Hey everybody! Many apologies for not getting this chapter out sooner. Exams are this week and I have to be ready for them. Sucks I know. But at least I got this chapter out before hand. This weekend I have a four day weekend and plus it's my 17th birthday. Gosh I feel old!!! But any way enough of me blabbering...on with the fic!!!
And I unfortunately don't own BeyBlade but I do own my characters.
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Chapter 8: Training and Stirring Emotions?!
"Ugh! Why did we have to wake up so early?!" a familiar voice complained so loud that his voice rang throughout the courtyard.
"Tyson, please. Be considerate to the other competitors," Kenny said to the complaining teen.
"Why don't you tell them that," Tyson said pointing to Kai and Celia who were just standing there with their arms crossed. After the banquet when they were making their way back, Kai told, or rather barked at the others that training would begin tomorrow at 8:00 am. Celia turned to her team and nodded towards them. They understood her gesture. Now they were waiting on the rest of the Sacred Stars wondering where they were. Only Celia seemed not to be worrying about the rest of her team, as if knowing where her team was. And indeed she did.
With annoyance apparent on his features, Kai turned to Celia. "Where is your team?" Kai asked, his patience growing thin.
Celia just opened one of her eyes to look at him, deciding whether or not to answer him. By the look on his face, she decided against the latter. "Don't worry. They're finishing up their early morning training exercises," Celia simply said.
"Then how come you're here? I thought you would be with them," Max said wonderingly.
"Simple. I finished before them," Celia said as if it was the most logical thing to say. Before anyone could ask her more questions, three figures made their way toward the group. Each face had their own way of expressing that they were tired, but still had plenty of energy to train some more.
"Celia, next time, could you at least wake us at 5:00, at the least, instead of 4:00," Karen somewhat whined to her slightly amused leader.
"Hmm...I'll take it into consideration," Celia said with a slight smile and giving her a slight shrug. She then turned toward the Bladebreakers and noticed their shocked expressions. She looked at them weirdly with a "What?!" in an irritated tone.
"4:00 in the morning?!" Tyson, Ray, Max, and Kenny exclaimed out loud. Although they were very surprised, Kai wasn't affected at what time they woke up cause he woke up when Celia did, for he was a light sleeper. The girls just smiled and shrugged as if it was nothing.
"Have you girls even eaten yet?" Tyson asked incredulously.
"No, but its okay. No big deal. We can wait until lunch," Karen said simply.
"Yeah. Now the real training begins with Celia," Sophie said with a grin. She just got a glare from her slightly angered leader.
Celia looked over to Kai. Seeing as he wasn't gonna say anything, she just turned back to the others. "All right. Well, since you know that there have to be pairs made to compete in each round, we have to decide who is paired up with who. So we'll just set matches to determine who is with who and who are gonna compete," Celia explained briefly of what they were gonna do.
The others just nodded in agreement. Then Ray spoke up. "So...who are going against who?"
Just as Celia was about to answer his question, Kai intervened. "Sophie and Max, Julie and Ray, Karen and Tyson, and Celia and me are the match-ups. Sophie and Max are up first," Kai said with an emotionless voice. Everyone just looked at him and shrugged.
They all moved over to the dish and Max and Sophie got their launchers ready.
"In 3...2...1...LET IT RIP!" Tyson yelled and they launched their blades. Kenny was positioned on the ground with Dizzi to record all the data. Celia and Kai were far from the group but close enough to see the match and far enough from each other. Everyone else surrounded the dish.
"Come on Eiko!"
"Go Draciel!"
Both blades clashed at each other with sparks flying everywhere. Sophie's baby pink beyblade soon broke away and began to circle around Draciel. Eiko was prowling around Draciel and became faster. Soon it was just a blur and strange but enchanting melody came from the baby pink blade. Sophie smirked at hearing this for she knew what would happen next.
Max started to worry a bit when the opposing blade became faster. He decided to call out his bit beast. "Let's go Draciel!" he yelled and that instant his metal turtle bit beast came out of the bit chip. Draciel waited his master's orders while being wary of Eiko's moves.
Off on the sidelines, a certain someone wasn't exactly paying attention. Celia was off in her own thoughts. She felt a little troubled ever since a certain event that happened yesterday at the banquet...
