Title: Is Love Enough?
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade but I do own Kimberly McGregor
Chapter Nine: Memories
((A/N: Someone reviewed again woo *Dances* uh-huh oh yeah they rule uh-huh! Ok I'll shut up now and get on with this fic))
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Kim could barely believe it; she'd watched that little cow take nearly everyone special in her life. She sat up in bed and looked around into the darkness of the hotel room. The lights from outside shone through the closed crimson curtains, giving the room an orangey glow, the patterns that had been cut into the wall, from chairs and tables being pushed against it, danced with shadows. The wardrobe stood opposite the bed, the orange glow laying on it the most, the door to the kitchen was slightly open. Kim slowly moved herself out of the bed, making sure not to wake Rei. She gently walked out of the room and into the kitchen/living area. Neither of them had bothered to unpack since they saw no point. As she saw her bag laying under the window sill she decided that she needed to look at something, something that would give her hope, something that she'd always looked at when she was down. Out of her bag she pulled a small box, she opened it and inside was something wrapped in black silk. As she unwrapped it she held a small pendant in her hand, it was shaped like a vixen and the stone was black. She put it around her neck and held the pendant in a clenched hand, her lips moving slightly in a sort of prayer.
Memories flooded over her like water as she held onto the pendant.
The first times she'd ever seen Rei, how he had stood up for her and growled at her brother. How he'd joked about her being Cinderella. How her brother had forbidden her to see him. How it had taken her almost dying to get Johnny to understand that she loved Rei. The tears that she'd cried when Rei had left, the ring she'd given back to him, they're last meeting.
As Kim sighed more memories hit her.
The happiness she'd felt when she'd found Rei, the poem that she'd wrote because of their splitting up. The mistakes she'd made in the past, her stupid depression, and her weak life. The horror that she'd been in with James, how Rayne had saved her, how she'd finally beaten that ass-hole of a man and how she'd decided to go live with Rei.
The years that they'd spent together, her dancing on stage and acting while Rei continued to work at his uncles restaurant, the times when they'd spent Christmas over with her brother and her friends or the time when her friends and family stayed with her and Rei, those were happy times. Unlike now.
She jerked out of her memories as she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see beautiful golden eyes looking down at her.
Without saying a word Rei handed her something. It was a small statue. It looked a lot like...
"Vulperia..." she muttered.
"Remember what my uncle told us...they aren't just for fighting, they are part of our souls, talk to her..." Rei told her in a soft whisper as he wiped the tears gently from her face.
She bowed her head and let go of her pendant, putting her hands around Vulperia and letting Rei put his hands around hers, so he could help her concentrate.
In a matter of seconds Kim felt herself surrounded by an inky blueness.
"Vulperia?"
~~What?~~
~I'm sorry that I've been neglecting you~
~~You haven't...you've been talking to me all the time. For a smart girl you should have known that~~
~What?~
~~Heh, I always thought you were the smart McGregor~~
~Oh don't rub it in, just...Oh...Never mind, sorry~~
~~You should be. I'd rather have a smart partner then a dumb partner~~
~Well I'm sorry! But the last time I spoke to you through our link like this was..~
~~When you battled James?~~
~Don't mention that name~
~~Why not?~~
~It's an evil name that guy almost...~
~~Calm down Kim, you only talk through mental bonds when you battle or when your soul is hurt, you've been the happiest girl alive since you moved out with Rei~~
~I know..~
~~That stupid girl is ruining it for you~~
~Yep...~
~~Unicoloyon is just as pissed as you are~~
~He is?~
~~Yes, that woman's locked him away in a cupboard~~
~Evil bitch~
~~Uh-huh~~
~~Well you didn't start this link because you wanted to bitch about someone~~
~Obviously~
~~So...~~
~I'm worried~
~~About the slut who tried to get you killed?~~
~Huh?~
~~Kerri~~
~Yeah. I wanted to be there for Oliver's day but I can't~
~~Well why is this girl trying to get you away, it can't be because of your incident when you were 6 can it?~~
~Well what else could it be?~
~~I knew you'd forgotten it~~
~Forgotten what!?~
~~Shall I show or shall I explain?~~
~Explain what?~
~~Why that little bitch hates you~~
Kim was suddenly aware that Vulperia was standing in front of her in the darkness. Her flames were swaying as majestically as ever. She moved her head to face a blank screen that had just appeared.
The screen flickered and on it Kim saw herself when she was six.
~Flashback type thingie~
"But James...I don't want you to fight" she said with a tiny sigh, a boy who looked about 7 smirked, his healthy colored face lit up with a grin after that. His mousy brown hair was blown by the gentle wind.
"But Kimmy, he thinks you are his girlfriend" he said
"But if you fight him he'll get hurt!" she complained, her short midnight blue hair blew around her pale face as her eyes gathered tears.
