Lauren: Hello there, readers. babie blu isn't here currently because of a crisis—

:babie blu is sitting in a quickly sinking rowboat surrounded by large sharks:

Lauren: —but do not fret, for I shall start the fic instead:smiles:

Kai: Loser.

Lauren: Don't try and ruin my day. :still smiling:

Kai: Hn.

Lauren: And here's the chapter!

Disclaimer: babie blu doesn't own Beyblade

"Your balance is off!" scowled Kai, "As well as your acceleration and motivity!"

"I can tell that!" Gigi said, annoyed. Her beyblade was spinning awkwardly in the dish and then toppled over again. Frustrated, she snatched her blade from the dish and launched it again, only to have it tumble over as before. Lauren frowned. It wasn't normal for Saya to be so clumsy.

"I just can't figure out what's wrong!" Kenny spoke worriedly, "Her blade's been like this for the past three days."

"The problem isn't Saya, Chief," Dizzi spoke, "And the blade's in perfect condition!"

"The next match is in two days," snarled Kai, "we'll lose due to you!"

Gigi gritted her teeth. "Shut…the fuck…UP!" Suddenly the beyblade spun back on its point, spinning furiously around the dish. Everyone stared in shock and it stopped and toppled over as suddenly as it had spun.

"Did it just…spin on its own?" Tyson spoke out loud in amazement.

"Weird," Gigi mumbled, picking up the blade. The metal felt strangely warm.

"Gigi, is it alright if I check your blade for any glitches?" Kenny asked.

"Sure." Gigi handed over the beyblade to Kenny but the Chief immediately dropped as soon as it touched his hand.

"AHH! It burned me!" Kenny exclaimed, clutching his hand. Sure enough, there were reddened blisters forming on his fingers.

"Ouch." Max winched. "That looks painful."

"I remember it doing the same thing to me before," Lauren spoke up, frowning.

Gigi looked surprised. "But it doesn't hurt me…" She glanced at the bitchip and her eyes widened in astonishment. "How—? There's another bit beast in here!" she gasped, holding the metal closer to her face.

"NANI!" Everyone crowded around to see if it was true and sure enough, there were two tigers in the small bitchip. One was Saya but the other was a black tiger with red stripes and black-violet dragon-like wings. The two beasts were positioned to form a yin-yang.

"When did this happen?" exclaimed Ray.

"Gigi, did you notice this before?" questioned Lauren.

"No, I just realized it right now," Gigi spoke softly, still staring at her beyblade in shock.

"Chief, figure out where the extra beast came from," Kai spoke.

"I'll try!" Kenny replied, "but…umm…I can't really…" He held up his injured hand.

"I'll help," Gigi volunteered, "I mean, it is my fault that you got hurt and it seems I'm the only one able to hold this thing." The blade glowed a dark reddish purple as if furious to be called a "thing". The half neko-jin stared but then frowned. There was something obviously wrong with her beyblade and that strange bit beast.

-Later…-

After researching through the web for a couple hours, the Chief came across a picture of the exact beast in Gigi's blade. "According to this," Kenny explained out loud, "this beast is called the Tiger Demon of Hell. The bit beast and Saya are like opposite sides of a coin, they complete each other. Separated, they each only have eighty percent of their true strength. They must have been separated and Gigi found the container that held the spirit of Saya's opposite."

"The rock at the carnival!" Lauren exclaimed, "That shadow thing! That must have been it!"

"Unless you get this bit beast in control, neither it or Saya will obey you," Kenny warned.

"Great, just what I need!" Gigi spoke sarcastically, rolling her hands in the air. Lying on a table, the beyblade lied innocently on its side. Leila touched her hand with her head, trying to comfort her mistress. Gigi sighed and petted the tiger's head. "Guess I should get started…" She frowned. "…but where to begin with?"

"For starters, your speed is really bad," Ray advised.

"Yeah," Max agreed, "and your defense needs work too." Gigi stared at them and frowned.

"Accuracy is terrible too," Tyson said. A growl emitted from the raven-haired girl's throat.

"Balance…" Max just shook his head. Gigi's left hand twitched.

"Your attacks stink," Kai commented with a snort.

"AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHH!" Gigi screamed, "SO WHAT! I SUCK! What are you gonna do about it! Huh! Ooh, what now! DAMNATION TO YOU ALL!"

Silence.

"…" Gigi sighed. "Ugh, I'm really losing it." She popped a medication pill into her mouth.

"…maybe you should start by updating your beyblade," Lauren suggested cautiously, "Since there are two spirits in it, you should change it to get better agility and control."

"That is –exactly- what I will do!" declared Gigi. She grabbed her bag and ran out the door with a slam. Suddenly the door opened and Gigi ran to her room. There was a sound of rustling cloth and then she reappeared wearing a long trench coat and sunglasses to hide her from public and then departed with another slam of the door. Everyone sweatdropped.

"She seems pretty stressed," Kenny commented.

Lauren snorted. "Hey, I would be too if I were her. A match is coming up and she blades like an amateur." Ray frowned and stared worriedly at the closed door that Gigi had left through.

"Would she be alright?" he spoke with concern.

"Of course she will," Lauren assured, "She's Gigi. Zhaoyi. Yeon-ji. Whatever you want to call her. She'll be fine. She always is." Ray didn't look reassured. "Look lets just wait for her. I'm sure she'll be back soon," Lauren suggested.

-Two and a half hours later…-

The Bladebreakers sat comfortably, lounging on the furniture of the penthouse living room as they watched their Chinese teammate pace back and forth across the room. "She still isn't back yet!" Ray spoke, obviously distressed.

Lauren rolled her eyes. "Quit worrying your little head."

"It's been nearly three hours!" responded the neko-jin.

"Your not her mother," Kai spoke, "quite acting like one." Ray continued his pacing at a faster rate.

"I swear, he must like her or something," Max groaned. Ray froze in mid-step. Everyone stared at Max.

"Care to repeat that?" Kenny asked.

"Repeat what?" Max asked in confusion.

"What you just said," Lauren insisted.

"What? That he must like her or something?" Max responded. His eyes widened, realizing what he just said. Everyone turned his or her gaze to Ray.

"I…umm…" the Driger weilder stuttered.

"Ooh! Go tiger boy!" Tyson announced. He and Max started to laugh. Kai smirked. "Ray likes Gigi!"

"Wha—! No!" Ray refuted, his face blushing.

"Do too!" Tyson retorted, "You're the only guy out of us that she gets along with!"

Lauren smiled. "You two look so cute together!" she said teasingly. Ray stared at her abashed.

"I don't—!"

"Liar!" Tyson said in a singsong voice.

"Ray and Gigi sitting in a tree!" Max started singing in a happy tone.

"Stop it!" Ray shouted.

Tyson pitched in with Max. "K-I-S-S-I-N—"

"I DON'T LIKE HER!" Ray exploded, "Do you think I'm fucking crazy! She's scary, she's insane, and she's abusive! I must be masochistic to like her! She acts more like a guy than a girl! Do I look gay to you! Hell no! I'll kneel over and die before…"

Everyone was silent, but they weren't staring at Ray. Instead, their eyes were turned to Gigi, who was standing at the doorway with one hand on the handle and the other holding a shopping bag with the new beyblade parts she had bought. By the way she stood still, it was obvious she had heard every word uttered by the Chinese boy. She stared at the Driger blader with a blank expression, her tawny eyes flashed. Ray opened his mouth but didn't say a word. The room suddenly became colder. Gigi then smiled, but her smile didn't reach her glaring eyes.

"How very kind of you, Ray, to voice your true feelings of what you think of me," she spoke in a cold, polite voice, "I'll be going to my room to remodel my beyblade now. Don't let me disturb your ranting." That was all she said and then walked silently to the bedroom hallway. Leila accompanied her master. Sending one final cold look at Ray, the pissed off girl closed her room doors with a slam. There was dead silence, it Lauren broke the calm quiet.

"Nice going," she spoke sardonically.

Lauren: And that the end for now!

BB:appears beaten up with torn clothes and a broken oar used as a walking stick:

Lauren: What happened to you? o.O;;

BB:panting: Long…story… :faints dead away:

Lauren: …okay:smiles: Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Don't forget to R&R!

Kai: Hn. Barbie.

Lauren: Grr… :eye twitch: