Author: Aero'Phoenix
Rating: M-rated
Warning: Language, Violence e.t.c
Author Notes: I love these notes you know, they take off all the tension from having to write some cool stuff. Oh yeah and not to sound like I'm blabbering or anything, there is a point to this… Being that this is my first fiction 'story' in general and to be quite honest, I'm only doing this as a means to correct all the horrific mistakes and gaps Bakugan's plot constantly seem to throw in.
On a side note, I notice that there isn't really that much of a fan base in this section as Bakugan's plot was in all honesty(Which is what I'm known for), messed up. But hey! I wouldn't be making this if I didn't see the potential in the characters I could work with now would I? Now on with the story!...
Also note that the chapters are being rewritten in order to make things more understandable for the audience. Read and Reiview!
Disclaimer: I do not own Bakugan… If I did, then Dan and Runo would've gotten together a looooooooooooong time ago!
Chapter 1- Unlikely Encounters
. . .
Between Worlds- Vestroia
A tense silence had hung around the six entities, causing internal debates to take place within the depths of their sanity at the recent disturbance revolving around what had reluctantly brought them all together, once again.
Something none of them were all too fond of.
The disturbance being the cause to one of the most illustrious worlds to ever exist, one that was comprised of mythical creatures gradually departing from a realm that was falling apart.
Vestroia.
These mythical creatures were known as Bakugan.
Due to this disturbance, they were never to return without a means for transportation. Transportation that they, unfortunately, didn't have.
This was due to a source recently generating an immense amount of power by a means unknown.
The power generated came from something known to many as infinite, yet its true origin and whereabouts were known only to a select few who still admitted to knowing little to nothing about its past, let alone how it was created.
No one, not even Frosch, had dared to mutter a single syllable as questioning stares and glances filtered the space around them. They found that they could only murmur and mutter incoherent babbles and grunts of distress at the source of their concerns.
The source being…
The Infinity and Silent core…
"We have a problem…"
The Lord of Pyrus-space, Apollonir, gazed tensely at the audience around, his stance rigid at the thought of the dire future to come. "A problem that could endanger the very lives of the Bakugan we were entrusted to protect."
They all knew that the two cores were the only things that had the power to shake them to such a grave extent, which was rare due to the fact that they themselves, the Legendary six Lords of Vestroia, were of immense power. Power so immeasurable in fact, that it contributed to their incredibly long life span.
"I believe we already know of what is to come if we do not act quickly." Spoke the rather gentle yet stern voice of the Haos Lord, Lars Lion.
"The repercussions would be devastating." Agreed Frosch, being the oldest out of the bunch, which also earned him the esteemed title of the most-wisest among them as well. The Aquas Lord's tone gave off a sense of foreboding in his next statement, "The lives of not only the Bakugan but also that of the humans would be at risk."
"My only concern revolves around my fellow Bakugan." Spat the Lord of Darkus-space, Exedra. "Those humans could be left to perish for all I care."
Lars eyes widened at the outburst whilst Apollonir's darkened in what appeared to be rage. "Need I remind you that we, the legendary Lords of Vestroia, are the guardians of all Bakugan and as such should protect them, even if it means accepting those who choose to bond with 'those' humans, Exedra." He growled the last part acidly.
Exedra caught onto the venom in Apollonir's tone and glared fiercely. "And in what way does that involve us protecting these meekly humans?"
Apollonir's lips parted to snarl at the stubborn Bakugan before Clayf decided to interject, thus stopping the potential conflict the two Lords would find themselves willing to partake in.
"It is quite simple, Exedra. As we speak, the humans are engaged in a 'game' which utilizes the Bakugan as a means for battle. This at first glance could be seen as cruelty towards the Bakugan if not for the fact that the dimension they warp into apparently heals all injuries inflicted after the battle. That and the fact that the Bakugan are willing to partake in these battles for reasons unknown, though this does seem to prove that they are willing to go through that pain in order to bond with these humans."
It seemed that he had the undivided attention of all the Lords present so he moved to continue. "Now seeing as it is the choice of the Bakugan to live such a life, it only leaves us with the conclusion that there is somewhat potential within these humans. Potential that the Bakugan clearly see, which leads me to believe that if at some point we want to stand any chance at stopping the oncoming threat the cores pose… then we will need the help of these humans."
