Note: Like always, I don't own Beyblade. the only thing in this story I own are Tysa and her mother.

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Chapter 9: The Silver Eyed

"Mommy?" A little girl went toward her mother. She looked up at her. "Mommy, what color are my eyes?" The mother didn't look puzzled or confused. She answered that her daughter's eyes were brown. "Well, um…some kids said my eyes were silver. When I was battling with my top." The girl held up a top with a wing engravement. The mother smiled gently. Then, something appeared from her mother that would change the girl's life, forever.

"Tysa Granger!"

"Huh?" Tysa sleepily walked to the front of the house gate. "Mariah?" Mariah was standing there very angrily. She held out her beyblade.

"We're going to battle. I don't care where but we're going to battle now!" Mariah yelled. Tysa just stared at her. Mariah was fully dressed where Tysa, having just received a rude awaking, was wearing a long t-shirt and boxer shorts—the usual pajamas.

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" Mariah became surprised at the question. "It's 2 A.M." Tysa causally leaned towards the doorway. Mariah gulped. She left the hotel at midnight, and it had taken her two hours to get to the house.

"See if I care!" Mariah yelled suddenly, "We're going to battle, no matter what!" Tysa sighed, and turned around back into the house. At first, Mariah thought she was going to go back to sleep, but Tysa came back wearing her daytime outfit.

"Let's hurry up and do this. I wanna go back to sleep,"

Ray couldn't sleep. Thoughts of Tysa and Líng Chén filled his mind. They looked so alike he couldn't stand it. He had heard that Líng Chén had left to go to Japan, like he did. Could she have stayed?

Asa means morning in Japanese, and Líng Chén is a Chinese form of morning. Could they be the same?

Asa Sookan was one of the first world champion beybladers. He had heard that she had two sons and a daughter. Ray sighed and got out of bed. A walk would help him go to sleep.

"3, 2, 1! Let it Rip!" Both Mariah and Tysa launched their beyblades. As soon as they hit the ground, Mariah's beyblade was on the offensive.

I'm going to win this! Mariah thought. She looked up at Tysa. Tysa wasn't even looking at the battle, but was staring at Mariah with a look of pity and anger.

"Why do you want this battle?" Tysa asked. Mariah blinked, then growled.

"Like I would tell you! Galux attack!" Mariah's bit-beast came out of the 'blade and went charging for the Kairi with it's infamous cat-scratch attack.

That 'blade's a goner. What!

The Kairi was spinning as if nothing had happened.

"A bit-beast used in anger and jealously won't do any good," Tysa was still looking at Mariah with the same look, not paying attention to the battle.

"What did you say!"

"I'd have to agree, Mariah." Ray came out of the bushes looking at Mariah with the same look as Tysa.

"R-Ray?" Mariah whispered. Ray looked from one girl to another.

"What are you two doing out here? You know it's like 2:30, right?" Tysa shrugged.

"That doesn't matter! We still have a battle going on!" Mariah yelled again.

"What battle?" Tysa asked. The Kairi zoomed forward and knocked Galux out of the ring with one blow. Mariah collapsed onto her shins.

"But…but…I thought…" Mariah looked at the ground. She was near tears. She had lost in front of Ray.

"Mariah." Ray kneeled down in front of her. "What do you have against Tysa?" Mariah was unable to answer.

"I'll tell you what." Both Mariah and Ray looked up at Tysa. "She probably felt angry. Betrayed. Jealous." Tysa's hat tipped over her head. Then in a flash she looked up, angrier than ever. "You let your emotions get to you! Are you even worthy of being a White Tiger!" Both Mariah and Ray gasped. Tysa's eyes had gone from a normal brown to silver and cat-like.

"T-Tysa?" Ray asked quietly. Was Lee right? If he was, why did Tysa's eyes turn silver, and not gold? Mariah felt more tears coming to her eyes. Is that what really happened? Did she lose control of herself? She stood up and turned around.

"I better get back. Lee and everyone are probably waiting for me." Mariah started to step forward.

"Mariah?" Mariah's body and heart stopped at Ray's voice. "Be careful…on your way back." Mariah faced Ray and Tysa and nodded. She then ran off, leaving Tysa and Ray alone. Tysa's eyes had gotten back to normal and she and Ray faced each other.

"So…um…dare I ask what happened?" Ray asked.

"You mean with the battle?….Or my eyes?"

"Both."

"Well," Tysa sighed, "I don't really know about the battle. Those were just feelings I felt from Mariah." Tysa sat down and Ray sat next to her.

"With my eyes…well…it happens when I get into a battle, or get angry. It's natural…"

"I don't think so…"

"What do you mean?

"Well…I mean, all the White Tigers—at least, all I know anyway—they're eyes turn cat-like and gold. Like mine. But…yours turned silver." Tysa looked at him strangely.

"Really? I know both of my brothers' eyes don't change, but mine and my mother's both turn silver." Tysa suddenly became angry. "I have strangeness written all over me!"

"I think you're fine the way you are."

"Huh?" Tysa's eyes became wide. It took Ray awhile to process what he just said. He then turned dark red.

"Uh…I…well…" Ray stuttered for words. Instead of blushing, Tysa mad a small smile and looked up into the sky. They were in a nice clearing and the sky was clear as well. Ray looked up as well.

"It seems so perfect tonight." Ray stated.

"I think it's impossible to attain perfection. I don't think anything or anyone is perfect." Tysa said back.

"Well, I think one thing is." Ray leaned forward and kissed Tysa on her cheek. Tysa's eyes became wide again and her face slightly red.

"Uh…."

"I better get back. I'm starting to get sleepy now." After saying that, Ray stood up and started to go back the way he came. He turned around at looked at Tysa.

"Good night, Tysa."

"Good night, Ray." Tysa watched him leave, then looked back into the sky. The stars were twinkling and the moon was shining.

"Hmm…guess my trick with the tigress didn't work. I didn't find anything about the Líng Luán." A black hooded figure with a woman's voice stood in the sky watching Tysa. "Oh, poo." She unveiled her hood from her head, revealing a young, dark-skinned face, white hair, and sapphire eyes. She smirked down at Tysa

"Better watch you step, little kitty. I'm going to catch your tail next."

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ooh, Tysa may be in danger. And i wonder what this means for Kai, who has no idea what is going on (bwa ha ha). Anyways, as you see, I'm doing those italic things every three chapters. And I'm not telling you what they mean until the end. Guess you just have to keep reading. : )

Mizuki Sakura