Flower_on_thewind: Whew, my next chapter is up...sorry for the wait...
school's a killer, and it's going to get worse...*sigh* oh well. Anyways, I
want to thank all of you who took the time to review! I really appreciated
it and it encouraged me to go on! Oh yes, and I would like to say a few
words to the reviewers...
Mikadonk- Yes, it is weird... That's why I'm writing it!!! Hee, hee, I love weirdness...-___-;
Messiah Dragonair- ^_^; I apologize it if was too long...and thank you for your support! I really appreciate it.
Anyways...on with the fic!
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblades in any way.
*********The next day...*******
Rei tiredly sat in his desk at school. The night before was a nightmare! His mom had been really angry and made him organize and dry out the new herbs that she bought and collected from the garden. What a hassle! Rei barely got enough sleep and it didn't help that his mother just had to rub his punishment in his face in the morning.
"It's your fault that you didn't' get enough sleep. You're the one who wanted to stay out late..." Rei mimicked his mother under his breath while other students filled into their respective seats. He saw Mariah come in through the door with slightly puffy eyes. His heart sank a bit knowing that he was the cause of her tears.
He groaned knowing full well that he was going to have to apologize. And he also knew that either Mariah or Lee was going to bite his head off today depending on which one that got him first. Oh well, better get it over and done with. Lee was the next person to come in. He shot Rei one scary death glare and stalked to his seat (which was thankfully faaar away from Rei).
A few minutes passed and school started. Everyone was in class except for one person. Kevin.
Rei was getting worried over the little guy when the teacher called out the attendance. What if Kevin was hurt? What if his dad abused Kevin so much that Kevin's unconscious and was bleeding to death!?!?! What if... What if...
"AHHH!!! I'M LATE!!! I'M LAAAAATE!!"
What if he was okay?
Just then Kevin came running through the door. He was flustered and breathing heavily. He still had his jacket on and his hair was put in the same style as the day before, causing a few stares from his classmates. Kevin noticed this a blushed a bit before quietly making his way to his desk (which was diagonally to the right of Rei).
"Why were you late, Kevin?" The teacher asked sharply. She was one of those teachers who were extremely grouchy in the morning.
"I...uh... slept in." Kevin replied meekly.
"Well, this wasn't the first time, I'll see you after school." She ordered with authority before starting the lesson. Rei distinctly heard a small curse emit from Kevin and was glad that the teacher didn't hear.
At lunch, the White Tigers hung around 'their' tree, which was located in a secluded part of the school grounds. This was where the 'big apology' took place...
"Hey, I'm sorry, Mariah, about yesterday." Rei apologized honestly. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or be so inconsiderate with my words."
Mariah had a distant look for a moment before breaking into a bright smile.
"That's okay, Rei. I forgive you! You were still pissed off at Lee." Rei was surprise at her willingness to forgive. He was sure she was going to blow up at him and bite his head off.
"Hey! So I'M the bad guy now???" Lee cried looking incredulous. He turned to glare at Rei for Mariah's behalf. "I don't know _why_ Mariah's not blowing up at you... but you better not make her upset like that again! You hear me?"
"Yes, Lee. I hear you perfectly clear. Next time, I'll think before I speak." Rei assured his best friend.
"Good." Lee approved and then turned to Mariah. "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING??? You don't forgive people _just_ like that!!! That's how they walk all over you!"
"EXCUSE ME!?!?! Since when are you the boss of me???" She exclaimed. "I can do whatever I want!!"
"Yeah, but-"
"Pleeease people, enough with the arguing!!" Kevin interrupted before taking a bite out of his lunch, which looked hastily slapped together. Forgetting the argument, Mariah took a closer look at Kevin's lunch...
"Hey, Kevin... how come you have nothing but BBQ sauce in between your bread?"
"Uh..." Kevin looked down at his unsatisfying lunch. "It's a pretty good lunch considering I ONLY had four seconds to make it."
Gary, who had been too involved in eating his own lunch to notice the conversation, suddenly spotted Kevin's poor excuse for a sandwich and gasped in horror.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MEAT AND LETTUCE!?!?! IT'S ALL BROWN!!!" he cried. Everyone fell down anime style.
