Hey all readers. I think it's obvious that the names of the Bladebreakers in this story are not mine. However, Sam Coredori and her bitbeast Drazema. Along with the team the Carnivora Catz and their bitbeasts are all mine so please don't take them without my position. Thanks bb4564
Chapter 12 – At the airport!
Sam was up and dressed before six, and wasted no time in grabbing her blade and heading outside to practice. She was dressed in a comfortable pair of white shorts and a black, short-sleeve shirt. She left her hair out this morning, but gave it a quick brush before heading outside. As far as she could tell the boys were all asleep, so she tried to be as quite as possible in leaving the house. Once she was outside, she ran past the oak, kissing the engravement, and heading for her dish.
After a quick warm-up she started blading, keeping her mind blank as she tried to get Drazema to pull of some tricky manoeuvres. The first was spinning along the very top of the dish, without slowing down or falling off. This took almost 40 minutes to complete, but Sam felt quite pleased with herself at being able to accomplish that much, at least until she heard a particular voice from behind her.
"You always get up this early for training?" Sam muttered some unrepeatable words under her breath as she looked over her shoulder to see Kai standing behind her, watching her. Sam shrugged, determined to at least be civil to him. "Most days. Sometimes I get up earlier. Why?" Kai just stared at her for a moment before walking over to the dish. "I'm impressed, that's all. I didn't know you were a serious blader." Sam just smiled. "There's a lot you don't know about me Kai." Kai raised an eyebrow questioningly but Sam ignored him, and went back to her blade, which was still spinning around the thin rim of the dish at a high speed. Kai watched it for a moment before turning and heading back to the house. Sam watched him leave, wondering why he had bothered coming out at all. He hadn't said anything in particular to her or anything. Feeling her confusion, Drazema started to glow and Sam quickly recalled her. Her beyblades reactions to her emotions were strangely comforting but not something she wanted anyone discovering. Especially Kai. With this thought in mind, she headed back to the house, her thoughts quickly hanging to the championships that were rapidly approaching.
By the time she reached the house, Kai had awakened all the boys, Tyson's hair being strangely wet. Sam nodded good morning to them all before heading upstairs and grabbing her bags. She slung the overnight bag over her shoulder and carried the bathroom bag in one hand and the suitcase in the other. Walking over to the stairs, she slid down the rail and continued to carry the bags over to the front door. Max offered to help, but Sam just smiled and shook her head. "Thanks but I've got it." She placed them down at the front door with a 'thud' and smiled at the boys. "Now, what do we all feel like for breakfast?" Tyson instantly pitched in a few ideas but in the end, they all just agreed with something on toast as they had to be at the airport in a few minutes. Tyson grumble about this for a while, having had his heart set on waffles with ice cream and maple syrup, but quickly cheered up when talk changed to the Germany Championships.
Half an hour later, they were all climbing into Sam's grandfather's car and heading for the airport. Once they got there, her grandfather kissed her goodbye. "See you in a few months, my dearest," he whispered into her ear as he held her close. "Do take care of yourself."
"I will grandpa. Take care yourself ok?" Her grandfather chuckled, "I'll try my best. But it will be hard without you." Sam smiled at him warmly. He was the last of her kin and she loved him dearly. She was really going to miss him these next few months. Kai's voice, demanding that they leave now, broke the happy moment. Sam growled and rolled her eyes as her grandfather laughed. "Best do as the young man say, hey Sam?" Sam just narrowed her eyes, as she swung her bag onto her shoulder and headed towards the boys.
Kai strode ahead of the others, while the boys turned and waved to Sam's grandfather. "Good-bye Mr. Coredori! Thanks for everything!" Sam's grandfather waved them off and climbed into his car. Sam's stomach tightened as she realised she was going to miss him more then she had thought. Still, she couldn't wait to get to Germany and get back to beyblading. She had missed that more then anything in the world.
As they wondered towards Gate 16, where their plane was waiting, they kept their eyes opened for Mr. Dickenson, only to find out that he was already waiting for them at their gate. He was busy reading the paper when Sam and the boys approached. The moment he realised they were there, he folded the paper and smiled warmly at them. "Glad you guys all got here ok and on time too." He looked at Tyson when he said this last part, who smiled timidly. "I was just reading about the weather in Germany," he continued, "at the moment it's quite warm at 15 degrees." They all stared at him. That was warm!!!! Sam smiled. She preferred the cold to the heat. Tyson on the other hand looked like he was about to have a heart attack. "15! Please tell me your kidding!" Mr. Dickenson only smiled and shook his head.
