Before you chew me out for starting a new fic, let me just say: I noticed that the aspect of Tsubasa's dark side is a rather popular topic in this fandom but the lack of fanfics for it was slightly saddening, so I decided to pick it up myself and see what happens. I'm very excited to do this, mostly because it involves a bunch of angst and stuff, and you guys know me, I love angst. Though I have a humor MFB fic as well so if you wanna read something funny, read 'Don't Sneeze On Me!' not this.
Disclaimer: I've never owned Beyblade before and won't anytime soon.
Warning(s): There is yaoi and language within this fic, along with possible sexual situations/lemon but I will warn you first. Oh, and I don't know if anyone's done this before but besides the main pairing (Tsubasa x Yu) I'll be adding some Dark!Tsubasa x Tsubasa. You know, because I can. So because of Dark Tsubasa, the rating might bump up in certain chapters. xD
Enjoy, and I don't own the song in the beginning~
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well that's alright cause' I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and watch me cry
Well that's alright cause' I love the way you lie
"Tsu-chan!" Yu's familiar squeakish voice was calling for me, and I couldn't help myself when I yelled back 'coming!'. The embarrassing thing was that the moment I yelled that, I heard some other people near by murmuring about how gay me and 'that little blonde' were.
Ducking my head to cover the scarlet that had appeared across my face, I made my way over to where Yu was sitting proudly, head held high and smile on his face. I'd taught him to not be embarrassed or pushed around by anyone.
"Yes?" I finally responded, blushing again when I realized people were still staring at us. Geez, is privacy even a thing now?
"I was wondering if you'd like to get some ice cream with me." The blonde continued cheerfully, blissfully oblivious to the stares we were getting.
I half-glared at myself for having to refrain from blushing again.
"Of course, Yu."
This set off the 'bomb of obviously gay', because the teenaged girls were already fan girling over us. I couldn't help but smile-despite the fact that me and Yu weren't together-at the well wishes or good lucks we got from them.
The older people, as in adults, seemed put off by us. What angered me was that me and Yu were just best friends! He was my kouhai(1), and I was his senpai(2). There wasn't anything going on between us.
Now, you're probably still wondering where we are. It turns out that Yu's bey needed fixing and Hyoma informed me that a man that lives in this town fixes beys like Yu's. So here we are.
Sadly, we apparently picked a hotel with a bunch of fan girls who love gay people. But I'd pick that over those homophobic adults anyway. At least the girls don't glare at us 24/7. I was Asexual and all, but I wasn't dating Yu.
It kinda saddened me, thinking that way. Yu has a literal crush on me(3), and I'm pretty sure everyone knows it. He's always calling me 'Tsu-chan', and looks to me more than anyone else. It kinda makes me feel proud, knowing I'm some one someone else can look up to.
"Alright Yu, let's go." I instructed the younger, watching him slide off of the couch only to bounce faithfully to my side.
I heard the girls giggle, and one in particular looked very proud of us. And she was walking towards us?
"Hi!" She greeted us, trying the best to contain her obvious squealing. "I'm Melody, but please call me Mel!"
I nodded my head and quickly shook her hand. After a quick glance at the homophobes, I noted they still looked undeniably pissed. Well, they could deal with that. Serves them right for being such douche bags.
"Hey Mel!" I heard Yu's voice squeak cheerily from behind me.
The girl grinned, "You two are so cute together."
I raised my hand in an attempt to rebuke the idea of us being together, then I remembered how Yu felt towards me and I quickly lowered my hand. I didn't want to hurt the poor kid's feelings. Besides, my feelings towards him were unclear, so I could actually like him.
Needless to say I felt stupid for not knowing.
"Anyway, if you're here for Josiah, he's just down the street." Mel informed us, pointing her finger at a old building.
Josiah was the name of the one who was supposedly going to fix Yu's bey. We needed to drop it off and come back in around a week or so. It took a long time, yes, but it wasn't like Madoka could fix it or anything.
All of a sudden, I was blinded by a mass of brown matter, and then it quickly disappeared.
Confused and surprised, I turned around to see Mel sheepishly tying her hair in a ponytail. It was long and brown. Now I understood what had happened and couldn't help but laugh.
Mel and Yu soon joined in and we were all laughing within a few minutes.
Finally, we took a breathing break, which gave Mel some time to explain some stuff to us. Which just turned out to be her fan girling.
"So, were you two about to go on a date?" She asked excitedly, as if she was some reporter who'd just found the biggest scoop of the year.
Both me and Yu blushed this time, and despite the fact that it wasn't 100% true, I nodded my head.
Mel squealed with joy while Yu blushed and looked up at me, a huge smile decorating his face. I smiled back. Yu's smile always caused others to smile, no matter where you were or who you are. Well, besides the homophobes.
We heard minor booing or sounds of disgust and I didn't have to raise my head to know it was the homophobics. I bowed my head in shame, but it was actually a ploy to cover the glare that was furrowing my brows. Poor Yu looked near tears.
But to my utter surprise, it was Melody that stood up and whipped around, blue eyes set on the group of homophobes, who looked at her in surprise.
