2/24/20
Continuing with the clean up of the first two chapters.
Kagewaki: Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad to see that other people actually do like Tetsuya. Youtube gave me a different impression. There's a lot of GingaxMadoka and KyoyaxMadoka...kinda like for the original Beyblade it was TysonxHilary and KaixHilary. I wanted to do something different.
In the End
Chapter 2
Tetsuya's POV
How in the world did this happen, crabby? Why did I come here? Why did I even bother apologizing to those brats?
"Here." Madoka handed me Mad Cancer. "Your blade was in really bad shape. It had a lot of scratches on it. I'm surprised it did not fall apart while you were battling with Ginga. The clear wheel was damaged the most. It had a lot of cracks on it. Seriously, Tetsuya, please take better care of your blade."
I studied Mad Cancer. Admittedly, it certainly did look a lot better. The clear wheel definitely looked a lot smoother then before. The metal was also shinier. I could almost see my reflection on it. It looked almost new. I looked up at her, "Uh, thanks."
"You're welcome," she said warmly with a smile.
I blinked for a second, starting to make my way up the spiral staircase. Stopping, when I heard Madoka calling out my name.
"By the way, where do you stay at?" She asked.
Innocent question enough. I blinked again, "Well…" I backed off from the stairs, "Nowhere, really."
After all, I am the wandering blader, Tetsuya Watarigani.
"What?" Madoka's eyes widened. "Don't tell me you were sleeping somewhere on that beach this entire time!"
I don't know why but the way she said that made me chuckle a bit, "Crabby, heheh." I slightly rubbed the back of my head in embarrassment.
Like she did before earlier, she grabbed a hold of my wrist, dragging me upstairs. She probably figured I would try to run. We passed the little practice arena that was similar to Bey Park. I saw that those brats have already left, crabby. We went up another flight of stairs. I caught a glimpse of blue and red. It was that crab Ginga. He was laying down halfway out of a bed, snoring. There was a thermometer on a table next to the bed. I didn't see when we had entered another room.
I really didn't mean it when I had apologized. It just came out. That girl crab can be really scary. I close my eyes as I leaned into the bed. She didn't really have to do all of this. I could have stayed on the beach like I'd normally had with the company of my crabs. Then again, it certainly had been awhile since I've last slept in the comfort of a bed. I opened an eye, taking one last look at Mad Cancer before falling completely asleep.
Madoka's POV
Yesterday was a really interesting and rather eventful day. First, Ginga passes out, Kenta asked me about special moves, and then Tetsuya pops out of nowhere…speaking of Tetsuya, I'm surprised he had actually apologized. I didn't think he would so easily.
I glanced up at the clock. It read 8:22 AM. I should try waking up those two to eat.
Normal POV
Madoka strode right out of the kitchen. She walked up a series of stairs and entered the first room on the right. Ginga, of course, was still sleeping. This time, he'd reached the floor sometime during the course of the night. Madoka shook her head. She kneeled down onto the ground, shaking the Pegasis blader awake.
"Wah, no. I don't want any more medicine, it's disgusting," Ginga's nose twitched. "Do I smell pancakes?" He said as he caught a whiff of the fluffy battery goodness that was coming from downstairs.
"Good morning to you too, Ginga," Madoka said sweat dropping.
"Oh, morning Madoka!"
"It's blueberry pancakes."
"Blueberry pancakes? My favorite! I'll be right down there!"
Madoka walked out of the room, closing the door. She sauntered further down the hallway, making her way in front of the room Tetsuya was in. She lightly rapped at the door before gently pushing it open. Unlike Ginga, Tetsuya was actually in bed. Madoka made her way inside. She saw that Tetsuya had taken off his trademark trench coat and had placed it over a chair besides the bed.
I was afraid he would have actually disappear when I left, Madoka thought.
Tetsuya was lying on his back; one arm on his stomach, the other lazily draped over his head. The covers only came up to his waist. He had a rather content look on his face. It was much more relaxed, she noted. The lines under his eyes were smoothen out. He didn't look as stressed out as he normally did when he was awake. She almost didn't want to wake him up.
Madoka was broken out of her thoughts when she heard a groan. Tetsuya was now turned to the side. He still kept that peaceful look on his face. His lips curled up into a smile. His body moved again, rolling right off the bed. The crab blader crashed onto the floor, the impact jolting him awake.
"Oh, what the crab?"
Tetsuya raised a hand to his head, rubbing it.
First it was Ginga, now it's Tetsuya. What is it with boys falling out of beds today?
After Tetsuya had recovered from the fall, he reluctantly followed Madoka to the kitchen.
I can't stay here, Tetsuya thought.
