The Other Side of the Story
Summary: After the BEGA incident, Reine finds herself unable to cope with the blind side of the world which turning away from all that's been done and will happen with the sport of beyblade. As a new BBA program was set into action, she finds herself, along with her beyblade-hating town, stuck as the proto-type. The BBA program was made to help blader-haters all over the world to cope and even get to love beyblading as a sport. Reine finds herself in the middle of things when the bladers chose her school for their first experiment? What would happen when you throw beybladers at blader-hating mobs? Nothing pretty.
Disclaimer: I don't earn Beyblade. I do own my OC's as well as the plot.
Pairings: I've got one pairing worked out and the drama is on its way. xD I'm still work the rest. If you want to find out, just keep reading. ;-D
Rating: T for mild swearing
Quick AN: This story is told in multiple point-of-views so the key below should help to determine what's being said. I hope it's not too confusing.
(action)
'thoughts'
"talking"
/talking with bitbeast via mind link/
Chapter 14 – Megaloceros
Reine's POVI walked shakily out of the room.
"Did everything turn out alright?" Hilary asked as I stumbled into the kitchen, holding onto the countertop for dear life.
"D-dandy," I managed to mutter before grabbing my full cup from before and downing the liquid inside with one gulp.
"If you say so," Hilary answered skeptically and returned to packing sandwiches. I stared her blankly, watching as she put sandwich after sandwich into a small cooler. After her actions registered in my mind, I shook myself out of it.
"What are you doing?" I questioned as I watched her continue packing sandwich after sandwich.
"I'm packing tomorrow's lunch for after we ski," she answered simply as she continued to mechanically make, wrap, and place the food into the cooler.
"Okay," I mumbled as I walked out of the kitchen just as Kai walked in, a smug smirk on his tilted lips.
"Shut up," I muttered at him out of the corner of my mouth before walking unsteadily into my room and shutting door, making sure to lock it incase he came back. I flopped onto my bed tiredly and stared at the ceiling for a minute, closing my eyes and stared at the darkness that were my eyelids.
"What just happened?" I asked myself quietly, pondering what happened less than 5 minutes ago. Unconsciously, my hand drifted to my lips.
Flashback
"Quit acting jealous, Tanaka. It doesn't suit you."
I glowered at him.
"Don't flatter yourself. I'm not jealous about your relationship. I could care less if you run off and get eloped."
"Stop acting dumb. I didn't know you were so stupid. I actually thought you had brains, unlike some girls."
"I'm not stupid, I just state the obvious when I see it," I answered stubbornly.
"This isn't getting anywhere," Kai said as he stood up.
'Finally he gets the point. I'm too stubborn for my own good. Once an idea is lodged in my head, it's nearly impossible to change it.'
Sighing in relief, I walked to the door and unlocked it. Turning around I was about to tell him that he can leave now, he pinned me against the door.
"What are you doing?" I asked as I struggled in his grasp.
"Showing you so you can understand," was his simple reply as he leaned down and kissed me, again.
'This is not happening!' was my last thought before I lost myself in his soft lips.
(AN: If you want to reread the entire scene, it's Chapter 13 – A Day on a Hill.)
I felt myself blush as I remembered the event.
'Did he really mean it?' I mused, putting a hand on my forehead.
/I don't believe Kai is one to lie/ Esilé reassured me, crooning softly.
'I know, but does that mean he actually have feelings for me? I mean, he's so cold all the time. I can never tell.'
/He hides his feeling well, young one. It makes me sad that he had such a hard past to make him so fearful of getting them hurt./
'He's afraid of getting hurt? Is that why he's so…aloof?'
Esilé hummed softly.
"I never thought of it that way," I whispered softly, remembering the contrasting expression he wore as we parted from our kiss. His eyes were soft and warm, like molten lava. He actually held an expression apart from his mask. Remembering the gentle expression on his face, I fell into a deep slumber, my jetlag having caught up with me.
An abrupt knocking on my bedroom door woke me up.
"Reine! Are you there? Come on! It's time for dinner!"
I turned over on my bed and placed a pillow over my head, trying to block the horrible sound of someone pounding on the door.
"Go away and let me sleep in peace," I mumbled into my sheets, my voice muffled by the thick, soft comforter. I suddenly bolted awake as I remembered the reason I fell asleep.
