Me: Okay, this is the first installment of my newww one-shot collection of METAL FIGHT Beyblade! Before I star, I wanna say some stuff to some people.

-To Kitty: I'm winging it! :D I have no clue what's gotta come up while I'm writing this, but I hope you enjoy anyway ^^

-To RoxasOtaku: I sooo appreciated every review you gave me :D I hope these shots are good too :D

-To Xeyah: Sorry, but my reviewing thingy is malfunctioning so I can't seem to review your great story. No worries though, I read it all. I usually stay away from the lemony stuff, but your story had a lot of other concepts I liked. (The talking beys thing.. GREAT! Can I use that some time? I was thinking about it before I read your story as well :D) Was my story really the first one you read on here? If so, that's awesome! :D

-To Wave: Why am I writing to you? Idk, I feel like it. I should really get to writing my essay... *sigh* ah well! Yea, I'm working on some different ideas for stories. Hopefully, while I write this, I'll be able to think of ideas for a chapter-story :D

Yeah, that's it. Now for my first one-shot! Now remember: from now on, you guys can REVIEW and TELL ME what you want me to write. It can be of anything! I have my own ideas, but I'll always welcome your ideas ^^ Hell, if you want me to, I'll add your FC if you have one. Now for this one: "Late Night Rendezvous" It has SPOILERS :D

Kyouya: PLEASE tell this isn't another one with me and Madoka.

Me: IT'S NOT! It's actually...

Madoka: What?

Me: NILE AND RIN :D

Rin: *eyes widen* W-w-what! o/o

Me: Yup! Metal Fight Beyblade belongs to Katsumi Hasegawa(writer of the ANIME). Rin belongs to my imaginatioonnn~

Their late night meetings... began with an accident. She didn't even know he was in the country when she first met up with him.

It was Thursday. I know, what's so wonderful about a Thursday? It's just a wanna-be Friday. (Or in Japan, Fridays are wanna-be Saturdays... you get the point.)

Well, Thursdays were the days she would sneak out to Bey Park and watch the stars. She'd bring a dusty old star chart and trace the constellations as she laid on the cut grass. Out of habit, she'd find the famous constellations. Libra, for Yuu-chan. Cancer, for Madoka and the creepy crab guy. Leo, for Kyouya-san and his Leone. Then, she'd try to find constellations with myths behind them. The tragic love between Greek Goddess Artemis and Orion, foiled by Artemis' jealous twin, Apollo, represented in Orion and his belt.

With just her, her bey safely tucked away in her pocket, and the stars, she felt safe.

That's when he showed up.

He was honestly just visiting on the invitation of Benkei. Demure was busy with his own stuff, so he was alone. The last time he was in this city, he concentrated only on beyblading.

In other words, he had no clue where the hell he was, even though he's been here before. Where was he supposed to be going? Where was he headed? Ra, he didn't know. Eventually, he came upon what looked to be a park. He strained his memory, and vaguely remembered Benkei taking him here to do some training. It was the day before the...

He clenched his fist at the memory and was about to turn away when something caught his eye.

Or rather, as you can guess, someone.

Laying on the grass ahead of him, was a figure he could identify as female. Upon closer inspection, he remembered her. Well, kinda.

She was that friend of Amano Madoka, who clung to Amano's side when Kyouya walked by, exiting the stadium. That day, her face was in shock, and what he could register as afraid. Was she not happy that her friend's team won? (Okay, this really didn't happen. Just pretend.)

A small amount of anger arose in him, just enough to not notice when the girl looked up and saw him. He did, however, notice when she sat up and called out softly. "N-Nile-san..?" He looked to her and she flinched as if he had struck her. She evaded her eyes and bit her lip. He cursed his memory, not able to remember the girl's name.

So he settled with asking her, in a rough, rather demanding voice. "Who are you?"

She shrunk back, holding her hands together, as she replied. "E-Ejito Rin.."

Rin? It didn't ring any bells, so Nile decided that he maybe had never learned her name, so could never have remembered it. Abruptly, she stood, clutching a well-loved paper. It was strangely yellowed with age, and a burn mark showed at one edge. Was she leaving? Damn it. He could've asked her some directions. In a quick attempt to stop her, Nile spoke up, pointing at her paper.

"What's that?" He said softer than before. Rin looked at him, then to the paper, slowly turning it over so he could see. Stars painted the page, small white lines connecting some of them creating images. Some of which he recognized. She was star-watching?

Interrupting his thoughts, she whispered something he could barely make out as, "A-Ano..."

"Hm?"

"Err... Y-You did... w-w-wonderful i-in B-Big Bang B-Bladers... N-Nile-san.."

The faint lighting showed him that a shade of red was invading her face. He tilted his head to the side in confusion. "But.. we lost."

"H-Hai.. Demo.. Y-You managed to beat M-Masamune-kun. T-That was g-great, n-ne? And that's last battle! Y-You.."

