4. Bladers in Basketball

Dealing with adult life, the loss of parents, friends falling out, injuries and hurt is all hard to bare. Add tests and the growing age of sixth form and Daemon Heights is what your outcome is. The Bandits and the Demolition Boys are all going through hell at 'Hell Hole Heights' and dealing with it differently. Will they get over their pasts, graduate and find love, or will the trash can at the bottom of the road be easier for them? Its not easier being 18 and hiding things from your friends is not the option you can take without digging yourself further into your deep secrets and pasts. Mostly Kai/OC, lots of OC/OC and implied Ray/Mariah and Tyson/Hilary.

Disclaimer: I only own the Triagons, Cassy, Elisa, Sabre, Leo, The Bandits, The town, the Mansions, Dojos, Houses, Horses, other Animals, Bit-beasts and Daemon Heights along with all the teachers and different people you have never heard of before virtually…I own a gold mine. The plots mine too.

Thanks again Kai Phoenic. I'm glad I did better this time; it was the only battle I was really concentrating on as it was the real rivalry one. Ry and Theo's battle was just to test each other and show the others what they could do and the others battles were just the outcomes as I couldn't write them all, I'd run out of different styles to occupy people with without getting boring. Thanks for the review from SS:3 and the one for WOTW:1 (Whisper of the Wind). I'll just thank you for that now to save you having to read all the way to chap 22 to hear my thanks. I'm glad you like it, and I've already done my research and been given names by other people so I'm ok with it now. I only started writing Beyblade because I watched an odd one off episode once and it go me hocked again, I used to watch it all the time but I guess I grew out of it, but I've lost maturity again so now I'm hocked again. I'm 14 in reality but have the mind of an 8 year old, or so my friends tell me. And I'll admit, sometimes it's true.

Oh, just to say, I'm not the hottest on Basketball, I've just bee playing it a lot recently and I like it. The Bandits and Demolition Boys are against each other again, yet not in the Beyarena. Is there a victor this time?

I am so sorry this took so long. But the last few weeks have been full of revision and SATs. But it's the weakened now and SATs are over. Freedom. And I'm in a really good mood. I've just been writing a future chapter of this and it's turned out really good. But you'll have to wait fro that. (Smirks devilishly). Sorry again and I'll stop talking now. Bye.


''So what do you think of Daemon?'' Leo asked the new boy referring to the school. He was fully dressed in his red tank top, white baggy shorts, long red socks and some black trainers.

''It's ok, the teachers I've met are nice, so's the head, well all except the Demon D.T teacher.'' Theo said now fully dressed smirking slightly. ''Umm, what's your name by the way?''

''Oh, yeah, we weren't really introduced. I'm Leo Tylor, this is Sabre T.'' Leo said pointing to the Black haired boy who was sitting down on a bench that ran around the outside of the changing room with crossed arms and legs and eyes closed.

''And the girl Bandits are Cassy Camble, the blonde one, Elisa Tracy, the one with plain brown hair, and our leader Kat Triagon, the one with brown and blue hair.'' The brown haired boy finished, blowing his hair out of his eyes as he stood up fully again.

''Well, you already know me so I can't really reintroduce myself.'' Theo smiled. Suddenly, behind Leo, Sabre stood up and walked out with a quick and meaningful stride as more footsteps were heard running along the corridor outside. Theo looked confused as he watched the tall black haired boy go.

''Just ignore him. He's always like that. Even I know it.'' Spencer said, noticing the new boys confusion. The rest of the Demolition Boys nodded.

''Better be doing our run then.'' Ian said and followed Sabre's lead.


By the time the rest of the two teams were outside they could already see Sabre and Kat on their second lap running next to each other talking about something. So the Bandits remainder and the Demolition Boys quickly started up their laps too.

''Why were you out here without the others?'' Sabre asked. Kat just ran on in silence speeding up her pace to try and lose him. Her plan went unsuccessful. ''Kat, I want to know what's wrong with my Team Captain. Tell me.'' He said matching her pace with ease. Kat sighed and slowed down again back to her ordinal pace.

''Ry saw my scars.'' She said simply. Sabre nodded. That was all he wanted to hear. He slowed down again to give her room to think. He knew she needed time to try and block her thoughts again.


''What did I say wrong?'' Ry asked. It was her first day; and she had already gained a guilty feeling from saying something wrong. She didn't like it and wanted it to be cleared up.

Elisa ran ahead of her at an ever-quickening pace. She was second fastest in the school after all, in the girl's population anyway, but she could take on most of the boys too, her martial arts training and natural well kept physic had given her that ability. Cassy then ran next to Ry, her running skills not being as good as the number one who ran way ahead of her with Sabre and the number two who was Elisa a few meters in front of her.

