Chapter 13: " The Departure"
"So, why are we going again?" Kaia asked her mother.
"Because we told you to and because we don't want you to get hurt. All packed?" she asked the twins.
"Yes, ma'am," both of them said. They were at their house, packing for a long journey. The twins had actually wanted to spin their summer at their home, but apparently this wasn't ot be true. "Where exactly are we going?" Dakota questioned.
"There's a special tower in Las Vegas that's made for bladers in training, like you guys are."
"But why do we have to go?" Kaia and Dakota said at once.
Gala sighed. "I just told you both. Because we told you to. They'll tell you at the tower."
"Well," Kaia said, "who else will be there?"
"All of you," she answered, folding a pair of boxers for Dakota. "You, the Grangers', Mizuharas', and the Kons'. And some other miscellaneous bladers. Do you know what that word means?" She inquired. Both of them shook their heads. "It means random and usually foreign bladers that you probably won't know. Understand?" The twins nodded. She looked down at Dakota's bag to make sure everything was there. "I guess that's it. Do you have your blades?"
When they again nodded, Kaia wondered out loud, "Why do we need them?"
"Because, like I said, it's a training camp for amateur bladers."
"Amateur?" Dakota said.
"But I thought were going to train here?" Kaia said, crestfallen.
"I know, but with the situation as it is, that's just not possible right now." She attempted to lift both of their bags and failed. "Can you give me a hand?"
So holding their bags in their hands over their shoulders, the Hiwatari twins went into the laundry room and put them by the back door. As they headed back into the living room, their parents waited for them in their respected chairs. Kai was sitting in his, which was to the left of the stone fireplace and Gala's was on the right. Kai had apparently woken up from a nap.
"Okay," Kai started off. barely stifleling a yawn. "We know you may have a lot of questions about where you are going, why, who's going to be there and all that. These questions should have been answered for you." He glanced at Gala. "But where exactly you're going cannot be told to you. All we can do is give you the directions of how to get there."
"Wait, y'all aren't going with us?" both of the twins asked simultaneously.
"No, I'm afraid we aren't," Gala answered sadly. "We aren't allowed to go with you because of theergency of this situation. The reason yall are actually going we cannot disclosed to you either. The counselors who'll be there—"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Counselors?" Dakota inquired.
"Well, they aren't exactly what you call 'counselors,'" Kai explained. "They're not like the mental shrinks. They're basically coaches who will help train to be a better blader. They have been trained to the utmost extent and know everything there is know about blading. They know how to take care of a bit-beast and how to fix a blade to new and most important of all, how not to lose a battle."
"Heck yes!" shouted the twins.
Then Dakota thought of something. "Is that person y'all talked about going to be there?"
Their parents were silent for a moment, then Kai said gravely, "The whole reason you are going to this place is to not be found by that person, so no, he probably won't."
Gala looked at the time and she practically jumped out of her chair. "It's almost time! You guys better hurry and get down there. Kai, give them the paper!"
"Wait, where are we going?" Kaia said hurriedly.
"The end of the driveway," Kai replied, getting out a sheet of paper and a pen. "You guys, listen and listen good. When you get on the bus, Twilight and everybody else will be on there. They all have sheets like this. When you get to where you are going, there will be a man with red hair waiting, and I want you to show him this," Kai paused to tear the sheet of paper in half. "This is your way to get in. If you lose this we cannot help you. You'll just have to wait there until the next bus comes. Here." He handed the twins the two halves of the paper. They were folded down.
"Okay, it's almost time. Get your things and get down there," Kai finished.
"Oh wait," Gala cried tearily. She pulled the twins into a rib-breaking hug, and when she let them go there were tears in her eyes. "Promise me, promise me you won't let nobody take your bit-beasts. Promise me!"
"Okay, okay, we promise!" Kaia said, rubbing her ribs.
"Get down there. If yall dawdle any longer you'll miss it. Go now."
"I guess we'll see you later, right?" said Dakota, opening the door with his bag in one hand.
"Yeah, we will."
"Bye!"
And so the twins set off on their journey down the driveway where there was indeed a bus waiting for them. When they got down there to meet it, the doors opened and admitted them. "Welcome aboard!" said the bus driver cheerily. They couldn't see what he looked like behind the dark sunglasses he wore. He had bluish color hair. The twins nodded to him and proceeded to walked down the bus.
If you want to know what happens on the bus and what happens when the twins get there, you'll just have to wait until the next chapter! Will update soon! Squirrel