A/N: This is a bit AU, leading right from the beginning of the G-Revolution. Hitoshi/Hiro isn't the Shippu no Jin, he just appeared and Daichi is here as well… Heh… This takes place two or three years from the prologue, and things will get mixed up later. I'll be using their Japanese Names here instead of their dubbed ones. So if I get them wrong, please tell me. There is a lot of OOC-ness, so don't blame me if they act weird. Of course there is YAOI/YURI, so just a warning. Also, Takao has been turned into a girl. Don't worry; our little Ty-chan will turn back in the end!

Pairings: TyKa, MaRa, TaBy, HiKe, EmMa, MiLa, D/D, D/D and much more!

Disclaimers: Sadly… I don't own Beyblade or its characters. This is just a fic made by own fanfare and musing.

Summery: Takao sadly died, and became lost to the world. After three years, he's returned, but things have changed drastically. He struggles to save the world from an ancient force, faces many challenges, and is caught up in recollecting his past memories.

"Talking"
'Thoughts'
/Beyblader to Bit Beast/
"Bit Beast to Master"
+Dream+
Flashbacks


Spreading Wings

Chapter Four: "Recollecting Pasts"


Gasping for air, wide chocolate brown eyes flashed blue for a brief moment. Ty woke up with a cold sweat, blushing terribly. She shakily drew back her comforters and ran to the bathroom. She ran the tap waters, and splashed some to her face. She looked up and saw her reflection. No, she saw Takao's reflection. Hesitantly she raised a hand and went to touch the mimicking reflection. When her fingers touched the cold surface, she saw her own female reflection. She sighed out slowly. 'Those dreams… my memories are flashing back more now than before. Is it because of the ex-Blade Breakers are present?' She turned off the waters, and walked out into the dark.

She passed Hiromi's bed, where the brunette slept soundly. She walked towards the balcony doors, and went outside. She was careful not to awaken her friend. She leaned on the railings and stared out the quiet city of Athens. She closed her eyes to feel the breezy winds coming from the Mediterranean Sea. She saw the Parthenon, and a mock one close by where they were going to have their continuation of the Tournament.

Ty closed her chocolate eyes and saw remnants of her dream, or her past. She blushed deeply, remembering the burning touches and desiring feelings. She can see his face, kissing and feeling. She could hear the calls of pleasure. She quickly shook her head and opened her eyes again. 'We've got another great battle. We're lucky we won the first match… but I'm a bit worried and I do not really like that weird presence surrounding Ala Di Nero and Vision Force… Something tells me there is more than we bargained for…'


He held his breathe and knocked on the door. It opened to reveal a confused ginger haired girl. "Oh! Hey Rei?"

The raven-haired teen blinked his golden eyes, and smiled at her. "Um… is Max here?"

Emily tilted her head, furrowing her brows. "He's not with you?"

Rei blinked and looked around him. "Well, I am here, asking for him. Why, where did he go?"

The ginger haired girl frowned. "Well, he did say he was going out, and I assumed he was with you." Then she looked at him apologetically. "I'm sorry Rei, but I don't know where he went. Maybe you should try his cell phone or something." She shrugged her shoulders.

"Thanks, Emily. I should go." He bowed politely and turned away with a questioning look. "Where did he go? We where suppose to go touring around Athens together…" he whispered to himself. His stomach suddenly turned, but he shook away that doubt sinking in his heart.

To make matters worse, Rei didn't have any pocket change, or his cell phone. Plus, he forgot his key at the hotel room, and knew for sure his teammates were all out today. So Rei tried to make his day, by roaming around the city, silently hoping that maybe he could run into Max. He suddenly felt lonely.

"Leave me alone!"

Rei's ears perked up at a desperate cry coming from an alley. He turned his head, and blinked his eyes, confused. He could have sworn he heard a girl…

"Get away!"

His heart skipped a beat, knowing for sure that he heard a sob near by. Rei followed his instincts, hoping that it was wrong in one thought, but he tried to follow the sound of that pleading voice. Rei turned a corner of an alley, and saw the back of a male, strangely familiar. Rei then heard a soft sob of fear. When he got closer, he could see a small blue haired girl with frightened chocolate eyes. She was trembling with fear. The male was a teen about the same age, with messy light hair, and with dark blank eyes. He had his hands on both side of the wall, blocking the girl from escaping.

