And the drama continues! Enjoy 😊
WARNING: There is one scene that may be disturbing to some viewers, view discretion is adviced.
The last day in Beijing had arrived, the tournament had already started but this time, Katy joined the team in the stadium. After speaking with Kai and revealing everything to him, she felt more comfortable and more stable with herself, and with the team. As she sat on the bench, she cheered on the team as they battled against another amateur team; but it was a bit more of a challenge. This team was giving the Bladebreakers a run for their blades.
Hilary was standing as she was cheering everyone on, completely forgetting about everything that had happened the night before. Tyson however, couldn't focus on his battle, felt himself slipping a few times. "I am so stupid, I should've known better", he kept thinking to himself, feeling like the world had come crashing down on him. He didn't regain focus until he heard Katy say something to get his blood boiling once more.
"Come on Tyson, are you the world champion, or aren't you? FOCUS TYSON!", he heard her yell, it pissed him off, but it was enough to get his head back in the game. Within minutes of pure focus on Dragoon and the battle, he was able to put away his opponent.
"The winner is, Tyson of the Bladebreakers! They are moving onto the semi finals in Paris tomorrow!", the announcer shouted into the mic, as Tyson walked off the battle ring. He was less than thrilled though, too much going through his mind about Hilary. "Hey Tyson, why so glum? You won the battle, we're going to Paris", Kenny tried to get him to snap out of his mood, but that didn't work. "I know Chief, I'm just not-", he was cut off when Katy approached him. "Tyson, what the hell was that? You should've crushed that guy within seconds", she commented, only adding fuel to the fire.
"You know what Katy, not now! I am not in the mood for any of your shit", he snapped, but Katy didn't walk away. Before she could say anything, Kai came out of the corner of her eye and stepped into the conversation; "She's right Tyson, you need to get your head out of your ass and focus more. You should've wiped the floor with that blader and he almost gave you a run for your blade. You're not world champion because you paid someone off, show some skill", Kai snapped back, watching Tyson slump on the bench and cross his arms, sighing heavily.
Hilary felt like she was to blame for Tyson's inconsistency, looking at her feet in shame as she felt the tension rise from him. That wasn't the only tension, as Katy started to head back to the locker room, she passed Rei and locked eyes with him for a moment; rolling her eyes before leaving the stadium. Rei didn't know what to do, just looked at the ground in shame as he crossed his arms; until a shadow darkened his space.
"You need to go talk to her, make amends before this blows up in either of your faces", Kai demanded, getting tired of the tension within his team. After some moments of thinking, he decided Kai was right and followed Katy to the locker room. "Katy? Can I talk to you?", he asked when he got closer to her. She turned to see Rei behind her as she approached the locker room, but she didn't go inside, the last thing she wanted was to be alone with him in a closed space, unsure of what he would be thinking. "What about? Didn't we talk enough the other day?", she asked, her eyes holding an annoyed but hurt look to them; standing with her arms crossed.
"Look, I'm sorry for putting you through all of this. I know its not easy and frankly, I'm still dealing with my own emotions", he started, watching her get more annoyed with every word. "Rei, please save it. Just admit you shouldn't have gotten into a relationship with me in the first place, when your heart was clearly still stuck on her. I'm just glad this happened now and not when I would start to feel stronger feelings for you", her eyes held sadness as she spoke those words. Rei couldn't help it, every time he looked into Katy's eyes, he wanted to kiss her; to hold her.
Stepping closer, Rei tried to close the space between them, so he could give her a hug; but she was backing away with every step he took forward. "Katy please, I can't do that. I can't admit I should've waited because I didn't want to. The fact of the matter is, I still have feelings for-", Rei was cut off when he heard a familiar voice coming towards them. "Rei! Hey, there you are", Mariah said as she walked closer. Huffing at the sight of the pink-haired bimbo, Katy crossed her arms and shook her head; "I think we're done here Rei", she said as she started to walk in the opposite direction.
