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Important note: First Beyblade fic I've ever written, so bear me and my mistakes (which, can be many). Oh, but if there's someone who wants to beta-read this fic, please tell me your mail, through a review. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
Summary: There are things, that help us to understand what's happening in our lives. Sadly, most of those things, are the ones that can broke bounds. But, what if the cure came from a time impossible to reach? Kai/Mariah/Ray
~ Whispers ~
Chapter 1: Meet Again
"Oh man, I can't believe we're in China, again." Tyson said, raising his arms
"And, this time, in vacation." Max added, smiling "Can't forget that part."
"Yeah, vacations... Who would have thought." Tyson said "Man, I'm dying for food."
"As if that was something, new." Chief muttered
"Well, I'm going for a walk." Ray said, waving "See you, in the hotel."
"But Ray, don't you think it's better for you to rest, first?" Chief asked and Kai rolled his eyes:
"Let him go." he said "What's the worse that can happen?"
Ray smirked:
"Besides, I'm not tired." he continued "I'll be back in a couple of hours."
"Well, don't complain if Tyson eats all the food, by the time you're back." Max joked
"Hey!" Tyson exclaimed, indignatly "What's that suppose to mean?"
Shaking his head, Ray waved and started walking in the opposite direction of his friends.
~*~
Ray walked around the shops, buying some food and some equipment for his blade. He was enjoying his walk, but his mind would always return to the time he had seen Kevin, since he had left the White Tigers, just like when Mariah first appeared around the corner, talking to her green haired friend. She had called him traitor, back than. Then, his mind would return to the day Tyson turned into the World Champion and he had to choose between his old team and his new one. Though the team was about to split, Ray decided to stay with the Bladebreakers. He knew the pink haired girl had understood the reason for him to join the Bladebreakers, but he doubted she had understood why he didn't returned to his village, along with the White Tigers, right after the World Tournament.
Suddenly, Ray stops: would he see Mariah and the others, now that he was back? No, of course he wouldn't, how would they know he was there?
"Ray?" a voice called and the black haired boy froze for a second, before turning around to face an old friend:
"Lee!" he exclaimed and the other boy smiled:
"Ray, long time without seeing you." Lee said, while he gave Ray an arm-hug "We haven't seen each other for what? One year and half?"
"Yeah." Ray agreed "You're alone?"
Lee shook his head:
"Gary and Kevin are here with me." he replied and Ray raised his eyebrow:
"What about Mariah?"
"She's with a cousin." Lee replied, quickly "Where's the rest of your team?"
"In the hotel, resting from the trip."
"Oh? And you, being the energetic Ray you are, decided to go for a walk and spend some money."
Ray laughed:
"You could say that."
Lee smiled:
"Hey, we're in the Sanchi Hotel, why don't you go and visit us?" he asked and Ray raised his eyebrow:
"You know, it could be the other way around." he started "I mean, we're in the same hotel and all."
Lee blinked:
"Really?" he asked and Ray nodded "Cool, for how long are you going to stay here?"
"A month, I think." Ray replied
"Damn." Lee hissed, looking down
"What is it?" Ray asked, confused and his friend looks at him:
"Well, we can only be here for two weeks." Lee started "Then, we'll go back to the village."
"Oh." Ray muttered, before putting a hand over Lee's shoulder "Well, that means we'll have to be together, more often." he continued "Hey, what if we go back and rest? Chief told me the hotel has a pool."
"A big one." Lee said "But I have to warn Kevin and Gary, first."
"And, where are they?" Ray asked and Lee sends him a 'is that difficult to find out?' look "Eating." Ray continued, smiling "Dumb question."
"Real dumb." Lee said "But lets go, I think I know which restaurant they are."
~*~
"C'mon Kai, have some fun for exchange!" Tyson exclaimed, before jumping into the water
"Man, this feels great!" Max exclaimed, looking around "Especially when there's no one else here, to complain about Tyson's behavior."
"Take that back!" Tyson exclaimed "Or else..."
