Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade Metal series.

Claimer: I own 'Strawberry Sky Sunset' as it is my novel that I'm personally working on. White Clover & Meadow Deer are my own OC from a novel story that I'm writing.

Please write your little explanations on my planned pairing of White Clover & Meadow Deer for my official novel. Saying their 'just cute' is not an explanation. A sentence, point form or paragraph is needed. PM me if you don't want to leave it in a review. Thank you.

Strawberry Maple Swirl

Chapter 1

Hikaru covers her mouth – with her hand - to muffle a soft cough from erupting from the center of her chest. Within Bey City, a common flu virus is spreading this December and those that catch the virus must stay bedridden.

The frost designs on her bedroom window are caked with white cold frost. The whole window is full of snowflake shapes and patterns resembling the long, dwelling winter is still in Bey City.

Hikaru stops from coughing as she lightly taps her palm against her chest. Her chest is wheezing and it feels slightly painful to intake any air than needed to breath.

The closed bedroom door opens to reveal a tall figure with purplish-gray hair dressed in a white robe.

"How are you feeling?" Dynamis asked, walking into the room with a warm steaming bowl in his hands. "I have some Lipton Chicken Noodle soup, here." He said, sitting down on the edge of her bed.

"Dynamis," Hikaru starts with a flushed face. "I look absolutely awful. I haven't even washed my face."

"You look absolutely fabulous in your turquoise nightgown." He said, lightly chuckling to himself for embarrassing her. Hikaru raises her cherry blossom designed sheets and star blanket over her chest intending to hide her nightgown from his sights. "Princess Hikaru, it is not like I didn't see you in your nightgown before."

"Dynamis," Hikaru said, narrowing her benevolent gaze at him in irritation. "You will catch this flu, if you stay with me." She said, tilting her head to raise her hand to her mouth and manages to muffle - yet - another cough.

"I cannot just leave you alone like this." Dynamis said, spooning up some liquid broth with a silver teaspoon. His soft lips pucker to lightly blow on the steaming warm broth in the teaspoon intending to cool the broth down. After blowing on the broth, he brings the silver teaspoon to her lips. A reluctant Hikaru opens her mouth to receive the broth into her mouth. Dynamis slips the spoon from her mouth and scoops up some more broth. He blows on the liquid in the silver teaspoon once more before bringing it to Hikaru's lips. Silently, Hikaru allows herself to be spoon fed from her chosen Jupiter warrior. "There is something in Chicken Noodle Soup that helps get over a cold or flu, Princess Hikaru." He mentions lightly blowing on teaspoon full of broth. His sincere dark blue eyes meet her soft light purple eyes. "I, Dynamis, will always come to your aid."

Hikaru warmly smiles at him in silent reply to his undying devotion to her. A part of her found him quite charming, even if he does enjoy following the guidance of the heavenly stars above in the skies. He is her fortune-teller and her Jupiter warrior that found her. "Oh," Hikaru said, fluttering her eyelids in deep thought. "Dynamis,"

"Hmm?"

"I have been reading this new story on eBook on my iPad device." Hikaru said, pointing to her flat screen iPad device on her end table. "It is called 'Strawberry Sky Sunset'."

Dynamis frowns at her. "Princess Hikaru, you are still under-the-weather and need your rest." He said, combing his fingers through her cerulean hair. He releases a long sigh. "I suppose, I will read the story to you. Will that help?"

"Oh, you don't have to." Hikaru said, in between light coughs that are erupting from her chest once again. "I… I'm fine." She reassures with a sheepish smile on her face.

"You cannot fool me with that smile, Princess Hikaru." Dynamis told her as he grabs hold of her iPad device in his hand after placing down the empty bowl of Chicken Noodle soup broth on the end table. His forefinger slides across to find her library. "It is called 'Strawberry Sky Sunset', right?"

"… Yes."

A small smile creeps onto his lips as he slightly shakes his head. "You sure do love to read a lot, huh?" He asked, lightly tapping on the icon with his forefinger to open the eBook. A story title appears: Strawberry Sky Sunset.

