Disclaimer: I don't own the Bladebreakers (including Hilary, Tala, and Mr. Dickenson); I do own the DestinyBladers and the other teams and their bladers: Dark Raiders, Silver Arrows, Rapid Champs, Alley Catz, Sacred Crests, and the Eastside Girls. I also own their school, Laulea High School. And I also own Marissa Hirata.
Note: Sorry for taking so long to update… I'm also sorry for not adding more teams for those who wanted. Like the Blade Sharks (they're so cool though) and the Saint Shields (I love Ozuma… he's cute). It's really difficult to add in more and more characters, including my own because I might not even use them later. For example: Mia, the girl from the Alley Catz, probably won't appear later on, or she might "appear" but not be doing/ saying anything.
This chapter is kind of crappy. I had basketball and soccer to attend, which cut my writing time. By the time I got to the computer, I was almost brain dead from being too exhausted. I promise the next chapter will have a lot more romance and another match.
Oh! And I've also decided to add a preview in this chapter at the end! Tell me if this was a good idea or not because I'm not sure if I'm going to do this for the later chapters. I'm sorry for taking so long to update every time, so I thought that a preview would be a good way to show that I'm sorry. Then again, a lot of people like the suspense and surprise. So give me some feedback on this.
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Wind Archer- I'm sorry if I didn't put a lot of Tala and Madi… That will come up in the next chapter… I promise!
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Moon Phases- That's what I'm planning on doing, thanks for reminding me though… I'm really forgetful at times!
jade destiny- I hope you liked the small part with Kai and Krystal in this chapter, I'll put a lot more in the next chapter. I'm so flattered! I'm glad you like everything! I'm trying to update, but I have a busy schedule. I'm still debating on who Krystal should battle. I really couldn't get her battle in this chapter, but she'll battle in the next one for sure.
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Armith-Greenleaf- Haha! That's what I thought too! Johnny and Tala… hmm… now I need to figure out who wins the girl in the end, or who Madison should choose. I'll be sure to add more Kai and Krystal moments too.
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eMiLy06- Ah! What a good idea! Kai is cocky sometimes, eh? I love Kai too, but he can't always be the winner. Then again, it would seem so typical for me to make my own character the winner too. And it's pretty typical to expect a tie… It's hard for me to decide because I like being unique, or as unique as I possibly can, so I don't want to make my fic too typical. Thanks, I'll keep your persuasive review in mind!
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It Might Be You
Previously:
"You know… I didn't mind the both of us representing America, but since you put up the offer, you have to deal with the results," Andrew said sharply. He used the same tone his sister did, and his smirk was replaced with a serious expression.
Rick didn't reply. His energy was almost completely drained. Andrew stuck his hand out. Rick looked up and took the blonde's hand, slightly confused at his kindness.
"That was a good match." Rick said. "I'm sorry for being such an ass before…You know… you're alright, Blondie."
Andrew snorted, but grinned and nodded in response. The two PBB All Starz left with a friendly goodbye, and the five teens set out to the DestinyBlader's hotel. Rei smiled. He figured out another member of the new team. Andrew's special attack is speed, his taunts his opponents to distract them, forcing them to loose their concentration on the match. Rei figured out most of it, but there were still some things that confused him. How was he able to pull off that attack? And how did he get his blade to be so fast?
Andrew looked over at Rei and smirked to himself. If only his sister saw that match… he finally perfected the vanishing act. This was the first time he had ever used that move! It was perfect! Krys would have been proud. Rei's trying so hard to put things together… too bad it's not as easy as it seems…
"So… who's up for some lunch?" The whole group groaned.
"TYSON!"
Chapter 9
Stephanie ran through the park laughing. Max chuckled happily as he followed her, walking in shade.
"So where are we going?" Stephanie asked. She smiled at Max. He was cute on TV when she last saw him, but the cuteness was definitely replaced. He's so… handsome. His boyish grin flashed at her and she could feel her legs melt. His sparkling cerulean eyes were gentle and warm. Sigh. He's so hot. No wonder girls are so crazy over him.
"To the near by beyblade store, but we still have time to hang out… if you want to?" Max asked shyly. He had fallen for this girl… so quickly too. Her laughter, her smile… everything about her. They were so alike, yet so different. She was an offensively strong blader, while he was a defensively strong blader. Both loved sugar and candy. She was so pretty, kind, and had a good sense of humor. Not to mention a strong blader. Everything about her was amazing.
