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It Might Be You
Previously:
"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."
Chapter 5
"Krys? About tomorrow… no practice right? Because everyone's going to be busy all day," Madison pointed out. "I mean, it's going to take a lot of time planning…"
Krystal raised an eyebrow. She and Madison were walking along the sidewalk in front of the two Bladebreakers, Tala Valkov and Kai Hiwatari, on their way to a restaurant nearby for lunch.
"I guess. But we'll have practice on Wednesday, the day after tomorrow."
Madison groaned inwardly, but nodded.
Tala looked at the girls in the front. Actually, he looked at one girl in particular. A certain violet haired girl, to be exact. She's definitely the top on my list.
Kai was silent the whole time. I feel like someone's watching us…
Krystal stopped suddenly. Madison looked at her best friend. "Someone's spying on us…"
"I know you're there, Esmeralda. Quit following us." Krystal said looking in the shadows of a nearby ally. Luckily, the streets were almost empty. A pretty, dark brown haired girl jumped out of the shadows. Her mid-back length, dark brown hair was naturally wavy with green streaks and she had emerald green eyes. She had tanned, Hispanic skin and was about 5'7". She wore a black tube top and black track pants. She also had black and green shoes, and matching gloves. She wore a green sash around her waist, a black headband, and dark makeup giving her a gothic gypsy look.
Tala was slightly surprised. How did they notice that girl?
Madison smirked. "What brings you here? Veronica sent you, didn't she?"
"Maybe… wouldn't you like to know…" The pink brunette smirked. Veronica! Tala blinked. He recognized that name from the second video! A member of the Dark Raiders. This girl must be a part of that team too…
"To be honest… I don't give a damn. Maybe you want a rematch from the last time I kicked your ass."
"You were lucky that time, but it won't happen again. Tsk. You're still the same. You haven't changed a bit, Yagami," Esmeralda taunted. She turned and faced Krystal. "Ah… and the captain. Still the same as well… what a pity."
"You're still the same nasty bitch, Garcia. Pity." Madison said evenly. Tala automatically stood behind her, protectively. Esmeralda scowled at the comment, and then smirked.
"I see you're over Darryl… so soon?"
Madison smirked craftily and leaned against Tala. She grabbed his hands and wrapped them around her waist. "He's way hotter than Darryl. He's also a really talented blader. Something you never were."
"Ouch… I'm hurt." Esmeralda said in mock pain. She clutched her heart. Madison's smirk grew wider.
"Why don't you get Darryl to make it all better?" Madison's eyes glinted mischievously. The green eyed girl cackled.
"You're just jealous!" Esmeralda looked at Tala, then Kai and licked her lips. "But I don't mind. You can have Darryl. Hmm…Tala from the Demolition Boys…"
"He's mine." Madison smirked. This was getting kind of fun. Mmm… Tala smells nice. "I think the only jealous person here is you."
Esmeralda waved her off. Kai looked at Krystal. She seemed to be watching the other two girls in amusement.
"Enough. I'm not here for you," she said shooting a disgusted look at Madison. "I'm here for Kamiya."
Krystal raised an eyebrow. "Veronica sent you, didn't she?"
"Yes. She's offering her position to you on the team," Esmeralda explained. "The team needs you back."
Krystal didn't answer. Kai looked at Tala, who was still holding the violet haired girl in his arms. He turned to face Krystal and saw a smirk tugging the corner of her lips.
"Go on." Krystal said. Esmeralda smirked triumphantly. Madison and Tala looked up, slightly stunned.
"She says she will step down from captain," Esmeralda said shooting a look at Madison. "And the whole team is waiting for you to be our captain. With you back on the team, we will be invincible."
Krystal smirked. "Never."
Esmeralda stared. "What?! But, we're your team! You can't just abandon us, Kamiya!"
Krystal ignored her. "Stop following me."
"Hmph! We're not done yet, Kamiya." And with that, the girl disappeared in the shadows. Madison smirked.
"Let's go." Krystal said to the other three teens. "You can ask questions later."
Tala nodded and let go of Madison. Kai walked ahead, silently besides Krystal. Madison didn't say anything, but silently fumed angrily. How can she be so calm about this?
