Bakugan belongs to Sega Toys and Spin Masters.
Morning came with the sunlight lazily filtering through the window, illuminating the room and drowning it in a soft atmosphere. Unaffected by the sunrays shining down on her, a young girl slept peacefully, her arms folded on the hard wood surface of her desk to serve as a pillow for her head, contributing to the peaceful morning image.
Said image was interrupted by the sound of loud banging against the door, startling the girl in a way that made her scramble awake and accidentally fall off her chair unceremoniously to the ground. She groaned in pain, dazed from the impromptu awakening and the headache slowly forming in the back of her head, as a new person entered her room:
-Come on, sis, it's time to wake up. - Her brother said, looking down at the sprawled form of his sister with an infuriatingly happy expression – I don't know if you noticed, but it's already noon.
He stepped back as his sister got up with a silent grunt, her body letting out small cracks in protest of spending an entire night sitting on a desk chair. She blinked owlishly as if to drive off any semblance of drowsiness and slowly made her way to the closet, dragging her feet as she walked. Her brother merely laughed at his sister's zombie-like state:
-I´ll be waiting for you downstairs. - He said as he left the room – Don't take too long, dad left a surprise for you.
She didn't seem to register what he had said, paying no attention as her brother left the room. She sorted through her clothes in what almost seemed like disinterest, picking out a random set of clothes and making her outside the room towards the bathroom.
When she decided she was done prepping herself, she stepped back and took a better look at herself. Her long, black hair was held in a messy ponytail, a white tank top contrasting against her tan skin, complemented by black pants and black sneakers, a lilac bandana around her neck providing a bit of color to the outfit. She looked at her face, a tired expression permanently fixed into her dark brown eyes, and sighed heavily. This was going to be just like any other day, she thought to herself, as she exited the bathroom and went downstairs to the kitchen.
She was met with the sight of her brother waiting for her at the breakfast table, strangely enough. He was looking at something in his laptop, clearly more engrossed in paying attention to it rather than finishing the half-eaten apple he was holding. She promptly snatched the apple from his hand and bit into it, grabbing his attention in the process:
-I was going to eat that. - He whined.
Not anymore. She signed, a cheeky smile on her face as she went to throw away the apple core. What are you watching? She asked, laughing to herself as she saw her brother's face morph into an expression of excitement:
-Oh, I'm watching some Bakugan videos! - he turned the laptop so that the screen was now facing her – There's this girl, Alice, I think, she's a Battle Brawler! They're the ones who created the game, and they post some tutorials to newcomers online.
The girl talking on the video seemed to be about her age, with long orange hair cascading down her back, a few loose strands faming her face. She wore a chipper expression as she explained something about attributes, strange symbols appearing beside her as the video went on.
Aren't you a little old to play this game? She inquired, smirking as her brother took on an annoyed expression:
-They never put an age restriction to it. And fourteen years isn't old, you jerk.
Well, you do act like a little kid sometimes. She signed with a look of pure enjoyment. Wait, scratch that, most of the time.
-Har-de-har, are we done with the "picking on Alex" section? Or you don't want to see what dad gave us. - He mocked, smirking as his sister huffed indignantly.
What is this surprise, anyway, that could have made you barrel into my room and make me start my day with a headache? She asked, putting emphasis on her sarcastic expression. She noticed as she sat down in front of him that her brother that a box rested upon the table, seemingly untouched by her brother:
-Oh, I would've woken you up even if there wasn't a surprise. - He joked, earning him a swift slap to his arm. - But seriously, check this out.
He slowly unlocked the front clasp of the box and lifted the lid, probably to cause suspense, and smiled excitedly as his sister looked further into the box and picked one of its contents, analyzing it in between her fingers:
-Cool, right? - He prompted – We went to the store together, but it was dad who picked it. Now you can play Bakugan too!
She shot a skeptical look at her brother and continued to analyze the object. Resting on her hand was a small marble sphere, the gold details giving a nice addition to the mainly red color of the sphere, a white symbol resembling what she thought it was fire painted on one of the marble's sides. She couldn't lie, it probably took a lot of work to paint it:
-I was planning on teaching you how to play after the training today. - He said. - That is...if you want to.
She stopped analyzing the marble to look at her brother, almost letting out a groan of annoyance. He had his head slightly hung, adding to the effect of looking at her with innocent (totally-not-innocent), pleading eyes. She rolled her eyes and stared at the wall in an attempt to not look at the extremely punchable face of her brother. They both knew they couldn't resist each other's puppy eyes, as it was an equally powerful force on both sides.
A few seconds passed as she sighed in resignation and defeat. Okay. She signed, facing her brother once more. But only after training. Then we can do whatever.
She swore he had to have whiplash from how fast his face changed to a bright grin, pretty much pouncing from the table as he took his sister into a hug:
-This is gonna be awesome! You'll like it, I'm sure of it! - He exclaimed while swinging his poor sister around, ignorant to her quiet yet desperate pleas for air.