Overprotective
By Moonlit Sea
Chapter 4 - What Have You Got Yourself Into This Time?
There came a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Kenny said.
"Tai!" surprised to him standing outside their door.
"Ray." Was all Tai would say.
"Uh… if you've come to see Ray he's… uh… sleeping."
Then Ray walked across the room in full view of door not knowing that Tai was there.
"RAY." Tai shouted and pushed pass Kenny.
Ray turned round when he heard his name and was surprised to see Tai coming after him.
"Tai?"
Tai grabbed him by his shirt and said
"Where is she? What have you done with her?"
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"You guys are getting better." Crystal said.
"Of course we are." Kai remarked.
"Oh Kai stop being so…"
"Grouchy." Tyson Interrupted.
Crystal and Max laughed.
"Hey Crystal wanna battle?" Max asked.
"Yeah right and have you beat the crap outta of me again. I don't think so Max."
"Ahh go on. I'll go easy on you promise."
"Hey if she's going to battle anyone Max, it's going to be me." Tyson said.
"Wrong again Tyson. The last time I battled you, you also beat the crap outta me. Besides it's time we were heading back." Crystal reminded them.
"Ahh man do we have to." Tyson groaned.
"She's right Tyson. Kenny will be getting worried." Max said.
"No." Kai said flatly.
"Huh?" they all said.
"Not until you and I battle." Kai said pointing at Crystal.
"So you can beat me as well. Nice try Kai but it ain't going to work, and besides I don't have a Beyblade remember." She smiled.
"Here." Max and Tyson said together both holding out there Beyblades.
Crystal shook her head "No their yours and anyway we really should be heading be back."
"What's the matter… chicken." Kai remarked.
"It's not going to work Kai." Crystal replied almost musically while walking away.
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"I'm not going to ask you again. Where's Crystal?"
"I already told you Tai, I don't know."
"What's going on?" Tyson asked as he walked through the door.
He could see that Tai was about to punch Ray and was about to go and help his friend when a voice shouted
"TAICHI KAMIYA LET HIM GO!"
Tyson looked to see who had said it and saw an extremely angry looking Crystal.
Tai turned round surprised to hear his whole name, at the door he saw Crystal with Max, Tyson and Kai.
"Crystal." His voice conveying the shock that showed on his face. He instantly let go of Ray.
"What are you doing Tai." It wasn't a question more a demand.
"Izzy called and said that you didn't meet up with him." Tai said trying to justify why he nearly beat the crap out of Ray.
"What? I never arranged to meet up with Izzy." Her voice turning into confusion but it still had a hint of anger in it.
"Then what about the note?" getting confused if she wasn't suppose to meet Izzy then why did he say he did?
Crystal looked confused for a moment then realised why Tai was there, her anger flared up again and she ran out but as she passed Kai and Max they saw tears running down her cheeks.
"Crystal wait!" Tai said as he ran to catch up with her.
"Are you okay Ray?" Tyson asked walking over to him.
"Yeah I think so." Ray answered.
"Do you think Crystal's going to be okay?" Kenny asked.
"No and we better find her before she does something stupid." Kai replied.
"Right." Max agreed.
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"Do you think it worked?" Koushiro Izumi asked.
"I hope so or Crystal's gonna be seriously pissed." Davis replied.
"Of course it will work. When Crystal sees how worried Tai is about her, she'll forget all about Ray." Kari said.
"That's if Tai's anger doesn't take control of him first." Matt added.
Everyone sighed then came a bang at the door Izzy was about to answer it when a voice shouted.
"KOUSHIRO IZUMI I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE NOW OPEN THE BLOODY DOOR!"
"Well I guess that answers our questions." Takato said.
They all instantly recognised the voice as Crystal's.
"Uh oh." TK said.
"She sounds pissed. I wouldn't open the door if I were you Izzy." Davis stated, he knew that when Crystal was this mad she would do anything short of killing the person responsible of causing her anger.
"I guess it didn't work then." Kari said.
"Ya think." Matt remarked.
"I'M WARNING YOU KOUSHIRO IF YOU DON'T OPEN THE DOOR I SWEAR I'M GOING TO KNOCK THE FUCKING THING DOWN!"
Everyone was shocked at what Crystal had said, she really was angry.
"I've never seen Crystal this mad before." Takato said shocked.
