Ermagurd! Only three OCs left and I can start the next part of the story! Here's a hint about what the next part will be about: Natsumi loves this. Bet you can't guess!

Anyway, who's seen the Beyblade Zero-G lost episodes? I want to strangle that little Doji...you'll see why. And, in case you didn't notice: SCHOOLS OUT! Yep :D so that means faster and quicker updates!

And there's one change to the story: after much pleading, Song of Hope has convinced me to let go of my Zoby shipment *sniffs sadly* and accept one more OC: Taiyoo Haretsu!

Oh, and I forgot to thank zzaa3 for the use of Blaze Hagane xD once again, memory fails me...

Tubasa Otori : Anika Last (x)
Dynamis : Natsumi Hiwatari (x)
Zeo Abyuss: Taiyoo Haretsu
King : Cassie McAlistair (x)
Kyoya Tategami : Aurora Heart (x)
Ryuga Kishatu : Wanda Dominique Endou (x)
Julian Konzern : Andrea Zappora
Bao : Neptune (x)
Nile : Merulia Tategami (x)
Wales : Cynthia Lance (x)
Yuki Mizusawa : Blaze Hagane (x)
Chris : Abby Tyler
Aguma : Kiyoko Ume (x)

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Taiyoo Haretsu stopped at the entrance to Metal High, a shocked expression on her face. Half the campus was in ruins, the portables smashed and the front staircase reduced to rubble. What had happened here? She wondered. She had been so happy to be accepted into Metal High, even this late in the year, but it seemed like Metal High had gotten destroyed just as she had gotten accepted.

Of course, it was Zeo who had gotten her accepted in the first place, him and Toby who had convinced her to come. She had been reluctant at first, but once the headmistress had called her and told her they could use talent like hers, she had grudgingly said yes. But now...what on earth had happened?

Taking a deep breath, Taiyoo stepped under the arc of Metal High and went to look for her friends.

Taiyoo had platinum blonde hair that she kept in a bun with a braid going through the middle and sparkling blue eyes. Even though she knew the majority of the bladers at Metal High, she had just been accepted the week before. Now, holding a backpack slung over one shoulder, all she could see was destruction.

As she neared the school, she could see a group of bladers milling about. Her eyes scanned the group for Toby and Zeo, her closest friends. Now, as she got closer, she could see that most of the kids had shovels or pails and were cleaning the rubble.

Someone tapped Taiyoo on the shoulder and she turned around in surprise to see the grinning face of Zeo Abyss.

"You have no clue what you've missed." He said. Toby walked up behind him, a shovel slung over his shoulder.

"We've just had the wildest ride ever."

Taiyoo blinked. "What on earth happened?"

Toby laughed. "We met up with Nemesis is all."

"What?!" Taiyoo exclaimed, surprised. She glanced around, then shrugged, seeing the rubble. "That explains a quite the bit."

"Yeah." Zeo pulled past Toby. "You should have seen my Fox."

"And Lyra too!" Toby put in.

Taiyoo glanced from one boy to the other. "What?"

"Long story. Do you know where your dorm is?" Zeo asked.

Taiyoo shook her head. "Is there a dorm that remains?" She asked quizzically.

"Yeah, thanks to Anika and King. They protected the school while we took care of Nemesis." Zeo boasted.

"You're making it sound like we beat Nemesis all by our lonesome." Toby grinned, pushing Zeo lightly. "Anyway, I'm going back to work if we want that Prom in a week. See you!" He waved is hand and ran off, the shovel still on his shoulder comically.

Taiyoo raised her eyebrows at Zeo. "Prom?"

Zeo grinned apologetically. It might have been the light, but Taiyoo could have sworn he was blushing. It must have been wishful thinking. "Yeah, there was supposed to be a Prom in a week, but after Nemesis...well, I don't know."

"So, what is this about Nemesis anyway?"

Zeo smiled. "It's a long story."

"We have time."

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By the time the two Bladers reached the girls dorm, Taiyoo had heard everything about the incredible battle that had taken place one day before. She had heard of how the beysprits had appeared and how Nemesis had chosen Madoka as his new blader.

"So, Madoka has a bey now, huh?"

Zeo chuckled. "Yeah, the most powerful one in the world. Anyway, here we are."

"You're not coming inside?" Taiyoo asked. How am I supposed to find my room?"

"It's all on the paper. The one headmistress Hikaru sent you."

Taiyoo grinned. "I'm bad with papers."

Zeo ran a hand through his brown hair that had always made Taiyoo think of a fox tail. A couple strands fell loose, and, on an impulse, she tucked them behind his ear. Suddenly, realizing what she was doing, she moved away uncomfortably.

