HOPE: Max got sugar high, so he's in the closet with everyone else.

TYSON: But she let me out...

HOPE: I was bored...

TYSON: You just love me and think I'm hott.

HOPE: You wish..... Do the disclaimer already...

TYSON: Would it kill you to say please?

HOPE: Please (gives fake smile)

DISCLAIMER:
TYSON: Hope doesn't own BeyBlade... Hell... She doesn't own anything....(grins)

Which One? Chapter 9:

Kisses and Changes
"W-What?" all of the guys gasped. Rei was torn in three. He couldn't kiss Mariah, because he wanted to kiss Hilary. And he couldn't kiss Hilary because he wanted to kiss Salima. And he couldn't kiss Salima because he wanted to kiss Mariah.

Lee, Michael, and Ozuma secretly all liked Hilary. So at first chance, they managed to push Kai away and sit next to her. They were practically fighting each other to get to her. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Kai asked coldly.

"Um... He he he.... Uh......Waking her up?" They all said simultaneously. A shocked silence filled the air. "What do you mean you're gonna wake her up? I was!" Michael said. "NO! I was! Back off!" Ozuma exclaimed. " Clearly you are both wrong. If someone needs to wake Hilary up, it will be me." Lee explained.

"Too late guys." Max said. He giggled. All three boys turned their heads towards Max. "Huh?" They said. Max giggled some more, then he pointed a finger past them. They turned around and saw Kai kissing Hilary!

The three boys fumed in anger. Sighing, they huddled together in a corner of the room, whispering:

"I can't believe him!"

"Yeah! Making moves on my Hilary like that?"

"YOUR Hilary? What do you mean YOUR Hilary?"

"For God's Sake Michael! You're like a 5 years older than her!"

"Who cares?"

Rei and Max ignored the fighting trio, and kissed Mariah and Marium. Tyson and Kenny hesitated though. Kenny because he wouldn't want Emily's brother, Michael going all freaky on him. But sure enough Kenny gave Emily a small kiss. Tyson hesitated because he liked Hilary, but something about Salima intrigued him. Oh, well.

Grandpa saw Tyson hesitate, he shook his head. He sneaked up on Tyson and nonchalantly pushed his head down a little. Faintly Tyson's lips touched that of Salima's. Grandpa laughed a little, and moved back to his original spot.

Tyson closed his eyes and kissed Salima. He also managed to pull her closer to him with one arm. Suddenly, a tingling sensation filled his body. Tyson opened his eyes and jumped up. He blinked twice as he glanced around the room.

"W-What's happening to us?" Tyson stared at his teammates who were glowing. Rei shook his head, and Kai ignored Tyson's question. Obviously he was still mad at Tyson for that last remark with Hilary. "No Idea." Max murmured as he examined his arms and hands.

Robert stood up and smiled. Isn't that just plain creepy?

He clapped his hands together and laughed softly.

"Robert, if you can explain as to why we are glowing like the girls did earlier, I won't fucking kill you!" Kenny exclaimed.

Silence spread around the room. Because:

Kenny cursed. Kenny was changing right before your eyes.

"What?" He asked. Grandpa smiled, and took out a hand mirror from his pocket. "Check it out for ya 'self 'lil man." He chuckled. Kenny snatched the mirror and gasped at what he saw. Brown hair, pale cheeks and brown eyes were no longer there. Now Kenny had black hair, almond eyes, and white triangles on his cheeks.

"Robert, explain how the hell this happened!" Kenny threw the mirror to a side. Luckily, Grandpa caught it.

"You have received your powers." He simply stated.

"Oh yeah? Then how come the other guys don't have triangles painted on their faces?" Kenny took a step forward. Everyone else took a step back. " First of all, Kai has triangles painted on his face, and second the other guys have theirs too." Robert explained.

"Yeah right, if they had triangles painted on their faces, then triangles wou- ?" Kenny stopped in mid sentence. Rei, Tyson, Max, and Kai had changed too!

Rei's normally black hair had golden streaks running through it. His eyes deepened its golden colour. Gold triangles also appeared on his cheeks.

Tyson on the other hand, had his blue hair turn into black hair with blue steaks; his eyes a deep blue. Along with blue triangles painted on his face, he resembled Kai, well sort of.

"Aaaahhhh...I look like Kai! Aahh!" Tyson yelled as he looked into the hand mirror that Rei handed to him. "Max! Kai! Rei! Oh my gosh!"

Tyson ran around until Grandpa stuck a foot out, thus causing Tyson to trip and fall. "Oww.." he mumbled.

Standing up sorely, Tyson noticed Kai and Max's changes.

Max's blonde hair was replaced with black hair and green streaks; his eyes a mysterious aqua colour. Green triangles appeared on his cheeks. Max picked up the hand mirror that Tyson dropped and looked at himself.

"Oh Well... At least I look good." Max thought before saying aloud. "Look good my ass." Rei murmured.

Max shot Rei a glare before turning to Kai. "Here dude, you look different."

Kai took the offered mirror, and glanced in it. What he saw was completely different. His hair was changed into black like all the others, only his streaks were a silver-blue. His normal blue triangles were replaced with silver-blue triangles. And his amber eyes turned into a deep brown.

