#still can't believe kenta going 'are you tired of being nice? don't you just want to go ape shit' worked tho

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his queen | kyoya tategami

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The next morning, Kiara woke up to the loud bang of the door being opened.

"Kiara, I lost!" Gingka whined as he slumped on the couch opposite her. The girl sat up and looked at Gingka with a tired yet sympathetic expression on her face.

"You'll win next time. I know you will, okay?" she assured him.

"But he was so small! And so strong! I can't believe it!" he cried, earning giggles from her.

"Gingka," Kenta called, walking in. "Stop whining already. None of us could get any sleep last night because all you would do is wake up from your dreams saying 'I lost!'" Kiara noticed Kenta's arm bandaged and held by a support.

"Kenta?" she began, climbing out of bed and making her way towards the young boy, concern plastered all over her face. "Is your arm okay? What happened?"

"That blader, Yu, battled me and Hikaru and defeated us both with his really strong special move," Kenta explained.

"Yu?" Kiara asked. "Isn't he the blader who defeated Gingka?"

"Stop talking about it!" Gingka whined, placing his hands on his ears and kicking his legs about in the air. "I don't wanna hear it anymore!"

"He must be really strong, huh?" Kiara continued, receiving a nod from Kenta as a response.

"He was the one who took me to the medical tent to get my arm bandaged up, though," the young boy added.

"Aww, he seems like a nice guy," Kiara smiled. "Oh yeah, and who's this Hikaru?"

"Seems like there are still a lot of people you need to meet, Kiara," Benkei commented, walking into the room. Kiara smiled and agreed, surprised by how many of Gingka's friends she had yet to meet. She turned her attention back to Kenta.

"Kenta, listen to me. Don't battle for the next couple of days until your arm gets better okay?" she advised. "Benkei, please keep an eye on him. I don't want him getting hurt. His arm already looks quite bad."

"You sound like you're his mother," Gingka laughed. "It's funny."

"You know what, Kenta. You can watch me train. How about that?" Benkei suggested.

"Oh, but that's so boring," Kenta whined. "I wanna battle."

"But Kiara over here said you're not allowed to, okay?" Benkei responded.

"You know, she is right Kenta," Gingka added, sitting upright. "You should take a break from battling. You've worked so hard to become as strong as you are now. You definitely need a break, okay?" Kenta sighed and agreed, following Benkei out of the room, leaving Kiara and Gingka alone. The two spent the rest of the morning and most of that afternoon talking about Gingka's friends and their adventures together. They then diverted their attention towards their phones, scrolling away at social media whilst stopping momentarily to show each other funny videos they had seen. After a while, Kiara put her phone away and laid back on the bed, looking up at the ceiling with her hands behind her head.

"Gingka," Kiara began. Gingka looked at her, signalling that she had his full attention. "Who's this Kyoya guy?"

"Kyoya? He's one of my greatest rivals," Gingka answered.

"Really? He seems like a really strong blader."

"Yeah, he is. He uses a Rock Leone and is the kind of guy who battles fiercely with his opponents. One thing I know for sure is that he has a strong blader's spirit and never runs away from a battle."

"So," a third voice spoke, "Kiara, is it?"

Both Gingka and Kiara turned their attention to the doorway, where their gaze met a tall figure with spiky, dark green hair. Kyoya.

"Yeah, that's me. Why do you ask?" Kiara responded.

"You think I'm a strong blader, huh?" Kyoya questioned.

"Yeah, I do. I watched your battles in the survival tournament yesterday and I've got to say, I think you're pretty strong."

"Only pretty strong?" he scoffed. "I am Gingka's number one rival, and with this Rock Leone," he continued, retrieving his bey from his bey holder and presenting it to Kiara. "I am going to defeat him one day. I'll show you mine and Leone's strength. Battle me!"

Gingka told Kyoya to calm down and take it easy since this was Kiara's first encounter with him.

"Listen, Kyoya," Kiara began. "I'm not looking to battle you right now. I just want some training from a really strong blader and I think you might be able to help with that."

"And what exactly do you need training for?" Kyoya asked, lowering the hand that held Leone.

"I need to..." Kiara paused momentarily, looking at Gingka. "Get revenge on someone," she continued, earning an upset look from the boy. Kiara knew he wasn't pleased with her answer but she chose to ignore it.

"Oh, an enemy," Kyoya smirked, his interest piqued. "What did they do to make you want to get revenge, huh?"

"I don't need to tell you that."

"Alright, well in that case, you still have to battle me!" Kyoya fetched his launcher and attached Leone to it.

"Kyoya, what are you doing?" Gingka asked as he stood up, earning a glare from his rival, concern evident in his voice.

