Me: Hello everyone!

Rei: How come I wasn't in this one? pouts and does kitty face

Me: You will be, eventually. (I think)

Kai: I have a social life...

Tala: Outside the office, Kai!

Me: I'm kinda (really) nervous about posting this one so please be nice!

Summary: Kai is a detective in his late twenties, rarely makes time for himself, and according to Tala: He has no social life. When he is forced to take care of a child, will all that change? Then there's the handsome Miguel who is forcing Kai to open up more then he'd like unbeknownst to Miguel, himself! Don't worry, story mainly focuses on Kai and I won't pair the kid up with anyone major (like for example, Max) if I do pair her up with anyone, will most likely be a minor character from the manga (don't know if they're in the anime) and not everyone is their correct age. Whoa...long summary...

Disclaimer: I don't own beyblade but I do own the currently nameless child.

"What is it?" Kai asked sleepily into the phone.

"Kai, we need you down at the hospital," Tala said.

"Did you do a bust without me?" Kai asked.

"Not exactly…someone called saying there was this wretched smell and then we got a call saying they found a body. Then whoop-dee-do, there's a kid in the building,"

"How old?" Kai managed to ask, almost tripping over the phone cord as he got out of bed.

"We think she's around eleven or twelve,"

"She doesn't know?"

"We can't find any records on her and she hasn't been reported missing in Japan," Tala responded. "Or rather, we don't have a name to search on but Bryan checked the females missing in Japan and so far we haven't gotten anything."

"Alright. Which hospital?" Kai asked.

"The one we always go to-"

"When someone gets hurt," Kai finished. "Be there in a few." He sighed and hung up, pulling a shirt over his bare chest. He didn't bother to change out of his sweats. People at the hospital were used to seeing him in them because of how often he went to sign release forms at night. He tugged a gray hoodie over and paused before at his bed room door. He then grabbed a navy blue one for a reason he couldn't explain.

"Hey," Tala said sleepily. "You have no idea how glad I am right now that you're a light sleeper."

"You're right, I don't," Kai said. "So what'd you call me for? You can sign release papers on your own."

"I don't need you to sign release papers…I need you to say you'll take care of the girl," Tala said. He silently counted down for Kai's explosion that was sure to happen since he had lapsed into silence. Oh yes, Tala knew his best friend… Three… Two… One… Let it rip! (A/N: Since it's an AU, had to put that in there somewhere)

"Are you crazy! I can't take care of a child, much less an eleven year old!" Kai began.

"Kai you have to! She has no where else she can go!" Tala begged. "I'd take her in myself but I already have Rei living with me! I'm ahead of you in rank at the office so therefore, it's more likely they'll call me in and I can't rush over to your place and drop her of before heading out! You put in extra hours that you can take off- you have no social life-"

"I have a social life," Kai pouted. Tala inwardly did a jump for joy. He was almost ready to cave…

"Outside the office, Kai," Tala said pointedly. "C'mon, if you don't take care of her, we have to put her in an orphanage and if we find her parents, it could take years before we find her again!"

"Alright," Kai sighed. "So what's her name?"

"That's for you two to decide. She has amnesia," Tala said. "And according to the doctor, it's the worst he's ever seen." Kai sighed and followed Tala into the room. Bryan stood there, leaning against the wall. Spencer was talking to the doctor.

"Where's Ian?" Kai asked, looking around.

"Taking care of some last minute details," Bryan spoke up.

"Where's this kid?" Kai asked.

"Bathroom," Bryan said. A flush of the toilet sounded a girl came out. Black hair hung in her face so that Kai couldn't see her eyes. She was small and petite. She had ivory skin that showed she rarely went out much. Kai frowned. Her skin was lighter then his own.

"How much does she weigh?" Kai asked.

"Less then an eleven or twelve year old should," Spencer said, now done talking with the doctor.

"I take it this man will be her foster father?" Tala bit his lip to stop himself from laughing. Kai looked normal to the untrained eye but he knew Kai. He hadn't seen him looked so surprised since when they were in college and Bryan came up to them after an absence of five years. Then again, he himself had been just as surprised.

"Yes, this is him," Tala said.

"Sign these please," the doctor said. "She will need to attend school…" Kai was barely listening to the doctor as he laid eyes on the girl again. Spencer put his hand on Kai's shoulder, making him look at the oldest.

