Sorry it took a while to update! It's all explained at the end of the chapter hope you all enjoy! So read and review guys! Beyblade doesn't belong to me just to let you know and neither do some of the other characters that I can't be fudged writing here. You guys know who you are I just want to post this lol.
Chapter four
She stood at the beydish trying not to look at her opponent, Michael. She was nervous because she knew that first impressions mattered or at least that was what she was told. The first match between Tala and Kai resulted in the dish to be blasted to bits and for both of them to be left glaring and limping back to their teams. Josie just wished her match could be as exhilarating as theirs, just to get the crowd pumping and crying out her name or more like her team name; it was a team glory they were striving for.
"We believe in you!" Lan cried watching the anxious girl slowly unclipping her necklace. She could here her team cheering and the feel of Cy's camera watching her every move. She allowed the silver piece of jewellery to hang loosely from her fingers as she looked up at the blonde boy.
Michael was fairly good looking, long mustard yellow hair that fell in front of his eyes and held back by his baseball cap. His team jersey matched his team colours of red, blue and white with the All Stars' logo stitched to his left upper arm. "We believe in you," he mocked smirking at her, his eyes glittering maliciously. "Listen girl, I just might find it in myself to pity you and throw the match but after that it won't be happening again. You're nervous and won't be able to launch properly so yes I will pity you." He looked sincerely at the girl and placed a fingerless glove to his heart, still mocking her.
Josie let her mouth drop open not believing a word he was saying, he pitied her! He doesn't think she can do it! He's underestimating her! Josie glared at him and moved her hair out of her face roughly, "you should never underestimate anyone and for that matter me. I'll tell you something Michael after this match you won't even know what hit you, you'll be so confused that it will have your mind reeling. I learnt from the best and I'm going to prove it." Josie took out her blue and pink beyblade, the one that Johnny had given to her.
"I don't know how she will prove herself with a pink and blue beyblade, they're sissy colours aren't they?" AJ asked his companion.
"They certainly are but really you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Josie is one skilled beyblader and I don't think you should mess with her." Brad replied talking casually into the microphone.
"How about we look at her stats," AJ looked to the giant screen and started commenting again, "our little blonde girl is an attacker using her cat angel Azrael. Special move, Waltz so don't misjudge just simple name, it is probably quite deadly."
"Michael is a speedy blighter, using Trygle his falcon bitbeast. Its special move Fast Ball Attack! I think you could probably imagine the outcomes with that name."
"Oh look it's about to begin, this match will show us how good our new players are."
"THREE…TWO…ONE…LET IT RIP!" DJ Jazzman cried throwing his arms up and moving out of the way.
During the countdown Josie started by throwing her necklace in the air and allowing it to clip onto her beyblade. The silver chain increased in length and turned into a ripcord allowing her to pull the chain to send the top into the beydish. The sounds of the gears grinding as they worked to spin the beyblade around the dish was all that the two bladers could hear, the sounds of the crowd and their friends ceased to exist.
The sixteen year old captain whispered the same words or in this case numbers over and over again, "one, two, three, one, two, three," it was a special was to control her blade, a synchronisation that allowed it to move fast and in rhythm. She watched Azrael as she dodged the attacks Michael was sending her; the match became a game of cat and mouse which really frustrated the two teenagers. "Come on missy attack already! You're boring!" Michael taunted glaring at her annoyed.
"Maybe you should try harder Michael and then I could put in some effort!" Josie retorted glaring at the older boy. It was a complete and total lie, Josie was putting in a lot of effort and she could feel the sweat breaking out on her forehead but her effort didn't match up to the boy, he was got and bothered.
"Argh! Trygle!" The sound of the gears increased as a giant golden light appeared almost blinding Josie so she couldn't see the spectacular beast. "Attack!" he cried pointing a finger at her. The falcon like creature gave a mighty screech and began circling above Azrael and Josie. As the bird came pelting towards her Josie crossed her arms in front of her defensively. She didn't have enough time to cry an attack or a defensive move; she had no time to call out her bitbeast. Her beyblade took the impact full on sending Josie flying backwards and almost off the stage.
"Josie!" Rafaela cried standing up. They were all standing now worried about their friend who seemed to be groaning weakly.
Josie stood up and glared, her green eyes were glaring ferociously at Michael who seemed to be cackling. "Azrael!" She yelled, the wind picked up speed and her blonde hair flew around her face making her look even more sinister. A grey kitten appeared a meowed innocently at Michael and his beyblade.
"That is your bitbeast?" he said pointing a finger at it, he erupted into another bout of laugher and Josie just glared, "a little kitten, what the hell can it do? Meow and blink it's bright blue eyes!"
"Wrong move buddy, you'll see the full potential of what we can do." Josie held out a hand in front of her, "Azrael Void!" she cried.
"Trygle! Fast Ball Attack!" Michael screamed glowering at the younger girl getting back into the game.
A black hole appeared as Trygle was just a few centimetres away from Azrael sending the bird backwards as it's attack got sucked up. Michael's beyblade was beginning to wobble as was Josie's but with enough power she yelled out a final attack, "Heart Arrow!"
