Hey! This is NTM! Guess what! I got a laptop, so I can update more often, when I don't have writer's block of course! To celebrate, I'm writing another chapter! Thanks a lot to XCrimsonNinjaX for another review!
Ch 9: Onward to Tokyo!
"ARRGH! Where is it?"
Kyo ran all over the house, panicking over something.
"Where is it? Where is it? If I don't find it…"
"Look out!"
He ran into Kimiko, who was carrying a small pink suitcase. They both fell to the ground, and the suitcase landed on top of Kyo.
"Owee!" said Kimiko, who rubbed her head. "Watch where you are running Kyo-san, you knocked me over!"
Kyo stood up and brushed himself off.
" Sorry Kimiko, but I have to find something!"
Kimiko sulked.
"Kyo-san…"
Kyo went back to looking.
"Where is it? ARRRRGH!"
Ayane poked her head out of her room.
"Kyo…what are you looking for?" she said.
Kyo looked up.
"My laptop, I can't find my laptop! I want to take it to Tokyo and I can't find it!"
Ayane shook her head.
"Kyo…You had you're laptop outside last time."
Kyo's head shot up as he heard this.
"Of course! Now I remember! I was working on my Beyblade website outside, and I must have forgot to bring it back! Thanks a bunch 'Yane!"
He headed downstairs and out the back door. Ayane watched him and smiled.
"Silly Kyo…" she said.
Downstairs, Ashura was sitting at the table, grumbling.
"I can't believe this…we have to take a plane with THEM…"
Ayane walked downstairs, a white pack on her back.
"Hey Ashura, what are you doing?" she said.
Ashura sighed and held out the tickets.
"We have to take a plane with THEM…"
Ayane sighed.
"Of course brother…they're the other team…you think that we get our own plane?"
"That would be nice…" he grumbled.
Ayane glared at her brother.
"Why do you have a problem against the other team?"
"It's none of your business…"
Ayane sighed.
"You are so stubborn…" she said.
The doorbell rang. Kyo appeared, carrying his laptop.
"Oh great!" said Kyo. "The helicopter's here! I'm not even finished packing!"
Kimiko ran down the stairs.
"I AM!" she said in a singsong voice.
Kyo gumbled. Ashura walked over to the door.
"I'll be outside when you are done…"
He opened the door and walked out, carrying his black suitcase. Kimiko followed him, carrying her suitcase. Kyo stared at Ayane, who walked over to the table holding a small gold key.
"What are you getting?" he said.
"My necklace…"
"YOUR NECKLACE? ARE YOU CRAZY! Ashura told you that you can't wear it under any circumstances!"
"It brings me luck…besides…I wear it all the time when Ashura isn't looking."
"YOU WHAT!"
"Be quiet Kyo…"
She placed the key in the keyhole of a small blue chest. She turned the key and the chest opened, revealing a small white box. She opened the box and took out a gold chain necklace with a pastel rainbow teardrop-shaped crystal dangling from the chain. She placed around her neck and shut the chest.
"Okay…I'm ready to go…" she said, tucking the necklace under her shirt.
Kyo nodded and raced upstairs to get his bags. Ayane stared out the window.
"This is it…" she said. "I've been waiting for this day for a long time…Finally, I get to Beyblade against the best…and prove myself to Ashura that I can fight!"
Kyo reappeared, carrying several bags.
"I'm ready!" he said.
Ayane laughed.
"Are you sure that's enough bags Kyo?"
He nodded.
"Come on my silly brother…" she said. "Let's go…"
They both walked out the front door.
You better be ready world…here comes Ayane Sohryu Yagami! She thought.
Inside the helicopter, Ashura sat and did some meditation, Kyo stared out the window, and Kimiko and Ayane played a game of cards.
"Got any sevens?" said Ayane.
"Go fish Ayane-chan!" said Kimiko.
"Again?"
Kyo gasped as he stared out the window.
"Wow!" he said. "China looks so beautiful from here!"
He turned to Ashura, who was still meditating.
"Hey Ashura!" he shouted. "Check out this view!"
Ashura opened one eye.
"Hmph…" he said.
He closed his eyes, and returned to meditating. Kyo grumbled, turning back to the window. Kimiko peeked at them from under her cards.
"Ashura-san is very strange Ayane-chan…" she said.
