Title: What Was Once Lost Is Now Found
By: Moonlit Sea
Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade or any of its characters (except Tiffany & Firefly).
A/N: thanks for all the reviews guys! It really means a lot to me.
I know this chapter might be kinda boring but it sets up for the rest of the story.
TyKa-Forever: why would I be offended? I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I do my best to please my readers after all its you guys that keep me going! -smiles-
And now dear readers I give you chapter six of What Was Once Lost Is Now Found.
/-Thoughts-/
Chapter 6 - The Haunting Past.
She ran, ran as fast she could. She couldn't allow them to catch up to her, otherwise lords knows what would happen! Suddenly she tripped and fell to the ground, but as she did she twisted her ankle. Slowly she turned round to see that they were already standing a few feet away from her all of them were either smirking or laughing knowing she was all theirs for the taking. She growled at them telling them that she wouldn't go without a fight. One of them broke away from the group and walked over to her.
"It's time to pay." They said.
Tiffany suddenly woke up, bolting straight up in bed. She was panting heavily /-what a dream! It was more like a nightmare!-/ she thought as she looked around the room until her eyes finally settled on the clock which was beside her blade on the bedside table. It read 4:45am, she sighed there was no way she'd get back to sleep now especially with the nightmare still fresh in her mind. She got up, got dressed and grabbed her blade heading down the stairs.
As she walked towards the patio doors she saw Tyson sound asleep on the sofa. He had insisted that she take his room that night, after arguing with him for about three minutes that she would be perfectly fine on the sofa, she finally realise that this was an argument she wouldn't win and finally gave in. Tiffany smiled at his sleeping form before heading out into the garden and walking over the bey dish. She took out Firefly and launched her into the dish.
Up in his room Max had heard someone moving around in Tyson's room. He wondered why anyone would be up at this time in the morning. As he continued to listen he heard the door open and close then someone walking down the stairs.
/-Wonder what's up?-/ he got up out of bed and looked out the window into the garden below. He saw Tiffany approach the dish and launch her blade, he chuckled to himself /-she's as bad as Kai.-/ he thought. Going to his bed and going back to sleep, but as he closed his eyes he opened them a second later as a thought entered his mind. /-What if there's something wrong?-/ remembering a time back when Tyson got beat by Enrique. He hadn't been able to sleep because of it. It made Max wonder if she was having the same trouble. Okay so the match between her and Tyson had ended in tie but by the look on her face she had never had a tie before. He walked back over to the window and took one last look out of it before deciding to go see what was wrong.
Tiffany was busy thinking about the nightmare she had just had. She was trying to think where she'd seen that person before. 'It's time to make you pay.' Their words going round in her mind, it made her shudder at the mere thought of what those words could mean. /-Why can't I remember who they are?-/ she wondered. She was so deep in thought that she wasn't paying any attention to her blade or the fact that there someone behind her. She yelped and nearly jumped half a mile in the air when someone placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." She heard Max's voice say.
She turned round and sure enough there was Max standing behind her, although there was a worried look in his eyes.
"No, it was my fault. I should pay more attention to what I'm doing."
"What are you doing out here anyway? You do know that it's five in the morning." Max says.
She smiles.
"I could ask you the same question."
"Hey, I asked first."
Tiffany giggled a little confusing Max.
"Anyone tell you that sound a lot like my brother?"
Max chuckles at the comparison Tiffany had just made between Tyson and him.
"Now that you mention it," thinking "I guess we are kinda similar. Guess it must have been all time I spent with him during our travels." He jokes.
"I'm surprised he didn't drive you crazy."
"Actually he did, on a couple of occasions."
Tiffany smiled again and turned back to retrieve Firefly.
"So what are you doing out here?" Max asks again.
"Thinking." She answered if a little solemnly.
"What about?"
Tiffany thought for a while wondering whether or not she should tell Max about her nightmare. /- If I can't figure it out then I doubt Max can.-/ she thought. /-But then again… what's that they say about two heads being better than one?-/
"Tiffany, are you okay?" Max suddenly asks a little worried.
"Hm? Oh yea, I'm fine. I was just… wondering about something." She finally answered.
"You wanna talk about it."
"I'm not sure. Doesn't help does it."
From inside someone smiled as they watched the two talk. /-I guess she doesn't need my help after all. Looks like she already knows who she wants.-/ seeing the slight blush appear on her cheeks as Max said something.
"Tyson." A voice suddenly said making him jump.
"Kai, would you quit sneaking up on people like that!" turning to face him.
Kai gave a small smile at Tyson's comment.
"You're one to talk." He said taking a look outside and seeing Max and Tiffany.
"Hey, she's my sister I'm allowed to do that." He responded.
"I doubt she would see it like that." Walking out and heading towards the kitchen.
After taking a quick look back at them both, Tyson went after Kai.
"I'm just worried that she'll end up getting hurt." Continuing their conversation.
"Tyson, your sister's a big girl. I'm sure she can take care of herself." Kai states his voice was emotionless like he didn't care, and in a way he didn't but Tyson did and he felt like he had to comfort him.
"Hey guys, whatcha talking about?" Max asks walking in with Tiffany behind him.
"Hey Max, Sis. Not much." Tyson answered with a slight smile.
"Thanks for letting me have your room last night Bro." Tiffany thanked.
"No prob."
Kai walked out not saying a word surprising Tyson and Max a little.
/-I may have solved or at least half solved one problem but there's still another one to solve .-/ Tyson thought looking at the door that Kai had just walked through.
