Title: Betrayal & Comebacks
By: Moonlit Sea
A/N: I always like to keep my readers happy so this ones for you guys:o) Hope ya all like it. I also hope that you don't get confused as this chap kinda starts off with a new story line. If you think it would be better as another story then just tell and I'll change it. So it's up to you guys again lol ;o)
-Thoughts-
Person being heard through a speaker.
#Someone speaking through a microphone.#
Chapter 11 – New Beginnings
A couple of weeks later the team was on the move again and Max still hadn't forgiven Tyson for his comment about him being a 'bad blader'.
"Sam will you please tell Max I didn't mean it." Tyson pleaded.
"I've already told him three times Tyson. How many more times do you want me to say it?"
"Until he forgives me."
Sam sighed, "I fell into that one didn't I."
"Yup." Ray answered.
"Why don't you ask Kai…or Ray. I'm sure he'd listen to them better than me." She said to Tyson.
"Hey don't include me in your little 'problem'. Tyson shouldn't have said it in the first place." Ray stated.
"Like that helps Ray." Tyson responded.
"Too late Ray… you're already involved." Sam smiled.
"If you hadn't asked what we were laughing about then I wouldn't of said it." Tyson continued.
"I'm not going to argue with you Tyson." Turning back to the window after seeing Sam was right.
"You can't back out now Ray." Tyson said.
Sam walked back to her seat a smile on her face.
"You know it's all gonna backfire and come back to you don't you." Kai said as she sat next to him.
"I know but at least this way it gets Tyson outta my hair for a while." Sam answered. "And besides it's mainly your fault anyway." She continued kissing him on the cheek before going to see Max.
"What…" Kai was about to say but Sam was already gone.
"I'm sure Max has already forgiven Tyson. He's just getting him back for saying what he said." Kenny said from behind Kai.
"Then why doesn't he just beat him in a match, instead of having Tyson moaning about it." He forgot Kenny was sitting behind him and hoped he hadn't seen Sam kiss him.
"What? And spoil the fun." Dizzi said.
"I agree with Kai. It's starting to get annoying hearing Tyson continuously apologising. I don't know how Max can stand it."
Max was looking out the window when Sam arrived at his seat.
"Hey Max." She said sitting in the seat next to him.
"Hm? Oh hey Sam." Turning to face her.
"Listen I don't mean to be a bore or anything but could you pleeeease say that you've forgiven Tyson already. He's driving me nuts!"
Max shook his head and Sam sighed, she then heard the argument of Ray and Tyson heading in her direction. It was all too much for her and she just snapped, standing up to face them.
"THAT'S IT! WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP!" she shouted.
Everyone stared at Sam in amazement.
"I'VE HAD IT! WITH ALL OF YOU!"
Tyson opened his mouth to say something when Sam beat him to it.
"TYSON WILL YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! I'M NOT SURPRISED MAX HASN'T FORGIVEN YOU YET THE WAY YOU KEEP GOING ON! AND THAT GOES FOR ALL OF YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!"
She then walked to the back of the plane and sat down. Everyone was amazed by Sam's reaction they had never seen her so mad before. Tyson cautiously approached her and started to say "Hey Sam, I'm s…"
Sam then turned and stared at him.
"Tyson you say that word one more time and I swear I'm going to cut your tongue out!" Then looked back out the window without a second thought.
Tyson slowly backed away from her and went back to his seat mumbling something under his breath.
"She wasn't kidding when she said he was driving her nuts." Max said in amazement.
"Yea." Ray said just as amazed.
Hours went by and silence had consumed the plane no one wanting to say anything after Sam's out burst especially Tyson. Sam had fallen asleep leaning her head against the window. She didn't know that Kai had taken a seat next to her a couple of minutes later.
Max came up and asked
"Is she okay now?" kneeling on the seat in front of them.
"Yea she just needs a little sleep." Kai replied looking at Sam's sleeping form.
"Listen Max I know trying to teach Tyson a lesson by not forgiving him, but he's driving us all mad not just Sam." He continued now looking at Max.
"I guess he's suffered enough but I'm still a little annoyed with him for saying it." Max answered.
"Any of us would be, but I think it's gone far enough when someone loses it like Sam did."
Max nods and goes off to where Tyson is sitting.
