Chapter six
Training had been successful and most of them had learnt to control the core. There were still a few technical problems but nothing Josie and Yuri could probably fix. Now they were back in their locker room taking their jackets, gloves and beanies off. It had started snowing much to the displeasure of Lan who absolutely hated wearing anything with long sleeves. "Why'd it have to snow? I can feel a cold coming on," Lan grumbled sniffing loudly. Yuri held out a tissue which Lan took gratefully, Cy let his head fall to the table in the corner and glared at Rafaela.
"I am not made out of sugar!" he cried out frustrated. He licked his arm then continued, "I know I don't like sugar!"
"You've been bouncing up and down for the pass few hours and it's only ten o' clock in the morning," Rafaela deadpanned, "you haven't shut up since six and you've been singing since eight-"
"And dancing since nine," Yuri added taking out a deck of cards and dealing to Josie and Lan.
"It still doesn't mean I'm made out of sugar!" Cy cried out, "I haven't had sugar since…well…" he looked sheepishly at the group and then at the ground, "…since nine," they all pointed at him and exclaimed.
"SEE!" Josie frowned at her cards and placed two cards to discard.
"How many?" Yuri asked.
"Two." Josie replied.
"Three," Lan mumbled and looked at the cards given to her.
They each put their cards down, all of them studying their opponents, "I win," Josie announced leaning back, "straight," Lan and Yuri groaned, "anyway it's almost time to go, lets get ready." Josie put her chair in and took her gloves off as she hadn't done so before. Josie was dressed in tight jeans with blue fuzzy leggings and blue beanie; she wore a yellow shirt and yellow jacket. She pockets her beyblade and stood by the door. As always it was busy in the corridors with bladers running back and forth. She returned to her room and sighed, this was the beginning and this would be their chance for glory.
Josie watched the match with interest; they weren't battling for the day, actually they didn't know when they were blading as matches were chosen out of a hat. As usual Cy was filming everything for data use and for keep sake. Rafaela and Yuri were discussing what was happening and Lan was just bouncing in her seat with excitement. They couldn't hear what Mariah was saying to the silver haired boy, Bryan but he didn't seem to take any notice. "Bryan isn't as ruthless as he was in the first tournament," Rafaela said noticing that his beyblade didn't attack the person but just the opponent's beyblade.
"Well he's probably a bit happier seeing as the Abbey belongs to them now." Josie replied putting her elbows up on the front banister keeping them out of the arena. "I mean if I had two sadistic bastards controlling my life and near killing people than I'd be happy to leave or never to see them again and to just own what they created and making it into a better place would just be great, it ruins their plans."
"Well you know more about it than all of us," Yuri mumbled, her eyes glued to the match.
Yuri was right, she did know more about it than any of them. She was there at the court cases, there to support Kai. She was even at the Abbey with the Demolition Boys finding new rooms and correcting the place to make it more warm and friendly. "You guys don't understand," her voice shook at the memories, "you entered that underground prison cell and you would feel the goose bumps, smell the death and torture, it felt empty and cold." She shivered and felt Lan's warm hand on her shoulder.
"Well you helped make the place warm and inviting, you don't ever have to remember those memories again." She smiled warmly and leaned forward as well, "do we really have to be here, I mean I've got the buzz and stuff but we aren't beyblading! We could be training!" She exclaimed.
"Yea but we need the information," Cy grumbled swapping hands and shaking his left hand as his right held the camera. "If your so bored Lani go back to the hotel room or something, I mean I'd come but I have to record." He trailed off and glared at Josie who glared back.
"You said you'd film I never stopped you this is all you, if I wanted data I'd have done it myself but you insisted," she retorted, "you can go back with Lani and I can record," she shook her head and took the camera from him.
"Are you pissed at me?" Cy asked hesitating slightly.
"Not really I mean I'm bored but someone has to do the work, we need the information so we can win."
"If you're sure," Cy stood up and so did Lan, they both sent her apologizing looks and walked up the stairs, away from the stadium. Cy and Lan looked at each other and sighed, "it's a pity you know that they want to be stuck in there, and it's such a beautiful day." He stretched and smiled at Lan who looked a little sad and disturbed, "Bubs what's wrong?" he asked using his special nickname for her.
"I don't know I feel kind of guilty," she replied leaning on his shoulder when his arm came around. "Do you reckon Jose is angry with us?" she asked quietly.
"Nah, I know Josie really well she's not angry but tired, Enrique called again and everything so she must have been crying herself to sleep." Cy replied, unconsciously his hand began playing with the strands of Lan's long, blonde hair.
"Cy?"
"Yea," he looked down at her calmly and smiled softly.
"You're playing with my hair," she giggled and he immediately pulled his arm away.
