NTM here! I feel like doing another chapter so, here ya go! Oh and so I don't get sued. . .I don't own Beyblade, but I do own my characters. Anyways, let's get to this! AND PLEEEEEEEASE READ AND REVIEW!

P.S. The Beybattles will be in script form. . .just to let you know. . .

Ch. 3: The Bit Hunters

"I can't believe this!"

"I'm fine Ashura!"

Ashura and Ayane were yelling at each other. Ashura had found out about Ayane sneaking off, and he was angry.

"How many times have I told you not to go climb the cliffs! You could get hurt, or break your leg! You know that those cliffs are NOT safe!"

"Ashura, I am fifteen years old! Stop treating me like I'm a two year old! I can take care of myself!"
"I am your older brother! I am responsible for your safety!"

"Stop bossing me around Ashura!"

Kyo had his fingers in his ears.

"Will you guys please stop fighting?" he said. "You are giving me a headache!"

Ashura glared at him.

"Stay out of this!" he yelled. "And as for you. . ."

He pointed to Ayane.

"You ever pull a stunt like that again and I'll make you run all of China!"

Ayane growled, and walked to the door.

"I'm going to go blade, I'll be outside if you need me. . ."

She opened the door, and slammed it.

"Stupid Ashura. . ." she said under her breath.

She then heard soft crying coming from a tree.

"Huh? Who's there?"

She walked toward the sound, and saw Kimiko bawling her eyes out.

"Kimiko!" she said. "Why are you crying?"

Kimiko lifted her face, tears falling down her cheeks.

"I. . .I went Beyblading in the forest. . .after I finished lunch. . .and. . .and these four people came out of nowhere. . .they challenged me to a Beyblade match. . .and I lost!"

She went back to crying.

"What's the matter with losing?" said Ayane.

"It's not that I lost the match. . ." said Kimiko. "After I lost, they. . .they. . ."

"They what Kimiko?"

Kimiko started heavily crying.

"THEY TOOK MY SAKURA MOTH! THEY KICKED ME DOWN AND THEN STOLE MY BIT BEAST!"

Ayane was in shock.

"They what!"

Ayane began shaking her fists in rage.

"They can't do that! Taking a bit beast is just plain wrong! It's like stealing a piece of their soul! I won't allow them to get away with that!"

She held Shinaru in her hands.

"Come on Kimiko! We're going to get your bit chip back!"

Kimiko stopped crying and lifted her head up.

"Wha?"

Ayane smiled at her partner.

"Why not? You are my partner, and that means that whoever messes with my partner messes with me, and no one messes with me!"

Kimiko began to smile.

"Really? You mean you'll go beat them up just to get my Bit beast back?"

"You bet! That's what friends are for!"

Kimiko hugged Ayane tightly.

"Oh Thankyouthankyouthankyou! You're the best friend and partner a kid could have!"

Ayane smiled.

"Come on Kimiko! Let's go find those dirty thieves!"

They headed off towards the forest. When they arrived, they started looking around for the thieves, but after a while, they couldn't find anything.

"I don't think there are any thieves in this forest. . ." said Ayane.

"No! There here alright! We just have to keep looking!"

"Okay Kimiko. . .we'll keep looking. . .in the meantime. . .I think I'll take my Shinaru out for a little spin. . ."

She reached into her sash and took out her Beyblade and launcher.

"LOOK OUT!"

Zing! A red Beyblade flew by Ayane's head, almost knocking her down.

"The heck!" she said.

The Beyblade landed in front of her and it continued to spin.
"KYAAAAAH!" screamed Kimiko. "This is just like it happened; a Beyblade came out of nowhere! This is how it started!"

"How what started?"

A shadow jumped out of the tree, landing on the ground. It was a boy with spiky red hair and green eyes, wearing a black trenchcoat and sunglasses.

"Well well well. . ." he said with a smirk. "What do we have here?"

Ayane clenched her fists in anger.

