Beyblades Bites

A Battle Breaks

"Why can't I get this right? The competition is in a week." Tyson's frustration was hanging in the air as his team watched over him, Kenny was typing wildly at his laptop while Hilary continued to try and talk the team up.

"Come on Tyson, you can do this just focus. Don't focus on anything else." To her left was Kai who'd been hovering around Hilary for some time, she'd usually be prep-talking Kai before his go at training. They'd been given new beyblades to train up, they were barely able to handle them let alone fight with them. The sky was clear and the air crisp, tensions between the team were gone. There was nothing that could get in between the G-Revolution, they had traded in their old name for something more defined it was the same name Tyson had used to win the world championship.

"Tyson, I want you to focus on the simple moves. Go back to basics; we've done this before we can do it again." Kai's words echoed through Tyson's mind, he'd tried to remember the way they trained their old beyblades, starting over always seemed simple enough it was mastering and gaining the skills to make the beyblade the best it could ever be that was the difficult part.

"I'm trying…" after an hour of watching and trying to help Tyson focus it just wouldn't work, his mind was wandering towards the teams they would be facing. The only teams they'd found out about was White Tigers, The Majestic's and the Bega League but this time without Boris controlling them. There was still another 6 teams. The thought of who it could be was endless.

"I'm going to give up; I really don't want to carry on. I'm not going to be able to do it today no chance." Tyson threw himself to the floor and wrapped his arms tightly around his knees, for a moment the situation looked bad. Ray and Max glanced at each other barely able to contain there concern until it was finally the time; shouts were coming from the living room.

"TYSON, they're going to call out the teams for the competition." Hilary's shrill yell wasn't hard to miss and within seconds everyone was sat around the television staring patiently for the names to be called. Kai sat behind the group but closest to Hilary his eyes staying stuck firmly on her; you could see her look from the corner of her eye. She was checking what Kai was doing.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after a long tournament we've picked the top ten teams. The first five teams are the current world champions G-Revolution, their opponents and active enemies The All Starz, The Bega League, The Majestic's and Barthez Battalion. After an almost gruelling battle the next five teams are White Tiger X, Saint Shields who are back for revenge, F Dynasty, Blitzkrieg Boys and last but not least are new entry the Skybreakers." Everyone glanced at one another not knowing what to think.

"Who on earth are the Skybreakers? I've never heard of them." Max's voice was loud and clear, and everyone turned to him focusing all their attention on what he'd just said.

"That's true, I haven't ever heard of them. I don't have any record of this team; I hope we don't go up against them first. I would be good to find out about them first." For a moment Kenny had hit the nail on the head, and everyone went silent.

"But it could be fun having someone new to fight against would make the whole experience that much better." Tyson's fist was raised high and so was his mood. All thoughts of Serena had vanished, and so had her presence.

"Come on boys, you have to work harder! You don't know what standard these teams will be at for this tournament." Hilary's wise words called out to the team who were jogging along the beach. Kai ahead of them all with Tyson and Ray close behind them, Max was barely able to keep up. Something was wrong.

"Max, are you okay?" as Hilary ran to his side and pulled him into her, his face began to drop. He whipped the sweat away from his brow and glanced at Hilary for a brief moment, Hilary's face must have given away her concern because Max soon dragged himself to his feet and tried to walk again until he fell once more. The rest of the team stopped their exercises and ran towards him.

"I'm fine Hilary, I promise. Just give me a moment," his voice was weak and feeble just like his actions, he could hardly walk let alone prepare himself for the competition that was only 2 days away. Tensions were running high but fear of not being at their highest performance level was dragging any chance of a happy mood down.

"Max? Please I don't want you to overdo yourself, just sit out for a moment and give yourself a chance to re-cooperate." You could tell Ray was being sincere; looking out for his team mates was always his top priority. Kai was close by Hilary once more keeping a close eye out for her, Tyson's eyes flicked toward Kai and then towards Hilary.

"All right, but as soon as I'm better I want to be back up and training." And there it was once again, Max's bubbly smile smothering his face the same way it had been for years. You wouldn't think there was anything wrong with him, but once he sat down quietly on the beach you could see his face drain. There was something he wasn't telling everyone. That's when he glanced up and caught a glimpse of her, her eyes were firm and with a slight nod she vanished. Out of sight, out of mind. Kai caught a glimpse of Max's nod and focused on where he was looking, once he caught a glimpse of the back he had some idea as to what was going on. She had a hold of Max's will power k she wasn't letting go any time soon, for a moment Kai wanted to demand Max's actions but he knew that wasn't the way, he'd have to find out for himself.

"You know what, boys I think you're getting better each time. By tomorrow you'll be ready for whatever these teams have, they don't stand a chance and I can't wait for them to know it." You could hear the excitement buzzing from Hilary she could barely contain it, after everything they'd been through so far they were holding up pretty well. They didn't need Serena and that was something Hilary would continue to keep putting across, they didn't need that girl and all her troubles. For the whole time Hilary had known Kai this was the 'happiest' she'd seen him, well as happy as Kai could be. You could never tell if he was just being moody for the sake of it or if he was putting it on.

As the night pulled in and the sky fell dark tired eyes began to fall on the team mates, everyone stayed at Tyson's so they'd always be able to train together. Hilary took the time to get outside and take in the fresh air that was not only soothing but chilling, her mind began to wonder and always to the same person.

"You've been sat out here a lot lately, something on your mind?" Kai stood tall behind her on the landing around Tyson's, gazing off into the stars. As she stood up and leaned against the pillar she took one last deep breath.

"You could say that, I've just been so focused on you all training so much I haven't given my mind time to just be blank. It's nice to just look at the stars and take them in," and with that she turned her face towards Kai and smiled, they'd talk more and more each day.

"I know that feeling, and Hilary?" as she continued to stare at Kai he carried on "You don't have anything to worry about when it comes to Serena, she's long gone from my mind. I'm focused on other things now." With a slight blush from Hilary she could barely contain her happiness but she managed a 'cool' smile, on the other hand Kai came up much closer. His smell became intoxicating and emotions were running high, as Kai moved closer he placed on his hands above Hilary's shoulder leaning in so close he could almost touch her.

"But Kai you said she was everything to you, how can you just change your mind like that?" and for a moment she thought she'd spoken too soon.

"Do you really want me running back to her once more? Because honestly she seems like too much effort, that's why I like the way you are. Now be quiet." Hilary's mouth opened once more ready to talk but was stopped, Kai's lips lingered on hers and within seconds she was wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in closer to her, their hearts picked up in speed and their faces became hot with hormones. Kai pushed Hilary back against the pillar placing one hand on her hip and pulling her body into his, as her hands began to wonder across his strong arms she could feel them tense under each touch. Finally they separated for a breather and before they went back in they heard a squeak, from the sound it was like a floorboard but once they looked around there was no one in sight, that was enough to reassure them and they became lusting after each other once more.

"Please Kai, we're at Tyson's we can't do this. What if we get caught?" Hilary's words were spoken through a breathless girl; she could barely stand due to her weak knees let alone run from an intruder.

"Let them catch us, I've got nothing to hide do you?"