Chapter 16: Finishing The Puzzle

You were startled out of sleep as some one plopped down on your bed. [Get up Meg!] screamed Jess as she continued to jump on your bed. Grunting you just hid your head in your blanket. [Come on! You want to be a good hostess don't you!] she shouted still jumping on you're bed. [No...] you mumbled still curled up in your warm cosy blankets. For a minute or two Jess just continued to jump on your bed. The constant up and down motion was starting to bug you. [Fine... I'm up... I'm up...] you grumbled as you slowly sat up eyes still closed. [Good. Now get dress!] she cried happily as she ran out the door. With a sigh you just shook your head at your mentally insane friend. [Someone's happy to be home...] you muttered as you finally opened your eyes. For a while you just sat there slowly letting your eyes adjusted to the light. Your clock was the first thing you actually looked at. [8:07] it said in bright red letters. [I hate you too] you sneered at it as you stood up. {This was going to be the only day I get to sleep in my house. And what do I get? A freaking bounce alarm...} you complained in your head. As you placed your feet on the floor they hit something fuzzy. Looking down you saw your husky was sleeping peacefully on the floor curled up in a ball. She opened her eyes and looked at you. After a doggy yawn, she wagged her tail at her. You just rolled your eyes. Harmony was her name, but everyone just called her Girly. [And you didn't even bark at Jess] you said to your dog as you walked across your hard wood floors to a black dresser. Opening the top drawer you pulled out a top. Throwing it on your bed you headed towards your closet and grabbed a pair of dull gray jeans. [I gave you permission to bite her in the ass the last time she did that] you stated scratching her behind the ears. After changing you looked at the clock one last time before leaving your room. It was still only 8:18. With a sigh you pulled your door closed. But barking from the other side made you open it again. [So now you bark] you stated looking at Girly. She just started back at you with those bright blue husky eyes before quickly trotting off down the hall. [Your welcome] you whispered to yourself as you pulled your door closed. [GET UP! BREAKFAST!] you heard Jess screaming at the end of the hall near the stairs. {Who's stayed in that room?} you asked yourself as you slowly walked down the hall towards Jess and the stairs. [Come on! Get up!] Jess whined while still pounding on the door. [GO TO HELL!] came Bryan's pissed voice from the other side. [Blitz. Boys?] you asked as you passed her. [Ya... They just wont come out!] she complained. For a second you looked at the door before looking back at Jess. [Go get breakfast ready. I'll get them and be down in a minute] you said in a bored tone. Jess shrugged her shoulders before heading down the stairs. Looking back at the door you gave another sigh. [You have ten minutes before she comes back up. I suggest you come down before then] you said as you headed down the stairs. Before you were out of hearing range you could hear someone moving in the room. {That gets them going every time} you thought with a you entered the kitchen it seemed as if everyone was there or in the dinning room excluding the Blitzkrieg Boys. Slowly you walked towards the coffee pot and poured yourself a steaming cup. [Have a good night sleep?] asked Adam who was sitting on the counter a few feet away from you. [Eh, it wasn't bad] you said shrugging your shoulders. Just then more barking caught your attention. Looking over towards the back door you could see that Girly was sitting on the floor staring out it with her right paw on the glass. [Looks like someone wants to go for a walk.] Devin stated while sipping his own coffee. [Guess] you said as you placed your cup on the counter. Walking over to Girly you could see her eyes light up. Once you opened the door she took off in a flash. [I'll be back later] you called but someone was right behind you. Looking over you saw that it was Hiro. [Mind if I come with you?] he asked. [Nope] you said as you just walked after your happily trotting away a while the only noise that could be heard was the prancing of Girly's paws. You and Hiro were walking on a path around the lake behind your house. It was a fifteen minute hike before you would reach another person's house. You spent most of the walk in deep thought. {What could have caused that pain in my back yesterday...} you asked yourself as you ducked under a tree branch. {And if Eclipse felt it as well, does that mean that something's wrong with my blade?