Max: Lady obsessed has gone looking for Ray. He's hiding from both Kai and
Tyson so it looks like I'm doing the disclaimer. *clears throat* Lady
obsessed does not own beyblade but everything else that is new, like
Appolene, belongs to her.
Jealousy and a Long Awaited Rematch
The quarter-finals did not last very long. As three matches contained world champions, they were won quite quickly. Although the opponents were a challenge, they weren't good enough to defeat Tyson or Ray or Kai. Appolene's battle took somewhat longer but it was to be expected because she was not as experienced as the Bladebreakers and her opposition was exceptionally tough. However, in the end she was triumphant with Dalcyn using her Triple X Harpoon attack to send the rival blade back into its blader's hands.
"One step closer," she murmured, putting Dalcyn away in her pocket and glancing over at Kai who was standing by the exit.
She crossed her fingers and turned to look up at the screen.
"Please. Please."
The photos and names appeared on the screen, showing the two battles of the semi-finals. A disappointed sigh escaped her lips. Kai was paired to fight Tyson. She was to battle Ray.
Kai smirked. He was to face Tyson. Finally, he'd get a rematch.
"So Kai? How 'bout that?" Tyson grinned.
Kai frowned and he backed away.
"Sorry buddy, didn't mean to bother you."
The slate-haired captain turned. Appolene was walking over, smiling. He stared at her for a few moments. Then, realising what he was doing, he shook his head and made to leave.
"Hey congratulations Appolene!"
"Thanks Ray. I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
"Yeah, me too!"
Kai gritted his teeth. Dranzer's words briefly crossed his mind.
She likes Ray.
"Urg! What am I thinking?! I don't care!"
But he looked back anyway. Appolene was beaming as she talked to Ray. Why did it bother him? Next thing he knew, he was striding over.
"Don't think I'll go easy on y - YEOW!" Ray was cut off as Kai pulled him backwards by grabbing his ponytail and yanking, hard! He ended up flat on his back, staring up into the angry face of the captain.
Appolene blinked in surprise.
"Kai?"
Kai raised his face to hers and then looked down at the ponytail he still had in his hand. He threw it to the ground and stormed off. Appolene watched him, puzzled and then knelt down beside Ray.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine. Bit sore though. Having ones hair pulled is rather painful." He grinned. "But I'm sure he has a reasonable explanation. Kai's not the sort of person who goes around yanking peoples' hair for no reason."
Appolene frowned and then smiled warmly.
"No. He isn't."
She helped Ray up. He dusted off his robe and then the two of them headed back to the Bladebreakers lodge with the rest of the team.
"If you ask me, I'd say he was worried."
"Worried?"
"Mmm hmm."
"About what?"
Ray grinned a grin that bared his white fangs and winked knowingly.
"Ah. That'd be telling. And right now I don't think he wants you to know."
Kai was out on the balcony when the door to the lodge banged downstairs and Tyson could be heard yelling.
"KAI! WHERE ARE YOU? Did you really pull Ray's hair?!"
"Tyson! I said it was no big deal!" Ray protested.
"No big deal! He pulled your hair! That's just mean!" Hilary cried.
"Wow, they actually agree on something," Max laughed.
He rolled his eyes and decided to get this over with. As he pulled open the door to his room he tried to figure out why he had tugged Ray's hair. He hadn't intended to do it at all. It was just that Ray had been talking with Appolene. Why had it bothered him?
Jealousy, the phoenix muttered.
Shut up!
When he appeared at the top of the stairs, both Tyson and Hilary were glaring up at him, arms folded. Ray was trying to convince them that it didn't matter but to no avail.
"What?" he demanded.
"Why did you pull Ray's hair?" Tyson repeated.
Kai shrugged, frowning.
"What does it matter?"
"It matters quite a lot actually!" shrieked Hilary. "You don't go around just pulling people's hair! Why did you do it?!"
Kai stared at her angrily.
"Why won't you answer us Kai?!"
He paused.
"Because I don't know why," he replied coldly and descended the stairs. He pushed past them all and went into the room provided for training, slamming the door.
Ray frowned sympathetically. He moved towards the room.
"Hey Ray! Aren't you cooking dinner?" Tyson asked.
