Gomen Nasai... I am so sorry I haven't updated for ages. My reasons are as following...

1, I have exams once every 3rd day or something, not to mention that I must have over 70 per cent correct answers on my Latin exam if I want to pass.
2, Been ill again, fever, cold and a sore throat.
3, Since Christmas is arriving, I am spending a lot of time on baking.
4, I had some slight problems on building up the events for this chapter.
5, Reconstructing things in my room, so I am quite busy with that as well.
6, Started on more fics, bad me, spends more time with that then this. It was a lot easier to write on, so far.
7, Not to mention, with all this, most of the time I am free for a while, I am too tired to think.

So don't expect many updates from me in a while, because the rush continues. To be honest, I don't think I will be able to update like I usually manage to until after Christmas, once my grandmother moves out of my room after Christmas. (She gets to stay in here during Christmas this year, she's old! I sleep on the couch downstairs) It's not like I mind it though, I mean, I rarely get to see her these days. She lives in another part of the country.

I know I forgot to write the teaser in the last chapter and that gave me a major headache since normally that is, well, it's the push I need for continuing. This time however, almost forgot what I was about to put into this. Hmm... I should really start to make more notes. Now, where did I put that notebook?

(starts browsing around on her REALLY messy table)

Ah, there! (Turns the pages through the notes about battles, attacks and end notes. To the very last page.)

Ignore me, I need to finish some extra, secret work here. Hehe, I guess I have to much in my head at the moment. Now that Christmas is nearly here, my writing time is once more minimized thanks to I have other things I need to complete. But after Christmas, my next holiday, then prepare for some rush of updates again. I really have more time to do these things during break then during the normal days. Sigh...

Shitza

Ps: This is probably one of the worst chapters ever, but to be honest I had no idea how to put everything down. Next chapter WILL have a lot more, as it has some more background story. The only thing that I think will be most enjoyable to read, will be the past of the new BBA bladers.

Unfinished Business

RBA grounds

The order of the day started nicely as Max was chirping having his girlfriend back in his arms. Tenesee had made a full recovery over the night. The two of them sat together in one of the training rooms, blades in their hands. Their teams were battling and F Sangre had, after a few discussions, agreed to sign in as well to RBA, due to the damage the BBA had caused on one of their teammates.

Or ex-teammates. Tenesee had once more gone back to her family team, but they allowed her to stay for as long as she liked. Max didn't seem to mind and after the incident with the Bladebreakers he rarely left her out from his sight. His teammates thought this was hilarious and started to call him things like, loverboy and darling Max. The blond boy ignored them. They were simply jealous of him, as his mother told him.

Tenesee yawned. They sat outside, enjoying the bright sun. The air was still chilly, but it seemed that the worst part of the winter was over for them. The spring was arriving early to Japan and the signs all showed upon warmer weather. Tenesee's hat was on top of Max's head. The two of them laughed together snuggling up close.

Suddenly, without warning Ray arrived from behind the trees and the Neko Jin smiled seeing one of his best friends with girlfriend sitting on one of the stone benches. he would hate to do what he was about to do, but it wasn't his idea, from the start.

Slowly he approached them and they did not notice. Five metres away he called for his friend. Max looked up and sighed. Tenesee sat up as well and shook her head. It was the only thing she did not like about this place and that was the lack of privacy. Hopefully the two of them could go back home, when all of this was over.

"Hi Ray, what's up?" Max said staring at the Neko Jin. Ray looked tired and clearly knew what Max was thinking. After all, someone was together with another RBA member it made sure you were never left alone. Since practically everyone had heard something about one and another you were never unnoticed.

"Your mom asked me to come and fetch you. I am sorry to disrupt the moment for the two of you, do believe me I know how it feels."

Tenesee returned her hat to her head, stealing it from Max who did not notice. The girl pecked him on the cheek before turning to hurry back to her room, to tell her best friends the details. It was one of few things that could annoy Max and that was the fact that all her friends seemed to know him before he had a chance to know them.

Max got to his feet as well and followed his raven-haired friend towards the building. The two of them walked in silence. Max kept his eyes to the ground, thinking. Ray was looking up towards the the sky, smiling. The other teen stopped for a moment and Max wondered if anything was wrong.

The Chinese teen sighed. Max looked up as well and smiled. The sky was blue and a few brave birds could be seen challenging the cold that lay over the country. (A/N: I have no idea if some of the birds stay during the winter as they do here, but never mind.)

"Ray, is anyting wrong?" Max asked.

Ray shook his head. "No, I am just thinking. You know, Mariah showed me the International beyblading rules earlier this morning. You know, we only have a few years left to stay as international bladers before we are too old to go on."

"What? I've never heard about that before." Max said rather higher then he intended.

"It's true. When a blader turns 21 he or she is immediately kicked away from the blader list. This means we can continue like this for around 3 years. Well, you and Tyson for four, Kai for only two. Do you have any idea of what you want to do when this dream is settled?"

Max looked down again. "You mean, when our blades are put on the shelf. I have no idea. Maybe I can help Tenesee and her family with the range, but I don't know. It doesn't feel like we have many choices. Many bladers doesn't have time for the hard time studying most people live up to. We blade, we are sportsmen. But then, I do wonder what will happen."

Max looked over to his friend. "You are really lucky to live in a village like yours Ray, where education doesn't really seem to matter."

