Title: Long Time No See

By: Moonlit Sea

Disclaimer: Do not own Beyblade or any of its characters (except for Sam, Kate & Ben).

A/N: Due to the new way ff.net have us upload I've had to changed my story around a bit. hope it still looks okay and doesn't confuse anyone.

/-Thoughts-/

Chapter 10 - Kathryn tells all.

In their hotel room Kathryn paced it was now four in the morning and there was still no sign of Adam.

/-This has gone too far. I have to put a stop to it.-/ she thought.

Just then the door opened and in walked a soggy looking Adam.

"Adam where have you been? I've been worried."

He smiled
"I've been scaring the life out of a certain blader we both know. It was fun you shoulda come along Kath." As he goes to dry himself off.

Kathryn sighs and shakes her head; this was exactly why she had to stop this.

"At least until she called those friends of hers." He adds as he walks back in.

"Adam this is going too far. Why can't you just let her go?" Kathryn asks getting into her bed.

"You know something Kathryn… you ask to many questions." Adam replies getting into his own bed and going straight to sleep.

Again Kathryn sighs, she picks up Twilight from the bedside table and says quietly to it.
"We have to find a way to stop this madness."

Twilight glows in response and Kathryn settles down to sleep.

Tyson's place -

In the morning Ray, Max and Tyson were all ready to head off for Sam's if it weren't for a slight problem.

"No! I'm not going back and you can't make me!" Kate says.

"Come Kate don't you wanna see your mum?" Max asks trying to encourage Kate to go with them. He didn't want to leave her all on her own, none of them did.

"What's going on?" Kenny asks as he walks in.

"We're trying to get Kate to come with us, but so far no luck." Ray answered.

"I'm sure Ben would've forgotten by now Kate." Tyson reassures.

"You obviously don't know my brother very well." Kate retaliates.

"No, but we know your father." Ray says.

"I'm still not going." Seeing she was losing the argument.

"Guys if she doesn't want to go you can't force her." Dizzi said.

Ray smiled at what Dizzi had just said as he remembered saying almost the exact same thing to Kai about Sam ten years ago.

"The Chief and I will watch her while you go." trying to find a compromise.

"Right besides there are a couple of things I wanna ask Kate." Kenny added.

"I?" Dizzi says.

"Okay we."

"Are you sure?" Tyson asks.

"What do we have to do, promise not to run away? Yes we're sure." Dizzi answers sarcastically.

"Okay okay we're going."

Sam's place -

As Kai opened his eyes he found himself looking into Sam's sleeping face, thinking he was dreaming he gently stroked her cheek to which she stirred. What happened next was something that he wasn't expecting. As Sam opened her eyes and saw Kai she bolted upright and half shouted "KAI!" nearly deafening him in the process.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" she asked in a very annoyed tone.

Kai looked confused for a moment, then after realising that he wasn't dreaming.
"You asked me to stay." He answered calmly and confidently.

"I doubt I asked you to sleep in my bed with me." She replies still annoyed but not as much as before.

"Actually… you did." He says getting up and walking out the room

"I did?" Sam says quietly to herself.
She sighs wishing she could remember what took place last night after she left Kai in the spare room, but all she could remember was rain and someone standing on her balcony pointing to her. It gave her the chills just even thinking about it.

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Ben was in the kitchen making himself some breakfast when he heard Sam's little shout. He smiled as he buttered his toast; it was good to see his mother and father back together. He knew Kate would be just as happy as he was when she found out. He had just sat down when Kai walked in.

"Hey Dad." He said cheerily as he bit into his toast.

Kai didn't say anything which made Ben wonder if he done something wrong. He saw that he looked annoyed bordering on angry.

"Ben…" Kai suddenly said his voice emotionless. "What did you do to your sister?"

"Kate? Noth… oh you mean when I pushed her over when we were arguing about Ray."

"Why?" he voice still displaying no emotion.

Ben was starting to get a little scare of what Kai might do.
"She uh… she said I… I didn't care for … anyone but myself. She deserved it."

Kai turned and stared at his son, he saw he was a little afraid but his expression still didn't soften and his voice still remain emotionless.

"We need to talk."

Ben gulped.
"W-we do?"

"But not here." Kai says walking out of the kitchen. "Come."

After writing a quick note telling Sam that they were going out Ben followed his father, though a little nervous about what he wanted to talk about.

As Tyson, Ray and Max walked to Sam's place they talked about what happened over the past few days and whether Kai and Sam would ever get back together for it was obvious they still liked each other. As they rounded the corner a Beyblade appeared in front of them they looked round but could see no one. Tyson looked at the blade a little more closely it looked familiar, he tried to pick it up but it always moved just out of reach. It was like it wanted him to follow it.

"What's up Tyson?" Max asked seeing that Tyson had half a confused look on is face.

"That blade looks familiar but every time I go to pick it up it moves away." He answers.

"Maybe it wants you to follow it." Ray said.

"You sure that's wise Ray?" Max asks.

"It obviously belongs to someone or it wouldn't keep moving out of reach." Ray says, "Whoever it is they don't want to be seen."

