Hullo.
OK I have two people who still read this bloody story. Considering I only got like 3 reviews for my last chapter. *Goes away and cries for Ooooh say 90 hours*
Well anyway. Blah.
Dally Disclaimer: I AINT DOING ANY DISCLAIMER UNTIL THIS CHICK GETS SOME REVIEWS!
KBA: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dally: Now please let me kill that Lan?
KBA: NO! Now just do the disclaimer:
Dally: Thingy owns nothing cos she doesn't boom.
KBA: -_-
On with the story which only 3 people read...
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Jackson and Lan pulled their rip cords in unison wit as strong as they could. The two blades spun oddly on the woolly carpet at first until the two blades got their bearings and started to spin normally then smashed into each other starting their battle with no hesitation.
"AND THE TWO COMPETITORS START STRAIGHT AWAY! MAN THIS WILL BE SOME BATTLE!" Jazzman called out in excitement.
The two blades collided, circled each other and then rammed into each other again. They moved around the carpeted dish slowly battling each other.
"You're holding out pretty well hun," Jackson winked at Lan. Lan raised an eyebrow and grinned herself.
"You're not doing badly yourself . . . *hunk*" Lan grinned. Jackson let out a small cheerful laugh and continued to battle. Kai heard what they were saying and frowned darkly.
The two toyed with each other playfully until Lan grew tired and knew her blade might not hold out against the carpet and she didn't think she pulled her rip cord hard enough.
"Sorry bud, but I'm tired of our games," she admitted.
"Me too pal, let's just finish warming up and fight." Suddenly Dragonska leaped at Dolphate knocking her in the air. Lan clenched her fist and gritted her teeth, please land in the dish, she pleaded in her head. Dolphate landed with a slight wobble on the edge before sliding down making an attempt attack to Dragonska.
Dolphate rammed into him but Dragonska fought back and the two were struggling against each other, evenly matched. Jackson gave out a smirk and made Dragonska push harder onto Dolphate. She started moving backwards slowly.
{Come on babes, I know you can do better than that . . .} Jackson thought in his head. {Fight harder girl!}
"That's it, DOLPHATE EMIT!!" Lan screeched.
"Yes....." Jackson whispered, "DRAGONSKA RELEASE!!"
The two spiritual beasts circled each other in the air; Dragonska entwined around Dolphate's silver body and turned its top part of its elongated body so its fiery face faced Dolphate while Dolphate roared upwards baring its small yet sharp teeth.
Dragonska glowed with a deep purple aurora while Dolphate shone in bright silver. The two beasts were a magnificent sight.
"Amazing," Jackson peered at the two, a small passionate smile on his lips. Lan admired Jackson's bit-beast; she scanned its beauty and grace as it moved around her own bit-beast, big shiny white pearl glowing in its mouth. Lan knew what extensive damage that pearl could do, she had to make sure Dolphate never met the Power of the Pearl.
Lan peered on the opposite side of the dish and saw Jackson smiling fondly upwards to their bit-beasts, he looked so calm and gently and passionate about the mystical beasts, it was a heart-warming image to see for Lan. She knew she should have attack him, there and then, but she couldn't bear ruining that little moment.
Jackson slowly lowered his head and locked his eyes with Lan's. They started at each other for a short moment, ignoring everything and everyone around them. Jackson bowed his head slightly and gave a small, pleasing (for Lan) grin. It was a dark and mysterious lingering, unforgettable look. As the two gazed at each other, the whole world nothing but blackness to them and they could only see each other, their bit-beasts danced in the air above them biting each other. However the two were playing and teasing each other. The bit-beasts showed each owners own feelings and related their feelings to correspond with each other. The two circled each other vertically and each of their worlds were in a bliss, all four of them.
(A/N: OMG THIS IS REALLY REMINDING ME OF THAT RAY AND MARIAH MUMBO JUMBO THAT THEY DONE IN THE BLAH, BLAH EPISODES!! EEEEEEEEEEEK DAMNIT. I didn't want the thing to be exactly like that, I just used the idea of the bit- beasts relating to their owner's feelings. I guess I made it into the Ray thing, Ahhh CRAP!! *Bonks head*)
Kai opened his eyes in shock as he saw the two gazing at each other, enigmatic passion surrounding the two. He looked at their bit-beasts, at first he thought they were still fighting but he looked closer and the two were playing with each other congregating with each other in delicate warming moments. {No, this can't be happening, I was afraid I might loser her to that ba-}
Kai started intently at the two, furious, he was terrifically jealous of the affect he was having on Lan, he hated Jackson with all his heart and soul. He absolutely hated and despised him. Hate is a strong word; all the hate Kai ever felt in his life was all concentrated onto Jackson. He stared infuriated at Jackson's image, staring at Lan, Lan staring at Jackson.
The more he watched the two, the more he hated their relationship and the more jealous he became of Jackson. The more he hated Jackson, the more he was beginning to hate Lan . . . He started to dislike her for her staring back at Jackson, Dolphate cavorting around with the enemy. He hated their friendship thus hated them both.
