Tyson lay in bed that night, thinking about the things Mr. Dickinson had
said. Ray and Max had both be attacked and hurt by someone claiming to be
one of the Bladebreakers. 'Who ever it is,' Tyson thought, 'I'll find
them.' And then there was Kameko; she was pretty, Tyson thought. She seemed
very attached to Ray and seemed to have a thing for Kai. 'She must be mad
to have a thing about Kai. Then again,' he thought, 'Kai seems to open up a
bit more around her. He actually smiled when she said to call her Kame
instead of Kameko.' With these final thought's Tyson fell asleep. Kai
though didn't have a very pleasant night though. His dreams were haunted by
a dark shadow that he couldn't quite figure. Who ever or what ever it was
it scared Kai. It scared him so much that he woke with a start and
screamed.
"Wah! Hey Kai I only said it was time to wake up." Ray was sitting on the floor next to Kais bed, rubbing his backside. "You didn't need to try and murder me with the blanket you know." Kai just stared at Ray in surprise.
"What?" Kai was dazed and confused. "Where am I?"
"You're in England Kai." Just then the others came running in, Kameko leading.
"Kai-San are you OK?" Kameko looked terrified.
"He's fine Kame." Tyson said, yawning. "He's just woken up is all."
"I thought he was being attacked Tyson-San." Kameko said, glaring at him. Kai answered in a trembling voice.
"I'm OK Kameko, really, it was just a bad dream, and Ray startled me." Kai took a deep breath and let it out.
"Are you sure Kai-San?" Kameko stilled looked scared herself and her eyes showed concern. Kai smiled at her.
"I'm fine, honest." His voice stilled trembled a bit.
"OK everyone nothing to see here." Kenny said, shoving Tyson and Max out.
"Hey watch it chief." Tyson and Max said and they were pushed out the door and the door snapped shut behind them. Kameko and Ray looked at the door and sighed.
"You sure you feel OK Kai, you were thrashing about in bed a lot last night, I heard you trough the wall." Ray looked as concerned as Kameko.
"I'm fine Ray." Kai said. "It was.just a bad dream."
"A bad dream?" Kameko sounding puzzled said. "What is a 'bad dream'?" Kai and Ray stared at her.
"A bad dream is something you see while you're asleep and it scares you." Ray said. "Haven't you ever had one Kame?"
"No. I haven't Ray-San."
"I thought we said not to do that?" Ray said. Kameko blushed.
"You've never had a nightmare Kameko?" Kai asked. Kameko shook her head.
"I'll tell the other's you're OK Kai." Ray said. He knew it was time he left. "What would you like for breakfast Kai?" He asked before he left.
"Just some Toast and a cup of coffee." Kai said.
"In that case think your self lucky." It was then that Kameko saw that Kai was shaking and his eyes were filling up with.TEARS! (Author: Kai? Crying? Has to be a first.) Kameko went over to the bed and put an arm round Kai's shoulders. Kai gasped. "What?"
"You were crying Kai-San. I don't like seeing others cry, it makes me feel sad to." And Kai saw. She had tears welling up in her eyes.
"Why are you crying? Kameko you don't need to cry about me." Kai was surprised to say the least. Here was someone, a stranger practically, crying over HIM!
"You were crying Kai-San. It hurts me to see those who I care about cry." Those words. Kai stared at Kameko in disbelief. She cared about him she worried about him. True he hadn't been nasty to her like he had to the others but still; surely his reputation had followed him. Surely she'd heard that he was a cold-hearted git with nothing better to do then criticise people for their faults. No. Even if she had heard about his reputation she still cried for him, because he was crying, because he was hurting.
"You.you.care about.me?" Kai managed to get out. He felt Kameko nod against his shoulder, which she was leaning on. "Why?" Was all he could manage.
"Because you look like someone who has gone through a lot of hurt. Some one who," she said calmly, though tears still ran down her face, "Never had anyone to turn to, some one who, despite what he lets others think, is STILL hurting. Maybe even worse then before." Kai couldn't believe it. It was like she had picked up a book about him and read it word perfect from memory. Kameko looked in to those garnet coloured eyes. "I'm right, am I not Kai-San?" Kai nodded. It was all he could do besides drop his head. "I know you want to let it out Kai-San. You want to let all that pain out, I can tell from the look in your eyes. They're screaming with pain that you won't let out." Kameko cupped her hand round Kai's cheek and made him look at her. "Let it out Kai. Don't bottle it up. It'll only get worse." Kai didn't know what came over him. He couldn't keep it locked away anymore. He grabbed Kameko and buried his head in her shoulder and cried. Kameko wrapped her arms around his sobbing shoulders and rubbed his back. Kai felt tears on the back of his neck, Kameko's. After half an hour Kai stopped crying. There was still pain there but at least there was now someone he could talk to about it. He lifted his head from Kameko's shoulder; her blue t-shirt now had a large wet patch on the shoulder.
