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I am very sorry that this chapter took so long to post, it is just that I have had a ton of assignments to do and this is a HUGE chapter – both the main characters are battling.
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Day 7
Max and Kaie were both up before dawn. Both of them simultaneously, got on their clothes, and then at the exact same time they opened their doors and stepped out into the hall.
Neither of them was surprised however. They merely nodded at each other and then headed down to the cafeteria. They grabbed their breakfast then they sat down at the table, and that was when the silence was broken.
"How are you feeling?" asked Kaie
Max looked at his cereal, then back at her. "I feel like I can do this, but...
"Yes?"
"I...what if one of us doesn't make it?"
Kaie looked at him. "Then we go on without the other. What choice do we have? If we give up our opponent will stomp all over us. That is all we can do. I'll be right back." She said pushing out her chair. She then got up from the table and headed for the washrooms.
Max looked after her, watching as she disappeared into the corridor.
"Max, earth to Max." said a familiar voice
"Hun? Oh hi Tyson, Hillary."
"So you like her?" said Tyson
"What?" Max said
"You like Kaie don't you. It is really easy to see that you do Max. I mean you are practically drooling over her"
"What? No I'm not!"
"Yes you are. Get over it. I know that you like her, even Hilary agrees."
"Leave me out of this Tyson!" Hilary said.
"Fine Hil. I know you like Kaie. Here she comes now. Tell her!"
Kaie came back to the table to see Tyson whispering to Max, and could tell, even from a distance that Max was blushing. Hilary looked like she was fed up with Tyson, but then again that wasn't all that unusual.
"Hello Tyson." Kaie said politely.
"Hello Kaie. Max has something he wants to say."
"What! No I don't."
"Yes you do." Tyson said
"Um," Max said, "Good luck in your battle today..."
Kaie looked at the pair of them and then at Hilary before answering. "Thanks Max. Are you going to train at the park today, until your battle?"
Max nodded, glad for the topic change. Kaie was good with that. She could see that he was uncomfortable and, like Kai, would change the direction of the conversation.
Tyson sighed. "I tried Max. Get over it. Hil and I are going to be in the practice arena after breakfast, preparing for her match, so I guess that I will see you both later."
Tyson left the table, followed by Hilary, to the food line up.
"Ready?" asked Kaie
Max nodded.
"Then let's go."
Max followed Kaie on the way to the arena, deep in thought. Did he really like Kaie? The answer was of course obvious, yet he felt as if he was just realizing it.
Yes, he did and he had since she had beat up Drake at school. She had saved him, because, had Max been alone he would have just weathered it out, and pinned it up inside him.
She was like that too, but with a twist. She had a limit to what she could take before she exploded, where as Max would take what he was given, then taunt them later own with his blading powers.
Max felt very close to her, because she was different, and yet also the same. She had an evil grandfather, a twin as well as a black history, unlike Max, but she also had felt the pain of betrayal, as he had when his best friend stole his mother's rock, and she also knew what it was like to be looked upon as if you were scum, as he did.
Max had liked her because she looked like she could hold her own, but in fact she needed someone. As well Max had found that although she didn't look that way, she actually did need someone that she could talk to and share her thoughts with.
Max realized, truly, that he loved her. That he cared for her.
And that was something Max had never felt for anyone, ever.
Kaie, walked ahead of him, her mind on the blade practice ahead. Had she been asked what she thought of Max she would have said, aloud, that she liked him as a friend, but her 'little voice' which she shut out would most likely have said differently.
Kaie launched her blade, and it hit the swing blasting it into the air, spinning it around and around the top bar until the seat was an inch below the support bar.
Max shook his head. That was Kaie for you, macho on the outside, quiet on the inside.
Not to be outdone Max, too, launched his blade, aiming it for the sand under the swing. His blade however created a tidal wave of sand, forcing the swing into the sky. When the wave subsided the swing was also on top of the bar, but the chains hung down.