"Madison?" Tala said cautiously. Damn. She looks hot when she's mad.
"Call me Madi." Madison said. She gave him a small smile. "Sorry about using you like that. But you were a big help. You've probably already figured out that Esmeralda Garcia is a Dark Raider."
"I figured… Madi." He liked the way her name rolled off his tongue. He walked next to her and looked ahead to see that the two captains were farther ahead than he thought they were. Better not fall behind.
"Come on. Let's catch up." Tala said softly, trying to somewhat comfort the flustered girl. For some reason, he felt as if it was his job to make her feel better.
"Where are we going to eat?" Madison asked, trying to ease the mood. Kai looked at Tala. This was your idea, Tala, so you do all the talking.
"Pizza Parlor. At the end of this block." Tala said pointing to a small restaurant. Madison nodded. She tied her hair up into a ponytail and grinned.
"Good. Because I'm starving!" She tried to forget about the incident. It's silly to ruin a nice lunch because of the past.
"Last one there is a rotten egg!" She laughed and started running towards the parlor. Krystal grinned and ran after her. The two boys looked at each other in surprise. Tala chuckled.
"I'm not being the rotten egg." He started to run after the two girls. "Hey! No fair!"
Kai fought back the urge to smile, but failed. He smiled slightly and ran to catch up with the other three. Dammit. I'm growing soft.
Madison stopped in front of the parlor and laughed. Krystal had a half smile, but her eyes were filled with laughter. Tala and Kai reached the restaurant a couple of seconds later.
Tala grinned. "Let's go in."
The four teens walked in. The small parlor smelled like fresh garlic bread and pasta. Madison inhaled deeply, taking in the delicious aroma. There were only a couple of people, so they had no trouble finding a seat.
"Mmm…" Madison said softly. "It smells good in here! Thanks Tala!"
"No problem," he said watching her. He felt his cheeks heat up. Dammit, Tala, quit blushing! I don't understand, I've never blushed around girls… so why is she making me blush?
"Quaint." Krystal said looking around. They sat in a booth by the wall. Krystal sat on the inside, next to Kai. Madison sat across from Krystal and next to Tala. Kai sat silently with his arms crossed. It was a small booth and so he ended up sitting quite near the brunette. A young waiter came by and took their orders, and smiled at Madison. Tala glared at the waiter. Fuck off.
Kai smirked. Someone's a little jealous… What an odd couple they would make.
"You wanted to talk to me, Krys?" Tala asked, reminding her of their earlier conversation in Mr. Dickenson's office. She nodded.
"Later."
"Is Kai going to stay silent for the whole time?" Madison whispered to Tala. Tala shrugged.
"I don't really know."
"Oh…"
Tala looked at Kai. He'll probably stay silent for the whole time… Dammit. "So, what were girls talking about before? Something about a concert?"
"We have a band," Madison shrugging. "We're not that great though."
"What are you called?" Tala asked. "And what do you play?"
"We're called Element Angels."
Kai and Tala blinked. The Element Angels was the new hot band everyone was talking about. Hilary is crazy about them.
"Really?" Kai asked. Madison nodded.
"Krys, Steph, and I are all guitarists. Rachel is bass guitar and Jade is the drummer."
"Shit. I never knew…" Tala said, stunned. "So you're playing at the big stadium in two weeks… Fuck! That stadium is huge, but all the tickets sold out in less than a week!"
Kai nodded. "You don't look like the band. Why do you change your appearance?"
"We like being mysterious." Krystal replied shrugging. "We changed our names too. Music is second to beyblading. Besides we don't want to be both at the same time. Like Mingming… from BEGA. Too much attention."
Tala sat silently. So that's why no one knew the names of the band members… Each of the girls were named after an element. The three guitarists were Wind, Thunder, and Earth. The bass was Steel and the drummer was Water. Interesting… They're really good too… Psh. Not-that-great my ass .And what kind of element is steel? What about Fire?
"How about you boys come to our concert?" Madison grinned. "I'll give you backstage passes and good seats."
"Really?" Tala asked. "Thanks!"
"Cool." Kai said. "We'll be there."
"You know… I can't wait to see your team blade." Tala said smirking. "I want to see if you live up your titles."
