Ray: Hi…I know you guys don't expect me but…MN is unavailable for the moment.
Sora: You sound like a retarded telephone operator!
Ray: I know…(wince)
Sora: It's only me and Ray and where the hell is Kai?
Ray: Don't know, don't care.
Sora: You know, he acted a bit weird last chapter…
Ray: Suspicion…tsk…your relationship is going bye-bye…
Sora: (glares at him) Shut up.
Ray: We'll disclaim for MN? Poor girl…she's under stress.
Sora: She does not own beyblade.
Chapter 12---------------------------------
That night, (when Kai kissed Lorelei) when they returned to their respective rooms, Lorelei saw Sora working on something. "What's that?"
"Oh, wrist band." Sora held up the thick black sports wristband. So far, it had the letter K sewed on it in gold thread. "For Kai." Guilt built up inside Lorelei. Sora had happiness radiating from her, and Lorelei regretted letting Kai even come close. 'You're so stupid, Lorelei!' She thought angrily.
"Hey. You zoned?" Sora waved a hand in front of her face.
"Yeah, Sora…" Lorelei started. Should she tell? But the thought of erasing the smile from her best friend's face pained her. But she deserved the truth. "Nevermind, I'm going to sleep."
"Ok…" Sora resumed to her sewing, barely noticing her friend's discomfort. If only she knew…
The next morning… Hilary's POV
I entered the lounge and saw Kai inside, alone facing the window. Excellent. I quietly shut the door and walked to him, placing my hand on his shoulder and turning him around to face me. "Hey." I said coyly. He shrugged my hand off and ignored me. "Kai, we go way back."
"As far as the distance between me and the door, where you should be heading to."
"C'mon, I'll be better…" Before he could reply, I grabbed the back of his head and pulled him closer for a rough kiss.
Sora's POV
I clutched the box containing the band in my hand, hoping he'll like it. I did get a few pinpricks but it was worth it. I pushed the lounge door and stopped on my tracks. Kai. Hilary. Kissing. I closed my eyes and opened them again. It was true. 'You've been through this!' I yelled at myself but why does it hurt so much? I calmed down and waited for them to realize they have company.
No POV
Sora was getting real pissed so she coughed, "Ahem." Kai immediately pulled away with a flush on his cheeks. Hilary took hold of the situation.
"Wait, you're with her?" Hilary asked. "You told me you broke up." She was clearly enjoying her role-playing.
"What?" Kai spat. "Since when-"
"And you kissed Lorelei last night." She finished loudly. She let it sink in.
"I don't believe you." Sora said slowly. Kai felt a rush of relief. "But if you have evidence, I might reconsider."
"Of course, wait right here…" She sailed out of the room, leaving Kai and Sore to an intense staring contest. Hilary used the reception's phone to call up to Lorelei's room.
"Hello?" Lorelei answered.
"Lorelei, Sora knows you kissed Kai last night. You better come down and explain now." Hilary said slyly.
"R-right." She stammered and hung up. Hilary took out the photograph she snapped last night and waited for a few minutes. Then she re-entered the lounge, passing the photograph to Sora.
"Believe me, Sara…" Hilary started.
"I don't believe you and it's Sora, get it right." The latter rolled her eyes and continued. "This can be graphically designed and-"
"Sora! I didn't mean to-" Lorelei burst in and all eyes averted to her.
"You didn't mean to do exactly what?" Sora asked frostily. The atmosphere was so thick; you could cut it with a knife. The brown-haired girl looked at the guy and her best friend, whom she trusted. Now if she couldn't believe them, she won't trust anyone.
Sora wished this was a dream, a joke, a prank, anything but real. The two people she trusted betrayed her and it hurt like hell. She had enough, slapping the gift for Kai on the table and hurtling out of the room. Lorelei followed, grabbing her wrist, "Sora!"
Her friend shot her the iciest look that could freeze the warmest of hearts. "I'll talk when I come back." With that, she shoved the hotel door open and stormed off.
Sora's POV
I walked along an ally, at the back of some shops and stopped at a particular door. A girl wearing rocker chick clothes looked up, bored. "What? If you want entry, I won't let you in."
"Y todo queda en nada." (And everything ends in nothing) I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes. She smirked and gave way. I kicked the door open. "Lexie?" I called. She was a friend of mine who sold rocker clothes.
"Sora? That you?" Her voice floated out.
"Yeah." I started flipping through the racks, containing cooler clothes than those at the front.
"Hey! I thought you only wore this kind of clothes when-"Lexie came out and her face fell. "Oh no…not again."
