The Dranon Heiress
Disclaimer: do I REALLY need one??????
A/N: bad do-do this time! Let's recap:
Chika's in hospital with multiple breakings in both arms, four blade-like cuts across her stomach and back and fractured ribs.
Her father took Naoko and Miyuki (a.k.a. Nicola and Michelle) back to England and left Rika to guard her.
They've only got two months left in Japan, before Chika has to go back to England and be restricted to the castle grounds until she's ready to be married to this Marco character.
Kai's angry!!!!!
Let's go on with this chapter then, shall we?
---- Chapter Ten ----
All they could do was wait. Chika had been unconscious for three days, during which Kai had stopped going to classes and starting taking out his frustration on every single Beyblader he happened to pass. So far, at least twenty per day had fallen victim to this new burst of anger, but none of them were the one he really wanted to beat.
Ketsueki Rika was proudly ignorant of all the whispers that had been going around about her. She neither talked about what happened that day, or gave any sign that she saw any of the people who had been present. When she wasn't at school, she was sitting next to the hospital bed, sending e-mail reports to the count about Chika's progress.
'3:45 pm: Not much change in progress. Starting to heal.'
'4:45 pm: Showing signs of movement. Arms should work normally.'
'5:45 pm: Woken up. Still a little dazed, but arms working fine. Can battle as soon as she is checked out of hospital. Remembers most of what happened. Nothing important.'
These were the last three e-mails she had sent on the evening of the third day. After Chika had woken up, Rika had been standing guard over her twenty-four hours a day, not even leaving to eat or going to the bathroom. It wasn't because she was worried, it was more like the count had ordered her to do so - in case Kai decided to pay a visit. Thrice she had thrown out Rei, Takao, Max and Kenny when they came to see her, but Kai hadn't shown up yet. Perhaps this was a good sign that he'd forgotten and won't bother them again.
"I'm going outside."
"Why?"
"I want some air."
Rika rose to follow, but the other girl gave her a glare.
"I want to go alone."
"My orders were to NOT leave you alone," Rika replied coldly. "You know as well as I - better even - what would happen when orders are failed to be met."
"I'm not meeting with anyone," Chika said in a voice equally cold. "I just want some air and some time to think. The orders can hang for an hour or two."
Rika looked as if she was about to argue, but then thought better about it. It was true she didn't pay the warmer emotions much respect and that she was heartless - well, almost. But Chika and her had grown up together and she knew the other girl's character. It was either a fight to the death or not fight at all. She was persistent and incredibly easy to provoke. It was also against her orders to not let her do anything that would help her recovery. Count Dranon wanted his daughter back in England in one piece.
"All right. Two hours outside - alone - everyday from today," she said finally. "No more - and you have to be back here at the exact time."
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Today seemed a good a time as any to go to the hospital, after all, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. They had already been thrown out three times, so several times more wouldn't hurt. This time, however, they managed to drag Kai along and Emily and Mao came along too. They felt sorry for the patient: 'after all, she did get ditched by her so-called friends' just to quote Mao.
"What happens when we get kicked out again?" Kenny asked, trotting along with Dizzy in his arms. The last time they came here, Ketsueki Rika had almost crashed his laptop.
"We'll just have to find a way to get in," Takao replied.
"Or here's a thought," Kai said sarcastically, "we could all just turn around and go back to the college before that happens."
"She got landed in hospital because she was trying to SAVE you!" Rei said in a mildly surprised voice. He fell back behind Kai and proceeded to push him along with both hands on the other's shoulders. "Show some consideration - or sympathy, at least."
Kai grumbled all the way up the driveway to the hospital. They didn't even get to the entrance when he spotted someone familiar from the corner of his eye. He stopped walking, which resulted in Rei crashing into him. He shot the Chinese boy a glare and walked off in the direction of the person under the tree. Takao looked at the others, they shrugged and moved off in the direction of the hospital building.
"I thought you should be inside, resting."
There was no reply from the girl, who was wearing casts on both arms and looked to be heavily bandaged under the pale hospital robes. She seemed intent on staring at the grass. He sighed and leaned against the tree, folding his arms and settling into a mildly comfortable position. If he was to wait for her to reply, he might as well be comfortable doing it. Three minutes passed and still, she had not said a word. Kai sighed, ready to leave.
"You shouldn't have come," she said finally. "It was pretty stupid of you."
"You think I had a choice?"
"Either way, we'll both be in trouble."
"Well excuse me for letting myself be dragged here," he drawled. "I could have saved myself from that wretched father of yours -"
"Don't talk about my father!" She hissed, getting to her feet and wincing as a stab of pain shot through her ribs. She focused a hard, pale glare at him. "He was right to punish me! And I was only getting what I deserved!"
