In the morning.
- Good morning. Eric says coldly.
- G -Good morning, Tyson tries to calm Eric down by showing that he know he did wrong.
- Sigh. Tyson, I understand the situation, which is why I wont tell either our teammates nor your parents about this. But I wont let this slip by. I have bought a small tracking device and you´ll wear it all times so I know where you are.
- No. I wont wear it! It´s humiliating.
- You will, so stop it and come here now, or I will make you.
Eric catches Tyson before he managed to escape and put a small collar with a small tracking devise instead of a dogtag around his neck. Tyson whince in pain and gets a very unhappy look - even worse than before- he looks ready to cry. No more meeting his friends or Gramps, no more freedom at all.
- I am aware of that you are angry and sad with me right now, Tyson, and I accept that. But I don´t accept that you are blaming me for it, I´m not the one who always run away when I can´t handle it anymore, nor am I the one who always fight and never giving up , you are. And I wont take it off until we goes home. End of story. I have already made a reservation on our hotel for you, and you will stay there, in the room next to mine. And don´t think of taking the winow way out, it´s on the eight - floor, so you can´t. I will personally take care of your key, and you will only leave that room with me – and only if you have behaved well and obeyed me - not in any other way.
Tyson looks like a abdonned puppy, lost and sad, but follows Eric when he pack Tysons stuff in the bag.
Eric notice this and the lack of life in his (Tysons) eyes, as if Tysons whole spirit got destroyed, and it saddens Eric a lot to see this lifeless shell instead of the stubborn and struggling glowing personality he usually has- and had until only minutes ago.
- I don´t enjoy this eighter, Tyson, but I have to. I peraps can cheer him up a bit later, I can´t stand seeng him like this!
when Eric is done with locking a very quiet and unfocused Tyson in the new roomhe goes to his own room and thinking of a way to cheer the younger teen up, but he do his best to not just rush in the other room and let Tyson just run off and be happy. It wouldn´t work out anyways. In the end, Eric can only think on one single way to cheer Tyson up – if only so little.
He goes back, lift up Tyson to his lap, and hold him close until he can feel Tyson shiver slightly then Eric lift Tysons chin up to face him.
- please don´t do this anymore, Ty, I can´t stand knowing how miserable you are. Try to adjust to this instead, I know that we three isn´t anything else then prison guards to you, at least I care about you – even if you don´t think so when I do things like this. But I do care, much more than you´ll ever know. And it hurt so much to see this .
Tyson can´t find anything to say at all. But he put his cheek on Erics shoulder, to reveal how terrible he feel about everything, Eric let his arms wrap around Tysons waist and comfort the younger teen. Tyson feel safe and fall asleep.
why do I feel like Eric suddenly became my older brother? He make me feel I did when Hiro used to pick me up and put me in his lap, telling me that everything would always be ok in the end, no matter how hard and dark the way there could become – and I always had to remember that .
Tyson, you finally start to open up to me, I feel like I was a older cousin that need to look after you. You will never understand how hard it is to say "no" to you.
Tyson curl up as a little sleepy kitten and get himself comfortable.
Eric put Tyson on the huge bed and make the sheets into a messy bundle with a round , flat, ara in the middle – where he place Tyson.
he truely is like a kitten sometimes, really cute, I hope his husband doesn´t ruin him.
the next day. The first match.
Kai step up to the arena and glares at Richard, who glares back , but no one of them speaks.
# this is so exciting! Kai vs. Richard... the legendary Bladebreakers vs. The Dragon Warriors! A fight that will effect both teams much, the end of this matches will determinate on which team Tyson will be on. Will the Champion end up in Bladebreakers – the team he has supported since it´s very beginning or The Dragon warriors – the team that comes from his real homecountry?#
# I´m voting on Bladebreakers, A.J, they are more experienced then this newcomers when it comes to official battles.#
# we´ll just have to watch#
the blades crasches into each other and the bitbeasts are fighting, Dranzer uses its maximum power to put fear and respect in this puny excuse for a opponent.