~*FLASHBACK*~
Celia excused herself from the table, heading toward the restroom area but really she just wanted to go away for a while to think. She decided to go out to the garden and sit for a bit. When she got there, she took in the beauty of the lush garden. There were flowers of all kinds all around with a large fountain in the center of everything. The sky was filled with bright stars and a full moon glowing brilliantly.
Celia made her way to the water fountain breathing in the cool night air. As she was about the sit down, she heard movement behind her. Turning around swiftly, she prepared herself for anything that could attack. She was a bit surprised when she was faced with nothing but bushes and nothing that was moving. Hearing a slight rustle, she turned her head with lightning speed to her left.
"Show yourself!" Celia commanded with a slightly angered tone in her voice. When the figure came out, she was surprised at who came out of the bushes. He blended with the shadows well with his all black outfit but he would have been noticed easily with his pale complexion and bright red hair. He stood before her with a slight smile on his face.
"Good evening star maiden. A pleasure that I finally get to meet you face to face," the red head said smoothly.
Celia frowned at hearing that. It was him who sent her the rose. "So it was you who gave me the rose. What do you want Tala?" she asked with annoyance in her voice.
"Remember what I said in my note? I will always follow you my shining star. When I saw you leave, I knew this would be my opportunity to make my wish come true," Tala said as innocently as a little kitten would.
"Hmph! Cut the bull crap! We would have eventually met at the bey stadium during the tournament. I know you have something else in mind," Celia inquired with narrowed eyes.
"Hmm... I guess your right. I do have something else in mind...or rather someone. That someone is you," Tala said chuckling to himself. He smirked when he saw how she reacted to his response. She was taken aback with surprise written on her face.
"What do you mean 'me'?" Celia asked with anger and interest.
Tala began to advance toward her. Seeing this, Celia began to back away making her way around him and toward the banquet hall's entrance. "Exactly what I said. I want you," he said darkly.
"Ha! As if I would want to be with you. Why don't you go after the captain of the team you're partnering with. She seems to be in your league," Celia spat at him with venom. With that, she spun on her heel and hastily made her way back to the banquet.
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When she woke up the rest of her team that morning, she filled them in on what happened to her. They became very worried for her but Celia reassured them that she would be all right. She has yet to tell Mariah. She wasn't planning on telling the guys cause she knew how they would react.
"Hey Celia," came a voice behind her.
'Speaking of the devil,' Celia mused to herself. She turned to face Mariah who had a cheerful smile on her face. Celia slightly smirked and raised an eyebrow at her. "A bit too happy this morning, aren't we?" Celia asked in a teasing tone.
Mariah blushed. "Well I just had a good night's sleep and not in the way you were thinking," Mariah hastily said slightly embarrassed.
"Yeah sure. Whatever you say Mariah," Celia said with a smirk. She turned her attention back to the battle but found it very hard to do so. Her thoughts still drifted back to last night. Mariah noticed her unfocused expression and became worried.
"Is something wrong?" Mariah asked with concern written all over her face. Celia snapped out of her thoughts and just looked at Mariah. She saw the concern on Mariah's face and debated if she should tell her.
"Um...nothing. I'm fine," Celia stuttered with a fake smile on her face. Mariah didn't buy it for a second. She frowned and went up to Celia face to face.
"Don't try to hide it. I know your lying," Mariah said with a slight scowl on her face. Celia was slightly taken aback. She looked around to make sure no one else was paying attention to her and Mariah. When she saw that everyone was occupied, she lowered her head closer to Mariah's and said in a low voice, "I'll tell you later. I don't want the guys to know."
"All right," Mariah said in an equal low voice with a bit of uncertainty in her voice. Both turned their attention back to the action. The Bladebreakers and Mariah were surprised to see a green beyblade shoot out of the dish with incredible speed. The Sacred Stars, especially Sophie, smirked at their shocked faces.
"Great job Sophie. Julie and Ray, you're next," Celia said with pride in her voice at Sophie's victory. Julie and Ray assumed positions and prepared to launch. Soon both beyblades of lavender and gray shot into the dish and met at the center. Sparks flew as both blades kept clashing at each other and then suddenly separated to circle around the side of the dish. Both bladers observed their opponents waiting for who would strike first. Although Julie was a very patient person, she wanted to end this match quickly. As if being mentally commanded, Eczelon shot forward toward Driger with amazing speed. Ray's eyes became slits at seeing this.