An immediate silence filled the room. Exedra could only stare blankly at the Lord of Subterra before suddenly bursting out in laughter, mocking the now infuriated Clayf.
"How foolish of you all! To believe that a simple card game would bring about an end to our problems! What made you all, in your right minds believe, that the enemy would just standby and wait patiently for a human to invoke the abilities of a Bakugan through the use of these magical cards that would ultimately lead to its demise?" Apollonir prepared to retort before feeling a slender hand place itself onto his clenched fist. He looked up into the calm eyes of Lars which had the desired effect of easing his nerves.
Exedra sneered when the Pyrus Lord's eyes reluctantly turned back to regard him, allowing him to continue. "Now let me ask you this, my fellow brethren. Would it not be simpler to, oh I don't know, disobey the rules of this game and kill off the source of the Bakugan's manipulated power, in other words, these humans?"
Once again, a collective silence ate at the room, causing the Darkus Lord to grin smugly as those around him seeming to finally understand the weight of his words. "Having made my point clear, I suggest we-"
"I have a proposal." Apollonir interrupted, much to Exedra's displeasure, "One that would likely be able to fix that glitch."
There was a pause, which then led to a few silent moments.
"You do?"
Apollonir turned to regard Oberus, the Ventus Lord's inquiry. He noticed the curiosity within his eyes as he finally made a move to speak.
"Yes." Apollonir answered. "Yet…"
Oberus's eyes flashed with something reminiscent to appraise at Apollonir's withdrawal. He quickly hid his surfacing doubt, wanting to give his comrade a chance at convincing the others present.
"If executed incorrectly… It may also come at a grave risk. That risk being the death of both humans and Bakugan alike. Now before you come raining down on me with retorts, I'd like to add that this is the only way for us to defend the Bakugan without having to physically get involved. Something I'm sure most of you understand that cannot afford to happen as there are consequences to such actions…"
The group grew silent at the Pyrus Lord's grim words. They understood the consequences as none could afford for a time as such to come to that, yet it still left room for doubt as most found it hard to make a choice.
Lars, along with Clayf, felt a shimmer of hope at the idea.
Frosch, along with Oberus, felt somewhat reluctant to the proposal yet understood that Apollonir would only take such risks if in fact, it was the best shot they had at surviving.
Exedra could only curse as he felt that this was a waste of time. He found himself listening in though, if only to prove how this all would blow up in their faces.
Apollonir eyed the other Lords before him. Sucking in a quick breath, he exhaled heavily, closing his eyes momentarily before slowly letting them open to reveal a stare filled with resolve.
"I propose… We form a Seal."
…
An alarm clock could be heard ringing, followed off by a sluggish groan that came out muffled due its current source being wrapped around in a tangled bunch of large sheets covering the bed.
'It's Monday already? Just my luck…'
A hand shot out to grab the pestering alarm before proceeding to send it crashing against the wall near the computer.
A boy with auburn hair let out a content sigh as he began removing the tangled layers of sheets around him. He jumped out of bed to stretch out his arms. "I still can't believe it's Monday! Man does this bite."
He then walked up to his computer, yawning while pressing the on button of the monitor case. He found himself waiting for the desktop screen's flash to appear. 'Okay, let's check out how high my ranking number is.'
After a few seconds went by, the desktop flashed on followed off by the cheesy windows music that signified that he could now use his computer. The first thing he did was go online to check out the Bakugan site for his rank number on the brawler list. He gaped at what he saw.
'120! Talk about kicking it up a notch!'
An ear splitting grin made its way onto his face as he pumped his fist into the air. "Wait until the guys get a load of this."
A Window suddenly pop up the screen, much to the boy's displeasure as it blocked out the list of rankings he was so immersed in checking out.
"Well guess who decided to wake up on a Monday morning, what's up Dan? Alarm clock got you whipped? "
Said boy paused to take in the features of the girl in front of him as he was eyeing the desktop curiously; she had light blue hair that was tied up in two pony tails while having a yellow tank top shirt on, her skin was light, close to being pale even. Dan noticed that the lower line of clothing she had on couldn't be seen due to the camera being set in line with her face.
