[AN: Okay..... I know there has been absolutely no romance what so ever....
I'm not sure if any of them are OOC but yeah.... I'm just starting to build
up the story... I mean I thought it might be weird if Ray fell for Mira the
moment he saw her ( yes.. Ray is gonna be with Mira... *sigh*) because I
mean in my opinion he's the type of guy that's friendly but it takes time
for him to gain your trust... You know what I mean? Well anyways... I
promise you this story WILL have romance and it's not just between Ray and
Mira, there's also our cute loner Kai who'll be having some love affairs
*giggle* GOD!! KAI and RAY are sooooooooooo CUTE *ack*... And if any of you
guys are worried about how often I'm going to be updating... I can't give
you any time exactly.... Mainly because I'm having a major bad case of
writer's block..... I mean I really appreciate the reviews I got, I
honestly to god love them. but it's just it doesn't feel like enough to
me... Like no one really cares about my writing *sniff* and I just don't
know if I should continue! *dramatic wail*.... lol just kidding *wink* but
you guys get what I mean... Just review if you guys can, k? Any who... On
with thy fanfic *smiles* luv ya guys........]
Fanfic Guide:
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(AN: Kai and Ray are sooo Cute) = Authors thoughts or notes
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*Kai and Ray are sooo Cute * *smiles*= Character's Deep Thoughts or Certain gestures
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Flashbacks:
~ Kai and Ray are sooo Cute ~
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.::Fighting As One::.
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"Be careful sweetie...... You're the only one who can save our world.." She said before walking into the room Mira had been in and closed the door behind her.
A nurse who had worked in the hospital for over 10 years, watched as Salena, the new nurse on floor 3 walked into the room. Curiosity getting the better of her she strode up to the door and opened it.
"Salena....." She said as she made her way into the room. Her mouth fell open ever so slightly as she looked around. Salena had vanished......
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Remember you offered to make dinner and your going do EXACTLY that, Mira kept repeating to herself as she dumped little shrimps and other vegetables into the fried rice and mixed them together. Her eye lids felt heavy and she wanted to get some rest more then anything. It was unusual but she had, had a peaceful 3 hours of sleep at the hospital and yet she felt like she hadn't had a good night's rest in months.
She sighed inwardly as she left the mixed rice and turned to the soup that was bubbling on the stove. She grabbed the ladle sitting next to the large pot and sifted through the soup. It smelled good but just to make sure she grabbed a spoon and dipped it into the soup and then brought it to her mouth. It tasted almost perfect..... but something was definitely missing.
Meanwhile, in the living room the Bladebreakers were sitting around tired.... To be honest the only thing keeping them awake was their starved stomachs and the aroma of food that was drifting in from the kitchen now.
"I am so hungry..." Tyson complained as he clutched his stomach and dramatically fell onto the sofa. Ray only sighed.
"Tyson you ate everything in the hospital cafeteria and that was only about an hour ago... Dude I thought you were on a diet." Ray said as he turned to look at him.
"I am! That was my diet!" Tyson exclaimed. Everyone sweat dropped.....
Kai, who'd kept quiet the entire time since their arrival from the hospital, only stared at his teammates. HIS teammates... never in a million years would he have believed, that these guys were his teammates if it hadn't been announced world wide. He shut his eyes in frustration and sighed as he leaned against the wall. He didn't like this team, and he was going to make sure they felt his hate.
Meanwhile, Max who had been unnaturally mute the whole time they had arrived, was lying on a sofa, his head rested on the arm hold and one of his feet dangled off the side of the couch. His eyes were scrunched slightly and he was in deep thought.
* I haven't seen her in years.......... What if I bump into her? What will I say? How would she react? Would she hate me? Would she completely ignore me? What would I do? What if she hugs me and tells me she loves me? WHAT IF I NEVER EVEN SEE HER? Oy... Max.... Calm Down. What are the odds of seeing your mom anyways? I mean firstly, you'd have to defeat the White Tigers, and I mean your going to the American tournament... But they were only going to one city in America. There are hundreds of cities in America but what are the odds of even getting a glimpse of her? Slim to none, if you're a practical thinker but this is you I'm talking about Max. I'm a dreamer.... I don't usually think practically about things like this. When was the last time I saw her, anyways? A couple of years ago....... Oh gosh Mom.... I just want to see you so badly....* Max brought a hand to massage his temples as he felt his vision blur slightly and he blinked back the tears and sighed shakily.
In the loveseat, next to Max, was Kenny who was busying himself with his laptop.
"Dizzi, what info did you get on the White Tigers?" Kenny asked as he stared at his laptop.
"Well... I don't want to disappoint you but I got close to zilch. It's been difficult trying to find information about them, I would know. But I can tell you this much. They are one ferocious team," She warned.
"How so?"
"They've got some heavy duty wild cats. The strong point of the team is Lee, he has a bit-beast that's extremely powerful. Mariah, as I'm sure you remember from the alley the other day, has a powerful bit-beast as well. Kevin has his monkey bit-beast and the last team member Gary also holds a bit-beast......"
"Okay..... and?"
"I'm sorry Kenny but that's the best I can do..." Dizzi replied apologetically.
Kenny sighed in frustration.... The Bladebreakers were facing the White Tigers tomorrow and they didn't have any weak points that they could use to their advantage.......... This match's outcome was a 50/50.
Ray watched as Max stared at the ceiling, a worried look etched across his face. His gaze shifted to Kai who was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, then to Tyson who was moaning in hunger , and then to Kenny who was chatting with Dizzi. One thing was for sure, the Bladebreakers definitely needed more time to get use to each other.... His thoughts then switched to Mira. He looked down at Darren who was sleeping on the couch and then looked up to the kitchen door.
Getting a sudden urge to see her, he started making his way towards the kitchen. But stopped as he walked by Kai and turned to look at him. Something didn't feel right about him, but the moment the feeling emerged it disappeared just as quickly. Ray shook his head and continued his way to the kitchen. He really needed some rest.....
"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... ," Mira murmured to herself as she tasted the soup again. The soup lacked pizzazz and she grabbed a spice mix from the cupboard and dumped a load in. She always had a thing for spicy foods.
"Wow.... that's a lot of spice," said a voice from behind her and she turned startled to see Ray leaning against the refrigerator smiling at her. It bothered her that she hadn't sensed him coming..... but she forgot the thought when she smiled back.
"I've loved spicy food since I was young," she replied as she turned to re- stir the rice.
"What about Darren?"
"He doesn't like spicy foods, he's got a major sweet tooth. All he loves to eat is sweet stuff," She replied, "Oh and Ray could you do me a favor and grab some plates and eating utensils and set them up for me?" She added ending the conversation inadvertently.
"Yeah, sure thing," he said but made no move to get them. He just watched Mira intently as she tucked some loose hair behind her ear and reached for the soup.
"Thanks," She said as she took a hold of the soup pot. Her voice snapped him out if his daze and he grabbed some plates and headed for the dining room, confused with his behavior.
~ After Dinner ~
The dinner went well, at least in Mira's opinion. The food was great and everyone had gotten to know her better. The main discussion during the dinner was about beyblading and that's when Mira had slipped that she had a beyblade.
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"What do you mean you sorta blade?" Kenny asked.
"Uh... I..... I have a beyblade," She replied uneasily. *What am I doing? I'm not supposed to tell anyone this information.*
"Oh cool, can I see it?" Kenny asked excitedly.
