Me: Hiya, people! It's me again!! ^-^
Crystal: -_- See! I told you that coke has its affect on B.F!!
Cherry: Oh, the horror!!
Me: O.O Hey!! You two are ACTUALLY getting along! OMG!
Crystal & Cherry: *looks at each other then looks at me* So?
Me: OMG! You two are actually agreeing! I can't believe it!!
Cherry: ^^;; Don't look so shocked now!
Crystal: Anyway, let's just get this chapter over with! I cant bare to get attacked by hyper authors! *pokes KK*
Cherry: Ok...
Crystal: Here's chapter 9!
Me: Wha-? And. I forgot to mention Liana's appearance. She has blonde hair that is waist-length and she had blue eyes. K? And Cherry's hair is AUBURN brown.
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Just A Crush
Chapter 9
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Ray and Lee helped Mariah carry Cherry to the White Tiger Valley with Cherry's tired face frowning. She hated being carried... No, she really does...
"So... what brings you here?" Ray asked Mariah,
"We just needed something to fix..." Mariah simply said,
Ray and Lee looked at her before looking at Cherry,
"Just like she said!" Cherry sighed, she felt her vision blur a little.
"Are you gonna stay at the White Tiger Valley?" Lee asked,
"I guess... But we might visit this forest from time to time." Mariah smiled and Ray can't seem to help but smile too,
'God, how I missed her smile... Wait! What am I talking about?! I have Liana... Darn, I'll deal with this later!'
Lee noticed and Cherry heard his thought as they both smirked. Too bad Mariah was too occupied with Cherry to hear it,
"Really?" Ray asked,
"Yeah... Right, Cherry?" Mariah looked at Cherry, after a moment of no response.
"Cherry?" Then she saw that she was asleep... Mariah laughed quietly to herself,
"I guess she was tired from all that running..." Mariah whispered,
"What do you mean?" Lee looked at her,
"As far as I know, she was exploring the forest when she saw two red eyes so she ran..." Mariah looked thoughtful,
"Then where were you?" Ray said,
"I was... at our place, fixing our things."
"Oh..."
"Anyway, lets stop talking as the village is already near.." Lee interrupted,
"Right!"
The three teens while holding Cherry walked down the forest and into the village.. They jumped over the wall, with a little problem like Cherry.
It was Ray who opened the door and let them in. The living room was just plain... It had a couch on the middle with two chairs on each side, and at the front of the couch was a television. Beside the television stood an opened door, which led into the dining room and the kitchen. Then not far away from the couch was the stairs that led them upstairs.
They quietly took Cherry upstairs and to the room that she and Mariah used to share. But when they opened the door, they saw Tyson, Max and Kenny playing cards while yawning.
Hearing the door open, their heads shot up. Tyson, Max and Kenny all looked at them and their face seemed to brighten.
"What brings you here?" Max smiled, standing up.
"Erm... I'll just explain tomorrow... Right now, Cherry's getting a little bit heavy!" Mariah winced and Tyson and Kenny quickly got out of the bed and let Mariah pass through.
Mariah put Cherry down on her bed and sighed.
"Where's Liana?"
"She's at one of the guest rooms... She asleep right now." Ray replied,
"So, I guess Max, Tyson and Kenny will have to sleep in another room!" Lee said, looking at the other three boys.
"That's fine with me!" Tyson beamed and led Max and Kenny to their own room.
Lee looked at Cherry... She looked so innocent when she sleeps... Like an angel...
"Aren't you two sleepy yet?" Mariah's voice broke his thoughts,
"Well... not really... you?" Ray said,
"A little..." Mariah smiled,
"Well, I'm sleepy so I'm gonna go hit the sack!" Lee yawned, waved goodbye and went out the door.. Leaving Mariah and Ray, alone.
But it didn't last long...
"I guess I better hit the sack too! Sleep tight, Mariah, and sweet dreams!" Ray winked before closing the door.
Mariah blushed,
"Good night, Ray..." She yawned and was soon plunged into the world of dreams.
= Next Morning =
Ray woke up when he felt the suns ray on his face. He groaned and fought to sit up. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked around. He saw Lee just getting out of the bathroom, wearing his usual clothes, hair soaked.
"Morning, sleeping beauty!" Lee threw a towel towards Ray,
"Get showered!" Lee laughed while Ray glared at him,
Ray groaned again but went to the bathroom, lazily.
Thirty minutes later, Ray came out wearing his usual clothes, face slightly relaxed. He dried his hair and put it in its usual ponytail.
Lee looked at him and smirked,
"Took you long enough!"
"Shut it!"
"Anyway, let's go down! It's already 7:30."
"WHAT?! It's too early, even for you!"
"Well, we're already awake, right?"
Ray sighed and followed Lee out of the door. The two walked down the hall and went downstairs. But what greeted them. was kinda funny.
Tyson was on the couch, with saliva falling from his mouth. His hair was a mess! And Max and Kenny were trying to wake him up. And Mariah and Liana were arguing. over a chair.
"No! I was the first there!"
"No! I was!!"
"I was!"
"I was!"
And it just goes on. Ray and Lee laughed before Ray went to Liana and Mariah. He pulled them apart and, still laughing, spoke,
"Alright!! Hahaha!!! Stop - Hahaha - now - Hahaha!" Ray couldn't take it; he fell to the floor, laughing hysterically.
Liana and Mariah looked at him, at each other and shrugged before going to the kitchen.
Lee laughed too and went to Max and Kenny.
"What seems to be the problem here?" Max and Kenny looked at him, face all tired.
"We can't get Tyson to wake up!"
"Then, let him sleep! He'll be sorry, though.. Because when Mariah and Liana - Hahahaha - stops arguing. Breakfast will be ready soon!" Lee smiled, and was shocked to see Tyson shot up,
"Breakfast?! Where?! Where?!" Tyson looked around and that seemed to make Lee laugh harder.
"Well, it seems that you did it, Lee." Max laughed nervously,
Kenny sighed, "Thank God, you're awake, Tyson!"
Lee shook his head and went to the kitchen. He saw Ray was sitting by the table, banging his fists on the table, still laughing hysterically. And by the kitchen stove was Mariah and Liana arguing again. over a spatula.
Lee looked around,
"Where's Cherry?" He asked, sitting beside Ray.
Mariah stopped the arguing,
"I really don't know. Usually, she's awake by now. Look at our room. Maybe she's still asleep!" She said before going back to the argument,
Lee looked at Ray,
Ray just shook his head and laughed again.
'Oh boy. Ray's lost it.' Lee groaned and went upstairs. He wondered what happened to Cherry.
He turned down the hall and was soon face to face with Mariah and Cherry's door. He opened it quietly... He looked around and saw Cherry still sleeping.
'Wow... How tired can she get?' He walked in the room, closed the door and went to Cherry's bed. He looked at her...
'I wonder how she can look so peaceful when she's sleeping... but when she's awake she looks so troubled...'
He was brought back to the land of the living when he heard Cherry stir. Lee looked at her,
Cherry opened her eyes a bit and rolled over. She was shocked when she saw Lee beside her,
"Morning, sleepy-head!"
"Lee?" Cherry held her head, "What are you doing here? And. how the hell did I get here?" She looked around,
"Just wanted to see how you were doing. And Mariah lifted you up here. remember?" Lee stood up,
"Oh." Cherry blushed, Lee looked at her,
"I have a question."
"What?"
"How come you never put your hair down? I've never seen you like that." Cherry blushed deeper,
"Well. um." Lee laughed at her expression,
"Anyway, get up! Breakfast's almost ready. Well, it WILL be ready when Mariah and Liana stops fighting over that spatula!" At those words, Cherry laughed hysterically. Lee looked at her confused,
"I didn't thought it was THAT funny."
"No, no! It's not that! Hahahahaha!!" Cherry held her stomach which was aching very badly,
Lee took note and quickly went beside her.
"You better be careful or that wound of yours wont heal..." Cherry wiped away the tears in her eyes,
"I'm sorry... But the memory was just too funny!" Cherry giggled,
"What?" Lee was much more confused than before,
Cherry smiled as she told the story...
= Flashback =
Ray and Lee were out to do some 'boy stuff'... It was Cherry's birthday this week and no one talked about it. But Cherry didn't mind. She just laughed it off... Her birthday was just... another day... or so she thought...
Tyson, Max and Kenny were upstairs rebuilding their blades... It was destroyed when they annoyed Mariah pretty badly... (Me: And you already know what happened... ^^;;)
Well, Liana, Mariah and Cherry were downstairs. Watching television and by their faces, you could see they were bored.
Mariah yawned, and Cherry and Liana followed suit.
"Damn! I can't take this anymore!!" Mariah stood up,
"For once... I agree with you!" Liana stood up too,
"Hey, I'm hungry! Wanna cook something?" Cherry whined and went to the kitchen,
"Sure!" The two girls followed her,
In the kitchen... Cherry held the spatula.
"Hey, can I cook?" Mariah asked, cheerfully. Cherry laughed at her,
"Of course!" She gave the spatula to Mariah but Liana took it,
"Hey!" Mariah screamed,
"Thank you, Cherry..." Liana smirked. At first, Cherry looked baffled but soon laughed.
"Argh!" Mariah pulled the other end of the spatula while Liana pulled at the other side. They were like that for a couple of minutes with Cherry banging her fists at the floor when the real fun began.
Mariah's waist hit the closet where all the flour was kept and shaked it pretty bad. The closet opened and all the flour came falling down the shelves. It fell right on Mariah and Liana, making them fall on the ground. And some flour hit Cherry on the face... It was a hilarious sight to see!
"Hey!" Cherry screamed, she wiped her face and tried to stand up with some help from... something... Wait! This was the fridge!
The fridge opened. Mariah stood up from the floor but her head hit the bottom of the refrigerator.
"Ow..."
The fridge shook and all the eggs came falling down on Cherry and Mariah's face. Liana laughed her head off!
Cherry and Mariah looked at each other before smirking. They wiped some of the eggs from their faces and threw it at Liana.
Liana screamed and a war began. Cherry vs. Liana... Liana vs. Mariah... Mariah vs. Cherry... And so on...
