The Fourth Tournament
Or
Hijacked by Astro V.
As promised, the ball chapter!
Chapter 7
"I am not wearing a tuxedo!" Kai growled. Suzy put her arms around his shoulders.
"Why not?" She asked sweetly. But Kai wasn't fooled. "Please!" She pressed her forehead against his so her violet eyes were staring into his crimson ones. His eyes were still stating a firm no. She traced her finger along the side of his face. She was still getting a negative answer. Praying that her parents or Johnny didn't walk in at any minute, she pressed her lips against his. When she drew back, there was the tiniest smile on his.
"Fine!" He growled. Suzy gave a shrill squeal and wrapped her arms around him. He wriggled out of her embrace and glared at her. Suzy realised she'd outstayed her welcome and left, kissing his cheek swiftly before he could register what happened.
"Had fun?" Johnny said dryly, paying for his tux.
"He's wearing one, that's all I can say!" Suzy grinned at her brother's shocked, then angry expression. "Relax Johnny! I'm a big girl. I can take care of myself!"
"You like him far too much." Johnny growled. "He could get anything he wanted out of you."
"He has enough money." Suzy said, distractedly.
"I'm not talking about money." Johnny gave her a pointed glance. Suzy's eyes widened as she realised what he was talking about. She slapped him.
"I could say the same thing about you and Mollie." She growled.
Suzy walked over to the door to the changing room and opened it. Johnny's eyebrows furrowed further than humanely possible.
"Do I look ok?" Katt said, fiddling with her black dress.
"You look fine!" Jess said, piling Katt's black and blue hair on the top of her head.
"Let's knock 'em dead!" Katt and Jess hi-fived.
Lee untied the bandages from his arms and flexed his scarred muscles. They felt strangely odd and bare without the pieces of material wrapped around them, but Mariah had insisted he looked like a 'normal' guy. He didn't really get the point. All of the girls and guys already knew what he looked like.
"You know, maybe, I just, won't go, I mean, Galeon needs a tune up." He said quietly. But Mariah ignored him and continued tugging at her bright pink dress. So he sighed and slouched on ahead.
He had no idea how this would change his life.
Suzy bit her tongue, trying to tie the ribbon at the back of her long navy blue dress. There was a knock at the door and she dropped it again.
"Come in!" She called, pulling the ribbon tight again. She heard the door open and then there was a soft click as it closed again. She rolled her eyes. Kai. He was the only one that closed a door like that.
"Need any help?" He murmured in her ear. She grinned.
"Can you tie this for me?" She asked. Kai picked up the bits of ribbon and tied it swiftly. His touch against the nape of her neck made her smile.
"Anything else?"
"Nope." She said, turning around to look at him. He had on the standard black trousers and black jacket, not to forget the white shirt, but it was unbuttoned and the tie was in his hand. "What's the matter, do you need any help?"
"Hardly." Kai jammed his hands into the pockets of his trousers. As Suzy drew nearer, she saw they were actually black jeans. "But, do I have to wear it?" Suzy rolled her eyes.
"Fine. A compromise. You don't have to wear the tie, if…" Kai jerked his head. Suzy didn't usually have 'ifs'. "If you put on a proper pair of trousers, NOT jeans!" His scowl deepened. "Do you need me to help you?" She teased. He wrapped a hand around her waist and pulled her closer.
"Now, that would be nice." He murmured, pressing his forehead against hers. She pushed him away. Johnny's words were wringing in her ears. "What's wrong? What did I do?" She looked back. He looked so bewildered. He could get anything he wanted from you. And I'm not talking about money.
"Nothing." Suzy said quietly. "I just don't think we should see each other anymore." She turned away when she heard him gasp.
"Fine!" Kai said in a ringing voice and walked out, slamming the door behind him. Suzy kept staring out the window, unsurprised when she saw a hooded figure walk across the lawn a few minutes later.
The ball was in full swing when Raul entered. To his relief, there were plenty of people who didn't seem to have dates, including Suzy McGregor, who didn't look too pleased. He saw the two girls who wowed the beyblade world talking by a large window. The taller of the two looked over and grinned at him. He grinned back, an automatic reflex. Was it that? Him smiling at her? He didn't really know. But, whatever it was, she was making her way over.
