Kitten: k, forget "Sometimes we gotta let go". Until I figure out how to make it work. The threesome was there for a reason though. I guess readers don't appreciate threesomes unless they're in the R section. Maybe I'll move it there… musing
Rei: DON'T WORRY THOUGH! Kitten's not discouraged. My Kitten doesn't get discouraged easily… although she did cry a lot when she didn't get reviews.
Kai: her tears soaked through how many of my tank tops?! I swear, Kitten, you're doing the laundry this week because of your pathetic crying. Why were you damn crying on me in the first place?!
Kitten: you're so mean Kai… sniff
Kai: - -"… for the love of Kami… NO CRYING! Kitten starts bawling, Rei nudges him please…? Just get on with the story huh? Don't wanna keep them in suspense.
Kitten: wipes her tears, sniffs fine.
Summary: set in Season 1, during the few episodes about the abbey and Russian tournament. Kai realizes that Rei deserves better than him when he leaves the BladeBreakers for Black Dranzer for a reason that is now no longer relevant to him anymore because of Rei. So what happens when the two confront each other?
Pairings: Kai x Rei, Yuri x OC, maybe Takao x Max, if I have any place to indicate/imply it.
Warnings: a bit OOC. PG-13 for fluff, course language and sexual innuendo/implications (Boris perverted-ness is included)
Disclaimer: does it look like I could ever own Beyblade/Bakuten Shoot? I THOUGHT NOT! Beyblade/Bakuten Shoot is © by Takao Aoki. Even so, a bishounen obsessed girl can always dream.
Rei: uh, don't mind me asking but… your pen name is Koneko no Rei yet in the story you're not paired with me, why is that?
Kitten: 'coz I strongly believe that you and Kai belong together and actually are in the show, they just don't show it because it's more of a kid show then a teenager show. My pen name is Koneko no Rei because you're the first BladeBreaker I fell in love with, and then came Kai, and then Yuri (Tala), and then Boris (Bryan). So it made perfect sense to be your Kitten.
Kai: Rei, you're the only non-bad ass there in that tiny list.
Rei: smiles makes me feel special!
Kitten: ¬¬ Kai makes you feel special.
Rei: still smiling all the time! Kai smiles and hugs Rei from behind kissing his cheek
Kitten: aww… Ha-ha… okay well enjoy the first chapter. Bit more with us after the story wink
Notes: "talking", italics = thinking in POV, 'thinking in non POV', {telepathic messages}, Vladimir Balkov = Boris Balcov (because Boris (Bryan) has the same name…)
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You deserve better: I
(Kai POV)
You deserve better…
You deserve so much better…
Better than me…
But you still chose me over your choice of anyone…
Even though you knew you couldn't change me…
The way I am…
So why?
I'm not worth it…
I don't deserve someone like you…
After all we've been through… experienced…
I still left you…
You're all alone now…
And it's my fault…
Rei…
And here I am again. In the same training room I first trained with Black Dranzer, the one with the stone poles, training for the third consecutive day. I held back my tears that were welling up in my crimson orbs. I don't want the camera guards capturing it and telling Vladimir that I was "breaking down with emotion". Vladimir would punish me… whip me, hit me, chain me up and what not. But I deserve it. Honest to Kami, I do. My hands bled from all the injuries I've received from training so hard and consecutively. They were scratched, cut and bruised, but I didn't care all that much because I knew deserved more pain. I locked Black Dranzer into my launcher again and pulled the ripcord, yelling "LET IT RIP!" angrily for the twenty-fifth time tonight, fiftieth time today (roughly around the hundredth and fiftieth time in the last three days) letting Black Dranzer fly into the beydish once again. I immediately commanded Black Dranzer to attack the remaining metre wide stone pole to my right and to no surprise Black Dranzer broke the pole in half, clean through the middle. It collapsed 2 feet beside me resounding in a big crunch as it broke into several more pieces on the ground and a bit of a dust storm.