/ its not as fun as fighting against Dragoon, with Dragoon I learn and get stronger, this isn´t better then fighting a chibi.../
Icery blizzard growls lowly / I am better than that silly excus for a dragon,that sissy wont even go in a match against me and my human/
/ Dragoon would never go a match against a loser like you. And teme? Its my soulmate you speak bullshit about! I´m killing you/
/ oh, well, ´your´ soulmates human is going to belong to his husband – to – be./
/ Tyson wouldn´t get married to anyone just like that/
/ Nah, he wouldn´t, if he had a choice... he is locked in his room and he doesn´t know a thing, so he can´t object if he doesn´t know. He is unknowing of it all and his ,or shall I say her, husband is coming here as we speak-he´ll be here soon enough-/
/ what do mean with her? Tyson is a boy./
/ No, you know his hair elastic? The red one he always wear to keep his hair up/
/ yes, what about it/
/ it is a highly advanced thing that makes her look as a boy, it change her voice, if you touch her you can´t feel her woman aspects at all. It feels like touching a boy. She think she is a boy, she doesn´t even know that simple thing, she is clueless so far... really pathetic. And I know I wold love to see her face when she discover that she isn´t a boy./
/ WHAT/
/Shocked? Now, let me end you/
Dranzer recollect itself and attack at full power which is deadly for the ice dragon/
With the humans.
- Dranzer ,stop fooling around!
- Icery blizzard! Attack now! Kill Dranzer!
Then. Richards bit-beast dies with a high screech of pain, Dranzer looks like it want to kill more then just his opponent.
- Kai! Call back Dranzer, before it kill us all! Chief cries out.
- I can´t! Dranzer is out of control! I do my best already!
- Max, use Draciel to cool Dranzer down! Ray scream to his boyfriend.
Max walk up to Ray.
- Draciel can´t calm Dranzer, Ray. Only Dragooon can!I found out this morning when I read some old japanese legends from the book Tyson bought before he had to leave. Draciel and Drigger is called Genbu and Byakko and they were soulmates.then we have Dranzer and Dragoon, Suzaku and Seiryuu – they were also soulmates. The only ones who can come close Dranzer is Dragoon and Kai , and the only one that can make Kai loose his cold ways are Tyson, they are soulmates just like you and me! See why Draciel can´t do anything?
- Yes ,but Dragoon can´t be here! That´s the main problem.
Kai manage to force Dranzer back into the bit-chip.
- that was not as easy as it use to be. What can have made Dranzer so pissed off ?
- who knows,Kai, we can only be happy that Dranzer didn´t kill anyone
- Yeah. But did you notice that Tyson isn´t here? He´d never miss a match, and it´s him we are fighting for to get back. Why isn´t he here?
Max sound very concerned
- The only things I can come up with is that they eigther drugged him or locked him in – or both. Chief replies
- We´ll just have to go see him, Ray argues, to makesure he´s allright
- You are right, that´s the only way possible,but we can´t get in their part of the hotel, no one is allowed near it. Staff can only be there if they call and ask for it, and guests only if the guests have Richards or Erics approval, we can´t get in there at all. Chief answers sadly.
- There must be some way to get in there. Well, tomorrow we will win him back to Bladebreakers, we can check with him then.
The next day, before the next match, in Bladebreakers changingroom
A blue light emerges from nowhere and Dragoon show itself.
/ Dranzer. Be careful . It´s not over yet... Fight the right fight, this isn´t it. You guys are loosing the real fight./
Dranzer appears. Only Bladebreakers can hear the two bit-beasts talk.
/ where are Tyson now /
/at the hotel, locked in and sleeping.That Eric brat has the ability to put anyone to sleep if he is close and look straight into the victims eyes. He did it last night.the evening before yesterday he fell asleep in the brats arms when he tried to calm Tyson
after locking him in, he hates to be locked in and not being able to talk with the others, the lonliness is killing him from the inside. Eric felt guilty and went to calm Tyson and his guilt-plauged mind. Now Tyson will sleep until one o´clock today, that´s the time Eric decided he would wake up. /
/ how did you come here without he...Tysons knowledge? And what do you mean with us loosing the real fight/
/ he let me come. Tyson hasn´t got me all leashed up, I can go wherever I want ,as long as I´m not needed in a battle. And the other question – they are not going to compete today, they will sneak out and let you win – but Bladebreakers only get to meet him at the championships. /
No one in bladebreakers dare to interrupt the two bit-beasts conversation. Even if they too got some questions.
/ I´m not in a leash/
/ Awww. Im only teasing you, love, don´t be upset./ Dragoon purrs innocently.
/ you´d better be, Goon, or I´m going to make sure I get another mate/ Dranzer says in a soft and loving voice.
/ you wouldn´t, Zer, I thought you loved me more then that/ Dragoon says in a sad and hurt voice.