"If you really don't want to take her in…Bryan and I will…" Spencer said quietly. Kai looked at the girl again. Feeling the same set of eyes upon her, she looked up. His scarlet eyes looked into her orange ones. He looked down and his eyes were covered by his bangs.

"Who has a pen?" Kai asked. Bryan handed him one before the doctor could and before anyone could contradict him again, he took one last look into the orange eyes and signed his signature. Tala let a smile play on his lips.

"Take her home, junior," Tala smiled, patting the younger man on the back.

"Watch it, senior," Kai retorted. "Can she talk?"

"We've only gotten several words out of her," the doctor said. Tala took her hand and led her to her foster father.

"Sweetie, this is Kai Hiwatari," Tala said gently. "He's going to be… taking care of you." Kai glanced at Tala, making a mental note to take the redhead out so they could talk sometime. He knew the older man wanted to say "he's going to be your dad." She bit her lip and looked at him.

"Ready to go home?" Kai asked just as gently as Tala. She nodded and clung to Kai's hand when he offered it to her. As he talked to the doctor and Spencer about her living conditions, he felt her lean against him. He picked her up and she rested her head on his shoulder.

"I'll check up on you two in the morning," Tala said when they were outside.

"Alright," Kai agreed, putting her in the back seat.

"Thanks for doing this Kai," Tala said.

"Don't thank me," Kai said. "Thank her." He draped the extra sweatshirt he had brought over her. Tala looked confused at Kai but dismissed it and got into his own car.

"I'm taking in a kid…" Kai chuckled, "how ironic is that?" Once home, he couldn't bring himself to wake the girl. Instead, he picked her up and brought her into the guest room. Since it was almost five, he knew he would be waking up at seven in just two hours. He got a novel that he hadn't finished reading and set a chair up, content on just reading and waiting for his foster daughter to wake up.

Around 9:30, she began to stir. Kai watched, amused as she opened her orange eyes several times before looking at him curiously. She still clung to the sweatshirt he couldn't pry from her hands last night.

"You awake?" he asked. "Or do you still want to sleep?" she shook her head.

"Well are you going to talk?" Kai asked. "Or are you just going to sit there like a mute?" she cocked her head, her eyes shining in silent amusement.

"So you're going to stay quiet?" Kai asked. She smiled and nodded. "Alright…what do I call you then? I can't exactly call you brat or kid now, can I?" she shook her head. He sighed. This wasn't helping much.

"Well, can you write?" she shrugged and stared at him blankly. He showed her his novel and she nodded. He gave her a piece of paper. Again, she stared at him with a blank expression.

"If you won't talk, you might as well write," Kai explained. "Do you remember any names you might want to call yourself?" she shook her head. He sighed and turned his attention to the sound of his front door opening.

"Kai, I'm here!" Tala shouted.

"S'up?" Kai asked when Tala came into the bedroom with a paper bag. "What's all that?"

"Clothes for the kid," Tala shrugged. "Julia gave them to me when I told her about you and her. Picked out a name?"

"She's chosen to be a mute child," Kai said. "Hey, quit smirking at me." He ruffled the tuft of black hair that seriously needed to be cut.

"How about we go to a book store and get one of those baby name books?" Tala suggested. "And some breakfast," he said when the stomachs of the father daughter pair growled. 'If I didn't know better, I'd think they were related,' Tala thought, sweat dropping.

"Alright, get dressed kiddo," Kai said. Tala followed him out of the room.

"So how long has she been up?" Tala asked.

"A few minutes before you got here," Kai said. "What exactly did Julia give you?"

"Clothes that her daughter outgrew," Tala shrugged. "You know, if we were going by personality, I would think you were her brother and not Raul."

"You also said at her wedding if I wasn't gay, then I'd probably be the groom," Kai said pointedly, his eye twitching.

"Did I say that?"

"Yes you did. How old is Elena now, anyways?"

"Twelve," Tala answered. Kai nodded absentmindedly. The door to his foster daughter's room opened and the girl tripped. Kai and Tala both sweat dropped before Kai rushed to help her to her feet. Looking at her again, Kai saw just how long her hair was. It went down to her knees. How long had this child been in that house?

