A/N: Another AU-ish story, so the warnings are the same. It's set a few years after the World Tournament in Beyblade G-Revolution, and they never met the BEGA. The characters may act more OOC, and of course there is YAOI/YURI pairings.

Pairings: The same ol' TyKa, MaRe, TaBy, KenHil

Summery: Setting is after the world tournament and a few years later. Kai's life has changed over the years, because of a certain blue haired boy. With a new tournament up a head, Kai is caught up in a dilemma with a little girl who appeared out of nowhere and the struggle to hide his feelings. Now a strange threat has appeared, and it's up to Kai to protect both the girl and Takao.

Ages:
Kai, Rei, Tala, Bryan – 17
Takao, Max, Kyoujyu, Hiromi – 16
Daichi – 11
Hikaru- 6

"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Past/Flashbacks
+Dream+
/Blader to Bit Beast/
Bit Beast to Blader

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Crossing Fate
By: Blind Dark Fate
Chapter Three: From a Different Time

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+He was running, but running from what? There was darkness all around, and no one in sight. He turned his gaze and saw no one behind him. Loosing his breath, Kai stopped, and then the background changed into the familiar park he used to go to everyday after school. The sky was clear and the sun was slightly setting marking the afternoon. The water from the river glittered and the grass danced as a gentle breeze blew by. He held his breath as he saw a figure lying upon the grass, with his arms behind his head. Kai looked down at himself and saw his usual black school uniform.

He smiled softly, and walked up to the figure, knowing fully well it was the recognizable blue haired teen. He sat down beside the younger teen, and gazed upon him. Takao smiled up at the sky, then slowly fluttered open his stormy blue eyes. His smile widened upon seeing the dual haired teen. He sat up and opened his mouth to speak, but there was no sound. Kai became confused, just watching the younger teen's lips move, but no voice emitted.

Suddenly harsh winds blew around them, and Kai saw the sky darken. He turned his head, to see Takao now a few feet away. Kai got up, and went to run to the boy, but he kept going farther away from him. Takao reached out his hand for him, and Kai did as well, but weren't able to grab hold of one another. He saw Takao yell out for him, but Kai couldn't hear him. Suddenly chains appeared from the ground, and raveled around the small lithe frame of Takao's. Kai's eyes widened in fear, and he didn't know what to do.

Three pairs of pure white wings grew out from his back, and Kai saw the pained expression in Takao's face. Blood started to trail over his frame, and stained his white feathers. Kai went to reach him, but Takao went farther away. Then another figure appeared, between the two. It was Hikaru, and she turned her face to look at Kai with tears streaming her rosy cheeks. Her mouth opened, and she was saying something, but he couldn't hear her. Kai closed his eyes and shook his head, confused in this all.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself back in the ruined city, with the mass of bodies littered all around. He saw Takao's, and ran towards him. He picked up his head, and cradled it close to his chest. 'I don't understand… what is this dream telling me? It's always different, every night, and yet it's the same… What does it want from me? Could Dranzer know about this? Or better yet, does Hikaru?' He opened his eyes and looked at the pale face of the blue haired boy. He brushed some strands away, suddenly feeling a heavy emotion hardening in his chest.

He blinked his eyes and looked up to see Hikaru again. But this time, there was some strange man standing beside her. Kai narrowed his eyes to see the man's face, but it was blurred out. The little girl seemed to be hiding behind the leg of this black suited man. Kai became defensive as the man walked up towards him, with Hikaru in tow. The man out stretched his hand towards Kai, and in it was a strange device. "Please, don't be afraid of what is to come, Kai." The man said.

Kai narrowed his ruby eyes more. "How do you know my name? Who are you?"

