Title: Long Time No See
By: Moonlit Sea
Disclaimer: Do not own Beyblade or any of its characters (anything else you don't recognise I own).
/-Thoughts-/
#Bit-Beast talking#
A/N: okay here's the last chapter guys -sniff- oh by the way I kinda rewrote chapter 16 (in other words added a little stuff and rewrote the ending) so you might wanna go back and reread it, otherwise this chap might not make any sense. Soz about that but after rereading it myself I found I couldn't really go anywhere with it (please don't kill me -begs-) which is why this chappie is so late -pleads forgiveness-. Sorry about the poor quality of the beybattle. Well better let get on with reading it. Hope ya all like it. Oh and thanks to everyone who reviewed the 'old' chapter 16.
Chapter 17 - Time To Make You See.
Sam just growled. "What is it you want Adam?"
Adam smiled. "You."
Sam looked a little confused at Adam's answer. Then a voice said, "He wants you to go back to him." She looked over to where the voice came from and was surprised to see Kathryn with Tyson, Max, Ray and Ben -who had no doubt gone to get them-.
"Then he's gonna be disappointed." Looking back over to Adam.
"Oh I don't think so. You see here's how I look at it, you come back to me and no harm comes to your daughter here."
"Why you…" Tyson said annoyed.
"Adam, you can't do this!" Kathryn said pleading with him "It isn't right."
"Shut up Kathryn! I don't need you to tell me what's right or not." Adam shouted at her.
Tyson was about to say something but Ray spoke first.
"Why go to all this trouble?" Ray asked, "If Sam wanted to be with you she would never of left." He reasoned trying to make Adam see sense.
But Adam wasn't listening; Sam looked at Kate and saw how scared she was. No matter what, her daughter was her first priority and somehow Adam knew this, she gave a small growl then sighed defeatedly.
"Fine, you win Adam."
Everyone was shocked at what Sam had just said.
"Sam, you can't be serious." Ray says.
"I've got no choice Ray," she says looking at him "I can't take the risk of Kate getting hurt… and he knows it." Looking back at Adam seeing a smug smile on his face.
"But what about Kai?" Max asks worriedly.
A single tear rolled down Sam's cheek, she knew it would destroy him when he found out what happened. Hell it was destroying her right now! Having to choose between the person she loved more than anything and her… no their daughter. But as she said to Ray she couldn't let anything happen to Kate no matter how much she now despised Adam.
"Let Kate go Adam." Not answering Max.
Adam did as she said; Kate ran to her mother and hugged her.
"Mum, please don't tell me your gonna with him. You and dad just got back together." She was nearly crying.
Sam couched down to her daughter a wiped away a few of the tears that were rolling down her cheeks. She then smiled at her showing that everything would be okay.
"Don't worry Kate, things will work out you'll see. Now go see your brother."
After one last hug Kate did as she was told, Sam watched her and smiled a little as she saw Ben comfort his sister. She then noticed something Tyson had disappeared /-where'd Tyson go?-/ she wondered.
#To get Kai I hope.# Moonstar said.
Sam shook her head /-even if he was here I don't think the situation would be any different.-/
#You don't know that.#
/-Yes… I do.-/
"It's time we were going Sam." Adam says bringing her out of her thoughts.
Sam sighed and gave a small nod then headed in Adam's direction. "She's not going anywhere with you." A voice suddenly said.
"Well well look who it is. I was wondering when you'd get here." Adam said.
Sam didn't need to look she knew who it was and she felt like crying, why did these things always happen to her? Why couldn't she just be happy for once with no one or nothing threatening it? Maybe because life would be too boring if it did.
"Sam's mine now." He said proudly "I won and you lost."
"Sam will never be yours…" Kai began.
"Oh really? Did you hear that Sam? I think you better tell him."
"I-I'm sorry Kai, but he's right." She still didn't look at him for she knew that if she did she'd break down into tears.
But Kai wasn't listening he knew what had happened as Tyson had told him everything.
###TIMESHIFT BACKWARDS#####
"Kai, where the hell are you!" Tyson said trying to find the duel haired boy.
"Right here." Kai said appearing in front of Tyson.
"Why are you still here!? You should be helping to get Kate back and stop Sam from giving herself up!" Tyson half yelled at him.
"What the hell are you talking about Tyson?"
"Adam has Kate and wants Sam in return, and if you don't hurry she'll give into him just to save her!" he said in one breath.
Kai looked horrified then his anger set in. Adam was going to pay for this! Using their daughter to get Sam like that.
"Where are they?" he asked angrily.
"Finally, took you long enough to ask." Tyson said a little sarcastically.
Kai just looked at him.
"Okay okay I'll show you where they are."
They set off to where everyone was; Kai hoped he wasn't too late.
#####TIMESHIFT TO PRESENT MOMENT######
"Like I said she's mine and she'll never be yours again!"
"They're talking about Sam as if she's a piece of property." Max said to Ray & Kathryn.
Ray nodded.
"Poor Sam, it's all my fault. If I had told you guys sooner none of this would've happened." Kathryn says blaming herself.
"It's not your fault Kathryn, if this didn't happen now it would've happened some other time." Max reassured.
"And in that other time Sam may not have us there to help her." Ray added.
"Some help we're doing." She mumbled. "Standing here while they're both arguing about her."
"Hey, I have an idea." Tyson says "Why don't you both sort it out by battling each other."
"And the winner gets Sam. Deal?" Adam said with a smile.
Kai nods. "Just don't cry when I beat you."
Adam snorted. "Yea like that's gonna happen."
"Wait." Sam suddenly says. "I'll battle Adam."
"What?" both Adam and Kai say.
"If you're both battling over me then it's only fair that I be able to fight for my right to choose." She explains.
