Chap. 12 : Free Lesson ( part 1 )
' Wonder if the blading teacher will be as boring as Mr. Keno.' Thought Carol as she walked along the corridors, trying to find the room.
" Let's see. Beyblading room, room 4M." said Carol as she examined her timetable.
' Finally found you.' Thought Carol as she opened the doors quietly. ' Big room. Strange. No one's here yet. Oh well, better make myself useful and start training first.' Thought Carol as she launched Blazarine on a beydish. ' Blazarine, let's work on your new skill.' Thought Carol. Suddenly, a blade appeared out of nowhere and knocked Blazarine, sending him out of the beydish.
" Hi chic ! Long time no see." Said Tala cheekily as he jumped down from the railings, landing perfectly in front of Carol.
" Oh it's you." Said Carol as she picked Blazarine up. " You're that Solo right ? No, Solo's not it, what is it…" guessed Carol, trying to remember Tala's name. When Tala heard his name being changed into ' Solo', three lines could be visibly seen on his forehead as well as cold wind was blowing.
" It's Tala !" he yelled.
" Oh, right." Said Carol. " So what brings you here ?"
" I'm taking beyblading for free lesson, dummy." Replied Tala, the three lines could still be seen on Tala's head. ( I can imagine it playing in my head now ) " Want a match ?"
" Why not ?"
" Right. 3,"
" 2,"
" 1,"
" LET IT RIP !"
" Wolborg, attack !" yelled Tala.
" Let's do this, Blazarine. We're not gonna lose easily."
Wolborg was attacking Blazarine endlessly.
" C'mon Wolborg, don't be polite. Take him down if you have to."
" Is that all you've got?" mocked Carol.
Just then, more blades came in the picture.
" Hey Tala, who's the chic ?" asked Spencer.
" There's a battle and you didn't tell us." Mumbled Bryan.
" What a captain." Agreed Ian.
" Ahh.. Shut up and concentrate on the battle." Said Tala.
" Righto !" saluted Spencer.
' Blazarine, show 'em what you got and teach them some manners.' Thought Carol.
The battle went on for minutes. Tala and the others kept on attacking but Blazarine just kept on dodging. Tala gave his team a look and the others nodded.
" Go !" they shouted as their blades dashed over to Carol's.
" Bubble protector." Said Carol as a bubble was formed around the sparrow, causing Wolborg and the others to fall on their backs. " Now, for the moment we've been waiting for, use the attack you've been practicing, FIRE TSUNAMI BLAST !"
shouted Carol. A huge ball fire just came, charging towards the injured bitbeasts. Blazarine just knocked Wolborg and the others out, sending them flying out of the beydish and landed neatly in front of their masters.
" Now that's what I call style." Smiled Carol as she picked Blazarine up, leaving Tala and the others in shock.
" Was it just me or did we get beaten by a girl?" asked Bryan.
" It wasn't you. It was real." Said Tala, recovering from the shock.
" C'mon. Let's go." Muttered Ian.
Meanwhile, someone was watching them from a dark corner.
' Wow. I can see that she's been practicing secretly.'
( At Carol's side… )
Carol's POV
Something caught my eye. A figure was watching the beydish I've just used.
" Whatever it is Kai, just come out. Coward." I mumbled quietly.
" How do you know it was me ?" he asked.
" Saw you closing the door and you hid yourself in the corner. Am I right, Mr.
Secretive ?" I asked.
" Bingo. Ten points to Carol for having a sharp eye." Said Kai full of sarcasm.
" Haha. Very funny." I said sarcastically also.
Soon the mini-stadium was beginning to fill up, getting more and more crowded. Many of them were either boosting their skills to one another or showing off their beyblades.
" Childish. Makes me think of Tyson." I said.
" Noticed it long ago, dumb." Replied Kai in an annoying way.
" Was I talking to you ? And you better watch your mouth Hiwatari." I warned.
' Ooh.. Whatcha gonna do ? I'm soooo scared." Mocked Kai.
" Why you.." I scolded as we picked a fight.( In Chinese, we say in a joking way that beating means care, fighting or scolding means love. I think it suits them, don't you ? ) After the fight was over, I spotted Ray and Mariah coming in.
" Hey Mariah !" I called.
" Carol !" Answered Mariah as she and Ray came towards my side and sat down.
" Weren't you taking art ?" I asked.
" I was. But I realized that it wasn't my type." Said Mariah.
" What about you Ray ?"
" Well, I wanted to take medical but I think I still love blading more than medical."
" Was it really that or was it because of Mariah ?" I smirked.
" Hey !"
" Attention please !" yelled a voice. " I'm your teacher from now on so show some respects."
" He sounds like Kai." I whispered to Mariah.
" My name is Sir Ben ( random name )and this is my assistant, Ms. Penny.( random name also )" Yelled Sir Ben. " So let's get started and get you all paired up."
" I hope I get paired up with you." I said towards Mariah.
" Me too."
Normal POV
Few moments of silence later, it came out like this, ( Please note that some of the names below are random )
Emily X May,
Tom X Tim,
Tala X Evelyn ,
Bryan X Julie,
Ian X Mandy,
Rick X Spencer,
Lee X Heather,
Kai X Lucy, ( Big disappointment huh. )
Carol X Lawrence,
Mathilda X Celine,
Selima X Kale,
Ray X Mariah
And bla bla bla.
