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Note: This chapter might be kind of boring because I have to explain how they look like and stuff. But, at least you know what they look like now. And I'm also changing the genre to romance/angst because of the character's past. Like Madison and Krystal's past in the Dark Raiders, which will come up soon. But it will still have humor in it.
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It Might Be You
Previously:
"So! When do we get to meet them?" Hilary said excitedly. A noise from the nearby door made their heads turn.
"Oof! That hurts you moron!"
"Ow! Watch it, stupid-head!"
"I think that's our cue!"
The door burst open revealing a bunch of teens. The Bladebreakers looked at Mr. Dickenson in surprise. Hilary grinned and hugged Tyson. Max chuckled at Tyson's visibly red face. Tala's eyes widened. I remember now… Rei smiled warmly while Kai stayed the same, unfazed. Mr. Dickenson grinned.
"Bladebreakers, meet the DestinyBladers. DestinyBladers, meet the Bladebreakers!"
Chapter 4
The Bladebreakers stared in shock. Kai looked at Mr. Dickenson. Well… that was… unexpected. He scanned the opposite team, and noticed that they looked pretty much the same as they did in the two videos.
Mr. Dickenson looked at the two teams and beamed proudly. "I'm going to be in my office for a while. Please introduce yourselves to each other!"
And with that, he walked out of the room and into his office. The thirteen teens stared at each other. Krystal looked found herself looking at one of the boys. Tala. He stared straight back at her and then shifted his gaze over to Andrew who smirked lightly at the red head. She held back a smirk. Valkov…
"Um… Hi! It's… um… so nice to meet you!" Rachel smiled. "We've heard so much about you! It's an honor to meet the famous Bladebreakers!"
"It's nice to meet you too!" Hilary greeted happily. The DestinyBladers smiled. Krystal gave a small half smile to the friendly brunette.
"Well… I guess we should start the introductions…" Tyson said awkwardly, looking at their new teammates. This is too awkward… Jade thought slightly concerned. She nudged Andrew with her elbow, silently telling him to help out. I think our teams are too much alike… maybe our teams just don't match…
Andrew held back a scowl. Why did he always have to be the one to smooth things over!? They knew he was shy around strangers, so why was it always his duty?
"Uh… okay," Andrew forcing smiled. "I'm Andrew Yoshimura. You can call me Andy if you like. And not Drew." He added shooting a look at Madison. Madison shot him a cheeky grin in return.
"I'm 16 years old… and, unfortunately for me, the only boy on the team," he said grinning. "Um… I guess there's not much to say, considering the videos said most of it. Don't take our team lightly just because we aren't famous… because we'll kick your butts!"
"By the way…" Rachel cut in. "We didn't have a chance to see the second video, do you think we can watch it later?"
Jade chuckled and looked at Madison, whose face turned slightly pale. The tweezers incident…
"I don't know," Jade replied, smiling at the grateful look Madison shot her. "I don't think we have enough time. We should be practicing for our concert or for the tournament."
Rachel frowned. "But the concert is two weeks away! We have more than enough time!"
Stephanie shook her head. "No we won't. The concert is here, before we go home, remember? And our instruments are still at Krystal's place, back in Hawaii!"
"So? When are they going to come in?" Rachel looked at their captain. Krystal raised an eyebrow. She's supposed to keep track of everything and yet here she is asking everyone else…
"Next week." Stephanie replied. "So we won't have too much time. The guitars are coming in on Thursday and the drums are coming on Friday."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Andrew butt in. "Wait your turn to speak! Hmm… I used to be the US champion, but last year I lost my title. I was born in Hawaii—"
"You have a sibling right?" Max asked. Andrew nodded slowly. Should I tell them such personal information?
"Yes. I have a sister. She's my half sister… but, that's another story…" Andrew trailed off. "Anyways! I attend Laulea High School, tenth grade. And since we're in the tournament, we get to skip summer school! Wohoo! But our school ends on the last week of May, which means we still have three more months of school."
"Yeah. The tournament is in July," Kenny added. "So you must be on your spring break right now! Like us!"
"How long are you staying before you leave?" Hilary asked. She liked these girls… too bad they weren't going to start blading with the Bladebreakers until school ended…
"We'll stay until our two week vacation is over," Steph said grinning. "Hey! Let's go shopping later, okay?"
Hilary grinned. "Really? Thanks! That would be awesome!"
"Ooo! And we have to go to the spring festival before we leave!" Rachel exclaimed. "I heard it's really pretty at night!"
"It is!" Hilary giggled. "The boys and I go every year as a group, but the always get attacked by fan girls."
Andrew chuckled. "I feel their pain."