"What?" Max asked and Tyson grinned, while he got out of the water:
"Banzai!" he yelled, jumping to the water again, very close to his blond haired friend
"C'mon guys, can't you behave?" Chief asked and Kai growled:
"As if they know the meaning of that word." he said
Suddenly laugh makes Kai look to the door, only to froze: since all the others were playing in the water, they didn't saw who was walking in. Two girls were entering, with towels on their arms: one had purple hair and green-ocean eyes, while the other had pink hair and golden eyes. The first one was wearing a black bikini while the other was wearing a white one, with a pink flower. None of them had noticed the boys. That, until the purple haired girl looked at him:
"..and then he said..." the girl stopped talking and the other raised her eyebrow:
"What? What did he said?" she asked, still without noticing Kai
"Who the hell is him?" the purple haired girl asked
"What?" the other asked, confused, before looking in the same direction as the other. Then, she froze "Kai?" she asked, without believing in her eyes. No, of course he wasn't Kai; what would he be doing in China, and wearing an bathing suit?
The boy raised his eyebrow:
"Do I know you?" he asked, annoyed. He didn't knew who the girls were, and he really didn't wanted to find out
Then, the pink haired girl looked at the water and her mouth droped:
"Tyson?" she asked and the three boys look up
"Hum...do I know you?" Tyson asked
"Tyson, from where do you know these girls?" Chief asked, eyeing his friend and Tyson shook his head:
"I don't." he said and the pink haired girl rolled her eyes:
"Honestly!" she exclaimed "You're memory is terrible." then, she looked at the other girl "Ura, these are the Bladebreakers."
The purple haired girl opened her eyes wide:
"What?" she asked "The Bladebreakers?"
"Hum...do we know you?" Max asked, looking at the pink haired girl, whi gives him a 'you have to be kidding me' look "Wait!" he exclaimed "You look familiar."
"I can't believe you forgot me!" the pink haired girl exclaimed "It's me, Mariah!"
Everything went silent.
None of the boys could believe the pink haired girl in front of them, was the same girl they had faced during the Asian Tournament: she looked different but, at the same time, she hadn't changed that much:
"Mariah?" Tyson repeated and the pink haired girl nodded:
"Yeah, you know, the White Tigers..."
"What are you doing here?" Kai asked, suddenly and Mariah looked at him:
"Still the same Kai." she muttered, before clearing her throat "Vacations, and you?"
"Same." Chief said
"These guys can't be the famous Bladebreakers." the purple haired girl said, suddenly "And he," she pointed towards Tyson "can't be the World Champion."
"Well Ura, he is." Mariah answered "And they are the Bladebreakers."
"Well, can't say they're like the ones I imagine." Ura said "But, oh well..."
"So, you came with the rest of the White Tigers?" Max asked, as the two girls put their towers in two chairs
"Well, yeah." Mariah replied, sitting on the chair next to Kai "They decided to go for a walk."
"Really?" Tyson asked and Mariah nodded "Hey, maybe they'll see Ray."
"Ray?" Mariah repeated, confused "Ray's here?"
"Well yeah, what do you think? That we would come here, and leave Ray behind?" Max asked and Mariah shruged:
"Just a question." she mumbled "And how is he? I mean, did he rest after the Tournament?"
"He was all right; he recovered 100% of his enjurieds." Chief replied and Mariah sighed:
"That's good." she whispered
"C'mon Mariah, lets go take a swim!" Ura exclaimed and Mariah looked at her, before nodding
"Yes, lets go." she said and, without any warning, both jump to the water
Kai looked at Mariah, when the girl came back to the surface: something made him look at her, and he didn't like it.
~*~
"Ray!" Gary exclaimed, when he saw his old friend "How are you?"
"Surprised for not seeing you, eating." the black haired boy replied, smiling
"Hey Lee, what is he doing here?" Kevin asked, pointing to Ray
"Shut up Kevin, you know there's no reason to be mad at Ray, anymore." Lee answered, in his commanding voice
"Oh yeah, what about the time he left us? What about the time he left Mariah? You know how she was Lee, and that's something you can't forget!" Kevin exclaimed
"What are you talking about?" Ray asked, confused
"Mariah was completely heartbroken when you left Ray, and she even got sick because of you!" Kevin said and Ray felt his breath caught in his throat
"Kevin, shut up, Mariah made us promise we wouldn't say a thing!" Lee exclaimed
"I don't know how you
can be so calm, when you know the condition your sister was, after
Ray decided to stick with the Bladebreakers." Kevin continued,
angrily "And I don't care about my promise to Mariah, if that
means I can explain why I don't want to see this traitor in front of
me!"
"Kevin, quiet." Gary said, before putting a banana on his friend's mouth
"Is that true, Lee?" Ray asked, looking at his friend "It's true Mariah was sick, and you didn't told me?"