Kai felt he had to stop this nonsense other wise Lan could lose and ruin his chances for opposing the Blade Sharks.
"LAN! STOP STARING INTO SPACE AND ATTACK HIM!! CONCENTRATE ON THE MATCH!!!! DON'T JUST STAND THERE GIRL!!" Kai screamed at her.
Lan woke up out of her trance and looked up at her bit-beast. Dolphate was screeched and receded away from Dragonska. Dolphate howled at Lan and Lan felt her own pain in her chest.
Jackson, however, kept looking at Lan. "He's right Lan, this was fun but now the end has to come. Let's continue." He smiled at her and gave a nod with his head.
"Right," Lan smiled back, "DOLPHATE!!! GOOOOOO!!"
"DRAGONSKA! ATTACK HER!" Jackson commanded his own beast.
At first the two beasts howled as they knew in their owners' hearts' they both were reproachful in fighting with each other. Nevertheless the two bit-beasts charged at one another, lashing out, biting and scratching. Lan was determined to win the fight for her team and for herself and to show Jackson what she was made of. So she tried to push all her emotions to the back of her mind and just battle to the death.
Jackson's eyes turned cold and stony. "Pure Light Laser,"
Dragonska roared a mighty roar into the air making the whole stadium tremble under its power. Several people gasped at the noise. However the roar did not daunt Lan, the fact that he was using his most powerful attack on her this soon daunted her mind. Lan started to panic; she didn't know what to do or how to defend herself against that attack.
Dragonska's pearl glowed and the random spectrum flickered here and there until twisting inside the orb in a vast of bright colours. "You'd better get ready Lan, sweetie," Jackson cooed.
Lan moaned in discomfort, she hoped someone would call out a tip of advice for her, but no one said anything. {Quick Dolphate, just try and dodge the attack as much as you can, no wait I have a better idea . . .}
Lan gathered all her energy and concentrated on it. Her muscles flexed and a new sensation overcame her, the sensation of feeling her own power enveloping her, touching every tip of her body. She sent all of her energy to her blade. "DOLPHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE!!!!!!!!!!!" She shrieked.
Her blade burst with energy and spun faster and faster and faster and faster until . . .
"Where is it!?" Jackson called, he had a bulls-eye shot right at Dolphate but the only problem is he could no longer see her blade.
Jackson frantically raked the ground with his eyes checking to see if Lan somehow managed to be a coward and send her own blade out of the dish, but he saw no black blade. He scanned the air above them, nothing. "Where the hell did it go??" Jackson muttered it must still be in the dish, but where?!
Lan sighed in relief and her heart beat slowed down a little, Jackson couldn't see her blade as it was spinning too fast, she had time.
"Aqua Pump Attack," Lan whispered quietly enough so her beast could hear her. Lan hoped they had some telepathic connection with her beast.
Dolphate glowed and a blackened light could be seen, luckily for Lan Jackson was looking the wrong way . . . Dolphate rammed herself into Dragonska the sitting Duck. Dragonska flew into the air and Jackson whimpered as he saw his blade magically fly into the air. He darted his eyes to where Dolphate was and managed to catch a glimpse of black but it had disappeared yet again to his frustration.
"STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH ME!" Jackson yelled.
"I'm not playing games with you Jackson, I'm trying to win me a match," Lan replied calmly.
Dragonska's Pure Light Laser attack had completely been forgotten now and had now diminished in Dragonska's Pearl. Then an idea struck Jackson.
Dragonska started circling the dish as fast as it could, overcoming the carpet. He would just cancel Dolphate's space down until he would eventually hit her. Dragonska circled the inside rim of the dish and slowly made its way down yet moving as fast as light around the dish so there was no escape for Dolphate.
"Damnit Jackson, you really are smart," Lan smirked at him.
"Thanks babes, you're smart ya-self." He winked.
Lan bit her lip, he wasn't very far from her, and she was spinning in the middle of the dish. She could jump over him but that would reveal her blade, well it was better then getting hit and having the risk of losing the match. So she waited for Jackson to spin slowly closer and closer to her before moving at the very last second. She timed it perfectly as she usually practiced this in her martial arts skills, always make the opponent think they're winning and then slam their face into defeat before they knew what hit them.
When Jackson was about three millimetres away she jumped and landed near the edge of the dish. Jackson's eyes widened in shock as he combed the whole dish and hit nothing but then he saw a flicker of black and saw Dolphate spinning around on the edge.
When Jackson hit the little dip in the dish where the middle was and had hit nothing, the whole audience gasped in astonishment wondering where Dolphate disappeared to and when they saw her afterwards, spinning in the clear space behind Dragonska they all cheered at the stunt and few stood up to clap and others (mainly males) yelled "go girl!!"
Lan had managed to gather a few fans in the crowd but Jackson clearly had more as his fan girls screamed and screamed at Lan claiming she pulled a dirty trick on him.
"Oh shut up you idiotic bimbos," Lan muttered in under her breath. Lan decided she'll just show his fan girls more 'dirty tricks' so as Jackson was still spinning in the middle, Lan charged towards him and knocked his blade into the air.