"You do it if you're hungry," Ray said absentmindedly, pressing an ear to Kai's door and then disappearing inside.
"But I can't cook!" Tyson cried, clutching his stomach. "I'm going to starve!"
"Don't be such a baby Tyson!" Hilary scolded. "I'll do it."
Tyson grimaced.
"I don't think you should."
"And why not?!"
"I don't want to fall ill with food poisoning right before my big match with Kai tomorrow, do I?"
"What was that?!"
Hilary lunged at Tyson, who danced out of reach. She growled and came at him again. Kenny and Max sighed, shaking their heads.
Kai ignored Ray when he entered and closed the door softly. Ray sat down cross-legged, with his back to the door and thus preventing anyone else from entering. He watched silently as Kai tried to train but from what he could see, the slate-haired boy was rather distracted and not on top of his game. Eventually, Kai threw Dranzer angrily at the wall, breathing raggedly. Ray was a little startled at this sudden outburst. He waited for Kai to calm down a little before venturing to speak.
"Dranzer giving you some trouble?"
"Hmph!"
"But you threw him at the wall."
"So?"
"So you must be angry with him."
"What are you doing in here?"
"I wanted to ask you something."
"I already told you I don't know why I pulled your hair," Kai replied, going to pick up Dranzer.
Ray shook his head.
"That wasn't it."
"Then what?"
Kai turned to stare quizzically at the raven-haired boy. Though his face was expressionless, he was sure that he knew something. He sat down against the opposite wall and waited.
Ray took a few moments to reply. He was trying to work out how best to phrase it. If he didn't do it properly, Kai was liable to get very angry. He took a deep breath.
"I was wondering; was there something you wanted to tell me?"
Kai lowered his eyes to the floor. Why was Ray always cornering him with questions like this at the moment? He thought briefly about what had been troubling him the past five days: finding Appolene; the strange feelings that made him enter the tournament; his confusion of her friendship for him; her determination to prove she was a winner to him and his reaction to Dranzer telling him that she liked Ray. He considered momentarily pouring this all out to Ray but that idea soon dissolved.
"No."
Ray frowned. Denial, he thought. Kai's eyes were still fixed on the floor and he was turning Dranzer over and over in his hands. It was a few more minutes before Ray decided to speak again.
"I think I know why you pulled my hair."
Kai's head jerked up.
"It was because I was talking to Appolene."
The captain snorted.
"You can talk to whoever you like. Why would I care?"
"Because it was Appolene."
There was silence.
"You seem very protective of her Kai. You warned her about her battle with Max and you watch her when she trains. I've known you for over a year now Kai and you are always protective of what you consider yours."
Grey eyes glared at him from the opposite wall but there was still silence. Ray could tell Kai was thinking.
"I take you have reconsidered how you feel?"
Kai was still thinking. Had he really lost his touch? Was it so obvious that that girl was bothering him? Maybe it was only Ray who had noticed. He hoped so. He'd never hear the end of it from Tyson if he found out. As to having reconsidered his feelings, he wasn't sure. He felt somewhat mixed up inside. He didn't hate her but he couldn't say he liked her either.
Ray got up. He knew Kai wouldn't answer.
"I'm going to see how the others are getting along. I left them to the cooking. Something is more than likely to be on fire by now."
He grinned. Kai stood up and turned his back on Ray, readying himself to continue his training. The raven-haired boy sighed and left. Kai glanced back over his shoulder and then shook his head.
"He doesn't know anything. He's just putting ideas in my head," he growled irritably.
Nothing was burning except the fire which everyone was seated around in the living room. They were all munching cheerfully on some rice cakes Hilary had whipped up. Far from being poisonous, they were so delicious that Tyson was already chowing down on his twelfth when Ray came back in.
"Mm, WAY! Dees are fabuwous! Twy sum!" he cried, gesturing to the plate.
Hilary blushed slightly as Tyson praised her cooking. Ray bit into one tentatively and his face lit up. He grinned at Hilary.
"He's right. These are delicious." He popped the rest of it into his mouth. "Maybe you should do some of the cooking."
"I wouldn't go that far Ray," Tyson chipped in, licking his fingers. "I reckon she just got lucky."
