Silvan Arrow: Sorry about the long wait for this latest update, but I was away from home for a couple of days, and that means no internet for me. Also, my computer was being stupid.

Michelle: Oh great, I guess this means it's back to torturing us some more.

Silvan Arrow: Oh yeah, and you'll love what I have planned for the girls in this chapter.

Eri: Uh…should we be afraid?

Silvan Arrow: Oh yes, be afraid…be very afraid. MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA! -continues laughing like a maniac-

Clara: Hmmm…looks like she's out of commission for the time being.

Amy: What a drag. Looks like we have to do the disclaimer this time.

Tammy: Whatever. Silvan Arrow does not own Beyblade or any of its characters. She just owns her OCs.

Michelle: Of which I am not one!

Tammy: Yes, we know. While Silvan Arrow finishes her maniacal laughter, here's chapter 5.

Chapter 5: Girls' Day In, Boys' Day Out

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Bit beast mind-chatting with master

"But, Mariah, I don't want to spend the whole day at the spa," Eri whined as she struggled to break Mariah's death grip on her arm.

"Oh come on, don't be so chicken about it," Mariah teased, continuing to drag a very reluctant Eri down the hall.

"Unhand me, Mariam!" Michelle exclaimed dangerously. "I don't need to spend a whole day getting makeovers and manicures! It's so boring!"

"How would you know? Have you ever given it a try?" Mariam asked.

"I don't need to 'give it a try' to know that I hate it!" Michelle protested, struggling some more.

"Just think of it as a girls' day in," Emily added. "I mean, the guys are going out on their own for the day, so that means we can do our own thing."

"But there's no one working in the spa today," Eri said hopefully. Maybe she wouldn't have to go through with this after all!

"But all the supplies and equipment are there," Hilary replied. "We can do it ourselves!" Eri and Michelle groaned. The last thing they wanted to do with their valuable time was spend it doing…gasp…girly things. Let's face it, those two spent all their time around other guys. At least Michelle had Hilary to hang out with, but Eri had grown up in an all-boys' Abbey. Tammy, Clara, and Amy decided to go along without any protest, although Tammy looked more freaked out than her teammates.

Okay, for those of you who are confusedby this most recent turn of events, here's a brief flashback:

Flashback

"Wow, this place has everything," Clara remarked while exploring the massive ski lodge with the other girls.

"Hey, check this out!" Hilary called from around the corner. The rest of the girls hurried to catch up with her. She pointed to a sign on a door that led to a spa. "We totally need to check this out!"

Eri grabbed Michelle's arm and tugged her a few yards away from the group. "Did you know about this?" she whispered through gritted teeth.

"Dangit…I knew I shouldn't have booked the 'Deluxe Lodge,'" Michelle whispered back. "Nobody mentioned it on the website."

"Baka!" Eri hissed.

"Don't call me a baka, you baka!" Michelle shot back. The argument commenced from there.

End flashback

"Have fun, girls!" Max and Tyson chorused before following the other guys outside.

"I feel kinda bad for Eri and Michelle," Tala whispered to Kai.

"Enjoy life while you can, cause we're so dead when we get back," Kai whispered back.

With the girls…oh the horror…

"Okay, ladies, here's the first thing on our agenda," Emily announced as she led the girls, wrapped in towels, to the first area of the lodge's built-in spa. They crowded around her to see what she was indicating…only to see a giant hot tub filled with…mud. "A nice refreshing mud bath!"

Tammy, Michelle, and Eri bore horrified expressions on their faces while the others looked indifferent to mildly disgusted. "You've gotta be kidding me!" Eri exclaimed.

"You expect us to sit naked in a pool of stinky mud?" Tammy cried in horror.

"No way! Count me out! Over my dead body!" Michelle objected.

Emily sighed in annoyance. "I didn't want to have to do this. Girls, if you would be so kind." She and the other girls grabbed Eri, Michelle, and Tammy by the arms…and then…SPLASH! The entire lodge echoed with the sound of screaming.

Thirty minutes later…

"Thank goodness for showers…" Eri muttered as she sat back in a chair wearing a bath robe. The other girls were also sitting in chairs wearing bath robes.

"That was sheer misery," Michelle added.

"Okay, now we move on to facials," Amy announced, bringing in a jar of green facial cream.

"Gross, you're not seriously gonna smear that green slime on our faces, are you?" Tammy asked Amy with a death glare.

"It's special exfoliating cream to remove dead skin and wrinkles," Clara explained, bringing in another tray.

"Wrinkles? We're not middle-aged, married women with ten kids!" Michelle protested. "We're teenagers! We don't HAVE wrinkles!"

"And are those…cucumber slices?" Eri asked suspiciously, pointing at the contents of Clara's tray.

"Oh yeah, they're specially coated for your eyes," Clara replied.

"You're gonna put cucumbers on our eyes? Ew…I hate cucumbers!" Eri protested.

"Hey, maybe we can eat them!" Tammy chirped.

