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Chapter Four: New Girl, New Rival, Old Friends
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Authoress' Notes: Hey people! I'm not dead! I am so sorry it takes me so long to update, but I've just been swamped with so many other things and ideas. (that and I'm infamous for liking to write long chappies XP) Anyways ummm, just to let you know so it's not confusing, these next chappies take place 8 years in the future after the last three chappies, you know the time with Ikki and co. as the stars on the show. (oh! it's also a few months before the W.R.C. k? Just wanted to clear that up.)But anyways, just so you know. Oh but there will be some flash backs just to warn you. (I hate flashbacks myself but they're a neccesity (sp?) in this fic, so you can't say I didn't warn you) Oh one last thing...*sniffle* I've come to the conclusion that nobody loves me ...ok j/k but I'm getting like little to no reviews, and it's putting a damper on my writing enthusiasm, I may consider abondoning the fic, but I don't want to, I have a lot of it planned out already, but *sigh* I don't know. Anyways, if you do like this fic, then please review and tell your friends! Get them to read and review too! Well no, you dun have to but *cries dramatically* I wish I had more reviews. *ehm* Sorry 'bout that, I'll be mature now, anyways please; read, review and most importantly; enjoy! ^__^ (but I do have some loyal reviewers : my friends! And I thank you so much from the bottom of my artery er- heart *nervous laugh* heehee heart! So yea, thank you so much guys!!! *smiles big at them*)
Disclaimer: Okay people, do you honestly think I own Medabots? Do yea? Well do I guys? Tell 'em I don't! *turns to Medabot cast* *ehm* I saiiiiid tell 'em I don't GUYS!!
Medabots Cast: Huh? Oh, oh right! *shouting in unison*CRYSTALINE DOES NOT OWN MEDABOTS, NOR DOES SHE OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING AFFILIATED WITH IT! SO DON'T SUE HER!!*can be seen holding up signs with "Crystaline does not own us!" scribbled on them* *flashing lights that read "Crystaline owns nothing" can also be seen (Crystaline: *sniffle* s'not fair! Oh well..*glomps Henry*)
Yea, and you should be thankful I don't! *grins evilly*
Medabots cast: * shudder at the thought and nod in agreement*
I do however own myself (Crystaline Ikoda / Crystal Ineiko/ Teenage Vampiress) as well as Satoshi Ikoda, Sakura Ikoda and FelaFighter aka The ShadowCat the SCC type( i made the SCC up, unless someone thought of it first ;_; oh well)/ cat type medabot. OH! And my Henry-chan plushie! ^-^ (well not yet, but I will get one! *to quote Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell from Wayne's World: It will be mine, oh yes! It will be mine!*...*ehm*Anyways..down to business. Please read and enjoy k? -Crystaline .:"^__^":.
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(*sigh* Perhaps even longer than the last chapter, should really be divided inot more than one chapter, but I'm afraid to say, I don't have the patient today.)
(A/N Oh! ^.^! One last thing I forgot to mention, I've noticed that my italics and my bold aren't working, or are at least are screwing up on fanfiction, so words that are expressed by themselves or emphasized will now most likely be in caps okay? anyways enjoy^_^)
Crystal Ineiko sighed. This was probably the worst coffee she'd ever tasted. And yet, she found herself still drinking it. She sat all alone at an empty table in a local coffee joint.
"Man, where do they get this stuff? First day back in town, and this is what I get." She shook her head. She poured her coffee out into the garbage and grimaced as she watched it go out. It looked like sludge oozing out of her cup. "Yuck!" She stuck out her tongue in disgust. "Oh well, I like cappuccino better anyways." She returned to her seat and stared blankly out the window, as the world passed by it, lost deep in thought yet again.
Crystal sighed again."Oh well, I guess I better go. Hmmmm, it's been a while, but maybe I can find some place around here that makes a half decent cup of coffee."
She raised herself up from her seat, and threw her empty coffee cup in the garbage before exiting the store. (A/N no, believe it or not, it was not a StarBucks! But man, those things are every where aren't they?! Lol ~_^)
Crystal found herself wandering aimlessly down the street, glancing around at the surrounding area. She wasn't sure quite where she was going, just checking out how much everything had changed since "then". She shuddered and pushed the thought of "then" from her mind.
"Nothing I need to worry about NOW right?" She continued her trip down the street. Still not sure where she was going, just somehow knowing she needed to get there. Her feet seemed to know, even if she didn't, so she decided to let them lead her. They had never steered her wrong or let her down before right, so why should now be any different?
She stopped.
Crystal had been foolishly watching her feet for the last few steps, but she decided to look up to see where they had lead her. The store didn't look all that fancy, but vaguely familiar, as if she had been here before.
"Not likely," she muttered. "it's probably just another store." She'd seen a lot of stores. She dismissed this thought as well. She looked up and read the name of the store.
" The 24HopMart, huh?" She shrugged. "Hey, I don't name 'em, I just buy their coffee.Well," she shrugged again. "maybe, this day won't be all bad, if these people can make a half decent cup of coffee anyways." She laughed. " buuuut,.... I doubt it."
She opened the door and was about to step inside when she was ran over, by a young dark haired boy, that had his hair pulled back in a ponytail, and his extremely loud sounding medabot. They were being followed closely by a young girl with short, chocolate colored hair and a camera around her neck. Her medabot was following closely behind her carrying what looked to be a video-camera? Hmmm, what was that for?
Crystal held back the urge to scream at them for being so rude, and for nearly making her a pancake, until she recalled something. A streak of bright yellow. That medabot that came in with the dark haired boy, it was bright yellow. Not only that, it was a KBT-type, one of the older versions that had been discontinued. A bright yellow KBT-type that looked far too familiar to Crystal's liking.
"It couldn't be!" she thought. "You're just imagining things, KBT's are becoming a pretty popular type again, and yellow's a common colour. There's nothing to worry about. You know it's a virtual impossibility it's the same medabot."
Crystal shook her head and dismissed all the negative thoughts she had gained. She sighed. "You're losing it Crystal." she muttered to herself, and once again opened the door to step inside, but first she made sure to check that there were no more children that would be coming and running her over with their medabots as well.
(A/N I don't even know why I'm bringing this up, but just out of curiousity, does anyone have an extra thesuarus, I'm over using words again...lol, _ oh well)
Crystal stepped inside and looked around. "Man, this place seems really fimiliar," she thought again. "it's kinda creepy..hmmmm," she cautiously looked around, making sure she wasn't drawing any unwanted attention to herself. Luckily, everyone seemed quite occupied with what they were doing. The young boy was apparently having an arguement with his overly angry medabot, while the girl seemed to be taking notes, and getting in on the action with her medabot, trying to get "the lastest scoop" Crystal would later find out. In the corner of the store, she could have swore she saw an somewhat *ehm*man of the older persuasion (~_^ trying to be as polite as possible!) sitting and eating pudding, but he had obviously finished and left, because when she looked again he was gone. There was no clerk in sight.
"Hmm," she shrugged. "must be in the back." For some reason she still couldn't shake the fact that this place was really familiar, and it was driving her mad, along with the strange sensation that hit her as soon as she came in to order a deluxe cotton candy icecream.
