That night Kai got back to the hotel way past midnight. Kali and he had acknowledged that they both met at the Abbey in their childhood. Although Kai had so much he wanted to say they only exchanged a few words before she ran off into the shadows. He tried to follow her but she seemed to run through a maze of alley ways and passages.

The blue haired guy had given up and spent the remainder of the night wondering around absorbing the night scene of Sydney's Darling Harbour. Surrounding him were many wonders but all he could see was a blur of neon lights and clubbers as he was distracted by his thoughts.

He had finally snapped out of it when two headlights of a fancy sports car almost crashed into him. He had apologized to the driver who responded with foul language. Disgusted, he had decided to get back to the hotel, after all, he still needed some shut eye before training in the morning.

Tyson heard the swipe of the key card and the door slowly open. He looked up at the clock and noted how late Kai was. He knew it was Kai, after all, who else could it be? The way Kai noisily stumbled around the bedroom he was surprised none of the others had woken up. As Kai slumped onto his bed Tyson asked suddenly, "Kai, where were you?"

"Wa-Tyson, you still awake?"

"Yeah, now answer my question."

Kai was hesitant but sighed and eventually told him about his encounter with Kali and how he wondered around the streets and almost got hit by a car.

"Kai, how could you be so careless?" Tyson asked, "You could've been hurt. That's so not like you...what's with you and Kali anyway?"

Kai ignored the question and said, "I think we both need some sleep." With that he turned the bedside lamp off and went to sleep.

Not long after he woke up and got prepared to go out practising. He needed to do something to distract himself from thoughts of the purple haired girl. Beyblading was always good for that. He grabbed his beyblade and his launcher and quietly left the premises.

Once again the captain of the Dark Angels Ling had beaten him to the park. She had just finished a round of beyblading when Kai arrived, she caught the beyblade as it flew out of the dish and greeted Kai politely. "Kai," she said as a gesture.

He nodded in response but said nothing as he positioned himself beside a neighbouring beydish.
"Ok here goes," he thought and took a deep breath before releasing his beyblade. The blade was in control and moved around the dish with ease but soon he lost concentration and the blade wobbled and stopped in the middle of the dish. He was pissed at himself for blading so unskilfully, like a mere rookie.

Ling couldn't help but notice Kai's troubled expression as he jumped into the dish to retrieve his beyblade. The beyblade let out a few pulses of red light and the guy mumbled something before putting his hand on his forehead and collapsing.

"Kai!!" Ling shouted and immediately ran to his side, "What's wrong?!"

The blue-haired boy was conscious but was totally distressed. His hair was matted with nervous sweat and his teeth were gritted together. "What can't I get her out of my head!" he muttered.

Ling hardly heard it but she did, "Oh dear," she said quietly and thought to herself, "he's still thinking of Kali..." He didn't say anything but she got the impression that the two of them knew each other from before. The dark-haired girl was curious about their past but at that moment she was more concerned for the Bladebreakers captain. The guy looked depressed. She didn't know why she felt so bad for him, but she did and she wanted to comfort him somehow. However, the girl was lost for words so she put her arms around him, let him lean against her and hugged him.

They stayed like that for a while and Kai was feeling many mixed emotions. He was still annoyed at his bad beyblading, he was still obsessing over Kali and his childhood yet he felt warm and secure in the arms of the Chinese girl.

He eventually stopped thinking of Kali and his horrific beyblading and concentrated on the comfort he felt from the simple hug. He thought of Ling and her face, in its own way, it was attractive. Now that he thought about it he had never seen the girl smile before. He snuck a peek at her face and she was looking down on him with a caring look in her purple eyes and a small smile on her lips.

"Thank you," he said in appreciation.

"No problem," she replied and finally let go of him, "I don't think you're in the right mood for beyblading this early in the morning, you look exhausted. I suggest you get some sleep."

"Right," Kai said, back to his usual emotionless self. "Bye," and with that he ran off.

"Sometimes I don't know what to think of that guy," Ling thought and she turned and headed for her own home.

The next day the Black sheep were to have their first battle in the tournament. Alyssa rushed to the board to find out who they were up against and stood speechless when she saw the team she most dreaded battling. She hated the thought of having to battle the Sweet Girls. After all, they were her former team mates who rejected her.

--Flashback--

Alyssa's worst memory occurred just a year ago. She was once with the Sweet Girls. They were the lovely local beyblade team who won everyone over with their charming nature and pretty faces. Alyssa was always a bit different from the others. She was more tomboyish and despite being one of the best players on the team, she lacked a bitbeast.