"I… I'm on page eleven." A sheepish and rosy-checked Hikaru said in soft giggles to herself. Her soft giggles cause her to erupt in a few fitful coughs once more.

"Princess Hikaru,"

Hikaru pats her chest once more to calm her erupting coughs. Her breathing is full of wheezing and her facial expression experience painful sharp pains.

Dynamis stands up from the bed, before he leaves. A hand grasps his right wrist. He looks down to look at Hikaru's weary gaze.

"I… I'll be fine, Dynamis. I don't need to go to the doctor's. We can go tomorrow to the doctors."

Dynamis kneels down to comb his fingers through her hair with his other hand as he allows Hikaru to hold his right wrist. His dark blue eyes search through her gaze for answers. "I will call the doctor to come to 'our' home instead, okay?" He said, leaning forward to lightly kiss her forehead.

"'Our' home?" Hikaru repeats, raising her brow to stare at him.

"I… I meant 'your' home." Dynamis said as his cheeks form a rosy glow to them. He tilts his head away from looking at her. As he felt Hikaru release her grasp on his right wrist, he swiftly grasps hold of her backhand in his palm. Dynamis lightly squeezes her backhand in his palm. "I…" He said, unable to express his feelings he has for the brunette. He releases his grasp on her backhand from his palm.

Hikaru motions her body in a more comfortable position in her bed. She lays her head down on her feathery pillow. "Dynamis, for tonight. Can you please read to me?"

Dynamis sighs. "Fine. I'll read this story for you tonight." He said, resuming to sit down at the edge of her bed. A soft smile appears on his handsome face. He clears his throat.

"Just on the outskirts of Bald Eagle Village, there is a rich orchard of maple oak trees and a single small tent shelter in the center of the orchard. There is a young 19-year-old man, Meadow Deer, busy working on his daily work in his rich maple oak tree orchard.

"As soon as Strawberry Sky arrives inside of the maple oak tree orchard, she silently hides behind one of the maple oak trees to watch Meadow Deer and White Clover." Dynamis stops from reading the story as he lifts his head to look at Hikaru. "Hikaru, who is this Strawberry Sky?"

"She's the heroine of the story. White Clover is her older sister."

"Then, Meadow Deer is…"

"He is the love interest of White Clover."

"Just like how I'm your love interest?"

"Dynamis." Hikaru playfully scolds. "Just keep on reading."

"Okay." Dynamis said, sliding his forefinger across the iPad screen to turn to the next page. "As I was saying." He said, slightly re-clearing his throat once more.

Strawberry Sky Sunset

Page 12

The two of them are silently working in the surrounding trees of the maple oak tree orchard. There is some sunlight that shines through the healthy bright dark green leaves from above. The soft summer breezy winds rustle the leaves in a rhythmic dance.

Meadow Deer rests his right hand on the maple oak tree trunk. "I, Meadow Deer, thank you for providing all of us with your sweet elixir for our minor business to flourish. Without you, Maple Oak Tree, there would be no sweet joys to this world known as Mother Earth."

"Meadow Deer," White Clover said looking over her right shoulder. She is wearing a dark blue knee-length dress and a miniature white jacket over her shoulders. On her head, there is a pink & lavender knitted beanie cap.

Meadow Deer warmly smiles at White Clover in great admiration. There is a faint rosiness that begins to touch his cheeks. Soon after admiring his beautiful assistant, Meadow Deer returns his head to look at the tallness of the maple oak tree he was just talking to.

"My grandparents once told me - a long time ago - that all of these trees are protectors of our people. They, all the trees, protect us from a demon that has been sealed underneath the very first tree. It sounds like a silly legend, huh?"

White Clover doesn't answer as she places an empty woven basket next to a tree.

"Anyways, I'm just expressing my thankful gratitude to the maple oak trees. It is…" Meadow Deer slowly trails off feeling embarrassed of his old forgotten tribesmen that have been gone for twelve years all ready.

