This is just a random story idea I came up with when I was thinking about the next chapter for the story I'm meant to be writing. Anyway. Savoya was the name of an old cafe near where I live that had nice pizza. Orichalum...well I know it's from Final Fantasy, but anyway. I'm very uncreative. Oh, there will be no pairings in this and it should only be very short. Maybe about 3 chapters. The rating is for coming chapters, not this one.

I hope anyone who reads this does enjoy it and excuses my bad grammar (especially in regards to the placing of apostrophes).

Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade, or the name Savoya or the name Orichalum.

Chapter One: Kai does something very bad

The two top business families in the world were the Hiwataris' and the Clisarrios'. On the birth of the eldest daughter of the Clissario family one thing was soon realised. She liked swords. A lot. Unfortunately, her dream was to be the greatest swords-person in the world…but women were not allowed in the top fighting tournaments in which the best of the best competed. So the Clissarios' raised her as a boy. Few knew of this; her close family knew and the trusted servants around at the time, and the Hiwataris. She also became aware (sometime around puberty) that she was not, in fact, a boy. But she chose to continue pretending she was a boy, her dream being by far the most important thing to her in the world. Much like Kai Hiwatari's dream was to him.

'Savoya!' Kai called for the third time, irritation showing in every line of his body as he searched around the orange orchard for her.

'Kai?'

Kai turned around and found the boy (technically, girl) looking at him with a sheepish grin on his (her) face. Her hair was in its usual plait. She was wearing her usual lace up shirt (with her chest bound- unless she really was that flat), her brown leather pants and knee high boots. Her sword belt was as usual, was buckled around her hips but today it was strangely sword-less. In her hands she was holding something big and shiny.

Kai turned fully around and glared at her. 'This is the second time I've come looking for you.' He said exasperatedly.

'Hmm? What? I wasn't here, didn't I tell you?'

Kai 'hmhped' in response. She probably had but he may not have been listening at the time.

'So, what's up?'

'What are you carrying?' Kai interjected, ignoring her question.

'Oh!' Savoya's face split into a wide grin. 'It's orichalum!'

'…What?'

Savoya's face suddenly became serious, if only for a moment. She kept flicking between serious and joyous as she explained to him what she'd been doing the last week or two. 'My sword broke in the 7th round of the competition. The other guy's sword broke as well so the fight was declared a draw.' She said pensively. 'I was planning on finding this,' she inclined her head once towards the metal in her hands, 'before the finals anyway. It took me longer than I expected, but I finally found it!' she beamed. 'Orichalum! One of the strongest metals in the world!' Kai's ears perked up at that. 'The blacksmith's all ready to craft me a new sword and then I'll be all set to continue on in the world championships!'

Kai's eyes were glued to the metal. 'Strongest…in the world?' he fixed his intense gaze on Savoya. If I could use that in my beyblade then surely I would be able to beat Tyson's improved blade.It's so strong…I wasn't sure what I could do to make Dranzer equal to his Dragoon but this…

'One of the.' Savoya corrected.

'Savoya…I need that.' Kai said, his heart thumping hard in his chest at the thought of finally besting his rival.

Savoya sobered up instantly. 'Kai-'

'Savoya! Master Savoya!' A happy voice called, it was accompanied by the sound of rapid footfalls.

They both turned at the sound of the new voice, tensed and irritated at being interrupted.

A young servant boy came to a halt before Savoya. 'Ah, Master Savoya,' he managed between his heavy gasps. 'I wanted- look at this!' he thrust a yellow rose under her nose.

Savoya's eyes widened and then she pushed it away. 'Not now, Pips! I'm busy, come talk to me later!'

The boy started and then ran off, his rose clutched tightly to his chest.

Already forgetting about Pips, Savoya looked back at Kai. 'You can't have it.' She said seriously, a barely noticeable tremor running through her voice. 'I need it to make a new sword. I won't stand a chance in the finals without a stronger sword.'

'You had time enough to find that in the middle of a tournament…go find some more. Savoya, I need that to make a new beyblade.'

The corners of her mouth tilted up in a smile, but her eyes remained cautious and…nervous. 'Hah hah, sorry Kai. After the tournament I'll see about finding you some more. Hah hah.'

'Savoya, I need that.'He said firmly, his eyes narrowing. The finals of the beyblade world championships will be over by then. 'Are we not friends?'

'I can't compete without it.'

'Neither can I.'

The stared each other down, neither willing to give in. Then Kai averted his eyes. 'Savoya…you- you're a girl. If anyone found that out you'd never be able to compete in another tournament again.'

For a moment it felt to Savoya like her heart stopped beating. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. Her hands, cold and sweaty, tightened around the orichalum.

'You-'

Kai's eyes slid back to hers. 'I need it. You are my friend.' Unspoken between them were the words: Let's keep it that way.

Her mind in a fog, she felt her arms hold the precious metal out to Kai. He took it, weighed it in his hands and smiled a twisted smile at it.

Snapped out of her fog Savoya managed to make a face at him. 'There you go, what a friend you are.' She said dryly, though without venom.

'Thanks.' He said and gave her the most insincere smile in the history of the world.

Savoya shrugged and waved her hand in a shooing motion at him. 'Go, go, take it. May it do you good.'