Beyblade

Disclaimer:
Kai is hot
And Rei is too
I don't own Beyblade
So you no sue!

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Last time-

No one spoke for awhile. We all just sat there, staring at the fire. I watched the flames dance and shimmer as I felt my eyelids become heavier. I tried to stay awake, but it was too strong. I let the drowsiness take over me as I fell asleep.

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Before we go do anything, there are a few things I'd like to reply to;

One of you reviewers (I won't mention names in case you don't want me to) said that you've already thought of suicide, but are too scared to do it. well let me tell you something; leaving the world doesn't take courage. Staying alive and living through each day is what takes courage.

I really do NOT mind getting constructive criticism. Just as long as you put in a good point or too in the review as well so I don't feel like a total piece of shit :)

Lots of you guys also said that Riley is far from any OC Mary-sue. I really appreciate that comment! I'm lad that she's different from the OCs in other chapters. It's really hard to come up with a good and original idea when there are already so many great ones out there!

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Watch Me Fall

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Chapter 5.5
Dreams

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I looked around. I saw little twelve-year-old kids playing by the pool. Others were chatting excitedly on the lawn chairs while some were eating hotdogs, hamburgers and chips. And then I remembered; this was my graduation party, the one that Kai had hosted at his house.

I looked around. Sure enough, I saw the three of us, Kai, Tala and myself, sitting alone in the shade of a large tree, talking animatedly about what we planned to do that summer. I gave a sad smile; this was the last conversation we'd have as friends. No insults, no pushes or shoves. Just friends.

I leaned against a tree and watched sadly as my younger self talked happily with her two best friends in the whole world. I can still remember what we spoke about.

We were never the most popular people in school, but we were also never teased. We were invisible to the torment radar, and that is how we liked it. We never had to deal with the bullshit that came along with trying to stay on someone's good side, nor did we get picked on. It was just the three of us; Kai, Tala and Riley. The Trio. Or the Musketeers, as my mom called us. Heh, we had even dressed up as that, one year, for Halloween.

I sat in the shade and watched my younger self have one of the last times she'll ever share with Kai and Tala. I looked around the yard. I saw two little girls giggling in a corner. I frowned. They seemed familiar. One had bright red hair that cascaded down her back in waves and the other had straight blond hair that finished at her shoulders. They were talking in hushed voices, looking over at where Riley, Kai and Tala sat. I wonder why? I shook it off and continued staring intently at our little trio.

I frowned. What were we doing? I saw us spit on our hands after doing some sort of complicated handshake. Oh yes, I remember now. It was right around now where we were promising to stay friends forever, no matter what. We had even made a special oath for it.

"As part of our kiddyhood,

I solemly swear

to stay friends forever

no matter what

to the two who have stayed by my side

through thick and thin

we'll stay friends till the end

and then even when

we become wrinkly old people!"

"Friends forever!"

"Friends for life!"

"Even when we all become stinky mean adults!"

"YEAH!"

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I know it was short. This was just a little parentheses for the true story, so you have a flashback of what happened to Riley on the day of her grad. Maybe I'll add flashbacks of other stuff in later chapters. If there's anything you don't get, please tell me and I'll try to fix it!

The main reason I did this chapter is because the original chapter 6 got deleted somehow so now i have to re-write all 10 pages of it :P

Oh well. Please review and tell me if you liked the poem selection/how bad this one sucked, and if you'd want to see more flashbacks later on. I'll try and have the real 6th chappy up soon.