Disclaimer: sorry if I haven't mentioned it in previous chapters but beyblade belongs to its respectful owners, I enjoy writing fanfics about them though…

Chapter 3: Is there something you're not telling me?

Rose still marvelling over Talas sudden arrival and departure was startled by a voice that was so close to her it made her scream.

"Kyrose?"

"Ahhhhh! Oh Raul it's only you please don't sneak up on me like that!" Rose replied catching her breath.

Kai gave her a questioning look, "You know him?" he asked jabbing his thumb in Rauls direction.

"Wha? Oh yeah he works here, now," she turned her grey-blue eyes onto Raul, "You were saying?"

"Errrrr…" He took a moment to study the scene before him, Rose standing next to Kai both previously looking into a passage where he could just see the outline of a figure being pulled further into the darkness.

"…oh right your act is in a few minutes he moved the time slot up, Max has a sprained ankle, he can't walk that well he asked if his performance could be cancelled. You're his fill in."

"Uh huh, come on Kai we're up." Rose took Kais hand and led him to his position at the left wing… "Please show me that you DID practice ok?"

"Ladies and Gentlemen…" The announcer (Miguel) could be heard.

"Good Luck…" Kai muttered.

"Thanks" was the only response he received.

Rose prepared herself to enter the stage, she doubled checked her outfit, 'Ballet shoes, check, overly tight neon blue pants, oh yeah they're there, light blue sparkly jacket, check, leotard in yet again neon blue, yeesh people and neon blue but yes that's set too, Dranzer yo-yo… double and triple check…'

"...I give you Kyrose and her extra long yo-yo" Miguel's voice echoed across the stadium.

'Oh great so its' the "Extra long yo-yo" now urgh… last week it was "The yo-yo of wonders" at least it had a ring to it'

Rose walked on stage with her head down, only when the crowd was silent enough so that a pin drop could be heard was when a small tune began to play on a piano, to the rhythm of the beat Rose controlled her yo-yo so that it fell and rose with each note.

Kai meanwhile was waiting for her hand to rise to shoulder height to prove that he was true to his word.

Roses POV

'Come on Kai… now!'

As if on que I raised my arm and I could see from the corner of my eye Kai put out his hand to steady the act, but his eyes are glowing and so is his hand, is there something that he is not telling me?

I threw my weapon of choice up and saw that my own hand was glowing, only slightly, but it was glowing all the same.

"I… I… phoenix… Dranzer" Kai muttered, he was no longer controlling the movement of the yo-yo but marvelling how Rose was extending the length of the string into a phoenix shaped creature, emitting a soft cry, the whole thing burst into flames.

'Oh my god! This isn't real…' I pulled back on the string to bring it back to my hand. When it was over, and the curtains had drawn, Kai came up and whispered in my ear, "Is there something you're not telling me?"