Chapter Sixteen – Zarine's Past - Part II
*Zarine's POV*
The school team was the Dark Force, and all the other team members were guys. Their leader is Jordan. The team's private training facility was a huge mansion, with its own pool, and grounds. We had to train day and night, but I had lots of fun there. It was way better than it was at the school, because I was actually challenged instead of being bored out of my mind. The others were really nice to me too, but to each other, they weren't so pleasant. They would swear at each other, I remember a few times when the others would fight.
Jordan and I were really good friends, and soon he asked me out. I said yes because he wasn't violent to his teammates, and he could be funny. I made a huge mistake. He began to drink more and more, I recall a few times when he hit me. I wanted to break up with him, but every time I tell him that I want to end our relationship, he would get really scary and threaten me.
During the third month that I was there, we received our mission. We were to steal a certain team's bit-beasts at the World Championships. We had to steal your bit-beast.
[Bladebreakers gasped.]
I didn't want to do it, but Julian, our beloved principal, said that I had to. How could I? I couldn't imagine losing my bit-beast, let alone steal another person's bit-beast. I decided to run away at the end. I wrote a note to Jordan, telling him that it was all over between us, and that I want nothing to do with the team from then on.
I ran away back home. For four months, I returned to my normal life. Then Jordan appeared, he was always stalking me. It was really freaky. He constantly asked me to rejoin the team when I was alone. Finally, he lost his patience and started threatening me. I still refused to go back with them.
'Fine, but you'll regret it for the rest of your life,' he said.
Boy, did I regret it. I woke up one night, my brother was shaking me awake. I could hear flames crackling, and I smelt smoke.
"Zarine, get up! We have to get out of here!" he said urgently.
Only did then I realize that my house was on fire. 'Where're Mom and Dad?' I asked, panicking.
My brother heaved a heavy sigh, 'I don't know.'
I started coughing, because of all the smoke, my eyes were watering too. 'Let's get out of here!' my brother said.
We jumped out of the window. We looked back and I asked Will, 'Where are Mom and Dad?'
Will looked away, 'I lied to you, they're, I don't think they could get out of there.'
'What?' I whispered. I felt like crying.
Then, Jordan came out of a bush with the team and snickered, 'Zarine, I told you that you'd regret it.'
'You bastard!' I yelled angrily.
'Unless you come with us now, we'll have to force you,' Jordan said.
'I'll never rejoin your stupid team,' I said coldly.
'Fine then,' he said, then turned to his teammates, 'Go and get our lovely teammate.'
'Zarine, get out of here!' Will ordered grimly, 'I'll take care of them.'
'But...' I protested.
'Just go!' he said firmly.
'Okay,' I said.
I ran away after that. The team sent people out to capture me, but so far, they had been unsuccessful. I don't know what happened to my brother, but I vowed to find him, no matter what.
*End*
Zarine looked away, she knew they were all looking sympathetically at her, and if she made eye contact with them, she'd start bawling her eyes out.
"And here you say that you don't need our help," Kai commented. "How do you think that you can get him back by yourself?"
"I can do it," Zarine insisted, "I was the best blader on the team after Jordan. I could beat him occasionally."
"Zarine, look at me," Ray demanded. Zarine reluctantly looked up at him. "We want to help you."
"I don't want your help," Zarine said stubbornly. She looked down again, her tears were threatening to spill over any second. She really didn't want to cry in front of them. She knew she shouldn't have told them, now her friends were all looking at her pity.
"Zarine, come with me," Ray said, gently. He grabbed her arm and led her into their room before she could resist.
"What?" she asked passionlessly. She was still having a hard time controlling her emotions.
Ray pulled her into a hug. Zarine's eyes widened in surprise. "You really should stop trying to suppress your feelings, especially now. I won't think any less of you, neither will the rest of the team. We like you and we want to help, whether you want us to or not," Ray said.
"I don't want you guys to get hurt because of me. They're such powerful bladers. They'd eventually get their way, one way or another," she said sadly.
"No way, because they'll have to get through me first! I'll protect you from them!" Ray said fiercely.
Tears starting falling from her eyes, first one, and then another. Ray reminded her so much of Will. The thought of her brother brought hundreds of different emotions, and ten times more memories.
*~*~*~*~*~ Do you guys mind if I skip over some beybattles, and only tell the winner later in the story?
