Okay well heres the next chapter and just fyi, this may be the last chapter for a week or so cause I have finals week coming up and its gonna be extrememly stressful and take most if not all of my time to pass my finals. (esp chemistry.) so yeah cherish this.lol. j/p hope u enjoy and hope that this story isnt too lame. Thanks for reading and hey please review for me. And flames are definitely accepted.

Chapter Nine: Im sorry

When Jess had groggily awoken that morning she had thought to talk to Angel over breakfast, but as she turned, she saw her friends' bed empty. Angel was hardly ever up before her without a purpose. She tried calling out her name thinking she might be simply in another room but no answer came as her voice merely echoed emptily in the now lonely apartment. She leapt out of bed and ran through the apartment searchingly till she ended up back in the bedroom. Then she saw it. A letter stood waiting on their small desk with her name on it, in Angels' handwriting. She reached out for it fearfully her hand shaking as she unfolded it. She read the simple, innocent words. The childlike simplicity that broke her heart and made tears fall down her cheek.

" Im Sorry "

That's all it said. That's all that could and needed to be said. Angel had turned back to Genecite. Jess broke down in tears. Her friend was gone…forever. As she knelt on her floor in tears there was a knock at her door. She didn't want to see anyone right now. She wanted to mourn in peace, but something told her she needed a distraction. Slowly she walked to the door and drying her eyes opened it to see Kai standing there patiently. Did he know?

"I know about Angel." He stated quietly and Jess nodded. The tears still fighting for freedom. "Can I come in?"

Jess nodded and stepped aside as he entered before closing the door behind him.

"How did you know?" She asked tearfully.

"I saw her early this morning."

"Where?"

"The edge of the park, near the docks."

Jess went silent as her pain was killing her on the inside. Quickly she found her pain tuning into anger. Why had she done this? Why had she betrayed her? Why?

"Why Kai? Why dud she betray me like this?" Jess asked her voice in the transitional tone between pain and anger.

"I don't know." Kai admitted.

"I don't care anymore. After all we've been through together she gets the nerve to just suddenly leave when things get hard! Curse her! I never want to see her again Kai! I hope they dokill her this time. I hope they completely destroy her!" Jess was nearly screaming now. At first Kai had been outraged. How dare she speak about Angel like that? But then he realized it was the pain and fear talking now, not Jess.

"You don't want that Jessica, I know you don't." Kai tried calmly.

"Yes I do!" she retaliated.

"Jessica!" Kai started forcefully breaking her angry rampage and making her meet his gaze.

Jess looked into his eyes and saw the same emotion inside as hers…worry.

"I'm sorry. I'm just so scared for her, Kai. I feel so helpless. I don't understand why she'd do this. It's not like her to betray her friends."

"I know, but we have to trust Angel right now. That's all we can do because we don't see the whole picture of what's going on."

Jess sniffed silently regaining control over her emotions.

Man, this chic was so emotional! Kai thought, then again, he had felt the same fear, worry, and sadness when Angel had disappeared but he didn't act upon them. Angel was right, Jess did need to be taken care of. This was definitely going to be Max and Rays job!

"I guess I should tell Mr. Dickenson that we…I forfeit all matches."

"Angel wouldn't want that." Kai stated.

"What else can I do? I cant take on two bladers myself even though Angel could."

"I think I might know someone." Kai replied.

"I'd be grateful. I know Angel would never quit."

Kai nodded and rose to leave.

"Ill call you later If he's interested."

"Okay, and Kai."

Kai stopped with his hand on the doorknob and turned his head to her.

"Thanks. For everything. Angel was right to trust you."

"Hn." He replied and left leaving Jess alone in her apartment.

For hours she simply sat on the couch, gazing out the window pensively. She wondered what was happening to Angel right now, praying she was still herself. A small grin hinted at her mouth. They'd never get Angel to give in to her dark side. No one could. Atleast not after she'd seen what it could do. Her thoughts became sadder and more worrying as the grin slowly disappeared. She needed something to distract her and fast. Otherwise she could go insane!