}. More and more thoughts just kept flooding in your head. But you finally rested on a solution. {If it happens next time, I'll have Adam look at Eclipse. He can fix any beyblade} you thought to yourself making a promise. Just then Girly's barking brought you out of your over at her, you found that you were at her favourite part of the path. It was a small section of the woods that opened up to large boulders in the water. [Have fun] you said with a smirk at your begging puppy. With one last happy bark she jumped into the water. You and Hiro just took a seat on different rocks in the sun. Again a silence filled the air. But you just had to break it this time. There was something you needed to tell your brother. [Hiro...?] you said lowly as you looked at your reflection in the water. [Yes?] he asked turning to you. [I didn't tell you all of my past] you said your eyes never leaving the waters glow. [I know] he stated calmly as he turned to look at Girly. [I wanted you to tell me when you felt like it] he answered the unasked question floating in the air. You just nodded your head, but said nothing. For a couple more minutes you just sat there. This time you truly didn't know where to begin. [Do you know why mom and dad died?] you asked suddenly looking over towards you happily playing dog. You could almost visualize the shock in Hiro's eyes as he turned to look at you. [Their car was pushed off the road. They drowned in the river] he answered voice quivering. You took a deep breath and said [No. Do you know why they died] you asked. [Everyone dies Meg] Hiro said in a calming voice as if you were five. You gave a small haunting chuckle which caused Hiro to look at you weirdly. [True. But it wasn't their time to die] you answered your voice sounding hallow. Hiro said nothing. He had no clue what to say, or where you were going. [Do you remember when dad gave us all beyblades for the first time?] you asked a small smile on your face. After a small yes from Hiro you continued. [You and Tyson were naturals. If you practiced hard enough you both could have gone somewhere with it. Just like Tyson proved. But me and Adam, we were different. It was so easy for us. We were prefect since the first time we tried. Never having to practice. Never needing any help. Never getting better, because we were the best]. You paused not knowing if you should go on. In the end you decided that you needed to tell someone. [Then one day dad gave us different blades saying he thought these would be challenges for us. And they were. We could now practice and train. They were our blades.] A twisted smirk now crossed your face. [And it was us that killed them] you whispered. [What?] Hiro asked taken back. Slowly you looked over towards your brother. One lone tear escaped your eye and ran down your face. [We were the cause of mom and dad's deaths] you whispered hanging your head and looking at the rock you were sitting on. [But how?] Hiro asked, his eyes never leaving your face. Slowly you wiped away the tear and took a deep breath. [We are wanted by many people, Hiro.] you started turning your gaze back to Girly who had just caught a fish. [And it's all because of our gifts.]. You turned your gaze to the sky. How were you going to put this so he would understand? [Remember when mom and dad use to fight over everything?] you asked. Hiro simply nodded his head. [It was all about me and Adam. The same man who had gave him mine and Adam's blades, now wanted to take us. He said he would take us to a bladeing school and teach us how to prefect our game. Mom wanted to let him take us saying that it was good if we followed our dream. She just wanted to see us happy. But dad couldn't let any of his children leave. And for that the guy killed them both. To get them out of the way.] Hiro stopped you asking a question. [But they didn't get you. You went to the US to live with our grandmother] he stated in a questioning tone. [They left us alone till after the Abbey days. We started to get letters. Phone calls. They even attacked our friends] you whispered. For a while you had to stop your story, a sad memory had resurfaced.[Good afternoon, Meg] called the receptionist behind the desk at your apartment building. You gave her a quick nod and carried on walking to your apartment. Finally after three staircases you had reached your floor. Walking down the hallway you passed many other rooms. All the doors painted the same dark green as the front door leading to the street. Then near the end of the hallway was your room. Number 562. Taking a deep breath you prepared to walk back into Jess and Devin's constant fighting. They were on the verge of breaking up again. This was going to be the fifth time in a month. But you didn't hear anything as you walked in. {Strange} you thought reaching down to open the door. But the door was already slightly ajar. This only farther confused you. Slowly you pushed the door, and just as you expected it opened easily. Darkness was the only thing that you saw as you stepped into the room. Walking farther into the