Hey guys, well I thought I'd update quickly for once and considering I've only JUST finished this chapter, u can be grateful! So yeah, dudes, I guess we'll get on with the chappie den...
Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade only the charaters and the plot, and Mirror Cchang belongs to Truble.
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Eye of the Storm
Chapter Twelve: Surprises
I hate crying. I really do. It makes your eyes all puffy and your mascara run down your cheeks and people start acting like you're made out of glass.
In short? It sucks.
Damn I hate pity. I hate the fact everyone's staring at me. I'm in Maths now, Holly keeps trying to get my attention, Destiny and Kara keep sending notes that I've been ignoring for ages and Enrique keeps glancing at me all uncertainly and damnit JUST STOP!
History's next. I'll have to see Kai and Johnny and I have no idea how I'm gonna cope, especially since everyone's staring at me. I don't think it helps that its quite clear I've been crying and I staggered into Maths about fifteen before the end of the lesson, but I think I'll just take everything one step at a time.
The bell went.
"Willow!!" yelled several voices.
But I was already out the door.
Damn I'm fast.
I was the first to get to History and Mr Connors was already there, scribbling something on the whiteboard.
"Hey Tate," he greeted, putting down the pen, "You got here quick,"
"Its called getting away from prying idiots Connors," I replied as I dropped into my regular seat.
"That's Mister Connors to you Tate," he smirked.
"That's Miss Tate to you," I grinned.
He raised an eyebrow, before shaking his head and muttering something that included the word 'teenagers'. What's with people and stereotyping? Dude, it ain't nice.
"Sir, do I have to do this stupid play thing?" I whined two seconds later.
"Willow, stop whining for the hell of it since both of us know you're gonna enjoy your 'stupid play thing'," Connors smirked.
"Evil teachers," I breathed.
"Heard that,"
"You were meant to!"
"Uh huh, sure Willow," Connors said, as the door opened and people began to pile in.
"Hey Mr Connors," they greeted, before spotting me slumped in my chair and…well, what d'ya think they did then? Yup, right in one: stare.
Bastards, can't you leave me alone?!?
I thrust my fist into the air as everyone began to sit down around me, all of them making a big deal outta sorting themselves out.
They seriously can't act.
"Yes Willow?"
"Sir, where's Mrs Harriett?" I asked as Ozuma finally made an entrance.
"She's ill, Miss Tate, and please refrain from doing your victory dance you're so well known for doing when particular teachers are ill," he warned, although he did so with a slight smile.
Johnny walked through door. Everyone instantly stopped and watched, but I made a big deal of being NORMAL.
"Just to let you know sir -hey Johnny- I would never do a victory dance if YOU were ill,"
"Thank you Willow," Connors smiled as everyone gaped. Well, seeing as Johnny had just sat down next to me as if nothing was wrong and add that to my casual greeting, they would have a reason to gape.
Doesn't give them permission though.
"Hey- what are you looking at?!" I snapped at the rest of the class. They immediately looked away.
Yeah, I rock!
"Right class, you know what to do!" Connors announced and everyone began talking at once.
"Huh, anyways…where's Hiwatari?" I asked our group, noting the missing asshole.
Uhhh…the only asshole in our group actually.
"At the nurse," Ozuma grunted, and only then did I notice the cut above his eyebrow.
"Why- Oz what happened to you?" I demanded.
"He stopped me from putting shark boy into hospital," I heard someone growl. Whirling around, I came face to face with a badly bruised Fred and an extremely pissed off Nick.
"What happened?" Johnny demanded as I let out a horrified shriek and flung my arms around Fred.
"Fight," Nick managed to grit out.
"Obviously," I remarked, pulling away from Fred.
Finally, the girls piped up.
"When Fred and Nick heard-"
"Fred lost it-"
"-scary-"
"-just hit him!"
"Nick tried to stop it-"
"Oz broke them apart-"
"Kai said something-"
"-Mirror-"
"Oz-"
"-really mad-"
"-SCARY!!"
"GUYS CHILL!!" I yelled after losing the thread of speech for the third time. They fell silent before Holly hesitantly started again.
