Note: Okay, I was working on finishing my one shot and I was just hit by this idea so badly I had to type it! I even had dreams about the plot! And I finally decided to shake it off and type. I want everyone to know I will be doing the 2nd chapter of Everlasting Falls very, very soon (but not that soon, because my exams are coming up!). There is a lot of OOCness around so beware! And this is also sort of an AU.
Disclaimer: All the beyblade stuff belongs to whoever owns it. I own all the OCs and the other stuff you don't recognize. This is a bit AUish and everyone's adults here. I'll post the ages for the main characters (both real characters and OCs.)
Girls: Boys:
Hilary: 21 Tyson: 22
Mariah: 21 Ray: 22
Merriam: 21 Max: 22
Lola Doss (OC): 21 Kenny: 22
Debra Falls (OC): 21 Kai: 22
Alicia Alders (OC): 21
Chapter One: The Beginnings of a Plot
It was a fresh spring Monday morning in San Francisco, California and the weather was mild and a man with blue hair was walking very, very swiftly.
"Where is that building?" he muttered angrily as he turned around the corner of a street and stopped in front of a building. It was the biggest in the city and had glass windows all over it. The man entered the building and was immediately flocked by people with questions and info.
"Mr. Granger, do you think the beyblade tournament should be in Vietnam or Germany?"
Mr. Granger, the Blue Blazers want to know when they can schedule a practice with the Red Riders."
Mr. Granger do you prefer jam or butter?"
Mr. Granger-"
"Quiet!" Tyson Granger yelled. The whole floor was absolutely silent after he yelled.
Tyson rubbed his eyes tiredly and sighed. "Take all your problems and questions to my secretary, I'm a little late already!"
He pushed through the crowd of people and headed to the elevators. He pushed the up button and waited. The elevator door opened and he was soon inside. He sighed in relief and leaned back against elevator wall.
"Hey Tyson!"
He mentally groaned in frustration and turned. His face immediately broke into a relaxed grin as he saw who it was. His friend Lola Doss was smiling at him.
Tyson had met Lola at High school through Kenny. Kenny and Lola had been dating for a few months and he had decided to finally introduce her to the rest of the gang. Lola and Tyson had hit it off great when he found out she was good in Math (the subject he was failing). She would tutor him now and then and in return he would buy her a free sundae once every two weeks (A/N: This was in High School.).
(A/N: Description ahoy!) Lola Doss had shoulder length light brown hair and brown eyes. When she wasn't wearing her navy pantsuit to work, she usually wore a loose pair of green shorts and a purple shirt. Lola had dreams of becoming a marine biologist but soon realized that she couldn't become one since she didn't have the experience so she settled working at the BBA with the rest of her friends. Kenny had just proposed to her a couple of days ago and Lola was already getting restless. She kept fussing over the wedding and other stuff. But luckily, she still had time to chill.
"Hey Lola, how's it going?" Tyson asked politely.
Lola smiled and replied "Everything's going great. I've got a superb caterer and I'm almost finished with the invitations-and OH! I almost forget the......"
Tyson sweat dropped and began to zone out as he listened to Lola chatter. He jumped up as he heard the elevator open.
He turned to Lola and said "Well see you later Lola! I've got to run." He stepped out of the elevator and walked swiftly.
Tyson walked past the cubicles until he came upon a large door at the very back. He cautiously opened the door ands stepped inside.
"You wanted to see me sir?" he almost faltered under the sharp gaze of his boss but managed to keep his composure.
Gene Jax was the head of the BBA. He had black hair and sharp azure eyes. He was very strict and all business. He was also someone you didn't want to mess with. Mr. Jax almost fired his secretary when she forgot to add sugar to his coffee.
Mr. Jax responded "Yes, Mr. Granger. I need you to take a look at these photos." He pulled a few photos out from his desk drawer and laid them out on the desk.
Tyson sat down in the seat in front of the desk and observed them. They were all pictures of the matches between opponents. He finished observing them and turned back to Mr. Jax. "What about them, they look fine; there isn't anything wrong with them."
Mr. Jax sighed and said 'That's where you're right......and wrong. You see, Beyzone (the famous beyblade magazine) had finally decided to take our photos of our matches. Unfortunately, our photographer had gotten into an accident and can't use his hand."
Tyson raised an eyebrow in question "And where do I fit in?"
Mr. Jax's eyes glittered momentarily and he replied "Well, I figured since you are the manager, you could find a suitable person to replace our photographer for the moment."
Tyson's mouth fell open and before he could object, Mr. Jax had yanked him out the door and said in one breath "Thanks-a-lot-Granger-I'll-see-that-you- get-a-raise!"
Tyson crossed his arms and fumed. He caught the stares from the people at the cubicles and yelled at them "What!?"
They all went back to whatever they were doing.
Tyson rolled his eyes and muttered angrily "I hate my job sometimes."
Mariah's POV
A pink haired lady ran into the cafe and took a seat at the counter. She opened her mouth and asked "Hey, is Hilary still working on her shift?"
A girl who was working at the coffee machine turned around and smiled "Hi Mariah. Hilary will be down really soon, she's almost finished with organizing the silverware."
