SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1I don't own Beyblade or any of the characters, so please don't sue me.
Kai/Rei slash, slight–and I do mean *slight*–hints of Rei/Mariah. Perhaps some Tyson/Max if I can fit it in.
Takes place a few weeks after the Russian championship. The White Tigers have gone home, but Rei stayed because of his injuries.
Letters
*Mariah,
How have you been? How are the others? I miss you guys a lot. I'm doing a lot better, though. I'm finally off the crutches, and most of my injuries have healed, with the exception of my ribs and my ankle, which is still sore. The others are still here; we're all planning to stay in Russia for awhile, which is why I needed to write to you.
I know that the news is probably disappointing to you, but you see, there's something I have to tell you, and I think this is the only way I can get it out:
I could fall in love with you.
I don't know if that makes you happy or upset, but it's the way things are, and I can't help it. But usually the word 'could' is followed by a 'but' or an 'if'. So let me correct that statement:
I could fall in love with you if he wasn't here.
We both know who 'he' is, Mariah. You complained that I was too accepting of his decision to leave the team before, and too lenient when he came back. You're probably right, but at least I have an excuse for it now. I'm in love with him.
I'm sure your jaw is dropping right about now, but it's true, no lie. I love him. It's really weird too, because at the beginning I just ignored him and wrote him off as a grouch. And then when he left, I felt this inexplicable feeling of loss, and I realized that somewhere along the line I had started to care.
I don't know the when's or how's, and I actually don't care, because I know how I feel, and that's all that matters. I don't need to dwell on the beginnings of my feelings, just that I have them.
We are...together now, I guess you could say. At least, I think we are, it's kind of hard to tell with him sometimes, but it makes it all the more interesting to me. I've always loved a challenge, and he's definitely one.
As for when that happened? About a week ago, I was outside–I still had those stupid crutches–and he came outside with me. What happened after that is sort of blurry. He made a particularly scathing comment about Tyson, and we argued, and then all of a sudden he ended up blurting out that he loved me. It must've been really hard for him to say that, after all, he was raised to feel nothing.
Of course, he tried to ignore what he'd said, but it was kind of hard to do since I was kissing him at that moment. So that's how it happened.
I know you probably don't want to hear this, but I can't lie to you. You don't deserve to be treated as second best. You'll find someone who loves you the most, Mariah. I hope we can still be friends, and I'm sorry if I hurt you.
Rei
(P.S. A certain amber-eyed, brown-haired Beyblading captain has his eye on you. Don't pass him over). *
Rei finished the letter, satisfied that he had explained things the best way he could. Setting the letter on the nightstand next to him, he began to unwrap his hair so he could sleep. He winced as it got tangled, but looked up as Kai stormed in.
"Stupid idiot Tyson", he grumbled to himself. Rei raised an eyebrow, still trying to untangle his hair. "Problem, koi?". Kai looked at him and his glare softened infinitely as he walked over.
Taking the brush from Rei, he undid the tangle and brushed his koi's hair out. "Tyson was giving me a hard time about us, so I told him to mind his own business and go screw Max", he said, putting the brush down.
Rei whipped around. "You didn't!", he exclaimed, trying to hold back his laughter and look stern. Kai shrugged. "You think he would've realized that it isn't wise to mess with me by now". Rei shook his head in repressed mirth. "You're incorrigible, did you know that? But I wouldn't have you any other way".
Kai smirked, picking up Rei's letter. "So you wrote to her?". Rei nodded, trying to get the letter back. "Hey", he said playfully, jumping up as Kai held the letter above his head. "No fair, you're taller", he pouted. Kai pinned Rei to him with one arm and read the letter with the other. When he finished, he had an unintelligible look on his face.
Rei frowned. "Something wrong?". Kai shook his head 'no' and laid down on their bed, pulling Rei with him.
"So you could've loved her, huh?", asked Kai after a while. Rei shrugged. "Yes, but a strong, tall, gorgeous beyblader came and stole my heart away, so it isn't a possibility anymore", he said, curling into Kai's body.
Unbeknownst to him, Kai smiled in satisfaction before saying, "You're going to have to tell me who he is so I can go beat him up". Rei kissed him sleepily. "I don't want you to hurt yourself. Night Kai". "Night, koneko", said Kai, closing his eyes.
I don't mind flames, as long as they're more creative than, "You suck", or "You're sick". C'mon people, give me some constructive criticism here.