Meeting You

Chapter 17: Recalling Memories

By: Nami

Hey guys! What did u think of chapter 16? I left u on a cliff hanger! This chapter is kind of stupid but if you read carefully you'll understand of Nami's past.

-IMPORTANT-

If you all have read the whole story and didn't skip around, you'll find that in chapter 5, you'll see Kai remembering his past and he had a little 'girlfriend' named Atlanta. This information is strictly so you wouldn't forget!

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flashback-

The four year old, lavender headed girl ran out of the house in search of her friend. "Hey Atlanta!" Kai called.

"Hey Kai!" Atlanta squeaked in happiness. "Hey Atlanta? What happened to your cheek?" Kai asked.

There was a dark bruise forming on her cheek. "I ran in to the wall." Atlanta said hesitantly.

"I run in to walls all the time…except I never get bwuises (He can't pronounce his R's remember, he's only 5.)" Kai said in worry.

"Well I bwuise easily." Atlanta said before she started to giggle, "You run in to walls?"

"Yea well I…" Kai started. "KAI! KAI GET OVER HERE!" a voice shouted. "Whose that?" Atlanta asked curiously. "It's my gwandpa (grandpa)! I'll see you soon, kay?" Kai asked.

"Kay." Atlanta said with a quick hug. Kai blushed before dashing off.

-next day- (flashback)

"Momma? Can I go pway (play) with Kai?" Atlanta asked. "Sorry sweetie, Kai left for boarding school." Sakura said to her daughter.

"What?!" Atlanta exclaimed as tears leaked from her rather large orbs.

-end flashback

"WHAT?!" Kai exclaimed. "Kai, is something wrong?" Hilary asked but she was cut off by Nami.

"That's not my name!" Nami shrieked in horror. Nami's face turned pale as tears welled up in her eyes.

"Oh but it is, Atlanta." Kenji said with a triumphant smirk. "NO! It isn't!" Nami hissed as hot wet tears slipped down her face. At that moment her blade was smacked horribly by Kenji's.

"It is, if you do not believe me then check your passport." Kenji said in annoyance.

"You…you were the one!" Nami hissed as the tears poured down her cheeks, except now her eyes were burning in anger.

"Yes." Kenji said with a smirk. "You were the one who disappeared and told dad my secrets! You were the one who arranged for the girls team to be removed! You were the one who my father consulted while I was away at school! You were the one who my father sent to vandalize the car! You took my only friend away when I was 4! YOU REVEALED MY IDENTITY!" Nami yelled.

"Yes, it seems that you never figured out that my father was working for yours and the fact that I visited you when you came back from boarding school at the age of eight." Kenji said with an evil facial expression.

"I remember you, you asked to play with me while my father and that bastard was working together!" Nami hissed.

"Don't you dare call my father a bastard!" Kenji hissed, "His name is Boris and you better get it right!"

"WHAT!" Kai hissed, as he stood up. "We have a long connection, little girl and you better get used to them." Kenji said, "Also you should respect my younger sister, Iris."

"That's it! I've had enough! You have ruined my life and I intend on ruining yours! NEPTUNE CRYSTAL REFLECTION!" Nami roared before Kenji could think.

At that moment there was a blinding white light and then Kenji's blade was shattered in to tiny fragments of metal only his bit beast remained. "NO!" Kenji growled.

Nami was breathing deeply from the amount of energy sucked out of her; she snatched her blade out of the air.

"I win! Now get out of my life and leave Kai alone!" Nami growled. With that she ran out of the stadium.

"Oh shit!" Kai hissed. "What happened?" Tyson asked. "Nami is Atlanta…she was my best friend before I was sent to the abbey, I never found out what had happened to her." Kai said in a panic to run after her.

"What?!" Everyone exclaimed. Kai ran out of the stadium after Nami AKA Atlanta.

"Okay…it seems we had a little relation trouble." A.J said. "The Bladebreakers advance!" DJ Jazzman said changing the subject desperately.

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"Yes…I knew Atlanta…her father was a brilliant man. Unfortunately I had to kill him so he wouldn't let loose the information of me working for Master Voltaire." Boris said to Tala.

