Disclaimer: I do not own the Beyblade…despite my wishing… P
Wow, I just kinda forgot about this fic... Um, if I don't update next time within two weeks or so, someone better do something to remind me... Anyways, I have an appointment tomorrow, so I thought of the things I had to do, and found the document...then I remembered.
With Mariam and Joseph:
Mariam was growling on the other line. "Gimme the phone, brat!"
"Why? You said you didn't like Max! You never liked him, Mar! You said you were just 'using' him!" Joseph answered.
Mariam finally got the phone. "Hello, Max?"
Nothing…but dial tone.
Mariam slammed the phone down. "Look what you did, Joe." She shook her head and stormed off.
Another person hated her…and would Kai be able to fix it for her?
With Max and Kai:
Max's eyes widened in shock. He was staring off into his own little world now as he slowly put the phone back down.
Max was still staring off into wherever. Kai came back in the room. The blond looked up at the slate-haired boy.
"You…heard that?"
Kai nodded. "Almost every word."
Max nodded solemnly and looked away. "Kai…I need to be alone right now."
Kai just stared at him, and then walked out of the room, muttering "Welcome to my world, Max" on his way out.
Kai leaned his weight on the wall beside the doorway. Kai didn't even know that. He thought she liked Max, even the slightest bit. Mariam didn't seem like the type to use people. What would she use Max for? Kai's maroon/violet eyes scanned the floor in thought, until something rushed in his head.
Emily!
Emily now could use that as a reason to hurt Mariam. Would Kai still stand up for Mariam then? What would Kai and Mariam do then…?
Mariam fell face-up on her bed, spreading her arms. Things were confusing enough as it was, but then Joseph had to go say that she was using Max. She had intended to keep that a secret from the American. Why did she have to fall in love with Kai? Why? He probably got enough of that from those freaky fan-girls who followed his every step. She didn't want to seem like 'one of them'.
Mariam sat up, growling in annoyance.
Why? Why did she have to fall in love with Kai? Why couldn't it be someone else? Someone who actually…liked her…
Mariam shook her head, falling back down on the mattress, landing her head on the pillow.
It was impossible. He…he was Kai Hiwatari, one of the most famous beybladers in the world and she…she was just Mariam, the one trying to seal the four bit-beasts.
Well, not anymore… she got kicked off the Saint Shields for being who she is.
That was a load of crap, and only she and Kai knew it…
Mariam always wanted to be independent. She wanted to show the world that she didn't need a guy to make her feel…like she could belong. But when she met Ozuma… that all changed.
Mariam sighed. Why did Ozuma have to go and ruin everything?
Kai crossed his arms over his chest, and then hung his head. She's probably thinking about him now…
He wasn't the type to be thinking about a certain person all the time, but this was different. Kai now had a new challenge to face. He had to get Ozuma and Max out of Mariam's head, without her knowing that he…had feelings for her. How would everyone react if they found out? Why was Kai so worried about that? He could have anyone in the world if he wanted, but he had to fall for the one girl that hated his guts more than anything else in the world, didn't he?
His dark crimson eyes narrowed. He put his arms back by his sides. "Why did this have to happen?" he muttered quietly to himself, walking outside of the dojo.
"Hey Kai, wanna practice with us?" Tyson grinned.
Kai ignored him and walked right past him.
"Ouch…" Tyson mumbled.
"What's wrong with him?" Hilary asked, watching the Russian walk out into the streets.
Rei crossed his arms. "Probably just homesick…"
"Or Mariam-sick." Kenny huffed quietly.
"Hah! Kai, with someone like Mariam?" Tyson scoffed, "I don't think so, Kenny. You've been in the sun too long… Go inside, Chief."
Kenny just sighed. "No point in reasoning with you, Tyson…"
Max still hadn't gotten over it yet. Mariam just pretended to like him? To use him? He actually liked her and she knew it…so why'd she do that to him? But that…almost kiss that he saw…what did it mean? Did it mean that Kai liked Mariam? Or that Mariam liked Kai?
