Chapter Dedication: My good friend, amazing writer and reviewer, Ray-Tiger-Cat.
Chapter 2
Max slowly walked to Tyson's place, yawning tiredly half the way. It was still 7:00am but Kai had called him telling him he wanted to start some training before Tori arrived. He was almost tempted to find an excuse since he would have much rather have stayed in bed but knew that there'd be hell to pay, especially if Tori were as harsh as Kai when it came to training. Leaning against the wall, he yawned again, resting his head back. "You do realize you'll never get anywhere if you keep stopping, right?" a voice asked.
Max looked at the person opposite him, the owner of the voice being Tori who smiled cheerily despite how early it was. "Yeah I do." He replied, grinning. They both started walking a little more, "So Kai called you too?" he asked.
"Ha, no! Never gave him my number. I knew he'd call me and wake me up extra early, Mr Dickinson made me well aware of that." Tori laughed.
"But you're up early anyway." Max commented.
"Yeah but I like to wake up on my own time, not having some stranger call me and yell down the phone."
"Hehe I think I see your point."
"Well, I'll catch up with you later!" she then yelled, running down a different street.
"You're not training with us?" Max asked, confusedly.
"Sure but later, I'm letting Kai torture you first." Tori grinned, walking backwards so he could see the mischievous look on her face.
--- At Training---
It was almost 8am and Kai had trained them from the moment Max had arrived. Tori still hadn't showed up and the team tried to convince Kai to give them a break till Tori arrived and somehow, it had actually worked. They didn't know how but didn't dare dwell on it, enjoying the few minutes they had to relax and talk.
"I hope Tori isn't too hard on us, Kai's training is bad enough by itself." Max whispered.
"It can't be more torture than Kai's." Tyson muttered, more to himself than to the others around him.
"I heard that." Kai told him, eyes snapping open at the younger boy.
"Yeah so did I." Tori said in a scolding tone, "You really need to be more careful." She added.
Within minutes of Tori's orders, they all stood outside, a large beydish separating Tori and the rest of the team. "So who wants to battle first?" she asked, smiling as they all looked at each other. "Even better. We'll all battle." She said, deciding for them.
"Do we have a choice?" Tyson asked, pulling out his blade.
Tori thought about it for a second as she pulled out her dark green and pink beyblade and set up, "Not really, no." she answered.
"Fair enough I guess." Max said.
All five got ready to launch and on Tori's mark the battle began. She had instantly chosen to kick them out one at a time, first going after the youngest, the one who she thought was the weakest…Max. Denzelle slammed through Driger to get to Draciel, then slowly ramming him into the wall, up and out of the dish.
"Well I'm out." Max announced disappointedly.
Tori smirked going after Tyson next. He may have been the world champion but his head wasn't in the game as she soon caught sight of a glitch in his blade's movements. With one small power up and a little more concentration Denzelle sped towards the other blade and pushed it right out, knocking straight into Driger again, slowing him down as he wavered slightly.
"Is it just me or are we getting our asses kicked?" Tyson asked, picking up his blade from the grass.
"It's just you!" Ray and Kai yelled in unison.
"Heh, just checking." Tyson said sheepishly, sitting down on the porch and watching from there.
Ray nodded to Kai, both understanding what to do next. The remaining two blades pushed Tori's up against the wall of the dish but with a larger force she was able to push them away. They both came up either side of her, in hopes of pressuring her into a stop, "That's low!" Tori said, looking up at the two males. "Hurry up and finish this." She whispered, none of the others hearing her quiet orders.
Denzelle's clear brown eyes shot open at the command, shaking off the pure white snow off her coat of fur, the tiger lunging forward. She soon grew into a tall young woman with deadly pale skin that matched with that of the clean snow around her. Her thin tight silk dress flowing at the ends in the breeze as the white light shone brighter. The white light shone and out of the bladers' views metal clashed with metal and a blade came flying out, speeding past Ray and landing on the porch.
Kai still heard his blade and knew he wasn't out just yet. He quickly tried to attack her once he caught sight of green and pink beneath the light. Tori wasn't as prepared this time, panicking slightly as she ordered Denzelle to drain the light and attack. After endlessly trying to end the battle and after many minutes of knocking each other around the dish Tori put a lot of energy into trying to end the battle herself.