"Sounds strange to me. Why not just show yourself instead of sending your blade out?" Tyson wonders, "I mean anyone could pick it up."

"Maybe they want to meet somewhere else." Max said.

Then the blade went towards some trees that were ahead of them and as they watched someone came out from behind one of the trees and caught the blade. They couldn't see who the person was clearly but they could all tell it was a girl as her long hair was blowing in the breeze.

"Hey." Tyson shouts at them.

To which the person ran off and Tyson ran after them.

"Tyson where are you going? What about Sam?" Max asks.

"I gotta find out who that person is. I'll meet you guys there." Tyson answers running off.

Max turns and looks at Ray who just shrugs, and they continue on their way.

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Tyson ran after the person as fast as he could never losing sight of them suddenly the person stopped allowing Tyson to catch up with them.

"Alright who are you?" Tyson asks as he approaches them.

"I'm upset that you don't remember me Tyson." She said.

"Huh? How do you know my name? Who are you?" Tyson asks again.

"Let me refresh your memory." The girl walked of a little way then stopped and turned round. "Would you care to battle?" she asks holding up her blade.

Tyson felt like he knew this person but he couldn't quite think where they met, he pushed the thought out of his mind and smiled. He wasn't one to turn down a battle.
"Sure, on one condition."

"Which is?"

"You tell me who you are and how you know me."

The girl nods. They both ready their blades for battle.

"3…2…1…let it rip!" they say in unison.

Both blades go for each other head on.

"You may have beaten me last time Tyson, but believe me it won't happen again."

"Wha?"
Tyson was a little confused he had faced this girl before? When? He had been in so many matches.

She saw the confusion on Tyson face and used it to her advantage.
"Twilight…Nights Confusion!"

/-Why does that attack sound so familiar?-/ he thought then it hit him. He knew who she was and when they had battled.

=FLASHBACK=

"It's time to get this match over. Dragoon Phantom Hurricane!" Tyson said

"You think I'm scared of a little wind?" she asked rhetorically. "Twilight Nights Confusion!"

=END FLASHBACK=

But before Tyson had a chance to react the battle was over
"Kathryn?" he asked after picking up Dragoon.

"It took you long enough Tyson." She smiled.

"You given up being a on the losing team." He joked, referring to when their teams met.

"For your information Tyson a year or two after we faced you and your team. The Moonlights split up." Kathryn said a little bitterly. "Jasmine left to 'refine' her training or so she called it, Matthew's family moved to New Zealand and Adam…" she stopped and looked away for a minute before continuing.
"Adam's… become obsessed with getting Sam back."

"Hey I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you." He says walking over to her. "Hey wait what did you say?"

"It's true. Last night he didn't come back until four in the morning. When I asked him where he was he said and I quote 'scaring the life out of a certain blader we both know'." Kathryn explained.

"Why are you telling me this?" Tyson asks curious.

"Because I want it to stop."

"Then tell him to."

"Don't you think I've tried that!" Kathryn says a little annoyed.

"Then why don'tcha tell Sam about it? And let her sort it out."

Kathryn shakes her head.
"I better go. I don't want Adam to find out that I've been talking to you." She then runs off leaving Tyson a little confused.

/-Why come to me? Surely Ray would've been better or even Kai.-/ he then shakes his head at that. /-No, Kai probably would've beat the crap outta Adam.-/

Sam's Place -

"Where's Kate?" Sam asks.

"Uh… she uh…" Max began.

"The Chief want to ask her a few things." Ray continued.

"At least she's safe." Sam said with relief, "I was worried that she didn't come home last night."

"So did anything else happen after we left you and Kai?" Max asks.

"Oh…uh… n-no not really." She lied.

"Sam…" Ray said his tone suggesting that he knew she was lying.

"H-honestly nothing else happened. R-really. So if the Chief's with Kate where's Tyson?" trying to change the subject.

Ray shook his head.
"It isn't going to work Sam now what else happened?"

"Why don't you ask her about Adam." a voice said.

They all turned to the door and saw Kai standing there.

"Adam? Who's Adam?" Ray asks turning back to Sam.

"N-n-no one."

"Just someone who likes to scare her at three in the morning." Kai says.

"I uh need a drink 'cuse me." And went into the kitchen. Ray followed her.

Max turned back to Kai and asked
"Why wasn't she going to tell us?"

"Why don't you ask her." And walked off.

"Kai." Max called out but it was too late he was gone.
/- What happened between them last night?-/ Max wondered.

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"Sam, who's Adam and why weren't you going to tell us?"

"Just leave it will you please Ray." She answers.

"Not until you tell me what's going on." Ray says determinedly.

"Nothing! Look it wasn't a big deal so I thought there was no point in mentioning it."
/-Please don't pursue this any longer Ray please.-/ she thought.

"I don't believe you. If it were nothing then Kai wouldn't have mentioned it."

Sam sighed.
"Moonlights." She says quietly.

"Moonlights? You mean Adam as in the captain of the Moonlights?" Ray questions.

Sam nods.

"But why would he want to scare you?"

Sam doesn't answer but Ray can hear her quietly crying. He walks over and pulls her into him letting her cry into his chest. Unknown to them both other pair of eyes were watching.