Hey, everyone! This is my new story Love Prevails! YAY!!! I've been thinking about this one for a while so I hope you all like it! It's got some of my own characters, Aliya and Zettelina (who is kind of like halfway owned by Tikytikytavvi101). I really hope that you all like this story. I want to keep writing it. So please read it and review when you're done!

Me: I'm really excited for this story, you guys.

Ray: Yea, me too.

Kai: Yea, me NOT.

Me: What? Kai, why not?

Kai: Um, because.

Me: Okay (laughs nervously), let's get back to my amazing new story. I do not own Beyblade or any of its characters...unfortunately. So yea...HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

CHAPTER ONE

"Aliya! Zettie! Time to get up, girls!"

I groaned and slowly opened my eyes to the sun shining through my window. I sat up reluctantly and turned to look at my sister across the room. Whatever wasn't covered by her messy dark purple hair was covered by her blankets. I sighed and yawned, stretching my back.

"Zettie," I said, my voice cracking. "Time to get up."

"Mmmm," was her reply, followed by a muffled, "Five more minutes."

I turned back to the window. The sky was a clear blue with only a few clouds in sight. Then I saw him. He lived a few houses down the road from us. He was plowing some of his father's field. I smiled and felt myself blushing. He was 19 and a good friend of my brother, Kai. He was so cute with his long black hair tied back out of his face. Sweat glistened off of his broad chest, the muscles in his arms rippling with every push of the plow. I sighed as I stared dreamily at him.

"God, Aliya, are you trying to burn a whole in him or something? Your eyes are going to pop right out of your head if you keep staring like that," Zettie said groggily, pulling me from my daydream. She rubbed her violet eyes, trying to wake up.

I turned to her and said, "What? I was not-"

"Yes, you were. Don't worry," she said, standing up and making her way towards the door, "you'll be able to touch him as much as you want on your wedding night." She grinned as my face turned as red as a tomato.

"Zettelina! Don't say such things!" I exclaimed, jumping up and following her. "He hasn't asked me to marry him, anyway."

She opened the door and grinned. "That doesn't mean you haven't thought about it, Aliya, you naughty girl."

I gasped. "I am not naughty!" But she had already shut the door. I pouted over to my wardrobe and pulled out my favorite red dress. I changed out of my nightclothes and laid the dress on my bed, along with a corset and some stockings. "Mother!" I yelled. "I need your help, please!" I glanced out the window and saw Ray on his way back inside. A smile came to my face just at the sight of him. I saw him turn his head toward our house. His eyes came to my window, where I was standing, staring and in just my under-things. I quickly jumped out of the way, my face once again tomato red.

"What is it darling? If you don't get moving, you'll be late," she said, tying the corset around my waist. She tied it nice and tight and helped me slip my dress over my head. I glanced at my reflection in our mirror. A very ample amount of cleavage was showing. 'This should get his attention,' I thought. I slipped on my stockings and shoes. I brushed my long brown hair and took one last look before heading downstairs. I met Zettelina on my way down.

"You better hurry," I told her.

"Yea, I know. I don't need two mothers, you know."

I stuck my tongue out in response.

She turned at our doorway and said, "Oh, Aliya, he's going to be totally staring at your chest all day long, along with every other boy that sees you."

"Zettie!" I replied as she entered the room and shut the door. I continued down the steps, a small smile on my face.

"Kai, get in here and clean up. Breakfast is ready."

"Coming, mom," I called back. I set the plow against the shed and grabbed my shirt. I wiped the sweat from my face. I saw Ray a few houses down on his way inside. "Hey," I called.

He turned and waved, "Hey, man." I noticed Ray look up at Aliya's window and then look away quickly. I smirked and he said, "What?"

"Nothing," I replied. "I'll see you later." I opened the door and walked inside, the smell of bacon and hotcakes hitting me.

"Smells good, ma," I said, reaching for a strip of sizzling bacon. She swatted my hand away.

"Don't even think about it before washing up, Kai," she scolded.

