All You Wanted

Chapter 4: Close At Touch, Close at Heart

Hey people! I just finished this so don't need to kill me! Oh I really mean to clean up my past stories and such. Also in the fic, instead of author notes I will be putting in brackets with a number inside it so you can read it at the bottom and it won't annoy you or anything…XD. It's 2 am right now…(yawns) This chapter took up 13 pages on word! Please excuse stupidity…I'm sleepy!

Nami awoke with a start. She pulled the bed sheets off to find Kyogue asleep with her hat still on her head and a pair of white pajamas adorning her body. Sanya was also asleep on the third twin bed in the room. (Kyogue and Sanya were still awake at two in the morning except that Kyogue came in first to find Nami and talk to her about going to the hospital. Sanya was outside)

The twin bed sheets of Kyogue's bed were on the floor and in both hands she was clutching a pillow tightly and looked like she was trying to strangle it. Nami smirked as Kyogue's face turned in to that of rage.

"You're even in combat mode when you're asleep." Nami chuckled.

"Die." she grumbled.

"Kyogue?" Nami started.

"Grr…"

"WAKE UP!" Nami yelled.

Kyogue threw the pillow across the room and then reached around blindly for the blanket before covering herself and rolling over, still asleep.

"She's worse than I am." Nami muttered, amused.

Sanya sat up on the twin bed next to Nami's left and yawned. The light blue pajamas Sanya was wearing seemed a bit too large on her so she looked like a child while rubbing her eyes.

Nami smiled, "Sorry to wake you."

"It's okay. If you hadn't yelled, I probably wouldn't be able to get up later." Sanya said.

"It's 9 o'clock." Nami muttered, looking at the digital clock on the table.

"We slept in…" Sanya said sleepily.

"Tala must be pissed." Nami said as she picked up the key to Tala's room and then stepped out the door.

Sanya stood up on her unsteady morning feet but followed Nami.

As soon as Nami and Sanya saw Tala they bit their tongues trying not to laugh. Tala was asleep upside down in his boxers on his bed, drooling on the blankets.

They slammed the door shut and quickly headed back to their room and burst out laughing.

"What! What! Oh…it's you two. What the hell is so funny?" Kyogue nearly fell out of bed as Sanya laughed her way into the room.

"He was asleep in his boxers…I thought he might've been awake…" Sanya said as she giggled.

"Meh, this is why I woke up? Back to bed..." Kyogue muttered, grabbing the pillow and blankets.

Nami smirked, "So, who were you trying to kill in your dream?"

"Damn…just wait woman…just wait." Kyogue muttered, her eyes turning peach while she pulled at her hat.

Nami was suddenly reminded of the Halloween with Hilary as Sanya giggled at Kyogue's face.

"You sleep with your hat?"

"Shut up."

"Apparently she does." Nami said.

"Shut up."

"Make me."

"What was that?" Kyogue sat up, eyes turning red.

"Nothing…" Nami muttered.

"Are you TRYING to irritate me?" Kyogue said, her voice hitting one of those, 'wake me up and I'll kill you' tones.

"To amuse myself? Yes. To irritate you? Definitely. To keep you from falling asleep again? Obviously. Now must I continue?" Nami said.

"I could kill you if I wanted to."

"Do you want to?" Nami asked dryly.

"Duh."

"I'd really love to see you try." The amethyst haired teen crossed her arms in a very calm manner.

"You might want to write your will first." 1

"Go take a shower Kyogue." Nami said shaking her head.

"Who are you to tell me what to do?" Kyogue snapped.

"Captain of the team, so get to it." Nami retaliated.

"Who named you captain?"

"The head vulture himself." Nami said darkly.

Kyogue muttered some foul words under her breath before picking up her bag and dragging it into the bathroom.

Sanya gave Kyogue a meaningful look before saluting to Nami.

"Any orders?" she asked.