Tetsuya was a bit surprised when Madoka had pushed a plate of eggs, bacon and pancakes in front of him as he took a seat at the table. He looked up from the plate of food with a slight confused look on his face. Madoka saw his puzzlement and said, "Yes, that's for you Tetsuya." Tetsuya raised an eyebrow, cocking his head to the side. Similar to how a dog would. Madoka stifled a giggle. She thought Tetsuya's expression was strangely cute, in a quirky sort of way.
"Ohhh yea."
Tetsuya froze in the middle of cutting his pancakes and Madoka jumped. Ginga stood in the middle of the doorway, stretching.
"Now where are my blueberry pancakes?"
Ginga's eyes went to the plate in front of Tetsuya and slowly onto the crab blader himself, "Ah, Tetsuya! What is he doing here and why does he have my pancakes?"
Madoka sighed, "Ginga, your pancakes are right there and I asked Tetsuya to stay over last night."
Ginga almost tripped running over to the table. "He slept over here last night?"
"Yes, Ginga. I was working on his blade last night and asked him to stay over because it was getting late."
Not quite, Tetsuya thought sarcastically.
"Hm, I see," was all Ginga said as he began to stuff the pancakes into his mouth.
Madoka saw in the corner of her eye that Tetsuya hadn't resumed eating. She noticed how he had tensed up when Ginga entered the room.
He's so uncomfortable for some reason, Madoka mused.
Madoka left the two boys and came back with two glasses of orange juice. She sat them in the middle of the table, slightly startling Tetsuya in the process. She smiled at him. Tetsuya looked at her and then back at the food. He picked up the fork, sticking it in the bit of pancakes he had already cut up. He brought the fork up to his mouth, taking a bite of the slice.
Poor guy, Madoka thought.
Afternoon at Bey Coliseum, stood Benkei at the top with his arms crossed. He peered down at the middle of the coliseum where Hikaru Hasama was standing at. Both were waiting for the arrival of Ginga.
C'mon Ginga Hagane, Beneki thought with impatience.
Hikaru's eyes were closed. They opened at the sound of footsteps. Someone was coming down the dark hallway that led to the outside of the coliseum.
"Yes…he's here," Benkei then took took a closer inspection at the person who was walking, noticing something was wrong, "Huh?"
"Are you Ginga Hagne?" Hikaru asks.
"That's my name! I'm Ginga Hagane." The person who came out of the shadows, Kenta, replied.
"Wh-what did he say?" Benkei stuttered in disbelief. "What's he doing here?" Benkei starts to run down the stairs, "Hey, wait!"
"Ok, Ginga. Show me what you got!"
"That's what I'm here for!"
Ginga's too sick to compete. I've got to win this battle for him, I can do this!
"Oh, it's on!"
"LET IT RIP!"
Madoka suggested going over to Bey Park when everyone had finished eating. That included Tetsuya. Madoka had somehow managed to bring the crab blader along with them. Tetsuya, of course, didn't want to go. He only tagged along in fear of getting glared at again from her. Yep, she certainly scared him. Tetsuya thought on slipping away when Madoka wasn't looking. Yes, that's what he'll do. Leave when the brats weren't watching.
They reached at the front of Bey Park. Ginga flung the door open and ran in. Madoka caught the door before it closed, "Come on, Tetsuya."
Tetsuya jumped and quickly scuttled through the door with Madoka behind him.
"So you're Ginga Hagane, are ya? You don't look like him." Benkei watched Kenta on the ground. "Stand up. Stand up I say, c'mon!"
Benkei lifted Kenta up by the collar of his shirt high above the ground. "You think you're so smart using Ginga's name. You're really in a big of a mess, aren't ya?"
Kenta looked at Benkei with one eye open.
"Smart move kid! What are you going to do now?"
Kenta grunted in response.
"Doesn't sound like a good plan." The bull blader dropped Kenta onto the ground. "Since you don't have a good plan, let's think of one so you can finish what you've started."
"Huh?" Kenta was surprised.
"Come back here tomorrow. I'll give you some training. Ok, kid?"
Curious, Kenta said, "But why would a Face Hunter like you help me?"
"Don't ask." Benkei stomped a foot to the ground. "Just be here!"
A couple of seconds went by with the wind blowing past them.
"I don't know why…"
"Benkei…"
"Ughhh, why am I getting involved with this?"
Benkei spun on one foot so that his back was facing Kenta.
"Just be here on time, ok kid?"
I can't control this odd feeling…I'm actually being nice! Why? He's just like how I was in the past, Benkei thought.
"Get it together." Benkei said, walking away from Kenta. "Dust yourself and man up!"
"Benkei…"
Kagewaki: I think I'm somehow accidentally mixing up Tyson's habits with Ginga...