I rolled my eyes and headed to the wash basin. I heard Aliya coming down the stairs. She walked a lot quieter than Zettelina did. I grabbed a nearby towel, dried my face, and turned around. My eyes popped wide open for a second, but I quickly regained my neutral expression before she saw my shock. Her breasts were popping out of the top of her dress. 'She can't wear that,' I thought. 'She's only 16! What is she thinking?'

"Good morning, Kai," she said, a sweet smile spread across her tanned face, her bright blue eyes sparkling.

"Why are you so happy?" I asked.

"What? I can't be happy about a new day?"

"No."

"Oh. Well. I am."

I turned and sat at the table, grabbing 5 hotcakes and 6 strips of bacon. "Kai, save some for everyone else," mother scolded again.

"Fine." I put one piece of bacon back as Aliya sat down. Five minutes later, Zettie appeared, tossing a piece of bacon in her mouth. She pulled out a chair and sat next to Aliya. Her hair was thankfully combed and pinned back out of her face, for once. She was wearing a light green dress with black lace on the hems and short black gloves. She glanced at Aliya's outfit and then back at me. I smiled knowingly and looked down at my food, stuffing a bite of hotcake into my mouth.

"I need you three to take the wagon and head to town today," mother said, sitting down next to me.

"To town? But that takes forever, mom!" Zettie complained.

"It's only a 3 hour ride, darling. You can make do," she reasoned. Zettie groaned. Mother continued, "I need you to pick up some flour, eggs, pork, carrots, and a few other things. Girls, I need some thread for mending and some fabric for new curtains in the living room."

"Okay, mom," Aliya agreed, with a smile. "We'd be glad to."

Zettie mumbled, "Suck up." Aliya frowned at her and Zettie just continued eating.

I said, "Hey, mom, we need new shears for harvesting."

"What happened to the old ones?"

"They got ran over by the plow this morning."

"Kai. You need to pick up those things. We don't have money to just throw around like that. Your father has been working very hard up north to send us money to get by. Here's money, then, for everything on this list, new shears, and a little extra for new dresses for you girls and some new slacks and a shirt for you, Kai."

"I thought we didn't have money to just throw around?" I asked.

Mother replied, "Don't smart mouth me, Kai. You need these clothes. Your old ones are getting…well…old. You should leave right after breakfast. It's eight o' clock now so I will expect you home by nine o' clock tonight."

"Yes, mama," Aliya replied sweetly. Zettie rolled her eyes and got a swift hand slap from mother. I nearly choked on my bacon.

"Let's go, Aliya, you look fine," I yelled at her from inside the wagon. I chose to sit in the back so I could lean against the side of the wagon and not have horse butt right in my face. Also because I knew Aliya hated sitting in the back because it was "dirty." So I decided to be a little nice for once. Yay me.

"I'm coming, I'm coming. Don't get your knickers in a twist, all right?" she answered, walking toward the wagon and climbing to the front seat. Kai jumped up beside her and started the horses. We bounced off.

"God, I'm going to have the biggest bruise on my butt when we get back home tonight," I said.

Aliya turned to me and replied, "Must you be so vulgar all of the time?"

"Yes, I must." Zettie smirked as Aliya just humphed.

Then I heard a thud. We all turned and looked at the disgruntled pile of person laying beside me. The person sat up and said, "Ow. That didn't go as well as planned."

"Ray? What are you doing? Do you want to kill yourself?" Aliya exclaimed, her face flaming.

"Not really. I'd like to live to be married at least," he replied with a knowing smile toward Kai.

I glanced between the two of them. "What are you smiling about?"

"Oh, nothing that concerns you," Kai remarked.

Aliya still wasn't over the fact that Ray had just jumped into the back of our wagon. "Are you sure you're okay?" she asked him.

"I'm perfectly alright, Liya," he said, smiling brightly at her, which just made her cheeks burn even more. It was quite amusing, actually.

Ray asked, "Oh, right. Where are you heading?"

"To town," I told him.

"Right. I need to pick up a few things for pa anyway. Might as well hitch a ride, huh?"

"Are you planning on paying us back in some way for dragging you around with us? You're making our horses work extra hard," Kai told him.

"I thought my company would be enough of a payment. Don't you think my company should more than pay back the extra work of your horses, Liya?" he asked her.

She looked down at her shoes and replied, "Yes, I think so." She looked up and smiled at him. I was no longer able to tell her dress apart from her face.

