Chapter 5: Secrets
"NO! Runo should live with me!" Julie demanded. Everyone was inside the Marukura manor, Runo had just found her resolve and everyone wanted to support her start anew. They had many plans for her. For example, the girls want to spend their lifetime shopping and going to the mall with her; Ace wants to have a brother and sister outing with her; Shun would take her to the finest restaurants; Anubias, Keith, and Dan would take her and make her spar with them in Bakugan, and many more.
But, first things first, where would Runo be staying? Since she lost her home in the fire, she has nowhere else to go. And this... well... about Runo's destiny... that's another story. In this one, the argument begins
"Not you! She should stay with me!" Ace countered
"No way! Not you! Me!" Shun added
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"I won't let you force Runo stay with you!"
"You're shopping is out of the question!"
"She's like a sister to me!"
"Don't mess with my dreams!"
"Geez, how come those three are so hyped up in this?" Dan asked, everyone just shrugged their shoulders.
"Well, it's not that I'm on Julie's side but Ace and Shun are boys, and Runo's a girl and... you know... girl and boy... alone... isn't it a little..." Alice fidgeted her fingers, a tint of pink showing her cheeks
"I'M NOT THAT KIND OF GUY!" Ace and Shun shouted, their faces were heating up. Runo giggled; there was silence for a moment...
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"I GOT IT! I HAVE AN IDEA!" Preyas exclaimed in delight, an idea popped in his head (who would've thought that that's even possible).
"What is it Preyas?" asked Titanium Dragonoid (a.k.a. Drago). Preyas' eyes gleamed
"WE'LL DO DRAWLOTS!" he proudly announced
"Drawlots? That's so childish" Midnight Percival commented, a vein popped on Preyas' head
"Hey! Stop being such a wise guy! Got any better ideas?"
"Alright you two, break it up," said Storm Skyress, the two obeyed and stopped their glaring contest
"How does your plan work, Preyas?" asked Mega Nemus
"It's easy!" he said, jumping on Marucho's head "We'll write your names on strips of paper and Runo will pick one. Whomever's name was there, that's whom she'll be staying with!"
"That sounds fair, I'm in," said Mylene
"Me too"
"Me three"
"Sign me up"
"Don't leave me behind"
Preyas smiled and Percival just sighed in defeat. They did as they were told, writing their names in strips of paper (except for Runo of course) they put it in a small glass bowl (resembling a fish bowl). The bakugans shook it and after that Runo picked one and gave it to Preyas
"Ok! So Runo's going to stay with..." the suspense was killing Ace, Shun, and Julie. They had their fingers crossed, hoping that it would be them.
"...ALICE!" Runo and Alice squealed in delight while a gloomy aura surrounded Ace, Shun, and Julie
'There goes my dreams...' they thought in unison. Everyone laughed at the sight.
After a while, Runo and the gang were off to Moscow. Ace, Shun, and Julie were down for at least 2 hours, but got over it and gave up. Besides, Runo and Alice are best friends and are like sisters anyway, so, it wouldn't hurt if Runo would stay with them, not to mention that Alice only lives alone with her grandfather, Dr. Gehabich
Night time...
Moonlight flickered through the plane's window, reaching her face in her room. Disturbed by the light, Runo fluttered her eyes open and stood up. She walked to the window and saw how beautiful the moon and stars sparkle.
"Naga..." she began. The morphed dragon's eye glinted in response
"What is it, Milady? Is something troubling you? Are you sick?"
"No Naga, I'm fine" she said and looked back at the stars "They say that when a person, or even a Bakugan dies. The light in their hearts form a star, and that star, of the person you love and adore, becomes your guide, and light. In that way, you would never feel alone and you would know that they are always there for you, no matter what." Tears started rolling down from Runo's eyes, "Do you think... tha-that Mom, Dad, and Tigrerra, are up there?"