"Hah," Lan said triumphantly, however as Dragonska toppled in the air, Jackson aimed his landing position perfectly.
Dragonska landed with great force right on top of Dolphate making her fly into the air, slightly damaged.
"Damn you Jackson!!" Lan complained.
"Payback baby," he snickered and then Dragonska reversed and rammed himself into Dolphate again, slowly pushing her towards the edge. Lan tried to push back as hard as she could, but Jackson had somehow become too strong for her.
Lan was getting desperate; she was now 5 inches away from the edge. She had to think quickly she had become weakened by pushing all her energy into her previous move.
So she closed her eyes and imagined herself in a fighting arena, heavy blue mats set neatly on the ground, little parts covered in sweat marks shaped like a foot. Audience bordering the fighting area of blue mats, the noise of cheers and talk could be heard. If you step out of the blue mats onto the ground, or get knocked down and cannot get up, you're out of the game. Lan envisioned herself 5 inches away from the edge of the mats, nearly falling over onto the floor of defeat. She though of what she would do in this position and try to relate it to her Beyblade.
Her opponent advancing onto her, pushing her backwards. Lan thought quickly of her position and how to get out. {I know}
In her position in her vision, she roughly clamped her hands on her opponent's shoulders, putting him off guard. She used all her strength to haul herself into a handstand on the person's shoulders and flipped over him landing back onto the ground, it ended as soon as it started. She moved as quickly as that to get her balance quickly and she had to move fast so no delays or failing-once-so-having-to-try-again manoeuvre. And then simply back kick the dumbfounded opponent off the arena making her the winner.
She opened her eyes. How the hell can I convert that scene to this match?? She thought in her head. She done some quick thinking but was now 2 inches away from the edge. She analysed the two blades' positions. Her blade was tilted downwards towards her and the edge of Jackson's blade was under her tilted blade pushing her backwards.
"Perfect," Lan smiled. Jackson looked at her oddly.
"What's she up to . . ." He contemplated in his mind.
"Concentrate Dolphate," Lan pleaded. Dolphate gathered a little strength but just lost it again as she had to defend herself because of Jackson. "Press, down." She whispered. "Not forward, tip the nearest part of you DOWN," she whispered. "Hard!" She said a little louder.
"Did you say something?" Jackson questioned.
"Nothing to you," Lan muttered quietly, still intent on getting her Beyblade to get away from this dilemma. Then, Lan thought she had imagined it and was being delusional but Dragonska was started to slow down and wasn't pushing as hard but he had the obvious greater advantage, how come he was slowing down?
Lan shook her head and thought she was just imagining things so she carried on with her plan. The two blades jolted against each other rocking back and forward and Dolphate pushed herself off of Dragonska and somersaulted dramatically in the air and landing rather close to Dragonska. She didn't jump very high however but still got away from danger. Because of Dragonska pushing so hard against Dolphate spun near the edge dangerously.
Lan saw her chance. She rushed forwards taking a direct aim at Dragonska. Jackson had to move. Lan sighed in her head thinking he'd just dodge making her fly herself out of the dish. Still, she just decided to rush at him and if he did dodge she'd be expecting it.
She charged at him while Dragonska wobbled around a big, he tried to go down further into the dish to get away but instead ran straight into Dolphate.
The whole thing was like in slow motion. Jackson and Lan and their watchers both saw Lan's black blade spinning and colliding with Jackson's light blue blade from going straight into Lan's attack, slowly lifting into the air and passing the dish's edge.
Things became normal timed again to the world and to Lan and Jackson and Lan just saw a light blue object fly past her ear and skid on the ground lying motionless. Lan still had no idea what had happened. She got confused in which blade was hers. Was hers light blue or black!?
Jackson stood there wide eyed and speechless however he had that similar blank expressionless face on him just like Zack had when he lost to Kai. Lan was still confused and wasn't controlling her blade so Dolphate zoomed out of the dish herself and hit Lan on the stomach and fell lifeless on the ground, Dolphate slightly dazed inside her container.
"AND LAN IS THE WINNER!! TAKING THE BLADEBREAKERS TO THE FINALS!!!!!!!!!!" Jazzman yelled with extreme excitement about an unknown player beating one of the strongest Bladers.
"NOW THAT WAS SOME MATCH!!" Jazzman yelled.
Lan blinked confused. "W-w-who won!?"
"You did baby, well done I knew you could pull through. You really are a talented girl." Jackson was now standing in front of her smiling and startling Lan.
"H-huh?" Lan was still slightly oblivious to what was going on until she felt someone grab her around the neck swinging himself around her body.
"LAN!!!! WELL DONE!! YOU WON!! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE!!! WE'RE IN THE FINALS!!!" Lan gulped and tried to see who was strangling her and saw a flash of blonde hair and orange.
"M-Max please. ACK!!" Lan stuttered but instead of Max getting off she felt more people jump on her and she collapsed and everyone slammed each other into a dog pile. Lan heard voices screaming with joy and whoops of laughter but something very heavy was on top of her and so she just decided to lie there and not bother trying to get up while she heard a voice whom she recognised as Tyson's cheer and scream with happiness.
