Chapter 10
It was bright and early the next morning. The group had just finished a luxurious breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, omelets, cereal, and toast, accompanied by a drink of their choice. The other teams wanted to explore the mansion and the grounds, which was fine with Susaku. There would be plenty of time to bey-battle later.
The three girls were sitting in the living room, when Jo came down the stairs. They were surprised to see her back so soon. "I thought you weren't going to come back until today." Susaku asked, looking up from her magazine.
Jo laughed. "I thought so too, but I finished early and was able to head back yesterday night. I knew that if I left you guys alone, you would slack off. See? I was right, not practicing your blading as usual." She joked. "Hey Susaku, did you hurt your leg?" She looked at her teammate's leg, which was still wrapped in gauze.
"Hmmph, don't remind me." She huffed, folding her arms across her chest. "That so called world champion, Tyson, knocked me over and I twisted my ankle and scraped my leg."
'What a coincidence.' Jo thought. "Does it still hurt now?" She shook her head. "Good, I'm sure it'll be better in no time." Jo said, wanting to make her friend feel better.
"Did something happen to your leg?" Aqua asked, noticing that Jo was limping down the stairs a bit.
She waved her hands, "I was too careless, but I'm fine. Really." She added when she saw the look of doubt on her teammates' faces. "By the way," She said, changing the subject. "Did you guys have guests over?"
"You see, Robert set us up with the world champion beybladers for a match. The Bladebreakers came along with members of the White Tiger and the All Stars." Cassandra explained. Jo was silent for a long time. "Jo? Is something wrong?"
"Huh? Oh right, uh nope, nothing's wrong." She said a little too cheerfully. "I'm going to get some breakfast. See ya." She bolted out of the room to avoid anymore questions.
Aqua looked at Cassie. "What do you think is bothering her?" She asked as soon as Jo was gone. Cassie shrugged.
After breakfast, Jo went outside to their backyard to practice her blading. The weather was just right, it was sunny yet there is still a cool breeze blowing. Taking a deep breath of the fresh air, Jo walked to her favorite spot, away from the clusters of the other training equipment. Normally this would've been a piece of cake for her, but with her leg injured it took her more than twenty minutes to hike there. The spot she chose was a huge clearing with trees on one side and a small lake on the other side. Sighing, she stretched her arms and settled down on the grass, enjoying nature's beauty. No matter how many times she visited this place, it always seemed to amaze her with its' picture perfect view of the landscape.
Not too far away from Jo's spot, was Kai. He refused Max's and Tyson's offer to join them in their exploration; he needed to clear his head, too many things were troubling him. Kai walked further on, 'Why can't I remember my past? I know I was trained by Boris when I was ten. But what happened before? And why did that girl.... Jo. Why does she look so familiar?.... Have I seen her before? No, I didn't. I would know if I did. Wouldn't I? Kai slammed his fist into the trunk of a tree. "What's wrong with me?" He cried out his frustrations. He decided to continue his explorations, firmly deciding on not to think about anything else. After a while, he heard the sound of a beyblade spinning up ahead. Coming up to an open area, Kai saw the girl from last night, blading. She is good, very good. Her form is nearly perfect, she lacks concentration though, Kai noted.
Sighing, Jo grabbed her red and black blade from the dish. "I just can't seem to concentrate today." She loaded her launcher again. "Let it rriipp!" This time, Jo launched her blade onto the ground. It zipped around the dish, and went into the forest, zigzagging in all directions. "What the..?" Jo exclaimed. For some strange reason, her bitbeast is not responding to her. "Firea!" Jo called, running as fast as she could with an injured leg after her beyblade, as it led her farther into the forest.
Kai had been watching her when she lost control of her bitbeast. Suddenly, he felt a warm sensation against his right leg. He took out his own blade; the Dranzer bit was glowing. Jo's blade burst from a bush on his right and landed spinning perfectly still at Kai's feet, it too was glowing brighter than ever. 'Dranzer seems to be responding to this blade. But why?' Kai knelt down in front of Jo's blade and was just about to pick it up, when Jo finally caught up to her runaway blade.
"Firea." she said, both relieved and angry at her bitbeast. "Oh, Kai," she said, obviously surprised. 'What is he doing here in the middle of the forest?' Kai stood up and at the same time tucked his phoenix blade away. He ignored her and walked away, his Dranzer bit still glowing warmly in his pocket. Jo stood there, clutching her beyblade. "I'm sorry Firea, I didn't know," she whispered to her bitbeast.
