Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, or the show. But I do claim to be the first to write of Kai and Mariam on fanfiction.net.
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It was a usual day of school for the blade breakers. Everyone, especially Kai, was extremely grumpy. The mob of fans did not help either. It was, after all, months after the win of the first place, but it seems people's memories are not as bad as they seem.
Kai, as usual, was bothered by his mob of fan girls.
"Kai? You've got company!" Max said in a cheerfully singing voice.
"Kai can I please have your autograph?" an anxious girl about 13 asked Kai. Her eyes shined with tears, and her grin so wide it might break her face. "You are my idol I love your scarf, and your Beyblade! I watch you every day on TV when ever you are on!"
"Go bother Tyson instead…He was the one who made the win…" Kai growled and stomped away until there was a safe distance between him and the girl. His white scarf flowing behind him and his hair moved with the wind. The girl just stood there and blinked, not knowing what just happened. Then it hit her, and her bottom lip started to quiver.
"KAI! That wasn't very nice." Ray frowned at him, only to get a grunt and the cold shoulder.
"I told you don't bother on him, he's just a grumpy little jerk." Tyson said loudly.
"Well, I guess old habits die hard…" Kai smirked and walked away.
"Lets just hurry up and go to school." Kenny sighed. "I don't want to be late AGAIN Tyson…"
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Kai sat at his desk, staring into space, as usual. The heat in the air was so thick; you can almost cut it with a knife. The sky was an unusual blue, as if it had been painted. The blue was so perfect, that it seemed almost as if the color was fake. A gentle pinch of a breeze flew in of the open window. Kai closed his eyes as the wind played with his two-toned hair. The gentle breeze fought against the heat of the summer. He was just about to put on his Walkman until something the teacher said caught his attention.
"…The test results were, as I said before, horrible. You must all do better…oh yes, before I forget, today we will be expecting some new students. They say that they used to live in this town but you kids, who knows..." The teacher said in a bored tone, then she sighed. It seems the weather was getting to her as well as everyone else. "Their names…well, they'll tell you when they get here…if they ever do…" The teacher's bored voice droned on.
Then, after a short time, the door slid open with a sharp sound that cut through the monotonous voice of the teacher.
"Well, look who's here. The new kids." The teacher said with an unmistakable sarcasm in her voice.
The girl with dark blue hair tied in a ponytail handed the teacher a note. The teacher's eyes darted back and forth as she skimmed the page.
"Lets all welcome…Mariam, Dunga, Kane and Salima." The teacher said with obvious fakeness in her voice.
Kai smirked. Well, what do you know: they're back.
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Below Kai's classroom, Zeo, Hilary, Tyson, Kenny and Max's class was not doing much better. The teacher was more energetic than the class though. Her tone of voice changed noticeably during the last 15 minutes, when almost the whole class decided they needed a nap.
After wasting 5 minutes of school time to wake everyone up, the teacher cleared her throat.
"Well everybody, it seems like we have some new students today." Miss Kincaid's voice returned to its sweet self when she took notice that the whole class was paying attention again. "Make them feel welcome, here's Ozuma and Joseph. If any of you do any of the new kid jokes on these kids, I will make sure to send you to the principle's office." She glared at Tyson, who was grinning nervously.
Ozuma and Joseph walked in. A small smirk was planted on their faces. Almost immediately, Ozuma's glare fixed on Tyson.
"Hi old buddies! Good to see ya!" Max smiled warmly at the two. Ozuma nodded at him and Joseph gave a little salute.
"OZUMA!! Wow it's been so long! Nice to see you again! Hey, when are we going to have that bey-"?
"Tyson, sit down."
"Yes Miss Kincaid." Tyson said automatically.
"Now, Ozuma and Joseph, you can take your seat behind Tyson, where there are two free seats."
"Hai." They said in unison and sat down. Miss Kincaid smiled and flushed at the obedience.
"I haven't had that in a while…" She said as she turned. "Turn to page 369…"
After Miss Kincaid turned her back to the class, Tyson leaned back. "The beybattle, you promised when you left. Are we gonna have that soon?"
Ozuma smirked. "How could I turn down such an offer to kick your ass?"
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"Hey, Salima, is it really you? Hi Kane!" Ray looked at the four. "You two," He looked at Mariam and Dunga, "where've you been?" He smiled.
"We've been…hanging around…" Mariam replied.
Dunga grunted. "Kai, when are we going to have our little 'friendly' match again? I've gotten better then last time." Dunga turned and smirked at Kai. Kai smirked back. His expression didn't change at all when Dunga bragged about his techniques.
"Well, if you hadn't noticed, your not the only one who lived those days, I got better too. I'll beat you again if I have to prove how I am still better than you." He smirked more menacingly. Mariam looked at Kai, surprised.