"Again." I said.
"Whose the bastard this time?" She sighed.
"This guy on the team." I jerked distractedly.
"Which one?" She frowned. "The Chinese? Thought he was nice…"
"The Russian." I answered flatly.
"Him? You? With him? He's like, ice."
"I know. Funny, he was playing all along."
"Thought he was too stiff to play. I thought Lorelei would prevent this."
"Ha! She was the one who betrayed me." I muttered, getting into the dressing room and changing into a tight cropped black tee, with PUNK written in faded letters.
"What?"
"Simple. He kissed her. She kissed him back. Kept it from me and viola." I put on a pair of low hip huggers and strapped a tassel belt loosely round my waist. This is the real me. I stepped out and pulled on fingerless gloves, hiding the pinpricks and cuts on my hand. Damn. I wasted my time and pain for him. Fuck me. "Thanks Lexie." I exited and wondered to the park where we trained, under the willow tree, facing the lake.
Any moment everything can change
Feel the wind on your shoulder
For a minute all the world can wait
Let go of your yesterday
Can you hear it
calling?
Can you feel it in your soul
Can you trust this longing and take control
Back to the hotel…when Sora just left, Hilary was satisfied with what she caused. Wrapping her arms round Kai's neck, she whispered, "She's gone." She raised her face to his and without any warning; he slapped her with all his angry might.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME!" He screamed.
"K-Kai…" Suddenly, the rest burst in (minus Lorelei).
"YOU SCHEMING BITCH! SHOULD I SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU? I HATE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL! YOU MEAN NOTHING TO ME!" He moved closer like he was going to strike again but fortunately for Hilary (unfortunately for us), Ray held him back.
"Kai, chill." He said soothingly, his eyes darting between Hilary's tear-stained face to Kai's furious one. Kai's face softened at the thought of Sora, but hardened when he realized he'll never be forgiven. He shrugged Ray off and his face twisted.
"I love her." He whispered, snatched the box up and stormed off.
Sora's POV
The dark clouds gathered, matching my mood.
Fly
Open up the
part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine
Forget about
the reasons why you can't in life
And start to
try
'Cause it's
your time
Time to fly
All your worries, leave them somewhere else
Find a dream
you can follow
Reach for
something when there's nothing left
And the world's feeling hollow
Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel
it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing and take control?
Fly
Open up the
part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine
Forget about
the reasons why you can't in life
And start to
try
'Cause it's
your time
Time to fly
Raindrops fell, mixing with my tears.Why? I hate this. The rain worsened, soaking into my clothes. Jesus Christ! Why am I cursed today?
/ Mistress…let me protect you. / I closed my eyes and a warm glow surrounded me, and Guardian Driger's soul combined with mine.
No POV
When Sora re-opened her eyes, it was no longer her soft, creamy hazel color. It was a hard, emotionless green color. "Sora" stood up and trekked in the rain, back to the hotel.When she got into shelter of the lobby, she ignored all the disapproving looks for the staff and slopped to the lift.
Once she entered her suite, Lorelei stood up and started forward. "Sora" paused and said coldly, "She does not want to talk to you." Lorelei caught sight of the changed eye color and she stopped short. She knew her friend's soul was combined with her bitbeast's now and that was bad.
Sora's POV
Once I was safely in my room, Guardian Driger absorbed back into my beyblade. After one long hot shower, I felt a bit better. I threw myself on the bed. Guardian Driger, talk to me.
/ What do you want to talk about/
I don't know. Cheer me up.
/ Uh…/
Remember the times when I told you not to interrogate my thoughts?
/ Yes…/
You have the permission to do it now. You're first and last.
/ Why thank you! I feel so honored. / It replied dryly. I laughed softly.
See? You made me laugh without even trying.
/ He's not worth it. / The smile faded from my lips.
Why does it pain me more than the other times?
/ Well, maybe you thought he was The One/
Yeah… I sighed and hugged my pillow tighter. What about Lorelei? Should I forgive her? Before it could reply, I got this crazy idea and went out of my room. "Look." I said, facing her. "I understand fully, okay?"
"You do?" She asked, confused.
"Yes, I do. I know you like him and you don't want to acknowledge the thought because you know I like him. Thanks but don't get me between your feelings and end up hurting me, okay?" I paused for an intake of air. "So, he's all yours." I exited the suite.
Lorelei's POV
WHAT? No! I don't like Kai! I mean I like him but not love like. Oh god, she has totally got the wrong idea.
Ray's POV
"What happened?" I asked softly when I opened Kai's door. He was sprawled on the bed, looking as good as dead.
