Demi: Woop woop! Neena, there is no need to get pissy - the results are here! -trumpet calls- as well as some ramblings -everyone runs away-

Just a reminder of who entered…

KaiTal entries:

Neena14

Kaizgirl

Tala-Baby

The Almighty Kit

BryRay entries:

Phoenixandashes

The Almighty Kit

BryRay competition:

Heh, well, both entries will be winners cos there're three prizes and two entries… -sweatdrops- but we need first and second.

2nd place: a full oneshot; concept, genre and characters chosen by the runner up.

I'm giving it to The Almighty Kit. It was really hard to decide, since I loved both hers and Phoenix's, but… actually, I dunno how to describe it – both entries were excellent and both got me into it, but I need a winner.

As most of you may know, I'm a great fan of myths, legends and literature; namely the Greek type (as seen in 'The Hunters' and 'Wolf Love') and upon seeing it was set during (or technically after) the Trojan War, I seriously squeed. Not only did I squee at the fact it was set during my favourite time period, but also, she got everything perfect; like Patroclus being Achilles' cousin (which isn't talked about much) and how the soldiers and Achilles (and other great heroes) didn't see a point in the war – only Menelaus and Agamemnon.

Not only were the facts perfect, the way it had been written just sucked me in straight away. As soon as the second paragraph loomed into view, I began to wonder, 'Who be this boy?' and wondered how he would fit into a BryRay story. I loved how she wrote Bryan as a 'gentle-giant' type of guy. Just an overall thumbs up.

1st Place: a short fic (2 – 5 chapters); concept, genre and characters chosen by the winner.

Oh God, the suspense! -crickets- well, heh, if TAK's entry came second, you know who's gunna be first… -waggles eyebrows-

Phoenixandashes' entry just… it… -melts- I swear she put a spell on that story… I hate you…

The way it tied into the canon-ish story was perfect; how in a past life, Ray hurt Bryan, but in the present, Bryan hurt Ray. It shows true affection; as you may well know, the course of true love did never run smooth. For love stories to be realistic, you need conflict and a touch of gorgeous angst, balancing it with affection and all that fluffy shit. Of course, there wasn't much 'fluffy shit' in her story, but there was hidden, deep affections at the end, but you all know what I mean.

KaiTala competition:

-Trumpets- the time most of you have bee waiting for. Four entries, only three prizes… -gets hit over the head by Neena- Shit… okay, I'm getting on with it.

3rd Place: A drabble; concept, genre and characters chosen by the runner up.

Is going to Kaizgirl. This was such a hard decision, trust me. I loved her entry, but I also loved all the others.

The way she described the story was just wonderful. The 'feuding family' story can be a bit of a cliché, but in this story, I forgot about any sort of truism and just read it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Like I said in Phoenix's explanation, realistic love stories need a balance: you have the conflict with Kai and Tala needing to stand by their families, but loving each other so much, they are unsure of what to do.

Then of course dealing with an overprotective brother (who was so cute! -pinches Bryan's cheek-)

2nd place: a full oneshot; concept, genre and characters chosen by the runner up.

Goes to Neena, because I wuved it. The loyalty between Kai and Tala forged from their childhood, balanced with the conflicting emotions and feelings between them, along with the length (now I know why Neena tells me to write longer chapters for my story -winces- sowwy) just made me place this as second.

The descriptions were just superb. I myself am more of a dialogue-writer (because I include more talking in my stories and totally suck at descriptions), but I can see now that Neena is a bit more of a description-writer, which she does amazingly. I could see everything in my mind's eye as if it were actually in the anime (and I bet that if it were in the anime, we'd all love Beyblade even more)

1st Place: a short fic (2 – 5 chapters); concept, genre and characters chosen by the winner.

Jeez, girl - why d'you keep going and winning my competitions? Yes, you can tell now: first place goes to the one and only Tala-Baby -cheers-

One word - breath-taking (well, technically, that's two words, but shush). Hilarious would work too. A stubborn Tala in a dress being seduced by a controlling Pirate-Captain Kai; who can't love it?

The story was just so addictive, I was hooked from the very beginning, right through to the end. It had every emotion possible in there, it was just fabulous.

The descriptions were magnificent too, almost as if she had seen this first hand (maybe she has… we never know).

Bonus place: A drabble; concept, genre and characters chosen by the runner up.

Heh, if you know me, you know I'm a marshmallow-y creature inside and an overall softy deep within. I'm giving an extra prize to The Almighty Kit for her KaiTala entry - a drabble for ye, since I liked it very much -big cheesy grin-

Ya'll better watch out - I may do another competition… -sighs- I may not… depends… on whether I'm masochistic enough or not… -dies-