Redbird
Cherry Rain: I'm back, with the second chapter of Redbird! Let's get on with the show! But not many people seem to want to review! *Sniffle* Review, please! You don't know how encouraging reviews are to me!
Chapter Two: The Fifth Bladebreaker
She ventured cautiously into the hotel, ignoring the looks of the receptionist at the lobby. She knew her shirt was tattered and torn, and the jeans she had been given from a kind woman were old and dirt stained. Even if she'd tried to neaten the unruly hair on her head, it was still matted and rather tangled.
But she would have to. Room 506. She raised her hand inches from the door, poised to knock, but suddenly hesitated, doubts overcoming her for a second. But before she could curb them, the door opened and a short guy in spectacles stood there.
"What do you want?"
"I'm looking for a Mr. Dickinson," Lei Feng gulped out, compressing her nervousness as best as she could.
"Oh." He turned around. "Mr. Dickinson, there's someone looking for you."
He soon came, and his smile indicated that he was pleased to see her. "Ah, Lei Feng, I was hoping you would come. So I take you've accepted my offer?"
"Yeah. I need some place to stay."
Looking around, she mentally checked the names of those who would be her team now that she had made a commitment to this team.
The one still sleeping would be Tyson.
The long haired one, Ray. She was glad that she could speak her native language with someone.
The one leaning against the wall in an I-don't-care stance, Kai.
The spectacled one who'd greeted her at the door, the team's technical whiz, Kenny.
The blond, Max.
So these were the Bladebreakers. Mr. Dickinson broke the silence. "Boys, I've found you your new teammate. She's Lei Feng."
Kai burst out at this. "What! I know new BBA rules state that each team has to have five members to compete, but I'd rather give up blading than babysit a girl!"
Lei Feng tensed in anger. What the. Of all the arrogant bastards. in her pocket, she felt Redbird flare as well. Her phoenix had the same explosive temper she did. "Take that back, Kai," she snarled.
"Why should I?" he sneered. "You're just a girl."
Though she had never taken classes, Lei Feng knew how to fight perfectly, back-alley style. And if worst came to worst, she wouldn't mind giving this arrogant kid a black eye, even if he was technically her team leader. But she would see how capable he was at blading, so why not now? "I challenge you to a match, Kai Hiwatari. I may be a girl, but that doesn't mean Redbird and I are pushovers!"
"I don't fight with amateurs. Especially one so dirty."
"I'm not an amateur. I'm your teammate. As good as any one of you." She gestured at the boys standing by. "And I apologize for my lack of cleanliness. But sleeping on a tree will do that. I do believe you won't turn down a challenge, Kai? Or are you chicken to lose?"
He glared. "Dranzer is going to crush your blade, girl!"
"My name, as Mr. Dickinson has already said, is Lei Feng."
The basement of the hotel housed a beystadium. Max refereed. "Three. Two. One. LETT IITT RIIIPP!"
Lei Feng loosed Redbird into the dish. Time to see what you've got, Phoenix, she thought. Redbird ain't no little canary.
"Dranzer!" Kai called. Lei Feng kept a tense eye on the characteristics of the Red Phoenix, seeing them to be highly similar to those of Redbird. She brushed aside surprise and indignation at that. They were both phoenixes after all.
"Redbird! Show them what you're made of!" she shouted.
"Dranzer! Fire Arrow attack!"
"Redbird! Dodge! Give him your Thunder Gemini!"
Her phoenix rose, screeching loudly in what Lei Feng recognised as dislike of Dranzer. Bolts of lightning zapped out at the blade's base, pushing it off balance.
But Dranzer was not put off that easily. "Dranzer! Get it!" Kai snarled, seeing that he was about to lose.
Screaming its defiance of Redbird, Dranzer attacked, pushing Redbird off balance too. Both the blades hit the ground and stilled at the same time.
"And it's a tie!" Max said, half in disbelief.
"Now what do you say, Kai?" Lei Feng smirked, scooping up Redbird from where it lay, beside Dranzer. "Of course, that had better not be your best. or you'll be the one who's a disgrace to the team!"
"You're good enough. for a girl, that is. But not good enough to beat me." He smirked. "Tidy up, ragamuffin girl. The plane leaves this evening."