Mariah smiled and replied "Thanks Sheryl."
The girl shrugged nonchalantly and turned back to the coffee machine.
Mariah sighed and rubbed her forehead tiredly. She desperately needed to talk to someone, mainly her best friend Hilary Tatibana.
Hilary and she had only known each other for two year, yet they both felt like they had known each other their whole life. Every time, one of them had a problem they would automatically turn to the other for help.
And right now, help was exactly what Mariah needed. And a drink-but Hilary can get that for her too.
"What's the matter Mar?" asked a concerned voice. Mariah glanced upward and grinned happily.
"Hey Hil!" She saw her best friend plop down into the seat next to her. Hilary had changed a lot both in emotional and physical appearance (A/N: I'll go into the details later). Mariah had seen Hilary's school photos so she knew how she looked and acted.
(A/N: I will now tell how Mariah and Hilary met) Mariah had met Hilary after she had moved to America for college. She had decided she needed to try some other stuff so she left the White Tigers (promising to write whenever she could) and enrolled in a college in San Francisco, California. Hilary had been her roommate and the girls had become tight after she (Hilary) gave Mariah some of her lunch when she was hungry. Now, they lived in the same apartment and would help each other go job hunting. Hilary had managed to get a part-time job at the Spring Café while Mariah was still unemployed.
Hilary raised and eyebrow asked "Mariah, what's the matter?"
Mariah's grin had faltered a bit but she managed to keep it in check "Nothing, well nothing big."
'Liar, liar, pants on fire!' Mariah's conscience sang in her mind.
'Shut up!' She mentally yelled back.
Hilary said more insistent "It is big, I saw your grin falter, your grin hardly ever falters unless you're really upset or something."
Mariah's grin now completely and she sighed "You're right, as usual. Something big did happen."
Hilary had worry lines etched onto her forehead she asked again "What happened?" She took a sip of her tea she had gotten.
"I'm going to meet my friend Ray." As soon as she finished saying Hilary spit her tea, spraying the counter.
"Oh crap!" She moved to get some tissues and wiped the counter.
She turned back to Mariah after she had finished and asked in an incredulous voice "You know Ray? As in Ray Kon?!"
Mariah blinked in surprise and questioned "Yeah? Why do you ask?! Do you know Ray or something?"
Hilary had never really told much if her past to Mariah. Well, she did tell her all the facts and stuff, but she never said anything about her friends. As far she knew, Mariah seemed to be Hilary's only friend (though she knew that couldn't be true). She (Mariah) felt a bit put out sometimes that she didn't know the social part of Hilary's life, but never asked her because she never told her about her love part of her life.
"Um........sorta, you see, I met him in Middle School and we lost contact with each other after High School." Hilary looked a bit uncomfortable after saying that.
Mariah on the other hand, had a shocked face. Hil had known Ray? And she had never told her? How did she know him?
Mariah quickly became suspicious and asked her sharply "How well did you know him? Did you ever go out with him or something?!"
Hilary looked surprised at her question and began laughing. Mariah was beginning to get angry but she relaxed when she heard Hil respond to her question.
"God, of course not! The day that I date Ray is the day Kai wears a pink dress with bows-in other words, not going to happen." Mariah cracked a smiled and chuckled along with Hil as they imagined Kai wearing a dress.
Suddenly, another thought hit her and she turned to Hil and asked again "You know Kai? How? Does that mean you know all the Blade breakers?"
Hil immediately stopped laughing and sighed "Look, I........um, I'll tell you all the details someday, but right now, I'm not exactly comfortable right now. Tell me though, how do you know Ray?"
Mariah could see that Hil changed the subject on purpose but didn't comment on it "He and I used to beyblade together. We also grew distant with each other. I had a sort of crush on him. Luckily that's changed." Mariah blushed when she mentioned the crush part but it vanished when she said it had 'changed'.
Hil smiled and asked excitedly "So? Give me all the details, I want to know how and when you're going to meet him!"
Mariah smiled and started "Well, let's see. It all started when I saw the Job Ad........"
Flashback
ah was skimming through the Job Ads in the newspaper. Hilary had already left at 8:00 and had left Mariah some bacon, eggs, milk, and coffee on the table for her to eat.
"Now let's see......ah! Here we go!" Mariah spotted a good ad and read it out loud.
"$98 for a month! Not much experience necessary! You just need to know how to handle beyblades and a broom! Woohoo!" Mariah danced around the room in happiness. She calmed down after a couple of minutes and called for an appointment.
"You danced around the in 11:00 A.M! Mariah, you have a lot of energy!" Hil exclaimed.
"No interrupting Hil." Mar reminded her. She hadn't even been halfway through, and the girl was already talking!
"Sorry."
"It's okay."
Mariah walked to the front of the door. She had phoned the building and the secretary had answered. She had managed to get an appointment at precisely 2:30.
"Excuse me; I'm here for my appointment?" She asked the secretary. The secretary lifted her head from the computer and smiled. Mariah immediately felt at ease, this girl had a friendly air around her. She had light brown hair and brown eyes (A/N: Sound familiar?).
