A friend among the rubble.
Welllllll, here I am with chapter 2, finally. My life's been so crazily busy lately I haven't had time to write. This chapter took me many long hours….hours that I should have been studying for my math test…which I almost failed he he he! I suck at math…..anywhooo I wrote this for like ummm, 2 reviews? I hope I get more this time………..anyway on with the story!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own beyblade or any of its characters, except Ginny…she's mine! Oh, and I'm still waiting on that birthday present people! Only like 2 months and 26 days to go! I think….?I don't really know I think in the first chapter I counted wrong…I told you I sucked at math.~`~`~`~`~`@--------@`~`~`~`~`~
Jonny lead the others quickly and silently thorugh the back alleys then finally into the woods. They quickened their pace as the hideout came into view. It was a large rundown log cabin in the middle of a large forest. There was a small frozen pond on the left and what looked like a small shed that was caved in to the right.
The cabin itself was large, with two floors. Everyone one of the windows were boarded up and the boards covering the door had been torn off and were now strewn on the snow in front of the cabin. Kai saw many footprints leading in all different directions, with a few leading to the door. It looked as if the others had made many paths to confuse anyone who was unwelcome. Jonny ignored the footprints and boards in the snow and briskly walked up to the door. He knocked 3 times and then someone from the inside slowly slid the door open.
"Jonny!" Enrique gasped as he quickly stepped aside for the others to come into the cabin.
"I was so worried!" Mariah cried as she pulled Emily into a tight hug. The rest of the group slowly made their way to the other small group that was huddled by the fireplace, trying to absorb what warmth they could from the small fire that Robert had allowed them to build. The group consisted of Robert, Kenny, Enrique, Oliver, Emily, and Mariah.
Mariah smiled nad hugged everyone of the new arrivals. As Kai brought up the rear Mariah peeked over his shoulder expecting to see Ginny, but, she didn't. "Where's Ginny!?" Mariah said, her meak smile slowly fading.
"Sh….she…" Kai sputtered.
"She was captured…" Max said trailing off, squeezing Kai's shoulder and leading him in.
"Sh..she can't be!" Mariah exclaimed. "KAI! You were supposed to make sure she got here safe!" Mariah cried, grabbing Kai and shaking him violentley. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE SURE…" Mariah yelled cutting herself off and collapsing to a heap on the floor.
Kai stood in shock, he felt terrible. He didn't know what to say. Luckily Emily stepped in.
Emily kneeled next to Mariah and comforted her. "Mariah, we're all upset about it too."
"It's not just that.."she sniffed. "It's this whole thing! Why did it have to happen! I'm not blaming Ginny for her loss, I know I couldn't have beaten him, and besides she lost by so little. All of it has just been building up…an..and this just topped it, Kai I'm sorry." Mariah blurted.
Kai looked from the ground where his gaze was fixed to see a tear streaked, puffy faced Mariah. "I don't blame you Mariah, it's …..all my fault." Kai said, his voice soft.
"Come on Mariah, Kai, lets go sit by the fire, and get a bit of warmth from it." Emily said quietly. She reached for Kai's shoulder but he shrugged her hand off. She knew better than to try again to bring him to the fire. They girls walked over to the fireplace and sat down close to it. Kai took a seat at the old, creaky table and rested his head in his hands.
"Kai, may I speak with you?"
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Ginny found herself hanging limp, chained to the wall, her head resting on her chest. She felt pain, and winced as she felt someone hit her again. She felt blood spilling from a open cut in her arm where a beyblade had struck her earlier, her face felt swollen and bruised. Her whole body felt as if it was going to fall apart.Her hair was stuck, like glue on paper , to the blood that covered one side of her face that had been cut. She tried to clutch what little clothes that were left on her mangled body, but the chains refused to let her move at all
"Have you had enough? If you have then you better tell me all you know!" Ian spat, shooting his betblade at her again, causing another gash on her upper thigh.
