Hey! I would've updated sooner, but grades are coming out soon, so I've been working on all this school stuff. So far, 92 in Calculus and 100 in Creative Writing! Let's hope my other grades are high enough so my parents won't take my account again. That would suck.

Chapter Eight: Special Delivery

Luckily no one questioned her about why she was carrying a badly injured boy, but many people stopped and stared. She had no idea where she was going, and she was beginning to get tired. But just as she felt like falling down and giving up herself, she saw a big sign over a little store that read, "B-Pit."

"That's it!" she gasped, going a little shrug to situate Ginga on her back. His head rested on her shoulder; his arms draped weakly around her neck.

Stephanie lashed out at the door with her foot, kicking it open so hard that it crashed into the wall and must've left a dent. Everyone in the B-Pit turned to stare, their eyes widening when they took in the sight. She walked right in, heading for the counter, with Hisoka at her heels. She had no idea where to go, but this was where Ginga had told her help would be, so surely someone who worked there knew him.

Just as the thought crossed her mind, she heard a sweet, concerned voice shout, "Ginga!"

Stephanie turned to see a girl with short, light brown hair hurrying over to her, followed by a little kid and a weird (burly?) man.

"It's Ginga; what happened?" the kid asked in a cute voice, his brown eyes wide.

"He needs help; where can I take him?" Stephanie completely ignored his question, meeting the aqua gaze of the brown haired girl. She at least seemed like the most responsible of the group.

"Downstairs, I can take a look at him there." The girl glanced over at the other two people. "Kenta, Benkei. I need you to find the bandages and..."

Stephanie looked around at the other people in the shop, beyblading half-heartedly, their attention mostly focused on her and Ginga. Then, the girl rested a small hand on her shoulder to get her attention before leading Stephanie to the winding stairwell that led to the basement.

"Put him on the couch," the friendly girl instructed, then murmured, "Oh, Ginga. What did you get yourself into this time?"

"This time?" Stephanie turned to look at her after gently laying Ginga on the couch. "Does this happen often?"

"No." She shook her head, her hands getting to work with a damp cloth to wash the blood off his skin. "But he's such an enthusiastic blader; it's no surprise that he'd get himself into this much trouble. But Ginga's usually so careful." Stephanie thought she saw the girl's eyes flash with a some emotion other than just concern as she ran her fingers through his tall mess of hair.

"I never would've found him if it hadn't been for Hisoka here." Stephanie crouched beside her wolf, ruffling the onyx fur that draped over his head and hung in his sapphire blue eyes.

"Where did you find him?"

"In Wolf Canyon," Stephanie said quickly, then stood up and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Just help me see where he's bleeding." She rolled up his blood covered shirt, revealing a gash on his belly - not too deep, but definitely bad enough to make someone weak from blood loss very quickly. "Now what do you mean, you found him in Wolf Canyon?"

"He was climbing out of the canyon," Stephanie told her, helping the girl gently take off Ginga's jacket and shirt.

"Like this?" She glanced at Stephanie, and Stephanie nodded. "I have to be honest, I didn't think he was that strong."

"Madoka! I got the bandages!" The little green-haired kid bounded noisily down the stairs.

She took them from him, saying, "Thanks, now please go back upstairs. You don't need to see Ginga like this."

"But-"

"Please, go." Madoka turned back to Ginga, beginning to carefully wind the bandages around Ginga's body.

"I really should go, too," Stephanie said, turning around.

Madoka turned away from Ginga for a moment. "Please, don't. Surely you can stay a little longer?" Her eyes travelled down to Stephanie's legs. "You have blood..."

Stephanie glanced down, then remembered wiping her blood-covered hands on her legs. "Oh, it's nothing." She took the wet cloth from Madoka and started to scrub the stains from her skin.

"What's your name?" Madoka asked.

"Stephanie," she replied. "I really need to go. I have somewhere to be. Come, Hisoka." The wolf stood up, his tongue hanging out of his mouth, and padded over to the stairs. "I hope Ginga gets better. Really, I do." That said, she bounded up the stairs, leaving Madoka to finish tending to Ginga's wounds.

Credits.

Stephanie Starlette Doci belongs to Duelist of the Stars.

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