Chapter 5

'Someone looks really happy.' Denzelle stated as Tori walked to the Dojo after school.

'Hey I can't help it.' Tori thought to the Tiger, a light giggle following. 'Hopefully Kai and I will remain on good terms for the rest of the day and things will get better.'

'Yes, hopefully.' Denzelle agreed.

'I mean, why shouldn't we get along? I want to be considered a friend of his, to be someone he can actually talk to. He obviously can't do that with the rest of his team.'

'It won't be easy to get him to open up though. He isn't going to do it willingly.'

'That's why I'm here. It's not going to be easy but I'm working on it.' Tori said confidently. She smiled as a greeting to the whole time but it seemed like some things never changed as Kai didn't dare look at her. Even though he wasn't looking at her she finally understood what he was doing, he didn't want the others to notice just yet and that way he maintened his pride to a certain degree. When the others had turned away Tori smiled at the older teen who smirked lightly back at her.

Tori started off training by letting the team have their usual beybattle between them, which she always made them do at the beginning of her training sessions. As she sometimes did, Tori held Kai back from the battle, claiming she had to talk to him about some training plans. The team bought it and went on with their battle, leaving Tori and Kai alone. By that Kai knew what she was implying and he instantly went inside the moment he was left alone with her.

Tori sighed as she followed him inside, why'd he have to make things so hard for her? He was about to walk into his bedroom but she stood in front of him and blocked the path, "We said we were going to try be nice to each other." She reminded.

"Yeah but it doesn't mean that you can come up to me whenever you like and question me on things I don't want to talk about."

"So you admit there's something to talk about that you're avoiding."

"Stop putting words in my mouth." Kai growled angrily at her.

Tori smiled lightly, staring up at the older teen, "Relax. I'm only coming up to you to ask you if you ate anything, I couldn't let you beybattle or train this team if you hadn't eaten anything in days." She said.

"I did. Now leave!" Kai said, pushing past her and walking into his room.

Tori walked in after him into the bedroom before Kai rammed her up into a wall. His fingers tightened around her neck while Tori's nails clawed at them for him to loosen the hold on her neck. She wasn't scared, she knew Kai wouldn't try kill her, he only wanted to scare her but it didn't seem to work on her that much. Once his grip loosened slightly her hands fell on his forearms, she stared up at him slightly panicked. It wasn't Kai's terrifying glare that panicked her, it was just that it didn't even look like he could control what he was doing and under the gentle touch of her hands Kai's skin had heated up. Through all the panic her senses had shut down until she came in contact with the hard ground beneath her.

She looked up at him before pushing herself off the ground and staring at him right in the eyes. Kai just stood there, a blank expression on his face, his fists tightening by his sides as his chest heaved with every breath. Kai opened his mouth to speak but no sound came out. Tori just shook her head and left the room to go back downstairs. She arrived on the landing of the stairs, looking into the mirror she stretched her neck, seeing the light bruises that where now appearing on her skin. She went outside and before the others had a chance to see her she pulled on her denim jacket and lifted the collar to hide the bruises. 'Guilt plagues him.' Denzelle's whispered voice ran through Tori's thoughts.

'Excuse me?' Tori asked her loyal bit-beast, not hearing her completely.

'He's guilty for what he has just done to you.' Denzelle repeated more simply.

'I don't think so.'

'I really feel that he does though.'

'We'll see.' Tori thought, turning to Kai when he walked back out.

Tori's hand constantly moved to her neck, always finding that she had subconsciously moved it there while giving the team orders. Somehow she couldn't help but wonder about Kai and she was often caught staring at the ground in deep thought. What had surprised her the most though was that despite the fact that Kai was said to be feeling 'guilty' for what he had done he didn't let it show during training and was always focused on what was going on. The whole day Tori and Kai kept to themselves and ignored the other completely. Though the others began to notice the friction between the two Kai nor Tori made a move to solve the problems they were having, they just tried to ignore each other for as long as they could.

Regardless of Tori's feelings the ignoring went on for the following days, none of the others daring to confront either one of them about the quarrels of the two older teens.

---Three Days Later---

Tori entered the Dojo early in the morning, blinking surprisingly as she saw only one person in the large room. "Hey, where are the others?" Tori asked Kai quietly.

It was the first time in days that Tori spoke directly to him and he looked up at her after he heard her voice break through his thoughts. "They went out for breakfast." He replied coldly.

Tori nodded, sitting down by the entrance to patiently wait for the others to get back from breakfast. She watched her fingers as she led them true random steps, "How long are we going to keep this up?" she whispered, a bit more to herself than to Kai.

"I don't know." Kai replied.

"What…" Tori started quietly, looking up slowly, "happened a few days ago?" she asked.

"You annoyed the hell out of me and I attacked you." Kai answered, rolling his eyes.

"But it looked like you weren't yourself." Tori said cautiously, biting down lightly on her lower lip.

"You really don't know what you're talking about."

Tori stood up, slowly walking over to the male teenager. Kai looked up at her and took in her features for the first time in days, seeing the worry evident in her brown eye as she watched him intently.

"What are you staring at?" Kai asked angrily.

Tori shook her head slightly, "Nothing." She replied quietly. She smiled kindly, getting off the ground and walking out of the room.

Kai brushed it off and sat back against the wall, closing his eyes and remaining that way when he heard Tori coming back. A small object fell in front of him, that he knew by the sound it made when it dropped, his eyes shot open to see an apple was in front of him. He looked up at Tori and watched her sit down opposite him and bite into her apple, he didn't say anything but just picked up the apple and began to eat.