"Driger! Tiger claw attack!" At Ray's command, Driger left his confinements and came out of the blade with incredible power. Driger rushed at Eczelon with incredible speed, meeting Eczelon in the center. Both blades clashed together and dust and smoke began to rise. They waited to find out who the winner was but didn't have to wait long when a blur shot past Ray and landed behind him. Everyone turned to see that it was Ray's blade lying in the dirt.
Julie smirked with pride as she called Eczelon back and left the dish. The rest of the Sacred Stars smiled as well and Karen stepped up to the dish. Shaking out of shock, Tyson walked up to the dish, determined to win.
"I'm gonna with this one Karen," Tyson said confidently, raising his launcher.
"We'll see about that Tyson," Karen said smoothly, confidence unwavering.
Once again, blades crashed together in the center of the dish. Then the familiar white beyblade broke away to circle around the baby blue blade. Karen waited calmly for Tyson to attack, knowing he would soon. Tyson, seeing that she wouldn't attack, decided to go first.
"Go Dragoon!"
Dragoon sped straight toward the defending blade. Both clashed once again with sparks flying everywhere. Both blades kept pushing each other back and forth until Entranza pushed Dragoon away with a hard ram. Dragoon faltered a bit but regained his balance. Tyson gritted his teeth, racking his brain for a way to beat her. Right at his moment of distraction from the battle, Karen ordered Entranza to go and finish the match.
"Go ahead Entranza! End this!" Karen commanded her blade to do with a smirk on her face. Tyson turned his attention back to the match a second too late but soon enough to see his blade fly out of the dish. Tyson stood there shocked at such speed and at the fact that he lost. He picked up Dragoon and clutched it tight in his hand. He turned to Karen and smiled.
"Great battle, Karen. Guess you were right," Tyson admitted to the sapphire blue haired girl with a sheepish smile on his face.
"Guess so," Karen said with a knowing smile and shrug. Both stepped away from the dish and stood on the sidelines. Everyone looked toward the two captains who were glaring at each other with challenging eyes. Both determined not to lose, stepped up to the dish. As they were getting ready, everyone was getting excited.
"In 3...2...1...LET IT RIP!"
Both blades landed smoothly at the same time and advanced toward each other with high speeds. Blue and white beyblades crashed as they met in the center of the dish sending sparks everywhere. Kai and Celia didn't even bother to shield themselves while the others backed away from the dish.
"Go Dranzer!"
"Finish him off Esdraloon!"
With a single hit, Esdraloon sent Dranzer flying into the air. Kai smirked, seeing as this would be his chance. "Dranzer! Flame Sabre!" Kai commanded. Dranzer responded by flaming up and heading straight toward the white blade. It seemed that Celia wasn't going to respond but at the last minute Esdraloon moved out of the way. Everyone was amazed at the speed of Esdraloon. It went after Dranzer once again at an incredible velocity. Dranzer countered by showing an equal amount of velocity. Both blades crashed at the center, sending smoke everywhere. Everyone covered their eyes, even Kai and Celia. When the smoke cleared, everyone saw the outcome. It was a tie. Dranzer was next to Celia while Esdraloon was near Kai. Both picked up the blades and approached each other still holding that challenging glint in their eyes. They returned the blades and silently they received each other's respect.
"Those battles were amazing! The power readings I got from all the girls' blades were off the charts. And they didn't even release their bit beasts," Kenny exclaimed with excitement.
"Yeah. You girls rock," Dizzi voiced in.
"Thanks. Now what do we need to do? We all battled, so does that mean that we have to decide who is paired up with who for the tournament?" Karen asked with curiosity.
"Yes. The only problem is that I still don't know the full extent of your blades power because I don't have any records of your bit beasts' power. I don't even know what they are," Kenny explained to the group.
All the girls turned to Celia and she gave a nod to them. "All right. We'll tell you what our bit beasts are but you've got to promise not to tell anyone," Sophie said with seriousness. The boys were about to question why, but when they saw the seriousness on all the Sacred Stars faces they just nodded in agreement. "All right. Kenny you better get this now or else you will never hear it from us again. Eikurin or Eiko is a siren. Her attack is Melody Madness. Eczelon is a black wolf and her attack is Freeze Swipe. Entranza is a eastern like dragon with Meteor Streak as her attack," Sophie explained very briefly.
