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And now the chapter....
Chapter 7: Two Different Fights
A
step, breath in...a step, breath out....a step, breath in...a step,
breath out...
With
a tremble hand, Ray knocked on the door and, before he knew it, it
was opened:
"Ura, you can't be talking about Robert!" Mariah exclaimed, but stopped when she noticed who was outside "Oh Ray, I'm...I'm sorry."
"Hum...that's
ok." Ray said "But er...I can tell you, it's Robert."
"What?" Mariah asked, confused
"Ura...she's with Robert." Ray said, after he had swallowed hard
"Oh." Mariah muttered "What are you doing here, anyway?"
"Hum...I
wanted to talk with you." the boy said and Mariah raised her
eyebrow:
"What
is it?" she asked
"Hum...can I, come in?" Ray asked and, slowly, Mariah stepped back so he could walk in.
Seconds
later, they were sat on the couch, looking at each other, not knowing
what to do or say:
"I
believe you wanted to tell me, something?" Mariah asked,
slightly annoyed and Ray nodded:
"Yes." he started, looking at his knees "I needed to explain myself." Mariah raised her eyebrow, but kept silence "I needed to tell you that..." Ray licked his lips "that I didn't forgot you. I could never forget you or any of the White Tigers."
"But you did." Mariah said, looking at him "You did, and you told me so."
"No
Mariah, you're wrong." Ray started "You didn't even let me
explain back then, you just started talking and talking, and I didn't
get the chance to open my mouth."
Mariah
crossed her arms:
"You
have, now." she said and Ray took a deep breath:
"First
of all, let me tell you I didn't went out with Salema."
"That's
not what I heard." Hermione said and Ray rolled his eyes:
"Why don't you believe me?" he asked "Years ago, you would believe me without a single 'if' and now...now you're looking me just like the way you used to look, when you thought I was a traitor. I'm telling the truth Mariah; I was just helping Salema because she needed help. What did you expected me to do? Leave her alone, and hope she would be ok by her own? All the members of the Team Psykick were having problems, and we - the Bladebreakers - felt like we needed to help them. And that's what we did, but if you're going to talk with me as if I've done something wrong, then forget it, I prefere to leave everything like it's now."
Suddenly,
Ray got up, but when he was about to walk away, Mariah grabbed his
hand:
"No." she said, softly "Stay."
"Will
you let me, explain?" when the girl nodded, Ray sat and took a
deep breath"You know I would never forget you guys, even if I
tried." he started "And you know I would never do
anything, to hurt you." Mariah closed her fists "And if I
did, I'm sorry."
"Well,
sorry isn't enough." the pink haired girl said, slowly "You
can't imagine the things I went through, while you were gone. I
thought you had forgot us! I thought you didn't wanted anything to do
with us! I thought I would never see you! Damn you Ray, not even a
single letter! And don't say you didn't had time, because that's a
lie!"
"But..."
"No!"
Mariah yelled, getting up "Ray, I got worried sick because of
you! I got sick, because of you! I even tried to kill myself, because
of you!" Ray opened his eyes wide "How do you expect me to
believe in all that, when I know that's a lie? Huh? How?"
"Mariah
I...I didn't knew." Ray said, shocked and Mariah rolled her
eyes:
"Of course you didn't knew, Kon, I asked for them not to say a single thing. And you know why? Because I actually believed you would visit us one day and help me to get out of my depression, but nooooo, the great Raymond Kon was too occupied to even think about his old friends a..."
However, Mariah was cut off when Ray got up and kissed her, right on the lips.
~*~
Kai Hiwatari was walking slowly down the street while people walked happily towards the carnival, which was happening not far away from the hotel Kai was staying. Kai really didn't knew how people could be so happy, for such little things and he really didn't wanted to find out. It all seemed to be such a waste of time, where people would spend all their moneys and ask for it, days later.
Growling, Kai crossed a street and froze when his eyes caught a glimpse of purple. Raising his eyebrow, Kai walked slowly towards a couple, both with purple hair and crossed his arms: a few yards from where he was, were Ura and Robert, talking and laughing as if they knew each other for years. He didn't knew why, but Kai felt himself tremble when Robert put an arm around Ura's shoulders, who was still laughing. He really didn't understood the reason but the truth was that, everytime he saw Ura or Mariah close to a boy, he would tremble and feel angry. Why? He didn't knew, and he didn't wanted to find out.
