Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ The Battle For Everything ❯ Don't Mess With An Insomniac ( Chapter 5 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Kira opened one eye sleepily. Nine am, she mused. Not wanting to get up, but knowing that she'd never get back to sleep, she dragged herself out of bed, feeling the cool air of the mountains filling the cabin. Way to leave the door open, Libby, she thought. She closed her eyes, then opened them, shutting the cabin door, and went to shower and get dressed. Twenty minutes later, she emerged, bearing a cup of coffee and soaked hair.

"Morning," Max said, smiling at her. "It's kinda late for you, isn't it?" She shrugged.

"I'm a bit of an insomniac, I take what I can get." She took a swig of her coffee, letting the warmth fill up her insides as it traveled down her throat.

"You look like you still need sleep," Daichi said. "But I'm rearing to go!" He yelled the next part, and the young woman smiled sympathetically.

"I'm so sorry that you have to deal with him twenty-four seven. I don't think I could." She sat down next to Tyson at the end of the bench, across from Max.

"Don't feel bad, Kai has this issue with sleep. He get's like fifteen hours a day, I swear."

"Not that much, I'm pretty sure he trains at night. He was brought up in Russia, Tyson, cold weather does us justice, when you think about it." Kira took another sip of coffee, watching Hilary emerge with Mana, Libby, and Ray. Diana sat on the opposite side of Max, watching her leader carefully. So far, no one had assumed anything, like Hilary's part in their team.

"What I do shouldn't concern you," Kai said blatantly, watching them from across the way. Kira rolled her eyes, standing up. I need to see you girls," she said. The four girls nodded.

"Hilary, since when do you go along with the girls?" Tyson asked. "You're one of us," He said.

"She's a girl Tyson, she's not as hormonal as you boys, correct?" Kai quirked an eyebrow in Libby's direction as she said it.

"I'm not sure which one of them heads the team," Kai commented.

"Well, if you gave me a real fight..." Kira looked back at him, and he looked slightly guilty. She locked arms with Hilary. "I'll have this talk with the rest of y'all later."

The five girls walked back to the road, which was basically a path of broken down rock that a car with four wheel drive could take. When they got far enough away, Kai came over to the group, a cup of coffee in his hand. He sat where Kira had, across from Ray, who stole Diana's seat.

"She's got you figured, man," Ray said, looking at Kai. "What you said had nothing to do with her comment." Kai didn't respond, knowing that the black haired boy was right. Kira did have him figured. "Why did you go easy on her, anyway?"
"I don't know," Kai said quietly. Ray nodded.

"I think you do," Tyson said, nudging him. Max smiled a bit, but quickly shoved his head down into his bowl of cereal when Kai looked up at them with a fresh glare.

"What are you guys talking about?" Daichi asked, running to the group of older boys. Kenny grabbed Daichi, pulling him into the cabin.

"Daichi, I need to look at your beyblade. With you. Now." Tyson nodded in thanks to the Cheif, then looked back to Kai.

"For Dranzer's sake, she's my ex!"

The other three looked at each other in shock. Kai had definitely just lost his temper. And the way he looked, it wasn't coming back anytime soon. "Go," Tyson said. "You don't want to sit here with us, you're pissed." Kai looked up at his best friend. He raised an eyebrow, knowing. "It's not like me and Hilary, I'm not going to say that." He paused. "We're just stubborn, we'll cut to the chase eventually."

"For the love of beyblade," Max said, looking at his navy haired friend, "You're.... you're... Ray, help me, I don't know what to say!"

"I'm just as stunned," Ray said, looking at Tyson. Kai took the opportunity to walk away, leaving the three boys there in a conversation of how Tyson may have grown up about a speck.

They're wrong, Kai thought. He didn't like her, he kept telling himself. She was the old, the weak, the hauntingly-

"What's up captain?" That was... Diana, Kai's mind registered.

"I wanted to tell you that I've been talking to Tala-"

"Tsh, we've known that, you've been on the phone with him almost all night when we've been training," Mana said cheekily. Kai stepped behind a large bush and watched the girls, who were sitting on the ground in a circle. The black haired girl dodged a swat from her captain.

"Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted-" a burst of giggles filled the clearing, "-Tala's been saying that our favorite people have been up to some dirty deeds." Hilary looked at Kira with a lopsided clueless look. Libby leaned over and whispered into Hilary's ear. The brunette's eyes widened in shock.

"They aren't after-"

"I don't know what they're after, personally, it might be us, or it could be them-" Kira stood up quickly, looking around. The clouds overhead seemed to darken considerably.

"What is it, Kira?" Kai inhaled sharply.

Damn, he thought. She knows I'm watching. Kira walked toward him cautiously. The boy figured that it was pointless to try to outrun her. The young woman parted the bushes quietly, motioning for the others to stay back.

"Boo," the blue haired teen said, in a whisper. He looked up at her, meeting her eyes. He took a deep breath. No butterflies. Kira smiled at him slyly, getting very close to his face.

"I heard voices," Kai explained in a whisper. Kira nodded, looking at his eyes with a prying glare. She leaned down close to him, whispering the next sentence directly in his ear, sending a shiver up his spine from the closeness of the girl.

