Hi everyone! This is another random idea I had that wanted to be written down. I didn't plan for this to be a Tyson/Hilary originally, but that's what it turned into. Anyway, I hope you like this two-shot. Read & Review!

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade and Twilight belongs to Stephanie Meyer.

Hilary groaned and nearly smashed her head against her desk in frustration. For the last couple of weeks, almost all the school was abuzz about the novel Twilight. The reasons were divided among gender lines, but the reaction was the same: joyous obsession. From what she could tell, the girls loved it because it was a love story, a love story featuring a vampire, but a love story all the same. The boys didn't seem to be as into it, but a good number read it anyway, either because they thought Edward, the hero, was cool, or because they wanted to befriend the girls so they could possibly get a girlfriend.

This is so pathetic. It's just a book.

Hilary had learned to keep her opinions to herself after hearing of the attacks that disgruntled fans, Twitards as they were called, had perpetrated against others, some of which were against the law.

Many of the girls had asked her if she read the book, or if she thought Edward was hot. Twilight had been made into a movie and the actor that played Edward, Robert Pattinson, had the girls going crazy. Hilary had to admit that Robert was very attractive, but when she told the girls that she hadn't read the book or seen the movie, they called her ignorant or delusional. Hilary was tempted to go off many times, but she held her tongue for her own safety.

This craze isn't going to go away anytime soon, so I guess I'd better at least read the book and see what all the fuss is about.

The lunch bell rang and Hilary sighed in relief. She got up and ran for the cafeteria. Her classmates and friends Kenny and Tyson stared after her with confused looks on their faces. Following her to the cafeteria, Tyson turned to Kenny who had taken out a copy of Twilight.

"Chief, why are you reading that book? What's so great about it?"

"Stephanie Meyer has done a wonderful job of illustrating the ideal romance and while her research skills could use some work, on a purely linguistic level, she is a great writer," he said.

Tyson rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Is something wrong with Hilary? She seemed to be in a hurry."

"She's probably just hungry," Kenny said.

"I guess."

Tyson and Kenny sat down with Hilary, who was silently eating her food. She didn't acknowledge their presence, though she knew they were there. Tyson looked over at her, worried. Hilary looked tired and out of it.

"Hil, are you okay?" he asked.

Hilary looked up and turned to him. "I've just got a headache, that's all."

"Maybe you should go to the nurse," he suggested.

"No, I'm fine," she said, smiling at him in an attempt to convince him.

"If you say so. If it gets worse, I'll take you to the nurse's office okay?"

"Thanks."

Though she would never admit it, Hilary had a crush on Tyson and to her delight, they had been getting along a lot better in recent months. Since he seemed to be concerned, she decided to tell Tyson the source of her headache and her frustration.

"Tyson, have you read Twilight yet?" she asked.

"Nope and I probably never will. It seems like just another sappy romance," he said.

"You just don't understand the depth of emotion in this book, Tyson," Kenny said.

Tyson didn't answer, he just shrugged his shoulders.

"Anyway, since practically everyone is talking about this book and since the girls are constantly asking me about it, I've decided to read it so that people can leave me alone about it."

"Is that why you have a headache?" Tyson asked.

"Yeah. I'm sick of hearing about it and I'm sick of being asked if I've read the book or seen the movie or if I think Robert Pattinson is hot!" she said, as she slammed her fist on the table.

Tyson's expression turned agitated. He knew that Robert was the guy who played Edward in the movie, since the girls always talked about and showed pictures of him.

"…Do you think he's hot?" Tyson asked, feeling silly as soon as the question left his mouth. He didn't know why he even cared.

Hilary looked at him, confused. "Well, yes I think he's very attractive. Why would you ask that?"

Tyson blushed. "No reason…" he said, turning away from her. For some reason, Tyson suddenly felt a strong urge to track down the Twilight star and strangle him.

Later that day, Hilary was at the local bookstore and there was a small section devoted to Twilight. She picked up a book and went to the counter.

"Twilight huh? Everyone seems to be buying that book lately," the cashier said.

After she got the book, Hilary went to her own house rather than the Granger dojo and began reading.

"Okay, Bella moves to Forks with her parents…goes to school…meets Edward…who dazzles women?" she said, looking confused. "So a vampire just has to look at a girl and she instantly goes gaga for him? Okay…He saves Bella. Well, he has super strength and speed, clearly."

She read on until the meadow scene.

"Wait a minute, he has no fangs? What kind of a vampire has no fangs?"

As she went further, Hilary became more agitated by what she learned of Stephanie Myer's lack of research on vampires as well as the monotonous description of Edward's beauty.

"So Edward, who is supposed to be a vampire, has no fangs, somehow has managed to resist the natural compulsion to drink human blood, which he cannot do as he has no fangs, all because of Bella, who is more ditzy and clumsy than Tyson? What kind of vampire romance story is this?"

