Author pow:

Hello guys! I'm back to writing this story. Hovewer, it will have relatively low upload frequency since now I have three very diffrent from eachother stories to work on. And believe me, stockpile of unusual (read: original) ideas at the back of my head isn't helping me with it at all.

So once again I'm telling you: If you need any ideas for the story (it can even be stopped for all eternity after three chapters, I won't get mad at this 'wasting oppotunity' stuff.), please PM me about it, eventually write a review if you don't have account on. Place where the story is published isn't something I care about.

And after this autopromotion segment, let's get to the new chapter.


Maken pow:

- Dammit. Letting her casually walk away after the fight with Velvet was a bad idea. - I thought as I walked in circles inside my bedroom. Orange light of slowly replacing the normal one of the mid-day. - Blake had a runaway... Again. And as for much as this breakout hepled by catching Adam thanks to personal vendetta limiting his mindset it still doesn't help that Blake did it in the first place. - I continued my analysys, going out of the room to the main corridor. - I guess I will have to talk to her, since she's out of the tournamemt and has a lot of free time. I gotta hope that Chan, Emerald and Lync go all out on this ocassion. - I decided, now walking out of my team building into the streets of Bakugan City. - I just hope this goes smoothly. - I hopefully added to myself, taking out my scroll and pickingu up Blake's number.

Narrator pow:

- How did you do on your rounds, guys? - Asked Sebastian, as he approached the rest of his group in CCT tower.

- It was... Easy if you ask me. - Replied to him unfazed Emerald. - First two to three rounds are made to be more of a pre-elimination than actual tournamemt after all. - She added, looking far away into the sky.

- Couldn't say more. - Agreed Lync, scretching his back.

- And you two? Volt? Chan? - Seb turned to other teammates he had at the place.

- So far so good, but I want to test myself with the best. - Girl answered his question with upbeat tone, giving Sebastian a feeling of relief.

- Don't ask me about it. I'm only controling it. - Responded Volt, closing the subject.

- Well, thanks for saying... What do we do now? - Sebastian asle dagain after a while of thinking.

- How about you get ready for a third round? Rest of tournamemt will be played tomorrow. - Sugessted Volt, taking out his scroll.

- I see your point. Meet ya later!" Said Lync, walking out of the place with girls giving us their goodbyes and following him shortly after.

- Now, we're moving to the control room to oversee the city again? - Seb asked his teammate, visibly disappointed in the return to duties.

- Look alive kid. Remember that you are do it for Chan too. - Volt replied to him, hitting the soft place with his words.

- Stop it. Just... Stop it... - The boy said with disappoitmemt as they both walked into their own direction.

(Switch of a scene, still in narrator pow)

- Maken! We are sure glad that you came. - Ghira said, greeting his friend from the doorframe of his house.

- Thank you Sir. - Maken replied, walking up to him. - Now excuse me, but I am in big hurry today. - He added, passing right near him and walking inside leaving the chieftain speechless.

- A-a-as you wish. - Mr. Belladonna said, quickly realising that he had nothing to say this time and letting Maken go inside.

- You're here for me, I guess? - Maken heard a from the person he was looking for.

- Yes I am Blake. - Boy responded, turning to the left and seeing his friend standing against the wall. - Now sorry, but we need to talk.

(One and half minute later.)

- So, you came here to talk of all things? - Blake asked with insulted face, as she and Maken looked at the forest from the balcony at the back of Belladonna's house.

- Yes, I did. - Maken retored with determined face. - And for as much as you don't like it, we will talk it out. And trust me, better of we do it now then of it was too late. - He continued, putting some pressure on her.

- *sigh* Okay, okay! I'm sorry, alright? Are you finished? - Blake exclaimed, partially snapping out.