Max shook his head furiously. He was so confused. He even told Emily that he liked Mariam. He told pretty much everyone. Max never saw Emily's reaction to that, because he had skipped off cheerily, like he always did.
Who could he talk to now? Would anyone understand Max's situation? Max then sighed.
Was he...desperate enough to change for her?
Desperate enough to go after Kai?
Joseph appeared at the doorway of his sister's room. He lightly slammed a hand to the doorframe. "Yo, sis…"
Mariam tossed over in her bed. "Go away; I'm sleeping."
"Don't do that to me, Mar." Joseph said in a serious tone. Mariam opened her eyes. Was Joseph saying this because he felt guilty for what he said to Max? He was the only person left that didn't hate her. She couldn't push him away too. She was unloved enough as it was.
She sat up. "Alright, Joseph, what is it?" she smiled warmly at him. With her brother, she could be herself. No being tough and yelling at people. No hiding her feelings… She just wished she could be this way with someone else too…
"Ozuma wanted me to tell you that he doesn't hate you. It's just hard to let go and forget about someone like that, y'know?" Joseph said softly. This was one of the sides of Joseph that no one but Mariam saw. His sympathetic side…the one that made her feel better, even though he was younger than her. He was nice to her and he'd always be on her side, no matter what anyone else said.
She wished Kai were like that.
What?
How could Mariam think that? Kai hated her more than hate itself! He couldn't be like that to her. It was one of those impossible things, that'd never happen. So why was she wishing it would happen?
Mariam nodded. "I know."
Joseph smiled genially at her. "Nice to know you care, Mar."
"I've always cared about you, Joseph," she smiled sweetly, "I just never showed it much." She shrugged, still smiling.
"Mar, do I have to go to sleep now?" Joseph whined.
"Yeah, ya do, now go." Mariam smirked.
The olive-haired boy sighed, "Alright, alright." He slumped, walking off.
Mariam shook her head at him. She didn't want to go to sleep, because if she did, she feared that her dreams would be filled with Kai, Max and Ozuma, all hating her. Why did the people she liked, even the slightest bit, seem to hate her? That was a painful thing, actually.
Someone that you really, truly love hating you.
That didn't seem right.
But Mariam couldn't stay up all night, fearing her dreams, could she?
"Eh…who is this?"
Kai groaned. "Tala, it's Kai."
"Oh…why the hell are you calling?" the redhead Russian grumbled.
"Tala, what feelings were you not able to control when Boris made you a cyborg?"
Tala let out a heavy, annoyed sigh, "Why? What the hell are you up to, Hiwatari?"
"Nothing, Valkov, so just tell me which ones were unable to be controlled." Kai sighed, grumbling, "Then you can go back to sleep."
"Ugh…" Tala complained, "Huh…affection, caring, fondness, jealousy and I think love." (A/N: coughBoriscoughBryancough)
Shit… Kai cursed. Most of them were linked to the predicament. Kai had all of those. So…what Tala said possibly meant that those are the ones that can never be controlled.
Good thing or bad thing?
Kai could only wonder…
"Sis…sis…sis!" Joseph yelled. Mariam grumbled something and tossed over. Joseph growled at his sister. She was older, and yet he was waking her up at nine o'clock in the morning. He picked up the spare pillow and slammed it against his sister's back. "Mariam!" he shouted.
"Meh?" Mariam asked, pulling the covers overher head, "Joseph, go away."
Joseph kept slamming the pillow on her in a childish fashion, bouncing whenever he did. "But Mar, it's important!" he olive haired boy whined.
"Wake me up when it's an emergency…" Mariam scoffed, trying to get back to sleep.
Joseph put the pillow down slowly, in defeat. "But Mar…" he sighed, "Huh?" he looked over at the ringing phone at her bedside.
"It's Mariam. I'm not here. If it's Kai, don't even bother saying a word. Everyone else, leave a message." Her answering machine said, then gave a beep.
Mariam sat up, rubbing her eye. "Uh?"
