Disclaimer: Rei is a cat, Tyson is a pig. I don't own no Beyblade, ya' dig!?
A/N – This chappie is rated PG, for one mention of a dirty thing; albeit, just a small one. Answers below.
Once again, I would stress that this is NOT YAOI!! Just friendship, probably Rei/Mariah and maybe Max/Emily.
As the Ice Breaks.
Part 7: Calling.
Day Two
Max and Kenny decided to call Mariah in the morning. They both were already physically and mentally exhausted from the days' events and didn't need anymore stress. They bunked on the hard plastic chairs that were in the waiting room. Tyson stayed with Kai for the night, Rei hadn't regained consciousness yet, and Mr. Dickinson still hadn't returned. When the morning came by, Max was all psyched up for the almost impossible task of telling Mariah the bad news.
"It's ringing. Oh Kenny, it's ringing." Max bit his fingernails and looked worriedly at Kenny.
"It's ok, Max. Just calm down, take a deep breath and count to ten."
Max inhaled deeply and spluttered suddenly. "Hello. Can I speak to Mariah please?"
Kenny looked at Max as his face turned from one of horror to one of shock and then disgust.
"Oh ... Ok ... No, no, no thank you ... yes, I'm sure." He hurriedly placed the receiver on back in its place and looked at Kenny with half-moon eyes.
"W-What?"
"You just gave me the phone number to the red light district." Kenny spluttered embarrassedly and muttered a 'sorry'. "Yeah." Max crossed his arms and looked down on Kenny. "Some girl just asked me if I wanted blow-job, dude. That was embarrassing."
"Ok, I'm sorry. Nobody's perfect, Max." he flipped through the Russian phone book. "Here it is." He wrote down the phone number and handed it to Max, who just looked at it incredulously.
"You're sure this it the right number? Because if I get another –"
"Trust me, Max."
Max just snorted. That was the same thing Brutus said to Caesar. he though but dialed the number nonetheless. "It's ringing."
"We've been through this. It's a phone, it's supposed to be ringing."
"Yeah Ken – Hello, may I be passed through to the room of the White Tigers, please – Ok, Thanks."
"I told you, Max."
"Ok, ok. So you were right, shush – Hello, almighty Kevin. It's Max, is Mariah there? – Max from the BladeBreakers – Could you hurry? It's important – No, I don't want to battle you, Kevin. Mariah please – Kevin, this is not the time to be talking about a battle – KEVIN!" Max shouted into the receiver. "Kev – Lee, thank god. It's Max – I need to speak to Mariah. It's important – Thanks, Lee." Max sighed and rolled his eyes while Kenny snickered.
"Kevin's monkey-ing around again?"
"You have no idea. Oh, hi Mariah – listen, I have to tell you something important. It's about Rei –" he heard a gasp in the background and shouting, before pulling the receiver away from his ear.
Kenny cringed because even he could hear Mariah voice from where he was sitting.
"Mariah – Yes – No – No, he's not dead – he's not dying – Mariah – Rei is – Mariah – Rei – Mariah – MARIAH! – Thank you." He cleared his throat. "He's in the hospital – HE'S NOT DEAD! – Please listen to me, Mariah. We went down to Lake Baikal – Ok, I'll get to the point. Kai fell in the lake and Rei went after him. Now they're both in the hospital and you'd better come down because Kai is hurt bad. Rei is fine, but probably needs you here." He exhaled loudly. "We're at the 'Putin Medial Center' – Please hurry – Thanks – Bye." Max put down the receiver and melted into the chair.
"That didn't sound so bad." Kenny sweat-dropped.
"You're right, although I probably suffered some eardrum damage. I should get Dr. Olga to check it out."
"Yeah, they haven't even arrived yet."
"Right." He nodded slowly. "We should get something to eat, you know, to keep up our strength for when they do."
"Come one." They both walked out in search of a cafeteria.
(White Tigers POV )
"Gary, that is enough. You are going to eat us right out of the hotel." Lee ordered Gary who was raiding the fridge of every bite of food he could find. "Kevin, answer the phone, will you! Do I have to do everything around here?"
"Fine." Kevin put down the Play Station two controller and went to the phone. "Hello, you have reached the residence of the great and almighty Kevin. Who is this person that dares interrupt my game of Soul Caliber? – Max who? What do you want with the Lady Mariah? – Oh, Maxie – You want to battle? Because I'm dying to get some action from the BladeBreakers, I missed out last time – Are you sure. I know, you're scared. I could wipe the floor with – I'm right aren't I? The Draciel master has finally decided to be come a chicken farmer – Hey, there's no reason to shout. I mean, if you don't want to battle –"
"Give me that, Kevin." Lee snatched the phone from Kevin, who sulkily went back to his game. "This is Lee, who's may I ask is this – Oh Max. What's up? – Ok, wait a second." He covered the phone with his hand and shouted to Mariah. "Mariah, Max wants to speak with you."
