Title: To a New Beginning
Chapter: 4. As The Moon Smiles On Me
Chapter completed: 11/14/06
Disclaimer: I don't own beyblade.
Sorry, change of plans, instead, I moved "A Promising Beyblader" to another chap…or maybe not.
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"Did you think he really walked through the flames without getting burned?!" asked Hiromi as she tries to stray Takao from thinking about the house. She would rather see him very angry than being lonely like that.
The two teenagers are sitting at the back of the fire ambulance. The firemen already controlled the fire and are now clearing out the debris left by the burn.
Takao didn't notice her, he just sit and stares blankly to the ground.
"Hey come on! At least say something?! Heeeyyy?!! Takaaaoo… Yoohooo!!?!! Earth to Takaao?!" Hiromi making funny faces and trying to cheer him up.
He then finally looked to Hiromi, but his eyes still looking gloomy, "Sorry, it's all my fault. Why all of this had happened because they wanted me! The reason you've been kidnapped, my house, and I don't know what's next?! I don't want anyone to get involve with me anymore."
"Oh, Takao…" she felt sorry for Takao.
The event has calmed down, some of the neighbors went back to their house, and only a few firemen, two police officers and a reporter are left in the area.
"TAKAO!!! HIROMI!!! BOTH OF ARE ALRIGHT???" shouted by Kenny, as he runs with Hiromi's mother, towards the two.
Hiromi's mother immediately hugs her, "Where have you been?! I have been worried sick about you?! Tell me what happened?!!" asked by mother.
Takao answers, "Sorry ma'am it's all---", Hiromi interrupts him, "Mother, Takao rescued me from the kidnappers but since we got away from them, they get even on us by burning Takao's house". She then pleads to her mother to let him stay at their house.
"But Hiromi??" Takao embarrassed, thinking that it's his fault but still she helps him.
Her mother bows down to Takao, "Thank you very much for saving my daughter. I will be forever grateful. You can come stay in our house for awhile as the beginning of my repayment" she suggested as he sweetly smiled to him.
"Oh no, that completely unnecessary! Please Ma'am don't bow to me" Takao still shy to her mother.
Hilary suddenly pushes Takao, "HEY COME ON!! Don't be shy?! It's not like you! There's food in our place and we're both hungry…I know you couldn't resist", and grins to him.
GROOWLLL!!!
"Haha! Even your stomach says yes! Come on let's go!"she shouted cheerfully. Takao blushed. Then she shouted to Kenny, "Hey Chief!! You take care of the police and the reporters here if they ask, ok? See ya'!!!"
"What?!! That's unfair!!! Why me?! I don't even know what really happened!!!", Kenny shouted back, slightly angry and completely confused.
Hiromi's eyes glitter, begging for Kenny, "Pleeeasse, Kenny. Look at me and Takao, we're both very tired. I know you're a very good friend". Her eyes twinkles while he hugs him.
"Arggghh! Stop that! Ok, ok! I'll do it. Let's just meet tomorrow morning here."
"Deal! See you tomorrow!" and she goes with Takao and her mother and went to her place.
On the other hand, Kenny is being stampede by a lot of questions coming from a lot of people.
"IT'S SO UNFAAIIIR!!!"
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After dinner, and Takao and Hiromi are making his bed on the floor of the living room.
"Sorry, this is all we can offer. I don't know if my dads old clothes will fit you---"
"Oh come on, Hiromi. You have already done so much for me, you don't need to apologize". He noticed a bulging object on her pocket, then he remembered…that beyblade that saved their lives.
"Hey, who's beyblade is that?" he asked curiously.
Then she said proudly, "of course! It's mine!"
"Yeh, right."Takao not convinced.
"It's true!! Why don't believe me?! I'll prove to you, but first---". She gets her beyblade from her pocket and shows off, "TAADAAA!!! This is my 'Lunar Dancer'!!! Great isn't she?".
"Wow, the bey is kinda nice! But I'm still not convinced that it's yours".
"Wha!?! Still not convinced that it's mine?! Ok then, I'll just tell you the whole story of what just happened…
Hiromi sits down on the couch while Takao lay to his bed, knowing that it'll be a very long story.
"I was going home last night then suddenly, two grown man in black jumpsuits tries to kidnap me. Of course I tried to resist and shout for help but the other guy just whack me on the head! Good thing I have my beyblade which I was going to show to you that night but I guess I'll just show in the upcoming tournament. Well anyway, I wake up and I couldn't move! I panicked but I couldn't scream either. Then, somebody opened the window and then I realized that it's already morning. Their boss talked to me about that he wanted to make you quit since you will be an obstacle to his plan. He also said that I could only be free if you said you'd agree to him. Then he and his men went out and I was tied all day on that warehouse with that ugly guard! While the guard's not looking, I tried to squeeze my hands off the rope so that I could escape. Imagine that!? I did that all day! Good thing I didn't get any scars, just a reddish wrist….Ahem!... back to the story, By the time that big grunt called to you, I was just pretending that my hands are still tied and waiting for the right time to escape. By the time you went to save me, I was already ready to shoot and when I saw some of his men already left, I shoot my beyblade then we escape! I'm so great am I!?!". then she laughs pompously at herself.