It was bright and early the next morning. The group had just finished a luxurious breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, omelets, cereal, and toast, accompanied by a drink of their choice. The other teams wanted to explore the mansion and the grounds, which was fine with Susaku. There would be plenty of time to bey-battle later.
The three girls were sitting in the living room, when Jo came down the stairs. They were surprised to see her back so soon. "I thought you weren't going to come back until today." Susaku asked, looking up from her magazine.
Jo laughed. "I thought so too, but I finished early and was able to head back yesterday night. I knew that if I left you guys alone, you would slack off. See? I was right, not practicing your blading as usual." She joked. "Hey Susaku, did you hurt your leg?" She looked at her teammate's leg, which was still wrapped in gauze.
"Hmmph, don't remind me." She huffed, folding her arms across her chest. "That so called world champion, Tyson, knocked me over and I twisted my ankle and scraped my leg."
'What a coincidence.' Jo thought. "Does it still hurt now?" She shook her head. "Good, I'm sure it'll be better in no time." Jo said, wanting to make her friend feel better.
"Did something happen to your leg?" Aqua asked, noticing that Jo was limping down the stairs a bit.
She waved her hands, "I was too careless, but I'm fine. Really." She added when she saw the look of doubt on her teammates' faces. "By the way," She said, changing the subject. "Did you guys have guests over?"
"You see, Robert set us up with the world champion beybladers for a match. The Bladebreakers came along with members of the White Tiger and the All Stars." Cassandra explained. Jo was silent for a long time. "Jo? Is something wrong?"
"Huh? Oh right, uh nope, nothing's wrong." She said a little too cheerfully. "I'm going to get some breakfast. See ya." She bolted out of the room to avoid anymore questions.
Aqua looked at Cassie. "What do you think is bothering her?" She asked as soon as Jo was gone. Cassie shrugged.
After breakfast, Jo went outside to their backyard to practice her blading. The weather was just right, it was sunny yet there is still a cool breeze blowing. Taking a deep breath of the fresh air, Jo walked to her favorite spot, away from the clusters of the other training equipment. Normally this would've been a piece of cake for her, but with her leg injured it took her more than twenty minutes to hike there. The spot she chose was a huge clearing with trees on one side and a small lake on the other side. Sighing, she stretched her arms and settled down on the grass, enjoying nature's beauty. No matter how many times she visited this place, it always seemed to amaze her with its' picture perfect view of the landscape.
Not too far away from Jo's spot, was Kai. He refused Max's and Tyson's offer to join them in their exploration; he needed to clear his head, too many things were troubling him. Kai walked further on, 'Why can't I remember my past? I know I was trained by Boris when I was ten. But what happened before? And why did that girl.... Jo. Why does she look so familiar?.... Have I seen her before? No, I didn't. I would know if I did. Wouldn't I? Kai slammed his fist into the trunk of a tree. "What's wrong with me?" He cried out his frustrations. He decided to continue his explorations, firmly deciding on not to think about anything else. After a while, he heard the sound of a beyblade spinning up ahead. Coming up to an open area, Kai saw the girl from last night, blading. She is good, very good. Her form is nearly perfect, she lacks concentration though, Kai noted.
Sighing, Jo grabbed her red and black blade from the dish. "I just can't seem to concentrate today." She loaded her launcher again. "Let it rriipp!" This time, Jo launched her blade onto the ground. It zipped around the dish, and went into the forest, zigzagging in all directions. "What the..?" Jo exclaimed. For some strange reason, her bitbeast is not responding to her. "Firea!" Jo called, running as fast as she could with an injured leg after her beyblade, as it led her farther into the forest.
Kai had been watching her when she lost control of her bitbeast. Suddenly, he felt a warm sensation against his right leg. He took out his own blade; the Dranzer bit was glowing. Jo's blade burst from a bush on his right and landed spinning perfectly still at Kai's feet, it too was glowing brighter than ever. 'Dranzer seems to be responding to this blade. But why?' Kai knelt down in front of Jo's blade and was just about to pick it up, when Jo finally caught up to her runaway blade.
"Firea." she said, both relieved and angry at her bitbeast. "Oh, Kai," she said, obviously surprised. 'What is he doing here in the middle of the forest?' Kai stood up and at the same time tucked his phoenix blade away. He ignored her and walked away, his Dranzer bit still glowing warmly in his pocket. Jo stood there, clutching her beyblade. "I'm sorry Firea, I didn't know," she whispered to her bitbeast.