Redbird
Cherry Rain: I'm back. And in this chapter. I won't tell! Read and find out!
Chapter Three: A Stalker
His storm grey eyes followed the black haired girl as she plopped down on a seat as far away from a guy she had been bickering with. The rewards he'd been promised if he'd done this small task were nothing to him at first, and he had flat out refused.
But that was until his master had made the promise. "Follow her, my boy. You have admired and followed the girl so long, have you not? Since she helped you so long ago.but you are going to be too late. She is joining the Bladebreakers, and all of them are enough to keep her occupied. Keep an eye on her for me, boy. I can give her to you."
That was all that mattered to him now. He waited, ever impatient, ever hopeful that the day would come when his master said, "Your job is complete. You may have the girl."
But it still wasn't here. He was growing ever more impatient. What if he lost her to one of the Bladebreakers? He didn't understand. Back when they were alley kids, she'd rebuffed every one of his advances on her.
He knew Redbird had warned her against him, but she had laughed and said that she didn't care for him anyway. How could she?
Soon, Lei Feng. You will be mine, dearest, he vowed silently.
***
Lei Feng bagged the window seat next to Ray, as far as she could be from Kai. God, she hated his guts!
"Hey Ray, you seem preoccupied. What's up?" she asked, noticing that the cat-eyed boy beside her was staring out into space, his eyes not focused on anything at all.
"Oh, nothing. It's just, the White Tigers will be in Greece for the tournament too."
The White Tigers. from Beyblade talk she'd heard, Ray used to be a White Tiger. "Your old team?" she asked. "What's wrong with that?"
"You don't know the whole story, huh? Well, there's a girl on the White Tiger team. Mariah. And well, let's just say I knew her very well until I left."
"Oh. And she's harbouring a grudge?" Lei Feng asked.
"I wish," Ray snorted bitterly. "It's her team leader Lee who's holding grudges. Mariah and I are fine."
Lei Feng didn't understand. "So then what's wrong?"
"Mariah and I would like to continue, to have a relationship as we once did. But Beyblading is in the way. Lee doesn't approve of her seeing a 'traitor', as he terms it. And Kai. he doesn't approve of seeing anyone who's a rival,' Ray concluded, pain obvious in his voice.
Lei Feng tactfully left the subject alone. It was plain Ray didn't want any more talk about it.
Ray broke the silence, changing the subject. "Lei Feng, what's that strange streak in your hair?"
"It's natural. My great grandmother had prematurely white hair and it was white when she was fifteen. See what I mean? So I suppose I got my streak from her."
"Where are your parents? They must be really proud of your blading."
"My mother would be proud- if she was still alive, because she died in an epidemic. My father- the bastard abandoned us. He obviously didn't give a damn whether I lived or died. Why should he care about my blading skills?"
"I'm sorry." Ray said.
"Why should you be? Those are my misfortunes. Too bad for me. But it doesn't matter now that I look back on it. If I didn't go through all that, I probably wouldn't have been motivated to be so determined in life."
"How'd your bitbeast come to you?" he asked.
Lei Feng pulled out the beyblade and fingered it lovingly, running her hands over the bit chip. "Like everything else, Redbird came to me through misfortune. I was stuck in an orphanage."
"But I hated it there. The only kindness I'd ever received was that time on my birthday when they gave me my beyblade. Then one night, Redbird just came to me. But she seemed reluctant. When she entered my blade, she seemed to be fighting to stay free. I tried to make friends, but Redbird denied each and every one of my advances."
"So how'd you talk her over to your side?"
"I'd made another attempt to escape. When I was captured, the one thing I wouldn't let them take was my beyblade. I went a little crazy at that time. I bit the old hag who tried to take it. They thought I was a demon and threw me out. From that time on, Redbird helped me out."
"Sounds like a tough life."
"Yeah. But then again, it wasn't too bad. And now, it's as if I'm living in the lap of luxury. I never had all this as a street rat."
"I suppose you're right."
Cherry Rain: Chapter Three wasn't too good. I kinda think it's basically nonsense. Review, please! Press the little periwinkle button at the bottom of the screen and type a few words! =]
Cherry Rain: I'm back. And in this chapter. I won't tell! Read and find out!
