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:
Puppalupp and buddy boy:
here's the update.
-Dark Phoenix Angel Nami-: hehe yeah, I'm mean like that you see. -chuckles-

(-Thoughts-)

Chapter 6 - Did I Just Make Things Worse?

"Uh…thanks. I guess." (Faith) said.

"Well… aren't you gonna see what it is?" Max said wanting to see her reaction.

(Faith) gave a Kai a quick look before pulling out the contents of the bag. In her hand she held a (orange) Beyblade, launcher and ripcord. (Faith) blinked unsure what to make of what Tyson had just given her.

"Well… what do you think?" Max asked.

"It's… uh… unusual." She answered as she places the items back in the bag carefully.

"What are you planning to do? Give her lessons." Kai said a tad sarcastically.

"Of course he is, why else would he get her a blade." Ray said answering for Tyson.

(-This must be Ray and Max's idea.-) Kai thought as he looked at Tyson.

"Tyson." (Faith) suddenly said.

"Yeah?"

"If I wanted to learn how to blade I would've asked Kai." Giving the bag back to him.

Kai could've laughed at the shocked expression on both Max and Ray's faces.

"Oh."

"You two trying to imitate a goldfish? Coz you're doing a pretty good job." She said mildly irrated as she looked over at Ray and Max.

Tyson looked sadly down at the ground. Why did he let Max talk him into this anyway? He should've known it wouldn't of worked.

"I'm outta here. You coming, Cuz?" (Faith) asked.

Kai shook his head.

"K. See ya around guys." And walked off.

"Tyson." Kai said.

Tyson looked up at Kai.

"Let me give you a little advice. Don't try and impress her or give her things, it will only annoy her." And with that he walked off in the same direction as (Faith).

Tyson looked over at Max.

"Tyson, I'm sorry. I didn't know she'd react like that." He apologised.

"If you need a place to stay, you could always come to mine." Ray offered.

"Or mine." Max added.

Tyson gave a small smile, "Thanks guys, but I better get back to (Faith)'s… that is if I knew where it was."

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Kai and (Faith) walked down the street, (Faith) bit her lip, fidgeting slightly.

"Spit it out." Kai suddenly spoke with his cold tone.

A wry smile appeared on (Faith)'s face.
"You really know me too well, Cuz."

"Just spit it out!" Kai snapped.

"You-you don't think I was too… harsh on him, do you?" (Faith) asked with uncertainly.

"Not harsh enough, I reckon." Kai answered in a monotone voice.

"Kai! I was being serious!" (Faith) cried out.

"You care about him, don't you?" Kai asked, suddenly changing the subject.

"No!" (Faith) said indignantly.

"Then don't act like it." Kai said, as if he had rehearsed that line over and over.

"I'm not!" (Faith) spat.

"Sure sounds like it to me." Kai commented coolly, small smirk playing on his mouth.

"Damn it, Kai! I just asked you a simple question! Is it really so hard for you to give a simple answer in return!" (Faith) shouted in Kai's face.

Kai's eyes lowered into a glare.

"Don't talk to me like that."

(Faith) rolled her eyes.
"I'll talk to you how ever I like."

Kai growled as (Faith) smirked and continued to walk home.

Kai watched her leave, then smiled.
"You've let him get to you."

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An hour or so after (Faith) had returned home the doorbell rang. Slowly (Faith) got up to answer it silently cursing whoever it was for interrupting her TV program. She opened the door ready to say 'yeah, what do ya want?' but found herself just standing staring. There on her doorstep was Tyson. (Faith ) immediately wanted to apologise to him and ask if he was okay but then remembered her conversation with Kai and decided to stay quiet instead just leaving the door open and returning to the living room.
Tyson was a little confused as to why (Faith) was staring at him, she was probably surprised he'd managed to find his way back. He shrugged it off and walked in, making his way to his room after closing the door.
Dinner that night was quiet and uncomfortable, each not knowing what to say to the other.

(-I really must of hurt him. He's usually so loud and cheery at dinner. Wait… why the hell do I care if I hurt him or not. It's his damn fault.-) she thought as she gave a low growl at herself for 'caring'.

Upon hearing the growl Tyson gave (Faith) a puzzled look only to see that she was staring down at her plate. (-Man, I musta made her really angry. She won't even look at me anymore or speak… except when she has to.-) he sighed as he looked down at his dinner (-I should never've listened to Max's idea about teaching her how to blade. What was I thinking!-)

"Tyson." a voice said interrupting his thoughts.

"Hm?" as he looked up at the person.

"You done?"

Tyson blinked a few times wondering if his hearing was all right. It sounded like Kai, sure it was (Faith) standing there looking at him but it was Kai's voice he was hearing.
Seeing Tyson stare at her (Faith) felt herself blush in spite of her determination not to. (-Damn blasted emotions!-)

"Clean up when you're done. I'm not going to wait for you." She then rinsed her things, put them in the dishwasher and walked out.

The next morning Tyson was awoken by the sound of someone shouting.

"I TOLD YOU I'M NOT INTERESTED! NOW GET LOST!"

"I DON'T CARE IF MY FATHER SENT YOU!"

Tyson rolled over onto his back and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. (-What's goin' on? Can't a guy sleep in peace around here?-) he moaned as he heard the front door slam close.

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(Faith) was in the kitchen uttering curses about her parents, not really paying attention to the breakfast she was making and inadvertently burning it.
(-Great.-) she thought in annoyance (-what else is gonna go wrong today?-)
At that point Tyson walked in but instead of giving a small growl like she usually did, a small smile played upon her lips. She quickly turned back to what she was doing before he could notice.

"What happened in here, you forget how things work?" he jokes after the smell of burned food reached his nose.

She gave him a cold stare, today was not a good day to mess with her.

"Sorry." He apologised meekly and she returned to making breakfast…again.

"Hey, I have an idea. Why don't you let me make breakfast this morning?"

(Faith) turned Tyson once again an eyebrow raised.
"You cook?"

"Only a little. Ray taught me." He smiled then added "Although I think he kinda gave up in the end coz I'd always eat most of the food before we got started." He chuckled.

(Faith) gave half a smile and forced back down the chuckle that was bubbling inside her. "Okay Tyson. Impress me." As she walked away from the cooker and took a seat at the table.

Upon those words Tyson couldn't help but think of what Kai had said to him yesterday. 'Let me give you a little advice. Don't try and impress her… it will only annoy her.' (-looks like you don't know your cousin as much as you think you do Kai.-) he thought as he made his way over to the cooker.

There was silence for a while before Tyson asked, "So what was all that shouting about earlier?"

(Faith) groaned remembering what happened earlier that morning.
"Just another boy my father thinks would be 'perfect' for me." Looking out the window into the garden. She turned back to Tyson after she heared something fall to the floor.

"Oh." Came a downhearted reply.

"Tyson! Look what you've done!"

He looked down only to see the bowl he'd been holding was now upside down on the floor and egg spreading everywhere. He stared at it for a while surprised he'd actually dropped it.

"Well don't just stand there! Help me clean it up!"

"Right." He said with a nod.

They both began mopping up the egg unknowingly getting closer to each other when suddenly their hands touch. They both looked at one another for a couple of minutes neither saying anything before (Faith)'s mind screamed 'run away!' to which she finally complied leaving a confused Tyson in her wake.