Title: What Was Once Lost Is Now Found
By: Moonlit Sea

Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade or any of its characters (anything else you don't recognise I own).

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And now dear readers I give you chapter twenty-two of What Was Once Lost Is Now Found.

(-Thoughts-)

Chapter 22 - Recovery.

Ray followed Tyson after his 'quick' departure from his sister's hospital room. He found him outside the building, fists still shaking by his side.

"Tyson, you okay?"

"I'm fine." He replied sharply.

But Ray found it lacked the sharpness it needed.
"You wanna talk about it?"

"There's nothing to talk about, Ray. The people who did this aren't going to get away with it."

"What are you going to do?" Ray asked a little worry seeping into his voice.

"I'm gonna make them pay if it's the last thing I do!" he said angrily.

"Tyson, perhaps you should hold your 'revenge' plans until after Tiffany's wakes up."

Tyson turned to Ray having anger, hatred, hurt and sadness in his eyes.
"Why?"

Ray could see that he had been crying seeing the trails of the tears that had been left behind.
"Because that way she can tell us what happen. If you go after them now you might end up doing more harm than good." He reasoned.

"You sound just like Kai! Thinking that you know my sister better than I do! Thinking that you're doing what you think is best for me! Well let me tell you something, Ray!" Tyson shouted.

"And what would that be, Tyson." he said calmly.

Tyson's anger suddenly deflated upon Ray's words.
"I'm sorry." He said his shoulder slouching as he looked down at the ground. "I didn't mean to take my anger out on you, Ray. It's just with the way Tiffany is and Kai not talking to me… I guess it all became too much."

Ray walked over to Tyson and put a hand on his shoulder.
"It's okay, Tyson. She'll be all right and as for Kai…give it a couple of days. Let things blow over then see if he wants to talk."

Tyson looked up at Ray.
"Thanks." He gave him a sad smile and walked off.

Ray decided to leave him to him thoughts and went back to the others.

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"She'll be okay, Max." Kenny said reassuringly.

Max gave a nod still looking at the unconscious girl. (-Please wake up, Tiffany.-) he thought (-I'm so sorry about what I said to you. I'd do anything to see your beautiful smile again. Anything.-)

Ray then walked in and Kai noticed that he was 'Tysonless'.

"Hey, Ray. Where's Tyson?" Kenny asked.

"He wondered off."

"Is he okay?"

Ray shook his head sadly.
"He's really upset and with Tiffany the way she is, it pushed him over the edge."

Kai suddenly felt guilty. Why didn't he go after Tyson instead of Ray? It wasn't as if Tyson really meant those things he said. So why was he so annoyed with him? He then felt a pair of eyes on him and looked over from the window to where everyone else was. He saw Ray was giving a mean look then a few seconds later he looked back at Max and Tiffany.

"We should probably get going." Kenny said.

"You guys go on. I wanna stay with Tiffany a little longer." Max said never taking his eyes off her.

"Don't stay too long, Max." Ray said understandingly.

Max gave a nod and Kenny and Ray left but just as Kai was about to walk out Max said, "I know what happened between you and Tyson, Kai."

Kai turned to him a tad surprised.

"And you have to know that he didn't mean it."

"Sounds like he meant it to me."

Max shook his head.
"You should've seen how upset he looked. He likes you, Kai." For the first time since Max entered the room he took his eyes off Tiffany and turned to Kai. "A lot, and it's killing him knowing that you might never talk to him again."

"Why do you care anyway, Max." Kai said.

"I'm not just saying all this because I'm going out with his sister if that's what you mean, Kai. Tyson's my best friend and he doesn't deserve the cold shoulder act that you're giving him. Sure he can be stubborn and stupid at times but that's the way he is, and that's the reason you like him, right?"

Kai was a little shocked about how deep Max's words were, he never knew Max could be so… deep. His words sounded like they came straight from his heart.

Max turned back to Tiffany.
"He's also afraid that he's now lost the two people he loves most…" he gave Kai a quick look as he said, "You…" then looked back at Tiffany. "…and his sister."

"Tyson thinks he's lost me" Kai said quietly but Max didn't reply and stayed looking at Tiffany.

(-You're gonna be alright Tiffany. Please, you have to be. I don't think I could live with myself knowing those were the last words I said to you.-) Max thought a few tears dropping onto her hand as he held it.

/FLASHBACK+

Max gave her an annoyed look. "You can't tell me it's nothing. You practically ran away from the guy!" he said nearly shouting.

Tiffany looked down at the ground.
"He-he's… someone I've tried to forget." She said solemnly.