"Who are you and what do you want?" she said.

The boy smirked again and walked over to Ayane.

"You're cute. . ." he said. "What's your name?"

Ayane growled.

"I'll ask again. . .who are you and what do you want?"

The boy smiled and picked up the red Beyblade.

" Name's Fang. . .and all I want is a little friendly match. . ."

Kimiko ran in front of Ayane, eyes glaring at Fang.

"You don't fool me you thief!" she shouted. "You did the same thing to me!"

"So. . ." said Fang. "You've come back for more punishment?"

Kimiko growled.

"So you are the one that took my partner's Bit beast!" said Ayane.

"Yep. . .won it in a match. . ."

He took out a small Bit Chip from one of his trenchcoat pockets.

"SAKURA MOTH!"

Kimiko tried to grab the Bit Chip from his hand, but was kicked out of the way.

"Sorry kid, but you have to Blade me to get this Chip back. . .and I already know how good you are. . ."

"So, the only way you'll give back Kimiko's Sakura Moth is in a battle?"

Ayane held her Beyblade up for him to see.

"Then how about you battle me! If I win, I get Kimiko's Sakura Moth."

"What about if I win?"

Ayane sighed.

"You can have my Shinaru. . ."

Fang gazed at the girl's bit beast, and smiled.

"Very nice. . .okay Ayane. . .you have yourself a deal."

SCRIPT MODE

(Ayane and Fang stared at each other across the pathway.)

Fang: You are kinda cute when you're angry. . .

Ayane: Shut up and blade!

Kimiko: I'll count! I'll count!

(Ayane hooked up her Beyblade to her laucher, and Fang did the same.)

Fang: You better be careful, I won't hold back.

Ayane: Neither will I. . .

Fang: Fiesty. . .just the way I like it.

(Kimiko raised her hand.)

Kimiko: Okay, we play by normal rules, one-on-one, winner take all.

Fang: Fine. . .Can we please get started?

Kimiko: Since there is no dish, we'll have to do winner by Knock-Out or Spin-Out.

Ayane: Okay, I'm ready!

Fang: Me too!

Kimiko: Okay, let's get this party started.

(Fang and Ayane take out their ripcords and load them into their launchers.)

Kimiko: 3. . .2. . .1. . .

(They both grab their ripcords, preparing to launch.)

Kimiko: LET IT RIP!

(They released their Beyblades onto the pathway.)

Fang: Bring it on! Show me what you got!

Ayane: Oh I'll show you what I've got!

(Their Beyblades began to clash into each other, grinding occasionally.)

Fang: Oh I'm sooo scared. . .Ha!

Ayane: . . .

Fang: Hey cutie! Aren't you going to say something?

(Ayane just stared at the Beyblades attacking each other.)

Fang: Maybe I should get you out of your trance. . .BLACK PANTHER!

(A light shone from Fang's Beyblade, and a giant Black Panther that kinda looked like Flash Leopard appeared. It's tail was longer, and it was covered in red and silver armor.)

Fang: Heh! You should of quit when you had the chance! Now it's time to end this battle cutie!

(Ayane stared at Fang with piercing blue eyes.)

Ayane: SHINARU!

(A light shone from Ayane's Beyblade, and a giant dragon appeared. The dragon was a pastel rainbow color with no legs and an incredibly long tail. On the dragon's back was a pair of white angel's wings, brightly shining with light. The dragon roared and stared at Fang with its icy blue eyes as well.)

Fang: WHAT THE HECK!

Ayane: It's time to end this little game. . .I will not allow anyone to get away with stealing a bit beast. . .It's no better than stealing a person's soul.

(She pointed at Fang.)

Ayane: You could never understand the bond a blader shares with their Bit Beast. . .you just think that it's a toy for your amusement!

(She got into a stance.)

Ayane: Now I'm going to show you how powerful the bond between me and Shinaru can be!

(Shinaru roared and circled Ayane, staring at Black Panther.)

Ayane: End this Shinaru!