"Don't underestimate us." Madison smirked mischievously.
"By the way… who's Darryl?" Tala inquired. Madison looked up sharply.
"Just another Dark Raider." Madison replied with a wave of her hand. Tala nodded. Something tells me he's more than just another Dark Raider…
At that moment, their food came and they started eating. Madison took a bite of her pizza and grinned.
"This is really good!" Madison said after her first bite. Krystal nodded in agreement. She didn't realize how hungry she was until now. She wondered how Andrew and the others were doing. Scratch that. If it has to do with food, he's fine.
The four of them had ordered one medium pepperoni pizza and were all sharing. Krystal looked at Madison. She and Tala engaged in a conversation. She looked at the silent boy sitting next to her. She sighed inwardly. He's more silent than I am… I guess I have to speak up.
"Do you come here often?" Krystal asked the slate haired boy.
"Hn."
To his surprise, she gave a half smile and chuckled lightly. "If you say so."
Madison looked at the two captains. Just as I though. Maybe Krystal will find someone worth her time…
"What are we going to do after lunch?" Madison asked. They were almost done eating and it was only 12:00. Just the, the restaurant door flew open.
"Ka-mi-ya! Ya-ga-mi!" A familiar voice cried out in a sing-song tone. "I told you we weren't through! I brought along a couple of old friends too!"
Madison smirked. Esmeralda. Back for more, eh? Krystal sighed. They came and ruined a perfectly nice lunch. Krystal looked at Tala and shot him and apologetic look.
"I'm sorry. We'll be right back." Krystal looked at Kai and waited for him to let her past. Tala shook his head.
"Nah. We're all done eating anyways." He smirked. "You go ahead. I'll pay for lunch and catch up."
Madison smiled. "Thanks. Come on, Krys. Lets take this outside. I don't want to bother other people in the restaurant…"
Krystal nodded. "Hiwatari. Move please."
Kai stood up and let the brunette pass. She and Madison walked towards the pink streaked girl. Behind her were a tall boy and another girl. The boy was about 5'9" and wore a dark gray shirt and baggy black cargo pants. At the top of his left arm he had a black tattoo of a dagger. He wore chains around his waist and neck. His black fingerless gloves had short spikes around the wrist area. He wore black and gray skateboarding shoes and had a small silver stud in each ear. He had spiked jet black hair and smoky gray eyes.
The other girl was about 5'8" and her white blond hair had magenta tips and was tied up in a ponytail. Her turquoise eyes glared at Madison and Krystal in anger. She wore a tight magenta shirt over a black long sleeved shirt but had a slight midriff.. She wore black long jeans that clung to her perfect legs and black and magenta skateboarding shoes. She had two silver studs pierced in each ear and belly button piercing. She wore black and magenta fingerless gloves and heavy makeup.
Goth and Punk. Just like Mr. Dickenson said. Tala eyed the three bladers at the door. Interesting.
Krystal walked right past them and out of the door into the deserted street. Madison waited until the three other teens walked out and followed them. Kai and Tala paid for the bill and headed outside. So much for the nice lunch… Tala thought sullenly.
"Madison Yagami. So nice to see you again…" The blond girl drawled. "Krystal too…"
"Alexandra. You remembered my name. How flattering." Madison said sarcastically. "What a pleasant surprise…"
"What? No 'hi' for me?" The raven haired boy smirked.
Madison ignored him. "What do you want?"
"We want to challenge you to a battle. If we win, you and Krystal come with us." Esmeralda explained. "If we lose, we'll leave you alone."
"Then it's me you're going to challenge." Madison smirked. "Who's my victim? Alexandra or Josh?"
"It's gonna be me, bitch," Alexandra spat. "Prepare to lose because I'm going to beat you down."
"Ooo… I'm sooo scared." Madison said, her voice dripped in sarcasm. Krystal smirked and walked towards Tala and Kai. Esmeralda and Josh stood behind Alexandra, while Krystal and the two boys stood behind Madison.
"You wanted to see if we lived up to our title…" Krystal said to Tala. "Here's your chance."
