Beyblade Let It Rip Again
Chapter # 2.0
Friendship
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Ray walked in the middle of the forest, from his village to the nearest bus station was a 1 hour walk with approximately 30 minutes followed by a 4 hour trip to get to the city, something that did not bother him, he loved to exercise constantly, 3 times a week he went to the city to teach free beyblade courses, the organizers offered him the opportunity to live in the city, but he refuted it, he preferred a thousand times his hometown with his beloved family, the White Tigers.
That did not prevent him from always returning with gifts from his students ranging from food to electronic things, his favorite was undoubtedly a bluethooth headset to listen to music, watching the sun's rays through the branches of the trees in the afternoon was the best, music was a new world for him but he still preferred not to use them during his beyblade training. He was whistling until they ran out of battery, when he took them off he thought he heard the snoring of a bear.
—I've never heard a panda bear snore like that, could it be sick? —Ray wondered as he looked for where the snoring was coming from —or maybe the music from these headphones is starting to damage my ears— Ray put them in the black backpack he was carrying.
He decided to investigate, if it was a bear caught in a trap, he would never forgive himself for leaving without helping. Ray approached some bushes that kept shaking and of all the infinite possibilities he never thought it would be Daichi sleeping —Daichi! —Ray was glad and started to wake him up.
-what, what, what, help! he — woke up startled, throwing several punches that Ray dodged with ease —who the hell are you!, you want a fight then you got one! —Daichi was still throwing punches even though he was half asleep, even dreaming he was fighting.
Ray dodged a kick from Daichi and then grabbed his right ankle and lifted it up while he was throwing punches in the air while babbling, he hoped that being face down in the air would wake him up.
—Ray? —Daichi rubbed his eyes —Ray it's good to see you my friend, but why are you holding me like a hunted animal?
Ray sat down to talk with Daichi, the little boy mentioned to him about the training he had taken traveling through all the countries of Asia, also that he was going to the bus stop to go to the city, but the tiredness and the lack of food ended up winning him so he took a nap, Ray proposed him to take him to his village with the others, Daichi didn't accept.
—no Ray, thanks but I don't want to be a burden, I will be fine, I just needed a little nap —Daichi finished eating a bag of chips that Ray had given him — beyblade is back, so also new tournaments and I must prepare myself to defeat all of you there, is no time for rest my friend.
—I can't force you then my friend —Ray sighed and when he looked up he saw that it was about to get dark —I'm coming with you —Ray got up while shaking his pants and backpack —I can let you go alone, you're weak so the least I can do is to accompany you to the city, then I can go home safe in the knowledge that you didn't fall asleep on the bus.
—noo Ray, you told me it's a long trip, I won't make you come back for anything in the world. Daichi started to walk towards the bus stop but Ray followed him, the little boy sighed when he realized that Ray would not let him go, his big heart was something that characterized him, giving up he accepted Ray's offer.
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Thank you very much!, Daichi thanked before starting to eat what Mariah had prepared for him, he was greeted by all the members of the White Tigers.
—Ray you are a lucky guy, rather Daichi had a good luck —Gary watched Daichi as he put up to 8 spoonfuls of rice in his mouth —I can't believe that all this time you trained in the mountains without anything proper in your stomach, being hungry is not pleasant.
—Daichi, how did you manage to sleep out there? —asks Mariah while she was pouring herself more rice — even for us it sounds impossible, you know how many wild animals and poisonous insects come out at night?, you shouldn't play with those things.
—you know guys, I'm an adventurous soul, I inherited it from my father, I like to travel everywhere, know many places and at the same time perfect my beyblade skills —Daichi took Stratadragoon out of his pocket.
—that sounds good, but what about the part about being without food? —asked Lee as he poured himself and Ray another glass of water —the human body doesn't perform at its best if you don't have the food to give you the energy you need.
—are you kidding Lee —Daichi smiled —I have food everywhere, nature provides me with everything I need to be able to train and live my day to day life —Daichi rubbed his stomach, it looked like a balloon about to burst —thank you very much for the food and your kindness guys —the little boy bowed.
—after 2 years I'm glad to hear you are well and you couldn't come at a better time, next week I was going to Japan to spend Christmas with Tyson and the others, are you coming?
Daichi arrived with Ray on Christmas Eve night, they were greeted at the airport by a surprised Kenny and Hilary, they missed Daichi but knew he would be fine anywhere, seeing him was certainly an early Christmas present.