"Done here? What exactly were you two talking about?", Mariah asked loud enough for Katy to hear, making her stop and face Rei once more. "Please tell her Rei, tell her that you still have feelings for her and this thing that was between us is over with", Katy demanded as she saw the rest of the team coming towards them. "Uhm, He already did. Last night, when we were in bed together", Mariah mocked as she tried to get Katy fired up. Mariah walked closer to Katy as she spoke, as if trying to intimidate her but it didn't work. Katy stood her ground as her eyes stared into Mariah's, filled with rage and anger. "Does it bother you that he already slept with me? Does it get under your skin?", Mariah was trying so hard to make Katy push her or do anything to trigger another fight.
Katy only laughed slightly, rolling her eyes; "How can I get angry about something I've never done? Does it bother you that Rei was trying so hard to sleep with me?", Katy taunted back, seeing the fire light up in Mariah's eyes. "You denied him though, right? That's why he came crawling back to me, at least I know how to please my man", Mariah's tactics weren't working physically, but Katy felt like she was about to explode. "Ok girls, stop this", Rei said as he finally decided to step in-between them and push them apart from one another; Katy instantly slapping his hand off her shoulder. "Oh, I have no doubts that was the reason he went back to you, it was probably the only reason since you're so good at pleasing your man. By the way, where's that other guy at? Did he get sick of your slutty ass too?", Katy's taunts triggered a reaction out of Mariah, but she was prepared for it.
"Fuck you!", Mariah yelled as she pushed Katy back. Before Katy could react to the push, Kai was already in-between them, grabbing ahold of Katy's wrist to keep her from going around him. "OK Mariah, that's enough! I think you should go back to your team", he commanded the pink-haired girl to leave. Mariah wiped away a stray tear as she made eye contact with Rei before deciding to walk off, not speaking one word. Rei felt the urge to follow her, but he also wanted to finish his talk with Katy. When Mariah was out of sight, Katy was expecting Kai to let her go but he didn't, instead he started to lead her down the hall. "What are you doing? Where are we going?", she asked as she followed him, seeing as she had no choice.
When they reached a part of the hallway that was secluded, Kai let her go and turned to face her. "What are you doing? Did you forget what happens when you get riled up?", Kai hissed as he stepped closer to her, speaking of the bit beast that dormant inside her. "Of course not, how can I forget about something like that? Besides, I wasn't going to fight her. That would easily get our team disqualified from the tournament", she stated as she crossed her arms, looking down the halls to make sure they were alone. Kai shook his head, sighing heavily; "Black Dranzer is not a bit beast that is easily tamed, he's feeding off your energy and if he feels tension, he will fire up and want to come out. If I were you, I would try to stay away from Mariah, and Rei for that matter", Kai suggested as he let his hands drop. Katy was silent, until a question popped in her head that changed the subject quickly. "By the way, why did you deny Hilary?", she asked.
Kai didn't want to talk about it, just clicked his mouth in an annoyed manner before starting to walk around her. "Oh no, Kai. You're not going anywhere. You're all about getting into other people's business but you don't want to spill your own business. That's not playing fair, now tell me; why did you deny her?", Katy said as she grabbed his elbow and made him stop to face her. He honestly didn't have an answer, not one he wanted to reveal at this time. "I just don't see her in that way, that's it", he tried to short about it, but Katy could tell there was something else going on.
"One thing my mother always taught me was how to read a man, or a boy; and right now, I can read you like a book. There is some other reason, what is that reason Kai?", she kept asking to him, seeing how annoyed he was getting but that only meant she was right. He turned to tried walking away from her once more, but she wasn't giving up. "Come on Kai, fess up. It's because you feel for someone else, isn't it? Isn't it?!", she said loudly as she grabbed his elbow once more.
When she grabbed his elbow, Kai grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him, his face only inches away from hers. She was surprised, intimidated and confused, putting her free hand on his chest to keep him from coming closer as their eyes met. He didn't say anything, just towered over her with an intense look in his eyes, but a look that said he wasn't sure about something. After blinking a few times, he quickly analyzed their position and let her go, turning away from her.
"I'm sorry, lets just-just get back to the team before they start wandering", he said quickly before he started walking down the hallway, Katy watched for a moment before she followed. She was in complete shock by what just happened, unsure of what to make of it.
"Ok?...what the hell was that all about?", she thought as she followed him, catching up to him after a few steps.
In the workout room, Bryan was lifting some weights when he heard the door open and slam shut; looking over to see Boris walking in his direction. Respectively, he stopped working out and stood to face his master, breathing heavily from the workout as sweat dripped down his face.
