Disclaimer: Beyblade doesn't belong to me, it belongs to someone else though.

This is a sad chapter, you have been warned.

***

Kai remained where he stood. It wouldn't be long now. He thought he was going to die, and, he welcomed it.

Kai shut his eyes and stood strong.

"AHHHHHHH!!!" Julie yelled as she attempted to shove Kai out of the way of the bullets.

Six shots were fired, one after the other.

Kai was flung onto the ground, the thud of Julie's limp body shortly followed.

Kai didn't move, his eyes remained closed.

Why wasn't he dead?

"Shit." He heard the man say. "I'll never understand women."

Then, Kai felt something, underneath his fingers, it was warm and sticky… Blood!

Kai's eyes flung open, he sat up and turned to see Julie, lying next to him, smiling at him, her body bathed in blood, coming form the six bullet wounds in her back.

"You killed her, you bastard!" Kai heard Chelsie scream, followed closely by a thud and the sound of Chelsie beating up the attacker. But Kai did not pay any attention to the scenario that was playing behind him.

He crawled over to her, ignoring his cuts and bruises, and put his hand on her neck, praying that she was alive. She was still alive! Still, she did not move, only the sound of her light, rapid breathing could be heard.

It didn't make any sense. Any normal person would have been dead before they hit the floor!

"Someone call and ambulance!" Fiona ordered. Now he could hear Eve, Ray, Tyson and Chelsie beating up the attacker, shedding tears as they did so.

Kai's mind was in pieces. Why had she done that? Why?

Then, Kai began to cry. The one person who understood his feelings, the one person he cared for. Was slipping away from him… Maybe… Forever.

He grabbed her hand, squeezing it tightly. Holding it close to his chest. She clutched at his hand too. He nails digging into his skin, but he didn't care. Tears still rolling down his cheeks.

Kai heard the sound of an ambulance in the distance, gaining ground fast. He just hoped it would be fast enough.

"J-Julie." He said, slowly. "It's going to be okay." He paused. "They're coming, just hold on a little longer, okay?" Kai yelled as the men from the ambulance pulled him away from his wounded friend.

But, he wasn't going to leave her, not now. Not after what she had just done for him!

"No!" Kai yelled, getting up. He stared at the men who were placing Julie on the stretcher and carrying her into the ambulance.

By now, police had arrived on the sense and were pulling Chelsie and Eve away from the now badly bleeding man, who was lying face-down on the floor.

"Take me with her." Kai said. "I want to be with her."

The men reluctantly agreed and Kai climbed into the ambulance. He knelt down beside her, she had breathing aid now and the doctor was inserting various drugs into her arms.

Kai grabbed her hand again, at least she was alive.

"Julie," He whispered. "Don't leave me again."