"So she passes?" Tala asked uneasily. "Of course she passes you fool! Now get out of my sight!" Boris hissed.

"You never told me that you had a son and a daughter." Tala said. "I had…I thought I told you to get out!" Boris yelled.

Tala left without another word. "I have to warn Kai about her, with Boris and Kenji working her case, she could be kidnapped." Tala thought.

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Nami grabbed her bag and threw all her stuff in, in a mad panic to get away. She slung her bag over her shoulder and grabbed her beyblade before making a dash to the door.

"Leaving without even saying goodbye?" a voice said.

The voice made Nami shiver. "Kai?" she whispered as she dropped her bag on to the ground.

Kai grabbed her wrist. "Why didn't you tell me?!" he exclaimed. "I'm sorry…I couldn't. I panicked when I saw you in the hospital when we met. Remember when you were taken away?! I had to stay at home for a few years, after dad died I went in search of you, I've been trying to get to you since I was twelve. The only reason why I came to New York was to meet you, hoping you would remember me. Except I had a run in with Iris." Nami whispered.

"Nam…Atlanta?" Kai said awkwardly. "Don't ever call me by my first name…it was mother's first name as well…" Nami said quietly. (Sakura is Nami's mother's middle name. So Atlanta is her mother's first name as well.)

"Nami? Why did you?" Kai said. "I was afraid that you wouldn't remember." Nami said tersely

"Kai!" Tala called. "What do you want bastard!?!" Nami hissed. "Look this is not the time to be arguing. Boris and Voltaire are sure to be after you! You have to leave!" Tala said seriously.

"I'm not going anywhere. Not until this tournament is over." Nami said.

Tala looked at Kai desperately. "Atlan…Nami, go to your room and keep the doors and windows locked. I'll be there shortly, just make sure to lock everything." Kai said.

"How will I know that it's you?" Nami asked. "Look through the hole in the door." Tala said.

Nami looked at Tala suspiciously before darting off.

"What is it?" Kai asked, worry was clear throughout his tone.

"Kai, this is serious. Boris had been working with her father. If you don't be careful she can be kidnapped. That Kenji seems in on it too as well as his sister. They were talking to Boris before the battle. I've to go there isn't any time and I have to erase the information I've collected or they will get a copy of her bit beast." Tala said.

"Go! Be careful, I can't risk anything happening to you either." Kai said turning on his heel and walking off at a fast pace.

There was a sharp rap on the door and Nami peered through the rather small hole in the door.

"Phew…thank god I was starting to worry." Nami said as she pulled Kai in. Kai smirked. "So you care about me?" he said.

"Well…I…What happened?" she said changing the subject. "You do don't you." Kai said as his smirk grew.

"Yeah well…you are my friend you know, kinda pulled me out of some tight spots earlier." Nami said fighting a blush. She had just remembered that she had been his 'girlfriend' when they were younger.

"Brings back memories doesn't it." Kai said. Nami reached over and touched his cheek where she had pecked him on when they were on the swings at the age of 5.

Kai gently brushed her hand away with an even wider smirk. "Ahem, important matters to discuss here." he said now finally in a serious tone. Nami instinctively crossed her arms.

"Yes, right." she said, "So what's the plan?"

"Plan? There is no 'plan'. All we have to do is keep you safe and away from Kenji, Boris, and…Voltaire." Kai said his eyebrows creased in anger at the thought of a person he used to think was to be trusted.

"Safe is the definition for 'keep Nami in a cell with bars and about 50 little locks with complex combinations and make sure she can't breathe in a dark little glass protected safe with lasers surrounding the perimeter of the cell' correct?" Nami said sarcasm lacing her voice.

"On the lines of that." Kai said returning the sarcasm.

"Look, the only reason I left my house was so I could look for you and now that I face the responsibility along with everyone else on this team to battle in this tournament, I want to defeat them and leave because it seems that there was no point in coming here." Nami said rather huffly before turning around to face the window.

"Are you sure?" Kai asked quietly. "Pretty sure, yeah." Nami muttered, crossing her arms.

