Mizu_Tenshi: Finally you get to hear from Maxi's POV. Thanks to all
reviewers for waiting so patiently for an update.
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Disclaimer: I don't own this anime
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'Let the meanings slip away
Lost my faith in another day
Self-deprecation seems okay
I never thought I'd make it anyway' - Less than Jake
Chapter 6 - Break up break down
(Max)
Damn him! I don't think I've ever wanted to kill someone before but I really wanted to kill Kai back then.
I wanted to cry. I wanted to break down and sob until the day I died but I refused to do so.
They were looking at me with pitying eyes and it made me feel even worse.
I was angry so angry. I wanted to strangle Kai, to watch him suffer, to rip his heart into shreds just like he had done to mine.
I was also angry with my other team mates. Why had they not told me? Why had they allowed Kai to get away?
Everywhere I looked I saw secrets and lies until all I wanted to do was curl up in a corner and wish it all away.
Takao moved to pat my shoulder but I tore away savagely, glaring at him.
They had never seen me like this and I never knew I could be this angry.
There were no words needed. They knew how I was feeling and let me go.
I ran away from them and they didn't even call me back, it seemed everything was falling into a downward spiral.
My mind brought back memories of happier times. Winning tournaments, meeting my mom again, just having fun. Now it looked like those days would never come again.
My breath was ragged and I was panting heavily when I reached the hobby shop.
The door was unlocked so I entered.
Evening drew near. The darkening sky was painted with dusty pinks, red and oranges and the clouds glowed with a golden lining.
Everything looked and smelled so nostalgic.
I suddenly felt fifty years old coming back to revive some old memories for the last time.
I cuddled up to myself on the couch trying vainly to wake up from the nightmare I was in.
My dad was in hospital thanks to Kai, one of the people I had trusted and respected. Takao and Kenny had kept this a secret from me and Rei had sent Kai away without letting me get my revenge first.
I was boiling with rage but it took a lot of energy for me to be angry and in the end it subsided to a nagging pain.
I think the most universal feeling is the feeling of being alone.
You all know what it's like to be alone don't you?
When you seem lost in the shadows and cut off from everyone else by an invisible box. You don't think you can make it out alone but you are alone and there's nothing to ease your pain.
No one understands the real you.
I hate that feeling and I hated Kai, I hated the whole world!
In the end I think I must have fallen asleep curled up like a cat on the couch.
***
Rays of sunlight woke me from my sleep. I stretched happily until the memories of yesterday came back to haunt me.
And then another thing hit me - Rei!
He was leaving today for China, how could I have forgotten?
I didn't want to get up but I knew that if I did not see him off I would regret it for the rest of my life.
So I got up believing I was doing the right thing.
Willing myself to have a good time for Rei's sake I approached the dojo and was immediately caught in a stand off.
It seemed Tala wanted more entertainment.
I growled. I truly hated that Russian redhead, he and Kai were so alike.
"What do you want now, Tala? You know Kai's not here," Rei asked with a rather exasperated sigh.
It was his last day and he could have done with a break.
Tala just shook his head. "Oh I haven't come for Kai. This time I've come for your bit beasts."
"We're in no mood to battle!" Rei said hotly.
"Is that so?" Tala teased. "Or are you just chicken?"
There was no reply, we just sent him glares.
"Well if you're not going to battle me then I'll help myself to your bit beast," with that he drew out his launcher.
I saw the white blade shoot through the air and land in front of Takao.
Call it a hunch but I had a bad feeling about that blade.
"Angelo!" Tala called up his bit beast.
From the middle of the white blade I could see a pair of white feathered wings emerge.
"Uh-oh," I heard Kenny gulp.
A white angel garbed in a long white dress, which billowed out around it on an invisible breeze was hovering in mid-air.
Was I seeing correctly? Could you get angel bit beasts?
"What the - what the heck is that thing?" Takao gasped.
Tala didn't care to answer, he just yelled, "Angelo, let's take them down!"
"No way!" Takao yelled defiantly, bringing out his own launcher. "Dragoon!" he yelled as he pulled the rip cord.