They looked at each other, and then without words they launched their blades and undid the swings, Kaie by launching her blade on top of the bar, then getting it to push the chains off, Max by creating a tidal wave in the opposite direction.
The swings swung slowly, then their blades bounced into the sand and then over to their respectful owners. Kaie and Max both looked beyond the swings to the vacant blade dishes.
Both of them silently walked over to the dishes, and Kaie bent down to inspect the dish. No one had battled here for days, there were no recent chips. Someone had practiced here a few days prior, but no battles. Kaie stood up slowly, and she could feel her blade very consciously in her pocket.
It was a grim reminder, of how the entire world was watching, and how the hero that they needed must be found soon. There were many lives, the majority of them young, at stake.
Max knew exactly what she was thinking.
"Kaie, it is not over yet. We are still here." He said quietly, coming up behind her, placing his left hand gently on her right shoulder. Now that Max knew what she meant to him, he wanted her by his side.
Kaie felt the hand, and felt also the comfort that Max was offering. He had been so nice to her, he had got her the position on the team, he had been there when she found out that Kai was her brother, he had put her head back together after Kai had lost, and he had stood by her since day one.
Give him a chance her instincts said. He won't hurt you.
Kaie accepted the comfort and put her left hand, which was gloved, on his bare one. "Yes, we are still here." she replied, then looking to the sky as if to proclaim it, she said, "And neither of us has given up!"
They walked back side by side, lost in their own strategies. They arrived back to hear the PA system blare, "Will the bladers Créa, George, Mariah, Ryan, Tala, and Hillary please report to the marshalling area and will their teams please go to their respective dressing rooms."
Both Max and Kaie reached their front row balcony seats quickly. This, Max thought, might be the last time that I see these guys. Don't think that! yelled a voice to him, You can do it!
Max smiled slightly.
"Welcome every one to day 7 of the Beyblade American tournament. Please welcome Créa from the Rashua Fighters and George from the Phantoms. Both of them are the captains of their teams so this should be quite a match. Are both of you ready?"
Two nods.
Then let's get this show on the road. Bladers ready...3...2...1...Let it Rip!"
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The match was indeed eventful. Neither of them was willing to give an inch, each was blading in a winner-take-all situation. Both were captains of their team and felt that if they lost then all their team mates would look down on them, and neither was about to let that happen.
In the end all it amounted to was who had put in the most time practicing. Créa had spent every living moment blading, while George was slightly less dedicated, thus Créa won.
The next match was between Mariah of the White Tigers, and Ryan of the Phantoms. Mariah was clearly the favourite since she was 'the girl'. Rei was the only one there cheering her on, as he had battled the day before and looked a little worse for wear. Just as Mariah was about to go on Rei grabbed her hand and looked at her closely and whispered something to her. She smiled and nodded.
Then she hugged him, tears falling gently down her cheeks. With a gentle hand he wiped them off and whispered something to her. They let go and Rei nodded to her. And Mariah nodded back.
Mariah stepped up to the edge of the stadium, facing Ryan.
Ryan too was fighting for someone, but for him it was his entire team all who lay in the Other World. He was the last one left, and the captain
Mariah took on last look at Rei and then looked at the referee and waited for the signal.
3-2-1 LET IT RIP
Both launched with a fierce power that was unmatchable to any other launch that they had ever done. There was something burning inside both of them– love. Mariah for Rei, Ryan for his team mates, which all were in the other world as was his brother.
The blades bashed, and flew around the stadium multiple times, shattering everything in sight. Soon both blades were in fairly bad condition, but they kept going. They couldn't let up. Both blades crashed, creating a huge cloud of smoke.
The entire stadium as if in slow motion both blades hit the stadium and stopped spinning. Mariah locked eyes with Ryan and then both fell to the ground in the same instant.
"No!" yelled Rei and ran to Mariah
Ryan slumped down, all alone in his last two minutes in this world.
