Where the Road Begins
A Beyblade Fanfiction
Produced by: Angel del Silencio

Chapter 1: Only One Road

"I don't know what I'm going to do with you Yuriy. This was your last chance and you blew it!" said his social worker in frustration as he threw his hands up in the air in defeat. Sighing, the social worker looked at the red-head seated in front of him. "The Olevsky's were willing to give you another chance and you blew it. What am I going to do with you?" he asked as he massaged his temples.

"Take me to jail! I don't give a shit!" the red-head said as he glared at his social worker.

Social Worker Yerik Nenov stared at the young 'delinquent' before him. He had meet Yuriy after he had been caught stealing at the age of ten along with his friend Bryan. Yerik had been called in by the police and ever since then he became Yuriy's social worker, trying to find a suitable home for the young boy yet all his efforts would prove futile. No sooner would Yuriy get a foster home than he was asked to be taken away. 'He's too difficult to handle; He doesn't obey the rules' would always be the reasons given.

"No," Yerik said as he stood up and retrieved a folder from his file cabinets at his right, "I'm giving you one last chance Yuriy. One last chance. I won't send you to a foster home, not this time." he said as he looked up to see the indifference in the red-head's eyes.

Yerik knew Yuriy Ivanov had had a difficult past. Abandoned by his mother at a young age and left with an abusive alcoholic father had hardened the young boy. Yuriy had run away at the age of seven and met Bryan Kuznetsov in the cold streets of Russia, where they lived and stole for a living.

"The judge gave you a choice Ivanov." Yerik begun as he looked for a response from the red-head only to receive none, "you can choose to go to jail or to the BBA Youth Sanctuary in Bakuten, Japan. It's your choice."

Yuriy scoffed as he looked at Yerik. "But I will decide for you. I don't want to see you in jail Yuriy. So I've decided that you will go to the BBA Youth Sanctuary. We leave tomorrow for Japan. I've already called and they will be welcoming us tomorrow evening. "It might surprise you to find that Bryan is there also." Yerik said as he watched Yuriy's eyes flash. Both friends had been separated after the police caught them. Bryan had been taken by a different social worker and Yuriy had not seen him since then.

"You may stay in the building for the night. Your room is already prepared. We leave tomorrow first thing in the morning." and with that said Yuriy stood up and walked out Nenov's office.

AN: This was to be a TalaxHiromi. I never went more than this.. and it's been a couple of years...so there really is no hope for this one as well. The BBA Youth Sanctuary was where he would meet Hiromi, Kai, Max, Tyson and Rei. All of who had been in the Sanctuary for a while due to either eating disorders or drugs. There was going to be some mystery as something happened but I never figured out exactly what. Oh Well.