A/N: Sorry for the long wait! I had writer's block, but then when I was over it, some people were over at my house, staying for over a week, (total of 7 people) I had to spend time with them so I couldn't really write. But now I'm back! SO WOHOO! Plus my BETA READER has gone to Taiwan for the summer and she hasn't edited this yet. I edited it like three time, but I'm pretty sure there are still some mistakes, so if you find any tell me please! Thank you!
IMORTANT: To those selected few ::coughmorgancough:: I know the spelling for Rai could be Ray or Rei. However, you see the letter 'Y' could be a vowel or consonant. Also, it's sometimes known that Y and I could be used interchangeably, so that is what I did. I replaced Y with I and to me it looks neat. If you have a problem with that, then when you read, in your minds, replace the I with a Y. I don't want to get any more reviews that cuss at me, saying that I don't know how to spell. Writing is very hard, and I can't pick up every mistake in my story, I'm not a professional. I'm not trying to be mean, I do appreciate all the reviews I get, and it helps me write. But if you're going to criticize my work, do it with out swearing and cursing me. I don't take you seriously when you do that. It makes you look stupid! Plus, thanks to Aquawartz, in telling me not to listen to Morgan! Lots of Kisses to my fellow readers, I love you all!
Disclaimer: I repeat, I do not own Beyblade except my original characters of Jun, Haoma, Lily, Shina, Liz, and the four members of the Black Ninjas.
Review Responses:
Anime-obsessed:P : Hey! Don't worry, I have a self-centred sister too, I feel your pain! XP Anyways, sorry for the long wait, u probably read why. Anyways this chapter has a lot of interesting things that happen, plus Haoma/Kai fluff! Thanks for the review and I can't wait until you review again.
Midnightmare: ::blushes:: Really! Cool! I'm glad that you think so and here's the next update! Review again soon!
Morgan: ::cough:: What to say! I know that you liked my story since you said it. But I have a problem of how you wrote your review. I'm pretty sure you flamed me, but you so contradicted yourself. First off, I get that the spelling of Rai (Ray or Rei, whatever) is wrong and I explained why in the message above. Second of all, I can so spell, so don't say things that make you look stupid. I know I do have grammar problems, but I can't get every mistake that I make, I'm not a professional. Third of all, by cussing me off, it make you look like a retard, plus I am smarter than you so don't even compare me to you. God I don't cuss off people so I can boost my ego (which I'm sure that is why you sent me that review). Another thing, the reason I haven't written in like two, well now, three weeks, is that I had writer's block! Last, I don't care if Dragon ball is for little kids. I'm sure a lot of people will disagree with you. Plus you contradicted yourself when you said that. It's like saying why is a 12-year-old reading a pg-13 fanfic? ::hinthint:: I'm sure you watch R rated or 14AA movies or shows, so don't even start, you're making yourself look stupid. Plus, you didn't hurt my feelings. All you did was show me how a complete fool you are. You could have ended with that I spelled Rai wrong, but you didn't. Now, next time you review, I hope it's constructive criticism on my story and not just cussing me off!
Aquawaterz: Thanks for saying that! I really appreciate it. Don't worry; I really didn't listen to Morgan. Thanks for the review and I hope you review again. Here's the next chapter.
Anime Lover: ::Blushes:: I can't believe I'm blushing this much. Thanks for the review and here's the next chapter. Review again.
Fa Leu Ji: WOW! You read all of them in one day? All three? Damn! Thanks a lot! I hope you review again!
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Just a reminder of who the Black Ninjas are:
Yin: means darkness. Her bit beast is a vulture that goes by the name Merle.
Yang: means light. His bit beast is a coyote named Kantira
Mel: as in Melas, which means black. Her bit beast is a crow named Nappa.
Nigel: Latin for dark or black. His bit beast is a piranha (flesh-eating fish) named Onji.
P.S. If you don't remember them, don't worry there is a flashback! : D
Last Time on TSFTK.........
"Hey Kai, ever heard anything about the Guardian?" I asked him.
"Guardian? No. Why do you ask?" He definitely wasn't lying to me, since I could always tell when people lie; they blink a lot and don't look you in the eye.
"Oh, I was reading one of Gramps' books and it came up. I was wondering if you knew since you always liked it when Gramps told you historic tales when you were little." I flat out lied.
"Oh, well no. I'm gonna go to bed. You better be going to bed too."
"Ya, ya. I wouldn't want to worry my brother, now would I?" I laughed out as he walked out of the kitchen.
After I was finished with my snack, I cleaned up and left to go to bed, planning a way to find the Black Ninjas.
Bound at every limb by my shackles of fear
Sealed with lies through so many tears
Lost from within, pursuing the end
I fight for the chance to be lied to again – Lies by Evanescence
Chapter 12: Lies and Shattered Hearts
"BEEEEPP!" Roared the alarm clock throughout the room. The early sunlight tried to filter into the bedroom, though the curtains prevented that from happening.