(The Beyblade began to pick up speed and started bombarding Fang's bit beast with a flurry of attacks.)

Fang: No way! IMPOSSIBLE!

(Ayane's Beyblade began to glow, and it took to the air.)

Ayane: Forgive me. . .but you must pay! SHINARU! ASTRAL BREAKER!

(The Dragon closed its eyes, and tiny sparkles of light began surrounding Ayane's Beyblade. Ayane raised her right hand and pointed at Fang's Beyblade.)

Ayane: ATTACK!

(A blast of stars spun out from Ayane's Beyblade and engulfed the pathway in a brilliant light.)

Fang: ARRRRGH!

Kimiko: WAAAAAAH!

Ayane: KYAAAAAH!

(They were all thrown back as a giant blast appeared from the light.)

Fang: No way!

(Fang's Black Panther flew out and slammed into a tree, knocking the tree down.)

Fang: Black Panther!

(The light cleared, and there stood Ayane's Beyblade, barely spinning. Ayane and Kimiko stood there in awe.)

Ayane: I. . .I did that!

Kimiko: Wow. . .

END SCRIPT MODE—

Ayane walked over to her Beyblade and picked it up.

/Did I just do that/ she thought.

Fang stood there in awe as he stared at the girl. Ayane walked over to him and held her hand out.

"I believe you have something that belongs to me. . ."she said.

Fang growled and took out Sakura Moth, which he placed harshly into Ayane's hand.

Ayane smiled and turned to Kimiko.

"Kimiko! Catch!"

She threw the bit chip to Kimiko, who caught.

"YAAAAAAAY! I GOT MY SAKURA MOTH BACK!"

Kimiko started jumping up and down in joy, holding the tiny bit beast in her hand.

"Not so fast!"

Fang stood up and held up his Beyblade.

"I want a rematch!"

"Don't ever bother Fang. . ."

Three more figures appeared from the shadows. One was a girl with shoulder length goldenrod hair, another a boy with a black baseball cap over his electric blue hair, the third was an older girl with long dark green hair. They all were wearing black trench coats and sunglasses, but the older girl had gold trim on her black trench coat and purple sunglasses.

"You failed to retrieve the Bit Chip. . ." said the girl with the goldenrod hair.

"Talon's right," said the boy with the baseball cap. "You had your chance to fight. . ."

Fang growled.

"Like you could do any better Striker!" he said.

"ENOUGH!"

The older girl snapped her fingers. She took off her sunglasses to reveal a pair of amber eyes.

"You are pretty good to beat Fang. . .but we will meet again princess. . .until then. . .we take our leave."

"But Lady Viper—"

"I SAID WE TAKE OUR LEAVE!"

The four of them started to walk away.

"Be warned little princess. . ." said Lady Viper. "You have not seen the last of the Bit Hunters!"

Talon threw a smoke bomb and they vanished.

Ayane sighed and smiled.

"Well Kimiko. . .looks like we have ourselves a couple of rivals eh?"

Kimiko laughed.

"Well, I guess so. . ."

"Ayane!"

Ashura and Kyo arrived.

"We've been looking for you two. . ." said Ashura. "It's time for you to make dinner Ayane."

She slapped her forehead.

"Silly me. . .I guess I forgot!"

Kyo, Ashura, and Kimiko all did an anime fall.

"Let's go then!" she said. "I'll make dinner for everyone!"

The four of them headed off for home, not noticing that they were being watched by someone.

/Not bad. . .this Ayane is very impressive. . .she will be a very worthy opponent. . ./

Oooooooh! The suspense! Who is this mysterious figure, and what about those Bit Hunters? This is starting to look like a sweet story ne? PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, and another big thanks to XCrimsonNinjaX for another review!

Next: Qualifying Round! Ashura and the others try to qualify for the tournament! Ayane and Ray meet up again, but why doesn't Ashura seem to not like Ray? Secrets about the Yagami's past are revealed!