"You have no where to go, Tenshi. Your little guardians aren't here, and you know that I have a special ward to keep your little beast from coming out to protect you. You're powerless, and you have no where to go, except with me." The guys voice was deep and low, contrasting with his pale and thin frame. He wore dark, skintight clothing, and he strangely resembled someone Rei recognized.

The girl turned her head away, closing her chocolate eyes from looking at him. "I'll never go with you!"

"But who is going to save you? Your pathetic Guardians?" He roughly took the girl's arms, pinning her to the wall. "I see you still don't remember your past and your pain." Then he smirked. "I'll make you remember the pain." The girl's eyes widened in great fear, as the guy bent closer, and captured her lips into his. She was frozen, and she couldn't move. Her mind was screaming for help.

Suddenly, the guy was roughly thrown away, and the girl blinked away her shock to be staring at the back of a raven-haired teen. "You know… I don't think the young lady doesn't really like what you're doing." The raven-haired teen said, in a low growl.

The guy sat up from the ground, and wiped away plush of blood from a newly opened cut on his lip. The guy chuckled at the sight of the crimson substance on his finger, and then he got up, looking at Rei with a smug look. "Well if it isn't your little Guardian. Damn, and I thought none would have come."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Rei growled.

The light haired teen raised a brow in aghast. "And here I thought your beasts were smart enough to inform their masters of what is going on." The guy shook his head. "And that little Tenshi behind you has no clue of anything at all, and of her past, or that horrid day that she died…" His smirk grew, and he bowed his head, continuing in a much lower tone. "Isn't that right… Kinomiya…"

Rei's eyes widened, and his heart suddenly stopped. The guy closed his dark eyes, and then dark shadows covered the ground, only to let black figures rise from it. "Get rid of the Guardian, but bring me the Light." Then the teen disappeared, and the black forms advanced, towards the two.

A bright light flashed from behind Rei, and he slowly turned his head, to meet up with a tiny boy with blue hair and blue eyes, in matching foreign attire. What awed Rei more was the boy's tiny demon like blue wings. "Step aside, Rei-sama. Please watch over my master." The boy said. The Chinese Beyblader was appalled. 'How did he know my name?'

The boy raised a hand towards Rei, and the raven-haired teen started to glow in a warm golden aura. A flash of light appeared from before him, and it took form to a figure about the same height as him. As the light faded, a young man with white and green robes appeared. He had golden armor, with some stripes. There was a tail swishing around from behind him. He looked to be a bit older in appearance, with golden eyes. He had silver white hair, with green streaks in it. He had a golden crest with a green gem in the middle. The guy blinked in confusion, his cat like ears flickering. "Huh?" He turned and faced the blue haired boy, and widened his eyes with a gasp. "You're-!"

"I know… but right now, your help is needed. They are here." The boy pointed to the shadow like figures, with sharp claps, and glowing red eyes.

"Then that means…"

"Yes…" The boy replied. Then the black figures jumped into the air, and the two strange beings attacked them with their claws like weapons, and blasts of powers that emitted from the palms of their hands. Rei watched this all in awe, not believing all this was real, like in a fantasy book. He watched as each black figure was turned into shreds. Black dust flew around, as the end result of these shadows. When all were gone, the two beings landed to the ground, panting from exhaustion.

"That was easier… then I thought." Said the white one.

The blue one chuckled. "They need to bond, then we'll have the power to fight them." The boy smiled and suddenly floated from the ground. "It's good to finally see you again… Drigger."

Rei looked at the one called 'Drigger'. It was his bit beast, in the flash, but as a human, who was just a bit older looking than himself. The white haired teen smirked, then glanced at Rei. "Rei-sama…"

"D-Drigger… what's going on? What were those things, and who is this?" He pointed to the gravity defying little boy, with blue hair. "Do you know him?"

Drigger bowed his head down, suddenly feeling ashamed. "I would have told you sooner, but I didn't know for sure if my hunch was correct."

The boy chuckled, and crossed his arms. "You're just like Draciel."

The white haired teen's golden eyes brightened. "You've seen her?"

"Yes, and now all we need is Dranzer, then we are complete."

"Good luck on trying to persuade his master."

