Griff: Heeey, all! It's yours truly, Griffin, otherwise known as Griff. :D Just thought I'd like to say a few things. *clears throat* The base of my story is on the new craze, Beyblade. O.o The main characters I use are Kai, my love-bunny –

Kai: *glares daggers*

Griff: - and a character that I made up, Tiana. {She's COMPLETELY copyrighted to me} Every now and then, Tyson, Kenny, and/or Max will be involved. Anything in [square brackets] is yours truly, talking to you, the reader. Anything in italics are the thoughts. And… I think that's it.

Kai: *still glaring daggers*

Griff: *clutching Kai's leg* Don't worry, love-bunny! Griffy won't make you a soppy nut!

Kai: *glares more*

Griff: *cough* Aheh. Better get on with the story, or else love-bunny here will skewer me with his Blade. XD This is only chapter one, so bear with me.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or its contents, but hell, I wish I owned Kai. XD!

Breaking the Ice

Chapter One, First View of the Phoenix

'Kai!' Tyson's loud yell carried across the hotel. The boy straightened his cap over his messy black hair, peering around with dark blue eyes. A few other people in the room stared at him. He paid them no attention, but kept on yelling. 'KAI!'

'What?' Kai's irritated growl drifted from the next room. The 16-year-old strode into sight, his slate hair falling in wisps over his pale face. Shark-fin stripes adorned his cheeks, and he crossed his bare, muscular arms over a tight, black vest. Wrapped around his neck and dangling behind him was the telltale white scarf, billowing after him as he walked towards Tyson, frowning slightly.

'What?' he repeated, his eyes piercing through the other.

Now that he had Kai's attention, Tyson seemed rather meek, speaking now in a small voice. 'Well, I heard that there was a new girl in town…' He stopped there, watching Kai's face. Kai gave no sign of emotion, so Tyson went on. 'Max and I are going out to try and find her. They say that she's real cute.' He stopped again. Again, Kai's face was unreadable. His auburn eyes betrayed little as he watched the shorter Tyson, although both were sixteen. 'And we were wondering if you'd like to come…?' He trailed off.

Kai opened his mouth, about to growl a 'no', when he paused. Well, why not? As stupid as chasing girls may be, it would be quite amusing to watch the idiotic Tyson try and win anyone over. He merely nodded silently, and watched Tyson's face break into a wide grin. 'We're leaving in a few minutes. C'mon!' Without waiting for an answer, he scrambled away.

Kai knew that Tyson was headed for Max's room, and he didn't bother to pursue. Rubbing his neck, he made his way towards his own room, allowing himself a small smirk. This should be interesting, he mused thoughtfully to himself.

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Griff: Well? What d'you think? It's extremely short, I know, but this is my first one, and I wanna make sure that I'm going on the right track, instead of blasting ahead with some dramatic thing. :P You need to review. I neeed reviews. @_@

Kai: *eye twitches as he watches Griff*

Griff: What? I didn't make you a soppy nut, did I?

Kai: *grumbles* You'd better not.

Griff: *grin* Anyway… Review review review! ^_~ And of course, next chappie coming up someday soon. Haha. XD