When the press gets wind that Ray and Salima are a couple, it's total chaos! Especially since Salima isn't used to being bombarded with questions at every turn. And when Mariah finds out, what else could go wrong? Now they have to deal with a jealous Tyson, an angry Mariah, and excited reporters! Can they handle it all?

Romance/General? Ray/Salima No likey no readey. All flames will be used to fix my flute case!

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A young teenaged girl sat on a wooden park bench waiting for someone. That certain someone was Ray Kong. He and Salima had gotten together after the second World Tournament, and had since been able to keep it away form the press. Let's just hope that it stays that way. At the present a certain neko-jinn was sneaking up on the unwary youth. The tiger stalks his prey. (A/N: Couldn't resist!)

"Boo!" Salima jumped a foot in the air. "Heh heh. Did I really shock you that much?" questioned Ray, rubbing the back of his head.

"What do you think?" The apology came in the form of a gentle hug.

"Sorry." Salima hugged him back.

"So, what shall we do today? Beyblade, walk around till we get tired?" She asked looking up at him. Suddenly Rays face lit up with the look of the recollection of something.

"There's supposed to be a mini tournament down town, how about we see if we can participate?" The girl laughed at his enthusiasm to beyblade.

"Only if we can battle each other." Then a look of slight anxiety took over her face. "But what about the press? You know that they are always lurking around those tournaments looking for the next Tyson." He grinned.

"Well we don't have to say who we are. Well at least you don't, they'll probably recognize me." The redhead responded with an "okay" before they set off in the general direction of the tournament, taking their time all the while.

Salima made a few final adjustments to her green and white beyblade, while Ray removed his bit beast discreetly. He was going to make sure it was a fair fight, and that meant he couldn't use Drigger, seeing as Salima had no bit beast of her own. Though if she knew of his actions she would surely protest, claiming that could battle him even if he still used the White Tiger.

"And last but not least we have a special guest Ray Kong!" the announcer declared. The crowd roared even louder than before, and both had to resist the urge to clap their hands over their ears. The redhead pulled her baseball cap down to cover part of her face. She had taken extra precautions to make sure no one recognized her.

They strode to the dish and pulled out their blades, waiting for the count down. "3, 2, 1, Let it rip!" The metal tops were released, and they circled one another, waiting for the other to make the first move. The white blade advanced towards the other, and rammed into it, the force slammed it back. Once the green and white blade regained its balance, it retaliated with a series of blows so hard it was a wonder it's opponent wasn't beaten. The battle continued on in this manner, Ray's beyblade slamming into Salima's, then she retaliated with stunning blows of her own. But when it came down to the nitty-gritty it was a tie. Both ran out of energy and stopped spinning in the middle of an attack, it was a great surprise for every one.

"Well ladies and gentlemen, it appears to be a tie between Ray and this mystery blader!" The announcer snapped out of his awe, before opting to remove Salima's cap. Without her consent it was lifted off her head, resulting in a small struggle for position of the cap between the girl and the broadcaster. The victor sadly was the latter. A collective gasp was heard as the crowd realized it was a girl. The fact that you couldn't see her face and that she was wearing jeans, and a T-shirt, combined with her barely developing form had resulted in her appearing as a thin boy.

"Salima?" someone shouted bewilderedly. Tyson with his big mouth ruins the day once again. Said girl collected her beyblade and hurried away, Ray soon followed. They ran down the hall and away from the reporters.

As they turned a corner they were met with a sequence of flashes and a stream of questions. Apparently one journalist had gotten a head start on the others and had been lurking about waiting for her chance to interview the young couple. The team was able to snap several shots of Ray trying to hide Salima from the camera, the young girl was more than happy to oblige.

"So," began the reporter smacking her gum noisily. "How long have you been together? And what, may I ask, is this darling little girls name? Salima isn't it?" The blading duo managed to escape the clutches of the reporters from once upon a nightmare; but not before several shots of Salima hiding her face from view in Ray's shirt were taken. The term invasion of privacy had been taken to a whole new level.

TCR: All righty, there's the first chapter. I'll have the second one up by Tuesday. I decided to do a RxS fic because there are none out there. Review if you want, it would be greatly appreciated.