Rei was beginning to become confused, not really understanding anything the two were talking about. He blinked his eyes, remembering that girl whom he saved from the strangely familiar guy. He slowly turned his head, and glanced at the girl. She was watching the two Bit beasts converse, not noticing the pair of golden eyes watching her. Rei narrowed his eyes. 'Why… why is it she looks like…?' His heart was suddenly pounding.

"Takao-kun!"

Golden eyes widened at the sound of that name. Slowly he turns his head and sees the recognizable energetic blonde he was searching for the whole day, but with a strangely dressed girl in lavender. Max came running down the alley, but slowed down, upon seeing Rei. "Rei-koi?" The blonde tilted his head, and then saw the older teen's paled expression. Then it clicked into his head. He looked at Ty, standing near the wall, calm and also confused.

"DRIGGER!"

The white haired teen was thrown to the ground, with an excitedly squealing girl on top of him. The blue haired boy sweat dropped. "Draciel-chan… It's good to see you too! I. Can't. Breathe!" The older teen gasped out. The girl let go of his neck, and sat on top of him, giggling with glee.

Max turned to Rei, and suddenly became worried at his boy friends blank expression. "Rei-koi?"

The raven-haired teen looked at Max, and gave him a little smile, before turning around. "I… have… to go…" he said in a shaky tone, and walked away from the alley.

Max bit his lip, and turned to Ty, who also had a blank stare. The blonde then looked at the three confused bit beast, staring after Rei's disappearing figure. "Look… I'm going to go after Rei. We'll meet at the park, okay?" Then he ran after the Chinese Beyblader, leaving the three Bit beasts even more bewildered.


"Rei-koi! Wait up, please!"

The raven-haired teen slowed down in his pace, not really caring where he was going. Max caught up with him, giving him a concerned expression. "Rei… please talk to me…"

Rei stopped in his tracks, and turned to the blonde. He took in a deep breath, and let it out shakily. "Max-koi… be honest with me… tell me, what's going on. I hate it when I'm left in the dark about things. You seem to know, and my bit beast… how come he and Draciel can be in that form? And there were those black things… and that boy with wings and that girl who looks like… I don't understand." He tried to avoid asking about the mention of the name…

Max took a deep breath, and looked around. He took Rei's hand, and led him to one of the benches under a tree. There were a little coffee shop behind, and a few passing people. He pulled his boyfriend down to have a seat beside him. Max took both of Rei's hands, and squeezed them. "I don't fully understand what's going on either, but yesterday… the most unbelievable thing happened, during my battle with that new member, Shippu no Jing."

Ocean blue eyes looked up at the misty golden eyes. "Rei… I saw him… I saw the real him… He's back, Rei. Takao-kun… he's here."

"But Takao… he's dead-"

"I know that!" Max bit his lip, trying to push back the tears that were suddenly threatening to fall again. He could see the pain in Rei's eyes that was suddenly crawling back. After years of pain, Max tried so hard to help Rei through. Together they lived through different anguishes, but they walked through it together. "But Rei… He's not dead anymore. I didn't believe it at first, but… look at all the signs Rei. My Bit Beast knew, but didn't tell. She has Dragoon, and looks so much like him." He took Rei's hands, and brought it close to his chest, with his eyes burning into the golden orbs.

"I'm still trying to believe that it's all true. Rei, Takao is in danger, and if we don't protect him now, he will be dead forever, and will never come back; unlike this opportunity he has right now. This is his only chance to come back. We can help him through the three years, and let go of that past." Max delicately place his hands on both sides of Rei's face.

"I know you still have that pain, but share it now with Takao as well. He may not look the same, but inside he is Takao. Deep down inside, you know that Takao would forgive you. If you talk to him, and make him understand of what happened three years ago, then no one will ever be sad again. You, Takao, and Kai will be free from the agony you've been carrying for years." Max smiled wearily, and then gave a peck upon Rei's nose.

The raven-haired teen smiled back, and closed his eyes. He let himself bask in the only comfort radiating from his boyfriend. He let all Max's words sink in. "What I only know upon this situation is that… something is wrong, and our job is to protect Takao. Draciel hasn't gone through the details yet, but she said that all would be understood once we have all Four Guardians. So I'm guessing that is you, me, Takao and… Kai."