Ray chuckled. "Can't bet on that. In my village they want us to take years of training from different senseis. Guess how much time I've had with you guys, going after you to help you out all the time."

Max chuckled as well. "I guess that leaves us in the same seat. Who knows what the future can store for two ex-bladers. Come on, mom is probably waiting for us."

Ray smiled. "Yeah, let's go!"

One of many Labs at RBA

The lab was sparely lit and most of the light seemed to come from static charges from a weird looking machine. kenny smiled to himself, fixing the rubber gloves on his hands and the goggles on his eyes. His glasses lay on a shelf at the moment.

The machine banged and whirled, boomed and hissed. Then stopped.

"Sucess!" he chirped happily sprinting over to the smoking machine. A small box opened and the happy teen took out a small object.

"Just wait till Zagart sees this, I can ask for a pay rise!" he said clutching his hand around the small valuable object.

Right then the door opened. Kenny quickly changed goggles to glasses and looked up to see Kim standing in the doorway, dressed in a lab coat as well.

"How did it go?" she asked.

Kenny smiled. "Success!" he said happily. The genius lifted the blade over his head and laughed. Kim nodded and walked out again, gently closing the door behind her. Her face, held a mysteious smirk.

(A/N: Sorry, this part was the thing that gave me the most problem. Weird huh, but I got out of track)

In a locked room

The screen flickered through the channels. The first battle of the day was rolling. two completely new opponentswere facing each other, one being constructed out of French and Canadian players, the other was the old and reliable Team Psychic. however, the score didn't look good at all for any of the Psychics. They where two wins down.

Jim had been battling first, and lost to this guy called Jean-Paul. Salima took the second round, and lost as well. Against a girl called Gabrielle.

Now it was Kane's turn to battle, and the captain looked determined to turn the tide. But his eyes were shocked, for his opponent, Aurora, used the smallest blade he had ever seen. It could only be around an inch in diameter.

The two bladers launched and Auroras mini blade disappeared at once. Not even Jazzman could detect anything, even if reports rolled in. Most thought it had disappeared, being beaten already and the commentator was about to declare the winners, when...

"Attack!" the bushy blond girl yelled. Her blade appeared from nowhere and with an incredible force Kane was knocked out.

The whole world was in awe seeing this French speaking winners. Goki became the only one who managed to win his round, using anger to increase his strength.

The screen was put out and a evil cackle could be heard through the room.

Le Fleur de Jardin, the garden's flower had won their first round with ease. More would await, one of his most appreciated teams.

Dann'y Past

A young boy fell to the ground, his hair had the colour of autumn leaves and the eyes of emeralds walked slowly upon the dark streets of a small town in Russia. He wore nothing more then a couple of rags and old knitten scarf around his neck.

The little boy, around the age of nine walked up to a hill where several stones lay, like a graveyard. For it was a graveyard, comming from the slaughter of his family. Five years ago, different boys had been taken to go to some Abbey in Moscow. His mother and his sisters had protected him from going, paying with their lives. The attackers had been teenagers around 13-16. They had used some plastic spinning things called beyblade, slaughtering through his family like shreds of torn paper.

Now he was alone. He lived in a orphanage and his life there had learned him nothing was fair in life. That was simply a stupid imaginated picture the naïve would have.

No, Danny had his ambitions, ever since that day he would revenge on the people who had done this to him. And he knew who, and he knew how. In his own darkness this blader of the heroic thunder that haunted his enemies dreams.

The BladebreakersX were chilling, taking it cool and doing whatever they fancied. This meant that Isac quickly disappeared to go blading somwhere else. William had gone down town to find some new cool bladeparts. Ana had run of to the BBA office, to report some of the latest news. Danny was in the park, taking a break from everyone else.

While the team was out Hilary helped Tyson to remake things in the Dojo. The two teenagers spent the day throwing out a pile of things that had been in the dojo for ages, things neither Tyson's grandfather or father had done anything about. Tyson sighed seeing how much the family had been collecting. There were several closets and rooms that weren't used, mainly since you couldn't open them due to the fact something or everything would fall out.

Hilary was humming happily helping her boyfriend carrying boxes of old broken swords and dusty artefacts. Tyson smiled seeing how content his love looked like, all though she seemed to be quite obsessed with turning his life upside down.

The two of them did not get finished until late at night, and as it seemed only one of the members returned. Ana had called them saying she was staying over at the BBA office, to attend some important meetings. Isac and Danny had completely disappeared, yet knowing the two of them they would show up sooner or later. Tyson did not dare try to find them, he knew Danny would never be able to stop calling him mommy after something like that and if he tried to find Isac that blader would disappear again.

William returned right before the secon match of the day would start... the White Tigers versus Ice Sky...

TBC

I am really sorry for stopping here, but as it is, my inspiration is low due to all my Christmas thinking, and most likely it will pop up afterwards. I simply need to take a break from this, I really feel like I am the monster here. Gomen Nasai!

Anyway, I have also started upon new projects, like a Beyblade forum. If you want to see it then youshould click to my homepage these days. It's not big yet, but I'm hoping on improving.

Thanks for reading. There will be no special review replies (I'm exhausted after all studying and such) however it doesn't stop me from thanking you all!

Arigato
Grazie
Merci beaucoup
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Tack
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