Hate At First Sight?
".................." = speech
'..................' = thought
Chapter TWO
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Jeni stared up at the house, amazed at its size and architecture. The limousine had dropped them off right in front of Kai's house...or more like mansion.
"This place is bigger than I thought!" Jeni whispered to herself in awe. The mansion-like building was at least twice the size of her own home, with thousands of long windows and a garden. 'And here I thought my house was too huge!' Jeni thought sarcastically.
"Are you gonna stand there forever?" a masculine voice questioned. Snapping out of her thoughts, Jeni found herself face to face with Kai.
There was a moment of silence when......
"What are you staring at?!" Jeni asked rudely, having regained her composure. Kai growled in response before walking towards the main doors of the mansion. Jeni then followed him and entered the building.
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Jeni's Pov
"Welcome, my dear." A lady greeted me as I walked into the living room. I looked up and saw someone who looked strangely like my mother...but she could never be my mother...especially when she's already dead......
'Stop thinking about her! She's gone. She'll never come back!' a voice in my mind said. However, I knew that it was impossible to stop thinking about my mother; after all, she was probably the best mother in the world.
Pushing my thoughts away, I smiled politely to the woman. She was wearing a long sleeveless dress with rose-patterned lace decorating it. She looked elegant and her long brown hair was tied up in a bun.
"You must be Jeni." The woman said, smiling kindly.
"Yea...how did you know?" I asked, confused.
"Your father made arranges with us yesterday. By the way, I'm Mrs. Hiwatari, Kai's mother." She replied, the smile never faltering.
"Oh..."I whispered, understanding. 'So this was Kai's mom...why is it that such a beautiful mother could give birth to such an ugly child?' I thought sardonically to myself.
"Well, would you like a tour around the house?" Kai's mother, Mrs. Hiwatari asked, an eyebrow raised inquisitively.
"Okay!" I answered, trying my best to sound enthusiastic. Inside my head I thought, 'Let's see how boring this tour can get.'
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Kai's Pov
Finally! I've made it back to my room after sneaking away when mother was talking to that...person...what's her name? Jena?
Well, there's only one word that I can use to describe that 'lady' – Annoying.
Definitely annoying, and rude too. But whatever, aren't all girls annoying?
Actually...there is One girl that isn't...She makes me go all queasy inside that all I can do is try to ignore her...she probably thinks I'm all snobbish and cold or something...if only I could have her...But now I'm stuck with an annoying girl who beat me in a beybattle forever. And the worst thing is, I still can't figure out how she did it...how did she beat me? Grr...I must start sharpening up my skills.
I lay down on my bed, with my head resting on top of my crossed arms. Closing my eyes, I unknowingly fell into a deep slumber. ~*~
Jeni's Pov
Okay, I have to admit the tour around the house wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Mrs. Hiwatari was really interesting, telling me about the history of the house as well as joking around. She's a very nice person, Mrs. Hiwatari. If only her son was as nice though. Oh, I just remembered, she told me that if I had any problems I could ask for Kai's assistance...this means I can ask Kai to keep his mouth shut about me being a beyblader! All right then, I shall go to his room to ask him now.
Walking out of my own room, I followed Mrs. Hiwatari's directions to Kai's room. "There it is!" I said softly to myself, spotting the corner room at the end of the hallway. Knocking on the door, I didn't bother waiting for an answer, so I opened the door and entered. There lay Kai Hiwatari fast asleep on his bed. And it was only 10 P.M!
I stood there watching the bluenette sleep. The cold attitude had left his face and he looked so peaceful, not to mention cute. "I guess he isn't that ugly..."I said quietly to myself. However, I figured it wasn't quiet enough as Kai stirred from his sleep, before slowly opening his eyes. As soon as he realized that I was there standing beside the open door, he glared coldly at me. 'Then again, maybe not.' I thought bitterly.
"What are you doing here?" He asked with his usual voice filled with despise.