"Ready?" Alexandra shot a haughty look at Madison who ignored her. Madison took out her blade. Tala and Kai took the opportunity to look at her blade. Madison's blade was all violet except for the pale pink stickers on her attack ring. Her bit-chip was lavender. She brought out her launcher from her blade launcher sheathe, which was around her waist. All the DestinyBladers had sheathes for their blade launchers located around their waist, like a gun holder. Madison's launcher was violet and lavender.
"Three… Two… One…" Alexandra counted down anxiously. "Let it rip!"
Alexandra's magenta and black blade circled tauntingly around Madison's blade, who just stayed in one place. Tala studied Madison's face and was taken aback. Her face was devoid of emotion and her eyes were sharp and cold. Even her usual impish smirk was gone. He had never seen her this way. It's like she changed into a completely different person…
Alexandra smirked. "Poseidon! Attack!"
The black and turquoise blade smashed into the purple one. Madison's blade didn't even flinch. Alexandra narrowed her eyes. She tried attacking the purple blade a couple more times before becoming frustrated.
"POSEIDON!" Alexandra called out.
A huge dolphin bit beast rose out. Poseidon was a dark magenta color and had a black aura around it. Madison remained unfazed. Alexandra scowled. "Quit messing around and fight me! POSEIDON! DARK TRIDENT!"
Poseidon let out a high pitched screech as a black light in the form a giant trident shot into the sky. The dark beam came down and hit Madison's blade. As the dark blast faded, a small pink glow could be seen around Madison's blade. Kai's eyes widened. She blacked the attack with some kind of shield!
Alexandra glared. A dark magenta aura shot out of her body and engulfed her. "ATTACK! DARK TRIDENT!"
"Enough." Madison's voice was icy and dark. Kai shivered. Her voice was haunting and intimidating. Alexandra stepped back in fear. Madison's not the same blader she was back when she was with us, Alexandra thought, frightened, she's way more powerful and dark.
"ROCKY. MAGNITUDE 3." Madison's blade glowed a dark purple color. The concrete road broke and pieces of the street floated in the air surrounding Madison's blade. "Attack."
The bits of concrete shot out like bullets at the turquoise blade. Each piece smashed into the black and turquoise blade, damaging it greatly. Alexandra's eyes widened. There was no way she could win this one. Unless…
Esmeralda seemed to sense what the blond was planning to do. Krystal sensed it too. Krystal smirked. Perfect…
"NO LEXI!" Esmeralda cried out. "DON'T DO IT!"
The raging blond ignored her teammate. Alexandra laughed wildly.
"POSIDON!"
Madison finally reacted. Her lips curved into a dark smirk. Now.
"ROCKY!" Madison yelled. A bright silvery lavender beam shot out of her bit-chip. A rabbit bit beast emerged. The snow white rabbit had icy purple eyes and the tips of each ear were a lavender color. Rocky wore silver rings around his ankles and had the symbol of earth in lavender fur on his back. Rocky was no ordinary rabbit. He stood on his hind legs and had shoulders and arms. He wore silver armor on each shoulder and silver gloves on his hands.
Tala and Kai stared at the magnificent rabbit. Unreal… Kai thought slightly awed. Alexandra hesitated before stepping forward with all the courage she could gather.
"Finally… things will get more interesting." Krystal smirked. Tala raised his eyebrow. Interesting?
"Prepare to lose, Yagami!" Alexandra yelled. "POSEIDON! WAVE OF DESTRUCTION!"
Madison's smirk vanished. Now the match was getting intense. This is her ultimate weapon. I have to attack. It's now… or never.
"Rocky." Madison commanded. "Petal Blade."
A huge wave of black water rose above their heads. Rocky lifted his arms. Petals from the nearby sakura trees surrounded him. With a wave of his arm, the petals sharpened like knives and flew towards the black wave. The two attacks hit each other and created an explosion with shards concrete flying all over the place. Kai instinctively shielded Krystal, wrapping his arms around her, and got hit in his back by bits and pieces of the concrete. Tala covered his face and struggled to see the blades. In the distance he could see two blades. One was spinning rapidly and the other was going at a slower rate. Both bit beasts were gone.
Alexandra smirked smugly. "Did you think I would fall that easily? What a pathetic attack!"
Madison didn't say anything. Her purple blade spun slowly, while the other blade spun just as quickly as it did at the start of the battle.
