DISCLAIMER: Do I really need to restate the fact that I don't own Beyblade every chapter? I mean really, it's not like I inherited it in the past forty eight hours…(sigh)

WARNING: OOC-ness…of course. (grins)

Enjoy…

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Complications

"TELL ME!!" an annoyingly persistent voice called after Hilary as she sat in her room. She had been trying to get her stepbrother out of her room for the past hour and a half, but unless she told him exactly what he wanted to know, he wasn't planning on leaving.

"For the last time, NO!" Hilary snapped as she stood up. The chair fell behind her, but she didn't care. She practically shoved the boy from her room as she fought the urge to hit him.

"Hilary-?"

The door slammed in Tyson's face before he could finish. Hilary smirked at the door in appreciation as she finally was given peace. She slowly sank into the softness of her bed as she groaned into her pillow. Tyson continued to bang on her door outside, but she ignored him.

"Stupid, horny teenager." She grumbled into her pillow. She smirked at the memory of Tyson's face as he first laid eyes on the girl.

"So this is the place with the delicious food?" Tyson asked curiously. Before Hilary could answer, her brother was already running inside. Hilary rolled her eyes before following him.

"Good afternoon! How may I…HILARY!" Izzy called from behind the counter. Her energy levels were as high as ever as she ran over to the brunette. Tyson stopped in his tracks as he took in the younger girl's image. Her black hair was tied in pig tails and her bangs were decorated with a small pearl barrette. She was wearing a loose, crimson hoodie under her apron with a pair of 'personalized' jeans. She had chocolate frosting on her face, but she didn't seem to mind as she smiled at them.

Hilary could see the navy-haired boy was blushing worse than she'd ever seen before. His normal baseball cap was in his hands as he introduced himself politely. Isabella stared at him for a second before smiling. "You're much different from Kai…I like it!" she beamed happily as she ran behind the counter.

Tyson stared after her in a daze as he waited for her return. "Hey Hilary…who is she?" he asked quietly. Hilary stared at her brother in amusement. Who'd of thought that Tyson would fall for Isabella…

Before the brunette could answer, Izzy ran back with some sort of cake in her hands. It looked like some sort of strawberry shortcake, but it had rainbow frosting and sprinkles covering the top layer.

"Here you go! First one is always on the house. I hope you like it. I made it sweet and carefree like you seem to be." Izzy commented. Her smile brightened (if that was possible) before she handed Hilary a cup of the tropical drink she had the morning before.

Since then, Tyson had been bugging her to see the girl again. He wanted to know what school Izzy went to and other personal information like that. He didn't quite understand that Hilary had just met the girl as well. She figured that Kai would know the answer to every question that Tyson might've had, but her brother was too stubborn to ask.

Honestly, she could seriously attack him sometimes. He acted so tough all the time, but when it came down to it, Tyson was mostly talk.

There was a moment of silence that Hilary gratefully welcomed as her brother left the door in peace. She sighed as she tried to sooth the small headache that had started to form. She let her brunette hair surround the pillow as she dug her face deeper into the soft comfort. She felt as though she could fall asleep right then and there.

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As the sun began to raise high into the sky, Kai rushed up the long driveway. He could see that there wasn't any reason for him to rush by the empty garage and the vacant front yard. He couldn't help but run inside the house either way.

As he closed the door behind himself and threw his boots to the ground, he heard a family voice coming from down the hall.

"Yes, I'm sure Kai will be excited to see you after such a long time apart." He heard his grandfather say somewhere in a distant corridor. Curiosity got the better of the dual haired boy as he walked towards the voice. He stopped in front of the man's office and stared in shock at an oddly familiar figure.

"Kari?" Kai asked quietly. He couldn't believe his eyes. The girl stood in the middle of the room as lovely as ever before. Her blonde hair seemed to glow in the sunlight and her cold, violet eyes seemed to be fixed on Kai as he entered the room. She smiled brightly and Kai couldn't help but notice the sick familiarity of that overeager smile.

