Mae: Hee. Hello everyone! (grins and waves) Meep. Apologies for the long wait and such, but I think I've just gone through an emotional roller coaster, and finally decided to get off the ride. (sweat drop)
Tyson: Psh. That was sort of…cheesy.
Max: I like roller coasters! Cheese, Ho! (beams) (Only one person will get this. XD)
Tyson and Mae: …(sweat drop)
Mae: …Erm, anyway. I just wanted to thank everyone for encouraging me. You honestly don't know how much I--(turns around to face the readers, but catches sight of review count) -- I…(dazed)
Tyson: (waves hand in front of her face) Woo Houu… Hey! Shorty, growing in there…?
Mae: …(opens mouth)…(closes mouth)…(opens mouth)…(closes mouth) I..dadai…I..
Max: …Hmm…(pokes her) Unresponsive. Ty-kun! Bring on the secret-o weapon!
Tyson: (..eh?) Right on it, Maxie. (waves chocolate bar in Mae's face)
Mae: Wheeee…Hiiiiiiii! (waves crazily) …I…Reviews…YAY! ..Wahaha. (faints from sheer happiness.)
Tyson and Max: …
Max: ..Chapter?
Tyson: Chapter. Jeez, and to think I thought she wanted to be conscious when she came back. To the rest of you, kindly read the ending notes.
DISCLAIMER: Mae does not own Beyblade. …(shudders) Think of the horror she'd cause! (Max: …Well…a lot of people wouldn't consider it a..."horror", per say.)
Don't Touch Him!
Chapter Four
"Phase One of 'Takao's Horrifying Horrible Hiwatari 'DOOMS' Day Test' "-------------------------------------
He snuggled in his bed, curling further into his blankets, as he felt the form of his partner behind him. Releasing a heavy yawn, he rolled onto his back, stretching his arms upwards and above his head, arching his torso beyond the mattress. Pulling himself into an upright position, he smiled wryly, his eyes still half-lidded in a sluggish daze. Takao Kinomiya eyed his blonde-haired love, curled up peacefully at the opposite end of his bed, wearing nothing, but his adorable … platypus pajamas.
Takao's smile faltered, as an expression of confusion and wonder dominated his features at the sight of Mizuhara. Shaking his head softly, the Japanese male scratched at his sides, before he threw off his covers to reveal a chicken suit.
Yes. A chicken suit.
He pulled at his costume, as he began to walk…er…waddle out of his self-effacing sanctuary, growling irritably at his feathers. Bounding down the steps, he watched as Kyouju flew across the sky, rowing his laptop through the bickering leaves. Ahh, what a wonderful day. Though today wasn't just any normal day.
Not a normal day not because of the fact it was a wonderful day. Today was a wonderful day, not because of the fact it wasn't just any normal day to be abnormal. Today was a new day. A fresh day. Like a new slice of lettuce on bread. Today was the day. The day of…
Phase one of "T.H.H.H.D.D.T." In other words, for those who are Takaoian inclined, that would mean Phase One of "Takao's Horrifying Horrible Hiwatari's 'DOOMS' Day Test." It wasn't "doom." It wasn't "Doom!" …It was "DOOMS" Day Test. The doomiest doom of all dooming day tests. Nodding at this fact, the chicken skipped happily through the forest to Grandfather's house. Though, he didn't take notice of the big bad Blue, hiding behind a nearby streetlight. The big bad Blue wasn't exactly fond with the chicken. Then again, the chicken disliked the big bad blue.
Big bad Blue was going to finally defeat the chicken. The chicken was finally going to be defeated by big bad Blue. Defeat the chicken finally was. Big chicken going finally Blue to be defeated. It was the perfect plan… The battle was going to be settled today, and the chicken was going to take control of the muffins in a chickeny way!
Cluck. Cluck. Cluck. Moo.
Oh right, thought big bad Blue. The chicken was also half cow. …Oh no! The muffins! That. Broke. His. HEART.
Big Bad Blue's name was Kai, although his hair was grayish sliver. Blue was nice. Takao the chicken was not. ANNIHILATE THE CHICKEN!
