Love The Way You Lie; Chapter 5. The Match That Changes Views.
"Awh man, this mornings training session is going to be the death of me." Max gasped, feeling all stiff and sore as he walked into the dojo kitchen looking exhausted. "Can we have the rest of the day off? Maybe go out for a meal for lunch? Then buy some new parts?" The American blond asked, trying to give out every excuse in the book to get out the next session.
"You know what, lunch sounds a good idea." Kenny smiled and closed his Dizzy laptop. "Lets go out together. Its been a long time since we last did that."
Kai then huffed at the team and then walked into the next room, demonstrating he really wanted nothing to do with this event. The bluenette Hiwatari had his own plans; the beyblade match. Meaning Pearl was having to think up an excuse to get out this friendly gathering, which she'd love to get involved in.
"Yea, lets go have some Kentucky fried chicken!" Max added and cheered excitedly. "You coming Hilary?"
The slim brunette then nodded a yes and then shifted her eyes towards the world champion. "I think you should buy my meal, as an apology for not walking me home last night!" The team manager snapped, sounding more hurt than angry.
"Pft, get stuffed." Tyson laughed and then felt his heart sink into his growling stomach when the girl held up his Dragoon beyblade in the palm of her hand. "Now Hilary..."
"Buy my lunch or he's going down the toilet!"
A laugh then left Rei's dry lips. "Come on guys, lets get there first." He interrupted and then shifted his caramel coloured eyes to the newest edition of the team. "Are you coming along Pearl?" The dark haired Asian asked curiously, noticing the difference in her attitude and mood today since meeting Kai's new model girlfriend.
Pearl paused to think before she spoke. "I will catch up with you guys later. I have a few phone calls to make today, I promised some friends I'd let them know how I am doing." It felt so wrong to lie to these innocent boys, but there were some things in life she just couldn't delay.
"Thats a shame Pearl. Are they any fans of ours?" Max winked and wrapped his arm around her neck playfully.
"Of course they are. Jeez, you're like their rolemodels." The hour-glass girl smiled warmly. "Especially Tyson."
Everyone then sighed as the champion then let his ego shine. "Now that's what I like to hear." Tyson replied and brushed his fingers through his hair before placing back on his cap. "If you need us Pearl, give us a ring." The Japanese explained and then shifted his attention back to Hilary, to snatch the Dragoon blade out her hands when her guard was down.
"YOU TWAT!"
"BAHAHAHA!"
"See you later Pearl." Kenny waved and began to make his exit out the room with his team-mates. "Take care."
Standing facing the man who has been making her miserable for the past few couples of days; Pearl felt her quick and violent temper build up inside her hour-glass figure. Yet for the first time in a long time, this girls mixed emotions got the best of her. Anger, broken hearted and love were the perfect ingredients to disaster. But the odd question lingered inside the bleach blonde's mind when she gazed her chestnut brown eyes inside those cold crimson eyes. What goes on in your head? - She would question, to get no answer.
The breeze that brushed through the nearby fields slowly brushed past her heated cheeks and she prepared her beyblade to launch.
"Lets make a deal Pearl. If I win, you fuck off home and I never see you again. But if you win, then you deserve your placement on the team." Kai spoke out loud, really giving himself a reason to push for the victory. But after watching the ex-girlfriend train recently, he mentally took note of her weaknesses. So it was now his job to drive at them. "Fair enough huh?"
It was hard to respond to anything anymore, especially when there wasn't a crowd to witness him say those empty promises. The rest of the team were out for lunch, to give these beybladers the opportunity they needed to complete this match.
"Oh stop lying Kai." Pearl grinned faintly and swallowed hard. "You can't bare me being around here. And I love it."
The Hiwatari then loaded his blue beyblade launcher and aimed it back at his new rival. This moment really was make or break for him – No more explaining to his girlfriend about why he didn't tell Michelle who Pearl was. It could be put to rest right now. A little lie may just come true.
But the tension in the atmosphere really didn't help either opponents nerves, especially when this was personal. Kai's skin wrenched against his muscular figure and his heart pounded against his chest, encouraging him to enjoy the adrenaline rush that gushed through his veins.
"Lets cut the crap and blade." The Dranzer holder stated and cut to the chase. "3...2...1..."
Except before he could finish, a sly idea appeared in Pearl's mind. Just as he was about to finish the count down, she released her beyblade and left it to fly into his direction. "Oh I have been waiting to hurt you, like the way you hurt me." The fiesty girl gasped, proud of herself and then watched him shift his neck to let the blade fly past.
