Ikari was floating in a lost space with nothing but her bitbeasts wings wrapped around her aching and cold body.
"Sairyin, kill me now." She whispered softly.
:: I cannot mistress, it would hurt me too much to destroy the one I love:: The bitbeast replied in a confident voice.
"How do you know you love me Sairyin? You are a bitbeast with a human form and a loving heart, you love everything Sairyin." Ikari's voice was strained and hushed.
:: Because I know. I know who you are, I know how you feel, I know how to make your hurting go away and I know I love you because this thing that is beating inside my chest beats all the more faster when I'm with you:: His voice was gentle, like wind rushing through her ears and playing lightly with her hair. :: I just know I love you:: He whispered again. :: But now you must wake up. The others think you're dying:: Sairyin's soft, loving voice whispered one last time.
"I should be." Ikari muttered before closing her eyes and pulling her hands together.
:: Do not do something you might regret, mistress.:: Sairyin called out as the form of his mistress dissipated from within his arms and wings. :: Please...::
1
Lights blurred her vision. Lights, bright lights, white and yellow ones. What a cheap hospital. What kind of hospital has yellow lights?
"She's waking up!" 'Who's that? Cat-boy? The kitty came with me in the ambulance?'
'Ugh if I had known it would hurt this much I wouldn't have taken those stupid things back. Why did I give them to the boys anyway? Oh yeah, I didn't want them to forget me... Well screw them!' Her thoughts rode back and forth as she ignored the world around her.
"Uh...miss? Are you alright?" It was a nurse, a very sluttish looking nurse at that.
"How long have I been out?" Ikari asked right away.
"Three days...Miss are you sure you're alright?" The nurse asked again.
"I can't move my body." Ikari mumbled softly.
"Well, then you'll just have to stay here tonight a-"
"NO! Give me a phone, now!" Ikari shouted. She hated hospitals, ever since...well that was in the past. Now was the future.
"Please miss, calm down. You must stay here for the doctor to analyse your problem." The nurse said in what would have been a comforting voice had she not been talking to Ikari.
"Problem? I don't have a problem. It's those three idiots whom I used to consider friends that have problems! I am perfectly fine!" Ikari shouted as she quickly, and painfully, sat up straight. She was in such a rage she did not notice the pain, luckily for her.
The nurse nodded and handed her the phone. Ikari quickly dialled her houses number and told them to pick her up right away.
"Ikari, are you sure you're okay?" The cat boy asked.
"Just fucking dandy." He hissed angrily glaring up at the ceiling. Cat-boy said no more.
Ikari went home when Joshua came to pick her up. She was quite happy to be going home to her own comfortable bed. She lay there, flat and calm. Her maids and caretakers would come in and out every now and again to see if she was alright but it was unnecessary. Later, she found out her parents had been called and her mother and sister were coming down to see her. Just great.
Ikari began to float off into dreamland as her vision went blank. Her mind had one thought in mind, 'they're coming'.
2
The next day, Ikari didn't wake until late in the morning, and when she did, her mother and sister had already arrived.
"Ikari! You're awake!" Hikori's shouts were enthusiastic.
"Oh, didn't know you cared." Ikari spat sarcastically.
"What's your problem? Mother and I come to visit you and you act like a sour puss. Why'd you pass out anyway?" Hikori asked with concern.
"None of your business." Ikari stated firmly. She opened her eyes to take in the form of her sister. She had naturally light blue hair dyed fiery orange-red and pale blue eyes. She wore a tank top and jeans in contrast to the latest fashions she normally wore. "Why are you here?" Ikari whispered as she turned away.
"You can't even move properly and you expect your older twin sister to just sit around on her backside and do nothing?" Hikori asked heroically.
"Well sure. It's what you've been doing for the past couple of years." Ikari said harshly and she knew it hurt her sister. Hikori knew it was true too.
"Look, Ikari, it's not going to be-"Ikari cut her off.
"That's what you told me last time I brought this up and nothing's changed!" She shouted angrily. "I'm your living shadow! I will always be left in your shadow!" She yelled relentlessly. "I have since we were born." Her tone became solemn. "You learned to talk first, you learned to walk first, you were the one that did everything first. Whenever we went to big formal parties you were the one that got all the compliments. Everyone barely noticed I was there. I don't matter and you know it. After all, you don't pay any attention to me either." Ikari whispered before covering her head with her blankets.
"I thought you said you couldn't move." Hikori said blankly after the long period of silence.
"Well I can so you can go now." Ikari shot out harshly.
"No way, mother and I are staying here. I'm going to be attending your school now too!" She added excitedly.
"Great, I continue my life as a shadow." Ikari mumbled to herself. She suddenly got out of bed and walked over to her closet. She pulled out some clothes and walked into the bathroom without glancing at her sister. When she came out of the washroom she was dressed in a blue, long sleeved shirt with light, see-through, frills hanging off the end of her sleeves and bottom of her shirt. On one side, her shirt trailed up her waist in a long cut and flowed down to her left thigh. She also wore dark blue jeans with holes in the jeans that were slightly faded near the ankles. She added a black belt with silver studs that lay lowly around her hips, her beyblade holster attached to it. Her light blue hair was tied up in a high and messy bun only being held up there with a large clear clip. Her one green eye and one purple eye glinted darkly.