"I'll order breakfast. You can wake up boxer boy if you want, or I can just send in a wake up call for him." Nami said.

Sanya grabbed the ice bucket with leftover ice, which had melted over the night, and keys from the table and headed for Tala's room. Nami smirked before grabbing the phone.

"Tala?" Sanya whispered.

The red head simply groaned before rolling over.

"Wake up." Sanya said, prodding him in the arm.

"Not now…it's the middle of the night." Tala murmured.

"It's the middle of the morning, idiot." Sanya said.

Tala pulled the pillow over his head.

"You leave me no choice." Sanya said in an almost sympathetic tone. She picked up the bucket and dumped its contents on his head.

"OH FUCK!" Tala fell out of bed with a loud thump.

"WHAT THE HELL!" He gasped standing up shakily, water dripping down his face.

"It's almost 10." Sanya said.

"…Argh…damn…cold…" Tala said shuddering slightly.

"Sorry, wake up call. Captain's orders." Sanya said.

"Did she order you to dump freezing water on my head!" Tala snapped.

"No. That was my last option. You weren't getting up." Sanya said with an innocent smile.

Tala suddenly realized what he was wearing and his cheeks immediately imitated his hair color.

"Do you mind turning around and walking out the door and back into your room?" Tala said.

"Why?"

"Because I'm…" Tala said through gritted teeth.

"Oh, don't worry. Nami and I already got a full view earlier. By the way…Good Morning!" Sanya said cheerfully before skipping out the doorway.

"Damn…"

"Could the bloody bus move any slower!" Kai thought irritably.

"It's going to be another 2 hours till we get there according to the driver." Hilary said to Tyson who was also getting impatient.

"Apparently not." Kai muttered.

"What?" Ray asked.

"We're not getting anywhere with this stupid bus." Kai said.

"Agreed."

"What a waste of time." Kai muttered.

"The utter joy." Ray said enthusiastically.

"Indeed."

"Is there a reason why you of all people are so impatient?"

"I'm going to sleep." Kai said trying to avoid the subject.

"Still looking for her, eh Kai? I hope you find her because I'm sure, she's all you have left to care for and all your heart needs to be fixed again." Ray thought while Kai crossed his arms and shut his eyes.

Nami, Tala, Sanya, and Kyogue met up with Bryan at the stadium where Mr. Dickenson was planning on giving his speech, where all the bladers would register and receive their ID. Bryan immediately disliked Kyogue for telling him that he needed a haircut. Sanya was pretty distant from the three. Nami had wandered off while they weren't paying attention.

"Pretty big stadium." She muttered, brushing her hand over the sleek, cool metal of the railing. She heard a pair of footsteps. Her eyes darkened with confusion as they came upon the direction of the approaching person.

"Talking to yourself?"

Nami swore she almost had died.

"Surprised to see me?"

"What are you doing here!" She exclaimed, throwing her arms around the person.

"Where the heck is Tyson?" Hilary said.

"Probably at the snack machine." Kai muttered.

"Things never change." Max said with a smile.

"Mr. Dickenson! Great to meet you after such a long time!" Ray said.

"Good to see you too Ray. My you folks have grown. Or have I shrunk?" Mr. Dickenson said cheerfully.

Everyone except Kai laughed. Kai had one of his famous scowls on his face. He waited for Mr. Dickenson to ask where Tyson was and about the stadium and whatever he normally said. Instead Mr. Dickenson looked up at Kai and gave him a serious look.

"How are you doing Kai?"

"Fine." Kai muttered.

"I hope so. Area to your liking?"

"Not favorably so." Kai said, before walking off. Everyone looked at Mr. Dickenson uneasily.

"He's troubled at the moment." Mr. Dickenson said quietly, sighing as he sat down.

"Did anything happen before?" Hilary asked.

"Difficult to convince him to join this year. Seeing as how he missed last year's tournament and with…"

"True. So many things have gone wrong since she left." Hilary said softly.

