Hello there, good people of FFN! I'm really excited because this story is going to be a KaiHil… YAY! If you want to read a KaiHil that is good as well as updated often check out Lavender and Rose, by Saiyan Phoenix. Before the story starts this is going to be an AU story, which I have never written before. I also wish to apologize for my 2 ½ week hiatus, once again I got sick not to mention I've been having a crap load of homework and tests. Due to these I will not be able to update a ton but I'm hoping to make my chapters much longer.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Beyblade… You should've guessed that because I'm currently writing this on FFN…

Kai POV

As I sat in a small café in the heart of Tokyo, I pondered recent events. I recently (two weeks ago) moved away from my long-time home in Moscow, Russia. Luckily, one of the few people I considered a friend, Tala, decided to go to Tokyo with me. Though we were here for different reasons, we both had something in common… We didn't have a place to stay. So we got a two-bedroom apartment in southern Tokyo.

Like I said earlier, me and Tala both had different reasons to be in Tokyo. I wanted to cut ties with my family, and he was chasing after some random girl he met at a party who was moving here. As you could probably tell from our reasons, me and Tala are quite different from each other. He is an outgoing, playful, flirt, while I am a cynical, proud, stoic. Despite our differences, we both share a steely determination and sense of stubbornness.

I surveyed the café, which by now was pretty much empty. Earlier the café was bustling with businessmen grabbing coffee, but now it only had a few people lined up, ordering their beverages. I stood up, grabbing my jacket, before beginning to walk to my nearby apartment.

While continuing my, by now, oh so familiar walk home I noticed a moving van outside of my apartment complex. I don't know what drew me to walk to the van, possibly curiosity? Either way I decided there was no harm in meeting the new neighbor. Though when I got there, I realized I was followed.

A vein appeared on my forehead. "Tala, I know you're there…" I said. I earned no response. "Fine Tala. I guess I'll burn your limited edition doll…" I threatened, raising my voice. "It's not a doll, it's an action figure!" Tala replied, seemingly annoyed at my threat.

I sweat-dropped. "So what're you doing here?" I asked, earning a quizzical look from Tala. "I could ask you the same thing, Kai." Tala replied.

I snorted. "Cut the crap Tala. You're just here to see if that stupid girl is the one moving in."

Tala reddened. "KAI! DON'T YOU DARE BADMOUTH MY SPANISH PRINCESS! YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW!" Tala yelled, earning the attention of the guy moving in.

He put the box he was holding down. I sized him up. He was a little shorter than me with black hair in a ponytail. "Hello there, you two must be the neighbors the landlord mentioned. I am Ray Kon, pleasure to make your acquaintance." Ray said, holding his hand out for a handshake.

Tala gripped his hand firmly. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance as well. My name is Tala Valkov and this is Kai Hiwatari."

Hilary POV

"Ugh, seriously! I can't believe how much stuff you have Mariah! Why couldn't you ask your boyfriend who you always brag about to help you?" I exclaimed as I unpacked the first box.

The pink-haired woman turned around. "That's not very nice Hilary! And Ray was busy moving into his new apartment!" Mariah said, pouting.

I sighed. It was already hard enough to unpack my own stuff, but somehow Mariah found a way to drag me into helping here unpack her truckload of clothes. "How're you even going to fit this in your tiny apartment?!" I asked, referring to a couple of boxes of just shoes.

"I don't know… Maybe if you're nice I'll give you a couple!" Mariah suggested.

I sighed yet again. "Don't worry about it. I'm glad to help you, I guess I'm just tired and a little nervous. I mean, tomorrow college is starting." I explained, yawning a little bit.

Mariah immediately looked concerned. "Oh Hils! I'm so sorry! I'm being so selfish right now, making you help me unpack because I waited so long for an apartment! How could I ever make this up to you!" Mariah told me. I smiled. Despite Mariah's love for clothes, shoes, and everything pink, she is still a great person.

"It's fine Mariah. Now let's finish this up so I can go home and take a nap." I told her, beginning to unpack a second box.

I hope you all enjoyed that chapter! Personally I felt this was a good start for the story. I apologize for the short and briefness of this chapter, but it was really late and I was really tired. I will try to make the other chapters longer. Anyways, see you next time on… Connected.