*Zarine's POV*
The school team was the Dark Force, and all the other team members were guys. Their leader is Jordan. The team's private training facility was a huge mansion, with its own pool, and grounds. We had to train day and night, but I had lots of fun there. It was way better than it was at the school, because I was actually challenged instead of being bored out of my mind. The others were really nice to me too, but to each other, they weren't so pleasant. They would swear at each other, I remember a few times when the others would fight.
Jordan and I were really good friends, and soon he asked me out. I said yes because he wasn't violent to his teammates, and he could be funny. I made a huge mistake. He began to drink more and more, I recall a few times when he hit me. I wanted to break up with him, but every time I tell him that I want to end our relationship, he would get really scary and threaten me.
During the third month that I was there, we received our mission. We were to steal a certain team's bit-beasts at the World Championships. We had to steal your bit-beast.
[Bladebreakers gasped.]
I didn't want to do it, but Julian, our beloved principal, said that I had to. How could I? I couldn't imagine losing my bit-beast, let alone steal another person's bit-beast. I decided to run away at the end. I wrote a note to Jordan, telling him that it was all over between us, and that I want nothing to do with the team from then on.
I ran away back home. For four months, I returned to my normal life. Then Jordan appeared, he was always stalking me. It was really freaky. He constantly asked me to rejoin the team when I was alone. Finally, he lost his patience and started threatening me. I still refused to go back with them.
'Fine, but you'll regret it for the rest of your life,' he said.
Boy, did I regret it. I woke up one night, my brother was shaking me awake. I could hear flames crackling, and I smelt smoke.
"Zarine, get up! We have to get out of here!" he said urgently.
Only did then I realize that my house was on fire. 'Where're Mom and Dad?' I asked, panicking.
My brother heaved a heavy sigh, 'I don't know.'
I started coughing, because of all the smoke, my eyes were watering too. 'Let's get out of here!' my brother said.
We jumped out of the window. We looked back and I asked Will, 'Where are Mom and Dad?'
Will looked away, 'I lied to you, they're, I don't think they could get out of there.'
'What?' I whispered. I felt like crying.
Then, Jordan came out of a bush with the team and snickered, 'Zarine, I told you that you'd regret it.'
'You bastard!' I yelled angrily.
'Unless you come with us now, we'll have to force you,' Jordan said.
'I'll never rejoin your stupid team,' I said coldly.
'Fine then,' he said, then turned to his teammates, 'Go and get our lovely teammate.'
'Zarine, get out of here!' Will ordered grimly, 'I'll take care of them.'
'But...' I protested.
'Just go!' he said firmly.
'Okay,' I said.
I ran away after that. The team sent people out to capture me, but so far, they had been unsuccessful. I don't know what happened to my brother, but I vowed to find him, no matter what.
*End*
Zarine looked away, she knew they were all looking sympathetically at her, and if she made eye contact with them, she'd start bawling her eyes out.
"And here you say that you don't need our help," Kai commented. "How do you think that you can get him back by yourself?"
"I can do it," Zarine insisted, "I was the best blader on the team after Jordan. I could beat him occasionally."
"Zarine, look at me," Ray demanded. Zarine reluctantly looked up at him. "We want to help you."
"I don't want your help," Zarine said stubbornly. She looked down again, her tears were threatening to spill over any second. She really didn't want to cry in front of them. She knew she shouldn't have told them, now her friends were all looking at her pity.
"Zarine, come with me," Ray said, gently. He grabbed her arm and led her into their room before she could resist.
"What?" she asked passionlessly. She was still having a hard time controlling her emotions.
Ray pulled her into a hug. Zarine's eyes widened in surprise. "You really should stop trying to suppress your feelings, especially now. I won't think any less of you, neither will the rest of the team. We like you and we want to help, whether you want us to or not," Ray said.
"I don't want you guys to get hurt because of me. They're such powerful bladers. They'd eventually get their way, one way or another," she said sadly.
"No way, because they'll have to get through me first! I'll protect you from them!" Ray said fiercely.
Tears starting falling from her eyes, first one, and then another. Ray reminded her so much of Will. The thought of her brother brought hundreds of different emotions, and ten times more memories.
*~*~*~*~*~ Do you guys mind if I skip over some beybattles, and only tell the winner later in the story?