"Uh... sure, hold on a minute," she said as she pushed her chair back and bent down and pulled her pant's up slightly and pulled her beyblade off from underneath.
"It's the safest place to put it," she said as the Bladebreakers stared at her strangely, "So many people have tried to steal her, I've lost count now.
Oh was all they said, minus Kai who was just staring at her oddly. She handed her blade to Kenny reluctantly.
"You have a bit-beast?" He asked, surprise clearly visible in his voice.
"Yeah, her names Aqua-Nite," She said proudly.
"What do you think Dizzi?" He asked his laptop. Mira only looked at him oddly. Was it just her or did he just talk to his laptop? Yes, she'd seen him talking to it before but she had always thought he was talking to himself. She almost jumped out of her skin when his laptop replied.
"It's very strong, stronger then Dranzer I think," She said, and you could tell she was impressed.
Kai's eyes narrowed ever so slightly but he didn't say a word. Mira eyes shot open and she stared at her bit. *What are you doing Aqua?*
* Nothing *
* Lower your power level *
* Why? *
* Just do it *
* Fine *
"No wait," Dizzi said abruptly, "My mistake, she's not as strong as Dranzer. Weird.... I never make mistakes. Well, in any case, Aqua Girl here is-," she started but was cut off by Kenny who gaped at Aqua-Nite strangely.
"Look Mira, she's glowing," he said as he showed it to her and the rest of the team. Mira watched her bit flare its color dangerously.
"Call her anything but Aqua-Nite and she'll do more then just glow," Mira said grinning lopsidedly as Kenny gulped.
"But there shouldn't be anything to worry about. She can't come out of her chip unless you summon her in battle," Max said slowly as if thinking every letter over as he spoke.
"Are you kidding me? She comes out whenever she feels like it," She said but quickly added, "but usually it's only during battle." Mira looked at them oddly. *Couldn't they bring out their bit-beast, at times other then battles?*
"Can you bring her out now?" Tyson asked excitedly between mouthfuls of food.
"I'm not sure," She said as Kenny handed her back her blade. She turned her gaze to Ray who had been awfully quiet the entire meal. Something was bothering him, she could feel it. She then looked to Darren who still slept peacefully on the couch. Her gaze abruptly turned to Tyson again.
"I can ask if you want," she said as she held the, now warmed, beyblade in her hand.
"What?" Was all she said as they looked at her like she had two heads.
"Y-You can talk to your bit-beast?" Max spluttered out.
"Uh...... Yes?" Mira said uncertainly. Maybe she was telling them too much but she had always thought that a blader and his/her bit could always communicate with each other, if not actually talk face to face.
"Wow..... This is new," Kenny whispered.
"Uh.... HELLO!?!?!?!" Cried an irritated voice and everyone turned to look at Kenny's Laptop.
"Would someone let me finish what I was saying before I was rudely interrupted? Just because I'm not a living, breathing thing doesn't mean you can ignore me. The disadvantages of being a laptop *sigh*...... If I could come out there, I swear I'd give you guys all a nice whack to the head," Dizzi murmured, obviously hurt by the interruption.
"If your bit-beast can communicate with you, then why's it so weird that I can talk with mine?" Mira asked Kenny, confused.
"But that's diff- Hey, wait a minute. I never told you Dizzi was my bit- beast," Kenny said suspiciously.
Oh Shit.
"Yeah you did, you told me when we were coming back from the hospital," Mira said meekly, smiling.
"No I didn't. What are you talking about?" Kenny asked, with a hint of suspicion etched in his voice, again. *Great, now I need a diversion*
"Omigosh, it's a U.F.O," Mira cried suddenly pointing out the window. All heads turned to look out the window, even Kai.
Now was her chance.
She flung her hand out in front of her and a white light flashed throughout the entire room. She sighed as the light faded and she slumped back in her chair.
"So what are you guys looking at?" Mira asked. Everyone turned to her confused.
"Not exactly sure," Max said, " Oh, what were you saying about asking Aqua- Nite to come out?"
Mira sighed mentally, and smiled. So she had erased all her friend's memories of the last minute, and it had actually worked.
"Yeah, I was going to ask her to come out," She said as she gripped Aqua tighter.
*Are you trying to kill me?* Aqua said sarcastically as Mira's grip tightened on her.
*Sorry.* She said as she loosened her grip on her bit.
*So, what do you want?*
*My friends want to see you.*
* You've known Lita years longer then you have these boys. And I've never exposed myself to her. What makes you think that I'm going to now? And to complete strangers too, might I add?* She said, her voice almost emotion less.
The Bladebreakers watched intently as Mira stared at her bit-beast and waited for her to start speaking yet, no words came out. They only watched, not wanting to bother her, thinking she might be preparing to talk to her.
* They have the legendary bit-beasts. Well two of them do at least. Tyson has Dragoon and Kai has Dranzer. I'm not sure about the other two.*
* What does that have anything to do with me, showing myself to them?*
*You know what I mean.*
*No, I don't know what you mean.*
*Please Aqua, don't be stubborn.*
* Do you have any idea who these guy's are? NO. Do you know what they're capable of? NO. Do you realize it's only you and your brother against Kai, Tyson, Ray, Max and Kenny?*
*And WHAT is that supposed to mean?* Mira said letting out an angry and frustrated grunt, startling the audience who was watching her.
"She's talking to Aqua-Nite through telepathy," Dizzi said suddenly. Everyone turned to her, surprise on their face.
" Wow......" Tyson said as he turned his gaze back on Mira.
Ray watched Mira carefully, her eyes were now shut and her lips in a grim frown.
"She seems a bit tense, she'll be okay right?" Ray asked, not pulling his gaze of her.
"Telepathy doesn't hurt," Dizzi informed the concerned boy. Was it just her or could she feel a connection between him and Mira.
Back in Mira's mind, she was itching to hit something, to soothe out her anger.
* I mean, you know absolutely nothing about them yet you sit here telling them everything. Don't think I wasn't listening to your conversation. Mira I'm your guardian and your safety is very important to me and the fact that you trust them so much as to be willing to expose me! I mean I don't want to brag but I'm the strongest bit-beast on this earth at the moment and these boys are bladers. Are you getting my picture?*
*Yes, I get your picture clearly. You think they're going to steal my bit- beast, in other words you. You know, it seems like you care more for your safety then you do mine.*
*Believe what you want, although I don't understand your logic very much. If they were to steal me, then who would protect you?*
* I can take care of myself thank you very much. I have my magic.*
* Mira..... I love you and your brother more than anything. I can't even believe I'm saying this! But I don't trust them. There's only one quick way to find out more about them but your not strong enough to search their mind, to see their past and not only are you not powerful enough but it's wrong to invade their privacy.*
*Right..... I can understand why you don't trust them but you know that with my magic, I can get a general idea of what a person is like. I know it's wrong but I can't help but get flashbacks sometimes.*
* You don't have control over it, and until you do you're going to be using your powers without your knowledge and end up in a hospital AGAIN.*
* You suck.*
* So you trust them, these boys?* Aqua-Nite asked ignoring Mira's comment.
*I really don't want to go against you, but yes I do. And I honestly don't know why.*
*I might know* Aqua-nite said as her frown abruptly turned to a devious grin and Mira raised a brow at her bit's sudden mood change.
