The Other Side of the Story
Summary: After the BEGA incident, Reine finds herself unable to cope with the blind side of the world which turning away from all that's been done and will happen with the sport of beyblade. As a new BBA program was set into action, she finds herself, along with her beyblade-hating town, stuck as the proto-type. The BBA program was made to help blader-haters all over the world to cope and even get to love beyblading as a sport. Reine finds herself in the middle of things when the bladers chose her school for their first experiment? What would happen when you throw beybladers at blader-hating mobs? Nothing pretty.
Disclaimer: I don't earn Beyblade. I do own my OC's as well as the plot.
Pairings: Still uncertain but I'll work it out soon so just keep reading. ;-D
Rating: T for mild swearing
Quick AN: This story is told in multiple point-of-views so the key below should help to determine what's being said. I hope it's not too confusing.
(action)
'thoughts'
"talking"
Chapter 2 – Lies and Deception
Reine's POV
When I finally escaped into the gym, I sighed.
'They don't know when to give up. I mean, it's obvious NO ONE here likes them! Even though they realize they're not liked, they still endure this hate. For what?'
I sighed again and turned towards the changing rooms only to be stopped by a red blur. WHAM!
"Ugh… My head…" I moaned. The red streak and tackled me to the ground. As I looked up, my eyes widened with surprise. "Tamayo?"
She glared down at me, hate evident in her eyes.
"What's wrong, Tamayo?"
"YOU tell me what's wrong, traitor," she emphasized the last word so I can hear the venom in her voice.
"Traitor! What are you talking about? HOW am I a traitor!" I asked, bewildered.
"Don't play dumb with me, traitor. I know all about you and your innocent acts," she snarled, working herself into boiling rage, "Becoming their friend like that. Did you forget what your friends did only 3 months ago?"
By now, I'm sure my face was just as red from hers from anger.
"Do you REALLY think I want to be their friend? Isn't it obvious that I'm doing it to be polite?"
Tamayo quieted down a little and stared into my eyes. I knew she saw sincerity as well as anger and sadness that she would think I would betray them like that. Tamayo sighed.
"Sorry Reiniki.. You know how I feel.. I mean, you were there when it happened. How can I forget that you, and Eri-chan, were sent to the hospital.. Sorry Reine-chan, I wasn't thinking straight. I know that you're the kinds of person who's always polite. Gomen Reine."
She finished by bowing her head in shame. I sighed. I know exactly what she means and I would probably have acted in a similar fashion if she, Eris, or Toji did something like that, but nothing as physical or rash. I closed my eyes to contemplate the situation and how things like this ALWAYS happens to me.
"It's okay Tama-chan, but please get off of me. You're heavy, believe it or not."
She stared at me, surprised that my answer was so… off-topic, but it's true. I can barely breath with her weight on my appendix. After a minute of processing my request, she finally understands. She giggled at me and got off. I stood up, massaging my sore belly.
"Soooo… Reiniki," Tamayo started. Dragging out the vowels, obviously unsure about how to start a conversation after this.. um.. awkward situation, "Whatcha doin' in the gym, anyway?"
'Right.. what was I doing in the gym? Oh yeah… getting away from the bladers and taking out my anger from the purple-haired idiot from lunch on a poor punching-bag.. that about sums it up.'
I decided not to tell Tamayo the latter of the two because she just might go on a rampage against that midget. She really hates stupid people, especially stupid people who are bladers. It's kinda hypocritical to hate stupid people due to the fact that she can be quite stupid as well as dense. Oh well.
"Um.. I'm just trying to get away from the bladers, hoping not to get beat up by the blader-hating mobs due to association with the them," I said lamely, not knowing how to put it any other way.
Tamayo just giggled at me.
Normal POV
Unknown to them, two pairs of eyes, blue and mahogany, were watching their every move, having heard the entire conversation.
"What do you make of that?" the red-head with blue eyes asked the other.
"Hn," the dual-haired one with mahogany eyes grunted.
"Is that all you have to say?" the red-head asked in disbelief.
"It just makes sense, just little in their cases," the dual-haired blader answered before turning around, signaling the end of the conversation, "Let's head back to the others. They might be.. interested."
The redhead shrugged, he doesn't really care. Either way, it's a waste of his time.
Reine's POV
I felt uneasy as we entered the girls' changing room. It felt as if someone, or something, had been watching us in the gym. I felt vulnerable, never have I been alone as this, but I know I had to give it up. It'll be hell if I didn't.
"Soooo…" Tamayo trailed off again, "What do you make off the guys?"