Ayane smiled.
"That's Ashura for you…" she said. "Full of mystery. Got any Kings?"
"Go fish! Got any Aces?"
"Go fish!"
"Phooey!"
They both laughed.
How can they laugh at a time like this? thought Ashura. It's as if nothing is wrong! We're going to be riding an airplane with that cat demon, the one that touched Ayane!
"Hey Look!" said Kyo. "We're at the airport!"
Ashura opened his eyes.
"Finally…Driver, land the helicopter."
The helicopter began to slowly decend to the ground. Ayane and Kimiko put their cards away and Kyo turned away from the window. The helicopter landed, and the door opened.
"Look! It's them!"
"Just like the website said!"
The four bladers walked into a giant group of screaming people.
"What the heck?" said Ashura. "What websi--KYOJI YAGAMI!"
Ashura grabbed Kyo by his shirt; the younger boy smiled sheepishly.
"He-he…I might have put a teensy little announcement on my blog last night…"
Ashura turned red, smoke coming out of his ears. He raised his fist up, ready to smash Kyo's face in.
"Ashura stop!"
Ayane grabbed his fist, bringing it down.
"We're in public…" she said.
Ashura grumbled and dropped Kyo.
"Right…" he said. "Not in public…"
"Well well well…looks like you showed up!"
They looked up to see Lee, Mariah, Kevin, and Gary waving at them.
"Hi again!" said Kimiko, waving back. Kevin turned a little pink.
Ashura walked through the crowd.
"Hey Ashura!" said Lee. "I hope you are ready!"
He ignored them and walked inside.
"What's his problem?" said Mariah.
"No idea…" said Gary.
Kyo ran through the crowd, up to them.
"Don't mind Ashura…" he said. "He's… just… worried about the tournament…I think."
Mariah smiled at him, making Kyo turn pink.
"It's no big deal…Kyo is it?" she said.
Kyo blushed furiously.
"I…uh ba…dur…ba duh…oof!"
Kimiko grabbed Kyo by the sleeve and dragged him away.
"Come on Kyo-san…" she said.
Ayane walked through the crowd, towards the four members of White Tiger X.
"Hello again…" she said. "Where's Ray?"
"He inside getting tickets…" said Lee. "Why do you ask?"
"No reason!" she said, a little pink. "Just wanted to know…that's all!"
"LEEEEEEEEE!"
A blue haired girl pounced on him.
"Ow! Rika!" he said.
The kitsune smiled.
"Thinkin' you were going to leave without me?" she said.
Ayane laughed.
"Who's this?" she said to Lee.
"I'm Rika!" said the girl. "I'm Lee's friend and I'm going to Japan to cheer for White Tiger X!"
"Rika!" said Lee. "I told you that we don't have enough money for six tickets!"
"But Leeeeeee…"
Ayane smiled, and walked into the airport.
"That team is so interesting…I can't wait to take them on…but I wonder who the other teams are…"
She spots a television in a lounge area and walks over to it.
"Hey a television!" she said. "Maybe the Beyblade news is on!"
She sat in a chair, and looks up at the television. The reporter was talking to a blue-haired boy wearing a baseball cap.
"And here we are with one of the Japanese teams who is going to the Tokyo Tournament! The BBA Revolution, led by the world champion Tyson Kinomiya! Mr. Kinomiya…do you plan to take home the trophy for Japan?"
The bluenette looked at the screen.
"I plan to defeat any opponent who gets in my way!" he said. "The BBA Revolution will win the tournament and show the Neo BBA that we are still on top!"
The reporter took the microphone.
"And there you have it…Tyson has made a challenge to the Neo BBA that his team will be victorious. But Mr. Kinomiya is up against some tough teams that have qualified for the tournament! These teams include The Blitzkrieg Boys, led by the ex-Bladebreaker captain Kai Hiwatari, The PPB All Starz, F-Dynasty, The Justice Five, White Tiger X, and a few new teams. The Rockin' Beybladers, who defeated the Street Sharks…Ashura Destiny, who defeated the Bit Hunters…and Chaos Dominion…who defeated Barthez Batallion. These teams will be playing out for eight lucky spots to fight in the Tokyo Tournament being held right here in the Tokyo Battle Stadium! To all our competitors, good luck!"