"Please, now is not the time to ask questions. I'll answer them all when the time is right." The man said. Kai glanced over at Hikaru who acted very shy towards Kai. "There is a war going on, and no one knows about it, but you, Kai." The dual haired teen looked up at him with a questioning look. "All the answers lie with in this item, Kai. Find it, and you will learn more about your fate. The war in your time is growing, and soon the darkness will enter your world. You need to help my Chibi Tenshi in her quest to find the Tsubasa no Hikari. Once you find him, then you'll have to protect him at all costs. If the darkness take control of the Tsubasa no Hikari, then the world as you know it will be clouded in darkness and it will reign."

Kai blinked his eyes, and looked around the city. "This will happen once it's too late, Kai. You wouldn't want all your friends to die, especially the one you hold on dearly to." Kai looked down at Takao, and his gaze softened. "Please also protect my Chibi Tenshi. She is too young, but she is of help for you. I would have contacted and entrusted her to someone else, but I was only able to contact you, for we share the same flow of powers. And you were the only one who seemed to omit that growing powers you have with in." Kai looked up at the man, but the man was looking down at Hikaru, playing with the hairs on her head. "The time for the Ancients to rise is near, and their descendent will awaken their powers. Hold true to what is in your heart, and it will guide you through the darkness as your light, remember that."

Kai could have sworn he saw the man smiling, before he turned around to walk away. The dual haired teen blinked his eyes, before calling out to the man. "Wait!"

"You're answers lie in that device, Kai. Find it. I know you will know where." The man disappeared, with Hikaru through the fallen buildings of the city. +

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When Kai woke up, he found out that Hikaru was gone. The two got to share a room, but the little girl, being like a kid, didn't want to sleep alone, so she would bunk with him. Kai didn't mind, but he got a lot of teasing from Tala (proclaiming that Hikaru was 'his' child.) That morning, he went out training, finding out that the little girl and Bryan were out in the city sight seeing. Hikaru has never been on trips, at least that what she thinks. Kai was really worried that maybe the girl has amnesia. Then he recalled that strange dream he had last night.

It was around noon, when Kai returned to his hotel room. Six hours of non-stop training was fine with him, so he decided to rest for the day. He glanced at the opened connecting door to Tala and Bryan's room. They had one bed in the room, which was typical. No one was there, and Kai thought that they were all still out. There was a note on the table, saying that Mr. Dickinson, the chairman of the BBA and the sponsors of the tournament, invited all the Beybladers to an opening ceremony dinner. Kai felt his heart skip a beat, knowing that you-know-who was going to be there.

Kai turned around, and notice Hikaru's little bag sitting alone on top of her untouched bed. He raised a brow, and neared the bag. 'I'll know where to find it…' he recalled in his dream. He looked around, and affirmed that he was alone. He opened the girl's little bag, and looked inside. It was a dark and empty pit. He became confused. 'I could have sworn she stuffed all her things in here…'

He held the bag upside down, and started to shake the contents out. Out came tumbling all her clothing, and other many things. There were some candies that they got for her, and some ribbons and mini crystal figurines. There were also three big untitled books, which questioned Kai. Then out came some foreign devices all new to him. He raised a brow, and picked them up to examine them. They were strange with a few tiny buttons on it. He looked down at the mess he created, and blushed in guilt. He started to separate the things, and fold the clothes.

"What are you doing, Hiwatari?"

Kai froze, and looked over his shoulder to see Tala, standing at the doorway of their connecting rooms. The red head was leaning at the frame, with his arms crossed over his chest. Kai glared at him, and looked away to ignore him. Tala walked over to the bed, and sat across from the mess. "I never knew you were a nosy kind of person. I only thought that was your friends, Mizuhara and Kinomiya."

"I'm looking for something." He replied in his low tone.

Tala snorted. "Through Hikaru's stuff? I know the girl is a total mystery, but you didn't have to snoop low as to look through her things." Then Tala raised a brow, and leaned over a bit away from Kai. "But I would have done the same…"

Kai carefully placed the clothes and things back into Hikaru's bag, except for the weird devices. Tala watched him curiously, and picked up one of the objects. "And what are these? I haven't seen this kind of mechanisms, not even in BioVolt."

