Hello lovely readers! Starsnow here with the second chapter of Tales of Awesomeness, in which Kyoya and Nile solve a mystery of great importance. Oh, and thanks to all my wonderful reviewers! You all rock!Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade Metal Fight or the characters in any way.
Tsubasa and the Mystery of the Stolen Burger
Tsubasa was siting alone in a booth at a diner, thinking about something very important to him: his empty plate. Although his plate was empty, his mouth was full. "Mmhph mnnnhs mpomm!" Clearly he was trying to say something - though it was unintelligible due to his mouthful - as Kyoya and Nile entered that very same diner.
"What did you just say?" Kyoya asked. It wasn't like the usually well-mannered Tsubasa to speak with his mouth full. This must be important.
Tsubasa swallowed and then repeated what he had just said, only now the two friends could hear him clearly. As could the rest of the diner's patrons. "My burger's gone!" Tsubasa exclaimed loudly.
Nile rolled his eyes. THIS was the very important thing? "Don't tell me you ate it all in one bite and didn't realize it."
Tsubasa frowned. "Not exactly."
Kyoya then surprised him by pulling a notepad out, just like a detective would. "Let's get the facts." Nile tossed him a pen, and Kyoya awaited what Tsubasa had to say.
Tsubasa cleared his throat and began. "Well, I was sitting here with my burger and a large fry. I was eating the fries when my burger seemed to disappear into thin air."
Kyoya looked at him thoughtfully. "Did you see anything or anyone acting strangely?"
"As in, their mouth stuffed with your burger?" Nile asked.
"Nope," Tsubasa said sadly. He just wanted his burger back. He had paid good money for it!
Suddenly, Gingka appeared. "Is there a party without me? And where are the burgers?"
Kyoya coughed.
"Gone," Nile told the newcomer. "Tsubasa's got stolen." His eyes flashed around suspiciously as if the thief were in that very room and he knew it.
But then who should interrupt them next? None other than Hyoma, barging in and exclaiming, "Horn throw destruction!"
Everyone sighed. Hyoma had been acting rather crazy lately. Hycuto had reported him banging his head on a rock while traveling through the mountains around Koma Village.
Tsubasa cleared his throat as people began discussing what was wrong with the Ares blader. "Ahem, aren't we trying to find out who stole my burger?"
"Right," Kyoya said. "Point noted."
Nile sighed. "Why can't you just order another one, Tsubasa?"
The Eagle blader turned his pockets inside out. "But... I don't have any more money..."
Suddenly finding inspiration, Nile turned toward Gingka. "Why don't you buy him another one, thief!"
"Aha ha!" Gingka looked scared for a second before carefully putting on a mask of indifference. But he was too late to hide his split-second expression from the two 'detectives'.
"Impressive, Nile," Kyoya congratulated his friend. "How did you figure it out?"
"Well Kyoya, I saw that Gingka had a bit of ketchup on his mouth. I figured 'gee, that could have come from Tsubasa's burger'. I looked closer and-"
"But all burgers have ketchup on them!" Gingka butted in, protesting.
"Let me continue," said Nile. "Tsubasa had ordered fries with his burger, and see the edge of the plate he was eating off of? It has ketchup on it. The blotch of ketchup there is the exact same size and shape as the ketchup stain on your glove, Gingka!"
Gingka looked at his hand in shock and saw the stain. "Agh! My glove!" He ran to the bathroom at the back of the diner in order to save his usually pristine glove.
"Well I knew it was Gingka because when he came in, I hadn't heard the door jingle. He had come from behind Tsubasa's booth." Kyoya told his side of how he knew Gingka was the culprit.
"Impressive observational skills," Nile noted.
"You too," Kyoya told Nile, giving him a fist-bump.
"Yeah, nice job there, guys," said Tsubasa. "But why'd you – pardon my figure of speech – dance around the point earlier, Kyoya? You knew it was Gingka right away and didn't tell anyone!"
Kyoya shrugged. "I enjoyed being a detective. Hey Nile, wanna get some burgers?"
"Oh! Get me one too!" Tsubasa called after the Wild Fang bladers. And thus ended the mystery of the stolen burger.
Tsubasa: Mmm! Thanks for the burger, guys.
Kyoya: Ah, no problem.
Nile: Yeah, we'll just find Gingka later and get him to repay us for repaying you for what he stole.
Gingka: I HEARD THAT NILE! YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!
Kyoya: First of all, that's false. Second of all, if Nile and I don't feel like chasing you around town we'll just wait around at your house. You'd have to come home eventually.
Gingka: NEVER! MY DAD WOULDN'T LET YOU TWO STICK AROUND FOR ALL ETERNITY!
Me: And so one mystery ends, but a new one begins. What's up with Hyoma? Find out next chapter!
