18: Changes and Challenges

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 to Kai Pheonica (YOU CAN STOP BUGGING ME NOW DAMNIT!), LightintheDarkTempest, Storms-winter, crimsonskye 06 and anim3gurl for the reviews.

Here the update guys, hopefully I'll get my act together soon and actually make this thing better. sorry for crapyness.


The shining black Lotus pulled up in front to the huge mansion again, 12 hours later than the time it had before. It rolled to a stop on the gravel, painted flames licking up its sides. The driver turned to the boy in the passenger seat. A girl with blue streaked brown haired was the controller of the vehicle.

'Kai.' She only spoke his name but even that had impact. He understood, just like she had said the night before.

''Kai, you can either stay here or come in with me, either way I'm going.''

And, like last time, he was going to follow.

'I'm sorry Master Kai, but I haven't seen Master Voltaire all morning, his bed chambers are empty, the head maid also hasn't seen him.' The butler in a black tailed outfit said. Kai nodded, Kat besides him.

'Thank You Jeeves, you can go back to work now.' The butler nodded before bowing and walking off again. Kat smirked.

'He has better posture than the Queen.' She smirked, following the man with her black eyes as he walked away, her words unheard by him. 'I think I'll stay with being a slouch though, looks too much of a pain in the ass.' Kai just gave her a look and she shut up. 'I'm only trying to lighten the mood. After all, Voltaire's gone. We should be celebrating.' There was a certain hint of sarcasm in her voice as she spoke.

'But where?' Realisation hit the girl head on. Her face went blank and she suddenly snarled, turning sharply and hitting the wall beside her with her now clenched fists. Glaring up at the empty wooden emblem above the fireplace she stood near, of which she now had the weapons, she growled.

'So he's already out there causing havoc to us.' She hated realising things when she hadn't before, they were always so bad.

'They'll be ok Kat, you told them everything, they'll be on their guard.' Kai said. It was strange, now everybody knew, he felt more relaxed, he wasn't hiding anymore, now he had lots of friends to help him, there was no reason to be afraid anymore. The girl nodded and sighed.

'I can't help feeling that he's still going to do something though.' She smirked. 'But of course we're all prepared for that now.' Kai smiled slightly and nodded.


'So, due to that performance of Friday, thank you Bandits for that.' The group held back their smiles and nodded before the teachers gaze left them again. They turned to each other, rolling their eyes and biting back the laugher.

'I am now to tell you that, because of the other lower year lessons, I am proud to announce…' The teacher paused and pulled something from her desk.

It was Drama lesson again. Monday. Nothing had happened after the dismal start to the weekend. Kai's wounds were healing, enough for him to come back to school, although he'd rather stay at home any day. Kat's feelings for the old arthritis infested ass, also known more commonly as Voltaire, were lessening. The rest of the two beyblading groups confusion was lessening and knowledge of what had happened was gaining, and generally everything was back to normal. Voltaire still hadn't been seen or heard of, even by Kai, and this was causing some worry to a few of the team members.

'I am proud to announce that this years spring play, will now be…' The teacher continued. Everyone was reading the CD case she was holding up for them to see now. More realisations were dawning, good and bad ones.

Damn, it's that bloody thing she was holding on Friday. Kai thought remembering the smile the teacher had held when he looked at her.


I smirked as Ry and Theo sang. I bet they were dared to do it. Ry's blushing madly but she's still singing really well. Theo isn't that bad either. I never would have thought that that song would be sung at a Disco party at School. I am obviously wrong. I wonder where they got the CD backing them from though. It's not like the DJ would have had it. Ok, I've just seen the Drama teacher,(the teachers are patrolling this Disco you know, so we don't get drunk or start fights or something other disgusting happening I think) Mrs Rodent, holding the CD case. She has a really funny smile on her face. Damn she just looked at me, and smiled wickedly. She always does that before giving me male lead. Damn it, it can't be good.

Kai couldn't help but gulp slightly. Oh no.

'…Greece Lightning.' Mrs Rodent said enthusiastically. All Drama teachers seemed to be like that, happy, enthusiastic, even about Shakespeare. A mix of cheers and groans were heard from the waiting class. One moan of which was very prominent.

'But we've already practised so much. I've just learned all my part.' Someone whined. Everyone in the class looked at the blue haired Bladebreaker.

'You had one line to learn Tyson.' Hilary shrieked. Everybody now laughed.

'The idiot has a point though.' Tala spoke up. Tyson just started moaning again, this time about how Tala was so mean. 'We have practised a lot over the last week.'

'Yes, but this will be easier for me.' Mutters of the word 'selfish' rose in the class's arguments. 'Also, the lower year classes have been doing the Famous Greece Lighting in their projects, music, Dance and Drama, so this way we will get more people involved. We wont have to do any Shakespeare either, which is a shame.'

'Booyeah.' Elisa yelled out and other people cheered and clapped. Kat and Ry turned to each other. The brown and black haired girls smiled before laughing and giving each other a high five.

'No more Juliet for you then Kat.'

