Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or its characters in any way. I own all my OCs and I have permission to use Tari Hiwatari from SMIFFYizDAbest. Anything else is coincidental.

I'm on time again and this chapter starts trouble ooh ;) It's 6 years after the last chapter.

Kai, Tari and Brooklyn - 63
Tala - 62
Marina - 61
Gou and Jake - 38
Kyra, Alex, Katie and Luke - 37
Kayleigh and Stephanie - 17
Mikal - 13

Enjoy ^^

Chapter 13: Troublesome Teenager

Six years had passed since the day Gou and Kyra had told their children all about the past events. Kayleigh and Stephanie had grown up into young women now, Kayleigh having been through three boyfriends who failed, though two failed after Gou scared them...too alike his father after all.

Stephanie had improved on her beyblading a great deal, though had no bit beast, but she wouldn't let just anyone defeat her. She was less like her sister though and hadn't had any boyfriends yet. In fact, after the so-called top boy in their class had tried kissing her and got a nasty punch that broke his nose...the other boys had backed off trying.

Mikal was now a teenager at 13 years old and was more annoying than he used to be. His beyblading skill had come a long way too, but he did the opposite that he used to do...he trained alone and secretly instead of asking to battle anyone when he could. He also gained a bit of attitude as getting older.

"Stephanie, I'm doing homework!" shouted Mikal as he sat at a table when Stephanie looked over his shoulder and patted his head.

"You have such a volume, little bro. Better take it easy before you hurt your voice box." said Stephanie and chuckled.

"Oh yeah? Well you...you are a pesky annoying girl!" shrieked Mikal.

"Not your best, bro. Come back when you've learnt how to retort." said Stephanie with a giggle and walked away to help their mum.

"Hn...bitch." muttered Mikal under his breath.

An hour later when Mikal finished his homework, himself, Kayleigh and Stephanie sat to watch a movie Kayleigh had bought from the store.

"What is this, sis?" asked Mikal as he sat back.

"It was recommended by a friend. It's classic romance with a hint of the angst torture stuff." said Kayleigh.

"Romance? Ah great..." exclaimed Mikal and frowned as he sat back more with his arms crossed.

A couple of hours later when the film ended, Kayleigh wiped her eyes as she had been touched by the film, while Stephanie put it away.

"That was a sweet film, and the rest just had good effects. Don't you think, Mikal?" Kayleigh asked, but got no answer. "Mikal?" she asked again then turned around...

The young teen was fast asleep on the chair and looked like he had been asleep for a bit.

"Mikal!" shouted Kayleigh and smacked him in the head.

The boy woke up with a scream that alerted Gou and Kyra, who had been busy tidying up the rooms upstairs. The couple headed down to make sure all was okay.

"Kay, what's the big idea hitting my head when I'm sleeping!" yelled Mikal.

Kayleigh growled, she didn't like that nickname. "You were meant to watch the film, and you fell asleep during it. I bought it for the three of us. You were lazy!" she shouted back.

"What is going on with you two?" asked Gou before Mikal retorted.

"He fell asleep during the film I bought for us." said Kayleigh and pointed at Mikal.

"Because it isn't my style of film. I didn't enjoy it. So what?" said Mikal.

"Mikal, calm down. Kayleigh, it happens. Not everyone can like what you like, it's just opinions." said Kyra.

"Well, he needs to be more ordinary, instead of hiding in the training room. Even Steph knows there is more to life than beyblade." said Kayleigh.

"At least me and Steph do something useful with our lives. You just keep trying to get 'that guy' who won't dump you because he's scared of Dad, and watching all your movies with the shirtless muscle men." retorted Mikal and rolled his eyes to add his own emphasis.

Kayleigh growled and just yelled "Waster!"

Mikal growled back and shouted "Tarty bitch!"

Kayleigh didn't react, except in shock...she never expected her brother to actually call her that.

"Mikal, that was rude. Apologise now." said Kyra firmly.

"No way! You're all beneath me and I got better things to do than hang around with a wasted family!" Mikal exclaimed and took off towards the basement to train.