"Let's sit here!" Stephanie said grinning. "You know… you're one of the coolest people I've ever know! Oh, other than my own team. Andy's the most determined, Rachel is the most intelligent, Jade's the most carefree, Madi is the most mischievous, and Krys is the most mysterious. Actually Andy's one full of secrets too, but he's more open to us. And you're the most cheerful person I've met in my life!"
"What do you mean?" Max asked. Surely there must have been other people, or at least someone on her team.
"My team can be so serious at times… I'm the most optimistic one!" Stephanie sighed, but wore a peaceful smile. "But then again, I'm used to my team… they're practically my sisters and brother! We're all so different, yet all the same."
"Yeah," Max grinned. "That pretty much summed up my team as well as yours. Kai is serious, but I know he has a soft spot for us deep down in his icy heart. Rei's wise and always gives the best advice. Tyson is outgoing and fun to be around and Hilary is like our cheerleader and always encourages us to do our best. And last but not least, Kenny, who always makes sure our blades are at their best condition and is always there as friend."
They sat on the park bench sipping on drinks that Max offered to buy. It's only been three days, but Max found it possible to fall in love in that amount of time. But she might not like me in that way. I really can't hold it in much longer though!
"Steph?"
She leaned against his shoulder and sighed happily. "Hm…?"
Max felt her body against his. His body grew hot and he felt even more nervous… if that was even possible in his current state. Being a teenage male was definitely not easy. He subconsciously wrapped his arms around her slender waist, pulling her closer.
"I-uh…" Max stuttered. He could feel his palms becoming sweaty and his mouth become dry. "Do you… want to… um… well, you see—"
Stephanie took in his scent and closed her eyes. Hm… he smells really good. He smelled sweet like candy, clean and refreshing. "Yes?"
"I really like you," Max managed to spit out. Ah. It felt better now that he had said it to her, but nervousness took over once more. Now I just need to know what she thinks… "A lot."
Stephanie's eyes flew open. She gazed into his deep blue eyes and her heart raced. She liked him too. A lot… But what will Krystal say? Krystal didn't like relationships interfering with blading. But, I know Krystal won't mind. Krystal's really kind and she'll probably accept it. Although, she'll probably make sure it doesn't affect my blading. I'm glad Krys is my captain… not like Kat, the former captain of the Alley Catz. She wouldn't have allowed it at all.
Stephanie knew Krystal would be okay with it and besides, she really like Max. She would never refuse him.
She smiled and leaned up, gently pressing her lips against his. Max smiled against her soft lips and slowly deepened the kiss. His arms tightened around her, pressing their bodies as close as they could get. Stephanie ran one hand through his soft golden blond hair. He pulled away, but felt very tempted into kissing her again. Their faces were still close and he placed his forehead against hers with their noses barely touching each other. He could feel her hot breath against his cheek and stared into her stunning amethyst eyes.
"So does that mean you'll go out with me?"
Stephanie giggled and threw her arms around his neck happily. She kissed him lightly on the lips, and then buried her face in his chest. Max laughed, I feel so luck today…
"Let's go get those blade parts!" Stephanie said standing up. She stuck out her hand and Max took it. Her hand was soft and smooth against his own. She pulled him up and sent him a warm smile. "Then let's go see a movie!"
Max laughed again and brought his girlfriend into a hug. "Sure, if that's what you want to do!"
"Or maybe we can just hang out at the hotel! I think we should tell our team," Stephanie said in a thoughtful manner, tapping her finger against her chin.
Max smiled and nodded.
"That's a good idea… Although I'm not sure how Kai will take it, considering he's not too fond of these romance situations."
"Same with Krystal!" Stephanie laughed. "But it'll be okay… Krystal can do something about Kai later. She's more lenient about this issue. If I ask her nicely, she'll probably give in… Let's stop by the candy store too! Krys hid all the ones I brought earlier."
Max grinned. "Sounds good to me!"
The two teens hurried and finished their task, and then started to head back to the hotel where their team was currently at.
Tyson just couldn't get a certain brown haired, ruby eyed girl out of his mind… until he felt a sharp rap on the top of his head.
"Earth to Tyson…" Andrew's voice had a slight aggravation to it. "I never knew you were such a daydreamer…"
"Shaddap!" Tyson retorted rubbing his head. Andrew smirked, he had a good feeling he knew what was on Tyson's mind. He's hopeless… He may be the world champion, but he still has a lot to learn… Andrew grinned inwardly.