Kai leapt from to streetlight to ambush the round, plump, feathery chicken (who was half cow) until a pretty birdie fluttered down in front of the chicken. "Oh no! HORRORS OF ALL HORRORS! Chicken, You were right! Big Bad Blue is….BAD!" Exclaimed Rei, the pretty birdie, as he pranced around Takao. "You heard him, foe!" Takao the chicken bellowed, as he scratched at his head, finding a small object. "Be gone, Kai!" He commanded, as he threw the pebble he found in his chicken hat.
The magical pebble bounced off Kai's hair. Big Bad Blue dissolved into a puddle. "Oh no! I'm melting. MELTING!" (1)
"The End…" He mumbled contentedly, burying himself beneath his covers. Max eyed him curiously, watching his lover snooze happily in his bed, seemingly to have endured a peaceful dream. The blonde smiled softly, resting his hands onto his hips, shaking his head at Takao's lethargic capabilities. It was late unto the morning, and the Japanese male hadn't realized he would be late for work soon. Max placed a finger onto his chin, as he tilted his head inquisitively, indecisive as to let his partner snooze and become late as a punishment for his behavior, or wake him up so he wouldn't be late for work…since, he did kind of sort of dealt with Kai better than he had before.
Or perhaps…let him oversleep as a treat for behaving much more than he had, or wake him up early as a punishment for his behavior display last night during dinner. Max scratched his head thoughtfully, confirming the fact that he was confusing himself; he let the topic drop off, before he turned on his heel and exited the doorway. Shutting the door behind him, Max yawned lightly, as he made his way through the hallway of the Kinomiya residence. Once reaching the edge of the staircase, he grasped firmly onto the beam, stepping cautiously down each step. Leaping off enthusiastically down the last group of flights, he bounded toward the dining area, not surprised to see his "little brother" already seated at the table.
Sliding onto a nearby chair, he inhaled a heavy aroma of pancakes and waffles, glazed with maple syrup. Grinning cheerfully regardless of his sleepy demeanor, he greeted his companion, "Good Morning, Rei-chan!" Looking up from his meal, the youth seemed slightly surprised from Max's outburst. Beaming, as he kindly pushed the bottle of syrup towards the older male, he replied cheerfully. "Hello to you too, Nii-san!"
Accepting the offertory with a mumbled 'thank you', Maxie spread it haphazardly among his breakfast plate, before licking his lips in anticipation. "Ah, the advantages of being part of this family." He cooed in an excited tone, as he took hold of the knife and fork settled at his side. Rei laughed lightly at his compliment, before nibbling on another portion of his coated pancakes. "Honestly, Maxie, I think Onii-san is really having an influence on your behavior."
Rei grinned in a teasing manner, scanning the house for any sign of his brother. When there was none, his smile faltered slightly to that an expression of concern. Turning back towards the blonde, he tilted his head as he mumbled his inquiry. "Speaking of which…Where is--"
"AHHHHHHH! I'M LATE!"
Ah. There was the sign he was looking for. Max chuckled lightly, as Rei shook his head in mock disappointment. "I'm guessing that was a punishment, Nii-san?" The cat boy questioned in an amused tone, as he sipped his mug of milk.
"Heh. We've all got a price to pay! I've just become more foolhardy during our time together, whereas he, in turn, began to absorb my high-level of intelligence!" Maxie stated proudly, as he crossed his arms to heighten the effect of his words. Rei smiled sheepishly in agreement, as thundering footsteps sounded throughout the household.
Dashing towards the kitchen table with a childlike glee, Takao zipped by the pair, swiftly piercing one of Max's pancakes with an extra fork, and escaping with his prize toward the kitchen. The blonde watched in alarm as his breakfast had flown off his plate, and snapped his gaze ahead, watching the older male digging into the refrigerator. "Ty-Kun!" He whined lightly, before puffing his cheeks towards Rei, who was now grinning to himself.
