Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or any of its characters save for Saori and Mr. Heepe.

Sato-chan: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I went camping, then had parties. I'm a busy, busy girl. Thanks for all of your reviews, they're great.
I have a question for you all. Should I add Ray into the little romance section and have a triangle? (Kai/Saori/Ray) or should I leave it alone? Or maybe, should I add some Ray/Mariah? You get to vote. decide which would make my story better.
Here's a good idea as well: would YOU like to be in my story? At this point, vote on whether I should add more Ocs (you guys) or not. Don't tell me information about yourselves. I'm either going to do it or not.
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Chapter 3: Jobs

Kai woke up early the next morning. He changed into his usual outfit and walked towards the kitchen.

As he passed the living room, he noticed that the sofa was empty, except for a wrinkled pillow at the end.

"Odd." he thought. Just as he was about to go to the kitchen, he noticed that the vase of flowers on the coffee table had fallen over.

He signed. "One of those losers must have knocked it over last night."

He walked around the sofa to the vase. There, lying between the sofa and the coffee table, was Saori. She had fallen off the sofa during the night. She looked so beautiful lying there he couldn't help but stare. She also looked really serene and he debated whether he should put her back or not.

Kai slowly bent down and placed his arms under her. He gently lifted her up and placed her on the sofa.

She grabbed her pillow and smiled as soon as Kai's arms left her. He unwillingly smiled back.

"Kai..? What. are you doing?"

Kai quickly shot his head up. Ray stood at the doorway to his room looking at Kai with a quizzical expression.

Kai frowned and stormed into the kitchen. "I was just." he started explaining when Tyson ran out of his room.

"Morning everyone!" he screamed. Saori jumped up as he said it and fell off the sofa.

"Sorry Saori." Tyson mumbled.

Saori got up and looked at the coffee table.

"What happened?"

Kai ate a spoonful of cereal. "You knocked it over when you fell off the sofa. I think."

"Oh. Well, that would explain why my whole left side aches. I'll clean it up." Saori smiled and started cleaning.

Max and Chief slowly walked out of their rooms, dragging their feet and yawning. They walked over to the kitchen table and started eating breakfast.

When Saori finished cleaning, she walked over to the front door and grabbed a black windbreaker from a hook on the wall. "I'll be back in time for the ball. See you guys later!"

Ray ran up to her and stopped her before she could leave.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to try to find a job. I've also got some. business to take care of."

Ray nodded. "Want company?"

"No, I'm fine."

"You sure?" Ray persisted.

Saori sighed. Ray always used to do this. He always wanted to tag along with her. Everywhere she went, he followed. Normally, she was okay with this. This time, she wanted to be alone. But how could she discourage him? What could she say?

"Umm." she started

"I'm going with her, so you don't need to worry." Kai said as he got up. He walked up beside Saori and looked at her. "Let's go."

Saori nodded and they left.

When the door closed behind them, Saori turned to Kai. "Thanks."

"Well, I could tell you didn't want him to join you. And I'm sick of his voice."

Saori smiled. Kai opened up the door to enter the apartment building. They walked in and got in the elevator. Once they reached the lobby and left the building, Saori looked at Kai. "Thanks again. But I still think you're a pompous jerk."

Kai grinned evily. "Fine. I still think you're a sissy tart."

They separated, Saori going right and Kai going left.

Back in the apartment, Tyson, Ray, Max and Chief all stared at the door in awe.

"He's. being. sociable?" Chief asked.

Ray and Max nodded. Ray turned around and walked to the kitchen table. He sat down and looked at his hands.

"She chose him over me. I've known her almost my entire life and she chose him."

"She doesn't know what she's getting into. If she thinks she's going to have a good time with ol' Smiley there, she's dead wrong." Tyson pointed out.

Max finished his breakfast and walked over to the sink and placed his dish in it. He was about to walk away when he noticed a little yellow slip of paper. He picked it up. There was an address on it and the letter 'X'. The writing didn't look like one of the guys' so he figured it was Saori's. He walked over to the fridge and used a magnet to keep it on.

"What's that?" Tyson asked.

"Just an address. I think it's Saori's."

Kai walked into Antonio's Pizza. He looked around. The place smelt of hot pizza sauce. A big Italian man walked up to him and smiled.

"Can I help you?"

"Yeah, I need a job."

"Alright, well, do you have any experience?"

"Uh. not really."

"Oh. Okay. give me your name and number and I'll get back to you."

Max sat on the couch beside Chief. I feel bad about making Saori get a job."

Ray grabbed a glass of water and sat down beside him. "Don't worry." He took a sip. "Saori'll be fine. She's not the type of girl who can't do anything except look good. She's more down-to-earth. We used to play almost every sport together and she could beat every guy in town. Saori's so amazing. She offered to get a job and she'll get one without any trouble at all. She won't hate us for making her get one. She's probably thrilled because she knows she's helping us. Saori's so incredibly self-less."

Max and Chief looked at him oddly. There was a long awkward silence that was soon broken by Dizzy.

"Sounds like you have a thing for her."

Ray blushed. "I.well. she."

Kai looked at the sign in the window of a day-care. 'Help Wanted: 2 teenagers preferably'.

"Working with kids. do I really want to do this?" he asked himself.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He walked into the day- care and opened them. Everything was light pink and light green. There were little ducks on the wall. Kai shivered and walked up to the counter.

"The sign in your window says you need a teenager?"

The lady behind the counter smiled. "Yes. I already filled one position, but would you be willing to be a janitor?"

"Uh. I suppose."

"Great! You're hired! You can start today, at 4:00pm. After all the kids have gone, you can come clean."

Kai nodded and looked ta his watch. It was noon already. He walked out and went to get lunch.

4:00 came and Kai went to the day-care to start the first day of work. He walked through the front door and the lady pointed to another set of doors, which lead to the main room.

When he got there, a young girl his age was pulling the mop from out of the closet. Her back was facing him, so he couldn't see her face.

"Uh. thanks. I got it from here." Kai said softly to her.

"Alright." She said as she turned around.

Kai gasped. Damn. She was the one person he didn't want to see all day.

Saori smiled at him. "So you got a job here too?"

Kai nodded unhappily.

"Well then, I'll help you clean up."

For an hour, Saori and Kai cleaned up the place. Saori would find a messy table, and Kai would clean it up. Saori would discover a dirty spot, and Kai would mop it up. Sometimes, Saori would 'accidentally' drop a jar of paste, which Kai cleaned up. Kai frowned the whole time, but Saori smiled.

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