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Chapter 10 -Reni's got a Soft Side?
"Well, what do you think of that?" Rei asked, turning to the rest of his team.
Kai shrugged nonchalantly, but his eyes gave away the fact that he was thinking deeply about Dr. Caroline's words.
"Sounds like it's gonna be hard," offered Max.
"Oh, it is Max, that it is."
They turned to see David strolling up to them, along with the rest of his team.
"Well, well, if it isn't the dog," said Tyson with a grin.
"Tyson," warned Kenny, when a oak-brown blade nearly struck Dizzy. "Ahh!"
The boy who had launched it smirked as the blade flew back into his hand. He looked more around Kai and Rei's age than the other Bladebreakers, and his face, although handsome, was marked with an expression of cruelty as he watched Kenny's face pale as he looked around for the blade.
David laughed, hitting the other boy's back in friendly comradeship. "Good one Henry. Scared the little thing."
The only girl of their team, a slender, fragile looking person, had a look of slight interest on her face as she looked at them.
"What was that for?" demanded Max.
"Want to make something of it, pretty boy?" sneered Henry.
"You're on," replied Max, pulling out his launcher and snapping Draciel onto it.
"Max . . ." began Kenny, but Max turned and gave him one of his famous carefree grins.
With a superior smirk, Henry drew out his blade and snapped it onto his own launcher, holding it in ready position. "Ready to lose, pretty boy?"
Max didn't reply as he stepped up to one of the large dishes. Henry stood opposite him.
"Okay, get ready. 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . let it rip!" yelled Tyson.
As soon as had touched the dish, Henry's blade rushed forward to crash into it, the force of the connection nearly ending the match then and there. However, Draciel managed to stay in the dish, wobbling dangerously.
"Pathetic," snorted Henry. "You think you're going to survive with that defence? Let me show you what you'll be up against, if you get past the cuts. Go Plantaniom!"
The brown blade glowed faintly before charging up against Draciel again, pushing it dangerously close to the edge of the dish.
"Max! Watch out!" warned Rei.
Max's blue eyes narrowed in concentration as he focused on keeping Draciel spinning. "I . . . will . . . not . . . lose . . ."
"Dizzy, give me the data on Henry's blade. Quickly!" said Kenny urgently to his laptop.
"Sorry Chief, there's some kind of firewall on his blade that's stopping me from scanning it."
"What?!"
David smiled at Kenny, speaking in a patronising tone of voice. "Now, now Kenny, don't get mad at your little piece of junk. We've put a micro chip into our blades, so data-collecting freaks like you don't win by finding out our weak spots."
"Watch it," snapped Kai suddenly, when Max and turned to listen to their conversation. Henry had immediately taken the opening and smashed hard into Draciel again.
"I don't know about Henry's blade, Chief, but Draciel can't take much more of a beating like that," said Dizzy.
"Plantaniom, finish him off!" shouted Henry as a tree-like bit beast came out from his blade.
Its large leaves stretched out to the roof of the warm-up room, and its thick roots were easily as wide as Draciel's arm. It whipped one of those roots out, a bright flash lighting up the room momentarily it struck Max's blade.
"Go Draciel," yelled Max, as Draciel rose up from the blade. Draciel caught up the roots and wrestled back against Plantaniom, gaining ground from the brink of defeat. The struggle went on for only a few seconds more then, before Draciel knocked Plantaniom from the dish.
"Nooo!" howled Henry, falling down onto his knees next to his fallen blade.
Max caught Draciel and jumped off the dish. Unseen by anyone, the some of the Dark Angels slipped out the door.
"Oh yeah! You go Maxi!" cheered Tyson enthusiastically.
Max grinned.
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"That was very foolish of Max," commented Reni dryly.
"Aww c'mon Reni, surely that must've impressed you! I mean, a guy who fights to defend one of his friends! And to top it off, he is kinda cute, you know."
Reni rolled her eyes. "Unlike you, Miyako, looks mean nothing to me. And he should not have revealed his bit beast to Henry, and anyone else who saw that match."
Miyako sighed. Then she eyed her teammate closely. "So you really don't like him?"
"Who said anything about that? We have no time to be involved in 'relationships'."
"Lighten up, will ya? C'mon, we're only 14! There's a looong road ahead of us."
"Exactly. Which is why we must not waste time now on the Bladebreakers. Like every other person in the room, they are our opponents, and shall be treated as such."
"You weren't like this yesterday . . ."
~*Flashback*~
Middle of the night.
Reni got out of bed and stood at the balcony overlooking the town. She sighed, relaxing her shield she had erected around herself to keep other people out. Her eyes, normally like two icy chips of polished jewels, softened into a gentle garnet as she looked at the town.
