Goddess: ooh, I'm lookin' forward 2 this 1!!
Tala: me 2 -gets out popcorn-
Goddess: hey! Can I have some??
Tala: ....no.
Goddess: _ -giant mallet smash!!-
Tala: ouch.
Goddess: -takes popcorn- thank u! ^-^
Tala: ¬_¬ grrrr.
Goddess: oh yeah, I'd like 2 thank:
Devlinn Reiko=Bryan/Rei luver - u were the 1st 2 review the fic, SO THANX!
Tala: u quite finished now? Goddess: I don't own beyblade, here's the fic!!
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Suddenly the limo came to a halt, Ray looked out the window. It was Tyson's house, they'd arrived.
"Oh look, we're here," said Tala.
Ray didn't say anything, he was scared, anxious, but at the same time he needed to do this, it was only fair.
"Shall we come out with you, Ray?" asked Tala, concerned for his koi.
"Yeah, it'll be easier with us with you," added Spencer.
"We know how hard this is for you." Ian told him.
Ray sighed, "No. This is something I have to do alone." and Ray made his way towards the door.
Tala quickly pulled him back by his shirt and softly kissed him, "You can do this, Ray. I know you can."
Ray smiled weakly and climbed out of the car. He shut the door behind him and made his way to Tyson's front door. He could hear voices coming from inside, they were cheerful voices, unaware of what was to come.
Ray knocked at the door steadily, his hands were shaking slightly. Ray had never been so nervous about anything before, usually his mind was focused and determined. Well not today.
"Oh, hi Ray! You're out of hospital already?" greeted Tyson, after answering the door. Kai obviously hadn't informed them of the bad news. Tala was right.
"Uh.yeah," Ray replied uneasily.
"Come in, we're all here. I'm sure everyone would love to see you!" Tyson took hold of Ray's arm and dragged him inside.
'This will be more difficult than I expected.' Ray thought, as they got to the living room. Max and Kenny were sat on the floor while Kai leaned against the wall.
"Ray!" Max and Kenny exclaimed, running towards him. Kai simply ignored him, it was no wonder really.
"Hi guys." Ray greeted them feebly; he found it harder and harder to pluck up the courage to tell them. They seemed so happy to see him.
"So how are you feeling?" Max asked cheerfully.
"Do you feel okay to train for the tournament?" inquired the Chief.
"Guys, guys, calm down will ya? It's only me!" Ray tried to force a smile although he felt rotten to the core.
"Hey, Kai! Don't you wanna say hi to Ray?" Tyson asked, calling across the room to where Kai stood moodily, his eyes firmly closed.
"Hn."
"Kai! You should be happy that Ray is out of hospital, those Demolition Boys really did some damage!" Max added.
This continued to make Ray even tenser. "Look, you guys.there's something I need to talk to you about." Ray's serious voice soon calmed the Bladebreakers down, as everyone (excluding Kai) sat down to listen.
"So what's all this about, Ray?" Tyson asked, quite concerned.
"If you're worried about the tournament, don't be! Dizzy is collecting information on other beyblade teams as we speak," Kenny pointed to his laptop, which sat next to him.
"Or if you still feel weak, it's ok. We can take it easy in the training department, right?" Max joked, hinting that no one wanted to train as hard as Kai did. Tyson and Kenny laughed at this remark.
"No! It's not any of those things, just listen!" Ray demanded. The room fell silent.
"Sorry Ray, go on." Kenny told him.
Ray sighed, "Okay, right." all eyes were fixed on the Chinese blader. "The day before you came to visit me."
"Yes?"
"I had a visitor." then Kai decided to get chatty.
"It was Tala," Kai said bluntly. Ray lowered his head, why couldn't Kai just stay out of it? He had done so far.
Tyson was the most shocked. He did face him in the finals after all. "Tala?! Is this true, Ray?"
"Yes.he wanted to ask me something," Ray continued.
"Oh yeah, what?" just like Kai, a hint of bitterness entered Tyson's voice.
"He, he asked me..if I." Ray struggled to get the words out, it was so difficult.
"Come on, what did he ask you?" Max interrupted.
"Tala asked him if he wanted to join the Demolition Boys," Kai blurted out. There was a long pause, Ray felt ashamed.
"Wh.what did you say? You told him no, right?" Tyson asked frantically.
"Of course he did, he's part of our team," Max reassured.
"Go on Ray. What did you say exactly?" Kai questioned harshly.
"I.said yes." Ray confessed. He felt pricking at his eyes.
"WHAT?!" Tyson stood up, fuming with rage. Not even Kai was this angry.
"I'm sorry, but I need to move on," Ray tried to defend himself.
"No, no, you CAN'T have! Wh.why?! We're a team Ray, doesn't that mean anything to you?" Tyson continued to rave.
