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Tyson: ...
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Tyson: - -U...
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Tyson:... O o (Slaps Shadow) SAY SOMETHING, ALREADY!
Shadow: > OW! What the! (starts randomly blurting out ancient Chinese curses)
Tyson: That's beddo!
Shadow: Grr...
Oh yah! Gotta respond to the reviewers, er, reviewer.
VGMaster04: Short, sweet, and to the point. Thanks. And, here's your update!
Disclaimer: Once again, don't own Beyblade, beybladers, Riku, Kingdom Hearts, Kairi, Teletubbies, or Lamb Chop.
The group arrived shortly at the Majestics' mansion. Robert's butler stood outside the door, greeted them, and led them inside. A bunch of other teams were there, including the White Tigers ,the All Stars, and surprisingly, the Blitzkrieg Boys. The Blitzkrieg boys were not dressed up, but the other teams were.
Lee dressed up as Riku from KH, Mariah dressed up as Kairi, Kevin dressed as a Teletubbie ( Kiki, the Happy Teletubbie ) and Gary dressed as Lamb Chop (that little sheep thingy from a show I used to watch when I was three.).
Kevin pulled at the fleecy green thing encasing his body. "Man, Mariah, why do I have to wear this stupid costume anyway?"
Mariah put her hands on her hips. "Because you look cute in it, that's why." Kiki-I mean, Kevin groaned. Gary saw Rei and ran over to him. "Rei! You came back!" The big blader grabbed Rei and put him in a so-called hug.Rei struggled to get out of Gary's headlock no sooner than to be swallowed up by a big ball of pink.
"Rei! We haven't seen you in a long time! We missed you!" "Ay!" Rei pried Mariah off of him and smiled. "I missed you too, Mariah." Mariah blushed. "Uh, so where have you been lately? Thinking of coming back to the White Tigers?" Mariah wanted so badly for the neko-jin to come back to his old team. "We really could use you."
Rei smiled. "I would like to go back." "Rei?" Seiya and Tyson appeared behind him.
"Have you seen Sage?"
"Nuh uh."
Mariah's eyes widened. No Sage? Hmm. I could take advantage of this. Mariah's fists closed as she thought of the neko-jin who was always by Rei's side ,always there to help him, always there to DRIVE HER INSANE! Mariah looped her arm through Rei's. "Let's go." Rei looked at Mariah quizzically. "Go where?" "Let's go talk to the other teams." "Uh, Mariah." "What?" Rei tried to think of an excuse. "Uh, I uh…" Max and Tyson walked by, apparently headed toward the food table. Rei grabbed Tyson's arm. "Please ,Tyson. Can you distract her while I go look for Sage?" Tyson smiled. "Sure thing, buddy!" "Hey, Mariah! Wanna take me on? Galux vs. Dragoon. Come on!" Mariah smiled." Sorry, Tyson, but me and Rei were gonna -" Rei pulled her to the side. "Go on, Mariah. Show me how much you've improved." Mariah blushed. "Okay, Tyson. I'm warning you, though, I won't take it easy on you." Tyson smirked. "Don't worry, Mariah. I won't take it easy on you, either." Rei slipped out of the room just when he heard, "3,2,1,Let It Rip!" He smiled. He wished it was Driger in that dish. Oh well. Forget about that. I've got to find Sage. He ran into Seiya. "Seiya! Have you seen Sage?" Seiya looked worried. "No. I'm looking for her. I saw her go outside, but I looked outside but I couldn't find her." "Okay, thanks." Rei headed for the huge backyard. He saw a glimpse of blue and purple on the east side. I think that's her kimono. Rei ran across the yard. Wait. Why am I running when I could be leaping? He jumped onto the nearest tree, and then jumped to the high concrete fence, uh, wall. He was almost over Sage's head when he saw an aura surrounding her. He couldn't see it fully because of all of the tree branches in the way. He leapt down. Sage's eyes snapped open. The aura disappeared. "Rei! You scared me." Rei sat down on the bench beside Sage. It was covered with cherry blossoms. Rei looked quizzical. "What was that light? Around you?" Sage's heartbeat quickened. "What light? What are you talking about? I've just been sitting here, looking at the moon. You were probably seeing things." Rei moved over closer to Sage and put his hand on her shoulder. "Sage. I feel like you're not telling me something. Please tell me. What is going on?" Sage looked into Rei's golden eyes. "Rei." She leaned over and fell into his arms. "Rei. They won't leave me alone. Please help me. They're haunting me. The Splainchildren." Splainchildren. He'd heard of them. Mysterious beings that haunt people. Usually looking for something. There are different kinds. Soul haunters, body haunters, mind haunters, and worst of all, heart haunters. If they were after Sage, what did they want from her? A tear rolled down her cheek. He gently wiped it away. He lifted her head. "Sage. I'll help you I'll do everything I can to save you. I won't let them take you." Sage looked into his eyes. "But, why?" Rei looked into her amber eyes. "Because, well, you're Sage. I don't care what happens, I'll take care of you. I'll protect you from them, no matter what." Sage's eyes softened, and another tear ran down her cheek. "Thank you." She whispered, Rei's arms collapsing around her. He pulled her in close. He didn't know what he could do to help her, but, even if he had to sacrifice himself, he'd do it, for her. He felt Sage's warm tears against his flesh, also wetting his kimono. He lifted her head. "Sage. Stay with me. But," He looked down at her. "Why do they want you?" Sage looked away. She had to tell. She couldn't hold it in anymore. No longer.