had just seen her bit-beast once before, when she was apart of his Blade Sharks band. Really hard to believe that Kimmy was apart of it, but she was thrown out just before Tyson met up with Kai.
Guess it's time for a flashback. Kai raced his mind trying to remember all he can about Kimmy's bit-beast and if he could, summon it. His mind, exhausted from a week of clearing its memory banks of a girl, strained all the way back to how Kimmy got mixed up with the Sharks in the first place.
It all started before Kai became a champion, before he even entered the tournament. It was his grandfather that made him start Beyblading, and for one thing, Kai hated it. But after months of intense practice he familiarized with the sport and decided to just go along with it, finally, inheriting his family's pride and honor, Dranzer.
He eventually became so good at it that his strength grew more than other kids around. It was talent, not time, that took him so far. Seeking stronger opponents one day, he came by an alley with a dimly lit area near the end of it. It was a dark night and no cars swept the streets. Hearing the sound of boys yelling and scarping of Beyblades, Kai trekked in.
Turning the corner towards the light, he saw about five boys. There was a large dish in front of them, in which two abandoned Beyblades were spinning. Three boys were hovering above a sixth person, and the other two, just looking at the dish. Before he introduced himself, he decided to catch a few words:
"Hey Mikey, maybe it isn't such a good idea to take it," reasoned one guy.
"What are you talking about? It's a piece o' cake, trust me," responded the other.
"It's getting dark, what do you say boss?" a short kid called to the tallest.
"Just get it and hurry up Mike! Before someone sees us," the boss urged.
"Alright," started the Mikey guy, "Hand over your bit-beast, girl!"
Kai frowned and crept a little closer. Mikey moved a bit and Kai could see a cowering girl, as Mikey said, clutching onto something around her neck. Her hands were tied up however, and her mouth was bounded with a cloth. Still she squirmed and backed to a corner.
Kai didn't mind this, what they were doing was none of his business, as long as everyone had their health. As if he thought too soon, Mikey lost his patience.
"HAND IT OVER NOW KIM, OR I'LL KNOCK YOU OUT!"
Before any one could hold him back, Mikey swung his right arm over his head, hand solid and ready. The girl looked up in wide disbeliefs and shut them tight for the blow.
WHAM!
Kai watched in horror as the girl fell, limply and in silence, onto the ground. Whatever she was holding had fallen off as a pretty crystal on a chain.
"What are you doing!" Kai found himself hollering as the five boys gasped and flipped around. Mikey still had his hand in chop-form and was looking terrified at what he just did. The others glared at Kai, but, sensing that they're done serious trouble, ran. They ran past Kai huffing and gasping. The last to sprint off was Mikey, casting an eye on Kai like he was some unfair policeman.
Blinking with his success, and angry that anyone would hurt a defenseless and useless girl, walked towards the fallen victim. Kai knelt down and felt her hand. She's still alive at least. hmm. this must be. Kai had picked up the crystal and stared into it. In a flash, one, or two glowing creatures appeared within the crystal and vanished, as fast as it came.
Kai jolted. The first time he has held another bit-beast other than Dranzer, or bit-beasts. He looked down at the girl, her pale pink hair flung across her face. Instinctively, he put the crystal in the pockets of his pants, and slowly extended a hand to brush the hair away. Revealing her face, gave Kai another jolt. She gave Kai the memory of innocence and beauty.
He stared at her for another moment, before returning to his sense of time and slowly carried her on his shoulders, like he had any other choice. He walked out of the dingy alley and out into the streets. His decided to walk home, a towering mansion with hundreds of rooms, but little people. In fact, only he, his grandfather, and about six servants lived there. He sneaked in through the backdoor, which leads to a secret staircase to his room. He laid the girl on the bed and slumped onto a chair, tired out.
***
Kai yawned. He awoke because he had heard some noise. Sure enough, the girl stirred. Recalling last night's events, he walked to the edge of the bed and waited. The girl opened and blinked her blue eyes, and, as her eyes came into focus, let out a gasp.
"Calm down," assured Kai, "I got you away from those guys."
"Oh, thank you," she thanked, "But what am I doing here?"
"This is my house, so far, no one knows you're here."
