The next morning was quite the same as yesterday. The same food, the same people, and the same routine. It was Sunday and everybody was given 1 hour off of Beyblading. But there was something horrific I saw which scared the heck out of me. A child didn't start blading after the one hour of rest, and he was grabbed by those people in long purple capes and taken in a dark room where I heard low screams. And all Borcloff did was smile at us and told us to get to beyblading. I wonder what they did to that boy. I sure wouldn't want to be in his place right now.

At night I went to my room and stared out that small window near the ceiling. All I could see was the moon and the clouds around. While gazing, I saw something come towards my room. Some footsteps came and then stood next to the window. Suddenly they passed right through it and vanished. I go back on my bed and stared at the window in horror.

Suddenly I heard the same breathing sound in my room as I had heard the day before.

"Who is there?" I said in a meek voice.

No reply.

"Show yourself!" I shouted.

Suddenly the door opened and Borcloff came in.

"I just anted to check if you were in bed or not." He said firmly.

I nodded and took my blanket. Then as I was looking at Borcloff, I saw something in the edge of the room. It was the vision of the same girl. But this time it wasn't a vision. She was real and she was staring right at me. Borcloff noticed that I wasn't paying attention to him and looking at the corner of the room. Suddenly the girl vanished in mid air before Borcloff could see her. Borcloff glared at me and left the room.

I sighed loudly and looked at the corner again and saw that girl standing there.

"Who are you?" I asked showing bravery.

It was sure that she was a ghost. No doubt about it.

She opened her mouth slowly and said, "I am…"

That's it for now… I am tired.

Sike! I am just kidding… I will tell you who that girl is… This isn't part of Yuri's life but I just wanted to add her in.

"I am A-Anastasia." She said in a meek and inaudible sound. But I could understand.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?" I asked frantically, "Are you a ghost?"

"No! I am not a ghost. I am a normal human just like you." She replied angrily.

"Then how did you get in here?" I asked, "Why are you even here?"

"I come here everyday. It was empty before you came. It was my hiding place from-" she paused and then looked down.

"From?" I asked.

"From someone I don't like. Why did you come here?" She asked.

"My parents died in a fire accident…" My tone turned into sorrowful whispers, "And I was brought here."

"So, Borcloff killed them too." She said to herself.

"What do you mean?" I asked again in a hurry.

"You don't know do you. Borcloff kills children's parents and brings them here for beyblading. It's kind of like cruel fate." She said with her eyes closed. She had a strict seriousness in her tone.

I stared at her in anger. 'Why? What did I do to deserve this?' I thought to myself.

Suddenly the girl felt limp on the floor. I ran to her and asked her what was wrong.

"It's nothing really. Just a pain in my leg." She said, trying to façade her pain.

"Tell me what's wrong?" I asked in worry.

She nodded a no and looked down. I forcefully pulled her jean up to see a huge cut which was bleeding heavily.

I looked at her in horror.

"Who did this to you?" I asked her.

"I just fell down by the corner. It's not really that bad." She whispered.

"No! You need a doctor quick." I said but she quickly pulled my arm.

"No! I don't want a doctor." She glared at me.

I respected her wishes and sat down on the floor. She pushed her pants straight and sat down next to me.

"So why do you come-" He was about to say when Borcloff came in the room.

"BOY! Why aren't you in bed yet?" Borcloff roared in disapproval.

Yuriy looked towards Anastasia to see that she wasn't there. He looked confused, "I was about to sleep sir."

"Quick! I don't want to see you disobeying my orders ever again." He roared again and let the room.

Yuri sighed in relief and looked around again to find any trace of that so called girl, Anastasia. 'I wonder why she came here everyday. And why did she have that scar? And is she even human!' I thought as I went to my bed and slept restlessly.

A year later

A year had passed now. I was getting pretty tired of beyblading. Don't get me wrong, I like beyblading but to do it everyday was quite exhausting. And then we started exercising which was even more tiring. I stopped talking to people. My reaction to other people was cold and cruel. I had changed a lot through this month. My personality was taking another shape, a more firm and cold shape. And I still wondered who that girl was. I hadn't seen her since when I saw her scar. I guess she really was a ghost.

It was night time. I was standing next to my bed staring at the Beyblade in my hand. It was a good beyblade but was too simple. I needed a better one, especially to beat Kai. That Kai was the most arrogant and irritating boy I had ever seen. And all Borcloff could talk about was him. I was the best blader there and still there was no talk of me at all. Boris and I were getting along better but I still didn't like talking to anyone now a days.

"Hey." I heard a low sound in my room.

I turned around to see a wolf like creature in my room. It was covered in darkness and staring its amber eyes at me.

I moved back in fear and fell on my bed.

"Don't worry. She won't harm you if you don't harm me." A strange voice said again but I couldn't see anything even then.

That voice was somehow familiar. 'Wait a minute' I thought, 'Isn't this voice that same girl's voice that I had met a year ago?'

"So you do remember me…" She said softly.

"Yes I do… but how did you know that I remembered?" I asked, surprised at her say.

"Just a wild guess, so how is the Abbey?" She asked as she appeared from the dark area of my room.

"Why do you want to know? It's none of your business." I said in a harsh voice, narrowing my eyes.

"See what this place does to you when you stay here for too long." She said, seriousness crowding her face.

"What do you mean?" I asked, confused at what she had commented.

"Look at yourself. The first time I met you, you were kind and helpful. Now look at yourself, you are harsh, mean and gloomy. This place brings a dark shadow upon everyone. No one can be happy in such a miserable place." She said calmly.

I looked down at the floor, but in my mind I knew she was right about me. I had changed since I came here. My reaction towards people was harsh and I cared only about myself.

"Don't be harsh on yourself. It isn't your fault. It's this place. It brings sadness and tears only." She said, this time a small hint of kindness in her voice.

I looked up at her and then opened my mouth to say something, "Why are you here again?"

"I had moved away for a while… But I came back. That's why." She said plainly.

There was an irritating silence in the room until the wolf type creature growled a low growl.

I had forgotten everything about that creature because I was too wrapped up in what that girl had said about me. I looked at it and moved a little backwards on my bed with a hint of fear in my eyes, though trying to hide it as best I could.

"Don't worry. I told you she wouldn't harm you. She wouldn't harm you if you aren't a threat to me." She said.

"What is that thing?" I asked.

"SHE! She is Shadow. She is a bit-beast out of her bit, taking a form of a wolf that she really is." She said forcing on 'she'.

My eyes widened up as I took in the information. I had heard of bit-beasts but I hadn't actually seen one standing on the ground. Sure there were bit-beasts in the Abbey; I didn't think they were real. I thought they were just spirits of dead animals.

"H-How is she just standing there on the ground?" I asked her seriously.

"That's for me to know and you to not be concerned about. By he way, what's your name?" She shot at me.

"Yuri. Yuri Ivanov is my name." I replied collectively.

"Yuri. I'll make you a deal, you let me stay in this place for the evenings and I will do what ever you want for that time being except being your slave." She said open-heartedly.

"What is in it for me?" He asked inquiringly.

"I will teach you how to beyblade." She said with a smirk on her face that was certainly evil beyond expectations.

TO BE CONTINUED!