"That girl is one of the most strong willed person I have ever met. I'm sure she had her own reason. She did leave an impression…" Mr. Dickenson said.

"Yeah. She did."

"Well I best be off. Last minute preparations to take care of." Mr. Dickenson said.

The girl hugged her back like a sister before letting go. Nami stared at the dark haired girl, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You fell in love didn't you?"

"WHAT! Why do you always come up with a conclusion the moment I see you? I mean, I haven't see you in years." Nami said.

"You did, didn't you?"

Nami sighed, trying to change the subject, "How are you?"

"Perfectly ok. Apart from the fact that we're entering the tournament this year. We've skipped it for the past couple years. Without you as captain." The girl said.

"Crystal…you know I didn't have a choice." Nami whispered.

"You think I did?" the dark haired girl said, frowning.

"You're still my mirror image." Nami mumbled, hugging Crystal again.

"Dyed my hair." Crystal said, smiling sadly, before she and Nami sat down on identical blue seats of the empty audience.

"So, who is Captain this year? Kenji? The asshole doesn't even know how to handle people…including the girls." Nami said, scowling darkly. Crystal shared the look, knowing Kenji's abusive attitude towards Nami.

"Nah...Justin took over. Kenji disappeared long ago. Ha, did us all a favor." Crystal said.

"You know, you were the only person I could ever get along with on the team." Nami said, leaning onto Crystal's shoulder. 2

"I know what you mean. Damn Kenji. Didn't even let me talk to you the last time we met." Crystal said, gently putting her arms around the older girl.

"I'm working for his dad," Nami muttered, "Don't really have a choice."

"That censored…" Crystal started.

"It's alright. So what is your team called now? If Justin didn't choose something better than 'Elite Jewels' then he's worse than Boris." Nami said, snickering, holding onto, Crystal's arm.

"Pimp Patrol." Crystal said, spitting out the words before laughing. Nami smiled weakly.

"Babes…what's wrong with you! You're not laughing!" Crystal asked, in an almost hysterical voice, shaking Nami gently.

"Nothing. I'm just tired, Jewels. My wounds aren't healing as fast as they normally do." Nami said, closing her eyes. She was still using Crystal's shoulder as a pillow.

"Nuh uh! Don't you call me Jewels when you're not happy. I know something happened. Who is it?" Crystal said.

"Not until you tell me what your team name is." Nami muttered.

"We're the Silent Executioners." Crystal said, sighing at how pathetic the name was.

"It's better than Elite Jewels." Nami muttered.

"Who is he?"

"I don't want to talk about it…" Nami murmured.

"Why!" Crystal asked.

"Because…it breaks my heart all over again."

The soft whisper made Crystal feel guilty. Crystal started to wonder how long had she been like in that state. The atmosphere immediately changed around them.

"I wish your eyes would sparkle again." Crystal allowed Nami to lie on her lap while she talked.

"It wasn't Kai's fault…" Nami said softly, surprised at the warm salty tears that carried away happiness down her cheeks.

"Kai! Kai Hiwatari?"

"The one and only."

"I'm sorry Atlanta." Crystal muttered, stroking her head gently. 3

"It still hurts." Nami whispered.

"I know…" Crystal said softly, hugging the older girl as tightly as she could.

"Where the hell is Nami? Pff, some captain…" Bryan muttered.

"Chill man, she'll be here." Tala said.

"When? After the tournament is over?" Kyogue said.

"She needs time alone." Sanya said.

"What?" Tala asked.

"She met up with a friend in the stadium. She'll be back soon." Sanya fiddled with her pocket, trying to scoop out her blade.

"And you know this how?" Kyogue asked.

"Don't mind that right now, what we need to do is find out who we're up against during the first round." Sanya said calmly.

"Hmm…" Tala muttered.

"Can I have a dollar?" Sanya asked.

"For?" Tala said suspiciously.

