Chibi: Well, here we are at chapter ten! Yaaaaayyyyy! Hard to believe this story has been up for almost two or three years and we're just now hitting double digits! Man, am I lazy. But that's not anything to be proud of. I'm serious. I should work harder on this stuff in my free time instead of trying to draw Ginga's hair or Mimio. (I've got a picture of her drawn for Shogun Steel. :/ )
But anyway!
CHAPTER TEN. WOO.
On With The Show~!
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"AHHHMASAMUNEYOUDOLTWHERETHEHELLDIDYOUGOWITHMYMANGA?!" I whispered screamed.
I heard shuffling behind me as I searched frantically through my little space. He must have plucked up volume two, because I could find it ANYWHERE. Of course this was like, super early in the morning. I couldn't sleep.
Again.
Fuck.
Tsubasa practically stole my camera until I could learn to not creep on people during those nights when I can't sleep.
Like tonight.
Grr.
"Mimio, it's two in the morning. We're going to be in Moscow in... about four or five more hours."
"I can't sleep!"
"I figured that much-"
"And I'm pretty sure Masamune nicked my second volume of Bleach."
"You gave it to him earlier when you were playing with Sebastian." I stopped everything I was doing, not that it was much, and turned to stare Tsubasa down. "You forgot, didn't you?"
"Shut up."
"Go to sleep, Mimio."
"I CAN'T. TRANSPORTATION METHODS MAKE SLEEP ELUDE ME."
He facepalmed and laid back onto his seat/bed thingy. I kept staring at him.
"Tsu-channnnnnnn..."
...
"Tsu-channnnnnnnnnnnnnnn..."
"What?"
...I blinked. At moments like those, you don't expect the inquired party to respond. Especially at two in the morning. I was at a loss for words. Tsubasa just sighed and got up, dragging me over to his side of the compartment and laying me out on the seat, taking residence beside me and wrapping an arm over my stomach. He closed those pretty eyes and went straight back to sleep, leaving me in an awkward state and unable to move from the spot he put me in.
Damn it.
...
"Masamune's gone! He's been kidnapped!"
I snorted, looking up from polishing my bey as Ginga and Madoka freaked out. "WHo would want to kidnap Masamune?"
"If he's not here when he get to the stadium-"
"Then Yu gets to participate, right?" Said chibi threw himself at Ginga and more loud noises followed. I went back to polishing Styx, hiding the fact that I was panicking on the inside.
FUCK.
He got kidnapped in RUSSIA.
JASHIN, WHAT THE HELL IS GONNA HAPPEN TO THAT KID?
HE CAN'T HANDLE MAFIA TORTURE. HE'S TOO INNOCENT FOR IT.
INNOCENT I TELL YOU.
SHIT
SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT-
Tsubasa's hand came down on my shoulder and I jumped, being brought to back to reality. Styx was now sparkling brightly from beneath the cloth and my hands were shaking. Madoka, Ginga and Yu were still bickering, but here I was sitting still and acting like nothing was wrong. Jashin what was WRONG with me? I should be pulling strings and trying to find Masamune, not acting like the world goes on. What if he really was taken by the mafia?
What if-
"Shit."
"He's hard headed. Masamune will make it back."
"I... uh... I need a phone. Like... BAD." I jumped out of my seat and walked calmly out of the car, only beginning to run when I knew the others weren't going to see me. If the WBBA got involved, there would onlybe so much they could do. Whereas...
I'm gonna regret this.
I know it.
The phone appeared shortly in the dining car and I grabbed the reciever, dialing frantically and hoping for once that the guy would pick up the damn phone. It rang once, twice, three times, and then someone answered.
"GET ME TAKASHI GINRYUU NOW, AND I SWEAR IF YOU ASK ME WHO THE FUCK IS CALLING IT'LL MAKE YOUR DAY WORSE."
"Is that any way to talk to your Uncle?"
"Don't pretty me up with how I should fucking talk. Get me Dad, on the phone NOW."