Kyra turned to Gou and sighed, then headed over to Kayleigh and comforted her. Sitting on the chair from putting the film away Stephanie looked at Gou who nodded to her that she should just go up to her room. She understood and went.

After Kyra comforted Kayleigh and she went to join Stephanie upstairs, Gou came over to his wife and said "Kyra?"

"What just happened, Gou? Really? I mean, we know Mikal's getting a bit of an attitude and all, but I wouldn't have guessed he'd say that to his own sister. Alex never said anything like that to me. Luke didn't with Katie...I'm sure your dad never said anything that bad to Tari." she said.

"Dad did have his moments, but you're right...he wouldn't have said that or anything like that to her." said Gou.

Kyra nodded and they were distracted by the phone ringing. As Kyra was sad, Gou took it.

He sighed as he picked it up. "Hello?" he said simply.

"That you, Gou?" came Tari's voice.

"Aunt Tari? I didn't expect to hear from you. Is something going on?" Gou asked.

"No, no, don't freak out like your dad...I'm just with him right now in the office and thought I'd call you while we can." explained Tari.

"Oh, okay, that sounds good. How are you and Dad doing lately?" asked Gou.

"Oh, same old same old, Gou. Kai just wants the next two years to go by quickly. He thinks he's getting ol...hey!" said Tari and was interrupted as Kai grabbed the phone off of her.

"Dad's getting what?" asked Gou confused.

"Ignore her, Gou." came Kai's voice after a moment. "She thinks I'm getting old and that's why I want the next two years to come quick." he explained.

Gou thought for a second and it hit him. "Yeah, I get it. You really want that retirement fund don't you?" he asked with a smirk.

Kai hn'd and said "I'm not the one who's letting strain get to them. Tari is the one who needs retirement. She gets more and more tired lately. It's either old age or overdoing it with Brooklyn...you know her, she wouldn't admit either." and he smirked as he finished that sentence as Tari was blushing a bit with a frown behind him.

Gou chuckled and said "You two never change, but that's good."

"Yeah. Anyway, how are you doing with your three teenagers?" Kai asked.

"Well, it's as can be expected with the girls. Kayleigh can't get a boy who doesn't fear me..." said Gou, and Kai chuckled as Gou continued with "...and Stephanie can't get a boy either as they are scared of her ever since that kid whose nose she broke."

Kai laughed a bit more and told Tari what Gou just told him, and she started laughing a bit too, then Kai asked "What about Mikal? Got the girls after him like myself and you had?"

Gou sighed and said "Not even close. Dad, something is odd with Mikal..." and he lowered his voice to be sure Mikal wouldn't be able to overhear.

"Odd? How so?" asked Kai, and Tari came closer to the phone to listen so Kai put it on speaker for them both.

"Well, he's been keeping himself in the basement for hours at a time training, basically whenever he gets away from his homework time. It's like he doesn't have or want a life outside beyblading." explained Gou.

"He's still that obsessive over getting better, having power and winning?" asked Tari in surprise.

"Yeah he is. He's getting a bit of an attitude too, different from what we were like at 13 anyway." said Gou.

"How different?" asked Kai.

"He's being a bit...harsh. No, harsh isn't the word I'd use. More...mean." said Gou.

"Like a bully 'mean' or just like being in a temper 'mean'?" asked Tari. Kai rolled his eyes slightly, trust Tari to go into specifics.

"I'd say more like in a temper. Like today for example, he and Kayleigh had an argument over him falling asleep during a film she bought the three of them, then she called him a waster because of all the beyblading time he does, and he retorted with...tarty bitch." explained Gou.

Kai and Tari looked at each in shock. All siblings had harsh moments and didn't they know it? But they had never been rude like that to each other.

"That doesn't sound good, Gou. Did Mikal just run off in a mood afterwards?" asked Tari.

"Yeah he did. He's probably let off some steam training by now." said Gou.

"Then now is a good time to sort this. As he should be calmer after that. Gou, you have to make sure he understands what he's doing and the consequences of it. As he's a young teen, I wouldn't worry too much yet, but do be firm on him. He has to learn that is dead wrong." said Kai.