This girl was none other than Runo Misaki.
He quirked an eyebrow, "… Runo?"
She smiled smugly. "The one and only."
Dan seemed to recover from his momentary lapse as he then glared at her. "Runo! Get your stinking pop up outta my face! I'm try'na check out the world rankings over here!"
Runo kept his glare with just as much enthusiasm. "Like you've gotten anywhere! You should be grateful someone like me chose to even talk to you today!"
Dan snorted, using his index finger to rub at his nose. "Yeah right, do you know who you're talking to right now? At this very moment? He is none other than Dan Kuso! The greatest brawler alive!"
Runo felt the need to burst his stuck up bubble, interjecting dully, she said, "Yeah right, you've still got him to take out and we all know how that's not gonna happen." She smirked as she noticed the irked expression on Dan. "And even after that failed attempt blows up in your face, you'll be put up against the future greatest female brawler to ever exist, me!"
A long moment passed by as Dan stared blankly at his computer screen. He then proceeded to fall down whilst erupting with laughter. Runo fumed while pouting, a light blush tainting her cheeks. "What's so funny moron!?"
Dan got up while rubbing a tear in his left eye. "You should've seen the look on your face when you said that, priceless!"
Runo grit her teeth, still glaring, as she huffed while turning to look away. "Oh shut up already! I'm logging out to go get ready for my new school, see ya later moron!" The pop up window closed shortly afterwards.
Dan took awhile to let the information sink in. He had to go to school today… He had to go to school TODAY!
Dan's voice rose, along with his frustration. "AH MAN! I'm a Bakugan Brawler for crying out loud! I don't need SCHOOL!"
The door to his room had suddenly flung open to reveal a slightly taller female with auburn, shoulder length hair, dressed in a obsidian colored t- shirt, with matching tight shorts while wearing red sandals.
This woman was none other than Miyoko Kuso, Dan's mom.
"Good morning dear, I couldn't help but overhear you ranting about something involving school." She smiled a tad bit too innocently. "Care to share your thoughts?"
Now Dan knew when coming to social interactions, that he was no genius, far from it, but he certainly wasn't dumb in that department either. He could tell by the tone his mom was using that there were some dark intentions revolving around his well being hidden that was involved.
He recalled the rare times his dad would sit down with him to have a one on one on these kinds of things, also recalling how he had gravely been forewarned on one of the smile's his mother was currently spotting and if he were stupid enough to even make one slight mistake with what he was about to say next, his fear of being castrated would most likely be the least of his worries.
He chuckled nervously. "Nothing… Just thinking to myself out loud again about how horrible the disciplinary measures are that came with being late for school, really."
Miyoko walked up to Dan and gave him a hug before pinching at both his cheeks, causing him groan in pain and slight embarrassment. Just because he was twelve doesn't mean his mom had to rub it in by treating him like one.
Miyoko chirped in happily, proud of her son's more matured thinking. "Such a good boy! Well sweetie we won't have to worry about that since mommy's taking you to school today!"
After a few painful seconds of pinching related torture, Dan was able to free himself and took off in a sprint towards his escape in the form of the bathroom. "That's okay Mom!" he yelled. "I've got an awesome bike to get me there."
Miyoko once again chirped in, masking a bit of her confusion.
"Don't you mean your bicycle dear?"
Dan was too preoccupied with setting the bathtub water to hot to actually hear what exactly his mother was talking about. Either that or he just knew how to hide his sweat drop. 'Talk about getting out of that one unharmed, I might just be in lucky today. '
Steam began to form around the room as Dan took in a deep breath. He climbed into the bathtub and leaned back onto the solid crook of the edge. 'Wonder if anything awesome involving brawling will happen today?'
. . .
After having finished bathing, Dan had gone to his room to change into his regular clothes. His upper body attire being made up of a yellow no sleeve under shirt, a short sleeved red jacket top with black pockets on both sides of his chest that stopped at his rib cage and a pair of dark blue fingerless gloves, his lower body attire consisting of a black belt with an iron buckle, red trousers that had two identical circular black ring patterns on each knee and dark blue sneakers with obsidian streaked marks around it.