"Nothing much..." I replied, unsure of how I was to ask him that favor.
"Then get out." Kai said sharply.
"Not until I ask you something first." I retorted.
"What is it? Hurry up and then leave." He said impatiently.
"I...how do I put this...Can you keep quiet about me being a beyblader and not tell my father?" I asked nervously.
"Why should I?" he asked, an eyebrow raised.
"Because...because if you do, I would be in deep trouble." I replied lamely.
"Hn. Get out." He replied in an uncaring voice.
"But..."
"I said GET OUT!" and with that, he pushed me out of the room and slammed the door. So now we all know how rude Kai Hiwatari is...guess I'll have to bug him until he promises......
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That night, Jeni stayed up in her bed thinking of how she would make Kai promise not to tell her father while Kai, now wide awake, thought about what Jeni had said, 'Why would she get into trouble if I tell her father about she being a beyblader? Is it because she isn't allowed to blade? But if that is so, why?' He thought silently, before growling in frustration, "Why do I even care about her?!" Banging his fist on his bedside table, he laid down on his bed.
It wasn't until past midnight that both of them got any sleep that night.
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Jeni's Pov
I've thought of a plan. Yes, I've though of a plan! I'll follow Kai, pestering him until he gets fed up of me and agrees not to tell my father! I know this isn't one of my brightest plans, but at least it might work, after all, I am not going to go down on my knees and beg him. Hopefully he won't beat me up into a pulp when he gets irritated.
So the next morning after breakfast, I followed him as I had planned.
"Kai, be sure to come back home more often, okay?" Mrs. Hiwatari said as Kai opened the main door to leave, with me following behind of course.
"Whatever, mother." Kai replied and we both left the building. I couldn't help but think of how rude he was to his mother. After all, he should be grateful to have such a caring mother!
Anyway, we walked for a few minutes, with me walking behind Kai. Then, Kai turned around.
"What are you following me for?"
"Well, since we're going to get engaged, I thought that I should get to know you more." I replied easily, having planned it all in my head.
"Hn." I could clearly see the irritation on his face, but he didn't say anything for the rest of the trip to......oh no, where were we going?
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Meanwhile, at Tyson's house, the Bladebreakers were discussing, having just received news from Mr. Dickinson that they needed another member in order to be qualified in the upcoming nationals.
"So who's gonna be the fifth member?" Max asked as the the rest of the bladebreakers, consisting of Tyson, Ray, Kenny and Hilary, sat at the step leading to the dojo house.
"Why do we even need a fifth player? Why must they change the rules? Isn't three beybladers enough?" Tyson asked, irritated.
"Well, I think it's because there are too many bladers and too little teams...so by passing this new rule, more bladers could join teams...at least that's what Mr Dickinson said." Kenny replied.
"Hmm...we need to search for another player, anyone knows who's good enough to join you guys?" Hilary asked, as usual, trying to help.
"If we knew we wouldn't be so troubled over this." Tyson replied flatly.
"Anybody?" Hilary asked, ignoring Tyson.
"I don't know...all the bladers that we know aren't exactly good enough to join the Bladebreakers team..." Ray replied.
"Well then, its time we went down the streets to look for someone worthy to join this team!" Hilary said in determination.
Just then, the sound of the front door opening was heard, followed by Tyson's grandfather's voice saying, "Ah! Kai, you're back. Your friends are at the pouch."
"Hey, Kai...you're back." Tyson said as Kai walked towards the Bladebreakers. However, as soon as he saw Jeni, he exclaimed, "What the...WHAT'S SHE DOING HERE?!"
"Where are we?" Jeni asked, confused and lost. The Bladebreakers all stared at her and sweat-dropped.
"This is my house." Tyson replied, glaring at her.
"Oh...what are we doing here, Kai?" Jeni asked, confused. Kai stared at her from where he was standing, leaning against a pillar, not replying. Tyson then asked, "What are YOU doing here?"