One lone hand reached out to shut the alarm off. It stumbled on the night table, where the alarm clock resided, before it actually turned the alarm off.
Sixteen-year old Jun rolled off her bed and fell onto the floor groaning. She picked herself up and looked toward the alarm clock to see it was six in the morning. She groaned again and stumbled towards the window, tangling herself in her bed sheets along the way. She moved one hand through her hair and tried to take out the tangles in her hair. It fell free to her waist, but somehow got very tangled in the night.
Jun pulled back the curtains and squinted her eyes in the early morning sun. It was just rising and the rays glared into Jun's room. Her ebony hair shone in the light as she left the window and made her way into her personal bathroom. She turned the tap on and began brushing her teeth.
After she was done, she stripped and went into the shower. Jun sighed as the warm water hit her skin, relaxing her muscles. She cringed at the day she was going to have. Again, she had to wake up early to train and then she had to make an excuse to leave home so she could play 'detective' and find the hideout of the Black Ninjas.
"Stupid Black Ninjas and their greedy goals," she mumbled as she grabbed a shampoo bottle and began washing her hair. After she was done, she grabbed a bar of soap and began washing herself. Once that was done, she shut off the shower and got out of the shower. She wrapped herself in a towel and picked up her dirty clothes. She walked back into her room and deposited her dirty clothes into the laundry basket by the bathroom door.
She walked to her closet and picked out clothes fit for what she was about to do. In the end, she had on grey sweat pants and a tight grey sleeveless shirt that stopped above her belly button. She combed out her hair and blow-dried it and put it up in a bun, holding it together with two hair sticks. She walked out of her room and down the stairs into the kitchen. She went into the cupboard and took out a breakfast bar, munching on it while she took out a glass of orange juice. Once she was done her breakfast, she walked out through the doors in the kitchen that lead to the patio and then the open backyard. She walked onto the patio and took a glance around the open backyard when her eyes fell upon a forbidden object.
To the right of her was a beyblade dish and practicing with his beyblade was Rai. Jun, could have handled this and walked quietly away into the forest, but that wasn't the situation.
The reason why Jun couldn't walk away was because Rai was practicing without his shirt on!
'Oh man! Can't look, cannot look! .........But he looks so good and he's got abs, damn,' Jun thought. She shook herself out of her thoughts of Rai and prayed that he wouldn't see her. She quietly made her way onto the path that lead through the forest.
Back when Team Celestia was created, Liz had put the team on extensive training and one part of the training was a route through the forest. It winded into the forest and then the path went behind a lake and waterfall, before zig zaging back through the forest and returning to the house. They had done the route so many times, that the team had created their own path because they trampled on it too many times. It was like an oval shape.
Just as Jun reached the outskirts of the forest, a voice rang out.
"Hey Jun!" Rai's voice came from behind her. Jun looked up at the sky and practically glared at it.
'Why me? What have I done to you? Please let him not be making his way over here,' she prayed silently. She turned around, and guess what? Her prayers weren't answered. Rai stood there in front of her, without a shirt and grinning at her.
'Damn Rai, if only you knew how good you look or maybe you do and are enticing me. Is that it? Have you joined forces with the Gods that like to make me miserable,' she thought hopelessly inwardly, but outwardly, she gave Rai a smile.
"Hi Rai," she greeted him.
"Hey, so what are you doing so early in the morning?" He asked her, looking her over in her attire. Jun blushed as his eyes raked over her body, in which they lingered a couple of extra seconds on her open and well- toned stomach.
"I was going for a run. I've been out of shape lately, and decided I need to get in shape," she explained lamely. 'That was the most lamest explanation ever!' She thought.
"Mind if I join you, though I really don't think you need to get in shape. You look good to me," Rai said. 'What the hell, that makes me sound like a pervert! Smooth move Rai, like she's really going to like you now! You already have your work cut out with Kai. You wanna date his sister!' Rai thought. He looked at Jun and notice that she was blushing. She nodded her head and Rai couldn't help but think she looked cute when she blushed.
The began jogging into the forest, side by side, and glance at one another secretly, when the other wasn't looking.
'Damn, she's hot.'
'Man, he's hot.'
Haoma took out two pieces of bread and placed them in the toaster. She then walked to the fridge and pulled out a tub of margarine and a jug of orange juice. She poured a glass of orange juice, when something outside caught her eye. She turned to look out the window over the sink and saw Jun and Rai coming out of the forest jogging. She noticed that they were trying to steal glances at one another when the other wasn't looking. They disappeared back into the forest going onto the path that led into the forest; it was the route the team had used a long time ago.
Haoma had come to the conclusion that they must be jogging, of course, probably training for Rai.
