Title: Long Time No See
By: Moonlit Sea
Disclaimer: you know it so I ain't goin to say it!
*-Thoughts-*
Chapter 4 - It's You!
"Kai!"
"Sam?"
"Well I guess the teams complete now." Ray said a little slyly.
"How did you know where Sam was Ray?" Max asked.
But Ray didn't answer him.
"You two can stop staring at each other now." Tyson said to both Sam and Kai.
"Do you know him mum?" Ben asked confused and also concerned about his mother's reaction to this 'stranger'.
"Mum?" Kai finally says a little confused.
Sam nodded; she couldn't speak, as she was so shocked at seeing Kai again after all these years.
Kai looked at the boy and saw a lot of himself in him. Ben was also looking at Kai and was amazed at how alike they both looked.
"Mum are you okay?" Kate asked then she saw Kai, "It's you!" she exclaimed.
Sam looked at her daughter a little confused but she still didn't say anything.
Kate saw her mother's confusion and tried to explain.
"He uh… was helping me with my uh… blading earlier."
Sam looked at Kai and smiled but her smile quickly disappeared as she remembered what she had to tell him, to tell them all.
Ray saw Sam's worry and knew what she was thinking.
*-Don't worry Sam. I'm sure things will turn out better than you think.-*
"Anyone know what's going on?" Tyson asked turning to Max and Ray.
"Yea and when did Sam have kids?" Max also asked.
"A couple of months after she left the team." Ray answered.
Max and Tyson turned to Ray in total shock.
"You knew?" Tyson said still amazed.
Again Ray nodded.
"How?" Max wondered.
"I visited Ray at his village." Sam answered finally saying something as she walked over them.
"And you didn't think of telling any of us? Well thanks a lot Sam." Tyson remarked he sounded a little hurt that the only person Sam thought to get in touch with was Ray.
"To be honest Tyson I didn't really want anyone to know, but as the months went by I realised that I did indeed need someone to know."
"She showed up totally out of the blue." Ray chipped in.
"So who's the father?" Kai suddenly asked coming out of his trance like state.
Sam looked worriedly at Ray who gave a nod of his head. She then turned to Kai.
"That should be obvious Kai. It's…" she paused wondering whether or not to continue. "…You." she said almost whispering but Kai still heard her.
He stood there stunned and staring at Sam who was now looking down at the floor. He was having difficultly accepting what Sam had just revealed.
He was the father? But how can that be? His mind then wondered back to that night, the night back in London before the team had their match with the Moonlights. Could that of been when it happened? How long had she known this?
"So are you going to tell us or do we have to guess." Tyson said a little impatient.
"Kai." Sam whispered.
"What?" Max asked making sure he heard right.
"Kai!" she said finally finding her voice and now looking straight at him.
A deadly silence then engulfed the room until…
"Hey guys I'm back. Huh? Why so quiet?" Kenny asked as he walked in.
But no one would answer him, then he noticed Kate and Ben.
"Hey who are you?" again he got no reply.
Everyone was wondering what to say to Sam's revelation that Kai was the father of her children.
*-I wonder what he's gonna do now that he knows. Will he shout at me for not telling him? Will he accept them? Will he…-* Sam sighed but she never took her eyes off Kai hoping for a glimpse of whatever it was he was thinking. There were so many questions floating around in her head that they were giving her a headache.
After Sam had said his name out loud confirming what he had heard the first time new questions started popping up in Kai's head. *-Why didn't she tell me before? Was she ever going to tell me?-* he thought then turned to look at 'his' children specifically at Kate. *-You mean I was helping out my… own… d-daughter?-*
*- Whoa! This is too weird. First Kai appears outta nowhere then Ray brings Sam and now we find that Kai is the dad of her kids! Max was right this is one strange reunion.-* Tyson thought looking round the room.
*-Man I know I said that this would be one strange reunion but I didn't think it would be this strange. Hey wait a minute why doesn't Ray look shocked like everyone else?-* Max wondered.
*-I haven't seen Kai this shocked since Jazzman announced he was to be on the team.-* Ray though laughing inwardly.
"Will someone please say something." A voice said breaking the silence that still engulfed the room.
Tyson turned in the direction of the voice and saw Kenny who was looking confused.
"Chief, when did you get here?" he asked.
"Finally… another voice even if it is Tyson's." Dizzi commented.
"What's going on?" Kenny asked not answering Tyson's question.
"When we figure it out ourselves we'll let you know." Max answered.
"Huh?"
"In other words they don't know." Dizzi said.
"Oh they know all right…they just don't believe it." Ray said with a smile. "Come guys let's give Kai and Sam a little space." Walking out of the room.
"Right come on Tyson." Max agrees dragging Tyson out.
It wasn't until Ray said Sam's name that Kenny noticed her.
"Hey guys when did Sam show up?" he asked as they all left.
The room was silent again for a few minutes more before Kate said.
"So… you mean… I was… getting help… from my own… f-father." She stuttered, it sounded weird saying that word 'father' but she always knew there something different about him the first time she met him. Besides the fact that he looked a little like her brother.
