Pairing: Tala x Mariah

Rating: PG-13

Summary: After the world championships, Mariah and Tala have an unexpected meeting...could this meeting change them both?

Disclaimer: I do not own BeyBlades

Rescue Me

By Kaz

Chapter 3

Tala growled as he flung the doorway to his apartment open. Now that the abbey had lost its owner, the entire place had shut down, so that left him and the rest of the Demolition boys without a home. So they decided, not by choice mind you, to live together, seeing as that they were all in the same boat.

Slamming the door behind him, he ignored the curious looks from his former teammates and marched straight into his room. Disregarding any attention to the mess of the room, he flung himself down on his bed, arms behind his head and stared at the ceiling.

'Who the fuck do they think they are?' he thought, the sadness or rather disappointment that was once in his heart due to this situation, had been replaced by anger.

'I mean, not welcome here? They should be honoured that I even made the effort to come. Gah, why I am so bothered whether they accept me or not? I mean I am superior to them all… So why do I feel like I have this emptiness inside?'

In truth, he knew the answer; he had wanted to know what it was like to be part of a group. A real group that it, not like the Demolition boys, they didn't care for one another, nor did they work as a team. They were just four individual bladers that had been grouped together.

Sighing, his thoughts led him onto a certain pink haired, cat like girl. 'Why did she follow me?' he thought in wonderment. 'I mean, I am pretty sure her team leader isn't ready to accept me so….. Why?' Unable to come up with an answer, he huffed and turned on his side to gaze out of the window.

From his bed, he could see endless white clouds, never breaking or stopping, it was just one huge lump of white. It reminded him of his match with Tyson, when everything was covered in a continuous ice. Grimacing at the reminder, he shut his eyes, when a knock was heard at the door.

He was about to say fuck off, when he heard the door open and a voice say, "What happened to you?"

'Ian,' thought Tala, turning so that he was once again on his back, he said, "Nowhere, it doesn't matter."

"Well where ever you went, it made you really annoyed." Ian stated.

"What the hell do you care anyway?" countered Tala; he didn't like getting the third degree.

"I don't actually, but I am bored than anything and seeing you like this is kind of fun." answered the small Russian.

"If you must know, I went to the BBA party." Tala replied, eyes opening wide when he heard his small friend laugh his heart out.

"Y-You went there?" asked Ian howling away. It was rather a scary vision, seeing a hardly speaking person, well laugh as if there was no tomorrow.

"Yes I did," Tala said teeth clenched, Ian was getting on his last nerve, not to mention it was taking all his might not to pound the midget boy into oblivion.

"Ha-Ha Ha," Ian laughed out, as he ran into the lounge room, no doubt ready to tell his story to the other boys.

'It doesn't really matter though;' thought Tala closing his eyes once again, 'Spencer would no doubly just raise his eyebrows, while Bryan would remain indifferent.'

"Alone…. that's all I am….. With no way out….and all I shall ever be." whispered Tala.

Mariah winced as Lee hauled her into their hotel room. He had grabbed her wrist so tightly and dragged her all the way; she was sure it was red and bruised by now. Behind her, she could feel her fellow teammates and friends look at her with, anger? Disbelieve? Disappointment?

Feeling her self-being thrown into a sitting position on the couch, she looked up and saw Lee pace the floor, an infuriated look on his face. Boy was she going to get it now.

"Mariah," began Lee, "What the hell were you thinking by even associating with that kind of a person?"

"What?" Mariah asked in disbelieve, "What do you mean that kind of a person? Since when were we better than anyone? I thought everyone was equal in this world?"

"He means Mariah," answered Ray, "Why were you talking to someone like Tala? He is dangerous, he could have hurt you."

"But he didn't did he," shouted Mariah, desperately trying to get them to see it from her point of view.

"That's not the point!" roared Lee getting very mad, so mad, that Gary had to put a hand on his shoulder in an effort to calm him down.

Lee sighed as he saw the frightened look on his sister's face, nodding to Gary to show that he was calm, he gestured for the other guys to leave them alone.

"Mariah," he started again in a softer tone, "You are my sister and I really care for you, have you any idea how scared I was when I heard you met this guy, a really dangerous guy, that nearly helped to take over the world, alone?"

Mariah sniffed as she wiped the tears that were falling from her face, "Yes Lee I do, but listen wasn't it not too long ago, you were calling Ray a traitor? And now look you two are the best of friends. People can change Lee, I mean look at Kai he changed."

"Mariah are you sure about this guy?" Lee heard himself ask, the brother in him couldn't stand to see his sister upset, not when he was the cause of it.

"Everyone deserves a second chance Lee, somewhere deep inside, I know Tala want a chance as well, it's as if I can feel him reaching out me, calling for me to rescue him." Mariah answered, eyes slightly watery, staring up at her brother's face.

"Well then, if you think he's okay, I guess I can give the guy a chance. But I am warning you Mariah, he does anything to hurt you and I will kill him." Lee answered as he felt himself being hugged by his younger sibling.

"Ohh thank you Lee, I know you won't regret this." Mariah said her eyes bright with joy.

'I really hope I don't Mariah, for your sake more than anything.'

TBC