Hello all -

Sorry about the long time for updating, but I have had tons of homework --

Oh and I re-uploaded all of the chapters because I realized that I had made a huge plot error -- What can I say – I started this story two years ago and I have trouble remembering everything. Anyway, so I realized why it was so obvious that Kaie had a twin – I had said that she had one in one of the opening chapters! bangs head on wall

Anyway…

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shamanchaos34 – it's great to have a new reviewer. It is great to have someone who likes my stories. .

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Day 8

Max woke up at three in the morning for what he thought was apparently no reason. As he stepped out of bed he realized that the reason was that he had to go to the bathroom. He got out of bed and walked as quietly as possible to the bathroom.

After finishing he was about to go back to sleep when he remembered that Kaie had asked him to come and check on her if he was awake. So he got up again and went to check on her, grabbing his flashlight

Looking in she looked fine, she wasn't moving or anything, but he decided to take a closer look, just in case.

Max shone his light on her and was surprised to see that there was a look of absolute terror on her face, and that it was covered in sweat. Max ran to her bathroom and grabbed a face cloth and covered it in cold water, then ran back to her bed and put the cloth on her forehead.

Kaie didn't move or make any noise, which disturbed Max.

"Kaie," he said, "wake up! Wake up. Kaie come on."

Kaie's eyes then bolted open and she sat up, gasped for air.

"Calm down Kaie. You are all right. Shhhhh…You are all right."

Kaie continued to gasp for air, but with Max's soothing voice she eventually calmed down and regained control of herself.

"What did you dream?" Max asked quietly.

Kaie looked at the wall, but didn't see it. "I dreamed that I was paralyzed. That I had woken up, and everything was fine except that I couldn't move. I couldn't talk, or move, and everyone that I knew was around me and I could hear them and understand what they were saying, but there was nothing that I could do.

I knew that I had wanted to win so badly, I had resorted to such a drastic measure that I could no longer move. Yet I heard a voice, which was calling me, so I closed my eyes, then I was here and it was dark."

Kaie closed her eyes. Max put the wet cloth down and sat on the edge of Kaie's bed, and put his hand on her shoulder.

He did not need to say a word because Kaie knew what he was trying to say.

"How did you know that you would have a nightmare?" Max asked.

Kaie kept her eyes closed and answered. "When I fainted I could hear voices' all around me, some yelling from a distance, others whispering in my ear, all were the same volume. And all of them were telling me to be wary. They told me to be on guard, and there was a light all around me. It was a purplish pink colour.

I figured that since we have a link that maybe you would feel what ever I felt and come. That is what happened, is it not?"

Max blushed, though in the dark it was not seeable. "Actually I had to go to the bathroom. Although, if you hadn't told me to check on you last night I probably would have forgotten all that happened yesterday. I don't think very well at night."

Kaie opened her eyes. "Well, thanks anyway."

Max just nodded and was about to leave when Kaie said in a quiet voice, "Night."

"Night." Max responded and closed the door.

He set his alarm for eight-thirty as they were taking tomorrow off, not only to do their boxes but to rest as well. Max was most defiantly looking forward to sleeping in.

Max woke up to his alarm, and slammed it off. Drat. He was still tired, but regardless he got up and dressed, then pondered what to put in his box. His stomach growled loudly and Max decided to worry about that after breakfast.

He went to Kaie's room to wake her up, but to his surprise when he entered she was tidying up her room.

"Are you feeling okay?" he asked

Kaie nodded. "I am still a little sore, and I have a bit of a headache, but other than that I am fine. For starters I can walk."

Kaie swiftly threw the pillows onto the bed then came into the hallway where Max was standing and followed him downstairs to the dining hall.

Judy met them for breakfast, and explained that there was a bus route that could take them down town, and gave them the pamphlet with all the information and explained that if they did not go in some disguise then they would constantly be swamped with fans, media, as well as un-well wishers. Thus she highly recommended that they wear some form of disguise.

Then with a good luck she left, presumably to another board meeting to try and determine what to do about the tournament.

Max and Kaie decided to take the ten o'clock bus, and decided to meet there in disguise and to exit the building through the kitchen's back door.

At nine fifty a teenage boy appeared wearing baggy jeans and a hoodie, as well as skater shoes, and had chains in his pocket. He had brown eyes and had straight blond hair that was quite long, but framed his face. He walked to the bus stop and waited on the bench.

At nine fifty five a teenage girl walked into the back parking lot, and hurried off to the bus stop.

She was wearing tight blue jeans, and a white t-shirt with black sleeves. Her eyes were a dark blue, and her hair, also blue was flipped up into two buns. She pulled on a black hoodie as she reached the bus stop.