She trailed off, allowing him to faintly smile at the girl. That tournament wasn't that long ago, how long did she want to tell him this? He nodded gently. "Arigato, Ejito-san."

He sat down then, looking up at the night sky. Soon after, he laid down and closed his eyes, his arms behind his head. She let out a small 'eep' before shuffling her feet. He patted the space next to him, where she just was.

"Don't mind me. Go back to watching the stars."

She didn't feel safe anymore.

Not that she disliked having Nile there, but it was nerve-racking! She couldn't seem to keep her eyes on the stars anymore! After the first night, of him just being there and her wondering what was going on, she decided. Thursdays weren't a safe night anymore. Squeezing her bey in her hand, she went out the next night, hoping he wouldn't appear again.

But, Kami wasn't on her side.

There he was, just laying on her spot, near her favorite tree. Holding the star chart, she walked over. His eyes opened when he sensed her presence, silently greeting her. She gathered her courage and tried to ask.

"W-What are y-you doing h..here... again?"

"It's peaceful here. Do you mind, Ejito-san?"

Yes, she did. It was HER spot and no.. strangers were allowed! Even if they were.. Never mind.

Before she could yell that he wasn't allowed, and would be forced to leave, she hunched her shoulders and lamely replied. "N-No..."

So Friday wasn't safe either.

~*::*~

Soon, Rin would discover, that no night was safe. He showed up without fail, either before or after she came. He would never strike up conversation, only his emerald eyes greeting her as he walked towards her.

A week later, on a Saturday though, that changed.

"We would've won, y'know."

She tore her eyes off the chart to him. His eyes were open, trained on the stars above. She blushed and turned away.

"N-Nani..?"

"If Kyouya's Leone were just a bit less damaged, we would've won."

Rin played with the memory of what Madoka said about that Battle Royale. (I call it Royale as in Roy-Al *like the Al in Alvin*) The combination of his Mystic Zone and Kyouya's Wild Wing Fang Dance did have enough power to knock both Pegasus and Unicorno at the time, but Kyouya's Performance Tip chose that moment to crack, breaking the move. That window of opportunity allowed Masamune to knock out Horuseus and for Leone to stop spinning. Rin nodded, agreeing with what Nile had said.

"I-It was a s-shame.."

Nile looked at her, quite confused. This girl always did seem to confuse him. Everything she did seem to be quiet and soft. Maybe that's why he enjoyed just being there. The quiet was.. nice for a change. "Aren't you happy Gan Gan Galaxy won?"

"H-Hai.. Happy for M-Madoka. D-demo.. It would've b-been more exciting w-with Leone and P-Pegasus at full c-capacity, no?"

He hadn't thought of it. Both Gingka and Kyouya were injured, Kyouya more so at that moment. Their beys were in pretty bad shape due to their battle before. He remembered trying to stop Kyouya from joining the battle, but the wild blader was too stubborn, even breaking his bandages in the midst.

With Pegasus and Leone at full strength, who would've really won? He looked to the dark-haired girl once more, now realizing. Her hair was down.

In contrast to her usual ponytail, this was.. different. He reached his hand out, not knowing why, and held a lock of hair between his fingers. He twirled it around as Rin jerked her head towards him. Since they were both laying down, Rin realized that from afar, they would look like a couple. Her face quickly became red as she stared at the boy. A smirk reached his face as he stared back at her widened pale blue eyes.

"You're right."

~*::*~

They then began meeting for fun, rather than just to sit there. They greeted each other with words instead with just their eyes. He would start conversations, asking her about her chart, and she would stutter out some response. She would point out constellations he didn't know and would tell a story behind it, if there was one. He learned she was a pretty good storyteller, for she would get caught up and stop stuttering. Sometimes, she would take out her bey and ask ever so politely for some advice in blading. He would eventually start asking about the main reason he went up to her. Directions.

She had just finished telling him about a shortcut between Kyouya's apartment(which Benkei had once dragged her to) and B-Pit (which she was dragged from.) when she saw the time. Jumping up, she muttered something about homework and excused herself. He called out to her once again.

"So tomorrow again, Rin-chan?"

She stopped and turned to him. A small smile started on her face as she nodded. "H-Hai, Nile-kun..."

Tomorrow was Thursday. Along with just her, her bey, the stars and Nile as well, she felt perfectly safe.

Me: I suck at writing one shots ._.

1. Rin's love for stars: comes from her father. That's another story.

2. Ano means "Umm..." and Demo means "But..."

3. Big Bang Bladers is the tournament in season 2 of Metal Fight Beyblade. Kyouya and Nile end up teaming up with Benkei and Demure to form "Africa's Wild Fang!"

4. Nile won against Masamune in his first match. Then in a Battle Royale with him, Kyouya, Masamune and Gingka, Masamune ended up winning it all. Kinda says why.

That's it. Review ideas, or just say whatever about this chapter. If you didn't like it, just say so NICELY. I really don't mind ^^''