(Yawns)" Your story's too long, I'm just wanted you to convince me if that's yours", Takao now lying on the prepared bed. "I'm sleepy, you should be resting by now, after all, you're the one didn't get a good sleep last night. Lets talk about it tomorrow…" Takao yawns again.
"Takao, I have one more thing to ask—" now speaking in a serious tone, " What about what he wanted? Wanting you to quit. Are you still entering the tournament even if Dragoon was destroyed and his threats?"
"Let's talk about it tomorrow…"
Hiromi suddenly jumps to Takao"OUCHH!!! Hiromi what are you doing?!" she then yells," I'm not gonna make you sleep until you answer my question?!"
" Alright, alright! I'll answer you're stupid question! Just get off me!!"
"Oh sorry-" she climbs off Takao and sits on the floor.
"I already quit"
"Whaaat?!! What do you mean by that?!"
"I've already decided to quit beyblade even before his threat."
"But---But why?!!"
"None of your business!!!"
"If you're gonna be like that then FINE!!!" she kicks on Takao already lying sideways and heads to her bedroom.
I'm sorry Hiromi, I just don't know how I'm gonna explain it to you. And I'm already grateful for all of your cover-up. I'm just…
He felt that not only his body is exhausted but his head as well. He never thought about things too seriously before. With all pressure he falls to his sleep.
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The next morning,
She kicks on Takao while he's still asleep, "WAKE UP!!! You're lazy as a sloth! It's already 10 am and you're still asleep. We have a meeting with Chief, remember?!", and shouts to his ear.
"Hey! You don't have to make me deaf! Alright I'm up already." Pushes Hiromi then gets up. He then gets some clothes he borrowed and rushes to the bathroom.
"Hurry up!!! Chief's probably mad making him wait!",
"Alright! I'm coming!"
After He finished taking a bath, they both run to his burned house.
Kenny could see from afar and yells,"Hey! Both of you are so unfair!!! You left me to suffer last night and now you let me wait for more than an hour!?!".
Both of them run toward Kenny then Hiromi apologized saying it was all Takao's fault. "MY FAULT!?!" he bickered, "Then why didn't you wake me up earlier?! I bet you also got up late?!". "Why youuu…!". And the both of them started to quarrel like cat and dog.
"Oh boy, what a way to the start the morning" Kenny sighs. He then tries to stop the two, which is unsuccessful. Then suddenly,
WAAAAHHHH!!! HEY!!! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!!!
A truck with a lifter, trying to clean the place, just swung pass them, almost hitting all of their heads.
"Well at least both of you stopped!"
"Sorry 'bout that Chief. Can we still go in to take a look?", Takao now looking worried.
"Umm…maybe—" Takao rapidly goes in, "wait! I'm still not sure!", Hiromi tags along with him, both ignoring Kenny.
Takao immediately goes to where his room was before. " Oh come on!!! It's all burned down!?!" then begins to cry exaggeratedly," My money! My clothes! My Manga! ALL ARE GONE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND!!!", with tears running like waterfalls.
"Oh you're overdramatic! Cut it out!" she looks around. "I go check on the other places."
And my caps gone too…
"Wow! Amazing! You're grampa's garden wasn't even touched!" Kenny now also inside.
"And most of the kitchen utensils and appliances are not destroyed as well!" Hiromi shouted.
Takao then tries search for another place, looking for a small shrine where he got his bitbeast, Dragoon…I guess it's gone as well…
Two of his friends saw his lonely face and approaches to cheer him up.
"Oh Takao, I'm so sorry about your beyblade…" Hiromi empathized.
"No it's not like that." He answered back.
"WHAATT?! You mean to tell me that he left his beyblade and was destroyed?!" Kenny shouted, shocked for what she had said.
"I SAID IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!!! I didn't left Dragoon in this house…", The two sighs for relief then, "…I gave it to someone else."
"YOU WHAT!?!?!" Both of them were staggered, not knowing what there going to say next.
"Hn.", Takao smirks, "Grampa's gonna kill me for this."
Hiromi ask politely, trying not to offend Takao "Mmm…you forgot. You told me last night that you are going to explain to us about quitting…remember?"
