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 14 – Surprise in Germany!
The moment the plane landed, Sam was unbuckling her seatbelt and getting to her feet. Kai, much to Sam's annoyance, took his time in doing so. He could hear Sam urging him to hurry up under her breath but deliberately ignored her. Rising to his feet, he looked over at the rest of his team to see Mr. Dickenson, Kenny, Max and Ray and saw that they too were out of their seats and eager to get going.
Tyson on the other hand was still sound asleep. Kai sighed in annoyance and quickly walked over to him. Murmuring his apologies to the man beside Tyson, he drew back his leg and kicked Tyson hard in the shin. This had its desired effect and Tyson immediately awoke and followed the rest of his team towards the plane's exit.
As soon as they reached the front door however, the coldness of the outside hit them and Tyson turned back towards the warmth of the inside of the cabin. "Well have fun guys," he called over his shoulder, heading back towards his seat. Kai rolled his eyes as he grabbed the back of Tyson's shirt and dragged him out the door.
Tyson soon got the hint and wrapped his arms around his freezing body as he followed his team inside the airport. To his relief the inside of the airport was comfortable warm compared to the icy coldness outside. Tyson instantly opened his arms as if to 'hug' the heat. Sam laughed at his actions as she led the way through the crowded airport towards the luggage claim. Kai followed close behind her, keeping the distance between him and Tyson as far as possible.
Somewhere along the way Mr. Dickenson disappeared, saying he'd meet them outside. As they reached the luggage claim area they were surprised to see hundreds of people, gathered into groups, clustered around the small area. "There weren't this many people on the plane," Kenny exclaimed, looking around at the groups. As they passed each group, Sam became aware of the fact that almost everyone was speaking a different language. "Who are all these people?" Sam asked, not really expecting anyone to answer. To her surprise, Kai did.
"Well, they're definitely not Germans."
"Probably my adoring fans!" Tyson cried, smiling at one group after the other. "You wish Tyson," Kenny relied, laughing gently. Tyson just glared at him as he continued walking.
Upon passing one group, Ray was sure he heard one of the teens mention the word "Beyblade" amongst the conversation. "They must be here for the championships!" he explained to the others. Everyone, but Kai, stared at the huge crowds around them and noticed some of the people wearing beyblading equipment. "Awesome!" Tyson yelled, causing some of the groups to look towards him. Kai grabbed his arm and hauled him towards were their luggage was. "Come on," he grumbled. To his relief the others obeyed, and they soon reached the turntable, where they were to collect their bags.
After ten minutes of waiting, their bags finally arrived. As the Bladebreakers headed away from the baggage claim and made their way through the crowds, Sam felt something collide into her, causing her to stumble backwards. Straightening herself up, she turned her gaze angrily towards the source of the collision.
To her surprise there was a young girl, about two years younger then herself, standing before her, rubbing her head. "I am so sorry," the girl mumbled, unable to meet Sam's eyes. She had dark hair, much like Sam's, tied back in a high ponytail. She wore a pair of faded jeans and a light pink shirt that was slightly too big for her, with two kittens on it. Sam softened her glare and smiled at the girl. "Don't worry about it," she said, "no real harm do-" she stopped half way through the sentence as the girl looked up at her for the first time. Time seem to stop as the both just stared at each other. 'Those soft brown eyes,' Sam thought, 'so familiar. It couldn't be…'
Suddenly a voice from the crowd cleared all of Sam's doubts. "Garnet!" a male voice called, "where have you gone now!" Sam's smile widened. "Garnet?" The girl blinked as if trying to place her then began to smile. "Sam? Sam is it really you?!" Sam nodded and dropped her bags as the girl let out a squeal of delight and jumped into Sam's waiting arms. "I've missed you so much!" she mumbled into Sam's shoulder.
Sam held her close, holding back the tears that threatened to fall. All of this happened under the confused expressions of the rest of the Bladebreakers, who both girls had forgotten were even there. "Garnet! There you are!" a females voice called, breaking the moment. "Jazon is going to be furious." Then looking over her shoulder she raised her hand and shouted, "Oi! I've found her!" Running feet sounded a few moments later, and three more teens arrived on the scene. Garnet let go of Sam and walked over to the first girl who had spoken. "Sorry Adonia," she mumbled.
The girl addressed as Adonia looked to be the same age as Sam and had light orange hair, cut short and amber coloured eyes. She was wearing a red mini dress over white leggings and a white and orange belt around the middle and three-inch high red boots. The other three teens – one girl and two boys – were all around the same age as Adonia. The girl was dressed in a black mini skirt and white blouse with white socks reaching almost to her knees and black slip on shoes. She had burgundy coloured hair and eyes. The two boys were both in black pants, but one had on a brown collared shirt, while the other wore a dark green shirt with short sleeves. The one in the green shirt had spiky, sandy coloured hair and golden coloured eyes. The other, who appeared to be slightly older, had black hair, half tied back into a ponytail and the same coloured eyes. All of them stared at Sam and Garnet as though they couldn't believe their eyes.