- No you're not and we both know it. - Maken said, keeping his offensive negotiations tactic to which Blake looked down to the ground below her to hide her face. - Listen, I know that you have a lot of problems going on in your life and that I haven't made it easier for you. But lashing out, running away and showing off everyone who tries to help isn't the way to go. - Maken begin his attempt to reason with her. - And I know that you knew it back at Beacon, but then had to dump it away because I was a moron who thought that keeping the majority of team safe was more important than saving people. - Maken continued his speech, with voice moving from moralising to grief. - So if there is anyone to blame for this then It's me. - He ended, finally catching Blake's attention.
- Come on Maken, this is bull- - Griffon protested, but was quickly tackled by Ravenoid who by now saw the importance of this meeting.
- We should go. This one shouldn't be happening with us around. - Darkus bakugan said, flying off with his Pyrus companion back into the house, opening and closing back the door in the process.
- Since these two aren't interrupting now, may I ask you about... - Maken begin to give his question but stopped, seeing thta Blake already knew what he wanted to ask.
- I never thought I'd met a person so honest about his failure or moral doubts. - Blake begin her turn of the talking. - Adam, Ruby... Even my own parents and Professor Ozpin always when confronted by me in any way about their ideas were speaking like 'We're in the right.', 'We have to stop them.' or something like that. But you... - She continued, rising up from the balustrade and standing up to face Maken. - You're not playing the moral games with me. You don't even try to do it.
- Am I? - Mistralian boy asked with mixed feelings.
- You said it yourself. - Blake Answered the question, making him even more conflicted at islnside. - If there is anyone to blame for this... - She begin quoting his words.
- ...Then it's me. - Maken said again, feeling his eyes going narrow as grief stormed his head.
- You're really are a self-destructive idealist, don't you? - Blake asked him, getting closer to him to the breathing distance.
- I am and while I can't help it myself... - Maken answered, taking a while to finish his sentence. - ...I can find someone to do it for fair helf from me. - He ended, causing Blake to blush a little.
- So... When you picked me up from the statue back at Beacon... You... - Blake stuttered a little, slowly falling at overthinking the whole thing.
- To be honest with you I didn't. - Maken interruped her, sensing what she though. - First it was Griffon who had the idea of finding me a person for pair therapy, you were just the most right person for it. With your own issues that would stop you from saying 'Oh god, that' s horrible.' or, looking on the other side of the spectrum, saying 'Get over it you loser.' to me. - He explained to her, making a loose embrace on her back.
- And you gave me so much in return... Friends, hope... - Blake begin to fell aparat mentally, her thoughts moving into daydreaming mode.
- Most of it wouldn't happen without you. Heck, you always were giving me something. It was just everyday and not in waves like I did. - Maken retored, keeping her cool. - And that's why I want to ask you for something. - He added, making Blake's head rise up and her amber eyes to stare in his brown-beer like ones.
- Yes? - She asked him, her hands shaking from nerves.
- Let's make sure we stay together and keep ourselves safe. - Maken said after a long and deep breath, moving his hands from her back to her own ones, putting them together between them in gentle manner.
- ...I...Guess that's the best what we could do to ourselves. - Blake said after a short while, feeling her heartbeat rise up. - Let's make sure of it. - She added right after, standing on toes and giving Maken a kiss.
(Switch of scene to Belladonna's living room.)
- They sure make a cute couple. - Kali said, as she, Ghira and two bakugan watched the scene from behind the windows.
- Damn it. You knew it better this time. - Griffon admitted to Ravenoid on the side, disappointed in his own intervention attempt.
- Wise is not cunning pal. - Ravenoid said in response. - Besides, she didn't wanted to be neither little princess or actual one, but now she willingly is one for the Maken nothenless, so now I am feeling obsolete. - He added, making a bad joke from himself.
- I thought you were already like that from what I heared from you while they had a discussion. - Ghira asked him, rising and eyebrow.
- I was, but now I am not only obsolete from perspective of time and power, but now I'm obsolete from the view of my own princess and myself. That's a whole package! - Darkus bakugan said out loud while Maken and Blake still hadn't tgought that their kiss was too long behind the door.