Angel: Once again another great chapter by me!*smiles at each of the guys*

Tyson: Oh great this means she is going to torture us again.

Rei:*smirks* No it means she's going to torture either you, Kai, or Max.

Kai:*looks at her* You don't like me?

Angel:Awwww.... Is Mr. Hirawati being self-conscious? Of course I like you. So that means I'm going to torture Tyson.

Maxie: Yea!

Everone looks at Max.

Max: Ummmmm.... Angel does not own Beyblade. If she did Mariah wouldn't be around to try and make time with Rei. All she owns is the plot and OCs.

* *People's thoughts

// // bit beast thoughts

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As they walked each boy introduced themselves, something Hilary had neglected to do, and Leigh showed only mild interest. That is until Rei stepped up to the plate, figuritively speaking. There was something about him that made him more interesting.
"Rei Kon," He said smiling and then smiling broader when she smiled back. It was then she realized what she was doing and thought *Forget the Blue Flames. No emotions were their rules. This is a different team, a different time.*
Then as an after thought she thought, *Emotions that what got me into this mess, that is what is going to get me out.*
"What mess?" Rei asked and smiled she looked up at him with a look that said, I didn't know I spoke aloud.
She quickly covered it up and said, " Nothing anyone here should concern themselves with. Now, someone said something about blading. Thats what I want to do."
Hilary shook her head. She knew something was up with her cousin, she also knew that Leigh would tell when she wanted.
"Guys you are crowding a little to close to us," Hilary said frowning at each of the(excluding Kai) over their overreacting reaction to her cousin.
"Hil, just because they are crowding around us doesn't mean a thing. In fact I find it a little comforting. They are a lot nicer than the boys I used to hang around," Leigh said with a soft laugh escaping and thinking *No one will recongize me. The only people that would be able to would be Rachel and Tasha. And they wouldn't be standing around a park*
The laugh that escaped washed over Rei and he gulped. God this wasn't good, not even one of Mariah's laughs had been able to do what Leigh's was(no not that. Get your mind out of the gutter). It echoed in his ears and pounded in his head. It was like a whispering wind.
"Hey are we going to practice or what?" Tyson asked, noticing how Rei suddendly took a step back from Leigh and he had to grin.
Leigh smirked, "When we get there I'll battle each of you seperately and then we'll see who the best is. Is it a deal?"
Tyson smiled, "Its a deal."
At Tyson's smile Hilary could of sworn she felt her heart stop beating but she still stepped up and said, "Leigh are you sure you want to battle? I mean you haven't in awhile have you?"