"I'm sure they are Lady Runo, and they will be your light, and they will always be there for you, and so will I" Naga's tail extended and wiped the tears from Runo's eyes
"Thank you, Naga. I'm sure Wyvern will be there too" Naga didn't say a word, but his eyes sparkled in response "Naga, tomorrow, we will be in Alice's home now, and we'll start a new adventure together"
"Yes, we will, Milady. What kind of people are they, Lady Runo?" asked Naga, filled with curiosity. He wanted to start a new life as well, and to do that, he wants to gain knowledge first, power can wait
"Alice is a very nice person; she and I are like sisters. She lives alone with her grandfather, Dr. Michael Gehabich. He's the one who-"
And then it hit her, she remembered that Dr. Gehabich was also Hal-G. Naga's partner, when he wanted to take over the world. Naga created Hal-G because of the silent core, along with Masquerade, which is also known as Alice.
"Naga..."
"Yes, Milady?"
"Let's talk again tomorrow"
In about 10 minutes, the whole gang will reach the Gehabich residence. Well, after what happened last night, Naga was confused
'What does Lady Runo mean?' he thought to himself.
When they reached Alice's home, Dr. Michael Gehabich welcomed them with open arms. Her friends dragged her to her room; it was a little bigger than her room before, it has a cabinet for her clothes, a bed that is right for her size, a study table, and 3 large bookshelves.
The whole gang organized a welcome party for Runo, wow they're such great friends. They celebrated until sundown, now, everyone needs to go home; Fabia needs to resume her duties as the princess, so she's going back to Neathia with Rafe; The Vexos are going back to Vestal to continue their work (Keith, Lync, Mylene, Volt, Shadow, Mira, Baron and Ace); Anubias, Paige and Ren are going back to Gundalia; while Dan, Shun, Jake, Julie, and Marucho are going to organize the next 'BakuInterLine' Tournament (Bakugan Interspace Online [made that one up])
Alice and Runo went to bed after that, but Runo remembered her promise to Naga that they'll talk. Therefore, she got up, grabbed her night robe and walked out of her room. Good thing her room is separated from Alice's, so she crept pass her room and proceeded to Dr. Michael's study room. It was just a hunch but she is sure that Dr. Michael will be here.
"Dr. Michael? Are you there?" she knocked at the door and it slid open.
"Runo? What are you doing in this time of night?" Dr. Michael asked, he was still on his professor's clothes
"Uhmm... it's just... I want to talk to you"
"huh?" tilting his head he was puzzled.
"Here you go," said Dr. Michael, handing her a cup of hot cocoa
"Thank you" she said, taking a sip "It's delicious!"
"Thank you, so Runo, what is it that you want to talk about?" he asked. Runo placed her cup on the glass table. She took a deep breath first and then spoke
"This" she said. Placing her hands on her chest, blinding light came out of her right bracelet and time stopped
"W-W-What is going on here?" Dr. Gehabich looked confused and before he knew it, a huge White Dragon appeared before him. "W-What the-"
"Dr. Michael, let me introduce to you, Naga, my guardian Bakugan" Runo appeared on Naga's right shoulder and jumped down.
"Naga!" he stumbles down to the floor, amazed and scared at the same time "Y-You're still... alive?"
Naga nodded his head "Lady Runo, forgive me for asking but, who is this man?"
