Change of Heart
By: Moon Dreamer
Chapter 3: Hearts Remembering
AN - SORRY!!! I am really sorry that I couldn't get this chapter out sooner, but I have been really busy with school and other things. I was hoping to update this sooner but either I was really busy, the comp was busted, or the site was working. I know that those are not really good excuses but they are true. I think I have been getting a lot of bad luck so far. But not to worry, I am already halfway done with chapter 4 so it should be out soon, I hope!!
Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed my story! I feel so loved! Do you guys want me to put some info about the other inner scouts? Do you want me to bring them back or bring in the outer scouts instead? Or both? And who do you want me to pair the other boys with? I am open to suggestions! I just need a majority vote and I will work it into my plot!!! ( Please review this and I hope that you enjoy:
Pairings:
Usa/Kai
Minako/Tyson
Ami/ Kenny
Max/???
Ray/???
"..." = Someone talking '...' = Someone thinking ... Telepathically Speaking
Enjoy the Story!!!
"Usa-chan?"
"Long time no see Ty-chan." Said Usagi as she dropped all of her manners and courtesy and ran to Tyson with open arms, which he gratefully caught her embrace. "I have missed you cousin dearest. It has been a long time and you haven't even tried to get a hold of me in the past seven years."
"I am sorry Usa-chan, but can we discuss this at the hotel or at least not right now because everyone is starting to look at us." To prove his point, Tyson turned Usagi around and saw that sure enough there were people looking at them. "It seems that we have some introductions to make."
"These are my friends Kenny, otherwise known as Chief, Max, Ray, and last but not least, Kai. Guys, this is my cousin Usagi Tuskino." A round of greetings met Usagi when she remembered about her other friends.
"Well since introduced your friends Tyson, I think that it is appropriate for me to introduce my friends to you and yours." Usagi motioned the girls to give their own introductions and they were only too happy to comply.
"Hello everyone! My name is Minako Aino and it is nice to meet you guys especially the person who Usagi can't seem to stop talking about." Said Minako hinting to the other girls that she had claimed Tyson as her own.
Are you flirting with my cousin Mina-chan? Asked Usagi as she raised an eyebrow.
You never said I couldn't; besides he is really cute. Can I have him? Minako asked hopefully.
Before Usagi had a chance to respond, Ami interrupted the conversation.
You guys should stop talking right now because I think that they are starting to get suspicious since neither one of us has responded for quite a while.
"My name Ami Mizuno and it is a pleasure to finally meet all of you." Said Ami as she gave a quick bow in respect, hoping to break the silence. She noticed that Kenny was looking at her and both of them began to blush as their gazes met.
"You never told me that you were going to bring friends along for the ride Usa-chan." Said Tyson as he was trying to cover up the blush that was making its way to his face.
"Sorry Tyson. It seemed that it was a last minute decision that I had to make, but apparently it was already made for me before I could." Usagi told her cousin, not forgetting to look at her grinning friends when she got to the decision part. She also didn't want to tell Tyson the other reasons that Ami and Minako were on the trip.
"You're not mad are you?"
"On the contrary Usagi. Even thought it is a surprise to me, it doesn't matter. I am not going to throw out a couple of girls out in the middle of New York. Besides, the more the merrier right?" Asked Tyson to the rest of his friends.
"Yeah, why not?" came Kenny's reply.
"No problem." Came Max's agreement.
"Sure. There is plenty of room in the hotel," added Ray to the other replies.
"I don't care. Just as long as they don't hinder my training, they can say." Grumbled Kai as he left the support of the wall. (AN - Isn't Kai sweet? LOL)
"Then it is settled. You are coming with us. Why don't we get your things and get a move on to the hotel." Then they ally turned towards the sign that said LUGGAGE CLAIM.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~In the Limo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Nice set of wheels cuz. Where did you get the money to rent one of these? You didn't need to go through the trouble of getting a car like this. The car that Grandpa drives is suitable enough. " Said Usagi as her curiosity got the better of her.
"Well Usa-chan, this is a part of the surprise. The reason that I brought my friends and the limo is to tell you that. well. I - err - we are the Blade breakers. We have been mostly all around the world entering tournaments and winning them." There Tyson stopped, awaiting the reaction form his cousin.
"You mean to tell me that you are part of one of the greatest beyblading teams of our generation?" asked Usagi as the new pieces of information began to sink in.
Tyson gave a meek "yes" while he was covering his ears from the sure scream that Usagi was going to let out.
"I am so happy for you Ty-chan. Why didn't you tell me this before? The least you could have done was sent me a post card when you were in Hong Kong for the Asian tournament. I would have wanted to see you duel to see how good you have gotten since the last time we dueled." Cried Usagi as she gave Tyson one of her million-dollar smiles that she was famous for giving.