However,
what Kai couldn't stop, was from walking towards the two friends:
"And then he...Oh, hallo Kai." Robert complimented, when he saw the ex-leader of the Bladebreakers
"Hey
Kai, decided to have some fun?" Ura asked, as her cheeks turned
a bit pink
Kai
raised his eyebrow:
"Why
do you care?" he asked and the girl shrugged:
"I
don't." she said "I knew it was to good, to be truth."
Kai
crossed his arms:
"What's
that suppose to mean?" he asked and Ura raised an eyebrow:
"Well,
if you don't know, it's not me who's going to tell you." she
replied and, without any warning, Robert started laughing "And
what's so funny?" Ura asked, turning to the young german man
"You
two." Robert replied, laughing "You look just like an old
married couple."
"Oh, please." Ura said, looking to her left
Kai
growled:
"As
if someone would like to marry her." he replied and Ura looked
at him:
"Excuse
me?" she asked "What's that suppose to mean?"
Kai
smirked:
"If you don't know, it's not me who's going to tell you." he replied and Ura groaned
Robert
smiled:
"Hey
Kai, we were going for a ride in the rollercoaster, wanna come?"
"For
what? To hear her, screaming like a baby?" Kai asked and Ura
trembled in range:
"All
right, Kai Hiwatari, I challenge you for a battle!" she
exclaimed and Kai raised an eyebrow:
"Really?" he asked "And what do you expect? To lose?"
Ura
narrowed her eyes:
"Now."
she said and Kai shrugged:
"Fine." he said
"Now, hold on you two," Robert started "we came here, to have some fun...not to fight."
However
it was then that Ura grabbed her blade, from inside her white jacket
and looked at Kai:
"Lets go." she said and Kai nodded 'Lets see what the cat can do.' he thought as the three friends started walking towards a bowl.
~*~
Their lips were still locked, sharing something none of them understood but felt. Mariah couldn't help but ask herself why she was kissing Ray, just like Ray couldn't believe he was actually kissing his old best-friend. *Best friend?* a voice asked as Ray run his toungue thought Mariah's lips, begging for entrance 'I don't know.' Ray replied, as Mariah opened her mouth 'I don't know, anymore.'
"Ray...stop..."
Mariah said, through the kiss "Please...let me go..."
Slowly, and after returning
to earth, Ray dropped his hands from the girl's hips and took a step
backwards:
"I'm...I'm sorry..."
he said, after taking a deep breath "I'm so sorry..."
"No." Mariah
breathed, taking a step fowards "Don't be...at least, I'm not."
"What?" Ray
asked, raising an eyebrow and Mariah swallowed hard:
"I have to be honest,
when I say I'm still angry with you but, at the same time, I don't
know what I feel. I don't know if I should love you or hate you."
"Lo...love me?"
Ray repeated and Mariah blushed:
"Is funny how
everything works." she said "Now that I was actually
starting to forget my feelings for you, they come back... They come
back and make me feel confuse."
"Why?" Ray asked
and Mariah gave him a small smile:
"Because there are
things in life we can't control." she said "Ura teached me
that; she said we can't control our emotions and feelings, and I see
that's true."
"Ura?" Ray
repeated "She acts very strangely, sometimes." he said and
Mariah giggled:
"I don't know many
things about her, actually." she said "Though we're close,
she doesn't open much."
"Sounds like Kai."
Ray muttered and Mariah nodded:
"In some ways."
she said but then, she cleared her throat "Ray I...sorry for
saying this, but I need time. I need time to think about everything
you said, and try to understand what I really want."
"I understand."
Ray said, after taking a deep breath "But, don't forget, I could
never forget about you or the White Tigers. You're my family, and
forever will be."
Mariah smiled, before she
kissed Ray on the cheek:
"Thank you." she whispered and the boy smiled, before walking away.
When she was finally alone, Mariah sat on the ground and started to cry.
~*~
"Are you prepared?"
Ura asked and Kai smirked:
"More than you'll ever be." he replied, as he grabbed his blade
"Are you two, ready?" Robert asked, raising his arms "3...2...1...Let it RIP!!!"
In seconds, two blades were
already inside the bowl, spinning fast and colliding with each
other:
"Is that all you
have?" Ura asked and Kai smiled:
"Actually, I don't want to destroy your blade." he said "And, as you can see, that's starting to be difficult."
Narrowing her eyes, Ura looked to her blade:
"Delphinus!" Ura yelled "Attack, now!"
