Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Solitary Flame/A Final Spark ❯ Secrets ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer (which I forgot to add to the first chapter): Everything you recognize here, I obviously don't own. I only own Cal, Ryoko, Coach Chang and the POPCORN incident (which I shall maybe not explain very well… R&R if you want to know what happened)!

Hey everyone, chapter two is FINALLY up! It took me weeks to write (and considering my brother kept bugging me I'd say this is a pretty early finish…) and now it's up for your enjoyment. R&R please!

~Joanne

Chapter 2

It took me a moment to realize what had just happened.

"We won!" I shouted as I pumped my fist in the air. Ryoko gave me a big smile as Cal, Rei, Ryoko, and I joined the others.

"Very nice game everyone!" Coach congratulated, patting each of us on the back, "Especially you, Destiny. I've never seen anyone play with such expertise!" I shrugged, not wanting to boast.

"Beginner's luck." I mumbled, looking at the gym floor.

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As the weeks progressed, I met more and more friends, but I usually spent my time with Ryoko, Cal, and Rei. The tournament drew near, and I spent more time than usual catching up with Solitary Flame. This was our first tournament and we haven't even heard of most of the teams participating in the tournament. Majestics, Demolition Boys… Who were they? We talked about battle techniques and who we would be up against. We were all terribly excited, and terribly worried. Our sponsor warned us about a specific team, The Bladebreakers. I'll keep an eye out for them.

"Honey?" my mom called from down the stairs, "Someone just called on the line downstairs and he wants to talk to you." I laughed.

"Right… is this supposed to be another one of your jokes?" Mom played jokes on me all the time, ever since the `popcorn' incident… I won't get into much detail though. This is probably just her payback, "I would have heard the phone ring. " I told her.

"Well he said `Hi. Does Destiny Mannings live here?" Oh well, I'll just have to tell him you're not willing to talk to him…" she shrugged.

"NOOOOO!" I shouted, "I'll be there in TWO SECONDS!" I was. I raced down the stairs, grabbed the phone and pressed my ear to it. "Hello?"

"Hi… um is this Destiny?" a voice asked from the phone. I recognized it as Rei's voice.

"Yeah, hey Rei!" I half talked, half shouted into the phone.

"Don't… do that…" he stuttered.

"Sorry… It's a habit! So," I began, "what's new?"

"Nothing really. Are you going to be here on the 31st this month?" he asked, "because I need a sub for our tournament."

"Sorry, I can't help… I'm going somewhere on the 31st." I told him, kind of disappointed, "Why, where are you going to be?"

"Philippines." He said, not giving that much detail.

"Cool. Well I'd love to sub for you but I can't. Sorry, Rei." I said, hoping my expression showed how sorry I was.

"It's ok, really. I'll just call Cal later on." He said, sounding a bit disappointed.

"I'm really sorry, Rei. Hey," I apologized again, changing the subject, "have you heard of a team called the Bladebreakers?"

"You could say that." He answered mysteriously. I could tell he was hiding something, but I couldn't grasp the thought.

"You a fan or something?"

"You could say that." He repeated sounding a bit nervous and starting to get on my nerves at the same time.

"Thanks for being so detailed, Rei." my voice dripping with sarcasm. I heard him laugh from the other line.

"Well hey I've got to go… Supper you know?" he said, "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Ok, bye." I heard a click come from the other line so I hung up the phone myself and flopped down on my soft bed. I closed my eyes and tensed, thinking about the 31st of September, the starting of our tournament. Bladebreakers. The word flooded my head. Who were they?

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"Alright," Coach Chang began during practice, "today we're going to work on spikes. Grab a partner everyone!" I spun around and scanned the room, looking for Ryoko. She was my first choice for partners; because she was the one I knew the most out of everyone in the gym. When I finally found her, I saw that she was partnered with the Cal. She was blushing too. Puppy love? Great… I thought to myself. Maybe I'm going to get stuck with one of-

"Hey, Destiny?" a voice asked. I recognized it as Rei's. What is with the people here, I said to myself not paying the slightest bit of attention to Rei, and interrupting MY private thoughts…?

"Earth to Destiny…" he said, waving his hand in front of my face. I shook my head and answered.

"Yeah… Sorry. What did you say?" I asked a bit embarrassed. Mental note: Pay attention when other people are-

"Um… I was going to ask you if you wanted to be partners." TALKING!!!! Grr…What should I say? No way, buzz off… Yes I'd love to?

Cliffie princess!!!! Sorry this is so short… But it might take me a bit to write the third chapter, please don't ask why though. No, there's no "surprise" in the next chapter. Well there might be, but there's definitely more Beyblading in it. Just… don't ask. R&R.

~Joanne