room you got a strange feeling that something was out of place. Something just wasn't right. As you reached the kitchen area in the back of the apartment you heard a whisper. It sounded like... Jess? [Jess] you called softly so you wouldn't alert the intruder, if there was one. Well that's at least what you were hoping for. [Meg] came another whisper threw the darkness. But this time you were sure it wasn't Jess. It was Devin. But the voice sounded as if it was coming from Jess's room. Walking towards the back of the house you placed the bass and guitar that you had been carrying in the hall way to pick up a bat. Gripping it firmly you silently and quickly opened the door. A small stream of light flooded into the room. A quick scan of the room revealed Devin and Jess in the back of the room. Both bleeding badly. Jess was knocked out in Devin's arms who was holding her protectively. A stream of blood was flowing down his nose. Quietly you took a step into the room. But that was a mistake. Suddenly an unimaginable pain shot threw the back of your head as a bat or crowbar came in contact with the back of your skull. The bat flew out of your hand as you were set toppling towards the floor. [MEG!] screamed Devin. Your vision was blurred, but you were still awake. Slowly and painfully you pulled yourself into a kneeing position. You then brought you head up to hopefully see something. Which you did, but it wasn't something you wanted to see. A shadowy figure stood over Devin and Jess. His arm was raised with a metal crowbar in his hand. [NO!] you cried as the crowbar swung at Devin's head. A loud crack was heard as it made contact with Devin's skull. As if in slow motion his unconscious body fell towards the floor Jess still in his arms. The metal of the crowbar gleamed in the small amount of light. Crimson now covering it. [BASTARD!] you yelled at the mysterious figure standing in the corner. [My dear wolf.] called the man as he slowly walked towards you. This made your eyes narrowed. [How do you know that?] you hissed at him venom dripping from your words. [What don't I know about you.] answered the man. {Hopefully a lot} you thought glaring daggers at him. [You better not think about doing anything.] he warned you, not that you were going to listen. The second he came into reach you planned to grab the crowbar from him. The man chuckled making you look him in the eye. [If you try something I will be forced to kill one of your friends and I don't think you want that to happen again.] the man said smirking. That made you freeze. Someone had just killed your other friend a month ago. A dagger in her back while you were standing right next to her. [What do you want?] you growled your patience wearing thinner and thinner. [Last time, our representative left you with the wrong message. I came myself to give you the right one] he answered skipping around the real answer. He then brought a white handkerchief from his pocket and whipped the crowbar clean. The white was now completely crimson tinted. Slowly he brought the handkerchief up to his nose. [Aww. What a lovely smell blood has] he cooed making your skin crawl. [And your message would be?] you growled hoping to get this weirdo to leave you and your friends alone. [My are we in a hurry today?] he said continuing to play with the bloodied piece of cloth. [Well?] you sneered growing more and more inpatient as well as trying to block out what ever he was doing with the bloody cloth. [Fine I guess I should just tell you] he said with a sigh. Then in a instant he was by your side. [If you don't follow our wishes you friends are as good as dead] he whispered in your ear causing a wave a frost to run down your spine. [We want the wolf of darkness and the dog of light. And well do anything for that. Just remember that. Anything.] and with that you were hit again in the back of the skull by the crowbar. This time darkness consumed you as you went tumbling towards the floor. Unconscious before you even hit the ground.[How did you find this out? About our parents?] Hiro asked breaking your thoughts. [It was in a journal dad kept] you sighed as Girly finally came running back to you two. [Ready to go back?] you asked your dog looking as if nothing was wrong. [Sure] Hiro stated as he got up and followed you. The walk back was silent. Both of your minds were a whorl wind of questions. [Can I read the journal?] Hiro asked as you reached the porch. [Sure, I'll go get it] you stated as you walked up to your room. Grabbing a warn leather book on a desk you walked back down stairs. Looking at the clocks you could see that it was already 7:00 PM. You and Hiro had been talking all day. [I'm going to bed] you said as you headed right back up the stairs. [Get a good night sleep. You'll need it] Hiro called after you. You just nodded your head and kept on going.

