Shadow: ahhh! oy, Ayla, you are a horse not a monkey! (if you see Fruits Basket, you'll understand)
Ayla: Y-yeah... but, stil... Im so sorry! Gomen! Gomen!
Shadow: (rolls her eyes) you know that some people may not know what gomen means?
Ayla: (O.O) AAAHHHHHH! You are right! Gomen is 'sorry' in Japanese! Gomen!
Shadow: Ok, that's enough already! Tell them why you are sorry... AND don't tell them that you are sorry again!
Ayla: R-right... It's cause I took almos a year to update my first fanfiction... and gome- (finds Shadow glaring at her) ah, um...
Shadow: (sights) well the thing is this space cadet (points to Ayla who is looking out the window at the stars awed) LOST the notebook where she had my story written...
Ayla: Y-yeah, so...
Shadow: (glares)
Ayla: (gulp) so without further ado, let the waited for chapter begin! (whispers) gomen...
Shadow: KILL! (chases after Ayla)
Ayla: AAHHHHHH T.T
Susy: Yay! Ayla was allways complaining about how she had to traduce my squeaks so between her and Shadow they taught me to speak! Yayy! Squee! So now I'll say what I-
Shadow: Susy! The disclaimer NOW! (menaces susy with her knife while holding the back of Ayla's shirt... who is still runing)
Susy: Hey! don't menace me! I'm calling animal police and a big therapy in a SPA after this fanfic is over... Sheesh... Anyway... Disclaimer: Ayla doesn't own beyblade or any of it's characters only the Eternal Night team and their bits and this plot!
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Chapter 7. Leaving... Living... It's the same...
-. Normal V.P. .-
Shadow sighted. She was tired from the training and needed some rest. Kai had been trying to talk to her during all the day ever since the ball. But she didn't want to talk to him. She was scared. If... if she did open to him (and that was something she did desired) Crystal was going to hurt him... She knew it all to well. It was all about that stupid Olhein thing. Olhein was a school for bladers, which main purpouse was to defeat Biovolt... to become the new Biovolt. She had never been in Biovolt, but she had been in Olhein.
It was horrilble... You slept in a room shared with four persons, and those persons were never friendly with you. Shadow had the luck to winde up in the same room as her brother. Though, according to Olhein, they weren't brothers. He was Felix Undigo, while she was Shadow Dien. With them, Olhein had made a terrible mistake, he had placed newbies all togther, and not only that, they were all related, all except Crystal. Yui Weing and Granite Minamoto were cousins, Granite was Shadow's and Felix's cousin. Crystal Nein wasn't a newbie, she had been in Olhein since she was a baby. Since Shadow tried to open up to her, Crystal had constantly pushed everyone away. Felix and his group had been only in Olhein for 2 years and they were all known trouble makers.
When, there was a newbie in Olhein, and they was mistreated, he or she only had to go to the room 126 and there would be a whole bunch of kids ready to help them. First there was Yui, healer of all sorts, not only could she heal physical wounds, but when you needed someone to talk to, there was no one better. Then, there was Shadow, not only a reliable friend but one of the only kids that were feared by the guards, she was allways strong, and it was almost imposible to see her cry. Then, there was Felix, not only garantized to make anyone laugh, but also a great story teller, he knew all kinds of stories. After, was Granite. Best actor or writer you couldn't find, and he made all the girls blush with his silly coments, yet, it all ended soon, 'cause either Shadow or Yui had said a warning of hitting him or had hitted him already. Even Crystal had joined the little group (after some time), best friends there were none like Crystal and Shadow. Often, when Felix called for both of them, he'd call "Heya, Dark Dimond, come here!"
Shadow would never forget that day, when it was all over, in the best way it could end, like a fairy tale. Shadow was the first to wake up, as usual. She nodged Crystal, who was often scared during the night and went with her 'sis'...
-. Flash back .-
"Wakey, wakey! Another fine day in Olhein! Oh, how fine it is to live here!" Shadow said to Crystal, sarcasm dripping from her voice. "Yay... Omph! Granite! God! You did that on porpose, didn't you!" Crystal cried out, hitting Granite's leg, which was dangling over the bed's edge and had hitted Crystal in her forhead. Crystal steped on Shadow's bed to reach Granite's bed, which was right above it. There was Granite, head on hand with that little smirk that Yui, Shadow, and Crystal all hated.
