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Chapter II

Disclaimer: Well, just to say I don't own Beyblade or its characters, all I own is my made up shit load of fan fiction. Enjoy!

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Where is she? The blue haired boy wondered as he walked down the empty path through the park. Looking behind him impatiently, Kai wished that Mariam would come soon. It was not in his nature to wait for other people, and it would be strange if someone caught him walking in the park alone. Hurry up Mariam! He thought, walking back and forth.

"What do you know? I thought you wouldn't show..." Mariam smirked as she jogged up to him.

"…You're late." Kai muttered angrily.

"Sorry Kai, Joseph hid my Beyblade. That annoying brat…" Mariam looked around, feeling a bit awkward with all the silence. "Where's everyone?"

Kai sneered. "Its not my problem you decided to go for a walk here…its usually empty."

"Yeah…I suppose…where do you want to go?"

"Stadium, where else?" Kai said in a bored tone. "That was the plan, right?"

"Oh yeah…well, lets just cut through the forest."

"Hn…"

For what it seemed like a long time, the two walked in total silence. And nothing made a sound except their footsteps, their breathing and the blowing of the wind. The birds chirped cheerfully and the rustle of the leaves on the trees created a peaceful environment. Once in a while, one would sneak a peek at the other, then look away as the other person decides to too.

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"Kai? Mariam? What are you two doing here?"

A voice sounded so weird after all the silence. Then it was recognized as they turn to see who said that.

"We could ask you the same thing." Kai growled as he blushed a light pink for being caught alone in a place with a girl.     

"Hi Ray, Mariah, Kane, Salima, Tyson and Hilary!" Mariam greeted them as she turn to give Kai a look and a jab in the arm with her elbow for being so mean to their friends. Kai just shrugged it off.

"Well, we are here because we are on a Beyblade date for training. You two wouldn't be doing that would you?" Salima raised an eyebrow.

Kane looked very confused. "I thought Kai hated everyone..." He said blankly, in a way that almost made Tyson seem normal.

"So did we, Kane…" Hilary nodded. "So did we…"

"As if we'd go on a…a Beyblade date...and no I don't hate everyone, just the ones that are annoying..." That was Kai's answer, as he started to turn away.

Everyone looked at Tyson. "WHAT?" Tyson said loudly and pouted.

"Ah, leave him alone...I decided to go for a battle and I invited Kai along. I've always wanted to see if I was good enough for the famous Kai." Mariam answered for him. She decided to save his sorry butt from these accusing friends of his. Besides, it was true.

"Right...yeah and Kai agreed…interesting…" Tyson chuckled.

"I sort of nagged him if you know what I mean." Mariam said, saving Kai again. "I don't think you would refuse a good fight. Besides, you know how convincing I am." Mariam smirked challengingly. Tyson shrugged.

"Well, since we are all here...well almost all here...we should go to pizza hut first. I'm starving." Ray suggested.

"IM NOT ALONE IN THIS WORLD!!!" Tyson said to the sky. Almost every one either fell or sweat dropped.

"Pizza sounds fine." Mariah shrugged. They all agreed.

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Stuffed with pizza, some groaned and complained about their full stomach. Kai, seeing this chaos and relaxation, frowned. They were here to practice and battle. No one said anything about practices. Kai sighed and reached into his pocked. He pulled out a 20 and 10-dollar bill. He put it on the table along with the receipt. He stood up.

"Now, can we go for the Beyblade matches?" Kai said, annoyed. The bladers looked at each other and they laughed. Kai glared at them.

"You always spoils the fun with all your scheduled practices" Tyson complained.

"We could use some exercise to burn off these calories we just stuffed down our stomachs." Mariah smiled. Hilary nodded.

"Ok, we might as well as go too..." Kane and Salima agreed.

"Hey I don't want to be left out!" Tyson said and stuffed the last of his slice in his mouth.

"Why not go? Practice is good…" Ray said as he scratched the back of his head. 