"He is Dr. Michael Gehabich, Alice's grandfather, also known as Hal-G, and your former partner"
"Part...ner?" the dragon looked at the frozen doctor/professor
"Dr. Michael, please don't be scared. You can trust Naga now; he has really changed his ways and... He doesn't remember anything," Runo said, trying to make the doctor understand
"Wait, he doesn't remember anything?" Runo nodded her head "Strange, I thought that you were dead, how did this happen, Runo"
Runo explained everything to Dr. Gehabich. From how the time stopped when she entered her room and a portal opened before her until she and Naga made a pact and that Runo trusts him whole heartedly and that Naga will be by her side, even if it takes away his own life. Satisfied, Dr. Gehabich nodded
"I see, however, why are you showing this to me only? And not your friends, huh? Runo?" asked Dr. Gehabich
"Well, one thing is, if I tell them that Naga is alive and with me, they could hate me and... we'll never be friends anymore" Runo answered, sadness and confusion showed in her eyes
"I'm sure that they won't hate you. They are your friends, right?" said Dr. Michael, trying to comfort the girl
"Also..." Runo glanced up to Naga and back to Dr. Michael "I want Naga, to know something"
Dr. Michael Gehabich, at first confused, but got the message. He told Naga how much his lust for power was, that it caused him to destroy even his own sister. Sad, and pained, Naga accepted it and told him that he will find a way to redeem himself for his sins. Dr. Michael was amazed on how much he cared for Runo, and he could tell that what he said was true. Understood, he believed them
"I understand, don't worry Runo, Naga. I won't tell anyone, in fact, if you'll let me. I could help you," he suggested
"Help us? In what, Doctor?" Runo asked, confused
"I could help Naga with his powers, of course, he is your guardian Bakugan. That would mean that he has to fight, to protect you, he can't stay like a bracelet forever" Runo and Naga's lips formed an 'O', understanding what he meant, "So, what do you say?"
"I would be grateful, but only if Lady Runo would accept" Naga said, glancing down to the person whom he would be only loyal to. Runo giggled
"We accept, Dr. Michael," she said with glee
"Wonderful, we will start now"
After that, time went back to its course. Naga turned into his ball form as Runo asked him to and Dr. Michael examined him. His data was transferred into his computer, it took a while but Dr. Gehabich made a conclusion that Naga doesn't have a specific attribute yet. It could be because he is a rogue Bakugan, which it didn't surprised them, also, Naga's only ability (for now) was to stop time, which he can use even outside of battle. Dr. Michael said that they should do this every night, before they go to bed. To lessen the suspicions, which they agreed, Runo went back to her room, and slammed back on her bed and drifted to a long sleep
Runo, Naga, and Dr. Gehabich continued on their examination secretly, they have done it for the 3rd night already, but there were still no additional info than that. After a week, the whole gang visited the Gehabich residence and Marucho announced that they would be holding the next BakuInterLine tournament in Vestal. Therefore, they invited them to come and watch the match. Dr. Gehabich allowed them and it was before they knew it that they were on a ship, heading to Vestal.
The tournament was only three days away, so the others went sightseeing. Exclude Dan, Anubias, Keith, Shun and Ace who joined the tournament. Runo left early 'cause she wants to go explore the Vestal herself, knowing that she is also a Vestal. She had some kind of watch that was wrapped around her left wrist; it's some kind of device that is also like a phone and map, just in case she gets lost. It was already night time, and she was walking around in circles in a forest. You guessed right, she got lost.
"Ohhhh" she groaned, "How come I always get lost" she clicked on her watch to display a holographic image of a map. But, was just pissed off, 'Great! Ran out of batteries' how could she forget, she even left her phone in her room (Silly, isn't she? Hey! [clears throat] anyway...)
She walked in circles until a group of goons appeared, she was tough but she was also scared, her legs could be seen shaking and water slowly appears in her eyes. The goons dashed to her and she screamed, but before Naga could even appear in his true form, in just a split second, the goons where lying unconscious on the soil. Runo turned around only to see the person who saved her, back when she was in Hawaii
"You! What are you doing here?" she yelled slightly... blushing? Why am I blushing?
"I was just having a stroll around the forest, when I heard someone scream," he said. Runo turned with a loud 'Hmph!' "Is that any way to thank the person who just saved you?"
"Well then thank you" she said, still had her back on him
"You like the forest, don't ya?" he began "But it seems that the forest doesn't like you"
"Why you little-" she turned and was surprised as she felt two strong arms carry her (bridal style)
"Let's try something different" with that, he leaped high, from tree to tree, until he reached a Cliffside. As he put Runo down, she was amazed by the sight, what surrounds her was a beautiful bed of white, blue, pink, and yellow flowers; and a beautiful view of the night sky.