"I don't think the legend is silly, Meadow Deer. I think it has a real purpose." White Clover finally answers Meadow Deer's rhetorical question that he has asked.

"Huh?" Meadow Deer said sidelong glancing over his right shoulder blade at White Clover.

"Without that very first tree, there would be no direct descendants of trees that would uphold the protection of all people. We might have been long forsaken." White Clover adds with a heartfelt reassuring smile on her lovely face. "I truly admire just how much you truly value your tribesmen, Meadow Deer. It is a very unique trait that you possess."

Some of the fallen leaves on the soil grassy ground start to softly dance in the soft windy summer breeze. While the fallen leaves continue to dance in a graceful dance, the leaves lightly brush up against Meadow Deer' ankles.

The wind spirits continue to coax Meadow Deer to approach the awaiting White Clover who is sitting next to an oak tree with a woven basket at her side as she is taking a fast quick break from work.

Once again, Meadow Deer starts to hesitate. That is until he meets her soft honey-brown eyes with his. His left eye is a silver orb and his right is an amethyst orb. It is a rare feature of his forgotten tribesmen that once existed.

White Clover warmly smiles at Meadow Deer as she silently observes his appearance. His attire is a sleeveless shirt and a pair of dark grey shorts. Around his slender waist, there is an inexperienced beadwork belt. He also wears a pair of open-toed sandals.

White Clover feels a slight rush of rosiness start to color her cheeks in embarrassment. "Meadow Deer, why on earth would you wear something so… ugly and unattractive?"

"It was given to me as a present from my very first friend here within Bald Eagle Village, White Clover." Meadow Deer replies with a heartfelt wink. "It is also one of my greatest treasures. I like to have it close to me at all times. I would never forgive myself if I ever lost this nicely crafted belt." He said in great pride of having such an ugly inexperienced beadwork belt around his waist.

"M-Meadow Deer," White Clover playfully scolds him with a hint of rosiness to her cheeks. She still cannot believe that Meadow Deer is wearing her ugly inexperienced beadwork belt that she gave to him as a present.

"Hmm."

"I-I will make you another beadwork belt. One that you can be truly proud of instead of embarrassed of." White Clover shyly said refusing to look at him now. "I will make it nice and sparkly with the new beads that the Fur-traders are transporting."

"Oh, White Clover." Meadow Deer said as he swiftly turns around to face her.

White Clover could hear Meadow Deer's footsteps pace through the fallen blanket of healthy leaves. His feet are kicking the leaves in the process as he brisk walks up to White Clover's sitting form…

Strawberry Sky Sunset

Page 15

Dynamis stops in mid-sentence from reading the eBook story 'Strawberry Sky Sunset'. He turns his head to see Hikaru fast asleep. His eyes soften as he watches her chest rise and fall with calm, slightly wheezing breaths. A few coughs escape from her lips.

Dynamis places her iPad on the end table and grabs the empty bowl in his hand. As he stands up over towering her sleeping figure, Dynamis leans forward to lightly kiss her warm, feverous forehead. "Sweet dreams, Princess Hikaru." He softly whispers, leaning away from her. Dynamis turns on his heel and walks out of the room as he slowly closes the door behind.

Ekosi.

Chapter one of 'Strawberry Maple Swirl'

AN: Another challenge story set by Kingdom's Oathkeeper. Goal is 5 chapters. Please check out Kingdom's Oathkeeper's new challenge story: Illuminate Winter.

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AN: Side note.

This side-story 'Strawberry Sky Sunset' is a personal project of mine that I'm deciding to share from my hard work of study. My profile does say that I want to publish my own work. This minor view of the story called 'Strawberry Sky Sunset' is a small portion of the plot line. I've decided to show that small portion of the hard work and dedication.

I just want to know what you, readers, think of Meadow Deer and White Clover as characters from what you, readers, have just read about them so far. Tell me what you think of these two characters are they a good couple? I, personally, like Meadow Deer & White Clover as an official pair. This story belongs to Ai-chan only, so please no copying idea from her. Thank you very much.