"Rei..."
"Yes Mariah."
"Make sure that both of us get our blades. I...have this feeling that we will need them."
"I will."
"Thank you Rei. I'm glad that some cares. Rei promise me...that you will fight hard."
"Of course!"
"And Rei. I'm sorry I was not a better blader...it's just that..."
"You did your best Mariah. What more could I ask for?"
"Rei...promise me that you will remember..."
"Yes..."
Mariah looked at him, her eyes fading.
"Remember me."
Rei looked at her, and a tear fell from his eye onto Mariah's face.
"I will Mariah."
Mariah smiled and was gone.
"I...love you." Rei whispered and held her to his chest, his bangs covering his face as well as Mariah's.
The medical officials gently took Mariah away, but Rei just sat there, then after about thirty seconds Max stood up, then jumped over the railing and then after landing walked over to Rei.
Kaie understood and then followed suit.
Both of them tried to help Rei up and off to the dressing rooms, but he wouldn't move. "Back off." He said quietly.
Max and Kaie stepped away as he rose, and walked over to the dish. Jumping cat-like into the dish he grabbed both Mariah's and Ryan's blades and then jumped out of the dish and walked out of the arena, Kaie and Max followed behind.
There they found Rei's sensei who Rei walked right past without acknowledging him. Then as he left, Tala entered the room, the sole remaining member of the Demolition boys.
Tala looked weary, but none the less he looked at Max and Kaie with utter dislike. "What are you doing in here?"
Max stepped in front of Kaie and answered Tala, "We were helping out Rei."
Tala smirked at Max's protectivenes. "He heartbroken? His little kitten gone?"
Kaie stopped Max from hitting Tala across the face.
Kaie looked at Tala and said, "I would have let Max punch you but my brother probably wouldn't appreciate you and Max getting into a fight. And I know for a fact that if your heart wasn't so cold you would understand. I know Kai would understand."
Then Kaie pulled Max out of the room.
Tala stood there, her words echoing in his head. I know Kai would understand. Kai, understand?
Since when was Kai more sensitive than him? He had been the one after all that had forced them to train for hours on end. Tala sighed. It wasn't his fault that he had been genetically engineered to be the way that he was. He had few emotions because that was the way they had created him. Tala felt exhaustion seep back into him.
Meanwhile Tyson and Hillary were arguing on what strategy to use to defeat Tala. Hillary said that she should bide her time and see what Tala was capable of, while Tyson thought that it would be better to attack head on.
In the end Hilary pointed out that it was her blading, and at that Tyson caught the hint.
"If that is how you want to do it, then do it that way. I'm just letting you know that I have bladed Tala quite a few times now and I know that he likes to make his move quickly." And then Tyson had left.
After he had left Hilary realised that maybe she really should listen to Tyson, after all he did have more experience. If only he wasn't such a hot head...
Max and Kaie went to the warm up arena, to get Max prepared for his battle against Milo the third on the Smoke Screens. Max never had really thought that any last minute preparation was useful so he positioned himself in front of the big screen and motioned for Kaie to sit next to him.
Together they watched Tala emerge, the sole remainder of the team, and on the other side they watched Tyson and Hilary walk out. Just as Hilary was about to walk out Tyson yelled for her to come back.
Hilary walked over to him and then Tyson said, "Hilary good luck. I believe in you, and so does everyone else out there. I am here to back you up."
Hilary smiled. "I'm sorry that I yelled at you earlier. You are probably right, so I'll attack quickly." But then as Tyson smirked she added,
"There is a first time for everything." And smiling she ran up to the stadium.
"And Hilary has entered the dish." Yelled the ref. "Are you both ready?" his answer came in the form of two nods. "3-2-1- LET IT RIP"
Both of them let their blades fly with a huge launch sending them into the dish smoking. Tala was surprised that a girl had that much power, especially without a bit beast, but it didn't faze him. He was better than any other blader.