"Sugoii..." she said. She walked by the cliff and back to the person who saved her. Runo didn't noticed a rock in front and she tripped. Her hands were on the boy's chest and his arms were wrapped around her waist, she looked up with a red and embarrassed face. Then, she felt something fell from her vest. They both looked down and the blonde smirked
"So you kept the rose that I gave to you huh?" he said, gazing in her deep green eyes. Runo felt embarrassed and looked down
"Y-Y-Yeah, I kept it 'cause... it's not e-everyday that I-I would receive a rose from someone, which... is actually... kind of... sweet..." she said, her voice was low on the last word but he heard her. This time he didn't smirked, instead he smiled. Runo glanced up and saw him smile... lovingly?
"Neither does this," he said. He lifted her chin and crashed his lips on hers. She was shocked and her face was completely red. She wanted to pull away but something inside her made her stop. The sensation from the kiss was different, it wasn't sloppy, instead it was romantic. She surrendered and wrapped her arms around his neck as she shyly respond to his kisses. Damn his kiss was like fire, and she felt good in it. It was her first kiss and she humbly gave it away to a person she barely even met, but she could feel her heart pound fast. It's like that she was longing for this and it was like she knew the person she was kissing very well. Reluctantly, she broke the kiss for air. She looked up, still on her reddened cheeks, even though he was wearing glasses, she could see his eyes behind it. He had amethyst eyes, and it was sparkling.
The two felt the urge to lean forward for another kiss when they heard a crack
"Runo!" the voice came out of nowhere, but Runo recognized it
"Julie?" she said. The blonde released her and walked away "Wait!" he turned around "When can I see you again?"
"Soon" he said, smiling
"How soon?" he laughed
"Soon" he said and leaped away, back into the woods. Runo froze 'Whoa, another déjà vu'
"Runo! There you are, we're looking all over for you. Come on, the others are waiting" said Mira.
Without a word, she followed them back to Marucho's place. Even while dinner she could remember her kiss every time something touch her lips and it makes her blush furiously. Good thing no one has noticed yet. In her bedroom, she couldn't sleep, the picture of her and that person kissing under the stars kept on flashing in her head. She moved her hands and touched her lips,
'What is this? Why did I just gave him my first kiss? I mean, he teases me a lot, with his warm hand, and shining blonde hair, and his perfect amethyst eyes- WHAT THE HELL! WHAT AM I THINKING! Snap out of it Runo!' she slapped herself, indeed, she really did slapped herself 'You can't fall for that guy, you don't know him, you don't even know his name'
It hit her; she forgot to ask for his name. "Damn, I was so into it that I forgot!" she slumped her face in her pillow and smiled. "Although... I have to admit... he is... sweet" she said, and finally... she fell asleep
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Somewhere in a dark, empty space. A group of unknown beings were starting to make a plot, an evil plot
"All calculations are confirmed sir, waiting for your order"
"Excellent, with this, I will conquer all worlds and have my revenge on that worthless human boy, and that stupid dragonoid Bakugan of his" the person slumped back in his chair "Grouton, send a course to the 15th quadrant. I have to pay a small visit to my old foes"
The person did as what he was told, he set the coordinates and the ship went inside a portal that appeared. The person in command laughed evilly
"I will have my revenge"
The blonde person shot his eyes wide open, he was on top of the tallest building in Vestal. He gazed at the stars and he jumped down from the building. Falling from the top of the building, a huge red eagle caught him, now; he's on top of the bird's back
"What did you see?" it asked
"He's coming, not now, but soon. I have to make my plan in action now, before it's too late, before I would lose her, again" he said, his amethyst eyes were burning as he flew to a portal to another dimension.
Okay, so here's chapter 5, it was long right? Just like how you guys requested it. I won't be updating chapter 6 for a while, too busy at school but don't worry I'll update as soon as possible. Chapter 6 will be the start of the twists-
Hahaha, by the way, speaking of twists, I twisted Ace and Shun's attitudes right? Haha I just love messing with their attitudes. I'm so sorry if there were errors
Anyway, as I said, Chapter 6 will be the start of the twists and Naga will finally appear- whoops! Spoilers! Haha, anyway, thank you so much for the reviews, please continue to support my work (this story). Thank you, Arigatou Gozaimasu. So...
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