It was a very peaceful and quiet, the town lite by small lights in the streets. Except for someone snoring, probably that stupid Tyson, her hand unconsciously reached up to touch her hair to check if it was still wet, it was silent.
"Hey Reni."
Reni turned sharply, slamming her shield back on. However, she relaxed again when she saw Miyako yawning sleepily.
"Shouldn't you be asleep or something?" Even her voice was different, a softer sound that lost its usual harshness.
Miyako shrugged nonchalantly. "Meh. Whatever. So, what brings you out here?"
"Just thinking."
"Ah. Well . . . anything you want to talk about? Any guy problems?" she asked jokingly, and was surprised when Reni replied.
"Actually . . . yes."
Miyako waited, knowing Reni would reply when she was ready. She wasn't one to leave people hanging.
"You know . . . I don't think this person . . . will ever like me back. Because . . . well, we're too different."
"Well, they say opposites attract," said Miyako with a light laugh.
"Yes . . . well . . ." her voice shook slightly with uncertainty. Something else she would never have let 'outsiders' know about.
"C'mon girl. If you see something you like, go for it. It's not like you're ugly and guys'll run away screaming or something."
"Yeah . . . maybe."
~*End Flashback*~
"That was then," said Reni. "Before a tournament. Forced to share a room with a group of idiots."
Miyako sighed. "You really should-"
"Miyako! Reni! You guys out here?" called Akai. Soon she came into view, smiling and waving. "Come on. You know Max's battle, right? I thought he was going to lose for sure!" Then she grew serious. "Henry . . . isn't very happy. I mean, he was just demeaned in front of his team and everyone. I'm worried he'll ask for a blood battle."
"Poor Max, then," replied Reni coldly.
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Mysterious voice: And there you have it. Another pointless, utterly . . .
Kurayami_Tenshi: ::covers Mysterious voice's mouth:: Yeah, so, anyone reading . . . reviews are greatly appreciated. ^_^
Mysterious voice: Here she goes again . . . someone save me! PLEASE!!!
Kurayami_Tenshi: ::glares:: Anyway, thanks for reviewing SilverWingPhoenix and Sara() !
Mysterious voice: And it goes on and on and on . . .
Kurayami_Tenshi: What are you calling 'it'?! Thanks for your comment SilverWingPhoenix, still so to the point! Go you!
Mysterious voice: At least its not hugging any more. . .
Kurayami_Tenshi: ::smile looks strained:: Happy to know you like the fic so far, and glad you're interested! Hope all of you guyz like this chappy!
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Chapter 10 -Reni's got a Soft Side?
"Well, what do you think of that?" Rei asked, turning to the rest of his team.
Kai shrugged nonchalantly, but his eyes gave away the fact that he was thinking deeply about Dr. Caroline's words.
"Sounds like it's gonna be hard," offered Max.
"Oh, it is Max, that it is."
They turned to see David strolling up to them, along with the rest of his team.
"Well, well, if it isn't the dog," said Tyson with a grin.
"Tyson," warned Kenny, when a oak-brown blade nearly struck Dizzy. "Ahh!"
The boy who had launched it smirked as the blade flew back into his hand. He looked more around Kai and Rei's age than the other Bladebreakers, and his face, although handsome, was marked with an expression of cruelty as he watched Kenny's face pale as he looked around for the blade.
David laughed, hitting the other boy's back in friendly comradeship. "Good one Henry. Scared the little thing."
The only girl of their team, a slender, fragile looking person, had a look of slight interest on her face as she looked at them.
"What was that for?" demanded Max.
"Want to make something of it, pretty boy?" sneered Henry.
"You're on," replied Max, pulling out his launcher and snapping Draciel onto it.
"Max . . ." began Kenny, but Max turned and gave him one of his famous carefree grins.
With a superior smirk, Henry drew out his blade and snapped it onto his own launcher, holding it in ready position. "Ready to lose, pretty boy?"
Max didn't reply as he stepped up to one of the large dishes. Henry stood opposite him.
"Okay, get ready. 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . let it rip!" yelled Tyson.
As soon as had touched the dish, Henry's blade rushed forward to crash into it, the force of the connection nearly ending the match then and there. However, Draciel managed to stay in the dish, wobbling dangerously.
"Pathetic," snorted Henry. "You think you're going to survive with that defence? Let me show you what you'll be up against, if you get past the cuts. Go Plantaniom!"
The brown blade glowed faintly before charging up against Draciel again, pushing it dangerously close to the edge of the dish.
"Max! Watch out!" warned Rei.
