Medabots: Stranger Things Have Happened
Chapter 4 written by Noble....
The bombshell was dropped. It was true! The photographs weren't fake, they were genuine articles and most definetly the real thing!
At first for either Ikki or Erika to believe the only one in complete denial was Ikki himself. Karen who he lusted after, who he secretly and not so secretly to others was actually photographed holding hands and making out with Koji. The rich school pretty boy who had his eyes on Karen ever since Kindergarden had finally made his move and finally got what he wanted, just like all rich kids do. Never in Ikki's life had he been so bummed or depressed other than being the only kid who never had a Medabot since one year ago and after that whole year had passed he actually thought he had a shot with Karen. He may have not been rich like Koji but at least his Medabot actually had a rare medal, of which Metabee was able to use the 'Medaforce'.
But now all those accomplishments meant nothing to the young Medafighter, especially when the girl he had a crush on was now going out with Koji. It suddenly made Ikki sick to his stomach and very depressed.
"Ikki....are you alright?" questions Erika looking deeply concerned for her friend.
"Yeah....yeah....I'm just fine Erika. I think I'll go home now" he says quietly walking out of the store with his head low.
(Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all) cursed Metabee following his partner leaving Brass and Erika behind.
"Yo Ikki, wait up!" he yells.
"Brass.....these photo's are real aren't they?"
"I'm afraid so Miss Erika, I'm sorry about all this. Maybe I never should have taken those photo's at all" sighs Brass feeling down about the whole situation.
"Come on Brass. We've got a story to present to the public!" shouts Erika trying to keep a positive face while on the inside she was worrying terribly for Ikki.
Erika had never ever in all the time she had known Ikki, seen him act like this. It's like it was the end or the world or something because he was acting like nothing else in the world mattered. Not even to those who were around him constantly seemed to matter to him anymore. If all this was a little extreme to Ikki would he suddenly give up robattling altogether? The mere thought about Ikki never robattling again is laughable and highly unlikely but still.....Ikki....
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It's been 3 days since both Ikki and Erika found out about the pictures and what's happened since then? Well so far the story has been written and posted up on the school board for all to see, much to the suprise of most students and even weirder for others as even the Screws got caught up in this 'Love story for the ages'. Why was it causing so much commotion around the entire school and it's teachers? Because it's about 2 kids from a high priced private school, undoubtably rich and been caught on camera making a bad example for all students in the school, no the city over. It infact was supposed to be the other way around. It was supposed to be the bright young kids who had very high chances of getting great jobs in the future that had to set the example. NOT go around covorting around public places and getting caught on camera kissing and generally setting a bad example.
True that it was the wrong example to set. But hey kids are kids. People that young tend to have impressionable minds and often break the rules whether your a rebel who answers to no one or whether your the richest kid in the entire city. Whatever the case the proof cannot be denied now or ever because as Erika has oftenly said, 'A picture is worth a thousand words' and those very pictures were in the school editorial in full black and white.
The only person yet to see the frontpage headline article was none other than a one missing Ikki Tenriyou. Who has been absent from school for the entire 3 days and nobody has seen hide nor hair of him, not even in a Robattle and when you don't see the 3rd place medafighter not even competing to hold his spot in the world robattling championship tournament then that's bad, that's very bad indeed.
Rumours have already begun to spread throughout the entire school like wildfire that Ikki was supposedly dead or that he even was connected to the entire frontline story between Koji and Karen. If they only knew how close they were to the truth then they could possibly take over the news article themselves and take Erika's place as school reporter. Like that was ever going to happen!
And who of all people was getting very worried about Ikki but none other than Erika herself, not to mention her Medabot Brass who was brooding over as to where Metabee was as well. I guess sometimes the link between the Medabot and the Medafighter is true. And for Erika and Brass the theory was proving to be true.
(Oh where could Ikki be? I haven't seen him ever since the day at Henry's shop and I know that without him I won't be able to get a decent story) sighs Erika thinking deeply.