He went over to his desk to put on his watch and goggles before grabbing his pouch to stock up on some ability cards and Bakugan from his personal favorite stash and firmly securing it onto his belt. Having taken care of that, he went downstairs into the kitchen to snatch up a sandwich and move to leave only for his mother to pull him back by his collar which caused him to let out a strangled yelp as he was forced down a seat.
Miyoko's tone went stern. "Now Daniel" Mrs. Kuso began. "Your father and I have been caught up in a long discussion regarding your 'vast' lack of associates."
Dan started to repeatedly bang his head on the table while letting out a silent groan. 'Not this again…'
"Now honey, as much as we'd like for you to pay attention to your school work, your father and I feel that you should also have a normal childhood."
Feeling the need to cut to the chase and actually get to school (he couldn't believe he'd actually thought that), He decided to interrupt his mother as his head rose from the table, his blank crimson boring into her eyes. "Mom I told you already, I have friends."
Miyoko paused as she realized her son had gotten to her point before she had, which led her to then sigh. "Honey, having a bunch of people pop up on your computer screen doesn't really qualify at this point."
Dan seemed to disagree with his mother's logic. "How doesn't it qualify? We talk about all kinds of things together, argue on what's cool and help each other out with homework, just like friends do." Dan neglected to mention the fact that in the homework department by 'each other', he meant him.
His mom huffed, giving a scolding glare. "And be stuck in that room of yours all weekend like the last time? Who do you exactly think has to clean that mess up before you get back from school today huh?"
Dan felt a slight tint of crimson spread across his cheeks, embarrassed at having forgotten about that small little detail. "I'm sorry mom; I'll start cleaning my room from now on… Could I go now?"
Instead of waiting for his mother's inevitable decline, he chose rather to casually stand up from his chair before dashing out to make a grab for his bike and slam the open door shut. He quickly hopped on and started peddling for his life, keeping his head directed forward in fear of the consequences of being caught looking behind to see the conclusion of his very 'eventful' Monday morning.
. . .
Wardington- Downtown
Dan had been rushing through vehicles stuck in traffic for the past fifteen minutes. Choosing to go through, across and pass by the multitude of them stuck on the road.
He couldn't help but start to feel anxious, "If I don't make it to school on time, that old geezer is gonna have my head." He started peddling faster, turning into an alleyway as a means of using a short cut. He passed by another block before hearing what sounded like someone screaming before hearing the sound get muffled.
Was it just him or did that sound like trouble?
Dan turned back, ignoring the feeling in his gut as he did so, to enter the alleyway he passed by only to go wide eyed at seeing a group of three grown men surrounding what looked like a girl.
One man snickered darkly as he rubbed his hands together. "Well-well-well, looks like we've caught a cute one today boys."
The second nodded in agreement, "Sure have, and she's a feisty one too."
The girl gave a defiant glare as she struggled to move. "Back off you creeps! Let go of me!"
The third out of the bunch seemed amused at her tenacity as he held the squirming girl down. "What's wrong little girl? Haven't been with a real man before?" he tighten his grip on her arms as he got closer to the girl he had pinned under him, the other two following closely behind.
The girl kicked at whatever she could, which worked, seeing as her foot had struck a very delicate part of her attacker's anatomy. The older individual gasped in pain, clutching at his jewels, which allowed the girl a moment to scramble to her feet and step back in fear as she felt herself bump into something solid.
She looked back, only to find a wooden wall.
Her head snapped back to stare at the three grown men, fear clear in her eyes as she realized that she was cornered with no way of escape.
A sudden idea hit her. It was so stupid yet the only pray of a chance she'd get at avoiding being raped. She shuddered.
Looking down her skirt to see her pouch hanging by her side, she slowly willed herself against the fear creeping down her spine, to pull out what appeared to be a black card.
The man that was kicked in the nuts, got up to glare at the girl, cursing under his breath as the pain she had caused was still coursing through his body. "You're going to pay for that you stupid little bitch!" The other two who had surrounded her agreed with that statement, slowly stepping forward in order to recapture her.
Just as the man in the middle, who appeared to be their leader, was about to close the distant on the fear-stricken girl…
A rock flew in, unexpectedly crashing into the side of his head.
