Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ The ways of life ❯ Chapter 5

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Heya guys ! Okay, I am back with another chappie. Don't sound much happy, do I ? Well, I am not. Because this chapter sucks ! Yeah, that's true. But now, I am gonna post it inspite of all the crappiness cuz I am completely tired of revising and re-writing it. I spent the whole morning today just doing P&C and revision of this chapter. And finally, my mamma was like, you better get up from the chair or I'll throw a bucket of water and wet your PJs right there ! Heh, did I scramble away to washroom then ! Anyways, the basic point is this chapter is good only for the tournament rules, as you ought to know them and cuz they change every season, and for the pairs being formed. Oh by the way, there's a hint at something in this chapter which I am gonna build up later on, let's see whether you are able to locate it.Disclaimer : Hey, do you have any humanity left ? What's left to own ? Even my PJs are gone...---------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------" Yo Tyson ! What's going on, buddy ? "" Yeah, you didn't even tell us ! How long has this been going on ? "" Wow dude ! You two make a real cute couple. "" WOULD YOU GUYS SHUT UP ? ", Tyson's voice echoed loudly. " DO YOU REALLY THINK I'D GO FUCKING AROUND WITH KAI ! GOD, DO I LOOK LIKE I AM CRAZY ? "" Hey, cool down. There's nothing wrong in it, lil bro. ", Hiro sneered, " And well, you do look a bit crazy, or perhaps, more than a bit ! "" HIRO ! YOU ARE DEAD NOW ! ", Tyson shouted, advancing towards his brother with his face contorted in an angry expression." Oh drop it Hiro ! And yeah, cool down, Tyson ! Come on, we know it was just a joke. ", Tyson heard a girl's voice plead. He turned around to look at Hilary. She gave him a very sweet smile and said, " Hey, it's okay. "Tyson's stomach suddenly gave a big lurch. He glanced at his belly and looked back towards Hilary. What was going on ? He clutched at his stomach to prevent any further spasms. The others stared at him." Umm... something wrong, Tyson ? ", Hilary asked, looking concerned." Uhh... nn..nothing ! ", he stammered, trying hard to avoid her eyes." You haven't eaten anything since breakfast. Hence, that lurch. "Everyone looked at the entrance. Kai was standing there, lounged against the door, with hands folded across his chest and his eyes fixed on Tyson." Ohh... we forgot that ! Come on Tyson, here's your bite. ", Kenny called out, as he moved over to the table and filled out a plate." Where did you come from ? ", exclaimed Max, still surprised at Kai's sudden appearance.Kai straightened up and swept his eyes across the room to look at Max. He turned slightly and pointed towards the door with his index finger. " There. "From the corner of his eye, he saw Max redden and Ray give him a scornful glare but ignored it, fixing his gaze back on Tyson. Tyson shot him an annoyed look as he collected the plate from Kenny. An outline of a smirk formed on the bluenette's face as he defiantly held Tyson's glare. Tyson dropped his gaze after a moment of clashing looks, and asked, " Food ? "" Sure. ", Kai answered, still smirking.Now the Bladebreakers turned to stare at their captain. He never replied to any question in that manner. Well actually, mostly, he never replied at all, and at other times, all that could be extracted of him was just ' Hn ', a short and sharp way of saying ' I don't meddle in your affairs, you keep off mine. ' And hear him now ! Something was definitely very different.Kai proceeded towards Tyson's outstretched hand with the plate and picked up a cheese burger from it. As he was about to bite off a mouthful from it, Hiro jibed at him in a sarcastic voice. " Not the usual, are you Kai ? Something wrong ? "Tension rose again in the small room, with everyone expecting the Russian to blow up at the remark. But he simply gave him an indifferent look, raising an eyebrow in a disappointed manner as if challenging him to get more creative in his barbs, and walked towards the couch and sat down beside Hilary. This irked Hiro even more, but he did not react back, keeping the incident in mind for future. He walked out of the camp, his brain working actively on plans to torture the two bluenettes during the training session.Tyson looked on as his brother went out and did not turn around, not having the nerve to face either Hilary or Kai. " Get a hold on yourself, you idiot ! ", he rebuked himself, moving to the couch and sitting on the only place left, the other side beside Hilary, tensely." Hey Tyson, are you okay ? You don't seem well. See, you haven't even touched your food till now. ", Hilary turned her face towards him with her cherry red eyes focussed on his face. Tyson gazed into her face absent-mindedly. Oh wow, she has got so beautiful eyes. And such a charming face. And her chocolate brown hair look so..." Hello... ". A hand waved in front of him, snapping him