Chapter Thirty-Four – Starlight
Instead, she stepped closer to the person on the other side of her, which turned out to be Kai. He had been watching Ray and Zarine. He didn't like how Ray kept on pushing Zarine away.
Kai thought, [That girl needs him and yet he is too blind to see it.]
Sensing Zarine's insecurity around Jordan, Kai put his arm around her shoulder to reassure her. He felt her tense body relax a little. She smiled appreciatively at him.
Ray watched this whole scene with great dislike. [What's Kai thinking? Putting his arm around Zarine?]
"Why did you want Zarine so much?" Max started questioning Jordan.
"Because she is the only one who can control Xeora," Jordan replied in a bored tone. "I believe I have told you this before."
"How do you know?" Kenny inquired.
"By her looks," Jordan replied.
Everyone's head snapped up to look at him in astonishment. "What do my looks have anything to do with my connection with Xeora?" Zarine demanded.
"Every three centuries, you shall find my chosen one. She shall have hair like the stars and her eyes shall be ever changing," he quoted. "That was the inscription on the stone box that contained the Spirit of the Light. It was rumoured that the stone came from a star, but it's highly unlikely."
"How will Zarine help you in battle?' Kai asked.
Jordan answered, "When a Spirit of the Light and a Spirit of the Dark battle together, they make an extremely powerful team. Xeora and Shadow are the most powerful ones making them virtually invincible."
"Why did you want our bit-beasts?" Ray asked.
The captain of the Dark Force shrugged, "I don't know. It was simply an order from my superiors.
"You mean, the head of your association is still roaming about?" Kenny squeaked in fear.
"Yep, don't think for a moment you're safe," Jordan said menacingly.
"Take him away," Kai said to the officer. "We don't have any more questions."
The officer nodded and led Jordan out. Then a lady walked in. She went over to Zarine. Holding out something to the petite girl, she asked, "Is this yours?"
Zarine gasped. It was her locket! "Thank you so much!' she said to the lady. The woman smiled and left.
The others crowded around her, looking curiously at the locket in her hand. She ran her finger over it. It looked the same as the last time she saw it. It was in a heart shape. The edge had a complicated looking border around it, and in the middle, there was a star carved into it. The star was shining. On the back, her initials, Z.A.S. was engraved in fancy lettering. Below it was a smaller version of the star on the front.
"What do your initials stand for?" Kai asked curiously. She hadn't told them her last name yet. It wasn't necessary for them to find out. Her first name was so unusual, it didn't matter.
"Zarine Alaina (Ah-lay-na) Star," she whispered, still staring at her locket, more specifically, at the shining star.
Flashback
Jeff and Zarine were locked in a tight embrace. It was their last night together. Who knows when Zarine will be back from her beyblade school?"
"Bye, Starlight," Jeff said, calling her by the nickname he had given her at the age of five.
Zarine looked at him and smiled. She had always loved that name. "Look up at the stars and remember me," she said softly.
"I will, but remember, you're the only star for me," he finished. It was something they had always said to each other when one of them was leaving for a while, either for a short or long period. This time, it would be longer than they had ever been separated.
End of Flashback
She quoted softly to herself, "Look up at the stars and remember me." Se was unaware of the others' gaze on her. Looking at the locket brought back so many memories. Happy memories. Memories with her family. Memories with Will and Jeff playing their own special games. Memories with her and Jeff's family together, at home, on vacation, on ski trips. She struggled not to cry as she remembered.
"I will but remember, you're the only star for me," Will said quietly. He knew it by heart. He also knew how much that little quote meant to Zarine.
The Bladebreakers didn't get it, but realized that it was something really special between them.
Zarine looked up at her brother, her eyes full of unshed tears. Will's heart ached as he looked into her eyes. He didn't think it was right for her to have suffered so much. She had the sweetest personality out of anyone he knew.
Zarine looked down and opened her locket. Inside were pictures of her parents smiling at her.
"Are they your parents?" Max asked gently.
She nodded sadly, knowing she would never see them again. They looked just like they did the last time she saw them. She shook her head. What was she thinking? They wouldn't because they couldn't. Death had stopped them from ever changing again. Tears began to roll down her heeks. Her brother stepped close to her and held her tight.
"Starlight," he murmured, stroking her hair.
She felt something dropped onto her head. Looking up, she saw that her brother was crying too. They stood there for a long time, just crying, grieving over their dead parents.
I know this is really short, but it's my second chapter in one day! (I did my first one in the morning.) So sad... I actually started crying a little when I was writing this on paper. Call me a freak, I don't care! =)
Oh ya, some people were pleading for Zarine and Ray to make up...They will...eventually. Everything will happen in time.