"Thanks Kai." Sam says her eyes still closed.
He turns to her and says
"Are you actually sleeping or just pretending?"
Sam smiles and opens her eyes.
"I was until I felt someone sit next to me." Looking out the window still in her sleeping position.
She then sits up properly and stretches, rubbing the right side of her neck.
"Remind me never to sleep like that again, it hurts your neck."
Kai smiled.
She then lay her head on Kai's shoulder.
"You know your much more comfortable then a window." and closes her eyes again, sighing happily.
(Back where Tyson sits)
Max sits down in seat next Tyson.
"Hey Tyson."
Tyson turns to face him then turns back to the window.
"I thought you weren't talking to me."
"Yea well… I've decided to forgive you, unless you don't me to." Max joked trying to lighten the mood a little.
"Hn."
Max sighed it looked like it was his turn to be given to silent treatment.
"I'm sorry I made Sam yell at you, I was just so annoyed with you."
"I said I was s…" he stopped mid sentence remembering what Sam had said. 'You say that word one more time and I swear I'm going to cut your tongue out!'
"She's asleep." Max smiled then continued with sigh "It hurt ya know."
Tyson gave nod; they sat there for a few more minutes in silence before Dizzi said
"Why don't you both have a match and settle it that way."
"Good idea Dizzi and I can show Tyson just how 'bad' I am." Max said with a smile.
Tyson turned to see Max smiling and smiled himself.
"Your on Maxie." He replied, and the two laughed.
Then the captain's voice then came over the speakers:
If you'd like to take your seats ladies and gentlemen we will shortly be landing in London. We hope you have enjoyed your flight with us.
Sam opened her eyes then lifted her head and smiled at the announcement. -London, home sweet home.- she thought looking out the window.
The airport was a busy place with people collecting their luggage and looking for their friends and/or relatives.
"Whoa talk about busy." Tyson said looking at all the people.
"Let's just hope we can find our stuff." Max said.
After they had collected their luggage they all stood waiting to be taken to their hotel.
It was then that Ray noticed Sam was missing.
"Hey where's Sam?" he asked.
"Kai's missing too." Tyson answered looking round.
"I wouldn't worry about it they've probably just gone somewhere to be alone." Kenny said.
They then saw Kai walking towards them but Sam wasn't with him.
"Well so much for that idea." Max said although it had made him wonder what Kenny meant by ' they've gone somewhere to be alone.'
"Kai do you know where Sam is?" Tyson asked.
"I thought she was with you," he answered.
"Nope." Max added.
"Let's see if she's not us and she's not with Kai that can be only mean one thing… she's missing." Dizzi said.
"Brilliant deduction Dizzi, although I think we could of worked that out for ourselves." Ray said a little sarcasm in his voice.
"Again?" Kenny said with a sigh ignoring Ray. "She's worst than Kai." To which he received a glare from Kai.
"How about we go look for her?" Max said.
"Didn't we already do that?" Tyson complained.
"Hello Earth to Tyson that was a different country." Dizzi commented.
"Yea so?"
"What do you think Kai?" Ray asked wondering why he was so quiet.
"I have a feeling she'll be okay. That she knows this place somehow." He answered.
"So what your saying is that we should just leave her and go to the hotel?" Tyson said partly confused.
"Maybe Kai's right. Besides it beats walking round London carrying our things." Kenny agreed.
Sam had already left the airport and was walking around the city. She knew what hotel they were staying at and would meet them there later, besides she had already checked in but thought she would let the others choose the rooms. She smiled at that thought if they had to share rooms she knew who she'd be sharing with.
She walked through the familiar streets of the city.
"Well well look who it is." A familiar voice said from behind her.
She smiled again and turned to face the person.
"Hey Kathryn it's been a long time."
"What happened you get fired or something." Kathryn said sarcastically.
They both laughed.
"So how've you been?"
"I'm great thanks. What about you? Last I heard you were going help some team in another country." Kathryn replied walking towards Sam.
"I'm great also." Smiling.
The two girls walked along the street and stopped at a little café to 'catch up' on things.
"So how've things been?" Sam asked.
"Great, and now that you're back there even better."
Sam looked her friend with a confused look on her face.
"Your parents will be glad to see you also." Kathryn continued ignoring the look of confusion on Sam's face.