Just like Rei's heart probably… I thought angrily referring to when the pole broke in half and then several more pieces. I called back Black Dranzer to my hand and stared at it with cold crimson orbs that were once again threatening to spill over with tears of anger… and regret…. I left my kitten for this? This… piece of metal…?! I clutched it hard, my knuckles turning white, resisting the temptation to throw it down on the ground and break it, which I know I will if I did throw it. Rei's worth more than this hunk of junk… why didn't I see that?
I'm such an idiot… so idiotic that my name should be changed from 'Kai' to 'Idiot'. When I received Black Dranzer, I trained non-stop that day. Didn't bother to stop, not even for dinner. Didn't feel like eating that night. I felt like it was and should be the one and only thing that could ever have completed me. And for the love of Kami it should have. Black Dranzer is the most powerful beyblade on Earth, and I'm the one who possesses it, who can wield it…. I'm the epitome of the Perfect Blader. And I strived for perfection. This perfected me most definitely. I'm a perfect blader now, and it's what I've always wanted. So I should be complete. But I still felt for some reason I wasn't and it weighed down heavily on me constantly as I trained. So I trained even harder in hopes of figuring out why. And the nineteenth time I launched my blade tonight, my eyes widened as it hit me hard like bricks raining down on my head from twenty stories above.
Because…
I met Rei.
He made me realize that being perfect…
Is no longer relevant anymore…
That love…
And he, himself…
Are more important to me than anything…
More than blading…
More than being perfect…
More than ANYTHING.
But I realized it too late…
Why couldn't I see it before?
Why?!!
Oh Rei… gomen, Rei… gomen…
I understand…
If you never forgive me…
I hastily wiped the tears the escaped my eyes with the back of my hand and using the hand that held Black Dranzer, stuffed the damn thing into my pocket and stormed out of the training room. Apparently, all the important and advanced bladers here in the Abbey get their own quarters or wing, whatever you wanna call it, away from the ordinary dormitories. The five rooms in this wing in which I have a room, which is where I was heading by the way, were fancy rooms might I add, with the type of doors that need to be opened by not one but two handles. I passed the four rooms that came before my own, and they all had engravings on the doors, and mine as well.
The first one had a huge whale, Seaborg, engraved on the doors and was cut in the middle where the doors opened, the second across the hall, a huge falcon, Falborg, the third room next to the first one, a huge snake, Wryborg, and the fourth room across from the third and next to the second, a huge wolf and panther usually with flaming angel wings, Wolborg and Drifang, laying together, the wolf curled up with its tail covering half its face and the panther half-pillowed on the wolf's back, its wings folded and not flamed up. These were the doors to the Demolition Boys' rooms and the rooms that make the Demolition Wing. The team should actually be called the Demolition Bladers as there's a girl on the team too but whatever. She's a substitute and boyish anyway…
Truth to the engravings, the girl who possesses the Black Panther bit-beast Drifang, is mates with Yuri, Wolborg's master. The girl… is Kilana, my best friend next to Yuri since we were kids and my mate's twin sister. Yeah… you heard me. Kilana is Rei's twin sister. (They were separated when they were 5 and their parents were still alive to decide that Kilana needed more beyblade training as she wasn't as experienced as Rei, thus she got sent here to Balcov Abbey and met us. After she left for a year, their parents got into the accident leaving Rei alone and orphaned. You know the story after that.) Just how an ice wolf and a black panther can be mates, I'll never know though… nor do I want to shudder.
