Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade…plain and simple
Recap: Kai stopped abruptly as Ren leaned forward and
Placed her head on the bluenette's chest, in a tired gesture.
"I don't know what to do anymore." Kai looked down at the girl.
"On what?" (Great, he's being monotone again.)
"Everything. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to go up to Teressa's parents' house and demand that they take her back in, insist to Cole and Rei that if they really wanted my 'approval' all they have to do is ask, tell Jabriel that either he joins a local Beyblade team and begin battling himself to learn new types of bladeing styles or quit bladeing all together, meet Brook and tell him off about getting our younger brother, or just give up and do what he wants…" Kai's eyes hardened as he roughly grabbed Ren's shoulders.
"So you want to show Jabriel that if you are tired, you're just supposed to just give up? Run away from your problems? What kind of lesson is that? What are you raising him to be?" Ren's eyes glared at Kai with a passion.
"I have been raising him myself for his whole life. Don't. You. Dare. Criticize how I raise him. If you had nothing to do with his upraising, then you have nothing to say." Kai smirked.
"I did."
"How?" Kai pulled Dranzer out of his pocket.
"I bladed. I battled. I became one of his role models, even without knowing it." Ren scowled.
"That's not what I meant."
"But it's still the same. Are you saying that a role model didn't have an affect on his life?"
"…" The fire in Ren's eyes gave away as she looked away. "I'm not.
"Then you have nothing to worry about."
"But that's not what I want Jabriel to have."
"What do you want him to have? He can't have everything." Ren glared at the boy in front of her.
"Try a male figure in his life, who he knew in real life, not just on the screen. Do you know all the times he has told me that he wished his dad were here or that Brooklyn would be nice enough to take him somewhere? Eighty-five times since he was six. But he doesn't even want Brooklyn anymore. Not since when Brooklyn kidnapped him. Now, Jabriel wants to become more like…" Ren trailed off. Kai prodded.
"Like who?"
"You. He wants to be more like you." The bluenette frowned.
"Me? Why not Rei, Tyson, Max, Hiro, or Daichi?"
"He likes your personality. He thinks Tyson and Daichi are too close to his own age…he dislikes mustard, which takes Max out…and he really wants to take scissors to Rei's hair. He doesn't like Hiro, plain and simple."
"But still…why me?" Ren shook her head.
"You really don't want the answer to that."
"Yes I do."
"No you don't."
"What is so bad that you don't think I'll like what he said?"
"You don't like Brooklyn."
"What does he have to do with anything?"
"Everything."
"Explain." Ren sighed.
"Describe my brother."
"Brooklyn."
"Yes."
"Authoritative, quiet, strong connection with his blade, prefers to be alone, wants to be the best, strong attacks, considers options before attacking, a leader, smart, where are you going at?" Ren gave a sad smile.
"Are you aware that you just described yourself?" Kai blinked.
"Is that why Jabriel wants to be like me?" Ren nodded.
"He sees you as the closest way to be like his brother. He noticed that you two a many similarities." Kai was silent as he went over his personality, comparing his to Brooklyn.
"…" Ren noticed the troubled expression on her partner's face.
"Of course…Jabriel prefers you to his brother." Kai glanced at Ren. "You are kinder, stick with your team, will not lose control of your emotions like he does, know the true meaning of bladeing, trustworthy, understanding, loyal, and you actually have friends." Kai nodded.
"Hn…we should go back into the backyard and make sure that the girls are not crying a lake in the there…Rei can't swim. He won't have a chance." Ren thought about it.
"No, they're okay…Cole will be fine as long as Rei's there, and I think Teri will be fine too."
"Why do you call her Teri?" Ren smirked.
"Because she's a terror while bladeing." Kai raised his brow.
"Hn. And what makes you think she'll be fine." Ren smiled.
"You really don't pay attention to your surroundings, do you?"
"…"
"Max seemed to get along with Teri very well, don't you think?" Kai raised his brow.
"Your family enjoys to get romantically active with our team." Ren looked at her partner with an interested expression.
"Who are Jabriel and myself romantically active with?" Kai smirked.
"You tell me."
"I wouldn't have asked if I knew." The bluenette shrugged.
"I hope that Jabriel doesn't like Daichi…" Ren winced.
"I hope not…I think that that conversation would be worse than the 'lust' talk we had to give him."
"True." Ren looked at the bluenette.
"Whom am I romantically involved with?" Kai blinked.
"Isn't that obvious?" Ren shook her head.
"Not really…explain since you apparently know." Kai smirked, catching the sarcasm.
"Since you don't know, maybe you aren't meant to know." Ren grinned.
"Touché." The sister looked around the room.
"This room belongs to…?"
"Me and Rei. His bed is on the other side."
"That explains…wait…is that a ball of yarn?" Kai smirked.
"It's…interesting…to watch him struggle to get out of a tangle. We often throw it back and forth. The end will untie, and start to wrap around him. I usually end up cutting him out of a large string cocoon." Ren smiled.
"I want to see that." Kai nodded.
"Alright. It's been a while since I've done that." Ren looked queerly at her partner before smiling. "What?" She shook her head.
"It's just that I never thought you were who you actually are."
"How exactly did you imagine I was?"
"Cold…emotionless…monotone…never smiled, joked around, or anything remotely human." Kai raised his brow.