As if on cue there was another knock on the door. Jess walked curiously over and opened it to find Ray and Max waiting for her.

"Hey!" they said smiling but their happy expression hardened as they saw the pain and worry in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" asked Ray worriedly.

"Nothing." Jess lied.

"Come on Jessica, you're upset. What's wrong?"

"Angels' gone." Jess replied a bit shortly.

"When's she coming back?" asked Max innocently.

"I don't think she is." Jess replied sadly.

"What!" They both chorused, shocked.

"You mean she abandoned you? Why?" asked Max.

"Look I cant explain. I don't even know all her reasons."

"She betrayed you. How could she do something like this?" asked Ray.

"She didn't betray me Ray." Jess replied bluntly.

"What's going on then Jessica? We want to know!"

"Ray I am not the person who can tell you guys. Just please don't ask me anymore questions." She pleaded.

They both might've gotten agitated at that answer on any other day but Jess looked so pained, so worried that all either felt was compassion.

"Okay, Jessica, okay. We wont ask you anymore questoins." Ray soothed. " right?"

"Right!" Max replied as if making a deal.

"Thanks guys."

" No problem." Ray shrugged as Max nodded.

"Hey look I know this is most like a bad time but you wouldn't like to hang out with us would you?" Max asked uneasily, unsure of how Jess would respond.

"Yeah, that'd be awesome." Jess replied.

Atleast now she could maybe get her mind off of Angel. She spent the whole day with them hanging out at the mall around the arena, going to a few small coffee shops and such. It was a blast! The good news was, she hadn't felt as depressed and worried because of the Ray and Max distraction. It was night when they left her at her apartment and walked to their hotel. Jess walked into the now dark apartment and instantly saw a red flashing one on the island. She walked over and pressed play on the answering machine and instantly Kais' voice started.

" The guys I mentioned is interested. Meet me in the park tomorrow morning at 10:00."

She heard a faint click and then the message ended. Just like Kai, she thought, straight and tot he point. Tiredly she went to bed and her tired mind finally allowed sleep as it continued to dread about Angels' fate. Ray and Maxs' voices filled her head for a moment echoing her own initial anger. No! Angel cared about her. She wouldn't do this unless she had to, unless she had a good reason.

"I forgive you." Jess muttered in her sleep as she drifted deeper and deeper into the safety of her mind. Into the safety of dreams' protective embrace.

Early the next morning Jess' alarm went off echoing in the lonely apartment. Reaching over and turning it off she walked over to Angels' bed and confusedly stared at the empty bed before she remembered that her friend was gone. Sadly she stood there in silence till she shook her head and walked into their closet. The left side was all of Angels' clothes the right, Jess' Jess wondered if she'd ever see her friend again as she quickly found a pair of jeans and a shirt. It was 9:40 when she walked out of her apartment. As she walked down the street she stopped at a small coffee shop she and Angel used to go to a lot and got a snickerdoodle bagel and a cappuccino. At 10:00 Jess arrived at the park. Great, she thought, now how am I supposed to find Kai?

"Jessica." Came a voice to her left.

Jess turned to see Kai staring at her, leaning against a tree waiting with a figure standing behind him. Jess walked towards him as confidently as she could.

"that's her?" asked the figure behind Kai.

Kai nodded as he watched Jess walk through the crowds towards them.

Jess finally reached them as her eyes shifted from Kai to two cold, turquoise eyes.

"This is Tala." Kai stated introducing him.

Jess offered him her hand and he took it.

"He's interested in helping you finish the tournament." Kai explained.

Jess looked at him and wondered how Kai had gotten him interested.

"How good are you?" she asked. Angel would've asked that she reasoned.

"Good enough." He smirked.

" Any chance of a demo?" Jess asked smiling at him.

" Hmm…maybe..not."

"Dork." Jess laughed, " Coem on. You against me. You beat me you're in."

" What, you're joking right?"

"Nope."

