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-: thank you and no they don't
You/Kai fic fan: cheers and here it is.
Aiyanne: -blushes slightly- thank you! I hope you like this chapter just as much. As for Kenny, Hilary and Daichi appearing in the story, sadly no. Hilary and Daichi I can't stand (I just find them annoying) and as for Kenny… I really can't see how to fit him in.
Dranzen: here's the update.

(-Thoughts-)

Chapter 7 - Getting Closer.

(Faith) lay awake that night thinking of what happened earlier. When Tyson touched her hand it was like a jolt of electricity surging through her and her hand was still tingling. But what did it mean? She sighed, why was life so… complicated around Tyson? It wasn't as if she felt anything for him, or did she? No, she didn't. That was ridiculous but then why was her hand still tingling? She sighed again and lay down to sleep her last thoughts being (-I hope Tyson can forgive me for running out on him downstairs.-)

In his room Tyson was also pondering the evenings events. (-This is bad.-) He thought (-I think I'm falling for Kai's cousin.-) He sighed then wondered what would've happened if (Faith) hadn't run off. When she was looking him he felt like he was going to get lost in her beautiful sparking (green) eyes. He sighed once more and looked over at a corner of his room where the blade he'd bought her was, he hadn't returned it thinking of using it for spare parts or maybe because he wanted a remembrance of her even if she did reject it.
He turned onto his side and looked out the window (-think I'll go visit Max tomorrow. Maybe he can help me with this 'problem'.-) he thought before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

The next morning both teens awoke wondering how the other would react when they saw each other. They didn't have to wait long as they bumped into one another in the hallway.

"Hey, watch where ya goin will ya." Tyson moaned.

(Faith) didn't say anything but just stared at him.

"What?"

She shook her head and ran off down the stairs.

Tyson scratched his head, "Well that was weird." He thought out loud as he headed for the stairs himself. (-I thought she was gonna at least yell back or something.-)

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(-What the hell's wrong with me!-) (Faith) thought as she entered the kitchen to get a drink. (-That would've been the perfect opportunity to yell at him, and what do I do? Stare at him like a bloody idiot. Hell, I gotta get away from him. Even if it's only for five minutes!-)

"You know, if you don't stop soon the glass is going to overflow." A voice said interrupting her thoughts.

(Faith) cringed, she knew who it was. Deciding to ignore them she looked down at her glass only to see that they were right if she didn't stop soon there would be orange juice everywhere, and she didn't want a repeat of yesterday. She stopped just as it was about to overflow and placed the carton down next to the glass.

"I-I'm going to see a friend today s-so I'm afraid you'll have to find something else to keep you b-b-occupied." She said wondering where the heck the stutter came from.

"That's okay, I was planning on going to see Max anyway." Tyson said.

(Faith) gave a nod (-it appears yesterday's events didn't affect him as much as it did me.-) She thought and walked out.

"Hey (Faith), you forgot…" but he heard the door close before he could finish "About your drink." He continued quietly.

He looked over at the carton and full glass of orange juice. (-This is worse than the first day I came.-) He thought as he placed the carton back in the fridge.

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(Faith) walked along the street all the while thinking how stupid she was being around Tyson. He had just touched her hand for goodness sake, it wasn't that big a deal. So why was her mind making it one?
She sighed and walked into the park, watching the children play and laugh. She smiled, oh to be a child again and have nothing to worry about, just play, laugh and have fun. She walked over to a bench and continued to watch the children but as she did she began to wonder, what was it about Tyson that made her act this way? Could Kai actually be right? Was she turning soft? Had she already? She then remembered Tyson's reaction when she returned his 'gift' he looked so sad and the worse thing about it was she wanted to apologise to him! Which went against everything she was and yet she couldn't help but feel… something although she wasn't quite sure what it was.

"What am I going to do?" she said to herself as she put her head in her hands.

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"Okay, let me see if I've got this straight. You think you've fallen for (Faith)?" Max repeated for the third time.

"How many times do I have to say it?" Tyson complained, "Yes, I think I've fallen for her."