They were like that for a full forty-five minutes when they heard footsteps. They panicked... The whole kitchen was a mess...
"Uh-oh..." Liana breathed, as she stood up.
Mariah and Cherry did the same and the war turned into a contest. Whoever gets this place clean first is the winner!
The footsteps got louder... They quickly mopped the rest of the flour as they heard the door open. They threw the mop into the corner as Ray and Lee appeared.
"Hi, girls! You having fun?" The three girls laughed hysterically... They couldnt control themselves! They were rolling on the floor and banging their fists with tears in their eyes.
Lee leaned over to Ray's ear and whispered,
"I told you we shouldn't leave them alone..."
= End of Flashback =
"So, that was why you three were laughing!" Lee smiled,
"Yeah..." Cherry wiped away a tear from her eyes... She couldnt speak well when she was telling the story because the memory was just too funny!
"Anyway, you hungry now?" Lee asked,
Cherry stood up,
"Nah... I'm full! I'm just gonna get dressed and go downstairs. You go ahead!" She said,
Lee, stood up too, raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms.
"What?" Cherry looked at him, innocently
"Ahem... You better eat! You REALLY look like a stick!" Cherry pouted,
"And that pout of yours wont work on me!" The brown-haired girl glared at him,
"Fine!" Lee laughed,
"Hurry up and get dressed! I'll be downstairs!"
Cherry sighed... She went to the bathroom and took a refreshing shower.
= Downstairs =
The others watched as Lee went upstairs.
"No! I'm gonna cook!"
"No! I am!"
"I am!"
"I am!"
"I am!"
"I am!"
Max and Kenny sighed... Their head was already breaking apart from all the yelling the two girls were making.
"Will those two ever stop?" Tyson was breaking apart too... Ray was still laughing, banging his fists on the table. If the poor table were alive, it probably would've died from all the banging Ray was making.
Ray stood up and quietly sneaked at the back of the two girls.
Mariah and Liana were so caught up in their argument that they didn't recognize that Ray took the spatula.
A few minutes later, they heard Ray yell cheerfully.
"Breakfast is ready everyone!"
Mariah and Liana looked at him, at each other and at him again... Max, Tyson and Kenny were snickering quietly behind them.
"Wha-?"
"I said that breakfast is ready..." Ray smiled widely at them,
Mariah glared at him while Liana just stood there, confusion still evident in her eyes. Ray laughed and pushed the two girls in their seats. He gave them their plates and sat in his seat... Between Mariah and Liana.
"Uh... Ray?" Mariah laughed nervously,
"What?" Ray looked at her,
"I'm not hungry so I'll just check up on Cherry..." Mariah smiled and was about to stand up when a hand pulled her back down.
"Eat!" Ray looked at her with worried eyes,
"But-"
"Mariah... Last night at dinner, you only ate half of your noodles. And I'm sure that you didn't eat when you were at your 'place'. You also haven't eaten in... let's say... FIVE DAYS!"
Mariah sweat dropped. Liana was getting red with anger now... Max and Kenny were trying their best not to laugh while Tyson was stuffing his face in his food...
"Uh... alright..." Mariah sighed,
'Darn it! I hate it when Ray goes all brother-mode with me... But he's more than a brother to me!'
Ray smiled warmly at her... Too warm... It made Mariah melt.
"Thanks Mariah!"
"No prob..." She dived further down to her seat to hide her blushing face from Tyson and the others in front of her who started snickering. And Liana looked like she was about to explode!
Mariah just thanked God when she saw Lee enter the kitchen.
"Cherry said that she'd be down in a few minutes." Lee took a seat,
"Oh." Was the reply from all,
They started eating but turned to look at the stairs twenty-five minutes later to see Cherry walking down the stairs wearing her usual baggy pants and a white t-shirt with blue sleeves.
Cherry took her seat next to Lee and looked around. Mariah was wearing her usual clothes but her hair was down and was covering her face. And Ray was trying to see her face by putting her hair on the sides but was having difficulty because Mariah kept protesting. Tyson was stuffing his face on his food, which made her chuckle. Max and Kenny were eating their food quietly but was looking at Tyson with a disgusted face. Liana was eating her breakfast angrily, all the while taking glances of Ray and Mariah. And Lee was looking at her, raising his eyebrows.
"What?" Cherry asked,
"You said you'd eat."
Cherry grinned,
"Yeah. But I never promised." Lee looked a bit taken a back,
"What?!" Cherry laughed,
"Don't worry. I'm perfectly fine just watching the two lovebirds in front of me! For all I know, those two are flirting with each other without them knowing!" She motioned for Ray and Mariah but Lee didn't give up,
"Cherry Bloomflower! You said you would eat!"
Cherry sweat dropped. She laughed nervously and looked at Lee. She never did like it when he called her by her full name.
"Alright! Alright! Just don't give me that look!!" She sighed,
Lee was the one who laughed now. He looked at Cherry and saw that she was only looking at her food.
He coughed and Cherry looked at him, face full of question marks. (Cherry: Wonder what she would look like. Crystal: Yeah.)
"Eat! Not look!" Cherry laughed nervously, and quickly took a bite of her breakfast.
She ate her breakfast in a matter of a minute and looked at Lee.
"Happy?" Lee was still in shock from what just happened.
Cherry laughed,
= Ray & Mariah =
"Come on, Mariah! Fix your hair!" Ray was trying to get Mariah let him do her hair. for some reason.
'Wonder why I want to.'
'It's because Mariah's hair feels smooth.' A voice from inside him answered,
'Wha-? What are you talking about?! I have Liana! L-I-A-N-A!!'
'Yeah, but you also have Mariah.'
'Ugh. Shut up.'
'Fine.'
Usually, Mariah would've heard his thought if she wasn't too busy laughing with Ray at the moment.
"But I don't wanna!!" Mariah pouted,
"Aww, come on! For me?" Mariah looked at her and was suddenly taken a back when Ray had that puppy-dog eyes and pout.
She sighed, defeated.
"Fine." Ray smiled and fixed her hair. Her bangs were down to her chin and the two would blush from time to time when Ray would touch Mariah's lips.
'If only this would last forever.'
[I heard that Mariah!!] Cherry's voice broke through her thoughts,
[Oh, shut up!]
[Fine. Don't wanna ruin your. 'moment'.]
Mariah blushed a deep shade of red from that comment.
"There!" Ray took his hands away from Mariah's face and the pink-haired girl suddenly felt. empty.
Ray smiled at her. And she forced a smile back.
She was also surprised when a spoon was brought to her lips. She looked at Ray and saw that he was grinning,
"Huh?"
"Well, you said you would eat, right?" Ray winked at her,
Mariah blushed but took the food anyway. And they were in that position until breakfast was over.
= Liana =
Darn! Why is MY Ray suddenly paying attention to that pink-haired freak?!
Anyway, I don't care now. Later this evening, the white tiger bit-beast will be mine!
But. Who am I kidding?! I want those two together! I'm only doing this because if I don't, Ukareui-sama would surely execute me! My life was a nightmare. and still is. If only I killed myself earlier.
*sigh* Fine. Whatever. Let's just get this over with!
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The sky was blue but was turning gray. And Mariah and Cherry surely felt something was gonna happen. Apart from that is gonna rain!
Mariah was cleaning the floor while Cherry was upstairs. sleeping again. Ray and Lee were at the kitchen, cleaning too. Tyson and Max were playing video games, Kenny was typing something in his laptop and Liana was also cleaning.
Mariah's elbow hit Liana's accidentally. Liana glared at her. And for the first time. Mariah finally saw how sad she was. The eyes are windows to the soul, right?
"Liana. Are you alright?" She asked,
Liana took a bit taken aback. She quickly looked away. She knows of Mariah and Cherry's 'powers'.
"Of. Of course I'm all right! What made you say that?!"
"Well. if you say so." Mariah sighed and continued cleaning. And so did Liana,
And the rain finally started to fall.
Ray and Lee entered the room and they finally finished the cleaning. Kenny approached them with Dizzi talking about beyblades. Max and Tyson also appeared looking happier than ever.
"Boy, was that a good game!" Tyson laughed,
"Yeah." Max agreed,
Just then. a girl appeared on the stairs. It was Cherry.
"Cherry!" Mariah smiled, but soon frowned when she saw that Cherry was just looking at them, hair all messed up.
Everyone looked at her.
= Cherry =
She saw a girl. A blonde-haired girl. but she was faceless. She heard the girl screaming for help,
"Help! Help! Please help me!!" She tried to catch the girl but she just kept flying away.
"I'm here to help! Please stop walking!" But before she could speak again,
The girl was shot. She fell to the floor and blood came out. She (Cherry) gasped. She quickly went to the girl's side, and held her hand.
Her hand. It was so cold. so cold.
"Oh My God!" She cried,
The girl was trying to desperately to live. For life to bring her back.
"Help me."
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Cherry bolted right up on her bed. She was sweating pretty badly and was breathing heavily. And her eyes were still wide from the shock,
'Whew. A dream. It was just a dream. But it all felt so real.'
She held the sides of her head in full irritation. What the hell did it mean?
She felt a few tears fall from her eyes as the memory flooded her mind again. So real. So real.
Lightning stroke.
She wiped away her tears and tried to stand up. She was getting a bit dizzy but she fought to stay awake. She walked to the door and turned the knob weakly.
She walked to the stairs and went downstairs. She was still holding her head and was using the sides of the stairs to keep her up. She walked down but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Mariah and the others.
"Cherry!" Mariah smiled at her. But she only stared at her. She felt everyone's gaze turn to her.
She then saw a certain. blonde?!
'Li-Liana! OH MY GOD!!' She couldn't take it. It took all of the strength she had left not to collapse and to run upstairs and back to their room.
= Normal =
Mariah, Liana, Ray, Lee, Max, Tyson and Kenny watched as Cherry ran back upstairs. And they then heard a door slam.
"What the hell happened to her?!" Liana asked,
"How should we know?"
Lee looked worried. REALLY worried.
Ray looked at him, then at Mariah.
