"It's a little grimy, but I guess I can just clean up the rest of the trash." Aya glanced about the bland room. "May I paint the walls? Oh, and can I move the mattress unto the floor?" She looked back towards Rei.
Rei shrugged, "I guess so, I mean it's your room." He smiled.
"Great, I don't like white walls, they remind me to much of the hospital. And I'm so used to sleeping on the ground" she smiled.
A door was heard shut from downstairs and a sufficient yell surfaced to the upstairs.
"I'm home!"
Rei grinned, then turned to go downstairs to greet Tala. Aya still stood looking at the pigsty in her new room.
Tala looked up from the fridge and beamed at Rei.
"Tala, you didn't clean up that room very well. I think you need to help Aya clean up."
Tala pouted. Tala didn't like to clean at all.
"I know, but I had to leave to tell the gang of her grand arrival, then I was invited to lunch with Kai and Bryan so I didn't have enough time to clean up the rest of the trash."
Rei quirked an eyebrow and asked "Oh? And tell me, how did Mariah take it?"
"Mariah? Jesus she's here?"
Tala's head snapped up at the new voice. Aya stood next to Rei and grinned, waving at Tala.
"Hi, I'm Aya, and I'm guessing you are Tala, the lazy, incompetent pig?"
Tala scrunched his nose up at the play insults then laughed.
"Yeah, and I'm proud that I'm a lazy, incompetent pig. Oh, and by the way, Mariah almost killed me today. Jees what happened between you two?"
Rei and Aya exchanged a pleased look then busted up laughing. Tala stared at the two then gave an irritated look.
"What? I mean honestly, what happened?"
Aya's laughter subsided until she was reduced to stray tears of glee.
"That girl! First I set her doll on fire, then give her a *great* haircut late at night, and then I fall in love with Rei!" at the last comment Rei and Aya started laughing again.
Rei went on, through chuckles, "Gosh, that was great. She was crying over a week saying 'My beautiful pink hair.' And then she almost puts you into the hospital when she thought we loved each other."
Tala raised an eyebrow, "Oh? And were you?"
Rei gave Tala an incredulous look.
"Of course not Tala, the only reason I spent so much time with Aya was because she knew my 'secret.' Mariah hated her since I gave Aya most of my attention as a friend."
"Oh," Tala gave the two a grin, "well I'm hungry so I'm thinking some burger place tonight. Want to come with me?"
Rei shook his head side to side. "Actually I think I'll wait for Kai to get home. I want him to be at ease so he won't be tense around Aya."
Aya gave Rei an all-knowing smirk. Rei caught it and before he could say anything she had begun talking.
"I'll go with you Tala; you could show me where the University is located. I need to sign up tomorrow. My school sent them a letter a few weeks before I got here. They'll allow me to come in during the semester. Besides, I think Rei wants to be alone with his cuddly-wuddly teddy bear." she ended in a sugar sweet voice and a wink.
Talas eye shot through the roof.
"You know? I've been trying to get those two together since last year. Talk about being stubborn."
They both started to laugh at the rising color in Rei's cheeks.
"And when we come back home you can help me clean the room." she looked strictly at Tala.
Tala cowered back and gave her a pleading look, giving up when she wouldn't back down.
"Fine, fine, I'll do it! Just come on. I'm famished."
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Rei had settled down on the couch after the duo left. He had been wondering where Tala was after lunch that afternoon. He should have been home, but he didn't get through the door until four. It didn't matter anyways. Rei was relaxed at how well his two friends had gotten along. Then again Aya likes everyone, besides Mariah. Now it was time to get Kai used to the idea of her being around. Rei knew it would be a challenge for Aya to break Kai's shell, but she always loved challenging people.
Rei heard the door shut for a second time that day. Kai walked into the living room, fixing Rei with a stern stare.
"Is she here yet?"
Rei winced unnoticeably at the agitation in Kai's voice.
"Yeah. Her name is Aya, remember?"
"Yeah I do. Where is she?"
Rei let out a calm breath. At least Kai wanted to meet her. Or maybe he just wanted to get the introductions out of the way.
"Tala and her went to get burgers. Is anything wrong?"