Max's anger grew, "Are you telling me that you're just going out with me to get back him!"

Tiffany looked up immediately, "No Max, it's nothing like that!" her voice was small and pleading. Tears starting to form in her eyes. "You gotta believe me… please!" her last word barely above a whisper.

/END FLASHBACK+

(-I do believe you, Tiffany. I do.-)

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Tyson walked around the city wondering how his life got so messed up. Things were going so well, his sister had returned after many years, he and Kai had got together, life was perfect. So what happened? How did everything fall apart so rapidly? He sighed as he continued to wonder not even knowing or caring where he was going. (-Kai, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to take my anger out on you.-) he thought sadly. (-Will you ever forgive me or is this the way things are gonna be from now on?-) he sighed once again. The next couple of days would be rough and what was worse was that there was no one to support him, to comfort him. Sure there was Max, Ray and the Chief but that wasn't the same as getting support and comfort from a loved one. He thought back to how Kai had comforted him when Ray told them Tiffany had been 'taken'. He would no longer get that, thanks to his stupidity.

"Kai." He said quietly with a sigh, as a tear rolled down is cheek.

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It had been a couple of days since Tiffany had been brought to the hospital. Max stayed with her constantly only leaving for food, drink and bathroom breaks. Tyson grew more depressed as each day went by, which started to worry Kenny and Ray. And Kai just kept his distance from everyone. Then one day just as Max was coming back from having a quick breakfast he saw someone else in Tiffany's room.

"Who the hell are you?" he said walking in.

The person turned round and Max recognised them as being a member of the Mythicals. He growled.

"I just wanted to see how she was doing." Referring to Tiffany.

"Why should you care, you're the ones who put her here!"

They sighed, "I guess I deserve that." Then looked back at Tiffany. "You know you're lucky."

"And why's that?"

"Because she loves you."

That statement surprised Max.

"I guess I better get going." Starting to walk out.

"Wait, how do you know that?" Max asked.

"Know what? That she loves you?"

Max nods and the person smiled.

"I saw the way she was looking at you at that 'tournament gathering'." They then left leaving Max alone with his thoughts.

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Ray walked into the main room from his room and saw Kenny sitting on the sofa looking very worried.

"How's Tyson doing?" he asked taking a seat next to him.

"I wish I knew." Kenny said sadly. "He won't come out of his room. I've tried everything!"

"Did you tell him that there was a free all you can eat buffet downstairs?" Ray joked.

"Yeah… it didn't work."

Ray sighed, "Kai's not much better either. I think he's returning to his old ways of not letting anyone get close or showing any emotion."

"Who'd a thought that one person could bring this team down so easily." Kenny suddenly said.

Ray gave a small quiet chuckle that was exactly what he thought the day he got the phone call about Tiffany being in hospital.

"Things will look up, Chief. Just give it time."

"We give it much more time and I doubt we'll have any team left. Kai will probably leave… again. If Tiffany doesn't make it then Max will become depressed and Tyson will most probably try to kill himself."

"Nice to see you're looking on the bright side." Ray said a tad sarcastically.

"As far as I can see, Ray. There is no bright side."

"Sure there is, Chief. Tiffany will wake up, Kai will forgive Tyson, they'll get back together and Tyson will come out of his depression."

"Kai and Tyson are… er were together?" Kenny said slightly amazed.

Ray nodded, "You didn't work that out when Kai was comforting Tyson?"

"To be honest I was more shocked that Kai even cared that Tyson was upset."

"I guess it was a little strange to see Kai openly showing his emotions like that."

Kenny nodded and the phone rang.
"I'll get it." Getting up to answer it.

"And I'll see if I can get any movement outta Tyson." walking over to Tyson's room.

"Hello?"

"Chief!" Max's excited and hurried voice said "Geteveryonedownhererightnow!"

"Slow down, Max! I can't understand you." Kenny said.

"Sorry." Came a hurriedly reply, he then took a deep breath and began again. "Get everyone down here right away!"

"But w…" Kenny didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before Max hung up.

Kenny looked at the phone in his hand for a few moments, blinking a couple of times, then suddenly shouted, "RAY!"

Ray came rushing out of Tyson's room.
"What is it, Chief? What's wrong?"

"Max just called he wants us to get down to the hospital right away."

"Then let's get going." Ray said heading for the door.

"Uh… all of us, Ray."

Ray turned back to Kenny "Oh." Knowing what that meant.

"Yeah. So I'll go get Tyson and you get Kai." Heading off to Tyson's room.