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Chapter 2

Killing Me

The plane drifted through clouds of fluff, soaring through the air with its outstretched wings. It was in a set course with its destination: Canada.

Kaori was as comfortable as she ever was; her head propped up with a pillow and arms folded across her chest. Music hummed in her ears, reminding her of her friends she left back at home.

Flashback

"So which sport you gonna choose, Squirt?" a punkish-looking girl with shoulder-length mahogany hair asked Kaori.

She became uneasy, "Zoe, well, I asked Alanna to help me write down all the sports on a piece of paper and tuck it in a hat…"

Zoe interrupted her, "and you came up with…?"

"Beyblades." Kaori mumbled.

"Never heard of it. Besides, I don't think that bey-whatever is even related to snowboarding!" Zoe shot back, making Kaori cringe.

"That's the point, I don't think snowboarding is as fun as it used to be anymore. I mean, I still like the thrill of it, it's just that it's not hard, being champion and that, you're almost unbeatable," Kaori tried to reason with her.

Zoe sighed, "If you want, but just make sure they take care of you, okay?"

Kaori smiled, "I will." She promised.

At the airport…

"Bye Zoe, see you later!" Kaori waved to her best friend.

"Astelabista, Squirt, but don't forget us!" Zoe yelled back and Kaori's eyes snapped to a blonde, seductive woman who smiled at her.

"Chow, Alanna! And keep the guys quiet!" Kaori grinned. And she headed through the terminal gates.

It was only on the plane that she realized that her present friends were friends that she had been with for as long as she could remember. No, she could remember the events before that, the nightmares….

End Flashback

Kaori grinned at the memory. Zoe had been annoying most of her life, but she was sure that she had seen her smiling as she left.

Zoe never smiled. Just smirked, snickered, frowned and any other face she could do, but not smile.

The music from her mp3 player beat gently against her ears. She remembered most of these songs, she and the gang had held a small concert of their own, making up their own songs and music. After all, she was the only one in the group who was not only a champion snowboarder, but a singing superstar too, especially Alanna.

Kai stared out the window. Clouds drifted by, but he took no notice of it. No, his mind was more on his match with the new girl in his team.

How could he have tied with her? She was good… Kai mentally slapped himself. He never praised anyone, and wasn't going to start now. He was better, she was just lucky, he assured himself.

He was interrupted out of his thoughts by a loud snoring. Typical of Tyson to snore like that. Ray and Max were talking to each other about who knows what? Hilary had sidled across her seat next to Kaori, who had taken her earphones out of her ears and begun asking her questions about the Bladebreakers.

Kai caught small parts of their conversation. It was amusing to hear girls chat, he mused, and they talk so much, even more than Tyson. But as the conversation ran on, he found it very much interesting.

"Before, you said something about Russian. Kai's Russian you know," Hilary informed her.

Kaori cocked an eyebrow, "Which one's that? I know he's not the snoring one, that's Tyson who snores like three Ferrari's plus a concord plane thingy."

Hilary chuckled, "the blue-haired one."

"Oh," was all she said, then snickered, "and I reckon now you've got an image that all Russians are blue-haired?"

Hilary flushed and nodded reluctantly. "You're Russian!"

The black-haired girl shook her head, "Nope, Japanese, but being a snowboarder means that you've got to travel around all over the world for half a year at least. So I guess I learnt Russian because almost half the world tournament snowboarding courses are there."

"Then talk to Kai about things, after all, he must get very bored with nobody from his own language to talk to," Hilary said sarcastically, laughing at Kaori's horrified expression.

She pulled a face, "He barely talks, and besides, why would I want to talk to a guy!"

Hilary protested. "Not all guys are bad. Take Tyson, for example…" She drifted off into a dreamy state.

Kaori resisted the irresistible urge to roll her eyes and gag.

Snapping back to reality, Hilary blushed. "Can't stop thinking about the snorer, can you?" Kaori jeered. Hilary deepened into a new dark shade of crimson. Kaori exploded into laughter, clutching her aching sides.

Changing the subject, the brunette straightened her face. "I guess we're almost here 'coz the air's pretty colder now."

Kaori shrugged, "Whatever." As Hilary crept back to her seat next to Tyson.

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"Guys, we're here!" Ray called as their taxi stopped in front of the Canadian hotel, "looks huge to me."

Kaori shrugged and stepped inside, the others following her. Heading towards the counter, Kai noticed her chat to the receptionist as if they were old friends and she handed her a card. The receptionist nodded and sent a charming smile to her.

"Room 12, peoples, my own room."

Hearing the dull click of which the key turning in the lock, Ray pushed open the door. Pushing past him, Kaori raced to the sofa and flopped down, bouncing.

"Um, you know this place?" Max asked her.

Kaori sent him a 'duh' look, "If you haven't seen the sigh outside, it said snowboarding hotel, and I'm a snowboarder."

"This is your room?" Hilary said incredulously, and she nodded.

Noticing Kai open a door to a room, Kaori leapt up and blocked him. "Nuh-uh, this is my room, get your own!"

"Kaori, we've got to share," Max was the unfortunate one to break the news to her. She gaped at him. "There's seven of us and three rooms."

"Tyson, Max and Kenny to one, me and Kai to the other, and the girls in the remainder, got it?" Ray ordered, but Hilary protested.

"No, I want to share a room with Tyson!" Hilary blurted out, transforming into a new species of tomato. Kai rose an eyebrow at her.

"Err, I guess me, Kenny and Max then and Kaori and Kai," Ray concluded softly.

"WHAT!" Kaori shrieked. Max winced at the tone of her voice. "I'M NOT SHARING WITH HIM! HE'S A GUY FOR GOD'S SAKE!"

Ray soothed her, "You're gonna have to end up with one of us anyway, so live with it. Besides, Kai's the quiet type, so you'll won't notice him much." Kaori could see by his voice that the decision was final.

She muttered something and swore under her breath, and stormed back to her room that she was sharing with the 'loser'. Kai could swear that she had spoken Russian >>They're trying to kill me

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