Chapter 8: Dysfunctional Family Reunion
[Why Meg, its so nice to see you!] the fake sweet voice dripped from the creator standing right in front of you. [What are you doing here?] you hissed turning your gaze into a glare. [Why I came to see you and Adam] the voice answered sounding hurt. [Who are you?] growled Tala from behind you also glaring at the despicable human standing in front of you. [Me? Why I'm Megs Grandmother!] she said as she leaped forwards and embraced you. Shock took over as an undeniable fear raced through your mind. Forcefully, you shoved her off and backed into Tala. Tala placed one hand on each of your shoulders, and gave your grandmother a death glare. [Don't touch me] you snarled at her venom dripping from your words. [Meg. That hurts] your grandmother stated as she placed a hand on her heart. [Good] you snarled as you reached for the door handle. But before you could reach the handle someone had grabbed your wrist. You quickly turned to glare at your grandmother. [Let go of me] you stated in a deadly calm voice. [I would like to have a cup of tea with you, Hiro, Tyson, and your Grandfather. We have a lot to catch up on] she said sweetly as she beamed a fake smile your way. You wanted to gag. And Tala looked ready to punch her, which at the moment you would have loved to see. [I don't want to spend another minute with you.] you growled as you ripped your hand out of her grasp. Quickly you opened Adams door and walked into the room. She attempted to follow you, until you slammed the door in her room was silent as you slowly walked over towards the bed. Adam laid still on his gray sheeted bed. You were afraid that he really wasn't awake. But he then turned to give you a small smile. You gave a small barley noticeable smile back. [How are you?] you asked Adam trying very hard to keep any anger from slipping into your voice, as you sat down next to his bed. [I could be better] he replied weakly He looked at you and smiled. [I'm glade you're ok.] he said looking you in the eye. But you quickly looked away out the window to escape from his gaze. [Only if you were] you whispered as you leaned back in the chair. Seeing your grandmother had washed away any good feelings you had about Adam being awake. Your heart started to freeze just thinking about your past. [What's wrong?] Adam asked looking at your emotionless expression. You turned to look at him, but said nothing. You didn't really want to bother him with this. And at the moment you had no clue how he would react. For a while you two just sat in silence. [Who were you talking to?] came Adams weak voice. You turned to look at him a fake confusion in your eyes. He was staring at you intently. [And don't deny it. I heard you. And you sounded pissed] he stated looking you in the eye. But again you just sat there. You really didn't want to talk about it. [Meg] Adam growled sitting up in his bed. You turned to look at him. Sighing you turned back to look out the window. [It was our grandmother] you said lowly, angrily. You could see Adams eyes grow wide as you looked at you. [What did she want?] he asked now full sitting up. You just shook your head pissed that he had made you say anything. [I don't know. She wants to have tea with me, Hiro, Tyson, and gramps.] you grumbled as you ran and hand through your hair. [Then see what she wants.] Adam said carelessly looking at the ceiling since he had laid back down. Your eyes shot towards your brother. A glare was clearly seen on your face. [Why?] you hissed at him. [It might be important] he said never looking at you. For a minute you just sat there dumbfounded. This wasn't the same Adam that would do anything to keep you from the lady when you were younger. [I don't give a shit how important it is!] you growled not believing a word he said. [Please just do it for me] Adam said back to looking in your eyes. You just glared at him. He knew how much you hated this women. So why make you spend a minute with her? [Please? You wont be alone with her.] Adam asked now looking you in the eye. You abruptly stood up refusing to look at your brother. You would do this one thing for him. But you wouldn't be happy about it. And you probably wouldn't talk to him for a while you closed Adams door and walked back into the waiting room. All the teams minus Chris and Scotty were sitting there. Hiro, Gramps, and the witch you sadly have to call Grandmother were also sitting throughout the room. For a while you just stood there debating on weather to just walk back to your room, or to do what your brother had asked. In the end you decided to make Adam happy. [When are we having tea?] you asked grumpily shoving your hands into your pocket and glaring at your grandmother. Her eyes lit up mischievously as she cried out, [Right Now!] {Great... Just freaking great]You were sitting in between Tyson and Hiro at the private BBA cafeteria. Your Grandmother was sitting across from you and Gramps across from Tyson. [Can I get you anything?] asked a young waitress as she walked up to your table. [Yes a round of Green Tea for everyone!] your Grandmother cried spreading her hands out to show off the others sitting at the table. {Bitch} you grumbled in your mind as you turned your attention to the window directly behind Gramps. The waitress nodded and quickly walked away. You rolled your eyes and pulled out your iPod and placed the left ear piece in your ear. Next to Nothing by Breaking Benjamin filled your ear. Your Grandmother stared at you. A hidden hate filled her eyes. She had never liked you to listen to music at a table. And you did this just to piss her off. A few minutes later the waitress came back with the tea. You looked down at your steaming cup disgusted. You would much rather have coffee. You didn't mind tea, but since it was from your Grandmother you weren't going to touch it. [Meg. Why don't you take off that thing out of your ear?] you Grandmother asked sweetly. You wanted to gag. [Forget it] you replied coldly looking her straight in the eyes. You could see Hiro, Tyson, and Gramps turn to stare at you. Shock was written on their faces. Your Grandmother looked taken back. But you knew she wasn't. She probably expected this. [So what is it that you wanted to talk about?] Hiro asked sipping his tea. [I just missed my family so bad that I thought it would be nice to have a little family reunion!] your Grandmother cried clapping her hand together. Gramps, Hiro, and Tyson smiled at her as you rolled your eyes. If only they knew, if only they knew. [So how was it like for you in the US?] Tyson asked turning to look at you. A strong memory quickly entered your mind.