You're goin' down...
The next chapter has made it this far! I had no idea where I wanted to head with this bit so, yup, this one was really hard to write as well. But I'm doing it, for you! Hehe, yeah we all know how much I love you guys- especially the ones that review!
This one is really long- so I'm sorry for that! But I could divide it if you want me to?
I need to say something. This fic is set after the first world championships. Hilary is with them. The lake incident in Moscow HAS OCCURRED. So the others know about Kai's past- Kai remembers his past. Like in V- Force, they have met and faced off against the Saint Shields already, and so are all together.
The tigris: Thanx for thinking you er, had reviewed this chapter! *slightly confused* Moi: Oooh an anonymous review... Thanks though- and KEEP REVIEWING! *whoever you are!* Legolas Greenleaf etc etc: Yeah thanks Megan!! Even though I was there when you wrote it! Becky!: Thanks, thanks and thanks again! (As I've told you many times before) You write the best reviews! So... mucho gracias senorita- buenos tardes!
Louise: Today I shall be doing the disclaimer as everybody, yes *everybody* is attacking eachother. Verbally and physically. Kai is annoyed with Kitty, his plushie, and me. Tyson is annoyed with Rei for tricking him about candyfloss. Hilary is annoyed with Tyson because he sent her a Valentine's card with a picture of her as a giant grub with blood spurting out of it (drawn by Kitty, so Hilary's annoyed with Kit too). I'm annoyed with Max because he suggested I was 'manipulative' *sticks nose in the air* , and Dizzi's annoyed with Kenny because he didn't believe her.
So there you go. An episode in itself, perhaps? Er, anyway, I don't own any of the Beyblade characters, except my own, namely Kit, Jet (who you won't meet yet, or at all in this fic, but she's mentioned), Deshka...
I also don't own any song lyrics or poems, unless otherwise stated. Having said that, there will probably be more of my own work in there than other stuff, so.... See how it goes.
You're goin' down...
I 'This is the story of a girl... who cried a river and drowned the whole world. While she looked so sad in photographs I absolutely love her.'/I
Golden meets blue. Dark meets fair. Girl meets boy. Or... girl against boy, anyway. Kitty leaned back against the tall Oak tree behind her and grinned, not breaking eye contact with Max, whose eyes were watering and quivering slightly.
"Argh!" Max broke the gaze and dug the heels of his hands into his eyes, rubbing them hard.
"Looks like I won... again." Her cat's eye pupils visibly enlarged as she leaned into the shade and showed her fangs.
All seven of them were seated in the shade of trees in the lodge's grounds. The Bladebreakers, plus Kenny and Hilary, were in America, fresh out of their first world championships, and rather than go back to their homes, they'd decided to spend more time as a team training, developing strategies, and gaining more experience from bladers in different countries. Mr Dickinson had actually *forced* them to go to school for a few months, and instead of going back to China, Rei stayed with Tyson, Kenny and Hilary, attending their school. Kai had kind of *disappeared*, I guess, though no one knew where to. Rei had wanted to stay with Kai, scared that he'd go back to Russia (though why I have no idea), attracted by the power Black Dranzer gave him, and still unable to stay away. After many reassurances however, Rei knew that Kai could take care of himself, and no way was Kai going to open up to him if he didn't believe in him. Brought back together by the mysterious power of the Saint Shields, (forget Rei was defeated by Mariam in China- she defeated him in America now) the team, well, Tyson at least, was entering a small tournament in America.
Tyson stretched and yawned sleepily. "So who's prepared for me to beat them then?"
Hilary ground her teeth. "Tyson.."
"What?! The best hasn't given up yet!" he shot back at her.
Kit raised an eyebrow. "How do you know you're the best if you haven't played /I?"
Tyson stood up and took Dragoon and his launcher out of his pocket. "You're goin' down!"
She smiled slightly. "No I'm not."
Tyson's mouth dropped open. "I am the world champion you know."
"Yeah- And so are we. You're not the only person in this team Tyson." Kai's voice could be heard; he was standing against another of the trees, the spiky cobalt hair falling over his face.
