AHHH sorry that I haven't updated! I just finished downloading the 6th
chapter of the Beyblade one me and Jolly are writing and I decided to get
started on this one for the holidays.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for Lan and Jackson.
By the way, just to prove that I am not entirely sad, I just took the name from U.S.A High, some TV program and I did not use it cos it is MJ's surname. . just to tell you ^_~
Anyway sorry again and thanks to all those who still read this fanfiction unlike all those others who just forgot about this story and thought it was rubbish. Well they can burn in hell. JOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't really mean that about my reviewers!!
Kai: Humph! Yeah (KBA claps hand around Kai's big mouth.)
KBA: ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No seriously, I don't mean that.
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Morning had arisen and Lan woke feeling great and better than ever. Her head was clear and she felt refreshed. Just a little tired and lazy. But her head was clear, she wasn't dizzy, her headache had gone. She could think straight, her taste buds had come back and her illness had disappeared completely.
She got out of bed and walked towards Kai's sleeping body and started to cuddle up and hug him tight.
"Bah. Go' way" Kai mumbled.
"What's wrong Kai?" Lan asked looking at him.
"Still shick. Want shweep."
"You're still ill? Awww poor you! I feel sooo much better! I thought you would too! Heh, heh."
"Don't wub it in."
"Poor you!" Lan said kissing his forehead laughing before getting off him and making her way to the bathroom.
When Lan came out she saw Ray awake and lying on his bed and Max lying spread eagle. Kai still wasn't up. Neither was Kenny or Tyson.
"You can go into the bathroom now." Lan said to Max and Ray.
Both boys looked at each other then raced to the bathroom fighting at the door on who would go in first. Ray managed to win and chuckled at Max who landed on his butt on the floor.
Kenny snorted as he was waking up.
"What's all the racket?" Kenny muttered scratching his head.
"Nothing chief" Max answered getting up and rubbing his butt.
Lan smiled.
"Hey Lan you feeling better now?" Max asked realising she wasn't gurgling in bed asking for quiet.
"Yep! Much better! Shame Kai aint."
"He's not?" Kenny said looking over to Kai's bed. "I guess he still needs one more day. Hey are you going to stay with him Lan?"
"Gee, I dunno. I might. But I also want to see the match and who're we're up against."
"Why? You won't be fighting so what's the point?" Max questioned.
"I'm just curious." Lan said turning away discreetly.
"Um OK then." Max said scratching his tousled hair.
Lan made her way towards Kai's bed again. She shook the stiff body gently.
"Kai, Kai? Can I go today, and like, watch the match? Or do you want me here? It . . . It's your choice. I don't mind."
"Meh."
"Gee . . . That's so helpful. C'mon Kai, your choice."
"Go. I bee fyne, ge' pepare for hour . . . Fing. Pey attenshun an' buuuuuur . . ." Kai mumbled.
Lan stared for a bit. "Um OK then Kai . . . What ever you . . . say? I'll see you later babe."
{Babe?} Kai thought.
So soon everyone had woken up except Kai who was still feeling ill in bed and were standing by the door waiting to go. Lan came over to his bed and leant over. She couldn't do anything because everyone was looking at her so all she did was say "bye" and discreetly, so that no one saw, gave Kai a quick kiss on the cheek. He felt so warm and cosy all snuggled up in his blanket. Lan just melted.
"Are we having a lesson tonight?" Lan whispered.
"Meybee." Kai said. "I'll see woo lader."
"Yeah bye." Lan said getting up.
"Yeah bye Kai." Ray said waving.
"Bye Kai! Get better!!" Max said cheerfully.
"Yeah whatever. Get well." Tyson muttered opening the door.
"Bye Kai. Please get better soon. We need you Captain!"
"Bye Kai." Lan said again and then they left.
{Humph. Stupid team. They just want me to get better to win matches for them. Why is it only Lan seems to care? Ah forget them. Bah . . . Sick . . . Phlegm.}Kai thought bitterly in his head while turning over again to go to sleep.
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At the Stadium.
"Hey who're we up against next?" Max asked Kenny.
"I'm not sure. I think their team name is the Death Fangs, oh no sorry, that's the team we're going up against if we win this and the other team win theirs. I can't remember who we're going up against today. Wait. I think that in our afternoon match, we're going up against a team called the Falcons" Kenny said pondering for a moment. "That Doesn't sound too good. Most teams go by a name that represents them the most." Kenny added.
"Ahhh who cares about what their name is? It all depends on whether they're good Bladers or not!" Tyson said putting his arms behind his head.
{Tyson's right . . . . For once}. Lan thought in her head.
"Yeah well Kenny, It's not like our team go around breaking Beyblades. You never know. They could be crap. But we need to concentrate on the team we're against in the morning.
Announcer: Bladebreakers. Please advance to Beystadium 4 for your match against the Falcons. Bladebreakers. Please advance to Beystadium 4 for your match against the Falcons.
"The Falcons? Oh whoops. I guess that they're the team we're up against this morning oh well. I guess I got it wrong. Whoops. But that means we should be worried about them!!"
"Good one Kenny." Lan muttered sarcastically. "Wait . . . Beystadium 4? That's ages away! Tyson! Where did you lead us!?!" Lan fumed angrily.
"I can't help it! My stomach got a bit impatient and I just had to please it! It wants food so much! So I decided to come near that little café over there. I didn't know how match would start so early." Tyson said oblivious to his stupidity. "Hey Lan. How about you fetch me 2 burgers with chips and a sachet of ketchup or two, a pizza slice, an English muffin, a cola drink, a flapjack, see if there're any French toast and get me some of that while you're at it, if there's some there. And um . . . You guys want anything?"
The others shook their heads nervously; they thought Lan might blow a fuse.
"Tyson, am I your slave!?!?!?!?" Lan yelled annoyed.
"No. But you're not going to be doing anything and we need to get to a match so you might as well get us some food. I didn't have enough breakfast!"
"Tyson, you had 2 cupfuls of pineapple juice, 3 helpings of 3 different types of cereal, 5 pancakes, and a glass of milk, 9 bread rolls and more!! How much can you eat!?!" Kenny protested. "You can't blade on an overly full stomach!"
"Chief, I can't blade on an empty stomach so sorry. I need to eat while I'm not blading!"
"Just go, go! You'll be late and then you'll have to forfeit the match. I'll handle it out TYSON! Give me money." Lan said finally.
"Gee thanks Lan you're the best!" Tyson said slapping some money on to Lan's hand.
Lan turned around and made her way towards the café while the others made their way to Stadium 4.
{Humph. When I'm just minding my own business or just talking, Tyson's all "blah, blah this and eww I hate them they're so annoying all they do is snog and abandon us ooooOOOOooooo." But when it's me offering to get him food he's all "Yeah you're the best I love you." What a bloody hypocrite!} Lan was thinking angry thoughts as she made her way to the café she didn't notice where she was going and bumped straight into something or somebody very hard and solid.
Lan started to fall over backwards by the impact between her fast walking and the lean something, but then a strong pair of arms caught her around the waist.
"Ahhh!! Huh? Oh sorry!! Um thanks for saving me." Lan babbled out, she was slightly dazed and confused.
"That's OK." A soft male unfamiliar voice said with a hint of an English accent.
Lan looked up and found her self staring into the biggest, most beautiful pair of hazel brown eyes ever, the cutest smile and the best-looking face in the world. All her thoughts that were with Kai in the hotel room suddenly came whizzing back to her mind and started concentrating on this boy and she was nothing but speechless. Still gripping Tyson's grubby money she gaped at the handsome boy smiling at her, who looked like he was close to laughing cheerfully.
"Hi there. My name's Jackson. Who're you? Ha-ha!" The brown eyed boy finally said flashing the most charming smile, and only charming smile Lan had ever seen with the cutest English accent added in for good measure.
"Ma . . . My name . . . ?" Lan mumbled.
"Yes . . . You have a name, right?" Jackson laughed.
