Title: Winter Nights are a Sight

Category: Beyblade

Summary: Sequel to "A Summer Night Turns Right". It's been two years since Kai and Miguel started dating. They are now living with each other and are happy, but when Kai starts feeling under the weather, it's a race to figure out why.

Pairings: Miguel/Kai; Bryan/Tala; Lee/Ray

Warnings: Shounen-ai; language

Disclaimer: Don't own.

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Chapter One

Twenty Dollars and a Dizzy Spell

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Mornings were usually a good thing. He loved to wake up early and watch the sunrise. He loved to hear the birds chirping their lovely greeting. He loved the musky smell of early morning dew upon the ground, but lately, mornings were another pain in the ass.

Just the day before, he had picked up Tala and Bryan of the Blitzkrieg Boys at the airport and offered them one of his spare bedrooms in his three bed, two bath house. The only problem he had forgotten about the two was their sleeping habits.

Tala stayed up half the night reading while Bryan played video games - or they entertained each other which was strictly off-limits in his house. So, he didn't get a chance to sleep well that night.

Miguel, on the other hand, slept like a flippin' baby.

Kai groaned as he heard a clang coming from the kitchen. Tala was going to make breakfast. Oh, wonderful.

Chuckling beside him brought his mind back down to where it used to be. He turned over and caught the amusement in Miguel's blue eyes.

It had been two years since their first date that autumn, and since then, they had bought a house together, moved in together, and started a new life together.

"Not get much sleep last night, phoenix?" the Spaniard asked, using the pet nickname he'd given Kai a year ago.

The Russian teen stuck out his tongue and turned over. "Not funny," he grumbled.

Miguel said nothing as he slid his hand up and down the phoenix's taunt thigh and up to his hip. He felt Kai shiver slightly as his fingers brushed against the sensitive spot on the back of Kai's thigh. The gargoyle shifted closer to the phoenix and kissed along his neck, up to his ear where he proceeded to nip and tug it with his teeth. Kai giggled a little, which soon turned into a moan as Miguel flipped him onto his back. The Spaniard straddled his lover and began kissing him again, hands roaming. Kai wound his arms around his boyfriend's neck and pressed his body closer.

"Damn!"

Both teens pulled away as the voice echoed off the bedroom walls. They looked up and spotted Tala and Bryan standing in the doorway. Tala had an apron on with a bowl of something in it while Bryan had thrown on his pants but no shirt.

"What the fuck?" Kai asked as Miguel got off of him, opting to sit beside the phoenix.

"More like what the hell!" Bryan cried again. "I just lost twenty bucks!" He grumbled rude comments under his breath as he took out his wallet and presented the red haired wolf a twenty dollar bill. "I can't believe you were right....Kai, you should have been more dominant."

The phoenix blushed as Tala took the bill and stuffed it into his pocket. "You had a fucking bet on our sex life!" he growled, trying to launch himself at the two to kill them, but Miguel held him back.

Both Tala and Bryan jumped and rushed out of the room, closing the door behind them.

"I'll kill them," Kai chanted.

Miguel sighed and brought his phoenix into his lap where he proceeded to kiss and nip along Kai's collarbone. The Russian sighed and relaxed. "Fine," he murmured, "I'll kill them later."

The Spaniard smirked, "Much later."

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Kai stretched as he emerged from the bathroom. The smell of something sweet filled the home the closer he went to the kitchen. Tala was standing at the stove, flipping pancakes and placing them onto four different plates. Turning around, he smiled.

"Sorry about earlier, but I'm making pancakes!" he sing-songed, flipping another flapjack.

The phoenix sighed and shook his head, grabbing a glass from the cabinet and filling it with orange juice from the fridge. Sitting at the table, he waited for Tala to finish and for the other two to enter the kitchen.

Miguel was the first, kissing Kai on the head before making himself a glass of milk and sitting down. He opened the newspaper and flipped to the sports section.

Bryan was last, dressed in a loose T-shirt and his baggy pants. He yawned, stretched, and sat down with a mug of coffee already in his hands.

It wasn't too much later that Tala presented each person with a plate full of pancakes, two bottles of syrup sitting at each end of the table.

"So, what do we have planned today?" the wolf asked, drowning his fluffy breakfast in maple goodness before passing it to Kai.

"Well, Miguel has that inspection at the BBA for his team. It's been mandatory since they informed Barthez that he wasn't needed as a coach," Kai replied, pouring some syrup and setting it down.

Miguel froze as his boyfriend's words hit him. He looked up at the clock. "Shit!" Getting up he quickly grabbed a jacket and his beyblade and launcher before giving Kai another kiss. "And that's one inspection I'm late for!" he cried rushing to the door.

"Miguel," Kai called, turning around in his chair to face the Spaniard. Miguel turned, catching Kai's warm gaze. "Just relax." The phoenix smiled, bringing one to his lover's easily. The gargoyle nodded before leaving, shutting the large door and heading down the pathway.

Kai turned back around and took a bite out of his pancake. He scrunched up his nose in thought. 'It needs something.' Snapping his fingers, he got up and went to the refrigerator.

"What are you looking for?" Bryan asked, raising an eyebrow. He took a sip of his coffee and shared a confused look with Tala.