''You didn't mean to. Kat will understand that. Just don't expect to be able to talk to her for a while, or until she brightens up at least.'' Cassy explained her breathing beginning to come in gasps.

''But what did I do wrong?'' Ry asked. Nothing Cassy said seemed to answer her question. The blonde looked across at her and then across at Kat a few hundred meters away from her now completed her run. She stood near the door that lead back into the gym and changing rooms, waiting for the rest of her team and the all boy beybladeing group, not seeming to be out of breath at all. Her eyes still seemed to be clouded with slight hate, her expression was hard, Cassy knew why, and she didn't blame the duel haired girl either.

''I'll tell you later Ry.'' Cassy said finally.

''So, what do you think got Kat out here so quick?'' Tala asked as he ran beside Kai. The slate haired boy paused.

''Probably Ry saying something wrong about her past.'' He guessed. ''Everyone's done that at some time or another.'' Kai finished. Tala sighed.

''Even if I was her worst enemy, I'd still feel for her about it.'' He sighed. ''No one should have had to have gone through what she did, or what you went through.'' Kai nodded and continued his run bedsides the red head. His friends words had struck a cord in himself as well.


The group of a full twelve now walked along the corridor towards the Gym. Cheers and calls were heard from within it rising their suspensions and curiosity. Opening the door, Kat, the first one of the group, stepped into the gym. Mr Suto noticed this as suddenly a point was scored.

''Ok Time out for a sec.'' He said blowing the whistle and drawing a white tally line with chalk on a black board to one side of the room. Non-bibs - 0, bibs - 5, it read. He walked over to the group. ''Its continuous six aside basketball today. Partly because I didn't know what else to do right now as it's way to hot to run any long distance beside what you just did.'' He smiled as he made his excuse. ''So anyway, I want six of you on each team. And I want Bandits and Demo Boys split up too.'' He said. The two teams nodded. ''I'll do it actually. Cassy, Elisa, Ry, Theo, Sabre and Leo your on bibs team so grab one from the box over there and get on court. You're up first.'' He said pointing to six of them on one side of their group.

''Six from non-bibs, your on now.'' He yelled back at the line where people stood if they were not wearing bibs blowing the silver whistle in his hand. Turning back to the remainder of the group he smirked.

''Non-bibs, your 5 nil down, bibs have the Bladebreakers too so beware; I think we've only got time for about another two games anyway. Its in your favour, good luck.'' The other six, Kai, Tala, Ian, Spencer, Bryan and Kat smirked at each other before joining the end of the non-bib line. So that's why he wanted to pick the teams.


Team Bandit Demo bibs (I like that name) were now against a group of four boys who might pose a problem and two girls that looked as scared of the ball as a mouse is scared of a cat. The bibs smirked and got in position. Sabre to take the tip off, Leo to his left and Theo to his right both a few steps forward into 'enemy lines'. Behind them stood ready and prepared Cassy on the left, Elise in the middle and Ry behind Theo. Three boys were at the front of the other team with a boy in the middle back and the two girls flanking behind. Mr Suto walked towards the centre of the court with the ball under his arm.

''Right, new guys, have you played Basketball before?'' He asked. Ry and Theo nodded, they'd both played games like this or had training in P.E lessons in their old schools. ''Good, in my game you have three minutes to score as many points as possible, if you score the other team has to get the ball before you can get it again. I'll call whose it is and stop the game if I see something and my word is final.'' He ended by throwing the ball into the air and blowing hard on the whistle. Sabre and the other centre player jumped high into the air. As if in slow-motion they reached, trying to get the upper hand, stretching to win. Sabre's arm then appeared, his palm open, and hit the ball square for Leo who stood ready and open. The girl meant to be guarding the brown haired Bandit boy didn't seem to know what to do. Everything sped up again.

''Leo.'' Sabre yelled.

''Gotcha.'' Leo called back grabbing the ball, turning on his feet and in three strides was down by the basket effortlessly. Taking aim he fired, pushing the ball forwards through the air…only to have the back boy from the opposition hit the ball away at the last seconds notice and then sprint down to the other side of the court just as quick as Leo had done before. ''Damn.'' Leo cursed loudly and turned, quickly followed the ball again.

Down the other end of the gym Cassy was waiting, smirking mischievously. She took a few steps forwards blocked the boy's path, every time her swerved she was with him, not giving him a chance. He looked around in desperation and threw the ball to the other side of the court to another of his players, hoping he could continue his run. But there was one problem. The ball flew to the player it was being sent too, only have it caught by Elisa who hadn't been there before when he had decided to throw the ball in that direction. But now she was and had been turned upon by the boy she had snatched the ball from.

''Ry, it's yours.'' Elisa yelled and threw it over the boy's arms and towards Ry who caught it easily and without a second thought had ran the length of the court and leapt for the basket in one swift motion, dunking the orange logo covered ball easily.

