A/N: Silba (tumblr, silbaria on twitter) is the number 1 stan for Kibito Kai and they inspired me to write for my favourite ship at the moment, except with Kibito Kai, after I saw a few of their doodles (please check them out post/176428871762). Also I heard the English dub is the only one that calls him Kibito Kai? So I'll be calling him Kibitoshin in this fic like the rest of the world.

Listen To My Heart!

Beerus was hidden behind trees and bushes as he watched on. As his target moved, so did he, quietly, stealthily, Whis never far behind, also moving without a sound, but Beerus worried his tall form would be spotted sooner or later.

"How did he not spot you just now?" Beerus whispered as his target looked straight in their direction.

"My staff does more than you think. I realise you'd rather my blue complexion didn't stand out in this greenery."

"Hey! Maybe you can extend that power a little my way?"

"Oh no, you're having so much fun prowling around, why would I spoil that?"

Beerus huffed and was on the move once more, following the man he had his eyes locked onto. Soon the target was walking out into open space where Beerus found it hard to follow - nowhere to hide. But that didn't seem to be too much of a problem as the man had stopped by the lake and seemed to be settling down. Beerus watched as he slipped off his boots, dipping his feet into the water.

"You know, you could just go and talk to him," Whis said.

"Not yet."

"What else is there to see?"

Beerus shrugged. "I'm still making up my mind."

"On what? He's your kai whether you like it or not."

"Yes, but fusions are strange. Is he more Shin or Kibito?"

"They're meant to be a balance. Maybe you should have paid more attention to the Elder Kai."

"That was hardly a fusion. That asshole only changed in appearance. But this isn't a fusion with a mortal, so…"

"This is getting more awkward by the minute," Whis said as they watched the kai begin to undress. "He won't be pleased if he notices you're watching now."

"Fine. Leave us. Go pester that old kai."

Whis bowed and began to wander away, still keeping himself hidden. Beerus waited until the kai had his back turned before slipping out of the bushes, brushing off any leaves he'd picked up. With the quietest steps he snuck up behind the kai.

"So, what was your name again?"

The kai almost jumped in the air, not having sensed the destroyer's presence. "You could have made yourself known sooner, jeez." He had his hand on his chest, waiting for his heart to slow down.

Beerus couldn't help but notice how chiselled that bare chest was now. Kibito's half of the fusion really had come through in terms of figure. God, yeah, even those arms were quite beefy now. Wait…the kai was bigger than him now. Of course he'd noticed that he had to look up to his other half now, but he hadn't really registered that the kai's whole frame was bigger, filled with muscle now. He hated it. He loved it. Right now he wanted nothing more than to ram a fist or elbow into that tough-looking abdomen and see if he could get a rise out of –

"You didn't tell me your name."

"Kibitoshin. Honestly, it's not that hard to remember."

Yes, could he get a rise out of Kibitoshin? Was Kibito's side ready for a bit of rough and tumble? He'd never asked when they were separate entities because Kibito was Shin's attendant and not for playing with like that. He'd tried to get Whis to have a go, but neither party had been willing.

"God it's such a long name. I'll call you Kibishin – it's cuter."

Kibitoshin rolled his eyes. Since when did his kai roll his eyes at him? And since when was his kai content to stand around in front of him half-naked like this? There really were some differences now.

"What are you up to?" Beerus asked.

"Enjoying the lake."

"By yourself?"

The kai shrugged. "I was. But I guess you're here now."

"You say it like a bit of company is a bad thing." Beerus slipped off his shoes and dipped a foot in, finding the water warmer than the ice-cold he had been expecting.

"It's not. But you made it sound like being alone was bad."

"As anti-social as I am, I do like a bit of company sometimes. Especially if you're going to spend 20 minutes walking to a lake."

Kibitoshin shot Beerus a look. "Well I've lost… I've lost the benefit of being two people. And my ancestor is the one I'm taking a break from right now. But let's not get into that, let's talk about the fact you followed me for 20 minutes."

Beerus wasn't fazed. "Well you were obviously going somewhere."

"You could have said hello at any point."

"Eh, it was more fun to watch you in your obliviousness. You don't seem too mad though."

Kibitoshin shrugged his shoulders, as well as shrugging his trousers off, leaving only his sash hanging around his waist. "I enjoyed my walk. And had you interrupted it I wouldn't have had any peace and quiet." He bundled his hair on top of his head in a messy bun before wading further into the lake.

Beerus watched on, not sure if he was up for joining the kai. He decided to move to a spot where he could sit dangle his feet into the water. "So, what's it like being a fusion?"

"It's good. I'm stronger, taller, more confident! I feel great! But it's a shame we don't get to talk to each other anymore. And Kibito doesn't do everything anymore. I do those things. But it's fine. Because I know how to do everything now."

"So you're more Shin than Kibito? The way you're talking sounds like it."

"Well, yes, I suppose. I'm Shin with all the bonuses that come with Kibito. Or I'm Kibito, but the mind is mainly piloted by Shin. Hmm… It's strange. In the end, I'm Kibitoshin! A new person whose experiences are both Shin's and Kibito's! Kibitoshin, both supreme kai and attendant!"

"I see. Bet you have to make tea for that old bastard too."