(Metabee, I can't believe this has gone all horribly wrong. I thought you said the plan to bring Miss Erika and your Medafighter Ikki closer together was supposed to work? And yet all this has done has seperated them and us apart...I hate to admit it....but I'm beginning to miss having you around to make me laugh or even keep me company) sighs Brass also like her Medafighter.
"Miss Erika? I think we should pay Ikki a visit, I'm starting to worry about him"
"You mean your starting to worry about Metabee don't you?" she questions coyly.
"Um no..." replies Brass bowering her head in embarrassment.
"Your right Brass. I'm beginning to worry about Ikki anyway"
"Miss Erika If I may be blunt? But you've been worrying over Ikki for a lot longer than just now"
"Maybe..."
"Definetly!"
"Whatever....come on!"
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*knock knock* (I hope he's alright..)
"Hello? Oh good afternoon Erika! How have you been?" questions Ikki's mother.
"Um, just fine Mrs Tenriyou. Is Ikki in?"
"Yes dear...*sigh* he's been in his bedroom for quite sometime now and he refuses to come out even for dinner! What has gotten into that boy?"
"What about Metabee?"
"He's the only one who seems to be acting normal. He's in the living room watching his soap opera's in the spare Medabot while Ikki continues to fix his body"
"Oh my gosh! Did they get into a robattle? And Metabee watches soap opera's?!" questions Erika eagerly, her fingers twitching on her camera.
"That's the strange thing....Ikki just got bored and thought that Metabee needed a tune up. They haven't even left the house once for a single robattle. Do you know what's wrong with him?"
"Um not really Miss Tenriyou. Can I please speak to him?"
"If you can get him to open his door, go ahead dear"
"I'll go speak to Metabee" shouts Brass running past Erika in a blur.
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"Ikki? Ikki? Open up it's me your favorite school reporter!"
"Go away Erika. I'm not in the mood to talk right now" he answers sounding a little aggitated.
"Ikki please, open the door! I haven't seen you for days and Brass and I are getting worried about you. Theirs rumours going round that you haven't even robattled a single opponent since I last saw you"
"I said GO AWAY Erika!"
"Open the door you stubborn JACKASS before I break the door down! Don't make me come in there and beat you to death!" shouts Erika banging on the door now relentlessly.
"....."
A muffled groan is heard on the other side and with a click the latch is released and Ikki opens the door presenting him to look very tired and looking very miserable. Erika immediately storms into the bedroom before he even gets a chance to change his mind and slam the door in her face. Ikki looks depressed, Erika looks pissed and fuming. Somehow the outcome of this talk looks to be very bad indeed....
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"What do you see in this trash anyway Metabee?"
"What do you see in this trash anyway Metabee?" grumbles the medabot in question, his voice dripping of sarcasm as he mimicks Brass who was disturbing his Tv time.
"God Metabee! Listen to me! I thought you said this plan was working!! All it's done is keep them (and us) apart" shouts the sailor multi type Metabot.
"And I said that it's going to work! Look their both upstairs right? I've got 5 bucks that says that those two will be making out in no time"
"WHAT?! Your crazy to put a bet on this!"
"Going once...."
"Didn't you hear a word that I said?"
"Going twice...." chuckles Metabee taunting her.
"FINE! 10 bucks says nothing will happen! You had better pay up if I'm right!" she growls folding her arms pouting.
"Oh so that's how it is huh? Alright then I'll see your bet and I bet you another 5 bucks that they'll be doing something more than just 'kissing'!"
"Hmmm...ok. But if they don't do that and they end up spilling the beans to one another then YOU have to take ME on a date!" shouts Brass back at Metabee with an evil glimmer in her eyes.
Metabee who is equally unfazed by this bet meets her glare and matches it and shouts, "Your on!!"
(Hook, line and sinker Metabee! I just know that Miss Erika will tell him!) she thinks giggling inwardly.
