NB: Back again.

Kirara: Hn

NB: ???

Kirara: I think I've been hanging around Kai too long.

NB: Hn.

Kirara: I think you've too.

NB: o.O

Kirara: Never mind. But you're acting rather calm today.

NB: You're point.

Kirara: Kami-can can it be?! You actually didn't have any sugar today.

NB: No actually I did. The sugar hasn't kicked in yet incase you're wondering.

Kirara: O.O NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NB: While my dear Yami is running away in fear and while the sugar has yet to kick in my system we need to get on with the chapter.

To Kawaii Kai

Like I said earlier calm down. You know sooner or later.

To Android 71

Like Kawaii Kai don't worry. Haven't done that much to Ray and Kai yet. Oh poor Ray-chan.

Kai: What about me?

NB: Poor you too. Oh my poor Ray-chan.

Ray: You forgot that she likes me remember. If it was Kaira then it would be the other way around.

Kai: True.

NB: **Suddenly notices that Ray was in the notes** RAY!!!!! **Glomps Ray**

Ray: Hello to you too Hoshi.

NB: Hi Ray!!!!!

**Kirara runs into Kai.**

Kai: Kirara why are you running around like that?

**Kirara grabs Kai and starts to shake him** Kirara: Because Aibou just had sugar and it's starting to kick in!!!!!!!!

Kai: O.O WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!

**Ray paled**

Ray: Hoshi how much sugar did you have today?

NB: Don't know!!!!!

Ray: Uh Hoshi we'll be back soon okay?

NB: Okay!!!!!!!!

**Ray and Kai make a break for the door. Only to be stopped by Kirara.** Kirara: Oh no you two. If I have to stay here so are you. Someone has to do the chapter.

Ray and Kai: Do we have to?

Kirara: Yes and my Aibou doesn't own Beyblade. Only myself which will never appear in the story unless as a side character and herself. **Off in the background NB was bouncing on the walls.** Where some extra strength aspirin when you need it?

~*~Kai's POV~*~

Okay something's wrong. I suddenly had this really bad feeling that Ray was hurt. I hope that Grandfather hasn't got his dirty little hands on Ray. I'll never forgive him if he harms even one strand of hair on Ray's head.

Oh Kami-san. Please tell I'm seeing things.

Two men just threw Ray into the same room as me. He was bleeding and there were bruises everywhere.

"Ray," I said getting up to my feet.

I checked over him. He was bleeding badly. I took off my scarf and bandaged what ever I could. I couldn't believe my grandfather would do something like that.

The door opened and there stood my grandfather with a rather smug looked on his face. I can't believe he would go that far.

~*~Hoshi's POV~*~

I have a headache and the aspirin isn't working. We still haven't found Ray, Tyson is still annoying me and Max is still on sugar high. Kenny is the only person at the moment who isn't bugging seeing that he's upgrading the Beyblades.

"TYSON FOR THE LAST TIME SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Damn he's really ticking me off. Sooner or later I'm bound to lose control and strangle him. With Kai gone I'm slowly losing my control on my anger with Tyson. When Kai was here I let him do that and didn't worry. If that didn't work Ray was the second person to do that. It was him or Kenny after Kai got fed up. So as you can see with Kenny busy and tired, Rei and Kai missing I have to deal with Tyson and he's doing a good job of pissing me off.

Looks like Tyson took my set of yelling the right way this time and stopped for a moment. But the moment was just heaven. I should just go to bed already. But I can't do that. Why? You honestly think I would go to bed when my teammates are childish, immature, on sugar high, annoying, nosily, loud, noisily and destructive. That would be crazy. If I did that the next morning, I would wake up and find the room in ruins, the food gone, and other such things.

Damn I need a strong type of aspirin.

~*~Out of Hoshi's POV~*~

Kai looked at his grandfather. Disbelief and shocked were shown so plainly on his face. That was the fist time in a long time that Kai shown emotions so easily like that. The impression didn't last long. It soon changed to one of pure hate and anger.

"How could you do that," he half yelled.

"It's rather simple grandson. I know very well that you care for this boy, more than what you let on. You'll accept the offer then?"