"Why should I have to fight to help you. Shouldn't it be the other way around?"

"Nope." Jess' smile grew.

"Right I get it, you don't think you can beat me."

Jess simply stared at him trying not to laugh,

"What makes you think I couldn't?" Jess smiled a bit flirtatiously.

Tale smirked; he was starting to like this chic. Wait, what?

"Okay Jess, you're on." He smirked.

Kai rolled his eyes. Since when did Tala act like this around chics?

Jess smiled and then looked aorund confusedly.

"We going or not?" Tala stated.

"Uhh…Kai…Where's a beystadium?" Jess asked sheepishly.

"Hopeless." Tala teased rolling his eyes.

Okay this is starting to get freaky! What the heck is Tala doing flirting with her? Kai thought to himself. This is insane!

A few minutes later Jess stood facing Tala with her beyblade ready to launch. Kai counted down and they both launched their blades in seemingly perfect unison.

Tala's definitely better than I am; Jess htought, but Angel taught me a few tricks that might just work. She quickly went into a defensive stance and barely was able to hold on under the pressure of Talas' attacks. But Jess had to hold on. Angel would. Angel would want to test him to test herself so that they both knew the others strengths and weaknesses. This guys is good, really good.

Jess was pretty good at hanging on, Tala thought. But can she fight back? Will I have to carry her through the rest of the tournament? She may be cute, bit if that's what I'd have to do I'll throw the match myself!

"Rouge, Crimson lightning!" Jess suddenly shouted.

Tala looked at her confusedly as suddenly her blade literally began to bounce off the walls like lightning. His blade was being hit at every angle and although it wasn't hard it kept him from using his special attacks. Clever. He thought, but not clever enough.

Tala watched her blade and using his geometry skills planned a crash course with Jess. His blade suddenly slammed hard into Rouge throwing the blade off balance. Yet somehow, the blade leveled out and pulled back into a defensive stance.

Okay that didn't last too long, Jess thought; maybe I could try the second trick Angel taught me.

"Rouge, Blazing Windmill!"

Jess' blade suddenly leapt into the air as the attack ring caught on fire and spinning sideways in midair crashed into Talas blade.

Talas blade was pushed back and he had to admit he was a bit impressed, but Jess' problem was that she and her blade were followers. They needed to be led, that's why Tala knew he'd win this. Quickly his blade recovered and it was time for Tala to end this.

"Wolborg, attack!" he yelled.

Jess watched in surprise as Talas blade slammed hard into hers and Rouge clanked motionless at her feet.

"So, good enough?" Tala teased.

Jess nodded her head in awed agreement. Before finally speaking again.

"Tala, do you want to help me finish this tournament?"

Tala looked confusedly at her, " I thought that by winning I was already on the team."

"Well you don't have to be if you don't want to."

"In that case…fine." Tala stated.

"Thank you."

Tala simply nodded.

Kai turned and left them to figure out what to do next. It had taken some work to get Tala to even considering coming down here and now the guy was going crazy over Jess? What's wrong with him?

"Did you not act…different around Angel?" came a voice in Kai's head.

"NO." Kai retorted.

"I'd beg to differ." The bitbeast teased.

"Always do." Kai grumbled as Dranzer let him get a way with that one…for the moment atleast.

Had he acted differently around Angel? Of course, it had even freaked him out. Though he still didn't understand why he did. His mind wandered back to Angel last ngiht. The way the moonlight had flowed so softly and gracefully around her and the strange feeling he got when she stared at him.

" I will come for you." He remembered himsefl say. Why had he said that? He knew he would, but why? Why was he acting like this? What was going on! He sighed to himself, he really needed to get more sleep. Perhaps that was what was going on.

"He always does that doesn't he?" Jess asked seeing Kai just walk off without saying goodbye.

"Yeah." Tala replied looking at Kai's disappearing form as well.

"SO how much do you know?" Jess asked suddenly.

"Hm. Not much." Tala replied.

Jess simply nodded.