"Sorry." He said. His nose felt funny and his eyes were still wet. Kameko handed him a tissue.
"It's OK. Kai-San. Do you feel better?" Kai nodded, blowing his nose and drying his eyes. "Good. Now come, get dressed and." She was interrupted by a strange noise. Kai blushed. "I was going to say get something to eat." She laughed. Kai couldn't help it; it was contagious and started to chuckle. "You've got a nice laugh Kai-San." Kameko said. Kai blushed (Author: YOU WHAT! KAI?! BLUSH?! GOD WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?)
"Thank you." Kai said. He got up off the bed and went to the dresser. He pulled out one of his black tops and pulled it on over his head. He then went over to the chair in the room where he'd dumped his trousers the night before. As he pulled them on he looked over to Kameko. She was staring at Dranzer. "You can hold it if you like." Kai said, making Kameko jump. She picked up Dranzer and stared at the bit.
"He's beautiful." Kameko touched the bit beast.
"You should see him in battle." Kai said, walking over to Kameko. "He look's even better."
"Does he?" Kameko asked. She looked back down at the bit beast. "He suits you Kai-San." Kai looked puzzled. "His element is fire. You have a fire inside you Kai-San. You are strong, unrelenting yet shed light on those who are lost and need hope."
"I never looked at it that way. I don't think the part about shedding light on the lost is true though."
"You never know who is lost Kai-San. Unless they tell you they're lost we never know how people feel. Those of us who can read people are rare, like bit beasts." Kai looked at Kameko. 'She is so wise, considering her years.' Kai thought. Just then his stomach growled again. "Come on Kai-San. Let's get something to eat before you cause an earthquake." The two of them walked down the stairs to the dinning room. As they entered the foyer they noticed Tyson and the others standing outside the doors. "Errr. Why don't you go inside?"
"They won't let us in for some reason. Something about being hoodlums or something like that." Tyson said, looking very indignant.
"Tyson managed to annoy the head chef by saying that his portions were too small." Kenny said. His stomach was growling as loud as Kai's.
"Your grandfather's in there at this moment, trying to calm the man down. It's not working though." Ray said. Just then Mr. Dickinson came out, Tyson's grandfather in tow.
"Sorry every body but the chef just refuses to serve you."
"This is all Tyson's fault." Kenny said.
"Is not!"
"Yes and no. It is Tyson's fault because he was rude, which I'm very disappointed in him about, and it isn't because the chef is a man who doesn't have any people skills." Tyson's grandfather said.
"So where are we going to eat?" Ray asked. "I feel about ready to eat a horse." Just then everyone but Kameko's stomach growled.
"Unless we do something grandpa England's going to be suffering from it first serious earthquake." Kameko said, giggling behind her hand.
"Hey!" All the boy's said.
"Just joking." Kameko laughed. "Let me talk to the guy, maybe I can do something."
"You can give it a try Kameko my dear but I doubt you'll do much." Kameko walked in to the dinning room. Ten minutes later they heard laughter coming from the dinning room and Kameko stuck her head out.
"You can eat in here on two conditions boy's." They nodded for her to go on. "One: Tyson-San you hold your tongue or it'll get chopped off next time and two: You all sign the waiters and chefs aprons. They didn't realise who you were until I said."
"How many are there?" Max asked.
"About fifty waiters and five chefs." The four boys looked at each other and groaned.
"This should be a fun experience." Ray said as they walked in to the dinning room to applause and cheers. Nearly an hour later the five boys came out of the dinning room.
"Man," Max said, rubbing his right wrist, "I don't want to do that again."
"I'm going to agree with Max for once." Kai said. "Never ever again. Ouch." Kai gripped his left wrist. "This isn't going to help my beyblading skills."
"A day of rest a relaxation then I think." Said Mr. Dickinson. "Kameko my dear you know this part of town pretty well, why no show the boy's around and have some fun." Mr. Dickinson then handed Kameko a small plastic card. "I, on the other hand, am going back to bed." With that Mr. Dickinson went back up stairs to his rooms.
"Me too peeps." Tyson's grandfather said, around a yawn. "See ya." With that he also headed for the stairs.
"Looks like we've got the day to our selves." Ray said, still rubbing his wrist.
"Alright! Let's go have some fun!" Tyson yelled.
"Kai-San is Tyson-San ALWAYS like this?" Kameko asked Kai, looking worriedly at Tyson.
