Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Acquired Affection ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Acquired Affection.

 

 

 

 

Summary:

 

A story about the hardships of love, society, greed, loses and most importantly trusts. Join ten teenagers, all living their lives together as close friends, as they all embark on a journey that tells the of acquired affection.

 

Genre: Romance/ Drama/ Angst/ friendship/ humour

 

 

Chapter 2:

 

 

To say that had been one of the worse flights in his life would be an understatement. In all his years of flying that had to be the most uncomfortable flight, he had ever had the displeasure of taking. He had to withstand being squashed between two large men, whilst they stuffed their faces like the pigs they were, one of them had even had to courage to ask if he was going to finish his chicken!.

 

Then when he tried to catch a little bit of shuteye, the man on his right would snort so loudly, because he was laughing at a stupid movie, which seemed to hold his attention. When he eventually calmed down and began to dose off Ray though that was it…but as fates would have it the man on his left decided that it was time to start snoring, and the person behind him decided to start kicking his chair.

 

So overall Ray promised himself that that would be the last time he ever travelled with such an airline again.

 

He groggily rubbed his tired eyes, as he received the last of his luggage. He decided to grab a coffee before he called Johnny to come and pick him up.

 

He made his way to a coffee shop just a few minutes away from the airport, and dialled Johnny's number, it wasn't long before he was answered by a gruff voice telling him he would be there in the next half and hour. He decided to call Ozuma, as he was most likely going to be awake around this time, Tala would just tell him to fuck off.

 

He pushed in the digits on his phone after two rings the phone was picked up, and he was answered with a raspy deep voice.

 

“You know I thought you had completely forgotten about me, what has it been three years since you last spoke to me, what would you have done if I mysteriously died, hmmm?”

 

Ray chuckled at his friends over exaggeration.

 

“First of all I haven't forgotten about you, I've just been really busy over the past few years, as for your theory of you dying, I highly doubt that could happen for two reasons, one, you're too stubborn to die, and two, the idea of you missing out on all those women, will have you smacking death in the face.”

 

Now it was Ozuma's turn to laugh, “you know me too well” then there was short pause “so what's with the out of the blue phone call?”

 

“You know Johnny said the exact same thing to me, but he was a bit more brutal.”

 

“Well were you expecting anything different?”

 

“No” Ray chuckled slightly, knowing that Johnny and different didn't mix “but yeah, I just wanted to tell that I am currently sitting in a café near Bakuten international airport, because my parents are allowing me to transfer and have my last year of college here.”

 

“Are you serious…wait a minute, why would you want to do that, I thought you said that you parents were hell bent over making you stay in china for your college years…wait a minute I think I know why you decided to transfer, does it have anything to do with that still hot piece of ass Mariah Chan? ”

 

“Once again Johnny said the exact same thing, minus the hot piece of ass, I thought I was the only guy who liked her”

 

“You are the only guy who likes her, its just you would be blind and retarded not to find her hot, I mean have you seen her breasts lately, man, Ray, dude, you sure know how to pick your women.”

 

Ray suppressed the slight jealously, as if sensing Ray's jealousy from the other side of the line Ozuma chuckled “I'm messing with you, I knew you were hung up over her, but I didn't know you were that hung up. She's got a kid now you know?” he said as if it were the most casual topic on earth.

 

“Yeah I know” the conversation he had with Johnny the other night came flooding back to his head:

 

“Have you seen the baby?”

 

“Nope, she missed a few months of school though after, her nines months were up”

 

“Oh okay, I see...”

 

“You do!” Ozuma's surprised voice cut through his thoughts.

 

“Yeah, Johnny told me yesterday, he told me about all the rumours that have been spread, about her and the kid” his voice came out more casual, than he intended it to.

 

“Sometimes it can get out hand, I remember a girl actually slapped her because she accidentally spilled some juice on her shoe, she called her a poor slut who lived in the streets with her baby”

 

Ray felt anger bubble up in his chest. “Did you ever see the kid?” he asked deciding to change the subject, but also because he desperately wanted to know who the father was.

 

“Actually, yeah I did once, it was me and Tala, we must have stopped at a café that she used to work at, me and Tala walked in and ordered coffee. About ten minutes later she came in with a small toddler, I'd say she was about one years old, and Ray, there's no doubt in my mind that you are the father of that child, she looks so much like you its scary, she has your eyes, hair, nose… Anyway, as soon as she saw us, she tensed slightly, but Tala promised that we wouldn't say anything about it, she thanked us, but she changed jobs anyway, so we don't know where she works.”

 

Ray's heart slammed full speed into his ribcage, the idea of being the father of Mariah Chan's baby made his heart swell with pride and joy.