"Are you aware that you just described what I thought you were like?" Ren blinked.
"Ironic; I sound like you, who sounds like Brooklyn…who does he resemble?"
"Kenny?" Kai offered. Ren began to laugh.
"Kenny? I really can't see him going power mad, trying to destroy anyone he sees as a threat."
"Max?" Ren paused.
"…I can see that." The two bladers pondered over the blond boy's innocent to evil ratio.
In the backyard
Max had a mix between a cough and a sneeze (coueeze?) Teressa looked at the boy.
"Someone-" Max waved the comment by.
"Yeah…someone's thinking about me." Teressa shook her head.
"No…a coueeze means someone thinks your evil." Everyone looked at Max.
"You're evil?" Daichi stood and began running/screaming.
"RUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNN! HE'S GOING TO KILL US ALL BY DROWNING US ALL IN MUSTARD! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Teressa smiled.
"Well…mustard is the best all around sauce." Max looked at the girl like Tyson, Daichi, and Jabriel would look at a free all-you-can-eat buffet.
"You like mustard?" The newly introduced cousin looked offended.
"Like? Mustard is too good for 'like'. It is it's own word…it's-"
"Mustard." Max finished the sentence with Teressa. The blond had his Chibi look on.
"I think I love you." Teressa smiled.
"Awesomeness! If you are a mustard lover…you must be perfect!" The two turned to Cole and Rei, who were gaping at them.
"We're dating now."
"What?" Rei looked at the two while Cole went through her 'brain-was-lost-so-must-process-data-a-little-late-now-sorry' moment.
(Cole's brain)
Receiving data: We're dating now.
Processing key word: dating.
Searching meaning: dating: to go with; to court; to seek relationship with.
Processing data with newfound knowledge on dating: We're going out with each other now
Process complete: reaction now appropriate.
(Norm view)
"SQUEE! TERI! SO KAWII!!" Cole glomped her cousin while Rei shrugged and patted Max on the back.
"If she's anything like Cole, good luck." Max grinned.
"I'll take that with a 'I approve'…right?" Rei nodded.
"Of course. It's Kai and Ren who I'm worried about."
"Why are you worried about me and Kai?" The group jumped and turned around to see Ren with a raised brow and Kai with an indifferent expression. "Let me repeat myself. Why are you worried about me and Kai?" Tyson, Daichi, Kenny, Hiro, Hillary, Rei, and Cole shook their heads.
"Nothing! Nothing to worry about! At all…seriously!" Teressa rolled her eyes.
"It's really not. Max and me are dating now. That's okay with you, right?" Ren's brow rose a little more while Kai turned to the blond boy.
"You're dating her." Statement, not question; Max nodded, and sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah…that's not a problem with you…is it?" Kai shrugged.
"It doesn't concern me. As long as you continue bladeing at your level, I don't care." Ren nodded.
"Yeah Teri…it was obvious that you two liked each other. Just don't get in the way of bladeing. Maybe you two can spar with each other…in order of get a relationship between blades." Max and Teressa smiled and went to go sit down while Cole looked outraged.
"Wait! You're okay with those two dating, but you don't approve of me dating Rei? They decide that they're going to date because they both like mustard, and you're okay with that? What is wrong with you?" Ren glared at her cousin.
"I never said that I didn't approve…I just didn't want you to date someone without knowing him very well. Rei enjoys cooking, so I had you take lessons with him so you would get to know him while learning how to cook. Teri didn't have to get to know Max…they're pretty similar, and they both show who they really are once you meet them. And they're both obsessed with mustard. That pretty much settled it." Cole's mouth was in the expression of 'o', before smiling.
"So me and Rei can date?"
"You two have been dating behind my back anyways. I think that going to a fancy dinner, moonlight stroll, privates dances and such is dating." Cole stared at her cousin.
"You knew about that?" Ren smirked.
"I know a lot of things. That was nothing to dig for." With that, Ren turned to her other cousin. "Why don't you and Max battle? That'll be a good way to celebrate your newfound relationship." Teressa looked at her boyfriend.
"You wanna?" Max grinned.
"Yeah…I'll try not to beat you too badly." Teressa's eyes sparkled.
"Likewise."
XD Those two are too perfect for each other…poor Cole, all she had to do is ask. I…personally…thought it was obvious that Ren was setting it up, in her own little twisted way…then again, I'm writing this…so…yeah…ya'll really thought Ren was going to kiss Kai! XD All of the reviews were like: THEY'RE ABOUT TO KISS…OMB…THEY'RE ABOUT TO KISS IN LOCKED ROOM, BY THEMSELVES! OMB! Or something along the lines…next chappy is on Teri and Max's battle. And later…a 'couple' battle; yep…that means Teri and Max, Cole and Rei, and Kai and Ren…it's going to be an interesting fight. I know some people are thinking: Well…Kai and Ren are going to win…nothing to look forward to…that. Is. A. Lie! I am a very random person. I will very easily switch it around, so that possibly one partner will win, and the other will lose…it depends on how hyper I am at the current time. And I regularly walk into the wall b/c I haven't slept in two weeks cause I was too wired up to sleep. Or…maybe I could have something interrupt the climax of the battle to a cliffy…hmm…possibly…XD OUT IT FIGURE CAN YOU SO REVIEW! (Yeah…speak Yoda can I!)(If you don't understand…just read it backwards…bye good!)