"I though this moment would never come," Mariam smiled and too out her blade. The group started to walk towards the Stadium, which was next door.

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At last, they arrived, to Kai's relief. Now, to his horror, both Zeo and Kenny were there already. He didn't mind them, but there WERE already 8 people, and now there are 10. That makes practice less efficient for each player. He shrugged it off.

"Hey Kenny, Zeo, what are you doing here?" Tyson called as he waved at them.

"Kenny was showing me what other bladers can do and what I am up against." Zeo replied. "If I want to get my bit beast, and be a good Beyblader, I need to know what I am up against."

"Chief always has the best ideas." Kane said and smiled.

"Since we are here, why don't we start off with…a battle to show Zeo what the top is like? Then, he could work his way up, knowing what he is against." Kenny suggested.

"Ok, we'll go first." Rei said as he nodded to Mariah, who nodded back.

"3-2-1...LET IT RIP!!!" The two blades got released into the rink. They spun and dove at each other, creating sparks when the collided.

"GO DRIGGER!!" yelled Ray as his Beyblade darted left and right. It picked up speed and started to glow brightly. The Beyblade headed towards Mariah's, which was spinning in one place. Drigger was released from his seal and he floated above the battle, waiting for Galux to do the same. She did.

"GALUX!! SCRATCH ATTACK!" Cried Mariah. Galux picked up speed as well, and the two Beyblades collided in the middle, creating a force that pushed both Beybladers back. The two cats slashed at each other, as if they were sworn enemies.

Then, the two were called back; the Beyblades flew into Ray and Mariah's hands.

"Ok, I'll go against Zeo." Tyson said as he slapped his Beyblade onto its launcher. "3-2-1...LET IT RIP!!!"

Both Beyblades became a blur as they flew into the ring. "GO DRAGOON! VICTORY TORNADO!!" Tyson yelled, trying to perfect his final attack further.

"Tyson, use your final attacks when it is time. Remember what happened last time when you tried using your last attack first?" Kai lectured.

Tyson gritted his teeth, he hated being told what to do. But Kai was right, unfortunately.

"Yeah, yeah, I got it…" Tyson turned to Dragoon. "DRAGOON! USE PHANTOM STORM INSTEAD!" Tyson yelled.

"Alright, its time to prove yourself!" Kenny said to Zeo, who nodded. He turned towards the battle again.

"GO! CERBERUS!!!" Zeo yelled as his Beyblade started to pick up speed. The two Beyblades collided and they each tried to push the other out of the stadium. The wresting continued for a while, then, the two bladers called them back. The Beyblades flew to the bladers' hands.

"Alright, Kai, its your turn." Salima said to him, who nodded.

"I know…" Kai said darkly.

I want to go next, but which blade will I use? Kai wondered to himself. He could use Black Dranzer or Dranzer, but they will cause too much damage because they're too powerful for this little stadium. Then again he can use his new blade and bit beast called Surai, but he ever use it yet, and he was afraid that he couldn't control the power within the blade. Voltaire told him that Surai was extremely hard to control. But then again, he was Kai. Kai smirked, clutching his new blade in his palm, and put it on his launcher.

Ok, I think Kai has made his choice...but he had the Dranzers for a long time. I just got my Myukis and I don't really know what to do yet. I still am confused about how Sharkrash can evolve into Twilight, a human like bit-beast. The Ryuseis are gifts from our masters…these two are just twins born from the stars… Mariam thought.

"Hurry up…" Tyson yelled impatiently, until Mariam and Kai both gave him a death glare. He whimpered.

I guess I could use Twilight... Mariam thought as she took out her blade.

"3-2-1...LET IT RIP!!!!!" The two talented bladers launched their blades, the two spinning weapons blurred into the stadium, causing chips of the plastic to fall off.

