I'm back! Actually, I came back two days ago, but with unpacking and everything...oy...(tired C.B.C)...so, here's chapter 45. About six more chapters to go!
Chapter 45: Backtracking
Ozuma took his time walking back to his other teammates. He was thinking about Tysa. Back home, stories were often told about the Lady Kairi and the balance she kept. Ozuma often liked to hear stories like that.
-Flashback-
"…and the Lady Kairi kept balance and peace with the power of her four guardians." Finished the elder. The five-year-old Ozuma automatically perked up.
"When I grow up, I'm gonna be one of the Lady Kairi's guardians!" he said excitedly. The elder smiled at him.
"Really, now? Well, you're going to have to find her first."
"I will find her!" the child answered, determined.
"Well, her four guardians will be with her, even if she doesn't know it."
"And I'm gonna be one of those guardians! Just you wait!"
-A few years after that- (about two years before now)
Ozuma walked down the street, waiting for any sign of the Blue Dragon. He had just won the World Championship with the other supposed guardians, and was supposed to be living in Japan. Soon, a flyer caught his eye with the Blue Dragon's picture on it.
"Tyson, huh?" he wondered aloud.
Tyson wasn't as strong as Ozuma expected. He didn't even see Ozuma's bit beast, which was supposed to be visible to the guardians, no matter what.
Maybe he's not the one…Ozuma thought. Maybe he's not the correct guardian. Then…I'll seal up Dragoon so that the real heir can have it.
He sent the message to his teammates to meet up in Japan, knowing that soon all the guardians would come. Pretty soon, it became a race to seal the bit-beasts with Team Psykick, but the Saint Shields figured it be better in the 'fake' guardians hands then theirs. After the Bladebreakers had proven themselves of holding the bit-beasts, the Saint Shields had left, Ozuma more hesitantly. One question still riddled his mind: Where was the Lady Kairi?
-A few months ago- (see Chapter 5)
Ozuma didn't see why he was back in Japan. The elder had suggested he check on the Bladebreakers, to see if they were handling the bit-beasts well. He walked through the forest towards Tyson's house when he saw something odd. A person looked like Tyson, but had a more softer figure.
A girl?Ozuma thought, puzzled. Does Tyson have a sister? I thought all guardians were only children…or related to other guardians…
"Am I…am I lost…?" she asked, but then defiantly shook her head. Ozuma subconsciously rustled the bushes he was hiding in a bit. The girl noticed.
"Who's there?" the girl immediately asked as she turned around, armed with a white beyblade. Ozuma immediately recognized the symbol.
Could she be…Testing her, Ozuma shot out his beyblade. The girl immediately ducked, barely dodging it. He came out of the bushes and spoke to her, his first conversation with her. Even though unaware of who she was, she seemed perfectly content with her friends as her guardians. Ozuma accepted that. But, even still, if she was the Lady Kairi, then something bad would happen. It did a few days later. The Hún Dún made their first attack on Tysa, and the Saint Shields made a decision to enter the tournament as well, so that if things get from bad to worse, they could be the 'scapegoats'.
-End Flashbacks-
Ozuma thought to himself over the recent events. Tysa was stronger than he had given credit. She knew what could happen, yet, she was still willing to risk it. And Chaos, when did she get free? The mystery kept haunting him on his walk back. He chuckled to himself, remembering how eager he was to be one of the Lady Kairi's guardians. He soon realized why he was so hard on Tyson when he first met him. He was jealous, but couldn't understand why before. Ozuma shook his head. It would be fine, no matter what Tysa's decision was. It would be fine.
"Ozuma!" Joseph exclaimed worriedly. "This came from the elder!" he held up a letter addressed to Ozuma. Normally, the elder would send letters to the Saint Shields, but now it was addressed specifically to Ozuma.
"What does it say, Ozuma?" Dunga asked. Ozuma stared at the letter for a while.
"It was address to me this time, Dunga." Ozuma finally said. "Only I should read it." Dunga gulped a bit. Ozuma opened the letter.
Dear Ozuma,
I trust you are doing well in Japan. The darkness is arriving faster than I—or any of us—expected. Even though you probably already know about that, the Lady Kairi's decision could put her in danger. For, you see, every time she decides to fight, it does not end well. I fear this time will be no different. She may die again. But Ozuma—
Ozuma didn't finish reading the letter. Instead, he crumpled it up, scowling.
"What's wrong, Ozuma?" Dunga asked.
"What did the elder say?" Mariam questioned, rather compassionately for her personality. Ozuma didn't answer immediately.
"I made my decision." He said finally. "We won't participate in the tournament."
"What!" Joseph exclaimed. "But, Ozuma—"
"Let me finish, Joseph!" Ozuma snapped. "We won't participate in the tournament to win, but to test how powerful the guardians are. To see if they'll fare well."
"But what if they don't win?" Dunga asked.
"Then they don't win." Ozuma said as he walked past them. "And then, we all lose."
Chaos laid down on the bed in her room in BEGA tower. She had a splitting headache, and she wasn't sure how much longer she could take. Her beyblade bounced up and down with a glowing silver object on top of it. It was the item Shui had given her. She stared at it for a while.
"You have something you want to finish, don't you?"
Chaos sighed.
"I'm not that desperate." She muttered the her beyblade, facing the ceiling. The beyblade started bouncing up and down even faster. Chaos slowly turned her head to it. "But, you're worried, aren't you?" The beyblade slowed down its pace a bit, as if nodding. Chaos sighed again. She reached over and took the object into her hand. She stared at it.
I have something I have to finish. She thought. And I will see it to the end.No matter what.
and what does she have to finish? I wonder...actually, I don't cuz I'm the author! (fans: didn't you say that already? C.B.C: what? I did?)
Mizuki Sakura