Kai stood away from the centre, minding his own business. He let his eyes wander over the group for more than thirty seconds, figuring out the atmosphere before letting

ting his eyes rest. Kai had enough for the day. He drifted away from the crowd, trying his level best in isolating his mind and soul away from the overfilled room.

Daichi was running around the room in all possible directions. Tyson ran after Katyusha and Hilary, screaming, "My god-damn snacks". Sometimes, Kai wondered how a person with much less patience could win three world championship in a row. But he knew better than anyone else in the room, how fiercely the champion had fought against someone thrice his strength.

Brooklyn had left Kai's bit-beast Dranzer in pieces. To fight Brooklyn, Kai had to give away a part of this life. Even though it had been the worst outcome after the fight, it had been worth it. Kai was able to prove or remind himself why he was worth the champion's opponent and gave him a hope to dwell harder since then. He and Tyson had fought a handful of times, breaking and crashing every system of their gear Beyblades.

Every defence and offend showed how much both the blader had grown individually and learned to rhythm around each other. This kind of tacts was usually taught by Katyusha who would facsimile the moves of the opponent blade with ease and will show what the blader themselves don't know about their bit beats. Her level of adaptation was petrifying. But the fact that she had gained such level of professionalism at the age of ten onwards was even more horror-thriving.

That what excited him every time he played against her. The feeling to play against your mirror was much more unyielding than playing against someone else. To challenge yourself before going ahead is very important to note down your flaw and work on it.

Footsteps approached him. Kai looked at the owner, abandoning his thoughts. He looked up to find a pair of chocolaty brown eyes staring at him. His eyes looked much calmer and composed in comparison to his sister's eye, but the depth of his eyes was very much alike to his twin's eyes.

"How are you, Hiwatari?" Jake asked

"Good enough." He didn't like striking a conversation with someone he hasn't met in so many years now. Jake wasn't a guy like that either. Ever since Kai had known, Jake seemed a person who would talk about business, nothing more.

"How annoying my sister has been, huh?"

"Nothing you might not have experienced before."

The questioning went on for a few minutes. Jake was trying to get information about the development between Katyusha and Kai but he couldn't. It didn't seem like something to hide. It's just that Kai wasn't sure about what happened between them either. It seemed to change at a regular pace. It left him very confused. He felt like an alien in his own body around Katyusha at times. As if her presence alters is personality bit by bit. He has been pondering over such feeling for a while now.

As if sensing his indecisiveness, Katyusha and Hilary walked in with a wild Tyson. They seem to be discussing something which had excited Tyson. It was a very healthy state for the team members now. Tyson had the strange tendency to get excited about everything and nothing. He had long ago learned it the hard way around. At this point, he felt he had a natural noise-cancelling machine embedded in his brain. Katyusha started to head towards the curtains trailing at the end of the room. Daichi ran to their side, producing machine-like noise on the way. Kai still found Daichi's determination, in general, very peculiar and to his surprise, in the right direction. Every member of the team plays a role which can't be taken over by or replaced by anyone else.

He joined Ray's and Max's side as they followed others across the room. Ray seemed the most unbothered between all the disorder. Even Katyusha looked like her heart will burst out in excitement also though she was the one who started with all havoc.

Maxxie was beside them. He was unsettling calm too. Occasionally, he would look up at the others, looking lost in his world, his blonde hair bouncing around as the wind whirled through the open window, located near the curtains at the end of the room. Suddenly, the curtains flew due to a gust of wind, revealing the path behind the drop curtain.

It was a tunnel-like pathway, looking all gloomy. A memory flashed across Kai's mind. Something familiar, dark and murky. He shivered under the influence of memories of his grandfather, Voltaire. He willed his head to stray away from such unimportant thoughts. He had left such thoughts at his house. He had moved on.

"The steps are a bit steep", Katyusha called out, warning them already.

"SURE", Max, Daichi and Tyson yelled with enough enthusiasm for the team. At this point, both of them were practically hopping to the top.

They didn't even seem a bit bothered by the shouting of the members who they crushed on the way to run upwards. Kai was pretty sure they would slide their way down the bannister when returning. Bladebreakers made their way towards the only room shining in the dark space. They made their way on the dark platform in a hurry. He could see Katyusha's hair swinging as she hurried passed the top. Tyson and Max stood gaping at the open room before them. When he stood beside them, he understood why their depression looked so much in awe. He couldn't himself control himself from gasping at the view in front.

The blading dish shone back from all the light lined up on the ceiling. The black drop of the room made the central blading dish stand out even more. The beam of light danced on the benches lined around the room. The hall was large enough to fit bladebreakers, which was enough knowing the 'wild state of mind' they seem to adapt from time to time. Which got his interest was the smart light illuminating in the corner of the room. It was under the dark to make out what was inside.

From the corner of the eye, he saw Katyusha observing his face. She caught his eyes and gave him a curt nod before heading off to the corner of the room, near the open expanse.

She seems to have read his thoughts. At times, Katyusha's nerve-racking skills at reading people get so spooky, he feels a chill running down his spine. Spookiest of all was that she doesn't even seem to realize.

They covered to the end of the hallway. Now the room was much visible than before. Kai could see the smart light reflecting on the floor. The group gathered in front of the room and had another gasping session.

The room crowded with everything a beyblader was made of. The walls showed her passion, determination, achievement and failure. It showcased what she fought for. The interior was decorated with Beyblade engineering products to photos and trophies. It showed Katyusha from past to present in splendid colours.

The bladebreakers broke out of the formation and scattered around the room. Each of them examined the belongings arranged around. Kai diverted his eye to the poster in the centre of the room. It hung huge and glowed under the influence of the lighting across the room.

It was the picture of Blade Breakers at the end of the BEGA championship. Everyone in this picture was grinning ear to ear. Kai was absent from the picture since he was gravely injured. They didn't receive any certification, but they were happy either way.

It's been two years since the last championship. Two whole years since either of them had played an official game. They had competed against many people between those years but nothing worth the competition.

Dizzy started to buzz. Every head turned towards it.

"Its Mr.D", Kenny announced. He excused himself and walked outside. Mr Dickenson had kept their check on the boys since they had left his side a week ago. For all he knew, he might as well as come in person to check on them. No one predicts . It's just how it is.

"It's pretty," Daichi exclaimed, still looking awe-struck.

Katyusha gave him a knowing smile. "I know. My father made it for us when we started to blade. Thankfully, the attic was open enough to build another room inside."

"Your father made this?" Ray inquired. Katyusha never talked much about her family to anyone in general. Kai himself knew very little behind what Katyusha brought up. Even when they were young, Katyusha was alone with her brother. He highly doubted they were present at all.

"Right. My father was an engineer before he passed away. It was during that time itself that Gary and I started to gain interest in Beyblade."

"Oh, my apologies," Ray added.

"Nah, it's fine. It's not something forbidden to talk. Just that I don't usually bring this topic. sweet of you guys that you let these kinds of things slide."

"What matters is you. It's you who we will fight along, fight among and fight for. It's you who matters to us the most." Max replied, swagging around.

"Wow, Iconic line." Hilary and Tyson responded in unison. Max beamed. Everyone was cracking up when Kenny rushed in looking like he had seen a ghost.

"The Championship League is going to start in three weeks. And we are a part of it."