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Yay! I got two reviews and two OCs I consider my first chapter a success X ) I can't wait to use them in this story. Thanks to MamaLita and Iron-Arm-V for the reviews! I appreciate it ^_^ Now here's chapter 2 of A Battle To Remember!
Haley stretched as she got out of bed. Her cell phone alarm went off at six-thirty like it did every morning. The redhead hated waking up early-actually she hated mornings period-, but it took over half an hour to get to school from her apartment.
Once she had moved to Japan from America, the girl decided she'd walk to school instead of worrying about taking the subway. Since she didn't play any sports, Haley thought it would be a good way for her to get some exercise every day plus she'd save money.
After she got dressed, the high school student left her room to check on her new "roommate" in the living room. When Haley and Kai had finished discussing the mamodo battle, the redhead noticed how late it was and decided it was time for her to go to bed.
Her apartment was pretty small with only one bedroom, a bathroom, a living room, and a kitchen but considering Haley was the only one living there, it was the perfect size for the girl. Luckily the couch was a pull-out so after retrieving some sheets, pillows, and a blanket for the mamodo she was able to leave him to sleep in the living room.
When the redhead walked into the other room, she found Kai still fast asleep. "Well it is pretty early I guess I'll try to be quiet so I won't wake him." She thought as she silently made her way into the kitchen. It was still only 6:50 according to the clock on the microwave, so the girl still had plenty of time before she had to leave. Haley fixed herself a glass of orange juice and began eating the powdered donuts she had bought the other day. "I'm so glad I bought these. They're so delicious!"
It only took her ten minutes to finish her breakfast which left the girl unsure of what to do next. She usually would watch some TV or finishing any homework she hadn't done the night before, but she currently had a fast-asleep guest in her living room which happened to be the only room with a TV. "Maybe if I turn the volume down low enough I won't wake him."
Deciding it was worth a shot, Haley quietly made her way back into the living room. She quickly found the remote and turned on the TV as she sat down in the recliner. After ten minutes of watching nothing interesting on TV, the redhead thought it was best to wake up Kai to tell him she was about to leave for school.
What she didn't plan on was the fact that the boy slept like a rock. No matter how many times she shook him and yelled at him, the mamodo would not wake up. "If that's how you want it." The girl smirked evilly to herself as she crept into the kitchen and returned with a cold glass of water.
"Take this!" Haley poured the water right on the poor sleeping boy's head. His eyes shot open, and he nearly jumped out of the sheets. The high school student was on the floor laughing so hard her face was the same color as her hair.
Kai glared at the girl. "What the hell did you do that for?"
After a few minutes the redhead was finally able to calm herself down enough to speak. She wiped her eyes. "Sorry it was too tempting. I couldn't resist."
The black haired teen sighed, "Girls are such a pain. Why did I have to get stuck with one for this battle? I must be getting punished for ditching the chores my mom always asked me to do."
Haley punched him on the arm. "Shut up. I only did that because you wouldn't wake up. Now because it took so long to wake you up I might be late for school." She headed for the door to put her shoes on and grab her book bag.
The mamodo shook his head. "Whatever so can I go back to sleep now?"
The redhead waved her hand at him. "Yeah sure just thought you might wanna tag along considering there's not much to do here."
Kai stretched as he shifted to the dry part of the bed. "Nope I'll be fine. I have no interest in going to a human school."
The girl shrugged, "Alright if that's what you want. But be sure to come to my school when I'm out ok? I wanna try out that book of yours."
The lazy teen closed his eyes as he lay back down in the bed. "Whatever."
She rolled her eyes as she went out the door. Before she shut the door, Haley shouted, "See ya after school!" After that, the high school student ran off heading to her school hoping she wouldn't be late.
After finishing her class work, Haley pulled out Kai's book to study as she waited for the remaining minutes of her last class to pass. "Hmm out of all these weird words I can only read one I wonder why." She continued to stare at the book, but her mind began to wander. "I wonder why Kai doesn't wanna be the mamodo king. I bet he's just too lazy and doesn't wanna do any work." The redhead pondered as she gazed at the book.
