Hi everyone. Are you surprised? Yes, it's another update. Here's the fifth chapter of the story. I hope you enjoy it. Read & Review if you would be so kind. By the way, it's getting closer to the time where the other Bey Girls will enter the story. Once again, enjoy this chapter.

Betrayal

Throughout the week, Hilary said nothing to Marie and if she looked in her direction, her face was always set in a scowl. Marie's reaction was usually one of sadness and on rare occasions an equal display of anger. Confused and slightly annoyed at the continued hostility, Tyson decided to talk to Hilary and try to get her to make peace with Marie since the problem was mostly with her. On Saturday, after lunch, he asked Hilary to come up to his room.

"Hilary, I know you're upset over what happened, but it's been nearly seven days. Can't you at least try to be nice to her?" he asked, clearly irritated.

Hilary looked at Tyson, shocked. "How can you be so forgiving? She stole Dragoon Tyson! You've never been nonchalant when it comes to your bit-beast, so why are you so quick to let this go?"

His head told him that what she said made perfect sense, but the thought of Marie crying made it so he couldn't stay mad at her.

"She's a friend. Besides, it's not like she was going to destroy the beyblades or give them over to an opposing team."

"I know she's a friend but regardless of what her intentions were, after what she did, I can't trust her. Not only did she steal your beyblades, but she lied about it and tried to cover it up. You and the others may be able to forgive her, though the reason why is beyond me, but I can't."

"Look, with you two still not on good terms, it hurts the team's morale." Tyson said.

"What do you want me to do? Just smile and act like the whole thing never happened?" Hilary asked, now irritated herself.

"No, just be civil with her."

Hilary was silent as she thought about the situation.

I won't forgive her. I can't…but I did promise myself that I would do all I could to make Tyson happy. For his sake, I can at least put my anger aside and start talking to Marie again.

Sighing heavily, she looked up and Tyson.

"Alright, I can at least be on speaking terms with her."

Tyson gave a small smile. "Good. Thanks Hil."

She nodded. They walked out and Marie was at the bottom of the stairs talking to Max. Hilary walked down and tapped Marie's shoulder to get her attention.

"What is it Hilary?" she asked, sounding fatigued.

"Look, I have two very important things I want to say to you. Number one, I'm still pissed off at what you did so don't expect forgiveness anytime soon. Having said that…I am willing to try to be civil with you."

Marie's expression immediately brightened. Her chocolate brown orbs shined with happiness and glistened with unshed tears of joy. Her smile seemed to be more radiant than usual as she said, "Thank you Hilary."

"Sure."

Later that day during training, Marie asked to speak to Tyson in private. The two went inside the dojo kitchen.

"What is it Marie?" Tyson asked.

"I know that it was you that got Hilary to talk to me again. I just wanted to thank you for that," she said.

"Well, you're welcome I guess."

The two were standing rather close to each other and suddenly, Marie's voice took on a seductive quality.

"You know, you look really handsome up close," she said while stepping closer to him.

Tyson blushed. "Thanks…"

She was close enough to kiss him and in his modest, unassuming state, that's exactly what she did. Tyson's eyes widened and he was too shocked to do anything. Marie's lips were warm against his and her eyes fluttered closed as she deepened the kiss.

A little voice in the back of his mind told him that he should stop this, that it was wrong, but the shock of what was happening, the suddenness of the kiss and the soft, warm feel of Marie's lips combined to cloud Tyson's mind. He couldn't think. All he knew was that this felt good. The little voice was silenced and Tyson closed his eyes and kissed back.

Hilary, who had gone inside to get a drink, walked into the kitchen and gasped at the scene in front of her. Frozen in shock, tears immediately made their way to her eyes and fell to the floor. She choked on a sob and it was only then that Marie and Tyson noticed her and broke the kiss.

At that moment, the fog in Tyson's head slightly lifted. When he saw that Hilary was crying, it dissipated completely and his eyes filled with worry.

"Hilary, what's wrong?" he asked, genuinely concerned.

Hearing the question snapped Hilary out of her shock-induced stupor and her expression turned to one of rage.

"What's WRONG? I walk in on you locked in a passionate kiss with the girl who stole your beyblade and you have the nerve to ask what's wrong?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Tyson looked truly confused and that's when he turned and noticed Marie. Suddenly, he remembered the kiss and turned back to Hilary.

"Hil listen, you don't understand-"

"I don't wanna hear it!" she yelled before he could finish. "Let me guess, she kissed you first right? Well, you sure as hell weren't doing anything to stop it!"

"Hilary please-"

"SHUT UP!" she screamed. "Don't talk to me!" Hilary turned and ran out of the room and out of the dojo.

"Hilary wait!" He ran after her calling her name, but Marie caught his arm before he could get outside. Tyson turned to the red-head and glared. "Let me go!"

"Tyson please, listen. She's obviously too upset to listen to you now. Wait for her to calm down and then go talk to her."

Marie looked at him with pleading eyes and Tyson once again felt compelled to listen.

"I know you feel guilty, but this isn't your fault," she said.

"You're right, it's your fault!" Tyson said, his anger returning.

"No, you don't understand. That kiss wasn't romantic; it was just a kiss between friends."

"What?" Tyson asked, confused.

"Friends share kisses all the time and there's nothing wrong with that," she said putting her hands on his shoulders. The touch had the desired effect and she saw Tyson's expression begin to relax.

"This is really Hilary's fault. If she's so insecure that she jumps to conclusions without hearing the full story, she doesn't deserve to be with you." Her voice was soft but carried firmness as well. She slowly wrapped her arms around Tyson's neck.

The fog that had enveloped Tyson's mind before came back even stronger and his eyes glazed over now. Marie's words went into his subconscious and he accepted them as truth. Hilary really didn't deserve him.

"Did you enjoy that kiss?" Marie asked seductively.

Tyson smiled at her. "Yeah…" he said softly.

"How about another one?"

Tyson didn't hesitate and kissed her again. She eagerly returned it. When they broke apart, Marie smiled.

"Do you like me?" she asked.

"Of course," he answered immediately.

Marie kissed him again, long and tender. When they separated again, she looked at Tyson. His eyes were glazed and half-lidded. He had a broad smile on his face and looked completely at peace. She smirked.

"Do you love me?" she asked.

There was only a moment's hesitation before he answered. "Yes."

Unbeknownst to both of them, Hilary had stopped and was going to allow Tyson to tell his side of the story when Marie grabbed a hold of him. She had heard everything that was said.

So you love her now Tyson? Fine. I won't interfere. From this moment on, I'm out of your life and I'm sure that's what you would want.

Hilary turned and ran out of the dojo grounds. The others didn't notice her as they were too busy training.