'That's the second time I fell asleep thinking of him!'
I mentally smacked myself.
"REINE HARLIET TANAKA! GET YOUR SORRY ARSE OUT HERE!" I heard Eris shriek on the other side of the door.
"I'm coming!" I shouted back at her, straightening my rumpled clothing as I ran my brush hastily running my brush through my hair. The hallway grew quiet as I finished preparing myself. Opening the door, I hurried out into the hall.
"About time, Tanaka," I heard a masculine voice drawl behind me. I froze and turned around slowly. Kai was leaning against the wall beside my door.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, bewildered.
"Waiting for you. Now come on, everyone's waiting."
I gaped at him as he walked forward, draping his arm casually around my waist. My mouth opened and closed like a goldfish as I tried to form my incoherent thoughts into a single sentence. He smirked down at me.
"What? Can't I hold my girlfriend?"
Regaining my senses, I bristled slightly at my title.
"Girlfriend? Girlfriend! When the hell did I become your girlfriend!" I managed to splutter indignantly.
"Maybe when I pronounced my undying love for you," he muttered sarcastically before rolling his eyes, "Didn't I tell you that I didn't like Tachibana?"
"One, you never pronounced your undying love for me or I would've hung myself by now," I stated, deadpanned, before continuing, "and two, why does it make me your girlfriend by telling me that you never liked Hilary?"
"You're thick, you know that?" Kai said impatiently, "And I did proclaim my undying love for you. Why did you think I kissed you?"
"Because you're a love-deprived boy," I drawled lazily, trying to remove his hand from my waist. His grip tightened, hitting me in my ticklish spot like three months ago.
"Eep!" I squeaked as he stared strangely at me. I blushed furiously as I tried to pry his hand from my waist feverishly.
"You're ticklish," he said slowly, a plan forming in his mind. Without warning, he started to tickle me nonstop, pushing me back into my room and onto my bed, straddling my waist.
"S-stop it K-kai!" I managed to wheeze out between bouts of uncontrollable laughter.
"Say you love me," he whispered teasingly into my ear.
"N-no! N-never!" I managed to splutter before he tickled me harder. He grinned maniacally down at me as I tried in vain to breathe.
"Say it," he murmured seductively.
"F-fine! I-I l-love y-you!"
He finally stopped tickling me as I lay prone underneath him, dragging in quick, shallow breaths after his tickle escapade.
"That wasn't so hard, was it?" he muttered, staring down at me with laughing eyes.
'He's acting a lot more open. Is it because we're alone? He isn't his cold, aloof self.'
"No," I pouted.
'I can't believe I'm acting like this! He just makes me feel so…happy and safe. Is this…love? I'm too young to know what love is, right?'
"So does this settle the fact that you're my girlfriend?" he asked, drawing closer to my flushed face. I gulped nervously as his hand tightened around my arms, pinning them effectively to the bed. Working up my courage, I finally managed to whisper, "Yes."
He smiled happily down at me, the first time I've ever seen him smile. He wasn't the usual moody teen I knew. The absence of his broody expression gave him a boyish charm.
"Good. Then that means I can do this all I want from now on," he stated, a mischievous smirk tugging on his lips.
"Do wha–" but I was interrupted by his mouth swooping down and covering mine, effectively silencing me. His lips moved sensually against mine as he cradled my head with his hand. I moaned as he nibbled on my lower lip, asking for the entrance to my mouth. When I refused, he bit down harder causing me to gasp. I felt his tongue slip inside, exploring every inch of my hot cavern.
"Hey Kai. Did you manage to get Rei–" I vaguely heard Eris in the background before she froze at the scene playing out before her. I felt Kai smirk against my slips as I smirked back, laughing silently at Eris' astonishment. Breaking out of her reverie, I heard Eris mutter disgustedly, "Ew. Next time you guys do that, close the door."
We broke apart as we came up for air. I could tell that my hair was mussed once more just like my clothes were from our…err…little makeout session. We panted heavily, never tearing our eyes from each other. Kai looked very disheveled. I bet I looked no better.
"Anyway, lovebirds, dinner is ready and everyone is waiting for the both of you."
