Chapter 3

The pain in my head was killing me. Man, I could use an aspirin fright now. I blinked as the light spilled across my face. I was looking up at the ceiling and moved my head to the side. Beside me was the rest of the Bladebreakers asleep. I lay there for a minute and felt Vertigo next to me. I got up slowly and walked outside. It must have been around 6 in the morning because the sun was just coming up. I padded slowly down to the pond and sat down. Around my head was a bandage where I hit my head. I touched it lightly. It felt tender and bruised; I flinched and winced as I took it off. There was only a bit of bleeding after. The fresh, clean air stung the cut like a new sting but I got used to it. My reflection was different I had a gash across my forehead above my eye, the graze across my cheek from the bitchy girl at school was healing and the fresh graze on my chin was also healing slowly. I started humming to 'Hide and seek'. I took Vertigo out my pocket and lay him down on the floor. His bit chip flashed in re assurance. I nodded and smiled at it.

"You shouldn't have taken you bandage off," said a quiet, cold voice. Their reflection showed in the pond and their shadow covered me.

"I wanted to see the total damage," I replied icily at Kai "What was the outcome?"

"Hn,"

"Sorry didn't quite catch that," I replied glaring at him,

"Hn,"

"Not the talkative one are we," I teased still glaring at him, he grunted and turned "You can't always bottle up," I called after him, he paused for a minute but then carried on. What a weird guy I thought he was gonna be the nice one. I sighed again and lay there. I slowly drifted off to sleep dreaming of what was going to happen.

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"Do you think she's dead?" asked an anonymous voice. I blinked and looked up. The sun was up and I was on the grass. Max's face was really close to my face and I stared at him before we both scream.

"What the hell are you doing?" I screamed at him,

"What were YOU doing!" he shouted back at me. I smirked and yelped from the sudden rush and my forehead hurting.

"Ahhhh! You're bleeding!" shouted Max again,

"What's the matter Max, we only asked you to wake her up for breakfast not to kill her," said Kenny coming out of the house,

"Hey Kenny," I waved

"Morning Thea," he replied I smiled and got up slowly, the world suddenly got dizzy. I stumbled for a minute and tried walking when Max grabbed my arm and put it over his shoulder to support me. I sighed and had him help me back into the living room. Inside, Tyson was sleeping, Hilary was in the kitchen, Kenny was typing, Kai had gone for a 'walk' and Ray was sleeping or dozing, curled in a ball and strangely making a noise like…….purring. It was sorta cute but slightly scary. Max helped me to the couch where Ray was dozing. I sat on the other end and Max sat on the floor.

"Hey Thea can I see you blade again?" asked Kenny

"Sure," I replied passing Vertigo over. He started typing. I got bored as Max flicked the channels on the TV and I decided to try something on Ray. I leaned forward to him and patted and stroked his head. He started to make that noise louder. It got louder and that's when Max realised. He turned and saw Ray smiling and me suppressing a laugh. He smiled and then burst into hysterics. He was rolling on the floor and I was laughing and smiling at Ray.

"W-what?" he asked sitting blot upright and looking tired. He turned to see Max laughing and me giggling. Hilary came in and looked at us both.

"What happened?" she asked,

"Awww you're so sweet when you sleep Ray," I teased then patted his head. He glared at us and turned away. I think we made him angry because he got up and walked outside angrily.

"What happened?" asked Hilary,

"He was making a noise so I tried patting his head and he made that noise thingy louder and he was smiling then Max burst out laughing then….then….then I started and we woke him up." I stuttered slightly ashamed but still laughing.

"You know that was a bad thing. Ray really doesn't like people doing that or laughing at him for making that noise. It means he's have either a) a good dream or b) he's deep asleep," she said sighing, she turned back and scream.

