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Chapter 7: Holiday with Feelings
Kai's Viewpoint
I laid down on my bed. Emily's room was on the next floor down and was right next to Michael, Eddy, and Steve's rooms. She should be fine. I think I may be able to relax and take a vacation. Tala should still be in the hospital and would be for awhile. I think Emily's going to be free for a while.
There was a knock on the door. Everyone went to bed a few hours ago. I opened the door, it was Michael. Great, Michael was here to talk to me, most likely about Emily. "Hey Kai, you up for a battle tomorrow? I heard that Emily has been working with you. I'm sure you're better so it should be a good battle. I'll be sure to win though."
I smirked. "You're on. Whatever you think will go." He walked away and I closed the door. I didn't want to think about beyblading for now. I needed to sleep. I was still slightly jet lagged from the trip.
I awoke to sounds from the hallway. They sounded like a beyblade match taking place. I got dressed and walked down to the hall. It was Emily battling someone. I saw Trigator but I couldn't recognize the other blade she was against. It wasn't any of her teammates or anyone I knew.
The match was over within seconds. "8 of 8 matches won, Emily. It's a perfect score but you were slowing down by the 8th match. You should work on your stamina. The blade is perfect and so are your scores but your stamina's weakened in lengthy matches." Judy handed Emily a computer chip and Emily put in a box.
"Whatever, I don't play lengthy matches. You hold off until you're final attack and take it out in seconds. They beymetal is improving though." Emily just went and typed something down on the screen.
I walked over to the stadium and saw the marks she had left on the stadium. It was stronger than the marks I had made on the metal in the plane. "Beymetal, nice huh." It was Eddy. "Emily has been testing it everyday before she left. It was the main focus she worked on here. Beymetal is a metal that the whole blade is connected as part of a bit-beast. The beyblade can access all the powers of the bit-beasts without being seen. It's final attack is when it comes out as a surprise and attacked." A beymetal would be a perfect tool against an invisible bit-beast.
Why wouldn't Emily have experimented with it in Japan? It was just as easy to experience with the research center here than the one there. "So is the blade made out of the beymetal or just the interior or exterior?"
"Neither, the beymetal is a metal that carries the attributes of a bit-beast but is still a form of metal beyblade. It's much heavier, and more expensive and dangerous." I looked curious. Emily had stepped into our conversation.
"Is there a blade made out of it?" Emily started chuckling. I didn't understand; everything she said was theoretically correct. She shaped the metal into a beyblade shape. What made it dangerous and why.
"Emily refuses to make a beyblade out of her metal because it's very strong. If the bit-beast wasn't in complete control it supposedly would destroy the area. That's what…" Emily stared very strongly at Eddy.
"That's what, Emily." I directed my question toward Emily. Emily had created it so she must have stopped him for a reason.
"You might as well tell him Emily. He needs to know. It's not helping to not tell him. He'll find out soon anyway." Emily sighed and looked at me.
"I did create a experimental attack ring. It had limitless extentions to a bit-beasts' powers of offense and defense. But, it was stolen. Tala has it and he needs me to make a whole blade out of it. It has nothing to do with you. Mr. Dickinson thought it was best to bring you into it but I honestly didn't know about you joining this until I ran into you at our school." Emily looked sat.
"It's not completely your fault. I demanded to help you and we have always been rivals. So that's the whole story. A mega strong beyblading metal you designed that he needed to beat me. So now you won't create the whole beyblade." Then she shook her head with her eyes closed and then opened them.
"I have one whole blade. There is one in existence. It's not exactly complete. It's hidden away where only I know where it is. It's in high security. If anyone touches it including me ever again without the time limit being over than it will explode. It's completely safe." I hoped she was right, I hoped that no one would ever get their hands on the blade.
"I don't remember anymore when the date it will open is. It will open when the time is up. It was only a few months ago when I put it in. When it comes out I hoped that Tala would be in jail. It was a surprise for me." She was very confusing when she was just wondering around in her thoughts.
