HERE WE GO.
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade, or any of the characters belonging to it.
Summary: I don't know where this one came from…not sure I want to know. I'm not too fond of it, but it has it's own charm…I feel like I'm talking about a house. Just a little slice of life of the Bladebreakers.
A/N: Thank you VeekaIzhanez for your review, you're the best!
Enjoy!
Being greeted by the soft sound of bacon frying in a pan, followed closely by the smell of said bacon, plus a few other breakfasty items, was always a good way to start the day. At least in Max's opinion it was. A good way to start the day indeed, especially when said day was the beginning of the second half of the exam period.
His mood took a downward plummet that would have put a comet to shame. Exams. He dreaded them, not as much as Tyson, but still a good deal. Speaking of Tyson…..
"It's not Monday! It's still Sunday!"
He grinned, sliding into his seat and giving Rei a cheery greeting, Tyson's voice still echoing through the house. Rei stopped setting the table, head tilted at an angle so that he could better listen to the argument going on upstairs, Max fought the urge to laugh and mimicked him.
"Tyson, no matter how much you may wish it, it is Monday." Kenny's calm, logical voice, softer but still audible filtered through.
"I don't wan.." Max could see Rei cringing at the volume from the corner of his eye, Tyson's voice reaching the ear splitting range.
"Enough."
Max jumped in his seat, Rei dropping the fork he was holding as the team captain's voice drowned Tyson's out. "We all have exams so get over it. If you listened in class rather than bragging or sleeping you'd be better off."
Max giggled, Kai had a point there, Tyson was terrible. Rei shook his head, returning to his previous task, speeding up to ensure everything was ready for the arrival of the other members of the team. The voices above had disappeared, but Rei could hear the three sets of footsteps that were currently making their way down the stairs. The heavy, stomp of a sullen Tyson almost eclipsed the softer, nervous shuffle of Kenny and the whisper of Kai's footsteps.
The three took their places around the table, Rei placing the various plates and bowls within easy reach of all, then sat himself down to Kai's right. Tyson's hands whipped the stack of pancakes to his side, Max pouting at the loss of them, giving Tyson an evil eye as he settled for the smaller flapjacks. Rei chuckled, sliding his own pancakes to the bubbly blonde.
"You sure?" Max asked, but the way he fidgeted and was already eyeing the syrup was clue enough that Rei wouldn't get it back. Rei nodded, drawing the flapjacks towards himself. "Yes, think of it as a good luck for your exam." Tyson was frowning again, looking mournfully at his pancakes. Kai sighed, eyes narrowing in annoyance before nodding to Rei. "We should all be back by one, as long as no one tries to run out of the exam venue again." Tyson's squawk was muffled by the pancakes, Kai glared at him before returning to Rei. "I'll be done earlier though, so we can do some basic work while we wait for them."
Rei nodded, returning to his own food. Kai gave Tyson another glare, daring him to voice a protest, said protest dying a quick death in the wake of the barely reigned fury, Tyson ducked his head, eating his pancakes so that he didn't have to face Kai's wrath at being late…..again. Rei fought the wish to laugh, but still ended up grinning and chortling under his breath, both of which earning him a look from Kai. Max too was fighting the need to laugh, but his own fear for the captain kept his giggle fit at bay, at least until he got onto the bus.
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Tanned hands rhythmically washed the dishes, ears trained on the sounds of the others putting their shoes on and leaving, the final click of the door closing, then silence. Rei sighed, turning back to his task of washing the dishes. There were times he wished he had been born in Japan, or at least in the more populated places of China. He was not a fool, he had street-smarts and survival skills, not to mention instincts that would put a few animals to shame, but his own formal education did not go further than the primary level; anything else he had picked up had been from reading books. In his village there was no time for Pythagoras, he was fairly certain that there was no one in the village who even knew who or what that was; the skills that were valued were not taught in a classroom or in books, they were the skills of trade, carpentry, hunting and healing and others that benefitted the village. Rei's choice to leave the village had been a scandal, it hadn't ever happened before, at least to his knowledge, the village was not quite so angry about it since they won the finals, but he still wasn't the most welcome sight to them.
He sighed, washing his hands and drying them as he mentally ticked off the list of things he still had to do. He paused in the lounge, frowning at the book on the table. He could tell at a glance it was Kai's, Tyson's were tattered, Max's had scorch-your-eyes-out-it's-so-bright paper and he'd never seen Kenny's, he didn't even think Kenny owned a book. He picked it up, eyes scanning the title: Industrial Revolution- A Change of Times, then turned towards the room they shared, fully intending to put the book away, when something caught his eye. The bookmark, which he had dismissed without even realising had his name on, he opened the book, feeling a little guilty, then laughed as he read the note.
Rei
Don't think you have been spared. We suffer, you suffer. Read chapters 1-5 before I get back. You'll be tested.
Kai
He shook his head, seating himself on back onto the couch, legs curled up beneath him as he got settled in for a long read, he didn't bother to mask the smile and privately reminded himself to thank Kai. Suffer? Perhaps, but they would suffer through this as a team, together. After all, misery loves company. He chuckled to himself, misery indeed.
End
There you go, the book title…..as far as I know….doesn't exist, if it does, then I don't own it. I personally hated the Industrial Revolution when I did it, fell asleep through more than one video…so did the rest of the class…come to think of it….now that I look back, that was the time the teacher was happiest…Hmmmn. Anyway, I've kind of taking it for granted that since Rei comes from an isolated village, they would be more practical people, learning the dates of some other places bygone days just isn't the most practical thing in the world.