"Hello Kai! I'm so happy to see you!" the girl stated happily. Her eyes never left the boy's face as he glanced at his grandfather in confusion.

"Kai, I'm sure you remember Kari from those many years ago…" Kai didn't have to answer. He remembered exactly who she was; Kari was the daughter of one of Voltaire's top competitors. It had been decided long ago that Kai and Kari would be married and therefore combine the two major companies. The only problem was Kai's parents had made sure to break off the agreement before they died. So what was she doing here now?

"I do remember…but why is she here now?" Kai asked coldly. He didn't even bother hiding his impolite tone. All he could think about was Hilary and how this girl was going to affect their relationship.

"You sound surprised to see me." Kari noted. The crimson eyed boy could see by her features that she was disappointed by that small bit of info. The blonde haired girl turned suddenly so she was fully facing Kai. Before he could react, the girl had flung her arms around his neck and kissed him directly on the lips.

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"I'm going now!" the small girl yelled over her shoulder as she grabbed her bag. She threw the sugar coated apron she had been wearing aimlessly into her bag before turning towards the door. She could feel the air blow against her black hair as she pushed the door open. Ignoring the cold once again, Isabella pulled a crimson hat out of her bag and shoved it on her hair as the wind tried to force it from her grasp.

Just as the door closed behind the girl, the wind picked up even more. Snowflakes flew into her face as she gasped in shock. She felt her hat being ripped from her fingers and stared hopelessly as it blew through the air.

"NO!" She cried out as she began to run down the sidewalk. She felt the cold air beating through her lungs with each pounding step she took. She was relieved to see that her hat had been caught in the mangled, bare tree branches nearby. "There you are." Izzy muttered to herself as she tried to jump up and reach the branches. To her dismay, they were too high for her reach; Izzy groaned in annoyance as she glared at the tree. "STUPID TREE!" she yelled angrily as she let her foot connect with the bark. She instantly regretted the movement as she felt her ankle throb in protest.

"Isabella?" a voice asked politely. The girl glanced over in response to her full name and was surprised to see a vaguely familiar navy haired boy standing nearby. She couldn't exactly remember the boy's name, but something about his kind features forced her to remember. He had been with Hilary. "What's wrong?" he asked in concern. She blushed as she noticed that he was actually worried about her well being. She shook her head as she began to blush more in embarrassment.

"N-Nothing." She managed to say. She mentally kicked herself as she realized that he could help her out. "I mean…My hat." She corrected herself. She pointed her gloved hand towards were the branches were slowly taunting her with her hat blowing in the wind. She glared at the tree again, but her attention was stolen by the boy. Tyson, she slowly remembered.

Tyson grunted in annoyance as he tried to haul himself up high enough to reach her hat. Izzy smiled to herself as she realized how sweet he was being. 'Almost got it…' she heard him mutter to himself as confidence. Just as his fingers slowly grazed the crimson fabric of the hat, Izzy noticed the snow slowly sliding out from under the boy's weight.

"TYSON!" she called out, but it was too late. Tyson slid off the branch and fell awkwardly to the ground. Izzy rushed to his side, but was surprised to see he was cursing the tree from where he had landed.

"Stupid…GO DRAGOON!" Tyson yelled as he pulled something from his pocket. Izzy watched curiously as a flash of blue-gray smashed against the tree and slowly engulfed the tree in a mini tornado. Izzy shut her eyes against the rush of wind that she was met with, but opened them in time to see a dragon disappear into the small metal beyblade. She glanced up at Tyson and noticed her hat being slowly glided into his possession.

She gasped in admiration as Tyson smirked triumphantly her. He handed her the hat and she blushed. Before either of them could react, Izzy threw her arms around Tyson and smiled against his warm chest.

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!" She mumbled happily. Tyson blushed and hugged her back awkwardly. Izzy couldn't help but notice his sheepish smile as he glanced down at her small form.

"You're welcome…"

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CWG: Another chapter finished. Sorry if it sucked. Thanks for your wonderful reviews; they inspire me to write quicker. Tell me what you thought! (grins)