"You absolutely positive?" Kai said. "What's your problem?! I said yes now leave me alone! You never let me do anything anyways because it's for my 'protection' well too bad so sad because I don't give the care!" Nami hissed as she moved away from him.

"You still have that same cocky attitude." Kai said with a smirk. "As if you don't." Nami muttered in irritation.

Before she could do anything Kai grabbed her wrist and forcefully spun her around. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Nami hissed.

"Tell me, why did you come after me? Why do you act like the whole weight of the world is on your shoulders? Why do you act like no one cares about you? Why do you think that I don't care about you? Why?!" Kai hissed.

"BECAUSE THEY DON'T!" Nami bellowed. Kai was so shocked at her reply he let go of her.

"THEY DON'T OKAY! THEY DON'T GIVE THE FUCK ABOUT ME! Didn't you see how Kenji was? He acted like he was my friend and then…" Nami looked away, "The only reason why I came after you because I was hoping…that you would be there for me. Unlike everyone else…but I was wrong, all you care about is to keep me in some locked room and make sure I stay safe like some fucking beanie baby collection."

Nami was surprised at the snicker Kai let go of. "Oh really?! I happen to know that you used to like those 'fucking beanie babies' as you call them, I remember giving you that stupid panda one and you never used to let go of it!" Kai said with the same annoying smirk that told you he knew something that you didn't.

Nami's agitated expression slowly cracked in to a smirk. Then before Kai could do anything she fell on the ground laughing hysterically.

"You are the most aggravating prick I have ever had to deal with…it's so stupid…it's funny!" Nami said through gasps of air.

Kai looked at her as if he thought that Nami had gone insane. He suddenly shook her shoulders. "Snap out of it! You're freaking me out!" He muttered.

Nami stopped laughing and wiped away some tears of laughter. Then before Kai could think she had thrown herself at him in a tight hug.

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"This is perfect." a low voice hissed in mock amusement. "Kai will be ours in a short matter of time…he has fallen for the girl. Prepare for her capture."

"Yes, Lord Voltaire." Boris said with a small bow.

-tbc…

Hee hee, sorry it was kinda stupid. But I have a major writer's block!

EXPLANATION: Okay for everyone who didn't understand, Nami was Kai's friend at the age of 4 when Kai was 5. Boris is Kenji and Iris' father and Boris used to work with Nami's father. Nami wasn't wanted so she was sent to boarding school, when she came back Kenji and Boris were there, Kenji was trying to befriend her so that she wouldn't get suspicious.

Her mother died thanks to Boris's convincing to Nami's father that Nami was becoming weak thanks to her mother. Sakura is just a nickname for Nami's mother and our Nami is just a nickname and Nami's real name is Atlanta.

So Nami and Sakura's real names are Atlanta. Nami hates being called by that because it's her mother's name as well. Boris is trying to get Nami back because he wants her bit beast. Nami's father died when she was 11 and so Nami waited one year so that she could find Kai.

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Well I hope I didn't confuse you anymore then you probably are (grins sheepishly) just go along with the story and you'll understand.

Poll: I've been thinking this over… When should Kai and Nami kiss?

A.) Spur of the moment

B.)when Nami happens to go away

C.) before they confess their feelings

Please vote and tell me what you think! I need ideas!

-Thank yous

Kagome-Kawaii (Sakura) – Hey, thanks for the review! Question: Who doesn't hate homework?! I mean it harasses all us writers and reviewers! (winks) Sure I suppose we can be friends…kinda hard over the internet and all…but yeah sure…

Kaitlin- Reread what I wrote…if I die you'll never get to hear the end! Okay…thanks for the review!

luvkai- Thanks for the review…I don't really like wine that much…kinda bleah if you ask me I prefer soda more though (grins sheepishly)

Beyblade-gal – I hope you read the explanation at the top! It seems you forgot! READ CHAPTER 5! I never got to see the part where he throws the scarf off really until this weekend! Yeah it kinda freaked me out…geez how does he stand that on hot days? (grins) Thanks for the review!

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Okay I have to go now! I hope you enjoyed! I'll continue as soon as possible! Bye!