Chapter 2

It's hot.

DISCLAIMER: I own myself, Joy owns herself, and we do not own our friends nor beyblade characters, even if Ray is the hottest.

Joy is the editor of the story, I am the plotter. Whee!

Joy: Blah, no! I'm the plotter AND the editor cause I'm cool like that.

Character Guide for the un-informed:

Joy: Shirizo (Pronounced as Shear-e-zu) A large white bird-like bit beast with long flowing feathers. It has armor on the stomach part to protect its heart. It blasts light attacks from its beak.

Sarah: Koule (Pronounced as Ko-u-el) A seal-like bit beast with armor all around it's body. Its horn is used for many attacked and can easy pierce armor.

Mary: Fofure (Pronounced as Foe-fur) A fox-like bit beast with a long flowing tail made of fire. Its paws are fire and it is a master at fire-attacks.

Amber (called Ambi for some time): Tiriko (Pronounced as Tear-eek-ko) A weasel-like bit beast that has armor all around it's slim body. Has ice-based attacks and is really quick.

Kelsey: Berinou (Pronounced as Brr-in-you) A purple cat-like bit beast that has psychic attacks. Has two slim long ears and a pink orb in the middle of its head, in-between its two gray eyes.

Last time:

"What's going on?" Joy asked.

"We're going to see someone." I answered as I dragged Joy out of the room. Sarah, Kelsey, and Mary looked at each other and reluctantly followed.

Joy's Point-of-View

I started to look around. Everyone was running out of breath except Amber who looked incredibly excited. I wondered what got her adrenaline pumping and sprinted to catch up. Although I was about to faint and I could've sworn my legs were about to give out, I still continued to run.

The weather was dreadful. It seriously looked dead with the hovering, grey clouds and the drooping trees. I thought to myself, 'Isn't this supposed to be summer? Happy and bright?' Sarah gave me a weird look like a What-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you look and I realized I must've made a face when thinking that.

Amber turned around, "Come on, guys! Why are you running so slowly?" She grunted and sprinting forward, expecting us to catch up. I felt like ripping her head off. Seriously, it's summer. Can't we just walk?

"Amber," I huffed, "why are we going to the park on a day like this?"

"I told you! We're meeting someone." She smiled and ran even faster. I just gave up and followed along, whispering to Sarah about what we were doing.

Sarah's POV SARAH'S POINT OF VIEW!!!

"Finally! The park!" Amber cheered. Everyone else fell down to the soft, plushy grass.

"You know," came from a familiar voice, "there's these lice in this field, and if they get into your hair, you'll be scratching for weeks!"

Joy immediately jumped up and clutched onto Kelsey. I started cracking up as she dusted herself off, looking like a complete idiot. I slowly rose from the grass as Amber screamed, "Tyson!"

I felt my heart pounding in my ears. Tyson was my old friend whom I started having mixed feelings for. I wasn't sure if I liked him as a friend or liked him as maybe something more. But before I could figure out my feelings, he left for Japan to train.

I saw Tyson smile and my heart pounded even louder. Tyson, to me, looked like he barely changed since I last saw him. His hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail but a few spikes were still hanging out. It was still the shade of midnight black. His eyes were the same color as mine, a deep, dark brown that glistened. He still wore embarrassing bright colored clothes that made him seem gay. I giggled.

He gave me a funny look and then smiled. "Yo, Sarah!" he joked. I blushed—he had remembered me.

"Hi Tyson…long time no see huh?" He blushed and swept his spiky bangs away from his face.

"I guess…" his voice trailed off as he looked at the other members of my gang.

Joys POV DO YOU SEE THAT? THE POINT OF VIEW HAS CHANGED!!!

While Sarah and Amber were caught up in talking to Tyson, whom I thought was a brand of chicken (get it?), I looked at the other four guys that stood behind him who seemed quite uncomfortable.

They all looked foreign and being the girl I was, I couldn't help but stare.

