Forming A Bond
You guys better be enjoying this! I stayed up all night writing this during my summer holidays. Each chapter includes translations. RnR and I don't own Beyblade.
Chapter Four – Last Summer"Hi Mrs Schwarz! Thanks for letting Kano and I stay. Oh! Kano – this is Kairi Schwarz!" Izzy smiled at the dark haired woman who opened the door to them.
"Hey." Kano answered with an unsure smile.
"Oh, it's so good to see you again Izzy. It's lovely to meet you as well Kano. Please, make yourselves at home. Boys, you can leave their bags in the hallway." Kairi ushered the teens inside, Drako and Blank lugging several bags and suitcases each.
"Um...mutti, I can show Kano and Izzy to their rooms, well room, so you can finish dinner." Drako said from the staircase.
"Thanks." Kairi rushed into the kitchen and Drako rubbed his hands together.
"Right, grab some bags, your room's on the first floor."...
..."What...do...you...mean...by...room?" Izzy gasped, lugging her suitcase and bag.
"Well, there's a shared bathroom and a room on each side. Choose a side ladies." Blank replied, speaking for the first time since leaving the car.
"Um, do you mind if I take the left hand side Izzy?"
"Nah, it's cool." Izzy replied.
"Kids, dinner will be ready in 10 minutes." Kairi called up the stairs.
"OK! Blank and I can set the table!" Drako yelled back.
"Just let me wash my hands and I'll come down." Izzy said, putting her bags in her room, as did Kano.
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"Wow! How big does your kaasan think our stomachs are?" Izzy asked, amazed at the amount of food on the table.
"If you guys need anything, I'll be in the living room. Guten Appetit. Eat up." Kairi said leaving the room. A chorus of, "we will", was heard, except from Drako.
"Well dear friends on tonight's menu there is: roast chicken with all the trimmings, chow mein style vegetables, schnitzel with noodles, dumpling, desert – I have no idea about and everything comes with a non-alcoholic beverage of your choice." Blank said with a smile. Everyone giggled at him.
"Isn't there a soup of the day?" Joked Kano, as Drako set about carving the chicken, ignoring Izzy who complained about wanting to carve the chicken.
"Izzy, you'd hack the chicken to ribbons and sadly there isn't a soup of the day." Drako replied as he finished carving up said chicken, Blank gave Drako a long look before passing the food round.
"You've had nothing but soup for the past two weeks." Blank muttered as Kano accepted the plate. Looking up, the Chinese girl tries to catch Izzy's eyes, but the blue haired female seemed reluctant to look at Kano. When their eyes met, Izzy just shook her head carefully. Kano found it odd – Izzy was so much quieter and emotional when she wasn't stoned or up to something.
"Um...so...do you guys still 'blade?" Izzy asked after swallowing.
"Yeah. Drako's dad got a new shipment of parts over a few months ago. They're really good." Blank answered looking over at Drako. The German had winced again when his father was referred to, something that had happened ever since 'that' fight two years ago.
"Would you guys like to form a team with us?" Kano asked it'd been playing on her mind since they'd left the airport.
"Cool. Yeah. I'd love to just get away from it all and do something I enjoy." Drako answered, cocking an eyebrow at Izzy who was fumbling with a joint and her lighter.
"Celebratory smoke." Izzy explained and just as she lit up and brought the joint to her lips, Kairi appeared. Izzy shoved her hand under the table, hiding the joint. She was glad that the smell of food and scented candles hid the aroma of her weed.
"I forgot to put the drinks out." The woman explained as she went into the kitchen.
"I'm, well my leg is hot." Izzy stated as she had figured out the laws of physics.
"Izzy you're..." Kano nudged Izzy's foot pretending to smoke.
"Kano you don't smoke." Izzy whispered as Drako and Blank stared on, unable to believe that Izzy hadn't realised that...
Ha ha! Silly Izzy – see kids, that's one of the many reasons why you shouldn't smoke!
Mutti – mum
Just a little bit of trivia: Drako's 'fight' is explained in his chapter of 'The Future That Seems So Unclear' although it is explained slightly later on in this fic.
Name trivia
Blank Kuroi – Blank Black
Drako Schwarz – Drako Black
Ishimu Murasaki Imo – Ishimu Purple
Colourful huh?