Izzy was about to open the door when the banging suddenly stopped, but was that a good sign or a bad sign. They all looked at Davis who just shrugged, carefully Izzy opened the door and cautiously looked out only to be punched in the face, he stumbled back. They all looked at the door but who they saw wasn't Crystal it was…
"Tai!" Matt said shocked.
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Crystal stood by the river trying to calm herself down; somehow she always found peace when she stared at the water. Night was falling and everything looked so peaceful she sighed then shivered it was also getting colder but she didn't care.
*-Why? Why did they set Tai up like that?-* she wanted to find out but she heard footsteps coming in her direction and ran off just in case it was Tai or one of the others. She closed her eyes and let the wind blow through her long hair then took a deep breath. Was she doing the right thing? She opened her eyes and looked at the suitcase she brought with her, she had stuffed it full of clothes before arriving at the river she didn't want to stay at the apartment in fact she had booked a room in a hotel just before she left. She then thought of what she did the first minute she walked in their place.
She had seen the picture on the table, and it had made her wonder what it was doing on there it was suppose to be sitting on top of the TV. She stared at it, it was the same picture that had made her about to go and look for Tai, her anger suddenly flared up at the memory and she threw the picture against the wall, the glass smashed into pieces spreading in all directions, it was then that she knew she couldn't stay there.
She looked out at the river once more trying to sort out things in her mind but there was a little voice in her head that kept repeating the same thing over and over 'Tai doesn't trust you, he thinks you've cheated on him.' She shook her head trying to make the voice go away but it only made it louder 'Tai thinks you've cheated him, he doesn't trust you.' She couldn't take it anymore she fell to her knees and started to cry.
Unknown to Crystal someone was watching her and now the person felt sorry for her. They cautiously approached her but quickly went behind a tree not knowing whether to say anything or not, but what could they say that would make her feel any better. They stood there listening to Crystal cry wondering what to do *-I can't take it anymore! I can't bear to see Crystal cry.-* they thought. *-But what will I say? I'll think of something to say.-* they were just about to step out from behind the tree when someone else beat them to it.
"Crystal?"
Crystal turned round to see Tyson. She then turned back to the river, got up, wiped her eyes, picked up her suitcase and started to walk away. Then from out of nowhere Max appeared blocking her way, she tried to go around him but he wouldn't let her.
"Max please move." She said in a woeful voice.
Max shook his head and said "Sorry Crystal I can't do that."
"We know how upset you must be." Tyson said from behind her.
"I really doubt that you do Tyson." She replied looking at the river it was like it was telling her not to get angry with them they were only trying to help.
"Where were you going to go?" Max asked looking at the suitcase next to her.
"Why so you can tell everyone else where I am. Sorry Max but I don't buy it." She said with a little bit of anger and sarcasm in her voice.
Max sighed and looked at Tyson who gave a nod of his head.
"Well before you go we've got a little present for you." Max said with a smile.
"Here." Tyson said and held out his hand.
Crystal closed her eyes and shook her head. "I'm not going to fall for it guys. Now please Max move outta the way."
"At least look at it first." Tyson stated getting a little annoyed. "Kenny and Dizzi have worked hard on it."
"What?" she said confused if Kenny and Dizzi worked on it that could only mean one thing.
She turned round and confirmed her thoughts in Tyson's hand was a marine coloured Beyblade.
"But why?" she asked even more confused.
"Well after what happened in America we felt a little bad for you." Max replied.
"But you guys didn't have do this. I told you it wasn't big deal." Crystal said understanding a little.
"Maybe not for you." Tyson said.
"But we just stand there and watch you get pulverised." Max added.
Crystal smirked.
"Man you've been hanging round Kai too long," Tyson said jokingly.
Crystal laughed at his comment, as it was the other way round when she was in the US it was Kai that was always hanging round her.
"Are going take it or not." Tyson asked.
"Yeah Tyson's arm is about to drop off." Max joked putting his hand on Crystal's shoulder.
Crystal nodded and took the blade from Tyson.
"Thanks guys." She said before looking at her watch. "Oh I'm sooo late!"
"Huh?" Max and Tyson said at the same time.
"I gotta go. I'll come over tomorrow okay."
"Sure" Tyson replied.
Crystal turned to go when Max said
"Oh Crystal I forgot to tell you that Ray told me to give this back to you."
She turned back round to see Max holding a gold necklace with gold dolphin at the end of it.
"No, tell Ray he can have it. I gave it to him for good luck." She smiled and walked off.