Krystal looked Andrew, slightly surprised. He changed the subject… She studied his face for any emotions. His blue-gray eyes were almost emotionless. Almost. From where she was standing, she could tell he was very troubled.
Andrew was about 5'9" and had crystal blue-gray eyes. He had short, naturally spiked dirty blond hair. He wore a white shirt with the word 'courage' in red across the front. He was wearing a pair of dark blue long pants and had white court shoes that had four red stripes on each side of each shoe. He also wore red and dark blue fingerless gloves.
Andrew smiled. "That's about it! Who's next?"
"I'll go!" Tyson volunteered. If we're going to be teammates, I've got to help him out. And right now, he needs me to bail him out… he must have had a troubled past. Andrew shot Tyson a grateful look. "My name is Tyson Granger and I'm 16 years old. I have to warn you, that I'm not good at waking up early and I tend to be late. I'm the world champion, born in Japan, and I love to eat and beyblade… that's pretty much it."
Max grinned. "He's almost always late! When we have meetings with Mr. Dickenson at 4:00, we have to tell him it's at 3! Just so he won't be late!"
"And, yet, he still manages the impossible and comes at 4:30," Rei said shaking his head.
"Shut up already!" Tyson scowled. "They get the point!"
Tyson wore plain yellow shirt with a red jacket over it (white on the inside), dark blue long jeans, and red, blue, and white shoes. He wore his blue and red hat, still backwards like always, and blue fingerless gloves (that stopped at his wrist). He was about 5'9" and had dark brown eyes. His navy hair was tied in a low ponytail. (Note: Same as G-Revolution)
"Next person!" Tyson said looking at the new team. Stephanie grinned and raised her hand.
"I wanna go!"
Jade sighed inwardly. Stephanie was a little too happy today. She must have had tons of candy this morning, while Krys had her back turned.
"I'm Stephanie Matsui, but please call me Steph! I'm 16 years old and I was born in Hawaii, but raised in Japan, then I moved back to Hawaii when I met the DestinyBladers. I also attend Laulea High… Oh! By the way! All of us are fluent in Japanese, so don't go talkin' about us behind our backs. But don't worry! I trust you guys!"
Krystal stared at Steph in disbelief. That moron ate way too many pixie sticks today! Damn. That means she's probably hiding some in her pocket. She cleared her throat, catching everyone's attention.
"Empty your pockets."
Steph's eyes widened. Dammit. She caught me again! Was I that obvious? She dug through her pockets and took out four lollipops and two candy canes. She scowled.
"Damn."
Krystal smirked. Nice try.
Stephanie was almost 5'8". She had straight jet black hair and had gentle amethyst eyes. Her jet black hair was a little bit longer than shoulder length and her bangs were parted to the right, lightly covering her eye. She had a nice figure and was the tallest girl. She wore a tight pale yellow spaghetti strap top and long black sweatpants with two thin yellow stripes on each side. She had white and orange court shoes. She wore a jacket that matched her sweat pants around her waist.
"I'll go next," Rei offered. "My name is Rei Kon. I'm also 16 years old. I was born and raised in China, but moved to Japan later. Hmm… I don't really know what else to say."
Rei had long jet black hair and golden-brown eyes. He was a little taller than 5'9". His jet black was tied and wrapped up with a long white cloth (Note: you probably know what I mean because his hair is difficult to explain.) He wore a red headband across his forehead with the yin and yang sign in the middle. He wore a white and gold Chinese top with a red sash around his waist that was tied up in a bow in the front, and wore baggy black pants and black shoes. He also had on red fingerless gloves.
"I'm from China too! Well, sort of…" Jade grinned. Rei's eyes lit up and he smiled shyly. She's pretty…
"I'll go! Unless you want to go, Jade," Rachel said. Jade shook her head and motioned for her to go.
"Okay. I'm Rachel Wong, I'm 15, and I'm in charge of technical stuff. We all attend Laulea High – and same grade – and… oh! You can call me Rae if you like, but that might be confusing because it's the same as Rei," she said gesturing at Rei. "So I guess you can call me Rach, or something. Yeah. That's it."
"No way. You forgot to say that you get super moody," Andrew said scowling. "And that you like to nag people and irritate the hell out of them!"
Rachel glared and flicked him off. She was a bit taller than 5'6" and had slightly wavy, shoulder length auburn hair. Her rich honey brown eyes glared at Andrew. She wore a white spaghetti strap with a sheer maroon blouse over it. She wore a dark gray skirt and white and maroon shoes. She had a nice figure, which made the Bladebreakers assume she trained along with her team, even though she didn't have a blade.
"Cut it out, you two," Jade warned. Max figured she was the peacemaker of the group.
