Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ That's Life ❯ Chapter 8

Phoenix2185-  hey guys, im back again with another installment of 'That's Life'. I don’t have much to say really, so let’s get on with it I guess     Disclaimer- Disclaimer- I do not own any of the characters from beyblade. Leah Khalor belongs to Morgan, Toni Hikaru LaVelle belongs to Bed ‘N’ Breakfast and Alicia belongs to herself. Riley Volkov and Elair and Sarwin Althalus do belong to me though.   Chapter 8             &n bsp; I sighed contently into Ozuma's chest. It's Saturday night and here I am over at Ozuma's watching 'A Cinderella Story'. It's not the best movie in the world but Chad is defiantly looking fine. The last few days I have been giving Leah the cold shoulder for that very unfriendly prank that she had pulled on me. I couldn't really think of anything bad enough to get back at her, so I just tried to ignore her. Easier said than done. She had begged and pleaded so much that I could almost predict the next whine before it came out. She said she was sorry about 10, 000 times and it's pretty hard to ignore her all day when she's giving me those puppy eyes of hers, so I finally forgave her. She was happy after that. Hell I even congratulated her on the creativity of the lovely prank that she pulled off. It was pretty good for an armature.             ; Unfortunately for me, I could not avoid Kai for the whole week and he did something that I would rather not talk about that ended me up in detention. When I was heading towards the detention room, which some of the people I know call it my ‘second home’; he was standing in the hall with a smirk on that annoyingly sexy fa… woow, hold up. Where the HELL did that come from? I curled up my face. How the hell could I think that Kai Hiwatari is sexy?             “What’s wrong?” I looked up at Ozuma.             “Nothing, I just had a very disturbing thought that I would like to erase from my memory. OH! Hahahahaha look, Hillary just ran into the locker hahahaha!”          &nbs p;  “Ah man, I missed it.” He continued to mumble about how he hated Hillary and wanted to see her run into a locker. I was enjoying his sense of loss so much that I didn’t bother telling him that he could rewind it to see the part that he missed. Now, back to the where I was before that thought entered my mind. He had had a smirk on his face and said- “We’re not even close to being even, Riot.” Ya, I really am scared now.             “Where is every one else tonight? I thought you guys hung out on Saturdays?”          &nb sp;  “We usually do, but Salima had to work tonight and I wanted to hang out with you. Everybody is probably over at the diner where she works; we can go over if you want?”           &n bsp; “No, that’s ok.” I yawned as I settled back into his chest. Then I remembered something and sat back up.             “Ozuma?”              “Ya?”          &nb sp;  “What are you doing next Friday evening?” I asked him. It was worth a shot. The worst he could say is no, right?             “Nothing much. We get the whole day off from school because of some kind of teachers meeting. So I won’t be doing anything all day. Why?” he asked as he glanced at me from the television.           &nb sp; “Well, the school is having a dace and it’s mandatory. Unforunatly. That and it’s formal. I was wondering if you would want to come with me. If you want to of coarse, you don’t have to.” He smiled. That’s good right?             “Sure, I’d love to come with you. What time does it start?” YES!             “It starts at eight sharp and the doors close at eight thirty.”              “Ok, so I’ll pick you up around seven thirty, ok?” I nodded my head and got comfortable yet again. I now have a date for the dance.            &n bsp;     At the Diner Unknown’s POV           &nb sp;     I sat there at the green booth looking back and forth at the two tired males on either side of me. It didn’t help that the cousin of my boyfriend was in a pissy mood. Apparently from what I’ve heard from my informational boyfriend, his cousin can get easily pissed off, especially when he’s tired…lucky me. I sighed as I studied my blond headed boyfriend. He really did look beat. He was sitting there with his arms crossed over the table with his head resting on them. His white tee shirt and turquoise and black vest were all rumpled up from a few days of driving.             “Miguel, you really should get something to eat. If you don’t, then you’ll waist away to nothing, then I’ll have to go to the trouble of finding a new better looking boyfriend.” He knew I was just joking, it’s just the way I am.             “No, I’m fine Alicia. Thanks anyway. Hey man, you want anything? You’ve been driving longer than me.” He asked his exhausted cousin. From the first time we met I could tell that I was not going to get along with Tala Volkov, and I was right. He was nothing but a cocky big shot that thought he was everything. But… I could tell he cared about his sister.             “No, I don’t want anything to eat; I want to find my sister. Where the hell could she be? She wasn’t at dads and he doesn’t know where she is. She has to be somewhere here. She can’t be back in Bakuten.” He rubbed his hand over his face. “I just don’t know where to look next.”           &n bsp; “Don’t worry Tala. We’ll find the little runt.” It seems that name-calling in my b/f’s family is a sign of affection. If that were the same with me, I would care for A LOT of people. (AN lol does anyone get that? Lol)   In The Next Booth Over Kane’s POV           &nb sp;     “Ah man, my face is killing me.” Michael whined for the hundredth time. You’d think he’d just go get an ice pack, the big wimp.            “Oh, shut up Mike, it serves you right. I told you before that Kui Kui has a boyfriend and to keep your hands to yourself. Your lucky all she did was slap you.” Salima warned as she set our glasses of cokes in front of us.             “It’s not just from that, I got slapped earlier too.” By now, he had caught the attention of the people from a couple of groups, including the one right beside us.             “Dare I ask by whom?” I inquired as I took a drink.             “Riley. I was just foolin’ around. She just smirked at me, said I reminded her of some guy from back home then slapped me one across the face. Holy fuck, did you know that she can slap? Christ, it just stopped stinging, then your friend over there had to go and slap me in the same spot.” He continued his complaining when the people from the booth beside us stood up and walked up to us. The one leading the other two looked really familiar, but I couldn’t place his face. Speaking of his face, he looked pretty pissed off at something. I gasped in surprise as the new guy grabbed Michael (Who happened to be at the end of the booth) by the collar of his shirt and picked him up about an inch off the floor. Joseph and I stood up, ready to help our friend, when he spoke. “Were you talking about Riley Volkov?” his voice was low and dangerous. A small squeak came out of Michael before he vigorously nodded his head. The guy’s eyes narrowed. The blond that was with him cleared his throat. “Ummm, you’ll have to excuse my cousin. He’s not in the best of moods.” He then turned to his pissed cousin. “Man, let em’ go.” The red headed one didn’t listen, he just tightened his grip. I was about to go over to help, when the girl they were with spoke up. “Dude, fuck off and let the dick head go. They can’t tell you anything if start a fucking fight. Shit man, you’re stupider that I thought. If you keep this up, you don’t deserve to find her. Now, do as I say and let dick head go or I’ll get the tough looking blue headed guy to make you let him go.” She said as she pointed over towards me. She had me totally shocked. I’ve never heard a girl talk like that before. Who were these guys? The red head glared at the girl before growling and throwing Michael back in the booth. He then turned his glare to the nearest person who just happened to be my shocked sister. “Where can we find her?” of coarse, my lovely sister wasn’t going to give in easy.  “Who wants to know?” Salima can’t you for once keep your mouth shut? I thought to myself. “I’m her brother, now where the hell is she?” Wow, her brother? Now I see the resemblance. He has the red hair, and his face is sorta shaped likes hers. Their eyes are completely different though. “Well, why didn’t you just say that in the first place instead of traumatizing Michael, which I thank you for doing by the way.” Now he was the one to look shocked. “I’m Salima, you must be Tala?” he nodded dumbstruck. “You are going to be in a lot of trouble when you find her. Now, I do believe that she’s at Ozuma’s isn’t she Miriam?” The greened haired girl looked up from her book at the mention of her name. She obviously didn’t give a rat’s ass if Michael got the shit beat out of him.    “Ya, she said something about them watching a movie or something and staying the night.” She answered before going back to her book. The girl that was with Tala and his cousin, which I could now see was quite tall and had shoulder blade length dark brown hair with red and purple streaks, smirked. “You do know that the girl dies in the end eh?” she asked Miriam who looked up and glared at her. “Thanks a lot. You just ruined the whole thing.” Great, now she would be in a bad mood for a wile. Just Great. The other girl just kept on smirking. “You’re welcome.” She said just a little bit too happy for my liking, before the blond cousin scowled at her and grabbed her around the waist, pulling her back so she wouldn’t cause more trouble. “Who is Ozuma?” Tala asked with a suspicious look on his face. I