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Chapter 2

The rain poured down on me like hammers, pounding away at my all black umbrella. I looked through tear-filled eyes at the casket in front of me, telling myself this was just a dream. I had on all black slacks, black shoes, a white dress shirt and black overcoat and tie. Such is the tradition of funerals. I even had on a black hat. Max stood next to me, standing out clearly with his unruly blonde hair. His eyes showed the same as mine. Ray stood to the left of me, eyes showing regret and sorrow. And Kai was next to him, his eyes showing no emotion at all. We all stood there along with many others of what was the funeral of my grandfather's death. He went away peacefully now that I think about it. He died of old age, which was pretty good considering all the stress he put on his body. The funeral was over after two hours, yet I still stood there, hoping I was just in some kind of denial. Max stood there next to me the whole time, mostly for support. He didn't leave my side that whole day; he was always there next to me. I never felt so close to another human being like I did to Max.

Two months later I stood outside Max's house, tears once again trying to break their way to my eyes. Yet this time, I refused to cry in front of the blonde. I didn't want him to remember me like this. I smiled and stuck my hand out to him. He took it with his own smile and we shook the way we always did. He was leaving to go to America for about 2 months to spend some time with his family. I could've stopped him right there. I'm pretty sure he would have stayed, or let me come with him, but I didn't. I let my ego get the best of me and refused to show that I would miss the young blonde. He left that day and I woke up the next morning with tears once again on my face. I haven't cried since then.

By the time my birthday passed and I was officially 16, I had stopped caring really. Ray and Kai, kept to themselves no matter what I tried. I tried going to school but had recently stopped going. I didn't see the point. I was set for life with the money I had made from the tournament and I had the necessary education level to get pretty much any job in the future. I sat there alone in the park that day. It was snowing lightly and my phone vibrated. I opened it up to see I had received a message from Max. I opened it and watched as Max popped a firecracker before screaming Happy Birthday to me as loud as he could. He then proceeded to dance around a cake. He even had a giant banner and a party hat on his head. I replayed it many times, and I couldn't even believe he had done this. What's more is that I had completely forgotten about it myself. Yet here he was still the same old Maxie that had branded me as his best friend.

Those were the last 6 months of my life and as I felt the last of my breath slipping away. I looked at the small light above me in the cold water. I was really pathetic. Not only did I manage to kill myself, I killed my best friend. Wait a minute. What the hell? Max had opened his eyes and his lips had somehow found their way to mine. Max knew I didn't feel that way about him though. We both knew that. I suddenly realized his intention. I felt him push some of his breath into my mouth before pulling away. He put his head back on my chest and his breathing stopped. I suddenly gained courage. I wasn't going to die this way no matter what, and neither was Max. I opened my eyes and grabbed Dragoon from my pocket. I felt around for my launcher but suddenly remembered I didn't have it. I felt in Max's pocket and was relieved when I found his launcher secured in his back pocket. I pulled it out and put Dragoon on it. I pulled the ripper as hard as I could, sending Dragoon across the lakebed. "Dragoon. Hyper Tornado." I managed to get out. That however was the last of my breath and I felt myself gasping for air. The blade spun around faster causing a big whirlwind in the water. I held onto Max as tight as I could as we were drawn into the whirlpool. We spun around faster and faster until we suddenly resurfaced and flew onto the soft snow on the ground. I sat up gasping for air, happy to have escaped. Once I had regained my breath, I recalled Dragoon and looked at Max to see if he was ok. I pushed in his stomach causing him to spit up some water and start to breathe regularly again. I picked him up and managed to get to my bike. I put him on the front before getting on behind him. I started up the motorcycle and sped off as fast as I could to his shop to get him some warmth.

(1 hour later)

I sat by Max's bedside until he woke up. God knows what I would have done if he had gotten hurt. He sat up and yawned after sleeping for about 20 minutes, and I sighed, relieved. "Tyson?" he said wiping his eyes.

"Yeah it's me. I'm so glad you're ok. We took quite a beating." I said smiling a little.

"Me too. What happened down there? I kind of blacked out."

"Oh yeah." I said with a light blush on my face remembering what had happened. Did he really not remember? I decided to pretend like I didn't hear him for the sake of awkwardness. I took out Dragoon and Max's launcher. "Here you go. Without this, I don't know what would have happened." I said giving him the green colored rip cord and launcher. He smiled and took it.

"Thanks for saving me." He said smiling again.

I blushed and turned the opposite way, putting my hands behind my head. "I-it was nothing."

"Aren't you tired?" he said standing up from his bed.

"No, not really. Now that I think about it I haven't rested since Dragoon saved us back there." I said 'matter-of-factly'. A sudden drip on the floor caught my attention. I looked down and saw the unmistakable crimson color of blood on the wood floor. I looked up to see where it was coming from to notice that I had some coming directly from my hat.