My door however had Dranzer carved into the two doors. I rolled my eyes. Surprise, surprise… wasn't that just so obvious? I entered my room not bothering to close the door fully because I was going to shower quickly and go see Kilana and Yuri, knowing they'd want to talk to me. I have been back for three days now and hadn't bothered to go see them yet, so any longer and Kilana would REALLY kill me. My room was pretty elegant to tell you the truth. Dark blood red walls, luxurious black carpeting, huge canopy bed with crimson bedding (sheets), black comforter and crimson and white silk pillows to the left as you enter the room, living room/sitting area straight ahead as you walk into the room with a fireplace and a flat screen TV on top of it, a wardrobe next to the bedside table near the far wall, an en-suite bathroom to the left of the huge window behind the sitting area and to the right of the wardrobe and a corner desk in the right hand corner nearest to the door. I hate to admit it, but BioVolt sure knows how to live…. I quickly grabbed some clean clothes from the wardrobe and went to shower. Ten minutes later I was done, dressed and went straight out my open door, closed it and headed to Kilana and Yuri's room with a towel around my neck so I could towel dry my hair while talking to the couple.
(End POV)
Meanwhile in Kilana and Yuri's room
Kilana came out of the bathroom wearing baggy red pants that had two white stripes on the side and a black sweater trimmed in white with a towel in her hands furiously rubbing her damp black, indigo and red hair in means of trying to dry it more (her hair is naturally black but with bright blue indigo highlights and bright red bangs that contour her face perfectly and came down one inch further than her chin) muttering curses and nonsense. She walked past a seemingly busy Yuri who sat on the bed against the head board typing on his laptop that was in his lap and with glasses on the bridge of his nose to sit on the built-in bed in the windowsill that was dubbed her napping couch. She frustratingly dried her hair for a few more minutes and then slammed the towel down onto the bed, grumbling to herself. Yuri heard mumbled words of "Kai", "can't believe it", and "stubborn ass" from Kilana and it caught his attention. Fully knowing what was bothering her and concerned, he took off his glasses, closed his laptop, put them on his bedside table and walked over to her.
'Stupid Kai…. I can't believe he didn't even bother to come and talk to Yuri and I. He's been back for three fucking days already! He knows we would've wanted to talk to him! So what if it's obvious I'm going to kill him since he left and hurt my brother right when he comes to visit?! At least he could take it like a man! He knows he deserves it anyway! Baka Kai… why'd he have to go and hurt Rei like this?! Rei doesn't deserve this kind of treatment….' Kilana was staring out the window so deep in thought she didn't even notice the ice-blue eyed blader until he sent her a mental message and gently touched her shoulder.
{What's wrong, love?} Yuri's voice questioned her softly in her mind as he took her into his arms, pulling her back unwillingly into his body and winding his arms around her waist.
{Do you need to ask?} Kilana replied sighing after she squirmed, trying futilely to move away as Yuri's arms was tightly secured around her slim frame. {You know what's bothering me.} She continued to stare out the window.
{I know Hun, I was just being polite. You tend to get feisty when spoken to out of the blue while deep in thought.} Kilana smiled slightly, knowing she was lucky to have a mate like Yuri. Yuri kissed her on the top of her head and nuzzled her neck. {Do you wanna talk about it?} Kilana broke out of Yuri's hold suddenly and moved away from him, not in the mood to be talking about this with any living soul at the moment. Yuri knew it most definitely, but he wasn't going to give up that easily. {C'mon Ki-Chan…. You know you can talk to me about anything.} Kilana stayed quiet. {I don't like seeing you like this Kilana. I want to help you. This affects me too you know.} Still, Kilana made no move to reply. {This is really hurting you badly, huh love?} Yuri's voice was soft and laced with concern, and a bit of hurt. Hearing the hurt in his voice, Kilana looked at her mate and realized just how bad this was affecting him as well. His eyes were blood-shot and he looked so tired.
{Oh Yuri… Kami, gomen nasai… I'm so oblivious…} Kilana said turning to him and cupped his face, placing a long gentle kiss on his lips in apology. {I didn't know… I didn't know this would… I'm sorry.} Yuri smiled softly at her.
