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A day and a half later, Kai found himself seated at his kitchen table, his arms laying out in front of him and the side of his face connected with the polished wood. He played with the metal chain bracelet that once belonged to his mother while glancing at the TV in the living room, watching one of the videos Izumi had given him at the airport the day they left Russia. The contents of that box were still spread out over the carpet. Kai had examined the pictures and videos many times, and couldn't tear himself away from them. Things back then had been so....normal....so simple, words that Kai hardly knew anymore. He had been stripped of all he held dear in his life at an early age, and all he could do was watch as his past was once again revealed to him.
The blue haired teen let out an exhausted sigh and turned off the TV. He glanced once more at the bracelet on his left wrist, reading the words etched in around the engraving of his beloved phoenix.
"Always remember to rise again....heh....I've failed....I've forgotten how." Kai said to himself, closing his eyes.
The teen was startled back into consciousness by a rapping at his door. He moaned as he stood up, and walked over, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand.
"Good afternoon Kai, how are you feeling?" A cheery, old voice greeted as the blue haired teen opened the door.
He stared at the elder for a moment, waiting for his eyes to fully adjust. "Mr....Dickinson?"
"Goodness!" The BBA president exclaimed as he saw the teen standing before him.
Kai wore a light blue t-shirt, and navy sweat pants. The garments had once fit him perfectly, but now were oversized. The elder Mr. Dickinson knew that Kai, Hilary and even Tala had lost a great amount of weight when they were in Nikolai's clutches, but Kai had apparently lost even more since then, and in these clothes, it was now more noticeable than ever!
The teen yawned and opened the door further, allowing the elder to enter the apartment. "What brings you all the way over here?"
"I was just wanting to make sure you're doing alright. It looks like you haven't had a decent meal or sleep in a while." Mr. Dickinson took a seat at the table as Kai headed into the kitchen.
"Would you like some tea or coffee?" Kai asked, pulling out a cup from the cabinet.
"No, I'm fine, thank you." The elder smiled.
Kai poured himself a cup of coffee that had been brewing a while and chugged it down, in an attempt to fight away any trace of exhaustion.
"Have you decided to rejoin the team?" Mr. Dickinson asked once the teen returned the cup to the counter. "They really need you with them."
"No, they don't. They can find someone else for all I care."
"Kai, you're their captain, and they need you, whether you like it or not!"
The blue haired teen sighed.
"And Tyson's been wanting to talk to you."
Kai stifled a laugh. Tyson? Talk to him? "Well, that's something new."
Mr. Dickinson grinned at the teen.
"I guess I have no other choice...." Kai looked away out a window.
The elder chuckled and stood up. "Why don't you get dressed and we'll head over there. I have something to tell all of you."
Kai mentally groaned. He didn't want to leave the confines of his apartment. He didn't want to face anything...he just wanted to fall into an eternal sleep, and dream that nothing bad had ever happened. He let out a defeated sigh and retreated into his bedroom, where he quickly threw on a pair of baggy blue pants and a black tank top before fixing his old scarf around his shoulders. He hadn't worn this outfit in a while now, but he was too tired to look through for anything else.
The teen rejoined the elder in the kitchen and they both headed out of the building to Mr. Dickinson's car.
"Let it rip!"
The two beyblades clashed together, creating a wave of sparks to fly in all directions.
"Go Dragoon! Attack now!" Tyson cried out.
"Murasaki! Defense position!" Hilary's voice called out.
The dragon slammed into the lioness, but neither of the beyblades budged from their spots.
Hilary exclaimed as her beyblade suddenly was shoved backward to the rim of the dish. "Oh no!"
"Yes!" Tyson cheered and began to head for the purple beyblade.
Murasaki met Dragoon half way, forcing another wave of sparks to fly.
"Ahh!" The brunette cried as her beyblade returned to her hand. She had been defeated....again.
"That was an excellent battle you two!" Kenny exclaimed.
"Yeah! Great job Hilary!" Tyson smiled at the young girl. He had defiantly changed his ways after what Mr. Dickinson had told him.
Hilary looked at her beyblade. If it wasn't for that stupid cast on her left wrist, she would be able to launch properly, and would surely prove a match for Tyson, or any other beyblader.
"Good afternoon everyone!" A friendly voice exclaimed from the front of the dojo.
The three teens rushed from the back to great Mr. Dickinson.
"Hey Mr. D!" Tyson exclaimed as Kai followed behind the elder.
"Kai!" Hilary cried, throwing her arms around him.
"Kai....." Tyson muttered as he looked away from his captain's glance.