'No ser ree.' Ry just laughed.

'But this also means you will be receiving new parts to learn.' Mrs Rodent said pulling out some more scripts. 'Get your old Romeo and Juliet scripts to give me back in and I'll give you your new parts.' She called. Everyone froze and gulped.


'Great, I'm Sandy.'

'Maybe they'll make you wear a wig?' It was followed by a laugh.

'Shut it Leonardo.'

'Oh come on Kat, another kissing scene with Kai to do.'

'Mayaga, your new, not everybody knows you, I can quite easily make you no longer exist.' This time a gulp followed.

'Maybe…'

'Don't even think about it Tracy.'

'Kat just calm down.' At Sabres words the duel haired girl sighed and relaxed…Only to bash her head against the tabletop they were sitting at to eat. It was a nice warm day again; so they sat outside to eat, a cool breeze kept them cool yet the sun still shone brightly in the cloudless sky. They were getting very lucky with the good weather this year.

'Its Monday isn't it.' Ry said, changing the subject, a certain dreaminess in her gaze. Leo nodded, still offended by Kat calling him his full name, he didn't like be called that.

'Duh, Ry.' Ry just smirked playfully.

'Well that means I've been here a full two weeks.' Cassy nodded.

'Yeah, and already so much has happened.' She said, flicking her blonde hair around her shoulders.

'Lots more to come through.' Elisa said wisely. Ry looked confused.

'Yeah, school, tests, boring stu…'

'Please don't tell me you haven't heard of the Nationals?' Ry stopped abruptly and shook her head at the almost desperate words of her friend and Cassy literally paled with shock.

'Oh My God.'

'Chill air brain, its not the end of the world.' Kat said, rolling her eyes as she stuffed her script back into her bag. Cassy pouted childishly at her new name.

'So spill, what are the Nationals?' This time Sabre smirked and spoke up for the black haired girls sake.

'It's a National Tournament only held between the schools in England.' He said.

'Yeah.' Cassy said brightly, her bubbly attitude renewed again. Kat rolled her eyes once more. 'It's the best.' Seeing as though no one had actually said what the Nationals were, Elisa stepped forward to tell Ry, although she was actually sitting down.

'Look. It's all about Beybalding, obviously. Each school sends a team to the nationals, wherever it is, that can compete for the winners money, those guys are the best of the best that the school can offer as it gives them the best chance to win the check. Although, up to one team from each year group can go if they want and the school allows for a lower tournament, just to be the best, no winners money. We're not normally as lucky, it's just the money this school wants.' Elisa explained before Cassy exploded with excitement. 'It is actually pretty good.'

'Yeah, and she's just been the bystander. Its soo much better being in the team. Right Kat?' Leo said. Ry looked towards Kat who closed her eyes and folded her arms, pretending to ignore their stares.

'She's the only one who's ever got into it from us, the Bandits. Our school only allows a four-person team for the money tournament. Normally it's Tala, Kai, Tyson, from the Bladebreakers, and her. None of us have ever actually competed in it besides Kat. But, it's a day off school.' Elisa grinned, taking up the explanations again. Ry smiled too and looked at Kat.

'Really?'

'Really Really.' Kat replied opening her eyes and looking at Ry. Respect covered the brown-eyed black haired girls eyes. Kat just smiled and closed her eyes again.

'Yep, its fun, you meet so many new bladers, it really is quite amazing, everyone is a good competitor there.' She paused and smirked, opening black obis' and looking across the grass field to where Tala, Kai, Spencer, Ian, Bryan and Theo were sitting, talking and eating on a grass bank, watching the football match between the year sevens and Eights unfold. 'There are people out there that I can almost lose too, and when I go there I'm competing for something real.' She murmured, but her team didn't hear, they had already started talking again about who would be picked this year, and when the tryouts would be held. Kat sighed to herself. She saw Sabre glance at her. He smirked. He'd heard.

'Are we going to try too?' He said under the commotion of the rest of the Bandits. He had a way with him that he would listen and take in everything anyone said, and still make sense of it all enough to ask questions, it was a good aspect for him to bring into the team. Kat smirked and nodded.

'Another reason to try out the other bladers at Daemon, and then England, why not?'


The loud starting horn went off across the playground. It echoed around the area, followed by the yells of battle and the cheers from the crowd that followed. There were only three main dishes at the school; full sized ones, used at national and World Wide tournaments. But today there were a good twenty more smaller ones, all being used at once. At least 300 competitors from all years had entered themselves before the entry forms had all been used up, which generally meant about a half of each year had entered. Everyone was here, from pure beginner to the pro, all competing for one goal. To be entered into the Nationals.

Right now it was an all out match. Just the preliminary rounds, but still everyone was going at it like it was the final. Unluckily for the beginners a few of the pros had already had their names called into a match, those battles, of course, had already ended, seconds after they'd began.

'Sucker.' Ian smirked as he left his opponents blade in pieces. He turned to see Leo watching with an eyebrow raised.

'That was slightly mean, shortie.'