"A snack." Sanya smiled. Tala gave her an annoyed look before fishing through his pockets. He pulled out his wallet and took out two crumpled dollars. After he handed them to her, he let out a sigh, "All my money goes into snacks…"

"And cheap boxers…" Sanya said quietly with a smile.

"Get me a coke!" Kyogue smirked.

Tala followed Sanya in hot pursuit.

"Hey Atlanta?" Crystal asked.

Nami had long since calmed down, even though she was still a bit depressed. Crystal had asked her if Kai had treated her properly and got into personal questions, which had started to irritate the amethyst haired teen. Crystal had succeeded in getting Nami to her almost normal state.

"Yeah?"

"How many times did you kiss? I mean really…"

"Twice." Nami sighed, annoyed.

"REALLY! Oh my god." Crystal exclaimed gleefully.

"Yes…" Her eyebrow started to twitch.

"Do you have ANY idea on how many girls would die for a lip lock with Kai!"

"Shut up Jewels."

"Ooo jealous much?" Crystal sneered.

"Ooo, jealous much about Sammy crushing on Justin?" Nami sneered back.

"Damn you." Crystal's cheeks imitated the color of a cherry.

"Aww, Jewely can't manage to snag a kiss from Justin? Hmm?" Nami said with a smirk.

"Atleast I've kissed a guy more than twice!"

"Right…would that include Ryan? Do brothers count?" Nami asked.

"You are such a…" Crystal started.

"Kai must already have a girlfriend by now." Nami said quietly.

"Girl…" Crystal sighed, putting a hand on Nami's shoulder.

"Damn, I am jealous…but if he does, I'm happy for him." Nami said.

"Geez Chica, you are head over heels. Over the moon."

"Attention! All teams register in the entrance room. All judges, coaches, and attendants please check in! Thank you." The voice broke through the halls, stadium and wherever people were in hearing range in the building.

"I guess I'll see you later." Nami said as she stood up.

"Later captain." Crystal said, saluting.

"Yeah."

As Nami left Crystal called out, "YOU BETTER TALK TO ME SOON!"

"I promise." Nami said smiling before disappearing through the doors.

"SANYA! GET BACK HERE!" Tala yelled.

"NO!" The blue haired girl ran down the hallway, her snowy bangs flying into her face, and she held as many snacks as she could.

"Take it back!" Tala growled.

"Never!" Sanya giggled as she ran.

Sanya suddenly tripped and dropped all the snacks, causing the coke can to burst open and spread all over the white floor. Her eyes closed as she slipped and started to fall. Suddenly, two strong arms gently lifted her up. Tala looked down at her with a worried expression on his face.

"Thank you." Sanya said, slowly opening her orange eyes. Tala suddenly let go of her, and lifted up her chin with two fingers, surprising Sanya.

"Girl, I swear, if you…" he leaned closer to her, while keeping eyes locked onto her own confused ones.

"Uh." Sanya's cheeks heated up.

"If you don't take it back, I'll dump the soda on your head." Tala threatened.

"HELP! HE'S ATTACKING ME!" Sanya yelled the first thing that came to mind.

"Tala, what the fuck are you doing?" Bryan said impatiently. Kyogue walked out with him also looking annoyed.

"He's trying to…" Sanya started before Tala slapped a hand over her mouth.

"I'm getting revenge." Tala said.

"Ahem?" Nami stood in front of the group, hands on her hips with an eyebrow raised.

"Ah…" Tala let go of Sanya whose cheeks was still a tad bit red.

"Explanations? Anyone?" She asked.

Bryan crossed his arms mumbling something about annoying couples.

"Let's see. Sanya borrowed 2 dollars from Tala, Tala said his money was wasted in buying snacks, Sanya made a comment about him wasting it on cheap boxers which is cough true cough, Tala chased her, Sanya tripped, the snacks, including my coke, slipped and fell, messy floor, Tala finally getting a hold of Sanya. The end." Kyogue recited.