"Oh good, my name's Kimmy by the way. I guess I should be going now-"
"No. Not yet" (the girl drew a confused expression) "the name's Kai, and I want you to become a member of my Blade Sharks gang."
Kimmy gave another gasp, "I've heard of you, your gang is suppose to be the best one around." (Kai gave a nod and smirked) Kimmy thought for about ten seconds, before agreeing to join, "You saved my life after all."
***
Kai led her to his warehouse a short walk from his mansion. He whammed the door open as light poured into the dark center of the place, followed closely by Kimmy. There were only three other members there at the time. Kai introduced them and ordered them away.
They walked to the Beyblade dish and Kai sat down, mentioning Kimmy to sit down too. He pulled out the chain and the crystal the mysterious bit- beasts were hidden in. Kimmy gave a sign of relief.
"I thought they would take it."
"They were. What is this in here?" Kai demanded, "They're bit-beasts, I know."
"There is only one sacred spirit," Kimmy answered, "Its name is Nereid, Princess of the Seas, and she's riding a giant tortoise."
Kai gave her back the crystal, "It would be better off in a Beyblade then trapped in there." When Kimmy gave no answer, he continued, "As you're part of my team now, I'll see that you get a blade, along with your bit- beast here."
And after weeks of intense practice, Kimmy and the Beyblade Kai eyed her develop grew strong, even without Nereid. Kai insisted the bit-beast resides in the blade, and so it did. The final teaching lesson Kai had to show her was launching her Beyblade powerful enough for long lasting endurance.
"Alright, launch now!"
Following his orders, Kimmy pulled the ripcord and her blade spun in a blur. Kai timed the endurance, but groaned that is was only two minutes. "No your position is not at the right angle," Kai called sounding like an army sergeant. After a few more attempts, Kai decided to show her. He stood behind her, tilting his head so he can see the blade, and wrapped his arms around her arms.
A tingle of sensation suddenly hit Kai's brain. He was about to move the hand he held holding the ripcord, but decided to stop and figure out the feeling he had in his chest. Kai, almost an orphan raised by his brutal grandfather, had never so much felt anything towards anyone, until now. The feeling was uplifting, and warm, and the frustration he had earlier seem to melt away like snow. It can't be anything else, it must be l-
"Eh, Kai? What do I do now?"
Kai snapped out of his thoughts, realizing he was still holding her arms. "Right," he said, "Now when you pull, make sure the angel-" Kai gave a cough, "-Angle of your arm is no more than 90 and pull as fast as you can, while mustering your strength into the blade."
He went for another week teaching the basics of attacking and defending, and escaping attacks. He was tempted to hold her again and pretend he really wasn't, but he knew it would make it obvious. I can not have any feelings for her, he thought one day watching her blade spin and zigzag, My mind will just cloud up and my concentration.
But by the end of the week, which soon would be the final week with her, Kai grew so close and attached to her that he had to see her every half minute. He knew he shouldn't even get close to her because he can feel his Beyblade hasn't improved since Kimmy came. Even grandfather seem to know this too, and demanded dangerously that Kai kick Kimmy out.
"Why do you care who I recruit into my team?" Kai had asked coldly.
"Because, Kai!" his grandfather had roared, "You are to be the best Blader in the world by beating this year's championships and you think you can improve with a mingling little girl beside you?"
Kai's insides burned with anger. His face tightened and he tried to holler back, but.
"Tell you what my grandson," his grandfather said evilly, "My company and I will grant you ultimate power if you abandon her, bit-beasts and unlimited strength all at your command! You will fight as leader of my bit- beast army and rule the world using your already superior skills!"
His grandfather plundered him more and more on the triumphs he will have if he kicks that pathetic waste of time out. After about half an hour of tempting him, Kai grew so confident that his grandfather was right. Burning with dignity and self-power, Kai stormed back into the warehouse on a rainy day, grabbed Kimmy and threw her into the storm.
"Kai. What-?"
"I don't need your average skills in my team no more!" Kai hollered at her, soaked in the falling rain, "You are no longer part of my team!"
Kimmy watched in horror at the look in Kai's face. Not able to bear any more of this she ran off in the splattering ground and out of sight.
Kai wasn't sure what he had done, but his feelings for a little pink- haired girl were now gone, his power and skills returned, and once again, he turned back into the warehouse and slammed the door shut.