Azrael gave a mighty roar for a small cat and transformed into a tall beautiful angel. It's silver hair gracefully falling back into place along her back and the long ribbons in its hair magically twirling their way around her arms. Azrael in its real form wore a long black dress that seemed to be floating, its skin was pure white almost blinding and her eyes glowered uncannily red. The angel unfurled its long black wings and made a motion as if pulling an arrow from a bow. When it did so the weapon appeared and the arrow was thundering towards Trygle and Michael.
With a final cry Trygle disappeared into the beyblade and came to a stop in the middle of the dish. "Josie of Anonymous wins!" DJ Jazzman cried raising the winner's arm, "a round of applause guys!" The crowd cheered even louder and sooner or later Josie was engulfed in hugs and claps on the back.
"We knew you would win!" Lan cried smiling up at the girl, "you were brilliant out there!"
"I had my team believing in me, I had support," Josie smiled brightly and placed her arms around the shoulders of Lan and Cy, "how about after the tournament we go for ice cream and I'll shout this time." They nodded their heads and sat down at the bench again waiting for the next battle to commence.
"John looks like he means business but with his emotions you can't tell what he is thinking." AJ's voice broke through the stadium as John and Lee began their walk to the beydish. "John has come from England but yet again there isn't any information on this young lad except that he has been blading since he was a young child."
"John's an attacker or defensive type blader but we aren't to sure. We'll just have to see how he works."
"His bitbeast is Shadow Wing a vampire like spirit with the ability to perform Blood Drain. And we know Lee from previous tournaments with his bitbeast Galeon. Major attack: Dark Lightening; which is one shocking move. He came first this year in the China Tournaments so that obviously means something." AJ concluded the commentary and decided to watch the tournament as it began.
Lee watched his black beyblade as it moved rapidly around the dish, the blood red beyblade just spinning in the centre. Every time the black haired boy made a move John's beyblade would attack him as if he was trespassing, lucky for the Chinese boy he would dodge the attacks just in time. "Shadow Wing attack," John said watching as Lee frowned in confusion. What was with the sudden attack? It was out of no where.
"Cy are you getting all this?" Rafaela asked sitting on the edge of her seat to watch, "his beyblade style seems a bit wack."
Josie nodded her head frowning as she tried to concentrate, "Aela," she shushed her up and crossed her legs to watch, "quiet, listen."
"I don't hear anything," Yuri replied crossing her eyebrows, "what is it?" she asked looking to their captain.
"Is it that there's only the sound of one beyblade?" Lan asked turning around to look at the girl, "if it is then how?"
"Yea it's the sound of Lee's beyblade but we'll see when I put the data on his laptop." Josie stared at the blonde boy as he concentrated on the match, trying to get it all on film.
A blinding light blue light filled the stadium making everyone gasp, Galeon had just come out of his black blade. John then cried his bitbeast's name making a vampire, bat like creature appear. It gave a mighty screech as it flapped its wings waiting for an attack. "Galeon Tiger slash!" Lee howled watching his black tiger like creature forward.
Galeon unleashed its claws and made a swipe for Shadow Wing who was glowing bright red. "Shadow Wing, Blood Drain," John arched his back and put a hand to his head. The large bat screeched again making the crowd and those around to put their hands to their ears, the high pitched nose reverberating around the room. Shadow Wing bit into the neck of Galeon and looked like it was sucking the life force or the energy from the bitbeast.
Lee gasped and was crying out trying to rescue its slowly defeated bitbeast, "Galeon no!" he fell on his knees and looked at the black beyblade lying on its side. "No," he whispered and picked it up his team came running over and started whispering words of comfort.
"The winner is John!" the referee cried holding the English boy's arm up. The crowd cheered again and Josie growled, she didn't like the boy much and didn't like the Goth when he first entered. Cy was feeling the same and just shut his camera off slightly pissed.
"What's wrong Cy?" Lan asked rubbing the boy on the back.
"His blade spins so fast that it looks like it's hovering, that is why you didn't hear it," he growled, "isn't there some rule about that? That all beyblades must touch the beydish in order for it to be considered BBA qualified?" Yuri frowned in thought and pulled out a rule book from Cy's backpack.
"It doesn't say anything except if you launch before the countdown its instant loss and the opponent wins. It's the same rules Cy," Yuri said putting the book back.
"I'll work it out tonight; it just might be something to do with the velocity and beyblade parts. I'll work out the physics and stuff," Josie replied standing up as they dismissed everyone. "Now I promised ice-cream, everyone up for it!" she laughed when they started shaking their heads, "and then we do shopping."
They groaned and Josie just gave then an annoyed look, "she's right though…we don't have anything in the pantry to eat in the hotel," Rafaela said walking to their locker room, "we need to go shopping."
"Yea it's a need not a want," Josie opened the door and allowed everyone to step in. Before she could enter she looked up and her eyes met for one second with deep mahogany eyes. Kai Hiwatari's eyes, "ok now grab your stuff I'm craving ice cream," she turned to her team who seemed to just be sitting around, their bags over their shoulders.