"I don't know why but for some reason I really wanna help make Kai king. If it wasn't for him, I probably still wouldn't be here. He's obviously a good person since he did save me, a total stranger. If I just work on that lazy attitude of his, he'd be a good candidate for king. I won't let him give up. I'll make sure he wins." Right as she closed the silver book the bell rang signaling the end of school. Haley sighed to herself, "Good timing."
Once she met up with Kai outside her school (the girl had found him in a sakura tree fast asleep), they both headed to an abandoned construction site near Haley's apartment. Luckily the site was abandoned at the moment so the two didn't have to worry about anyone else seeing them.
Kai scratched his head. "Alright let's get this over with. I wanna go back to sleep."
The redhead sighed, "All you do is sleep, Kai. Man you're lazy." She set her book bag down and pulled out the silver book. "Ok let's do this!" Haley opened the book and read, "The first spell: Kazedron!"
The mamodo raised his hand as a large blast of wind shot out from his palm and hit a nearby tree creating a huge dent in it. He yawned once the attack was over. "There. You happy now? Can we go?"
Kai was surprised when the girl hugged him. She grinned, "Kai that was so cool! I didn't know you could control wind! Who knows what kinds of other awesome spells you'll get!"
He grabbed her to keep himself from falling over. "Give me a warning next time before you jump me. How can you be so excited about a gust of wind?"
Haley pulled back to look at her partner. "Why shouldn't I be excited? It's a cool spell, and it looks strong too. Those other mamodo won't stand a chance against us!"
The lazy teen shook his head though there was a slight curve to his lips. "You really are strange. You shouldn't underestimate the other mamodo. They probably have spells way stronger than this."
"He's right you know." An unfamiliar voice said from above them. Haley and Kai pulled apart as they looked toward the source of the voice. Finally the two were able to locate the source. On a large dirt mound not too far from them was a young boy and an older male.
The boy looked to be around 9 years old with his short stature and young face. He wore a black jumpsuit with purple stripes on the arms and legs, a black helmet, and purple boots. Scruffs of dark purple hair could be seen from inside the helmet that matched the boy's eyes.
The adult with him appeared close to 21 years old and looked to be around 5'11. The man wore a baggy black t-shirt, ripped jeans, and black tennis shoes. He had shaggy blond hair and blue eyes. The blonde seemed to be one of the strong silent types.
Kai moved in front of Haley. "Stay back, Haley. That kid's a mamodo."
Her eyes widened. "Really?"
The mysterious boy nodded, "Yep I'm Ren and this is my book owner Marco. And we're here to get rid of you weaklings. I would advise that you surrender now because there's no way you'll be able to defeat us with a weak spell like that."
The redhead gritted her teeth. "Weaklings? You'll regret calling us that, you brat. Come on Kai let's kick his ass!"
The black haired teen sighed though Ren could see a smirk on the other mamodo's face. "Alright if it means I can go to sleep afterwards I'm in."
The girl grinned, "Good now let's go! Kazedron!" Kai lifted his hand and unleashed another wind blast straight at Ren and his partner.
Marco opened the purple book in his hand. "Seitcha!"
Haley and Kai watched in amazement as Ren's body began to stretch. He used his arms to grab his book owner and a nearby tree to pull them out of the path of Kai's spell. Then the boy shot his leg out trying to kick the black haired mamodo but Kai jumped out of the way.
Ren smirked, "Ha! See I told you guys that you wouldn't be able to beat me with a weak spell like that. And I bet that's the only spell you guys have too. My first spell will be plenty enough to finish you off. Marco read the spell!"
The blonde nodded. "Seitcha!" Once again the purple haired boy's body began to stretch except this time it was fully for offense.
"Damn this is not good. Kazedron!" Haley shouted as Kai let loose another wind blast. Of course like the first time Ren was able to dodge the attack.