"We'll talk when the girls and I are done. This is about you too." Kira stood up straight, and turned back to the four girls. "I think it was a mouse or something." She shrugged, and Kai took a breath of relief. She wouldn't bust him, would she?"

"You were saying..." Hilary started.

"Oh, yeah, I was saying that they've started up with some dirty deeds. I guess Tala said that there's rumors of a team being developed. And I don't want you girls to be unprepared. Keep your guard up." The four others nodded, sensing that it was the end of the conversation.

"We're going to go head back to camp. I'll tell the guys," Libby said.

"I'll help," Hilary offered. "Someone's gotta get it through Tyson's fat head."

"Thanks," Kira said, with a nod. "Though I know you love Tyson with a passion, Miss Stubborn." Hilary blushed profusely, and the girls grabbed her by the arm and dragged her back with them. A few minutes later, Kira reached into the bushes and grabbed the boy by the hand.

"Hey," he said, carefully. She was definitely a storm. She could change at any moment. Kira laid down on the ground and looked up at him, before closing her eyes.
"You always were quite the spy," She said with a smile. She opened her eyes and motioned to a place next to her. He sat down next to her, watching her watch the sky. "Something's going to happen," she said suddenly, feeling the wind shift directions. She sat up quickly, and Kai looked at her in concern. "Your grandfather, and my... father, have been working together, with or without Boris, I don't know, but..."

"You mean you found him?" Kai asked her, focusing on what she had said.

"Well, one has to wonder, don't they? I did a little research, went back to Russia, everything. I found out that he's been having some shady affairs with your grandfather, and I think he helped develop Black Dranzer, but that's just my idea."

"He wasn't an idiot, when my grandfather first found out about you he said-"

"KIRA!" Kira jumped up at the sound of her name.
"Libby," Kai said suddenly, looking at her. The two of them took off at a sprint, dodging trees. Kai was up ahead, following the direction of the sound of the voice. He turned quickly to look at Kira, grabbing her arm and pulling her along with her so they didn't get separated. Kira smiled nervously in thanks, before getting ahead of him and dragging him along.

"Libby, where are you?" Kira called, coming upon a clearing, where the distinct sound of a beyblade spinning was made clear. "Oh God." She broke out of Kai's grasp, throwing her cell phone at his head. "Call nine-one-one!" She ran to her sister, grabbing both sides of her face and looking at her. "Baby, are you okay?"

"I can't feel my leg, Kira," she said, frightfully. "He threw me back through the trees."

"Don't move, Libby, I think you're leg is broken." Libby whimpered in pain, and she drew out her beyblade, noticing the cloaked figure. Just when she thought she was finally getting along with Kai, this had to happen. Kai threw the phone back at her.
"Stay with her," He said. "They're on the line. I've got this one." She looked up at him, gratefully.

"I don't think so. I want this guy's ass taken care of. Now." She stood up from where Libby was on the ground, her launcher extended toward him. "Hey tough guy, what the hell's your problem?"

"Now, now," The cloaked figure said, obviously a male. "I'd watch that temper if I was you."

"Put your beyblade where your mouth is," she said, darkly. The sky overhead flashed threateningly with lightning. "No one messes with the people I care about."

Within a matter of seconds, and without a 'Let it rip,' her beyblade came crashing down from her launcher at a lightning fast speed. Her eyes flashed dangerously.

"Everything's going to be okay," Kai said gently, running a hand through her hair. She looked up at him, sweat beads dripping down her face. Kai looked at her, somewhat concerned, but quickly turned his attention back to Kira.

"Beat his ass," Libby said forcefully, her head in Kai's lap. From this position, and though she was in excruciating pain, she understood why her sister always felt safe around Kai. He had that effect on people.

Kira had blocked out everything except for her opponent, his beyblade, and her beyblade. A tornado-like vortex formed from her beyblade, and she was still getting warmed up. "Rogue, let's go." The bitchip glimmered a bright azure color, illuminating the dark forest. Though it was day, the cloud cover made it look like a dark, forbidding place. Rain wasn't falling yet, but everyone in the equation figured it would rain soon. The boy picked up the phone and dialed Tyson's number.

"If you lose control, my dear," the boy said, "I will beat you quickly. Be careful." She rolled her eyes, then closed them, focusing.

"Did my father send you?"

"Yes. Now, go Firon!" She exhaled sharply, looking at him with an untamed glare, while Rogue quickly dodged the flaming beyblade.
"Rogue, you know what to do." Suddenly, a shock wave pulsed suddenly, rippling the area, but stopping just before Libby and Kai. The vortex widened, and the blue falcon emerged, shrieking ferociously. Kai had never seen Kira's bit beast before, but he had to say that it was quite the untamed beauty. Kira held both hands out, palms forward, and a second pulse rattled through the area. "Aqua rising!" Her eyes turned unnaturally blue, the same color as the glow emitted from her beyblade, making her look inhuman. The vortex suddenly lifted them up into the air, causing Kira to exhale and relax, feeling the anger leave her system. Unfortunately, for the other boy, who hadn't had the chance for much other than a few powerful attacks, his entire beyblade, bitchip and all, was obliterated. The cloaked boy cried out in shock, fading into the trees and running away from the storm.

