Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade… but if I did…sigh

Warnings: Shounen-ai

Rei/Kai from Rei's P.O.V.

"Rei, where you goin'?" Tyson yelled as I was almost to the door.

"Out," I replied as I grabbed a coat and walked out the door.

"Why?" I heard him shout. However, my answer and any further inquiries from my nosy teammate were cut off by my shutting the door. As I listened to the angry grumbling inside the room, I just shook my head and laughed. 'Why indeed?' I asked myself.

In my heart I knew why. I just wasn't able to enjoy myself without Kai there. You're probably thinking, "Oh how sweet! He's worried for a friend," and you're half right. I do consider Kai my best friend and I believe that somewhere deep within him he allows me to fill that position for him as well. Unfortunately for me, I've started thinking about what things could be like if we were, dare I say, more than friends. Now keep an open mind here people, it's not that I find myself attracted to men on a regular basis, but in this instance I couldn't help it. To be honest, I fell for the person that Kai is, and it just so happens that he comes with, ahem, "male parts". You get the point right?

Anyways, back to the original topic, I decided to take a walk seeing as I wasn't really in the mood to hang with the guys. I'm sure I'd have had a different opinion if Kai were there, but he left a while earlier to "take a walk" also. I didn't have any real destination in mind, so I figured the park was as good a place as any. I laughed at myself when I realized how hopeful I was that I'd meet up with Kai there. How horribly cliché that would be, right? In fact I'm sure you're laughing with me, so imagine my surprise to hear the sound of a beyblade whizzing past me.

Over and over again I tried to convince myself that it was just some kid practicing in the park. Never mind the fact that the kid was out here at night, by himself, and as I looked at my feet I realized this poor, lonely child was practicing with Dranzer. Damn! So did this make me lucky, or an accidental stalker? I think Kai might have had the same question on his mind because he stared at me quite strangely when he walked out of the trees to retrieve his blade. He didn't say anything as he walked past me to where Dranzer was.

After picking up his blade he stood back and just stared at me. He had his arms crossed, and a brow quirked. I could tell he was waiting for an explanation of sorts, but I was still in shock. 'He probably thinks I followed him or something,' I thought worriedly, 'just freaking great.'

A few minutes passed with Kai looking at me while I stared intently at my feet. When I finally picked my head up, I choked out something that I hope sounded like, "Hey, Kai."

At that, he sighed and shook his head before moving towards me. When I got a glimpse of his face, I saw the mischievous smirk that had replaced his previous unhappy frown. Therefore, when he took his next step forward, I took one backward. All the while I was frantically repeating to myself, 'Kai isn't going to kill me, Kai isn't going to kill me…'

I was startled out of my not-so-comforting mantra when my back pressed up against… a tree? A TREE! Crap. Somehow Kai had managed to trap me in between him and this god-forsaken plant. It wouldn't have bothered me so much if the plant weren't so freaking big and solid! The true danger of my situation made itself aware to me when Kai got as close to me as possible and put both arms on the tree next to my head… all. Without. Touching. Me. At. ALL!

'Oh sweet torturous bliss,' I cried in my foggy mind. My breath started coming out in uneven little gasps. It was like I couldn't tell if I should hyperventilate or stop breathing all together. I swear his nose brushed mine as he brought his face closer and looked me straight in the eyes. I felt his breath on my face and that's when I began to have difficulty controlling myself. My fingers started to twitch and I really wanted to just… well, jump him. As luck would have it however, he looked as though he wanted to jump me as well, only not in the good way.

So, with all my mixed emotions and thoughts, you can imagine my confusion when Kai let out an amused chuckle. Laughter from Kai is never a good thing, and I'm not so sure I liked the dangerous glint in his eyes (it only made me fear for my life that much more). All I knew was that if the bastard was gonna kill me, he'd better get on with it already. Preferably asphyxiation… by his mouth cutting off the supply of oxygen to… my mouth. Sigh Huh? Oh, yeah. Anyway, Kai was just standing there looking very smug for whatever reason and I had the distinct impression that he was purposely toying with me. Oh well, as long as I got to have him in this close proximity, I was more than happy to allow him to do as he pleased. That was until he took a few steps back and again looked as though he were waiting for me to speak.

This time my voice didn't sound as strangled when I brilliantly said, "Hello." Nice right? Kai merely sighed again and finally engaged in actual conversation.

"What are you doing here Rei?" He asked me quietly.

"Taking a walk."

"And you just happened to find the exact location I was practicing in?"

"What are you implying?"

"…Nothing." Kai looked a little bothered. "I think I'll be heading back now," he said as he pocketed his blade and began walking toward the hotel. I just watched for a few moments before I realized what I was allowing to slip away. 'Hello,' I yelled at myself, 'you have the perfect opportunity to be alone with Kai right now, and you're letting him leave!'

"Hey, Kai! Wait up!" I yelled before he was too far away. He didn't even turn around to acknowledge me, but I could tell that he let his pace slow a bit. I ran a little to catch up to him, but I know he wouldn't have left me behind. At least I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have…yeah.

Our trek back to the hotel was accompanied by a comfortable silence. I think I may be the only person on the team the Kai is okay spending time with. I mean, it's not like he goes out of his way to do so, but he doesn't seem as uptight with me as he does with Tyson for instance. Well that's not such a great example though, because I'd have to admit that Kai is less uptight with anyone than he is with Tyson. Well take Chief then. He'll converse when necessary and he'll let go of the angry scowl that he used to always wear.

Even when we're as a group he still does that 'lean-on-the-wall-with-my-eyes-closed-because-I-want-you-to-think-I'm-not-listening-but-I-am' thing. But with me, he'll actually try the whole "speaking" thing on his own. Like earlier when I'd lost the capacity for speech, he started the conversation, short as it was. I know he was interrogating me and everything, but he does it on other occasions too. I think he trusts me the most because I'm supposedly calm and level-headed. Usually I am, just not when I'm within five or less feet of him. But he doesn't need to know that.

At last we reached our destination, but I was hesitant to go in because I knew my little piece of happiness would be shattered. Kai had already gone in, however, so I just picked up the shards and followed him in.

Okay, so maybe it's not the best place to stop, I tried to make it seem like a chapter end. It's just that at the moment I seem to be having trouble figuring this story out. I was just going to make a long one-shot, but it'll probably end up being 2 or 3 chapters. (I'm just so eager to post something P) If no one likes it I won't waste my time finishing it, but if you do, please review. Also, if anyone has any helpful ideas for the direction of this fic, feel free to suggest anything. Like I said R&R!