The dual haired teen snatched it from Tala's hand, and glared at him. The red head smirked at the younger teen. "Look, you won't believe me or not, but it was in my dream that I look for this." Kai lifted the same object he saw from his dreams that night. "Some guy in there said that I would understand things fully, if I find this."

"And do you know how it works?" Tala crossed his arms. Kai glared at him, and looked down at the device. "Just press one of the buttons, it's bound to turn on, whatever it is." The red head shook his head. "Since when do you listen to those 'dreams' of yours?" Kai grunted, but didn't reply.

Suddenly the device became alive, as a little projected screen appeared and a 3-D image of a young woman appeared. Kai was surprised, and released the object. Tala snorted and propped the object up, with the image of the woman. She looked to be around her thirties. She had long wavy umber hair, with a half ponytail. She had bangs falling to her face, framing its heart shape. She had deep brown eyes, and hiding behind her glasses. Tala raised a brow. "Funny, I could have sworn she looked a bit like Tatibana." Kai frowned inwardly. 'I would have to agree with him on that…'

"To anyone it concerns, I would like to send my gratitude, in behalf of myself and my team, for watching over Hikaru. I know her sudden appearance is questioning, but please believe me when I say that she isn't from your present time. Yes, she is from the future, but what specific time? That I cannot reveal to you, for it will alter the waves of time." The woman took in a deep breath, and closed her eyes. "Our world is in the midst of war, and Hikaru remaining at her own time will endanger her. The Tsubasa no Hikari in our time has fallen, and now our world is in chaos. Sadly, the darkness of our time has grown very strong, and it has leaked into the dimensions of time. Us sending Hikaru was our only chance for us to protect her and to protect the Tsubasa of your time, for it is then where our Darkness has gone. Hikaru has a special power within her that they want, and them going through the gates will only weaken the Darkness. So we sought it convenient for her to stay there." She bowed her head. "We have given her a task to achieve: finding the Tsubasa no Hikari, and its guardians the Elementals."

She opened her eyes and then her image disappeared, only to be replaced by four symbols with its own colors. "The Elementals are powerful beings with the respective elements they possess. The four strongest are the elements of Earth, Fire, Wind and Water. Over time, the four have combined their powers to create four more elements." Then four other symbols appeared, making a diamond shape, with the four main ones in the center forming a square. "Earth and Fire is to Metal. Fire and Wind is to Electricity. Wind and Water is to Ice, and Water and Earth is to Wood." Then the woman appeared again. "With these eight together, they will be able to save their own world and protect the Tsubasa. If the Tsubasa fell into the hands of darkness, then the fate of your world will end up like ours, altering your future far from ours." She closed her eyes, and adjusted her glasses. She looked up with determination shining in her eyes. "Please, protect our Hikaru, and find the Elementals and the Tsubasa no Hikari. Don't worry; Hikaru has the power to sense those you seek. But please be careful. Even though the Darkness is in their weakened state, the gates of time are widening, and stronger dark entities will come. Please don't waist much time, it is vital that you begin in your search." The woman smiled sadly. "This is the end of the video transmission." Then the device turned off.

The two Russian teens stared at it in silence. Kai was the first to blink, and he slowly looked up at the older red head. Tala shook his head, and turned to face the dual haired teen. "So…"

Kai opened Hikaru's bag, and put back all of the devices into the bag. "I'm going to help Hikaru, in anyway I can." He said in his deep tone.

"What about the Tournament?"

Kai closed the bag, and stood up from his spot. "I'll participate, after that, I'm not sure where to start."

Tala stood up and stretched out. "Then, I'll help you." Kai looked at him oddly. The red head shrugged. "Obviously, this isn't a one man's job, Hiwatari. You'll get yourself killed. I may or may not believe in this, but if that message was serious about the world 'going to be destroyed', then I'll help out." Tala smirked a bit. "Wouldn't want another episode of some evil and big organization wanting to 'rule the world'." Kai rolled his eyes.

