[Yuan]

Meifeng deliberately cuts the television on in order to check the time when the Sports segment of the news promptly begins to air.

"In the Beyblading world, a major shock occurred yesterday afternoon." One of the male anchor announces as the television screen behind them shows various clips from the tournament.

"Former manager of the Bladebreakers, Tachibana Hiromi, suddenly surfaced on a new team Yuan as an active member after she mysteriously disappeared from the Bladebreakers compound." The other anchor purposely mentions as he leans forward with a shock expression on his face.

The same man then leans back with a frown present on his face when he alleges,"Sadly, the result of the match between her and previous teammate and rumored to be boyfriend Kinoyama Takao was inconclusive. Man that would've been a match to see for myself!"

"Even still, it was like an act of betrayal to the Bladebreakers, though. I would've immediately dismissed her from my team." The first anchor honestly expresses in a rather grave tone.

"Yeesh, That's pretty harsh." The second anchor hastily chimes in with a shake of his head at his coworker.

The television suddenly cuts off, which prompts her to direct her attention to the source with the remote in their hand.

"Don't believe everything you see on TV." Akane colorlessly asserts before she eventually places the remote on the bed.

"I think you should go talk to Hiromi, especially since we have an event to attend later with the press being present." She deliberately advises to her friend.

The silver haired woman simply leans back against the chair and calmly states, "We've already had that discussion earlier. She even confronted her nasty blue haired demon with some fiery spark to her aura."

The other woman quietly stares at the woman before she verbalizes, "Oh…and Inoue-sama said we need to gather in a few minutes to discuss about tonight."

Meifeng was lost in her thoughts that she had tuned the powdery white haired woman's voice out and recalled, 'No good slacker Kinoyama'.

She quietly stands to her feet with a small smirk visible on her face as she closely follows behind her close friend.

0000

[Bladebreakers]

"The news is absolutely relentless about Hiromi-san." Max sadly grumbles before he casually flips through some more channels until he finds a station.

'Still I wonder…where did Takao go last night?' Rei curiously contemplates at the sight of the bluenette, who then enters inside of the kitchen.

"You're up mighty early." His grandfather shockingly states at the sight of the young boy, who now eagerly digs inside of the refrigerator.

"That's because he finally confessed his undying love for Hiromi last night." Hiro's voice unexpectedly chimes in, which earns a shock reaction of "What?!"

"It was a full moon on a clear night sky, where two nervous teenagers met under a Sakura tree to confess their unyielding love for each other." He explains to their grandfather in a dramatic fashion.

"Shut up!" The teenage boy loudly shouts at his older brother with a slight blush dusts his cheeks as he attempts to silence him on the subject.

'He's as lively as ever.' Grandpa mentally thinks as he frequently watches the brothers passionately argue before he happily deems, 'Good'.

"I'm almost done with the onigiri!" He simply announces, which instantly ceases the loud racket between the two boys.

The younger sibling then releases a "humph" before he curiously wonders, "So, who was that lady you were with at the gate anyway?"

Their grandfather swiftly faces the two and curiously questions, "Hiro, you were with a woman?"

"Not like that, grandpa!" He immediately shouts at the older man with a small blush on his face after he processes his accusation.

Grandpa simply shrugs his shoulders and jokingly counters with, "You said it, not me."

Hiro instantly cuts his eyes away from his grandfather and brother when he frustratingly utters, "It was nobody."

"Oh really?! You seem pretty chummy with her as if you knew her personally." Takao purposely alleges before he gulps down some juice from a colorful box.

Grandpa immediately perked up at what his grandson said when he declared, "Describe her to me then since Hiro's so tight lipped about it."

He placed and repeatedly tapped an index finger against his chin before he recalled exactly what the woman looked like, "She had long silver hair with gray eyes. Her skin was like mine and she was about his height."

An "idiot" iinstantly slips from his older brother's lips while it did not take their grandfather very long to figure out who this woman is.

"Meifeng…you're talking about Meifeng!" He excitedly reveals the name of the woman Hiro was with as a smile is now visible on his face.

Hiro softly smacks his hand on his face, pulls it downward and proclaims, "I'm out of here!"

Takao simply watches as his brother leaves in rather a hurry when he poses, "You know her grandpa?"

The smile remain etched on his face before he revealed, "Know her?! I wanted Hiro to date and marry that girl!"

An expression of interest soon materializes on the younger Kinoyama's face when he enquiringly probes, "Oh, do tell."

0000

[Yuan]

"Is everyone here?" Inoue queries as her eyes leisurely scan over the faces of her subordinates that presently sit in front of her.