"I think so." Lan said. She was still dazed, and Jackson was still holding her. "It . . . its Lan. Um. Hi."
"Hey Lan, that's a nice name. Quite unusual too. I've never heard of it before." He smiled again. "So. Are you here to Beyblade? Or just watching? Or just trying to bump into guys like me to try and get a date?"
"HUH!?!? WHAT!?! NO! I bumped into you by accident!" Lan protested
"Hahaha! I was only joking. So are you a blader?" Jackson said smiling again. He started to loosen his grip on Lan and let her feet rest on the ground but he slid his hands to grab hold of her arms and started to squeeze them in an affectionate and gentle way.
{What's up with this guy? Is he flirting with me?
O.O
WAIT. What about Kai?}
"Blader? Me? Well, sorta. I'm a trainee you could say."
"Oh really? Who's teaching you?"
Lan was tempted to say her boyfriend just to get this guy off her, but her mouth seemed to have a mind of its own.
"Oh just some boy." {SOME BOY!!? He's your best friend you idiot! Change your answer! NOW!!}
"Who is that boy?" Jackson asked curiously.
"Oh nobody. Just a friend." {I wish I had a mallet with me right now so I could whack myself around the head.}
"Really. Well just to let you know I'm a blader myself. So are you just watching?"
"No not really. . . Well yes I mean. Um. I'm going to enter the team soon. I just need to be good enough until my teacher thinks I'm good enough to join the team." Lan answered, she started to bite her lip. This guy was gorgeous. But she couldn't have a crush on him. He's a total stranger. Kai's more her type. But his guy is more cheerful and nicer. Some might say he was better looking. He didn't have any blue crap on his face; he just had nice soft looking smooth perfect skin.
"So is your teacher part of your 'team?'" Jackson asked.
"Yes. He's the leader. The others don't . . ." {Don't tell him everything dumb ass!}
"The others, don't what?" Jackson said. His grip had suddenly become tighter and he leant closer to Lan's body, he started to get his face near hers.
Lan was getting a bit scared of the boy. She didn't know what he was trying to do.
"The others . . . Don't train with him either. It's just me." {clap, clap, clap, what a brilliant excuse. Honestly}
"Oh. Ok then. You know. I hope I'm not being too irrational here, but you know. You're pretty cute. You know." He said, quietly and slowly. He then brought his hand up and lifted up Lan's chin and gave a small smile.
{wow} Lan thought. Her eyes started to go shiny and she closed her eyelids a bit and extended her neck up.
"Tha . . . Thanks." She stammered. "Oh wait . . . Uh. Bah . . . by the way how old are you?"
"I'm fourteen. Why?"
"Oh just wondering. Heh. We're the same age. Isn't that funny . . ." {Yes, that's the funniest thing in the world. It should be the world's best joke in the whole world. Hahaha remind me to laugh.}
"Yeah. Funny." Jackson leant closer towards Lan, staring into her eyes and bringing her chin up closer.
"Hey! Get a room!" Some random man yelled out in the background.
"Hey!" Lan broke out of their romantic trance. "Get a face lift!"
"Oi!"
"Hahahahahahhaah!!" Jackson chuckled. He smiled at her again. "So. Where were you going?" He finally then let go of Lan's arms. Lan felt a little empty and cold without him holding her. What a weird feeling for a total gorgeous stranger who seemed to like her . . .
"Oh just getting some food for some fatty." She answered.
"Oh . . . OK then . . . Hey as a matter of fact I'm just getting something to eat as well. You going to that café?"
"Yep. Um. I guess we can go and . . . You know buy some stuff." Lan said gesturing her arms to the queue towards the café.
"Yeah. Buy some . . . Stuff. You're pretty funny as well as pretty." Jackson then grabbed hold of Lan's hand and then steered her towards the café.
"Uh . . . uh . . . Thanks. I guess." Lan stumbled behind him. She started to blush furiously and Jackson saw.
"No prob babe." And he grinned again.
Soon Jackson had a small muffin in his hand and a bottle of water in the other. After a long period of time Tyson's food came in 2 big bags. While they were waiting for Lan's order Jackson and Lan talked with each other, Jackson doing some mild flirting and the two were both were having a very enjoyable conversation together talking about each others lives and just generally talking. Jackson managed to add in a "You're really pretty" in their conversation and "do you work out?" which is actually an OK question to ask because he was able to see Lan's stomach muscles through her shirt and her prominent arm muscles.
*I think they're called Biceps . . . But I don't know . . . *
{I wish he would stop smiling at me} Lan thought while she was collecting Tyson's food and giving the cashier the money. {I mean, it's too irresistible. I just have to stare at that face. Wow. He's so fit!!}
Jackson had big shining hazel brown eyes. Light brown hair with natural darker highlights. A winning smile, perfect teeth. And he even said he never had braces. A lean and fit body, a gentle touch, an adorable accent and Lan, personally and secretly and a bit ashamed, thought he looked like a brilliant kisser. But she wasn't going to try it out for herself. All her thoughts about Kai, her poor sick friend were driven out of her mind by Jackson's pearly whites.
When it was time for Lan to get her food back to the whale, they said goodbye together and that they'll see each other in the tournament and hopefully when that time comes, Lan's teacher would think that Lan was skilful enough to battle. So hopefully they'll go against each other and see who the better blader is.
When they were saying their goodbyes. Sneakily Jackson managed to slip in a quick kiss on Lan's right cheek before he turned around and headed the opposite direction waving an arm.
Lan was too shocked at the swift movement to slap him or to quickly move away or yell or even put him in a headlock. His kiss was swift, soft, warm and gentle. Lan gaped after him, wondering how and why he managed to do such a daring move and why he did it. She soon slowly turned around and slowly headed her way back to stadium four.
Before Jackson sneakily kissed Lan. He asked what team Lan was on and she told him the Bladebreakers. When she asked him, he replied;
'"The Death Fangs. Yeah I know the name is a bit gory but we like it. I'm the leader of the group."'
'"Oh! You are? Oh OK then, cool. No I like the name, It's cool. Better than ours. So I'll see you around then. Jackson."'
Lan soon arrived at stadium four and was talking to Tyson about his food.
"Here's most of the food you wanted Tyson. Sorry but they didn't sell any pizzas, it was a café I don't know what you were expecting, it's not Pizza Hut you know. There is some French toast at the bottom there. No THERE Tyson. Yeah. Your English . . . (The word English suddenly reminded her of Jackson's voice) Your English muffins are in the 2nd bag and you have a flapjack there as well. No, no burgers but I got you some chips and a nice sachet of ketchup."
"Where's the coke?" Tyson said starting to eat 10 chips all at once.
"There in the 1st bag." Lan said gloomily.
"Gee thanks Lan, but what took you so long? I had already finished my battle and you still hadn't arrived with my food."
"Well sorry oh mighty {fat} one. But you had a lot of food ordered and it took a while you know. I'm sorry I'm not Sonic the Hedgehog." Lan used that as an excuse. She wasn't going to tell them about Jackson.
"Yeah but surely it wouldn't take that long. You took ages! Where did you go? The toilet?"
"Oh just shut up Tyson and eat your food and be grateful!" Lan snapped.
For the rest of the matches, Lan knew that she should have paid more attention to the match that Max had won against the Falcons who really did live up to their name of being speedy but they had no team work and that's what gave them a disadvantage. But all Lan was thinking about was Jackson. Their conversation, his looks, his flirting, their laughs e.t.c. His voice was still ringing in her head.
Lan sat dreamily and stared into space until she got woken up by Max tapping her on the shoulder.
"Hey Lan. There's some boy waving at you in the stands. Do you know him?"
"Huh? Oh my gosh!"
She sat up straight and looked into the audience. A brown haired boy was waving at her smiling.
{Jackson! He came to watch us!}
Lan just stared and Jackson saw that she saw him and winked at her.
"Lan?" Max said again, "Lan? Do you know him? Cos he certainly knows you. Unless he thinks you're someone else. Lan!?"
"Oh. No I just met him while I was getting Tyson's food."
