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"Hey mom~!" The now eight-teen year old girl called as she enters her families little café coffee house in Wardington. "Hey honey, out of school?"
Her mother asks as she raises an eyebrow to her giggling eldest child. "Mom schools been out for weeks now, its Ryan who's still in preschool" "Oh right, sorry hun I just have a lot on my plate" The daughter smiles, she has long brown hair that fades into light blue hair near the tips which is loosely tided back in a low ponytail with a few small braids. She has on a medium red sweater shirt on, it shows her shoulders off a little bit and is held up by light yellow straps over her shoulders, it also has flowers on her right hip in the same shade of yellow. The shirt was a little loose but still showed off her natural hourglass body and natural sized breasts. The eight-teen year old also had on a pair of dark blue denim jean shorts under them she has black capri tights, she also had white and purple striped socks slighting pocking out from under her ankle high light brown combat boots. connected to her shorts is her bakugan ball holder, holding four of her other bakugan she always had as back up. But her main one was fusion Pyrus Haos Tigrerra Dragonoid, or Tigo for short. She also has a light golden tan from being outside so often for either battling or running. Her eyes are too different colors, her right was the same blue-green from her mother and left eyes red brown of her father. Speaking of her father she's named after him, her name is. . .
"Daniela Kuso! Please get your head out the clouds!" Danny's mom Runo shouts at her. Danny blinks and rubs the back of her neck with a light chuckle. "Sorry mom, I was just thinking of what might happen today, speaking of which, any news from dad?" Danny's eyes shined with hope, that was then shattered by her mothers next words. "No, sorry honey, but I haven't heard anything" Runo sighed seeing her daughters smile drop as she looked at the ground. Well it wouldn't be the first time he missed my birthday the eight-teen year old thought to herself as she sighed then put on a smile. "Well I'm going to Bakugan Interspace, apparently my friends have something planned for me" the brun-blueette said to her mother whom smiles. "Ok, just be back around eight thirty ok?" Danny nods then heads out the door, hops on her scooter as Tigo hops out. "Its nice how you put on a brave fave for your mom Danny" says her bakugan partner, her words helped her human partner smile. "Thanks Tigo, but I was really hoping dad would keep his promise and be here, but at least I have you and everyone else" She smiles at her bakugan who gives a happy nod before hopping into the scooter basket as Danny reaches in pulling out a pair of goggles then rides off to Bakugan Interspace.
As Danny pulls up and parks in front of the access points for Bakugan Interspace her eyes are caught on a familiar sight of the night-teen year old boy waiting for her. Shawn Kazami, he wore a black shirt with a green jacket that's slightly zipped up halfway up his chest. The jacket also has black strips going from the shoulders to the end of the sleeves while the shirt was plain. He also had on black pants with white strips going down from the hip to the end, Shawn also had dark brown combat boots. His jet black hair went to his shoulder blades with a few slight bangs in his face. Right now his eyes were closed as he leaned back against a pillar, legs crossed with arms crossed as the girl smiles. A light blush on her cheeks picturing his light hazel brown eyes.
Danny parked, which gave timed for her blush to fade as Tigo hopped out of the basket and lands on her shoulder then she moves her goggles to her hair as she walks over to the Ventus Aquos brawler. "Hey Shawn~!" The Pyrus Haos brawler says friendly with a wave and smirk as she walks over to him. The sweet stoic Ninja Boy opened his eyes and smiled at the sight of his childhood best friend, and secret crush. The two have secretly loved each other for years but because they feared rejection due to thinking the other only sees them as a friend/sibling. So they kept their true feelings silent.
"Well there's the birthday girl, took you long enough" Shawn says to her as she rolls her mismatched eyes. "Well I had to chat with my mom so I could face the repeating disappointment of my father missing another birthday and breaking his promise to all of us" The brun-blueette says sarcastically, she loved her father but the more he did this, the less respect she had for him. Ninja Boy sighs then rubs her head "He still might show up Firefly, now lets beam inside before Juliet bursts." Danny smiles lightly and chuckles, though she had no hope for her father to show up. She had given up on such hopes long ago. "Good point Ninja Boy"
Then the two beamed themselves into Bakugan Interspace, a virtual reality Bakugan Brawling place created by Danny's uncles Marucho and Ren years ago and has been since then been updated. Now there are access points world wide and on other worlds as well. B.I. (Bakugan Interspace) is also Danny's and friends favorite place to hang out and train. Once inside she sees her friends. Twins, Juliet and Bobby Gilbert. And other worldly friends. The Vestal Dacen Grit-Clay and the Neathian and Gundalian mix named Rina Claw Sheen. She smiles at her friends, her family.