"Stay out of it, Gingka," Kyoya warned, turning his attention back to Kiara. "If I win this battle, you tell me who this enemy of yours is and why you want to get revenge on them. Understood?"

"And you'll still train me?" Kiara enquired.

"Hmph. I'll see if I feel like it."

"Alright."

"Get ready to battle, then! What are you waiting for?"

Kyoya's battle stance was interrupted by Madoka who walked into the room.

"Madoka, is Columba repaired yet?" Kiara asked.

"Repaired?" Kyoya repeated, annoyed at what he had just heard.

"I'm sorry, Kiara. Columba was too damaged to repair. There's nothing I can do about it," Madoka answered dejectedly.

"Say what? So I can't battle her now? How pathetic," Kyoya growled angrily, lowering his launcher. "This is a waste of my time. I'm getting out of here."

"Kyoya," Gingka warned. "Wait."

"Madoka," Kiara spoke. "Please tell me you're joking and that this is all some kind of prank."

"I'm afraid not," Madoka replied. "I'm really sorry Kiara." Upon hearing those words, Kiara's heart sank and she became visibly upset. Not wanting to break down in front of the others, she left the room, Gingka and Madoka calling after her.

"What's up with that?" Kyoya enquired, putting Leone away. Madoka turned to face Gingka.

"Whoever it was she battled that one time must have drained all of her energy. All the power in her bey was completely used up," she informed him. "You remember how she was when she first showed up, don't you Gingka?"

"Yeah, I do," Gingka uttered.

"Wow, that badly?" Kyoya asked.

"Yeah, Kyoya," Madoka responded. "That badly."

"That must be one strong opponent. No wonder she wanted to get revenge," Kyoya spoke, readying himself to leave. "I'm gonna go and find out who it is."

"Kyoya, she's upset right now. Just let her be," Gingka warned, glaring at Kyoya.

"I don't care whether she's crying like a baby or not," the green-haired boy replied, gaining an angered look from both Gingka and Madoka. "I just want to find out who this strong blader is so that I can defeat them."

Madoka and Gingka sighed as they watched Kyoya leave the room.

"Well, there's no stopping him now," Madoka spoke. "I'm gonna get back to repairing beys." She walked out of the room, leaving Gingka alone to think about the events that had just occurred. Of course, he felt terrible for Kiara considering that she wasn't able to get her bey back. What can I do? he wondered. After pondering for a long while, Gingka got up and made his way to Madoka's repair room.

"Madoka, I need Cassiopeia," Gingka demanded.

"What? Grand Cassiopeia?" she shrieked. "What do you need Cassiopeia for?"

"Don't worry about that," he answered.

"But-"

"Trust me, Madoka. She said I could use it if I ever needed it and now's the time for that."

"I understand, Gingka," Madoka sighed as she retrieved a small box from the bottom drawer of her desk before handing it to Gingka.

"Thank you."

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his queen | kyoya tategami

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"What?!" a shocked Benkei exclaimed. "Kyoya agreed to train you? That's not fair. I've asked him a billion times, begged him even, but he never took me on his training journeys with him. I'm jealous. Hmph."

"Don't worry Benkei," Kiara chuckled. "I'll tell you all about it, every little detail, so that it'll feel like you've gone and trained with him yourself. How's that sound?"

"B-b-b-bull!" the boy screeched excitedly. Kiara plugged her fingers in her ears from fear of her eardrums bursting. "Oh, I can't wait to hear all about it, Kiara buddy!" She gasped for air as he engulfed her in one of the tightest hugs she had ever experienced.

"What's all this ruckus about?" Gingka fussed, walking into the room, clearly annoyed. "I was eating my lovely, juicy burger and you just HAD to interrupt, didn't you?"

"Kiara's gonna get trained by Kyoya! Can you imagine? Kyoya agreeing to train someone?" Benkei blurted. Gingka took a seat on the couch, Benkei sitting next to him.

"It is new to see Kyoya agree to train someone he's only met once," the redhead began. "But I think it's because he wants to find out who this strong blader is, and because Kiara is hiding it, he has no choice but to train her so that he can find out more about them. Sounds like Kyoya if you ask me. He also wants to battle you, doesn't he Kiara?"

"Yes he does," the girl responded. "But he said he doesn't want to battle me now, especially since I'm so weak and haven't battled in a while. Plus, I just got a new bey and haven't mastered it at all, so there's no way he would want to battle me. It would be too easy for him and from what I know, Kyoya doesn't like easy battles."

"I see," Gingka concluded. "He wants to train you to become just as strong as you used to be, so that he can battle the real you. Wow, he's smart. Did he tell you what kind of training you guys would do?"