Max's blue eyes narrowed in concentration as he focused on keeping Draciel spinning. "I . . . will . . . not . . . lose . . ."
"Dizzy, give me the data on Henry's blade. Quickly!" said Kenny urgently to his laptop.
"Sorry Chief, there's some kind of firewall on his blade that's stopping me from scanning it."
"What?!"
David smiled at Kenny, speaking in a patronising tone of voice. "Now, now Kenny, don't get mad at your little piece of junk. We've put a micro chip into our blades, so data-collecting freaks like you don't win by finding out our weak spots."
"Watch it," snapped Kai suddenly, when Max and turned to listen to their conversation. Henry had immediately taken the opening and smashed hard into Draciel again.
"I don't know about Henry's blade, Chief, but Draciel can't take much more of a beating like that," said Dizzy.
"Plantaniom, finish him off!" shouted Henry as a tree-like bit beast came out from his blade.
Its large leaves stretched out to the roof of the warm-up room, and its thick roots were easily as wide as Draciel's arm. It whipped one of those roots out, a bright flash lighting up the room momentarily it struck Max's blade.
"Go Draciel," yelled Max, as Draciel rose up from the blade. Draciel caught up the roots and wrestled back against Plantaniom, gaining ground from the brink of defeat. The struggle went on for only a few seconds more then, before Draciel knocked Plantaniom from the dish.
"Nooo!" howled Henry, falling down onto his knees next to his fallen blade.
Max caught Draciel and jumped off the dish. Unseen by anyone, the some of the Dark Angels slipped out the door.
"Oh yeah! You go Maxi!" cheered Tyson enthusiastically.
Max grinned.
~*~
"That was very foolish of Max," commented Reni dryly.
"Aww c'mon Reni, surely that must've impressed you! I mean, a guy who fights to defend one of his friends! And to top it off, he is kinda cute, you know."
Reni rolled her eyes. "Unlike you, Miyako, looks mean nothing to me. And he should not have revealed his bit beast to Henry, and anyone else who saw that match."
Miyako sighed. Then she eyed her teammate closely. "So you really don't like him?"
"Who said anything about that? We have no time to be involved in 'relationships'."
"Lighten up, will ya? C'mon, we're only 14! There's a looong road ahead of us."
"Exactly. Which is why we must not waste time now on the Bladebreakers. Like every other person in the room, they are our opponents, and shall be treated as such."
"You weren't like this yesterday . . ."
~*Flashback*~
Middle of the night.
Reni got out of bed and stood at the balcony overlooking the town. She sighed, relaxing her shield she had erected around herself to keep other people out. Her eyes, normally like two icy chips of polished jewels, softened into a gentle garnet as she looked at the town.
It was a very peaceful and quiet, the town lite by small lights in the streets. Except for someone snoring, probably that stupid Tyson, her hand unconsciously reached up to touch her hair to check if it was still wet, it was silent.
"Hey Reni."
Reni turned sharply, slamming her shield back on. However, she relaxed again when she saw Miyako yawning sleepily.
"Shouldn't you be asleep or something?" Even her voice was different, a softer sound that lost its usual harshness.
Miyako shrugged nonchalantly. "Meh. Whatever. So, what brings you out here?"
"Just thinking."
"Ah. Well . . . anything you want to talk about? Any guy problems?" she asked jokingly, and was surprised when Reni replied.
"Actually . . . yes."
Miyako waited, knowing Reni would reply when she was ready. She wasn't one to leave people hanging.
"You know . . . I don't think this person . . . will ever like me back. Because . . . well, we're too different."
"Well, they say opposites attract," said Miyako with a light laugh.
"Yes . . . well . . ." her voice shook slightly with uncertainty. Something else she would never have let 'outsiders' know about.
"C'mon girl. If you see something you like, go for it. It's not like you're ugly and guys'll run away screaming or something."
"Yeah . . . maybe."
~*End Flashback*~
"That was then," said Reni. "Before a tournament. Forced to share a room with a group of idiots."
Miyako sighed. "You really should-"
"Miyako! Reni! You guys out here?" called Akai. Soon she came into view, smiling and waving. "Come on. You know Max's battle, right? I thought he was going to lose for sure!" Then she grew serious. "Henry . . . isn't very happy. I mean, he was just demeaned in front of his team and everyone. I'm worried he'll ask for a blood battle."
"Poor Max, then," replied Reni coldly.
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Mysterious voice: And there you have it. Another pointless, utterly . . .
Kurayami_Tenshi: ::covers Mysterious voice's mouth:: Yeah, so, anyone reading . . . reviews are greatly appreciated. ^_^