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As soon as the blades hit each other, a vivid light flashed. And then more light ensued, shooting through and blinding everyone.
It was a tense moment. As soon as the light cleared, everyone saw.
Kai won.
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"And the winners are the Bladebreakers!"
The crowds cheered.
Eriol still had his secret smile.
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"Kai!"
Oh, no. It was Madison.
"Congratulations," she said, smiling brightly.
He nodded, arms crossed.
Somebody snickered. Kai looked behind him, and strongly suspected Tyson, but he would deal with that later.
"We planned a win-or-lose party at my house," Madison continued. "Your team's invited. Don't miss it!"
She went back to her side.
And good riddance, Kai thought.
As it turned out, he paid dearly for that because Tyson overheard and couldn't resist a party. After all, where there's a party, there's got to be food.
Great.
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It was Sakura who answered the door.
"Hi!" she said brightly. "Come on in."
"Whoa," said Tyson. "You know, I think I heard her say 'house', not 'mansion'!"
"Madison always does that," said Sakura. And then she was pushed aside by Mei Lin.
"There you are!" the Chinese girl cried out. "There's Beyblade bowls over there, and I want a rematch!"
She grabbed Max by the overall and dragged him away.
"Hey!" Max said, choking. "Uh, guys, I'll see you later."
"I hope you don't want a rematch too," Sakura said to Ray. "I mean, sure if you want to---"
"Nah, it's OK," he said.
"Um, what's he doing?" Sakura asked, pointing at Kenny. He was frantically working on Dizzi.
But it looked funny because he was standing up.
"Actually, we're not sure ourselves," said Ray.
"I'll get him a chair and table," said Sakura.
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Kai was trying his best to avoid Madison, but of course that is never easy when you are in her own house. Even if the house is really a mansion as big as an industrial park. Or bigger.
"Are you afraid of me or something?" Madison asked, feigning mock hurt.
"Don't see why you're surprised, after I took off that time ago."
"Yes, you just left without a word. Rude, my mother said, but I tried thinking around it."
He said nothing. What could he say?
"Actually, I don't know why I cared so much. You just came, we took you in-- -" Her smile turned evil. "---we played a few Beyblade games, and then you left."
Meaning, of course, she had beaten him at least once before. Sworn to secrecy, out of the goodness of her heart.
"I'm better now," he growled. And he left, just daring her to follow.
Madison let it go. After all, she had nothing left to say.
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"I think they are finally connecting," Madison said to Eriol. Sakura and Li were talking undisturbed and Li was getting redder.
"Mm-hmm. Let's take a walk."
"OK."
They did, but they didn't go very far. Kenny stopped them.
"I need to talk to you," he said to Eriol.
"I know what you're going to say. It's fine, Madison won't tell anybody."
"Fine. Why'd you let Kai win?"
No hesitation at all came from Eriol.
"Simple truth. You deserved it more."
THAT was surprising.
"I never had training for any of these things," Eriol said. "First time I played, I won. And then I won again. And again. And again."
"I don't follow," said Kenny.
"Clow Reed," Madison murmured.
"Put it this way," Eriol said, looking skyward. "The Bit Guardians may not seem like they aren't much stronger than Bit Beasts. Truth is, they are, but they don't win if they don't want to. So it's really up to them themselves."
"And yours didn't want to win?"
"Kind of. They also only follow one person."
"Who?"
"Clow Reed," said Eriol, and Kenny fell asleep.
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The rest of the party was great. Mei Lin finally won against Max after three losses. Ray eventually did challenge Sakura again, but Sakura was way too relaxed to fight seriously.
Or maybe because Li had told her something Madison was unable to film.
But, who knows, after all.
As for Kai, well, Madison wasn't surprised when he left early without telling anyone.
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Kenny woke up. His head was on a desk and he was on a comfortable chair.
"Good morning sleepyhead," Dizzi greeted him.
He yawned. OK, what was I doing?
But he didn't remember.
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The end. Hah hah, told you it was plot less.
Now, reviewer responses:
Emerald: Ohh, well, I don't like Beyblade, period, but why should anyone be bothered? I did this for my cousin and frankly, he enjoyed it so that's all that matters to me.
Flora: Well, there you go, he did lose, but not because he went overboard. Oh yes, and your guesses were close. And about the cards, see response to Ann below.
Princess Krystal01: You're welcome. I'm just in a good mood. I was in a real b*****y mood when I wrote my other CCS story...("Love Quoted").
White Blossoms: Thank you. Twissed? Or did you mean twisted?
SerenityRules: Well, if you read the first chapter you'll see why I used Eriol...and well, I did a little romance but it isn't romance-centric, so don't kill me. Try reading Love Quoted if you want S+S and even E+T, but I warn you: It was my first fic and I was in a foul mood.
Ann: Well, the whole cards issue is confusing because I put Clow and the guardians in...but it isn't centered on that, so let's pretend it doesn't matter.
Sapphire: As much as I would have liked floods of reviews, my plot less story has ended. Oh, well, thanks anyway, I appreciate it.
MarcFan: Uh, I KNOW the names of CCS, English or not. But I'm not a Beyblade fan, so I don't know their Japanese names. Eriol is Eli Moon, by the way.
Joy: Wow, somebody's actually dying to read....hope you aren't dead yet.
And to anyone else who read and did not review: THANKS!
If you want a more romantic story, my first story is called Love Quoted. A warning for slight angst in an odd way. And for my own bad mood and insulting tone.
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As soon as the blades hit each other, a vivid light flashed. And then more light ensued, shooting through and blinding everyone.
