New Life

By Cat

Chapter three

"Well if you'll have me, I'd like to ask; can I come back to the White Tigers?" He asked me, with a pleading look in his eyes, which were slightly watering and his mouth was set in a pout. He's taking a leaf out of Mariah's book, she always used that look on me when she wanted or needed something and I couldn't resist the cuteness not incest all you readers that I still have, I guess that's why Rei likes her so much. I really need to ask him how their relationship is so far, I've been wondering this lately and Mariah refuses to tell me. I guess she doesn't want me to know.

I sigh and close my eyes in thought. Okay, maybe I should let him rejoin the White Tigers; it would certainly help us win in the tournaments. But then again, he could abandon us again. "Will you leave the White Tigers again?" I ask him sternly and open my eyes.

"Swear to Drigger, no." He says holding up his beyblade with one hand.

"You can come back only if I can still be team captain." I say holding out my hand which he shakes.

"Ok." He says with an added smile. If he looked the first bit suspicious, I could get Gary to follow him around.

"So how are you and Mariah going?" I ask him.

Rei suddenly blushes and turns to look out the window. "Good." He answers.

I pick up my discarded beyblade and slip it into my pocket, and get up. "Well let's see if you've lost your touch." I say and walk out the door and he follows. We walk out to the stone bowl and I see Mariah practising with her beyblade. She calls it back and catches it with her hand and turns. "What is it?" She snaps and gives us her best death glare. Gosh, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

I grab Rei by the shoulder and push him in front of me. "Mariah, I'd like you to meet our newest member to our team; Rei Kon." I say in a voice that kind of surprised me. "He likes; beyblading, taking long strolls along the beach and hot summers days. His best friend is a raging tiger and his other best friend is a cool, calm, lion who is team leader of the White Tigers."

"Grandfather will know with in the minute, Lee" Was Mariah's only answer.

"It's no joke Mariah, right Rei?" I say in my normal voice with a funny look at Rei. "Swear to Drigger that it's no joke, on our lives."

"Right." Rei adds nervously. "No joke." He was talking almost as fast as I was. After all; we both know what she could do.

Really?" She asks with a happy look in her eyes. The scariest thing about this was that she pulls me and Rei both into this bone-breaking hug.

"Gung-ho." We both say at the same time. "Uh Mariah do you think that you could let us go now?" We say in unison and she tears away from us.

"Oh so sorry. But what happened to the Blade Breakers?" She asks Rei.

Rei turns a little red and looks down at his feet in embarrassment. "Uh well you see that me, Tyson and Kai had this little fight and we decided we couldn't stay on the same team. Kai went back to the Blade Sharks and I came back to the village." I could sense a sort of embarrassment coming from Rei's mouth and I think Mariah could too because she turned away in embarrassment.

"Oh sorry." Mariah said in apology.

"It's ok, now what about that match Lee?" Rei said and he walked over to the stone bowl.

"Right, Mariah you're the referee." I say and step up to the opposite side of the bowl and get out my Galeon blade and launcher.

"THREE. . . TWO. . . ONE. . . LET IT RIP!" She yells out.

Rei and I launch our blades at the exact same moment and stood back to avoid flying rock and debris. The two blurs spun around rapidly.

"Drigger, Tiger Claw!" Rei yelled out to the white Beyblade.

"Galeon, dodge Drigger and attack with dark Lightning!" I yell out to my bit beast.

The white blur in the stadium moved rapidly towards the black one and a green light glowed in the centre of its bit chip. In a flash of green light, the legendary White Tiger emerged from within, drew out its claws and attacked the black beyblade.

The black blur moved out of the way, just in time. A great light I don't know what colour it is so just bear with me here emerged from the centre and morphed into the shape of my bit beast, Galeon, exactly the same form as the picture on my bit chip. I immediately felt a feeling open in the back of my mind and with that I gained power. Galeon.

Yes master Lee?

Great going so far, trying attacking with Dark Lightning from behind him.

Right.Galeon said and faked a moved to the front. Drigger immediately dodged the attack but it was too late; Galeon was already attacking. Galeon seemed to be as determined as I was to win this. If Galeon and I won I would make sure the whole village knew it. They would know that my and Galeon beat the great Rei.

"Galeon, try it now!" I yelled out. Galeon did exactly what I said and attacked with Dark Lightning. Rei didn't expect it to be like this, if I timed this right I could win.

"No!" Rei yelled out as Galeon hit the white Beyblade and forced it to the side of the stone bowl. The Beyblade stopped at the edge of the bowl and went the other way. "Drigger, Tiger Claw!" Rei was determined to beat me again.

Galeon, Dark Lightning!" I yelled out. I could win this if I really tried.

The two blurs hit and it sent dirt, rocks, and other debris into the air. When the dirt cleared, only one Beyblade was spinning. I'll give you a clue; he's the best at blading.

"And Rei is the winner!" Mariah called out; I had almost forgotten she was there again. She was extremely pleased at this. She seemed to be cheering for her boyfriend rather than her brother. Nice. Really nice.

Sorry master Lee. Galeon said in a deep, apologetic voice, with a slight growl to it. But I don't think I can beat him.

Its okay Galeon, you tried your best. Not every one is as good as Rei.

Jumping back to reality, I heard cheering coming from behind me and I turned. Kevin and Gary had come back out to watch. Damn, I guess Mariah had finished mothering Kevin already. It has always been fun to watch those two; Kevin always struggles when she tries to mother him and also tries to avoid her worried questions. Not that there is anything wrong with it. It is too bad that I didn't get to see it. Although Mariah and Kevin are best friends, Mariah acts more like his mother sometimes. I guess best friends are like that sometimes. Kevin looks up at Mariah and would follow her to hell and back, Mariah would do the same for him.

"Hey Lee!" I hear a voice call. I turn and notice that every one is gone, I've lost track of time doing this, and I must really stop.

"Yes Rei?" I said to him.

"Know of any good tournament s we can enter?" He asked with a lot of hope, I now know that letting him back onto the team was a good idea.

"Well there is the Karma tournament." Answered. "That's in next October, so if we enter we'll have a year to practice."

"Sure." He answered and we both walked back into the White Tigers Head Quarters.

TO BE CONTINUED

Allouete: that was short.

Angel: Shorter than the last.

Allouete: I know.

Angel: Sorry readers, any readers I have anyway. But if I don't get at least ten reviews, I am not gonna write anymore of this story. And that is final.

Allouete: No.

Angel: I'm sorry Ali but it is final.

Allouete: You can't

Angel: I don't have any readers, and if I do they should review, unlike they are doing now.

Allouete: But.

Angel: No buts, bye.