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, Felicity Carmichael, Byakko, Agasuta, and Byoran Mao, Palara, and Mr. and Mrs. McClane.

To LiL MisS ME: Thankies! ^_^ You'll just have to see what Felicity does… ^__-

To Miekkie: What's wrong with Kenny being bald? *laughing* Atleast now we know he has eyes… Anyway, thanks!

To blucherry: You'll have to see for yourself… ^_-

To DarkTwilightZero: ^_^ Thanks a bunch!

To AznAngel: Thanks!

To cherry13: You'll see what happens between Tasha & Felicity… ^__-

A/N: On Friday (6/13/03), I left to go on 2 three-day trips so I couldn't update during those times--

Reviewers: *threw more pots & pans at ChocolateEclar*

Choccy: *seeing stars again* @_@

Bladebreakers: *don't even try to run*

Tasha: I can't believe you didn't trust us with house-sitting your house all by ourselves.

Choccy: *back to 'normal'* Why would I trust you guys?

Bladebreakers: :)

Choccy: *nervous laughter* Exactly my point. I left you guys under my new character, Akikazu's, watch instead.

Akikazu: *appears* *turns to Choccy* Hello, chairudo.

Choccy: ^_^ Konnichiha, Akikazu-sama! You did a great job keeping them from trashing my house.

Bladebreakers: -__-;;; *sweatdrop*

Akikazu: *folds golden wings behind back* It was easy. Katzumi ran the office for me while I was gone of course.

Bladebreakers: The guy nearly killed us!

Choccy: :) And your point would be?

Bladebreakers: *all sigh*

Chapter 6: Running Into Felicity

Felicity Carmichael wasn't terribly hard to find. She was, after all, a shop-a-holic and a fashion model so she tended to be in places where there were loads of people and good shopping. Tasha spotted the raven-haired woman in a BBA facility in Downtown Tokyo. Tasha knew Felicity was still a member of the team 'the Annihilators' so it was easy to just glance in the building's paned windows and notice the young lady.

Palara silently cursed. She had been hoping they wouldn't find Felicity at all, but it seemed fate wasn't on her side. Tasha smirked emotionlessly and watched Felicity go up to the cash register with a brand-new attack ring. Felicity produced a credit card from her leather purse and used it to pay for the object. Afterward, she left, the attack ring slipped into a petite shopping bag with the BBA insignia on it.

Tasha and Palara turned away, pretending they were just normal customers, while Felicity exited the store. It tends to be hard to stay unnoticed when you have a small leopard at your side, so Felicity easily spotted them though. Tasha tried to keep her glower in check as Felicity strolled over to them.

"You're that girl from Kai's team, correct?" Felicity asked.

"Indeed."

Felicity raised one of her painted eyebrows upward and continued, "So how is Kai? It's sure been awhile since I've seen him."

"Oh he's fine. I saw him last night. In fact, tonight we're going to the movies with some of our friends," Tasha replied evenly.

Both of Felicity's eyebrows went up at that. "What? Are you his girlfriend or something?!"

"You could say that," said a cool voice from behind the ladies. Tasha, Pal, and Felicity turned to see Kai leaning idly against the side of the BBA building. His eyes locked with Tasha's for a moment saying quite clearly, 'I told you not to.'

Kai then turned to Felicity who giggled softly. "I don't seem to have missed anything,"  she remarked.

A frown crossed Kai's face briefly before he turned back to Tasha and inquired, "Lunch?"

Tasha nodded. "Fine."

Kai's features shifted into a tiny smile before he glanced at Felicity and said, "What brings you to Tokyo, Felicity?"

"Business. My father is turning a portion of his company to moi. His main office is here in Tokyo," Felicity explained twirling one of her dark tresses around her index finger.

"You can't even speak Japanese," Tasha pointed out, her arms crossed.

"Moi s'entretenir Français quoique, or I speak French though," Felicity challenged.

Tasha huffed angrily. "You're trying to challenge me with languages! Girl, I've lived in three different countries during my life! England, Japan, and the U.S!"

"Whatever. You're petty family problems don't interest me."

"Take that back you blasted ikeike!" Tasha shrieked. By then, Kai was holding Tasha back by her arms.

Palara blinked at the insult and snickered. 'She doesn't even know what that means, Tasha,' she pointed out.

'So what!'

Palara shrugged.

"Come on. Let's go," Kai said dragging Tasha away.

Felicity watched them go smirking slightly. Eventually, she shrugged and walked away.

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"I told you not to go looking for her!" Kai reprimanded.

"Would you believe I just happened to bump into her?" Tasha inquired innocently across the restaurant table.

"Not in a million years."

"Oh well. It was worth a shot," Tasha muttered.

Kai eyed her with one eyebrow up in much the same manner as Felicity causing Tasha to burst out laughing. "What?" Kai asked.