"So why did you make it if you didn't plan on using it." I wanted to know. Why make a weapon that was extremely strong if you were going to lock it up and not use it for along time.
"Easy, I needed to find someone strong enough who could use. I locked it away because if they weren't strong enough and they lost control it could destroy cities. I knew I could control it but it wasn't any use to me. Then if found out that people like Voltaire would want to destroy cities so I locked it to not be used until the time was right." She looked sad and hidden her secret from all but her team and for a good reason too.
We went to the All Stars' cafeteria to eat. I now more than ever craved power and now I knew that Emily could give it to me. She did know how to open it and if asked she could most likely do it today. I think she was scared that the power might get in the wrong hands and I would be scared too if I was her.
Emily's Viewpoint
Kai craved power but why was I scared to give him what he wanted. He seemed very interested in the power. He expected himself to reach great levels and I could get him there but that was a danger I guess I was unwilling to take. I just nibbled on the piece of pancake I had cut up then I saw someone completely familiar.
"You actually believed that I'd let you be in town without seeming me, no way Emily." It was Denise Latrie. She had an attitude similar to mine. She liked friends but you wouldn't want anyone to offend her.
"Hey Denise, say hi. You know Max, this is Miriam, Max's wife and you know my team and this is…"
"Kai. Ya, Michael told me everything about your trip. It seems like you were having a nice time before you broke your rib. He never said how you broke it, how did you?" I looked at Michael angrily then at Kai to think of what to say.
"Don't believe everything you here. It was just an accident." Kai stood up and walked away. He walked past me and he looked as I mouthed thanks.
"We should catch up, since everything I was told was incorrect. So to your room?" I went with Denise to my room so we could talk. Denise's attitude was easy to describe it was very quiet and emotionless. He'd say stuff but you couldn't tell a sense of any emotion, very much like Kai. "So, what's with you and Mr. Grouch?"
"What do you mean about me and Kai?" I didn't get it. Me and Kai I wish there was something between us other than we are partners and he's trying to protect me and everything.
"Don't play dumb Emily, I know you're not dumb so if you want to waste time, then go ahead. You know you want to tell me anyway." She shrugged leaning against the wall. She was like the girls at school who were very mean and sarcastic except she just had that tone of voice and it worked for her.
"I wish there was something Denise. But sorry there isn't. Kai and I are just friends and partners who like to be very smart and skillful. We just look out for each other and help each other succeed." I walked across the room trying to convince myself that everything that had happened was just a game he played.
"So you like him." I nodded. It was undeniable to Denise's every watchful eyes. "It's kind of sad. You guys are so alike and so different." If you try to think about it than you'd see it's an undeniable flaw in my personality. I try to be perfect, simple, straight forward and lying was none of those and I couldn't convince myself so how could I convince someone else.
I went to the research room to go over everything. I forgot to put the glazing on Kai's blade. I better go get that done before I forget. I walked out into the hall and of course there was Kai. He always, like me wanted to be alone a majority of the time. "Kai, I need to put the glazing on Dranzer." Kai dropped Dranzer in my hand and I walked off. He seemed somewhat distracted today.
I easily put the glazing delicately on Dranzer's tip and made sure that it was at peak spin rate and energy levels. Everything checked out and I went back to find him. He of course wasn't there. I walked around the building. "Hey Judy, have you seen Kai lately." She pointed out of the screening room onto the test center. Inside was Kai watching Eddy and Steve battle. He watched closely. Michael was talking to Kai now.
Steve and Eddy's match had ended and Michael and Kai were going for it. I took the elevator down and realized I had Dranzer. What was Kai going to do without Dranzer? No blade could handle Kai's moves. "Hey Kai, catch." Kai caught Dranzer in his hand without turning around and put it on his launcher. Had he expected that? I safely returned with Judy to the screening room.
"So Emily, Dranzer is much more improved since last time. I guess you had just fixed him up before now."