Kenny was typing all the new stats furiously and was getting Dizzi is search for further information. He was surprised to find more information on their bit beasts. Although it still wasn't much, he still skimmed through the files. Suddenly he realized that he was only looking at three bit beasts files. He looked up at the girls to question about the fourth when Ray beat him to it.
"What about your bit beast Celia? Are you gonna tell us about Esdraloon?" Ray questioned with great curiosity at what her bit beast could be.
"Um...actually Ray, even we don't know what her bit beast is, so don't exactly expect her to say what her bit beast is," Karen said hastily before her leader could. She knew how Celia could be when people kept pestering her about her bit beast. Celia would choose her time to tell them what her bit beast is.
Kai raised an eyebrow at this. 'She doesn't trust even her own teammates with the knowledge of her bit beast,' Kai thought to himself, staring at the girl captain. He saw her slowly look toward him and was surprised at what he saw. Behind her usual cool expression, he saw anger and......sadness? Before he could look further she turned her head away.
"Well that's all right with us. If she doesn't want anyone to know, then we won't question her. I'm sure she'll let us know when she wants to," Max replied understandingly. The others nodded in agreement and Celia gave a grateful smile.
"I understand but I still need some information on your blade, if that's okay Celia," Kenny explained.
Celia turned to him and smiled. "It's all right Kenny. Just get the information from Sophie. She has files on her laptop," Celia said. She turned to the rest of the group. "Okay, now we need to figure out who will be with who. I want Sophie to be with Kenny in analyzing the opponent's blade and figuring out strategies. That would put Julie, Karen, and me in battling. One of you guys will act as a substitute, should anything happen to you. Now you guys can decide who will be the substitute," Celia said with an authoritive voice.
"I'll be the substitute," Kai said almost immediately. Everyone turned toward him with surprised faces. Even Celia was surprised that he was sitting out. She couldn't explain it, but she felt slightly disappointed as well. She just shook it off hoping nobody saw her slip up but she wasn't fortunate enough for someone did see her.
"Are you sure Kai?" Ray asked his captain. Kai just gave them a nod and everyone understood that he would not change his mind.
"All right then. Julie has a powerful attack blade so I want her to be paired with Max. Karen's blade has great endurance so she'll be with Tyson. I shall be with Ray cause of our speed. Tomorrow we will begin the real training, but for now we'll go have lunch and then you'll have the rest of the day off," Celia briefly explained. At the thought of food and the rest of the day off everyone cheered except for Kai of course. The whole group began talking animatedly while making their way toward the hotel. Celia just looked on at the group with a somewhat sad expression on her face, almost longing. Kai was staring at her the whole time and noticed all the changes in her facial expressions. He walked up to her and waited for her to turn to him. He didn't have to wait long when she noticed him right away.
"Something wrong Kai?" Celia asked with a soft and somewhat sad expression on her face. When Kai saw this, it almost made him want to reach out and hug and comfort her for whatever reason she was sad for. Luckily he was able to refrain himself from doing so.
"We need to plan the training schedule for tomorrow," Kai simply said with his usual expression.
"Um...how about later tonight. I've got something I have to do this afternoon," Celia said with a hint of urgency and nervousness. Kai caught the hint of urgency and uneasiness but didn't question about it. He was too occupied at looking at the slight plea for understanding in her eyes.
"All right. Be back for dinner and we'll talk about it in our room afterwards," Kai said, secretly complying to her unspoken wishes. Celia just gave him a thankful smile. "Thanks Kai." At her thankful and warm smile, Kai felt rather funny and warm inside. It confused him but he shook it off until he had time to think. He just nodded in reply.
"Come on, let's go. We need to make sure that Tyson doesn't eat everything. I'm gonna have to make a eating schedule for him," Celia said with a happy smile. She smiled even wider at seeing Kai give a little smirk.
"Good luck," Kai simply said.
"Don't worry. If I can't handle him, I know someone who can," Celia said with a knowing smile. Kai just raised an eyebrow and followed her toward the hotel. 'This is going to be a long and confusing few weeks.