He cursed loudly, stumbling back as he clutched to the side of his head where a slight amount of blood was starting to ooze down.
He turned to glare at the direction where the rock came from. "Okay! Who's the dead fuck that did that?!"
Dan, though not visible to the three men, stiffened. What was he thinking just storming into a situation like this with no back up whatsoever from a grown-up? Maybe because he felt he didn't have time to call for help as they were ganging up on that helpless girl?
Then again he didn't have much of a choice as this part of town was notorious for having criminals of all sorts walk the streets, which basically meant average civilians wouldn't have the guts to come help him. Meaning he'd have to either call the police, which would take too long, or go in all by himself. He had to choose the latter as the girl was defenseless and there wasn't enough time!
Even so, what could he do?
He might've been some kid from a rich neighborhood but he didn't plan on being that boy that just walked by when someone was in danger and couldn't do anything about it.
He planned on becoming the greatest brawler alive! So how could he expect to do that if he couldn't even save a helpless girl?
'If I get out of this alive, I am so gonna make that girl buy me lunch later on!' thought a now calmer Dan, resolve clear in his crimson orbs. He reached into his pouch for a Gate Card. Silently praying to whatever god there was out there for this to work and not backfire in his face.
He glared back at the three attackers.
In one hand, Dan now held a stone that he was currently throwing up and catching in mid- air while in the other hand, by the side of his pouch, he held a black card.
"That would be me you douchebag, although being dead in my case is highly unlikely."
One of the other men glared, "You've got a smart mouth for a kid that's about to die."
Dan smirked smugly.
"That's funny, coming from a dude who molests little girls only because he can't get some from women his age." A tick mark appeared on the man's forehead, one Dan ignored as he tried to sound as threatening as his twelve year old self could. "Now I'll only say this once, Let. Go. Of. The. Girl!"
The girl in question turned to look at the voice she found familiar but couldn't quite place. Her eyes widened in shock at seeing the very guy that came to her rescue was none other than Dan. "D- Dan!"
Dan froze, just for a second, as he felt his blood pound in his ears. Turning to look at the girl with the same surprised expression, dread spread through him like an untapped fountain, at the voice he knew could only belong to that one person.
"Runo!"
The three men stared at Dan before looking back at they're young prey, Runo. They all suddenly had predatory grins plastered on their faces as they stared at the little exchange.
One of the men spoke in a sickening undertone, "So you two know each other huh?"
Perfect.
Two of the three men had suddenly lung at Dan, nearly closing the short distance, shouting furiously as profanities left their lips. "You know what! Just for making our boss bleed! We're gonna kick your ass and rape that girl in front of YOU!"
Time had momentarily taken a leave of absence as the words these scumbags had just yelled out, finally set in with the young brawler.
These guys… wanted to rape Runo.
Dan's expression darkened, his hair covering his eyes momentarily as he slowly raised the hand with the black card menacingly. The tension and fear he felt for Runo's life was suddenly consumed with an unbridled urge to do something he couldn't explain. He just wanted to- He just wanted to make them PAY!
A faint glow engulfed the card he held between his fingers, something that went unnoticed by both Dan and the men near him as he, without any trace of emotion, muttered.
"… Field open"
A bright ray of light exploded across the entire area around them, momentarily blinding everyone within range.
After a few seconds or so, the light faded. Dan had his arm slung up to cover his eyes from the bright flash and only after realizing how quiet it was, brought them down.
He blinked.
Right in front of him, from both his right and left, were two of the men who had lung at him, frozen in place with an odd look of rage and surprise on their faces. Dan found this funny for a moment only to shake his head a bit at remembering where he was and what situation he was in.
Something was odd about this. When he had pulled out and activated the Gate Card, he'd expected the surroundings to warp into their familiar blue and take him into that timeless zone of space.
So why was it that instead of that zone, he was now caught in the effects of an Ability Card stopping time before warping the individuals to that other dimension?
"I have no clue as to what's going on right now." He muttered unsteadily, stepping aside to get his bike that was left on the ground. His eyes quickly flashed back with resolve. "But that's not what's important."