"We're back!"

The two Russian teens turned their heads to see Hikaru peeping through the open connecting door, with a large smile in her face. Bryan appeared behind her and looked at them with a raised brow. Tala smiled at Bryan, and walked up to the two. Kai's face fell, watching the little girl. 'She seems so oblivious to what is going on. How come she forgot about her memories? Was there a purpose to letting her forget?'

Kai blinked his eyes to see Hikaru in front of him, with a sad expression. "Is something wrong, Kai-onii-san?" The dual haired teen smiled at the name Hikaru called him, and he shook his head. The girl's face brightened and she smiled widely. "Bryan-onii-san and I went walking around and we went to the beach area. We also saw turtles! We should go there and watch those people surf. It's so funny. And Bryan-onii-san and I walked through the streets…" Kai smiled at the girl as she went on about her day. He glanced at the connecting door, to see that Tala and Bryan weren't there. He shrugged to himself, and helped Hikaru out with the new things they bought. Hikaru was thoughtful to have given Kai a gift. It was a necklace with a little dolphin on it, and it hugged a red ruby ball in the center. Hikaru said she got him that because it reminded her of his 'pretty' red eyes.

The four all went out to eat some lunch by the dock area, where they watched the boats pass by and into the wide ocean. Hikaru, in her hyper self, talked endlessly of any random topic with Bryan. The silver haired teen seemed to have also grown attached to her, even in only two days. 'It's because she almost has the same personality as…'

"Look!" Kai turned his head at Hikaru as she gasped. He followed the girl's pointed finger out at the sea. "Dolphins!" She squealed excitingly. Kai was in a state of awe, as he watched the water mammals jump through the ocean. "Maybe, we can go whale watching also, one day!" She turned to look at Kai with a large smile.

Tala chuckled. "Sure, why not? Then maybe we can go have a helicopter ride to the other islands, wouldn't that be fun?" He looked at Kai with a smirk. "And maybe we can also invite Kinomiya and the others." Kai glared at the red head, and Bryan chuckled.

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Night fell, and Kai and his other teammates were getting ready for the ceremonial dinner. They somehow got Hikaru to join them as well, instead of leaving her to a babysitter or daycare center in the hotel. The little girl appeared in the bathroom, standing beside Kai, who was fixing his hair to its original style. The older teen glanced at the girl from the mirror, and raised a brow. "Kai-onii-san? I hear Tala-onii-san and Bryan-onii-san talk about you having other friends also. They even laugh and say something about your boyfriend."

Kai's eyes nearly bulged out, but after years of being in the Abbey, he hides it. Instead he glared at the mirror, picturing that it was directed at the two older Russians. "I don't have a boyfriend." He muttered to himself.

Hikaru giggled. "Do you like this guy?" She asked in a shy tone.

He looked down at her in an odd way. 'How old is she? And she can understand these kinds of things?' He blinked his eyes, and remembered one day back at Bay City when he met up with Hiromi.

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He was sitting alone on the benches, waiting for Takao. It was after school, and everyday the two would walk home together. It was Takao who had some after school activities, or had to stay with cleaning duty in his classroom. That day, instead of Takao showing up, Tatibana Hiromi appeared. She wore her purple and black school uniform that matched with his. The brunette giggled as she stopped in front of him. "Konnichiwa, Hiwatari-kun."

The dual haired teen narrowed his eyes, and looked away. Hiromi smiled widely, and bent over to be in his view. "I'm just sending a message from Takao-kun, saying that he can't walk with you today, for he has a last minute football (1) meeting with his team."

Kai nodded at the message, and picked up his bag to leave. "Yamero!" The older teen stopped in his tracks, but didn't turn around to face the girl. Honestly, Kai didn't really like Hiromi that much, thinking that she was quite irritating (even more annoying than Max). "Ano…" The girl walked up to him, and was in front of him. Kai looked at her with an irritated expression. Hiromi smirked at him. "I know something that you don't know." She teased.

