4. A kiss and the festivals

Tala looked astonished at Jade, who was still snuggling against his side
"Interesting story, and the others were blown away too.
You seem to be good at lying. "
“Looks like it.” She purred and whispered to him:
"But you don't quite believe it yet. At the back of the cotton candy stand there are two more ..."
"Well ..." said Tala, pulled her to him, turned her face to his and ... kissed her!
Jade looked at him totally amazed, but then closed her eyes, relaxed and enjoyed the kiss. Tala gently peeled his lips away from hers. Jade kept her eyes closed for a moment and enjoyed the feeling that danced inside her. When she opened her eyes again, Tala looked in the direction of the booth, with his typically cold expression. “They are gone,” he said and let go of her. “Let's pick up the others.” Jade stopped for a moment. Somehow she felt betrayed.Then she followed him quickly so that he wouldn't notice.

Ian and Bryan were already walking towards them. Jade was strangely relieved.
Somehow she found it a little uncomfortable to be alone with Tala.
"Look, Jade!" Ian called out to her and waved something in the air.
"What is it?" she asked.
Bryan grinned: "Ian found trading cards from us. And now he admires his picture." Ian looked at him indignantly. Jade grabbed the cards and examined them.
"Phew, wasn lucky!" she beamed and handed it back to Ian. This looked at her slightly confused. “What is happiness?” “That I'm not there. That means that I can move freely.
That means I can go shopping without being talked about from the side.
And I don't get death threats from hysterical fans. "She was happy but mumbled softly," Besides, he doesn't know where to look. "
For a moment she looked sad but immediately smiled again."Then let's collect Spencer and I'll show you what the festivals are ..."

The long, splendid avenue was lined with smaller groups that stood around the Beyblade arenas. "The competitions go on here for two weeks, so until the world championship begins. In the end, the winner is chosen who has come through all the fights and has won against the others who have also made it. But mostly there are never more than five . Here, however, it is not the team that counts, but the individual. So everyone has a chance. "Jade explained as she led the Demolition Boys down the avenue. "In between, internationally famous music groups perform, and there are stalls everywhere where you can really buy anything.
Some stands are also from the BBA, you can win something here, depending on how well you fought. There are the beginners' stands and the professional stands. And with them there are really valuable things to fight for."She stopped abruptly and went to a stand behind which an old man was sitting.
"Theirs ?! What are you doing here?" the man behind the booth rubbed his eyes, but then came out and hugged her. "Unbelievable, is that really you, Lark? It's been so long since you and your sister moved away from the village to become Beyblade World Champions! Tell me, how is Minerva, and Lilli?
And where is Cécile? I never thought I'd see you guys apart. "
The old man looked confused. Jade's cheeks turned slightly reddish and you could see her embarrassment. "Um, what do you think if you watch a few fights?" she turned to the boys who had watched the scene more than perplexed. Something was wrong with her eyes. Her expression did not match the radiant happiness. Tala nodded and Ian, Bryan and Spencer followed him.
"I'm afraid I'll have to explain a lot to them afterwards."She mumbled and turned back to theirs." You already knew it. "She sighed.
Their expression was serious. "Yes, I've known for a long time. I'm only here to tell you to come back to the village immediately. Your visions of the World Championships were acceptable and useful because they prepared you for later missions. But now there are two People died and bystanders were injured!
The village council doesn't want to lose you too, "he said urgently," Is that why you threw hints around yourself? "Jade asked tonelessly." Listen, Celîr, what you do is praiseworthy, but it's none of our business. We have other goals. I don't want to hurt you, but you will come back with me right away. And Cécile too. Tell me where she is "Deren demanded," I'll think about it. See you, theirs. "Jade turned on his heel. Heren wanted to grab her arm, but thought better of it.He wanted to attract as little attention as possible.