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Chapter 12 - I Always Fight my own Battles
Taking out her own blade, Akai glanced fondly at Emerald, who glowed a soft shade of green in her hand.
Kai looked a little startled. /Was it just me, or did her blade just glow?!/ He stared closely at Emerald, who returned back to normal.
"Kenny, get a scan on Akai's blade," said Kai.
Kenny threw Kai a surprised look. "Kai, I always scan blades."
Kai glared at Kenny, who visible cowered away.
Max was looking distinctly uncomfortable, somehow sensing that he was the cause of the battle. Rei put his hand on Max's shoulder and gave a comforting grin.
"Ready?" Cassie snapped, snapping her blade onto her launcher.
Akai nodded, a smile on her face. Despite the situation, she still loved blading.
Tyson ran up to the edge of the dis. "Okay, your guys-uh, girls ready? 3 . . . 2 . . ."
"Hold it."
Reni stepped up and whispered something to Akai, who smiled happily and hugged her. Reni looked annoyed and pushed her away.
"What the hell is going on here?" snarled Cassie impatiently,
"I'm battling you," said Reni calmly.
Cassie shrugged. "Whatever."
Tyson glanced at one girl to the other, before starting the count down again. "Okay, 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Let It Rip!"
The two blades smashed into each other with terrifying force, but within seconds, it was obvious that Cassie didn't stand a chance against Reni who always kept her cool in a battle, despite the dangerous flame behind her fiery red eyes.
Cassie growled, and fell into most of Reni's traps. Soon, her blade was losing momentum and wobbling dangerously.
"Go Rosethorn!" she screamed, as what looked like a rose with a face peeping out between the pale pink petals and wickedly sharp thorns, came out of her blade.
Reni rolled her eyes. "Garnet, finish her off," she said in a bored sounding voice.
Garnet swooped in and knocked Rosethorn out of the dish with frightening ease, the pink blade soaring out of the dish to land several metres away.
"Oh . . ." Cassie stared at her blade with tears in her eyes. "You . . . destroyed my blade!"
"Guys, look at this," hissed Kenny urgently. He shoved Dizzy in front of the Bladebreakers, who stared at the table of statistics. "Reni's blade's even . . . stronger that Miyako's . . ."
Rei's eyes widened. He had lost to Miyako, who didn't seem to be trying, but at least he felt that he stood a chance against her. Reni . . . well, if the results were true, then there was no way he would stand a chance against her.
"Whoo hoo! You go Reni!" yelled Akai loudly, causing everyone in the room to wince.
Reni held out her hand, catching Garnet. She nodded, the smile leaving her face as she disappeared out of the room.
Miyako and Meia nodded politely to the people left in the room and vanished.
Akai was going to bounce after them, but she turned at the door and smiled. "Good luck in your battle. Hope to meet you in the finals!" she sang, before bounding away.
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"Whoa . . .I think we have our work cut out . . ." breathed Max, staring at the stats with undisguised shock.
Cassie picked up the blade, which its attack ring broken into several pieces and sauntered over to Max, causally dropping an arm over his shoulder. Glancing at the stats, she shrugged nonchalantly.
"Nothing to worry about, hun."
Tyson looked at her incredulously.
"Uh, in case you forgot, you just kinda lost . . ." he trailed off as Cassie eyed him dangerously before bursting into tears and running out of the room.
"TYSON!" yelled Max, glaring at his one of his best friends. "What'd you do that for?"
Leaving a stunned Tyson behind, he rushed out after Cassie.
"Leave him," instructed Kai coldly, holding onto the back of Tyson's jacket. "He'll find out what she is soon enough."
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The Dark Angels were unusually silent on their trip back to the hotel. As far as they could tell, the reaction Reni had to Cassie could very well break apart their budding friendship with the Bladebreakers.
But they knew better than to expect that their friend's problem would not carry over to the bey stadium, and she'll still play to her best.
Staring blankly, Reni began collecting various things from the cupboards; a frypan, butter and a spatula.
Meia raised an eyebrow. So, Reni was going to cook again. Ho hum.
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Cassie sprinted down the corridor, knowing that Max would follow her after her 'tears'. She smirked as she carefully kept her head down, nearly crashing into a person walking past, who cursed loudly.
"Cassie!" yelled Max as he dodged in between the people and tried to keep up. She was surprisingly fast and appeared to be quite athletic.
After a while, she glanced over her shoulder to see Max falling behind, before ducking into a room and closing the door quickly.
"Heh . . . Maxy's no match for me," she thought as she straightened her clothes before reporting to David.
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"What's up with Max?" asked Rei to no one in particular.
Kai snorted and launched Dranzer into a dish. /Time for some real training. There's no way I'm going to lose to a girl/
Kenny scanned Dranzer, and wasn't too surprised when he found that his stats were actually quite close to Reni's. /Oh well. At least we stand a chance . . ./
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Cassie pushed aside a curtain and found herself face to face with David, who inclined his head slightly.
She smiled before beginning her report; that if she went up against Max, there was no way she could lose.
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Kurayami_Tenshi: Well . . . um . . . thanks for reading. Please R&R?
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Kurayami_Tenshi: I'm glad you think so candy(), ^_^ Thanks so much.