Fire and Ice collided again and Denzelle pushed Dranzer to the edge again. Dranzer swerved away in time and the two switched places. Tori breathed exhaustedly as the two blades parted. Both blades rested on either end of the dish as the bladers breathed heavily. Despite their appearances both had plans to take the other by surprise…which only failed miserably for both. The blades flew just past each other and Dranzer nipped at Tori's fringe as the blade flew by her and Denzelle ripped through Kai's sleeve but barely breaking the skin, both blades landing onto the grass.
Tori fell back onto the grass, staring up into the sky. She pouted slightly at the sight of her cut fringe. Sitting up, she picked up Kai's blade which had fallen beside her, dropping it to the floor hurriedly when she felt how hot it was. Kai dropped her icy blade into her lap and picking up his own, Tori watching how he wasn't affected by its heat. He then slowly walked away, silently cursing the tie.
"Great battle, Kai." Tori called after him.
Ignoring her Kai walked inside and Tori just kept staring after him, her hands gripping her blade tightly, "What's up, Tori?" Tyson asked, kneeling down beside her.
"He really makes me wonder if he's actually human." Tori replied quietly.
"Well we've seen him bleed before so you don't need to worry bout him being a robot." Max joked, trying to cheer the girl up.
"Yeah, no worries there." Tori smiled, pushing herself up. "Ah now, here comes the enjoyable part for me." She smirked evilly. "I want you all to run from here to the beach, the number of times depends on how you did during the battle." She explained.
"Aww but that's not fair." Tyson complained.
"Who said life was fair?" Tori asked.
"Whoever did must have had one hell of a life." Tyson muttered to himself.
"Right so Max 10 times, Tyson 10, Ray 6 and…" she paused, looking back at the door. "And I'll go get Kai, soon enough." She finished.
"Hey I did better than Max so why do we have the same runs?" Tyson asked quickly.
"Cause you said my training can't be worse than Kai's and I'm working my way up to that." Tori grinned, turning to the door. "Now go!" she ordered, walking inside.
Nodding the three did so but not without complaining to each other before, well, Max and Tyson complained, Ray was smart enough to keep his mouth shut. Tori turned before entering, watching them leave, sighing she walked inside, looking everywhere for the stoic captain, finding him in the kitchen. She walked up next to him but he still ignored her, not even glancing at her. "Sorry bout that." She whispered, tracing her index finger over the ripped fibres of his jacket. Kai still ignored her, not saying a word as he poured out a cold glass of water. "Just out of random curiosity…are you going to ignore me all day?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. She still didn't get a reply after he drank his water and he just walked back outside without a word, "Yeah, that's what I thought." She said, following him out. "Anyway, if you're not going to answer me than at least listen to my orders. The others have to run laps from here to the beach, numerous times, you only have to twice but wait down by the beach and make sure they're stay out of trouble till I get there."
Kai heaved a sigh and left at the sound of the orders. He didn't even bother to run there, just walking calmly down the streets to the destination. The whole walk wasn't peaceful as all he could do was replay the previous battle in his mind, analyzing it for any mistakes. There must have been one; he tied so he thought he must have done something wrong.
After many hours of continuous training the team sat on a wall near the beach. Tori had said it was enough for the day and Kai had left, claiming he had something to do. Everyone had just brushed it off but it had always troubled Tori and she had muttered, "I'll never understand him."
Thankfully no one had heard her and the night went on with them talking on the beach before Tori ordered them to go home. She had left too, going back to her apartment to get some sleep. She thought the day had gone quite well but knew she had to be harder on the team, if they were going to learn anything. They had learnt though, that she was no push over which was certainly a start. She had so much she still had to do and it wasn't going to be easy. In the end, she did have Mr Dickinson to thank for the headache she got, and the appetite she lost while watching Tyson eat but that was besides the point. Mr Dickinson had given her strict orders, orders she was ready to try carry out, she just hoped that the team didn't start to question her leadership.
A/N: So that's chapter 2. I hope it was good, hopefully better than chapter 1. Please leave me a review and I'll try to have next chapter up as soon as possible.
Bye for now!