'Cute. Young love is so adorable, though Rai will have his work cut out for him because of Kai' Haoma thought. She looked at the microwave at saw that it was half past eight and wondered how long the pair was jogging for. Everybody else were sleeping in, well everybody but her and the person who just walked into the kitchen.
Haoma turned to Kai, who had walked into the kitchen. His arms were folded and he looked deeply angry and worried. He sat himself on a chair of the breakfast table and glared at it. The toaster popped up and Haoma pulled them both out and spread margarine on them. She then took out a plate and placed them on it and carried the toast and the glass of orange juice and placed it in front of Kai. She turned back around and put two more pieces of bread for herself and poured a glass of orange of juice for herself. While she waited for her toast, she turned back to Kai and saw him eating his breakfast.
Her eyes softened as she looked at him and glazed over as she remembered what happened two nights ago. She had fallen asleep with Kai's scarf wrapped around her, the scarf that he had given her three years ago.
'I know you better that yourself Kai. I'll be waiting for you.' Her trance was broken when the toaster popped out her two pieces of toast. She spread margarine on them and took her toast and orange juice and went over and sat beside Kai on his right side. They ate in silence for some time. Halfway through their meal, Haoma asked her question.
"What's wrong?"
"Jun's not in her room and she's not in the library." He mumbled. Haoma raised one of her delicate eyebrow. He glanced at her and scowled. "She wasn't here for dinner yesterday and only had milk and cookies." He told her. Haoma smiled at him.
"You're going into your overprotective brotherly mood," Haoma informed him. He snorted at her and turned away from her. She shook her head at his back and laid her left hand on his shoulder. She felt his muscles tense up beneath her fingers, but then he relaxed under her contact after remembering who she was and how she knew mostly everything about him, the good and the bad. This went both ways since Kai also knew mostly everything about her. They could truly be themselves around each other, like now for example.
Kai sighed as he leaned back towards Haoma slightly. Though others would have thought nothing of it, Haoma knew what it meant. She wrapped her arms around him, her arms slung up and clasped in front of him and her elbow resting on his shoulders. She hugged him from behind and rested her head on her arms. She faced her head to Kai, so that her mouth was close to his right ear. She closed her eyes as she felt him respond in his own way of leaning towards her and raising one of his hands and placing it on top of her clasped ones. She leaned in further to his ear to make him understand something important about Jun.
"Kai?" She asked quietly, whispering to him. He shivered slightly up his spine as she talked into his ear. He closed his eyes and mumbled a 'yes' to her.
"You know that Jun is your twin, and that she is also sixteen years old just like you. You may be a little bit older than her since you were born before her, but your birthday is on the same DAY! She can handle herself; she is your sister after all. Don't underestimate Jun; she's a lot stronger than she looks. She's grown up; she's not a little girl anymore. She can make her own decisions and she will do things that you won't like, but you have to respect her and handle those decisions. What are you going to do when she starts dating, gets married, or even have kids?" She told him, still whispering to him. Kai stared at Haoma's clasped hands in front of him in deep thought. He knew she was right, she was always right. She always made him see reason, though he hated to admit that!
"Well, who's going to be good enough to get with my sister?" He retorted. He heard Haoma's laughter fill his head at his comment and he couldn't help but smile.
"I'm sure you'll find someone," Haoma told him. She then thought back to what she had seen between Rai and Jun. "It might be the most unsuspected person! Also, if Jun brings a guy, don't disregard him, just give him a chance. You never know, he could be the guy!" She added on. Kai just nodded his head, mulling over her words.
"So, have you seen Jun?" He asked Haoma after a couple of moments.
"She's with Rai, jogging in the pathway we made in the forest." Kai nodded his head in understanding.
"Must have been practicing blading since he did say yesterday that he was getting up early to practice. Tyson said he wanted to practice too, but I guess that lazy bottomless pit couldn't get up." Kai said, smirking. Haoma shook her head, well tried to since her head was current resting on Kai's shoulder. The both sat in silence, each enjoying the others presence, well Haoma was. Kai was contemplating if he should tell Haoma if he loved her. He reflected back on the conversation he had last night with his sister, Jun.
FLASHBACK
Jun flipped on the lights and got the biggest scare of her life. There was her brother sitting on the breakfast table in the kitchen staring at her. Now she knew how the guys felt when Kai made a joke at the tournament. From the look on her dear brother's face, you wouldn't be able to tell that he ever told a joke.
"You almost gave me a heart attack you idiot," Jun hissed out at him. He just shook his head as she went to the cupboard and took a box of cookies out and then a glass of milk from the fridge.
She sat down across from him and began munching on her snack.
"That's not a very nutritious dinner!" Kai commented, an eyebrow quirked up in amusement. Jun scowled at him and went on ignoring him.
"Jun?"
"Kai?"
"Jun, why did you skip dinner?" He asked Jun.
"I got into reading," Jun answered back. He gave a snort and looked away.