Tala watched silently, he hadn't taken part in this barbarrack torture. He didn't feel he need to, or it might have been that he couldn't do it. Every blow that struck her, he felt it strike himself, like they were connected. He felt every ounce of pain until he couldn't take it anymore. He gazed at her beaten and bruised body. He wanted it to disappear, he didn't want to have to look at it a second longer. What little clothes she had left hung off her body, he felt the need to rush over and cover her up, save her from this torture. But, he couldn't. Now how would that look Tala? he thought to himself. He clenched his fists, and ground his teeth together to fight the urge to save her. Why am I feeling like this? He asked himself, I…I don't understand!
Before Tala could stop himself he had already yelled:
"STOP!"
"Huh?! What do you mean stop?" Ian said quickly.
"I'm having too much fun to stop!" Bryan said, smirking evily, getting ready to launch his beyblade again.
Tala felt a block growing in his throat, what had he just done? "Uhhhh..ummm….what I mean is she would have told us by now if she knew anything. Stop for now we'll finish this tomorrow." Tala said quickly covering up the awkward moment.
"But…Tala..I wan.."
"NO SPENCER! That's enough for tonight! We'll finish this tomorrow! Now out!" Tala yelled angrily, pointing to the door sharply.
"Uhhh, okay then." Spencer said quickly. He shot Tala a glare the turned to the door and left with the others.
"Throw her into the dungeons! Quickly!" Tala growled to the guards.
"Yes Sir!" they answered obediently.
Ian watched from the doorway as Tala strode out of the room. Normally Tala would have enjoyed torturing someone, he would have taken part. But not tonight, why?
"Spencer…whats wrong with Tala anyway?" Ian asked as they made their way to their chambers.
"I dunno, Isn't there always something wrong with him? Maybe he's just not feeling well or something like that. Maybe it's because he came close to losing today. I dunno man, you got me. See you tomorrow." Spencer said as he took a left and strut down the hall to his room in the west wing of the abbey.
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Kai glanced up to see Oliver standing on the opposite side of the table.
"About?" Kai asked quietly, sitting up straight.
"A lot. I just have a few questions." Oliver asked casually pulling the chair out from the table and taking a seat across from Kai.
"Well I have a few questions too. I'll start." Kai said zipping his coat up and leaning forward, resting his elbows on the table.
"Alright, start."
"Where are the others? I mean, this can't be all that is left?" Kai said trailing off at the end of his sentence.
"Oh no, it's not. Although a few were captured. Kevin, Gary, Eddie and Steve were captured trying to get the girls to safety. They fought off Voltaires men for as long as they could." Oliver explained.
The sound of his grandfathers name made him shudder, then another question came to Kai's mind: "Well, who do we have left? And if this isn't it, then where are the others?"
"If you are refering to Tyson, Lee, Rei and Michael, they are currently out on a mission. We sent them to get some necessities from the hotel we were all staying in, and to get some food. I just hope they all come back." Oliver said as Mariah came over with a pot and two tea cups.
"I, uhhh found these in the kitchen, would you like some tea?" Mariah said, her face still puffy from crying. The pot she was holding, was shaking slightly, either from the cold or the shock of what had been happening.
"Yes please Mariah." Oliver said politely.
"Uhhh, sure." Kai grunted.
Mariah quickly pured them some tea, appoligized for there being no sugar, then quickly left for the two to carry on their conversation.
"I have just one more question Oliver, who knew that this cabin was here, and is it safe?" Kai said, sipping his cup of tea. He felt warmth run through his body as it ran down his throat.
Oliver set down his tea and began, "Mr. Dickinson has a friend here in Russia that owns this cabin and land. He and his family used it for hunting. No one but himself and his wife know that its here." He stopped to take another sip of tea then began again, "And, yes, for the time being it is safe. But we cannot stay here for ever. Now, is it my turn?" Oliver asked.
"Yes." Kai said shortly.
"What exactly happened, how was Ginny captured, and who did it?" Oliver asked quietly. He hoped it wouldn't upset Kai more to talk about it again.
Kai took a sip of his tea and then began his story. "After Ginny lost, she started talking to Tala. Telling him what he was doing was wrong, and that she couldn't belive he couldn't see that it was. I ran over to her and helped her off the floor and grabbed her blade…"Kai said trailing off and reaching into his pocket.
