Flower_on_thewind: GAAAAHHH!!! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, forgiveness please!
Argh, stupid life of mind... *mutters obscenely things* Um, I tried to make
it up to all of you by writing Flames that Burn with Revenge. Check that
out if you want... Anways, geh, I'll just let you read now... THANK YOU ALL
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Disclaimer: I do not own beyblades in any way.
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"..." Rei was in shock.
"WHAT?!?!?! But I thought that we didn't have to- the elder told us that we are free to choose- WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!?!?!"
"I don't know, Rei! I-I don't... All I know is that I have to get married... I-I..." Mariah broke into a fresh set of sobs. "I don't want to marry HIM... I don't want to marry Lee." She spat his name like it was a dirty thing. There was a momentary pause.
"...You don't know...do you." She uttered into the phone in sudden realization.
"Know what, Mariah?"
Well, um-you see... they don't know who I'm supposed to marry yet." She paused as if recollecting her self.
"It's either Lee, which is who my parents really want me to marry, or..."
"Or?"
"...I might...I, uh... Lee's parents didn't want me to do this, but the village elder sorta did... um-I-uh..." Her voice went so low that it was a miracle that Rei even heard her. " I might marry you."
...
What???...
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Mariah??????????...
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...
...
Shit... This can't be happening...
"WHAT THE HELL!?!!?!?!" Rei roared. "WHO THE HELL DECIDED THIS!?!?! WHY? WHY, GOD DAMNIT!?!?!?! WHAT'S GOING ON!?!?! SHOULDN'T I HAVE A SAY IN HOW THE I RUN MY F***** LIFE!?!?!"
There was a deadly silence after the outburst. It was EXTREAMLY rare to hear Rei swear. It was even more uncommon to hear him swear in front of his mother. The only noise that could be heard was the quiet sobs on the other end of the phone.
"I-I'm sorry Rei. I-I...I have no control over this. The Elder...he wants the White Tiger to be in a strong family. A-and they thought that with my father's wild cat and your White Tiger, it would make our f-families even stronger by in-intermarriage." Mariah stuttered out in fear. Poor Mariah...she was scared out of her wits and was practically having an emotional breakdown.
"This was what your parents had to discuss? Weather or not you marry Lee or me? And you didn't even ask for MY opinion?" Rei couldn't speak after that. He was too shocked and angry, and hurt, and scared most of all. He was afraid of having to the possibility of having the entire village knowing his secret. They couldn't find out that he was gay. They wouldn't understand. They would never accept...
"I-I'm sorry Rei." Mariah's voice was choked with tears.
Rei could tell she was a total mess and immediately felt guilty for yelling at her. It wasn't her fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. This whole situation was just a clash between tradition and modern ideals. And it seemed that tradition currently had more power...God how he wanted to get away from this whole mess. He never wanted to take the responsibility. All he wanted was to be free. Wandering the world, acquiring new skills, and seeing new things. That was what he wanted to do in life. Just like his father...
"...Don't apologize, Mariah. It's not your fault I'm angry. I should be the one apologizing. I didn't mean to yell at you."
Mariah whimpered on the other end. "It's okay, Rei. I just... I guess I just needed to talk."
So they talked a little while longer before they both said their good-byes. As soon as Rei got off the phone, a thick, tense cloud enveloped in the kitchen. Rei's mother refused to look straight at her son, and vise versa. They ate in silence for a while before Rei couldn't take it any longer.
"You knew about this, didn't you!?" Rei stated while slamming his chopsticks onto the table. His mother refused to look at him and stayed silent.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Rei's voice was thick with hurt.
"I tried the best I could to keep you from this situation. I tried very hard to tell them not to do this to you, but they wouldn't listen." His mother said in an even, controlled tone.
There was a burning sensation forming behind Rei's eyes and the room started to get a little blurry. This could not be happening. This just CAN'T be happening.
"Why, Ma?" Rei asked in a weak voice. "Why does this have to happen to me?"
His mother gave him a sympathetic look. She knew how horrible it felt to suddenly be told how your future was going to be. It almost happened to her. Almost. But not quite, for she got lucky and ran away.
"I'm sorry Rei." She went to her son's side and enveloped him in a loving hug. "Fate can sometimes seem so very cruel... but everything has a reason."
"Then what's the reason behind this?" Rei's voice was high, and sounded as if it were difficult to speak.
"You are a very special person, Rei. You can be wise beyond your years, and fierce as that tiger you hold. You are destined for great and powerful things...And this decision is the beginning of those great and powerful things. This is where it all begins."
"B-But I...don't want to be responsible for such things. I just..."
This couldn't be happening...
"I just want to be free..."
It just can't.
That was the last statement Rei could utter before the first of many tears fell from a boy whose world had changed minutes earlier.
