And now for the next installment:

Ming Ming/Garland

Let the fun begin. :bwahahaha:

"Talking"
'Thinking'
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(whoops. knew I forgot SOMETHING in that last chapter XD)

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.:Ming Ming:.

The popstar sighed as she sat at the edge of the party; that bit with Kai and Hilary had occured mere minutes ago and everyone was still buzzing. To be honest, she didn't begrudge the girl her kiss or her interest...but she was jealous. All she wanted was the one guy she had liked for a while to notice her. Was that too much to ask? A small sigh escaped her and she decided she wanted to relax on the porch, away from the questioning glances she was getting. Without a word to her teammates, she stood and left, retreating to the porch.

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Brooklyn frowned as she walked away before turning to Garland. "You know, now might be a good time." The carrot top commented. Crusher and Mystel looked between him and their captain, confused; said captain scowled but followed their female teammate.

"What's going on?" The Egyptian questioned.

A secretive smile crossed Brooklyn's face. "You'll see."

Unfortunately, a pair of green eyes other than Brooklyn's own watched Garland follow Ming Ming...and the owner of the eyes was NOT pleased.

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"Ming Ming...?" Garland questioned as he approached.

She turned, startled. "Hm?"

"...uh..." Garland's mind blanked when he saw what both were now standing under.

"What?" The girl questioned; he pointed up and it was then she saw the mistletoe. "Uhm..." Both stared at one another awkwardly before both leaned closer, their lips touching. (1) They pulled back, both flushing slightly, when the door flew open; an irate Daichi stood there.

"You just HAD to kiss her before I could confess, didn't you?!" Shouted the irate midget.

"Not my fault you move too slow!" Garland shot back and a shouting match began.

Ming Ming sighed yet again. Now she couldn't decide which was worse: no attention or too much attention.

Hilary walked out onto the porch, watched for a moment, then turned to Ming Ming. "You too?" The other girl nodded and both shook their heads as the shouting match ceased. Kai had walked out onto the porch and separated the two before directing them to the beydish.

"This should be...interesting." He commented as a fierce beybattle began.

"Didn't you disappear into the depths of the dojo?" Hilary questioned.

"I was reminded by an irate redhead that kissing you didn't count as telling you I liked you." The Russian teen muttered. Hilary could only gape at him and open and close her mouth, an admirable impression of a fish out of water; Ming Ming almost fell off the railing. Both of them liked her?! A resounding crash came from the beydish and she sighed. At least the new year would be interesting...

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(1) - Kindly note that Ming Ming is sitting on the railing, so...Garland doesn't have to bend down.

The idea of having Daichi like Ming Ming was inspired/hinted at by hil2378 in a review and for that, you have my thanks.

Kae: :not here:
Me: uh, yeah...she kinda had to be put in the hospital because the fluff gave her seizures...unfortunately for her, there's yet ANOTHER chapter...
Kae: :from hospital: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Me: ...whoops. I just came up with another one.
Kae: :SEIZURE:

Prepare for two more, lol.
Emma