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Onto the final chapter!

Chapter 15 - A New Albina

"What were you doing hugging him?" Kai demanded angrily, moments after Boris had left.
"Kai, he's just saved my future! Look," She replied, opening the envelope, "these keys are for the abbey. The team and I can live there! And he's even left us money too." Kai was dumbfounded.
"Why?"
"Is it so hard to believe that someone loves me?" She snapped back.
"No, I guess it's not." Kai admitted, giving in. "So, what are you going to do now?"
"Well I need to go and get my bag from the hotel, and then I'm going to the Abbey to see the Tala- um, the team!" She cried, full of excitement. Finally, she knew where her life was going; at least for the next few days, anyway. She and Kai returned back to the hotel room, where they found the Blade Breakers packing their bags ready for the journey home. They all looked up, somewhat relieved but with questioning eyes, so Albina explained what had happened.

"I was right!" Max cried happily. "See, you lot should be more optimistic!" Once they'd all finished packing, they left in their large group and decided that they'd walk Albina to the Abbey. When they reached the towering, heavy iron gates Tyson said:
"Uh, you want to live here?"
"I have all my life. Why not?" He shrank away slightly under her icy glare.
"No reason! Heh heh-"
"We should get going, our plane leaves soon." Rei said. Albina realised that she owed them a friendly good bye, in exchange for how kind they'd been to her.
"Thanks for letting me stay with you," she began a little awkwardly, feeling unlike herself, "and for being so nice to me. I think that meeting you lot has changed me for the better." It got a little easier as she went on, their glowing, smiling faces giving her encouragement. "And, sorry if I hurt you, Chief." She finished, smiling at the young boy. He smiled back from under his ginger hair.
"It's ok. I've learnt a lot from you, and I'm grateful."
"Me too." Rei agreed, "I hope we meet again."
"I'm sure we will." Kai said, placing a large hand on her shoulder, "Get in touch if Tala gives you any trouble, I'll sort him out for you." At this the boys laughed and afterwards said goodbye, walking away as she waved them off from the gates, her white face glowing with happiness. So this was what it felt like to have friends- she hoped that she saw them again, too. When they'd disappeared into the fog, she slid through the slightly open gates and ran to the foreboding front doors, inserting the largest key into the lock. It gave a welcoming clunk and the heavy door swung open, revealing that familiar slender body and flash of red hair that she'd dreamt about for years.

"Tala!" She cried, running up to him and almost knocking him over with an over-enthusiastic hug.
"I'm so glad you're all right! What did Boris say to you?" Letting go, she motioned upstairs and said,
"Follow me!" He followed her up the stone stairs, their footsteps echoing around the silent walls. It was almost a surreal experience- they had the whole fortress-like building to themselves, with no instructors, no other children, but no Boris either- she'd never even dreamt that she'd miss him one day. At the top of the staircase she found the door to Boris's office that her and Tala had been dragged to by hair and ears five years ago, and felt a strange sense of detachment as she opened the door without knocking. The room was surprisingly large for an office, and the things that were usually here had gone- his mask no longer lay on the desk next to the usual glass of wine, which had also gone. But the safe that she'd never noticed before was hidden in a corner just as Boris had said, and she went over to it and kneeled down.

"What are you doing?" In reply, Albina reached into her bag and pulled out the small silver key, inserting it into the lock and turning it with a click. The door swung open, screeching on its hinges. Inside lay literally, piles of money; like neither of them had ever seen before. "What? How did you?" Tala stammered, confused and amazed.
"Boris left this here for me- for us- so that we can live here. It'll be great- we can train really hard, then enter next year's world tournament!"
"But where did he get all this from? I don't expect Voltaire paid him this." Albina bit her lip, her eyes still trying to take in the unbelievable sight.
"He might have stolen it." She finally suggested. "But it's not like it matters where it came from, right? It's ours!"
"But- what are we going to do with it?" Tala asked,
"I have an idea." She replied, grinning, as she recalled her magical morning at the posh hotel. "Tell Bryan and Spencer that we're going out for dinner tonight."

A year later, on a sunny summer day in an American park, Kai and Tala were stood eye to eye, glaring at each other over a beydish. The Blade Breakers stood by and watched, waiting anxiously for what was going to happen next. The two teams were having practice battles against each other, in preparation for the upcoming tournament.

"Oh come on, you two, I think it's about time you settled your differences!" Albina insisted, her long hair blowing in the slight, pleasant breeze. She was now a feisty fourteen year old, wearing a belted leather skirt with a deep violet vest top, her tiny white feet still encased in black boots- but instead of the zipped pvc she used to have, they were leather with thick soles and fastened with straps. The scars on her knee, although faded were still visible poking out the top of her boots, and the wind swept the clump of white hair away from her eye, revealing the still prominent scar decorating her cheek. The purple triangles were gone- she'd given them up long ago, deciding she didn't need them anymore- though she still swept them on occasionally when she had a tough battle coming up. The girl she was during beyblading was now quite separate from the girl she was in normal life, and she thought of this fierce warrior as being Albina Hiwatari- at this moment, she was Albina Petrova.

"Why should I? All he's ever done is beaten me-"
"Because I love you both! Now I want this to be a friendly battle, ok?"
"Since when did you want friendly battles?" Kai butted in.
"Well, I've changed!" She retorted, shooting a knowing smile at Tala; every facial feature painted with love. "Ok, three, two, one-"
"LET IT RIP!" The two older boys shouted fiercely, launching their blades with all their strength. It was a fast and furious battle, and before long both boys had released their bit beasts. The Blade Breakers all cheered on their captain and passing people crowded around to watch. "Dranzer! Fire Arrow!"
"Wolborg! Blizza Hurricane!" The dish was instantly shrouded in ice, fire and steam, obscuring everyone's view of the two beyblades. However, when the steam cleared-
"HA! I beat you!" Tala mocked triumphantly as Kai stared at his defeated beyblade, stunned.
"Well that's what happens when you get coached by me!" Albina teased proudly, wrapping an arm around her winner and standing on her toes to kiss his cheek. "Now you have to shake hands!"
"Hn"
"Yeah, go on!" Max piped up enthusiastically. Tala strutted over to Kai and stuck his hand out, smirking.
"Come on Kai, don't be a sore loser!" Looking at Albina's expectant face, Kai grudgingly shook Tala's waiting hand brusquely then growled:
"You'd better watch out for me in the tournament, Tala, because I'm going to make you pay for that." causing everyone to laugh. Albina turned to her love and said-

"I guess some people never change."


THE END! I can't believe it's over! Or how cheesy that ending was... sorry, but I always fiind it hard thinking of good endings! Please review!
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