Tyson scowled at Kai and shut his mouth, only to open it again a second later. "So you're not going to battle?" he asked in disbelief. Kit shook her head. "Aah, you're scared because you know you're going to lose!"
It was Kit's turn to open her mouth. "No way! I just don't feel like battling right now! You'll have to wait for the tournament."
Tyson put Dragoon away and sat back down, muttering. "Yeah, yeah. I'll beat you then."
Max grinned. "I'll enter. I could do with more experience for the next championships."
"Yup, me too. Might be interesting to beat my own sister." Rei put his head on one side and smiled at her.
"What makes everyone so sure they're going to beat me?" Kit sighed indignantly. Okay, so she knew why. But still- they'd never seen her blade with her bitbeast, even Rei. She'd got Deshka after he'd gone. That was one of the reasons she'd left the village, along with following Rei.
"Well," Kenny began, "We've never seen you blade, and we don't even know what your bitbeast is."
"A cat?" Max questioned. Kitty nodded. "Yup. Deshka's an ocelot."
"An ocelot? What's that Dizzi?" Kenny questioned.
"A small slender cat with distinctive appearance, good swimmer and climber in it's forest habitat, grows to about 4 foot, and is about twice the weight of a house cat."
"Sounds.... Interesting." Tyson smirked as Kit rounded on him.
"Deshka is NOT weak!" her cat pupils narrowed as she glared at him.
"I never said he was." He closed his eyes and started whistling.
"Hey! Look at me! And stop whistling- it's so annoying!" she rolled her eyes.
Tyson carried on whistling. "So... when do we get to see Deshka in action then?"
"Not yet." Kit spoke through gritted teeth.
"So it is that you're scared of losing?" Tyson teased.
"I'M NOT SCARED OF LOSING AND DESHKA ISN'T WEAK! AND STOP WHISTLING!" she yelled and reached for her launcher. Seeing the glint of satisfaction in Tyson's eyes, she hesitated.
"He's only trying to get you to battle." Kai's words rang true.
"Yeah I know." She turned away from Tyson and sat down, muttering. "Stupid idiot..."
He laughed slightly. "You're so beautiful when you're angry! Just. Like. Hilary."
"AAARGH!!! THAT'S ENOUGH!!" Both Kitty and Hilary had rounded on him now. He held his hands up, "One at a time ladies!"
Laughing at the expressions on their faces, he took off his cap and resettled it on his head, sighing as the two girls fumed in front of him.
"Unfortunately, there's only one of me to go round..."
Rei laughed, Tyson was going to be in serious pain if he didn't shut up soon. "Tyson, unless you have a death wish you'd better shut up. From my memory- Kitty's kinda violent, and well, you know Hilary!" Rei motioned to the lodge. There were buckets of ice cold water and ice outside, which until recently had been keeping drinks cool. The drinks had gone quickly enough, and the water was still ice cold. By the time Tyson opened his eyes to see why he wasn't being attacked, both Hilary and Kit had disappeared.
"Where did th-?" he was cut off as icy water exploded over his head and shoulders, leaving him gasping for air. He looked up to see the two smiling smugly at him.
"Who's goin' down now?" Kitty grinned as laughter exploded amongst the seven, Tyson included. He could get them back later, anyway.
"Nice going sis!" Rei reached up to high- five Kitty. She smiled warmly, it was good to be back in his company. Once again, the feeling of safety washed over her.
"Well let's go and check out the competition. What about you, Kai? Are you entering?" Rei asked the boy standing next to him. He said nothing.
Rei shrugged and followed the others, Tyson still spluttering. "You'll dry off soon enough!" Max laughed as Tyson wrung his cap out and jammed it back on his head. Although he'd never admit it, the cold water was a welcome release from the dusty heat surrounding them, even if it had come as a bit of a shock. Well, a lot of one.
Max elbowed Tyson as he began to mutter about revenge, and turned his attention to Kitty. "So tell us about yourself, Kit."
