Disclaimer: nope, Beyblade and its characters are not mine, in any possible way...

Warnings: .......... feet tend to smell when you wear shoes for too long...

Nanashi: O.o;;;;; fascinating fact...

Nanaki: ^___^ thank you, Nana-chan...

Yasuo: .... everyone, meet Nanashi's muse... true muse, not a slump, like me *makes a v-for-victory sign*

Nanaki: *waves* hiya... *glomps Ya-kun*

Yasuo: QUIT IT!

Nanashi: blah... too many Kai/Rei's out there... WAY too many...

Nanaki: plan to fix, how?

Nanashi: gleh, no clue... *shrugs* anywho, let's do this...

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Another beautiful day. A day unlike any other day. In the countryside it was the perfect setting. Grass was greener than green, the skies bluer than blue. And the air... was airier than usual. So no one would die of lack of oxygen, that was always a good thing.

Further down the dirt road, there's a turn, turning right. Follow that path and you come across a small house. A pretty little house, quiet, rustic, charming.

FWOOM!!!

... Uh, when the owner's not cooking.

Shutters were thrown, windows thrusted open. And exiting the house hastily is a small young man, with thick ginger-brown hair. Um, actually no, he is not the one we're seeking. He doesn't fit the description.

But he's coughing, and hacking, struggling to catch his breath while trying to expel the black smoke from his lungs.

"Tyson!!!" the little man hollered. "I told you! Don't try to cook!!! You only make it worse around here!"

Exiting the house while waving a dishtowel to wave the smoke away, is another young man. Now there was a looker! He had long silky navy blue hair, tied back in a low ponytail. And getting a closer look, we see his eyes are a gorgeous, lovely, beautiful, stunning, very pretty stormy blue. His name was Gorgeous Lovely Beautiful Stunning Very Pretty Stormy Blue Eyed Seraph!

Okay, Tyson for short.

He grinned sheepishly. "Heh, sorry Kenny, but I thought you were hungry..."

"I was, but I'd rather die of starvation, than getting blown up!" the little man, Kenny, hollered while waving his arms in agitation.

"Aw, it wasn't too bad..." Tyson said, shrugging as he glanced back at the house. Pillars of black smoke was coming out of every exit the house had. The chiminy, the windows, and the doors.

"Great... now we have to wait until it all airs out..." Kenny muttered, sitting down on a treestump, sighing glumly.

Tyson sighed, "I'm sorry, Kenny..."

"... You burnt the last of our food..."

"Sorry."

"No, not just burnt... you cremated it!"

"Sorry."

"Why don't you listen!?"

"Sorry."

"It's not that hard, Tyson! when I say 'don't cook', don't cook!"

"Sorry."

"Tyson! Are you even listening!?"

"Sorry."

Kenny stood up, spinning around, confused. Tyson was just saying 'sorry' over and over again, when he wasn't even paying attention; and that tended to take the sincerity out of an apology.

"Hey, look Kenny..."

Kenny sighed, walking up to stand next to Tyson, "what?"

"A wagon?" Tyson asked, pointing at a very extravagantly lavish cart. Ridiculously expensive even.

"Uhhhhhh... no..." Kenny said, standing on his tiptoes. "Looks like the royal carriage..."

"Ah, the royal carriage..." Tyson said, with a nod. Kenny nodded.

