Falcon and Tiger

Warnings: Nothing really. =/ I\'m kinda rusty, so the quality won\'t be too great. I apologise too. Oh and one swear word in the whole thing.


Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or any of their characters. I also do not own Jann Arden or any of her music and or lyrics.

Chapter 9: Cherry Popsicle

/ I love you more than anything,
I love you more than anyone,
You were the peaches in my cream,
You were my setting sun.

You were my favourite hockey card,
You were my smoking little bar,
You were my cherry popsicle,
You\'ll never ever know.

I was so in love, I lost myself
I was so far gone I could not get out,
I\'ve disappeared, life slipped away
I was so in love with you baby.

You were my chocolate covered heart,
You were my sweetest honey bee,
You were my flashlight in the dark,
You were my cherry tree.

I took you in like oxygen,
I let you drive my brand new car,
You were like no one I’ve ever seen,
Oh baby you became my arms.

I was so in love, I lost myself
I was so far gone I could not get out,
I\'ve disappeared, life slipped away
I was so in love with you baby.

I was so in love, I lost myself
I was so far gone I could not get out,
I\'ve disappeared, life slipped away
I was so in love with you baby.

...

I was so in love, I lost myself
I was so far gone I could not get out.\\

_________________________________________//Chapter 9; Cherry Popsicle


It was morning. Tala and Rei were in the relaxing \' living \' chambers. Rei was reading, curled up in an arm chair, Tala was watching television. There was a tension there. And both found it irritating. The eery tense silence was broken by Bryan\'s icy voice. It came from the hallway.

\'\' What, were you born stupid? Or were you dropped at birth? \'\' Both Rei and Tala peeked to see Bryan towering over a certain much smaller Russian. Ian trembled \'\' L-Look, I’ll replace it..I swe-- \'\' \'\' WITH WHAT MONEY IAN!? YOU DON\'T HAVE A JOB! \'\' The tone and volume in Bryan\'s voice sent a shiver down Rei\'s spine. He remembered good and well that tone of voice.

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\'\' This is the end Rei, and it will be the end. The end of this tournament, your team and of you! \'\'

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Tala noted the shiver and it brought a glimmer in his eye. He\'d have to pay Ian extra for this stunt. It was bringing back not too happy memories for Bryan\'s kitten. He backed away and took a seat. Bryan stormed in and sat down roughly next to Tala. Stealing the remote.

\'\' Hey hey sunshine, I was here first. We\'re watching what I want to watch. \'\' Bryan sneered \'\' I am not watching a mindless cartoon. \'\' \'\' And I don\'t want to watch a horror flick! \'\' Tala retorted back. Then the tug-of-war with the remote control began. Until both teens were rudely interrupted by a disgruntled Chinese. The remote was pulled away, and Rei sat in the middle of both of them. \'\' I\'m the guest, we\'ll watch what I want to watch.\'\' He flicked then turned it to.. \'\' The Powerpuff Girls!? What are you, nine? \'\' Bryan rubbed at his temples. Tala shrugged \'\' I dunno, I kinda like the Powerpuff Girls.. they save the town before bed-time.. now THAT is achievement. \'\'

Both Russians noticed the Chinese squint at the television.. pause, then pout. Tala rose a brow \'\' What the hell is wrong with you? \'\' Rei paused, then mumbled . \'\' I can\'t watch it. \'\' Bryan looked to Rei curiously \'\' What do you mean? Too much violence? \'\' Rei snorted. \'\' Hah hah. No.. I uh.. \'\' he hesitated. \'\' I don\'t understand Russian. \'\'


Tala and Bryan paused. Tala broke into laughter while Bryan rolled his eyes. \'\' Well where did you think you were? China? \'\' Then shut his mouth at the glare Rei gave him. Rei hung around Kai too much..he was getting the glare down pretty good. At this point Tala hid the remote, he was going to watch the Powerpuff Girls wether Bryan liked it or not.

Rei got up and was heading to the kitchen. \'\' I\'m going to make some hot cocoa, you two want any? \'\' Bryan shook his head. Tala was about to, when something clicked. He nodded \'\' Yeah, hot cocoa sounds good. \'\' Smiling in spite of himself. This was going BETTER than planned. He was almost giddy.


When Rei left them, Bryan looked about. He then lifted one of the cushions, then sat down again. \'\' Okay..where did you hide the stupid remote. I am not watching that stupid cartoon. \'\' Tala smirked, Bryan didn\'t like that smirk. \'\' I hid it in my boxers. \'\' Bryan scootched further from Tala. \'\' I\'m never touching that remote again..\'\'


Tala didn\'t say anything for awhile, timing something. A few seconds later, after hearing the kettle whistle he scootched closer to Bryan. \'\' Oh come on. \'\' Voice only getting a little louder, hardly noticeable. Another pause, he heard footsteps. \'\' For someone who kissed back so eagerly last night, reaching into my pants to get the remote shouldn\'t be such a big deal. \'\' He waited, hearing the footsteps stop near the doorway.

Bryan of course was oblivious to any footsteps. \'\' It was a mistake. I didn\'t plan on kissing you back. It was a reflex because we were together so long. Don\'t read into it. \'\' \'\' Then why did you look so heart broken when I said I was moving on, hm? \'\' \'\' I was not heartbroken! \'\' Bryan said all too quickly. \'\' Whatever. \'\' \'\' Yeah whatever. Let\'s leave it, I don\'t feel for you anymore Tala. \'\'

Tala could almost hear Rei relax somewhat. The red-head spotted him just entering. He mumbled \'\' Wanna bet.. \'\' Bryan , not seeing Rei, rose a brow. But there was no time to react. Tala pretended to slip off the couch. Bryan went to grab for him, and this is where everything went down hill. The sly red head maneuvered himself so it looked like Bryan pushed him onto the floor. And when both bodies hit the ground, Tala kept his neck arched so on impact their lips were crushed together.


A surprised gasp, and a crash. Hot cocoa and broken mugs layed in a heap. Yet no figure was seen. Except for a flicker of ebony in the hallway, then it was gone. Bryan pushed himself off of Tala and looked up \" Rei!? Fuck! \'\' He glared down at Tala, who was wincing. \'\' Look at what you did! \'\' Tala glared up at Bryan \'\' Your the one who fell ontop of me. I didn\'t do anything, I\'m over you, remember?\'\' He received a frustrated growl from the lavender haired blader and in a matter of seconds he was alone.

\'\' Thi wor working out better than expected.. \'\' Tala slowly stood, brushing himself off. \'\' Ian!? \'\' The short Russian came rushing instantly to Tala\'s aid. \'\' Yes, Tala? \'\' Tala looked down at him and smirked \'\' Clean up this mess, then come to my room. I\'ll give you your money. \'\' Ian nodded and began to pick up the bigger pieces of the broken mugs. He paused then looked up to Tala \'\' So, is everything going the way you wanted
?\'\' Tala stopped at the head of the stairs. Not looking back, a wild grin forming, eyes flashing. \'\' Even better. \'\'

End of Chapter 9 \\\\_____________________________________________________

A/N: >>; PLOT TWIST. mrowr. I\'m sorry that this is so short. But I’m still kinda depressed and this was rushed. And also I wanted to see if people were still interested in this story. If not I\'ll stop writing it.