He had just seen her bit-beast once before, when she was apart of his Blade Sharks band. Really hard to believe that Kimmy was apart of it, but she was thrown out just before Tyson met up with Kai.
Guess it's time for a flashback. Kai raced his mind trying to remember all he can about Kimmy's bit-beast and if he could, summon it. His mind, exhausted from a week of clearing its memory banks of a girl, strained all the way back to how Kimmy got mixed up with the Sharks in the first place.
It all started before Kai became a champion, before he even entered the tournament. It was his grandfather that made him start Beyblading, and for one thing, Kai hated it. But after months of intense practice he familiarized with the sport and decided to just go along with it, finally, inheriting his family's pride and honor, Dranzer.
He eventually became so good at it that his strength grew more than other kids around. It was talent, not time, that took him so far. Seeking stronger opponents one day, he came by an alley with a dimly lit area near the end of it. It was a dark night and no cars swept the streets. Hearing the sound of boys yelling and scarping of Beyblades, Kai trekked in.
Turning the corner towards the light, he saw about five boys. There was a large dish in front of them, in which two abandoned Beyblades were spinning. Three boys were hovering above a sixth person, and the other two, just looking at the dish. Before he introduced himself, he decided to catch a few words:
"Hey Mikey, maybe it isn't such a good idea to take it," reasoned one guy.
"What are you talking about? It's a piece o' cake, trust me," responded the other.
"It's getting dark, what do you say boss?" a short kid called to the tallest.
"Just get it and hurry up Mike! Before someone sees us," the boss urged.
"Alright," started the Mikey guy, "Hand over your bit-beast, girl!"
Kai frowned and crept a little closer. Mikey moved a bit and Kai could see a cowering girl, as Mikey said, clutching onto something around her neck. Her hands were tied up however, and her mouth was bounded with a cloth. Still she squirmed and backed to a corner.
Kai didn't mind this, what they were doing was none of his business, as long as everyone had their health. As if he thought too soon, Mikey lost his patience.
"HAND IT OVER NOW KIM, OR I'LL KNOCK YOU OUT!"
Before any one could hold him back, Mikey swung his right arm over his head, hand solid and ready. The girl looked up in wide disbeliefs and shut them tight for the blow.
WHAM!
Kai watched in horror as the girl fell, limply and in silence, onto the ground. Whatever she was holding had fallen off as a pretty crystal on a chain.
"What are you doing!" Kai found himself hollering as the five boys gasped and flipped around. Mikey still had his hand in chop-form and was looking terrified at what he just did. The others glared at Kai, but, sensing that they're done serious trouble, ran. They ran past Kai huffing and gasping. The last to sprint off was Mikey, casting an eye on Kai like he was some unfair policeman.
Blinking with his success, and angry that anyone would hurt a defenseless and useless girl, walked towards the fallen victim. Kai knelt down and felt her hand. She's still alive at least. hmm. this must be. Kai had picked up the crystal and stared into it. In a flash, one, or two glowing creatures appeared within the crystal and vanished, as fast as it came.
Kai jolted. The first time he has held another bit-beast other than Dranzer, or bit-beasts. He looked down at the girl, her pale pink hair flung across her face. Instinctively, he put the crystal in the pockets of his pants, and slowly extended a hand to brush the hair away. Revealing her face, gave Kai another jolt. She gave Kai the memory of innocence and beauty.
He stared at her for another moment, before returning to his sense of time and slowly carried her on his shoulders, like he had any other choice. He walked out of the dingy alley and out into the streets. His decided to walk home, a towering mansion with hundreds of rooms, but little people. In fact, only he, his grandfather, and about six servants lived there. He sneaked in through the backdoor, which leads to a secret staircase to his room. He laid the girl on the bed and slumped onto a chair, tired out.
***
Kai yawned. He awoke because he had heard some noise. Sure enough, the girl stirred. Recalling last night's events, he walked to the edge of the bed and waited. The girl opened and blinked her blue eyes, and, as her eyes came into focus, let out a gasp.
"Calm down," assured Kai, "I got you away from those guys."
"Oh, thank you," she thanked, "But what am I doing here?"
"This is my house, so far, no one knows you're here."