Tyson's ears pricked up at the words "Tyson & food" were mentioned and he looked towards Lan and Max's direction while stuffing his face with a gigantic muffin.
"He's the leader of the Death Fangs." Lan carried on talking.
"Deathhh Fangsh? Oo're dey?" Tyson blurted out with a mouthful of muffin.
"You know Tyson! The team we're going to go up against after we beat the team in the after noon and if they win their matches!" Kenny said answering for everyone.
"Oh." Tyson said then getting back to eating his food which was more interesting than some team they'd probably whoop.
Brad Best: And that's Zipper's blade out of the stadium! Ray is the winner!!
"Hey guys!! I won!" Ray came back cheerfully waving his Beyblade.
"We know Ray, we can hear." Tyson said after swallowing some of his food down.
"Well done Ray" Everyone else said.
"Hey! Ying yang boy!" Zipper the defeated Beyblader said. He had the rest of his team behind him. "Good match. Good luck when you reach the finals.
"How do you know we'll reach the finals?" Ray asked turning to them.
"Because, if you can beat us, then that means you can beat anyone! Since our team in second best!" Zipper smirked. He winked and then him and the rest of his team set off out of the stadium.
"Heh, weird guy." Ray grinned. "Well, I guess that's another win. Let's see how we do against our afternoon match."
Lan looked anxiously towards the auditorium. Looking for Jackson. She spotted him and his team who looked like a rough lot against the good looking Jackson. They hadn't gotten up from their seats yet. They seemed to be in a deep conversation. Most probably about the match they just witnessed. Probably thinking up of tac-tics on how they would beat the Bladebreakers.
Jackson suddenly looked up and spotted Lan and his surely expression suddenly changed and he smiled again at Lan and gave a small wave. Lan was about to wave back but then Max grabbed her around the neck cheering.
"Yay! We won! We can beat this tournament and the Blade Sharks!!"
"Um yeah. Great Max." She broke away from the happy Max and looked at the spot where Jackson and his team were sitting but they had disappeared. Lan looked around everywhere thinking that she had just misplaced them in the auditorium but they were no where to be found.
"Come on you guys. We better set off home to the hotel and see how Kai's doing, rest and then come back for our 2nd match," Kenny said trying to calm the team down and listen to him.
"Shur Cheef. Lehs gow." Tyson was in the middle of eating a flapjack and sprayed crumbs all over the place making everyone back away from him.
They were near the exit of the stadium when Lan's bladder suddenly started to feel funny.
"Um hey guys, do you mind waiting for a bit? I need to go to the toilet. Bye." And she sprinted off towards the ladies toilets.
"I thought she already went to the toilet." Tyson said thickly. (Literally, thickly.)
Lan was running towards the door with the lady sign on it when she saw a boy walk in front of her. Lan skidded to a halt in front of the boy.
"Jackson!" Lan cried out.
"Hey babes. Hey great match just then. Your team really knows how to Beyblade. I can't wait to go against them one day." He said rubbing his hand on Lan's arm and smiling.
"Uh yeah. They're OK. Um I don't mean to be rude, I'd love to talk more but I really need to go!!!" And with that Lan quickly ran off towards the ladies toilets leaving Jackson standing startled at her sudden departure.
"Oi Jackson. Is that the girl?" A member of the Death Fangs muttered while coming over with the other 2 members.
"Yeah, that was her Jake. C'mon, no more fooling around. We gotta meet that slippery character Vincent. Zack, Lee! C'mon!" Jackson muttered to the other two and led his gang away.
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At the hotel.
"You're feeling better Kai? That's great! See, all you needed was some good sleep and you'd be fine." Lan said when they got back home and Lan leaped on Kai's bed hugging him.
"Yeah. Wotever." Kai muttered gently hugging her back. "Geh. Lan. Do me a favour. (Sniff) Get me a cup o' soup. I feel cold."
"What word have you left out?" Lan said stubbornly.
"What? Oh yeah, get me a spoon too." Kai said stupidly.
{Stupid Boy.} Lan thought as she got off the bed and made her way to the kitchen. {Doesn't even know how to say 'please' dumb boy.}
"So Kai, you think you're up to joining us in this afternoon's match?" Max called over from his bed.
"Maybe. I just need that soup. Then maybe. I'll probably cough a few times and yeah." Kai answered settling back down into bed again.
"There's another thing you missed out Kai, in order for you to get better." Tyson said smirking.
"Wot is it flubber mouth." Kai asked testily.
"A niiiice biiiig snog from Lan!!!" He laughed putting his hands behind his head grinning.
"Oh shut up Tyson." Lan said coming back with a cup of chicken creamy soup in her hands. "Here Kai. Mind, it's hot." She then sat down next to Kai and smiled slightly.
When the others turned away and started talking about Beyblades. Kai sipped his soup quietly and then leant towards Lan and whispered.
"You know, Tyson's remark may not be so bad at all." He then gave Lan a sly wink.
Lan was shocked at Kai's action and words. She started to feel guilty about Jackson. Maybe Kai really was romantically random at times. Without having to get into a 'mood' before he would do anything. Or maybe it was just the side effects from a fever.
Lan just smiled at him and turned around to check no one was looking and then kissed Kai on the cheek twice. Kai grinned sleepily turned his head and gave a quick unexpected peck on Lan's lips. His lips tasted creamy and soupy.
{Maybe Jackson is just eye candy who happened to like to flirt. Maybe he's just nothing special. I started to forget how cute Kai could be.} And with that she rested her head on Kai's shoulder and wrapped her arms around his waist.
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The Bladebreakers were back at the Stadium again alongside with Kai. He was coughing and sneezing quite a bit but nothing totally serious.
Lan hoped that Jackson wasn't there. She knew that Jackson had the feeling that Lan was leading him on because of his charm and that she didn't have a boyfriend, but with her intimate relationship with Kai, he could get a bit suspicious and offended. Lan really hoped that he wasn't there because Kai's proud 'leave me alone' attitude had gone again and he was holding Lan's hand.
Kai was wrapped in a warm navy blue jumper with his normal combat trousers. He had taken his red arm bands off and he had a light red nose and he looked like an adorable little child in a big jumper. (Awww how cute!! I can imagine it now and he looks so sweet!!! Don't mind me!) Holding Lan's hand and sniffing every now and then just made Lan squeeze his hand tighter, look at him and make the "Awwwwww!!!" noise. Making Kai go:
"Sut up!"
This just made her go "Awwwwww!!!" Even more.
The Bladebreakers excluding Tyson who was going up first all sat on the bench behind the stadium. Lan had bought Kai some Locket sweet for his throat and he was sucking on them and looking around for once looking like a little child in an overgrown jumper.
"Dop it." Kai had to keep saying cos his sudden adorable baby cuteness kept making Lan go all happy and 'motherly like going on about a new born baby' going "awwwww look at the cute little boy, isn't he so cuuuuute? Awww lookie at his little red nose, aren't you just adorable!" And just generally being annoying on purpose.
He didn't mind Lan pecking him on the cheek now and again and squeezing his hand gently but something seemed to be a bit . . . Wrong. She was looking extremely nervous but was trying to cover it up by talking and she kept looking around the auditorium and biting her lip and her eyes shining with worry.
"Woss Wong Lanny?" Kai asked and then going into a fit of coughs.
"Nothing, don't worry Kai. Nothing at all." Lan answered hastily but then she started to scan the audience again.
Kai was obviously not convinced but he decided to leave it alone and it was something Lan wanted to keep to herself. Nothing for him to bother about.
"I WIIIN!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!" Tyson screamed out with joy leaping and punching the air and landing quite heavily on the ground.
"Way to go ma man!!" Max jumped up and ran towards his buddy. "Watch out cos I'm gonna do the same! Watch out you Danish pastries!"
They team name of their opponents was actually The Danish Mermaids but Max just wanted to get them riled up. They were a team consisting of girls.
Sadly and embarrassingly. Max lost against their team leader.