Kai glared at her, wanting to head home. But the girl held up a hand to stop him from leaving her. She neared the dual haired teen, and said in a low hushed tone. "I know who you like. It's very evident. A girl can tell these kinds of things from a mile away. You can't hide it Hiwatari-kun." Kai looked at her, but he didn't show his shocked expression. Instead he hides it behind his icy glare that didn't affect the brunette. Hiromi giggled, and walked away from the teen. She turned around and winked at him.

"Hiromi-san!" Kai saw his familiar friend Kyoujyu running up to the brunette. Hiromi smiled widely at him, and waved to the young teen. Kai raised a brow, seeing the younger teen blush. He snorted inwardly. 'And like she can tell that Kyoujyu has a major crush on her.' He shrugged and headed towards the apartment.

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"Kai-onii-san?" The dual haired teen blinked his eyes and glanced down at the little girl, realizing where he was. "You spaced out…" She said worriedly.

Kai shook his head, and bent down to Hikaru's level. "I bet you're hungry. Go see if Tala and Bryan are ready." The girl happily nodded, and ran out to the other room. Kai smiled at the girl. 'She's from the future… er… why do I suddenly feel… hopeful?' He shook his head, and stood up. He took in a deep breath, and then walked out of the bathroom.

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The dinner was at a restaurant in one of the most expensive hotels in the area. The dinner was set outside, with the dark ocean behind, and many-lighted torchlights all around. There was the native Hawaiian with their entertainment. It didn't have to be very formal dinner, for most of the guests were in their 'Hawaiian' attire. When Kai entered the place, he easily recognized most of the people there. He saw the White Tigers and the PPB All Starz sharing a table. Max saw Kai, and enthusiastically waved at him. Kai placed on his mask, but gave a little grin seeing his friend. The Blitzbrieg Boys, with Hikaru walked towards their table, near the two other teams. They saw that there were a few other empty seats around their table. 'Maybe it's reserved for the BBA Revolution team.' He thought.

Kai saw Rei coming from the bar, and saw the recognizable dual haired teen. He neared them. "Hey guys, did you just arrive?" He greeted them. Bryan and Tala nodded in response. "You guys should head for the bar. There isn't much alcohol, but they have great drinks." He winked at them. Bryan and Tala smiled at one another, before getting up and walking to the bar.

Rei sat down beside Kai in the empty seat. He then notices the little blue haired girl, and raised a brow. "And who's this little girl?"

The blue haired girl smiled up at Rei. "Watashi wa Hikaru." She chirped. Hikaru was in a navy blue Hawaiian styled dress, with her hair in a half ponytail, and a nice white flower behind her left ear (Bryan got it for her, and did her hair!)

The raven-haired Chinese smiled at the girl. "Where did you find her?" He questioned Kai.

The dual haired teen glared at him. "I didn't find her anywhere." He turned his head away and looked at the girl who was blinking up at him innocently. "She is… my cousin…" He said almost inaudibly.

Rei blinked at him. "I didn't know you had a cousin."

"Neither did I…" He muttered. Not really wanting to tell Rei about Hikaru.

"Hey, Takao is here." Kai quickly looked up and saw the blue haired teen entering into the restaurant. He suddenly felt his heart skip a beat, when the younger teen looked right into his eyes, as stormy blue met with ruby red. Rei saw this, and grinned widely. He nudged Kai, earning him an ineffective glare. Rei chuckled. "You know… you are very transparent, Kai. Everyone knows. The only one who doesn't is you and that person." He whispered, that only Kai could hear. The dual haired teen just shrugged.

