"So Hikaru how's work"Madoka asked.
"Fine"Hikaru said.
"Do you have a boyfriend"Madoka asked.
"What no"Hikaru said shaking her head.
"Well i'm sure Ginga could fix you up with someone he met at the world championships"Madoka said.
"No thanks I don't like anyone that Ginga would fix me up with"Hikaru said.
"Alright well its getting late so i'm gonna go to bed goodnight"Madoka said.
"Goodnight"Hikaru said. When Hikaru got back in her room she saw Damian once again reading her diary. She went over to him and snatched it from him.
"I told you be good"Hikaru said.
"Well it gets boring in here"Damian said.
"Well tomorrow morning Madoka is going on a trip with Ginga so you can come out of my room and I don't have work"Hikaru said.
"Good I was running out of pages in your diary to read"Damian said.
"Stop reading my diary and I believe you have some information to tell me"Hikaru said.
"Alright well when I got to the academy Ziggurat took me into a room with one of the beds in it they use for arrangements. He told me they just needed to run a few tests. I got in the machine and he hooked me up. When the arrangement started it was one of the most painful things I have ever felt I screamed and begged them to stop. Ziggurat said if I didn't show progress I would be sent home and I couldn't go back yet so I sat through the arrangement for what felt like forever until Ziggurat finally said that was enough. He said I was one of the few that could go through the arrangement and that I would have to do it again. No one talked to me and Ziggurat said its because they were jealous"Damian said.
"So thats why you want to get away from him"Hikaru said.
"Yeah because he might try to start the arrangements again"Damian said.
"At least you can forget about the arrangements now"Hikaru said.
"I wish it was that easy but I have scars that will always remind me of the pain"Damian said.
"Well I guess I should be going to bed goodnight"Hikaru said.
"Night"Damian said.
"Put the diary away"Hikaru said after she heard pages turning.
"Aw you're no fun. Wait you're a blader"Damian said seeing something about it on a page.
"I was"Hikaru said.
"What do you mean was"Damian asked sitting up and turning on a lamp by Hikaru's bed.
"I was thats all there is to it"hikaru said shrugging her shoulders.
"Once a blader always a blader"Damian said.
"Not me I..I can't"Hikaru said turning away from him.Don't let him see you weak like this
"Who hurt you"Damian asked getting suddenly angry. I swear i'll send him to hades.
"It's no big deal really it was just a battle"Hikaru said.I only wish it had just been a normal battle.
"You're lying"Damian said.
"It was Ryuga I battled him and I lost. He absorbed my spirit into L-Drago. Ginga saved me Kyoya and Tsubasa we were all trapped in L-Drago. "Hikaru said still not looking at Damian.
"Come on"Damian said standing up and grabbing Hikaru's hand and moving towards the door.
"Wait what are you doing"Hikaru asked.
"We are going to battle"Damian said.
"Someone will see you"Hikaru said.
"It's 1am I don't think many people will be out this late"Damian said putting his free hand on the doorknob.
"But-"
"Look no matter what you say we are gonna battle"Damian said quietly opening the tried to protest but she didn't want to talk because she might wake her led her out of her apartment and through a forest until they got to a lake and he stopped.
"Alright let's battle"he said.
"I didn't bring Aquario"Hikaru said smiling.
"I did"Damian said smiling as Hikaru stopped smiling.
"How did you find it"Hikaru asked.
"I have been going through your stuff all day"Damian said giving Hikaru the launcher and she just stared at them for a minute. They felt heavy in her hand and when she looked at Aquario she saw her mother's face telling her to never give up.
"It's been so long"Hikaru mumbled looking at Aquario.
Hikaru moved to put Aquario in her launcher and Damian noticed how bad her hand was shaking. Ryuga really messed her up she's terrified.
Come on calm down you can do this,Hikaru thought. She took a deep breath and nodded letting him know she was ready.
"Hikaru stop we don't have to do this"Damian said.
"No I need to"Hikaru said.
"I promise I won't hurt you "Damian asked.
Hikaru just nodded her head. I hope he's not lying
"Three"he yelled.
"Two"Hikaru yelled but her voice cracked because she was nervous.
"One let it rip"they both yelled.
Hikaru was a little cautious at first but she started to have fun with the battle.
"Come on is that all you got I don't wanna beat you this easily"Damian said.
"Aquario infinite assault"Hikaru smiled when he saw some kind of illusion there were six different Aquario's. Which one is the real one,Damian thought. Before he had time to react the real Aquario attacked him sending him flying.
"Nice trick now it's my turn"Damian said smiling.
"Kerbecs hades drive"Damian watched as Kerbecs circled Aquario and created a ring of fire.
"Fire and Aquario don't do well together"Damian said.
"Aquario infinite assault"Hikaru said. Once the fire and water joined a bunch of steam blocked Damian and Hikaru's view. When the steam cleared both beys were still spinning.
"I'm impressed you don't seem to have taken much damage"Damian said picking up Kerbecs.
"Hey the battle wasn't over"Hikaru said.
"I know but its been over an hour we should go. Plus I wouldn't want to beat you to bad"Damian said smiling.
"Crap I didn't know we had been battling that long we have to go before Madoka wakes up"Hikaru said running.
"Race yah and winner gets to sleep on your bed"Damian yelled running past her. She just laughed and sped up. When they got outside her apartment door they were both out of breath.
"I win"Damian said panting.
"Cheater"Hikaru opened the door and they crept inside. Once they were in her room they both collapsed on the bed.
"You lost"Damian said pushing her off the bed. She just sighed and laid down on the floor.