Shrugging, Jeni replied, "Just following my fiancé around."
"Fiancé?" Max asked, both eyebrows rose.
"Yea..."
"The two of you are getting married?" Ray asked, confused. Jeni shrugged a reply and leaned against the wall nearby.
There was a moment of tense silence when Max, trying to break the tension, faced Kai and asked, "Er...you didn't get her pregnant, did you?" Jeni made a noise of annoyance that was close to a grunt, while the rest stared at Kai expecting an answer.
"No" Kai replies coldly while glaring daggers at Max.
"That's er...good..." Hilary said, laughing nervously.
That was when Kenny suddenly said, "She can join our team as the fifth beyblader!"
"Who?" Tyson asked.
"Jeni."
"What?! Why her?"
"Because she is good at beyblading." Kenny replied, looking squarely into Tyson's eyes.
"Yea, I agree...no offence to you, Kai." Max said.
"Yeah." Ray agreed.
"Whatever." Kai said. Indeed, he did not care anymore, only confused as to why Jeni had beaten him so easily. However, he did not know why he didn't care anymore, thus causing more confusion within him. 'Argh...I'll just have a rematch with her and win the next time!' Kai suggested to himself, pushing all the confusion within him away.
"Whoa, wait a minute, I'm joining your team?" Jeni asked.
"Yea, unfortunately." Tyson said, arms crossed and looking away.
"Okay......" Jeni tried to comprehend what was happening.
"That's great!" Ray said.
"Uh huh, now we don't have to be disqualified from the Asian tournament!" Max chirped in.
"Yep!" Hilary said, smiling.
"Hey, since when did I agree?" Jeni asked.
"You said 'okay', didn't you?" Kenny asked.
"Well yea...but...oh never mind, I'll join." With that, the bladebreakers welcomed the new member, all except Tyson, who was standing away from the team, still holding a grudge on Jeni.
'So what if she's on the team? That doesn't mean I have to like her or anything.' Tyson thought to himself.
"Hey Tyson, what's wrong?" Hilary noticed him and asked.
"Nothing." Came the reply. 'Why should I tell you anyway?' Tyson thought bitterly to himself.
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Jeni's Pov
Sheesh...what did I just get myself into? Wasn't I supposed to piss Kai until he agrees to keep the secret? Now I'm part of his team! Is that good or bad? Hmm...maybe I could think of something and make use of this opportunity! I smiled evilly to myself.
"Don't get your hopes up on that plan." A voice suddenly interrupted my thoughts. I looked up...should have known...Kai.
"What plan?" I asked, faking an innocent smile.
"Whatever plan that going through your head." Kai replied, sitting down next to me on the steps. We were still in Tyson's house and the other Bladebreakers were trying to decide on what to eat for dinner. I guess I'll have to endure all of that, now that I'm part of their team...what joy.
"I haven't thought of any plans..." I replied, my smile never faltering. Inside my head, I secretly added, '...yet.'
Kai quirked an eyebrow, "Then don't try to think of any. 'Cause none of them are going to work."
"So...you're telling?" I asked, afraid of what the answer would be. 'He wouldn't do that right?'
"Telling what?" He asked, his crimson eyes filled with confusion.
"My father...you know...what I was asking you last night." Did this guy forget that easily?
"Oh..." Kai turned to look ahead of him. "Why should I?"
"I don't know...maybe you were so evil that you just have to let the cat out of the bag and get me into trouble." I replied.
Kai smirked and turned to look at me again. "I'm not that evil."
I stared at him for a moment, trying to comprehend what he just said. 'Does this mean he won't tell?' Joy and gratitude filled my insides. Guess he wasn't that mean...
"However, I want a rematch. And this time I will beat you fair and square!" Kai declared. It was my turn to smirk as I replied, "What makes you think you will?"
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Author's Notes: Okie...I made some corrections to this chapter! There shall now be a rematch! ^__^ In the next chapter of course!
