I don't own beyblade,it belongs to Aoki Takao….i only own the OCs….please review, that way I will know that I can continue the story
The beginning
12 years ago
A very old man was sitting on a bamboo wood made chair, staring at the sky which was currently covered with a sheet of dark clouds that were constantly pouring rain. Lightening occasionally sliced through the clouds, followed by the rumble of thunder that made the glass in window vibrate.
The day which was supposed to be such a joyous day turned out to be total havoc. A disaster. Even heavens were weeping.
However the old man's musings were interrupted by a knock on door.
"Come in"
A woman wearing robes with a village emblem splashed in front of her skirt and a scarf covering her hair except for the fringe entered. She sat on her knees and bowed deeply. Then she straightened up, hands folded neatly in her lap.
"My lord, I have come to report"
"what is it?"
"Lady Catherine is now well and stable, her heartbeat has reached the normal rate"
"I see, Is she awake?"
" No she is right now sleeping, my lord forgive me, she wasn't feeling calm and was very distress. Due to this which we were forced to give sleeping potion. But we did it with permission granted by lady Mira"
"very well…..and how's the baby?"
"The baby is perfectly fine"
"I see"
"My lord, I came here to bear a message too. The council wants to hold the meeting. They want your consent"
"Very well, tell them I am on my way…. you are dismissed"
"Yes my lord"
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"Impossible" the old man hissed at his colleague who was sitting across from him. The members of the council who were sitting in a dimly lit room, along with lady Mira visibly shuddered at the tone. However the subject to whom he was addressing with such hostile tone didn't. In fact his colleague continued to stare back at him.
"Be reasonable, Qin…..you know I am right"
"No you aren't" the old man, whose name was Qin, also known in village as Lord Qin Yo Furum Tachibana glared" How dare you even suggest that idea?"
"I made this suggestion on the basis of everyone's interests"
"well let's hear it then"
"Qin" the colleague whose name was Kondo begin" you are aware of the fact that the baby is already carrying a seal. Therefore we must protect her"
"by sending her off with her mother?" lord Qin snapped" that's like leaving them out in open, waiting to be attacked any moment by predators !"
"Well keeping them here will not make them any safe" Kondo muttered" we already had seen that"
At this lord Qin didn't have any answer, because if that was the case, why wasn't he able to save his son who at that time was in one was of the safest place?
"It doesn't seem right…."Lord Qin finally said" Catherine Chan is a family, I can't send her off at this time…you know her condition"
"We will send her when she will be able to stand on her feet" Kondo spoke gently
"But….."
"He's right, Qin San" lady Mira said, keeping her hand on lord Qin's one" the longer she stays here the more depressed she will be…you know the state she is in right now"
who wouldn't want to escape the pain, lord Qin thought miserably, making her stay here will not do any good…..then there is the baby, it needs to be taken care of too.
"Out there she will be safe" Kondo spoke" the more she stays here the more she is vulnerable to herself and to the village as well. And when the right time comes…..Lady Catherine will tell her the truth"
there was a pregnant pause. Lady Mira glanced at her husband, Lord Qin, who currently was frozen with the suggested aspect.
"Those in the favor of lady Catherine and the baby staying here"
no one raised hands.
"Those in the favor of Lady Catherine and the baby not staying here, but residing somewhere safe"
At this everyone raised hands. With a heavy heart, Lord Qin raised a hand too.
"With the consent of the leader of the village and the rest of the council, I declare a second option a pass"
"Kondo" Lord Qin asked "where do you suggest they should go?"
"I am thinking….Tokyo will be the best option"
Lord Qin trudged through corridors while listening to wind that was clearly howling. He then paused outside the door, quietly opening it and peeked inside. A young woman was sleeping deeply, the brown locks covering half of her face. She was tightly holding a long blue sash. His son's sash. At this sight, Lord Qin became even more miserable. He silently shut the door.
He then made his way towards the room, where the baby was sleeping. When he entered, he saw Nurse Vera sleeping. However she woke up, the instant he entered the room.
"My lord" Vera spoke" I am so terribly sorry for dozing off"
"it's alright" Lord Qin replied" why don't you take some rest and ask the other nurse to come here?"
"I already taken some rest, my lord" Vera mumbled, embarrassed" I just need a quick cup of coffee"
Lord Qin dryly chuckled
"Go get that cup of coffee, while I take care of the baby"
"Are you sure, my lord?" Vera asked nervously
"What? You don't think your leader is capable of looking after baby?"
"No No No….my lord, that's not it" Vera answered panicked
"Then go"
"yes my lord"
Vera left the room, while Lord Qin went towards the cot, where the baby was soundly sleeping. He carefully lifted the baby, lightly cooing at it.
