Kit: Okie Dokie. Here's a new story I just came up with!
Tala: Yep, she was just picture surfing when she found a pic that gave her an idea for a story to do, and viola!
Kit: Tala, disclaimer please!
Tala: Kitten doesn't own Beyblade, or any of it's charries, but she created Rayne and her team, as well as their bit-beasts, so no taking them!!!
A young girl ran down the dark sidewalk on a random Russian street, the heels of her shoes clicking impatiently against the concrete. Her long raven hair was almost out of it's bind, and bounced around her head, framing her tanned face and her ruby-amythest orbs. She wore a black tube top, black hip-hugger flare jeans, and black high-heeled leather boots. A black leather jacket, lined with black and red fur, kept her warm from the cold winds as she ran, her breath hitching every now and then.
She had to warn them, she had to find them. Kai had been forced to turn on them again, and she was worried. She had gone spying on them, but had been found, and now Kai and the rest of the Demolition Boys were after her, out for blood...her blood.
She wheeled into a sharp turn, and to her immediate fear, she heard Tala laugh maniacly behind her, " We're coming after you, Rayne! You can't escape!" and he sounded close.
She closed her eyes tightly, the freezing air biting into her facial skin, Crap. I'm as good as dead, now. But, I can't give up. I have to get to the BladeBreakers, I must warn them...before it's too late! she thought frantically as she continued to run, her breathing coming in quick, short huffs.
Suddenly, someone rammed into her back, knocking her roughly forward and onto her chest and stomach, and a voice followed it, which sent chills down her spine, " I found her guys! She's over here! I got 'er!" it was Bryan, and he was currently sitting on her back, holding her hands with his own. She struggled violently under him, trying to pitch him off her like a bull would a rodeo rider.
"Get offa me!" she screeched and with a pained growl, she rolled, forcing him off her. She leaped up seconds later, taking off down the road. Now, she could hear Bryan, Tala, and Kai just behind her. Great, now she had three of them to deal with... She ran for the fence in the park, her eyes filled with tired determination. With a yell, she took a running front flip forward, and landed not so gracefully on the other side, wobbling on her feet for a second, before jumping to her feet and running off for the BladeBreakers' house.
Tala, who had been closest to her, slid to a stop, just inches from the fence, and growled angrily. He stomped his foot on the nearly frozen ground as Bryan and Kai caught up with him, both looking at him for an explanation.
Tala growled again, " We've been chasing her down for an hour straight! She couldn't have made that jump unless she went through out kind of training. For her, it's physically impossible!" he ground out, looking at Kai for a reason.
Suddenly, Bryan realized something, and he grabbed the collar of Kai's shirt, lifting him off the ground a few inches, " It's you, isn't it?! You lagged behind so we'd have to wait for you, and not get a chance to capture her! You were protecting her!" he growled accusingly at Kai, who stared at him emotionlessly.
Kai glared at him, " Have you any proof for this accusation?!" he hissed at the lavender-haired boy.
Bryan growled again, but released his hold on the young Hiwatari. They both turned to Tala, who was giving them both annoyed glares, " Boris won't be happy. He gave us specific orders to catch her and bring her in, but look what's happened now. Now, we're as good as dead." he sighed and began the long treck back to the abbey, Kai and Bryan lagging lazily behind him.
Meanwhile, Rayne came to a stop before the BladeBreakers' door, breathing heavily and she looked as if she were about to faint. She knocked on the door quickly, receiving an answer almost immediately.
Ray appeared at the door, looking around before his eyes landed on the form of his younger cousin, " Rayne!" he yelled quietly at the sight of her.
She wobbled on her feet dangerously, and she looked very tired and very cold, " Ray, he's gone...He's left again..They forced him...to betray your team...He's gone back to them." she managed to say, before darkness surrounded her, and she feel forward into her cousin's arms, the sheer exaustion finally taking it's tole.
Ray looked up at the sky as he picked her up gently, thinking sadly, 'Oh, Kai...what have you done...?' and he, carrying Rayne in his arms, disappeared into the house...
(Next Day)
Rayne awoke with a small groan as the light from the sun rolled across her bed, before coming to a stop on her face, as if it was determined to make her 'rise and shine'.
"Epp!" yelled a girl and Rayne heard a sweeping sound, and the light disappeared from her face, " Sorry, Rayne-kun! We didn't know the sun was up yet."
Rayne opened her eyes, looking about at her teammates, " How could you NOT know. It's bigger than all of us combined. It's kinda hard to miss." she said to them with a weak laugh.