"I thought I said to you before, none of your---" he then remembers how she has been nice to and he realized that they have the right to know, after all they are his friends. "Ok, I'll tell it to both of you…at Chief's place---", his stomach growls, "I'M HUNGRY!!!"
Both of them smiled, seeing him at a better mood right now.
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At Chief's place,
"Oh I'm so stuffed!!!" in front him are plates all piled up.
"Of course you're stuffed!!! You should be! You ate six plates! You should be ashamed of Chief's mother!" She staring grossly to Takao.
"Oh it's ok, it's Takao anyway." Kenny's mother at the counter, taking orders from other costumers.
Kenny yelling from upstairs, "Hey guys! You're already finished?! Just get upstairs!" The two excused themselves then goes to Kenny's room. "I just thought downstairs was too noisy for an important conversation. Takao…" All of them sat down looking seriously to Takao.
"Takao, please tell everything, no more secrets ok?" She sincerely asked to him.
Takao sighs, "I never wanted to say it this way but---"
Then he starts to explain all that happened the past few days, starting from giving Dragoon to Kai(not telling about the kissing part) up to his decision to quit, with that as the longest part.
Throughout his speech, his friends didn't interrupt him. He noticed that their faces are full dismay and loneliness…I'm so sorry…
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It was already sunset when Hiromi and Takao left Kenny's House. Hiromi was walking ahead of Takao. Takao just stared and followed her. He doesn't know if she's still upset since she hasn't spoken to him after he explained everything. Oh Hiromi…
"Hey Takao! You're gonna pay for that!" Hiromi still walking ahead of him.
"Huh?!" confused yet happy for she had spoken to him again.
Then she stopped,goes towards him, faces him, What the...? "You're going to teach me more about beyblade!?!" He never saw her eyes determined as before.
"Since you're not goin' to the tournament, I'm gonna snatch that prize! I'm gonna be the champ! Even if Daichi's around!!!"
Takao almost laughed, he knows that she's just cheering him up, "Sure! Let's start tomorrow!"
He then holds her hand, but now softly not like before when they where escaping. She blushed but then smiled. He gives back a sweet smile to her as well, and they walk happily, hand by hand back home.
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Later that night, Takao lying on his new bed in Hiromi's place,
Damn! Can't sleep!!!
Takao stares at the ceiling, too many things are still bothering his head. He couldn't take it. He went out and goes to the roof for a breath of cold and fresh midnight air. He lies again then,
"Hello, Takao…", A man standing against the moonlight suddenly appeared in front of him. The shadow is quite different from the blonde they saw before, looking much more older than him.
"WHO ARE YOU!?! YOU'RE ONE OF THEM ARE YOU?!"
"Don't worry. I'm not one of them. I have nothing to do with them".
"THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!?! And how come you know that somebody's after me!"
"I've been spying on you for a couple of days. Hey, don't be angry, I'm actually here to help you."
Takao sneers, "And why would you help me?! And how?!"
"Well, I'm asking you to join the tournament.--" Then he approaches Takao" Of course in our side, in our place."
(The shadow turns to be a young man, maybe around 20's, having red-brown eyes, and his eyes , clear light blue as the summer sky)
"What?!", Takao looking perplexed, "Why would I do that?"
"Because it will benefit both you and me."
"Wha? I still don't get?!"
"You can still be able to beyblade while we get what we wanted, to let our group win."
"Come on, think about it….I have to leave now"
The beyblading world won't stop even if you're gone, only you would.
He slowly vanishes into thin air, "Just call me if you have decide…by the way, my name's Gealach."
Takao was stunned, by his disappearing act and by last words he had said…
I don't understand…"HEY!!! COME BACK HERE!!! I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND!" He stops yelling, he knows that he won't be back until he made up his mind. He stares at the moon to think back of all the things he had said.
He falls back to his back, lies down on the roof to calm down. Crap! Now I can never sleep.
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This chappy is even longer than the last chaps! Wow! How can I keep on doing like that even with only a few reviews!?!
Me: Haha! 1st chap was drama, next was yaoi, then last one was somewhat action, and this one, well… is a lot of talking! What's next?!
Takao: Gee…I don't know, a party?...Come on! Give me a break for once! Look at what you've done and doing to me!
Me: no way I'm going to make you relax! Next chappy;
Rick: Hey Max! Let's drink beer!
Max: No way! I'm still a minor!
Michael: Oh come Max! You're a killjoy. Your mom's not looking.
(Rick and Michael drags Max)
Max: WAAAAAHHH!!! HELP MEEE!!!
You: Is really relevant to the next chappy!?!
Me: Well, you have to wait and read to find out!
Takao: Don't listen to her she's a psycho…what the hell is gealach anyway?!
Me:8D