[Now you two better be on your best behaviour] your grandmother growled as she punched Adam one last time. You looked at your brothers pain filled body in horror. It was painful to just look at him. Blood was dripping from his nose and a black and blue mark was starting to form on his right cheek along with his lip which was cracked open. He was just laying there on the floor. Looking broken and beat. Your grandmother then turned to you. [And I don't want you to feed him this time. He was a bad boy] she sneered pointing to your brother. You slowly turned your gaze over to Adam. He was staring at you with half open eyes. He was weak and he needed food badly. You trembled with anger as you looked back at your grandmother. Your grandmother had been starving him for days now. And for what? Only God knows. [Meg. I need to know that you're going to be a good little girl and not feed him] your grandmother sneered as she grabbed your chin forcing you to look at her. You could feel her long fake nails digging into your skin. [Don't worry] you gasped. She smiled and let go of your chin. [I'm going to feed him just as soon as you walk out the door] you sneered standing up to her. This made her freeze. Now you had done it. Slowly she turned to look at you. [What did you say?] she asked glaring at you. [You heard me] you spat at her. This had been the second time you had stood up to her in the two year stay that you had been at her house. Slowly her face started to turn a deep red. [WHY YOU UNGRATEFUL BRAT!] she screamed as she grabbed you by the throat. She quickly slammed you against the wall. A sense numbing pain washed over you. [Do you like the feeling of pain?] your grandmother whispered in your ear as she started to squeeze your throat even tighter. It became harder for you to breath. [Now are you going to help your brother anymore?] she asked sweetly as she brought her other hand up and gripped your throat harder yet again. A red film covered your eyes as the blood vessels started to break. She snickered as she threw you down to the floor. Then she slowly started to walk towards you. Thump... Thump... Thump... A fear constricted your chest with every step she took. You didn't want her near you. You didn't want to get hit again. But you wanted Adam to get hurt even less. [Now I don't want you to stick up for your brother ever again. You got it?] she asked as she towered over you. You looked up at her, fear in your eyes. [Good] she hissed as she kicked you in the stomach and sent you flying into your brother. He grunted as he slowly wrapped his arms around you. In what you thought was and effort to protect you. [Adam get her to the hospital. I don't need to have a dead girl to worry about] your grandmother called as she walked out of the house. [What did you do that for?] asked Adam weakly as he slowly picked you up. You looked at him in wonder. Most days he could hardly stand on his own. How can he pick you up? [You're so stupid some times] he continued shaking his head. [I just wanted to help] you whispered. A burning pain came to your throat. Adam smiled down at you as he slowly opened the door with one hand. [Maybe you did more then you thought] he whispered in your ear as he started on the five mile walk to the hospital.[We had so much fun in the US!] your Grandmother cried looking at you fake love in her eyes. {Fun for who?} you thought icily as you sat there unemotionally now listening to Nutshell by Adema. [We use to bake cookies every holiday and have a special breakfast every birthday!] she continued. {I don't remember backing cookies} you thought pissed. {All I remember is you hitting Adam and me with the damn cookie sheets. And special breakfast. Ya right. One more piece for bread isn't exactly Special}. [I even took Meg and Adam to see Disney World at least five times during the summers they spent with me. Then the summers we didn't go somewhere special I would take them up to the family cabin. It was so much fun! We use to roast marshmallows and bake potatoes on the fire!] she cried clapping her hands together. You looked at her disgust written on your face. But only she could tell. She had used real things, and twisted them. You and Adam had been to Disney five times in the three years stay that you had been with her. But you were shoved in a closet barley even fed. Then the cabin. It was the only time you could get away from her. She would bring you up there and you and Adam would run away for days on end. But she would always find you. You would always be brought back to that hell house. [I wish I could have spent some summers at your house! That sounds like so much fun!] Tyson shouted excitement sparkling in his eyes. He then turned to you and asked, [Wasn't it]. [Oh yes a crap load of fun] you said glaring at your tea cup. For a while the room is silent. Everyone's eyes were on you as you just glared at your cup of tea. [You're never happy are you?] Tyson suddenly explodes at you. You look at him unemotionally. [She takes you into her home. Gives you a good place to live. Loves you...] but you cut him off. You had, had enough with this whole thing. [Don't judge something you don't have a clue about] you hissed as you stood up placing your other ear piece in and turning up the volume. You then stormed out of the room leaving behind two shocked family members.