''Sweet move Ry.'' Theo called, his prize winning smile appearing on his face as he clapped in admiration. The new girl blushed slightly but smirked too. They were ahead now.

''Let's have a replay of that.'' Cassy called from the back of the court earning a glance from Elisa next to her. From the side lines Kat crossed her arms and yelled back out to the rest of her blading team.

''That's my line Caz.'' Cassy smirked at her, glad to see her team captain was already ok again. Her thoughts had been suppressed again and she was her normal self. The next thing they knew the opposing team had grabbed the ball and was in their half again. Suddenly, running in just after the shot was thrown for the Basket, Theo appeared.

''Yonk.'' He said flying through the air, grabbing the ball, and then on landing throwing it all across the court to Sabre who caught it easily fending off the two girls and then dunked it much like Ry had done seconds before. The game continued.

''I don't know whether to cheer for my friends of for my basketball team. There're playing really well and we're getting thrashed and could use the enthusiasm.'' Kat muttered to her self not expecting an answer.

''I think we'll be changing the second one of those soon.'' She looked to her left to see the taller frame of Kai standing next to her, looking out onto the court and not at her. She hadn't noticed him there before. She smirked as he turned and smirked down at her.

''Well, even if they are playing well and we are getting thrashed and need the enthusiasm, I'm cheering for them, cause it isn't going to last much longer for their team; they're going to need the enthusiasm soon.'' Tala said from Kai's left and smirked at the girl next to his friend. Kat looked around herself. Tala, then Kai, then her, to her right then was Bryan with Spencer and Ian beside him smirking. They were all sharing the same thoughts of victory, you didn't need to be a telepath to know that, you could read it from their eyes and on their faces.

''I'll agree with you there Tala.'' The Bandit team captain said with a smirk.

''10 seconds.'' Mr Suto yelled suddenly, glancing at his watch. The boys from the other team seemed to suddenly go into over drive mode. Grabbing the ball from a now three – nil score against them they ran down the court passing around the Demo Bandits and then dunked the ball cleanly the second before the whistle blew.

''3 - 1. That makes it non-bibs 1, so you better get your act together guys, and then Bibs an over powering 8. Next twelve. Play.'' The teacher yelled blowing the whistle. The former twelve ran off while the others twelve ran on and took their positions. The Demolition Boys with Kat in tow were now standing against an all girl team who looked a bit bolder than the ones that had played in the opposing team before.


''Damn we should have swapped positions; there is no way we're going to win against all of the Demolitions boys and Kat with those six girls.'' Elisa cursed on the sidelines. ''I doubt even our best players would stand a chance, damn, why did we agree to let Mr Suto put those guys go together?'' She muttered angrily. She was competitive, no matter who it was against, and losing wasn't her idea of fun either.

''Hey, it's not like they can get 8 baskets in three minutes, we'll still win.'' Theo said, clueless of the P.E record made by the opposing team.

''Theo, I'll let you watch for a minute, then you can decide how many feet we're under when we're beaten.'' Cassy said.

''Are they really that good?'' Ry asked. The two Bandit girls either side of her nodded glumly.

''Incredibly good.'' Leo said. Sabre just grunted.


The whistle blew again, signalling the beginning of the game, and Kai had already got the ball over to Tala who stood on his right before the girl centre had even left the ground. Tala grabbed the ball, turned and ran down the court dodging every girl that came at him, bouncing the ball between his legs and over his back as he showed off to the cheering crowd watching. He paused before throwing for the Basket. The shot was perfectly aimed and went straight through the red hoop.

''Boo Yeah.'' Tala cheered punching the air and looking back at his team as a girl from the other team picked up the rolling ball slightly nervously because of the quick score, the skill Tala seemed to be able to put into practise, and the pressure now upon her and her team. Looking up she was met by a smirking Kat guarding her and watching her every move. She held the ball high before throwing it out onto the court again. But Kat jumped higher and had taken the ball from her hands before it could even move a foot from her now empty hands and had scored again.


''I see what you mean.'' Theo said glumly. ''We're doomed.'' He almost whined, his eyes holding a childish glint as well as defeat.

''We might have a chance.'' Ry said in-between Elisa and Cassy, the second of which stood next to Leo who was to Theo's right. The order went, Theo next to a boy he didn't know, Leo to his right, then Cassy, Ry was next followed by Elisa and then Sabre leaning against the wall and some more people they didn't know. The Bladebreakers some distance off trying to shut the whining Tyson up.

''You really don't know these guys. That was just under twenty seconds and they've already gained two points. They have two and a half minutes more to destroy us.'' Sabre said as he watched the game intently.

''Well, seeing that we've lost this match, how about we continue our conversation.'' Elisa said smirking, her eyes flashing with mischief. She was in one of her funny modes again where she lost 10 years of age.