"Hmph…It's funny for you because you didn't get your food stolen." "Oh please, Maxie. Stop with the mellow dramatics." Takao teased, munching onto the pancake, as he retreated from the fridge with a bottle of water in hand. His hair was disheveled with his trusty cap slanted sloppily on his head. The white button down shirt was still not fixated properly, and the tie was hanging loosely from his neck. The black slacks he wore bagged around his legs, his belt not buckled suitably.
Finishing off the remains of the treat, he licked off the syrup, before the fork was once again clattering on the blonde's platter. "There ya go." The Japanese male chimed cheekily, as he spun the bottle cap open, casually gulping down the liquid.
Max narrowed his eyes stubbornly at him, muttering a quick "meanie head". The meanie head rolled his eyes, before placing kiss apologetically on his cheek, "See you later, Babe."
Racing past, he ruffled Rei's hair momentarily, pecking him swiftly on the forehead. "Hey!" The cat boy cried indignantly, as he straightened his ebony locks. "Onii-san…" he called out exasperatedly, rolling his golden orbs towards him. Takao chuckled, as he wrestled into his boots. "I'm going to keep on doing that no matter what you say. Come on, little Rei-Rei…" He spoke in a mocking "goo-goo" tone. "It's tradition!"
"Stop that!" Rei cried out in a flustered manner, "And I am not little!" The older male shook his head, before replying in a disbelieving voice, "Heh. Riiight, little Rei-Rei." "Why you--" "Okay, Okay. Enough now, Rei-Rei…" Max snickered to himself, as he stood to cease the growling cat boy from his actions. Pushing his plate forward, and stepping away from his seat, Maxie strolled toward his partner, and began fixing his attire.
Straightening his tie, he pushed himself lightly onto his tip-toes, before chastely pecking Takao on the lips.
"Have a good day at work…and, if you still want to go through with this stupid T.H.H.H.D…whatever, whichIhonestlyandhighlysuggestyoudon'tbecauseit'sabsolutelyandcompletelyidioticyoucanalwaysstopitbecauseIreallydon'twantyoutostartinte--"
Chortling softly, Takao pressed his forehead against his lover's. "It's not like I'm going to get arrested for it or anything like that. Besides, I just want to test out the compatibility between frosty boy and Rei-Rei, you know that…" he whispered gently, before pulling away to a stand. "Heh. You know it'd be fun…" He taunted lightly with an impish grin, murmuring softly, "Remember Maxie, T.H.H.H.D.D.T!"
Max sighed softly in return, smiling kindly. "Yeah, maybe. Though I think you would have too much fun." "Hey, what can I say? It's my duty." Takao slurred, shrugging his shoulders to express his amusement. Turning his head back, he gazed at Rei, who was completely unaware of the series of tests Takao was willing to put the Russian too. (2)
Paying Max a fleeting look from the corner of his eye, he cleared his throat, effectively catching the attention of his little brother. "Hey, Rei-Rei…" He purred slyly, ignoring the reluctant appearance of his blonde. Looking up from his meal, Rei narrowed his eyes to an extent, definitely not trusting the tone of voice his brother was using. "Yes, Onii-san?" He replied warily, not realizing the tightened grip on his utensil.
"How about later tonight, the three of us go out to dinner, Hm? That sound okay?" The kitten brightened immediately, as he clapped his hands together in anticipation. "Ooh! That'd be lovely!" Takao nodded, in confirmation, before he replaced his features with that of inquisitives. Rubbing his chin in thought, he pondered out loud,
"You know what? Inviting a few people wouldn't be so bad…" He continued mischievously, which had gone unnoticed by his younger brother.
Max frowned in disdain, not entirely positive toward Takao's plans. They were rather unnecessary, regardless, once the Japanese male had made up his mind; there was no possibility to sway his decision.
Rei nodded eagerly in agreement, excited, as he mumbled, "The more the merrier!"
"Great!" Takao exclaimed, "You bring your little friend, what's his face, along, and I can round up some buddies!" Rei grinned ecstatically, though a tad bit discouraged at his brother's choice of words, before questioning. "You really mean it, Onii-san! I can bring Kai-ki along?"