"Yes Judy, Dranzer is much higher scoring than he was when I last sent you the scores at the last tournament I went to with him. This is going to be a very good fast match." Judy looked at me.
"I'm sure it will be." It was an amazing match. It was over in seconds. The glazing had conducted the heat and it melted the metal as it cut rips in the metal and the heat on top of the speed and melting steal dish made Michael's blade fly out of there. "You look surprised. That's why I never suggested glazing Kai's blade before. The problem is during his matches with Tala it's very bad."
"How, according to the ratings he's doing better." Judy pulled up a picture of Kai's blade in slow motion. It melted the metal directly underneath the blade.
"Tala has an ice blade so when it collides he'll stay in place for a second and get stuck in the melted metal and stop. I should fix that." I mentally smacked myself for not catching that before. If Michael wasn't suck a weak blader than it would have happened here.
"Kai…" He threw his blade and I caught it. He smirked and walked off. He knew that the glazing wouldn't work. I needed to develop a formula for a heat resistant sealant that also kept the blade from cracking in cooler climates or blade types.
It took me a few hours but I had done it and applied it. It was a high alloy plastic metal sealant. It was water and heat resistant as well as it would ventilate heat so even if his blade increased heat it would ventilate and the dish wouldn't melt. It was now time to go to bed. I had spent a few hours talking with Denise and fixing Kai's blade so it was a very productive day.
Kai's Viewpoint
Emily's new sealant would work perfect and would help my blade extremely. It fit my blade's characteristics as well as protected it against apposing characteristics of other blades. I was just sitting in my room. I heard a knock on the door; who could it be at this hour? I hope it's not Michael. Isn't once enough times to be beaten?
I opened the door and across the hall was none other than Denise. She was wearing a blue sweeter and a pair of blue jeans. Her hair was brown and tied back into a bow. "I need to know what's up with Emily." I thought at first it was a joke. I chuckled. Me, know more than Emily's best friend about Emily. It was silly. "Take it as a joke all you want Kai, but it's true, you clearly know my best friend more than I do. Something is on her mind, I need to know what." She wanted to know about everything that was happening to her friend.
"I'm sorry Denise but it's Emily's secret to tell. If she wanted to tell you she would. You just have to wait. Bye." Denise held the door as I tried to shut it so I opened it up.
"You have questions for me, don't you?" I looked confused and amused by her very correct but wide guess. "I can answer it, can't you figure that out."
"So what if I do have questions, I doubt that you would know the answers." I attempted to close the door but she persisted to lean her wait against the door. "Fine, why does Emily act all alone all the time." She looked surprised by the question.
"She feels undeserving and alone so she thinks it's best to do what she can and leave the rest to whatever they want." I was extremely confused then I stared at her to continue. "She sees that she's made a huge mistake and feels that it's going to cause everyone else to suffer. I guess you don't get it."
"I guess I don't, but you aren't helping very much either." Denise closed her eyes as tight as she could as though she was fighting herself in everyway possible and hurting.
"Michael mentioned something about Tala. I know Tala is after Emily. Emily's little story isn't completely true. She can get to that blade at any moment now. She knows it; she's afraid. She is the key to getting the blade. Tala gets her he gets more than just fun and games, he gets ultimate skills, knowledge and the ultimate blade." She closed her eyes again and ran down the hall.
Emily does have the blade and she can get it but she scared of Tala getting a hold of it. She doesn't know if someone other than her can handle it. Tala wants her and she's afraid so afraid.
I woke up and then I went out walking in the front of the research center at about 4am. I saw Emily sitting on a bench staring at something in her hand. I came closer and realized it was a key. She turned around and was about to scream and she realized it was me. "Kai, oh, so why are you up so early."
"I could ask you the same question." I looked at her, she rolled her eyes and sighed.
"You could or you could just answer my question." I smirked and she sighed. "That the key to the beymetal beyblade?" She grasped the key very hard with both hands. She looked scared and I chuckled.