Kai looked at Rei and softened his harsh, inquiring stare and sat down on the black leather couch beside Rei.
"No, I'm sorry. It will be peculiar to have a girl in the house, that's all."
Rei let out a stale, flat breath, relieved at the sound in Kai's voice.
"Well it's ok to feel out of the ordinary by the whole ordeal. I was thinking of taking her to work with us tomorrow so she can talk to Mr. D about a part time job. She would really like to teach the kids 'aesthetic ways of thinking'.
Rei laughed and Kai suddenly felt unnerved. Rei caught the slight jerk Kai made.
"Hey, are you sure you're ok? I mean, you can tell me if anything is wrong. What are friends for?"
Kai smiled bitterly. 'Yeah, friends, that's all we are.'
"No, nothing is wrong. I'm going upstairs to take a shower and read. Call me when dinner arrives." Kai got up edgily and walked out.
Rei watched uneasily, a distressed look on his face.
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The silence was getting insufferable in the car. They had had a pleasant conversation up until he showed her the University. Then she had gone completely silent. Tala fidgeted in his seat wondering if he had said anything wrong. She sat there like a bored cat staring sleepily out the window as the sites of Moscow went by.
"You know," Tala jumped a little at the softness in her voice. Before, in the kitchen, her voice had sounded harsh and loud. "my grandmother told me that love is like a long, silk thread. If you sew and work patiently enough, you can make a magnificent article of clothing out of it. I'm thinking, since you're Kai's best friend and I'm Rei's we can become seamstress' together, creating a nice kimono out of them."
Tala let a wry smile touch his lips. She giggled.
"I catch you're drift. Like my grandmother always used to say, two heads are better then one."
And there, in the car, they began to play out the details of a plan. A plan, when done adroitly and patiently, would produce something divine.
A/N: Tee hee. I have so many infinitives in this story alone. Bah, verbals get on my nerves. I noticed something after I began writing this. I forgot the disclaimer! lol, so here it goes.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Beyblade or any of its characters. All belong to some hot shot TV executive. I only own Aya for the sake of the sanity and plot of this story.
There yah go. I hope you like the newest chapter!
Ciao!
^.^
Rei shrugged, "I guess so, I mean it's your room." He smiled.
"Great, I don't like white walls, they remind me to much of the hospital. And I'm so used to sleeping on the ground" she smiled.
A door was heard shut from downstairs and a sufficient yell surfaced to the upstairs.
"I'm home!"
Rei grinned, then turned to go downstairs to greet Tala. Aya still stood looking at the pigsty in her new room.
Tala looked up from the fridge and beamed at Rei.
"Tala, you didn't clean up that room very well. I think you need to help Aya clean up."
Tala pouted. Tala didn't like to clean at all.
"I know, but I had to leave to tell the gang of her grand arrival, then I was invited to lunch with Kai and Bryan so I didn't have enough time to clean up the rest of the trash."
Rei quirked an eyebrow and asked "Oh? And tell me, how did Mariah take it?"
"Mariah? Jesus she's here?"
Tala's head snapped up at the new voice. Aya stood next to Rei and grinned, waving at Tala.
"Hi, I'm Aya, and I'm guessing you are Tala, the lazy, incompetent pig?"
Tala scrunched his nose up at the play insults then laughed.
"Yeah, and I'm proud that I'm a lazy, incompetent pig. Oh, and by the way, Mariah almost killed me today. Jees what happened between you two?"
Rei and Aya exchanged a pleased look then busted up laughing. Tala stared at the two then gave an irritated look.
"What? I mean honestly, what happened?"
Aya's laughter subsided until she was reduced to stray tears of glee.
"That girl! First I set her doll on fire, then give her a *great* haircut late at night, and then I fall in love with Rei!" at the last comment Rei and Aya started laughing again.
Rei went on, through chuckles, "Gosh, that was great. She was crying over a week saying 'My beautiful pink hair.' And then she almost puts you into the hospital when she thought we loved each other."
Tala raised an eyebrow, "Oh? And were you?"
Rei gave Tala an incredulous look.