"Give me one good reason to," snarled Kai. He wasn't too happy with his grandfather right now.

"If you don't want him to die you would," said Voltaire, pointing at Ray. Kai paled at that little fact. It was bad enough that his grandfather was keeping him here but to threaten Ray too?!

"Well?"

Kai growled at his grandfather. "Alright I'll accept your offer." Something snapped on his neck to where his scarf normally was. It wasn't anything new to Kai. It was a collar that keep track of his movements were he went and shocked him if he tried to escape. He was often forced to wear one back home most of the time.

"Good," said Voltaire. "I still have that other trump card too if you remember."

Kai clenched his fist in anger. Ray and himself weren't the only others one that his grandfather captured. But Kai knew that his grandfather was right. Even if Ray wasn't here he probably still would have agreed just not as fast.

~*~Back to the Bladebreakers~*~

Hoshi rubbed her forehead. She had a massive headache and it was killing her. If it wasn't that it was probably the little yet annoying fact the Tyson was getting on her nerves and doing a very good job of it. "I swear if we don't find Kai and Ray soon there will one short of teammate when they come back," Hoshi mumble to herself. *If they do come back,* she thought.

As much as she didn't want to admit it, this was way over her head. She was worried. Ray was probably as captured by Voltaire too. She leaned against a wall. The stress was too much to handle. If Voltaire was back then she would have to be careful. Then there was the fact Kai and Ray were probably his prisoners and the fact that the Tropical Tournament still has to take place. That happens to take place in a few days.

Closing her eyes Hoshi thought about everything. First off with the Bladebreakers, Kai and Ray were missing. Two Voltaire was back. Three Tyson wasn't improving at his launches. They're still off. Four Max's defense was too strong and didn't want to attack as he should. Then there was the White Tigers, to which we practice with everyday. Except that little fact that Mariah is still missing. Hoshi's eyes snapped open as the realization hit her. *No it can't be,* she thought.

~*~

Ray slowly opened his eyes. Fire raced through his body as his body was aching in pain. As he opened his eyes he noticed a pair of crimson eyes staring back at him. "Kai!"

Despite the fact that everything in his body was hurting, Ray still managed to hug Kai. "Where have you been?"

Kai gently pushed Ray back on to the bed. "Take it easy Ray. You got a bad beating from my grandfather. You've been out almost all day."

Everything hit Ray like a ton of bricks. He suddenly remember why he was in pain, where he was, and deal he made with Voltaire. He felt something around his neck. Feeling it he noted that it was some kind of collar. Kai seem to notice that Ray was playing with it and decided to answer his question before he even asked. "That collar Ray is something that keeps track of us where ever we go and shocks you if you try to escape."

"Oh." For the second time in his life Ray wondered if there was such a thing as magic. Hoshi had done the same thing to him as well. Then again it was pretty obvious to what he was thinking at the moment.

"Well I hope you're feeling better Ray," came a voice from behind Kai.

Ray looked up to see the last person he would expect here of all places. "MARIAH?!!!!!!!!"

The pinked hair girl of the White Tigers walked out into the light. Ray was lost of words. "How, why, when?!"

Mariah gave him a sad smile, "To answer your questions it would be how? I was capture by Voltaire. Why? I kinda don't know why. When? Soon after I got here."

~*~Kenny's POV~*~

I wonder what's really going on here? First Kai is kidnapped, then Ray is missing. Mariah is also missing and Hoshi hasn't been herself lately. She's acting more like Kai lately. Then there's the fact she stressed and acts like someone is following her. Lee, Gary, and Kevin have been real good friends with helping us went we practices. Too bad Mariah isn't here too. She would have been good to go up against.

Then it hit me. Mariah arrived here earlier yet she never called back after she arrived. She's not like so it could only one answer could come to me.

I ran out the door just in time to run straight into Hoshi.

"Hoshi Mariah," I started, but she cut me off.

"I know I just figured it out now. We need to tell the others NOW!"

We ran over to the room the White Tigers were staying. Hoshi knocked on the door. Tyson and Max should be there already seeing they probably when to talk to them. Lee opened the door. I guess he was surprise to see us by the look on his face. Then again he knew I was upgrading our Beyblades and Hoshi tend to keep to herself at times.