"Whatcha thinkin' about? Hmm?" Andrew's smirk was taunting. Identical to the one he wore while battling Rick. Tyson scowled and flicked the blue eyed boy off. Andrew ignored the rude gesture and wore a smug smile on his face.
"Fuck off."
"Perhaps it was maybe… a girl? Brown haired? Crimson eyed?" Andrew prodded raising an eyebrow. The smirk on his face was extremely annoying and Tyson was just about ready to rip it off. "A beautiful and cheerful girl? Maybe a certain girl on our team…?"
"You're just cocky because you already have a girlfriend!"
Andrew's eyes widened slightly at the comment, before bursting out in laughter. "I guess you're right about that. Anyways… you shouldn't be so ashamed about liking Hilary! She probably likes you back, so there's nothing to worry about."
"Really?"
"Yeah… Although you should hurry up and tell her, in case another guy tries something on her," Andrew noted with an amused look painted across his face.
Tyson just nodded and the two boys waited in silence once more.
"Aww… who the hell are we waiting for?" Tyson grumbled after about five minutes of waiting in silence... Andrew nodded in agreement. I'm sooo damn hungry. And I need to use the bathroom. This person better come soon…
Tyson's stomach seemed to agree with Andrew's thoughts by the loud rumbling that came from him. Both boys looked at each other with a stunned look before laughing. Tyson grinned.
"I really hope the others are hungry when we get back because I'm going to drag them to an early dinner!"
Andrew laughed a little more before calming down. "I'm starving too…"
"I wonder who we're supposed to meet…" Tyson mused. He played with his blade launcher for a couple of minutes, and the stuck it back into its case.
"We're supposed to meet a shiny black car." Andrew recalled. At that very moment, a sleek black car drove up into the parking lot where the two boys were waiting at. Tyson grinned and pointed at it.
"There! That's the one!"
Andrew grinned at first, but quickly changed into wearing a scowl. "I know. I'm not blind."
Tyson ignored his comment and waved at the car. The sleek car pulled up in front of the two boys. A young man stepped out. He was about 5'11", almost 6' and had light blue hair tied up into a low pony tail. His reddish brown eyes were twinkling with a knowing look. Andrew went into his emotionless phase, which he normally did when meeting new people. Tyson grinned and ran up to the young man.
"Hiro!"
"It's good to see you again, Tyson!" The older boy laughed. Tyson laughed along with him, while Andrew stood in silence. His emotionless look was altered to a very subtly perplexed one. "And it's a pleasure to meet you too, Andrew Yoshimura."
The young man extended his hand out for a handshake, but Andrew hesitated for a moment. Tyson noticed this and grinned even wider.
"Andy, this is Hiro, my older brother," Tyson introduced. Andrew nodded quietly and shook the older boy's hand.
"Please to meet you," Andrew said politely. Krystal and him both were used to acting quiet and polite in front of new people or guests. It was because their father was a very rich and aristocratic man. "What's you're business here?'
"Yeah! What are you doing here, Hiro?"
Hiro's face wore an amused look. His brother and the other boy were so alike, yet so different… It seems that Andrew is more withdrawn around unfamiliar faces, unlike Tyson who is more open and friendly. This might be good for their new team. I was worried that they might have been too much alike…
"I'm going to be helping your teams train later on, but Mr. Dickenson wanted to talk to me about some other issues," Hiro stated. "Thanks for meeting me here… I think I know where Mr. Dickenson's office is at, so you two can go now. I'm sure your captains are expecting you."
"So that's it?" Krystal asked Rachel and Kenny. Kai was leaning against the wall with Krystal's small brown puppy playfully barking at him. Krystal was sitting on the bed with Kenny and Rachel next to her, and were discussing the teams in the upcoming doubles tournament.
Kai looked down at the small dog with a bored look. What a relentless dog. I'm not even responding to his attempts so play, but he's still barking and pawing at my shoes… Kai shifted slightly. He pushed the little dog's butt with the tip of his shoes, in a playful manner. Just to reward Cocoa for his persistence.
Just then, the door burst open, revealing five teens. All five were out of breath.
"Ha! I win!" Madison declared grinning. Jade laughed and shook her head. She held Rei's hand and appeared to be pulling him with her. Rei's face had a slight tinge of pink either from Jade's touch or from running. Hilary and Tala were both pushing each other, trying to enter the room first.