—DAICHIIIIII! —Hilary couldn't resist and run to the little boy to pick him up and hug him with all her strength —why did you leave without even saying goodbye to us Daichi.. —Hilary started sobbing —promise me that this time you won't lose contact with us!.
—Daichi was blushing, seeing Ray and Kenny watching him made him blush even more —okay I promise but just put me down now!. Hilary put him down and he immediately ran out screaming that he was going to the bathroom, if his intention was not to be seen crying, he failed, when he asked to be put down his voice was completely broken and his cries could be heard in the distance.
At 7 pm the guests began to arrive at Tyson's house, as always the first one was Kenny along with the great surprise of seeing the always energetic Daichi.
—Daichi —Tyson shook hands with the person who shared the current world champion title with him —I knew I would see you again once the tournaments started, but Christmas has definitely come early —the blue- haired boy invited them to come in.
—Daichiiii —Tyson's grandfather was in the living room when he saw him enter —Daichiiii how have you been! —the old man opened his arms with a huge smile.
—Daichi with teary eyes ran to give a huge jump that ended with a strong and tender hug —I'm really glad you are well, I have many adventures to tell you while we eat that famous rice dish of yours- Daichi smiled.
—of course I do ha ha ha ha ha ha! —they both laughed as grandpa jumped up and down.
—so you and Daichi training? —Hilary asked Ray as they arrived at the Granger family dojo, Hilary had asked Ray to accompany her to the mall so she could pick out the perfect gift for Mariah, it took longer than expected, it was already 8 o'clock at night.
—yes, it was lucky that he came to train near my town, I convinced him to stay longer so he could join me to spend Christmas with us —Ray smiled as he saw two familiar people arriving at the main entrance of the dojo —Kai, Max, it's been a while.
—Ray, Hilary! —Max greeted them effusively while Kai simply chose to move his face upwards —Kenny already told me about Daichi, it looks like this Christmas we'll finally be all together like old times.
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The four were greeted by grandfather as they entered they only saw Daichi fighting for the food with Tyson and Kenny trying to separate them, Daichi upon seeing them stopped struggling with Tyson by planting him head first into a pot full of rice. Once reunited with laughter, but not Kai, they started long stories and suddenly realized that it was already 10 o'clock at night, it seemed that time had not passed, they were really having a good time. In Russia they were already starting to celebrate Christmas by launching endless fireworks into the sky.
—MERRY CHRISTMAS! —Spencer was jumping with Brian, both hugging and with a bottle of Vodka in their hands, they were already drunk, they started drinking since dawn, Ian was unconscious on the couch, russians could be cold with everyone but Christmas was one of the most expected dates for them.
—Merry Christmas, see you soon —said Tala and closed the call he was making to Japan.
—-how cute and cuddly can Tala's lone wolf be, anyone would think you have no contacts on that cell phone, were you calling Kai? —Pasha said teasingly as she went over to bring him a plate of food and soda.
—the world famous Pasha bringing me food, it's clear that Christmas is a special date —said the russian with some irony, both were on the rooftop —thanks for bringing me the food or maybe it's just to charge me a favor in the future —Tala managed to take the food calmly even though Pasha threw it at him on purpose.
—Merry Christmas Tala —she said a little uncomfortably.
—Tala ate a mouthful of turkey with a little smile —Merry Christmas Pasha, enjoy the night —the girl blushed a little and stood next to him to watch the show.
The members of the Allstarz were each with their families celebrating, but that didn't stop them from congratulating each other by messages —the guys just congratulated me —said Max and the doorbell was pressed more than 4 times.
—It must be some beautiful fan!, she's so desperate to ask me for a picture that she keeps ringing the doorbell heh jeh jeh —Tyson got up and went faster than his grandfather but when he opened the door he almost fainted from fright, several people came in with trays of food.
—this is too much, look how many trays of food, did you order this, little Grasshopper? —asked Grandpa, amazed but also scared when he imagined how much all this banquet would cost.
Daichi was going straight to the trays but Tyson grabbed him by the shoulder, his face was petrified, as if he had seen a demon, everyone understood his fright when he saw Aki coming, they knew that if he knew about their meeting, someone else would know too.
—Kaii! —a boy identical like him entered greeting everybody in the room, the only thing that differentiated them was that the boy wore formal black shoes, gray cloth pants, a black jacket rolled up with a white shirt, and his face was not painted, also his physique was not as imposing as Kai.