"Whatever," he mumbled.
"Awwwwwwww. Was my broder concerned for his wittle sishter?" She said in a babyish voice. He mumbled something and turned away. Jun laughed as he glared at the floor because he didn't want to admit he was concerned.
"You know the floor isn't going to flinch away from your glare," she teased him. He looked at her and then laughed at her comment. Pretty soon, they both were laughing.
"I really missed you Junney," Kai told Jun.
"I missed you too," she told him. She really missed these sibling conversations that they used to have.
"Well, what would I do without you?" Kai asked.
"Obviously, you wouldn't have the courage or the guts to tell Haoma how you truly feel," Jun whispered to him. He grimaced and she knew he really didn't want to tell her. "Why don't you want to tell her? If you're afraid of rejection, then don't be. She is definitely in love with you. You do love her, right?" Jun asked her brother, Kai. They sat there in silence for a minute before he answered.
"I do love her. It's just that my life is complicated?" He said softly. "I travel a lot because I still blade and the tournaments are not always in Kyoto. I can't keep her waiting for me all the time when I suddenly decide I have time to visit. Look at you and me. We haven't seen each other in three years."
"Ya, but you'll always be my brother no matter what and Haoma will always be waiting for you, no matter how long it takes, even if you don't tell her that you love her."
"Why?"
"Duh! Do I have a moron for a brother or what? She LOVES you. You can't switch a button and love stops. It's there. She really cares about you, Kai. I know you two are meant for one another."
"Were you always this meddling in my love life," He teased her.
"What love life?" She teased back.
"What about your love life? Do you have a guy that you like?"
"Nope!" She told him.
END FLASHBACK
Kai sighed, he did love Haoma, for that he was certain, but could he tell her? He wasn't a coward or anything, He just hated expressing his feelings to others, though Haoma somehow always knew what he felt. So, Kai concluded that he would stay in his current position and find comfort in it. Maybe he could work up the courage to tell her.
Suddenly the silence was broken by the laughter and noise of two teens as they walked into the kitchen from the backyard.
Jun and Rai walked into the kitchen and came upon the two in a quite surprising position. Jun raised one of her eyebrows and smirked at them. Rai had a similar look adorning his face as he looked upon the two.
"Well, we didn't mean to interrupt anything. We'll just leave and you two can continue with what you guys were doing before we rudely interrupted," Jun said with mischief dancing in her eyes. She glanced quickly at Rai to make him say something else. They had their matchmaking mission still to accomplish after all.
"Ya, you don't have to say anything. Let's go Jun!" He stated turning around with her to leave.
"Sit down!" Kai and Haoma yelled as they untangled themselves from each other. Jun and Rai turned back towards them and walked back in. Rai sat down opposite Kai and Jun went to the kitchen to get Rai and herself a glass of orange juice.
Haoma clearly looked over the two and noted that she had missed something that had happened between the two. She saw the looks they gave each other. It was the look she gave to Kai when she found out she liked him. It wasn't too long when that the like for Kai turned to love. Haoma knew that even in this instance with Rai and Jun, it wouldn't be any different. They would eventually fall in love too. Haoma just hoped Kai would agree about Rai dating Jun. However, it was good fortune that Rai and Kai are friends, so maybe it would help Rai, hopefully.
Haoma also noted that Rai had put his shirt back on before he came into the house. She had seen the secret glances that Jun had shown to Rai and Rai to Jun, but she also noticed that Jun glanced at Rai's face and she had seen Jun gaze linger sometimes on Rai's chest. Haoma, however, would tease Jun about that later.
Haoma broke out of her thoughts as two glasses of orange juice were placed on the table. Jun settled herself across from Haoma and sipped on her drink as Rai tended to his. They sat in silence for some time before Jun couldn't handle it anymore.
"So, what were Rai and I interrupting when we entered?" Jun asked innocently. 'Maybe, Kai finally told her his feelings. He has to do it, I did dare him after all when we played Truth or Dare,' she thought.
All that she received for an answer to her question was a glare from both her best friend and brother. Well, it was safe to say that Jun wasn't intimidated seeing as she met their glares head on and stared casually at them until they blinked.
"Whatever," they both mumbled out. They really didn't like expressing their feelings with others present. Jun knew this and she also knew that Kai and Haoma knew things about each other that she didn't, but she didn't mind. She didn't need to know everything. She knew some things about Kai that Haoma didn't know and vice versa, so it was okay. Haoma and Kai needed that type of bond in the relationship of some sort. Jun believed that bond would help them express their feelings for one another.
Jun broke out of her trance as the duo of her thoughts quieted down their mumblings.
"Well, it really looked like something to me," she said to the 'couple' before she got up and placed her glass in the sink and scurried away before Haoma and Kai unleashed their wrath upon her.
