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).

A/N: I sure hope this chapter doesn't disappoint any of you.
CheekyRhbadcat: I'm glad you liked it. I hope Kai's reaction doesn't disappoint too much.

xXxAngel VxXx: hey, no problem. I liked it -smiles- Kai and Max evil? Well… I guess they are in a way. 'Cuse me a moment -runs away from annoyed Kai and Max-

Tyson: guess that means we can finish off the rest of the reviews. Hey, Tiff.
Tiffany: yeah.
Ray: I wouldn't count on it. She's coming back.
Tyson: damn it.
Moonlit Sea: okay sorry about that. Now where was I… oh yeah.

-Dark Phoenix Angel Nami-: perfect? Hmmm that's a new one.

MyOwnWoRLD: here's the update.

You/Kai fic fan: an insane Kenny? Now there's something you don't see everyday. Where will Kai and Max's -takes a quick look around- 'relationship' go? As long as they don't come anywhere near me I don't care. I think they wanna kill me -looks worried-
Tyson: hey!
Moonlit Sea: what?
Tyson: I want Kai back with me!
Tiffany: and Max back with me!
Moonlit Sea: okay okay already. Sheesh

TalasGurl: I'm glad you liked it.

FireieGurl: don't worry it's defiantly gonna end a tyka -smiles-

Tyson: phew. That's good.
Moonlit Sea: -chuckles-

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

(-Thoughts-)

Chapter 25 - The War Has Began.

"Where are we?" Tyson asked as he looked around.

"Uh… nowhere of importance." Tiffany answered with a nervous chuckle.

"Tiffany." A voice said. The three turned round upon hearing it. Tyson growled when he saw who it was.

"What are they doing here?" Ray asked as he saw Kara and Danny.

"Um… you see they're or at least he is part of the 'plan'." She said nervously.

"Please don't tell me you intend to pretend that you're going out that that!" Tyson said his annoyance clear.

"Um… yeah." Looking away from them.

"Are you crazy!" Tyson nearly shouted.

"Tyson, calm down." Ray said calmly.

"Calm down! Did you forget what they did to her, Ray!"

"No, but you're upsetting Tiffany."

Tyson looked over at her seeing a solemn look on her face.
"Fine!" he growled out as he crossed his arms.

Tiffany walked over to the two Mythicals and began talking to them. Tyson watched intensely if any of them made a wrong move they'd regret it! Ray sighed and shook his head, he hadn't forgotten what they did to her but he trusted that Tiffany knew what she was doing. She came back a few moments later with a smile on her face.

"Everything's all set." She said. "All that remains now is for you two to get 'closer'." Using her fingers for quotation marks.

Ray rolled his eyes, "I'll never know how you managed to talk me into this."

Tiffany chuckled, "Put it down to Kinomiya charm."

Tyson chuckle at her comment and nodded.

Ray raised an eyebrow. (-'Kinomiya charm'? those two have as much charm as a snake who's just about to bite you.-) he thought.

"Time to put the plan into action." Danny said coming up behind Tiffany along with Kara.

Tyson gave a small growl.
"Just because my sister trusts you doesn't mean I do." He said.

"Tyson, please." Tiffany said in a half begging voice.

"How are Tyson and I suppose to get closer anyway?" Ray suddenly asked.

Tiffany gave a devilish smile.
"I was hoping you'd ask that."

(-I don't like the sound of this.-) Ray thought.

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It had just gone past dinnertime and Tiffany, Ray and Tyson had still not returned. Kenny, Max and Kai all sat in the main room watching TV or at least Max and Kai were, Kenny was only half watching as he typed away on his laptop.

"Tyson and Ray have been gone a really long time." Max suddenly pointed out as he looked at the clock. "Not to mention Tiffany." He added as he heard the small low growl Kai had made.

Just at that moment they heard the front door open and close. Ray, Tyson and Tiffany appeared a few moments later.

"Where have you two been?" Kai asked in his monotone voice directing the question at Ray and Tyson.

"Out. Not that it's any of your business, Hiwatari." Tyson answered nearly jumping for joy when he caught the hurt look in Kai's eyes.

"Tiffany?" Max asked.

"I went to see an old friend." She sighed dreamily and gave a small giggle to herself at what she just thought.

"Oh." Was all Max could say.

"Tiffany? Tiffaaaany?" Ray said waving a hand in front of her face.

It was taking every ounce of self-control Tiffany had not to burst out laughing at what Ray was doing. She waited a few more seconds before responding.
"Hm? Oh sorry, Ray. I must've zoned out for a moment there."

"Are you guys okay?" Kenny suddenly asked.
Things were becoming too weird for him. First Max and Kai's 'sudden' relationship and now this. What had everyone been eating?

"Hey, Ray. Can you come and help me with something?" Tyson asked with a smile.

Kai almost gasped but managed to stop himself. The smile Tyson had just given Ray was one of the 'special' smiles Tyson had reserved just for him. (-Does Tyson have a thing for Ray?-) he wondered.

"Sure thing, Ty." Ray answered giving him a sweet smile.

Tiffany chuckle inwardly. (-Ray's good at this.-) she thought glancing over at Kai who looked like he was going to kill the Chinese blader at any moment.

Max could also see this and tried to calm Kai down.
"Don't worry, Kai. I'm sure there's nothing going on between them." He said quietly.

Then without warning Kai grabbed hold of Max's wrist and started towards the door.
"Come on, Maxie."

After Kai and Max left, Tyson couldn't help but give a small chuckle, which caught Kenny's attention.

"What's going on?"

Both Ray and Tiffany gave Tyson a sharp look for 'raising suspicion' and Tyson's chuckling was turned into coughs. Kenny looked at Tyson strangely as he tried to cover his laughing with coughing.

