A/N: Hey y'all, it's Rena. Yeah, yeah Heaven or Hell totally needs an update, but I'm gonna post this story now. I kind of like it better than HoH right now --; So- Without further ado- here's Sweet 16- CHAPTER ONE!

Disclaimer: DO I LOOK LIKE I OWN BEYBLADE?

Sweet 16- Welcome Back

RING!

"Ugh..." groaned a sleeping figure, immediately picking up her alarm clock and throwing it against the wall. She then settled back into her bed, drifting into a half-sleep. However, an unsettling feeling stayed in her mind, "What time is it?"

She looked at the ground, and caught a glimpse of the clock's cracked face, stuck on the time it rang: "7:30? But its summer vacation! I only set it this early when...SHIT." She cried, sitting upright in her bed, "WE GO BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY!"

Figuring out that she had slept again for twenty minutes, se realized she only had ten minutes to get ready. Instantly, she sprung out of bed and dashed to the bathroom, towel in hand.

It was 7:55 at the Hiwatari residence. It was basically normal, except for a tall teenager sneaking out the back door. He was trying to escape from the large mansion, and he would have succeeded, except?

"Yes...Only a couple of feet left..." Kai muttered to himself, tip-toeing towards his family's garage. "Now all I have to do is get to my car, and I'm home free-"

His sentence was cut short by a shrill voice cutting through the air: His mother.

"Kai," Kathryn Hiwatari called out to her son, "would you mind giving me a lift to the school? We're going to be late!"

She could swear her son twitched. "WE?" He asked, horrified.

"Why, yes! Don't you remember? I took that vacant space at your high school! Now we can see each other every day! Isn't that EXCITING?"

The young Hiwatari mentally kicked himself for ever mentioning the open teaching spot to his perky mother. He should have known it would blow up in his face. "Uh..." he muttered, trying to find out an excuse for her not to come. "Well, I'm taking a couple of friends in the Mercedes, so you might not fit..."

"Well, then I'll get to meet all your friends!" She smiled cheerily. "Oh! I left my lesson plans in the house, I'll be right back." She quickly scurried through the back door of the house.

Kai took his cue and left.

Kitty Ryouku rubbed her temples in annoyance. Not only was she late for her first period, but she was also tired from the lack of sleep she had the night before. "What did you say, Starr?" She snapped irritably.

Her blonde friend looked offended. "I SAID that Lan and Max broke up!"

"What?" Kitty asked, surprised. "When?"

"Dunno, I just heard it from Tyson this morning." She replied, fooling around with her locker door.

"I heard my name!" hollered a voice. "What about me?" Tyson vaporized next to Kitty, followed closely by a blonde guy and a raven haired one.

"Remember? You were the one who told me about...The couple who broke up over the summer?"

"OH! You mean Max and Lan!" Tyson grinned stupidly. "Yeah, I remember!"

Max frowned at the mention of his ex-girlfriend's name. "Can we change the subject?" He said quietly.

"Gladly." Starr spat, sending Tyson a scathing glare.

"Speaking of Lan, where have she and Rena disappeared to? They've been AWOL since second period!" Ray asked, looking around the crowded corridor.

"They said they'd meet us up at Biology, which is our next class." Max reminded.

The others nodded and headed for the classroom, except for Kitty, who lagged behind.

"Crap, I forgot my textbook, I'll be right back," She muttered, walking over to her locker. She became so absorbed with her locker combination, that she didn't notice a certain someone walking up behind her.

"So, Ryouku," His voice rung out in the empty hall, "when are you going to finally go out with me?"

She rolled her eyes, not even looking at him. "You've asked me every September since freshman year, Hiwatari. We're juniors now- when are you going to give up?"

He smirked, and turned her to face him. "Well, I thought that since we're a bit older, you'd give in to my demands," Kai said cockily, playing with the hemline of her uniform skirt.

She snorted, "Sure Hiwatari, I'm so into you. I can hardly keep my hands off your sexy body. Oh how did you find out?" she asked, voice dripping with sarcasm.

"So why don't you go out with me? I know you want to, I can feel it," He murmured in her ear huskily.

Kitty bit her lower lip, 'God he is convincing.' She thought, seriously considering going out with him. 'I mean, he is hot, and…' She snapped back to reality, and pushed him off her. "Whatever, Hiwatari, I'm late for class. If you still want to go out with me, you know where to find me." The tall girl then picked up her textbooks and bag, and turned to leave.

"So, Ryouku," Kai called after her, "is that an offer?"

"Whatever you want, Hiwatari, like I said, I'm late for Biology," she answered over her shoulder and shaking her head, leaving.

It was fifth period, Human Studies. The subject everyone detested with a passion. It all had to do with the teacher, Ms. Thompson. She was the devil incarnate for anyone crossing into her classroom. Nobody liked her- not even the Principal, but she was the oldest teacher on the faculty and unfortunately one of the best. Thompson also has had a very large bone to pick with Kitty for some time. However, for some strange reason, Tyson seemed happy. Very happy.

"Tyson, why are you so freakishly cheerful?" Starr groaned, walking beside him. "This period always sucks."

"Didn't you hear? He asked, looking at her wide-eyed. "Thompson CROAKED!"

"WHAT? THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SO HAPPY?" Starr almost yelled.

"YES!"

"She died? I wonder who our new teacher is." A purple haired girl popped in, carrying tons of books in her arms and in her bag.

"Rena! When did you pop in?" Starr asked, smiling at the short girl.

"Oh, right after 12th grade calculus," She muttered, pushing her large glasses up the bridge of her nose. "I saw Lan there, but she wouldn't talk to me."

"She'll probably be in Human studies? Ray muttered over his shoulder. "C'mon, Max should already be there."

It was 11:45. Class was supposed to start 15 minutes ago. Where was the new teacher? Kitty had just come in 5 minutes earlier and had been filled in on the mystery replacement.

"So why were you late, Kitty?" Ray asked suspiciously. "Getting a book doesn't take that long, does it?"

She tucked a strand of blue-streaked hair behind her ear, "Some stupid freshman didn't know her way around school. That's all," she lied.

"That's weird," Rena muttered, looking at Kitty quizzically, "because I swear I saw you talking all friendly with Kai Hiwatari."

"Oh really?" Starr asked, smirking evilly at Kitty. "You and Hiwatari talk now?"

Kitty's face suddenly felt hot as she slowly turned pink. Thank God the new teacher came. 'Why does she look so familiar?' The woman was short with light blue hair, and was. She had a certain resemblance to someone Kitty knew…

"Speaking of Kai," Ray said in a low voice, looking around the large classroom, "where is the slimy jerk?"

Kitty looked around, searching for her two-toned haired enemy, "Where is Hiwatari?"

"Hello!" The new teacher finally spoke. "First off, my name is Mrs. Kathryn Hiwatari, and I am your new instructor for Human Studies for this year."

Various people in the room started snickering.

"That's why she looked so familiar!" Kitty smirked

"Now, settle down class," she chided them. "As you may know, I am Kai's mother!"

To that remark, the class erupted with laughter. Poor Kai!

"All right, second, I have a project to assign to you," she said cheerfully, as a collective groan rang through the air.

Mrs. Hiwatari smiled, "I think you're all going to enjoy this assignment, quite well in fact."

Kitty sent a knowing look to Starr and Ray. Nobody could enjoy any project. What kind of teacher was she?

A/N: Well? How was it? Ok then. I'm gonna go and update Heaven or Hell now! D Bye!