* Eh? You know but I don't?*
* Well, although I'm a bit-beast. I couldn't help but notice that cute boy that's wearing the robes and the ying-yang bandana. Did you see that sexy black hair and his gorgeous eyes?*
The Bladebreakers watched as Mira's cheeks started to flood with color. They could feel the heat radiate off her.
* Wha-How- Aqua! What are you saying? How do you even know how Ray looks?*
*Ray? Is that his name? Even his name sounds sexy.*
*For the love of god it's a name! Now answer my question, how do you know how he looks?*
* .......*
* Oh no, you didn't! You went through my thoughts again didn't you?*
* Well not really, there just happened to be tons of pictures of him floating around in your thoughts. I was just swimming in your mind and then all these photos start falling from nowhere.*
Now Mira's face could make a tomato jealous. The blood was rushing to her face and she was feeling a little light headed.
*Don't lie to me!*
*I'm serious. Well, forget that for a minute, even if he is cute, but this conversation was about trust, if I'm not mistaken.*
*Yeah..... I trust them and it's not because of Ray!*
*Right, Right. Well if you trust them so much, then I guess I will have to just put up with that.*
* Wait... Are you telling me I wasted all this time for absolutely nothing?*
*Is that a trick question?*
*You're too difficult!*
*Your telling me? I at least have 1000's of years of wisdom behind me! Try baby-sitting a hormone crazed 15 year old and a 3 year old that thinks the moon is made of vanilla ice cream!*
*....Exactly how old are you anyways?*
*Your going off subject! And I'm not going out there, and that's my final answer. I'll talk to you later. Now, Goodbye.* With that Aqua-Nite blocked her mind from taking anymore messages.
*Aqua! Aqua?* Damn.......
Mira slowly opened her eyes and her gaze immediately locked with Ray's. She could feel herself burn up as she remembered the conversation she just had with her so called guardian. She looked away from him to see everyone else staring at her as well.
"How long was I?" She asked.
All heads except Kai's turned to look at the clock. It was almost 2 o'clock am.
"About 15 minutes," Tyson said as he stifled a yawn. Tyson's yawn was soon followed by Max's yawn and then Kenny's. Kai however coughed lightly. It gave Mira the sneaking suspicion that it was only a cover up. Ray just looked at her, his expression unreadable.
"Well, Aqua said no," Mira said giving them an apologetic look, "Sorry guys but she's a little cranky."
"It's all good but I think we should get to sleep now," Max said tiredly as he pulled himself up.
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and Tyson offered Mira to stay over for the night.
"No it's okay," Mira had said but Tyson insisted until she had given in. Everyone was starting to make their way to bed. Mira watched as Ray gave her a look and slowly started to make his way to bed.
"Ray, can you help put these things away?" She asked referring to the table that was piled with dishes and what not. *This is probably a good time to ask what's wrong with him.* Ray stopped and turned to her slowly and a murmur that sounded a lot like sure escaped his mouth as he made his way back.
As Mira and Ray put the last of the dishes in the sink, she turned to look at him again. She could feel that something was wrong with him again. Ray gave her a tired smile as he made to leave but Mira grabbed his hand. He turned too look at her.
"What's wrong?" She asked, trying to avoid his eyes. Ray who seemed a bit surprised replied.
"Nothing."
"Are you sure? Cause you seem a bit out of it...." Mira asked resisting the urge to just dive into his thoughts and find out for her self.
Ray smiled reassuringly, and his gaze fell to her hand which still had a firm grip around his wrist.
"I'm fine, just a little nervous about tomorrows, actually today's game," he said.
"Now about your kid, who's been snoozing happily, he's going to be sleeping with you right?" He asked as he nodded his head towards Darren.
She turned to look at her brother and smiled. She was about to walk over when she realized she was still holding Ray's hand. She let go slowly and made her way to her brother.
She picked him up and leaned in to inspect the sofa. Nope there was no drool. One of the many things she loved about him.
She turned to Ray who was standing beside her and both made their way to the large bedroom, which was now occupied by Kai, Tyson, Max, and Kenny. She took careful note that there were only 5 beds and her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. Sharing a bed with a guy wasn't what she had, had in mind.
"Where am I going to be sleeping?" She asked a little loudly, and the boys jumped at the sudden voice slicing through the silence.
"Between Kai and Ray," Was Tyson's only response. Mira raised an eyebrow at Tyson and shifted Darren to the other side. He only gave her an all knowing gaze which was a bit creepy coming from Tyson.
From left to right, the order they slept in was Kai, Mira, Darren, Ray, Max, Kenny and Tyson.
"You'll have a bed to yourself, so don't worry about...... Well whatever girls usually worry about when sleeping next to a guy," Max said grinning as Mira blushed again. This could not get any worse.
After everyone had brushed their teeth (thankfully there were extra tooth brushes in the cabinet, and surprisingly some pajama's too), they settled down to sleep.
Mira, who was sleeping on her own bed with Darren tightly pressed to her, sighed exhaustedly. For some odd reason, she felt comfortable and that feeling itself, felt special. She looked down at her brother and softly blew his forehead and touched his cheek lightly. He looked as beautiful as ever, sleeping, his small hands clutched securely around her, and the way his chest rose up and down slowly.
Everybody murmured a g'nite and fell asleep almost immediately. Mira however pulled her gaze from Darren's sleeping form to Ray who slept next to Darren. His hair, which was still in a tight ponytail and wrapped all the way to his feet, was a pitch black color, in the dark. The tip of nose was the only thing she could clearly see and then his lips which glistened from the light that flowed down from the window.
Noticing where her thoughts were going she turned away from him and looked behind her to see Kai's sleeping form. He even slept in a Kai-ish way........ He was rigid and his face in a tight frown. Couldn't he at least smile while he slept?
Mira, who could feel her eyes start to droop, laid her head to the pillow underneath her and the moment her head hit the soft surface her eyes shut and she fell into a peaceful slumber.
~ An hour later ~
She awoke with a start and her eyes knitted together in confusion. There was a chill in the room and something didn't feel right. That's when she heard a weak gasp from behind her. She turned herself all the way around to see Kai.
His body trembled ever so slightly and his breath was harsh and ragged as if someone was choking him, and his eyes shut tight. She slowly pulled herself up, and shuffled a lit closer to Kai. She could see the perspiration roll down his face slowly. He was sweating like mad.....
Now on her knees, she reached out to gently push his shoulder, in hopes of waking him up. Not knowing what she getting herself into, the moment her hand came in contact with his skin a rush of flashbacks flew past her eyes at a tremendous speed. She gasped at some of the terrifying flashbacks she was witnessing; she never realized how tainted Kai's past was.
Unbeknownst to Mira, the moment she had touched Kai his eyes had snapped open. His brown eyes narrowed and he looked up to see Mira's horror-struck face and because he had never been so close to anyone at this proximity his instinct took over and he shoved her with all the strength he could muster.
One minute there's 100's of pictures flashing her by, and the next she's being pushed by Kai. Her body fell backwards and crashed down on Ray and Darren and she groaned as her back let out a pleasant crack.
Ray awoke as something heavy fell on top his legs and he rubbed his eyes tiredly. Looking down, he was surprised to see Mira sprawled over him and from the look on her face she was in pain. He sat up slowly, bringing her upper half down with him. Taking a hold of her by her shoulder and waist he pulled her back up.
Mira winced as Ray set her up right, her back was sore and her head hurt from all the flashbacks. She didn't even realize that Ray's hands were still around her waist when she looked up at Kai who was staring at her, his eyes unreadable.