"Ah, we are in a fine mood this morning aren't we little Dimond? Ah, to rise with the sun's shine... Oh! That's right! I did not wake up with the sun's rays! Oh, no, they have even dared to deny me that which brought even a little happiness to my normal day! Here I am stuck in the drearest cold, with no sun, and a Dimond that does not appreciate light, and does not shine! Oh, the tragedy! Oh, the horror! Oh, the-umf!" Crystal had only been getting angrier and angrier as Granite continued speaking with his English accent... And when he made the comentary about the Dimond, Crystal had trully reached her patience limit. She had grabbed his pillow and stuffed all she could into Granite's mouth. "Ah.." she said as she jumped down the bed. " That made my morning a little better! Nothing like shoving a pillow down Granite's throat to begin with, right, Sha? ... Sha? what are you doing? Oh, you aren't doing that, right?" Crystal asked as Shadow came out with a bucket filled with cold water from the bathroom.
"Ah, matutine wake up call, nothing like a morning shower don't you agree, Crys?" Shadow said nearing Felix's bed (his bed was in the bottom, above was Yui's, on a far away corner was Crystal's). "Uh-oh... I'm taking first shower, I know how this'll end." Crystal said, going to the bathroom. "As you wish, but you'll miss his face and all the fun!" Shadow said in a little sing-song voice. "Ok, ok, I'll stay here, in the door waiting for it, then... dibs on the bathroom!" Crystal said. "You're evil Sha..." Yui said shaking her head. "Yeah, I think women in this room have something agains Felix and I..." Granite said with a 'poor me' voice. One glare of Crystal was enough to shut him up. "And 1... 2... 3..." SPLASHHH! The frozen water had soaked it's target. As quickly as that was done, Shadow climbed to Granite's bed. "My, my! I never thought it'd be you winding in my bed!" Granite spoke surpirsed with his grin. Without turning around, Shadown pushed Granite to the wall. "Omph!" Granite said as he hitted the wall, but that wasn't the main show..
"SHADOW! GOD DAMN IT! IM SOAKED WET! I'M GETTIN' YOU FOR THIS! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU, YOU SCURRY, LITTLE...AHA! I'M GETTING YOU!" Felix was made a fury about to jump out of his bed, but, he made some stops... first he hitted his head with Yui's bed, then fell of his bed, hitted his head with the metal bar that held Yui's bed, hitted his foot with the night table and came flat to the floor again. Each time he hitted something, Shadow pointed the object, this was a routine for her, and hell, she enjoyed it! Finally, Felix scrambled up to Granite's bed, soaked and made a fury. "AHA!" he pointed at Shadow. "Wow! Felix! You beated your last record! The pain only lasted 15 sec.! Jejeje, getting better, aren't we?" Shadow said smirking and smiling at her clock. "ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR" and he charged Shadow. She easely dodged the attack and with a swift jump, landed in the floor, she smiled at her brother. "Aw, sucks, Felix, you almost got me this time!" she said laughing at her brother and Granite all tangled with each other. "Yui, the score?" Shadow asked. Yuid sighted with a sly smile. "Shadow: 23, Felix: 2" she announced. The laughter and the fun continued, but Crystal wasn't included. She was never included...