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Kurayami_Tenshi: Heh . . . that's all she seems good for, huh? Well, everyone, please keep on reading, and I hope you like this chapter!
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Kurayami_Tenshi: ::glare::
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Chapter 12 - I Always Fight my own Battles
Taking out her own blade, Akai glanced fondly at Emerald, who glowed a soft shade of green in her hand.
Kai looked a little startled. /Was it just me, or did her blade just glow?!/ He stared closely at Emerald, who returned back to normal.
"Kenny, get a scan on Akai's blade," said Kai.
Kenny threw Kai a surprised look. "Kai, I always scan blades."
Kai glared at Kenny, who visible cowered away.
Max was looking distinctly uncomfortable, somehow sensing that he was the cause of the battle. Rei put his hand on Max's shoulder and gave a comforting grin.
"Ready?" Cassie snapped, snapping her blade onto her launcher.
Akai nodded, a smile on her face. Despite the situation, she still loved blading.
Tyson ran up to the edge of the dis. "Okay, your guys-uh, girls ready? 3 . . . 2 . . ."
"Hold it."
Reni stepped up and whispered something to Akai, who smiled happily and hugged her. Reni looked annoyed and pushed her away.
"What the hell is going on here?" snarled Cassie impatiently,
"I'm battling you," said Reni calmly.
Cassie shrugged. "Whatever."
Tyson glanced at one girl to the other, before starting the count down again. "Okay, 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Let It Rip!"
The two blades smashed into each other with terrifying force, but within seconds, it was obvious that Cassie didn't stand a chance against Reni who always kept her cool in a battle, despite the dangerous flame behind her fiery red eyes.
Cassie growled, and fell into most of Reni's traps. Soon, her blade was losing momentum and wobbling dangerously.
"Go Rosethorn!" she screamed, as what looked like a rose with a face peeping out between the pale pink petals and wickedly sharp thorns, came out of her blade.
Reni rolled her eyes. "Garnet, finish her off," she said in a bored sounding voice.
Garnet swooped in and knocked Rosethorn out of the dish with frightening ease, the pink blade soaring out of the dish to land several metres away.
"Oh . . ." Cassie stared at her blade with tears in her eyes. "You . . . destroyed my blade!"
"Guys, look at this," hissed Kenny urgently. He shoved Dizzy in front of the Bladebreakers, who stared at the table of statistics. "Reni's blade's even . . . stronger that Miyako's . . ."
Rei's eyes widened. He had lost to Miyako, who didn't seem to be trying, but at least he felt that he stood a chance against her. Reni . . . well, if the results were true, then there was no way he would stand a chance against her.
"Whoo hoo! You go Reni!" yelled Akai loudly, causing everyone in the room to wince.
Reni held out her hand, catching Garnet. She nodded, the smile leaving her face as she disappeared out of the room.
Miyako and Meia nodded politely to the people left in the room and vanished.
Akai was going to bounce after them, but she turned at the door and smiled. "Good luck in your battle. Hope to meet you in the finals!" she sang, before bounding away.
~*~
"Whoa . . .I think we have our work cut out . . ." breathed Max, staring at the stats with undisguised shock.
Cassie picked up the blade, which its attack ring broken into several pieces and sauntered over to Max, causally dropping an arm over his shoulder. Glancing at the stats, she shrugged nonchalantly.
"Nothing to worry about, hun."
Tyson looked at her incredulously.
"Uh, in case you forgot, you just kinda lost . . ." he trailed off as Cassie eyed him dangerously before bursting into tears and running out of the room.
"TYSON!" yelled Max, glaring at his one of his best friends. "What'd you do that for?"
Leaving a stunned Tyson behind, he rushed out after Cassie.
"Leave him," instructed Kai coldly, holding onto the back of Tyson's jacket. "He'll find out what she is soon enough."
~*~
The Dark Angels were unusually silent on their trip back to the hotel. As far as they could tell, the reaction Reni had to Cassie could very well break apart their budding friendship with the Bladebreakers.
But they knew better than to expect that their friend's problem would not carry over to the bey stadium, and she'll still play to her best.
Staring blankly, Reni began collecting various things from the cupboards; a frypan, butter and a spatula.
Meia raised an eyebrow. So, Reni was going to cook again. Ho hum.
~*~
Cassie sprinted down the corridor, knowing that Max would follow her after her 'tears'. She smirked as she carefully kept her head down, nearly crashing into a person walking past, who cursed loudly.
"Cassie!" yelled Max as he dodged in between the people and tried to keep up. She was surprisingly fast and appeared to be quite athletic.
After a while, she glanced over her shoulder to see Max falling behind, before ducking into a room and closing the door quickly.
"Heh . . . Maxy's no match for me," she thought as she straightened her clothes before reporting to David.
~*~
"What's up with Max?" asked Rei to no one in particular.
Kai snorted and launched Dranzer into a dish. /Time for some real training. There's no way I'm going to lose to a girl/
Kenny scanned Dranzer, and wasn't too surprised when he found that his stats were actually quite close to Reni's. /Oh well. At least we stand a chance . . ./
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Cassie pushed aside a curtain and found herself face to face with David, who inclined his head slightly.
She smiled before beginning her report; that if she went up against Max, there was no way she could lose.
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Kurayami_Tenshi: Well . . . um . . . thanks for reading. Please R&R?
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