A/N: I was going to end it off right here, but then since I haven't updated for so long, I decided to extend it! : D
Jun silently walked down the streets of Kyoto. She was walking down a busy street and some of the shops were closing for the day.
It was eight and the sun was setting over the horizon on the warm summer day. She had left after dinner, explaining that she had to get some more groceries, plus more milk because of Tyson's rampage on how much cereal he could eat for breakfast that morning. It would have been suspicious of her going out to get groceries, since she hated to do that chore, but nobody noticed. They were all busy getting prepared for what they were going to do that night.
She had found out later why nobody was suspicious about her wanting to go get the groceries. Shina and Zeo, since yesterday, had really hit it off (No thanks to Jun and Rai's matchmaking mission) and were going on a date tonight. They decided to go to the movies, and accompanying them would be Kenny and Liz, who too also got closer and were going on a date to the movies too.
Also, Max and Lily decided to spend their evening at the arcade in town that was open until midnight. They called it that they were going to hang out, but everyone else knew it was a date, well an unofficial date. It was so obvious that they were into each other, but were too shy to say anything. Well, if Jun had any say in it, she would have them dating by the end of the week!
So in the end, the only ones home would have been Jun, Rai, Kai, and Haoma. Kai and Haoma had decided to test out their blading skills on each other and find out what they had learned in the past three ears.
Rai.........well Rai was another story in Jun's eyes.
As she walked down the streets, Jun recalled that same morning and how she and Rai had went jogging. It was awkward at first, neither speaking but just occasionally glancing at one another. Jun didn't know how long it was until they decided to open up. They had found out a lot about each other and found out that they had a lot in common, especially their Chinese background. They also had confided in each other about their blading skills. Rai had told her that each member of the Bladebreakers had a bit beast. He trusted her enough and she was after all Kai's sister. In return, Jun had told him about Team Celestia and that they too had bit beasts. In the end, they had really grown close, too close for Jun. She hoped that Rai only thought of her as a friend and nothing more, but she was truly naïve if that was what she believed.
Jun stopped on the sidewalk as she recalled what had happened that afternoon. Across from her was the grocery store, but she didn't cross the street. She stood still and her eyes glazed over as she recalled that afternoon, where her heart was shattered. A lone tear glided down her face and splattered down onto the sidewalk as she replayed what had happened in her mind.
FLASHBACK
It was three in the afternoon and Jun had come out of her room, dressed in sweat pants and a tank top. She was going to the lowest level of the mansion, which was the basement. It was turned into a training room and in the back of the basement; a dojo room was set up. There she would go to practice her fighting skills. As she was walking to the door that led to the basement, Rai stopped her. He had his regular clothes on, but seemed to be fidgeting.
"What's wrong Rai?" Jun asked. Rai looked up at Jun and she saw that he was blushing.
'Aww, he looks so cute when he blushes – No way! Stop it Jun, you can't keep torturing yourself. You need to stop those thoughts, before something bad happens.' Jun thought as she willed her own blush down.
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go see a movie after dinner?"
"Sure, but what does the rest of the guys want to watch?"
"Ummm.........it's only us two.........you know as in a date." Rai explained. Jun's eyes widened at his comment.
'No, he can't do this. I would love to go out with you Rai. I know we have something, but I don't want you to get hurt. It's not fair! For the first time, I actually found a guy that I like and he likes me and we can't be together. Rai I'm so sorry.'
"Rai, I just think of you as a friend. I can't go on a date with you." She managed to get out, while swallowing the lump that had formed in her throat.
"Well, can't we try one date?" Rai asked.
'Why do you have to make this difficult Rai. I don't want to hurt you, but you are making me.' With that she took a deep breath to tell him the biggest lie.
"I'm in love with someone else." She cringed as the words came out of her mouth. She looked at Rai and what she saw literally tore her heart to pieces. He looked so crushed and he avoided her eyes. Even though he tried to conceal it, Jun knew he was hurt. She couldn't believe that she had done this to him; she had hurt him. She had made the biggest mistake of her life. She had tried to protect him, but ended up hurting him in the process anyways, though it wasn't physically.
'I must of hurt him worse than what the Black Ninjas would have done to him. I'm such a jerk.' Her thoughts were broken by Rai's pained filled voice, though he was trying to cover it.
"Sorry, I didn't know," he chocked out, still avoiding Jun's eyes. He turned his back to her and left, leaving Jun by the door of the basement on the brink of tears.
"Rai.........I'm so sorry."
END FLASHBACK
After, she had went down to the basement and cried for sometime. She felt horrible. After she was done crying, she had practice, but it was only half-hearted.
She hadn't spoken to Rai after that incident; they didn't talk during dinner, which they usually did trying to get everyone together. Jun knew Haoma had noticed this with how she was staring at the two, but she hadn't said anything.