Oliver waited for the next part of the story, but instead Kai withdrew Ginny's beyblade from his pocket and held it gently in his hand. He stared at it for a minute then snapped back to reality, he thrust the blade back into his pocket, and continued.
"Uhhh, oh yeah, then we ran to the coat room grabbed our coats then made our way slowly to the front doors with the rest of the crowd, but it was blocked. So we decided to find another way, but before we could, he had her. And I couldn't do anything about it. The crowd, they kept pulling me back towards the front entrance. It looked so easy for him, they parted and cleared a path for him, they were terrified. I tried so hard to fight the crowd, to get her back where she was safe but I couldn't. I just couldn't get there fast enough. Before I knew it, she had disppeared and I was forced to find another way. I should have chased after her, saved her, but I didn't." Kai said, his words slowly fillling with anger.
"It's okay Kai. It's not your fault." Oliver said reaching over the table and giving Kai's hand a comforting pat. "Now, who's he?"
Kai's fists clenched tightly and he growled under his breath, "Bryan."
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Ginny watched, almost dreamlike, the people jailed in the long corridor that held the prisoners. She looked into a cell and saw a young girl, no older than 7, clutched in her mothers arms huddled in a corner of the dirty cell. Ginny turned her head quickly, she couldn't look at any of the prisoners. It was her fault they were there. Because she had lost, they were prisoners in this disgusting abbey.
Ginny watched her feet as she shuffled between the two large guards that clutched each of her arms tightly. Her body was painfully sore, and the guards tight grip wasn't helping her wounded arms. Every step she took was filled with pain.
The two guards stopped at a empty cell, opened the door and tossed Ginny in, as if she were a rag doll. She landed painfully on her side, but didn't cry out. She knew they would only laugh. The twos guards left quickly. They couldn't stand the smell or dirt of the dungeon. Ginny pulled herself over to the wall and leaned her back and head against it, pulling her legs in close to her body for warmth. She rested her head on her arms and fell asleep.
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It was hours later that Ginny was woken by a harsh whisper.
"Miss! Miss! Please wake up!"
Ginny groggily opened her eyes. Before her sat a young girl, about her age.
"Ahhhh! Good! You are awake! For a minute I thought you had, well died." She said sheepishly.
Ginny was slightly confused and it must of shown on her face, because the girl spoke yet again.
"I'm sorry miss. My name is Brenda, let me explain why I am here. I have been sent here, by a "friend" to help you and to let you know what will take place tonight." She said quietly.
Ginny sat straighter,in intrest,stretching her stiff legs straight and clearing her throat. "Go on."
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Ahhhhhh DoNE! Finally! YaYy!!
Jonny: I thought you had half of this chapter finished when you uploaded the first? DID YOU LIE???!!!
SH-SP: NO I DID NOT LIE! I just didn't have time to write! Taking advanced courses in school takes up a lot of free time!
Kai: PfFFT! Sure they do!
SH-SP: * chin starts to tremble * You….you're turning on me too Kai!?
Kai: aHhH ummmm, no! I'm not! That was one of those thoughts that was supposed to be kept in my head but came out of my mouth! I'm sorry! * hits himself on the forehead * Good job Kai, now she knows you think she's lazy….. 0_0
SH-SP: * breaks down completlely * YOU THINK I'M LAZY! AN….AND FAT!!! * runs away and locks herself in the bathroom *
Kai: WhaT?? I didn't say you were fat!
Jonny: You sure got yourself in it this time Kai! Be good people and review…it'll make Ginny feel better!
Ohhhhhhh and I just had to vent this….I hate it when people call other people fat! Like today some girl called ME fat! HOW RUDE! I hate it when people fight too, so me being the person I am, just sat there (stupidly I might add) and didn't say a word. I should have hit the fat cow! Ahh OooPs! Shouldn't have put that. That's alright….I guess. She won't be seeing this anytime.
I'd like your opinion/suggestions on what I should have done. So next time…..I'll be prepared!
PS: If you hadn't already made the connection, I tied that in with the convo up there ^!
ReViEwwwwWWWWWW! ;) WaChAaaAAAA!