"You betcha!" The older male grimaced at the name usage, as he smiled in response. Noticing that Max was going to begin his scolding, he thought it would be proper (and to save himself) that he should make his exit scene at this moment.
Bringing his wrist to his eye level, he tapped onto his watch, groaning. "Great…I got to run. Bye, my lovelies!" And with that, he hurriedly bolted out the door, leaving the barricade to swing on its hinges.
"Takao…" The blonde muttered lightly, as he shut the door that his love left at his wake. "Nii-san?" Max glanced over his shoulder, to see a befuddled kitten, tilting his head to the side. "Nii-san…What is a…erm..'T.T.H.D'..uh..yeah?"
Oh crap. Did he hear that? Eep! That would just ruin Takao's (un-intelligent) plan!
"Beans." Max responded, an indifferent expression on the outside, whereas he was running in circles inside his mind. "Beans…?" Rei repeated mockingly, as he raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Yup…" The blonde replied, with a tinge of uncertainty in his tone. "Well…what kind of beans?" The youth inquired curiously, striking up conversation.
"Hee. Y-you know! BEANS! BEAN-TASTIC BEANS! I LOVE BEANS! DON'T YOU LOVE BEANS!" Maxie began to perform the panic dance, prancing around the younger male, as his voice increased another notch. Rei nodded numbly with confusion, eyeing his "brother" and began to question his sanity. "Though, I still want to know about the T.H.--"
"Beanalicious! I like beans, do you like beans! Let's go eat lots and lots and lots of beans. You know what? WITH CHEESE! Cheesilicious cheese-zeh-ness! PICKLE HEADS! Cheese and noodles! Yum! RAMEN, HOOO!" The blonde grabbed onto Rei's wrist, and dragged his perplexed unwilling companion to the kitchen. Maybe perhaps even make a phone call to Kai Hiwatari about the dinner plan.
"Eww…"
It was safe to say that the "T.H.H.H.D.D.T." was forgotten.
"You…You BASTARD!" He shrieked, eyeing his fading lover lying limp among the floor. "How…could you." He grit his teeth, growling with ferocity, as his hands were fisted at his side, clenched as his heart swelled with agony and defeat. Tilting his head to the heavens, he wept, as crystalline tears flowed carelessly down his tanned cheeks, "Why. DAMN YOU. WHY!"
A sinister cackle echoed against the atmosphere, as a shaded figure strolled towards him with an intimidating aura. "Ah, you silly, silly boy…Did I not tell you that this would happen?" The demon was unaffected by the sight of blood and the scent of death that wreaked the air.
The male glared up upon him, shoving all the fear away from his mind. "What did you do?" He snarled with rage, the question increasingly becoming more of a statement rather than an inquiry. "What did I do? Kill of course. I warned you, did I not?" Came a smooth reply, as the demon's orbs heightened in their amused glow. He circled the youth, who still mourned the death of his partner.
"This is all your fault…if you had only listened to me. Now look at her. She's dead, my boy. Dead." His evil voice continued to taunt him, as he smirked, enjoying the pain of the figure before him. "All…your…fault…"
"Shut up! SHUT THE HELL UP!" The boy roared, crying, as his body wracked in pain and disbelief, clutching his hands against his head, attempting to block out the sounds. "You killed her! You KILLED HER!"
"You said you would give up anything for this girl…You killed her on your own. You couldn't save her from herself; this death was your fault. All…Your…fault…"
"Get out! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
"All…Your…Fault…"
"No! No! Stop! Stop it! STOP IT!"
And with that, a heavy cackle enveloped the atmosphere.
"And…CUT! Roll tape!"
Cameras swirled, and ceased their recordings, as the director of the film cried out his orders. Props flew haphazardly, as the next set of staff and employers took place on the seats and began to sweep the stages.
Magenta tresses swayed, as a feminine body balanced herself wobbly onto a stand, before she giggled in delight. "That was sort of boring jus lying there! I tried so hard not to laugh. You two were so pathetic!"
"Excuse me?" an indignant voice countered, before the figure huffed lightly, placing his hands onto his hips. "That was a great scene for your information, Pinky! While you just laid there trying to look dead, –which I might add, was not very convincing!- the two of us here were performing most of the action!"
