But no luck, she looked out the window the next morning and it was light already. She hadn't slept at all. She sat up and looked at the time. It was seven. She shook her head and got up. She made herself some coffee and went to sit down on her couch. She spent the day there and before she knew it, the dress for that evening was there, and Alex was finished getting ready herself. She came into her suite with the hair dresser and makeup artist and Charlie was still sitting on the couch. She looked at her sister was the makeup artist and hair dresser set up.
"Charlie, are you okay?" she asked her.
Charlie looked at her and smiled weakly.
"Just tired, that's all. I had that nightmare again." Charlie said to her.
"Ah, man that sucks. Now you have to be awake most of the night. We can cancel if you want." Alex said, sitting down next to her sister.
"No, it's okay, she said, getting up and walking over to the hair stylist.
"I'll be fine." She said, sitting down and letting the stylist do his work.
She glided into her blue mermaid dress and zipped it up. She took out her glittery silver clutch bag and opened it up. She slipped Anukis in and closed it up. She slipped on her shoes and walked out the door. She walked into the elevator with Alex and they caught a limo to the function.
They walked into the grand ballroom to see a lot of delegates there. They mingled, but Charlie didn't say much. She nodded and smiled, but never talked. They sat down and everyone who had to make speeches did. Charlie was floating in her own little bubble. She heard nothing, said nothing. When people clapped, so did she, but she didn't know for what. She felt someone touch her arm and she looked who it was.
"Princess, are you well, you seem very distant tonight." The prime minister of France asked her.
She smiled at him and tried to put on her best face.
"I'm just a little, distracted…" she said, noticing the opened French doors onto the patio.
"Is it okay if we begin the banquet?" he asked her.
"Of course, will you excuse me, I need to get some air." She said, getting up.
The tables got up as she walked past them towards the doors. She stepped out into the cool breeze and breathed in deeply. She let the breeze take her. She leaned against the railings and smiled. Then she heard it. She looked where it was coming from. There was a park down below, it must be there. She leaned over, looking in between the leaves. There it was. A beyblade. She opened her clutch and looked in. She took hold of Anukis and took her out.
"I'm sorry Anukis." She whispered to her.
"It's okay, I understand." She said back.
"I guess it's time to move on, time to find a new love." She said, tuning to go inside. She walked in and towards the exit.
"Beyblading." She added walking towards the exit.
"Charlotte, sister, what are you doing, the function isn't over yet." Alex said to her, in her formal voice.
"I'm sorry, Alexandra, but I'm not feeling to well. I'm just going to go home. I'll see you all another time, I'm terribly sorry everyone." She said, as everyone turned to hear what was wrong.
She looked at Alex and smiled. She walked out the door and before they close it, she looked at Alex and winked.
"Little minx." Alex said, as she was left to deal with the function alone.
Charlie sighed and smiled at Anukis.
"Game on, Anukis." she said, walking out the door of the hotel and across the street, and into the park.
She walked down the path and rounded and corner to see the Majestics blading. She smiled as she walked up to them. Oliver cut the match short when he saw Charlie.
"Princess Charlotte, what are you doing here?" he asked, walking up to her.
"I've come looking for a match. Anyone game?" she asked them, holding up her beyblade.
"A match, in that dress. Are you sure?" Johnny asked.
She looked down and realized how stupid it must look.
"I ditched a function to be here, so make it worth my while. I think I'll take, you, Robert, I believe you name is." She said, pointing at Robert.
"I'm sorry your highness, but I'm not going to blade a princess. I won't risk hurting you." He said to her.
"Oh, come on, give me a chance. I'm tougher than I look." She said, walking up to the dish.
"I'll take you on." Oliver walked up opposite her.
"It'll be and honor to blade you, your majesty." He said, holding up his launcher.
"Thank you, Oliver." She said, holding up her launcher.
They launched on the count of three and Anukis lost no time going on attack. She ground against Unicolion, sending sparks flying in all different directions. Charlie heard a bus pull up behind her.
"Is that all you got?" Charlie said to Oliver.
"I'm just seeing what you're made of. Now Unicolion, attack her!" he shouted.
The unicorn crashed into Anukis, pushing her back slightly.
"Strong, good, I like a difficult challenge. Anukis, Inundation!" she shouted. The park filled with golden light as Anukis flew up into the sky. She stood majestically over the dish, opened her wings and looked at the Majestics.
"Oh, she's… beautiful." Oliver said to her.
"Thank you, but if I were you, I'd pay closer attention to the dish." She said as the sound of speeding up gears filled the air. He looked down and saw that Unicolion was being embedded in the dish floor. He was getting drawn into the dish, like it was mud. He stopped spinning and soon the match was over.
"How, did you do that?" he asked, jumping in and pulling it out.
The dish cracked as he did.
"Inundation turns the dish into a mud like consistency, and the blades left in it, stops spinning. I win. Thank you Oliver, that was really fun." She said, looking at Anukis.
"How is your beyblade strong enough to do that?" Enrique asked as he looked at what was left of the dish.
"Anukis is really strong, and we have a special connection. I guess, we just can." She said, looking at Anukis.
She felt like someone was watching her but she ignored it.
"Are you competing this year?" Robert asked her.
"In the singles events, yes. The first round is next week. You guys should come." She said to them as she felt eyes on her back again.
She turned her head around as the bus pulled away. She knew someone was watching her, but who?