".................." = speech
'..................' = thought
Chapter TWO
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Jeni stared up at the house, amazed at its size and architecture. The limousine had dropped them off right in front of Kai's house...or more like mansion.
"This place is bigger than I thought!" Jeni whispered to herself in awe. The mansion-like building was at least twice the size of her own home, with thousands of long windows and a garden. 'And here I thought my house was too huge!' Jeni thought sarcastically.
"Are you gonna stand there forever?" a masculine voice questioned. Snapping out of her thoughts, Jeni found herself face to face with Kai.
There was a moment of silence when......
"What are you staring at?!" Jeni asked rudely, having regained her composure. Kai growled in response before walking towards the main doors of the mansion. Jeni then followed him and entered the building.
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Jeni's Pov
"Welcome, my dear." A lady greeted me as I walked into the living room. I looked up and saw someone who looked strangely like my mother...but she could never be my mother...especially when she's already dead......
'Stop thinking about her! She's gone. She'll never come back!' a voice in my mind said. However, I knew that it was impossible to stop thinking about my mother; after all, she was probably the best mother in the world.
Pushing my thoughts away, I smiled politely to the woman. She was wearing a long sleeveless dress with rose-patterned lace decorating it. She looked elegant and her long brown hair was tied up in a bun.
"You must be Jeni." The woman said, smiling kindly.
"Yea...how did you know?" I asked, confused.
"Your father made arranges with us yesterday. By the way, I'm Mrs. Hiwatari, Kai's mother." She replied, the smile never faltering.
"Oh..."I whispered, understanding. 'So this was Kai's mom...why is it that such a beautiful mother could give birth to such an ugly child?' I thought sardonically to myself.
"Well, would you like a tour around the house?" Kai's mother, Mrs. Hiwatari asked, an eyebrow raised inquisitively.
"Okay!" I answered, trying my best to sound enthusiastic. Inside my head I thought, 'Let's see how boring this tour can get.'
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Kai's Pov
Finally! I've made it back to my room after sneaking away when mother was talking to that...person...what's her name? Jena?
Well, there's only one word that I can use to describe that 'lady' – Annoying.
Definitely annoying, and rude too. But whatever, aren't all girls annoying?
Actually...there is One girl that isn't...She makes me go all queasy inside that all I can do is try to ignore her...she probably thinks I'm all snobbish and cold or something...if only I could have her...But now I'm stuck with an annoying girl who beat me in a beybattle forever. And the worst thing is, I still can't figure out how she did it...how did she beat me? Grr...I must start sharpening up my skills.
I lay down on my bed, with my head resting on top of my crossed arms. Closing my eyes, I unknowingly fell into a deep slumber. ~*~
Jeni's Pov
Okay, I have to admit the tour around the house wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Mrs. Hiwatari was really interesting, telling me about the history of the house as well as joking around. She's a very nice person, Mrs. Hiwatari. If only her son was as nice though. Oh, I just remembered, she told me that if I had any problems I could ask for Kai's assistance...this means I can ask Kai to keep his mouth shut about me being a beyblader! All right then, I shall go to his room to ask him now.
Walking out of my own room, I followed Mrs. Hiwatari's directions to Kai's room. "There it is!" I said softly to myself, spotting the corner room at the end of the hallway. Knocking on the door, I didn't bother waiting for an answer, so I opened the door and entered. There lay Kai Hiwatari fast asleep on his bed. And it was only 10 P.M!
I stood there watching the bluenette sleep. The cold attitude had left his face and he looked so peaceful, not to mention cute. "I guess he isn't that ugly..."I said quietly to myself. However, I figured it wasn't quiet enough as Kai stirred from his sleep, before slowly opening his eyes. As soon as he realized that I was there standing beside the open door, he glared coldly at me. 'Then again, maybe not.' I thought bitterly.
"What are you doing here?" He asked with his usual voice filled with despise.