Soon after the pairings were made, everyone stepped forward in front of the beydishes provided. Launchings and countdowns could be heard.
' C'mon Dranzer, you can take this person down.' Thought Kai.
' Scariol, you can do this.' Thought Lucy.
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' Blazarine, let's do this.'
' C'mon Denny, show 'em what you're made of.' Thought Lawrence.
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Soon, many blades stopped. Most results were ties. The ones left were,
Tala X Evelyn,
Selima X Kale,
Kai X Lucy and lastly, but not least,
Carol X Lawrence.
Tala, Kale, Selima and Evelyn fell out after a few minutes but not for Kai, Carol, Lawrence and Lucy. They were still on the go.
( On Kai's side… )
' Dranzer, attack.' Thought the phoenix's master.
" Scariol, use sting tail." Commanded Lucy but Dranzer dodged the attack.
" This is peanuts. Dranzer, Blazing Gigs !" said Kai. Then, Lucy's blade was smashed out of the dish.
" I l-l-lost ?" stuttered Lucy in disbelief.
" Phew." Said Kai with relief as he picked up Dranzer, then turning to the last pair- Carol and Lawrence. Don't know for what reason but he had a hunch something was going to happen later.
( On Carol's side… )
" Denny, use stomp." Commanded Lawrence but no use. It had totally no effect on Blazarine. " Grrrr, Denny, use smash down." yelled Lawrence to Denny. But Carol was still as calm as ever.
' Bubble Protector again.' Thought Carol endlessly.
" Denny, use confuse !" commanded Lawrence as the blade spun itself along the beydish as fast as lightning.
' Blazarine, Fire blast might do.' Guessed Carol but the attack missed.
" Ha ! We've got them now." Grinned Lawrence.
" Blazarine, you must concentrate in order to find the real one." Commanded Carol.
After a few seconds, Blazarine finally got the real one.
" Denny, Smash Down !" yelled Lawrence.
" Blazarine, Fire Tornado Tsunami Blast, IMMEDIATELY !" commanded Carol.
The whole classroom was shaking and everyone could feel Carol summoning an incredibly strong power level. A fire tornado appeared. Anyone who was standing beside Carol or the tornado could feel the heat and power, rising higher and higher. It destroyed the whole beydish, getting it on fire and Blazarine just knocked Denny out of the beydish. Parts of Lawrence's blade were sent flying all over the place as well as smoke. When it cleared, Blazarine was spinning weakly on a piece of beydish while Carol was sweating heavily. But she acted like nothing happened and walked towards Lawrence.
" Thanks for giving me such a great battle." Smiled Carol, clutching Blazarine tightly in her hand.
" Don't mention it. I want a rematch next time." Agreed Lawrence.
" You've got yourself a deal." Said Carol as she pulled a chair and sat down.
" Phew !" panted Carol, " Kai, can you please get me my bottle?" pleaded Carol but everyone were too busy remembering what happened back there including Kai.
' Wow ! I didn't know that Carol had so much energy hidden inside her.' Thought Kai, impressed. ' It was quite cool with her hair flying behind her-'
" Hello ? Earth to Kai ?" waved Carol.
" Yes ?" Replied Kai coldly.
" Please bring me my bottle." She repeated.
" Whatever." Said Kai as he handed Carol her bottle.
" Thanks a bunch !" said carol, gratefully, snatching the bottle out of Kai's grip.
" Ahem." Said Sir Ben, recovering from the shock, " Rest for five minutes and start practicing later. I'll redo the pairings."
" Can I ask you a few questions ?" asked Kai as he sat down beside Carol.
" Why not ?" said Carol.
" How did you do that ?"
" Do what ?" asked Carol, pretending not to know. She didn't expect Kai to ask her this question and she didn't want to talk about it. She thought it was bragging.
" You know what I meant." Said Kai sternly.
" Oh that one. Don't know don't care." Replied Carol simply.
" Why didn't you use it while you were battling me ? You could have easily beaten me." Asked Kai, like some kind of reporter asking a whole lot of questions, anxious to know the answer.
" Well, coz' it's not necessary and it's a making of disaster." Replied Carol, closing her eyes and taking a rest.
Kai was just silent. He thought of what disasters could happen. Being sucked into a whole of darkness, being pulled by devils to hell etc. Just then,
" Class is starting !" yelled Ms. Penny.
" C'mon." said Carol, standing up.
Another list of pairings were made,
Tala X Ian,
Bryan X Spencer,
Mandy X Lawrence,
Mathilda X Mandy,
Celine X Selima,
Kale X Mariah,
Ray X Evelyn,
Kai X Carol, ( Hooray !)
Lucy X May,
Emily X Julie etc.
" Great. I'll take this as a rematch." Smiled Carol with one of her rare smiles.
" Right. I'll win this time." Smirked Kai.
" Oh no you don't. The battle is under my control. " joked Carol.
Sorry if you think this chap is pathetic. No choice but it's a very important chap.
So, what do you think of the story so far ?
A. Pathetic.
B. Moderate
C. Good
D. Like I care