"I guess I'll go," Max smiled. "I'm Max Tate. I'm 16 and lived in America, but also lived in Japan. My mom's the coach of the All Stars and my dad owns a beyblade shop here. Yep. I guess that's basically it."
He looked at Stephanie and smiled, "I think I'll get along with you the best because we both love candy! I've never met anyone who liked candy as much as I do!"
Stephanie felt her cheeks heat up and grinned. "You bet!"
Max was about 5'9" and had golden blond hair. His twinkling cerulean eyes were friendly and wore a welcoming smile on his face. He wore a yellow shirt with green sleeves and forest green gloves that were fingerless at his thumb, pointer, and middle finger. His shirt had a red 'M' at the top left corner and he wore long red cargo pants. His shoes were green, white, and orange.
"Alright. I'm Jade Ishida, I'm 16, and was born in Hawaii and raised in China, then moved back to Hawaii. I can speak Japanese because I'm half Japanese, in case you were wondering. I may not look like a strong blader, but don't underestimate me," she said calmly. "At first, I have to admit, I wasn't too sure about this double blading tournament, but I'm glad to meet you guys."
"Us too!" Hilary grinned. "I'm tired of being to only girl! But, I guess I stay with them because they're my best friends. Kind of like you Andrew."
Andrew nodded. "I know! But it sucks having to go to the mall with the girls! No offense to you, Hilary. And they also take a long time getting ready for parties and stuff."
"Oh quit your whining," Stephanie snapped.
"Guys…" Jade shot a glare at the two teens. Her blood was starting to boil.
Jade was about 5'7" and had sparkling emerald eyes. She had long, waist length light brown hair that was naturally highlighted from the sun, which she wore in a loose braid down her back. She wore a jade Chinese top, beautifully designed with flowers, and baggy blank pants (similar to Rei's). She wore a white sash around her waist, showing off her very nice figure, which trailed to the ground. She wore forest green and white shoes. She had white bandages wrapped around her hands up to the middle of her forearm, which made them assume she did martial arts. She had long bangs that were parted in the middle reaching to her chin. She also had a small silver hoop at the top of her left ear with a small jade bead in the middle.
Kai felt bored. Introductions were always boring. He looked at the clock. 10:00. Good. Almost time for lunch…
"I'm Hilary!" Hilary said brightly. "I don't have a beyblade, but I'm still part of the team. It's so nice to finally be with other girls, rather than all guys!"
"We're glad to meet you too, Hilary!" Steph smiled warmly.
Hilary was about 5'7" and had shoulder length dark brown hair, and ruby colored eyes. She wore a pale green tank top with an orange short sleeve blouse, with a white border over it. She wore a soft yellow skirt and white and yellow shoes.
"Can I go next?" Kenny asked shyly. Rachel grinned, "Go ahead! You're the one with your bit beast in your laptop, right? Just like me!"
He nodded and grinned. This new team is super friendly! I think I'm going to enjoy working with them. "I'm Kenny Nakamura (Note: I just made up his last name, but it suits him. Hehe…). I'm 15 years old and also do the technical stuff like Rachel."
Kenny wore a light green collared shirt with a dark green tie. He was a bit taller than 5'7", still shorter than all the other boys. He wore dark beige jeans that stopped at his knee. He had blue and gray shoes, and wore glasses at the top of his head. His dark brown hair covered his eyes, but his eyes were chocolate brown underneath. (Note: I'm guessing his eyes are brown. I can just picture Kenny with brown eyes!) He also carried a laptop under his arm.
"Where's you're laptop, Rachel?" Tala asked. After a while, he decided to speak up.
"I left it at the hotel we're staying in, even though Izzy begged to come," she explained. "He's supposed to watch the team dog, Cocoa. He's a small, black and dark brown Yorkshire terrier."
"Ah." Tala replied. Interesting… a computer watching a dog…
"Cute! I'd like to see your dog too!" Hilary grinned. "Who's dog is he?"
"Krystal's," Stephanie chuckled. "Krystal's not always as cold as she seems. Cocoa was abandoned as a newborn and Krystal brought him home one day."
Krystal didn't say anything. I'll show you cold, Pixie Girl. I'll make our next practice the toughest we've ever had.
"Really?" Tyson asked looking at the emotionless girl. "I'd like to see Cocoa too! That's a really kind thing to do!"
Stephanie laughed. "We'll see how kind you think she is after our first practice together! She's tough."
"Who's going to go next?" Andrew asked looking around.
"I'll go." Madison said. "I'm Madison Yagami and I'm also 16 like everyone else. I was born and mostly raised in Hawaii, but I traveled often until I was 9. Like Drew said, there's not much to say because they video said a lot of it."