Sam sighed and shook her head.
"I don't think so, they didn't want me to go back to blading after what I told them remember. That was part of the reason they moved here."
"Don't be silly of course they will. They may not show it but they do still care about you ya know, and besides that was all in the past." Kathryn said.
"I suppose."
"Hey you know who else will be happy to know you're back." Trying to cheer her friend up.
"Surprise me." Sam said cheering up a little.
"Adam." Kathryn said with a smile.
"Oh." Sam said her mood plummeting again.
"What's wrong? I thought you'd be pleased." Kathryn asked slightly confused at Sam's reaction.
"Kathryn there's… something I have to tell you."
"What is it?"
"She's found someone else." Another voice said.
"I wish you wouldn't do that Adam." Sam said turning to face him.
"You used to like it when I did that, you thought it was cute." He replied placing an extra chair at the table then sat in it. He then placed a hand on top of Sam's to which she quickly withdrew it.
"Yea well… I've changed." She said looking at the table.
"I'll say." Kathryn commented, "What happened to change you so dramatically?"
"I haven't changed that much Kathryn." Sam replied with a laugh.
"You're with that team that just checked in at the hotel aren't you. The Bladebusters or something."
"Bladebreakers actually." Sam answered looking at him, her annoyance was clear both in her voice and on her face.
"So which one of them is it?" Kathryn suddenly asked trying to break the tension that had just arisen between Sam and Adam.
"Huh? Which one of them is what?" breaking her staring match with Adam to look at her.
"You're obviously going out with one of them."
Sam blushed a little.
"I knew it!" Kathryn smiled.
"It would also explain what you're doing with them. Because you're not a very good blader." Adam stated.
Sam smiled which surprised both Kathryn and Adam. They had expected some witty comeback like 'it takes one to know one.' or something but not a smile.
-She really has changed.- Kathryn thought.
"Oh really? Would you care to try me out?" she said taking Moonstar out of her pocket.
"Not really I've beaten you so many times it's become boring."
"Trust me this won't be boring." she said with a smirk.
Then looked at her watch "I gotta go meet with the others but we'll meet up with at five. We'll see who's boring."
She got up to leave when Kathryn asked, "Can I come with you and meet him?"
"I'll bring the team so you can meet all of them. See ya." And with that she left placing Moonstar back in her pocket as she walked off.
"So are you going to go?" Kathryn asked Adam curiously.
"I think I might. It sounds like it's going to be interesting." He said with a smile.
"You know she has a new blade now don't you."
"That's what makes it interesting Kathryn. And the fact that she thinks she can beat me."
Back at the hotel –
After everyone had settled in they all gathered in Kenny's room. They all had separate rooms aside from Tyson, Max, Ray and Kai who were all sharing. Tyson sharing with Max and Ray sharing with Kai. Kai had originally wanted to share with Sam but was told the hotel wouldn't allow it. All the rooms were opposite each other for easy access. Mr. Dickenson walked in a few minutes later.
"Everyone here?" he asks.
"All except Sam, she hasn't arrived yet." Kenny answered.
"Yea where is she anyway?" Tyson asked.
"I'm sure she'll be along soon."
"So what's the competition here like?" Max asked changing the subject.
"You'll be in a friendly match against the Moonlights." (A/N yes crappy name I know but it was all I could think of.)
"Moonlights? I don't think I've ever heard of them." Ray said.
"They like to keep to themselves." Mr. Dickenson replied.
"Sounds like someone we know." Tyson interrupted.
"But they're pretty big here in London." Mr. Dickenson continued.
"They sound pretty lame to me." Kai said.
"Don't worry about him Mr. D. He's just upset because he's not allow to share a room with Sam." Tyson explained.
"Tyson that's none of your business." Kai replied half annoyed.
"Come on Kai you know it's true."
There then came a knock at the door to which everyone was grateful for, as it looked like Kai was ready to kill Tyson. Kenny opened it.
"Hey Sam."
"Hey hope I wasn't interrupting anything." She said walking in.
"Kai was just about to kill Tyson." Max joked.
"Great can I join in?" she joked back.
"Hey!" Tyson complained.
"So what'd I miss beside Tyson nearly getting killed."