"Sorry," he mumbled. His face flushed and turned pink, he tried avoiding her eyes but she simply pulled his arm back around her shoulders. He stared at her surprised but relaxed allowing the girl to put her head on his shoulder. He always felt warm and fuzzy whenever he was around Lan, he knew he liked her and everything but he couldn't help but be shy around girls, girls that he liked. If he had the guts he'd ask her out but he just couldn't. Lan liked the John guy; he saw how she blushed at him when he rescued her. He would do anything, anything at all just to see or make her happy.
"Cy?" Lan looked up at him curiously, she loved the way his unusual one green eye, one blue eye sparkled in the sunlight. His dirty blonde hair, usually left messy was gleaming in the sunlight; he looked like a real angel.
"Yea Lani," he looked down at her again and smiled.
"You want to do something…tonight?" she asked, her hands were fidgeting with the end on her shirt as she looked nervously at the ground.
"As in a date?" Cy asked raising his eyebrows.
"No, I mean yes, I mean…" she smiled shyly at him and blushed, "whatever." She added finally.
"I-I would gladly ac-ac-accept your r-request," Cy answered scratching the back of his neck. "Josie would let us right?" he asked suddenly as they continued walking through the park.
"Yea I mean it's not like anything important is happening tonight." The blonde girl smiled cheerfully and brought his arm around her waist this time, "so a movie or something else?"
"You can decide, really I'd prefer a movie but yea it's up to you."
"A movie it is," she giggled and ran from his arms, "try and catch me!" she yelled running in through the trees.
"Get back here Lani!" Cy called after her, he laughed and ran off after her, only he went a different way.
A few hours later after they had lunch and played around in the park they decided to get back to the hotel. They heard music coming from inside and placed their ears against the cold wood, "Josie," Cy mumbled as he heard the violin, "she always plays that for Jade," he whispered, "Carol of the Bells."
"How many instruments does this child play?"
"Well knowing her for years she can play the piano, violin and flute. Her parents were strict on her and made her take up an instrument; with all the studies she had to do as well it was difficult. But it's paid off; she can now play wonderful music for her daughter." Cy explained opening the door, "Josie always plays Carol of the Bells, personally I like that tune and so does everyone else usually."
The music stopped and their leader looked at them inquiringly, "welcome back," she stated and began to play again, "you know it is well after twelve and for that matter Demolition Boys won against the White Tigers. They had to have a third round because it ended in a draw but yea as I said, D Boys won." Yuri and Rafaela walked in curiously when she heard other voices.
"Oh hey guys," not missing a beat Rafaela stared at the youngest members clasped hands. "Did something happen while we were gone?" she teased as they blushed and let go of each other.
"Um…we're going to watch a movie tonight if that's ok," Cy replied uncomfortably.
"By all means go ahead," Josie replied nonchalantly, "we have nothing to do today it's still the Demolition Boys battle, they're going against the Bandits." She packed away her violin and then looked at the time, "I'll go analyse the video and stuff."
"That is so, so kawaii!" Yuri teased pinching Lan's cheeks, "behave yourselves at the cinemas and I don't want to catch you doing anything I wouldn't do," the Asian girl winked and left the room with her sketch pad.
"That is just what my brother would say…" Cy said in disbelief, "I'd be like getting pounded to the floor and then I'd actually realize that I'd be beaten up so bad, that I wouldn't even make the date." He added slowly frowning, "thank the stars that my brothers aren't anywhere near us." His eyes were wide and all Lan could do was giggle.
"Well my father would probably ask me the twenty questions seeing as he's a full neko-jin and overly protective. But I guess I'd never experience getting beaten up out of love," she sighed and pouted sadly at the ground.
"It isn't out of love," he laughed harshly and shook his head, "siblings belong in hell. Any chance they get to punch you they'd take it," he deadpanned.
"Well your brothers are older than you and put it upon themselves to teach you and annoy as greatly as they can. It's their way of showing affection," Josie walked pass them and frowned at the papers in her hands, she pulled out a highlighter and placed the paper on the wall colouring something in.
"What? Does Enrique do the same thing to you?" Lan asked curious.
"Don't get me started on Enrique," Josie muffled as she held the highlighter lid in her teeth, "he's an egotistical, proud, sneaky, boastful brat who thinks he's God's gift to women." She spat the lid out of her mouth and almost gagged, "never eat a highlighter it doesn't taste nice."
They watched her out of the room curiously but merely shrugged when she disappeared, "why are we still standing?"
"Will you stop moving," Yuri growled as she watched Josie look from the piece of paper on the outdoor table to the laptop.
"I'm trying to work," Josie whined pouting at the black haired girl.
"And I'm trying to draw you working," she said exasperatedly motioning to the sketchpad in her hand.
