AD: Ok guys, one of my reviewers said that it'd probably be easier to read
this without all of the junk at the beginning so I'm gonna reply to reviews
at the end of the chapter.
Furthermore, this is a reasonably short chappie (unlike last time) because these annoying people are kicking me out of my room today so that they can paint it. Then we're gonna be kicked out again when we get the carpet put in later, and the floorboards downstairs.
*sigh * Anyway, this means that I might not be able to update for a while, and I was lucky to get this chapter in before they kicked me out.
Here's what you've been waiting for.
Chapter Fourteen : Stand Off Pt 2.
The audience of the arena sat on the edge of their seats as her blade spun into the air, seeming as if it would fall on the outside of the dish.
Before the impact came however Serena snapped. "Hacuba, take control!"
The blade span back into the circle, only an inch before impact, hitting the boys blade with a new force, no strategy implied at all.
'Brute strength won't win this Hacuba.' she thought, watching her blade clashing angrily against the other boys.
He was watching her; she realised. Studying her instead of the battle.
It was unnerving to say the least.
Pulling stray strands of hair from her face she watched the battle before her, his blade as mysterious as him, and a flash of yellow here and there confirmed her belief that he must have a bit beast in his blade.
She raised her eyes to meet his, the colour draining from her face as she met his unnerving stare, his eyes boring into her own, searching for something.
Slowly, he smiled, the action freaking her even more than his staring, it wasn't a genuine smile, a smile that was meant for friendships, or for even people who met each other in the street.
This smile was hollow, the smile of someone who knew something that you didn't, couldn't.
He then held his hand out and she pulled her eyes away from his own as his blade span back into his hand.
He said two words, his eyes never leaving her.
"I forfeit."
Even his team looked at him amazed, then at her, searching for the reason to their leaders sudden weakness.
She stared at him, confusion conflicting with amazement.
He's already lost. Her reasonable side said, There was no reason for him to continue.
But the suspicious side of her replied hollowly, He could still have done the match, there was no reason that he ~had~ to finish it.
Something in his eyes told her that there was more to it than that.
Some hidden meaning that she couldn't contemplate.
Stepping away from the ring she walked away, feeling his eyes drift off of her as he too turned away, walking back to his team mates.
She shrugged at her team mates questioning gazes, moving to stand next to Kai, but still far enough away to make it seem like nothing had changed.
"The Blade Breakers advance to the next round!" Jazzman called out above them, "Next up are..."
They didn't listen after, simply walking from the stadium.
They had made it to the quarter finals.
There were only two more battles after this, then she'd be going home.
Home.
The thought was goood yet bad at the same time.
When she left she'd have to say goodbye to Kai for the two months she was going to be away for.
Unless.
Maybe he'd come with them, have a break away from everything for a time.
She could introduce him to Darla, and Eli, and her parents.
But would he come?
She smiled at Callie who sent a questioning look towards her and sat back to watch the final battles of the day in the arena below.
Now how exactly was she going to get Kai to come?
Pulling her hair from it's ponytail at the back of her head she pulled all of the strands that had fallen out back with it and tied it into a messy bun, the same pieces she had tried to pull back falling to frame her face again.
Sighing she pushed then behind her ears sneaking glances at Kai while she was watching the match.
Ray caught her looks and smiled at her weirdly and she pleaded with him with her eyes not to tell anyone.
In reply he winked back before mouthing, "Do you need some help with something?"
She nodded and stood up, following Ray out of the arena, aware of Kai and Callie's suspicious glances.
They entered the corridor, empty of all life except for the buskers trying to sell food from their stalls and Ray turned to Serena.
"What do you need help with?"
"Well, by now you've probably figured out that Kai and I are together." she said watching his face for any sign of shock that told her she was wrong and smiled in relief when he nodded.
"You want him to do something but don't know how to ask right?"
She nodded grinning sheepishly at him. "I want him to come to Adelaide with me and visit my family, meet my friends." she sighed, the grin falling from her face, "But he'll never agree to it."
"Look, I'll talk to him, drop a few hints, and then later you can talk to him, ok?" Ray asked her.
"Yep!" she said smiling.
"By the way, who's Mariah?" she questioned when he turned to leave.
He froze.
"She's a girl from my old team." he replied turning to her, "We grew up together."
"Oh." Serena said grinning.
He scowled at her. "I didn't want you guys to know."
"Why would that be Ray?" she asked, "You didn't want us to know that you abadoned the love of your life to join our team." she said mockingly, her hands raised in the air like a preacher.
He grabbed her, tickling her before letting her go. "No, I just didn't think you guys needed to know about her." he replied grinning.
"Sure Ray." she replied grinning.
"I'll go talk to Kai, ok?" he said, blushing a brilliant red.
"Thanks." she replied, kissing him on the cheek before running off, turning to look around her shoulder. "And Ray, try and make it sometime soon, ok?"
He glared at her before running after her, "Hey, Rena! Wait up!" he snapped.
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AD: Ok, well like I promised, the replies to reviews are being done now.
n0b0dY : But cliffie's are a necessary part of writing. Happy now?
Mage-Alia : Better now? It's probably easier with the reviews at the end anyway.
fan : I've updated, and there won't be too much more to go, a few more chapters probably before it's finished.
Purra : Purra, how many times does Kai have to hurt you to stop you front attacking that! Yep, I know, I'm a big meanie, but if I was a real big meanie I wouldn't update at all now would I.