He saw as Max bounced up from his seat to greet the shorter teen in a bear hug. They started to chat idly, and laugh together like they always do so naturally. Kyoujyu and Hiromi were also caught up in their conversation, with Daichi standing there beside them. Kai was lost, just staring at Takao. He was brought back to reality, as he felt three sets of eyes all staring at him with a smirk. He blinked his ruby eyes and saw Tala, Bryan and Rei looking at him with a smug grin. Kai glared at them, and looked away, to stare at the man with his ukulele and his background musicians. Hikaru blinked, confused.

Rei stood up, talked a bit with Bryan and Tala, before sitting back at his table with his team and the All Starz. It seemed as time slowed down for Kai, as he felt Takao walk through the restaurant towards his direction. He felt his heart race, and could hear it drum against his ears. He slowly looked up, and saw the blue haired teen smiling. "Hey Kai, long time no see." He chuckled at his own little joke, but Kai chuckled a bit.

The rest of the BBA Revolution came up to the table. They greeted Bryan and Tala, and were engaged in their own conversation. Takao joined in, but Kai remained quiet. Then he heard a tiny gasp from beside him. He turned his head, and then remembered the little girl next to him. He raised a brow at the girl. "What's wrong?" He asked quietly.

Hikaru looked up at Kai, with a little hesitant look. "Something feels funny… I don't know what, but…" Kai followed her gaze towards Takao. And he frowned a well. 'Could it be? She has found who she was looking for? Can Takao really be…? My dreams…'

"Excuse me, can I have everyone's attention." Called out a young man, cutting off Kai from his thoughts.

The murmurs of conversations were quieted down with the only sound in the background was the waves from the beach. Kai blushed lightly, as Takao came to sit beside him. The blue haired boy smiled at Kai, before turning to face the man on center stage. The man cleared his throat and smiled at everyone. "Thank you. Well, I'd like to welcome everyone for coming to his honorable event in Beyblade history. I'd also like to send a warm welcome to those Beybladers participating as well." There were generous claps from the people. "Without further ado, please give a hand of applause for the president of the Beyblade Association." Then the crowd cheered on for the old and round man, in his usual suit walk into the stage.

Mr. Dickinson laughed, a bit modest for the large applause. "Thank you." He waved a hand. "I'm really glad to see so many familiar faces, and really pleased that you were chosen to participate in this competition. As you know, this is the tenth anniversary of the Blossom Tournament, and you were all lucky to be chosen to appear in such an honorable tournament. In behalf of the BBA and the proud sponsors of this grand tournament, we like to congratulate you for making it this far in this point of your Beyblade career. I'd like to say it is an honor to have been chosen from all the many young and great Beybladers. This competition has chosen the best, and hopefully wants to see the best do their greatest to make it to the top. I'd also like to warn those competitors that this tournament is not like any other they have been through." The old man glanced at the large table with many other chairmen. He smiled.

"Well, I'd also like to announce, that after this tournament, I'm leaving my position as President of the BBA." There were gasps and murmurs among the crowd, all shocked at this news. "It's been years since I have served in this position, and it was also and honor. In my years of witnessing many battles and tournaments, I'd honestly say that this generation of Beybladers has been the best I've ever seen. You have all put a new meaning into Beyblading, and I'm proud to have witness it all." He looked up at the crowd, and glanced towards two certain tables. "With this announcement of my retirement, I'd also like to say that I have given off my position to someone whom I trust, Kai Hiwatari."

Takao gasped in surprise, and smiled widely at Kai. "Wow! Isn't this awesome?" the dual haired teen just stared, frozen in his spot. Takao giggled. "Must be overwhelming." The people around his table all looked at him with large grins, and they clapped for his big promotion. Even the table next to them cheered on, and thought that it was a great deal as well. Kai suddenly felt like sinking into his chair and just disappear. 'He really didn't have to make a big announcement out of it…'

"As for now, there is a temporary president who will lead the Association, until young Hiwatari proudly takes his position as president." Mr. Dickinson bowed, and the people all clapped for him as he walked off towards his table.

