Hold me in the rain Chapter 29: The calm before the storm, a beyblade fanfic

Chapter 29: Calm before the storm.

~Phew, this was a bit tough, but anyway, I'd cracked it xD

She breathed in deep and the pairs started pacing the moves slowly as the instrumental of the song commended.

It sweetly echoed in the silent hall.

"Crashing, hit a wall
Right now I need a miracle
Hurry up now, I need a miracle
Stranded, reaching out
I call your name but you're not around
I say your name but you're not around"

As she serenaded the starting lyrics of the song, it were slow and in a deep tone. She felt the emotions getting into her, the pain, the hurt, the longing she loved, the touches she missed and everything she couldn't accept but wanted.

"I need you, I need you, I need you right now
Yeah, I need you right now
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down
I think I'm losing my mind now
It's in my head, darling I hope
That you'll be here, when I need you the most
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down
D-Don't let me down
Don't let me down" she paused for the instrumental, beating her legs at the forcing rhythm.

"Don't let me down, down, down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down, down, down." she picked the voice in an admirable way much to everyone's surprise. She forgot about searching Tyson and was fully drown in realizing her feelings and emotions that she felt over and over.

"R-r-running out of time
I really thought you were on my side
But now there's nobody by my side

I need you, I need you, I need you right now
Yeah, I need you right now
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down
I think I'm losing my mind now
It's in my head, darling I hope
That you'll be here, when I need you the most
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down
D-Don't let me down.." she stopped at the rhythm and let her eyes close as she got deep into the lyrics perfectly giving a flare.

"Don't let me down
Don't let me down, down, down
Don't let me down, down, down
Don't let me down, down, down
Don't let me down, don't let me down, down, down." She didn't notice that the scarfed blader who had just strolled inside. He was called for assisting his two classmates in some way and all he thought was to just sit in a corner, and his ears and eyes felt were in amazement as he saw her singing. He sat on a small couch near the chairs that were at the side of the dais, a bit back. He was watching her intensely as she sang at the rhythm harmonized.

"Oh, I think I'm losing my mind now, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, I think I'm losing my mind now, yeah, yeah

She realized the most beautiful beat that was about to be played that was the significant and the summarizing rhythm of the entire song. She once again breathed deep as she held the microphone tighter…

The very enchanting moment, she did felt a strong obscure heat in her beat as the door opened once again, revealing a navy haired blader who was much taken back in incredulity and amazement. He stood without moving in the little bend position that he was in as he was about to open the door. He didn't care about the most beautiful gaze of the couples of their intimate moves. His eyes were fixed at the brunette who seemed to had the most beautiful and seraphic voice in the world.

"Yeah, don't let me down
Yeah, don't let me down
Don't let me down, oh no
Said don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down, down, down."

The lyrics were last, the breezes were not there but instead the flutters of his confused hair- the maroon were fixed at the rubies- her eyes slightly opened letting in water that dint rolled out for being revealed.

He felt the deep and the strongest emotions he never felt before…He stood quiet, not wanting the air to be disturbed, yet it lasted short- the chaos slowly begun as the song ended and she swiped her eyes. She knew was he was listening her and she didn't care the rest. All that mattered now was a huge feeling off her heart, that he understood how she felt, how confused she was with her own feelings and longing, and she never intended to hurt anyone.

She placed the microphone on the red carpeted floor and slowly climbed downstairs looking down. She caught the glimpse of the bluenette and she thought he'd heard her. His position has shifted from the entrance to inside as he felt an urge to commence some talk, just making her feel alright…She didn't want anything more, she didn't even want to even spare a glance at him, she walked off quietly past him outside and the still playing instrumental added to her anxiety which it kinda tickled him- stirring all over as she walked past him.

I just hope this gets everything alright…

He stood all alone after sometime as everyone left and the hall became dead with silence once again. He only dawned to his senses when he heard the violent whamming of the door that shut due to fast blowing wind shortly. He walked to the class one last time glancing momentarily at the Dias.

"Oh my! Hilary! I never knew that you were such a good singer." Delia exclaimed when they reached the class.

Hilary glanced at Margot who was already looking at her and then she shifted her eyes in the downward way. Hilary smiled forcibly in a hurt way and laid her head gently on the table such that her whole face was buried in her arms till the lecturer walked into the class, and the subsiding of the commotion signaled her that. She tiredly lifted her head pulling her notes from her bag.

After a few hours when the classes were done, she was again the last one to leave but then she had a promise to keep, and fortunately her two friends were waiting for the cold ice cream they were going to relish. She smiled at them at their attitude of being excited. She felt a bit better as Margot got her mood lifted since then.

"Okay... Let's head then."

