Prologue

It was a rainy afternoon as a young girl awoke in the hospital. Her emerald eyes stared lazily at the white ceiling. She was ghostly pale from being inside too much. Her shoulder-length, silver hair was frizzy from her sleep. A drip full of blood was attached to her left arm. An oxygen mask was over her mouth to help her breath easier.

"Leaf Kihaku Silver," shouted her frantic mother the second she was awake, "just what the hell did you think you were doing?!"

Her mother, sitting in a chair on her left side, always wore a navy blue uniform from working in the Marine Corps. Her brown eyes were always so bright with cheer and happiness. Now having just come from a ball, she was wearing a black dress, a pearl necklace and earrings, a golden watch, and her waist-length, red hair was up in a bun with eyes so full of worry.

"Now, now, Salima," began her father in a calm tone before her mother interrupted.

Her father, sitting as well in a chair on right, was also always wearing the same uniform. His once bright, hardy, dark blue eyes were now dim and filled with despair. He was wearing a navy blue suit with a red tie and his blue hair head still spiked like when he was a kid.

"Don't you 'now, now, Salima' me, Kane!" half-shouted Salima as she held up her navy blue purse as if she was ready to hit him. "This is your fault that she was even in the hospital!"

"I didn't know until Cobalt called when I was at the airport!" shouted Kane as he stood up with his fists clenched.

"Stop fighting," said Leaf barely above a whisper as she tried to move.

"You're a liar!" yelled Salima as she threw her purse at him.

"I'm telling you the truth!" yelled Kane as he ducked to avoid the purse.

"Stop fighting," whispered Leaf, her voice still weak.

"ENOUGH ALREADY!!" screamed her brother as he hit both parents with the purse.

Leaf's brother was ten years older than her with a desire to care for her. He would take her anywhere she wanted to go and Beyblade with her everyday. His dark blue hair had red highlights throughout his hair. His arms were corded from workouts, and his sapphire blue eyes were filled with worry as well as showed his annoyance. He was wearing a blue shirt and black pants covered in bread crumbs from working in the kitchen at Sonic.

"This is both your faults!" half-shouted the boy from a chair on the right side of the bed next to Leaf's side but well away from his mother.

"Cobalt," whispered Leaf as her brother held her right hand in his hands, "make them leave. I don't want to speak to them if they keep fighting like this."

"I'll leave," said Kane as he became calm again. He kissed Leaf's forehead before walking away as he said, "Bye, Leaf."

"Bye, sweetie," said Salima before she kissed on the forehead as well and leaving.



"Where am I, Cobalt?" asked Leaf as she stared at the ceiling.

"The hospital," said Cobalt as he let go of her hand. "You've been in the hospital in a coma for over a year now. Mom and Dad were beginning to think that you would never give up. Also…"

"What is it?" asked Leaf as Cobalt pulled out the broken pieces of a green and black Beyblade.

"Your Beyblade was crushed by a truck," said Cobalt as he placed a silver rock with a wolf shaped indention in it, "but I was more worried about you. Today's your fifth birthday. This is your birthday present, so happy birthday, sis."

"Thanks, Cobalt," said Leaf as she looked at the clock on the night stand next to her that read 7:15 P.M. "It's almost 7:30 P.M., so you have leave because visiting hours are almost over. Come back and visit me soon, Cobalt."

"Bye, Leaf," said Cobalt before kissing her on the right cheek and left.

She laid there forever with her eyes closed before looking at the clock that now read 11:59 P.M.

I wish I wouldn't have to choose between my parents ever again! thought Leaf when the clock read midnight as she finally fell asleep.