CWG: HELLO EVERYONE! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! (hugs) I'm extremely hyper and cold. I'm typing and my fingers are frozen so I keep spelling things wrong. (tear) Well either way thanks so much for the reviews. They warm my heart even when I'm freezing my ass off…(starts lighting papers on fire for warmth)

So, people have given me some dates to go by for Kai's birthday and the winner is…the 16th of either November or April. Hmm…well at least I know he's about 17-18 years old. I might go with April here because April's past so he'd already be 18 which means he can be a legal guardian, which works out perfectly. Also I'm going to say that the twins are older…like about, let's say, 10? If that doesn't work for someone tell me and I'll just not change it at all, but honestly I kind of make them act older then they were originally supposed to…sorry.

DISCLAIMER: I do believe that this is one of the most depressing parts of my life…oh well. I don't own Beyblade and never will.

And now…CHAPTER 4! YAY!...(feels awkward and walks away)

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Visitor:

Kai pulled up in front of the apartment and gently shook Hilary awake. The brunette groaned in annoyance and he smirked slightly.

"Hilary I can't carry you and the bags. Please get up, you can go inside if you would like." He whispered in encouragement. A pair of groggy mahogany eyes opened slightly as the girl inched her way out of the car. She forced her exhausted body to move forward but found herself leaning against the car to stop from falling back asleep. She opened her eyes again as a cold breeze brushed against her cheek. She noticed that Kai was coming back already with a smug look on his face.

"Are you coming inside? It's warmer." He teased lightly. He heard her grumble about something but couldn't catch it. "What?" he asked trying to hide his amusement.

The brunette simply glared at him as she walked over to where he stood on the sidewalk. "I said, 'how are you not tired?'" she repeated. Kai thought about it for a second before choosing to tease her again.

"I never sleep. It's not a part of my life. That's why I always sneak out at night." He stated seriously. She simply stared at him. It wasn't until he let a smile slip that she realized that statement wasn't true. She punched the dual haired boy lightly on the arm before walking inside.

As Kai followed he couldn't help but feel as if someone was watching and instinctively looked around. After convincing himself that he was imagining things, the boy rested his crimson eyes and walked inside.

When he made it to his apartment he noticed the door was already opened and Hilary was staring into the room with a horrified look on her face. Kai picked up his pace so he could see what was wrong only to see he had visitors.

"Tyson?" he asked. he suddenly felt angry at the navy haired boy. And continued, "What the hell are you doing in my apartment?" he demanded. Tyson looked up from where he stood and smiled sheepishly. He was holding a sandwich and Kai knew he had most likely destroyed the kitchen.

"Well…We were worried about you when you didn't come to training yesterday. And then Hilary went missing so we decided to go to her house. The place is huge. And then her mom was all freaking out about how she was kidnapped and then we reassured her that you and her were probably together…what?" Tyson rambled on until he noticed Hilary's terror stricken face and Kai's raged features.

"You…told her I was…here?" Hilary managed to say through her choked voice. Tyson nodded in confusion and the brunette began to sob uncontrollably.

"Hilary?" Tyson started to go to her when he realized Kai was already there. He was so confused at what was happening that he could only shake his head in answer to Kai's next question.

"But you didn't tell her where here is, right?"

"We didn't even know ourselves, why?" Tyson asked, regaining his voice.

"Hilary, you hear that? She doesn't know where you are. Shh. You're safe. Don't worry." Kai whispered in her ear, ignoring Tyson completely.

"Hilary? Kai?" Sora's voice filled the room, "What's going on? Why are you crying?"

"Who's he?" Loki asked pointing to Tyson.

"I'm Tyson the world's greatest beyblading champion." Tyson announced easily. He was disappointed by Loki's reaction.

"You beat Kai?" he asked seeming bored.

"Yeah, I beat him good." Tyson ignored Kai's evil glares that would normally mean certain death to their victim.

"You're lying. Kai's the greatest, you couldn't beat him. He'd beat you with an arm behind his back and blindfolded!" Sora jumped in. Tyson stared in shock as the twins tried to mimic Kai's glare.

'Holy shit, these kids are mini-Kais' Tyson thought to himself. He laughed slightly to relieve his fear. "Sorry to disappoint you but Kai is only number two." He stated trying to avoid eye contact with the boys. Unfortunately for the navy haired blader they didn't like his 'attitude'. Loki began kicking Tyson repeatedly in the shin. Sora jumped on his back and started to punch him relentlessly. The teen was thrown to the ground and Kai watched the display with a smirk on his face.

"Tyson, please. Don't tell her where I am. You have to tell her that when you came here looking for me, I wasn't here." Hilary begged, when she noticed the look in his now swollen eye she continued, "Tyson, promise me you wont say anything." When he nodded and mumbled his promise she sighed in relief.