"No, he didn't mention anything just yet," Kiara replied. "However, he did say that he wouldn't be available to train me all the time and that I shouldn't depend entirely on him."

"I could train you on the days that he can't," Benkei suggested.

"Yeah, Benkei. That works," Gingka commented. He sat there for a moment in thought before looking at Kiara and speaking again. "Do you feel fully healed?"

"Hmm..." Kiara wondered momentarily. "Not quite. I think a couple more days should do before I'm back to normal."

"Okay," Gingka spoke. "In that case, take these couple of days to relax, and once that's over, you'll have a training session with me and Benkei first. We need to see if you're strong enough to properly launch a bey and you need to get used to using Cassiopeia before you go and train with Kyoya. His training techniques are quite risky but they sure do increase your strength."

"Yeah, he's right, Kiara" Benkei chimed in, standing up. "You can't go and train with a completely new bey before you've even used it once and gained some sort of control over it. I'll talk to Kyoya for you and tell him not to rush things since you still need to heal, okay?"

"Thanks guys," Kiara smiled brightly, appreciating the kind gesture from the two boys. Benkei wished the other two goodnight before leaving them to their own devices.

A few days passed before it arrived, 'it' being the day Kiara would first use Cassiopeia. She had been woken up in the early hours of the morning by Benkei, who was even more excited than she was to go and train. They both decided to get a head start on the training since Gingka was still asleep and Kiara didn't want to wake him up; he just looked too peaceful. The two travelled to the nearest park and did multiple laps around it to strengthen Kiara's legs since she had been in bed healing for a while. After that, Benkei made her do all sorts of simple exercises that he knew would be beneficial to her but wouldn't tire her out too quickly. He made sure to support her whenever he noticed she was struggling with a task and constantly reminded her not to push herself too far in case she got hurt. Then, it was onto the practice launches. Kiara was made to do at least 100 practice launches, Benkei altering her stance each time to ensure the perfect launch for when she actually used her new bey.

"99!" she counted.

"Lift your elbow a little higher," he spoke, adjusting her arm as he did so. "Perfect." He stepped back. "One more. You can do it."

"100!"

"Hey guys," their attention was diverted to Gingka who looked like he had just woken up. "How's it going?" he mumbled drowsily.

"Gingka, it's 3pm," Kiara deadpanned, lowering her launcher.

"Wha-?!" he exclaimed, looking around frantically for a clock. His eyes widened once he finally set his eyes on the clock in the park. "But my clock at home said 10am!" he exclaimed, continuing to ramble on whilst waving his finger around at the park clock, disbelief visible in his eyes and tone of voice.

"Looks like you have a broken clock," Benkei commented, chuckling.

"Hey guys, what are you talking about?" Kenta asked as he approached the rest of them, greeting both Benkei and Kiara individually before standing to look at Gingka, who was still unable to believe it was 3pm. 3:10pm now.

"My guy Gingka over here has a broken clock, Kenta," Kiara explained, looking at the young boy with an expression that conveyed pure confusion. He's been screaming at the clock for the past 11 minutes now. It's so embarrassing. When will it end? she wondered in disbelief.

"Gingka, shut up will you?!" Benkei yelled. "We need to train Kiara so that she can use her bey properly!"

"Oh yeah," Gingka realised, snapping out of his one-sided argument with the park clock and heading towards the three that stood there waiting for him.

"Gingka, sometimes," Kenta began. "Just sometimes, I wonder how we're friends."

"Heyyyy," Gingka frowned. "That's not nice now, is it?"

"Neither was having to witness you argue with an inanimate object for eleven minutes, Mr. Hagane," Kiara interfered jokingly.

"Don't act like you've never argued with an inanimate object before!" Gingka pointed his finger in the girl's face. She crossed her arms, turning her head away from his finger and disagreeing with the red-haired boy. "Well, what about that one time that you..."

"That I what? Huh? That I what?" Kiara retaliated, her gaze shifted back to Gingka.

"That you... um..." Gingka trailed off, unable to come up with something to use against her.

"Ha! That's what I thought."

"THAT ONE TIME THAT YOU YELLED AT THE WASHING MACHINE BECAUSE IT SHREDDED YOUR UNDERWEAR!" he unexpectedly announced, loud enough for people on the other side of the world to hear.

"WHA-?! GINGKA YOU'RE NOT MEANT TO SCREAM THAT TO THE WHOLE JAPANESE POPULATION!"

Unsurprisingly enough, Gingka's words had caught the attention of practically everyone in the park. Just perfect. What an amazing day! Kiara cried internally.

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