The blue dragon spirit shot out of the blade like as lightning bolt. Dragoon must have sensed the urgency in Takao's voice.
Most people are a little intimidated by Dragoon but Tala just smirked as if it was all fun and games.
"That's more like it," he smiled.
"Be careful, Takao," I advised him. Something about Tala was really disturbing me.
The two blades crashed along the ground and sparks began flying everywhere. It was one intense battle!
They circled each other and then attacked, it became like a dance but I knew one of them would trip up in the end.
It looked even so far but Dragoon was really giving it its all.
"We're gonna win this!" Takao yelled triumphantly.
"Angelo, let's help this poor, misguided kid. Ray of revelation!" Tala cried
The angel was quick to obey. In a flash blazing yellow light blinded us.
I had to shield my eyes for fear of going blind but my ears were still working and with them I heard Tala yell, "alright now move in for the kill!"
The light dimmed down but it hadn't gone completely.
To be honest, I wasn't sure what that attack had done but it seemed to have given Tala the upper hand.
"Dragoon, hurricane attack!" Takao yelled in defence.
"Too late!" Kenny gave a startled cry.
Tala's blade flew right into the side of Dragoon.
I couldn't take it any more, I knew Takao would hate me for it but.
"Draciel!" I yelled. I had to help him or he would have lost Dragoon.
"Max!" Takao yelled angrily but I was determined to stop Tala.
I think that the only reason we won was because I took him by surprise.
His blade rolled to a stop. I thought he would be angry but he just bent down and picked it up.
"That was fun," Tala stretched the way you do after a good workout. "I'll be back again for your bit beasts, don't think you can catch me off guard like that again."
We didn't stop him from leaving; we were too worried about Takao.
Gosh! What is wrong with my life?! All I wanted to do was blade with my team, is that too much to ask?
"What is wrong with you!" Takao, predictably, screamed at me. "Two against one isn't fair; we don't cheat!"
I knew he would be mad at me but I couldn't just sit there and watch, could I?
Rei placed a hand on Takao's shoulder. "Takao," he shook it gently. "You should thank Max for saving you. You don't want to loose Dragoon, do you?"
Takao just snapped at Rei, which caused me to snap at Takao and things kinda escalated from there.
I remember asking myself, 'how can this get any worse?' when Kai arrived with my answers.
"I didn't think you'd be training," he said.
I was livid at the very sight of him.
I knew I was being unfair but I didn't care.
"Why you - " I growled "You killed my dad! You'll pay!" I yelled.
I was going to lunge for him when Rei and Takao both grabbed me by the arms.
"Can you cut it out Max!" Rei yelled, holding onto my arm as if it were his lifeline.
"I've come here to tell you about Tala," Kai said, ignoring my struggles to try and strangle him. "That blade he had, it's no ordinary blade it's much stronger than the beast type of bit beast."
"Yeah we know that," Rei nodded.
"There's four of them, one with each of the Demolition Boys," Kai explained. "They're planning to start a bit beast war by creating more of these but they need parts of real bit beasts to make them."
"That's why Tala was also prepared to take out bit beasts," Kenny murmured to himself.
Rei frowned. "How do you know this?" he asked.
"I worked for them."
My blood boiled at the reply. How long had he worked for Biovolt? How many more hearts had he broken?
"I'm here to warn you," Kai continued. "Be careful when fighting them."
If he had sensed the anger bubbling inside of me he did very well in hiding it.
"Yeah like you even care about - " I burst out but was quickly silenced by Takao.
"Thanks but you're too late," he said miserably.
"What?!" Kai gasped. I think it was the first time I had ever seen him surprised.
"He challenged me to a battle," Takao explained.
"You won, right?"
Takao nodded and Kai relaxed a little.
"You won because Max helped you," Kenny butted in. "Face it guys, we need some serious training."
"Hey, I didn't ask Max to butt in, okay?" Takao growled.
"It's not like you would have won without his help," Kai muttered, "you always act so big but you're not as good as you think you are."