"How many times do I have to tell you? Quit calling me that!" Andrew scowled. Madison grinned. Never… I'll call you that till the day I die!
Tala smirked. Drew, huh?
Madison was 5'7". She had mid-back length soft violet hair had lavender streaks and was naturally wavy at the bottom. Her stunning purple eyes sparkled with excitement. She wore a tight soft pink shirt and sky blue long jeans that hugged her legs nicely, showing off her slender figure. She had light gray fingerless gloves that went up to her wrist. She wore light gray vans, with the vans sign on the side in light pink. On her left arm, at the top, she had a metallic pink tattoo of a plumeria, a Hawaiian flower that was about three inches in diameter.
Tala looked at her shirt and held back a smirk. Her shirt said, "Bite Me" in white letters in front across her chest. Bite you huh? Damn. Maybe I will…
"Who's gonna go next?" Madison looked around and caught Tala's eyes. She smirked and raised an eyebrow. "How 'bout you?"
"Sure," he answered shrugging. "I'm Tala Valkov. 16. Born in Russia. I knew Kai from the Demolition Boys. And I also know Andrew and Krystal."
Tala was 5'9" and had flaming red hair. He had sharp ice blue eyes. He wore a white shirt with two blue stripes across the front part of his chest and with long orange sleeves, and he wore long white pants with two horizontal blue stripes at mid upper leg. He had a blue belt with a silver buckle. He wore black fingerless gloves and had white and blue shoes. (Note: I'm going to make Tala's clothes a little different, but mostly similar from what he looked like in G-Revolution because his original clothes weren't very casual.)
"Really?" Kenny asked. "Then why didn't you say so before?"
"Because I met them a long time ago," Tala replied coolly. "Besides, it's none of my business to say. If they want you to know how, they'll tell you."
Kenny nodded. Kai looked at the last girl. It didn't seem like she was planning to go anytime soon, so he decided to introduce himself first and get over with it.
"Kai Hiwatari. 16. Captain of the Bladebreakers."
Kai was 5'9". He had emotionless, but stunning, crimson eyes and two toned hair. Dark gray in the front and dark blue in the back (Note: short like in V-Force, sorry but I didn't like it long.). He wore a dark blue shirt and long, baggy dark blue pants with a red belt and silver buckle (Note: Same as G-Revolution). He wore a black short sleeved open shirt that had gold buckles on each side of the open flap, kind of like clasps. He had black shoes and black gloves. He also wore a long white scarf around his neck. He had two blue triangle-like tattoos on each cheek.
All eyes turned to Krystal. She seemed calm, but secretly felt uneasy under all of the stares. I guess I don't have any other choice… besides, there's not much to say anyways… She gave a small half smile.
"I'm Krystal Kamiya. You can call me Krys if you want. I'm 16 years old and I'm the captain of the DestinyBladers."
Krystal was 5'7", like most of the girls. She had chocolate brown hair that was a couple of inches shorter than mid back length with soft golden highlighted streaks. Her eyes were a gorgeous stormy blue-gray color. She wore a midnight blue spaghetti strap top, each strap was half an inch wide, with white letters that said, "whatever…" across her chest. She wore a black jacket around her waist. She wore light blue long jeans that were rolled up neatly and reached just below her knees, for a Capri look and hugged her legs nicely showing off her perfect figure. She wore white vans, like her best friend, with the 'v' sign in light blue. She also wore dark blue fingerless gloves that reached to the middle of her forearm. On her left arm, at the top, she had a silver tattoo of three stars in a triangle-like formation. Each star was a different size: small, medium, large (which wasn't that large at all).
"Good. Now that all the introductions are finished, do you guys want to join us for lunch?" Rei invited smoothly, but deep inside he was nervous. The DestinyBladers looked at each other and smiled.
"Sure! We'd like that," Jade smiled, representing her team. "Our treat though!"
"Are you sure?" Rei warned. "Tyson will probably eat until you're broke."
"It's okay!" Rachel grinned. "Andy does that all the time! It's amazing how he doesn't gain a pound though."
Andrew glared. Why does she always pick on him?
"Must be Krystal's practices. We saw you guys running four miles in the video!" Max said looking at the female captain. "Damn! Even Kai isn't that tough!"
Kai scowled. What did he mean by that?! Just for that, he would definitely make them run extra next practice. I'll show you tough. As much as he hated to admit, this new team as pretty impressive. Their stats seemed remarkable too.
"Better get used to it," Steph added. "Now that we're all a team, practices will be even tougher! I can't wait to practice against you!"
