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Chapter 5: The Invitation

The next morning, as Kenny was eating breakfast, Max was kicking Tyson awake, Ray was putting his hair into his pony-tail, and Kai was being his usual antisocial self, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and eyes closed, the mail came through the slot.

Ray finished and began to shift through the mail, discarding any fan letters.

"Fangirl, fangirl, fan-" Ray stopped suddenly, "What have we here?"

The envelope was plain and important looking, and there were no little hearts in sight. It was addressed "To the Bladebreakers", and it had the BBA logo on it.

"Hey Kai, I think you might want to have a look at this" Ray nodded to their team captain.

"If it's another one of those fan letters, Ray, so help me god, I swear I'll-" "It's not. It's from the BBA"

"Wha's goin' on?" a voice muttered from behind them. Max and a very sleepy Tyson were now emerging from the room they shared.

"How'd you get him up?" Ray asked. Max smiled.

"I told him he missed breakfast". Kai rolled his eyes.

"Here, Tyson, you can have mine" Kenny said, getting up from the table to get a look at the letter.

"Thanks, Chief" Tyson said, and then looked curiously over to the others as they gathered around the letter. Ray began to read it aloud.

"To Mr.'s Tyson Kinomiya, Max Tate, Raymond Kon, and Kai Hiwatari" Ray began, "We have chosen your team to represent Japan in the upcoming Bitbeast Tournament.

"Sixteen countries have been chosen, those who have teams with both excellent skill and Bitbeasts. The tournament will take place in four different states in America, and the first is New York.

"The tournament begins on Saturday, January 13. You must send a letter back to us, stating whether you accept the invitation or not, by Wednesday, January 10. If you choose to accept, a plane will be sent for you at gate A11 of the Sakura National Airport.

"It is completely the decision of the team captain whether or not you attend. Your airline tickets are enclosed. We hope to see you there! Signed, the BBA"

Ray refolded the letter, and all eyes fell on Kai.

"So…" Tyson said, having gotten up, "Are we going?"

Kai smirked.

"You betcha"

Author's Notes: Okay, I know, really OOC, but I liked it. The original actually had a bit more, but I liked it that way, so I guess I'll just put the rest in as a flashback or something. And I completely made up that airport's name, in the original, it was, like, Kikyo Kyoto Airport, or something stupid like that. (checks original copy) Yup, it was exactly that. Well, anyway, tootles, and remember to review!