Hi everyone!!!! It is I, Rumika Takara Uede!!! Muwahahahahahahaha!!!!
Kai: Sorry about her…she's a basket case…
Rumi: I AM NOT!!!!!!!!!!! Anywhoo… sorry about the long wait…my computer crashed…and then my parents (mom mostly) decide to BAN me from FF.net…so now I either have to go to my otaku Uncle's house or FIC's house to upload and check on stories…sheesh, it's such a pain…
Tala: *nudges Rumi*
Rumi: Oh, right!!!! In honor of Angevar's sweet sixteenth…the characters of 72 and I dedicate this story to you!!! Alright everybody…let's all sing!!!!
HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY, DEAR ANGY!!! HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!
Rumi: Bring out the cake and ice cream!!!
Rand: Don't forget the gifts!!! *huggles Angy*
Kai: If she embarrassed you, feel free to kill her…
Rumi: *passes out cake and ice cream* While we're busy here, a big "Thank you" to everyone who reviewed (and nagged me to get off my ass and write)!
A Big "Thank you" to:
~Kiina (Salve!)
~Uede and Cheese
~Angevar
~Titanicbabe
~Mieco
~Arashi Doragon
~Ms Hobgoblin
~Senko
~Timberwolf220
~Dragi
~Yami Princess
~Pokey (Holy Toledo!!! L.H!!! Is that you?)
~Tyka Forevermore
~dna18
~Yoshimi Ono (Y'know, that lamppost you threw at me in your review for "Knee Socks" really hurt…)
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Right, before we start…I have opening and ending songs for "72 Hours"!!! YAY!!! Everyone do the happy dance!!!
Okie here they are!
Opening Song: "Dive" by Be4U
Ending Song: "Shooting Star" by BANG!
Muwahahahaha!!!
*slaps self*
Sorry…just to let you know, they're both DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) songs…it's become one of my obsessions…
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DISCLAIMER:
Rumi only owns the plot, Aiko, Garu, Rochelle, Rand, and Natalya. Everything else does not belong to Rumi, but to Takao Aoki/Bakuten Shoot Beyblade/TV Tokyo/d-rights/Nelvana, etc.
On with the fic!!!!!!
Cue the opening song!!!!
*Opening song plays*
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Seventy-Two Hours
By: Rumi-Chan
"Reunions"
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Aiko was cradled in her mother's arms, sucking on her thumb gently. Earlier, she declared proudly that she would not fall asleep, saying that she was a big girl and did not need naps. Tyson hummed softly as he stroked his daughter's soft, fawn-colored hair.
Kai took Aiko's thumb out of her mouth. He looked at his beloved and smiled. "You know, Ty…she's just like you."
Tyson stopped humming. "What did you mean?"
Aiko stuck her thumb back in her mouth. Kai removed her hand from her mouth again and said, "Her personality."
Aiko began to suck on her thumb yet again, and swatted her father's hand away when he tried to pry her thumb out of her mouth. Kai looked at Tyson and vice versa. Both smiled.
Welcome to the reality called parenthood…
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Meanwhile, Garu was wide awake, finishing his drawing for Aiko. He drew himself, Aiko, and a beydish. Like Aiko, he too was a beyblade fanatic. He ruffled his already unruly black hair and stared long and hard at his "masterpiece" for his best friend. He tapped his nose with his crayon and thought hard. He smiled and wrote at the top left corner of the picture:
"To my bestest [1] friend: Aiko"
"Love, Garu"
The little boy nodded his head and folded the paper in half. He tucked the picture in his paper folder and put his crayons away in his backpack. He poked his father and whined, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
Rei woke up with a grunt and looked at his small son who was poking him. He looked at his watch and said, "We should be landing soon, Garu."
"How soon, dad?"
"Uh…"
The intercom interrupted what Rei was going to say. The pilot spoke through the intercom, just as Max was waking up from his slumber.
"Good evening folks, this is your captain speaking. It's about 9:35 p.m. at the moment, and we will begin out descent into Tokyo International Airport. The "fasten-you-seatbelt" sign has just been turned on. We should be landing at approximately 10:00 p.m. Thank you and I hope you've had a nice flight."
Garu tried to wriggle out of his seat, but was stopped by Max.
"Ma!"
"Sorry, hon, but you've got to pay attention to what the captain says."
"Ma! I gotta pee!"
Max sighed. "Then you should've gone when I asked you/"
Garu glared at the offending sippy-cup that was protruding from his backpack. "Stupid sippy-cup…" he muttered.
Rei chuckled. "Try to think of something else besides the potty, okay? When we land, we'll take you to the bathroom."
Garu blew his bangs out of his face and crossed and uncrossed his legs. He heard some woman three rows back talk to her husband.
"John! I can't wait till we land! Oh, John, I've always dreamed of having a visit to Tokyo! Oh, John! John, I love you!"
Garu squealed. "John! I…gotta…go…to…the…John!" He bounced up and down in his seat.
Max rebuked his son. "Garu, if you keep on jumping up and down, you'll just have to go even more…"
Garu stopped bouncing and relaxed a bit. He leaned forward in his seat, and peeked across the hall. He saw a baby bottle leaking milk.