............. They both looked at each other, eyes widening. "THE ROYAL CARRIAGE!?!?!"

~~~***~~~

In the carriage were two men. One being old, withered like a prune. Yet somehow, some way held some odd form of... freakish charm.

And across from him, hold your breath, people. Is a very, very, very handsome creature. Well-worthy of the title Bishounen! And true he was. Such a handsome creature, with strong calm features. Blood-red eyes, smooth pale skin. His hair thick and looking so smooth and soft to the touch! Many died to touch that head of beautiful two-toned hair! True, they did. It was a large mob, and riots tended to break loose just looking at this charming young man. Oh sorry, back to his hair; what made it so fascinating? The oddly appealing unusualness of it of course. Black in the back, silvery grey in the front.

Gasp, he moves!

The handsome young man casually runs his hand through his hair, looking bored.

..... He moved, at least!

"Kai..." says the old man.

We now know his name. And ah-ha, conversation! Will we hear him speak...?!

The young man glanced at the old man, "......."

.... Hm, the strong silent type.

"You do not appear very pleased right now..."

"........"

"May I ask why?"

Kai looked away, silently.

"Is it your engagement?"

"......."

"It is, isn't it?"

"......."

"I thought you would have been pleased... he is quite attractive..."

"......"

"He seems to like you just fine... there is no need for nervousness..."

"......"

".... A little feedback would be helpful, Kai..."

"......"

"... He likes you because of what you do for him... you helped him countless times, haven't you?"

"......"

"Kai... speak!"

"...... Woof."

Hysterical laughing is then heard from out of nowhere. Kai smirks, very slightly, as the old man glares at him, in irritation. Then he begins massaging his wrinkly temples, the old man, not Kai. Remember, Kai is a handsome YOUNG man. Completely differing from the wrinkled old guy.

"My grandson... I have been blessed with a grandson with a sense of humor..."

"... Don't you mean cursed?" Kai said, blandly.

"... Perhaps."

"Hn."

"The concept of marriage bothers you, obviously."

"When have I made it obvious?"

"Now is only one of the moments you've shown me."

Kai glanced at his grandfather, "he isn't my type, grandfather... so I did him a few favors, it doesn't automatically mean we're in love."

"You believe in love?" the old man, er, Grandfather asked, busy grey eyebrow raised in question.

Kai looked back out the carriage's... window. But are they windows? They lack glass, after all. Uh, sorry. Anyways, due to a simple twist of fate, a loud CRACK is heard, then a SNAP. And a THUNK. Kai looked around, rather neutrally, as the carriage was now still.

And very off-balance, since the right front wheel just happened to FALL OFF.

"Grandfather, get off me..." Kai growled, pushing the old man off himself. Then he stood up, ready to open the carriage door.

The driver was rushing to open the carriage door, only to have it swung in his face, knocking him out. And falling to the ground in front of Kai. The young man (whom we now believe is a prince, since he's forced to ride in such a ridiculously expensive carriage) glanced down at the man on the ground. Shrugging, he jumped down, on the driver's back, as he looked around.

"Kai! Get back here!" Grandfather, named Voltaire since his name won't be mentioned anytime soon, roared, as his grandson continued to casually look around. "Wild creatures live out here! They'll eat you!"

Kai rolled his eyes, "how old do I look, grandfather?" he asked, dryly. Then he gasped, spotting Gorgeous Lovely Beautiful Stunning Very Pretty Stormy Blue Eyed Seraph (Tyson for short), standing there, at the end of the path that turned right, away from the road.

His head was tilted cutely, watching them curiously.

Such a lovely creature! Kai quickly ran down the path, arms spread eagerly.

~~~***~~~

Tyson blinked, "what's he doing?"

"Looks like he wants to embrace you, shower you with affection and make you sweet promises of eternal love..." Kenny said, shrugging.

Tyson blinked, looking down at his short best friend, "you think so?"

Kenny nodded, "it would seem so... by the calculations of his running, his eagerness to hold you, and your beauty, I would estimate the odds of him falling madly in love with you to be about 98%."

Tyson blinked, "my beauty?"

Kenny grinned, "and your modesty just boosted it to 99.7%."

Tyson shrugged, "well, I guess I could use a guy to embrace me, shower me with affection, while keeping sweet promises of eternal love..."

Kenny nodded, "who wouldn't?"

Tyson was suddenly in a warm, crushing embrace. The handsome young man nuzzled his ear, "I'm here to shower you with affection, and make you sweet promises of eternal love..."

Tyson laughed, hugging the young man back, "awww, you're so honest it's sweet..."

The young man pulled back, still holding Tyson by his shoulders, "you're so beautiful... tell me your name, please?"

Tyson smiled brightly, "sure, it's Gorgeous Lovely Beautiful Stunning Very Pretty Stormy Blue Eyed Seraph Kinomiya..."

Kai anime sweatdropped, while Kenny chuckled nervously.

"Is... is that your real name?" the prince asked, slowly. Tyson nodded, holding up his Birth Certificate. Which said, plain and simple "Name: Gorgeous Lovely Beautiful Stunning Very Pretty Stormy Blue Eyed Seraph Kinomiya."

Tyson laughed, "what can I say? My mother had maternal pride, in spades..."

"I just call him Tyson," Kenny whispered to Kai. Kai nodded.

"And what's your name?" Tyson asked.

"Prince Kai Hiwaitari..." Kai answered, bowing slightly. Then he gathered Tyson into another strong hug. "My dearest Gorgeous Lovely... pleh, haven't got all day, sorry... Tyson, I mean... come with me... please, do me the honor of joining me in my journey so that I can see you every day, every minute, every second...!"

Tyson anime sweatdropped, "whoa, Kai... down, heh... uh, keep that up, and I'd say you were obsessive."

"Free food," Kenny whispered up to Tyson.

Tyson blinked, then grinned. "Hey yeah!" He smiled brightly at Kai, "sure, lead on!"

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Yasuo: what the heck...?

Nanashi: heh... I missed you, Nanaki ^_^

Nanaki: *giggles* I like to be missed! wai! *hugs Nana-chan* glad to be back!!!

Yasuo: *rolls his eyes*

Nanaki: *pounces on Ya-kun* I KNOW YOU MISSED ME!!! ^____^

Yasuo: ACK!!! OFF! GET AWAY FROM ME! OFF!! NANAKI!