'I'll show you mean when I face you, rich brat.'

'You know, Whisper, I'm not sure I can be bothered with this this year.' Kat almost heard Whisper die with shock.

''You, not beyblade.'' He mock gulped. ''What did you do with the real Kat?'' Kat smirked and look around the playground. The first matches were already coming to a close. She lent on the wooden table that she and the rest of the Bandits normally ate at during the hot summer months. Looking around she could see the rest of her team, the Bladebreakers and the Demolition Boys all watching the matches.

Tyson was watching eagerly at one of the big dishes, Hilary shaking her head in disbelief behind him. The long black haired neko-jin, aka Ray, was watching his lower year girlfriend blade. The pink haired Mariah was literally wiping the floor with her opponent. Max was stuffing his face with cookies, as per usual, whilst watching Kenny take down some stats of a higher-powered match up.

The Demolition Boys were just milling around in the shadows, watching from a distance for opponents that might actually give them a work out, besides Spencer who was pulling Ian away from a smirking Leo. Cassy was laughing at her boyfriend as he teased the titch Demolition Boy as she returned from her match, and Elisa and Sabre has gone somewhere on their own. Kat decided to ignore what they could be doing. Free lessons, no beybladeing for a few minutes until their name was called, an empty school…they were probably making out in the caretakers closet. Kat rolled her eyes at the thought. At least they weren't like it in public.

And here she was, watching and waiting for her name to be called, Whisper in her hand, glistening in the sun.

'Well.' She began after a long pause. 'I guess everything's getting to me, Kai, school, revision, coursework, tests coming up already. I guess, well, Beybladeings not my main priority anymore.'

''In other words your saying you're growing out of it.'' Whisper said sternly. Kat gasped slightly and looked down at the glowing silver blade in her hand.

'No way, not me. Its just, well, everything's been happening lately, I haven't trained properly in weeks. Maybe I wont even get into the team anymore. You know how good that Tyson guy is, and of course Tala and Kai, I haven't tried myself against Ry or Theo yet but from when they first battled I know it will be tough if I do.' She sighed in defeat and looked to the sky. 'Maybe I'm not good enough anymore?'

''You are good enough Kat, don't start doubting yourself now, after all you've been through. And you will make the team, I wont lose to anyone. A draw is too close as it is, I will go no lower.'' Whisper said. Kat smirked into the cloudless sky.

'Thanks.' She sighed and listened as more names were called. 'You know, I get the idea that this is going to be a long day.'

''You'd be right. Amateur blading takes a while, and is boring because you know you can beat it.'' Kat nodded at the Unicorn words. ''Just be ready to battle, and when you need me, call me, I'll be waiting.'' And with that he disappeared. Kat nodded and placed her blade back into her pocket. Yes, this is going to be a long day. Her eyes glanced to the two demolition Boys standing in the shadows. Until I face one of them that is.


'So are you two, like, together now?' Cassy asked. Ry blushed, her cheeks turning brighter crimson than the jumper she still wore.

'Heh, yeah.'

'Well aren't you the lucky one. Two weeks and you've already got your guy.' Elisa said, smirking as she tossed the white and black beyblade of Snow up and down in her gloved hand as she waited.

'I guess.' Ry said quietly, fiddling with the end of her plated hair. It was obvious she didn't really want to talk about it, so for once; the two Matchmakers of the bandits zipped their lips. At least for a few seconds anyway.

Cassy smiled and looked onto the playground from her seat against the tree. The three sat on the grass near the playing fields, where most of the none-bladers sat. It was just an off day today. It was common knowledge about the tournament; mostly anyway, so they didn't even have to put notices up anymore, it was simple, two weeks of school, and on the third week the tournament began. This was the third week.

'You told Kat yet?' Cassy asked, unable to hold her tongue and remain silent for more than a second.

'Will she really care?' Ry asked. Cassy paused.

'Fair point, ignore that comment.' Elisa just rolled her eyes and looked towards the centre of the playground.

'Uh oh.'

'What's wrong?' The black haired new girl asked. Elisa pointed to the suit wearing grey moustached man.

'The head, Mr Dickinson, we're in for a lecture before the main rounds begin.'


The names rolled on out of the teacher's mouth, tens of them, in a long list. Every competitor waited anxiously, unless of course they had already been knocked out. Her ears were alert, eyes closed as she concentrated over the noise or the passing pupils who were not competing, listening for her own name.

'L Adams vs S Faith, H Hope vs…' The teachers words were a now a basically constant drone on the loudspeaker, give or take the odd breaths and clearing of his throat, but she still continued to listen, blocking out every other noise the busy and packed playground could throw at her.

''It is time.'' The voice of her sacred spirit in her mind came before her name. She opened her eyes in a flash…

'…K Triagon.'


(ack, don't know why I really bothered with the last bit, just thought I would. Lol. Anyhow, review please, I know its bitty right now, (not to mention a load of crap) but getting from one main plot to the next is posing a problem to me. Sorry, I'll work harder next time. (bows) I will I will I will. REVIEW)