Ty stood there, in front of her teammates with her head bowed down, ashamed. "I… I'm sorry guys, but… I don't want to battle this round…" She said in a tiny shy voice.

Hiromi stood up, and went to the shorter girl. "WHAT? Why not?" Daichi yelled in shock and anger. "You're not chickening out, are you?" He pointed at her accusingly.

The brunette glared at the younger boy. "Of course not! You're being so rude, Daichi. I bet she has a good reason." Hiromi looked at the blue haired girl. "Right?" He hands were on the girl's small shoulders.

Ty turned her face away, not wanting to look at them. Hitoshi closed his eyes, and sighed. He stood up, and turned a paper from his clipboard. "Okay." The coach replied. Daichi looked up at him, with stunned. "Kyoujyu is willing to take her place. I know that we can beat the Blitzbrieg Boys and make it to the next round, with or with out Ty-san."

"How is that so?" The young boy crossed his arms.

Kyoujyu closed his laptop, and stood up from the couch. "Easy… Kai is their strongest player, yet during the last few years you'd notice he gets easily distracted. You should pay attention more closely to your opponents, you know Daichi." The boy rolled his eyes, grumbling.

"Look, I'm going to get a drink. Anyone wants one?" Daichi asked in a dull tone. When no one asked for one, he shrugged and walked out the locker room.

"What's up with him?" Hiromi asked.

Hitoshi shook his head. "Don't mind him. I'll be out there, so don't be late when it's out turn." Kyoujyu and Hiromi nodded as the young man walked out as well.

Ty gasped, and doubled over in pain. Kyoujyu and Hiromi were alarmed, and bent down to the girl. Ty was clutching her head, wanting to scream away the flooding memories. "Ty-chan! Ty-chan, speak to me! Are you okay?" Hiromi called, her heart was pounding in fear.

"Takao-kun, tell us what's happening, and then we can help you." Kyoujyu said. Ty took the boy's sleeve, but bent over more in more agony.

"Kyoujyu, please do something! Help her!" Cried Hiromi.

"I don't know what to do. I don't know what's going on!" The boy replied.

When it resided, the blue haired girl started to cry. Hiromi quickly took her girl into her arms, trying to comfort her. She began to gently rub the smaller girl's back, and hum a soft tune. Kyoujyu breathed in a sigh of relief when Ty started to calm down a bit. "It's okay, Ty-chan… we're here. Don't worry…"

"…I… I saw them…"

The two looked at the girl, hearing a muffled tiny voice. Hiromi furrowed her brows. "What do you mean, Ty-chan?" She asked in a soft tone.

"This man… and woman… they hate me so much… they… I saw them hurting me… and tell me… that I was…" Ty's throat closed, and more tears fell, as more memories came rushing into her head. She clutched on to Hiromi, as her only connection from what's real, and what was her past. Hiromi held on to her tightly, silently not know that tears were falling from her umber eyes.

"It's her past…" Kyoujyu whispered, solemnly watching his friend in so much sorrow and pain. "Something in her past that was meant to be forgotten…" Hiromi looked up at Kyoujyu, in a questioningly expression. "I remember… Takao once said something to me. I guess he wasn't meant to tell me, but it slipped out. He told me that he had a terrible past, before he lived with his grandpa. I remembered one time asking him why he lived with his grandpa, and not with his parents. Then he accidentally told me that it was because his parents… had abused him."

Hiromi gasped, and looked down at the crown of blue hair from the younger girl. "So… it's only now that somehow she's recollecting that past."

"What questions me is how it was triggered." Kyoujyu furrowed his brows. "Usually, when people have amnesia, they recollect their memories by seeing people from their past, or those places they once grew up in. Those key places or people are the ones that trigger that past. I'm sure, by upon seeing the ex-Blade Breakers, she would have regained some of those memories by now, but only of those times with them." Hiromi felt Ty clutch on to her again, and she began to try and calm her down again. 'I remember…'


Flash

"I see you still don't remember your past and your pain. I'll make you remember the pain."

"And that little Tenshi behind you has no clue of anything at all, and of her past, or that horrid day that she died…"


Flash

Takao had just said good night to his best friend, Max, as the blonde went to head to bed in his own room. Takao, knowing that it was late at night, felt a bit worried, and decided to head off somewhere other than his own room. He felt anticipation and excitement, heading to his destination. Then he heard something that made him stop. Curious, Takao slowly walked up to the door, a bit worried, and scared at the same time.

