Hiromi returns to her hotel room when Wenling emerges from the bathroom while Audrey sulks on the couch.
"Are you done with the shower?" She was posing at the first sight of the girl surfacing from the only bathroom in the room.
Wenling simply nods her head yes before the girl heads over to the adjacent bathroom while the dirty blonde softly utters something under her breath.
Green eyes soon behold her fellow brunette enters in the room with an unreadable expression present on her face.
"How did it go?" She curiously inquires as she approaches her teammate right before she unexpectedly steps onto a pile of clothes.
The lighter brunette lifts her index finger, rotates away from Hiromi, storms over to the door and loudly snaps, "Audrey, get your clothes off the floor!"
The door swings open to reveal the young lady clad in a white fluffy towel as she bends down to scoop up the clothes and heads over to the sofa.
Green met Ruby red eyes as they momentarily twinkle from excitement, "So how did it go?"
"He asked me out on a date." She divulged exactly what Takao requested of her.
Wenling was piercingly shrieking while clasping the palms of her hands together before she adds, "What did you say?"
At that very moment, the door inaudibly opens then closes as the raven haired captain stealthily slips inside of the room.
"I was surprised at first but I agreed." Hiromi eventually revealed the answer she gave him.
The other brunette squeals again, which prompts Audrey to stick her head back inside of the common space area. "What's with all the noise?"
Wenling swiftly rotates her head in her direction in order to disclose, "Hiromi's going on a date!"
The dirty blonde reemerges with the same towel around her body with another one wrap around her damp hair while she puts forth, "Way to go girl!"
A blush surfaces to her face at her friends' positive words when the television suddenly flicks on, which earns the trio's attention.
"Since when did the popsicle get here?" The standing teen was wondering aloud at the sight of her captain in fornt of the television.
"I've been here." She easily fibs with a blank expression on her face.
"It's this late?! We should head on to sleep." Wenling was suggesting after checking out the time on the nearby digital clock.
0000
Morning eventually arrives and brings about a new day for both the early and late risers.
The beyblading teams were arriving in a timely fashion at the WBBA main branch building in China.
They soon were instructed to head on up to the conference room by some of the same interns that worked the Japan leg of the tour.
"Talk about sardines in a can." Audrey jokes about the size of the room since there was little to no room to freely move about.
They managed to find a few seats that were in the middle of the conference table since both ends were taken by the other teams.
"Mr. Dickerson will be a few seconds late." An employee informs the teams once they appear at the far end of the room.
Archimedes then senses a pair of eyes on her yet she opts to pay it no kind of special attention.
"I wonder what we're going to do today?" Audrey enquires as she stifles a yawn with her hand.
Hiromi simply shrugs her shoulders before the BBA Chairman causally strolls in with his trademark smile across his face. "Good morning everyone,"
"Good morning,"
"Let me formally welcome you to the Chinese main Branch building and the second leg of the tournament." He cordially greets them with a small smile on his face.
The elderly man then positioned himself slightly off centered before he announced, "We will not conduct a press conference since we've caused quite a stir at the last one."
Every team, except Yuan, eyes were soon directed at the all-girls teams but more specifically on Hiromi Tachibana, former Manager to the Bladebreakers.
"Instead, we will have a Fan Apperication Day today. We will release fans according to the time that they arrive. They will have about forty-five minutes to Meet and Greet their favorite blader and/or team."
"Then that group will leave before the next group takes their place. If all things go according to plan, we will be done at four o'clock."
"Also, we encourage teams to allow a one to two person break, based on the number of members you have. However, we do insist that the captains of each squad take the last break."
"So that means we can do a two person break." Meifeng says to no one in particular after she processes how the schedule for breaks should flow.
"We'll give you a couple of minutes to figure that out. When we're done completely seting up, we will come retrieve you." The Chairman breaks down today's agenda for them.
"Oh and the schedule will be displayed once I leave the room. Good luck!" He encouringly remarks with his eyes shut and the same smile from earlier.
Surely enough the instant he stepped through the door, an image projects on to the opposite wall.
0000
Inoue breaks her concentration away from an ancient script and rubs the inside corners of her eyes with her thumb and index finger.
She drops her gaze from the parchment then towards the clock's face for the current time.
'They should be at the BBA by now.' Her brown orbs lazily scopes out her now messy room.