What a question. One that's either avoided or welcomed. Some people love talking about themselves. Others love talking about themselves, but can't, for whatever reason. Kitty was one of these people. Sure enough, her life in China had been what anyone could have wished for. But since she'd left, everything had been different. And, unhappy? Well, some of the times in the last few years had been great. But how is it that one bad event can ruin a thousand good ones? Hey, that's just the way it goes. She sighed, and avoided.
"Not much to tell really. Rei's probably told you everything about China. That's where I spent most of my life."
Rei frowned. "But what about the last few years?"
Glancing up, Kit's eyes met Kai's. "Uh... I've been around. Travelling. Blading. Just existing, really..." she lowered her eyes, aware that Rei knew there was a whole lot more to the situation than she was letting on. This could get messy. But Rei had dropped the subject and the park was up ahead.
"This is no small competition!" Max was referring to the amount of bladers in the park. Some were Blading in the stadiums, most were crowded around a circular stone archway, where two very harassed stewards were trying to keep order. Mr Dickinson was also trying to calm everyone down in the hurry to sign up for the tournament. The arrival of the Bladebreakers just made things a whole lot worse. No hush, just a rush of people as the cry went up.
"The Bladebreakers are here! The World Champions!"
And louder than any of them came Tyson's voice, "Autographs for everyone! Thankyou, my fans!"
"He just doesn't give up, does he?" Kit sweat dropped and rolled her eyes.
"Nope. That's Tyson for you." Rei pushed through the screaming Tyson- lovers, covering his face so that nobody would recognise him. Hilary had already reached the archway, and was looking through the sign- up sheets. Kai had just walked round the group, calm as ever. That was, until three girls broke off from the group and spotted him.
"Oh my god it's Kai!" "He's so cute!" "The best blader!"
Kit laughed as Kai picked up his pace, embarrassed.
"So modest..." he shot her a look as she smirked at him. Kenny burst through the crowd gasping.
"They're mad! Dizzi almost got crushed!"
Rei smiled and reached for the nearest sheet.
"Recognise anyone?" Max picked up a pen and wrote his name in the slot, along with Tyson's, Rei's and Kitty's names.
"Not yet... They're mostly local kids I think. And a couple of teams from other countries. And just... people from other countries. Russia slash England? What the hell does that mean?" Rei handed the paper to Max, who shrugged.
"Beats me. Maybe they're English and from Russia. Or... Russian and from England!"
Kitty was flicking through the other sheets- there were loads of entries for a reportedly small competition. Mr Dickinson appeared beside her.
"Hello! Kitty, isn't it? Rei's sister?" he addressed her politely and held out his hand.
"Hey! You must be Mr Dickinson! It's nice to meet you." She smiled and shook hands.
"Yes- you too Kitty. I must say it was a surprise when we found out Rei had a sister!" she blushed slightly and continued to look through the names, Kai reading over her shoulder, as Mr Dickinson addressed the Bladebreakers. Tyson had appeared by this time, grinning.
"Sorry Mr D, you know how it is! The fans held me up!" everybody groaned and sweat dropped.
"This tournament has turned into quite a big event! So, there will be television coverage, especially as you are entering! On Friday night there is to be a prom, held in this park as it's been so warm lately. I should like you all to attend, in suits of course." Mr Dickinson beamed at them. The entire crowd had fallen silent at the announcement. But now, conversations had erupted everywhere. People talking about their clothes and who was going to take them. A whole group of girls all decided to ask Tyson to go with them, which resulted in a few squabbles. Kitty hadn't heard any of it, she was still too busy checking out her opponents. Having been in this area of America for a while, she knew most of the kids in the Blading circuit, and everybody knew her. Her eyes halted on a name at the bottom of the list, and cold waves swept over her. She gripped the paper more tightly, as if the name would fade and pretend it had never been there.
"Why the hell is Tala here?" the words were so quiet, whispered only to herself. Kai didn't need to have heard them- he could see the name as well as Kit could.
