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It's been awhile hasn't it? I apologize to everyone who has patiently waited for me to get up and updating.
I've had major writer's block. I'm sorry once again.
I hope to get my other fics up and running again soon.
I hope you enjoy this chapter (as short as it may be). I'm going to speed the plot up a bit. I know a lot of you may think I shouldn't but I'm going to focus on the major Bryan/Rei scene that started this whole idea for the fic.
Chapter Thirteen – Commence
The days from Bryan and Rei's last encounter seemed to have passed by with swiftness. The captains had been on their edge, trying to get their teams back into business. The Bladebreakers had slowly began to get into their routines again, which involved Kai drilling it into Tyson's head that the party going on in the hollowness of his head had to be put out.
Tala on the other hand, had better luck in getting his team on track. Being used to training every single day, the periods were nothing they couldn't handle. The only problem they had was getting used to the fact that they wouldn't be punished if they made a tiny mistake or misjudgment.
A week had passed and the Tournament, with nothing short of a good opening ceremony started. The Bladebreakers and Demolition Boys were taking the role of celebrities more than competitors. They had found out that they would open the Tournament and would face down with the top two new teams that had made it through the tournament.
The teams were less than pleased that they would be sitting basically the whole tournament out. Tyson took in the glory that he received from being a spotlight hit.
"Where's Rei?" came the impatient moan from Tyson in the lounge the Bladebreakers had been given.
"Relax Tyson. Give Rei his space. You know how upset he is over Driger leaving. You can't expect him to just forget everything that happened especially with the circumstances." Kenny said, trying to reason with Tyson. Tyson folded his arms, and slumped onto the bench grumbling.
"Well he could at least make an effort to show up." He mumbled. Kai from his positioned against the wall by the door sighed.
"Tyson quit your complaining. If Rei wants to show he will, but for now drop it, or I will assist you." Kai said slightly threateningly. Tyson glared at Kai and stuck his tongue out at Kai.
The Bladebreakers waited a bit longer in the room before they would be called. Ten more minutes went by before the door to the lounge slowly opened and Rei walked in.
"Finally! Didn't think you were going to show up dude." Tyson said.
"Sorry, I went for a walk not realizing what time it was." Rei said, hoping that his team would just take his words and not bother to question him like he knew they wanted to since his lost Driger. Kai made a slight movement knowing that Rei was lying to him again, but he wasn't going to confront him.
"Well at least you're here. I don't think you would want to miss this semi-final round. We'll get to see who we face in two days." Tyson said, jumping up and pumping a fist in the air.
'Idiot.' Kai thought.
Just then the door opened behind Rei, and Mr. Dickenson walked into the room.
"Good afternoon gentlemen. I'm just letting you know that the round starts in a few minutes. I would suggest you leave now, or else you will miss the beginning." He said. The Bladebreakers all followed him out of the door, and down the few hallways (and stairs) until the arrived at the reserved seats for them which included them being neighbours to the Demolition Boys.
Kai sat down next to Tala, followed by Rei next to him, then Kenny, Max and Tyson at the end.
"Hello Kai. I see you managed to get Rei, down here as well." He greeted in Russian. Kai nodded, his eyes not moving from the arena.
"Where's Bryan?" Kai asked, continuing the conversation in Russian. Tala shrugged.
"Don't know. He left early this morning. Maybe he'll piss someone off and end up getting beat. A good kick would do him some good." Tala said casually. Kai smirked.
A few minutes later DJ Jazzman walked on to the arena giving the round update and calling both semi-finalist teams up. The audience cheered, and Kai barely heard the yells his teammates where calling if it didn't include the name 'Rei' in it.
"Rei where are going?" Max called as Rei left the arena. Kai turned his head to see Rei walking away from the team.
'Where's he going now?' Kai wondered as he watched Rei leave. Feeling a hand on his arm, he turned to face Tala.
"Where's he going?" Tala asked.
"I don't know."
"Bryan's still wondering the streets. I hope Rei doesn't run into him." Tala said, turning back to watching the match. Kai glanced back at Rei's retreating form, and settled on staying in the stadium. He would give Rei his time, for now.
Okay, I know this was a short chapter, but I'm trying to get a few things updated this weekend. I'm hoping to have each story updated by the end of the week.
Hopefully, I can get back into the habit once again, and get some Bry/Rei scenes in here.
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