They nodded with biggest smiles, "Hmmmmmm!"

She was sure that nothing wrong was going to happen and she felt that something good will soon happen, but she didn't know when or what.

As they strode out of the building, her shoulder collided with some strong ones, a bit larger. She lifted her gaze from her bag as she was struggling picking the yens from her bag pack with one of its straps on the other shoulder.

"Huh?" she shook as she saw the two toned haired blader.

"Shall we head?" he asked, not minding about the other two girls who stood behind her. She glanced at her shoulders with worried lines formed on her forehead and she could feel the staring eyes from back as she bit her lip.

"Uhmm…" she mumbled."I mean sure…but-" she didn't completed when he held her wrist and started walking. She wasn't shocked but felt bad about them, and she gave them that helpless look, while they just nodded with that expression of 'fine, next time.'

"Kai! What's the matter?" she asked a bit louder trying not to sound rude but like she was upset with his idea.

"What? Come on, I have bought something for you."

"Hmm...What?" she asked raising her eyebrow.

"Nothing special, I mean we could go out somewhere today. Wouldn't you like it?"

"NO THANKS." She said sternly.

"…"

She walked with her mind disturbed and she wondered if she could do anything to get back to her room, she didn't want to face them again.

Meanwhile somewhere around, a Chinese blader was sitting leaning against some hard metallic surface. His legs were improperly folded with sorrow in his heart as he wandered about the past. He was leaning his head down against her grave where she was dead below, her soul that went unknown towards her feelings to anyone till she was alive...but all that 'he' was- was helpless and a punished soul. He had nobody for which he was living, but yet, living- living a meaningless life. With each day passing, he grew more regretful and dismay occupied him.

"Can you hear me?" he whispered.

"Can you feel my regret, my pain, my unworthy life to be lived? I don't wanna live forever." he murmured in a sniffling like tone.

"Maybe I could hear you, I could feel you since I left this world." he felt some words echo within himself. He was shocked at it and looked around in confusion and thrill of something he didn't understand.

"Please say something, you hear me Salima? Please say something." he pleaded, amplifying his voice in grief.

"What's more left to say anything Ray...Is there something left?" He could hear her voice within him again and this time with sweet tone filled with pain.

"Please come back, please come back! I promise I'll never leave you again as I promised you." he cried as tears began to fall freely from his eyes. "Please forgive me for …everything I did. Please don't be angry with me, please forgive.."

"I forgive you not because I just loved you because I loved you more than myself…I was willing to see your happiness if you were happy with someone else…and I wouldn't have any regret even though you still would have for not knowing my feelings.."

"Bu- " he couldn't say anything more, he closed his eyes, laying his head on the grave as he sobbed bitterly; his nose getting quickly blocked and sniffles occupied him.

"Still I ask you Ray, didn't you ever felt when I was above the ground that how much I loved you…just please answer this honestly…"

He lifted his head and stared at the grave's grey surface and thought for some time trying to be genuine as he remembered the first time they met before two years, the times they battled, the moments of confiding at the night at the bridges, their department, then again they met, he hugged her for once. The pictures went through his head like he was time travelling.

I wonder if I did that because I had feelings or just because I felt she needed it out of hope. I'll find a way to make myself not hateful. Will I be always the one where my life will pass in regret and then... though nothing could be undone or corrected, for what I need to hold up my hope…Just please forgive me? Just how, how, how did I let you go so easily?!

"I don't understand I don't..." he said in a tone filled with pain yet that appeared so normal and tough.

"Well its fine. Please leave me alone I just couldn't understand what's the bond, or ever it was there."

"Trust me with each day passing, I love you more, I regret more, I kill myself with the pain that I inflict to myself, each day passing…" he broke as he slightly sniveled, "with each day passing I read that letter over and over…please would you forgive me?"

"I don't have any choice…I have left my life, so I wouldn't burden your soul for not forgiving you. I forgive you Ray, with my whole heart and I wouldn't mind if you would live your life happily with someone else. I hope Mariah loves you the same way as you did her."

"Please don't say anything." he sniveled. "It was an unrequited one...please; she's betrothed to someone else! Nor do I love her anymore! I just hate her; she was the one who just drew me away from you."

"No Ray, she's not the one responsible, she already had feelings for someone. I'm sad for you, but frankly it's not her fault…Now let me go, I need to go.."

"Wait Salima, please don't go!"

"Bye Ray..."

He kept on calling her name; knocking on the surface of door trying his best to listen her but all he listened was his own voices of guilt and much more that couldn't be compensated.

"Ray?"

He turned around and looked over like a mad person to search the person who called his name, but all he saw was a navy haired blader looking at him with confused eyes.

A/N - The next chapter is a blast! Get ready! XD