'I'll drop by once I get my work done.'
0000
"The ballroom is finished. Please line up in alphabetical order as you exit." The assistant informs them of the particular order to which they should arrive in.
"Is it me or is this being last in the ABCs is pretty annoying." Audrey grips with her arms across her chest.
Wenling glances over at her teammate in order to regard, "You have to start and end somewhere."
Archimedes simply tucks a stray strand of hair behind her ear and orders, "Just follow along,"
"Meifeng," A familiar voice from behind her catches her attention, which surfaces her out of her trance.
Scarlet red eyes display concerns when she stoically inquiries about her health, "Are you feeling alright?"
The taller of the two physically nods her head right before she trails behind the girls and the other two ladies.
Akane could only stare at her friend after she faces away from her with an odd expression on her face.
Inside the ballroom,
The vast room was sparsely decorated other than a banner that welcomes fans and metallic rectangular tables. There was nametags and vividly colored cloths that adorn the surface of the tables.
They were aligned in a semi-circle with their backs toward the wall so they could easily see who entered or exited the room.
As per tradition, the current champions were dead center while the others flanked around them.
Barthez Battalion
"So have you asked her yet?" Maltida inquisitively probes after she gently ribs Miguel in the side.
A small blush surfaces to his face as he glances away while he scratches the side of his cheek with his index finger.
The blonde felt a hand on his shoulder, peered over then watched Aaron flashed him a thumbs up.
On the other hand, Claude folded his arms across his chest. His sights the land on the duo team of F Dynasty, specifically the lone femoale on the squad.
Blitzkreig Boys
"Tala," A familiar masculine voice was calling out to the red head that was sitting at the far end of the table.
"Where were you last night?" Spencer inquiringly asks, which earns all of his teammates eyes on him.
"Why does it matter where I went?" He honestly wonders with a neutral expression on his face.
"The captain must always be in attendance for teams meetings." The silver haired coherently recites with a stern expression on his face.
Tala simply ignored the jab and focused on what really mattered: the raven haired teen on Yuan's team.
Gen POV
"Alright, the first wave has arrived." An employee broadcasts through the blow horn right before the doors fling open to reveal a group of teenagers, young children, parents and young adults.
F Dynasty
"Is that your natural hair color? A fan inquisitively poses as Julia neatly signs her signature on a poster with her team present on it.
"I dyed the top part only since I wanted to try the color out first." She sincerely admits with a smile on her face.
"I think you should dye it all." They politely suggest which earns a nod her head.
"Even Romero has admirers," Raul openly teases after he casts his sights over a ttheir coach, who presently stands with fans for pictures.
'Yet he seems…distracted.' Julia kept it to herself since she noted that there was a bit of distant in his eyes.
PPB Allstars
"How's the simulation going?" Judy was posing while the boys were handling the grunt work of greeting fans.
"Since there are three China reps, 3 to 1 for the Japan rep, there are more battle that will take place this time." Emily regards as she types in a set of numbers in order to test the projections of the outcomes.
A "hm" slips form the older woman's lips as her eyes roam over toward the champs only to notice the sour exoression on Hiro's face.
'What's his problem now?'
Bladebreakers
"Hey! Who gets the first break?" Max curiously asks after he signs a poster with him and Draciel on it.
Takao speaks up to say, "Me,"
"You have the most fans so no." Hiro makes known before he delegates some tasks to the young boys.
"Yo, Rei," The blonde directs at his raven haired teammate in order to ask, "Change with me, please?"
His Golden eyes stealthily peer over at the White Tiger X table before he agrees to the swap, "Go ahead."
White Tiger X
"What?!" Lee grumbles once he sense a pair of eyes on his face.
"You will apologize to her." Mariah demands with a grave expression on her face as she turns toward him.
A "pft" emits from his lips along with an "as if" as he focuses on the task at hand: to meet his fans.
"Master Tao," The pink haired girl calls out to their coach, who then peers over in their direction.
A simple gesture from the teen prompts him to approach the siblings at the far end of the table.
"Listen to your sister or I'll strip you of your captaincy." He threatens with a neutral expression on his face.
"But…" The young man was about to protest only to have his teacher interjects, "But nothing, you'll do it on your break."
Lee was left speechless.