So, after dinner, Jun had told everyone where she was going and before she left, she changed from her usual attire of a black skirt that's just above her knees, and a white Chinese top, both having red sakura blossoms on it, and put on a pair of black jeans and a long sleeved tight black shirt. She had to dress the part of sneaking after all. She was trying to find out the secret hideout of the Black Ninjas. She had left home without being seen in her unusual attire.
Now, here she was walking the streets of Kyoto, with no idea of where she was going. She planned to get the grocery before she went home. Right now she had to find out where the secret hideout of the Black Ninjas was. She turned to the grocery store that was across the streets and came upon an unexpected sight. There, walking out of the grocery store was Mel of the Black Ninjas. There she was, walking out of the grocery store with a bag of what looked to be junk food and still in her black clothes consisting of black kapris and a black t-shirt. Ironic that she would be there, right?
She turned the opposite way where Jun was and started walking.
'Phew, she didn't see me. Well, this was easier than I thought, but then I guess they are human and need to eat.' Jun thought as she followed Mel from a safe distance.
Jun didn't know how long she was walking, but she did know that they had just walked into the business district. The sun had set a long time ago and the night sky and crescent moon shone down upon the two figures. Jun patted herself mentally on the back, thinking that it was after all a good idea to wear black since it was easier to hide in the shadows.
Jun noticed that they were walking through some abandoned warehouses.
'Figures that they would choose a place where no one would be,' she thought. Her suspicions were correct when she saw Mel enter one of the warehouses. It was a huge warehouse and Jun guesses that it use to be a storing warehouse.
'I have to get in somehow without being noticed. I can't really do through the front door, but a window would do.'
Jun began circling the warehouse and halfway around the square shaped warehouse, she found a climbing ladder attached to the walls of the warehouse.
"Bingo," She whispered as she started climbing up the ladder. As she climbed the ladder, she concluded that the ladder would take her to the roof. Once she reached the top of the ladder, instead of going onto the roof, she opened the top window just beside the ladder and slipped in. She set her feet on the pipe that was there and silently walked until she reached the framework of the top of the warehouse. Wooden boards ran through the top of the warehouse creating a great pathway for Jun. She walked on the wood frames until she noticed she was above the Black Ninjas who were eating some junk food. She stood there for a minute before concluding that they weren't going to say anything. She then started walking again, careful to keep to the shadows and not the light. Once she was to the other side of the warehouse, did she notice that she was right above a door. It had stairs going down the main floor. The door led to the second story office.
Jun slipped down and landed in front of the door. She quietly opened the door and slipped in. The room was dark, but the moonlight streaming in from a window in the office was enough for Jun. To her left were a desk and a chair and she quietly made her way to it. There was a map of Kyoto placed open on the desk and one part of the map was circled in red. Jun peered at it for a closer look and realized that the place circled was her house.
'Great, now they know where we live. They could attack us if we leave a window open.' Jun thought. She smothered over the map and felt that something was underneath it. She lifted it up and there was a folder there. She quickly took it out and flipped through it.
The first page she encountered, Jun had to stifle her gasp. The first page was a computer type copy of the prophecy that she had just found and read a day ago.
'Guess, there is more than one copy of the Sacred Beasts book,' Jun thought dryly. The next couple of pages were about the Bladebreakers and their four sacred bit beasts. It had pictures of Kai, with his bit beast, Dranzer, a phoenix. Then there was Rai with Driger, a tiger and Max, with Draciel, a turtle. Lastly, there was Tyson with Dragoon, a dragon. It didn't have Zeo, but that meant that he didn't carry one of the four sacred bit beast.
'A dragon, turtle, phoenix, and tiger, just like the prophecy.' Jun thought. She closed the folder and slipped it underneath her shirt from behind, so it was placed on her back. She then crept back out the door and closed it. She looked up and noticed that in order to reach the wood frame again she would have to jump. She crouched down and prepared to jump when a vile voice rang out from behind her.
"Well, I certainly didn't expect to see you here, Jun, and not so soon after our last encounter. I would believe that your bruises wouldn't have healed in a matter of two days." The voice said. Jun turned around and came face to face with the leader of the Black Ninjas, Yang. He had on black knee shorts and a black shirt on. His black hair framed his face and covered parts of his eyes. (A/N: Think Riku from Kingdom Hearts except with black hair) He smirked and his dark brown eyes bore into her eyes trying to freeze her soul. Jun glared back and willed herself not to flinch under his gaze.
"Well, trash like you can't stay too long. You begin to pollute your surroundings." Jun retorted. She knew what he said was right. Her bruises were still healing and being covered by make up foundation. She cringed mentally as she remembered how she got those bruises.
FLASHBACK
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? If it isn't our dear, old friend Jun." A gruff voice said as four images quickly came out of the forest and surrounded her. She recognized the figures all too well, the members of the Black Ninjas, whom Team Celestia had beaten two year ago. They were the ones that had wanted to steal her team's bit beast.
