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And now, the chapter.


Chapter 3: Painful Heartbeat


Lee woke up, feeling like something was wrong. No, it wasn't wrong but he felt like something wasn't right either. Geeting up slowly, Lee dressed his robe and went to see his male teammates, who were sleeping in two different beds, on both sides of his: Gary was snoring loudly, and Kevin was mutering things like 'I've won.'

Shaking his head, Lee walked out of the room and knocks at the door next to his, were the girls were:

"Mariah?" he called "Ura?" nothing and he couldn't heard anything either. Tapping a finger on his chin, Lee returned to his room and looked at the alarm-clock: 3:48 am. 'Where can they be?' he asked to himself, while he walked towards the window 'They're probably fast ashleep. Yeah, that's why they didn't opened the door. I really need to calm myself.'


However, as he looked at the sky, Lee can't help but sigh sadly: he knew Mariah was old enough to take care of herself, but he couldn't help but worry about her. Especially now, that she was so fragile. Fragile. That was one of the few words he would never use to describe his sister...that, until an year ago. He knew there were things Mariah didn't told him, and that had been the major reason for him to call their cousin: he was certain that Mariah needed a female company and he was certain Ura was the perfect person for the job. And the only one, too.

While trying to block those thoughts from his head, Lee walked towards his bed: tomorrow would be a new day, and maybe a better one.


~*~


"Galux!" Mariah yelled, looking at her blade "Scratch attack, now!" in seconds, a pink figure appeared from her blade

"Go Delphinus!" Ura yelled "Wave attack, now!" from her blade, a figure of a blue dolphin appeared and, without any warning, the two beyblades collided.


Mariah closed her fists:

"C'mon Galux!" she yelled. Memories from her battles against Ray were appearing in her mind, and she was trying hard to erase them. Without sucess "Scratch attack!"


Suddenly, Ura smiled:

"You'll have to do better than that." she said, as Galux scratched a huge stone


Mariah looked at her and narrowed her eyes:

"Oh yeah?" she asked and Ura crossed her arms:

"Yeah." she replied


'Ok, if that's what you want.' Mariah thought, looking at her blade. The two bit-beasts didn't stopped collided, but neither was close to win. That fight seemed like the one she had had with Ray, during the Asian Tournement. 'What?' Mariah asked, to herself 'Oh no, I'm not going to think about him again...he forgot his promise and I'll never forgive him for that.' What Mariah didn't notice, was that her eyes were tearing, something that didn't escaped unnoticed to Ura. 'She's thinking about him, again.' the purple haired girl thought but, before she could do anything, Mariah looked to her blade:


"Go, Galux! Show all the power you have!" she yelled and, once again, the two bit-beast collided. However, since Ura didn't had a chance to react, her blade was the first to stop, close followed by Mariah's.


"Ok..." Ura muttered, looking at her fallen blade


Smiling, Mariah looked at her cousin:

"I told you, I could beat you." she said and the purple haired girl looked at her, smirking:

"That's only because I wasn't concentrated." she replied, picking her blade


"Yeah, right." Mariah replied

Shaking her head, Ura looked at her watch:

"Yikes, I think it's better for us to go, and sleep." she said and Mariah raised her eyebrow:

"I'm not tired." she said "What time is it, anyway?"

"4 am."


"Ouch." Mariah said "Lee is going to freak, if he finds out I've been up until this late."

Ura smiled and crossed her arms:

"Well, if you don't tell him, I won't tell him either." she said and Mariah looked at her:

"Deal." she said and both girls started laughing


"Who's there?" a voice asked and both girls, froze:

"What do we do, now?" Mariah whispered and Ura swallowed hard:

"Try to get away from here, unnotice." she said but, before any of the girls could act, someone

appeared from the shadows:

"Ray?" Mariah asked, shocked and the boy looked at her:

"Mariah, what are you doing here?" he asked and the pink haired girl rolled her eyes:

"As if I need to explain anything to you." she said, before looking to her cousin "Lets go, Ura." she said and the purple haired girl nodded.


However, as the two girls walked pass Ray, he grabbed Mariah's wrist:

"Wait." he said


"Let me go!" Mariah exclaimed


"Not until you talk with me." Ray said "Please Mariah."


The pink haired girl looked at him: she didn't had the courage to talk with him, but he looked

so...lost. Sighning, Mariah looked at Ura:

"I'll meet you, in the room." she said


"Are you sure?" Ura asked and Mariah nodded "Ok then, I'll wait. See ya."

"Thank you." Mariah said and the purple haired girl walked away.


When everything went silent, Ray looked at his friend and sighs: 'Ok Kon, she's giving you a chance to talk, so don't screw everything.' he thought, before clearing his throat:


"Mari..."