Hilary's face turned from a pale pink tinge in her cheeks to all over purple. She turned angrily and stormed into the kitchen. Ray laughed and Tyson looked confused.
"Like I said before buddy, you have such a unique way of talking to girls."
The stadium was packed full to bursting when the Bladebreakers stumbled in. They were a little late as Tyson refused to go without his hat. They had eventually found it under his pillow and had now run all the way. As soon as they reached the reception hall, they collapsed, gasping for breath.
"Are you lot okay?"
They looked up to see Appolene bent double, looking at them upside-down. She laughed and straightened up. Max grinned sheepishly.
"We're fine, just a little worn out. We ran all the way here."
"From the lodge? That's quite a distance. Hope it won't affect your blading." She smiled at Ray. "It'd be no fun winning if you weren't giving it your all."
"Don't worry. You won't win," the raven-haired boy grinned, pulling free of the pile.
"Well we'll see," Appolene said. She glanced down at Kai who looked away. "Anyway, we're not up first. They are."
"Who? Us?" Tyson said, also scrabbling free and pointing to himself and Kai.
"No! Of course not Tyson! Why would it be you if it isn't them?!" Hilary shouted sarcastically. "Of course it's you!"
"I wasn't asking you!" Tyson yelled back.
"You shouldn't have asked anyone! It was the stupidest question in the world!"
"Why I outta - HEY!"
"Come on Tyson," Kai said, pulling him away by the back of his jacket, "we have a match to play."
"Aw right! Yeah, let's go!"
He allowed Kai to drag him towards the arena. Then Kai let go of him and he fell with a thump to the floor.
"Ow! Why'd you do that?!"
"Have your legs stopped working? I think you can walk to the dish by yourself. You're a big boy now." Kai smirked and headed to the far side of the stadium.
Tyson got up, grumbling and hurried to the opposite side. He pulled out Dragoon and loaded it into the launcher. Kai did the same. He grinned. Finally he'd have his rematch and this time he would win. He was not playing as a team in this tournament and so his victory would be a sweet one.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Beyblading fans from around Europe! Welcome to the first of the semi-finals matches! Today we open with the battle of battles! The almighty world champions, Tyson and Kai, will face off in a sudden-death match that will determine who will go through to the finals! Who will be triumphant?! Without further ado, let us see! Bladers, take up your positions!"
Kai and Tyson readied their launchers. The crowd fell silent with anticipation.
"Ready?! Three...two...one! LET IT RIP!"
"Hah!" Kai shouted, sending Dranzer hurtling into the dish.
"Haha!" Tyson bellowed, the white beyblade crashing down in front of Dranzer.
The two blades spun where they landed, as if sizing up the opposition. Kai and Tyson glared at each other.
"So," Tyson smirked, "looks like we finally get that rematch you've so longed for."
"Hn."
"Well get ready because you're gonna get more than you bargained for."
Now it was Kai's turn to smirk.
"Bring it on!"
"You got it! Let's go Dragoon!"
"Dranzer!"
At exactly the same moment, the two blades shot forwards, slamming into each other. They pulled away and began hitting each other with shorter and sharper attacks. They collided again but this time they stayed connected, sawing around each others attack rings, sending orange sparks in all directions. Both bladers were grinning. They were having the time of their lives.
"Come on Dragoon," Tyson urged.
Kai's eyes were fixated on Tyson's blade, searching for any sign of weakness. Though he had watched it in battle a hundred times already, he could still see nothing. Tyson had greatly improved since their last official match. This wasn't the same as training. They were playing for a place in the finals and though it was not a major tournament, Tyson would want to win all the same. And Kai wanted to stop him. He wanted to show Tyson that just because he had beaten Kai once before it didn't mean he'd be able to do it again.
Dranzer pulled back sharply. Dragoon immediately went after it. The dark blue blade headed for the side of the dish and ran up to the rim. Tyson laughed.
"Are you deliberately trying to lose or are you just stupid?"
He ordered Dragoon to follow Dranzer who was now speeding along the rim without as much as a wobble. Kai had perfected the balance so it was now completely flawless. He watched like a hawk as Dragoon came up behind his blade. He was pleased to see Dragoon's balance was not as good as Dranzer's. The white beyblade was having a little trouble staying there but to the crowd it'd be unnoticeable.
