Without many words, I start my first Beyblade story. Just so much because they are not all of the same age, I'll just say that they are around 19 to 20 years old.
Mariah and Ray are married, although you have to note that the love is heavily pregnant in the ninth month, Ray with her unusual food requests at the most unusual times of the day or night and doctor's appointments almost drives him crazy.
Emily and Max are engaged, Tyson and Hillary have managed to get a kind of \ "love-hate \" and like Kai, Kenny has no girlfriend.
My story is more of a kind of crossover story of the different genres. So a mix of romance, humor, a bit of dark fiction and so on.
Before I forget, the two are really NOT a couple, but they are best friends. If I mean, you'll find out soon enough xD.

Oh yes...

DISCLAIMER:

Beyblade is not mine. Neither the story nor the characters and I don't want to earn any money with it or anything like that.Only the characters I have invented belong to me.

Characters:
Mariah, Ray, Tyson, Hillary, Kai, Max, Kathy (please pronounce in English), Kenny, Emily, a few other characters from the series like self-made ones and of course a few bad bad guys.

Best Friends

Mighty mountains. The pride towering high and the sun, which slowly disappeared behind them, bathed the small villages at the foot of the mountain range in a pleasant evening light. The wind gently blows through the tops of the trees whose leaves rustled softly. Proud birds of prey glide through the air as they ceaselessly search the ground below for small prey animals ...

... so it is a quiet place ... full of pride ... clear air ... power ... and grace in which my story - a legend full of myths ... about two people - ... begins

Faint chirping of birds. In the distance, happy screams of children.The setting sun gently warmed the body of the young lady who opened the garden gate of the Kons.

Reluctantly, she stopped. She looked around curiously, as if someone had curated her. When she saw no one, she shrugged her shoulders, went into the garden and locked the gate again. The sand of the stony path crunched under her shoes before she stepped onto the dark ceramic stairs. Then she rang the doorbell. It took a minute or two for someone to open it.

\ "Mariah, your sister is here \" Ray called through the apartment when he recognized his sister-in-law. \ "Come in, Kathy \" he said kindly and held the door open for her a little more. "Thanks Ray," she said, smiled and dragged her smaller suitcase in with her. \ "Wait, I'll help you \" said Ray and took the suitcase from her. \ "I can also carry it on my own. \" \ "No, it's okay, you go to Mariah, she's in the garden.\ "\" If you think so \ "said the young woman, smiled again and followed the hallway into the living room. She had not been here for a long time. But she knew this house well enough to find her way around.

No sooner had she set foot in the living room than she was hugely hugged by a woman with pink hair and a large, plug-shaped belly. "Hey you are crushing me and your baby is still" snorted Kathy. \ "I'm really happy that you're coming to visit me again, little sister. \" Mariah looked at her. \ "Right \" said Kathy and smiled again. \ "Come in and sit down, we have a barbecue outside. \" \ "That's a good idea, are the others already there? \" \ "Almost all of them. Kai is still missing \" \ "Oh, Mr. Grumbler ? \ "Mariah nodded and grinned to herself. Comparing Kai to a grumpy bear was really fitting."But now come with me, the others have already asked for you" she said and pulled her sister through the living room. It rang for the second time. "I'm going," Ray called through the house. \ "There it is \" said Mariah casually and pulled her on.

\ "Kathy \" called Emily happily and threw herself into her arms. \ "Emily, we haven't seen each other in a long time \" said Kathy and hugged her friend. \ "Hello Kathy \" smack it out loud. "Hi Tyson, does it taste good?" The sturdy boy nodded. But had to cough immediately because he had choked on a piece of steak. \ "Hopefully you will choke on it \" Hillary whispered a bit beastly and also hugged Mariah's sister \ "I heard that Hillary \" \ "You should \" said his girlfriend and turned back to him. Tyson snorted and broke the embarrassing silence .. \ "That Kai has not appeared yet, surprises me.He said he would come \ "he said.

\ "I'm here \" said the latter in his usual bad-tempered tone. \ "Kai \" He too was greeted happily. Kai glanced at the Bunte troupe. Tyson was at the barbecue - alone - and was verbally abused by Hillary, Kenny had made himself comfortable in a garden chair, Max was holding hands with Emily, Ray had his arm around his wife, who was standing next to her sister Kathy. Kai's grumpy expression brightened unconsciously.