"Oh please, don't be so full of yourself, Yuriy. You were, like, totally a bluff. You didn't make any of us that frightened. And you sounded like you were choking on something when you were supposedly 'cackling'!" She teased her childhood companion, as she waved her arms in the air, rolling her eyes in an irritated manner.
"I was not, Mao!" The redhead glowered, before wrapping his arm around the shoulders of his acting companion, "Tell her, Ty! We were completely awesome." Takao chuckled lightly, exchanging a high-five with the slightly older male. In fact, he was one of the youngest in this area. The navy-haired figure sighed lightly, knowing full well that Tala and Mariah often called each other by their true names when speaking in such a manner.
"Kinomiya! Ivanov!" The pair looked back, to see the director smiling with appreciation. "Great job! This is excellent material, and I'm sure it'll be approved by the city that this is one of the greatest playhouses in Japan!"
Takao smirked proudly in response, as Tala smugly commented towards Mariah. "Ha ha, Pinky. I told you so." She rolled her eyes, muttering that he was a hot air balloon, before she brightened. "Lee-kun!" She called out excitedly to the head cameraman of the stage, who also happened to be her boyfriend.
Lee chortled in response to Mariah's excitement, opening his arms wide for a hug. She squealed, as she leapt into the invite, as she bounced on her heels. "How did we do, Lee-kun? Huh? Huh? Huh? How did we do? Were we good? Was it okay? Was it? Was it? Was it?" The Chinese male shook his head fondly, patting the female on the head. "Alright Mariah, settle down. You three did wonderful."
Tala nudged Takao, whispering in his ear, as he snickered, "Pffht. Rai only says 'you three' because he knows that Mao here is going to get all PMS-sie on him if he doesn't compliment, even though she just lied on the floor." The Japanese male stifled his amusement, replying, "I guess we know who wears the pants in the relationship, huh?" (3)
The red head broke out hysterically, clutching onto his stomach. Lee glowered immediately, smacking the elder boy across the back of his head, apparently catching onto their conversation, as Mariah stood dumbfounded by the male's sudden outburst.
Tala whined, as he rubbed his head, pouting. "You're a big bad meanie head, Lee." The said figure sighed softly, before wrapping his arm around Mariah's waist. "Anyway," Lee continued, turning towards Takao, who was still cackling pathetically. "Are we still going through this…test …Blarg, whatever crap?"
The navy-haired male ceased his laughter immediately, as his expression was that of flabbergast. He was rendered speechless, until he peered crossly towards the elder male, crossing his arms in determination. "It is not crap! It's 'T.H.H.H.D.D.T.!" Mariah sighed with relief, playfully remarking, "Jeez Tak, I was wondering when the heck you would shut up. ..Erm..wait. Th-thddtt…huh?" Mariah furrowed her eyebrows, as she tried to pronounce the test name, as if it were some ridiculous tongue twister.
"NOT THHHDT! T.H.H.H.D.D.T.!"
The cherry top companion gave him a look of incredulity and skepticism, slapping his hand against his forehead. "That's all you've got to say?" He shook his head, before turning his attention toward the youth. "So…tell us more about the T.H.H.D.D.T!" He requested, as he clapped his hands together.
Mariah rose an eyebrow with astonishment, "Tala. You actually remember that?"
"It's not 'T.H.H.H.D.D.T.'. It's 'T.H.H.H.D.D.T.'" The Japanese male commented once more proudly, putting the extra emphasis on one of the letters. The trio before him sighed in defeat, knowing full well their companion could be so obnoxious sometimes. "Alright Alright, 'D.D.T'." Tala mimicked, as he rolled his cerulean orbs, satisfying the power hungry brother.
"Thank you." Takao nodded firmly, continuing, "And for your information, yes, we are going to be going through with it. In fact, I'm hoping you three will come to dinner with me tonight, since that's where 'Phase One of: T.H.H.H.D.D.T.' Anyway, here's the plan--"
"What the hell does it stand for?" The cameraman inquired, "What kind of codename for a test is that anyway?"