Emily's Viewpoint
"Yes it is, so why do you care? It's mine and I chose to lock it up." Kai smirked and I hid my face because I was scared to see what he'd say or do.
"It's yours and yet I don't see your dilemma. If it's yours then why be ashamed of hiding it?" Why did Kai always have to be so on target with his questions? Sometimes it scared me.
"Because it doesn't do me any good. I don't know why I made it. It was just a idea I had, I didn't plan to make it perfect but it was too perfect." Kai started laughing and looked at him like it wasn't funny.
"Emily, the perfectionist, making something too perfect. It sounds like a joke. You have tried your whole life to be perfect and then you are and you're afraid."
"I'm not scared of it; I'm scared what it might do." I yelled holding in every emotion inside of me. Kai just looked at me as though he didn't know I had feelings as strong as this. I didn't cry but I wanted this.
"What could it do?" I really didn't know, what was I afraid of? Kai was a person who had a deep life, a life so deep that if you didn't know him you'd think he was so stupid, he's just so simple. Sometimes the smartest people must be simple for others.
"I don't know; I'm afraid that if I couldn't control it then it would lose control and destroy the area. A bit-beast even without these extreme powers is almost impossible to control. It would endanger anyone around, the person and I don't think I could even think about letting go." I wanted to cry but I didn't really have the strength to cry in front of Kai.
"Then don't. Let me." Where was this coming from? I wouldn't for anything let Kai endanger himself; I'd much rather do it by myself.
I didn't let my temper take control and slap Kai to his senses because I knew he would do it. He wanted power and he needed it but would my concern stop me from giving him what he wanted. I just shook my head. "If I let you do that I'd have to be out of my mind and not thinking straight. Trust me that won't and will never happen." Kai smirked, what was he going to do?
"You seem to be out of your mind a lot of the time lately. You should take time to remember what is most important. If I have it who can't? If I could beat you and you could keep control than I should be able to." I had to stop him and as unfair, improper and against all nice morals. I had a plan.
"So you say, yet you haven't. Here's the deal, you beat me in a best 2 out of 3 battle then you can freely take it and I won't stop you." Kai smirked. He couldn't get enough of me challenging him. I don't know why challenging him was the way to solve problems but it seemed to work.
"Fine. Let's go back inside because either you're nervous or very cold." I hadn't realized it but winter in America was a bit colder than it was in Japan. I was very cold in fact. We sat down on the bed in my room. "So what are you afraid of more. Tala getting the blade, Me having it or you having to deal with the blade."
I had to admit to myself. It was defiantly Kai having it. Kai was my friend and if he injured himself by losing control with this blade. "You, very much." Kai smirked.
"You should be more scared of me than just for having it." He grabbed my arm and once again had pinned me down on the couch. I tried to struggle but it was of course no use when I was completely underneath his force. I hoped no one would see us like this. He was sitting on my lap and holding my arms with his hands.
After a few minutes of struggling I managed to role over on top of him. I sat on top of him like he was a chair and I wasn't going to move but that didn't last long. "You amuse me Emily. You never give up and are very focused and stubborn." Then he did what I was so not expecting, he kissed me. I was so confused. It was so fast I couldn't think of what to do and after a few moments we broke and he got off of me and leaned against the wall. He laughed. I looked like I was so confused. I thought he didn't like me like that.
"What was that?" He placed his hands behind his head and I watched. "Do you kiss all the people who amaze you?" I wanted to think this was a cruel joke, but I hoped it wasn't.
"No, just ones I think are worthy and up to my high expectations. Emily you are a perfectionist and work too hard. You were fine 7 years ago. Anyone who could stand up to be and know what I was thinking had to fit me well." I blushed. I remembered that. I saw him as a threat because he was a coach like me and he was so quiet and smart. It intrigued me.
"You were complicated and so simple. You preferred to take everything serious, everything straight forward, and you were loyal and smart. It was that that made me think of me and if I'm perfect then so are you." I looked at him and he nodded and walked away.
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