"Enough." Madison looked at her blade sharply. "Attack."
Tala watched in amazement as Madison's blade picked up its speed. Her blade was spinning faster than it was before.
"B-But how?" Alexandra spluttered. "Impossible! That was the dark wave! Hell's ultimate water weapon!"
"Hell?" A smirk graced Madison's lips once more. This time, it wasn't impish or mischievous. It was frightening and cold. "I laugh in the face of Hell."
Kai let go of Krystal and brushed himself off. Krystal stood there, slightly stunned. Wha… What just happened?! Did he just? Did Kai Hiwatari just protect me?! But… no one's ever done that for me before. I was always the one who protected others…
Krystal shook the thoughts out of her head and dusted her clothes off. She muttered a quick thanks to Kai before turning her attention back to the battle.
"EARTH INFERNO." A red and pink aura flowed out of Madison. "Finish them off."
Madison's blade raced toward Alexandra's. Her blade gradually lit on fire as it got closer to the turquoise one. Madison's blade was accelerating rapidly and spun so fast, all the blade looked like was a small ball of fire. Madison's blade circled around the other one, creating a ring of fire. The flaming blade continued to spin around the other and soon seemed to disappear in the ring of fire.
Alexandra panicked. Where was Madison's blade? What the hell was she doing? Suddenly, Madison's blade shot out of the flames and hit Poseidon. The turquoise-black blade shot out of the ring and crashed into the ground. The match was over. Alexandra fell to her knees, exhausted, and picked up her fallen blade. It was burnt and scratched up badly from the heavy attacks.
Madison stuck out her hand. Her blade flew into her hand and she examined it. Her mischievous sparkle returned to her eyes. A couple of scratches. Nothing big. I'll ask Rachel to examine it later…
"I guess this means you'll leave us alone." Madison smirked. Alexandra glared one final time before blacking out. Josh picked her up and started to run off. Esmeralda followed.
"You're off the hook… for now! Think about it Kamiya. If you come back, you'll be the captain of the strongest team ever…"
Madison dropped to her knees. As much as she hated to admit it, she was somewhat exhausted from the battle. After all, the Dark Raiders are no ordinary bladers… And her blade was no ordinary one either. It took a lot more energy than other bit-beasts to use an attack. Hell! It took a lot of energy just to summon her bit beast! But, the Dark Raiders used dark blades. Blades of evil. She used to be one of them…
:: Flashback ::
A dark purple rabbit rose out of the black and lavender blade. The violet haired girl held back a smirk.
"Finish her off." Her voice was sharp and cold. The 13 year old looked at her opponent. The girl had black hair and plum colored eyes. Queen. She saw Queen's eyes widen in fear. Madison smirked inwardly. She was a decent opponent, but it was time to end this battle.
"Rocky. Petals of Death." Madison commanded. She caught her blade as it flew back in hand. She watched as Queen collapse. All her energy. Gone.
"Nice job." She looked up and smirked at the black haired boy. His hair was lightly spiked in the front and had red tips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he slid his arms around her waist.
"Thanks, Darryl." She muttered rolling her eyes. Her boyfriend chuckled. A girl with chocolate brown hair rose her eyebrow at the couple. Her blue-gray eyes were cold and emotionless as she leaned against the wall with her arms crossed.
"Disgusting." The captain said disdainfully. "Get a room."
Madison stuck her tongue out at her best friend. Krystal smirked.
"Don't stick that thing out at me. Especially since it's been down his," Krystal shot an icy look at Darryl. "Throat."
Madison scowled. "Bite me."
Krystal ignored her comment. "I need to have a talk with you."
"Esme. You, Darryl, Josh, Lexi, and Ronnie go back to the hotel. We'll catch up." Madison instructed. Esmeralda nodded and led the group away.
Krystal and Madison sat in the empty locker room in the basement of the blading stadium. Madison sat on a bench while Krystal leaned against the wall.
"So. What did you want to talk about?"
"I'm quitting." Madison stared at Krystal in disbelief. What?!
"What?!"
"You heard me. I quit."
"But why?" Madison frowned. What would she do if her best friend since she was 9 left her?