"Sorry to interrupt, but Madison, Krystal, and I can't stay for lunch," Rachel apologized. "I have to get back to Izzy and discuss a couple of thing with them. It's about where we're going to stay during the tournament because Krystal and Madison have a lot of connections. But, Krystal and Madison has to go meet with Mr. Dickenson for something."
"It's okay because Kai, Tala, and I can't join for lunch either…" Kenny said. "Kai and Tala are also meeting with Mr. Dickenson, and I have to meet some relatives."
"Aww… that's too bad," Jade said disappointed. "I was hoping to get to know you guys better. I guess that will have to wait until later…"
Madison nodded. "We have to go now, see you guys later!"
She walked out of the room followed by Krystal and Rachel. Kenny reached for the door knob.
"I have to go too. I'll see you guys tomorrow!"
Kai followed. "Later."
Tala looked at Tyson, "We'll meet you guys back at your house."
Tyson nodded. "Okay, what about the two girls?"
"Our hotel is nearby. So don't worry about them, they can take care of themselves," Andrew grinned. "Come on! Let's grab some lunch!"
Hilary frowned. O well, at least most of the team is here. Anyways, it must be a pretty important meeting if it involves both captains. "Yeah, Let's go!"
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"Damn. Why does the meeting have to be now?! I'm starving…" Madison groaned and held her hand over her stomach. Krystal nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. I guess I am kind of hungry. Luckily for you, we aren't having practice today," Krystal said smirking. "But, tomorrow morning… we'll probably have practice. At 6:00. I'll wake you guys up at 5:30… don't be late."
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever…" Madison mumbled. The two girls sat in Mr. Dickenson's office waiting for him to return from running errands. Krystal grinned for the first time since they arrived.
"So what did you do to Andy this morning? He looked pretty pissed," she said giving her half smile. Madison grinned. When she first met Krystal, she was cold and withdrawn. Now that they were best friends, along with the other DestinyBladers, Krystal was a kind and caring person. Except when it came to practicing.
"All I did was help him." Madison shrugged. Krystal raised an eyebrow, one of her trademarks.
"Really…" Krystal drawled sarcastically. Madison couldn't hold back her smirk. Her violet eyes glinted with mischief.
"Well… Remember that day you sent Drew and I to pick up some groceries?" Madison said slowly. Krystal nodded. "Well, we got into an argument and decided to split the shopping list in half. So I did one half and he did the other… then the next thing I know, he has some girl hanging all over him! Geez, I can't take my eye off of him for a minute without having girls swarm all over him. Too bad he's so hot. So anyways, he managed to get that brunette's number… I suppose he had the hotts for her too… and she called him this morning while he was in the bathroom. So I told her to fuck off and that I was his girl… blah blah… the works."
Krystal snorted. "Madi, you know Andy hates it when you do your 'I'm in love with you' act. And he hates it even more when you chase off his girls. Don't you ever get sick of teasing him? 'I call Drew! Good Night, Drew, I looove yooou! Sit by me, Drew!' Damn. If I were him I'd be fucking pissed too. Don't tell me you actually have a crush on him. Because I know you don't… Oh wait! Now I know why you chase them off…"
Madison rolled her eyes. "Duh. Drew's only a brother like figure to me. Besides, making him mad is my favorite hobby… after blading. He deserves what I do to him! He's such an asshole sometimes."
"Who me?" Tala asked entering the room. The two girls looked at him, both slightly surprised.
"Yes you," Madison smirked playfully. Tala returned her smirk and sat on the couch next to Madison, Krystal sat on the other side of her. "Where's Kai?"
"He's coming. Now, who's the asshole?" Tala leaned his elbow against the armrest and faced the two gorgeous girls in next to him.
"Andrew." The two said at the same time. Tala grinned.
"Oh. I see."
"It's been a while, Tala Valkov…" Krystal said looking at the Russian boy. He nodded.
"Yeah… So you still remember me, after all these years?"
"Unfortunately," she said with her small half smile. "Just kidding. Of course I still remember you. It's only been 8 years. You're still a moron."
Tala made a face. "And you aren't a moron? Still the anti-social one, eh? I hardly recognized you! 8 years is a long time! You're a lot taller."
"What else am I going to do? Shrink?" She replied smirking. "I want to talk to you later. If that's alright with you."
"Okay," Tala nodded. Damn. I really missed her. A lot. And Andrew too. I was so worried about her and Andrew. I still remember that day…
:: Flashback ::
An eight year old boy sat in a field with his best friends. His red hair stood out the most out of the six of them. Next to him a boy with dirty blond hair was arm wrestling with a taller boy with light brown hair. A small, long-nosed boy was cheering them on. A quiet lavender haired boy was talking sitting next to him in silence, deep in thought. He turned his head to the other direction and looked at the only girl of the group. The wind played with her highlighted chocolate brown hair. He, the lavender haired boy, and the girl formed a small circle and were sitting silently.