They glared at each other for another minute. Chika was the first to break eye contact. She was breathing heavily, anger and fear clamouring to be shown. He sat down on the grass, leaving a reasonable amount of space between them. She was afraid of something - and seeing that it was she, that something must be something horrible. He might not have cared if she had been Takao or Max, but he had suffered almost the same kind of treatment from his grandfather before, so he knew how it felt.
"No one deserves to be beaten up by his or her parent," he said quietly. "No one should have to be afraid of going home - "
"Did I say I was afraid?" She demanded furiously. "I don't want your sympathy! If that's all you came to give - then I don't want to see you! GET LOST!"
"So much for being nice," he muttered darkly, getting up and walking away.
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Mao and Emily watched the conversation/argument from hearing distance. They also watched Kai leave a fuming Chika behind at the tree, clutching her bandages tightly. Her face had been flushed a moment ago, but the colour was draining fast. She had obviously been quite worked up over her momentary conversation with Kai. They decided to take action.
"You know, Dranon-san, I think he's worried about you," Mao said in lofty tones.
There was no reply.
"Nonsense, Mao-chan," Emily said witheringly. "He's not JUST worried about her - you can tell that just by looking at him. And you -" she shot a pointed at the sullen girl by the tree " - you should try to be nicer to him."
"And if I don't want to be?"
"Seriously, try it, you'll be surprised," Mao suggested. "There's no harm in trying."
"You're both lucky I can't use my arms, because I'd seriously murder the two of you."
"Oh well."
They sauntered off, leaving a bemused, fuming and annoyed Chika behind to contemplate her position. Still muttering angrily, she stalked off in the direction of the hospital building. She had originally wanted a quiet, undisturbed place to think, but unfortunately, her day had been spoilt with the appearance of the stubborn guy, who didn't take a hint that she wanted to be alone until she yelled at him.
"Worried indeed," she muttered. "He's pathetic at pretending to be nice."
---- End of Chapter Ten ----
A/N: FINISHED!!!!!!!
I'm trying to tone down the romance and put more action in it. I'm kind of steering away from my original actions and my OC's have turned OOC - except Rika, who is just HEARTLESS.
Hope you liked this chapter
REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bittersweet Angel Chika
Disclaimer: do I REALLY need one??????
A/N: bad do-do this time! Let's recap:
Chika's in hospital with multiple breakings in both arms, four blade-like cuts across her stomach and back and fractured ribs.
Her father took Naoko and Miyuki (a.k.a. Nicola and Michelle) back to England and left Rika to guard her.
They've only got two months left in Japan, before Chika has to go back to England and be restricted to the castle grounds until she's ready to be married to this Marco character.
Kai's angry!!!!!
Let's go on with this chapter then, shall we?
---- Chapter Ten ----
All they could do was wait. Chika had been unconscious for three days, during which Kai had stopped going to classes and starting taking out his frustration on every single Beyblader he happened to pass. So far, at least twenty per day had fallen victim to this new burst of anger, but none of them were the one he really wanted to beat.
Ketsueki Rika was proudly ignorant of all the whispers that had been going around about her. She neither talked about what happened that day, or gave any sign that she saw any of the people who had been present. When she wasn't at school, she was sitting next to the hospital bed, sending e-mail reports to the count about Chika's progress.
'3:45 pm: Not much change in progress. Starting to heal.'
'4:45 pm: Showing signs of movement. Arms should work normally.'
'5:45 pm: Woken up. Still a little dazed, but arms working fine. Can battle as soon as she is checked out of hospital. Remembers most of what happened. Nothing important.'
These were the last three e-mails she had sent on the evening of the third day. After Chika had woken up, Rika had been standing guard over her twenty-four hours a day, not even leaving to eat or going to the bathroom. It wasn't because she was worried, it was more like the count had ordered her to do so - in case Kai decided to pay a visit. Thrice she had thrown out Rei, Takao, Max and Kenny when they came to see her, but Kai hadn't shown up yet. Perhaps this was a good sign that he'd forgotten and won't bother them again.
"I'm going outside."
"Why?"
"I want some air."
Rika rose to follow, but the other girl gave her a glare.
"I want to go alone."
"My orders were to NOT leave you alone," Rika replied coldly. "You know as well as I - better even - what would happen when orders are failed to be met."
"I'm not meeting with anyone," Chika said in a voice equally cold. "I just want some air and some time to think. The orders can hang for an hour or two."
