Ch. 3
"Why does Lee always have to interfere?" asked Mariah while crying. "Why can't he just leave me alone?"
"Mariah?" asked Ray.
"Ray?" asked Mariah. "Finally I can talk."
"Try to talk fast. I think Lee was following me." Said Ray.
"So that's how he always knows where I am! He makes me so angry sometimes! What I've been trying to tell you. What I mean is. I…" said Mariah cut off yet again.
"Why do you keep running off?" asked Lee. "And what did you mean you don't want to be a White Tiger anymore?"
"Um. I. Uh. Don't like you following me everywhere! I'm old enough to go where I want to go and talk to whoever I want without someone following me everywhere I go!" blurted Mariah before she ran off this time pulling Ray with her.
"Slow down Mariah." Said Ray.
"Mariah!!! Come back here! Once a White Tiger, you're a White Tiger for life!" shouted Lee.
"This isn't exactly the way I planned for things." Said Mariah.
"What exactly is going on? Where have you been Ray?" asked Tyson stepping out of a van.
"No time to talk Tyson. Can we have a ride?" asked Ray.
"That's exactly what I was going to say. We have to beyblade the White Tigers now." Said Tyson. "Come on in."
"Thanks." Said Ray.
"Me too?" asked Mariah.
"Ray did ask "Can we have a ride." Come on in." said Tyson.
"Phew. I didn't know Lee was even that fast." Said Mariah.
"You'd be surprised. That's Lee at minimum speed. He can run up to 70 km/h for 1 hour." Said Ray.
"Wow. I'm glad we're in a van." Said Mariah.
"What's she doing here?" asked Kai coldly.
"Can't you be nice for once Kai?" asked Tyson.
"Hmph." Answered Kai.
"Hey Tyson, check out what the Chief did to my blade. It's got a rating of 3 on everything!" exclaimed Max.
"That is pretty good." Said Tyson impressed.
"It'd be better if it was 4." Said Kai.
"Can't you be grateful with what you have?" asked Tyson.
"No." answered Kai.
"You're an ungrateful…" said Tyson cut off.
"Let's stop there Tyson." Said Max.
"What are you going to do Mariah?" asked Ray.
"What do you mean?" asked Mariah.
"Are you going to beyblade for the White tigers or sit out?" asked Ray.
"I'm not a White Tiger anymore. Lee took out everything good about being a White Tiger and flushed it down a toilet! He took away the spirit of beyblading." Said Mariah.
"You're not a White Tiger anymore?" asked everyone (even Kai)in shock.
"What do you mean not a White Tiger anymore?" asked Tyson.
"I quit. There's no point on being on a team where the leader takes too much control." Said Mariah.
"Where are you going to go now then?" asked Tyson.
"You know, there is room for one more sub." Said the bald guy who is the manager of the team. (Not sure his name. You know, the bald guy with glasses and a moustache.)
"Really?" asked Mariah.
"Really. I think you would make a fine addition to the team. If you promise to beyblade in the finals for the White Tigers and then resign properly." Said the bald guy.
"Fine." Said Mariah in a disappointed voice. "If they'll let me."
"If they don't let you, you are automatically on this team if you wish." Said Mr. Baldy. (that's going to be his name until someone tells me his real name)
"That'd be great!" exclaimed Mariah.
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"Lee?" asked Mariah.
"What?" asked Lee in a sad tone.
"Would it be okay if I beyblade in the finals for the White Tigers one last time?" asked Mariah.
"I guess. You'll have to tell the rest of the team yourself that you're quitting. Don't expect me to do it." Said Lee.
"Okay." Said Mariah.
"I'm going to miss you." Said Lee.
"Oh." Said Mariah.
"You probably don't feel the same way, but I love you Mariah." Said Lee.
Mariah gasped at this shocked. She couldn't believe it. The reason Lee had bee so protective over her was because he loved her.
"Oh Lee. Sorry I don't feel the same way towards you." Said Mariah.
"Don't be sorry. Nobody can control who we do and don't love." Said Lee.
"Time for the beyblading tournament to start! This will be exciting! The Bladebreakers against the White Tigers for the title of champion!" exclaimed the announcer. "From the Bladebreakers, Max is up! From the White Tigers, Mariah. Now let's look at the stats, shall we? *5 minutes later* Beybladers ready? Let it rip!"
"The winner is Mariah from the White Tigers!"
(I'm not really going to describe the beyblade battles except for the one with Ray and Lee.)
"Next up from the Bladebreakers is Tyson! And from the White Tigers, Gary!" exclaimed the announcer. "Beybladers ready? Let it rip!"
"Dragoon, storm attack!" commanded Tyson.
"Sorry Gary, but your beyblade is outta the bowl! The winner is Tyson from the Bladebreakers!"
"From the Bladebreakers, Ray is up! From the White Tigers, Lee is up. Beybladers ready? Let it rip!"
What's going to happen now? Who'll win? Will Mariah and Ray ever get to talk? Find out next time on Is It Love? Please R/R.