Kai searched a cabinet and pulled a bunch of yarn out. He cut off a piece and tied her hair with it. Tala smiled. He was acting like a father already and it had only been a few hours. The girl had chosen a sleeveless tank top that was mostly orange, the chest area, and the front and back was striped orange, white, and yellow. She had a set of dark jeans and a white jacket on as well.

"Tala, I vote for a haircut first," Kai said.

"I second that," Tala said. "I'll take her to get a haircut and you go to the bookstore." Kai nodded. He grabbed his keys but Tala stopped him. "At something o'clock in the morning at the hospital its okay. Around 9:30 a.m., going to town, you can't really wear sweats." Kai blushed at his mistake. He went into his room to change.

"Think you can keep an eye on him? I'm not always here to watch over him," Tala said. She smiled and nodded. Tala gave her a smile in return. "Thatta girl."

"Now am I ready?" Kai asked sarcastically, coming out in dark blue jeans and a blank tank top. Tala rolled his eyes and smirked. The child giggled and pointed to the door. Tala nodded and dragged Kai.

"I can walk, dang it, Tala!"

Kai sighed as he entered the bookstore. Not many people occupied it but there were several other people. Unfamiliar with the store, he glanced around. When the door shut, a bell rang and the blonde man behind the counter looked up from his book.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm looking for baby name books," Kai said, realizing that he sounded like a father.

"Are you going to be a father?"

"Kind of…" Kai said, following the man as he scanned the shelves.

"Do tell. I love stories but I'm afraid the one I'm reading is one I've read four or five times," he said, "I'm Miguel, by the way." (A/N: Does he have a last name?)

"I'm Kai Hiwatari," he said. "As of a few hours ago, I'm a foster father of a child who doesn't remember her name. Hence, why I am looking for baby name books."

"Amnesia child, huh?" Miguel asked. "What kind of name do you want? Japanese? Russian? Spanish? English?"

"Uh, Japanese I guess," Kai said as Miguel grabbed a stool and stood on it.

"How many were you planning to purchase?"

"Uh…one?" Kai said.

"Alright," he pulled several books down. A rather large cat walked by, brushing up against the chair. "H-Hey, stop that-"the chair wobbled some more as the cat brushed against it again. She then pounced and knocked the chair and Miguel down. Kai rushed forward and caught Miguel, sending them both to the ground.

"You okay?" Kai asked, blushing.

"I should be asking you that…I fell on top of you," Miguel smiled. He looked at the only book in his hand, praying his blush was not noticeable on his dark skin. "This looks like it's your book…and its only three bucks."

"Three?" Kai said in doubt, looking at the thickness of the book.

"Well, it's actually five but I'll give you a discount," Miguel said.

"I'd prefer a date but-"realizing what he just said, Kai's blush increased ten fold. Miguel smiled and helped Kai up.

"Sounds good to me," he said. "When's a good time for you?"

"Well, my kid starts school in two days…maybe while she's there?" Kai asked.

"Alright, twelve o' clock sound good to you? I know this café that's pretty good," Miguel said.

"Sounds great," Kai said. Miguel took a piece of paper from a pad in his apron and scribbled something on it.

"That's my cell phone number, that way you won't get my room mate," Miguel grinned. "You can call me if something happens."

"Well then here is mine," Kai said, taking a paper from the same pad. "It's my house number because if I were to give you my cell phone number and you accidentally called during a bust, my cell phone could go off and the guy would probably catch wind of us."

"Bust? What do you do?"

"I'm a-"

"Kai!" Kai moaned.

"Tala…"Kai muttered.

"Pardon?" Miguel asked.

"My childhood friend who doesn't know the definition of the word quiet," Kai answered. "If he's here, where's my kid? Tala, where's my kid?"

"Right here!" Tala walked over to them with Kai's daughter on his back for a piggyback ride.

"So you got a haircut? I like it, it's cute," Kai said, taking his child from Tala. "Miguel, this is Tala and my foster child. Tala, kid, this is Miguel." Her hair was cut to her shoulders, her bangs were shortened, and a ribbon decorated her hair, courtesy of Tala going next door with her to buy her a ribbon.

"Nice to meet you," Miguel said, holding out his hand to shake.

"Same here. Sorry 'bout his kid, she doesn't speak much," Tala said, shaking his hand. "You still haven't got a book? We were able to get her a haircut, aribbon,and new shoes."