"Coming." Mariah came out of the shower clad in just a towel. "Hello – REI!? WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?" Mariah grasped the receiver with both hands; her towel fell until her waist, baring her breasts to the White Tigers.
Kevin gasped loudly and Lee who was closest to him pushed his head into the pillow he was leaning on.
"GARY!" he glared that his big team mate, who shrunk back into the fridge in fright. "Mariah. Your towel."
Mariah grabbed he fallen towel and covered herself, ignoring the others. "MAX. WHAT HAPPENED TO REI? IS HE ALRIGHT? SOMETHING BAD HAS HAPPENED TO HIM HASN'T IT? OH MY GOD. IS HE DEAD? HE'S DEAD. NOOO. MY REI IS DEAD. HE'S JOINED GREAT GRANDFATHER , OH NO, REI – WHAT? HE'S DYING, NO! IS HE IN PAIN? I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE. MAX, IS HE DYING?" Mariah sobbed hysterically. The rest of the team walked over to her at hearing the commotion, Kevin looking somewhat bluer than usual.
"REI. NO, REI. LEE, REI IS DYING. HE'S ALREADY DEAD. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I NEVER EVEN GOT TO TELL HIM HOW I FEEL. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? REIIII!!" Mariah stopped her hysteria after Max bellowed into the receiver. Even the other heard what Max said. "Ok, I'll stop – I KNEW IT, HE IS DEAD. PLEASE DON'T DO AN AUTOPSY – Sorry – I don't want to hear your life's story, Max. Please get on with it – Where are you? – Ok, Putin Medical. I'll get there as soon as possible – No, thank you, Max – Bye." She put down the receiver and sobbed into Lee's chest.
"What's wrong?" Lee rubbed her back.
"Max said that Kai fell in the frozen lake and Rei went after him. Now Kai is hurt really badly, and we should get there to comfort Rei because they both have been admitted to the Putin Medial hospital. Oh Lee, I'm so worried."
Lee looked at the rest of his team, who looked back at him with puzzled expressions on their faces at what she had said, but he reassured her. "It's ok, Mariah. Kai and Rei are strong. Come one, we'll go there at once." He beckoned Mariah to get dressed and went to the phone to call a taxi. "Kevin, are you alright?"
"Just dandy, Lee." Kevin replied cynically, clutching his chest. "Just another few minutes more, and I would have had tacky skin that didn't match my hair. I have to thank Rei when I see him."
"I'm sorry, but you should have kept those perverted eyes of yours in their sockets where they belong."
"Humph." Kevin crossed his arms over his chest and went to sit in the corner.
"Umm, Lee." Gary approached their leader. "Is Rei going to be alright?"
He sighed and put down the phone. "I don't know, Gary. I hope so." He knocked on the door to Mariah's room. "Mariah, the taxi will be here in five minutes. You better get r –"
The door swung open and out stepped Mariah, fully clothed and ready to go. "Come one guys. Don't keep the taxi waiting." She rushed out the door, followed by Lee.
Kevin and Gary lingered behind. "Sure, if Rei gets hurt, she finishes dressing in five seconds flat. But if Kevin is starving to death, she has enough time to perm her hair and paint her nails." He said sourly. "A tragedy involving Rei should happen everyday so that we –"
"KEVIN!! GARY!!" A female voice shouted from down the hall.
"COMING!!" he and Gary walked quickly out the door. "See what I mean?"
"Umm ... I don't want to starve."
"Yeah, whatever." Kevin rolled his eyes at his slow friend.
End Part 7.
I hope that didn't sound too confusing. I wrote it like in less time than it took Mariah to get ready. I don't know if there is such a hospital, but work with me people. You know what to do. Review!
Thanks to:
Jirachi (You wanna know what Boris looks like? Just think of Robert ... age him five hundred years ... then put on him some tacky looking goggles and voila ... Boris.), Ducky76 (You know what they say, opposites attract.), Leenaren, Trinity the Phoenix (I'll try.), Maeris, Jillian (I don't really know why; I just like week ends. See my other fics, they are either posted and/or updated on a weekend.), DarkWolf88, Arashi Doragon (I want to, it'll sound nicer, but ... we'll see.), Hellbaworshipper, Mikin Ishida (Grabs plushie and makes a run for it.), LadyofAnime, Lefty (I guess you're right. Then Kenny the twerp will have to blade.), Dawn35 (Thanks for the names.), Cynthia, Smoke-Angel (Don't worry; I have not, and will not think of making this a Yaoi. No offence, but there are plenty of them out there.), TechnoRanma (I was wondering where you went. Got worried that you might have fallen in the Naniichuan for a second there.), Ruth4Kai, Drigger5, Crescente Nuwes, Nyssa, Anonymous (I'll take your advise. Even though it would sound nicer. I figured a way around it just incase the need arises to use the Russian names.), Anime Girl23 (I'll think about the amnesia part.)
And previous chapters:
Boogie! and Anime Tomboy Lino.
I think I should just stick to the dub names, less confusing.