The door was slightly open, and he could see through the crack to see a raven-haired teen, with that duel haired teen, both older than him. The taller one, with two-shade hair color, pulled the raven-haired teen into a deep kiss. Takao's eyes widened in shock. He felt his heart stop, and break into millions of pieces. Tears were suddenly threatening to fall, but the young boy tried to so hard to hold them back. The door was suddenly opened, and Takao looked up at the two. He couldn't read their expression, but clearly saw their faces. Takao stepped back, and the raven-haired one opened his mouth to speak, but the blue haired boy smiled at them, and calmly walked away.

-"No Takao! You don't understand!"

-"Takao?"

End Flash


Rei looked up blinking open his eyes. In front of him was a pair of big shining golden eyes. The raven-haired teen jumped back in surprise, and received a fit full of giggles. "C'mon Mister Sleepy Head, we're first against the Ala Di Nero." Mao smiled brightly at him, tapping on his head.

"Okay, Okay, I'm up." Rei swatted the girl's hand from him. He stood up and stretched out.

He looked down at the pink haired girl, seeing the concerned look in her eyes. He raised a brow at her. Mao sighed. "Is something the matter Rei-kun?"

"No, why?"

Mao tilted her head, and frowned a bit. "Well… you were… kind of talking in your sleep. Lai-nii-san said that this whole morning you were kind of distracted in your training and warm-ups. Are you sure you're okay? Is everything all right? Emily-chan told me about it yesterday. Is everything fine between you and Max-kun?" She asked all at once.

Rei chuckled, and placed his hands on the girl's shoulders. "Nothing is wrong, Mao-chan. I promise you everything is fine. Nothing is wrong between Max-kun and me. Okay? You worry over things too much."

"I don't. I'm just concerned about my teammates, okay. What's wrong about caring about you guys, anyways?"

Rei shook his head, and playfully ruffled the girl's hair. Mao gave him an annoyed look, and he laughed. He walked away from the locker room and head to the stadium with the younger Chinese Beyblader. 'Maybe… maybe I should go and talk to… Takao… and tell him… tell him about what really happened three years ago.' Rei was greeted by the booming sounds of cheering from the crowded stadium. Lai, Gao and Kiki were waiting for the two.

"Everyone welcome to the Second Day of the World Tournament! We are here live in Athens, Greece!" The roar of the crowd filled the stadium, and Rei thought that his ears would go deaf. "Let's begin with our first round with, The White Tigers versus the Ala Di Nero!" More cheering came, as the two teams walked up to their assigned benches.

Rei froze in his place; with widen eyes, seeing as one of the members of the Ala Di Nero was that guy from yesterday. 'That's how I know him… no wait… I've seen him somewhere before… but where?' He suddenly scowled under the guy's empty smirk.

"Are you sure you're okay, Rei-kun?" Mao asked worriedly.

Rei nodded, not taking his glaring eyes from the light haired guy. "Yes."

"How about I go first, Rei?" Lai asked, snapping the taller teen back to his teammates' attention. Rei stared at his old friend, then nodded. He smiled at him, and gave a reassuring pat on the back for good luck.

Brad: "Looks like we have Lai from the White Tigers going up first. He and his Galleon show no mercy with their thundering attacks.
AJ: "And we have Sean from Ala Di Nero heading it up for his team, with his powerful Striker Bit Beast."

"Bladers are you ready?" DJ called out to the two opposing teams. "3… 2… 1…"

"GO SHOOT!"

Rei watched with great determination, silently rooting for his teammate to win. He can hear Gao, Kiki and Mao yelled out their cheers, giving their encouragement to Lai. "C'mon, get him." Rei muttered under his breath. "There's an opening. Yes!"

"AND THE WHITE TIGERS TAKE THE FIRST WIN!" The stadium blew up with screams of joy, cheering on the Chinese Beybladers.

Lai walked down from the platform, breathing hoarsely from his tiring match. Mao rush up to him, along with Gao and Kiki behind. They congratulated him, throwing in compliments and little jokes. Rei walked up to his teammate. Lai looked up at the taller teen, and smiled exhaustingly. "Listen Rei… something in fishy on the way they battle." He said in a lower tone, glancing at the three other members of the White Tiger Team. They were engaged in a little quarrel amongst themselves. "That guy may be easy, and I haven't really used that much of my special attacks, but somehow, I'm more exhausted than the end of our training sessions back home."

