Love and Betrayal

Never Disconnect the Phone

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade so don't sue.

A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks to all the people who reviewed and read this fic. I'm still thinking about the romantic parts and how things will turn up. So far I've only got two important girls in the picture. But I'm going to be pairing the guys with other girls. Just tell me who you want paired and I'll try and fix something up. Till next time! ;-)

Summary: So, Rowan's having a not so terrible time with a foreign exchange student named Johnny McGregor. Raven's had her fun with a Russian boy, but who is he truly? And what is his real mission?

Raven's P.O.V.

Oh God, I hate life. I hate that girl who always pulls my hair in school. What's the deal? Luckily, I won't be seeing her for two weeks, as it's winter break. Sadly, I'm going to see her back in school after these weeks. Uh, no way. Now, what's a good excuse to my parents to get out of this gaie (pronounced gaye with an accent on the e; it means happy or joyful) Paris?

Flashback

"Students, please take your zeats. I vill take ze attendence now." said the French teacher. "Florence Avignon…"

"Here!"

"Sebastien Ducours…"

"Ici (here in English)"

"Rah-ven Flee-airte…"

Raven sitting quietly at her desk.

"Rah-ven Flee-airte!"

"What the hell do you want?!" she yelled.

The teacher seemed appalled and surprised. No one had ever stood her up.

"And by the way, you pronounzed my name rong!!!" she said, imitating the teacher's heavy accent.

End of Flashback

Perfect! I'll just make my teacher give me my report card in advance and they'll be so surprised that I aced all the subjects in less than a year. And if she doesn't I'll tell everyone her little secret. Haha, I am so diabolical. This is my best plan yet.

Ring, ring.

Gah!!! Stupid phones! Why do I bother to leave them on anyway?!

Normal P.O.V.

Raven picked up her leather-jacketed cell phone.

"Hello? Salut?" she said, greeting in bothe French and English just in case.

"Guten-tag may I speak to Raven Flyairth?" responded a familiar voice.

"Yes, speaking." She said thinking, 'Do I know any German people?'

"Raven, it's Tala."

"Oh, hi Tala!" she said, hitting herself on her forehead.

"Raven, are you okay there?" he asked, sounding worried at the noises.

"Duh, I'm fine! Heh heh."

"Okay…Listen, I was hoping I could um...If we could…If I could take you to the movies?"

"Yes, definitely! I mean…I'll see if I can squeeze you in." she said.

"Sure. Is Friday night okay?" he asked.

Raven pretended to look through a planner by ruffling the pages of a phonebook.

"Erm, yeah, I think I can make it."

"Great, I'll come by and pick you up at 7,"

"Alright, oh wait! Are you sure you're not German?" asked Raven.

"Yes I'm sure. I think I'd know what languages I know how to speak." He said, before hanging up.

Raven started screaming in joy. She had just got a date with Tala Valkov! Thereafter, she decided not to disconnect any more phones.

Tala's P.O.V.

Well, that was pretty easy. Soon I'll have this job done. Being an assassin isn't as easy as it looks. You have to cover all your tracks and destroy all the evidence. You have to plan everything out and you have to succeed. Failure is indeed a matter of life and death. For now, I have nothing to worry about. After all, my mission has nothing to do with taking a life, or several… At least for the moment. Boris seems to be interested in this Raven Flyairth. She seems like a nice person, but she must be somewhat evil for him to take any interest in her. Maybe he has some use for her. Whatever the case, I will accomplish my mission and when I do, I will have no regrets.

Friday Night

Raven flopped onto her bed. She had three hours to get ready for her date with Tala. Still, she couldn't make up her mind. So, she called the fashion expert of her class, of her grade; even of her school! Florence Avignon.

"Bonjour?"

"Eh, salut Florence!" said Raven.

"Ah! 'Ey Raye-ven!" said Florence with a mild accent.

"Sorry to bother you, Florence, but…GET YOUR FRENCH BOTTOM OVER HERE!!!" yelled Raven into the receiver.

Florence held the phone one meter away from her ear. She knew how her friend could get temper tantrums; how she couldn't help but yell at her friends as a sign of friendship.

So, she headed over to Raven's place. They lived only 10-15 minutes away from each other, so by 4:30, they had all the pieces of clothes to choose from. First, they looked through the clothes over and over. There were shirts, t-shirts, halter-tops, sleeveless shirts, jeans, capris, shorts, bellbottoms and a whole set of dresses.

"Is this a formal or casual occasion, Raye-ven?" asked Florence, holding up a suit and a skirt.

"Well, he said we were going to the movies so…"

Florence gasped, "You're going on a date vith a boy? Who? Tell me who?"

"Erm, well his name's Tala. I met him a little while ago; he was a cab driver." Babbled Raven.

"No vay!!! Vhat does zhis boy look like?" asked a curious Florence.

"Well," said Raven with a finger on her chin, "He's got red hair and a muscular build, a handsome face and…"

Florence gasped, "You're so lucky!!! I vish I had a date!"

"You should have a date Florence! You and Sebastien maybe?"

"No vay!!! He and I, ve wouldn't work out!"

"Yes you would, Florence, you have no idea…" said Raven, trailing off.

"Alright vell, since you're going to ze movies, I suggest something casual, yet sexy."

"Oh? Since when do you talk sexy, Florence?" asked Raven.

