Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or any of its characters.

Summary: When Biovolt goes after one of its past 'students' the BBA steps in and places the girl under the watch of the Blade Breakers. What are Biovolt's plans for this girl and what happens when they get a hold of her because she risked herself by saving one of the Blade Breakers that has grown fond of her.

-Ok so I know I haven't updated lately, but I'm been really busy as of late with school and other activities. Some personal things too, but enough of that and on with the story.-

Takes place after the World Beyblading Tournament

"…." Talking '….' Thinking

Clandestine Wolf

Chapter Twenty-Four - Sleeping Half Awake

It had been about five days before Razor and the others got the tickets from the Majestics and got onto the plane finally. Razor, Kai, Brian, Ian, and Spencer had came, leaving Ray and the other behind so that they didn't have to be dragged into another charade again. It had been a long day for all of them, as the flight was delayed for several hours as a heavy lightening storm struck out the power to the airport. By the time they all got the Robert's castle in Europe they were all exhausted and on their last string annoyance. Though they were all edgy about the new Robert had given them they didn't very believe in the fact that Robert could actually be telling the truth. The sun had set in the sky when they all arrived, the ride quiet for once as several of the five had fallen asleep on the car ride to the castle. It was a rainy a dreary day, the clouds blocking out the stars and the moon while a fog covered the ground. A musty smell hung in the air while a chilly wind blew across the lands to show that a good storm would be coming up again. It was just like the day when the Ancient Shadows had beybladed against the Majestics, and things didn't seem to be getting any better as time passed.

Everyone was quick to enter to castle, not wanting to get soaked by the rain and have to change clothes for another time the same day. Earlier in the day they had been caught just as the downpour started, clothes soaked to the bone, as they each had to change into something warm and have something warm to eat at one of the cheap restaurants near the airport. It was there after eating a rather distasteful meal that Robert's driver finally found them. The plane was also late landing, as it had been caught in turbulence in the air several times, jerking each of the bladers back awake once they had finally fallen asleep. By the end they each had given up sleeping and went to quietly talking about this and that, though nothing seemed to hit an interesting point as they were all uneasy about bringing up the subject of Alexis. Razor would always suddenly draw away and sometimes cry while Kai got this look on his face that told everyone just to shut their traps and drop the subject. Brian was always asking about Alexis, wanting to know more about her whenever the subject did come up, and quietly enough Ian would answer him as Spencer stared out the plane's window.

The teens were greeting warmly by the Majestics, though they seemed a little edgy and off course. Razor's blue eyes were dancing with anticipation, barely holding in the fact that he wanted to see that Alexis was truly alive. Kai didn't seem too pleased, staring coldly at the captain of the European team. With irritancy he spoke up, his voice rather uncaring as if he had just reverted back to the person who he used to be. "You dragged us all the way over here, now where is she Robert? You had better not be leading the others on in false hopes."

Robert fidgeted under Kai's crimson gaze, shifting a rather harsh glare towards his teammate Jonny. "False hopes no, but I'm afraid she left… Jonny -slipped- about you all coming here and she bolted. Here I thought they were finally getting along and he got frustrated and told her about you all coming. You could've sworn she had seen a ghost with how pale she turned after being told that, but I really don't think she'll get very far as injured as she.."

"Injured? You let her get up and run off while still being injured? If anything she should've still been in bed and resting." It was Ian who spoke up, sharply at that as annoyance and irritation hit a sensitive chord. "Now just calm down Ian…" Robert reassured him. "She's in nearly perfect health. Only a few minor scratches and bruises remain, and that's all. The only real injury I was talking about was the fact that she's so… hollow. It's like a big part of her has just been ripped out, and you can see it in her eyes."

"That's because something has been ripped out of her personality and being, Robert. Her bit beast Cynewolf resides in her beyblade bit beast chip while she wanders around like some hollow and mindless zombie. Alexis was born and grew up with the spirit within her, and like any of us it's only more painful to her to be torn away from your bit beast. I shouldn't have even come here in the first place. I knew you were just leading us on a wild goose chase from the beginning," snarled Kai as his deep red eyes narrowed threateningly.