"What the hell happened?" Ray asked as he looked between Kai and Mira.
"I tripped," Mira said without any hesitation.
"You tripped?" Ray asked.
"Yeah, I was thirsty so I wanted to get some water and I tripped," Mira said. * Man do I ever suck at lying *
Kai's reaction wasn't what she had expected. His eyes widened but quickly turned to normal and he looked at her oddly.
"Well, I'm going to go get some water, sorry about waking you guys up and all," she said quickly and she pulled herself up slowly, Ray's arms detaching from her waist.
She made a painful groan as she dragged herself to the kitchen and drank down two glasses of water. When she had made her way back, Kai was sleeping again and Ray, who eyed her back with concern, pulled the covers over him as she neared. She didn't realize that both Kai and Ray were wide awake, when she made herself comfortable, and started to drift off.
Her eyes lids were about to slip down, when something nudged her stomach. She looked down to meet navy blue eyes.
"Are you awake?" Darren asked his sister. She nodded in reply and pried her eyes open.
"What's up?" She asked.
"Your hurt, aren't you?" Mira look surprised, and shook her head.
"Nah, I'm fine. I just tripped so my back's a teensy bit sore, but it's nothing I can't handle," She said reassuringly.
"You know, you've always sucked at lying, Mommy," Darren said he pushed his face to his sister's level.
"I'm not lying, my back doesn't hurt that much, honestly," She said tiredly.
"I wasn't talking about your back, silly," Darren said, "I meant you're lying about tripping."
"Sweetie, I'm not lying," She said. Why was Darren thinking this anyways?
"No, you got up, and Mr. Kai was-," Darren started but was but off by a finger pressed to his small lips. Ray's ears perked up as he listened intently. So she hadn't tripped?
"Shush, I tripped and that's final," Mira said as she pulled her hand away from him and pulled him closer to her.
"But-," Was all he could muster before he Mira gave him a smile and he sighed.
"Okay, Mommy," He said and he remained quiet. Mira, who was dieing to get some sleep, started drifting off again but was interrupted once again by Darren.
"Mommy, do the Bladebreakers like me?" He asked. Mira only smiled, tiredly.
"Of course they do," She muttered.
"Even Mr. Kai?" He asked.
"Especially Mr. Kai, he must have liked you, if he watched you while I was at the hospital. I heard you had a staring contest with him," She said ruffling his hair.
Darren pouted at the memory.
"When you have a staring contest, you're supposed to look at each other. He didn't even look at me. He had his eyes closed the whole time." Mira laughed lightly. She knew it was too hard to believe, when she'd first heard it.
"Don't worry Darren, Kai likes you a lot. I know because he told me so," she said reassuringly and then winced. Her back was killing her and she doubted seeing more than one Darren at a time was normal. There were 3 Darren's staring back at her and she blinked, to make sure she wasn't seeing things. When she looked again, there was only one brother staring back at her.
"What about Mr. Ray, the mister who eats a lot, the mister who had yellow hair and the mister who's always talking to his computer thingy?" He asked oblivious to Mira's pain.
"The one who eats a lot is Tyson, the one with the yellow hair is Max, and the computer thingy owner is Kenny," she said, breathing lightly.
"Oh......."
"And they all love you very much," She answered. She was now completely exhausted and tired. As cheesy as it may sound, the only reason she was even bothering to stay awake and listen was because it was her brother with whom she was talking to. If it had been someone else, she would probably have knocked them unconscious on the first question.
"I like Ray and Kai the most," Darren said, watching his mom, tire out from lack of sleep. He didn't want to put her through this, but he had to keep her talking for a little longer.
"Oh? And why's that?" She asked genuinely surprised. Ray she could understand but Kai seemed a bit out of Darren's "People I Like" list.
"I don't know, but do you like them?" He asked, turning the question on her.
Mira thought about it for a minute before answering, "Well, Ray's nice and he seems to like you, so yes I definitely like him. Kai's nice too, but he just doesn't like to show it, and he does like you, so yeah I like him too." Although it wasn't true that Kai liked Darren, he didn't need to know that.
Kai and Ray listened carefully as Mira chatted with her brother. Both had similar thoughts on their minds.
*Why was she lying about Kai liking Darren? And since when was Kai nice?*
Kai shifted slightly, as he listened to Mira talk to her brother. There was something very wrong with Mira, he could feel it. First there's was the elevator incident (he had been informed by Max), the practice battle with Tyson, when Dranzer had disobeyed his orders, and then her fainting and ending up in the hospital. So much had happened in a day, and all after they had bumped into her. Correction, when she had crashed into them. They had wasted valuable time and their punishment was going to start in about 3 hours.
Ray meanwhile, smiled as he listened to Mira talk to her brother in hushed whispers. Her voice was clearly strained and she sounded extremely tired, yet she was continuing to talk to her brother, who kept asking his 'mommy' questions. He wondered exactly why, Darren called her mommy anyways. She couldn't be his mother, she was way too young and she had told them he was her brother when she had introduced him.
He grinned when he remembered they're graceful meeting. One minute he's walking out with his friends to practice for the final match, when suddenly he's knocked down to the floor, with a girl falling down with him, and landing right on top of him. What made it even better was that, Darren was on top of her, so Mira was pressed even more against him. He remembered the feel of her breath on his neck and her hair that smelled like vanilla with a hint of brown sugar.
He groaned mentally, as he realized how far his thoughts were heading. A picture of a pink haired, golden eyed girl forced itself into his thoughts. Mariah was in love with him, and he didn't even know how he was going to deal with that, let alone a girl he met less than a day ago. What made this entire situation worse was that, today he was going to face her team, which was his ex-team. Things could not get more complicated.......
Darren looked up at his mother, who looked tired beyond tired. Deciding now was a good time to call it quits, he reached over and kissed her cheek.
" I'm going back to sleep now," he said quickly and closed his eye lids and snuggled into his mother's loose embrace.
"Love you," she said tiredly, not finding it odd, at Darren's sudden end to the conversation. In reality, she was happy beyond belief.
Both fell asleep quickly. Ray and Kai listened as Mira and her brother ended their conversation, and fell asleep almost immediately. Deciding it was time for them to sleep for the little time they had left, they drifted off, both into a dreamless sleep.
To be continued.............
Thanks to everyone who's been reading my fanfic, you have absolutely no idea how much the reviews mean to me. Speaking of my fanfic, I made this chapter especially long as thanks for supporting me and to apologize for not updating sooner and as often. I've just been very lazy and had some major cases of writers block. You know, I was losing my interest in this fanfic but then I read all the reviews I've gotten so far and I couldn't help but smile. This story is dedicated to everyone out there that loves reading and it wouldn't hurt if you were a Beyblade fan as well *wink*. There have been some age changes as well. Kai, Ray, and Mira are 15 and Max, Kenny and Tyson are 14. I know it's a huge jump in the age but I kind of thought that it would be hard for them to understand love if their only 10 or 11. Oh, and I'm sorry for the Tyson bashing, because I know I tend to make Tyson look like an idiot but don't fret. Tyson will mature along with the story, and I don't dislike Tyson. I love Tyson too so, no worries there. You might also feel that, I'm dragging the story a bit but things will eventually start to speed up. I'd also like to add that, I won't be updating as often because school's starting soon and it's going to get a little bit crazy. My schedule is going to be crammed, but I will update as often as I can. Although, I can't promise it, I'll try to update every once a month. Just don't loose hope, because the fanfic must go on, right? Oh and, I'm sure you've realized that Mira is no ordinary girl, and to all of you that were hoping that she would be with Kai, I'd like to say that, I'm really sorry but it won't be Kai/Mira. Kai is paired with someone else and she'll show up later on, when the Bladebreakers head for the American tournament. I just noticed that the author's notes are very long, about a page if you add them up. Wow........ lol....... well anyways, I don't want to blab on anymore, so I'll take my leave now!
