Chapter 9

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I felt soft; hands pick me up slowly and onto a softer, hanging bed. I blinked slightly as I heard the roaring of the crowds around me and the stupid Jazzman guy talking to them.

"…..It seems the blade power causer internal damage to the vigilant girl, ladies and gentleman, we are getting word from BEGA that she will be up for the next match this evening thanks to their technology!" he called, I zoned out soon after because to be frank, it was bullocks, I would be forced up and to play in my match, bleeding or not. BEGA had that technology but not that good a stuff to stop bleeding that would take weeks to fix. I closed my eyes again when I felt a hand on my forehead. I blinked and saw a medic smiling; I nodded for I was ready to stop the needle sharp pains inside. I started moving when I heard muffled shouting coming towards me. I sighed inwardly and smiled weakly.

"Thea! Thea!" they yelled, I turned my head ever so slightly and saw The White Tigers running over and at a slower pace the All Starz, Bladebreakers, Barthez Battalion and Demolition Boys. (Or Blitzkrieg boys…..if I called them that? Can't remember...message if I did…..)

"Well ladies and gentlemen it seems that the fall of an old pal has come to the attention of other teams! Amongst those! The Bladebreakers!" called Jazzman; there was another roar from the crowd. I blinked and felt a burning sensation in my nose. I was about to cry.

"Thea! What happened?" came Kevin's worried voice, a single tear came down the side of my voice, I squeezed the medics hand to take me away. "I'm so sorry Robert," I whispered as it started moving. I blinked my eyes and caught a glimpse of all the teams minus BEGA assembled finally where I once was. Hilary had for a second looked worried, Tyson and Daichi growled and then Mariah turned and started shouting at the teams angrily.

You go Mariah….tell them all……

"Thea we're going to move you on the count of three, okay?" said the medic holding my hand, I nodded weakly and they counted down.

3

2

1

They moved me across and I whined quietly as the pain increased. The tears were coming worse now but I kept silent.

"Are you comfier?" asked a woman soft voice

"Just make it stop," I said quietly

"We will do everything but your coach hasn't given us the order yet," she replied, I growled slowly and moved my hand. I moved my arm and ripped the IV out my arm painfully. This action caused the attention of all the medics in the room, tending to other bladers in trouble. I pushed the woman away viciously.

"Stay away from me if you're not going to help me!" I snarled at the woman "That bastard is as much my coach as I am in pain," I hissed and turned away. I walked out with the itchy, prickly feeling in my back increasing. Internal bleeding my ass…..Prickly heat or pins and needles yeh…right…I stormed down the hall pushing any unsuspecting victims aside to get to the main arena where Boris was sitting with my 'team'. I approached the arena and saw a match between Barthez Battalion and the Bladebreakers going on. Daichi against Arron. Boris was on the other side. It would have meant walking past the Barthez Battalion or the Bladebreakers. I chose the Barthez Battalion; they were less fierce in general. I stalked round that way when Miguel grabbed my shoulder.

"I thought you quit that team," he said darkly

"Once bitten never ridden," I hissed "I don't want to be here anymore then you do." I said not turning around to face him

"But why?" asked Matilda coming over

"You'll understand one day, my friends, until then think about this. My family is dead." I said flatly before his hand fell from my shoulder. I smirked and carried on walking slightly.

"The winner is Daichi!" yelled Jazzman "After many close ones this little tyke has won!"

"Oi, I'm not little!" yelled Daichi flailing his arms around wildly at this. I smiled slightly and shook my head. I stumbled slightly over to Boris and my 'team' when Axel stood up and stormed over.

"What the hell happened? He wasn't even that tough of an opponent!" he shouted at me as the crowds roared drowning out his shout, I turned my head and looked away. "Oi I'm talking to you!" he shouted again punching my cheek painfully. I scrunched my face in on impact and flew sideways slightly. I cried out as my back seized up and my chest and stomach felt like it was tearing slowly and sharply. I coughed and wiped the blood away. The whelp on my cheek was forming slowly and I could feel the feeble pulse in it. I stood slowly and closed my eyes. There were flashes around of cameras somewhere when I launched myself at Axel punching him in the gut. He came forward as well striking out. We started kicking and punching each other while Boris, Garland and Brooklyn looked on in distaste.