After a few minutes of silence the boy in the brown shirt spoke. "Sam, fancy seeing you here. I thought you quit blading." He practically snarled as he said this, and Sam's fists clenched. "Well as usual your wrong, Jazon." She looked away from Jazon, to her team and smiled sardonically. "Bladebreakers, I'd like you to meet my old team the Carnivora Catz. This is Garnet, Adonia, Jazon, Bretz and Rayley." The latter she pointed to the boy and the girl who hadn't yet spoken. "And this is my new team the Bladebreakers." She didn't bother introducing them in person but turned back to Jazon, who was obviously the leader of the team.
Jazon's eye glanced uncaringly at the boys gathered around Sam before settling his eyes back on her and Garnet, who was still standing beside Sam, her hand linked in Sam's. "Garnet come!" he ordered. Garnet tightened her hand in Sam's as she glanced up at Sam but didn't move. "Garnet!" Jazon snarled, "I said come! We don't associate with traitors." Sam flinched as though she had been hit. Garnet instantly stood up for Sam. "Sam's not a traitor!" She yelled, tears rising to her eyes. Jazon narrowed his eyes and walked over to where Garnet stood. Raising his hand he went to strike her, but Sam quickly pushed Garnet behind her and took the blow across the cheek.
Jazon smiled nastily. "Still protecting that little brat!" he hissed. Sam met his gaze steadily. "Still unable to control that temper of yours?" she retorted. Jazon growled at her and went to hit her again when an arm gripped his, stopping him in his attempt. To everyone's shock it was Kai who held Jazon's arm at bay. Using little strength he pushed Jazon's arm back, causing the black-haired teen to take a step backwards.
Kai glared across at him. "Are you really so pathetic that you have to resort to hitting girls?" Jazon glared back at him. "Stay out of this! It is of no concern to you!" Kai took a menacing step for ward and Jazon reflexively took a step back. "If I see or hear of you striking a girl again I will personally make it my concern. Got it!" Jazon looked from Kai to Sam, who was staring at him with equal shock. Garnet peeked out from behind Sam and looked at Kai in awe. Kai noticed her out of the corner of his eyes. "Now that we are at an understanding, I have somewhere else to be." With that he pushed his way past Jazon and headed through the crowd towards the exit of the airport. It took a moment before anyone moved, but slowly the Bladebreakers followed after Kai, except Sam, who lingered for a moment with Garnet.
Turning her back on Jazon, she knelt before Garnet and looked her in the eye. "Has he hit you before?" she asked. Garnet looked at Jazon fearfully and quickly shook her head. Sam could tell by the look in her eyes that she was lying. Taking out a pad and pen she quickly wrote a number on it and handed it to her. "That's my mobile. If he ever hits you again," she looked accusingly at Jazon, "call me and I'll be sure he is taught how it feels." Garnet nodded and stuffed the paper in her pants. Sam smiled at her and ruffled her hair, bringing a smile to the younger girls face. "I'll see you at the championships kiddo." Giving Garnet one last hug she rose to her feet and collected her bags.
As she walked past Jazon she paused and turned to him. "You might have gotten away with abusing me Jazon," she hissed so only he could hear her, "but if you harm Garnet again, you will be sorry!" With that she headed after her team, putting Jazon far out of her mind. Once she got outside she wrapped her arms around her and looked about for her team. This was a lot more difficult then she thought it would be due to the large amount of people gathered. She watched the steam appearing in front of her as she breathed and wondered where they could have gotten to.
"I take it, you two have a history together," a voice suddenly spoke out beside her causing Sam to jump slightly. Sam looked beside her to see Kai standing there, seemingly unaffected by the cold. Sam shrugged, "Not one I'd like to remember." She looked at him, her facer growing serious. "Thanks for your help back there." Kai shrugged and started walking towards the curb. Sam followed after him. "Is that the first time he's hit you?" Kai asked gruffly. Sam laughed harshly. "No…but I didn't realise he'd gone to hurting Garnet."
"What would it have changed?" Kai asked in a bored tone. Sam shrugged. "A lot. I wouldn't have left the team, that's for sure." Kai glanced over at her, but she was looking straight ahead, a determined look on her face. Kai started to wonder just what kind of a past she had. As far as he could tell, it was a pretty bleak life so far.
His train of thought was suddenly interrupted by Tyson's voice calling out to him. "Hey guys! Come on! Mr. D's got us a taxi." Sam blinked and looked up to see a mini bus taxi pulling up to the curb and her team climbing in. She shook her head and smiled warmly at Tyson before breaking into a jog. Kai followed more leisurely, climbing into the taxi and sitting down beside Kenny and opposite Sam, who was already engrossed in a conversation with Max, smiling as though nothing had happened.
The driver appeared at the door and asked them where they were heading. Mr. Dickenson gave him the name of a hotel in Wuppertal and a moment later they pulled away from the curb and headed into the busy roads of Germany.