"Hey don't worry dude. You won last time." Ray said putting his hand on Max's shoulder getting up for his turn.
"Yeah, it doesn't matter. You're gonna beat them any way and the win will be ours!" Max suddenly started to cheer up.
"Actually. Hey Kai! We've had all the action today. Do you want a try? Or are you still ill?" Ray changed his mind.
"What." Kai said.
"Go on Kai. Just try; even if you're not at your best you can still beat 'em." Lan egged on.
"Hmmmm. Fine." He got up and got his Beyblade out of his pocket.
D.J. Jazzman: It seems that the Bladebreakers have changed their positions, instead of Ray, it's the all hot and, it seems the all sick Kai!! Whoa, he doesn't look too well. Well he can always go home to some nice soup and a hot water bottle!
"Too late." Lan muttered.
{Yes. It seems like it's going to be easy on me. He can't be that tough if he's ill, won't have enough stamina. Hah!} Thought the 3rd girl up to try and win one for her team.
D.J Jazzman: 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . LET IT RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kai launched his blade into the dish and so did Madz, his opponent.
After a few quick seconds of the match Kai decided he wouldn't toy with her and he wanted to get home quickly and sleep and get rid of the rest of his illness and so he summoned Dranzer out and Madz's Beyblade was out of the dish.
"Oh no!! How can that be!?!" Madz cried out in shock.
As Kai picked up his spinning Blade from the dish that was shaped like a little French village. Madz stuck her hand out towards Kai for a shake. Kai just looked at it and then turned away leaving Madz extremely mad and hurt.
"C'mon. Let's go. I need to go home." Kai mumbled to his team.
"Yeah. I'm hungry, I want some food." Lan added.
As they got up and headed for the tunnel leading out, none other than Jackson appeared out of no where and called out Lan's name.
"Hey! Lan!"
"Oh no." Lan whispered. She slowly turned around wishing that the others didn't hear him yell out and had carried on walking. To her dismay they all heard.
"Hi. Jackson. I didn't see you in the audience." Lan said trying to put on a fake grin.
"Yeah, I was watching by the tunnel. I wanted to see if you guys won or not. It looks like we'll be battling against each other eh?" To Lan's horror Jackson reached up and touched Lan's face and took a step closer to her.
Kai gaped his mouth open in shock at his movement. Anger started to build up inside his body. Who was this . . . Idiot? Who decided to start touching his girl . . . His friend. His friend, his closest friend ever. How dare he?
"Oh, so you've won your matches already?" Lan asked, she took his hand away from her face and took a step backwards.
"No. But I know we will win. It's so obvious." Jackson said raising an eyebrow in wonderment of why Lan took his hand away.
"Who're you up against?" Lan asked
"Oh just some team called the Majestics. They're apparently Unbeatable but we're gonna change that."
"The Majestics? They'll smear you! You won't stand a chance!" Kenny suddenly piped up.
"Excuse me?" Jackson said turning to the geeky midget. "I don't think you know who're you're talking to. You have no idea. If you look at our STATS you'll be able to see we are UNDEFEATED."
"Well then just tell us your name then smart ass" Tyson said.
"You'll find out when we battle. Besides. I know we'll cream you. We've been watching you and you've had the most losses. And so have you Blondie." He said turning to Max. "Although. You do seem to be a worthy opponent." His eye line darted towards Kai. "But it is a shame, I'm battling Lan, but it would have been nice to battle you."
"What do you mean battle Lan? She doesn't blade! Gee you must be really dumb if you think that she blades." Tyson said, too thick to realise what this all meant.
"Oh really." Jackson looked at Lan but she was mouthing "no! no!!!" and then she was thinking {no!!! no!!! He knows too much!!} "Well I guess I was mistaken then. Sorry. I didn't realise Lan was just some cheerleader." Jackson then said getting the picture.
"Hey! She's no cheerleader. She has more brains than that." Ray joined in the conversation.
"Well I must dash. I don't want to waste anymore time on you. See you later Lan." And Jackson turned on his heel and walked back to his team who were waiting for him at the opposite tunnel.
"Who the hell is that wise guy Lan?" They all started asking at the same time except Kai who was looking menacing.
"He's the team leader of the Death Fangs. I met him when I was getting Tyson's food." Lan admitted.
"Why as he touching you." Kai said finally after not speaking for a long time.
"I dunno. Just a greeting isn't it . . . You know English . . . . Eh heh . . . "{Oh god}
(By the way nothing racist here, it's just a lame excuse from Lan cos she can't think of anything).
"C'mon let's go. This is just another rival team for us. Stop looking at me!" And with that Lan strode past the others and made her way to the exit biting her lip.
When she got outside she spotted Jackson and then tried to avoid him but he saw her as well and came running towards her.
"Hey Lan I didn't mean what I said before, I was just covering up. I hope you're not mad." And he gave a small smile again.
"No. It's OK. I know you didn't mean it." Lan said, uncertain if that was the truth.
"Hey. I do like you. Just to let you know. By the way. Who was that blue haired guy? Is he your teacher and leader?"
"Yeah. His name is Kai. He's, like my best friend. We're pretty close."
"Yeah, I noticed. You guys were holding hands. There isn't anything going on is there?" Jackson said raising his eyebrows. He actually looked hopeful.
"Oh! No. No not really. We're not boyfriend and girlfriend if that's what you mean. No we're not. But we're just really close."
"Oh. OK then. That's good. I mean cool. Well OK then I guess I better get going. We need to train some more. Bye babes." And he left Lan in time for the rest of the Bladebreakers to not see him leaving and to just see Lan in the middle of the corridor alone.
When they got home, Kai trapped Lan in a corner in the kitchen while the others were relaxing on their beds mumbling about how rude Jackson was.
"Who is that guy Lan? Really. Why was he touching your face?" Kai asked and a desperate Lan.
"No reason Kai. Just leave it alone. It doesn't matter."
"Yes it does! You're with me and no one else!"
"Listen Kai. We are not going out with each other. You didn't want to in the first place, and now I've found somebody who would like to go out with me. Unlike you. I'm sick of waiting." Lan said trying to get away but Kai put both hands on her waist to stop her.
"Lan. Wouldn't you wait forever for someone you care for?"
"Gee, that's a pretty intimate thing for you to say. Are you sure you're feeling better? Besides. I've waited long enough and I know that you can just come to me but you won't. You're being too stubborn and frankly it's getting on my nerves. I do love you too Kai, like you love me. But like you said. Not in the Boyfriend Girlfriend way. Just some unexplainable love. Now please, I need a shower." And she shoved Kai out of the way.
"Why did you tell him that you were learning how to blade? It was supposed to be secret. He almost let everyone know because you told him." Kai then said stopping her.
"I didn't think there was any harm in it." Lan said then continuing to walk.
"How much did you tell him?" Kai said sternly.
"Nothing Kai! Now go away!"
Kai jogged up to her and wrapped his arms around her slim waist.
"Let go Kai!"
"We're having a lesson today. So get ready." He whispered. He tightened his grip and gave small kisses to Lan's neck making her tingle and feel good.
"Stop it Kai. Please." She tried to release herself from his grip but he had a firm hold.
"By the way. Something came for you in the post. It's from your family, from back home." Kai whispered and then let her go.
"What is it?" Lan said, shocked that her family would send something to her.
"A small parcel that said fragile. I don't know what it is. I was going to open it but I thought you'd get mad at me. You can look at it later. Go take a shower and then get ready for our lesson. (Sniff)."
"Your cold/fever has gotten better. You're talking normally now." Lan said after a long pause.
"Yeah." He grabbed Lan's waist again grinning. "Although I think I still might need that kiss to get me 100% better." Kai whispered quietly.
"Oh Kai . . ." Lan smiled and leant her head back and rested it Kai's shoulder. She turned to face him and gave him a short passionate kiss. They both smiled.
"Thanks." Kai said. Then Lan left the room to take a shower. When she walked pass she saw a little brown package on her bed.
{I wonder what it is} She thought.