"Sorry Usa-chan. I wasn't really sure how you would have reacted if I told you. Wait a second, how did you know that we were in Hong Kong for the Asian tournament?" asked Tyson suspiciously.
"Well, you said it yourself, that you were part of the Blade breakers and that you guys were entering tournaments all around the world. I happen to know that the Asian Tournament was the first tournament that you guys entered in and that you guys won with flying colors. Just because I have other things to do, it doesn't mean that I don't pay attention to what is going on in the Beyblade sport. And the only reason that I was surprised in the beginning was because I didn't know who the members of the team was, just what they did and where they went." Explained Usagi as she sat down into her seat, ignoring all of the looks that were being sent at her.
"Ok. well since you want to know how well I have gotten, you have the whole summer to watch me blade."
"Well you got a point but since you took a while to tell me this, I am going to kick your butt right when we get back to the hotel." Said Usagi as she relaxed into the comfortable chairs only to be bombarded by with questions from her friends.
"Why didn't you tell me that you know how to beyblade?" asked Minako as she found out some new info about her best-friend.
"Yeah Usa-chan, I agree with Mina-chan. When were you going to tell us about your particular hobby?" asked Ami as she and Minako started to gang up on Usagi.
"I'm sorry guys. It never occurred to me that you guys would care about me blade. Besides, it was only since yesterday that you guys thought that I was a klutz and a dumb blonde, no offense Mina-chan. (AN - And to everyone who is reading this story.) My entire family has been involved with this sport one way or another, so it was saw fit that I too would be involved with beyblade. For countless of generations, my family and I have been using the beyblade all the way back to the feudal times."
***Tyson was also being bombarded with questions from his friends.***
"You never told us that your cousin knew how to blade!" Exclaimed Max.
"She doesn't even look like the type to be using a beyblade, she looks too innocent." Said Ray as he added a piece of his opinion.
"She shouldn't even be blading in the first place." Grunted Kai as he crossed his arms.
"Is she good?" Asked Kenny. When he saw Tyson chuckling, it stopped the rest of the boys from further interrogation.
"She is really good. She could have easily gone to all of the tournaments and come out on top, granted that she still practices. When we were younger, she would always beat me when we duel. She was known as a beyblade protégée when we were younger." Came Tyson's thoughtful reply. "To answer your question Ray, she does look innocent but she uses it to her advantage as well as her weapon. When we were younger, she would always pull off that 'Angel act' on me or other to duel her. And when the duel starts, her whole personality would change. She would become more determined, focus, and gain an evil glint in her eyes when she would find her opponent's weak spot, then she would strike. Every duel I watched her compete in, she would take no mercy on her opponents, not even on me. All relationships with her opponent would be forgotten and she would never respond until the battle was over." There Tyson stopped because he saw the awed faces of his friends. As an after thought, he added, "If anyone of you guys want to duel her, don't underestimate her and her blade because if you do, it would be ensured that you lost the duel even before it begins."
"What are you talking about Ty-chan? You guys seemed pretty absorbed into it." asked Usagi as her curiosity got the best of her again.
"Nothing at all Usa-chan. We were just discussing what you did when we were younger to get people to duel with you." Tyson trailed off as he allowed her to reminisce about old times.
" Oh yeah. If you are referring to the 'Angel act' that I used to pull off, yes I did it to get what I wanted. It always works and it still hasn't failed me."
"You mean to tell us that What Tyson said earlier about you tricking people with an innocent act was all true?" asked Kenny as he saw Usagi's head move up and down.
"Well I am not aware of how much Tyson has told you guys, but it is true. As a matter of fact, I can show all of you guys once we get to the hotel, at least after we get settled down. Since we are on the subject, Tyson when are we going to get to the hotel? It has been a while since we left the airport and we have passed a considerable amount of hotels and buildings." Complained Usagi as she began to look out the window.
"You know what they say Usa-chan, 'Patience is a virtue.' (AN - I hate the saying because I kinda get a tad bit impatient at times, and no I don't own this saying.) Luckily the hotel is just about a few minutes away from here. Once we get to the hotel, we need to check you girls into another room because we only have one spare room in our suite. After we check you girls in, we'll take your bags into your because I don't think that you guys would want to carry your bags when we try to find grandpa. Knowing him, he is either eating, sleeping, gambling, or making him look like a fool by putting on those public performances." Tyson now shudders at the memory of his grandfather's latest *performance*.
"You mean to tell me that he still does those kinds of things? Remember what happened when we went to the park? Grandpa decided that he should give a 'show' to turn up things. By the end of it, he was being escorted out of the park by a couple of police officers, after being charged with disturbing the peace."
"Yeah, that is one of my fondest memories." Tyson said sarcastically. "But his newest one make up for what he lacked back then."
"What's that?"
"His very own guards."
