Okay, warning: song lyrics, might get a bit tedious, you can skip all but the very last one, which is the song before Kai and Sakura's official match at Regionals. Also, something about Ray my friend Chelsea thought disturbing.

Also, you see Sakura's brother for the first time. You realize just how famous she is, how horrible her life before the Blade Breakers was, how perverted her and Kai are with each other sometimes, and some clues as to what goes on and who she is. (It will be a mysterious that is solved little by little. If you pay close attention, you might figure it out. You guys can ask, but I'll only answer real specific questions."

                                                Chapter Four: Tournaments and Team Mates

            Sakura smirked from her view point as she watched Kai and the dark haired boy named Ray approach the Bey dish. "Now boys, as this is one of the last four rounds of the Tournament, we have a treat for our audiences before we begin. Sakura Daratrazanoff, world class Beyblader, figure skater, and vocalist, will sing one popular song before each match but her own. For this one, she'll be singing 'Beautiful Stranger' by Madonna! Let's here it for her!" The crowd cheered, but Kai looked confused. Sakura could sing? Ray looked ecstatic.

            "Don't tell anyone, but I love this song. Madonna is so hot." He said.

"Who'd I tell? Freak." Kai replied as Sakura took the microphone and began to sing. When Kai looked up at her, she winked. His heart thudded in his chest.

"Haven't we met,

you're some kind of beautiful stranger,

you could be good for me,

I've had the taste for danger,
If I'm smart then I'll run away,

but I'm not so I guess I'll stay,

Heaven forbid,

I'll take my chances on a beautiful stranger.

I looked into your eyes

and my world came tumbling down,

you're the devil in disguise,

that's why I'm singing this song to you,"

            She was beautiful, in a loose blue shirt that accented her curves, and a pair of black shorts. It was amazing that, on any other girl, Kai wouldn't have noticed, but with Sakura, she looked like a princess. Maybe he could be her personal slave… there was a slight challenge in her eyes as she looked at him. At a pause in the music, she tilted the mike away from her face and mouthed, Slaves need to be trained, Kai. Yeah? He was up for bedroom training. She smirked, looking delighted. Her eyes were shining with happiness. She was so lovely. Her hair was hanging down her back and over her shoulders, and a stray lock of it hung in her eyes. Her lips, painted with silver sparkle lip gloss for the cameras, looked incredibly sexy as she sang. She was singing for him. He knew it, knew she had to be.


"To know you is to love you,

you're everywhere I go,

and everybody knows,

to love you is to be part of you,

I've paid for you with tears,

and swallowed all my pride,

If I'm smart then I'll run away,

but I'm not so I guess I'll stay,

haven't you heard,

I fell in love with a beautiful stranger.

I looked into your face,

my heart was dancing all over the place,

I'd like to change my point of view,

if I could just forget about you,

To know you is to love you,

you're everywhere I go,

and everybody knows,

to love you is to be part of you,

I've paid for you with tears,

and swallowed all my pride,

I looked into your eyes

and my world came tumbling down,

you're the devil in disguise,

that's why I'm singing this song to you,"

She was so gorgeous… he decided he would look at her and nothing else for now, until the match began, so he wouldn't be distracted when the match actually started. Or maybe, he'd lose because he'd been drooling, with his eyes bugged out on the floor. God, she was beautiful.


"To know you is to love you,

you're everywhere I go,

and everybody knows,

to love you is to be part of you,

I've paid for you with tears,

and swallowed all my pride,

oh, haven't you heard

I fell in love with a beautiful stranger

Heaven forbid,

I'll take my chances on a beautiful stranger."

            "Okay, that was Sakura Daratrazanoff with 'Beautiful Stranger,' and now on to the match. This round, it's the defending champion, Kai Kaido Voltaire against the mysterious Ray! Kai and Ray may be playing a game of cat and bird, with Drigger, Ray's rip-roaring bit beast, going up against Kai's twin bit beasts, Draanzer and Phoenix! Bladers, assume positions! 3-2-1… let it riiiiiippppp!"