"Gary, you block head, that's barbeque sauce!!! Kevin has NO meat OR lettuce in his sandwich." Mariah explained to the clueless team member.
"OooooOOooooh." Gary said when he understood what Mariah was telling him.
The group continued to eat their lunches in comfortable silence. The day was quite warm and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The birds chirped cheerfully and there were shouts of laughter from the other kids that went to the school. It was what you would call a perfect day.
"Hey, Kevin... why are you still wearing your jacket?" Lee asked inquisitively. Kevin had been wearing his jacket the whole morning, which was unusual for the boy who usually wore short sleeves most of the year.
"Oh...I'm kinda cold. I must be getting sick or something." He replied with a shrug. It was a reasonable answer, but Rei didn't buy it. Not after what he saw yesterday.
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Finally the last bell rang and all of the students in Rei's class scrambled out of the school and embraced freedom. All except one...
"Kevin!! I hope you didn't forget our meeting after school." The teacher said in her warning tone while Kevin was half way out of the door.
"Er... no ma'am. I was just... running for the washroom! You always said to go outside of class periods."
"Well, class periods aren't over for you just yet."
Kevin groaned out loud. He really wanted to head to the back alley and practice a new move he thought of the night before.
"Meet ya later, Kevin." Rei said hurriedly before dashing out of the classroom. He wanted to ask Kevin about the jacket, but not in front of the other White Tigers. 'Later' he promised himself.
Just as he left the school building, he heard a loud shrill voice cry out, "YOU WANT ME TO SEE MR. TAO!!! AS MY PUNISHMENT!?!?!?!? ARE YOU INSANE YOU OLD BAG!??!"
Rei flinched for his smaller friend. Not only did Kevin insult their teacher to her face, but Mr. Tao, who was the gym teacher, was an unforgiving slave driver. He would probably make Kevin run for two hours straight. Poor Kevin...
Rei ran towards the other White Tigers to tell them that their smallest member wouldn't be practicing with them today.
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"I can't believe Kevin said that in front of the teacher." Mariah said a bit dazed.
"I know." Rei agreed.
"Kevin's got to learn how to control his tongue." Lee commented before launching his upgraded blade.
Rei thought about that for a moment or two and couldn't possibly see that happening. Kevin's mouth was part of Kevin. Without it Kevin would lose part of what made him...well, Kevin. And Rei had to admit that Kevin's mouth was very... er... daring at times...
"I personally don't think he will ever change." Rei admitted.
"Yeah..." Mariah agreed. "He's always been mouthy ever since I can remember!"
"Heh, heh, heh, Kevin always gets in trouble." Gary commented.
"Hey, are you guys going to be talking about Kevin all day, or are we going to practice?" Lee cut in.
"Okay, Lee. I will practice with you." Gary said while getting his launcher out. "Winner gets to buy me some food."
"You're on." As the commenced their battle, Rei thought it was a great opportunity to practice with the strength of his Driger. He placed his beyblade in his launcher and yanked at the rip cord. Off went Driger with a good release. Rei concentrated hard to find that inner power that was given to him. The first time he called upon Driger was ultimately a memorable experience. It left him with a connection with this bit beast-a bond. Every time he called upon that connection, the bond grew stronger. It was now almost to the point where he could faintly hear the White Tiger whisper to him. Helping him become wiser and more powerful.
But there's only so much knowledge and learning you can acquire within a small, secluded village. And Rei yearned for more. He felt his bit beast become restless with the few battles he fought. They both need something different. They needed... an adventure.
An adventure that consisted of just the two of them. A warrior and his bit beast, defeating all their opponents and learning new things. That's what the hungered for, that was what the animal within both of them yearned for.
Rei and his bit beast knew what they wanted to do. The question now was, how long was it until they would leave the secluded village?
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It was getting late, and Rei was the last one to leave the alleyway. The sun was just starting to set, thus casting a warm glow to everything around him. Quite a nice way to end the day off until he saw a familiar figure clad in his jacket walking painfully slowly up ahead. It was none other than Kevin.
Rei was about to call out his friend's name until he saw Kevin's figure flatter and collapse against the wall of the building. Rei ran as fast as he could to aid his friend, only to see that Kevin was unconscious and breathing heavily with sweat pouring down his face.