"Hey," Her voice was low and deep, musical.
"Oh, hi." Raul flushed. He was useless; in a minute this girl would realise and walk away.
"I don't think we've met? I'm Jess, by the way." She held out her hand.
"Raul." He was going to shake it, but his Spanish manners kicked in. He caught her wrist and raised her hand to his lips. She flushed slightly. "Care to dance?" She blushed even deeper, but accepted.
It was nice that Jess had found a boyfriend, Katt thought. But would it harm anyone to give her one as well? Ici fidgeted in the window seat beside her.
"What's up?" She asked casually. Ici blushed and ran a hand through his hair. "Not you as well!" He nodded. Ici with a crush? She almost started laughing. "Who is it?" He pointed to a little pink haired girl. "Well, run along!" Ici took a deep breath and walked up to the girl. Katt smiled softly as they began to dance.
"He your brother?" She shaded her eyes and looked up. A tanned guy with long black hair was standing in front of her – Lee.
"Yeah." She said as he sat down next to her.
"Why aren't you dancing? I mean, your sister is, and your brother, why not you?"
"Why aren't you? Your sister's dancing." She pointed to Mariah and Ray. "Well, maybe dancing wasn't the right word." Lee grinned.
"Well, as both of us aren't dancing, why don't we dance together?" Lee said, as a new song came on – Beautiful Disaster by Kelly Clarkson. "Well, that wasn't well phrased, but you want to try?" Katt realised she was staring and blinked. Lee was looking at her gently and she felt a fluttering in her chest and her stomach turned over.
"Yeah. I'd like that." She said, finding her voice.
Tears blurred her eyes as Suzy watched people dancing. If only she hadn't been so stupid! If only Kai was here… If only she hadn't listened to Johnny!
Suddenly, a hand grabbed her wrist roughly and dragged her onto the dance floor.
"What do you think -" But she never finished. She looked up and was drowning in those crimson eyes. He placed a hand at the small of her back and she automatically put hers around his waist.
"Grant me one wish." He growled in her ear. She nodded. Over Kai's shoulder, she could see Johnny beginning to make his way through the crowd with an angry expression on his face. She leaned her head onto Kai's shoulder and realised he was still wearing his hoodie, which made him look rather out of place. Johnny was almost there when she pulled back his hood. Johnny stopped as he recognised the grey-blue hair. "You can go now." Kai muttered, removing his hands from her waist.
"Nice try." Suzy murmured in his ear, grabbing his hands. Kai lifted her chin until they were staring at each other. She drew him to the window and he pulled his hoodie over his head, revealing that he still had his shirt on underneath it. "Come on, you going to dance?" Suzy teased, pulling him back to the dance floor.
She looked up, realising the attention they were getting from bladers like Tyson and Ray. "Everyone is staring at us." She said quietly. She knew how Kai hated to be stared at for anything other than his blading prowess. Kai moved his head down until they were face to face. Suzy looked at him, expecting an answer. Instead, Kai brushed his lips against hers. She responded, almost laughing as she saw Tyson's face. Kai looked up and saw Tyson staring at him. He gave Tyson one of his trademark basilisk glares and he backed off.
Suzy rested her head on Kai's chest as he spun her around, wishing the night could last forever.
He drowns in his dreams, an exquisite extreme I know, he's as damned as he seems, more heaven than a heart could hold, and if I tried to save him, my whole world could cave in, just ain't right, just ain't right, oh and I don't know, I don't know what he's after, but he's so beautiful, such a beautiful disaster, if I could hold on, through the tears and the laughter, would it be beautiful, or just a beautiful disaster, he's magic and myth, as strong as what I believe, a tragedy with, more damage than a soul should see, and do I try to change him, so hard not to blame him, hold on tight, hold on tight, I'm longing for love, but he's only happy hysterical, I'm waiting for some kind of miracle, waiting so long, he's soft to the touch, but frayed at the end he breaks, he's never enough, and still he's more than I can take.
Well, that was part one, the second part deals in the other couples, no more Suzy and Kai for a bit! Beautiful Disaster is owned by Kelly Clarkson and it's written by Matthew Wilder and Rebekah Jordan, so basically I don't own it!