{It's okay Ki-Chan. You don't have to apologize, this isn't your fault. Now… c'mon, talk. You'll feel better when you tell me everything you're feeling, I promise. You know I'm always here to help you.}
{Yu-Kun… I just can't believe that… he could do this to my brother. You'd think by now, after all the two have been through together as mates and friends… close friends… he'd have realized that Rei was more important than his stupid ambition to be the best… to be perfect. Than anything, even.} Kilana drew her knees up to her chest and hugged herself tightly around her knees while resting her chin on her knees. {I was so sure… that he'd have figured that out by now….}
{He knows, Ki-Chan. He already knows deep within his heart. It's there most definitely and he'll realize it soon… just have faith in him, hmm?} Yuri said as he moved towards her and rested his chin on her shoulder and reached around to take hold and lace the fingers of his left hand to that of Kilana's right.
{When will he, Yu-Kun? This is probably killing my brother right now. He's probably in his room crying his eyes out because he thinks it's the end of the world. That Kai probably left because of something he did, as well as the lust for power, when it actually doesn't have anything to do with him. You know how he is… when something goes wrong, he always thinks that he has some part in it when it doesn't!} A tear slid down Kilana's tear-abused cheek from her ruby-gold eyes just envisioning her brother in the depth's of her mind. Yuri wiped the tear away tenderly and kissed the top of her head, resting his cheek against it. Seeing Kilana so vulnerable was something he wasn't used to, and what's more, it hurt him immensely to see her like this.
{I don't know when, Kilana… but have faith in Kai… he isn't that slow… once he does he can fix this.}
{He is slow though! He's too stubborn and focused on what he wants that it takes him longer than the average person to realize something important!} Kilana snapped.
Yuri was about to reply when a soft knocking on the door interrupted their mental conversation. Kilana sighed and got up to open the door. Yuri stayed in his position on the napping couch and watched his mate. Kilana opened the door a crack and smiled at the visitor. 'Speak of the devil….' But her smile wasn't a happy smile; it was forced more than genuine. Just like the other person's smile. She opened the door wider and noted that Kai's hands were injured, his hair was damp, he had a towel around his neck and he looked exhausted. She looked up again at Kai and he was smiling wearily down at her.
"Who is it, Ki-Chan?" Yuri asked from the depths of the fire lit room, seeing as it was taking her a bit long to greet and let the visitor come inside.
"Hi Kai", Kilana greeted while answering her love's question at the same time, "what brings you here at this hour?" Kai looked around their room from the door. Kilana and Yuri's room was as fancy as his was. White walls, lush indigo carpeting and ceiling, king sized bed with white satin sheets and black satin comforter, ruby, white and indigo silk pillows, a black headboard and a white huge chest at the foot of the bed directly ahead as you enter, a sitting area to the left with a fireplace and a flat screen TV above it, en-suite bathroom to the right, a corner desk in the left corner nearest the door, a wardrobe a couple of feet left of the door and a pale blue coloured windowsill velvet bed a few feet away from the bed but on the same wall.
{Hmm, seems that what Vladimir told us was true. Kai has been training non-stop since his return.} Kilana sent to Yuri.
{How do you know?} Yuri questioned.
{His hands are scratched, bruised and cut and he's exhausted. His hair is also wet indicating he just finished showering.} Kilana replied, looking Kai over as she did so causing Kai to arch his eyebrow slightly.
{Sometimes you are too analytical.} Yuri smirked.
{At least he has good timing.} Kilana mused, with a semi-satisfied face, now causing Kai to wonder what in the world's going on.
{You want us to find out where he stands on all of this.}
{And see if we need to knock some sense into him.}
{Literally or metaphorically?}
{Dunno… Haven't decided as of yet.}
{I say literally…} Yuri flexed his hands for emphasis, smirking.
{We'll see how it goes first.} Kilana warned, smiling at Yuri mentally but still not knowing it was showing physically. {Even though I want literal too…} Yuri snickered quietly, but loud enough that Kai heard it from the door.