"Actually" she thought, "it's been a long time since I've had icecream. It might be nice.I think the last time I had one was- well, let's not think of that, shall we?" But she quickly remembered her mission. "Now, where do these people keep their coffee?"
"Aha! Success!" She had her eyes fixated on her goal across the room, a cappucino maker. She walked towards it. ^.^ She smiled at her good fortune and pressed the button, instantly pouring the hot steaming liquid into her cup. She put her coins into the machine to pay for her coffee* and walked happily over to a nearby table.
(A/N *...I don't think they actually have machines like that yet, but the show Medabots is set in the future anyways isn't it? So who's to say they can't have 'em then? Anyways, I liked the idea, so sue me : P..Henry: What was that about you being mature? Crystaline: Shutup! *huggles him* ^_^ anyways on with the story..)
"Hmmmm," She grinned happily and put the cup to her lips. "Oww!" She immediately jerked the cup away from her mouth. "Man," she put a finger to her lips and blushed slightly with embarassment for being such a baka. "I guess I forgot to blow on it first." She laughed lightly to herself, and blew softly on her drink before taking another sip.
"MMM!" She licked her lips. Finally, a semi-decent coffee! "Remind me to come here again." she made a mental note to herself, and enjoyed the warm sensation of a good coffee after being out in the cold air. (Crystaline: *enjoying her sugar-highness even when writing a serious fic* Mm Mm Good! XP ..okay I'll be queit now. Henry: You spelt quiet wrong. Crystaline: Shutup.)
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"Metabee! Don't be so stubborn!" Ikki argued with the yellow KBT type.
"Back off Ikki!" shouted Metabee, very angrily I might add.
"But you're acting like such a baby! Just because you know I'm right.."
"WHAT?!?!" Metabee nearly face faulted.
Meanwhile Erika was madly snapping pictures of the whole battle and taking notes.
"One of Japan's top medafighters and medabot in heated conflict over *snicker* video game!" She started, quickly jotting down notes and signaling Brass to get all of it on tape.
"Not quite front page material, but this should keep our readers amused." Erika stated.
"Miss Erika," began Brass, "are you sure this is worth it? Don't you think we should be trying to get an interesting story?"
Erika sighed. "I know Brass, but we have to work with what we got, and we don't really have much of anything, sure the W.R.C's are coming up, but that's still several months away. There's nothing interesting going on, it's really boring!"
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Crystal knew better than to be nosy, but she couldn't help but watch the story unfolding before her. It was quite amusing actually. That strange dark-haired boy and his obnoxious medabot, were now beginning what looked to be WW III on the other side of the room,bullets beginning to fly from the anntanea (sp?) of the yellow medabot as we speak, while the chocolate haired girl with the camera was violently snapping photos of it all.
Crystal couldn't help but laugh silently, the medabot sending a barrage of bullets at his medafighter, while the boy was yelling, kicking and punching violently at the empty air in anger at the his medabot, all the while the girl just continued to take her pictures and jot down notes while her medabot taped it. She laughed again, a laugh of genuine amusement, perhaps something she hadn't done in a long time. Unfortunately for her, this laugh came out loud against her will, only lightly mind you, but just loud enough, for a certain intrepid young reporter's ears to perk up and feel the urge to investigate.
"Oops!" Crystal whispered. She eyed the others nervously, but still trying to look inconspicious (sp?) at the same time. "I guess I over stayed my welcome." she continued quietly to herself, trying desperately to duck out of the store quickly before being discovered.
Too late.
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Erika heard a strange sound, not quite sure what it was or where it had came from, she glanced around the room.
That's when she spotted her. On the other end of the room, sat a young woman, who looked to be in her late teenage years*, Erika didn't recognize her in the slightest way. The girl looked mysterious in some way, in fact, she alomst seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of mystery that loomed over her as she sat drinking her coffee. She also looked a little suspicious, as if she was hiding a great secret.
(A/N *....I'm not sure just quite how old Henry's supposed to be, but I'm going to make myself around the same age as him, so I'm just going to make us 17 k? Cause I wrote us as 9 before, and it's 8 yrs later so yea, it makes sense right? RIGHT?!? Er- *ehm* *coughs nervously*)
Erika cautiously stepped a little closer, Ikki and the others who had been watching Erika curiously, came up closer as well to see what was going on. Now, Erika could see the girl clearer. She did definitely look like she was in her late teenage years, "come to think about it," thought Erika, "she looks like she might even be around the same age as Henry." Erika looked around. Where was Henry anyways? She shrugged. "Must be in the back."
Erika continued to exam the appearance of the girl. The young woman seemed to have extremely long hair, Erika noted. Erika guessed that it had to be at least to the woman's waist or longer, but it was hard to tell because the girl was sitting. The hair appeared to be of a light nature. The long locks were a lightish brown, with streaks of what appeared to be an auburnish flame? Was that the right way to describe it? Erika wasn't sure, but it somehow seemed to fit.
(A/N why do I keep switching between woman and girl? Because I can, that's why! XP 'sides haven't you ever noticed when you're a teenager, that you are constantly being called both e.g: girl/young woman, boy/young man etc. k, shuting up now! ~_^)
Crystal began to feel greatly akward and slightly uncomfortable, and she eyed Erika nervously for a moment, before returning to her coffee, pretending not to notice the obvious fact that she was being stared at by several eyes.
Erika couldn't stand it any longer! She crept over the girl and decided to make her presence known!
The others watched Erika curiously, what exactly was she doing? The followed and found themselves as well as Erika, face-to-face with the girl in a matter of seconds. Erika immediately began to chat up the girl, but leaving her no chance to get a word in. She was determined to find out who this girl was, and what she was doing here.
Crystal was shocked and a little taken back, but she hid it well. She watched the chocolate haired girl bob up and down with enthusiasm and excitement with each new word. Crystal kept a totally calm exterior and began, an air of coolness in her tone. "Hullo there. Might I be so bold as to ask who you are?"
"Huh?" Erika was confused, isn't this normally when she would ask the questions? This caught her off guard, if only for a moment, before she immediately began to talk again.
"Hi! I'm Erika!* " Erika exclaimed.
(A/N *...what's her last name people?! Does she even have one..)
"Hmmm," Crystal smirked. SO that was the little snoop's name..she'd have to make a mental note to watch out fro that name in the future. "Well she seems nice enough I guess" Crystal thought to herself, " shall I introduce myself? No, not yet."
"Erika huh? That's a nice name." Crystal finally replied.
Erika smiled. "Thank you." Erika decided to continue interductions without bothering to see if that was alright with anyone else. "And this here is my Metabot Brass."
"Hello Miss." said Brass shyly as she bowed.
Erika continued interductions motioning to each person in turn.
"And this" she started "is I-" she was cut off by Ikki.
"This is my metabot Metabee,"
"Yo!" waved Metabee.
"M-metabee?" Crystal said under her breath. Just like the metabot himself, that name was so familar, a million thoughts raced through her head, as she recieved several memories she hadn't experienced in a long time.
Erika stared at Crystal, who seemed to have spaced out.
"Miss?" asked Brass.
