So for almost all my stories, I was to try and shorten the chapter length. If things get too long, I might just split the chapter in 2 instead. I understand that reading long fics sometimes aren't that fun so…yeah…Hope you enjoy this one! And Happy New Year!!!
"WHAA?!"
Rei and Kai poked their heads into the main office room when they heard Max's shout.
"Something wrong, Max?" Rei asked walking up to his desk. Max was sitting in his chair, back turned.
"I can't believe this!"
"What?" Rei asked again with Kai walking up behind him. Max spun around and nearly slammed down the school newspaper.
"Look at this! Beyblade Singing-Sensation Ming-Ming is dating…"
Rei and Kai both almost jumped, but only stared at the newspaper with twitching eyebrows…
"You know…" Kai started,
"What?" Rei asked,
"At that moment, I…almost wanted Ming-Ming to come to our detective agency…"
"Huh?! What?!" Rei and Max exclaimed in surprise.
Beyblade Stadium:
A pink beyblade was spinning at the center with five other spinning around it.
"Hn…bring it!" a black rose was thrown into the air and the single pink beyblade took out the rest of her opponents.
The audience cheered.
"Go! Ming-Ming!"
"YEAH! You RULE!"
"I LOVE YOU!"
The black rose started to fall back down.
"Not just anyone can beat me!" Ming-Ming commented with poison in her voice. She spun around and the rose suddenly turned purple.
"Heehee! That was a fun match!" Ming-Ming cutely caught the rose and smiled innocently. Then waved to her fans as her 5 other opponents felt discouraged by their loss…even worse, they were all guys.
Later that day:
"Hi Taka!"
"Whaa!" Takao almost fell out of his desk seat when Ming-Ming greeted him within inches of his face. He didn't notice as he was reading his newest manga volume.
"Um, hey Ming-Ming," he greeted back.
"Did you see my matches today?" Ming-Ming asked cheerfully with a big sweet smile.
"Um…sorry…" Takao sweatdrops, "I was kinda being punished for not paying attention in class again…remember?"
"Huh? Oh! Yeah! That's right! Whoops!" Ming-Ming lightly hits her head with a fist, "Silly me!"
"I'm sorry. But I promise, I'll see you next battle!"
"Oh you better!" a hand slams down on his desk and Takao almost fell back on his seat. Ming-Ming's aura changed and Takao was given a glare.
"Oh…hey…" Takao lightly greeted with a sweatdrop.
"Oh man! It's Evil Ming-Ming! Why does she always appear whenever we're together?!"
"Look Kinomiya! I've taken down practically everybody in this school! I've even defeated your little red-head friend! I'm titled as the best female beyblader in this school! I'm waiting for my battle with the beyblade champion! So! How long are you going to keep a lady waiting?!" 'Evil' Ming-Ming, as Takao calls her, demanded.
"Um…soon?" Takao replied. If anyone intimidated him, it was Evil Ming-Ming. No, it was not Kai, Takao has more fun annoying Kai than anything, let alone have Kai intimidate him.
"Oh good!"
Takao lightly flinched thinking it was Evil Ming-Ming, but it was cute, sweet, and innocent Ming-Ming that hugged him and then gave him a peck on the cheek, "Let me know when, Taka!" with that, Ming-Ming skipped away happily.
"I thought Brooklyn and Rei were the only ones that called me that…" Takao thought and sighed, "Oh crap! She just kissed me on the cheek!"
Ming-Ming walked, and chatted with the people of her classroom. While doing so, her alter personality was doing more of thinking and hating…
After school-High School:
"Okay so we have to set up these booths. We can rent a petting zoo too," said Hiromi as the High School Class Division plans their next event. At a circular table at the center of the room.
The door suddenly knocked and Ming-Ming peered in,
"I'm sorry, am I disrupting anything?"
"MING-MING!" Kyoujyu nearly threw his papers when he saw her. Although Hiromi took a different reaction,
"Ugh…" Hiromi muttered stuff under her breath.
Ming-Ming opens the door more and smile sweetly,
"Hi Mana-Chan!" Ming-Ming greeted and took out a basket hidden behind her, "I brought you some snacks!"
"THANK YOU!" Kyoujyu left his seat to talk to Ming-Ming.
"…She call him Mana-Chan?" Hiromi repeated. Garland sighed,
"If this happens every day, we'll never get our stuff done…what does she see in his fan boy nature anyway?" Garland asked.
"Who knows," Hiromi raised her arms, "I thought he was in a delusional state when he ran into the office shouting he's dating Ming-Ming…"
Garland nodded his head,
"To think it was true…"
"Hmph! Love? Nonsense! This is…nothing!"
