Chapter 8 – Let it rip!

It was a kinda normal for him since Tyson knew that he would have to battle against Kai. Though it was obvious that it was a mere practice match but for the navy and the dual haired beybladers, it was more than that. Hilary sat down beside Kenny and looked at both of them deep in their eyes and when they took their positions near the dish, She counted down…3…They looked deep into their eyes, the two bladers, killing looks , fierce eyes and the fired desired hearts..

2…They loaded their blades

1...LET IT RIP! They launched with moments in the dish with the huge vibration inflicted on the launchers. The blades collided and moved back, with that did the closed his left eye and thought about his plan. I know it's not a beystadium battle yet I gonna play like that. This is what I was all night doing…I am gonna stick to my game plan and let him have an upper hand over me .Just wait Kai. You are going down!

Waited so long, standing for you,
The world beneath your feet.
Crumbling down, you come around,
To realize what I can be!
I've paid my dooms and
I've earned my kick,
I'm taking the stage,
SPOTLIGHT SHINING ON ME!

Tyson let his blade attack as normally he did with a little less vigor than he possessed. His blade spun all over round the dish circling around kai's blade and it seemed that it spun with huge vitality. Kai stopped spinning in the center of the dish and began his zig zag move and started heading to Tyson's blade. His scarf could be seen fluttering as did his phoenix moved and he closed his eyes and opened just when it collided with Dragoon. Dragoon didn't moved when Dranzer was heading towards it. It simply spun at stationary place after it stopped moving in circular pathways at the edges of the dish. When Kai opened his eyes it were the dark evil eyes, the amethyst color that frightened the other bladers that watched around. Tyson closed his eyes, smiling and when the ultimate collision took place, Dragoon moved back to a minor extend that was untipped. It gave a slight shock to everyone and they understood that this was just more than a practice match. The things had become clearer to Max and Ray. They watched with heed and regard, tempting for each and every move they played. Hilary was perplexed about it but she didn't want to disturb either of them. She bit her lower lip and sent a questioning glance to Kenny. Kenny only shook his head, the little genius was busier in seeing and analyzing how much both have improved, especially Tyson since he ignored many practices. But Tyson did played well than he thought even after these many days.

The match grew fiercer, none of them dared to blink their eyes nor to say anything. Now the exhausting bladers were trying their best to end up the battle soon, yet now the bladed just collided. They had in their minds to use their attack, yet each of them wanted the other to initiate it first. Tyson had something secret inside him, he was going to reveal it just after their attacks, but it wasn't a big deal for him to use his well-known attack former than Kai, he was sure that if he did, Kai would call upon his Blazing gig, and it would be his turn to use his special trick and end up the battle. At this point, he gave no smirk but merely gazed at the spinning blades and analyzed their moments of blade.

"Dragoon now! EVOLUTION STORM!" he roared with flapping and streaming hands that created a big tornado and the blue Dragoon had come out just like the Dranzer.

"Dranzer, Blazing gig!" Kai howled just like he does and narrowed his eyes preparing for his eventual rivalry.

Both the bladed clapped and clashed and the battle had become colored with blue and hot red, ferocious airs fluttering and the bladers squealed and yelled in tempestuous and passion. The blades battered and clashed constantly till each of them just spun and the only result could be declared by the blade that would last or stop spinning first. They stood looking down and deprived of all the initial vigor and their blades tenuous and barely spinning. Kai looked down, closed his eyes, fragile, barely able to stand, he didn't want to believe that something that he had previously encountered, because he knew that his battle was more than others knew, it was the bitter savage rivalry, strife and the probable end of their friendship just because of her…He shivered internally, motivating dranzer to keep spinning, begging his body not to collapse and pouncing each and every calorie of energy left inside him, like he would give everything he would give, except to die.

