Chapter 2
I found a park soon and settled down on a swing. Kids were playing football, blading and having fun. I heard a sound from behind a tree. It's sounded like crying. I got up and saw a little girl crouched over with a beyblade on the ground.
"Hey what's the matter?" I asked crouch down to her. She sniffed and looked up. "I'm Thea, what's your name?"
"Maddy," she replied, "I can't get the hang of this," she sniffed, throwing her launcher down.
"Its kay, I'll help you, I'm a blader, here look," I told her picking up the red beyblade and putting it in its launcher. "Come on, come over to the swings, my things and blade are over there," I said grabbing her hand gently and lifting her up, she looked around 10 with long blonde hair and blue eyes. You sat her down on the swing and showed her slowly how to launch the blade.
"See look you have to concentrate on the blade and how it moves. It doesn't matter if you don't get it at first but keep trying because you'll get it soon," I explained, she nodded then stood up. "Here try," I gave her back her blade and launcher. She let it rip and it stopped a few minutes in. She looked like she was going to cry.
"I can't do it," she cried,
"Don't worry, I never got it for about a month, but keep trying, listen if you keep trying for a week and meet me here and if you can improve, even if its getting the blade to last for 2 minutes instead of 1, then I'll buy you lunch or anything else. I'll also help you." I explained smiling at her.
"Wait why are you doing all this?" she asked,
"It's a long story," I replied
"I have time," she answered
"I'll tell you a bit today then the rest next week." I said smiling; she nodded and sat down on the swing. "My dad used to work for the BBA and older brothers works developing blading in other countries. My father taught me to blade and before he passed away he always wanted me and my brothers to help get more kids to learn blading. He would always tell us to help beginner bladers. That's what you are, a beginner, I want to help many kids carry on one of the sports my family loves and I love also. Sounds cheesy but I just want to help," I explained
"It's not cheesy," she replied,
"That's what you say, I've told many people and they have all said its cheesy so sorry mate your out numbers," I cheered grinning, she smiled weakly when I noticed it was getting late.
"It's late, I'll take you home," I offered, we must have been talking for a long time,
"Okay," she smiled; I stood up and grabbed my blade and board. Then crouched down. "W-what?" she stuttered unsure,
"I'll carry you home on my board, I've been boarding since I was 5 and I'm 14 now," I said smiling. She looked unsure but got on. I boarded to the house she said and stopped. She had been enjoying the trip with the tricks I did on the pavement even if they were dangerous. I placed her down and walked up to the door and knocked.
"Hi mum!" she smiled up at a woman in her thirties with blonde hair.
"Hi Maddy, who's your new friend," she asked her daughter,
"I'm Thea Manton, I moved here and was just helping Maddy with her blading, I'm sorry if she's late," I apologised,
"No not at all, she loves trying to blade so much but thank you," she said
"I have to go, good night," I waved at Maddy and boarded off. I went down lots of alleys and road trying to find home. I stopped outside a house and sat on the pavement and cried out in frustration at not being able to find my home. I looked up at the sky and saw the stars out along with the moon. There were footsteps behind me and I ignored it.
"Thea is that you?" asked the voice, I turned and saw Hilary behind me, I waved.
"Hey,"
"What are you doing out so late at night," she asked,
"I am erm….heh….lost, I can't find my way around and it being dark makes it worse," I mumbled,
"You stay with us," she said
"Us? Being who?" I asked
"Well the Bladebreakers, I'm just heading there, in fact it the next house down, with all the shouting," said Hilary,
"Oh okay, if it's not too much trouble only for tonight," I asked kind of ashamed I was lost,
"Sure, come on its freezing out here," she said smiling. I got up and followed her to the dojo looking house. She entered the house taking her shoes off and I did as well.
"GUYS!" she shouted over the boys. Tyson was running around after Max who was prancing around with his hat, you noticed Ray was laughing at them, Kenny was typing away occasionally looking up and Kai had a 'kill me now' look. They stopped mid run and looked directly at me. I shuffled back and was about to escape when Hilary grabbed me. "I hope you guys don't mind Thea staying the night, she's lost and can't actually find her house in the dark, sorry Tyson," she said smiling,
"Sure," said Tyson coming over,
"Yeh more people!" cheered Max,
"Hey Thea," waved Ray,
"Hey Ray, Kai," I said waving then Hilary pulled me to the couch. "Ahhhh!" I cried as I fell onto the couch. Hilary started talking to Kenny and Tyson and Max went off to eat while Ray went to go see they don't explode and Kai disappeared. I felt different, like I did today, but only less wanted. I mean they were a team and I was a, well just some rando blader. I sighed and got up to the door.
"Hey where are you going?" asked Hilary looking at me,
"Oh, just out the back," I said waving; she nodded and turned back to Kenny. I walked outside and round the back. In the garden there was a pond in the corner under a tree a pavilion thing connecting the dojo. I sighed then saw a beydish. I pulled Vertigo.
"Time to practise buddy," I muttered and launched the blade into the dish and turned on my Ipod listening to the music for me to concentrate. It spun in circles and zig zagged across the dish. I started humming to the song I had sung earlier. Vertigo started to make different shapes and increased his speed. I started singing and he started to look like he was dancing in the dish. A beyblade joined mine and instead of doing anything it started attacking. I ignored it because his dancing was one of Vertigo's attacks. He was a different bit beast I trained to music and most of the attacks were song or dance based. This caused confusion for my opponents. Man was it ever fun to watch their faces, it was priceless. I started singing quietly as the wind went up and I sung faster. The person jumped out of the tree and I saw Kai standing there, staring at the blades. I changed it to MyMyMy by Armand Van Helden. Vertigo went faster and moved to the beat.
"Dranzer, attack now!" shouted Kai over your loud singing of the song.
"Vertigo! Dancing Twister!" I shouted the song still playing in my mind. The two blades were spinning to their final attack.
"Guys what's happening!" shouted Max running out of the dojo seeing me dancing and singing and my blade going forward with Kai staring at his blade and his arms crossed. He stopped. "Guys! Their battling," he shouted, they all ran out the dojo and stared at the blades. Vertigo started spinning anti clockwise but went around the dish clockwise, making a twister. The blades clashed just as I reached a high note in singing. They hit causing a relatively big explosion. I fell backwards, hitting my head and across my eyes quiet painfully and landed in the pond. Face first. I never remembered what happened after that but I did hear shouting and myself being pulled from the freezing pond. I blacked out after.
