Blue: *all in black sniffle* today..we mourn Fred, my Wet Fish of Doom.
Bladebreakers: *blink blink* do we have to?
Blue: I know, I know, you all loved him...but my mother cooked him!!!
Red Rain: *licks mouth* (We was pretty good too. With lemon he was even better!)
Blue: *sniffle* ok...ON TO OTHER SUBJECTS *throws off black cloths and comes out with neon coloured clothing* this chapter should be fun to write...even though I have a poster to be doing I'll just do this, he he he...
Kai: ahem, you should warn them
Blue: *puzzled then snaps out of it* Oh! Warning...uh...I guess I can't warn them since I don't know what the chapters about yet, isn't that funny?
Bladebreakers: *sweatdrop*
Blue: I thought you'd agree! Anyways, enough with me ranting, on with the fic!!
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Stern, crimson and honey eyes scan the scenery before them as a blood red sun crept higher and higher into the sky. Sweet winds blow black and silver strands as they tangle together, dancing around them intricately. A pale hand intertwines in a more tanned one as the two bodies lay upon the dark mahogany roof a few hours after sunrise.
Rei sighs contentedly as she moves her head to rest from Kai's strong shoulder to pushing him down and laying on his chest. Kai smiles a little and wraps his arms around her as they continue to watch the warming sun.
Shifting to look in his eyes Rei turns to look at him with a shy smile. He reaches down and brings her head up to his own and kisses her, one that she returns eagerly. They break the kiss reluctantly but settle for just staring at one another.
Kai moves his hand from the back of her head to stroke her cheek gently. "I love you" he smiles.
"Love you too" she reply's cutely. He looks up at the lightening sky and sighs.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asks, worried, and she nods.
"Sorry love, I have to. It's tradition" Rei reply's.
"What happens if we win, though? What kind of war will happen then?" Kai sits up, pulling her into his lap and placing his head on her shoulder.
"Well, then it's a battle between leaders but we'll deal with that when it happens, k hun?" she taps his nose and holds his arms around her tighter and their eyes turn back to the rising sun which seemed to smile down at them.
"To think, were probably some of the lucky ones in war" Kai says out of the blue quietly. Rei looks up at him with puzzled eyes.
"What do you mean hun?"
"Well," Kai motions in the direction of the orphanage "there are so many bombs and guns...they would probably be fighting for their side at their age, no more innocence" he says quietly.
"So much violence ends in silence" Rei whispers and Kai continues with a grim look on his face "It's a shame there's no one to blame for all the pain their life brings"
They stay quiet like that for a while before Rei smiles. "But look on the bright side, their not!" this makes Kai actually crack a small smile and look at her.
"Why are you always an optimist?" he asks with a smirk.
"Well somebodies gotta be, and that's definitely not you" she replies with a shrug. He pokes her in the side, hard. "Hey! Don't poke me" she exclaims, her back arched a little bit, but she leans back against him.
"I don't poke" he says simply "I prod!" he pokes her again, making her jump and try to get away, but he grabs her wrist gently and turns her expertly so she falls, softly, onto her back on the roof, him on top of her. They both laugh, but Kai gets back under control and just stares at Rei, still laughing, with the new sun shining on her, lighting up her perfect features. She catches her breath and blushes at Kai's piercing gaze.
Smiling sheepishly, she clears her throat and he snaps out of it. With a small laugh between the two, the space between them is filled quickly by kisses, hungry for the love that they've been missing throughout their lives until now.
Neither are aware of the angry eyes watching them, completely furious at the choice their friend had made and ready to make their lives difficult with any excuse they could. Pushing back the blinds the figure returns to bed, wrapping their arms around their peacefully sleeping lover.
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Tension flew through the ranks like a bird on the fly, making the younger and more excitable bladers in the group a bit jumpy as the long line of bladers head to the valley.
Robert smirks and nods to the others in his group as theirs walk beside the Bladebreakers. Almost as if on cue Enrique, Oliver and Johnny jumped out at Max and Tyson, making them yell and jump fifty feet in the air. As they are coming down Kai, who hadn't moved from his walking eyes ahead, arms crossed position, comments:
"Oh great, a new high jump record"
Robert just grins and continues walking beside the ever cheerful captain in the season changing forest. He looks around, a few of the leaves on different trees are beginning to turn from their lush green to pale yellow or a light red.
'Only a matter of time until fall, then comes winter' he thinks, fiddling with the blade in his pocket. 'But we'll be well out of here by then' he tells himself with a smirk.
~~~~Rei's POV~~~~
I look at the sky with dread, only a few more hours where the sun is nowhere's near Mount Himonayo, but once it is...I don't even want to think about it.
