Alright, I just got kinda bored, and I just thought about this. I know, I tend to use Mariam a lot, but…she's my favorite female character.

Summary: After Kai's affection for Mariam is revealed, even to her, Mariam goes with him, because she believes she loves him. Max, on the other hand, hasn't told her yet.

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade. If you don't, then I most certainly don't.

It's mainly Kai/Mariam/Max, but it'll eventually be Max/Mariam.

Max panted, getting off his olive bike (1), setting it against the dojo wall. "Ugh…Tyson, where's Kai?"

Tyson looked upon the blonde's arrival. "Where do you think he is?" he snorted, crossing his arms and closing his eyes, "Kinda interesting how that happened, huh, Max?" he blunette opened his eyes, seeing that the blonde was gone. "Max?"

Max fumed, angrily sitting on the bench. Stupid Kai.

Hilary bounced over to him. "Hiya Maxie!" she smiled cheerily.

See, that's what Max was supposed to be doing; prancing around and smiling at people.

But no.

Not after what happened. It was a weird thing too.

"Hmph." Max scoffed, turning away.

"What's up?"

"Nothing," he uttered heatedly, "go away."

"This is about Mariam, isn't it?" the brunette asked lightly, clasping her hands behind her, looking down at the blonde. Max looked up at her with confusion. Hilary just smiled. Nobody had told her, but she figured it out easily. Okay, well, not easily, but she did figure it out. He was a lot easier to read than Kai; that was for sure.

"You okay?" Hilary asked after a while.

Max glared up at her. "Yeah, I'm okay. I'm better than okay," he said, forcing a smile, "way better."

Hilary merely blinked in confusion, "Oh? You're okay with the fact that Kai asked Mariam out?"

Max sent her a deadly glare. "Well, yeah, I was right there when he asked her."

"You were?"

"Yah." Max sneered, turning away again.

The girl put her hands on her hips. "Really?"

Max nodded. "See, this is what happened."

Two Days Before

Max was lying on his bed face-up, his hands behind his head in relaxation. He heard the door open, assuming that his mother had already come back from her day out with her friends.

"Hi Max!"

"Hi Max…"

Two voices rang into his house, and they weren't his mother's.

Max got to his feet, then looked over at the door. "Kai! Ray! What're you guys doing here?"

"We're going over to Tyson's house." Ray responded, smiling at the doorway, "Wanna come?"

"Sure." Max nodded.

Kai watched the blonde put on his shoes, going over to them. "We're also going to Mariah's house later, to help them set up something. Is that okay?"

Again, the blonde nodded. "Yeah, sure."

The three went over to Kai's car.

Ray eyed the large car. "Tyson's isn't very far. We can just walk."

Kai shook his head. "No, get in." he insisted, "The driver will drop us off. He has to pick up Boris for Voltaire later anyways."

Ray and Max nodded, getting in the car.

"Tyson!" Ray yelled into the house.

"Yo Tyson!" Max yelled.

"I'll be out in a second." Tyson said from the kitchen.

Kai sighed, rolling his eyes.

After fifteen minutes, Tyson came out, and wiped from sauce from his lips, "Alright, let's go."

Ray looked at the clock. "We're fifteen minutes late!"

"Who cares? We said we'd go, so let's go." Kai grunted.

Max nodded.

"We're walking there, though." Kai added. Max and Ray nodded, while Tyson groaned.

"Just knock on the stupid door." Kai grunted out at Tyson who was just hesitating at the door.

"What if her dad's there?" Tyson hissed.

Ray rolled his eyes, pushing the Japanese blader out of the way. "Hey, Mariah!" he asked outside of the door.

"Yeah?" came the loud voice from inside.

"They're blasting music…" Max noted.

Mariah came and opened the door. "Oh…you're here." She smiled, then frowned at the blonde, "Come in, guys." She smiled, and then turned around, leading the guys downstairs where the girls were. "Yo, guys, Max came."

The four removed their shoes and followed the pink-haired neko-jin.

Salima was in there, banging two pencils on the table. "Why're they here?" she spat as the guys came in the room, lead by Mariah.

"Hey, Max came…" Mariah said again.