(Okay, I don't remember if Ray actually went against Ray, but oh frickin' well for the nit pickers if he didn't)

            "Drigger, White Tiger Claw attack!" Green light and a white tiger flew up from the bit piece, and Kai merely said, "Draanzer, attack!" The blades clashed, sparks flew, and they smashed against each other again.

"Come on, Drigger!"

"Draanzer, do it now! Take him out!" The blade slammed into its opponent, pushed it towards the edge of the dish. Ray cried, "Come on! White Tiger Claw!" The cat dodged Kai's assault and slammed into the blue dish. Sakura gasped as the blue blade flew out of the dish and landed on the ground at Kai's feet. "Hahaha!"

"Don't get cocky, Ray. I merely underestimated you. It won't happen again. Of that, you can be sure." Kai took a fighting stance and Sakura leaned in to see better. "Let's do this, Phoenix! Your turn now!" The darker beast flew from the bit as both blades flew into the dish. Its bone chilling cry sent a shiver up Sakura's spine. She gazed at Kai, who glowed in the heat of battle, eyes shining with bloodlust and laughter. He was so much like her brother, and her old team mates. A face appeared in her mind, of a boy with lilac hair and dark violet eyes, pale skin, and beautiful, aristocratic features. One of her best friends.

"Phoenix, Dark Fire Whirlwind!" A flash of light, and Ray's blade zoomed up to land at his feet. Kai smirked, and Sakura grinned exultantly. She had so wanted Kai to win. Then, she would get to face him again. Just once more, so she could beat him. Just once more. "You see, Ray? I underestimated you last time. This time, I won. Let's try this again, my timing was off. That took far to long. Come on!"

"Let's do this, Drigger!"

"Draanzer! Phoenix! Double Flare Shockwave!" The blades met in a blinding flash, but Sakura did not look away. Her eyes grew accustomed to the changes in the light furiously, and she saw the two blades battling in the dish, before darkness fell. Her eyes dilated so that she could see in the lack of light. Ray's blade lay at his feet, chipped. Kai's spun in the dish. Sakura's eyes were wide with admiration.

"Boshemoi!" The announcer cried, "The winner is Kai Kaido Voltaire!" Sakura cheered silently since Kai beat Ray spectacularly. She'd known he would, just as he would beat this other kid, Max. Although she thought Max was the most adorable little thing she'd ever seen in her life, he didn't stand a chance against Kai. Unfortunately for the lazy, famous Russian girl, since the match was over, she had to sing again. "Sakura with 'Things I'll Never Say' by Avril Lavigne!"

I'm pulling at my hair

I'm tugging at my clothes

I'm trying to keep my cool

I know it shows

I'm staring at my feet

And my cheeks are turning red

I'm searching for the words

Inside my head

Because I'm feeling nervous,

Trying to be so perfect

Because I know you're worth it

Yeah

I can say what I wanna say

Said 'I wanna blow you away!

Be with you every night.

Am I squeezing you to tight?

I can say what I wanna see

I wanna see ya go down

On one knee

Marry me today, oh

I'm wishing my life away

With these things I'll never say

            She collapsed into a chair, looking rather sick. AJ, the announcer, came over and asked if she was alright. Her stomach clenched, protesting the next two songs she would have to do. She nodded and smiled. She hated crowds, hated them. She always got the feeling her father was watching her, and if she messed up, broken bones were inevitable. Luckily, she only two more songs left, "No Way Out" and "the Safest Place." After those fights, and the songs, it would be over. (I added the lyrics on request, sorry if they're tedious)

She saw Kai talking to AJ, who then walked up and said, "He wants to know if you'll sing the song after he and Tyson fight?" She nodded, and passed out. About ten minutes later, AJ was shaking her, murmuring, "Hey, song time, Ms. D, gotta wake up." She swore eloquently and stood.

"Day time, and I'm fine

everything is back to normal

last night I thought that I would die

I had nightmares,

I was so scared

Thank god that you were by my side

To hold me when I cried

I wanna be strong

But I don't wanna be alone tonight

I wanna believe that I can save the world

And make it right

And I believe that you've got a hero's face

And right here in your arms is the safest place

The safest place."