"I do that for my ancestor out of the goodness of my heart." Kibitoshin swam closer to Beerus. "Say, why don't you get in?" His hands curled around purple ankles.

"I'm quite happy being dry." He noticed the look in the kai's eyes. "You wouldn't dare…"

Kibitoshin grinned wide and pulled with all his might, successfully making quite a slash while pulling Beerus in. He fell about laughing as Beerus resurfaced and proceeded to spit water in his face.

"What's wrong with you?! I said no!" He pulled his hand through the water, creating a wave that he directed at the kai, drenching the hair he'd been trying to keep dry. Before Kibitoshin could get over that wave, the other arm splashed him from the other side. Beerus continued to splash the kai over and over until he was satisfied that the other was completely water-logged.

Kibitoshin wiped the water from his eyes and smirked, pushing both hands forward in the water and creating a rather impressive wall of water. Beerus was not amused. It quickly devolved into a water fight, then ki got involved and soon all that anyone could see was water surrounding them, but as long as they believed the other was getting wet, that was all that mattered.

"Quite impressive," Kibitoshin said from behind Beerus.

"What the fuck?" Beerus whipped around to see the kai lying on the edge of the lake.

"You've been blasting at nothing for the past 30 seconds."

"Why you little –"

Kibitoshin quickly jumped back in, clutching onto Beerus. "It was fun, wasn't it?"

"Yeah, maybe," Beerus grumbled, sliding out of the kai's hold having been caught off-guard by it.

"We should have a water fight again. Ah – we could get some water guns. I noticed the kids playing with them last time I was on Earth."

"You went to Earth?"

"I'm a friend of Goku's too, you know."

Ah yes, of course, he'd heard the Buu story and already berated the kai for his involvement. "Yeah, yeah, we'll have another fight. Maybe we should have it on another planet with a big ocean. This lake's a bit small, wouldn't you say?"

"Yeah, let's do it!"

Beerus stared at the kai. He wasn't meant to agree. He was supposed to say something like 'oh but the lake's size keeps us from going overboard.' Beerus still wasn't sure he liked these changes.

"You keep staring at me today. I mean, usually you stare in a way where I know you're actually staring into space and not at me, but today…"

"Yeah, I'm trying to figure you the fuck out."

"I'm just me…there's nothing more to figure out."

Beerus prodded the well-defined chest of the other. "Yeah there is. Does this body fight as well as it looks? Have you become an asshole now? Will you ever unfuse? So many things to figure out."

"Well…" Kibitoshin couldn't help but be distracted by the fact Beerus was now prodding more parts of his body, testing how hard the muscles were even in their relaxed state. "I'm stronger than the sum of my parts – obviously nowhere near you still. But kais aren't for fighting really, so let's not do any of that. Why do you think I'm an asshole? Have I offended you?"

"You pulled me into the lake – right after I refused the invitation."

"I knew you wanted to get in deep down. Besides, you had fun, right?"

"Yeah, but that still makes you the asshole friend."

"Oh, are we friends?"

"Was I not Shin's friend?" Beerus asked.

"Uh…" Kibitoshin grimaced.

"Oh, come on, really?"

"Well, I wanted to be your friend, but you never really… You didn't seem like you wanted to call anyone a friend."

"I have very few friends, but my kai is always one. So that includes you."

Kibitoshin beamed. "Good!" He began to wade back out of the lake. "Do you want me to unfuse? Does it bother you?"

Beerus followed him and looked up. "Hmm."

"Does anything other than the height bother you?"

"Eh, don't be too hasty. I'm having a lot of fun with this new version of Shin. He's quite an interesting fellow, this Kibishin."

Kibitoshin leaned over and wrung his hair out before doing the same to his sash. "I'm glad you think so. I feel like I can be myself in a different way now. Hopefully the honeymoon period doesn't wear off."

Beerus began to awkwardly squeeze the water out of his gi pants. "This is why I didn't want to get in the lake. Ah, fuck it." He whipped them off completely to more efficiently dry them. "Don't look at me like that. You brought this on yourself."

"Well, it's not as if I haven't seen your ass enough over the years."

"Oh? Been staring, have you?"

"It's hard not to notice it hanging out."

"You'd make the same clothing choices if you had a tail!" Very few people dared to mention this one clothing flaw to him. Shin never had.

"Well, anyway, did you want to stay for tea? What were you planning to do after following me here?"

"Thanks for the offer, but it's time for me to get going. I've got quite the feast lined up back home." He cleared his throat before calling Whis's name quite loudly.

Whis appeared at once, not having gone far away enough that he wouldn't be able to hear when Beerus required him once more. "Oh my…" he muttered as he looked between the pair.

"Hey, dry these for me." Beerus held out his pants.

Whis pointed his staff and it was done. "You should have taken them off first."

"This asshole pulled me in. Anyway." He pulled his dry pants back on and retied his sash. "I'm hungry."

"Did you wish to be dried too, sir?" Whis offered.

"Oh no, I quite enjoy drying naturally." He looked round at Beerus. "Come by for tea sometime, won't you?"

"Er, sure." Why the kai was suddenly interested in having him around at any time other than when necessary was beyond him, but he supposed they had had some fun this afternoon.

A/N: Also this piece post/174228791267 heavily inspired this chapter. I love when they draw Kibitoshin in just his sash tbh.