Lee sighed and looked down:
"Lets not talk about that here, lets go back."
"I'm not going anywhere, with him." Kevin said, after he splited the banana towards the ground
"Then, you'll stay here and pay whatever you have eaten." Lee replied, looking at the green haired boy "Meet me in the hotel, in a hour, got it?"
Growling, Kevin walked away, while Gary got up from his chair:
"I'm going." he said
"We're right behind you." Lee said as his friend walked out of the restaurant.
"Now, can you tell me what's going on?" Ray asked, while he and Lee walked towards the hotel
"You know how I hate to break the promises I made to my sister, Ray." Lee started "But, I'll tell you only what you need to know." Ray nodded "Ok, remember when you told us, you were going to stay with the Bladebreakers?"
"Yeah." Ray whispered and Lee cleared his throat:
"Well, everything began that day..."
*Flashback*
"So, that's your decision?" Lee asked and Ray nodded:
"Yeah, Mr Dickinson said for us to stay together and learn more about blading, though Tyson is the World Champion." he answered and Mariah looked down:
"Be carefull with your wounds." she whispered "You're not cured, yet."
Ray looked at her and smiled:
"I promise, I'll be careful."
"Well, this is goodbye." Lee said
"Again." Mariah whispered, while Lee and Ray shared an arm-hug. All the other Bladebreakers and White Tigers were saying goodbyes but she couldn't say them, however, she knew she had to.
"Mariah?" a voice called and the pink haired girl looked to her side, to face Kevin "Tell him."
"What?" Mariah asked, confused
Kevin rolled his eyes:
"I don't know, maybe that you like him?"
The girl opened her eyes wide:
"Kevin, don't say that!" she exclaimed "You know I'll never say that to him, especially now."
"Well, that's it, today is the perfect time for you to tell him!" Kevin exclaimed "Who knows, maybe he'll even stay with you."
Mariah looked at him for a second, before shaking her head:
"You don't understand." she started "It doesn't matter if I tell him my feelings, or not, he'll never stay. He wants to go after his dreams, and I want him to."
"But..."
"That's enough Kevin, I won't tell him." Mariah said, crossing her arms
"Hey Mariah, no hug for me?" Ray asked and Mariah froze: yes, she had to let him go, as if she was letting a bird fly towards it's freedom. Taking a deep breath, Mariah turned around, with a smile:
"Bye Ray, hope to see you soon." she said, while hugging her friend. She would miss him...she would miss his smell, his voice, his laugh...his presence, but it was for the best "Be careful, all right?" she continued, stepping back from his embrance
Ray winked to her:
"You too, ok?"
Mariah nodded.
*Ends of Flashback*
"But, she didn't showed she didn't wanted for me to leave." Ray said and Lee rolled his eyes:
"As if you don't know my sister; she didn't cared about her, she only cared for you." he replied "Then things started to get worse...slowly, but worse."
"What happened?" Ray asked and Lee sighed, sadly.
*Flashback*
"Please Mariah, you have to eat." Lee said, but the pink haired girl shook her head:
"I'm not hungry." she replied, above a whisper
"You haven't eat breakafast and lunch, please Mariah, eat."
This time the girl ignores him, as she looked to the stary night:
"Do you think..." she started, before licking her lips "Do you think, Ray forgot us?"
Lee took a step backwards:
"What do you mean?" he asked, though he was almost sure what she meant
"You know... He's gone for almost a year, and he didn't sent a single letter." Mariah answered, in the same tone of voice "It's like...he forgot we even exist."
"You know, Ray would never forget us." Lee started, sitting next to his sister "We're his friends, since we were kids; he can't forget that."
Mariah looked at him, and sighed:
"But, what if he did? I mean, it's not that difficult to forget us." she said "To forget everything we did together...we're just the White Tigers, he's old team and the people who called him traitor."
"Mariah..." Lee started, but the girl continued:
"It's true!" she exclaimed "I let him leave! I let him go, without even say I didn't wanted him to! Damn Lee, why can't I forget him? Why? I bet he already found a girlfriend, and forgot me! Then, why? Why, can't I forget him too?"
"Mariah, Ray is our friend and, I know he would never forget you. Don't you remember? He was the one who teached you how to blade...he was the one who helped you, to get Galux...he has to many memories and so do you."
"But it hurts." Mariah whispered, with her eyes tearing "It hurts, to much!"