Tyson stood straight. He had his thoughts, but his present state of physical flutter was just like Kai's. He paced back and forth periodically with the frail energy, yet he was determined to do what he exactly wanted, and it was the very moment of "now or never". Dragoon, are you listening to me. Should we do this? We are going to do this! I know we have trained hard in the darkest hours and it is the very point and instant we should be doing, I'm ready for this, I have energy left in me, which I had stored for this time, are you ready Dragoon?. He breathed heavily and looked at his blade, till it gave a faint glow. The battle almost was to end up, and everyone thought that it would be Tyson, who would end up as the victor when Kai's blade would just stop spinning. Though it might have happened because of the minute differences or the sheer luck, it wasn't the way Tyson wanted to beat him, he had already abandoned it. So, he looked up, gazed at Kai, with the widest and the darkest eyes, his maroon eyes glimmering in fire and passion to beat him and kick his blade out the dish. Kai didn't felt it initially, but just after mere seconds, he could perceive Tyson's killing looks piercing into him, that only gave him the slightest worry, he didn't wanted to believe it, but more or less, he lifted his head and stared back detecting his intention, but before he could, there was the loudest roar ever they had heard, or ever they had encountered at the mere ending of the battle, where, this was quite untipped. The clouds gave less time to themselves to prepare, they gave the rumbling thunder clap and the clouds roared as they moved around..

"DRAGOON! ATTACK NOW!" Tyson howled when his body trembled and quavered for the lost in energy. It seemed like he was willing to win even if it means he will collapse or anything. He screamed at his highest peak. He wriggled and fluttered violently his body to build up the final attack, his hair streamed in the upcoming tornado, his cap that spun backward, and he himself who had no control over himself and might have just fallen anywhere. Yet he was there, and pouncing up each ATP he had got in the cell..

Hilary stood up from the little raised dais beside Kenny and folder her fingers tightly and counted carefully on what he was doing. She was worried for him and yet she didn't want him to lose at the eventual moment. Ray and Max exchanged worried glances, they had analyzed the situation and now they worried that how badly it might end up. Kenny chatted with dizzi, already much busy in her usual analysis of their moves, intensity, and the ferocity with which they were playing, it was reminding her of their previous battle.

Kai stood numb; he doesn't want to believe what was happening. He felt like his heart plummeting to his stomach, and his body vibrating in the least vigor. It was the most critical time and only at this point, he was gonna be defeated very aggressive by Tyson's grand, quick witted attack, "the reverse spin". It was hard to believe how he was going to use it, but chill out already, you never gonna doubt the 3 times world champ, Kai had already made his mind that this would just be the end because he knew that they had become well matched in their both energy levels and the attacks they displayed, nor he could use the attack, he kinda owed, cause he already used it…But wait, when did Tyson had learnt his attack from, he kinda never practiced his days. The various thoughts and the feelings, he was undergoing and the fear of the sharp defeat had let him down, and when he saw his blade, it was already out of the dish, flung by Tyson's quick wits bolted blade that was filled with all the depleting moment of Tyson, transferred directly and much quicker in his blade, much enough fast, to provide Kai to even think about it. His blade's moves were fascinating, yet subtle and well planned. It first appeared like it was going to stop much soon, and did Tyson that he can fall at any moment, but he had his reserved energy he thought about, then his blade started hastening backwards and then accelerating towards Kai's blade with the reverse spin and all the vigor he inflicted from within him, the blade sparkled and it was the actual final assault, which collided Dranzer with a minor deflecting angle, kinda surprising, and with that the Dranzer was thrown out. If Kai had been a little more careful, he would have dodged that attack much before, but it simply ought to happen, he was destine to lose him like this…

Tyson took the right coming Dragoon with the least inertia and caught it and placed it in his blade holder that was on his arm, and looked down at Kai, who was picking up his blade. He had his pleasure of defeating him; he gave a weak smile and turned. He saw Hilary, Max ray and Kenny. They were all burst up in agog of joy and happiness, the euphoric moment had made them jump up in air and gather around Tyson, Kenny wasn't sure what was this all about but more or less, he was happy and felt to give a wait a go to his bud.