"Who knew Kai had that kind of expression? Hey, I've always wanted to take on the mighty Kai, well, I challenge you to a practice match." Mariam winked her piercing green eyes and sat down in an empty spot beside the two-toned haired boy.
Kai closed his eyes and reopened them. His eyes bore a challenge. "You're on."
"We'll come too." Kane shrugged at Salima, who nodded.
"We also got better, and new blades too." Salima smiled as she flashed her Beyblade at them.
"I can't wait, it will be just like old times…" Ray's eyes shined chibi style as he sighed and turned to the teacher, who was tapping her foot impatiently at the group. Seeing that, Dunga, Salima and Kane, who were still standing, took a seat at the empty desks behind Ray.
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"Hey Kai, aren't you going to eat?" Tyson asked him while stuffing his face with his own food.
"Don't talk with your mouth full Tyson..." Hilary frowned at her boyfriend. She gave him a poke in the arms, which is the reason he squirmed and laughed, spitting out food. The table looked at him, disgusted.
"Who died and made you boss?" Tyson shot back, everyone at the table sighed.
"Typical Tyson" Ray shrugged. Mariah nodded slowly, agreeing to the comment.
"Who's the new pink head?" Mariam asked to no one in particular. "She wasn't here when I was here before."
"Oh, that idiot…" Kai said, ignoring Mariah's struggle to punch him. "She's Mariah, Ray's girlfriend. They were since little kids…friends, I mean."
Ray and Mariah each avoided the comment, by either looking elsewhere or concentrating on their food. Kai looked at them dully and shook his head.
"Ah shit, I have to run. Something about a lunchtime arrangement…damn school…" Hilary jumped up. Mariah followed her.
"See ya girls…" Dizzi's voice rang out from her computer. Mariah gave Ray a peck and dashed off after Hilary.
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After the boring day of school, Kai was sitting at his desk and logging onto his laptop.
"Welcome, Kai." The computer said in a programmed voice that played whenever Kai signed in onto his user account on XP. He browsed around and logged onto MSN.
Dranzer has signed in. You have 4 messages in your inbox.
Kai searched through his many contact groups and found the 'Bladers'. He looked at the figures and Drigger was already on. His eyes darted nervously and he decided to appear offline. But Ray was too fast for him. He was, after all, cat like. Cats are fast, aren't they?
Drigger: Don't ever think about appearing offline.
Dranzer: Hey Ray.
Drigger: Hi
Dranzer: sup?
Drigger: ha…like anything ever happens anymore…
Dranzer: Dunga wants a rematch with me…
Drigger: …him? He always wants to fight…
Dranzer: o.O...your point?
Drigger: -shrug-
Dranzer: --;
Drigger: welcome to the boring world of sunshine and daisies...
Dranzer: Yah, whatever…the world is becoming a worse place, so I guess I have to live with that.
Drigger: Your way too weird…and I am WAY too bored…want to play a game?
Dranzer: naw, I've got better things to do…
Drigger: like…?
Kai stared into space…thinking hard…his head gave no answers.
Dranzer: Your right…I've got nothing beta to do…
Drigger: Don't worry so much my friend, well, g2g. Anyways… see ya tomorrow.
Dranzer: Bye.
Drigger has signed off.
Kai sighed with relief and but his status on busy. He checked his email, nothing but junk and forwards. He signed and started to play some games. But they soon became boring. Then, as if on cue, someone named So what if I'm better than you? Live With It. signed in.
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So what if I'm better than you? Live With It. has signed in. You have 0 messages in your inbox.
Mariam sighed as she rubbed her eyes. Suddenly she realized a person named Dranzer was on. She smiled, knowing that was Kai. It was kind of obvious to every blader out there.
So what if I'm better than you? Live With It: Hey Kai.
Dranzer: Hi Mariam.
So what if I'm better than you? Live With It: Away eh? Sure…
Dranzer: Its there to shoo away annoying people
So what if I'm better than you? Live With It: Like me?
Dranzer: Like you.
So what if I'm better than you? Live With It: About the beybattle…you want to go now? I heard that the others are going right now. If we hurry, we can catch up with them.
Dranzer: Sure…why not?
So what if I'm better than you? Live With It: I can think of many reasons, but I'm not going to. Anyways…meet me in the park.
Dranzer: There…are lots of parks here.
So what if I'm better than you? Live With It: The one close to the KFC and the stadium.
Dranzer: Alright…
Dranzer has signed off.
So what if I'm better than you? Live With It. Has signed off.
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Ryuki: I no, I no, pathetic…Well, if you want me to give you advice, read on. The really good stuff comes in the later chapters; from…I think…4 or 5. If you want, skip. But I'm not really sure myself. Anyways…I hope you review. JA!