"Too weak!" The boy yelled as he aimed a punch at Kai. The black haired teen quickly dodged and tried to retaliate with a punch of his own but Ren avoided it.
The young mamodo laughed, "This is too easy!" He swung his leg at the older mamodo who jumped in order to dodge it. "Got you now!" Ren shot his fist at the airborne teen.
"Kazedron!" Kai shot another blast of wind straight at Ren's fist knocking it off balance enough to make it miss hitting him. The black haired teen landed by his partner. He smirked, "Thanks. I needed that."
Haley gave him a thumbs up. "No problem, partner." She looked over at Ren who was shaking his hand trying to get rid of the pain from the cuts caused by the wind. "Ha! Who's got the weak spell now, brat?"
The purple haired boy glared at the girl. "You'll pay for that! Marco read the second spell!" The blond adult sighed at the boy's behavior. "Seiatru!"
Ren smirked as he ran towards them. He began moving his arms in a rapid motion as he punched making it appear as though several fists were coming straight towards Haley and Kai.
Kai quickly grabbed Haley and jumped out of the way. Unfortunately the attack didn't stop there. The young mamodo followed after the pair continuing to attack them with his fists. "You'll never be able to outrun my fists! Face it. You're done for!"
The black haired teen leaped into the air and faced the other mamodo. "Haley read the spell!"
"Kazedron!"
He unleashed another gust of wind at the purple haired mamodo, but the wind did nothing against the barrage of fists. They went through Kai's attack and hit the older teen in the gut sending him and Haley, who was on his back, flying backwards.
Luckily the two fell in a dirt mound which cushioned their fall. The black haired teen slowly got up and looked at his partner. "Are you alright?" She groaned as she sat up. "Yeah I'm fine though I don't wanna do that again."
Kai smirked, "Trust me neither do I." They helped each other up and watched as Ren and his partner approached them.
The boy grinned, "So do you guys wanna give up now? You're lucky I'm feeling a bit generous at the moment. If you hand your book over, I won't hurt your book owner."
The lazy mamodo shook his head. "Sorry but it's not up to me. Unfortunately I've been teamed up with a rather stubborn book owner who says she won't hand my book over to anyone. She wouldn't do it even if I asked."
Haley hit her partner on the head. "Quit complaining. You make it sound like me not giving the book up is a bad thing."
He shrugged, "I told you I had no interest in fighting."
She punched him again before she jumped off the dirt mound. The redhead glared at the mamodo team in front of her. "I don't care what you say or how powerful your spells are. I'm not handing this book over to anyone. Kai will become king of the mamodo world!"
Ren burst out laughing. "Him? That lazy slacker become king? Don't make me laugh! There's no way that weakling cou-" The purple haired boy was cut off by a hard punch to his face that knocked him to the ground. The young mamodo along with his partner watched speechless as Haley pulled her fist back and glared at the boy.
"Don't you ever insult my friend! He's way stronger than you'll ever hope to be." She huffed as she walked back over to Kai. He was just as speechless as the other two. His eyes were wide as he watched his partner walk back over to him. The black haired teen could feel a smile tug at his lips but did nothing to stop it. "Maybe she's not so bad after all."
Ren stayed laid on the ground in shock for a few minutes before he leaped back to his feet. "Y-you bitch! You'll pay for that! Marco read the spell!" The blond male nodded as he shouted, "Seitcha!"
The angry boy shot his fist straight at Haley's retreating back, but a hand stopped it from hitting her. The redhead turned around to see Kai in front of her blocking the other mamodo's attack.
The purple haired mamodo's mouth opened in shock. "How the hell did you stop my fist? You couldn't do that before!" He noticed that the older mamodo had his head down so he couldn't see the black haired teen's face. "Well?"
When Kai finally looked up, both Ren and his partner froze. The look in the other mamodo's eyes was murderous. Finally the older teen spoke, "Don't you ever attack my partner. I could care less if you insult me or attack me, but if you harm her, you're as good as dead."