{Alright… fine by me.}
'Odd…' thought Kai as he took it all in. 'It's like… they know what the others thinking and can reply mentally or something. But that's impossible…' Kai shook his head. 'Must be my imagination…' Kilana stepped aside so Kai could enter their room and closed the door.
"Hey Kilana, hey Yuri… it's nothing. Just wanted to see what you guys were up to." Kai replied as he took a seat on one of the white leather couches. "You know, catch up and what not since I didn't come visit earlier." Kai scrubbed his hair with his towel as he felt a few droplets of water slide down his neck.
"Yeah, it has been a long time." Yuri said as he sat down on the three person couch, "even though we've been sending letters and e-mails back and forth since you left."
"Hey, why weren't you at dinner that day, Kai?" Kilana asked after she sat down comfortably in Yuri's lap, winding an arm around his neck for support. Yuri instinctively put one hand on her thigh and one around her waist. Kai hesitated slightly.
"… I was training. Didn't feel like eating, lost my appetite…."
"Kai, you had immediately started training when you returned. Add in the fact that you already had a bit of a work out before you received Black Dranzer. You should've been hungry." Kilana narrowed her eyes slightly as Kai fidgeted slightly for an unknown cause. "At least you could've joined us for a break if you didn't want to eat. You know we would've wanted to talk to you."
"Yeah, I know. Gomen… and for not coming earlier…. I was training with Black Dranzer these past days." Kai fidgeted again. He had an idea of what Kilana was thinking when she said that last part.
"We knew and it's alright, Kai. We understand." Yuri said, waving Kai's apology away with his hand. "It's not everyday you get to train with the world's most powerful bit-beast and blade."
"You know, we honestly didn't believe Vladimir when he told us you trained non-stop ever since he gave you Black Dranzer… until now." Kilana stated.
"What do you mean 'until now'?" Kai asked, cocking his head slightly to one side.
"We know now because of your hands… and your tiredness and sluggishness." Yuri answered pointing to his hands and then him in general.
"Still, it was hard to believe. Let me take care of your injuries." Kilana walked off towards her bedside table to get the first aid kit. A couple of minutes later, she came back and sat down next to Kai, taking out bandages and antiseptic cream from the kit. Yuri watched Kilana carefully as she helped Kai, noting that even though she was angry at Kai and felt like killing the slate-haired boy, she was still as caring as ever. A few minutes later, she was done and had moved back to sit on Yuri's lap so Kai started up the conversation again.
"Huh? Why not? You know this is all I ever wanted. Why wouldn't I?" Guilt coursed through him like a fast spreading disease right after Kai said it. Knowing it wasn't the truth but yet saying it out loud… it hurt him as he was yet again betraying Rei, the person he loved the most…
"Because we thought that you'd have realized that Rei was more important than your stupid ambition to be the best." Yuri said quietly but rather angrily. Kai's crimson orbs widened like saucers.
'I… can't believe this. Even they… they saw it before I did… and they're not me! … How could I ever go back and face Rei to try and fix this when even I couldn't realize his importance to me…? I'm such a failure. He definitely doesn't deserve this… it's certain. I can't think about going back anymore, no matter how much I love him and want to be with him once again.'
"Tell me Kai, and seriously, be honest. Is… being the best… more important than my brother?" Kilana asked with a waver in her voice. Kai's eyes widened again and he looked away in shame, causing Kilana's eyes to start shining with tears. Yuri got pissed at Kai's action and what it was doing to Kilana.
"Kai, TELL US! WE NEED TO KNOW! Is Rei more important or your silly need to be the perfect beyblader?!" Yuri exclaimed angrily, gritting his teeth. Kai buried his face in his hands, shielding his face and teary eyes from view. Kilana's eyes watered more and she chocked slightly.