"What's with Kai?" Max asked a tad confused.
Tyson sighed.
"I wish I knew." He said mumbling a little.
Seeing her brother's disappointment at Kai's exit she decided to go see what was Kai's problem. Leaving Max and Tyson alone in the kitchen.
"Hey Max." Tyson said with a grin on his face.
"Yea?" turning to face him after watching Tiffany's 'sudden' departure.
"You like her don't you." Coming straight out with it, he was in no mood to tease today.
"I…uh…" Max stuttered going red.
Or maybe he was, watching how Max was squirming at the question. /-This should be fun.-/ he thought.
"Well? Do you or don't you?"
"W-what would you d-do if I-I'd said yes?" Max asked nervously.
"Then I'd say I think it's time you both got together." His grin getting even bigger.
"Huh?!" Max says in totally shocked. /-I actually thought Tyson was going to kill me but this? What happened? Did he hit his head during the night?-/
Tiffany found Kai in the garden leaning up against the wall his eyes closed, but he knew she was there.
"What do you want?" he asked coldly.
"Just to know what you've got against me."
Kai didn't answer her.
Tiffany smiled. /- I think I know what's wrong.-/
"I get it now…" she began.
Kai opened his eyes and looked at her.
"You believe that now I'm here, my brother's going to spent more time with me than he is with you." She says matter-of-factly.
Kai stared at her wondering how she could've known. His silence gave her the answer she was looking for, she gave a knowing smile.
"So, have you told him yet?"
"T-told him what?" Kai asks suddenly stuttering.
"Awww you haven't. Would you like me to tell him? Although I doubt he'll believe me anyway." Thinking about it.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Tiffany chuckled.
"Oh, now I see, you don't even know yourself. No wonder you haven't told him yet." She says with realisation.
"Okay you tell me what you're talking about right now!" Kai demanded.
"And what are you gonna do if I don't? Get my brother on me? Yeah right, like that's gonna work." She retorted.
Kai growled at her, if she wasn't going to tell him soon he was going to force it out of her!
It had now turned seven am and everyone was starting to get up -well all those that were still asleep anyway.-
"Hey guys!" Kenny says excitedly as he ran down stairs.
"What's up Chief?" Ray asks as Kenny enters the kitchen where everyone was eating breakfast.
"I just got an email from Max's mom. She was wondering if we like to participate in a tournament that's being held over there." Kenny explains.
"Hey cool!" Tyson says sounding just as excited as Kenny.
"Sounds great we haven't seen those guys in ages." Ray said.
"Yea, and I can't wait until I see my mom again." Max says smiling brightly.
"What does your mom do, Max?" Tiffany asked curious.
"She's the head researcher at a top Beyblade facility in the US." Max began not noticing how Tiffany's face fell at the mention of America.
Kai and Ray however did.
/-Wonder what happened to her while she was over there.-/ Ray wondered seeing how sad she looked as Max continued talking.
"Hey, maybe you met her while you were out there."
"Uh… no, I don't think so."
/-Too bad, would've saved time in meeting his parents-/ Tyson joked to himself.
"What did you tell her?" Kai asks Kenny.
"That we'd be on the next flight over." Kenny says.
"Awesome. You'll be coming too, right Tiff." Tyson says happily looking over at his sister.
"Hm? Oh um…w-would you excuse me a minute." Getting up and walking out.
"What's wrong with her?" Kenny asks.
"I-I dunno." Tyson answers surprised at Tiffany's behaviour.
"If you ask me I'd say it has something to do with her past." Kai reasons.
"Kai's right, I mean did you see her face when Max mention that his mom worked in America?" Ray added.
"Perhaps I'd better go talk to her." getting up to follow her. "You guys see about getting us some plane tickets." Tyson said a huge smile upon his face before walking out the door.
Tiffany walked along the streets thinking about what Max said. His mother worked in the US? That means that this tournament was being held in America. Oh great, just when she thought she had left the past behind her. Now it's come back to haunt her. Then when Tyson had asked if she was coming she felt like she just had to get out of there. She sighed and walked into the park looking for a nice quiet spot where she could think, she sat beneath a tree reliving her some of her childhood memories.
She hadn't been there very long when a voice said, "There you are." She looked up and saw Tyson looking down at her.
"Hey Bro." she greeted.
"So are you gonna tell me what's wrong or what?" he asked sitting in front of her.
"Huh? Why would there be anything wrong?" she asked with a nervous laugh.
"Come on Tiff, you've been acting strange ever since Max said his mom worked in America. Not to mention that you were up at nearly five in the morning." He reasoned.
"You mean you were actually awake?" she asks disbelievingly. "Max told me that it was near impossible to get you up."
"Heh, yea well that was a long time ago." He responds a little embarrassed.
"Let's just say I got into a little trouble while I was there." She says sadly answering his earlier question.
"What kind of trouble?" he asked worriedly.
"It doesn't matter." She sighed, "What matters is that you need me there, and that I have to stop thinking about myself."
"Well I wouldn't exactly say need." he says joking a little.
Tiffany gave a small smile and looked at Tyson.
"Trust me. You will need me Tyson." And with that she got up and started back to their place.
"Hey, what do you mean by we will need you? Tiffany... Tiffany answer me!" Tyson says going after her.
Anyone guess what the yaoi couple is yet? -smiles- sorry Zoutou but it was two against one -shrugs- had to go with majority.
Oh and did I get Judy's job description right?
Laterz
Moonlit Sea