"Hey.." Kai gripped her hand for reassurance, and tingles spread throughout Kit's body, almost wiping the thought of Tala from her mind.
"He can't hurt you here." He whispered in her ear before dropping her hand and turning away.
Woah- what had just happened here? Kit looked down at her hand stupidly as Rei appeared behind her.
"Know anyone? Kit?" he questioned, putting the sheet he had in his hands down and took the one she'd just been holding from her.
Clearing her throat, she responded. "Uh, yeah, most of them. They're mainly kids from round here."
Kit stood there, frozen. But her thoughts were interrupted by Rei's exclamation.
"Tala? Hey guys, Tala's here!"
Tyson rushed over. "No way! What, Tala Ivanov? Of the Demolition Boys?"
"The very same." Max peered over Rei's shoulder, reading the name for confirmation.
Tyson smirked. "Another shot at beating him then."
Rei sighed. "Yeah, but remember how strong he is. Don't get in over your head Tyson."
Adopting an innocent look, Tyson tilted his head to the side. "What, me?"
Hilary was literally bouncing as she talked to Kitty. Or at least, tried to.
"What are you going to wear to the prom? It's going to be proper dresses! I've never been to a prom- who do you want to go with?" she paused when she realised she wasn't getting a response and waved her hand in front of Kit's face.
"Uh, hello? I'm talking to you here!"
"What? Oh, uh, yeah..." her expression changed as the distinctive red- headed figure of Tala headed towards the Bladebreakers and Mr Dickinson.
"I'm not entering!" speaking loudly, she turned round and crossed her name off of the list, turning and walking as fast as she could back in the direction of the lodge.
"What the-? Hilary began before Kai looked up and saw Tala headed towards them.
"Damn." He muttered before taking off after her.
Rei looked up, confused.
"What was that about?" Tyson asked, watching Kai's back disappear after Kit.
A heavy drop of rain landed right in the middle of the sheet Rei was holding. The air was hot and close, and the skies had darkened, dark grey clouds had gathered in abundance. A summer storm was brewing right above them.
"Quick! Grab the sheets and follow me!" Mr Dickinson instructed Rei, and turned in the opposite direction of the lodge, where Kit and Kai had gone. "We can shelter in the stadium!"
Rei began to protest, concerned about his sister. But just then, the skies darkened further and the heavens opened. The crowd, holding books and coats over their heads, began to run after Mr Dickinson, into the stadium's shelter. Glancing back, Rei followed the crowd, the sheets in his hand.
Kit was running now, the sounds of her feet pounding against the hard ground, which was slowly becoming rain sodden, throwing up little plumes of water. She didn't know where she was going, and didn't care either. The amount of times she'd travelled somewhere, not caring where it was or why she was going there.... And then there had been that goal. Of finding Rei again, of escaping the abbey and Tala. And now he'd come back and ruined them as well. Tears mingling with the endless rain, she reached the little bridge over the swollen stream, water crashing over the rocks behind her, and sat down. It didn't matter how wet she was. Cats were meant to be afraid of water, weren't they? Not Kitty. She welcomed it. Well, watching it anyhow. It could wash away anything that wasn't welcome, particularly thoughts. And it was calming too, especially when it crashed over rocks the way it was doing now. Resting her hands on the cool, wet stone of the bridge, she leaned backwards and looked up at the stormy sky through the interlacing canopy of trees above.
"Why the hell are you here?" she said out loud to the sky. Water dripped into her eyes and the thunder claps sounded over her head, as if in answer. Peering into the stream rushing below her, she sighed and let the water take everything away...
I hope that left you with some questions!!! Yup she mentioned the abbey... Yup she knows Tala. Hmmm, all will be resolved soon people! Constructive flames welcome...
Now, how about that nice little review you promised me? Come on guys, you know you want to!
MAX: "Now she's not only manipulative, she's begging as well. Pathetic. *rolls eyes.*
LOU: "Yeah- like you could do any better!"
MAX: "You bet I could!"
LOU: "Fine then. You're on. End of next chapter- BE THERE OR ELSE! (And that goes for EVERYONE!)
