Forbidden Sunrise
The Tenderness 2.0
A/N "Beck and Tori now must choose their battle buddies to be initiated into the Whitefish crew."
Chapter 33: I Choose You
Steps, 9:45pm
"Battle buddies? Is that some sort of a game or something James?" asked Beck.
"No Beck…it's not a game, none of this is. After hearing the stories of people you like the most, you have to choose someone to be your battle buddy. What that basically means is your battle partner, you'll be dedicating yourself and time to this person who will protect you in times of battle or when your crew is at war with full blood crews who also hold some prescience in this state. If they ask something of you, you are to do it- it works the same way around too. I saw you listening to all three of my friends stories and was wondering who you would be willing to choose as your battle partner."
Beck hopped off the assembly line belt and asked James to give him a few minutes to grab Tori, if this was going to work Beck wanted Tori and him to have a couple backing them. He figured since he let Isaac and Ellie stay at their house it was only logical and smart to choose them, plus they were leaders of a new crew of mixed bloods in White fish. Beck called out Tori's name within the large crowd of teenagers and adults, everyone wanted to party from what he could tell.
"Beck! Don't worry I'm coming" she said out loud.
He watched Tori get past guys and boys all wanting to talk to her some more. He wondered why they were are all so eager to meet her, to get to know her. With more thinking he figured out why…most of the attention came from the fellas, since age difference in Mixed Blood culture probably didn't mater (which meant a 24 yr old could get with a 17 yr old no problem) he figured they thought she was probably single since no one knew them or knew where they came from. He was going to show off his dominance and he was gonna make sure all the fellas saw it.
"Sorry to keep you waiting Be-….mmm~" Beck cut her in mid sentence to kiss her, he brought their bodies close and kept them glued together. His hands went from holding onto her waist to gripping the skort that covered her luscious ass. He gave her bottom a quick swat which made her jump and bring her hands towards his.
"Beck…" she said innocently and quietly, Beck kissed her forehead and her temples. He moved her entire brown hair to one side of her shoulder, clearly letting the healed up bite marks show. It was his mark on her and his symbol to other rivals that she was taken. "C'mon Tori…I hope you don't mind but I already picked out our Battle Buddies for us."
"Actually Beck…I kind of already had someone in mind for a battle partner. Her name Is Lola Martinez, she's part of James and Trina's Helena Crew. She's only 12 years old and she's a half human and half vampire like us. Look let me call her over so you can meet her."
Beck didn't want to disappoint her or bring her spirit down, but he had to interrupt her again.
"Tori…I'm sorry but I already picked out someone for each of us."
"Who?" she asked him, Beck pointed towards Isaac and Ellie. She wasn't the least bit surprised, they had already shared their home with them and Beck did kind of bond with them already. Beck stared at her and waited for her response, she kept looking over his shoulder, possibly wondering about Isaac and Ellie. Beck whispered into her ear where her hair wasn't covering and kissed her there when he was done. It made her giggle and blush, she brought his face closer to hers and kissed him- really kissed him.
Their tongues danced with the other's, they wet both their lips and if it had gone any further Beck would probably had mounted her in front of everyone. James turned and saw the young couple finishing up their kiss, watching that only made him think of him and Trina when they first got together. "
Look Tori…I chose them because their a couple like us. It makes sense to choose someone who already has someone in their life…I wouldn't want to keep Isaac away from Ellie or Ellie away from Isaac."
"Ok" Tori said with a hint of hope.
"Alright c'mon let's go tell James so he can get this all started already, everyone here is just itching to get this party started."
"James…me and Tori choose Isaac and Ellie to be our battle buddies…partners, on the grounds that not only did their stories amazed me, but that I also shared my home with them a few days ago."
"Beck…if you choose them then you're also choosing Cynthia to be your battle partner. Since the White fish crew currently only made up Isaac, Ellie and Cynthia; she has to go along too. After the swearing of each other's oaths to each other…the White fish crew will be made up entirely of five mixed bloods. Let's get this started already."
Chief Executive's Room
Standing without shirts, Both Beck and Isaac cut the palms of their hands with a knife and as instructed wrote their initials of blood on the back of each other and said a ritual oath for men.
"With this marking on the back of my battle partner, I promise to protect, support and battle alongside them should the need arise. Out of war we're friends, in war we are brothers and while we're in this world we will remain unified in everyway."
When the oath was sealed, Beck's blood initials and Isaac's initials became like tattoos on each other's backs that would remain there until one of them died or until both of them did. Isaac placed his shirt back on, Cynthia was next and she removed her own shirt but left her pink bra on. Tori didn't like another girl getting half naked in front of her man so she stood in front of Beck and focused her eyes on his, Beck didn't fight her. When Cynthia was ready she turned so her back was facing Beck, Beck ran a finger on his cut and wrote his initials on her back. Cynthia made a small cut on her palm and wrote her own on his right under Isaac's initials.
"Making an oath with a female mixed blood is different than with a male Beck, repeat these words and that should be it."
"As my sister battle partner I promise to always look out for, protect and if needed give my life to you. Because by only protecting the females of my species can I die knowing the next generation of mixed bloods will be stronger than me, they will have to be in order to ensure the survival of our species."
"And Cynthia since this is your first Battle partner, a female's oath to a boy is also different, just say this oath to seal the pact."
"As my brother battle partner I look up to you to give me strength when I am fighting beside you or in the throes of giving birth to my husband's child. As a female I will seek your advice on how I should fight and be strong, and you as the male I would want you to come to me with all your troubles and sorrows. Share them with me so that I may give you what strength only a woman can give"
"Congratulations Isaac and Cynthia, you are now Battle buddies with Beck just as he is now yours, and now we can move on to the last oath. Ellie and Tori…time to seal an oath to each other, remove your shirts and cut your palms to extract blood. Tori wasn't comfortable showing her bra covered chest and asked Beck to hold her to hide her chest. Beck held her and looked the other way so he couldn't glance at Ellie's own chest. Ellie ran her finger on her left bloody palm and wrote her initials on Tori's back.
"Ok Ellie and Tori I want the both of you to repeat this oath to each other."
"I Ellie as your battle partner promise to always be there for you, to understand you. I will be there with you no matter what situation you have been through and going to hit in the future. I wish to be your sister so we can be family, best friends forever and you diary who you can entrust all your secrets with."
With the oaths to each other sealed, Ellie and Tori were now battle partners, which also meant That Tori and Beck were now officially part of a crew. Tori placed her top back on and kissed Beck, Ellie pretty much did the same with Isaac. Beck pulled Cynthia in for a group hug and then Isaac pulled them three for a family hug.
Story Details
Lola Martinez- Is a character created by Dan Schneider, she was a character from zoey 101 who was portrayed by a young Victoria Justice.