LHS

Chapter 17: My Savior?

I Own Nothing.

Masamune was gone. Kyoya was still in the hospital with something new gone wrong. Madoka wasn't a beyblader, and that left Benkei, Gingka, and King.

The Chinese team sat around waiting while the Japanese team went to visit Kyoya at the hospital.

"Tategami-San!" King waved.

"Kyoya!" Madoka ran in and hugged him tightly.

"Careful. You'll make me have to stay longer." He teased lovingly. She squeezed him before letting go.

"How are you doing?" Benkei asked softly.

"I'm fine. Can I have a minute with Madoka?"

"Sure." King and Benkei left the room. Kyoya sighed and smiled at Madoka.

"Gingka?"

"Couldn't be here. Still resting and recovering himself."

"Hikaru?"

"Nothing."

"Ma-Masamune?"

"…"

"Naruhodo." (I see.) They sat in silence for a moment.

"King brought some friends to help us." Madoka spoke.

"Friends?"

"Yeah, he's apparently friends with some people in China. He brought them over to help us get back on our feet…." She looked down, her face red.

"What?" Kyoya blinked and then grinned goofily. "Does someone have a crush on a Chinese boy?!"

"WHAT?! NO! BAAKKKAA!" She smacked him over the head and breathed heavily as her face flushed. He chuckled and rubbed his head.

"Didn't have to hit me."

"You deserved it!"

"I'm in the hospital!"

"Then the nurses can care for it!"

"You're ruthless, you know that."

"You're not any better!"

The two sat for a minute, glaring at the other before laughing.

"I've missed you."

"Same." Kyoya smiles before frowning.

"What, did you start thinking of all the homework you have to do now?"

"No. Madoka." Kyoya bent over. "Get the nurse." He groaned loudly and she hopped to her feet. She slammed the door open and yelled for a nurse. Benkei and King, who had been sitting by the doorway, jumped. A couple staff members pushed by Madoka and one moved her out of the way. After a doctor entered, the door shut and the three were left to wait.

"Do you think he'll be okay?"

"Yeah. He'll be fine…"

After a while, Gingka and his dad showed up. They were caught up on what was happening and they joined the waiting group.

"I thought you were still recovering…" King asked.

"I'm okay."

"Good job, Tsubasa." He spoke. "You did your job well."

"Thank you." Tsubasa left without another word and went to his room. He laid back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. Was that really the right thing….would this be what freed him….

He gripped his shirt. The darkness had receded a little since he attacked Kyoya. But would they figure it out? Would they save him too?

The darkness wrapped its chains around his heart again and Tsubasa slept again.

"Now then. Since most of the teams are out of the picture. We can get started…"

Doji left the others and walked down the stairs towards the basement. He turned left instead of right and left behind him Tsubasa's cage. As he approached the forgotten room, he smirked. His new project could begin and oh how he was going to enjoy this.

As he walked in, he studied the body lying on the table. The boy's physique was prefect. The doctor walked over and began spitting out facts.

"What's his name?"

"Kadoya…" The doctor flipped a paper. "Kadoya, Masamune."

"Oh…" Doji smirked. "This is the boy from Legendary High."

"Yes, sir."

"Let's begin the mutation."

"Yes sir."

Yu sat watching Ryuga practice. He looked up to his hero and couldn't wait to see Ryuga dominate at the tournaments. As Ryuga finished, Yu left his seat and rushed down to the sidelines. He held out a water and a towel.

"Good job!" Ryuga grunted in response to Yu's cheerful welcome. He took the towel and water, chugging it. He wiped his forehead and threw the towel back at Yu. As Ryuga left, Yu began cleaning the room and all the broken bey pieces.

"He was so cool today." Yu muttered to himself.

"So you're cleaning now. When did you become a slave, Yu?"

"Tsubaka." Yu bit out as Tsubasa emerged from the shadows. "You're one to talk."

"Oh yeah, what's that supposed to mean."

"It means that you're the one who's a slave. You're a slave to the darkness. You can't talk to me about that!" Yu shouted. Tsubasa growled and readied his bey. As he launched, Ryuga stepped between the two. He grabbed Eagle and stopped it immediately.

No one moved but stared as Ryuga tossed the bey back. "Don't fight." He walked to Tsubasa and whispered something that made Tsubasa collapse. Yu watched quietly and smiled.

"He saved me…"