Danny yells in surprise as the bright blonde female twin jumps and gives her a hug. "DANNY~~~!" "AAHHHH!" Danny started to lose her footing from the hug of her hypergenic shopaholic bestie. Her golden hair going to the middle of her back and a pink square clip from her mom holding her bangs on the left side of her face. Juliet's eyes are like her mothers, dark grey-blue. On her nose dances freckles from her father. She wore a black blue crop top with white shorts and black knee high boots. Her brother Bobby smiled and rolled his bright blue eyes at the sight. He has silver hair that stops just a little bit below his neck and tied back in a low ponytail with his father's lucky lightning bolt hat on his head. He has on a dark brown hoodie jacket with sleeves torn off over a faded orange shirt. The elder male twin also had black shorts that go to his knees with white tennis shoes. "Ok Juliet, let her go" Bobby tries to pry his sister from Danny, but to no avail. "No! Its her birthday! She needs her birthday hugs!" Juliet yells as Danny smiles with a sigh. "As nice as your hugs are Jules, I'd like to be free of this one please" Juliet sighs and lets go "Fine, but you will be getting more hugs later" Danny chuckles and rubs the back of her neck as Bobby and Dacen roll their eyes, Rina giggles and Shawn smiles.
"Well shall we start brawling?" Dacen asks. His hair orange with a few light aqua blue tips on his slightly shaggy hair. Under some of his bangs were his sapphire eyes with a ring of cool grey around the pupil. He has on a white jacket with a thin blue line from the neck to the ends of the sleeves. The Vestal boy also has on a black shirt with a thin purple strip going from the bottom to the neckline. His pants are medium dark blue, on his feet were black tennis shoes. "That's up to the birthday girl Dacen" the Neathian-Gundalian hybrid Rina says with a smile. Her dark blue neck length hair, some of it in her face with a part over her eyes. Her eyes had the appearance of human ones aside from being golden with a slit pupil, similar to that of a reptiles. She and Dacen were fairly tan from the sunlight on their home planets. Rina has light blue and white short sleeved shirt on with dark denim capris and white and blue boots that almost met her pant sleeves.
"Ask me to brawl? Is that even a question?" The birthday girl laughed as the others joined her. None had noticed the fans slowly closing in. They were all popular for being the next generation of Battle Brawlers, Danny being number one on the charts, Shawn in second. Rina in third with Bobby in fourth tied with Dacen and Juliet in fifth. And the new list of tag-team partners, Danny and Shawn in first. With Dacen and Bobby in second. Rina and Juliet in third. So couple that with them all looking good, they had a lot of fame.
Once the fans got close the group noticed then ran off to hide. When the cost was clear the group started brawling. Danny is in her last brawl, about to defeat her opponent when a sharp pain came to her head. Along with a dark voice in her mind. Use your strongest attack and take their bakugan like the trophy it is. Danny put her hand to her head as she had a confused look. What? No, I don't take bakugan. I personally put an end to that in Interspace. You have to show them why you're number one, decimate them, crush their spirits, take their bakugan. The dark voice spoke again ignoring Danny whom then shook her head as the pain and voice left. Then Danny used a ability card to finish the match, she won, said "Good game" then walked out of the arena.
Half way to the nearest exit point Danny is pulled from her thoughts by her friends catching up and shouting "Danny!" in unison. She turns and looks at them, seeing their faces of concern as Tigo sat on her head. The brun-blueette knew her bakugan partner was worried cause she knew what was wrong but her friends didn't. Danny gave them a brave smile with a "I'm fine" like its been rehearsed many times before. Her smile turned to a half smirk seeing the disbelief in their faces. "Didn't work huh?" she asked and was replied with a head shake from Shawn, unison "Nope!" from the twins and 'No!' faces from her other worldy friends. "Well in all honesty I just had a small head ache, nothing to fret over" Danny said a half truth then goes back to walking to the exit point back to the real world as they wonder what she was keeping from them.