"Do you mind explaining to me why I have to make such a promise?" Tyson demanded. He barely missed a book being thrown at him as Kai intercepted Hilary's answer.

"That's none of your business, Tyson." He growled getting another book ready. Tyson yelped and glanced at Hilary.

"Kai, it's okay. Tyson, my mom…she…hits us." She mumbled. Tyson was barely able to hear but he knew exactly what was going on after her sentence was finished. He realized that things had gone on long enough for Hilary and the twins to bear. He couldn't help but feel a bit betrayed when he realized that Kai had known before him.

"Wait, Kai knew about this?" he asked and as Hilary nodded slightly he directed to Kai, "And you didn't do anything? What the hell Kai, you couldn't find the time to help her in your busy schedule?"

Tyson glared at Kai with hate. Kai knew that there was more then just disappointment that Hilary had told him first. Tyson had confided that he had a crush on Hilary before. But every time he would say, 'I'm going to ask her out' he would avoid the question by making a wise crack about the way she acted. Kai also knew the boy only had a crush and that made the problem easier when he accepted that he liked Hilary more than Tyson did anyway. Still he felt a bit guilty all the same.

"Tyson how dare you." Hilary began to say. She glared at the boy and continued in defense for Kai, "I didn't even want anyone to know. Kai found out by accident. He's helped me since. Why do you think we're staying here? Kai is helping us get out of that house. So don't you dare blame him or you'll have to deal with me." Hilary threatened the boy relentlessly.

Loki and Sora looked at each other from where they sat on the floor before deciding to do something 'productive'. Kai watched as Loki stole Dragoon out of Tyson's pocket and Sora lifted one of the floorboards. "That'll teach him to disrespect Kai." He heard one of them whisper as they dropped the blade under the floor. He smirked slightly and decided to let Hilary know that he wasn't afraid of Tyson.

"Hilary, if he wants to jump to conclusions let him. That's his business. But Tyson, don't think I will just sit back if that woman comes looking here." He stated showing the boy he could trust him to protect Hilary and her brothers. Tyson nodded slightly before shoving his hands in his pockets and starting out the door. It wasn't until he was down the hall that he realized what was missing. Kai and Hilary watched him burst back into the apartment and grab the twins.

"WHERE DID YOU BRATS PUT DRAGOON?" he yelled in their faces. Loki and Sora smiled sheepishly at the boy but refused to tell.

"Wouldn't you like to know." Sora stated sarcastically while still smiling. Tyson watched Loki laugh and noticed both of their eyes turn to glare at him.

"Admit Kai is the greatest and we'll give it back." The offered in unison. Tyson stared in shock and anger at the younger boys.

"You are lucky I refuse to pound your faces in." he mumbled. When he realized that they were serious he decided to give in, "Fine. 'Kai is the greatest'." He stated in a cocky, unbelievable voice. Loki was satisfied but Sora kicked Tyson all the same. The boy yelped in pain and dropped them. They both pointed to the floor and Tyson understood. He grabbed his blade and left after giving a glare to Kai and a sympathetic look to Hilary.

After he left Hilary couldn't help but chuckle. Kai simply looked at the twins and smirked.

"You know I don't care what that pig thinks, right?" he asked them. When he saw them nod he ruffled their hair affectionately and turned away. As he did he heard them both mutter something under their breath.

"It matters to us…"

Kai smiled slightly but still continued away. He grabbed the phone off the hook and dialed a number. His three visitors looked at him in confusion but he simply shrugged as he answered their unasked question.

"You guys have to eat something. What type of pizza do you want?" he asked lightly. He hid a smile as the twins began listing every type of topping imaginable. As he ordered he noticed Hilary smiling at him from her seat. She looked away when their eyes met but looked back in curiosity a minute later.

Hilary and Kai watched in partial shock as the two small boys swallowed half the pizza on their own. Hilary laughed and quickly grabbed herself a piece before Sora could swallow it as well. Kai looked at the family and smiled to himself.

'There's no way I'll let that woman hurt them anymore.' He reminded himself. He frowned slightly as regret hit him. He knew that no matter what he said that woman was their mother. She could do anything if she acted like a good mother in front of the right people. He also knew it was a matter of time before the blame would be shifted and he would be made out as the bad guy. Kai shook his head and forced the thoughts out of his mind.

He looked again at Hilary's smiling face and felt his cheeks heat up as he sat their quietly. Sora and Loki looked over at him and smiled. It was if he had been adopted into their broken family, and he liked it. This was his family, and he would protect them if his life depended on it. It didn't matter what anyone said or did as long as they were safe.

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CWG: I am so sorry! It took so long to write this chapter. I've had so much to do lately I couldn't find time to write until late at night. I apologize if this chapter sucked as well as being late.