"But Ray," Max broke in, "I don't understand. What reason do you have to leave us?" at least Max stayed calm.
"It's like when I left the White Tigers, I need to learn new things, meet new people.I can't do that when I'm with you."
"But why? We could travel, do all those things, just don't leave us, Ray!" Kenny told him, also getting up.
"Don't worry about him, he's not worth it," Kai said, brutally.
Ray stared at Kai, he couldn't hold back the tears. How could his friends not understand? Maybe they weren't his friends, no, how could they be? If they couldn't see, then there was no point in trying.
Ray stood up and wiped his golden orbs. "I'm leaving."
"No, Ray! Please don't go!" Max ran in front of him so he couldn't move forwards anymore. Max placed his hands on Ray's shoulders, holding him in place.
"Let go."
"No, Ray. I won't let you leave!" Max argued, beginning to cry as well.
"I'm not letting you go, either," Tyson added, overcoming his stubbornness and standing with Max. He truly didn't want Ray to leave.
"C'mon Ray, we can work through whatever is going on inside that head of yours, lets just stay together, okay?" Kenny told him.
"You just don't get it, do you?" Ray growled angrily.
"What is there to get? We're your friends and we're your team!" Tyson explained, trying his best to get Ray to stay.
"How can you be?!" Ray shouted, taking the Bladebreakers by surprise. Ray didn't get angry very often. "I need to leave, and if you don't let me do that, we can never be friends!!"
Ray shoved Max and Tyson aside, storming out of the room and tears flowing freely down his cheeks.
"TRAITOR!" Ray heard Kai shout from inside.
'No, I'm not a traitor.' Ray said to himself, over and over again.
Ray ran as fast as he could back to the limo, where Tala stood outside it waiting for his koi to return. He was shocked when he saw Ray running towards him, crying helplessly.
"Ray?" Tala whispered. Ray embraced Tala as soon as he reached him, weeping into his Chinese style shirt. Tala wrapped his arms around Ray, hushing him as watery pain seeped into the red material.
"Please, Tala.." Ray gasped through sobs, "never leave me."
"Don't worry, Ray-koi, I'll never leave you.never."
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Goddess: oh no, poor ray! Tala: at least I was there to comfort him, eh? Goddess: yeah, ure so lovely! ^-^ --glomp glomp- Tala: whaaa!! Ur.strangling meeee!! @_@ Goddess: oopsie, sorry! Tala: its ok, so.how many reviews do you want now? Goddess: hrmmm, not sure, but quite a few b4 I continue! ^^ Tala: ¬_¬ Goddess: MUAH HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Tala: why did I ever offer to do this??
Goddess: oh yeah, I'd like 2 thank:
Devlinn Reiko=Bryan/Rei luver - u were the 1st 2 review the fic, SO THANX!
Tala: u quite finished now? Goddess: I don't own beyblade, here's the fic!!
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Suddenly the limo came to a halt, Ray looked out the window. It was Tyson's house, they'd arrived.
"Oh look, we're here," said Tala.
Ray didn't say anything, he was scared, anxious, but at the same time he needed to do this, it was only fair.
"Shall we come out with you, Ray?" asked Tala, concerned for his koi.
"Yeah, it'll be easier with us with you," added Spencer.
"We know how hard this is for you." Ian told him.
Ray sighed, "No. This is something I have to do alone." and Ray made his way towards the door.
Tala quickly pulled him back by his shirt and softly kissed him, "You can do this, Ray. I know you can."
Ray smiled weakly and climbed out of the car. He shut the door behind him and made his way to Tyson's front door. He could hear voices coming from inside, they were cheerful voices, unaware of what was to come.
Ray knocked at the door steadily, his hands were shaking slightly. Ray had never been so nervous about anything before, usually his mind was focused and determined. Well not today.
"Oh, hi Ray! You're out of hospital already?" greeted Tyson, after answering the door. Kai obviously hadn't informed them of the bad news. Tala was right.
"Uh.yeah," Ray replied uneasily.
"Come in, we're all here. I'm sure everyone would love to see you!" Tyson took hold of Ray's arm and dragged him inside.
'This will be more difficult than I expected.' Ray thought, as they got to the living room. Max and Kenny were sat on the floor while Kai leaned against the wall.
"Ray!" Max and Kenny exclaimed, running towards him. Kai simply ignored him, it was no wonder really.
"Hi guys." Ray greeted them feebly; he found it harder and harder to pluck up the courage to tell them. They seemed so happy to see him.
"So how are you feeling?" Max asked cheerfully.
"Do you feel okay to train for the tournament?" inquired the Chief.
"Guys, guys, calm down will ya? It's only me!" Ray tried to force a smile although he felt rotten to the core.
"Hey, Kai! Don't you wanna say hi to Ray?" Tyson asked, calling across the room to where Kai stood moodily, his eyes firmly closed.
