Hello again. I was soooooo on a sugar high when I wrote this so anything can happen, although I don't think much will. Other than what's supposed to happen, but there might be considering I'm on a sugar high and when I'm on a sugar high, I can be really unpredictable. I would like to say thank you to everyone who reviewed. And now, on to the story.

Disclaimer: I've never owned beyblades, except in my dreams, so I don't know why you people seem to think I do.

'Thinking'

Starr's POV.

I sat outside watching the wind fling rain upon the ground. Another storm, which I didn't mind because I like storms. It has been several days since Rei found me and brought me here. Several days since I escaped from the living nightmare of my drunken father's beatings. Several days since I've embraced freedom and the wounds previously inflicted by my father have begun to heal.

I'm thinking about calling this place home. Rei is really nice and he's a great chef. I wonder if he ever considered cooking school. I took out my beyblade from my pocket and studied it. I've always kept her close to me. The blade is a solid grey like my eyes with a white attack ring. In the center the bit-chip depicts a snow white wolf with cerulean blue and silver armor. Yellow eyes stare fiercely ahead in a determined gaze.

I couldn't really launch my beyblade that well. I needed my right hand to hold the launcher and my shoulder was still healing. I knew it was going to be a while before I could beyblade again but I didn't care about the injuries. I wanted to beyblade. I took out my launcher from my other pocket. I inspected it. The launcher was black and grey with one blue star on each side. Scratches marred the sides and it was a little dirty. Just then I heard a noise and I turned around to see Rei standing by the open door.

Rei's POV.

I had been watching Starr for some time before I decided to go outside. I could tell by the expression on her face that she was thinking really hard about something. But she hid it well. In fact, the only way I could tell was by her staring at the rain. She could be good enough to fool even Kai. Either she had trained herself to do that, or her past had forced her to hide behind a mask the way Kai does most of the time.

I opened the door and she turned around to face me. She motioned and I sat down beside her. She was staring at the rain hard, like she was trying to think of something to say. We sat in a comfortable silence until finally she spoke.

"Hello, Rei." she said.

"What are you doing out here?" I questioned.

"Watching the rain fall. Thinking." she replied.

"What do you have in your hand?" I asked again.

"You've trained for beyblading and you're asking what this is?" she indicated to the beyblade. In the early afternoon sunshine that shown weakly through the rain clouds I could make out a dark grey beyblade and a white attack ring. It looked worn, though well taken care of and I could she that she really must have really loved the sport of beyblade. There was a hint of sadness in her voice when she spoke.

"This is Charity, my bitbeast. I got her not long after.." she trailed off, knowing that I would understand.

"You have a bitbeast. That's really good, you must be a very good beyblader."

"Yeah, but probably not half as good as you, although." she stopped suddenly, as if she couldn't believe what she had almost said. She gave me a strange look and turned back to watching the rain which had faded to a light drizzle.

"What is it Starr?"

"Nothing." she looked at me and studied my face. "I'm not ready to tell you yet." she said honestly.

"I understand, Starr." those words seemed to calm her down although it made her sink into an even deeper level of thinking. Her face flickered with some emotion but quickly passed into a stoic mask eerily similar to Kai's. I had to laugh. That snapped her out of her reverie and she looked at me.

Starr's POV.

I wasn't sure if I would ever decide to tell him about what I was thinking about. I knew he wanted to know. And when he said he understood, I don't know. Those words were just so comforting. It was like having someone completely and wholly understand what you're saying without asking questions or getting confused. I really wanted to tell him about the life I'd been living in the shadows but part of me hung back. Maybe because I was scared or I just didn't want to think about it right then and there. I brooded over wether to tell him or not when suddenly I heard him laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" I demanded quietly.

"Nothing, nothing. It's just. It's just that you were thinking and you reminded me so much of one of my friends. He's like that all the time. Cold, silent, but he is a really loyal friend and I trust him with my life." he laughed again. "Maybe it is time for you to meet my friends. Do you want to?" asked Rei.

I didn't want to think any more. I had made up my mind. I would tell him, eventually.

"Sure." I replied smiling.

"Well then. Lets go. I'm sure they would all love to meet you."

I blushed slightly. "You really think so?"

"Yes, of course. Although I don't know how much you'll like them. I have a feeling you'll get along with Kai." he replied.

I stood up stretching lightly because of the bandages. My shoulder was still stiff and it hurt a lot some times, but I would be able to beyblade again. I would make sure of that.

"Let's go." I said. I walked inside, grabbed my jacket, and we set off in the glimmering sunshine as the last few trickles of rain plopped onto the ground before the clouds seemed to dissipate in thin air. A wind blew across my back and I shivered. It felt so good to be alive. So good to be free.

Yes I know that this chapter was considerably shorter than the last one. And there are still many unanswered questions. Hopefully I'll get to them in chapter four. Sorry. Signing out, Bottlecaps.