"Mr. Dickenson was telling us about the match." Kai answered as Sam stood next to him.
"Actually I had just finished." Mr. Dickenson said correcting him.
"Whatever."
"What's wrong Kai?" Sam asked.
"He's just…" Tyson started to say before being pounced on by Ray and Max; they weren't going through that again.
Sam looked at them strangely blinking once or twice.
"So when do the matches start?" Kenny asked quickly changing the subject.
"They'll start in three days. Well good luck boys." He said as he went to walk out.
"Hey what about me." Sam said a little offended that she had been forgotten.
"I'm afraid you won't be contending Sam."
"Why not?" Max asked curious.
"There's only one reason why you wouldn't let me battle." Sam said realising.
"Perhaps we should talk." Mr. Dickenson said walking out.
Sam gave a nod and started to follow when Kai grabbed her hand. She turned to him seeing the worry in his eyes and smiled.
"Don't worry I'll be okay." Then gave him a quick kiss before walking out.
Leaving Kai standing there blushing. None of the others knew that they had got together; all they knew was that they had feelings for each other. They all stared at him like the strangest thing had just happened.
"Would you quit staring." He said getting annoyed once again.
"You mean that you guys didn't notice when she did that on the plane?" Kenny asked.
"How could I? I had Tyson screaming at me." Ray stated.
"So Kai how long have you and Sam been together?" Tyson asked curiously.
"That's none of your business." Kai answered still a little embarrassed by what Sam had done.
Tyson smiled "Oh but it is."
Kai sighed this was exactly why he didn't want anyone to know.
"If you must know Tyson we got together back when you called Max a 'bad blader'."
"So that's what you two were up to in there. I wondered why it took you so long to come out." Ray said.
Kai blushed even more and started back towards his and Ray's room.
In Sam's hotel room –
"I understand but are you sure it's best?" Sam asked.
"I've been thinking the same thing, and I believe it is."
Sam sighed.
"Okay then I won't compete but I won't promise anything either." Taking Moonstar out of her pocket and looking at her.
Then came a knock at the door, Sam walked over to answer it.
"Kathryn!" she was surprised to see her friend standing outside the door to her room.
"How did you…"
Kathryn just handed Sam a note and ran off. Sam closed the door slowly confused as to how Kathryn knew which room was hers and why she ran away. She then looked at the note in her hand and read it.
"I'm afraid there's been a change of plan Mr. Dickenson. I have to compete."
Screwing the note up in her left hand and increasing her grip on Moonstar in her right. The anger on her face was clear; whatever was in that note had made her very angry.
"Are you sure about that?" he asked.
"Quite sure." Walking towards the window.
"Very well then I'll inform the others." Walking out the room "I just hope you know what you're doing." Closing the door behind him.
"So do I Mr. Dickenson, so do I." Looking out at the city.
At about ten to five Sam left her room heading for Kai and Ray's. She was saddened to hear that she couldn't share a room with Kai but thought it was for the best. She knocked on the door it opened to reveal Ray.
"Hey Ray. Is Kai in?" Sam asks.
"Yea." Opening the wider as an invitation to the room.
"If you don't mind I'll just stay here."
Ray looked confused for a moment then went to get Kai, he appeared at the door a moment later.
"What's wrong?"
"What? no hi?" she said sarcastically.
Kai just looked at her.
"Okay… I… uh… want you to do me a favour." She said not looking at him.
"What?" he asked curiously.
"I want you to look after Moonstar for me." Taking her blade out of her pocket and handing it to him.
"Why?" confused as well as worried.
"Please don't ask anymore questions. Just… just do it for me… please."
He could see that she was fighting back the tears.
"Sam what's going on?" he asks now extremely worried.
Sam looks at her watch it was now five to five.
"I have to go. I gotta meet someone." Putting Moonstar into Kai's hand.
She turned to go when Kai grabbed her arm and pulled her into the room closing the door.
"You're going anywhere until you tell me what's going on." He said looking into her eyes.
"Kai I don't have time for this. I'm going to meet a friend is that okay with you." she said getting annoyed.
"You can't force her to stay you know." Ray said.
"Stay outta this Ray." Kai snapped.
"Don't take it out on Ray just because you know he's right." Sam said defending Ray "Besides I'll be okay." She smiled.