She suddenly felt the heavy weight on her drop and she could breathe again. "Uhhhhhhhhh" She groaned as she tried to stand up until she felt an arm help lift her up and she just slumped onto that person.
"Heh, you really do deserve their cheers you know," Lan opened her eyes. That wasn't Kai's voice. She looked at the chest that she was resting on and didn't see a black shirt but instead saw a navy blue shirt and her face was pressed against its chest area. She felt her head moving along with the person's gentle breathing.
She stood up and saw the soothing face of Jackson giving her another tiny smile. She blinked and smiled back getting confused again. Where was Kai?
She turned around, Jackson still supporting her; she was still really weak after their battle but Jackson still seemed as strong as ever hardly weakened by their match . . .
Lan saw Kai crossing his arms glowering at the world and not looking at Lan. He didn't even congratulate her on winning her match. Ray, Tyson and Max all apologised for dog piling on top of her and they each gave her their appreciation by dancing around in a circle singing "go Lan! Go Lan! Go Lan! Go Lan!!"
Lan gave a weak smile and mumbled timid thanks and just rested her head on Jackson's shoulders. She was too tried to care.
"Hey Jackson, c'mon we better go." A voice said behind him. Jackson turned around and saw the blue cold glaring eyes of Lee but those eyes were glaring at Lan who Jackson was still holding.
"Yeah, OK. Hey wait! Hey Lan baby." He turned to Lan again and lifted her off his shoulders and just held her by her own shoulders looking into her face. "Like tomorrow night or something there's gonna be a party to congratulate the two teams that will face each other into the semi-finals so yeah that's you and some team called the Blade Sharks. It's just a party right before the finals for this tournament and everyone is invited. It'll be at Regent's Park, did you know about that?"
Lan shook her head but Tyson and Max behind her yelled "YEAH!!"
"We know about that!!" Tyson beamed as if it was such great news that he knew,"
"Yeah! Kenny told us!" Max joined in happily pointing at Kenny who was smiling.
"Um yeah, cool. So Lan I was just wondering if you'd wanna go with me to the party ya know? Or unless you would prefer going with someone else . . ." His eyes gave a quick glance over the Kai whose eyes were on fire with locked up rage. Kai himself didn't know if he could contain his emotion any longer.
"And I just wanna say, remember I did kinda ask you first so . . ." Jackson contemplated in his mind wondering if he should say it was only fair even though he himself knew it wasn't so he just kept quiet, he didn't want Lan to start disliking him. "So you wanna go?"
"Um I dunno really. I might have to get back on you on that. Is that ok?" Lan was unsure, a date with Jackson Fox? Well Kai was acting like a total prick just now. She didn't know.
"Hey that's cool but if you do change your mind and wanna come. Just come to the party and you can just fine me there ok?" He smiled at her, "anyway I gotta go now hun, so I'll see you later, I hope." He winked at her and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek and patted her shoulder before retreating back with his team.
Lan stood there for a while feeling all warm and fuzzy inside of her and then turned around to face her own team and gave her first big smile at them. The boys were rather shocked at Jackson's daring kiss and Lan's happiness but they still grinned back at her and teased her about Jackson.
"So are you going?" Tyson asked her and put his hands behind his head.
"I dunno. Are you guys?" Lan bit her lip.
"Duh!! Of course! Free food man!"
"Yeah and lots of hot babes!" Max winked at everyone.
"What bout you Ray?" Lan turned to him
"Sure why not? It'll be fun! You should go as well Lan, get out more ya know." Ray grinned.
"Hehe, yeah I guess . . ." Lan looked over at Kai but he was already heading out of the exit with his scarf trailing behind him. He was obviously angry at something. Lan clucked her tongue at Kai and frowned. What was wrong with him? Could he be jealous? No, Kai was never jealous of anybody it couldn't be that. Kai was usually angry at practically anything any way, he wouldn't be jealous of Jackson. He didn't know how to.
Now do you see why Kai's firm human wall severely damages his only love? All because of Kai's general stubbornness does Lan think about other boys. All because of Kai's stubbornness does he think it's all Lan's fault. Now it was too late but of course Kai would never accept that it was his fault and Lan will never know of the danger they were in.
Kai stormed down the corridor, not bothering to wait for his wretched team. They knew how to get home anyway. They didn't need him and he didn't need them. All his anger boiling inside of him was kept shut with its iron-clad lid. It was painful. All the jealousy, hatred, anger and confusion burned inside of him making him shake and grit his teeth. While his protection for Lan and caring for her completely went out the window. He didn't care anymore. He never wanted to care and now he isn't going to, he wasn't forced to. She could go and date Jackson all she wanted. It wouldn't affect him.
He speed walked down the corridor out of the stadium. He wouldn't tell himself he was hurting so he didn't know it. Even thought deep, deep, deep inside of him there was a fraction of a side of him that told him he did care. But he never listened to that side anyway.
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OK! Um 15th!? Chapter up? Oh well
I did my job and wrote
YOU DO YOUR JOB AND REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!!
Please?! Pwetty please?!
