WARNING: This story is rated R-17 for coarse language, sex (not hentai) and alcohol. Please do not read if under-age.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Beyblade or the Bible (why the heck would I want it anyways?), just the story line, ideas and own characters.
The author speaks: I would like to thank the people who have reviewed so far. Domo arigato! Not to worry, I shall keep writing for you guys!
Chapter 5 – Preparations
Once the Blade Breakers were done with their breakfast they crammed into one of the elevators and made their way back to their rooms. Kai slowly walked back to her room and heaved a sigh, muttering something under her breath as she passed by a suspicious Ray.
"Ray, please stop staring." She rolled her eyes, "I'm just going to get ready."
He gave her one last glance before going into his own room; making Kai sigh again. She opened the door and slipped in to find Max lying on her bed on her stomach, burrowing her face in the pillow she was clutching.
"Max? What's wrong?"
The blonde didn't answer, so Kai knelt down by her side. Max looked really sad and avoided locking eyes with her captain when she spoke.
"Everything…" She muttered sourly.
"What? Everything what? Something happened?" Insisted Kai.
When curiosity took the better of her, she could be very persistent; she wouldn't quit until she got clear answers. Of course, she's always made sure to keep that curiosity in check, but lately, she's had no control on anything whatsoever…
"My mom…" Began Max.
"Yeah?"
"Told everyone!" She shot in one breath then hid her face back in the pillow.
"Ouch…" Kai sat down on the ground, her back against the bed and shook her head in pity, "So… How do you know?"
"She just called and…" She continued.
"And?"
"Told me Rick would be coming along too…"
Kai gave a whistle and, despite herself, smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" Frowned Max.
"Sorry Max… I was just thinking: what will Tala's reaction be when he sees me like… this."
"No worse than Rick when he sees me…"
"Well, we can always compare…" She smiled, but then laughed softly, the image of an outraged Tala coming to mind.
Max looked up from her pillow, her blue orbs filled with surprise.
"Kai… Did you just… giggle?"
"Hell no."
"Yes you did, I heard you!"
The two-tone haired girl gave her a sceptical look, trying to discourage her from continuing this conversation.
"You did! I swear you did!"
All of a sudden, Tyson walked in, his coat as well as Kai's over his shoulder; he threw hers at her and quirked his eyebrow.
"What's all the commotion?"
"Nothing!" Quickly replied Kai.
Max smiled teasingly but Tyson didn't seem to notice.
"Well, whatever. If you two are ready, we can leave."
Kai picked up her coat, got up and quickly walked out, half hiding behind her coat to avoid having to look at Tyson's suspicious yet amused smirk. Waiting, Ray stood at the entrance with Kenny and…
"Dickinson…" Hissed Kai under her breath.
The man caught sight of her covering her face up to her nose with her coat and smiled.
"Why, good morning Kai, I hope you had a good night's sleep!" He chirped.
Good night's sleep? Yeah right… How can I you idiot? Kai growled in her mind, I'm a girl now, remember? But all's just dandy with you…
But then, something unexpected abruptly took her away from her grumbling; Tyson placed a hand around her shoulders and smiled at her. Kai stared at him in complete bafflement.
First Ray, and now Tyson? What the hell is going on around here? She hissed, I don't see this happening to Max! Why me?
"Come on Kai, get that coat on and let's go!"
He motioned her ahead and she had to submit to his push, she was too stunned to do anything and she could actually feel a slight blush happening behind her coat. She didn't know why, but she didn't like it and wanted to shout at Tyson to get his hand off her, but… sort of expected her voice to crack up, so she didn't…
Once downstairs, they caught sight of a small bus waiting for them at the entrance. It looked like one of those Rent-a-Bus for five dollars an hour that usually smelt like all the passengers tossed their cookies in or broke the ozone layer. Aka, barfed or farted… And, the drivers were usually total assholes. Kai shuddered at the memories…
"Kai, stop staring and get on." Said Tyson, "We don't have all day."
She shook her head and got on. Surprisingly enough, it didn't smell and it wasn't dirty; so far so good, let's just see the driver…
"Hey, how are ya doing?" Exclaimed a familiar voice.
Kai's silver eyes met with the driver's chestnut ones; it was none other than Hiro at the wheel. He smiled at her and her jaw dropped open.
"What the fucking hell are you doing here?" She shouted back at him.
He took off his sunglasses and his smile turned into a sly smirk.
"Well well, you sure can throw a tantrum… Kai."
She bit her lower lip, stunned.
H… How does he know I'm? She fumbled away in her mind, then realized, Dickinson…
"Is this the thanks I get for picking you up along with my brother?" He quirked his eyebrow as his smirk continued expressing pleasure, "I could have just left you here."
"Shut it Hiro…" Hissed Kai, once she regained her senses.
"A young, defenceless girl like you could get in a lot of trouble… Especially with the attitude you find yourself with." He said, emphasizing his words.
"Ack! Defenceless my arse!" She growled back, "As for my attitude, you'll just have to deal with it!"
"Hey, cool it." He said, then passed the ear piece of his glasses on his lower lip, "If you weren't so cute, I would have definitively left you here…" He gave a chuckle and put them back on.
Kai's eyes widened and just felt like hitting those stupid glasses off his face with a well-aimed punch but Tyson was faster; he grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from his older brother.
"Alright Hiro, you've had your fun… Now leave Kai alone…" Said Tyson warningly, bringing Kai closer to him.