"I'll go check up on her." Mariah said and went upstairs slowly. She turned and went to their room. She opened the door and saw Cherry by the windowsill, looking outside where a heavy rain passed. Cherry had her knees up close to her.
But she wasn't crying. anymore.
"Cherry. are you alright?" Mariah quietly closed the door behind her and walked over to her.
Cherry nodded, her gaze never left the window.
"You don't look like it." Mariah put a hand on her shoulder.
"Mariah." Cherry fidgeted a bit
"Yeah?"
"Something's gonna happen."
"What makes you say that?"
"A yume."
"A yume?"
"Yeah. You DO understand Japanese, right?" Cherry looked at her, smiling.
"Of course I do! I just. cant figure out what your saying."
Cherry chuckled,
"Uh-huh."
"So. That was why you were so freaked out before?" Mariah raised an eyebrow. And Cherry blushed,
"Not really. But be prepared! It's gonna be a one you'll never forget! And I mean it!" She winked before turning back at the window. The rain seemed to get heavier,
"Right." Mariah shook her head. Cherry can be so mysterious sometimes. She turned around and went for the door,
She closed the door quietly, before leaning on it and sighing. She turned to the right and went down the stairs. She was met by the same people,
"So, is she alright?" Max asked,
"Yeah." Mariah plopped down on the sofas where Liana was. She sighed,
"What's wrong?" Ray asked,
"Nothing. Just tired. What time is it?"
"Nine-thirty in the morning."
"NINE-THIRTY?! And I though it was already EIGHT in the evening." She looked out the window before sighing again,
"Alright! Quit the sighing!! What happened upstairs?!" Liana said, annoyed.
Mariah was surprised that Lee was quiet the whole time,
"She had. a." Mariah furrowed her eyebrows,
"A what?" Kenny questioned,
"A yume."
"Yume?" Lee asked,
"Yeah. a dream."
"Oh."
They were all quiet after that. But then, Tyson and Max began to get back to their video game, and Kenny went back to his laptop. Ray went to sit on one of the armchairs while Lee sat at the other,
Liana thought all about this,
'It's so weird. She was looking directly at me.' Her head shot up,
'Could it be. that she knows?' She quickly stood up,
"Where are you going?" Ray asked,
"I'm gonna ask something to Cherry." And with that she dashed up the stairs,
Mariah was about to follow her but the look Lee gave her stopped her.
= Liana =
I know I'm not supposed to do this. but. I guess this is my only chance of knowing! I turned the knob, shakily.
I opened the door quietly to not startle Cherry. I stepped into the room and closed the door as quietly as before.
There she was. She was looking out the window. I have always wondered why she always does that often. Yes, I have been spying on her. Ever since I set foot on this house. I know something about her that she, herself, doesn't even know.
I walked slowly. But she seemed to feel my presence as she turned around. Her eyes were all red. All red. Was she crying?
"What are you doing here?" She asked me. Her voice wasn't cold. It was just. cracking?
Right. That's the word.
"I have a question." I replied. But the coldness in my voice, when I usually talked to her, vanished. I wonder why.
"What?!" She looked at me with questioning eyes,
I have always envied her eyes. Gold.
"What dream. did you have?" I walked closer to her. Yet she didn't even move.
"Why would you wanna know?" She was still confused, I must say. And the look on her face was just funny.. Haha.
"Just answer me!" I tried to keep myself calm,
"It's about a girl. That's all I can tell you." Cherry is always so mysterious and secretive I wanna strangle her! But Lee would surely kill me. Sheesh!
"Fine!" I huffed and exited the room. But the door was still closed quietly.
Wanna know why I always shut things quietly? Well. Time will only tell.
= Normal =
Liana walked down the stairs and to the living room. As she appeared, everyone stood up.
"What did she say?" Ray asked,
"Nothing." Liana muttered. She was still thinking about what Cherry said. It made her more curious.
Once she tried asking if she knew anything of her. She knew Cherry does. But still. Cherry HAD to be secretive!
"What?!" Mariah glared,
"I said nothing!" It was much more of a whisper than a mutter.
"Well, what did you do upstairs?" Lee looked at Liana,
"I only opened the door. and saw her then went to my room to get something!" She finally spoke loud,
"Then what was Cherry doing?" Tyson had a mouthful of food,
"Tyson! Don't speak when your mouth is full!" Kenny said,
Max laughed,
"Looking out the window." Then lightning stroke again,
"Oh."
The day was spent sitting in the sofa. Watching TV. talking to each other. going to the kitchen for food. until it was already 7:00. in the evening.
Wow! Does time flies!!
Ray stood up,
"Anyway, I'm kinda tired so I'm gonna go to bed! G'night everyone!" He gave Liana a kiss and went upstairs.
Mariah just sighed,
Liana frowned. What was a girl to do?!
They were still in that position until nine. (Me: I skip parts a lot, don't I? ~.^)
They all went upstairs and went to their room. Mariah went to their room where she found Cherry writing something on her notebook.
"Hi dear world Do you know me? Can you even hear? Or even see?
I'm just a normal girl Who's life became like hell I'm just an ordinary kid Who's heart and cracked soul fell
Why am I me? I am not alone My heart is clouded And my secrets are my own"
Mariah almost fell after reading that!
Max, Tyson and Kenny were still downstairs doing their usual meetings. Lee was in the kitchen and Liana went to her room.
'All right! Tonight's gonna be the night!' She thought as she quietly crept out of the room.
She quietly opened the door to Ray's room. And then closed it like before. She looked around the dark room. And saw Ray on one bed... slightly snoring. She walked silently. It was dark and it was still raining. She froze when she heard Ray stir. Then sighed when Ray's back faced hers.
She looked around desperately looking for a... simple beyblade. When something caught her eye. There, at the bedside table... Was a silvery figurine. (Me: Well, not exactly A FIGURINE!)
She smirked to herself and was about to hold it when a hand gripped her wrist. She didn't scream... nor shout... nor move.
"Who are you?!" Ray's voice echoed her mind. But she wasn't panic. Then lightning stroke again and the light reflected Liana's face.
Ray was in shock!
"L-Liana!!" His scream echoed through the whole house. "But. why?"
His scream forced the others to come scrambling into his room.
"What happened?!" Mariah's worried voice rang into their heads,
"Looks like Liana finally made her move." Tyson muttered,
"You guys knew about this?!" Ray practically shrieked. But he didn't let go of Liana's wrist.
Cherry sighed. Something was not right. And the fact that Liana made her move isn't a part of it.
"Yeah. we were just." Max trailed off,
"Worried about you. We didn't want you sad or depressed." Mariah continued,
"Sorry, man!" Lee smiled nervously
And Kenny already took Ray's beyblade and put it safely in his hands, away from Liana.
Then, Liana laughed.
"I guess it's time for me to go!" She then dashed for the door, pushing Mariah and Cherry out of the way.
"Ouff."
"Eek!"
Lee caught them both just in time before they hit the ground. Ray then followed after Liana with the others trailing behind him.
"Liana, wait!!!" he screamed,
Much to his surprise, Liana stopped. And Ray was suddenly frozen in his place.
"Look. let's have a battle. Winner takes all. And loser leaves." Mariah smirked,
Cherry shook her head but smiled anyway. Liana grinned,
"Fine. But not here." She then snapped her fingers and all of them were suddenly transported into a battling arena.
The walls were all grayish-blue and there were a beyblade dish in the middle. nothing more.
"Wha-?" Max was shocked,
"How. HOW THE HELL DID SHE DO THAT?!" Tyson screamed, while Kenny was trying his best to keep him quiet.
"You'll fight only by yourself?" Ray shakily asked,
Liana laughed again.
"Of course not! That would be unfair." Then she clapped and three girls entered the door and went behind her.
"This is Melanie." A girl with red hair and blue eyes appeared. She was smirking,
"Ari." A quiet girl stepped forward. She had long dark brown hair which were divided in two by her two pig tails on her back and brown eyes, which were covered by her big round glasses.
"And Sierra." A girl with long orange hair and green eyes grinned evilly.
"Fine then." Cherry stepped forward. "You guys verses Mariah and me. deal?"
All eyes turned on her,
"Sorry Cherry but let us join, too. It's not only you who's involved. This is all about me." Ray said,
Cherry just smiled at him,
"You're too weak for her. Well. when you're hurt like that." Mariah seemed to agree with Cherry as she went beside her.
"Deal." Sierra answered before anyone could speak,
"Alright!" Mariah also seemed happy about this,
"So. It's me verses Mariah. Then Sierra and Cherry. Melanie and Mariah then. Ari and Cherry. Got it?" Liana smirked,
"Yup!"
Ray, Lee, Max, Tyson and Kenny looked at the two girls, worriedly. But then,
"Let's change the condition." Melanie spoke,
"What's on your mind?" Lee growled,
"If we win. You two will join us for the rest of your lives. But if you win. We'll promise to never bug you." Melanie continued,
Mariah and Cherry looked at each other. And after their answer. the others were left horrified.
"Very well." Was their reply,
"WHAT?!?!"
"B-b-b-but." Lee was already stuttering. and he NEVER stutters.
So. LET THE BATTLES BEGIN!
First was. Mariah vs. Liana.
"Alright! Players please go to the stadium!" Max screamed, and Mariah and Liana did as they were told.
They positioned their beyblades and waited for Max's signal,
"3. 2. 1. GO SHOOT!!!" Max yelled and the beys were finally on the dish.
"Lament! Attack!!" Liana screamed, her beyblade was a very yellow and pink color.
Her beyblade started attacking Mariah's furiously. It was trying to push it out of the dish. Mariah wasn't really concentrating so her beyblade flew up.
There were screams behind her but she kept quiet. Then she heard Liana laugh,
"Galux! Catty Bites!" Instead of stopping when it hit the dish, it spinned again and a pink (Me: was it pink?) cat appeared.
It started scratching Liana's beyblade until the beyblade was shredded into pieces. Liana was in shock,
"Wha-? How did this happen?" She quickly went to the dish and picked up her beyblade.
"Practice more Liana." Mariah softly said, before going to Cherry who gave her a high five. Liana just stared at her and went back to her team, Midnight Girls.
Her team just looked at her before Sierra went to the dish. Cherry shook her head and went to the dish, too.