"Wolberg, arise! Fury attack." Tala's bitbeast rose high into the air, then slammed into the dish below, crushing Hilary's blade underneath. Hilary had no time to react and her blade was lost in the pile of rubble. Hilary knew that she was not going to make it.
"Tyson." She yelled over her sholder, as she began to slip away. "Don't forget me. Fight...for...me." Hilary struggled to get the last words out.
"Nooooooo!" Tyson yelled and he dashed to the dish, somehow managing to catch Hilary before she fell to the ground.
Tala watched them with a queer sadness. He wished that someone would be there for him when he went down, if there even was a blader that was strong enough. But as Tala turned and walked back to the change room he knew in his dark heart that he would be alone in that last battle.
Hilary's eyes were closed and she was a limp as a rag doll. Tyson looked at her with tears streaming down his face. "Hilary...I am alone now...I'm sorry...I'm sorry...I'll fight for you...and everyone else."
The medics pried Tyson off of Hilary's body and wheeled her away. Tyson then sliped into the dish and dug around for Hilary's blade.
All he found though was a few fragments and her empty bit piece. Eyes shadowed, he walked off, presumably to the hospital wing to return Hilary's blade.
Kaie and Max meanwhile stood in the wings, Max doing last minute training before he went on and faced Milo, the third on the Smoke Screens.
Both were quiet as Tyson walked silently past them. Max wanted to say something, but thought better of it and put his hand on Tyson's shoulder as he passed. Tyson merely kept walking, and took no notice.
Max and Kaie walked on, blinded by the bright lights. Max walked doing his best to look at the dish as it was less bright, and Kaie walking blindly to the 'dugout' where the members of the team sat.
"Bladers are you ready?"
There were two nods, one from Max, the other from a tall lanky boy, with brown hair and glasses, whom Kaie assumed was Milo.
"Let it Rip!"
Both blades flew into the stadium with a furious force. Both of these bladders still had one team member left; Max obviously had Kaie and Milo had the captain, Ben to back him up.
Milo had a headset on as did Ben and every so often one of them would say something.
Max studied Milo's blade carefully. It was an attack blade, modeled after Dragoon, and by the looks of it there was a bit beast inside the blade. Milo and Max however were both being very cautious, just studying each other.
Then Max remembered something that he had been working on. Max crossed his fingers that this would work.
"Draciel, lightening attack" Max yelled.
However, nothing happened, except that Max's blade wobbled more.
"What kind of attack was that?" asked Milo "All you did was make your blade more wobbly."
Max just looked bewildered.
"Dragernon, attack with scorching wind."
The hurricane came towards Max, but he had other plans.
"Not today Milo. Draciel, attack with Water's villain."
Then a torrent of water poured out of Max's blade, all of it charged with electricity. Out of the water came Draciel. Draciel took Dragernon's shoulders and pushed him to the ground.
The hurricane stopped and under all of the water so did Milo's blade.
"Milo!" yelled Ben, as he swayed. Ben reached Milo only after he lay slumped on the ground.
Max put out his hand and Draciel flew into it. The water in the dish disappeared just as fast as it had appeared. Max scrambled into the camp dish and picked up Milo's blade then hopped out closer to Milo.
As Max put Milo's blade into his hand he whispered to Ben, "He put up a good fight."
Ben just nodded, then said, "Good acting. Milo thought that your attack actually had failed. He didn't believe me when I said it was a trap. The win was defiantly yours, you earned it."
Max, his eyes shadowed, spoke in a quite, yet harsh voice. "Are you saying that because I lied, Milo lost?"
"No." Ben said calmly. "I am simply saying that because you are a good actor Milo lost." And with that Ben left with the paramedics that were taking his last team member away.
Max walked back to the change room, his heart and mind unsure.
Kaie knew what Max was thinking. "Max it is okay. That was a good strategy. Milo just inferred that something had gone wrong."