After hearing the stories of Usagi's grandfather, Minako murmured, " Man, I am glad that he isn't my grandfather."
"Oh well, deep down, grandpa is a really nice person that just needs attention. Besides it runs in my family, take a look a Tyson and myself. It doesn't matter what grandpa does as a past time, the most important thing is that we love him, and that's that matters."
"Before we get to far into out personal lives, I'd like to say is that we're here." Said Ray as he pointed at the hotel.
"Ray's right. Enough of the sap stories. We should get a move on into the hotel. Charge!" yelled Tyson as he ran head first into the entrance of the hotel. The others just looked at themselves with HUGE sweat drops on the side of their heads before walking into the lobby with the suitcases in their hands.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In the Hotel~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Well I just finished talking to the manager and I was able to get a room right next to ours." Explained Kenny as he was walking back towards the group.
"Thanks a lot Kenny." Said Ami as she gave him a small smile.
"Uh. It was n..no problem." Sputtered out Kenny as a blush began to creep its way onto his face.
"Well what should we do now?" asked Usagi as she began to look discreetly at Ami and Kenny.
"We already got you girls into a room and the bell boy already brought up your bags, so we should try to find grandpa an let him know that you are already here and that you brought some friends with you."
"Whatever. You guys can do that. Right now I am going to continue my training." With that, Kai left the shocked group wide in his sudden departure.
"Well that was rude. I have a feeling that he usually acts like this, not only in front of me." Usagi said angrily as she saw Kai leave her range of sight.
"You're right Usagi-san. Don't mind him. He just always act's like this all the time. It is his nature." Provided Ray. "And besides, he wouldn't be of much help anyway. He would just complain about how we are wasting his time, time he says that he could use to practice."
"You're probably right Ray. Well enough of that, we should spilt up so that we can find grandpa easier." Explained Usagi.
"I think the teams should be Tyson and Minako, Usagi, Ray, and Max, and Kenny and I, since Minako and I don't know what your grandfather looks like and also because you guys know your way around this hotel." Ami said as she tried to divide their group into smaller search parties.
" Good plan Ami-chan! Let's meet back here in 30 minutes." Responded Minako as she began to set her watch. (AN - Hey! I would too or I would lose track of time just wondering around a hotel in New York.)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (30 minutes later)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Did you guys find him?" Asked Tyson when the three groups finally met up with each other.
"We didn't find him." Came the response from Ami and Kenny.
"Ditto." Responded Ray, Max, and Usagi simultaneously.
"Where would grandpa be? We have looked all over the hotel. What other place could grandpa be at? We even looked inside the bathrooms just to be sure." Exclaimed Tyson as he collapsed into the sofa in the lobby.
"I hate to interrupt your time of thinking Tyson, but he could be back upstairs in the room, couldn't he?" Pointed out Max. "Considering for the fact that we have looked every else in this hotel."
"Why didn't I think of that?" Tyson jumped out of his chair. "Don't answer that. Let's just go!" By the time he was finished, he was surprised to see everyone in the elevator, that is everyone but him. It took Tyson a while to finally let the situation sink in, and when it did he sprinted to the elevator that they were in. Just as the door was about to close, Tyson let out a, "HEY!!! WAIT FOR ME GUYS!!!"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Outside the boy's room ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Well. What are you waiting for Tyson? Open the door." Usagi yelled the last part as she was starting to get a little ticked off since they were waiting outside the door for 5 minutes with Tyson just looking into his pockets.
"Well I could do that, if I had the key. he he." Gulped Tyson as he nervously saw the guys and girls starting to crowd around him.
"What do you mean, 'If I had the key.' Ty-chan? You do have the key, don't you?" asked Usagi as she began to roll up her sleeves.
"Well. Usa-chan. I just remembered that I left the key on the table when we were leaving in the room. The bad thing is that the table is in the room."
Everyone in the hall, minus Tyson, just looked at each other and fell to the floor, anime style. (AN - That would actually be funny! ^-^; Can anyone picture that?)
"Why don't we just knock on the door?" asked Ray as he and the others picked themselves up.
Just as Tyson was about to knock, lo and behold, the door flew open to reveal his grandfather.
"Hey dudes! It took you guys a long time to get here! Well it doesn't matter, at least you guys were able to get here before dinner started. Everyone inside! I want to spend time with the granddaughter that I haven't seen for at lest seven years." The guys darted into the room as the girls remained outside with grandpa.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~With the girls ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Come here Usagi and give your grandpa a hug!" Exclaimed grandpa as he exchanged greetings with Usagi.
" It is so good to finally see you again grandpa. I have really missed you and Ty-chan. It has been so long since I have seen you guys and I really wish that I." there Usagi stopped as she began to wipe away her tears at an incredible pace.