"Tyson get up!" she screamed, I flinched and Tyson rolled out of his mat and stood up looking half dead "FOOD!" she told him, he raced into the kitchen, Max helped me in and Hilary called Kai and Ray to come. Kai sat down and just drank green tea, Ray grabbed his cereal which was more like just milk and a bit of soggy cheerios, Max was eating toast, Tyson I could have sworn was eating the table for all I could see and Hilary sat down to eat. I sighed and thumped my head on the table missing the gash but it was close enough for it to start stinging. Everyone stared but carried on when I got up and walked through to the garden. Ray was sitting on the pavilion and eating quietly.

"Ray, I'm really…sorry," I mumbled looking down, he ignore me for a minute before I spoke again, "I didn't mean it in a bad way, I thought it was kind of cute," I added, you saw his ear go a bit red but not his face. There was another awkward silence.

"Its fine," he said quietly, I crouched down next to him,

"I really didn't mean anything by it, I just thought it was cute, it was Max who laughed which made me laugh," I explained, he nodded and carried on eating. "How can you eat that?" I asked staring at the milk and soggy cheerios and giggling at it.

"Breakfast," he replied lifting the bowl and drinking the milk.

"But it has like no cheerios in it!" I accused him, he smiled at me and I grinned back.

"I like it like this," he answered in mock angry voice.

"Sure, cat boy!" I cried laughing at him. He sighed and went back to eating his milk and soggy….stuff. Seriously I thought I saw a cheerio sink from the sogginess. I was gross but I just ignored it and sat down talking to Ray to get to know him.

3rd Person's point of view

The Bladebreakers stood at the door of the dojo watching Thea and Ray. Hilary sighed smiling while Tyson gagged.

"Aw do think they'll get together," asked Hilary smiling again,

"Dunno, he seemed to like her," mentioned Max

"I don't think so," said Kai seriously

"Why not Kai?" asked Hilary

"Because he still has to train and a girlfriend can't get in the way, remember what happened with Mariah," he added

"Wow that's the most you've said in a week," cheered Tyson before Hilary hushed him. He went quiet as they eavesdropped.

"So how did you join up with Kai, Max, Tyson, Hilary and Kenny?" asked Thea.

"Well, I was the Chinese regional champ when I went into a competition Mr D told me about. I went to the semi finals and battled Tyson but after the second round it was tie and I retired from the last match and Tyson won by my leaving. He went on to beat Kai and become regional champ." He explained,

"But that still doesn't explain why you guys are together," she asked again

"Yeh I know I was getting there," he laughed, she blushed slightly and turned again to look out at the pond. "Mr D didn't tell us about his plan but he decided to form a team from all the semi finalists which were all of us. Kenny was the brains behind it and Hilary we met two years ago. That's how we formed," he finished "What about you?" he asked, Thea nodded and looked down. The Bladebreakers were looking foreword to this; they wanted to know why she never showed up on the records from the BBA bladers search. Thea was about to begin when Kenny came running in with news.

"Guys come over here," he called from the living room,

"What is it Chief," asked Tyson

"Well I asked Mr D about Thea and he gave me the special password for her files. Look here they are." He explained panting "Can you get them Dizzi?"

"Got it Chief!" cheered the bit beast.

Name: Thea Manton

Age: 14

Bit beast: Vertigo, black dragon

Stats:

Att-

Def-

Bal-

Tournaments-N/A

Family: Michael and Lana Manton (Father and Mother), Dylan, Jake, Fred (missing/deceased) Manton (Brothers)

Bio: Father now deceased from crash. Mother bank manager. Brother teachers for BBA youngest brother missing or presumed dead.

"Wow she has an almost perfect blade! Said Max,

"Yeh but its strange how it was blocked from people. Kai when you battled Thea how was it connected, what did you notice?" asked Kenny

"When she sang and the way she danced, her blade mimicked her, she had her Ipod in and her bit beast was able to hear it. The music changed and so did the movement. He said quietly walking out.

"Sour puss," muttered Tyson,

"I heard that Tyson!" he shouted from the door, little did they know Thea was standing right by the door.

"W-what are you doing?" she stuttered.