UniGirl: Can you believe it? I actually updated! It was a bit before when I originally intended, but hey, you're not complaining. I'm still busy, though. ;.; Also, if you haven't noticed yet, I redid the bios, put them up in the front. Bios for Carolyn and Marina are going to be up soon. They aren't who you think they are.
Okay, I owe all of you a long chapter…
The Wings of a Dream
Ray held out his launcher threateningly to Wing, as she stood there calmly.
"Come on," he urged.
Wing smirked and walked away. "You're pathetic. We have a break."
The crowd roared in laughter as Ray blushed furiously.
Wing smirked again.
/You do that often./ commented Aqua
/What's it to you?/
/Well, why don't you try smiling properly?/
/Um…what about the word, No?/
/Right…/ she replied sarcastically
/What should we do in this break?/ asked Storm
/Eat lunch? We have an hour./
/Ray's clock is really wrong./
/Yeah./
Flame took out a black cell phone, and started talking in it rapidly. In minutes, a black limo pulled up in front of the stadium.
/Flame, the place is a three minute drive from here./
/Who cares?/
/No one, I guess./
The limo was silent; Aqua sat in the front, while everyone else sat in the back.
"Master,"
Flame's head jerked up to see their restaurant in front of them.
"We'll stop here," said Flame as he walked inside.
"We're finally here!" said Tyson as he walked inside the restaurant.
"Yeah, we haven't eaten since this morning." Replied Kenny
"Let's settle down and get ourselves some food."
"Tyson, settle down."
"I don't think it's possible for him," laughed Lin
Ray spoke up. "Firstly, who's paying the bill?"
Tyson instinctively turned around to look at someone who would have normally been there.
"Tyson, the rich kid isn't here," said Hilary.
Tyson groaned.
"I'll pay," said Lin.
"You have money?" asked Ray in astonishment.
"Yeah. Well, except for Tyson."
"WHAT?"
"At least I'm not making you pay for everyone else."
Ray looked behind them. "Oh." He said
Everyone turned around.
Hilary groaned. "Why do we have to keep on running into them?" she asked
The waiter came over to their table, "Can I take your order?" she asked.
Aqua nodded. "Yes you can, or else you wouldn't be here."
The waiter blushed slightly and Storm kicked her under the table.
/What was that for?/
/If you want food, then go./
"So anyway," said Aqua, "I would like a soup and a halibut."
After they had ordered, Wing folded up her menu and leaned back on her chair.
/She's planning out her battle moves/ Aqua commented in a low voice, /Don't bother her./
Sure, it looked like she was deep in thought. She didn't move and her breathing was slow and even.
Flame crossed his arms until he saw someone coming his way.
"Why won't you leave us alone?" he asked as the neko-jin neared.
"I was wondering the same thing," he replied curtly.
"Ray, c'mon."
"What are you doing?"
"Dropping by."
"You're not here only to tell me 'hi.'"
"No."
Wing leaned forward. "If you want us to tell you all our secrets, you have to wait till after our battle."
Ray looked a bit taken aback, and walked back to his table.
Wing glared, though it had little effect.
Ray was deep in thought. There was something going on. He couldn't get the last talk with Yaleri out of his head.
Flashback
"Yaleri. You're here. Who's he?" he had asked
"I don't think you all know who we are." He had answered. He had looked at the crowd. Him, Lin, Mariah, Michael, Johnny, Kane, and Ozuma.
"I'm Kariey, and this is Yaleri."
"Where's Eltila?" asked Michael.
"She couldn't come today."
"What?"
"I know, she usually is able to come."
Kariey, who had been silent, was glaring hard at a certain person.
Finally, Ozuma plucked up the courage to speak.
"Kariey, what's that?" he asked, eyeing a scar on his left shoulder.
Kariey glared, and the crowd shrunk back.
"Nothing," he growled.
"May I ask what happened today?"
"No."
"I wonder what's the matter?" asked Kane.
"Kariey is scary when he's not in a good mood."
"I figured that out."
Again, he glared.