"Then why do you want me to look after Moonstar?"
"Fine if it bothers you that much I'll take her back." Snatching Moonstar out of Kai's hand.
Just then Tyson and Max burst through the door.
"Hey guys there's going to be match down in the park in a few minutes." Tyson said "You coming?"
"Don't you know it's not nice to burst through the door like that." Ray said.
"Huh?"
"So you guys coming?" Max asks changing the subject back.
"Sure it will give us a chance to check out the competition. Kai? Sam?" Ray asks.
Kai gave a nod.
"Sam?" looking round and suddenly realising she was nowhere insight.
"Uh Ray Sam's not here." Max said a little confused as why Ray was calling her name.
"She was a minute ago."
"You sure? I didn't see her when we came in." Tyson said.
"Yea she was arguing with Kai."
"She must have slipped out when we came in." Max says.
"We can worry about her later, I wanna go and see this match." Tyson said walking out.
At the park –
"Do you really think she'll come?" Kathryn asked Adam.
Adam smiled "She'll come. Especially after all preparation we've put in for her."
"She'd better I don't like wasting my time Adam." Another voice said from behind them.
Both he and Kathryn turned round.
"Did you tell them?" He asks.
"I did."
"And?"
"Their on there way."
"Good job Jasmine." Adam said before turning back.
"Where's Matthew?" Kathryn asked her.
"How should I know! I'm not his girlfriend ya know." Jasmine replied.
Kathryn gave a little smile "Well with the way you act sometimes it hard to be sure."
"Why you…"
"That's enough! It's time to get this show started." Adam said.
After Sam had told him and Kathryn that she would battle him at five. They had quickly arranged for a little 'crowd' to be present by telling everyone. There was a make shift stadium in the centre of the park and it was filling up fast. Everyone wanting to see his or her favourites win another battle.
#Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Hyde park and today's match featuring your favourite and mine the one and only Moonlights!# they heard the announcer say.
"Let's get going." Adam said.
"What? But Matthew isn't here yet." Jasmine moaned.
Kathryn smiled at her teammates comment but said nothing.
Then a voice suddenly said "I wouldn't worry I'm sure I'll arrive soon."
"Where have you been?" Kathryn asked.
"I've been checking out our 'competition'. This should be a push over Adam." Matthew said.
"We're not here to battle them, we can do that at the tournament." Jasmine pointed out.
"What about Sam? She here yet?" Adam asked.
Matthew nodded "She just arrived. I wish it was me battling her not you."
Adam just smiled and entered the 'stadium'.
#Please welcome the Moonlights!# the announcer says as they all walk in, the crowd cheers loudly.
(Up where the Bladebreakers sit)
"So they're the Moonlights. They don't look so tough." Tyson said looking at them.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that Tyson, according to what I've been able to find out they've never been beaten." Kenny says.
"Relax Chief we'll beat these guys no problem." Max replies.
"Who are they battling against anyway?" Ray asks.
"I think we're about to find out." Dizzi says.
#In today's match team captain Adam Edwards will face someone we all know and haven't seen in quite a while Samantha Janeway.#
"What!" They all say completely amazed.
"But how's that possible?" Tyson asks.
"So that's why she wanted me to have Moonstar. She didn't want to battle but why?" Kai says.
"No wonder she disappeared when we came in." Max said.
"It also explains why she was in such a hurry." Ray said remembering what she had said when Kai had pulled her into their room. 'I don't have time for this.'
Sam walks out and heads towards the dish, the crowd was amazed to see Sam and a hush of whispers came from among them. Ranging from 'When did she return?' to 'She'll never beat him, she never could.' Sam then stopped and looked up at the guys her expression was one they were not used to. It was full of anger and annoyance but Kai could see something else hurt and worry but why?
She then turned back towards the dish and started towards it again.
"You planned this didn't you." she says with annoyance to Adam.
"Hey I thought it would relax you to battle in these conditions." He replied sarcastically.
"I don't know what you have planned but it ends here." placing Moonstar on her launcher.
"I seriously doubt that. You couldn't even beat me back then so how do you expect to beat now? And this time it'll be much sweeter considering you have your 'friends' in the crowd." Looking up at the Bladebreakers with a smile on his face.
#3…2…1…Let It Rip!#