Kiko stood up. "Best of the best of the best?" She asked. "I highly doubt it." "Don't you talk that way about my father!" Okami exploded. "Remember who you're talking to." Kiko said, pointing at him. Okami sighed. "I'm sorry..." He said. "But…I'm afraid if you insult my father, you will find that there will be more outbursts. My father was once a very powerful man. But he's…sick, now. But he still has his power of intimidation." "He doesn't intimidate me." "He even intimidates me." Okami said. "And I'm his son." "I've gotten that." Kiko snapped. "He's intimidating to most, and I'm getting sick of that word." Okami nodded. "Can I be excused?" He asked. "…Alright, fine." Kiko said.

Okami walked into the hall and into a bedroom. Doji was reading a book. Okami looked shaken up and when Doji noticed, he sat up. "What's wrong?" Doji asked in a concerned voice. "…I think…she might…kill me soon…" Okami shuddered. Doji reached to the side and pulled up a chair. Okami sat down. "Why?" Doji asked. Okami looked at the door. "She's gotten out of control. Or L-Dragora has. More out of control than L-Drago." "He tried to kill me, you know." Doji said. "In a couple of years! It's hardly been half a year!" Okami said. Doji got up. "No, nonono, you get back in bed!" Okami said. "I'm going to talk to her." "NO!" Okami said, pushing Doji back into his bed. "It's my responsibility to make sure that you don't die before your time." Doji said. "And it's my responsibility to make sure you get better!" Okami said. "Is that what you think?" Doji asked, his eyebrows raised. "It isn't." "What?!" Okami said. "I have to make sure you're okay! …I dunno what I'd do otherwise." Doji smiled and sat up and hugged him. "…I did this…" Okami said. "Because I thought she would lead me to something that would help you get better…" "Okami, I don't think I'm ever…EVER…going to get better." Doji told him. "Quite the beating from L-Drago and a fifty-five foot fall. No. I don't think I'll ever get better. But what is really helping me keep going is your concern and help. And the sheer fact that you live. You are my pride and joy, Okami." Doji said. "And I know, I should say this more often, but..I love you, my puppy…"

(If you're wondering about the "My puppy." Thing, Doji always has and always will refer to Okami as his puppy. As his first beyblade was Dark Wolf, and he's connected TO the Wolf.)

Reane and Kyoya had gone home. Everyone but Hiro was asleep. Hiro was reading.

CRASH.

Niko woke up and sat up. Hiro threw the book in surprise. They walked downstares. A figure was on the ground. And when they turned on the lights, they saw someone that their parents, first of all told them was DEAD, and second of all told them to be AFRAID of.

Doji. He was trying to at least get up onto a chair. "Ow…" He muttered. A few broken plates were on the floor. Ryu ran down, saw Doji and yelled, "OI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" "Calm down." Doji muttered, finally pulling himself onto a chair. "CALM DOWN!? MY FATHER TOLD ME ABOUT YOU!" Ryu yelled. "Yes yes, I know, I was a horrible person, and I died. God could you be more annoying?!" Doji asked. "For goodness sakes, you should be thanking me, I came to help you."

"Why would you HELP!?" Ryuga asked. They had called him to come over. "My son, Okami, thinks that Kiko might target him." Doji said. "…Who the heck would have a kid with you?" Ryuga asked. "A very nice lady who helped me." Doji said. "She found me, and nursed me back to health. Well...almost." Doji said. "Almost?" Ryuga asked. "Yes. Almost. I can't fully heal. I fell fifty five feet, for Pete's sake, I broke almost every bone in my body. " Doji said. "You of all people should know how that feels. Well maybe not the bones part."

Ryuga indeed did know how it felt to never be able to heal to 100%. Not all of his bones were broken, but a majority of them were fractured. His arm was even shattered. His arm was still injured, he couldn't use it for certain things. Like Beyblading, which used to be his passion. And since he couldn't, it nearly drove him crazy. If you even looked closely, you'll see the injury.

However with Doji, you could faintly see an injury from a distance. His leg. Even with pants on, it looked like a bone was misplaced. Probably why he fell down.

Ryu looked between the two. Ryuga was staring at Doji with his signature, Make-Lions-Run-Away glare. Doji was staring at him with his own death glare. "Why does your son think my daughter might target him? Other than him being YOUR son. She is still my daughter." Ryuga said. "That's where you're wrong. She isn't your daughter. Not anymore." Doji said. "Biogically, maybe. The body is still hers. However…as L-Drago took over your mind, its offspring, L-Dragora, has taken over hers, and much faster than L-Drago did to you. It took two years for L-Drago to take over your mind, but only a month or so to take over hers." Ryuga's fists were clenched. "Is it JUST like it was when I was being controlled?!" Ryuga said, though clenched teeth. "I am supposing so." Doji said.