Crystal quickly snapped into reality. "Sorry, what?" she smiled at them. "You were saying?"
"...and I'm Ikki Ten-" he was cut off as well, this time by Crystal who recalled where the boy and metabot looked familiar (and not for the other reason either).
"Ikki Tenriyo. I know who you are, you are beginning to make quite a name for yourself around here you know."
Ikki blushed. "Really?"
"Unhuh." Crystal nodded.
Metabee grew steadily impatient. What about him?
"What about me?" He blurted out.
Crystal smirked again. "Throw a dog a bone..." she mused to herself.
"Oh! They mention alot about you too! The "great Metabee" is becomming a fast legend."
"Really?!" Metabee had stars in his eyes.
"Oh great, another ego boost." said Erika. Metabee and Ikki were ranting on and doing random poses while talking to their imaginary "fans".
Crystal laughed. She leaned in and whispered in Erika's ear. "Typical males huh?"
Erika just giggled.
"Well, it's a great pleasure to meet you all..." Crystal began, trying to make this her exit speech, but it failed.
" Well that should be all the introductions for now, actually there are a few more people we hang out with, but they aren't here right now, maybe I could introduce you later. Well, and there's Henry.." Erika looked around. "Where is Henry anyways?"
Erika looked at Metabee and Ikki who just shrugged, and went back to what they were doing.
"Henry?" Erika called out, glancing around the store. "Henry?"
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Henry woke up with a start. Oh man! He had fallen alseep in the back again!
"Man, my boss is gonna kill me!" Henry raised himself up from his chair, "hmmm, maybe I should cut down on the late nights for a while." he muttered to himself.
"Henry?"
"Huh?" Henry turned to where he had just heard the sound of his name.
"Henry! Could you come out here a sec?"
It was Erika.
"Uhh, sure one sec Erika!" Henry called out. He walked out into the store area, expecting to see the usual, Ikki and Metabee and they're friends lounging around in his store, or Dr. Aki eating pudding, while Ikki and Metabee fueded, as usual. But he was caught off guard when he reached the doorway.
Although it was true, he did see Ikki, Metabee, Erika and Brass, there was also another. A girl. A girl he didn't recoginze very well at all. And yet, she seemed alarmingly familar in the same instant. He tried to figure out where he knew her from, but he found himself drawing a blank.
"And this, is Henry!" announced Erika.
"Wow!" Crystal breathed hoping no one heard, luckily it was just quiet enough not to get picked up. She knew this guy from somewhere, she was sure of it! But sadly, she just couldn't figure out where that was. "He almost," she studied hsi appearance a bit more. "Looks like Hi..ka..ru." she paused. No! That was impossible. Hikaru was gone from her life, she'd have to face the truth. She had lost him for good. His appearance was just a coincidence, she was sure he was just a simple convenience store clerk, and nothing more. She shook her head, to try and shake the painful memory of Hikaru from her mind.
The two were studying each other, and both were beginning to blush slightly.
Erika continued. "And Henry, this is..uh, I'm sorry, I didn't get your name did I?" she turned to Crystal.
"Oh! That's easy! I'm Crystaline -er-" she paused again. Henry nearly gasped at that name. "I can't go by that name any more, can I? Not in the public anyways..hmmm" she thought for a moment. "Crystal," she said at last. "Crystal Ineiko."
She stood up, and remembering her manners, she bowed to them.
"Crystal, that's a very pretty name." Henry said unconsciously, not realizing it had come out loud.
The others nodded their agreement.
Crystal blushed. "Thank you."
Now that she was standing, Henry was able to get a better look at her. She looked to be at least around his age. She probably was. Her hair was long, and very lusterous. Henry thought it was very beautiful. But what really caught him was her eyes. They were a pale greyish-blue, with a bright turquoise ring around the middle. They looked very kind and gentile, but also as if they held great power, as well as a great secret. He also noticed a hint of pain barried deep into them. But when she blinked, they changed. They were now simply blue-grey. "Huh, they must change." he guessed silently.
(A/N my eyes really do change depending on my mood, for example if I'm upset they are bright blue, when I'm tired they're grey, when I'm concerned they're turquoise ..etc..)
Crystal studied the boy standing in front of her. He was pretty kawaii bishy she thought. He had dark hair and the dark eyes to match. She had to admit, he wasn't rally all that handsome, but he wasn't without his charm, and he did still have the tall and dark working in his favour. She guessed that he had to be around her age, but she wasn't positive. Crystal felt herself growing hot. She guessed they by now her face was probably a bright red. She prayed it wasn't. Henry felt himself doing the same.
And awkard silence passed them both by.
" Er- *ehm*" Crystal coughed nervously, trying to break there silence.
"Have we met before?" Henry asked.
" I beg your pardon?" questioned Crystal. She had been thinking of asking the same thing, but she would never admit it.
Henry blushed. "Way to go!" he scolded himself. "blow it already why don't you."
"N-noithing, it was nothing really. I'm sorry." Henry apologized.
Crystal smiled at him. "It's okay."
They both smiled.
Erika cut into the happy silence a few seconds later, sending Crystal a barrage of questions.
"So, your name is Crystal Ineiko? If you don't mind me asking, you're new around here right? Where'd you come from? Do you have any siblings? Who are you living here with? How old are you exactly? Where do you live? Do you have a medabot?" etc..etc..Erika continued her rendition of 20 questions until Crystal started to feel her head spin.
How was she supposed to answer most of these questions, without revealing anything?
The others just sighed. It really didn't take Erika long did it?
Crystal hesitated before deciding to answer. " Yes, my name is really Crystal Ineiko." she mentally kicked herself for that remark. "And yes, I am new around here, and no I'm not in the same instant."
"Huh?"
"Well, you see I lived here once before, " she sighed. "when I was young."
"Really? How long ago."
Crystal hesitated again. " ei-" she began. "umm I can't remember." ...."Point blank lie." She thought to herself, but it was better than telling her the truth. She knew that would just arise several, several more questions.
"Oh." Erika sighed.
" As for where I came from, I really can't say.." "Well,at least that isn't a full lie this time.." she muttered to herself.
"Hmmm.." Erika was a getting a little disappointed.
" And about your other questions, I-" She felt a sudden small paign. "I-" she tried again. " I have no- n-no family..."
They all looked away ashamed of prying.
"I'm sorry." Erika apologized. "I shouldn't have brought it up."
"It's okay." Crystal answered back. "It's been a long time now. It doesn't really bother me that much to talk about it."
Henry looked down, " I know the feeling, to have not seen your family for a long time." he sighed. How long had it been? He didn't want to think about it.
There was a brief pause. Before Crystal broke the silence. "As for my age," she began, "I'm 17."
"Wow! So that makes you around the same as Henry doesn't it?" Erika looked at Henry who nodded.
Crystal smiled to herself before answering. "Yea, yea I guess it does."
Henry couldn't help but feel himself grin when noone was looking.
"And as for the medabot," she sighed. " I- I don't have one, not anymore anyways." "Again with the lying! Why can't you just stop already?" Crystal asked herself. She pulled her sleeve to make sure it was comletely covering the medawatch that would have normally held FelaFighter's medal.
