Chapter Six – What's With Her?
During dinner that night, Ray observed Zarine carefully. He frowned, she did seem to look at the door and window a lot. Zarine looked at him and notice his frown.
"Ray, is there something wrong with my cooking?" She asked, looking worried.
Ray assured her, "No, it's good, Zarie, we were just wondering..."
She suddenly stood up, her eyes turned dark with anger. Don't ever call me Zarie again!" she yelled at him. She ran out of the room and slammed the door so hard it shook the whole cabin. She fled into the forest and fell down on her knees beside a tree, crying.
The whole room was silent, even Tyson had stopped chewing. "What was that about?" he asked, surprised.
"Evidently, she doesn't like to be called Zarie," Max said, looking just as surprised.
"I'll go after her, I started this," Ray said. He felt really guilty even though he didn't know it would make her this upset.
Ray found her sobbing by a tree.
"Zarine?" he called her name softly.
She looked up, her eyes were lavender now, and full of hurt and sadness. Ray's heart ached just looking at her. He kneeled down beside her and pulled her into a hug. Eventually, she stopped crying.
"Would you like to tell me what happened?" Ray asked.
"No! I don't want to talk about it!" He looked at her in surprise, she sounded so harsh. "Please don't make me tell you," she pleaded desperately.
Ray nodded, and Zarine sighed with relieve. "I'd like to go to bed now. Let's go back," she said softly. She stood up and started walking back towards the cabin.
Ray grabbed her arm and said fiercely, "No matter what you're hiding from us, or what you do, remember that you can always count on me to help you. Please join our team."
Zarine looked at him gratefully and nodded.
Everyone was waiting for them when they got back.
Zarine apologized, "I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier."
Max smiled, glad that she was herself again, "It's okay. So will you be joining our team?"
She nodded.
Tyson exclaimed, "Great! This is soo cool!"
Ray looked really worried as Zarine left the room to go to bed. Kai noticed and signaled Ray to go outside with him, while Tyson and Max were celebrating.
"So what did you find out?" Kai asked.
"I didn't find out anything, except she's scared. I found her crying and when I asked if she would like to tell me what's wrong, she begged me not to ask. She was relieved when I said I wouldn't," Ray told him.
They were silent for a few minutes deep in thought. "Should we tell the others?" Ray asked finally.
"No, they'd just make a bigger mess, especially Tyson," Kai said.
The next day, they left the camp. Mr. D. was at the Golden Dragon waiting for them. When he saw Zarine with them, he asked curiously, "My, my, who is this lovely young lady?
Zarine blushed while Tyson introduced her, "Oh, Zarine, this is Mr. Dickenson, the head of the BBA. Mr. D, this is Zarine."
Zarine said politely, "Nice to meet you."
Mr. D. said, "Nice to meet you too."
Max said excitedly, "We met her in the mountains. Boy, can she blade! She beat me, Ray, Kai and Tyson at the same time! She taught us so much!"
Kai interrupted Max's chatter, "She is also the newest member of the Bladebreakers. I do believe I have the privilege since I'm team captain."
Mr. D. said, "You certainly do, my boy. Actually, this is perfect. This tournament is not going to be best out of three. Instead, it's best out of five. This means every team has to have five players."
This time, the pairing for their hotel rooms are like this: Max and Tyson, Kenny and Kai, Ray and Zarine.
*~*~*~*~ I would've updated yesterday, except I got stuck on this one part. I couldn't decide whether Ray or Kai should go after Zarine. I had Kai went after Zarine when I first wrote it, except I decided to change it to Ray. I'm kind of revising the story as I go along, so that's why it takes me longer than it should.
Review please!
I promise next chapter will be longer, and the tournament will start then. Max is going to see someone at the tournament...hehe...
During dinner that night, Ray observed Zarine carefully. He frowned, she did seem to look at the door and window a lot. Zarine looked at him and notice his frown.
"Ray, is there something wrong with my cooking?" She asked, looking worried.
Ray assured her, "No, it's good, Zarie, we were just wondering..."
She suddenly stood up, her eyes turned dark with anger. Don't ever call me Zarie again!" she yelled at him. She ran out of the room and slammed the door so hard it shook the whole cabin. She fled into the forest and fell down on her knees beside a tree, crying.
The whole room was silent, even Tyson had stopped chewing. "What was that about?" he asked, surprised.
"Evidently, she doesn't like to be called Zarie," Max said, looking just as surprised.
"I'll go after her, I started this," Ray said. He felt really guilty even though he didn't know it would make her this upset.
Ray found her sobbing by a tree.
"Zarine?" he called her name softly.
She looked up, her eyes were lavender now, and full of hurt and sadness. Ray's heart ached just looking at her. He kneeled down beside her and pulled her into a hug. Eventually, she stopped crying.
"Would you like to tell me what happened?" Ray asked.
"No! I don't want to talk about it!" He looked at her in surprise, she sounded so harsh. "Please don't make me tell you," she pleaded desperately.
Ray nodded, and Zarine sighed with relieve. "I'd like to go to bed now. Let's go back," she said softly. She stood up and started walking back towards the cabin.
Ray grabbed her arm and said fiercely, "No matter what you're hiding from us, or what you do, remember that you can always count on me to help you. Please join our team."
Zarine looked at him gratefully and nodded.
Everyone was waiting for them when they got back.
Zarine apologized, "I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier."
Max smiled, glad that she was herself again, "It's okay. So will you be joining our team?"
She nodded.
Tyson exclaimed, "Great! This is soo cool!"
Ray looked really worried as Zarine left the room to go to bed. Kai noticed and signaled Ray to go outside with him, while Tyson and Max were celebrating.
"So what did you find out?" Kai asked.
"I didn't find out anything, except she's scared. I found her crying and when I asked if she would like to tell me what's wrong, she begged me not to ask. She was relieved when I said I wouldn't," Ray told him.
They were silent for a few minutes deep in thought. "Should we tell the others?" Ray asked finally.
"No, they'd just make a bigger mess, especially Tyson," Kai said.
The next day, they left the camp. Mr. D. was at the Golden Dragon waiting for them. When he saw Zarine with them, he asked curiously, "My, my, who is this lovely young lady?
Zarine blushed while Tyson introduced her, "Oh, Zarine, this is Mr. Dickenson, the head of the BBA. Mr. D, this is Zarine."
Zarine said politely, "Nice to meet you."
Mr. D. said, "Nice to meet you too."
Max said excitedly, "We met her in the mountains. Boy, can she blade! She beat me, Ray, Kai and Tyson at the same time! She taught us so much!"
Kai interrupted Max's chatter, "She is also the newest member of the Bladebreakers. I do believe I have the privilege since I'm team captain."
Mr. D. said, "You certainly do, my boy. Actually, this is perfect. This tournament is not going to be best out of three. Instead, it's best out of five. This means every team has to have five players."
This time, the pairing for their hotel rooms are like this: Max and Tyson, Kenny and Kai, Ray and Zarine.
*~*~*~*~ I would've updated yesterday, except I got stuck on this one part. I couldn't decide whether Ray or Kai should go after Zarine. I had Kai went after Zarine when I first wrote it, except I decided to change it to Ray. I'm kind of revising the story as I go along, so that's why it takes me longer than it should.
Review please!
I promise next chapter will be longer, and the tournament will start then. Max is going to see someone at the tournament...hehe...