"If you hadn't told me you weren't related, I certainly would have thought it," Miguel said. "Dark hair and hot hued eyes?" (A/N: He's referring to cold colors like blue, green, and purple, and hot ones like red, orange, and yellow)

"Can…can I get a book?" she asked Kai shyly.

"Sure," Kai said. Before Miguel could tell her where the children's section was, she squirmed out of Kai's arms and went off into a random direction.

"That's the most I've heard her say in one sentence," Tala said.

"That's the first time I've heard her talk," Kai said absentmindedly.

"So Miguel, we were going out to breakfast. Do you think you could come?" I know Kai's going to want your company," Tala smirked.

"Tala!" Kai bristled.

"I'm sorry. I'm-"

"Off duty so you will go with them and bring me back a donut," a silver haired man said, draping an arm around Miguel's shoulder.

"Claude?" Miguel said surprised.

"I want a donut," Claude repeated, pouting.

"Um alright," Miguel said. "Kai, Tala, this is my childhood friend, Claude."

"Nice to meet you," Claude said. Tala's eyes narrowed slightly but only enough for Kai, who knew his best friend a little more then he'd like, noticed. (A/N: Don't get me wrong, he loves Tala like a brother but when the redhead gets crazy...)

"Have we met?" Tala asked.

"I think you were lecturing my boyfriend's little brother," Claude smiled.

"Yes, Kai, he's the Granger's older brother's boyfriend," Tala said snapping his fingers in recognition.

"You remember that and yet you can't remember my birthday?" Kai asked amused.

"I remember everything but anyone's birthday, Kai!" Tala declared.

"That's nice…" Kai said sarcastically. "Now where's my daughter?"

"The girl with orange eyes and a ribbon in her hair?" Claude asked and Kai nodded. "She's looking at Shakespeare."

"Shakespeare?" Tala and Kai said together.

"Don't tell me she's going to be like you…" Kai moaned to Tala.

"And how's that?" Miguel asked.

"The only books he'll read are Shakespeare unless it has to do with work," Kai said, shaking his head.

"Found one," she said happily.

"Well, it's not Shakespeare," Miguel said, trying not to laugh. "Claude what kind of donut did you want?

"Sweetie, do you know what that is?" Kai asked, bending down to her level.

"Sprinkles," Claude said.

"It's a Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective that I remember someone used to mention…"

"Do you remember who?" Tala asked. She shook her head. After paying for the two books, Kai lifted his daughter into his arms again and somehow managed to hold Miguel's hand. Tala frowned as his cell phone began to ring.

"Hello?" he answered.

"……"

"You gotta be kidding me, Bry,"

"……"

"You're not?"

"……"

"That's not funny!" laughter could be heard from the other side of the line. Tala blushed. "Shut up! Why don't you go tell Rei how you feel?"

"……"

"Who's laughing now, huh?" Tala demanded.

"..."

"Alright, I'll be there," Tala sighed.

"Work?" Kai asked.

"You don't need to come," Tala sighed. "You remember that case you couldn't work on because you were sick?"

"Yeah, what about it?" Kai frowned.

"Well the son of a bitch found a loop and I gotta go straighten it out," Tala sighed, sticking the cell in his pocket. "Sorry, kiddo. I'll check up on you guys later."

"Tala, we took my car," Kai reminded him. Tala paused and grinned at Kai. Kai's eye twitched. "Tala…"

"C'mon, Kai," Tala pouted. "If I don't get there fast, Bryan will have my ass. If I take the bus-"Kai, needing no more persuasion, dropped Miguel's hand and threw the car keys to Tala. "Thanks, Kai! I owe you one!"

"You owe me way more then one!" Kai shouted as the redhead waved and jogged to his car. Kai took Miguel's hand again.

"How many does he owe you?" Miguel asked.

"Why couldn't he take the bus?" she asked.

"A lot and just about every time he tries to take the bus, some idiot tries to jump him…" Kai sighed. "We need to pick out a name for you."

"Can-"

"No we are not choosing something from a Conan Doyle novel,"

"Dang it..." she muttered.

Me: Well, that's it for now. Tell me, was it good, bad?

Kai: Please review- and why didn't you give her a name yet?!

Me: This chapters "Nameless" duh. Don't worry, she'll have a name next time. I promise.

Miguel: Is our date going to happen in the next chapter?

Me: shrugs please review!