"Yeah this is pretty much Tyson." Kai said with a sigh.
"Hey Tyson before you run off maybe we should decide what should do." Tyson drooped.
"OK Ray. What do you guy's want to do?"
"I want out check out a video arcade!" Max said.
"Library!" Kenny said.
"Buckingham palace!" Ray said.
"A fish and chip shop!" Tyson replied. "Well Kai?" Tyson asked looking at Kai's sullen face. "What do you want to do?"
"I'll go where ether you guy's want to go, it doesn't bother me." Kai said.
"In that case is there any where you want to go Kameko?" Ray asked.
"I know just where we can go. I'm afraid there isn't a Buckingham palace at this place but it does have quite a few sites." Kameko said, smiling.
"Where are we going then?" Kenny asked.
"A little town just outside of London. It's called Croydon."
"I've never heard of it." Tyson said. "Sounds boring."
"It' isn't though." Ray said, his eyes brightening. "It's got EVERYTHING! Shops, games stores, restaurants, music stores, concert hall and this cool little market."
"Hmmm." Kenny didn't sound too enthusiastic.
"It also has one of the most high-tech libraries in the country chief." At this Kenny smiled.
"Let's go then." Tyson said. An hour later the six of then disembarked at East Croydon train station. "Wow!" Tyson said. "This place is big!"
"Not as big as Grand Central though." Max said. "But still this place is big."
"This way!" Kameko led the five boys up a ramp and in to the main station.
"Oh my God! The ceiling! It's.it's made of glass!" Ray was astonished. "I haven't been here since I was little and it DIDN'T have a glass roof then."
"Thing's have changed quite a bit Ray-San. They now also have something called the Tramlink system." As they walked out of the station the five boys were bombarded with the sites and sounds of the busy mini city. Business men and women carried briefcases, mothers and children in buggies strolled past, teenagers, not unlike them selves, walked past chatting on cell phones and laughing at jokes. The whole place was alive.
"Some things don't change though." Ray said. As they made their way down a flight of steps someone screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGH! IT'S THEM! IT'S REALLY THEM! IT'S THE BLADEBREAKERS!" A girl then came running up to them along with several bays and three more girls.
"Hey what going on?" Tyson asked.
"You have quite a few fans over here guy's." Kameko said. "Ladies and gentlemen please can you disperse the Bladebreakers have a meeting to go to and if they're late then there will be no charity match!" Kameko shouted above the crowd. The crowd dispersed, leaving the Bladebreakers standing alone.
"Thanks Kameko," Kenny said, "That was too close for comfort." While the little scene below un-folded another cloaked figure perched on top of a billboard watched the bladders with great interest.
"It won't be long now."
"Wah! Hey Kai I only said it was time to wake up." Ray was sitting on the floor next to Kais bed, rubbing his backside. "You didn't need to try and murder me with the blanket you know." Kai just stared at Ray in surprise.
"What?" Kai was dazed and confused. "Where am I?"
"You're in England Kai." Just then the others came running in, Kameko leading.
"Kai-San are you OK?" Kameko looked terrified.
"He's fine Kame." Tyson said, yawning. "He's just woken up is all."
"I thought he was being attacked Tyson-San." Kameko said, glaring at him. Kai answered in a trembling voice.
"I'm OK Kameko, really, it was just a bad dream, and Ray startled me." Kai took a deep breath and let it out.
"Are you sure Kai-San?" Kameko stilled looked scared herself and her eyes showed concern. Kai smiled at her.
"I'm fine, honest." His voice stilled trembled a bit.
"OK everyone nothing to see here." Kenny said, shoving Tyson and Max out.
"Hey watch it chief." Tyson and Max said and they were pushed out the door and the door snapped shut behind them. Kameko and Ray looked at the door and sighed.
"You sure you feel OK Kai, you were thrashing about in bed a lot last night, I heard you trough the wall." Ray looked as concerned as Kameko.
"I'm fine Ray." Kai said. "It was.just a bad dream."
"A bad dream?" Kameko sounding puzzled said. "What is a 'bad dream'?" Kai and Ray stared at her.
"A bad dream is something you see while you're asleep and it scares you." Ray said. "Haven't you ever had one Kame?"
"No. I haven't Ray-San."
"I thought we said not to do that?" Ray said. Kameko blushed.
"You've never had a nightmare Kameko?" Kai asked. Kameko shook her head.
"I'll tell the other's you're OK Kai." Ray said. He knew it was time he left. "What would you like for breakfast Kai?" He asked before he left.
"Just some Toast and a cup of coffee." Kai said.
