Author's note: Hi to everyone who has already reviewed this story before
and been a faithful fan and lots of hey's to the newbies who are reading
this fan fiction for the first time! I hope you enjoy it!!
Disclaimer: Sadly, *sniff* I don't own Beyblade or any of the characters in Beyblade but I do own Miranda and Darren!!
.::Fighting As One::.
"Hurry up Darren, we have to find Lita's room soon or you'll never see your mom again because Auntie Lita is going to kill me!" Mira urged to her little brother. Darren who was tying his shoelaces looked up with his large deep blue eyes and blinked... He had only just learned to tie his shoes by himself, and he kept getting the knot wrong! It was frusanating him or was it flustaranting? Now he was confused...
"Sorry mom but I can't tie my shoelaces, the knot keeps slipping...." he said in between small sniffs. Mira sighed, sometimes it was hard taking care of a little kid but in the end it was all worth it anyways...
"Don't worry sweetie, we can practice when we get to Lita's room, but for now I'll do it for you. Alrighty?" Mira told her brother as she bent down to tie his shoelaces for him. Darren only smiled and patted his mom's head, telling her that he was grateful and happy.
"Now let's get going, and find Lita's room.... Darn, if only I could remember the suite number," she said as she picked Darren up and carried him.
"Don't tell me we're lost Mom!" Darren said dramatically as he brought both his hands to his face.
"Don't push it kiddo.... you've known all along that I'm horrible with remembering little things..... you're the one who's supposed to remember stuff like this. You're the man of the family, you know!" Mira teased.
Darren's eyes lost its spark as she mentioned family... "What family, Mom?" Mira looked at her brother for minute and noticed that the light and radiance that was once held in his innocent face, had vanished and in turn was replaced with longing..
Damn her, for bringing up family... It was bad enough that she and her brother had lost both parents but she had vowed that she would never make Darren feel upset about anything and make sure it was her duty that he was always happy and here she was now bringing up family.... sometimes she could be a total ditz.
"Don't say that sweetie, we've got each other don't we? And don't worry about that right now, how about I give you a piggy back ride?" She asked and was happy to see Darren face light up to its usual look, and that he was feeling better again.
She bent down and let him slip from her arms and reach his arms around for her neck, while she got up slowly and pulled both his feet securely to the side of her waist. She hoisted him up on her back and off they marched again in search of Lita's room.
"Speed up, I'm getting bored back her mom!!" Darren said.
"Hold on tight, cause' you're in for one heck of a ride!" She said as she started to run down the hall ways..... Darren screamed with joy and laughed crazily while she ran.
Then suddenly, a couple of guys stepped out of one the rooms but as Mira realized what was about to happen she tried her hardest to slow down but they were getting closer.
"HOLD TIGHT!" She yelled at Darren as he gripped on tighter and buried his head into the crook of her neck. Before they knew it, she crashed straight into one of the guys and landed on him as her cushion.
Embarrassed at the position she was in, she tried to get of him but was weighed down by Darren.
"You okay Darren?" She asked worriedly.
"I'm okay mom but I think the person underneath you isn't."
"Get off a sec Darren," she said softly into the boy's neck. Unfortunately Mira was in a very odd position.... Her head was buried into the guy's neck and her chest was up against the guy's chest. Darren quickly jumped off and helped Meera up as well.
She watched embarrassingly as the young boy got up and dusted himself off. Then looked up at her and raised his brow slightly.....
"Sorry about that, I was a little preoccupied and I wasn't watching where I was going," she explained.
"Don't worry about it, it was only an accident but I'd advice that the next time you decide to crash into me, warn me ahead of time," he said lightly and flashed her a smile. "My names Ray, and these guys are my team mates and close friends, Tyson, Kai, Kenny, and Max. Your name.....?
"My names Miranda but you can call me Mira and this is my brother Darren," she explained as she looked over each boy that stood before her.
Ray had a slight accent, and had gold eyes that, that oddly matched with his accent and look. He had messy black hair that had dark violet streaks that ran through unevenly and was tied up in a tight pony tail. He was wearing what she recognized as a formal Chinese robe. The top was white with blue and yellow markings and his pants were a solid navy blue.