We rode along in silence for the next few minutes, occasionally chatting about little things we saw on the side of the road. It was about an hour into the trip when Kai said, "I'm getting tired. Ray, do you want to lead the horses for a while?"

"Sure," Ray answered standing and walking carefully to the front. He stepped over the side and had to stand right up against Aliya as Kai handed him the reins and climbed into the back with me, then he sat down beside her.

Kai looked at me and nodded his head toward them with a smile. I made kissing faces and Kai snorted.

"What are you two doing back there?" Ray asked.

"Nothing you need to know about," I told him.

I started getting really warm as Ray sat next to me, his leg right up against mine. He looked unbelievably amazing right now. Zettie and Kai started talking again and he whispered, "Isn't this an amazing view?"

I glanced forward and winced. Horse butts. "Not really," I answered. He chuckled.

"I like your dress."

I smiled. "Thanks."

"So do you mind if I kind of just follow you around town today? I'd rather walk with someone then be by myself. That way no one I don't know will come up and talk to me."

I blushed. He really wanted to walk me around town? How sweet! "Why don't you walk with Kai?"

He grinned and put his arm around my shoulder. My skin grew hot at his touch. He leaned in and whispered in my ear, "Just between you and me. I like you a lot more than Kai." Then he kissed my cheek. I could feel my face burn bright red as his lips touched my cheek. He didn't move his arm, either. He kept it around my shoulder, pulling me tight to him. My smile never left my face.

"Hey, watch it, Ray. I'm right here," Kai warned from the back.

"Don't worry, Kai, I'll be good," Ray replied, still grinning. He winked at me and whipped the reins again.

It was about a half hour later that I started to get tired. My head kept bobbing forward and my eyes wouldn't stay open. I tried to stay awake, but sleep soon overtook me, my head lolling back against Ray's shoulder. I felt his grip tighten on me before I was totally asleep.

"Liya," I whispered into her ear. "We're here."

She didn't move. I had to try hard not to laugh. She was still asleep and so was my shoulder. I leaned in and gently kissed her just in the corner of her lips. A smile appeared on her face, but she didn't wake up. I was about to kiss her again when-

"Aliya! Get your tired butt up! We're here!" Zettie yelled. Liya jumped up and nearly fell off the wagon seat. I grabbed her and started laughing.

"Zettie, you're horrible! Why would you do such a thing?" Aliya whined, rubbing her eyes and stretching a little.

Zettelina replied, "I only woke you up, Liya. You were practically drooling on Ray's shoulder, anyway."

Aliya gasped and turned to me, her face yet again bright red. It must be me that makes her so nervous all the time. She only turns red when it has to do with me, anyway. She asked, "I wasn't really drooling on you, was I?"

"No. My arm fell asleep, but it's okay. All for a good cause," I replied and winked at her. She smiled and turned away.

Kai split up the tasks and we all went our separate ways. I jogged up beside Aliya and grabbed her hand, entwining my fingers with hers. "Where to, milady?"

I opened the door to the grocery store and a little bell rung. The plump gray-haired lady behind the counter smiled and welcomed, "Good morning, young lady."

"Good morning," I replied. I started looking for all the stuff we needed: flour, corn, eggs, milk, and a few other things. The bell rang again and I turned to see who had entered. A tall man with a black hat walked in, taking his hat off to reveal blond hair. He smiled at the lady behind the counter. I guess you could say he was cute and his smile was nice. "Hello, Mrs. Norberry. And how are you on this fine morning?" he asked her.

"I'm fine, Mr. Gianny. And you, sir?"

"Never better." He turned and his eyes met mine. I blushed from having been staring and quickly turned away. I picked up an ear of corn and looked it over. I felt him walking closer and tried to ignore him. Before I knew it, he was right in front of me.

"Hello, there. I couldn't help but notice you staring at me before and just wanted to know your name," he said smoothly, lifting my hand and kissing it. I grimaced. 'Is this guy for real?' I thought.

"How nice," I replied and walked toward the flour. I heard him laugh and he followed me, picking up a bag of flour as well. I sighed. "Can I help you, sir?"

