GOG: I GOT A CAKE! /smashes face into it/ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…. That's gooooooood cake! Thanks Xx Shadow Wolf xX2!

Tyson: I wanted that!!

GOG: /sigh/ well, at least you didn't get it.

Tyson: Hey!

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----------Change My Mind----------

Kinta stepped out of the shower and wrapped her long hair and slim body in some towels that were sitting on the toilet. She shut off the radio and strolled out of the bathroom. She saw that the door was slightly open and walked over to it while humming the last song she heard, 'Holding Out For A Hero'.

"I can't have any peeping Toms now can I?"

After closing her door, Kinta rubbed the towel that held up her oddly colored hair and removed it. The knee length 'blanket' came down like a waterfall and swished a few times, back and forth, back and forth. She through the towel on her bed and went to retrieve some clothes. She pulled out a pair of baby blue sweat pants and just slipped on a black sports bra.
"I seriously need to prep for the joust today. I can't let anything happen like last time."

Kinta jogged in place for a few seconds before grabbing the matching baby blue zip-up sweat shirt and walking out of her room. She shut the door behind her and strolled down the stairs and to the living room, where she figured everyone would still be. She rounded the corner to the room and saw just about everyone there, aside from Tyson, Tala and Kai. No one saw her so she decided to make her presence known.
"Look out below!"

Kinta took a running start into the room and jumped off of the couch. She was sent at least five feet above the ground and did a back flip before she landed quietly on the opposite couch.

"Ha! Beat that!" She smiled and gave the 'peace' sign.

Everyone in the room was staring at her with wide eyes.

"Well, it seems that she is back to her old self." Darcia observed from the girl's actions.

"No kidding." Tala replied while eating an apple from the kitchen. Kinta smiles at him and waved. "Hi Tala!" The red head just nodded once and sat down where the seemingly hyper girl jumped.

Kinta looked around the room and saw everyone but the famous two-toned Russian. "Where's Kai?" Glances were exchanged all over the room before Bryan spoke up.

"He went for a walk."

"Oh." She stood up and walked to the front door.

Darcia stopped her before she left. "Where are you going?"

"Well, the joust is today right? So I'm gonna train. Plus, I wanna get outside while it's still cool." Just where Darcia was going to speak again, she went out the door to get Chesa.

"I'll just tell her later I guess…"

Blair looked very confused. "Tell her what?"

Darcia sighed and sat down. "The joust was canceled. I don't know for sure, but the committee decided to cancel this joust because they feared that something would happen like last time."

"That's understandable. A lot of people were injured." Kida sat on the arm of the couch.

The room fell into a silence as the events of the first joust took place in their heads.

---Outside---

The air had warmed up a bit since six o'clock and many more people were outside. Kinta was rounding the side of the house to the backyard. Yet she didn't notice the two females hanging onto the vines above.
"What's she doing out here? Shouldn't she be inside with the others?"

"Shhhh! Do you want her to look up here Konna?"

"Well, no but-"

"Then shut up!"

Even with the whisper of bickering voices, Kinta walked by the girls without looking up. She through her jacket onto the ground and saw that Darcia's chest plate was still there.

"I'll just take it to him later." The blue haired girl ambled up to the single stable and smiled when her horse neighed and shook her head wildly.

"I swear that under all this skin, you have the heart and soul of a stallion."

Once the lock on the door was undone, Chesa galloped into the yard and ran around in circles. Kinta retrieved the sattle and reins and whistled. The white mare trotted over to her master and nuzzled her head into Kinta's chest, knocking the riding equipment out of her hands.

"I think you've gotten way too many sugar cubes." As if understanding the girl, Chesa picked up the reins with her teeth and handed them to Kinta. "Well, aren't you being good?" Kinta flung the reins over her shoulder and retrieved the sattle and locked it onto the horse's back. Lastly, the reins were placed on and Chesa was ready to ride.

Kinta petted the mare's head and ran her fingers through the mane. "See? That wasn't so bad now was it?"

---With Kai---

The front gates to the famous multi-threat girl's mansion squeaked open to let the crimson-eyed boy through. /A/N: By multi-threat I mean that she sings, beyblades, and jousts/ His hands were kept warm in his pocket as a cool wind blew in the air, rustling his hair a bit. (Well, I guess it's now or never.) Kai walked to the house and saw Blair's car parked in the circular driveway.

"It's pretty nice. Dodge Viper…not to shabby. Not shabby at all."

He shrugged off all thought other than that he had to apologize to Kinta and maybe, just maybe, revile his true feelings toward her.

He was about to head into the house but a yelp stopped him. He ran to the side of the house and saw that Kinta was outside and was only petting Chesa. (Can this girl wear something that doesn't show how hot she is?) Kai decided to back away slowly and just watch her from around the corner for now. In those mere seconds, he had forgotten about the yelp that had called to him.

---Side Of The House---

Yet again, Konna had been clumsy and slipped on the vines. Luckily, she caught herself without coming in contact with the ground below. Unfortunately, she had given their location away with a small yelp. Kiryoku would have slapped her friend over the head for her stupidity, but was having a tough time holding onto the slippery vines, though she would never admit to anyone that she was having difficulty. Instead, she yelled at her in a whisper.

"Konna! Can't you be swift for one mission?! My God, this is the second time you've goofed up!"

Konna gave her comrade a pout and pulled herself back up to where she once was. "Well, sorry I can't be little miss perfect!"

