Title: Complex Relationships
By: Seiryu and Suzaku

Summary: Sometimes relationships are simple, and sometimes they are very complex. This story shows how your relationship with someone, could destroy the chance of another. But really, it all depends, on your will, your heart, and your state of mind.

Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade or any of its characters (anything else you don't recognise we own).

Chapter 1 – Getting New Housemates.

There came a knock at the door, Sam Stevens looked up from what she was doing surprised, she wasn't expecting anyone. She put down what she was doing and goes over to the door. It was her best friend Sarah Lees, she was striking a pose and said, "Have no fear, Sarah is here!" Sam laughed as Sarah walked in.

"So tell me what mortal needs my protection master! You just say the word, and I'm there!" she said.

Sam laughed again and said, "Oh stop it you."

"Sorry, I just came back from baby-sitting my niece, and she's crazy about that Mulan movie!" Sarah said smiling sheepishly.

"I see." Sam said as she chuckled. "What brings you here anyway?" she added curiously.

Sarah gave her a mock shocked look, "Is wrong for a girl to walk into her own house?"

Sam grins. "All depends what you did before you came in" she winked then sat back on the sofa and picked up the writing pad she was using a few minutes ago.

Sarah looked confused, "What do you mean?" she asked.

Sam gave a chuckle. "Never mind."

"No, what do you mean?" Sarah asked as she narrowed her eyes.

Sam then rips a page out from the pad, screws it up and chucks across the room. "No, no, NO! That wont do!" she sighed in frustration.

Sarah backed off after Sam's outburst.

"Whoa..."

Sam looked up and smiled.
" If you can't get it then I ain't explaining it." She said answering her earlier question then added. "Heh soz."

Sarah shrugged, "Whatever. I don't care. So, what's up? What's with all the frustration?"

Sam smiled, "Oh that. Not much just trying out some writing."

"But if it's making you mad, why do it?"

Sam gave a small laugh.

"Coz its fun."

Sarah raised an eyebrow.

"To make yourself mad?"

"No, not part."

Sarah held out her hand and asked, "Can I read it?"

Sam looked nervous, "Um...well... I..."

"Come on Sam, I won't laugh, I just want to see."

"Promise?"

"Promise. And I always keep a promise." Sarah said smiling kindly.

"Well... okay." Sam handed the pad over to Sarah. She then stood up and headed for the kitchen. "Wanna drink?" she asked still sounding a little nervous.

Sarah sat on sofa, reading what Sam had wrote.

"No, no, I'm fine." She answered absentmindedly.

"K. Oh hey that reminds me, you know me mum's been asking when we're getting new housemates since Scott and John moved out." Sam called out from the kitchen.

She walked back in the room a moment later, with a glass of orange juice.

"Aw why? When we finally got rid of them?" Sarah moaned a little.

Sam chuckled, "She feels that the house is too big for just two girls and that it's not 'safe' with just the two of us." She rolled her eyes. "Mothers."

"Suck." Sarah said and Sam nodded in agreement.

Sam took a seat in the nearest chair then asked.

"So... uh what do ya think?"

"I like it. The way you wrote those words were so beautiful." Sarah smiled. "You should be happy with this Sam, not angry." She added.

Sam sighed, "Yeah, I guess."

"Maybe it's that stress your mum's been putting on you." Sarah reasoned.

Sam giggled. "Yeah, she's been driving me nuts!"

"Well, maybe if we get some roommates, you wouldn't be so edgy with your writing."

Sam smiled brightly.

"And your mother wouldn't drive you crazy." Sarah laughed.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Sam exclaimed overjoyed.

"Huh?" looking confused at Sam's sudden 'excitement'.

"Sorry." She blushed "All the pressure must be getting to me."

Sarah laughed again, "Never mind. So you got anyone in mind?" she asked.

"Um..." Sam suddenly turned a little pink "N-no, n-not really." She lied.

Sarah smiled and nudged Sam, "Tell me."

"T-tell you w-what?"

Sarah smirked. "Who you had in mind."

"N-no one r-really!" she was turning red from embarrassment with all the 'prying' Sarah was doing.

"Tell you what, Sam. I'll tell you who I had in mind if you tell me. Please?" she gave her a puppy dog look.

Sam thought for a moment then said, "Oh okay." Her curiosity getting the better of her. "W-well... it's um..."

"Yes..."

Sam looked down at the floor before continuing.

"T-Tyson."

"Really? I thought you might say that."

Sam's eyes went wide with shock as she looked back up at Sarah. "H-how…"

"Guess it's my turn to confess now."

"Uh huh. So spill." Sam said in a mock ordering voice.

Sarah closed her eyes as she tried to keep herself calm before saying, "Kai."

Sam smiled, "Thought it might be him." She said knowingly.

A tinge of pink went across Sarah's face.

"How?"

