What are Friends For

Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade

Chapter 16

(Next morning)

Blair's POV

I laid in bed thinking about what was to happen today. It was to be the start of the tournament. We were going to be facing the White Tigers. Ray's old team. I started to think up what was going to be our playing order. I rubbed my eyes and looked at the clock. It read 8:00. Getting out of bed I decided to start waking the team up. I first got changed and brushed my hair. Then went around to the other 3 beds to wake up the rest of the team.

Regular POV

"Trisha, Ally, Jessie! Time to wake up!" Blair said. Slowly they all stirred. "Why do early?" Ally asked. "If you haven't forgotten we have a match in 45 minutes." Blair said. "Oh yah! Forgot about that!" Ally said. Once they were all up they headed over to the battle dome where their match was to take place.

Walking into their locker rooms they had a meeting. "So who's blading today?" Trisha asked. "Ally, your first. Then Jessie your second. Trisha your last. And for the game plan...We'll do our usual." Blair explained. "You mean-" Trisha asked. "Yes that one." Blair said.

"Welcome Ladies and Gents! Time for this tournament to unravel! The first match we have today is the White Tigers verses the Alaula Bladers!" Dj Jazzman yelled. "First up we have Ally from Alaula and Gary from the White Tigers!" He announced.

"Ally may not look tough but she's one strong, hyper and jumpy blader. Her bitbeast Hopperis is always there to back her up." AJ Topper said. "Gary is one tough guy. Don't mess with him and his bitbeast Galazzy. (AN: did I spell that right? lol)" Brad Best announced. "Well Let's get this started! Bladers take your positions. 3...2...1...Let it Rip!" Dj jazzman said loudly.

Both blades landed in the red dish below. "Galazzy Attack!" Gary said. His blade rammed into Ally's which was sent out. "Wow that was quick! Don't think this team is going to go far." Dj jazzman said. 'So you think. Our strategy is let the other team built up confidence from a victory then take them out in the other two rounds quick. Which team will be able to figure it out first?' Blair thought with a smirk.

Kai's POV

Watching the match below I was looking for any clues that might help us beat them in the finals. There was no doubt that we would face them. When Gary won I noticed a smirk on Blair's face. Ally didn't seem all to worried either. Something was up but what?

Regular POV

"Next up is Lee from The White Tigers and Jessie from Alaula. Which will come out victorious?" Dj Jazzman asked the crowd. The crowd shouted out names of teams and other things."3...2...1...Let it Rip!" DJ Jazzman called.

Both bladers launched their blades viciously. "You know what to do Jess." Blair called from the sidelines. Jessie nodded. "Galeon!" Lee called. "Aquaria water illusion!" Jessie called. Both blades hit and the black known as Galeon was thrown out. "We have another fast match! This time were tied at one to one! Who will take victory?" Dj Jazzman asked.

"Next up we have Trisha from Alaula and Mariah from the White Tigers." Dj Jazzman said. Both bladers got ready at the dish. "Get ready to lose." Mariah said holding her beyblade. Trisha shrugged and put her blade on the launcher. "You'll be the one losing." Trisha retorted. "3...2...1...Let it Rip!" DJ said.

"Galux!" Mariah called. "Lionaris! Show her who's the more powerful cat! Power Claw!" Trisha said. Her bitbeast showed itself for a couple seconds before disappearing and knocking Galux out of the stadium. 'That is a lot of power.' Mariah thought watching her blade fly out. "And Alaula moves on to the next round!" DJ Jazzman announced.

After the battle Blair and her team were walking towards their locker room. "Hey I'll meet up with you guys in a second." Blair said before walking off towards another locker room.

(Bladebreakers)

"Wow Blair was right when she said her team was strong." Tyson said. "Yah but it shows that they can be beaten! Because Gary beat Ally." Max said. "I'm not so sure that it was a real ¿lost¿" Kai said as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. "What?" Max asked. Everyone's eyes were on Kai when there was a knock at the door. Max went over to see who it was.

"Oh hey Blair."Max said happily. "Can I come in Maxie?" Blair asked. Max nodded and opened the door. Blair walked in. "Hey guys! Just wanted to wish ya'll luck!" Blair said with a large smile. "Thanks!" Tyson said. "We'll be waiting for you in the finals." Blair said before starting to walk out the door. "Blair...Was did Ally really lose the first battle or was it on purpose?" Kai asked. Blair smirked at the question. "Maybe." Blair said looking Kai straight in the eye and the left. After Blair left Tyson looked at Kai. "Are you saying that you think that Ally lost on purpose?" Tyson asked. "Yes. I'm sure of it. It has to be their battle strategy." Kai explained. "But why lose when you know that you can win and get everything done quicker?" Max asked. "It makes the other team think better of themselves. Gets them overconfident." Ray said catching on to what Kai was saying. 'Just like our conversation we had. She let Tyson win knowing it would boost his confidence.' Kai thought thinking back.

..:Flashback:..

"You let Tyson win today didn't you?" Kai said suddenly."huh?" Blair asked. "Tyson's rematch against you. You let him win." Kai said. "Ok. You caught me." Blair said playfully putting her hands up in the air. "He's never going to learn if you let him win." Kai said. "So you think. Letting someone win can boost up their confidence. Confidence in yourself can take you a long way." Blair explained. "But if you let someone win...They can easily get ahead of themselves." Kai said. "Meaning?" Blair asked. "If you let him win all the time, he might want to try a bigger challenge. And when he does he loses and wonders what went wrong. And his 'confidence' goes down-" Kai explained. "Who said I was going to let him win all the time?" Blair asked smirking. "I never said you were." Kai said. "Yes you did!" Blair said playfully putting her hands on her hips. "Look Kai. I'm not going to let your team mates win all the time. I mean I like victory to. But winning gains confidence. The more confidence you have the more potential you have." Blair said.

..:End of Flashback:..

'Her team is using that to their advantage.' Kai thought. "Ok you guys heres the line up I picked according to the data I have." Kenny started. "Tyson, Ray and Kai will battle in that order. Is that ok with everyone?" Kenny asked. Everyone nodded.

(AN: I really am getting tired of battles. So i'm just going to skip to the end of it. Of course Bladebreakers won All stars lost. And as a filler that i'm not going to put in. The Demolition Boys won against the Majestics...Sorry about that. I think all the battles would get boring if i say so myself.)

"Hey! BladeBreakers!" Someone called from behind. They turned to see Blair and her team running towards them. "Great job today!" Ally said as they stopped in front of the group. "Yah. You guys wanna go get ice cream or something?" Blair asked. "Ice Cream! Sure!" Max said happily. "Yah!" Tyson said right after. "Anyone else?" Jessie asked casting a look at Hilary, Ray and Kai. "Sure." Hilary and Ray said at the same time. Blair looked at Kai to see what he was going to say. He shrugged and decided to come along.

(At the ice cream place)

After ordering they all sat down around two tables and talked. Blair walked over and took a seat next to Kai. "You really wanna know if you figured out our battle strategy?" Blair asked. "I would be nice although I'm pretty sure I'm right." Kai said. "And you are almighty phoenix." Blair said jokingly. "Of course...That's just one of our ways of battling." Blair said smirking. "You talking tag-team?" Kai asked. "Well thats another one. But we have other ways. You'll see." Blair said.

'Heh. They make a cute couple. I wonder what their talking about...' Trisha thought glancing at Kai and Blair. "

Thats it for right now. I'm starting to get writers block. lol but once a tiny bit. Well please leave a review and I have a couple questions. I'm just curious.

How do you like the Blair and Kai couple?

And By the end of the story should I make Trisha and Max a couple.

Sharon