Kurayami_Tenshi: ::sighs:: You know, even though I didn't get any reviews,
I'm feeling happy . . . wanna know why?
Mysterious voice: No, but I'm sure you'll tell me anyway.
Kurayami_Tenshi: That's not nice! ::pouts:: Anywayz, holidays are coming soon! In . . . ::checks watch:: five days! Whoo hoo!
Mysterious voice: ::sweatdrop::
Chapter 8 - Tournament Nerves
As the day wore on, it began to grow steadily colder, despite the sun still shinning brightly. Well, almost everyone, Akai was doing her best to make sure she was at the other side of the pool from where ever Kai was.
She was feeling particularly nervous, especially since he was eyeing her with a look of annoyance that clearly said she was dead if she got within striking distance. (A/N: not that Kai would actually 'hit' a girl . . . ::giggles:: he's way too much of a gentlemen!)
"A-anyone cold?" enquired Miyako, teeth chattering.
Meia looked at her with concern. "Go have a shower."
She nodded and jumped out, disappearing down the stairs.
"We should probably get going too," said Kenny. Everyone agreed.
~*~
As they entered the room, a voice could be heard singing an old children's rhyme.
"Shower, shower, nice and warm. Shower, shower . . . "
::Everyone sweat drop::
"Miyako? We're back!" called Meia. Abruptly the singing stopped.
"Why didn't you say anything?!" suddenly shrieked Miyako after the moment of stunned silence was broken.
"Calm down," ordered Reni flatly.
"It's only you guys, right? I mean, Rei and all the others aren't here, are they?"
Reni glanced at the Bladebreakers, who, minus Kai, were doing their best not to laugh out loud.
"Just your day, isn't it Miyako?"
"WHAT? THIS HAD BETTER NOT BE ONE OF YOUR TWISTED PRACTICAL JOKES, RENI."
The Bladebreakers stared at Reni in amazement. She didn't seem to be the practical joke type person. Her face gave nothing away.
"Uh . . . hi Miyako?" ventured Rei.
There was silence save for the sound of a door sliding.
Miyako appeared, her face flushed from the water. She was wrapped in a blue bathrobe and had a towel around her hair. She blushed.
"Hi . . . "
~*~
When everyone had taken a shower, they all assembled in the 'room'.
"Tournament's tomorrow," declared Max with his usual bouncy attitude.
"And we're going to win."
"We shall see," answered Meia simply.
Reni threw Tyson a dirty look; her hair, although had been shampooed and conditioned several times still looked 'filthy'. At least according to her. To anyone else, the ebony locks were practically shimmering under the lights.
"How are the Elimination tournaments like?" asked Kenny.
"Well . . . "
"It's hard to explain. Besides, just because you're with the champion team doesn't mean we're going to tell you everything," interrupted Miyako. "Or . . . how much is this information worth to you?" she added, a sparkle in her eyes.
Kenny gave one of his exasperated 'Kenny' exclamations.
"Somebody's uptight today," remarked Dizzy dryly. She hadn't been in a very good mood; Kenny had left her on the bench when he had joined the others in the pool.
"You're laptop talks?!" exclaimed Akai, hopping down on the bed and nearly squashing Rei in the process, as well as knocking over the bedside lamp, which would have smashed into pieces if Reni had slow reflexes. "Oops . . . "
She knelt beside Kenny, who blushed, and stared intently at the screen.
"Hi!" said Akai, smiling at Dizzy.
"Hi," replied Dizzy. Much to everyone's surprise, Dizzy had lost her sarcastic tone, and had a bitter touch to her word.
"Dizzy? This is Akai," introduced Kenny, still blushing. Tyson grinned at Kenny. "Aww.Kenny's got a crush on Akai!"
"I do not," snapped back Kenny, blushing even redder.
Akai cocked her head slightly, and hopped back onto the bed, again using Rei as a live step. "Hey!"
She smiled cutely at him before plopping down.
"Well, good luck in the tournament tomorrow," said Meia sincerely.
"You're going to need it," added Reni, a smirk on her face.
~*~
Kenny's POV
/What if we lose in the first few rounds of the tournament? The Bladebreakers reputation will be destroyed./
And what if your head explodes because you're thinking too much a sarcastic voice in the back of his head sneered.
/Argh!/
Kenny stared at the white ceiling for inspiration. /Well.I guess we'll find out tomorrow how everything's gonna end. I wish we had more time to train though./
~The Next Morning~
"Tyson, get up! Now!"