*End of Flashback*
Ray had stopped his tracks, on the same second he had heard Lee tell him how much Mariah tried to forget him. As for Lee, he was trying hard not to tell Ray how much Mariah liked him, because he knew his sister would kill him, if he did:
"Ray?" he called, when he saw his friend froze in the middle of the street "What's wrong?"
"She thinks I forgot you guys?" Ray asked, looking to his friend "Does she really believes, I forgot you guys?"
Lee shook his head:
"Not anymore." he replied 'I think.' he added, mentally
Ray looked down:
"I didn't sent any letter, because I was busy training." he said "And trying to find a way to see you guys, without going to the village."
Lee raised his eyebrow:
"What?" he asked, confused "You mean, you don't want to return?"
"Not to the village." Ray answered, shaking his head "At least, not for now. I want to live away from the village, and learn more things about blading and how I can live, being away from my first home."
Lee looked at him from a second, and then sighed:
"Then, I'm sorry Ray, but I don't think it's good idea for you to see Mariah."
Ray gives a step back:
"What?" he asked, without believing his ears "Why?"
Lee crossed his arms:
"I'm sorry Ray, but if you're going to see my sister only to say 'goodbye' again, then I can't let you do it."
"But, Lee..."
"I'm sorry Ray, but I won't let my sister go through the same again." Lee replied, before opening a door "She has gone through to much pain." with that, he walked in.
When Ray got out of his shock, he noticed he was already in the front door of the hotel:
"Hey, Lee!" he called, has he walked in "Lee!"
~*~
"Good jump, Tyson!" Max exclaimed, laughing
"C'mon, you can do better!" Ura exclaimed
"Hey guys, don't you think you should get out of the water, even for five minutes?" Chief asked "You've been in the pool, all afternoon."
"So, what?" Tyson asked, splashing "While the the watter stays good, we'll stay too."
"Are they always like that?" Mariah asked to Kai, who was resting on the chair besides her
"What do you think?" the boy asked, annoyed "When you look at them, do you see 17 years old boys, or 5 years old?"
Mariah tapped a finger on her chin:
"Hum...tough one." she muttered and Kai looked at her, with an eyebrow raised "What?" Mariah asked, confused
"Tough one?" Kai repeated
"Well, yeah, because even 5 years old boys know how to behave." Mariah replied and, suddenly, Kai started laughing.
Everything went silent, while all the Bladebreakers' shared a look:
"Kai laughing?" Tyson asked, confused "It can't be."
"Someone call a doctor." Max said, looking at his ex-leader
"The world is ending." Chief said "Dizzi would love to see this."
"Why does this seemes like an incredible thing?" Ura asked, confused "He's just laughing."
"And that's scary." Max answered, still looking at Kai
Mariah sat on her chair:
"What's so funny?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips
"You." Kai replied, between laughs
"Me?" Mariah asked, confused "What did I do?"
Kai looked at her and calmed down:
"You know, I've never laugh like this." he said and Mariah raised her eyebrow
"Never?" she repeated and Kai shook his head, before leaning his head against the chair:
"Never." he replied
"That's weird." Mariah said and Kai looked at her:
"Why?" he asked and the girl shruged:
"Well, mostly because I've been told people should always laugh." she replied "And I think it's kind of hard not to, when you have a team like yours." she looked at the rest of the Bladebreakers, who were still looking shocked to Kai
"You manage not to, after a while." Kai replied and Mariah looked at him, again:
"Oh really?" she asked
However, before Kai could reply, Lee entered inside the division:
"Mariah." he said and the pink haired girl looked at him:
"Lee, where were you? And where are Kevin and Gary?" she asked, getting up
"That doesn't matter now, come." Lee said, raising his hand
"Where?" Mariah asked, confused
"I'll explain to you, once we're in the room. Ura, you can stay if you want to."
Slowly, Mariah grabbed her towel:
"What's the matter, Lee?" she asked, while she approached her brother
"I'll tell you., later." Lee replied, opening the door
"Hey, Lee..." a voice started, but stopped.
Two pair of golden eyes meet, just like feelings and memories:
"Ray?" Mariah asked and Lee groaned, while Ray swallowed hard.
To Be Continued...
A/N: I know the mistakes are many, but I hope you'll forgive me (after all, it's not my fault english is my second language). But, I'll ask for forgiveness, anyway. Oh, and please review, I would like to know what you think about this. Thanks!