Drip…
Drop…
Drip…
Drop…
Garu was in pain. He gripped the armrests and desperately tried to think of something else. So, he decided to say the alphabet.
"A, B, C, D…"
Rei and Max looked at their son quizzically.
"…L, M, N…"
They looked at each other.
"…O…p-p-P!!!!!!"
Poor Garu's eyes watered. He squirmed about in his seat. "I…gotta…PEE!!!!!!!"
Who in here feels sorry for our poor Garu?
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Tyson shook his daughter awake. "Aikie, he's here! Garu's here!"
Aiko cracked open one brown-hazel eye, then she slowly opened the other eye. What she saw amused her.
"Garu! You…you…you're dancing!"
Garu held both hands over his privy parts and was jumping up and down. "Gotta…pee…now!"
Rei took his son by the hand and was half dragged to the bathroom, leaving a giggling Aiko behind.
After giving Tyson and Kai bear hugs, Max picked up Aiko and laughed. "Wow, Aiko! Look at you! You've grown a lot since I've seen you last! You're still going to marry my son, right?"
Kai's jaw dropped. "WHAT?!?"
Max sighed happily. "It would be so nice, Kai! We would be in-laws!"
Kai tweaked out. "I-I-In-laws?!?"
(Rumi: For the love of Pete, Max…they're only five…)
Max laughed and put Aiko down.
Kai twitched.
Tyson laughed nervously. "Uh…Max? Er…maybe we'll talk about that later…"
Kai twitched even more.
Max slapped Kai playfully. "You can stop twitching, Kai! I was just kidding!"
Garu returned from the restroom and ran up to his friend. He reached into his backpack, took out that same folder, and handed the picture to his best friend. Aiko, unfolded the piece of paper, took a look, then glomped her best friend.
"G-Garu!!! It's the…it's the," Aiko struggled for a praise word, "It's the coolest picture I've ever seen! You're a better drawer than me!"
Max sighed again. "It's so cute…young love…"
Rei looked sideways at Max. "Don't even start your matchmaking…you've been taking lessons from my mom, haven't you?"
Max looked indignant. "No!"
(Rumi: Yeah Max, and there are snowballs in hell…)
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When Aiko woke up, she was in her own bed. She rubbed her eyes and looked around. The sun was shining filling up her room with light. Aiko sat on the edge of her bed and thought, "How did I fall asleep? Where's Garu?" She smelled something wonderful coming from downstairs and her stomach grumbled loudly. Aiko sweatdropped and put on her slippers as she sprinted downstairs. On her way down, she noticed some of the maids preparing two guestrooms. She poked her head in and said good morning with a big smile on her face.
"Ohayou everyone!"
"Ohayou Gozaimasu, Miss Aiko!"
Aiko waved and ran down the stairs. She slid across the marble floor and headed straight towards the kitchen. However, two strong arms lifted her up before she could continue any further.
Kai planted a kiss on his daughter's cheek. "Good morning, Aikie-chan…"
"Morning, Papa!"
Kai carried his daughter to the dining room where a bleary-eyed Tyson was on his third cup of coffee.
"Morning, Okaasan!"
"Eh?"
Kai set Aiko down on a chair next to Tyson and said. "Aiko, guess who's coming today?"
Aiko smiled. "Garu! He's coming over to play!!!"
"And…who else?"
"Er…I dunno…"
Kai gave his daughter a hint. "They…gave you an MP3 player for your last birthday."
Aiko dug into her breakfast. "Mr. and Mrs. Chief?"
Kai raised an eyebrow. "Mr. and Mrs.…"
Tyson was starting to wake up. "She means Kenny and Emily…"
Aiko finished the last of her breakfast. "Uh…papa…I think I lost that MP3 player…"
Kai choked on his coffee and looked at his daughter. Tyson sweatdropped.
Aiko's eyes widened and she brought her hand to her mouth. "Oops!" She chugged her milk, scooted her chair back, and sprinted back to her room.
Kai stood up and yelled. "Aiko!!! Exactly when did you lose that MP3 player?!?"
Tyson smiled. "It was our little secret."
Kai gaped. "B-B-But…"
Tyson gave his koi a kiss on the lips then walked to Aiko's room.
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Two figures stood outside the Hiwatari mansion. A man and a woman.
The woman whined, "Feh…this is going to take forever, Rand!"
Rand turned his heel and walked away. "Come on, Natalya…we'll attack tomorrow…give it one more day…"
Natalya pouted, then about-faced and followed Rand.
Rand smirked as he walked away from the mansion. "It's time, Hiwatari…it's time…"
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End: Reunions
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Rumi: Phew! Done!
Kai: About damn time too…
Rumi: Oh…quiet Kai…
Kai: Make me!
Rumi: *whacks Kai with the Wok of Dooooooooooom*
Well…I hope you enjoyed this! And, a preview for the next chapter: Abduction!
Abduction.
What's going on?!?
What's happening?
Where am I?
Mommy? Daddy? Where are you?
W-What's going to happen?
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Till then!
Ja ne!!!
~*Rumi-Chan*~