The two of them only nodded to each other as they reached the bus, and stood on the bus holding the teathers, the boy behind, as the bus made its way downtown.

When they reached the mall they nodded to each other and muttered, "See you at one in the food court."

Then they were off searching for items to fill the box.

At one, they met up and went back to the beystadium, where they were staying. Both had only small bags as they split off into separate rooms. It was now two thirty and so for the next four and a half hours they filled it not only the items that they had bought but also notes, and other things that they hoped would help the other.

At seven Judy collected the two boxes, and then together they went down for dinner, and ate in silence.

Max, after a while, said, "Do you want to practice blading for a while after dinner Kaie?"

Kaie thought for a moment then nodded, "Yea, I have to work on my bit-beasts attacks. Park?"

Max nodded.

They finished quietly then they both went to the park, and again stood before the swings. They looked at each other then at the same time they looked away and launched their blades onto the swing set.

"Dranzer!" Kaie said. Then, as if a hand closed around her neck, she couldn't breath. Max looked over and saw her swaying.

"Draciel return!" he yelled then, after catching his blade he ran over to Kaie and caught her just before she fell. Kaie went limp in his arms, and her blade fell off the swing set and fell to the ground, landing in the sand top down.

"Kaie? Kaie! Wake up!" Max said.

Nothing happened.

"Kaie!" he yelled

Then a white light appeared before him.

"Hello Max." the light said, standing just a short distance away from him and Kaie.

"Um…hi." Max replied.

"I am Siloam, the God, as it translates to in human terms, of bit beasts, and I am here to 'fill you in' as Draciel put it. Kaie's soul is very fragile currently, so fragile that when she blades it is too weak to support her-"

"Why?" Max interrupted

"Kaie was, as you know sent to another world when she was four. Traveling between two realms is very hard on your spirit, and she was very weak for the first few years that she was there.

What you do not know Max is that we brought Kaie, or rather left a copy of Kaie behind, but in doing so we had to leave part of her soul behind in order to keep her place in the other world. Traveling back to this world was quite taxing, that is why you found her passed out. Where she was found is the portal between the two worlds.

Her soul was repaired by her bitbeast and she was fine, however when she soul linked with him the reason she had so many problems was that in order for her to have a repaired soul Dranzer had to give up part of his, which in time will regenerate. Normally when you fuse there are two independent souls, but when the two of them fused there was only enough to make one soul.

When they broke apart both were incredible weak, and Kaie's soul had to be repaired by a bitbeast named Andromeah (an-DROM-oh-me-ah) and Dranzer had to be repaired by a combination of bitbeasts. However, her soul can only be repaired when she is in Fainter's land, as she is not being repaired by her own bit-beast.

That is why she fainted. Andromeah pulled her into that world her.

Max the real reason that I am here is to tell you what your job is. Between now and the next battle Kaie must battle five time – that is how much time Andromeah needs. If she doesn't battle five times then she will faint in her real battle, forfeiting the match and sending her to the Other World.

But you can only battle once every eleven hours, as Andromeah needs at least that long to recuperate. Twelve hours you undoubtedly be better, but what ever you can manage, do it.

It is your job to ensure that she battles enough to have her spirit fixed and to ensure that nothing happens to her in the process. If something happens to her body while her soul is gone her soul can not return because the body is not the one from which it left, it is not in the same 'form' if you will.

Not one single cut can be inflicted on her body, but listen closely. If you need help yell, "Steel gliders" and help will come. The enemy knows that she is weak."

Max's face took on a serious expression and he nodded. The light smiled and disappeared at the same time as Kaie's body started.

She coughed hard then opened her eyes. Which to Max's surprised were purple and slightly glazed over. Then she closed her eyes and coughed some more, and this time when she opened her eyes they were green, just as normal.

"What happened?" she asked. Her head was pounding and her blade was lying in the sand, and Max was leaning over her. "Did I faint?"

Max shook his head and told her what had happened.

Kaie was quiet for a bit, thinking. "Twelve hour from now is seven am, and then seven pm, then seven am, and seven pm, then seven am, the day of the tournament. I guess that is doable, I mean I don't battle until later right?"

Max nodded. "Both of us are in the afternoon, you are right after lunch, and I'm after that."

Kaie stood up, with some help from Max, and then said, "Let's get back. I'm tired and I'm sure that you could use an early night as well."

They walked back together in a comfortable silence. Entering through the back door they climbed up the stairs and to their rooms. Max and Kaie went into their separate rooms, and then they both set their alarms for 6 am, so they would be ready for the seven am 'battle'.

They both slept well, neither aware of greater forces battling in a world not as far a way as one might think.

Questions –

Is anything confusing?

Who should go down first Kaie or Max? (it doesn't really matter what you thing, I have already written it)

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