"Oh boy! Snack! Quick, someone go get the ranch dressing!" Michelle joked before she, Eri, and Tammy broke out into fits of laughter. The other girls just sighed and shook their heads. This wasn't going so well…

Thirty more minutes later…

Tala finished his run down the ski slope and pulled up alongside Kai. He removed his ski goggles and paused to catch his breath. "I wonder how the girls are doing," he mused.

"Oh, they're probably having a blast lounging around doing nothing," Tyson commented as he pulled up near them.

"I wouldn't be too sure of that," Kai said. Just then two familiar voices screamed in unison from the direction of the lodge. "Yep, right on cue."

"What was that?" Rei asked in alarm.

"Someone just offered to paint Michelle's nails…pink," Kai muttered.

"Eri too, by the sound of it," Tala added.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! GET IT AWAY!" Eri and Michelle screamed.

"Oh for the love of Driger, it's just nail polish!" Mariah protested, holding the bottle out at arms' length while Eri and Michelle were backed against the wall looking scared out of their wits.

"T-that's not just any nail polish…" Michelle began.

"…it's PINK nail polish!" Eri finished. The two tried to run away, but Mariam and Hilary each grabbed one by the shirt collar.

"Oh no you don't," Hilary said while dragging Eri back to the chair.

"We're not letting you get away that easily," Mariam added with a struggling Michelle.

Emily decided to chime in. "If you won't do the nail polish, then I guess we'll have to move on to the next activity." Eri and Michelle glared at her suspiciously. She held up a makeup kit and cheerfully announced, "Time for makeovers!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Meanwhile…

"Let me guess: makeovers?" Tala asked Kai.

"Yep, makeovers," Kai replied.

"We're so dead…" Tala muttered.

Back with the girls…

"Okay, you two have refused to willingly participate in any of the spa activities," Hilary began accusingly with a pointed look at Michelle and Eri. Tammy stood next to them, and all three girls were backed against the wall. "And you've been corrupting Tammy with your tomboyish ways too. How can you possible be having fun?"

"Easy. We're not," Eri replied simply.

"The best part of this experience has been annoying those of you who actually enjoy this," Michelle added with a smirk.

Mariah sighed in defeat. "Will you at least let us pick out a cute outfit for you to wear?" she asked.

"And not put up a fight?" Michelle asked innocently. "Eri, who do these girls think we are? That we're just gonna give up that easily?"

"Your guess is as good as mine," Eri replied, playing along.

"For all we know, they'll want to stick us in some retarded mini-skirt. For mercy's sake, we're in the middle of Switzerland! Use your heads, people!" Tammy exclaimed. "Unless, of course, your brains have already frozen solid."

"That's it!" Mariam exclaimed. "All right, it looks like we're finally gonna have to resort to drastic measures." She cracked her knuckles and as if on cue, Hilary, Mariah, Emily, Amy, and Clara all lined up behind her, each with a threatening expression. Eri and Michelle gulped. Tammy just stood off to the side, looking bored with the whole scenario. "CHARGE!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Later that day…

The guys returned to the lodge later that afternoon. Kai and Tala took off their wet snow gear and laid it out to dry in the garage before heading down the hall to the main room to warm up in front of the fire. They passed a very cranky-looking Hilary and Mariam on the way. Hilary stormed up to them, Mariam close behind, and exclaimed, "That's it! I've had it up to here with them!"

"What's wrong?" Kai asked.

"The next time you guys go out for the day, do us a favor and take your girlfriends with you!" Mariam scolded. "They've been driving us crazy all day! And what's worse, I think they corrupted your sister, Tala!" Kai and Tala glanced at each other amusedly and smirked as the girls shoved past them and stalked down the hall. Just then Eri and Michelle walked up to them, grinning madly.

"You two sure look pleased with yourselves," Tala stated as he and Kai crossed their arms. "What's this I hear about you two having a bad influence on my sister?"

Eri could see the glint of humor in Tala's eyes. "Let's just say we now have a third compatriot in our trouble-making. I'd say we did her a favor, right Michelle?"

"Of course!" Michelle agreed wholeheartedly. "However, there's just one little loose end to tie up." With that, she cracked her knuckles and glared at Kai.

Kai's eyes widened in fright and he whispered to Tala, "Run for your life."

"Consider it done." Both guys immediately took off running and screaming.

"DON'T YOU EVER LEAVE US AT THE MERCY OF THOSE GIRLS AGAIN!" Eri roared.

"YOU ARE SO DEAD WHEN WE GET OUR HANDS ON YOU!" Michelle yelled. "THANKS TO YOU, I HAD TOWEAR CUCUMBERS ON MY EYES!"

"WE'RE SORRY!" Kai and Tala begged while still running for their lives.

Poor guys…

End chapter 5

Author's Note: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm so evil! I just had to write that. I suddenly got this idea one day and just started jotting down notes for it. Before I knew it, I had enough material for a whole chapter. I hope everyone enjoyed that chapter. Please review and tell me what you thought!