'What if somebody else gets hurt because of me? I mean, this entire war is my fault. But I just couldn't show my identity to Blake! This time, I'm going out in my crimson tank top and jeans. I'm not hiding anymore, it's time to take action and not care what he thinks of THREE girls.
It's just that...I couldn't show him before because he wouldn't respect me, and at the rate everything is unfolding, that is the last thing on my mind right now. Anyways, as soon as we enter the valley there will be no pleasantries, just beybattles. I hope I don't end up with a guy who has a bit beast otherwise I am in SOOO much trouble.'
'Wonder what's wrong with Lee? He's been in a bad and yet calculating mood all day. Hm, I don't care...I DID NOT JUST SAY THAT!!! Kai's starting to rub off on me, NOT a good thing. Evil boy with triangles...but he is pretty darnd hot if I do say so myself.'
Uh oh...those tree overhangs..were almost at the path. I sure hope we win this battle, otherwise it's all over and...'
I shudder, not wanting to think about it. As the dirt path gradually turns into a rocky one and the trees disappear into the large rock cliffs of the mountains I look up in the sky. Time is running out, but I know my village and I know my friends, they won't let anybody down.
Now all I gotta worry about is me.
~~~~~~~~~Normal POV~~~~~~~~~~~
Intriguing blue eyes scan the cliffs of the mountains opposite them, occasionally glancing at his impatient troops but more-so on the tall cliffs, specifically the path.
"I'm tired of waiting." his ears heard the voice of one of his group. "We came too early" it grumbles.
A smirk forms on tired lips before agile limbs carry his body forwards, flipping through the air and landing gracefully in front of the complainer who just looked at the sudden appearance with bored eyes.
"Were you saying something, Lerusel?" a strong, powerful voice asks, with a hint of danger. The said boy just glares right back.
"Yeah, Blake," he spits at the leaders feet "I did. I'm saying that why bother coming at all! We've already won!!" Cheers of approval roar through the ranks. Blake's eyes however, never shift from their glaring victim. Lerusel looks back up at his leader "I say we take all our forces and all our power and wipe out their clan so we can just TAKE their land for our own. We can do it, especially with that wimpy woman leader, who'm I've hear from a very reliable source, hasn't even shown her face to anybody yet!"
Blake's eyes never change as he swiftly pulls back and punches the boy in the stomach with only 50% of his power, but it still sends him sprawling to the ground. With no expression he walks up beside the boy and looks down at him hatefully.
"Glad you've shared your opinions, kid" he spits out maliciously "but I'm leader and, unfortunately for you, I give the orders around here" he looks up at the rest of his troops "And my orders are as follows: We do things the traditional ways, there will be no attacking an innocent town just because they have things we need. We are going to earn their land the right way!" he shouts, jumping on a large rock which sat in front of the group.
"For, are we not men of honour?" he asks the entire group who nod and murmur in agreement "Then this rule as well is to be followed otherwise it will be payed in blood: NO KILLING!" he growls, glaring at a boy on the end who just rolls his eyes and looks away.
A boy about fourteen suddenly runs up to Blake, panting slightly but other than that showing no signs of tiredness. He jumps onto the rock and whispers into Blake's ear, Blake in turn nods and sends the boy back into his line and turns to his 35 boys with no expression on his face.
"They have entered the valley and it's only a matter of time before Himonayo gets the sun in her eyes. Good luck everyone" he looks around at his ranks with pride "We will come out of this victorious, FOR FANELIA!" he shouts, pumping his fist in the air which held his green and gold beyblade which held his black tiger bit beast Galatia.
With a motion of his arm he sends his army out of their resting place in the shade of the mountain and into battle.
Blake growls as he sees Lee leading the ranks of his group into the middle of the field. "Kuso, I really hate that kid" he growls, jumping easily over the ranks and into the front of his own, leading the way.
I know
Great, glad you know. Now win this Blake mentally tells his bit beast with no emotion showing at all on his stern and set face, not even when a cherry blossom hit his face, caressing him on it's way down to the ground with it's soft, smooth surface that would make anybody but this particular boy sigh in content.
I will win this, I swear it
Nobody notices his hands clench tightly around his beyblade which glowed an disturbing shade of teal to show it's consent.
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The forces lined up on either side of the field after each being led into it, and the leaders joining their ranks to fight in as well.
Tyson, confused, looks at Mariah on the one side of him and asks. "Hey, Mai, why are Blake and Rei fighting this time?"