"Takao's Horrifying Horrible Hiwatari 'DOOMS' Day Test." The Japanese male explained in an exasperated tone, "As I was saying,--"
"Doom?"
"DOOMS."
"Dooms day? Why is it a Dooms 'Day' Test, if it's going to be longer than a Day?"
"Yuriy! STOP IT!"
"What!"
"You know he has a point…You did say it would take longer than a day. Ooh...Woohoo! I rhymed!"
"Mariah! Whose side are you on!"
"Silly! Apparently not yours."
"Will you guys stop interrupting me! Anyway, here's what we're going to do--"
"Why Dooms Day?"
"BECAUSE IT SOUNDS COOL."
"Yay! We get to scare the life out of Rei's boyfriend, Riiighht?"
"Yeah--. Hey! You ruined the fun! I was going to say it first….AND HE'S NOT REI'S BOYFRIEND!"
"Wooahh…Slow reaction there, eh?"
"Shut up. He's not. He's a stupid mind controlling brainwashing short little brat Russian."
"AHEM."
Tala coughed defensively, effectively capturing the attention of the trio. "Stupid Russian?" He question, sending a furious glare towards Takao, who took the time to hop behind Lee. It was well known to the group that Tala had a secret fetish to protect the reputation of Russians everywhere. (4)
"What?" The male questioned 'intelligently', putting the best innocent face he could muster, which was needless to say, wasn't very good at all. "Hey Tala, why is music called music? You know, I've always wondered who would decide to call such sounds mu and sic."
"Takao."
"You know what? Yesterday, Maxie and I found exactly how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop. No lies! I swear, I thought--"
"Takao."
"--And then we ate dumplings. Which I won by the way, Wahahaa. The silly boy had no chance of winning--"
"I'M RUSSIAN."
"You are?"
Tala switched his attention to Lee, who had been completely oblivious to his heritage from the years of knowing him. "Yes!" He cried out in surprise, "You never KNEW!" Lee raised his arms to signify submission, "Never. I mean, seriously, your hair color completely threw me off."
"What's wrong with my hair!"
"Wow…any more louder and you would sound like Rei."
"Can we just learn more about 'T.H.D.T.D.H.T'"?
"IT'S 'T.H.H.H.D.D.T.'!"
To Be Continued…(1) It was all a dream, if you couldn't notice.
(2) Tyson isn't willing to refer to Kai as a person. So I suppose Russian is working for him now. (sweat-drop)
(3) The group of four only use the names "Yuriy, Rai, and Mao" occasionally. Depending on the situation.
(4) Don't ask. SOMEONE has to be a Russian Protector! (I don't have anything against Russians. -squeals- I have Russian friends who are pretty and TALL.)
Tyson: Er…is it just me, or am I sensing a pattern?
Kai: (sarcastically) It's just you.
Yes, Yes, I know. Very boring. (cries) I'M SORRY! I know I didn't get Kai in, and I know that some parts were incredibly cheesy, and there was practically no Kai and Rei love in there and that this chapter just consisted of huge big boring blocks of text.
Rant, Flame, all you want I suppose. Though…good reasons for it would be appreciated.
I didn't have the time to review the chapter (I think the wanting of a beta-reader beckons to me) since the "lovely" hurricane season is back, and I really want to get this up before my computer starts flickering. Anyways, off to some thingies I wanted to share.
Everyone who reviewed the previous "Chapter Four", you don't know how much they meant to me, or how much some nearly got me to tears. (I know, pathetic of me, right?) Especially two certain reviewers who sent me those e-mails… You know who you two are; Thank you. So much. My heart was bawling like a big baby.
I'm starting this new fiction; each chapter is some sort of drabble dedicated to one reviewer. Each reviewer who had affected me in my…erm…Life-is-Pointless state.
I think I might want to work on a one-shot as well, though, I'm not sure how successful that would be. (winks)
Hee. I was also very surprised to see the review count go up. And the number of story alerts and author alerts increase…that made me happy. (grins)
I may not know all of you, but jeez.
I love you guys. (tackle glomps)
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