"When the twins found out what Kai had said, Fred got mad and went after Kai with half the school trailing after them, Nick tried to stop him but you know what Fred's like, and then there was this huge fight and Ozuma broke it up but Kai said something to do with Mirror, not sure what, and then HE punched Kai and then there was another big fight and FINALLY Nick stopped it along with half the teachers in this school and…" my sister finally took a breath, "Well, Kai looked as if he had a bad run in with a lamp post," she finished, although she seemed mildly pleased about Hiwatari being beaten up by my friends.
Which is WAAAAY weird.
"So whats the verdict?" I finally asked.
"Two weeks detention for me and Oz, one week for shark boy and only one detention for Nick," Fred grumbled.
"Hiwatari got less detentions than you!?" Johnny exploded.
"What d'ya mean Nick got a detention?!" I yelled at the same time.
"KIDS!" Connors yelled, "Voices down dudes!"
"Sorry Sir," Kara said quickly.
"I don't believe it," I growled, purposely lowering my voice.
"I know," Ray said in a tired voice.
"You got into a fight with Hiwatari…for me?" I asked Fred incredulously.
"Well, duh," Nick snorted, "No one lands a blow on you without us having to say something about it,"
I really love these guys.
And I told them so.
"Um," Fred blushed. Thanks to his red hair, both him and his brother are prone to blushing. It's quite cute actually. "We love you too Willow,"
"Shame I didn't see him myself," Johnny grumbled, "Would've given him a black eye to match his black heart,"
The others looked at each other in surprise at his harsh words.
"Babe, don't let him get to you," I cajoled.
Holly snorted. "I bet you $20 that tonight you're gonna meet up with Mi, Dessy, Tala, Fred and Nick tonight and do some heavy duty prank planning,"
"Guilty as charged," I grinned.
"Don't I get a say in it?" Johnny pouted.
"Nope,"
"Aww, crud,"
The others eyed our light flirting warily. "You guys okay now?" Kara asked.
We looked at each other.
"We will be," I smiled.
"NO WAY! Chester is soooo much cuter!!" Mirror yelled.
"NUH UH!! Mike is the man girl, it doesn't take rocket science to figure that out!!" Destiny retorted.
"Willow, what d'you think?" both said, whirling on me.
What?! Oh hell no, I ain't getting involved!!
"No lying," Mirror warned.
"Um…" Oh God, please don't kill me!! PLEASE! "Well, they're both good looking…"
"CASS!!"
"Okay okay!" I cringed. "Mike is definitely hot,"
"HA!" Destiny yelled triumphantly.
"But Chester's hotter," I added.
Ohh I think I just signed my death warrant. Crap.
Mike or Chester? Chester or Mike? Hmmm…they're both scrummy. But I love Linkin Park's music more than I love the actual people playing it.
"Take that buster!" Mirror grinned manically. She can really scare me sometimes…
"Uh, guys, do you really have to scrutinise every detail of Mike and Chester or we actually gonna get down to work?" Nick called over from where he was sprawled over the sofa.
We're actually in the twins' basement, which serves as their personal living room in a way. We used to always come here, mess about on the PlayStation 2 and stuff ourselves silly with popcorn and crisps and even get drunk. It was the best.
Despite what I had said before, Johnny was here too, along with Tala and Ozuma and Enrique, who absolutely refused to stay away.
"Okay, lets do this," I said, pushing Nick's feet aside and flopping onto the sofa next to my boyfriend.
I watched as Mirror curled up on the sofa beside Tala, and Destiny sat on top of Fred's feet, before he grumbled and withdrew them so that she could sit properly, while sporting a smirk.
"Soooo…any ideas?" Nick asked slowly as Johnny wound an arm around my waist.
Immediately everyone began talking.
"Whoa, stop!" Fred yelped.
Silence.
"Okay, one at a time,"
"Well, for starters, has anyone got any dirt on Hiwatari?" Mirror asked.
We all looked at each other.
"Did someone mention the words 'Hiwatari' and 'dirt' in the same sentence? Cos then I might be some help," someone said from behind me.
WHAT THE HECK!?!
"HOLLY!?!"
"Hiya sis," Holly grinned, sitting down on Tala's other side.
"What are YOU doing here?" I asked incredulously.
Holly never EVER gets involved in these pranking scheme things. I swear it. WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING HERE THEN?!
"Offering some intelligent advice to you lower beings," she smirked, leaning back casually.
"Advice…lower…? Hey, that was an insult!" Mirror suddenly exclaimed.
"Welcome to the twenty-first century Mi," Holly grinned.
