In a medium sized Victorian house on the outskirts of a city called Lethbridge there sat a teenage boy waiting for his friends to arrive. He had invited them to stay there until the Canadian tournament started and they were due to arrive any minute.

Dark blonde shoulder-length hair, layered and flipped, was the most obvious way to identify the girl walking towards the house. Misty grey eyes, hidden behind small rectangular, blue-tinted sunglasses glanced towards the building.

Baby blue jogging pants with two white stripes down the side, her short white shirt (see picture that I have yet to draw), and the short jacket to match the pants covered her, with her blue and yellow, flat soled runners for shoes. She carried a pack -- see me for why -- on her back, and a young girl was attached to her right arm.

Ellie's black hair was styled and curled into ringlet's today, and held from her face in a high ponytail with two separate locks left down to from her lovely chestnut eyes and dainty nose and mouth. She was in a light summer dress, white with little red and pink blossoms printed on it. Velcro runners on her feet matched, with the pink and white designs all the way around it.

Brett lagged behind slightly, both hands in his pocket, fiddling with something inside the fabric. TT Guess what it was?
A red t-shirt clung to his torso, and dark blue jeans fit cutely on his bottom. Small black Vans fit largely on his feet, and damn he was hot. For a seven year old, that is.

Attack of the pyromaniac! He he.
Anyway.

Kara slowed down, tilting her shades down on her nose with one hand, and freed her other from Ellie to shade her eyes. "Is this where we're supposed to be?" she asked, looking rather confused. It was a large sentence for her; normally Kara kept her words to herself.

Two people passed them and walked to the front door.

The boy had two-toned blue hair and blood red eyes and had on black tight fitting jeans, a blood red muscle shirt, silver arm guards, black boots and a long white scarf.

The girl beside him had long black hair and bright golden eyes with red mixed in their depths, she was wearing tight red jeans, a black shirt, a black hoodie with flames up the side over her shoulder and she had black shoes with flames on.

They walked up to the house and the boy knocked loudly on the door. After a minute the door was opened by a teenage boy with long black hair and was wearing a black chinese shirt and black jeans, he had bright golden eyes and invited the two in before shutting the door behind them.

"O.o;;" Kara gave the newcomers strange looks, but then blinked and her face changed expression. " Kai! Aralie! REI!" She started walking again, satisfied. This was where she was supposed to be. If they didn't know her, well, she'd just sick Brett on them. 3

Brett pulled his hand out of his pocket as he caught up to his sister and aunt (you guessed it, Kara has a new family plan, see me for details), showing the lighter on his palm. As he flicked the cover open, he smiled, and Ellie giggled as the flame sprouted up.

Inside Rei showed Kai and Aralie around the bottom level before taking them upstairs to the second level where the bedrooms were. When Kai walked into his room he noticed that the walls were a crimson red and the furniture was all black and the bathroom was exactly the same. "Rei did you redecorate the whole house before we came." He stated. Rei nodded before leaving Kai to settle in while taking Aralie to her room, which was right beside Kai's. Her room had white walls with black symbols drawn on it and the furniture was all black and white while the bathroom had pure black and white marble covering everything. "I hope you like your room sis." Rei said smiling at her. "I love it and I'm sure that Panda will to." She replied. "Oh this is just your room Panda's is across the hall everyone's bit beasts rooms are across from their owners." Rei said laughing a bit. "Well I'll leave you to get settled in while I wait for the rest of the guests." Rei said before walking out of the room.

Kara hauled her charges to the door, and freed her hand from Ellie's to knock, rather than use the doorbell. Rei had so better remember her..
She blushed just thinking about him.

"Auntie Karrie? Why 'ya red?"
"Is it fire in you?"
"XX Stupidkidgetyourmindofffiiiiiiire!"
"Sorry .."

Ellie glued herself to Kara's side again, and Brett glued himself to her other side.

Rei went to the door and opened it smiling at the two girls and the boy on the other side. "Welcome come in I'll take you on a tour then bring you to your rooms." He said cheerfully. Upstairs Kai had gone over to Aralie's room and sat there talking with her while their bit beasts looked around their rooms. The bit beasts rooms had been made specially by Rei so that they would feel at home while they were there making sure that the special features only affected their rooms and not the ones beside them.

"Auntie Karrie? Let's gooo!" Ellie tightened her grip on Kara and hauled her through the door. Brett followed, looking around with interest.

Rei led them around showing them the ground floor before taking them upstairs to their rooms. Kara's room was in the middle and had a door leading to each of the kid's rooms. "Well I'll leave you to get settled in while I make supper." Rei said with a smile while walking out and closing the door.

"OO I thought we were staying in a hotel!!"
"No, stupid, we're staying with Kaaaarrie."
"Shuttup."
"YOU shuttup."

Kara sighed and unhooked herself from Ellie, then ushered the twins into their own rooms. "Go play or something," she said absently. "I'm going to call Tawny." As the children left, she deposited her bag on the bed before reaching into it and pulling out a small cellular phone.

Downstairs in the kitchen Rei was cooking up one of his best meals. Drigger was sitting on a chair watching Rei go about doing things. "Drigger can you set the table while I finish making supper?" Rei asked his bit beast. Drigger nodded before getting everything he needed and settling the big redwood table.

Flipping open the top, Kara put the phone to her ear, and said, "Tawny." A number beeped in her ear, and the phone began to ring.

When the older girl picked it up, Kara said, "Yeah. I've got Brett and Ellie. Toni's with Allay. Yeah. Aoihana. And Mizoru Kohana. Yeah. She's fine. She's obsessed with Allay, and she practically stalks Kohana. Yeah. It's amusing." Kara smiled. "Alright." She covered the phone with her palm and called, "Ellie? C'mere." Both twins came charging in and fought for the phone.