really hope he isn’t a brother like I am and doesn’t like guys dating his sister or Oz is in big trouble. “Oh, Ozuma is Riley’s boyfriend. He’s also my cousin. Your sister is really cool; she even likes anime just like we do.” A storm cloud crossed over Tala’s face. “Where can we find this Ozuma?” Uh oh. Before I could warn my dear sister, she had already blabbed out Ozuma’s address. Tala mumbled his thanks before him and his followers left the diner. “Smooth going sis.” I said sarcastically as I sat down. “What did I do now?” she asked impatiently. “You just killed Oz. I can tell that that guy is really protective of Riley; he’ll probably go and kick the shit out of Oz for being with his sister. But hey, good intentions right sis?” she gave me a dirty look before stomping off to serve some new customers that had come in.     Going up the Driveway at Ozuma’s   Tala’s POV     I growled as I stormed up the driveway. I’m gone for a few months and she’s already got a fucking asshole trying to get to her. Well fuck that.    “Tala, calm down for Pete’s sake before you have a heart attack.” Miguel has decided to come along to keep a fight from breaking out. Alicia had decided to stay in the car since this wasn’t, as she had put it, ‘Her problem’. “I am calm. I’m going to go in, warn this guy not to touch my sister, then I’m going to…” “You’re going to what? Bring her out to stay all night in your cramped little car. Or take her back to your fathers. Did you ever think that she might be over here for the night to get away from your father and his girlfriend? What are you going to do Tala? Do you ever actually think? Don’t answer that. You just stay behind me and let me do the talking so that you won’t screw it up. Ok?” I sure do have a bossy family. I sighed. “Fine then. Just hurry the fuck up.” I growled as he rang the doorbell. A few moments later, a guy with red and gray hair answered the door. I clenched my jaw and closed my fist, trying to get a hold on my breaking temper. “Hello, can I help you?” he asked with a confused look on his face from not knowing who we were. Miguel spoke up. “Yes, actually, you can. My name is Miguel Volkov (AN his dad and Riley’s dad are brothers). I’m Riley’s cousin. I was wondering if she was here.” How the hell could he be so calm? I sighed. Maybe I was being a little over reactive. “Ya, she’s here. Hold on a sec.” He turned away from the door and yelled down the hall. “RILEY!!” A muffled ‘what’ could be heard coming back down the hall. “THERE’S SOME GUYS HERE TO SEE YA!” he turned back to us as complaining could be heard from behind him. “Sorry if she’s a little cranky, she was half asleep. Oh, here she is.” He said as he stepped back from the door to reveal a sleepy looking Riley wiping the sleep out of her eyes. I smiled at her. “Hey Tiger.” She looked up in shock. “Tala?!”       Riley’s POV     I growled as I trudged down the hall. Who the hell would be looking for her here at Ozuma’s at this hour? ‘Holy fuck I’m tired’ I thought to myself as I came up behind Ozuma and wiped the sleep out of my eyes. “Hey Tiger.” A familiar voice said from in front of me. Shocked, I looked up. “Tala?!” tears sprung to my eyes and for once I didn’t care if anyone saw. I choked out a smile before latching my arms around his neck in a hug. I felt him sigh into my neck and I could imagine the smile on his face. How dare he be smiling! He left me alone all summer and had mom, dad, and I worried sick about him. I jerked back away from him and gave him my best glare before slapping him. His head whipped to the side from the force of the hit. I was mad. I heard Ozuma gasp and start towards me before someone stopped him. Whoever it was knew that this was between Tala and me. His head stayed where it was as he stared down at the ground. “I suppose I deserved that didn’t I?” he mumbled. I continued to glare at him. “You deserve a lot more than that. Why the hell did you leave!? Where in Gods name did you go?” By now, I was sobbing as I tried to control myself. “You left me all alone Tala. You left me to deal with mom and dad all alone. And every day someone would ask ‘Oh, where’s Tala?’, or ‘Isn’t Tala back from vacation yet?’ Not once did someone ask me if I was alright, or why I seemed so down. No, correction, one person did. And do you know who it was? It was Kai! My worst enemy and he was the once asking what was wrong with me!” I fell down on my knees fully crying now. Tala came over to me and dropped down to his knees and tried to hold me again. I shook my head and pounded my fist against his chest. “NO! I don’t need you now! Go away! Just… go away…” he wrapped his arms around me trying to calm me down. I grabbed onto his shirt and cried for I don’t know how long. When I finally started to calm down, Tala pulled away and brushed my tears away. I could tell by his eyes that he was really truly sorry for what he did. “Riley, I’m sorry I left, I really am (AN lol I realize now that they don’t really sound like brother and sister, but they are!), but I couldn’t handle it. I’ve always been close to dad, and you know that. And then when they went and said that we would only be seeing him on the weekends, I got mad and left. You were stronger than me, and I knew you could handle it. I was weak and left. I’m nothing but a coward. But God Riley, I’m sorry. Please forgive me? Besides, if I hadn’t left, you wouldn’t have met that guy over there would you?” I let out a small laugh. He always saw the humorous sides to things. “I forgive you Tala. I’m sorry too.” I wiped my tears away and stood up. I held my hand down to help him up and he accepted. “Well, now that you too are talking again, don’t I get a hello or something?” a new voice said from behind. I turned around to see who the oddly familiar voice belonged to, and I was yet again surprised. It was my favorite blond headed cousin. “Miguel!” I put a big grin on my face and went over to give him a big hug too. “It’s so good to see you again. But…if you don’t mind me asking, why are you here?” “I guess I’m the major guilty one here as I was the one that was hiding Tala. Then, the other day he got up and said come on Miguel, we’re going back. So I packed some stuff, picked up my girlfriend and we started off to here.” “But what about school?” it was his turn to grin. “I figured I’d stay and finish school here with you guys, and my girlfriend agreed.” “You keep saying you have a girlfriend, where is she?” I asked as I looked around. The only others I saw were Tala standing there and Ozuma leaning against the door frame with a confused look on his face. “She’s in the car. She said this was family business and she didn’t want to get in the way.” “By the way, Ozuma, this here blond head is Miguel, my cousin. And this idiotic red head is my brother, Tala. Guys, this is Ozuma… my boyfriend.” I could see Tala stiffen as he examined Ozuma. “How old are you?” came the first question from my favorite over protective brother. “I just turned 18 not too long ago.” Was it just me, or did Oz seem a little nervous? Goodie, I’ll be able to use this against him in the future… if Tala approves. He nodded his head. “You better not try anything with my sister or you’ll have to deal with me, got it?” “Tala! God, cant you ever keep your big trap shut?” for some reason this made Miguel laugh. I gave him an inquiring look.  “Sorry, but I think the answer to that is no.” I also laughed. Then something occurred to me. “Do you guys have a place to stay tonight?” Miguel looked at Tala before looking back at me and shaking his head no. “Oz, do you think it would be ok if they stayed the night here? If not, we can always send them away and I really don’t think that I would mind.” They knew I was kidding though because I was trying not to laugh. “Sure. I don’t mind. So there will be 5 of us then?” Tala nodded his head. I let out a growl. “Miguel, why don’t you introduce me to your girlfriend? I’ve been surrounded by guys all day and I think another female around would be good.” Tala let out a snort. “That thing he calls his girlfriend is no female. It’s more like the monster from hell.” He let out a shiver. Cool, a girl that Tala is afraid of. “I heard that Pinocchio.” Pinocchio? What the hell? I turned around to see where the insult had come from only to come face to … well, not face. “Hey, I’m Alicia.” I stepped back and looked slightly up. Standing there with a smirk on her face was a 5’ 11” girl with medium length dark brown hair with red and purple streaks. Cool. “Hey, I’m Riley.” I introduced myself as I held out my hand. She shook it. “How the hell do you put up with this pointed noised freak everyday? He’s nothing but a major pain in the ass if you ask me.” I laughed out loud. I seem to be doing that a lot of lately. “With great difficulty. I take it you must be Miguel’s girl?” her smirk widened. “Nah, I consider him my guy. Girls shouldn’t be thought as objects. I say: let the guys have a taste of their own medicine.” “Well put. I think we’ll get along just fine.” I said as we looped arms and pranced into Oz’s house like we owned the place. “I told you I would be a bad idea bring her. I thought they were bad enough by themselves now you went and put them together. Congratulations Miguel, you’ve just signed the death warrant of the world. Lord have mercy!” he said the last part to the sky like he was praying. “Oh shut up Tala.” Came mine and Alicia’s reply from down the hall.                 ;     Phoenix2185- well, there ya go. Talk atcha’s later       R&R plz             & nbsp;                           &nb sp;                         &nb sp;                         &nb sp;                          &n bsp;             &nb sp;              ;