Chapter 2: Sophie
I OWN NOTHING!
"Hello, Sophie." The voice sounds over the phone.
"James. It's good to hear your voice again." The White Cetus Owner smiles as she talks with her old friend James.
"Listen, Soph. There's an archeology find here in town and I was wondering if you would grace us with your presence here. We could really use you." James pleads a little.
"James. You know I would love to but Excalibur needs me here. Wales and I need to work on our technique. We have a match with the team GanGan Galaxy in a couple days. Wales and I are facing Tsubasa and Yu and we need to be ready." She remembers what Julian told them when they were practice battling earlier. He had just beaten Klaus and was facing off with her and her partner.
"We need to win this battle, but we also need to remember that we should have fun."
"Who are you and what have you done with the real Julian?" Wales teases. This brings a smile to everyone's face but Julian loses it quickly.
"We don't have to feel extreme pressure like we did in the World Championships. Nothing is really on the line. GanGan Galaxy has agreed to battle with us. They didn't have to, they CHOSE to. We will have to battle as hard as we can but we have to remember that this is a fun rematch. So we have to remember this as we battle against them." Julian's eyes light up as his blader spirit burns wildly within him. Wales and Klaus seem to light up as well as all the blader spirits ignite.
"Come Soph….please!" She could practically see him giving her puppy dog eyes. She laughs and starts to tell him no again when Wales walks inside the room.
"Sophie, what are you doing?" She looks to her Cetus partner and smiles. She tells her friend to hold on for a moment and explains the situation.
"Sophie. If you want to go, then go."
"Really, Wales?"
"Yeah. I know you like that sorta stuff." He flips his hair a little and smiles warmly at her. "Go and enjoy yourself. Just be back in time for dinner." He jokes and takes the phone.
"WALES!" She exclaims.
"Hello, this is Wales, Sophie's partner. She's be there." He listens for a moment and grunts a yes. He hangs up and nods to the door. "You had better get going." He smiles and she attacks him with a hug. Sophie suddenly pulls back and walks out of the room.
"VERY unlike you, Sophie! What were you thinking?!" She reprimands herself. "It can't be helped, I guess."
"Hey Sophie." Klaus says as he passes. She turns and smiles.
"Hi, Klaus."
"Are you going somewhere?" He eyes her changed outfit. She looks down and assesses it. She changed into a white tee-shirt with the word Excalibur printed across the top. Her shorts are black with little white strips on the side and her feet are covered in white tennis shoes. She's still wearing her belt with her bey equipment on it. She pulls on her white gloves and pulls her favorite, blue hat down a little.
"Yes, to an archeology find. Wales set it up for me to go." She smiles and closes her eyes for a moment. "I can't wait to get there."
"I bet." He gives her a thumbs-up. "Go enjoy yourself, Sophie. You deserve it." He starts to walk away when she calls his name. He turns and meets her eyes.
"What about you? Where are you going?"
"Ahh, I'm going to the gym. Gotta work out a little." He smiles at her. "Gotta be ready for whatever Masamune throws at me right?! The sharp lance that pierces on point is going be broken by the ax that mows down everything in its path." The two share a laugh and part ways.
…..
"Where can Sophie be?" The boys of Excalibur say in unison. Klaus sits in one of the chairs, fingering Grand Capricorn, while Julian and Wales pace back and forth.
"Uh," The boys hear from the doorway. There stands Sophie, beat up and covered in Dirt.
"SOPHIE!" Wales catches her as she collapses.
"Sophie, what happened?"
"Ambush…They were expecting me." She pulled out White Cetus and showed her friends the damage.
"Klaus, call Gingka. Tell him we have to postpone our battle. Tell him Sophie's…"
"No!" Julian freezes mid-sentence when Sophie exclaims.
"Sophie." Wales says as he holds up his injured teammate.
"The battle's on. Please Julian. Don't cancel! I'll fight, no matter how…ugh…injured or hurt I am." Julian and the other boys could see Sophie's burning Blader Spirit and nodded.
"Alright." Klaus says. "The battle stays on.
"Come on Sophie." Wales helps her get back to her room. He lays her on the bed and removes her shoes. Tucking her in, he watches as her faces softens and she goes to sleep.
"Rest Soph….we'll get him for this!" He cracks the door as he leaves and the light shines on her face.
So….Sophie got hurt a little but she will fight on. Please review and tell me what you thought. I really hope I did this well. Thanks for reading!