The next chapter has made it this far! I had no idea where I wanted to head with this bit so, yup, this one was really hard to write as well. But I'm doing it, for you! Hehe, yeah we all know how much I love you guys- especially the ones that review!
This one is really long- so I'm sorry for that! But I could divide it if you want me to?
I need to say something. This fic is set after the first world championships. Hilary is with them. The lake incident in Moscow HAS OCCURRED. So the others know about Kai's past- Kai remembers his past. Like in V- Force, they have met and faced off against the Saint Shields already, and so are all together.
The tigris: Thanx for thinking you er, had reviewed this chapter! *slightly confused* Moi: Oooh an anonymous review... Thanks though- and KEEP REVIEWING! *whoever you are!* Legolas Greenleaf etc etc: Yeah thanks Megan!! Even though I was there when you wrote it! Becky!: Thanks, thanks and thanks again! (As I've told you many times before) You write the best reviews! So... mucho gracias senorita- buenos tardes!
Louise: Today I shall be doing the disclaimer as everybody, yes *everybody* is attacking eachother. Verbally and physically. Kai is annoyed with Kitty, his plushie, and me. Tyson is annoyed with Rei for tricking him about candyfloss. Hilary is annoyed with Tyson because he sent her a Valentine's card with a picture of her as a giant grub with blood spurting out of it (drawn by Kitty, so Hilary's annoyed with Kit too). I'm annoyed with Max because he suggested I was 'manipulative' *sticks nose in the air* , and Dizzi's annoyed with Kenny because he didn't believe her.
So there you go. An episode in itself, perhaps? Er, anyway, I don't own any of the Beyblade characters, except my own, namely Kit, Jet (who you won't meet yet, or at all in this fic, but she's mentioned), Deshka...
I also don't own any song lyrics or poems, unless otherwise stated. Having said that, there will probably be more of my own work in there than other stuff, so.... See how it goes.
You're goin' down...
I 'This is the story of a girl... who cried a river and drowned the whole world. While she looked so sad in photographs I absolutely love her.'/I
Golden meets blue. Dark meets fair. Girl meets boy. Or... girl against boy, anyway. Kitty leaned back against the tall Oak tree behind her and grinned, not breaking eye contact with Max, whose eyes were watering and quivering slightly.
"Argh!" Max broke the gaze and dug the heels of his hands into his eyes, rubbing them hard.
"Looks like I won... again." Her cat's eye pupils visibly enlarged as she leaned into the shade and showed her fangs.
All seven of them were seated in the shade of trees in the lodge's grounds. The Bladebreakers, plus Kenny and Hilary, were in America, fresh out of their first world championships, and rather than go back to their homes, they'd decided to spend more time as a team training, developing strategies, and gaining more experience from bladers in different countries. Mr Dickinson had actually *forced* them to go to school for a few months, and instead of going back to China, Rei stayed with Tyson, Kenny and Hilary, attending their school. Kai had kind of *disappeared*, I guess, though no one knew where to. Rei had wanted to stay with Kai, scared that he'd go back to Russia (though why I have no idea), attracted by the power Black Dranzer gave him, and still unable to stay away. After many reassurances however, Rei knew that Kai could take care of himself, and no way was Kai going to open up to him if he didn't believe in him. Brought back together by the mysterious power of the Saint Shields, (forget Rei was defeated by Mariam in China- she defeated him in America now) the team, well, Tyson at least, was entering a small tournament in America.
Tyson stretched and yawned sleepily. "So who's prepared for me to beat them then?"
Hilary ground her teeth. "Tyson.."
"What?! The best hasn't given up yet!" he shot back at her.
Kit raised an eyebrow. "How do you know you're the best if you haven't played /I?"
Tyson stood up and took Dragoon and his launcher out of his pocket. "You're goin' down!"
She smiled slightly. "No I'm not."
Tyson's mouth dropped open. "I am the world champion you know."