Tyson would have gone on complaining except for at that moment, the intercom sounded. "Attention passengers leaving from Hong Kong to Germany on flight HKG 764 at 0840. We regret to inform you that there will be a half hour delay on your flight. We apologize for the inconvenience." The bladebreakers groaned at this announcement, except for Sam and Kai who just rolled their eyes at the delay and sat down. The rest of the boys found various seats, Tyson heading straight over to the vending machine and purchasing three bags of mm's and a bag of chips, before sitting down beside Max.
Forty minutes later they were still waiting for their flight, which had been re-announced as being delayed for a further thirty minutes, followed by another apology for the inconvenience. Mr. Dickenson had gone to find out the problem and Tyson had gone to get something to eat and drink from the small café. Max and Ray had gone to look at the arcade and Kenny was absorbed in his computer. Sam, who had by this time consumed a large bottle of water and a 600ml diet coke, was now feeling the impact of this. Scanning around the airport, she spotted the ladies toilets across the room and quickly excused herself, saying she'd be back in a few minutes.
Kai watched her go, acknowledging her statement briefly before going back to staring out at the airport, enjoying the peacefulness. This was soon shattered by the sound of a mobile ringing from Sam handbag, which was on the seat beside him. Kai glanced down at it in disgust, wishing it would shut up, and going by the glances of those around him, he wasn't the only one. After a minute however, Kai realised someone was going to have to answer it. Kenny was so absorbed in his laptop, he didn't even appear to notice it and seeing as Kai was the closest one, he decided it would have to be him.
Opening Sam's handbag, he pulled out a small dark purple phone, with black leopards painted on the side and silver wings on the back. The screen was lit up and so Kai pressed the answer button and held the phone to his ear. "Hello?" he demanded.
"Samantha Coredori?" a voice asked.
"She's not here," Kai snapped. The voice was silent for a few moments. "Who's speaking?" the voice inquired. "I could ask the same question," Kai replied, unable to help thinking he knew the voice. There was another moment of silence. Kai thought he could hear muffled voices talking in the distance. "Hello," said a voice slightly different from the first. "Look, this is of great importance is Samantha there please?" Kai growled.
"No she is NOT here! If this is so important, give me your name, number and your message and I'll have her call you back." Kai felt like a blooming secretary. The person on the other end chuckled. "Ah, never mind then, I'll call her back later. Nice talking to you…Kai." The phone clicked as the mysterious caller hung up and Kai stared at the phone. He slowly placed the phone back in Sam's handbag, and went staring out the window, trying to think of how he knew the voice.
Sam returned a few minutes later, followed shortly by the rest of the team. They all sat around bored and impatient. Mr. Dickenson returned ten minutes later, sat down beside Kenny and started reading the newspaper. They sat in silence for a further fifteen minutes before the intercom buzzed and a man's voice came on the line. "Attention passengers leaving from Hong Kong to Germany on flight HKG 764. We thank you for your patience and apologize for the wait. We are happy to announce your flight is now ready for boarding. We wish you a safe flight and hope you enjoy the rest of your day."
Everyone sighed with relief before rising to their feet, stretching and heading over to the stewardess who was checking tickets. They were then directed onto the plane and took their seats. Mr. Dickenson ended up beside Kenny, who immediately buckled his seatbelt, took out his laptop and continued typing. Ray was beside Max, much to his relief. Tyson was in a seat beside a man in a very expensive looking business suit, which left Sam and Kai together in the row in front of Max and Ray. Sam rolled her eyes in annoyance as she took her seat by the window, whilst Kai had the aisle seat. He didn't appear too fazed by the seating arrangement, and, after buckling his seatbelt, closed his eyes and folded his arms across his chest. Sam glared at him before turning her gaze out the window.
Kai wasn't too worried about not being able to see out the window. This would not be the first time he had been to Germany. In fact he had lived there for a few years, at his Grandfathers training facility. So this trip was nothing new to him. Kai stifled a yawn as he lent back in his chair.
Fifteen minutes later they were in the air and heading for Germany. Sam's attitude quickly changed to one of excitement. Unlike Kai, she had never been to Germany and her excitement only grew as she realised she would soon be competing again, even if it was with Kai!