"You know, you should give up." Kai said, crossing his arms
Closing her fists, Ura started to take deeps breaths, while trying to focus in everything she had learnt since she was a child. She was the best blader of her village and she would keep that title, even if it was against one of those who had been the Champion in previous Tournements. She needed to win not only for her title, but for herself; she needed to prove she could do it...she needed to show herself she could won, if she focus.
What Kai saw, surprised him: with a single look to her blade, Ura made it change direction and was now running from his blade. 'Is she scared?' he thought, while smirking 'Well, that shows how much she knows I can beat her, without even sweating.'
"Focus Kaigan, focus." Ura muttered, looking at her blade. Short seconds after she had decided to run from Kai, the other blade started to follow hers, but in short speed. 'Why isn't he fighting, seriously?' she asked to herself, eyeing Kai 'Why is he...why is he being soft? I haven't had a single thing in my life, that came to me in a soft way and it's not now that I would want it to start happen.'
"Lets stop this."
Kai said and Ura looked at him "Dranzer!" he exclaimed and,
in seconds, a red phoenix appeared from the blade and Ura couldn't
help but look impress:
"Very good, Hiwatari." she said, looking at him "But not good enough: Delphinus!"
Seconds later, a blue dolphin appeared from Ura's blade and Kai raised an eyebrow: 'A dolphin?' he asked, to himself 'Never saw a bit-beast like that.' However, Kai couldn't help but admit it was a very beautiful bit-beast:
"Delphins, Wave attack!" Ura yelled
"Dranzer!" Kai exclaimed and the two bit-beast collided
However, the collision was so strong that sent both blades to the end of the bowls. Ura narrowed her eyes: 'I know you're better than this, Hiwatari.'
"Stop being soft!" she exclaimed to the boy "I don't want you to have pity, destroy my blade if you have to, but give your best!"
Both Kai and Robert, just
like everyone who was around them, looked surprised:
"What?" Robert
asked, and Ura closed her fists:
"Do what you know
Hiwatari, and stop playing!" she yelled and Kai opened his eyes
wide: he wasn't being soft; he was doing the best he could do in that
situation:
"All right." he
muttered "Dranzer attack, now!"
"Delphinus!" Ura yelled, back
The blades and bit-beasts collided once again and, now both began to slow down, though they continued to collide. Ura closed her eyes: 'Please, hang on Delphinus, for me.' she thought.
However, it was then that
the two blades stopped spinning and felt on the ground, at the same
time:
"And we have a tie!" Robert exclaimed and, after getting out of their shocks, everyone started clapping and yelling.
Taking a deep breath, Ura
gave a step towards the bowl but Kai was faster and, before she knew
it, the boy was hanging her, her blade:
"You're not so bad,
for a girl." he said and Ura blinked her eyes:
"Excuse me?" she
asked "You could have done better, why were you being so soft?"
"I wasn't." Kai
said, lower enough only to Ura to heard "I was doing the best I
could."
"Liar." Ura said
and Kai smirked:
"Do
you actually think I'm going to stay here, discusting this with you?"
he asked, stepping out of the bowl "Believe in whatever you
want."
With that, he stepped
away.
"Great game, Ura."
Robert said, as the purple haired girl continued to look at Kai's
back
"Hum, Robert, sorry but would you mind of going back to the hotel, without me?" Ura asked, without taking her eyes of Kai's back.
Robert raised his eyebrow:
"Why?" he asked
"Hum...I need to do
something."
"Ok, then."
Robert said "But, be careful."
"Thank you." Ura said, before running away.
~*~
Kai was sat on the ground,
close to a lake, too lost in his thoughts to noticed someone sat
beside him:
"I need to talk with you." a soft voice said and Kai snapped from his thoughts, and looked to his side to see Ura.
"What do you want?"
he asked, annoyed and Ura rolled her eyes:
"I need to talk with
you."
Kai gave a small, cold
laugh:
"With me?" he
asked, poiting to himself "Yeah right, I thought Ura Kaigan was
to proud to talk with me, especially when she has other to talk
with."
"I never said such
thing." Ura replied, looking at the sky "But I still need
to talk with you."
"You really want to talk with me?" Kai asked and Ura nodded "Ok, shoot."
To Be Continued...
A/N: Ok, on next chapter will learn more about Ura's life. But, for now, would you mind telling me whatever you think? Oh, sorry for the battle part, I know it's terrible. *bows* Arigatou.
