Chapter 10 – Groove-tron 101
Author's note: I didn't mean this chapter to be this way. I wish there was a better way for it to be written. -_-;
"Heat?" Heat's thoughts were so heavy that he never heard the knock at his door. Once he heard Frida's voice, he got up and walked to the door. He felt the brightness that was Frida, on the other side. Once he felt that, he rushed to open the door. They looked at each other. He was wearing a white tank and white track pants that had a black stripe on the side. He did not have his hat on. Frida was wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans. "Can I…come in?" Heat nodded and let her in. He barely watched as she walked around. He started to notice that he seemed to recognize her movements, even with closed eyes. Heat looked up and rushed into his bedroom area. He saw Frida facing him, then she crossed her arms, "I thought that would get your attention." Heat looked away from her. Heat was never this quiet. Frida frowned, "Stop it, Heat. It wasn't your fault. Besides, that groove-tron device didn't belong to Kitty-X anyway."
Heat threw up his hands, "That what make this even worse, Frida! Someone who wasn't even chosen to have a groove-tron device proved herself to be more powerful than any of us and she barely halfway beat Robo-Z!"
"That was the first time they attempted to link a groove-tron into Robo-Z. Capoeira could've beaten it!"
"Frida, we both know that they didn't. What if next time that thing comes back, it kills one of my friends! What if next time, it gets-!"
"It's not going to get me," Frida yelled. She looked teary eyed.
"Frida-."
"It's going to be fine, Heat. Kitty-X couldn't defeat it only because she didn't know how to use the groove-tron device to its best potential." She looked at the floor as she believed what she said, but did not know how true it was in their situation.
He walked up to her, "Well, she knew how to use it better than I do."
"Heat, I can't believe that you still know nothing about owning a groove-tron device."
"I'm a natural. I can handle it."
"Heat, you never met anyone with a groove-tron device before. There's rules."
Heat's tone of voice became soft, "I've met you."
Frida's eyes softened and she shook her head. "Heat, …." She stood in front of him. "The first thing you need to know is that you can only attack on opponent twice within five minutes. You cannot attack with the device, if you're not in rhythm with the music."
"Can't attack more than twice in five minutes. Got it."
"However, you can use the device in a limited setting, like I did with Kitty-N." Heat then, thought that that was the reason he was able to attack Robo-Z without moving. Gas-O used his grove-tron to create different gases, so the energy was ready for Heat to draw from. "And, according to Capoeira, groove-tron devices can be combined so that their powers can be used together."
"Really?"
Frida took his hands in hers, "Yeah." Frida gasped. An aura surrounded them. Both of their eyes turned white. Frida did not think it would be this easy to sync groove-tron devices, but that was not her intention. Heat was always curious about getting closer to her, but she never knew about the sensation until now. She did not know where she was. There was smoke of all different colors all around her. So, she started to dance. Her body was covered with sashes and ribbons of all different colors. As she danced, she felt someone drawing closer to her. She turned around and saw it was Heat. He was dressed similarly, but only in colors of red, orange, yellow, and white. He put his arms around her and they started to dance together. Their moves started to sync and Frida started to realize that happiness that Capoeira experiences through their dance. Heat and Frida were dancing and laughing together. He picked her up and started spinning her around with her body against his. They were laughing, everything was so beautiful. As Heat slowed to a stop, Frida felt the energy change between them. She threw her head back, relaxed, and took in a deep breath. She felt him hold her closer. After she breathed out, she noticed that their breathing were in sync. She looked down at him as he felt one of his hands go down to her knee. He was looking up at her. She could not hear him, but she saw that he said her name. The energy changed between them changed, again. He tore off two of the ribbons and reached for another. "Heat, no!" The vibrant clouds around them started to dim. She could see that Heat was not himself. "Heat, stop!" She tried pushing away from him, but she could not escape his grip. He tore off another two ribbons. "Heat-!" Their eyes met. She could feel his heartbeat. She started to realize how intensely that he was drawn to her groove-tron device. The look in his eyes, he could not help himself. She started to see that she always had his attention. Her groove-tron drew him into this place. Then, she started to see how he felt about her and she stopped struggling. She started to become more drawn to him and lost control of her conscious self. "Heat…." He stopped pulling at the ribbons and spun her around twice. She was leading their sync before, but neither knew what was happening, now. The clouds around them turned brighter than before. After a while, she noticed that the clouds started turning grey. His eyes became red and his power started overwhelming her. He was stronger than she could imagine. She sensed the duality his groove-tron's draw for her. She looked in his eyes, "HEAT-!" She blinked and saw that she was back in Heat's room, but she could not move. She noticed that he was drawing her closer to him. She focused on him and attempted to give him a jolt from her groove-tron device, "HEAT!" She saw him blink twice, then shake his head. All that he could read from Frida's face was shock. She ran out of the apartment and sat on the floor.
"Frida!" He followed after her. After he exited, he sat next to her. "Frida?" She turned and looked at him, but did not say anything. "Frida, are you okay?"
"That was my fault, Heat." As she looked at him, she knew she felt differently about him.
"What was? What happened?"
"You don't remember?" He shook his head. "I don't either. I think I accidently synced our groove-tron devices and…." She felt different looking into Heat's eyes. All of the things she felt when they were synced, she was not sure if she wanted to know if all of those feelings were true.
He saw that she was sad, "Frida-."
She started to get up, "I have to go." She ran off. The only thing Heat remembered was the feeling of his groove-tron device taking over his mind. For some reason the sync made his groove-tron want to look for hers, even more.