"Hey stop it!" shouted Jazzman over the micro phone "This is on live TV." He shouted I grimaced as a punch narrowly missed my gut as I dodged the punch. They came faster and faster as the punches came from him. I was tired and my hands pulsed as our fight slowly moved across the stadium. Finally they registered what was happening and the teams came over to stop it. Johnny and Lee grabbed Axel pinning his arms behind his head while Mariah and Matilda stopped me. I coughed again and shoved them off me. I was on the other side of the massive stadium with hundreds of spectators. There was no way I was going to make it with out puking or some of Boris's cronies shooting me. Or worse, I fall over.

"Calm down Thea!" yelled Mariah waving her hands in a 'relaxing' motion. I scoffed and pushed everyone off. I turned on my heel and started sprinting off across the stadium to the exit. Everything went in slow motion for me as 5 things happened at once. Three blades shot out past me, BBA staff came out, Jazzman was talking to the crowd, Boris started yelling and Ray set off after me across the stadium. The blade span around my feet attempting to stop me. I jumped over them kicking one off into the beydish; the crowd were shouting and yelling, I noticed Boris's henchmen thingy pulling things out their jackets. The BBA staff blocked the way which I dived under their arms then carried on sprinting. Ray was closing n on me as well. I cried out as I got to the exit. It was raining outside and slowly wet me to the core as I went and the billowing wind and rain in my face. The car park was full of what looked like potential get away cars, but I general they were just cars. I grimaced as the cold hit me painfully. I tripped somewhere across the front of the drive and fell forwards. I breathed heavily, panting and embracing the cool water hitting my burning skin. I cried out loud as the burning erupted from my knees, back, chest, head and gut.

"Thea!" called Ray as he came out into the rain. The water immediately soaking his white over shirt to the centre. He shivered as he approached. I rolled painfully onto my aching back and stared at the grey, sullen sky. Ray came into view for me and I felt his arm go around my back and sit me up. I stared at him as possibly hundreds emotions passed through his eyes quickly. Sadness. Hope. Happiness. Anxiety and one final on. Love. I breathed in slowly and put my head on his chest and sobbed loudly. His arms came tightly around my back, enclosing me in an embrace I had wanted for so long. I carried on crying. He stood slowly taking me with him as he lifted me up effortlessly. He started walking back into the stadium building where the other teams could be viewed standing solemnly watching the scene. I tried to stop my crying but to no success, the thought of going away and leaving them behind seemed a long way off but there was the light at the end of my tunnel. Ray.

"I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry," I said or more started chanting quietly. The warm air hit me sharply, trying to break the cold enamel covering my body. I released Ray's shirt and closed my eyes leaning back. I started to grow tired from the rocking of his body as we moved. After 10 minutes of reporters, officials and maniacal Boris henchmen he sat down. I started shivering uncontrollably from the sudden increase of heat from the cold. Something heavy and soft dropped onto us from somewhere and I snuggled down in the blanket or towel. Either one was welcome by me. As I shook I opened my eyes to find Ray watching me with a slightly smile of his lips. I smiled weakly as well when he leaned down and captured my lips in a kiss. I smirked and reacted soon to the familiar feeling. His hand came down around my head pulling me deep into the kiss. My hand went up to his cheek and left it there. He licked my bottom lip and I opened slowly for him to come in. I heard a muffled growl come from his throat as I pulled away. He rested his forehead on mine and stared into my eyes.

"I'm so glad I have you back," he said quietly

"I'm so, so sorry," I whispered looking away into the towel; I peered round and saw we were still alone inside a small living room. I presumed it was the Bladebreakers prep room so I didn't question it.

"No don't be," he said roughly touching my cheek and moving my head "It was not your fault, you did what was right, if you hadn't done what you thought was right then you would have been in danger," he added

"I know but they killed Jackson. I mean killed him," I cried loudly burying my head in his shirt again "He was only 3 years old Ray, three years old," I cried as the feeling of guilt came back to me "They told me that he was screaming for me over and over again," I felt Ray tighten his embrace and start shushing my quietly.

"I will be alright, we know he wouldn't want his sister to cry," he said "I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
Tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be" he started singing quietly into my ear. I remembered the song from older band gigs. Switchfoot. I started humming with him silently until a knock was heard outside.

"Come in!" called Ray softly, the door opened slowly and in filed most of the teams from the championship and the BBA staff with medics. I turned my head away from them in shame when I heard Mr Dickenson coming over.