Yuan
Audrey frequently scopes out the other team's tables only to note the number of people in front of them.
An "ugh" utters form her lips, which earns, "What's wrong Aud?"
"How come no one's coming to our table?" She grumbles as she gestures out at the flow of the crowd.
"We're a fairly new team so…" Hiromi attempts to explain only to hear, "She'll get over it."
Wenling immediately inserts herself in their conversation with a "Not now you two. There are eyes on us."
"No one asked the bag of cubes to speak." The dirty blonde irritably snaps as she points at her captain.
"Whatever," Archimedes was simply countering with her arms in front of her chest.
"Lanying…" Meifeng was calling for the woman that was presently standing on the right side of Lin. "You and Audrey take the first break."
"Let me guess...she got in to it with Archimedes again." The purple haired woman was automatically assuming after checking out the team's current disposition.
She physically nods her head as she watches her friend tap the dirty blonde's shoulder.
There was little to no fuss since it was a rather common routine whenever the girls would argue with each other
Saint Shields
"And just where do you think you're going?" Miriam was pipping up at the sight of Ozuma standing to his feet.
"I didn't know I had to ask to use the restroom?" He snaps at the girl before he walks off from the table.
"Are you two fighting?" Joseph fretfully wonders after he witnesses the tense exchange between the two.
"Nope, just a bit of teasing," The blue haired teen easily played off with a wave of her hand, eyes shut and a smile on her face.
Her eyes quickly located their captain prior to his departure from the ballroom when she inwardly presumed, 'You're going to see her.'
In the hallway,
Audrey angrily stormed out of the room as she instantly goes on a tangent, "Why am I always made out to be the villain and she's not being told anything?"
"I can't stand that feaking stupid glacier!" "This is so irritating!"
"Audrey," Lanying's calm tone breaks through her rage and earns a glance in her direction, "I have to use the Ladies room. Can you wait right here?"
She then merely nods her head to show that she agrees to wait for her in that same spot.
A streak of red instantly captures her sights as it instinctively prompts her to follow the color.
"Ozuma," The dirty blonde greeted the boy with a small smile on her face with her eyes closed and head slightly tilted.
He peeks through his thick bang and notices the blonde from Yuan's team stand directly in front of him.
"Audrey," The young man returns the greeting as she exicitngly thinks, 'He remembered my name!'
"Is that seat open?" She nervously poses after she spares look in the direction of the bench, which earns a simple, "Yes,"
The teen swiftly occupies the seat before silence naturally ensues between the two.
"Uhm," The girl was about to speak up once she found her voice only to hear, "I apologize for what happened at the airport yesterday."
"Oh that? It's alright." She effortlessly brushed with a wave of her hand in front of her face along with a nonchalant tone.
The male then rotates his torso in order to face her and states, "It was still rude of my guards to cut you off like that."
Her face unknowingly blushes due to his sudden movement and anxiously stammers, "I figured it was something important…"
"I would like to make it up to you." Ozuma promptly proposes with a serious expression on his face.
A "What?!" unintentionally slips from her lips before she quickly corrects herself, "I meant...sure."
"Ah shoot, I was supposed to wait for my coach." The Yuan team member abruptly reminded herself once she hopped to her feet.
"Then I'll see you later, Audrey,"
She did not trust her voice so instead she nods her head and waves while she privately ruminates, 'Just walk off cool and…'
The teen girl then feels a pair of arms lightly wrap around her body as she met blue eyes. "Are you alright…Audrey?"
Her facial expression instantly contorted to irritation because that particular voice belonged to none other than Max Tate.
"Yeah, I had a lot on my mind. Sorry." She explained why she suddenly collided in to him.
"Well good then, I came to cheer you up." He enlightens her as to why he was presently in front of her. "Cheer me up?"
The blonde nods his head and cheerfully states, "You looked a little worried so I wanted to cheer you up."
"I guess..." Audrey was hesitantly consenting to him attempting to cheer her up since he tend to go a bit overboard with his actions.
"Alright, let me buy you something sweet."
At the same time…
Lanying eventually emerged from the restroom completely refreshed when she thought, 'Time to find Audrey.'
"Ah, Miss Lanying?" She overhears someone politely addresses her so she turns to identify that person as known other than, "Boris,"
"Would you like a cup of coffee?" He was cordially asking while pointing the cup toward the miniature café.