*Back With Your Family*[I'm sorry about her] Gramps apologized as he watched you stalk away. [She's never happy] Tyson said as he shook his head and finished off his tea. Hiro just sat there staring at his tea. He had heard about your past. About your grandmother. He just couldn't believe that she was sitting here lying so well. Or was it Meg that had lied? But why would Meg lie about that. {I don't know if I trust this woman.} he thought taking a quick side glance at her. [Its ok. I'm sure she's just upset about Adam] she said smiling. Everyone smiled back and returned to their tea. While no one was looking and evil smirk crossed your Grandmothers lips. {That went better then I had hoped for} she thought evilly sipping her tea.*With You*{I CANT BELIEVE HER!} you shouted as you flew down the flight of steps. You found the floor you were looking for and flung the door open. A loud bang was heard as it hit the wall behind it. {Why does she have to show up now!} you screamed as you finally found your way to the gym. Turning your volume all the way up you placed your pod in your pocket. Quickly you walked over to the black punching bag in the corner. {This is for every lie you told!} you screamed in your mind as you punched the bag over and over. Your stomach was screaming and little black dots found their way to your eyes. But you didn't care. You were just too pissed to give in to the pain in your stomach. {Why now! Why when everything else is happening does she have to show up!} you cried now kicking the bag as well. {She doesn't belong here!} Kick. Kick. Punch. {I got rid of her years ago!} Punch. Punch. Kick. [I want her gone!] you called as you hit the bag one last time. Your knuckles were now bloody from the force that you were hitting the bag. [Who gone?] asked someone from behind you. Turning you saw that it was Scotty. Breathing heavily you wiped the beads of sweat off your forehead. [Our grandmother] you growled as you took a seat on the mat. Scotty handed you a water bottle and sat down next to you. You thanked him for the water and gulped it down. [Didn't you get rid of her years ago when she sent you to the Abbey?] Scotty asked once you were done with the water. [I thought so] you said as you caped the bottle. He then grabbed your hands and started to bandage your knuckles. You looked at him in shock. But he just stared at your hands as he bandaged them. [Well were is she?] he asked looking at you worriedly. Tying the last knot he was then finished bandaging your wounds. [Here] you answered coldly as you stood up and headed towards the door. [WHAT!] Scotty called as he quickly followed you. [Why] he asked. You just shrugged your shoulders and headed for the elevator. [That's nuts] he said as he ran a hand through his hair. [Tell me about it] you growled as you walked into the moving metal box. [Did you talk to her?] he asked looking at you. You sighed and glared at the shinny metal doors as they slid closed. [I had tea with her] you said grumpily pissed at your brother for making you go. [Alone?] Scotty asked sounding shocked. [No with Tyson, Hiro, and Gramps] you said as you walked out of the elevator and headed towards your room. [How was it?] he asked following you. You just shook your head laughing dryly. [What would you expect it to be?] you asked as you looked him in the eye. [I don't know her as well as you do] he said shoving his hands in his pockets. Suddenly, you turned down the hall where all the rooms were. [She made it seem as if it was all sugar and spice living at her house.] you growled opening Chris's door. [Oh. Adam wants to see you] Scotty said before you closed the door. [Tell him Ill I don't care] you said slamming the door. You headed straight for the red bed where Chris was sitting and plopped down on it. Your stomach was numb from all the pain of you stretching today. But all you really wanted was for the emotional pain to disappear.[Why hello] Chris said as he took his eyes off the TV to look at you. You just grumbled as you curled into a little ball for the second time that day. Chris just looked at you and smirked. [What the heck are you smirking about?] you hissed as you slowly started to rock back and forth. [Nothing] he stated as he just turned back to look at the TV. You just glared at the side of his head. [Stop glaring. Your face might stay that way] Chris stated without turning to look at you. You were about to give him a smart come back until he shoved a piece of paper. [Here read this and shut up] he muttered still staring at the TV. You glared at him one last time before snatching the paper out of his hand and reading over it. It was the same paper from the BBA that Scotty was reading earlier.Dear Bladers,Now that the team leader of Lunar Ray (Meg Granger) can make decisions for her team, me and the rest of the officials believe that we should set a day for the first round of the World Champions to begin. Looking into everyone's up coming schedule we believe that the best date for the first round would be January 18th. At nine o clock on the 18th I need a letter presented in my office of who will be fighting for your team that day. But keep in mind, there are conditions on who you pick this time. One of the partner team will only need to send in on blader, while the other one must send in two. I have picked out what teams have to send two bladers and that will be given to you at the end of this letter. But the team leaders are not allowed to fight this round as a starting blader. More will be explained on that at the competition. The competition will also happen at the same time as one another. This way you cant watch the other teams and get a look at their strengths and weaknesses. You will have another chance to find this out, its all in good time though. So pick your bladers wisely, and good luck!