-. Flash back ends .-
There was a nock at the door. "Shadow, can I come in?" Kai's voice came from the other side of the door. "Coming, hold on a sec Kai..." Shadow got up from her bed, arranged it, and looked at herself in the mirror. There were tears falling from her eyes, and dried trails of them. Her hair was all messy, she was a mess. She sighted, quickly combed her hair, but, instead of pulling it up in a ponytail, she let it loose. She went to the bathroom and washed her face, then cleaned it with a towel. She looked at herself one last time in the mirror and nodded to herself. She opened the door. Kai was standing there, and just as she opened the door, he letted out a deep sight, which was cut short once he noticed that she was standing there looking at him. "Uh... um... Shadow, can I speak to you... in private?" he asked. She nodded and opened the door so that he could come in, she was about to close the door when she saw that at the end of the hallway there was a band of black hair showing up, and she heard a silent 'sh!'. "Ray, don't you even dare..." she said menacingly. There was a stiff silence, she looked suspiciously and then headed back to the room. Kai was standing there, with an uncomfortable face. Shadow raised an eyebrow. "Ok... Kai, what's wrong? Why the face? You are scaring me..." she said as she sat down on her bed and motioned for him to sit in the desk's chair. He sighted and sitted. "Shadow I need to tell you something..." "Aha?" "I-I I have seen you before... it was in a tournament about four years ago... it was when Biovolt had first used me... I was in the special unit send to..." Kai stopped, he couldn't say more. "Sent to what?..." Shadow asked slowly... She was afraid to know. "Shadow... what I did was... I mean... " he sighted. " We were sent to kill the Eternal Night... we were sent to kill you and your brother and your two cousins..." he closed his eyes shut. "A-and... what about Crystal?..." She asked shakingly. "She... she was our spy from the very begining..." Kai said. "Liar... no... Crystal wouldn't..." Shadow was shocked. "I'm sorry... but it's the truth... At first I thought the card came from Olhein, but, when you read the sender, I knew it came from Biovolt... I-I I don't know what to say... this is akward for me..." " I understand, Hiwatari, it does not matter now. Everyone else is dead. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need air and some time to myself." Shadow said without an ounce of feeling, her face did not change when she opened the door and Ray, Hilary, Tyson, and Max stumbled in, she simply walked over them, always looking straight forward and not minding anything, not even Kai's calls, she walked out of the house where they had been staying.
-. Shadow's V.P. .-
I couldn't bear this burden anymore. I walked past everything, until I reached a park that seemed familiar.I sat in a bench overlooking the whole park. I was looking at the pond, thinking of my past. The puzzle was getting stranger and stranger by the minute. I needed help. That girl, at the ball… Who was she? I'd had to ask Max who she was… she seemed all too familiar… Yes, I had too see her. I had no time to think of Kai. If I was quick enough, I'd be lucky enough to have someone to go to. I ran back to the house and rushed in through the door. "Max!" I called out. They were in the 2nd floor, all outside Kai's room. "Max!" I called a second time. Max looked at me from the handrail. "Huh? What is it Shadow? Are you ok?" He asked. "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, I only need you to tell me who was the girl with which you were dancing with." Max blushed "W-why?" he asked. " I think I know her... I don't clearly remember...but I think... she is really familiar..." Max nodded. "Oh, I see. Well her name is Hakitsu Tyon, does that help?" he asked. My face paled. "Y-yeah, thanks, Max." I said. Then I thought... She was Granite's sister... I hoped she would give me shelter. Wouldn't it be better if I took all my things now? I didn't want to be there anymore... I wanted to get as far as I could from Kai... Yes, it would be better... I walked up the stairs, blank faced. They all stoped talking and looked at me. Kai wasn't there, he was in his room, I bet. I walked into my room, placed all my stuff in a bag, and took Midnight in my hand.
/Mistress? are you fine/ she asked. /No, as a matter of fact, I haven't been worse in all my life... I thought I loved, Midnight... Even if it was only for a moment... I loved... And I don't want to feel that again./ I told her. /Mistress, don't be so hard on him... at least, he gathered the courage to face you... to tell you the truth... would've you preffered for him not to/ she asked desperatedly. /No, what I want... is to be as far away as I can from him./ I answered her and placed her in my pocket. As I walked, head down, out from the room, I bumped with someone. He had his arms around me to hold me from falling. The tears I've hidden, the ones that I had worked so hard to hide, rolled down my face. "Hiwatari, let me go, I'm getting out of here..." I told him trying to keep my voice from breaking.