Lots of luv to my readers, Signing out, Bauthra SMILE
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(AN: Kai and Ray are sooo Cute) = Authors thoughts or notes
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*Kai and Ray are sooo Cute * *smiles*= Character's Deep Thoughts or Certain gestures
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Flashbacks:
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.::Fighting As One::.
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"Be careful sweetie...... You're the only one who can save our world.." She said before walking into the room Mira had been in and closed the door behind her.
A nurse who had worked in the hospital for over 10 years, watched as Salena, the new nurse on floor 3 walked into the room. Curiosity getting the better of her she strode up to the door and opened it.
"Salena....." She said as she made her way into the room. Her mouth fell open ever so slightly as she looked around. Salena had vanished......
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Remember you offered to make dinner and your going do EXACTLY that, Mira kept repeating to herself as she dumped little shrimps and other vegetables into the fried rice and mixed them together. Her eye lids felt heavy and she wanted to get some rest more then anything. It was unusual but she had, had a peaceful 3 hours of sleep at the hospital and yet she felt like she hadn't had a good night's rest in months.
She sighed inwardly as she left the mixed rice and turned to the soup that was bubbling on the stove. She grabbed the ladle sitting next to the large pot and sifted through the soup. It smelled good but just to make sure she grabbed a spoon and dipped it into the soup and then brought it to her mouth. It tasted almost perfect..... but something was definitely missing.
Meanwhile, in the living room the Bladebreakers were sitting around tired.... To be honest the only thing keeping them awake was their starved stomachs and the aroma of food that was drifting in from the kitchen now.
"I am so hungry..." Tyson complained as he clutched his stomach and dramatically fell onto the sofa. Ray only sighed.
"Tyson you ate everything in the hospital cafeteria and that was only about an hour ago... Dude I thought you were on a diet." Ray said as he turned to look at him.
"I am! That was my diet!" Tyson exclaimed. Everyone sweat dropped.....
Kai, who'd kept quiet the entire time since their arrival from the hospital, only stared at his teammates. HIS teammates... never in a million years would he have believed, that these guys were his teammates if it hadn't been announced world wide. He shut his eyes in frustration and sighed as he leaned against the wall. He didn't like this team, and he was going to make sure they felt his hate.
Meanwhile, Max who had been unnaturally mute the whole time they had arrived, was lying on a sofa, his head rested on the arm hold and one of his feet dangled off the side of the couch. His eyes were scrunched slightly and he was in deep thought.
* I haven't seen her in years.......... What if I bump into her? What will I say? How would she react? Would she hate me? Would she completely ignore me? What would I do? What if she hugs me and tells me she loves me? WHAT IF I NEVER EVEN SEE HER? Oy... Max.... Calm Down. What are the odds of seeing your mom anyways? I mean firstly, you'd have to defeat the White Tigers, and I mean your going to the American tournament... But they were only going to one city in America. There are hundreds of cities in America but what are the odds of even getting a glimpse of her? Slim to none, if you're a practical thinker but this is you I'm talking about Max. I'm a dreamer.... I don't usually think practically about things like this. When was the last time I saw her, anyways? A couple of years ago....... Oh gosh Mom.... I just want to see you so badly....* Max brought a hand to massage his temples as he felt his vision blur slightly and he blinked back the tears and sighed shakily.
In the loveseat, next to Max, was Kenny who was busying himself with his laptop.
"Dizzi, what info did you get on the White Tigers?" Kenny asked as he stared at his laptop.
"Well... I don't want to disappoint you but I got close to zilch. It's been difficult trying to find information about them, I would know. But I can tell you this much. They are one ferocious team," She warned.
"How so?"
"They've got some heavy duty wild cats. The strong point of the team is Lee, he has a bit-beast that's extremely powerful. Mariah, as I'm sure you remember from the alley the other day, has a powerful bit-beast as well. Kevin has his monkey bit-beast and the last team member Gary also holds a bit-beast......"
"Okay..... and?"
"I'm sorry Kenny but that's the best I can do..." Dizzi replied apologetically.
Kenny sighed in frustration.... The Bladebreakers were facing the White Tigers tomorrow and they didn't have any weak points that they could use to their advantage.......... This match's outcome was a 50/50.
Ray watched as Max stared at the ceiling, a worried look etched across his face. His gaze shifted to Kai who was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, then to Tyson who was moaning in hunger , and then to Kenny who was chatting with Dizzi. One thing was for sure, the Bladebreakers definitely needed more time to get use to each other.... His thoughts then switched to Mira. He looked down at Darren who was sleeping on the couch and then looked up to the kitchen door.
Getting a sudden urge to see her, he started making his way towards the kitchen. But stopped as he walked by Kai and turned to look at him. Something didn't feel right about him, but the moment the feeling emerged it disappeared just as quickly. Ray shook his head and continued his way to the kitchen. He really needed some rest.....
"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... ," Mira murmured to herself as she tasted the soup again. The soup lacked pizzazz and she grabbed a spice mix from the cupboard and dumped a load in. She always had a thing for spicy foods.
"Wow.... that's a lot of spice," said a voice from behind her and she turned startled to see Ray leaning against the refrigerator smiling at her. It bothered her that she hadn't sensed him coming..... but she forgot the thought when she smiled back.
"I've loved spicy food since I was young," she replied as she turned to re- stir the rice.
"What about Darren?"
"He doesn't like spicy foods, he's got a major sweet tooth. All he loves to eat is sweet stuff," She replied, "Oh and Ray could you do me a favor and grab some plates and eating utensils and set them up for me?" She added ending the conversation inadvertently.
"Yeah, sure thing," he said but made no move to get them. He just watched Mira intently as she tucked some loose hair behind her ear and reached for the soup.
"Thanks," She said as she took a hold of the soup pot. Her voice snapped him out if his daze and he grabbed some plates and headed for the dining room, confused with his behavior.
~ After Dinner ~
The dinner went well, at least in Mira's opinion. The food was great and everyone had gotten to know her better. The main discussion during the dinner was about beyblading and that's when Mira had slipped that she had a beyblade.
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"What do you mean you sorta blade?" Kenny asked.
"Uh... I..... I have a beyblade," She replied uneasily. *What am I doing? I'm not supposed to tell anyone this information.*
"Oh cool, can I see it?" Kenny asked excitedly.
"Uh... sure, hold on a minute," she said as she pushed her chair back and bent down and pulled her pant's up slightly and pulled her beyblade off from underneath.
"It's the safest place to put it," she said as the Bladebreakers stared at her strangely, "So many people have tried to steal her, I've lost count now.
Oh was all they said, minus Kai who was just staring at her oddly. She handed her blade to Kenny reluctantly.
"You have a bit-beast?" He asked, surprise clearly visible in his voice.
"Yeah, her names Aqua-Nite," She said proudly.