"Nothing much..." I replied, unsure of how I was to ask him that favor.
"Then get out." Kai said sharply.
"Not until I ask you something first." I retorted.
"What is it? Hurry up and then leave." He said impatiently.
"I...how do I put this...Can you keep quiet about me being a beyblader and not tell my father?" I asked nervously.
"Why should I?" he asked, an eyebrow raised.
"Because...because if you do, I would be in deep trouble." I replied lamely.
"Hn. Get out." He replied in an uncaring voice.
"But..."
"I said GET OUT!" and with that, he pushed me out of the room and slammed the door. So now we all know how rude Kai Hiwatari is...guess I'll have to bug him until he promises......
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That night, Jeni stayed up in her bed thinking of how she would make Kai promise not to tell her father while Kai, now wide awake, thought about what Jeni had said, 'Why would she get into trouble if I tell her father about she being a beyblader? Is it because she isn't allowed to blade? But if that is so, why?' He thought silently, before growling in frustration, "Why do I even care about her?!" Banging his fist on his bedside table, he laid down on his bed.
It wasn't until past midnight that both of them got any sleep that night.
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Jeni's Pov
I've thought of a plan. Yes, I've though of a plan! I'll follow Kai, pestering him until he gets fed up of me and agrees not to tell my father! I know this isn't one of my brightest plans, but at least it might work, after all, I am not going to go down on my knees and beg him. Hopefully he won't beat me up into a pulp when he gets irritated.
So the next morning after breakfast, I followed him as I had planned.
"Kai, be sure to come back home more often, okay?" Mrs. Hiwatari said as Kai opened the main door to leave, with me following behind of course.
"Whatever, mother." Kai replied and we both left the building. I couldn't help but think of how rude he was to his mother. After all, he should be grateful to have such a caring mother!
Anyway, we walked for a few minutes, with me walking behind Kai. Then, Kai turned around.
"What are you following me for?"
"Well, since we're going to get engaged, I thought that I should get to know you more." I replied easily, having planned it all in my head.
"Hn." I could clearly see the irritation on his face, but he didn't say anything for the rest of the trip to......oh no, where were we going?
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Meanwhile, at Tyson's house, the Bladebreakers were discussing, having just received news from Mr. Dickinson that they needed another member in order to be qualified in the upcoming nationals.
"So who's gonna be the fifth member?" Max asked as the the rest of the bladebreakers, consisting of Tyson, Ray, Kenny and Hilary, sat at the step leading to the dojo house.
"Why do we even need a fifth player? Why must they change the rules? Isn't three beybladers enough?" Tyson asked, irritated.
"Well, I think it's because there are too many bladers and too little teams...so by passing this new rule, more bladers could join teams...at least that's what Mr Dickinson said." Kenny replied.
"Hmm...we need to search for another player, anyone knows who's good enough to join you guys?" Hilary asked, as usual, trying to help.
"If we knew we wouldn't be so troubled over this." Tyson replied flatly.
"Anybody?" Hilary asked, ignoring Tyson.
"I don't know...all the bladers that we know aren't exactly good enough to join the Bladebreakers team..." Ray replied.
"Well then, its time we went down the streets to look for someone worthy to join this team!" Hilary said in determination.
Just then, the sound of the front door opening was heard, followed by Tyson's grandfather's voice saying, "Ah! Kai, you're back. Your friends are at the pouch."
"Hey, Kai...you're back." Tyson said as Kai walked towards the Bladebreakers. However, as soon as he saw Jeni, he exclaimed, "What the...WHAT'S SHE DOING HERE?!"
"Where are we?" Jeni asked, confused and lost. The Bladebreakers all stared at her and sweat-dropped.
"This is my house." Tyson replied, glaring at her.
"Oh...what are we doing here, Kai?" Jeni asked, confused. Kai stared at her from where he was standing, leaning against a pillar, not replying. Tyson then asked, "What are YOU doing here?"