"Actually, yes. I was wondering if you would do me the honor of joining me for lunch."

"Um, how can I put this? Uh, no. Thanks anyway." I put the flour under my arm along with the bag of corn and walked over to the eggs. He was beside me in no time.

"Can I at least have your name, miss? I won't be able to sleep tonight if I do not know the name of the beautiful girl in my dreams." He smiled and leaned on the shelf. I rolled my eyes and said, "Zettelina."

"Oh, how exquisite! A beautiful name for a beautiful girl."

"Thanks for the compliment, sir, but I have a lot to do," I told him, looking up at him, but not smiling.

"Well, you're the first girl I've met that hasn't fallen at my feet. I'm intruiged!"

"Thanks for the statistic, sir, but I really must be going." I turned and set my things down on the counter to pay.

"I hope to see you again, Zettelina," he said, placing a hand on my shoulder. I shrugged it off and watched him walk out of the store. I rolled my eyes again, paid the lady my money, and left.

"So what do you think?" I asked as I stepped out of the dressing room in a blue dress with lace on the hems and a low neckline.

"Wow," was all he could say.

"Um, I actually need help zipping it all the way up," I said, blushing and turning around to show him. I heard him get up and walk over. He grabbed the zipper and rested his other hand on my bare skin, sending a shiver down my spine. He leaned closer and I felt his breath on my neck. I closed my eyes as he whispered in my ear, "All done." I quickly opened my eyes, blushing again. I turned to face him and twirled in the dress.

"It looks amazing. The blue matches perfectly with your eyes," he said, smiling. He looked into my eyes and I couldn't help smiling back.

"Wow, nice dress, sis," Zettie said, walking over. "I think Ray likes it." That made me blush again. Gosh, all this blood rushing to my face all the time can't be good for me.

I went back into the dressing room to change back into my red dress. "Just keep your hands where they should be and not where they shouldn't, okay? And don't hurt her," I heard Zettie say. I came out, the dress draped over my arm, and went to the desk to pay. Ray came and put his arm around my shoulders and said, "Let's go get some lunch."

"Okay," I replied, smiling from ear to ear. Zettie gave Ray a look as we left the store.

5 HOURS LATER (so at like 6:00 PM)

"What's wrong, Kai? What's taking so long down there? We need to leave now if we're going to make it home on time," Zettie observed.

"Yes, I'm aware of that. But something is wrong with the front axel," I informed her. I got down on my hands and knees to get a closer look. Then I saw the problem. "Okay, big problem. The axel is cracked. A big crack. If we start riding in this, it will break. And we will die."

"We will not die, Kai Hiwatari," Zettie replied, rolling her eyes.

"Well, you get my point. We can't leave in this. We'll just have to stay here until we can get it fixed. We'll need to get a letter to mother. We should be able to have it ready to go by tomorrow," I told him, looking the crack over again.

Zettie sighed. "Whatever. I'll go find someone who'll be traveling to our town tonight." I jumped out of the wagon and walked away.

"Well, where are we going to sleep then? I don't think we have enough money for good boarding," Aliya said.

"We'll find something," Ray replied, putting an arm around her shoulders.

"Excuse me, miss," the man said as I fell to the ground. "I'm terribly sorry- why! Zettelina! How truly lovely it is to see you again. You have truly made my day." He smiled and helped me up.

"Thanks," I said. I started walking again, but he came in step beside me.

"Where are you off to in such a hurry?" he asked.

"I have to find someone who is going to my town tonight," I told him.

"What town?"

"Yorkshire."

"What a conicidence! I'm traveling through Yorkshire tonight on my way to Jacksonville."

"Oh. Great. Well, would you be able to drop a letter off at my house on your way?"

"Surely. Hey, I have a swell idea. Why don't

"Okay." I gave him the note and had to tell him where we live, unfortuneately. "Well, thank you very much, Mr.-"

"No, please call me Enrique."

"Mr. Enrique." He laughed and I grimaced a smile back and walked away.

Me: HEY!!! Hope you liked it! Please R&R everyone! I want to know what you think!!! Or thought...or whatever. SOOOO just flick the little GO button and type up a little response okay? THANKS SO MUCH! I love you all!!! XD