/ I do, Goon, I´m sorry. But I am very upset about some things. You do know that Tyson shall get married soon? That means we can´t see each other as much.../
/ Zer? What are you saying ? Tyson should´ve told me if he was getting married. And he hasn´t said a word about that to me./
/ he doesn´t know! They have planned it to happen before Tyson get a chance to object, he wont even get a chance to wake up properly before its too late/
/ They. Are . dead! I´m pissed off as hell right now. No one is to force him to marrige if he doesn´t want to! And he wouldn´t want this at all! I know him really well/
Bladebreakers gasps at what Dranzer has to say.They take the two bit –beasts to their changing room.
- Tyson is getting married? To whom? Ray ask, still in shock.
/ I don´t know! All I know is that the husband- to-be is here any minute./
- husband? Max can´t get it.
- Tyson can´t officially get married to another man. That´s not accepted by the most people – and certainly not the priests. Ray says confused.
- Ray and Max should know ,if anyone, they tried to get a priest to marry them – 69 times. Chief says.
- But how then? Max want to know how on earth it is possible.
/ Tyson isn´t a boy! He is a she. The red hair-elastic is some kind of devise to make her look, sound, and feel like a boy. With feel it mean that if you touch her- you won´t feel anything from the normal. You´d still not be able to tell he is a she. Hell, not even she knows that she isn´t a boy yet. That lousy bit-beast told me about it during our match. I got so mad! To do such thing as tricking her to belive she was a he - her whole life! And not even my Dragon could tell./
/ I-I-I had no idéa/
- WHAT! Everyone yells.
- Tyson is a girl! Chief is close to fainting.
- I-I-I can´t belive it, Max says in a whisper, Tyson isn´t a boy?
- Neighter can I, Ray say and look like someone just punshed him in the face – really hard.
- ... Kai is too shocked to even utter a single word.
- We have to save hi...her! Ray finally found something good to say
- Yeah! Chief agrees loudly.
- We need a plan, Max tell the others, Kai?
- Hm.We don´t know enough. Dragoon?
/ yes/
- Tell m everything I can have a use to know about.
/ s-she is locked in, Eric got the key, the room is on the eight floor, she is asleep, no one without a password is allowed to be let in. That´s all I know./
-great. That´s not useful at all, but I know you did what you could, Dragoon - thank you. Kai tries to be nice to Dragoon, knowing that the poor bit-beast has a really bad day and is very upset, to make it worse isn´t a wise choise.
/ I´m sorry that I couldn´t be more helpful,sniff, but I don´t knew much more than she does. And, obviously, that´s not much at all./ Dragoon is close to tears
/ don´t be sad, Goon, I wont let them hurt you or her./ Dranzer tries to soothe his soulmate.
At the hotel.
Tyson still sleeps quietly on the same spot Eric left her the other night. She had been placed at the end of the bed this time, she had made her bed twice out of pure restlessness (?), and Eric couldn´t find it in heart to undo it ( I Will refer to Tyson as a girl – or I´ll loose the rest of my sanity before I´m done with this fic.)
Someone carefully unlock the door and open it.
In comes a tall figure. The young red-haired teen walk upto the sleeping figure on the bed, blue eyes watching carefully before sitting down beside the sleeping figure on the bed.( guess who?)
Stroking long , midnight-blue, hair slowly and watch the younger teen stir awake.
- mm?
She really didn´t want to wake up yet, it´s early and it´s no secret that Tyson isn´t a morning person at all.
- Shh, don´t move, you should wake up first.
- Tala? She is confused.he can´t be here – right?
- Yes, that´s me. I didn´t realise that you´d forget me this soon.
- What are you doing here! How could you get in?and why ? she sits up with a jolt
- Good questions. I guess you want a answer?
- Yes, of course , how could you figure that out! With help!
Her sarcasm could be sensed for miles away.
- I see you still got your sharp tounge, but that is what I like about you. I think you should´ve known by now. But seeing you don´t I´ll be the one to tell you...
- Tell me what?
- Our parents have made a deal. It´s something about a big business between our families and they don´t trust each oher – therefor they made a deal to solve it. The only way we do in such situation in Russia is to get the children to marry – you can´t trick your relative – that´s a big belife where I come from.
- Where is this going?
- We are about to get married. And none of us can do a thing about it.
- NANI! I´m not even old enough to get married!
- I know you´re not, but I am – so I sort of become some sort of guardian to you, it´s hard to explain so you can understand this. But in short – as long as one of us are old enough – It´s completly legal.
- B-b-but we are both boys, Tyson blushes, that´s not something a priest agrees to do – Max and Ray tried.
