Hilary sighed as she collapsed on her bed. Her head still hurt, as well as her cheek. She wondered if Mariam was okay, and how the boys were doing. Another thing she thought about was the number of girls at school who would ask her about the BladeBreakers, personal questions about the BladeBreakers ....Maybe that was why Tyson didn't like her? Those girls were a lot prettier and more popular than Hilary. And it was a shame that most of them were only after Tyson's money.... Gold diggers. Even Hilary's closest friends jumped at the chance to talk with the BladeBreakers when Hilary was around them... So cruel! Hilary wanted to keep Tyson and the others away from all that. The boys were so real, so true to themselves, and then they have to deal with girls (and maybe guys) who only wanted them for money and for spite? Shame shame shame... 'And, I bet that if the guys ever lost a championship any girls that liked them would move on just like that...' But not Hilary. Not her. She loved Tyson for real. She knew cared for Tyson.

Sighing contently, she reached over and pulled out the drawer on her redwood bedside table. Hilary plodded around inside, until feeling a notebook under her fingers. She pulled it out along with a pen, and began to write. Song lyrics. Hilary wanted to write something good, something funny, happy... Anything to keep her mind off the present situation. And all of a sudden, an idea struck her like a bolt from the blue. The boys!! Hil could write about the boy's transformation into animals! You know, basically something to do with animals, the boys being her inspiration! Hilary got straight down to it, and began to write...

'Why do all my friends now want to be your lovers?
Your family got bigger when they thought you were rich.
And now like maniacs
They scratch your back
Even when it doesn't itch'

That was when a huge yawn erupted from Hil's gut. Apparently she'd been working late into the night. It was 11:30, and the brunette was clearly exhausted. She walked to her dresser, pulled out neon green pj pants and a grey tank that had 'Hilary' on it in rhinestones, and changed. Today was a long, funny, dramatic, and almost dangerous day. As Hilary snuggled beneath the covers, her only thought was, 'What will tomorrow bring?'

Max turned restlessly on the pile of clothes on the floor, his paw still quite tender. Kai was on the foot of Mariam's bed, doing... Nothing at all. Tyson was...

Eating?! Again?!

Yes, again. The rodent said, pausing to look up at the slightly rocking back and forth cat.

Tyson, where do you put it all? Ray said, shivering weirdly.

Okay,... Do you have fleas or something? Tyson eyed Ray cooly. The cat smirked and shook his head.

I....

Yeah?

I...

Keep going!

Have to go to the bathroom! Tyson did instant anime fall, and groaned.

Go get Mariam. She'll let you out to do your business. It's either that or we'll have to get you a litterbox. Tyson said, obviously proud of his remark. Ray sent the guinea pig a look of distaste before strutting off to find Mariam. The SaintShield wasn't in her room, and wasn't in either of the bathrooms. So Ray, careful not to cross paths with Dunga, Ozuma, or Joseph, walked around the house in hopes of finding Mariam. He continued to walk, looking in the kitchen, the den, the closets,.... Until he spotted a room with a slightly ajar door to the right of the leather couch. Ray moved over to it, and was surprised when he heard singing coming from the room. Sure enough, it was Mariam.

The bluenette was sitting in a foldable chair staring at a stapled booklet, singing calmly. She was good, too. Ray looked on in awe. She didn't seem to notice the feline standing there. And Mariam's singing was good, but the lyrics?... Not the best. They sounded like a soundtrack to some cheesey Saturday morning cartoon. But once again, her voice was heavenly. Put Ray in mind of Christina Aguilera, or Shakira, maybe Faith Hill... The girl had a wonderful vibrato, and good everything else. Except the lyrics, they were lame! Ray didn't mean to put down her song writing skills, but they were,... They were stupid! Oh well, he thought it better to go back and tell the rest of the team.

You guys, you're gonna trip when you see this! Ray said, tilting his head toward the exit of Mariam's room. Max groaned and shuffled over. Kai hopped over nonchalantly and the gang waited an extra 3 minutes for Tyson to get off the bed, and make his way towards the group.

I didn't know she could sing. She never told us. Tyson said, shaking his head to the beat. Max just nodded solemnly. And it was, so to say, getting a little irritating to Kai.

You know Max, sulking about it isn't going to make it any better. Kai stated matter-of-factly. The dog just looked down. By this time now, Ray could hardly stand up straight.

Okay, I.. Am.. Going.. To.. Bust. I really need to go! Ray practically whined, entwining his paws and tail to keep from losing control of his bladder. He was so stressed, however, and the rest of the team were so entranced in Mariam's voice that the BladeBreakers didn't notice a certain green-haired beyblader come up behind them. Joseph knelt down, and clicked his tongue. The boys turned with a start.