"Oh good, my name's Kimmy by the way. I guess I should be going now-"
"No. Not yet" (the girl drew a confused expression) "the name's Kai, and I want you to become a member of my Blade Sharks gang."
Kimmy gave another gasp, "I've heard of you, your gang is suppose to be the best one around." (Kai gave a nod and smirked) Kimmy thought for about ten seconds, before agreeing to join, "You saved my life after all."
***
Kai led her to his warehouse a short walk from his mansion. He whammed the door open as light poured into the dark center of the place, followed closely by Kimmy. There were only three other members there at the time. Kai introduced them and ordered them away.
They walked to the Beyblade dish and Kai sat down, mentioning Kimmy to sit down too. He pulled out the chain and the crystal the mysterious bit- beasts were hidden in. Kimmy gave a sign of relief.
"I thought they would take it."
"They were. What is this in here?" Kai demanded, "They're bit-beasts, I know."
"There is only one sacred spirit," Kimmy answered, "Its name is Nereid, Princess of the Seas, and she's riding a giant tortoise."
Kai gave her back the crystal, "It would be better off in a Beyblade then trapped in there." When Kimmy gave no answer, he continued, "As you're part of my team now, I'll see that you get a blade, along with your bit- beast here."
And after weeks of intense practice, Kimmy and the Beyblade Kai eyed her develop grew strong, even without Nereid. Kai insisted the bit-beast resides in the blade, and so it did. The final teaching lesson Kai had to show her was launching her Beyblade powerful enough for long lasting endurance.
"Alright, launch now!"
Following his orders, Kimmy pulled the ripcord and her blade spun in a blur. Kai timed the endurance, but groaned that is was only two minutes. "No your position is not at the right angle," Kai called sounding like an army sergeant. After a few more attempts, Kai decided to show her. He stood behind her, tilting his head so he can see the blade, and wrapped his arms around her arms.
A tingle of sensation suddenly hit Kai's brain. He was about to move the hand he held holding the ripcord, but decided to stop and figure out the feeling he had in his chest. Kai, almost an orphan raised by his brutal grandfather, had never so much felt anything towards anyone, until now. The feeling was uplifting, and warm, and the frustration he had earlier seem to melt away like snow. It can't be anything else, it must be l-
"Eh, Kai? What do I do now?"
Kai snapped out of his thoughts, realizing he was still holding her arms. "Right," he said, "Now when you pull, make sure the angel-" Kai gave a cough, "-Angle of your arm is no more than 90 and pull as fast as you can, while mustering your strength into the blade."
He went for another week teaching the basics of attacking and defending, and escaping attacks. He was tempted to hold her again and pretend he really wasn't, but he knew it would make it obvious. I can not have any feelings for her, he thought one day watching her blade spin and zigzag, My mind will just cloud up and my concentration.
But by the end of the week, which soon would be the final week with her, Kai grew so close and attached to her that he had to see her every half minute. He knew he shouldn't even get close to her because he can feel his Beyblade hasn't improved since Kimmy came. Even grandfather seem to know this too, and demanded dangerously that Kai kick Kimmy out.
"Why do you care who I recruit into my team?" Kai had asked coldly.
"Because, Kai!" his grandfather had roared, "You are to be the best Blader in the world by beating this year's championships and you think you can improve with a mingling little girl beside you?"
Kai's insides burned with anger. His face tightened and he tried to holler back, but.
"Tell you what my grandson," his grandfather said evilly, "My company and I will grant you ultimate power if you abandon her, bit-beasts and unlimited strength all at your command! You will fight as leader of my bit- beast army and rule the world using your already superior skills!"
His grandfather plundered him more and more on the triumphs he will have if he kicks that pathetic waste of time out. After about half an hour of tempting him, Kai grew so confident that his grandfather was right. Burning with dignity and self-power, Kai stormed back into the warehouse on a rainy day, grabbed Kimmy and threw her into the storm.
"Kai. What-?"
"I don't need your average skills in my team no more!" Kai hollered at her, soaked in the falling rain, "You are no longer part of my team!"
Kimmy watched in horror at the look in Kai's face. Not able to bear any more of this she ran off in the splattering ground and out of sight.
Kai wasn't sure what he had done, but his feelings for a little pink- haired girl were now gone, his power and skills returned, and once again, he turned back into the warehouse and slammed the door shut.