*****
The training schedule that Kai and Celia made was tiring and harsh. Even the girls were exhausted at the end of the day and they were with Celia for nearly three years. The boys were faring no better. Everyday they would collapse in bed. Even Tyson was sometimes too tired to eat. After two weeks of hard training and endless begging, the two captains decided to give them a day off.
"Finally a day off! Man! I don't know how you girls did it, but training with Celia and Kai is brutal," max said after waking up a bit later than usual.
"Yeah! And I thought Kai was tough," Ray commented with amusement in his voice. The girls just smiled in understandment. They knew how Celia could be with training, but now with both Kai and Celia...it was harsher than harsh.
"Well, since we finally got the day off, what do you say we go have some fun," Tyson said with a smile on his face.
"Yeah, let's go!!"
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'Hmm...this looks like a good place to practice,' Celia thought to herself while looking around her. She found a secluded area in the forest near a park. It was a peaceful place which was near a small pond and clear of trees around the pond.
'How about we get started Esdraloon,' Celia thought to her bit beast.
Ready when you are. Esdraloon responded with some eagerness in her voice.
'All right. We're gonna work on that new technique we've been trying to get. I wanna try to get it perfected before the tournament begins,' Celia thought back to her bit beast.
Right! I'm ready and waiting.
"Okay....LET IT RIP!!!"
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'Hmm, let's see here.' Kai was intently looking at all the beyblade parts the shop had to offer. The beyblade shop had a large variety and there were many to choose from. Kai was currently looking at the attack rings, trying to find the one he wanted. He picked up one, examined it, and placed it back.
What was wrong with that one, Kai? I thought it was a good one. Dranzer piped up in Kai's mind.
'Not exactly the one I'm looking for. It may be good but not the best,' Kai thought back to the red phoenix. He kept looking through all the shelves until something caught his eye.
I think that one is good enough. I personally like the way it looks. Dranzer commented.
'Good cause it's perfect,' Kai thought with a smirk. He picked it up and began to look at the other parts.
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A large group of young teens came out of the theatre laughing and talking excitedly. Their day of relaxation was going great. They spent most of the morning sightseeing and visiting some shops. They had lunch at a very nice restaurant which was the girls' treat. Then they decided to watch a movie. The movie was hilarious and hadn't come out in their home countries yet. Everyone was having a great time.
"Man this day has been great!" Max said happily. The others agreed with happy smiles on their faces. Their happy faces turned into questioning looks when Max pointed toward the sky. They looked up and a somewhat depressed look came upon everyone's faces.
"Aww! It just had to be today of all days to rain," Tyson complained aloud. Everyone nodded with dejected faces. Ray suddenly got an idea and turned toward the others.
"Hey guys, I got an idea. How about we go back to the hotel before the storm comes. Then we could find something to do in the room, like play some games and have a little party," Ray suggested. The others seemed to like that idea and agreed immediately. They began to make their way back to the hotel discussing what they should do to finish their fun filled day.
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"DARN IT!! I can't believe I didn't see this storm coming!" Celia yelled to herself. She had been so occupied in perfecting her new attack that she didn't notice the dark gray clouds that came in the afternoon. She ran as fast as she could to the hotel, careful not to slip or bump into anyone who were desperately trying to get out the of the rain as well. When she got in the hotel, she was out of breath and soaking wet from head to toe. After catching her breath, she made her way to the elevator and pushed the button for the floor she wanted.
'I hope the others are okay,' Celia thought with a worried look on her face.
I'm sure they are, mistress. Esdraloon said calmly trying to ease Celia as best she could. When the elevator stopped, she stepped out and quickly went into her room to change and not to attract attention. She opened the door and closed it behind her a little too loudly, causing the room's occupant to look up from what he was doing. It was a mistake soon to be regretted.
Celia was standing by the door taking her soaked shoes and socks off, but that wasn't the problem. Since she was bending down, Kai got a view of a place he KNEW he would get in trouble for if he got caught. When she stood upright, he tried to get back at what he was doing which was fixing and upgrading his blade with the parts he bought. Unfortunately he couldn't concentrate and his eyes drifted back to Celia as she walked toward the dresser to get a change of clothes.
