This came surprisingly easy to me. For once. Normally I struggle to get chapter out for Sunday but I was able to finish this by Thursday. I decided I'll post it a day early, just to be nice:P

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade

Resolved

What Hilary had said the previous day was still one Kai's mind as if Hilary had stuck it there with superglue. It annoyed him that he knew she was completely right. Not just that he was hypocritical but also that instead of sitting on his butt in the sidelines whilst Garnet went through a phase which wasn't quite depression – but not far from it – he should have done his up most best to find out what was bothering her. It worried him too. Maybe Hilary had exaggerated when she said Garnet was deteriorating because she quite evidently wasn't but the spark that he knew and loved was missing in its entirety. Watching her was watching a silent movie with an actress who'd just been picked up off the street.

With this on his mind, he decided that he'd develop some master plan to finally get Garnet to share her problems. He didn't think it would work but it was better than nothing. If his predictions were correct, Garnet would shunt going to watch them train. In other words, if he skipped training too then it would him and her totally alone. In other words from that, she would be trapped with no other choice than to tell him.

The hardest part of that was getting out of practise. Tala quite rightfully so was viewing the match against the Blade Breakers tomorrow as an epic turning point to their career and not just the tournament. He would not be happy if Kai skipped training just because he couldn't be bothered. What he would do was stay in bed and pretend to be sick. It might not work but he'd never taken a sick day in his life so it was pretty believable that could be the real thing.

Now if he only knew how to throw up it'd be so much more believable…

"Kai are you ready yet?" Tala shouted and knocked at the room door which they shared. "We're living in ten minutes."

Kai took a deep breath. "I'm not up yet. I sort of don't feel well. Like, I think I'm going to be sick. I've got headache too."

He heard Tala mutter something under his breath which sounded like, "You've got to be freaking kidding me." Audibly, he replied, "Are you still coming to practise? This is the last day before you battle Tyson."

"I know," Kai said in the weakest voice he could muster but which actually sounded like he'd been smoking twenty a day since he was five years old. "But if I do go I might just feel worse tomorrow and then can't battle at all. I think it's better safe than sorry."

"Fine," Tala said in a strained voice. Kai could almost picture him pulling at his hair in frustration. "Fine but make sure you stay in bed then. You have to be in one hundred percent form tomorrow. Tyson's not just going to give this match away. Take care."

Kai held his breath as he heard a brief interlude while Tala explained the situation to Bryan and Ian. He could tell from the sudden loudness of their voices that they weren't amused and Kai had a sneaking suspicion they weren't fully buying his act. That was fine. He didn't care. So long as he got some alone time with Garnet that's all that mattered. When he heard his team leave the hotel room, he waited a further five minutes just in case they decided to come back for whatever reason and then he got out of bed. He was already fully dressed so didn't need to waste time finding clothes. Time was something he couldn't spend frivolously today. Not when he had a job to do; a mission he'd set for himself.

He left his room to approach the target and knocked on her door.

"Who is it and what is it?" Garnet asked.

"It's Kai and we need to talk."

There was the sound of movement and Kai assumed she rolled over in her bed, pillow over her head to block him out.

"About what?"

"About what's wrong with you."

Garnet sighed loudly. "There's nothing wrong. Go to practise."

"I'm coming in," Kai warned her and entered the room.

The curtains were still drawn but she was fully dressed in jeans and a baggy t-shirt. She had no make up on and her hair was swept up into a messy ponytail. It looked unbrushed. She watched him carefully as he sat on the end of her bed facing her.

"Shouldn't you be training?" She asked in a bored voice.

"I should."

"Well why aren't you?" Kai could sense the annoyance.

"I told Tala I was sick. That means its just me and you today. You and me. All day. And I swear to God if you don't tell me what's been eating you for the past couple of weeks I will refuse to battle tomorrow because I'll still be sick. And if that doesn't work I'll be sick the next day and the next day. I think you get my drift."

"Geez, Kai." She shut her eyes for a few moments. "This is stupid. I'm fine. I've just been under the weather."