"Bryan, I have a mission for you. As you know, Black Dranzer will be coming back into my hands soon. All that stands in my way is that little bitch; keep a close eye on her, harass her, make Black Dranzer come out as fast as possible. Since you have such a liking towards Katy, I think you'll enjoy this mission, yes?", Boris didn't waste any time, seeing the smile grow on Bryan's face but he added in something else to sweeten the deal. "Your reward for Black Dranzer's return, he's yours", those words made Bryan so happy, he was too shocked to smile.
"Why don't I just make things easier by just cutting him out of her then? You know how much I like to do that", Bryan taunted as he grabbed his pocket knife and twirled it around, smirking sadistically as he watched the blade glimmer in the room light. Hearing Boris laugh, he focused his attention back on him. "Oh Bryan, it would be so easy just to cut him out but; I think you would want to have a little fun, huh? This whore is the daughter of the thief who stole Black Dranzer from me, and since I can't get my revenge on her father, she's going to pay", he said before he turned his attention to the bruise on Bryan's face. "Though I would recommend taking Spencer with you for help, since Black Dranzer seems to give her strength when provoked", he said as he tapped the bruise, causing Bryan to flinch away.
"Oh please, I don't need help handling that bitch. I'll find my own way; and I'll gladly take that offer Boris", Bryan said with a wide smile, seeing Boris nod in approval before he walked out of the workout room. He couldn't help himself, Bryan walked over to the mirrors on the walls and analyzed the bruise even further. "I'll make sure to have my fun with you Katy, but at the end; Black Dranzer will be mine", he said to himself as a sinister smile formed on his face.
Night time came all too quickly, there was a lot of unfinished business between Rei and Katy; and it was driving Rei crazy. He did tell Mariah he was done with her, but he didn't want to end a friendship with her over something like this. Sighing heavily, he got off his bed and put on his shoes, seeing Kai come out of the shower as he opened the door. "Going somewhere Rei?", Kai asked curiously, knowing he was up to no good no matter who he was going to go see. Growing annoyed by Kai's constant interference, Rei gripped the door knob harder and turned to face Kai; "I have to talk to Katy, like you suggested. Now that Mariah has left for Paris, I can finally have some alone time with Katy so I would appreciate it if you would just stay out of it", Rei said as he walked out of the room, slamming the door before Kai heard him knocking on the neighboring room.
As Hilary heard the knocks, she sighed out of annoyance; "Boy can't I get a night to myself?!", she said out loud as she answered the door, shocked to see it was Rei and not someone else. "Oh, Hey Rei, are you looking for Katy?", she asked knowingly. Rei nodded, "Uh yeah, is she decent?", Rei asked politely. Shrugging, Hilary opened the door a bit wider as she leaned against the frame. "I don't know, you might catch her in a bikini because she went down to the pool for a quick sit in the hot tub", Hilary said with a smirk, making Rei blush a bit before he thanked her and headed in the direction of the pool.
Katy was enjoying herself as she sat in the tub, this time keeping her eyes open as she played her music; thinking about the conversation between Rei and herself, along with what happened between she and Kai right after.
"Rei was about to say something else to me before Mariah came around the corner; I swear I'll kill him if he was trying to tell me about his feelings for me" she thought as she balled her fist. "Kai, on the other hand, I don't know what the hell got into him earlier. He had this weird look in his eyes, like he wanted to say something but didn't think the outcome would be what he wanted", sighing heavily as she leaned against the wall of the tub. "Why are guys so complicating?", she asked herself before she saw the door open, tensing up as she waited to see who would be walking in.
She relaxed a bit when she saw it was Rei, letting out a breath of relief as he walked up to her. "Hey, you ok? You seem tensed", he said as he leaned against the rail of the hot tub. Katy took out her headphones and put her IPod on the side. "I just thought you were someone else, don't you have a girlfriend to get to?", she asked as she stood up and turned her back to him as she grabbed her towel. Rei couldn't help but check her out, eying the curves of her body as she climbed out of the tub. "Come on Katy, are you going to be like this to me this whole time?", he asked as she wrapped the towel around her body, grabbing her IPod as she walked past him. "Just leave me alone Rei, I already know what you're going to tell me, and I don't care to hear it. If you really had feelings for me, you wouldn't have betrayed me like that", she said as she turned towards him, her eyes holding anger and her voice firm as she spoke.