"Why not?"
"Erika!" whispered Ikki in her ear. " Don't you think you've pried enough?"
"Yea, I guess..." Erika pause, then looked at Crystal curiously, a few thoughts had crossed her mind."Hmmm, well this is getting us no where isn't it. Better move on to my next questions."
"yea.." Crystal was a little nervous, she hadn't been expecting so many questions, she would have to get out of here soon. No one seemed to notice her nervousness, except Henry.
"Hmmm" he thought. "She seems awfully nervous, It must be because of Erika. She should know better to pry into people's personal lives." He knew that if it had been him, he would be extremely nervous right now. He could tell she was getting greatly uncomfortable, and really wanted to end it,but was trying to hide it as to not hurt Erika or the others feelings, who seemed to be very interested about Crystal.
"Crystal" Erika's finger shot up as she got an idea. "I have some more important questions I'd like to ask you, would I be allowed an exclsive interview? Please? You can't turn me down!"
"Uhhh..."Crystal just sweatdropped and was at a loss of words for a moment, when she finally thought of what to say, she wasn't given the chance.
"Oh please!" Erika immediately started to snap photos. "Oh and I could title it : New Girl in Town. Oh please!?!" She began to snap more photos.
This made Crystal really nervous. Her head filled with different thoughts on how she was going to escape. "Oh great! That's just what I need. Pictures of me reaching the public. So much for the whole low-porfile idea. Look what you've gotten yourself into. Now think Crystaline, Crystal what are you going to do now?!"
Crystal opened her mouth to say something, as Erika held her micorphone up, urging Crystal to allow her to begin the interview.
Luckily, Henry seeing how uncomfortable the girl was becomming, came to her rescue.
"Uhhh, Erika?"
She spun around and looked at Henry. " Huh?"
" I was just wondering.." he began to get the girl's as well as the other's attention bya sking her several thigns about how she liked to get the scoop. He knew this would keep Erika busy, and allow Crystal to escape. She looked at him confused, and he winked at her, blushing mind you.
Crystal blushed at Henry's wink. Why was he helpnig her? Well, for whatever reason, she was extremely grateful. She nodded her thanks to him. And quickly ducked out the door before she was seen.
Henry smiled.
"Huh?" Thought Erika, she looked at Henry then turned around, as did the others.
"Where'd she go?" They all questioned in unison, well all, except Henry.
A few moments later Crystal arrived at her apartment and fumbled with her keys, till she was able to open her door. She was met by FelaFighter, who was cooking dinner on the stove for Crystal. She walked over and cheerfully greeted her Medafighter.
"Hello Crystaline, so how was it? Back in the old home town and everything? Back in the town, and seeing what's new here."
Crystaline sighed. "It was, interesting.."
"Meet anyone interesting?"
"You could say that." Crystaline sighed and shuddered at the recall of Erika. She would ahve tio make a mental note to avoid that girl. But the others seemed pretty nice. Suddenly, her thoughts reverted back to Henry, and she smiled. "yea," she continued. "You could definitely say that."
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Darkness surrounded everything. But that was okay. That was just the way she liked it. It made it difficult to be seen.
A dark and shadowed figure in a cloak, lept up onto another roof. Hidden in the darkness, she grinned, her white fangs glistening in the moonlight.
"Hmmm, let's see what they have to offer tonight." The Phantom Renegade loomed over a large window on a roof, that lead down to a large display of new medals being showcased before they were to be sold in the next year. He smirked. "These should do nicely."
He slid open the window that some absent-minded guard had apparently forgotten to lock. Pity for him, it would cost him greatly.
He laughed as he plucked each medal carefully from it's display case.
He heard a strange rustle of something from behind him. He attempted conceal himself in the shadow.
"Hmmm," that same dark figure girnned again. How foolish, he was just now noticing he was being followed? She smirked, "and to think, if my cape hadn't been blown in the wind when I leapt down from the window, he probably still wouldn't have noticed!" She immediately hid herself before she was discovered. "Not much longer." She smiled, for once someone was doing her work for her.
Once the phantom was certain enough that noone was there, he resumed his pety thievery.
He laughed again. This almost seemed to get more fun everytime he did it. Suddenly a voice cut into his thoughts.
"Are those for me?" the voice questioned, amused.
The phantom froze.
"You know, normally I like to do the job myself, but if you insist on making it easier for me..."
"I assure I'm not." replied the phantom to her.
"Hmmm..."
They both leapt up onto the roof, and stood at either end, just staring at eachother.
The Phantom studied this new challenge. Her costume seemed to greatly resemble his own, however, ti was made to look more like it was for a woman. She wore a completely black body suit, and a cape like his. The only real difference, was naturally, that it was made for a woman, thus had a woman's form. And where the moonlight shone on his, it was normally blue, however hers on the other hand, was a deep crimson. She also appeared to have long flowing light brown- reddish auburn like hair, that almost looked like flame. It had to go to at least her waist.She wore a mask similar to his, a pale white, but hers was shaped almost like a womans face, whereas his was a simple smiley face. The eyes were an almond shape, leaving deep black holes, it had a line for a nose, and to holes for breathing, but what really caught him was the last part. Painted on, were deep, crimson, blood- red lips. With pearly white fangs, painted on, pertruding out of either side of the mouth.
"Like a vampire's." He whispered, but he quickly remembered his perdicament.
"You are not getting these medals!" growled the phantom.
She laughed at him. In a mocking tone she replied. "That's what you think!!"
"What?"
She leapt up over the phantom's head, landing behind him, she tapped him on the shoulder.
"Huh?" The Phantom turned around.
"Thank you!" She snatched the medals from the theif.
"Give those back!"
" Phantom Renegade right? You know, a thief robbing a thief, that's a new one on me, but I like it!" She taunted him.
"GRR!" He was growing greatly frustrated. "That's it!" He hissed. He reached his medawatch. "ArcBeetle!" He prepared to transport his medabot.
"If that's how you want to play!" She reached for her medawatch as well. "ShadowCat!" She called.
But just as they were both about to transport thier medabots, both of their attentions were drawn by police sirens.
"What!" Both of them, glanced at eachother, then down below to search for the source o the sound.
"The police, great!" Muttered the Phantom. "Could this night get any worse?"
"Hmmm," started the cloaked woman, "Well, sorry cutie, that's my cue to leave.I guess we'll have to finish this later." She stated. "Oh, and thanks for the medals!Tata!" She waved and begant o leave.
"Wait!" shouted the Phantom Renegade. "Who are you?"
She smiled. "The name's The Teenage Vampiress, remember it! I can guarantee you'll here it in the future!" ANd with that, she lept off the roof, and off yet again into the darkness.
The Phantom stared after her. "You can bet I will." He replied to the darkness, before leaving himself as well into the black of the night.
"Hmm," whispered a dark figure in the shadows once again. "A little friendly competition. Finally! I like it!" She laughed into the night.