"Krystal? Bryan?" The girl looked up. The other boy blinked a couple of times and smiled. Tala looked down at his hands. "Have you two ever thought about… leaving the abbey?"
"Maybe. But why would we ever do that?" Bryan said quietly. "I would never, even if I could. I have you, Krys, Spencer, Ian, and Andrew… you guys are my family and I could never leave because of that."
Krystal didn't say anything. When she first arrived, she didn't speak at all. She gradually spoke more after a few weeks, but she was still the quietest out of them all. The only time she spoke a lot was to tell them stories at night, before bed. She always had the best bedtime stories.
"Yeah," Tala agreed. "But I'm sick of being treated like dirt! I hate it when they hit me for doing nothing wrong! Don't you?!"
By now, the other three boys had joined the circle.
"Yes." Spencer agreed. "But, we have nowhere to go…"
"Maybe one day…" Ian said quietly. "We can run away…"
Tala looked at Ian with sympathy. They all took care of him the most because he was the youngest. The six made a small family and took care of each other.
"They'll beat us to death if we do and they catch us…" Spencer said. "You know that."
"But don't you hate it when they call you big and stupid? When you're probably smarter than the rest of us?" Ian exclaimed. Spencer looked down and shrugged lightly.
"And what about Voltaire and Boris?" Ian added. Tala felt a wave of sadness wash over him. Kai ran away from the abbey two years ago. Six months later, Andrew showed up. Then, two months after that, Krystal arrived. The five boys used to be inseparable. When Kai ran away, Tala didn't understand why at first but it soon began to dawn on him. Bryan was still bitter at Kai, but not as much as Spencer was. Ian forgave Kai, but refused to talk about him. They were only 6 years old at the time, but I guess being abused helps you become more mature. Beatings make the soul stronger and the person think more.
"Ian. Stop already." Bryan said sternly. "We can't do anything right now."
Tala looked at Andrew. He was unusually quiet. Ian scowled and crossed his arms angrily.
"I hate them! I hate them for picking on Spence, for beating Tala up just because he has been here the longest, for teasing Bry about his hair, for making Andy do all the dirty work," Ian paused and took in a shaky breath. Tala frowned. Ian was right, he never noticed how Andrew always had to take out the trash, move all the furniture, clean all 12 chimneys, and sometimes even cook! Ian looked like he was going to cry.
"I hate it the most when they try to touch Krys and all the women pick on her!" Krystal looked up sharply. Tala felt pure anger run through his veins. Spencer clenched his fists and Bryan looked angry as well. Andrew frowned.
"They'll have to kill me before they lay a hair on Krys!" The others nodded in agreement. Krystal gave a small half smile.
"Thanks, guys." she said quietly. She was quiet and pretty, but probably the toughest out of all of them. Even though she wasn't here for as long as the others, they all trusted her. She was like a mother-older sister like figure for the five boys, even though in reality she was the youngest before Ian. All of the boys vowed to protect her, but she ended up being the one who protected them…
"I'll be okay." She said and gave Ian a warm half smile. She never did fully smile, but seeing her half smile was good enough. She wiped his tears with her hand. "Be a little stronger, Ian, don't cry over something like that."
Her warm words brought a smile to the small boys face as he nodded.
Tala studied her face. Her eyes were once cold and emotionless, and sometimes still are, but around the five boys her eyes were filled with warmth. She's so strong… When one of them would mess up, she would take the blame and the beatings for it. Just a week ago, Tala talked back to one of the cooking men. He shut his eyes tightly as the man threw a sharp cookie cutter at him, but it never reached him. When he opened his eyes, he saw Krys covering him, the cookie cutter sticking out of her back. She didn't even flinch as she took the object out and tossed it to the side. The man sneered and kicked the two of them out. She was bleeding badly too…
He had to be strong for her. He needed to repay her for all that she's done. Bryan hugged the silent girl in a protective, brotherly manner. Her eyes widened in shock.
"No one will touch you as long as I'm alive." Bryan promised. Tala nodded in agreement. He would kill anyone who touched her. Krystal hugged Bryan back and pulled away.
"Drew? Is there something wrong?" Tala asked. Andrew scowled.
"I thought I told you to quit calling me that!" Tala smirked. Only he could call Andrew that. The others just called him Andy, but that was no fun!
"Stop calling you what? Drew?" Tala's smirk grew wider. "Never! I'll call you that forever."
"I'll kill you if you do, Valkov." Andrew said scowling.
