Chapter 5: The Darkness

Night-time came upon Domino City, and there was no sign of Kai. The city lights caused the sky to seem more like a dull black color and there were little stars to gaze upon.

"Oh I'm getting tired," Tomoyo complained rubbing her eyes. "It's no use we can't find your friend anywhere,"

Tomoyo walked alongside Max, occasionally gazing at the shops they past whilst walking along the sidewalks. They came to a crosswalk and waited for the light to change so they could cross.

Max sighed. "Yea, it's getting late, my dad must be worried about me, I guess" He said looking up at the night sky, in thought.

Tomoyo edged closer to him, held his arm and leaned her tired head on his shoulder. He patted her head, admiring her ebony hair.

"Where are we going to stay the night, out on the streets?" Max thought aloud, He didn't like that thought though.

The light changed and Tomoyo eased up his shoulder and they walked across.

"Where do you suppose the others are?" Tomoyo asked sleepily.

"No idea..."

"What about the other boy we were with, Tyson?"

"Ah, don't worry about him he can take of himself,"

"Ok, what are we going to do now?" Tomoyo asked again.

"I don't know," Max started to get worried now. They didn't know anybody in this strange place, so had no connections to sleep anyways.

"Let's go back to the park and stay there, maybe we'll meet up with Tyson, and maybe the others," Max suggested.

"Wait I got a better idea," Tomoyo pointed to a kind of hotel place, across the streets. It looked about 30 stories tall; its glass windows in every story reflected the colorful city lights.

"There? We can't afford... wait a sec?"

Tomoyo gave Max a smile and giggled a bit.

"I'll pay for it, after all we are suppose to be still in Japan, So my credit card has to work here,"

"Wha...Wha.. What? You have a credit card!" Max stuttered in complete shock and awe.

"Yup," she replied still smiling.

"What about the others?" Max asked.

Tomoyo sighed, she wished Sakura was here.

"Let's just go Max I'm sure their fine," Tomoyo said eagerly grabbing his hand and ushering him across the streets to the hotel.

Luckily for them there was a spare room left, but it was small and only had one bed. Tomoyo crossed her fingers and prayed they didn't bother her cause she was only 10 years old with a credit card. They honestly couldn't care, as long as the credit card worked, which it did they didn't bother her. At first the though of sharing a single bed with a girl didn't occur to Max until they actually stepped into the room. It was small indeed with 2 side tables, a single bed a bathroom, a chest of drawers and a small closet.

Max started to feel a bit uneasy. Tomoyo was so tired; she just kicked off her shoes and collapsed on the bed, probably already half asleep. Max sat by the door, trying to be subtle.

"Hey Max, it's ok don't sleep on the floor, come sleep by me," Tomoyo sat up and motioned with her hand for him to come over.

Max continued to blush.

"A..A..uh.. Areyousure?" he gulped.

"Just come...and sleep, I won't until you do," She said as she yawned and stretched.

He hesitantly got up and sat at the edge of the bed next to her, she tugged on his arm for him to come closer.

"Goodnight Max," Tomoyo said clicking off the lamp that was on a side table next her.

"Okay, night," he gulped. 'Aw man..' he thought. The room went completely dark and he had no choice but to lie down next to her. He laid flat on his back starring at the ceiling which he hardly could make out because it was pitch black. He was afraid to get too close to her, his heart started beating rapidly and he felt hot all over and started to sweat. He was sure he wasn't going to sleep, but he shut his eyes tight and tried to forget that he was sleeping in the same bed with a girl. Tomoyo suddenly turned over, facing him. He could feel her warm breath on his face; it was slow and rhythmic so he knew she was already asleep. He closed his eyes and listened to her breath, he couldn't wait till morning to come around, then again he didn't want it to come.

"Aww man where am I? ack, too dark." Tyson complained as he made his way through the busy city. 'Argg should have never left' he scolded himself.

However it was too late, it was dark and lonely and he was completely lost in this unfamiliar city.

'Argg what is the matter with me, why'd I attack Max like that? He's my best friend ack; I wonder where he and that rich chick is?' Tyson pondered to himself.

Suddenly a quick flash zoomed across in front of him, sending him landing on his but.

"Hey what was that! Who did that! Show you," he demanded confidently.

The figure obeyed and showed himself from behind the dark gloomy trees. Tyson's hair and clothes suddenly began to flap as a harsh gust of wind blew.

"Kai is that you!" he yelled. "Stop being some damn dramatic and show yourself.

As Tyson had predicted it was Kai, the mature, stern looking Kai gazed at Tyson with seemingly empty blue eyes.

"Kai?" Tyson called again, feeling knots in his stomach. The way Kai was looking at him he knew something was wrong.

"Hey man say something? What's up we were worried sick where the heck have you been?" Tyson chuckled nervously.

Kai still didn't say anything; his empty beyblade just glowed in his palm.

"Hey what the?" Tyson was shocked; like the rest of them his bit-beast Dranzer had disappeared from its blade but somehow his beyblade still glowed.

"Hey what's going on?" Sakura asked, as she sat up in bed.

