Breaking a Promise

Kohari: Here's Chapter 12! Woohoo!

Audience: -unenthusiastically- Yay.

Kohari: How evil. Anyway, here's a list of the BeyKats' members and a few details.

Kitten. Team leader. Bitbeast in fic yet to be determined. Short temper. Seems to be obsessed with pink.

Hilary. Bitbeast: Battle Lynx. We all know her personality. Color: Lime green.

Roxanne. Bitbeast: Stealth Cougar. Purple hair (?). Color: Violet.

Dina. Bitbeast: Jaguera. If I already stated a hair color, oh well. It's brown. Color: sky blue.

Lita. Bitbeast: Yet to be determined in fic. Blond. Color: Orange.

Kohari: Okay. Well, it's the tournament. Here goes!

Chapter 12

Kitten was in the lead as the BeyKats raced to the stadium. They didn't want to be late for the tournament. They all had their "uniforms" (different jeans/tees, same color scheme) and they were quite a sight. Lita lagged behind a bit, Roxanne trailing closely behind Kitten. Hilary and Dina were on equal footing.

They all skidded to a halt, waiting in line to get into the stadium. Kitten let out an "urgh" of frustration. They were going to have a hard time getting a glimpse of the preliminary matches, which were currently going on. The BeyKats didn't have to worry about that, though. They were one of four teams that were automatically chosen to enter the tournament. The other four teams had to earn their way in.

An official tapped them on the shoulder and led them to their special seats in the stands. This was nice. VIPs. Kitten, Hilary, and the others watched the newbies to the scene pummel the crap out of each other, then the winner be announced. Eventually, the four teams were chosen, but to the BeyKats, they didn't look like much.

It was now time for Round One of the tournament. The dreaded Blind Beybattle. They, again, didn't have to worry about that. The two teams in the match were previously chosen (duh), and, without knowing who else was involved, were already waiting underneath the stadium for their introductions.

"I wonder who's in this fight!" Roxanne pondered aloud excitedly. "This could be really good!"

"I'm not so sure," Kitten put in. "We don't know who we're up against until the match. Without the advantage of upgrading to beat a particular team, we'll have to prepare for all of them at once."

"But they don't have an advantage, either," Dina argued. "And we get to all the cards right now. The teams down there haven't seen us in action."

"They will," came the reply.

"So, Lita," Hilary changed the subject. "Who did you meet yesterday that had you all flustered and heart-fluttery?'

Everyone turned to the blond, who blushed badly. "Oh, don't worry about that," she waved her hand nervously, trying to give off the image that it really didn't matter. But she was bad at lying, and everyone could see that she was really stuck on him. "I'll probably never see HIM again."

All but Hilary seemed to accept this. She was thinking a sarcastic "Uh-huh." But she didn't push the matter. No need to spoil the girl's cover-up. Maybe she'd tell them when she was ready.

The one in charge of the commentary for this tournament (we'll call him K-man in here, but you can make up a name) held up the mike and his voice filled the cheering stadium. "Are you ready for this year's 'King of the Mountain' (no idea where that came from) tournament?"

A chorus of "Woohoo" and "Yeah, baby"s came from the diverse stands. K-man's face lit up, happy that the crowd was so enthusiastic.

"Then LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!" (hope that's not copyrighted or anything)

"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Hilary covered her sensitive ears to protect them from the sound. Kitten scowled at the ruckus. Dina, Lita, and Roxanne joined in with the shouting and support. K-man broke into the cheers, silencing them temporarily.

"Introducing the first team!..." Everyone in the stadium was super-quiet.

It was at this time that Hilary happened to look at the judge's stand. There, she saw an elder with a cane leaning against the chair at his side. 'Mr. Dickenson? No. It can't be. Hilary, you're seeing things, girl.' She listened to K-man's announcement.

"Give a warm welcome to team...Camouflage!" A light shown on the team, and the crowd's heads turned to a team in sexy camouflage outfits (not like the army). One girl was in a skimpy, skin-tight and much skin-showing outfit, portraying, to Hilary, the look of a whore. She did look like the kind of girl that would.

"And now...the moment you've all been waiting for...a team we all know and love...world-famous, and with good reason...I'd like a big hand for the one...the only...BLADEBREAKERS!"

The crowd erupted with cheers as another spotlight landed on the group. Some of the BeyKats were shocked.

"Max?!" Lita gasped.

"Ohmigod! It's Tyson!" Dina squealed.

"Kai?!" Hilary whispered, nearly rising out of her seat, but was scared Kitten would ask what was wrong and get on her case.

They were all waving politely at the crowd, Tyson looking like his would fall off, he was waving it so hard. His eyes stopped at her spot in the crowd. "Hilary?"

"What's up, Tyson?" Max asked, then looking at where he was staring. "Holy-!" Hilary was already leaving without her team noticing. "Is that-?"

"You guys alright?" (Ray) "What the-?"

Kenny, too, looked, as did Kai, but Hiwatari said nothing.

The fight went well. Tyson, Ray, and Kai whooped the opponents' butt, as planned. But somehow, they couldn't help wishing that Hilary had been there to see it.

Next, it was the BeyKats' turn to blade. The BladeBreakers happened to notice them on the way to the dressing room.

"Hey, Hilary! I knew it was you!" Tyson called out as the rest followed him. Hilary was trying desperately to ignore them, the rest of the BeyKats giving them the cold shoulder, as they were the enemy.

"You didn't tell us you were here!" Max said happily.

"Hilary-," Ray started, but got the door slammed in his face. They looked at each other. Something was wrong. Somehow, Hilary wasn't too happy to see them. Why?

They shrugged their shoulders and walked off, a little depressed. They had missed her. Tyson sighed. He figured it had something to do with him.

Kai stayed for a second, staring at the locked door. Then, he sadly dropped his gaze and joined the rest of them. They had some maintenance to take care of.

Inside the dressing room, Hilary leaned her forehead against a locker in one corner of the room, trying desperately to keep back the tears. She was succeeding. They had all made a pact with Kitten to never shed a tear for a guy. She needed now more than ever to hate them, especially Tyson.

None of them looked at each other or said a word. Even Kitten realized this was no time for a talk. Lita sighed deeply with pain, knowing that eventually she would have to go up against Max. She wasn't looking forward to it. Dina kissed a picture of Tyson for good luck. Roxanne put a violet barrette in her hair to keep it from getting in her way. Kitten kept her eyes on the floor. Why were they all suddenly depressed?

Finally, Kitten broke the silence. "Let's go. It's time." They all left, but no one was smiling. They knew they could beat the amateurs they had been placed against, but that wasn't the problem. The problem was the fact that three teammates couldn't keep their hearts in control.

They stepped into the stadium, their sad frowns turning into death glares. Whoever the opponent was, they were going down.

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Kohari: No one think that was gay if it actually came up. I'm just trying to separate the commentary from the story. But anyway, I updated. Yippers! Sorry it was so short. Please review for me anywho, and you guys are the best!

PS: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star! (to find out what this inside joke is talking about, read "To Break the Chain")