He walked over to find Runo, frozen too, along with the leader of these scumbags, in a fear-stricken pose. He noticed that she was gazing at the spot his would be attackers would've had him cornered in if not for the ill prepared plan he had of using the Gate Card to stop time.
Travelling to his side, crimson eyes narrowed at the sick gleam in the older rapist's eyes as he made a move to grab at the unsuspecting girl.
"I want to take you away and run Runo. I really do but…" He gripped at his bicycle in an odd angle, mustering up all the strength he had to lift up his mode of transport and smash it hard against the grown man's skull. "But I can't let these guys get away with trying to hurt YOU!"
The Gate Card pulsed yet again, slowly but surely, time began to move as a bright light erupted.
The light faded a short moment later, only for Dan to seemingly have disappeared, causing the two men to stumble into each other, hard.
One clutched his head in pain, stumbling back. He glanced at his partner.
"What the hell just happened?!"
The other grunted, reeling in from the pain. "How the hell should I know?!"
Both men stopped their bickering to the sickening sound of metal connecting with flesh.
They turned back to gape at the site of their boss on the ground, unconscious and bleeding from a nasty bruise on the head. What shocked them even more was that the auburn haired kid stood over the fallen body with his bike slung by his side in a threatening grip.
Dan turned to Runo, seriousness clear in his eyes. "Use your ability card Runo."
Runo hesitantly stared at the body of the thug on the ground before looking up to Dan with the same level of intensity. She didn't know why but something about Dan seemed different and somehow she trusted in his judgment.
"Okay"
The two street thugs glared at the two, finally recovering from their shock induced glares to lung at the two kids with their fists drawn. "You're both dead!"
Runo seemed to hesitate for a second before looking on to Dan's steely crimson. It seemed to ease her out of her fear as both individual's raised their ability cards towards their would-be attackers' direction.
"Field open!"
The bright light once again engulfed not one but both cards at the command of the Brawlers, the area around them beginning to slow down before warping them into another dimension which was made up of pure cobalt space, having a multitude of vortexes surround them in distant, far off places.
Dan and Runo found themselves standing on nothing, being surrounded by only vast amounts of emptiness.
Dan turned to Runo with a worried expression. "You shouldn't walk around these parts of the city Runo." he wanted to scold her but figured that it wouldn't do anyone any good. He paused to compose himself. Glad that she was safe.
"You okay though?"
She nodded appreciatively, though still slightly shaken up by the terrible experience. "Yeah, thanks for saving me back there."
She paused to take note of the anger in Dan's crimson eyes. Was he angry over her being attacked? Who would've thought he cared about her that much.
She felt her cheeks turn a bit red as she nudged his arm with an elbow. "Hey Dan, you… okay?"
He turned away from her to look out into space. Not sure if Runo should see him like this. He didn't seem to realize that he unconsciously cared about what Runo thought of him as he took a deep breath.
"I'm pissed off right now, the shit those guys said… just makes me wanna take my bike and smash it down they're heads. Over and over…"
Runo grew worried at the tone Dan was using, having rarely ever heard him swear. This wasn't the Dan she'd argue with via Monitor on a day to day basis and that somehow worried her.
"Let it go Dan, you saved me didn't you? And besides, those idiots weren't worth it, I knew they were following me so I'd called the cops a few minutes ago, they should be on their way to cuff those guys before they even know what hit them."
Dan sighed in resignation, feeling sort of at ease. "Your right… I was just mad because they wanted to hurt you." His words made Runo blush incredulously, Dan didn't notice however as something clicked in his head. He grew confused at having suddenly realized something.
"Hey Runo… what exactly are you doing here?"
She blinked, "… What do you mean?"
He turned to her, feeling he'd need to explain more. "As in, what are you doing in Wardington? I don't ever see you around so I just guessed that you lived somewhere else far off across the world."
She smiled. Now it made sense. "Oh that, well my parents relocated here while I was just a little kid because of how good business was doing."
He shook his head in clear confusion at her words. That didn't make sense, how could she have grown up in Wardington if he'd never seen her before. "But then that still doesn't explain why I don't see you around."
She poked him on the chest, clearly annoyed. "Well maybe some of us have jobs on the weekend to get to instead of just hanging around the neighborhood doing nothing but brawl all day… unlike a certain someone I know."