I stumbled in surprise. I turned and faced her with mild look on my face. I was never really expressive.
"What! Just because they're off limits (because they're bladers, duh!) doesn't mean we can't look," Tamayo pouted.
I just rolled my eyes at her. She continued since I didn't interrupt her,
"I think the one with orange hair was pretty cute. I think his name is Brooklyn. What do you think, ne?"
"I don't know him, let alone seen him, to think he's cute," I answered gruffly, hoping to evade her interrogations. His name did sound familiar. He was probably involved with that disaster a couple months back. Tamayo pouted at my answer.
"Hmph. Fine! Don't give me your opinions," she complained, but hurried on, oblivious of my dislike to this particular subject, "Also, I think Tala is pretty cute, too."
I raised my eyebrow at her, which she mistook as confusion rather than distaste. He was cold and aloof, uncaring in most people's perspectives. He is the "king of ice" as I've dubbed him.
"You know, the red-head from this morning?"
I snapped out of my thought process on the "king of ice" to look at her.
"I know who he is," I answered, disgruntled.
"Oh. Well, I thought you were questioning who he was, kinda like with Brooklyn."
I merely scoffed at her.
"I know who Tala Valkov is. He probably bladed longer than Brooklyn and had more publicity. That's why I know him. Besides, I wasn't questioning who he was, rather I was questioning your tastes."
She glared at me at which I took as a sign to continue.
"He doesn't have any emotions. He's the 'king of ice'," I said, using my fingers to quote what I'd dubbed him. Taking her silence as a sign to keep talking, I continued, "He doesn't care about anyone and that's lousy boyfriend material. I mean, Tamayo, you can do better. Much better."
I emphasized my point by accenting the last two words of my rant. This is the most I've spoken after coming from the hospital. I guess it's probably because I care so much about my friends and I can't bare to see Tamayo hurt badly. That's what Tala would do to her. His effect on people are hardly positive.
"Yeah you're right," Tamayo agreed while twirling the combination to her gym locker and pulling out her change of clothes. She stripped off the school uniform before pulling on the gym attire. I complied to end the discussion there, also opening my locker to change and get ready for gym.
'This is going to be one loooong of a year.'
Mumbling incoherent thoughts under my breath, I headed out into the gym again, following Tamayo. Thank god that classes 2B and 2F has gym together.
'What would I do if I didn't have at least one good friend with me while I'm stuck with all bladers?' I asked my self, 'Probably kill them all.' I chuckled to myself, silently. I'd hate to kill my rep as being as emotionless as a granite wall, even though my closest friends and family would disagree. According to them, I'm one of the most caring people around, and the only reason I'm emotionless as I am, as well as aloof, is because I have to hide my big heart or people will take advantage.
"That's a load of bullshit," I mumbled to myself, under my breath.
"What? Did you say something?" Tamayo asked.
"Uh? Oh, no. Nothing, Tamayo," I replied, not missing a beat. Secretly, I sighed in relief, glad that she didn't catch me in a moment of weakness.
"Okay, if you say so," she murmured, shooting me a glare and pouting at my secrecy before trailing off from her sulking to make a breathless comment, "Well would you look at that…"
"What?"
"It's Hiwatari and Valkov at 2 o'clock northeast."
I turned my head to follow her line of sight. Sure enough, I saw Kai Hiwatari and Tala Valkov exit the gym through the back doors. I narrowed my eyes at their retreating backs.
'They were probably the presence that I felt earlier. I wonder if they'll tell the other bladers about what I said, not that it would effect me much.'
"Reiniki, what do you think they were doing here, ne?"
I snapped my attention back to Tamayo and thoughtfully observed her.
'Is she suspicious of them eavesdropping on our conversation?'
I shrugged my shoulders uncaringly.
"Why do you care?" I asked.
"I dunno. I thought I might just point them out. You know, for the heck of it."
I stared at her incredulously. It's been a while since she had acted and spoken on an impulse. I guess she's starting to recover from the incident.
"Heh. All bladers are a bunch of neanderthal-like idiots. What's so special about them to catch your attention anyway?" I asked with a lopsided smirk plastered on my face.
"Because those are two hot neanderthal-like idiots and we should appreciate their good looks before they are mauled but the blader-hating mobs."
I openly grimaced at her answer. It was just so… crude.
"Point taken."
Startled, I turned around to see a brunette standing a few feet behind us.
'I wonder how much of our conversation she heard.'
"Who are you?" Tamayo asked bluntly, straight to the point as always.
