-Why?-

18 – You're Foolish

By Euphrosyne


"I underestimated your team, Alat. They've tied the Beybreakers even without your leads." The girl brushed a blond lock away from his eyes, fingers gentle gracing the bandages. Laughing softly at her recollections, she brought a hand towards her face, wiping a stray tear. "Do you like stories, Alat? I've always been told I'm good at telling them." Pause. She gathered her thoughts. A deep breath. "It…it…it is a cautionary tale of a terrifying future perilously within grasp. Driven by the theory that moral corruption is responsible for the fall of the society, the religious rights have taken over, overthrowing the government and implemental a fundamental regime…"

She waited for a sign, any sign of consciousness. It never came. "Come on boy. Wake up. You and I still have a date to settle…"


He pushed his friend away and grabbed his coat from the hanger, blindly retrieving his beyblade.

"No, Tai. Don't. Go. You can't leave, it's too dangerous!" Ash clutched his barely healed wounds.

Shaking his head with confusion and regret, the boy lifted his hand to reveal a video. "How can I not go with this…this…video roaming around in their hands? It's disgusting! We know Biovolt's wrath!"

"She wasn't exactly thinking of you when she went rolling barbarically with that redhead. Stop and think of the risks, lay out the pros and the cons. They're not going to hand you all their copies just because you're the heir of the great Lee Clan. What if worst comes to worst and you get hurt? It will be the fall of the whole country. Think of the balance. How can you just sacrifice the lives of millions for this one girl-?"

"I owe her that much."

"It hurts me to say this since I have known her equally as long as you have." The blond paused. "She is playing you, Tai. She wants immunity from the world, guarded by your eternal protection-"

"-Then I will give it to her. I will give her all that."

Never doubting the worth of his statement, the male stormed out of the suite, not wanting to hear a word more.


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