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Yay. I finished the very, very long chapter. And now I need to sleep.
One point:
REVIEW PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU!!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for Lan and Jackson.
By the way, just to prove that I am not entirely sad, I just took the name from U.S.A High, some TV program and I did not use it cos it is MJ's surname. . just to tell you ^_~
Anyway sorry again and thanks to all those who still read this fanfiction unlike all those others who just forgot about this story and thought it was rubbish. Well they can burn in hell. JOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't really mean that about my reviewers!!
Kai: Humph! Yeah (KBA claps hand around Kai's big mouth.)
KBA: ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No seriously, I don't mean that.
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Morning had arisen and Lan woke feeling great and better than ever. Her head was clear and she felt refreshed. Just a little tired and lazy. But her head was clear, she wasn't dizzy, her headache had gone. She could think straight, her taste buds had come back and her illness had disappeared completely.
She got out of bed and walked towards Kai's sleeping body and started to cuddle up and hug him tight.
"Bah. Go' way" Kai mumbled.
"What's wrong Kai?" Lan asked looking at him.
"Still shick. Want shweep."
"You're still ill? Awww poor you! I feel sooo much better! I thought you would too! Heh, heh."
"Don't wub it in."
"Poor you!" Lan said kissing his forehead laughing before getting off him and making her way to the bathroom.
When Lan came out she saw Ray awake and lying on his bed and Max lying spread eagle. Kai still wasn't up. Neither was Kenny or Tyson.
"You can go into the bathroom now." Lan said to Max and Ray.
Both boys looked at each other then raced to the bathroom fighting at the door on who would go in first. Ray managed to win and chuckled at Max who landed on his butt on the floor.
Kenny snorted as he was waking up.
"What's all the racket?" Kenny muttered scratching his head.
"Nothing chief" Max answered getting up and rubbing his butt.
Lan smiled.
"Hey Lan you feeling better now?" Max asked realising she wasn't gurgling in bed asking for quiet.
"Yep! Much better! Shame Kai aint."
"He's not?" Kenny said looking over to Kai's bed. "I guess he still needs one more day. Hey are you going to stay with him Lan?"
"Gee, I dunno. I might. But I also want to see the match and who're we're up against."
"Why? You won't be fighting so what's the point?" Max questioned.
"I'm just curious." Lan said turning away discreetly.
"Um OK then." Max said scratching his tousled hair.
Lan made her way towards Kai's bed again. She shook the stiff body gently.
"Kai, Kai? Can I go today, and like, watch the match? Or do you want me here? It . . . It's your choice. I don't mind."
"Meh."
"Gee . . . That's so helpful. C'mon Kai, your choice."
"Go. I bee fyne, ge' pepare for hour . . . Fing. Pey attenshun an' buuuuuur . . ." Kai mumbled.
Lan stared for a bit. "Um OK then Kai . . . What ever you . . . say? I'll see you later babe."
{Babe?} Kai thought.
So soon everyone had woken up except Kai who was still feeling ill in bed and were standing by the door waiting to go. Lan came over to his bed and leant over. She couldn't do anything because everyone was looking at her so all she did was say "bye" and discreetly, so that no one saw, gave Kai a quick kiss on the cheek. He felt so warm and cosy all snuggled up in his blanket. Lan just melted.
"Are we having a lesson tonight?" Lan whispered.
"Meybee." Kai said. "I'll see woo lader."
"Yeah bye." Lan said getting up.
"Yeah bye Kai." Ray said waving.
"Bye Kai! Get better!!" Max said cheerfully.
"Yeah whatever. Get well." Tyson muttered opening the door.
"Bye Kai. Please get better soon. We need you Captain!"
"Bye Kai." Lan said again and then they left.
{Humph. Stupid team. They just want me to get better to win matches for them. Why is it only Lan seems to care? Ah forget them. Bah . . . Sick . . . Phlegm.}Kai thought bitterly in his head while turning over again to go to sleep.
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At the Stadium.
"Hey who're we up against next?" Max asked Kenny.
"I'm not sure. I think their team name is the Death Fangs, oh no sorry, that's the team we're going up against if we win this and the other team win theirs. I can't remember who we're going up against today. Wait. I think that in our afternoon match, we're going up against a team called the Falcons" Kenny said pondering for a moment. "That Doesn't sound too good. Most teams go by a name that represents them the most." Kenny added.
"Ahhh who cares about what their name is? It all depends on whether they're good Bladers or not!" Tyson said putting his arms behind his head.
{Tyson's right . . . . For once}. Lan thought in her head.
"Yeah well Kenny, It's not like our team go around breaking Beyblades. You never know. They could be crap. But we need to concentrate on the team we're against in the morning.
Announcer: Bladebreakers. Please advance to Beystadium 4 for your match against the Falcons. Bladebreakers. Please advance to Beystadium 4 for your match against the Falcons.
"The Falcons? Oh whoops. I guess that they're the team we're up against this morning oh well. I guess I got it wrong. Whoops. But that means we should be worried about them!!"
"Good one Kenny." Lan muttered sarcastically. "Wait . . . Beystadium 4? That's ages away! Tyson! Where did you lead us!?!" Lan fumed angrily.
"I can't help it! My stomach got a bit impatient and I just had to please it! It wants food so much! So I decided to come near that little café over there. I didn't know how match would start so early." Tyson said oblivious to his stupidity. "Hey Lan. How about you fetch me 2 burgers with chips and a sachet of ketchup or two, a pizza slice, an English muffin, a cola drink, a flapjack, see if there're any French toast and get me some of that while you're at it, if there's some there. And um . . . You guys want anything?"
The others shook their heads nervously; they thought Lan might blow a fuse.
"Tyson, am I your slave!?!?!?!?" Lan yelled annoyed.
"No. But you're not going to be doing anything and we need to get to a match so you might as well get us some food. I didn't have enough breakfast!"
"Tyson, you had 2 cupfuls of pineapple juice, 3 helpings of 3 different types of cereal, 5 pancakes, and a glass of milk, 9 bread rolls and more!! How much can you eat!?!" Kenny protested. "You can't blade on an overly full stomach!"
"Chief, I can't blade on an empty stomach so sorry. I need to eat while I'm not blading!"
"Just go, go! You'll be late and then you'll have to forfeit the match. I'll handle it out TYSON! Give me money." Lan said finally.
"Gee thanks Lan you're the best!" Tyson said slapping some money on to Lan's hand.
Lan turned around and made her way towards the café while the others made their way to Stadium 4.
{Humph. When I'm just minding my own business or just talking, Tyson's all "blah, blah this and eww I hate them they're so annoying all they do is snog and abandon us ooooOOOOooooo." But when it's me offering to get him food he's all "Yeah you're the best I love you." What a bloody hypocrite!} Lan was thinking angry thoughts as she made her way to the café she didn't notice where she was going and bumped straight into something or somebody very hard and solid.
Lan started to fall over backwards by the impact between her fast walking and the lean something, but then a strong pair of arms caught her around the waist.
"Ahhh!! Huh? Oh sorry!! Um thanks for saving me." Lan babbled out, she was slightly dazed and confused.
"That's OK." A soft male unfamiliar voice said with a hint of an English accent.
Lan looked up and found her self staring into the biggest, most beautiful pair of hazel brown eyes ever, the cutest smile and the best-looking face in the world. All her thoughts that were with Kai in the hotel room suddenly came whizzing back to her mind and started concentrating on this boy and she was nothing but speechless. Still gripping Tyson's grubby money she gaped at the handsome boy smiling at her, who looked like he was close to laughing cheerfully.
"Hi there. My name's Jackson. Who're you? Ha-ha!" The brown eyed boy finally said flashing the most charming smile, and only charming smile Lan had ever seen with the cutest English accent added in for good measure.
"Ma . . . My name . . . ?" Lan mumbled.
"Yes . . . You have a name, right?" Jackson laughed.
"I think so." Lan said. She was still dazed, and Jackson was still holding her. "It . . . its Lan. Um. Hi."
