Ohayo, ppls! AHHAHAHHAHAHA! Third fic. Not bad, on my own personal scale! Man, being a middle schooler and writing stories constantly can be a real pain in the ass, if you know what I mean. I finished this in two days! WEEE! I think I drank too much coffee again! Whoops! ^.^

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New chapter every Tuesday!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade. I speak the whole truth, nothing but the truth, so help me toaster. ^.^ ON TO ME STORY, MATEYS!!!

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Will You Ever Come Back? Chapter One By: Moon Sunflower 89

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Mariah sniffled and wiped her already red nose with the back of her hand. "How could he do this?" She asked Lee, who was sad at the prospect of losing his best friend.

Ray had been their friend since they were two, and had done everything together: beyblading, playing, and making up new games.

Mariah felt the worst. Was there something she had done to make him leave their home village? She knew she thanked him for the Beyblade lessons; maybe she was too aggressive. Maybe it was because Ray got sick and tired of protecting her from village bullies.

Lee was afraid that he had scared him off. Sure he was mad at Ray and his Grandfather about the whole White Tiger bit beast incident, but Ray had been his friend longer than that, and he wasn't going to let that get in the way of their eleven-year friendship.

Mariah glanced at Lee and said, "Did you do something to make him leave? Did Gary, Kevin, or Bruce do anything to make him mad?"

Lee glanced back at her with an incredulous expression on his face. "Are you kidding me? Ray and I were like brothers. We never would have done anything to intentionally hurt each other."

"Mariah! Lee!" A small green-haired boy came running towards them, a white envelope in his hand.

"What is it, Kevin?" Mariah asked, wondering what the envelope was. Her eyes lit up as she thought that Ray had wrote them.

"A letter from Ray!" He yelled excitedly. "His mom just found it!"

Mariah snatched it from his outstretched hand and tore it open.

"Dear Mariah, Kevin, Lee, and Gary,

I'm sorry I left on such short notice. I needed to do myself some soul searching.

Mariah: I appreciate yesterday for you defending me from Lee, and I know we will meet up again soon! Please do not be angry!

Lee: I'm sorry, but the bit beast was a surprise for me, too. I thought for sure you were going to get it. I promise to take good care of it for you.

Kevin: You need to stop picking fights with Todd and Mark. Those boys are trouble, especially when it comes to Mariah. Please protect her as I have done in the past.

Gary: You need to stop eating so much! You're going to become fat if you don't stop. Keep practicing with your blade; I know you'll get better!

Bruce: Thanks for being a good friend. Maybe you can take my position on the White Tigers. Mariah wanted so much to go to the championships.

I wish you all the best of luck, and when I return, promise you'll be waiting for me.

Love, Ray."

They sat on the stone wall, thinking about the note.

Mariah's face became feral and she wadded the paper into a ball, throwing it into the street. "How dare he? Treating me like I'm a fragile porcelain doll! I can take care of myself!"

"Yeah!" Gary said. "And I don't eat that much!" Mariah, Kevin, Lee, and Bruce sweatdropped as he shoved a jelly donut into his mouth.

"Well, I for one, say good riddance," Mariah said, crossing her arms indignantly. If Ray wants to leave his friends behind and use some lame excuse, she would let him.

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AH-HA! Finito! How'd you like it? Review and tell me!

ON TO CHAPTER TWO! AHAHAHHAHAHHA! *sweatdrops*