New Kid On The Block
Chapter 6 – Feeling Blue
Hey guys! New chapter Wohoo! –Does a little dance-. Haha, anyway welcome to chapter 6 of New Kid On The Block, I really hope you guys are enjoying it so far! :D. Just to let you know, don't be sad when this story eventually ends because I have 2 sequels planned following along the Blaze storyline! And anyway, most of my future fics that aren't about Blaze will still have him in them so fear not! :P So in this chapter we follow Blaze as he settles into life as a loonatic! Enjoy! :D
For his first day as a loonatic, Blaze just relaxed. He had a tour of the loonatics HQ which he thought was awesome. He particularly liked the training room. Awesome, a proper place to train was the tigers thought when he first saw it. He started to settle into his new room which was right next to Ace's room and across the hall from Tech's. The others had taken him down to the shops to get him some casual clothes and some other things.
When Blaze had asked how he was going to pay for all of the items and clothes he got, Duck's response was "You're a loonatic now buddy… Perks of the job!" This made Blaze and the others laugh.
In the evening, Blaze and the others had just sat on the couch and gotten to know each other. Blaze was slightly dubious at revealing his past to his new friends and so he only talked about his life over the last couple of years.
But he had learned a lot about his new friends.
Ace was cool, smart and funny and had been a stunt double before the meteor hit, but that is pretty much all he said about himself. Blaze detected sadness in his voice and wondered if something had happened in his past as it had with Blaze. The tiger also discovered that he and Ace were remarkably similar in many ways.
Lexi was smart, awesome, trendy and stunningly beautiful. The doe had been trying out for the high school cheerleading team before the meteor hit. She came from a massive family and was the second oldest after her big sister Leylani. Lexi also had a great sense of humour and was obviously just as formidable as her male teammates.
Blaze was also able to detect something very interesting with his remarkable perceptive skills: Ace and Lexi had a lot of chemistry, a HELL of a lot. Blaze chuckled as he realised that the two bunnies were madly in love with each other. Hehe, its gunna be a blast getting those two together Blaze thought cheekily with a smile.
Tech was extremely intelligent and although he seemed serious, he also liked a good laugh. He came from a long line of inventors, and when he told Blaze that pretty much all the cool gizmos in HQ were designed by him, the tiger's mouth dropped in disbelief. Tech also seemed like a very loyal anthro, someone that could be deeply trusted.
Slam was big, scary, but the most lovable Tasmanian devil this side of Albuquerque. Slam was extremely hard to understand and at first, Blaze was getting nowhere. But he eventually started to be on the same level as Slam. Amazingly, Slam had been a professional wrestler before the meteor and interestingly, Blaze said that he had seen the Tasmanian devil on a poster when he lived on the streets. Slam was also obviously a big fan of his food.
Duck was irritating, funny, but ultimately brave. And this quality was what made him stand out, even if some of the things he said made Blaze want to send him flying into a concrete wall. Duck had been a pool cleaner pre- meteor strike. And although he slated his former job as being "Despicable", Blaze had told him that cleaning a pool, was better than nothing at all. (Check out me rhyming accidentally! :P)
Rev was jolly, fun loving and talked extremely quickly. Trying to understand Rev was like trying to understand a hamster that had inhaled a lot of helium. But he was fun, and like Blaze, he loved sports. Rev and Tech bickered about almost everything but the two friends got on brilliantly considering that they should be mortal enemies.
Altogether, Blaze really liked his new friends, and looked forward to spending more time with them.
The loonatics all went to their rooms pretty late. They were just having so much fun getting to know each other that they completely forgot the time. Before they all went to their separate rooms, Blaze thanked them again for their kindness.
Blaze went to bed but he didn't fall asleep. The tiger had never had a decent night's sleep since he was 7, but he had gotten used to it. Blaze's mind was racing as he thought about his new friends, and his new home. Tech had asked Blaze if he could do some tests on him.
Blaze had accepted, but when he asked WHY Tech wanted to run tests on him, the coyote simply winked and mysteriously answered "You'll find out soon enough."
After mulling it over for a while, he couldn't decide what Tech meant. He abandoned trying to figure it out. He then starting thinking about what he would be doing at this very moment if he hadn't encountered the Loonatics, if he was still a nobody…
Unable to close his eyes, Blaze got out of his bed and decided to go to the living room. He walked towards one of the massive windows and looked down at the bulging city of Acmetropolis. The view was amazing from up here, the different coloured lights, the view of the ocean, the moon high above brightly illuminating the entire city in a sea of ghostly white light. Blaze decided that he would never get bored of looking out of this window.