Dranzer sped up, still keeping its balance, and Dragoon followed suit but this caused it to wobble more. Then Dranzer came to a dead halt, spinning on the rim. Dragoon crashed into it and flew into the air.
The crowd gasped as one. Tyson frowned and Kai smirked. But the smirk soon vanished. Dragoon landed effortlessly back inside the dish.
"Gonna have to do better than that Kai."
"As you wish Tyson," the slate-haired boy said placidly and sent Dranzer charging at Dragoon again.
Once more the two beyblade hurtled across the dish. Their speed had increased once more and it was difficult to see anything amongst the sparks. Yet Tyson still grinned. He was convinced he was going to win. He was pushing Dranzer up the side of the beydish now, edging him closer and closer to the rim. Any second now Kai would fall. He would be champion again.
"Well, buddy, looks like I'm gonna beat you, just like before. Hope you don't mind but you're taking on the World Champ."
"You still think you're the best, don't you?"
"Well, one doesn't like to boast," the navy-haired boy grinned.
"Good because you have nothing to boast about."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you aren't the best."
"Oh! And I suppose you are?"
Kai sneered:
"Of course."
"Well, I'm sorry but looks like you're not because I'm about to tip you over the edge!" "You just try," Kai snapped back, standing ready.
Up in the VIP box, Appolene pressed her face to the glass.
"Come on Kai, you have to win this. You have to," she whispered, crossing her fingers. "You have to."
Lady obsessed: Come on Ray, they're too occupied in their battle to notice you.
Ray: *crawls out from under the sink*
Lady obsessed: See; you didn't do any cooking today.
Ray: But you let Kai pull my hair.
Lady obsessed: Erm...yeah well sacrifices must be made. Okay, so I dunno if that was a good or bad chapter but I think I'm starting to repeat myself a lot. Ray keeps trying to talk sense into Kai and Kai is just all a muddle. Hopefully it will actually get through to Kai what he is thinking/feeling. The story is only about three chapters from the end so the repetition will soon be over.
Oh yeah, and sorry this chapter took so long to write.
Jealousy and a Long Awaited Rematch
The quarter-finals did not last very long. As three matches contained world champions, they were won quite quickly. Although the opponents were a challenge, they weren't good enough to defeat Tyson or Ray or Kai. Appolene's battle took somewhat longer but it was to be expected because she was not as experienced as the Bladebreakers and her opposition was exceptionally tough. However, in the end she was triumphant with Dalcyn using her Triple X Harpoon attack to send the rival blade back into its blader's hands.
"One step closer," she murmured, putting Dalcyn away in her pocket and glancing over at Kai who was standing by the exit.
She crossed her fingers and turned to look up at the screen.
"Please. Please."
The photos and names appeared on the screen, showing the two battles of the semi-finals. A disappointed sigh escaped her lips. Kai was paired to fight Tyson. She was to battle Ray.
Kai smirked. He was to face Tyson. Finally, he'd get a rematch.
"So Kai? How 'bout that?" Tyson grinned.
Kai frowned and he backed away.
"Sorry buddy, didn't mean to bother you."
The slate-haired captain turned. Appolene was walking over, smiling. He stared at her for a few moments. Then, realising what he was doing, he shook his head and made to leave.
"Hey congratulations Appolene!"
"Thanks Ray. I'm looking forward to tomorrow."
"Yeah, me too!"
Kai gritted his teeth. Dranzer's words briefly crossed his mind.
She likes Ray.
"Urg! What am I thinking?! I don't care!"
But he looked back anyway. Appolene was beaming as she talked to Ray. Why did it bother him? Next thing he knew, he was striding over.
"Don't think I'll go easy on y - YEOW!" Ray was cut off as Kai pulled him backwards by grabbing his ponytail and yanking, hard! He ended up flat on his back, staring up into the angry face of the captain.
Appolene blinked in surprise.
"Kai?"