"First I wanna know how you knew I was gonna say Tyson."

"I've seen the way you look at him." She answered.

"W-what?" Sam looked a little dumbfounded. She looked down at the floor and muttered, "Am I really that obvious?" thinking she spoke in her head.

"Only to me, when you look at him." Sarah answered.

Sam now looked back up at Sarah her eyes wide with shock. Sarah continued ignoring her friend's expression.

"But guys don't take the little hints. Sometimes you have to slam them against the wall and stick your tongue down there throat just to get them to know."

Sam's mouth was now hanging open at Sarah's statement and she looked like a possessed goldfish.

"So how do you know I was going to say Kai?" she asked trying hard not to laugh at Sam's expression.

Sam comes out of her shock at the question and giggles. "You sorta murmur in your sleep."

"Like what?" Sarah asked now curious.

Sam raised an eyebrow, "You really wanna know?"

"Yes." She answers quietly.

Sam's eyes looked up at the ceiling as she tried to remember what was that Sarah said.

"If I remember rightly it went something like… 'Mmmm Kai.' " She snickered.

Sarah blushed, "Oh leave me alone. Besides…" she smirked "That's nothing compared to what you say."

Sam looked confused. "Huh? I do not talk in my sleep!"

Sarah smirked once more. "Did I say anything about sleep?"

"Wha?"

Sarah's smirk grew at Sam's reaction.

"Okay, what the hell are you going on about?" she was now completely confused.

"Sometimes when you see him, you go all dreamy and say something's that I wish not to repeat."

Sam's confusion and turned into total shock. "Uh-uh-uh."

Seeing the immense shock on her face Sarah said, "Yo, don't worry about it. I could barely hear it, so I doubt anyone else could. So when are we gonna ask them?" quickly changing the subject.

Sam said nothing she was still amazed at what Sarah had just told her. Sarah waved a hand in front of her face trying to get a reaction. "Yoo-hoo! Sammy? Anyone in?" she joked.

Sam shook her head trying to get 'back on track'.

"Huh? What?"

"I said when are we gonna ask them?" Sarah repeated as she gave Sam a tolerant smile.

"Oh, soz. Um…tomorrow?" she paused and scratched her head, "On second thought make that as soon as possible… for my health's sake."

"Agreed."

"There's just one thing…"

"What's that?"

"I doubt they'd wanna live in the same house together. Kai can just barely stand Tyson." Sam stated and looked a little sad.

"Oh, I dunno. Kai is living with Tala at the moment, and I think he's sick of it, as Tala keeps on throwing all those weird drunken parties and taking the piss outta him."

"Really?" Sam said intrigued.

"Yeah, and besides, Tyson's scared of Kai. So he won't bother him… much."

"I guess."

"I was walking me little bro back from baseball one night, and Kai ran outta the house

asking me to chase everyone away with the bat. Poor guy."

Sam chuckled. "So we ask them tomorrow, right?"

Sarah laughed.

"I dunno. There's another one of those parties on tonight. And Kai didn't look too pleased. As most of the drunken girls try to hit on him."

Sam got up and walked around the room while she thought, "Hmmm."

"Well?"

"Okay." She then grinned, "You can be his saviour."

"Cool." Sarah also grinned. "I'll call his mobile, that way he might know that someone's trying to reach him." She took out her mobile and dialed Kai's number, the phone rang and rang and rang. "Come on, come on, come on! Pick up! PICK UP."

"Whoa! Calm down there, Sarah." Sam said surprised at how annoyed she getting with her mobile.

"Sorry." She said as she smiled.

Finally the call connected and Kai's voice was heard saying, "What!"

"Sounds like the party started already." Sarah replied forcing down a chuckle.

Kai growled.

"Need a saviour?"

"Excuse me?"

"I called you coz I just wanted to see if you wanted to move out of Tala's hellhole and come here. Sam's mum is bugging us, so we figure the sooner we get roommates, the sooner she can treat us like our age."

Kai thought for a moment.

"So, what's it gonna be? Hellhole or peace and quiet?" Sarah asked.

"Any place would be better than this dump." He replied.

Sarah laughed. "I'll take that as a yes."

"Just tell me where you live." Kai said.

After Sarah had told him where they lived Kai hung up and Sarah placed her mobile back in her pocket.

"Okay!"

"So… what'd he say?" Sam asked walking back in from the kitchen eating a bag of crisps.

"He's fine with it. He's arriving tonight." She answered.

"It's that bad, huh?"

"Hell yes! I bet ya anything that when Kai gets here, his ears will be red from burning

coz of all the noise!" Sarah said.

Sam chuckled.

"I was being serious. I went in there just once to chase everybody out, and my ears where flaming!"

"I can't wait to see how reacts when he finds out Tyson's also gonna be living here." Sam said looking a little dreamy.

Sarah grinned, "So you asked Tyson then?"