It was a tense moment. As soon as the light cleared, everyone saw.
Kai won.
¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.¤*¨°
"And the winners are the Bladebreakers!"
The crowds cheered.
Eriol still had his secret smile.
¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.¤*¨°
"Kai!"
Oh, no. It was Madison.
"Congratulations," she said, smiling brightly.
He nodded, arms crossed.
Somebody snickered. Kai looked behind him, and strongly suspected Tyson, but he would deal with that later.
"We planned a win-or-lose party at my house," Madison continued. "Your team's invited. Don't miss it!"
She went back to her side.
And good riddance, Kai thought.
As it turned out, he paid dearly for that because Tyson overheard and couldn't resist a party. After all, where there's a party, there's got to be food.
Great.
¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.¤*¨°
It was Sakura who answered the door.
"Hi!" she said brightly. "Come on in."
"Whoa," said Tyson. "You know, I think I heard her say 'house', not 'mansion'!"
"Madison always does that," said Sakura. And then she was pushed aside by Mei Lin.
"There you are!" the Chinese girl cried out. "There's Beyblade bowls over there, and I want a rematch!"
She grabbed Max by the overall and dragged him away.
"Hey!" Max said, choking. "Uh, guys, I'll see you later."
"I hope you don't want a rematch too," Sakura said to Ray. "I mean, sure if you want to---"
"Nah, it's OK," he said.
"Um, what's he doing?" Sakura asked, pointing at Kenny. He was frantically working on Dizzi.
But it looked funny because he was standing up.
"Actually, we're not sure ourselves," said Ray.
"I'll get him a chair and table," said Sakura.
¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.¤*¨°
Kai was trying his best to avoid Madison, but of course that is never easy when you are in her own house. Even if the house is really a mansion as big as an industrial park. Or bigger.
"Are you afraid of me or something?" Madison asked, feigning mock hurt.
"Don't see why you're surprised, after I took off that time ago."
"Yes, you just left without a word. Rude, my mother said, but I tried thinking around it."
He said nothing. What could he say?
"Actually, I don't know why I cared so much. You just came, we took you in-- -" Her smile turned evil. "---we played a few Beyblade games, and then you left."
Meaning, of course, she had beaten him at least once before. Sworn to secrecy, out of the goodness of her heart.
"I'm better now," he growled. And he left, just daring her to follow.
Madison let it go. After all, she had nothing left to say.
¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.¤*¨°
"I think they are finally connecting," Madison said to Eriol. Sakura and Li were talking undisturbed and Li was getting redder.
"Mm-hmm. Let's take a walk."
"OK."
They did, but they didn't go very far. Kenny stopped them.
"I need to talk to you," he said to Eriol.
"I know what you're going to say. It's fine, Madison won't tell anybody."
"Fine. Why'd you let Kai win?"
No hesitation at all came from Eriol.
"Simple truth. You deserved it more."
THAT was surprising.
"I never had training for any of these things," Eriol said. "First time I played, I won. And then I won again. And again. And again."
"I don't follow," said Kenny.
"Clow Reed," Madison murmured.
"Put it this way," Eriol said, looking skyward. "The Bit Guardians may not seem like they aren't much stronger than Bit Beasts. Truth is, they are, but they don't win if they don't want to. So it's really up to them themselves."
"And yours didn't want to win?"
"Kind of. They also only follow one person."
"Who?"
"Clow Reed," said Eriol, and Kenny fell asleep.
¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.·¤*¨°·.,,.¤*¨°
The rest of the party was great. Mei Lin finally won against Max after three losses. Ray eventually did challenge Sakura again, but Sakura was way too relaxed to fight seriously.
Or maybe because Li had told her something Madison was unable to film.
But, who knows, after all.
As for Kai, well, Madison wasn't surprised when he left early without telling anyone.
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Kenny woke up. His head was on a desk and he was on a comfortable chair.
"Good morning sleepyhead," Dizzi greeted him.
He yawned. OK, what was I doing?
But he didn't remember.
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The end. Hah hah, told you it was plot less.
Now, reviewer responses:
Emerald: Ohh, well, I don't like Beyblade, period, but why should anyone be bothered? I did this for my cousin and frankly, he enjoyed it so that's all that matters to me.
Flora: Well, there you go, he did lose, but not because he went overboard. Oh yes, and your guesses were close. And about the cards, see response to Ann below.
Princess Krystal01: You're welcome. I'm just in a good mood. I was in a real b*****y mood when I wrote my other CCS story...("Love Quoted").
White Blossoms: Thank you. Twissed? Or did you mean twisted?
SerenityRules: Well, if you read the first chapter you'll see why I used Eriol...and well, I did a little romance but it isn't romance-centric, so don't kill me. Try reading Love Quoted if you want S+S and even E+T, but I warn you: It was my first fic and I was in a foul mood.
Ann: Well, the whole cards issue is confusing because I put Clow and the guardians in...but it isn't centered on that, so let's pretend it doesn't matter.
Sapphire: As much as I would have liked floods of reviews, my plot less story has ended. Oh, well, thanks anyway, I appreciate it.
MarcFan: Uh, I KNOW the names of CCS, English or not. But I'm not a Beyblade fan, so I don't know their Japanese names. Eriol is Eli Moon, by the way.
Joy: Wow, somebody's actually dying to read....hope you aren't dead yet.
And to anyone else who read and did not review: THANKS!
If you want a more romantic story, my first story is called Love Quoted. A warning for slight angst in an odd way. And for my own bad mood and insulting tone.
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