"Aww, stop the tears Usa-chan. We missed you to and it is not proper for a young lady as beautiful as yourself to cry." He handed her his handkerchief. "Let me look at you and see how much you have grown." He started to examine his granddaughter and when he was finally finished, he had a large smile on his face.
"You look really beautiful, Usa-chan. You look just like your mother when she was your age, except for the difference in hair and eye color but it makes you even more beautiful. I don't think that anyone would be foolish to let you go once they have you." He explained as he raised her chin so that she was looking at him.
"Thank you grandpa. You don't know how much that means to me." Usagi whispered as she wiped the tears from her eyes. (AN - She seems to be doing a lot of that ne?)
"You are welcome Usagi. Now onto different matters, who are these young ladies that you seem to have brought with you? As I recall, you never said anything about bringing other guests with you." Finished grandpa as he tried to lighten the mood that seemed to surround them.
"Oh! That's right, you haven't met my friends have you, grandpa? Well these are my good friends Minako Aino."
"Hiya! It's nice to meet you!" Exclaimed Minako as she gave a small bow and smile in greeting.
". and Ami Mizuno." Finished Usagi.
"It is a great honor to finally meet you sir." Greeted Ami as she too gave a bow in respect to her elders.
"Well, it is also my pleasure to meet you girls. As you already guessed, I am Usagi and Tyson's grandfather. And it would be nice to have you guys here with us, but unfortunately we don't have enough room for the three of you." Replied grandpa deject fully.
"That's no problem on our part sir. Tyson-san and the others have told us of your predicament and so we decided that we should rent a room for ourselves. Luckily there was one more room left, and the room the we happened to get is the one next your yours." Ami pointed out politely.
"Do you need help in paying for the room since these suites are really expensive and." trailed off grandpa as he tried to find out how three women from Japan were able to pay off for a room at one of the most expensive hotels in New York.
"Again, sir, that is no problem. As it so happens, one of my mother's colleagues owns a part of this hotel, so my mother was able to pull a few strings and voila, we got a room." Exclaimed Minako as she giggled at grandpa's ever-changing expressions from puzzled to shocked.
"Oh, ok. Never mind then. So room is not a problem to either one of you girls but if you need anything, feel free to ask. Oh and before I forget, if you don't mind but could you girls drop the 'sir' act? It really isn't my style and it makes me feel uncomfortable. Just call me grandpa since that is what Tyson's friends call me as well. We have talked quite a bit out here, lets go inside and see what the others are up to." Grandpa said as he ushered the girls into the room that he and the boys were staying at.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~With the boys~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Wow Tyson, your grandpa can be pretty intimidating when he wants to be." Said Kenny as he and the others arrived inside the room.
"That's nothing. You should see him when he gets to family reunions. Dad told me all about them. I shudder to think what would happen if we had another one of those." Said Tyson as he walked into the living room area, and what he saw there surprised him beyond explanation.
( AN - I wonder who it could be? Should I leave it here and let your guys suffer? . Nah, on with the story!)
". Kai?" exclaimed Tyson as he stopped right in the middle of the room causing the other guys to fall on top of him, domino style.
"I thought that you said that you were going to train instead of hanging out with us?" Gasped Max as he saw Kai sitting on the couch, drinking soda.
"Yeah, well. I can change my mind , can't I? Besides, I thought that you guys said that you were going to take those girls around the hotel, not into the room. By the way, where are they?"
"I thought that you said that you didn't care anything about them. Well they are outside with grandpa." Grumbled out Ray in the beginning but clearly stating the ending.
"Hey Dudes! Well the girls and I have just finished talking, so why don't we all go out and eat? There is a really good restaurant downstairs that I wanted to eat at since we got here." Grandpa said as he and the girls walked into the room.
"Yeah!! Lets go! Finally, we are getting to do one of my favorite hobbies!" exclaimed Tyson as he ran all the way to the door. "Well don't just stand there, let's go!!!"
The others just smiled at Tyson's antics and went down to the dinner area with Tyson leading the way.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Later that night ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"That was a great dinner, wasn't it guys?" asked Minako as she was getting ready for bed. The guys were in their own room once dinner was over, saying that they were tired and that they all had to get an early start in the morning. "Who ever thought that there was someone else in the world who could eat as much as Usagi?"
Ami and Minako both laughed at that, but were soon rewarded with a pillow thrown in their direction.
"I resent that you guys. I don't eat like that anymore." Complained Usagi as she came out of the bathroom.
"Sorry Usa-chan. We didn't know that you were only faking, but you have to admit, Tyson did eat A LOT at dinner, as much as you ate before, or even more." Ami said as she began to fix her bed.
"Well, I did learn to eat a lot from Tyson. He he. You think that is bad, if I remember, you should see him when he is REALLY hungry, now that is a spectacle." Exclaimed Usagi as she began to turn off the light. "Good night, minna!"
"Good night Usa-chan."
