Lucky Us
By Emziie
Unbeta'd currently
Chapter One- Meet Lucky
Setting: The dojo. In my happy little mental world- Kai moved in with Tyson after the world champs and the BladeBreakers are still a team. It's the summer now, the off-season for beyblade.
"Tyson, you sure you can handle this?" Max asked his blue-haired friend. His pale hands were resting on Tyson's red jacket-clad shoulders, and his light blue eyes were meeting Tyson's in a rare, serious look from the usually bubbly blonde.
"Of course I can, Maxie! Either way, I have Kai to help me." Tyson replied, glancing over towards the sulking older boy. Kai stood gracefully against the dojo wall- his eyes cracked just slightly to watch Max and Tyson's interaction. The closeness of the boys were uncomfortable for him.
Tyson… I hate it when you look at him. I hate it when you smile at him.
"Kai, promise me now, will you watch Tyson and make sure Lucky makes it back alive?" Max asked, taking his hands from his friends shoulder and turning to the older boy.
"Hn." Kai responds. His eyes shift to the side- looking out the open window to avoid the eye contact Max was looking for.
"Maxie it'll be fine! Aren't you going to miss your flight?" Tyson asked with a laugh as a small yellow bundle of fur lapped away at his cheek.
"Yeah, yeah… Bye Lucky! Be a good boy! I'll see you in 2 days, pup." Max said his farewell and left the dojo, waving as he got into his dad's small car as it drove off.
"Kai, this is gonna be awesome!" Tyson exclaimed excitedly, trying to keep a grip on the squirming puppy he had cradled in his arms.
Tyson…. If I knew a puppy would make you this happy, I would have gotten you one long ago.
"Yup. Just…. Awesome." Kai said in a low voice- making his exit as Tyson set the small creature on the ground. The puppy was young, Max confirmed his age as '9 weeks, 3 days.', and curious as any life new to the world. His paws were oversized and his ears floppy, his eyes were still big, round, and perfect for a puppy-look at any given moment.
The puppy, affectionately named Lucky by Max, bounded after Kai. His front paws flopped in front of him- sliding like ice on the unfamiliar wood floor.
"Aw. He likes you." Tyson cooed, walking after the puppy who was working terribly hard to catch up with the tall blader who was ignoring the scratching he could hear behind his heels.
Kai stopped in his tracks and sighed, before turning around completely and staring at the puppy. Lucky looked back up at Kai, his tongue hanging lazily from his small mouth and his eyes wide and confident.
"What's its name again?" Kai asked, though he knew the name, he didn't want Tyson knowing that.
"HIS name is LUCKY." Tyson said with extra enunciation. "He's 9 weeks old and he's a Labrador." Tyson finished, squatting down and stroking the puppy's head as the puppy flopped down on top of Kai's left foot.
"He's sleeping with you, right?" Kai asked, acting perfectly unimpressed. His maroon eyes were glued to the interaction between his crush and the animal, he admired how much Tyson liked the puppy and how adorable Tyson was while doing that.
"Yeah… Though I think he likes you more." Tyson said with a grin up at his captain.
Don't smile at me, Tyson… You should know it hurts when you do that.
"Yeah." Kai grunted before pulling his foot from beneath small limp puppy and stalking off into his room and shutting the door roughly before Lucky had a chance to awake and follow him.
Tyson, why did I agree to live with you? Because I thought you'd suddenly fall in love with me when you found out that I really am just a jerk who's too screwed up to live alone? I should stop dreaming…
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Dammit! Go the hell away. I don't want to look at you anymore today.
"Kaaaaaaai?" Tyson asked from the hallway.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"What?" Kai asked sharply from his laying position on his bed. His arms were casually folded behind his head and he was staring, intently, at the ceiling.
"Kai, can you walk Lucky with me?" Tyson asked, and without skipping a beat, Kai replied.
"No."
"Please?"
"Not a chance in Hell."
"Why not?" Tyson pleaded from the outside of the door. The puppy was becoming more rambunctious the more time he spent in the dojo and Tyson hoped a long walk would tire the bundle of energy out.
"…I don't have to answer that." Kai couldn't think of a legitimate excuse not to go, other than he didn't want to, but that never went over well with Tyson.
"Please? Lucky has so much energy… Maybe it would wear him out?" Tyson reasoned with the reluctant Russian.
"Your problem. Not mine." Kai replied coolly, glad he'd been able to resist for so long.
"Kai… You know I don't like walking alone. It's lonely! And quiet!" Tyson whined.
Dammit, Tyson, you always get me to do whatever you want.
"Fine. But we're going for a run." Kai said, getting off his bed and grabbing shorts and a tank-top to run in. The summer was hot, and Kai knew Tyson hated the heat. This would be punishment enough for torturing Kai with his presence.
His extremely intoxicating presence.
"Ugghhhh…." Tyson groaned from the hallway. He could hear Tyson's footsteps retreat from his door and head down the hallway to his room.
Kai sighed as he pulled on his running shoes and tied the laces tightly. He cracked his neck and opened the door to his room, noticing that Lucky was sitting outside the door staring at him.
"What're you looking at?" Kai asked the puppy who began panting- giving the young dog a look similar to a smile. "You're not too bad, I guess." Kai mumbled, kneeling next to the puppy and stroking him when Lucky jumped up with his front paws on Kai's knee.