Sighing out of frustration, Rei walked up to her with confidence; but couldn't help balling his hands into fists. "Listen, I'm sorry for what I did to you. It wasn't fair, I know it was a selfish and rotten thing to do. I just don't want us to be like this, I understand you're angry and I don't blame you; it may not have worked out with us as a couple but I would love to be friends again, if that's ok with you", his words sounded genuine to her, but there was one more obstacle. "What about your girlfriend? Its obvious she and I don't like each other", Katy asked, crossing her arms, her face growing annoyed as she thought about that bitch of his.
Rei didn't know what to say, he knew Mariah wouldn't like the fact that they were friends but right now, he couldn't care less. Walking closer to her, he smirked and shook his head; "I'm positive you two would get along if you tried, she's really a great person", Rei defended, confusing Katy. "Wow, I could've swore you said we would get along, what makes you think that? She hated me since day one and vice versa. She can't be that great of a person if she lets first impressions go in that direction", Rei ran a hand down his face, rubbing his eyes. "The situation wasn't a good one, so the atmosphere was already negative", Katy only huffed, almost laughed at his words. "Please Rei, don't even go there. You seem to forget she tried to fight me earlier. It doesn't matter anyway", she sighed. "I can be civil with her, but if she tries to fight me, I'm going to fight back. As for you and I, we can be friends because I'm tired of the tension too", she said with a smile, but it quickly went to a surprised expression when she felt Rei suddenly wrap his arms around her, pulling her into a tight hug.
"Umm, Rei?", she said as she kept her arms at her side, waiting for him to respond. "I'm just-glad we can be friends again", he whispered as she hugged her tighter, almost taking her breath away. Instead of fighting it, she gave up and hugged him back, wrapping her arms around his waist. The hug seemed to last forever, it was almost becoming intimate until Rei finally let her go. "Sorry, I'm sorry for everything", he said once more. "Rei, lets just move past this OK? Please don't betray my friendship again", she said bluntly, smiling before leaving the pool area, walking into the locker room. With an even bigger smile, Rei walked back to his room feeling like he was on cloud nine, walking back to the room as he swung his arms happily back and forth.
When he got back to the room, Kai was watching TV, seeing the light in Rei's face said he made up with Katy. "You two aren't together again, are you?", Kai immediately asked, putting the remote down. Rei smirked but shook his head; "No, despite how tempting it was. She should be on her way back up soon, she just got done by the pool", Rei said calmly as he flopped on his bed, but when he saw Kai jump and put his shoes on in a quick manner, he grew alert and confused. "What's up Kai?", he asked as he sat up.
"I just need to head somewhere really quick, just remembered something", he said as he basically ran out the door.
Katy had put her towel on the bench as she opened the locker obtaining her clothes, grabbing her shorts first and putting them on before she heard the door open. "Probably Kai", she thought before she saw someone walk towards her from the corner of her eye. "Kai, you don't have to check on me, I'm fine", she said with a smirk as she grabbed her shirt.
"Oh, but you won't be in a few minutes", that voice wasn't Kai, paralyzed by fear as her head turned towards thee dark figure. It was Bryan.
Gripping her shirt in her hands, she started to back away from him slowly. "What do you want?", she asked in a shaky voice, trying to show she wasn't scared as he approached her. "Oh nothing, just want to 'talk' is all", he said as he suddenly grabbed her by her throat, forcing her to lay down on the nearest bench as he straddled her waist, pinning her by the waist with his and her throat with his hand. "No stop! GET OFF M-", her voice was muted by his hand over her mouth, a knife at her throat. "Shut the fuck up, I have a message to pass along", he said as he held the knife to her cheek, slowly trailing it down to her throat, paralyzing her with fear.
Kai was running as fast as he could towards the pool, sweating dripping down his face. "How could Rei leave her alone?! He should've walked with her back to the room, damnit!", he thought as he started to close the distance between himself and the pool, adrenaline and anger coursing through his veins.