Chapter Three: A Stalker
His storm grey eyes followed the black haired girl as she plopped down on a seat as far away from a guy she had been bickering with. The rewards he'd been promised if he'd done this small task were nothing to him at first, and he had flat out refused.
But that was until his master had made the promise. "Follow her, my boy. You have admired and followed the girl so long, have you not? Since she helped you so long ago.but you are going to be too late. She is joining the Bladebreakers, and all of them are enough to keep her occupied. Keep an eye on her for me, boy. I can give her to you."
That was all that mattered to him now. He waited, ever impatient, ever hopeful that the day would come when his master said, "Your job is complete. You may have the girl."
But it still wasn't here. He was growing ever more impatient. What if he lost her to one of the Bladebreakers? He didn't understand. Back when they were alley kids, she'd rebuffed every one of his advances on her.
He knew Redbird had warned her against him, but she had laughed and said that she didn't care for him anyway. How could she?
Soon, Lei Feng. You will be mine, dearest, he vowed silently.
***
Lei Feng bagged the window seat next to Ray, as far as she could be from Kai. God, she hated his guts!
"Hey Ray, you seem preoccupied. What's up?" she asked, noticing that the cat-eyed boy beside her was staring out into space, his eyes not focused on anything at all.
"Oh, nothing. It's just, the White Tigers will be in Greece for the tournament too."
The White Tigers. from Beyblade talk she'd heard, Ray used to be a White Tiger. "Your old team?" she asked. "What's wrong with that?"
"You don't know the whole story, huh? Well, there's a girl on the White Tiger team. Mariah. And well, let's just say I knew her very well until I left."
"Oh. And she's harbouring a grudge?" Lei Feng asked.
"I wish," Ray snorted bitterly. "It's her team leader Lee who's holding grudges. Mariah and I are fine."
Lei Feng didn't understand. "So then what's wrong?"
"Mariah and I would like to continue, to have a relationship as we once did. But Beyblading is in the way. Lee doesn't approve of her seeing a 'traitor', as he terms it. And Kai. he doesn't approve of seeing anyone who's a rival,' Ray concluded, pain obvious in his voice.
Lei Feng tactfully left the subject alone. It was plain Ray didn't want any more talk about it.
Ray broke the silence, changing the subject. "Lei Feng, what's that strange streak in your hair?"
"It's natural. My great grandmother had prematurely white hair and it was white when she was fifteen. See what I mean? So I suppose I got my streak from her."
"Where are your parents? They must be really proud of your blading."
"My mother would be proud- if she was still alive, because she died in an epidemic. My father- the bastard abandoned us. He obviously didn't give a damn whether I lived or died. Why should he care about my blading skills?"
"I'm sorry." Ray said.
"Why should you be? Those are my misfortunes. Too bad for me. But it doesn't matter now that I look back on it. If I didn't go through all that, I probably wouldn't have been motivated to be so determined in life."
"How'd your bitbeast come to you?" he asked.
Lei Feng pulled out the beyblade and fingered it lovingly, running her hands over the bit chip. "Like everything else, Redbird came to me through misfortune. I was stuck in an orphanage."
"But I hated it there. The only kindness I'd ever received was that time on my birthday when they gave me my beyblade. Then one night, Redbird just came to me. But she seemed reluctant. When she entered my blade, she seemed to be fighting to stay free. I tried to make friends, but Redbird denied each and every one of my advances."
"So how'd you talk her over to your side?"
"I'd made another attempt to escape. When I was captured, the one thing I wouldn't let them take was my beyblade. I went a little crazy at that time. I bit the old hag who tried to take it. They thought I was a demon and threw me out. From that time on, Redbird helped me out."
"Sounds like a tough life."
"Yeah. But then again, it wasn't too bad. And now, it's as if I'm living in the lap of luxury. I never had all this as a street rat."
"I suppose you're right."
Cherry Rain: Chapter Three wasn't too good. I kinda think it's basically nonsense. Review, please! Press the little periwinkle button at the bottom of the screen and type a few words! =]