Hi and Goodbye

By K-chan^-^

AN: Well this is my first Beyblade fic.. and my second songfic.. hopefully it doesn't suck too much… This is pretty much a Rei/Mariah fic… (don't know her Japanese name so ehn) I don't know why no one likes Mariah.. I think she's cool a bit whiney sometimes and totally in love with Rei (who can blame her??) but she's cool.  R + R please but no flames… if you don't have anything nice or constructive to say don't say anything at all! Oh and the scenes I use here are purely fictional. Mariah's POV and Rei's POV, it sorta switches tenses too, their both 16 in this fic (just pretend =P)…and thanks go out to:

Black Magician Girl, your fic "Once a White Tiger, Always a White Tiger" inspired this, its nice to see there's someone else out there that doesn't hate her =)

Question:  To Yaoi fangirls. My friend asked me why fangirls would wanna pair guys with guys? And asked wouldn't that just make girls have no chance with them since their gay? I wasn't sure how to answer that.. so help me!

Disclaimer: Wah!  If I owned Beyblade then I would own Kai… *drool* I like Kai…And the song belongs to the A-Teens.

I've always wondered what it was that drove you away.  Kevin says I'm obsessed with this idea, but really I'm not.  I was just really hurt when you left.  What normal girl wouldn't be when the love of your life walks out on you and your team?  Stupid Kevin, I bet it was because of him that you left, after all he replaced you.  Now here we are at the Asian tournament with out our best beyblader.

I see you walking down the street
I catch your eye before we meet
But you look down to check your feet

Speaking of you, there you are walking toward me although I doubt you have seen me yet.  My heart starts to pound at the mere sight of you, god your handsome… did I ever tell you that?  Your golden eyes are entrancing, mirrors of your soul.  Your hair is black as ink and looks so soft, I feel the urge to run my hands through it; however that probably isn't a good idea.  If Lee sees me even talking to you he'll freak, I'd probably get kicked off the team for touching you, however tempting it is. 

It's not fair.  Lee knows how I feel about you, yet he still forbad me from seeing or talking to you.  It's like dying a slow, painful death, are you dying too?

Way back, when we were still just kids you use to tell me you liked me.  That cute blush would spread across your cheeks and you would get all shy.  Of course being as young as I was I didn't realize what you meant.

When we were twelve, not that long ago I suppose, you started to back off.  You couldn't be the sweet charming boy I looked up to any more, the other boys wouldn't allow it, instead you became the sweet handsome young man I loved.  Yes, I realize now that it was then that I fell in love with you, unfortunately at the time you were to busy trying to fit in with the other boys that you lost the time you had for me.  I was just a girl, and everyone knows girls aren't allowed to play boys' games. 

Well I showed them didn't I?

I wish I'd say are you okay?
You're looking better everyday
But I just smile and walk away

I hadn't noticed, but you did see me.  I notice now only because you're staring at your feet as you walk by.  Well sort of by, there is about three people between us, it's very crowded here.  You look a bit sad, but better than when I last saw you, on the top of the mountain when I tried to convince you to come back to the White Tigers.  I'll admit, deep in my heart I knew you wouldn't come back – couldn't come back.  But I had to try, at least once more, even if I knew what your answer would be.  No matter if I knew the answer before I asked, well more like begged, it still broke my heart when you turned to me and said you were going back to the Bladebreakers.  You're eyes were filled with regret and worry – you were actually worried about my feelings, that made me feel a bit better and let me know you still cared.  Of course Lee had to show up at that exact moment and ruin everything.  I could have sworn you were going to say something, your eyes were so full of emotion, but then he showed up and ruined it.  Not that I can blame Lee really, he was just looking out for me but I don't understand why he hates you so much.  Can't he see that you had your reasons for leaving?  That you didn't really desert us?  Apparently not.  You've changed since you left us, but it doesn't matter, I'll always love you.  I turn my head and watch you disappear into the crowd, noticing for the first time that your cheeks are tinged with red. I smile and head off to where I'm suppose to be training with Lee.

Why did two lovers
End up like strangers
When did we stop seeing eye to eye?

