Chapter Two: R.S.V.P, Hagane and Guests
Half an hour later, Gingka found himself surrounded by familiar faces as they waited for the redhead to explain. Faces lit up with horror, anger, frustration and even bitterness as the retelling of Gingka's discoveries met the ears of his friends.
"This is insane!" A shorter, thicker boy with purple hair grabbed the sides of his head and wailed out with horror. "Who would steal Madoka!?"
"Apparently," A boy with long silver hair and narrowed eyes looked back to the male at his left. "This 'Kyu' person. They said that they wanted something from you, but they weren't exactly clear as to their demands." He then looked up at the redhead and shook his head. "They seem to want information from what they've said, but why go through all this trouble for something so small?"
"Because that's not their true motivation."
The room turned to find a tall boy with large blue spikes adorning his head leaning against a large window. He fixed the bottom of his green jacket before shooting a glare at the circle of talking individuals. With a heavy exhale, he lifted himself off the wall and stood with a hand on his hip.
"This 'Kyu' wants something from us, that's already been established. However, I'm certain that these punks have more in mind than just information." His indigo orbs narrowed on his rival as he continued, "These people want you to go all the way to this 'South Kito City' and go without so much as telling any officials? That just reeks of cheat to me."
The boy with silver locks nodded and turned back to Gingka. "Kyoya has a very valid point, Gingka. This 'Kyu' person is obviously dangerous, and not to mention that this whole thing smells foul. I think we should at least tell someone—"
"We can't do that, Tsubasa!" A much shorter boy with orange locks jumped up with his hands balled into fists. "If we tell on them, they might just hurt Madoka!" He crossed his arms and pouted with inflated cheeks before letting out a long puff of air. "These people think that they can mess with us? Well, I say we go get 'em and show 'em what we're made of!" The eyes of the room watched as the boy swung his fists in front of him, punching an invisible opponent before panting for air with his hair in his eyes. He then lifted his bangs with a small hand and grinned at the others.
"We can take 'em! We'll use everything we've got to save Madoka!"
"Yu," The greenette, who just so happened to be equally as short, gave a nervous look to the orange-haired boy and shook his head. "We can't just charge in there and be reckless, we have to think this through."
"Besides," Tsubasa folded his arms before lifting a hand and pointing lazily to the scrap of folded paper in Gingka's hand. "That note said he could bring five people with him. Whoever they are, they want a large portion of us to tag along."
"Which doesn't make this any less suspicious," Kyoya spat with a glare.
"Right," Tsubasa shot the boy a look but continued on with his explanations. "Which makes this even more suspicious." He took a deep breath before looking back to the redhead. "I understand that you're worried for Madoka, but we can't just charge in there. We have to think this through."
"What is there to think about?" Gingka narrowed his eyes at the group of fellow bladers before shaking his head and clenching a fist at his side. "This 'Kyu' person stole Madoka and told us to come and get her." A dangerous glint appeared in his eyes before he looked back up at the boy near the window. "Kyoya, I don't care how suspicious this is! I'm going to go and save her whether I have five guests or not!"
"Ginkga!" Little Kenta gave the taller redhead a sad look before closing his eyes and letting out a sigh. He then slowly let out a chuckle before sweeping his head from side-to-side and looking up at the boy with a teasing glint in his eye. "If you're going to go running off to this South Kito City, at least bring me!" The other bladers gave the boy a look of shock as he went on, "I'm going to help!"
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Yu nearly jumped up and down before beaming at the two brave souls. "I'm gonna go save Madoka, too! She's always helping us, so we should help her!" Tsubasa, a fellow Nebula-turned-friend just let out a slow sigh and shook his head, his clever mind understanding loud and clear that reason was not going to work on someone as dense as Ginkga Hagane.
"Well," Tsubasa sighed, "I might as well tag along to make sure Yu doesn't get into trouble." A bit of a smile slipped on his face as he lifted his chin and gave Ginkga a sympathetic glance. "He does have a point, after all. With everything she's done, we'd be the worst of the worst to leave her in such a situation."
"B-B-Bull!" Benkei rumbled in place as always, ready to go with a grin and waving arms. "You'd better not forget about me and Dark Bull! We'll show those kidnappers a thing or two that they'll never forget!" He then paused his little stomping session to turn to the sharp-toothed boy near the windows. "Right, Kyoya?"
All eyes shifted to the teal-haired boy as he just scowled and stared out the window. All of his mind was screaming that such a thing was a pitiful excuse for a trap, that such a thing would be utterly foolish to even attempt. However, he knew that trying to hold such a fool as Ginkga back would be an exercise in futility. Thinking things over a little further, the idea that someone would try to lure them in with a hostage was yet another thing. What if character wanted to face Gingka Hagane in a battle and try to claim a top ranking spot? Kyoya growled at the thought. It was his job to put Gingka in his place, not some stranger! He was going to have the honor of...well, regaining his honor and defeating the scarf-wearing redhead in a match.
"Well," Kyoya sneered, "I might as well come to make sure that my so-called rival doesn't lose to some pathetic punk in some unheard of city." He opened his eyes to find the redhead giving him a sly look, as if he knew exactly what he was thinking. The teal-headed boy just stood up and stuffed his hands in his pockets, glaring at the redheaded blader and the recipient of the invitation. "Well?"
"Oh, nothing." Gingka shook his head before putting on a grin and putting his fists in front of him in excitement. "I'm just ready to go save Madoka from this 'Kyu' guy!" He then dashed out of the room with a shout, yelling that they had all hurry and leave before something else happened.
Various exclamations of shock and confusion burst out as the five guests raced after him, minds whirling and beys itching to fight. Whoever had decided to take Madoka Amano was in for a big surprise.
Author's Note: Sorry about the wait. I took a break from writing for a while.