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Flower_on_thewind: Sorry for the sudden cut off. My computer time is running quite low, and I want to put this chapter out before Monday. Anyways, please review. I really want know what you think of this ficcy of mine! ^_^
Mikadonk- Yes, it is weird... That's why I'm writing it!!! Hee, hee, I love weirdness...-___-;
Messiah Dragonair- ^_^; I apologize it if was too long...and thank you for your support! I really appreciate it.
Anyways...on with the fic!
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblades in any way.
*********The next day...*******
Rei tiredly sat in his desk at school. The night before was a nightmare! His mom had been really angry and made him organize and dry out the new herbs that she bought and collected from the garden. What a hassle! Rei barely got enough sleep and it didn't help that his mother just had to rub his punishment in his face in the morning.
"It's your fault that you didn't' get enough sleep. You're the one who wanted to stay out late..." Rei mimicked his mother under his breath while other students filled into their respective seats. He saw Mariah come in through the door with slightly puffy eyes. His heart sank a bit knowing that he was the cause of her tears.
He groaned knowing full well that he was going to have to apologize. And he also knew that either Mariah or Lee was going to bite his head off today depending on which one that got him first. Oh well, better get it over and done with. Lee was the next person to come in. He shot Rei one scary death glare and stalked to his seat (which was thankfully faaar away from Rei).
A few minutes passed and school started. Everyone was in class except for one person. Kevin.
Rei was getting worried over the little guy when the teacher called out the attendance. What if Kevin was hurt? What if his dad abused Kevin so much that Kevin's unconscious and was bleeding to death!?!?! What if... What if...
"AHHH!!! I'M LATE!!! I'M LAAAAATE!!"
What if he was okay?
Just then Kevin came running through the door. He was flustered and breathing heavily. He still had his jacket on and his hair was put in the same style as the day before, causing a few stares from his classmates. Kevin noticed this a blushed a bit before quietly making his way to his desk (which was diagonally to the right of Rei).
"Why were you late, Kevin?" The teacher asked sharply. She was one of those teachers who were extremely grouchy in the morning.
"I...uh... slept in." Kevin replied meekly.
"Well, this wasn't the first time, I'll see you after school." She ordered with authority before starting the lesson. Rei distinctly heard a small curse emit from Kevin and was glad that the teacher didn't hear.
At lunch, the White Tigers hung around 'their' tree, which was located in a secluded part of the school grounds. This was where the 'big apology' took place...
"Hey, I'm sorry, Mariah, about yesterday." Rei apologized honestly. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or be so inconsiderate with my words."
Mariah had a distant look for a moment before breaking into a bright smile.
"That's okay, Rei. I forgive you! You were still pissed off at Lee." Rei was surprise at her willingness to forgive. He was sure she was going to blow up at him and bite his head off.
"Hey! So I'M the bad guy now???" Lee cried looking incredulous. He turned to glare at Rei for Mariah's behalf. "I don't know _why_ Mariah's not blowing up at you... but you better not make her upset like that again! You hear me?"
"Yes, Lee. I hear you perfectly clear. Next time, I'll think before I speak." Rei assured his best friend.
"Good." Lee approved and then turned to Mariah. "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING??? You don't forgive people _just_ like that!!! That's how they walk all over you!"
"EXCUSE ME!?!?! Since when are you the boss of me???" She exclaimed. "I can do whatever I want!!"
"Yeah, but-"
"Pleeease people, enough with the arguing!!" Kevin interrupted before taking a bite out of his lunch, which looked hastily slapped together. Forgetting the argument, Mariah took a closer look at Kevin's lunch...
"Hey, Kevin... how come you have nothing but BBQ sauce in between your bread?"
"Uh..." Kevin looked down at his unsatisfying lunch. "It's a pretty good lunch considering I ONLY had four seconds to make it."
Gary, who had been too involved in eating his own lunch to notice the conversation, suddenly spotted Kevin's poor excuse for a sandwich and gasped in horror.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MEAT AND LETTUCE!?!?! IT'S ALL BROWN!!!" he cried. Everyone fell down anime style.
"Gary, you block head, that's barbeque sauce!!! Kevin has NO meat OR lettuce in his sandwich." Mariah explained to the clueless team member.
"OooooOOooooh." Gary said when he understood what Mariah was telling him.