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever," I muttered as I scooted off the bed, but not before glaring at Eris' amused expression, and walked out of the room and into the bathroom, straightening my appearance once more. Once I was out I noticed that Eris had left. Kai slouched against the far wall, once more appearing cold and untouchable except for the smirk tilted on his soft, kissable lips. I gave him an uneasy look as I approached him.
"You ready?" he asked as he leaned down and stole one more kiss before placing his arm possessively around my waist.
"Yeah," I muttered as I dropped my face into the crook of his head. We walked out of the suite slowly and approached the elevator. Waiting a couple of minutes, the elevator arrived with a soft 'ding' before proceeding to slide open with a 'whoosh'. The ride down to the cafeteria was uneventful, except if you count the kisses here and there, nothing major. I giggled softly as he nuzzled my ear affectionately just as we walked through the doorway to the food court.
"Won't they get scared because you're acting all emotional?" I whispered into his hear.
"Won't they get scared because you're reacting back?" he shot back, smiling into my hair.
"Should we tell them? I mean, Eris already knows and she probably already blabbed."
"Let them see, it's not as if I care. I care for you and that's all that matters," he muttered as he started to nuzzle my neck again. We walked to the tables where the rest of the bladers were still clinging to each other.
"Hey guys," Ray greeted toothily as Mariah waved, her eyes glinted brightly as she looked predatorily at me.
'Why do I have a feeling I'll be grilled the moment I step back into the suite?'
"Hey," Kai greeted casually, his grip tightening possessively briefly before he dropped his arm and took the seat beside Ray as I sat down beside him next to Tamayo.
"You look cozy there," she hissed, smirking smugly at me.
"So do you," I drawled lazily, shooting a smirk at a talking Tala beside her. She blushed as she realized what I was inferring. She punched me lightly in the arm as she stuttered, "I-I don't kn-know wh-what y-your talking ab-about."
"Right," I smirked, "Tell it to someone who's gullible enough to believe you, or blind enough."
She huffed before turning to study her menu intensely. Suddenly Tala leaned over and kissed her affectionately on the cheek as she blushed furiously, her façade broken.
"As you were saying?"
"Shut up Tanaka," she snapped hotly as Tala started to tease loose strands of her hair.
"Looks like everyone hooked up," Eris commented from across the table beside Toji, "First Tamayo and Tala, then Mariah and Ray."
"Mariah and Ray! Why wasn't I told of this?" I gasped, shooting Mariah a dirty glare.
"You were too busy making out with Kai, in your room, to know. He came around before dinner," Eris replied lazily as she waved off my comment. I blushed at her comment.
"So can I continue now? Okay good. As I was saying, Tamayo and Tala got together followed shortly by Mariah and Ray getting hooked up," smiling slyly she added, "And finally I find you and loverboy, there, making out in your bedroom. Love must be in the air."
Kai placed an arm around my shoulder as everyone listened in on the conversation.
"Kai has a girlfriend before me!" Tyson exclaimed loudly as everyone listened, stupified by the news, except for the group mentioned plus Eris and Toji.
"Why do you find that so startling?" Kai asked casually as he squeezed my shoulders warmly.
'Who knew Kai could be so…affectionate? He's never been this open.'
/It's your influence on him, little one. How can anyone help but love you/ Esilé teased.
"Con…Congratulations," Emily said faintly in her state of mental shock. I guess they weren't used to Kai being so touchy-feely. Kai smirked at their gaping faces, kissing me lightly on the cheek. As if they've bashed on the head, they blushed before turning away.
"Hiwatari, if you start making out with Reine, don't do it in front of us," Johnny said gruffly before turning back to the conversation flowing at his table.
Dinner was uneventful, if you don't count Eris' announcement. Trying to stifle a yawn, which failed miserably, Kai kissed me on the temple before murmuring, "Get to bed. It's late. We'll be leaving early to go skiing tomorrow."
"Night Kai," I whispered as I kissed him back before heading up to the third floor with the rest of the girls. Once we were all safely locked in, Mariah rounded onto me before demanding with a loud voice, "Why didn't tell me you and Kai hooked up?"
"Because I didn't know until he declared that I was his girlfriend," I muttered sleepily while I threw her a sheepish look, "Now if you guys don't mind, I'm going to go to bed. Night everyone."