His eyes were shaded; his teeth were bared in fury. And he smacked Doji right across his face.
"YOU…LET….YOUR…LITTLE…RAT…DO…THIS…TO…MY…DAUGHTER?!" Ryuga screamed. "Yes, in fact, I did." Doji said. "I follow my son wherever he goes. It's my choice, and my only other choice is to suicide, which I would never do. Not because I value my own life. Why would I want to live anymore? I'm constantly in pain, I can't do anything about it. Painkillers don't work. No, I won't leave this world because my son NEEDS me to guide him." Doji said. "And he's no rat. He's my puppy." Ryuga laughed. "Your PUPPY?! As far as I'M concerned, he's a little rat." Doji got up. "If you keep talking crap about my son, I swear to god I'll throw that little LIZARD that you call your DAUGHTER off of my highest roof!" Doji said. Ryuga punched Doji. "If you do that, I swear to god, I'll throw that RAT you call your SON off of MY highest roof!" "Which isn't that high, is it?" Doji said. "Oh I'll build a really high tower just for such occasion." Ryuga said. "GUYS! No one is throwing anyone off of any roofs, kay?!" Ryu said. "For goodness sakes! YOU!" He looked at Doji. "You need to sit down and…look at your shoes or something, and YOU," He looked at Ryuga. "Need to control your temper." "You shush." Doji and Ryuga said. "No." Ryu said. "Okay, how about this, Doji, if you throw my daughter off of a roof, I'll kill you and DESTROY everything you love." Ryuga said. "NO!" Ryu said. "And if you do that, Okami will kill you and everything YOU love." Doji said. "I'm not scared of a little rat boy." Ryuga said. "SHUT! UPPPP!" Ryu said. "WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME JUST FOR ONCE?! *_JUST FOR FREAKIN' ONCE SINCE THIS CONVERSATION STARTED!?_*" Ryu screamed, then coughed. "YOU. NEED. TO. CALM. DOWN! WHY DO I HAVE TO YELL TO GET YOU TWO ANNOYING CRACKHEADS TO LISTEN TO ME! AGAIN! NO ONE IS KILLING ANYONE!" Ryu said. "CAN'T WE WORK THINGS OUT LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE!?" "What do you suggest, then, boy?" Doji asked. "First off, let's not kill them. Second off, let's freakin' protect Okami like Doji is clearly trying to ask of us. And third off, LET'S TRY TO SAVE KIKO! I'M TIRED OF STANDING AROUND, WAITING FOR HER TO FIND US!" Ryu said. "I DUNNO ABOUT YOU, BUT I WANT MY SISTER BACK!" "You want to PROTECT the very person who changed her?!" Ryuga asked. "YES." Ryu said. "Unlike YOU, I'm NICE." Ryu said. "YOU WANT TO PROTECT HIM!?" Ryuga asked. "Don't you start that crap. Nuh-uh, I'm not standing for it. GET OFF YOU HINEY, GET YOUR TAIL OUT FROM INBETWEEN YOUR LEGS, AND TRY TO SAVE KIKO! FOR GOODNESS SAKES!" Ryu said.

Kiko was laughing. "This is entertaining. Send an assassin for them." "What?" Okami said. "I said, send an assassin for them. And tell them to pack EXTRA bullets." "…No." Okami said. "..Did you just refuse I direct order?" Kiko asked. "Yes. I did. Because my FATHER is there." "Your father is a traitor, now send an assassin, or I'll kill you." Okami stood up. "I won't kill my father to save my own life." Okami said. "I'm much more loyal than that. Not to you, but to my father." "Alright. I'll send one myself. You made a mistake." She pressed a button. A shadow appeared on the screen. "Missssttress." It said. "Hello. Can you be so kind as to go and kill these vermin?" She pulled up a screenshot of them. "That ssssshhhhould be easssssy." It said. And almost seemed to slither away.

"Riji's son." Okami said. "Now THIS is one of the best."

Okami was gone.

BANGBANGBANGBANG!

"God, don't break down the door!" Ryu said, opening it. Immediately he was shoved out of the way, and the door was shut. "Oookay." Ryu said. "Okami?!" Doji asked. "She knows you're here. She's sent Riji's son." Okami said. "What?" He asked."She told me to send an assassin. I refused. I'm defiantly a target now." Okami said. "Why?" Doji asked. "She meant you too, dad!" Okami said, looking out of a window.

Doji looked around. "Do you have your beyblade?" He asked. "Yes?" Okami asked. "Ryuga, can you blade?" Doji asked. "My arm is too injured, no." Ryuga said. "Can Ryu?" He asked. "…Yes he can. Are you suggesting that…" "L-Drago against L-Dragora, yes." Doji said. Ryuga stared at Doji, then at Ryu.

(I do believe that this is what you call a cliffhanger. But I thought THIS would be a good place to end. So!)