Max looked at both of them before screaming,
"3. 2. 1. GO SHOOT!!!" Cherry's beyblade was mixture of pink and light blue. Sierra's was of orange and brown.
Sierra then started attacking Cherry's bey with full force and incredible speed. Everytime Sierra would hit her beyblade. Cherry would wince.
{Mistress, are you all right?} Starki, a light blue phoenix, asked worriedly.
The two were able to talk to each other in their minds as Starki is really a part of Cherry. So, Everytime her beyblade would be hurt, she would also be hurt.
{Daijoubu. You worry too much.}
{But.}
{I'm perfectly fine. Now, let's concentrate.}
{Very well.}
Starki tried her best to get away from Sierra's beyblade. She succeeded,
"Mord! Murder Attack!!" Sierra screamed, and her beyblade started glowing a black light.
{Oh no. This attack!} Starki's voice screamed with panic,
{Don't worry! I'll be able to protect you.} Cherry smiled to herself, and before Starki could reply, a black light engulfed the whole room. When it dissolved, they saw Cherry on her knees coughing up blood. But her beyblade was still spinning; even though it looked liked it was getting dizzy.
Speaking of dizzy, what does Kenny have?
"This attack is one of the dangerous attack of them all. It's so powerful it can kill a bit beast and. it's owner." Kenny finished,
"WHAT?!" Kenny laughed nervously,
Sierra laughed from the background,
"That's some data you got there. But to tell you the truth, I was quite shocked that Bloomflower wasn't still dead. And her beyblade, too."
{Mistress! Mistress! Please tell me you're all right! You shouldn't have done that!!}
{Sorry. Hehe.}
{Argh! That Mord wants to play rough! I'm gonna show it rough!}
{What. What are you talking about?!}
{Just wait and see.}
Starki spinned faster and started attacking Sierra's beyblade, furiously. It was madder than Cherry thought,
{Starki! Use Light Wind..}
{All right.}
Starki spinned ten times faster making everyone dizzy, even Sierra. Then a hurricane appeared and started enveloping Sierra's beyblade. A few minutes later, Sierra's beyblade. no, scratch that. Sierra's beyblade parts came flying out of the hurricane.
"What just happened?!" Sierra had her eyes wide,
"You better follow Liana on her training." Cherry wiped her mouth and the blood before picking up her beyblade and going to where the others stood.
Lee quickly went to her,
"You alright?" He asked as he led her to the others,
Mariah already went to the dish because Melanie won't stop yelling at her.
"Of course." Cherry grinned at him. A tired grin.
"You better seat."
"Uh-huh."
"Players ready?" It was Ray, who spoke,
Mariah and Melanie both nodded,
"3. 2. 1. GO SHOOT!!!" The two beyblades were sent into the dish,
"Melo! Kill that girl!!" Melanie screamed, and her violet beyblade suddenly flew out of the dish and hit Mariah on the stomach before attacking Mariah's beyblade.
Mariah yelped in pain and held her stomach. Ray had already been beside her,
"Galux." she whispered shakily, "Attack!"
Galux spinned faster and started pushing Melo away. She then attacked Melo forward. Melanie was so caught up in laughing at the pathetic face Mariah made that she didn't recognize her beyblade hit her right on the face.
"Argh!" She screamed, and covered her face. She went to get her beyblade, glared at Mariah and went back to her team.
Mariah smiled a bit but was surprised by the new attack. Ray got Galux for her and they both went to the others.
"Hey! Those guys aren't playing fair!!" Tyson screamed,
"I guess they never played fair." Kenny scratched the back of his head,
"Hey... Cherry's next..." Max whispered, looking at the girl beside him who were still choking with Lee beside her.
"What?! But she cant play in this condition!" Lee protested, but Cherry cut her off,
"Don't worry... I'm fine..." She said and stood up so Mariah could take the chair. Ray guided Mariah the whole time and to the chair,
Mariah sat down and mumbled a 'thank you'. Ray smiled warmly at her,
"No prob..."
Mariah blushed,
Cherry chuckled to herself before going to the dish, she was grasping her beyblade too much.
{Um... Cherry?}
{Huh?}
{Can you please loosen up your hand? You're kinda... choking me...}
{Oops... hehe...} Cherry loosened her hand and looked at her opponent. Ari had her head down,
{Hey, Starki?}
{Yeah?}
{Somethings familiar about her...}
{Uh-huh... I also felt something about her bitbeast.}
{Hm...}
"Ready?" It was Max this time,
Cherry and Ari both nodded,
"3... 2... 1... GO SHOOT!!!"
{Alright Starki! We're the last hope to win! Yah ready?}
{You bet!!}
The beyblades were suddenly in the dish attacking each other. Cherry then saw Ari's head slowly raise,
Ari grinned at her. Cherry was still confused,
[Cant believe you forgot me... Crystal...]
Cherry's eyes suddenly sparkled,
[Amber!!!]
[That's me!] Ari's grin suddenly grew wider,
Then suddenly, a flash of light blue and orange appeared.
{Rubie!!} Starki's voice suddenly rang through their heads,
{Hiya, Starki! Long time, no see!!}
{Yeah.}
The others watched as the two players were smiling at each other. Rubie is an orange dragon,
"Woah. wonder what happened to those two." Tyson whispered to Max,
"They're suddenly so happy." Max wondered aloud,
"And is their bit beasts." Kenny took Dizzi out,
"What is wrong with those two?!" Lee frowned, just then Cherry laughed,
"What?" Mariah and Ray were confused themselves that they didn't realize that Mariah was sitting on Ray's lap leaning on him and Ray's arms were around her waist.
***
"What's wrong with Ari?!" Sierra growled,
"She's supposed to be beating that good-for-nothing Bloomflower! Not being friends with her!" Melanie huffed,
Liana glared at her two teammates before looking back at the battle. And it looked like that she was the only one who knows what was going on and the only one who kept grinning while watching a certain raven-haired boy and certain a pink-haired girl.
***
Cherry laughed at the humorous conversation that the two bit beasts were having.
{Yeah. But maybe let's bore the hell out of the others first before we fight!} Rubie's cheerful voice echoed,
{Uh-huh!! Can we mistresses?} Starki giggled,
Ari looked at Cherry,
[What'cha think?]
[I dunno. But it will be fun watching the 'audience' yawn all day! Do your best, Starki, Rubie!] Cherry smiled,
{Yay!!!}
{Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun!}
Cherry laughed again while Ari just chuckled.
Then, the glow disappeared and the bit beasts suddenly vanished. The beyblades were still spinning, but it looked liked they were playing tag or something. It was Rubie on the lead while Starki was chasing her,
"Hey Ari!" Sierra growled,
"Yes?" Ari whispered,
"Finish this damn battle already!" Melanie screamed,
"Let me have my time." Ari muttered,
Both Sierra and Melanie scowled but Liana just smirked.
"What's going on, ne Cherry?" Tyson asked from the other side,
"Don't worry, Ty!" Cherry smiled,
Everyone in the room except Cherry and Ari all sighed.
{I think it's working!!} laughed Rubie,
{Yeah. But let's cut the play for now! I wanna see how well you've improved from our last battle!} Starki grinned,
{You asked for it.}
[Shall we, Amber?]
[Sure, Crystal!]
"Starki! Wing Crash!"
"Rubie! Golden Flash!"
Suddenly, the same light blue and orange light appeared.
Starki flew above Cherry while Rubie flew above Ari. Starki opened it's wings and Rubie glowed much brighter.
A loud noise was heard as a bright light appeared. Everyone closed their eyes and waited until the light vanished.
They looked at the dish. There were no beyblades in it.
"Look!" Mariah pointed above all of them,
The two beyblades were falling. down. down. But when they landed they spinned a little longer before jumping into Cherry and Ari's hands at the same time.
They looked at Max who was still looking at the dish.
"Um. Max?" Kenny sweat dropped,
"Huh? Oh right. And it's a TIE!!"
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Me: Alright, I'm stopping for now.
Cherry: Wow! That was long!!
Crystal: AND WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY CHERRY'S NAME IS ALSO CRYSTAL?!?!
Me: ^^;; Oh come on! It IS my story.
Cherry: Yeah! But now I don't have to worry KK torturing Cherry because she'll be torturing Crystal, too!! *grins*
Crystal: OH NO!!!
Me: Quit being so over active!
Crystal: Well, you'll be acting the same if you were me!
Cherry: She have a point there, KK.
Me: Oh. Anyway, here's my thankies!
*invader mya and her yami's - Of course! ^-^
*Panda - Erm. Actually, next chapter will be. um. hehe. JUST READ!! And keep on chanting! I'm sure the windows will SURELY brake if you keep that on! Hehe, j/k!
*beyblade fanatic - hehe. Want another box of coke? And Rachel is your name?! I love that name! Rachel! Rachel! Rachel! Rachel!
Cherry & Crystal: Ok, KK. ENOUGH!!
Me: *whimpers*
Cherry & Crystal: *blushes*
Me: Oh, and beyblade fanatic? *whispers* Just tell me if you want to come over here!! We have a LOT more cokes here. Hehe. And we'll just scare the hell outta these two muses.
*Suffused KittyCat - Yeah. But I kinda feel bad about Liana. DON'T SUE ME!! Hehe. Darius has a crush on Mariah?! Wah!! RAY!!! COME HERE!!! lol. Juz kidding! Ray and the other wont be here until the next chapter! They were supposed to be in their vacation! ^-^
*BlUe PaNdA - Aww. Shucks! It's not really the best! And Arigatou gozaimasu for reviewing!!
*Raye. only - Huh? The others not there? Hmm. And gomen nasai for the long wait!
Me: Can you believe it?! 6470 words (or less)! Without the adds of my and my muses chattering! Whoopee!!
Crystal: Oh no. don't tell me she drank some coke again?
Cherry: -_- nope. she ate chocolate AND ice cream, too. *holds a piece of wrapper and an empty bowl of ice cream*
Crystal: WHAT?!?!
Me: Hehe. See ya till next time people! *runs*
Crystal: COME BACK HERE, KK!!