Mumbling something incoherent, Tyson turned over, burying his head further into the pillow.
Kenny groaned and prodded him again, earning a twitch for his troubles. "Come on! We're going to be late . . . " /Why me? Why couldn't Rei or Max wake him up/
Even Kenny knew it was too much to hope for, for Kai to come and wake Tyson up.
"Good morning Kenny!" sang Akai happily, bounding up to him.
Kenny blushed. "H-hi Akai."
Akai glanced at Tyson, who had curled up within his blankets and ducked under the pillow like it was a shield against having to wake up.
"Well . . . if you really can't wake him, ask Miyako to help. Or if he still won't get up, get Reni. But as a really, really, last resort . . . bye!"
She practically danced into the kitchen, where Kenny heard Reni tell her off for trying to jump onto the table.
Sighing, Kenny stared dreamily into space for a while. Until he heard Meia order the Dark Angels out.
"Ahhhh!" he growled in frustration, wondering if he should hit Tyson over the head with a lamp or something.
~*~
Rei waved to the Dark Angels as they left the room. He stared at Drigger, studying the perfect, tiny picture of his bit-beast embedded onto the bit- chip of his top, flashing in the morning sun. /Well, I guess this is it. I wonder how we'll go in it . . . /
"Morning Kai," he said as the silent member of the Bladebreakers team appeared.
Kai nodded in reply, before staring at the pile of food and dishes left behind. /Not again/
~*~ Kenny picked up the lamp, contemplating it when Max walked in.
"Morning Kenny. What're you doing with that lamp?"
"Uh, nothing," stammered Kenny, putting it down. "Say, could you get Tyson up for me? I've got some things to do." He quickly left before Max could reply.
Shrugging, Max prodded Tyson. "Tyson? Wake up!"
Tyson growled, when Max decided to drag him out of bed, asleep or not.
~*~
Mysterious voice: ::holding hands over ears:: Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop . . .
Kurayami_Tenshi: . . . yeah, and then after that we'll be having this great reunion thing, right, as well as . . .
Mysterious voice: Please R&R . . . MAKE IT STOP! AHHHHHH ::runs away::
Kurayami_Tenshi: Hey! You haven't heard about what happened the other day! ::runs after Mysterious voice::
Mysterious voice: I don't want to! ::from far away::
Mysterious voice: No, but I'm sure you'll tell me anyway.
Kurayami_Tenshi: That's not nice! ::pouts:: Anywayz, holidays are coming soon! In . . . ::checks watch:: five days! Whoo hoo!
Mysterious voice: ::sweatdrop::
Chapter 8 - Tournament Nerves
As the day wore on, it began to grow steadily colder, despite the sun still shinning brightly. Well, almost everyone, Akai was doing her best to make sure she was at the other side of the pool from where ever Kai was.
She was feeling particularly nervous, especially since he was eyeing her with a look of annoyance that clearly said she was dead if she got within striking distance. (A/N: not that Kai would actually 'hit' a girl . . . ::giggles:: he's way too much of a gentlemen!)
"A-anyone cold?" enquired Miyako, teeth chattering.
Meia looked at her with concern. "Go have a shower."
She nodded and jumped out, disappearing down the stairs.
"We should probably get going too," said Kenny. Everyone agreed.
~*~
As they entered the room, a voice could be heard singing an old children's rhyme.
"Shower, shower, nice and warm. Shower, shower . . . "
::Everyone sweat drop::
"Miyako? We're back!" called Meia. Abruptly the singing stopped.
"Why didn't you say anything?!" suddenly shrieked Miyako after the moment of stunned silence was broken.
"Calm down," ordered Reni flatly.
"It's only you guys, right? I mean, Rei and all the others aren't here, are they?"
Reni glanced at the Bladebreakers, who, minus Kai, were doing their best not to laugh out loud.
"Just your day, isn't it Miyako?"
"WHAT? THIS HAD BETTER NOT BE ONE OF YOUR TWISTED PRACTICAL JOKES, RENI."
The Bladebreakers stared at Reni in amazement. She didn't seem to be the practical joke type person. Her face gave nothing away.
"Uh . . . hi Miyako?" ventured Rei.
There was silence save for the sound of a door sliding.
Miyako appeared, her face flushed from the water. She was wrapped in a blue bathrobe and had a towel around her hair. She blushed.
"Hi . . . "
~*~
When everyone had taken a shower, they all assembled in the 'room'.