"Where do you think you're going?" Hikori asked with a slight sneer.
"To school." Ikari said blankly and left her room.
3
Ikari walked to school slowly. She knew she was late and would only get there halfway through second period. She didn't really care though. Sairyin was giving her power and so was Iphrinix. She would make it through one day of school.
'I can't believe they're here. Why would they come when they never cared before? Everything was perfect. I was earning myself a rep and now Hikori's going to come and ruin it. I'll just be Hikori's little sister once again.' Ikari sighed and continued blundering on ahead. 'That's my sister for you, always ruining my life.' She walked in through the large front doors and headed to her locker.
The halls were mostly empty because everyone else was in class. There was the odd person at their locker or coming back from the washroom but other then that, no one was around. She would wait until lunch and then go to her last two classes. Deciding that that was a good game plan, she walked outside and onto the school's field. She sat down under a tree and pulled a sketchbook from her backpack. She conjured up a pencil and eraser as well before opening her book and continuing her comic. It was almost coming to the end of the sketchbook. She would be done soon. It was technically a comic of her life. She had renamed all the people in her life but they had the same attitudes and everything. Ikari began drawing in the beybattle and lost herself in her thoughts and drawings from there on.
She had always thought of taking up a drawing career but that didn't make much and wouldn't get her much publicity, which she wouldn't mind, but then she found out she couldn't draw well for deadlines. And becoming a professional artist meant deadlines. Besides, what would the newspapers say when they found out. Hikori's sister becomes a comic artist to try and get the attention always wanted or something stupid like that. Newspapers were always like that. Always insulting people indirectly. They didn't care who they hurt as long as it was a good story. All reporters were nosy snoops and Ikari hated those kinds of people.
She had finished drawing up the part where she entered the school when the lunch bell rang. Ikari sort of noticed the lunch bell and flipped back to her past. Her painful, dark, past. She saw her drawings of escape. When she tried to escape everything. When she tried to find friends in unlikely places. She had found friends alright, friends that died in combat, friends that hurt themselves for her. Friends that branded her as one of their own. She had found a gang. "White Curse" had taken her in and all because she had shown them her power. But she had to leave them when her mother and sister found out. Her father beat her because of it, and her brother watched with no emotion. She had killed people, she had hurt people, and she had loved people. And all she received was pain pure, white, black and blue pain.
Ikari suddenly felt eyes on her and looked into a pair of crystalline blue eyes, bright violet eyes, and crimson brown ones. Ikari wanted to cry at the sight of the three boys, she knew they remembered because all those things had flashed before her own eyes as well. Instead, she snapped her sketchbook shut and began to put her things away, tearing her eyes away from them in the process.
"Is there anything I can do for you now that you know who you are?" Ikari asked in a cool voice that she had mastered over the years.
"We're...we're...we're sorry." Tala stuttered out. It was so hard for him; he had never apologized to anyone in his entire life.
"That's nice." Ikari said shortly. She didn't really care if they were sorry, did she?
"Come on Ikari, can't you forgive us?" Kai whispered.
"Forgive you?" Ikari snorted at the thought. "Forgive you for what? Forgetting me? Hurting me? Betraying me?" She asked with a sharp tongue.
"For everything." Kai replied softly.
"Ikari, we remember, and...We're sorry and... Please!" Johnny blubbered out.
"It...It hurts you know? It hurt when you stopped replying. It hurt when you forgot. Old habits came back. The good and the bad." Ikari whispered as she stood slowly and painfully. "What does it take to truly forgive someone? How much does it take to truly say you're sorry? Can you tell me that? Because, if I am to forgive you, I want to know how much pain it will take before I finally lose it. I don't want to be killed all over again." Ikari's voice was distant but clear. She could hear herself speaking to the three boys that stood before her looking ready to cry. But she couldn't find it in herself to directly forgive them. After all they'd done to her, could she ever really, fully trust them again?
"Can we start all over again?" Johnny asked in an oddly choked voice.
"Go out and have fun all over again? Go and eat and talk just like before. Just...hang out? Like before?" Tala asked in a soft voice.
There was a long pause where Ikari could hear all four bodies breathing, the blood pumping through their bodies and could feel all the pulses in the ground. A soft wind picked up as Ikari tried to hold her hair out of her eyes. "I'd like that." She said softly. "To start over again...that would be a truly wonderful thing." Her voice was soft and she inhaled delicately as the scent of all three boys entered her nose. The wind was still blowing gently and she could feel people coming towards them.
"Then let me start." She heard Kai said gruffly and turned to him with a confused look. "My name is Hiwatari, Kai. I like to beyblade and draw. What's your name?" He asked in his Kai-like tone.
Ikari started in a soft chuckle and soon began to giggle and the three of fire and ice joined her when she laughed out loud. Her laugh was more of a twinkle than anything. That was what they could remember the best. Her laugh emblazoned in their minds, ringing in their ears. They would never forget that, they hoped.