Krystal, Kenny, and Rachel stared at the five with a surprised look painted on all three of their faces.
"No way! I win!"
"You're both wrong!" Tala smirked. "I won because I touched the door first!"
Krystal cleared her throat and all five teens looked up in silence. Madison rolled her eyes. She's always in charge and serious. Or at least she's pretty darn serious about this tournament. Krystal caught Madison's look and glared icily at her best friend.
Don't roll your eyes at me. Krystal turned towards Jade, who usually wasn't this open around people other than the DestinyBladers. Jade grinned and let go of Rei's hand.
"Oh come on, Krys." Jade smiled. "Give a little! Or what my grandfather used to tell me, Momentai! Take it easy!"
"I'll take it easy after everything is sorted out." Krystal said with a small snort. Momentai. She's one to talk! She's usually pretty serious when it comes to blading. Krystal sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose to ward off the growing headache. It didn't work. I need some aspirin.
"Hey Krys! Guess what?"
Krystal raised an eyebrow in acknowledgment. She disliked having to guess in order to receive information she wasn't at all interested in. And Madison knew that.
Madison smirked impishly. "Tala and I met Johnny McGregor of the Majestics…"
"That's nice." Krystal replied in a bored tone. Tala flinched inwardly at the reminder of meeting the Scottish boy.
"If anyone should battle him in the tournament, it should be either Andy or Steph." Madison stated. Krystal nodded knowing that Madison was an expert at determining emotional weaknesses. "Johnny is a gentleman, but he's also very hot tempered and impatient. Stephanie's formal attitude will be able to counter his rash one, but I think it will work out better to have Andrew mess with his head. Andy's taunting will surely wreck McGregor's concentration."
"Good." Krystal smirked. Tala held back a relieved sigh. But why do I care? This is stupid…
"Krys." Rei said with a serious tone. His playful grin disappeared completely. "The reason why we're late is because we came across Rich and Michael from the PBB All Starz. They wanted to challenge you."
"And so Andrew took my place…" Krystal finished. Hilary's eye widened and Rei was also slightly stunned. Madison and Jade weren't surprised at all. Their captain was quick. Kai probably was too, but wasn't one to share his emotions with to anyone… not even to his own teammates.
"Yeah. How'd you know?" Rei asked, recovering from his slight shock.
"I would do the same if someone was challenging him."
"Ah." Rei nodded. "He was incredibly fast… His speed was way off the charts."
Krystal nodded. Andy's speed never ceases to amaze people. I don't know how he does it, but only he knows how to train his speed. Madison smirked. She had always been envious on how quick and agile Andrew was.
"Did he use it?"
"Use what?"
"The Vanishing Destroyer or the Vanishing Act," Krystal replied calmly. Her stormy blue eyes held a small sparkle. "Well? He did, didn't he… that used to be his ultimate attack. But, I'm sure he has a much stronger one up his sleeve."
"Yes… he did…" Rei answered. He studied the captain, who seemed quite pleased at the news.
"He perfected it," Jade said cutting in. "It was truly perfect, Krys. You should go against him and see if you can hold him off… Even you would have a difficult time withstanding the immense power! Although, I noticed he went very easy on Rick today, but I'm sure he will use his full power on either one of us. I also understand that he's currently trying to perfect his new final attack. The one that he would share with us… he must be saving it for you. Will you be challenging him sometime soon?"
Krystal smiled lightly. Kai studied her gentle and sincere smile. Her beautiful stormy blue-gray eyes sparkled softly, full of excitement but, only for a short second before becoming serious once more.
Madison wanted to scowl in frustration. She was always missing the good battles! First was the one with Jade and Rain, then Andy and Rick! Grrr… But at least she met a cute guy today… Hm… Johnny McGregor. He's cute. Ah, but Tala's hot too. Tala's been so nice to me. Both boys are very charming, although Johnny's a little less than Tala. Johnny can be rude, but he's pretty nice too.
"I might… Hm… That sounds good, but he still needs a lot to work on." Krystal said firmly. "Like schoolwork. I hope all of you are doing your homework, because we only have a week left before we go home."
"Shit." Madison scowled. She had forgotten about homework. Jade gave a lazy smile.
"No worries! We still have a whole week!"
Krystal's eyes narrowed at the light brown haired girl. Jade was a serious blader, but she was easy going when it came to school matters. And the worst part was that she rarely paid attention in class, but she still managed to do well. Krystal and Madison assumed that Jade only studied when others weren't around.