I grabbed my toothbrush before running into the bathroom to complete my after dinner teeth ritual. Gargling the Listerine one last time, I made my way out of the bathroom and locked myself into my bedroom. I pulled back the warm comforter before snuggling inside and sighing contently. Today turned out better than I thought it would. My eyes drooped tiredly before closing me entirely in a world of darkness. In my mind's eye, I saw Esilé crooning softly as she drifted off into a restive state, remaining semiconscious if something were to happen.
Dream
Snow was falling around me as I stared into the gray horizon. I noticed a large shape lumbering out of the forest. Squinting my eyes against the harsh wind, I felt the snow starting to gather around my ankles. I barely noticed that my glasses had fallen.
'I should get contacts,' I mused briefly before snapping my attention to the approaching figure. Stepping out from the blizzard was a humongous elk. It brayed loudly before a deep voice entered my head, causing a huge migraine to erupt.
/Young one. The gods have sent you to aid me in my quest to find the one. You have a precious connection to my partner and I need you to bring whoever it is to me./
As his thunderous voice disappeared from my mind, I heard Esilé hiss threatening at the giant beast.
'It can't be, can it? Is that another Ancient?'
/You can call me Kael, the mighty warrior and servant of Herne. Tell the chosen one that I'm near and waiting./
With one last bray, he galloped back into the blizzard as I stood stunned.
"Kael. Why would he choose me to pass on his message?"
/I do not know little one. We will have to see/ Esilé said soothingly as she stared after the other Ancient curiously.
I woke with a start as the early dawn's rays peered down at me. Panting slightly, I held my head as I remembered my dream.
"Kael," I whispered, "who are you searching for?"
Shaking my head to rid it of a hanging migraine, I lumbered to my suitcase before digging out a pair of black cargo pants and maroon top along with a gray windbreaker. I like my dark colors. Changing into my set of clothes, I headed out of the room and into the kitchen to prepare my breakfast and possibly everyone else's.
"Morning Reine," I heard someone say shyly. Turning to peer at the owner of the voice, I smiled as I saw it was Mathilda.
"Morning Mathilda. Sleep well?"
She nodded quietly as she sipped her coffee. I raised an eyebrow at this.
"Aren't you a bit young to be drinking coffee?" I asked skeptically, "It stunts your growth."
She laughed humorously at my comment.
"I need my caffeine to get going in the morning. I may look young but I am 13."
"Thirteen is young," I repeated stubbornly as I poured myself a small cup of coffee. Mathilda only shrugged before turning back to her coffee. I dug through the freezer and ended up with a package of waffles. Popping two into the toaster, I grabbed a plate and waited for them to pop back up. I dug through the fridge and emerged with a cup of orange juice. I quickly finished the remainder of my coffee with one last gulp. I felt the caffeine kick in.
"Juice?" I asked poured it carefully.
"No thanks. I only drink coffee in the morning," Mathilda replied as she took another gulp. Shaking my head at the stubborn girl, I poured myself half a glass before putting it back. A small click informed me that my breakfast was ready. Grabbing both waffles, I dumped them onto my plate hurriedly, careful not to burn my fingers. I sat took my seat across the table from Mathilda as I bit carefully into a steaming waffle. Finishing breakfast in silence, I savored the tranquility before the other four woke up. A soft knocking on the door of our suite alerted me to visitors.
"I'll check that out," I muttered to Mathilda as she prepared to get it. She nodded thankfully at me before zoning out again into her coffee haven. I stood up fluidly before walking briskly and opened the door.
"Morning sunshine," Kai drawled as he gave me a quick peck on the lips. I smiled softly at him as I deepened the kiss. As we were about to makeout in the middle of the doorway, a voice growled, "Do you mind doing that somewhere private?"
I broke away from Kai, despite his growl of protest, and peered behind him at an annoyed Tala. His eyes were bloodshot. He apparently had no sleep as one of Tyson's roommates. I snickered quietly at his disheveled appearance. His red hair was sticking up in absurd angles and his clothes looked as if they were hastily thrown on.
"Why don't you come in?" I asked humorously, "You can sleep on the couch or in Tamayo's bedroom, as long as you promise not to be naughty."