"Ah yes, Ms. Mariah Hiroshi I presume (A/N: I'm very bad with Japanese and Chinese last names but just bear with me okay?)? He'll see you right now."
Mariah smiled and thanked her. She opened the door and saw Gene Jax staring at her.
"Who's Gene Jax? And what kind of name is that?!" Hil asked scandalous.
Mariah shook her head continued.
"Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted, I was.................."
"Hello Ms. Hiroshi, please take a seat." He gestured his hand towards the chair in front of him.
Mariah sat in the chair and stiffened slightly under the cool gaze of Mr. Jax. She immediately realized she would have to be very careful around him if she wanted that job.
"Hello Mr. Jax, pleasure to see you." She shook his hand as he responded.
"The pleasure is all mine." His faced was still held impassive even as he gave compliments!
He cleared his throat and asked her "Now that we've made the introductions, I suggest we get to business. I want you to tell me why you think you should have this job, mention all other experiences you have had in the past."
Mariah blink and asked surprised "But I though the ad said not much experience was okay!"
Mr. Jax explained "The ad said not much experience was fine. We'd still like to know if you've done anything concerning beyblades or other sports and such."
Mariah sighed and racked her mind for memories "Well let's see, I begun beyblading when I was pretty young. I was taught by a superb blader (A/N: Kawaii! You can just see Mariah's face as she describes Ray!). I was in the White Tigers team and I-"
"Wait, hold on, you were in the White Tigers team?!" Mariah saw Mr. Jax get a surprised look in his eye. Yay, she made him surprised!
"Good work Mar!"
"Shush Hil."
"Fine."
"Well yeah I've known my teammates since I was a child. We grew up together and-Mr. Jax, what are you doing?" Mr. Jax had begun searching through his desk drawers and had produced a picture. He shoved it in her face.
"This you and your team?" Mariah was shocked; it was a picture of the White Tigers with Ray! She remembered when the picture was taken. It was a sunny day in the village and the team decided to take a picnic (A/N: This was when Ray was still with them!). They had taken a picture after the picnic. Mariah had no idea where Mr. Jax could have gotten it.
"Whe-where'd you get that!?" She made a leap for that picture and grabbed it.
Mr. Jax chuckled and answered "Ray and I are good acquaintances/friends. He's mentioned his team and said some things about all of you. He showed me that picture and gave me one since he said he had two copies. He and I have a lunch appointment scheduled at 1:30 at the Olive Garden. Would you like to join us? Perhaps you two can catch up on old times."
"That sounds like a great idea Mariah! What did you say to that suggestion?"
"Hil?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up!"
"Humph!"
"Thank you. Now....................."
Mariah blinked and exclaimed "I'd love to! Does that mean I get the job?"
Mr. Jax said "Of course. I can see you're very qualified for this job. But you still have to join me and Ray for lunch."
Mariah grinned and "I'm honored to have lunch with you two. See you at 1:30." She got up and left the room with a happy expression on her face.
Yes, today was just so great! She had gotten a great job and she was going to meet Ray!
Flashback Ended
that's great Mariah! You got the job AND the lunch! You're so lucky!" Hil exclaimed after Mariah finished.
Mar sighed frustrated and explained/exclaimed "You don't understand you do! I was an idiot for thinking having lunch with my boss and Ray! I mean, I'm glad I get to see him, but what if I mess up or something, we haven't seen each other in a really long time after all. He might've really changed and won't like me or something!" She finished and looked at Hilary.
Hilary now had clear understanding across her face mixed with the right amount of sympathy. She patted her shoulder and told her gently "I'm sorry Mar; I wish I could do something for you, anything to make you feel better."
Mariah was about to tell her not to be sorry, when she felt a light bulb flash in her head "You can help Hil! Why don't you come along with me to lunch for moral support or something." She noticed Hil was about to object gently so she quickly continued "I mean, you don't have to talk to anyone just stay near me and encourage me so I don't mess up!"
Hilary sighed and said "Oh okay. But only on one condition."
Mar said "Anything. As long as it doesn't include me dancing with a hula hoop."
Hil smiled "I get to pick what I want to wear."
Mariah chewed her lip in a thoughtful way. Thing was, Hil had a casual/weird dress code thing going on and Mariah knew her boss was going to have a fit if she went to the restaurant wearing a sundress with jeans.
"Well..........okay, but it has to be at least a little formal. Remember, I told you my boss was a little strict." Mar reminded her.
Hilary ginned and they pinky shook "Deal."
Chapter One Ends..............To Be Continued
Note: What do you think? I think I might have Tyson and Hilary meet in the next chapter. Or I can just torture you Ty/Hil fans and have you wait until a couple of chapters. HAHA! I'll introduce the rest of the OCs and other characters later.
What to Expect In the 2nd Chapter:
1. More humor
2. How the lunch went
3. Learn more of Hilary
4. Learn why she hasn't been in contact with the gang
5. Watch Tyson interview weird candidates for the photographer substitute
Okay, that's all for now! Press the button at the bottom and write something. I'll accept any type of review, but if you flame, tell why you flamed. Otherwise, I'll label you an idiot. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm going to go straight to work on my other stuff. Adios Amigos!