A chill went down the young mamodo's spine though he tried to put up a front. "O-oh r-really? W-well you d-don't scare m-me!"
Haley watched in astonishment the exchange between the two mamodo. "Wow Kai's really gotten the kid scared. Looks like Kai has a serious side after all." The girl smiled proud that her partner stuck up for her like she had for him. At that moment, her book began to glow very brightly. With excitement, she opened the book to see a new spell appear.
The redhead grinned widely. "Hey Kai we have a new spell!"
Kai looked back at her surprised before he began grinning as well. "You ready to finish this?"
She nodded, "Of course! I've wanted to get rid of this kid since he first opened his mouth!"
The black haired teen chuckled, "Same here." His eyes became serious again. "Let's do this, Haley."
"Right! The second spell: Chisokumera!"
In a flash Kai had released Ren's hand and disappeared from sight. The young mamodo looked around nervously. "W-where did he go?" At that moment, the other mamodo appeared right in front of Ren and punched him right in the jaw like Haley had done earlier.
He flexed his hand. "I'm right here." Then as quickly as he appeared, the older mamodo vanished. Before the purple haired boy knew what was going on, he was attacked by a barrage of punches that were too fast for him to see or block.
Kai then reappeared in front of the stunned Marco. "Haley! The first spell!"
The high school student nodded, "Right! Kazedron!"
The black haired teen shot another blast of wind at the purple book in the blonde's hand. The man was so shocked by Kai's speed he didn't even attempt to protect the book. As soon as it lit on fire, he ran off abandoning his partner.
Haley clenched her fists. "What a jerk! He ran off and ditched the kid just like that." She then walked over to where Kai stood and the vanishing Ren lay.
The older mamodo shrugged, "Not all humans are as committed to this battle as you are, Haley."
The girl shook her head. "I understand that, but that's still cruel if you ask me."
The purple haired boy punched the ground. "Damn! How could I have lost so easily? How could I lose to such weaklings?"
The redhead bent over and hit the angry mamodo on the head. "Don't go calling the people who beat you weak. That'll only make you appear weaker since you lost to them."
Kai nodded, "She's got a point."
Ren glared at the two. "Shut up! Don't think you'll be able to win this battle so easily. There are mamodo way stronger than me out there." He smirked, "You guys won't stand a chance."
Before Haley could retort, the young mamodo vanished. "Why that brat! Even when he's disappearing, he's annoying!"
The other teen yawned, "Agreed. Now let's get out of here. I'm beat."
She shook her head as they headed back to her apartment. "You're always tired, you lazy jerk."
He shrugged, "Your point?"
The high school student waved at him dismissively. "Forget it. It's not worth it." The two continued to walk in silence until Haley spoke again, "Thanks for saving me back there. Looks like I still owe ya one." She gave him a shy smile.
Kai shook his head. "You don't owe me anything. You've helped me more than you know." He grinned at her. "Nah that's what partners are for. Besides I should be thanking you for sticking up for me earlier. I didn't expect you to actually punch the kid."
The redhead smiled sheepishly. "I usually don't hit kids, but he had it coming. He was really annoying." She continued, "Of course I stuck up for you. You're my friend, and I always stick up for my friends. I won't tolerate anyone insulting my friends."
The pair stopped as they reached the door to Haley's apartment. Before the two entered, the girl gave her friend a sidelong glance. "So do you regret agreeing to fight with me for this battle?"
He froze before relaxing and turned to face the redhead. Kai shook his head. "No. Even though it'll be a real pain in the ass, I don't regret my choice." The teen smirked, "Looks like you'll be stuck with me for quite a while."
Haley laughed, "I guess I can live with that."
Chapter 2 complete! I hope you guys enjoyed this one as much as you did the first one. Please don't forget to review I'd love to hear what you think of my first battle scene ^-^