"Uh… well… I…"

"Did you or not?"

Sam blushed, "Not yet." She said quietly.

Sarah smiled at her. "Don't worry." She said reassuringly, "I was mentally breaking down when I ask Kai, but it turned out okay."

Sam gave a nod and there was a knock on the front door.
"I'll let you get that." Sam winked knowing full well who it was going to be.

Sarah stuck her tongue out at Sam. "Thank you." Then walked to the front door and slowly breathed in and out before opening it "Hey." She greeted.

On the doorstep stood Kai who responded to Sarah with an 'hn'

Sarah moved to let him in. "Well, come in then."

Sam looked over from the TV as Kai walked in.

"Hey Kai." She greeted, "Welcome to the house." She chuckled.

"Yeah that too." Sarah added

Sam looked nervously over at Sarah when Kai didn't say anything but just stood there with his arms folded across his chest. Sarah gave her a look back that said 'don't worry.' Sam gave a nod silently saying she understood and went back to watching the TV.

"I'll show you to your room." Walking out with Kai following her up the stairs.

Sarah walking down the hall and stopped when she came to 'Kai's room'.

"Okay, this'll be your room. The bathrooms over there and if you need anything else just give us a shout. Alright?"

Kai gave a nod as he walked into his room and closed the door.

"You're welcome!" Sarah called out. She then heard the phone ring and ran down the stairs to get it only to find Sam had beat her to it.

"Hello? Oh hi mum."

"Yes, we're fine."

Sarah rolled her eyes. Sam's mum could be way overprotective at times, especially over Sam. She found that with most of Sam's family.

Sam rolled her eyes at the same question her mother kept asking each time she rang.

"Yes mum, I know you want us to find some roommates."

Sarah smirked, they'd already found their roommates. Well at least one of them.

"Yes mum. I know mum."

Sarah started to mime Sam.

"We'll be fine, honestly."

Sarah continued to mime Sam and received a quick glare from her when she saw what she was doing which made her grin.

Sam sighed then her eyes widened with shock at the next thing her mother said.
"You did what!"

Sarah suddenly looked worried, Sam hardly ever raised her voice at her mother.

"Mum! How could you! I told you we could sort things out ourselves!"

Sarah's worry turned into confusion as Sam gave a frustrated growl.

"What?" she mouthed.

"Well you're gonna have to tell them you made a mistake!"

"What?" Sarah mouthed again.

"I don't care, mother!"

Sarah now looked angry and mouthed 'Fuck!'

"Look, mother dearest." She said sarcastically. "We've already arranged for people to stay! One of them is already here!"

"No, I'm not lying!"

"That's right! So fuck off!" Sarah mouthed.

Sam tried to stop the giggle that was threatening to come out at what Sarah had just said, that was until Sarah mouthed 'this is no laughing matter.' To which she gave a nod.

"Uh! I don't care what you tell them! Say you made a mistake, say you were temporary insane at the time. I don't care how you do it, just do it!" Sam said as she slammed the phone down and growled angrily.

"Bitch!" Sarah said.

Sam folded her arms and grumped.

"Not talking about you of course." She added quickly.

"I can't believe she did that!" Sam said.

"What'd she do?" Sarah asked curiously.

"My dear mother thought we were taking too long in getting new 'people'. So she put an ad in the damn paper!"

"FFFFUUUUCCCCCKKKKKK!" Sarah suddenly shouted.

"I'll say. Damn annoying woman!"

"I better shut up or I'll keep everyone up." She commented.

Sam chuckled and said, "I think it's too late for that." Gesturing at the doorway with her head.

Sarah looked over at the doorway and saw Kai looking a little pissed.

"Sorry Kai. I seriously didn't pay attention in anger management class. It was too boring." Smiling apologetically.

Sam chuckled again, " In other words they chucked her out for threatening to punch a member of staff." She added. "That was funny."

Sarah looked a little hurt at Sam's statement.

"What? She was PMSing over something and took it out on me. Not to mention she hit Carter for no reason!"

"Hey, I'm not saying she didn't deserved it. I'm just saying I thought it was hilarious the way she tried to cower behind some guy." Sam defended.

Sarah grinned at the memory.

"Yeah. And then Carter jumped in front of me and took a picture coz he told the lady that it would last longer!"

Sam laughed.

"Hn." Kai said as he made his way back up to her room.

"Sorry again, Kai! Goodnight!" Sarah apologised.

Sam yawned, "Speaking of 'night' I think it's time I went to bed. Night Sarah." Making her way to her room.

"Night Sam."
Sarah also started to make her way to her room but stopped suddenly then turned back round and headed for the garden. She shut the back door as quietly as she could and walked out into the garden stepping into the moonlight. "I know you're there." She said out into the darkness. She heard a chuckle and a voice say, "So nice to see you again." as they also stepped out into the moonlight.
Boris she thought angrily.