"hush hush…..my little flower"
He stared at the baby face and marvel at her delicate features, a tinge of red on both of her cheeks, a light shade of lilac gracing her eyelids.
"She's beautiful isn't she? A voice spoke
"yes she is"
Lady Mira entered the room and stood beside Lord Qin.
"She will grow one day into such a fine lady"
"that she will" Lord Qin agreed
"it's such a pity, we will never see her grow….never see her take her first step, first words…..
Lady Mira left the sentence trailing .She then sniffed.
"Why are you crying Mira chan?"
"Yang had already left….i don't want his family to go away too" Lady Mira sobbed
"but weren't you in the favor of letting them not stay here?"
"I was…..but I am now regretting it" lady Mira cried softly" we have already lost our son…I don't want to lose my granddaughter too…"
At this Lord Qin stiffened. He carefully lifted the blanket until a small baby feet came into sight. On the shin, a small red mark was branded in a shape of circle in which five symbols were drawn in it; a bended letter 'f', a sliding teardrop, a bolt of thunder, a flame of fire and a fragment of rock.
"Is that the seal?" Lady Mira asked shaken slightly.
Lord Qin nodded. Then a sudden thought crossed his mind.
"Where did you keep Yang's beyblade?"
"In the safe" Lady Mira answered "why are you asking?"
Lord Qin stroked the mark on baby's shin. While doing do, he spoke" my instinct tells me that I should keep the beyblade in the room of top most tower of temple"
"What?! But why?" Lady Mira asked
"Mira chan…..we willn't be there to look after her, therefore in order to protect her…her beyblade should be kept where her bitbeast could reach her easily, wherever she is "
For that, Lady Mira didn't have any answer.
12 years later
A young girl of age 12 stomped into streets angrily, all the while muttering" stupid person…..who the hell would leave a puddle in the middle of footpath and not bother to wipe it"
Furiously muttering, she finally reached her destination; the dojo. She could already make out the noises of beyblades clashing with each other. A battle must be going on. By the sound of it, it seem like Kai and Ray were battling.
The girl went towards the backyard and saw lots of activity mulling. Ray and Kai were locked in Intense battle while Tyson was encouraging and sprouting decisions at the same time. Max was munching on a candy bar while Kenny was busily typing in laptop. However he looked up the moment the girl came into view.
"hey Hilary"
"huh" Max paused his eating" hey hils! what's up?"
"Hey" the girl name Hilary greeted back
"You are late" Kenny spoke, surprised
"I know, I know chief" Hilary replied back, sitting beside Max" I wouldn't have been late if I didn't stepped on the stupid puddle"
"What?"
"Look at this!" Hilary angrily spoke, showing them her soaking socks and red shoes.
"Oh" Kenny mouthed, while Max chuckled.
"You think it's funny?" Hilary asked him, a look of disapproval etched on her face.
"No…..but I find your expression very funny" Max replied simply
"oh…why you!" Hilary huffed unlacing her shoes and unrolling her socks.
"Aw….cheer up will you….. here have a bar" Max said, pulling an extra bar from his pocket.
"May be later" Hilary smiled" I got to put these into wash" showing her drenched socks
"Righttttt"
As Hilary stood up on the grass, Max caught the sight of something on Hilary's leg.
"Hey Hils, what's that?" Max asked pointing at the red mark branded on shin.
"Huh?" Hilary twisted her leg to get a better view" Oh this?...it's a birth mark"
"Oh"
The final clang of beyblades echoed, announcing the finishing of match. It was tied.
"Good one,Kai" Ray praised
"Hn" Kai smirked.
"I think guys you need to practice more on that swerving move…..it's should be done with less friction force….you are taking too much of it" Kenny stated
"But chief….you got to admit, that was one epic battle" Tyson said, raising his eyebrows to emphasis his point
"It was….but it can be made more epic, if they practiced more on that move"
"Don't you worry chief…we will sort it out" Ray replied
"You are unbelievable chief" Tyson complained. Then he caught sight of the brunette girl.
"Where were you hils?" Tyson asked
"Nowhere I just stepped on the puddle…..due to which I came here limping all the way" Hilary explained
"oh poor puddle"
"What?!" Hilary asked astonished
"it must have gone through a ordeal feeling your heavy weight" Tyson teased
"TYSON!" Hilary shrieked, annoyed" you are going to pay for that!"
"the truth can hurt sometimes"
"TYSON!"
Before it could get worse, Ray and Max restrained Hilary, While Tyson hid behind little Kenny. Kai watched the whole scene. Unknown to them, someone else was watching too.
"Master….is she the one?" the smaller of two cloaked figure asked
"Yes she is definitely the one" the tall cloaked man answered, giving a low laugh filled with dark intensions.