Gou nodded and said "I understand, Dad. I planned to have a conversation with him about it anyway. Thanks for the added tips."

"You're welcome, son. Good luck with it." said Kai.

"Gou, be sure the kid remembers what you tell him. If he acts up again, a beybattle might drum it home. It's worked for us when you and the others were around his age." Tari added in.

"Thanks, Aunt Tari." said Gou.

"You're welcome, I wish you luck too, Gou. Hope it works out." said Tari.

"Me too. Thanks again. Bye." said Gou.

"Bye, son." "See ya, Gou." said Kai and Tari respectively then the call was ended.

"Gou?" asked Kyra as he turned around.

"I'm going to talk to Mikal downstairs. Kyra, make sure the girls are still okay." he said.

Kyra nodded and said "Good luck, Gou." then she headed upstairs.

Gou sighed and went down to the basement.

"The beyblade is an extension of my spirit. Extension of my beliefs...surely I'm not wasting life by living it..." Mikal was thinking to himself.

He heard footsteps and looked up to see his dad.

"Dad?" he asked.

"Mikal." said Gou and took a seat next to the young teen. "We need to talk." he said.

"About my argument with Kayleigh I assume." Mikal said and sighed. "I took a step too far perhaps, but I'm not wasting life am I?" he asked.

"No, you're not wasting life, but you are overdoing beyblading. Kayleigh's right, there is more to life than just blading all the time. You have to balance things out to have time for everything you want to do." said Gou.

"So...what? Am I meant to go out with the guys in school, sneak out a bottle from your stash and drink it all with a cigarette afterwards?" Mikal asked with a sarcastic look.

Gou clipped his head and said "Don't be a sarcastic smartass, Mikal. I don't want you like that and you don't want you like that. What I want is for you to do something meaningful with your time and life, not throwing it away on a sport that'll last you until you're nearing 30 before you have to cut it down because of age...and where do you want to be then, Mikal? Alone or with a family of your own?"

Mikal looked down and said "I don't want to be alone...but Dad, a family of my own. I'm 13, eww, no way." and he shuddered which made Gou chuckle.

"Kid, when my dad told me if I wanted a bunch of fangirls or just one caring girl, at the time I shuddered just like you just did and he laughed. I actually already had a crush on your mother already back then, just didn't realise how important it'd become. But, there is one thing you have to know." he said.

"What's that, Dad?" Mikal asked.

"What you called your sister earlier...is out of order. You shouldn't talk to a girl like that, regardless of what she's like. There are tarty girls out there, but you don't say it, all right? And especially not to someone close to you like a sister." Gou explained.

"I understand, Dad...I'm sorry about that. I was wrong." said Mikal and looked down sadly.

"I'm sure you didn't mean it, but you have to try and stay calm, not losing it in your temper, okay, son?" said Gou.

"Okay, Dad, I understand." said Mikal and hugged his dad lightly.

"Oh, don't tell your mum or sisters, but just between us, if you know a 'bitchy girl', you can say it, but not to her face, and perhaps only to me as your mum and sisters won't like it. Otherwise, just think it." said Gou with a wink.

Mikal laughed and hugged his dad playfully and Gou ruffled his hair.

"Now, come on, you. You look like a doggy, let's trim this shaggy hair you're growing." Gou said.

"Ah, Dad..." moaned Mikal and put on a big frown/pout look making Gou laugh more.

Note

So, another chapter down XD Mikal was a naughty boy saying those things about his sisters wasn't he? Naughty.

Can't blame him falling to sleep. Guys and romance movies like that don't tend to work, and he's a 13 year old :P but shouldn't have called his sister that. Bad bad boy

Kai and Tari haven't changed yet. Over 60, but still a true brother and sister hehehehehe ^^ their little quirky bits were fun to write hehe :)

And the advice was good. Good Kai and Tar to help out the mini-Kai, who's not so mini anymore XD

Hm, nice convo, but has Gou really given Mikal a proper lesson? Will Mikal be a better kid from now on? Wait and see next week ;)