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 don't own BeyBlades

Rescue Me

By Kaz

Chapter 5

Slowly, the gap between them decreased little by little, overcome by emotions and due to the heat of the moment, both closed their eyes as the leaned forward and met in kiss.

Gasping, from a surge of emotions rising up from that one innocent kiss, Mariah couldn't help but wrap her arms around Tala's neck and pull him closer. Her fingers were entwined in his red hair; while his seemed to be wrapped around her petite waist in a possessive form as he dominated her mouth. Alien feelings were increasing by the second, each losing themselves even more, as a heat wrapped around them, refusing to let them go.

The world seemed to melt away as each was lost in one another; nothing else seemed to matter, just this one moment, this one kiss.

Eventually, the need for air arose and confused amber eyes met even more confused turquoise eyes.

Dumb folded and completely startled at her actions, Mariah stepped back from the Russian slightly, her chest heaving up and down as she breathed deeply. Both of them stared at each other in shock, yet neither could deny that they were disappointed.

"Umm," Mariah began, not knowing quite what to say.

"W-what was that?" Tala asked, his voice stumbling slightly.

"I don't know," she confessed in a whisper, eyes glanced down wards, hands rubbing together in a nervous fashion, while Tala's mouth was bobbing open and closing like a fish.

The site of them was quite amusing and if any of their friends had seen them at that particular moment they would have mostly likely burst out laughing at the completely out of character actions. The once, all too confident pink haired girl was submissive and nervous, while the all too arrogant and proud red head was meek and tense.

A few more moments of silence passed and suddenly Mariah began to feel the cold. Shivering slightly, she ran her hands up and down her arms, feeling the material of her cardigan beneath her fingers.

Seeing Mariah wrap her arms around herself, Tala shook of his jacket and handed it to her, seeing her startled look, he simply shrugged and said, "Your cold, put this on."

Smiling, she took the jacket from his out stretched hand and put it on, snuggling it tight from the warmth left from his body heat.

"I should get going," she whispered, even though deep inside she didn't really want to leave.

"It's late, I will walk you."

Nodding, they both began to walk in the hotel direction.

Even though there was no talking, both enjoyed the quiet around them, after all, there was much to think about.

'Why did he kiss me? More importantly, why didn't I stop him? I don't understand why do I feel like this? I mean I don't even know him but when I am with him I just feel so…so happy."

Losing herself in her thoughts, she didn't realize that they had arrived and walked straight into the back of Tala.

"Oh!" She cried out in alarm, "I am so sorry."

"Err its okay, anyway I better be going." Tala replied, trying to seem like his old self.

"Oh! Are you sure? Don't you want to come in, I am sure Lee, and the others will be in." She asked, secretly hoping that he will agree.

Moving his head from side to side, he weighed up his options, a night alone and bored in his flat or the company of a really cute girl and her… opening his eyes wider, he thought, 'Cute? Did I say cute?' Shaking himself out of that thought, he was about to say no when he decided, what the heck, so going against his head, he heard himself say, "Sure."

Entering the warm hotel felt good to Tala, as he followed Mariah into the lift to be taken up to the sixth floor.

Walking out of the lift and stopping outside the door, Tala began to fell nervous, almost like he wanted to be accepted and was afraid that it may not happen.

Stuffing his hands into his pockets, he followed her as she entered the room, holding his breath at the same time.

"Lee, you guys are you here?" Mariah shouted into the room, announcing her presence.

Hearing their replies from the adjourning room, she grabbed Tala's hand and dragged him to her teammates.

Pulling Tala behind her, much to the boys displeasure, she entered the room with a, "Hi Lee, Kevin and Gary."

Seeing there smile morph into pure horror, she glanced at them confusingly, until her brain kicked into gear.

"Oh! Well I guess you guys know Tala, Tala this is my brother Lee and my team mates Kevin and Gary," she said, hoping that know one will cause a scene.

Seeing that the room had gone deathly silent and her teammates, well Kevin and Gary were staring at Tala, eyes in danger of popping out.

Lee, seeing the crescent look on his sisters face, he got up, and hand stretched out and said, "Hey what's up?"

Mariah smiled, the night had gone really well, once they had gotten over the shock all of then had found some common ground to talk about…. BeyBlades.

Glancing at her watch, she saw that it was really late, catching Tala's eye, she saw him motioning that he need to go.

Getting up, he said his goodbyes as he and Mariah walked to the door.

"I am really happy you came," she confessed, eyes once again glanced downwards.

"Me too," was the reply.

She gasped slightly when she felt warm hands, slide over her cheeks and under her chin, lifting her head up.

Staring into his turquoise eyes, she found herself drowning into them.

"Tala I…" she began, but she got no further as he leaned down and planted a soft kiss on her.

Once he pulled back, she stepped back in surprise, and heard him say, "Good bye Mariah."

Seeing him walk down the hall and into the lift, she waited until it had closed before smiling widely.

'Wow,' she thought before stepping back into the room when she heard, "Ohh Tala and Mariah kissing…."

Snapping out of her happy thoughts, she screamed, "Kevin you are so dead!"

TBC