"In that case think your self lucky." It was then that Kameko saw that Kai was shaking and his eyes were filling up with.TEARS! (Author: Kai? Crying? Has to be a first.) Kameko went over to the bed and put an arm round Kai's shoulders. Kai gasped. "What?"
"You were crying Kai-San. I don't like seeing others cry, it makes me feel sad to." And Kai saw. She had tears welling up in her eyes.
"Why are you crying? Kameko you don't need to cry about me." Kai was surprised to say the least. Here was someone, a stranger practically, crying over HIM!
"You were crying Kai-San. It hurts me to see those who I care about cry." Those words. Kai stared at Kameko in disbelief. She cared about him she worried about him. True he hadn't been nasty to her like he had to the others but still; surely his reputation had followed him. Surely she'd heard that he was a cold-hearted git with nothing better to do then criticise people for their faults. No. Even if she had heard about his reputation she still cried for him, because he was crying, because he was hurting.
"You.you.care about.me?" Kai managed to get out. He felt Kameko nod against his shoulder, which she was leaning on. "Why?" Was all he could manage.
"Because you look like someone who has gone through a lot of hurt. Some one who," she said calmly, though tears still ran down her face, "Never had anyone to turn to, some one who, despite what he lets others think, is STILL hurting. Maybe even worse then before." Kai couldn't believe it. It was like she had picked up a book about him and read it word perfect from memory. Kameko looked in to those garnet coloured eyes. "I'm right, am I not Kai-San?" Kai nodded. It was all he could do besides drop his head. "I know you want to let it out Kai-San. You want to let all that pain out, I can tell from the look in your eyes. They're screaming with pain that you won't let out." Kameko cupped her hand round Kai's cheek and made him look at her. "Let it out Kai. Don't bottle it up. It'll only get worse." Kai didn't know what came over him. He couldn't keep it locked away anymore. He grabbed Kameko and buried his head in her shoulder and cried. Kameko wrapped her arms around his sobbing shoulders and rubbed his back. Kai felt tears on the back of his neck, Kameko's. After half an hour Kai stopped crying. There was still pain there but at least there was now someone he could talk to about it. He lifted his head from Kameko's shoulder; her blue t-shirt now had a large wet patch on the shoulder.
"Sorry." He said. His nose felt funny and his eyes were still wet. Kameko handed him a tissue.
"It's OK. Kai-San. Do you feel better?" Kai nodded, blowing his nose and drying his eyes. "Good. Now come, get dressed and." She was interrupted by a strange noise. Kai blushed. "I was going to say get something to eat." She laughed. Kai couldn't help it; it was contagious and started to chuckle. "You've got a nice laugh Kai-San." Kameko said. Kai blushed (Author: YOU WHAT! KAI?! BLUSH?! GOD WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?)
"Thank you." Kai said. He got up off the bed and went to the dresser. He pulled out one of his black tops and pulled it on over his head. He then went over to the chair in the room where he'd dumped his trousers the night before. As he pulled them on he looked over to Kameko. She was staring at Dranzer. "You can hold it if you like." Kai said, making Kameko jump. She picked up Dranzer and stared at the bit.
"He's beautiful." Kameko touched the bit beast.
"You should see him in battle." Kai said, walking over to Kameko. "He look's even better."
"Does he?" Kameko asked. She looked back down at the bit beast. "He suits you Kai-San." Kai looked puzzled. "His element is fire. You have a fire inside you Kai-San. You are strong, unrelenting yet shed light on those who are lost and need hope."
"I never looked at it that way. I don't think the part about shedding light on the lost is true though."
"You never know who is lost Kai-San. Unless they tell you they're lost we never know how people feel. Those of us who can read people are rare, like bit beasts." Kai looked at Kameko. 'She is so wise, considering her years.' Kai thought. Just then his stomach growled again. "Come on Kai-San. Let's get something to eat before you cause an earthquake." The two of them walked down the stairs to the dinning room. As they entered the foyer they noticed Tyson and the others standing outside the doors. "Errr. Why don't you go inside?"
"They won't let us in for some reason. Something about being hoodlums or something like that." Tyson said, looking very indignant.
"Tyson managed to annoy the head chef by saying that his portions were too small." Kenny said. His stomach was growling as loud as Kai's.
"Your grandfather's in there at this moment, trying to calm the man down. It's not working though." Ray said. Just then Mr. Dickinson came out, Tyson's grandfather in tow.
"Sorry every body but the chef just refuses to serve you."
"This is all Tyson's fault." Kenny said.
"Is not!"
"Yes and no. It is Tyson's fault because he was rude, which I'm very disappointed in him about, and it isn't because the chef is a man who doesn't have any people skills." Tyson's grandfather said.
