Chibi Anya: WWWWHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Anime: *panting due to running around and trying to stop Chibi Anya* Is she...ever... going.... to stop being hyper!? I don't remember anything in the OC design that said Anya was prone to sugar highs!!!

Chibi Kai: Blame it on you and your wand! Not to mention the large amount of sugar you seem to keep around the place.

Anime: *hugs wand protectively* But this precious wand is my only line of defence against you two! And the sugar... er... for a quick energy source when I write the fics!

*CA jumps behind Anime and tries to get Anime's wand*

CA: PWETTY!!! ^_______________^

Anime: AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! GET OFF!! I need to write the fic!!!

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The Bladebreakers were cheering as they left the stadium, Roger rapidly trying to take pictures of the team. Only Kai hung behind and looked around the now empty stadium before walking out through the corridor.

"I can't believe we had made it so far! This tournament was well worth it!" a voice could be heard in the corridors.

"I know! It was a great opportunity to check out the girls!"

"That Anya from the Bladebreakers! She was something!"

"What? Her beating you or her looks?"

Frowning, Kai sought out the voices. He found them not too far away; two guys from the Siberian Tigers, the team that were hitting on Anya all through the tournament. Fadey, a short brown haired boy and Uri, the Siberian Tigers' team captain were grinning and exchanging opinions.

"She was really hot..." Uri said, "Even though she was cold."

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't talk about my team member like that." Kai said hotly.

The two Russian boys looked up at Kai's voice. At first they didn't know what to say, but they smiled.

"Hey! Maybe you can tell us more about Anya. What's she like?" Fadey asked.

"Don't you or your team give up on the chat-ups? Anya wasn't too impressed, nor am I." Kai snorted.

"Then, why are you bothered, comrade? She isn't interested in us anyway."

"I just..." Kai frowned for a moment. Why was he bothered? The other guys always got cat calls from the girls, why was he worried if Anya got the same attention from the guys? He shook his head. "I just don't think it's respectful."

The Russian boys look at each other and nodded knowingly. "Well, we won't hit on your girl then." With that, they smiled innocently before getting out of the stadium. Kai frowned after them. His girl....? Kai rapidly shook the thought out of his head. No way!

******

Anya stood in the memorial building she saw Tala, Alexander and Kai walk into the other day. She gazed at the portraits hanging there, particularly interested in the portrait of the little girl. The little girl had pigtails, and was kind of skinny and small. Her pale grey eyes stared back at Anya through her pale purple hair. She wore a blue jacket and skirt lined with fur, and a black sweater. Matching furry bobbles held her hair in pigtails and black polished shoes were on her feet. She looked happy, carefree and innocent. Anya frowned at this picture.

"You see the resemblance?"

Anya whirled round. Alexander stood there, looking up at the portrait. He looked back at Anya.

"You look a bit like her, you know. That's why when Tala and I first saw you; we thought you were our Anya, especially when we found you had the same nick name."

"Who is she?" Anya said, meaning the portrait.

"She's my cousin. That other painting is of her parents. They were very much respected in Moscow, but they died when Anya was a baby. When she was eight, she disappeared without a trace. I've no idea where she is."

Alexander sighed.

"And you look a lot like her."

"I don't see why. She's paler, skinnier, and far shorter, even if the painting is of her younger self and has longer hair", Anya pointed out.

"Yeah... I guess I was just hoping you were I suppose."

"You miss her?" Anya enquired.

"Yeah... but I know she's okay. She was always very stubborn and doing her own thing."

Anya kept silent. Alexander looked up, smiling a little.

"But anyway, I didn't tell you how great that match we had was."

"No big deal" Anya shrugged, leaving the building.

******

"Aw man! Do you think they threw our stuff out over the sea or something?"

The plane from Russia had touched down back at Japan. The team were eager to get back home and rest up, but for some reason, their luggage weren't that relenting. Mr Dickinson saw the group and chuckled, walking over to them.

"Well, boys and girl. I suppose I should take this opportunity to congratulate you all again for your excellent performances at the Asian and Russian Tournaments."

"Thanks Mr Dickinson!" Tyson grinned. "It was nothing!"

"Don't hog all the credit, Tyson. We all chipped in!" Max laughed.

Tyson sat bored on the side of the conveyor belt.

"You know what? I think the HAVE thrown our stuff out!!! I mean, why would the other guys' stuff come out first!"

Suddenly, Tyson falls off the conveyor belt, having been knocked off by a duffel bag. Anya grabbed it right away and heaved it over her shoulder. Max grabbed his own bag, dropping Tyson's on top of him. Silently, Anya tapped her cap at the boys before walking off. Kai, Kenny and Ray found their stuff and walked off as well to grab their rides home. Tyson groaned, pushing his bag off his back and rubbing his behind.