—How are you Aki... —said Tyson while pulling Daichi's cheeks, the little one was like a time bomb, so many trays of food in front of him, it was a torture not being able to taste them —you didn't have to buy all that feast..., the least I can do is to eat as much as I can hahaha, well if Daichi help with that, he is a ant with an elephant stomach.
—Aki, what the hell are you doing here? —Kai had finally spoken, standing up.
—come on relax Kai —Aki scratched his head —I wanted to see how my favorite twin and his friends were having fun, well Tyson actually I wasn't the one who brought that big feast, you should thank someone else for that —said the boy shrugging his shoulders while laughing nervously.
—SU..SUKIIII! —shouted Tyson and Kai put his hands on his forehead, she was the fiancée of the captain of the Bladebrakers and future heir of the Hiawatari company, Asuka Miyamoto, she was beautiful with a good figure and a very well kept lilac hair.
—Kai! —the girl ran to hug him even though he tried to pull away —You see everything your sweet fiancée does for you, even coming to the house of this obnoxious underworld trash —Suki pointed at Tyson —I don't care if something bad happens to me here if you're by my side.
—what, you can't come to my house without permission and insult me! —Tyson let go of Daichi and Daichi kicked him in the knee but he didn't complain even though deep inside he was crying, he wanted to show the alpha male inside him, he knew it was wise to be afraid of Suki but he was determined that it would end at that moment.
—Tyson... —Hilary sighed in fear and still shaking even though she was clinging to Max's arm, she wasn't forgetting what had happened in Australia —Tyson I think you should relax if you want it to be a merry Christmas for everyone.
—MANNERS LLITTLE GRASSHOPPER! —said Tyson's grandfather as he swung his wooden sword at Tyson's head —the beautiful maiden has not only given us a beautiful feast, she has just graced this humble dojo with her beauty and charisma.
—She bought you! —shouted Tyson surprised to see that his grandfather was hiding a bag on his back, some bills were coming out- and I thought I was going to have a nice Christmas —Tyson's discontent turned into enthusiasm when he smelled the aroma of the banquet —FOOD!.
—I still don't think it's true that you're his twin —Hilary said to Aki while she was checking his ears, his hair, his eye color —you're identical to Kai but your character is like a baby next to him.
—he would never introduce myself to you, I finally decided to leave the anonymity, it's not nice to be compared to your super twin and even more when you don't even know how to throw a normal blade.
—keeping a secret like that for so long..., we wouldn't have known if you hadn't invited us to your mansion —Ray told him —what if he did it to get you away from the pressure of being a blader too —Ray looked at the cile and saw that small snowflakes were starting to fall.
—I still remember it... it was like being in a mall —Max added —in fact I think it's bigger than any mall I've ever been to in my life, and I'm serious about that.
—I remember we got lost in their garden —said Tyson laughing —I thought we would be lost for life in there if it wasn't for their butler Otta, that Kai didn't even bother to look for us.
—getting lost in the garden? —Hilary tried to imagine how big that mansion was.
—They must have thousands and thousands of tons of food —Daichi's mouth was watering just thinking about it.
—Kai's friends are my friends —said Aki with a smile (the truth was that Aki always enjoyed getting on Kai's nerves and what better way than revealing his existence to his team, but it was true that he considered them his friends). For everyone it always felt weird, it was like seeing Kai smile, something they would never see.
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They talked outside playing cards while Kai was in the living room with Suki glued to him, finally 12 o'clock struck and everyone celebrated, congratulated and gathered to eat the big feast Suki brought.
—thank you for the food Asuka, I never saw a banquet like this, not even when I was in the BBA tournaments, Kai is very lucky to have a fiancée like you —Ray smiled and more when he saw that Kai gave him a little look of anger —you don't need to kill me with your eyes Kai —Ray added.
—oh my God thank you so much Kai's friend with tiger eyes— I know we're not the best of friends but I promise to try to get along better with all of you —Suki made a forced smile and everyone laughed nervously.
—I'd like to get along better with you, I don't know why Hilary thinks you're dangerous —Max gave Hilary a friendly nudge, she was literally petrified of fear when she heard that, she looked dead.
—so? —Suki looked at Hilary —honey do you think I'd be able to do anything bad to you, I wouldn't be able to tempt against the physical integrity of the fool's girlfriend.
—We're not boyfriend and girlfriend! —both shouted blushing, provoking laughter from everyone present.
—yes yes, very funny, well who's hungry! time to eat! —Tyson was going to take everything at once but when he saw Suki's murderous look he restrained himself —hehehe thanks for your words Suki.