Rika looked as if she was about to argue, but then thought better about it. It was true she didn't pay the warmer emotions much respect and that she was heartless - well, almost. But Chika and her had grown up together and she knew the other girl's character. It was either a fight to the death or not fight at all. She was persistent and incredibly easy to provoke. It was also against her orders to not let her do anything that would help her recovery. Count Dranon wanted his daughter back in England in one piece.
"All right. Two hours outside - alone - everyday from today," she said finally. "No more - and you have to be back here at the exact time."
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Today seemed a good a time as any to go to the hospital, after all, if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. They had already been thrown out three times, so several times more wouldn't hurt. This time, however, they managed to drag Kai along and Emily and Mao came along too. They felt sorry for the patient: 'after all, she did get ditched by her so-called friends' just to quote Mao.
"What happens when we get kicked out again?" Kenny asked, trotting along with Dizzy in his arms. The last time they came here, Ketsueki Rika had almost crashed his laptop.
"We'll just have to find a way to get in," Takao replied.
"Or here's a thought," Kai said sarcastically, "we could all just turn around and go back to the college before that happens."
"She got landed in hospital because she was trying to SAVE you!" Rei said in a mildly surprised voice. He fell back behind Kai and proceeded to push him along with both hands on the other's shoulders. "Show some consideration - or sympathy, at least."
Kai grumbled all the way up the driveway to the hospital. They didn't even get to the entrance when he spotted someone familiar from the corner of his eye. He stopped walking, which resulted in Rei crashing into him. He shot the Chinese boy a glare and walked off in the direction of the person under the tree. Takao looked at the others, they shrugged and moved off in the direction of the hospital building.
"I thought you should be inside, resting."
There was no reply from the girl, who was wearing casts on both arms and looked to be heavily bandaged under the pale hospital robes. She seemed intent on staring at the grass. He sighed and leaned against the tree, folding his arms and settling into a mildly comfortable position. If he was to wait for her to reply, he might as well be comfortable doing it. Three minutes passed and still, she had not said a word. Kai sighed, ready to leave.
"You shouldn't have come," she said finally. "It was pretty stupid of you."
"You think I had a choice?"
"Either way, we'll both be in trouble."
"Well excuse me for letting myself be dragged here," he drawled. "I could have saved myself from that wretched father of yours -"
"Don't talk about my father!" She hissed, getting to her feet and wincing as a stab of pain shot through her ribs. She focused a hard, pale glare at him. "He was right to punish me! And I was only getting what I deserved!"
They glared at each other for another minute. Chika was the first to break eye contact. She was breathing heavily, anger and fear clamouring to be shown. He sat down on the grass, leaving a reasonable amount of space between them. She was afraid of something - and seeing that it was she, that something must be something horrible. He might not have cared if she had been Takao or Max, but he had suffered almost the same kind of treatment from his grandfather before, so he knew how it felt.
"No one deserves to be beaten up by his or her parent," he said quietly. "No one should have to be afraid of going home - "
"Did I say I was afraid?" She demanded furiously. "I don't want your sympathy! If that's all you came to give - then I don't want to see you! GET LOST!"
"So much for being nice," he muttered darkly, getting up and walking away.
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Mao and Emily watched the conversation/argument from hearing distance. They also watched Kai leave a fuming Chika behind at the tree, clutching her bandages tightly. Her face had been flushed a moment ago, but the colour was draining fast. She had obviously been quite worked up over her momentary conversation with Kai. They decided to take action.
"You know, Dranon-san, I think he's worried about you," Mao said in lofty tones.
There was no reply.
"Nonsense, Mao-chan," Emily said witheringly. "He's not JUST worried about her - you can tell that just by looking at him. And you -" she shot a pointed at the sullen girl by the tree " - you should try to be nicer to him."
"And if I don't want to be?"
"Seriously, try it, you'll be surprised," Mao suggested. "There's no harm in trying."
"You're both lucky I can't use my arms, because I'd seriously murder the two of you."
"Oh well."
They sauntered off, leaving a bemused, fuming and annoyed Chika behind to contemplate her position. Still muttering angrily, she stalked off in the direction of the hospital building. She had originally wanted a quiet, undisturbed place to think, but unfortunately, her day had been spoilt with the appearance of the stubborn guy, who didn't take a hint that she wanted to be alone until she yelled at him.
"Worried indeed," she muttered. "He's pathetic at pretending to be nice."
---- End of Chapter Ten ----
A/N: FINISHED!!!!!!!
I'm trying to tone down the romance and put more action in it. I'm kind of steering away from my original actions and my OC's have turned OOC - except Rika, who is just HEARTLESS.
Hope you liked this chapter
REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bittersweet Angel Chika
