Note: Still don't own Beyblade. And a word of warning(cuz i'm so nice) there's a long Tysa/Kai moment and a quickie Tysa/Ray moment. It all leads to the title. Confusion.
Chapter 15: Confusion
A girl read the passage over and over. She had seen in many times before, but hadn't actually taken the time to look at it. She sighed. This passage explained what she was but, before, she never really knew what she was. Then, her melancholy became interrupted by a little hand tugging at her pants.
"Ms. Angel?" The little boy said. The girl smiled gently. How funny that children were the only ones who could actually see them, even when they were gone…
"What are those! What's going on!" Tyson yelled.
"Tyson! You're going to wake Tysa up!"
"I don't care!" Tyson yelled, focusing his anger towards Max. Toki had vanished long ago, and now the room was in a panic. Tysa still wasn't awake.
"Well, we should remain calm. I mean, that person helped us right?" Ray suggested. Kai started to walk outside.
"Where are you going!" Tyson yelled.
"For a walk!" Kai slammed the door behind him.
Kai growled as he walked. This was stupid. He was stupid. How could he get worked up over a girl!
That person from the Hún Dún keeps helping us. Why! Is there some reason? Kai punched a nearby tree. Damn you, Tysa. You better be ok….
By the time midnight came, Kai wasn't asleep. He was drawing again. He bought a new sketchbook and, unlike the others, was full of incomplete drawings of Tysa. He still couldn't get it right. He scowled.
"Kai?" Kai's heart skipped a beat and his back straightened at the gentle, but familiar voice. He turned around and saw Tysa, staring at him, worried and blankly. Instead of his expected short hair, Tysa's hair was long. Really long. She actually looked like a girl. Of course, he was in too much of a daze to tell her that.
"T-Tysa? Sh-shouldn't you be,"
"Resting?" Tysa turned her head slightly and scowled. "I rested half the day already. You're the last person I thought would be worried about me, Kai." Kai's jaw dropped and he stood up, meeting Tysa's gaze.
"Me? Not worried about you? Tell me you're joking. I spent the whole stinkin' day worrying, and now you're saying I don't care!"
"Well, you don't look like you care!"
"Well, I do!"
"Prove it!"
"Prove it?" Kai became shocked by this command.
"Yes! Prove how much you care for me!"
"Are you sure?" Kai's eyes narrowed and his voice got low as he stepped towards her. "Because I will."
"I. Am. Positive." Tysa's eyes narrowed angrily. "You know what? Forget it. I doubt you can even—mmm…" Kai had pulled Tysa into a kiss, and he showed no sign of stopping anytime soon. This wasn't like Ray's gentle kiss at all, but more angry and possessive.
Maybe I shouldn't have gotten him mad…Tysa thought hazily as she closed her eyes. But now, I know he cares…In a way. I think….God, why am I thinking…
After a long while, Kai released Tysa's lips. Tysa just stared into space, dumbfounded. Kai licked his lips and broke away from Tysa.
"Uh…duh…" Kai looked at her.
"What?" He couldn't even scowl at her now.
"Wow." Tysa had read Kai's thoughts exactly. Even still, he rolled his eyes, pretending that it was no big deal, but on the inside (if possible) he felt accomplished.
"Hey…Kai?"
"What?"
"Was that your first kiss?" Kai made a small blush and turned his head.
"So, what if it is?"
"Just wondering. Cuz it didn't feel like it." Tysa gave a small laugh. Kai suddenly found the ability to scowl, but didn't.
"Was that your first kiss?"
"No."
"Really? Cuz it didn't seem like it." Kai smirked, Tysa narrowed her eyes.
"Funny, Kai. Real funny."
"Well, who was it?"
"Who?"
"Your first kiss."
"Oh. Ray." Kai's jaw dropped, and started scowling at Ray internally. But, his outside just narrowed his eyes and moved closer to Tysa.
"Well, that isn't fair, is it?" he murmered as he kissed Tysa again.
Tysa snuck back to her room in a daze.
