Hello! This is my first fanfic. It might be boring, but please try to enjoy it ). Here is the summary:

Set in feudal Japan, a king summons four warriors to stop a thief who stole a precious item from the royal palace. A castle guard, a traveling samurai, a ninja and a village protector are put together in a group, so they can find the precious item. (Inspired by a fan art)

I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: Beyblade characters are © to Takao Aoki

Warnings: Swearing, bits of violence, shounen-ai, and maybe yaoi (If I have the guts to write a lemon scene that is.) a bit of corniness and some characters are ooc... and most of all, it's kind of boring. (I'll try to make it better!)


Under a Cherryblossom tree - Chapter 01: Thief!

Guards were everywhere. They roamed the city, the palace, even the forests. They did this so they could protect their loved ones in the cities.

Most guards were in the city and forest, so only a few were in the castle.

A man dressed in black, jumped in the shadows. When the man got to his destination, he smirked.

'Too easy.'

He thought to himself as he walked up the steps and into a locked up room. With a swipe of his katana 1, the lock was broken.

Suddenly, guards popped out of nowhere and attacked the intruder.

Unfortunately for the guards, they were only able to rip off the symbol on the man's clothes. The thief killed every one there, mercilessly.

The thief chuckled as he took the treasure and went out through the window. Like he said, this was too easy.

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At sunrise, the king woke up, got dressed and went for breakfast. The king was a kind and happy man, his name was Dickenson. He wasn't selfish or cruel at all. The laws he made were never too harsh nor too light.

During his peaceful breakfast, suddenly, a servant ran in, huffing and puffing.

"What is wrong?" He asked.

"The- the treasure! It's stolen!" The servant exclaimed.

The king immediately dropped his eating utensils and quickly ran towards the treasure room. Like what the servant said, the royal treasure was stolen. He was also horrified that a lot of his guards were lying there, dead. Soon, the king ordered all the nobles for a meeting. A very urgent and important meeting.

"Is it true? Is the treasure really stolen?" One of the nobles, asked.

"Sadly, it is." The king replied.

"How?" Another noble shouted.

"It seems that there was a thief," The king took out a piece of cloth from his sleeve, "I found this while investigating."

"I-isn't that the symbol of the Izukashi organization? Wasn't the leader killed 17 years ago?" Another noble exclaimed.

"It seems there is a new leader, the father of the former leader decided to rule again, since their heir ran away." The king answered.

"What should we do?"

"Well?" The nobles were getting impatient.

"I know. I will send Hiwatari-san 2." The king answered.

"But why him? He's just a guard!"

"Yes, I know, but guards could fight too. Now send him here."

"Yes." A servant bowed and ran off.

"But just sending Hiwatari-san won't be enough." One of the king's advisors told him.

"Why not?" The king asked.

"You see, last night, the treasure was heavily guarded. If the man was able to take out all of the guards there that night, he must've been really strong and sneaky. That's why I want you to send large group to help Hiwatari-san." The advisor explained.

"No." The king started, "If we go in large groups, the enemies would see us."

The chief/head advisor stood there, deep in thought, "Milord, I think it would be wise to send a warrior from each of the villages that have sacred spirits protecting them. For example, our village has the 'Suzaku'2.5."

"Hmmm...good idea. It would help that a sacred spirit is guiding us. Alright! Send the notices!"

Another servant bowed and went to do her work.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a man with two tones of blue hair arrived. At the front of his hair was grayish blue, while his back was dark blue. His crimson coloured eyes were beautiful, but deadly, they were enough to scare off a group of men. On his left ear, there was a crimson coloured earring 3. He wore a summer kimono top 4, which was crimson, only the end was binded together with the crimson red hakama 5 pants with a crimson cloth. Because the top part of the kimono wasn't binded, his chest was shown off. His sleeves were empty because his arms were crossed in front of his chest, under the kimono 6 and over the bandages (will be explained why he has those). He wore wooden sandals 7 without any socks.

On the left side of his hip, being held by the cloth was a katana. To finish off his appearance, two blue triangles were painted on both sides of his face. (I drew a picture: www dot i6.photobucket dot com/albums/y246/xXJessicaLuXx/Kai.jpg I'm such a bad artist... -- It's kind of hard to see Kai's arms because they blend in with the bandages. The reason the sleeves are shorter than the length of his arm is because some kimonos are like that.)

"You needed me?"


Yay! Part 1 is finished! ) Sorry it's so short. I hope you look forward to reading part 02. Sayonara 8!

Current Progress: Finished part 01, starting on Part 02.

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Translations:

1 katana – a Japanese sword. The blade is a bit curved, go on google/yahoo and search 'katana' on images to see what it looks like.

2 –san – used to put after someone's name if you're not close to them. Also, do you know who 'Hiwatari-san' is now? p

2.5 (don't ask about the 2.5...) Suzaku – that is Kai's bit beast in Japanese. English Dranzer, but I think all of you knew that already ;)

3 Left ear, crimson coloured earring - I think in one point of the series, Kai had a red earring...? And if he didn't, then the earring is just an addition to his appearance in this story )

4 For kimonos, I think there were ones for summer and one for the fall/winter. The summer one was thin, while the fall/winter one was a bit thicker.

5 Its mostly men who wear hakama pants. Go on google/yahoo and search to see what it looks like. (Note: that sentence was really long! Sorry if it doesn't make sense!)

6 I think in the fan art, that was what Kai was wearing.

7 Wooden sandals are usually worn when you are wearing a kimono.

8 Sayonara – Means goodbye in Japanese.