"Hey Lan, that's a nice name. Quite unusual too. I've never heard of it before." He smiled again. "So. Are you here to Beyblade? Or just watching? Or just trying to bump into guys like me to try and get a date?"
"HUH!?!? WHAT!?! NO! I bumped into you by accident!" Lan protested
"Hahaha! I was only joking. So are you a blader?" Jackson said smiling again. He started to loosen his grip on Lan and let her feet rest on the ground but he slid his hands to grab hold of her arms and started to squeeze them in an affectionate and gentle way.
{What's up with this guy? Is he flirting with me?
O.O
WAIT. What about Kai?}
"Blader? Me? Well, sorta. I'm a trainee you could say."
"Oh really? Who's teaching you?"
Lan was tempted to say her boyfriend just to get this guy off her, but her mouth seemed to have a mind of its own.
"Oh just some boy." {SOME BOY!!? He's your best friend you idiot! Change your answer! NOW!!}
"Who is that boy?" Jackson asked curiously.
"Oh nobody. Just a friend." {I wish I had a mallet with me right now so I could whack myself around the head.}
"Really. Well just to let you know I'm a blader myself. So are you just watching?"
"No not really. . . Well yes I mean. Um. I'm going to enter the team soon. I just need to be good enough until my teacher thinks I'm good enough to join the team." Lan answered, she started to bite her lip. This guy was gorgeous. But she couldn't have a crush on him. He's a total stranger. Kai's more her type. But his guy is more cheerful and nicer. Some might say he was better looking. He didn't have any blue crap on his face; he just had nice soft looking smooth perfect skin.
"So is your teacher part of your 'team?'" Jackson asked.
"Yes. He's the leader. The others don't . . ." {Don't tell him everything dumb ass!}
"The others, don't what?" Jackson said. His grip had suddenly become tighter and he leant closer to Lan's body, he started to get his face near hers.
Lan was getting a bit scared of the boy. She didn't know what he was trying to do.
"The others . . . Don't train with him either. It's just me." {clap, clap, clap, what a brilliant excuse. Honestly}
"Oh. Ok then. You know. I hope I'm not being too irrational here, but you know. You're pretty cute. You know." He said, quietly and slowly. He then brought his hand up and lifted up Lan's chin and gave a small smile.
{wow} Lan thought. Her eyes started to go shiny and she closed her eyelids a bit and extended her neck up.
"Tha . . . Thanks." She stammered. "Oh wait . . . Uh. Bah . . . by the way how old are you?"
"I'm fourteen. Why?"
"Oh just wondering. Heh. We're the same age. Isn't that funny . . ." {Yes, that's the funniest thing in the world. It should be the world's best joke in the whole world. Hahaha remind me to laugh.}
"Yeah. Funny." Jackson leant closer towards Lan, staring into her eyes and bringing her chin up closer.
"Hey! Get a room!" Some random man yelled out in the background.
"Hey!" Lan broke out of their romantic trance. "Get a face lift!"
"Oi!"
"Hahahahahahhaah!!" Jackson chuckled. He smiled at her again. "So. Where were you going?" He finally then let go of Lan's arms. Lan felt a little empty and cold without him holding her. What a weird feeling for a total gorgeous stranger who seemed to like her . . .
"Oh just getting some food for some fatty." She answered.
"Oh . . . OK then . . . Hey as a matter of fact I'm just getting something to eat as well. You going to that café?"
"Yep. Um. I guess we can go and . . . You know buy some stuff." Lan said gesturing her arms to the queue towards the café.
"Yeah. Buy some . . . Stuff. You're pretty funny as well as pretty." Jackson then grabbed hold of Lan's hand and then steered her towards the café.
"Uh . . . uh . . . Thanks. I guess." Lan stumbled behind him. She started to blush furiously and Jackson saw.
"No prob babe." And he grinned again.
Soon Jackson had a small muffin in his hand and a bottle of water in the other. After a long period of time Tyson's food came in 2 big bags. While they were waiting for Lan's order Jackson and Lan talked with each other, Jackson doing some mild flirting and the two were both were having a very enjoyable conversation together talking about each others lives and just generally talking. Jackson managed to add in a "You're really pretty" in their conversation and "do you work out?" which is actually an OK question to ask because he was able to see Lan's stomach muscles through her shirt and her prominent arm muscles.
*I think they're called Biceps . . . But I don't know . . . *
{I wish he would stop smiling at me} Lan thought while she was collecting Tyson's food and giving the cashier the money. {I mean, it's too irresistible. I just have to stare at that face. Wow. He's so fit!!}
Jackson had big shining hazel brown eyes. Light brown hair with natural darker highlights. A winning smile, perfect teeth. And he even said he never had braces. A lean and fit body, a gentle touch, an adorable accent and Lan, personally and secretly and a bit ashamed, thought he looked like a brilliant kisser. But she wasn't going to try it out for herself. All her thoughts about Kai, her poor sick friend were driven out of her mind by Jackson's pearly whites.
When it was time for Lan to get her food back to the whale, they said goodbye together and that they'll see each other in the tournament and hopefully when that time comes, Lan's teacher would think that Lan was skilful enough to battle. So hopefully they'll go against each other and see who the better blader is.
When they were saying their goodbyes. Sneakily Jackson managed to slip in a quick kiss on Lan's right cheek before he turned around and headed the opposite direction waving an arm.
Lan was too shocked at the swift movement to slap him or to quickly move away or yell or even put him in a headlock. His kiss was swift, soft, warm and gentle. Lan gaped after him, wondering how and why he managed to do such a daring move and why he did it. She soon slowly turned around and slowly headed her way back to stadium four.
Before Jackson sneakily kissed Lan. He asked what team Lan was on and she told him the Bladebreakers. When she asked him, he replied;
'"The Death Fangs. Yeah I know the name is a bit gory but we like it. I'm the leader of the group."'
'"Oh! You are? Oh OK then, cool. No I like the name, It's cool. Better than ours. So I'll see you around then. Jackson."'
Lan soon arrived at stadium four and was talking to Tyson about his food.
"Here's most of the food you wanted Tyson. Sorry but they didn't sell any pizzas, it was a café I don't know what you were expecting, it's not Pizza Hut you know. There is some French toast at the bottom there. No THERE Tyson. Yeah. Your English . . . (The word English suddenly reminded her of Jackson's voice) Your English muffins are in the 2nd bag and you have a flapjack there as well. No, no burgers but I got you some chips and a nice sachet of ketchup."
"Where's the coke?" Tyson said starting to eat 10 chips all at once.
"There in the 1st bag." Lan said gloomily.
"Gee thanks Lan, but what took you so long? I had already finished my battle and you still hadn't arrived with my food."
"Well sorry oh mighty {fat} one. But you had a lot of food ordered and it took a while you know. I'm sorry I'm not Sonic the Hedgehog." Lan used that as an excuse. She wasn't going to tell them about Jackson.
"Yeah but surely it wouldn't take that long. You took ages! Where did you go? The toilet?"
"Oh just shut up Tyson and eat your food and be grateful!" Lan snapped.
For the rest of the matches, Lan knew that she should have paid more attention to the match that Max had won against the Falcons who really did live up to their name of being speedy but they had no team work and that's what gave them a disadvantage. But all Lan was thinking about was Jackson. Their conversation, his looks, his flirting, their laughs e.t.c. His voice was still ringing in her head.
Lan sat dreamily and stared into space until she got woken up by Max tapping her on the shoulder.
"Hey Lan. There's some boy waving at you in the stands. Do you know him?"
"Huh? Oh my gosh!"
She sat up straight and looked into the audience. A brown haired boy was waving at her smiling.
{Jackson! He came to watch us!}
Lan just stared and Jackson saw that she saw him and winked at her.
"Lan?" Max said again, "Lan? Do you know him? Cos he certainly knows you. Unless he thinks you're someone else. Lan!?"
"Oh. No I just met him while I was getting Tyson's food."