"Surai!" Kai immediately called his bit beast out. What seemed like a boy with slightly pointy ears and horns of a dragon emerged. His dark, nearly black eyes contained a mystery and a challenging look. His wings, red and looked as if it was on fire, stretched and everyone in the stadium could feel the heat rising. People turned to see what was happening.

"Twilight!!!" Mariam also called her bit beast out. If Kai were a stranger, she would have waited to see his moves. But this was a practice, so nothing would hurt. Mariam's bit beast, Twilight, came out and immediately, the temperature settled back to what it was before. Twilight looked fairy like and had long black hair. The bit beast's smirk and her icy violet eyes declared her the star, in her opinion, that is. Her ears were also slightly pointy and her wings were snow white. Around her, a handful of chilly breezes played with her hair.

"Wow, they've got new blades!!! Look, they are both so human like…" Dizzi said in amazement.

"That is amazing, look at their powers! It's climbing off the charts." Kenny said as his eyes widened. "So Mariam, moved on from your Sharkrash?"

"Yup," she replied. "It evolved somehow, can you try to figure out how?"

Kenny nodded.

Twilight nodded at Surai, and surprising enough, he smiled slightly back. "Well...long time no see my friend..." she said. Since most bit beasts can't talk without any humans trying hard to understand them, many were surprised to hear a bit beast talk.

"So, ready for a little battle?" He asked.

"Hate to break it to you, but I'm going to win, like I always do." She smirked.

"Alright, we'll just have to see." He smirked back. Everyone turns dot eyed and stare at chief for answers.

"Okay…it seems like those two are friends..." Kenny said, after a long period of silence as the two bit beasts fought.

"That's all you can come up with?" Hilary said as she made a motion to strangle the Chief. The others were too shocked to say anything.

"Dizzy, can bit beasts make friends?" Chief asked in shock.

"I suppose that's an yes, look at them, that's a living example." Dizzi said in her usual matter-of-fact voice.

"Dizzy, I want you to do an analyze them and make me a chart. This is amazing!!! I never knew bit beasts could talk without the human even trying to understand!!!" Chief said. Dizzi cleared her throat.

"That was the lamest excuse ever chief…it seems like those two are friends? That's a statement, not a solution." Salima laughed.

"Wow!!! Look at those bit beasts go!!!" Zeo yelled excitedly. For everyone turned to see Kenny, they didn't even realize that the two blades were still spinning. Kai and Mariam tried to get them to listen, but obviously, they don't like to be bossed around. The two blades circled each other and they collided once in a while. Surai and Twilight took out their daggers and tried to slash each other. Despite that, the two Beyblades were still spinning.

The bit beasts fought until they got bored.

"Yo, Kai..." Surai said, yawning. "Can I go back now? I'm bored..."

"Speak for yourself, I am bored out of my wits…" Twilight rolled her eyes, which got Surai angry.

"You bored? I'm more bored," Surai sneered.

"No, I am." Twilight frowned.

"I am...!"

"I am...!"

"No, I am...!"

"I think I'm going to go..." Kai frowned as he ordered Surai to go back to his blade. "I'll see you all tomorrow...don't be late for practice…" he walked off. His frown remained on his face as he thought about his Beyblade fooling around during a battle. It was unusual for any of Kai's Beyblades to be fooling around, or not taking things seriously.

"Yeah, I'm going to go too..." Ray said. "Coming Mariah? I'll walk you home."

"Ks. Bye guys!" she followed him.

"I am gonna go home too…bye you people…" Mariam left.

"Well, I don't see the point of staying..." Kane and Salima left also, waving at the remaining bladers.

"Kane is right, lets go now..." Kenny said as he, Hilary, Zeo and Tyson raced out.

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Ryuki: Sorry for all that torture, but the next chapter is the beginning of the good stuff. Oh yah, and if you have an msn or hotmail account, join my group at the groups page. Just type in RYUKI in the groups search and go in the mad house. Or just email me at sakurastar2hotmail.com, and make sure you put the subject as JOINING GROUP or some thing like that... thanks. And don't forget to review!