"Don't..." he pleaded. Only one word, and it breaked my heart so much more. " 'Don't' what? What don't you want me to do? Leave! It is best for you and I! If I stay here, I'll only end up hurting you. If Biovolt is at all like Olhein, then not even your protection would keep them away... You know why they wan't me Hiwatari!" I asked, and I couldn't help it any more, and I didn't care, my voice was breaking. "Because I was genetically arranged! It's all a war over me! I wish I wouldn't have been born!" "Don't! Don't ever say that!" Kai comanded. I turned up to him, tears falling from my eyes... unstopable tears... "But I do! I wish I'd have never been born! If I wasn't born, Felix and the other would still be alive! And... and... you wouldn't be crying... I wouldn't be causing you so much pain to make you cry..." "You still don't remember all of it, do you! No, because the Shadow that I knew... that I know, would never ever wish her life away!" he said sadness and convincement overcoming his eyes. "Hiwatari, just... let me go..." I pleaded. "Don't..." he muttered. "Don't call me Hiwatari... It hurts... It feels like if I lost all your trust." "Kai... I'm sorry..." I said covering my face with my hands. "For what? You shouldn't apologize for anything..." he pulled me closer. "Im sorry for loving you..." I said in the lowest voice I could and pushed him aside and ran away. I was about to run down the stairs, but the rest of the gang was there, so I had to jump over the handrail. I wasn't worried, I was, as Felix would say it, a squirmy and freakishly quick ferret. I landed in my feet and ran out the door. I could hear Kai and the others callin for me. But I wasn't going back. For Kai my leaving was his living... this was the best I could do to save him... and I couldn't hesitate, yet when I was far enough, I turned to see the house, Kai was already runing out of the front house, calling out my name. "I'm so sorry... I really love you, that is why I do this... I hope I never see you again" and I turned away, tears falling from my eyes. It hurted... and I wouldn't hide it. It hurted as hell.
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Shadow: wow, Ayla you overcame yourself with this one...
Ayla: don't even get me started, man! its 11:34! I gotta take a bath and study and-
Shadow: (rolls her eyes as Ayla goes on with her to do list) you'd better review, she really did give all she could with this one. She was actually going to leave the chapter after the flash back (and I insisted her on doing so) but she just wouldn't (shakes her head)
Ayla: And... oh god! Shadow, I won't finish... amm sorry guys but Shadow will wrap up this chapter I gotta run! (runs away to do her chores)
Shadow: o.o... am... hi?
Susy: (pushes Shadow away) I'll take care of this, Shadow has stage fright-
Shadow: do not!
Susy: sorry, sha, I won't argue with you like Ayla does
Shadow: (sights and sulks away searching for Ayla) fight... I need to fight Ayla...
Susy: Well... that was awkward... Ne way... Here is the preview for the next chapter... and please do review! ayla spent 4 hours doing this chapter! .
"Hello, how may I-" when the girl turned to look at me, she droped the book she had in her hands. She tightly hugged Shadow. "Luna... I thought you were dead! Oh my god! Where is Felix and my brother and Yui? Are they ok? Has my brother caused too much trouble? Well?" Shadow paled notabely. "What's wrong Luna?" she asked worryingly. "I-uh... I'm sorry, but I don't remember who you are, I just know that you are the sister of my ex-companion, Granite..." Shadow said softly. "Wha- Hey, you lost your memory or what?" Hakitsu asked stranged. I nodded. "Well, there's nothing we can do about it... so, if you are alive, that means the rest of the team are too, right?" Shadow stayed silent. "Right?" she repeated herself. " I don't know... I stay with the hope, but I think they are dead... I don't even remember how I got away... I only remember some times with my family... some in Olhein with my friends... and, after that, ther is nothing only screams..." Shadow confessed. Hakitsu paled "So, where have you been all this time?" she asked. "With the bladebreakers." Shadow answered. Hakitsu looked shocked. "With Hiwatari?" she asked. Shadow nodded. "Don't ever say that out loud!" she hissed. "Why not?" Shadow asked as Hakitsu pulled her inside her apartment room. "They are always listening" Hakitsu said silencing Shadow with a hand. "You mean... Oh god... Did they hear me right now?" Shadow asked in a murmur. Hakitsu paled "I-
Ayla: That's enough! God, Susy! You are going to tell all the chapter?
Susy: amm ammm... U what about your chores?
Ayla: right! but first, I close this chapter! nothing else can be written on it! Muahahahaha!