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Authoress' Notes: Well, itt ook me like forever, but I finally finished this chapter!! I'm so sorry it's so long guys!!! I'll try and make the enxt chapter shorter k? Well anyways, please review. Cya later ^__^ -Crystaline (Crystal) The Teenage VAmpiress
Authoress' Notes: Hey people! I'm not dead! I am so sorry it takes me so long to update, but I've just been swamped with so many other things and ideas. (that and I'm infamous for liking to write long chappies XP) Anyways ummm, just to let you know so it's not confusing, these next chappies take place 8 years in the future after the last three chappies, you know the time with Ikki and co. as the stars on the show. (oh! it's also a few months before the W.R.C. k? Just wanted to clear that up.)But anyways, just so you know. Oh but there will be some flash backs just to warn you. (I hate flashbacks myself but they're a neccesity (sp?) in this fic, so you can't say I didn't warn you) Oh one last thing...*sniffle* I've come to the conclusion that nobody loves me ...ok j/k but I'm getting like little to no reviews, and it's putting a damper on my writing enthusiasm, I may consider abondoning the fic, but I don't want to, I have a lot of it planned out already, but *sigh* I don't know. Anyways, if you do like this fic, then please review and tell your friends! Get them to read and review too! Well no, you dun have to but *cries dramatically* I wish I had more reviews. *ehm* Sorry 'bout that, I'll be mature now, anyways please; read, review and most importantly; enjoy! ^__^ (but I do have some loyal reviewers : my friends! And I thank you so much from the bottom of my artery er- heart *nervous laugh* heehee heart! So yea, thank you so much guys!!! *smiles big at them*)
Disclaimer: Okay people, do you honestly think I own Medabots? Do yea? Well do I guys? Tell 'em I don't! *turns to Medabot cast* *ehm* I saiiiiid tell 'em I don't GUYS!!
Medabots Cast: Huh? Oh, oh right! *shouting in unison*CRYSTALINE DOES NOT OWN MEDABOTS, NOR DOES SHE OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING AFFILIATED WITH IT! SO DON'T SUE HER!!*can be seen holding up signs with "Crystaline does not own us!" scribbled on them* *flashing lights that read "Crystaline owns nothing" can also be seen (Crystaline: *sniffle* s'not fair! Oh well..*glomps Henry*)
Yea, and you should be thankful I don't! *grins evilly*
Medabots cast: * shudder at the thought and nod in agreement*
I do however own myself (Crystaline Ikoda / Crystal Ineiko/ Teenage Vampiress) as well as Satoshi Ikoda, Sakura Ikoda and FelaFighter aka The ShadowCat the SCC type( i made the SCC up, unless someone thought of it first ;_; oh well)/ cat type medabot. OH! And my Henry-chan plushie! ^-^ (well not yet, but I will get one! *to quote Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell from Wayne's World: It will be mine, oh yes! It will be mine!*...*ehm*Anyways..down to business. Please read and enjoy k? -Crystaline .:"^__^":.
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(*sigh* Perhaps even longer than the last chapter, should really be divided inot more than one chapter, but I'm afraid to say, I don't have the patient today.)
(A/N Oh! ^.^! One last thing I forgot to mention, I've noticed that my italics and my bold aren't working, or are at least are screwing up on fanfiction, so words that are expressed by themselves or emphasized will now most likely be in caps okay? anyways enjoy^_^)
Crystal Ineiko sighed. This was probably the worst coffee she'd ever tasted. And yet, she found herself still drinking it. She sat all alone at an empty table in a local coffee joint.
"Man, where do they get this stuff? First day back in town, and this is what I get." She shook her head. She poured her coffee out into the garbage and grimaced as she watched it go out. It looked like sludge oozing out of her cup. "Yuck!" She stuck out her tongue in disgust. "Oh well, I like cappuccino better anyways." She returned to her seat and stared blankly out the window, as the world passed by it, lost deep in thought yet again.
Crystal sighed again."Oh well, I guess I better go. Hmmmm, it's been a while, but maybe I can find some place around here that makes a half decent cup of coffee."
She raised herself up from her seat, and threw her empty coffee cup in the garbage before exiting the store. (A/N no, believe it or not, it was not a StarBucks! But man, those things are every where aren't they?! Lol ~_^)
Crystal found herself wandering aimlessly down the street, glancing around at the surrounding area. She wasn't sure quite where she was going, just checking out how much everything had changed since "then". She shuddered and pushed the thought of "then" from her mind.
"Nothing I need to worry about NOW right?" She continued her trip down the street. Still not sure where she was going, just somehow knowing she needed to get there. Her feet seemed to know, even if she didn't, so she decided to let them lead her. They had never steered her wrong or let her down before right, so why should now be any different?
She stopped.
Crystal had been foolishly watching her feet for the last few steps, but she decided to look up to see where they had lead her. The store didn't look all that fancy, but vaguely familiar, as if she had been here before.
"Not likely," she muttered. "it's probably just another store." She'd seen a lot of stores. She dismissed this thought as well. She looked up and read the name of the store.
" The 24HopMart, huh?" She shrugged. "Hey, I don't name 'em, I just buy their coffee.Well," she shrugged again. "maybe, this day won't be all bad, if these people can make a half decent cup of coffee anyways." She laughed. " buuuut,.... I doubt it."
She opened the door and was about to step inside when she was ran over, by a young dark haired boy, that had his hair pulled back in a ponytail, and his extremely loud sounding medabot. They were being followed closely by a young girl with short, chocolate colored hair and a camera around her neck. Her medabot was following closely behind her carrying what looked to be a video-camera? Hmmm, what was that for?
Crystal held back the urge to scream at them for being so rude, and for nearly making her a pancake, until she recalled something. A streak of bright yellow. That medabot that came in with the dark haired boy, it was bright yellow. Not only that, it was a KBT-type, one of the older versions that had been discontinued. A bright yellow KBT-type that looked far too familiar to Crystal's liking.
"It couldn't be!" she thought. "You're just imagining things, KBT's are becoming a pretty popular type again, and yellow's a common colour. There's nothing to worry about. You know it's a virtual impossibility it's the same medabot."
Crystal shook her head and dismissed all the negative thoughts she had gained. She sighed. "You're losing it Crystal." she muttered to herself, and once again opened the door to step inside, but first she made sure to check that there were no more children that would be coming and running her over with their medabots as well.
(A/N I don't even know why I'm bringing this up, but just out of curiousity, does anyone have an extra thesuarus, I'm over using words again...lol, _ oh well)
Crystal stepped inside and looked around. "Man, this place seems really fimiliar," she thought again. "it's kinda creepy..hmmmm," she cautiously looked around, making sure she wasn't drawing any unwanted attention to herself. Luckily, everyone seemed quite occupied with what they were doing. The young boy was apparently having an arguement with his overly angry medabot, while the girl seemed to be taking notes, and getting in on the action with her medabot, trying to get "the lastest scoop" Crystal would later find out. In the corner of the store, she could have swore she saw an somewhat *ehm*man of the older persuasion (~_^ trying to be as polite as possible!) sitting and eating pudding, but he had obviously finished and left, because when she looked again he was gone. There was no clerk in sight.
"Hmm," she shrugged. "must be in the back." For some reason she still couldn't shake the fact that this place was really familiar, and it was driving her mad, along with the strange sensation that hit her as soon as she came in to order a deluxe cotton candy icecream.