"That hurt!"

"Heh heh heh. C'mon Tyson! I bet your grandpa's here, and my dad!"

"Oh man. I hope not!"

******

"What's going' down my homies!?"

"AH!! GRANDPA!"

The old man brought his face close up to Tyson's and grinned.

"You've put on some weight G-son! Well, it's down to this cool G-dad to bring you back down!"

"AW MAN!"

******

"So, where is Anya's place?" Max asked.

Kai, who had Anya's address written down, answered. "The address is from the other side of town."

"The other side of town!? Oh man! I'll die of starvation before we get there!"

"Tyson! You ate enough to feed an army only ten minutes ago!"

"I know! Grandpa didn't give me chance to have the main course before you guys came along!"

Kai sighed. He didn't know why he agreed to this. The others thought they owe Anya a visit, as they know very little about the femme in their team. So they all thought they'd pay her a surprise visit and got her address from Mr Dickinson. They decided to grab a bus.

"So where is her place?" Tyson said, looking out of the window at the houses.

"Not too far, I think."

The scenery changed from a classic housing estate to something that looked like a park. After a while, the boys were the only ones in the bus when the bus driver pulled up. "Last stop boys, better get out of here!"

The guys disembarked and the bus pulled away. Tyson still couldn't find any visible house nearby. They walked around the corner and found a man in a suit nearby.

"Excuse me sir. Can you tell us where we might find this address", Kenny asked, handing over the paper Kai gave him.

The man looked at the paper then at the boys. "Please state the nature of your visit." He commanded.

"Er... what are you talking about? We're here to see Anya."

"Hold on." The man turned his back to the boys and spoke into a walkie talkie. After a while he turned around back to the boys. "You're cleared. Go through this gate and follow the path to the manor."

The boys were surprised to see the man was actually standing by a tall iron gate. Swiping a card through a reader, he swung open the gate and the stunned boys walked through. They didn't notice the gate shut behind them because they were staring at the house in front of them. It resembled close to Kai's own estate, only it didn't seem so dark and the gardens all around were well tended with different flowers. The team walked down the path and came up to the front doors, which were three times their height and made of solid oak.

Kai, being the bolder of the others, knocked loudly on the door and stood back. A few seconds later, a dignified and well rounded looking man with a moustache opened the door. "Are you Miss Anya's guests?" he asked in a posh British accent. The boys nodded and the butler ushered them in. They stood in awe at the front gallery.

"Whoa! The ceiling's all the way up there..." Max said, straining to look up.

"Why didn't Anya tell us she was loaded?" Tyson muttered before he realised he opened his mouth.

"Hn" was all Kai could say.

"Miss Anya will be down shortly." the butler said.

"Correction. I am down."

Anya walked down the stairs and looked down at the small group.

"What are you guys doing here?" she said in surprise.

"Er... we were planning a surprise visit... but it looks like the surprise is on us!"

Kai blinked. Anya didn't look any different than when he last saw her, namely at the airport yesterday. He didn't know what it was, but for some reason, he felt different about her every time he saw her. He shook his head, to stop himself going any further with that train of thought.

"Well... okay, I suppose." Anya descended the stairs and showed the guys around the manor once her shock had worn off and a look of discomfort was barely visible but unnoticeable to the guys.

******

That night, in his own room at his manor, Kai lay back on his bed, his mind a whirl. The whole afternoon, he couldn't help but stare. Not at Anya's manor, no, it was all almost the same as his own. Seen one rich house, you've seen them all. Kai shook his head.

"Fine time to hit puberty" he mumbled to himself before rolling over to switch the lights off and go to sleep.

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Anime: Okay, this was just a kind of transition chapter. You know, one of those that didn't belong but were just put there to tie up loose ends or cut up new ones? Kinda like what happened after the Asian Tournament on the series, with the guys back in Japan.

Chibi Kai: This was a dumb chapter!

Anime: *whacks him over the head with her wand and puts it down* Quiet you... hey, where's Anya? I thought I told you to watch her.

Chibi Kai: Was I? *smirks mischievously* Well, sorry, I'm only a chibi. Anyway, I think you better take care of that wand. You know Anya has come to like it.

Anime: *checks for wand. It's gone* NNNOOOOOOOO!

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Mizu_Tenshi - I know! The Chibi spell had gone wrong somewhere! And the sugar supply has disappeared... though not in the fashion I'd like it to have...

ssykes4000 - WHAT!? No way is this fic over with! There's a bit more yet!

Jetski-anime-luver: Friends is more important than Beyblade!? Well, I hope it was a decent enough episode then...

Robbies Gal - Thanks!

DME - -_____-Thanks; I need all the help I can get! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~