"You like making lists don't you?" Tala said, sarcasm dripping in his tone.

Nami stepped a few paces back, trying to avoid the sticky concoction on the ground.

"Solved. Tala, I am punishing you for a week. You are not allowed to step within a 6-foot range near Sanya. Sanya for commenting on Tala's boxers, I forbid you to buy any more cokes for the rest of the day. Credit goes to Sanya for funny joke." Nami said, smirking.

Kyogue snickered before heading back into their locker room. Tala's ears turned red from anger and embarrassment. Sanya grinned triumphantly.

"Success, I made you find something funny." Sanya said.

"Unfair! She dumped cold water on me this morning." Tala grumbled, taking a few steps back away from Sanya.

"Same thing I would've done. Anyway, it's time to register, I'm going up to the front. Meet me in the stadium in about 15 minutes." Nami said, raising a hand as she walked away.

"Sign here please. And here. And here…" The tournament official was starting to get on Nami's nerves.

"Alright, I'm signing!" Nami snapped.

"Sorry Miss Kahaku. It's stricter this year." The man said.

"It always is." Nami muttered.

"Here is your team's timetable, directory, tickets, and upcoming round opponents, and of course the personal information." The man handed Nami a clipboard with a copy of the documents she had just signed. She impatiently took the clipboard and started flipping through its contents.

"Hmph. Silent Executioners of course. As I thought." Nami mumbled.

She started looking in the directory for familiar names. She didn't pay attention to the people around her, and kept in the direction of the stadium, eyes still on the directory. A cold wave shuddered throughout her entire body.

"Tyson…Ray… Kenny…Max…" Nami read.

Suddenly, she ran into someone. The clipboard fell out of her hands and her face came in contact with the soft fabric of someone's shirt. She could feel a well-toned torso beneath it and a pair of firm arms held her in place. A familiar scent of cinnamon and autumn took hold of her senses. Her eyes widened in alarm. She knew who he was. Her whole body was numb with shock and completely unmovable. The only thing that moved was the hot tears rolling down her cheeks, uncontrolled.

"Kai!"

to be continued…

Explanations:

1- Nami's Will- I actually removed a part right here where Nami was talking about what she would've wanted and the last thing she would've said was for Kyogue to go take a shower. Here is the wishlist: For Tala to get a new taste in boxers, for Bryan to get a haircut, for Ian to get plastic surgery, for Spencer (I forgot that guy's name, Nami nicknamed him Hatboy) to get a new taste in hats, for Sanya a world's supply of cookies, for Megan and Mark to get together, for Boris, Voltaire, Kenji, Iris, Hospitals, and Biovolt to go to the hot scary place underground, for Crystal and Justin to hook up, for Tyson to lose weight, for Hilary and Tyson to hook up, for Ray to get a girlfriend (nudges Kyogue), for Max a world's supply of candy, for Kenny to get Dizzy out, for Kai to get a girlfriend who wouldn't leave him (sniffle), and for Kyogue to go take a shower.

2-Crystal- Nami had been on Kenji's team with Crystal. Who was her only friend. Sometimes Crystal had been removed from the team and then later had been put back on. (I'm still thinking about rewriting my Meeting You prequel to get more details in) More info on their friendship later, but they are almost as close as sisters. Crystal does know about Kenji's abuse towards Nami and like I said, they are very close.

3-Atlanta- Nami's old team had always referred to her as 'Atlanta' and she doesn't mind being called that by them. She prefers Nami though.

MUHAHAHA! CLIFFIE! I love doing this to you people. It's 2 in the morning right now and I can't sleep. I saw Evangelion on tv at 11:30 and I haven't been sleepy. I can't think straight right now so please excuse stupidity on this chapter. My eyes hurt. An ALMOST Fluffy moment between Sanya and Tala. More to come soon. XD I am still trying to find time to rewrite 'Meeting You' so that everything is a bit more clear. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!