Max said nothing, just walked out the door and presumably to the training arena so that Kaie could warm up.
Kaie sighed and followed.
Max was in the arena sitting in front of the TV when Kaie walked in. She noticed that his eyes were slightly red, and his overall attitude was one of sorrow.
That Kaie could understand.
This tournament was a life or death competition so far. If you weren't good enough you were transferred to another world.
Kaie launched her blade into the dish checking it for any problems. Everything was fine so after letting it spin out a little more she picked it up and went to the TV and stretched while watching the battle that was taking place between Guart and Devin, both captains of the Ancient Swords, and Jail breakers respectively.
Both bladers stepped fearlessly up to the dish, powerful blades in hand, bit beasts protecting them.
They launched with a force strong enough to pierce glass. Thus it was fortunate that the dish was not made of glass.
The blades flew at each other, neither one willing to give. It was a terrifying game of tug of war. Each blader gritted their teeth and ordered their bit beast to attack. Both rose majestically and began lashing one way and another.
Everyone knew that this was going to be a close one. In the end all it would come down to was endurance, an area which Devin excelled in. It was evident that Guart was beginning to tire, but his determination to win did it's best to outweigh that.
In the end however there was a winner. Guart's blade just stopped spinning, his eyes clouded over and he was lost.
Simply lost.
Devin picked himself up wearily, and began to descend down the stairs. However before he reached the bottom he fainted, and aids rushed to help him. In the end he had to be assisted out.
At this point Cortez – Kaie's opponent, ran into the arena, to the stretcher that held his fallen captain. Kaie knew that he had been training, and had probably been so shocked that he couldn't move, attributing to the fact he was so late.
It was with shadowed eyes that he returned to the dish. Stepping into the dish and sliding down he grabbed his captain's blade. He bent down holding the blade close to his chest, his long brown hair hiding his face. Then standing slowly he climbed out of the dish and ran to his captain and whispering to him he put his blade into his case.
Then after bowing slightly to him as they wheeled him away, he returned to the dish, eyes still shadowed.
And so it was Kaie and Cortez, a fourth from the All-Starz and a second from the Ancient Swords.
Kaie, seeing over the monitor that Cortez was ready for battle, looked at Max, and then nodded, showing that she too was ready for the battle. Max followed her out to the marshalling area, the corridor before you got into the arena, and put his hand gently on her shoulder. Kaie turned and looked at him.
Max blushed slightly, and was about to speak when the PA blared that it was time for them to enter. Kaie gave him a questioning look; Max just smiled and whispered a hoarse "Good Luck." Kaie nodded, and then walked proudly into the arena.
Max shook his head, pushing away unwanted emotions, and entered the arena.
Kaie looked at Cortez, surveying him. It was evident that he was full of sadness, and determination to make up for his captain.
Emotion, Kaie knew could be both good and bad, depending on how you used it.
The analyses that Judy had given her on Cortez had shown him to be a very social person, however as a blader he was not all that experienced. As he was a social person the loss of a friend would hit him hard and would magnify his will to win, however it would also make him more reckless. And since he was not incredibly experienced it would make his moves very unpredictable.
Bringing Kaie back to the problem at hand. If he was unpredictable then he would not necessarily launch in the same fashion that he usually did. Meaning that Kaie would not know exactly where he would launch making it difficult to take him out in mid-air.
Kaie decided as she readied her blade for launching that she would counter-launch according to how he normally launched, except a little more to the left – as the right was his weak side.
3-2-1- LET IT RIP
Kaie launched with all her strength at the target area, hoping that it would work.
It most defiantly didn't.
Cortez was so determined to avenge the loss of his captain that he launched in a totally different way and direction. It was lucky for him that he had little control over his emotions and that he hadn't been blading since he was little.
Kaie on the other hand did not have luck on her side. Her blade hit, full force, the edge of the dish, and rebounded into the dish. Her blade was very weak, barely managing to keep spinning.