- Well, one of us isn´t a boy.
- Are you a girl!
- No,I´m a boy, you´re a girl.
- As hell I am! Are you blind!
- Want me to prove it?
- No. Leave me alone!
Tyson pulls away, not wanting to hear another thing, scared.
Tala sighs and pinns Tyson agaist a wall.
- Time to stop this lie,Ty, you can´t live with it forever.
Tyson can´t even breathe, she is frightned and shocked, so she can´t object .
Tala takes a tight grip on Tysons hair-elastic and pull it out . Tysons hair floats out softly around her face. She doesn´t see it, since her eyes are shut close, but she feel it.
- and how´s that going to prove anything? A soft female voice is heard. Hey! What happened with my voice!
- Open your eyes instead, that is going to prove much more than me trying to convince you about it.
She does and look down on herself, and what she sees almost make her faint. She can´t see trace left of the body she once knew as her own. Now she see a slim and lithe body and a pair of breasts, she also notices that she is a bit shorter somehow. This is too much for her at once, she don´t know what to do, she can´t take it.
- I told you so.
- I-I-I...
Tala smirks at her shocked expression.
But her shock soon change into sadness and big tears start to gather in the corners of her eyes, Tala realise perhaps this wasn´t the brightest idéa to make her see the truth, she is´t taking it too well.
- Come on, it´s not that bad, you look much better then I thought was possible.
- H-how i-is t-this –p-possible! The tears starts to fall.
- I´m not sure, Ty,but I know it´s this "hair- elastic" that created the realistic illusion. Don´t be so sad about this, I mean , I understand that it must be hard for you to co-operate with this. Calm down, I´m not going to hurt you, and for Kami-samas sake – relax.
Tala pick her up and sit down on the bed with her. Trying to soothe her, but she just squirms in discomfort, he don´t know what to do.
- Ty, if you don´t calm down, I´m calling for the hotel doctor and have him drug you until you can handle this. Which in short means that a doctor comes here with a nice shot and make you calm.
- Noo! Not that!I hate needles!
- Calm down, then, I will order some tea. I know you japanese people like green tea, and I am aware of that you isn´t really japanese, but you grew up as one. Can´t you find anyhing that´s good about being a girl?
Tyson look up at Tala and gives a dry laugh.
- Yeah, it means that I´m not gay.
- Well, that´s something – I guess.
Tala don´t really expected that reply
- I guess so.
- What´s the matter? I know this isn´t exactley what you wanted for your future – to suddenly find out that you are a girl and going to get married before legal age and so on. But I´m not that bad, nothing to become mentally unstable for...
Tyson start to laugh, a genuine heartmelting smile, and she can´t help to feel relived.
Tala smiles too and hold her close to him, and soon she is calm and rest against his body, he feel somewhat content with it.
why? I´m only marrying her. It´s not like love her. Is it?
she is sleeping softly in Talas arms when Eric comes in.
- I was sure that I made her wake up by now...
- She have been awake. She didn´t take the news about herself very well, nor the news about this whole thing. Why didn´t you prepare her for this before? She almost died of stress. But she has even more beautiful eyes now, and she look much better then I thought.
- Well, she would´ve ran away even more if she knew, we couldn´t let her know a thing about the plans. It´s up to you to tame this little wild kitty, if you want to survive , she isn´t exactly a easy one to handle.
-No, I am aware of that, but you didn´t tell her? That was a part of our deal. That your country prepare her and give her time to absorb the news, then I was supposed to come here and make her used to me and gain her trust, get married and let the future be whatever. And of course close the deal. You still didn´t do it, why?
- To be honest? We didn´t dare!the first days, they had to lock her in her room and we went there to calm her, she bit me, she´s dangerous when angered.
- Cowards.
- But living cowards!
- Nyuuu?
- Shh.
Tyson stirs , but doesn´t wake, she curl up like a kitty again.
- Don´t be so loud, she need to rest, or do you want her to attack again?
- No. I don´t.
- Be quiet then.I want to be out of this place and have this overwith as soon as possible.
- But we have two more matches against the Bladebreakers! If we loose they get to have her on their team!
- She belongs there anyways. Now start packing.
- O-o-okey.
- You have fifteen minutes to get ready.
Ten minutes later.
- All done.
- Good. Let´s go now. I don´t want to wait with this any longer then necessary .
- The plane leaves in ten minutes, may I ask somethingTala?
- What?
- She is still asleep. How can we get her on the plane?
- It´s a private jet, no one cares if we carry her there.
- Oh.