''Yeah, that conversation.'' Cassy smirked wickedly back. Ry just stood in the middle, her eyes wary as both girls gazed turned on her.

''Huh? What conversation?'' Ry asked. Elisa and Cassy smirked at each other before leaning next to her ears.

''The one we had at lunch time that was interrupted.'' Cassy said, her voice only a whisper.

''So, who do you like around here?'' Elisa asked. Ry blushed furiously as another cheer went up from the other team. 4 - 0 to the non-bibs for this match. And it was only half way through.

''I've only been here a day! Not even that!'' She exclaimed.

''So what.'' Elisa said.

''You can get love-at-first-sight-syndrome.'' Cassy said matter-of-factly. Ry rolled her eyes. That was exactly what I got. Twice! She thought.

''Umm, well then. I guess Theo's pretty nice. But I've only known him for a few hours. But I like this other guy better already, but its only really on looks…'' Ry said quietly so the boy in question couldn't hear, Sabre and Leo already looked suspicious but quick back glances at them from their girlfriends that stood next to them told them to watch the game. Theo himself was too involved in groaning every ten seconds as another point was scored to listen.

''I like Kai…'' Ry stopped and looked at the amazed faces of her new friends. ''What did I do now?'' She asked. Cassy and Elisa sighed and looked at each other.

''You tell her.'' Cassy said. Elisa sighed and put her hand to Ry's ear and whispered behind it.

''Kat likes Kai.'' That was all she said before she turned away again.

''And put it this way.'' Cassy said. ''She's been after him for the last five years since she's been here. I'm sorry but he might just be off limits unless you want Kat to never look at you without a dagger flying in your direction again. Maybe literally.''

''Besides. Those two are really close, Kat is the only girl Kai will actually smile and laugh with. It's a good sign but their not doing anything about it.'' Elisa said irritably.

''This wouldn't be the thing between Kat and…'' Leo had his mouth covered quickly by Cassy as she pointed furiously to the unaware Theo next to him. He smiled sheepishly and she removed her hand.

''He can't know, he hangs out with him, if he lets it slip then…'' Cassy didn't want to finish. Kat's embarrassment couldn't be explained in words. They'd have to make another step for the red-faced anger or embarrassment game they played. Step five: Kat when Kai finds out.


''We haven't got time for another game guys and this one's only got another ten seconds.'' Mr Suto yelled. The non-bibs glanced at each other before Kat and Tala sprinted for the basket they were aiming for.

''1 more guys. Were drawn.'' Kai yelled, voicing everybody's thoughts. He'd become more carefree now, he did when he played or bladed, it made him relax. Bryan took the ball from the girl who had managed to get into their half by a pure miracle and threw it to Ian. Two girls virtually pounced on the small boy, towering over him by seemingly smiles. Ian looked up at them. Then looked around frantically and then rolled it through their legs to the unmarked Spencer who grabbed it, thanked Ian and then threw the ball to Kai in the middle of the court.

''5 seconds guys.'' Mr Suto yelled. The Demolition Boy turned and saw both unmarked players as their two markers launched for him. Thinking with his heart he threw the ball to the person on the left. The person leapt and raised an arm before hitting the ball towards the basket. It hit and began to roll around the hoop.

''3 seconds.'' Another circle.

''2.'' The ball slowed down completely before tipping…

''1.'' The ball fell. The whistle blew loudly.

''9 - 8 to the non-bibs. Well played guys.'' Mr Suto yelled over the cheering. Kat beamed after her winning point scoring hit. Looking over towards Kai she smiled and walked towards him with an arm raised and palm open.

''They did need the enthusiasm.'' She said holding up her hand. Kai looked at her strangely before giving her the high five she wanted.

''Told you we'd win.'' Tala said walking over and slapping Kai on the back before leaning on Kat's shoulder across from Kai so he faced the other Demolition Boy. ''All thanks to this little lady.'' He said giving Kai a mix of a grin and a smirk. Kai knew what he was implying and glared at him.

''Tala.'' The red head turned his head to the 'kitty' as she spoke.

''Yes kitty Kat.'' He winced and Kat withdrew her elbow from his side as he stopped leaning on her to use his arm to rub his aching chest.

''I'm not your leaning post.'' She said walking off. ''Good game guys. Thanks.'' She called. Tala smirked at his team Captain.

''Man Kai, you sure to pick out the fiery ones.'' He smirked and Kai growled before stalking off.


(So someone did win. Although it was the Bandit team captain and the rest of the Demolition Boys working together. And why is Tala teasing Kai? Bit obvious really. Review please. Next chap: Enter Kat's domain, meet her family, and learn her past as well as her teams. And of course her training regime. Don't miss it; it's going to get better soon. Sorry for it being so late. Review).