Beyblade Burst Oneshots

Meeting Harry

Harry is always by Lean's side. Everyone knows that. It's hard to imagine that there was a time where they didn't know each other yet. But there was. And this is the story of how Lean and Harry met, and what Lean's teacher, Shu Kurenai, had to do with it

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Ever since Shu had invited him to the Bulls, Lean spent all his time training. Shu was strict but fair and Lean could feel himself getting stronger and was feeling proud of himself. Which is why he was immensely displeased by Shu taking him outside.

"You have to learn how to take breaks, Lean," he had said, smiling a little. "It'll be fun, I promise."

Well, Shu's definition of fun was weird. They had been walking around the city for a while now – in the rain, because of course, it was raining when his teacher dragged him outside. He grumbled something a little less than polite under his breath and Shu stopped in his tracks.

"Lean, language," he scolded but it seemed a little less heated than usual.

"What...?"

"Be quiet," Shu commanded. The rain was splashing around them, the cars were driving at crazy speeds that were definitely not allowed but Lean did not see why Shu would tell him to be quiet.

"Do you hear that?" he asked, turning towards a small alley that seemed like the one you would see in horror films. It was like it had a huge sign that said, 'Don't come here'. Shu ignored it.

"Follow me," he said, and somehow Lean wasn't even surprised. Danger didn't faze his teacher as much as it probably should. He had overheard some of the stories the Bulls told each other about their reckless leader and especially Fubuki often had the strangest things to tell. That kind of was part of the deal if you lived with Shu, Lean had come to realize.

They didn't get very far when Lean suddenly understood what Shu had meant. There was a small sound, it reminded Lean of a kitten but not quite. What could it be?

"Do you hear it now, Lean?" Shu asked.

"Yeah," he answered, a little in awe by the fact that Shu had picked that sound out with all the background noise from the traffic and rain.

"I'm not sure what it is but I think it needs help. You look over there and I'll try to find it over here, alright?"

"Yes," Lean answered and nodded.

They both searched the alley, both completely soaked by the rain, and Lean found himself thinking that the creature probably wasn't faring any better. He tried harder to find the little thing when he suddenly heard the noise from before coming from behind some trashcans. He slowly pushed them away to get a better look and was surprised to find a little soaked hedgehog behind them. The hedgehog was very small and had a light colouring. Lean tried to reach out and...

...The little thing growled at him, perceiving him as a threat.

"You found him, huh?" Shu suddenly commented, standing right behind Lean. Lean only nodded. "He looks young and he's probably cold. We should try to get him to a vet as soon as possible."

"How do you know it's a 'he'?" Lean asked.

"I don't." Shu smiled. "It's just intuition. We should try to gain his trust, otherwise, he won't let us near."

Lean nodded again and looked at the little thing in front of him. He hesitantly lied his hand on the ground, palm open. The hedgehog seemed suspicious, or that's what Lean thought, and sniffed the hand hesitantly. Shu's hand was on Lean's shoulder, grounding, and guiding.