Tears were pouring down Katy's face as she felt her body go stiff, she felt completely powerless under Bryan as she felt the sharp tip of his knife go down her neck. Her cries were muffled by his hand, his tight grip was hurting her jaw. "Boris informed me of something today, to make our encounters a bit more exciting. When Black Dranzer comes out of your pretty, little body, he's mine. Maybe one day, you will be too", he said sinisterly as he lightly dragged the knife in-between her bikini top, easily slicing the middle of it. Out of instinct, Katy brought her hands to her chest to cover herself, more tears flowing from her eyes.
Just then, as if someone had put a hot skillet on her scar, that pain was back but it was worse than before, her whole body tensing up as her scream couldn't even be muffled by Bryan's hand. It felt like her whole right side was on fire, she could've swore her scar split open. While using one hand to hold her top together, she felt the pain turn into adrenaline and that helped drive her other fist into the side of his head. Due to Bryan's position, he only swayed a bit from the impact, supporting himself by putting a hand on the neighboring lockers. Smirking down at her, "That was a good hit", he said confidently before backhanding her across the face, busting her lip. She wasn't expecting that as she took in a pained breath, feeling like her breath was getting caught in her throat.
"Stupid bitch, It would be so easy for me to just cut him out of you now, but unfortunately for you, I like anticipation; I have patience. Just be aware, we are always watching, and we will be there when Black Dranzer finally breaks free. He will be mine, and you will pay for your father's debts", he scolded, his anger forcing the knife a little too far into her skin as he drug it down the other side of her body, causing her to scream from the pain but it was muffled by his hand once more. She could feel some blood dripping down her side.
"Consider that a present from me, I told you that you were going to pay", he said with a smirk before he suddenly felt someone grab her from his hair and slam him onto the floor, looking up to see it was Kai. Katy immediately rolled off the bench and held her shirt to her side, trying to stop the bleeding as her other hand held her bikini top together.
"Ahh Kai, come to join the fun? Well you're too late, I already started", Bryan said as he recovered from the throw, but Kai didn't let him up, throwing his fists into Bryan's face before he had the chance to even stand up. "I told you to never touch her again, you son of a bitch!", Kai scolded as he kicked Bryan in the stomach, making him grunt from the pain. Bryan looked at Katy, who was sitting against the furthest locker, holding her top together with one hand as she held her side with the other.
"Just you wait Kai" he then slowly stood up; "You know Black Dranzer better than any of us, so you know what kind of pain he can bring her if he's not out soon. I'm just trying to…hurry the process a bit", he said with an evil smirk, looking at Katy with a wink. Kai couldn't contain his anger anymore, grabbing Bryan by his neck and slamming him into the nearest locker; "You better stay away from her, if you know what's good for you. Tell Boris, he doesn't have only one enemy here. Katy is my problem, therefore, I'm your problem. To make this clear to you, if you ever get within fifty feet of Katy again, you will have an even bigger problem on your hands", Kai threatened before he threw Bryan towards the door, watching him stumble before turning towards him with a smirk before walking away.
The terror from what just happened caused Katy to become weak at the knees, she no longer had the energy to even stand up. Turning towards her, Kai immediately went up to her, kneeling in front of her; "Katy, are you ok?", he asked as he put his hands on her shoulders, which she instinctively pushed away since she was still in 'fight or flight' mode. "Its ok. He's not coming back, you're safe now", he told her calmly as he put his hands up in defense, to give her some space. Shaking her head, more tears came from her eyes as she looked up at him. "No I'm not Kai!", she yelled before sniffling. "I'm not going to be safe until Black Dranzer is out of me, even then; Boris won't stop coming after me", she cried as she brought her knees up to her chest, feeling Kai start to wrap his arms around her waist to lift her up; but hissed when his hand went across her fresh cut. Pulling his arm back, he saw some blood on his hand and cursed under his breath.
"Come on, lets get you cleaned up", he said as he took off his scarf and opened it up, wrapping it around her upper body before effortlessly picking her up in his arms. Katy had never been carried like this, even in the horror of the moment, she almost felt like a princess when her knight in shining armor comes to rescue her.
"The irony of those fairytale stories", she thought as she rested her head on Kai's shoulder, wrapping her arms around his shoulders to support herself.
There you have it! Let me know if that situation between Katy and Bryan was too much and I won't do so much with those scenes anymore, but remember, this story is rated M and will be graphic at times. Just fair warning for those of you who are sensitive to that type of situation.
