LV: And here's the next chapter!

Aya: Oo; Every time I want to say a number, I have to remember that there were three POV chapters before the story actually started. So in actuality this is chapter five, but chapter two story-wise. O_o;

CL: Ah, the joys of being subjected to torture a la matchmakers. *grins evilly* Glad it's not me!

LV: --; Onto the reviews.

Tsunami Wave~ Thanks! Here's the next chapter! ^~ (Aya: OO! She's finally getting used to having compliments!)

Rumi-Chan~ [CL: *blushes AGAIN and sighs* Well, at least I'm not the only one…] ^^ He's apparently getting used to it. [CL: Oo! I am NOT!] And here's the chappie!

PinkDevil~ Yeah, they're very naïve. And as I said in the endnotes: "Max is awfully moody, isn't he? XD Must be sugar withdrawal." Anyways, here's the next bit for you! Enjoy!

eternal radiance~ Okay, their species and the beginning setting are from Zelda, but they aren't. They're my own OCs. And don't worry, I'll be watching for it! And I'll be keeping this up!

 

Ice Princess~ Oo; Er, I'll try to squeeze it in. But the plan our matchmaking quartet has doesn't really include having those at hand.

Dia~ Well, as I said before, the two still have their pride. It's not going to take a short amount of time to get them to give that up. I don't plan to quit! I'm gonna keep going! (Aya: *whoops* That's the spirit, gal! Show it to them!)

Darkspider~ =^^= Sorry. Got a little excited seeing such a good author review my story. When are you gonna update "Tyson's New Hope" and "Truth Hurts" and "New Promises"? I've been waiting FOREVER! ^^ And I'm updating!

I luv Yugi and Daisuke so :p~ *cough* Listen to Tyson! I can't write if you strangle me! *is let go* Kai's being mean because of reasons Shade so blatantly states in this chapter. *Kai glares at her* *blows a raspberry at him* I'm not scared of you!

Bloody Mary~ Oo; Ah. And as I said with eternal radiance up there, they're my own OCs, they just happen to be a Wolfos, a Deku, a Skullkid, and a fairy. There's no real matchmakers in Zelda. Oo; Although CL would probably be as close as they come, considering he DID bring Kafei and Anju back together in Majora's Mask. *laughs nervously* Well, I…can't guarantee no one gets hurt… heh. Oo; Don't kill me?

LV: All reviewers get a coupon for free coffee and ice cream of your choice at the FF.Net café! ^~ Enjoy 'em and enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: Though I now have my own computer again, I still don't own Beyblade or the Zelda themes. Because if I did, I wouldn't be writing this, now would I?

Notes: …: translation, //…//: Niyt's telepathy to Tyson, /…/: Tyson's telepathy to Niyt, ~…~: group thoughts, {…}: single person's thoughts

Let the Games Begin!

~In the quartet's hotel room

"I can' b'lieve this!" Shade snarled, her maroon flashing dangerously, "Kai's such a feckin'--" The others winced as she used a fairly colorful Wolfos swear, which to anyone else sounded like a harsh throaty growl.

Hazel smiled nervously, "Hey, at least we're all still together. So now we can plan on what to do without waiting for the others to come, right?" Shade smiled at him.

"An' you were wond'rin' why we needed ya," She smirked warmly, "We need someone ta 'ave a clear 'ead."

"Yeah, and I'd HATE to be the only boy with THESE two!"

"Do ya WANT new meanin's ta the words 'slowly' an' 'painfully'?"

"Shutting up."

Satu sat in reflection before smiling brightly, an idea formed, "Hey, can anyone take a guess WHY Tyson and Kai hide it?"

"Because they're both guys and not everyone accepts gays?" Sen offered.

"That's a good point, Senny-dear, but not what I was thinking."

"…'Cause Kai's an ass an' 'as a rep to keep?"

"You're getting warmer, Shade," She grinned. Hazel rubbed his chin in thought before snapping his fingers.

"I see what Satu's getting at here! It's nearly the same reason Shade never actually attacks Sen. Because of the fact they're guys AND they both have reputations, they're afraid of the public's reaction." Shade caught on.