All those 3 people who still read this goddam story please review.
*/KBA\*
OK I have two people who still read this bloody story. Considering I only got like 3 reviews for my last chapter. *Goes away and cries for Ooooh say 90 hours*
Well anyway. Blah.
Dally Disclaimer: I AINT DOING ANY DISCLAIMER UNTIL THIS CHICK GETS SOME REVIEWS!
KBA: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dally: Now please let me kill that Lan?
KBA: NO! Now just do the disclaimer:
Dally: Thingy owns nothing cos she doesn't boom.
KBA: -_-
On with the story which only 3 people read...
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Jackson and Lan pulled their rip cords in unison wit as strong as they could. The two blades spun oddly on the woolly carpet at first until the two blades got their bearings and started to spin normally then smashed into each other starting their battle with no hesitation.
"AND THE TWO COMPETITORS START STRAIGHT AWAY! MAN THIS WILL BE SOME BATTLE!" Jazzman called out in excitement.
The two blades collided, circled each other and then rammed into each other again. They moved around the carpeted dish slowly battling each other.
"You're holding out pretty well hun," Jackson winked at Lan. Lan raised an eyebrow and grinned herself.
"You're not doing badly yourself . . . *hunk*" Lan grinned. Jackson let out a small cheerful laugh and continued to battle. Kai heard what they were saying and frowned darkly.
The two toyed with each other playfully until Lan grew tired and knew her blade might not hold out against the carpet and she didn't think she pulled her rip cord hard enough.
"Sorry bud, but I'm tired of our games," she admitted.
"Me too pal, let's just finish warming up and fight." Suddenly Dragonska leaped at Dolphate knocking her in the air. Lan clenched her fist and gritted her teeth, please land in the dish, she pleaded in her head. Dolphate landed with a slight wobble on the edge before sliding down making an attempt attack to Dragonska.
Dolphate rammed into him but Dragonska fought back and the two were struggling against each other, evenly matched. Jackson gave out a smirk and made Dragonska push harder onto Dolphate. She started moving backwards slowly.
{Come on babes, I know you can do better than that . . .} Jackson thought in his head. {Fight harder girl!}
"That's it, DOLPHATE EMIT!!" Lan screeched.
"Yes....." Jackson whispered, "DRAGONSKA RELEASE!!"
The two spiritual beasts circled each other in the air; Dragonska entwined around Dolphate's silver body and turned its top part of its elongated body so its fiery face faced Dolphate while Dolphate roared upwards baring its small yet sharp teeth.
Dragonska glowed with a deep purple aurora while Dolphate shone in bright silver. The two beasts were a magnificent sight.
"Amazing," Jackson peered at the two, a small passionate smile on his lips. Lan admired Jackson's bit-beast; she scanned its beauty and grace as it moved around her own bit-beast, big shiny white pearl glowing in its mouth. Lan knew what extensive damage that pearl could do, she had to make sure Dolphate never met the Power of the Pearl.
Lan peered on the opposite side of the dish and saw Jackson smiling fondly upwards to their bit-beasts, he looked so calm and gently and passionate about the mystical beasts, it was a heart-warming image to see for Lan. She knew she should have attack him, there and then, but she couldn't bear ruining that little moment.
Jackson slowly lowered his head and locked his eyes with Lan's. They started at each other for a short moment, ignoring everything and everyone around them. Jackson bowed his head slightly and gave a small, pleasing (for Lan) grin. It was a dark and mysterious lingering, unforgettable look. As the two gazed at each other, the whole world nothing but blackness to them and they could only see each other, their bit-beasts danced in the air above them biting each other. However the two were playing and teasing each other. The bit-beasts showed each owners own feelings and related their feelings to correspond with each other. The two circled each other vertically and each of their worlds were in a bliss, all four of them.
(A/N: OMG THIS IS REALLY REMINDING ME OF THAT RAY AND MARIAH MUMBO JUMBO THAT THEY DONE IN THE BLAH, BLAH EPISODES!! EEEEEEEEEEEK DAMNIT. I didn't want the thing to be exactly like that, I just used the idea of the bit- beasts relating to their owner's feelings. I guess I made it into the Ray thing, Ahhh CRAP!! *Bonks head*)
Kai opened his eyes in shock as he saw the two gazing at each other, enigmatic passion surrounding the two. He looked at their bit-beasts, at first he thought they were still fighting but he looked closer and the two were playing with each other congregating with each other in delicate warming moments. {No, this can't be happening, I was afraid I might loser her to that ba-}
Kai started intently at the two, furious, he was terrifically jealous of the affect he was having on Lan, he hated Jackson with all his heart and soul. He absolutely hated and despised him. Hate is a strong word; all the hate Kai ever felt in his life was all concentrated onto Jackson. He stared infuriated at Jackson's image, staring at Lan, Lan staring at Jackson.
The more he watched the two, the more he hated their relationship and the more jealous he became of Jackson. The more he hated Jackson, the more he was beginning to hate Lan . . . He started to dislike her for her staring back at Jackson, Dolphate cavorting around with the enemy. He hated their friendship thus hated them both.