Kai raised his face to hers and then looked down at the ponytail he still had in his hand. He threw it to the ground and stormed off. Appolene watched him, puzzled and then knelt down beside Ray.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine. Bit sore though. Having ones hair pulled is rather painful." He grinned. "But I'm sure he has a reasonable explanation. Kai's not the sort of person who goes around yanking peoples' hair for no reason."
Appolene frowned and then smiled warmly.
"No. He isn't."
She helped Ray up. He dusted off his robe and then the two of them headed back to the Bladebreakers lodge with the rest of the team.
"If you ask me, I'd say he was worried."
"Worried?"
"Mmm hmm."
"About what?"
Ray grinned a grin that bared his white fangs and winked knowingly.
"Ah. That'd be telling. And right now I don't think he wants you to know."
Kai was out on the balcony when the door to the lodge banged downstairs and Tyson could be heard yelling.
"KAI! WHERE ARE YOU? Did you really pull Ray's hair?!"
"Tyson! I said it was no big deal!" Ray protested.
"No big deal! He pulled your hair! That's just mean!" Hilary cried.
"Wow, they actually agree on something," Max laughed.
He rolled his eyes and decided to get this over with. As he pulled open the door to his room he tried to figure out why he had tugged Ray's hair. He hadn't intended to do it at all. It was just that Ray had been talking with Appolene. Why had it bothered him?
Jealousy, the phoenix muttered.
Shut up!
When he appeared at the top of the stairs, both Tyson and Hilary were glaring up at him, arms folded. Ray was trying to convince them that it didn't matter but to no avail.
"What?" he demanded.
"Why did you pull Ray's hair?" Tyson repeated.
Kai shrugged, frowning.
"What does it matter?"
"It matters quite a lot actually!" shrieked Hilary. "You don't go around just pulling people's hair! Why did you do it?!"
Kai stared at her angrily.
"Why won't you answer us Kai?!"
He paused.
"Because I don't know why," he replied coldly and descended the stairs. He pushed past them all and went into the room provided for training, slamming the door.
Ray frowned sympathetically. He moved towards the room.
"Hey Ray! Aren't you cooking dinner?" Tyson asked.
"You do it if you're hungry," Ray said absentmindedly, pressing an ear to Kai's door and then disappearing inside.
"But I can't cook!" Tyson cried, clutching his stomach. "I'm going to starve!"
"Don't be such a baby Tyson!" Hilary scolded. "I'll do it."
Tyson grimaced.
"I don't think you should."
"And why not?!"
"I don't want to fall ill with food poisoning right before my big match with Kai tomorrow, do I?"
"What was that?!"
Hilary lunged at Tyson, who danced out of reach. She growled and came at him again. Kenny and Max sighed, shaking their heads.
Kai ignored Ray when he entered and closed the door softly. Ray sat down cross-legged, with his back to the door and thus preventing anyone else from entering. He watched silently as Kai tried to train but from what he could see, the slate-haired boy was rather distracted and not on top of his game. Eventually, Kai threw Dranzer angrily at the wall, breathing raggedly. Ray was a little startled at this sudden outburst. He waited for Kai to calm down a little before venturing to speak.
"Dranzer giving you some trouble?"
"Hmph!"
"But you threw him at the wall."
"So?"
"So you must be angry with him."
"What are you doing in here?"
"I wanted to ask you something."
"I already told you I don't know why I pulled your hair," Kai replied, going to pick up Dranzer.
Ray shook his head.
"That wasn't it."
"Then what?"
Kai turned to stare quizzically at the raven-haired boy. Though his face was expressionless, he was sure that he knew something. He sat down against the opposite wall and waited.
Ray took a few moments to reply. He was trying to work out how best to phrase it. If he didn't do it properly, Kai was liable to get very angry. He took a deep breath.
"I was wondering; was there something you wanted to tell me?"
Kai lowered his eyes to the floor. Why was Ray always cornering him with questions like this at the moment? He thought briefly about what had been troubling him the past five days: finding Appolene; the strange feelings that made him enter the tournament; his confusion of her friendship for him; her determination to prove she was a winner to him and his reaction to Dranzer telling him that she liked Ray. He considered momentarily pouring this all out to Ray but that idea soon dissolved.
"No."
Ray frowned. Denial, he thought. Kai's eyes were still fixed on the floor and he was turning Dranzer over and over in his hands. It was a few more minutes before Ray decided to speak again.
