Chapter Three:

I checked my watch, seeing it was closer to the end of the school day, I was sure Gramps wouldn't mind my leaving. I gathered my stuff, I had been with Kenny and Max, talking about the upcoming camp.

"I'm not sure if I like the idea of camping." I admitted.

Dirt, leaves, trees, bugs. I wasn't liking the idea of the bugs really, I may be a solider but I was still a girl with fears.

"Come on, it will be fun." Max said. We were in the same English class, Kenny too was in with us. We were the Lit nerds as was Amy.

"Nah, I may just pass on it. Bugs and I don't get along." I shuddered to give effect.

"Good thing, Tyson snores loudly." Kenny said, looking up over his laptop. I could have sworn I had heard it talk once but it never did it again. Kenny said he was trying some program out.

"Not what I want to hear, Serena could probably trump it." I said, remembering how bad Serena is.

"Doubt it, Tyson is horrible..." I looked up at the newcomer, it was that girl from yesterday. I eyed her carefully.

"Hilary." she held out her hand, I shook it.

"Rei." I said. Her eyes lit and she smiled at me.

"Ah Juliet, how exciting."

I blushed a bit, I wasn't fond on doing the part but when Gramps had found out he told me how proud he was. He was going to be sitting in the front row.

"So how is the braiding...I mean blading going?" I asked. I wasn't sure what the fuss was, I did have bigger things to deal with. It had somehow became a massive thing all over the world, most the world was doing it. I had learned a few things when I had talked to Amy about it.

"It's good hey, you should come and check out the training with the boys today. Please, I could use female company." she begged me.

I wasn't too sure, I mean, I didn't even know this girl and somehow she was treating me like a friend. I had been told I needed more friends so I shrugged and agreed to go with.

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O

I had been walking and talking with Hilary, learning some new things about this blading.

"A bit beast lives inside?" I asked. A little confused.

"Yeah, a bit beast hold powers for example, Tyson has Dragoon. He has the power of air. Max here has Draciel, power of water. Ray had Drigger, power of electricity. Kai has Dranzer, power of the flame." I was nodding and thinking it was like us as the scouts. I recovered myself before I tripped when I heard Kai having the power of fire. That hit a little close to home for me, being the Princess of the flame myself.

"Kai? He blades?"

"Yeah he is one of the best, Tyson is just a little better though. I got to say though, Tyson has such a heart for blading. He lives for it."

she started to smile and blush as she rambled on about Tyson, I eyed her and smirked myself.

"Sorry about yesterday, I kind of get defensive about blading myself, I am no good at it but I see why it is important. My friends all love it and so do I. So I am sorry." she ranted on.

"It's ok." I said, feeling just a little awkward about apologies. I never did well with this kind of thing.

"So about this Tyson guy..." I said, just seeing if my hunch was right.

"What about him?" Hilarys head snapped to me quickly, her eyes dangerous.

"How good is he?" I asked, not asking what I was going to ask. She seemed to relax at this and ranted on about how good he is. I listened tentatively, trying to figure out why it was just so important. We had arrived at Tyson's place, it was a small compared to the temple, we walked through the courtyard and headed straight for the back.

"Come on Drigger." I heard someone yell.

"It's Ray and..." Hilary paused, waiting for something. We heard a bellow of laughter. "Yep, Tyson."

we walked through to see the two standing opposite a massive dish, they were so focused on what was happening inside to notice our arrival. I looked around. I saw Kai, he looked really different, he had these blue stripes on his face. Did he wear facepaint? I wondered. I also notices just how muscularly he actually is. His blank tank covered his body, showing the lines. His arms looked massive, scary even. He wore blue pants that bagged at the bottom and a white scarf. He looked really...good. I flushed when I thought that and turned to someone else. I saw Tyson wearing his hat as he usually did, backwards too. He was casual, just jeans and a shirt, he showed a small amount of muscle. Ray wore his usual outfit, I hadn't seen him in much else really. I liked the outfit and asked him about it one time. He told me all about his family and their traditions. I had brought myself a shirt similar and wore it the next day, Ray had liked it and commented on it. I saw a few people I hadn't met before. They weren't looking at me.

"Rei, come sit with me." Hilary linked our arms and dragged me over to where there were some seats. I took a seat next to her, I watched as a few of the guys started to get ready for another batlle, Tyson had won against Ray. Ray come over and sat down beside me when he saw me.

"Hey Rei."

"Hi Ray."

we both smiled, we couldn't get over having the same name. It confused a lot of people but we found it amusing.

"How are you?" he asked. He looked a little drained. He took a massive swig from a water bottle and then offered me some. Being a germaphob I kindly refused.

"Yeah I'm good thanks and yourself?" I asked, I watched as he took another swig.

"Yeah...good...thanks." he said through swigs.

We watched as the next match was taking place, Kai was taking on some Brooklyn.

"Who is Brooklyn?" I asked, I hadn't heard of him before.

"He is in the year above us, as is Tala, Bryan, Spencer and then twins. Julia and Raul." Ray informed me. I nodded as he pointed each one out. Tala was the red haired guy from yesterday. Mina hated him for some reason. I tried to think why but I came up empty.

I started to watch as they launched their beyblades, was what they called them. I started to see thee entertainment factor as I watched more matches. Kai had beaten Brooklyn.

"Rei, what brings you here?" Kai asked as he took they empty chair beside me. Hilary had gone to talk to Tyson about something and Ray was talking to Kenny who was near the dish.

"Trying to understand this sport I guess."

I felt nervous for some reason, I hadn't overly noticed Kai's looks before, well I had but not like this. I flushed and covered my mouth, looking away.

"Here." Kai handed me a bottle of water.

"Oh, no thank you."

"It's not opened." he said. I looked at the cap, it hadn't been broken yet, I took it with a smile. I felt my communication go off, I excused myself to bathroom.

"Scouts, to central park." I heard Lita's voice. I nodded and looked around. I saw the window and headed out through it. I looked around and saw no one going into the bathroom. I bolted to where I was needed.