Beyblades Bites

The Tournament Begins

"Time to get ready guys, finally time for the tournament," Tyson's fist pumped into the air with furious eagerness, his mood was as high as his hopes along with his lust for Hilary, she had no idea what would be happening to her soon. As Max and Ray grabbed everyone's belongings and uploaded them on to the coach Kai glanced at the blacked out coach that was down the road from theirs, he knew that was the coach that Serena's team were going to be travelling on.

"Hey Kenny, do you think we have a good enough for a chance of winning this one?" Max's voice was full of overwhelming happiness. Kenny turned to smile in his direction which was always a positive sign.

"I really think we do, I've been checking everyone's improvements and what attacks would be the best to use for which opponent, so hopefully we should have an advantage but if I know Judy she would have already thought all of this through, so the All Starz may be just as prepared as we are." Suddenly his face dropped, but only for a moment, Kenny would never let his mood keep him down any longer than it needed to.

"That doesn't matter though; it just means we have to prove to them we can be just as prepared as they are." There was Max's smile once more; it didn't take much for him to keep smiling. Once everyone was on the bus and on the long journey to the tournament atmospheres were high, Tyson and Kenny continued to talk techniques and discuss who should go up against whole, while Max and Hilary chatted about general stuff. Ray and Kai on the other hand were sat quietly at the back of the coach deep in their own thoughts.

"Kai, do you think we'll be going against Serena and her team early on?" Ray's voice was cold and empty; the thought of losing would be the end of the G-Revolution.

"I don't think we will, something tells me they'll keep us going against them until the end of the tournament." He spoke with such confidence it was hard to believe any different.

As Ray began to contemplate what Kai said silence fell over the bus as Mr Dickinson stood up and turned to look at the team, his eyes were filled with happiness along with confidence that this team were going to be thee competition to beat.

"All right boys and Hilary, I want you all to remember that this tournament is going to be the big one. Not only are you fighting for the title of world champions but you'll be competing against some of the greatest bladers worldwide, I've really pulled the big one out for this tournament." Tyson was the first to jump in with his opinion.

"But Mr Dickinson I thought we were the best bladers in the world?" with a small smile from Mr Dickinson he continued. "Trust me Tyson you are, but over the past year there had been people training every day since you beat Brooklyn in the last tournament. This competition isn't going to be easy, as you know these teams are all familiar to you but I can promise you they'll be tougher and improved since the last time you met them." With a flicker of eyes between the team they continued to discuss the teams who were considered the most dangerous.

Until a loud screeching noise came from the right side of the coach as the team wondered to the windows their eyes eager to find the source of the awful noise, they managed to spot a black sports car, the roof was down and sat in the front seat was Serena driving furiously alongside the G-Revolution's coach. As Kai scanned her image he noticed the dark haired boy he'd seen once before.

"What is she doing with him?" the jealousy was hard to miss in his deep voice, Ray turned to stare at Kai unsure of what answer to give him. Hilary's eyes were also clearly glaring down at Serena as she drove past, and then her eyes flickered to Kai. Why would he care who she was with?

"Now, now everyone, let's not give Serena the attention she craves." Once more Mr Dickinson's voice was clear and firm with a cuddly side.

"Mr Dickinson I've been meaning to ask you, how did Serena come about her team? I've never seen her team before." As Dickinson twisted his moustache lightly between his fingers he allowed that light smile that would fill anyone's heart with glee.

"I'm not sure; I know they have a trainer. Someone is in control of their training and every technique they know. From the last thing I heard Serena has been playing up in her team lately, she's unsure of them all." Kenny didn't know which way was the best way to take the news he'd just received the most he could do was smile lightly and get back to working on his teams movements, strengths and weaknesses.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Welcome, we hope you get yourselves comfortable. Today is only the start to a long few months ahead; we have champions against champions and some of the newest yet strongest talent we've seen in a while. After the qualifying matches we were stunned and unprepared but now the tournament is here and we're ready for more shocking battles and endless excitement." DJ Jazzman yelled over the microphone enticing the crowd, as children ran rings around their parents and teenagers grouped together at the shops and sweet stalls.

The overwhelming noise of talking filled each corridor and stadium, Tyson's eyes were glancing in every direction he could possible see. With his team behind him he began to walk along until he got to the room which was assigned especially for them, down the hall and to the left was where Serena's team were waiting patiently for their first battle.

"I wish we didn't have these ridiculous sized rooms, they could have splashed a little more money on us." With a harsh tone Serena stood quickly to her feet and glared over at Boris, who kept his eyes firmly set on Serena and each movement she made.

