Hey! I'm back! Sorry for not updating for yonks! But not my fault!

Here are the reasons:

1) I was banned from the Internet at home and at the library you can't use disks… and the school computers are too slow!

2) My laptop broke! So I had trouble typing this stuff up. But it's all better now!

3) I moved schools! The stress is killing me!

4) Lack of inspiration. You can probably tell… T.T

5) I wanted to update all my stories at once.

6) Family issues… None of your bees wax.

7) Friend issues. They either hate me or need me! All of them…

8) Started several new stories (see below)

9) I have a website and a profile on gaia. It's hard work keeping them up to date. Which I'm not… :P

But now I'm back! And to say sorry I started two new stories: .Bayblade/quest01 and He loves me… He loves me not. They both only have 5 chapters, so don't be mad! H.L.M-H.L.M.N has been postponed but will be up soon!

I've also taken the time to write a 3-part story with my best friend. It's called Vita Post Mortem, by shadowy recesses OTM. Yes, that does mean something… Anyway, check it out. I've also decided to make a few changes. I'm going to delete Collections and use them for my website, and I've got a new one shot, called I don't believe anymore.

Title: Experiment 1… Terminated.

Chapter:

Kairi's jaw dropped as she watched her blade leave the dish for the second time. It bounced, the exploded, the bit chip flying into her outstretched hand.

The silver haired boy, standing opposite her, smirked. Without a word he turned and walked back to his teams dug out.

Kairi stumbled back to her team, shocked at her lose. Tyson gave her a sympathetic glance before making his way to the now covered dish.

A shake n DJ Jazzman hurried over.

"W-well! After the, er, sudden defeat of Kairi Shayle from the Bladebreakers, we have Tyson, in a desperate attempt to save the team. Hoping to clean up, though, is the next blader from the Fearsome Halflings. Ah- I don't actually know who-"

(A/N: The rest is in song fic form: Crawling by Linkin Park.)

Crawling in my skin Consuming all I feel

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

A shadow-covered person climbed out of the dug out. An absent wind blew silver hair across a pale face. Blue eyes glared at a startled Tyson. The girl's bare feet carried her to the dish, which was slowly being uncovered. A thin, dirty white dress fluttered around the girl's slim form. There was something alien about the way she continued to glare unblinkingly at Tyson.

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface

Consuming

Confusing

The dish was filled with water, with only two small patches of land showing. DJ Jazzman began to explain the properties of the dish, but his voice trailed off as he realized that no one was listening to him. They were all too busy watching the silent staring contest going on between the two bladers.

"3-2-1! Let it Rip!"

This lack of self-control I fear is never ending

Controlling

I can't seem

Two blades were launched, both of them white. Tyson opened his mouth and called for Dragoon. The huge dragon reared up, intimidating. The girl smiled. She raised one hand, her fist clenched. Everyone's eyes were drawn to that hand. With throwing motion, the girl flung her arm out to one side. And disappeared.

To find myself again

My walls are closing in

Without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced

That there's just too much pressure to take

I've felt this way before

So insecure

Tyson suddenly yelled, obviously frightened. Standing, no, floating in midair was a creature with the upper body of the girl, but the lower body of a-

"Mermaid!" breathed DJ Jazzman. The whole stadium gasped as one. Then a deathly silence. Quick as lightning, the mermaid like creature disappeared into the water. Jazzman gasped. "B-but the water's not deep enough! It's only a foot deep!"

Crawling in my skin

Consuming all I feel

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

Tyson's blade was shot out of the dish as if it had been shot out of a gun. The girl reappeared, her arm still outstretched. She once again closed her hand into a fist, before drawing it to her chest. Her face peeked out of her hair, eyes wide and innocent. Tyson blinked, confused. A grin spread across the girl's features and in that instant, he saw a glimpse of pure evil.

Discomfort endlessly has pulled itself upon me Distracting

Reacting

Again, blades were launched, and again, the girl disappeared. Seconds before the mermaid creature plunged into the water, Tala called out from the stands, desperation in his voice.

"Sapphire!" The girl/mermaid hesitated. That was all Tyson needed, to be able to shove her own blade out of the dish. The whole stadium erupted with cheers. The girl reappeared, but instead of being her usual pose, she was on her knees in obvious pain.

Against my will I stand beside my own reflection

It's haunting

How I can't seem

Her head snapped up and Tyson started at the sudden blankness in her eyes. She stood up again, her movement slightly jerky. For the last time, the blades were launched. The girl disappeared, but instead of appearing over the dish, her form was seen hovering high above the stadium. A furious looking Boris came storming out of the dug out. But he froze when the mermaid, swimming as if the air was water, came down to his eye level. The blankness was still shining in her eyes as she calmly placed her hands around his neck and began to squeeze.

To find myself again

My walls are closing in

Without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced

That there's just too much pressure to take

I've felt this way before

So insecure

A dead Boris fell from the girl's hands. The stadium was in an uproar. Voltaire came running, heading in Kai's direction in the stands. But before he could even yell, the girl was on him, her icy grip fastening itself around his neck too. By the time guards and officials got to him, Voltaire was dead.

The mermaid image vanished and a sick looking Sinyestra sank to the ground. She shook her head, as if to get rid of something. Realization washed over her startled face and she sunk down in a dead faint.

Crawling in my skin

Consuming all I feel

Fear is how I fall

Confusing what is real

Onlookers gasped as the length of the girl's hair shortened. Her body fuzzed, then was clear. She now looked more human. Her clothes changed, becoming a pair of jeans and a sleeveless top, but her feet remained bare. All Sapphire's friends and teammates crowded around, Tala drawing her head onto his lap. Kai felt for a pulse, but looked up, his face grave. A single tear fell from Tala's eye onto Sapphire's cheek.

The other silver haired boy was nowhere to be seen.