Beyblade: Heart Dilemmas
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: I don't own any part of 'Beyblade,' which includes all teams and their bitbeasts, etc.
Claimer: I only own Natasha McClane, Byakko, Agasuta, and Byoran Mao, Palara, and Mr. and Mrs. McClane.
To Swimming Angel: I know what you mean. Walking up to the altar and saying I'm not getting married to my fiancé, that sounds embarrassing/down right painful. As for Tasha's 9-year affections for Kai, yea that's a LONG time! ^_^ Now let's find out what Kai thinks in this chapter… Thanks again!
To aZn*pRyD: o_O I had no idea Byakko looked kinda like the word for 'stupid bastard' in Japanese! That's an interesting coincidence! Byakko is actually a real Japanese name. I got it off a website that said:
Your first name of Byakko makes you a quick thinker, both philosophical and creative. You appreciate music, art, and drama and, if given training, could excel in those fields. Self-consciousness may prevent you from feeling at ease in positions of impromptu expression. Desiring to be free from detail and monotony, you find it difficult to finish what you start if it does not hold your interest. You enjoy reading and the beauties of nature, experiencing peace and relaxation in outdoor activities. A very individual, independent person, you live within your own thoughts. With acquaintances and strangers, you tend to be reticent and reserved. Your friends never know whether they will find you friendly and charming or lost in introspection. When unhappy or disappointed, you can be moody and temperamental, feeling misunderstood and unappreciated. You will go out of your way to help others, and find it difficult to say "no" and mean it. Others impose on your generosity at times. You enjoy sweets and starchy foods. Over-indulgence could cause a weak back, skin conditions or arthritis later in life. The heart and lungs could also be affected at stressful times.
I think it kinda fits, but in an off-hand sort of way. I also am pretty sure Byakko is the name of an evil demon in Yu Yu Hakusho*shrugs* Anyway, thanks for reviewing.
To blucherry: Sorry, I'll admit now that your prediction is incorrect this time. As for Tasha not marrying Byakko, that's absolutely correct! ^_^ Thanks again!
To cherry13: Yes, I'm definitely keeping this as a Tasha/Kai fic. Thanks for reviewing!
To miaow: No, Tasha's not going to marry Byakko, as she makes blatantly true in this chapter. ^_^ Thanks for reviewing!
To ~wacked~up~writer~: Felicity will appear again in a later chapter, but for now, Tasha's going to stop the wedding on her own with a lot of struggling and cursing to boot. ^_- Thank you for reviewing!
A/N: This chapter features the 'wedding.' Will Tasha go through with it or not? Find out in this chapter because Tasha won't say it without excessive language.
Tasha: *mouth duct taped* Bufna!
Choccy: *shaking head* Nice language you're using, Triple Heart.
Tasha: *still duct taped* Afthore, lif me gi!
Choccy: -_-;;; Let's just go to chapter 3!
Chapter 3: How to Ruin Your Own Wedding
'Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.'-
Albert Schweitzer
'Rise and shine, Natasha! Your wedding's in two days, moron, wake up!' Palara yelled in Tasha's head.
Tasha groaned, turning over so that the noisy feline could only see her back. Palara's only retort to this was to pounce on her master. In retort to this, Tasha promptly yelped and whacked her bitbeast off the bed with a pillow.
Palara snarled as she landed gracelessly on the carpeting. 'Fine, be that way. Just remember one thing, if you don't cancel the wedding today or tomorrow, you'll have to say "I don't" in front of fifty people!'
Tasha bolted out of bed at that comment and undignifiedly rushed into the hallway and to the bathroom. Inside she practically threw her clothes off and jumped into the shower.
Several minutes later she was dressed and running down the marble staircase. She hurried into the kitchen and made herself a bowl of Fruit Loops, while her mother, father, and grandfather looked on.
"In a hurry, I see," remarked Tanvi nibbling on a piece of toast, her dark hair spilling over her shoulders.
"I've got a wedding to cancel," muttered Tasha in between spoonfuls of cereal. Only her mother heard her though and she smiled.
Unbeknownst to Tasha, the wedding would go on whether she liked it or not.
