Title: Someone Comes Knocking.
By: Moonlit Sea
Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade or any of its characters (anything else you don't recognise I own).
A/N:
-Dark Phoenix Angel Nami-: here's the update.
Aiyanne: I guess Tyson could've reacted more to (Faith) holding his hand but it was written ages ago and I couldn't really be bothered to change it. I hope I've
managed to retain all their personalities in this chapter.
Dranzen: thanks, here's the update.
(-Thoughts-)
Chapter 5 - Things In Common.
"Why, you guys know him?" (Faith) asked seeing their reaction at who her cousin was.
"You could say that." Tyson said.
(Faith) looked confused.
"We were on the same team together." Ray explained.
"Same team?" she said looking more confused than ever.
"Beyblade, (Faith)." Kai said.
"Oh right."
"Hey Tyson, I thought you said you wouldn't be able to come today." Max said changing the subject.
"Guess I was wrong." He answered.
"Hang on, you know him also?" (Faith) said surprised.
"Yeah, he was the friend I was telling you about." Ray said.
"Small world." She mumbled, "So let me get this straight, you were all on the same team together?" half amazed.
"That's right." Max answered.
(Faith) suddenly chuckled and turned to Kai.
"If he annoys me as much as he does now I can only image how much he annoyed you." Referring to Tyson.
Kai glared at her, which only made her chuckle more.
"Hey, I'm right now you know." Tyson said a tad offended.
(Faith) smirked, "You hear something, Cuz?"
Kai smirked back and shook his head to which Tyson gave a small growl.
"Hey, how about we decide what we're gonna do instead of just standing here." Ray suddenly said.
"How about we grab a bite to eat. I didn't have time to have breakfast." (Faith) said.
"Sounds good to me." Tyson said.
"It would." Max commented as Ray chuckled.
They walked off towards a nearby café and ordered lunch as it was nearly twelve. Tyson, (Faith) and Kai sat on one side while Ray and Max sat the other side,
during the course of the meal (Faith) turned to her cousin and said, "Okay, I met your 'conditions' now will you…" she stopped seeing a small semi-permanent
smirk upon his face.
"What?"
Kai shook his head.
"Don't give me that. You know something."
"I know a lot of things, (Faith)." He replied his smirk getting a little bigger.
"Hey, (Faith)." Tyson said from beside her.
"Yeah?" she said uninterestedly as she turned back to her food.
"How come you never told me you were related to Kai?"
"You never asked." She stated matter-of-factly.
Kai watched the interaction between his cousin and Tyson with interest. He could see that Tyson was falling for her, for he was the same way he almost had when he had first met her.
"You two live in the same house?" Max said surprised.
"Yeah." Tyson replied, "I'm staying with (Faith) while grandpa is outta town."
(Faith) suddenly looked at Kai after hearing what sounded like a repressed chuckle. His face was emotionless as usual but there something in his eyes that worried her.
"(Faith)?" Ray said when he got no reply to his question.
Tyson waved a hand in front of her face, which got her attention.
"Hm?"
"I was asking why you're wearing a skirt today. I thought you hated them." Ray said.
(Faith) shrugged, "Felt like a change." She lied.
"Uh huh." Ray said unbelievingly seeing Kai was trying back a chuckle. (-Something's going on with those two.-)
"So what shall we do now?" Max said changing the subject.
Kai and (Faith) shrugged.
"Since we're here why don't we look around." Tyson suggested.
"Guess there's nothing else to do." (Faith) said.
"Train." Kai suddenly said.
"Huh?"
Tyson rolled his eyes while Ray chuckled.
"Come on, Kai. We're suppose to be resting." Max said moaning a little.
"Well while you guys discuss what we're to do, I'll pay for the meal. If my dear cousin would move outta the way." (Faith) said partly sarcastic.
Kai moves but said in a low voice as she passed him.
"You spent anytime with Tyson and you'll turn soft."
(Faith) continued on her way pretending not to hear what he said. Kai sat back down listening to the conversation that went on.
"So how do you guys know (Faith)?" Tyson asked.