Tyson had dark blue hair with light blue at the tips of all the hair that stuck out of his blue cap. He wore a thin yellow shirt and a red shirt over it, and dark blue shorts. A picture of a blue dragon that seemed to be made of ice itself flashed before Mira's eyes. So he's the one that has Dragoon she silently thought to herself.
She then looked at Max. He had bright blondish yellow hair. He wore a green shirt and orange over-alls on top of it and a belt around his waist. Very unique sense of style she thought to herself. Might just start a new look in the future, you never know....
She then turned her gaze on Kai. She could honestly admit that he was a definite looker and girls would probably swoon over if he wasn't such a bastard. She could feel some odd vibes off him and it wasn't comforting. His sense of style wasn't all that bad either.. He wore a tight black sleeve less shirt and baggy pearl blue pants. A silver scarf was loosely hung around his neck that traveled out behind him. He was also wearing something like gloves with spikes on them. For a split second their eyes met and she noticed his brown orbs swirling with an emotion she recognized... But where and what she recognized it from she didn't know. A brilliant picture of a majestic bird with a golden mane flashed briefly past her eyes. He was the owner of Dranzer eh...? Now she was positive that this was the group she was looking for.
She then brought her gaze down to the small boy that stood near Kai. He was the shortest one of the group but looked like the typical genius. The only problem was that she couldn't make out where his eyes were.
"Um, sorry for crashing into you like that, I was trying to find my friends room and I sort of lost track of where I was going," Mira said sheepishly as she held onto Darren's hands tightly or was it Darren that was squeezing her hands so hard that the blood had stopped flowing through it. She couldn't feel her hands anymore, so it didn't make a difference anyways.
Darren had a thing about strangers... He would get all nervous and freak out thinking that they had come to take his mom away. It was the price they both had to pay for being on the run all the time.
"What's up with your brother? He looks like he's having a nervous break down!" Tyson said.
Mira sweat dropped, "Uh, you could say that."
"Come here kiddo," Max cooed to Darren, in a gentle voice. Darren only hid behind Mira's leg more and griped it tightly.
Ray watched carefully as Darren shut his eyes tightly and then opened them again.... Tyson and Max were scaring Darren senseless. He sure was sensitive for such a young kid.... Then an idea popped into his head.
"Hey Darren, how about I give you a piggy back ride or something?" Ray asked while he stuck his hand out for Darren to take.
Darren ears perked up and he looked up at his new found friend Ray. He slowly moved from behind Mira and instinctively grabbed Ray's hand and pulled him down to the floor with all his might.
Ray almost fell over in surprise as Darren jerked him down to the floor. He sure was strong for someone his age.
"Promise to go fast when I say so?" Darren asked as he poked Ray's forehead lightly. A smile graced Ray's face. He always had a knack for kids, and now it really showed.
"I promise," he said as he pulled Darren of his feet up and on his back. Mira watched in shock as Darren was lifted of the ground and propped onto Ray's back. Since when was Darren so friendly towards a complete stranger!? This was way too strange.... She's lived with Darren all her life and never had he ever been so forward with a stranger until today and with the most unlikely person. I mean if it was a young woman ok, he might think of her as a mother figure but a boy who's around the same age as Mira herself... It's never happened before.
In a sense it was relieving, knowing that Darren was relaxing and starting to be a bit more open but then again if he got too comfortable it'll be hard to leave....
Before she knew it, she was walking with them to... well really she didn't know where but it didn't matter at the moment. She just felt really happy, her brother had changed a lot over the years and she just wanted to hold him and cry her heart out and tell him how much he meant to her.
But then she was his only guidance right now and getting emotional wasn't going to make a good impression on him. She was the only one there for him and if she got all emotional what was he suppose to think of her as? Damn, things were just complicating lately.... The days were narrowing down and she had to find the key before it was too late.
She was pulled out of her thoughts as she felt a nudge on her shoulder. She turned to see Tyson looking at her quizzically.
"What is it?" She asked gently.
"You seem really out of it and I thought I'd bring you back to planet earth," he said as he grinned.
"Now that's funny Tyson, half the time you're not on earth either, so how do you expect to help her out?" Max teased, as he laughed.