—delicious!, this food is the best, I just hope Tyson doesn't eat it all so we can enjoy more and more—Daichi stuffed 2 ham chops in his mouth, he went for the third one but a precisely thrown knife fell between his fingers made him almost pee —hey didn't you say you'd try to get along better with everyone!, not to try to kill us!.
—that's right little one, but I won't tolerate a lack of etiquette in my presence, just eat what's in your mouth first, I'm trying to be as nice as possible for my Kai, please don't make me send you to the emergency room at Christmas.—Suki gently wiped her lips with the napkin.
—yeah she is scary... —Tyson whispered dryly before getting a tap on his grandfather's shoulder with the wooden sword —why? —Tyson rubbed.
—don't disrespect Miss Miyamoto who cordially brought this lavish feast.
—how kind you are Mr. Granger, I don't know how your grandson couldn't inherit any of your good behavior, that's a great pity —said Suki gratefully —I love spending time with you Kai, without those hateful russians and that WITCH Pasha.., is better when we are alone darling, and maybe we can create another heir to the Hiwatari empire hahaha, come Kai is just a joke, I know youare dying of desire but everything in its time —Suki smiled as Hilary and the others' faces turned redder than a tomato.
—jum —Kai folded his arms and with his eyes closed, he thought about what he would do to Aki for making this happen. After all, it was a good night for everyone.
Past Christmas and the New Year, on January 5, Mr. Dickenson made a live statement for everyone, broadcasting from the conference room of the new BBA building. Beyblade fans have been through a lot, you have been waiting for news about the return of the BBA, after almost 2 years you will finally have it, we are already organizing a new Beyblade world championship.
—yes! —Tyson was excited, but cause he was distracted he received a blow from his grandfather —hey that's not fair, I was off guard grandpa!.
—don't get distracted, we'll keep practicing, remember that in a fight there's no time for regrets, little grasshopper.
But this new tournament is not going to be as expected, the best teams in the world facing each other is exciting, but what if this time we reward only one winner, this time it's not going to be the best team in the world, it's going to be the best in the world!
—WHAT? —Kenny was surprised —he was in the garden of the dojo watching the broadcast with Daichi, Grandpa and Tyson practicing while they listened.
—that means all against all... —Ray smiled, he was also watching the broadcast.
—the format is very promising but how will you make it possible, well with all due respect it's impossible for everyone to participate on the same day, if it's not teams, thousands and thousands will participate — asked a reporter.
—that's a very good question, thank you very much for going straight to the point —Mr. Dickenson drank some water —this is the opportunity to face your idols, this time you can be the one standing in front of them in the center of the stage and not watching them from the stands or your living room at home. The championship will be divided first by country winners, then at continental level and finally the best of each continent will face each other to proclaim the winner, we will start in 6 months, that's all for the moment, we wait for you all and let It Rip!, Mr. Dickenson stepped off the podium.
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—Tyson, a battle between us is eminent! —Kai was in his office observing everything, he hadn't felt so excited for a long time —it doesn't matter if more people participate, they are just rocks that I have to crush to see you again in a final —Kai clenched his fists.
After two weeks, Kenny proposed that they all meet one day for him to monitor and improve their blades and why not, practice as well. They all met on Wednesday afternoon at the park. Tyson was practicing with Daichi, the others watched sitting except Kai who was standing under a tree.
—come on Dragoon —Tyson was excited, it's been a while since he had a promising opponent and adding the remarkable improvement of Daichi's skills.
—Stratadragoon —Daichi was also excited, he couldn't help but do his familiar double and triple jumps —I'm going to beat you Tyson.
—they have improved a lot, they are more agile and have more control of their blades —Kenny analyzed the data with Dizzy.
—finish him off! —Daichi shouted but his emotion won out and he attacked with such force that Dragoon just stepped aside and stepped out of the dish —Daichi kicked the ground —I shouldn't have gone so overboard with that attack.
—hahaha, remember we are using a normal plate, analyze the situation my little friend —Tyson dragged the bottom of his nose proudly —after all I am the triple world champion —he extended his hand.
—don't forget that I am also the current champion —Daichi squeezed his hand but tightly —You are always talking as if you are the only member of the team.
—Daichi if it wasn't for having my valuable help to defeat Kai, you wouldn't have succeeded—Tyson squeezed harder —remember that it was me who got us out of trouble in many situations.
—maybe you're right Tyson, although you wouldn't have made it to the finals if Kenny hadn't covered you from your existential crisis because Ray crushed us in seconds during our painful debut, you were only thinking about beating both of them without my help —Daichi gritted his teeth.