"Tyson! You're bleeding!" Max said sounding almost shocked at the fact that I could bleed. I looked at him but suddenly couldn't hear him anymore. My eyes got really hazy before my body felt like it was shutting down. I was losing conscience again, yet this time I couldn't fight it. I couldn't move. I fell down to the wood floor with a hard thud before everything got really dark. Please, don't let me die here…

(9 hours later. 5:45 p.m. Max's POV)

I picked my head up off of the bed when my dad suddenly knocked on the door. I yawned and went to open it. He walked in with a bowl of fruit and juice and handed it to me, with a smile. "Is he still asleep?" he said leaning against the door.

"Yeah. He should be waking up soon hopefully." I said looking towards the sleeping boy on my bed.

"Alright. Call me if you need anything. I'll be at Christmas store." He said before yawning.

"Ok. Bye Dad." I said to him before closing the door. I walked back over to the bed and sat down right next to Tyson, in the chair that was next to the bed. I looked at him as his chest rose and fell slowly, and how his lips were just a few measures apart. He had all white bandages on his head that we had to change twice before the bleeding stopped. It turns out when we hit the water, Tyson's body burst through quite a lot of ice. He probably didn't feel any of it though. His body didn't even have enough time nor energy to be able to tell that it was straining itself beyond comparison. It's amazing Tyson even managed to pull the ripper on his beyblade. He's been knocked out for about 9 hours now and hasn't showed any signs of pain at all. I have to wonder what was going through his head.

I pop a piece of fruit in my mouth before setting the dish on the side of the dresser. About 4 hours ago, we left for our winter retreat, so that when Tyson woke up he would be surrounded by all kinds of cool stuff. We were staying in my mom's old house when she used to have a lab down here in Japan. It was gigantic and the whole thing was funded by her corporation. It was a two story house that looked identical to a winter cabin. The whole thing was made of wood and looked terribly real, even though I'm sure it wasn't. When you first walk in through double doors you see the kitchen directly in front of you. It's about 10 feet away from the door. If you look to your left you see the living room complete with two all black couches, a coffee table and a fireplace. Above the fireplace is a giant widescreen TV hanging up. Also if you look directly to your left you will not only see the living room, but three gigantic windows showing a beautiful view of a small valley blanketed in snow. Now if you walked about 8 feet in from the door, to your right would be a wooden stair case which leads up to the 2 bedrooms upstairs. One is the master bedroom where my mom and dad shared, and the other is my old room which has a bunch of videogames, a TV and a queen sized bed. The whole house was once again, made of wood, and so everything inside looked like it was made of wood. I was watching a few old cartoons, just leaning back in my chair when a sound from downstairs suddenly drew my attention. It sounded like something had gotten hit, as in a window. I walked downstairs and saw everything looking normal. "Is anyone here?" I called out, hoping no one answered. Guess it was just my imagination. I walked back upstairs and back into my room to resume my spot next to Tyson. He was surprisingly still asleep. I sat on the bed and sighed, watching the navy haired boy sleep. I brushed a loose strand of hair from his face slowly. He suddenly jumped as my skin touched his and I pulled my hand away quickly. I looked at him for awhile longer when he suddenly cracked his eyes half-way open. He looked around, probably wondering where he was before sitting up.

"Where am I?" he said looking around the room.

"You're at my winter house." I said smiling.

He looked at me slowly before screaming. "Ah! Who the hell are you!? Why did you kidnap me!? If you don't let me go I swear I'll kick your ass!" he shouted before balling his hands into fists. I backed up out of the chair.

"Tyson wait." I said holding my hands up.

"How do you know my name!?" he shouted before lunging at me. His foot got caught in the covers however and he fell off the bed, hitting his head on the floor. He didn't move for awhile so I ran over quickly and sighed when I saw the result. He was hanging over the bed, his butt in the air, and was asleep again. Gratefully he was just dreaming. His leg then got untangled and he slipped off of the bed and onto the floor on his back. His navy blue eyes opened once again, and I kind of panicked.

"I didn't kidnap you I swear!" I shouted holding my hands in front of me.

He looked at me weirdly. "You could kidnap me anytime you want Maxie." Tyson said with a smile. I think he thought that was a joke but he didn't know how red that comment made me.

"Tyson is that you?" I said looking at him with an eyebrow raised.

"Duhh. Who else would it be?" he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. He stood up and walked over to me before suddenly giving me a kiss on the cheek. I turned as red as a tomato instantly and practically screamed. I couldn't believe he had actually kissed me! On the cheek! I felt the chibi Max inside my head jumping up and down and crying tears of joy and holding a sign saying 'lucky' while I just stood there, smiling like a goof and as red as could be.

"W-what was that for?" I managed to choke out. I then sweat dropped before sighing again. My inner chibi Max started crying tears of shame and held up a sign saying 'jackass'. Tyson was passed out again on the floor. He must have hit his head pretty hard for him to act like that. I sighed before lifting the heavier boy up and putting him back on the bed. I sat next to him in my chair and hoped that he would at least try to sleep peacefully this time.

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