"Amazing." Tori muttered when she was done.

"What?" Kai asked, looking up at her.

"We only get along when there's nothing to talk about!" Tori exclaimed, humour filling her voice as her sentence ended with a light laugh.

"You say it like it's a bad thing."

"Do you ever lighten up?" Tori asked.

"Well what do you think?" Kai asked her coldly.

"Apparently not." Tori answered her own question with a sigh. "So why do you think we fight all the time?" Tori asked.

"That's easy. It's because you interfere with my life." Kai answered simply, sitting back.

"I don't interfere, I just worry." Tori corrected, pouting slightly.

"You shouldn't."

"And why not?"

"Because everything is fine and I don't see what there is to worry about."

"Then why weren't you eating?" Tori asked, still not believing him.

Kai shrugged, "I just get full easily and the others don't know when or if I eat cause they wont be around." He answered.

"But why?"

"Cause I hate them trying to control how much I eat."

"Fair enough I guess." Tori said, a bit unsurely. "Did you ever check with a doctor about not being able to eat?" she asked.

"I don't need one."

"Well that's really up to you but if things get worse maybe you should consider going to one." Tori suggested caringly.

"I will, don't worry." Kai said with a light smirk.

"Ah but now you see, I know you're lying there." Tori pointed out, smiling.

"Was I that obvious?"

"Not really." Tori answered, 'I just did a little research.' She added in her mind.

"Well it doesn't matter. I don't need a doctor to tell me anything. They'll just tell me stuff I already know."

"That you're weird, insecure, annoying and cold?" Tori asked, raising an eyebrow at him.

"So much for trying to get along." Kai muttered, pushing himself off the ground and starting to walk out of the room.

Tori shot up and grabbed his hand to keep him from walking away, "Hey, I was only joking and besides, if it were the truth, I wouldn't dare tell you to your face." She lied, making things up as she went along.

"Now that's where you're lying because you would dare to tell me to my face and it is the truth." Kai told her, pulling away from her.

"Maybe it is, then again I don't know you too well." Tori said, leaning back against the wall.

"And you probably never will." Kai whispered, walking past her.

"People want to know a little more about you, just talk to them and let them know."

Kai ignored her again and walked out of the Dojo, leaving Tori stand there alone and watch the light peer in from outside. Sitting down she thought for a few minutes, wondering what it would take to ever get Kai to open up to someone. If not to her than to one of the others but someone, anyone.

---6:30pm---

At Tori's apartment Mr Dickinson sat talking to Tori and a young girl. Tori poured him some tea, while the other two listened, "I really have no idea what it's going to take to do this. I think I would literally have to tie him up and shove him into the deep end of a pool and still he wouldn't say anything."

"Well if you do that of course he can't." The younger girl said, "He'd be dead before you give him the chance to speak." She added with a laugh.

"Though I do believe Tori is right." Mr Dickinson stated sadly.

Tori sat back on the sofa next to the pale skinned girl, sighing, "How can I just push someone into talking?" she asked in a whisper.

"The human soul is fragile." The girl added, her eyes saddening as everyone else's.

"I still don't know how I was put up to this."

"It was a challenge, like all challenges you accepted." The older man reminded her.

Tori sighed, "Me and my love for challenges." She muttered. "So what should I do?"

"Keep pushing?" The girl tried, shrugging unknowingly.

"Or you could just try to get closer to him, then get him to open up." Mr Dickinson suggested.

"That has become impossible! I can't talk to him without something bad happening." Tori continued to rant.

"So try to push him."

"We don't know what he's capable of, he could hurt himself!" Tori objected.

"And the others will be there to stop it." The young pale girl said.

"No need to stress about this, Tori dear. You have time and you have other priorities besides him." Mr Dickinson comforted quietly.

Tori sighed, shaking her head and she stared at the coffee table where her beyblade spun elegantly. "This is tough." She muttered.

"Imagine how he feels being pressured by the likes of you." The girl laughed.

Tori growled, reached forward and rammed her hand down on the beyblade to stop it. In an instance a white light flashed and the girl disappeared from by Tori's side. "Denzelle can just be so annoying sometimes." She told Mr Dickinson as she calmed down and sat back.

"She's got your sense of humour." Mr Dickinson said jokingly.

"I was taught to show respect towards my elders and all but you're pushing it right now." Tori warned carefully.

"Yes I see that. Which means it's probably a good thing that I have to go, I'll leave you to your thoughts and we'll keep in touch." Mr Dickinson added, getting up and getting ready to leave.

"Yeah." Tori whispered, leaning against the arm of the sofa. She listened closely, waiting to hear the door close behind Mr Dickinson. She heard it and she relaxed on the sofa, closing her eyes to relax for a while.

Another light filled the room and Denzelle's human form appeared on the sofa beside her. She rested her head on Tori's stomach and wrapped her arms around her, "Don't get stressed out." She whispered to her Mistress.

"Must you always ask for the impossible?" Tori asked, stroking Denzelle's long silver hair.

"Mistress, please don't worry about the boy. He currently isn't worth the trouble, no sense getting stressed out about this." Denzelle whispered quietly. "Go to rest, Mistress." She ordered gently, moving off her Mistress.

Tori nodded slightly, getting off the sofa and slowly making her way towards her bedroom. Denzelle lay down on the sofa, resting her head on her arm as she thought of ways to help the situation but most of all, her Mistress.

A/N: So how was that? Good, crap? Give me your opinion on it and I'll try update within the next few days. Sorry that this chapter was late but the USB was acting weird and deleted half this chapter for me and I needed to re-write it. Please review!