"Why?" He mumbled.
"Why what?"
"Why did I have to kiss Lorelei?"
"What? You kissed LORELEI? What is wrong with you?"
"Fuck, how am I supposed to know?" He yelled.
"You tell me! You have a perfect girl in your hands and you screwed up!" I calmed down. "Okay, what happened?"
"Hilary snapped a photograph of me and Lorelei. Today she kissed me and Sora came in." He groaned. "Then Hilary told her I kissed Lorelei and gave her the evidence. Sora didn't believe her till Lorelei burst in and later when Sora went, I slapped Hilary." I got up and went out quietly.
Sora's POV
I stood on the sand, facing the beach, the waves crashing onto the sand. The wind played with my hair and I watched in silence. Suddenly, anger built up inside of me. "WHY IS MY LIFE SO SCREWED!" Tears welling up behind my eyelids.
"I don't know. But for one thing, you're more fortunate than others."
I spun around, facing Ray. "What do you know?" I turned away.
"Look I know about your situation and if it makes you feel any better, Kai slapped Hilary after you left."
"Who cares? He cheated me, with my best friend! Lets talk about something else…why are you single?"
"I'm a very picky guy." He confessed, shrugging helplessly. " So once a girl does something wrong, she's out."
"You were considering Lorelei but since she did this-"
"No. I never considered Lorelei before. She's just a friend."
"How 'bout me?" I asked, dying to get an opinion.
"Look, you are a very attractive and nice girl and Kai's very lucky to have you." He paused. "But the feelings not there, you know? I treat you like a good friend and any guy's fortunate to have you."
"Nobody's said that to me before." I looked down. "Okay, now I judge you…"
"Go easy on me." He laughed.
"Kai's also a very lucky guy to have a friend like you. And likewise, I treat you as a friend. Any girl will kill to have you." I said.
"Gee…thanks." He replied awkwardly. "Look, Kai cares for you."
"Right." I muttered. "And he cares enough to kiss my best friend. I feel so honored."
"Give him time maybe he's stressed…"
"Funny, that was what I used to say."
"Life sucks." We said in unison and cracked up. "First time I laughed today." I sobered up.
"Maybe tomorrow will be a better day." He rubbed my shoulder. (O.O What is he doing?) After watching the waves for a moment, I turned to Ray. He caught my eye and we started drawing closer. Our lips met.
No POV
Kai watched from above at his suite's window, watch his best friend and his girlfriend kiss. His heart pounded like crazy and his hands clenched into fists.
Sora's POV
We broke apart. "Wow." I murmured.
"Hey, I know it's not like when you kiss Kai but don't put me on." He joked, blushing a fire engine red.
"Geez, chill. It's not like anyone saw us." I chided. (Oh really?)
"But he's my best friend." He argued.
"He hurt me." I retorted. "Who do you pity? The victim or attacker?"
"I guess the victim…"
"That's me."
"Yeah, I'm going upstairs, goodnight." Ray got up and trailed off, leaving me to watch the waves alone.
Ray's POV
I unlocked the door and entered the room. Kai was seated on the armchair, a shadow cast over his eyes. "You okay?" I asked concerned.
"Hn."
"Whatever. I'm going to hit the sack." I yawned and headed to my room.
"How was it?" He asked emotionlessly.
"What?" I froze.
"Your kiss with my girlfriend." He replied coldly.
"Ah…that." I said uncomfortably.
"That." He said flatly.
"Look, it meant nothing." I hurriedly said. He merely glared at me and disappeared into his room. (Wow! So civilized! Thought he would punch Ray!) I relaxed and crashed onto my bed, going off like a light.
End of Chapter 12
Tyson: Kai's in the bathroom, washing out his mouth 'cause of the Hilary kiss just now. (Walks closer to the door.)
Kai: Goddamn! That was the NASTIEST! (Frantically rinsing his mouth out with Listerine) All the times my mother told me not to kiss a stranger and I didn't listen to her!
Tyson: Your mother told you that?
Kai: Go to hell, Tyson!
Hilary: It wasn't that bad!
Tyson: Will it hurt to try?
Kai: A lot, believe me! A lot!
Tyson: Oh well, R&- Wait! How are you, Sora?
Sora: Crappy. Thanks to YOU KNOW WHO!
Kai: (comes out) Will you just lis-
Sora: Never in my whole cursed life!
Tyson: Well, R&R- Hey Kai, can I have Sora now?
Somewhere Kai screamed bloody murder.
Tyson: Guess that's a no.