—that was luck! —Tyson pushed him and he fell to the ground.
—TYSON! —Hilary shouted in fright — you are not here to fight guys, you are here to train and help each other.
Tyson calm down, Max stepped in between them and helped a very angry Daichi to get up —It doesn't matter who was the culprit or the savior, you won and more importantly, you are friends who shouldn't fight over things from the past —Max held out his hand.
—Max you are the least one to talk, you, Ray and Kai! —what am I talking about, you didn't want to stay with me, you wanted to win and see me lose, none of you wanted to lift the title with me.
—that's not why I did it, I know why the others left too, they wanted to prove that they could beat the best in the world, as a blader you of all people should know that feeling of always wanting to face the best!, and you are the best Tyson, you are my friend but I also wanna prove myself against you and show the world that I can beat you.
—and I won as usual! —said Tyson.
—enough! —Ray stood up with a face of few friends —you are a good friend, not almost a brother and a great fighter, the best..., but your ego sometimes makes you lose your head and hurt those who appreciate you —Ray confronted him face to face — why you can not see it ?
—It would be better to stop training for today — Max touched the back of a Ray who had never behaved like this before.
—yes, I think it's the best to do now Max, see you tommorow Tyson —Ray turned around and sat back down, Daichi followed him.
—yes, just go Ray, it wouldn't be the first time you've done this!.
This is all my fault, I shouldn't have called them, Kenny wanted to cry, the annoyed faces of Daichi, Ray and Max were evident, It all seemed as if it was only a matter of seconds before a huge nuclear bomb went off.
—see what you did Tyson, go and apologize!, —Hilary ordered Tyson.
—no, I will not apologize Hilary, I know I am right so end of problem, Kai come and train with me, it will be better if it's just you and me buddy.
Kai walked towards him but didn't take out his mug or his Dranze —I can't believe you're the one who always beats me, sometimes you're..pathetic —Kai's eyes widened.
—what! —an angry Tyson tried to push him but he moved out of the way.
—that's enough Tyson —Hilary was going to get up and try to stop them.
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Tyson tried to punch Kai, but Kai caught him and kicked him in the left knee making Tyson double over, Kai also slapped him on the cheek, Hilary and Kenny were shocked.
—You want to make fun of me Kai!, but this time I will show you who am I! —Tyson stood up full of hate, Kai simply stepped aside to give him a light stomp on the back that threw him face down.
—isn't this the same problem that made Daichi lose control ?, you can't talk to someone about managing control when you lose it with the slightest hint of anger Tyson.
—the same? —Tyson remembered his words, now he was feeling a little embarrased.
—It's not you now but I don't care, I just want you to show me your best version on the day of the tournament and believe me I'm going to crush you —Kai clenched his fist and left leaving Tyson on the ground, the others left him too. Tyson stayed on the ground but after a few minutes he left too, Tyson was not angry, he was just without thoughts.
—Ray I think we should try to talk, I don't want him to think again that we are all turning our backs on him —Max was worried.
— I know Max but you know how stubborn our friend is, the best thing to do is to let him calm down and then we can talk again, don't worry, he will be fine tommorow — Ray smiled.
—don't worry Kenny, maybe this was something that had to happen, and I believe that thanks to you it could happen at the best possible time —Hilary smiled despite of the situation.
—What do you mean Hilary, I can see why a fight must be a good idea for them?
—You know, Tyson's ego always gets him in trouble, he is not a bad person, Tyson will do everything possible to help or save a friend, I will trust my life to him —Hilary stretched her arms-it happened in the last tournament but this time it's different, Tyson told me about their conversation in Australia and how they made up before the semi-finals.
—but if they reconciled, why did it have to happen again? —asked Kenny without understanding.
—a reconciliation is based on truth, that time neither Max, Ray nor Kai expressed what they really felt when their friend called them traitor, they appreciate him so they let it go, but this time they are not kids or teenagers, we are almost adults now, if you wanna solve a problem, hide it is not an option, you have to face it.
—Hilary...I never thought someone like you would say such philosophical words... —Kenny came out of his astonishment when he felt Hilary's knuckles on his head.
—You think I'm a fool! —Hilary bit her lips and calmed down, just let's go home anyway.
—yes... —Kenny felt better, even if the blow hurt —thank you Hilary, you lifted my spirits when I thought I wouldn't sleep at night for anything in the world.
—friends need to tell each other the truth, after all friends always have big fights and then just laugh- added the girl before leaving the park with Kenny.