"I think I know why you pulled my hair."
Kai's head jerked up.
"It was because I was talking to Appolene."
The captain snorted.
"You can talk to whoever you like. Why would I care?"
"Because it was Appolene."
There was silence.
"You seem very protective of her Kai. You warned her about her battle with Max and you watch her when she trains. I've known you for over a year now Kai and you are always protective of what you consider yours."
Grey eyes glared at him from the opposite wall but there was still silence. Ray could tell Kai was thinking.
"I take you have reconsidered how you feel?"
Kai was still thinking. Had he really lost his touch? Was it so obvious that that girl was bothering him? Maybe it was only Ray who had noticed. He hoped so. He'd never hear the end of it from Tyson if he found out. As to having reconsidered his feelings, he wasn't sure. He felt somewhat mixed up inside. He didn't hate her but he couldn't say he liked her either.
Ray got up. He knew Kai wouldn't answer.
"I'm going to see how the others are getting along. I left them to the cooking. Something is more than likely to be on fire by now."
He grinned. Kai stood up and turned his back on Ray, readying himself to continue his training. The raven-haired boy sighed and left. Kai glanced back over his shoulder and then shook his head.
"He doesn't know anything. He's just putting ideas in my head," he growled irritably.
Nothing was burning except the fire which everyone was seated around in the living room. They were all munching cheerfully on some rice cakes Hilary had whipped up. Far from being poisonous, they were so delicious that Tyson was already chowing down on his twelfth when Ray came back in.
"Mm, WAY! Dees are fabuwous! Twy sum!" he cried, gesturing to the plate.
Hilary blushed slightly as Tyson praised her cooking. Ray bit into one tentatively and his face lit up. He grinned at Hilary.
"He's right. These are delicious." He popped the rest of it into his mouth. "Maybe you should do some of the cooking."
"I wouldn't go that far Ray," Tyson chipped in, licking his fingers. "I reckon she just got lucky."
Hilary's face turned from a pale pink tinge in her cheeks to all over purple. She turned angrily and stormed into the kitchen. Ray laughed and Tyson looked confused.
"Like I said before buddy, you have such a unique way of talking to girls."
The stadium was packed full to bursting when the Bladebreakers stumbled in. They were a little late as Tyson refused to go without his hat. They had eventually found it under his pillow and had now run all the way. As soon as they reached the reception hall, they collapsed, gasping for breath.
"Are you lot okay?"
They looked up to see Appolene bent double, looking at them upside-down. She laughed and straightened up. Max grinned sheepishly.
"We're fine, just a little worn out. We ran all the way here."
"From the lodge? That's quite a distance. Hope it won't affect your blading." She smiled at Ray. "It'd be no fun winning if you weren't giving it your all."
"Don't worry. You won't win," the raven-haired boy grinned, pulling free of the pile.
"Well we'll see," Appolene said. She glanced down at Kai who looked away. "Anyway, we're not up first. They are."
"Who? Us?" Tyson said, also scrabbling free and pointing to himself and Kai.
"No! Of course not Tyson! Why would it be you if it isn't them?!" Hilary shouted sarcastically. "Of course it's you!"
"I wasn't asking you!" Tyson yelled back.
"You shouldn't have asked anyone! It was the stupidest question in the world!"
"Why I outta - HEY!"
"Come on Tyson," Kai said, pulling him away by the back of his jacket, "we have a match to play."
"Aw right! Yeah, let's go!"
He allowed Kai to drag him towards the arena. Then Kai let go of him and he fell with a thump to the floor.
"Ow! Why'd you do that?!"
"Have your legs stopped working? I think you can walk to the dish by yourself. You're a big boy now." Kai smirked and headed to the far side of the stadium.
Tyson got up, grumbling and hurried to the opposite side. He pulled out Dragoon and loaded it into the launcher. Kai did the same. He grinned. Finally he'd have his rematch and this time he would win. He was not playing as a team in this tournament and so his victory would be a sweet one.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Beyblading fans from around Europe! Welcome to the first of the semi-finals matches! Today we open with the battle of battles! The almighty world champions, Tyson and Kai, will face off in a sudden-death match that will determine who will go through to the finals! Who will be triumphant?! Without further ado, let us see! Bladers, take up your positions!"