His shoulders sank at the comparison she made. "Didn't think of it that way…"
"Don't worry about it Dan." She chirped in, "With me around, you'll have no problems trying to overload your brain with stuff like thoughts anymore! Isn't that great?"
Dan gave her a dry look, "Not funny Runo"
Runo couldn't help but make fun of him. There was just something about Dan that made her feel at ease with herself. So much that it was able to make her relax and forget about the fear she felt back there.
She found herself giggling for a change. "To you maybe…" Her expression changed into that of a contemplative gaze. "Say, do you remember what direction we were facing when we activated the field again?"
He thought about it for a second before snapping his fingers. "Oh yeah, we were facing East!"
She started walking towards the West, "West it is then."
Dan yelled while stumbling after her, "Hey wait a second, you forgot to tell me when to close up the field! Runo!"
Runo ignored Dan's loud shouts of 'Wait up!' to smile for a second. Dan really was something else wasn't he.
The auburn haired brawler found himself smiling while stumbling after her, whispering low enough so the blunette wouldn't hear.
"At least you're okay… You're still gonna buy me lunch though."
. . .
Afterschool- Wardington Primary
It was around four o'clock in the afternoon when Dan and Runo started leaving the school premise due to them being stuck in detention for arriving late earlier on that day.
They both were currently walking outside the school gates, arguing on whose fault it was for them getting into detention.
Runo stomped onwards, speeding up in an attempt to shake off Dan, "Oh Yeah! Well was I the one who came up with the bright idea to stop for some stupid snack!"
Dan caught up to her, glaring in defiance. Like he'd let her pull off that card!
"Ah come on! I only had one sandwich for breakfast and besides, I wasn't the one hogging all over the food! I swear you took fifteen minutes to finish all that crap up while I was waiting for you outside!"
Runo felt her cheeks burn from the embarrassing fact, pointing an accusing finger at Dan in a declaration. "I refuse to listen to any more of your false accusations, it's either you shut up and give me a ride home or high tail it out of here before I kick your butt so hard, your Dad will have the exact red foot imprints from my shoe by the time you get home."
Dan sweat dropped at the sudden swift of tides, shivering slightly at the crazy look in Runo's eyes when she said 'kick'. "Okay! Okay! No need to pull out the finger, I get it, It was my fault… initially." He whispered that last part.
Runo eyed him suspiciously, "What was that?"
Dan grinned wryly, "Nothing at all Runo, nothing at all"
Dan proceeded to climb on the leather seat of his bike while Runo hopped onto his lap, causing both to blush incredulously before Dan started peddling towards the directions Runo had been yelling at him to take.
This went on for the next fifteen minutes.
Runo turned to look forward, keeping her eyes on Dan for a moment. "You know, now that I think about it, what you did earlier on was really brave, especially for a twelve year old kid."
Dan grinned, keeping his gaze forward. As if! He wanted to pee himself at the beginning. Not that he'd tell Runo that. "It's like I told you before, Dan the man is the greatest brawler alive!"
Runo gave Dan a dry look. "Yeah don't push it little man, that was just a lucky one time off praise, don't be expecting more anytime soon."
Dan's grin never faltered a bit as an amused glint crossed his eyes.
"Of course, I mean because you're just so good at defending yourself against impossible odds, you single handedly fend off a bunch of molesters! And not only that but then after eating to your heart's content, you were able to get some unsuspecting civilian to fork over cash you didn't have!" Dan held off an amused chuckle at the tick mark that had developed on Runo's forehead. "And to simply put it, you could accomplish all of that because you were the greatest female brawler to ever ex-"
Dan was cut off by Runo turning around and giving him a slap to the back of his head, the sound echoing across the street they were on. Dan groaned painfully while clutching the area of his head Runo had hit so hard. 'Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!'
The following minutes were spent in silence, all to Runo's content, which was only disturbed by the occasional grumpy mumbling from Dan. Runo had suddenly ordered Dan to stop in his tracks, causing him to raise a brow as he engaged his brakes, only to take note of Runo hopping off and walking towards the restaurant's glass double door entrance beside them.