"Yaleri,"
"Yes, Ray?"
"Why are you in your battle costumes?"
"No one's safe these days."
"Are you coming back?"
"When all you Mages are, yes."
"Who's the last mage?"
"You have to find that yourself."
"Do you know?"
Kariey butted in. "Um, let me see, how about yes?"
Ray sighed. He was sure he didn't like this Kariey guy, Guardian or no.
End Flashback
"Ray, it's almost time for the battle, the food's here, and you haven't eaten yet."
"Tyson, you can have it. I'm not hungry," he said tiredly.
"NOT HUNGRY? WOW!" exclaimed Tyson.
Ray shook his head, but couldn't help but grin good naturedly as Tyson shovelled the food into his mouth.
The battle was about to begin. Ray was a bit nervous, though he would never admit it.
Wing, on the other hand, was confident as can be.
"LET IT RIP!"
The race was on, as both the white blades chased each other around the stadium a few times.
Wing decided to go offensive first. "ATTACK!" she yelled, and her blade ran straight toward Ray's, which dodged with ease.
"Nice miss."
Wing cursed under her breath.
"Driger attack" Ray ordered
Wing's blade dodged it.
"Dèjá-vu," said Dizzi
"You think you can match me on speed?" asked Ray, as he sped towards the other blade again.
"You know what? I think so," replied Wing smugly as she ordered her blade to dodge.
Ray tailed Wing for a while, and then the battle switched sides.
Wing chased Ray, bumping into it occasionally.
Finally, Driger crashed Wing into the wall of the stadium, sending sparks into the air.
Wing let a bit of nervousness show on her face. She grunted, and her blade spun faster.
Ray was impatient, this battle could have ended. "DRIGER" he screamed, and his Driger rushed towards the other blade, knocking it backwards.
"Rapid Spin," Wing ordered, and the blade landed right on top of Ray's.
"DRIGER!" Screamed Ray, calling on the White Tiger.
Wing grinned as she saw this, "Keep at him," she urged.
The grin didn't last long, because at the at moment, her blade seemed to stop and crash to the side of the stadium. It only took a nudge from Driger to stop it spinning.
Ray caught his blade as Wing picked up hers. Her face was expressionless as she walked into the changing room.
Ray sighed. Did Wing really try her hardest? Was that a real win? He wasn't sure, but his nervousness dropped slightly.
"That was great, Ray" came Kenny's voice.
Ray smiled sheepishly.
"Really great, man, you kicked butt," said Tyson. "I guess we will get to the finals after all," Ray couldn't help but give Tyson a high five.
Kenny was analysing the data from the battle. It seemed that Wing was very good at attack, defence, and speed, but she had no strategy.
"Not to mention no bit beast," said Tyson.
"That I wouldn't count on," said Max. "I mean Flame was way too good without a bit beast."
"He had one, Max."
"Oh, yeah."
"If Flame had one, then Wing certainly should."
"I don't get it, my first impression of Wing was that she was tough."
"She is, she just doesn't have a brain."
"Right," said Ray absent mindedly.
Wing pulled her ripcord. Then again. Her blade lay forgotten on the table. Sparks flew from it.
/Whoa, girl, calm./
Wing spun around and Aqua backed away.
She spoke, "Don't tell me what to do and not do."
Aqua hit the wall. Wing's voice was deadly calm and icy.
She bent down and picked up her blade. Then she walked to the beydish. She pulled, and with tremendous force, her blade hit the dish, making a dent. She watched it spin for a while, attacking thin air, zigzagging across the dish with all its speed. Then she caught it, and a smirk fluttered on her face.
Aqua relaxed.
/A plan?/ she asked.
/Yes, a plan./ was the reply.
The second round was on, with the two blade spinning around each other before Ray closed in for the kill.
Wing's blade jumped out of reach.
Wing smirked. It landed on top of Ray's, so the blades were balancing, Wing's bouncing on the top.
Then Wing jumped off and headed for the edge of the stadium.
"Everyone in your team does that," said Ray.
"Maybe,"
Gathering speed, the blade pushed against Ray.