Krystal heard a small barking at her feet. She smiled and picked up Cocoa, who had ditched Kai because the icy Russian refused to move. The puppy licked her face and snuggled against her. My poor puppy… She shot a look at Kai who, in return, sent her a glare.
"So you were the one who taught Andrew that powerful attack?" Rei asked the pretty brunette. Krystal looked away from Kai and smiled slightly. I may be a good captain, or at least as best as I can, but I'm not that good.
"No… That was something he taught himself. I never teach my team new moves to use… I give them techniques to use for their moves but, as you noticed, our blading styles are all so different. Even has their own moves up their sleeves," Krystal could almost remember the day she first saw Andrew's move. She let Cocoa out of her arms, who scampered towards Rachel and Kenny.
"The Vanishing Act… It was almost perfect when he used it against me at the tournament. If he had perfected it, he would have beaten me in the U.S. championships. I almost had to call out my bit beast…"
Flashback
"Sonix! Vanishing Destroyer! Phase 1." Andrew smirked. Krystal's face remained emotionless, but deep down, she knew this was it. Something big was happening. She studied the blading dish. What! His speed is incredible! Amazing… He's going too fast for me to see him.
Krystal tried to think about her current position. The only choices I have… is to call out Zephyr, or take the attack and hope that I can withstand it. She really didn't want to call out Zephyr. But if she had to… she would. What am I going to do! I think I'm going to call out Zephyr.
'Krystal… Do not release me. It will not be necessary…'
Krystal was slightly unsure at first, but nodded inwardly, taking heed to Zephyr's calm voice in her head. She trusted Zephyr… he was practically part of her soul. She looked over at Andrew, who also seemed to be contemplating on the match. His blue-gray eyes were almost identical to her own stormy, but emotionless ones.
She noticed his taunting smirk and knew he was trying to get to her emotions. But it won't work with her. I know you too well. Vanishing Destroyer… That's a final move. It's supposed to take me down in one hit. No mercy. This attack might just end this battle… unless I can find a weak point or unless I get lucky. Half brother… But, you don't even remember who I am. The only person I am is the girl from the abbey. The quiet girl…
The two blades crashed into each other fiercely and went at each other full on. No mercy. Both bladers were equally numb in exhaustion. Andrew knew he had to finish this off now or he wouldn't be able to last. His strength was quickly diminishing. Krystal was tired, but she wasn't about to fall anytime soon. I can last longer… and he knows it.
"Phase 2."
Krystal's heart raced faster. The golden cheetah had disappeared. Andrew's taunting look was replaced with a cold and serious one. He looked at his opponent in silence. His usual taunting strategy had failed this time. He knew it wouldn't have any effect on her.
In the background, very faintly, they could hear the announcer or referee of the tournament. He was yelling to the hundreds of people in the crowds from the nearly wreaked blade dish. But neither bladers could hear the words, both teens were caught up in the battle and refused to lose their concentration.
The blades went at each other, hitting with full force again and again. A blur of midnight blue flew around the large blading dish. The crowd was practically at the edge of their seats. Krystal scanned the empty dish, but could hear the noise coming from the invisible blade. She saw a very faint blur of crimson dashing around. But she just couldn't keep up with his speed.
"Zephyr! Attack."
The midnight blue blur spun around the blade and went for the rare signs of the other blade. But every time a hint of red was spotted, it would disappear as quickly as it came. The whole tournament came down to this.
The two half siblings had been waiting for this moment. For a long time.
Andrew tried to focus. But, this girl in front of him… He remembered her from the abbey… Why was she here? He thought she didn't want to leave the abbey. That's why she didn't help him escape in the first place… But there was something about her that made him nostalgic.
But he wouldn't let her win, he was the Champion. And he needed to win. His goal was to win and maybe find his sister this time. She'll notice me, even though I don't even know what she looks like… I heard she's living in the States, like me, but I just gotta find a way to use this title to find her. Being in the media will help me a little, but what if she's in the hospital or something? How will I find her!
He needed to find her. And he was going to find her, then protect her and care for her. Whether he was older or younger than her. He needed to find her. She was his only link to his past, and she was his only family.
"Finish this now! Phase 3!"
