A/N: Finally! I tried to put this up before but for some weird reasons i couldn't.

Raul trailed behind Kai, every now and then whining, "When are we going to get there?" Kai merely ignored him. Finally they came to an area where there were hardly any people. At the far end of the street was a tall boy whose face was entirely hidden because of a hood and a cloth and…

"JULIA!" yelled Raul, breaking into a run. Kai just walked behind him at a leisurely pace, taking his time. The boy was holding onto Julia's arm, and she looked extremely shaken up.

"Let go of my sister," said Raul, adding an extremely rude word.

"You and your sister sure like name calling, don't you?" replied the boy. "Well, I suggest you call me Dave."

"What do you want?" said Raul, balling his hands into fists.

"A ransom," shrugged Dave, "Or something to reward my efforts. Your sister is not easy to kidnap."

Julia glowered at him. "And besides," continued Dave, "I just saved her life." Nudging Julia, he said, "Didn't I just save your life?"

He didn't get a reply. Laughing, he turned back to Raul. "Why don't you suggest something? I really haven't given it much thought. But make it worthwhile."

Raul looked at his sister tensely and then said, "Look, can we meet up same time same place tomorrow to discuss it?"

"Whatever pleases you," replied Dave. "Later, then." He walked off, pulling Julia alongside him.

When they entered the warehouse, Julia again made her way to the same chair and sat down. Dave followed her and sat down beside her. "C'mon," he said, looking at the 17 year old. "What's bothering you? Do you want me to get another girl to keep you company?"

Julia's lips twitched. He talked about 'getting another girl' as if he was going to walk to the grocery store and buy one. "No," she replied, shaking her head.

"Then what?" he asked impatiently.

"I don't want you to get anything, I just want to get out of her!" she snapped.

"Well, that's not going to happen!" he snapped back. "So get used to it!" Standing up, he looked at her angrily. "You have to learn to adapt to the situation," he said before walking off.

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At the hotel, the atmosphere was tense. Everyone was gathered in a room and the people who usually brought life to the place were quiet. Tyson was angry that anyone would kidnap a member of his team. Max was taken aback at the thought of losing a friend. Raul was naturally down in the dumps and everyone else was feeling depressed because of the general atmosphere of the room.

The Saintshields, Majestics and Salima were sitting together in a group, feeling like outsiders because they hadn't known Julia for very long. Suddenly, Salima stood up. "I'm going for a walk," she said. "It's all too depressing here right now."

"No you're not," said Robert firmly.

"What!" she said. "Why not?"

"Someone has to go with you."

"Fine," snapped Salima, and then, raising her voice, "Does anyone want to come with me? I'm going for a walk."

"I'll come," said Ray, scrambling up from his cushion beside the fire.

Salima stuck her tongue out at Robert, who hadn't wanted her to go, and walked out of the door behind Ray.

Outside, se tried to make conversation by asking, "So why did you come for a walk anyway? I thought you'd much rather be with your teammates."

"We wouldn't want you getting kidnapped too, would we?"

"Uh, I don't think that would happen but thanks anyway," she said. They walked in silence for a while, when Ray suddenly put an arms around her shoulders and pulled her to his left.

"What are you doing?" exclaimed Salima, squirming out of his grasp.

"That man over there," he nodded towards his right, "he has a gun."

"A- a gun?" she squeaked, a look of fright coming over her features.

"Don't worry," he said reassuringly. "He's probably just a cop." He looked once more towards his right before walking on. "Better safe than sorry."

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The man walked out of the shadowed with an eerie sliding motion. Drawing closer and closer, he began to draw his hand out of under his cloak. She stood rooted to the spot, looking at him, watching him come towards her.

He was right next to her now. Extending his hand, he pushed her. She opened her mouth to scream but no scream would come out. She hurtled down into the depths below, while the man just stood and looked. She tried to call out for help but no one would come.

"No… no…." said Julia, tossing and turning in the bed. Suddenly she sat up, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. She hadn't been in a bed before! She began to panic, completely disorientated and confused. Her legs were entangled in the sheets and she tried to let out a scream but, like in the dream, she couldn't. all that came out of her mouth was a whimper. Next moment, someone had put his arms around her and was hugging her. "Sh," he said. "It was just a dream."

She gradually went back to sleep. She had the vague impression of someone putting the covers over her and switching the lights of the warehouse off. Sinking contentedly down into the pillows, she went to sleep.

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That morning, everyone in the hotel managed to be up by 10, even Tyson. While he was having breakfast, a man walked over with a cordless. "Sir," he said to Tyson, "there is a phone call for you."

"Hello?" said Tyson, taking the cordless.

"TYSON!" came a loud angry voice that everyone recognized as Diachi's. "WHY DID YOU LEAVE ON A CRUISE WITHOUT ME?"

"Diachi!" said Tyson. "Your dad said that you wouldn't come."

"WHY DID YOU LISTEN TO MY DAD? JUST YOU WAIT BUSTER!"

"OI!" said Tyson, raising his own voice too. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING BUSTER, MONKEY BOY?"

"JERK FACE!"

"STUPID LITTLE TWERP!"

At that moment, there a pause, and then Diachi's voice came a little less loud, "DAD SAYS I CAN FLY TO RUSSIA! I'M JOINING YOU GUYS TOMORROW! JUST YOU WAIT TYSON! JUST YOU WAIT!" and with that, he hung up.

Tyson handed back the cordless, wincing. "I think I ruptured my eardrum."

A/N: I totally forgot about Diachi! I was watching beyblade the other day and it suddenly occured to me, "Hey, that little guy belongs to GRev too." so did you like the chapter? REVIEW!!