Shrugging, Jeni replied, "Just following my fiancé around."
"Fiancé?" Max asked, both eyebrows rose.
"Yea..."
"The two of you are getting married?" Ray asked, confused. Jeni shrugged a reply and leaned against the wall nearby.
There was a moment of tense silence when Max, trying to break the tension, faced Kai and asked, "Er...you didn't get her pregnant, did you?" Jeni made a noise of annoyance that was close to a grunt, while the rest stared at Kai expecting an answer.
"No" Kai replies coldly while glaring daggers at Max.
"That's er...good..." Hilary said, laughing nervously.
That was when Kenny suddenly said, "She can join our team as the fifth beyblader!"
"Who?" Tyson asked.
"Jeni."
"What?! Why her?"
"Because she is good at beyblading." Kenny replied, looking squarely into Tyson's eyes.
"Yea, I agree...no offence to you, Kai." Max said.
"Yeah." Ray agreed.
"Whatever." Kai said. Indeed, he did not care anymore, only confused as to why Jeni had beaten him so easily. However, he did not know why he didn't care anymore, thus causing more confusion within him. 'Argh...I'll just have a rematch with her and win the next time!' Kai suggested to himself, pushing all the confusion within him away.
"Whoa, wait a minute, I'm joining your team?" Jeni asked.
"Yea, unfortunately." Tyson said, arms crossed and looking away.
"Okay......" Jeni tried to comprehend what was happening.
"That's great!" Ray said.
"Uh huh, now we don't have to be disqualified from the Asian tournament!" Max chirped in.
"Yep!" Hilary said, smiling.
"Hey, since when did I agree?" Jeni asked.
"You said 'okay', didn't you?" Kenny asked.
"Well yea...but...oh never mind, I'll join." With that, the bladebreakers welcomed the new member, all except Tyson, who was standing away from the team, still holding a grudge on Jeni.
'So what if she's on the team? That doesn't mean I have to like her or anything.' Tyson thought to himself.
"Hey Tyson, what's wrong?" Hilary noticed him and asked.
"Nothing." Came the reply. 'Why should I tell you anyway?' Tyson thought bitterly to himself.
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Jeni's Pov
Sheesh...what did I just get myself into? Wasn't I supposed to piss Kai until he agrees to keep the secret? Now I'm part of his team! Is that good or bad? Hmm...maybe I could think of something and make use of this opportunity! I smiled evilly to myself.
"Don't get your hopes up on that plan." A voice suddenly interrupted my thoughts. I looked up...should have known...Kai.
"What plan?" I asked, faking an innocent smile.
"Whatever plan that going through your head." Kai replied, sitting down next to me on the steps. We were still in Tyson's house and the other Bladebreakers were trying to decide on what to eat for dinner. I guess I'll have to endure all of that, now that I'm part of their team...what joy.
"I haven't thought of any plans..." I replied, my smile never faltering. Inside my head, I secretly added, '...yet.'
Kai quirked an eyebrow, "Then don't try to think of any. 'Cause none of them are going to work."
"So...you're telling?" I asked, afraid of what the answer would be. 'He wouldn't do that right?'
"Telling what?" He asked, his crimson eyes filled with confusion.
"My father...you know...what I was asking you last night." Did this guy forget that easily?
"Oh..." Kai turned to look ahead of him. "Why should I?"
"I don't know...maybe you were so evil that you just have to let the cat out of the bag and get me into trouble." I replied.
Kai smirked and turned to look at me again. "I'm not that evil."
I stared at him for a moment, trying to comprehend what he just said. 'Does this mean he won't tell?' Joy and gratitude filled my insides. Guess he wasn't that mean...
"However, I want a rematch. And this time I will beat you fair and square!" Kai declared. It was my turn to smirk as I replied, "What makes you think you will?"
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Author's Notes: Okie...I made some corrections to this chapter! There shall now be a rematch! ^__^ In the next chapter of course!