Damn you, Kai. First you hate me, then you care, then you care more than I, and probably everyone else in the world, expected! Plus you kiss way better than Ray…Gaah! Why am I thinking about kisses! Tysa put a hand to the wall as her eyes widened. This wasn't like her. At the dojo, not many boys liked her. In fact, none of the boys liked her as far as she knew. But now, here in Japan, there happens to be two boys that like her. She definitely needed that vacation now…Wait a minute. This wasn't her room….At least, it didn't feel like it. It felt soft, like someone's—
"Feeling better, Tysa?"
--chest.
"Oh, um…Tyson?" Tysa guessed, even though she could recognize this voice any day.
"Nice try, but no."
"Hey, Ray." Tysa said guiltily.
"Where were you? I checked your room, but you weren't in there. And don't tell me you weren't in the bathroom for two hours because Tyson went to go there an hour ago." Shoot. Her best excuse was ruined by her own brother. She would definitely hit him tomorrow…or when the sun came up.
"I was just taking a walk…"
"I was worried." Ray pulled Tysa into a hug. "You've been sleeping all day. I was starting to think you wouldn't wake up."
"Don't worry. I'll always wake up." She assured Ray.
"Promise?" Ray pulled Tysa slightly away from him, and started to move in to kiss her.
"Promise."
"Tysa!" Hilary yelled the next day.
"Huh? Wha?"
"Have you perfected sleeping with your eyes open or what?" Hilary asked her friend. Tysa was staring off into space for the third time that day. She had been dragged to help Hilary carry shopping bags because she was the seemingly stronger out of the rest.
"It's not that! It's just…I was busy last night."
"Were you busy sleeping or kissing?"
"Huh?" Tysa eyes widened. "Wh-why would I be kissing anyone—I mean…" Hilary rolled her eyes.
"You honestly think Ray was the only one awake?"
"Others were awake!"
"Don't worry! Just me!" Hilary consoled. For a girl as tough as Tysa, she flustered easily. "I don't think even he knows it, so just relax!" Tysa sighed. How could she relax when both Ray and Kai had kissed her very early this morning, and now they were avoiding eye contact with her?
"Hilary…" Tysa sighed. "You still can't tell anyone. Not even my brother."
"A-about what?"
"You remember. About them. And now about last night—er this morning. Don't tell anyone."
"Um…about that first part…"
"What?"
"Uh…remember when you collapsed yesterday?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, some Hún Dún member kinda…told me to show everyone…" Tysa's eyes were wide open, but her consciousness had left.
"I wonder why Tysa's so mad, you guys." Max wondered. When the girls returned, Tysa automatically jumped up the nearest tree and turned her back to the guys.
"Maybe because…Tysa didn't want us to see her…you know." Ray suggested.
"Hey, it could've been worse. And you guys would probably be out as well." Tyson stated.
"Huh?" Max and Ray looked at Tyson with no idea what he meant.
"Tysa!" Kai yelled suddenly. "Get down from there!"
"No!" Tysa stuck her tounge out. "You can't make me!"
"Shouldn't we get a ladder?" Max asked.
"For what?" Tyson looked at Max.
"To get her down."
"Ha ha. Even if we could get up there, she would be kicking and screaming if we tried to get her down. And she kicks hard…" Max and Ray agreed with Tyson, forfeiting.
"Huh?" Ray was the first to feel a strong wind blowing past them.
"Hey, is there a storm or somethin'?" Tyson asked.
"The weather didn't say anything about a storm…." Max stated.
"When is the weather right?"
"Aaah…" Tysa gripped onto the branch she was sitting on. Heaven forbid she falls off that branch. She was over ten feet up.
"Hey, Tysa, hang on!" Tyson yelled. Tysa rolled her eyes. What else could she do? Fly? Suddenly, the wind got stronger and stronger, as if determined to push Tysa off.
"Unnh…"Tysa gripped harder, but it was no use. "Uuwaaah!" Tysa started to fall down the tree, with no way to stop.
"Tysa!" her teammates yelled. Tysa closed her eyes.
I don't want to die…I don't want to die! Tysa thought. Suddenly, there was a flash of light and then—
Oops. Talk about cliff hangers. How can they we so fun to write but not so fun to read? Oh well. BTW, I never thought I would get this far with this story. T.T thank you my fans!
Mizuki Sakura