"Didn't you crave ice cream when you were pre-" Yuri clamped a hand over Lan's mouth and shook her head, a serious look gracing her features.
"Not here," she said. Her black hair fell from its head band and fell like a curtain around her face.
"Yea people can't really know about me and Jade, I just don't want people thinking like they would about me," Josie whispered grabbing her wallet from the locker and placing it in her pocket, "it's just that I don't need the looks from them."
"Oh…I understand," Lan said nodding her head, "just for that matter you're not anything like what those people might think." She stood up and placed a soft hand on Josie's, she smiled softly and then pulled her out the door, "now I want ice cream, remember chocolate chip crunch in a waffle cone."
They laughed and motioned for their team to hurry up. Once they reached the ice cream parlour Josie handed over twenty dollars and looked around the packed out café. When they reached their table she found that a few kids were staring at them in awe. "Why are they staring at us?" the blonde turned to Rafaela.
"They were at the tournament, they asked for our autographs but we sent them away saying we didn't battle yet." The red and orange haired girl put the laden spoon in her mouth and smacked her lips, "thanks for the ice cream Jose."
"No problem, this ice cream is to the future. May we win our battles and have the time of our lives doing so," Josie laughed and began licking at her dessert.
"Here, here," Cy and Lan jumped and turned around staring shocked at the blue haired beyblader, "I'm Tyson and I couldn't have said that any better myself," he held out and hand which the closest could shake.
"Hi Tyson and co," Lan greeted, "I'm Lan and this is Cy and Yuri, that's Rafaela and-"
"Josie," he nodded his head and smirked, "up for a challenge and want to battle," Tyson had a competitive glint in his eyes and Josie rolled her eyes.
"We don't battle outside the tournament," she replied, "sorry Tyson but we'd have to settle it in the stadium." Josie flashed him a brilliant smile and nodded her head at two boys carrying cones. "Your mates are here."
"What's happening here? Max asked and Yuri turned around briefly blushing a magnificent red. She slid down her seat and little and stared at Rafaela from across the table. She smirked and turned to the other team.
"He just asked for a beybattle," the grey eyed girl sat up and leaned forward, "I'm Rafaela and she likes you," she smiled evilly at Yuri who gasped and slid further into her seat. Rafaela hissed at the sharp pain in her shin, the table jolted as she kicked the girl back.
"Yuriko get up!" Josie said leaning under the table, "get your revenge later now put the embarrassment aside and greet the boy," the Italian gave her an understanding look, knowing that she was embarrassed, after all Rafaela had no right.
Max looked at the black haired girl wondering who this girl was, "hi I'm Max," he greeted once she appeared.
"Hi," she replied not looking him fully in the eye. Once all the teams were together they started talking and introducing the members of the teams to each other. They became friend but not all that close that they would talk to each other a lot or even hang out. Really they were acquaintances.
Josie had once again looked Kai in the eyes feeling that had something to tell each other. She didn't know what but she took a great interest in him, she didn't really talk or tried to make conversation except adding her view on a few things her friends would be saying. The two toned blue haired boy just seemed to be sitting there taking it all in, not really caring or probably caring and not saying a word. Josie snapped back from reality and looked into her bag; she fished through the numerous objects and fished out her phone, Enrique.
"Enrique," she said happily, she got up and exited the café to talk to her brother, "what are you doing?" she asked and watched when Kai came outside as well. She turned on her side and leaned against the wall, "great…" she deadpanned upon hearing him saying all the stuff about her on TV, "well how's Jade taking it? That I'm not there or anything? Is she missing her mummy?" Josie gasped and looked at Kai who just stared at her, an emotion flicked in his eyes and she returned to the conversation slowly. "Hi Jade," she cooed and smiled softly upon hearing the soft voice of the young child, "really well I miss you to honey…" she put in the 'yeas and really?' in the right places when she heard of the gibberish that Jade was talking, the same gibberish that only she could understand. "Well Jade tell Enrique that I love him and that I love you as well, I have to go now Jade. Bye," she hung up the phone and looked at the wallpaper of her daughter and Enrique.
"Your daughter," Kai's voice rang in her ears and she quickly snapped the phone shut.
"Don't tell anyone Kai it was a slip of the tongue, no ones supposed to know." Josie replied quickly hiding the phone in her bag, "I have to go now, tell my team I'm at the hotel and I did the shopping. Bye!" she turned on her hell and began walking away when he felt him beside her, "what?" she snapped stopping and glaring at him.
"He had no right to do that to you," he looked Josie square in the eyes.
"Kai don't start," Josie bit out walking again, "it took a lot out of me to make me forget those memories of my daughter's father alright, don't bring them back. I don't know you, you don't know me," she put jabbed him in the chest and walked off this time not stopping.
A lot happened in this chapter I think. I hope you like it. I found that I had too many ideas for it so that's why it took me forever to right it. I'm kind of happy with this I hope you are. So now I just have to get round to how Josie and Kai know each other and how Yuri knows Yuriko from the previous chapter. Anywho read and review! Love Dark- Cherry. Ps. I haven't proofread because I've been out of it for the past few days and stuff so yea. Sorry for any mistakes.