And I really have to go because they're trying to kick me out my room so I'll reply to the rest later.
Luv ya All Review! AD
Furthermore, this is a reasonably short chappie (unlike last time) because these annoying people are kicking me out of my room today so that they can paint it. Then we're gonna be kicked out again when we get the carpet put in later, and the floorboards downstairs.
*sigh * Anyway, this means that I might not be able to update for a while, and I was lucky to get this chapter in before they kicked me out.
Here's what you've been waiting for.
Chapter Fourteen : Stand Off Pt 2.
The audience of the arena sat on the edge of their seats as her blade spun into the air, seeming as if it would fall on the outside of the dish.
Before the impact came however Serena snapped. "Hacuba, take control!"
The blade span back into the circle, only an inch before impact, hitting the boys blade with a new force, no strategy implied at all.
'Brute strength won't win this Hacuba.' she thought, watching her blade clashing angrily against the other boys.
He was watching her; she realised. Studying her instead of the battle.
It was unnerving to say the least.
Pulling stray strands of hair from her face she watched the battle before her, his blade as mysterious as him, and a flash of yellow here and there confirmed her belief that he must have a bit beast in his blade.
She raised her eyes to meet his, the colour draining from her face as she met his unnerving stare, his eyes boring into her own, searching for something.
Slowly, he smiled, the action freaking her even more than his staring, it wasn't a genuine smile, a smile that was meant for friendships, or for even people who met each other in the street.
This smile was hollow, the smile of someone who knew something that you didn't, couldn't.
He then held his hand out and she pulled her eyes away from his own as his blade span back into his hand.
He said two words, his eyes never leaving her.
"I forfeit."
Even his team looked at him amazed, then at her, searching for the reason to their leaders sudden weakness.
She stared at him, confusion conflicting with amazement.
He's already lost. Her reasonable side said, There was no reason for him to continue.
But the suspicious side of her replied hollowly, He could still have done the match, there was no reason that he ~had~ to finish it.
Something in his eyes told her that there was more to it than that.
Some hidden meaning that she couldn't contemplate.
Stepping away from the ring she walked away, feeling his eyes drift off of her as he too turned away, walking back to his team mates.
She shrugged at her team mates questioning gazes, moving to stand next to Kai, but still far enough away to make it seem like nothing had changed.
"The Blade Breakers advance to the next round!" Jazzman called out above them, "Next up are..."
They didn't listen after, simply walking from the stadium.
They had made it to the quarter finals.
There were only two more battles after this, then she'd be going home.
Home.
The thought was goood yet bad at the same time.
When she left she'd have to say goodbye to Kai for the two months she was going to be away for.
Unless.
Maybe he'd come with them, have a break away from everything for a time.
She could introduce him to Darla, and Eli, and her parents.
But would he come?
She smiled at Callie who sent a questioning look towards her and sat back to watch the final battles of the day in the arena below.
Now how exactly was she going to get Kai to come?
Pulling her hair from it's ponytail at the back of her head she pulled all of the strands that had fallen out back with it and tied it into a messy bun, the same pieces she had tried to pull back falling to frame her face again.
Sighing she pushed then behind her ears sneaking glances at Kai while she was watching the match.
Ray caught her looks and smiled at her weirdly and she pleaded with him with her eyes not to tell anyone.
In reply he winked back before mouthing, "Do you need some help with something?"
She nodded and stood up, following Ray out of the arena, aware of Kai and Callie's suspicious glances.
They entered the corridor, empty of all life except for the buskers trying to sell food from their stalls and Ray turned to Serena.
"What do you need help with?"
"Well, by now you've probably figured out that Kai and I are together." she said watching his face for any sign of shock that told her she was wrong and smiled in relief when he nodded.
"You want him to do something but don't know how to ask right?"
She nodded grinning sheepishly at him. "I want him to come to Adelaide with me and visit my family, meet my friends." she sighed, the grin falling from her face, "But he'll never agree to it."
"Look, I'll talk to him, drop a few hints, and then later you can talk to him, ok?" Ray asked her.
"Yep!" she said smiling.
"By the way, who's Mariah?" she questioned when he turned to leave.
He froze.
"She's a girl from my old team." he replied turning to her, "We grew up together."
"Oh." Serena said grinning.
He scowled at her. "I didn't want you guys to know."
"Why would that be Ray?" she asked, "You didn't want us to know that you abadoned the love of your life to join our team." she said mockingly, her hands raised in the air like a preacher.
He grabbed her, tickling her before letting her go. "No, I just didn't think you guys needed to know about her." he replied grinning.
"Sure Ray." she replied grinning.
"I'll go talk to Kai, ok?" he said, blushing a brilliant red.
"Thanks." she replied, kissing him on the cheek before running off, turning to look around her shoulder. "And Ray, try and make it sometime soon, ok?"
He glared at her before running after her, "Hey, Rena! Wait up!" he snapped.
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AD: Ok, well like I promised, the replies to reviews are being done now.
n0b0dY : But cliffie's are a necessary part of writing. Happy now?
Mage-Alia : Better now? It's probably easier with the reviews at the end anyway.
fan : I've updated, and there won't be too much more to go, a few more chapters probably before it's finished.
Purra : Purra, how many times does Kai have to hurt you to stop you front attacking that! Yep, I know, I'm a big meanie, but if I was a real big meanie I wouldn't update at all now would I.
And I really have to go because they're trying to kick me out my room so I'll reply to the rest later.
Luv ya All Review! AD