She glared at him for a few seconds longer. "Hey, don't mind Kai," Tyson told her cheerfully. "Mr. Sourpants is always like that."
She grinned in approval of Kai's nickname. Tyson continued, "Can we go? I'm hungry!"
"Well, young lady, here's money. Later you should go buy clothes."
"Alright."
Later, carrying more cash than she'd ever had in her life, Lei Feng wandered around at a loss as to what to buy. Survival had always been more important, and Lei Feng didn't care about her appearance. In the end, she picked out shirts, a few blouses, jeans, slacks, nightclothes and two dresses, figuring that they were essential in case of a formal.
She picked out sandals and a pair of sneakers, since the shoes she wore were old, scruffy and totally worn out.
A luggage carrier and watch solved the last of her problems, and she decided to return the rest of the money to Mr. Dickinson.
The boys were surprised to see that she had only taken an hour. "So fast?" was the main reaction.
"I'm not some prissy girl who takes five hours just to get the bare essentials." Try as she might to keep her indignant anger in check, she couldn't dull the edge in her voice, and they looked at her in a little curiosity and more than a little anger.
"I'm sorry." Lei Feng said, ducking her head. "I shouldn't be this bad tempered. Not to you guys."
"Hey, forget it." Ray said, reassuring her.
"Go take a shower, girl. You're literally caked with dirt. We can't have you looking like a disgrace to the Bladebreakers," Kai sneered.
She felt Redbird flare. "Butt off, Hiwatari."
By sheer force, she combed through most of the tangles in her hair. It was a long time since she'd felt this clean. She dressed and stepped out, pocketing Redbird. "Satisfied, Hiwatari?"
"Yeah. So go pack. We leave for the airport at seven, flight to Greece for a private tournament. Mr. Dickinson had the sense to book a late flight this time." Seeing her puzzlement, Kai explained to Lei Feng, "Or we'd never get Tyson up on time."
"For your information, I've packed already. I'm not as sloppy as you boys."
"Whatever."
Cherry Rain: Chapter Three will be up soon! I was on a roll when I posted this stuff. And I'm not sure as to whether Kai should pair up with Lei Feng or not. Sayonara!
Cherry Rain: I'm back, with the second chapter of Redbird! Let's get on with the show! But not many people seem to want to review! *Sniffle* Review, please! You don't know how encouraging reviews are to me!
Chapter Two: The Fifth Bladebreaker
She ventured cautiously into the hotel, ignoring the looks of the receptionist at the lobby. She knew her shirt was tattered and torn, and the jeans she had been given from a kind woman were old and dirt stained. Even if she'd tried to neaten the unruly hair on her head, it was still matted and rather tangled.
But she would have to. Room 506. She raised her hand inches from the door, poised to knock, but suddenly hesitated, doubts overcoming her for a second. But before she could curb them, the door opened and a short guy in spectacles stood there.
"What do you want?"
"I'm looking for a Mr. Dickinson," Lei Feng gulped out, compressing her nervousness as best as she could.
"Oh." He turned around. "Mr. Dickinson, there's someone looking for you."
He soon came, and his smile indicated that he was pleased to see her. "Ah, Lei Feng, I was hoping you would come. So I take you've accepted my offer?"
"Yeah. I need some place to stay."
Looking around, she mentally checked the names of those who would be her team now that she had made a commitment to this team.
The one still sleeping would be Tyson.
The long haired one, Ray. She was glad that she could speak her native language with someone.
The one leaning against the wall in an I-don't-care stance, Kai.
The spectacled one who'd greeted her at the door, the team's technical whiz, Kenny.
The blond, Max.
So these were the Bladebreakers. Mr. Dickinson broke the silence. "Boys, I've found you your new teammate. She's Lei Feng."
Kai burst out at this. "What! I know new BBA rules state that each team has to have five members to compete, but I'd rather give up blading than babysit a girl!"
Lei Feng tensed in anger. What the. Of all the arrogant bastards. in her pocket, she felt Redbird flare as well. Her phoenix had the same explosive temper she did. "Take that back, Kai," she snarled.
"Why should I?" he sneered. "You're just a girl."
