I probably made Leonidas OOC ;-;

-I'mSorryLeo!-

Mana walked through the door of the house she shared with her big brother.

"Kazu-nii! Is Okaa-san and Otou-san home?"

"No, they aren't, Mana-chan!" Kazu called from the kitchen. She could smell their dinner being cooked; seems like Kazu was cooking steak and potatoes. She frowned, normally her brother didn't have the money to get that type of food. They normally just had Onigiri and chicken.

"What's the occasion, Kazu-nii?" Mana asked, peeking her head into the kitchen.

"No occasion. Just thought you'd want something other than Onigiri tonight." Kazu said. Kazu didn't look anything like Mana, their only shared trait being their red eyes and pointed eyebrows, of which Mana hid behind her jet black bangs. Her brother had hair of silver, with streaks of red. He was currently just wearing a black t-shirt and black jeans with chains; another shared trait, only Mana's shirt was purple with the Darkus symbol in black.

"Kay! Need any help, Kazu-nii?"

"Nope. Go to your room, Mana-chan. I'll call you when food's ready."

"Okay, Kazu-nii!" with that, she ran up the stairs, ignoring her brother's yell to stop running in the house.

Taking off the chains that were looped around her jeans, she flopped onto her bed and snuggled into their warmth. She'd relax before checking the Bakugan website again; see if any rankings became higher. Her brother had said that he was trying to make money by brawling with Vlad-kun. He said he was going to try and challenge Dan Kuso soon.

She chuckled to herself, remembering Shuji's comment from earlier. Her brother was way tougher than Dan.

She jumped up, somehow landing right behind her desk chair. Sliding into said chair, she looked up the current bakugan rankings, looking for 'Kazuhiko Hitomi' or any other brawler she knew.

Strange… no one with her brother's name was in the rankings. The only new guy was this guy called Marduk, who was climbing up the ranks quickly.

No matter… her brother would hopefully show up soon. She was, though her ranking was low.

"I'll help Onii-san defeat everyone…" she vowed quietly. Picking up the cell she had left behind earlier, she ran out of her room and down the stairs.

"Kazu-nii! I'm going out again! I'm taking my cell and I'm just going to the park."

"Alright, Mana-chan! Be careful."

"Don't worry, Kazu-nii!" with that, the blackette ran out of her house, sliding into her simple silver sandals.

Mana ran to the park, and sat on the fountain's ledge again.

"I'll help Onii-san defeat everyone…" she vowed quietly again.

She saw a flash of light from above. Jumping slightly, she looked up.

…!

"A Bakugan…?" A Darkus one, at that. The small ball landed on the ground, and tapped her sandal. Leaning down, she picked it up gently and held it in her palm.

"You're… a Bakugan, right?" she asked.

"Last I checked." the bakugan replied gruffly, "Who are you? What is this place?"

"I'm Manami! Call me Mana though. This is Earth. What's your name?"

"...Leonidas."

"Nice to meet you, Leonidas! Would you like to be my partner?" Too soon?

"..." the bakugan was silent for a minute, "I sense that the only way for me to bring out my power is to fight with a human… I accept your offer."

"Yay! I have a Guardian Bakugan!"

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