"Wow Yuri that looks so sweet," Lan complimented smiling as she looked at the sketch of Josie frowning slightly at a laptop.
"Yea…I want to draw pictures of all of you; I did Rafaela's last night while she was sleeping." The Asian girl smirked slightly and turned a page to show them Rafaela with her head turned to the side and her right arm placed on the pillow next to her face while her other arm was across her chest.
"Did you show her?" Cy asked cautious.
"Yea…she said I got her good side and was happy," they giggled softly and each of them stared out into the sunset. It was a lovely vision for them to see, the sun was setting over the skyline of the city and the small lake in front of them reflected everything.
Lan closed her eyes and allowed the cold breeze to flow through her; it was like she was merging herself with the wind. Yuri turned away and gasped, "stay in that position Lani," she mumbled turning to a new page and starting the new masterpiece.
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Soon afterwards Cy and Lan went for their 'date' to the movies. The others didn't seem to mind but unknown to them that someone actually did mind…John. John stared at them angrily, he shouldn't feel jealous, he hardly knew the girl but what did that blonde kid have that he didn't. So he was blonde, tall and handsome but John was like that just a bit on the darker side. And he was English but the Cy guy seemed to be Italian with his accent, why did girls always fall for them, the English are just as good.
He moved stealthily through the bushes to follow them to the cinemas and to keep an eye on Lan. She wasn't exactly his but he was hoping that there could possibly be a chance for them if he knew how well this outing would go. But still…they didn't know much about each other and John didn't really understand why he was actually attracted to the girl. Of course the girl was cute and bubbly but she wasn't really his type now was she?
Yuri looked down from the balcony where she could get a clear view of Lan and Cy walking through the park towards the town. Their hotel was right beside the park and their room was just outside it giving them a clear view of the day's activities if interested. She squinted her eyes and noticed the brown haired boy following the young couple, "I'm going for a walk," she noticed that Josie just waved a hand and that Rafaela wouldn't even notice she was gone.
Slipping out of her seat and taking a warm jacket with her she left the warm hotel room. She was a safe distance from the leader of the Bandits; her martial arts training taught her the art of stealth so she wasn't noticed by him or her friends. "Why Yuri love spying on your friends?" she could recognize that voice anywhere, Rowan.
Turning around her eyes roamed the body of the sixteen year old. Her black and red hair was pulled back by a silver clip and her hazel-green eyes glimmered mischievously. Her eyes then turned to the silver and blue haired girl with grey eyes, Silvina that was her name. The girl was slightly taller than Rowan and had a European look about her; she wore long blue jeans and a pale blue jumper that would keep the biting cold out. "Good evening," Yuri said politely, she wasn't one to make enemies quickly, "I'm Yuriko Chen, but you can call my Yuri." She extended a hand and Silvina quickly shook it.
"Silvina Dufris but you can call me Silver," the girl smiled softly and looked towards where John was hiding in a bush.
"Aren't they a little too old to have a babysitter Yuko?" Rowan asked Yuri using her nickname for her.
"Well…Ran," Ran was Yuri's nickname for her, "your captain is following my two team mates, I'm just making sure he doesn't cause any trouble." Yuri glanced and kept her eyes on John as she talked to the two other girls. "Would you have any idea why your captain is following them?" she asked.
"Maybe John has feelings for the blonde girl; maybe John is jealous of the blonde boy yes?" Silvina asked Rowan who looked slightly suspicious of her leader.
"He doesn't have feelings, he's a Goth," Rowan answered in a matter of fact manner.
"What have I told you about not judging a book bys its cover Ran," Yuri reprimanded laughing slightly.
The black and red haired girl rolled her eyes and nodded towards them, "you better catch up to them, just don't get seen," she said smirking. Yuri returned the smirked and waved at them muttering a goodbye and then running off to catch up with the three people. "The same as always," she smiled satisfactorily and pulled Silvina with her as they returned to their seat by the lake.
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Sorry it took a while to update! But yea it's been quite busy, I was at my boyfriend's so I couldn't do it today and the other days I was shopping with my mum (it was so crap…) and tomorrow I have my first job interview and my boyfriend is more nervous than I am and he won't shut up about me going to bed and all this argh! I'm still slightly nervous I hope I get it; it'd just give me something to do in my rather boring life. Anyway it's like 28 days until my birthday! And a month until I start school! I'm kind of excited because I miss all my friends and stuff and my vending machine and lunch spot. I'm going to Thailand in September but hopefully the story might be finished by then and depending on where this is going there could be a sequel. But don't get your hopes up yet.
Reviews needed! Ideas would help! Constructive criticism would help also. So review please I don't really like freeloaders lol.