"Don't worry. I won't get hurt, isn't that all that matters?"
She bowed her head slightly as if she was being forced into something.
He walked off towards a set of swings and shoved a boy down.
"Kimmy is my girlfriend not yours" he snapped.
"I never said she was my girlfwend" the other little boy whimpered, holding his now cut arm that was starting to bleed. James didn't seem to have listened properly as he hit the child in the face with a heavy punch.
"Just stay away from her!" he commanded, shouting over the little boys wails.
Kim glared at James and darted forwards. Shielding the other small boy.
"James, that's enough!" she snapped, her eyes no longer full of tears, they were full of fright.
"Hey get out of my cousins way!" a girl snapped walking in front of James with her hands on her hips.
The girl had long brown hair and a pale face.
"No he'd going to hurt this little boy" Kim protested, trying to sound scary, but failing.
"Move it" the girl snapped.
"Make me!"
"Fine," the girl stepped forward only to fall back a second later holding her now bleeding nose.
"Owie!!! Mommy!" the girl yelled standing up and running towards a woman who looked just like her. The woman hugged the little girl.
"What happened honey?" the mother asked.
"Kim! She hit me mommy!" the little girl wailed.
"I doubt it would be Kimberly" the woman said even though it was obviously Kim, since the little six year old was standing in a fighting stance with blood on her knuckles.
"Mommy it was her she hit me!!!"
"Well James hurt this little boy for no reason!" Kim snapped. The mother was shocked by the rage in this little girls voice.
"I doubt it would have been James dear, now come on you two, we need to go see your mother Kimberly, she has a surprise for you" the woman grabbed her nephew and walked off, knowing that Kim would follow.
The angry six year old helped up the other boy, quickly apologizing before she ran after the woman and the two kids.
~End flashback~
Kim felt herself fall against Rei, she heard a clatter as the statue fell onto the floor, Rei helped her up, looking into her eyes, that were now full of rage and anger and also a bit of fear.
"What?" he asked.
"James..." she hissed.
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Oh my goddess! Look at the length of this chapter. I'd better get a review for this I swear! Ok so did everyone like how I twisted it a bit? Anyone like how I finally put the two items she'd been given into the fic? Anyone like how I did the memories part?
Kim: I don't care what they liked just make them review!
Phoenix: Sorry. I can't makes them.
Kim: Grrrr
~*~Phoenix147~*~
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade but I do own Kimberly McGregor
Chapter Nine: Memories
((A/N: Someone reviewed again woo *Dances* uh-huh oh yeah they rule uh-huh! Ok I'll shut up now and get on with this fic))
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Kim could barely believe it; she'd watched that little cow take nearly everyone special in her life. She sat up in bed and looked around into the darkness of the hotel room. The lights from outside shone through the closed crimson curtains, giving the room an orangey glow, the patterns that had been cut into the wall, from chairs and tables being pushed against it, danced with shadows. The wardrobe stood opposite the bed, the orange glow laying on it the most, the door to the kitchen was slightly open. Kim slowly moved herself out of the bed, making sure not to wake Rei. She gently walked out of the room and into the kitchen/living area. Neither of them had bothered to unpack since they saw no point. As she saw her bag laying under the window sill she decided that she needed to look at something, something that would give her hope, something that she'd always looked at when she was down. Out of her bag she pulled a small box, she opened it and inside was something wrapped in black silk. As she unwrapped it she held a small pendant in her hand, it was shaped like a vixen and the stone was black. She put it around her neck and held the pendant in a clenched hand, her lips moving slightly in a sort of prayer.
Memories flooded over her like water as she held onto the pendant.
The first times she'd ever seen Rei, how he had stood up for her and growled at her brother. How he'd joked about her being Cinderella. How her brother had forbidden her to see him. How it had taken her almost dying to get Johnny to understand that she loved Rei. The tears that she'd cried when Rei had left, the ring she'd given back to him, they're last meeting.
As Kim sighed more memories hit her.
The happiness she'd felt when she'd found Rei, the poem that she'd wrote because of their splitting up. The mistakes she'd made in the past, her stupid depression, and her weak life. The horror that she'd been in with James, how Rayne had saved her, how she'd finally beaten that ass-hole of a man and how she'd decided to go live with Rei.
The years that they'd spent together, her dancing on stage and acting while Rei continued to work at his uncles restaurant, the times when they'd spent Christmas over with her brother and her friends or the time when her friends and family stayed with her and Rei, those were happy times. Unlike now.
She jerked out of her memories as she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see beautiful golden eyes looking down at her.
Without saying a word Rei handed her something. It was a small statue. It looked a lot like...
"Vulperia..." she muttered.