"Whatever floats your boat. So what's on your mind?" Andrew grew silent. The others looked in concern. Spencer patted his back.
"It's okay if you don't want to tell us."
"Well…" Andrew sighed. "I overheard Voltaire and Boris talking about my family… they said I had a sibling… a sister. They're looking for her and searching my background."
Bryan nodded. "So… you aren't alone. What will happen if they find her?"
"I don't know. I have to find her and protect her. That's all I know," Andrew said looking off into the distance. "Even if I hardly remember who she is or what she looks like, something tells me I must find her and protect her."
Tala stared. When Andrew first arrived, he had lost almost all of his memories about his past. He only had bits and pieces. He had one guess on how he lost his memory, and that was someone hitting his head and him blacking out. When he woke up, he found himself in front of the abbey. How is he going to know who his sister is?! That's almost impossible. Andy doesn't know his past and Krys won't tell us about hers. But, she would listen to us and comfort us about our pasts.
"I need to leave. Will you guys help me?" Andrew asked in a quiet voice. Ian burst out in tears. Krystal looked surprised for a second, but didn't say anything. Spencer, who was very close to Andrew, nodded.
"But please come back."
Andrew nodded. "Of course! I promise! All of you guys are my best friends!"
Bryan frowned. "I don't see why you need to go find her. She's probably okay."
"I'll help." Tala added. Ian nodded between sobs. Krystal hugged the smallest boy, who was about 3'6", and looked up at Andrew.
"I won't let you leave. And if you do, I won't help." The other boys looked up in shock. She wiped Ian's tears and let go of the small boy. She stood up and dusted the grass off her pants. Ian stood up as well. Tala rolled his eyes. Ian followed Krys around like a baby to its mother. Hell, Krystal practically was Ian's mother. She took care of him as if he were her child.
The very next day, Andrew left. We all helped him leave, except for her. It was tough, but we managed to distract all the guards and sneak him past the front gates. A week flew by quickly. Everything was different without the loud, dirty blond haired boy.
"I can't believe he's really gone…" Spencer said sadly. "It's only been a week. I feel like I've just lost my brother."
Bryan and Tala nodded. Ian suddenly ran into the room.
"Where's Krystal?" He said frantically. The other boys stood up.
"What do you mean?" Tala said sharply.
"She's gone! All her stuff is gone too! I know we promised not to enter her room, but I was so worried!" Ian ranted.
"She left." Bryan said his voice cracked slightly. "Like Kai. But how did she leave by herself without getting caught?"
Ian burst out crying. "Why did she even leave? Did she hate us?"
"No." Tala said quietly. "I know for sure she didn't hate us. We're all a family."
"There were only two things in her room," Ian choked out. The boys looked up at the crying boy. He reached into his pocket and dug out two small objects. "Here. No note. But each package is labeled. One's for Spencer, the other is for all of us."
Spencer took the small box and opened it. Inside was a small note. "A… Note…"
"What does it say?" Bryan said quietly. Spencer's eyes started to tear up.
"It says: Happy Birthday, Spence. Friends Always, Krys."
"What did she give you?" Tala asked. Spencer carefully took the object out of the box. A new blade launcher. A nice one too.
"And open the box she gave to all of us." Bryan said looking at Tala. Tala opened the other package slowly. Inside were four new attack rings, one for each of them. Underneath was a small note. Tala read it out loud.
"Take care. We'll meet again, I promise."
Silent tears ran down Spencer's face. Tala felt lonely. First Kai left them, then Andrew, then Krystal. Bryan's eyes filled with tears, but he quickly wiped them away.
"We'll see them again. Both of them." Bryan said confidently.
"Yeah," Tala nodded. "We'll meet again…"
:: End Of Flashback ::
"I'm surprised, but glad that you don't hate me." Krystal said quietly.
Tala shrugged. Everything was so painful for the remaining four of us, but how could we hate you? We all grew up. Spencer ignored all the shit people told him, wearing an emotionless mask. Bryan became tough like you and also wore an emotionless expression. Ian completely stopped crying and was a lot tougher emotionally. I became their leader and protected them, just like how you protected us. I wonder if Andrew found his sister… And I wonder why she left.
Madison looked at the two with a blank expression. What the fuck?! The door opened again, revealing the blue haired boy.
"About time," Tala snorted. Kai glared. He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall next to Tala.
"Hello, Kai," Madison greeted politely. Krystal nodded a quick greeting.
"Hn." He replied. Tala rolled his eyes and gave a quick smile to the girl sitting next to him.
"Don't mind him," Tala whispered. "It takes him some time to get used to new people."