"Actually" she thought, "it's been a long time since I've had icecream. It might be nice.I think the last time I had one was- well, let's not think of that, shall we?" But she quickly remembered her mission. "Now, where do these people keep their coffee?"
"Aha! Success!" She had her eyes fixated on her goal across the room, a cappucino maker. She walked towards it. ^.^ She smiled at her good fortune and pressed the button, instantly pouring the hot steaming liquid into her cup. She put her coins into the machine to pay for her coffee* and walked happily over to a nearby table.
(A/N *...I don't think they actually have machines like that yet, but the show Medabots is set in the future anyways isn't it? So who's to say they can't have 'em then? Anyways, I liked the idea, so sue me : P..Henry: What was that about you being mature? Crystaline: Shutup! *huggles him* ^_^ anyways on with the story..)
"Hmmmm," She grinned happily and put the cup to her lips. "Oww!" She immediately jerked the cup away from her mouth. "Man," she put a finger to her lips and blushed slightly with embarassment for being such a baka. "I guess I forgot to blow on it first." She laughed lightly to herself, and blew softly on her drink before taking another sip.
"MMM!" She licked her lips. Finally, a semi-decent coffee! "Remind me to come here again." she made a mental note to herself, and enjoyed the warm sensation of a good coffee after being out in the cold air. (Crystaline: *enjoying her sugar-highness even when writing a serious fic* Mm Mm Good! XP ..okay I'll be queit now. Henry: You spelt quiet wrong. Crystaline: Shutup.)
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"Metabee! Don't be so stubborn!" Ikki argued with the yellow KBT type.
"Back off Ikki!" shouted Metabee, very angrily I might add.
"But you're acting like such a baby! Just because you know I'm right.."
"WHAT?!?!" Metabee nearly face faulted.
Meanwhile Erika was madly snapping pictures of the whole battle and taking notes.
"One of Japan's top medafighters and medabot in heated conflict over *snicker* video game!" She started, quickly jotting down notes and signaling Brass to get all of it on tape.
"Not quite front page material, but this should keep our readers amused." Erika stated.
"Miss Erika," began Brass, "are you sure this is worth it? Don't you think we should be trying to get an interesting story?"
Erika sighed. "I know Brass, but we have to work with what we got, and we don't really have much of anything, sure the W.R.C's are coming up, but that's still several months away. There's nothing interesting going on, it's really boring!"
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Crystal knew better than to be nosy, but she couldn't help but watch the story unfolding before her. It was quite amusing actually. That strange dark-haired boy and his obnoxious medabot, were now beginning what looked to be WW III on the other side of the room,bullets beginning to fly from the anntanea (sp?) of the yellow medabot as we speak, while the chocolate haired girl with the camera was violently snapping photos of it all.
Crystal couldn't help but laugh silently, the medabot sending a barrage of bullets at his medafighter, while the boy was yelling, kicking and punching violently at the empty air in anger at the his medabot, all the while the girl just continued to take her pictures and jot down notes while her medabot taped it. She laughed again, a laugh of genuine amusement, perhaps something she hadn't done in a long time. Unfortunately for her, this laugh came out loud against her will, only lightly mind you, but just loud enough, for a certain intrepid young reporter's ears to perk up and feel the urge to investigate.
"Oops!" Crystal whispered. She eyed the others nervously, but still trying to look inconspicious (sp?) at the same time. "I guess I over stayed my welcome." she continued quietly to herself, trying desperately to duck out of the store quickly before being discovered.
Too late.
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Erika heard a strange sound, not quite sure what it was or where it had came from, she glanced around the room.
That's when she spotted her. On the other end of the room, sat a young woman, who looked to be in her late teenage years*, Erika didn't recognize her in the slightest way. The girl looked mysterious in some way, in fact, she alomst seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of mystery that loomed over her as she sat drinking her coffee. She also looked a little suspicious, as if she was hiding a great secret.
(A/N *....I'm not sure just quite how old Henry's supposed to be, but I'm going to make myself around the same age as him, so I'm just going to make us 17 k? Cause I wrote us as 9 before, and it's 8 yrs later so yea, it makes sense right? RIGHT?!? Er- *ehm* *coughs nervously*)
Erika cautiously stepped a little closer, Ikki and the others who had been watching Erika curiously, came up closer as well to see what was going on. Now, Erika could see the girl clearer. She did definitely look like she was in her late teenage years, "come to think about it," thought Erika, "she looks like she might even be around the same age as Henry." Erika looked around. Where was Henry anyways? She shrugged. "Must be in the back."
Erika continued to exam the appearance of the girl. The young woman seemed to have extremely long hair, Erika noted. Erika guessed that it had to be at least to the woman's waist or longer, but it was hard to tell because the girl was sitting. The hair appeared to be of a light nature. The long locks were a lightish brown, with streaks of what appeared to be an auburnish flame? Was that the right way to describe it? Erika wasn't sure, but it somehow seemed to fit.
(A/N why do I keep switching between woman and girl? Because I can, that's why! XP 'sides haven't you ever noticed when you're a teenager, that you are constantly being called both e.g: girl/young woman, boy/young man etc. k, shuting up now! ~_^)
Crystal began to feel greatly akward and slightly uncomfortable, and she eyed Erika nervously for a moment, before returning to her coffee, pretending not to notice the obvious fact that she was being stared at by several eyes.
Erika couldn't stand it any longer! She crept over the girl and decided to make her presence known!
The others watched Erika curiously, what exactly was she doing? The followed and found themselves as well as Erika, face-to-face with the girl in a matter of seconds. Erika immediately began to chat up the girl, but leaving her no chance to get a word in. She was determined to find out who this girl was, and what she was doing here.
Crystal was shocked and a little taken back, but she hid it well. She watched the chocolate haired girl bob up and down with enthusiasm and excitement with each new word. Crystal kept a totally calm exterior and began, an air of coolness in her tone. "Hullo there. Might I be so bold as to ask who you are?"
"Huh?" Erika was confused, isn't this normally when she would ask the questions? This caught her off guard, if only for a moment, before she immediately began to talk again.
"Hi! I'm Erika!* " Erika exclaimed.
(A/N *...what's her last name people?! Does she even have one..)
"Hmmm," Crystal smirked. SO that was the little snoop's name..she'd have to make a mental note to watch out fro that name in the future. "Well she seems nice enough I guess" Crystal thought to herself, " shall I introduce myself? No, not yet."
"Erika huh? That's a nice name." Crystal finally replied.
Erika smiled. "Thank you." Erika decided to continue interductions without bothering to see if that was alright with anyone else. "And this here is my Metabot Brass."
"Hello Miss." said Brass shyly as she bowed.
Erika continued interductions motioning to each person in turn.
"And this" she started "is I-" she was cut off by Ikki.
"This is my metabot Metabee,"
"Yo!" waved Metabee.
"M-metabee?" Crystal said under her breath. Just like the metabot himself, that name was so familar, a million thoughts raced through her head, as she recieved several memories she hadn't experienced in a long time.
Erika stared at Crystal, who seemed to have spaced out.
"Miss?" asked Brass.