"Perhaps my bro needs some water, Ray." Tiffany said her voice hinting something.

Ray got the hint, "Right. Come on, Tyson. Let go 'cure' those coughs." Leading him out.

Kenny then looked over at Tiffany with a suspicious look, apparently he also understood the 'hint'. She chuckled nervously.

"Um… so uh… what have you guys done today?" trying to change the subject but it wasn't working.

"What are you guys up to?" he asked.

"Uh… up to? I wouldn't know what you mean." She said trying to hide her nervousness.

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Tyson and Ray walked into the kitchen.

"Man, did you see the look on Kai's face!" he said happily.

Ray sighed, "Tyson, if this is going to work. You can't laugh every time Kai leaves the room."

Tyson gave Ray a confused look.
"Why not?"

"Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the whole idea to get back at Kai. To make him jealous."

"Yeah." Tyson answered still not understanding what Ray meant.

"If you laugh every time Kai leaves the room, Max or the Chief might decide to tell him. And we'd be right back where we started." Ray said trying to explain.

"Hm, you might have a point there, Ray. No doubt Maxie would probably tell Kai of our plan. Hey, that reminds me. You're pretty good at this." He complimented.

"Flattery will get you nowhere, Tyson." Ray commented as he walked towards the door.

Tyson chuckled and followed him. Just as luck would have it Max was walking towards the kitchen as they were coming out.

"Hey, thanks for your help, Ray. I don't think I could've done it without you." He smiled knowing it would catch Max's attention.

(-Done what without him? What's Tyson up to?-) Max wondered.

Ray groaned inwardly, (-how on earth did I ever get myself into this?-)
"No problem, Ty. Just don't get all hyped up next time or you might end up choking yourself."

"With you around I don't think that's possible." Tyson said in a playful voice.

Ray couldn't help but blush at those words. Max stood there amazed at what he was seeing and hearing.

"Hey, Max." Tyson greeted pretending to see him for the first time.

Max still stood there not moving, a completely dumbfounded look on his face.

"You okay, Max?" Ray asked a little worried.

Max shook his head to shake away the shock, "Hm? Oh yeah… I'm fine, Ray."

"You sure? You looked a little out of it for a moment there." Tyson said with a tad of worry.

Max looked at Tyson with an indescribable look (-could Tyson really be after Ray? I didn't think Ray was that way inclined.-) he thought. (- I mean, he was always after Tiffany.-)
"Uh… yeah." He smiled just to prove his point then continued towards the kitchen.

Tyson shrugged and continued on his way forcing down the laugh that was bubbling inside of him. Ray followed after him.

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Max wandered the kitchen wondering why he wanted to go there in the first place. (-Since when has Ray ever called Tyson 'Ty'?-) he wondered as he looked around the room for a clue as to why he was there. (-I don't think even Kai called him that. Speaking of Kai I better tell him what I saw, I just hope he doesn't kill me.-) abandoning his 'search' he walked towards the door his mind still reeling at the scene he saw between Tyson and Ray. That was until he bumped into something… or should that be somebody.

"Oh. I'm so sorry Max!" a female voice said.

He recognised it instantly and looked into Tiffany's dark blue eyes. She was smiling at him and Max felt his knees go weak.
"Uh… n-no problem."

"So, how's things?" she asked casually.

"F-fine. Everything's fine."

"That's good. Um… you haven't seen that brother of mine have you? I need to ask him about not killing my date for tomorrow night." Tiffany asked.

"Your date?" Max repeated somewhat surprised and downhearted.

She nodded, "Well, since you and Kai are together I figured it was time to move on. No point in dwelling on the past." She said. "That's if a even remembered what the past was." She added then shrugged, "If ya see him tell him I'm looking for him will ya?"

All Max could do was nod.

"Thanks." Walking off.

It seems as Kai's plan had backfired. Instead of making the people they wanted jealous, it appeared that they took it as a sign to move on with their lives. Max sighed and headed off for Kai's room, not even bothering to knock but just walking in.

"Max, if you were anyone else I would've thrown you out." Kai said.

"Sure, whatever, Kai." Max replied and slid down to the floor.

Kai observed the blonde curiously and to his surprise Max began to cry.
"Max? What's wrong?"

"It's not working, Kai." He said. "She doesn't care about me anymore."

Kai wasn't sure what to do. When Tyson was upset it seemed so natural, so easy to know what to do. To just go over and comfort him, but this was Max and after what happened between them earlier that day he didn't think he would see it as 'comforting'.

"Your plan's backfired, Kai!" Max suddenly said half shouting. "They don't care about us anymore!"

Kai sighed he hated to admit it but Max was right. Something had happened between Ray and Tyson and now Tyson was more interested in Ray than him.
"I-I didn't think they'd go off like they did." Kai suddenly said stuttering a little.

"Well they did!" Max said wiping his eyes.

Kai closed his eyes as he remembered the way Tyson had smiled at Ray earlier. (-Tyson. Have I really lost you for good?-) he wondered. /You haven't lost me, Kai./ a voice in his head suddenly said, it sounded strangely like...
(-Tyson?-)

/Fight for me, Kai. Show me that you really do care about me./ it said.

(-I will, Tyson. I promise you. Ray's gonna be sorry he ever set eyes on you-)

/Thank you, Kai./ it said then disappeared.

"Kai? You okay?" Max's worried voice said.

Kai opened his eyes and saw a worried looking Max looking over him. Kai gave him a smirkish smile.

"I'm fine. Come on, Max. The battle isn't over yet."

"Huh? What do ya mean, Kai?" now confused.