"Hn."
"Kai! You should be happy that Ray is out of hospital, those Demolition Boys really did some damage!" Max added.
This continued to make Ray even tenser. "Look, you guys.there's something I need to talk to you about." Ray's serious voice soon calmed the Bladebreakers down, as everyone (excluding Kai) sat down to listen.
"So what's all this about, Ray?" Tyson asked, quite concerned.
"If you're worried about the tournament, don't be! Dizzy is collecting information on other beyblade teams as we speak," Kenny pointed to his laptop, which sat next to him.
"Or if you still feel weak, it's ok. We can take it easy in the training department, right?" Max joked, hinting that no one wanted to train as hard as Kai did. Tyson and Kenny laughed at this remark.
"No! It's not any of those things, just listen!" Ray demanded. The room fell silent.
"Sorry Ray, go on." Kenny told him.
Ray sighed, "Okay, right." all eyes were fixed on the Chinese blader. "The day before you came to visit me."
"Yes?"
"I had a visitor." then Kai decided to get chatty.
"It was Tala," Kai said bluntly. Ray lowered his head, why couldn't Kai just stay out of it? He had done so far.
Tyson was the most shocked. He did face him in the finals after all. "Tala?! Is this true, Ray?"
"Yes.he wanted to ask me something," Ray continued.
"Oh yeah, what?" just like Kai, a hint of bitterness entered Tyson's voice.
"He, he asked me..if I." Ray struggled to get the words out, it was so difficult.
"Come on, what did he ask you?" Max interrupted.
"Tala asked him if he wanted to join the Demolition Boys," Kai blurted out. There was a long pause, Ray felt ashamed.
"Wh.what did you say? You told him no, right?" Tyson asked frantically.
"Of course he did, he's part of our team," Max reassured.
"Go on Ray. What did you say exactly?" Kai questioned harshly.
"I.said yes." Ray confessed. He felt pricking at his eyes.
"WHAT?!" Tyson stood up, fuming with rage. Not even Kai was this angry.
"I'm sorry, but I need to move on," Ray tried to defend himself.
"No, no, you CAN'T have! Wh.why?! We're a team Ray, doesn't that mean anything to you?" Tyson continued to rave.
"But Ray," Max broke in, "I don't understand. What reason do you have to leave us?" at least Max stayed calm.
"It's like when I left the White Tigers, I need to learn new things, meet new people.I can't do that when I'm with you."
"But why? We could travel, do all those things, just don't leave us, Ray!" Kenny told him, also getting up.
"Don't worry about him, he's not worth it," Kai said, brutally.
Ray stared at Kai, he couldn't hold back the tears. How could his friends not understand? Maybe they weren't his friends, no, how could they be? If they couldn't see, then there was no point in trying.
Ray stood up and wiped his golden orbs. "I'm leaving."
"No, Ray! Please don't go!" Max ran in front of him so he couldn't move forwards anymore. Max placed his hands on Ray's shoulders, holding him in place.
"Let go."
"No, Ray. I won't let you leave!" Max argued, beginning to cry as well.
"I'm not letting you go, either," Tyson added, overcoming his stubbornness and standing with Max. He truly didn't want Ray to leave.
"C'mon Ray, we can work through whatever is going on inside that head of yours, lets just stay together, okay?" Kenny told him.
"You just don't get it, do you?" Ray growled angrily.
"What is there to get? We're your friends and we're your team!" Tyson explained, trying his best to get Ray to stay.
"How can you be?!" Ray shouted, taking the Bladebreakers by surprise. Ray didn't get angry very often. "I need to leave, and if you don't let me do that, we can never be friends!!"
Ray shoved Max and Tyson aside, storming out of the room and tears flowing freely down his cheeks.
"TRAITOR!" Ray heard Kai shout from inside.
'No, I'm not a traitor.' Ray said to himself, over and over again.
Ray ran as fast as he could back to the limo, where Tala stood outside it waiting for his koi to return. He was shocked when he saw Ray running towards him, crying helplessly.
"Ray?" Tala whispered. Ray embraced Tala as soon as he reached him, weeping into his Chinese style shirt. Tala wrapped his arms around Ray, hushing him as watery pain seeped into the red material.
"Please, Tala.." Ray gasped through sobs, "never leave me."
"Don't worry, Ray-koi, I'll never leave you.never."
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Goddess: oh no, poor ray! Tala: at least I was there to comfort him, eh? Goddess: yeah, ure so lovely! ^-^ --glomp glomp- Tala: whaaa!! Ur.strangling meeee!! @_@ Goddess: oopsie, sorry! Tala: its ok, so.how many reviews do you want now? Goddess: hrmmm, not sure, but quite a few b4 I continue! ^^ Tala: ¬_¬ Goddess: MUAH HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Tala: why did I ever offer to do this??