Her eyes scan the chalkboard menu in order to see what items that they sell before she voices, "Tea is fine."
"It seems you're enjoying the Fan Appreciation event." The purple haired male regarded after he handed her the cup.
Lanying briefly diverts her sight to the crowd around them when she genuinely opines, "I guess…but we're not having much traffic."
"That's pretty much expected of a first year team." The Blitzkreig Boys coach candidly admits once he sips from his coffee.
"We were like that our first year. No one approached us at all." He honestly confessed that he and his team endured a similar experience.
Boris merely shrugged one of his shoulders while he further elucidated on his previous point, "It didn't really bother me because it allowed me to mold their opinion of the Blitzkreig Boys."
"I didn't think of it that way." She utters in awe with her lips against the Styrofoam cup and eyes toward the doors.
He then sips from the cup once again before he adds in, "Just a helpful hint,"
"Looks like time's up." The older male said when they listened to the sound of bell chimes that were aired over the intercom.
'I have to find Audrey.' "I have to find my student but thanks for the tea and the advice." Lanying properly conveys her appreciation for his advice while she bows slightly at the waist.
"Anytime," The male confidently articulates once she departs from his side so he crumples the empty cup within his grasp.
A few yards away,
"Here you go," Max cheerily announces as he stands to his feet, twists towards her and hands over a chocolate bar.
She dropped her gaze to the aluminum wrap object before she remembered to show her gratitude and said, "Thanks".
"No problem," The blonde was uttering while scratching the back of his head and chuckling softly before conceding, "Just chalk it up to me being a jerk towards you."
"A strong sense of self-awareness, impressive," Audrey positively commends him along with a round of applause.
Max suddenly ceases his laughter in order to nervously question, "Friends?"
She then bites off a square of the bar, chews on it for a second until she reaches a decision, "Sure,"
Ozuma just so happened to look up to see Max Tate in front of a blonde girl near some vending machines.
'Looks like he's flirting with yet another girl,' He automatically assumes until the girl rotates around for him to register the identity of the face as Audrey from Yuan.
The Saint Shields captain then noted the sudden change in his expression once her back was toward him.
'In your wildest dreams, Tate,'
"Audrey!" A feminine voice was repeatedly shouting out her name so Max was bidding her a silent bye and leaving her to her coach.
"I got hungry." She calmly answers while she flashes a half-eaten bar of candy.
Lanying audibly sighs, shakes her head and chuckles at the teen. "Always thinking of food,"
"Have you calmed down?" Her tone conveys her concern for the young girl, who continues to chow down on her candy.
The dirty blonde teen inwardly reflected about her time spent with both Ozuma and Max Tate, "Yeah,"
The purple haired woman then takes the lead and guides her pupil in.
The scrapping of the chair's legs across the floor was the only sound being made as the dirty blonde as entering their sights.
She inwardly completed on what just occurred, 'Is this because I made a deal with that lady?'
"Looks likes nothing changed." Audrey huffs under her breath as the flow of traffic had yet to yield in their direction.
"Lin," Meifeng address the Goldenrod with green tips, "You and Wenling have the next break."
Barthez Battalion
"Who knew we had this many fans here?!" Matilda merrily exclaims after she pens her signature on a poster of her and Pink Hedgehog.
"Just wait till the Europen leg, we'll definitely have the most." Miguel positively assures with a smile on his face.
Aaron finally arrived back from the hallway with a canned drink in his grasp.
"Matilda," "Perfect timing for a break," She consents as she stands to her feet to leave.
"Don't you think love is fickle?" Claude suddenly poses still in the same positon from earlier.
The blonde slightly faces his teammate with a confuse expression on his face. So he repeats his question once more, "Don't you think love is fickle?"
An expression of thought surfaces to his face before he breaks his silence, "Not really…I mean there are different types, right?"
"I can be in love with food, a place or a person so no I don't think it is." He expounds further along with gestures to prove his point.
"And are you in love with a person?" The blue haired teen inquisitively grills with his eyes narrow in on his captain.
Another blush surfaces to his cheeks as he unknowingly stammers, "I wouldn't say love more like…I really like her."
An "oh" escapes from his lips.
Blitzkreig Boys
Tala was neatly scribbling his signature on a postcard while secretly listening in on Ian and Spencer's conversation.