Two of them were talking to each other, making various hand signals. They looked younger than the other two, who were just standing there looking incredibly stoic.

One of them, I thought, had a very mysterious aura about him. He had perfectly gray hair that stuck out like a flower in the front. I smiled, this must've been one of the weirdest hairstyles I have ever seen! The gray-haired boy turned around to reveal a completely bald back (of the head). I was seriously about to burst out laughing until Mary tapped me on the back.

"Hey Joy," she said, "Take a look at the one in the navy blue polo shirt. Isn't he hot?"

I looked at her like she was crazy. "Have you seen his hair?"

"Psh, who cares? Obviously you haven't seen his body…or face yet! I give him a perfect 10!"(1) Mary snickered and went on to tell everyone else. I paid my attention back to the flowered-hair kid. Mary was right, he was built. And he had a decent face too.

'Hmm,' I thought, 'I could get used to him.'

The one next to him was much cuter. His hair was, however, still not 'normal.' It was like Tyson's hair, pitch black, but a little darker than his. The guy's hair was spiky—but not in a flowery way—and was quite unkempt. However, the end of his hair was tied back in a long ponytail that was bound together by what looked like thick, white string. He was a thin, but muscular kid with shining, cat-like eyes. They were golden and seriously sparkled although it was a gray and cloudy day. Although he looked emotionless and serious, he smiled at what Tyson said to Amber about having cute friends. He had a cute smile…it made me want to melt…

'Ahh…I'm rambling again,' I thought.

But still…he wore a white button down tuxedo shirt that wasn't quite buttoned up all the way and black slacks that was rather loose on him. Preppy…that's hot.

The blonde haired kid that was too busy talking to the one with glasses looked like a little kid with big ambitions and hopes. His eyes were a bright blue with just a tint with gray. His outfit was simple, a green jacket with orange, baggy pants. What he lacked in size, he made up for with his hair. It stuck out as a big bundle of blonde. He was little-kid-cute although I realized he couldn't have been much younger than the rest of the guys.

The big bundle of blonde was talking to a nerdy looking type of kid. He had brown, shaggy hair that stuck out in many directions. It covered his eyes like thick bangs, but weirdly enough, he still had aviator type of glasses on. They were thick and big. He wore brown-tan shorts and a lime green shirt with a matching green tie. He carried in his left arm what seemed to be a laptop.

I was itching to do something. Just standing there, listening to Sarah and Amber talk about their childhood memories was boring me to death. I wasn't the only one ready to fall asleep though. Mary was resting her head on Kelsey's shoulder and Kelsey looked like she was about to slump onto the lice-filled grass.

"Ahh!" I heard myself scream, "Oh crap, I forgot about the lice grass!" I jumped on Mary who, in turn, jumped up too.

I could hear Amber and the boys snickering. "What?" I questioned. "You want lice in your hair?"

"You're so naive," Tyson stated. "I was just kidding about that." Amber was on her knees, cracking up.

I blushed, so embarrassed. I just wanted to kill myself. "R-right…," I mumbled. Mary pushed me onto the ground as I started to dust myself off.

I could feel the atmosphere lighten up. The stoic boys were smiling to each other, giving knowing looks while the talkative ones were starting to introduce themselves to us.

"Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, are you?" I heard the nerdy kid ask me. I felt like strangling him (I like strangling people ;) but instead, I just smiled.

"Nice to meet you, too," I replied. He frowned at me, expecting a comeback. The little blonde kid came up behind him.

"Don't mind Kenny!" He screamed in the peppiest voice I've possibly ever heard. "He's a little know-it-all!" He glared at "Kenny" but quickly turned his attention back to me. "I'm Max! Seriously, nice to meet you!" He held his hand out. I reluctantly shook it; afraid some of his peppiness would rub off onto me.

"Uh…I'm Joy," I attempted to give him the most sincere smile I could dig up.