"So where are we going to eat?" Ray asked. "I feel about ready to eat a horse." Just then everyone but Kameko's stomach growled.
"Unless we do something grandpa England's going to be suffering from it first serious earthquake." Kameko said, giggling behind her hand.
"Hey!" All the boy's said.
"Just joking." Kameko laughed. "Let me talk to the guy, maybe I can do something."
"You can give it a try Kameko my dear but I doubt you'll do much." Kameko walked in to the dinning room. Ten minutes later they heard laughter coming from the dinning room and Kameko stuck her head out.
"You can eat in here on two conditions boy's." They nodded for her to go on. "One: Tyson-San you hold your tongue or it'll get chopped off next time and two: You all sign the waiters and chefs aprons. They didn't realise who you were until I said."
"How many are there?" Max asked.
"About fifty waiters and five chefs." The four boys looked at each other and groaned.
"This should be a fun experience." Ray said as they walked in to the dinning room to applause and cheers. Nearly an hour later the five boys came out of the dinning room.
"Man," Max said, rubbing his right wrist, "I don't want to do that again."
"I'm going to agree with Max for once." Kai said. "Never ever again. Ouch." Kai gripped his left wrist. "This isn't going to help my beyblading skills."
"A day of rest a relaxation then I think." Said Mr. Dickinson. "Kameko my dear you know this part of town pretty well, why no show the boy's around and have some fun." Mr. Dickinson then handed Kameko a small plastic card. "I, on the other hand, am going back to bed." With that Mr. Dickinson went back up stairs to his rooms.
"Me too peeps." Tyson's grandfather said, around a yawn. "See ya." With that he also headed for the stairs.
"Looks like we've got the day to our selves." Ray said, still rubbing his wrist.
"Alright! Let's go have some fun!" Tyson yelled.
"Kai-San is Tyson-San ALWAYS like this?" Kameko asked Kai, looking worriedly at Tyson.
"Yeah this is pretty much Tyson." Kai said with a sigh.
"Hey Tyson before you run off maybe we should decide what should do." Tyson drooped.
"OK Ray. What do you guy's want to do?"
"I want out check out a video arcade!" Max said.
"Library!" Kenny said.
"Buckingham palace!" Ray said.
"A fish and chip shop!" Tyson replied. "Well Kai?" Tyson asked looking at Kai's sullen face. "What do you want to do?"
"I'll go where ether you guy's want to go, it doesn't bother me." Kai said.
"In that case is there any where you want to go Kameko?" Ray asked.
"I know just where we can go. I'm afraid there isn't a Buckingham palace at this place but it does have quite a few sites." Kameko said, smiling.
"Where are we going then?" Kenny asked.
"A little town just outside of London. It's called Croydon."
"I've never heard of it." Tyson said. "Sounds boring."
"It' isn't though." Ray said, his eyes brightening. "It's got EVERYTHING! Shops, games stores, restaurants, music stores, concert hall and this cool little market."
"Hmmm." Kenny didn't sound too enthusiastic.
"It also has one of the most high-tech libraries in the country chief." At this Kenny smiled.
"Let's go then." Tyson said. An hour later the six of then disembarked at East Croydon train station. "Wow!" Tyson said. "This place is big!"
"Not as big as Grand Central though." Max said. "But still this place is big."
"This way!" Kameko led the five boys up a ramp and in to the main station.
"Oh my God! The ceiling! It's.it's made of glass!" Ray was astonished. "I haven't been here since I was little and it DIDN'T have a glass roof then."
"Thing's have changed quite a bit Ray-San. They now also have something called the Tramlink system." As they walked out of the station the five boys were bombarded with the sites and sounds of the busy mini city. Business men and women carried briefcases, mothers and children in buggies strolled past, teenagers, not unlike them selves, walked past chatting on cell phones and laughing at jokes. The whole place was alive.
"Some things don't change though." Ray said. As they made their way down a flight of steps someone screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGH! IT'S THEM! IT'S REALLY THEM! IT'S THE BLADEBREAKERS!" A girl then came running up to them along with several bays and three more girls.
"Hey what going on?" Tyson asked.
"You have quite a few fans over here guy's." Kameko said. "Ladies and gentlemen please can you disperse the Bladebreakers have a meeting to go to and if they're late then there will be no charity match!" Kameko shouted above the crowd. The crowd dispersed, leaving the Bladebreakers standing alone.
"Thanks Kameko," Kenny said, "That was too close for comfort." While the little scene below un-folded another cloaked figure perched on top of a billboard watched the bladders with great interest.
"It won't be long now."