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The Qualifer (chap 2)

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Soft cherry Blossom petals fell lightly to the ground as Kristy her way through the park as she headed down to Leah's house. it was now Spring, and soon the April showers would soon turn into warm May breezes.

It had been nearly 8 years since she had met Leah, and the two had become very close. She was now 14, and much more mature, taller, and at ease with her surroundings.

/ Shouldn't you be doing your homework? / KittieFae scolded. This made Kristy jump, yeah she was use to the telepathic conversations by now, but KittieFae had a way of sneeking up on you, and scaring you shitless.

Kristy exhaled, / I'll do it later... / she frowned slightly, "Besides," she said outloud, "It's a beautiful day!"

"It certainly is.." Came an icy voice from behind her. Kristy found herself staring at 3 boys. The tallest boy whom had spoken had vivid green eyes, and short dark brown hair, "Who were you talking to?"

/ Them again, / Kristy rolled her eyes, "No one." she glared at the boys, "What do you want now Stephen?"

"The same as always Miss Pryce, you're bitbeast! Mikey, Henry, you know the drill." he grinned while glancing to the two shorter boys behind him.

Mikey was a gruff looking kid, almost bully like, dirty blonde hair and a strongly built body. While Henry couldn't stop scowling, though the shortest of the three, he seemed the most firece.

Kristy jumped back slightly aiming her beyblade at the three, "I know the drill too...you all battle me, I win..you run away...Why don't we just skip to the last part." she narrowed her eyes angrily.

Kristy had first met theses three when she was 8. They weren't the nicest people, being 2 years old than she, they challenged her to a beybattle, which she didn't know how, so she ended up relying on her KittieFae which won her the battle...but gained these three greedy idiots on her case, wanting to steal her cat, failing everytime.

Stephen glared at the younger red head angrily, "You're lucky we are just passing by and are in a hurry, otherwise we would have fought you... You're safe for now Pryce." he snapped, as he and his two loyalties brushed past her in a huff.

Kristy lowered her launcher, and pocketed her blade, staring after ther three boys.

/ Well, that was easy... / KittieFae frowned inwardly also staring after the hentai baka's.

Kristy frowned too, "Yeah, too easy..wonder what they are in a hurry for..."

