Change of Heart
Chapter 31
I Don't Know You
Summary: Super-huge identity crisis on our hero's hands. With hesitations about how the past and present connect, could the Blade Breakers' tight relationship be unraveling?
Saturday afternoon at the Kame Game Shop...
"What happened to you, Kai?" Tyson asked. Four of the five Blade Breakers sat in the lounge. Yugi and Joey were relaxing in Yugi's room, both tired from their duel against each other. Serenity, Duke, Tristan and Mai were with them. Max took Tea home and Hilary was with Ryou at the hospital. Kai was on the spot, with an unexpected completely healed shoulder, an overwhelming Beyblade, not to mention his look that did a 360. He was busted. "So, Kai, you wanna explain what's going on?"
Kyle sat at the back of the sofa, with Helios on his Star hand. He jerked, distressed that they continued to call him 'Kai' and not 'Kyle.' "I've already told you three times, Tyron," Kyle said, his right arm jerking.
"Then explain it to me three more times, Kai," Tyson replied. "And don't call me Tyron!"
"I still don't understand this whole past life thing," Kenny sighed. "This is very strange."
"You don't have to understand it," Ray said. "I think Reich was a cool name."
"Is," Kyle corrected. "You're still them, like Kai is still me – "
"Prove it!" Tyson yelled. "Make me remember, Kai! Show me what you see! Oh, wait, I forgot..." Tyson started laughing. "You can't show me because it's not true."
"Stop lying to yourself!" Kai yelled. "You know what I'm saying is true, Tyron. You're refuting yourself from realism."
"Don't tell me what to do and what not to do, Kai," Tyson roared.
Kyle jumped up. "You wanna keep calling me Kai? Fine. Here's Kai!" The star on his hand burned, then vanished.
"You wanna say something now, Tyson?" Kai asked, rubbing his shoulder.
"Kai?" Tyson asked. "Why are you rubbing your shoulder?"
"It's not healed, mastermind," Kai roared. "Kyle has no wounds."
"Could you hear me?" Tyson asked.
"Yeah," Kai replied, settling down. "Is Yugi okay?"
"Yeah," Ray replied. "He and Joey are relaxing now."
"Call me when Yugi wakes up," Kai responded, walking to the door.
"Where are you going?" Tyson asked. "Don't you know that Yugi's gonna be anxious when he wakes up?"
"I have something that I need to do," Kai replied.
"You know that Yugi's gonna be anxious," Tyson repeated. "It isn't like you to abandon a friend when they need you. Oops, sorry, I forgot about the Russian Tournament when you abandoned the entire team!"
"Tyson, it's different this time – "
"No, it's not," Tyson butted in. "You give off this feeling that you've changed, Kai. But you haven't."
"Yes, I have, Tyson," Kai said.
"Then I guess I don't know you!" Tyson uttered.
An anxious silence between the two as the declaration rang on the room. "You're right," Kai said. "You don't know me and I don't think you ever will." The door closed and the wind chimes sang of the pending hazard.
Chapter 31
I Don't Know You
Summary: Super-huge identity crisis on our hero's hands. With hesitations about how the past and present connect, could the Blade Breakers' tight relationship be unraveling?
Saturday afternoon at the Kame Game Shop...
"What happened to you, Kai?" Tyson asked. Four of the five Blade Breakers sat in the lounge. Yugi and Joey were relaxing in Yugi's room, both tired from their duel against each other. Serenity, Duke, Tristan and Mai were with them. Max took Tea home and Hilary was with Ryou at the hospital. Kai was on the spot, with an unexpected completely healed shoulder, an overwhelming Beyblade, not to mention his look that did a 360. He was busted. "So, Kai, you wanna explain what's going on?"
Kyle sat at the back of the sofa, with Helios on his Star hand. He jerked, distressed that they continued to call him 'Kai' and not 'Kyle.' "I've already told you three times, Tyron," Kyle said, his right arm jerking.
"Then explain it to me three more times, Kai," Tyson replied. "And don't call me Tyron!"
"I still don't understand this whole past life thing," Kenny sighed. "This is very strange."
"You don't have to understand it," Ray said. "I think Reich was a cool name."
"Is," Kyle corrected. "You're still them, like Kai is still me – "
"Prove it!" Tyson yelled. "Make me remember, Kai! Show me what you see! Oh, wait, I forgot..." Tyson started laughing. "You can't show me because it's not true."
"Stop lying to yourself!" Kai yelled. "You know what I'm saying is true, Tyron. You're refuting yourself from realism."
"Don't tell me what to do and what not to do, Kai," Tyson roared.
Kyle jumped up. "You wanna keep calling me Kai? Fine. Here's Kai!" The star on his hand burned, then vanished.
"You wanna say something now, Tyson?" Kai asked, rubbing his shoulder.
"Kai?" Tyson asked. "Why are you rubbing your shoulder?"
"It's not healed, mastermind," Kai roared. "Kyle has no wounds."
"Could you hear me?" Tyson asked.
"Yeah," Kai replied, settling down. "Is Yugi okay?"
"Yeah," Ray replied. "He and Joey are relaxing now."
"Call me when Yugi wakes up," Kai responded, walking to the door.
"Where are you going?" Tyson asked. "Don't you know that Yugi's gonna be anxious when he wakes up?"
"I have something that I need to do," Kai replied.
"You know that Yugi's gonna be anxious," Tyson repeated. "It isn't like you to abandon a friend when they need you. Oops, sorry, I forgot about the Russian Tournament when you abandoned the entire team!"
"Tyson, it's different this time – "
"No, it's not," Tyson butted in. "You give off this feeling that you've changed, Kai. But you haven't."
"Yes, I have, Tyson," Kai said.
"Then I guess I don't know you!" Tyson uttered.
An anxious silence between the two as the declaration rang on the room. "You're right," Kai said. "You don't know me and I don't think you ever will." The door closed and the wind chimes sang of the pending hazard.