"Wait a go Tys, you were awesome!" Hilary hugged him softly with immense happiness for his victory. But she could feel his weak body, and that he was deprived of all the energy he had, and now perhaps he didn't even balance his body when he was standing for the sake of his friends, he just felt to lay down somewhere and he would immediately fall asleep never bothering about the entire hectic nuisance around him. He dint even held her back, just placed his chin on her shoulder, already relaxed at her warm touches, .that was really the sweetest moment..

When she left him, the others smiled and congratulated at his little victory they thought. Max was ever cheerful and Ray had his widest smile on his face, he didn't even bother to see Kai, leaving the place in defeat.

"Wait a go buddy, you were awesome!"

"Yeah Tyson, that was a great battle and it was just more than a practice match, saw the dish?" Ray commented. Tyson simply nodded for he didn't have any strength to say anything, he simply gave a weak smile. They noticed how tedious he was, and then they allowed him to give him the way.

Tyson began ambling in weakness and headed inside his house, struggling for each tread, and the staircase that seemed like a multistory building. He paced up slowly and reached his room, sliding the door softly, he entered and closed it back, he headed to his closet and pulled out his cell, and texted something with blurry eyes and kinda unclear and then letting it land on his beret under a pillow, he fell on his bed without any delay and laid all soothing his comforting bed, waiting for the very person he wanted. But he just fainted into his little sleep before he kept his eyes opened even for a minute. He was little contended in his heart for his victory and it was like…umm.., say, winning Hilary over Kai!

In the dojo, everyone were seemed to be filled with enthusiasm, and they even failed to notice when Kai had actually disappeared and reappeared, except that of ray, so they just continued to do what could be done, cause had forgotten the schedule, they asked Kai, if he was okay, and a mere nod was his only reply, sometimes even that's seemed undetectable..

Kai sat down on the dais, and much to the farthest left to Hilary, with just right Kenny to her. He closed his eyes and began his usual meditation and now even not bothering about the upcoming perhaps the practice match between Max and ray, yet that was going to be not long as the previous one but short and sweet without any much rivalry. The last dish had cracks and holes on it, so it would be of no use, the other dish was supposedly to be the last one remaining and if they had destroyed this one then they had to purchase an new one that would be the sole duty of the breakers!

Max and ray smiled at each other and took their positions ready for the launch, so,

3….

2…

1..

Let it Rip!

Hilary's mind wandered off. She wanted to stop watching these stupid match and go up flatly and just check out for Tyson, but didn't dared, it would create a scene and then practically everyone would be disturbed when she would ask Kai or Kenny to go up, so she simply gave a long sigh at the thought and kept watching the match b/w Max and Ray..

Drigger, Draceil, they were all in vigor and momentum and clashed continuously, each one attacking fiercer and now it seemed that this match would be just like the kinda previous one, so she gave more sighs in the course of match , she saw Kai a number of times, wondering about him if her hug to Tyson would have craved him already, but his closed eyes, deep face and the sharp features had already made her abandon to detect or read him anymore ..I wonder about him, he might be sleeping and I think that he will be alright soon; he seemed so feeble and cramped, oh! Hilary! You should have gone with him, have you gotten any guts or not. Are you afraid of Kai that it would be more paying sometimes? She mentally slapped herself for the coward thought, yet she stuck about staying here. Alright I will just stay here till the end of this battle and then I'll say that I gotta prepare food and then I'll leave, yeah Hilary this could be done! Now let's see how these two are doing, hmm sometimes I feel like if I could even beyblade, perhaps it wouldn't be much boring then, but who is it who had already bore me in the first place is Tyson for leaving or else it wouldn't be like this but the poor guy deserves a big break. Maybe I should ask him sometimes about blading but I just hope he wouldn't end up laughing like a stupid at me! Hmph!