"I think you already know the answer to that. I don't want anything to do with these blades anymore. These blades from Hell."
"Why not?! Tell me why the fuck you're ditching me?!" Madison glared at Krystal. Krystal glared.
"You don't get it do you? Using the power of darkness to strengthen your blade is disgusting. Blades from Hell. Psh. Fuck that. This team isn't worth my time. And if you hold that blade, you're not worth my time either." Krystal pushed herself off from the wall.
"What do you mean?" Madison growled in anger. "And where will you go to? You have no where to go."
Krystal shot her an icy glare. "As long as your blade is tainted, you're not my friend. Got it? And I do have a place to go to. I'm going to protect someone… Open your eyes, Madi, this… team… aren't your friends. And that boyfriend of yours… I'd keep a closer eye on him if I were you."
Krystal walked towards the exit. Madison fell to her knees. She glared at Krystal's back.
"You can't just leave!"
Krystal ignored her and disappeared out the door. Madison stared at her blade. Rocky. Blade of dark earth. A blade of pure darkness. All of the Dark Raiders had one. Darryl had dark wind, Esmeralda controlled dark ice, Alexandra controlled dark water, Josh was dark thunder, and Veronica controlled pure, evil darkness. Krystal was the only one who didn't have a dark blade. In fact, no one's ever even seen her bit-beast. Yet, she was more powerful than all of them.
Madison stood up. What mattered more to her: her best friend and practically sister or her boyfriend and good friends?
That was an easy one to answer.
:: End of Flashback ::
Madison sighed. That was almost 4 years ago. Everything was complicated, full of lies, and fucked up. And now, Things were starting to get complicated once more. She watched the three dark bladers disappear in the distance. She looked around at the street. Shit. I messed up the road… The road looked like it was hit by a bomb! Madison frowned. How was she going to fix that?
Ring Ring!
Madison took out her cell phone, still kneeling on the ground. Tala walked over, followed closely by Krystal and Kai. Madison frowned as she fumbled with the buttons.
"Hello?"
"Madi? – Ow! Andy quit doing that! – Is that you?"
"Yeah." Madison replied. "What's up Rachel?"
"Nothing – Jade! Get him away from me!! – Sorry about that," Rachel growled. Madison bit back a smile. "Geez, Madi, why do you sound so tired? Did you guys eat lunch yet?"
"Huh? Uh. Yeah… I'll tell you later." Madison muttered. "Krys and I ate already. How 'bout you? How was lunch?"
"It was super fun! Too bad you and Krys weren't here… Lunch was super good! And the Bladebreakers are super nice! How was your meeting with Mr. Dickenson?"
"Yeah… too bad." Madison said softly. Too bad, my ass. "It was cancelled so we grabbed lunch with Tala and Kai. It was fun…"
Krystal snorted softly. Yeah. Fun. It was alright until the 'dark losers' showed up. Madison shot her a look. Tala looked at the disheveled violet haired girl, a small smirk graced his lips. Still hot.
"Well. Alright. Mr. Dickenson called and told us about tomorrow's agenda! And can I speak to Krys after?"
"Sure." Madison felt to tired to move or respond anymore. "Here Krys. Rachel wants to talk to you."
She tossed her phone at Krystal, who swiftly stuck out her hand and caught it. She placed her blade into her pocket and sighed deeply.
"Hello?" Krystal said. In the background, she could hear a boy and a girl screaming at each other and a couple of other kids yelling. She sighed inwardly. She couldn't leave her team alone without having them bite each other's heads off.
"I SAID STOP THAT! Oh! Krystal?" Krystal shook her head in disbelief.
"No… Santa Clause." She replied sarcastically. Madison looked up at her captain. Normally, she would have smirked or laughed at her silent friend's joke. Krystal hardly joked. But right now, she was too concerned with what was about to happen to her and Krys.
Tala kneeled down in front of Madison. "Here. Get on my back. I'll carry you."
Madison's mind went blank. What?! She held back a frown. She wasn't weak! I can get up and walk myself! She shook her head and tried to stand up. She, shakily, got on her feet.
"I can… get up." She replied, turning down his offer. She yelped softly as her knees gave away and fell to the ground. Kai rolled his eyes. She's too stubborn. She'll hurt herself. Whatever… it's her fault… idiot. He watched her as she attempted to get back up again.