Cherry: *sigh* Here we go again! *follows Crystal*
Crystal: -_- See! I told you that coke has its affect on B.F!!
Cherry: Oh, the horror!!
Me: O.O Hey!! You two are ACTUALLY getting along! OMG!
Crystal & Cherry: *looks at each other then looks at me* So?
Me: OMG! You two are actually agreeing! I can't believe it!!
Cherry: ^^;; Don't look so shocked now!
Crystal: Anyway, let's just get this chapter over with! I cant bare to get attacked by hyper authors! *pokes KK*
Cherry: Ok...
Crystal: Here's chapter 9!
Me: Wha-? And. I forgot to mention Liana's appearance. She has blonde hair that is waist-length and she had blue eyes. K? And Cherry's hair is AUBURN brown.
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Just A Crush
Chapter 9
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Ray and Lee helped Mariah carry Cherry to the White Tiger Valley with Cherry's tired face frowning. She hated being carried... No, she really does...
"So... what brings you here?" Ray asked Mariah,
"We just needed something to fix..." Mariah simply said,
Ray and Lee looked at her before looking at Cherry,
"Just like she said!" Cherry sighed, she felt her vision blur a little.
"Are you gonna stay at the White Tiger Valley?" Lee asked,
"I guess... But we might visit this forest from time to time." Mariah smiled and Ray can't seem to help but smile too,
'God, how I missed her smile... Wait! What am I talking about?! I have Liana... Darn, I'll deal with this later!'
Lee noticed and Cherry heard his thought as they both smirked. Too bad Mariah was too occupied with Cherry to hear it,
"Really?" Ray asked,
"Yeah... Right, Cherry?" Mariah looked at Cherry, after a moment of no response.
"Cherry?" Then she saw that she was asleep... Mariah laughed quietly to herself,
"I guess she was tired from all that running..." Mariah whispered,
"What do you mean?" Lee looked at her,
"As far as I know, she was exploring the forest when she saw two red eyes so she ran..." Mariah looked thoughtful,
"Then where were you?" Ray said,
"I was... at our place, fixing our things."
"Oh..."
"Anyway, lets stop talking as the village is already near.." Lee interrupted,
"Right!"
The three teens while holding Cherry walked down the forest and into the village.. They jumped over the wall, with a little problem like Cherry.
It was Ray who opened the door and let them in. The living room was just plain... It had a couch on the middle with two chairs on each side, and at the front of the couch was a television. Beside the television stood an opened door, which led into the dining room and the kitchen. Then not far away from the couch was the stairs that led them upstairs.
They quietly took Cherry upstairs and to the room that she and Mariah used to share. But when they opened the door, they saw Tyson, Max and Kenny playing cards while yawning.
Hearing the door open, their heads shot up. Tyson, Max and Kenny all looked at them and their face seemed to brighten.
"What brings you here?" Max smiled, standing up.
"Erm... I'll just explain tomorrow... Right now, Cherry's getting a little bit heavy!" Mariah winced and Tyson and Kenny quickly got out of the bed and let Mariah pass through.
Mariah put Cherry down on her bed and sighed.
"Where's Liana?"
"She's at one of the guest rooms... She asleep right now." Ray replied,
"So, I guess Max, Tyson and Kenny will have to sleep in another room!" Lee said, looking at the other three boys.
"That's fine with me!" Tyson beamed and led Max and Kenny to their own room.
Lee looked at Cherry... She looked so innocent when she sleeps... Like an angel...
"Aren't you two sleepy yet?" Mariah's voice broke his thoughts,
"Well... not really... you?" Ray said,
"A little..." Mariah smiled,
"Well, I'm sleepy so I'm gonna go hit the sack!" Lee yawned, waved goodbye and went out the door.. Leaving Mariah and Ray, alone.
But it didn't last long...
"I guess I better hit the sack too! Sleep tight, Mariah, and sweet dreams!" Ray winked before closing the door.
Mariah blushed,
"Good night, Ray..." She yawned and was soon plunged into the world of dreams.
= Next Morning =
Ray woke up when he felt the suns ray on his face. He groaned and fought to sit up. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked around. He saw Lee just getting out of the bathroom, wearing his usual clothes, hair soaked.
"Morning, sleeping beauty!" Lee threw a towel towards Ray,
"Get showered!" Lee laughed while Ray glared at him,
Ray groaned again but went to the bathroom, lazily.
Thirty minutes later, Ray came out wearing his usual clothes, face slightly relaxed. He dried his hair and put it in its usual ponytail.
Lee looked at him and smirked,
"Took you long enough!"
"Shut it!"
"Anyway, let's go down! It's already 7:30."
"WHAT?! It's too early, even for you!"
"Well, we're already awake, right?"
Ray sighed and followed Lee out of the door. The two walked down the hall and went downstairs. But what greeted them. was kinda funny.
Tyson was on the couch, with saliva falling from his mouth. His hair was a mess! And Max and Kenny were trying to wake him up. And Mariah and Liana were arguing. over a chair.
"No! I was the first there!"
"No! I was!!"
"I was!"
"I was!"
And it just goes on. Ray and Lee laughed before Ray went to Liana and Mariah. He pulled them apart and, still laughing, spoke,
"Alright!! Hahaha!!! Stop - Hahaha - now - Hahaha!" Ray couldn't take it; he fell to the floor, laughing hysterically.
Liana and Mariah looked at him, at each other and shrugged before going to the kitchen.
Lee laughed too and went to Max and Kenny.
"What seems to be the problem here?" Max and Kenny looked at him, face all tired.
"We can't get Tyson to wake up!"
"Then, let him sleep! He'll be sorry, though.. Because when Mariah and Liana - Hahahaha - stops arguing. Breakfast will be ready soon!" Lee smiled, and was shocked to see Tyson shot up,
"Breakfast?! Where?! Where?!" Tyson looked around and that seemed to make Lee laugh harder.
"Well, it seems that you did it, Lee." Max laughed nervously,
Kenny sighed, "Thank God, you're awake, Tyson!"
Lee shook his head and went to the kitchen. He saw Ray was sitting by the table, banging his fists on the table, still laughing hysterically. And by the kitchen stove was Mariah and Liana arguing again. over a spatula.
Lee looked around,
"Where's Cherry?" He asked, sitting beside Ray.
Mariah stopped the arguing,
"I really don't know. Usually, she's awake by now. Look at our room. Maybe she's still asleep!" She said before going back to the argument,
Lee looked at Ray,
Ray just shook his head and laughed again.
'Oh boy. Ray's lost it.' Lee groaned and went upstairs. He wondered what happened to Cherry.
He turned down the hall and was soon face to face with Mariah and Cherry's door. He opened it quietly... He looked around and saw Cherry still sleeping.
'Wow... How tired can she get?' He walked in the room, closed the door and went to Cherry's bed. He looked at her...
'I wonder how she can look so peaceful when she's sleeping... but when she's awake she looks so troubled...'
He was brought back to the land of the living when he heard Cherry stir. Lee looked at her,
Cherry opened her eyes a bit and rolled over. She was shocked when she saw Lee beside her,
"Morning, sleepy-head!"
"Lee?" Cherry held her head, "What are you doing here? And. how the hell did I get here?" She looked around,
"Just wanted to see how you were doing. And Mariah lifted you up here. remember?" Lee stood up,
"Oh." Cherry blushed, Lee looked at her,
"I have a question."
"What?"
"How come you never put your hair down? I've never seen you like that." Cherry blushed deeper,
"Well. um." Lee laughed at her expression,
"Anyway, get up! Breakfast's almost ready. Well, it WILL be ready when Mariah and Liana stops fighting over that spatula!" At those words, Cherry laughed hysterically. Lee looked at her confused,
"I didn't thought it was THAT funny."
"No, no! It's not that! Hahahahaha!!" Cherry held her stomach which was aching very badly,
Lee took note and quickly went beside her.
"You better be careful or that wound of yours wont heal..." Cherry wiped away the tears in her eyes,
"I'm sorry... But the memory was just too funny!" Cherry giggled,
"What?" Lee was much more confused than before,
Cherry smiled as she told the story...
= Flashback =
Ray and Lee were out to do some 'boy stuff'... It was Cherry's birthday this week and no one talked about it. But Cherry didn't mind. She just laughed it off... Her birthday was just... another day... or so she thought...
Tyson, Max and Kenny were upstairs rebuilding their blades... It was destroyed when they annoyed Mariah pretty badly... (Me: And you already know what happened... ^^;;)
Well, Liana, Mariah and Cherry were downstairs. Watching television and by their faces, you could see they were bored.
Mariah yawned, and Cherry and Liana followed suit.
"Damn! I can't take this anymore!!" Mariah stood up,
"For once... I agree with you!" Liana stood up too,
"Hey, I'm hungry! Wanna cook something?" Cherry whined and went to the kitchen,
"Sure!" The two girls followed her,
In the kitchen... Cherry held the spatula.
"Hey, can I cook?" Mariah asked, cheerfully. Cherry laughed at her,
"Of course!" She gave the spatula to Mariah but Liana took it,
"Hey!" Mariah screamed,
"Thank you, Cherry..." Liana smirked. At first, Cherry looked baffled but soon laughed.
"Argh!" Mariah pulled the other end of the spatula while Liana pulled at the other side. They were like that for a couple of minutes with Cherry banging her fists at the floor when the real fun began.
Mariah's waist hit the closet where all the flour was kept and shaked it pretty bad. The closet opened and all the flour came falling down the shelves. It fell right on Mariah and Liana, making them fall on the ground. And some flour hit Cherry on the face... It was a hilarious sight to see!
"Hey!" Cherry screamed, she wiped her face and tried to stand up with some help from... something... Wait! This was the fridge!
The fridge opened. Mariah stood up from the floor but her head hit the bottom of the refrigerator.
"Ow..."
The fridge shook and all the eggs came falling down on Cherry and Mariah's face. Liana laughed her head off!
Cherry and Mariah looked at each other before smirking. They wiped some of the eggs from their faces and threw it at Liana.
Liana screamed and a war began. Cherry vs. Liana... Liana vs. Mariah... Mariah vs. Cherry... And so on...