"Strawberries," Kai muttered from his bent-over position in search for the red fruits, "I know I bought some...Ha! Found them." Producing said strawberries, he placed the plastic carton on the counter before grabbing a knife and towel. Slicing off the caps and then again down the middle, he gathered them up in his hand and went back to the table, sprinkling his entire plate. Taking his fork, he picked up a strawberry half, a piece of pancake, and some syrup before placing it all in his mouth. Yep, that's what he wanted.

Grabbing the sports section from the newspaper, he began to read, unconsciously finishing his entire plate of pancakes - one that consisted of four flapjacks - and dipping his remaining strawberries into the syrup before eating them.

"Uh, Kai? You okay?" Tala asked, noticing the strange eating behavior. Kai had never been one to actually finish his plate, let alone eat something as sweet as syrup and strawberries. The phoenix never did have much of a sweet tooth.

The youngest Russian looked up from the article he was reading. "Yeah, why?" he blinked.

Bryan pointed to the teen's fork with his own. "You just devoured an entire plate of pancakes and strawberries."

Kai looked down at his plate and shrugged. "So, I've got an appetite this morning," he explained, getting up and washing his plate and fork.

Tala just shook his head. "Maybe, but it's still weird."

Bryan nodded his head in agreement before getting up to get more coffee. "You want some Kai?" he offered.

The phoenix shook his head. "No, thanks. I'll just have my orange juice for now."

The older Russians stopped what they were doing, and Bryan almost dropped the coffee pot. The falcon gently set it on the counter before going over to the telephone. "This emergency number for a Doctor Strandland is your doctor's number, right?" he asked.

Kai nodded, taking a sip of his orange. "Yeah, why?"

Bryan set his mug down and picked up the phone. "Because I'm going to schedule you an appointment A.S.A.P."

Kai hurriedly set down his glass and made his way over to the phone, grabbing it out of the falcon's hand and slamming it on the jack before it began ringing. "I'm not sick!" he grumbled, glaring at the silver haired teen. "I just don't want any coffee right now. I haven't drank any for the past few days. This happens to people all the time. It's called being human."

Tala decided to change the subject. "Okay, okay, so what are we going to do today?"

Kai switched his gaze to the red head. "Well, today is normally when I clean the house-"

"But it's spotless!"

"Laundry, vacuuming, and dusting, dimwit," the phoenix retorted. "But I also need to go to the store."

Bryan raised his hand like a schoolboy. "I'll go! I need to get some stuff anyway."

Kai shook his head. "I don't want to know what stuff you need, but," he reached behind him on the counter, producing a small tablet and pen, "if you'll go, I'll give you the money to get the stuff we need." Taking the pen and writing down three more items, he reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. Getting a hundred out, he gave it to Bryan. "This should cover it."

The falcon glanced from the money to the list and then back to Kai. "Strawberries, watermelon, and cherries?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

Kai shrugged. "I like fruit."

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Tala grunted as he straightened the clean sheets on the bed. It was the last bedroom in the house, and they were almost done. Kai entered the room with an armful of comforter and pillowcases. Tala watched the teen closely as the phoenix started swaying a little.

"Here's the rest of it," Kai muttered softly.

He set the stuff on a chair across the room before stopping, breathing heavily. The room was spinning, had been since he had gotten the last of the laundry done. He could hardly stand on his own and had to grasp the arm of the chair to steady himself.

"Kai?" Tala asked, going closer to the swaying teen. "Are you alright?"

Kai nodded, letting go of the chair and attempting to walk towards the bed. He took the first step, and his legs protested as they became jelly and buckled. Tala called out his name as the wolf caught the teen. The phoenix kept his eyes closed for a little bit, just letting his body rest as he leaned fully into Tala's embrace.

"Kai? Kai, are you okay?"

The younger Russian nodded. "I'm fine. I just need to sit for a moment."

The wolf nodded and lead his friend over to the bed. They sat for a long while, waiting for Kai's vision to clear up.

"What the hell was that?" Tala asked when he saw that Kai's eyes were sharper than they had been earlier.

Kai shook his head. "I honestly don't know. For the past few days, I've had minor spells like that, but I just figured it was because I had turned to quickly."

"Uh, Kai, sorry to burst your bubble, but that wasn't because you turned too quickly," Kai noted the sarcasm in his old teammate's voice.

"I know. This hasn't happened before. It's never gotten this bad."

"Maybe we should have let Bryan call the doctor."

Kai shook his head. "No, I'll be fine."

"Kai..."

"How about this," the phoenix reasoned, "if it gets even worse, I'll call him, okay?"

Tala sighed. "That's all I'm gonna get, isn't it?"

The phoenix smirked. "Pretty much."

He sighed again, pushing his red locks of hair out of his face. "Fine."

Kai nodded and looked up at the clock. "Well, we need to start heading towards Tyson's. I told Miguel earlier I'd meet him there because Tyson wanted to talk to him about something."

"Fine, fine, we'll go when Bryan gets here."

"Thank you."

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Highlights for Chapter Two

When they arrive at Tyson's Kai's still not feeling very well. Something happens that makes him promise Tala that he'll get a doctor's appointment. Wonder what could that be?

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Sorry this is so rushed. I PROMISE to make it SO much better the next two chapters, which will be up next week! ^^

Well, is the story interesting yet? Review, please! ^^