"Did you see Boris?" The purple haired teen openly poses to the others after he points out their coach.
Spencer then narrows his sights on him and closely studies his face for a while, "You don't think it's a coach from Yuan?"
"I mean he struck up a conversation with those women." The silver haired male pronounced once he recalled their encounter with the all-girls team in the host hotel's elevator.
Ian sits forward after he momentarily stares over at Yuan all while they entertain their fans, "Yeah, but which one?"
The red head eyes lifted and bypassed the line of fans until his sights reached the said team mentioned during their conversation.
'The blonde seems calmer today but which coach does Boris have an eye on?'
He then feels a pair of eyes on him, which earns a smirk across his face.
F Dynasty
"So…" Julia starts off before Raul finishes, "Whose the lucky lady?"
An expression of confession along with an "hm" emits from the older man.
The twins the. repeat their question once again before he amusingly chuckles at the duo's inquisitive nature. "Why aren't you two just curious cats?"
"Alas, I cannot reveal the young's maiden name." The blonde dramatically exclaims with a hand over his heart and eyes shut.
Yuan
Wenling felt a hand tap her shoulders only to see Lin over her shoulder. She tilts her head in the direction of the door.
A the same time,
"Master Tao," Mao calls out to her sensei then points at a brunette teen that stands to her feet to leave.
"Kevin switch breaks with Lee," He demands in a stern tone once the youngest members of their squad rise to his feet. "What?!"
"Go or I'll strip you of your captaincy." He harshly threatens with an unusually serious expression his face.
The young man innately sensed the gravity of the situation not only from his tone but his facial expressions as well so he ceded, "Fine,"
"Master Tao, where are you going?" Mao wonders since the older man dismisses himself from within the group too.
He slightly turns around with his eyes shut before he reveals, "To ensure some insurance,"
"Insurance?" Mao and Kevin confusingly utter as they briefly stare at each other and then back at him.
Lin was briefly pausing a few feet behind Wenling after sensing that someone was approaching, "Excuse me,"
"Ah Master Tao," She greets him with a smile on her face once she realizes that it was the pervy old man from White Tiger X.
"I have a favor to ask…it seems as if one of my players been a little hostile toward your player so I sent him to apologize." The elderly man explains the reason behind his presence, which earns a, "I see."
A few quiet seconds pass by before Lin realizes exactly what he requests of her, "I'll make sure he does,"
"Oh and his name is Lee by the way," Master Tao adds in while he softly rubs his chin with his thumb and index finger.
In the hallway,
"I don't get all the fuss about apologizing." Lee annoyingly grunts along with a roll of his eyes after he recalls the conversation with his coach and sister.
A smirk soon stretches across his face as an idea sudden springs forward to just patiently wait until the break was over.
'Master Tao wouldn't have to know.'
"Ay brat," His golden sights soon beheld a rather tall bronze woman, who radiated silent fury, stood directly behind him.
"Your coach asked me to watch you apologize. I'd advise you to do it before I break every bone in your body so you'll never blade again." The older woman firmly instructs while she contorts her features to display a scary face.
A dry lump was forming in his throat while mentally visualizing shadowy tendrils emanating from around her body. Her eyes were glowing brightly as sweat was running down his entire body.
Lin was currently breaking out in to a wide grin after observing the young man approaching Wenling.
Golden eyes soon met with green eyes, which sent an indescribable chill throughout his body.
"Hi," She politely greets him since he seems a bit hesitate to speak to her first.
He simply places his hand at the nape of his neck, cuts his eyes away from her and thinks of how he should go about their conversation.
The raven haired teen briefly establishes eye contact once he manages to apologize to the girl with a, "I'm sorry."
"For?" The brunette curiously posed with a slight confused expression on her face.
Lee audibly sighed and was about to leave until he felt the strong presence directly behind him again.
"Treating you awfully, I mean I thought you were weird and a tad bit creepy," The White Tiger X captain unintentionally divulges about his honest opinion of her.
Lin then roughly punches the palm of her hand after she hears the adjectives use to describe her student.
'The sheer nerve of this child!' The Amazonian irately opines while she violently stomps over in their direction.
A voice broke the silence, which caught the other two people completely off guard with, "You have a weird way of talking to girls."