"Since I worked in my mother's clothing store!" said Florence.

"Alright then. What do you think I should wear then?" asked Raven, holding a pair of jeans and a sparkling red tank top.

"Hmm, pick something light and hot colored for your top. I don't suggest long sleeves as ve vant to show off your arms and shoulders. Zhen, maybe zis shirt not to long, so not cover completely your stomach. Finally, add a pair of flaring jeans or dark coloured jeans?"

Raven nodded. She looked through all her clothes. She had several wardrobes and had a hard time picking. Then, she cut it down to a pair of navy jeans and a pair of black bellbottoms along with a violet tank top and a rose sleeveless. She also chose two belts, one black with gold and another dark bluish-black with silver. The rest of the accessories could wait till later.

"Raye-ven, I vill take a look and tell you vat I think, but in zhe meantime, you take a shower and get yourself shiny and beautiful!" ordered Florence, flinging through some jewelry.

Raven obeyed the fashion expert and ran into the bathroom, starting the shower. She took a towel and set it for later use. Then she took her Yardley rosemary soap, skin-cleanser and body wash into the shower. She undressed herself, piling her clothes in a neat pile and then washed her clean. After that, she felt clean and refreshed. She took her towel, dried herself off and wrapped a towel around her body and another over her wet hair. She walked back to her room and saw Florence mixing and matching her clothes.

"Mmm, you smell nice. Yardley rosemary soap, boday wash, skin cleanser and herbal essences shampoo vith conditioner?" said Florence, not looking up.

"You don't know how right you are," said Raven, not surprised that her friend guessed right.

"Hmm, just as I suspected…" started Florence.

Raven cocked her head to the side.

"Your sweaters are made of 100 percent polyester. Never vear polyester."

"Mmm, whatever. So, what do you think?" asked Raven, throwing all her sweaters into a box for charity.

"Vell, zhe dark navy belt and silver click togezer nicely. And zhe pants, I believe it might help if you had something vith both flares at zhe bottom and tightness around zhe vaist. Yes, zhe navy or blue will do for color. Finally, I prefer zhe top vith light blush pink color and a low cut just above zhe breasts. Ve can vork out your accessories aftervards." Said Florence.

"Hmm, sounds good. Be right back!" said Raven, taking the clothes with her behind her dressing board. She threw a towel over the board and then changed swiftly into the desired clothes. Then, she let her hair flow down and threw the towel with the other and came out.

"Pervect! Now, let us vork vith that hair!" said Florence all excited.

Raven felt a bit scared of what Florence would do. She could be very unpredictable at times.

The two girls proceeded to the washroom and then Florence blow-dried Raven's hair. That was when they started experimenting. First, they tried a single ponytail at the top of the head. That received a stuck-out tongue reaction from Raven. Then, they tried two low ponytails and Florence coughed. So, they continued with all the hairstyles until finally, they both agreed on one.

Raven had her dark chestnut hair down in nice flowing curves. Then Florence added some sparkles and shine to her hair. She used some hairspray and then she added the finishing touches; tiny colored flowers with diamonds in their centers.

"Oh my god, Florence, dieu this is so great!" shouted Raven, utterly joyful.

"Alright, Raye-ven, ve still have to get you some jewelry!!!" shouted Florence in response.

They scanned through all Raven's jewelry boxes and her mother's jewelry too. Her mother kept all the jewelry she really valued in her vault. The rest was shared between them and they constantly went through each other's stuff.

"Oooh, how beautiful! A diamond ring!" said Florence.

"I'm not even engaged yet, Florence." Said Raven, flinging through jeweled earrings.

"Hmm, how about this…" babbled Florence with Raven.

"Yes that's great!" said Raven as they slipped everything on.

Raven wore a silver chain bracelet with clear pink and purple flower charms dangling from the chain. Then she had clear colored earrings and a pink zircon pendent with purple petals sprouting around it.

"I love it Florence!!! You're the best!!!" shouted Raven hugging her friend in super-strong arms.

"Euh…Raye-ven, zat's enough love!!!" wheezed Florence.

"Oops, sorry about…"

"NO TIME!!! We've got half an hour left before he comes! We still need to get you into some make-up!" rushed Florence, pushing Raven into the washroom again.

Behind the huge door was Raven painting her nails pink-violet. Florence, was filing through the cabinets and drawers, looking for the lip-gloss, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara and blush. As they rushed through everything, they ended up using sparkly pink lip-gloss, a little mascara and a light blush for the cheeks.

The finished product was a beautiful Raven in chic clothes, perfectly flexible yet, tight and cool. Raven almost cried in happiness, when her friend stopped her from ruining the little foundation she had. Raven hugged Florence gently.

"Thank you oh sooo much Florence!!! You're probably my best girlfriend in France!!!"

"Alright vell, you've got a date soon, so let us be ready and not keep him vaiting!!!" said Florence, happily.

"Since you've helped me so much, you can stay at my place and use whatever you want. The pool, the 1000 channeled cable TV, the computer that has everything imaginable on it, whatever you want. It's my way of saying a big THANK YOU!!!" said Raven hugging her again.

"'Ey no problem! I am happy to help a friend in need!" said Florence, a sweet smile on her face. She put her hand through her brown-red hair and sat down on a couch in the living room. Her blue eyes shining in the light of the setting sun.

Knock, knock