"Suki, is it true what they say? Were you really kidnapped?' asked Maya. Suki looked around her. The rest of the Blade Breakers had come over with Yumiko, Teletha, Maya and a friend of Ray's. Her name was Mariah. Teletha had seemed disappointed when she saw the pink haired girl come in and jump on Ray's lap, hugging his neck. Kazumi was with them, smiling innocently.

"MOTHER!" yelled Suki.

"So, it's true." Said Tyson, casually.

"Tell us about it." Said Yumiko. So Suki did. She told them everything, leaving out the part of why Tala had kidnapped her.

"An electrifying belt?" asked Yumi.

"He almost killed you?" asked Max.

"He wanted to rape you?" asked Tessa.

"You killed him Kai?" asked Tyson. Kai nodded but he didn't look at any of them. He showed no pride in his actions, which was clear.

"Never thought he would go that far." Tyson whispered to Max.

"You were so brave!" said Maya.

"Must've taken lots of gut to do something like that." Added Mariah.

Suki nodded.

"Let's play." Said Kenny, taking out a pack of cards.

"All right, Chief!" yelled Tyson.

Kugamoro and Kazumi said they would prepare lunch for everyone.

Suki felt something missing. She excused herself from the game and headed down the hallway. She knocked on Kambei's door, and he opened it.

"So, it's true that you're back." He said.

"Can I come in?" she asked.

Kambei shrugged and moved towards the bed, leaving the door open. Suki stepped in and sat at his desk as Kambei laid down and tossed a ball up in the air.

"I'm sorry for all the trouble." She said. He looked at her. "I didn't know how much it hurt you when I was born." She added.

"Jm." Was his reply.

"I didn't mean for you to get pushed away. You probably were happy when you heard I was kidnapped…"

"There's no way I could be happy about that." He interrupted looking right at her. "It was awful to see those boys chasing after you and I couldn't do anything about that…" he looked away. "I wanted to help you because I was really worried." He mumbled. "But I couldn't because I was grounded."

Suki sat still. She couldn't move, she hardly breathed.

"Tell me your story" he said.

So she did, and he listened to her every word. "But he didn't rape you?" he asked.

"No." she said. He stood up, walked to her and kneeled in front of her. "I've said so many things about you, all of them unfair. And I'm sorry. Sorry for all the things I've said, and for what happened at the tournament. I guess I was over comed by fury." He paused. "That guy, Kai I think. He's helped you a lot." Suki blushed lightly and Kambei smiled.

"You like him, don't you?" he asked. She blushed deeper and he laughed. "Bring him in here. I have something to say to him." Suki stood up and went to the living room.

She saw Kai at the window with his usual pose; eyes closed and crossed arms. She went up to him and told him that Kambei was waiting for him. Kai looked at her coldly, but stood up and went to his room. Meanwhile, Suki had a conversation with her parents. She cleared everything up by stating that Kambei had meant well.

"He sent you to the hospital." Said Kazumi.

"And nothing can change what happened." Added Kugamoro.

"I know that father, but he said he would've helped me if it weren't for him being grounded."

"If he would've helped you, I would have put off the grounded part." Said Kugamoro.

"Father, you and I both know that if you were to catch him out there, the first thing that would come to your mind would be 'you broke the rules.' And I bet Kambei knew that also." Defended Suki. "How about you only ground him for 3 more weeks instead of 9?"

"Suki…"
"PLEASE!" she put on her puppy face. Finally, her father gave in. "Ok." He said.

"One more thing." She said turning around before going out of the kitchen. "Can Poipoider go back to his owner?"

"Don't take advantage, young lady." Said Kazumi.

"MOTHER! It's his best friend! Please I beg you!" she got on her knees and begged.

"It's in my closet." Said Kugamoro, giving in once more. Suki grabbed Poipoider and headed towards Kambei's room after giving a hug to her parents.

When she got there, the door opened and Kai stepped out. He looked at her and walked away, without saying anything, but nothing bad had seemed to have happened.

"Kambei, I had an agreement with our parents." Suki told him what had happened in the kitchen and looked at her surprised.

"You're loveable." He said hugging her and kissing her cheek.

"Not only is your grounded time shorter, look who's back." She showed him his beyblade and he almost about fainted there. Instead, he took it carefully, as if it were made out of fragile glass.

"How can I ever thank you for this?" he whispered.

"Train with me after you're done doing your 'prison time'" she said.

"Deal" he said.

They shook hands. Finally, she had accomplished something to improve the bond between her and her brother. Now, all she had to do was talk to Kai.