DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN BEYBLADE OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. THIS IS JUST A FAN-MADE STORY!
Tsukino was sitting in a chair in her backyard, reading a novel. Her backyard wasn't so big, but it was nice, with its red tiled floor and small stone shed in the corner. A white, brick fountain was attached to the wall opposite, with a few fish swimming inside the now green liquid. At the end of the yard was a small fenced area, covered with soil where a lemon tree grew and a big tortoise the size of an adult's shoe trudged slowly in.
Suddenly, the door opened and Tsukino's sister stepped out.
"Ugh! I can't stand the smell of mum's damn cigarettes! Seriously, when the hell is she gonna quit?" she grumbled.
"Never Kaya, get used to it," said Tsukino.
"Hmph," Kaya began to check her long fingernails, which were painted a rich magenta.
Catching sight of her sister's fingernails, Tsukino was suddenly reminded of Zaku's sister.
"Hey, Kaya," said Tsukino.
"What?" asked Kaya in a bored tone.
"Um, my boyfriend...Zaku...um, he has an older sister too," said Tsukino.
"And...?" Kaya began to fidget with the nail on her left hand's index finger.
"Her name's Kasumi, and she's a spy!"
"What? Seriously?" said Kaya, starting to get interested.
"Yep! She's so cool! Zaku said that it's a really tough job! Man, I wish you were like her," said Tsukino.
"Why? Am I not cool?" asked Kaya suspiciously.
"Well..." Tsukino hesitated.
"Well?" Kaya exclaimed.
"Yeah, I guess," Tsukino said quickly.
A pause, then:
"So Tsukino, what do you think about Zaku?"
"Huh? Oh, um...he-he's a good...friend," said Tsukino.
"Just a good friend? You DO know that you're supposed to be his-"
"-girlfriend, yeah," Tsukino finished the sentence for her.
"Well then, I don't get it, why are you with him?" Kaya persisted.
"He loves me," Tsukino replied simply.
"But you don't love him, right?" asked Kaya.
Tsukino nodded, feeling as though she had let Zaku down all over again.
"And, um...I-I hope I can bring it up, but um...do you still, you know, feel for...?" Kaya was trying to steer clear of Kai's name.
"Kaya, I will never, ever, stop loving Kai, never," said Tsukino.
Kaya was at a loss at what to say, so she merely shrugged, a helpless look on her face, and turned to go back indoors.
When the door closed behind her, Tsukino raised her head towards the sky, which was getting darker by the minute, and some stars where beginning to make an appearance.
"Kai..." she whispered: "Can you see me? Are you watching over me?"
And a small, silent tear escaped sadly down her cheek.