Tyson gave him a glare and then stuck his nose in the air. "You're just jealous Maxy, yeah, you heard me right. You're jealous because I'm a better blader then you!" Tyson said haughtily. There was a distinct snort from Kai but no one seemed to notice but Mira who laughed lightly.
These guys were real fun to be around and quite entertaining. She watched as Tyson grabbed Max and put him in a headlock and ruffled his hair. Her eyes wandered over to Kenny who was busy saying something to his lap top. I guess I'll talk to him later, shouldn't interrupt his conversation.
She saw that Kai was leading the way and Ray was a little behind him, then it was her behind Ray. Seeing as Ray was the closest to her she quickened her pace and caught up to him and walked along side him.
That's when she realized that Darren was no longer on Ray's back but Darren was now being carried by Ray from the front. It seemed that he had gotten tired and fallen asleep. She stared down at Darren and watched his small chest rise and fall as he breathed lightly. It looked picture perfect almost, except... something was missing.
She brought her fingers to Darren's face and stroked his cheeks lightly and brushed strands of hair from his forehead. It came to her naturally; she would do this every time he fell asleep. Ray watched closely as she smiled down at her sleeping brother. That's when he realized how pretty she was and wondered why he hadn't noticed it before.
She had long black hair that reached to her waist, and the brown streaks that ran through it shone against the sun's rays. She wore a navy blue sleeve less top that had the word Mira written in cursive writing in silver, and she wore a navy blue hip hugger that had silver designs around the edge of the pants. And the coolest part was that she had a tattoo along her left arm that had a picture of a creature he couldn't recognize but the words Best Bro Darren encircled it. Unique yet attractive in a way Ray silently thought to himself.
Then out of the silence came a high pitched scream that sounded a lot like "MIRANDA!!!!"
Mira whirled around to see no other then her friend and a very steamed up Lita. Uh oh....
To be continued........mes amies
Thank you very much, ducks as a cabbage is thrown at her...... Ok ok chill.. I just feel like I really accomplished something but if you have any problems feel free to criticize but in a constructive way!!! Please!!! I'm very sensitive....... :P
Ima out
Disclaimer: Sadly, *sniff* I don't own Beyblade or any of the characters in Beyblade but I do own Miranda and Darren!!
.::Fighting As One::.
"Hurry up Darren, we have to find Lita's room soon or you'll never see your mom again because Auntie Lita is going to kill me!" Mira urged to her little brother. Darren who was tying his shoelaces looked up with his large deep blue eyes and blinked... He had only just learned to tie his shoes by himself, and he kept getting the knot wrong! It was frusanating him or was it flustaranting? Now he was confused...
"Sorry mom but I can't tie my shoelaces, the knot keeps slipping...." he said in between small sniffs. Mira sighed, sometimes it was hard taking care of a little kid but in the end it was all worth it anyways...
"Don't worry sweetie, we can practice when we get to Lita's room, but for now I'll do it for you. Alrighty?" Mira told her brother as she bent down to tie his shoelaces for him. Darren only smiled and patted his mom's head, telling her that he was grateful and happy.
"Now let's get going, and find Lita's room.... Darn, if only I could remember the suite number," she said as she picked Darren up and carried him.
"Don't tell me we're lost Mom!" Darren said dramatically as he brought both his hands to his face.
"Don't push it kiddo.... you've known all along that I'm horrible with remembering little things..... you're the one who's supposed to remember stuff like this. You're the man of the family, you know!" Mira teased.
Darren's eyes lost its spark as she mentioned family... "What family, Mom?" Mira looked at her brother for minute and noticed that the light and radiance that was once held in his innocent face, had vanished and in turn was replaced with longing..
Damn her, for bringing up family... It was bad enough that she and her brother had lost both parents but she had vowed that she would never make Darren feel upset about anything and make sure it was her duty that he was always happy and here she was now bringing up family.... sometimes she could be a total ditz.
"Don't say that sweetie, we've got each other don't we? And don't worry about that right now, how about I give you a piggy back ride?" She asked and was happy to see Darren face light up to its usual look, and that he was feeling better again.