 

However it also made his heart weep at the same time, he didn't know her name, her birthday, if she could walk or talk, if she had the personality of her mother… so many questions that needed to be asked and answered and he was determined to get those answers at all costs.

 

“So what are you going to do now, that you're back, I doubt she's going to let you sweep her off her feet”

 

Ray chuckled at the irony, “I doubt she'll even talk to me after what I put her through, God she was so incredible, caring, smart, funny...”

 

“Pretty?” added Ozuma.

 

“God no, beautiful !” corrected Ray, “I know I sound like a sad love sick puppy, but she's the only person that just makes everything make sense to me… the last three years for me have been difficult.” Ray stopped talking realizing he had said too much.

 

“There's more isn't there…” Ozuma asked slowly.

 

“Sadly” Ray forgot that Ozuma was good at reading people, it was annoying habit at times, but it was also useful.

 

“While I was away in china… my parents or mostly my father thought it was time for me to prepare myself to take over the family name, he thought that the first appropriate step would be for me to find a suitable wife” Ray let his mind rewind over his personal hell.

 

“They picked out a girl and obviously she looks like model, and she knows it. She is possessive, spoilt, cunning and sly, and she takes everything seriously, even if they don't have the right shoe size for her, she will make sure you're fired and your so low down in the world that you can't find a job even at McDonalds.”

“And I take it absolutely no family member of yours realises that the real reason you came here is to see if you still stood a chance Mariah”

 

“Something like that… Anyway Oz it's been cool talking to you, but I can see that my ride has arrived at he doesn't seem to be in the best of moods or looks at the moments, so why don't you drop by my old pent house later on we can catch up some more?”

 

Ozuma quickly agreed and hung up, to carry on with his day. Ray stood up just as Johnny reached him, he grimaced `he has had to have days way worse than this'.

 

 

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Mariah hurriedly dressed Kaylee, checking the clock on the wall every few seconds, she was late for work and she was going to be late which meant she could lose her job again and she could not afford that.

 

She had bills to pay.

 

She had a baby to look after.

 

She had an Ivy League college to attend and pay for.

 

She could not be late or she would be screwed over for a few weeks' maybe even months if luck were against her.

 

Kaylee protested silently as her mother quickly gathered her into her arms, grabbing her baby bag at the same time, Mariah glanced at the clock against she has approximately thirty minutes to get to work, and drop off her baby at her mothers house for the day.

 

As she entered the street she once again felt conscious of the looks she received they were the same looks; pity, disgust she could go on.

 

They pitied her because she still had her whole life ahead of her that stopped all her childhood dreams and wishes being achomplished.

 

They were disgusted because they assumed she had to be an easy lay to get knocked up so easily and at a young age.

 

She was supposed to be used to this be now, she should be strong and hold her head up with whatever dignity she had left.

 

However, Mariah Samantha Chan was not that kind of person, she was not strong physically or emotionally, she lacked confidence in herself, which was why she kept to herself, and why her mother would scowl at her. Using Kaylee as an excuse for her inability to stand up for herself, but she knew her mother was only trying to protect her from the shallow minds that only saw what they were taught to see.

 

Ray.

 

He was the first person to look pass the lack money, pass the lack of family, and pass her lack of confidence or strength. He showed her she didn't have to be strong to be respected, he taught her that not all battles had to fought with strength.

 

The fact that she turned up everyday, not letting the students around her throw her chance of being successful away in it's self was fighting back, and they respected the fact she was brave enough to turn up day after day going through the same torturous routine of being laughed at, spat at and spoken down to!

 

She arrived at her mother's house with fifteen minutes to spare she hurriedly kissed her daughter goodbye and left her in the care of her mother.

 

She managed to arrive at work with five minutes to spare; she breathed a sigh or relief, as she was no longer in threat of losing her job.

 

She put on her apron, picked her note pad, and began her six-hour shift of waiting tables.

 

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Natalie sighed in relief as she finally managed to find a room to practice her dancing; she noticed the stereo in the corner of the room, she quickly put on the CD, putting her hair into a ponytail and taking off her glasses, whilst she waited for it to load as soon as the sound filled the room. She let the beat flow through her.

 

This song was a personal favourite of Natalie's.

 

She loved to dance.

 

Dancing was part of her and without it she would feel incomplete. It was her mother who taught her how to dance, her mother was very passionate about ballet and she naturally noticed that, but as time passed and she grew up and her mother passed, away she developed her own moves mostly street mixed with ballet.

 

The song had been released ever since she was child. It was on a CD that her and her mother used to dance to whenever they practiced and she refused to let it go even after she passed away in the horrible car crash when she was only ten, it had been emotionally hard for her to cope, so she would dance to keep her mind off the pain and eventually she just couldn't stop.