"Yeah, Mi, if you were any slower you'd be going backwards," Dest added, earning a glare from the cherry eyed girl.
"ANYWAYS!" I interrupted, "What 'intelligent' advice oh dear angelic sister of mine do you have to offer?"
"I have strictly confidential information that you may find useful," Holly said in way that quite clearly said that she was in charge around here.
"Okay, who are you and what have you done to my sister?" I demanded.
"My name is Holly and I AM your sister," she replied calmly.
"My sister does not come and offer strictly confidential to a room full of pranksters, and if she did she would not sit there and taunt us with it," I stated, completely perplexed.
"Babe?" Johnny said.
"Yeah?"
"Holly's grown up," he stated.
"Huh?" was my intelligent response.
Really, what kind of nonsense is that?
"Holly's grown up," the redhead repeated.
"Makes sense," Tala mused, sending Holly a look that quite clearly said, 'they've only just figured it out?' and smirking.
"Dudes, I'm still lost," I said, looking wide-eyed at my sister then Tala then my boyfriend.
"Remember how shy and withdrawn she was?" Johnny asked, in more of a rhetorical sense, "Well, she's just come out of her shell. She doesn't need you to always jump to her protection now,"
"Huh?" I repeated, but this time hysterically. "That's not meant to happen!"
"Do you mind not speaking about me as if I'm not here?" Holly asked lightly.
"Does make sense," Enrique said, looking over at Holly.
"I never noticed any difference until…" I trailed off when I realised something. "This is your fault!!" I exclaimed, whirling on Tala.
"Huh?"
Finally, someone other than me is saying that!
"If-if-" Hang on a sec, how am I supposed to say this without revealing that Holly's cheating on Ray? Holy shit, I haven't thought about that in ages actually!! "If Holly hadn't started tutoring you in French then she wouldn't have spent so much time with you and wouldn't have gotten corrupted!!"
"When did Holly start tutoring Tala?" Fred asked curiously.
"A couple of months ago," Holly dismissed.
Oh great, she's DISMISSING things now!!
"Yeah, and that's when you became more outgoing!! WHY didn't I notice before!?" I yelled at my self, slapping my forehead with my hand.
Okay, so I'm being overly dramatic, but dudes, really, how would you feel if your innocent sister you've taken care of all your life doesn't need you any more?
Trust me, it sucks major.
"SHALL WE MOVE ON?!" Nick suddenly yelled. In total surprise everyone fell silent and I slumped in my seat.
"Besides, not as if we weren't expecting it," Fred said smoothly.
"Yeah, about time she realised she's sex on legs," Nick smirked.
Holly flushed in embarrassment and I smirked as several people yelled "HEY!" as an automatic reaction.
"Wow, I learn fast," I remarked. "I was the only person who didn't yell that was meant to,"
"Nice to know you care," Holly laughed.
She had changed. Wow.
"Now that we've got the fact that Holly is in fact sex on legs down, shall we get on with it?" Mirror asked sweetly.
"Yeah, please," Ozuma sighed, looking bored.
"Okay Lollie, spill," Dest demanded.
"Oh you'll never guess what he told me a few days ago," Holly said sweetly, looking all innocent. I didn't buy it for one second.
"Go ahead and tell us then," Enrique grumbled.
"Oh, nothing much really, just that he has the BIGGEST crush on Mi here,"
"What?" Destiny blinked.
"REALLY?!" Mirror squealed in delight.
"You're kidding?!" I said incredulously.
"All true babes," Holly grinned.
"Interesting," Tala remarked.
"Very," the twins agreed.
"He has a crush on my…MY sister?!" Ozuma spat.
"Half sister," Mirror immediately corrected.
"This is gonna help," Johnny mused.
"Are you kidding?! Dude, this is gonna be sooo much fun!! Its like having a voodoo doll…only for emotions!!" Mirror squealed happily, jumping up and down. She gets really hyper sometimes!!
"Kai's a player…" I said slowly.
"…and he's gonna find out what its like to get played," Mirror smirked.
Oh yeah, this is definitely gonna be fun.
Awww poor Kai! Well serves him right for being mean to Willow!! Anyways, I hope this is a refreshing change to the last chapter, although I am quite glad to see Holly all grown up.I mean, seriously, one person can only stay innocent for so long in Tala's company! Look what happened to Willow! Lol, anyway, tell me what you think yeah?
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Ciao dudes
Chiya