Hi, I am doing a revised edition because I felt like I should. Most of this will be the same in the bolden areas. Thx!
4 years later
Well, Hiro and I graduated from high school. And my room looks like robots barfed all over it. Hiro likes to use it as his dumping ground for old robots that don't work and spare parts. So my room is also littered with half finished ones due too all the scraps I have thanks to Hiro.
"Ready to go to the bot fight?" Hiro asks.
"Let me find arrows in the mess you made, Hiro," I say, annoyed at his lack of patience. I always bring my arrows for protection. We've gotten in a couple of scrapes and they have come in handy. But, he really likes bot fights so I have to hurry and find them.
"Just leave the arrows, we'll slip out the back," Hiro says. I sigh and follow him out through the landmine that is my room. When we go outside, my not yet gone instincts kick in, making me want to run and grab my arrows. I ignore it. I focus on the fight. Hiro and I made a small robot. We're sure it'll dominate. It's his turn to control the robot. We go back and forth every other fight. We find the alley shortly. Or was it a long walk. I don't know. I always lose track of time. And Hiro is the one who arranges these trips. We sneak into the back of the crowd and watch as a fat dude's robot destroys the opponent's robot. I feel bad for her, because you come to care for your robot.
"Any challengers?" The lady says. I turn and look at Hiro and we give our knowing nods. Play innocent wannabe, then dominate.
"I'd like to try!" Hiro says timidly, and I pretend to creep shyly behind him and give a small smile.
"What's your name, little boy and girl?" Fattie asks us as we head forward.
"Hiro and Kira Hamada!" He says with a grin. I want to slap him. You don't just run around giving out you first and last name to strangers your are about to make EXTREMELY mad!
"Well little Hiro, go home. You got to pay to play," Fattie says. Hiro offers up the first meager amount and puts it on the plate, despite the cruel sounding words that had just been fired. The fat guy grabs a ton of money and slaps it on. They begin, and Hiro lets the guy win.
"Hey, no fair! I wanna try again!" Hiro says. I nod fiercely, then pretend to act as though stricken. This act has worked every time.
"No one likes a sore loser little Hiro," Fattie says with a sneer.
"I have more money!" He says, pulling out the bait. Fattie puts all his money down. I sit next to Hiro and watch, dropping the act. So did Hiro. While he looked bored, Fattie looked confused that he was losing to our now menacing faced robot. Hiro wins easily.
"Had it in the bag," I say, smirking at the guy's fury. Hiro and I high-five and grab the money.
"Well, I'll be going. See you next time!" Hiro says as we leave.
"The look on his face was priceless!" I say, laughing.
"It was like a 'Huh?' face," Hiro says while making a hilariously bewildered expression. I laugh, then hear thuds behind us. I whip around, reaching for my arrows that aren't there.
''Thanks Hiro," I mutter quietly. Fatso and a couple of his cronies corner us.
"Get the bot," He commands them. I feel useless without my normal weapons. I never use my fists. I shake my head as Hiro looks at me expectantly. Fattie grabs the bot when Tasashi comes in on his motor bike. Fattie shields his eyes and we hop on.
"Perfect timing!" Hiro says as he uses the remote to bring the robot over.
"Are you guys hurt? Are you okay?" Tadashi asks us worriedly.
"We're fine!" I chime in.
"Then what were you two knuckleheads thinking!? And Kira, how come you let him go to this. You two know that bot fights are illegal!" Tadashi scolds.
"Since when have I been his babysitter? And bot fights technically are legal," I say, upset.
"Betting on bot fights is illegal," Hiro says while counting the dough. Suddenly the cops show up. Soon, all the fighters are stuck in a cell, including Tadashi. And he is looking grumpy.
"Nice weather, huh," I say awkwardly as Hiro shuffles his feet.
"Your grounded," Tadashi says. Aw man! Aunt Cass comes to bail Tadashi and drags him and Hiro by the ears.
"Ow, ow, ow ow!" Tadashi and Hiro say while she drags them to the car. I would laugh, but I'm too grumpy about getting grounded. I sit glaring out the window while Hiro and Tadashi rubs their ears. Aunt Cass begins a lecture but I ignore it, knowing how it will end. Her sitting with Mochi and eating a donut. We head into the house where without thinking about it we all head into Tadashi and Hiro's room. Hiro looks at the times for bot fights and finds one that'll be starting soon.
"You better make it up to Aunt Cass before she eats everything in the café!" Tadashi says. Hiro and I turn around.
"Sure," Hiro says.
"And you've learned your lesson?"
"Absolutely," I say, my face, hopefully, deadly serious.
"You two are going bot fighting aren't you?"
"There's a fight across town, if I book, we can make it," Hiro says as he grabs our robot and starts too head out. Instinctively I follow.
"I'll drive," Tadashi says. We stare at him in surprise.
"But, I'm grounded!" I say.
"I never said when your grounding would start, did I? Plus, I can't stop you from going," He says with a smile.
I thought I should stop there or half of my story would be of this chapter. I can't wait to see what awesomeness my brain has planned for next for this story. In reality, I half know what is going to be in a chapter, then I progress farther than I thought I would. Thank you for looking at my story.