The hooded figure to the right of her was called Nigel. He had deeply rich brown hair and dark brown eyes that gave you the creeps if he stared at you. He had a dark cloak covering him, so his clothes weren't seen, though it would have been his usual dark jeans and a dark shirt. The girl behind Jun was called Mel (A/N: the one who sat on the railings) and she had blazing red hair with cat-like green eyes that had fire in them. She too had a dark cloak on top of her black skirt and an equally black top. The two others were a boy and a girl who were clearly brother and sister. Their names were Yin and Yang, Yin being the girl and Yang the boy. They both had jet-black hair and dark brown eyes that almost looked black as well and sent chills down your spine if you looked at them. Over their clothes consisting of either dark jeans or skirt and a black top was a dark cloak. (A/N: Can't really blame me for their choice of clothing, they are after all the Black Ninjas)
"What do you want?" Jun said without emotion. She looked at all four of them individually before she settled her eyes on the one in front of her, Yang.
"Well, we just want to know some information!" Yang drew out.
"Information?" Jun asked unbelievably.
"Yes, we know about the Bladebreakers and how the captain is your brother." He sneered at her. If one had looked closely at Jun, they would have seen her eyes widening, but she kept her mask of devoid emotion, which she had learned from her brother. She tried not to let her fears out. She hoped that they weren't going to target her brother and his friends just because of her and Team Celestia. She was going to respond about not hurting them when she was interrupted.
"Don't even tell us not to hurt them or go after them!" Barked Nigel as he glared at her.
"And why not? What are you going to accomplish if you go after them? Your problem is with Team Celestia not the Bladebreakers." She yelled, her blue-grey eyes engulfed in rage. A loud malicious laugh rang out in the darkened night. Jun had forgotten how it was very late and the sun had already set by now.
"You think this is about you and your pesky team? Well think again Jun! This is about the bit beasts your brother's team carries as well as them knowing the location of the Guardian or even the Keeper of the Guardian." Yang's voice bellowed out into the night. Jun hid her puzzled and surprised look from the news. She never knew her brother's team had bit beasts too, but what confused her was this talk about the Keeper and the Guardian. She felt like she should know this, but didn't. Unsuspected to all around Jun and even herself, her necklace glowed a light blue under her clothes and her beyblade gave a pulse in her jean jacket that she had worn to keep the wind away from her bare shoulders.
"Tell us what we want to know!" Yin said to Jun.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Jun stated
"Don't lie!" Mel shouted as she stepped forward. Jun settled her grocery bag down beside her and turned around to step up to Mel.
"I'm not lying." Jun drew out.
"Well, if you aren't going to tell us nicely, we could always use force." Mel said with delight.
"For the last time, I don't know what you are talking about!"
::SLAP::
Mel's right hand came across Jun's face, slapping her and whipping her face to the right. The others gave a snort of laughter at this.
Jun slowly turned her head back to facing Mel, a red tinge on her left cheek, a little bit of blood dripped from the corner her mouth. Her blue-grey eyes blazed from the anger she was welling up inside. She controlled herself from not hitting the icy girl in front of her. Jun, even though nobody would of thought she would, wanted to do nothing than strangle the Black Ninja or at least get a good punch in. She settled on glaring at the girl who flinched from the withering glare from Jun.
Jun flashed her eyes at the rest of the members, each quieting down with her piercing glare on them. After she was done and the laughter was gone, she placed her hardened eyes back to Mel. Unconsciously, Mel took a step back from her and cursed silently in her head for her moment of weakness. The Black Ninjas knew from past experiences that Jun was the most deadliest person to cross with in Team Celestia. Now they were doubting if they should have done this.
"Apologize," Jun's voice pierced the silence. Her voice had a deadly edge to it, which she herself hadn't heard in almost two years since she last saw the Black Ninjas.
Mel turned towards the others who shook their head in disagreement. Mel turned back to the teen and willed herself to remain calm and unnerved, after all, there was four of them and only one Jun.
"No!" She answered, a malicious smirk crossed her lips.
"Well then, there is nothing for me here anymore." Jun said, her lips pulled together in a straight line, keeping back an angry retort that was at the tip of her tongue. She was heading to pick up her bag of groceries when she was punched in the stomach.
She doubled over in pain and crouched down on her knees, her arms crossing her stomach. She turned towards the attacker and found Yang towering over her. She looked around her and noticed the others surrounding her. As she turned back to Yang, another punched landed on her shoulder and another on the right side of her face. She hunched over and a kick was swiftly delivered on her back.
"You think you're going to leave here safely and without a scratch? You are quite mistaken." Nigel's voice growled out above her.
