Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade.

Warnings: Yaoi, just hints this chapter but it gets better.

Parings: Max/Joseph for now, maybe more later.

Max looked sadly out the window, he knew the police were

looking but it had been a month now and Max was losing hope. He

sighed as he looked down at the picture of the Bladebreakers team

taken just after they won the championship four years ago. A sudden

tapping noise got his attention and he opened his bedroom window.

"Any luck?" Max asked as Joseph climbed in.

"Nothing." Joseph said looking down. Max sat down on his bed

and Joseph sat by him. "We're doing our best, just hang in there Max,

we'll find him." Max nodded leaning his head against Joseph's chest

and falling asleep as Joseph put his arms around the boy. Little did

they know they weren't alone. Midnight blue eyes watched them

before the owner ran off into the night. Joseph saw the retreating

figure and, gently laying Max down, fallowed it. He chased the figure

to a small cave and soon found himself pinned down by another boy

(his hands were on Joseph's shoulders and his knees were on his

stomach).

"Stay away from Max." The boy growled, Joseph fought to get

free but the boy was to strong.

"Who and what are you?" Joseph asked.

"Stay away from Max or I will personally rip your heart from your

chest and devour your body." The boy said angrily before jumping

into a lake right beside them and vanishing. Joseph looked at the lake

and was terrified to find that there wasn't a single ripple from the

impact.

/Who was that? What does he want with Max? / Joseph thought as

he hurried back to the other Saint Shields.

"Not even a ripple?" Dunga asked shivering slightly.

"Not one, I looked. The water didn't even splash when he jumped

in. What do you think it was Ozuma?" Joseph asked turning to the

team leader.

"I've never heard of something like that. We better go check on

Max, he could be in danger." Ozuma replied and the team hurried to

Max's house. As soon as Joseph climbed in the window Max hugged

him weakly around the chest.

"Why did you leave Joseph? I thought you had abandoned me

too." Max said crying into Joseph's shirt.

"Max, I would never abandon you. Someone was watching us and

I just went to make sure it was safe. They got away." Joseph said

moving his left hand up and down on Max's back trying to calm the

younger boy. Max soon fell asleep in Joseph's arms and the boy

carried him to his bed. As soon as he was sure Max wouldn't wake up

Joseph turned to the others. "Can you guys stay here with us, if that

creature comes back I won't be able to defend Max." Joseph asked

hopefully, Ozuma nodded and started looking for some blankets.

"He seems so fragile, it's been the same since his father died last

year, but he relied on Tyson after that and now Tyson's gone. He

really needs us." Mariam said, the others agread as they made pallets,

but Joseph just laid down with Max and ran his hands threw his

friends blond hair.

"Don't worry Max, I'm here for you." Joseph said as Max snuggled

against his chest.

To be continued . . .

Hope you liked it. By the way, what's an OC, I've ben wondering

about that for a long time now. This story is an AU, the bladebreakers

are 13 and the Saint Shields are all 15. Max has a heart condition so

Joseph takes care of him.