Note: I still don't own Beyblade. Don't know why i have to write this. Not that I'm going to own Beyblade in the next 10 seconds.(even thought I do get why you write this)

Chapter 11: Inner Thoughts

"Ah! There's nothing like a hot bath!" Tyson sighed as he soaked in the Japanese-style outdoor bath.

"I thought you'd be frustrated, Tyson," Max said, "They announce that you're gonna beybattle Gary in the next round, but then they also announce that you're gonna beybattle tomorrow."

"Eh, it's ok. It's not the first time this happened. Don't sweat it," Ray told Max.

"I agree." The three boys turned to the strangely familiar female voice.

"T-Tysa!" The boys yelled. Tysa was in the bath with them, with her 'private' parts covered by the water, and with her hair looking short. She seemed very comfortable.

"Uh…I thought this was the boys…"Max started.

"It is," Tysa sighed, "I was going to go into the girls when some stupid security guard thought I was a boy and tossed me in here. Glad you three are the only boys or I'd be in trouble." Even if that was a lie, that sounded like it could be the truth any day.

"B-but what about your…"Ray pointed awkwardly towards Tysa.

"Hmm?" she looked down. "Oh." She stood up, catching Max and Ray off guard.

"See?" Tysa laughed. "A towel." A towel was covering Tysa's body. "Not a big deal."

"Phew." The two boys let out a huge sigh of relief while Tyson looked like nothing had happened. It must happen a lot.

Well, that little fact is fortunate. The inner Ray thought.

No! I do not want to think about that!

"Uh…Ray? I don't think that rock did anything to you…" Tysa stated. Ray was banging his head against a rock in the bath.

"I-I'm fine! I'm going to leave! The hot water's probably getting to me!" Ray grabbed a towel and ran out of the bath, leaving three confused teens.

What's going on with me? I'm having thoughts I normally wouldn't…Ray thought when he was fully dressed and walking around the neighboring forest. He hadn't really done anything out of the ordinary. Except for earlier when he stepped into that odd colored fog…

That must be it! That must be the cause of my current thoughts!

Or is it Kai?

What?

Are you dense? Can't you see that Kai is your rival?

Why would Kai like Tysa?

Why do you?Ray thought about that for a while. Then he shook his head. It must be a trick to stray away from the real cause. After all, Kai wouldn't like Tysa….

"Raaaaah!" Kai shot his Dranzer over and over again out of frustration.

Leave me alone! He yelled at his inner self

Shooting Dranzer over and over again won't get rid of me.

I don't care! Just go!

Kai kept shooting Dranzer angrily. The constant noise of the beyblade attacking trees, rocks, and etc. attracted Ray's attention.

What if Kai is also—

"Kai—" Suddenly, Ray froze. So did Dranzer.

"What?" Kai looked at the frozen Ray and Dranzer. Both were in a constant position. "What's going on?

"Hello, Guardian Dranzer." Kai looked in front of him to see a hooded figure.

"You. You're from that Hún Dún group." Kai growled.

"Correct. You were always quick to the point, Guardian Dranzer."

"What are you talking about? That's not my name!"

"At a time it was."

"Huh?"

"Take Tyson's place tomorrow."

"What?"

"Battle Galzzly and win. That should help you."

"Help me with what?"

"That dark voice inside your head. It manifested from feelings towards the girl." Kai gulped.

"How will battling Gary help that?"

"If you win, you will impress the girl, and that will increase her feelings towards you. I suggest you don't tell your friends about this." The hooded figure nodded towards Ray, "They probably would get suspicious about our conversation."

"Like I am? Why are you helping me?"

"Let's just say…I'll do anything to see Manasa fail."

"Who are you?" Instead of answering Kai's question, the figure started to walk away.

"Hey!" Kai started to chase the figure, but it vanished.

Who was that person? And who's Manasa?

"Kai!" Ray ran up to Kai. "Hey, weren't you back there?" Kai didn't answer. What could he say?

"Anyway, have you had some sort of dark voice in your head?" Kai still didn't face Ray.

How does he know?

"Wait…of course you wouldn't." Ray started to turn around.

"What does that mean?" Kai asked spitefully.

"Well, uh…nevermind." Ray left Kai alone. Kai picked up the spinning Dranzer.

Does Ray have that voice too? Kai thought. He remembered the Hún Dún member's words: Your dark voice manifested from feelings towards the girl.

Could Ray like Tysa that way as well?

Are you going to take that lying down?

What?

Take Tyson's place. Win. Don't you want her?

I was with you until that last part.

Nonetheless. Make Tysa notice you when you're not arguing.

Kai thought about that. Then, a malevolent smirk crossed his face and he gripped Dranzer.

Sorry, Ray, but I'll be the one to win Tysa.

"Welcome to the second round of the Bladebreakers vs. the White Tigers!" DJ announced loudly the next day.

"All right! I'm so ready for this!" Tyson stated.

"Too bad." Kai stood up from his usual bench spot and stepped past Tyson.

"What?" Tyson asked, confused.

"I'm going to battle in the second round."

"Hey, can he do that?" Tysa whispered to Max. Max shrugged.

"I guess…"

"And, in the second round, it appears to be Kai vs. Gary!" DJ declared.

This guy's going down. Kai thought.

"But, I'm hungry, guys." Gary whined.

"You can eat after the battle!" Mariah yelled. Sometimes she wondered why Gary was in beyblading tournaments instead of pie eating ones. Both beybladers armed their beyblades.

"You can do it, Kai!" Max yelled.

"Yeah! Go for it!" Tysa cheered. Kai's heart would've stopped if he wasn't in the middle of the battle.

"3, 2, 1! Let it Rip!" DJ declared. Both the Dranzer and the Galzzly hit the beystadium and, in a matter of a few seconds, Dranzer knocked Galzzly out of the ring with no effort.

"Woah. Talk about brutal." Ray pointed out.

"Brutal? That was awesome!" Tysa stated. "That was so cool how fast Dranzer went! And how powerful it was! Kai's a better 'blader than I thought!" Tysa ran up to greet the returning Kai.

"Kai, that was—huh?" Out of instinct, Kai went past Tysa and onto his usual spot on the bench. Tysa turned around.

"What's his problem?" She pouted.

"Don't worry, Tysa. He does that to everyone." Tyson assured her. Tysa wrinked her nose in anger and "hmphed". Meanwhile, Kai was feeling happy again, and still didn't show it.

Well, that went nicely. He thought, confident that the battle had impressed Tysa. Just like that Hún Dún member said. The dark voice is gone too. I wonder if Manasa is the one who made it. If she is, why did that hooded guy want her to fail?

"I can't believe it!" Manasa yelled from her shaded hiding place. "How did he fight it!" She was referring to Kai, of course. "Kai should've been too dissipated to battle!"

"Like I said, Manasa. Dranzer is more impressionable. He turned the dark voice into his own, even though he does not yet realize it." The hooded figure who had both talked to Manasa and Kai earlier was standing behind Manasa now. Manasa didn't turn around. Instead she smirked.

"So what? Driger's still in my hold."

"Not for long."

"What does that mean?"

"The bey-spirit's light should protect him."

"You sound like that makes you happy." Manasa retorted. The hooded figure turned around and left.

"You'll figure out soon, my foolish friend. On the next full moon."

Chapter 11! Man my legs are sore. We ran the mile in gym! And I'm still alive! With a "B"! (those who are expert runners, don't even think about mocking me! I've been through too much! Considering I have a softball game...I could die!) But if i died i couldn't finish this story...better hope I live!

Mizuki Sakura