"So do you want to stand around there longer or do I have to eat everything by myself?" Tyson asked cheerfully. "I think you're already at it," said Hillary dully. "Yes what? I couldn't let that get cold," he grumbled to himself. \ "We didn't even hang up, \" she replied. "What should I do? I was hungry," said Tyson.\ "Tyson ... \" Kai stopped briefly \ "... you're always hungry. Have you noticed that in the last nineteen years?" Tyson shook his head. Kai groaned in exasperation. "Do you never get an upset stomach?" Kai asked again. Tyson shook his head again. But the rising bluish tint on Tyson's face betrayed the opposite. "Well, Tyson is your own fault," Kai said almost coldly. "It's always the same with you. First you eat, you burst and then you vomit. Can't you drop dead for a change?" Joked Kai.

Now the others also noticed that the whole of the quay had completely changed. They would have expected such a line to be the last one from HIM. Was he sick?. "Come on Kenny and help me take him to the guest room," said Emily Kenny. \ "I'm in favor of just leaving him there.It was only his own fault and also ... \ "Hillary scolded her boyfriend while she accompanied Emily and Kenny into the house. \" I'm going to get some meat \ "said Ray with a critical - amused look at the almost empty bowl and went back to the apartment. \ "Okay, I'll go get some music \" said Mariah and followed her husband. \ "Yes, and I'll just go somewhere \" Max mumbled somewhat embarrassed and hurried to get into the house.

Now there were only Kathy and Kai standing there. Both looked at each other briefly with interest. But why? They did know each other. They were best friends. Kai snorted briefly, amused at the scene of how they had met. When was it again? Oh yes. After the world championship in which Tyson had beaten Tala. As an almost invisible shadow behind Mariah's back, he hadn't noticed her at first, but afterwards it turned out to be a real bundle of energy and nerves.Kai's eyes darted over the dark brown hair, over the well-shaped upper body - which was probably common in Mariah's family - around which a light blue top was wrapped like a second skin over the knee-long skirt which was sewn in a light cherry red and which was attached each of their movements moved happily with it. Above all, however, they stuck to the dark blue shining eyes for a few seconds.

Brown eyes stabbed hers directly. Not that she hadn't noticed how he had briefly - but extensively - examined her, no, she was just doing it herself. Kathy looked over the long white scarf that almost touched the floor and over the shiny black top that showed his pecs strongly. Then she let her gaze wander briefly over the silver - gray - red armrests and the gray - green trousers before she noticed the piercing look of Kai again.

Suddenly she seemed to have spotted the lake just behind the garden, which seemed to attract all of her attention.She guided her steps to just before the bank, crouched down and stared at the dark bottom of the water.

\ "Is something? \" Asked Kai and stood next to her with his hands in his trouser pockets. She shook her head. \ "I'm just looking at the lake \" she replied and hoped that was reason enough for him to stop drilling. \ "Aha \" he said. "Do you want to take a look inside?" He asked. \ "How ...? \" Kathy only saw Kai's grinning face and felt the somewhat stronger hand pressure on her back before the sea water wet her clothes in seconds.

She gasped loudly when she reappeared. "Tell me, do you have a bird?" She grumbled and spat water out of her mouth. Panting, she crawled to the bank where Kai had crouched grinning as well. "Why? I thought you want to see the lake?" Said Kai innocently.\ "Hahaha very funny \" snapped Kathy and grabbed the blader by the foot. With a jolt this was also in the lake. \ "Are you crazy? \" Grumbling the blader \ "Oh no, I'm supposed to spin if you throw me into the lake? This is compensatory justice," grumbled Kathy, turned away and splashed him with water beforehand. \ "I don't give a damn about your compensatory justice \" said Kai and splashed water back. \ "Hey stop that \" poisoned Kathy and also injected back. \ "Pah, you can get me."

The water battle that was instigated by this was fueled by the insults on both sides. \ "Now finally stop it \" said Kathy, annoyed, avoiding one of the water waves quayside. "Not before I have my return," Kai stated. "Oh, you've got a bang. Nobody has ever hit me in a water fight, you can ask Mariah about that," she said and started another water attack.\ "I don't think so. \" \ "But it's like that \" \ "Yes, of course, \" said Kai incredulously and let it go on attacking. Kathy stopped too and sat like Kai on the shallower bottom of the lake. Lost in thought, she stared out at the lake and it didn't take long for her to stare at Kai's annoyance. "What is it?" She asked annoyed and turned her head to him. The boy's grin was creepy to her ... She knew him all too well ... he was up to something ...

"What?" She asked again. But this time more carefully. Kai's grin widened when he started to speak .. "I can