"Its just, you two are so alike sometimes," Tasha stated.

"In what way?"

"For one thing, your eyebrow does this strange thing like Felicity's," Tasha reported. She grinned at Kai and continued, "And another thing is you both think you're God's gift to beyblading."

Kai frowned and retorted, "Is that a challenge, Natasha?"

Tasha shrugged. "No, I was simply pointing something out."

"Oh really."

"Yes, really."

"I could say the same thing about you."

Tasha brushed her bang-like piece of hair out of her eyes but didn't respond.

"You did defeat me in the Single Player Championship, correct?" Kai asked slyly.

"True," Tasha agreed. "But I didn't make fun of you."

"You were in shock."

Tasha scowled mockingly at him before chuckling and leaned over the table to him. She planted a soft kiss on his mouth before sitting back down. She smirked at the strange mystified look in Kai's eyes.

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'I'M GOING TO KILL HER!!!' Tasha screamed.

Palara sighed and said, 'Calm breathing, Triple Heart, or Kai'll have to hold you back again.'

'The woman just blatantly snubbed me!' Tasha snapped.

'Alright, all right, just don't have a cow. She just said you and Kai were meant for each other in a way that suggested that's a bad thing.'

'Exactly my point.'

'I'm sure Kai will take care of it,' Pal pointed out.

'True. I just hope he noticed that big, burly man coming towards him as he yells at Felicity,' Tasha noted.

'You think he's Felicity's boyfriend?'

'Most definitely.'

'Then all I have to say is ah oh,' Palara muttered.

'Ah oh is right,' Tasha thought. 'That guy's twice Kai's size.' She decided to take matters into her own hands.

They had collided with Felicity at a cocktail party held by the BBA for beyblading teams that had been together for several years. All the Bladebreakers were present; Tyson was pigging out while Kenny chatted with Emily of the All-Starz and Max hung out with Rei and Mariah (feeling rather like the proverbial third wheel even in his infinite sugar-highness).

Tasha sauntered up to the brawny man and asked politely, looking up at him, "Excuse me, but do you happen to know Felicity Carmichael as well?"

The man looked down at her curiously. He had a mop of brown tresses on his head and was wearing a suit of the same color. He was far taller than Tasha so he leaned down a bit to reply, "Yea, who're you?"

"I'm Natasha McClane, and you?"

"Daniel Remalton, now get outta my way. I gotta go see whose botherin' Feli," the man boomed.

Tasha quickly looked back at the conflict between the ex's and said hurriedly, "I'm sure Felicity's fine. Why don't we go sit down? I'll get you something to eat."

The mentioning of food sure got the guy's attention. He followed Tasha away, who winked at Palara.

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Tasha stifled a yawn as the dense Daniel told her he was 'Feli's bodyguard' for the fifth time. Apparently Felicity's new boyfriend was actually a young financial advisor named Thomas Leffer. She gathered this information and more from Daniel who chowed down on numerous cuisines while they talked. She could still distantly hear Kai and Felicity quarrelling so she decided it was time to break them up.

"Well, it's been swell, Daniel, but I gotta go. Sayonara!" she said standing up and walking back over to the 'battle,' Palara trailing behind her.

She stepped up to Kai and placed a hand on his shoulder. He glanced back at her, his face heated with fury at Felicity. "So, Felicity, how's your new boyfriend?" Tasha inquired innocently.

"You mean Thomas?" Felicity asked in surprise. "He's now my fiancé. He proposed yesterday. I wonder if your relationship with Mr. Hiwatari over here will ever get that far…"

Tasha bit her lip and found herself holding Kai back for once. "Come on," she mumbled pulling him backwards.

Kai followed a bit reluctantly at first before he saw the gentle, understanding look on Tasha's face. They walked out together, Palara, as always, right behind them.

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A/N: ^__^ Another chapter done!

Bladebreakers: *cowering next to Akikazu*

Choccy: I suppose I should fully introduce Akikazu. ^_^ He's a character in a book I'm writing called, 'Guides of Dissolution.' It tells the original tale of a 16-year-old girl named Fey and how she was murdered and in the afterlife became a 'Guide' assisting Akikazu and a boy named Katzumi in helping recently deceased people like herself cope with death. Later, Fey bumps into the man who killed her, whose name is Reeve, and comes to realize her feelings for him before her death were just a petty crush and her true feelings become focused on Katzumi. It's complicated, I know, but it definitely will appear on fictionpress.net soon. ^_____^

A/N 2: Anyhow, review!!!!!!!!!

Katzumi: *appears*

Fey: *appears* ^_^ Bye, everyone!

Kat: See ya in the next installment of 'Beyblade: Heart Dilemmas!'

Bladebreakers: *all sigh*

Akikazu: Get back to work-Katzumi-Fey.

Fey & Kat: Yes, sir! ^_-