Rei frowned and nodded to the little warning. 'Then there is something in their tactics that somehow drains the energy from the Beybladers? But how?' Rei started up the stairs to the platform where he was going to battle his opponent. Then he narrowed his eyes when he was met up with the ever-smirking guy from before.

AJ: "Up next, we have our man, Rei with his great Drigger."
Brad: "And for Ala Di Nero, they send their star player, Zero."

The light haired teen raised his head a bit, smiling in an eerie way, strands of hair falling aside from his milky face, revealing more of his murky eyes. "We meet again, Guardian." He said in his deep and ghostly tone. Rei narrowed his eyes growling. He ignored him, and took out his Beyblade. 'If he's after Takao… then he is an enemy… plus, he controlled those things the other day… maybe this is what Drigger and the others are warning us about, to protect Takao from…'

"Bladers, ready in 3… 2…1…"

"Go Shoot!"

Rei launched his white Beyblade out into the dish, letting it clash against the dark gray Beyblade of Zero's. Metal clashed and grinded as the two Beyblades backed off and went into the attack repeatedly.

"So, you were lucky enough to have survived the Shadows. But know this, Guardian… your Tenshi will belong to us." Zero grinned.

Rei glared at the light haired teen. "No way will I let you harm her!" He growled, and then his Beyblade grinned against the gray one, pushing it with great force.

Zero closed his eyes. "You've already lost her, Guardian. By now, she's remembering her past, her past of pain, despair…" The gray Beyblade backed away from the white one, only to circle from behind it, and started to push it off to the side, like what the white one did before.

Golden eyes widened. 'Then she is going to remember those horrible times when he was with… and that night!' Rei saw flashes of that hidden past he tried to forget, the night when Takao… The raven-haired teen, clenched his fists, and closed his eyes, trying to block the memories. His breathing started to become ridged. 'What? I'm getting tired… how? Is it because…' he gritted his teeth in frustration.

"Oh, you're remembering that time too, aren't you?" Zero asked in an amusing tone. Rei open his golden eyes, and glared at him. The light haired teen smirked, and glanced at the Bey-dish. "I remember it all like it was yesterday. It was just beautiful, to see the Tenshi break into many fragile pieces…"

Rei felt his heart stop, and he was frozen in place. 'That means he was…' More flashes flooded into his head. Rei bowed his head down, fists trembling with anger. "Then… it was you… it was your fault…" he panted in a low tone. Rei looked up with great fuming eyes. "It's all your fault, and now you are going to pay!"

"Rei!" His team called out, but he ignored them.

"GATLING CLAW!"

Both Rei and his Beyblade were surrounding in a golden aura that blared out into a blinding light. Zero smirked, and started to be surrounded by his black aura. "It's too late, you're already weak. It's futile."

'That guy may be easy, and I haven't really used that much of my special attacks, but somehow, I'm more exhausted than the end of our training sessions back home…' Rei remembered what Lai said to him earlier. Rei closed his golden eyes. 'No I can do this! For my team… Max… Kai… and Takao!' Rei opened his eyes, his aura brighter then eyes. "DO IT DRIGGER!"

"CRASHING NIGHTMARE!"

The whole stadium was surrounding by the large burst of light, and all they could hear was the sudden explosion. Clouds of dust arose, and the crowd was coughing it out from their lungs. Max, sitting in the audience, stood up, straining his eyes in concern and fear. 'Rei…'

There was a laugh, and the clouds of dust were clearing. Rei stumbled, and fell to his knees, panting hard. He looked up and saw Zero laughing maniacally. The light haired teen looked at him with his bleak eyes, with no emotion in it, not matching his sudden laughing mood. "You may have won this one Guardian, but you can't win the Tenshi's heart back. It's been broken, and it will never heal. He belongs to us… plus, I'm not to blame for his death." He suddenly said in a harsh whisper. "It's you and that Fire Guardian."

Zero started to cough roughly. He retrieved his Beyblade that was out of the dish. He turned around, and Rei saw the back of the guy's head. "It's not over Guardian." Then the Ala Di Nero walked away from the stadium.