Krystal braced herself. The invisible blade shot out and hit her blade full on. She felt the force and power of the blade, but she hung on. Luckily, she noticed that he didn't use the full potential of the attack. It didn't have enough force to knock her out of the ring. He didn't 'master' his final attack! If he had, his force would have been much greater… I won't lose to you. I came this far to battle you, Andrew Yoshimura. I didn't come for the title as Champion, and I came to make you remember me and your grandfather, who is still living. And I'm not leaving until you do.
She didn't join the Silver Arrows for nothing. She knew that the Silver Arrows and the Rapid Champs were going to make it to the final round. At first she thought that girl, Madison, and her team would advance, but it seemed that Madison was the only blader worthy of being at the tournament. Her other teammates were defeated, therefore their team was eliminated. Krystal knew that The Rapid Champs would excel because of their speed, but Andrew's speed surpassed all the others by a lot.
Krystal almost smirked. Her team was fairly strong. She and Troy were the strongest bladers, and were also the ones who helped their team advance this far into the tournament. She wasn't going to back down now. She was almost at her goal… Even though both of them suffered from the crimson blade's attack, she had the advantage in strength. She didn't even need to summon out her blade, let alone use a powerful attack. Any smaller attack would end this battle.
"Zephyr. Frozen Light."
An icy cold wind blew into the stadium. Andrew cried out softly at the wind biting against his skin. A silver beam hit his blade and started to freeze it.
"Sonix."
The crimson blade flew up, almost fully frozen. Suddenly ice flew apart as his blade spun the fastest he could get it to in his condition. Andrew covered his face with one arm and grimaced as small shards of ice cut his arm. Krystal could feel the shards of ice cutting her arms and even her cheek, but remained unmoved by the pain. She frowned, he had more strength left than she assumed. She would have to use a stronger attack on him.
Andrew frowned in disappointment. This is it. I'm sure I've lost… after I've came so far… The brunette didn't even bring out her bit beast… And here she was beating him down.
"Zephyr! Icy Tornado."
Andrew watched as a small, but fairly strong tornado surrounded her blade at the last second. A split second after he hit her. He watched as his crimson blade was sucked into the tornado. The tornado is getting larger… she must be building up the last ounces of her energy…
Andrew struggled with his strength to keep his blade in control.
His blade shot out of the now massive cyclone. Andrew dropped down on his knees, but force himself back up. He picked up his fallen blade, noticing all the scratches and deep cuts. He stared at the silent brunette as her blade flew back into her outstretched hand. Then it hit him.
Her gracefulness, strength… her stormy blue-gray eyes… her chocolate brown hair with soft golden streaks… He remembered her. Just like that. After all the years of blurry memories…
"Riss? Is that you?"
Andrew's eyes were the same sparkling crystal blue-gray color as they were before the match started. His expression was hesitant, as if he couldn't believe it was true. It was like all of his foggy past was solved by losing his title as U.S. Champion. But it was worth it. He didn't have to win because his loss still completed what he came here for.
He finally found her.
Her once emotionless face broke. Krystal wanted to cry out in joy. Finally. After almost five whole years of chasing after him and training hard to beat him, she did it. The thirteen year old girl felt like dropping to her knees in relief.
She almost thought… for a split second… that he wouldn't remember. Even if she beat him.
But he did… and that was all that mattered to her. Her mission was complete. She gave a very small smile, despite her weary state, and nodded.
"Good match… Onii-san."
End of Flashback
"Wow…" Rei said smiling. Hilary nodded in agreement. This was the most open the U.S. captain has been so far.
Talking about the reason why she challenged Andrew must be a sign of trust. Rei smiled and gave Krystal a friendly hug of reassurance. Kai noticed that a hint of sadness was faint in her soft eyes. It wasn't like her to be down… he didn't like it.
He pushed himself off the wall abruptly and opened the door. He could feel all eyes on him.
What am I doing? Kai didn't have time to think it out. He kept on his usual emotionless look and tried to clear his mind of any reason or second thoughts. He opened his mouth to back up his action. And for once, he spoke on impulse. He said the first thing that came to his mind.
"Ice Cream."
"What?" Tala said in a surprised tone. Kai ignored his half remark- half question. Krystal looked up him, the sadness slowly starting to fade away. Kai could feel the same warm feeling, deep in his body. He shook it off and stared directly into her soft stormy blue-gray eyes. He spoke again. Directly at the brunette.
"I want ice cream."
That's all he said before walking out of the door. Krystal pulled away from Rei and looked at Madison.