They were like that for a full forty-five minutes when they heard footsteps. They panicked... The whole kitchen was a mess...
"Uh-oh..." Liana breathed, as she stood up.
Mariah and Cherry did the same and the war turned into a contest. Whoever gets this place clean first is the winner!
The footsteps got louder... They quickly mopped the rest of the flour as they heard the door open. They threw the mop into the corner as Ray and Lee appeared.
"Hi, girls! You having fun?" The three girls laughed hysterically... They couldnt control themselves! They were rolling on the floor and banging their fists with tears in their eyes.
Lee leaned over to Ray's ear and whispered,
"I told you we shouldn't leave them alone..."
= End of Flashback =
"So, that was why you three were laughing!" Lee smiled,
"Yeah..." Cherry wiped away a tear from her eyes... She couldnt speak well when she was telling the story because the memory was just too funny!
"Anyway, you hungry now?" Lee asked,
Cherry stood up,
"Nah... I'm full! I'm just gonna get dressed and go downstairs. You go ahead!" She said,
Lee, stood up too, raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms.
"What?" Cherry looked at him, innocently
"Ahem... You better eat! You REALLY look like a stick!" Cherry pouted,
"And that pout of yours wont work on me!" The brown-haired girl glared at him,
"Fine!" Lee laughed,
"Hurry up and get dressed! I'll be downstairs!"
Cherry sighed... She went to the bathroom and took a refreshing shower.
= Downstairs =
The others watched as Lee went upstairs.
"No! I'm gonna cook!"
"No! I am!"
"I am!"
"I am!"
"I am!"
"I am!"
Max and Kenny sighed... Their head was already breaking apart from all the yelling the two girls were making.
"Will those two ever stop?" Tyson was breaking apart too... Ray was still laughing, banging his fists on the table. If the poor table were alive, it probably would've died from all the banging Ray was making.
Ray stood up and quietly sneaked at the back of the two girls.
Mariah and Liana were so caught up in their argument that they didn't recognize that Ray took the spatula.
A few minutes later, they heard Ray yell cheerfully.
"Breakfast is ready everyone!"
Mariah and Liana looked at him, at each other and at him again... Max, Tyson and Kenny were snickering quietly behind them.
"Wha-?"
"I said that breakfast is ready..." Ray smiled widely at them,
Mariah glared at him while Liana just stood there, confusion still evident in her eyes. Ray laughed and pushed the two girls in their seats. He gave them their plates and sat in his seat... Between Mariah and Liana.
"Uh... Ray?" Mariah laughed nervously,
"What?" Ray looked at her,
"I'm not hungry so I'll just check up on Cherry..." Mariah smiled and was about to stand up when a hand pulled her back down.
"Eat!" Ray looked at her with worried eyes,
"But-"
"Mariah... Last night at dinner, you only ate half of your noodles. And I'm sure that you didn't eat when you were at your 'place'. You also haven't eaten in... let's say... FIVE DAYS!"
Mariah sweat dropped. Liana was getting red with anger now... Max and Kenny were trying their best not to laugh while Tyson was stuffing his face in his food...
"Uh... alright..." Mariah sighed,
'Darn it! I hate it when Ray goes all brother-mode with me... But he's more than a brother to me!'
Ray smiled warmly at her... Too warm... It made Mariah melt.
"Thanks Mariah!"
"No prob..." She dived further down to her seat to hide her blushing face from Tyson and the others in front of her who started snickering. And Liana looked like she was about to explode!
Mariah just thanked God when she saw Lee enter the kitchen.
"Cherry said that she'd be down in a few minutes." Lee took a seat,
"Oh." Was the reply from all,
They started eating but turned to look at the stairs twenty-five minutes later to see Cherry walking down the stairs wearing her usual baggy pants and a white t-shirt with blue sleeves.
Cherry took her seat next to Lee and looked around. Mariah was wearing her usual clothes but her hair was down and was covering her face. And Ray was trying to see her face by putting her hair on the sides but was having difficulty because Mariah kept protesting. Tyson was stuffing his face on his food, which made her chuckle. Max and Kenny were eating their food quietly but was looking at Tyson with a disgusted face. Liana was eating her breakfast angrily, all the while taking glances of Ray and Mariah. And Lee was looking at her, raising his eyebrows.
"What?" Cherry asked,
"You said you'd eat."
Cherry grinned,
"Yeah. But I never promised." Lee looked a bit taken a back,
"What?!" Cherry laughed,
"Don't worry. I'm perfectly fine just watching the two lovebirds in front of me! For all I know, those two are flirting with each other without them knowing!" She motioned for Ray and Mariah but Lee didn't give up,
"Cherry Bloomflower! You said you would eat!"
Cherry sweat dropped. She laughed nervously and looked at Lee. She never did like it when he called her by her full name.
"Alright! Alright! Just don't give me that look!!" She sighed,
Lee was the one who laughed now. He looked at Cherry and saw that she was only looking at her food.
He coughed and Cherry looked at him, face full of question marks. (Cherry: Wonder what she would look like. Crystal: Yeah.)
"Eat! Not look!" Cherry laughed nervously, and quickly took a bite of her breakfast.
She ate her breakfast in a matter of a minute and looked at Lee.
"Happy?" Lee was still in shock from what just happened.
Cherry laughed,
= Ray & Mariah =
"Come on, Mariah! Fix your hair!" Ray was trying to get Mariah let him do her hair. for some reason.
'Wonder why I want to.'
'It's because Mariah's hair feels smooth.' A voice from inside him answered,
'Wha-? What are you talking about?! I have Liana! L-I-A-N-A!!'
'Yeah, but you also have Mariah.'
'Ugh. Shut up.'
'Fine.'
Usually, Mariah would've heard his thought if she wasn't too busy laughing with Ray at the moment.
"But I don't wanna!!" Mariah pouted,
"Aww, come on! For me?" Mariah looked at her and was suddenly taken a back when Ray had that puppy-dog eyes and pout.
She sighed, defeated.
"Fine." Ray smiled and fixed her hair. Her bangs were down to her chin and the two would blush from time to time when Ray would touch Mariah's lips.
'If only this would last forever.'
[I heard that Mariah!!] Cherry's voice broke through her thoughts,
[Oh, shut up!]
[Fine. Don't wanna ruin your. 'moment'.]
Mariah blushed a deep shade of red from that comment.
"There!" Ray took his hands away from Mariah's face and the pink-haired girl suddenly felt. empty.
Ray smiled at her. And she forced a smile back.
She was also surprised when a spoon was brought to her lips. She looked at Ray and saw that he was grinning,
"Huh?"
"Well, you said you would eat, right?" Ray winked at her,
Mariah blushed but took the food anyway. And they were in that position until breakfast was over.
= Liana =
Darn! Why is MY Ray suddenly paying attention to that pink-haired freak?!
Anyway, I don't care now. Later this evening, the white tiger bit-beast will be mine!
But. Who am I kidding?! I want those two together! I'm only doing this because if I don't, Ukareui-sama would surely execute me! My life was a nightmare. and still is. If only I killed myself earlier.
*sigh* Fine. Whatever. Let's just get this over with!
~*~
The sky was blue but was turning gray. And Mariah and Cherry surely felt something was gonna happen. Apart from that is gonna rain!
Mariah was cleaning the floor while Cherry was upstairs. sleeping again. Ray and Lee were at the kitchen, cleaning too. Tyson and Max were playing video games, Kenny was typing something in his laptop and Liana was also cleaning.
Mariah's elbow hit Liana's accidentally. Liana glared at her. And for the first time. Mariah finally saw how sad she was. The eyes are windows to the soul, right?
"Liana. Are you alright?" She asked,
Liana took a bit taken aback. She quickly looked away. She knows of Mariah and Cherry's 'powers'.
"Of. Of course I'm all right! What made you say that?!"
"Well. if you say so." Mariah sighed and continued cleaning. And so did Liana,
And the rain finally started to fall.
Ray and Lee entered the room and they finally finished the cleaning. Kenny approached them with Dizzi talking about beyblades. Max and Tyson also appeared looking happier than ever.
"Boy, was that a good game!" Tyson laughed,
"Yeah." Max agreed,
Just then. a girl appeared on the stairs. It was Cherry.
"Cherry!" Mariah smiled, but soon frowned when she saw that Cherry was just looking at them, hair all messed up.
Everyone looked at her.
= Cherry =
She saw a girl. A blonde-haired girl. but she was faceless. She heard the girl screaming for help,
"Help! Help! Please help me!!" She tried to catch the girl but she just kept flying away.
"I'm here to help! Please stop walking!" But before she could speak again,
The girl was shot. She fell to the floor and blood came out. She (Cherry) gasped. She quickly went to the girl's side, and held her hand.
Her hand. It was so cold. so cold.
"Oh My God!" She cried,
The girl was trying to desperately to live. For life to bring her back.
"Help me."
~*~
Cherry bolted right up on her bed. She was sweating pretty badly and was breathing heavily. And her eyes were still wide from the shock,
'Whew. A dream. It was just a dream. But it all felt so real.'
She held the sides of her head in full irritation. What the hell did it mean?
She felt a few tears fall from her eyes as the memory flooded her mind again. So real. So real.
Lightning stroke.
She wiped away her tears and tried to stand up. She was getting a bit dizzy but she fought to stay awake. She walked to the door and turned the knob weakly.
She walked to the stairs and went downstairs. She was still holding her head and was using the sides of the stairs to keep her up. She walked down but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Mariah and the others.
"Cherry!" Mariah smiled at her. But she only stared at her. She felt everyone's gaze turn to her.
She then saw a certain. blonde?!
'Li-Liana! OH MY GOD!!' She couldn't take it. It took all of the strength she had left not to collapse and to run upstairs and back to their room.
= Normal =
Mariah, Liana, Ray, Lee, Max, Tyson and Kenny watched as Cherry ran back upstairs. And they then heard a door slam.
"What the hell happened to her?!" Liana asked,
"How should we know?"
Lee looked worried. REALLY worried.
Ray looked at him, then at Mariah.
"I'll go check up on her." Mariah said and went upstairs slowly. She turned and went to their room. She opened the door and saw Cherry by the windowsill, looking outside where a heavy rain passed. Cherry had her knees up close to her.