"You have a shit aim." Kai smirked. "But now its my turn." The broad Russian then launched his Dranzer blade and allowed it to fly into her direction. Kai was entertained when he witnessed the girl jump out the way quickly, to feel the powerful blade skim past her black t-shirt.
"Lucky shot!" Pearl snapped and bit her peached lower lip more forcefully, not impressed. It was like the ex-couple were keeping score. Kai 1 – Pearl 0. A game of manipulation. But like she promised earlier, this girl wasn't going to lose.
Within a blink of an eye, the match was already heating up quickly. Kai's Dranzer charged straight for the Eagle, looking like he was ready to get this match over with. The wise owner to this sacred bitbeast knew that Pearl struggled with dodging and now was a time to prove it. "Dranzer! Blazing Gigs!" He commanded with such enthusiasm in his voice.
The beautiful Phoenix then rose from the beyblade to make the attack official. "I don't think so." Pearl grinned and shifted her beyblade to a nearby rock, to then nudge the rock into the blue beyblades path, sending it off course from the purple target.
Pearl 1 – Kai 1.
A growl left the Hiwatari's lips. "Oh, so you want to be clever huh?" Of course he recognised that move from their training session yesterday. Deja Vu struck the Bladebreaker leader as he then began to plan his next move after recovering from that stupid mistake. "Dranzer, attack!"
The calm and quiet field that was filled with nature, then transformed into a scene of fire when the Phoenix began to charge for the Eagle once more; who at this point, started to rise out the purple beyblade.
"Liberty. Come on girl!" Pearl smiled, really enjoying herself. "Galaxy defence!"
Kai then gasped in a speechless manner. The proud bitbeast then began to form stars and use them as a shield, so his Dranzer blade crashed into the strong forcefield and didn't even dent. But it did leave some damage on his beyblade, sending the odd part of his beyblade flying off into the distance. "The fuck?!" He announced and clenched his fists. She has improved on her defence instead of dodging!
"Now attack!" Pearl commanded, watching the Eagle then charge quickly towards the wounded phoenix to grasp it by her sharp claws. "Do you remember those nature documentaries we used to watch Kai?"
"What has that got to do with this?!" The pale Hiwatari demanded, cringing to the sound of his bitbeast scream in pain.
"Do you remember when Birds want to kill their prey more quickly and efficiently?" Pearl commented and raised an eyebrow, loving the speechless expression on her ex-lovers face. At this point, her Liberty bitbeast then flew the weak Dranzer up into the air. "They drop them."
Kai 1 – Pearl 2.
Standing there with his crimson eyes wide, the Bladebreaker then felt his body go numb, as he really couldn't believe that just happened. Laying before him on the worn out and burnt ground, was his blue beyblade. Cracked, damaged and knackard. "No way." The girl who he easily wiped the floor with previously, just slaughtered him easily. Something somewhere didn't add up.
Meanwhile, the bleach blonde female stood herself up straight after picking up her spinning beyblade. "So, what now?" She asked, sounding very proud of herself, not really caring about his reaction or new opinion of her.
"You tell me." Kai answered and then stepped his foot over the worn out blade, soothing his temper with the sound of the useless scrap crunch. "Because I don't really care." He added and then leant down to pick up the Dranzer bitbeast chip.
A sigh left her peached lips as she slowly approached him. "You know just as well as I do you deserved that result." Pearl stated and shifted her eyes down to the ground, refusing to make eye contact with the attractive male. "But I wanted to make you a proposal." This girl's ambition was to become the best, and together, these two could make the ultimate destruction to Tyson's career.
"No."
"You don't even know what it is yet Kai!"
"I don't want to know."
"What? You don't want to train with me? So we can become better together." Pearl explained it anyways, whether he liked it or not. "Kai, you are a good beyblader when you are not distracted."
The Russian twitched. "Oh I bet I do." He snarled, sensing that jealousy once again. "What's in it for me anyways? You beat me. Why should you care?" Kai hated the fact that Tyson had now found a more worthy rival, but it gave the Hiwatari a more of a reason to train more, letting his ambitious nature grow out of control.
"Because you are the best beyblader I know." Pearl finally confessed and felt her skin flare up with goose bumps. "And we both have the same thing in common. That's why we got together. Remember?"
And that's why we split up – The bluenette registered to himself, he threw away everything to continue his career. The long distance wasn't worth holding on to. "Move on will you." Was all Kai could say, before leaving the scene without glancing back once at the hurt girl.
Kai 2 – Pearl 2.
"Fine." The American girl threw back at him and blinked back the tears that filled her chestnut brown eyes. Why do I always let him get to me!? - She screamed to herself inside her mind and gripped both her hands onto her scalp.
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