It's another update! I've been really inspired for the past two days. Anyway, here's the sixth chapter and it's where the other girls come into the story. I hope you like it. Read and Review!

Calling Reinforcements

Hilary had cried herself to sleep the night before and refused to talk about the incident with her mother. Now it was almost noon and she was awake but still hadn't gotten out of bed. She heard a knock on the door.

"Come in," she said, though it was muffled since she was under the covers.

The door opened and her mother stepped in. "Hilary, you've been in the bed for almost half the day."

"So what?" Hilary said, a trace of bitterness in her voice.

"Don't take that tone with me, young lady!" her mother said.

"Sorry." she said softly.

"Hilary, something is obviously bothering you. Does this have anything to do with why you came home crying yesterday?"

Hilary sighed. She knew that this conversation would have to take place. "…Maybe"

Mrs. Tatibana came over and sat beside Hilary on the bed. "What happened?"

"This girl named Marie-Elizabeth-Rochelle-Fitzgerald came into the group and all the guys can't get enough of her. From the first moment I saw her, there was something I didn't like about her. I still don't know what it is yet, but she's given me two new reasons for not liking her."

"What would those be?"

"She stole all the Bladebreakers beyblades and has the nerve to lie and try to cover it up and apparently Tyson suddenly decided that he loves her now. I saw them kissing twice yesterday."

She had to keep herself from crying again at the memory. Mrs. Tatibana took her daughter in her arms and hugged her.

"I'm so sorry honey," she whispered.

Feeling her mother's comforting embrace, Hilary cried tears she thought she didn't have in her. Mrs. Tatibana continued to hug her until she calmed down.

Hilary smiled at her mother. "Thanks mom."

Mrs. Tatibana returned the smile. "You're welcome sweetheart. Now please, go get some fresh air."

"Alright."

Hilary decided to go to the park. It was her special place where she could be alone when she needed to think. She contemplated if she would or even could go back to the Bladebreakers. She was still technically a member of the team but she didn't know if she could handle seeing Tyson and Marie together every day. After a few hours of trying to come to an answer on her own, Hilary decided to go and ask her mom for advice. She went back home and stopped at the door of her mom's bedroom. She knocked to see if anyone was there.

"Hilary, is that you?" her mother's voice rang through the door.

"Mom, can I come in?" she asked.

"Sure," Mrs. Tatibana responded.

Hilary went over and sat down beside her mother.

"Mom, I have a dilemma," Hilary said.

"What is it?"

"Well, I just don't know if I should go back to the team. I'm still a part of it, but with Marie and Tyson together now, I don't know if I'll be able to be an effective coach anymore."

"I see…well, you don't have to even acknowledge either of them. Just be there for the team as a whole and leave Tyson and Marie to themselves. I know it'll be hard, but they need you."

"Well…I'll have to get over it eventually, so I guess I could try."

"Good. It's almost five-o-clock, so you'd better get over there."

"Alright."

Once Hilary got over to the dojo, the scene that greeted her left her completely befuddled. All the boys (including Hiro) were fighting amongst themselves though she didn't know over what. She went over the squabbling group and cleared her throat to get their attention.

"What exactly is going on here?" she asked.

"Hey, maybe she knows the answer," Max said.

"Knows the answer to what?" she asked.

"Hilary, who does Marie love more? It's me right?" Tyson asked.

Hilary's eyes widened to the size of saucers. "WHAT?" she shouted.

"You're crazy, she obviously loves me the most! We made out half-naked," Ray said proudly.

Hilary nearly fainted upon hearing that.

"I was the one she kissed first!" Tyson said.

"You're both nuts. Everyone knows I'm the hottest guy on the team," Kai said with a smirk.

"She kissed me on the cheek more than she kissed any of you!" Kenny suddenly piped up.

"Aren't you guys forgetting something? I'm the only one who's slept with her," Hiro said.

"You did WHAT?" Hilary shouted again, unable to believe what she was hearing.

Hiro blushed. "Well…it was only sleeping in the same bed, but still…"

That does it. Something is definitely wrong here. Plus, if I hear anymore of this, I think I'll have a heart attack she thought.

"Where's Marie?" Hilary asked, suddenly serious.

"Hey Hilary, Marie likes me the most right?" Daichi said.

Her frustration had reached its peak and she grabbed Daichi by the shirt and lifted him off the ground, bringing him up to her level.

"Where…is…MARIE?" she demanded, growling out each word.

Seeing Hilary's eyes narrowed into slits and what he could've sworn were fangs in her mouth, Daichi felt something akin to fear for the first time in a long time. He managed to stutter out an answer. "S-She's in-inside the living room watching TV," he said.

Hilary dropped him on the ground and stomped into the dojo. For a few brief moments, all activity stopped as everyone watched her go. The boys had forgotten how volatile their female teammate could be.

Hilary found Marie on the couch watching TV.

"Marie, you and I need to talk," she said, glaring at the red-head.

"Oh? What about?" Marie asked, standing up and facing Hilary.

"What's going on? Everyone is out there arguing over which one you love the most."

"Oh I know. I got tired of hearing it, so I came in here."

" So you haven't given them an answer? Come to think of it, why would they even ask the question?"

"Well, I thought about telling them, but I figured it would be better if they could figure it out for themselves so I don't make them feel bad. As for why they would ask, I did kiss a few of them and there were some romantic exchanges. They just fell for me, like they had been given a love potion or something. It's fine. I don't really love any of them, but it's fun to have all the attention, wouldn't you say?" she asked, as if she really expected Hilary to agree.