But she wasn't crying. anymore.
"Cherry. are you alright?" Mariah quietly closed the door behind her and walked over to her.
Cherry nodded, her gaze never left the window.
"You don't look like it." Mariah put a hand on her shoulder.
"Mariah." Cherry fidgeted a bit
"Yeah?"
"Something's gonna happen."
"What makes you say that?"
"A yume."
"A yume?"
"Yeah. You DO understand Japanese, right?" Cherry looked at her, smiling.
"Of course I do! I just. cant figure out what your saying."
Cherry chuckled,
"Uh-huh."
"So. That was why you were so freaked out before?" Mariah raised an eyebrow. And Cherry blushed,
"Not really. But be prepared! It's gonna be a one you'll never forget! And I mean it!" She winked before turning back at the window. The rain seemed to get heavier,
"Right." Mariah shook her head. Cherry can be so mysterious sometimes. She turned around and went for the door,
She closed the door quietly, before leaning on it and sighing. She turned to the right and went down the stairs. She was met by the same people,
"So, is she alright?" Max asked,
"Yeah." Mariah plopped down on the sofas where Liana was. She sighed,
"What's wrong?" Ray asked,
"Nothing. Just tired. What time is it?"
"Nine-thirty in the morning."
"NINE-THIRTY?! And I though it was already EIGHT in the evening." She looked out the window before sighing again,
"Alright! Quit the sighing!! What happened upstairs?!" Liana said, annoyed.
Mariah was surprised that Lee was quiet the whole time,
"She had. a." Mariah furrowed her eyebrows,
"A what?" Kenny questioned,
"A yume."
"Yume?" Lee asked,
"Yeah. a dream."
"Oh."
They were all quiet after that. But then, Tyson and Max began to get back to their video game, and Kenny went back to his laptop. Ray went to sit on one of the armchairs while Lee sat at the other,
Liana thought all about this,
'It's so weird. She was looking directly at me.' Her head shot up,
'Could it be. that she knows?' She quickly stood up,
"Where are you going?" Ray asked,
"I'm gonna ask something to Cherry." And with that she dashed up the stairs,
Mariah was about to follow her but the look Lee gave her stopped her.
= Liana =
I know I'm not supposed to do this. but. I guess this is my only chance of knowing! I turned the knob, shakily.
I opened the door quietly to not startle Cherry. I stepped into the room and closed the door as quietly as before.
There she was. She was looking out the window. I have always wondered why she always does that often. Yes, I have been spying on her. Ever since I set foot on this house. I know something about her that she, herself, doesn't even know.
I walked slowly. But she seemed to feel my presence as she turned around. Her eyes were all red. All red. Was she crying?
"What are you doing here?" She asked me. Her voice wasn't cold. It was just. cracking?
Right. That's the word.
"I have a question." I replied. But the coldness in my voice, when I usually talked to her, vanished. I wonder why.
"What?!" She looked at me with questioning eyes,
I have always envied her eyes. Gold.
"What dream. did you have?" I walked closer to her. Yet she didn't even move.
"Why would you wanna know?" She was still confused, I must say. And the look on her face was just funny.. Haha.
"Just answer me!" I tried to keep myself calm,
"It's about a girl. That's all I can tell you." Cherry is always so mysterious and secretive I wanna strangle her! But Lee would surely kill me. Sheesh!
"Fine!" I huffed and exited the room. But the door was still closed quietly.
Wanna know why I always shut things quietly? Well. Time will only tell.
= Normal =
Liana walked down the stairs and to the living room. As she appeared, everyone stood up.
"What did she say?" Ray asked,
"Nothing." Liana muttered. She was still thinking about what Cherry said. It made her more curious.
Once she tried asking if she knew anything of her. She knew Cherry does. But still. Cherry HAD to be secretive!
"What?!" Mariah glared,
"I said nothing!" It was much more of a whisper than a mutter.
"Well, what did you do upstairs?" Lee looked at Liana,
"I only opened the door. and saw her then went to my room to get something!" She finally spoke loud,
"Then what was Cherry doing?" Tyson had a mouthful of food,
"Tyson! Don't speak when your mouth is full!" Kenny said,
Max laughed,
"Looking out the window." Then lightning stroke again,
"Oh."
The day was spent sitting in the sofa. Watching TV. talking to each other. going to the kitchen for food. until it was already 7:00. in the evening.
Wow! Does time flies!!
Ray stood up,
"Anyway, I'm kinda tired so I'm gonna go to bed! G'night everyone!" He gave Liana a kiss and went upstairs.
Mariah just sighed,
Liana frowned. What was a girl to do?!
They were still in that position until nine. (Me: I skip parts a lot, don't I? ~.^)
They all went upstairs and went to their room. Mariah went to their room where she found Cherry writing something on her notebook.
"Hi dear world Do you know me? Can you even hear? Or even see?
I'm just a normal girl Who's life became like hell I'm just an ordinary kid Who's heart and cracked soul fell
Why am I me? I am not alone My heart is clouded And my secrets are my own"
Mariah almost fell after reading that!
Max, Tyson and Kenny were still downstairs doing their usual meetings. Lee was in the kitchen and Liana went to her room.
'All right! Tonight's gonna be the night!' She thought as she quietly crept out of the room.
She quietly opened the door to Ray's room. And then closed it like before. She looked around the dark room. And saw Ray on one bed... slightly snoring. She walked silently. It was dark and it was still raining. She froze when she heard Ray stir. Then sighed when Ray's back faced hers.
She looked around desperately looking for a... simple beyblade. When something caught her eye. There, at the bedside table... Was a silvery figurine. (Me: Well, not exactly A FIGURINE!)
She smirked to herself and was about to hold it when a hand gripped her wrist. She didn't scream... nor shout... nor move.
"Who are you?!" Ray's voice echoed her mind. But she wasn't panic. Then lightning stroke again and the light reflected Liana's face.
Ray was in shock!
"L-Liana!!" His scream echoed through the whole house. "But. why?"
His scream forced the others to come scrambling into his room.
"What happened?!" Mariah's worried voice rang into their heads,
"Looks like Liana finally made her move." Tyson muttered,
"You guys knew about this?!" Ray practically shrieked. But he didn't let go of Liana's wrist.
Cherry sighed. Something was not right. And the fact that Liana made her move isn't a part of it.
"Yeah. we were just." Max trailed off,
"Worried about you. We didn't want you sad or depressed." Mariah continued,
"Sorry, man!" Lee smiled nervously
And Kenny already took Ray's beyblade and put it safely in his hands, away from Liana.
Then, Liana laughed.
"I guess it's time for me to go!" She then dashed for the door, pushing Mariah and Cherry out of the way.
"Ouff."
"Eek!"
Lee caught them both just in time before they hit the ground. Ray then followed after Liana with the others trailing behind him.
"Liana, wait!!!" he screamed,
Much to his surprise, Liana stopped. And Ray was suddenly frozen in his place.
"Look. let's have a battle. Winner takes all. And loser leaves." Mariah smirked,
Cherry shook her head but smiled anyway. Liana grinned,
"Fine. But not here." She then snapped her fingers and all of them were suddenly transported into a battling arena.
The walls were all grayish-blue and there were a beyblade dish in the middle. nothing more.
"Wha-?" Max was shocked,
"How. HOW THE HELL DID SHE DO THAT?!" Tyson screamed, while Kenny was trying his best to keep him quiet.
"You'll fight only by yourself?" Ray shakily asked,
Liana laughed again.
"Of course not! That would be unfair." Then she clapped and three girls entered the door and went behind her.
"This is Melanie." A girl with red hair and blue eyes appeared. She was smirking,
"Ari." A quiet girl stepped forward. She had long dark brown hair which were divided in two by her two pig tails on her back and brown eyes, which were covered by her big round glasses.
"And Sierra." A girl with long orange hair and green eyes grinned evilly.
"Fine then." Cherry stepped forward. "You guys verses Mariah and me. deal?"
All eyes turned on her,
"Sorry Cherry but let us join, too. It's not only you who's involved. This is all about me." Ray said,
Cherry just smiled at him,
"You're too weak for her. Well. when you're hurt like that." Mariah seemed to agree with Cherry as she went beside her.
"Deal." Sierra answered before anyone could speak,
"Alright!" Mariah also seemed happy about this,
"So. It's me verses Mariah. Then Sierra and Cherry. Melanie and Mariah then. Ari and Cherry. Got it?" Liana smirked,
"Yup!"
Ray, Lee, Max, Tyson and Kenny looked at the two girls, worriedly. But then,
"Let's change the condition." Melanie spoke,
"What's on your mind?" Lee growled,
"If we win. You two will join us for the rest of your lives. But if you win. We'll promise to never bug you." Melanie continued,
Mariah and Cherry looked at each other. And after their answer. the others were left horrified.
"Very well." Was their reply,
"WHAT?!?!"
"B-b-b-but." Lee was already stuttering. and he NEVER stutters.
So. LET THE BATTLES BEGIN!
First was. Mariah vs. Liana.
"Alright! Players please go to the stadium!" Max screamed, and Mariah and Liana did as they were told.
They positioned their beyblades and waited for Max's signal,
"3. 2. 1. GO SHOOT!!!" Max yelled and the beys were finally on the dish.
"Lament! Attack!!" Liana screamed, her beyblade was a very yellow and pink color.
Her beyblade started attacking Mariah's furiously. It was trying to push it out of the dish. Mariah wasn't really concentrating so her beyblade flew up.
There were screams behind her but she kept quiet. Then she heard Liana laugh,
"Galux! Catty Bites!" Instead of stopping when it hit the dish, it spinned again and a pink (Me: was it pink?) cat appeared.
It started scratching Liana's beyblade until the beyblade was shredded into pieces. Liana was in shock,
"Wha-? How did this happen?" She quickly went to the dish and picked up her beyblade.
"Practice more Liana." Mariah softly said, before going to Cherry who gave her a high five. Liana just stared at her and went back to her team, Midnight Girls.
Her team just looked at her before Sierra went to the dish. Cherry shook her head and went to the dish, too.