"Aw come on… I was just playing around Ty. Nothing wrong with that." He replied while putting on a small pout, making his glasses slide down his nose. "But you Kai, you should respect your elders…"
"Ha! Don't make me laugh, you're only three years older than me and even if you were thirty, I still wouldn't respect you!"
"You're feisty ne?" He smirked maliciously, "I like that…"
Tyson glared at his brother as he dragged Kai away, stopping her from beating the crap out of him. He pulled her all the way to the last seat on the bus and forced her to sit by the window then sat beside her to prevent her from going anywhere. On the opposite side were Max and Kenny and one seat ahead was Ray, looking at Hiro with dislike.
"What the hell happened to your brother?" Muttered sourly the two-tone haired girl.
"He's become such a flirt lately…" Responded Tyson in an annoyed tone, "Now that you're a girl, you'd better steer clear of him."
"He used to be so serious… Feh! And I used to agree with the guy!" Kai muttered angrily, "I swear to God I'm going to kill him if he tries anything…" She then turned to Tyson beside her, "Why didn't you let me hit him?"
"Because he's the one driving…" He answered simply.
The girl crossed her arms and sunk in the seat feeling frustrated but, a short while after, she was looking out the window with an absent gaze, lost in her thoughts. Meanwhile, Max across had fallen asleep but next to her Kenny worked on something on his trusty laptop and talked to Tyson in a hushed voice; Ray seemed just as absent-minded as Kai, staring into space without anything particular running through his mind. The remnant of the bus ride was made in complete silence, occasionally disturbed by a muffled exclamation coming from the Chief.
In the end, familiar surroundings covered by snow passed by the windows in a blur and the team was finally home.
"All of you!" Exclaimed Hiro, waking Max and startling Kai and Ray, "We're here!"
Tyson was the first one off the bus. He walked over to the front porch and stretched, his back to it, smirking at his friends as they followed him.
"Well, see ya little bro. I'm off!" Hiro called out and left.
"Aah… Home at last." He said, pretending not have heard his brother, "That hotel didn't even have Bey dishes!"
As soon as he set foot on the first step, a girl with brown hair pounced on him, throwing her arms around his neck from behind.
"Tyson!" She beamed, "I called yesterday, but your gramps said you were out of town and I got worried! Why didn't you call me?"
Tyson sighed and got her off him.
"I did call you Hilary, but your phone line was busy…"
"So? You could have called my cell!"
"I didn't have the number with me."
She passed her arms around his neck again and was about to say something to him, but she then caught sight of the two girls in the group.
"Who are you girls? Fans?" She asked, curious.
The two-tone haired girl rolled her eyes while the blonde smiled.
"Nothing familiar about us?" She hinted.
Hilary thought about it, then something came to her.
"Actually… you two look very familiar…" She quirked her eyebrow, "Have I met you somewhere before?" She looked around, "And where are Kai and Max?"
The girl with navy hair sighed, grabbed a blade out of her pocket and shoved it in front of Hilary; her eyes widened and her expression showed complete bewilderment.
"That's…!" She looked up at the girl, "Kai?"
Kai nodded reluctantly, crossing her arms and sighing again.
"And… Max?"
The blonde was indeed Max, who smiled back at her.
"Tyson, is this a stupid joke of yours?" She exclaimed.
"I wish…"
"Tyson!"
"It isn't!" He snapped back, but then added with a smirk, "Besides, how can it be? Kai would have killed me long before he'd agree to anything like this…"
"Indeed…" Replied the captain.
"So… what's going on?" She asked, trying hard to understand, "Why are you two dressed up as girls?"
"We are not… dressed up." Hissed Kai.
"She's right…" Max agreed sadly, "Some evil bit beast turned us like this and…"
"Evil bit beast?" She exclaimed again, "Tyson!"
"Stop screaming in my ears." He sighed, "We'll find a way to turn them back." He passed an arm around her waist, "Now, what did you call for yesterday?"
"I was wondering if you'd go shopping with me, I need to get some gifts and then I'm done."
"Hilary, you know I hate that."
"Even for Christmas?"
She gave him a pleading look. She knew it would work; it does almost every time.
"Aw come on Hilary, don't do that face."
She put on a cute puppy face, but Tyson got an idea.
"Why don't you bring Max and Kai with you? They'll need new stuff since… well, since they're girls now."
Max tilted her head in curiosity while Kai glared at him, unwilling to admit it.
"Hey, you're right Tyson!" Smiled Hilary, "Alright then, you two are coming to the mall with me!"
The brunette walked over to Kai and Max and locked her arms with theirs. The blonde looked surprised and a little confused while the two-tone haired girl was very reluctant to move. She turned around before getting dragged away by Hilary and gave her dirtiest look at Tyson.
"You and your big mouth…" She hissed at him.
The other shrugged, obviously amused; Kai made sure to remember to make him pay for this…
Author's Note: WEE! Super long chappie! I hope (most of) the rest of my chapters will be this long (if not longer). Extra note: Kai doesn't have Dranzer, but she still blades.
Ok, my comments and rants: Kai is being so nice to Max, but the authoress (me) is evil. /No, Kai did not giggle, it's just Max… /Hehe, looks like Tyson likes Kai. WELL NO! He doesn't because he has… -silence- Mahaha, I'm not telling. /God I hate Dickinson… /Yes, the rent-a-bus is from personal experience… Ugh… (the memories…) /I like Hiro, but for some random reason, he hit me like a flirt the first time I saw him out of his uniform. I think I'm crazy, but it works out in the story so who cares. /Muahaha! Shopping with Hilary is going to be hell for our two girls. Muahahahahahaha! -Lightning in the background-