****** Wow! I finished another chapter! Yay! Gomen again for the lateness, but at least I posted right? Please Review!!! ^-^
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AN - SORRY!!! I am really sorry that I couldn't get this chapter out sooner, but I have been really busy with school and other things. I was hoping to update this sooner but either I was really busy, the comp was busted, or the site was working. I know that those are not really good excuses but they are true. I think I have been getting a lot of bad luck so far. But not to worry, I am already halfway done with chapter 4 so it should be out soon, I hope!!
Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed my story! I feel so loved! Do you guys want me to put some info about the other inner scouts? Do you want me to bring them back or bring in the outer scouts instead? Or both? And who do you want me to pair the other boys with? I am open to suggestions! I just need a majority vote and I will work it into my plot!!! ( Please review this and I hope that you enjoy:
Pairings:
Usa/Kai
Minako/Tyson
Ami/ Kenny
Max/???
Ray/???
"..." = Someone talking '...' = Someone thinking ... Telepathically Speaking
Enjoy the Story!!!
"Usa-chan?"
"Long time no see Ty-chan." Said Usagi as she dropped all of her manners and courtesy and ran to Tyson with open arms, which he gratefully caught her embrace. "I have missed you cousin dearest. It has been a long time and you haven't even tried to get a hold of me in the past seven years."
"I am sorry Usa-chan, but can we discuss this at the hotel or at least not right now because everyone is starting to look at us." To prove his point, Tyson turned Usagi around and saw that sure enough there were people looking at them. "It seems that we have some introductions to make."
"These are my friends Kenny, otherwise known as Chief, Max, Ray, and last but not least, Kai. Guys, this is my cousin Usagi Tuskino." A round of greetings met Usagi when she remembered about her other friends.
"Well since introduced your friends Tyson, I think that it is appropriate for me to introduce my friends to you and yours." Usagi motioned the girls to give their own introductions and they were only too happy to comply.
"Hello everyone! My name is Minako Aino and it is nice to meet you guys especially the person who Usagi can't seem to stop talking about." Said Minako hinting to the other girls that she had claimed Tyson as her own.
Are you flirting with my cousin Mina-chan? Asked Usagi as she raised an eyebrow.
You never said I couldn't; besides he is really cute. Can I have him? Minako asked hopefully.
Before Usagi had a chance to respond, Ami interrupted the conversation.
You guys should stop talking right now because I think that they are starting to get suspicious since neither one of us has responded for quite a while.
"My name Ami Mizuno and it is a pleasure to finally meet all of you." Said Ami as she gave a quick bow in respect, hoping to break the silence. She noticed that Kenny was looking at her and both of them began to blush as their gazes met.
"You never told me that you were going to bring friends along for the ride Usa-chan." Said Tyson as he was trying to cover up the blush that was making its way to his face.
"Sorry Tyson. It seemed that it was a last minute decision that I had to make, but apparently it was already made for me before I could." Usagi told her cousin, not forgetting to look at her grinning friends when she got to the decision part. She also didn't want to tell Tyson the other reasons that Ami and Minako were on the trip.
"You're not mad are you?"
"On the contrary Usagi. Even thought it is a surprise to me, it doesn't matter. I am not going to throw out a couple of girls out in the middle of New York. Besides, the more the merrier right?" Asked Tyson to the rest of his friends.
"Yeah, why not?" came Kenny's reply.
"No problem." Came Max's agreement.
"Sure. There is plenty of room in the hotel," added Ray to the other replies.
"I don't care. Just as long as they don't hinder my training, they can say." Grumbled Kai as he left the support of the wall. (AN - Isn't Kai sweet? LOL)
"Then it is settled. You are coming with us. Why don't we get your things and get a move on to the hotel." Then they ally turned towards the sign that said LUGGAGE CLAIM.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~In the Limo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Nice set of wheels cuz. Where did you get the money to rent one of these? You didn't need to go through the trouble of getting a car like this. The car that Grandpa drives is suitable enough. " Said Usagi as her curiosity got the better of her.
"Well Usa-chan, this is a part of the surprise. The reason that I brought my friends and the limo is to tell you that. well. I - err - we are the Blade breakers. We have been mostly all around the world entering tournaments and winning them." There Tyson stopped, awaiting the reaction form his cousin.
"You mean to tell me that you are part of one of the greatest beyblading teams of our generation?" asked Usagi as the new pieces of information began to sink in.
Tyson gave a meek "yes" while he was covering his ears from the sure scream that Usagi was going to let out.
"I am so happy for you Ty-chan. Why didn't you tell me this before? The least you could have done was sent me a post card when you were in Hong Kong for the Asian tournament. I would have wanted to see you duel to see how good you have gotten since the last time we dueled." Cried Usagi as she gave Tyson one of her million-dollar smiles that she was famous for giving.