"You gonna fill me in?"

"Nope."

"Didn't think so."

Jess laughed. This didn't seem at all what Tala had seemed like when she'd first seen him. Was he acting different around her?

"So when do you want to practice?" Tala asked snapping Jess out of her thoughts.

"Um…Whenever you want to." Jess replied.

"How bout right now?" Tala stated.

"Here?"

"Yes."

"Okay." Jess shrugged. This might be fun.

Angel awoke at Dawn the next morning. There was something about being back under Genetics' control that kept her from sleeping. Made her afraid of sleeping. For one is most vulnerable when asleep. She stretched out a bit before dressing and heading out of her cell. Just as she was walking out of her "room" Tristan walked out of his. They looked at eachother, each meeting the others gaze before looking away.

Angel ignored Tristan for the time being as she jumped with difficulty up and grabbed the bar hanging above along the ceiling. She hung there and did a few chin-ups before soon hanging herself upside down. Hanging now by her legs Angel started to do sit ups, quietly with her eyes closed until she felt the bar shake under a new weight and felt a presence near her. Looking to her left she saw Tristan doing chin ups next to her switching back and forth from one hand to two. Show off Angel thought to herself. After finishing her suspended sit up s, Angel jumped down and stretched once more. Soon Lance came out of his room and joined Tristan on the bar. Angel looked at her two teammates. They had changed so much but she had a feeling that she had not yet seen what they were truly like now. Would she be forced into evil again? Would she give in to it? Her thoughts were interrupted by a sound of heals coming down the hallway. Both Tristan and Lance jumped down from the bar and stood in a line at attention as Angel stood next to Tristan remembering how all this worked. The door burst open and their coach walked in. Silently, he paced in front of them staring at each piercingly.

"It is time for the injection." He said and briskly led them down the stairs and into a sort of dungeon below the building.

Angel wondered what the injection did but feared she already knew. A door was thrust open before them as they were shoved roughly inside by the coach. A few Genecite lab-workers stood waiting with a tray of needles behind them. Tristan and Lance acted like this was a usual thing, which scared Angel.

"You're most like wondering, Angel, what this drug does." The coach spoke to Angel as two of the lab-workers approached Tristan and Lance. They remained completely still as they were injected but as soon as the drug entered their bloodstream, the evil was set free. Tristans' eyes went completely black, as did Lances'/ They started screaming in inhuman pain as their muscles were twisted and stretched, twitching because of the drug. Their screams resounded throughout the dungeon deafeningly, Angel knew that scream. It made the pain an anger inside her fume as she wanted to make it stop. The memories of Will were nearly overwhelming at the sound of those ear-splitting screams.

"You know now what this drug does, but somethings can only be understood through experience so now," taunted her coach, " its your turn."

"No!" Angel screamed in pain as she was injected and the drug started taking effect.

Angel felt the evil within her start to take over. Her body felt freezing cold and yet searing hot at the same time as if she was standing Hells' flames. NO. She couldn't become evil. What about Jess? The bladebreakers? Kai? Oh, Kai forgive me. The deep crimson eyes n her head faded away as the drug carried her away from where she could act and into a prison in her mind where she could only watch what she did in horror. She screamed in pain as he whole body burned and flamed in torment, yet she felt frozen to where she stood, unable to move. Her eyes fought for the light they held but the coach only laughed as soon Angels' eyes were jet black and then he knew. Angel had finally been turned over to the evil darkness within her. The coach laughed evilly in triumph as the three bladers stood before him with expressions of stone, their eyes cold and unfeeling with only the laughter of malice to give any emotion. His laugh eachoed through the dark dungeon on the wings of the now silent screams of pain and torment. He had done it! He now had all three original members under his control including Angel herself. He couldn't wait to show her the fourth member of her teams. He had been dying to see her. Though the shock and memories would be a bit one-sided thought the coach as he grinned maliciously to himself. Angel had no idea what she had gotten herself into on a ccount of those stupid weaklings and this time, she'd never escape.