Mr. Dickinson
Teams that must send two bladers:BBA RevolutionPPB All-starsWhite TigersBlitzkrieg Boys{The 18th! That's tomorrow!} you screamed in your mind as you pushed yourself into a sitting position. [What's wrong?] Chris asked finally looking at you. A confused look spread across his face. Turning you threw the paper at him while jumping off the bed. Chris stared at you weirdly as you headed towards the door. [Where are you going?] he called as you were about to close the door. [I need to find Mike or Devin] you replied as you closed the door. You headed towards the right and stopped at the first door on the left. Your name glinted in the light as you pulled the door open. Walking in you went straight to your closet. There was no way that you could go out in the black sweat pants and the shirt of bandages that you had been wearing today. Rummaging through your clothes you found a pair of black baggy pants with a rip in the left knee. Not caring about the hole you threw them on and went looking for a shirt to go with them. Finally you found a plain red tank top. Carefully you pulled your shirt over your bandages. You cringed as you brushed your bullet wound. [Damn] you swore under your breath as you grabbed your keys and helmet. Grabbing your cell phone you started to dial a well memorized number as you walked out of your room.[What!] screamed Mikes voice over the other end of the phone. Ignoring his tone you went right to your question. [Where are you?] you questioned as you quickly stepped into the elevator hoping that no one you knew would see you. [Meg? Where are you?] he asked. {Wow... How dumb can you get?} you thought as you walked out of the elevator and into the garage. Heading for the garage stairs you headed for the first floor where your bike was being stored. [I'm at the BBA] you said slowly as if you were talking to a baby. [Oh... I'm at No Reason] he said as he took a drink not doubt of his favourite lemonade. [Ok see you in a bit] you said as you snapped your cell shut and put in back in your pocket. Pulling your keys out you started up your midnight black and lime green bike that you had left with Mr. D when you had went to the United States. There was no way you would be able to bring all of your bikes with you. Well the ones that were in Japan anyway. After a few minutes of letting it warm up, you were zooming down the streets. The same rush of excitement filled you as you took a sharp left. No one else was out tonight. You were the only one on the road. It was odd. But it made it that much more easy to go speeding down the road.