"Fine, but don't think I'm gonna go easy on you."
"Is there any other way to battle." She says rhetorically.
She then walks back over to Kai "Don't look at me like that."
"I just don't like the idea of you battling for me." He reasons.
"What's the matter, don't you think I'll win?" she jokes not realising how close to truth she was.
"Are we gonna battle or just stand around all day?" Adam said impatiently.
"You know now that Kate's safe you could just walk away." Tyson comments.
"But what would that accomplish? He'd just find another way to make me 'his'. No I have to end this here and now." Sam reasons.
"Just be careful." Kai said.
"Don't worry I know exactly how to handle Adam." She turns to walk back to Adam when Kai grabs her arm turning her back to him.
"Here." he says placing something in her hand.
Sam looks in her hand and is quite surprised.
"I must be having a déjà vu moment." She remarks which makes Kai smile.
"Are you sure about this?" She asks unsurely.
"I think it's about time you showed Adam why you really left." He answers.
Sam looks confused at the moment then looked down at the item Kai just gave her. She stares at it for a moment before smiling.
"Let's get this show on the road." She says turning and approaching Adam.
"And here I thought you were chickening out." He insults.
"Before we start…" she reached into her pocket and pulled out the item she was carrying then turned to Kai and shouts "Kai, catch." Throwing the object over to him then turns back to Adam. "So…you ready to lose Adam?"
"You know me better than that Sam."
"Unfortunately." She interrupts.
"You also know that I won't lose. You've just sealed your own fate." Ignoring her snide remark.
"Whatever. Can we just get on with it please." Uninterested in Adam's comments.
"Suit yourself."
They both readied their blades for launch and that's when Ray noticed it.
"She's using Dranzer!" he said in amazement.
"What!" Max says.
"No way!" Kenny says.
"So that's what the two of you were doing." Tyson said to Kai, who gave a nod.
"And so the object Sam threw to you was Moonstar?" Kathryn says half understanding half questioning.
Again Kai nodded and showed them Moonstar in his hand.
"But are you sure that's a good idea?" Max asks.
Kai smirked.
"Sam knows how to handle Dranzer. Trust me this match will be over before you know it and it won't be Adam who's the winner."
Everyone is surprise at Kai's confidence in Sam to handle Dranzer and win the match. They all turn back to find the match had already began. The blades ram into each other head on neither giving the other an inch.
"Why can't you see Adam?" Sam asks, "There's only been one person I've ever wanted and it wasn't you."
"So you went out with me for what? Revenge on them or because you wanted to rid them from your mind." He says his anger rising that she could of played him that way.
"Okay, so it was silly to go out with you when I knew it would never amount to anything. But I never thought I'd see him again, especially if my parents had anything to do with it. I thought it was about time that I moved on and got on with my life but all time he was there in the back of my mind."
"Did you ever really love me Sam?" His anger slowly diminishing.
"Love? No." she answers as she shakes her head "Like? Yes. I always liked you Adam, I thought you were cute… and I guess I still do." Smiling.
"So that's it huh. It was fun while it lasted but now it's all over."
Sam growled "Adam, listen to what I'm saying! I could never of loved or fallen in love with you because I was still in love with Kai!"
Everyone gasped.
/-After all the things I did to her and she still loved me?-/ Thought Kai amazed at what he'd just heard.
"Y-you still loved him? Even when we were going out?" Adam said in shock.
Sam blushed and nodded.
"Kai and I have always shared a deep friendship even when we were apart. And no matter how hard I tried to forget him it just made my feelings grow stronger."
"So I was a test." Adam said bitterly.
"In a way, yes… but you have to believe me that I never thought I'd see him again. Even though I went to other places and helped out other teams."
"No one plays me like that Sam. Do you hear me? NO ONE!!!!!!!!!!!" He screams. "MOONSTONE!"
Moonstone clashes with Dranzer giving off sparks as it grinds against the other blade giving it no time to recover or breakaway.
Sam growled angrily. "Fine! If that's the way you wanna play it Adam! DRANZER!"
"Huh? Dranzer?" He says in surprise then smirks "What's the matter Sam, get tired of Moonstar?" He asks sarcastically.
Sam growled again.
"You leave Moonstar alone!" She yells at him "For your information Adam, Dranzer used to be mine before I gave her to Kai back before he left our town."
"So your using Kai's blade huh." Uninterested in the little history lesson Sam had given him about her past. "Then this match should be over in another two seconds. Moonstone Supersonic Screech."
Adam's blade glowed red and a horrible screeching sound could be heard (A/N: like nails on a chalkboard. Ouch!), and out of his blade rose a ferocious looking Bat, it looked even meaner than the last time Sam had seen it but she didn't let that distract her.
"Those old trick won't work anymore. Dranzer, let's show him what real friendship is all about!"
Dranzer's blade glowed and out came the fiery red phoenix she looked very angry.
#Let's get him Sam.#
Two minutes later the match was over and Sam was the winner.
"Yeah! All right, Sam!" Tyson says running over to her.
She smiled.
"Hey it was nothing." Turning back to retrieve Dranzer.
The others came up a second or two later.
"Did you really mean all?" Kai asks as they trade blades again.
"Yeah I did."
Kai looks over at Ray who gave a nod then back at Sam.
"Sam, there's something I want to ask you." Taking something out from his pocket.
"Oh?"
He got down on one knee
"Sam, will you… will you marry me?" He asks as he opens the box to reveal a gold ring in the shape of a seal in between it, it had a sapphire gemstone.
Tyson, Max, Kenny, Ben and Kate were all shocked, Kathryn had tears of happiness in her eyes and Ray was smiling happily. As for Sam she was completely speechless.