*With Hiro, While Reading Journal*

June 1st

Today four men in black came to my beyblade shop at the end of town. Two of them were the same ones that sold me Meg and Adam's blades last fall. I asked them if they needed any new parts today. For some strange reason they laughed. "It's your son and daughter we want" was there answer. It felt as if ice had run into my veins. They wanted Meg and Adam. Wanted them! . But what for? The bladeing skills they possess. I was heart broken. What have I done? If I had never giving them the blades, they wouldn't be in this mess! It's all my fault! They told me I have up till Meg's birthday to decide to give them over, or they would take them. Either way I lose two of my children. How will I tell my wife? How will I tell Hiro and Tyson? I'm completely lost! What do I do?

June 3rd

I told Mandy (mother) today about Meg and Adam. She imminently broke down crying. I can't believe this is happening. Mandy wouldn't look at me for the rest of the day. But how can you blame her? For a long time at dinner I just stared at Meg. She's not as young as Tyson, but she is the only girl. I don't know if I could bare losing my only girl. And Adam, I could never leave him as well. When Hiro and Tyson would run to Mandy, Meg and Adam would run to me. I can never give my kids up! But Mandy thinks we should just give them over believing that it would be best for everyone in the end. WHAT IS SHE THINKING! We have no clue what they're going to do to them! But then again... We have no clue how they're going to take them either...

June 4th

Mandy and I have been fighting none stop lately. It doesn't even have to involve Meg or Adam. We just seem to be butting heads where ever we go. All of the children are afraid to come near us. It's amazing what I'd do to keep my little girl, but what I don't realize what I'm doing to make her cry. After arguing with Mandy in the kitchen after dinner over how to run the dishwasher again, I went up stairs to find Meg in Hiro's room crying. I stopped just outside his room to listen. My hand was on the door to come in and calm her down. But what I heard made me stop. He was telling her the grown ups just fight sometimes. That everything was going to be ok. It was me that made her cry? What have I truly done? But in the end I had to laugh. Nothing was going to be alright this time... Someone is going to be leaving this family... But who?

June 10th

The four men returned to the store today. And here I thought I wouldn't have see them till at least the 14th. They tried to make a deal with me. They must really want Adam and Meg. They said that if I would give them just Meg, they would leave Adam and never bother us again. Give up Meg? What do they take me as! I'm never going to give up ANY of my children. ANY OF MY CHILDERN! They can have them over my dead body!

June 15th

Today was Meg's birthday. She finally turned six. What a beautiful girl she is becoming. It's a shame that I wont get to see her grow up into a young lady. Or Adam become a star bassist someday. As well as Tyson and Hiro becoming great world known beybladers. Yesterday I told them I wouldn't be handing over my kids. They seemed to take it pretty well, but I'm sure they're going to kill us. But I would rather be harmed instead of them. I'm very sorry that I scared Meg today. Mandy and I got in a huge argument before she had even blown out he candles. We went inside leaving her with the boys, who soon ran away leaving her alone on her birthday. We had it a miserable birthday for her. I feel like such a bad dad. If anyone finds this, please give it to Megan Granger. She needs to know this. I know in the pit of my stomach she'll forgive me faster then anyone else Hiro closed the book. A tear in his eye. He had no clue what his brother and sister had gone through. Although it seemed like hell. But a question kept coming to his mind. {Should we tell Tyson...?}

*Back With You*

You were sitting on your window seat staring out at the full moon. It had been a while since you had told anyone that story. And the last one you told ended up dead. Quickly you looked down. Slowly you brought your hand up and petting Girly's sleeping figure next to you. She was always there when you needed comfort. [I'm sorry... Erica...] you stated as you looked back up at the stars. It had been years since you had said that name. [I'm going to beat them. I promise you that] you said as you stood up and walked over to your bed. Girly quickly followed you as you laid under the covers. She was curled right next to you. Reaching over you turned off your table lamp sending the room into darkness. Staring up at the ceiling you just laid there petting Girly. The last thought in your mind was, {Shit... We have a battle tomorrow... No sleep...}