Crystal quickly snapped into reality. "Sorry, what?" she smiled at them. "You were saying?"
"...and I'm Ikki Ten-" he was cut off as well, this time by Crystal who recalled where the boy and metabot looked familiar (and not for the other reason either).
"Ikki Tenriyo. I know who you are, you are beginning to make quite a name for yourself around here you know."
Ikki blushed. "Really?"
"Unhuh." Crystal nodded.
Metabee grew steadily impatient. What about him?
"What about me?" He blurted out.
Crystal smirked again. "Throw a dog a bone..." she mused to herself.
"Oh! They mention alot about you too! The "great Metabee" is becomming a fast legend."
"Really?!" Metabee had stars in his eyes.
"Oh great, another ego boost." said Erika. Metabee and Ikki were ranting on and doing random poses while talking to their imaginary "fans".
Crystal laughed. She leaned in and whispered in Erika's ear. "Typical males huh?"
Erika just giggled.
"Well, it's a great pleasure to meet you all..." Crystal began, trying to make this her exit speech, but it failed.
" Well that should be all the introductions for now, actually there are a few more people we hang out with, but they aren't here right now, maybe I could introduce you later. Well, and there's Henry.." Erika looked around. "Where is Henry anyways?"
Erika looked at Metabee and Ikki who just shrugged, and went back to what they were doing.
"Henry?" Erika called out, glancing around the store. "Henry?"
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Henry woke up with a start. Oh man! He had fallen alseep in the back again!
"Man, my boss is gonna kill me!" Henry raised himself up from his chair, "hmmm, maybe I should cut down on the late nights for a while." he muttered to himself.
"Henry?"
"Huh?" Henry turned to where he had just heard the sound of his name.
"Henry! Could you come out here a sec?"
It was Erika.
"Uhh, sure one sec Erika!" Henry called out. He walked out into the store area, expecting to see the usual, Ikki and Metabee and they're friends lounging around in his store, or Dr. Aki eating pudding, while Ikki and Metabee fueded, as usual. But he was caught off guard when he reached the doorway.
Although it was true, he did see Ikki, Metabee, Erika and Brass, there was also another. A girl. A girl he didn't recoginze very well at all. And yet, she seemed alarmingly familar in the same instant. He tried to figure out where he knew her from, but he found himself drawing a blank.
"And this, is Henry!" announced Erika.
"Wow!" Crystal breathed hoping no one heard, luckily it was just quiet enough not to get picked up. She knew this guy from somewhere, she was sure of it! But sadly, she just couldn't figure out where that was. "He almost," she studied hsi appearance a bit more. "Looks like Hi..ka..ru." she paused. No! That was impossible. Hikaru was gone from her life, she'd have to face the truth. She had lost him for good. His appearance was just a coincidence, she was sure he was just a simple convenience store clerk, and nothing more. She shook her head, to try and shake the painful memory of Hikaru from her mind.
The two were studying each other, and both were beginning to blush slightly.
Erika continued. "And Henry, this is..uh, I'm sorry, I didn't get your name did I?" she turned to Crystal.
"Oh! That's easy! I'm Crystaline -er-" she paused again. Henry nearly gasped at that name. "I can't go by that name any more, can I? Not in the public anyways..hmmm" she thought for a moment. "Crystal," she said at last. "Crystal Ineiko."
She stood up, and remembering her manners, she bowed to them.
"Crystal, that's a very pretty name." Henry said unconsciously, not realizing it had come out loud.
The others nodded their agreement.
Crystal blushed. "Thank you."
Now that she was standing, Henry was able to get a better look at her. She looked to be at least around his age. She probably was. Her hair was long, and very lusterous. Henry thought it was very beautiful. But what really caught him was her eyes. They were a pale greyish-blue, with a bright turquoise ring around the middle. They looked very kind and gentile, but also as if they held great power, as well as a great secret. He also noticed a hint of pain barried deep into them. But when she blinked, they changed. They were now simply blue-grey. "Huh, they must change." he guessed silently.
(A/N my eyes really do change depending on my mood, for example if I'm upset they are bright blue, when I'm tired they're grey, when I'm concerned they're turquoise ..etc..)
Crystal studied the boy standing in front of her. He was pretty kawaii bishy she thought. He had dark hair and the dark eyes to match. She had to admit, he wasn't rally all that handsome, but he wasn't without his charm, and he did still have the tall and dark working in his favour. She guessed that he had to be around her age, but she wasn't positive. Crystal felt herself growing hot. She guessed they by now her face was probably a bright red. She prayed it wasn't. Henry felt himself doing the same.
And awkard silence passed them both by.
" Er- *ehm*" Crystal coughed nervously, trying to break there silence.
"Have we met before?" Henry asked.
" I beg your pardon?" questioned Crystal. She had been thinking of asking the same thing, but she would never admit it.
Henry blushed. "Way to go!" he scolded himself. "blow it already why don't you."
"N-noithing, it was nothing really. I'm sorry." Henry apologized.
Crystal smiled at him. "It's okay."
They both smiled.
Erika cut into the happy silence a few seconds later, sending Crystal a barrage of questions.
"So, your name is Crystal Ineiko? If you don't mind me asking, you're new around here right? Where'd you come from? Do you have any siblings? Who are you living here with? How old are you exactly? Where do you live? Do you have a medabot?" etc..etc..Erika continued her rendition of 20 questions until Crystal started to feel her head spin.
How was she supposed to answer most of these questions, without revealing anything?
The others just sighed. It really didn't take Erika long did it?
Crystal hesitated before deciding to answer. " Yes, my name is really Crystal Ineiko." she mentally kicked herself for that remark. "And yes, I am new around here, and no I'm not in the same instant."
"Huh?"
"Well, you see I lived here once before, " she sighed. "when I was young."
"Really? How long ago."
Crystal hesitated again. " ei-" she began. "umm I can't remember." ...."Point blank lie." She thought to herself, but it was better than telling her the truth. She knew that would just arise several, several more questions.
"Oh." Erika sighed.
" As for where I came from, I really can't say.." "Well,at least that isn't a full lie this time.." she muttered to herself.
"Hmmm.." Erika was a getting a little disappointed.
" And about your other questions, I-" She felt a sudden small paign. "I-" she tried again. " I have no- n-no family..."
They all looked away ashamed of prying.
"I'm sorry." Erika apologized. "I shouldn't have brought it up."
"It's okay." Crystal answered back. "It's been a long time now. It doesn't really bother me that much to talk about it."
Henry looked down, " I know the feeling, to have not seen your family for a long time." he sighed. How long had it been? He didn't want to think about it.
There was a brief pause. Before Crystal broke the silence. "As for my age," she began, "I'm 17."
"Wow! So that makes you around the same as Henry doesn't it?" Erika looked at Henry who nodded.
Crystal smiled to herself before answering. "Yea, yea I guess it does."
Henry couldn't help but feel himself grin when noone was looking.
"And as for the medabot," she sighed. " I- I don't have one, not anymore anyways." "Again with the lying! Why can't you just stop already?" Crystal asked herself. She pulled her sleeve to make sure it was comletely covering the medawatch that would have normally held FelaFighter's medal.
"Why not?"