"Mom! We're in this HUGE house! And we both have our own rooms and they're sooooooo cool and Auntie's teachin' us to Beyblade!" Xx Little children.

Kara shook her head, went to her pack, and took out a small case. She held it gently for a moment, then opened it and took out her Beyblade. Her Bitbeast, Dinari, shifted in the centre, and with a small beam of light, exited the Beyblade to pace the room. An eagle's proud head and torso, wings and forefeet came before a lion's stately back and muscular hind legs, tail twitching gently. He inclined his head to her, and she nodded hers back. "C'mon, Din," she said, motioning him forward. "Let's go."

Kai, Aralie and their bit walked downstairs and into the kitchen.

"Hey guys you can do whatever you want for about another half hour then I'll have supper ready." Rei said not looking at them while continuing his cooking.

Dranzer, Drigger and Panda had gone and sat in a corner of the living room where they could see the stairs, kitchen and the front door.

Dinari made his way downstairs, and Kara followed him, one hand on his haunches the whole time. When they hit the bottom of the stairs, Kara glanced around to where everyone else was.

The three bits saw them come down the stairs and went to stand by their owners. Once they got into the kitchen Drigger started growling at them because he didn't recognize them.

"Drigger I expect you to be nice to the rest of the guests. I know you haven't met them yet but that's no reason to growl at them." Rei told him still not looking away from his cooking.

Kara smiled brightly. "Hullo Drigger," she said, her voice still slightly tinged with the British accent. "Din, be nice." Dinari had stepped back, and laid his wings flat along his back. His hind legs were bunched, ready to spring. "Calm down. They won't bite."

Aralie smiled at Kara. "Hi I'm Aralie and this is my bit beast Panda." She said patting Panda on the head.

Panda lowered her legs into a bowing position. "It is very nice to meet you." she said standing back up.

Dranzer had gone over and landed on a chair in front of Dinari. "Hello there my name is Dranzer." she said smiling.

Dinari's tensed muscles relaxed slightly, and he emitted a low, growlish sound. It was.. a purr..

Kara smiled back at Aralie. "I'm Kara. And this big lug is Dinari." Dinari bowed his head towards Aralie, not taking his eyes off of Dranzer.

Thumping from upstairs, and a yell of outrage, and a slamming of a door, and Kara sighed. "Sorry."

Drigger was still wary of Dinari but he calmed down a bit.

"Okay will everybody sit down at the table Drigger can show you where to sit." Rei said doing some last minute things for the cooking.

"I'll be back. Din, sit." Dinari dropped his behind and sat, tilting his head and looking after Kara as she hurried upstairs.

Drigger led the rest of them into the dining room and showed them where their seats were before going back to the kitchen to help Rei carry the food out.

"What are you two doing, Kara asked, poking her head into her room.
"Brett's being mean." Ellie was sitting on her bed, pouting.
"Your phone died," Brett said blankly, opening the door to his room and holding out her phone. "Sorry."

Kara sighed. "It's alright. C'mon. Downstairs, love. Bring your bits."

Drigger helped Rei carry everything out to the dining room before they both sat down and waited for the rest to arrive.

Kai looked around the table and noticed that there were still six seats not taken. "Rei who else is here?" he asked.

"Kara, Ellie and Brett." Rei replied.

As if in response to their names being said, an argument broke out upstairs. "ELLIEYOUSTUPIDKIDTHATWASSOMINEWHYDIDYOUTAKEITKARAMAKEHERGIVEITBACKKKKKKK!"
"Ellie TT Give it back."
"AUNTIEKARRIEBRETT'SBEINGABUMHEADANDHEISMEANTOMEEEEEEEE!"
"Brett TT Don't be mean to your sister."
"IHATEYOU!"
"IHATEYOUTOO!"
"You can hate each other has much as you want. Be quiet."

Dinari jumped up and took the stairs.. four at a time. As he poked his head through the door, Ellie shrieked (with happiness) and Brett laughed. Both were best friends again. Lovely.

Downstairs no-one at the table had seemed to notice the screams and yells that came from upstairs.

"So what have you guys been up to lately?" Rei asked the others.

"Well I was helping to train some of the kids back in the village." Aralie said with a smile.

"Nothing." Was the answer Kai gave.

"Good for you Aralie," Rei commented. "Kai you never change." he smiled at the boy.

Dinari, patient as ever, let Ellie and Brett cling to him. Pulling himself onto the gryphons back, Brett entwined one hand back through Din's fur and the other grasped silky greenish blue feathers. Ellie hung herself off of his neck as though it was a monkey-bar, and Dinari turned to go downstairs.

Kara followed, with the TT;; look still on her face. At the bottom of the stairs, she instructed the others to the dining room.

Collapsing into one of the empty chairs, she stared wearily around at the other humans.

Kai didn't look at her as he usually did to everybody while Aralie smiled happily at the little girl sitting beside her.

"Well dig in everybody." Rei said with a smile.

Kai and Aralie nodded getting their bits food before getting themselves some.

Whenever Aralie got passed something she asked Ellie if she wanted it and if she did then Aralie gave her some.

Brett had taken his seat beside Kai and watched him, an admiring expression on his face. Anything that Kai put on his plate, Brett did too. Wow. Kai has a fan. A pyromaniac fan 3.

"You two had better eat everything on your plates," Kara said tiredly, looking between the children.

"If I don't, Sukianiya will eat it," Ellie said, beaming at her auntie. "And Toraimi will eat Brett's."
"No he won't. He doesn't eat this stuff. He likes.." Brett stopped and looked down.
"Tora's vegetarian!" Ellie confided in a loud whisper to Aralie. The tips of Brett's ears turned bright red.

Aralie smiled down at the girl and then whispered in her ear. "Mine is to." Aralie laughed lightly.