"Remember what my uncle told us...they aren't just for fighting, they are part of our souls, talk to her..." Rei told her in a soft whisper as he wiped the tears gently from her face.
She bowed her head and let go of her pendant, putting her hands around Vulperia and letting Rei put his hands around hers, so he could help her concentrate.
In a matter of seconds Kim felt herself surrounded by an inky blueness.
"Vulperia?"
~~What?~~
~I'm sorry that I've been neglecting you~
~~You haven't...you've been talking to me all the time. For a smart girl you should have known that~~
~What?~
~~Heh, I always thought you were the smart McGregor~~
~Oh don't rub it in, just...Oh...Never mind, sorry~~
~~You should be. I'd rather have a smart partner then a dumb partner~~
~Well I'm sorry! But the last time I spoke to you through our link like this was..~
~~When you battled James?~~
~Don't mention that name~
~~Why not?~~
~It's an evil name that guy almost...~
~~Calm down Kim, you only talk through mental bonds when you battle or when your soul is hurt, you've been the happiest girl alive since you moved out with Rei~~
~I know..~
~~That stupid girl is ruining it for you~~
~Yep...~
~~Unicoloyon is just as pissed as you are~~
~He is?~
~~Yes, that woman's locked him away in a cupboard~~
~Evil bitch~
~~Uh-huh~~
~~Well you didn't start this link because you wanted to bitch about someone~~
~Obviously~
~~So...~~
~I'm worried~
~~About the slut who tried to get you killed?~~
~Huh?~
~~Kerri~~
~Yeah. I wanted to be there for Oliver's day but I can't~
~~Well why is this girl trying to get you away, it can't be because of your incident when you were 6 can it?~~
~Well what else could it be?~
~~I knew you'd forgotten it~~
~Forgotten what!?~
~~Shall I show or shall I explain?~~
~Explain what?~
~~Why that little bitch hates you~~
Kim was suddenly aware that Vulperia was standing in front of her in the darkness. Her flames were swaying as majestically as ever. She moved her head to face a blank screen that had just appeared.
The screen flickered and on it Kim saw herself when she was six.
~Flashback type thingie~
"But James...I don't want you to fight" she said with a tiny sigh, a boy who looked about 7 smirked, his healthy colored face lit up with a grin after that. His mousy brown hair was blown by the gentle wind.
"But Kimmy, he thinks you are his girlfriend" he said
"But if you fight him he'll get hurt!" she complained, her short midnight blue hair blew around her pale face as her eyes gathered tears.
"Don't worry. I won't get hurt, isn't that all that matters?"
She bowed her head slightly as if she was being forced into something.
He walked off towards a set of swings and shoved a boy down.
"Kimmy is my girlfriend not yours" he snapped.
"I never said she was my girlfwend" the other little boy whimpered, holding his now cut arm that was starting to bleed. James didn't seem to have listened properly as he hit the child in the face with a heavy punch.
"Just stay away from her!" he commanded, shouting over the little boys wails.
Kim glared at James and darted forwards. Shielding the other small boy.
"James, that's enough!" she snapped, her eyes no longer full of tears, they were full of fright.
"Hey get out of my cousins way!" a girl snapped walking in front of James with her hands on her hips.
The girl had long brown hair and a pale face.
"No he'd going to hurt this little boy" Kim protested, trying to sound scary, but failing.
"Move it" the girl snapped.
"Make me!"
"Fine," the girl stepped forward only to fall back a second later holding her now bleeding nose.
"Owie!!! Mommy!" the girl yelled standing up and running towards a woman who looked just like her. The woman hugged the little girl.
"What happened honey?" the mother asked.
"Kim! She hit me mommy!" the little girl wailed.
"I doubt it would be Kimberly" the woman said even though it was obviously Kim, since the little six year old was standing in a fighting stance with blood on her knuckles.
"Mommy it was her she hit me!!!"
"Well James hurt this little boy for no reason!" Kim snapped. The mother was shocked by the rage in this little girls voice.
"I doubt it would have been James dear, now come on you two, we need to go see your mother Kimberly, she has a surprise for you" the woman grabbed her nephew and walked off, knowing that Kim would follow.
The angry six year old helped up the other boy, quickly apologizing before she ran after the woman and the two kids.
~End flashback~
Kim felt herself fall against Rei, she heard a clatter as the statue fell onto the floor, Rei helped her up, looking into her eyes, that were now full of rage and anger and also a bit of fear.
"What?" he asked.
"James..." she hissed.
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Oh my goddess! Look at the length of this chapter. I'd better get a review for this I swear! Ok so did everyone like how I twisted it a bit? Anyone like how I finally put the two items she'd been given into the fic? Anyone like how I did the memories part?
Kim: I don't care what they liked just make them review!
Phoenix: Sorry. I can't makes them.
Kim: Grrrr
~*~Phoenix147~*~