sigh Finally, after a MONTH without Internet access, I'm back, with a vengeance! Now MY laptop has a new modem, so I don't have to depend on my dad's to write or update. Now... if could just get him to gimme a break from my chores to actually sit down and write... .x Well, thanks to my reviewers for chapter three, I know it was hard to notice since the author alerts don't work if you replace a chapter (important notice) with new text... Well, anyway, here's chapter four...
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Beyblade, and I sure as hell don't own Ray... sigh I wish I did...
Chapter 4: Ghost from the Past
Chief, the Bladebreakers and Hilary were all gathered in the living room. When Hilary had asked Max why Ray was acting strange, she was brought up-to- date with the neko-jin events. Ray was there too, although he was like how Kai usually was: sitting on his own, with his arms crossed over his chest, seemingly lost in his own thoughts. And Kai, well, he hadn't gotten back yet.
"Well, guys, the BBA just announced that we have a rush match to decide the winner of the tournament preliminaries, since too many teams signed up for this tournament. They just told us which team we'll be facing." Kenny said, and Tyson quickly got up. "The battle is in 30 minutes."
"What? They can't do that! We're supposed to know when we're gonna have a battle with at least one hour of anticipation!" Max complained, receiving backup from Tyson.
"Ray, don't you have anything to say?" Kenny asked the neko-jin, and only received a negative shake of the head. Everybody sighed. Ray usually had a commentary about this kind of situation. He would likely give support when they needed it the most. But now he was acting like...like...oh, heck, like Kai! Tyson didn't take too kindly to this, and just couldn't hold himself any longer.
"That's it! I can't take it! Listen, Ray. Just because some girl broke your heart doesn't mean it's the end of the world!" Tyson yelled at Ray at the top of his lungs. Ray just looked at him from the corner of the eye, his amber tiger eyes gleaming.
"Tyson, stop it!" Hilary reprimanded, trying to restrain Tyson, but Max held her back. He knew this could turn into an ugly argument, one he knew Hilary shouldn't be a part of.
"Tyson, leave me alone." Ray sighed, but the Dragoon master just confronted him even more.
Tyson continued on with his big mouth. "I won't shut up! Whatever happened to the great White Tiger? All I see is a scared little kitten." He spat. What was everyone's surprise when Ray grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up so they were at the same level, Tyson forced to look into Ray's amber glare!
"What the hell do YOU know, you brat?" he growled at Tyson, his amber eyes turning into slits. "What I do, or how I act, is none of your damn business." He hissed, and Tyson gulped. "Do you have ANY idea how I feel?" he said, looking to the side, his eyes getting watery. He then let go of Tyson and stormed out of the room, leaving Tyson feeling really bad about what he had said and done.
"I can't believe this... Tyson, how could you?" Hilary slapped Tyson, who put his hand to his stricken cheek, with an ashamed expression on his face as he looked down. "You really don't have any idea what he's going through, do you?"
"Dude, you really should've kept your mouth shut." Max sighed, stretching. If only Tyson would just learn when to shut up...
"I guess Ray won't be fighting." Kenny said, and then turned to Max. "We're in a tight spot. We're facing the Saint Shields. Kai went out too, so if he doesn't come back soon, it'll be just you and Max against all four of them."
"Ozuma... Drat, we're in trouble. And without Kai or Ray, we're even more screwed." Tyson whined, holding his head in his hands as if he had a headache.
"And it's all YOUR fault Ray's gone, you idiot!" Hilary screamed at Tyson, who winced at the sound of her voice.
"Whatever. Me and Tyson can take it. Let's just get there before we get disqualified for being late." Max said, and the remaining Bladebreakers gave him nods of approval. They quickly grabbed their stuff, and after sticking a note for Ray and Kai on the door, they left for the BBA stadium.
Our neko-jin was angrily walking down the sidewalk. He had done a lot to repress himself from breaking Tyson's face. Why was he so hot-headed, insensitive, childish... jeez. The list never seemed to end. (A/n: Don't get me wrong. I really don't have anything against Tyson, but Ray does right now. .x)
"He wouldn't know how I felt..." Ray countered himself. "He's too young to have experienced feelings like these... What would HE know...?" he sighed.