Mariah doesn't look at him but keeps a close glare at the boy across from her, the one she is to fight. "It's tradition between valleys in this region. You see, we have specific rules and traditions for war. The first one was the one last time, where you had to get to the leader and take them out before the other side got you yours. This one it's an all out attack where it can either end up to the last man or woman standing OR" she smiles "the other side runs away, giving up victory without major casualties"
Tyson nods in understanding and sticks out his tongue at his opponent. "But what about if there's a tie?"
Mariah's face turns to that of uncertainty "Well, there is one I just don't know it. The elders do and they give instructions and there's always a certain time period between this battle and the next one"
Tyson's jaw drops "So if we win this one it's up to a bunch of old guys to decide how we fight!!" he asks and Mariah looks at him "What are we gonna do, have wheelchair races?"
She smacks him upside the head (Tyson: OW!) and notices something behind him. Her face goes pale and she looks back to the other side.
"What is it?" he asks, rubbing his head and she replies a little shakily
"The sun...it's almost time" Tyson looks up and behind him to see she's right. In a matter of minutes the sun will hit Mount Himonayo. He readies his blade along with everybody else in the valley almost simultaneously, the clicking of the blades into the launchers making the entire valley echo of their actions.
There was an uneasy silence and tenseness in the air during the few final moments. Nobody and nothing at all stirred as glares were sent across the field and back. A small wind blew through the valley, making the grass sway and hair blow to the side and loose clothing ruffle.
1 minute...
2 minutes....
3 minutes....
4 minutes....
5minutes...LET IT RIP!!!!
The tip of the sun hits the mountain and everything after that happened so fast almost no one could keep the actions straight. The first beyblade was launched and everyone let it rip soon after. Their blades crashed in the middle with each blader shouting out commands and insults.
The air fills with so much sound that nobody can hear a word anyone on their side tells them, their just listening for what their opponent might do or say next.
Kai's crimson eyes hold amusement as he insults his opponent so bad their speechless. He smirks.
"What's the matter, Blake?" he taunts, getting his beyblade to dodge an easy and over-used attack from his opponents blade. "Cat got your tongue?"
Blake growls. "No, but mine will have yours" he smirks at Kai's slightly shocked expression. Obviously that wasn't the remark he had been expecting. "Galatia!" his blade glows teal "ATTACK!"
Kai's eyes go wide and his face pales a little more than it already is as a black tiger, it's stripes and outline shining bright teal, illuminating Kai's face slightly.
"This is different" was all he could say before Galatia attacked. With a growl, he orders his blade to move and it dodges Blake's blade easily.
Blake's blue eyes go wide and he glares at his opponent. "You are so going down. Galatia! GET HIM!"
With all his heart, Kai battled as best he could and his best was all that was needed. Galatia didn't land one single blow, and it wasn't because the bit beast or blader were bad, Kai had to admit Blake was definitely a world class blader, but Kai just had a bond with his blade that gave him the upper hand .
Blue eyes dart from their battle to along the battle. It was obvious that their opponent had been training, and it showed. They were being beaten.
"I will not lose" he growls and looks at his crimson eyed opponent who just smirks and makes his blade dodge once again.
"I think it's too late for that, Blake" Kai spits out with contempt.
"You moron, it's never too late for anything" Blake retorts with his own smirk as his blade finally lands a blow on Kai's, sending it flying behind Kai.
Turning his body so he could see his blade, his eyes go wide. "No...defend Dranzer...I mean..." he growls in frustration as Blake shows no mercy and keeps his brutal assault coming.
Clenching his fists Kai can only watch as his blade is shot back to him and he catches it easily. Looking down into his palm he just looks at the empty bit part and sighs. "Miss you Dranz...I could sure use you back" He stands up and turns around to a smirking Blake who had just put his own blade away.
"Well, I'm thinking you lost. Now isn't that a shame?" Blake shoves that in Kai's face then takes a fighting stance. "You going to lose a second time? Yep"
With a growl Kai takes up his own stance and the two circle each other before throwing their bodies at one another and attacking with so much grace and perfection you'd think they'd been choreographed together.
The rest of Blake's team, however, weren't doing as well as they were supposed to be. Most of their blades have been beaten and now are getting their butts kicked in the fighting portion.
Rei swings her leg around and kicks her guy in the gut, then smashes her elbow down on his shoulder.
With a nod of approval as he makes the sign for surrender she turns to see how her side is doing and notices something weird. Confusion and panic starts in her eyes and moves across her face as she starts walking towards the disturbance, then she jogs to get there faster, but it's not fast enough. Soon she breaks into an all out run to a patch of secluded, nearby trees.
She runs down the newly made path and into a medium sized clearing to see Michael surrounded by at least ten guys. 'So that's why we had it so easy, there were ten missing!!'