"Yes ma'am." Meifeng finally provides an answer after she completes her physical count of the bodies in the room.

Her chocolate brown eyes land on the brunette with ruby red eyes and chides, "It seems as if Hiromi has caused quite a stir in the beyblading world."

The orange haired woman then directs her sights on to the others when she mentions, "Which brings me to one of two things we need to discuss. We need to follow up with a regime for their training. Hiromi, please take the floor."

The brunette slowly stands to her feet and makes her way to the front of the group to broadcast, "In order to figure out what's wrong, we need to first gauge where our limitations are physically."

"I've talked with Meifeng, who will deal with mental strength while Lin will initially conduct our physical training. From there, I'll be covering the technical aspects like how to properly hold a launcher and things like that."

Wenling speedily clasps her hands together and excitedly voices, "Oh, I'm so excited!"

Hiromi received the signal from Inoue to have a seat before she added, "On to the next matter of business…we've been invited to a gathering to celebrate the start of the tournament. I've contacted a seamstress of mine for a favor, so please handle these gifts with the utmost care."

A "yes ma'am" from the teens was heard as she looks at Lin and says, "Lin, I assume you're ready for these ladies?"

The goldenrod tipped with green eyes woman merely smiles, blows a whistle and orders, "Up and at 'em ladies!"

Inoue simply watches as the teens quickly hop to their feet and closely follows behind Lin as she heads out in to the hallway.

'This should be very interesting.'

0000

[Bladebreakers]

"I'm surprised that Hiro didn't tell you," His grandfather mentions in disbelief before he finishes with, "…especially since you've had problems with Hiromi recently."

Takao unknowingly blushes while he listens to the story, "She was his tutor and senior in high school."

"At first, he would do any and every thing in his power to avoid her whether it was: locking himself in his room, threatening to commit seppoku or something melodramatic of that nature."

He happily chuckles from the fond memory before he continues, "Just like Hiromi was to you…she was relentlessly devoted with her actions. It was like she saw something in him that he couldn't quite see for himself. In return he trained her in Kendo, which was how he became the coach he is now."

"Oh…" Takao hastily utters in awe at the connection between the two.

"Geez, I wonder what all Grandpa is telling that brat." Hiro grumbles from irritation while he leans against a wooden pillar and looks out at the morning sun.

'Silver Oni'

0000

[Yuan]

Lin patiently waits with a stopwatch in her hand as her eyes were strictly affix on the horizon in the distance.

She briefly peers at the time and begins to think, 'They've managed to prove their physical strength so far. But this...this is a test of will.'

Eventually four heads appear over the horizon, which prompts a wave of relief to wash over her body at the sight of the girls. 'At least no one tried to kidnap them.'

She watched as they finally reached the finish line a bit haggard and winded from the 5K she requested them to run for her.

Audrey tiredly collapsed on her back while Wenling attempted to help her back up but fell on her butt due to her wobbly legs. Hiromi rested her hands on her knees as she attempted to regain her breath and Archimedes was propped up against a plant.

A "not bad" emits from the goldenrod blonde tip with green after she quickly presses the end button on the stopwatch.

"I'm dead." The dirty blonde managed to breathlessly huff out as her chest repeatedly rise and fell while she was aimlessly splayed out on the ground.

"I haven't…ran like that…in a while." The lighter brunette mentions once she straightens her posture and places her hands on top of her head.

The darker brunette gently rubs her sore butt when she honestly comments, "That was way worse than your normal obstacle course, Lin."

The raven haired teen was merely focusing on her breathing before Lin finally was voicing, "You all did better than I initially expected. Nevertheless, we need to keep these good habits so that we can become stronger."

"Well...you all managed to finish this a few hours before the start of the event, so go hit the showers." She reveals with a smile on her face after she places the clipboard at her side.

Wenling, Hiromi and Archimedes eventually recovered enough stamina for limited range movements while Audrey remained on the ground.

"I can't move a single muscle." She wearily groans as the others glance over in her direction to see her still on the asphalt.

"Maybe someone will pick her up and cook her." Archimedes declares with a roll of her eyes at the dirty blonde.

"I'm not roadkill you know!" Audrey irritably snaps at the raven haired girl until she feels someone physically lifts her up in their arms first and then on to their shoulders.

This earned a "What the heck" from the teen before she even realized that she was now on Lin's shoulders.

"Let's head on in." The older woman firmly orders as she slowly leads the way for the other teens that tiredly trail behind her.

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Author's Note:

04.30.17 Major editing revisions