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Flower_on_thewind: eh... suggestions anyone? Good, bad? Should I continue? Eh, whatever you want to say, please say it by pressing the review button. ^_^; feed back is cooooooooool!! hehe
Disclaimer: I do not own beyblades in any way.
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"..." Rei was in shock.
"WHAT?!?!?! But I thought that we didn't have to- the elder told us that we are free to choose- WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!?!?!"
"I don't know, Rei! I-I don't... All I know is that I have to get married... I-I..." Mariah broke into a fresh set of sobs. "I don't want to marry HIM... I don't want to marry Lee." She spat his name like it was a dirty thing. There was a momentary pause.
"...You don't know...do you." She uttered into the phone in sudden realization.
"Know what, Mariah?"
Well, um-you see... they don't know who I'm supposed to marry yet." She paused as if recollecting her self.
"It's either Lee, which is who my parents really want me to marry, or..."
"Or?"
"...I might...I, uh... Lee's parents didn't want me to do this, but the village elder sorta did... um-I-uh..." Her voice went so low that it was a miracle that Rei even heard her. " I might marry you."
...
What???...
...
Mariah??????????...
...
...
...
Shit... This can't be happening...
"WHAT THE HELL!?!!?!?!" Rei roared. "WHO THE HELL DECIDED THIS!?!?! WHY? WHY, GOD DAMNIT!?!?!?! WHAT'S GOING ON!?!?! SHOULDN'T I HAVE A SAY IN HOW THE I RUN MY F***** LIFE!?!?!"
There was a deadly silence after the outburst. It was EXTREAMLY rare to hear Rei swear. It was even more uncommon to hear him swear in front of his mother. The only noise that could be heard was the quiet sobs on the other end of the phone.
"I-I'm sorry Rei. I-I...I have no control over this. The Elder...he wants the White Tiger to be in a strong family. A-and they thought that with my father's wild cat and your White Tiger, it would make our f-families even stronger by in-intermarriage." Mariah stuttered out in fear. Poor Mariah...she was scared out of her wits and was practically having an emotional breakdown.
"This was what your parents had to discuss? Weather or not you marry Lee or me? And you didn't even ask for MY opinion?" Rei couldn't speak after that. He was too shocked and angry, and hurt, and scared most of all. He was afraid of having to the possibility of having the entire village knowing his secret. They couldn't find out that he was gay. They wouldn't understand. They would never accept...
"I-I'm sorry Rei." Mariah's voice was choked with tears.
Rei could tell she was a total mess and immediately felt guilty for yelling at her. It wasn't her fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. This whole situation was just a clash between tradition and modern ideals. And it seemed that tradition currently had more power...God how he wanted to get away from this whole mess. He never wanted to take the responsibility. All he wanted was to be free. Wandering the world, acquiring new skills, and seeing new things. That was what he wanted to do in life. Just like his father...
"...Don't apologize, Mariah. It's not your fault I'm angry. I should be the one apologizing. I didn't mean to yell at you."
Mariah whimpered on the other end. "It's okay, Rei. I just... I guess I just needed to talk."
So they talked a little while longer before they both said their good-byes. As soon as Rei got off the phone, a thick, tense cloud enveloped in the kitchen. Rei's mother refused to look straight at her son, and vise versa. They ate in silence for a while before Rei couldn't take it any longer.
"You knew about this, didn't you!?" Rei stated while slamming his chopsticks onto the table. His mother refused to look at him and stayed silent.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Rei's voice was thick with hurt.
"I tried the best I could to keep you from this situation. I tried very hard to tell them not to do this to you, but they wouldn't listen." His mother said in an even, controlled tone.
There was a burning sensation forming behind Rei's eyes and the room started to get a little blurry. This could not be happening. This just CAN'T be happening.
"Why, Ma?" Rei asked in a weak voice. "Why does this have to happen to me?"
His mother gave him a sympathetic look. She knew how horrible it felt to suddenly be told how your future was going to be. It almost happened to her. Almost. But not quite, for she got lucky and ran away.
"I'm sorry Rei." She went to her son's side and enveloped him in a loving hug. "Fate can sometimes seem so very cruel... but everything has a reason."
"Then what's the reason behind this?" Rei's voice was high, and sounded as if it were difficult to speak.
"You are a very special person, Rei. You can be wise beyond your years, and fierce as that tiger you hold. You are destined for great and powerful things...And this decision is the beginning of those great and powerful things. This is where it all begins."
"B-But I...don't want to be responsible for such things. I just..."
This couldn't be happening...
"I just want to be free..."
It just can't.
That was the last statement Rei could utter before the first of many tears fell from a boy whose world had changed minutes earlier.
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Flower_on_thewind: eh... suggestions anyone? Good, bad? Should I continue? Eh, whatever you want to say, please say it by pressing the review button. ^_^; feed back is cooooooooool!! hehe