Forming a Promise
Kohari: I gotta say, I'm pretty disappointed. I waited months for reviews, and none came. And after all that excitement and begging for a sequel to "Breaking a Promise"! See? This is the kinda thing that made me wanna shut down my account in the first place. Is there even a point in continuing when nobody's even reading my work? But I love you guys, so I'm willing to give you another chance. Okay, it's actually that I have this story pretty much planned out, even a sequel called "Keeping a Promise" (Can't tell ya what it's about, though!), but still. Hopefully you guys will want this story to get finished. And I'm sure you want me to shut up now so you can go ahead and actually read (if you still are), so...here it is!
There were only a few days of summer left before school began once again. Although it wasn't the same without Max or Ray around, they tried to squeeze in some fun while they still could - the only way they knew how.
"Ready?" Tyson asked, beyblade aimed for the center of the dish.
"I think the question is whether or not you're ready, Tyson," Kai quipped back.
"Oh, you know it," Tyson returned.
"Alright!" Hilary began the countdown. "Three! Two! One!"
"LET IT RIP!"
Two beyblades locked in combat in the beydish just outside the dojo. Sparks flew- literally - as they clashed, each trying to overpower the other as though the bladers' lives depended on it.
Tyson, tired of this child's play, called upon Dragoon to win the fight for him. Dranzer emerged - the kid gloves were off!
"You're going down, Kai!" Tyson predicted.
"Oh, really?" Kai teased. "You're going to have to do better than that!"
Hilary was thoroughly enjoying this spectacle. There was nothing more entertaining than watching Kai and Tyson go at it in a one-on-one beyblade match.
"Hey, Kai," Tyson got his attention, his concentration on the match not wavering.
"Yeah?" Kai maintained his focus as well.
"How about a bet? Loser cleans the pond at the end of the match?" Tyson challenged.
"You're on!"
If it was possible, the two fought even harder. But it was no good - they appeared to be evenly matched. The game could go either way...
Or not.
"Dranzer! Take him down!" Kai commanded. "Full power!"
The blue beyblade rushed at Dragoon with everything it had. It crashed into its opponent, with a shockwave that was strong enough to knock Tyson backwards off of his feet. He was thrown into the pond, landing with a huge splash that wet everything within a yard's radius. Hilary giggled and jumped into the air like a cheerleader while Kai grabbed his knees, panting. That last-ditch effort to beat his rival had taken a lot out of Kai. He thenwalked over to Tyson and threw in a pool cleaning pole at Tyson, who was gasping for air. "You lose, Tyson. Get to work."
"Aw, man!" Tyson complained, batting the water in anger.
"Great job, Kai!" praised Kenny from the porch, who had recorded the whole match for his records. "I'd say this was your best performance yet!"
Kai cracked a smile and glanced at Hilary, involuntarily. Their eyes locked. Embarassed, the two looked quickly away, blushing.
"Congratulations, Kai. That was awesome," Hilary told him.
Kai smiled again. "Thanks."
"Okay. Hilary you're up next," Kenny informed them, interrupting the moment, to their relief. "I guess since Tyson's busy at the moment - ." They couldn't help but check up on Tyson, who was grumbling while wading around in the pond, fulfilling his end of his and Kai's bargain, swearing Kai had cheated or that it was a fluke.
"Since Tyson's busy right now," Kenny continued, "I guess you'll hafta try your hand against Kai."
Kai and Hilary stared at each other for a moment, anxious and remembering the last time they had gone up against one another. It didn't feel comfortable to repeat that. They were spared any further thoughts. The sound of Hilary's cell phone ringing broke in.
Hilary curiously removed her cell phone from her pocket. She didn't think to check the number. Flipping the phone open, she pressed it to her ear and listened.
"Hello?"
Kohari: Okay. That's it for now. I know it's pretty short, but hey - so is the reviews list. Y'all know how to fix that, though, right? (This is the part where I say "Tootles for now!", right?)
