Keira: i do NOT own Beyalde or any of its characters.
Chapter 4: Beyblade?
The school days went by. The only highlight of the day being gym where it was a constant fight for being the top person in the class with Jon. Eventually the fire left my eyes, which borthered Dan as he was always trying to bring it back out. I was becoming normal and it was kinda scary but a really cool adventure. Then Ty revealed he was gonna be a pro-beyblader, and bad thing for me, i had to go wherever he went.
"Come on Matt, the tournament starts in one hour!" Ty yelled at me. I was sitting on a chair. Trying to come up with an excuse not to go. But none came to me. It was like someone had erased my mind for that moment in time. I walked grudgingly through the building to where Ty and Dan were waiting. Over the last couple weeks Ty and Dan had become like a family i never had, and for once i was glad i didn't have to face everything on my own.
Walking into the stadium brought back so many memories. Because i wasn't competing i didn't have to go to the locker area. I went to the stands with Dan. It was just a local tournament so i didn't expect anyone to have bit beasts. Just beyblades. Ty was in block B, we i had to watch Block A go first. The kid that won in block A looked strangely familiar to me, but i coudln't place the face. Then again could i ever? That seemed to be my weakest point. Remembering people who meant nothing to me. Ty easily won in the B group and we had to wait even longer for the rest of the Block's to go. The kid from Blocl A and Ty had to do a semi-final match. And Ty lost, i could see exactly why but i wasn't about to revive the Beyblade part of me. I was perfectly fine with being a nobody, who lives behind a club.
"You so had that one Ty." Dan said.
"no he didn't" i said.
"since when did you become an expert on beyblading mister?" Ty asked. challenging me to test my arm on him.
"Since i read your Beyblade magazines. Your Attack Ring is all wrong for the rest of your Beyblade. as a result you can't attack." dang it. that just came out. Now i sounded like Kenny. For a split second i wondered what he was doing. Then i pushed Kai down again. That was the first time in weeks that had happened. Dan and Ty just looked at me.
"will you help me find a new one then?" Ty asked
"why? so you can go on to greatness and leave the rest of us high and dry?" I shot back. It took me by surprise, that i had even said that.
"We aren't going anywhere but the gym." Dan said. "today we test that arm of yours." I looked down. I was not looking forward to the test. It had been forever since i had been able to fully use it. And i did have a little habit of re-hurting it before letting it heal.
The gym wasn't crowded. It was afternoon almost suppertime. And it was just a gym. Where people seriously worked not just swimming in a pool all day or walking on a treadmill for hours listening to music. Dam put some bandages on my hands then set me up with a giant bean bag hanging from the ceiling. I hit it once not wuite sure what to expect. It didn't even budge. And my arm didn't hurt at all. I tried it again a little harder this time. Nothing wrong.
"try hitting it as hard as you can." I hesitated, but had never ignored the wishes of a trainer before. Sure enough no problem. My arm was good as new. Dan handed me a pair of gloves then went into the arena. "you have made me wait too long to finish the fight. Dont you go nad break your arm again." Dam said as a warning. His face was all business. We stepped into the ring, i felt the boundaries. They had give to them, unlike what i was used to. Before i had a chance to look he came at me. Dan looked completely changed, there was no time to talk as he took shots at my head. I ducked down which he expected. I tried to kick out his feet again, but my first try didn't work. So i sat there for a second. And another second. thinking about what to do. "What on earth happened since the last time i saw you? you go soft?" Dan said as he pulled me to my feet. I took a look at the mirror on the far wall. He was right i had changed, i had learned the ropes of the streets in america, no longer the loner who took everything he wanted by force. For a second i saw Kai look back at me. And i almost felt sad when the mirror seemed to catch on fire. I thought it was Dranzer but i realised it was just a slight reaction from my eyes. I didn't want to be Kai anymore, and i was not going to give in to it. i took my gloves off.
"i am not who you think i am." i said
"so finally your going to tell us who you are?" Ty said "We sure have waited long enough."
"no. i dont intend to do that, because that part of me died a long time ago. I am Matt and thats all that should matter to you." i hopped out of the ring not willing to fight anymore. Dan just looking at me.
"since your not gonna fight we are gonna work on that arm." Dan said. A half hour passed, then an hour, an hour and a half. my arm felt like it was going to fall off. But it wasn't the searing pain of the break, it was the feeling that it had been worked. "Since tonight is couples night at the club you two need to dissapear for the evening." Dan said after we were finished.
"I can show you around the other side of the city. How the rich side lives." Ty said. I had had enough encounters with rich people to last a lifetime but i didn't tell him that. We walked and walked and walked then just when i thought we were done walking, we walked some more. Eventually coming up to a stable. We walked through it looking at the horses. All of them were clean. They looked expensive. Out of nowhere this girl came out and pushed me back against a stall.
"who are you?" She demanded looking into my face. Unafraid of what she might see there. I looked at her eyes. They were narrow, un-trusting. This girl had a story and i wanted to hear it.
