I live! Sorry I have not updated in so long! Honestly with school and everything I really haven't had time to write for this story or to get any inspiration I guess. Anyways I am going to try my hardest to update a lot more frequently now that it is summer! Thank you for everyone who reviewed it makes me feel good :).

So this chapter is a little bit more dramatic than funny but hey, come on, I have to fit in one or two dramatic chapters in right ;). Anyways hopefully I will update a funny one soon cuz that means the BBoys won't be as mad at each other lol. But I just wanted to let you know so that you were properly warned.

"Talking"

'Thinking…'

/Bit Beast Talking…/

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or anything for that matter.

Chapter 12

"Tyson, your form is awful! Straighten up! Max you need to give a more powerful launch this time!" Kai barked as Max and Tyson prepared to battle against each other. Tyson just huffed and Max nervously nodded.

"3...2...1...LET IT RIP!" Hillary called.

Both bladers yelled and launched their blades into the beydish. Ian stood anxiously next to Hillary and Tala who were all intently watching the match. Kai was sitting on the porch with Kenny sitting next to him with his laptop analyzing the battle and informing Kai on their blades power levels and acceleration charts. Hiro stood behind them observing their conversation. Spencer was talking on the phone working out some bills from back home while pacing around the yard. Bryan was back in his room trying to get a peaceful nap.

Dragoon and Draciel roughly crashed into each other relentlessly. Max and Tyson still looked though like they weren't giving everything they had without bringing out their bit beasts. Kai looked at Kenny's analysis and frowned slightly.

"Max, you're still not at full power. Tyson, your footing is still off!" Kai shouted irritated.

"Yea come on guys! Seriously I've seen toddlers battle better than this!" Ian taunted with a smirk.

"Oh yea?" Tyson said annoyed at the short Russian as his blade sudden launched itself harder into Max's.

"Definitely! You two look so pathetic right now!" Ian said smugly laughing at them.

"Grrrr!" Max growled and he used more force to try and force Dragoon out of the dish.

"Ian, be nice." Tala commanded softly but strictly.

Ian sent him a look but huffed and crossed his arms pouting slightly. Hillary watched the blades and looked slightly frantic. She knew she was going to have to attempt battling next but it was starting to terrify her a little bit. Sensing her anxiety Tala looked over at her. She was biting her nails and looked like she was about to pass out on the ground soon. Tala just rolled his eyes.

"Why are you so nervous? It's just a simple practice battle, nothing too serious." Tala scoffed slightly but tried to not sound too harsh.

"Yea well I can barely launch the deadly blade correctly, I think it will be hazardous to everyone's health if I try to battle someone!" She said.

"How about I battle you? That way I can-" Tala began but was cut off short by Hillary.

"Are you kidding? You're still injured! I would only make it worse! Plus you would destroy me!" Hillary sped out frantically.

"Can I finish?" Tala growled slightly. Hillary coward slightly but nodded.

"I was going to say then I can teach you throughout it. I really want to blade but Spencer won't let me if its against someone really tough, no offense." He explained.

"None taken. So you will get to beyblade and I will get to learn and hopefully not hurt anyone. What if I lose control and hit your leg?" Hillary said still slightly unsure.

"Trust me, Spencer and Kai won't let that happen." Tala said smirking.

"OK, but you are talking to Kai about it, not me!" She said quickly with her hands on her hips.

Tala rolled his eyes and began to limp away on his crutches.

'Great!' Tala thought sarcastically.

/Oh come on pup! I think he will allow it. Kai's pretty reasonable./ Wolborg said hyperly in his head.

'You just think that cause you are hoping to get out of your blade.' The redhead commented back.

/And out of your brain…/ The wolf huffed back.

Tala rolled his eyes again and by the end of their conversation he was standing in front of Kenny and Kai. Kenny glanced up at him before swiftly looking back and typing on his computer. Kai looked up at him and waited with a frustrated expression on his face.

'Awesome, he's even in a slightly foul mood!'

Kai just kept looking up at him but his scowl deepened the longer Tala just stood there so the Russian captain just started talking.

"So, Hillary is going next right?" He asked casually.

"Why?" Kai said straight to the point. Tala never usually cared about his training sessions, let alone Hillary.

"Well since she's not experienced enough to really battle someone I was wondering if I could battle her? I could help her through the whole thing and teach her. Plus she'd get the feel of a proper battle!" Tala said trying to get some of his positive energy to rub off.