Tigo floated down and onto her shoulder "Why don't you tell them the truth of the head aches and the voice Danny?" "Because Tigo, one they'd think I'm crazy and I'd be confined to my house for the rest of my life, and I'm tired of being here. I want to go on an adventure and I can't if I'm being fussed over every four seconds" The human partner replied as her bakugan sighed "If you say so"
After they all left B.I. for the day each member of the group spent time with Danny. Juliet took her shopping in the mall, which with Jules was a hazard for anyone's health but they still had fun. Next she gamed with Bobby. Then spared with Shawn a few times, not brawling but martial arts, he knew more than her but she was no slouch. Finally she showed both Dacen and Rina more human things and places before going back to Danny's home for her party.
"Hey mom, sorry I'm late!" Danny lightly shouts. "Yeah, I hope you know its rude to make a mom wait?" Runo says to her daughter whom chuckles then walks in with her friends. Runo smiles a little seeing her happy, appearance wise Runo hasn't changed much except she traded in her pigtails for one high ponytail. Her short sleeved t-shirt light sky blue with light yellow capris and white shoes. Danny smiled and greeted all her aunts, uncles and grandparents who were at the café for her birthday. Then the now eight-teen year old feels a tug at her side. She looks down and smiles seeing her little brother Ryan, her polar opposite in terms of appearance and her eight year old brother was much more shy than here but was still a kind sweet heart. His appearance is the exact opposite of his elder sister right eye is blue green like the sea which is from their mother and by hazel red brown left eye is from their father, also has his hair their mom's blue hair fading into their dad's brown hair. He is a bit more pale because he just stays inside aside for leaving for preschool if he hadn't gotten sick or faked an illness to stay home with mom. Ryan's right eye matched their fathers red brown eyes and the left matched their mothers blue green eyes. Today he had on a red t-shirt with a blue strip and tan shorts along with black and white shoes. Danny picked her brother up and hugged him close as he hugged her back. They've always had a strong bond, one that everyone could see would last.
Then the party started, happy birthday was sung, cake was eaten, games played and gifts opened. Danny was having a good time, completely forgetting about her father until the door opened, before she turned around she knew who it was by the gasps and her mother softly saying "Dan?" and her brother running and shouting "Papa!" who was responded by a familiar male voice saying "Hey squirt, oof! You're gettin' heavy, now where's the birthday girl?"
As if on cue Danny turned around and stared in disbelief at the man at the door, her father, Dan Kuso.
His brown hair still a bit poofed and messy, wearing a newer version of his old jacket from New Vestroia over a tight black t-shirt with short sleeves along with dark trousers with side pockets that are outlined in red, black finger-less gloves and blue-tongued black sneakers. Everyone else seemed happy as she just stared at him. Still in disbelief that slowly turned into rage. Oh, so he's here now? Where was he earlier? Why does he always do stuff like this? Did he purposely make sure I wouldn't know he'd be here? Making me think our promise was broken, messing with mom, with all of us, with me . . .you know what? I'm done, I don't care anymore. Danny thinks to herself as she gives him a light glare. "Birthday girl is going on a walk, alone" The Haos-Pyrus brawler states coldly as everyone looks at her shocked as she walks past her father and out the door.
Danny is in the park, catching her breath from running as she sees her friends and family waiting for her by the fountain. She sighs and is about to run off again when Shawn stops her. "I told you he'd show up" "Oh? So you were in on it too?" "What?" "Get out of my way Shawn" "No Danny, you need to speak with him, he's your father!" "I don't want to speak to a man who hasn't been around for half of my life!" the two went back and forth. Danny didn't notice as her dad approached her from behind until he said. "I just wanted to surprise my baby girl" a tang of hurt could be heard in his voice. She turned around to face him, not saying a word.
Danny glared at him then sighs as she just walks past her father angrily, still mad at him. And just as she was about to say something her head stared to ache bad. Her eyes shrunk a little and glowed purple. She grips the sides of her head, yells in pain. But the pain was so sudden and came from no where that her body was unprepared so she blacked out. The last thing she saw before darkness was the ground below her. And the last thing she heard was people shouting or yelling her name. . . her ears heard Shawn's above them all.