"President of two big companies, that's really great, Kai." Takao smiled at him. Kai blinked his eyes and stared at his smiling face. 'Why me? I think owning BioVolt is already a big hassle… but then, I somehow knew Mr. Dickinson was going to plan this the whole time. Takao is right, it is all overwhelming…'

He saw Takao's face fall, with a worried expression. "Is something wrong, Kai?" He whispered that only the dual haired teen could hear. Kai smiled at his concern and shook his head.

Suddenly a young woman appeared into the stage, with long raven hair put up in a strange style with some tiny braids and dark violet jewels in it. She wore an unusual long black and dark purple robe, with a long tail gown behind. Her appearance made it seem, as she was a dark queen right off a fantasy novel. She had a white face, with black eye shadow and dark crimson lipstick. "Aloha, my name is Mutsumi Kirihara, and I am a member of the Kirihara family. You may not know of them, but it was said that in the generations of my family, they would be hosts of ancient battles that took place long ago. Thousands of years ago, they would search for fierce competitors in the world, who bared the Sacred Beasts. My family would host a tournament for only the best, and after every other year, they would hold this fierce tournament. Today at our time, my family is now hosting the great battles of Beyblade, as they hold a connection to Sacred Beasts to the Bit Beasts. This is how the Blossom Tournament came to be."

"For years, I have searched, and with the help of the others, we have chosen you to partake in this Tournament. It's a privilege to be chosen out of many Beybladers to compete in it. As Dickinson-san has mentioned, this is not like any other tournaments you have faced. We have chosen 16 Bladers, from their skills and many wins they have gained over the years. I was especially interested in the competitors of the Annual World Tournaments." She glanced at the two tables with the former Blade Breakers.

"As for the tournament, it is an honor if the competitors would be wearing the traditional battle outfits that we are providing you in this tournament. Sure it may be quite silly, but I'd like to make it as to how my ancestors have played it out thousands of years ago. As you see, this is what a great hostess from my family would be wearing back then." She smiled, giving an eerie chill down Kai's back. 'I don't really like her. She's giving off too much of bad vibes…'

The woman opened her ebony eyes. "The competition will go on in two days. You may think that with 16 competitors, this isn't enough. We have divided the tournament into two parts. The first day will be a trial of trust, then betrayal, as we have randomly selected pairs to battle in a double team battle. We'd like to see the trust each player will have in the team battle, and if they succeed to the next round, it will be the battle of betrayal, as the winning pair will face off to see who will make it to the semi-finals." She paused, to let the information sink in to the people.

Kai frowned inwardly. 'This I hope that I won't get partnered up with Takao, not that it's a bad thing. I want to make it to the finals against him, and show him how much I've learnt over the years…'

"The next day will be the semi-finals, as the last four remaining opponents will go head to head, all four in one battle. The last remaining two in that battle, will head to the Finals, where they finally battle it out to be titled as the Grand Beyblader." She smiled. "And for fun, the Blossom Tournament's second and first place champions will battle it out with this years second and first place winners."

"That's a lot in one day." Commented Kyoujyu. "I won't have much time to repair Takao or Daichi's Beyblade in time for their matches."

Hiromi frowned a bit. "I think it's like a battle to the death kind of thing…"

Miss Kirihara smiled at the people. "Please do enjoy your night here. It will be an exciting day tomorrow." She bowed her head, and walked back to her table, looking as if she was gliding in her gown.

Soon waiters came into the restaurant, placing Hawaiian cooking for the guests. Kai looked down at his plate, and didn't start eating right away. He glanced at the little girl beside him, who was silent the whole night. He raised a brow at her, as she slowly ate her food quietly. "Oh, who this little girl?" asked Takao.

Kai looked up at the blue haired teen, and he smiled at Hikaru. "Watashi wa Hikaru." The girl said shyly, to the smiling teen. He saw her smile back timidly, which questioned her behavior. 'She did seem very hyper this morning, now she is all shy.' Kai thought.

