Title: Can You Ever Forgive Me?

By: Moonlit Sea

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. (Anything else you don't recognise I own)

A/N: man, you guys are the best! -smiles brightly-. This chapter is a little Sam & Ray oriented. Hope you like it. Thank you to all my reviewers, Puppalupp2008, AngelDranger, Clio36250 & Kristy Himura.

/-Thoughts-/

Chapter 3 - Facing The Past

Ray had just walked into his place when the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Ray, it's me."

"Hey Sam, what's up?" noting the worry in her voice.

"We need to talk." She said rather urgently.

"Sure, I'll come over…"

"No." interrupting him. "How about we meet somewhere instead."

"Okay." He answered a little hesitantly. "Where do you wanna meet?"

"How about down by the river."

"Okay, sure."

"Meet you there in five minutes."

"B…" but Sam hung up before he could finish.
/-Okay, that was strange.-/ he thought /-wonder why she couldn't tell me over the phone.-/ as he walked out and headed towards the river.

It didn't take him very long to reach it and he was the first one there. He remembered the last time they were both here.

#FLASHBACK#
Sam looked out at the water. "Perhaps it would it be best if…" she turned back to Ray "If we stopped seeing so much of each other."

Suddenly it started to rain heavily soaking them both but neither noticing. They stood there looking at each other when finally Ray said.

"Yeah…maybe you're right."

"I…guess I better get going then." Sam said.

"Yeah." Ray replied.

They looked at each other for a few more minutes before Sam headed off.
#END FLASHBACK#

He then heard a voice call his name bringing him out of his thoughts. He turned in the direction of the voice.

"Sam." he saw that there something different about her but he just couldn't put his finger on it. "What's with all the urgency?"

"He knows." Was all Sam would say as she walked towards him.

"Who knows?"

Sam stopped in front of him and turned to look out at the river going off into her own little world. This worried Ray, he'd never seen her so… preoccupied? No that wasn't the right word, dishearten probably fit better, that she had nothing left to live for. He put his hand on her shoulder making her jump at his touch; apparently she'd forgotten he was there. Slowly she turned to look at him and he saw all the sadness in her eyes.

"Sam, what's wrong?" he asks with pure concern. "Who knows what?"

"Kai." Was all Sam managed to choke out.

Ray could tell that she was doing her best not to cry. What could Kai know that would have her this upset? Then it hit him.

"He knows about… us, right?"

Sam nodded her eyes now closed to keep the tears from falling but a single tear still managed to make it's way down her face as she relived yesterday's events. She felt someone wipe her tear away, she opened her eyes and looked straight into Ray's worried golden ones, she gave a small smile.

"What happened?" he asked.

Sam looked down at the ground then over to the river.
"He broke it off." She said solemnly. "We're not getting married." For some reason she felt that if she didn't add that bit it wouldn't seem real somehow.

Ray sighed, "Sam, I'm sorry."

She sniffed, "Why, why didn't I tell him when I had the chance? Instead he found out from Tyson." she moaned though it was more to herself then to Ray.

"Tyson?" Ray asks surprised, "How did Tyson know?"

A slight pink tint appears across Sam's face.
"I uh… kinda told him and Kathryn."

#FLASHBACK#
Kathryn is surprised she wasn't expecting Sam to ask about Adam. Seeing the surprise and shock upon Kathryn face Sam explains a little.

"You always said you'd never leave him unless he did something to you. So… I want to know what it is he's done."

Tyson listened intently to all Sam was saying.

"He's done nothing to me. I just thought it was about time I left." Kathryn answers finally.

"Uh huh… and I slept with Ray." Sam said sarcastically.
#END FLASHBACK#

"Great." He said unenthusiastically, "Whatever possessed you to tell Tyson? You might as well've told the whole world." He says a little annoyed forgetting that she was upset.

"Hey, it wasn't as if I planned it or anything!" she retaliated. "I mean… I was hoping that they would take it as the sarcastic comment it was meant to be, but Tyson obviously didn't take it as that."

"So he asked you." Ray said.

Sam gave a nod. "Him and Kathryn both. I tried to deny it and it nearly worked…"

"But…"

"But Kathryn said she knew I was lying and wouldn't stop asking until I told her." She sighs, "That girl knows me too well."

"Just like me." Ray added.

Sam gave a small smile.
"No offence Ray, but I think that's what gave it away… to her least."

Ray sighed and rolled his eyes.
"You just had to pin against the back wall didn't you." (A/N: if want to know what he's talking about read Long Time No See chapter 16 -winks-)

Sam chuckled at the memory.
"Hey I wanted to know what you and Max were up to."

"You could've just asked."

"I did but you wouldn't tell me."

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Tyson and Max were walking along the street talking about old times and about what they were up to nowadays, when Max noticed something (or should that be someone).

"Hey, isn't that Sam over there?"

"Where?" Tyson asks, looking round but not seeing what Max was.

"Over there down by the river."

"Yeah it is. Wait, is that Ray with her?"

"It sure looks like it." Max replies.

"Come on Max, let's go see them." Tyson says cheerily walking in their direction.

"Tyson, I don't think…" but Tyson already on his way over. Max sighed and shook his head then jogged over to join him.

As they got closer they saw that Sam had her eyes closed and Ray had his hand on her face. It appeared as if they had just kissed. The two guys looked at each other then back at the scene they had just saw, Sam now had her eyes open and a small smile upon her face.

"Tyson, maybe we should get out of here before they see us." Max reasons.

Tyson nodded although still a little shocked by what he'd just seen. They walked off quickly and quietly both thinking, /-guess Kai and Sam's relationship is over.-/ but Max had something extra to think about /-how am I going to tell Kai? Should I even tell him?-/

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Hehe ain't I horrible. So do you guys like it so far? It appears that there's more trouble for Ray and Sam.
Moonlit Sea