back to reality. " Yo guys, now you are scaring me. ", Hilary uttered with surprise, earning groans from Daichi." Oh my ! Hilary is frightened ! The birth of a new era ! ", Daichi exclaimed, scrunching his nose. Hilary gave him one of her frosty nosed glares." Oops ! Guess I hoped too early for liberty. ", he laughed, ducking behind Kenny as if trying to avoid Hilary's wrath." Shut up, Daichi. ", Tyson quieted the redhead in a dead but dangerous tone as he moodily stabbed his burger with a fork.Hilary turned back towards him, exasperated. " Tyson, what's wrong ? Why are you behaving so drily ? Why don't you say something ? "" Can't I do whatever I like ? What the heck is your problem if I don't feel like talking right now ? Why do I have to explain every damn single thing I do ? You don't ever ask that moron what's he upto all the time. ", Tyson flared up, pointing towards Kai, " Oh then, maybe you don't consider him a moron, right ? He's the big genius who can never do a thing wrong, is it ? But me idiot, I have gotta explain every single move I make, even if it's just eating my burger with a fork ! "" Tyson... I..I did not mean that ! I just... ", she stammered, looking horror-struck." I don't care what you meant ! Just leave me alone, okay ? ", he shouted loudly, cutting her short, and stormed out of the camp, slamming the door behind him.Hilary stood up to follow Tyson, but was held back by someone who had caught hold of her hand. She turned about and said, " Kai... "" Just do what he said. Leave him alone. He'll be okay, trust me. ", he said softly, with an intent look in his eyes. Hilary eyed him doubtfully. " Oh okay, if you say so... But people don't eat their burgers with a fork ! ". Kai smiled at her convincingly. She stared at him for a second, taken aback at the sudden warmness shown by the captain, and then smiled back.Ray and Max looked at each other in amazement. This place was producing inconceiveable changes in their friends and team. Maybe it definitely had some of the magic the locals claimed it to possess. The magical mountain air as they called it. If it did exist, it was already showing its effects, on Kai at least. And they were quite happy that the bluenette was finally disposing off his cold mask. He did not look much of that distant unapproachable person now that he himself had decided to close down on that distance." Hey guys, you would love to see this. ", Kenny called out from his laptop." What is it, Kenny ? ", Ray inquired as he and Max moved closer to the boy sitting crosslegged on the floor with his laptop placed in front of him and his fingers working non-exhaustibly on its keypad." The tournament's layout has been declared. There are going to be six teams participating in it. They will be decided by pre-tournament knockout matches. Each team can have a maximum of six bladers and a minimum of four. They would be paired up and can have two-on-two matches on request. ", Kenny read over the rules hurriedly." Hey wait a min, I didn't get one thing. How are they gonna match up a four member team against a six member team ? ", Max asked." According to the rules given here, the teams will have the choice to change their pairs if they wish to, and there would be a total of three matches. The team winning two matches out of three wins the battle. And if there is a draw with one pair on each side winning one match and one match being drawn, the winning pairs from the two opposing teams will play the decider. ", Kenny replied." But how does that answer Max's question ? ", Daichi chipped in." Daichi, the four member team will have to change their pairs to make a third one, and put that pair to fight. That way, they'd be able to put up three pairs against a six member team. ", clarified Ray." Is it so, Kenny ? Well, this is odd. ", Hilary asked, befuddled." Yeah Hilary, it looks that way. I'll contact Mr. Dickenson and let you know the exact details as soon as possible. But I need to get this information to Hiro first. See you guys later. " Kenny collected his laptop and rushed out of the room to find Hiro." Hmm... hey Ray, would you partner me in the championships ? ", Max asked." Sure, why not ? ", Ray grinned." Cool ! ", said Max, thrilled." I would partner Tyson, we played real good in the last tournament, both one-on-one and as a team. ", Daichi declared." Umm... don't you guys think Kenny deserves a chance too ? I mean, he played very well in the knockouts last year and was the brain behind Blitzkreig Boys' initial defeat in the tournament. ", Hilary interrupted." Yes, he definitely deserves a chance. ", Kai said huffily, his eyes fixed on the ground beneath his feet. He hadn't forgotten that defeat, which was partly due to his forfeiting the match against Daichi as he had not been allowed to battle with Tyson by Hiro, rather, the latter had pulled Tyson out of the team at the last moment, frustating Kai, who had practised a lot for that day." Hey ! I defeated you out-and-out ! What are you complaining about ? ", Daichi cried out.Kai looked up and glared at the redhead. Daichi stuck out his tongue at him." Uhh... guys, if it's fine with you, we'll discuss that later, okay? Right now, we have got another and important job in our hands. ", Max cut in." What do you mean to say, you... you sugarhead ? Do you think my battles are not important ? ", Daichi snarled." Sugarhead ? What does that mean ? ", Max asked with a confused face, making everybody, except Daichi of course, crackle with laughter." Heh, guess Daichi is keen on starting his own dictionary now. First, ice cube and now sugarhead. Cool, I'll record them for you, O great academician. ", Ray mocked, bending down in a bow." Okay okay, cut it out now. Can we get back to Kenny please ? ", Hilary requested. " Fine. So as I was saying, Kenny should play for the Bladebreakers, at least for the knockouts. Kai's agreed to that. Now what about you guys ? "" I agree ! ", Max nodded, almost immediately, and looked towards Ray." Yeah, I agree too. After all, he works just as hard as any of us, if not more. ", Ray gave his assent.All the heads turned towards Daichi now. " Hey guys, what are you staring me for ? I am not gonna disagree to that proposal. Of course, I agree too. After all, he was the one with the help of whom I defeated Tala. ", Daichi replied. Kai shot him another death glare.Hilary and Ray gave a big sigh. " What ? You don't expect me to give up a beyblade match to those losers, do you ? It was such an easy one. ", Daichi uttered loudly." Daichi, you may not get your beyblade match right now, but if you go on like this, a kickboxing match is definitely your way. ", Max grinned, " And trust me, you won't find that easy. "Daichi again stuck out his tongue, this time, at both Max and Kai." You should better keep that big tongue inside your mouth and listen to your umm... what did you say ? Oh yeah, your sugarhead. He's just got loads more sense than you. ", Kai said with contempt, " And as for Kenny, he's in the team for the tournament. "" Uhh... no Kai. I don't want to beybattle in this tournament. ", Kenny's voice came from the door. He was back with Hiro." You don't want to beybattle ? But why Kenny ? I mean, you were awesome in the last tournament ! ", Hilary inquired, looking confused." Thanks Hilary, but after my match against Tala, I understood my real strength. And it's not in sweating out my energies in a beydish. It's in making winning strategies and pinpointing the opposition's weaknesses with the help of technology. ", Kenny answered, patting his laptop, " And anyways, I missed my laptop too much during all the training I had to take for the tournament. I am much more content with burning out my fingers on the keypad, collecting data and synchronising the blades for better functioning. "" Well, as you wish Kenny, but we would surely have been glad to have you in our team. ", Ray stated." Oh but he is still in our team. He's will act as our engineer. We'll require one for the blades in the tournament. ", Hiro broke in." Wow ! That's great ! Welcome, our team engineer ! ", Hilary clapped, with eveyone joining her.Kenny blushed. " Thank you so much guys. I'd definitely put in all my energy to make this team win the tournament. "" Oh don't worry about that Kenny. We'll win the trophy even if I am there alone. ", Daichi bragged." Umm... I won't agree on that. But yeah, the trophy is surely ours this time. We have the damn best team ever, alongwith two cool coaches and a real smart engineer at work. ", Max nodded." Yay ! That's the spirit Maxie ! Come on guys, gear up for the battles. We are gonna show them what's it like to oppose the Bladebreakers. ", Hilary shouted excitedly." Hey but what about Kai ? He's still not paired up with anyone, and we can't enter the tournament with five players. We gotta be either four or six. ", Ray interjected." Hmm.. we'll see to that later on Ray. We have about two months to think about that before we submit in our team member's names. Right now, it's practice time. ", Hiro replied.They all got up at this and went out with their beyblades to practice and improve their skills. Hiro watched them pass by, and when all had departed, he chuckled quietly , " I definitely wouldn't want to oppose this team. They are gonna rock the world this time. "-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------Okay guys, chappie over. Yeah, I know it's small compared to the last one. But well, I did all I could. Sorry, if it bored you a lot * well, if it bored u just a bit, then it's okay for me ;) * Okay, so now for the reviews. Lol, I know I am gonna get huge flames for putting up such a pathetic chapter, but as I said, I tried a lot. Anyways, your flares are welcome as well, or who knows, I may gel out some more such chapters if you don't express your discontent about them...Yeah, don't forget to tell me your ideas about that hint. And please, DON'T write out something like, " Oohh, is it that Tyson likes Hilary ? "Right then, see ya later guys...