Title: Unbearable Past

Genre(s): Mystery/Drama

Chapter: 1- The Weird Newbie!

Summary: There's a new member in the Tobita Club, but why is she so obsessed in winning a battle? And when nobody seemed to have succeeded in showing her the true meaning of Crush Gear, Kuroudu steps in! (Kuroudu/Kyousuke)

By: Klyukaizer

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"Good morning!" Kouya stepped in their Club. "Good morning, Kouya!" Kaoru ran pass by him followed by Kuroudu and Jirou. "G'morning!" Kuroudu greeted.

"Hey, Kouya!" Jirou greeted as well. "Hey, what's going on?" Kouya asked. "We have a new member in the Club!" Jirou answered.

"Really, who?" Kouya asked as he followed his friends. They went to a room and found a girl with whitish-blonde hair standing in front of Lilika. The light from the window reflected her shiny hair and beautiful golden eyes.

She had a loose white dress on with pink linings. She had a necklace around her neck with a single ruby pendant. And wore white knee-length boots with pink laces. "I hope you'll have fun here…" Lilika smiled. The girl bowed down holding with her, what seemed to be, a staff. She turned to face everybody which left Kuroudu and Jirou blushes on their cheeks.

"Hey!" Kaoru smiled as she waved to the girl. "It's really unbelievable that a girl would join Tobita Club!" Kaoru smiled again. Then, the girl looked at her with confusion. "Well… I'm in the Club as a manager… not a Gear Fighter!" Kaoru stuttered.

"That's enough, Kaoru!" Kouya said coldly. "Hey! What do you mean by that?" Kaoru yelled.

"Anyway, what's your name?" Jirou asked. The girl looked at them with a raised eyebrow. "Her name's Miki…" Lilika said as she placed a hand on Miki's left shoulder.

Miki suddenly glared at Lilika's hand on her shoulder and shoved it away. "Hey! That's not nice!" Jirou scolded. "Hn!" Miki finally said something as she walked away from the group and slowly, went out their club.

"She's weird…" Kuroudu muttered. "Tell me about it!" Kouya agreed as he placed his bag on the floor. "Well… I think she just needs a little time to open up to the group!" Lilika said positively.

"Where's Gear Master Jin?" he asked. "Same place…" Kaoru sighed as she went inside the office and continued with her search on the net. "Does he know Miki came in?" Kouya asked as he checked his Garuda Phoenix.

"Yeah… he's the one who recommended her in!" Lilika said.

"EH??????" Everybody gasped.

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"So, how did it go?" Kyousuke asked the silent girl. "Rude!" Miki muttered as she leaned her back at the door. "Hn! And you say they're rude? Maybe you're the one who did it…" Kyousuke joked. Miki instantly grabbed Kyousuke by the collar and lifted him off the ground.

"Hey! Let go of me!" Kyousuke said as he kicked madly. "I have no time for your jokes, Gear Master!" Miki scowled making progress of her first ever sentence we've heard. "I want to have my battle… and I want it now!" she demanded like a brat.

"You'll have your battle soon when you let me GO!" Kyousuke said as he put a lot of energy on 'GO'. Miki dropped him on the ground with a loud thump. 'Why did I decide to help this annoying girl?' Kyousuke thought bitterly as he rubbed his back.

~ Flashback ~

Kyousuke walked down the cold streets one night and came face-to-face with a mysterious girl standing on top of a wooden poll by the docks. Kyousuke raised an eyebrow as he approached the girl. "Excuse me… but may I ask what you're doing there?" The Gear Master asked.

No response.

"O… kay…" Kyousuke started to walk away. "Wait!" The girl said. "You're the Gear Master, Kyousuke Jin, right?" she asked.

"Yeah? What about it?" Kyousuke asked rudely. "I need you to do me a favor!" she said. "And what would I get if I help you?" Kyousuke asked.

The girl gave a small evil smile at the corner of her lips.

~ Flashback end ~

'She better give it to me… or else someone's really going to get it!' He said as he continued to his work. "I'm tired of waiting, Gear Master! I want that battle now!" she yelled. "They're giving you a test tomorrow, okay?" Kyousuke yelled.

She raised an eyebrow. "Then… I'm going to leave you're club!" She said as she brushed her way out of the Gear Master's "home". "Annoying…" Kyousuke said.

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Miki returned to the club only to find all of them staring at her with nervous looks. "Oh, Miki! You're back…" Lilika slowly said. She nodded and went near to all of them. "Are you going to test me?" Miki asked the question, which she already knew the answer.

"Yes, tomorrow!" Lilika replied. "Didn't Kyousuke tell you?"

Miki shook her head in deceit. "May I choose who to battle with?" Miki asked. Everyone blinked. "S- sure…" Lilika stuttered. Miki walked around them and studied Jirou, Kouya and Kuroudu closely. She studied their Gears as well.

"You!" she said as she pointed out to Kouya's face. "Me?" Kouya gasped. "Why me?"

"I want to battle Gear Master Jin's creation…" she smirked. "Garuda Phoenix itself!" she said with an evil smile. "Prepare… for your defeat!" she said as she left.

Silence.

"Have I mentioned that she's 'weird' before?" Kouya asked. "Yes, Kouya! For about 23 times…" Kuroudu sighed.

~ To be continued ~