Hiyas ppl! Yeah I know its after a very very long time that I'm writing again! I hope to finish in a couple more chapters. Anyways lets begin this quick! I don't own Beyblades like Bandai does...Hope you enjoy this and a thousand apologies for any OOC's.
Max's mother whispered aghast and shocked at whom she thought was dead for many years. "Mar-Marlene?"
Everyone including Liya looked at Max's mother peculiarly. Max's mother continues to look at the girl before then finally blinked. "I'm sorry...its just that you look like my sister so much..."
Liya frowned. "I know there might be people who may kind of look me but enough to startle into making them go white?" she thought. "Hey! Mom I never knew I had an Aunt Marlene." (not sure if Max has ANY aunt) Max asked his mother as she continued looking at the girl who had an uncanny resemblance to her almost forgotten sister. "Its been so many years..." she whispered.
"Mom tell us what happened. Who is Marlene?" Everyone else waited anxiously for the answer. Max's mother finally turned to look at her son's big eyes of questioning. She began with a pause. "Marlene was my little sister. My only little sister." Her eyes lost focus as if she was remembering memories from the past. "She was the most understanding person in the world and the most loyal person I had ever known. She wasn't as smart as other people but she loved to write books and make beautiful things. Yes, Marlene was a unique and clever person when it came into the business tactics too. Life was good to her. She was the angel of our family, but one day I caused the angel of everybody's to fall."
The tone of her voice changed into a huskier note. "I fell in love with your father." (I am not sure how Max's mom and dad met but I'll make it up to fit with my story) She sounded dead. Max widened his eyes. Everyone else slapped on a perplexed gaze. "A man saw me and your father together and told my parents. When my sister found out, she claimed it was her and that the man was terribly mistaken. She was able to convince both my father and the man with one blind eye that she loved the neighbourhood Greaser. My stingy father was shocked to his very toes to see his angelic daughter dropping so low. So he ... he kicked her out of the house and disowned her."
Max's mother burst into tears which surprised Max a lot because he was used to seeing his mother as a cool and intellectual person. He went to sit beside her and comforted her. Liya felt sorry for the lady. It wasn't nice to lose a part of your family. A long silence filled the room then, "What was her whole name?" an elderly voice asked. The crowd of people in the room turned around to see whose voice interrupted the story.
An old woman with silvery grey hair and glittering hard blue eyes stood their in a hunched composure labeling her approaching end to life. The many wrinkles on her face reflected all the phases of a woman's life she had been through. Liya and Seline's eyes widened. Seline cried out, "Grandmother!" and she rushed to hug her. The wise looking lady patted her on the shoulder, "Good to see you in good hands." She whispered.
She turned her pointy angular features to Liya, giving a narrow look of contempt and then turned to Max's mother. "What was her whole name dear?" Max's mother replied stuttering a bit and curious as to know why the lady wanted to know. Grandmother nodded, "Yes, I knew her well. She told me the very same story. She helped us get out of a lo
Everyone was shocked. Seline sucked in her breath with a small "No!" Liya gasped and was thrown into confusion, but as the moments passed, she began to understand why her grandmother never liked her and why she looked completely different from her mother and Seline. Tears began to form in her eyes. "Yes, Seline try hard to understand. Your father and your mother were arranged married. Your father cared for your mother but never loved her as much as Marlene. But he couldn't help but break his marriage vows and so he began his illicit affair. I remember seeing Nathan with Marlene in passion one night."
She paused remembering that schocking night. "He never knew I knew because I kept quiet. You and Seline and her 'real' twin sister were all born around the same night. Delilah was in fits when she finished birthing Seline and her twin. But since Seline's twin had a breathing problem, it died. Your father was afraid that Delilah might go insane if she found out that one of her daughters died. So he took you, Liya from your own mother and replaced you in Delilah's arms. I've never seen such anguish in anyone's eyes. She loved you deeply Liya and to be ripped apart from moments after birth was the cruelest things my son had ever done. I've never forgiven him and you for not feeling any emptiness for your true mother though you knew nothing. Also I hated you for stealing the love for Seline your father had. But now..." her voice cracked.
