A/N I'm so happy! I didn't really know what the turnout for the last chapter was gonna be considering some people actually like Mariah for reasons that are totally unknown to me, but I figured some people also despise Mariah just like I do so I wrote it anyway. Plus, it was so much fun writing it! Anyways the point is that I really appreciate how much you liked it, and if you didn't really like it…that's funny as hell! Ok, on to the story!

Chapter 7- Pasts Come to Present

"You said what?" Alicia yelled. Alicia had asked Keena where she had been before the fight, and Keena told her where she was and what she said. "First, Mr. Dickenson announces us early, then you go and practically tell the Bladebreakers we're involved with everything that's going on!"

"Well, they were bound to find out sooner or later," Keena mumbled.

Alicia glared at her, "Thanks to you they'll start bothering us with questions now."

Mallory looked at Jessica," Weren't they already doing that?"

"Yeah," Jessica said and looked at Alicia. "The Bladebreakers were a pain in our ass from the time we met them."

Mallory laughed, "Yeah, I remember when we met Tyson and Max like it was yesterday."

"Didn't you put your ice cream in Tyson's hair or something," Keena asked as Alicia just shook her head and walked out of the door.

Jessica shrugged, "He had it coming."

"Wow! That's amazing," Keena laughed.

"What it did was amazing?" Jessica asked, confused.

Keena nodded, "Yeah, you wasted food on him."

"He must be something special to you," Mallory said as Keena laughed.

Jessica blushed, "At least I don't write about him every night in my diary, Mallory!"

Keena's jaw dropped, "No way! You like Max?"

Now Mallory blushed, "Well, he's kinda cute."

"I thought Jessica would've liked Tyson, but I never expected you to like Max," Keena said to Mallory.

"Do you think Alicia likes Kai?" Mallory asked quickly.

Jessica scoffed, "That would be impossible for both her and Kai."

Keena shook her head, "I think she might."

"What about you Keena?" Jessica asked as Keena gave a questioning look.

Mallory rolled her eyes, "Don't you like Rei?"

Keena shrugged, "That's for me to know and for you to find out."

"That means yes," Mallory whispered to Jessica.

Jessica shook her head, "More like a hell yes." Mallory nodded in agreement.

Alicia POV

How did I get on that kind of team? I can't even get their attention without threatening them or something. When Mr. Dickenson told me that I was going to be captain, I politely asked for a normal team. But no! He sticks me with those three! Then he has the nerve to say normal isn't always the best. When the hell did he become a philosopher? Then he tells us to distract and beat the Bladebreakers at the tournament.

"I'm beginning to think he likes to watch his favorite team squirm, just to teach them one of his little lesson, that are a complete and utter waste of time!" Alicia mumbled to herself as she leaned against a tree. She was in the park again, and was furious because not only was Mr. Dickenson wasting the Bladebreakers time he was wasting hers. "Why am I doing this?"

"That's exactly what I was wondering." Tala said as he stepped from behind the tree.

Alicia rolled her eyes. "Now I have to deal with you," she shook her head, "I'll never get a break."

"A break? Since when have you needed a break?" Tala asked.

"Since when does Boris let you wander around without cause?" Alicia answered with a question of her own.

"Actually, he told me to find you. He really does miss his niece." Tala said with a smirk.

Alicia scoffed. "More like he misses you and me being together." Alicia said as she walked away.

Tala followed her. "He introduced us to each other because he knew I would be a good influence on you."

Alicia turned to look at him. "What good influence? There's nothing good about you or my uncle!"

"Biovolt would've been good for you. You would've had so much power at your command."

" I am not like my uncle, I don't crave power and I don't want people bowing at my feet!" Alicia stepped closer to Tala. "I don't and won't make the same mistake twice, Tala." Alicia said dangerously.

Tala looked in her eyes. "Then why are you captain of your team if you don't crave power?" Tala smirked when she looked away. "Admit it, you love telling people what to do and you love being in charge," then Tala whispered in her ear, "you love power and I know you crave more, it's in your eyes."

Alicia closed her eyes for a few seconds, and when she reopened them Tala was gone. She sighed in relief and turned to leave only to find Kai. "What? Is one nuisance not enough?" Alicia mumbled fiercely.

Of course Kai heard what she said. "So that was Tala."

"Yes it was, now if you don't mind I need to get back to my team, so could you move?" Alicia said impatiently.

"I'll let you leave as soon as you answer some questions," Kai said simply, " Like, how do you know Tala?"

"That's none of your business." Alicia crossed her arms.

"Then you're not leaving." Kai said bluntly and also crossed his arms.

Alicia scowled at him. "You can't keep me here, Kai."

"I can keep you here for as long as it takes."

"Actually the tournament starts in two days, and I'm pretty sure your gonna have to be there." Alicia smirked when Kai frowned. "I'll answer one of your questions if you me something."

Kai looked at her for a minute then nodded. "How do you know Tala?"

"Well if you honestly want to know, he's my ex. My uncle introduced me to him because he thought he would be a good influence on me." Alicia looked at Kai. "I'm Boris' niece."

Kai looked dumbstruck, but he quickly put his mask back on. "Ok, Boris is your uncle, and you went out with Tala?"

Alicia nodded. "That sounds about right." Alicia sighed. "Boris wasn't exactly happy when I declined his invitation to join Biovolt and disappeared."

Kai nodded. "And Tala was just trying to get you to join again, right?"

"Yup, but I declined…again." Alicia shrugged. "That's the story, so now you have to promise me something."

Kai shrugged. "Anything you want."

Alicia smiled. "You and your team have to stop bugging, me and my team. If I catch any of them messing with any of my teammates, they won't be able to launch a blade anymore."

"What if one of your teammates bugs one of mine?"

She thought about it for a minute then she smiled. "Make them pay for disobeying my orders."

"No problem."

A/N That was a pretty boring chapter, but the next one will be way better because that's when the tournament starts. That's when everybody will start learning everything, even their feelings about each other. So the next chapter will be called All is Fair in Love and War. See ya!