Kai and Tyson readied their launchers. The crowd fell silent with anticipation.
"Ready?! Three...two...one! LET IT RIP!"
"Hah!" Kai shouted, sending Dranzer hurtling into the dish.
"Haha!" Tyson bellowed, the white beyblade crashing down in front of Dranzer.
The two blades spun where they landed, as if sizing up the opposition. Kai and Tyson glared at each other.
"So," Tyson smirked, "looks like we finally get that rematch you've so longed for."
"Hn."
"Well get ready because you're gonna get more than you bargained for."
Now it was Kai's turn to smirk.
"Bring it on!"
"You got it! Let's go Dragoon!"
"Dranzer!"
At exactly the same moment, the two blades shot forwards, slamming into each other. They pulled away and began hitting each other with shorter and sharper attacks. They collided again but this time they stayed connected, sawing around each others attack rings, sending orange sparks in all directions. Both bladers were grinning. They were having the time of their lives.
"Come on Dragoon," Tyson urged.
Kai's eyes were fixated on Tyson's blade, searching for any sign of weakness. Though he had watched it in battle a hundred times already, he could still see nothing. Tyson had greatly improved since their last official match. This wasn't the same as training. They were playing for a place in the finals and though it was not a major tournament, Tyson would want to win all the same. And Kai wanted to stop him. He wanted to show Tyson that just because he had beaten Kai once before it didn't mean he'd be able to do it again.
Dranzer pulled back sharply. Dragoon immediately went after it. The dark blue blade headed for the side of the dish and ran up to the rim. Tyson laughed.
"Are you deliberately trying to lose or are you just stupid?"
He ordered Dragoon to follow Dranzer who was now speeding along the rim without as much as a wobble. Kai had perfected the balance so it was now completely flawless. He watched like a hawk as Dragoon came up behind his blade. He was pleased to see Dragoon's balance was not as good as Dranzer's. The white beyblade was having a little trouble staying there but to the crowd it'd be unnoticeable.
Dranzer sped up, still keeping its balance, and Dragoon followed suit but this caused it to wobble more. Then Dranzer came to a dead halt, spinning on the rim. Dragoon crashed into it and flew into the air.
The crowd gasped as one. Tyson frowned and Kai smirked. But the smirk soon vanished. Dragoon landed effortlessly back inside the dish.
"Gonna have to do better than that Kai."
"As you wish Tyson," the slate-haired boy said placidly and sent Dranzer charging at Dragoon again.
Once more the two beyblade hurtled across the dish. Their speed had increased once more and it was difficult to see anything amongst the sparks. Yet Tyson still grinned. He was convinced he was going to win. He was pushing Dranzer up the side of the beydish now, edging him closer and closer to the rim. Any second now Kai would fall. He would be champion again.
"Well, buddy, looks like I'm gonna beat you, just like before. Hope you don't mind but you're taking on the World Champ."
"You still think you're the best, don't you?"
"Well, one doesn't like to boast," the navy-haired boy grinned.
"Good because you have nothing to boast about."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you aren't the best."
"Oh! And I suppose you are?"
Kai sneered:
"Of course."
"Well, I'm sorry but looks like you're not because I'm about to tip you over the edge!" "You just try," Kai snapped back, standing ready.
Up in the VIP box, Appolene pressed her face to the glass.
"Come on Kai, you have to win this. You have to," she whispered, crossing her fingers. "You have to."
Lady obsessed: Come on Ray, they're too occupied in their battle to notice you.
Ray: *crawls out from under the sink*
Lady obsessed: See; you didn't do any cooking today.
Ray: But you let Kai pull my hair.
Lady obsessed: Erm...yeah well sacrifices must be made. Okay, so I dunno if that was a good or bad chapter but I think I'm starting to repeat myself a lot. Ray keeps trying to talk sense into Kai and Kai is just all a muddle. Hopefully it will actually get through to Kai what he is thinking/feeling. The story is only about three chapters from the end so the repetition will soon be over.
Oh yeah, and sorry this chapter took so long to write.