The match had already ended and she was in her perplex state to draw the conclusion, when Max headed to her, she felt that he might have won and she should say something but the poor girl didn't actually knew about the result and now she was in her confused state, so she simply gave a big fake smile to Max which he quickly returned. Max and Hilary almost got well along with each other as friends and she saw him as the cheer of the team, they were also the same age teens in the team, they were 16, Kenny and Tyson were 17 and Kai and Ray were 18, the eldest of the group. So basically there was a year gap b/w Tyson and Hilary, and he never even thought about it cause they were in the same class, yet now it was junior high and she had become less bossy and demanding and torturing like she was in the 8th grade, where he called her the witch of the 8th grade, yet that was funny, only built memories and but most of the times it was Tyson who was dominated by her and had to do more homework , the class cleaning and the other stuff despite the sweet and frightened teacher like Mrs. Kinacid and mainly because she was the class president. Well, kinda shifted off from the preset scene, so, she basically smiled at Max and looked at ray, where he picked up his blade and was heading to them with an unsure smile, so it was clear now, that Max had won it though many of them had expected Ray for it. Hilary sat b/w Max and Kenny and Ray beside Max and Kai to the little left of Ray.

So they just sat around and saw the little brainy genius working with all might and busy..

"So chief, is it really the time we have practiced today huh? It was awesome!" Dizzi commented

"Yeah Dizzi, it is the time we actually begun to practice or else you see Tyson was just sleeping and now you see how he rose above the storm."

Hilary and the others just coughed to make him aware of Kai's presence, yeah, he had lost it but that doesn't mean that they start open praising of Tyson right in front of him, so Kenny changed the topic and replayed the matched and analyzed their moves, their strategies and tried to figure out the most important fact at the last minute where the things had turned up in favor of Tyson, they tried to perceive his last moment strategy but the reverse spin was evident, the main question was the ability and the power that came to him at all of sudden, yet that was left unanalyzed.

Hilary stretched her hands and held her face in her hands keeping the brunette hair messy. It was one year since Ray saw her and now he missed her deeply, some memories invaded his mind and he longed to say her something that he always wanted and he had the least chance the last year, it was all the focus on beating Tyson and emerging as the world champ, but now he regret both the things, for deserting Tyson and for being not being able to say her and be close up to when they could…I just wish you were closer, and I were a little bolder to say you what I always wanted. Hope you miss me Mariah, I miss you more than you know, the childhood memories that just never dies, I gave you less time, I know what I did three years before freaked you but you just forgave me, but I don't know why…this feelings all we know…And here are people in romance and rivalry, just what Tyson thinks that he truly loves Hilary but I just hope she gets along with him, the battle was all clear, I don't know but I think Hilary would never end up with kai, even if she do not end up with Tyson. But I just do hope she gets along with him, she cares for him for sure. Oh! What am I thinking? I shouldn't be thinking this, I just miss you Mariah, I hope you miss me the same way. And before he had heavens on Earth, he rose up and stood shocked, open gaped mouth and the others just looked at him, for sudden movement. He gazed at the very person, and so did others followed his gaze, and Kai broke from his trance he was mediating for the whim silence, and it kinda freaked him. He didn't stood up, yet stared at the newcomers, that he hadn't expected but the weird didn't even bothered the least sense of hospitability.

The white Tigers or most precisely the white tigers X hadn't changed much, nor did Mariah, she wore her bandana and the golden shimmering eyes as were usual, but there were something else, much more…

It didn't matter what they wanted to see
He thought he saw someone that looked just like me
The summer memory that just never dies

There was a pair of black eyes filled with pain and heart, whose heart beat like hammer being crushed after beats, whose black hair fluttered in the unsure wind and she thought that she just collided with a blue haired beyblader, her former team mate. Why do I feel these stabs in my heart, I just hate this, this aint happening, please I don't want to feel this way..(BREAK BEATS) Ray, please don't let this happen, I don't want anything wrong to happen, this feelings all we know, I'll go everywhere you go..

Ray just stood and saw the other team forthcoming in the dojo, the former, Psysicks. It was surprising, yet before he could face up to Mariah, it didn't seemed right cause there were everyone, so he headed normally and others ambled simply behind, Hilary seeming excited..

"Hey, it's a great surprise seeing you both the teams!" said Ray

"Yeah it sure is, do these two teams know each other Ray?" said Max

"We don't, but we will know soon!" replied Mariah, standing at the front center of her teams, behind who were, Gary, Kevin and Lee, her brother. She seemed happy and the little captivating smile had already enchanted Ray..

