Redbird
Cherry Rain: Oh dear! I just realised I forgot to disclaim the chapters, so I will put a disclaimer here and disclaim the entire story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or its characters. I only own my OC, Lei Feng!
Having said that, let's get on with the show!
Chapter Seven: Realization
After the battle with Yu, Lei Feng noted that it was nearly eight and decided to wake the boys.
Walking back into the basement, she found Kai still there. "Should I wake the rest of the team?" she asked.
Kai scoffed. "As if! Ray, maybe, Kenny, Max, don't think so. Tyson never gets up till nine. At the least."
"NINE?" Lei Feng shouted. What! Some people slept until nine?
"Yeah. There's no point waking them up now. Ray might be already awake, though."
"I doubt it," she said automatically, knowing he'd been out last night. She could have bitten out her tongue the minute the words escaped from her mouth. She hoped Kai wouldn't notice.
But he did. "How'd you know?"
"Err. nothing, really," Lei Feng stammered out, knowing that Kai would know something was up.
But all he did was raise an eyebrow, and turn back to Dranzer. Lei Feng breathed easy once more. "Do you know where I can find a beyblade shop? A new attack ring for Redbird would come in handy."
"At the corner of this street."
"Thanks."
"Good battle, by the way. I was watching you and Yu."
Finding no reply for that, she left. Walking out, she fished around in her pocket for the remainder of the money Mr. Dickinson had given her. Redbird hadn't gotten a new part in ages, and some parts were getting really old.
She dallied around in the shop for a while, then purchased a couple of items and left. It was already eight-thirty, and she was starting to feel hungry. On the way back to the hotel, she thought about what had happened.
So the fox wasn't Yu's bitbeast. Then who was controlling her? And more importantly, why?
Without knowing, she was back at the hotel. Taking the lift up to her floor, she saw Ray banging on the door that was Max, Tyson and Kenny's room.
"Wake up! Somebody open the door, for god's sake!" Ray shouted.
"Allow me," Lei Feng said, grinning.
She kicked the door hard and it flew open. "There!"
"Thanks, Lei Feng." From his tone of voice, Lei Feng knew he was thanking her for more than just opening the door. He was thanking her for promising not to tell Kai about him seeing Mariah.
"You're welcome," she answered, then stopped short. "Did a tornado hit or was Dragoon practicing inside?" she asked. The inside of the room was a disaster. Empty snack bags were scattered everywhere. Chips and all kinds of tidbits littered the floor. Feathers were everywhere, and from the looks of two flat pillows on the floor, Max and Tyson had conducted a pillow fight.
"Even those two combined wouldn't have caused this kind of damage," Ray quipped. "Wake up!" He hollered. Max sat straight up in bed. Kenny raised his head from where he had fallen asleep at his desk.
Tyson continued snoring on blithely.
Lei Feng turned to Ray. "How do you wake that one up?" she asked, pointing to Tyson.
"There are several ways, milady. I shall demonstrate them to you as all Bladebreakers have to have this knowledge," he told her, grinning mischievously.
Ray went into the bathroom and came out holding a glass of cold water. "Number one would be this!" He dumped the contents of the glass on Tyson's face.
"WHHHHHAAARRRGH!" Tyson shot awake. "What the heck just happened?!"
"Ah, that is too bad. The test subject has awoken. I shall have to demonstrate method number two tomorrow, milady," Ray said, laughing.
"Guys, what the hell happened yesterday?" Lei Feng questioned accusingly. "This place looks like a disaster area!"
"You haven't gotten used to this team yet, Lei Feng. This is considered neat for this bunch," Kai said sarcastically, appearing behind the two standing just inside of the doorway.
"Ah, it's just a little untidy. Lighten up!" Max said.
Tyson moaned at this point, "I'm hungry! Let's go eat!"
"That's all you ever think of, Tyson," Kai sneered, leaning against the doorframe.
"At least I have friends, Mr. Sourpants!" Tyson rebutted.
Ray stepped in before it developed into a fight. "Let's just go have breakfast."
Lei Feng fell into step with him. "So do you always act as peacemaker?" she asked.
"Yup."
At the breakfast table, Tyson grabbed everything in sight, piling it up in a precarious heap on a plate. The White Tigers sat directly beside them, and there were a few teams they knew by name but had never faced before.