I smirked at his reply as he growled menacingly at me.
"Valcov," Kai warned in a deadly voice. Tala mumbled a quick apology before heading towards Tamayo's room. I rose an eyebrow at this.
"How did he know where her room is?"
"I don't know. You ask him yourself later, after we're done," Kai answered as he leaned back and put us in a liplock. As we broke away panting, I murmured, "It's too early in the morning for this you know."
"It's never too early," he answered as he straightened himself.
"Come on in then. It's no good for you to stand out in the hall all by yourself, unless you want to, of course."
He flicked my nose lightly as he walked past and settled in a chair in the kitchen. He greeted Mathilda causing her to snap out of her coffee induced state. Muttering a brief greeting, she turned back to her caffeine. Shaking my head at the pink-haired girl, I mumbled, "She's a lost cause. She's addicted to the stuff."
I returned to my seat and faced Kai.
"I had a strange dream last night," I started, gazing into my cup of orange liquid.
"Oh," Kai muttered, raising an eyebrow, "Did it having something to do with us?"
I glared at his suggestiveness. I'll never get used to this Kai. He's so forward. Maybe I like the cold and aloof Kai better…nah.
"No," I said coldly as I shot him a serious look. He immediately sobered up noticing that whatever I had to say was important.
"An Ancient contacted me last night," I said softly as I swished the liquid in my cup absently before taking a small sip.
"An Ancient? You mean one besides Clytem and Esilé?" he asked interestedly, his eyes sharp.
"Yes," I answered as I took another sip, "He was a humongous deer or elk of some kind. I don't think it's an existing species. He said that he was Kael, the warrior and servant of Herne."
"That's strange," Kai stated as he thought about what I just said, "A warrior and servant of Herne in Switzerland?"
"I don't know. I've never heard of Kael or Herne. I don't think it's all that surprising. Ancients are bitbeasts and they can go wherever they please. He said that he contacted me because I was close with his partner, whoever it is."
"How could he know that you're close to his partner?" Kai asked.
"I don't know. It's how bitbeasts are. I guess my bitbeast registers more than a regular one's. He probably can pick up on Esilé's easier than his partners, considering how weak human auras are."
"Hmm," Kai mumbled as he thought about what I've just said.
"Most likely this Kael is in Switzerland somewhere nearby," he finally observed, "What I'm intrigued about is that he would travel all the way from Ireland to Switzerland just to communicate with you."
"Ireland? How'd you deduce that?" I asked Kai, surprised how he pulled the country from thin air.
"Herne. You said he called himself a warrior and servant of Herne. Herne is the God of the Hunt in Ireland. What you described must be a Megaloceros, an extinct species of elk. They are big beyond belief but seeing that this one is an Ancient, it must've been bigger than a regular one."
"Megaloceros. What you say does make sense, but how do you propose we find his partner?"
"We have four days to figure it out. We'll be fine. If what I assume is correct, Kael will resonate with his partner if they are close enough. When we're there, we simply have to find him or call him."
"I hope you're right," I said quietly as I finished the last of my orange juice, "Well, let's wake the others and hit the slopes. It's already nine. If they sleep any later, the fresh slopes will be slushy."
He smirked at me.
"Do you or do you want me to wake up the lovebirds?"
"We'll do it together," I answered with a matching smirk, "Mathilda, can you wake Eris, Mariah, and Hilary? Kai and I are going to wake Tamayo up."
"Uh huh, sure," Mathilda said absently as she got up and walked off.
"Do you want to do the honors or should I?" Kai asked.
"I've got the Polaroid camera," I answered as I emerged from my room, a grin almost breaking my face in half.
"One, two, three!"
Slamming open her door with a loud 'bang' I started to take picture after picture.
"KAI!"
"REINE!"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!"
Author's Note:
I'm back after a brief hiatus. :D I noticed my chapter getting shorter than usual and I hope you guys aren't bothered. D: Sorry. Well, on a good note, I hope you guys didn't miss me too much. x3 I hope this chapter satiates you hungry readers out there. I know Kai is acting a little OOC but don't you act OOC whenever you fall in love? xD Poor Tala and Tamayo.
What is the deal with Kael? If you want to know, wait for my next update:P –cackles maniacally–
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