Tala smirked devilishly and stood up. Her faced her and walked up to her so that his face was only a couple of centimeters away from hers. He could see fire flickering in her eyes, still fired up from the battle. Her ponytail had come apart, her hair tie laid on the side of her, ripped up and broken. She had a small cut on her soft, pink lips, which was bleeding lightly. She looked up into his eyes. She had managed to stand up, but was struggling to stay balanced. Her sharp amethyst eyes met his ice blue ones.
Madison could feel his breath on her cheek. What does he want? His smirk sent small shivers up her spine.
He grabbed Madison and threw her over his shoulder. Her eyes widened in shock, before her senses finally kicked in. She scowled and beat her fists against his back.
"Put me down!" Madison growled. Krystal tried to ignore them and struggled to hear what Rachel was saying.
"What were you saying?" Krystal asked shooting a look at Tala.
"I said that a package came in the mail for you. I have the package somewhere… I'll give it to you tonight. The mail is on the table. You have a lot of mail too! Sheesh! Ms. Popular…"
Krystal rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I know you didn't just call to tell me that."
"Yeah… well…" The voice on the other side sounded nervous and slightly shaky. Krystal frowned in concern. Was something wrong? Did something happen? "Your mother called. She wants you to call her back right away."
"…" Krystal froze. What?!
"Hello? Hello?! Krys?"
"Um. I'll… be right there. I'll talk to you later. Bye." Krystal hung up and tossed Madison's call phone to Tala, who put it in his pocket. Madison looked at her best friend. She was now on Tala's back, after arguing with the red head to put her down, she had given up and allowed him to carry her.
"What's up?"
"Nothing. I have to go back to the hotel." Krystal shrugged. Madison frowned.
"Alright. You're lying. So tell me later. Let's go."
Tala looked up at Madison. "We can't. The two of us have to meet with Kenny and Rachel at Tyson's house. Sorry I didn't say so earlier… Kenny called before to ask us."
Krystal nodded. "It's okay. You guys go."
Tala nodded. "Sorry, Krys. Hey Kai! Walk her there, okay?"
Kai shrugged. Tala turned and headed away towards Tyson's house. "Let's go."
Krystal nodded numbly. All she could think about was the phone call. Why?! Everything was coming back… all her problems… She worked to hard to get away from everything, but they were all coming back. She walked in silence next to Kai for about 10 minutes. She was so caught up in her thoughts, she didn't hear Kai calling her name.
"Kamiya… Kamiya. Krystal!" She blinked and looked up. Kai frowned slightly. What was up with her?!
"Huh?" She shook her thoughts from her head. It wasn't like her to zone out like that.
"I…" Kai looked down. He hardly talked around people he just met, but something was definitely up with her. "What's wrong?"
"Well…" Krystal bit her lip. She didn't want to tell him, but she had a feeling he wanted to help. Why would Mr. Lone wolf be concerned? Whatever. I can't keep my past in forever.
"Whatever. If you don't want to say, then don't. But I won't tell anyone if that's what you're concerned about." Kai said in a cold tone.
"Okay…" They were already at the hotel and were walking through the entrance. "Later. After dinner or something."
Kai nodded. There's something about her… that draws me toward her…
The two captains entered the elevator and Krystal pressed the button for floor 17. Krystal sighed softly and played with her hair absentmindedly. Kai twitched. Why did the damn woman have to do that?! He shot Krystal a slightly annoyed look.
"Stop that." Krystal looked up and shot him an icy glare. She saw his lips curve into a smirk and narrowed her eyes at the crimson eyed boy. What's so funny?!
When they reached Krystal's hotel door, she placed the card in the slot and went in. Krystal noticed Kai wasn't following anymore and turned around to find his waiting right outside the door. What the fuck?! Oh wait. I get it…
"Come in and shut the door." Kai nodded. How nice of her to invite me in. I thought she was going to tell me to go, but I guess I'm staying…
He walked in the nice room and leaned against the bedroom wall. "Who's your roommate?" He asked, noticing six suitcases. There was absolutely no way she could have brought six suitcases for herself. Krystal tossed her jacket on one of the beds.