"We are talking about the same girl here, right? (Faith) as in Kai's cousin (Faith)."

Tyson rolled his eyes and heard Ray chuckle.
"Glad you find this funny, Ray." He said partly annoyed partly sarcastic, he then gave a nod to Max in answer to his question.

"Kai's so gonna kill you." Max suddenly said.

"Tell me something I don't know." Tyson replied.

"That she might have something for you." Ray said casually.

"Huh?" Tyson said in complete surprise.

"I don't think so, Ray." Max said.

"Yeah, didn't you see what happened when I gave her that blade." Tyson added.

"Yeah I saw." Ray replied.

"Then why do you think (Faith) likes Tyson?" Max asked curious.

"If she didn't do you really think she would've run off without a word?" he answered rhetorically.

"You gotta point." Tyson said thinking about it. "When it happened I was expecting her to yell at me or something."

"Do you think that's the reason she wore a skirt?" Max asked changing the subject a little.

"Huh? What do ya mean, Max?" Tyson asked confused.

"Tyson, (Faith) never and I mean never wears skirts. She can't stand them." Max explained.

Tyson suddenly went a slight shade of pink, "Oh."

Ray shook his head, "No, I don't think so. Sorry Tyson."

"Then why?" Tyson asked feeling a little hurt but trying not to show it.

"I think it has something to do with Kai."

"Kai?" Max said a little surprise "Why do you think that?"

"When I asked her about it she said she felt like a change but I could see that there was something going on between the two of them."

"What am I going to do!" Tyson suddenly said. "Kai'll kill me if he finds out and (Faith) probably will too!"

"Calm down, Tyson." Max said.

"Calm down! Calm down! I don't think you understand the position I'm in, Max!"

"Oh, he does, Tyson. Believe me, we both do." Ray said.

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After (Faith) left the park she wondered round wondering what she was goning do. (-I can't call Kai. He wouldn't be much help anyway, probably say something like 'I told you' or 'you should've got rid of him when you had the chance'. Which isn't the kind of help I need.-) she continued to walk around and as she went round a corner she saw some kids beyblading. She watched them having nothing better to do and found herself smiling as she did.

"Go get 'em!" one kid said.

"Don't let up!" the other kid said.

(-Looks like fun.-) she thought (-wonder if Tyson kept the blade he wanted me to have.-) she had to admit, it was the most unusual gift she'd ever received most of them were flowers or perfume or something 'girly' like that but never a Beyblade. As she continued to watch Kai's comment to Tyson suddenly sounded in her head. 'What are planning to do? Give her lessons.' and her cold answer to Tyson as she gave it back to him, 'If I wanted to learn how to blade I would've asked Kai.' The question was would she have really asked her cousin to teach her or did she just say that as to cover the strange feeling she was having? She sighed and continued on her way she hadn't got very far when voice said, "Hey (Faith)!" she turned to see who it was and growled a little. (-I really don't need this right now.-) she thought angrily.

"Imagine running into you like this."

"Yeah, imagine that." Her voice had a slight sarcastic twist to it.

"So how've you been?"

"Lets cut the crap shall we, James. Just tell me what you want."

James looked a little surprised then gave a small chuckle.
"That's what I always liked about you. Always straight to the point."

"I'm flattered." (Faith) said boredly and uninterestedly.

"Mind if I walk with you?" he asked.

"Yes."

"Great." Linking their arms and walking off.

(Faith) growled she wasn't in the mood for this.
"If you know what's good for you, James, you'd let me go." She said a tad menacingly.

James chuckled, "And if you know what's good for you, you'd shut up." He said back low and threateningly.

(Faith) was surprised by the tone of his voice he'd never spoken to her like that before and it scared her although she wouldn't admit it.

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Tyson was on his way back to (Faith)'s when he heard what sounded like a scream. He looked round but didn't see anything, he shrugged and thought it to be his imagination as he continued on his way. He then heard it again but this time he clearly heard a "Help!" (-Wait… I know that voice!-) he thought and ran off in its direction. As he neared the place he heard, "Get off me!" then a loud smack followed it. He skidded round the corner and his eyes widen in shock at what he saw there was (Faith) trying (and failing) to get some guy off her. She had a big red mark on her face, he'd apparently slapped her… hard. Tyson's shock suddenly turned into anger.
"HEY!" he shouted over at them.