Instead, she stepped closer to the person on the other side of her, which turned out to be Kai. He had been watching Ray and Zarine. He didn't like how Ray kept on pushing Zarine away.
Kai thought, [That girl needs him and yet he is too blind to see it.]
Sensing Zarine's insecurity around Jordan, Kai put his arm around her shoulder to reassure her. He felt her tense body relax a little. She smiled appreciatively at him.
Ray watched this whole scene with great dislike. [What's Kai thinking? Putting his arm around Zarine?]
"Why did you want Zarine so much?" Max started questioning Jordan.
"Because she is the only one who can control Xeora," Jordan replied in a bored tone. "I believe I have told you this before."
"How do you know?" Kenny inquired.
"By her looks," Jordan replied.
Everyone's head snapped up to look at him in astonishment. "What do my looks have anything to do with my connection with Xeora?" Zarine demanded.
"Every three centuries, you shall find my chosen one. She shall have hair like the stars and her eyes shall be ever changing," he quoted. "That was the inscription on the stone box that contained the Spirit of the Light. It was rumoured that the stone came from a star, but it's highly unlikely."
"How will Zarine help you in battle?' Kai asked.
Jordan answered, "When a Spirit of the Light and a Spirit of the Dark battle together, they make an extremely powerful team. Xeora and Shadow are the most powerful ones making them virtually invincible."
"Why did you want our bit-beasts?" Ray asked.
The captain of the Dark Force shrugged, "I don't know. It was simply an order from my superiors.
"You mean, the head of your association is still roaming about?" Kenny squeaked in fear.
"Yep, don't think for a moment you're safe," Jordan said menacingly.
"Take him away," Kai said to the officer. "We don't have any more questions."
The officer nodded and led Jordan out. Then a lady walked in. She went over to Zarine. Holding out something to the petite girl, she asked, "Is this yours?"
Zarine gasped. It was her locket! "Thank you so much!' she said to the lady. The woman smiled and left.
The others crowded around her, looking curiously at the locket in her hand. She ran her finger over it. It looked the same as the last time she saw it. It was in a heart shape. The edge had a complicated looking border around it, and in the middle, there was a star carved into it. The star was shining. On the back, her initials, Z.A.S. was engraved in fancy lettering. Below it was a smaller version of the star on the front.
"What do your initials stand for?" Kai asked curiously. She hadn't told them her last name yet. It wasn't necessary for them to find out. Her first name was so unusual, it didn't matter.
"Zarine Alaina (Ah-lay-na) Star," she whispered, still staring at her locket, more specifically, at the shining star.
Flashback
Jeff and Zarine were locked in a tight embrace. It was their last night together. Who knows when Zarine will be back from her beyblade school?"
"Bye, Starlight," Jeff said, calling her by the nickname he had given her at the age of five.
Zarine looked at him and smiled. She had always loved that name. "Look up at the stars and remember me," she said softly.
"I will, but remember, you're the only star for me," he finished. It was something they had always said to each other when one of them was leaving for a while, either for a short or long period. This time, it would be longer than they had ever been separated.
End of Flashback
She quoted softly to herself, "Look up at the stars and remember me." Se was unaware of the others' gaze on her. Looking at the locket brought back so many memories. Happy memories. Memories with her family. Memories with Will and Jeff playing their own special games. Memories with her and Jeff's family together, at home, on vacation, on ski trips. She struggled not to cry as she remembered.
"I will but remember, you're the only star for me," Will said quietly. He knew it by heart. He also knew how much that little quote meant to Zarine.
The Bladebreakers didn't get it, but realized that it was something really special between them.
Zarine looked up at her brother, her eyes full of unshed tears. Will's heart ached as he looked into her eyes. He didn't think it was right for her to have suffered so much. She had the sweetest personality out of anyone he knew.
Zarine looked down and opened her locket. Inside were pictures of her parents smiling at her.
"Are they your parents?" Max asked gently.
She nodded sadly, knowing she would never see them again. They looked just like they did the last time she saw them. She shook her head. What was she thinking? They wouldn't because they couldn't. Death had stopped them from ever changing again. Tears began to roll down her heeks. Her brother stepped close to her and held her tight.
"Starlight," he murmured, stroking her hair.
She felt something dropped onto her head. Looking up, she saw that her brother was crying too. They stood there for a long time, just crying, grieving over their dead parents.
I know this is really short, but it's my second chapter in one day! (I did my first one in the morning.) So sad... I actually started crying a little when I was writing this on paper. Call me a freak, I don't care! =)
Oh ya, some people were pleading for Zarine and Ray to make up...They will...eventually. Everything will happen in time.