Tyson's ears pricked up at the words "Tyson & food" were mentioned and he looked towards Lan and Max's direction while stuffing his face with a gigantic muffin.
"He's the leader of the Death Fangs." Lan carried on talking.
"Deathhh Fangsh? Oo're dey?" Tyson blurted out with a mouthful of muffin.
"You know Tyson! The team we're going to go up against after we beat the team in the after noon and if they win their matches!" Kenny said answering for everyone.
"Oh." Tyson said then getting back to eating his food which was more interesting than some team they'd probably whoop.
Brad Best: And that's Zipper's blade out of the stadium! Ray is the winner!!
"Hey guys!! I won!" Ray came back cheerfully waving his Beyblade.
"We know Ray, we can hear." Tyson said after swallowing some of his food down.
"Well done Ray" Everyone else said.
"Hey! Ying yang boy!" Zipper the defeated Beyblader said. He had the rest of his team behind him. "Good match. Good luck when you reach the finals.
"How do you know we'll reach the finals?" Ray asked turning to them.
"Because, if you can beat us, then that means you can beat anyone! Since our team in second best!" Zipper smirked. He winked and then him and the rest of his team set off out of the stadium.
"Heh, weird guy." Ray grinned. "Well, I guess that's another win. Let's see how we do against our afternoon match."
Lan looked anxiously towards the auditorium. Looking for Jackson. She spotted him and his team who looked like a rough lot against the good looking Jackson. They hadn't gotten up from their seats yet. They seemed to be in a deep conversation. Most probably about the match they just witnessed. Probably thinking up of tac-tics on how they would beat the Bladebreakers.
Jackson suddenly looked up and spotted Lan and his surely expression suddenly changed and he smiled again at Lan and gave a small wave. Lan was about to wave back but then Max grabbed her around the neck cheering.
"Yay! We won! We can beat this tournament and the Blade Sharks!!"
"Um yeah. Great Max." She broke away from the happy Max and looked at the spot where Jackson and his team were sitting but they had disappeared. Lan looked around everywhere thinking that she had just misplaced them in the auditorium but they were no where to be found.
"Come on you guys. We better set off home to the hotel and see how Kai's doing, rest and then come back for our 2nd match," Kenny said trying to calm the team down and listen to him.
"Shur Cheef. Lehs gow." Tyson was in the middle of eating a flapjack and sprayed crumbs all over the place making everyone back away from him.
They were near the exit of the stadium when Lan's bladder suddenly started to feel funny.
"Um hey guys, do you mind waiting for a bit? I need to go to the toilet. Bye." And she sprinted off towards the ladies toilets.
"I thought she already went to the toilet." Tyson said thickly. (Literally, thickly.)
Lan was running towards the door with the lady sign on it when she saw a boy walk in front of her. Lan skidded to a halt in front of the boy.
"Jackson!" Lan cried out.
"Hey babes. Hey great match just then. Your team really knows how to Beyblade. I can't wait to go against them one day." He said rubbing his hand on Lan's arm and smiling.
"Uh yeah. They're OK. Um I don't mean to be rude, I'd love to talk more but I really need to go!!!" And with that Lan quickly ran off towards the ladies toilets leaving Jackson standing startled at her sudden departure.
"Oi Jackson. Is that the girl?" A member of the Death Fangs muttered while coming over with the other 2 members.
"Yeah, that was her Jake. C'mon, no more fooling around. We gotta meet that slippery character Vincent. Zack, Lee! C'mon!" Jackson muttered to the other two and led his gang away.
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At the hotel.
"You're feeling better Kai? That's great! See, all you needed was some good sleep and you'd be fine." Lan said when they got back home and Lan leaped on Kai's bed hugging him.
"Yeah. Wotever." Kai muttered gently hugging her back. "Geh. Lan. Do me a favour. (Sniff) Get me a cup o' soup. I feel cold."
"What word have you left out?" Lan said stubbornly.
"What? Oh yeah, get me a spoon too." Kai said stupidly.
{Stupid Boy.} Lan thought as she got off the bed and made her way to the kitchen. {Doesn't even know how to say 'please' dumb boy.}
"So Kai, you think you're up to joining us in this afternoon's match?" Max called over from his bed.
"Maybe. I just need that soup. Then maybe. I'll probably cough a few times and yeah." Kai answered settling back down into bed again.
"There's another thing you missed out Kai, in order for you to get better." Tyson said smirking.
"Wot is it flubber mouth." Kai asked testily.
"A niiiice biiiig snog from Lan!!!" He laughed putting his hands behind his head grinning.
"Oh shut up Tyson." Lan said coming back with a cup of chicken creamy soup in her hands. "Here Kai. Mind, it's hot." She then sat down next to Kai and smiled slightly.
When the others turned away and started talking about Beyblades. Kai sipped his soup quietly and then leant towards Lan and whispered.
"You know, Tyson's remark may not be so bad at all." He then gave Lan a sly wink.
Lan was shocked at Kai's action and words. She started to feel guilty about Jackson. Maybe Kai really was romantically random at times. Without having to get into a 'mood' before he would do anything. Or maybe it was just the side effects from a fever.
Lan just smiled at him and turned around to check no one was looking and then kissed Kai on the cheek twice. Kai grinned sleepily turned his head and gave a quick unexpected peck on Lan's lips. His lips tasted creamy and soupy.
{Maybe Jackson is just eye candy who happened to like to flirt. Maybe he's just nothing special. I started to forget how cute Kai could be.} And with that she rested her head on Kai's shoulder and wrapped her arms around his waist.
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The Bladebreakers were back at the Stadium again alongside with Kai. He was coughing and sneezing quite a bit but nothing totally serious.
Lan hoped that Jackson wasn't there. She knew that Jackson had the feeling that Lan was leading him on because of his charm and that she didn't have a boyfriend, but with her intimate relationship with Kai, he could get a bit suspicious and offended. Lan really hoped that he wasn't there because Kai's proud 'leave me alone' attitude had gone again and he was holding Lan's hand.
Kai was wrapped in a warm navy blue jumper with his normal combat trousers. He had taken his red arm bands off and he had a light red nose and he looked like an adorable little child in a big jumper. (Awww how cute!! I can imagine it now and he looks so sweet!!! Don't mind me!) Holding Lan's hand and sniffing every now and then just made Lan squeeze his hand tighter, look at him and make the "Awwwwww!!!" noise. Making Kai go:
"Sut up!"
This just made her go "Awwwwww!!!" Even more.
The Bladebreakers excluding Tyson who was going up first all sat on the bench behind the stadium. Lan had bought Kai some Locket sweet for his throat and he was sucking on them and looking around for once looking like a little child in an overgrown jumper.
"Dop it." Kai had to keep saying cos his sudden adorable baby cuteness kept making Lan go all happy and 'motherly like going on about a new born baby' going "awwwww look at the cute little boy, isn't he so cuuuuute? Awww lookie at his little red nose, aren't you just adorable!" And just generally being annoying on purpose.
He didn't mind Lan pecking him on the cheek now and again and squeezing his hand gently but something seemed to be a bit . . . Wrong. She was looking extremely nervous but was trying to cover it up by talking and she kept looking around the auditorium and biting her lip and her eyes shining with worry.
"Woss Wong Lanny?" Kai asked and then going into a fit of coughs.
"Nothing, don't worry Kai. Nothing at all." Lan answered hastily but then she started to scan the audience again.
Kai was obviously not convinced but he decided to leave it alone and it was something Lan wanted to keep to herself. Nothing for him to bother about.
"I WIIIN!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!" Tyson screamed out with joy leaping and punching the air and landing quite heavily on the ground.
"Way to go ma man!!" Max jumped up and ran towards his buddy. "Watch out cos I'm gonna do the same! Watch out you Danish pastries!"
They team name of their opponents was actually The Danish Mermaids but Max just wanted to get them riled up. They were a team consisting of girls.
Sadly and embarrassingly. Max lost against their team leader.
"Hey don't worry dude. You won last time." Ray said putting his hand on Max's shoulder getting up for his turn.