The guy stopped what he was doing and looked over at the 'interruption' as did (Faith). She was thankful when she saw who it was.

"Can't you see I'm busy here." James said rudely and rhetorically.

"Not anymore you're not." Tyson said back.

"T-Tyson, help me, please." (Faith) pleaded.

James turned back to her and slapped her in the same place as he had before, "SHUT UP!" he yelled at her.

(Faith) slowly looked back over at Tyson a tear falling down her face as she did so.

Tyson became inflamed at what he saw James do. He walked over to them both and tapped James on the shoulder. James turned to shout 'what!' but before he could even open his mouth Tyson punched him sending him to the floor wondering what happened.

Tyson then turned to (Faith), "You okay?"

"I am now, thanks." She went to smile but winced as it pain greeted her "Guess there'll be no smiling for a while, huh." She joked a little.

Tyson gave her a small smile before turning back to a stunned James -who was still on the floor-.

"The next time I see you doing that to (Faith) I'll do more than just knock you down! You get me?" he said threateningly.

"Let's just go." (Faith) said quietly walking off.

Tyson silently followed.

They walked towards the house in silence and when they reached it (Faith) suddenly said, "Tyson, I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't tell Kai about this." Opening the door.

"Why?" he asked innocently as he walked in.

"Just don't okay." She snapped.

"Okay okay. Besides it's not like I need to tell him anyway." He said mumbling the last part.

"And what exactly is that suppose to mean?"

"Just that he'd be able to tell from that mark on your face."

(Faith) rushed towards the nearest mirror (which was in the bathroom) not knowing that Tyson followed her. She gasped when she saw herself. She had a massive red mark on her face, it covered her entire left cheek and part of her chin.

"Great." She said sarcastically examining the mark a little more closely. "How am I gonna explain this?" thinking she was alone.

"Say you walked into a door." Tyson said casually.

(Faith) looked over at him an eyebrow raised. "No ones going to believe that especially not my cousin." Looking back at her reflection.

Tyson walked over to her and gently turn her until she was facing him then looked at her 'injury' more closely. Then without realising what he was doing he gently traced the mark with his index finger.

"W-what are you doing?" (Faith) asked a little scared.

Tyson looked up at her and saw that she looked a little scared.
"Sorry." Turning a slight shade of pink and slowly taking his hand away.

(Faith) felt a little saddened when he did although she didn't know why. (-What is going on with me?-)

"Um… is that the only thing he did to you?"

Just at that moment (Faith) felt a shooting pain in her arm, she lifted her sleeve and was surprised to see it was bleeding. "I guess not."

"Sit." Tyson suddenly said.

"Huh?" looking up at him her confusion clear.

"I'm gonna clean your arm up for you. Now where's your first aid kit?" looking round.

"In the cabinet." She answered a little surprised at his answer. "Really, Tyson, you don't need to do anything. I'm sure I can manage." She added trying to get out of the situation she suddenly found herself in.

Tyson turned back to her, first aid kit in his hand. He gently pushed her down to take a seat, took hold of her arm being careful not to hurt her and began to clean it. (Faith) looked at him in a combination of shock and surprise.Why was he doing this or more to the point why was she letting him do this? Feeling (Faith)'s eyes on him, Tyson looked up and smiled at her before returning to what he was doing. (Faith) was a little disappointed when Tyson finished.

"There."

"Uh… thanks. But you… uh… really didn't have to." A slight blush appeared on her face when she how he was looking at her.

"Don't worry about it." He said in a soft voice.

"Uh… Tyson?"

"Yeah?"

"Y-you're scaring me."

"Hm? Oh s-sorry."

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Yeah I know it's kinda a crappy place to leave it but it had to end somewhere. Oh and I'm having a little trouble on how to continue the story, so you'll have to wait a little longer than usual I'm afraid. Sorry.
Moonlit Sea