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ANA

We left Kai and Kara in the room until it was time to go after the press conference before the final battle. Tyson and Tila threw insults of defeat at each other whilst me and Adrian remained silent.

Two hours later and we had to wake the sleeping pair. I wasn't the least but surprised Kai caught another cold whilst Kara seemed fine. I let Tyson take the wrath of Kai whilst Tyson laughed at his face. Kai smacked him upside the head before looking in the mirror. His face was a bit sunburned and sensitive to touch. However it did help his cold a lot Kara informed me. "You should've seen him walking down the corridor. All you could hear was him sniffing and sneezing every step of the way." I wonder why Kai gave her an odd look at that moment but quickly hid it by looking annoyed. She sighed in an amused sort of way and handed Kai some lotion for his face. He mumbled an embarrassed 'thanks' and applied it to his face.

We all got in to the coach to go back to the hotel and get some rest for tomorrow.

KARA

I went out on to the roof to think. I was glad Sam was becoming his old self but I had a bit of a way to go. My smile which I missed so much wasn't showing any sign of returning soon. I also missed the amused feeling I used to get in the pit of my stomach and- My thoughts were interrupted when I heard someone sneeze behind me.

I turned to see Kai now in dry clothes with his triangles back on his face. "Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" I asked as he shrugged and stood beside me. "Why didn't you tell them you helped me in the corridor?"

"Because I've dealt with people like you before. It spells big trouble if their pride gets hurt."

"You didn't want to hurt my pride?" He asked before blowing his nose in some tissue. "No, just because I was trained by Boris for a long time doesn't mean I'm going to turn in to a class A bitch…altogether."

"You mean you weren't to start off with?" I turned my head to see Kai hide a smirk with his tissue. "Oh ha ha, very funny Kai. You know, you should be a stand up comedian. That way everyone can laugh at you for being the trumped up rich kid I take you for." Kai frowned and put the tissue away. "I wasn't spoiled if that's what you think…oh no, far from it. Unlike you I was sent to train with Boris by my own grandfather." His words hit me as he turned away. "Sorry." Was all I could think of to say. I hated awkward moments like this and I don't think Kai liked them much either.

We just stood there in silence. Well it lasted for five minutes before Kai decided to sneeze again. "You'd better go inside and take care of that."

"Thanks for not telling them." He said whilst walking away towards the door. "No problem." I mumbled. His face was looking a lot better and turned in to a healthy pink colour instead of his usual pale skin. But I had a feeling it would change back in no time. I thought whilst looking out over the view of the city. Washington went on forever as far as I could tell. But then my thoughts turned to Ana and what she said to me on the coach on the way back here.

flashback

"You want what?" I asked feeling very confused.

"I want everything to go back the way they were. Or at least try to." I sighed at Ana. She was really asking a lot from a team who turned on her. I was the only one who didn't throw a punch that night they all took turns to hit her. "You can try, and I'll be there."

"Thanks." I was surprised she didn't try to hug me like she usually did. Guess she's changed, being beaten to a pulp cam do that to people.

Flashback

She really changed from the last time I saw her before she left the team. Her anger and hatred had grown in greater proportion to her other feelings. She wanted closure with Boris and Adrian was the key. But I didn't know if it could happen, if we could all go back to the way we were. But another side of me hoped for those days to come back too.

ANA

What a day, and tomorrow was going to be even harder. If I exhausted just by watching my team battling then what would it be like when I battle Adrian? The toughest out of the team? Unlike Tyson and Tila Adrian and I were on a whole new level.

I punched the wall in my room leaving some cracks in the plaster. I felt no pain and wondered what on earth I was going to do when I came face to face with the one who hurt me the most. I still remembered that night when I was literally kicked off the team. Every punch, every kick was still in my minds eye and the looks of anger and evilness in their faces just haunted me. I remembered the order in which the blows came until I passed out with the indescribable pain I felt. Sometimes I would wake up from a nightmare about it making feeing the pain again like I did all those years ago. 'Stupid nightmares hurting me!' I thought punching the wall with my fists again.

The cracks became deeper and deeper until someone touched me on the shoulder, bringing me back from the madness that threatened to take hold of me.

For fuck sakes! Why does Kai always show up when I don't want him? "Your only going to tire yourself out and that won't do any good for tomorrow."

"Fine." I sighed turning away from him. That was the closest I would ever admit to him that he was right. I never let him know if he was right or he'd just smirk and I would want to slap it off his face. I went out of my room and decided to get in some last minute training tonight. "Where are you going?" Kai asked me and I didn't care to tell him. "None of your business!" I said walking out the door of my room. I smirked when I heard him sneeze as I walked out.

I remembered seeing an abandoned field not too far from the hotel. I launched my blade and saw Fallen's power had reached it's peak. I was most definitely ready for my match against Adrian tomorrow.

"Getting some last minute training? Not that it would help you against Adrian." I looked up to see Tila and Justin glaring at me getting ready for a fight. "We can help you with your training." Justin growled and they launched their blades at me. I jumped up above them and launched mine at theirs. They picked the wrong girl to mess with at the wrong time.

They unleashed their bits and I did the same. The cloud of swirling feathers rendered Justin's bit beast's attack useless. Tila tried a ground shake attack using her earth type bit beast. The panther leapt in to the air and came crashing down making the ground tremble and shake under her power. But Tila was shocked when she saw my blade wasn't anywhere to be seen. "HA! HA! We win!"