Kai felt he had to stop this nonsense other wise Lan could lose and ruin his chances for opposing the Blade Sharks.
"LAN! STOP STARING INTO SPACE AND ATTACK HIM!! CONCENTRATE ON THE MATCH!!!! DON'T JUST STAND THERE GIRL!!" Kai screamed at her.
Lan woke up out of her trance and looked up at her bit-beast. Dolphate was screeched and receded away from Dragonska. Dolphate howled at Lan and Lan felt her own pain in her chest.
Jackson, however, kept looking at Lan. "He's right Lan, this was fun but now the end has to come. Let's continue." He smiled at her and gave a nod with his head.
"Right," Lan smiled back, "DOLPHATE!!! GOOOOOO!!"
"DRAGONSKA! ATTACK HER!" Jackson commanded his own beast.
At first the two beasts howled as they knew in their owners' hearts' they both were reproachful in fighting with each other. Nevertheless the two bit-beasts charged at one another, lashing out, biting and scratching. Lan was determined to win the fight for her team and for herself and to show Jackson what she was made of. So she tried to push all her emotions to the back of her mind and just battle to the death.
Jackson's eyes turned cold and stony. "Pure Light Laser,"
Dragonska roared a mighty roar into the air making the whole stadium tremble under its power. Several people gasped at the noise. However the roar did not daunt Lan, the fact that he was using his most powerful attack on her this soon daunted her mind. Lan started to panic; she didn't know what to do or how to defend herself against that attack.
Dragonska's pearl glowed and the random spectrum flickered here and there until twisting inside the orb in a vast of bright colours. "You'd better get ready Lan, sweetie," Jackson cooed.
Lan moaned in discomfort, she hoped someone would call out a tip of advice for her, but no one said anything. {Quick Dolphate, just try and dodge the attack as much as you can, no wait I have a better idea . . .}
Lan gathered all her energy and concentrated on it. Her muscles flexed and a new sensation overcame her, the sensation of feeling her own power enveloping her, touching every tip of her body. She sent all of her energy to her blade. "DOLPHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE!!!!!!!!!!!" She shrieked.
Her blade burst with energy and spun faster and faster and faster and faster until . . .
"Where is it!?" Jackson called, he had a bulls-eye shot right at Dolphate but the only problem is he could no longer see her blade.
Jackson frantically raked the ground with his eyes checking to see if Lan somehow managed to be a coward and send her own blade out of the dish, but he saw no black blade. He scanned the air above them, nothing. "Where the hell did it go??" Jackson muttered it must still be in the dish, but where?!
Lan sighed in relief and her heart beat slowed down a little, Jackson couldn't see her blade as it was spinning too fast, she had time.
"Aqua Pump Attack," Lan whispered quietly enough so her beast could hear her. Lan hoped they had some telepathic connection with her beast.
Dolphate glowed and a blackened light could be seen, luckily for Lan Jackson was looking the wrong way . . . Dolphate rammed herself into Dragonska the sitting Duck. Dragonska flew into the air and Jackson whimpered as he saw his blade magically fly into the air. He darted his eyes to where Dolphate was and managed to catch a glimpse of black but it had disappeared yet again to his frustration.
"STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH ME!" Jackson yelled.
"I'm not playing games with you Jackson, I'm trying to win me a match," Lan replied calmly.
Dragonska's Pure Light Laser attack had completely been forgotten now and had now diminished in Dragonska's Pearl. Then an idea struck Jackson.
Dragonska started circling the dish as fast as it could, overcoming the carpet. He would just cancel Dolphate's space down until he would eventually hit her. Dragonska circled the inside rim of the dish and slowly made its way down yet moving as fast as light around the dish so there was no escape for Dolphate.
"Damnit Jackson, you really are smart," Lan smirked at him.
"Thanks babes, you're smart ya-self." He winked.
Lan bit her lip, he wasn't very far from her, and she was spinning in the middle of the dish. She could jump over him but that would reveal her blade, well it was better then getting hit and having the risk of losing the match. So she waited for Jackson to spin slowly closer and closer to her before moving at the very last second. She timed it perfectly as she usually practiced this in her martial arts skills, always make the opponent think they're winning and then slam their face into defeat before they knew what hit them.
When Jackson was about three millimetres away she jumped and landed near the edge of the dish. Jackson's eyes widened in shock as he combed the whole dish and hit nothing but then he saw a flicker of black and saw Dolphate spinning around on the edge.
When Jackson hit the little dip in the dish where the middle was and had hit nothing, the whole audience gasped in astonishment wondering where Dolphate disappeared to and when they saw her afterwards, spinning in the clear space behind Dragonska they all cheered at the stunt and few stood up to clap and others (mainly males) yelled "go girl!!"
Lan had managed to gather a few fans in the crowd but Jackson clearly had more as his fan girls screamed and screamed at Lan claiming she pulled a dirty trick on him.
"Oh shut up you idiotic bimbos," Lan muttered in under her breath. Lan decided she'll just show his fan girls more 'dirty tricks' so as Jackson was still spinning in the middle, Lan charged towards him and knocked his blade into the air.