"And that's Ray," he said, pointing to the guy in dark, black hair, "and the one next to him is Kai." So Kai was the one with the flowery hair. My inner self was cracking up.

'Kai…isn't that a girl's name?'

I felt someone tug on my ponytail. "What?" I growled.

The one named Ray pointed to my foot that happened to be on a pink piece of paper. I blushed a deep shade of red. "Heh…sorry!" I picked up the sheet of paper that was slightly soggy and crumpled up due to my foot. It looked like a letter and before I handed it back to Ray, I "accidentally" read a little bit of it.

It started with "Dear Ray, I've missed you." And the ending signature, scribbled in neat handwriting was, "Love, Mariah."

Ray nodded his head and walked away.

"That's his gesture of 'thank you'," Max explained.

I nodded in return.

Max whispered to Kenny, "Why does everyone nod?!" Kenny just nodded in response, probably as a joke.

I walked away from the younger boys and headed my way toward Amber and Sarah who were too busy chatting away with Tyson.

"Hey Amber, Sarah, and Chicken," I joked.

They all gave me are-you-crazy looks. "Oh, uh…cause you know, Tyson brand chicken? Surely you've heard that joke before…" Yeah…I thought, that sounded lame.

"Oh…" Tyson replied, totally confused.

Amber tried to make it better. "Well, that's our Joy she's always making corny, stupid, and lame jokes."

'Stupid? When did my jokes become stupid?' I thought.

"So you beyblade, Joy?" Tyson asked, obviously changing the subject.

Finally, a topic I know about, "Definitely. My bit beast's Shirizo."

He smirked. "I've heard of that beast before. It'd be a challenge, but I'm sure my Dragoon can beat your Shirizo."

"Psh," I blew him off, "That'll happen when hell freezes over!"

"You wanna bet?"

"Yea, I wanna bet!"

"Fine! I challenge you then!"

"Name when and where, bitch!"

All eyes were turned on us. "Now and here," Tyson answered, confidently.

By now, Amber and Sarah had stepped in and held us back from killing each other.

Still Joy's POV

I practically dragged the others to the disk in the park. The other boys staggered behind, giving each other scared looks.

Amber stood at the side, taking the oh-so-important job of announcing. "We're here today with Joy and Tyson, ready to have a fierce and exciting duel!"

Both of us, who still were basically complete strangers to each other, stood at the ends of the disk. "Are you ready bladers?" Amber asked.

We nodded. "Good! 3, 2, 1, Let it rip!"

I let out Shirizo, his big, white feathers exploding in every direction. Shirizo was a large, beautiful bird. He was known for his great power and the well…cool ability to shoot spheres of light from his beak. He was a healer beast, one who couldn't easily be defeated in battle. Nonetheless, Shirizo was my best friend.

Tyson's Dragoon was a clashing, multi-colored dragon. It had blades for arms that stuck out like thorns on a cactus. His feet and face were mainly covered by a thick silver armor. His scales' colors seriously clashed together. 'Navy blue then sky blue then orange? Eww…' I thought.

But I was snapped out of my analyzation when Tyson's Dragoon clawed my Shirizo. He smirked.

I gaped at the huge wound that scarred Shirizo's left wing. I wondered how he would be able to fly after that. It would take too much energy for Shirizo to heal such a deep wound. "U-use…light beam," I managed to stutter out.

I wasn't so much worried on winning the battle anymore. My poor Shirizo was hurt! Fortunately enough, Dragoon was unable to dodge Shirizo's beam. Tyson grunted in annoyance.

"Dragoon, use Storm Attack!"

"Shirizo, dodge that!"

By then, our battle had already become fierce with both beasts looking famished and beaten.

"Hang in there, Shirizo," I encouraged.

Tyson looked at me. "You're good," he complimented.

"Yea, same," I panted.

"But I'm better!" Tyson screamed, looking like a madman. "Corkscrew Attack!"