"Thea, we must really talk to you about your behaviour disrupting the championship," he said seriously

"But Mr D," said Ray

"I understand Ray but this cannot be ignored," he carried on. I groaned inside the towel and a couple of people coughed trying to cover up the laughing.

"But-" he started

"It's okay Ray," I said quietly to him. He nodded and I pulled the towel off of me, I stood up when I started shivering again, Ray stood and gave me both soggy towels but I only took one. Everyone was staring and I turned bright red.

"I'll a-accept responsibility but only if you hear my side of the story," I hissed, there was a murmur and nods

"Alright what's happened?" said Mr D

"Wait! This is unfair, she left us for them," yelled Daichi, I turned to stare at the younger boy and laughed bitterly,

"I want to join them?" I laughed sourly, I turned and lifted the hem of my shirt "Take a look at this and then think about it," I hissed and showed a big bruise over a gash from a beyblade. It was made earlier this week during training. A few girls gasped and the guys just stared. "My point, happy my lil shortie," I said patting Daichi's hair. He growled and I continued "Well guys continuing, remember I runoff the day….J-Ja-Jackson was, was k-killed," I stuttered wiping a tear away silently, Mariah and Hilary gasped hands shooting up to their mouths, Hilary turned in as Tyson hugged her tightly "I decided to join them for the sake of the Bladebreakers, he had threatened to kill them," I finished "That's it, if you don't believe me then why would I embarrass myself on live TV telling everyone. And after seeing what happened do you really think I really wanted to be there?" I asked incredulously

"Hmm, interesting, we will look into it," said Mr D

"But-" started Daichi

"Forget it Daichi, she's innocent, even if she did get Jackson killed," said Rick arrogantly, my jaw dropped literally, I clenched my fists and unclenched them tightly and glared dangerously at him.

"You stupid, arrogant, idiotic boy!" I screamed at him storming past everyone and pushing Spencer and Tala away who looked shocked at my strength. "You weren't even a beyblader when Boris first came! You weren't even wanted by him! How the hell can you think it's great and I'm lying?" I screamed punching him as much as possible. Kai came up behind me and put a hand on my shoulder.

"Thea, I believe you," he said

"Same with us," said the Blitzkrieg Boys as well

"You know nothing Rick," said Tala slowly then leading me back to Ray quietly and to where the medics were. They were sat with the med box out. Lee and Max shuffled everyone out and closed the doors as the medics started. I was sat between Ray's legs on the sofa and leaning back as they started work on my stomach. I hissed and almost threw my arms at them viciously. Ray put his hands on my shoulders calming me down slowly.

"It hurts!" I said quietly

"It's almost done Thea," he said softly brushing my hair back "What did you do to your beautiful hair?" he asked

"I chopped off what Boris found attractive to show I hated him," I replied chuckling, Kai came up behind and put his hand on my shoulder

"It's good your back," he said smirking slightly; I nodded laughing bitterly then flinching as they pulled the last stitch on my stomach. I cried out then clenched my eyes closed. I turned and smirked at Tyson

"How does it feel to be beaten again by a girl," I said smirking, "I hear you lost to Hilary in a practise match!" Tyson huffed and puffed his chest out

"Not my fault, I had a really bad day and Hilary had beginners luck that's all," he huffed

"Cha right she did and I don't have a stitched slash on your stomach you over dramatic guy," I laughed; the medics rolled up my jeans and started at the mutilated knees underneath. Shit I must have slashed them up good…….wonder why they never hurt? I smirked at the main medic staring at them.

"Take a picture it lasts longer if you do," I chuckled roughly and smiled as they continued Mr D mentioned something about going out to the police and I nodded. I leaned back on Ray and smiled. There was a silence in the room and I broke it.

"I'm really sorry guys," I said sadly

"It doesn't matter now!" cheered Max

"Yeh as long as we know you didn't mean it," said Lee smiling

"But, I understand if you don't want to trust me again," I said quietly

"Say no more! You never broke that trust," said Max dramatically, I smiled then hissed again as they cleaned my cut. Mr D then walked in holding a brief case and hat.

"The tournament has been postponed due to this scandal, you may go home, I suggest Thea go home to Tyson's, I have spoken to Grampa G and he has agreed to this happily," he said smiling at the last bit, I nodded excitedly as did the others. The medics soon left after and Ray insisted on carrying me to the car. As Max said to Tyson in an old person's voice,

'Young Love'………

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