"Looks like we both have some competition…"
She turned around to see Ray, leaning on the chair next to her. Ayane nodded.
"Yes…" she said quietly. "How did you walk in with out me noticing…"
He smiled.
"Being a neko-jin has it's advantages…"
Ayane stood up.
"No matter…I'm determined to fight anyone…"
Ray laughed.
"You seem pretty excited…" he said.
"I am…I've been waiting for a chance like this for a while…"
"Why?"
Ayane lowered her head.
"I wasn't allowed to leave our estate for a while…I've never been out of the country…I bet you have though…"
"Yeah…It's pretty exciting…"
He noticed the necklace around her neck, he reached his hand out to touch it, but she backed away.
"What's that?" he asked.
"Oh!" she said, tucking it in her shirt. "It's nothing!"
"Come on, let me see it…"
"No!"
"Why not?"
"It's very personal to me…"
"Ayane…please…I won't touch it if it bothers you…"
"Okay…You can see it…but that's all."
She took out the necklace, holding the teardrop-shaped crystal in her hand.
"This necklace was my mother's…It was given to her by my father…The crystal is called 'The Dragon's Tear' and it supposed to give you luck…"
"It's pretty…"
"It's the only thing left that reminds me of my mother."
She cupped the crystal in her hands.
"When I was little…my parents both died in a terrible fire…My grandfather gave this to me…"
She looked up at him, and began laughing.
"I'm so sorry…" she said. "We barely know each other, and I'm telling you me life story…I feel like an idiot!"
"You're not an idiot…I kinda understand how you feel…"
"You do?"
He reached under his shirt, and pulled out a small black cord with a small fang tied on it.
"I lost my mother to illness…and my father vanished when I was little…He gave me this tiger fang before he left…"
Ayane stared at the glistening fang.
"It's beautiful Ray…"
Ray blushed a little.
"It's not like yours…"
Ayane blushed a little.
"I have a feeling we could…maybe…be friends?"
Ray looked into her ice blue eyes.
"That is…" she said. "If you want to be my friend…"
Ray took her hand, interlocking their fingers together.
"I'd like to be your friend Ayane…"
Ayane smiled.
"Then I will be your friend…"
She let go of his hand and grabbed her belt. She tore off a small piece of fabric and twisted it around Ray's left wrist.
"There…" she said. "It's a friendship bracelet…Just to make it official…I give one to all my friends…"
Ray stared at the bracelet on his wrist.
"I'm honored…"
Ayane turned to walk away, but Ray grabbed her hand.
"Huh?"
He grabbed his belt and tore of a piece of red fabric from it. He held her hand and twisted on to her left wrist.
"But you're my friend also…" he said. "So you should get a bracelet too…"
Ayane stared at her wrist, and smiled.
"I'm honored Ray…"
She turned around to walk away, but tripped and began to fall.
"Oh!"
Ray dashed in front of her, and caught her in a somewhat embrace. They noticed what they were doing, and quickly let go of each other, blushing furiously.
"Sorry about that…"
"Don't know what came over me…"
They both looked up and started laughing.
"What's so funny?"
They turned around, to see Kimiko carrying her suitcase.
"Ayane-chan! We have to go!" she said. "The gate is now boarding and Ashura's got your ticket!"
Ayane smiled at Kimiko, then turn to Ray.
"Come on Ray!" she said. "We've got to go to Tokyo!"
"Right behind you Ayane!"
They took off towards the gate. Kimiko looked at them with deep confusion.
"What just happened?"
Well, that's all for now! Sorry it took so long…but I had writer's block for a LONG time!
Please Read and Review, but NO FLAMES, or Boris Balkov will strip for you, and believe me it's NOT pretty! Plus, if you have any fanart…you can send it to me! I'll be having a contest, and the winner gets a cameo role in Three Legendary Dragons! I'm looking for fanart of Ayane, Kimiko, Kyo, or Ashura! Also, a couple drawing of Ray and Ayane. Look to the default chapter for descriptions of the characters! GOOD LUCK!
Next time: They arrive in Tokyo! Ayane meets two of the original Bladebreakers, Kyo and Ashura play matchmaker, and Kimiko finds true love? Plus, the Preliminary Competitions begin!
Chapter 10: Tokyo Troubles