"I ask you in your father's and your mother's place to forgive me for not understanding your heart's true desire, for believing you a dirty lying scheating girl and for believing that you had stolen son away from my daughter's heart and symbol." Tears slipped out of her wrinkled cheeks. Liya shook her head. All this time she thought that Delilah had been her mother. She couldn't believe it. Seline was her half sister and Grandmother was not her grandmother. Liya cried forgiving her grandmother and when she realized it, she turned to look at Max's weeping mother. "That would mean...you are my aunt...and you... Max...are my first cousin." Max looked at her with the same startled expression on Liya's face.
Kai studied the entire family's faces. So they were all related to each other. Liya HAD been telling the truth all along. And no one trusted her...not even him. Kai mentally kicked himself for being such a jackass. He wished to go beside Liya and embrace until they both died with bliss. He swore under his breath. Rei glanced at their leader. "Poor guy..."
Max's mother cried out and got up to hug Liya. "It almost feels like Marlene is back, inside you Liya, her daughter!" But Liya still couldn't bring herself to the fact that she was a bastard and something that would've hurt Delilah, the woman she considered her mother all these years. But nonetheless she hugged her aunt with the same force and smiled wanly. After a minute's worth of embracing, both Liya and her aunt faced the elderly lady with dried tears on her cheeks. "What happened...to Marlene?"
Grandmother's eyes flashed a look of sadness. "She died in an auto car wreck after helping us in one more financial problem. She left with a sad look on her face. I think she might have seen you Liya..." So, that time when Liya had seen the lady had also been the last time. Liya sighed. It was time to get on with life. Liya smiled, "Thank you for telling us, grand- Mrs.Hallaway." "Please, call me grandmother. I miss having been called that by you. You are still a part of our family no matter who your mother is. I'm sure Nathaniel, Marlene and Delilah would have wanted it that way...Come my child." Grandmother opened her arms and caught Liya bursting out in tears. Everyone sniffed and applauded.
Once again Liya felt like she had her family back. Only this time, it felt bigger and grander. Love surrounded from all sides. Even from Kai. She peeked at him and he stood there frozen and aloof as he always was. His face showed no emotion but his amber eyes hinted desire for a loving family. The entire session took up a whole night. Seline and Grandmother decided to stay there for the night since it wasn't safe at their house with the mystery stepbrother of theirs and all. They all retired to their beds not noticing that the entire scene had been watched by one of Giovanni's henchmen...
Liya woke up late at night. She couldn't sleep at all after all the excitement that day. She went out of her room down to kitchen to eat something since room service wasn't available. On he way, she passed by the recreation room. A stream of light leaked out under the door. It was odd for the rec. room to be open this late at night. Liya walked inside. There was Kai practicing his heart out. His beyblade flew everywhere in the beyblade stadium. It sliced and spun and hammered the walls until Kai caught it. Kai started panting. His beyblade began to glow and it began talking to him.
"Its that girl Liya, that's bugging you isn't it?" Kai sighed, "If you knew, then why did you ask?"
"Because someone had to bring her up to get her out of your system." It argued back. "Heh, what do you know about people?" After a long pause, it replied again, "I know that their hearts break very easily." Kai let out a frustrated breath and turned only to see Liya standing in a pair of lavender pajamas. "Liya..." he whispered. "I-I-I am so sorry. I just wondered why the room was open so late at night. I guess I might be going now." She began to turn away when Kai commanded her to stay.
"Liya...we might as well get this over with." He began. "Say it to her stupid! Before she runs away again!" he thought. "Liya I – I – I think..." Liya looked into his amber eyes. Could there really be love for her in those cold unforgiving jewels? "I think that we should never see each other again after the tournament." He ended harshly. Harsh enough for Liya to think that cold water had been dropped on her head. It unnerved her to believe that Kai could've actually loved her. She stood up straight and looked Kai right in the eye with violet eyes. " I was thinking the same thing. And you know what Kai...for once I was hoping to stay as a part of your collection." She turned and stormed away forcing the tears away from her face. What a ninny she was becoming.
Kai stood there in disbelief of what he had just said. He swore ferociously and threw his beyblade on the ground in anger. Did he really love her....?
Hope this story makes sense to you guys...I was so tired of getting it right myself. Man...its getting close to the end!!! Only about 2 more chapters to go and then we are all done! Sorry for writing too much! Anyways I might slack off again. I'm not sure but anyway! Hope to find lots of reviews and thanks for all your support. Till next time!