"Kenny, Hoshi why are you here," he asked.

"This is something that need to told to everyone now," said Hoshi.

"Wha?"

"Let me put it this way, Lee," I said. "Hoshi and I have a good idea to where Mariah maybe and why she's hasn't called you back yet."

Lee let us in almost immediate. I guess he's more worried about Mariah then he lets on.

We walked inside the room. "Hey Kenny Hoshi. Decided to join us," asked Tyson as he saw us walk in.

"Tyson enough of the chitchat. This is important so don't fool around," said Hoshi. "Kenny can you tell them," she asked me. Hm Hoshi must not be feeling well if she was asking me to explain it. "And keep it simple please," she finish.

"We think that Voltaire may have kidnapped Mariah as well," I said.

Everyone's impression changed right then and there. Max's and Tyson's were quite angry but more shocked. Gary's and Kevin's was more shocked then anything and Lee was more anger than shock. But the one that really caught my eye was the rather tired impression that Hoshi was giving off. Hoshi always surprised me one way or another. Just when I think I figure her out she surprised me again. Lately she's been doing that more than anything. It makes me think she's hiding something, but what?

~*~Ray's POV~*~

This was too much. First off I was capture. Then I finds out that Mariah was as well. I mean it's nice to see her and everything but here of all places?! Ah this is too much.

~*~An Hour Later~*~

Well at least I can more and walk now. I was always a fast healer. Let's see. Mariah was kidnapped that same day she arrived. Kai was kidnapped like we thought the same day Hoshi and I felt something wrong. Voltaire apparently wants to take over the world again but he wants to start with having the world strongest bladders. I guess we hit the list for that. The next thing I know he'll kidnapped Hoshi for her skills like the rest of us, and Kenny for all his knowledge of Beyblade. To which is probably right.

Despite that fact we all have our own rooms, it was still rather small. It was kinda like a small house. There was one large room that lend into a smaller room on the sides with two smaller room bedrooms. Kai and I were sharing one of the smaller rooms, and Mariah had her own. Kinda like this. _________________ __________ ______ | | | | | | Bedroom

| Large Room | | Smaller | |_____ |

| | | Room | | | Bedroom

|_________________| |_________| |______| Just image it just bigger and the smaller rooms are in the larger room and the bedroom is in the smaller room. (NB: I don't know. Just use your imagination. I don't feel real creative right now. Kirara: good to see off your sugar high. NB: But that's for now! ^_^ Kirara: O.O Run!!!)

I walked outside. Kai was sitting out on the balcony. I did mention that was a balcony right. If I didn't well there's one for each smaller room. God you don't how beautiful he looks in the moonlight. An angel in the moonlight. He may not be the most kindest angel but an angel to me never the less. Just sitting there, letting the moonlight wash over him. Whoa Ray slow down. You'll get yourself killed if you let something like that slip out. But I do need to talk to him.

I walked towards him. He must had sensed me coming for he tense and then relax. I took a seat next to him. Relief filled me when he made no motion to make me go away.

"What is it Ray," he asked me.

"Can we talk?"

~*~

NB: Let end it here.

Kirara: Why?

NB: Cause the next chapter going to be special.

Kirara: How?

NB: I can't tell you that.

Kirara: When?

NB: How knows?

Kirara: What?

NB: Huh?

Kirara: What?

NB: Kirara what are you talking about?

Kirara: What you do mean?

NB: Are we playing questions or something?

Kirara: Who knows?

NB: What are you talking Kirara?

Kirara: When the next chapter?

NB: Why?

Kirara: When?

NB: Huh? While we sort this game out don't forget to review. The next chapter soon to (hopefully) so don't forget to review. The chapter should be rather fluffy and cute. (Well I try to make it like that.) Sneak Peek Summary: Moonlight, feelings, opening up, no interruption, just two of them sitting in the moonlight, and for once Kai isn't pushing anyone away. Why do you want to know Kirara?

Kirara: Is there a song?

NB: What song?

Kirara: Don't forget to review and don't you have a song?

NB: Bye! Why a song?