AG329 here…and omg, I AM SO SORRY ABOUT THE LONG WAIT! I'VE HAD SOO MUCH STUFF TO DO LATELY AND SCHOOL IS A KILLER! Oh, and this chappie won't be very long…I'm sorry…

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Chapter Three:
Snow Covered Roses pt. 2

Black Rose's POV

"What the hell!" I couldn't help but chuckle slightly at Tala's reaction. Looks like our little introduction wasn't exactly what he had in mind. Well, not that he knows who we are anyways. Yes, we.

And by "we", I mean the Rose Bladers. We are the strongest bladers in all of Boston. Well, in this part of Boston, no one likes Beyblading, which is why we are the best. That is also why we keep our identities a secret. Red Rose, White Rose, and I all wear matching outfits. The only thing different is the color of the outfits.

We each wear long capes which conceal our faces from the world. There is not a single living soul that knows who we truly are. Well…actually…White Rose's grandfather knows, but that's only because he ran into us training one time.

Ever since that man found out who we are, he has been trying to get us to join the BBA. Mr. Stanley Dickenson, chairman of the BBA, that man is obsessed with his job. He wants us to join because he thinks we will be good role models for kids.

You see, my team and I don't have bitbeasts, and we don't need them. We have worked our whole lives to master our beyblading styles and make our skills nice and sharp. That's exactly what he wants.

He wants to be able to show kids that they don't need bitbeasts to be good. He wants to show them that they can be good if they just believe in themselves and have the will necessary to be able to win. He says that we would be great role models for those kids.

I agree with him totally, it's just that we, The Rose Bladers, can't join the BBA. You see, if we do, our identities will be revealed, and then so many people will be out to get us. If anyone knows us, they would be really surprised to find out who we are.

I have known my teammates for my whole life. We are the best of friends, beyblading or not. We know everything about each other. Like, White Rose is absolutely obsessed with Mocha Lattes, and Red Rose believes that there truly is love in the world and that everyone experiences it at one point.

Love. Such a misused term. That word is just constantly tossed around. Like, every time a girl gets a new boyfriend, they automatically love that person. It's like…the unwritten law. I disagree with it. Even so, I'm the same way.

I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I didn't realize that my teammates had begun to battle the others. The others…Ray Kon, Tala Valkov, and Kai Hiwatari…Mr. Dickenson sent them here to get us to join the BBA…but we wont…

I took my beyblade and launched it, immediately knocking out the other five unexpecting beyblades. Everyone looked at me oddly, but I simply shook my head. I turned to face my friends…my teammates…they nodded in understanding.

I called back my beyblade with a silent gesture of my hand, and my friends followed suite. I noticed White Rose spare a glance at Tala before walking away. I silently chuckled to myself. Red Rose was not going to let that down.

Red Rose, I noticed, had a look of pure awe in her eyes as she stared at Ray. I knew from the moment that we first met them that she had fallen for him. She really does believe in love at first sight…I just hope she doesn't get herself hurt.

My friends turned and began to walk away. I was about to follow after them, when my eye caught sight of a gentle, white cloth that had been billowing in the breeze. My eyes trailed the item, and I found that it belonged to Kai.

He was so indifferent. From the moment I first met him, I knew there was something different about him. Something deep and mysterious. It's almost like he shuns himself from the world. He isolates himself, just wanting to be alone.

He looks so used. Almost as if he lost all his trust for other humans after something grave and terrible happened to him. I felt bad for him, but I couldn't help but notice that he seemed to be opening up inside.

Though he doesn't admit it, he seems quite fond of his friends. He looks like one of those people who will do anything he can for the people he loves and cares about. I couldn't help but smile sadly at these thoughts that were entering my mind.

He noticed my gaze, and he glared at me. I chuckled at his reaction. I looked at Ray. So pure, so full of innocence. He looks almost like he has never had a bad thought enter his mind. He looks like the loyal type that can be trusted. Red Rose made a good choice.

Tala…he has such a cocky attitude to him. His aura seems to be a somewhat proud one. Almost like he doesn't have a care in the world, but I could see past that mask. I know that deep down he is a good guy with a good heart, and that he cares about his friends. I can see why White Rose is so smitten with him.

I sighed. My teammates, whom had stopped walking away, and were now eyeing me carefully, were looking at me with curiosity. I simply ignored them and kept studying the three boys that were standing awkwardly before me. They seemed so out of place.

They don't belong here. This is not a city in which they can reside happily. Boston is a tough place, especially on Beybladers. They will never be happy as long as they are here in this place. I felt a frown creep onto my face.

That's why we, The Rose Bladers, are here. We will spend time with these three boys, though we will never speak to them. We will make their stay here a somewhat pleasant one, though I cannot promise it.

With that, I turned on my heel and walked away. My team followed me, and we left the three boys to themselves. Tomorrow we will see them again, and then we will test our strength against them.

Tala's POV

I stared as I watched the three girls leave. I recognized them from the pictures that Mr. Dickenson had showed us. They were the Rose Bladers. They are the girls that we are supposed to try and get to agree to come to the BBA.

They seemed so mysterious…especially that girl that was dresses in all black. She made me really think. I mean, she was practically staring at us. It was like she was…studying…us. Man, it was really creepy.

I wonder if she's a Goth. I mean, she does wear all black, but even so…I think there is something more to the color of her clothes. She can't be a Goth. There is just no way. I sighed. Those girls are way too confusing.

I glanced at Ray, and I saw his bewildered expression. I guess he agrees with me. I spared a glace at Kai. He was staring at the retreating form of that girl who was dressed in all black. Wow…Kai is actually showing some kind of sign that he is alive…ha-ha…

I gasped as I remembered something.

"Shit!" Ray and Kai looked at me. "We have to meet up with the sluts. Better get that stupid home economics project done and over with." Ray nodded in agreement and Kai just grunted. We turned around and began to head the opposite way than the Rose Bladers.

As we got further and further, the image of the three snow covered roses slowly faded…

AG329: I am so sorry about the long wait, and I am even sorrier about the extremely short chappie! Merry Belated Christmas!

This chappie was meant to just introduce the new OC's. A lot of hints in this chappie, too! I'll give a cookie to anyone who found the hints and can correctly tell me what they mean!

Kai: Review.