Chapter 22
A fluffy greenish-brown cat was walking among the crowded streets in Wardington. Nobody bat an eye on the cat as the sight of street cats was common and not something unusual.
The cat walked alone until it reached a less crowded area, showing its true colors by looking playful and determined.
Meanwhile, in Marucho's place, Drago was resting from a battle.
"Way to go, Drago."
Dan smiled at his bakugan.
The other brawlers minus Keith and Blake were happy and celebrating.
When the brawlers went to sleep, Blake and Keith snuck in the garden.
It was silent for a bit.
"So, you got to know of my extreme life."
Blake said.
"Way to start a conversation, but indeed, that's right. I did not expect that from you."
Keith replied.
"I do have my secrets and speaking of which, you know about me, but I barely know anything about you from that period."
Blake said seriously.
Keith expected she would ask him for this at some point.
Blake was quite expecting him to talk.
"After your disappearance and presumed death, Mira and I were sad. We even had to witness an empty burial."
Blake was shocked.
"I'm sorry that you had to witness this."
Blake said, feeling bad.
"Don't worry."
Keith assured her.
"After that, my dad was starting to become consumed with his work, and I started taking care of Mira. It was hard at first but slowly became manageable. I taught Mira how to brawl. At the same time, the bakugan enslavement happened. Unfortunately, my dad helped with that. I had to pretend I wanted to help my dad. Both of us won something. I benefitted most. I was determined to stop this whole thing and to do so, I became a member of the Vexos. I had a plan from the beginning. All I had to do was earn their trust and wait for the perfect moment."
Keith explained.
Blake was impressed.
"You and I have some similarities."
Blake said.
"To a certain extend."
Keith said.
"That's obvious, Sherlock."
Blake sassily said.
"If you say so, Ice queen."
Blake laughed.
After that, the two enjoyed the silence.
"I think we should go."
Blake yawned.
Keith nodded.
Keith wanted to kiss her, but there were sounds from the bushes.
"Who's there?"
Blake asked.
Keith started looking at the source of the sound, but there was nothing.
"Weird."
Keith said.
The two decided to leave.
The next day was relatively normal.
Keith and Marucho were looking at Drago's stats, which were improving quickly, given the short amount of time.
Blake looked impressed.
"Good job, buddy."
Dan smiled.
"It wouldn't be possible without you guys."
Drago said looking at everyone.
"Way to go, Master Dan, Master Drago!"
Baron was excited.
Dan smiled.
The brawlers were happy until a noise occurred nearby.
"What was that?"
Mira asked worriedly.
"That's the same noise as yesterday."
Keith thought.
Shun, Dan, and Ace were ready to defend everyone.
Blake pretended to ignore it.
The sound stopped, and from the shadows, the fluffiest cat appeared.
"A cat?"
Marucho raised an eyebrow at the creature.
Baron had stars in his eyes as this is the first time he sees an animal from Earth.
"How did it get here?"
Shun asked.
"I don't know. Probably one of the many cats my mom has."
Marucho said, thinking of a solution to return the cat to his mother.
On the other hand, Mira, Runo, and Julie started squealing from the cat's cuteness.
"So cute."
Julie squealed, petting the cat on the head. The cat didn't mind. It seemed to enjoy it.
"I've never seen such fluffy cat."
Runo said with stars in her eyes.
The boys were weirded out by the girls' behavior.
Blake looked thoughtfully at the cat to the point one may consider she is sending daggers.
Keith wanted to laugh at this sight but decided not to.
Mira joined the 'let's pet the cute cat bandwagon,' but unfortunately for her, the cat slipped with a Cheshire grin on its face.
"What the?"
Mira didn't finish her sentence, as Keith looked at her.
The cat strictly went to Blake, purring near Blake's shoes and then suddenly jumping on her shoulder and looking like a parrot.
"That's weird. I've never seen a cat doing something like that."
Marucho said.
The others looked at each other.
Reaper started laughing.
The cat started purring.
"It seems it likes you."
Mira commented.
"Yeah."
"A bit too much if I have to be honest."
Blake knew the cat's intentions, but she was going to keep quiet.
"You look so cute together."
Julie said.
"I don't think so."
Blake replied.
The cat quickly got bored and climbed on Blake's head.
The girls and Baron laughed at the sight.
"There is nothing funny about this."
Blake said unamused.
As on cue, the cat dropped its tail near Blake's mouth.
"See."
Blake said, getting some fur inside her mouth.
She coughed, removing it and still having an unamused expression.
The cat had an even bigger Cheshire grin.
"Is it just the cat, or I am looking at us very strange."
Baron commented.
"I can't see, so I don't know."
"But probably it is."
Blake struggled to remove the cat of her head until the cat decided to lose its body, but at the same time, it did something else. With its front paws, it ruined Blake's bangs, making them fly in each direction and revealing some burnt skin where her eyebrows should be and a forehead scar around the edge.
At last, Blake removed the cat from her head, dropping it gently on the floor like a pillow, but the bangs had to pay the price.
"Tch, stupid cat."
Blake said annoyed.
Without her bangs, Blake looked furious even though she was far from it, simply because she lacked eyebrows and a scar on her forehead.
"Why is your face different?"
Dan asked.
"Nothing happened. Next question."
Blake snapped but retained her normal voice.
This shocked everyone in the room.
"Um, Blake, you don't need to be so pissed off at the cat."
Mira said, trying to calm Blake.
"The cat ruined my bangs."
Blake said trying to regain her calmness.
"Those are just bangs."
Mira said.
"Bangs that cover two facial scars that I'm not proud of."
Blake said looking at the floor.
"Oh."
Mira felt that she rubbed a sore spot and kept quiet.
Luckily Blake quickly calmed down, returning to her normal self, which surprised everyone.
What happened seconds ago never happened. That's what it felt like it.
When the cat sensed that Blake was calm it jumped on Blake's waist, hugging it.
Blake facepalmed, but at this moment, the cat transformed into a tall girl with a copious amount of lime green hair and grinning at the sight of Blake.
"Jackpot."
The girl said, showing her sharp teeth that could put any shark into shame.
"Just great."
Blake was sarcastic and not looking forward to deal with Pandora.