Sorry for the wait. If you're waiting for A Phoenix's Heart updated, I'm sorry but I'm out of ideas right now. I should post for it soon though.

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or the game Bloody Roar, the characters from Bloody Roar, or the names or attacks or anything from that game.


---Chapter 3---

---Redder than the Ripest Cherry---

---Normal POV---

Sunlight slowly seeped through the closed blinds, spilling onto the bed. The two teens grumbled from the instant light. Their eyes slowly cracked open but what they were greeted with was not something they were too happy about.

Two loud screams echoed away from the cabin and all the birds within fifteen kilometers of the building jumped in surprise and flew away.

The teens screamed, and immediately flung themselves away from the bed. For they had woken up cuddled right beside each other, their heads resting against the other's. Right now both of them were redder than the ripest cherries on earth. But secretly... they both... liked it? No, that can't be right. They hate each other.

"What the hell, Hiwatari!!!!" Screamed Hiromi.

"I could ask you the same thing, Tatibana!" Yelled Kai.

"What were you doing?"

"What was I doing?! What were you doing?!?!"

"I was sleeping peacefully until someone decided to snuggle!"

"I did NOT!"

"You DID!"

"Did NOT!"

"Did TOO!"

"Did NOT!"

"Did TOO!"

"Did NOT!"

They both growled at each other, bearing their human canine teeth. Sudden instinct from millions of years ago took over their bodies as they growled fiercer, but then they gained back control and exited the room through different doors with a stomp.

{Damn girl thinks she's better than me! Well I'll just show her!}

{Stupid bishonen! Ahh! ::panic:: I mean baka! He thinks he can win every single war against me! It's time I showed him who is boss around here!}

They both stomped into the living room. They both didn't bother to change out of their PJ's yet; Kai wore a light sleeveless black top with light matching black shorts, and Hiromi wore a long but light, blue t-shirt and light sleeping three-quarter pants. They both went to face each other. They glared at each other for a long time but then Kai noticed a Game Cube console connected to the wide screen TV. He smirked evilly and nodded towards it, showing Hiromi what he was planning. She looked at it and glanced back at Kai and nodded.

"Let the competition begin," they both said at the same time and grabbed one of the controllers, turned on the TV, turned on the Game Cube, and started to play.

"Take that!" Shouted Hiromi as she scratched the phoenix with her claws. They were playing Bloody Roar [A/N - I always play that I can beat anyone at it X3 it's a fighting game]. She was Shina the Leopard, and Kai was Cronos the Phoenix [A/N - I'm always the phoenix and every time I play against the leopard I picture Kai and Hiromi... strange ne].

"I don't think so!" Kai said, as the phoenix suddenly leaped upon the Leopard, taking it into its claws and dragging it on the barriers of the arena, and then shooting a burst of fire at the leopard [A/N – I love doing that attack X3].

The leopard dropped from the flying phoenix's grip and fell to the floor, motionless. Her life meter was empty and 'K.O!' appeared on the screen. Kai looked at Hiromi with a triumphant smile. Hiromi grew as red as a cherry again but from raw anger this time.

"So what if you can beat me at a game I can beat you at other things!" Shouted a very mad girl.

"Oh? As if!" Yelled Kai equally.

Steam could be seen rising from her head as she stormed off. Kai smiled to himself.

{Defeating the enemy once again, Hiwatari. No one can beat me. Booyah!} Kai celebrated his victory in his head quickly before starting 'arcade' mode on the game to play one player.

{Heh Kai thinks this war is over. But he doesn't know that this is just the beginning! See yah in hell Hiwatari!} An evil smirk grew on her face as she got an idea for payback.

The phoenix kicked back the chimera into the wall and then picked it up with its foot talon, hoisting it high in the air and sending fire into it before throwing it back on the floor [yet another move that I love doing X3]. Kai smirked evilly before sending the last blow to his virtual opponent, winning the whole game for him.

{Phoenixes will never cease to amaze me with their strength...} He thought as his character changed back into his human form, Cronos, and congratulated him.

Suddenly he sensed a presence behind him. He looked backwards and got a pillow in the face.

He took the pillow off his head, showing feathers stuck in his hair and all over the floor. He looked at the cause. Hiromi stood, holding two pillows, one in each hand. She grinned evilly.

"THIS MEANS WAR!" Kai yelled, picking the one that seemed to have the most feathers in it and throwing it at Hiromi who got hit with it and got covered with feathers also.

{Oh that does it Hiwatari you're dead!}

"PILLOW FIGHT!!!"


Sorry that it's shorter than the other ones...

R&R please!

---phoenix