"You guys watching my sis practice?" Joseph said, attempting to stroke the bunny. That abruptly bit him. "Ow!" Joseph shrieked, but then covered his mouth for fear of interrupting his sis. "You guys shouldn't be here--" But he was interrupted by a small scratching sound at the house door. The cat had begun to scratch at the door frame, looking back every now and then to see if anyone was paying attention to him. Joseph sighed and walked over to Ray. "Bathroom break?" Ray just blinked while looking up at the SaintShields beyblader. Joseph opened the hardwood door and waved the cat out. Tyson, Max, and even Kai chuckled at Ray's swaying tail as it made it's way out the door.

Ray let out a sigh of relief after he'd done his business and turned to walk back to the house. When he heard a menacing growl. Ray's fur stood on end. What was that other thing that cats hated as much as water?

Dogs! Ray yelled as he turned tail away from the pack of rabid black and white tomcat booted all he was worth out of the gardens, evading plants, flowers and gnomes that the dogs crashed through. Wild barks and whooping howls came from the hounds behind, and to Ray's dismay, there was a road up ahead. A road swimming with traffic. It was still far off, but just then a dog caught the tip of Ray's tail, the cat running that much faster.

Mariam sighed as she closed the book and walked out the practice room door. Joseph was now sitting on the couch, digging in a bag of potato chips. The boys each had their own individual little pile of cracked chips. Mariam looked around the room, and noticed that one little fleabag was missing.

"Hey, where's Ra-The cat!?"She said, feeling her stomach lurch at the sudden outburst. Man, now that she thought about it, it was really hard keeping this a secret...

"I let him out. He needed to do business."Joseph said, stretching and flexing his muscles.

"Joseph! The neighbors' dogs go out before they go to bed! Have you no idea that it's nearly 1 in the morning?!" Mariam found herself half screaming.

"Oops." Was all the olive haired teen could muster. Tyson, Max and Kai looked mortified. Yes, even Kai. Mariam dashed out the door, almost tripping and practically jumped down the steps. The long legged teen took quick notice at the rim-racked state of the garden, and grimaced at the sight ahead of her; 3 dogs running an all-too-familiar feline into the city street. Mariam kicked into overdrive just then, and ran all she was worth toward the squabble.

There was a lot of a kickin' and a gaugin', but Mariam finally pulled Ray back by his tail just as he was about to booter into a car doing at least 30 mile/hour. The SaintShield sighed as the 3 mutts took off back towards the Saints' neighbors' house. Mariam instantly dropped to her knees and started to play around with Ray's paws and running her hands through his fur to catch sight of any injury or bleeding. Ray mewed, and Mariam sighed. Never, never, had she run faster in all her life. All of a sudden, Ray let out a squeak. There, on the tip of his tail, was a ripe looking bald spot.

Ray and Mariam plodded back into the house, gaining a surprised look from her brother and the other animals who quickly leapt off the couch to aid their pal. Mariam just walked into her bedroom, but didn't have a chance to close the door before Kai walked in with the 'I'm-so-damn- important' strut. Mariam shook her head, and let the other animals into the room before closing the door.

"Oh, and sis, please don't pull any more stunts! Ozuma's really pissed." Joseph yelled. Mariam shrugged.

"Well, I think I beat the track record at the Kentucky Derby." Mariam said, wiping the sweat from her forehead while she sat on the bed. Max still felt like he didn't have enough courage to face her. Luckily, this time she noticed. The bluenette looked over at the brown dog and cocked an eyebrow. "Hey Maxie, you okay?" She asked. Max layed his nose on his paws, and looked away. Mariam got off the bed and walked over to the fallen pup. She picked him up, and abruptly noticed him pull away his paw. "There's the problem." She stated, before gently kneading Max's paw like she'd done Ray earlier. Max whimpered, and Mariam used her other hand to pat him gently on the head. After a few minutes, Mariam managed to pull a small metal bead out of Max's brown little paw. "Must've came off Ozuma's necklace when ya slammed into him." Mariam finished, Max licking her cheek affectionately. Mariam put him down, and went to lay on her bed.

Kai leapt the height to her bed, and surprisingly landed on Mariam's butt.

"Ow, claws!" She said, whipping around and shoving him off. Kai thought it fun, and leapt back into place again. Mariam groaned, shoving him off her butt again. That Kai jumped on once more.

This is more fun than annoying Tyson. Kai said, as he bounded onto Mariam's butt again after another affectionate push.

Hey! The guinea pig howled, trotting over to the bedside. Ray and Max too came over, each giving Tyson a hand in climbing onto the bed. Not without thinking, the trio also attacked Mariam, nipping at her arms and pulling at her clothes.

"Ahhhh! Animal rapists!" Mariam screamed, in between bursts of laughter. Until finally, Mariam picked up a pillow and flattened the bunch. With another heaving sigh, Mariam reached back and snuggled into bed, with Kai actually not sleeping at the foot anymore. Instead, with Mariam lying on her stomach, Kai nestled on her ass once again.(Hey, he didn't pee or anything, but the guy had sure marked his territory.)

Joseph looked behind him at the closed door. Whatever was goin' on in there, he didn't want to know. God, Mariam made it sound like she had a gang of boys in her room.