"Hah," Lan said triumphantly, however as Dragonska toppled in the air, Jackson aimed his landing position perfectly.
Dragonska landed with great force right on top of Dolphate making her fly into the air, slightly damaged.
"Damn you Jackson!!" Lan complained.
"Payback baby," he snickered and then Dragonska reversed and rammed himself into Dolphate again, slowly pushing her towards the edge. Lan tried to push back as hard as she could, but Jackson had somehow become too strong for her.
Lan was getting desperate; she was now 5 inches away from the edge. She had to think quickly she had become weakened by pushing all her energy into her previous move.
So she closed her eyes and imagined herself in a fighting arena, heavy blue mats set neatly on the ground, little parts covered in sweat marks shaped like a foot. Audience bordering the fighting area of blue mats, the noise of cheers and talk could be heard. If you step out of the blue mats onto the ground, or get knocked down and cannot get up, you're out of the game. Lan envisioned herself 5 inches away from the edge of the mats, nearly falling over onto the floor of defeat. She though of what she would do in this position and try to relate it to her Beyblade.
Her opponent advancing onto her, pushing her backwards. Lan thought quickly of her position and how to get out. {I know}
In her position in her vision, she roughly clamped her hands on her opponent's shoulders, putting him off guard. She used all her strength to haul herself into a handstand on the person's shoulders and flipped over him landing back onto the ground, it ended as soon as it started. She moved as quickly as that to get her balance quickly and she had to move fast so no delays or failing-once-so-having-to-try-again manoeuvre. And then simply back kick the dumbfounded opponent off the arena making her the winner.
She opened her eyes. How the hell can I convert that scene to this match?? She thought in her head. She done some quick thinking but was now 2 inches away from the edge. She analysed the two blades' positions. Her blade was tilted downwards towards her and the edge of Jackson's blade was under her tilted blade pushing her backwards.
"Perfect," Lan smiled. Jackson looked at her oddly.
"What's she up to . . ." He contemplated in his mind.
"Concentrate Dolphate," Lan pleaded. Dolphate gathered a little strength but just lost it again as she had to defend herself because of Jackson. "Press, down." She whispered. "Not forward, tip the nearest part of you DOWN," she whispered. "Hard!" She said a little louder.
"Did you say something?" Jackson questioned.
"Nothing to you," Lan muttered quietly, still intent on getting her Beyblade to get away from this dilemma. Then, Lan thought she had imagined it and was being delusional but Dragonska was started to slow down and wasn't pushing as hard but he had the obvious greater advantage, how come he was slowing down?
Lan shook her head and thought she was just imagining things so she carried on with her plan. The two blades jolted against each other rocking back and forward and Dolphate pushed herself off of Dragonska and somersaulted dramatically in the air and landing rather close to Dragonska. She didn't jump very high however but still got away from danger. Because of Dragonska pushing so hard against Dolphate spun near the edge dangerously.
Lan saw her chance. She rushed forwards taking a direct aim at Dragonska. Jackson had to move. Lan sighed in her head thinking he'd just dodge making her fly herself out of the dish. Still, she just decided to rush at him and if he did dodge she'd be expecting it.
She charged at him while Dragonska wobbled around a big, he tried to go down further into the dish to get away but instead ran straight into Dolphate.
The whole thing was like in slow motion. Jackson and Lan and their watchers both saw Lan's black blade spinning and colliding with Jackson's light blue blade from going straight into Lan's attack, slowly lifting into the air and passing the dish's edge.
Things became normal timed again to the world and to Lan and Jackson and Lan just saw a light blue object fly past her ear and skid on the ground lying motionless. Lan still had no idea what had happened. She got confused in which blade was hers. Was hers light blue or black!?
Jackson stood there wide eyed and speechless however he had that similar blank expressionless face on him just like Zack had when he lost to Kai. Lan was still confused and wasn't controlling her blade so Dolphate zoomed out of the dish herself and hit Lan on the stomach and fell lifeless on the ground, Dolphate slightly dazed inside her container.
"AND LAN IS THE WINNER!! TAKING THE BLADEBREAKERS TO THE FINALS!!!!!!!!!!" Jazzman yelled with extreme excitement about an unknown player beating one of the strongest Bladers.
"NOW THAT WAS SOME MATCH!!" Jazzman yelled.
Lan blinked confused. "W-w-who won!?"
"You did baby, well done I knew you could pull through. You really are a talented girl." Jackson was now standing in front of her smiling and startling Lan.
"H-huh?" Lan was still slightly oblivious to what was going on until she felt someone grab her around the neck swinging himself around her body.
"LAN!!!! WELL DONE!! YOU WON!! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE! WE'RE ADVANCING TO THE NEXT STAGE!!! WE'RE IN THE FINALS!!!" Lan gulped and tried to see who was strangling her and saw a flash of blonde hair and orange.
"M-Max please. ACK!!" Lan stuttered but instead of Max getting off she felt more people jump on her and she collapsed and everyone slammed each other into a dog pile. Lan heard voices screaming with joy and whoops of laughter but something very heavy was on top of her and so she just decided to lie there and not bother trying to get up while she heard a voice whom she recognised as Tyson's cheer and scream with happiness.