Ikari looked around herself at the three bladers with tears glazing over her eyes and running down her cheeks. "I'll take you up on that offer –hic- Hiwatari-kun." Ikari hiccupped softly as the tears kept falling. "My name is Mayumi, Ikari and I like to draw and beyblade as well. I am mostly ignored by my relatives and don't have any real friends. I hope that you will help me in this sector of my life. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu." She hiccupped with a bow. Tears were still pouring down her face.
"Well, I'm Johnny McGregor. I like tennis, I hate chess, I like beyblading and I like sitting by the fire with a mug of hot cocoa. I bet that I'll be able to help you more with friends than Kai can." Though his voice was cocky and full, his face was wet with tears and red because of them as well. Yes, Johnny McGregor was actually crying.
"And that leaves me." The redhead added with a wink. He seemed more composed than Johnny. "My name is Tala Ivanov and I hope to be a great friend of yours. I like playing in the snow and I like to beyblade. I often take my dog for walks and I hate whips. I hope you will forgive my...attitude, which can sometimes get out of hand. Friends?" He asked as he offered Ikari his hand. He may have been well composed, but tears still tinted his eyes.
Ikari looked at his outstretched hand and began to take it before she was pulled into a full-on hug. Tala had pulled her off her feet and sent her barrelling into him. But he only caught her with the ease of a skilled soldier and wrapped his arms around her like a tentative older brother. This was what she remembered, this security and the knowledge of having friends around her. People that cared and loved. She had surrounded herself with people like them years ago, and now, she was back and planned to do it again before it was viciously stolen from her once more.
This was what she needed. This is what she had held onto for so many years. This is what she had been waiting for, this embrace, this warm feeling. She had been waiting for these boys. These friends.
Okay....so...I updated....(dodges angry readers) sorry for the delay. Didn't mean to even continue this....now...I could end it right here. And just let nothing happen. But that wouldn't be fun for you. Of course, that would make my life a hell of a lot easier...so...if you want to keep this going just tell me. And another thing...requirements for reviews: 1) Either tell me your favourite or least favourite part, I love those reviews. 2) If you're just going to tell me to update, please don't review. I mean, if you can't think of anything to say then don't please. 3) Don't tell me you love my fic (unless you've already written something useful) because I seem to find a lot of these. and 4) Critique me if you must but lets not be too harsh. Lets face it, I suck as a writer and you have to admit that everyone makes small mistakes so if it's something small that porbably no one else notices don't tell me that it's a mistake because, frankly, if no one else notices then it must not matter that much. However, if it's a stupid mistake, do tell. I hate making those.
Now, on to REVIEWS!!!!!!!:
Mirrored Soul: I am so sorry to disappoint you! Did you like the cliffy though? I thought it wasn't that bad. As for the vote thing? I nullified it. I'm just gonna make her end up with Tala because I don't have a Tala/OC fic yet. OKAY PEOPLE?! SHE'S GONNA BE WITH TALA!!!! okay, I think that answers a lot of people's questions....
Phoenix-Star-08: So...I guess you want me to continue? My, my aren't you just full of questions? Well, quite frankly, I can't answer those questions without giving away the rest of the story if you reviewers decide to make me keep it. so, yeah. Thanks though, glad you like it! (and sorry for the wait dodges flying rotten tomatoes)
SpookShadow: Ahh, yes, mothers....don't they call at the worst times? Anyways, glad you like it. It wasn't really a mood-swing. It was more like Ikari getting more and more frustrated and losing her wall of ice as the battles go on. Get it?
Kaze ni Tenshi: Yeah she's kinda mean. But you'll figure it out later on if you keep reviewing and I keep writing. Yeeeeaaaaaahhhhh...about that!!! She's gonna be with Tala okay? Sorry about that outcome.
Ice Archer Girl: Yeah, thanks for that review. I love Johnny/OC too, there just isn't enough of it. But I've already got Eri/Johnny and that's my biggest fic so I don't want to give Johnny too much publicity here. Yeah, no offense, but those things didn't help much. The tags didn't show up. But it's okay, I figured it out. Thanks anyway!
Avalon-Dema: Too true. The world needs more Johnny!!! But I already have 'Town Gangs and Highschool Jerks' So if you want Johnny, read that one. Sorry about the outcome of this pairing. But...just for the hell of it...GO JOHNNY!!!
gold-dragonrider-of-pern: Okay, no offense...but I hate your name. It's too long and complicated to type. Can't you make it shorter? And look! I did write this one!!! It's written by me!!! Or were you talking about updates? Well, whatever. I hope this chapter pleases you. And yes, just because I love to hear what you need to do at 11 .
Ariotlatio: Yay! Fan! Does your username mean anything? It's kind of confusing. NEwayz, thanks for reviewing. I'm glad you found my fic too. I hope you enjoyed this chapter...if you read it. So...yeah...sorry for the wait!
So, NEwayz, I'll update if you review! Deal? Ehehehe....the more updates the longer the chapter...?