Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. Although I really wish I could own Rei…or Kai. Yeah I could definitely settle for Kai… as long as it's not his uke version from V-Force. Cause in that one he's prettier than I am…I always wondered how he went from buff to pretty boy…

Sarah comes bursting into the kitchen interrupting my conversation with her mother: Lyn! Lyn you've gotta do something about this!

Me: About what?

Sarah as she drags me to her room and sits me at her computer: This!

Me: .:Blinks:. It's fanfiction... you do realize that I can read this stuff at home right?

Sarah stomps her feet and starts huffing at me: No! Look at the category!

Me: .:Blinks again:. It's Beyblade…and I care why? .:glares suspiciously:. I'm not doing a Beyblade/HP fic. Not gonna happen, no way! I get enough people harassing me to finish ANN and ARTS, not to mention those that want a sequel for WASFE.

Sarah: Lyn! I don't want an HP fic! Look at the pitiful amount of Rei/Takao fics!

Me: …you do realize I have no idea who the hell you're talking about, right?

Sarah: .:Glare:.

Same time the next day (aka: the Beyblade refresher course from hell…)

Me: Okay, I admit they'd make a cute couple. But what am I supposed to do about it? I can't force people to start writing stories for a finished series revolving around a couple with so few innuendos that you have to squint and make leaps of logic to-

Sarah: .:Glare:.

Me: .:Giant sweat drop:. Haha, gotcha. A Rei/Takao fic. I'll get right on that…sooooooo. Any particular plot you want?

And that ladies and gentlemen is how I got roped into writing a Beyblade fic. Direct any flames to my cousin Sarah, who conveniently doesn't have her own account. (P.S. If you write some Rei/Takao fics I might actually survive her wrath and move back onto my HP/Naruto fics.)


"Takao…are you sure you want to do this?"

The bluenette gave a wane smile to the boy, though he never turned away from the battle taking place in front of him. "Yeah Maxie. I can't blade forever ya know. If I do no one'll ever get the chance to win the title," he said finally facing him and gracing the blonde with a cheeky wink.

Max turned to look at the crowd that was cheering as their former team-mates Rei and Kai duked it out in the beystadium, the cameras giving a close-up of the action taking place as they watched from one of the stadium's entrances. "But I just don't want it to end like this!" He exclaimed.

Takao chuckled. "It's not ending Max! We're not going to stop being friends or anything right?"

Max frowned as he turned to look into his best friends eyes, his own watering with unshed tears. Takao could sense it was taking all of the boy's control not to glomp him and sob his heart out in front of all the people watching. "No! We'll always be friends, I just thought…"

"So tell me then. How'd you think this would end up?" The Dragoon wielder asked with a slightly bitter smile.

Max sighed as he watched Dranzer knocked Rei's Driger back to the rim of the dish. "I dunno. I guess I thought we'd get our happy endings y'know? That we'd retire together, as a team. Not broken like we are now. That you and Rei'd fall deeply in love and live happily ever after, and I'd find my own prince charming, and Kai would watch over all of us like the big brother he had become. Too much to ask for?"

Takao laughed softly, his eye's brightening. "No. Not really. But we can't change the past Maxie. Rei and Kai made their choices, they chose to go back to their old teams once again-"

"Yeah but they could have at least told us this time!"

"Like I said we can't change the past. They made their choice. You should cut Kai some slack though, he at least told us he'd be leaving this time. And as for me and Rei," Takao gave a pained smile. "I told him how I felt. You can't make someone fall in love with you. I'm just glad I was able to tell him. Now I won't always be wondering what if…"

"Still! He could have given it a chance! Not used some bullshit story about wanting to find his one and only mate-"

"It's not bullshit!" Takao said shooting his friend a fierce glare. "Kaa-san's journal said that nekojins have actual mates that they need to find. I don't blame him for not returning my feelings, all he's ever known is that he has a mate out there waiting for him somewhere."

"That's another thing I think you should have told him, Taka," Max said with a frown. "He and the White Tigers are the only other nekojins you'll likely ever meet. Don't you want to know more?"

"Not really. I didn't even know until I was ten or so," Takao said with a grin. "I may not know how to do the crazy leaping thing they all learned as children, but I know how to hide my scent and traits. And let's not forget about suppressing my heat," he said with a shudder. "That was a nightmare to go through."

"You're telling me," Max said with a goofy grin. "I'm the one who had to share a room with you!"

"Anyways," Takao stressed with a roll of his eyes. "By the time I met the White Tigers I wasn't all that interested in learning about nekojins. It was a part of me that was easy to ignore. And I'm not going looking for a mate so I don't see what the big deal is."

"Yeah but still-" Max's voice was drowned out by the sounds of the crowd as Kai was declared the winner of the match.

"Alright! That was an awesome match-up between former team-mates Rei Kon of White Tiger X and Kai Hiwatari of the Blitzkrieg Boys!(1) Next up we have the defending champs, the BBA Evolution versus the PPB All Starz!" D.J. Jazzman announced to the crowd.

"Y'know," Max said thoughtfully as Daichi and Kyouju ran down the hallway towards them. "I really like the new name. It's fitting, all things considered."

"Hey!" Daichi shouted as he reached them. "You guys ready?"

Takao tore his eyes away from the sight of Rei congratulating Kai to give his team a bright smile. "Yeah! Let's do it!"


Two weeks later


"Congratulations Takao," Kai said as staggered to his feet. "You definitely deserved that win."

"Haha," the bluenette chuckled weakly as he fought to regain his breath. "I dunno Kai, it was definitely one of our closest matches yet. We'll have to get together sometime and have a rematch."

Kai narrowed his eyes. "You make it sound like we may have difficulties with that in the future. What-"

"May I present the winner and the fourth time champion Takao Kinomiya and his team the BBA Evolution! It takes a lot to become the World Beyblading Champion and even more to keep the title for as long as he has folks! Let's give him and the BBA Evolution a big round of applause." D.J. Jazzman screamed through his mike.

Takao bowed and waved to the crowd before walking towards his team-mates waiting for him in the entryway.

"But as momentous as this occasion is," Jazzman continued, his solemn voice quieting the crowds. "It's with great sadness that I have to announce the retirement of the World Champ, Takao Kinomiya. As this was his fourth win he's decided to step down in order for fresh new talent to have the chance to emerge and make a name for themselves in this wonderful sport. So let's all wish our undefeated World Champ a fond farewell as he makes his way on the road of life.(2)

Kai stood still with shock as he watched his friend and rival reach his team and exit the stadium as the crowd sat in shocked silence.


1. If anyone knows for sure if that's the Jap. Version of their name I'd really appreciate if someone could tell me. Like I said I haven't watched or read Beyblade in like forever. This fic is sort of growing on me though.

2. Omg…I'm so sorry. I couldn't resist. I'll give a cookie to the first person that can guess the reference…although you really just have to check my author's page…