"Now don't go fighting over this… As our honor as beybladers we are telling you the truth, Kai. The girl was here. Why don't you all just have a rest and sleep the night thinking things over. We can sort things out then, ok?" It was Oliver who came to try to make piece between Robert and Kai, Jonny having already walked away while Enrique tagged on after him to see if he could calm his teammate down or at least raise his spirits about what had happened.

"Can we..? I'm exhausted." The reply came from Razor, who was yawning widely. He looked rather calm and at peace, as if he knew something that the others didn't or as if he knew they were telling the truth. A sheepishly tired smile was planted onto his face before Oliver nodded and gestured for the others to follow to their rooms in the large castle. Each had their own room to themselves, meaning each could have their own space and time to think about what they had just heard. Brian was the most annoyed of them all, not really for the safety's sake of Snowflake, but really because he was yearning to learn more from her.

It was late, and everyone was exhausted. As soon as Razor's head hit the pillow he was asleep, peacefully it seemed by the content look on his face. Brian stopped by his room for a few minutes, as it was on the way to his own room to stay in for the night. The smile on Razor's face made the Demolition Boys team member think deeply about what he was going to do with his life. Tala had been like him at one point, or rather they all had before they met up with Alexis, and now he wondered what it would be like to actually falter at something and have to learn to be kind, gentle, up going, and merciful. A barely audible sigh came from the lavender haired teen before he kept walking to his own room, closing Razor's door while making a mental thought to himself. 'He must be dreaming of Tala and how close they had gotten. As foolish as it was, I wonder if it was actually worth it. To actually feel something like….care and love towards someone else. I just don't understand it all.' Left to his own thoughts Brian fell asleep like all the others once closing the door to his room and laying down. That night was a quiet one compared to the fun filled nights where everyone was just being playful and easy to get along with while everything that happened was forgotten.

Kai was the only one who had yet to fall asleep, as even the Majestic team members had taken to their beds and fallen asleep. The crimson-eyed teen lie on his back with his arms behind his head to add to the height of the pillow his head was on. He wore his normal attire, yet he still had the uniform Alexis gave him tucked away in his small bag. On the nightstand beside the bed were both his Dranzer blade and the Cynewolf blade, their presence comfortable yet somehow eerie to the teen. The memories were painful, he had to admit that, but he still felt as if there was still something worth holding onto. Unlike his childhood memories in which he had pushed away so far and forgotten because they hurt so much the memories of Alexis, Tala, Razor, and himself were another kind of pain. A pain of loss, and remembering somehow made it feel as if things would get better over time. Still yet Kai had to give up to thoughts of the stark white haired girl being alive, as he felt as if she was closer than he thought. Closing his crimson eyes Kai soon nodded off into a light slumber, not as content as Razor or the others, but pleased all the while that he might actually be getting somewhere with his life and his feelings. Alexis' words still rang clearly in his head, and even though he was pulling away he was trying to accept his feelings and use them to be stronger than he already was; to be the strongest.

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Morning came too quickly for most, but Kai was the last to rise. It was rare that he ever woke up last, but no one bothered him to get up or pestered him to stop being lazy. Everyone knew that rest was needed to heal everything, even the loss of someone. The sound of chirping birds and the warm rays of light being cast onto his face woke Kai up slowly, squinting against the light at first until it was gotten used to. The night before he remembered closing the curtains and locking the window, yet it was hanging open as clear as day for the light of dawn to shine readily into the chilly room. The teen was lying on his side, head on the far side of the pillow with his arm draped over an oddly warm spot in the mattress that was completely empty. A blanket was pulled over him while being pushed back from that warm spot on the bed, yet Kai didn't recall ever pulling a blanket over him during the night. He did remember being cold though, and then suddenly warm as something pressed against him. Cursing soft Kai rolled onto his back and sat up, fingers combing through his bangs. 'Why can't I remember?' Slowly enough as time passed on with him sitting there on the bed things came back to him, very hazy and disjointed but they came back. 'I remember being cold and rolling on my side to see if I get more comfortable and warmer. Something which had light heat rolling off of it rested against my chest and then…. I don't remember. Words. I remember whispered words and then darkness. I feel asleep then, and woke up. I just don't understand. I was just dreaming. It had to be just a dream..'