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"Let go of me, asses!" Tasha shrieked as she tried to get out of Agasuta and Byakko's aunts' grips. It was the day of the wedding and Agasuta refused to allow Tasha to cancel it still. "First of all, I'll be damned before I get into that atrocious thing you call a wedding dress. Second, I can dress myself! And third, I'm not having this crappy wedding anyway so get the Hell off of me!"
"This one is an odd one, sister," mumbled one of the burly women hanging onto Tasha in Japanese.
Tasha understood the woman naturally and screeched switching to Japanese, "You can't marry me to someone against my will!!!"
"Now, now, Natasha. This will be utterly painless, remember?" Agasuta said.
Tasha wasn't afraid of Palara getting hurt for the bitbeast had consented to being placed in Tasha's beyblade till the wedding was finally stopped. The newest dilemma though was that the hefty women that were grabbing Tasha and trying to force her into a revolting wedding gown, weighed atleast, in total, about five hundred pounds more than lean Tasha.
Tasha continued to struggle as the women brought the gown towards her. "Read my lips, people! I…AM…NOT…WEARING…THAT…THING!!!" she hollered.
"If need be, we'll knock you out," Agasuta added.
Tasha roared, "I don't care! I'm not marrying your freakin' son!"
About an hour later Tasha was clasped by Agasuta in a forceful grip and dragged into the church doorway in the horrid wedding dress. Tasha withered in the woman's grip and shouted so everyone inside could hear, "There is no way I'm getting married today to him!!!"
Tanvi walked over to them her face stern and resolute. "Ma'am, let go of my daughter!" she bellowed.
Everyone was peering at the trio in the doorway curiously. Tyson, Rei, Max, and Kenny all were present in the audience in tuxedos; Kai was obviously missing. As for Byakko, his face was contorting with a mix of rage and disbelief. "What the heck is going on?!" he roared from his place by the altar.
"What the heck is going on?!" Tasha mimicked menacingly. "Your freakin' mother is trying to get me to marry you against my will! That's what's going on!"
Byakko's face reddened with fury as he stormed down the aisle. Without thinking Tyson grabbed Byakko by his right arm. "Come on, guys!" he yelled at the other male Bladebreakers present. Rei, Max, and Kenny shrugged and complied, each seizing a different appendage of Byakko's. Byakko struggled in their grasps but was unable to get free.
Meanwhile, Tasha did the only thing she could think of at the time. She stomped on Agasuta's foot with the high heel of her shoe. The thin, sharp substance jabbed into the woman's foot and she yelped. In the single moment of confusion Tasha broke free of Agasuta's grip and rushed out the doorway as fast as one can go with high-heeled shoes on. When she reached the stairs leading to the street, she kicked off the shoes and ran down them, ignoring the trailing skirts that dragged in the wet ground. Her beyblade, which she had hidden in her bouquet, now was clasped protectively in her fingers and the garland itself was long thrown in a passing garbage can.
Tasha refused to be in the same room as Byakko's family. The thought appalled her so much that she didn't care that she was running down the avenue in the most horrendous dress she had ever laid eyes on. She only cared about one thing.
She had to find Kai.
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Tasha didn't know how she knew where to look for him, but somehow her bare feet brought her to a nearby park. Her white hair was in a drooping tangle now that bunched up at her neck and the long strip of it that served as her bangs was now plastered to her face with sweat and tears.
The wedding gown was ruined, a fact that pleased Tasha. The trailing skirts were tattered and soaked with mud so that they were a far cry from the aged white they had been only hours before. Her feet were covered in the same muck, but she didn't mind. All she wanted was to finally, after nine years, tell him.
She spotted him instantly. He was the only person in the park beside her and his pale blue hair stood out in the surrounding greenery. He looked at her with those dark eyes and Tasha stopped, her heart beating fiercely. 'I can do this,' she told herself after awhile of staring unblinkingly at the young man.
"Kai," she whispered.
"Tasha."
Never before had Tasha felt one word would make her feel light-headed. Just the way he said her name made her feel giddy and she closed the distance between them some more.
Kai's expression was emotionless as he asked, "Why aren't you at the wedding?"
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"My presence there isn't as important as yours," Kai pointed out.