As he continued to wander without a specific destination, something caught his attention. He saw a figure running towards him. As the figure came into view, he saw it was Kai.
"Ray!" he was calling out to the neko-jin. He sounded out of breath. Finally he caught up to Ray.
"Oh, hey, Kai. What's the hurry?"
"Ray, something happened that I think you should know about. Here." He said handing Ray the note he had eased off the wall earlier. Ray took it reluctantly. The expression on Kai's face assured it was nothing good. He looked down and read. As he did, his eyes went wide. After he finished reading, he held the note in his clenched fist, his whole body shaking with anger.
"No... it can't be... not him... that... that... bastard!" Ray growled, his amber eyes flashing dangerously, which even made Kai step back. (A/n: Ooh... that doesn't happen every day... x) "When I get my hands on him... I'll kill him!"
The next thing Kai knew, Ray wasn't standing there anymore. He was about 30 feet away, running with a speed that matched Driger. Kai followed.
"Hey, Ray, wait up!" he said as the note that Ray had dropped was blown away by the wind. It read:
To Ray:
Hey, you bloody neko-jin. Time has come for me to take revenge on you after you humiliated me so long ago. And to make sure you'll face me and not run like a coward, I got some "insurance". That's right, Ray. I have Mariah right here with me. You better come for her before 6 o' clock, or who knows what might happen to that lovely little face of hers. I'll be waiting for you at the abandoned harbor.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Zhang Yuen
TO BE CONTINUED
Well, here was the promised update. Before you ask, Ozuma and the Saint Shields aren't trying to seal the Bladebreaker's bit beasts, not in my fic. And Zhang Yuen is a made up character. You can probably tell he is Chinese by the name, and you might assume he used to live in Ray's village... Ok. Me no telling no more! .x Well, anyway, review so I can get the next chapter underway. And, before you review, I have to ask you readers something. I got a very nice idea from one of my wonderful reviewers, that I DID consider, but decided it wouldn't fit my storyline. Well, I was wondering, if you guys might like me to, after I finish with this fic, to sort of write it and publish it again, but with a different plot, using the reviewers idea, under the name of "Broken Heart, Healing Heart". What do YOU think? Please review and tell me!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Beyblade, and I sure as hell don't own Ray... sigh I wish I did...
Chapter 4: Ghost from the Past
Chief, the Bladebreakers and Hilary were all gathered in the living room. When Hilary had asked Max why Ray was acting strange, she was brought up-to- date with the neko-jin events. Ray was there too, although he was like how Kai usually was: sitting on his own, with his arms crossed over his chest, seemingly lost in his own thoughts. And Kai, well, he hadn't gotten back yet.
"Well, guys, the BBA just announced that we have a rush match to decide the winner of the tournament preliminaries, since too many teams signed up for this tournament. They just told us which team we'll be facing." Kenny said, and Tyson quickly got up. "The battle is in 30 minutes."
"What? They can't do that! We're supposed to know when we're gonna have a battle with at least one hour of anticipation!" Max complained, receiving backup from Tyson.
"Ray, don't you have anything to say?" Kenny asked the neko-jin, and only received a negative shake of the head. Everybody sighed. Ray usually had a commentary about this kind of situation. He would likely give support when they needed it the most. But now he was acting like...like...oh, heck, like Kai! Tyson didn't take too kindly to this, and just couldn't hold himself any longer.
"That's it! I can't take it! Listen, Ray. Just because some girl broke your heart doesn't mean it's the end of the world!" Tyson yelled at Ray at the top of his lungs. Ray just looked at him from the corner of the eye, his amber tiger eyes gleaming.
"Tyson, stop it!" Hilary reprimanded, trying to restrain Tyson, but Max held her back. He knew this could turn into an ugly argument, one he knew Hilary shouldn't be a part of.
"Tyson, leave me alone." Ray sighed, but the Dragoon master just confronted him even more.
Tyson continued on with his big mouth. "I won't shut up! Whatever happened to the great White Tiger? All I see is a scared little kitten." He spat. What was everyone's surprise when Ray grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up so they were at the same level, Tyson forced to look into Ray's amber glare!