Kai leaned forward. "Kenny, we had better start assessing the competition today. I received an invitation from the tournament organizers. We have to attend a semi-formal, a get-together as the sponsors termed it; tomorrow night and it'll be a good chance to mingle and try to discover a few tactics. I think most of them have bitbeasts."
"Don't worry! We'll beat 'em all!" Tyson said, pausing from shoveling the food into his mouth.
"That one, the all-girl team, is called Element Whirlwind. That one, would be the Dark Lions. That one is called Fire Helix. That one is called Silver Blades. The one in the far corner would be Death Bringers. And the last one is Blade Summer."
"So there are eight teams altogether, including us," Lei Feng mused. "Wonder how strong they are."
"They'll be strong enough if they were invited to enter this tournament. We'd better not underestimate any of them. We'll have to train next," Kai said.
She noticed that Ray had spent most of breakfast sneaking glances at the White Tiger table, and more specifically, a certain pink-haired girl. Kai was looking his way, his eyes narrowing in suspicion.
Lei Feng quickly stomped lightly on Ray's foot, bringing him back to their table. She glanced at Kai, then looked back at Ray. He nodded, an almost imperceptible movement of his head.
Kai's glance slid suspiciously to her, but she stared right back at him, unflinching. She had to. If she looked away, Kai would know that something was going on between Ray and Mariah. He backed down in the end and subsided back into his seat. But Lei Feng frowned.
Had she caught something in that probing look of Kai's?
There had been something there, she was sure. And it was directed at her. Something besides his customary coldness and occasional approval of her beyblading skills. There had been something different this time, and Lei Feng was puzzled as to what it was. She had seen it before, but she couldn't remember where.
To give herself a little space to think, she cast her glance around the table, at her teammates. Ray was looking at Mariah again. But she didn't bother to warn him as realization hit her like a ton of bricks.
It was the way Ray looked at Mariah.
Cherry Rain: Bwa ha ha ha ha ha. Stick around for the next chapter, folks, 'cause I'll try my best to get it up fast! =)
Cherry Rain: Oh dear! I just realised I forgot to disclaim the chapters, so I will put a disclaimer here and disclaim the entire story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or its characters. I only own my OC, Lei Feng!
Having said that, let's get on with the show!
Chapter Seven: Realization
After the battle with Yu, Lei Feng noted that it was nearly eight and decided to wake the boys.
Walking back into the basement, she found Kai still there. "Should I wake the rest of the team?" she asked.
Kai scoffed. "As if! Ray, maybe, Kenny, Max, don't think so. Tyson never gets up till nine. At the least."
"NINE?" Lei Feng shouted. What! Some people slept until nine?
"Yeah. There's no point waking them up now. Ray might be already awake, though."
"I doubt it," she said automatically, knowing he'd been out last night. She could have bitten out her tongue the minute the words escaped from her mouth. She hoped Kai wouldn't notice.
But he did. "How'd you know?"
"Err. nothing, really," Lei Feng stammered out, knowing that Kai would know something was up.
But all he did was raise an eyebrow, and turn back to Dranzer. Lei Feng breathed easy once more. "Do you know where I can find a beyblade shop? A new attack ring for Redbird would come in handy."
"At the corner of this street."
"Thanks."
"Good battle, by the way. I was watching you and Yu."
Finding no reply for that, she left. Walking out, she fished around in her pocket for the remainder of the money Mr. Dickinson had given her. Redbird hadn't gotten a new part in ages, and some parts were getting really old.
She dallied around in the shop for a while, then purchased a couple of items and left. It was already eight-thirty, and she was starting to feel hungry. On the way back to the hotel, she thought about what had happened.
So the fox wasn't Yu's bitbeast. Then who was controlling her? And more importantly, why?
Without knowing, she was back at the hotel. Taking the lift up to her floor, she saw Ray banging on the door that was Max, Tyson and Kenny's room.
"Wake up! Somebody open the door, for god's sake!" Ray shouted.
"Allow me," Lei Feng said, grinning.
She kicked the door hard and it flew open. "There!"
