Well here's chapter 2 of bittersweet, hope you've all been enjoying it :
Chapter 2 : Kindness
Tyson had finally shut up and was sitting in the corner, twirling his ripcord round his fingers
"everyone's training but me" he groaned
"TYSON! Get up now!" yelled Hilary charging at him with a kendo stick
"what are you doing?" asked Tyson barley dodging her swings
"someone's gotta keep you in shape till you find a partner" she replied
"awww thanks Hils" smiled Tyson
"it's okay. Now get a stick and fight" she ordered
Tyson obeyed and fetched a kendo stick. He and Hilary then started a war
"since when did you get so good?" asked Tyson
"since I practiced! Grinned Hilary hitting Tyson on the head lightly
"you have gotten good" said Tyson dodging another swing
"thanks" she smiled
"I'm sorry"
"for what?"
"for yelling at you earlier"
"oh…that…it's okay I suppose"
"I'm just so angry. I need to find a partner to tag-team with"
'I gotta ask him now'
"how can I be world champ again with-"
"TYSON CAN I BE YOUR PARTNER?!" she blurted out
Tyson stood still for a moment
"but you don't know how to blade" he said
"I was hoping….you could teach me" she mumbled
A huge silence past over the two
Hilary POV
He's just standing there. Why hasn't he said anything? I'm sure I've blown my chances at this now. It's obvious by his silence he wont take me to be his partner. All I wanted was for us to be happy, but how can I do that when we're so apart from each other? Oh no I can feel the tears coming, come on Hils, get a hold of yourself, you can't cry now. Oh, what a headache…..
Tyson POV
That was so unexpected. I don't know what to say. I mean I DO know what I want to say but I cant seem to open my mouth to say it. God if I don't open my mouth soon she's gonna cry…..shit too late. I can see the tears forming in her eyes. It'd be great if she were my partner, but I just see it as pointless to teach her. She'll never be ready by the tournament. it's just hopeless. But this way I can talk to her more….and…and be alone with her. Even with the stress of the tournament, this could have it's advantages
Normal POV
"well…?" whimpered Hilary
"…….okay"
Hilary's face lit up immediately
"you…you mean it?"
"yeah, this could be fun"
Tears fell freely from Hilary's eyes
"what? What's I say wrong?"
"nothing"
"then why are you crying?"
"oh Tyson. Your just the best!!" she cried jumping into his arms
'this could be a lot of fun'
"okay then. Let's go get you a blade"
"okay
She and Tyson then walked out the dojo to the best parts shop in town
Only Ray and Max seemed to notice their departure and gave each other a thumbs up, then resumed training with their partners
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"oh wow. That one's pretty"
"you want that one?"
"isn't it better to customise parts"
"you do pay attention"
Hilary lightly hit him on the arm
"okay pick an attack ring, weight disk, base, ripcord and launcher. We'll put it together and see how you do"
"okay then"
Hilary then went wandering around the store while Tyson waited for her at the desk
'okay remember Hils, colour and looks aren't everything. We're looking for stats' she kept telling herself
She eventually found some parts that had some good stats. And didn't look too shabby either
"here. How's this?"
Tyson put it together and studied it. She had chosen a sharp purple attack ring with good attack stats, a medium weight disk with good balance and defence and a sharp pointed purple base to make up for the endurance
"wow. This is quite good for a first choice"
Hilary smiled and Tyson felt warm all over
'god I love it when she smiles like that' he thought
He was so lost in thought, he didn't notice Hilary wave her hand in front of his face until she poked his cheek
"huh wha?"
"you totally zoned out"
"oh sorry. Did you get a ripcord and launcher?"
She nodded and showed him the black launcher and long white ripcord
"okay then. I'll go pay for it"
"no don't worry I'll do it"
"you don't have to"
"it's okay. I get champs discount"
He grinned and went to pay for her blade. She stood there leaning on the desk thinking
'I wonder if I'll get anywhere with this. Will he have enough patience for me? What if I cant do it? Id have ruined his chances for being champ, he'll hate me forever. I couldn't handle him hating me. I need to believe in myself. I'll do this for Tyson' she thought
"okay all done. Let's go to the beach and try it out" said Tyson as he walked back over to her
Hilary smiled and walked beside him, staring at her blade
"Tyson?"
"mmm?"
"will I get a bit beast?"
"um, I don't know. Maybe"
"okay"
"hey don't worry. I'm sure if you keep at it you'll earn the respect of a bit beast"
"you think?"
"no. I know"
Hilary leaned over and hugged him lightly. She didn't realise his face was red as Daichi's hair the rest of the way to the beach
When they got there, they found an empty bey-dish and got ready
"okay. Lets get started"
2nd chapter done for my readers. Hope you like. I'll update as soon as I can x.x.x