Kai heard Tyson's footsteps, but decided not to look up and instead stop petting Lucky and stand up. He turned to face his friend, noticing the unreadable and unusual look Tyson was giving him.
"You ready? Where's his leash?" Kai asked, looking around the main room of the dojo- though finding himself more intent on not looking directly at Tyson, because the bluenette looked awfully good in his blue t-shirt and basketball shorts.
"Oh! Lemme grab it! It's in my room with all of Lucky's stuff." Tyson said and jogged back down the hall to his room- quickly remerging with a red leash that matched the collar around the puppy's neck.
"C'mere, Lucky… We're going for a little easy jog." Tyson said to the puppy, hooking the leash to the collar. Kai snorted.
Easy jog? You wish, Tyson. You won't be able to walk for days. Kai thought cynically.
Kai turned and walked out of the dojo- assuming Tyson and the puppy he was currently attached to would follow. He stretched his arms into the air and took a deep breath.
"Be quiet and keep up." Kai snapped at Tyson and then took off running down the street.
"Dammit, Kai, some of us are actually human!" Tyson whined as he and Lucky followed their captain.
"Tyson?"
"Yes, Kai?"
"You and Lucky haven't moved in an hour." Kai stated, raising an eyebrow and crossing his arms while looking at the pair that was flopped onto the dojo floor. Kai's hair was damp- he'd just finished taking a shower after jogging. "Showers free now." Kai said and walked over next to the lump that was Tyson. He nudged the bluenettes leg with his toe- trying to get the usually energetic teen to act more… Well, energetic.
I didn't want to kill him. Or the puppy. I thought Tyson kept himself in better shape than this…
"Thanks, Kai." Tyson groaned and stood up shakily. Lucky continued to lay flat on his side- napping contently as Tyson wandered out of the room.
"You too, dog. Up and at 'em." Kai said and reached down to pick up Lucky. The dog jumped at first and then realized lazily that he was being held and immediately went to licking Kai's face- quite lucky that Kai had washed off his paint in the shower and hadn't bothered to put more on. "Stop that, now." Kai said and pulling the puppy away from him- holding his under Lucky's elbows and glaring at him. The puppy whined and Kai sighed. "Oh, fine, but don't tell anyone about this, now." Kai said and let the puppy continue. He walked to his room and closed the door behind him.
"You can't tell anyone about this either. Ok, Lucky? You won't be so lucky if you do." Kai said, amused at his own joke. He set the puppy on his bed across from himself as he sat cross-legged, leaning against the headboard.
Kai reached for his nightstand- grabbing a small black book from the top drawer and he pulled out a pen.
"Now lay there and sleep." Kai told the puppy and pointed at him. Lucky obliged- stretching out onto his side and closing his black eyes before he began to slumber silently. Kai smiled at the puppy once he was sure it wasn't looking.
He opened the book and flipped through it until he found a blank page. Though he would never admit it, even to himself, he kept a journal. A very secret journal that no one would live to tell about if they were to read it.
'Max brought his puppy over today for me and Tyson to watch. His name is Lucky and he's sleeping now. Tyson insisted I walk Lucky with him, so we instead went for an hour run in the heat- apparently Tyson hasn't been keeping in shape.' Kai wrote with a chuckle.
Kai sighed and glanced at Lucky who was sprawled out on his back, his tongue lolled out of his mouth.
'Tyson doesn't have to keep in shape though. He's still good looking, I think I'd still think this even if he were to get fat… It's not his looks that I like. It's that personality- that intoxicating and happy personality that draws me every time. It annoys me, sometimes, when he keeps a determined face and never backs down. That alone is why he is better than me, but I'm still a close second. Tyson, if only you knew how much I like you… My hurricane dragon.'
Kai closed the book and set it inside the open drawer of his nightstand next to Dranzer. He picked up his beyblade and looked at his beloved Phoenix. He touched the drawing- the feeble attempt to capture her beauty and strength- and clutched the metal in his hand.
"Kai? Have you seen Lucky?" Tyson asked from the hallway, once again outside of Kai's room.
"Yes." Kai replied, setting Dranzer next to his book and pushing the drawer closed.
"Where is he?" Tyson asked- his voice obviously concerned.
"In here. With me. Asleep." Kai replied coolly, getting off the bed and walking to the door. He opened it, not expecting Tyson to still be dripping wet with a towel loosely wrapped around his waist. Kai flushed and felt the urge to slam the door.
"Lucky! Were you keeping grumpy ole' Kai company?" Tyson asked- looking around Kai and at the bed with the sleeping puppy on it- Lucky perked up at Tyson's voice and yawned, he stood and then leaped off the bed and went barreling towards the World Champ.
"Tyson, put some damn clothes on." Kai forced out, once Lucky was safely on the outside of the door- Kai closed it with more force than he intended and the door slammed, making Kai flinch at his own harshness.
"Well, we'll see you in the morning then." Tyson mumbled, barely audible to Kai, and walked off to his room- Lucky hot on his heels.
A/N: Well there is chapter one! I hope you liked it. I don't know if the story is considered cliché or anything- I hope not- but I really enjoyed writing it. There will be 2 more chapters I plan and I hope you have as fun reading it as I did writing it! This is currently unbeta'd but I'm looking to find a beta soon who can help me improve :D
Read and Review please. I'll love you forever!