"Sorry Usa-chan. I wasn't really sure how you would have reacted if I told you. Wait a second, how did you know that we were in Hong Kong for the Asian tournament?" asked Tyson suspiciously.
"Well, you said it yourself, that you were part of the Blade breakers and that you guys were entering tournaments all around the world. I happen to know that the Asian Tournament was the first tournament that you guys entered in and that you guys won with flying colors. Just because I have other things to do, it doesn't mean that I don't pay attention to what is going on in the Beyblade sport. And the only reason that I was surprised in the beginning was because I didn't know who the members of the team was, just what they did and where they went." Explained Usagi as she sat down into her seat, ignoring all of the looks that were being sent at her.
"Ok. well since you want to know how well I have gotten, you have the whole summer to watch me blade."
"Well you got a point but since you took a while to tell me this, I am going to kick your butt right when we get back to the hotel." Said Usagi as she relaxed into the comfortable chairs only to be bombarded by with questions from her friends.
"Why didn't you tell me that you know how to beyblade?" asked Minako as she found out some new info about her best-friend.
"Yeah Usa-chan, I agree with Mina-chan. When were you going to tell us about your particular hobby?" asked Ami as she and Minako started to gang up on Usagi.
"I'm sorry guys. It never occurred to me that you guys would care about me blade. Besides, it was only since yesterday that you guys thought that I was a klutz and a dumb blonde, no offense Mina-chan. (AN - And to everyone who is reading this story.) My entire family has been involved with this sport one way or another, so it was saw fit that I too would be involved with beyblade. For countless of generations, my family and I have been using the beyblade all the way back to the feudal times."
***Tyson was also being bombarded with questions from his friends.***
"You never told us that your cousin knew how to blade!" Exclaimed Max.
"She doesn't even look like the type to be using a beyblade, she looks too innocent." Said Ray as he added a piece of his opinion.
"She shouldn't even be blading in the first place." Grunted Kai as he crossed his arms.
"Is she good?" Asked Kenny. When he saw Tyson chuckling, it stopped the rest of the boys from further interrogation.
"She is really good. She could have easily gone to all of the tournaments and come out on top, granted that she still practices. When we were younger, she would always beat me when we duel. She was known as a beyblade protégée when we were younger." Came Tyson's thoughtful reply. "To answer your question Ray, she does look innocent but she uses it to her advantage as well as her weapon. When we were younger, she would always pull off that 'Angel act' on me or other to duel her. And when the duel starts, her whole personality would change. She would become more determined, focus, and gain an evil glint in her eyes when she would find her opponent's weak spot, then she would strike. Every duel I watched her compete in, she would take no mercy on her opponents, not even on me. All relationships with her opponent would be forgotten and she would never respond until the battle was over." There Tyson stopped because he saw the awed faces of his friends. As an after thought, he added, "If anyone of you guys want to duel her, don't underestimate her and her blade because if you do, it would be ensured that you lost the duel even before it begins."
"What are you talking about Ty-chan? You guys seemed pretty absorbed into it." asked Usagi as her curiosity got the best of her again.
"Nothing at all Usa-chan. We were just discussing what you did when we were younger to get people to duel with you." Tyson trailed off as he allowed her to reminisce about old times.
" Oh yeah. If you are referring to the 'Angel act' that I used to pull off, yes I did it to get what I wanted. It always works and it still hasn't failed me."
"You mean to tell us that What Tyson said earlier about you tricking people with an innocent act was all true?" asked Kenny as he saw Usagi's head move up and down.
"Well I am not aware of how much Tyson has told you guys, but it is true. As a matter of fact, I can show all of you guys once we get to the hotel, at least after we get settled down. Since we are on the subject, Tyson when are we going to get to the hotel? It has been a while since we left the airport and we have passed a considerable amount of hotels and buildings." Complained Usagi as she began to look out the window.
"You know what they say Usa-chan, 'Patience is a virtue.' (AN - I hate the saying because I kinda get a tad bit impatient at times, and no I don't own this saying.) Luckily the hotel is just about a few minutes away from here. Once we get to the hotel, we need to check you girls into another room because we only have one spare room in our suite. After we check you girls in, we'll take your bags into your because I don't think that you guys would want to carry your bags when we try to find grandpa. Knowing him, he is either eating, sleeping, gambling, or making him look like a fool by putting on those public performances." Tyson now shudders at the memory of his grandfather's latest *performance*.
"You mean to tell me that he still does those kinds of things? Remember what happened when we went to the park? Grandpa decided that he should give a 'show' to turn up things. By the end of it, he was being escorted out of the park by a couple of police officers, after being charged with disturbing the peace."
"Yeah, that is one of my fondest memories." Tyson said sarcastically. "But his newest one make up for what he lacked back then."
"What's that?"
"His very own guards."
