The Perfect Christmas

Beyblade

Post series

Two shot

Rated T

Kai X Julia

Summary: After being away from his angel for quite a while, Kai is finally getting the opportunity to see her again. However, it's a surprise.

Part One:

It's December 1st and night has just fallen on Sacramento, California. Christmas decorations fill up and line every corner everywhere you look. From brightly lit ten foot trees to endless rows of garland, it was all there… and this was just the airport. Not to mention the elaborately decorated section for a certain jolly old man clad in red, white, and black. Upwards of fifty smiling kids surrounded him. Their parents watching from close by, all grinning from ear to ear.

The man wearing a black business suit watched all this unfold as he took a seat adjacent to the noise. The two-tone haired man didn't mind it too much though. He sat the two black briefcases he held at his feet. On one of the cases was a nametag. The name written on it was, Kai Hiwatari. Next to that was his age, twenty.

Kai watched the people pass by as he waited for his flight to be called. A woman with pink and black hair caught his gaze, and with that the pale skinned man remembered something.

Kai pulled out his wallet and opened it to see a picture of his girlfriend of two years, Julia Fernandez. He'd taken this picture on their fifth date. They'd went to the zoo at Christmas time. His idea. They were walking the Christmas light lit trail and looking at the reindeer when he took it. He smiled upon seeing her happy face. Julia's two-tone hair framed her face nicely. Her cheeks were rosy, and her green eyes were bright and looked to be full of love. Love for him, and that's something he'd never take for granted.

Putting his brown wallet back in his pocket Kai leaned back into his seat and closed his amethyst eyes. Seeing that photo always made other memories surface. Sometime after the stint with BEGA they'd met again during their college years and slowly the budding friendship turned into what it is now.

"Flight 547 to Okinawa, Japan boarding now. Gate ten," came a female voice over the intercom. It knocked him out of his reverie.

"Here I go," Kai thought. He gripped his cases as he got up and headed to the designated gate.

He walked onto the plane and went to his seat in second class. He put his bags in the overhead compartment then sat down. He sighed and looked out the window. Ignoring the other passengers, his thoughts drifted. They always did when he was left to himself.

"Just a little bit longer," he thought. His reflection peered back, revealing the many emotions that coursed through him. He hated these kinds of trips but knew that they had to be done.

Tonight Julia's at home. Like she's been for the past four months. It's not like she couldn't go out, she could have. But teaching mythology of all kinds to students of all ages three times a week isn't easy, and having been in and out of hospital because her twin brother Raul has pneumonia has her nerves on edge all the time. He's been ill for the past three weeks. She prayed he'd be able to go home soon.

If the pale maiden was to be honest with herself, she's been too tired to have any sort of 'fun.' Whatever that was anymore. Any request from friends for a time out was denied because as fate would have it, she's busy. There's also the fact that she's depressed because of her situation and literally aching for the man she can't hold. She's lonely. She felt more than just lonely actually.

In her beloved's apartment, the twenty year-old woman was sitting on a white couch in shadows and silence. Only the miniature fiber optic Christmas tree next to her was on. Boxes full of decorations littered the hardwood floor. She'd pulled them down from the top of the closet that morning. Covered in a brown blanket, Julia buried her head in her arms. Autumn brown and orange strands soon followed. They seemed to drape over her rigid frame.

"How long do I have to keep waiting for you?" she thought. Julia had done all that she had to for the day, unfortunately.

The all leg Italian then got up off the couch, showing the loose black t-shirt and red sweatpants she sometimes used for pjs. She'd been in that outfit for the past few hours.

Reaching down to open her laptop Julia could feel her chest tighten again. With the screen glowing she thought,

"I wish I could see you tonight."

The image of Kai sleeping under a shady tree on a sunny day in one of Bey City's nearby fields came into view. Julia vividly remembered how she had snuck that one in.

"Just keep this in mind Julia I'm not one for pictures," Kai told her that when she and him were in Language class one day.

He had just asked her out. He did so by flicking a piece of paper on her side of the table. The next day was a day off so they met up. They went to see a movie and do some sightseeing. After awhile they stopped to rest in a field and though she couldn't nap Kai was able to and so she took the opportunity.

The flash is what woke him up, but when asked about what that was Julia simply lied and said that she didn't know. Kai arched an eyebrow. Normally nothing caught him off-guard. Later Kai took her out for dinner and then kissed her good night at her door. He was such a gentleman and easygoing too. Which surprised her to say the least. The sourpuss was normally cold with little to no words, but it wasn't so on that day.

A month past before Kai saw the picture, and he was ticked when he did, but let it slide once he saw how Julia looked when embarrassed. He sighed and got up from his desk and took her in his arms.

"Listen, why have that when you've got the real thing right before your eyes," he whispered. Julia blushed, and then she felt the warm sensation of his lips on hers. He looked at her and smiled.

"Holidays, that's it. And don't ever lie to me again," She nodded.

"Sorry, you just looked so cute. I'd never seen you like that before." His smile faded and his face became the neutral one she was accustomed to seeing. Kai even sat back down in his chair.

"No one has. Not even the team when we stayed at Tyson's place."

"How," she said, confused.

"I hid, and I was always the last to go to sleep but the first to wake up. I can go to bed at 2AM and be up before dawn. My body still does that sometimes, even though it's been two years since I announced that I was quitting the game,"

"Still adjusting?"

"Guess so,"

She smiled at the memory and at seeing his peaceful face. She could feel herself relaxing. No matter how she was feeling seeing his picture or hearing his voice would always help her cope and get through things.

Her smile soon faded however, and tears began to fill her eyes again. This night, she thought, would be like so many others from the past months. Julia would cry herself to sleep, even though she felt like her tears had dried up.

"I miss you so much," she thought. She let the sobs escape freely, but when she was about to fall to her knees, the brunet heard her phone ring. She quickly wiped her tears away. She didn't want him to know, if it was him. Julia picked up her cellphone and pressed the green button.

"Hello?" she said.

"Hey," came a male voice. She smiled. Julia could also feel her cheeks warming up.

"Hey, Honey,"

"How would you like to hang out tonight?"

"I'd love to. Just let me get dressed,"

"Okay," She could tell by his voice that he was smiling, which in turn made her smile widen. "I should be there around 9:30,"

"Just landed," she thought.

"Okay, see you when you get here, Kai."

"See ya then, Julia."

They hung up, and suddenly Julia found herself with an abundance of energy and a bit of a pep in her step. The woman was on cloud nine. Though they'd talked everyday over the phone, and used a service called Video Chatter whenever they could, that doesn't mean the two didn't miss the feeling of being in each other's company. The couple missed many other things as well, but presence was the most dominant one. Julia looked at the clock and saw that it was 8:30. She had an hour to get ready.