Max watch in horror as this occurred. Kaie might not make it.
Kaie's mind frantically looked for ways out, and in the process created horrific visions. Kaie shook them out of her head and did her best to keep her cool and find a solution.
Cortez was surprised that she had missed launching into the dish so badly. She had gotten this far and she couldn't even launch into the dish? No matter, he thought, after all she is just a girl. Cortez prepared to attack.
Kaie knew it wouldn't be long before Cortez attacked so she moved away from the destroyed portion of the dish and moved in to a defensive position that Max had taught her. If she was attacked in this position then their blade would bounce off, however the position would weaken every time, and if done incorrectly you could loose part of your blade. Kaie had to be careful to ensure that nothing like that happened.
Cortez attacked furiously, pushing Kaie back. Her blade was fending it off but she knew it couldn't do this forever.
Kaie also knew that without a bit beast she would be in major trouble. Cortez had a bit beast, and although he hadn't told it to emerge yet Kaie knew that he was using it to control his blade.
While Cortez continued his onslaught Kaie tried to talk to Blue Dranzer. To her surprise, he answered her call.
"I need help," she thought at her blade. "Can you emerge?"
"No" Dranser replied.
"Can you control the blade?"
"Do you want me to?"
"That would be nice."
"OK, I'll control the blade."
Then Kaie focused back at the battle, and knew she had precious little time left.
"TÑii– нÐпÐдение" Kaie yelled. "ÐолÑбо пожÐÑ"
Everyone in the arena looked at her deeply confused. What had she just said?
Kaie's blade flew at Cortez, knocking it around.
Max knew that Kaie was speaking Russian, but he also knew that she was in such a panic right now she probably didn't even realise it.
Tri- attack" Kaie had yelled. "Blue Fire." Kaie looked at Cortez, and saw that he looked surprised. She didn't care, she was going to win this.
Then remembering something that Kai had done with his bit beast she yelled "Соединение дÑÑи" "Link Souls"
Kaie felt as if she was her blade, every move that she made, her blade made. She dodged Cortez's attack, the whirled around to face him, then sliced at him with her hands.
Now both blades were exhausted, and both bladders were waiting for the other to make their move.
Coretez was the first to break and ordered his bit beast to emerge. "Angelinema, emerge and conquer this blade."
Kaie crouched, and her blade too went into a defensive position. Kaie knew that if she moved wrongly then she would total her blade, if she made the right move then she could win the battle.
His blade flew at her. She crouched lower. Then he slamed into her, and Kaie despite the pain in her body, stood up, pushing this enormous force, up.
Cortez's blade caught on her's and flew up into the air, then hit the side of the dish, then after tense seconds the blade slid into the dish, but stopped spinning. On the opposite side of the dish Cortez collapsed and the parametics were upon him.
Kaie was in so much pain that she collapsed, and her blade stopped spinning. Her heart was pounding. She could distantly hear Max, yelling something, but that didn't matter.
Willing herself up she slid painfully into the dish and retrieved both blades. Kaie staggered up and out of the dish and then stumbled over to Cortez and put his blade into his unmoving hand and said quietly, "Good luck, you were a worthy opponent."
Then Kaie felt a pair of hands grab her as she fell to the ground. Everything went dark.
"Kaie!" Max yelled as she slid into the dish.
"Don't do that! You will kill yourself."
Max had seen this all once before and although he had not understood a word that she was saying he knew what was happening.
Kaie hadn't realised it, but when she had linked with her blade she had inadvertently linked her soul to it. It, unknown to her, was an incredibly risky move, as every hit cut your soul, or spirit, and the only way to stop it from doing that was to be immune to pain, like all those who had trained in Bio-volt.
While Kaie was able to handle pain very well, her body was not used to healing quickly, as a soul had to be healed. Max knew all about this from Kai himself. He told them, after Tyson had tried it, that if they ever tried it they would bleed from it. Tyson was lucky that he had not been blading anyone at the time, or he would have died. As it was, he had been unconscious for a while, as he had hit a metal pole with his blade.