After hearing the stories of Usagi's grandfather, Minako murmured, " Man, I am glad that he isn't my grandfather."
"Oh well, deep down, grandpa is a really nice person that just needs attention. Besides it runs in my family, take a look a Tyson and myself. It doesn't matter what grandpa does as a past time, the most important thing is that we love him, and that's that matters."
"Before we get to far into out personal lives, I'd like to say is that we're here." Said Ray as he pointed at the hotel.
"Ray's right. Enough of the sap stories. We should get a move on into the hotel. Charge!" yelled Tyson as he ran head first into the entrance of the hotel. The others just looked at themselves with HUGE sweat drops on the side of their heads before walking into the lobby with the suitcases in their hands.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In the Hotel~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Well I just finished talking to the manager and I was able to get a room right next to ours." Explained Kenny as he was walking back towards the group.
"Thanks a lot Kenny." Said Ami as she gave him a small smile.
"Uh. It was n..no problem." Sputtered out Kenny as a blush began to creep its way onto his face.
"Well what should we do now?" asked Usagi as she began to look discreetly at Ami and Kenny.
"We already got you girls into a room and the bell boy already brought up your bags, so we should try to find grandpa an let him know that you are already here and that you brought some friends with you."
"Whatever. You guys can do that. Right now I am going to continue my training." With that, Kai left the shocked group wide in his sudden departure.
"Well that was rude. I have a feeling that he usually acts like this, not only in front of me." Usagi said angrily as she saw Kai leave her range of sight.
"You're right Usagi-san. Don't mind him. He just always act's like this all the time. It is his nature." Provided Ray. "And besides, he wouldn't be of much help anyway. He would just complain about how we are wasting his time, time he says that he could use to practice."
"You're probably right Ray. Well enough of that, we should spilt up so that we can find grandpa easier." Explained Usagi.
"I think the teams should be Tyson and Minako, Usagi, Ray, and Max, and Kenny and I, since Minako and I don't know what your grandfather looks like and also because you guys know your way around this hotel." Ami said as she tried to divide their group into smaller search parties.
" Good plan Ami-chan! Let's meet back here in 30 minutes." Responded Minako as she began to set her watch. (AN - Hey! I would too or I would lose track of time just wondering around a hotel in New York.)
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (30 minutes later)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Did you guys find him?" Asked Tyson when the three groups finally met up with each other.
"We didn't find him." Came the response from Ami and Kenny.
"Ditto." Responded Ray, Max, and Usagi simultaneously.
"Where would grandpa be? We have looked all over the hotel. What other place could grandpa be at? We even looked inside the bathrooms just to be sure." Exclaimed Tyson as he collapsed into the sofa in the lobby.
"I hate to interrupt your time of thinking Tyson, but he could be back upstairs in the room, couldn't he?" Pointed out Max. "Considering for the fact that we have looked every else in this hotel."
"Why didn't I think of that?" Tyson jumped out of his chair. "Don't answer that. Let's just go!" By the time he was finished, he was surprised to see everyone in the elevator, that is everyone but him. It took Tyson a while to finally let the situation sink in, and when it did he sprinted to the elevator that they were in. Just as the door was about to close, Tyson let out a, "HEY!!! WAIT FOR ME GUYS!!!"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Outside the boy's room ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Well. What are you waiting for Tyson? Open the door." Usagi yelled the last part as she was starting to get a little ticked off since they were waiting outside the door for 5 minutes with Tyson just looking into his pockets.
"Well I could do that, if I had the key. he he." Gulped Tyson as he nervously saw the guys and girls starting to crowd around him.
"What do you mean, 'If I had the key.' Ty-chan? You do have the key, don't you?" asked Usagi as she began to roll up her sleeves.
"Well. Usa-chan. I just remembered that I left the key on the table when we were leaving in the room. The bad thing is that the table is in the room."
Everyone in the hall, minus Tyson, just looked at each other and fell to the floor, anime style. (AN - That would actually be funny! ^-^; Can anyone picture that?)
"Why don't we just knock on the door?" asked Ray as he and the others picked themselves up.
Just as Tyson was about to knock, lo and behold, the door flew open to reveal his grandfather.
"Hey dudes! It took you guys a long time to get here! Well it doesn't matter, at least you guys were able to get here before dinner started. Everyone inside! I want to spend time with the granddaughter that I haven't seen for at lest seven years." The guys darted into the room as the girls remained outside with grandpa.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~With the girls ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Come here Usagi and give your grandpa a hug!" Exclaimed grandpa as he exchanged greetings with Usagi.
" It is so good to finally see you again grandpa. I have really missed you and Ty-chan. It has been so long since I have seen you guys and I really wish that I." there Usagi stopped as she began to wipe away her tears at an incredible pace.