"Yeah, it doesn't matter. You're gonna beat them any way and the win will be ours!" Max suddenly started to cheer up.
"Actually. Hey Kai! We've had all the action today. Do you want a try? Or are you still ill?" Ray changed his mind.
"What." Kai said.
"Go on Kai. Just try; even if you're not at your best you can still beat 'em." Lan egged on.
"Hmmmm. Fine." He got up and got his Beyblade out of his pocket.
D.J. Jazzman: It seems that the Bladebreakers have changed their positions, instead of Ray, it's the all hot and, it seems the all sick Kai!! Whoa, he doesn't look too well. Well he can always go home to some nice soup and a hot water bottle!
"Too late." Lan muttered.
{Yes. It seems like it's going to be easy on me. He can't be that tough if he's ill, won't have enough stamina. Hah!} Thought the 3rd girl up to try and win one for her team.
D.J Jazzman: 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . LET IT RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kai launched his blade into the dish and so did Madz, his opponent.
After a few quick seconds of the match Kai decided he wouldn't toy with her and he wanted to get home quickly and sleep and get rid of the rest of his illness and so he summoned Dranzer out and Madz's Beyblade was out of the dish.
"Oh no!! How can that be!?!" Madz cried out in shock.
As Kai picked up his spinning Blade from the dish that was shaped like a little French village. Madz stuck her hand out towards Kai for a shake. Kai just looked at it and then turned away leaving Madz extremely mad and hurt.
"C'mon. Let's go. I need to go home." Kai mumbled to his team.
"Yeah. I'm hungry, I want some food." Lan added.
As they got up and headed for the tunnel leading out, none other than Jackson appeared out of no where and called out Lan's name.
"Hey! Lan!"
"Oh no." Lan whispered. She slowly turned around wishing that the others didn't hear him yell out and had carried on walking. To her dismay they all heard.
"Hi. Jackson. I didn't see you in the audience." Lan said trying to put on a fake grin.
"Yeah, I was watching by the tunnel. I wanted to see if you guys won or not. It looks like we'll be battling against each other eh?" To Lan's horror Jackson reached up and touched Lan's face and took a step closer to her.
Kai gaped his mouth open in shock at his movement. Anger started to build up inside his body. Who was this . . . Idiot? Who decided to start touching his girl . . . His friend. His friend, his closest friend ever. How dare he?
"Oh, so you've won your matches already?" Lan asked, she took his hand away from her face and took a step backwards.
"No. But I know we will win. It's so obvious." Jackson said raising an eyebrow in wonderment of why Lan took his hand away.
"Who're you up against?" Lan asked
"Oh just some team called the Majestics. They're apparently Unbeatable but we're gonna change that."
"The Majestics? They'll smear you! You won't stand a chance!" Kenny suddenly piped up.
"Excuse me?" Jackson said turning to the geeky midget. "I don't think you know who're you're talking to. You have no idea. If you look at our STATS you'll be able to see we are UNDEFEATED."
"Well then just tell us your name then smart ass" Tyson said.
"You'll find out when we battle. Besides. I know we'll cream you. We've been watching you and you've had the most losses. And so have you Blondie." He said turning to Max. "Although. You do seem to be a worthy opponent." His eye line darted towards Kai. "But it is a shame, I'm battling Lan, but it would have been nice to battle you."
"What do you mean battle Lan? She doesn't blade! Gee you must be really dumb if you think that she blades." Tyson said, too thick to realise what this all meant.
"Oh really." Jackson looked at Lan but she was mouthing "no! no!!!" and then she was thinking {no!!! no!!! He knows too much!!} "Well I guess I was mistaken then. Sorry. I didn't realise Lan was just some cheerleader." Jackson then said getting the picture.
"Hey! She's no cheerleader. She has more brains than that." Ray joined in the conversation.
"Well I must dash. I don't want to waste anymore time on you. See you later Lan." And Jackson turned on his heel and walked back to his team who were waiting for him at the opposite tunnel.
"Who the hell is that wise guy Lan?" They all started asking at the same time except Kai who was looking menacing.
"He's the team leader of the Death Fangs. I met him when I was getting Tyson's food." Lan admitted.
"Why as he touching you." Kai said finally after not speaking for a long time.
"I dunno. Just a greeting isn't it . . . You know English . . . . Eh heh . . . "{Oh god}
(By the way nothing racist here, it's just a lame excuse from Lan cos she can't think of anything).
"C'mon let's go. This is just another rival team for us. Stop looking at me!" And with that Lan strode past the others and made her way to the exit biting her lip.
When she got outside she spotted Jackson and then tried to avoid him but he saw her as well and came running towards her.
"Hey Lan I didn't mean what I said before, I was just covering up. I hope you're not mad." And he gave a small smile again.
"No. It's OK. I know you didn't mean it." Lan said, uncertain if that was the truth.
"Hey. I do like you. Just to let you know. By the way. Who was that blue haired guy? Is he your teacher and leader?"
"Yeah. His name is Kai. He's, like my best friend. We're pretty close."
"Yeah, I noticed. You guys were holding hands. There isn't anything going on is there?" Jackson said raising his eyebrows. He actually looked hopeful.
"Oh! No. No not really. We're not boyfriend and girlfriend if that's what you mean. No we're not. But we're just really close."
"Oh. OK then. That's good. I mean cool. Well OK then I guess I better get going. We need to train some more. Bye babes." And he left Lan in time for the rest of the Bladebreakers to not see him leaving and to just see Lan in the middle of the corridor alone.
When they got home, Kai trapped Lan in a corner in the kitchen while the others were relaxing on their beds mumbling about how rude Jackson was.
"Who is that guy Lan? Really. Why was he touching your face?" Kai asked and a desperate Lan.
"No reason Kai. Just leave it alone. It doesn't matter."
"Yes it does! You're with me and no one else!"
"Listen Kai. We are not going out with each other. You didn't want to in the first place, and now I've found somebody who would like to go out with me. Unlike you. I'm sick of waiting." Lan said trying to get away but Kai put both hands on her waist to stop her.
"Lan. Wouldn't you wait forever for someone you care for?"
"Gee, that's a pretty intimate thing for you to say. Are you sure you're feeling better? Besides. I've waited long enough and I know that you can just come to me but you won't. You're being too stubborn and frankly it's getting on my nerves. I do love you too Kai, like you love me. But like you said. Not in the Boyfriend Girlfriend way. Just some unexplainable love. Now please, I need a shower." And she shoved Kai out of the way.
"Why did you tell him that you were learning how to blade? It was supposed to be secret. He almost let everyone know because you told him." Kai then said stopping her.
"I didn't think there was any harm in it." Lan said then continuing to walk.
"How much did you tell him?" Kai said sternly.
"Nothing Kai! Now go away!"
Kai jogged up to her and wrapped his arms around her slim waist.
"Let go Kai!"
"We're having a lesson today. So get ready." He whispered. He tightened his grip and gave small kisses to Lan's neck making her tingle and feel good.
"Stop it Kai. Please." She tried to release herself from his grip but he had a firm hold.
"By the way. Something came for you in the post. It's from your family, from back home." Kai whispered and then let her go.
"What is it?" Lan said, shocked that her family would send something to her.
"A small parcel that said fragile. I don't know what it is. I was going to open it but I thought you'd get mad at me. You can look at it later. Go take a shower and then get ready for our lesson. (Sniff)."
"Your cold/fever has gotten better. You're talking normally now." Lan said after a long pause.
"Yeah." He grabbed Lan's waist again grinning. "Although I think I still might need that kiss to get me 100% better." Kai whispered quietly.
"Oh Kai . . ." Lan smiled and leant her head back and rested it Kai's shoulder. She turned to face him and gave him a short passionate kiss. They both smiled.
"Thanks." Kai said. Then Lan left the room to take a shower. When she walked pass she saw a little brown package on her bed.
{I wonder what it is} She thought.
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Yay. I finished the very, very long chapter. And now I need to sleep.
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