Kai smirked. "I agree. It is stupid that there's something the matter and you can't tell me." He took her hand and looked into her eyes earnestly. "Garnet, I'm your best friend, right? You can tell me anything. And if you want me to swear not to tell anyone else, no matter how big it is you know I won't unless I have to. Even then, it'd only be people who could help you better than I can." Garnet turned away from him and with his other hand he turned her head towards him again. In the blue ocean of her eyes he could see tears. "Please. Don't shut me out, G. Tell me."

Unexpectedly, she flung her arms around him and before he knew it she was crying hard. Her back was rising up and down as she took in ragged breath after ragged breath.

"Oh, Kai," she whispered. "I'm so scared."

Kai rubbed her back soothingly as she continued to weep. He made the odd comforting noise but didn't ask her to explain yet. He figured what she really needed was someone just to be there for her while she broke down. No matter what the problem was, it could wait until she'd had enough and was ready to face it. He'd be right there beside her. Waiting for her.

After ten minutes in his arms, Garnet's tears finally dissolved into hiccups. Kai felt glad she wasn't wearing any make up for God knew it'd be all over her face like some unfortunate clown mask.

"Are you ready?" He asked her softly.

She nodded solemnly and took a deep breathe in, held it for a few seconds and let it out. "Remember when I asked to swap rooms with you so I could be with Tala a few weeks ago?" He nodded. "Well…we sort of…did it. And that was fine. But when I was about to throw the rubber away, I saw that it was leaking. Then Tala started talking to me and I forgot all about it until the next morning. So I was sort of worrying about it but then I figured it'd be fine and stuff.

"But I was supposed to have my period last week and it didn't come." Kai could see the tears were about to flood again. "I skipped it. Do you know what that means?" Her voice raised in a pitiful pitch.

"What it means is that you've skipped your period, Garnet. Well, just now anyway. Have you taken a test yet?"

She shook her head. "I was too afraid too."

"Right. Well that should be our first step. And I'm assuming Tala doesn't know. Why didn't you tell him?"

Garnet looked down. "Why do you think? What would you do if Hilary told you she was pregnant?"

"Probably split with her since there's no way in earth it could be mine." She glared at him evilly. "I'm kidding. Sure I'd be shocked and probably upset but I'd stick by her, wither its mine or not I'd be there for her. Tala would have been too. And if it turns out that you are pregnant then he'll still be there for you no matter what decision you decide to make. And so will I."

Her ocean blue eyes rose to his. "Thank you." She paused for a moment. "Do you think Tala will?"

"I know he will" He squeezed her hand lightly. "He'd have wanted you to tell him, you know. And I'll keep it a secret for now but at some point you have to let him know. The sooner the better." He sighed. "But we'd better find out for sure if there really is a bun cooking in your oven. How about you stay in here and maybe make yourself something to eat while I go and buy a pregnancy kit?"

Garnet nodded and for the first time in what seemed to Kai to be forever, she smiled. It was a small, sad smile but a smile nonetheless. "Thank you, Kai. I wish I'd come to you at the very start."

Kai smiled back. "Me too, but I shouldn't have left it this long to talk to you. For that, I'm sorry."

It had almost been a Mexican stand off when both the Blitzkreig Boys and the Blade Breakers had gone to the sports centre to practise only to find the other one there. Hilary had almost wanted to run for cover. Now, after a huge debate with the centre's manager, the practise arena had been halved and each team was sticking faithfully to there side, although no member seemed to think twice about growling at the other.

Hilary hadn't exactly been in the mood to sit and watch another brutally boring day of training but the thought of getting to watch Kai had perked her up significantly. She was excited about getting to watch the graceful and elegant way he launched his blade. His style had the regal connotations which his bitbeast possessed and to be able to watch this over again was a real treat. Her mood had been dampened when she saw that the Blitzkreig's captain wasn't joining them in training and immediately she wondered why. She also saw that Garnet wasn't there either but that didn't surprise her. Garnet wasn't the kind to do something she didn't want to do and sitting on her backside watching a gruelling training regime fell into that category.

But Kai's absence….?