It was her turn now, oh joy. She smirked and arched her eyebrow at Kai, and when they both approached the dish, she asked, "Is this gonna be a repeat?"

            "Think of it as… the return of a classic."

            "You are an idiot."

            "Watch it, or this time, I'm taking you to a snob zone for dinner."

            "Try, you die. Okay?"

"Sure. Hey, aren't you going to sing?"

"You want me too?"

"If I didn't, would I have asked?"

"Well, excuse me!" (guys, this song is important. It tells Kai [without actually telling him] how she feels!) After the first few lines, Kai actually began to pay attention to the song.

You got me wrapped up in you

Somehow you let me in

Into your web of bittersweet

Of ecstasy and sin

I feel like an angel falling down

From grace…

And I try to run but I keep on falling

And every time I turn around I

Hear your voice and it keeps on calling

Around, "There's no way out."

No way out.

You wanted me to want you

And I could not help myself

You became my addiction

And I wanted nothing else

Feels like I'm trapped inside these walls

Trying to find my way

And I try to run but I keep on falling

And every time I turn around I

Hear your voice and it keeps on calling

Around, "There's no way out.

No way out…"

It's like a dream,

You can't wake up from

It's a hunger

That can't be satisfied

No matter how I try there's no escape

From you there's no escape…

And I try to run but I keep on falling

And every time I turn around I

Hear your voice and it keeps on calling

Around, "There's no way out.

No way out…"

"Wow."

"Thank you."

"That was beautiful."

"Hmm. Oh, try your best, or I'll have to hurt you. If you win, let's do dinner again." He grinned at her. She smiled, but the smile fell away as she saw a familiar redhead watching from the shadows of the exit. Oh my god! Brother? Is that… it is! Her brother waved when she glanced his way. She hadn't recognized him at first because he was wearing new clothes, not his normal cold weather stuff he normally did. A black T-shirt and a pair of jeans fit her brother quite nicely, she was proud to say. His cobalt blue eyes twinkled, and he gave her a thumbs up. Her heart somersaulted. Her brother was rarely affectionate, but he had little ways of showing how much he loved her. She grinned happily.

            Kai noticed Sakura smiling adoringly at a red head boy in the shadows, watching the match. A wave of jealousy hit him as he wondered, was he the girl's boyfriend? Then he realized the boy had Sakura's piercing blue eyes, her aristocratic features, and her confidence. That must be… her twin. Kai realized she'd never told him her brother's name. He wondered why that was, but decided it didn't matter as the announcer cried, "Three… two… one… let it riiiiiiiiippppppppp!" The familiar ice blue top screamed into the dish, smashing into his so that it sparked. They clashed, rammed, broke away from each other. The two Beyblades hit again, and then Kai was chasing Sakura around the outer edge of the dish. She was looking odd, as if unsure what to do.

            "Draanzer, Flame Saber attack!"

            "Hounborg, Sleet of Blood!" Shards of glowing red ice slammed into Draanzer, forcing the bird back and back. Sakura pressed on, crying, "Now, Polaborg, hit him while he's distracted! Get him! Snow Claw attack!"

            "Draanzer, move!" The bird veered to the right as the white polar bear swiped at it with a massive paw. A single red feather fell to the ground at Kai's feet as those razor sharp, black claws came again. "Draanzer, Fire Arrow! Phoenix, Torrent of Flames!" Both birds attacked at his command, and Sakura's blade was slammed out of the ring. It landed on the ground at her feet, and both bladers stared at it before looking into each other's eyes. Kai had won. Those modifications had ruined her calculations, before she'd realized, and had beaten her. She wouldn't make such a mistake again, or punishment from her father would ensue, possibly for her brother as well. She lifted her beyblade and prepared it again. "Hey, if you win, Sakura, let's go to a movie."