"So you don't like Kai either, huh? Good for you, girl. Well, anyways, Kai gave me your number. Don't know how he got it… Meh. But you don't want me rambling on about Kai, do you? Whatever. Something's up with Kai, and you're gonna figure it out. Kenny told me that he has a fondness of you and only you. That's why…" Mariam didn't hear the rest; she had it blocked out since she was spacing out, with her mouth open in shock, staring out the window.
"…and if you haven't guessed, it's Tala."
Mariam blinked, the one that she thought was with Kai? Well, the voice was masculine, so Tala was a guy.
Joseph looked at his sister. "Now it's an emergency."
Mariam sent him a glare, stepping out of bed and throwing the sheets aside. "You didn't tell me this earlier?" she grumbled, moving swiftly past him.
"I tried to tell you." He shrugged at her as she went over to her closet. Mariam disregarded him and Joseph let himself out.
Mariam scoffed. "Sure…" she sighed, getting her Saint Shields uniform out.
"Huh?" Tyson asked at the dojo door, "Kai's not here yet. Why're you looking for 'im?" he asked, raising his brows at her.
Mariam tilted back a bit. Why was she doing this? Just because Tala told her to? She didn't even know what the guy looked like… Was she using that as an excuse to be with Kai? Was she really going to let her inside self show? Tyson's hazel eyes were watching her expression, waiting for her answer soon.
"It's none of your business, Granger." Mariam shot smugly. That should work. Nothing revealed, nothing hinted. How did Tala know that something was wrong with Kai anyways? Did they talk? Did they meet? What?
"Fine…wanna come in?" Tyson offered, gesturing to the inside of the dojo, "I'm just about to start training," he grinned.
Mariam tilted her head to the side in confusion, "Now? It's only five after nine…don't you wake up at like…six or something?"
"Hey! A dude needs to have time to eat!" Tyson yelled.
"For three hours?"
"And shower…" the World Champion bit his lip.
Mariam scoffed. "Whatever." She pressed past him.
Tyson stood there blinking, looking at where she was just a second ago. "Yeah, just come on in." he said dully, closing the door. He went over and saw her jump onto the chair, sideways so that her feet were up, "So, want something to eat?"
"Nah, I'm not hungry."
He shrugged. "Your loss."
Mariam just shook her head as the Japanese blader went back into the kitchen. "Moron…" she sighed.
"I heard that!" Tyson shouted from the other room. C'mon, a little squid couldn't hurt, right? And rice cakes! Ooh and some of those roll thingies! Tyson grinned widely. This was gonna be fun, whether he had company or not.
Knock, knock
"Mariam, can you get that? I kinda preoccupied at the moment!" Tyson yelled.
Mariam sighed, standing up. "Tche, 'kinda'?" she scoffed, going over to the door.
"Hi Tyson! Whoa! You're not Tyson." Hilary said, almost giving Mariam a hug, mistaking her for a certain blue-haired human eating machine.
Mariam forced a sugary smile. "Ooh, nice of you to point that out, Sherlock. I never would have figured that out without you." Mariam said dryly. Okay, okay…Kai was right; Hilary was a bit ditzy at times, but Mariam couldn't help but point out the obvious.
"What are you, the female version of Kai?" Hilary asked, putting her hands on her hips sourly.
"Really? I thought I was the female version of Ozuma." She said, with much anger projected in her eyes. Mariam bit on her lip, hard, to prevent her from lashing out at the brunette there and then. The more the looked at this Wicked Witch of the Eighth Grade, the more she wanted to hit her, the more she dug her teeth into her lip. It felt ready to bleed at some point.
Mariam slammed the door in Hilary's face.
Bitch…
Tyson appeared in the doorway of the kitchen, wiping his hands on a towel. "Who was that?"
"Salesman." Mariam replied quickly.
Tyson nodded. "Oh…yeah, I hate those people too. Even if they sell food. Gramps told me to beat them off with a stick."
"Interesting…" she nodded slowly in confusion.
"Amazingly." Tyson added, in a 'not-so-sarcastic but I'm still sarcastic' voice.