She bent down and let him slip from her arms and reach his arms around for her neck, while she got up slowly and pulled both his feet securely to the side of her waist. She hoisted him up on her back and off they marched again in search of Lita's room.
"Speed up, I'm getting bored back her mom!!" Darren said.
"Hold on tight, cause' you're in for one heck of a ride!" She said as she started to run down the hall ways..... Darren screamed with joy and laughed crazily while she ran.
Then suddenly, a couple of guys stepped out of one the rooms but as Mira realized what was about to happen she tried her hardest to slow down but they were getting closer.
"HOLD TIGHT!" She yelled at Darren as he gripped on tighter and buried his head into the crook of her neck. Before they knew it, she crashed straight into one of the guys and landed on him as her cushion.
Embarrassed at the position she was in, she tried to get of him but was weighed down by Darren.
"You okay Darren?" She asked worriedly.
"I'm okay mom but I think the person underneath you isn't."
"Get off a sec Darren," she said softly into the boy's neck. Unfortunately Mira was in a very odd position.... Her head was buried into the guy's neck and her chest was up against the guy's chest. Darren quickly jumped off and helped Meera up as well.
She watched embarrassingly as the young boy got up and dusted himself off. Then looked up at her and raised his brow slightly.....
"Sorry about that, I was a little preoccupied and I wasn't watching where I was going," she explained.
"Don't worry about it, it was only an accident but I'd advice that the next time you decide to crash into me, warn me ahead of time," he said lightly and flashed her a smile. "My names Ray, and these guys are my team mates and close friends, Tyson, Kai, Kenny, and Max. Your name.....?
"My names Miranda but you can call me Mira and this is my brother Darren," she explained as she looked over each boy that stood before her.
Ray had a slight accent, and had gold eyes that, that oddly matched with his accent and look. He had messy black hair that had dark violet streaks that ran through unevenly and was tied up in a tight pony tail. He was wearing what she recognized as a formal Chinese robe. The top was white with blue and yellow markings and his pants were a solid navy blue.
Tyson had dark blue hair with light blue at the tips of all the hair that stuck out of his blue cap. He wore a thin yellow shirt and a red shirt over it, and dark blue shorts. A picture of a blue dragon that seemed to be made of ice itself flashed before Mira's eyes. So he's the one that has Dragoon she silently thought to herself.
She then looked at Max. He had bright blondish yellow hair. He wore a green shirt and orange over-alls on top of it and a belt around his waist. Very unique sense of style she thought to herself. Might just start a new look in the future, you never know....
She then turned her gaze on Kai. She could honestly admit that he was a definite looker and girls would probably swoon over if he wasn't such a bastard. She could feel some odd vibes off him and it wasn't comforting. His sense of style wasn't all that bad either.. He wore a tight black sleeve less shirt and baggy pearl blue pants. A silver scarf was loosely hung around his neck that traveled out behind him. He was also wearing something like gloves with spikes on them. For a split second their eyes met and she noticed his brown orbs swirling with an emotion she recognized... But where and what she recognized it from she didn't know. A brilliant picture of a majestic bird with a golden mane flashed briefly past her eyes. He was the owner of Dranzer eh...? Now she was positive that this was the group she was looking for.
She then brought her gaze down to the small boy that stood near Kai. He was the shortest one of the group but looked like the typical genius. The only problem was that she couldn't make out where his eyes were.
"Um, sorry for crashing into you like that, I was trying to find my friends room and I sort of lost track of where I was going," Mira said sheepishly as she held onto Darren's hands tightly or was it Darren that was squeezing her hands so hard that the blood had stopped flowing through it. She couldn't feel her hands anymore, so it didn't make a difference anyways.
Darren had a thing about strangers... He would get all nervous and freak out thinking that they had come to take his mom away. It was the price they both had to pay for being on the run all the time.
"What's up with your brother? He looks like he's having a nervous break down!" Tyson said.
Mira sweat dropped, "Uh, you could say that."
"Come here kiddo," Max cooed to Darren, in a gentle voice. Darren only hid behind Mira's leg more and griped it tightly.