Kai was still frowning.

"I don't know if that is the best idea." Kai said emotionlessly.

"Oh come one Kai, it will be fine! Seriously!" Tala said with arm motions.

Kai raised an eyebrow lightly and looked at the cast on Tala's leg before glancing back up at him. Tala scowled at him and straightened up on his crutches. Tala got annoyed at Kai pointing out his weakness.

"Come on Kai, I know you're still angry at me for who knows why but just let the girl battle me! Spencer will be watching and he's not going to let anything happen!" Tala said raising his voice slightly but not too much to draw attention towards them.

Kenny, who had been listening to the whole heard and seen everything gave the redheaded captain a weird look. Kai had been glancing at his leg in concern not a weakness.

Kai's eyes flared slightly at the accusation but he slowly breathed in.

'Be the bigger person, be the bigger person!' Kai chanted in his head as he shut his eyes for a quick second. He exhaled and looked at the ground.

"Fine. When they're done you two can fight." Kai said standing up not looking at Tala. He turned around and walked back inside.

Tala grinned widely and happened to glance at Kenny who was still giving him a confused look. Kenny saw the older teenager looking at him and he 'Eeped' and went back to work on his computer. Tala just turned and went back to Hillary.

"He said it was alright! Now I want to make sure you no how to launch correctly before I go up against you." Tala said with slight teasing but slight concern for his own well being as well.

A minute later Kai reappeared on the porch and retook his seat next to Kenny with a new cup of coffee. A few more minutes later Tyson defeated Max and the battle was over. Kai stood up and walked over to his two teammates.

"What's wrong with you two? Trying to be nice to each other?" Kai said mockingly.

"Oh come on Kai, it's just a practice match. Plus the tournaments are still a little ways off, give us a break!" Tyson said intertwining his hands behind his head.

"Yes but it's the little things in practice that build into terrible habits which will be your downfall when time comes for real matches! Now I want each of you to give me five laps around the dojo since you took it lightly and still have plenty of energy." Kai said and turned away from them.

Max and Tyson groaned but set off on their punishment before their captain had an excuse to add more laps. Hillary went on one side of the beydish and Tala stood opposite of her. They both stood ready to launch. Kai apprehensively took out his own launcher and hooked his beyblade on and was ready in case Hillary's blade miss-launched.

"Let it rip!" Tala yelled and they both launched.

Hillary squeaked and closed her eyes after she launched. When she didn't hear anyone cry out in pain she dared to open her eyes. She saw her blade was spinning in the dish, not outside, not in someone, in the dish. She perked up instantly and got excited. Tala smirked.

"Alright, it seems your somewhat used to launching. Now try to control your blade and move around a little." Tala said smirking. He then began to move his blade around the dish effortlessly.

Hillary stared down at her blade concentrating hard. She then moved her eyes and noticed her blade moved with them. She gasped but smiled big and began to go around in circles.

"Good! Now I'm going to lightly tap your blade with mine so you can get used to what the impact feels like without having your blade fly out of the dish. Try your hardest to stay balanced as I hit it." Tala mentored before he slow moved towards her. Quickly, but lightly he hit her blade.

Hillary felt herself knock back slightly as if she had been hit but focused to keep her blade up right. Feeling more confident she moved forward and tried to hit his. It wasn't strong but she was just getting the feel of things. Tala smiled and decided to push her more and began attacking more aggressively. Hillary held up pretty well but he could see she was getting pretty exhausted. She didn't have the stamina to blade as long as all the others. Plus this was her first battle and she wasn't used to giving so much extra energy to her blade. Soon she fell onto her knees and sat on her feet while her blade stopped spinning all together.

Tala called back Wolborg and the wolf blade flew to his hand. He then hobbled over and picked her blade up and dropped it in her lap.

"That was really good for a first time battle." He complemented.

"Thanks, that was so tiring though!" She said wiping sweat from her forehead.

"Go get something to drink and eat to replenish your energy." He said and turned around and walked or crutched over to Spencer. The blonde looked down at him and raised an eyebrow.

"Well that was nice of you." The whale said smirking.

"Yea yea whatever." Tala said waving it off.

By this time Max and Tyson had finished their running. They had caught glimpses of the battle and were impressed with Hillary's improvement. Kai saw they were back and walked up to them with his arms crossed. He stood in front of them.

"So do you want to try again for real this time?" Kai asked sternly.