"Aww, stop the tears Usa-chan. We missed you to and it is not proper for a young lady as beautiful as yourself to cry." He handed her his handkerchief. "Let me look at you and see how much you have grown." He started to examine his granddaughter and when he was finally finished, he had a large smile on his face.
"You look really beautiful, Usa-chan. You look just like your mother when she was your age, except for the difference in hair and eye color but it makes you even more beautiful. I don't think that anyone would be foolish to let you go once they have you." He explained as he raised her chin so that she was looking at him.
"Thank you grandpa. You don't know how much that means to me." Usagi whispered as she wiped the tears from her eyes. (AN - She seems to be doing a lot of that ne?)
"You are welcome Usagi. Now onto different matters, who are these young ladies that you seem to have brought with you? As I recall, you never said anything about bringing other guests with you." Finished grandpa as he tried to lighten the mood that seemed to surround them.
"Oh! That's right, you haven't met my friends have you, grandpa? Well these are my good friends Minako Aino."
"Hiya! It's nice to meet you!" Exclaimed Minako as she gave a small bow and smile in greeting.
". and Ami Mizuno." Finished Usagi.
"It is a great honor to finally meet you sir." Greeted Ami as she too gave a bow in respect to her elders.
"Well, it is also my pleasure to meet you girls. As you already guessed, I am Usagi and Tyson's grandfather. And it would be nice to have you guys here with us, but unfortunately we don't have enough room for the three of you." Replied grandpa deject fully.
"That's no problem on our part sir. Tyson-san and the others have told us of your predicament and so we decided that we should rent a room for ourselves. Luckily there was one more room left, and the room the we happened to get is the one next your yours." Ami pointed out politely.
"Do you need help in paying for the room since these suites are really expensive and." trailed off grandpa as he tried to find out how three women from Japan were able to pay off for a room at one of the most expensive hotels in New York.
"Again, sir, that is no problem. As it so happens, one of my mother's colleagues owns a part of this hotel, so my mother was able to pull a few strings and voila, we got a room." Exclaimed Minako as she giggled at grandpa's ever-changing expressions from puzzled to shocked.
"Oh, ok. Never mind then. So room is not a problem to either one of you girls but if you need anything, feel free to ask. Oh and before I forget, if you don't mind but could you girls drop the 'sir' act? It really isn't my style and it makes me feel uncomfortable. Just call me grandpa since that is what Tyson's friends call me as well. We have talked quite a bit out here, lets go inside and see what the others are up to." Grandpa said as he ushered the girls into the room that he and the boys were staying at.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~With the boys~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Wow Tyson, your grandpa can be pretty intimidating when he wants to be." Said Kenny as he and the others arrived inside the room.
"That's nothing. You should see him when he gets to family reunions. Dad told me all about them. I shudder to think what would happen if we had another one of those." Said Tyson as he walked into the living room area, and what he saw there surprised him beyond explanation.
( AN - I wonder who it could be? Should I leave it here and let your guys suffer? . Nah, on with the story!)
". Kai?" exclaimed Tyson as he stopped right in the middle of the room causing the other guys to fall on top of him, domino style.
"I thought that you said that you were going to train instead of hanging out with us?" Gasped Max as he saw Kai sitting on the couch, drinking soda.
"Yeah, well. I can change my mind , can't I? Besides, I thought that you guys said that you were going to take those girls around the hotel, not into the room. By the way, where are they?"
"I thought that you said that you didn't care anything about them. Well they are outside with grandpa." Grumbled out Ray in the beginning but clearly stating the ending.
"Hey Dudes! Well the girls and I have just finished talking, so why don't we all go out and eat? There is a really good restaurant downstairs that I wanted to eat at since we got here." Grandpa said as he and the girls walked into the room.
"Yeah!! Lets go! Finally, we are getting to do one of my favorite hobbies!" exclaimed Tyson as he ran all the way to the door. "Well don't just stand there, let's go!!!"
The others just smiled at Tyson's antics and went down to the dinner area with Tyson leading the way.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Later that night ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"That was a great dinner, wasn't it guys?" asked Minako as she was getting ready for bed. The guys were in their own room once dinner was over, saying that they were tired and that they all had to get an early start in the morning. "Who ever thought that there was someone else in the world who could eat as much as Usagi?"
Ami and Minako both laughed at that, but were soon rewarded with a pillow thrown in their direction.
"I resent that you guys. I don't eat like that anymore." Complained Usagi as she came out of the bathroom.
"Sorry Usa-chan. We didn't know that you were only faking, but you have to admit, Tyson did eat A LOT at dinner, as much as you ate before, or even more." Ami said as she began to fix her bed.
"Well, I did learn to eat a lot from Tyson. He he. You think that is bad, if I remember, you should see him when he is REALLY hungry, now that is a spectacle." Exclaimed Usagi as she began to turn off the light. "Good night, minna!"
"Good night Usa-chan."
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