/ Just ignore the Hentai's...you need to get to Leah's..the tounament should be starting soon! / KittieFAe reminded her Mistress.

~~~Leah's House~~~

Leah shook her head at her best friend of nearly 8 years, her face was pressed up agaisnt the TV screen, as her hazel eyes blinked at the program. They had been watching the Qualifier Tournament since it had first started, witnessing, Kai Hiwatari (the defending champion) deafeated his opponents one by one, Kenny, then Max Tate, and now he was facing Tyson Granger, who had just recently beaten Ray Kon.

"Kristy why do you always sit so close to the TV?" Leah laughed lightly watching her friend in amusment.

"Habbit-Shssssh! This is the final battle!" Kristy hushed as she turned up the volume on the TV.

Kristy was now very interested, Tyson had just beat Kai in the second round, and Kai looked furrious.

"Kristy! Look!" Leah gasped pointing to Kai taking off his arm-guards.

"Wow!" Kristy gasped at his muscular arms, blushing slightly, her cheeks turning pink.

"What's he doing?" Leah questioned, ignoring her best friend's usual goggling over Hiwatari.

Kristy shrugged, her gaze not leaving the TV, "Dunno, he's never done that before, not in any of his battles!" Kristy then smiled, "Tyson is soo gunna lose!"

Leah couldn't help but laugh, Kristy had a celebrity crush on Kai since the day she laid eyes on him! Leah had to put up pictures of him in her room, since Kristy was over so often. if she wasn't at the park in the oak tree, she was at Leah's house.

Kristy loved blading! But Leah had never really saw her do it, she was always watching the tounaments.

"Oh My God! I can't believe it!" Kristy shrieked her voice filled with anger, snapping Leah from her thoughts.

"What?" Leah asked.

Kristy knew Leah wasn't paying attention, "Look!" she shrieked hysterically.

Tyson had won the Qualifer, "Oooo-oh Kai..." Kristy huffed sadly, her face and shoulders dropping slightly.

"Congratz to New Team Leader Kai Hiwatari, and his new team of Tyson Granger (new qualifer champion), Ray Kon, and Max Tate." Aj announced flashing their faces on the screen, "They will be representing Japan in the Asian Tounament!" the crowd cheered loudly.

"Their a Team?" Leah gasped in bewildermint, "The final four?"

"And Kai's the leader!" Kristy squealed in delightment.

~~Meanwhile at the Tournament~~

"Now we need a team name...hmm..Something like the Blade Breakers or something..." Tyson glanced to Ray.

"Blade Breakers- hmm, that has a nice ring to it!" RAy grinned showing his feline fangs slightly.

"Then Blade Breakers it is!" Tyson laughed depply, just as Max came running up to them.

"Hey Tyson! How cool is this?" Max grinned to Tyson running up to his new team, full of energy.

"Yeah and just you wait till you hear what our team name is!" Tyson gave a sheepish grin, "I thought of it!" he boasted, before glancing over his shoulder, "Hey Kai, come celebrate with us man!"

Kai scowled at the idiot navy haired boy, "We may be team-mates Birthday boy, but we aren't friends. Get it striaght, I'm only hear to train you pathetic idiots, not socialize. Enjoy your party now, but tomorow, we start our training, early, and hard!" he grunted as he walked away.

"Hmph! What a grouch!' Tyson pouted sticking his tongue out at his new Leader's back.

~~Leahs~~

Kristy smiled at Tyson's comment, "That's My Kai!" she giggled, ausing Leah to laugh.

"Hey Kristy look! Around Kai's neck!" Leah gasped pointing to something shiny around his neck. "Looks like a locket." she frowned slightly.

"A locket?" Kristy peered closer at the TV. A silver Locket was indeed around Kai's neck, with the initials K.P in gold hand writting.

"Oh My Gosh!" Kristy gasped, stumbling back a bit, "That's m-mine!"

"WHAT?" Leah shrieked staring at Kristy oddly, "K.P, as in...Kristy Pryce?!"

Kristy nodded slowly, "Yeah..."

Leah shook her head in disbelief, "How?"

"I met him once/ before he was famous..." Kristy frowned slightly at the old memory, "I was 10..."

b::Flash back::/b (this flashie bak you saw in Vivid Dreams..see told you!)

10 year old Kristy stood in curiosity, as she watched an older blue haired boy battle a younger one. A group of kid's in the streets of Surrey, BC gathered around to watch the match.

Somehow Kristy felt drawn to him...she wasn't into boys all that much, she would rather be proving them wrong with ehr stubbornness, or demoloshing them in a beybattle, but she considered this one rather cute... no, ADORABLE!

Amazingly to Kristy's surprize, the bluenette had won the match all to easily, basically within seconds the match was over, way faster than her record time. He grunted as he picked up his blue blade, briskly strode past the spectators.