Her teacher instantly snaps her hand over her mouth in order to stifle her laughter.
"You don't have to apologize for being you." The brunette teen genuinely remarks with a smile before she coyly admits, "Your stubbornness is your cutest attribute."
An expression of shock surfaces to their faces while they individually surmises, 'Huh?' 'What a bold move?!'
Wenling politely excuses herself from in front of the captain of the White Tiger X with a smile visibly present on her face.
"Did you see anything?" The Goldenrod green tipped woman askes after her pupil draws closer to her.
"There wasn't much to buy but they did have something that was pretty interesting though." She makes known with the same smile from earlier.
Lin simply nods her head before they enjoy the rest of their break.
PPB Allstars
Michael audibly sighs after he scribbles a brief message of encouragement on a t-shirt.
"Eddy should've been back by now!" He annoyingly grips as he adjusts the bill of his Baseball cap so that it was no longer over his eyes.
Emily wipes her glasses with a cloth wipe while she reminds him, "Your break is last since you're the captain."
"What?!" He exclaims at the news after he faces his teammate with a shock expression on his face.
The orange haired girl simply places her glasses over her eyes and sarcastically jaws, "You wanted to be captain so…it's done!"
Michael lazily drops his head until his chin touches the table and grumbles aloud, "That means I have two more people to go."
Saint Shields
"Did you and my sister have a fight?" Joseph directs at the raven haired male with a broad streak of red.
Light green pupils connect with the youngest member of their team before he provides him an answer, "She takes her teasing too far sometimes but no we're not fighting."
An audible sigh escapes her lips along with a "That's good."
"I didn't want to see any bad blood between us." He genuinely conveyed one of his fears along with a worried expression.
Ozuma pats his shoulder, breaks in to a small smile and assures him, "It's normal to have fights with each other but what's more important is if we can work through our problems."
"Besides, I know it's a lot going on with the tribe so now more than ever we have to stick together."
White Tiger X
Master Tao eventually spots the signal from one of Yuan's coach so he excuses himself from his team's presence once again.
"So…" "He did apologize but I don't think he will be himself for quite a while." Lin deliberately hints with a smile.
He lifts an eyebrow from the comment so he decides to probe, "What happened?"
The Goldenrod green tipped woman dropped to his level so she could easily communicate with him, "Wenling didn't accept the apology because she said "He shouldn't apologize for being himself.""
"But here's the shocker…" The bronze female swiftly lifts her index finger to signal that there was more to the conversation between the teens. "She said his stubbornness was his cutest attribute."
Master Tao's eyes widen at the news as he could only utter a simple "No," in disbelief only to hear a, "Yes!"
"Only time will tell how this will play out so we'll just have to wait and see." The older man was concluding after spotting Lee reentering the ballroom.
"Right,"
Yuan
"Wenling, where's Lin?" Meifeng wonders since the blonde was not currently with her upon her arrival at their table.
She then peers over her shoulder only to sudden hear, "Sorry about that,"
The silver haired woman nods her head to show she accepts the apology before she announces the next pair to go on break, "Hiromi and Akane, it's your break time."
"See you in a few Hiromi," Audrey said with a smile after she noticed a familiar face stand up as well.
Her eyes soon divert over to the other brunette when she curiously needles, "And how did your break go?"
"Am I creepy?" Wenling questioned about her personality as she stared at her hands that were balled in a fist against her knees.
The dirty blonde swiftly sits forward after she processes the question and surprisingly mutters, "Huh?"
"Someone said I was weird and creepy." She was disclosing to her about the reason why she was asking that particular question.
"Not really, I thought you were pretty easygoing and good judge of character." She candidly expressed her opinion about her from when they first met.
The brunette's head instantly snaps over toward her friend, who wears a small smile on her face which earns an, "Ah Aud, thanks."
The pair then was dotingly embracing each other as two good friends would.
In the hallway,
"This is a pretty popular sport." Akane breaks her silence as she processes the number of people that enter through the building.
"I didn't think that at first but it is pretty fun to learn how to blade." Hiromi conveys with a smile on her face.
Scarlet eyes closely observe the excitement that seems to naturally radiate from the fans just being near their favorite team. "They seem to be extremely passionate people, which make it fun for others."
The brunette momentarily spares a glance in the direction of the older woman once she feels from what she presumes was her enthusiasm. "That is true."
