Title: Tough times
Summary: I can't think of a summary right now…would anyone willing give me one?
Pairing: Michael X Rick
Warnings: Yaoi, Suspense :P
Disclaimer: Don't own beyblade...never will

Enjoy! Since I can't really think of what to write here. Oh I thank the people who reviewed last chapter.

I've had writers block with this chapter and so on and so forth. And that I thought I had lost my other chapters of Vacation Vampire on my computer. Thank God there were on the desktop. Lol. God I am blind.

I have decided to make this longer because of the fact I haven't updated in a canny few days so here you go people. About 2 or 3 chapters in one in this.

This would have been have been submitted on 17th July but was suffering a lot of traffic so I couldn't upload it. But its here now

I had since crawled up into a little ball when Steve left. At least I had stopped him from kissing me. I didn't want to break up any chance of a relationship I had with Rick. If I was always going on about Rick this way why didn't I give up Steve? Maybe it was because I still had a little emotion in our relationship that we could rekindle together. And Rick, I felt whole. For the first time in my life I did. He completed me. But why!

I heard my door creak open for the second time in a matter of hours. I was relived to see Rick, not Steve looking at me sadly.

"We lost," He said before making his way to sit lazily on my couch.

I looked at him before sitting down next to him, "I'm going home. Back to America. I can't take it here anymore,"

His head turned sharply to meet my gaze as he whispered, "Why..."

I stood up, "Steven hasn't left me alone since he first saw me and is trying to get our relationship back on track. When I don't love him…anymore. I want you,"

He stood up to confront me, "Then…why leave me if you love me?"

I looked at him, confused, "I don't…know. I just don't want to be near Steve anymore. He's driving me insane,"

He looked at me and smiled, "Agreed. That slob hasn't even spoke to me since I saw him,"

"Shame. You have a lot in common," I laughed back.

He looked at me with his grey eyes before pulling me into a comforting hug. I grabbed at his shirt and hugged him tightly. He suddenly pulled me away and made me look into those memorizing eyes.

"If you do…go back. Promise to meet me at the airport as soon as the world championships are over. Okay?" I could tell it was breaking him inside that I was leaving him to go home. Even I couldn't tell if I was making the right choice to leave the team. I just couldn't stay. Not with two guys hungry for me breathing down my back 24/7.

"Sure Rick. I promise. But…it isn't a matter of IF I go it is a matter of I WILL go," I replied, getting my suitcase ready for the journey back to America.

He simply nodded and started helping me pack.

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I was currently taking a walk around an Italian park that I had found on one of my midnight strolls. But I was all alone this time as the song 'Time to say goodbye' by Andrea Bocceli (sp?) Was being played in the background. It hurt me to hear it. I was leaving Rick and this song had to pop up didn't it? Tears welled up in my eyes telling me to stay but in my mind I knew I couldn't. I wouldn't.

Rick had gone to see Judy to for me for a return ticket back to America. I hadn't wanted to face her. Not after what Steve had said about her. I felt guilty and angry with her. If she was to blame I didn't want to go anywhere near her.

"Mike!"

Two voices shouting in unison stopped me from my day dreaming to look around for who called my name. I smiled when I saw Eddy and Emily coming running towards me. However, they didn't return the sentiment.

"We heard that you were leaving," Emily said, I saw faint tears welling up in her eyelids. Of course, she didn't want me to go. But at least she had the company of Eddy and Steve and Max and probably Rick if she could learn to get along with the guy.

"Yeah. You heard right. I'm going," I replied, not making eye contact, just keeping my eyes averted to the lake beside us.

"Why?" Eddy asked, "Is it because of that bastard Rick?"

I scowl when he mentioned 'bastard Rick'. He should talk to Steve. Cause Eddy sure didn't know the half of it.

"No," I reply, "And there is no reason. I just feel like staying here, doing nothing,"

Emily flung herself at me, hugging me round the middle. Then, Eddy hugged me as well.

"Hey what about me? What's the hugging for?" Steve asked, walking up to us three.

I scowl and turn my head away from the approaching teammate.

"Oh did you not hear? Michael's leaving for America tomorrow morning," Eddy said to Steve. I swear I could of killed Eddy right there and then for telling him. But now, I will have to deal with it.

"Is he now?" Steve looked at me with a grimace before turning back to Eddy, "Thanks Ed. I wouldn't have known otherwise,"

He gave me another look of anger before he walked away.

"God what's his problem?" Eddy asked.

I watched him walk away, "No idea Ed. No idea,"

(A/N: Leave it there? Gets attacked by flying objects ok!)

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Earlier on, right after Steve knew I was going back to America Rick had asked me to go out with him for some food. I had agreed of course, since it was my last night with him. He took to me to a not very impressive restaurant but…all I wanted was his company.

"So what you going to do when you get back?" Rick asked me.

I settled my drink back down on the table, "Don't know. Might have a break and go out with some of my other mates,"

He nodded before making a signal I took it as 'Phone me' by his one finger near his ear and one next to his mouth. I smiled and nodded back.

"You know, I wouldn't have took you as the guy I knew way back when,"

"You didn't know all of me then though did you?"

I slowly shook my head.

"Though so," Rick laughed.

"Mind if I join?" A voice interrupted the two

Michael looked up first and gave a glance at the person…Steve. Oh no, this was the perfect time for him to wreck my time and relationship with Rick if I didn't act now.

I saw Rick out of the corner of my eye just about to say something but I interrupted, " No. As a matter of a fact we were just leaving. Weren't we Rick?"

He looked at me mischievously then at Steve, "No. How about you do join us?"

"Thanks,"

I sat back down, shocked. Rick actually wanted to talk to this bastard. When he had said that he hadn't even made an effort to talk to him so why now? Why here? Surely he must've of thought this was the time for some pay back for trying to steal me away from him. So, I just decided to just keep my mouth shut and not speak. Even when spoken to. Even though I knew I wouldn't keep to it.

"So what brings you this way?" Rick asked him.

"Oh I just saw you both together over here and you're my teammates after all. And you, well you took over my place when I was down. And took a certain special thing away from me too," Steve eyed me up before looking back at Rick again.

"True. But there's something you should know. I've replaced your love with mine because you had to be a right dweeb and hurt your foot and leave him. Didn't you?" Rick replied, dangerously testing Steve's patience.

Steve's fake smile that he had on his face had since disappeared and a evil sneer had replaced it, "Blame that on Judy,"

"So you're blaming your problems on someone other than yourself," Rick pointed out.

"She kept him away from me on purpose. She knew we were together," Steve argued back.

"So? You would have been able to see him if you hadn't of been stupid and broke your ankle,"

Steve rose from the table ready to strike but I had to hold him back away from Rick.

"Please no more! The both of you1 I can't take this I am going back to the hotel!"

Of course, Rick's smug smile disappeared when he saw how unhappy I was with him and Steve. But I left anyways; I couldn't stand being with them both arguing over me. I left, with tears in my eyes over the both of them.

Thank god I was going home tomorrow.

Holy mother of god I think I got a bit carried away don't you think? Lol Now you should be purely Rick and Michael afied for the day lol.