Tasha smirked humorlessly. "Yea, well, I find it difficult to be happy at my wedding when the one I gave my heart to isn't there," she whispered.
Kai made a small smile. "I was going to be there in awhile."
"Really?" Tasha asked slowly her brain not comprehending what he meant by the simple statement.
"Yes. Around the time where the guy say, 'Does anyone have any reasons why these two shouldn't be married?' or whatever he says."
Tasha took in a shaky breath and muttered, "We didn't even make it to the 'Here Comes the Bride' song."
"Why?"
"Being forced to marry someone you don't want to is so medieval times," Tasha said laughingly.
Kai nodded, his eyes never leaving her face.
Tasha sat down on the faded green bench beside him, her dress bunched up at her feet. After awhile the clouds over their heads darkened and drizzle began to come down. She bit her lip, ignoring the rain and savoring the peaceful moment.
"What about Byakko?" Kai questioned after a minute.
Tasha laughed softly. "When I met him I was so crushed by the fact that the one I loved was with someone else, I guess I just let him care about me. I was vulnerable you could say," she explained.
Kai nodded again. "Where's Palara?"
"Here," Tasha replied letting her hidden beyblade rest on her palm. "Agasuta, Byakko's mom, was going to hurt her if I canceled the wedding. So Pal went in my blade and I fought five gigantic women."
"Ah," Kai muttered. His eyes were still on Tasha, who fidgeted slightly.
Tasha looked up at the gloomy sky, her hopes of possibly telling Kai her feelings slipping away with the rain.
Truth be told, she didn't need to say anything.
"Natasha," Kai whispered in a strange manner.
Tasha turned abruptly to him. His new tone of voice and just the fact he had said her whole name puzzled her greatly and she peered at him curiously. Her cerulean eyes widened as he captured her lips in his. Tasha made a muffled "What?!" before all her thoughts departed her mind completely. As much as she had anticipated that moment those last nine years, nothing could prepare her for that and when they broke apart she was thoroughly dizzy. Kai had to grab her wrists to keep her from falling straight off the bench, which just caused the young woman further light-headedness.
"I-I…ah…er," she mumbled blinking repeatedly. An intense flush crept onto her face and she turned away. The red stood out greatly against her colorless hair and it was impossible for Kai to miss.
There really were no words to describe her newfound emotions. They were simply powerful sensations that fluttered through her body leaving her feeling hot and cold simultaneously. "Why-er-I mean why did you-er-what I mean to say is-" Tasha tried again.
"Why what?" Kai teased.
"Good question," Tasha replied almost playfully. " 'Why now' is what I think I meant to say."
"Another good question," muttered Kai. He shrugged his shoulders after awhile.
Tasha chuckled. "Fine, be that way. Then I won't tell you why I couldn't marry Byakko and I know you want to know so don't lie," she taunted.
Kai grinned slightly and replied, "Fine, then I guess the answer to your question is it felt like the right time."
"That's a typical male response," Tasha mused causing Kai to raise one of his eyebrows at her. "Alright, all right, I'll accept that answer. My answer is I've always felt things for you."
Kai looked a little bemused at that so she added, "I've felt this way for nine years to be exact."
Kai blinked and muttered, "That's about as long as I've known you!"
Tasha nodded sheepishly causing both of them to laugh. They talked for what felt like the first real time, ignoring the world entirely.
For the first time, Tasha felt wholesomely and utterly content with humanity itself. Things were definitely looking up for the young female Bladebreaker.
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A/N: o_O Only 2 chapters and I already have 12 reviews?! *faints* @_@
Palara: *pokes the unmoving ChocolateEclar with her paw* Are you okay?
Choccy: *awakens blinking up at Pal* Where's Tasha?
Palara: With Kai, dimwit.
Choccy: ^_^;;; Must…wash…head…out…with…soap!
Pal: -__-;;; *sweatdrop* They're just talking you pervert!
Choccy: =P *laughing nervously* I knew that…
Pal: *cough* Liar! *cough*
Choccy: ^___-
A/N 2: Don't forget to review!!!
Pal: *sighs* Someone get this freak away from me!
Choccy: ^_- Bye!