"I'm sorry but it can't be helped, everyone was given the same. Just calm down and remember you have to keep an eye on the competition. We don't know who we'll be facing and when." His words were true yet annoying, there wasn't anything she could do now but wait.

"Fine, but I'm watching from the stadium seats, I can't stand this tiny room. You all may be fine with a box room but I'm not." As she stormed out and was about to turn the corner to the main walkway she held herself back, the voices were all too familiar. As she glanced around the corner she caught a glimpse of the G-Revolution team arriving at their match box room.

"Finally we're here. Come on Kenny I want you to see if there are any last minute tips you can give me and Dragoon." Tyson was the first at the door with Hilary and Max close behind the only two who weren't with them was Kai and Ray. Once they'd all crowded into their room Serena made a break for the main route to the stadium.

"Mummy look, it's her." Little children continued to point in her direction and elbow their mums and dads. Serena was cold hearted but she always smiled to each child, reminding them she was a nice person though her persona said different.

Once she was in the stadium and the thick air of conversations began to hit her she finally began to settle down and allow the atmosphere to flow through her, there was nothing more exhilarating than the excitement of a tournament. As Serena walked quietly within the crowd she glanced at the ever filling stadium, people were constantly stomping in taking their tickets.

"Dad, we need to buy popcorn." Kids constantly yelled and tugged at their parent's arms, full of sugar and fizzy drinks. This scene was going to be Serena's scenery for the next 2 days, as only 4 teams were battling against each other in this stadium. Who knew Japan could be such a beautiful place, it was amazing to see how many people had flown miles to see these few battles.

Once Serena found her way to the top of the stadium she glanced down once more at the ever filling seats, until she glanced along the corridor. Ray and Kai were walking along in deep conversation about something interesting; as they stopped metres from her without noticing her they continued to talk.

"Kai, why do you keep doing it to yourself? Serena, yeah she's pretty but you tear yourself to pieces trying to keep her happy. Why not just move on and find a girl you know will you treat you the right way?" his tone was caring but his words were slightly harsh, Serena sucked in a gasp of air, barely able to cope with Ray's words. The one boy she'd always considered being like a brother to her was now accusing her of being a horrible person.

"I don't think I'd ever be able to just leave her, not like that. I know she's hiding herself. There is so much to her that she won't share to everyone else, it makes me wonder what she's hiding." Tears stung at the corners of her eyes, and when she noticed where the only entrance was it would involve walking past Kai and Ray. As she sucked in a big breath she began the quick walk past the boys.

"Hey Serena," Ray was the first to notice her, she glanced once in their direction and walked faster feeling the need to cry grown stronger every second.

"Serena wait up," she heard footsteps behind her and began to walk faster just in case they were about to catch up with her.

As Kai's hands grasped hold of Serena's arm she felt the need to stop, she could feel Kai towering over her from behind but she didn't dare turn around to see his face.

"Why did you run off like that? I wanted to talk to you," it had to be the break-up conversation what else could it be? Ray had obviously got inside his head.

"I just need to go please let me go," his began to wrap his arms around her pulling her into his body, he could feel her tensing up with every movement, whatever had her hyped up had got to her to greatly.

"Why are you being like this for? Don't you remember yesterday?" you could hear the slight hint of fear in Kai's voice, Serena gazed into his deep eyes and began to debut on what she should tell him.

"Yes I remember yesterday, I loved every minute of it. Why is Ray telling you to leave me, what have I done to hurt you," for a moment Kai was taken aback by her response, this was one of the last things he expected her to be going on about.

"I don't know, I think it's because of the tournament. He's worried my feelings for you are going to get in the way of us winning, I guess he's doing it for the team more than anything else." Suddenly all reassurance was back in his voice, there was no deny Kai's feelings for Serena they were as clear as day whenever he was around her.

"Why don't we go for a walk, we could go and see the rest of the team if you'd like?" she shook her head with a small smile on her face, there was something else she had to do.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after a long time waiting we are finally ready for the first battle of the day. The first two teams that are going up against each other are… The Majestic's vs. The Blitzkrieg Boyz." The audience fell silent for a moment and then began to fiercely cheer for the two teams, hardly any one was sat still it didn't take much to get this team riled up.

"In 10 minutes we'll be ripping it up with the better of two completely different teams, here they are." As The Majestic's and The Blitzkrieg Boyz walked out onto the stadium floor, for a moment silence was the last thing on anyone's minds. The screaming became excruciatingly load.

"Are you all ready for the first match of the tournament, who knows what'll happen in this one." Were the last words DJ Jazzman said before everyone went into hysterical screams again.