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*SLAP*
"Ow! What was that for?"
"For worrying me sick! You've been missing for 3 days and not once did you bother to call me? Why?" answers Erika with her hands on her hips looking practically livid.
"Because....because.."
"Because you've been moping over Karen right? Look Ikki I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but what's going on between Karen and Koji is something that you can't stop. Wanting them to break up won't change a thing and neither will wanting Karen to like you either!"
Sighing defeated Ikki just turns from her and sits on his bed with his head hung low. Erika's face is unchanged, she's angry, hurt and furthermore worried about Ikki at the sametime. What would it take just to get it through his head that he could be happier without Karen? Erika's mood changes suddenly when she notices a single drop of water touch the floor. A tear? Is Ikki crying?
Moving from where she was rooted Erika moves over to Ikki and sits beside him looking at him from the corner of her eyes. It looks like the news about Karen and Koji hit him harder then she previously thought and having to hear it from her, well it probably became a lot harder to accept the truth.
"Ikki....I'm sorry...."
"No, it's alright Erika. I guess your right. What am I going to do now?" he questions quietly still looking down.
"Well you'll always have me Ikki..."
"Erika.....?"
"I.....I just really missed you a lot. And I don't like seeing you like this. Your stronger than this" she answers keeping her eyes on her camera nervously trying to escape his questionable glare.
Mustering as much willpower and courage she nervously moves a hand from her side and places it on his, gripping it lightly. His response is immediate as is the unexpected gasp followed by his cheeks going a little bit red. Ikki never really did know how to handle such a situation with girls and that's why he was always wrapped around Erika's little finger, because of her bossiness and stubborn like nature. And now it's slowly beginning to sink in why Erika was acting this way around him, now of all times. it was all beginning to make sense..
Why Erika always dragged him on every important news scoop that she had and why she refused to let him out of her sight. Why she always got angry and if not jealous over his trying to flirt unsuccessfully with Karen in the past. For Ikki the feeling was the same if not surpressed until it was really shown to him. Why did he even buy Metabee in the first place even though he never really wanted antique Metabot? He did it because Erika was in danger and surrounded by those Rockers and in all honesty he wanted to do anything that he could to save her and it seemed at the time that by purchasing Metabee was the only way. She was there when he won Coach Mountains battle to win the right's to build a park from those mobsters, she was holding his hand if not a little too warmly, he often wondered in the past what actually brought that on but always forgot to ask her.
But if what he was thinking was true then why did she never tell him in the first place?
"Erika....are you trying to tell me that you 'like me like me' as in more than a friend?"
"Well....um...oh shut up Ikki!" she said answers quickly kissing his lips quickly shocking Ikki into a stupour.
A million questions and imaginary lights and fireworks go off in the young medafighter's head, like he hit the jackpot. One he was shocked that his best friend was kissing him and two what shocked him even more that just barely registered she was kissing him like she directly knew how to, like an expert of which Ikki was not since this was his first ever kiss.
After an eternity seemingly passed they both broke away abruptly and embarrassingly, both looking at the floor fidgeting. Ikki plainly lost for words while Erika was going trying to count back from 10 mentally before looking back at Ikki with very rosy cheeks. They looked at each other square in the eyes and were slowly coming closer again before....
*CRASH* "WOAH!! OW!"
"METABEE!!"
"BRASS!!"
"Uhhh....hi?" he answers quickly before jumping to his feet and running out of the door leaving Brass behind to fend for herself.
"Brass!!" growls both Ikki and Erika in unison.
"Err....Cheese?" *click*
Author's note: So what did you think? good? Bad? Ain't Metabee just evil? And I think Brass is catching on, especially with that camera shot. Check out chapter 5 to see what happens next? How will Ikki and Erika go from here? (please note rating may change if you demand it) and will Metabee give in to losing the bet and actually take Brass out on a date? "HELL NO! I'd rather robattle!" *chuckles* we'll see Metabee, we'll see...
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Signed Noble....