"My-my blade!" The younger boy wailed, as he clenched onto his green hair, sobbing quietly. Kristy just glanced at him, giving him a pathetic glare, before following the blue haired boy around the corner.

Kai quietly made his way over to the awaiting helicopter that was parked almost evenly on the grass.

"Hey you! Wait!" a young voice came from behind him, as he spun around to see, a young 10 year old, with red hair and hazel eyes.

"What do YOU want?" Kai spat coldly.

"Can you tell me your name?" The young girl smiled sweetly, her innocent hazel eyes gleaming.

"Why?" Kai crinkled his nose in confusion. / Girls... / he thought in a huff.

/ Oh I dunno Kai, she has quite pretty eyes../ Dranzer snorted at his Master.

/Shut up,before I destroy your bit chip.../ he snarled back in thought.

"You were amazing back there! You blade world class! I was just wondering your name...I don't want to battle you- I'm just asking your name!" Kristy shrugged tiliting her head slightly waiting for his reply.

Kai raised an eyebrow, "Well I should suspect you don't want to battle me, you wouldn't stand a chance.." Kai snorted boldly.

"I wouldn't be too sure of that," Kristy smirked playfully, as she flipped her red hair over her shoulder. / So he thinks he's the best does he? / she frowned in thought.

"Is that a threat?" Kai growled, scowling slightly at the girl's tone.

Kristy straightened her back, to look proudly, almost to look down at the, taller, older, boy, "No...I'm just asking your name..." she said.

Kai huffed in defeat, "Kai Hiwatari!"

"Well then Kai Hiwatari, until we meet again, I will be waiting for a 1-on- 1 battle with you!" Kristy relxed her shoulderes, as she smiled cooly at him.

Kai stiffled a laugh with a snort, "I'd like to see that!"

/ I bet you would, / Kristy smiled lightly, sneering in thought, then reached behind her neck, to undo a silver locket, with the initial's K.P in gold writting on a silver chain, and handed it to Kai, who just stared at it, "Here!"

Kai stared down at the pretty locket, "What's that?" he asked curiously yet coldly, but didn't take it.

"A locket my mother left for me, she was an awesome beyblader!" Kristy smiled brightly with pride, hiding the pain in her eyes.

"Your mom beyblades?" Kai frowned slightly rather shocked at the fact.

"Past Tense...She died giving birth to me..." Kristy huffed sddly looking away from Kai's concerned eyes.

"So, why are you giving me this?" Kai glared at the locket.

Kristy smiled lightly holding back tears, "One day, I'll come looking for this locket..and when that day comes..we will meet again...and I will beat you in a beybattle.." Kristy sighed as she gently placed the locket in Kai's open hand.

Kai looked up at the girl, "I have to go...Back to Russia, I'm returning to my abby. To train to be the best beylader in the world..." Kai said rather softly, as he slowly clutched onto the locket.

Kristy smirked, "Well then, I'm going to have to brush up on my beyblade skills...So when we meet again, I'll beat the best!" she laughed lightly.

Kai had to laugh out loud too, "I'd like to see that! So what's your name?" Kai asked quickly.

"It doesn't matter, when I return for my locket..then maybe you'll know.." Kristy winked, as she backed away slowly.

Kai nodded as he slowly placed the necklace around his neck, then looked back up at the mystery girl, "Till then," Kai smirked, as he turned around, and got on the helicopter just as the blades began to spin, lifting them up into the sky, creating a harsh wind, as Kristy watched him accend then dissapear behind the clouds.

"Till then," Kristy repeated softly.

b::Flash Back ends::/b

"How could have I forgotten.." she shook her head silently, "I've never even notice him wearing it before." she gasped.

"Looks like he likes to wear it..." Leah herself was shocked too.

"It was 4 years ago...I had nearly forgotten mothers locket..." Kristy whispered in disbelief.

~~Meanwhile~~

Kai walked away from his new ametuer team mates smirking, "Hn, Team Leader...I Like the sound of that!" Kai glanced to the locket around his neck momentarily,

/I may not know your name, but I know your watching my promise, I'm making my way to the top. And yet I can't help but be drawn to this locket, my good-luck charm... we will meet again mystery girl, and when we battle, I'll win! / he smirked in thought.

He could never really ever back down out of a challenge, and this was one of those things he was desired to fight for.

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nanananana im done! hope u enjoyed the update..this fccy shud onyl be 4-5 chaps...and the innocent dreams shud only be about 7-9 chaps...

R+R

thanks again to my loveable reviewers of the VI series.. *huggies* (K)MUAH(K)

L8ter Dayz

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