"Who's picking us up?" asked Emma as they waited patiently for their baggage to appear.

"A BBA bus," replied Kai.

"He spoke. Was it just me or did he actually speak, you know, like answer a question?" said Tyson, his eyes widening in surprise.

Emma rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Shut up or I'll make you."

"I bet you wouldn't."

"She would," said Milla yawning.

"She would," said Max.

"I would," said Emma.

"Bet you wouldn't," Tyson said loudly, laughing.

Emma's eyebrow twitched as she punched Tyson's jaw.

"Ok, you would," came Tyson's voice from the floor.

"You deserved that one," said Hillary, shaking her head.

Tyson just groaned in reply.

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Emma dropped her bag on the bed closest to the window, while Milla plopped herself on the bed closest to the balcony doors.

"Apparently the Saint Shields are here," came Kenny's voice from the lounge area in the center of the hotel suite.

"That's interesting, very interesting," Emma said to herself.

"It is isn't it?" replied Milla.

Emma smiled lightly at her friend before going in to take seat on one of the couches. She gazed at Kenny intently, waiting for the gray-eyed boy to inform them of the rest of teams.

"Apart from them, we shouldn't have much of a problem. I mean most of the teams in this tournament are first-timers," said Kenny as he ran a hand through his short hair, his eyes flashing with excitement.

He blinked as he realized that Emma was staring at him with an eyebrow raised in question. He blushed lightly and shifted his gaze back to Dizzi.

"Good," was all Emma said.

"Anyone up for dinner?" asked Tyson as he headed for the door.

Max's head popped out from his door and nodded.

"We're all going," commanded Kai.

Milla stretched again before nodding and following the rest of the team out the door.

"What other tournaments are we up for before the World Championships in Russia," asked Ray.

"After this we head for the American Tournament, after that we go to The Chinese one, and then the European," answered Kenny.

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"Looks like they're here already," said Kai as he saw the Saint Shields sitting in silence waiting for them.

"We're having dinner with them?" asked Tyson.

"Does he have to repeat himself?" snapped Emma.

"Cool," replied Tyson, taking no notice of Emma's comment.

The group headed toward the table where they were seated.

"It's been a while Tyson," said Ozuma.

"It has," said Tyson smiling as he shook the Captain's hand.

Ozuma's gaze drifted to the two newcomers in the group.

"You've picked up someone to help carry luggage?" asked Ozuma as he continued to stare at the two girls.

"They are our new teammates," Kai said.

"Are they even worth it?" asked Joseph.

"I wouldn't say that if I were you," replied Kai, smirking lightly at the look on Emma's face.

Joseph snorted. "They probably can't even blade."

Milla was on him in two seconds flat. She had her foot on his neck as he lay on the ground squirming.

"Say that again and we take this outside," she hissed, her fangs showing clearly and her eyes going into their cat form.

"You don't know how to blade," sneered Joseph.

Milla picked the shorter boy up by his shirt with one arm.

"Anyone else up for the challenge?" Milla asked, her eyes resting on each member of the offending team.

"Go ahead, he deserves to be knocked off his perch for once," said Miriam as she smiled and waved at her brother.

Dunga stood up as Milla walked out.

Emma whistled, catching the attention of her neko-jin friend. "You got another one. Oh and try not to kill them, too badly."

Milla smiled as she continued her way out of the restaurant with Joseph, Dunga, Emma, Kai and Ozuma.

"Who's up first?" she asked as she dropped Joseph on the ground so she could adjust her black fingerless gloves.

Dunga came from behind but was abruptly stopped when Milla lifted herself into the air and kicked him square on the jaw. He fell back in surprise as Milla landed behind, graceful as cat. Emma was cheering as Kai leant against the wall and Ozuma was beginning to realize what deep shit he had gotten himself into.

Dunga got up and once again tried to come at the trained neko-jin. Joseph came from the other side in an attempted cornering. Milla jumped over Dunga's head and landed behind him, resting with one leg bent beneath her and the other resting on the ground. Her left hand held her pose as her head tilted to the side.

In one swift movement she was in the air again, she kicked Dunga on the side of his head and landed on Joseph, sending him to the ground too.

"Well, that was a good work out. See you in the room, I'm not hungry," she said as she walked away.

Kai smirked and gazed at Ozuma. "Don't mess with my girls," was all he said.

Joseph was pulling himself off the ground, but Emma walked over his back, pushing back to the ground.

"Listen to the Kai," Emma smirked as the two walked toward their hotel.

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YAY! Nice long chapter this one was... anyway next chapter is kai and emma romance........ O.o

Anyway thank you for all the reviews... always puts me in a good mood when I get reviews ^_^