"Hey, I don't think you have any right to judge him," Rei defended Takao. He was really angry. I could see his fists shaking but Kai was merciless.
"If Takao's fame has gotten to his head then I think someone has to deflate it a little."
An angry Kai is a scary Kai but I was so irritated at the arguments that I threw all caution to the wind.
"Hey, what about you?" I pointed a condemning finger at our ex-captain.
He looked at me in that insolent way he always does as if he wanted to say, "Yeah? What about me?"
"Don't you dare look at me like that," I snapped so savagely it surprised even me. "Did it feel good knowing you had killed someone, huh? Did you like it? Well I hope you rot in hell!"
"Will everyone please calm down?" Kenny tried vainly to soothe all the angry nerves but it was useless.
"This is doing the team no good," Rei agreed, though he was still angry.
"I don't know why you're so worried, you won't be on this team by tomorrow," Kai muttered but we all heard him.
"Look who's talking," Takao muttered.
"Can we please lower our voices?" Kenny cried anxiously.
"Not while this monster is here," I spat.
"Look Max," Kai began to say. Maybe he was going to apologise but I never gave him the chance to finish.
"Don't try and crawl out of it, you coward!" I cried furiously.
"Can we get back to the subject?" Kenny pleaded with us. "This was supposed to about Takao training."
At that Takao turned round and snapped at Kenny "Are you going to have a go at me too? Like I said before, if you think it's so easy then you try blading for once instead of hiding behind that laptop of yours."
Kenny bit his lip. I knew he was fighting the urge to say something that would only make matters worse.
"What do you think, Rei?" I asked.
That was a big mistake.
"Leave me out of this; I'm not going to be a Bladebreaker anymore," Rei held up his hands innocently.
"You're right," Takao huffed. He had this murderous look on his face, the kind I only see when he's fighting against people he hates and Takao rarely hates anyone. "You're not going to be a Bladebreaker and neither am I! I quit!"
It was a bombshell. Takao quit the team?
I thought he'd be the last one to ever give up.actually I think I would be the last to give up but this time I said, "yeah, I see no point in staying together so I quit too!"
Takao just nodded and walked out of his own home.
"Fine, I was tired of babysitting you guys anyway," Kai 'hmphed'
"So this is the end?" Kenny asked. I think he was the only one who wanted us to stay together despite everything.
"Yeah, it's over," I said as everyone else was leaving. "The Bladebreakers have broken."
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Mizu_Tenshi: That is not the end! There's still more to come and this is when it really gets good. Thanks again to all reviewers.
Tenma Koneko - I know, it's great when a load of my favourite authors update at once but I hardly ever get that! Max is sweet, isn't he?
DarkTwilightZero - Bad things just seem to go after the other. The good thing is, now that it's hit rock bottom it can't get any worse. Yay!
Admiral2 - Thank you! Well at least things can't get any worse now.
Silver Swiftness - Yep very angsty, like ninety percent of the things I write.
Othela - I'm glad someone found it funny but I don't think they're going to run after Kai now.
DragonBlade - Yep, don't worry everyone will still have their parts even though they've broken up.
Sherbet Mayhem - Really, wow, thanks, I'm honoured! Yay, I get to torture Kai some more!
Vialana - Yep, Kenny will probably end up in the lab, ah I love angst too.
Identity Thief - Really? I only noticed Rei loosing his bit beast a lot but Max is really soft.
anomynous - Well there was an accident when shipping the blade and it got lost and Maxi's dad found it. Poor guy, to think if he hadn't picked it up he wouldn't have been shot.
Sakura-Hiwatari - Kai's been wandering around like he usually does. Happy Halloween! Well, Halloween's over so Happy Bonfire night! Actually, that's over too.
kai baby-girl - Thanks, glad you like so much of my story. They might not be able to argue now that they've broken up but knowing Kai he'll find someone to argue with.
Kaiiko-chan - Thank you, the next chapter is on its way!
Syaoran-lover - I choose sushi. I know it's agonising but at least it can't get any worse and as for Tala and Kai.I've got something planned for those two.