Madison smiled shyly and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Krystal watched the two silently. She felt happy her best friend was getting to know the new team. It looks like she's starting to trust Tala. Maybe she'll forget about that bastard, Darryl. I guess I could learn to trust the Bladebreakers too…
"What about Krystal?" Tala asked.
Madison grinned. "She'll probably be used to the new team after a couple of days. You guys seem pretty trustworthy. Mr. Dickenson tells us good things about you boys and Hilary."
"Oh really?!" Tala said smirking. "I can't find a single good thing to say about our team, except that we're decent bladers."
"So, you're from the Demolition Boys?" She asked.
Tala looked at Kai, then back at her. "Yeah, I used to be. And you were from the Dark Raiders. I've heard about them before. They were rumored to be an extremely powerful team. Back at the abbey, I heard about how the team had a couple of extremely powerful bitbeasts."
"Hn." Tala and Kai looked at Krystal. Madison shifted uncomfortably. Krystal's warm stormy blue-gray eyes became emotionless and cold. Madison's eyes also became distant and empty. Kai and Tala glanced at each other. Oops.
Good one, Tala. Kai looked at the two girls. I wonder what secret they are keeping…
"Sorry." Tala said looking down at his hands. Madison sighed.
"It's not your fault," Madison smiled halfheartedly. "They were powerful… I guess."
"They're entering." Kai, Tala, and Madison looked at the brunette. Madison frowned. "The Dark Raiders."
"What do you mean? How did you find out?" Her violet eyes suddenly flashed with anger.
"They're doubling up with Troy's group. I overheard a conversation a couple of weeks ago, after the tournament in Chicago. It seems that the Rapid Champs, Alley Catz, Sacred Crests, and the Eastside Girls will be there too. I only know that the Rapids and Catz are teaming up."
Madison scowled. "And do Andrew, Stephanie, Rachel, and Jade know about this?"
"I'll tell them later." Krystal replied calmly. "Don't tell Andrew or Jade yet. I think Rachel already know because of all the researching she's been doing recently. Stephanie might know already too, I think Kat told her."
"Wait." Kai finally spoke. "Who's Troy and Kat?"
"The Silver Arrows' new captain," Madison explained. "Krystal's former team, he took her position after she left. Kat is the captain of the Alley Catz, Steph's former team. Krys, are you positive? What about the Eastside Girls? I thought their team split."
"Yeah, but two of their members joined the Dark Raiders. After we left, they joined. Enough already. I'll tell you everything later." Krystal met Kai's eye. Kai saw her emotionless eyes flash with frustration, for a brief moment.
"So. What's the problem?" Tala asked. These two are hiding a lot. So much pressure and stress…
"The problem," Madison frowned. "Is that… It's kind of complicated…"
The four stopped talking, as the office door opened. The secretary smiled at the four teens.
"Sorry, but Mr. Dickenson has to cancel the meeting. He has an emergency. He says to go ahead to lunch and that he'll meet with Kai and Krystal tomorrow at 10 am. Madison and Tala need to discuss the travel plans with Rachel and Kenny later tonight and tomorrow. Stephanie, Tyson, and Andrew need to go to the Mall and meet someone in the parking lot tomorrow at 4 pm. Jade, Hilary, and Rei need to run a couple of errands – Mr. Dickenson will call you for more information – and Max has to get some blade parts for the technical crew. Mr. Dickenson says Max can take someone to help him, if he wants."
Kai nodded. With that, the woman left the room. Madison shook off her worries and smiled.
"Yes! No meeting! Let's eat! I'm so fucking hungry!"
Tala still felt guilty for bringing up the uneasy subject. I have an idea! "Hey! How about we treat you girls to lunch? The others are probably eating now, so Kai and I will buy you lunch and try to get to know you better."
Kai didn't say anything. Why the fuck do I have to pay? Dammit, Tala.
"Really?! Thanks!" Madison grinned. Krystal half smiled and stood up.
"What do you say, Kai Hiwatari?" Krystal spoke to the silent captain for the first time without looking at him. Her voice was calm. Kai looked at the brunette. She turned to face him, her eyes silently challenging him. There's something about her…
"I say… let's go."
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The next chapter will have either be Tyson and the others during lunch or Kai, Tala, and the two girls at lunch. Or if you have a different suggestion for the next chapter, please tell me. I need help deciding which to do. I'm not going to attempt doing both lunches. So I guess you can vote for what you want: Tyson or Tala.
Like I said before, I'm pretty sure about how I'm going to pair them up, but if you have any other suggestions please tell me.
If you have any suggestions or questions/ comments send it in a review, because I always read them. But, feel free to email me as well. Sorry if it's still kind of confusing right now.