            "Draanzer-"

            "Polaborg, Sleet of Blood! Sea of Ice!" She pulled everything she had, and a few things she didn't, into that one combination of attacks, and before Kai had the chance to defend, she shouted, "Hounborg, Fists of Skadi! Homre Lupe Deiu!" (Man wolf god!) Before Kai could counter, before he even registered the flying object coming closer and closer, his blade slammed out of the dish and he caught it, feeling the sting as it sliced a cut in a his palm. Blood dripped steadily from the wound, and Kai was having trouble flexing his fingers. Had he sliced the tendons? Sakura bit her lip and walked over to him slowly, hands out and away in an offer of truce. Sakura was a prodigy, very intelligent, maybe she would know. He switched the hands holding the beyblade.

            "Let me see it." He obediently held out his hand, palm up. She studied the cut, sighed in frustration. Pulling out a handkerchief, she wiped the blood away, murmuring, "Now I can see the damage." She inspected the wound thoughtfully. Kai hissed when she put a bit of pressure on either side of it. She pressed a spot on his wrist hard, and his fingers curled into a fist on their own volition. "You're fine, Kai. Nothing's torn, your muscles don't want to work because of the ouch, that's all. Here, just a sec." She bound it quickly, ignoring the announcer as he fired off comments on what they were doing. Kai curled his fingers, one at a time. His hand worked.

            "Thanks."

            "No prob. If we tie-"

"How about we go somewhere and just talk?"

"Big baby, can't even handle dinner and a movie. Now, let's do this. Last time around."

"You said it. Try your damnedest, Sakura."

"Sure thing." He launched the dark blue blade once more, and a baby blue top, spinning at what Kai believed had to be at least 400 rpm, and their blades clashed, pounding each other royally as Sakura's mind began to wander, meandering along avenues of painful remembrance. She imagined for the thousandth time how it had felt as her ribs shattered, her skull cracked, her arm broken, her team trainer shouting furiously about her failures. She'd learned not to fail. Her brother had learned not to fail. There was a time for weakness, and a time for strength. The bedroom of a certain baron was for the former, and the Bey dish was for the latter. She would win. If she wanted to survive, she would win.

Sakura was momentarily blinded as a flash of light emanated from both Beyblades. She shielded her eyes, looking away. "Draanzer, Phoenix! Attack!" "Don't let them get you, Hounborg! Polaborg!" The light intensified, and she had to look away. It faded slowly, and something hurtled towards her through the air. She gasped as something solid and sharp smacked her in the face. Her beyblade fell to the floor, and blood trickled from a gash on her cheek. She'd lost! No… she'd tied. Her and Kai had come to a draw. Glittering red eyes glared at her from the crowd, and she moaned. Her trainer… her trainer had seen… she was in trouble… she would surely be punished… her pain now, her pain from past punishments… that would be nothing compared to what would happen now. Nothing. And her old team wasn't there to help her. Her twin would be harmed if he tried to come to her rescue. She was in so much trouble. Or not, she thought almost hysterically as Mr. Dickinson, a BBA member, clapped her on the shoulder.

            "You, my dear, are welcome to join our little band."

            "B-band?"

            "Yes, the Blade Breakers team. You were one of the last five to win. Would you care to…" he lowered his voice and whispered, "escape for a while? From you trainer? From your father? From the training school, and the scientists? From the Baron and his… requests?"

            "How… how did you know?" Mr. Dickinson's eyes were kind, gentle, compassionate.

            "I know many things, Sakura Daratrazanoff. I know your old team. I know your brother. I know your father, your trainer. I know the man who sponsored you in the Olympics, who used you to pay for his help. I know almost everything, Sakura."

            "Mr. Dickinson-"

            "Choose now. You must choose now, quickly, before something unspeakable happens to you." She glanced at the red eyes, shivered. Murder was written in their depths. If she went back now, pain would be all she would know for quite some time. Looking into blue ones, she felt reassured. Her twin would understand. He realized it would be the best way to protect herself from her enemies. He was sad, but he understood. "Will you join the Blade Breakers, Sakura?"

            "I will."