ANA

Sam was withdrawn since the battle. I asked Kai if I could take him in to my room since we all had separate rooms. He took one look at Sam and I think he knew Boris would rip him to shreds. "Do what you like."

"Thanks. Sam you're coming with us and don't say no, I don't want Boris to take out the loss on you. Remember it's his fault your here in the first place. Please say something…you're still my little brother you know." He remained silent with his head hung low so his hair covered his face. He was like this one the coach ride back to our hotel as well.

Max and the others tried to say it was ok, whereas Kai told him to get over it earning a death glare from me. He instantly got the message and walked off. 'Good Mr. Grump.' I mused smirking at my power over him. I know that was the way Kai is but this was one of these times where he should keep his mouth shut.

When we got back to the hotel I took Sam in to my room so I could talk to him. A couple of the others tried to follow me but I didn't want them to. "Hey guys I need to talk to Sam alone so if you don't mind…go away." I closed the door to hear Tyson say 'she's got a great way to say please' in a sarcastic tone.

I turned to see Sam sitting on the chair by the window with his head still bowed. "Hey come on, it's not your fault."

"H-How can you forgive me for beating you like that?" His voice was rapped with guilt and he still didn't raise his head. He did have a point, I asked myself that question many a time. "I guess because I remember you the way we were, not how things are now. I want to have those times back Sam, I want us to be the way we were."

"Me too, but I don't know if I can forgive myself." Tears hit the floor wand I embraced him again remembering all the times before when I did. "Can you take me back so easily?" He said through his tears. "It won't be easy to get us back to the way we were but…I'm willing to try." Sam hugged me back and cried in to my shoulder. "I'm sorry." He said over and over again. When he had finished he looked at me with those green eyes. "Thank you."

"Your welcome little brother. Now what do you say we get some dinner?"

He came out and apologised to the team even after I told him not to. "Hey it's no ones fault but Boris." Tyson just repeated what I said but Sam still felt bad. However he got along with Max just fine before getting to know Tyson and Ray. He gave Kai a wide berth before saying the odd hello.

SAM

I couldn't believe Ana took me back so quickly and forgave me for everything. She really did want those days back just as much as I did…now. When I lost I saw Boris for what he really was, a liar, a cheat and a general instead of a coach. I was his pawn and he used me all the way. Well I'm not going to be used anymore and for the first time in a while I smiled, laughed and generally had a good time. All my anger vanished when I lost. It took loosing for me open my eyes that had been closed for so long.

My old personality was coming back and I got on with the other team. Max especially, for what reason I don't know why. Ana said it's because he and I have the same happy personality. It would be great to be that way again, not a care in the world and I would have fun all the time.

Later that night I went out on the main balcony from the living room behind me. Someone opened the door behind me and stood a few feet away from me. I was too busy looking a the view and the stars to be interested in this person. "Feels good to be free again doesn't it?" I looked at Kai wondering why he was talking to me. "Yeah it does." We stood out there for a while and I noticed I was a head shorter than him like the other guys. But he was a few inches taller than them. "So where are you going after this?"

"I don't know." I said and sighed. "Ana seems to though."

"Hmm?" Kai said and looked at me. I wonder why he was taking such an interest in this all of a sudden. But with what I did before now with Boris I thought it better to be the one to answer instead of questioning. "She wants to get the old team back together, make things the way they were." Kai didn't seem to like the sound of this. "Can you?"

"I can't forgive myself for what I have done…especially to her. But she forgives me and the others so maybe there's a chance things could go back to the way they were."

KAI

What Sam said effected me in some way. How and why is a good question. I felt like someone had kicked me in the gut and I had a feeling why but it was ridiculous. I wondered if Ana would get back together with Adrian even after what he did to her. "I wonder if she'll get back with Adrian. He broke her heart and made her this way so maybe yes or maybe no. That's gotta be the question of the century. But she's forgiven the rest of us already so there might be a chance she's forgiven him." He mumbled.

"What?" I asked not quite sure if he was telling me this. "Oh sorry just thinking out loud." He didn't look me in the eye but seemed sincere. Sam went back inside and I saw Ana greet him warmly and he hugged her. I wished I was there instead of Sam but shook that thought out of my head. Ana was a team mate and she doesn't like me.