"Kai, I need to know… he's my brother. If you're more serious about your stupid ambitions than my brother who loves you more than anything else in this world, maybe even more than his own twin sister, THEN I HAVE TO FIX IT! Because… I know he's hurting. I can feel it through our bond. His heart clenches in pain just not being near you. Knowing you left him for that blade and thinking that it's his fault that you chose it somehow, when the fault's yours! IT'S YOUR FAULT KAI AND I CAN'T LET HIM GO THROUGH THIS WITHOUT HIM KNOWING THE TRUTH! IT'LL KILL HIM KAI!" Kilana was about to burst. Yuri felt it. He had never seen her like this before. She was the strongest of people in his eyes. Knowing what she's been through, he was positive. She had been abused and punished countless times for no reason by Vladimir in front of him, just because she was a girl and his mate. And the amazing thing was Kilana took the hurt and pain without complaint. She was cold and emotionless during the ordeal, never afraid and never caring. She never even flinched, winced or screamed once and sometimes even looked happy about it which led everyone to believe that she actually enjoyed the damn pain. Yuri was the only one who knew how she really felt about it all… and Kai… to an extent. And now look at her; tears streaming down her face and barely able to breathe in an emotional outburst. This was all because of her best friend. She was about to lunge at Kai if Kai didn't give her an answer fast.
"Shh… Ki-Chan… calm down… It's okay… Let Kai answer…" Yuri said while he crushed the younger ruby-golden eyed girl to him, rubbing her back and kissing away her tears. When Kilana calmed down, Kai answered.
"He… he doesn't deserve this… I know… I know! He deserves better than me! Someone who realizes they love him more than anything the minute they meet. Not someone like me who took forever to see!"
"…" Yuri stared at Kai.
"Wait… Does that mean… you love Rei more?" Kilana asked, slightly confused. Kai took a deep breath.
"Yes… I love Rei more… more than anything. More than that piece of junk that I thought would complete me but didn't. I realized it too late. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry Kilana. I know I let you down. I promised you that I'd be good to Rei, to love him and… not hurt him… and I broke it. Gomen…." Relief spread through Kilana and Yuri's features, confusing the crimson eyed blader.
"Oh thank Kami…." Yuri said patting his chest in relief. "You scared us, you know."
"Yeah… we thought that you hadn't figured it out yet."
"Huh…?" Kai was beyond confused. What in Kami's name…?
"Exactly what we said. We thought that you hadn't realized Rei was more important. But now that you have, it's a completely different story." Kilana said, smiling genuinely. 'YES! Kai's not as inept as I thought!' Kilana giggled to herself, making Yuri to look at her with an amused arched eyebrow. Kilana smiled joyfully at Yuri, breaking into a giggle every now and then. Yuri found that so cute and he leaned down to kiss her lightly and they turned back to Kai.
"Yeah, now you can go back and fix this. Rei deserves to know the truth and once he knows, he'll forgive you most definitely." Yuri said.
"But guys, I don't deserve Rei's love!"
"What in Gods name are you talking about?!" Kilana and Yuri chorused.
"Don't you get it? I don't deserve someone like Rei."
"Kai…"
"Look, I love Rei. Nothing's going to ever change that, but as for me going back and fixing it, I can't. I don't deserve the second chance. Case closed."
"But Kai-"
"But nothing, Kilana. … It's getting late; I'll leave you two to your… cuddles, kisses and your passionate physical proclamations of love and desire." Kilana and Yuri stared at Kai with big wide eyes. How did Kai know that they're going to do it…? And how does he know whether they've done it or not?! What if they haven't yet?!! HOW WOULD KAI KNOW- "But… before I go, I've got something to ask you two."
"Uh, sure… shoot." Kilana and Yuri said uncertainly.
"While I was waiting at the door, I noticed that Kilana sorta zoned off and during that time, you two were making all sorts of faces like you were basically talking and replying to each other with actions of your own, mentally almost. Why is that? Ooh and you said something about being able to feel what Rei feels through a bond. Is there something I should know here?"
