Thanks for the reviews and OCs again! Lmao. I hope you enjoy this chapter I still think it's uneventful but I promise it will get better. This is another insight to who's beyblading and stuff. Rival teams and all the junk. So enjoy! John belongs to Charizardrage, Prisca belongs to Prisca I think (what's you name dudette?) and Rowan belongs to tiger – of – ice. Lanmanth your OC will show up in the next chapter.
Chapter three
He looked left and right at the people walking pass him studying the opposition. His eyes wondered to the well known groups like the Bladebreakers, Demolition Boys, White Tigers and the All Stars, only one team he didn't know anything about, Anonymous. A dispute between one of his team mates and one of theirs did give him an inside look to who they were. Having Rowan that knew the Yuriko girl was good enough, she seemed to know the girl's battling technique fairly well. Flicking his shaggy brown hair out of his face John stood up and entered his locker room, his team mates moving about getting ready for the ceremony.
"Scoped out the teams already have you John," Rowan smirked and turned back to the mirror and tilted her head. Her black and red hair flowed around her hair like a wave, her hazel – green eyes glittering in the light. She looked down and smiled at her beyblade, Janos. Janos resided in her black beyblade, her beyblade having a shiny silver defence ring.
"Don't be nervous," Prisca said moving to her friend and leaning around her friend's slender frame to look at her reflection, "it'll be fun can't you feel the adrenaline rush!" She giggled happily and spun around the room landing roughly on the bench.
John smiled unknowingly and leaned against the wall looking down at his own beyblade, 'we'll win this thing Shadow Wing, I just have this feeling we'll win,' he thought. He smiled as his bitbeast secretly glowed red in agreement.
Further down the corridor of locker rooms Anonymous had their own problems to take care of. "Oh my god I can't breath," Cy gasped hyperventilating, Lan handed him a bag quickly kneeling in front of him. "I never told anyone about that time when my primary school teacher made us perform for the school play, I got the main role and I was so nervous before the actual thing and then I started hyperventi – hyperventi-"
"Hyperventilating?"
"That yes!" Cy said nodding his head roughly so his blonde hair seemed even messier than it was before, "I was doing that and then I almost fainted but I didn't!" He pointed accusingly at Lan who fell on her rear due to shock. "instead I vomited dude you don't know how scared I am of crowds," his face paled as he retold his pass experiences in one breath.
"Demophobia," Josie whispered, "it's a fear of crowds closely linked to Agoraphobia which is like being in crowded public places and being a distance from somewhere safe."
"I'm pyrophobic if that helps Cy," Lan said looking up at him.
"So am I and Arachnophobic," Rafaela smiled peacefully and kneeled beside the boy, "listen facing your fear will only make you stronger use this to an advantage."
"Cy you're not the only one afraid of crowds," Yuri said softly, "I'm scared as well but I realized that your never going to escape from a crowd because one day you will have to make a speech or something."
Josie wet her hands and ran them through the blonde's hair, "yea one day one of your brothers is going to get married and you'll have to deliver a speech, don't listen to the people out there-"
"Once you're battling you won't even notice them," Lan smiled and stood up taking the boy's hand in hers and making him stand up, "we're here for you Cy and trust us nothing is going to happen."
Cy smiled weakly and then turned around to face Josie, "listen Jose I really think the captain should battle first because you have more authority, I'm not feeling up to battling it out today."
"Cy…" Josie sighed and bowed her head, "you'll have to face it sooner or later."
"I'd rather not face it today but tomorrow, first impressions count and you'll make a good one," Cy smiled and then jumped up giving the older girl a noogie, "and I'm not taking no for an answer," he laughed.
The girl's giggled all jumping on top of Cy to wrestle his arm away from their friend, 'could all bladers please line up at their respective gates, thankyou' they looked up at the PA system and then at each other. They rushed to their bags and pulled out their beyblades before rushing out the door stopping in the middle of the well lit corridor. People rushed back and forth and the main thought on each of their minds was that they were going to lose someone.
"As long as we walk straight down we'll be fine, our gate is right at the end of this corridor!" Josie screamed grabbing someone's hand and pulling them with her.
Once they arrived at their gate Yuri turned to Josie with a frown, "do we just walk out and smile or what?" she asked.
"Just act yourselves, nothings worse than pretending to be someone you're not," Rafaela said pulling Lan out of the crowd.
"Anonymous!"
"Shit!" Josie pushed Cy out the door as it opened and followed him out into the stadium. The team of five were blow away by the noise, cheering, jeering and whistling, everything reverberating in the enclosed space making it echo. Yuri spotted some posters being held up by strangers, she thought it weird how a new team could be heard of already.
Josie and Rafaela smiled at each other and then at the crowd, the adrenaline rush was too great. Cy was dragged along by Lan who was waving cheerfully at the crowd and saying things under her breath at the crowd shy boy, "wave or do something come on Cy don't let the team down," she looked pleadingly at him, her amber eyes large.
Cy fumbled around with something in his shoulder bag which he brought along and took out his video camera, "just to preserve the memory and show to my grandkids one day," Lan giggled and let go of the boys arm to blow a kiss at the crowd.
Turning on the camera Cy filmed his friends having fun getting the crowd going and then turned the camera to him, "I still don't like crowds but this isn't all that bad, I guess I better get used to it," he laughed and then filmed some people in the audience. He took interest in a large man eating a hotdog not noticing that the sauce was dripping onto his lap. Finally reaching the bench they all sat down looking around and noticing for the first time the podium, DJ Jazzman and some of the other teams.
Josie studied the Bladebreakers out of interest and knew they were the team that would be difficult to get by. "So many cute guys in one space," Rafaela whispered quietly staring at the Chinese boy, Ray.