'But ah…' A voice said in the back of my mind. 'You like her.' As a team mate. 'Liar!' Shut up! This is weird I'm arguing with myself. Dranzer wasn't talking to me but there was a voice inside my head telling me otherwise. 'Why don't you make your feelings clear? You did after all try to kiss her when you had a cold and didn't hold back the-' SHUT UP! I blocked out this voice that was seriously starting to annoy me.

When I regained control over my mind I went back inside to see Sam in a full scale head lock. Ana's hair was wet and she was delivering the noogie from hell. "Ana! Can't breathe…" She released some of the hold around his neck…slightly.

"Say the magic words and I'll let you go." The rest of the team were laughing so hard tears were forming in their eyes. "Ok, ok. I'm sorry I chucked water on you, I'm a moron and an idiot." She let him go and he gasped for air. "You know what I'll do next if you do that again don't you Sam?" The poor boy gulped and sat down away from her. "Find something funny?" She scolded the team who stopped laughing instantly. I thought I was the only one who could do that but Ana looked very pissed off. The water in her hair dripped on to her t-shirt making the top line of her bra visible. I looked away and sat down trying not to look at her.

'Hmm I wonder if her bra is-' No! Shut up! Get your mind out of the gutter she's a team mate! 'So?' I told you once before be quiet! That second voice was really starting to get to me. I beat down the blush that threatened to invade my cheeks and didn't look at where Ana was sitting until she left. Sam was wiping his face dry with an embarrassed look upon his face. A puddle of water had collected on the seat. Ray sighed as no one else seemed to make a move to clear it up. He dumped the remaining water over the balcony and turned the cushion over on the dry side. I heard the unmistakable yelp of someone getting hit by water under the balcony. Good thing we were six floors up otherwise Ray wouldn't have come back through the door in time so as not to be seen.

Tyson came over to me with a big fat grin on his face. "Kai you had to have been here to see what Sam did and the way it led up to the finale. Oh man it was priceless."

"Tyson you are such a simple creature." I sighed. "What does that mean?" He growled.

"It means you are so easy to please." Tyson stormed to his room. I smirked at so easily having wiped the grin off his face…again. No one but I …and maybe Ana could do something like that to 'never say die' and 'always have fun' Tyson. Ana seemed to have picked up on my people's skills after a while and tried them out on me. Of course I won…the first few times. She seemed to have adapted them and managed to get to me every time. 'Maybe that's why you like her.'

"AHHH!" I yelled and they all looked at me like I was nuts. "There's a spring loose in this chair." I lied, but as luck would have it a spring did pop up as I stood up. "Ow. You Ok Kai?" Ray asked and I nodded. "I'm going out for a walk."

"You'll need it after a shock like that." Max teased in fun and I smirked.

I definitely needed to go outside and clear my head or I might just commit suicide. I'd rather commit homicide in the back of my mind and kill the voice that was driving me nuts. 'That's not very nice.' Cannit will you I have to think. 'Jeez, sorry for breathing.' You don't breath your just an annoying voice in the back of my head. Why am I arguing with you anyway? Just go away and leave me alone. 'Easier said than done I'm afraid. But I'll try…oh and by the way.' What? I growled in irritation. 'You may be able to hide your feelings for Ana from everyone else but you can't hide them from me and Dranzer.' Just go away! He did but I couldn't help thinking he had a point.

ANA

I had a shower and changed in to some dry clothes. The nerve of that boy sometimes! But then I smiled knowing Sam had reverted back to his old ways, I wish I could do that just as easily. I glared at the mirror as I tried to put my hair back the way it was remembering why I was there.

Flashback

We were talking about Sam and Max's battle when I said something along the lines of. "Unlike Max Sam, you didn't have complete control over the element water."

"Don't I?" I shook my head realising too late that the cup of water in his hand ended up over my head. "You really wanna try doing that?" I growled with a threatening intention clear within my voice. "Ok." And before I could move out of the way the cup was turned over and I was wet through. Sam ran around the room. I ran after him for a minute or two before grabbing his neck and taking him back to the already wet seat. I put Sam's face in the puddle and rubbed his face in it. Then I gave him the noogie from hell and he apologised like he always does.

End of Flashback

Serves him right. I may love the little brat but we shared a past together and that's something very special. I only wish the rest of my old team could see that. Though I'm not so sure they'll come back as easily as Sam did.