Title: Nocturnal Maidens
Author: kawaii-kirei "KK"
Rating: PG - 13 (even though I'm only 10. ^^;; *coughs nervously*)
Pairing/s: RayMariah. MaxEmily. TysonOC. TalaOC.
Disclaimer: I don't own BeyBlade or any of it's characters. It all belongs to Aoki Tyson. Though Riku and the plot belongs to me. Shura Mikawatsu belongs to Card Mistress (thanks for giving me an OC, Card Mistress! ^^) and Yoko Kimura belongs to Pisces Panda. (thanks, Panda-san! You're great help! =3)
Nocturnal Maidens
-chapter 4-
Grumbling, Riku Azuki walked down the streets, desperate to get home. She rubbed her bandaged forehead, which was throbbing painfully due to the wall. After she got out of the hospital, she only had two more subjects left. The BladeBreakers tried convincing her to go home when they saw her bandaged head, but their cries were to no avail. Mariah, Emily, Shura and Kenny did the same thing, and got the same results as the BladeBreakers.
And now, Riku wished she followed their words. When school ended, her head was throbbing so much, she almost fainted, if it wasn't for the table that held her up. Man, I should've listened to the others. Maybe I can skip school tomorrow...
Her train of thoughts were cut when something appeared in front of her, hissing. The figure bared their fangs, and that was when Riku confirmed that it was a vampire.
"Sorry. I'm in no mood to fight." She tried walking past the vampire, but when the creature fixed their gaze on her, her body couldn't move. "Hey! What is this?! I told you I'm no mood to fight!"
"Oh, zorry, girl. But I've got zumthing to zo vith you." The vampire grinned, her blood red locks falling down her shoulders. The creature touched Riku's shoulder, and then they disappeared.
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// Mariah? //
Mariah jerked her head up from her book and rolled off her bed. "Who's that?"
// It's me. Yoko. //
"Oh... What is it? Is there something wrong?" She walked towards her dresser and started to fix her hair in her ponytail, thinking that it must be a mission.
// Yes. Can you guys come here in the cave? I've got something to tell you. //
"I guess so. But where is the cave?"
// Shura knows it. //
Mariah grinned, before walking out of her room. "Alright. I'll call them as fast as I can. We'll be there in no time!"
// Thanks. //
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"What did Yoko want again?" Emily asked,
Kenny sighed exasperatedly, "You've asked that for the seventeenth time, Emily! We told you, Yoko wants to tell us something!"
"Sorry! Geez. Don't be such a sourpuss." Emily pouted. Kenny just shook his head.
"Oh, hush it, you two." Mariah stepped between them,
"The cave's not far. I know another door to it. Follow me." Shura turned a corner and the rest followed.
All of them were unaware of four pair of eyes following their every move.
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"Hi, Yoko!" Mariah flopped down on a bean bag. Even though she's a Holy Bringer, Yoko is still a teenager. Bouncing up and down on the bean bag, Mariah laughed. "Being a half-vampire can sometimes be comfortable!"
"This is no time to have fun, Mariah." Shura said, not even looking at the pink-haired girl.
Mariah pouted, but stopped her bouncing. "Way to ruin the moment."
Before Shura could send a comeback, another voice filled the air. "Nice place you got here."
All eyes turned to the door Mariah and the others just entered. Yoko felt panic grip her heart as four teenagers stood, looking around amusedly. "Who are you?"
One had red hair, the other light blue hair, and another was a tall kid with blonde hair and the last was a short, purple-haired boy.
The one with the red hair smirked, "The Demolition Boys."
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"We're here." The vampire hissed, and took her hand of the girl's shoulder. The creature then took the spell off Riku's body, and Riku fell to the floor on her bottom with a thud.
"Hey! Watch it!" Pouting, Riku stood up, rubbing her sore bottom. "Anyway, where exactly is here?" She looked around but found nothing except darkness. "You have any light switch here or something?"
"Enough jokes, Riku Azuki. I sent you here to ask for a challenge." Riku could hear footsteps, before it stopped.
"Since I'm already here, wherever here is, I guess I can't decline, can I? Oh yeah, if we're gonna fight, don't be unfair and keep the light off." Then she muttered under her breath, "Really, vampires are such a night person." Before something clicked in her head, Explains why I love the night so much. She sweat dropped at the thought.
"Oh, I will." Even in the dark, Riku could see how the vampire's lips turned up into a sadistic smile,
The vampire snapped her fingers, and light suddenly engulfed the room. Riku looked around. Nope, not a room. Some kind of cave. And I'm pretty sure that it's not Yoko's since it has more darkness around it. For a cave, it had a smooth ground, though the walls were still rocky. The ceiling were pretty high, and Riku saw a door at one end of the cave. Riku looked at her right, and did a double-take. There were four figures hanging from silver shackles on their hands and feet. Their body made no move, though their eyes were open. Two of them had gritted teeth, while the other two held death glares.