Mariam stared at the floor for a while. Why couldn't it be Kai here with her? Not Tyson…? Mariam gasped lightly to herself. Why was it that that certain slate and navy haired Russian couldn't stay out of her head for at least three minutes? This was so stupid! Nothing like this has even happened before…not even with Ozuma.
"…Tyson Granger, if you know what's good for you, you will open up this door immediately!" Hilary screeched from the other side of the door, pounding her fists on it.
Mariam glanced at the door, then back at Tyson. "And you put up with her, how?"
"I have no idea." He shook his head, going over to the door to open it. Hilary and Kai stood in the doorway.
The Russian's eyes widened when he saw Mariam…in Tyson's dojo? At quarter past nine? And was that…squid he smelt?
Kai's eyed narrowed to dark maroon slits.
What was Mariam doing at Tyson's at nine fifteen?
Mariam, on the other hand, was glaring at Hilary. What was she doing with Kai? But…she had no time to be upset about that. She was going to find out what Tala meant when he said Kai was acting weird whether Kai liked it or not.
"So, Kai…I've had a little chat with Tala," Mariam started, glancing up at him.
"Oh…what…about Tala?" Kai asked uneasily. How the hell did she talk to Tala? Oh yeah…he gave him her number. Shit. She probably thought he was a stalker. Then again, she already did...
Mariam was nodding. "He seemed nice…" she smiled.
Tyson and Hilary slinked out of their conversation, going to check on the squid.
Tala? Nice? In her dreams… Kai resisted the urge to roll his eyes.
"And cute." She added, lying. Okay, she didn't know what he looked like but she wanted to see what would happen. Perhaps she could see why Tala said he was acting odd.
Cute? Kai thought, clenching his fists by his sides. Tala, cute?
"Cuter than you, in fact." Mariam said, looking away, hoping to avoid his penetrating eyes. They demanded the truth and she refused to give it to them.
Kai's eyes widened. She did not just say that! Oh, this is hysterical moment. Kai, the Kai, who most girls were crazy over, fell for someone who, not only hates his guts, but thinks that someone else is cuter than him. That was just perfect…wonderful. Crap. He didn't want to be like Ozuma and Max. They liked her, but she liked someone else. He didn't want to seem like…one of them.
Mariam closed her eyes. "Nicer than you, cuter than you, and just better than you." She smirked, counting them off her fingers.
Kai was growling inwardly. If he kissed her there and then, would he prove anything? Just to prove himself? That he was better than Tala? He was on top of Ozuma and Max, and now he had to compete with Tala? Holy shit, man…
"Kai?" Mariam asked, looking to see if there was anyone home.
"What?" he spat.
"Nothing, take it easy," Mariam said, backing off.
Kai folded his arms. "What's so great about Tala anyways?"
"Huh? I dunno…" she shrugged. Lie…make something up. "Lots of things."
Kai surveyed her eyes for a moment. "You're lying." (1)
"Huh?" Mariam asked, tiling back.
He's a witch!
Sorry, I just had to say that. Really, sometimes I scare myself with these chapters sometimes…This seemed like more of a filler chapter, but I wasn't really in a mood to write fan fiction. Really, I had something else planned, but somehow, the plan just...changed. I blame Ozuma. And yah, this chapter was weird...but don't hit me!
(1) - Kind of a reference to my other Kai/Mariam fic, but the other one was a one-shot. Yes, that was really irrelevant to point that out. But bleh!
Sorry that Max isn't in here a whole lot, but he'll be a big part in the next chapter. I'm not sure he's out of the way yet, though. Tala? He's not even in the way. Hah.
Max is determined to change for Mariam. Will Emily be around to see this out?
Mariam blames Ozuma for everything that's happened to her. Does Kai have anything to say about that?
Kai believes that Max and Ozuma are out of the way to Mariam's heart. Will he reach it before something bad happens?
Kenny is the only one who knows Kai's feelings. Will Tyson and the others believe him if he tells them?
Joseph is Ozuma's messenger to Mariam. How long until Ozuma decides to face her again?
I don't know why I did that, but I just wanted to point those things out. Also that's something for you guys to think about in case I forget again.
Bye! Review, review!