"Oops. Sorry for interrupting your private conversation; couldn't help myself. Name's Sukie, Sukie Maorie. Vice President of Student Council and second class representative of 2F."
"Ah ha! I knew you looked familiar!" Tamayo crowed triumphantly, "You're in my class! You're the second class representative."
I sweatdropped at Tamayo's obvious observation seeing Sukie just told us the same thing just a moment ago.
"Very good. Someone give this bright kid a gold star," a sarcastic voice drawled.
I looked behind Sukie to see a blunette walking up to her. I can see Tamayo bristle at the sarcastic comment.
"And who the hell are you?" Tamayo asked frostily.
'Uh oh. Someone's in for it,' I snickered mentally. Tamayo is usually hotheaded, but when she turns frosty on you, you've really pissed her off.
"Heh. Stupid kid not to know who I am," he continued lazily.
'He sure is a glutton for punishment. By the looks of things, someone's about to get his face rearranged in not a pretty and painless way.'
I snorted at his arrogant comment. 'What makes him think that Tamayo will know who he is if I don't know who he is? I know almost everyone here and it's saying a lot if I have never heard of someone.'
I turned to gauge Tamayo's reaction. By now, she has a cool blank mask on, almost as flawless as mine. I raised my eyebrows at her. She just glanced at me before going back to glare at the blunette. I sighed.
'This is going to be long and painful.'
I grimaced by just thinking of the results of this encounter.
"So what if I don't know you? It just shows how insignificant you are due to the fact that no one talks about you let alone know you," Tamayo sneered.
I looked at Tamayo, impressed by her cool-headedness.
'That wasn't bad, if I must say so myself. I don't think I could've done better.'
"Well, that shows how much you know," the blunette growled back.
"And what would that be?" Tamayo countered.
'Oh boy, this was getting out of hand, fast.'
"Nothing!" he spat with obvious contempt.
Tamayo snarled in reply, quickly loosing her cool, which turned to burning rage.
"Enough, both of you," Sukie cut in curtly, sensing the rising tension, "Both of you need to back down. This is getting out of hand."
"Who died and made you my mother?" the blunette snarled, turning his heated glare onto Sukie, who didn't flinch.
"Well someone has to act mature for you, don't they?" she replied coolly.
By now, Tamayo had managed to shimmer down and with a level voice, she said, "You should be grateful she intervened or –"
"Or what?" he taunted, ignoring the glare I sent at him, telling him to shut the hell up.
With an angry snarl, Tamayo finally lost it and hurled herself at him.
Cursing violently under my breath, I lunged at Tamayo to prevent her from ripping him to shreds.
"Let me go, Tanaka," Tamayo snarled. I flinched at her tone and the usage of my last name. She wouldn't unless she's about to go berserk on someone. She's definitely seeing red.
"Calm down and ignore the arrogant bastard. Don't lower yourself to his level because you'll be playing his game," I murmured into her ear, intently watching the blunette for his reaction.
"Aw, is the little girl afraid to play?" he taunted and received a snarl as a reply from Tamayo for the comment.
"I suggest you shut your fucking trap if you want to live," I snapped icily. Even he is starting to wear my patience and fray my nerves.
"You should learn to follow advice, Kane," a voice with a hint of Scottish accent drawled in the lull of the argument. I turned sharply to catch sight of another red head.
"Whatever, McGregor," the blunette, who I know now as Kane, said, turning and sauntering away to send beside the Scot.
"So who might you ladies be?" he asked indifferently, letting his eyes flicker over our forms.
"None of your fucking business," I answered coldly, not wanting to put up with them anymore. I had remembered McGregor, full name to be Johnny McGregor, to be one of the bladers.
'Part of the Majesties if I remember correctly. I think they are the European Champions.'
When I realized this, I narrowed my eyes at the two boys and wanted to desperately to get away from them as quickly as possible. I'm guessing Kane to be a blader too due to his obvious familiarity with the Scotsman. The Scot just rose an eyebrow at my reaction.
The tension between the two groups was suffocating. Suddenly a shrill whistle and the sound of students coming into the gym startled us, causing us to back off but not without some snide comments and snarls of rage.
'This encounter is definitely not going to help the bladers' reputation.'
"Stupid neanderthal-like asshole son of a bitch…" Tamayo rambled under her breath, repeatedly throwing heated glares at the smirking blunette.
"Reiniki! Tama-chan! Over here!" Eris jogged up to them. "Why are you guys already dressed out into the gym uniforms? It doesn't start for ten minutes."