6:00 p.m. that night:
Max yawned a bit and his head hits the desk,
"I'm done…" he announced and Kai was just as happy that he can finally go home now that Max has finished the day's paperwork. Rei, being Rei, stayed to keep Kai company as he waited for Max to finish up.
"Come on guys, we can head home together after I finish cleaning up!" said Rei with a smile as he picks up empty glasses. Kai silently helped Rei out.
"Huh? Oh, thanks Kai!"
"Hn…"
Max got up from his seat and went over to the coach to fall on it. At that moment, the door slams open, alerting Max from his rest.
"This detective agency of yours…" Max sat up to see the figure leaning against the door, arms crossed, "…helps females, right?" Evil Ming-Ming held a black rose to her lips as she walks into the room.
"Oh! Yeah! Welcome!" Max greeted with a smile, "Can we help you?"
Kai and Rei popped into the room when they heard the door.
"Yes…" Evil Ming-Ming replied walking towards Max.
"Here have a seat! We can talk about it!" Max gestured.
"No thank you," Evil Ming-Ming stood before Max and crossed her arms, still holding her rose with her right hand, "I'm only here to request something…"
"Okay, what's wrong? What can we help you with?"
"…I want you detectives to get that freaky glasses-kid to break up with me."
"What?!" Max and Rei exclaimed as Kai stared, bewildered at the request.
"Can't you do it yourself?" Rei asked walking up to them.
"Hn, I could…but at the same time I can't," Evil Ming-Ming replied.
"…?"
"It's a bit…" Evil Ming-Ming leaned against the wall with the rose to her mouth, "…Complicated…"
"Obviously…" Kai muttered. Evil Ming-Ming sent Kai a glare but she then shrugged his compliment off.
"You will do something about this right?" Evil Ming-Ming asked.
Max only smiled while the other two exchanged glances, not sure what to answer.
"Okay, we'll have a talk with Kyoujyu!" Max replied with a cheery smile.
"WHAT?!" Rei and Kai exclaimed in surprise. Max lifted a finger,
"But we won't be telling him to break up with you!" Max added.
Evil Ming-Ming's eyes narrowed and glared some more.
"Yes, we help damsels in distresses. But, we do not meddle in love affairs. We'll talk to Kyoujyu, and about your relationship but we will do nothing of the sort in the case of making him break up with you," said Max in a more serious tone but kept a smile on his face.
"…Hn, fine then," Evil Ming-Ming turned and started to leave, but then stopped for a brief moment, "One more thing," Evil Ming-Ming slightly turned her head to stare at Rei, "You! Neko!"
"H-Huh? Me?" Rei pointed at himself and was surprised when he found himself intimidated by her.
Evil Ming-Ming brushed her hair back,
"I'm just letting you know ahead of time that someone precious to you might end up…slightly hurt. So it was just a friendly warning." With that, she finally took her leave.
"……"
"That girl can be sweet and innocent but I guess even I can admit that she can be…well…" Kai wasn't even sure what word could describe her.
"She can pull off being he female version of Kai," Max commented.
"What?!" Kai grew an anime vein and glared at Max who only giggled while Rei looked slightly worried by Evil Ming-Ming's last message.
Next Day:
"Good day, Kyoujyu! May we have a word with you?" Max asked with a bright and cheerful smile when the detectives arrived at the High School(in one piece).
"Oh? Okay!" Kyoujyu replied and he offered the detectives a seat at the couch and chair, "Something I can help you with?"
"Oh nothing really, we were just curious on how your relationship with Ming-Ming is going!" Max replied and Kyoujyu brightened up to even Max's level.
"It's going WONDERFUL! I love her so very MUCH!"
"If that's 'love' I don't want to see 'obsession,'" Kai commented only to receive a small nudge from Rei.
"That's good! I'm happy for you!" said Max, "What do you like about her?"
"EVERYTHING! She's sweet, and nice, and oh! She makes the best bento for me! And she…" Kyoujyu kept going on and on that eventually both Kai and Rei zoned out leaving Max the only one interested in listening.
Back at their office:
"Kyoujyu seems quite happy. And Hiromi-Chan also proved for us that Ming-Ming does bring him bento," said Rei as the three of them sat for a snack on the table.
"So why the weird request?" Kai asked bringing them back to the originally problem.
"Hmm…" Max ate a cookie as he closed his eyes to think.
"Ming-Ming is one person right?" Rei asked,
"Why shouldn't she be?" Kai answered with a question as he leaned his beat back against the couch he and Rei were sitting on.
"Oh!" Max's eyes shot opened and he reached for the remote control, turning the television on.
Beyblade Stadium:
On one side of the stadium stood Takao Kinomiya and the other stood Ming-Ming, or Evil Ming-Ming to be more precise.
"…" Takao watched their current beybattle unfold as their beyblades danced in the dish.