"Erika!" whispered Ikki in her ear. " Don't you think you've pried enough?"
"Yea, I guess..." Erika pause, then looked at Crystal curiously, a few thoughts had crossed her mind."Hmmm, well this is getting us no where isn't it. Better move on to my next questions."
"yea.." Crystal was a little nervous, she hadn't been expecting so many questions, she would have to get out of here soon. No one seemed to notice her nervousness, except Henry.
"Hmmm" he thought. "She seems awfully nervous, It must be because of Erika. She should know better to pry into people's personal lives." He knew that if it had been him, he would be extremely nervous right now. He could tell she was getting greatly uncomfortable, and really wanted to end it,but was trying to hide it as to not hurt Erika or the others feelings, who seemed to be very interested about Crystal.
"Crystal" Erika's finger shot up as she got an idea. "I have some more important questions I'd like to ask you, would I be allowed an exclsive interview? Please? You can't turn me down!"
"Uhhh..."Crystal just sweatdropped and was at a loss of words for a moment, when she finally thought of what to say, she wasn't given the chance.
"Oh please!" Erika immediately started to snap photos. "Oh and I could title it : New Girl in Town. Oh please!?!" She began to snap more photos.
This made Crystal really nervous. Her head filled with different thoughts on how she was going to escape. "Oh great! That's just what I need. Pictures of me reaching the public. So much for the whole low-porfile idea. Look what you've gotten yourself into. Now think Crystaline, Crystal what are you going to do now?!"
Crystal opened her mouth to say something, as Erika held her micorphone up, urging Crystal to allow her to begin the interview.
Luckily, Henry seeing how uncomfortable the girl was becomming, came to her rescue.
"Uhhh, Erika?"
She spun around and looked at Henry. " Huh?"
" I was just wondering.." he began to get the girl's as well as the other's attention bya sking her several thigns about how she liked to get the scoop. He knew this would keep Erika busy, and allow Crystal to escape. She looked at him confused, and he winked at her, blushing mind you.
Crystal blushed at Henry's wink. Why was he helpnig her? Well, for whatever reason, she was extremely grateful. She nodded her thanks to him. And quickly ducked out the door before she was seen.
Henry smiled.
"Huh?" Thought Erika, she looked at Henry then turned around, as did the others.
"Where'd she go?" They all questioned in unison, well all, except Henry.
A few moments later Crystal arrived at her apartment and fumbled with her keys, till she was able to open her door. She was met by FelaFighter, who was cooking dinner on the stove for Crystal. She walked over and cheerfully greeted her Medafighter.
"Hello Crystaline, so how was it? Back in the old home town and everything? Back in the town, and seeing what's new here."
Crystaline sighed. "It was, interesting.."
"Meet anyone interesting?"
"You could say that." Crystaline sighed and shuddered at the recall of Erika. She would ahve tio make a mental note to avoid that girl. But the others seemed pretty nice. Suddenly, her thoughts reverted back to Henry, and she smiled. "yea," she continued. "You could definitely say that."
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Darkness surrounded everything. But that was okay. That was just the way she liked it. It made it difficult to be seen.
A dark and shadowed figure in a cloak, lept up onto another roof. Hidden in the darkness, she grinned, her white fangs glistening in the moonlight.
"Hmmm, let's see what they have to offer tonight." The Phantom Renegade loomed over a large window on a roof, that lead down to a large display of new medals being showcased before they were to be sold in the next year. He smirked. "These should do nicely."
He slid open the window that some absent-minded guard had apparently forgotten to lock. Pity for him, it would cost him greatly.
He laughed as he plucked each medal carefully from it's display case.
He heard a strange rustle of something from behind him. He attempted conceal himself in the shadow.
"Hmmm," that same dark figure girnned again. How foolish, he was just now noticing he was being followed? She smirked, "and to think, if my cape hadn't been blown in the wind when I leapt down from the window, he probably still wouldn't have noticed!" She immediately hid herself before she was discovered. "Not much longer." She smiled, for once someone was doing her work for her.
Once the phantom was certain enough that noone was there, he resumed his pety thievery.
He laughed again. This almost seemed to get more fun everytime he did it. Suddenly a voice cut into his thoughts.
"Are those for me?" the voice questioned, amused.
The phantom froze.
"You know, normally I like to do the job myself, but if you insist on making it easier for me..."
"I assure I'm not." replied the phantom to her.
"Hmmm..."
They both leapt up onto the roof, and stood at either end, just staring at eachother.
The Phantom studied this new challenge. Her costume seemed to greatly resemble his own, however, ti was made to look more like it was for a woman. She wore a completely black body suit, and a cape like his. The only real difference, was naturally, that it was made for a woman, thus had a woman's form. And where the moonlight shone on his, it was normally blue, however hers on the other hand, was a deep crimson. She also appeared to have long flowing light brown- reddish auburn like hair, that almost looked like flame. It had to go to at least her waist.She wore a mask similar to his, a pale white, but hers was shaped almost like a womans face, whereas his was a simple smiley face. The eyes were an almond shape, leaving deep black holes, it had a line for a nose, and to holes for breathing, but what really caught him was the last part. Painted on, were deep, crimson, blood- red lips. With pearly white fangs, painted on, pertruding out of either side of the mouth.
"Like a vampire's." He whispered, but he quickly remembered his perdicament.
"You are not getting these medals!" growled the phantom.
She laughed at him. In a mocking tone she replied. "That's what you think!!"
"What?"
She leapt up over the phantom's head, landing behind him, she tapped him on the shoulder.
"Huh?" The Phantom turned around.
"Thank you!" She snatched the medals from the theif.
"Give those back!"
" Phantom Renegade right? You know, a thief robbing a thief, that's a new one on me, but I like it!" She taunted him.
"GRR!" He was growing greatly frustrated. "That's it!" He hissed. He reached his medawatch. "ArcBeetle!" He prepared to transport his medabot.
"If that's how you want to play!" She reached for her medawatch as well. "ShadowCat!" She called.
But just as they were both about to transport thier medabots, both of their attentions were drawn by police sirens.
"What!" Both of them, glanced at eachother, then down below to search for the source o the sound.
"The police, great!" Muttered the Phantom. "Could this night get any worse?"
"Hmmm," started the cloaked woman, "Well, sorry cutie, that's my cue to leave.I guess we'll have to finish this later." She stated. "Oh, and thanks for the medals!Tata!" She waved and begant o leave.
"Wait!" shouted the Phantom Renegade. "Who are you?"
She smiled. "The name's The Teenage Vampiress, remember it! I can guarantee you'll here it in the future!" ANd with that, she lept off the roof, and off yet again into the darkness.
The Phantom stared after her. "You can bet I will." He replied to the darkness, before leaving himself as well into the black of the night.
"Hmm," whispered a dark figure in the shadows once again. "A little friendly competition. Finally! I like it!" She laughed into the night.
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Authoress' Notes: Well, itt ook me like forever, but I finally finished this chapter!! I'm so sorry it's so long guys!!! I'll try and make the enxt chapter shorter k? Well anyways, please review. Cya later ^__^ -Crystaline (Crystal) The Teenage VAmpiress