"I'll be right back." Madison nodded, noticing her cold and icy look. Yikes. Kai must have said something to piss her off… Man… Kai sure knows how to make her upset… If he keeps that up, she'll never fall for him! Madison shook her head inwardly in disappointment as the door snapped shut.
Krystal didn't bother to pick up her jacket and hurried out the door. Is he serious about wanting ice cream? Hey… wait a minute… I can't believe I'm just noticing this, but… was it me, or was he glaring at the counter guy in the ice cream shop? She shook her head at the ridiculous thought.
She ran down the hallway to the elevator, her icy look was replaced with a soft expression. She looked at the elevator… it was open. A lone figure stood in the elevator, a hand blocking the door to force it open. His sharp crimson eyes stared at her. Waiting. A small smirk was visible on his handsome face.
She hurried herself into the surprisingly empty, small elevator. He moved his hand and let the door of the elevator slowly close shut. He really didn't understand what he was doing, but he really didn't give a damn at the moment. As she entered the elevator, he said something to her that brought a faint smile on her face.
"I want vanilla. And this time… I'm paying."
Preview of Chapter 10:
"Kai…"
Madison stopped. What the hell? She could have sworn she heard a moan from the guest bedroom. Tala, who was walking behind her, bumped into her back. He raised an eyebrow.
"What's wrong?" Tala asked, but got shushed by Madison, who pressed her ear against the door. Tala shot her a look, but copied her actions and pressed his ear to hear what was happening in the room.
"It hurts," the female's voice said with a slight whimper. The girl seemed to be breathing heavily, which made Tala and Madison look at each other. Tala frowned. What the hell! Rei, Jade, and Tyson passed by and stopped at the two eavesdropping teens.
"What are you two doing?" Rei asked with a suspicious tone. Tala ignored Rei, but Madison glanced up and smiled sheepishly.
"Something's going on…" Madison whispered. "So we want to make sure it's… G rated."
"Huh?" Tyson stared at Madison, his ear already glued to the door. Jade and Rei gave in and found a spot to listen. Another moan was heard. Kai voice followed, but they teens outside couldn't hear what he was saying. A deep groan was heard, this time from Kai, and a rustle of bed sheets.
"Harder!" The girl moaned. "Kai! Faster!" They heard Kai growl and more sounds of movement.
"Your nails are digging into me." Kai muttered loudly. The girl moaned even louder. "Shut up or someone will hear us."
Tyson made a disgusted face.
"I hope Kai's not going to… ruin my guest bedroom," Tyson exclaimed. "I just changed the sheets!"
He was soon shushed by the four other bladers. The girl moaned louder, followed by a grunt from Kai. More movement was heard, confirming that the two people were on the bed. Jade didn't seem very pleased with what came from the room. Madison, on the other hand, was smirking at the noises.
Tala raised an eyebrow. This is… interesting… It's also very disturbing as well. Why would Kai be doing this? This isn't like Kai at all. I wonder who the girl is inside. It's difficult to tell because the sound is muffled slightly…
"Admit it. I'm good." Kai's voice had a hint of pride. A thump was heard followed by more panting. A groan was heard from Kai, which was followed by another soft moan.
"Fine. I guess you were pretty good." The girl admitted quietly. "Rough, but it wasn't too painful at least."
Madison gasped slightly and looked up at Jade.
"I think it's Krys."
So Max and Stephanie are officially a couple, more of Krystal and Andrew's past is revealed, and Tyson and Andrew have a small talk about girls… sort of. Kai's unsure about his emotions, friendships are becoming stronger, and trust is beginning to show.
The next chapter will have Tala and Johnny competing for a certain violet haired girl. Who will end up with Madison's heart? Will it be Johnny? Or Tala? I'm kind of hoping for Tala myself, but I really like Johnny too… so I'm still debating.
There will also be more Krystal and Kai, Jade and Rei, and Hilary and Tyson.
Another view from the past is coming up, but this time, it's about Madison's lonely life. And I'm planning to have a whole chapter filled on Andrew's and Krystal's past soon, to reveal more about their family's secrets. I'd like to know if this is a good idea, if I should wait a couple more chapters before writing about their past or if I should write about it soon.
If you have any suggestions or questions/comments please tell me. You can email me too, if you want. Suggestions are very helpful and I usually use the feedback I get. I'll try to update as soon as I can. If you have advice for this story or things you might want me to write about, please tell me. It will help me a lot. Thanks!