 

Eva teased her relentlessly claiming she could sometimes hear her reciting dance steps in her sleep.

 

She wanted to attend college and one of the most prestigious one's was in Bakuten her latest destination, Darcy university, fully know as Bakuten Darcy university, but students called it DB or Darcy for short. It had very high results, in all departments including performing arts, despite the small amount of students taken on the course; they had a high reputation to uphold throughout the performance world. A world she was desperate to be a part of, and she was going to if she had to suffer swollen feet and sore toes to get there.

 

“Ah Ha! I caught you, you promised you wouldn't even recite a dance step on this vacation, you even pinkie promised” wailed Cameron as she caught Natalie mid step.

 

Natalie stopped and turned around to meet a pair of big doe eyes, and pouting lips `ah Cameron…shit, of all the times…'

 

Cameron Amber Montifore was the baby of the group, who was well known for her carefree attitude. She could make you feel guilty with just one glance, but despite her appearance, she did have brains and was clumsy beyond compare.

 

“Cameron, you know I have to practice, I mean, theres a very high chance that they may not accept me and I can't afford to let that happen, I mean, It would just…”

 

“…end my whole career as a dancer, and blah, blah, blah save the speech I've heard only one hundred and one times. You really need to get a life, honestly, all your ever do is dance, and if you're not dancing your studying.” Cameron rolled her bronze eyes, and folded her arms across her small chest.

 

Natalie blew some air into her bangs, making it sway slightly, whilst snorting, “I do not spend all my time dancing and studying”

 

“Name one time you're not studying” challenged Cameron.

 

“I went shopping with you guys yesterday” she counted “and the beach the day before that”

 

“Yeah, but you started wailing after an hour, and at the beach you started reading again !”

 

“But it wasn't just me Olivia was doing it too, I can't help it if I'm not interested in shopping” at the glare that Cameron sent her Natalie decided to try again “Okay, Okay. I am sorry. Maybe I have been worrying to much, even though it killed her to say so, I'll do anything you guys' want to do until we leave and this time I'll give you scouts honour, and a scout never breaks a promise.”

 

She sighed in relief when Cameron squealed, and tugged at her arm to come and play dance, dance revolution with her, she could not help but laugh at the irony.

 

 

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Eva knew something was up, he was not her twin for nothing, she knew exactly what was going on, and she intended to slap some sense into her brother, but despite that, she knew she did not have the right to do so.

 

She saw Kai come down the stairs in the morning, and she had to admit even he had seen better days.

 

There was some tension between him and Olivia, not that there had not been any to begin with.

 

She didn't know if was based on the battle of prides…or something else

 

Either way, Kai's girlfriend seemed to be oblivious to Kai and Olivia, God, how that girl drove her crazy, with her whining, complaining, and thoughts on diets.

 

Eva ran her hands through her wavy red and slate grey locks, whilst closing her scarlet-blue eyes….what was that girls name again, she asked herself.

 

Bailey?

 

Bethany?

 

Brittany?

 

Bella?

 

Barbie…Eva snorted, `if only', she thought to herself and then she remembered

 

That was it! Beverly!

 

It had been unexpected when she turned up at the door, she was the epitomise of model beauty, and she had the entire stereotype in the bag. Sparkly blue eyes, pearly white teeth, fake tan, and the body, and let us not forget the long flowing dyed blonde hair.

 

Eva was about ready to shoot herself in the head when she flung past the door and smacked her lips onto her brothers, Cameron who at the time was drinking a Vanilla soda, nearly walked into wall, as she watched the girl act like she was ready to take Kai right there in the foyer…Eva shivered at the thought.

 

Other than that, Eva couldn't help but notice how she had been seeing less of Olivia around the villa, which was odd because Olivia wasn't one to hide, although she did remember the deadly look she gave Kai, like he betrayed her in the most unforgivable way.

 

Eva sighed, she didn't even know why she was concerning herself with her brothers affairs and if Olivia heard her thoughts, she knew Olivia would fall over from laughing so hard then smack some sense into her.

 

Kai and Olivia hated each other. That was that.

 

 

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Ozuma knocked on the door twice and waited, his sharp teal eyes staring at the familiar door for a split second, before it opened and reveal Ray's signature smile.

 

They firmly shook hands, “Dude, you pierced both your ears.”, were the first words that left Ray's mouth.

 

Ozuma chuckled “so did you.”

 

Ray stepped aside so he could enter, “so, your actually back.”

 

“Yea man, I'm finally home.”

 

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Zuba.