Chapter two: spunky and new
4:45am, hotel bedroom
Cassy woke to find it was till dark, she looked across the room and she could just make out Rai's bulky shape under a thick blanket. She turned to her right where Kai had slept that night but he wasn't there, he must already be up. She was a little disappointed because she had wanted to see what he looked like when he was asleep. Cassy slowly eased herself out of bed shivering slightly as she collected some training clothes and headed into the joined bathroom, she quickly got washed and dressed then wondered back into her shred bedroom. Rai woke up as she was putting away her clothes.
He sat up slowly shaking his hair out.
"hey, morning cassy" he said groggily but smiling
"wow!" gasped cassy staring at him.
"what?" he asked suddenly very insecure.
"it's just your hair, there's so much of it, it's so long! Wow" she explained.
"oh that's all I thought you were going to say something bad like I'd forgot to put on clothes or something" laughed Rai.
Rai sat up and stretched in a catlike way, cassy blushed a little because he was only wearing his boxer shorts.
"I think you did forget your clothes " giggled cassy.
Rai jumped up and grabbed a pair of trousers, quickly muttering apologies while blushing furiously.
"I….um forgot who I was sharing with, that's all, we're not used to sharing with girls. I'm sorry!" he said clearly embarrassed.
"I'll leave you to get dressed" cassy said casually trying not to giggle too much as she walked out of the house.
Cassy started giggling as she walked into the living room.
"what are you so happy about" a low voice questioned.
Cassy jumped at the sudden comment.
"it's nothing boss, just rai's choice in nightwear." she giggled.
Kai smirked at her
she's so cute and she actually got up before I asked, stop thinking like that!"
"so when does training start coach, I'm dying to blade, I need your expert advice my defence is a little open" she admitted quietly.
Kai stared at her mesmerised. Tyson lived for blading but even he didn't bounce out of bed at five am dying to blade, he was impressed.
"well Tyson won't get up until seven-ish , even then he'll complain" kai explained.
"he should get up when you say, he thinks he's in charge, the little b…….
"morning people" interrupted rai smiling.
"found your clothes then rai?" asked cassy cheekily which caused rai to blush.
Cassy smiled as kai gave questioning looks to both rai and herself, she couldn't help but laugh.
wow what a smile! She walks into the room and it lights up thought kai.
"I'll have to introduce you to Mariah from the white tigers, she's my girlfriend." rai blushed again.
"will she be training now?" asked cassy.
"I doubt it most teams start training in the afternoons but not our team because ……….." rai trailed of under the icy glare that came from the coach.
"because………because we're the best and our coach knows you get a free room when you go down early" cassy concluded smiling sweetly at the blue haired boy that stood arms folded in front of her.
"sucking up wont get you anywhere" kai said dryly.
"yea but it don't hurt to get on the right side of you" responded cassy innocently.
"humph"
"can we go train without that lot I need to practice if I want to be at your standard" said cassy mainly to break the silence.
"whatever!" kai replied getting ready to walk out the door
"I'll stay behind and try to wake the rest of them up" said kai "don't worry he's a pussycat" he added quietly when he saw cassy's hesitant look.
"tah, I'll see you later rai" waved cassy.
Cassy caught up with kai as he was walking down the hotel stairway, they walked in silence until they got to the training room doors.
he's got a gorgeously developed body, he's so good looking. His top shows off all his muscles and the scarf around his neck is so cool
Before she could finish watching his movements he turned round and those eyes caught her like a deer in headlights she couldn't move or look away from him. He gestured to the classic bowl and she nodded in approval.
"do you want to battle or just check out my speed and stuff?" she asked him.
"battle, its easier to spot strengths and weaknesses " he answered. She noticed his voice was softer than usual, and he looked less tense than every other time she'd seen him.
They both took their positions at either side dish.
bloody hell I'm gonna fight kai, focus and breathe, wow kai, FOCUS and BREATHE! Concentrate I have to prove I'm good.
3.….2.….1.….let it rip!
Cassy released her blade in perfect timing with kai's. the blades circled each other and occasionally clashing together. The young blader couldn't help but remember when she was first given it by her grandmother.
" you can't appreciate what your grandmother is giving you, it should have gone to Steve!" her mother had yelled.
"that blade is mine she cant have it she's a girl" Steve screamed.
"she cant even blade she's useless." her father bellowed.
she had come so far.
Run away so many times to escape the criticism,
Lived on the streets to avoid arguments,
Cried herself to sleep to stop all the anger
Joined a cheerleading squad to be near the BBA action
Maybe to get noticed and belong to a real team
She knew she could only run for so long
They would find her eventually
But she might as well enjoy the time on her own.
Kai's voice pulled her back to the battle, she hoped he hadn't noticed her lack of focus.
"c'mon dranzer" kai yelled and there was a fiery phoenix rising from the blade.
"lets show him purrdy!" she called out, and there was her bitbeast. She had fought so long and hard for purrdy but it had been worth it.
Kai watched as his phoenix was tackled by what looked like a golden shimmering cat, a big cat, it vaguely resembled rai's tiger but it had something special about it. Kai could sense it but he couldn't figure out what it was.
"purrdy thunder now!" yelled cassy.
Dranzer scraped by unharmed.
"dranzer flaming arrows!" commanded kai.
"bring it on kai, purrdy ice rain now!" shouted cassy smiling.
Purrdy sky rocketed into the air and fired down crystal stones.
"dodge it dranzer!" kai said not looking panicked but he did look slightly impressed.
"fire swoop dranzer!" kai yelled confidently.
With one swoop of a wing dranzer had knocked purrdy out of the dish.
"thanks for the great battle kai, so am I an ok blader in your opinion?" asked cassy scared he might say no.
"your good but I know how you can improve. I'll work with you in the proper practice" he said surprisingly softer than usual. "but you're still sloppy in your tactics"
he had to be negative didn't he
she's a good blader, she's spunky and new smirked kai as he walked towards the bench.