"Summon your bit beast, I know you have one."
Wing smirked. "Maybe later."
"DRIGER TIGER CLAW" screamed Ray, and his blade pushed Wing's to the other side of the dish.
With a final nudge, it pushed the other blade off.
Jazzman was about to announce Ray the winner when Wing's white blade attacked Ray's.
"What happened?"
"Blades can go everywhere. FINAL ATTACK!"
One could just see the blade turn red as it rushed in for the kill.
Then it was over.
Dizzi gasped in surprise.
"What?" asked Max.
"She was toying with Ray all along," Dizzi said.
Ray walked back and sat down. "What's wrong?" he asked
Dizzi slowed the picture down, so that they could see every one of Wing's moves before she landed on top of Driger.
Max's eyes widened.
"No way," said Tyson.
"Ray, you were wrong."
Ray mentally hit himself, "I should have known."
"Huh?"
"Kai's smarter than that. He wouldn't go into hiding as a boy that has a blade exactly like his, and almost the same hair, and…"
"You're right," said Hilary, "We've been misled."
"Duh, but who ever thought Kai would become a girl?" asked Tyson
"We never know."
"And we might not even be right," said Dizzi.
"How can we be wrong. That was definitely Kai's "Spiral Survivor" attack."
"Well, I don't want to believe anything yet," said Kenny.
"Who knew Kai was a good actor?" asked Tyson
"I did," said Ray.
Everyone eyed him.
"Well, I mean, even in the toughest situations he was calm. He must have been nervous. And he acts like he doesn't care."
"He doesn't" said Tyson.
"Um…Tyson??" asked Hilary
"He doesn't care. He's betrayed us before, and now he's doing it again. He better have a good reason, other than power."
"I don't think it's for power, Tyson," said Kenny, "These bladers have no name in the world, and we're the champions. I think he's got a good reason."
"Guys, would you mind explaining?" asked Lin
"Oh sorry,"
"Don't worry, I've watched all of your battles, and Mariah has told me about them."
"Mariah?" asked Ray.
"Yes, her."
"What did you hear about Kai?"
"Oh him? I heard that he's a jerk."
"Lin…"
"Well, that's what Mariah told me."
"Mariah didn't like him a lot."
"I can see that, and I can also see why you miss him, I mean, from what I've heard, he was your strongest blader."
"He was not," said Tyson.
"Well, you aren't either. Anyway, he told us that he hasn't betrayed us. Ray told me about the letter."
"Oh yeah, the letter," said Kenny.
"He wasn't lying."
"How do you know that?" asked Max.
Ray shot a nervous glance at Lin. "Well, the last time he turned evil, he left without a trace. At least now he's telling you that he left."
"And what does that prove?"
"That he doesn't want to leave."
Ray sighed, "Lin, I never knew you were this philosophical."
"I'm not."
Ray found the third battle harder than the first two. Not only was this the battle that decided whether the Bladebreakers will be out of the running, but he was battling who he decided was his friend.
And Wing didn't care.
Everything was going according to how she wanted it.
Ray clenched his teeth together. There was one more thing he needed to do before he decided anything.
"GO DRIGER" he screamed. The white tiger came, his teeth bared.
Wing smirked.
Ray watched her, that smirk was so familiar.
"You wanted to see my bit beast, ne?" she asked Ray.
Ray nodded, dreading the result. If it was not Dranzer, then he would be fine. If it was…he didn't want to think about it.
"ALRIGHT!" she screamed triumphantly. Her blade glowed, and the phoenix rose out of it.
"Surprised?" she smirked.
Driger growled.
"Well, now that your spirit's broken, I should have no problem. FLAME SABRE!" she screamed
Dranzer rushed toward its long lost friend, knocking it off, destroying the blade.
Wing smirked again.
She caught the blade. The same way Kai used to…thought Ray.
What happened? He asked himself silently.
From behind the scenes, the real Kai Hiwatari watched. He felt in his pocket, where the real Dranzer lay. Something was fishy around here; bit beasts could not be forged or recreated in any way. How did this girl get his Dranzer, the same appearance, the same attack, yet not the same beings.
