"Alright. Tomorrow we go up against the Pink Panthers. They beat the All Startz and White Tigers already. Unfortunately, they've been cloaked the whole time so no one knows what they look like, and Dizzy can't get any information."- Kenny explained.

"Wait. They beat the ALL STARZ and the WHITE TIGERS?!"- Tyson yelled, jumping to his feet.

"Yes. They beat them. Kicked their asses. All without breaking a sweat. Not that you could tell, with those cloaks covering their freakin' pretty little faces!!"- she growled as she stood, grabbed a sweatshirt and stalked out the door.

~*~

Damn those Pink Panthers. Damn them for fooling my team! Mai fumed as she walked aimlessly. Soon she realized she had found her way to the park where she and Kai had battled before. Spotting a group gathered around a dish, she grinned and slipped the sweatshirts over her head, leaving the hood to shadow her face. "Time for a bit of practice."- she muttered as she strode forwards.

~*~

"Ain't no one who could do better!!"- the tall, blonde boy, current champion of the dish exclaimed as another blade was thrown out of the dish. His name was Leon.

He glanced around the crowd, looking for the look of a beyblader. He spotted someone clutching a launcher.

"Hey. You. Think ya wanna give it a shot?"

The figure's face was shrouded in shadow, but it nodded.

"Think ya can hold your own? You're a pipsqueak ya know."

At this the figure-- definitely a guy, Leon decided-- bristled. He walked up to the dish, visibly fuming.

"All right!! Someone challenged the mighty LEON!!"- one of the crowd whooped.

"I'll be ref!! Bladers Ready?!"- a small girl with short brown hair jumped up and waved her arms. "3... 2.... 1.... LET IT RIP!!"- she yelled.

Leon pulled the rip cord and his black blade shot into the dish. The other guy did the same and his silver and blue blade spun out.

"Ha! This'll be a synch!!"- Leon announced as his blade attacked. The silver blade danced out of his reach, swerving in a completely unorthodox manner. "What the--"

The silver blade seemed to stay just out of Leon's reach, teasing him. Finally, it seemed to tire of the game and darted forwards, striking Leon's blade and sending it soaring into Leon's hands.

Silence reigned. Finally someone regain enough wits to say "Shit. That guy beat Leon."

Leon didn't seem to be so amazed. "Who the hell are you. Actually, I don't care. You cheated."

"Really now. That's nice. As for who I am..."- he pulled off his hood to reveal long slate and navy hair in aa high ponytail, ruby eyes and strictly feminine features. "First off, I'm not a guy. Second, the names Mai. Third, I am not a pipsqueak!!"- she announced with a growl gracing the last sentence.

More silence. Then "HOLY SHIT!! IT'S MAI HIWATARI!!!"

"Heh heh heh... Maybe I could have done without the dramatic entrance.."- she muttered as she ran for her dignity, life, and love for her hair, limbs and clothes.

~*~

"What was wrong with Mai?"- Rei asked uncertainly. For the last ten minutes the Bladebreakers have been sitting around wondering that same thing. Mai had stormed out, looking a lot like Kai would after Tyson did something stupid. The strange thing was, they'd never seen her like that. She'd always have a huge smile on her face.

"Oh shit!! Crapcrapcrap!! Waaaahhhh!!"- Mai burst through the door. She was flustered, her face flushed from running a lot. She slammed the door behind her, cutting of the view of the 20 people chasing after her.

"Wow!! What'd you do? Rob a bank?"- Max questioned. She pouted. "No! All I did was battle some overly tall, stuck-up, conceited, snotty, stupid, annoying, egotistical, arrogant, jerk!"- she raved.

"I think she's back to normal..."- Rei said with a sweatdrop.

~*~

Rei: ^-^ This is mostly a VERY SHORT filler chapter with a little foreshadowing. If you can guess who the Pink Panthers are, I'll give ya a cookie!!

O_o And if anyones wants to take a guess on who Mai's boyfriend is, I'll give ya another cookie!! Btw, her bf will come up in the sequel. The sequel is when they go back to Russia for the World Championship. *hint hint*