Hilary stood, dumbfounded by the ease at which the words came out of her mouth. Then something Marie said clicked in her mind.

They just fell for me, like they had been given a love potion or something.

She recalled Tyson's demeanor the day before, how he seemed to forget his own actions after that first kiss. Hilary thought about how strange all the boys acted whenever she was around. When she cried, they became forgiving and sympathetic. When she touched them, they went into gaga mode. There had to be a reason and Marie's little monologue revealed it. Everything began to make sense.

Hilary's glare intensified. "…You know what? I always knew there was something wrong with you, but I could never quite figure out what it was. Thanks to you, I think I just did."

The brunette turned on her heel and walked out of the dojo.

When she got home, the first thing Hilary did was find a small piece of paper she kept in her study desk drawer. There were four phone numbers listed on it.

"If I'm right about Marie, I'm gonna need some help in order to stop her. Besides, I think the girls would want to know about what's been going on."

Hilary went down into the living room and picked up the phone. She looked at the first phone number on the list and punched in the number. There were three rings on the other end and then a familiar voice.

"Hello?" the voice asked.

"Mariah? It's Hilary. I need your help."

"What for?"

"There's a girl named Marie who is now a member of the Bladebreakers. You're not going to believe this, but I think she's cast a spell on all the boys. They're all in love with her now."

"…Are you playing a joke on me?" Mariah asked, doubt in her voice.

"No! I went over to the dojo today and the first thing they asked me was who Marie loved more. I can tell you now, she doesn't love any of them but she sure acts like it. Ray even said that he and Marie had a make-out session while shirtless."

"WHAT?" she screamed.

"You believe me now?"

"I'll kill that bitch!"

"Well first, you have to get over here. Call Emily and tell her what I told you. I'm gonna need all the help I can get. I'll call Mariam."

"You got it. I'll be there by tomorrow afternoon if I go by plane. I hope you can handle things till then."

"I'll be fine."

"Alright." Mariah hung up.

Hilary next dialed Mariam's number.

"Hello?" Mariam asked.

"Hi Mariam. It's Hilary."

"How are you doing?" she asked cheerfully.

"Not well. I need your help. There's a girl named Marie that's part of the Bladebreakers. This is gonna sound crazy, but I think she's a witch."

"Well, if you don't like her then that's your thing, but to call her a witch-"

"No, you don't understand. I mean I think she's a literal witch. It's like she's hypnotized all the Bladebreakers into falling in love with her."

"What?" Mariam asked, disbelief in her voice.

"I told you it would sound crazy, but I really believe she's put them under a spell."

"What proof do you have?" Mariam asked.

"She stole their beyblades and I found her out. The girl started crying when we confronted her about it and all the boys forgave her on the spot."

"Are you serious?"

"I'm afraid so," Hilary said sadly.

"I guess you're right then. There's no way any of the Bladebreakers would forgive someone taking their beyblades and their bit-beasts so easily."

"That's why I need your help. I think that if we work together, we can find a way to break the spell."

"Alright. Are you at your house?" Mariam asked.

"Yeah. How soon can you be here?" Hilary asked.

"I'll be there in about twenty minutes."

"Great." The two hung up.

"Alright, that just leaves Julia," Hilary said to herself.

She dialed the last number on the list and waited for the call to go through.

"Hello?" she asked, sounding agitated.

"Julia, it's Hilary. Is this a bad time?" she asked, noting the harshness in her tone.

"Well, I've been trying to get Raul to train all day and…he's just really pissing me off because he wants to take the day off since it's the weekend."

"Oh. Well listen, I really need your help."

"What's the problem?" Julia asked, now sounding concerned.

"There's a new girl on the team named Marie. I think she's cast a spell on the boys. I know it sounds unbelievable, but hear me out. I went to the dojo today and all the guys, including Kai, were arguing over who Marie loves more. I confronted her and she admitted she doesn't love any of them and then she said that they all just fell for her as if, and I'm quoting here, 'they had all been given a love potion or something'".

There was silence on the other end for a few moments. "…you're not serious," Julia said.

"Yes I am! They go gaga whenever she touches them and if she sheds one tear, they'll forgive her for anything, even stealing their beyblades!"

"What?" Julia asked, her tone now angry.

"Yeah, I found out that she snuck into the dojo in the dead of night and stole their beyblades last week. When I showed the Bladebreakers and they confronted her about it, she started sobbing and they all forgave her just like that."

There was another period of silence. "You've got to be shitting me," Julia said, not wanting to believe what Hilary was telling her.

"I shit you not," Hilary said seriously.

Julia sighed heavily. "I know you wouldn't lie about something like that. I still don't know if I believe this witch business, but I do know something isn't right if Kai would forgive her so easily for stealing Dranzer."

"I know you're in Spain right now, but how long do you think it would take for you to get to Japan?" Hilary asked.

"Probably twenty four hours if I leave tomorrow morning. Do you think you can handle things until then?"

"Yeah, Mariam's coming over here now. We'll get something figured out and then fill you, Mariah and Emily in when you get here."

"So it's a team effort huh? That's good. They say there's strength in numbers."

"Yeah. I really think we can figure this out if we work together."

"I hope you're right."

"Me too."