"Yeah- And so are we. You're not the only person in this team Tyson." Kai's voice could be heard; he was standing against another of the trees, the spiky cobalt hair falling over his face.
Tyson scowled at Kai and shut his mouth, only to open it again a second later. "So you're not going to battle?" he asked in disbelief. Kit shook her head. "Aah, you're scared because you know you're going to lose!"
It was Kit's turn to open her mouth. "No way! I just don't feel like battling right now! You'll have to wait for the tournament."
Tyson put Dragoon away and sat back down, muttering. "Yeah, yeah. I'll beat you then."
Max grinned. "I'll enter. I could do with more experience for the next championships."
"Yup, me too. Might be interesting to beat my own sister." Rei put his head on one side and smiled at her.
"What makes everyone so sure they're going to beat me?" Kit sighed indignantly. Okay, so she knew why. But still- they'd never seen her blade with her bitbeast, even Rei. She'd got Deshka after he'd gone. That was one of the reasons she'd left the village, along with following Rei.
"Well," Kenny began, "We've never seen you blade, and we don't even know what your bitbeast is."
"A cat?" Max questioned. Kitty nodded. "Yup. Deshka's an ocelot."
"An ocelot? What's that Dizzi?" Kenny questioned.
"A small slender cat with distinctive appearance, good swimmer and climber in it's forest habitat, grows to about 4 foot, and is about twice the weight of a house cat."
"Sounds.... Interesting." Tyson smirked as Kit rounded on him.
"Deshka is NOT weak!" her cat pupils narrowed as she glared at him.
"I never said he was." He closed his eyes and started whistling.
"Hey! Look at me! And stop whistling- it's so annoying!" she rolled her eyes.
Tyson carried on whistling. "So... when do we get to see Deshka in action then?"
"Not yet." Kit spoke through gritted teeth.
"So it is that you're scared of losing?" Tyson teased.
"I'M NOT SCARED OF LOSING AND DESHKA ISN'T WEAK! AND STOP WHISTLING!" she yelled and reached for her launcher. Seeing the glint of satisfaction in Tyson's eyes, she hesitated.
"He's only trying to get you to battle." Kai's words rang true.
"Yeah I know." She turned away from Tyson and sat down, muttering. "Stupid idiot..."
He laughed slightly. "You're so beautiful when you're angry! Just. Like. Hilary."
"AAARGH!!! THAT'S ENOUGH!!" Both Kitty and Hilary had rounded on him now. He held his hands up, "One at a time ladies!"
Laughing at the expressions on their faces, he took off his cap and resettled it on his head, sighing as the two girls fumed in front of him.
"Unfortunately, there's only one of me to go round..."
Rei laughed, Tyson was going to be in serious pain if he didn't shut up soon. "Tyson, unless you have a death wish you'd better shut up. From my memory- Kitty's kinda violent, and well, you know Hilary!" Rei motioned to the lodge. There were buckets of ice cold water and ice outside, which until recently had been keeping drinks cool. The drinks had gone quickly enough, and the water was still ice cold. By the time Tyson opened his eyes to see why he wasn't being attacked, both Hilary and Kit had disappeared.
"Where did th-?" he was cut off as icy water exploded over his head and shoulders, leaving him gasping for air. He looked up to see the two smiling smugly at him.
"Who's goin' down now?" Kitty grinned as laughter exploded amongst the seven, Tyson included. He could get them back later, anyway.
"Nice going sis!" Rei reached up to high- five Kitty. She smiled warmly, it was good to be back in his company. Once again, the feeling of safety washed over her.
"Well let's go and check out the competition. What about you, Kai? Are you entering?" Rei asked the boy standing next to him. He said nothing.
Rei shrugged and followed the others, Tyson still spluttering. "You'll dry off soon enough!" Max laughed as Tyson wrung his cap out and jammed it back on his head. Although he'd never admit it, the cold water was a welcome release from the dusty heat surrounding them, even if it had come as a bit of a shock. Well, a lot of one.
Max elbowed Tyson as he began to mutter about revenge, and turned his attention to Kitty. "So tell us about yourself, Kit."
