Media: Kyoya Tategami

"You know, I never really expected you to agree."

"Shut up," Kyoya hissed for what could only be the umpteenth time. "I'm starting to regret it, too."

I snorted. 'You know what's more annoying then me? A boy named Kyoya T-"

He cut me short by elbowing me sharply in the side. Sucking in a breath, I glared daggers at him, but stopped doing so when I saw why he did it.

The head of bright, orange, wild hair bobbled up and down as the little boy trotted down the hallway. In his pale hand, he clutched an ice-cream cone topped with two scoops- one white, one light pink.

"Yu..." Kyoya grumbled. "The most annoying person in existence."

I raised an eyebrow, thinking that he had said you, not Yu. "Flattering. Thanks."

"No, Yu. Y-U. It's his name."

"... he must be used to the bad puns by now. Imagine if he had a twin named Me or something."

"I take it back," Kyoya murmured. "Tess Rixen is the most annoying person in existence."

Rolling my eyes at him, I ran my hands along the wall, peeking out over the corner. "Again, flattering."

Turns out, Kyoya didn't completely forget the way to the Dark Nebula headquarters. The first appearance was a little off-putting- something that looked like a UFO between two spindly buildings that looked like gigantic toothpicks.

The gate reminded me of those medieval gates, but there weren't guards. Instead, Kyoya opted for a more feral-like way in- climbing trees, getting to the roof, breaking glass, and sneaking in.

"I don't even know why I accompanied you this far," the Leone blader said under his breath, but it was loud enough so that I could hear.

I ignored the statement. Mildly remembering Yu from the talk Timon, Kato, and I had at some point in time, I studied the retreating back of the small boy. He was undeniably short- probably shorter then my shoulder, unless that spiky afro of his hair managed to get past it.

Which is probably likely.

Tsubasa's here somewhere... just where?

Without warning, the green-haired male had slipped from his spot beside me into an open room.

"What are you doing?" I hissed.

"There's no point in hiding and keeping quiet," he said, his voice louder then the whispers we had been discussing in. He extended a finger towards something in the corner of my vision, and I glanced in the direction he was pointing at.

Ah, damn... security camera.

"Doji knows we're here."

At that, something crackled to life.

"Oh, hello Monsieur Kyoya! And... is this Madam Tess?"

The voice was lined with a thick French, and rung all around the room.

Merci," Kyoya spat.

"Très bien!" the voice cried. "You remember me. It's been such a long time, Monsieur."

Kyoya's eyebrow twitched. "Of course I remember you, you goddamn computer program."

"Now, now," Merci (at least that's what I assume 'his' name was) tsked. "That's not how you greet an old friend. Perhaps, you should introduce me?"

"I'm right here, and I have the ability to speak on my own," I snapped.

A camera came out of the ceiling. Compared to the rather-expensive looking ones littered around the building, this one made them all look cheap. It zoomed up on my face, and I could see the shifting and moving of the lenses close-up.

"Tess Rixen," the voice came from the camera as the surface seemed to vibrate. "Fourteen, member of the J.C.I. Uses Thunder Eagle 145HF/S."

A chill danced down my spine as I leaned away from the camera. "... How the hell... do you know this...?"

"Classified information," Merci hummed before zipping back up into the ceiling. "Doji is waiting."

In front of Kyoya and AI, an-almost-transparent blue map popped up. A green and turquoise square was labeled 'TR' and 'KT'.

In the farthest room away from us on the map, the blinking blue dot was labeled 'Doji'.

That was our target.

I managed to catch a glimpse of a bright orange dot and a dim purple dot leaving the building before the map switched off.

"Tch," Kyoya growled. "Tess, you go find whoever you're looking for, I'll deal Doji the hell he deserves."

"No way," I automatically replied. "You might have a motive, yeah- I don't know what, though- but I have a better one. Shaun might be in this building, but I'm gonna show Doji what happens if you attempt to block off the bond between siblings.

With that, I whirled around and stomped out of the room. The sleek walls greeted me, and I paused to listen for any sign of Kyoya following.

The shuffle of feet caused me to turn.

Kyoya had his arms crossed over his dark green clothing, giving me the stink-eye with a scowl.

"Kitten having a tantrum?"

His eye twitched.

"I am not a kitten," I heard him huff under his breath, his voice border-lining a deep growl. I left with a smile on my face, hiding it with my hand as I turned around.

"Why'd you follow me? Afraid of the dark?" I verbally poked at him, and the shadow that fell close to my foot told
me that he (I assumed it was Kyoya) had followed.

"We're both dealing with him at once," he said firmly.

"Is that a command, your Highness of the Kitties?"

He bristled. "Oh, move on," he snapped.

You know, if you ever meet Kyoya Tategami, poke at him. Poke at him repeatedly. And I mean repeatedly.

When I didn't move, Kyoya surged forward, striding past me without looking back. Moments passed as I didn't make any indication of moving, and after checking he didn't look back (and that he was far down the hall), I walked after his retreating back.

I didn't know how long we walked. Occasionally, he would stop, check the walls, and I would stop too, only starting again once he did.

I wasn't even sure he knew I was there.

"Kyoya!" Someone called triumphantly from up ahead. "Long time no see!"

"Oh, whose's behind you?" Another voice added.

"An annoyance," Kyoya answered smoothly.

I aimed a glare at his back, but, as expected, he couldn't see me. Instead, I stepped up next to him, opting my stance to be more of a beyblading-battle-ready pose, with one hand resting on my launcher.

The twins in front of us raised an eyebrow, and even the movement was synchronized. "We've been waiting to battle you again for a long time, Kyoya," the one in red said.

"We've grown stronger, even got a new bey specially designed for us two," the blue-clothed one tacked on.

"And we're going to defeat you!" They said in unison.

"Kyoya, give me a brief flashback," I mumbled out of the corner of my mouth.

"It's not needed. Plow through them, and that's it for them," Kyoya grunted, a hand straying to his dark green launcher and the other gripping Leone tightly. "Red one's Dan, blue one's Reiki."

Dan equals red, Reiki equals blue, I reminded myself in my mind. I was probably gotta forget it, but oh, well.

"Hmmph," Was Dan's reply as he pulled out his own launcher. Reiki's eyebrow was twitching.

"Lackies?"

"Lackies," my companion confirmed.

"Now, now, don't get impatient," Dan (I think it was Dan. Red one, right?) tsked as he caught my fingers pulling out Eagle."Even though I have to say the same for my brother."

"I'm not impatient!" His brother snapped back at him. "Pull out the bey already! And we're not lackies!"

Dan rolled his eyes, as if to say 'Further proving my point', but obeyed, pulling out a silver and pale-yellow beyblade.

"Killer Gemios," he declared proudly as he noticed me looking curiously at it. "A perfect beyblade for us."

"Gemios... Isn't that the devil twin constellation or something?"

Everyone ignored me.

"Three!" Reiki barked.

"Two," Kyoya growled softly (as softly has he could, but it was more... gravely).

"One!" The three of us yelled.

My hands vibrated as Eagle left, as if with eagerness, a smooth transition from the launcher to the ground.

"I hope you guys learned your lesson last time?" Kyoya asked, gesturing to the enclosed space around him. "Leone makes his own wind!"

"Leone might make his own wind, but what about an Eagle companion? A true, wild eagle doesn't belong in cages, and isn't that exactly what he's in?"

[This was long, but I took about 300 words into the next chapter. Those two comments last time made me feel fuzzy. The two who commented them, thank you for taking your time too. I <3 to death. Hope you enjoy!

Oh, in the Japanese version, 'Evil' is Killer. Sounds cooler. :P]