"My my princess-"
"PISS OFF." The remaining moments were spent in silence until a gravelled voice picked up on the other end, only getting out a syllable before I launched into a full explanation of what was going on in furious Romanian, the only clues that the man was listening was his sounds of amusement and incredulidity. Wow, big word. I finished off with a huge gasp of breath, trying hard to gain back the oxygen I had just spent so quickly.
"I wasn't aware such things happened at tournaments for a children's game. Not that I should be surprised, a new partner of mine used to be quite intrigued with Beyblade until his business hit rock bottom. Good job on your Romanian, by the way. I can see you're still as fluent as when you were eleven. If you want to learn a new language, you should learn Itali-"
"I swear to Jashin if this is about Julian I will hang up the phone right the fuck now. Don't bring that up when I'm trying to work the network Dad."
"I was going to say for a trip to the Vatican later on in the year, darling."
"Don't darling me. I'm dead fucking serious old man."
"Fine fine. But in exchange for me working this you'll have to make a visit with Julian. His interest in you seems to be much more enthusiastic as of late. Something about seeing you in Iraq or other..."
"Julian and I are going to have words at some point but seriously. I will hang up if you say that douche bag's name one more time."
"Of course Mimio. I didn't raise a girl who didn't take her words seriously."
"Great."
"There's a man in Russia who will meet you when you get off the train, dear. He'll give you a cellphone."
"For what?"
"Proper communication. I'd like to talk to you on other days than your birthday, daughter."
"Fine. Just get it done, okay?" I seethed, slamming my hands up and down on the counter top in agitation, wishing he'd just get it done because the longer I thought about Masamune gone in Russia the more unnerved I became. Damn I'm gonna need a sleeper cookie after this.
"Of course. Anything for my little butterfly. Take care of Styx, Mimio."
"Whatever!" I slammed the phone down on the hook and slumped back in one of the bar stools, burying my face in my hands and tapping my feet anxiously. Someone clearing their throat nearby stirred my attention and I peeked up at the boy Madoka had brought to see us yesterday, but I never had the chance to talk to.
"You are quite fluent in foreign languages."
"Just Romanian and English. It's not much."
"I see. I don't believe I got the chance to introduce myself yesterday.." He sat on the stool next to mine and I blinked at him. This guy was super friggin polite. "My name is-"
"Alexei. Madoka's friend." I said softly, resting one of my elbows on the counter top.
"You remembered."
"Hard not to when Madoka gets angry like that. Please tell me you saw her hair move too. I'd like to think I'm not the only crazy person on this train."
Alexei merely smiled, the glare of his glasses hiding his eyes from view. "Is there anything else you excel in aside from languages, if you don't mind my asking."
"Ummm destruction of property? That seems to happen to me a lot..."
"Madoka mentioned something about you destroying a wall in China?"
"Heh." I smiled sheepishly and began to tap my blunt fingernails on the wooden surface.
"You seem nervous."
"Well... I mean..."
"Perhaps... something sweet to calm your nerves? I'm sure it must be pre-battle stress."
"I guess..." A man in a waiter's outfit came out and started throwing stuff together behind the counter. I kept my eyes down and didn't really look back up until the guy slid something by me. Surprise surprise, it was a chocolate parfait with a bunch of raspberry and lemon fillings in it. Normally I'd be all over it but I instead picked at it half heartedly. "You're a nice guy and everything, but I don't understand the sudden interest in me..."
"Just curious..."
"Curiouser and curiouser... you must be a pretty smart guy to have this much of a healthy curiousity." I took a quick bite of the yogurt and hummed softly.
"I am an astronaut in training..."
I blinked at him and opened my mouth to say something, but jumbled words came out as the world began to spin around me quickly. Alexei , the waiter with the black rose, and a few Winged Kuribohs started dancing funnily before my vision went black.
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"The drug worked very well. Seeing as she's such a talented blader, it's only as a precaution that she's taken out of the picture along with Ginga..."