"Sure, we will know." Kane replied.

He said shaking hands with Lee, where they exchanged formal smiles.

"Where's Tyson?" Salima asked, her eyes searching for him.

"He is in his room, sleeping." Hilary replied, smiling.

"Oh! I see." she looked back at Ray whom she saw that he was looking all around at both the teams, perhaps kinda perplexed..

"Now you all guys here, in this cramped tiny place. It seemed like we all be suffocating soon!" Max jibed.

"Hey it's okay Max!" Kevin replied laughing.

"Alright, Mariah meet them. These are the team Pykicks and we met two years before and I had my match with Salima and Salima, this is Mariah, we are the childhood friends, she is from White Tigers X, my former team."

Both the girls nodded and looked at each other. Mariah's looks were obvious and that friendly but Salima's look were not killing but painful that she didn't want to express. How did I actually got up in this freak, SHIT, it just oughta happen, the last day.."

"Shall I get something for you all?" Hilary asked with widest smile

"Sure Hil, I will accompany you." Max said

"Oh thanks, I will do myself." Hilary said a little grin at the corner of her cheek. Max only earned a smirk and nodded. Hilary pulled back her head in little fright and gave that sheepish forced smile. It was obvious. She felt the hotness of the little smirk situation.. She headed to the Kitchen after giving a small glance to Kai and went to fetch up some pancakes for all of them, fortunately, there were much enough for all of them, but they wouldn't have been enough if Tyson was awake. Haha!

She sweat dropped at the little thought, she felt a sweet beat in her heart, she was happy somehow for him, perhaps because he got his sweet sleep and now he had defeated Kai, she felt the urge to run up the stairs and give him all the pancakes. She imagined him already getting up, and gulping all the pancakes and asking for more and she would just smile and leave. Yet when she broke from her little trance, she had already arranged all the pancakes in the tray and was heading out in dojo and the sweet beat faded soon…

She cleared up the happiest smile from her face while she was thinking about him and headed normally and they were sitting in a line that was unbroken at any point and the others had their matches as fun, she stepped aside and served the pancakes starting from Kenny, to Max. Ray, White Tigers, where Mariah smiled at her, through Kane, Salima, the others and finally Kai…She stood in front of him but he didn't took any, there were already few, so she took one pancake and fixed half it in his mouth and left. He ate it somehow with a sweat drop on his forehead.

He gave the other to Lee and Goki who were battling in the little dish. It was enlightening the new bladers blading and the powers combined

"Go Galyx!" Lee shouted

They battled less fierce, more enthusiastic and the battle ended in draw. They thought of retreating their positions but they saw the already occupied spaces and Hilary herself was leaning against the little wall Kai accustomed to and now the two bladers sweat dropped, they had their feelings in the damn legs, after a battle of 10 minutes…

Hilary would have perfectly enjoyed the gathering if he were there. She stood looking up right at his window and deep in her pounders. Everyone chatted with much pleasure, they were having their times. She remembered the morning incident, how he embarrassed her and the little moments they had just had. Sweeter memories being constantly build and the past grief almost invisible..

"Hey, what about this cramped dish?" asked Kevin looking at Ray

"There was a battle played in it sometime before you all arrived to visit us.." Max answered

Hilary stood leaning against the wall and closed eyes and the black eyelashes that were tedious and the little lips that were closer and the sad smile that they formed. She wanted to go to her room, his room and sleep on her couch.

"Oh! A battle!"

"Between whom?" asked curious Mariah.

"It was between Kai and Tyson this morning. Mariah" answered Ray

"Really Ray? Who won it?"

"It was…ahh, well…let's say. Can u guess it?"

'Aww! C'mon, say it Ray!"

"Well Mariah," he scratched his head softly, "It was the world champ." he smiled deeper

Max smirked and gave a look to Hilary but she was a in her black, closed eyes, just like Kai.

Salima simply closed her eyes and deepened down, with sighs and the perhaps pain. Kane looked at her in worry and his finger rose to soothe her in her head, but they ceased when he felt that she need her time, he knew what was with her..