"Will you all just shut the heck up?! What did these two ever do to you?!" Mel yelled, eyes blazing in fury. But she wasn't done yet. "Besides! Love knows no bounds, remember?! So boys can fall in love with each other, and the same goes for girls! We're all human beings here, so explain to me why the hell some of us are worse than others just because of our sexuality?!"
Mel's speech shut everyone up. Everyone starred at her. But she didn't seem embarrassed in the least. She looked proud, and defensive, like a mother eagle watching over her babies. And in this case, she kind of was.
Both Yu and I looked up at her gratefully, but Mel was to busy death glaring the man who dared glare back at her. This caused him to turn away in fear, leaving a triumphant, but still angry, Melody.
"Thank you." We both said in unison, bowing gratefully.
Mel shook her head. "It was the least I could do. I have gay friends, and I love em' to death." She grinned. "No way am I excluding you guys just because I don't know you that well."
I sighed, eternally gratefully to this girl. Good thing there was some sliver of kind and righteous people left in this world that needed it ever so much.
All of a sudden, a woman walked over to us all.
Expecting her to berate us, we were surprised when she scooped me and Yu into a hug and gave Mel a pat on the head. She looked very pleased with Mel's words and very proud of me and Yu, presumably for not being ashamed of our...different sexuality.
"You're all angels." She murmured, gracing us with a smile before walking away.
We all looked at each other in surprise before smiling, especially me and Yu. It felt good to know, as I've said before, that some people in this world actually realize us gay people have feelings as well.
Mel cleared her throat, directing our attention towards her.
"We need to head to Josiah's." She informed us once more, sending a glare towards the ones who had stopped us from going the first time.
We both nodded and exited the hotel, not noticing the dark aura of magic that was following us.
"Well, here we are!" Mel exclaimed before waving goodbye.
Both me and Yu looked sad to see her go, especially since she'd been so accepting of us. The brunette noticed this and grinned, shaking her head.
"I'll be back, I just have to get some parts for Yu's bey."
The moment she mentioned this, I realized that this would be the perfect time to see what parts Yu actually needed. I hadn't known this whole time and it pained me, considering Yu had been the first one to tell me what had happened.
"I could go instead, and you could stay with Yu." I offered, sheepishly toying with my very-long silver hair when she looked at me skeptically. I could tell she didn't really want me to go, but for reasons unknown.
"Alright. But be careful."
Though I was confused by her warning at first, all was clear when she nodded towards the hotel. She meant the homophobic people from earlier. Why should I be scared of them? I didn't really know, but if someone like Mel was worried, I probably should be as well.
Quickly giving her a wave of thanks, I instructed Yu to 'be good', to which he blushed and nodded his head. I blushed, realizing what I'd just said. Mel squealed again, clasping her hands and ranting about some unknown 'adorable' topic.
I rolled my eyes and continued down the sidewalk, trying to ignore the growing feel in my stomach that something was wrong. But it just wouldn't leave me, no matter how hard I tried.
It took awhile for me to notice that, despite the city appearance, that where there was no buildings, there was something similar to a forest. This also sent waves of uneasiness through me, especially since the thick plants were perfect for hiding.
Luckily, I hadn't run into any 'dangerous' people. I mean sure, I'd gotten several looks, but most of them were more casual than some sort of glare.
To my utter dismay, the place where this 'Josiah' salvaged beyblade parts was in a suspicious looking store. Only men were there, and the only thing it needed to be a gay bar was a pole and dancer.
Gulping, I grasped the doorknob and turned it.
My nose was met with the stench of alcohol and un-bathed human bodies. The various actions in the place all stopped when they noticed me. How did Mel do this? Perhaps she went through some other way or the man made some secret deals with her out back.
Knowing her, there was no way she'd go through all of this. Though if these men were gay, she basically had no worries. And they seemed pretty gay, judging by the way they looked at me.
"What do you want, Angel?" One of the men asked me, leaning across his table in order to get a little closer.
I backed away in disgust, only to be caught and held against another chest. Fear pulsed through my veins. Someone had to get me out of here, or else something worse than death itself was going to happen to me.
All of a sudden, I heard an odd male voice instruct for the man holding me to let me go.
Thankful, I looked up at my savior to see a suit-wearing man, complete with glasses and a spike of golden hair in the front. Wait a moment...This man rung a bell. I remembered him from somewhere...
That's it! It's Doji! And I'm pretty sure I'm not suppose to be on his side, either. But due to my 'dark side' my memories have gotten fuzzy.
"Doji..." I mumbled, quickly worming my way past groping hands towards the door. But it was Doji's own hand that prevented me from going a step further.
Confused, I looked up at him. He was grinning;but at the same time looked frustrated, like I was suppose to stay put or something. I don't know what he was expecting, because sure as hell was I staying in a sleazy place like this.
"Tsubasa Otori." The man greeted me, extending his hand, silently urging me to shake it.
I shook my head, "I'm not here to mess around." I crossed my arms and took another step backwards. "I'm picking up Bey parts."