Once she was sure he wasn't coming back, she dropped to her knees. Looking over at her sister, she quickly pulled herself up to her feet and over to where she was, with Kai.

"You're gonna be okay," Kira said gently, appearing thoroughly exhausted. "I promise."

"Don't worry," Kai said to Kira, looking up at her.

"I'm not worried." She glanced at him, her eyes giving it away.

"You are." He looked at her patiently. As much as she hated to admit it, she knew he was right, and shrugged.

"She's my kid sister."

"I'm not that much younger than you, Kir," Libby said calmly, taking deep breaths. They heard the sound of a siren, and voices coming toward them.

"I know, squirt," Kira said. Kai placed a hand on her shoulder. Had it been any other circumstances, she probably would've questioned him, but the lack of sleep, the severity of her sister's injury, and the beyond necessary amount of energy in the beybattle she had just had was catching up.

Tyson sighed. Just when they thought they'd catch a break... of course, something or someone had to come and ruin it. Libby was currently in surgery, apparently, she had a broken leg, obviously, and some kind of torn muscle in her leg. Currently, the group was sitting in the waiting room in this hospital almost two hours away from the camp grounds. Kira was surprisingly calm. Or tired, Tyson figured, unable to tell.

"She's gonna be okay," Max said, looking to Kira, who had been silent for far too long. Mana and Diana were waiting for a doctor to come barging through the doors, but the last update they had had been less than an hour ago, and Libby had just about gone in for surgery.

"Maxy," Kai said quietly, looking at the blonde, "Shut up."

"Did he just call me Maxy?"

"Apparently," an annoyed Hilary growled. "I was sleeping and you just woke me up."

"I'm so sorry about this," Kira murmured.
Kai leaned over from the chair next to her. "Don't worry about it."

"I'll be damned," Ray said.
"Yeah," a half awake Daichi supplied. "He's being nice."

"He's not right in the head. He's been here too long."

Kira looked around, blinking much more than usual, trying not to fall asleep. Kai looked down at her, a smirk present on his face. He leaned down again, whispering in her ear. "Get some sleep. The doctor said the surgery was going to be at least four hours. And she won't be awake for another six."

"Aren't you Mr. Sensitive," She commented. "Who knew?" With that, she laid her head down on the Bladebreaker's captain's shoulder. Tyson leaned forward to watch his quiet friend.

If it wasn't obvious before, Kai definitely had a soft spot. Especially since he had just wrapped and arm around her. Tyson leaned over to Kenny. "Should we tell him that we're probably going to compete against her in the next tournament? It does start in a few weeks, according to the news."

"Leave them be," Ray said quietly. "I think he's falling asleep too."

"Then we bust out the cell phones and take a ton of blackmail-able pictures," Max said.

"Exactly, Maxy, exactly."

Kira opened one eye. De ja vu, she thought groggily. Kai was awake, he was watching the other boys in the room argue over television shows.

"I wanna watch Pokémon!" Tyson, she figured. She heard Daichi and Max agree. Ray, however, was going for something a bit different.

"No, I don't want to. Don't you think you're a little old for that? CSI is on."

Kira moaned, stiff from sleeping in the chair. She stirred a bit, feeling a little cold. Kai looked at her quizzically. "Hey," Kai said quietly. She moaned again in response.

"You were out for about six hours. They just came out about half an hour ago. She's sleeping off the drugs." Kira nodded. "She's okay, right?"

"I'm not sure. They didn't tell me much, I'm not related." She nodded from her position on his shoulder. Tyson and Ray had started arguing even more.

"Would you two shut up?" Diana asked. "How about you ask someone else what they wanna watch?"

"Okay," Ray said, "Tell Tyson he's incredibly kiddish."

"Let's watch Pokémon," Kira said. "I don't want to deal with the gore of this show. Besides, I like Pikachu." She looked up at Kai, who remained quiet. "Besides, everyone grew up on Pokémon, including Kai. Turn it on."

Ray sweat dropped, completely shocked by his inability to watch CSI.

"Dude! First season!" Max threw a fist in the air in excitement.

"I am in complete agreement." Max and Kira pounded fists.

"Gimmie back my Pikachu!"

"Ahh, the classics," Tyson commented. Kira smiled.

"There's nothing like a man and his Pikachu," Diana commented. Mana nodded.

"Yeah," Kira said, smirking."I think Kai here had a Pikachu plushie at one point."

"You're kidding," Max said.

"Nope." Kai shifted uncomfortably, getting up.

"I'm going to get coffee," he said.

"I'm coming too," Kira said. She got up as well, but before she walked out of the waiting room with Kai, she turned to the group. "And just to let you know, he won it at a carnival for me. I still have it."

Next Chapter: Replacements, Replacments- The diagnosis of Libby's injury is revealed, decisions must be made, and these two teams have their final time together before the world championships begin. And what about that whole Voltaire and Drimorov (Kira's dad) thing? What are they planning?