Max looked at both of them before screaming,
"3. 2. 1. GO SHOOT!!!" Cherry's beyblade was mixture of pink and light blue. Sierra's was of orange and brown.
Sierra then started attacking Cherry's bey with full force and incredible speed. Everytime Sierra would hit her beyblade. Cherry would wince.
{Mistress, are you all right?} Starki, a light blue phoenix, asked worriedly.
The two were able to talk to each other in their minds as Starki is really a part of Cherry. So, Everytime her beyblade would be hurt, she would also be hurt.
{Daijoubu. You worry too much.}
{But.}
{I'm perfectly fine. Now, let's concentrate.}
{Very well.}
Starki tried her best to get away from Sierra's beyblade. She succeeded,
"Mord! Murder Attack!!" Sierra screamed, and her beyblade started glowing a black light.
{Oh no. This attack!} Starki's voice screamed with panic,
{Don't worry! I'll be able to protect you.} Cherry smiled to herself, and before Starki could reply, a black light engulfed the whole room. When it dissolved, they saw Cherry on her knees coughing up blood. But her beyblade was still spinning; even though it looked liked it was getting dizzy.
Speaking of dizzy, what does Kenny have?
"This attack is one of the dangerous attack of them all. It's so powerful it can kill a bit beast and. it's owner." Kenny finished,
"WHAT?!" Kenny laughed nervously,
Sierra laughed from the background,
"That's some data you got there. But to tell you the truth, I was quite shocked that Bloomflower wasn't still dead. And her beyblade, too."
{Mistress! Mistress! Please tell me you're all right! You shouldn't have done that!!}
{Sorry. Hehe.}
{Argh! That Mord wants to play rough! I'm gonna show it rough!}
{What. What are you talking about?!}
{Just wait and see.}
Starki spinned faster and started attacking Sierra's beyblade, furiously. It was madder than Cherry thought,
{Starki! Use Light Wind..}
{All right.}
Starki spinned ten times faster making everyone dizzy, even Sierra. Then a hurricane appeared and started enveloping Sierra's beyblade. A few minutes later, Sierra's beyblade. no, scratch that. Sierra's beyblade parts came flying out of the hurricane.
"What just happened?!" Sierra had her eyes wide,
"You better follow Liana on her training." Cherry wiped her mouth and the blood before picking up her beyblade and going to where the others stood.
Lee quickly went to her,
"You alright?" He asked as he led her to the others,
Mariah already went to the dish because Melanie won't stop yelling at her.
"Of course." Cherry grinned at him. A tired grin.
"You better seat."
"Uh-huh."
"Players ready?" It was Ray, who spoke,
Mariah and Melanie both nodded,
"3. 2. 1. GO SHOOT!!!" The two beyblades were sent into the dish,
"Melo! Kill that girl!!" Melanie screamed, and her violet beyblade suddenly flew out of the dish and hit Mariah on the stomach before attacking Mariah's beyblade.
Mariah yelped in pain and held her stomach. Ray had already been beside her,
"Galux." she whispered shakily, "Attack!"
Galux spinned faster and started pushing Melo away. She then attacked Melo forward. Melanie was so caught up in laughing at the pathetic face Mariah made that she didn't recognize her beyblade hit her right on the face.
"Argh!" She screamed, and covered her face. She went to get her beyblade, glared at Mariah and went back to her team.
Mariah smiled a bit but was surprised by the new attack. Ray got Galux for her and they both went to the others.
"Hey! Those guys aren't playing fair!!" Tyson screamed,
"I guess they never played fair." Kenny scratched the back of his head,
"Hey... Cherry's next..." Max whispered, looking at the girl beside him who were still choking with Lee beside her.
"What?! But she cant play in this condition!" Lee protested, but Cherry cut her off,
"Don't worry... I'm fine..." She said and stood up so Mariah could take the chair. Ray guided Mariah the whole time and to the chair,
Mariah sat down and mumbled a 'thank you'. Ray smiled warmly at her,
"No prob..."
Mariah blushed,
Cherry chuckled to herself before going to the dish, she was grasping her beyblade too much.
{Um... Cherry?}
{Huh?}
{Can you please loosen up your hand? You're kinda... choking me...}
{Oops... hehe...} Cherry loosened her hand and looked at her opponent. Ari had her head down,
{Hey, Starki?}
{Yeah?}
{Somethings familiar about her...}
{Uh-huh... I also felt something about her bitbeast.}
{Hm...}
"Ready?" It was Max this time,
Cherry and Ari both nodded,
"3... 2... 1... GO SHOOT!!!"
{Alright Starki! We're the last hope to win! Yah ready?}
{You bet!!}
The beyblades were suddenly in the dish attacking each other. Cherry then saw Ari's head slowly raise,
Ari grinned at her. Cherry was still confused,
[Cant believe you forgot me... Crystal...]
Cherry's eyes suddenly sparkled,
[Amber!!!]
[That's me!] Ari's grin suddenly grew wider,
Then suddenly, a flash of light blue and orange appeared.
{Rubie!!} Starki's voice suddenly rang through their heads,
{Hiya, Starki! Long time, no see!!}
{Yeah.}
The others watched as the two players were smiling at each other. Rubie is an orange dragon,
"Woah. wonder what happened to those two." Tyson whispered to Max,
"They're suddenly so happy." Max wondered aloud,
"And is their bit beasts." Kenny took Dizzi out,
"What is wrong with those two?!" Lee frowned, just then Cherry laughed,
"What?" Mariah and Ray were confused themselves that they didn't realize that Mariah was sitting on Ray's lap leaning on him and Ray's arms were around her waist.
***
"What's wrong with Ari?!" Sierra growled,
"She's supposed to be beating that good-for-nothing Bloomflower! Not being friends with her!" Melanie huffed,
Liana glared at her two teammates before looking back at the battle. And it looked like that she was the only one who knows what was going on and the only one who kept grinning while watching a certain raven-haired boy and certain a pink-haired girl.
***
Cherry laughed at the humorous conversation that the two bit beasts were having.
{Yeah. But maybe let's bore the hell out of the others first before we fight!} Rubie's cheerful voice echoed,
{Uh-huh!! Can we mistresses?} Starki giggled,
Ari looked at Cherry,
[What'cha think?]
[I dunno. But it will be fun watching the 'audience' yawn all day! Do your best, Starki, Rubie!] Cherry smiled,
{Yay!!!}
{Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun!}
Cherry laughed again while Ari just chuckled.
Then, the glow disappeared and the bit beasts suddenly vanished. The beyblades were still spinning, but it looked liked they were playing tag or something. It was Rubie on the lead while Starki was chasing her,
"Hey Ari!" Sierra growled,
"Yes?" Ari whispered,
"Finish this damn battle already!" Melanie screamed,
"Let me have my time." Ari muttered,
Both Sierra and Melanie scowled but Liana just smirked.
"What's going on, ne Cherry?" Tyson asked from the other side,
"Don't worry, Ty!" Cherry smiled,
Everyone in the room except Cherry and Ari all sighed.
{I think it's working!!} laughed Rubie,
{Yeah. But let's cut the play for now! I wanna see how well you've improved from our last battle!} Starki grinned,
{You asked for it.}
[Shall we, Amber?]
[Sure, Crystal!]
"Starki! Wing Crash!"
"Rubie! Golden Flash!"
Suddenly, the same light blue and orange light appeared.
Starki flew above Cherry while Rubie flew above Ari. Starki opened it's wings and Rubie glowed much brighter.
A loud noise was heard as a bright light appeared. Everyone closed their eyes and waited until the light vanished.
They looked at the dish. There were no beyblades in it.
"Look!" Mariah pointed above all of them,
The two beyblades were falling. down. down. But when they landed they spinned a little longer before jumping into Cherry and Ari's hands at the same time.
They looked at Max who was still looking at the dish.
"Um. Max?" Kenny sweat dropped,
"Huh? Oh right. And it's a TIE!!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Me: Alright, I'm stopping for now.
Cherry: Wow! That was long!!
Crystal: AND WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY CHERRY'S NAME IS ALSO CRYSTAL?!?!
Me: ^^;; Oh come on! It IS my story.
Cherry: Yeah! But now I don't have to worry KK torturing Cherry because she'll be torturing Crystal, too!! *grins*
Crystal: OH NO!!!
Me: Quit being so over active!
Crystal: Well, you'll be acting the same if you were me!
Cherry: She have a point there, KK.
Me: Oh. Anyway, here's my thankies!
*invader mya and her yami's - Of course! ^-^
*Panda - Erm. Actually, next chapter will be. um. hehe. JUST READ!! And keep on chanting! I'm sure the windows will SURELY brake if you keep that on! Hehe, j/k!
*beyblade fanatic - hehe. Want another box of coke? And Rachel is your name?! I love that name! Rachel! Rachel! Rachel! Rachel!
Cherry & Crystal: Ok, KK. ENOUGH!!
Me: *whimpers*
Cherry & Crystal: *blushes*
Me: Oh, and beyblade fanatic? *whispers* Just tell me if you want to come over here!! We have a LOT more cokes here. Hehe. And we'll just scare the hell outta these two muses.
*Suffused KittyCat - Yeah. But I kinda feel bad about Liana. DON'T SUE ME!! Hehe. Darius has a crush on Mariah?! Wah!! RAY!!! COME HERE!!! lol. Juz kidding! Ray and the other wont be here until the next chapter! They were supposed to be in their vacation! ^-^
*BlUe PaNdA - Aww. Shucks! It's not really the best! And Arigatou gozaimasu for reviewing!!
*Raye. only - Huh? The others not there? Hmm. And gomen nasai for the long wait!
Me: Can you believe it?! 6470 words (or less)! Without the adds of my and my muses chattering! Whoopee!!
Crystal: Oh no. don't tell me she drank some coke again?
Cherry: -_- nope. she ate chocolate AND ice cream, too. *holds a piece of wrapper and an empty bowl of ice cream*
Crystal: WHAT?!?!
Me: Hehe. See ya till next time people! *runs*
Crystal: COME BACK HERE, KK!!
Cherry: *sigh* Here we go again! *follows Crystal*