"What do you think Dizzi?" He asked his laptop. Mira only looked at him oddly. Was it just her or did he just talk to his laptop? Yes, she'd seen him talking to it before but she had always thought he was talking to himself. She almost jumped out of her skin when his laptop replied.
"It's very strong, stronger then Dranzer I think," She said, and you could tell she was impressed.
Kai's eyes narrowed ever so slightly but he didn't say a word. Mira eyes shot open and she stared at her bit. *What are you doing Aqua?*
* Nothing *
* Lower your power level *
* Why? *
* Just do it *
* Fine *
"No wait," Dizzi said abruptly, "My mistake, she's not as strong as Dranzer. Weird.... I never make mistakes. Well, in any case, Aqua Girl here is-," she started but was cut off by Kenny who gaped at Aqua-Nite strangely.
"Look Mira, she's glowing," he said as he showed it to her and the rest of the team. Mira watched her bit flare its color dangerously.
"Call her anything but Aqua-Nite and she'll do more then just glow," Mira said grinning lopsidedly as Kenny gulped.
"But there shouldn't be anything to worry about. She can't come out of her chip unless you summon her in battle," Max said slowly as if thinking every letter over as he spoke.
"Are you kidding me? She comes out whenever she feels like it," She said but quickly added, "but usually it's only during battle." Mira looked at them oddly. *Couldn't they bring out their bit-beast, at times other then battles?*
"Can you bring her out now?" Tyson asked excitedly between mouthfuls of food.
"I'm not sure," She said as Kenny handed her back her blade. She turned her gaze to Ray who had been awfully quiet the entire meal. Something was bothering him, she could feel it. She then looked to Darren who still slept peacefully on the couch. Her gaze abruptly turned to Tyson again.
"I can ask if you want," she said as she held the, now warmed, beyblade in her hand.
"What?" Was all she said as they looked at her like she had two heads.
"Y-You can talk to your bit-beast?" Max spluttered out.
"Uh...... Yes?" Mira said uncertainly. Maybe she was telling them too much but she had always thought that a blader and his/her bit could always communicate with each other, if not actually talk face to face.
"Wow..... This is new," Kenny whispered.
"Uh.... HELLO!?!?!?!" Cried an irritated voice and everyone turned to look at Kenny's Laptop.
"Would someone let me finish what I was saying before I was rudely interrupted? Just because I'm not a living, breathing thing doesn't mean you can ignore me. The disadvantages of being a laptop *sigh*...... If I could come out there, I swear I'd give you guys all a nice whack to the head," Dizzi murmured, obviously hurt by the interruption.
"If your bit-beast can communicate with you, then why's it so weird that I can talk with mine?" Mira asked Kenny, confused.
"But that's diff- Hey, wait a minute. I never told you Dizzi was my bit- beast," Kenny said suspiciously.
Oh Shit.
"Yeah you did, you told me when we were coming back from the hospital," Mira said meekly, smiling.
"No I didn't. What are you talking about?" Kenny asked, with a hint of suspicion etched in his voice, again. *Great, now I need a diversion*
"Omigosh, it's a U.F.O," Mira cried suddenly pointing out the window. All heads turned to look out the window, even Kai.
Now was her chance.
She flung her hand out in front of her and a white light flashed throughout the entire room. She sighed as the light faded and she slumped back in her chair.
"So what are you guys looking at?" Mira asked. Everyone turned to her confused.
"Not exactly sure," Max said, " Oh, what were you saying about asking Aqua- Nite to come out?"
Mira sighed mentally, and smiled. So she had erased all her friend's memories of the last minute, and it had actually worked.
"Yeah, I was going to ask her to come out," She said as she gripped Aqua tighter.
*Are you trying to kill me?* Aqua said sarcastically as Mira's grip tightened on her.
*Sorry.* She said as she loosened her grip on her bit.
*So, what do you want?*
*My friends want to see you.*
* You've known Lita years longer then you have these boys. And I've never exposed myself to her. What makes you think that I'm going to now? And to complete strangers too, might I add?* She said, her voice almost emotion less.
The Bladebreakers watched intently as Mira stared at her bit-beast and waited for her to start speaking yet, no words came out. They only watched, not wanting to bother her, thinking she might be preparing to talk to her.
* They have the legendary bit-beasts. Well two of them do at least. Tyson has Dragoon and Kai has Dranzer. I'm not sure about the other two.*
* What does that have anything to do with me, showing myself to them?*
*You know what I mean.*
*No, I don't know what you mean.*
*Please Aqua, don't be stubborn.*
* Do you have any idea who these guy's are? NO. Do you know what they're capable of? NO. Do you realize it's only you and your brother against Kai, Tyson, Ray, Max and Kenny?*
*And WHAT is that supposed to mean?* Mira said letting out an angry and frustrated grunt, startling the audience who was watching her.
"She's talking to Aqua-Nite through telepathy," Dizzi said suddenly. Everyone turned to her, surprise on their face.
" Wow......" Tyson said as he turned his gaze back on Mira.
Ray watched Mira carefully, her eyes were now shut and her lips in a grim frown.
"She seems a bit tense, she'll be okay right?" Ray asked, not pulling his gaze of her.
"Telepathy doesn't hurt," Dizzi informed the concerned boy. Was it just her or could she feel a connection between him and Mira.
Back in Mira's mind, she was itching to hit something, to soothe out her anger.
* I mean, you know absolutely nothing about them yet you sit here telling them everything. Don't think I wasn't listening to your conversation. Mira I'm your guardian and your safety is very important to me and the fact that you trust them so much as to be willing to expose me! I mean I don't want to brag but I'm the strongest bit-beast on this earth at the moment and these boys are bladers. Are you getting my picture?*
*Yes, I get your picture clearly. You think they're going to steal my bit- beast, in other words you. You know, it seems like you care more for your safety then you do mine.*
*Believe what you want, although I don't understand your logic very much. If they were to steal me, then who would protect you?*
* I can take care of myself thank you very much. I have my magic.*
* Mira..... I love you and your brother more than anything. I can't even believe I'm saying this! But I don't trust them. There's only one quick way to find out more about them but your not strong enough to search their mind, to see their past and not only are you not powerful enough but it's wrong to invade their privacy.*
*Right..... I can understand why you don't trust them but you know that with my magic, I can get a general idea of what a person is like. I know it's wrong but I can't help but get flashbacks sometimes.*
* You don't have control over it, and until you do you're going to be using your powers without your knowledge and end up in a hospital AGAIN.*
* You suck.*
* So you trust them, these boys?* Aqua-Nite asked ignoring Mira's comment.
*I really don't want to go against you, but yes I do. And I honestly don't know why.*
*I might know* Aqua-nite said as her frown abruptly turned to a devious grin and Mira raised a brow at her bit's sudden mood change.
* Eh? You know but I don't?*
* Well, although I'm a bit-beast. I couldn't help but notice that cute boy that's wearing the robes and the ying-yang bandana. Did you see that sexy black hair and his gorgeous eyes?*
The Bladebreakers watched as Mira's cheeks started to flood with color. They could feel the heat radiate off her.
* Wha-How- Aqua! What are you saying? How do you even know how Ray looks?*
*Ray? Is that his name? Even his name sounds sexy.*
*For the love of god it's a name! Now answer my question, how do you know how he looks?*
* .......*
* Oh no, you didn't! You went through my thoughts again didn't you?*
* Well not really, there just happened to be tons of pictures of him floating around in your thoughts. I was just swimming in your mind and then all these photos start falling from nowhere.*
Now Mira's face could make a tomato jealous. The blood was rushing to her face and she was feeling a little light headed.