The stadium was once again filled with a roar from the audience, as they cheered for the winning team. Rei staggered to get up, but was helped by his teammates. He looked at their smiling faces, congratulating him for their first victory in the Tournament. Rei looked through the crowd and saw Max, smiling at him. 'I'll listen to you, and talk to Takao…' His mind whispered. 'I need to… Takao's heart is not broken. There's still hope. I need you to be there with me, okay?' As if reading his mind, the blonde smiled widely and nodded to his boyfriend.


Kyoujyu closed the door of the team's room quietly, and placed his back on it, as he breathed out shakily. Closing his eyes, he thought back of what just happened in the room. 'Poor Takao… he's suffering so much, even when he's back in our world. I wish there is something I can do… to see him smile genuinely… then everyone will be happy and the world will seem much brighter.'

The door suddenly opened, nearly causing him to fall back without his back support. "Eh? Kyoujyu-kun!" Hiromi blinked her eyes, and caught the bespectacled boy from falling. In their position, the two blushed deeply red. Kyoujyu jumped up straight, and faced the girl, repeatedly apologizing.

"I'm sorry, Hiromi-san!" He bowed his head.

Hiromi turned her head away, trying to suppress her blush. "It's okay Kyoujyu-kun… I didn't know that you were leaning against the door. I thought you went to the stadium already because the All Starz finished their match…"

"Oh, well I was…" He rubbed the back of his head, laughing nervously. "I was… waiting for you!" His response, caused him to blush more, and he had to turn his head away. The brunette blinked her eyes wide, and she glanced at him, with a tint of red in her cheeks.

"Um… I think this is a bad time…"

The two jumped in surprise, and they both looked up with red faces with the recognizable blonde and raven-haired Beybladers. Rei had an amusing look, and Max was grinning slyly. Kyoujyu glared at them, and walked past them. "I have to go to the stadium…" He grumbled.

The three blinked at his retreating figure. "Well… good luck then." The blonde called out. Hiromi tilted her head, but shook it. She then looked at the couple standing before her.

"So… what are you two doing here?" she asked.

Max smiled gently at her. "Well… we wanted to speak with Takao…"

Hiromi widened her eyes in shock. "You… how did you know? Did Dragoon…?"

"Yes… it was Dragoon, and we ran into her." Rei replied.

The girl just stared at them, as they were engaged in a long silence. Max, being his usual self, didn't really like the silence much, so he cleared his throat. "Um… yeah, so can we see her before her match?"

Hiromi bowed her head. "She said that she was not… going to battle… and she seemed pretty tired, so she fell asleep."

"No it's okay, Hiromi-san. I'm fine." Ty appeared from behind the brunette, rubbing her eyes. She smiled weakly at them. "You should go and cheer on our team." She said in her soft tone. "And go cheer Kyoujyu." She giggled a bit. Hiromi blushed deeply, and lightly glared at the girl.

"So I'll leave her with you two. I'll see you later. Take care Ty-chan!" The brunette waved to the three, and ran down the halls to the main stadium.

Ty smiled at the girl. She really admired her, and was thankful to have a caring and helpful friend. 'She's different than last time… I mean, before she would have annoyed Takao whenever she was around… but now… she seems like a sister to me…'

"Takao-kun…"

The bluenette blinked her chocolate eyes and looked up at the couple. Her eyes grew lost now, but she smiled lightly. "Max-kun… R-Rei-kun…" She said in an unsure tone. Her eyes didn't leave the golden eyes that reflected the hesitant emotion as well.

Max saw this, and then took a deep breath. He grabbed both of their hands, and looked at each one of them. "Come on. I bet your both hungry, because I sure am." Rei chuckled, and Ty smiled. The blonde then dragged the two out of the stadium. 'We need this. We need to talk to Takao, and then everything will be better, right? I wish Kai were also here with us. He needs this more than Rei and me.'

To be continued…


((Holy Cow! This is freakn' long! But I got through it. Gee… lots of drama in this chapter. –Takes in a deep breath- Phew! So Takao's tragic day will be revealed. But will Takao and Kai be able to come back together again? More chapters will come soon. Please review! And thanks to those who reviewd the previous chapters! It's very appreciated!))