"If I catch you fraternising with the enemy I'm not going to look at you the same," Cy said dodging a punch to the upper arm.
Yuri looked at the team coming out of the gate opposite them and glowered, "whatever happens we don't trust that team," she said nodding her head at a group of four, a brown haired boy leading them to their bench.
"The Bandits?" Josie said leaning forward, "that girl with the black and red hair," Josie looked at the girl she was talking about. She was tall with hazel – green eyes, wearing baggy army pants with a black top that had had a statement in bright red letters, 'I'm not a bitch I'm THE bitch.'
"Didn't you have an argument with her before?" Lan asked confused, "who is she Yuri?" she asked tilting her head to the side.
"I met her on the streets when she was trying to sneak out of boarding school. Her father died of lung cancer and her mother wasn't able to look after her so she sent her away, Rowan was pretty cool, collected and really passionate about some things. Don't take her lightly actually don't take the team lightly they don't look like a nice bunch."
"Especially that guy," Cy said scrunching up his nose, "he looks like a Goth."
"He probably is," Josie mumbled crossing her legs. They turned their eyes towards the podium as the spot light shined down on Mr Dickinson.
"Welcome!" Came his booming voice through the speakers, "to the 2005 beyblade tournaments!" Everyone cheered and few people from the teams clapped politely. Mr Dickinson smiled cheerfully at the crowd and continued, "we have a wonderful turn out this year, a wonderful crowd and two new wonderful teams." The spot light moved to shine on Anonymous and the Bandits who tried to lean out of the light but to no avail. "I am not going to bore you with a gigantic speech because most of you should know how everything works. So let the tournament begin!" He cried throwing his arms up. From the ceiling streamers fell and a light show began, everyone gasping in surprise and delight.
"This is AJ Topper and Brad Best coming to you live from the commentary box!" AJ Topper announced.
"Looks like this year's tournament is going to be really difficult with two new teams participating, not much is known about them except that team captain of Anonymous is related to Enrique Tornatore from the Majestics, three years ago."
"Well we could just imagine that she'll be just like her brother and bring on a good show, isn't that right Brad?"
"Sure is AJ, now moving onto the other members of their team Cy and Lan are the youngest but don't allow their size to fool you they surely do pack a punch."
"As does Yuriko who has participated in a competition before. She and her older brother won the 1999 tournament in China; still there isn't any information on her." Brad looked to the screen and began the commentary again, "Rafaela mana banana, I could have fun with her name," he said chuckling.
Josie, Cy, Lan and Yuri laughed out loud upon hearing the commentary, "they're making fun of us aren't they?" Yuri giggled and lightly bumped Rafaela, "oh you know we ain't going to live this down." She said smiling.
"Ok guys!" DJ Jazzman said coming up to the podium, "today isn't the start of the first round but where our crowd gets to know you. One person from each team is going to battle today and then tomorrow everything starts so be prepared."
"Jose who's battling?" Lan asked looking worried.
"Captains stand up!"
"Enough said," the blonde girl stood up carefully, still feeling slightly nervous at having the spot light shining down on everyone. She felt Rafaela push her forward and took a step towards the podium, once all the captain were standing around the brown haired man he began giving them instructions.
"For who you are battling against today you have to pick a name from the hat," the man pulled his hat off and held out putting piece of paper inside, "so ladies first," he moved the hat to Josie.
Josie bit her lip and turned around to look at her friends; Yuri smiled and made an urging motion. Putting her hand in the hat she withdrew a piece of paper; she opened it with trembling hands and read over the paper, 'Michael, Allstars.' She handed the paper to DJ Jazzman who read the name, "Josie from Anonymous will be going against Michael from the Allstars.
The crowd cheered and her team smiled to themselves, "from one of the tournaments he wasn't all that tough I don't think, Josie should be able to beat him," Lan said optimistically, "she's a good blader."
"That one's going to be interesting," Rafaela leaned forward and placed her elbows on her knees to prop her head up, "Tala versus Kai, they're not really rival but good friends you know."
"Not to mention they're one of the best bladers out there," Cy said zooming into Kai's face. Kai wasn't glowering or glaring at the red head but rather just staring at him impassively, Tala on the other hand was glaring slightly at his old team mate.
"They don't look to happy about it," Lan said biting her lip.
"I don't think they're ever happy…"
"This leaves Lee against that new guy."
"Now we can finally see new blader John battle it out against Lee from the White Tigers. Isn't this just exciting I can't wait until everything unfurls and we'll be jumping out of our seats due to excitement!" Cy could just imagine AJ Topper jumping up and down in his seat and smirked shaking his head. "It's an hour break while our teams get ready to battle and have a little snack to munch on. So remember everyone eleven o' clock here at ESPN stadium!"
Josie came back and stared down at her team tiredly, she was just told the rules (there weren't many) but due to her nerves it just took a lot out of her. "Are you alright?" the red and orange haired girl asked standing up and placing a finger underneath her captain's chin. She examined her face and noticed the paleness and shaking.
"I need food," she grumbled closing her eyes, "I'm not up to battling guys, I'm nervous what if I stuff up or something?"
"You will stuff up if you keep thinking like this," Lan placed a hand on her shoulder, "think…optimistically," she smiled brightly and then linked her arm in Josie's, "lets get some food," she said moving her towards their gate.
This chapter is 3 pages longer so hopefully that's a good thing. So yea there is a few new people and still more to come and no more OCs I got enough. I'm also picking battles out of a hat as well so it isn't biased or anything unless I want something changed and something particular to happen. John belongs to Charizardrage, Prisca belongs to Prisca I think