Though she had never taken classes, Lei Feng knew how to fight perfectly, back-alley style. And if worst came to worst, she wouldn't mind giving this arrogant kid a black eye, even if he was technically her team leader. But she would see how capable he was at blading, so why not now? "I challenge you to a match, Kai Hiwatari. I may be a girl, but that doesn't mean Redbird and I are pushovers!"
"I don't fight with amateurs. Especially one so dirty."
"I'm not an amateur. I'm your teammate. As good as any one of you." She gestured at the boys standing by. "And I apologize for my lack of cleanliness. But sleeping on a tree will do that. I do believe you won't turn down a challenge, Kai? Or are you chicken to lose?"
He glared. "Dranzer is going to crush your blade, girl!"
"My name, as Mr. Dickinson has already said, is Lei Feng."
The basement of the hotel housed a beystadium. Max refereed. "Three. Two. One. LETT IITT RIIIPP!"
Lei Feng loosed Redbird into the dish. Time to see what you've got, Phoenix, she thought. Redbird ain't no little canary.
"Dranzer!" Kai called. Lei Feng kept a tense eye on the characteristics of the Red Phoenix, seeing them to be highly similar to those of Redbird. She brushed aside surprise and indignation at that. They were both phoenixes after all.
"Redbird! Show them what you're made of!" she shouted.
"Dranzer! Fire Arrow attack!"
"Redbird! Dodge! Give him your Thunder Gemini!"
Her phoenix rose, screeching loudly in what Lei Feng recognised as dislike of Dranzer. Bolts of lightning zapped out at the blade's base, pushing it off balance.
But Dranzer was not put off that easily. "Dranzer! Get it!" Kai snarled, seeing that he was about to lose.
Screaming its defiance of Redbird, Dranzer attacked, pushing Redbird off balance too. Both the blades hit the ground and stilled at the same time.
"And it's a tie!" Max said, half in disbelief.
"Now what do you say, Kai?" Lei Feng smirked, scooping up Redbird from where it lay, beside Dranzer. "Of course, that had better not be your best. or you'll be the one who's a disgrace to the team!"
"You're good enough. for a girl, that is. But not good enough to beat me." He smirked. "Tidy up, ragamuffin girl. The plane leaves this evening."
She glared at him for a few seconds longer. "Hey, don't mind Kai," Tyson told her cheerfully. "Mr. Sourpants is always like that."
She grinned in approval of Kai's nickname. Tyson continued, "Can we go? I'm hungry!"
"Well, young lady, here's money. Later you should go buy clothes."
"Alright."
Later, carrying more cash than she'd ever had in her life, Lei Feng wandered around at a loss as to what to buy. Survival had always been more important, and Lei Feng didn't care about her appearance. In the end, she picked out shirts, a few blouses, jeans, slacks, nightclothes and two dresses, figuring that they were essential in case of a formal.
She picked out sandals and a pair of sneakers, since the shoes she wore were old, scruffy and totally worn out.
A luggage carrier and watch solved the last of her problems, and she decided to return the rest of the money to Mr. Dickinson.
The boys were surprised to see that she had only taken an hour. "So fast?" was the main reaction.
"I'm not some prissy girl who takes five hours just to get the bare essentials." Try as she might to keep her indignant anger in check, she couldn't dull the edge in her voice, and they looked at her in a little curiosity and more than a little anger.
"I'm sorry." Lei Feng said, ducking her head. "I shouldn't be this bad tempered. Not to you guys."
"Hey, forget it." Ray said, reassuring her.
"Go take a shower, girl. You're literally caked with dirt. We can't have you looking like a disgrace to the Bladebreakers," Kai sneered.
She felt Redbird flare. "Butt off, Hiwatari."
By sheer force, she combed through most of the tangles in her hair. It was a long time since she'd felt this clean. She dressed and stepped out, pocketing Redbird. "Satisfied, Hiwatari?"
"Yeah. So go pack. We leave for the airport at seven, flight to Greece for a private tournament. Mr. Dickinson had the sense to book a late flight this time." Seeing her puzzlement, Kai explained to Lei Feng, "Or we'd never get Tyson up on time."
"For your information, I've packed already. I'm not as sloppy as you boys."
"Whatever."
Cherry Rain: Chapter Three will be up soon! I was on a roll when I posted this stuff. And I'm not sure as to whether Kai should pair up with Lei Feng or not. Sayonara!