"Of course not Tala, the only reason I spent so much time with Aya was because she knew my 'secret.' Mariah hated her since I gave Aya most of my attention as a friend."
"Oh," Tala gave the two a grin, "well I'm hungry so I'm thinking some burger place tonight. Want to come with me?"
Rei shook his head side to side. "Actually I think I'll wait for Kai to get home. I want him to be at ease so he won't be tense around Aya."
Aya gave Rei an all-knowing smirk. Rei caught it and before he could say anything she had begun talking.
"I'll go with you Tala; you could show me where the University is located. I need to sign up tomorrow. My school sent them a letter a few weeks before I got here. They'll allow me to come in during the semester. Besides, I think Rei wants to be alone with his cuddly-wuddly teddy bear." she ended in a sugar sweet voice and a wink.
Talas eye shot through the roof.
"You know? I've been trying to get those two together since last year. Talk about being stubborn."
They both started to laugh at the rising color in Rei's cheeks.
"And when we come back home you can help me clean the room." she looked strictly at Tala.
Tala cowered back and gave her a pleading look, giving up when she wouldn't back down.
"Fine, fine, I'll do it! Just come on. I'm famished."
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Rei had settled down on the couch after the duo left. He had been wondering where Tala was after lunch that afternoon. He should have been home, but he didn't get through the door until four. It didn't matter anyways. Rei was relaxed at how well his two friends had gotten along. Then again Aya likes everyone, besides Mariah. Now it was time to get Kai used to the idea of her being around. Rei knew it would be a challenge for Aya to break Kai's shell, but she always loved challenging people.
Rei heard the door shut for a second time that day. Kai walked into the living room, fixing Rei with a stern stare.
"Is she here yet?"
Rei winced unnoticeably at the agitation in Kai's voice.
"Yeah. Her name is Aya, remember?"
"Yeah I do. Where is she?"
Rei let out a calm breath. At least Kai wanted to meet her. Or maybe he just wanted to get the introductions out of the way.
"Tala and her went to get burgers. Is anything wrong?"
Kai looked at Rei and softened his harsh, inquiring stare and sat down on the black leather couch beside Rei.
"No, I'm sorry. It will be peculiar to have a girl in the house, that's all."
Rei let out a stale, flat breath, relieved at the sound in Kai's voice.
"Well it's ok to feel out of the ordinary by the whole ordeal. I was thinking of taking her to work with us tomorrow so she can talk to Mr. D about a part time job. She would really like to teach the kids 'aesthetic ways of thinking'.
Rei laughed and Kai suddenly felt unnerved. Rei caught the slight jerk Kai made.
"Hey, are you sure you're ok? I mean, you can tell me if anything is wrong. What are friends for?"
Kai smiled bitterly. 'Yeah, friends, that's all we are.'
"No, nothing is wrong. I'm going upstairs to take a shower and read. Call me when dinner arrives." Kai got up edgily and walked out.
Rei watched uneasily, a distressed look on his face.
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The silence was getting insufferable in the car. They had had a pleasant conversation up until he showed her the University. Then she had gone completely silent. Tala fidgeted in his seat wondering if he had said anything wrong. She sat there like a bored cat staring sleepily out the window as the sites of Moscow went by.
"You know," Tala jumped a little at the softness in her voice. Before, in the kitchen, her voice had sounded harsh and loud. "my grandmother told me that love is like a long, silk thread. If you sew and work patiently enough, you can make a magnificent article of clothing out of it. I'm thinking, since you're Kai's best friend and I'm Rei's we can become seamstress' together, creating a nice kimono out of them."
Tala let a wry smile touch his lips. She giggled.
"I catch you're drift. Like my grandmother always used to say, two heads are better then one."
And there, in the car, they began to play out the details of a plan. A plan, when done adroitly and patiently, would produce something divine.
A/N: Tee hee. I have so many infinitives in this story alone. Bah, verbals get on my nerves. I noticed something after I began writing this. I forgot the disclaimer! lol, so here it goes.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Beyblade or any of its characters. All belong to some hot shot TV executive. I only own Aya for the sake of the sanity and plot of this story.
There yah go. I hope you like the newest chapter!
Ciao!
^.^