"Tournament's tomorrow," declared Max with his usual bouncy attitude.
"And we're going to win."
"We shall see," answered Meia simply.
Reni threw Tyson a dirty look; her hair, although had been shampooed and conditioned several times still looked 'filthy'. At least according to her. To anyone else, the ebony locks were practically shimmering under the lights.
"How are the Elimination tournaments like?" asked Kenny.
"Well . . . "
"It's hard to explain. Besides, just because you're with the champion team doesn't mean we're going to tell you everything," interrupted Miyako. "Or . . . how much is this information worth to you?" she added, a sparkle in her eyes.
Kenny gave one of his exasperated 'Kenny' exclamations.
"Somebody's uptight today," remarked Dizzy dryly. She hadn't been in a very good mood; Kenny had left her on the bench when he had joined the others in the pool.
"You're laptop talks?!" exclaimed Akai, hopping down on the bed and nearly squashing Rei in the process, as well as knocking over the bedside lamp, which would have smashed into pieces if Reni had slow reflexes. "Oops . . . "
She knelt beside Kenny, who blushed, and stared intently at the screen.
"Hi!" said Akai, smiling at Dizzy.
"Hi," replied Dizzy. Much to everyone's surprise, Dizzy had lost her sarcastic tone, and had a bitter touch to her word.
"Dizzy? This is Akai," introduced Kenny, still blushing. Tyson grinned at Kenny. "Aww.Kenny's got a crush on Akai!"
"I do not," snapped back Kenny, blushing even redder.
Akai cocked her head slightly, and hopped back onto the bed, again using Rei as a live step. "Hey!"
She smiled cutely at him before plopping down.
"Well, good luck in the tournament tomorrow," said Meia sincerely.
"You're going to need it," added Reni, a smirk on her face.
~*~
Kenny's POV
/What if we lose in the first few rounds of the tournament? The Bladebreakers reputation will be destroyed./
And what if your head explodes because you're thinking too much a sarcastic voice in the back of his head sneered.
/Argh!/
Kenny stared at the white ceiling for inspiration. /Well.I guess we'll find out tomorrow how everything's gonna end. I wish we had more time to train though./
~The Next Morning~
"Tyson, get up! Now!"
Mumbling something incoherent, Tyson turned over, burying his head further into the pillow.
Kenny groaned and prodded him again, earning a twitch for his troubles. "Come on! We're going to be late . . . " /Why me? Why couldn't Rei or Max wake him up/
Even Kenny knew it was too much to hope for, for Kai to come and wake Tyson up.
"Good morning Kenny!" sang Akai happily, bounding up to him.
Kenny blushed. "H-hi Akai."
Akai glanced at Tyson, who had curled up within his blankets and ducked under the pillow like it was a shield against having to wake up.
"Well . . . if you really can't wake him, ask Miyako to help. Or if he still won't get up, get Reni. But as a really, really, last resort . . . bye!"
She practically danced into the kitchen, where Kenny heard Reni tell her off for trying to jump onto the table.
Sighing, Kenny stared dreamily into space for a while. Until he heard Meia order the Dark Angels out.
"Ahhhh!" he growled in frustration, wondering if he should hit Tyson over the head with a lamp or something.
~*~
Rei waved to the Dark Angels as they left the room. He stared at Drigger, studying the perfect, tiny picture of his bit-beast embedded onto the bit- chip of his top, flashing in the morning sun. /Well, I guess this is it. I wonder how we'll go in it . . . /
"Morning Kai," he said as the silent member of the Bladebreakers team appeared.
Kai nodded in reply, before staring at the pile of food and dishes left behind. /Not again/
~*~ Kenny picked up the lamp, contemplating it when Max walked in.
"Morning Kenny. What're you doing with that lamp?"
"Uh, nothing," stammered Kenny, putting it down. "Say, could you get Tyson up for me? I've got some things to do." He quickly left before Max could reply.
Shrugging, Max prodded Tyson. "Tyson? Wake up!"
Tyson growled, when Max decided to drag him out of bed, asleep or not.
~*~
Mysterious voice: ::holding hands over ears:: Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop . . .
Kurayami_Tenshi: . . . yeah, and then after that we'll be having this great reunion thing, right, as well as . . .
Mysterious voice: Please R&R . . . MAKE IT STOP! AHHHHHH ::runs away::
Kurayami_Tenshi: Hey! You haven't heard about what happened the other day! ::runs after Mysterious voice::
Mysterious voice: I don't want to! ::from far away::