Title: Unbearable Past

Genre(s): Mystery/Drama

Chapter: 9- Silver Wing and Miki!

Summary: There's a new member in the Tobita Club, but why is she so obsessed in winning a battle? And when nobody seemed to have succeeded in showing her the true meaning of Crush Gear, Kuroudu steps in! (Kuroudu/Kyousuke)

By: Klyukaizer

A/N: A little Kouya/Kaoru in the next few chapters! ^_^

Hey, Eowyn! Glad you could join us! ^_^

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"You could do it, Kuroudu! I know you can!" Kyousuke cheered for his friend. Kuroudu nodded and faced back to his battle. "Crush 'em good, Silver Wing!" Miki yelled. Silver Wing charged to Shooting Mirage and it hit straight in the middle. Miki backed away as she held her head.

"What the-" Kuroudu murmured when he noticed it. "Silver Wing!" she yelled again and Silver Wing engaged her "Heaven's Lance". 'Something's wrong around here…' Kuroudu thought.

"Alright!" he murmured. "Spinning Tornado!" Kuroudu yelled as he pointed. Shooting Mirage flew to the sky and started spinning. It went straight to Silver Wing and Silver Wing flew away. Miki shrieked in pain as a few parts of her dress instantly were torn apart.

"M- Miki?" Kyousuke wondered. Miki winced in pain as she grasped her wounded arm. "This battle is not yet over!" Miki groaned. "Rise to the sky, Silver Wing!" she yelled.

"Stop it, Miki…" Kyousuke murmured but it seems that Miki didn't hear it and continued to fight. "Kuroudu… stop her…" Kyousuke faced his friend. But Kuroudu didn't seem to hear it either for both fighters are focusing on the battle.

"I said, stop it!" Kyousuke raised his voice. Still, they continued to fight.

"STOP IT!" The moment he said it, Silver Wing instantly flew out of the ring without Shooting Mirage touching it. Miki flew back as well and slammed to the ground.

"Miki!"

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"Miki! Miki!" Kyousuke shook the badly beaten girl on the floor. "What happened to her?"

"I don't know… but it seems that what's happening to Silver Wing happens to her as well!" Kuroudu said as he picked Silver Wing up. The trunk on Silver Wing was slightly open and Kuroudu took a peek in it.

"What is it?" Kyousuke asked. "It's a red orb…" Kuroudu answered and took it out. "And it's badly broken! It might soon break into pieces…" Kuroudu said.

Miki winced from her position and Kuroudu examined the orb in his hand and the ruby pendant on Miki's necklace. "What if…" he said as he took both crystals. He crushed them together and blood came out from both of it. Kuroudu jumped and quickly wiped the blood off of his palms.

Miki stirred and began to open her eyes only to face the Gear Master and the kendo student. "Miki… we're glad you're awake!" Kyousuke said happily.

Miki's eyes popped open and crawled away from the both of them. "Wait! Let us tend your wounds!" Kyousuke said kindly. "Yeah… we won't even think about what you've done!" Kuroudu said coldly. "I don't need your help!" Miki growled.

"Well… it seems like you do!" Kuroudu said as he pointed to Miki's wounds. Miki winced from the pain in her arm as she gave up.

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"Ow!" Miki half-shouted as Kuroudu poured some alcohol on her arm. "Would you please be gentle?"

Kuroudu didn't answer as he continued tending his former enemy's wounds silently. She stopped talking suddenly and faced the Gear Master fixing her Crush Gear. "Is Silver Wing okay?" she asked silently, kindness can be found in the tone of her voice.

"Barely… I'm sorry but the orb in the trunk's broken!" Kyousuke explained. "Good." Miki snapped. "Pardon?" Kyousuke asked.

"Nothing…"

"Can you explain this all to us? Why is it that what happens to Silver Wing happens to you too?" Kuroudu finally spoke up. Miki couldn't answer that and looked away quickly. Kuroudu took Miki's injured arm and rubbed the medicine roughly.

"OW!" Miki yelled. "Hey! Let go! That hurts!"

"Are you going to tell us, or not?" Kuroudu was being serious this time. "OW! I placed a spell, okay?" Miki grunted as she blew some air into her bruise. "That hurt…" she pouted. "Stop being such a baby!" Kuroudu said.

"SHUT UP!" Miki yelled.

"Why did you put a spell on it anyway?" Kyousuke asked. "To Win!" Miki snapped. "Why?" Kyousuke wondered.

"Why what?"

"Why do you need to win? It was only an entrance battle for the club!" Kyousuke answered. "A battle is a battle and if you lose, you're weak!" Miki answered snobbishly.

"So does that mean you're weak?" Kyousuke teased.

"Who asked you, you blonde-haired demon?" (Reminds me of Groove Adventure Rave! ^_^) Miki yelled at Kuroudu's face, which left Kyousuke with a sweat drop on his head.

"You don't have to necessarily win every battle… it's made for both winners and losers! We learn to make friends in that process and we learn sportsmanship!" Kuroudu suddenly said. "Kuroudu's right…" Kyousuke agreed. "I used to be like that a year ago! I really wanted to win so badly… and I ended up losing Kuroudu in the end!" Kyousuke said as Kuroudu looked up.

"I rather choose friendship over triumph…" Kyousuke added. "Hn!" Miki ignored. "But… it changed drastically when I also changed!" Kyousuke smiled. "And I changed because of your help Miki!"

Miki's eyes widened and looked at the younger boy. "Even though you've done these things… I know I can forgive you!" Kyousuke said as he handed Silver Wing back to its rightful owner.

"Th- thank you, Gear Master!" Miki said as she politely accepted Silver Wing.

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"So… who won?" Lilika asked Kuroudu the moment they came to the hospital. "Kuroudu did…" Kyousuke answered.

"And Miki?"

"She left after we tended her wounds…" Kuroudu answered. "Wounds?" Lilika wondered. Kuroudu and Kyousuke explained everything that happened, Lilika began to understand and was soon joined by Jirou when he came out from Kaoru's room.

"Is she some sort of witch or something?" Jirou asked. "She's a sorceress…" Kyousuke answered. "She has elemental powers to begin with… I'm glad she didn't use any of it during the battle!"

"She's a weird girl, indeed!" Jirou said. "I don't think she will come back!"

"No… she'll be back! She's a member of the Tobita Club, right?" Lilika smiled. "Is that a good thing? Or a bad thing?" Jirou raised an eyebrow.

~ To be Continued ~