"Something's different and wrong here…she's not fighting the same as I remember…" Takao kept his serious expression on as he fights.
"I will beat you…I won't lose to a male like you!" E. Ming-Ming exclaimed as Venus went on the assault forcing the dragon back and almost out of the dish.
"Sheesh! What did I do?" Takao asked with a light sweatdrop.
The stadium was full and many televisions were on as they watch the strongest male and female beybladers in a heated match. At least…that's what most would think.
After ten long minutes, Takao only stared at the beyblade and sometimes shifted his gaze to Ming-Ming.
"You do realize that…I'm not even using my full power on you, right?" Takao asked in almost a monotone voice. Evil Ming-Ming blinked and gritted her teeth,
"Then why aren't you?!" she demanded.
"…" Takao didn't even reply as he positioned himself for an attack.
"Finish this! Seiryu!"
The blue dragon rose from the beyblade powered by wind.
"I won't lose…Venus! Crush him!"
The four-winged bird rose from the pink beyblade and the two mythical creatures clashed.
The crowd went silent as they waited for the end results. Light can be seen from the smoke and dirt made from the clash, meaning the bitbeasts have withdrawn to their beyblades. As the smoke began to clear, E. Ming-Ming was on her knees, one fist hit the ground; while Takao stood strong and proud.
DJ Jazzman watched and after seeing the results, he declared Takao the winner and the crowd roared with excitement.
Takao walked up to his opponent and offered to help her up, which she refused to and stood up herself.
"I'm sorry," Takao apologized, "I want to battle you again though, someday."
Evil Ming-Ming gave him a look and was surprised that he smiled for her.
"Because you see…you just can't win…with half a heart. No matter how hard you try, it just can't be done," said Takao with a gentle smile. Evil Ming-Ming's face fell and her hands clutched her chest. After a brief light and butterflies flew from her body, Ming-Ming took her place.
"Forgive me…Taka…" Ming-Ming apologized and stared at him with teary eyes. Takao only smiled more and placed a hand on her shoulder,
"Of course."
Max kept the television on as he puts a hand on his chin.
"Ming-Ming's battle sure was off today," said Kai still watching the T.V.
"I'm just glad Takao's okay. But you're right, her style became more violent. Plus she didn't have her usual band with her helping her out," Rei reminded.
The two then turned towards Max.
"Did you conclude anything, Max?" Rei asked.
"…I just may have…" Max replied lifting his head and added that reassurance smile. Kai and Rei both sighed,
"How is it that we can't figure out these cases but he can?" Kai asked.
"I don't know…I honestly don't know…" said Rei.
Later that day:
Ming-Ming walked around the gardens and approached the beautiful cherry blossom tree. She sighed a long sigh and then stared at it.
"Hey superstar!" Max greeted appearing behind her and made her jump.
"KYAA! Don't do that!" Ming-Ming lightly hits him over the head which Max didn't seem to feel.
"Oh sorry! But see, I wanted to speak with you…"
"A lot of people want to speak with me, Maxie," said Ming-Ming with a cute expression, "So what's so important that you needed me alone?"
"Huh? Oh, because it's about Kyoujyu!" Max replied cheerfully.
"Oh? About my Mana-Chan?" Ming-Ming asked but didn't seem excited to talk about him. Max nodded,
"Yeah! Tell me how you feel about him!" Max kept the same cherry face on, but the aura around him seemed to have dropped a bit on the happy meter, "And tell me the truth please! I did see your battle with Takao! And I remember what he said too...and I agree with him!"
Ming-Ming remained silent as she turned to look at the tree. She turns around as the girl who lost to Takao Kinomiya.
"I love him…but at the same time…" Evil Ming-Ming turned to her side to stare at the cherry blossoms, "I feel horrible to feel this but I'm ashamed of him too."
"Ashamed?" Max repeated.
"Does he really love me? Or is he only liking me because I'm a star? And it's not just that…people look at us and they think I'm crazy. They look at him and think he's a freak. I'm…embarrassed of him. I know it's wrong to think this way. But I do have a reputation to uphold!"
"I see…but if you love him. Shouldn't it not matter? No one can be liked by everyone. Even you must know that people criticize you and there are some people (like Hiromi) that doesn't like you either. When people look at you differently, just remember that important fact: It's impossible for one person to be liked by everyone," Max advised, "Even though some people dislike someone for some stupid reason, it can't be helped. Some people are just stupid that way I guess!"
"…You know, while it's true. I find it hard to believe that people could dislike you…Max-Kun." A flash of light and butterflies appeared, bringing Ming-Ming back.
"Oh I'm sure there's somebody out there doesn't like me! Haha! But I'm okay with it, because I'm surrounded by people who DO like me!"