"Good luck? What do you think she meant by that?" Tyson asked Max.
"I don't know. I hope it doesn't mean that Tai's going to visit us again, I don't think Ray could take it." Max replied walking back to their place followed by Tyson.
"Yeah." Tyson agreed.
When they saw that the coast was clear the person who been watching Crystal walked out from behind the tree they had been hiding behind. They had heard the whole conversation and was now slightly confused as they headed back home.
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Tai returned to their apartment hoping that Crystal was there and they could talk. He still couldn't believe that his sister and his best friend had set him up like that and made him look like an idiot. He walked into the apartment and closed the door behind him, everything still looked okay which either meant that she hadn't returned or she had calmed down enough not to destroy the place, he looked at the bedroom, the door was closed he decided not to disturb her if she was in.
He carefully looked around the place then noticed that the picture he had left on table was missing.
*-Could she have it?-* he thought to himself, then he noticed a piece of glass on the floor *-where did that come from?-* as he got closer he noticed more pieces of glass all over. He looked at it all wondering where it all came from then he came across the picture it was laying next to the wall with pieces broken glass sticking out of it.
He was about to pick it up when a voice in his head said 'If she broke the picture that can only mean one thing… she's gone.' Fear suddenly took over and Tai ran to the bedroom hoping the voice was wrong that when he opened the door Crystal would be there sleeping or whatever. He shakily put his hand on the handle and opened the door.
"Crystal?" he said nervously.
But there came no reply, he turned the light on and his fears were confirmed. Crystal's clothes were scattered through out the room showing whatever she did she was in a hurry it was then he noticed that one of the suitcases was missing.
'Told you so.' The voice in his head said.
"Shut up! Shut up! She's not gone! She's… not… gone." He said nearly breaking into tears.
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"Did you manage to find her?" Dizzi asked as Max and Tyson walked in.
"Yeah we found her." Tyson replied.
"And…" Kenny asked.
"And nothing she wouldn't tell us what she was doing." Tyson answered.
"Although she did like the Beyblade you guys made for her." Max added.
"Naturally." Dizzi commented.
"You wouldn't happen to know where Ray is would you." Max asked changing the subject.
Kenny shook his head "He went out a few minutes ago."
"And Kai?" Tyson asked wondering where Mr. Grumpy was.
"He hasn't returned yet." Dizzi replied.
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Takato stood out on the balcony wondering if he did the right thing by telling Kari about Crystal's strange behaviour.
"Takato?" a voice said behind him.
"Yeah Jeri."
"What's wrong? You've been like this ever since you came home." She asked.
"I'll be okay Jeri… I'll be in, in a few minutes." He said not wanting to talk about it.
Jeri put her arms around her boyfriend, which shocked Takato a little.
"You know you can always talk to me about anything Takato." She said reassuringly.
Takato smiled and replied
"I know." He turned to kiss her on her head.
"Come in soon okay." Jeri said and started to go back in.
"Did I do the right thing Jeri?" Takato suddenly said.
"Huh?"
"By telling Kari about Crystal."
"Why don't you start at the beginning." Takato was about to speak again but Jeri put a finger on his lips and said "Inside." And smiled.
Takato smiled back and nodded.
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Crystal lay in her hotel room think about the days events. She couldn't understand why the others had set Tai up like that. *-Davis will tell me.-* she turned picked up the phone and was about to dial his number when she thought *-What if Tai's there?-* she sighed and put the phone back down and lay back on the bed. She turned her head and looked at the Beyblade that lay on the bedside table.
She reached over and grabbed it taking a closer look.
"Twilight." She said softly.
She then got up and headed towards the window, she looked out at the night sky and saw the first star of the night. She remembered a rhyme she was taught when she was little and started to say it.
"Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight."
She then closed her eyes and held the Beyblade close to her chest.
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Back at home Davis was thinking about the conversation he had heard and wondering what it all meant. He was glad that Kathryn was in Shinjuku visiting her parents he didn't think he could explain what happen he barely understood it himself.
*-Crystal what have you got yourself into this time?-* he thought.
He wanted to talk to her but he very much doubted that she would be home and even if she was he didn't think that Tai would let him talk to her.
'I gotta go, I'll come over tomorrow okay' Crystal's parting words to Tyson and Max repeated in his mind. If she's going to see them tomorrow maybe I can see her before she gets there.