Mariam was sitting on the side of the couch, near the door. She glanced up from her nails to the guys. "I never should have said I was going to Mariah's…" she said dryly.

Mariah pulled her sweater off from the sofa. "Sit down…" she ordered them. The guys took a seat on the sofa, the same as Mariam's.

"Hey, y'know we're meeting Emily at lunch?" Salima told them.

Tyson looked at the clock. "It's only quarter to ten…"

"Yeah, and you're gonna help us set up the house. If my dad sees you guys, you're dead." The pink-haired girl scoffed.

"Is he here?" Ray asked.

Mariah scoffed. "No…he's out working. But he might be coming…"

Mariah glanced over at Salima, who nodded.

"Ugh, can we change the song?" Mariam asked, getting up.

Salima looked at her blue-haired friend. "I thought you liked 'Unfaithful'…" (A/N: sorry, that was the only song I could think of…)

Mariam scoffed, changing the song. "Better."

Tyson also got up. "Hey, cool, is that a guitar?"

Ray sighed, following him. "Do you even know how to play?"

"No…" Tyson admitted.

Mariam came over and slapped his hand from touching it. "That's mine…"

Salima and Mariah went over to Kai. "You have to ask her…go! Tell her."

Kai looked back and forth at them. "When we're leaving…"

The two exchanged looks, then sighed. "Fine…"

Later…

"You're leaving now?" Mariah asked at ten past four.

Tyson nodded. "Yeah, we have to get back to my house."

"Bye!" Salima and Mariah said at the same time.

The guys put their shoes back on.

"Mar! Go!" Mariah ordered Mariam to put her shoes on and see them out.

"Alright, alright…" she sighed, putting on her shoes.

Kai watched at Mariah and Salima closed the door behind Mariam.

"C'mon, Max." Ray said, pulling Max's wrists over so that he, Ray and Tyson were leaning against the wall. Although unusual for him, Max crossed his arms over his chest, leaning against the wall, smugly.

"Go! Go!" Tyson and Ray yelled at Kai and Mariam. Max was confused as to what was going on.

Max glanced at Tyson and Ray; they started singing. "Rain drops are falling on our head! But that doesn't mean…we'll soon be turning red!"

Kai sent them a glance while Mariam looked utterly lost. Then Kai sent Max a sympathetic look and Mariam looked to see what Kai was looking at.

Then it occurred to Max; Kai was asking Mariam out…

Mariah opened the door. "Hey, Mar, you done yet?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips, "Jeez, Kai, how long does it take to ask out a girl?"

Salima and Emily appeared behind her. Emily was giving Max a concerned look, but he didn't seem to notice; he was staring at Kai and Mariam.

Ray and Tyson sighed. "Fine…c'mon, we're going now." They sighed, taking Max's arm.

Present

Hilary stared at Max. "Oh…"

Max stood up. "I have to go…" he said solemnly, walking away.

"Hmm?" she turned around, seeing Kai walking by with Mariam. "Poor Max…"

(1) – At the beginning of the third season, I saw that Max had a green bike. I'm not sure if that's the only time Max was seen with a bike, but whatever…

Yeah…end of that. I know; I should've switched Max and Kai's characters around, but it works like this...I hope. Besides, if I switched their characters around, Kai would be with Mariam in the end.

I know…that was kinda weird. Max and Kai kinda switched personalities, but that story where Kai asks Mariam out is based on a real-life thing where eight of us skipped school; (shh…you didn't hear it from me. Well, we graduated already, so whatever…) four girls and four boys, but the only difference was that the genders were switched; the girls went over to the guy's house, 'kay? Good.

I skipped most of the parts that happened (like lunch and stuff, but the essential bits are there, aren't they?) And guess what? My character is the one that Max had! That's why this will be more from Max's POV.

I could rewrite this so that everything is there, like the lunch and stuff, but that depends on you. I could even go through their emotions, (Mariam, Kai and Max only. Especially Max...) but if I do, it might be in the same style as the ones I did for Bad and Rebellious, see chapters 6, 7, 9-11. (I know, 11's not up yet, but it's done. I'm just waiting for more reviews...)

Go review now, to tell me what I should do.