"What the hell do YOU know, you brat?" he growled at Tyson, his amber eyes turning into slits. "What I do, or how I act, is none of your damn business." He hissed, and Tyson gulped. "Do you have ANY idea how I feel?" he said, looking to the side, his eyes getting watery. He then let go of Tyson and stormed out of the room, leaving Tyson feeling really bad about what he had said and done.
"I can't believe this... Tyson, how could you?" Hilary slapped Tyson, who put his hand to his stricken cheek, with an ashamed expression on his face as he looked down. "You really don't have any idea what he's going through, do you?"
"Dude, you really should've kept your mouth shut." Max sighed, stretching. If only Tyson would just learn when to shut up...
"I guess Ray won't be fighting." Kenny said, and then turned to Max. "We're in a tight spot. We're facing the Saint Shields. Kai went out too, so if he doesn't come back soon, it'll be just you and Max against all four of them."
"Ozuma... Drat, we're in trouble. And without Kai or Ray, we're even more screwed." Tyson whined, holding his head in his hands as if he had a headache.
"And it's all YOUR fault Ray's gone, you idiot!" Hilary screamed at Tyson, who winced at the sound of her voice.
"Whatever. Me and Tyson can take it. Let's just get there before we get disqualified for being late." Max said, and the remaining Bladebreakers gave him nods of approval. They quickly grabbed their stuff, and after sticking a note for Ray and Kai on the door, they left for the BBA stadium.
Our neko-jin was angrily walking down the sidewalk. He had done a lot to repress himself from breaking Tyson's face. Why was he so hot-headed, insensitive, childish... jeez. The list never seemed to end. (A/n: Don't get me wrong. I really don't have anything against Tyson, but Ray does right now. .x)
"He wouldn't know how I felt..." Ray countered himself. "He's too young to have experienced feelings like these... What would HE know...?" he sighed.
As he continued to wander without a specific destination, something caught his attention. He saw a figure running towards him. As the figure came into view, he saw it was Kai.
"Ray!" he was calling out to the neko-jin. He sounded out of breath. Finally he caught up to Ray.
"Oh, hey, Kai. What's the hurry?"
"Ray, something happened that I think you should know about. Here." He said handing Ray the note he had eased off the wall earlier. Ray took it reluctantly. The expression on Kai's face assured it was nothing good. He looked down and read. As he did, his eyes went wide. After he finished reading, he held the note in his clenched fist, his whole body shaking with anger.
"No... it can't be... not him... that... that... bastard!" Ray growled, his amber eyes flashing dangerously, which even made Kai step back. (A/n: Ooh... that doesn't happen every day... x) "When I get my hands on him... I'll kill him!"
The next thing Kai knew, Ray wasn't standing there anymore. He was about 30 feet away, running with a speed that matched Driger. Kai followed.
"Hey, Ray, wait up!" he said as the note that Ray had dropped was blown away by the wind. It read:
To Ray:
Hey, you bloody neko-jin. Time has come for me to take revenge on you after you humiliated me so long ago. And to make sure you'll face me and not run like a coward, I got some "insurance". That's right, Ray. I have Mariah right here with me. You better come for her before 6 o' clock, or who knows what might happen to that lovely little face of hers. I'll be waiting for you at the abandoned harbor.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Zhang Yuen
TO BE CONTINUED
Well, here was the promised update. Before you ask, Ozuma and the Saint Shields aren't trying to seal the Bladebreaker's bit beasts, not in my fic. And Zhang Yuen is a made up character. You can probably tell he is Chinese by the name, and you might assume he used to live in Ray's village... Ok. Me no telling no more! .x Well, anyway, review so I can get the next chapter underway. And, before you review, I have to ask you readers something. I got a very nice idea from one of my wonderful reviewers, that I DID consider, but decided it wouldn't fit my storyline. Well, I was wondering, if you guys might like me to, after I finish with this fic, to sort of write it and publish it again, but with a different plot, using the reviewers idea, under the name of "Broken Heart, Healing Heart". What do YOU think? Please review and tell me!