".." Speech '...' Thought *..* Implied Words
Disclaimer: I don't own this anime
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'Let the meanings slip away
Lost my faith in another day
Self-deprecation seems okay
I never thought I'd make it anyway' - Less than Jake
Chapter 6 - Break up break down
(Max)
Damn him! I don't think I've ever wanted to kill someone before but I really wanted to kill Kai back then.
I wanted to cry. I wanted to break down and sob until the day I died but I refused to do so.
They were looking at me with pitying eyes and it made me feel even worse.
I was angry so angry. I wanted to strangle Kai, to watch him suffer, to rip his heart into shreds just like he had done to mine.
I was also angry with my other team mates. Why had they not told me? Why had they allowed Kai to get away?
Everywhere I looked I saw secrets and lies until all I wanted to do was curl up in a corner and wish it all away.
Takao moved to pat my shoulder but I tore away savagely, glaring at him.
They had never seen me like this and I never knew I could be this angry.
There were no words needed. They knew how I was feeling and let me go.
I ran away from them and they didn't even call me back, it seemed everything was falling into a downward spiral.
My mind brought back memories of happier times. Winning tournaments, meeting my mom again, just having fun. Now it looked like those days would never come again.
My breath was ragged and I was panting heavily when I reached the hobby shop.
The door was unlocked so I entered.
Evening drew near. The darkening sky was painted with dusty pinks, red and oranges and the clouds glowed with a golden lining.
Everything looked and smelled so nostalgic.
I suddenly felt fifty years old coming back to revive some old memories for the last time.
I cuddled up to myself on the couch trying vainly to wake up from the nightmare I was in.
My dad was in hospital thanks to Kai, one of the people I had trusted and respected. Takao and Kenny had kept this a secret from me and Rei had sent Kai away without letting me get my revenge first.
I was boiling with rage but it took a lot of energy for me to be angry and in the end it subsided to a nagging pain.
I think the most universal feeling is the feeling of being alone.
You all know what it's like to be alone don't you?
When you seem lost in the shadows and cut off from everyone else by an invisible box. You don't think you can make it out alone but you are alone and there's nothing to ease your pain.
No one understands the real you.
I hate that feeling and I hated Kai, I hated the whole world!
In the end I think I must have fallen asleep curled up like a cat on the couch.
***
Rays of sunlight woke me from my sleep. I stretched happily until the memories of yesterday came back to haunt me.
And then another thing hit me - Rei!
He was leaving today for China, how could I have forgotten?
I didn't want to get up but I knew that if I did not see him off I would regret it for the rest of my life.
So I got up believing I was doing the right thing.
Willing myself to have a good time for Rei's sake I approached the dojo and was immediately caught in a stand off.
It seemed Tala wanted more entertainment.
I growled. I truly hated that Russian redhead, he and Kai were so alike.
"What do you want now, Tala? You know Kai's not here," Rei asked with a rather exasperated sigh.
It was his last day and he could have done with a break.
Tala just shook his head. "Oh I haven't come for Kai. This time I've come for your bit beasts."
"We're in no mood to battle!" Rei said hotly.
"Is that so?" Tala teased. "Or are you just chicken?"
There was no reply, we just sent him glares.
"Well if you're not going to battle me then I'll help myself to your bit beast," with that he drew out his launcher.
I saw the white blade shoot through the air and land in front of Takao.
Call it a hunch but I had a bad feeling about that blade.
"Angelo!" Tala called up his bit beast.
From the middle of the white blade I could see a pair of white feathered wings emerge.
"Uh-oh," I heard Kenny gulp.
A white angel garbed in a long white dress, which billowed out around it on an invisible breeze was hovering in mid-air.
Was I seeing correctly? Could you get angel bit beasts?
"What the - what the heck is that thing?" Takao gasped.
Tala didn't care to answer, he just yelled, "Angelo, let's take them down!"
"No way!" Takao yelled defiantly, bringing out his own launcher. "Dragoon!" he yelled as he pulled the rip cord.