Riku gasped, The BladeBreakers! She quickly rushed over to them and tried tearing the shackles apart. "What did you do to them?! Free them, and I mean NOW!"
The vampire gasped and snapped her fingers one more time, before the BladeBreakers fell to the floor, but with the shackles still on them. "I can zake ze zpell ov, vut I zimply cannot free zem unzil you veat me."
"They did nothing to you!" Riku hissed,
"Riku, what's going on?" Tyson's voice rang in the air. He tugged on the shackles on his wrists, but they wouldn't budge.
Riku bit her lip, looking at the boy with nervous eyes. "Tyson, I-... Just, please, stay calm."
"How can we stay calm when we're tied to a damn wall?! And we don't even know why!" Ray scowled under his breath,
"Oh." The vampire's lips turned into a sinister smile, "Zo I'm guezzing you haven't zold zem yet, Azuki."
Riku stomped her foot down, "They don't deserve to know anything about it! They're only 16!"
"And you are?" The vampire raised an eyebrow,
"You should know." Riku looked away,
"Riku, what is she talking about?" Max looked at the girl from his position on the floor, "What didn't you tell us?"
"Riku." All eyes turned to Kai, "That onna over there. She's a vampire, right?" Seeing Riku nod hesistantly, Kai continued, "And the only way for us to be free, is when you beat her." Riku nodded again. "In what game? BeyBlade?"
"That's..." Riku faltered, then shook her head. "No. Not BeyBlade."
"Then care to fill in the blanks?"
Riku bit her lip once more. Why do these guys always ask too many questions?! "You'll have to see for yourself."
"Alright, this is getting confusing." Tyson turned his head to the vampire, "Who are you? What are you? Where are we? What's going on? And why are we tied to a damn wall?!"
The vampire raised an eyebrow at the boy's courage to stand up to a vampire, her purple orbs shining, "My name's Apricot. I'm a vampire, as that other boy said." She nodded her head to Kai's direction, "And I'm afraid I can't tell you the answer to the other two questions, but you are tied to a wall for prize purposes."
"Prize?!" Tyson jerked his head up, "I ain't no prize, you woman!"
Apricot tsked, "You really should learn to show manners to your elders, boy. Now," She turned to Riku and her lips once more curved into a smile, "Where were we?"
Riku sighed then rubbed her forehead, feeling that headache come back. "You do realize that this action could you in the Dimension of Isolation, don't you?"
"Oh, I'm well aware of that." Apricot then walked towards one end of the room, "Now, here's the condition. If you win, your little friends are free. But if I win..." She smirked, "I get to send you in the Realm of Darkness, though your friends would still be free. I feel some pity for them."
Riku grimaced at the thought. The Realm of Darkness is a place that all creatures fear. Once sent, you'll be tortured physically, emotionally, and mentally. Every one who was sent there either died or came out with a mental problem. Dying was most common. She started to mutter under her breath, "I hate sadistic people."
The BladeBreakers looked at each other, before looking at the two in front of them.
"So," A whip appeared on Apricot's hands, and she whipped the ground before looking at Riku with the smirk still on place, "Deal?"
Biting her bottom lip once more, she looked at the BladeBreakers. "I'm so sorry for getting you guys into this. I hope you find the heart to forgive me after I'm done with this." Whether I lose or win. Then she turned to the vampire.
The BladeBreakers looked at each other once more, then shrugged. Their eyes widened when a red staff suddenly appeared on Riku's hands. What in the world-?
Wiping her tears away, Riku went into fighting stance. Her features became stone as a look of determination appeared on her face. "I accept."
I don't care if I win or lose. Even if I have to go to the Realm of Darkness, I'll make sure that my friends are safe.
Author's Notes: YES!!! XD THEY'RE NOT CUTTING THE INTERNET!!! *does the happy dance*
*sniff* I feel unloved. I only got two reviews from the last chapter. (Yes, I'm a review-obsessed fangirl. XD FEAR ME!!! [I'm feeling hyper today. Either that, or I'm going crazy. o.O])
*Lomelindel - Love the pen name, Shura-san! ^____________^ And thanks! I'm sorry if the Demolition Boys didn't appear much. ^^' But it's already 11:15 PM here. And I'm feeling pretty tired. Lol. And thanks for reviewing! ^^
*Saffron - Well, not only one of them is gonna die. And I'm not gonna tell how many also since it'll ruin the story. XD But the next chapter would reveal it! ^^ Yep. This is actually the first time I wrote a fic with the Demolition Boys in it. o.O So I consider this a challenge. ^^;; Thanks for reviewing!