"Ray, did you had new enemies then after the 3rd world champions?" asked Goki

"No not yet, it kinda is calm then or else we would usually have been chased, Oh!" he said laughing

"Salima, are you sleepy?" asked Ray

She opened her eyes quickly and smiled fake.

"No I aint, Ray"

"Oh!"

"Now I think it's getting cramped here, shall we head alongside river? What do you say Ray?"

"Yeah sure Max, that's nice idea."

"Okay, but we will be practicing, just don't forget it!" Kai said suddenly as he does and started ambling out before they did.

"He didn't change.." commented Gary

"Gary are you hungry more?" Max asked with little laugh

"Yeah, yummy…Hilary's pancakes were tasty!" Gary commented

"Hehee...we will eat something later, don't worry." Max ensured him.

"Hey thanks Max, you are the best!"

"Ray I wanna battle you, alright?' asked Mariah

"Sure, I'm ready for it anytime."

She smiled widely. They got up and had started getting ready to leave up the cramped dojo..

Hilary opened her eyes and heard the plan of going out. She couldn't take anymore

"Wait, I'll be coming right no. "Hilary said and ran into the dojo giving no time to anybody for stopping her.

She ran upstairs as her heart beat a little and softly slid the door. She could see Tyson sleeping on his bed in his regular boxers and his hand paced on his abdomen, the usual thing he did. She ventured in and slid off the door and sat on the couch beside the bed and looked at him .He looks so sweet and cute when he is sleeping. She places her fingers in his head soothing his fatigued mind and body. Before she could approach a little nearer to get a better access of his face, he opened his eyes and stared deep in her eyes. She didn't break the glance, he stared at her intently, nor did she retreated her position and had her fingers in his navy blue hair. He smiled at her and she slowly moved back her fingers from his hair and placed at her legs.

"You aint sleeping?" she asked softly looking at her denims though she knew he looked at her with that longing looks, she prepared her body to be pulled at any time, especially her face. He simply nodded and broke the glance.

"Tyson you know, the team white tigers and the team Pykicks are here, they just came an half an hour ago.." she said looking at him when he wasn't..

He simply smiled and his face winced her which had the soft and captivating smiles and his navy blue hair that laid over his pillow as he relaxed his body on the bed added a perfect shade on his already blanched skin. He looked out of in verandah where the curtains laid down straight not fluttering. She felt an sudden zeal to place a deep kiss on his forehead, just as he did before, but she distracted herself somehow.

"Tyson we are leaving, you see, there are many of us and we could not be fixed here.." she said smiling, while he still hadn't met his eyes with her.

"So you going with'em?" he asked without delay

She wouldn't wanna leave him but that wasn't possible and there was Kai, who would freak her later and she couldn't just do it though she wanted to ..

"Yes."

"Alright, then just let me sleep." He said lazily as he pulled the sheet over his head, smirking.

"Wouldn't you come with us? You slept already alright.."

"Nope, you go."

She rose from the couch as he turned to the other side on the bed and began to venture off the room after looking at the white sheet which beneath to it was he. But before that, she closed the door of the balcony, since the chilling wind had already intensified and laid down the curtains wide open opening the tied centers of each..

When she ventured out of the room she sighed and closed her eyes just after she slid off the door and mumbled to herself..

"Oh my god, what's wrong. I think they already left.." she said her head down with closed eyes..

"I hadn't. Let's go!"

She opened her eyes quickly when she heard those words, where she saw Kai standing opposite to her leaning against anything he would find. She was a kinda shocked mentally but just escorted with her former captain.

They climbed downstairs and the dojo was killed with silence, since it was so agog with joy minutes ago, she could feel how she reacted to the circumstances that she didn't liked. She left Tyson and escorted off with Kai, but she just hoped that it didn't freak Tyson later. She sighed constantly at each thought yet they remained unnoticed.

A good news- I have completed this story today which was started two years back. Since junior highs were highly horrible and tough, I got less time. Anyways, 15th May 2018, the day I completed this over-emotional TYKAIHIL Triangle! Thanks for the reviews people!