"…An' if we get rid of th' public…"

"…They'll open up more, knowing nobody would see them! It's brilliant!"

"…But there's the problem: where are we going to isolate them from society, and still be able to push them together?" Hazel groaned as the others tried to formulate a plan. Shade then looked up, grinning wickedly.

"Why, that be th' easiest part," She said wolfishly, gesturing to the landscape outside, "We take it ta OUR territory." Three grins copied her own as the four huddled together.

This plan would work. They knew it.

~

 Kai's walking slowed as he approached the room Tyson and Max were sharing. He still felt a bit guilty about his actions the day before, but tried to brush it off. It was Tyson's fault for being so sensitive… right?

{Wrong. You know he's been trying hard to make you ACT human since he first met you. And what do you do? You hurt him!} Kai scolded himself as he raised him hand to the doorknob. The other three had unanimously chosen him to be the one to wake Tyson, despite his unspoken protests. He wasn't stupid; he knew why they chose him. They wanted him to apologize to the blue-haired boy. Just as he was about to open the door, he heard music floating from the room. Kai blinked. {Is he playing the radio?} Now being quiet, he opened the door to see a strange site.

Tyson was sitting Indian-style on the bed, facing the window. His posture was relaxed and calm as the instrument in his hands gleamed in the morning sunlight. His nightshirt had been unbuttoned, revealing his now well-developed and bronzed chest. [1] The melody he was playing was friendly and innocent, reminding the phoenix of the musician in front of him. He leaned against the doorway, pleasantly surprised that Tyson had that kind of musical talent, especially with such a peaceful instrument. He'd have expected something loud and annoying, like a trumpet or another brass instrument [2]. The melody faded with a final quivering note before Tyson placed the potato-shaped instrument down, a peaceful smile on his face. Kai chose that moment to make himself known.

"I never knew you could play an instrument," He said. Tyson, caught completely off guard, fell off the bed with a startled yelp. He peered over the side of the bed and glared at the intruder.

"Could you KNOCK!?" He huffed, fighting his blush down that Kai had seen him in one of his private pastimes.

//You know you like it.//

/Niyt, we are NOT staring this again!/

"I never knew you could play an instrument," Kai repeated, fairly amused at Tyson's embarrassed behavior, "What kind of instrument is it?"

"An ocarina. [3] But why do you care?" He answered as he finally stood up. Kai merely grunted and turned for the door.

"Just asking. Hurry up, the others are ordering breakfast," He ordered gruffly before turning his head slightly in Tyson's direction, "Oh, and Tyson? You're playing's good; don't let anyone tell you otherwise." With that, he walked out, closing the door behind him. Tyson stared wide-eyed at where Kai was standing as a deep red flush crept on his face. He quickly turned around and clenched his eyes shut.

Niyt flew out from his hiding place and snickered at his charge's face, which was bright with giddiness and embarrassment. He shook his head as Tyson quickly got dressed, a certain spring in his step. Humming the melody that he was playing earlier, he lightheartedly grabbed the dark blue fairy and placed him in his cap before walking out the door, now eager to start the day.

~

The other three stared blankly at Tyson, who was smiling and greeting people enthusiastically and had no shadow of the bad mood the day before. Max tugged gently on Rei's sleeve and the taller boy bent down to hear what the blonde was saying, his eyes still locked on the cheerful boy in front of him.

"Either sleep does wonders for him, or Kai did more than apologize." Rei nodded as Tyson finally took notice of them.

"Hey guys!" He laughed, running up to them, "What a day, don't you think? The sun's shining, the birds are singing…"

"You're acting like you've never been outside before…"

"Dizzi!" Kenny scolded. The laptop scoffed.

"I'm serious! He's being… weird," She grimaced, trying to find the right word. The midnight-haired boy laughed.

"Don't worry about it! I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday, that's all!" He grinned perkily as his friends and hidden guardian sweatdropped.

"Tyson, because of yesterday, we decided it would be best not to have practice today. Mr. Dickenson has something planned for us today, too."

Tyson grinned even wider, "Man, this day keeps getting better! I'm sure Mr. D has something cool planned for us!" He nodded before making his way to the restaurant, "I'm gonna go eat something. Catch you guys later!"