With a sigh Kai swung his legs over the side of the bed and slipped his feet into his boots, lacing them up effortlessly and efficiently. For a moment he sat there, just thinking and glancing back towards the open window. Moving off the bed Kai walked over to the window, looking down and out to the world around him. It was a nice day, he had to admit that, and it was near impossible for someone to climb up a castle's wall to the second story window without a ladder. With a smirk Kai simply thought everything to be a dream, closing the window to the room and pulling the curtains shut so that not so much of the light came through. From there he walked back around the bed and to the nightstand, reaching out to pick up the two blades that were sitting there to place them into his pocket where he had kept them since Alexis was taken away by Boris and his henchmen. The crimson eyed teen sneered lightly at the thought, but that was quickly cut short as his hand only found one blade on the night stand; the Dranzer blade.

Deep red eyes widened before looking around and searching franticly for the black and light blue blade that held the spirit of Cynewolf. 'I must've just knocked it off the stand when I was sleeping… It has to be here somewhere.' Franticly Kai was looking for the beyblade, looking under the bed, behind the nightstand, under the stand, and everywhere else he could think of but the blade was just nowhere in sight. The first thought that came to mind then was that someone had taken it, and he quickly came to conclusion that it was Jonny as he still held a grudge against Snowflake. 'He must've taken the blade while I was sleeping, opening the window to make me think someone had come into my room by there. He probably had a key and took the blade to prove he was better than Alexis.'

With that Kai was quick to unlock the door to the room he was staying in, slamming it against the wall as it was thrown open. Though he was quick to jump to conclusions, Kai still thought he was right no matter what. He was now storming down the hallways with a look on his face that said he was going to laterally murder whoever did have Alexis' blade if that was the last thing he did. Where Jonny was Kai didn't know, but he would search every inch of the castle if he had to find the red headed Majestic team member.

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During the night while everyone was sleeping Alexis stood and watched Robert's castle from inside the walls and gates, looking as lost as ever but still seeking something. Kai was there, and her heart begged her just to see his face once more but also to retrieve her companion back so she would no longer feel like some soulless body. Scaling the wall was difficult enough, as few of the bricks in which the castle was built of stood out enough to climb on. The next hard step was the window, as she had to pick the old fashioned lock before anything else could be done. So much noise was made that the girl thought that everyone had woken up and was waiting at the window for her, but upon opening the window and slipping past the curtains she found nothing but a half asleep Kai. It was chilly, and she frowned when she saw Kai shivering. It was stupid, but kicking off her muddy boots Alexis crawled into the bed beside Kai, just like the times they had slept next to each other when the Ancient Shadows were together, and pulled a warm blanket over their bodies.

What surprised Snowflake was that even thought Kai didn't wake up from being in his half asleep state his arm draped around her waist and pulled her close against his chest. She couldn't help but to frown, missing the warmth of his body and the comfort that she felt around him. She felt safe in his arms, safe and protected against the harshness of the world. Making sure her voice was soft Alexis spoke in a quiet whisper to Kai, as if talking to him when he was actually awake and listening. "You must hate me now for running away when finding out that you all were coming… I'm taking Cynewolf back with me, because I'm leaving so you all will be safe. Everyone's so happy that Biovolt is gone, but the people that worked for the organization are still alive, and seeking out revenge against me. If I stay you'll all be hurt even more than you have. You understand, right? I'll be watching you from the shadows, and maybe when things are safe again I'll come back. Kai I… I care about you, I really do. So much I care for you that it hurts to be away from you, but I know it's for best that I leave. I promise I'll come back, but don't forget that feelings are not weakness, but showing that you're getting stronger. Lets just sleep now…" Tears stung Snowflake's steel blue eyes, but she refused to shed them. At morning before the sun rose she awoke and left, leaving the curtains pulled and the window open while taking Cynewolf and her beyblade with her. 'Don't forget me…'