"You will not bleed physically," Kai had said, "but your soul, will pay the price, and it is a much worse pain, because it is very hard to make it go away."
Max grabbed her as she fainted and she fell into what Kai had called, "Fainter's World", a black abyss, where time did not pass, where your mind went while your body healed. You could not leave until you body was cured.
Max supported Kaie while the paramedics looked for another stretcher to carry her on.
Everyone in the audience was confused. Hadn't Kaie won?
Then, as if by magic, Max felt her stir. He turned her so that she lay on the ground, yet her face was pointed at him.
Kaie's blade was glowing right through her pocket. It was a blue light that Max could see spreading throughout her entire body, and on her head made marks similar to Kai's. Then as quickly as it had happened it stopped and Kaie slowly opened her eyes.
"Kaie." said Max, looking relieved.
"Did I faint?" she asked quietly
Max nodded.
"Can we go back to my room? I think I can walk."
Max nodded again and helped her to her feet. It was evident while she may be conscious she was most defiantly not fully aware of her surroundings.
As soon as they reached the hallway in which they had come out of Kaie completely collapsed. Breathing hard on her hands and knees, she could feel sweat dripping off her face. Max put his hand on her shoulder, his eyes very concerned.
"Kaie, you all right?"
"Just give me a minute" she replied
Kaie attempted to stand, but her knees collapsed. Max caught her before she hit the ground.
"Sit still. I'll carry you upstairs."
"No, I'll stand." She said and attempted to get up, but failed.
Max picked her up, and carried her, despite her frequent and loud protests, to the team's elevator that took them to their main floor. From there Kaie, helped a lot by Max, made it to the other elevator.
Once in the elevator, Kaie fell onto her hands and knees again. She was in great pain, yet there were no marks on her body.
Max read her thoughts, and said, "I'll explain upstairs."
They made it to Kaie's room, and she flopped onto her bed. "Explain."
"First of all, what were you saying while you were blading?"
Kaie gave him a funny look. "What do you mean?"
"You spoke Russian while you were blading. I think it was because you were so...distressed, although that maybe too strong a word...you lapsed into your native tongue, which happens to be Russian."
Kaie looked at him, her eyes wind. "You're kidding, right."
Max shook his head.
Kaie sighed. This day had gone from bad to worse.
"I yelled, 'Tri-attack blue fire', and then I yelled 'link souls'"
Max nodded. "I didn't know what had happened that first time, but what you said the second time defiantly did this to you."
And Max explained what Tyson had done, and what Kai had said, and then how her blade had woken her up.
"Why did it though?" she asked.
Max thought for a moment. "What if your bit beast brought you back from Fainter's world because it thought that it might draw you into the Other World?"
Kaie nodded. "Maybe."
Then she closed her eyes. Max got up to leave, but Kaie opened her eyes again.
"Max..."
"Yes?"
"Can you...I mean...would you mind...staying...just in case something happens."
Max shook his head. "I'll go grab a book, then I'll be back."
"Thank...you." Kaie said and she drifted off to sleep.
Max returned with three books, and a pillow and sat on her bed. He put the pillow behind his back and read his books, glancing up occasionally to look at Kaie.
Judy knocked on Kaie's door at around seven o'clock.
"Come in." Max said quietly.
Judy came in, and was not surprised to see them both in here. The two of them had gotten very close, and Judy had not interfered because she trusted them both to be responsible.
"Kaie is very tired after her battle today." Max said
Judy looked surprised. "I saw what happened, but she looked okay. What happened?"
"Well, she used an attack that Kai uses, but only those trained at Bio-Volt are unaffected by it. Anyone else who tries to use that attack are badly injured. Internally, that is."
Judy nodded. She knew very well that all who had been trained by bio-colt were a different breed of bladers.