"Awe common Kai! We're tired now! Why can't you just coach us like Tala did for Hillary? I mean he was patient and everything with her! Can't you just accept that we aren't as good as you are Mr. high-and-mighty!" Tyson said finally loosing his cool.

Kai stiffened at his words and felt a lot of emotions pass through him at once but he didn't let any of them show. Everyone in the training area had heard Tyson's outburst now. Spencer and Tala listened in while Ian just stared in shock that they had just defied Kai like that and Kenny had stopped typing at a hundred miles a minute. Kai unfolded his arms and stood up straight looking towering over them even more.

"Since, Tala's such a great captain then fine. He can lead your training session." Kai said emotionlessly before turning around and walking into the house, his white scarf trailing behind him.

"Huh? Yea alright!" Tyson said punching the air.

"Tyson I think that was a little harsh." Max said with a slight sternness in his voice.

"What? Oh come on Maxie! He didn't seem bothered about it at all. But I'm excited now, I wonder if Tala will train us?" Tyson said running over to Tala.

"Hey! So what do you want us to do?" Tyson asked the redhead eagerly. By this time Hillary was standing outside again, having missed the whole argument.

"Uhhh…" Tala said still in slight shock that Kai had given in to them so easily.

"Well I think you and Max should try to battle again. I'll watch and see what I can correct." Tala said still stunned.

"Okay! Come on Max!" Tyson said loading up his beyblade.

When Tala turned back around Spencer was giving him a stern look. He then turned around and walked inside.

'What did I do now?' Tala complained in his head.

/I don't think you should have actually given them direction. You probably should have defended Kai pup./ Wolborg stated.

'But he said I was supposed to train them today? I don't see what I'm doing wrong humph.' Tala huffed.

/You're so dense Tala. And I thought you knew Kai the best./ Wolborg said before leaving him alone.

'hmm whatever.' Tala thought and went back to paying attention to the beybattle.

*~*Spencer*~*

Spencer walked through the house taking big steps at a time but kept looking around to see if he saw Kai. He finally reached their shared room and slid the door open. Bryan was still passed out on his futon while Kai was sitting down on his tying his running shoes on. He looked up when he heard Spencer enter. Kai scowled at him slightly, knowing where this was headed and stood up. He grabbed his iPod with his casted arm and bottle of water with his good one from beside his bag.

"Kai, I know you're angry but you really shouldn't be running. You're ribs are still healing." Spencer said concerned.

Kai always like to run, fight, or climb when he was angry. Running seemed to be the best option for him this time. It had only been about a week since he had broken his ribs and he should still be resting. The fact that the blonde was letting him train the others and be up and around is because he knew Kai would not listen to him or would have fought him trying. Spencer sighed and walked across the room. At the exact same time Kai began walking towards the door Spencer just came through.

"Kai, you don't need to injure yourself even further! Plus when you go on one of these angry runs you keep going till you can barely stand! I can't let you do that this time!" Spencer said trying to reason with the shorter Russian.

"Well what do you expect me to do then huh? Go and confront him about it? He will just throw it all back in my face, not listen to a word I said, and then make it seem like I am the only person in the wrong here! What, tell him how I am feeling? Who cares right? I mean no one expects me, the cold heartless jerk to feel anything at all! Now my team is on his side and probably wish I would just quit and leave them alone!" Kai spat out, unconsciously slipping back into Russian out of anger. He was breathing heavily already from rage.

'Wow he's really fuming this time. It hasn't been this bad in a while.' Spencer thought looking at the phoenix in front of him.

Kai didn't give Spencer time to respond as he went a head and brushed past him. Spencer was pulled out of his shocked train of thought when Kai pushed past him. He knew there really wasn't anything he could do to stop him in a mood like this without going against his will or infuriating him even more. Spencer spun around to catch him before he left the room.

"Kai!" Spencer called out and the said boy stopped. He glance back over his shoulder at the blonde.

"If you aren't within a reasonable time I am coming and searching for you." Spencer said as a warning and with concern. Kai nodded at him, catching both messages and continued on his way out.

Spencer sighed and rubbed both hands over his face. Sometimes he felt like a father caught between two pissed off toddlers. Deadly, assassin like toddlers. He dropped his hands and shook his head. He turned around swiftly when he heard a voice talk to him.

"What's got him in that mood? I don't even what to mess with him." Bryan asked stretching his arms and letting out a large yawn.

"Tala went a little too far." Spencer said and that was all Bryan needed. The lilac haired blader snorted.