Had my memory been functioning, I would've tried to remember if Doji had been the one to break Yu's bey in the first place.
"Well, I'll just leave you to it, won't I?" Was Doji's sly and cool response.
I glared at him before walking past his body and towards the room in the back which held the parts.
Not to my surprise, there was another door within the room, hinting that this was where Mel came in and out. The gays out there couldn't touch her-though they probably wouldn't in the first place-and it was a great spot for keeping parts.
Scooping the parts up into my arms after checking what the list had called for, I walked out of the door way and shut it behind me.
As I was walking back towards the shop, I heard some rustling came from the bushes and quickly turned my head. Was it Yu? Mel? I couldn't make out Mel's hair, or Yu's bright outfit, so I assumed it was neither.
But then, who was it?
Curious, I poked my head into the bushes, and then found myself being yanked in.
At first, I was frightened, considering I couldn't see who'd pulled me in in the first place. The anger and fear ceased when I realized it was just Mel and Yu, who'd obviously hidden well.
"Someone's looking for you!" Mel whispered, peaking over the bushes before sitting back down next to Yu once more.
Yu nodded his head in agreement, and I noticed he looked scared. So he recognized these people, but Mel obviously did not. Was it Doji? Dark Nebula agents? After finding out about my 'dark side,' nearly all organizations wanted that power.
As much as I wanted to get rid of it, I knew I couldn't. God knows what they might do with it if they did obtain it.
"Yu, is it Doji?" I asked him calmly, trying to help the little blonde calm himself down.
Yu shook his head. "No, it was..." He trailed off, biting his lip.
"Yes?"
"R-Ryuga."
I did a double take. Ryuga?! What was he after me for? I understood his dark side takes him over every other minute, but I still didn't understand what he could possibly want of me. He had his own power, so why would he-oh, forgot, he was extremely power hungry.
Mel looked confused, and I didn't blame her for not knowing who Ryuga was, but explaining would have to wait for later. I needed to get away, and fast.
The thoughts were cowardly, but Mel and Yu would be safer if I was father away from them. And as much as I disliked 90% of this town's residents, I didn't want innocent people getting injured in some kind of battle between me and Ryuga.
"Tsu-chan, will you be alright?" Yu asked me worriedly, scanning my face for a moment's hesitation.
I nodded my head and gifted him with a parting smile. Scoffing after hearing Mel silently squeal, I rushed deeper into the forests, swatting bugs and hacking through the grass, which had obviously grown rather high over the years.
"Tsubasa. How nice it is to finally meet you personally."
My heart stopped beating. So it was Ryuga. Summoning my most vicious glare, I looked him in his crazed-yellow eyes. He looked 'normal', as in he didn't look like he'd gained more power.
"Ryuga." My eyes narrowed. "What do you want?"
He laughed, snapping his fingers in order to disappear. The moment my eyes couldn't lay on him, I began panicking. Considering how 'trigger-happy' Ryuga was, he could pop behind me and stab me at any given moment.
I felt a cold hand rest on the front of my neck, and a chin rest on my right shoulder. I froze. He was right, behind me. I struggled, but his grip was far too strong and vise-like.
Let me out, Tsubasa. Perhaps then you wouldn't have these problems.
Grrrrr, shut up! You don't know a thing!
Then how come I'm more powerful than you? Without me, you wouldn't have beaten Kyoya.
T-That was cheating!
No, it wasn't. You simply let your 'bad boy' side out, and let it take control.
You aren't a part of me!
Oh I'm not, am I? Then how come I'm within your soul, within your very being?
That doesn't make you a part of me. There's only one Tsubasa Otori!
Right now there is, yes. But there won't be in a matter of seconds...
Tsubasa let out a large scream.
Gah! I know, cliff-hanger and cliche. But I'll get to writing the next chapie very soon! Well, I can't promise that because I'm out of town and won't be back till like, what, Sunday at least? I'm doing FIRST Robotics. If you don't know what that is, look it up. It's really awesome and really fun!
Q&A:
(1) Kouhai is 'student' in Japanese.
(2) Senpai is 'teacher' in Japanese, though I'm sure most of you knew this. It's used a bunch, after all. xD
(3) In the actual anime of Metal Fight Beyblade, Yu harbors somewhat of a crush towards Tsubasa. He is extremely dedicated, and when both Yu and Tsubasa were fighting together, Yu looked at Tsubasa, and he was sparkling and in slow motion. Just think L'Oreal Paris. xD So, he obviously canonically loves Tsu-chan. Yay!
Is Mel your OC? Yes, but as you can see she isn't a Mary-Sue and never will be in any of my stories. I hate Mary-Sue characters. Oh, and she acts like me, therefore is a huge yaoi/gay fan girl and loves homo people. c:
Btw, the lack of fics with Hyoma in them makes me wanna sob hysterically. Toby, as well. They're both so awesome, and I can't imagine why they aren't included in anything. Especially Toby, considering Masamune and Zeo are obviously in love with him, which =yaoi threesome! *parties*
R&R, and be nice in the comments, I have a broken thumb for gosh sakes!