"Thanks, Lei Feng." From his tone of voice, Lei Feng knew he was thanking her for more than just opening the door. He was thanking her for promising not to tell Kai about him seeing Mariah.
"You're welcome," she answered, then stopped short. "Did a tornado hit or was Dragoon practicing inside?" she asked. The inside of the room was a disaster. Empty snack bags were scattered everywhere. Chips and all kinds of tidbits littered the floor. Feathers were everywhere, and from the looks of two flat pillows on the floor, Max and Tyson had conducted a pillow fight.
"Even those two combined wouldn't have caused this kind of damage," Ray quipped. "Wake up!" He hollered. Max sat straight up in bed. Kenny raised his head from where he had fallen asleep at his desk.
Tyson continued snoring on blithely.
Lei Feng turned to Ray. "How do you wake that one up?" she asked, pointing to Tyson.
"There are several ways, milady. I shall demonstrate them to you as all Bladebreakers have to have this knowledge," he told her, grinning mischievously.
Ray went into the bathroom and came out holding a glass of cold water. "Number one would be this!" He dumped the contents of the glass on Tyson's face.
"WHHHHHAAARRRGH!" Tyson shot awake. "What the heck just happened?!"
"Ah, that is too bad. The test subject has awoken. I shall have to demonstrate method number two tomorrow, milady," Ray said, laughing.
"Guys, what the hell happened yesterday?" Lei Feng questioned accusingly. "This place looks like a disaster area!"
"You haven't gotten used to this team yet, Lei Feng. This is considered neat for this bunch," Kai said sarcastically, appearing behind the two standing just inside of the doorway.
"Ah, it's just a little untidy. Lighten up!" Max said.
Tyson moaned at this point, "I'm hungry! Let's go eat!"
"That's all you ever think of, Tyson," Kai sneered, leaning against the doorframe.
"At least I have friends, Mr. Sourpants!" Tyson rebutted.
Ray stepped in before it developed into a fight. "Let's just go have breakfast."
Lei Feng fell into step with him. "So do you always act as peacemaker?" she asked.
"Yup."
At the breakfast table, Tyson grabbed everything in sight, piling it up in a precarious heap on a plate. The White Tigers sat directly beside them, and there were a few teams they knew by name but had never faced before.
Kai leaned forward. "Kenny, we had better start assessing the competition today. I received an invitation from the tournament organizers. We have to attend a semi-formal, a get-together as the sponsors termed it; tomorrow night and it'll be a good chance to mingle and try to discover a few tactics. I think most of them have bitbeasts."
"Don't worry! We'll beat 'em all!" Tyson said, pausing from shoveling the food into his mouth.
"That one, the all-girl team, is called Element Whirlwind. That one, would be the Dark Lions. That one is called Fire Helix. That one is called Silver Blades. The one in the far corner would be Death Bringers. And the last one is Blade Summer."
"So there are eight teams altogether, including us," Lei Feng mused. "Wonder how strong they are."
"They'll be strong enough if they were invited to enter this tournament. We'd better not underestimate any of them. We'll have to train next," Kai said.
She noticed that Ray had spent most of breakfast sneaking glances at the White Tiger table, and more specifically, a certain pink-haired girl. Kai was looking his way, his eyes narrowing in suspicion.
Lei Feng quickly stomped lightly on Ray's foot, bringing him back to their table. She glanced at Kai, then looked back at Ray. He nodded, an almost imperceptible movement of his head.
Kai's glance slid suspiciously to her, but she stared right back at him, unflinching. She had to. If she looked away, Kai would know that something was going on between Ray and Mariah. He backed down in the end and subsided back into his seat. But Lei Feng frowned.
Had she caught something in that probing look of Kai's?
There had been something there, she was sure. And it was directed at her. Something besides his customary coldness and occasional approval of her beyblading skills. There had been something different this time, and Lei Feng was puzzled as to what it was. She had seen it before, but she couldn't remember where.
To give herself a little space to think, she cast her glance around the table, at her teammates. Ray was looking at Mariah again. But she didn't bother to warn him as realization hit her like a ton of bricks.
It was the way Ray looked at Mariah.
Cherry Rain: Bwa ha ha ha ha ha. Stick around for the next chapter, folks, 'cause I'll try my best to get it up fast! =)