She then spots Takao exit from the ballroom and head straight to the cafe, "Excuse me for a second,"
Akane simply continues to scope out the crowd in awe at the sight before her, 'I wish…'
"Miss Akane," A familiar voice along with the sight of a blonde male finally enters her peripheral vision.
An expression of concern visibly surfaces to his face so he worriedly questions, "Are you alright?"
Her Scarlet red orbs divert from the crowd then onto the tall slender man that stands slightly off to her right.
"I was just looking at some of the fans." She dully replies before she casts her sights back on to the fans.
"Ah, it is your first time, huh?" Romero said more to himself after he realized that this was a rather new experience for her.
He gestures with his hand when he breaks his silence to mention, "I love doing these kinds of events…it reminds you of why you blade."
"The love you feel for doing something you enjoy is amazing." Akane unemotionally chimes in with a small smile on her face.
Romero ultimately decides to quietly accompany her as she crowd watches as well as answer some of her inquiries about beyblading.
Takao points to a sweet pasty that calls his name when his ears pick up, "Always thinking with your stomach first,"
"I have you know I did pretty well especially since they didn't feed us breakfast." He opines when a pout visibly surfaces to his face.
The bluenette cordially thanks the barista for her service once they hand him a Saran wrap pastry.
"You want a piece?" The young man offers while he removes the clear surface and holds it out for her.
She then reaches up and carefully breaks off a small piece and tosses it in her mouth. "It's pretty good."
He swiftly jogs back over to the wooden counter, places another order, pays and hands her the exact same pastry.
A bright blush stains her cheeks as she accepts the gesture and nervously stammers out a "thanks".
A few seconds pass by as they silently partake in the sweet snack.
"Man, all of this signing is cramping my hand." Takao gripes as he winces every time he flexes his open palm to a fist.
"No one told you to become World Champ with thousands of fans." The brunette sarcastically teases with a smile on her face.
He amusingly chuckled at the statement since they both understood just how enthusiastic some fans can be.
"How's your team?" He curiously asks about her new team.
"We're pretty good. I've been showing them the ropes." She responded with her eyes closed and back leaned against the surface of the solid wall.
A smile then stretches across her face when she tosses in, "I can see how you, Max, Rei and Kai truly work as a team now."
"The first year is always the hardest." The youngest Kinoyama sincerely confesses in a daze tone once he balls up the plastic in his fist.
Akane soon appeared within a few feet of them, which prompted Hiromi to excuse herself.
"I'll catch you later Romi,"
Barthez Batallion
Malthida cheerfully bounds back to her team's table until she suddenly senses something was funny.
She places her hands on her hips, points a finger at two of her teammates and inquisitively needles, "Did you two have a fight when I was gone?"
Miguel simply stood to his feet, gently patted her head, and honestly asserted, "Nope, you worrywart,"
She closely watches the blonde's back until he leaves before she peers overs at the light blue haired teen.
"Did…"
"Like he said, nothing happened." He sternly stated while he maintained his position with his arms under his chest and eyes closed.
Blitzkrieg Boys
Bryan silently plops down in his respective seat, which signals to Tala that it was finally his turn for a break.
In a similar fashion to Bryan, the red head quietly stood to his feet after he pens his signature on some piece of memorabilia.
"What's up with him?" Ian annoyingly wonders about the apparent changes in their captain's behavior.
A pair of eyes closely observes the red head venture off onto his break when he points out, "He's been real standoffish lately." Spencer
Bryan merley closes his eyes to gather his thoughts about their future matches.
F Dynasty
Romero elegantly pirouettes towards the twins until he openly airs, "Julia, you got the last one."
"And can you two stop glaring at me?" He calmly demands once he completes the rotations and drops his arms to his side.
The twins spare a glance at each other before Raul presses further, "Not until you tell us about this maiden."
"You'll find out soon but until then drop it and take a break." Their coach declares as he flicks a bang from in front of his face.
A "pft" then a "you're no fun" can be heard from the female twin so he sticks his tongue out at them.
In the hallway,
The raven haired teen stepped up to the counter in order to place her order after she checked out what was offered.
The barista read her total off of the screen and dutifully waits for her preferred form of payment.
As she reaches to secure some bills, a pale hand unexpectedly extends forward and hands it over.