The group continued to eat their lunches in comfortable silence. The day was quite warm and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The birds chirped cheerfully and there were shouts of laughter from the other kids that went to the school. It was what you would call a perfect day.
"Hey, Kevin... why are you still wearing your jacket?" Lee asked inquisitively. Kevin had been wearing his jacket the whole morning, which was unusual for the boy who usually wore short sleeves most of the year.
"Oh...I'm kinda cold. I must be getting sick or something." He replied with a shrug. It was a reasonable answer, but Rei didn't buy it. Not after what he saw yesterday.
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BUZZ!!!!
Finally the last bell rang and all of the students in Rei's class scrambled out of the school and embraced freedom. All except one...
"Kevin!! I hope you didn't forget our meeting after school." The teacher said in her warning tone while Kevin was half way out of the door.
"Er... no ma'am. I was just... running for the washroom! You always said to go outside of class periods."
"Well, class periods aren't over for you just yet."
Kevin groaned out loud. He really wanted to head to the back alley and practice a new move he thought of the night before.
"Meet ya later, Kevin." Rei said hurriedly before dashing out of the classroom. He wanted to ask Kevin about the jacket, but not in front of the other White Tigers. 'Later' he promised himself.
Just as he left the school building, he heard a loud shrill voice cry out, "YOU WANT ME TO SEE MR. TAO!!! AS MY PUNISHMENT!?!?!?!? ARE YOU INSANE YOU OLD BAG!??!"
Rei flinched for his smaller friend. Not only did Kevin insult their teacher to her face, but Mr. Tao, who was the gym teacher, was an unforgiving slave driver. He would probably make Kevin run for two hours straight. Poor Kevin...
Rei ran towards the other White Tigers to tell them that their smallest member wouldn't be practicing with them today.
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"I can't believe Kevin said that in front of the teacher." Mariah said a bit dazed.
"I know." Rei agreed.
"Kevin's got to learn how to control his tongue." Lee commented before launching his upgraded blade.
Rei thought about that for a moment or two and couldn't possibly see that happening. Kevin's mouth was part of Kevin. Without it Kevin would lose part of what made him...well, Kevin. And Rei had to admit that Kevin's mouth was very... er... daring at times...
"I personally don't think he will ever change." Rei admitted.
"Yeah..." Mariah agreed. "He's always been mouthy ever since I can remember!"
"Heh, heh, heh, Kevin always gets in trouble." Gary commented.
"Hey, are you guys going to be talking about Kevin all day, or are we going to practice?" Lee cut in.
"Okay, Lee. I will practice with you." Gary said while getting his launcher out. "Winner gets to buy me some food."
"You're on." As the commenced their battle, Rei thought it was a great opportunity to practice with the strength of his Driger. He placed his beyblade in his launcher and yanked at the rip cord. Off went Driger with a good release. Rei concentrated hard to find that inner power that was given to him. The first time he called upon Driger was ultimately a memorable experience. It left him with a connection with this bit beast-a bond. Every time he called upon that connection, the bond grew stronger. It was now almost to the point where he could faintly hear the White Tiger whisper to him. Helping him become wiser and more powerful.
But there's only so much knowledge and learning you can acquire within a small, secluded village. And Rei yearned for more. He felt his bit beast become restless with the few battles he fought. They both need something different. They needed... an adventure.
An adventure that consisted of just the two of them. A warrior and his bit beast, defeating all their opponents and learning new things. That's what the hungered for, that was what the animal within both of them yearned for.
Rei and his bit beast knew what they wanted to do. The question now was, how long was it until they would leave the secluded village?
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It was getting late, and Rei was the last one to leave the alleyway. The sun was just starting to set, thus casting a warm glow to everything around him. Quite a nice way to end the day off until he saw a familiar figure clad in his jacket walking painfully slowly up ahead. It was none other than Kevin.
Rei was about to call out his friend's name until he saw Kevin's figure flatter and collapse against the wall of the building. Rei ran as fast as he could to aid his friend, only to see that Kevin was unconscious and breathing heavily with sweat pouring down his face.
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Flower_on_thewind: Sorry for the sudden cut off. My computer time is running quite low, and I want to put this chapter out before Monday. Anyways, please review. I really want know what you think of this ficcy of mine! ^_^