Kai didn't react to his appearance at all. He only raised a hand to touch the silver-blue triangles as if making sure they were really there.

"What are you looking at Kai?" Hilary asked.

"None of your fucking business." Kai replied, thinking it was someone else. He realized who had spoken to him.

"Hilary!" Kai turned in his spot, and saw Hilary stand up. What he saw made him drop his mouth open for a split second. "What?" She asked. Everyone stared at her for a very long time until Mariah piped up. "What are you guys staring at Hilary for?" questioned Mariah. "S-She's ... well... changed!" Rei answered.

Mariah took a look at Hilary, she was indeed different. Something in Rei's head, clicked. "Mariah?" he turned to find her standing beside him. " Mariah! You're awake! Are you okay?" Rei hugged her tightly. Mariah blushed a little, and hugged back. "Er- Yeah I guess so."

Rei let go of Mariah, and took a better look at her. He gasped. This gasp made everyone turn around and gasp. "What?" Mariah asked confused. Looking at the guys in the room, she noted the changes. She also noted Hilary's changes.

Both girls were quite surprised that their male friends looked different. So they stood side by side, and demanded an answer. "Okay, why do you all look like that? And why are you still staring at us?" Hilary and Mariah wanted to know.

Kai still had the mirror in his hand, so he gave it to Hilary before leaning against the wall. "What in the world are th-?" Hilary looked in the mirror and gave a small squeak.

Hilary's hair turned black like everyone else's' but her streaks were silver. It was also long, about to her waist. With silver triangles on her face, she blinked as she noticed that her deep ruby eyes were changing into deep brown ones.

She handed the mirror next to Mariah with a shaky hand. Mariah peered into the mirror. Her eyes grew wide as she noted the long black hair, pink streaks and pink triangles; but her eyes stayed as golden as ever. Mariah gripped the mirror, and dropped to her knees.

"Mariah you look different." Emily commented.

"Yeah, what's with the hair?" Salima asked.

"Not the hair, you like a feminine Kai! Hey what's with you Mariah? Guys?" Marium got their attention.

Max practically jumped on her. Since he had grown taller than she had, she practically suffocated when he hugged her. "Um... Max?" Marium was blushing furiously at this attention from him. She liked him, but she never realized it until now.

"WHOA!" was all he said. He gazed at her weirdly.

"What? Hey! Your hair? And those triangles?" Marium stared at Max waiting for an answer.

"Um... Looking good Tyson..." Salima almost said embarrassed. She stopped herself just in time.

What am I thinking? I mean they probably think I like Rei 'cause I hung around him a lot when we were kids. Who am I thinking? Tyson probably like Hilary.

Salima sighed before she realized Tyson was right in front of her.

"Er... Hi to you too Kenny." Emily said. Kenny was staring subconsciously at her.
"Now why do all of you look different?" Emily asked as hot sake was being poured into her cup. It was late. Around midnight I suppose. The 10 Chosen Ones were in the BladeBreaker's room drinking sake. The rest of the White Tigers and Saint Shields had gone home. Robert went off in search of someone.

Emily looked exactly like Kenny, although she changed into her contact lenses before coming in.

Salima and Marium on the other hand were completely different. Like all the others they had black hair. Like Mariah and Hilary, their hair was long. Salima's eyes turned a deep green; Marium's eyes turned an amethyst colour. Purple triangles completed Marium's new look, while red triangles completed Salima's new look.

"Robert explained something about kissing you guys to wake you up while receiving our powers from you at the same time." Kenny sipped his sake.

"W-what?" all the girls choked on their sake and sputtered.

Hilary narrowed her eyes before asking, "Who kissed me?" She frowned.

"Me." Kai said. He took a sip of sake.

Hilary smiled. She felt relieved that a pervert like Tyson or Joseph didn't kiss her. Sipping her sake, she pondered at her feelings for Kai. All feelings for anyone else were wiped away. Just feelings for Kai popped up.

Mariah noticed this smile and giggled. "Hilary, you aren't happy are you?"

Hilary snapped out of her daydream and blushed. "Of c-c-ourse not."

Kai smirked at this. He was winning her over.

Mariah then asked this question: "Who kissed who?"

Narrowing her eyes she secretly hoped it was Rei.

"Hilary" Kai said.

"Mariah" Rei said.

"Marium" Max said.

"Emily" Kenny said.

"Salima" Tyson said.

Each took another sip of sake. Well, Tyson gulped his down.

Soemthing clicked in Kai's mind. He knew something was not right.

"Grandpa, how do you know about these two prophecies and us?" Kai asked.

Grandpa sighed and put his sake, and rubbed his temple. "I guess I'll have to tell you now."

"Uh... Tell us what Grandpa?" Tyson asked in between gulps.

"How I knew what you guys are now, and about your... mother, Tyson."
HOPE: Oh wow! I have never heard Grandpa speak about your mother before.

TYSON: Me neither...

HOPE: I'm sorry Tyson

TYSON: Why?

HOPE: You'll find out in the next chapter...