He had caught me off guard and before I could utter a single word, Dragoon came at Shirizo like a big heap of pain. Shirizo, without my command, looked confused and frightened.

The air grew dark and the sky cried with pouring rain. Dragoon had dealt his pain on Shirizo who just stood there, torn up. I sighed. I seriously didn't want to lose this fight. "Shirizo," I muttered, "You think you can go on?"

Shirizo still stood there, looking down but strong. "Okay then!" I yelled, pumped up, "Spin attack!"

Shirizo rose into the air, looking like a huge pin. He pounded on Dragoon who barely had enough time to even move. Tyson gritted his teeth as he saw Dragoon land on the ground.

"Shit! I didn't think I would have to go to this but…"

"Dude, Tyson!" I heard a yell erupt from where everyone was standing. It was Kai. "What are you thinking? That's a dangerous move!"

"Shut up," Tyson muttered.

"Can't you just lose a battle fair and square? Just…let it go." This time, it was from Ray.

I wasn't sure how to respond. I just stood there, anticipating what move Tyson was about to make next. "Whatever," he responded, "Use Galaxy Turbo Twister!"

I watched Dragoon become a ferocious twister, like a mini tornado in the middle of a disk. I watched in horror because I knew no matter what Shirizo did, he didn't even have a chance of dodging the attack. "Heal yourself!" I told Shirizo, in a last attempt to rescue him.

A white light shone around him. His cuts and feathers were all patched up and he looked as good as new. Of course, his energy was drained to barely anything but…it was the best and only thing I could think of.

Dragoon charged at Shirizo whom I ordered to put a light shield up. It probably wouldn't protect him much but hell…

Winds blew around and whipped my hair around as Dragoon inched closer to Shirizo. I fell on the ground and covered my eyes; couldn't stand watching this…

The winds stopped and all I felt was the hard pattering of the rain. I opened my eyes again and stood up, expecting Shirizo to be broken down on the ground and Dragoon to be declared the ultimate victor.

God surprises me…

Mary's POV

We all know that Joy's a good blader. She's experienced enough to know the ends and outs of problems and situations. But, having never been in this situation before, she kinda looked surprised when a huge tornado came at her bit beast. Covering her eyes and falling onto the floor, there was no doubt she was caught in a pickle.

Everyone already predicted Tyson would win. He trained in Japan, one of the most prestigious countries for beyblading. But…to everyone's surprise, including mine, Shirizo kept standing strong. He was swept down from Dragoon's power and cut up… but like his trainer, he persevered. Everybody stared in shock, even Tyson.

"How…" he muttered.

Joy kinda just stood there, looking confused. She looked at Shirizo. "Good…job?"

At first, I thought Shirizo smiled but then again, I think I've gone crazy.

"Well then, Joy, continue," Tyson commanded even though Dragoon looked tired and beaten up. Joy could easily beat him now.

"S-sure…Shirizo, electric current," she managed to get out.

And with that, the battle was over.

God obviously favored Joy today.

Joy's POV

I was ready to faint. No, seriously. The rain was pounding down on my head. My legs were barely supporting me and my bit beast just survived possibly the weirdest attack ever! Not only did I win, but my Shirizo proved himself to be a great bit beast.

"Nice battle," Tyson said. "But you know, I'll get better and beat you!" He smirked, "But hey, it's cool."

"Yeah…" I was still trying to comprehend that I had won.

Everyone was running to our sides. I felt my world spinning. 'Crap,' I thought, 'I'm not on drugs…I'm not drunk…but, shit, I am tired.'

And before I knew it, I was caught in nice, soft, strong arms and I couldn't help but fall asleep.

Ray…

(1): It's basically a scale from 1-10 on how hot guys are. My friends usually use it. :

Joy: Random chap, yep, I know! But hell, it was fun to write! The whole Ray… thing at the end…hehe, my fault. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. We try to update every Friday…and if we don't, we're probably dead! Whoot! JK