Blaze stood there for a while, just gazing out. After some time, his sensitive ears picked up a door opening. One of the guys must be in the mood for a midnight snack Blaze said to himself. He chuckled as he figured that it would probably be Slam.
However, he turned around to see Ace, dressed in his PJ's, walking out towards the kitchen. It seemed that he hadn't seen Blaze. As the bunny was set to work presumably making a snack or something, Blaze came up behind Ace, who's back was turned "Couldn't sleep?" he asked curiously.
Ace slightly jumped in surprise, but then he turned round to see Blaze standing there with a slight smile embracing his face.
Ace smirked at the tiger's question "Ne, I always get up in de middle of de night for a carrot juice" he said as he turned back to fiddling appliances. "What about you?" the bunny asked as he turned back slightly to face Blaze "Having trouble noddin off in de new bed?" he continued with a smirk.
Blaze bowed his head slightly and turned around and walked towards the couch "Na, I've never been one for sleep." The tiger said casually "When you live on the streets of Acmetropolis, the noise makes it kinda hard to sleep." Blaze continued as he shrugged his shoulders.
Ace wandered over with his carrot juice and sat across from Blaze and sighed "Yeah, it aint dat fun livin on de streets is it. Not fun at all"
Blaze looked up in curiosity "How do you know that?" he asked the bunny.
Ace looked back up to face Blaze "Cos I lived on de streets for two years…" the bunny confessed sadly. The memory haunted him like a ghost.
Blaze's eyes widened in shock "What? How long ago was that?" he asked, as he leaned forward, listening intently.
Ace sighed again as he sipped his carrot juice. "It was when I was ten; just after I'd lost my parents" he started "I had nowhere to go so I just lived on de streets. It was horrible… At first I didn't have a clue what I was doin. But eventually I found my feet" the bunny continued "But den I was taken in by an orphanage, and I stayed dere until I was 18 when I got de job as a stunt double, den I moved out." Ace finally concluded.
Blaze had listened intently and was filled with sympathy for the bunny since he knew exactly what he had been through. Then he thought about what Ace said just after I lost my parents Blaze thought, repeating to himself what the bunny had told him.
He knew he may be hitting a raw nerve, but he decided to ask Ace about it. "Hey Ace, what happened to your parents?" he asked cautiously trying not to upset the bunny.
Ace sadly looked down at the floor and simply answered "House fire… Killed both of dem…" Ace's eyes started to water. He hadn't thought about his parents in a while.
Blaze drooped his head, mimicking Ace's sadness. "I… I'm so sorry…" Blaze uttered, trying to comfort the stricken bunny.
Ace looked back up into Blaze's fiery golden eyes and nodded. "Danks Blaze…" he said quietly.
Blaze nodded back, and they remained quiet for a while. Speaking of Ace's parents made Blaze think of his own parents: his father, whom he never knew, and his mother who seemingly abandoned him. Blaze was filled with sadness as the nightmare engulfed his thinking once more.
Ace had shook off his sadness and decided to ask Blaze more about his past. "What bout you den? How did you get on de street?" Ace asked the tiger, a smile returning to his face.
Blaze then snapped out of his blank state and smiled. "Oh… Erm sorry Ace I was spaced out. What did you say again?"
Ace smiled, and then repeated his question with a small chuckle and the tiger nodded. Blaze then told Ace all about his childhood on the streets and about the orphanage he had been taken in by. He went on for a while about his life after the orphanage and how he had survived all on his own for 15 years. Ace was astounded at the tiger's story.
Blaze chuckled as he came to the end of his story "… and then I met you guys!" The tiger said happily "I wish we had gotten off to a better start though!" he said with a laugh.
Ace chuckled at the tiger's last remark. "Hehe, yeah. I gotta admit dat getting my furry cotton handed ta me wasn't dat fun" remarked Ace with a smile.
Blaze grinned, and both of the loonatics remained silent for a few moments before Blaze decided to ask Ace about his love life. Hehe, time to see what's what the tiger thought cheekily. "Soooo, as leader of the loonatics, surely you've got a girlfriend right Ace?" Blaze asked with an innocent smile on his face.
Ace was slightly taken aback by Blaze's direct question. He started to go hot under the collar "Umm…" the bunny started nervously, trying to get the words out "Err… ne… I don't"
"Oh okay" Blaze smiled as he prepared to rattle his new leader with another question. "You do like someone though don't you?" the mischievous tiger asked, trying hard not to grin like a little toddler who has just been offered some candy.