The other three, Cherry, Candy and Honey were all into fashion and had beautiful and graceful bitbeasts. The four members of the Sweet Girls team were satisfied. However, this changed as soon as a new girl came to town. Her name was Peach and she was also a skilled beyblader with her own pretty bitbeast. As soon as Cherry noticed her she immediately allowed her into the Sweet Girls team and kicked Alyssa out because she had no bitbeast.

"But why Cherry, I've been such a loyal member, I've helped gained victories many times!"

Cherry, the captain looked down on the pitiful little Alyssa and sneered, "You are not worthy to be on this team. You have no style and not bitbeast, you just don't fit anymore!"

--Flashback ends--

"What's wrong Alyssa?" Nathan asked, he appeared concerned.

"Um, it's the Sweet Girls," she stated.

"Eh?"

"I used to be on their team..."

"Oh...I see, don't worry, you can use it as an opportunity to prove you're better than them!" he said cheerfully, he then patted her shoulder when he noticed her shocked expression and smiled in a comforting way,

"Thanks Nath'."

"Come on guys, The Sweet Girls aren't going to wait around for us to show up!" Tala demanded.

"Coming!" Alyssa back and the two Black Sheep followed their mysterious leader.

The three members had been a team for half a year but Nathan and Alyssa still didn't know much about Tala Ivanov apart from the fact that he was an excellent beyblader. However, it was not the time to think of such insignificant details. They had a battle to win.

"Welcome to another day of exciting beybattles!" DJ Jazzman greeted the spectators once everyone was seated, "You're in for a real treat today as the Dark Angels will be blading later but before that we shall witness an incredible match between the newly formed Black Sheep and the darling Sweet Girls."

There was a loud cheer from the spectators. But at the arena a certain captain sneered.

"Ooh...look who we have here!" a tall girl with shoulder length maroon coloured hair commented. A shorter girl with pale pink hair laughed in a sickeningly sweet way.

"It's the little Alyssa!" she giggled.

"Damn Candy..." Alyssa muttered.

"Who are they?" Tala asked curiously.

"They are former team mates, Cherry and Candy," she replied.

"Hrm...very interesting," Tala said.

Cherry called out, "So you think you can beat us now Alyssa? You and your two mates!" she mocked. The four girls laughed.

"Pathetic," Honey, a girl with long dark blonde hair commented.

"So true," another girl named Peach said. Her hair was short and layered to be longer at the front than the back.

Alyssa resented Peach more than anyone because she was her 'replacement' on the Sweet Girls team.

DJ Jazzman interrupted their thoughts with another announcement, "Ok, first up we have Nathan from the Black Sheep battling Candy from the Sweet Girls.

Nathan may be a newbie but he's already claimed his own bitbeast Jakala who will defend the blade to the end, and sweet Candy also has a powerful bitbeast at her side, Lyre.

The dish used for this battle will be a standard dish with an extra slippery surface making it difficult to literally get a grip. Now without further ado, let the battle begin, 3, 2, 1 let it rip!!"

The two bladers launched their beyblades simultaneously and watched intensely as they collided and smashed furiously at each other. They were both equally determined to win but like any match, there could only be on winner.

"Wow, this battle is amazing!" Kenny exclaimed excitedly, "Nathan's an excellent beyblader, no wonder Tala let him into his team."

"You said it chief," Dizzi agreed, "That boy is one heck of a blader!"

"Look at 'em go!" Max commented while the others, i.e., Tyson, Rei and Kai watched in silence.

The Dark Angels were also impressed by this display.

"I wonder how Candy got her hair so nice," Sara wondered in vain.

"Sara! I'm surprised at you. We're meant to be watching a beybattle, not comparing hairstyles!" Ling voiced loudly, "That just defeats the purpose of being here."

"Both of them are quite impressive," Kylie said.

"How very true," Bella agreed.

Meanwhile Nathan and Candy were still going at each other. Candy was getting restless and finally called upon Lyre to show herself. A pretty pink lyrebird type bitbeast emerged from the pink blade and sparkles seemed to come from the tail. One of the sparkles landed on the opposing beyblade causing it to wobble.

"Careful Jakala, a don't let anymore of those sparkles touch you," Nathan instructed. At that Jakala, a blue jackal type bitbeast appeared and growled at the graceful lyrebird. Once again the two beyblades went head to head, both determined to defeat the opponent.

"Nathan, you better win this for the team's sake and for mine," Alyssa prayed. Tala also silently cheered for Nathan and hoped he could pull it off.