The blue dragon spirit shot out of the blade like as lightning bolt. Dragoon must have sensed the urgency in Takao's voice.
Most people are a little intimidated by Dragoon but Tala just smirked as if it was all fun and games.
"That's more like it," he smiled.
"Be careful, Takao," I advised him. Something about Tala was really disturbing me.
The two blades crashed along the ground and sparks began flying everywhere. It was one intense battle!
They circled each other and then attacked, it became like a dance but I knew one of them would trip up in the end.
It looked even so far but Dragoon was really giving it its all.
"We're gonna win this!" Takao yelled triumphantly.
"Angelo, let's help this poor, misguided kid. Ray of revelation!" Tala cried
The angel was quick to obey. In a flash blazing yellow light blinded us.
I had to shield my eyes for fear of going blind but my ears were still working and with them I heard Tala yell, "alright now move in for the kill!"
The light dimmed down but it hadn't gone completely.
To be honest, I wasn't sure what that attack had done but it seemed to have given Tala the upper hand.
"Dragoon, hurricane attack!" Takao yelled in defence.
"Too late!" Kenny gave a startled cry.
Tala's blade flew right into the side of Dragoon.
I couldn't take it any more, I knew Takao would hate me for it but.
"Draciel!" I yelled. I had to help him or he would have lost Dragoon.
"Max!" Takao yelled angrily but I was determined to stop Tala.
I think that the only reason we won was because I took him by surprise.
His blade rolled to a stop. I thought he would be angry but he just bent down and picked it up.
"That was fun," Tala stretched the way you do after a good workout. "I'll be back again for your bit beasts, don't think you can catch me off guard like that again."
We didn't stop him from leaving; we were too worried about Takao.
Gosh! What is wrong with my life?! All I wanted to do was blade with my team, is that too much to ask?
"What is wrong with you!" Takao, predictably, screamed at me. "Two against one isn't fair; we don't cheat!"
I knew he would be mad at me but I couldn't just sit there and watch, could I?
Rei placed a hand on Takao's shoulder. "Takao," he shook it gently. "You should thank Max for saving you. You don't want to loose Dragoon, do you?"
Takao just snapped at Rei, which caused me to snap at Takao and things kinda escalated from there.
I remember asking myself, 'how can this get any worse?' when Kai arrived with my answers.
"I didn't think you'd be training," he said.
I was livid at the very sight of him.
I knew I was being unfair but I didn't care.
"Why you - " I growled "You killed my dad! You'll pay!" I yelled.
I was going to lunge for him when Rei and Takao both grabbed me by the arms.
"Can you cut it out Max!" Rei yelled, holding onto my arm as if it were his lifeline.
"I've come here to tell you about Tala," Kai said, ignoring my struggles to try and strangle him. "That blade he had, it's no ordinary blade it's much stronger than the beast type of bit beast."
"Yeah we know that," Rei nodded.
"There's four of them, one with each of the Demolition Boys," Kai explained. "They're planning to start a bit beast war by creating more of these but they need parts of real bit beasts to make them."
"That's why Tala was also prepared to take out bit beasts," Kenny murmured to himself.
Rei frowned. "How do you know this?" he asked.
"I worked for them."
My blood boiled at the reply. How long had he worked for Biovolt? How many more hearts had he broken?
"I'm here to warn you," Kai continued. "Be careful when fighting them."
If he had sensed the anger bubbling inside of me he did very well in hiding it.
"Yeah like you even care about - " I burst out but was quickly silenced by Takao.
"Thanks but you're too late," he said miserably.
"What?!" Kai gasped. I think it was the first time I had ever seen him surprised.
"He challenged me to a battle," Takao explained.
"You won, right?"
Takao nodded and Kai relaxed a little.
"You won because Max helped you," Kenny butted in. "Face it guys, we need some serious training."
"Hey, I didn't ask Max to butt in, okay?" Takao growled.
"It's not like you would have won without his help," Kai muttered, "you always act so big but you're not as good as you think you are."