I think that Lee has noticed my depression.  He keeps frowning at me, I wonder if he knows I'm thinking about Rei?  I shouldn't brood so much, I know it's affecting my team mates.  Kevin the most, I think he likes me, like more than a friend, which is kinda wrong – after all he is only like 11.  Kevin irritates me, but he has a good heart and truly cares for his team, however, he is a bit rash and over emotional.  He also hates Rei.  Unlike Lee, I know why Kevin hates Rei.  He's still young and he idolized Rei, that and he knows Rei hurt me when he left.  I know that sounds really egotistical, but I know Kev likes me and where part of him is celebrating the fact that Rei left (actually thinks he has a chance?) another part of him mourns for me, its kinda sweet when you think about it. 

The Bladebreakers.  Rei's new team, I don't see what's so special about them, of course that probably just the jealous side of me talking.  They must be pretty good, or Rei would have never joined them in the first place.  I've seen them fight but I never really paid much attention, I was always so busy concentrating on Rei and thinking of ways to bring him back to notice their fighting techniques.  I should have been paying attention, I know it will come back to haunt me, but oh well day dreaming of Rei was worth it.

Everyday you took my breath away
But now there's no reply
Only hi, goodbye

I sigh as I flop down on my futon.  What an emotionally as well as physically draining day.  First I saw Rei – which lead to large amounts of brooding, then Lee worked us so hard at practice.  I know we have to work hard to become champions but jeez!

As I'm lying there, my eyes are closed but its obvious I'm not sleeping, I hear footsteps steps approach and someone plunking down on the futon next to mine.  I knew who it was as no one dares sit on the leaders futon – well except maybe me, but then I'm told I'm a bit sassy like that.

"You were thinking about him all day weren't you?"

His voice startles me out of my contemplations.  Slowly I open my eyes and look at him.  The first thing I notice is that he's shirtless, its kind of hard not to notice considering my cushioned head is at eye level with his chest.  His face is confusing, his mouth is set with something between a frown and a scowl and his eyes don't look angry persay, but they definitely don't look very happy.

"Well?"

Damn what is with men and being impatient?  I sigh before responding.  "I don't know what your talking about Lee."

The frown/scowl now turns into a full fledge scowl and he leans in closer to me.  "You know exactly what I mean, don't play dumb with me Mariah."

So the playing dumb act wouldn't work, should have known, Lee was stubborn like that.  "I saw him that's all, I wasn't thinking about him all day." I allowed a sarcastic edge in my voice, maybe that would scare him away.  No such luck.

His eyes narrowed.  "You saw him?  When and where and what did he say?"

I roll my eyes and turn over so I'm facing away from him.  What's his problem?  Its not like I'm a child.  "Yes I saw him Lee.  Before practice, on the street with the food vendors and I didn't talk to him.  You forbad me from talking to him remember?"

"I did it for your own good Mariah, you don't need to hand around with traitors like him."

That did it.  I have heard them call Rei a traitor for the last time.  I whirl on him and glare at him angrily, my face inches from his.  Vaguely I notice his eyes are filled with concern, but I don't pay attention to that, I'm far too full of righteous anger to believe he is just trying to protect me.  "Would you stop calling him that!" I yell, seething.  "Rei left because he felt he had to, that doesn't make him a traitor!"

I think Lee is too surprised to respond.  I know he wants to bring up the fact that Rei did join another team, but I think he is a bit to frightened.  I tend to do that to guys when I get really angry.  I laugh inside my head, Rei used to say I had the temper of a mountain cat, and had the scratch to match.

Thinking of Rei only makes me depressed again.  Sighing I sink back down onto my futon and hang my head.  I don't mean to blow up at my teammates, but sometimes it just goes too far.  Suddenly I feel arms encircling my shoulders and I am pulled onto Lee's lap.  Breaking down I begin to sob onto Lees chest.  I can hear him murmuring soothing words into my ear as he strokes my back comfortingly.

"It's ok Mariah, the pain wont last forever, you'll forget about him soon.  We'll always be here for you."

Why can't they understand that I don't want to forget about Rei?

First chapter.. the next chapter will be from Rei's point of view… oh and the spelling of Rei's name I use would be the Japanese spelling ^-^ R +R no flames =)