The three stared blankly after him. Slowly, their gaping turned into crude smirks. They looked at each other slyly.

"I think they're coming along nicely, don't you?" Kenny blinked innocently as the other two snickered.

Max looked over to where Kai was standing near the fountain. He was watching the restaurant carefully, but the blonde noticed a very faint tinge on his face. He smirked evilly, "Yep, they SURE are…"

From the other side of the fountain, the quartet smirked as well, "This is gonna be… fun…"

~

"Okay, boys, here it is!"

The five boys gaped at the large aircraft in front of them. [4]

"Whoa…" Kenny whistled. Rei blinked, still unable to find his voice. Max continued to gape. Kai silently admitted to himself it was very impressive.

"Looks like something from a Final Fantasy game, doesn't it?" Tyson peeped in a squeaky voice. The others nodded dumbly. An old man wearing an old pilot uniform walked up to them, gray eyes twinkling with youthful fire.

"Howdy, boys! I'm Joe. I'm the pilot and proud owner of this here beaut'," Joe exclaimed proudly, shaking hands with four of the five. Kai glared at the dirty old man when he had 'patted' Tyson on the back. Yeah right, 'patting' didn't involve pinching the boy's backside and blaming it on static electricity. [5]

"She's my pride and joy!" He beamed proudly, glancing at the boys' expressions, "Built 'er myself! She's as reliable as they come."

"How durable is it?" Kenny asked, turning on Dizzi's cameras. Joe looked appalled.

"Treat 'er with dignity, boy! She's my baby!"

Dizzi snickered, "Ah, the two things old men love: their machines and younger women!"

"Or boys, as the case is with that creep," Kai growled under his breath, eyes flashing dangerously when the elderly man's eyes lingered on Tyson's rear as they boarded the airship.

Max and Rei sweatdropped nervously at Kai's anger before shuffling in themselves. Max gave a small yelp as he felt something squeeze his butt, causing the cat-boy to go on the defensive. His pupils dilated and he pulled the smaller boy in front of him, hissing at the old man as he passed. This time, Kenny sweatdropped and made sure to stay out of the dirty old man's reach.

The airship started up, and the boys' nerves had settled down again. However, they were unaware of four figures that had snuck aboard, snickering quietly to themselves. The plan was in action.

~

"Wow, look at the view!" Tyson exclaimed as they traveled over a forested mountain, hundreds of miles away from the closest town. The landscape below was dotted with greens of all colors, and he could've sworn he saw a lake or two.

//Reminds me of the Lost Woods in an aerial view.//

/Only you could say that./

Kenny laughed nervously, staying as far from the railing as possible, "I-I'm sure it is, Tyson…" The boy blinked at him before smirking.

"I never knew you were afraid of heights, Chief."

"Tyson, I have every reason to be when you're leaning over the friggin' rail!!!" He shouted panic-stricken. Tyson winced.

"You don't have to be so loud," He grumbled. A black cloud up ahead caught his eye. Wait…

Tyson peered at it, unsure what it was. It wasn't a cloud, now he was sure of it. It was almost like a…

His eyes widened, "Go higher! We're flying right into a flock of birds!"

But it was too late.

Everyone shielded themselves from the mass of black birds. They stumbled when the airship pulled up to gain altitude and Tyson, being the closest to the railing, fell over.

"TYSON!!!"

"HELP!!" He screamed, barely catching the rail. The birds continued their assault as Tyson slowly lost his grip. His descent was stopped when a strong pale arm grasped his own tanned one. He looked up to meet Kai's crimson eyes, worry and fear vaguely noticeable.

"Hold still, I can't pull you up if you move around," He ordered, swatting away several birds that flew past him. Tyson, still numb from shock, nodded. There was an odd sound from the other side of the deck as the birds began to thin.

It was Rei, "They're going around for another hit!"

The bird regrouped and dive-bombed the passengers. They kept doing so until the airship pulled another maneuver to throw off the birds, causing one of the engines to die. The jolt threw everyone off balance again, this time sending both Tyson AND Kai overboard. With no one to catch them, they plummeted.