"Alright boys and girl, I have some important news!" Mr. Dickinson's voice broke the silence. "As you well know, the championship rounds will be here in less than two months now. As the reigning world champions, you are obligated to attend the BBA's press conference."
"Yeah, we know! We've done it before!" Tyson interrupted as usual, earning a death glare from Kai. "But you weren't finished, were you?"
"....this year, the conference is different. It's a formal event, and all sorts of different beybladers will be there. Rei and Max will be flying in for it as well!"
Everyone but Kai seemed instantly excited.
"Wait a minute.....formal?!" Tyson exclaimed.
Mr. Dickinson nodded. "Yes, formal. That means you all must dress in your nicest outfits."
"When is it?" Kai spoke up.
"It's in 2 days. Sorry for not telling you earlier, but it was suddenly rescheduled. It's usually held later in the month."
"Ahhh! Oh no!" Hilary shouted, causing everyone to stare at her. "I need to find a dress! I need to find a dress!" She rambled on, running back over toward her house.
The boys looked at each other, confused. "Girls...." Tyson sighed.
"I need to get back to my office now boys. Have a good day!" The elder turned and drove off in his car.
"Hey Kai...." Tyson started.
The oldest teen turned and looked at the navy haired blader, who was staring at his shoes.
"I'm......I'm" He stuttered.
"Would you just spit it out?!" Kai asked, getting annoyed.
"I'm sorry! I should have never said those things and I'm sorry!" He exclaimed suddenly.
Kai eyed him for a moment as the teen folded his hands and bowed slightly in front of him. He sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, whatever Tyson. Have you been training since?" Kai highly doubted this.
"We have! In fact, I've got everything on video!" Kenny exclaimed, holding up Dizzi.
"Good....let's see it." Kai crossed his arms when suddenly, a loud scream echoed through the neighborhood.
"Was that Hilary?" Tyson asked, looking up into the sky.
Kai let out another long sigh. "I'll go find her."
"What should we do?" Kenny asked.
"I don't know....go....find something to wear for that formal thing....I don't care." With that, he turned and left the dojo, heading down to his girlfriend's house, leaving two really confused teens in his wake.
"Did Kai just tell us to do anything?" Tyson looked at Kenny.
"Uh huh...." The youngest teen nodded.
"Must be sick...."
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Thanks for all the reviews!
I can't believe I already have 70!
Anyway, here's the next chapter
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A day and a half later, Kai found himself seated at his kitchen table, his arms laying out in front of him and the side of his face connected with the polished wood. He played with the metal chain bracelet that once belonged to his mother while glancing at the TV in the living room, watching one of the videos Izumi had given him at the airport the day they left Russia. The contents of that box were still spread out over the carpet. Kai had examined the pictures and videos many times, and couldn't tear himself away from them. Things back then had been so....normal....so simple, words that Kai hardly knew anymore. He had been stripped of all he held dear in his life at an early age, and all he could do was watch as his past was once again revealed to him.
The blue haired teen let out an exhausted sigh and turned off the TV. He glanced once more at the bracelet on his left wrist, reading the words etched in around the engraving of his beloved phoenix.
"Always remember to rise again....heh....I've failed....I've forgotten how." Kai said to himself, closing his eyes.
The teen was startled back into consciousness by a rapping at his door. He moaned as he stood up, and walked over, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand.
"Good afternoon Kai, how are you feeling?" A cheery, old voice greeted as the blue haired teen opened the door.
He stared at the elder for a moment, waiting for his eyes to fully adjust. "Mr....Dickinson?"
"Goodness!" The BBA president exclaimed as he saw the teen standing before him.
Kai wore a light blue t-shirt, and navy sweat pants. The garments had once fit him perfectly, but now were oversized. The elder Mr. Dickinson knew that Kai, Hilary and even Tala had lost a great amount of weight when they were in Nikolai's clutches, but Kai had apparently lost even more since then, and in these clothes, it was now more noticeable than ever!
The teen yawned and opened the door further, allowing the elder to enter the apartment. "What brings you all the way over here?"
"I was just wanting to make sure you're doing alright. It looks like you haven't had a decent meal or sleep in a while." Mr. Dickinson took a seat at the table as Kai headed into the kitchen.
"Would you like some tea or coffee?" Kai asked, pulling out a cup from the cabinet.
"No, I'm fine, thank you." The elder smiled.
Kai poured himself a cup of coffee that had been brewing a while and chugged it down, in an attempt to fight away any trace of exhaustion.
"Have you decided to rejoin the team?" Mr. Dickinson asked once the teen returned the cup to the counter. "They really need you with them."
