Disclaimer: I do not in any way own the series Beyblade or any of its characters featured in this fan fiction.
Hmm, I'm now beginning on one of my new favourite pairings … one of many favourite parings if you've read my bio. But seriously, don't you think that Kai/Wyatt is just so adorable? I could give you my reasons for thinking so, but that'd take too long.
Erm, this takes place after episode 27 of V-Force, I haven't seen much more after that. But if you haven't seen up to there and don't want spoilers don't read on. I'll try to mention as little as possible, but that may be a bit hard.
Anyways, um, no major warnings except yaoi, spoilers and possible swearing, though I'll try to avoid it, oh an Kai might seem a bit … or a lot OOC at times, but he's so different in V-Force, especially when it concerns Wyatt, so I'm thinking it's not that bad. No other major pairings because I'm focused just on Kai and Wyatt.
Enjoy.
Dedication: To Shade 25, who gave me the idea for writing this fic.
No One Else
"We so need to celebrate this guys!"
Crimson eyes glanced over at the enthused four nearby then looked away again, focusing on something distant. Kai was not concerned with celebrating their victory over the Psykics. Sure it was great, but he had other things on his mind besides what sort of topping to get on his pizza.
"Kai? You going to join us?"
Kai looked over at Tyson to see him looking at him expectantly. He noticed that the others were too. He shrugged, he didn't want to disappoint them and he knew that if he refused he'd be doing just that.
"Only for a bit, I can't stay to eat though."
Still, even with this concession Tyson looked a bit down. "Sure, I guess that's cool. Let's just head over to the dojo."
They had gone back to the main BBA office after the battle and Tyson had wasted no time in calling up the pizza place to tell them to deliver to his house. Max and Kenny were setting things up with him while Hilary was yelling orders at them, which they ignored, and Rei just looked on amusedly.
However, as they were walking, Kai felt a set of eyes on him. He looked over to see the raven-haired blader watching him carefully.
"You disappointed I couldn't stay either?" Kai asked quietly. The other four ahead didn't hear anything, still being caught up in the elation of winning.
"You've probably got somewhere important to be. Besides, you'll be back, you're staying with us after all."
Kai chuckled. "Tyson seems to have forgotten that."
"Tyson forgets a lot of things." Rei smiled, but it soon faded as he saw the serious look on Kai's face. "You're not glad for our win?"
"Of course I am."
"But you're acting like you did before, back when you didn't care about us."
That hurt a bit, but Kai held it inside. "I've just got some things on my mind," he told Rei in a serious voice. "And we really can't afford to slacken off too much, we've still got Ozuma and the others to worry about. When have our lives ever not been filled with some sort of complication?"
Rei nodded. "I guess you're right, but don't you think you could loosen up a bit for one night?"
"I'm trying."
Rei sighed and nodded. "I know." And I know what you're not saying. I guess it's still hard for you to admit you care about someone other than yourself, isn't it Kai?
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Kai sighed and looked at the clock on the wall. He'd been here an hour already, couldn't he leave yet. He looked over to see Rei watching him again. He looked back away. Rei sighed and came over.
"I know you've got somewhere important to be Kai." Kai stared at him and he grinned. "Don't worry, I'll cover for you. I doubt that these guys will be finished soon anyway. You won't miss out on the end of the party."
Kai managed a small smile. "Thanks Rei."
"No problem. Give Wyatt my regards."
Kai stumbled slightly and glanced back to see Rei smirking at him. Guess I was a bit obvious. "I will." He looked around to see if anyone else saw him leave but they were all occupied by something in the garden. Presumably Tyson had made a fool of himself once again. Kai figured as much from Hilary's yelling and Max's loud laughter.
It was getting darker, but Kai continued on to the hospital. Luckily in the main wards visiting hours were over at nine, so he would have over two hours with Wyatt. That is, if he wanted him there.
Kai stopped suddenly with that thought. What if Wyatt didn't want him there? Would he blame Kai for not helping him in time, for not accepting him at first and not letting him train with him? Should he even go?
It was that last thought that made Kai shake his head and start out determinedly again. Since when did he ever doubt himself?
He walked for about fifteen minutes more before he arrived at one of the gates to the hospital complex. He went up to the main building and asked after Wyatt. The answer stunned him a little.
The psychiatric ward.
The receptionist assured him that he was in the recovery section, but his trauma was rather great when he first arrived, he'd needed constant treatment before he could even have gotten so far with his recovery. Kai nodded and headed off to the building housing the psychiatric patients.
It was completely dark now, he'd have to catch a taxi back to Tyson's place now, or a bus, if there was one. No, a taxi sounded a bit safer. Not that he was scared or anything, it was just he wasn't stupid enough to walk the streets at night. He made his way to the main desk for the wad and was given Wyatt's room number.
He stood outside the door taking a deep breath. Why was he so nervous about seeing Wyatt? Kai shook his head at his foolishness and knocked.
"Come in," the tired voice called out.
Kai opened the door cautiously and looked in to see Wyatt sitting in the single hospital bed with two boys sitting in chairs to either side. Kai recognized them from school. Wyatt's expression brightened considerably when he saw Kai.
"Hey Kai, come in."
Kai nodded and closed the door behind him. He nodded to the two boys and stared carefully at Wyatt. "How are you?"
"Better than before." Wyatt laughed softly. "But I guess anything's better than that." He hesitated slightly before asking, "Did you … I mean … the Psykics, are they …" He shuddered and trailed of, looking away.
Kai looked away as well. "Gone. It won't ever happen again."
Wyatt sighed in relief. "Good." He quickly changed the subject. "So, I've been told I can go back to school next week."