"The only reason that Kaie didn't die was that she has a high pain tolerance, and her bit beast saved her." Max said "and her brother was a soldier" he muttered.
Judy looked at her watch, then said "Mr. Dickinson wants you and Kaie in his office in fifteen minutes."
Max nodded
Judy smiled, then said, "Good job today Max. You made me proud." Then after a squeeze on the shoulders she left.
Max smiled. His mom rarely praised him like that.
So he had fifteen minutes to wake Kaie up.
He decided that the most effective way would be cold water, so he got a cloth from the bathroom and put it on her head. She opened her eyes immediately, and looked up into Max's grinning face. She muttered to herself then asked why he had woken her up.
"We have to go to Mr.D's"
Kaie nodded and stepped out of bed, falling on her face.
Max helped her up and to the door. Kaie normally would have yelled, but she had practically no energy, so it was probably better to wait and use her small amount of strength only when absolutely necessary.
The pair made their way to the top floor where all the administrative offices were. Before they went in Kaie stepped away from Max and walked on her own then knocked on the door. Mr.D answered and ushered them inside. Kaie immediately sat in a chair once inside.
"Now." He said sitting again behind his desk. "I believe everyone is here.
So we have...
Kaie and Max from the All-Starz
Rage and Might from the Blood knights
Tala from the Demolition Boys
Devin from the Jail Breakers
Tyson from the Raiders
Créa from the Rashua Fighters
Ben from the Smoke Screens
And
Rei from the White Tigers
"Did I miss anyone."
There was silence.
"Good now the matching, will be randomly drawn. So..." he said putting his hand into the box.
"Ben, will you please draw your partner."
Ben nodded and stepped up to the box which held the names.
"Devin."
Mr. Dickinson nodded and typed it into his computer, then he reached into the container again and pulled out another piece of paper.
"Rei will you please draw."
"Rage." He said
Mr.D recoded that then pulled out Tyson's name.
"Tala." He said
Mr. D recorded and drew.
"Kaie."
Kaie did her best to walk without pain as she made her way to the box.
"Créa." She said then went back to her chair, and did her best to gracefully collapse into it.
Mr.D recorded that then said, "So that leaves Max and Might."
Max nodded.
"Now all of you have three days to prepare for this next battle. I would recommend that you take tomorrow off, as you have all been working very hard. You may go."
All the bladders went out, Max and Kaie last. They got to the elevator and got in, Max making sure Kaie had a support and that he was near her in case she fainted. They got off on their floor – they were luckily the only ones on the floor – and Kaie practically collapsed as soon as the elevator doors shut. Max grabbed her and helped her to sit and catch her breath. After a few minutes he helped her up and they made their way to her room.
Max helped her onto her bed and sat down, when Judy came in.
"I have a little assignment for you two. In case one of you does not make it through the next level I think that it would be beneficial if you each took one of these boxes and filled it with anything you want, for the other person to open, if you don't win. So here are the boxes, and I would like you both to fill them in secrecy tomorrow and then tell me where they are so that I can tell your team mate if necessary."
Then with a little nod she left the two of them with the boxes. Neither of them said anything for a while, but then Max spoke.
"I think that it is a good idea. What about you?"
Kaie nodded.
Max looked at her and could tell that she wanted to sleep.
"I'll leave you to sleep."
Kaie looked at her hands, then nodded. "Just if I yell or anything, or if for some odd reason you wake up in the middle of the night, will you come here, and make sure that I am still alive."
Max nodded. "Of course"
Kaie smiled. "Thanks."
Max smiled as well. "Good night."
Max heard a quiet good night as he shut the door to her room. Now he knew he was in love with Kaie.
Oh well. Maybe it was destined to be that way. It was going to make it very hard to let her go if anything happened to her though.
He decided that he would cross that bridge when he came to it.
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Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was a bloody long chapter – 21 pages!!!!!!!!!! That is twice the size of everything else I have written!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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