Sam wouldn't answer she was now looking at the window, she was also holding something in her hand but no one could really see what it was.
Ben went over to her.
"Mum?" he asked softly while putting his hand on her arm.
She turned her head and looked at him.
"Are you okay?" he asked with pure concern.
She smiled and finally said, "Yea I'm okay." She then turned back to the window. "I believe it's time you both know about my past." Now looking at the thing in her hand.
Ben looked and saw what looked like a bit chip it had a picture that looked like a large dragon which had flames coming out of its head and tail. He jumped when it suddenly glowed.
Sam then turned round.
"Kate may I have your blade a minute."
"Huh? Oh…uh sure mum." Walking over to her and handing over the blade.
Kai watched knowing what Sam was going to do. He realised when she said 'it's time you both know about my past'.
"I thought Kate's blade looked familiar." He said.
Sam smiled and gave a nod. "May I now have your launcher?" Still talking to Kate.
Kate gave it to her wondering what all this was about.
Sam placed the blade on the launcher then looked at her children with a small smile before shouting, "Let it rip!" and launched the blade.
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In the garden -
"You never did answer my question Ray." Max said.
"What was that Max?"
"How did you know where Sam was?"
"She told me." He answered.
"She told you." Tyson repeated a little confused.
"That's right. You see when Kate and Ben were two Sam decided it was time to move back here. She said she would write and tell me how she was getting on."
"Why didn't she contact me or the Chief when she got back?" Tyson asked curious.
"I guess she didn't want to take the chance that Kai would find out she was back." Ray said a little solemnly.
"But why?" Kenny wondered.
"Perhaps you guys should ask Sam all these questions because I really don't know the answers."
"I think you do. You just don't wanna say anything." Tyson said.
"There is one thing you can answer Ray." Max said ignoring Tyson.
"Oh? What's that?"
"When Sam told us that Kai was the father, you didn't look very shocked."
Ray smiled at Max's question.
"That's because I already knew."
"Let me guess she told you right." Dizzi said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Right. And believe me I was just as shocked as you guys, and so were the others when they found out."
"Others?" Kenny asked.
"Yea… don't tell me you guys forgot who I grew up with," He joked.
"You mean the White Tigers knew before us!?"
"And us being on the team too." Dizzi remarked.
"You guys should have seen all the trouble her and Mariah got into." Ray says laughing at the memory.
Suddenly from within the house they heard the words 'Let it rip!'. They recognised the voice instantly.
"Sounds like Sam's 'reliving some old memories'." Tyson said with a smile using the same words Max had yesterday. "Let's go see."
They all walked to the door and watched Sam, as she got 'familiar' with 'her' blade again.
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Inside both Kate and Ben were amazed at how easily their mother could handle the blade.
"You see before I had the both of you I was… a member you could say of the Bladebreaker team." Sam explained to them.
"You mean you used to blade?" Ben asked.
Sam nodded "Now do you see why I said I know." Referring to their conversation last night.
"Let's see if you've still got what it takes Sam." Kai said challengingly holding up Dranzer.
Sam's blade returned to her hand and she shook her head.
"I don't blade anymore Kai I leave that my…our children."
"Ahhh come on, one last time." A voice said from the doorway.
Everyone looked and saw Tyson.
"Just how long have you been standing there Tyson?" Sam asked.
Tyson didn't answered instead he said.
"I'll battle ya if ya want."
"Hey don't forget about me." Max said appearing behind Tyson.
"Or me." Ray added.
Sam just laughed.
"But I no longer have a blade I gave mine to Kate." Handing it back to her.
"I knew that blade was familiar!" Tyson exclaimed thinking back to when he first saw Kate.
"Huh? What do ya mean?" Ben asked suddenly suspicious.
"The blade your sister has is the one your mother used when she was on our team." Ray explained.
"Then you should keep mum." Kate said not taking the blade back.
"Are you sure? But that means you won't have a blade anymore."
"I wouldn't worry about that." Kenny said standing at the door "I'm sure Dizzi and I can fix one up."
"Right Chief." Dizzi added.
Sam had tears her eyes but she smiled
"Man I've missed you guys."
"Next time Sam don't leave it so long." Max said joking a little.
Sam laughed.
"The last you said that to me Max we ran into each other. Literally."
"If I remember rightly Sam you were the one who ran into me."
"Oh yea so I was." Sam chuckled remembering.
Then Kate yawned.
"It's getting late, time we were leaving." Sam said her voice suddenly serious.
"Do you have to go?" Kai asked.
"Can't we stay the night?" Ben pleaded.
"I dunno." Sam said hesitantly.
"That's a great idea! It wouldn't be much of a reunion if ya left." Tyson said.
"Reunion?" Sam said in surprise, she then looked at Ray and gave a small smile accompanied by a little chuckle.
"You have to say yes Sam." Max says.
"Yea the Bladebreakers just wouldn't feel the same without you." Kenny added.
"You got that right." Dizzi confirmed.
Sam smiled deviously and turned so her back was to all of them.
"Well then…I guess there only one thing to left to ask…"
"Which is?" Kai asked.
"Where do we sleep?" turning back round.
Everyone smiled and laughed.