Mai flicked a piece of her curly light blue hair out of her eyes as she studied the computer screen of her laptop. She was just finishing analyzing the groups latest opponent, The Slayers. She minimized the analyzing screen and brought up her E-Mail. Mai began typing again, this time to her team members, Kokoro and Ureshii. Mai was the analyzer of the group, Kokoro was by far the best blader, and Ureshii was the most joyful and was the most fun to be around. Together they make up the beyblading team, The Shadowed Glory. Mai clicked send and minimized her Mailbox. She, again, brought up the analyzing window. Mai heard a creak on the steps and her ears flicked backward to catch the sound better. Recognizing it as her mother, she concentrated on the computer screen again. "How's it going?" Mai's mother asked. "Great! I've almost completely finished." Mai answered with a smile. Mai's e-Mail box dinged indicating she had a new Mail. " Well I'm going to bed, goodnight." Mai's mother said and walked back down stairs. "Goodnight!" Mai called after her mother. Mai brought The Mail up again to answer. She read the e-Mail over:

Mai, update. When's our next battle?

Kokoro

Mai replied:

Hey Kokoro. No problem. Our next scheduled battle is Friday the thirteenth, spooky. Well it kind of makes sense, we are The Shadowed Glory, and we are supposed to have all lot of mysteries surrounding us.

Mai

Mai sent that back to Kokoro, and opened up her other e-Mail. This one read:

Top 'o the morning to ya, Mai! Well more Top 'o the night, but oh well. Great news. Nothing related too much to Beyblade but oh well. We're getting a new teacher at school! Yay! Can you guess who? She's replacing. Well hope you guessed right! Mr. Sek, She's replacing Mr. Sek. Her name's Mrs. Trep. It's great having a mother who's a teacher' cuz you get great info!

Ureshii

Mai read it through she couldn't believe it! Mr. Sek was finally getting replaced! She quickly replied:

Yay! Finally! Took them long enough to get rid of him that's for sure. When is Mrs. Trep coming? I'll relay the news onto Kokoro.

Mai

Mai sent the e-Mail and opened the new one from Kokoro:

Thanks, Beybattle on Friday The Thirteenth.

Kokoro

Mai Then relayed the news:

You'll never believe what news Ureshii just told to me! Can you guess? Hope you did! A new teacher is replacing Mr. Sek. Her name is Mrs. Trep. -

Mai

Mai then sent that one. Finally no more e-Mails. At least for now. She closed out of the e-Mail screen and analyzing screen and shut down. It was late, and anyway tomorrow was school.

Mai got up at her usual time, 5:30, got dressed, had breakfast, brushed her teeth, and walked out and over the bridge to get her bike. She and her family lived out in the country but Mai biked to school every day with Kokoro and Ureshii, they were all neighbors. She met Kokoro and Ureshii out on the road. Kokoro nodded in recognition from her place leaning on her bike. "Top 'o the mornin' to ya." Ureshii said, straddling her bike, her spiky silver-with-light-purple-highlights hair blowing in the summer wind. "When did you say the new teacher was coming?" Mai asked Ureshii. "I never said, but she is coming today." Ureshii replied, pushing off to start the ride to school. Mai followed, "Hope she's good with names." Ureshii added. "Yeah." Mai replied.

The rest of the ride to school was filled with random chatter. Well at least between Mai and Ureshii, Kokoro didn't talk much. As soon as they got to school they dismounted their bikes and locked them to the rack. They always walked into school, and everywhere else, together. They all had the same schedule, and lockers next to each other. Their T.A. teacher had been Mr. Sek, but now they had Mrs. Trep.

They walked into homeroom to see their new teacher had bright orange hair, and bright pink eyes. Mrs. Trep was slim and tall, very tall, very slim. "Hello, I'm Mrs. Trep, and you're..." Mrs. Trep said smiling. "Kokoro." "I'm Ureshii!" "And I'm Mai, spelled with an "i". They replied, Mai and Ureshii smiling Kokoro unemotional. "Nice to meet you." Mrs. Trep said shaking their hands. The girls took their seats as Mrs. Trep walked up to the front of the room. "As you know, I am taking Mr.Sek's place here. I am Mrs. Trep." She said. Most of the class rolled their eyes. They already knew who she was; the news had spread like wild fire.

That day in T.A. they mostly sat around chatting and talking about Beyblade, something different. Mr. Sek had always given them lectures about something or another. This was actually fun for a change.

The first bell rang and the Shadowed Glory headed to study hall. They took their seats, and began listening to the other students talk. Study hall, in this school, was definitely not quiet. Everyone was chattering about beybattles, what they did last night, and who knows what else. The girls usually talked about beyblades, with other teams to find out about up-coming opponents. The Shadowed Glory was one of the most popular teams at school, followed closely by The Beyhunters, then The Broken Dawns. One of the team members from The Broken Dawns came up. "Your Beybattle last week was great! I haven't had time to congratulate you yet. I've been really busy," he said. "Thanks! It's fine, we really don't mind." Ureshii replied.

Their next class was Math, at least they didn't have to worry about names in this class, and the teacher remembered them. The homework was easy just sixteen questions for the day. The girls quickly got theirs done and went about their own business for the rest of the class. "All right, see you in a few months! That is if you decide to come and visit. Class dismissed." Their teacher Ms. Aspen called out. The class took off out the door with the girls following behind a little more slowly. The girls were in no hurry to get to social studies today, not like they ever were. The girls really hoped Mrs. Trep would get their names right. "Good morning, Kokoro." Mrs. Trep said. "No, I'm Ureshii, that's Kokoro." Ureshii replied pointing at Kokoro. "Oh, I'm sorry Ureshii, my fault." Mrs. Trep apologized. "It's ok." Ureshii nodded. The Girls took their seats, three across the center of the room. "Good morning class." Mrs. Trep said looking at the students. The answers came back: "Morning." "'Ello." And a few grunts. "Mali could you please get the door for me?" Mrs. Trep asked. "Uh, I'm Darci, that's Mali." Darci thrust her thumb over her shoulder pointing to a light blue haired girl. "Oh, sorry. I'm just learning your names. One of you please get it." Mrs. Trep said looking between the girls. Darci got up, closed the door and walked back to her seat.

The rest of the class went well, although only about three out of the whole class of fourteen got the correct names from Mrs. Trep. The girls walked out of class dazed and miraculously replying to their own names and not someone else's. "Good thing it's going to be summer vacation." Ureshii muttered to Kokoro and Mai. Mai rolled her eyes and Kokoro grunted. The girls put their stuff away and walked to lunch.