"Err…." Kilana and Yuri looked at each other nervously and laughed pathetically. "Of… course not, Kai. Don't… be silly." Kai narrowed his eyes at them.
"Spill. Now." Kilana and Yuri exhaled. How was Kai going to take this? It's not like Rei ever discussed it with him, Kilana would've known if he did. 'Shit….' Kilana and Yuri thought at the same time.
"We don't think you'd be able to take the explanation calmly…." Kilana and Yuri said while smiling sheepishly.
"Give me some credit, guys! I want to know! Seriously!" Kai whined, a hint of puppy eyes showing through his features. Kilana and Yuri sweat dropped.
'Kai… can plead very well when he seriously needs or wants to….' Kilana thought. "It's not like we don't want to tell you… it's just that it might be a bit far-fetched and unbelievable for you to believe us…."
"OH PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, KILANA?! I SWEAR I WON'T THINK IT'S ODD! Please, just tell me guys?! C'MON…!" Kai whined again.
Yuri pulled a face. 'Oh lord…. Kai pleading, this is definitely a new low for him…. Oy….' "Okay, okay. Just… don't whine with the puppy eyes face again in front of me… that's definitely not something I want to be around for the next time." Kai smiled and gestured for Yuri to continue. Yuri pulled another face. "You know how a neko-jin's lover/boyfriend/girlfriend is, in actuality, their mate, right?" Kai nodded. "Well, to make it official, you have to bite each other on the necks and taste each other's blood." Kilana and Yuri drew down the necks of their shirts to show Kai their twin scars on their necks. Kai stared at them, gawping. "Once done that which is the mating ritual, the bond of mates will snap in place, and you will be able to hear the thoughts of your mate and send thoughts/messages back and forth. You can also sense each other's emotions and feelings. It's quite amazing to be honest."
"Are… are you serious?!" Kai exclaimed. Yuri and Kilana nodded, smiling. "Okay, that explains that. But what about Kilana's ability to feel Rei's feelings…?"
"Oh, that's the same thing, only you don't need to bite and taste each other's blood to achieve it. Rei and I have a twin neko-jin bond. It snaps in place at birth and happens to all twins born in the neko-jin race."
"I see." Kai took a minute to process it. "Can you ever change mates after you've completed the official mating ritual?"
"No, it's impossible. If either mate leaves, both will wither away slowly and eventually die." Kilana answered.
"It is however possible to add mates… but that rarely happens." Yuri added.
"Like, a threesome?" Kai asked, slightly surprised. Kilana and Yuri nodded. "Okay…"
"The mating ritual is basically a marriage license/ceremony. The only difference is that it's for life. After you've mated there's no way to get out of it. There's no divorce. It's all final so neko-jins choose their mates very wisely." Kai's eyes widened in realization… twice that day.
"Does that mean you two are basically married now?" Kai asked, shocked.
"Mm hmm…."
"That's right."
"Kami… aren't you afraid you two will get sick of each other?" Kai asked half-joking, half-serious.
"Kai! If you love each other as much as we do, you'd never get sick of each other." Kilana said, glaring at Kai slightly.
"Besides… you wouldn't say that if you knew Rei wanted to mate with you a long time ago but didn't 'coz he didn't get the chance to explain and get your consent." Yuri said.
"Wait… what?"
"My brother had decided he wanted to make you his mate a long time ago. He was sure you were the one since the day he met you…."
"And… why hasn't he?"
"YOU CAME BACK, STUPID!" Kilana and Yuri yelled simultaneously.
"… please tell me you're joking…"
"Why would we joke?!" Kilana and Yuri chorused. "WE'RE DAMN SERIOUS, KAI!"
Kai stared at them in disbelief, while they glared at Kai. Then something clicked in his mind. "… Wait a minute… HOW IN KAMI'S NAME DID YURI KNOW ABOUT THIS?!" Kai exclaimed angrily, pointing at Yuri.