The argument she's had with him yesterday struck her mind. She had been a little hard on his. Too hard, in fact. It had been genuine anger. She had been genuinely angry at his hypocrisy and the way he was manipulating her situation for his own benefit, even when he didn't realise it. Anyway, the dramatic exit on her behalf probably meant he was taking on her advice and doing something about it. If he had sense which she was pretty sure there was an ample supply of.

But there was also a chance he wasn't here because he didn't want to face her. She knew she could be an intimidating person when she put her mind to it and its not unknown that people have avoided her when they knew she was mad at them. She felt a knot in her stomach. What if that really was the reason? What if he was skipping a vitally important training session because of her? Guiltily, she watched the Blitzkrieg Boys as they struggled to organise their practise without their captain's watchful eye. They weren't doing a very good job and she could see the frustration and impatience emitting from Tala's icy eyes as he tried to organise his team mates. He caught her staring and looked up at her, giving her a brief nod that was almost an accusation.

She had to do something. She had to find a reason to leave and apologise for her horrible behaviour the previous day. If she didn't God knew what position Kai would be in when it came to his big match. Part of her knew that, as a member of the Blade Breakers, she should be happy to have such an advantage but as Kai's girlfriend that simply wasn't the case.

She made her excuses and left.

Pacing around the hotel room in her pyjamas, Garnet waited impatiently for Kai to arrive with the instrument which would determine her fate. Now, she wished she'd gone to him in the beginning. He was the only one she suspected would have been able to keep a cool head about it, maybe panicking inwardly on her behalf but not allowing I to affect her judgement.

The other thing she was thinking about was what to do if she was actually pregnant. Would she keep the baby? Would she give birth to it at all? She wasn't sure that she would be able to go through an abortion. No matter how young her child was, it would still be her child, even if it was just a blob of cells. Her hand rested on her reasonably flat stomach maternally. Yes. She would have the child. And, as much as Tala would have a say in it, she would hope to bring it up too. Adoption was an alternative, of course, but she didn't feel she had it in her to give her baby away. The thought occurred to her that she was planning too far ahead. She hadn't even taken the test yet.

But there was a part of her that could feel something was inside of her. Growing. It just felt that way.

There was a rapid knocking on the door and Garnet had pounced on it within seconds When she opened it, she was severely disappointed.

"Hilary? What are you doing here?" She asked, not even bothering trying to hide the annoyance.

"I need to talk to Kai," Hilary squinted at her scrutinisingly. "Are you alright? You look like you've been crying. Is anything wrong?"

Garnet drummed her fingernails impatiently against the woodwork of the door frame. "Nothing's wrong. Kai's not here. Can I take a message and I'll pass it on?"

"Where is Kai?" Hilary asked, trying not to sound like a desperate little school girl but she had to know why he wasn't there or at training.

The way Garnet rolled her eyes looked like a tidal wave to Hilary. "I don't know. Out somewhere."

Frowning, Hilary took a few steps back. "Okay. I guess he's avoiding me after yesterday." She smiled sadly at Garnet. "Thanks anyway. I hope you feel better."

Despite any aggravation she felt, Garnet couldn't ignore the dejected look from Hilary and the knowledge she wasn't being helpful at all. Plus her curiosity and need for gossips hadn't been quelled. Rolling her eyes once more for good measure, she fully opened the door. "He's not avoiding you. He's out getting me something from the store. So what happened yesterday that he'd be avoiding you for?" After Hilary filled her in on the entire situation, Garnet had two decisions to make. She could resolve their petty argument by allowing Hilary to know exactly why it was Kai was at the store or she could give a flimsy excuse and hope Hilary bough it. Seeing as it was inadvertibly her fault, she went for the former. This time she was able to keep the tears in.

Surprisingly to her, Hilary hadn't interrupted her at all while she explained her pitiful position. Nor had she made any gasps or gave her looks of damnations she's merely nodded and gave her an encouraging smile telling her that no matter what happened there would be people falling over themselves to help her.

It was at that point when Kai finally returned with a bag from the local supermarket rolled up under his arm. He stopped dead when he saw Hilary sitting beside Garnet on the couch.