"Not quite!" I said looking up at the sky. Fallen was there floating high above our heads. I raise my arm above my head and dark clouds swirled above the cloud of swirling feathers. "FALLEN! LIGHTENING STRIKE!" The clouds cracked and flashed. Then a giant bolt of lightening hit Justin and Tila's blades. I jumped back as the bolt fanned out in to a lightening dome and exploded. Justin and Tila were thrown back with their beyblades. When they got up their hair was standing on end and they were smoking a bit. The blades were a bit charred but unharmed. "Look's like your blades will need patch up work." I smirked as I walked back to the hotel. Stupid move Tila, you've just shown me a new move and I'll tell Tyson about ASAP.

"Next time I'm coming with you." I looked to my right to see Kai leaning against the wall of an alleyway covered in the shadow of the night. He had a handkerchief in one hand and his nose looked slightly pink around the edges. "Mind your own fucking business and leave me alone! You're not the boss of me!"

"I'm team leader and I can tell you what to do."

"You can try!" I growled glaring at this annoying guy getting on my last nerve. "Go back to your room." He ordered me and I clenched my fists in anger. "I. Hate. You!" I said through clenched teeth and left him standing alone in that alley. I didn't look back and just made my way in to my room. God can that guy piss me off without even trying to.

KAI

She hates me? 'Nice going. First she didn't like you and now she hates you. You know you should really learn to keep out of her business.' Fuck off! 'No, what I said makes sense doesn't it? So you go and apologise for sticking your unwanted nose in to her business.' Year right. Me apologise? You've gotta be kidding? She should be apologising to me for swearing at me like that. 'You can't say you didn't give her just cause to do so.'

As much as I didn't want to admit it that little voice did have a point. Everyone gets so mad at me when I find myself in their business. I can't help it, it's like I'm drawn to their personal lives. But most of the time I'm the one that seems to end up fixing the problem, but other times I make it worse.

I cleared my mind to get rid of the unwanted voice in the back of my head and made my way back to the hotel. When I arrived Ana left the main room and went in to her room. "What is it with you two?" Tyson asked as he witnessed that little show. "Mind your own business Tyson." I growled but an evil grin came over his face. Ana came back in to the room not even looking at me and sat on the other side of the room. I've really pissed her off this time.

"I get it. You two had a lovers spat!" He cried receiving a glare from me. But Ana did something that surprised the hell out of all of us. She threw her head back and laughed with tears coming out of her eyes. "ME AND KAI?" She howled with laughter making everyone look at her like she was nuts or something. Sam and Max joined in realising how ridiculous it was. They laughed so much they fell off the couches and clutched their sides in agony on the floor. Ray chuckled and Tyson just stared at them. Even I had a smirk on my face in Tyson's failure to get a rise out of me. But to see her laughing like that made a hole grow inside of me and I felt something ache as I watched her almost laugh herself to death. Even Kenny had a smirk on his face. Kara was leaning against the wall and shook her head at the laughing children in front of her.

When they had finally calmed down they were red in the face. "Thanks Tyson I needed that. Really, you do come out with the most stupidest things I've ever heard of. Me and Kai? As if. You've gotta be nuts or have incredible fucking patients to be his girlfriend."

"Hmph!" I said making her look at me in a cheeky sort of way. I slipped in to the bathroom to avoid letting them see the blush that invaded my cheeks. I just imagined her being my girlfriend and we were kissing. I threw cold water on to my face beating it back. It won't do my cold any good but at least it made me feel better. After a minute or two it left and I went back in to the main room. They didn't do much else besides chat whilst playing fun and games. Kara and I were the only ones who didn't say anything unless we needed to. Ana had certainly started to change when her friends joined us. She was more layed back and decided to have some fun for once.

This change would definitely be good when she faces Adrian. She wasn't as nervous as yesterday and acted more like a teenager than a worried adult. Maybe I should take a leaf out of her book sometime. But then I ignored that thought and went in to my room when it was time for bed.

Kara was sharing a bed with Ana whilst Max was sharing his bed with Sam. The night before was a bit of a disaster.

Flashback

We all settled down to get some sleep when we heard Ana shouting at Sam. "JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

"GEEZ, WILL YOU STOP BEING SUCH A GROUCH! YOUR ACTING LIKE KARA AND THAT'S JUST CREEPY." They argued like this for a good ten minutes. I was by my door and the others poked their heads out to hear what was going on. Then a few familiar thuds could be heard that made them flinch. Sam came flying out of Ana's room and landed on the floor in a heap. She slammed the door after him and locked it.

He got up rubbing his head and looked at me. "Next time you want to know something, ask her yourself!" He growled. The blade breakers grinned and Max came up to the poor boy. "Hey no problem Sam, you can sleep in my room." He put an arm around the small boy and led him back in to his room. Tyson was the only one missing from the drama. 'Typical, not even a heard of elephants could wake that boy up.' This time I agreed with the little voice before going back to my own bed.

End of flashback

Ask her myself? Yeah right, she doesn't even like me…scratch that she hates me. I felt at a loss as I stared at my reflection in the mirror facing my bed trying to think of what to do. But then I sneezed and remembered I wasn't at my full health and should make the most of a good night's sleep. Maybe I'll shake this cold by tomorrow. It was pretty warm over here so it shouldn't take that long.

'Note to other self. Make sure your wearing a rain coat when you have a rematch against Kara.' Thanks for the advice. I thought sarcastically as I drifted off in to sleep.