Dan hopped off his bike where it then crashed onto the pavement with a 'clang' sound, He grabbed at Runo's wrist, pulling her back towards him which had the girl confused yet flustered at the same time due to the feeling of Dan's fingers on her wrist. "Wh-what are you doing moron?"
Dan sighed at Runo's expression, mistaking the blush on her face to have surfaced from anger at him pulling her back instead of asking for her to stop. Like she'd listen anyway, "Ain't no way in Pyrus-space hell, I'm paying for this next meal Runo, you can eat when you get home for crying out loud!"
Runo stared blankly at Dan for a moment before dragging him into the restaurant which in turn made him grunt in disagreement. "Geez talk about a lack in short term memory, I live here Dan."
Dan was dumbfounded. "You live in a restaurant?"
Runo sighed, noting that Dan's stupidity had reached a new high. "No you dummy, I live upstairs with my parents, they own this restaurant remember? Were you even paying attention to what I was saying in Bakugan space?"
Dan scratched his head while laughing nervously, "You can't blame me for forgetting, that was before school started and we got into a lot of crap after that."
Runo stared at Dan suspiciously yet was unable to form an argument, finding his alibi to be true. "Good point, that Ms. Purdy is one crazy woman."
A voice beamed from upstairs, "Runo honey! Is that you?"
Runo's face grew pale; she quickly grabbed Dan by the collar and dragged him out of the restaurant. "Dan… You need to listen to me carefully… You have to jump on that bike of yours and peddle like you've just dropped your Dad's pudding in front of him!"
Dan sweat dropped at the comparison before growing confused as Runo pulled up his bike in an urgent manner, "Runo, who's exactly upstairs that would have you going stir crazy on me?"
Runo ignored the jab whilst forcing Dan onto his bike before proceeding to slap his back which earned a yelp from the young brawler before he started peddling while Runo yelled at him. "Peddle! Damnit! Peddle!"
Dan was rounding off a corner but paused to give a comical salute before peddling forward and out of sight. Runo had let out a sigh. "*whew* that was a close one."
The glass doors to the restaurant opened up to reveal a tall, slightly over- weight man with darkened blonde hair walk up to Runo before giving her a hug. "How was school my little girl?"
Runo returned the hug with as much enthusiasm. Feeling glad she'd avoided another session of her dad's 'This is my lovely daughter' picture fest. "It was okay Dad" she smiled into the hug. "I met a crazy new friend, kind of an idiot though if you ask me."
Tatsuo Misaki, Runo's father and established restaurant owner pulled back from the hug to give his daughter a perturbed look. "Idiot? For a second there Runo, you almost had me thinking you were talking about a boy."
. . .
Between Worlds- Vestroia
"Interesting…"
Lars seemed to share the same intrigue as her fellow Bakugan watched the crystal orb carefully. "He is a strange one though isn't he, Apollonir?"
The Dragonoid nodded. "That he is."
The two Lords were currently looking into a crystal orb that showcased what appeared to be a boy with familiar auburn, short length hair and crimson eyes, peddling down a street with a grin plastered on his face.
"I wonder if he realizes just what kind of a miraculous feat he was able to pull off earlier today." Apollonir mused. Lars glanced at him for a moment before focusing back to the orb.
"Do you plan on adding him to the list of potentials?"
Apollonir didn't reply. He only seemed to stare even harder at the boy before finally looking back to meet Lars eyes.
"In due time sister, in due time."
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*whew* and we're done for the day, now remember kiddies to read and review! And remember, constructive criticism. By the way, you guys should know that Dan's bicycle will be referred to as bike from now on.
Why you ask? Because no one in the history of fan fiction ever wants to use the word bicycle in more than one chapter in fanfiction, especially since I'm starting with this idea right off the bat!
I really want to update this but then I can't if I don't have any of you loving authors to build up that confidence that just makes you wanna walk up to a teacher and pimp slap the bastard for always being an ass on your grades.
So hopefully this doesn't get cut short or else I'll just have put up with this being a OneShot (Let's hope it doesn't come to that, It's funny how normally when I say that, something bad happens…)
(Please tell me I didn't suck, Please tell me I didn't suck, Please tell ME!)
*whew* That was a good way to let out some steam, Aero out. *Walks away*