"He has been pushing Kai past his limits this whole trip. I don't know why, I honestly don't think he even sees what he's doing either. Kai has been very patient and taking a lot from him the past few days." Bryan stated while getting up. Personally he was in a lot better mood now that he had gotten a good undisturbed nap in and had caught up on his sleep.

"Yea I agree. I had to talk to Kai once about it but I'm starting to move to his side. It was mainly Tala pushing him too far instead of Kai just not listening." Spencer agreed nodding his head.

"Well are you going to fill me in on what actually happened?" Bryan asked raising an eyebrow and Spencer sighed.

He began to relay the events to Bryan explaining everything. They were brought out of their conversation with a knock on the door. The two Russians turned simultaneously to see Hiro sliding their door open.

"Hey, I just got off work. Is it okay if we you two just order take out tonight?" He asked casually leaning against the doorframe.

"Yea that's fine." Spencer said.

"Okay good. So what were you two talking about? I heard part of the story but it was kind of difficult with the door closed.

"So basically you are saying you were eavesdropping on us?" Bryan asked scowling slightly.

"Yep" Hiro said with a slight smirk. Bryan just huffed and turned back towards his bags while Spencer told the older Granger everything.

"Tyson, that brat! Ugh I'm sorry he's like that. Kai was in the right punishing them." Hiro said irritated.

Hiro walked to the back sliding door in the room and slid it open. He then walked on the porch towards the training ground portion of the back yard with Bryan and Spencer following. Both had a smug look on their faces, waiting to see him go off on his brother and the team. When they saw the BladeBreakers and Tala, Hiro stomped over towards his little brother.

"Tyson!" He yelled.

Tyson jumped and yelped at his brother's sudden shout and faltered in his match against Max. Max fully took advantage of Tyson's lack of concentration and sent his blade flying out of the dish.

"Aw man! Happy now?" Tyson said frustrated at his older brother.

"Are you happy now that you've pissed Kai off?" Hiro retaliated.

"He was being a jerk!" Tyson said pouting slightly. It didn't work and Hiro just crossed his arms at him.

"He was being a good captain. You weren't giving it your all in practice, you either Max." Hiro said giving he blonde American a glance. Max looked down at his shoes slightly ashamed.

"How do you know stupid, you weren't even here…" Tyson mumbled under his breath but Hiro caught it and his right eye twitched violently.

"Care to repeat that, little brother?" Hiro said with his eyes shut and his teeth clenched.

"No thanks!" Tyson squeaked.

"Good, now you can go inside and start cleaning the house till dinner time. Max, I want you to help Hillary order and pick up dinner. And tomorrow, I will be leading your training session." Hiro said sternly.

Max and Hilary nodded before scurrying inside to get to the phone while Tyson just groaned and went to get started on the cleaning. Kenny closed his laptop and decided to move inside while Ian and Tala just stood in the yard with smirks on their faces. Hiro began walking inside when he paused and glanced over his shoulder at Tala.

"Oh and by the way Tala, I understand you are Kai's captain but when he is here he is their captain and I would much appreciate it if you would actually let him be one and back him up as well. As one captain to another, you should understand his position. Or maybe not from your previous actions today." Hiro said before continuing inside.

Tala just sat there with his mouth hanging open. Ian was also in shock and couldn't believe someone had said that to his captain. Bryan was snickering into his hand at Hiro nailing his captain. He loved it! Spencer sighed and waited for his captain's outburst. Secretly though on the inside he was glad that someone had kind of stuck up for Kai and given Tala a good wake up call. The falcon and the whale also walked inside to help Hiro out. Ian just looked at Tala before racing inside after them.

Tala stood outside and thought about Hiro's message. What had he meant exactly? Had he really done something wrong? He sighed as he began limping back inside on his crutches.

'Why does everything have to be so confusing?' Tala groaned into his head.

/Come on pup, you can handle this! It's not like you and Kai have never had a tiff before./ Wolborg scoffed.

'Well Oh wise dog of the universe what do you suggest I do then?' Tala thought back sarcastically.

/Just rethink about everything that happened today, maybe find out where Kai is exactly. Those can be your starting points pup./ The wolf shared.

'Don't call me that!'

/Oh get over it pup!/

"Stupid mutt…" Tala scoffed as he finally made it inside.

Well there it is! Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks! Like I said earlier I am going to work harder to update quicker! Take care :D

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