"Hey that's cool," one of the boys said, finally glad to be able to get back into a conversation he understood. "We really missed you back there, bey battles aren't as fun without you Wyatt."
"Totally," the other boy agreed. "Larry's been all over everyone since you've been gone, but once you're back you can teach him a thing or two."
Wyatt looked pained. "I don't really know. I don't think I will be able to battle for a while." Wyatt grinned, lying through his teeth. Kai was the only one who seemed to know the truth behind his injuries and he looked away guiltily. "But maybe sometime down the road."
"Yeah, that'd be cool." One of the boys looked at his watch. "Hey, we better get back to the dorm. Curfew's almost up and I don't think they'll keep buying the excuse that we were late coming to see you."
Wyatt looked at them slyly. "Using me as an excuse to go out for a night on the town, aren't you?"
One boy laughed while the other whistled innocently. "Two birds with one stone, man. We'll see you around Wyatt."
"Yeah, later."
"Bye." Wyatt smiled as the door closed behind the two then looked over at the other person in the room. Kai looked back almost nervously. "You look like I'm about to bite your head off."
"Well that's sort of how I feel." Kai sighed. "I'm sorry Wyatt, I never meant for you to get involved and I especially didn't mean for you to get hurt in any way." He sat down in one of the seats left unoccupied by the other boys
"Hey," Wyatt grinned weakly, his brown eyes sparkling with warmth. "You didn't do anything wrong. It was presumptuous of me to think you'd want to train with me, or even have the time to waste on me."
Kai shook his head. "No, it wasn't presumptuous, I was just being an ass, as usual." He sighed. "I guess that some habits are hard to break."
"Yeah, I heard how you're kind of cold, not that I haven't experienced it first hand." He laughed weakly, but stopped seeing the guilty look on Kai's face. "Kai? Why are you acting like this?"
Kai looked up at him and his words froze in his mouth. Sitting there in the bed, Wyatt looked so weak and vulnerable, there were dark marks under his eyes, making him look even more drained than he was. He was shaking slightly and looked like he could break at any moment. This is what he had done to him with his refusals. Kai had done this to him.
Kai shook his head. "God, I'm so sorry," he whispered brokenly, lowering his head in to his hands and running his fingers through his slate-grey locks. "I didn't want to hurt you, I just thought that you'd get in the way, I didn't realise what would happen, I didn't realise how much I had actually changed from before. When I saw you like that, you'd battled because I refused and what happened to you after …" Kai started to shake and he lifted his head. "This is all my fault and I'll do anything to make it up to you."
Wyatt looked stunned by Kai's words. "I never realised how strongly you felt about this. But Kai, I was the one to pick up the blade and accept the offer, you had nothing to do with that."
"Tell me honestly, if you weren't so ticked off with me would you have really considered that offer?" Wyatt hesitated and Kai looked away. "See."
"No, Kai, I refuse to let you think this is your fault."
"Too late. I'll do anything in my power to make things right for you." Wyatt was about to protest but Kai cut him off with an intense stare. "I promise Wyatt, I'll do anything."
Wyatt sighed and nodded. "It's not necessary, but thank you." He looked back with a smile. "So tell me about the victory. I deserve to gloat somewhat at the downfall of the company that put me in the hospital in the first place with their evil schemes."
Kai smiled and chuckled under his breath. "It's amazing how upbeat you are considering everything."
Watt's face suddenly lost its colour and he looked away. "Some days are better than others. It's easier to pretend. Everyone else seems happier and I feel better when they are."
Kai was silent for a long time. "You know masks won't help your recovery. You can't pretend to be happy if you're not. You'll just end up back here."
Wyatt didn't say anything. "Maybe that's something you can help me with if you want." He smiled hesitantly. "I need someone to talk to sometimes about this and you're the only one who knows and seems to understand."
"Evil bit-beats controlling your mind, yeah, I've been there." Kai shuddered slightly remembering. "Those sort of things tend to stay with you."
"I'll bet." Wyatt sighed and leaned back a bit into his bed. "I'm healthy enough to leave, but they just want me to stay here until the week is up just in case. I guess I feel fine, but sometimes it hurts." Wyatt looked down in surprise as Kai's pale, gloved hand enfolded his.
"I meant what I said," Kai assured him passionately. "I'll do anything to help you."
"Out of guilt?"
Kai shook his head. "Out of friendship." He flushed slightly. "You were the only person who even bothered with me at that school. It takes a lot to earn my trust, something I'm not particularly proud of, but only a few people had managed to do it before." He smiled. "You're almost as persistent as Tyson, though admittedly easier to be around."
Wyatt laughed. "Your friends sound like fun people to be around."
Kai hesitated then smiled. "Yeah, I guess they are. Maybe you'd like to hang around with us once you get out of here. I know the guys were worried about you too. Tyson wants to know what you did to me I think, earning my friendship so quickly. It took him and the others almost a year and I put them through hell to earn it."
"You really think of me as a friend?" Wyatt looked stunned at the revelation. Kai nodded and he smiled gratefully. "Thank you, I'm glad."
"Me too." Kai suddenly cleared his throat and moved back a bit, the conversation getting too intense and personal for his liking. Wyatt grinned at the reaction but said nothing as Kai changed the subject to the battle he and the others had just fought.
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AN: This was supposed to be a one-shot, but it got too long for that. Anything over 6500 words has to be cut up if possible … I'm weird like that.
Anyways, the next part should be out soon considering I've basically got this whole thing almost completely written out.
Well, hope you enjoyed this so far.
Until next time.