*Don't lie to me!*
*I'm serious. Well, forget that for a minute, even if he is cute, but this conversation was about trust, if I'm not mistaken.*
*Yeah..... I trust them and it's not because of Ray!*
*Right, Right. Well if you trust them so much, then I guess I will have to just put up with that.*
* Wait... Are you telling me I wasted all this time for absolutely nothing?*
*Is that a trick question?*
*You're too difficult!*
*Your telling me? I at least have 1000's of years of wisdom behind me! Try baby-sitting a hormone crazed 15 year old and a 3 year old that thinks the moon is made of vanilla ice cream!*
*....Exactly how old are you anyways?*
*Your going off subject! And I'm not going out there, and that's my final answer. I'll talk to you later. Now, Goodbye.* With that Aqua-Nite blocked her mind from taking anymore messages.
*Aqua! Aqua?* Damn.......
Mira slowly opened her eyes and her gaze immediately locked with Ray's. She could feel herself burn up as she remembered the conversation she just had with her so called guardian. She looked away from him to see everyone else staring at her as well.
"How long was I?" She asked.
All heads except Kai's turned to look at the clock. It was almost 2 o'clock am.
"About 15 minutes," Tyson said as he stifled a yawn. Tyson's yawn was soon followed by Max's yawn and then Kenny's. Kai however coughed lightly. It gave Mira the sneaking suspicion that it was only a cover up. Ray just looked at her, his expression unreadable.
"Well, Aqua said no," Mira said giving them an apologetic look, "Sorry guys but she's a little cranky."
"It's all good but I think we should get to sleep now," Max said tiredly as he pulled himself up.
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement and Tyson offered Mira to stay over for the night.
"No it's okay," Mira had said but Tyson insisted until she had given in. Everyone was starting to make their way to bed. Mira watched as Ray gave her a look and slowly started to make his way to bed.
"Ray, can you help put these things away?" She asked referring to the table that was piled with dishes and what not. *This is probably a good time to ask what's wrong with him.* Ray stopped and turned to her slowly and a murmur that sounded a lot like sure escaped his mouth as he made his way back.
As Mira and Ray put the last of the dishes in the sink, she turned to look at him again. She could feel that something was wrong with him again. Ray gave her a tired smile as he made to leave but Mira grabbed his hand. He turned too look at her.
"What's wrong?" She asked, trying to avoid his eyes. Ray who seemed a bit surprised replied.
"Nothing."
"Are you sure? Cause you seem a bit out of it...." Mira asked resisting the urge to just dive into his thoughts and find out for her self.
Ray smiled reassuringly, and his gaze fell to her hand which still had a firm grip around his wrist.
"I'm fine, just a little nervous about tomorrows, actually today's game," he said.
"Now about your kid, who's been snoozing happily, he's going to be sleeping with you right?" He asked as he nodded his head towards Darren.
She turned to look at her brother and smiled. She was about to walk over when she realized she was still holding Ray's hand. She let go slowly and made her way to her brother.
She picked him up and leaned in to inspect the sofa. Nope there was no drool. One of the many things she loved about him.
She turned to Ray who was standing beside her and both made their way to the large bedroom, which was now occupied by Kai, Tyson, Max, and Kenny. She took careful note that there were only 5 beds and her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. Sharing a bed with a guy wasn't what she had, had in mind.
"Where am I going to be sleeping?" She asked a little loudly, and the boys jumped at the sudden voice slicing through the silence.
"Between Kai and Ray," Was Tyson's only response. Mira raised an eyebrow at Tyson and shifted Darren to the other side. He only gave her an all knowing gaze which was a bit creepy coming from Tyson.
From left to right, the order they slept in was Kai, Mira, Darren, Ray, Max, Kenny and Tyson.
"You'll have a bed to yourself, so don't worry about...... Well whatever girls usually worry about when sleeping next to a guy," Max said grinning as Mira blushed again. This could not get any worse.
After everyone had brushed their teeth (thankfully there were extra tooth brushes in the cabinet, and surprisingly some pajama's too), they settled down to sleep.
Mira, who was sleeping on her own bed with Darren tightly pressed to her, sighed exhaustedly. For some odd reason, she felt comfortable and that feeling itself, felt special. She looked down at her brother and softly blew his forehead and touched his cheek lightly. He looked as beautiful as ever, sleeping, his small hands clutched securely around her, and the way his chest rose up and down slowly.
Everybody murmured a g'nite and fell asleep almost immediately. Mira however pulled her gaze from Darren's sleeping form to Ray who slept next to Darren. His hair, which was still in a tight ponytail and wrapped all the way to his feet, was a pitch black color, in the dark. The tip of nose was the only thing she could clearly see and then his lips which glistened from the light that flowed down from the window.
Noticing where her thoughts were going she turned away from him and looked behind her to see Kai's sleeping form. He even slept in a Kai-ish way........ He was rigid and his face in a tight frown. Couldn't he at least smile while he slept?
Mira, who could feel her eyes start to droop, laid her head to the pillow underneath her and the moment her head hit the soft surface her eyes shut and she fell into a peaceful slumber.
~ An hour later ~
She awoke with a start and her eyes knitted together in confusion. There was a chill in the room and something didn't feel right. That's when she heard a weak gasp from behind her. She turned herself all the way around to see Kai.
His body trembled ever so slightly and his breath was harsh and ragged as if someone was choking him, and his eyes shut tight. She slowly pulled herself up, and shuffled a lit closer to Kai. She could see the perspiration roll down his face slowly. He was sweating like mad.....
Now on her knees, she reached out to gently push his shoulder, in hopes of waking him up. Not knowing what she getting herself into, the moment her hand came in contact with his skin a rush of flashbacks flew past her eyes at a tremendous speed. She gasped at some of the terrifying flashbacks she was witnessing; she never realized how tainted Kai's past was.
Unbeknownst to Mira, the moment she had touched Kai his eyes had snapped open. His brown eyes narrowed and he looked up to see Mira's horror-struck face and because he had never been so close to anyone at this proximity his instinct took over and he shoved her with all the strength he could muster.
One minute there's 100's of pictures flashing her by, and the next she's being pushed by Kai. Her body fell backwards and crashed down on Ray and Darren and she groaned as her back let out a pleasant crack.
Ray awoke as something heavy fell on top his legs and he rubbed his eyes tiredly. Looking down, he was surprised to see Mira sprawled over him and from the look on her face she was in pain. He sat up slowly, bringing her upper half down with him. Taking a hold of her by her shoulder and waist he pulled her back up.
Mira winced as Ray set her up right, her back was sore and her head hurt from all the flashbacks. She didn't even realize that Ray's hands were still around her waist when she looked up at Kai who was staring at her, his eyes unreadable.
"What the hell happened?" Ray asked as he looked between Kai and Mira.
"I tripped," Mira said without any hesitation.
"You tripped?" Ray asked.
"Yeah, I was thirsty so I wanted to get some water and I tripped," Mira said. * Man do I ever suck at lying *
Kai's reaction wasn't what she had expected. His eyes widened but quickly turned to normal and he looked at her oddly.
"Well, I'm going to go get some water, sorry about waking you guys up and all," she said quickly and she pulled herself up slowly, Ray's arms detaching from her waist.