They had managed to stay at an inn where someone was kind enough to let them stay.

"What's up Sakura?" Hilary yawned as well, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

"Look my Clow Cards!" Sakura exclaimed as a one of the cards in her deck began to glow a bright, luminescent white.

"Woah!" Hilary exclaimed, as one of the cards flew out of Sakura's deck and out the window leaving a short tail of light behind it.

"Wait!" Sakura cried at her card. She immediately tossed the covers off of her and grabbed her Clow key from the dresser.

Key that hides the forces of darkness!
Show me your true form!
Under the contract, I, Sakura, command you!
Release!

Fly! Release and dispel

Immediately the wings on Sakura's wand enlarged, Hilary's eyes widened in awe and excitement. The noise had awakened the Chief who was in a room nearby.

"What's going!" he cried with a laptop readily tucked under his arms.

"Something weird just happened. One of Sakura's Clow card thingies just flew away." Hilary answered promptly.

Sakura climbed out the window which was a story high, and hopped onto her wand.

"I got to get that card back!" she yelled.

"Let me come with you." Hilary pleaded.

"Hop on then!" Sakura said outstretching her hand to help Hilary get aboard her flying wand,

"Hey what about me?" Kenny mumbled in disappointment.

"Stay here until we return," Sakura said before commanding her wand to fly away into the night.

Kenny pouted, 'There is no way I'm going to let them have all the fun I have to find out what's going on too.' With that Kenny ran downstairs and ran outside to find them.

"Hey Kai what's going on" Tyson shielded his eyes as a whirlwind that seemed to engulf Kai began to swirl around them as his beyblade continued to shine. Then a beam of light just shot down form the sky and retreated into his blade.

Then the wind died down and Tyson strained his eyes in the dark to get a better look at what had happened. He gasped.

Something had entered in Kai's Beyblade, but it was odd, it didn't look like a bit beast, more like Woman. She was elegantly and gracefully posed in the picture on his blade. She had fiery ears and long flowing hair.

"What's going on Kai, Answer me!" Tyson yelled again. By this time he had felt he had been talking to himself the entire time.

"Tyson?"

Tyson turned around but didn't see anyone, but he felt a sudden breeze above him and looked above him to see Sakura and Hilary hovering over him.

"Hilary! Sakura!" he cried out in relief.

"Hey it's Kai!" Hilary exclaimed as she pointed at him. He stood emotionless in the dark under a street light.

Sakura slowly lowered Hilary and herself to the ground, Hilary hopped off and then Sakura before the wings on her wand subsided and returned to its Clow form.

"What's going on?" Hilary quickly asked as she shot glances at both Kai and Tyson.

"I don't know I was just walking around here and he was there, then there..."

"What do you mean you were walking around? What are you doing out this late by yourself! Don't you know it's dangerous, we were suppose to stay in groups. Where are Tomoyo and Max?" Hilary began questioning in a stern tone, before Tyson could have finished what he was saying.

"What do you mean! You aren't my mother ok so stop acting like it!" Tyson shot back angrily.

"I am concerned ok? What happened if something had happened to you?" Hilary shot back waving a finger in his face furiously.

Sakura was standing there quietly but then turned her attention to Kai. Hilary and Tyson didn't notice but he was looked at if he was ready to launch his blade. Sakura could see and sense it too, whoever he was he was acting a bit strangely. He had a dark empty stare, staring hungrily at Sakura.

"Look out!" Sakura yelled.

Kai had launched his blade at the them powerfully. It grazed passed Tyson and Hilary, Sakura ducked before it could hit her. The blade bounced off a tree making a huge gash in it before returning to Kai's hands.

"Hey Kai! What's the big idea?" Tyson demanded to know.

Kai finally spoke.

"Sakura let's bey-battle" He said flatly.

"What? But I don't want to bey-battle," Sakura nervously turned to Tyson and Hilary for answers.

"This isn't like Kai Sakura, something is wrong," Hilary mumbled.

"Wait a minute you have never met Sakura before so how do you know her name?" Tyson asked sternly.

Kai didn't respond.

Sakura just stood there bewildered as Kai was ready to launch his blade again, this time directly at her.

"Sakura where is your bey-blade?" Tyson turned to her.

"Wha. What? I left it back at the inn"

"You did what! You don't just leave your beyblade like that" Tyson yelled again.

"Stop yelling at her Tyson, she's not even a beyblader!" Hilary said.

"Time's up!" Kai said.

Tyson withdrew his blade and launcher.

"You'll have to battle with me first!" Tyson said jumping in front of Sakura protectively.

"Are you crazy Tyson you don't even have a bit beast" Hilary yelled.

"Neither does he!" Tyson shot back.

"Wait a second what is that on his beyblade! It looks like my Clow card," Sakura pointed out.

"Your Clow Card? How is that possible?" Hilary asked.

"How do you know Sakura?" Tyson asked without taking his eyes off Kai.

"Look at it. It's my fiery card; it has somehow fused into his blade,"

"You're very smart Sakura, if you want your card back you need to battle me," Kai finally spoke.