Chapter 4: Beyblade?
The school days went by. The only highlight of the day being gym where it was a constant fight for being the top person in the class with Jon. Eventually the fire left my eyes, which borthered Dan as he was always trying to bring it back out. I was becoming normal and it was kinda scary but a really cool adventure. Then Ty revealed he was gonna be a pro-beyblader, and bad thing for me, i had to go wherever he went.
"Come on Matt, the tournament starts in one hour!" Ty yelled at me. I was sitting on a chair. Trying to come up with an excuse not to go. But none came to me. It was like someone had erased my mind for that moment in time. I walked grudgingly through the building to where Ty and Dan were waiting. Over the last couple weeks Ty and Dan had become like a family i never had, and for once i was glad i didn't have to face everything on my own.
Walking into the stadium brought back so many memories. Because i wasn't competing i didn't have to go to the locker area. I went to the stands with Dan. It was just a local tournament so i didn't expect anyone to have bit beasts. Just beyblades. Ty was in block B, we i had to watch Block A go first. The kid that won in block A looked strangely familiar to me, but i coudln't place the face. Then again could i ever? That seemed to be my weakest point. Remembering people who meant nothing to me. Ty easily won in the B group and we had to wait even longer for the rest of the Block's to go. The kid from Blocl A and Ty had to do a semi-final match. And Ty lost, i could see exactly why but i wasn't about to revive the Beyblade part of me. I was perfectly fine with being a nobody, who lives behind a club.
"You so had that one Ty." Dan said.
"no he didn't" i said.
"since when did you become an expert on beyblading mister?" Ty asked. challenging me to test my arm on him.
"Since i read your Beyblade magazines. Your Attack Ring is all wrong for the rest of your Beyblade. as a result you can't attack." dang it. that just came out. Now i sounded like Kenny. For a split second i wondered what he was doing. Then i pushed Kai down again. That was the first time in weeks that had happened. Dan and Ty just looked at me.
"will you help me find a new one then?" Ty asked
"why? so you can go on to greatness and leave the rest of us high and dry?" I shot back. It took me by surprise, that i had even said that.
"We aren't going anywhere but the gym." Dan said. "today we test that arm of yours." I looked down. I was not looking forward to the test. It had been forever since i had been able to fully use it. And i did have a little habit of re-hurting it before letting it heal.
The gym wasn't crowded. It was afternoon almost suppertime. And it was just a gym. Where people seriously worked not just swimming in a pool all day or walking on a treadmill for hours listening to music. Dam put some bandages on my hands then set me up with a giant bean bag hanging from the ceiling. I hit it once not wuite sure what to expect. It didn't even budge. And my arm didn't hurt at all. I tried it again a little harder this time. Nothing wrong.
"try hitting it as hard as you can." I hesitated, but had never ignored the wishes of a trainer before. Sure enough no problem. My arm was good as new. Dan handed me a pair of gloves then went into the arena. "you have made me wait too long to finish the fight. Dont you go nad break your arm again." Dam said as a warning. His face was all business. We stepped into the ring, i felt the boundaries. They had give to them, unlike what i was used to. Before i had a chance to look he came at me. Dan looked completely changed, there was no time to talk as he took shots at my head. I ducked down which he expected. I tried to kick out his feet again, but my first try didn't work. So i sat there for a second. And another second. thinking about what to do. "What on earth happened since the last time i saw you? you go soft?" Dan said as he pulled me to my feet. I took a look at the mirror on the far wall. He was right i had changed, i had learned the ropes of the streets in america, no longer the loner who took everything he wanted by force. For a second i saw Kai look back at me. And i almost felt sad when the mirror seemed to catch on fire. I thought it was Dranzer but i realised it was just a slight reaction from my eyes. I didn't want to be Kai anymore, and i was not going to give in to it. i took my gloves off.
"i am not who you think i am." i said
"so finally your going to tell us who you are?" Ty said "We sure have waited long enough."
"no. i dont intend to do that, because that part of me died a long time ago. I am Matt and thats all that should matter to you." i hopped out of the ring not willing to fight anymore. Dan just looking at me.
"since your not gonna fight we are gonna work on that arm." Dan said. A half hour passed, then an hour, an hour and a half. my arm felt like it was going to fall off. But it wasn't the searing pain of the break, it was the feeling that it had been worked. "Since tonight is couples night at the club you two need to dissapear for the evening." Dan said after we were finished.
"I can show you around the other side of the city. How the rich side lives." Ty said. I had had enough encounters with rich people to last a lifetime but i didn't tell him that. We walked and walked and walked then just when i thought we were done walking, we walked some more. Eventually coming up to a stable. We walked through it looking at the horses. All of them were clean. They looked expensive. Out of nowhere this girl came out and pushed me back against a stall.
"who are you?" She demanded looking into my face. Unafraid of what she might see there. I looked at her eyes. They were narrow, un-trusting. This girl had a story and i wanted to hear it.