"Madison. And Andrew." She replied looking through packages and mail on a table next to the huge glass window. "Jade, Stephanie, and Rachel are next door. There's a door that joins our rooms."
Shit! Cocoa and Izzy! Krystal hurried through the door that joined the two rooms together. Kai raised his eyebrow. She came back with a laptop balanced on one hand and a small terrier in the other. She put the small dog down and set Izzy on the table next the mail, and the computer seemed to be muttering curses.
"I can't believe she didn't take me with her!" Izzy grumbled. Krystal rolled her eyes. Cocoa, the small dark brown and black Yorkshire terrier, scampered up to the slate haired boy and barked happily.
"Cocoa, quit bugging Kai." The small dog ignored his owner and continued to bark at Kai, who tried to ignore it. Kai sighed inwardly and picked Cocoa up. The dog licked his face, his tail wagging happily. Krystal sent a small half smile to the confused boy. Kai looked at the small, but happy dog. He was kind of cute… but he had never met such a friendly dog!
"Krys?" Izzy asked tentatively. "Your mom –"
"I know."
"So… are you going to call her back?"
Kai put Cocoa down and looked at the chocolate brown haired girl.
"… No."
Izzy decided not to question her anymore, but Kai's curiosity was starting to rip him apart.
"Why not?"
Krystal turned to look at Kai. "Because she's a bitch. End of story."
Kai nodded. Izzy gasped and started to mutter things rapidly under his breath again. Krystal rolled her eyes again at the upset laptop. "What's wrong now?"
"Nothing!" Izzy chirped. "Did you know Rachel has a huge crush on someone?"
"That's nice."
"What?! You don't want to know who it is?!"
"It's none of my business. You can sit down you know, Kai." Kai shrugged and sat on a chair at the table. Krystal took a chair next to him and Izzy was sitting on the center of the table.
"I see. Well… it doesn't matter because I don't really know who he is either."
Krystal smirked. "You're still mad at her?"
"No! Okay… maybe a little." Krystal shook her head is disbelief. She picked up her mail and started flipping through it. Andrew's grandpa sent the mail over form their home in Hawaii, which was really thoughtful of him… even though she hated getting mail. Let's see… Fan. Fan. Fan. Grandpa. Fan. Teacher. Fan. Krystal wasn't surprised. She wasn't really the social type, so she hardly got anything other than fan mail. She dumped all the fan mail to the ground, looked at the last letter and sharply intake her breath. Mother.
Kai felt slightly bored. Cocoa was asleep at his feet and Izzy… well… he didn't care. Izzy was probably asleep too.
Krystal stood up sharply and ripped the letter into pieces. She tossed the letter away without any regrets. It was just a bunch of bull shit anyways. Kai raised his eyebrow at the irritated girl. Krystal ignored his look and returned to her seat.
Just then, her cell phone rang. Krystal sighed and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Krystal?" Jade's voice was full of panic.
"Yes? What's wrong?" Krystal frowned and felt a headache coming. Jade's never panicky! I hope nothing bad happened…
"It's Andy! He ran off!"
"Why? Tell me everything!" Krystal demanded. Kai sat up. What was going on?!
"We went to the park after lunch and this lady… this lady…"
Krystal scowled. "Spit it out!"
"She came towards us! And she! And she… she asked to have a word with Andy, but when he saw her, he ran off! He swore and ran away!! I've never seen him so pissed and scared in my life!"
"Calm down, Jade. I'll… go look for him. Just come back and don't worry too much." Krystal sighed. "I'll find him. Bye."
Krystal stood up and headed for the door. She grabbed her jacket and quickly put it on. Kai stood up and followed her.
"What happened?"
Should I tell him? Krystal closed her eyes. She could sense Kai standing right behind her.
"Andrew ran off."
"Why?" Kai tried to figure out why the friendly boy would do such a thing.
"Because… my mother came looking for Andrew and I."
"You and Andrew? Are you saying…"
"He's my half brother."
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The next chapter will have either be Tyson and the others during lunch. Sorry if you wanted them to be in this chapter! I promise they will be in the next one! Tala had the most votes… so… ya. I hope I didn't make it too confusing again.
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