As she walked, he fixed his gaze on her, watching her every move. Since her clothes were soaked, it clung onto her body, showing all of her curves and slim body. Her hair was plastered on her face, hiding her face from him. Unfortunately for Kai, Celia knew that he was watching her. She was lucky enough to have her hair hide the small smirk that came out. She made her way to the dresser, opened the second drawer and pulled out a pair of silk pajama pants, her towel, a white tank, and under garments. She took all her clothing and went to the bathroom, closing the door behind her. She leaned against the door and sighed, not acknowledging the little blush appearing on her cheeks.
Kai was watching her, almost as if in a trance. He came back to his senses when he heard the door close. He shook his head violently, cursing at himself for being so easily distracted. 'What's wrong with me? I see her all wet with soaked clothes clinging onto her and now I feel some sort of...what?.....attraction?! ARG!!! I shouldn't be thinking of her in that way! We are only partners for this tournament and then its over,' Kai thought furiously. Suddenly his expression became softer as if longing for something. 'But still......'
*****
It was late at night and once again Celia could not sleep. She looked at the digital clock next to her. It read one o'clock in the morning. 'Great...' Celia thought sarcastically. She threw the covers off and began to sit up. As she was sitting up, however, she felt sort of dizzy and lightheaded. She also felt hot and she noticed that she was sweating. 'Is it stuffy in here or is it just me?' Celia thought. She looked at the glass sliding doors that led to the balcony. 'Maybe some fresh air will do me good. Good thing it stopped raining.'
She got up and tried to get to the doors, but was stumbling greatly because of her dizziness. She didn't even notice a figure was standing behind her in front of her bed. When she finally made it to the door, her legs gave way and she knew she was falling. She waited for the impact of her hitting the ground hard, but it never came. She struggled to look at her savior, but through the darkness and little moonlight, all she saw where worried crimson eyes and blue triangles.
"Kai..."
"Quiet. Save your energy," he softly commanded as he gently lifted her up into his arms. To him she was incredibly light and he carried her over to her bed with ease. She tried to put her arms around his neck, but she was too weak to even lift her arms. He gently placed her back on her bed and covered her with the comforter. "Don't move," Kai said gently to her. Then he ran into the bathroom, grabbed a basin and filled it with cold water. Then he took a wash cloth and carefully brought the basin to her bedside. Her breathing was becoming short and rapid.
Kai quickly dipped the cloth into the basin of cold water and wringed out excess water. He gently patted her forehead and face to try to cool her down. At Kai's gentle touch, she began to calm down and her breathing became even once again. He continued to pat her face gently for what seemed like forever.
'Why is he being so nice to me?' Celia thought, darkness starting to take over.
'Why am I being nice to her?' Kai thought with confusion mixed with concern written on his face. Before Celia could think about it anymore, she was drifting further into the darkness of slumber. All she remembered before blacking out was saying, "Thank you Kai..." in a barely audible voice.
Kai smiled a bit when he heard thank him. He saw her drift into a peaceful slumber with a soft smile on her face. He stopped patting her face and just looked at her sleeping figure. He hesitantly brought his hand against her face and gently stroked her creamy soft skin. He felt electricity coursing through his fingers and going through the rest of his body. As if on instinct, he did something he never thought he would do. Kai bent over and gently placed a feather-like kiss on her forehead. When he pulled away, he saw that her angelic smile was still on her face. He smiled for the second time that night but then a frown made its way to his face.
'What is wrong with me?! I shouldn't even care about her but here I am taking care of her,' Kai thought with confused and troubled eyes. His beyblade started to glow a little red and immediately flew into Kai's hand.
What's the matter Kai? Why look so troubled? Dranzer asked his master with concern in his voice.
'I don't know. Ever since this girl came into my life.....I've been getting these strange feelings. At first I thought it was just rivalry between us but now.....I don't know Dranzer. I just don't know.....' Kai thought back to his faithful bit beast. Dranzer was silent for what seemed like forever. Then he suddenly asked, Could it be that you care about her more than you realize?
Kai was shocked by the sudden question. Did he really care about her like that? 'I-I.....I d-don't.....know.....' Kai stammered to his bit beast. Dranzer chuckled a bit. Well Kai, honestly I wouldn't mind a partner myself. I'll leave you to your thoughts. Good night, young master. he said with a slightly teasing tone. Dranzer glowed red once again and flew back to its original spot on the night stand. Kai sat there confused at what Dranzer just said to him. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. He looked back at Celia's peaceful face, still sleeping softly and whispered more to himself than to her....
"I think I've fallen for you..."
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