Takao gave her his genuine smile. "Oh, you speak Japanese. Watashi wa, Takao." He looked up at Kai. "Is she related to you, Kai?"

"Um…" Kai saw Tala and Bryan out of the corner of his eyes, watching in amusement. He scowled at them.

Hikaru leaned over from her chair, towards Kai. "I'm his cousins, form his… mom side." She smiled proudly. Kai was a bit surprised that she was also playing along as being his cousins. 'She's a good kid.' He thought. "My Ojiisan got sick, so I was sent to be taken care of from Kai-onii-san." She smiled cheekily.

Takao chuckled. "Who would have guessed that Kai would be taking care of someone? That's really sweet of you, Kai."

Kai glared at the two older teens snickering at the side. "How old are you Hikaru?" Hiromi asked, sitting across from the girl.

"I am six."

"Really?" Hiromi was shocked. "Well, my name is Hiromi, this is Kyoujyu." The brown haired teen waved at the girl, as she smiled at him. "And this boy here is Daichi." She motioned to the boy beside her.

Kai blinked his eyes too see Hikaru stare at the young boy blankly. Daichi oddly seemed to have the same reaction. Hiromi growled, and nudged the boy out of his blank state. Daichi blinked his brown eyes, and looked at the brunette puzzled. "Nani?"

Hiromi narrowed her eyes at him. "You're being rude, not introducing yourself to this little girl." She said in a harsh and threatening tone. Kai was glad to not have any attraction to any female, for they were scary and confusing.

Daichi looked at the girl, with raised brow. "Oh, um… hey there."

Kai glanced at Takao, who was blinking his eyes, and looking from the blue haired girl to his teammate, Daichi. Takao must have felt Kai staring at him, for he looked up, and then smiled at him. Then they all continued with their dinner, and talked about anything that came to mind. They hung out the other table beside them, and mingled here and there. They got to meet the other competitors of the tournament.

It was near midnight, when the party ended. Kai found out that the other Beybladers had the same hotel as they do. So they walked together back to their rooms. Kai was lucky to have also found out that Takao's room was on the same floor, but all the way at the opposite end from theirs. "To bad we don't have the view of the beach, but we have the city, which is okay." Takao said, as he walked beside Kai and Hikaru.

Kyoujyu, Hiromi and Daichi were ahead of them as they entered the elevators. Kai noticed that Tala and Bryan disappeared somewhere, most likely not to their hotel room right away. Hikaru fell asleep, and was in Kai's protective arms. Takao smiled at this, which Kai caught. He turned his head away, to hide his blush. "I always hear Hikaru say that she has seen turtles near the shore from our balcony. Maybe you can drop by and watched them with her?" Kai said, a bit shyly.

He took a glance at the blue haired boy, and saw his eyes sparkle brightly. "Sure why not. Would you be there as well?" He asked. Kai nodded shyly, and leaned his chin on top of the girl's head. "I've never seen this side of you before, Kai." He said softly, as they neared the elevators, where the other members of the BBA Revolution waited. "You're so caring and protective. You should show that side more often."

Kai knew his face was burning brightly, but he hid it as he buried it into Hikaru's head. He stood silently, partially listening to Hiromi and Kyoujyu talk in the elevator. His back was facing them, hoping that they wouldn't notice his blushing state, especially Takao. 'I should show this side more often…' He repeated in his head, before smiling to himself.

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((Woot! Man, this chapter was long. But I did manage to get in Takao and the others in it as well. I couldn't write another chapter without my kawaii Takao not being in it. I also tried to explain a bit more of Hikaru's background. Huh? You want to know specifically what future she is from? Well I can't tell you, and I'll leave you to guess on that. I bet you know who the 'Elementals' and the 'Tsubasa no Hikari' are.
Football is soccer in most of the countries. Hee hee, I like to think that Takao can be a good soccer/football player.))