Ace's cheeks started to go red. He was falling apart. "Erm… no… well err… actually… yeah" the bunny finally replied as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
Blaze smile broadened at Ace's response. He was ready to go in for the kill. "Cool!" he purposefully waited for a few seconds to add to the tension and then "Just outta curiosity Ace, would that person be a very beautiful doe with emerald eyes, a matching hair ribbon, who likes wearing pink?" Blaze chuckled.
Ace looked up at Blaze in surprise and shock, his face flooded red. "How de heck do ya know I like her?" the bunny asked in a quiet but manic tone.
Blaze chuckled as he stretched and yawned "I seem to have a knack for being able to read people like a book, but to be honest buddy, it don't take a genius to see that you are lovesick for that girl" He smiled as he winked at his leader who was still in disbelief.
Ace sat there with a look of horror on his face until he eventually calmed down. "D'ya tink she knows?" he asked sounding desperate.
Blaze shook his head. Everyone realised they liked each other apart from themselves! "Haha, na don't worry bud, I think you're good… for now" Blaze added with an evil grin.
Ace leaned back, slightly relieved as he finished off his carrot juice. The two anthros sat in silence for a while, until Ace decided to turn the tables "Wat about you hotshot? Ya got a goil?"
Blaze seemed slightly surprised by his leader's question. He looked out the window and sighed. "I did…" he finally replied. "When I was in the orphanage I only had one friend. She was the most amazing person I had ever met" Blaze explained with a mixed tone of joy and sadness. "For those 2 years that I was in that orphanage, I spent every second of every day with her…"
Ace sat back, an interested expression on his face. He thought for a moment about what Blaze had said, and then decided he wanted to know more "Mind tellin me what happened doc?" he asked in a calm voice.
Blaze nodded and continued "After I left the orphanage, I never thought that I would see her again. I hoped and dreamed that one day we would cross paths. And the day I turned 15, my dream came true." Blaze said with deep happiness. Ace responded with a smile. The tiger continued with his tale "I ran into her in the park where we always used to hang out. She had been looking for me. I didn't recognise her at first because she had changed so much. She was so beautiful." Blaze closed his eyes as he pictured her "We spent the whole day together, as if we had never been apart. It was one of the best days of my life. At the end of it as the sun went down, she had to go back to the orphanage. I understood, but that didn't help the fact that u wouldn't see her again for a long time since she told me she had found her parents and was going to live with them." Blaze's eyes started to water slightly at the memory. "Before she left, she promised me that we would meet me again. And she gave me this…" Blaze showed Ace his right paw. On the index finger, was a beautiful solid gold ring.
As Ace looked closer, he noticed that there was a name on the ring engraved in elegant writing. "Kyra…" whispered Ace out loud as he read the name on the ring.
Blaze nodded "That's her name…" the tiger said in sadness. "She gave me that ring so that I would always remember her. And there hasn't been a day that's gone by since then that I haven't thought about her." He continued as a tear formed in his eyes. "It took me only one day to fall in love with her, and I will love her until the day I die…" Blaze finally concluded as the tear in his eye dropped into his lap.
Ace had shuffled around and was now next to Blaze with his hand on his shoulder "Don't worry doc, im sure ya will see her again" he assured the tiger with a smile.
Blaze wiped his eye and nodded in thanks to the comforting words of his leader.
"Anyway I better get back off to bed. Tanks for de talk Blaze" Ace said as he got up.
Blaze nodded "Yeah sure no problem, thanks to you too" the tiger said in a mellow tone.
"No worries. See ya in de morning" and with that, Ace disappeared down the hallway back towards his room.
Blaze sat there thinking about everything that they had talked about, until eventually; the tiger got up and went back to his bed aswell. The flow of emotions had left Blaze shattered and he quickly fell asleep.
There would be no more disturbances tonight. Blaze slept peacefully all the way through until morning.
Phew! What a chapter aye? Nice little heart to heart between Blaze and his new leader. For those of you that are worried that there won't be any more action in this story, fear not! Lots of juicy fight scenes to come! :P So in the next chapter, Blaze has his first breakfast with the loonatics and continues to settle in to his new life. Also, why does Tech want to run tests on Blaze? Find out in the next chapter! :D
P.S. As usual thanks for your reviews guys, they mean a lot. BTW, I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED MY EXAMS! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO! Haha :P anyway that is good news not only for the obvious reasons, but also because it means I will have more time to write stories so watch this space! :D
Thanks guys and I hope you enjoyed!