"Che… Make the connection, doofus." Yuri said, crossing his arms and closing his eyes. Kai growled slightly. Kilana sweat dropped.
"Kai, telepathic messages are basically thoughts. If Rei and I are able to send thoughts to one another, and Yuri and I can too, then Yuri and Rei will be able to send messages to each other as well, using me as a router."
"Oh…" Kai scratched his head. "I didn't think of that…."
"We didn't think so either." Kilana and Yuri said simultaneously, smiling sheepishly.
"So if Rei and I had mated, then you and I would be able to talk mentally right now?" Kai asked Kilana.
"Yep, but only if Rei's awake and it's the same with Rei and Yuri. Only if I'm awake. You and Yuri could talk mentally too because you'd be connected to Rei, Rei's connected to me and I'm connected to Yuri."
"Wow…. This is truly interesting and amazing. I must ponder about it in the little phoenix's room. Want me to hang up that towel for you, Kilana?" Kai asked. Kilana looked to where Kai was pointing and remembered she had slammed that down there previously.
"Sure, arigatoo Kai." Kilana said, smiling.
"No probs, Ki-Chan." Kai picked up Kilana's towel and strode over to the bathroom, closing the door with a soft click. Kilana and Yuri sat there waiting, exchanging thoughts about how they have to get Rei and Kai back together. Unfortunately, Kai's voice boomed from the bathroom.
"IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO GET REI AND I BACK TOGETHER, FORGET IT!"
"Oh calm your fucking ass down, Kai-Kun! Go back to peeing!" Yuri and Kilana yelled. They heard a faint grumbling from the phoenix within the bathroom and then the door slammed opened and out came a peeved slate-haired, crimson eyed Kai.
"I'm serious. Don't do anything. Get it through your thick skulls that I don't deserve the second chance that Rei's bound to give me… Night you two, see you at breakfast." Kai leaned down to kiss Kilana's forehead good night and left, leaving the two lovers stunned at his words.
"Who would've thought…?" Kilana asked as they walked over to the bed, getting ready to sleep.
"Yeah… he has issues." Yuri said while folding down the comforter so they could get in.
"Oh well… time to sleep Yu-Kun. Remember to set the alarm, 'k Yuri? We have swimming tomorrow for am training and Vladimir won't like it if we're late." Kilana reminded her Russian lover as she took off her sweater, revealing a black tank top.
"I know…" Yuri set the alarm, took off his outer shirt and climbed into bed, settling down comfortably. Kilana climbed in after him, snuggling into Yuri's side comfortably and wrapping an arm around his torso, laying her head on his chest and listening to his heartbeat, the only thing that puts her to sleep. Yuri kissed her forehead and sent her a last telepathic message.
{Sweet dreams, kitten. I love you.}
{Night Yu-Kun… ai shiteru.} she replied drowsily.
A last thought ran through both their minds before they drifted off…
Getting Rei and Kai back together will be harder than we thought…
End chapter one…
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Kitten: whoa… that was one long ass chapter… but that'll keep all of you satisfied for a while, right?
Rei & Kai: don't think they'll blame you if you update way later than you're supposed to…
Kitten: hopefully, because the next chapter will take a while… especially if I want to live up to the expectations that this chapter gives. Hope you enjoyed this first chapter of "You deserve better". Took me a while to get it perfect so don't discourage me this time too by not reviewing… PLEASE REVIEW!!! I'll cry if you don't…
Kai: - -" … she seriously will.
Rei: smiles sheepishly with a huge sweat drop on his head she will… hate to admit it.
Kitten: so you know what to do then… if you don't want me to torture Kai and Rei, the button is right down there. Next to the drop down list… the "Go" button… press it… c'mon, you know you want to. Until next time… which will be a while… but none-the-less I will return! JA NE!
Kai & Rei: smiling (more like one smirking, one smiling) lates!
Kai, Rei & Kitten: REVIEW!!!!