"Have a great day," "Thanks,"
"No one asked you to do that so don't expect a favor from me." She calmly states as she blows off some steam from the hot liquid.
A smirk visibly surfaces to his face and retorts, "No need,"
"Generous and chivalrous too?" The young teen regards about the actions that she witnesses of him.
A "hm" was escaping his lips when he humbly boasting, "Just a few of my more redeeming qualities,"
"I cant believe there's still fans here." Archimedes softly groans after she studies the size of the crowd around them.
Tala shut his eyes as he delights in his coffee before he sincerely remarks, "This crowd is nothing copared to the European leg."
"You'll probably get a chance to sign something," The red head jokingly jaws, which only earns a visible roll of her eyes.
Her grip tightens around the cup as she pointedly declares, "As if I didn't already know we're a first year all girls team."
"Observant and brash," The Blitzkrieg Boys captain comments based on her choice of words for her response.
She release the grip before she sarcastically retorts, "Just a few of my more redeeming qualities, I guess."
A "humph" along with "Thanks for the drink".
She unknowingly passes by Kai who issues a warning, "If you have any sense, you'll stay away from him."
The captain of Yuan was swiftly glancing over her shoulder only to see a white scarf gently billowing in the air.
'He's the Bladebreakers captain.'
Meifeng finally strolls out of the ballroom after some last second checks amongst the girls.
The woman spots a familiar head of hair passes by so she inhales and exhales in order to gather her thoughts together.
As she casually advances forward, the sudden appearance of a woman prompts her to turn around, 'I feel so childish…why am I even hiding?'
Her eyes then peeks around the corner to see the two engage in a chat.
"Kinoyama, Hiro?" The woman curiously addresses since she was slightly unsure if he is the real deal.
A mere bid of the head was all she needed so she introduced herself, "My name is Mai. I'm from a local newspaper and we would like to do an article on you."
"May I see your business card?" He calmly demands with a stoic expression on his face.
The petite woman stares at him after she listens to his comment so she counterclaims with, "Ah, you don't think I'm a real reporter."
The bluenette nods his head before he explains the reason behind his demand, Fans like to do anything…"
She lifts her hand as she utters, "I understand."
Hiro patiently waits for thee woman to reach inside of her handbag, retrieves her card and passes it on to him.
'Seems pretty legit,' The Bladebreakers head coach inwardly deemed once he noticed the embossed seal.
"Uhm, can your article wait?" The taller of the two requests since he was still on the clock for the BBA.
"So you're treating me to dinner then? Sure." Mai was automatically assuming since she also have previous engagements.
So she grabs the card, removes a pen from her skirt pocket and scribbles something on the card.
"Don't keep a woman waiting." The petite woman threatens with a smirk on her face, which strikes a cord within the young man.
She then excuses herself with a slight bow before she walks a few feet away but stops in order to answer her phone.
"Didn't I tell you not to call me at work," The reporter angrily snaps at the person on the other end of the line.
"Yes, I secured the interview. It was a piece of cake." She divulges the result of her appointment as she reaches for her makeup compact.
Meifeng observes her check her face then her teeth the drops it her purse while she continues to speak on her phone, "We're going to shake up the bey world with this scandal."
She heads away from the end of the hall once she spots a nearby exit, "Oh and can you believe he asked me for my card."
"I know right…what a total loser." The reporter bluntly regarded about the young man prior to her departure from the building.
Her instincts were kicking in after hearing that the reporter was setting Hiro up for a scandal. 'I have to tell Hiro,'
She then was veering around the corner only to barely evade an incoming body.
"Meifeng?" "Hiro?" The two head coaches respectively addressed each other by their names after they realized exactly who it was in front of them.
"Sorry about that," The silver haired woman quickly offers up an apology while she slightly bows her head.
"Its fine." He easily brushed off since he felt that he was partially to blame too since he was not focus on his surroundings.
"Uhm, Hiro," The shorter of the two speaks up before she discloses, "That woman, the reporter, she's up to no good."
A "hm" emitted from his lips as he narrowed his sight on the woman before he alleges, "It's not my fault she asked me to dinner."
"Enojy the break while you can," The older Kinoyama advises after he pushes pass her and lifts his hand at her.
'Bastard!' Yuan's coach irately considered before she faced and stormed away.