Kit rolled her eyes, smirking at her team captain, " Well, it's alot easier to miss it when you're asleep and out of the light's way." she pointed out and covered up her yawn with her hand.
All of her teammates looked like they had had a rough night.
Kit's blue and lavender hair was messy and pulled into an out-of-place ponytail. She wore a light blue sweater that had long sleeves that were pulled off her shoulders to show some skin. Hip-hugger flare blue jeans dawned her lower body, along with denim-colored boots that covered her feet. Her hazel-amber eyes were dim with lost sleep and she looked like she'd just gone through hell and back in a picnic basket.
Taryn looked even worse. Her long fiery red hair was a tangled mess, and her once cheery glacier blue eyes were dim and cold, like they were back in her days in the Abbey. She wore a black spaghetti-strap top and black jeans with black high-heeled boots that went to her knees.
Tanya looked better than Taryn, but not by much. Her ocean-blue eyes no longer held the grace of the sea she was most known for. Her hair was pulled into a messy bun, and she looked as if she'd just run a fifty-mile race non-stop. Her red sweater was pulled off of one shoulder, showing skin. And a black short skirt was messily covering her. Black and red knee-high boots dawned her legs and feet.
Rayne looked her team over," You guys didn't...you wouldn't..." she said and trailed off each time, unable to find the right words.
Kit sighed, " We stayed up all night. We were worried about you, Rayne. What else would friends be for if we didn't worry about you when you were in danger?" she asked her friend, and Taryn and Tanya nodded in agreement.
Rayne looked down at herself, pushing her body into an unwilling sitting position, " You guys didn't have to do that for me. I've lived through worse than a twilight hour chase through Moscow." she said as she shook her head.
Taryn rose an eyebrow at this statement, " You've been through worse? Ray said Tala nearly killed you! Plus he said that as soon as you got the words out of your mouth, you fainted! If you ask me, that's pretty bad!" she said to her as she shook her head.
Rayne sighed, " You guys! I already have a mother! I don't need three more!" she said with a laugh.
Tanya rolled her eyes, " Rayne, for once, just shut it and listen." she said seriously, and Rayne obediantly quieted down, waiting for her friends to continue.
Taryn and Kit sighed, saying in perfect unison, " Rayne, you could've been...lost last night. We were scared stiff. When Ray brought you in, we'd thought you'd just given up all hope, and just...left us alone...We couldn't handle that as a team, but if we lost you as a friend, we couldn't forgive ourselves, becuase friends are supposed to keep other friends from getting hurt. And, that would mean that we failed our duty as your friend." they sighed again as they waited for her reaction.
Rayne looked at them in mild confusion, " Left you alone? Lost?" she asked looking at them with a questioning expression.
Tanya looked down, mumbling to her, " We couldn't handle it if you had died last night Rayne. Our team would be demolished, totally blow away. And, so would our hearts. Our wills to fight would be gone. We'd be shells of our former selves. Rayne, you don't get it now, but you're the glue that holds this team together. Without you, we're just another group of girls in a boys sport. We'd fall apart if we lost you..."
Rayne looked at them, realization dawning in her facial features, " Oh, guys. I promise, if I'm gonna go, I'll go with a big bang. I won't die because some two-bit idiot who thinks he can take over the world found me and tried to kill me. And, it's not my time, yet. My time's a LONG way off." she assured her friends, though she wasn't sure about her time to die.
Kit looked up at her, " Rayne, none of us knows when we're gonna go, and we have no control over it. It just happens." she said with a shake of her head.
Rayne nodded, " Yes, I know that. But, if they expect me to go down quietly, they have another thing comin'. And, I promise...I won't go down so easily..." she said with a positive nod, but once again, she wasn't sure her statement was the truth...
Kit: Ok, what do ya think. I got my inspiration when I was picture surfing on the net and found a pic of the Demo. Boys with Kai. I think it was from the third season. (And, Tala looked like he had a gun in his hand, but I think it was a launcher...And, he looked really freaky...) Picture:
http:imagewww.w.interia.pl/bbag%20dvd/kaiimage1972.jpg
(After the 'http:' part, you will have to put in two / because they won't appear there. )
Kai: How could you put me back with those bakas?!
Tala: Who're you calling a baka, baka?!
Rayne: [sighs] Alright, boys! Break it up, break it up!
Kit: Ok, stop your bickering, this chapter's finished and you can go home. Finish your friendly quarrel at the start of the next chapter. Tala, if you would say it for me.
Tala: R & R!