And he felt he owed the Bladebreakers an explanation.
Tyson growled low in his throat. "I never liked him anyway," he said.
"C'mon, Ty, we know you care."
"I DON'T"
Max put a hand on Tyson's shoulder. "It's okay."
"It's not okay. He lied to us. He betrayed us…a second time. I mean, I thought once was enough…and he seems to enjoy it."
"What's he after?" Lin mused, "He didn't take your bit beast…"
"He wants the World Champs." said Hilary
"I'm pretty sure he doesn't. He never used to care"
"But now we know how good of an actor he is."
"You have a point there."
A tall figure walked towards the judges' table. He had a hood pulled over his face, which was shrouded with shadow. The brown cloak went down to his feet, where black boots were just visible.
Mr. Dickinson eyed him, "How may I help you?"
"I'd like to see the Bladebreakers."
"Sorry, but the Bladebreakers have specifically requested no one see them at this time."
The figure sighed, frustration evident in his voice. He pulled back his hood and the remains of the crowd who had not yet gone home turned, surprise, anger, even excitement surged through the crowd.
Mr. Dickinson looked up into auburn eyes, a mass of blue and grey hair, and matching triangles on the teen's face.
"I'd like to see the Bladebreakers," he repeated.
Nope, not as long as I'd thought it to be, a cliffie so that you could all review and make me happy. This was the chapter that I actually first planned Kai to make his debut in this fic, but my reviewers convinced me otherwise. So, now, I've just twisted the fic around, and, let me tell you, Wing's an evil child, she is.
PLEASE REVIEW! I love all of you! Also, I'd just like to apologise again for not updating, school does wear one out. I will try my best, no guarantees. Also, it's because I've gotten into the habit of writing long chapters, and I like it that way. Thanks!
Feya: Really? Even some of the worse fics in here have like two hundred reviews. Go ask me sometime, I can name some for you to look at. Very poorly written. I'm not going to answer them any time soon…well, if I can help it. It's really harder than you think. spits on ground don't you wish Mary Sue never existed?
SDSilverDragon: I blew you away? Wow, I'm so honoured. There are a ton of good stuff out there, and a ton of bad, I might say…but lil old me? Wow! blushes a very deep shade of red
Nessi: I'm always changing the chapters because I edit them, find them too short, and then combine them. I'm thinking of writing out the Tyson/Kane battle when I have time, and some other ones I shortcutted, being the lazy bum I am. Usually you lay out the plot before you start writing…
The Tigris: Well, it took you long enough…-,-U
Dranzen: I know he should, but hey, he hates Kai, bet Kai hates him back…wait, I'm spoiling you again…Your OC should not be an exact copy of you, cause that turns into self insertionism. I mean that's not good. Oh, just for reference and to help, you can google "mary sue litmus test" and then take the original one for your OC. Hey, don't worry, one of mine [won't tell which] didn't get borderline. That's why I had to seriously change her character…If you want, you could go talk to Feya sometime…she writes POTO and they're a group of major Mary Sue bashers.
Britt: I try not to do too much fluff, I'm not a fluff writer, and I'm more of an action/fantasy/angst writer. But hey, everyone's got a starting point.
Vampyre Neko: I did not get the Japanese in the beginning…I noticed a lot of people are under homework pressure, there aren't a lot of updates recently.
Also, if you're uncomfortable about the Bladebreakers not being in the finals, I've got a spoiler for you, just in case. I don't like loosing readers…so email me if you want. There's counts fingers if everything goes to plan, there'll be 8-9 more chapters, and it's off to the sequel…wait…that's a lot of work…sighs Review and relieve me from being so depressed.
I also changed my bio, check that out. I assure you, the quotes will scar you for life. And if you want more life scarring quotes, you can go to www.fanfiction.netfeya
I might sound normal here, but in reality, I am one screwed up kid. And it's all her fault! points accusingly at Feya
Feya: It's not my fault I'm messed up…[direct quote]