"I saw her talking to Kai once." Ray answered.
"Max?"
"I actually bumped into her on the way to yours one day." Max answered.
"So I'm the only one who hasn't met her until a couple of days ago?"
"Looks like it." Ray said.
"Tyson." Kai said catching the teen's attention.
"Yeah?"
"You make life hell for my cousin and I'll make life hell for you." He said surprising everyone at the table.
"Awww, I didn't know you cared." A voice chuckled.
"I don't."
"Yeah… right. Whatever, Cuz." (Faith) said with a roll of her eyes. "So you guys decided what we're to do yet?"
"Look round." Max, Ray and Tyson said in unison.
(Faith) raised an eyebrow at there unity.
"Oooookay. Shall we go then?"
"Sure." Max said.
They walked out of the café and back towards the shopping centre. They looked around unknowingly splitting into two groups, Ray, Max and Tyson in one and Kai and (Faith) in the other keeping a fair distance from the ones in front of them.
"Of all the things you had to 'make' me wear, it had to a skirt? Why not a low cut top or something." (Faith) said to her cousin complaining a little. "And why 'make' me bring him?"
"How long has he been staying with you?" Kai asked ignoring what she just said.
"A couple of days, why?"
"Because you're starting to sound like him already."
"You're treading on dangerous ground, Cuz." She said giving a menacing look.
Kai gave her a 'do I look like I care' look.
"You should. You haven't seen me when I'm angry and believe me it ain't a pretty sight." She said replying to the look.
"On the contrary, (Faith). I have seen you angry and it's laughable."
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"What do you think those two are talking about?" Max asked seeing them lounging behind.
"Probably how to make my life more miserable." Tyson said then sighed, "Of all the people I have to stay with, it had to Kai's cousin." He moaned.
"Don't take it so hard, Tyson." Ray said trying to cheer him up. "She's really not that bad once you get to know her."
"Right." Max added with a nod.
"Maybe for you guys, but (Faith) hasn't liked me since I first walked through the door."
"Well… find what you have in common and work from there." Max suggested.
"That's just the point, we don't have anything in common." Tyson complained as he looked back at the two behind them.
"Then find something." Ray said getting a tad tired of Tyson's moaning.
"Like what?"
"Hey, I gotta idea. Why don't you teach her to blade." Max said suddenly excited.
Before Tyson could another word Max grabbed his arm and ran off to the nearest Beyblade store with Ray in tow.
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(Faith) blinked a couple of times wondering what was going on.
"They do that often?"
Kai gave a nod, "It appears the sugar Max had at lunch is starting to kick in."
(Faith) chuckled, "Who's the one getting soft?" she teased.
"At least I'm not the one spending my summer with Tyson." he retorts.
"You just had to bring that up, didn't you."
Kai shrugged.
"It's not like I'm doing this by choice you know." She said mildly irritated.
"With your mother away on business you could dump him off on Max or Ray, and yet you chose to let him stay."
"And have her yell at me when she comes back? No thanks, Cuz. She's scarier than you when she's angry." Then it dawned on (Faith) "Hey… how'd you know she was away on business?"
"I have my ways." He answered mysteriously.
Just at that moment Tyson, Ray and Max returned. Tyson looked worried.
"Where'd you all disappear off to?" (Faith) asked getting tired of Kai's 'smart' answers.
"Oh we just had to do something. Right, Tyson."
"Uh… yeah, right, Maxie." He said nervously.
"What have you three been up to?" Kai asked suspiciously.
"Up to? I dunno what you're talking about, Kai." Ray replied innocently.
Kai stared at them with a suspicious glare, making Tyson even more nervous. Max gave Tyson a small nudge and said something only heard by him.
(Faith) watched with confusion at the scene before her. In the past few days that she had known Tyson she knew he wasn't the kin of guy that got nervous easily.
So what could be making him nervous now?
"Uh… (Faith). I uh… got you something." Tyson said extremely nervous knowing Kai was watching his every move. He held out the bag he'd been carrying out to her, she took it, still confused as ever.