That's not all though. As she watches they all move in and attack him. He did great on his own but a ten on one fight just isn't fair at all. Putting her blade in her launcher she points it at the group.
"Hey! Get away from him" she yells and they look up, all with a smile forming on their faces as they step away. Michael looks up in pretty bad shape and weakly reaches out to her before falling to the ground.
"Get...get out of here...R..Rei" he manages before his eyes close and he drifts into unconsciousness.
"Michael!" she exclaims, her anger boiling as she holds out her blade.
Without her even seeing him, a guy pulls out his own blade and launches it at her hands, causing her to drop her blade and launcher to the ground, her hand throbbing.
Holding her wrist she kneels down on the ground. She looks up and around her as the group surrounds her.
"Aw, what do we have here?" she hears one boy snicker "A little girl who thinks that if she can pull a rip cord she can blade. Sorry, but that's not the way it goes" she looks up and glares at the boy talking to her.
The boy in question nods to one of his other lackeys, but Rei doesn't turn, she keeps her eyes on the one in front of her.
A costly mistake for in a matter of seconds her mouth and nose are covered with a cloth and she's being held from behind. She struggles against the grip but they just press the cloth to her face harder. Her vision suddenly gets blurry and she gets very tired.
The boy holding her smirks in triumph as her body goes limp. "Got em" He looks up at a bunch of yells and glances through the bush to see Blake making his troops, grudgingly, retreat.
"At least we have a pretty new slave to make us feel better" the leader smiles, nodding to the boy who just threw away the cloth and puts Rei over his shoulder. A few other guys grab Michael and the entire group sneaks away, meeting up with the rest of the troops in the pass.
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Kai looks from his crouching spot on the ground and glares at the boy in front of him as blood trickles down from his lip. Reaching up to wipe it away he just snickers and moves, wincing at the slight pain in his side, at the same time as Blake stands up. Both boys are panting heavily, sweat glistening on their foreheads, and covered with visible blue and black bruises accompanied by only a few scratches but nothing more.
Stalemate...again.
Blake glares at Kai and Kai to Blake. They begin to circle one another once again, completely oblivious to the rest of the battle. About to attack each other, they are interrupted by a cry of surrender to the opposite side and both look at one another before noticing an injured boy on the ground a few feet away.
He's one of Blake's.
Blue eyes go wide and look into amused and pissed off crimson. With a sigh of defeat he calls to his group, fists and clenched tight enough to white knuckles "RETREAT! FANELIA RETREAT!"
Kai smirks and folds his arms across his chest as he looks at the beaten leader who, in turn, stares at the ground as his troops run for the pass. Lee grins but holds back a cheer of joy and relief as he walks over to Blake.
"We win" he says bluntly. Blake shakes his head and forces a smile.
"You don't say" he replies, holding out a hand. "I will see you when the elders decide the time is right"
Lee nods and takes the outstretched hand. "Yes. See you then"
They nod in agreement, dropping each others hands like they were on fire.
Blake turns and walks away briskly towards his waiting group with no expression across his handsome face, his blue eyes, though, show a much different story. He blinks the very small pool of crystal blue water that had been forming in his right eye before anybody could see.
Kai turns around searching for somebody and forgetting about the bruising covering his body. He had to admit Blake was an excellent foe. Not only was he trained excellently in the fighting arts but his mind was one that Kai had to contend with as well. In the end it was a definite stalemate for both were equal.
Many bodies were throws into him, all hugging him and crowding his space, so he could not see through the crowd to where Rei would be. The crowd then begins to move in the direction of home so Kai shrugs, giving up the search. With a grin he high fives Robert and gets tackled by his team, wincing only slightly but actually laughing in triumph with them.
With a smile he thinks to himself as dusk begins to descend upon the valley. (Victory, true friends, and my kitten) he smiles and moves with the tight group who are all laughing and yelling in excitement. (Nothing could ruin this night)
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Blue: meep! There's another twist for y'all
Kai: oh great. This means she's going to continue
Blue: *nods* well my motto is once you finish something, finish it or destroy it. *hugs all reviewers* YOU ALL ROCK SO MUCH!!! 180 reviews in 6 chappies is great! Is there any chance we could get over 200 for the next chapter? If you do y'all get to have a nice long next chappie!!
Kai: their going to get one anyways, what's the difference?
Blue: *shifty eyes* they earn it! Oh well, for a consolation prize for being such great people here's Elijah Wood! Do what you will with him.
Rain: HEY! *grabs Elijah and runs*
Blue: *blink blink. Sighs* I guess you'll all just have to settle with cookies for now, until next time peeps, RnR!