"We have a no boys in girls dorm policy." Zeo cautioned, backing away slightly. A warm blush was creeping across his cheeks, Taiyoo could swear. She should so not have done that...

"Taiyoo? Are you coming?" Zeo called. He was already in the dorm. Taiyoo ran after him, smiling slightly.

"I've never been in the girls dorm before. Don't tell Toby, he'll murder me." Zeo laughed, counting the doors of the dorm.

"Why?"

"Here we are." Zeo seemed not to have heard Taiyoo's question. He tapped a door. "This is as far as I go. I'd better go help out clear the rubble."

"Alright..." Taiyoo walked into the dorm. Two of the beds were already occupied. She turned to Zeo curiously. "Who are my roommates?"

Zeo grinned. "How should I know?"

She glared at him.

"Okay. I'm pretty sure it's Merulia Tategami and Andrea Zappora."

"Oh. Thanks." Taiyoo deposited her stuff on the empty bed, and looked at the beds of her roommates. Each one had decorated their beds differently, with posters above their walls. Lying on the table in the center of the room was a photograph. Taiyoo picked it up curiously. It showed all of the Metal High bladers with glowing animals beside them. All of a sudden, Taiyoo felt like she had missed out on a lot.

"Yeah, we took that right before the beyspirits left. See, there's Gingka and Pegasus. Me and Fox." Zeo pointed to himself in the left corner. He was arm in arm with Toby and King, a blue fox sitting beside him, it's jaws stretched into an almost human grin.

"Cool!" Taiyoo turned around, putting the picture back on the table. "So, Zeo, who are you taking to this so called Prom?" She asked, then laughed. "Do you even learn anything here?"

Zeo smiled back. "Sometimes. It is a Highschool, after all. I'm glad you came; it really is fun here."

"Nemesis. Totally fun." Taiyoo said flatly.

"Well, usually." Zeo corrected himself.

Taiyoo sat down on her new bed as if to test it out. "Anyway, shouldn't you be leaving?"

Zeo plopped down beside her, making the bed bounce up and down. "Yeah, probably." He sighed. "You know, it's really cool that you came, even after all that convincing. Now I might have a date to the Prom."

Taiyoo grinned. "All the other girls turned you down? I don't believe that."

Zeo laughed. "No, I was waiting for someone."

Taiyoo got up and unslung her backpack, unpacking the contents onto her bed. "Cool. Who?"

Zeo didn't answer, as if he was waiting for something. Suddenly, it struck Taiyoo. Her face turned red, and she felt really stupid. "Oh. Me." She shook her head, trying to clear her thoughts.

"Oh." Zeo sighed. Taiyoo looked up, but he was gone. It was only then that she realized that she had shook her head at the wrong moment. She skidded out of her new dorm, and looked down the hallway, cursing herself for not having memorized the school better.

"Zeo! Zeo, wait! That's not what I meant!" She found him after a while, sitting on the torn up steps of the school, absently throwing a rock in the air. "Zeo."

He sighed, and looked up at her, a lost expression in his eyes that was similar to the one he had had when he'd gone through the Arrangement.

"No, Zeo. I was shaking my head to clear it. My thoughts got all jumbled up!" Taiyoo exclaimed, annoyed.

Zeo threw the rock in the air again, but Taiyoo caught it and threw it away. Someone yelped, and Zeo chuckled reluctantly. "What did you mean, then?"

"I wanted...I'm so new here! I just got here a few hours ago!" Taiyoo shook her head again, grimacing. "What should I say?"

"Yes?" Zeo suggested, still chuckling.

"Then yes. Now leave my thoughts alone." Taiyoo muttered.

"Will this help?" He stood up and kissed her, lightly at first, but then deeper. After a moment of surprise, Taiyoo put her arms around his neck. They pulled away after a minute, Taiyoo's mind completely wiped blank.

"This is the weirdest day of my life. This is the weirdest school ever."

Zeo grinned. "Welcome to Metal High."

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Ah! This was horrible! Simply horrible! I'm sorry everyone for such a bad chapter in advance! I just...agghhhhhh! I did my best, but it feels like I didn't manage to capture Zeo's character enough, or Taiyoo's. I re-wrote like five drafts then chose the best but I still feel like I didn't give it all I've got. I'm so sorry, everyone. And I don't mean to insult Song of Hope, who Taiyoo belongs to. Her character was amazing and easy to work with. It's not her fault I'm the worst writer on earth. Sorry, sorry, a million times sorry!

-eaglenation, over and dead