Both spies fell silent at Kai ran around the corner. It felt like time stopped as he looked around for the source of the yelp. Kiryoku glared at Konna who gave a childish smile. Though Biovolt, Blade and Boris had taken over her life, they still had not touched Konna's personality. They let their lungs release their Carbon Dioxide as Kai retreated to the corner but sucked in air as he crouched down.

"Damn it!" Kiryoku cursed in a whisper. This was getting far to risky for her liking. Plus, she just hated Kai with a deep passion and didn't want him to be in her sight unless she was going to hunt him down. Konna smirked. "And you want me to stop being stupid. Keep cursing like that and you'll decide if we stay or run."

"Shut it Konna. No one asked for your option."

---Inside---

The groups of teenagers were all scattered around the house as the many clocks told it was only nine thirty in the morning. It seemed as though mid afternoon would never come. The sounds of television, radio and conversation awakened the otherwise silent mansion.

Two Russians, better known as Bryan and Tala, were the only ones on the upper floor. They wanted to talk about certain things, and people. Currently, they were seated in Tala's room.

"What do you think of that Blair guy?"

"He's alright. Too formal though."

"No, no. I mean his overall personality, what makes him 'him'."

"Oh….Well, he seems to be alright. Why do you wanna know Tala?"

"Because. Just because."

"Whatever man."

The room fell silent as the two boys were deep in thought. Old, painful memories suddenly rushed through their minds with no reasoning for their return.

---FLASHBACK---

It was the coldest night that Moscow had seen in the longest time. The temperature was in the negatives and the few people who were out were piled with thick coats, hats and gloves. Yet there were three children who were out on such a harsh night in only torn up clothing. Sirens started up around Biovolt Abby, alerting everyone in the area of a breakaway, in this case, three breakaways. The children were running toward the ten-foot wall that separated them from the outside world just as one of them was snatched up by the collar. Soon, the other two were caught and dragged back into their 'home', kicking and screaming. The runaways were thrown onto the ground in the training room. Their two other friends were still inside, sad looks plastered on their faces.

"You three brats are more trouble than your worth!" a tall man in goggles yelled at the kids in their native speech.

The children flinched at the tone of his voice. "Why do I even bother? This is the twelfth time you three have tried to escape! You should know what your punishment will be by now." The children nodded in shame. They knew of the man's cruel, cruel ways all too well. The goggled man spoke again. "Guards! Take them back to their chambers! They shall remain there for two weeks with no food, only water." The two guards who had caught them earlier took the mistreated beings back to their 'rooms'. Only God knows how they managed to live through two long weeks without food and in a stone room, all alone…

--END FLASHBACK—

Bryan laid back on the floor while Tala brought his legs up on the bed. They were silent for the longest time…

---Living Room---

Just about everyone had left the room, besides Blair, Darcia, Kida and Serena. The television was on to a news channel. The top story was the massive fire that happened a few days earlier and how the Romanian government was handling the situation.

"This is stupid. Change the channel." Serena was sprawled out on a chair, her head hung far over the arm, enough to get her hair to pile up on the floor.

Darcia begged to differ. "You're not from Romania so you don't care as much."

"I do care, but haven't we all seen enough sorrow? Enough pain?"

The room fell silent and the news changed to the beyblade network. It was talking about the teams who were going to compete in this year's finals.

"Last year's champions, the Bladebreakers, are most favored to win. But Romania's own team, The Romaji Knights, has final returned to the field after a two year break and may just reclaim their old title as World Champions." The reporter was standing in the arena in which the tournament would be held. She wandered aimlessly around the center dish and a giant flat-screen came into view, showing the icon for each team and the names of the members. "Then there's the Demolition Boys. They showed tough moves back two years ago. There's one final team that seems to be a mystery. They represent no country, nor have an official team name, though they are referred to as The Demeanors."
Serena pushed herself back up and stared at the television screen. "Ever hear of them?"

"We don't know what their team name is or what they even look like. How can we tell if we know them?" Kida replied from the arm of the couch.

"Know it all…."

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

"Thought so."

The two returned their attention to the reporter. "Between these four teams, they are all winners in the eyes of the fans. Who will win for real? No one knows for sure. In just five days, we will see the power these teenagers wield." The reporter finished up with a fake smile and the screen behind her turned off.

"Think we'll win?" Serena blurted out.

Kida ran a hand through her short hair. "Maybe, but the others are tough. I wonder how Kinta will feel if we go up against the Demolition Boys."

"Or The Bladebreakers, Kai's on that team. Who knows if she'll even wants to battle him." Blair decided to finally speak again.

Darcia looked at the clock as it struck noon. "If I know Kinta, she will battle, no matter who her opponent is." He headed for the door with his jacket draped over his shoulder. "I'll go bring in the others. Why don't you guys call down the others for lunch?"

Serena jumped off the couch and smiled. "I will!" She raced up the stairs as Darcia and the others smiled. "I'll be back." And within the moment, Darcia left the warmth of the house and stepped into the cold of the outside world.

---END---

GOG: I made you wait sooooooo long this time! Grrr…

Tala: I knew you would update every week or two after that.

GOG: Tala!

Tala: What? I'm just saying the truth.

GOG: /sighs/ He's right. But do expect more chapters! This story is fat from over! And if you want any kind of story, just give me an idea! I'm always open for other's ideas!