"You know, I understand you had to made your choice." the girl started, looking at her blade "I

understand, why you choosed to go with the Bladebreakers, instead of coming with the White Tigers, but I can't understand why you didn't sent a single letter during an year and half."

"Mariah, please, I didn't had time." Ray said, trying hard to say the right things "I wanted everyone to know Drigger's power, because it's worthy to be known."

"You didn't had five minutes, to writte to us?" Mariah asked, looking at him "Or maybe you were to interest in Salema, to remember us."

Ray gave a step backwards:

"How did you know, about Salema?" he asked, surprised and Mariah rolled her eyes:

"Give me a break Ray, it's not because you don't contact us, that I stopped looking for news." she replied, icidly "I know you helped her, and I also know you went out for a couple of months."

"You're jealous?" Ray asked and Mariah crossed her arms:

"As if I hadn't better things to do." she said "You know Ray, I thought you made that promise and that

you would keep it but, since I see you haven't, I'm going to stop worring about you too."


"But I..." Ray started, only to be interrupted again:

"Thanks Ray, it was because of you I got my blade, it was because of you I got Galux, but I think it's time to move on." and before the black haired boy could reply, she ran towards the darkness.


"But I don't want to." Ray whispered, closing his fists "I don't want, and I won' let that happen."


~*~


"So, what about if we go and see people?" Chief asked and Tyson raises his eyebrow:

"People?" he repeated, confused "Why do you wanna go, and see people?"


Cheif sighed, while Max smiled:

"We can go and see if we find bleybladers." he said and Tyson looked at him:

"Yeah, lets kick some people butts." he said


"Tsk tsk, so much confidence." a voice said and all the BladeBreakers turned around to see Lee, Kevin and Gary:


"Hey guys." Max complimented as the three White Tigers sat next to them:

"Lee, where's Mariah?" Ray asked, suddenly and his old friend shruged:

"Maybe she's still ashleep." Lee replied "I haven't seen here, or Ura since yesterday."

"Oh." Ray mumbled, before looking at the table


"Why do you ask?" Lee asked, raising his eyebrow and Rai shrugws:

"Curiosity." he replied, without looking at his friend

"G'morning." a voice said, through a yawn

"Ura!" Lee exclaimed "You've been sleeping, until now?"


The purple haired girl nodded, before yawning again:

"Needed to rest." she replied, sitting next to Gary


"Where's Mariah?" Kevin asked and Ura shruged:

"She wasn't on the room, when I woke up." she said and Lee raised his eyebrow:

"What do you mean?" he asked and his cousin looked at him:

"Which part you didn't understood?" she asked and Lee rolled his eyes:

"Just answer me." he said and Ura crossed her arms:

"I've told you; I don't know."

"By the way, has anyone seen Kai?" Tyson asked, through his full mouth


"No." both Max and Chied replied, at the same time


Ura raised her eyebrow:

"You mean, Kai is not here?" she asked and all the BladeBreakers shook their heads:

"I guess not." Max answered "But, it's Kai we're talking about, he's always hanging out alone and

such."

"Oh?" Ura asked, looking interested "Don't say."

"Yeah, he's a lonely guy but he's a good friend." Tyson said, after drinking a whole glass of water "In

his own way, of course."

Ura was about to reply, when laughter filled the room and the two teams looked to the door and

opened their eyes wide: Mariah was walking in, laughing, with Kai next to her, smiling.


"Ok, what's happening?" Max asked, looking at his friends "What happened to the 'lonely Kai'?"


"You ask me?" Chief asked "I'm just a computer genious."


"Something's scary is going on here." Tyson said, also looking to his ex-leader and the pink haired

girl.


"Mariah." Lee called, getting up "What are you doing, with him?"

"Oh, hi Lee!" Mariah said, after she had stopped laughing "You mean Kai? We just crossed down the

street."

"Crossed down the street?" Lee repeated and Mariah nodded:

"Yeah, so we decided to come together." she said, before she looked at Kai "Thanks for everything,

and I'll be waiting."


Kai only smiled and walked to his sit, noticing all the stares:

"What?" he asked, annoyed

"You were smiling." Tyson said, before Max hit him on the arm


"Yeah, so?" Kai asked, again and Tyson shruged:

"Strange thing." he said "That's all."

"What did Mariah meant, with 'I'll be waiting'?" Max asked


"None of your business." Kai answered, crossing his arms


"You and Kai went out?" Ura asked, in a whisper and Mariah shook her head:


"No, we just met down the street." she answered and Ura raised her eyebrow:

"You expect me, to believe that?" she asked and Mariah rolled her eyes:

"Only if you want to." she replied and Ura smirked:

"And what did you meant with the 'I'll be waiting'?"


Mariah blushed:

"None of your business." she replied, noticing the stare Ray was giving her.


To Be Continued...


A/N: Small, I know but don't worry, the next one will be longer (just like most of them). For now, please, review. Thank you.