"I was planning on venting my anger and Tamayo joined me," I said simply, keeping my eyes on Tamayo just in case she decides to launch another attack on the annoying blunette.
Eris snickered at my answer. Catching her breath, she turned and shot an inquiring look at Tamayo.
"She's pissed at the blue-headed blader over there by the redhead Scot, Johnny McGregor," I mumbled under my breath, answering her questioning glance. I shot a quick look at Tamayo to see if she heard me. Thankfully, she didn't. Tamayo was currently looking off onto the track field with cold aloofness. I sighed knowing that she won't be much company due to previous events.
"Geez. How many bladers are here anyway?" Eris asked, in disbelief, taking in the other students in our gym class.
"Enough to ensure our discomfort," answered Sukie. Startled, I turned around and regarded her. Ever since the encounter with Kane, she's been quiet and I had forgotten that she was still here. Eris cast a brief glance at her before turning around to observe the students milling around the gym and whispering behind their hands while casting glances at the bladers, who were standing off to the side, when they thought that they bladers weren't looking.
"So what are you doing here, Eri-chan?" Tamayo asked, snapping out of her brooding.
Realizing the full meaning of Tamayo's words, I turned around and narrowed my eyes at her. 'Tamayo was right. What was Eris doing here? She's not in 2F, obviously since Tamayo asked her what she was doing here, and definitely not in my class.'
Noticing my piercing gaze on her, Eris sighed. "Relax guys. Did you already forget that I'm in Athletics this year? Athletics is always last and we share the track field with the gym class." At the end of her explaining, she shrugged her shoulders and with her eyes sparkling mischievously, she said, "Just relax before you get an ulcer, Reiniki."
I shot her a withering glare for the comment and 'hn'ed before stalking away to stretch and limber up for the gym activities. She always thinks I'm too uptight and worried for my own good and all for nothing. Muttering profanities under my breath, I felt my muscles strain as I did the hurdle stretch and the splits.
Normal POV
Johnny leaned against the back wall of the gym, watching the silver-haired girl stretch and warm-up.
"Interested?" Kane asked, wagging his eyebrows at Johnny in a suggestive way. Johnny snorted and crossed his arms.
"No," and then with a malicious smirk asked, "And you?" He nodded his head towards the redhead girl who was talking to the twin, obviously because they look alike, of the silver-haired girl. Kane snorted.
"Of course not." Johnny just smirked and continued to take in his surroundings. He yawned lazily, trying to ignore the gossiping girls who were trying to point inconspicuously at the bladers. Breaking the silence, Johnny asked, "So who else has this hell-hole of a class with us?"
Kane looked around, catching a glimpse of slate-colored hair and a vibrant red haired boy.
"I think I see Kai and Tala," he muttered, showing obvious dislike towards the stoic teens.
"Not much company there. I think I see Garland, Max, and Robert," Johnny reported, grimacing at the choice of people to hang with.
"Oh well. At least with the new gym routine, it wouldn't be too boring," replied Kane with a malicious smirk. Johnny just raised an eyebrow.
"Why do I have the feeling that our reputation isn't going to get any better with the new routine? I mean, it's obvious they dislike us as it is," Johnny pointed out. Kane just shrugged.
"It's not our fault. They can blame the BBA. It's not as if we want to be here."
"Correction, not dislike, but hate, and they sure as hell can blame us because that's what they think."
Both teens turned in surprise as a new voice joined the conversation to see that Tala and Kai had joined them by leaning against the wall. Tala shot them a smirk before continuing, "We heard from an interesting source that this town loathes bladers, but I can't tell why. Apparently something big happened to cause all this hostility."
"Well that's just stupid," Johnny said, once again watching the silver-haired girl.
"Hn. There's nothing we can do about it," Kai answered emotionlessly. Tala decided that the topic was too boring so he asked, "So what's the new routine you guys were talking about?"
Kane smirked. "They have to teach the kids here how to blade in gym now, so unless they're in Athletics, they have to blade for a whole semester. I think they're also going to open a blading club."
Tala grinned, "It'll be interesting."
"Understatement of the year, Valkov," Johnny replied coolly to only break out into a mischievous smirk, "According to what you've gathered, it's gonna be one hell of a year."
Author's Note:
I'm sorry to all the Kane fans out there! I made him seem like a complete asshole! –ducks and hides– He's like that he feels like shit after people kept mocking him. He's not suppose to be mean, just disgruntled and hating the people in the town.
So what do you think of the second chapter? Do you think it'll be hell for Reine and her friends or something they'll learn to love?
Please R&R! The more you review, the faster I update:-D
Rand-chan