"But still…it's hard being a star and holding a reputation while being with someone…not as attractive as Mana-Chan…"
Max gave her a look and Ming-Ming sighed.
"Come on! Be positive! What are the best traits that he has?"
"…He's super smart. And really sweet. Yeah, he's a sweetheart. He's very loyal and loves my cooking…even though I'm not that great at it. And…well, I hope he does at least, that he loves me for me. And not because I'm a star," said Ming-Ming with all sincerity.
"Well…I don't know," Max shrugged, "Since I'm not Kyoujyu. So why don't you ask him?" Max asked and waved his arm at the tree. Ming-Ming spun around and Kyoujyu took a couple of steps to walk out from behind the tree while adjusting his classes. Ming-Ming lightly gasped and covered her mouth. Kyoujyu bowed politely,
"I'm truly sorry that I make you feel that way, Ming-Ming."
"N-No…I…" Ming-Ming stared down at the ground, ashamed…of herself.
"No need to apologize, but you're right. I tend to overreact a bit when you're around but…while I admit, I was a fan boy of yours in the beginning. But I honestly do love the regular girl under the stardom…" said Kyoujyu and continued, "If you don't want to be embarrassed by me anymore, I completely understand. So its okay, you know, if we end it now. I just want you to be happy…"
Ming-Ming had her hands together and she gripped them harder.
"No Mana-Chan…the fact that you put me before you, just proved to me exactly how you feel about me…" Ming-Ming lightly smiles for him.
"Ming-Ming…"
"So we're not splitting up!" Ming-Ming cut in, "Not on my account!"
Max smiled for the happy couple and was glad that things were starting to work out.
"Well my job is done…" with that, Max silently slipped away to let the two of them work things out between them.
A few days later:
"Takao says he's having his rematch with Ming-Ming soon," said Rei pouring tea for the other detectives.
"Now that will be a match worth watching!" said Max at his desk doing mountains of paperwork with Kai standing next to him to make sure he does so.
"I guess it would be interesting…but win or lose…" Max then cut Kai off,
"She's still the strongest female beyblader at this school! And she can still be as scary as Kai too!"
Kai glared at Max but it only remains ineffective.
"I also got word from Hiromi that Kyoujyu has calmed down a bit too when Ming-Ming visits him. Whatever you did, Max, I think it worked!" Rei commented serving them the tea.
"Oh it's all part of our job!" Max replied.
"Where's the 'our' part in this?" Kai asked but Rei answered with a shrug.
"So since Ming-Ming has the highest chance to be Prom Queen, do you think she can still become Prom Queen with Kyoujyu?" Rei asked,
"Of course! This is BBA School! Where a majority of us know that looks never truly matter!" Max reminded, "We are a school full of talented people and geniuses after all! We know better than that! Some people may need a little push and a shove, but a majority of us still know better. I bet anything that Kyoujyu will become Prom King with Ming-Ming as Prom Queen!" said Max proudly and confidently.
Kai smirked and Rei smiled.
"I guess I should either take him up on that bet or bet with him," said Kai.
"It's true though, I'll pray for their win when Summer roles along!" said Rei.
"Oh no, we don't need to pray! They can do it! Come on, BBA School Detectives! Let's have some confidence here! How are we supposed to help poor damsels in distresses if we don't even have confidence?!"
"Ugh…" the two groaned but went along with it.
"Speaking of which! I just talked with this girl…"
"Oh boy…" Kai's head dropped.
"Back to work!" said Rei staying on the bright side.
And thus a man's job like being a part of the BBA School Detectives, doesn't end just yet.
Notes:
-Kyoujyu technically means 'professor.' Kind of like how he's called Chief in English. His real name is Manabu(either that, or that's his last name so I hope I got it right-I can't believe it took me so long to figure that out!)
-I think I'm the one that created the name for Evil Ming-Ming. I don't know where I got it from, but she doesn't really have a name(her 'form' does but not her 'herself'). So I call her Evil Ming-Ming.
-Ooh! Guess what? Look what I finally finished!
Type in "shadowyin-yang(dot)deviantart(dot)com" and then add in: "/art/BBA-School-Detectives-Safari-108142463" Copy and paste and then pray it works! If it doesn't, google my name and click on my DA account!
-I think Ming-Ming and Kyoujyu CAN work! He just needs to tone down a bit and they can see each other for who they are.
-Ming-Ming is my favorite beygirl. And I pointed one reason out many times over: She's the strongest female beyblader. In a shonen anime/manga, my idols are usually the strong females who can stand their own against the males. Ming-Ming falls right into that description. And her dual personality makes her really interesting and funny. Plus she's cute and a good singer to boot.
Please R and R!
I also have NO IDEA what I'm doing for the last two Beygirls so…give me ideas?