Ray watched carefully as Darren shut his eyes tightly and then opened them again.... Tyson and Max were scaring Darren senseless. He sure was sensitive for such a young kid.... Then an idea popped into his head.
"Hey Darren, how about I give you a piggy back ride or something?" Ray asked while he stuck his hand out for Darren to take.
Darren ears perked up and he looked up at his new found friend Ray. He slowly moved from behind Mira and instinctively grabbed Ray's hand and pulled him down to the floor with all his might.
Ray almost fell over in surprise as Darren jerked him down to the floor. He sure was strong for someone his age.
"Promise to go fast when I say so?" Darren asked as he poked Ray's forehead lightly. A smile graced Ray's face. He always had a knack for kids, and now it really showed.
"I promise," he said as he pulled Darren of his feet up and on his back. Mira watched in shock as Darren was lifted of the ground and propped onto Ray's back. Since when was Darren so friendly towards a complete stranger!? This was way too strange.... She's lived with Darren all her life and never had he ever been so forward with a stranger until today and with the most unlikely person. I mean if it was a young woman ok, he might think of her as a mother figure but a boy who's around the same age as Mira herself... It's never happened before.
In a sense it was relieving, knowing that Darren was relaxing and starting to be a bit more open but then again if he got too comfortable it'll be hard to leave....
Before she knew it, she was walking with them to... well really she didn't know where but it didn't matter at the moment. She just felt really happy, her brother had changed a lot over the years and she just wanted to hold him and cry her heart out and tell him how much he meant to her.
But then she was his only guidance right now and getting emotional wasn't going to make a good impression on him. She was the only one there for him and if she got all emotional what was he suppose to think of her as? Damn, things were just complicating lately.... The days were narrowing down and she had to find the key before it was too late.
She was pulled out of her thoughts as she felt a nudge on her shoulder. She turned to see Tyson looking at her quizzically.
"What is it?" She asked gently.
"You seem really out of it and I thought I'd bring you back to planet earth," he said as he grinned.
"Now that's funny Tyson, half the time you're not on earth either, so how do you expect to help her out?" Max teased, as he laughed.
Tyson gave him a glare and then stuck his nose in the air. "You're just jealous Maxy, yeah, you heard me right. You're jealous because I'm a better blader then you!" Tyson said haughtily. There was a distinct snort from Kai but no one seemed to notice but Mira who laughed lightly.
These guys were real fun to be around and quite entertaining. She watched as Tyson grabbed Max and put him in a headlock and ruffled his hair. Her eyes wandered over to Kenny who was busy saying something to his lap top. I guess I'll talk to him later, shouldn't interrupt his conversation.
She saw that Kai was leading the way and Ray was a little behind him, then it was her behind Ray. Seeing as Ray was the closest to her she quickened her pace and caught up to him and walked along side him.
That's when she realized that Darren was no longer on Ray's back but Darren was now being carried by Ray from the front. It seemed that he had gotten tired and fallen asleep. She stared down at Darren and watched his small chest rise and fall as he breathed lightly. It looked picture perfect almost, except... something was missing.
She brought her fingers to Darren's face and stroked his cheeks lightly and brushed strands of hair from his forehead. It came to her naturally; she would do this every time he fell asleep. Ray watched closely as she smiled down at her sleeping brother. That's when he realized how pretty she was and wondered why he hadn't noticed it before.
She had long black hair that reached to her waist, and the brown streaks that ran through it shone against the sun's rays. She wore a navy blue sleeve less top that had the word Mira written in cursive writing in silver, and she wore a navy blue hip hugger that had silver designs around the edge of the pants. And the coolest part was that she had a tattoo along her left arm that had a picture of a creature he couldn't recognize but the words Best Bro Darren encircled it. Unique yet attractive in a way Ray silently thought to himself.
Then out of the silence came a high pitched scream that sounded a lot like "MIRANDA!!!!"
Mira whirled around to see no other then her friend and a very steamed up Lita. Uh oh....
To be continued........mes amies
Thank you very much, ducks as a cabbage is thrown at her...... Ok ok chill.. I just feel like I really accomplished something but if you have any problems feel free to criticize but in a constructive way!!! Please!!! I'm very sensitive....... :P
Ima out