She suddenly felt the heavy weight on her drop and she could breathe again. "Uhhhhhhhhh" She groaned as she tried to stand up until she felt an arm help lift her up and she just slumped onto that person.
"Heh, you really do deserve their cheers you know," Lan opened her eyes. That wasn't Kai's voice. She looked at the chest that she was resting on and didn't see a black shirt but instead saw a navy blue shirt and her face was pressed against its chest area. She felt her head moving along with the person's gentle breathing.
She stood up and saw the soothing face of Jackson giving her another tiny smile. She blinked and smiled back getting confused again. Where was Kai?
She turned around, Jackson still supporting her; she was still really weak after their battle but Jackson still seemed as strong as ever hardly weakened by their match . . .
Lan saw Kai crossing his arms glowering at the world and not looking at Lan. He didn't even congratulate her on winning her match. Ray, Tyson and Max all apologised for dog piling on top of her and they each gave her their appreciation by dancing around in a circle singing "go Lan! Go Lan! Go Lan! Go Lan!!"
Lan gave a weak smile and mumbled timid thanks and just rested her head on Jackson's shoulders. She was too tried to care.
"Hey Jackson, c'mon we better go." A voice said behind him. Jackson turned around and saw the blue cold glaring eyes of Lee but those eyes were glaring at Lan who Jackson was still holding.
"Yeah, OK. Hey wait! Hey Lan baby." He turned to Lan again and lifted her off his shoulders and just held her by her own shoulders looking into her face. "Like tomorrow night or something there's gonna be a party to congratulate the two teams that will face each other into the semi-finals so yeah that's you and some team called the Blade Sharks. It's just a party right before the finals for this tournament and everyone is invited. It'll be at Regent's Park, did you know about that?"
Lan shook her head but Tyson and Max behind her yelled "YEAH!!"
"We know about that!!" Tyson beamed as if it was such great news that he knew,"
"Yeah! Kenny told us!" Max joined in happily pointing at Kenny who was smiling.
"Um yeah, cool. So Lan I was just wondering if you'd wanna go with me to the party ya know? Or unless you would prefer going with someone else . . ." His eyes gave a quick glance over the Kai whose eyes were on fire with locked up rage. Kai himself didn't know if he could contain his emotion any longer.
"And I just wanna say, remember I did kinda ask you first so . . ." Jackson contemplated in his mind wondering if he should say it was only fair even though he himself knew it wasn't so he just kept quiet, he didn't want Lan to start disliking him. "So you wanna go?"
"Um I dunno really. I might have to get back on you on that. Is that ok?" Lan was unsure, a date with Jackson Fox? Well Kai was acting like a total prick just now. She didn't know.
"Hey that's cool but if you do change your mind and wanna come. Just come to the party and you can just fine me there ok?" He smiled at her, "anyway I gotta go now hun, so I'll see you later, I hope." He winked at her and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek and patted her shoulder before retreating back with his team.
Lan stood there for a while feeling all warm and fuzzy inside of her and then turned around to face her own team and gave her first big smile at them. The boys were rather shocked at Jackson's daring kiss and Lan's happiness but they still grinned back at her and teased her about Jackson.
"So are you going?" Tyson asked her and put his hands behind his head.
"I dunno. Are you guys?" Lan bit her lip.
"Duh!! Of course! Free food man!"
"Yeah and lots of hot babes!" Max winked at everyone.
"What bout you Ray?" Lan turned to him
"Sure why not? It'll be fun! You should go as well Lan, get out more ya know." Ray grinned.
"Hehe, yeah I guess . . ." Lan looked over at Kai but he was already heading out of the exit with his scarf trailing behind him. He was obviously angry at something. Lan clucked her tongue at Kai and frowned. What was wrong with him? Could he be jealous? No, Kai was never jealous of anybody it couldn't be that. Kai was usually angry at practically anything any way, he wouldn't be jealous of Jackson. He didn't know how to.
Now do you see why Kai's firm human wall severely damages his only love? All because of Kai's general stubbornness does Lan think about other boys. All because of Kai's stubbornness does he think it's all Lan's fault. Now it was too late but of course Kai would never accept that it was his fault and Lan will never know of the danger they were in.
Kai stormed down the corridor, not bothering to wait for his wretched team. They knew how to get home anyway. They didn't need him and he didn't need them. All his anger boiling inside of him was kept shut with its iron-clad lid. It was painful. All the jealousy, hatred, anger and confusion burned inside of him making him shake and grit his teeth. While his protection for Lan and caring for her completely went out the window. He didn't care anymore. He never wanted to care and now he isn't going to, he wasn't forced to. She could go and date Jackson all she wanted. It wouldn't affect him.
He speed walked down the corridor out of the stadium. He wouldn't tell himself he was hurting so he didn't know it. Even thought deep, deep, deep inside of him there was a fraction of a side of him that told him he did care. But he never listened to that side anyway.
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OK! Um 15th!? Chapter up? Oh well
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