"Hey, I don't think you have any right to judge him," Rei defended Takao. He was really angry. I could see his fists shaking but Kai was merciless.
"If Takao's fame has gotten to his head then I think someone has to deflate it a little."
An angry Kai is a scary Kai but I was so irritated at the arguments that I threw all caution to the wind.
"Hey, what about you?" I pointed a condemning finger at our ex-captain.
He looked at me in that insolent way he always does as if he wanted to say, "Yeah? What about me?"
"Don't you dare look at me like that," I snapped so savagely it surprised even me. "Did it feel good knowing you had killed someone, huh? Did you like it? Well I hope you rot in hell!"
"Will everyone please calm down?" Kenny tried vainly to soothe all the angry nerves but it was useless.
"This is doing the team no good," Rei agreed, though he was still angry.
"I don't know why you're so worried, you won't be on this team by tomorrow," Kai muttered but we all heard him.
"Look who's talking," Takao muttered.
"Can we please lower our voices?" Kenny cried anxiously.
"Not while this monster is here," I spat.
"Look Max," Kai began to say. Maybe he was going to apologise but I never gave him the chance to finish.
"Don't try and crawl out of it, you coward!" I cried furiously.
"Can we get back to the subject?" Kenny pleaded with us. "This was supposed to about Takao training."
At that Takao turned round and snapped at Kenny "Are you going to have a go at me too? Like I said before, if you think it's so easy then you try blading for once instead of hiding behind that laptop of yours."
Kenny bit his lip. I knew he was fighting the urge to say something that would only make matters worse.
"What do you think, Rei?" I asked.
That was a big mistake.
"Leave me out of this; I'm not going to be a Bladebreaker anymore," Rei held up his hands innocently.
"You're right," Takao huffed. He had this murderous look on his face, the kind I only see when he's fighting against people he hates and Takao rarely hates anyone. "You're not going to be a Bladebreaker and neither am I! I quit!"
It was a bombshell. Takao quit the team?
I thought he'd be the last one to ever give up.actually I think I would be the last to give up but this time I said, "yeah, I see no point in staying together so I quit too!"
Takao just nodded and walked out of his own home.
"Fine, I was tired of babysitting you guys anyway," Kai 'hmphed'
"So this is the end?" Kenny asked. I think he was the only one who wanted us to stay together despite everything.
"Yeah, it's over," I said as everyone else was leaving. "The Bladebreakers have broken."
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Mizu_Tenshi: That is not the end! There's still more to come and this is when it really gets good. Thanks again to all reviewers.
Tenma Koneko - I know, it's great when a load of my favourite authors update at once but I hardly ever get that! Max is sweet, isn't he?
DarkTwilightZero - Bad things just seem to go after the other. The good thing is, now that it's hit rock bottom it can't get any worse. Yay!
Admiral2 - Thank you! Well at least things can't get any worse now.
Silver Swiftness - Yep very angsty, like ninety percent of the things I write.
Othela - I'm glad someone found it funny but I don't think they're going to run after Kai now.
DragonBlade - Yep, don't worry everyone will still have their parts even though they've broken up.
Sherbet Mayhem - Really, wow, thanks, I'm honoured! Yay, I get to torture Kai some more!
Vialana - Yep, Kenny will probably end up in the lab, ah I love angst too.
Identity Thief - Really? I only noticed Rei loosing his bit beast a lot but Max is really soft.
anomynous - Well there was an accident when shipping the blade and it got lost and Maxi's dad found it. Poor guy, to think if he hadn't picked it up he wouldn't have been shot.
Sakura-Hiwatari - Kai's been wandering around like he usually does. Happy Halloween! Well, Halloween's over so Happy Bonfire night! Actually, that's over too.
kai baby-girl - Thanks, glad you like so much of my story. They might not be able to argue now that they've broken up but knowing Kai he'll find someone to argue with.
Kaiiko-chan - Thank you, the next chapter is on its way!
Syaoran-lover - I choose sushi. I know it's agonising but at least it can't get any worse and as for Tala and Kai.I've got something planned for those two.