Hilary continued to read until she was half-way through the book and slammed it shut, unable to stand the blatant bastardization of the legend of vampires or the perfectly imperfect characteristics of the protagonists.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Her mother answered it.

"Hilary, Tyson is here to see you!" she called.

What could Tyson be doing here? Hilary thought.

Tyson came into her room and stood in the doorframe. "How come you didn't come to practice?" he asked.

"I'm sorry Tyson, I got so wrapped up in reading Twilight that I forgot," she answered.

He looked a little dejected. "So I guess that means you really like it, huh?"

"Oh no, I hate it. I just barely get through the first half of the book," Hilary said.

"Really? What's so bad about it?" He went over and sat down next to her on the bed.

"Well, for starters, Stephanie Meyer knows almost nothing about traditional vampires. Edward has no fangs, he can't transform into anything, he doesn't drink human blood, but instead he kills animals and drinks their blood, and he can't even do that technically because of the lack of fangs. This is the worst part though. In lieu of a transformation, when Edward enters the sunlight, he doesn't die like most vampires do, he sparkles."

Tyson burst out laughing after she finished. "A sparkling vampire? Oh man, that's rich!"

"That's not all that's wrong with this sad excuse of a vampire novel. Bella is the worst example of a heroine I've ever seen. She ditzy, clumsy and is completely void of common sense. She's always putting herself in danger and has to constantly be saved by Edward. She's your typical damsel in distress."

"I'm glad you're not like that," Tyson said.

"Well thank you," Hilary said, smiling at the bluenette

Though I wouldn't mind being your knight in shining armor every once in a while he added mentally.

"What else do you have a problem with?" Tyson asked.

"This is supposed to be a romance story. I see that Edward cares about Bella, but she seems to be more obsessed with him rather than in love with him," she answered.

"Can't it be both?" he asked and then added, "I mean, if you really love someone, aren't you gonna be a little obsessed with them?"

"You know, I kind of get what you mean, but obsession and love generally don't mix. If you love a person, you cherish them and put their feelings before yours. If you're obsessed with someone, you see them as yours and will do anything to have them, regardless of the other person's feelings or any negative consequences."

"I guess you're right."

"In Bella's case, the two might mix. Edward's behavior does not say romance to me, though. He watches Bella while she sleeps. The girls at our school seem to think it's cute. I think it's creepy and makes Edward look like a stalker. He follows her literally everywhere she goes. I don't care how deep a guy's feelings are, I would not want him breathing down my neck all the time."

"Well, what do you call your constant nagging then?" Tyson asked, smirking.

"That's not breathing down your neck, that's trying to instill some discipline in you," Hilary said.

"Hey, I've been doing this for three years Hil, so I think I have discipline," he said, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"In beyblading maybe, but definitely not in school," she shot back.

Tyson opened his mouth to retort, but decided against it, not really wanting to argue with her. She was right after all, about the school part at least.

Hilary continued. "Anyway, Bella actually wants to become a vampire, apparently out of love for Edward. I will give Meyer some credit for characterizing Edward as someone with virtue. He refuses to grant Bella's incredibly stupid wish, because vampires are the undead and as such, if and when they die, their souls automatically go to Hell."

"Anything else happen in the book?" Tyson asked.

"Not really, from what I've read, though now that you mention it, there is one other minor annoyance." Hilary said. "The book is in first person from Bella's point of view and throughout a good portion of the novel, there are passages that describe how beautiful she thinks Edward is. After seeing Robert Pattinson, I can understand why Bella is so fixated on his looks, but still, it gets tedious after a while."

Tyson was beginning to get annoyed at the mention of Robert and his looks. Note to self, if you ever meet Robert Pattinson, have tranquilizers and a silencer rifle handy.

He put on a fake smile and turned to Hilary. "Well, thanks for the heads-up. Now that I know the basics of Twilight, I know not to read it."

"You're welcome, I suppose. Now that I've read it, I can give an honest opinion about the book when someone asks me about it. I just hope that I don't get assaulted."

"Assaulted? Hil, why would you be afraid of being beat up for stating your opinion?" Tyson asked, looking at her with a mixture of confusion and concern.

"Well, this may sound silly, but ever since this Twilight fad started, I've heard about and read about attacks on people by obsessed Twilight fans. Some of the stories I've heard amounted to attempted murder," Hilary told him, looking anxious.

"Oh come on Hilary, I don't think anyone's that into the book or the movie," he said.

The brunette sighed. "Maybe I am overreacting a little bit," she said, not looking at Tyson.

Seeing that she was still uneasy, Tyson spun Hilary around to face him. "Look, if it'll make you feel better, tomorrow at school, I'll stay with you the whole day, so that when and if anyone asks you about the book, I'll be there just in case things get out of hand. How's that sound?" He gave her a reassuring smile.

"That sounds great. You'd really do that for me?"

"Of course I would. We're friends and that's what friends do for each other."

"That really means a lot to me Tyson. Thank you," Hilary said, beaming at him.

"Don't mention it."