"No, they don't. They can find someone else for all I care."
"Kai, you're their captain, and they need you, whether you like it or not!"
The blue haired teen sighed.
"And Tyson's been wanting to talk to you."
Kai stifled a laugh. Tyson? Talk to him? "Well, that's something new."
Mr. Dickinson grinned at the teen.
"I guess I have no other choice...." Kai looked away out a window.
The elder chuckled and stood up. "Why don't you get dressed and we'll head over there. I have something to tell all of you."
Kai mentally groaned. He didn't want to leave the confines of his apartment. He didn't want to face anything...he just wanted to fall into an eternal sleep, and dream that nothing bad had ever happened. He let out a defeated sigh and retreated into his bedroom, where he quickly threw on a pair of baggy blue pants and a black tank top before fixing his old scarf around his shoulders. He hadn't worn this outfit in a while now, but he was too tired to look through for anything else.
The teen rejoined the elder in the kitchen and they both headed out of the building to Mr. Dickinson's car.
"Let it rip!"
The two beyblades clashed together, creating a wave of sparks to fly in all directions.
"Go Dragoon! Attack now!" Tyson cried out.
"Murasaki! Defense position!" Hilary's voice called out.
The dragon slammed into the lioness, but neither of the beyblades budged from their spots.
Hilary exclaimed as her beyblade suddenly was shoved backward to the rim of the dish. "Oh no!"
"Yes!" Tyson cheered and began to head for the purple beyblade.
Murasaki met Dragoon half way, forcing another wave of sparks to fly.
"Ahh!" The brunette cried as her beyblade returned to her hand. She had been defeated....again.
"That was an excellent battle you two!" Kenny exclaimed.
"Yeah! Great job Hilary!" Tyson smiled at the young girl. He had defiantly changed his ways after what Mr. Dickinson had told him.
Hilary looked at her beyblade. If it wasn't for that stupid cast on her left wrist, she would be able to launch properly, and would surely prove a match for Tyson, or any other beyblader.
"Good afternoon everyone!" A friendly voice exclaimed from the front of the dojo.
The three teens rushed from the back to great Mr. Dickinson.
"Hey Mr. D!" Tyson exclaimed as Kai followed behind the elder.
"Kai!" Hilary cried, throwing her arms around him.
"Kai....." Tyson muttered as he looked away from his captain's glance.
"Alright boys and girl, I have some important news!" Mr. Dickinson's voice broke the silence. "As you well know, the championship rounds will be here in less than two months now. As the reigning world champions, you are obligated to attend the BBA's press conference."
"Yeah, we know! We've done it before!" Tyson interrupted as usual, earning a death glare from Kai. "But you weren't finished, were you?"
"....this year, the conference is different. It's a formal event, and all sorts of different beybladers will be there. Rei and Max will be flying in for it as well!"
Everyone but Kai seemed instantly excited.
"Wait a minute.....formal?!" Tyson exclaimed.
Mr. Dickinson nodded. "Yes, formal. That means you all must dress in your nicest outfits."
"When is it?" Kai spoke up.
"It's in 2 days. Sorry for not telling you earlier, but it was suddenly rescheduled. It's usually held later in the month."
"Ahhh! Oh no!" Hilary shouted, causing everyone to stare at her. "I need to find a dress! I need to find a dress!" She rambled on, running back over toward her house.
The boys looked at each other, confused. "Girls...." Tyson sighed.
"I need to get back to my office now boys. Have a good day!" The elder turned and drove off in his car.
"Hey Kai...." Tyson started.
The oldest teen turned and looked at the navy haired blader, who was staring at his shoes.
"I'm......I'm" He stuttered.
"Would you just spit it out?!" Kai asked, getting annoyed.
"I'm sorry! I should have never said those things and I'm sorry!" He exclaimed suddenly.
Kai eyed him for a moment as the teen folded his hands and bowed slightly in front of him. He sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, whatever Tyson. Have you been training since?" Kai highly doubted this.
"We have! In fact, I've got everything on video!" Kenny exclaimed, holding up Dizzi.
"Good....let's see it." Kai crossed his arms when suddenly, a loud scream echoed through the neighborhood.
"Was that Hilary?" Tyson asked, looking up into the sky.
Kai let out another long sigh. "I'll go find her."
"What should we do?" Kenny asked.
"I don't know....go....find something to wear for that formal thing....I don't care." With that, he turned and left the dojo, heading down to his girlfriend's house, leaving two really confused teens in his wake.
"Did Kai just tell us to do anything?" Tyson looked at Kenny.
"Uh huh...." The youngest teen nodded.
"Must be sick...."
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