It took all your might to stop in front of No Reason. You just wanted to stay on your bike and ride. You hadn't been on a bike for seven days. A long line was crowed around the front door at No Reason. {Must be a good band here tonight} you thought as you pulled your helmet off and placed it on your handle bars. Everyone was screaming at the poor door man to let them in. The man was glaring at them all hoping they would just drop dead. Calmly you walked to the side and right up to the guy blocking the doors. [Hey Alex] you said with a small head nod. The dirty blond boy looked at you with a smirk. [You came on a good night Meg] he said with a smile as he opened the door for you. [I can see that] you said looking back at the crowd. The pounding music hit you the second you walked in the door. And it seemed to be Breaking Benjamin that was playing tonight. No wonder so many people wanted to get in.[Tied to the needle,My drunk libido,My nervous ego,The faster we go,You are an asshole,King of the castle,I am the meagre,Follow the leader,] sang Ben to their song, No Games. For a minute you just stood there listening to the rest of the song. It was one of your favourites after all. Once it was done you headed up the stairs that were right to the left of the front you were at the top of the stairs another body guard was standing at the top of the steps. [You may go right in Miss Granger] he said politely as he opened another glass door for you. [Thanks John] you said as you walked inside. This was the private room and the bar. Only friends of the manager, Dan, could get into this room. Sleek black booths lined the wall. Small chandlers hung over the table casting blue, red, or green lights onto the booths. Three small bar height glass tables were scattered around the middle of the room. Then the bar was directly in the back. It was made of all glass and changing neon lights shown from the bottom changed the colour of the bottles behind the bar. Right away you spotted Mike at a stood by the bar. [What took you so long?] Mike asked as you pulled out the blue egg shape bar stool. Everyone of Dan's friends had their own personal bar stool. And this was yours. It had black flames on the back and your name written in silver dripping down looking as if it was bleeding your name. [I stopped to listen] you said as the bartender set a glass of ice tea down in front of you. You nodded your thanks. [So what is it you need to talk to be about?] he asked as he took a sip of his hard lemonade. [Is it you or Devin that's bladeing tomorrow?] you asked as you took a sip of your drink. [Devin] Mike said as he looked at you with suspicion. [You could have asked me that over the phone] he said slowly as he looked at you. [I wanted to get away from that place] you growled finishing off your drink. [Another?] asked the bartender as you placed the empty glass down. You just shook your head no as you stared at the neon lights. [Did anything else happen?] Mike asked as he stood and walked over to the balcony to watch the band. You soon followed him. Breaking Benjamin was now playing Firefly. [Ya] you said lowly as you rested your arms on the railing and your chin on your arms. [What] Mike asked as he looked at you with worry in his eyes. [My grandmother] you growled as you glared at the wall in front of you. [Is she here?] he asked not taking his eyes off the band. You just nodded your head yes as the song switched to Rain. [What's she want?] he asked looking at you surprised. [I haven't figured that one out yet.] you said as you started to watch the show. But that was a good question. What did your grandmother really want? What was her purpose of showing up after nine years?A few minutes later your cell phone started to go off blasting Immortal by Adema. Lazily you pulled it out of your pocket and looked to see who was calling. It was Adam. You just grumbled as you shoved it back into your pocket. You had not intentions of talking to your brother tonight. Or even tomorrow. [Who was it?] asked Mike when the ringing was done. You just sat there for a minute pretending not to hear him. [I know you heard me. Tell me who the hell it was] Mike said once again without taking his eyes off the band. [Adam] you finally muttered as you slid down the wall and watched the band through the glass of the railing. [Is there a reason you don't want to talk to your brother?] he asked doing the same on the opposite wall. He was now staring at you intently. He was always the one that cared the most when you and your brother were fighting. Why? You had no clue. You just glared at the floor for a long time telling Mike that you weren't going to say a word about it. [Meg] Mike growled telling you he wanted to know. Before you could even think about answering him, your cell phone beeped telling you that a new voice message had been left. Sighing you brought your phone back out and listened Adams message. [Meg I know you're pissed at me, but that gives you now excuse to be out of the hospital! Now I know you're either with Devin, Mike, or Jess. But please, at least give me a call to let me know that you're ok.] came Adams worried yet pissed voice through your phone. You were now even pissed at your brother. He knew that he had ticked you off. And what does he do? Tells you that you shouldn't be out of the hospital. What is he your father? You just smirked as you snapped your phone closed knowing that you were going to royally piss him off. But the second you had closed your phone, it started to ring again. Again you looked down at your glowing blue screen to see who was calling you. [Adam?] Mike asked looking at you. [Yep] you said leaving your cell phone out knowing that your brother wasn't going to stop calling. [He really should know better] Mike said as he shook his head and looked back at the concert down below. [He really should] you agreed also returning your attention to the show.[You really should just turn that damn thing off] Mike grumbled as it rang for a sixth time in ten minutes. Looking at the screen this time you saw that it was Tala's cell phone that was calling. But knowing Adam, he was probably using Tala's phone to get a hold of you. {Not going to work} you thought shaking your head. {But why would Tala give Adam his phone to call me?} you thought looking back down at your phone. {Adam probably bugged him till Tala would do anything to shut him up} you reasoned as the beep for a voice mail came. Sighing you opened your phone up again to listen to the message. [Meg please just call, please] came Adams pleading and tired voice. How stupid was your brother? Why would you answer your phone now after all these calls? You just glared at the phone before you were about to turn it off. But just before you hit the button went off again. [God answer it this time!] Mike screamed grabbed the phone from you, pressing the answer button before you even got to see who it was. He then threw the phone at you. You glared at him as you brought the phone up to your ear. [Lo?]...