"Hi, Hilary," he said, looking at Garnet quizzically.

"She came here because you were an ass yesterday," she explained and took the bag from Kai, nervously looking inside. Despite her calm façade, Kai could see that she was deeply afraid. "Hils, will you come in with me? I just…want someone with me that's not, you know, a guy. No offence, Kai."

"None taken."

Hilary looked uncertain. "You mean you want me to come in with you while you pee?" Garnet nodded, not seeing what was wrong with that. Uncertain, Hilary agreed nonetheless and followed Garnet into the bathroom. Kai gave her a small smile of thanks, not entirely sure why she'd decided to go to the hotel room but glad she had all the same.

Once inside, Garnet took out the small box and studied it carefully before finally opening it and looking at the contents. "It says here 'to test for pregnancy, hold the indicator underneath you whilst urinating. Allow ten minutes for sample to react with the indicator, after which a colour change will occur. If the indicator turns blue then the test is positive. If it turns pink the test is negative.' Simple, huh? Well, here goes nothing. Turn around for a second."

Hilary did what she was told and faced the door. Outside she could hear the faint sound of pulling the ripcord for his beyblade; a habit she's noticed he only did when he was anxious or nervous. It took Garnet a few seconds to get started and even longer to finish but she had, Hilary help out the complimentary plastic cup hotels always supplied you with and Garnet placed the damp rod inside it and washed her hands.

At Garnet's insistence, she left the cup in the bathroom and sat in the living area in between Kai and Hilary.

"I know this isn't the question to ask, but if you are pregnant and you have the kid, what are you gonna call it? Have you thought about that?" Hilary asked, more so just to have conversation.

Garnet looked thoughtful. "I've always liked the name Calum for a boy. Always thought that had a nice ring to it. Or Lewis. For a girl…Collette or Rachael-Anne. I think they're pretty names. Or I might choose one that's like my own: April or Opal or something."

"Ruby?" Kai suggested. The he said with a slight smile, "or Amethyst?"

She hit him lightly on the shoulder. "If I called my daughter that she's never talk to me again. What about you guys? What would you call your kids?"

Hilary and Kai both shrugged, understanding exactly what Garnet was implying. Hilary felt more than a little flustered but tried to answer anyway. "Maybe…I don't know. Paul or Alex, I think for a boy. No idea for a girl. Joannie or something."

"Aww," Garnet smiled at them both. "And do you agree, Kai?"

"Garnet…" He said darkly.

She laughed and the feeling Kai had when he heard that familiar tingle through the air was of immense relief. He understood now what Hilary had been trying to tell him in the beginning; all she really needed was some one to talk to. After that, everything would be fine. And it seemed she realised that too.

"How longs it been?" Garnet asked suddenly.

"Four minutes," Kai replied.

She flumped her head back on the couch in agitation. "Longest ten minutes of my life, this is. It's so bad, you know? I don't have any idea colour that's gonna be and it's gonna affect the rest of my natural life. How weird is that? And Tala' too, if he decides to be a big enough man to deal with it. My mom's gonna be so disappointed in me. She still thinks I'm her precious little girl who does no wrong. My dad's even worse. They'll stand by me, though. I know that much. I'm their only child so they don't have any other choice, do they? I mean I've always gotten what I've wanted so why should having a child be any different?"

"Garnet?"

"Hmm, Kai?"

"Shut up."

Pretending to look outrages she folded her arms but it wasn't long before she was back onto nervous babble. Hilary and Kai looked at each other but didn't stop her this time. Until Kai looked at his watch and realised how long they'd been sitting there.

"I think you should go check it now," Kai suggested in a way that was more of an order.

Once again, the fear had returned as she bit her lip and got off the couch. Kai sensed a slight tremble in her knees as she went into the bathroom with the two of them at her back.

With a trembling hand, Garnet took the test out and held it into the light.

"Well?" Kai demanded. "What colour is it?"

"…Pink," she said, smiling.

And this concludes the Garnet saga. I'm sure probably everyone saw it coming:P So next chapter will be the first battle between Kai and Tyson and I'm sure you all now how that'll end!

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