By this time, Jun had enough and she ignored the pain as she shot up and planted a punch right in Yang's face. She quickly turned around and blocked the oncoming punch from Nigel with her right arm and then swiftly planted a punch on his gut. She went down and shot her leg out tripping Yin who crashed down onto the floor. Then faster than anyone could see, she jumped back up and delivered a roundhouse kick square across Mel's jaw. When all of them were down she smoothly picked up her untouched grocery and walked towards her house. As she past a bend in the path, she took off running and kept running until she reached her home. Before she went in, she settled herself on the steps leading towards the door to catch her breath.
END FLASHBACK
She did cheer herself, mentally that she had beaten them up without having been training for some time.
"Well, as I recall, I did manage to escape your grasp. I mean, who would have thought that I could beat the four of you." Jun taunted. Yang's eyes flashed in anger.
"What are you doing here?" He asked coldly.
"What's it to you? Do you obviously think that I would answer that? How stupid are you?" Jun mocked. Yang gave a shout and charged towards her. Jun jumped over the stairs' railing and landed onto the ground floor. She saw the door in front of her, a wall of boxes to the sides of it. She started running, but before she could even reach the wall of boxes, she came crashing down by someone jumping on her back. Jun slammed face first onto the floor and skinned her hands and knees, her jeans tearing on the knees as she came to a stop. She pushed up and the person on her back rolled off her. She jumped up and came face to face with Yin, Yang's sadistic sister.
"Lovely to see you Jun!" Yin said sarcastically. She sneered at Jun before launching her fist at Jun's face. Jun raised her left arm and blocked the attack and the punched Yin in her gut with her right hand hard. As Yin stumbled back, wheezing and clutching her stomach, she fell onto her knees in pain.
"You see Yin, I've been practicing. I'm not just a normal girl who say she knows how to fight." Jun ridiculed her. She heard shuffling to her left and just managed to jump back before Yang could of landed a punch to her face. However, by dodging it, she came in reaching distance to Mel who was to the right of her. Mel managed to get a good kick in Jun's ribs and successfully bringing Jun onto her knees. Jun knew by the force of the kick, that her ribs were badly bruised, but before she could think further of it. Her shirt was pulled from behind, pulling her with it. She was met with the face of Nigel seeing as he had grabbed her shirt from behind it and even managed to rip it a little. Before Jun could block it, she was punched in the face and knocked back onto the ground. She slowly got back up and her eyes met with the still kneeling Yin who was still clutching her stomach and wheezing.
Jun felt the air rush above her and rolled away just as a foot connected to the place where her head was before she moved. She ignored the pain of her body, and the blood coming out of her skinned hands and knees and got up, tripping the person whose foot had wanted to take out her head. While this was happening, unnoticed by anyone, Jun's necklace gave a small glow, just like the last battle she had with Black Ninjas. As she saw the person to be Nigel, she slammed her fist onto his head, knocking him unconscious. She turned towards the two remaining members of the Black Ninjas and got into a fighting stance. Mel came running towards her, but Jun unleashed a roundhouse kick across Mel's jaw knocking her onto the floor in pain, just like their last battle. All that was left was their captain.
Jun faced the last standing member. Yang looked like he wanted to rip Jun into pieces. Jun ached all over, but she had one person standing in front of the door that would lead her to freedom. Yang gave a growl as he stomped over to Jun. She gave a punch, but he easily blocked her and punched her already bruised ribs. Jun gave a gasp and stumbled a few steps back. She quickly ignored the throbbing pain as Yang came running to her. She quickly jumped away from his punch and kicked his knee. He gave a cry and fell onto his knees. That was all Jun need and she brought her elbow down onto his head, knocking him unconscious.
Jun walked away from the four fallen members of the Black Ninjas and made her way, sore and pain filled body included, towards the door.
"I hope you understand now, that nobody messes with or goes after the people I love," Jun retorted out as she walked out the door. She slowly made her way back out of the business district. Her body ached all over and she knew she wouldn't be able to manage to carry a bag of groceries home tonight, so she though she would get it early in the morning the next day. As she walked the deserted streets of downtown Kyoto, she walked passed the grocery store when she heard a gasp in front of her. She looked up to see who it was and she felt as if her heart had stopped. She face grew pale as she saw who was in front of her.
"Rai..........?"
A/N: WOW! Cliffy! Damn, 18 pages! I hope I made it up to you guys for the long wait! Tell me if I did!
READ AND REVIEW PLEASE!
P.S. I have a new story out so here's a summary. It's an AU (alternate universe) Inuyasha fan fic!
Summary of new story: Return of the Lost Soul (AU)
Kagome believed that she was abandoned at birth and was cheated out of her life. However, with an unexpected run in with someone in need might help her with questions about her past and could even lead her to a bright future. Her journey awaits.........
Ya, the story is way better than the summary! So, please read it and tell me how you like it! You don't even have to know who the characters are! If you wanna know how they look, drop me an (whiterose0328 , ignore the spaces, except keep the under scroll, which is this: ) saying you want a pic and I'll send you one and I will tell you who's who!
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Ja ne!