What a question. One that's either avoided or welcomed. Some people love talking about themselves. Others love talking about themselves, but can't, for whatever reason. Kitty was one of these people. Sure enough, her life in China had been what anyone could have wished for. But since she'd left, everything had been different. And, unhappy? Well, some of the times in the last few years had been great. But how is it that one bad event can ruin a thousand good ones? Hey, that's just the way it goes. She sighed, and avoided.
"Not much to tell really. Rei's probably told you everything about China. That's where I spent most of my life."
Rei frowned. "But what about the last few years?"
Glancing up, Kit's eyes met Kai's. "Uh... I've been around. Travelling. Blading. Just existing, really..." she lowered her eyes, aware that Rei knew there was a whole lot more to the situation than she was letting on. This could get messy. But Rei had dropped the subject and the park was up ahead.
"This is no small competition!" Max was referring to the amount of bladers in the park. Some were Blading in the stadiums, most were crowded around a circular stone archway, where two very harassed stewards were trying to keep order. Mr Dickinson was also trying to calm everyone down in the hurry to sign up for the tournament. The arrival of the Bladebreakers just made things a whole lot worse. No hush, just a rush of people as the cry went up.
"The Bladebreakers are here! The World Champions!"
And louder than any of them came Tyson's voice, "Autographs for everyone! Thankyou, my fans!"
"He just doesn't give up, does he?" Kit sweat dropped and rolled her eyes.
"Nope. That's Tyson for you." Rei pushed through the screaming Tyson- lovers, covering his face so that nobody would recognise him. Hilary had already reached the archway, and was looking through the sign- up sheets. Kai had just walked round the group, calm as ever. That was, until three girls broke off from the group and spotted him.
"Oh my god it's Kai!" "He's so cute!" "The best blader!"
Kit laughed as Kai picked up his pace, embarrassed.
"So modest..." he shot her a look as she smirked at him. Kenny burst through the crowd gasping.
"They're mad! Dizzi almost got crushed!"
Rei smiled and reached for the nearest sheet.
"Recognise anyone?" Max picked up a pen and wrote his name in the slot, along with Tyson's, Rei's and Kitty's names.
"Not yet... They're mostly local kids I think. And a couple of teams from other countries. And just... people from other countries. Russia slash England? What the hell does that mean?" Rei handed the paper to Max, who shrugged.
"Beats me. Maybe they're English and from Russia. Or... Russian and from England!"
Kitty was flicking through the other sheets- there were loads of entries for a reportedly small competition. Mr Dickinson appeared beside her.
"Hello! Kitty, isn't it? Rei's sister?" he addressed her politely and held out his hand.
"Hey! You must be Mr Dickinson! It's nice to meet you." She smiled and shook hands.
"Yes- you too Kitty. I must say it was a surprise when we found out Rei had a sister!" she blushed slightly and continued to look through the names, Kai reading over her shoulder, as Mr Dickinson addressed the Bladebreakers. Tyson had appeared by this time, grinning.
"Sorry Mr D, you know how it is! The fans held me up!" everybody groaned and sweat dropped.
"This tournament has turned into quite a big event! So, there will be television coverage, especially as you are entering! On Friday night there is to be a prom, held in this park as it's been so warm lately. I should like you all to attend, in suits of course." Mr Dickinson beamed at them. The entire crowd had fallen silent at the announcement. But now, conversations had erupted everywhere. People talking about their clothes and who was going to take them. A whole group of girls all decided to ask Tyson to go with them, which resulted in a few squabbles. Kitty hadn't heard any of it, she was still too busy checking out her opponents. Having been in this area of America for a while, she knew most of the kids in the Blading circuit, and everybody knew her. Her eyes halted on a name at the bottom of the list, and cold waves swept over her. She gripped the paper more tightly, as if the name would fade and pretend it had never been there.
"Why the hell is Tala here?" the words were so quiet, whispered only to herself. Kai didn't need to have heard them- he could see the name as well as Kit could.