"NO!!!!" Max cried out, but was jolted back as the aircraft turned around, fully avoiding the birds.

No one saw the four stowaways vanish from the craft.

The three remaining Bladebreakers sat in silence for their two missing team members. Tears were in their eyes and they prayed for their safety. Joe managed a rough landing in a small airplane terminal a few miles away from a small town. He approached the boys and looked at the boys with pity. He knew what had happened, but he couldn't go back to find them until his airship was repaired.

They could only hope for the best…

~

Tyson groaned and sputtered as he coughed up water. He and Kai had landed in one of the mountain's lakes, cushioning their fall. He looked over to Kai tiredly, who was wringing out the water from him. The red-eyed boy glanced at him.

"You okay?" He asked as Tyson forced himself up, "It's a miracle we even survived. Remind me to kill that Joe when we get out of here." Tyson smiled, though it took some effort. He felt something was wrong, though.

/Niyt?/ He received no response. /Niyt??/

//Ughn… Tyson?//

Tyson mentally sighed in relief. /Oh, thank the Gods you're all right…/

//Tyson… those were Guays…//

/WHAT!?/

//I'm serious. As odd as it sounds, those were Guays.//

/…Wait, where are you?/

//…Heh. Would this be a bad time to say someone else knows about me? Say… Kai?//

He froze. Turning to his companion, he saw the dark blue orb of light shrugging nervously on Kai's shoulder. Kai saw this and eyed Tyson critically.

"I assume you know this thing?" He said offhandedly, as the fairy's aura tinted red.

"THING!? Watch it, mister! I'm a fairy, through and through!" He yelled, causing him to wince.

Tyson's gaze hardened, "Yeah, and his name's Niyt. Leave him alone." The fairy huffed and flew over to his charge.

"Boy, am I GLAD you're awake! Kai wouldn't let me near you until you were with the living again! He knows NOTHING about me! What a grouch! I mean…" He continued to ramble, causing Tyson to sweatdrop and Kai to raise an eyebrow.

"Does he ALWAYS talk that much?" Tyson shook his head before looking around and sighing.

"Something tells me that we're gonna be stuck here for a while. We'd better make a camp."

While the two tried to settle down at their soon-to-be campsite, four pairs of eyes watched them carefully from the nearby shrubbery.

"Y'know, I didn't think Tyson HAD a fairy. Much less Niyt; that guy can't handle too much responsibility," The one with soft peach colored eyes whispered.

"Oh well, he's always one for helping. We can get his assistance for this. It'll make the job go faster," The one with forest green eyes muttered.

"And at least we got the hardest part done: bringing the two here," The one with pale crystal blue eyes nodded.

The maroon-eyed one grinned maliciously, "All right, my friends…"

"Let the games begin…"

~End chapter.

LV: Oo; It only took me a day to write this.

Aya: Guess you had more inspiration for this part. *looks it over* I think they're a little OOC, though…

LV: ¬¬; Well, I'm not perfect, ya know!

CL: ^^ *ignores banter* Tyson and Kai are separated from society now. Will their feelings for each other surface? Are the four people in the bushes who we think they are? And WHEN will we be able to afford a decent announcer!? Find out next chapter of "Forever and Always"!!

Aya and LV: O_o; We have GOT to find an announcer soon…

Niyt: *pops in* Review! ^^

[1]: *sighs and places tub-sized buckets around to catch the drool* You people better control yourselves. Sheesh… {Kai: Yeah, he's mine!} Oo; Yeah. What he said. *blinks and glares at Kai* Hey, get back in the story, mister! *pushes him in again*

[2]: Sorry for players of those instruments, but I honestly don't like brass instruments. Too noisy, and the fact my brother will purposely play his trumpet as loud as he can to annoy me (because the computer room is right across the hall from his room) doesn't help change my opinion. XP

[3]: No, I DIDN'T choose it because of the Zelda theme. I happen to like the sound of this instrument! To hear what they sound like, go to a search engine and look for "ocarinas". You're bound to find a site with sound clips of them.

[4]: ^^; Sorry for no description. I know absolutely NOTHING about airships.

[5]: A perverted old guy. Classic. XD