She made a painful groan as she dragged herself to the kitchen and drank down two glasses of water. When she had made her way back, Kai was sleeping again and Ray, who eyed her back with concern, pulled the covers over him as she neared. She didn't realize that both Kai and Ray were wide awake, when she made herself comfortable, and started to drift off.
Her eyes lids were about to slip down, when something nudged her stomach. She looked down to meet navy blue eyes.
"Are you awake?" Darren asked his sister. She nodded in reply and pried her eyes open.
"What's up?" She asked.
"Your hurt, aren't you?" Mira look surprised, and shook her head.
"Nah, I'm fine. I just tripped so my back's a teensy bit sore, but it's nothing I can't handle," She said reassuringly.
"You know, you've always sucked at lying, Mommy," Darren said he pushed his face to his sister's level.
"I'm not lying, my back doesn't hurt that much, honestly," She said tiredly.
"I wasn't talking about your back, silly," Darren said, "I meant you're lying about tripping."
"Sweetie, I'm not lying," She said. Why was Darren thinking this anyways?
"No, you got up, and Mr. Kai was-," Darren started but was but off by a finger pressed to his small lips. Ray's ears perked up as he listened intently. So she hadn't tripped?
"Shush, I tripped and that's final," Mira said as she pulled her hand away from him and pulled him closer to her.
"But-," Was all he could muster before he Mira gave him a smile and he sighed.
"Okay, Mommy," He said and he remained quiet. Mira, who was dieing to get some sleep, started drifting off again but was interrupted once again by Darren.
"Mommy, do the Bladebreakers like me?" He asked. Mira only smiled, tiredly.
"Of course they do," She muttered.
"Even Mr. Kai?" He asked.
"Especially Mr. Kai, he must have liked you, if he watched you while I was at the hospital. I heard you had a staring contest with him," She said ruffling his hair.
Darren pouted at the memory.
"When you have a staring contest, you're supposed to look at each other. He didn't even look at me. He had his eyes closed the whole time." Mira laughed lightly. She knew it was too hard to believe, when she'd first heard it.
"Don't worry Darren, Kai likes you a lot. I know because he told me so," she said reassuringly and then winced. Her back was killing her and she doubted seeing more than one Darren at a time was normal. There were 3 Darren's staring back at her and she blinked, to make sure she wasn't seeing things. When she looked again, there was only one brother staring back at her.
"What about Mr. Ray, the mister who eats a lot, the mister who had yellow hair and the mister who's always talking to his computer thingy?" He asked oblivious to Mira's pain.
"The one who eats a lot is Tyson, the one with the yellow hair is Max, and the computer thingy owner is Kenny," she said, breathing lightly.
"Oh......."
"And they all love you very much," She answered. She was now completely exhausted and tired. As cheesy as it may sound, the only reason she was even bothering to stay awake and listen was because it was her brother with whom she was talking to. If it had been someone else, she would probably have knocked them unconscious on the first question.
"I like Ray and Kai the most," Darren said, watching his mom, tire out from lack of sleep. He didn't want to put her through this, but he had to keep her talking for a little longer.
"Oh? And why's that?" She asked genuinely surprised. Ray she could understand but Kai seemed a bit out of Darren's "People I Like" list.
"I don't know, but do you like them?" He asked, turning the question on her.
Mira thought about it for a minute before answering, "Well, Ray's nice and he seems to like you, so yes I definitely like him. Kai's nice too, but he just doesn't like to show it, and he does like you, so yeah I like him too." Although it wasn't true that Kai liked Darren, he didn't need to know that.
Kai and Ray listened carefully as Mira chatted with her brother. Both had similar thoughts on their minds.
*Why was she lying about Kai liking Darren? And since when was Kai nice?*
Kai shifted slightly, as he listened to Mira talk to her brother. There was something very wrong with Mira, he could feel it. First there's was the elevator incident (he had been informed by Max), the practice battle with Tyson, when Dranzer had disobeyed his orders, and then her fainting and ending up in the hospital. So much had happened in a day, and all after they had bumped into her. Correction, when she had crashed into them. They had wasted valuable time and their punishment was going to start in about 3 hours.
Ray meanwhile, smiled as he listened to Mira talk to her brother in hushed whispers. Her voice was clearly strained and she sounded extremely tired, yet she was continuing to talk to her brother, who kept asking his 'mommy' questions. He wondered exactly why, Darren called her mommy anyways. She couldn't be his mother, she was way too young and she had told them he was her brother when she had introduced him.
He grinned when he remembered they're graceful meeting. One minute he's walking out with his friends to practice for the final match, when suddenly he's knocked down to the floor, with a girl falling down with him, and landing right on top of him. What made it even better was that, Darren was on top of her, so Mira was pressed even more against him. He remembered the feel of her breath on his neck and her hair that smelled like vanilla with a hint of brown sugar.
He groaned mentally, as he realized how far his thoughts were heading. A picture of a pink haired, golden eyed girl forced itself into his thoughts. Mariah was in love with him, and he didn't even know how he was going to deal with that, let alone a girl he met less than a day ago. What made this entire situation worse was that, today he was going to face her team, which was his ex-team. Things could not get more complicated.......
Darren looked up at his mother, who looked tired beyond tired. Deciding now was a good time to call it quits, he reached over and kissed her cheek.
" I'm going back to sleep now," he said quickly and closed his eye lids and snuggled into his mother's loose embrace.
"Love you," she said tiredly, not finding it odd, at Darren's sudden end to the conversation. In reality, she was happy beyond belief.
Both fell asleep quickly. Ray and Kai listened as Mira and her brother ended their conversation, and fell asleep almost immediately. Deciding it was time for them to sleep for the little time they had left, they drifted off, both into a dreamless sleep.
To be continued.............
Thanks to everyone who's been reading my fanfic, you have absolutely no idea how much the reviews mean to me. Speaking of my fanfic, I made this chapter especially long as thanks for supporting me and to apologize for not updating sooner and as often. I've just been very lazy and had some major cases of writers block. You know, I was losing my interest in this fanfic but then I read all the reviews I've gotten so far and I couldn't help but smile. This story is dedicated to everyone out there that loves reading and it wouldn't hurt if you were a Beyblade fan as well *wink*. There have been some age changes as well. Kai, Ray, and Mira are 15 and Max, Kenny and Tyson are 14. I know it's a huge jump in the age but I kind of thought that it would be hard for them to understand love if their only 10 or 11. Oh, and I'm sorry for the Tyson bashing, because I know I tend to make Tyson look like an idiot but don't fret. Tyson will mature along with the story, and I don't dislike Tyson. I love Tyson too so, no worries there. You might also feel that, I'm dragging the story a bit but things will eventually start to speed up. I'd also like to add that, I won't be updating as often because school's starting soon and it's going to get a little bit crazy. My schedule is going to be crammed, but I will update as often as I can. Although, I can't promise it, I'll try to update every once a month. Just don't loose hope, because the fanfic must go on, right? Oh and, I'm sure you've realized that Mira is no ordinary girl, and to all of you that were hoping that she would be with Kai, I'd like to say that, I'm really sorry but it won't be Kai/Mira. Kai is paired with someone else and she'll show up later on, when the Bladebreakers head for the American tournament. I just noticed that the author's notes are very long, about a page if you add them up. Wow........ lol....... well anyways, I don't want to blab on anymore, so I'll take my leave now!
Lots of luv to my readers, Signing out, Bauthra SMILE