"Hey.." Kai gripped her hand for reassurance, and tingles spread throughout Kit's body, almost wiping the thought of Tala from her mind.
"He can't hurt you here." He whispered in her ear before dropping her hand and turning away.
Woah- what had just happened here? Kit looked down at her hand stupidly as Rei appeared behind her.
"Know anyone? Kit?" he questioned, putting the sheet he had in his hands down and took the one she'd just been holding from her.
Clearing her throat, she responded. "Uh, yeah, most of them. They're mainly kids from round here."
Kit stood there, frozen. But her thoughts were interrupted by Rei's exclamation.
"Tala? Hey guys, Tala's here!"
Tyson rushed over. "No way! What, Tala Ivanov? Of the Demolition Boys?"
"The very same." Max peered over Rei's shoulder, reading the name for confirmation.
Tyson smirked. "Another shot at beating him then."
Rei sighed. "Yeah, but remember how strong he is. Don't get in over your head Tyson."
Adopting an innocent look, Tyson tilted his head to the side. "What, me?"
Hilary was literally bouncing as she talked to Kitty. Or at least, tried to.
"What are you going to wear to the prom? It's going to be proper dresses! I've never been to a prom- who do you want to go with?" she paused when she realised she wasn't getting a response and waved her hand in front of Kit's face.
"Uh, hello? I'm talking to you here!"
"What? Oh, uh, yeah..." her expression changed as the distinctive red- headed figure of Tala headed towards the Bladebreakers and Mr Dickinson.
"I'm not entering!" speaking loudly, she turned round and crossed her name off of the list, turning and walking as fast as she could back in the direction of the lodge.
"What the-? Hilary began before Kai looked up and saw Tala headed towards them.
"Damn." He muttered before taking off after her.
Rei looked up, confused.
"What was that about?" Tyson asked, watching Kai's back disappear after Kit.
A heavy drop of rain landed right in the middle of the sheet Rei was holding. The air was hot and close, and the skies had darkened, dark grey clouds had gathered in abundance. A summer storm was brewing right above them.
"Quick! Grab the sheets and follow me!" Mr Dickinson instructed Rei, and turned in the opposite direction of the lodge, where Kit and Kai had gone. "We can shelter in the stadium!"
Rei began to protest, concerned about his sister. But just then, the skies darkened further and the heavens opened. The crowd, holding books and coats over their heads, began to run after Mr Dickinson, into the stadium's shelter. Glancing back, Rei followed the crowd, the sheets in his hand.
Kit was running now, the sounds of her feet pounding against the hard ground, which was slowly becoming rain sodden, throwing up little plumes of water. She didn't know where she was going, and didn't care either. The amount of times she'd travelled somewhere, not caring where it was or why she was going there.... And then there had been that goal. Of finding Rei again, of escaping the abbey and Tala. And now he'd come back and ruined them as well. Tears mingling with the endless rain, she reached the little bridge over the swollen stream, water crashing over the rocks behind her, and sat down. It didn't matter how wet she was. Cats were meant to be afraid of water, weren't they? Not Kitty. She welcomed it. Well, watching it anyhow. It could wash away anything that wasn't welcome, particularly thoughts. And it was calming too, especially when it crashed over rocks the way it was doing now. Resting her hands on the cool, wet stone of the bridge, she leaned backwards and looked up at the stormy sky through the interlacing canopy of trees above.
"Why the hell are you here?" she said out loud to the sky. Water dripped into her eyes and the thunder claps sounded over her head, as if in answer. Peering into the stream rushing below her, she sighed and let the water take everything away...
I hope that left you with some questions!!! Yup she mentioned the abbey... Yup she knows Tala. Hmmm, all will be resolved soon people! Constructive flames welcome...
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MAX: "Now she's not only manipulative, she's begging as well. Pathetic. *rolls eyes.*
LOU: "Yeah- like you could do any better!"
MAX: "You bet I could!"
LOU: "Fine then. You're on. End of next chapter- BE THERE OR ELSE! (And that goes for EVERYONE!)