Life sucks- The Re-Edit (Now with Sporks)

Disclaimer: We all know that Beyblade is not owned by some obscure girl from the middle of England, so why must you harass me? Why won't you leave me to dream?

Rei: Am I gonna be all sappy in this?

ST: Nope. In fact you're just going to be a typical horny (did I say horny, I meant hormonal) teenager !

Rei: ¬¬ Oh joy! Shinigami Tenshi (thankfully) does not own Beyblade. If she did we'd all be drunk, wear black and gay.

Kai: On second thoughts…

Warnings: Rei/Kai shonen-ai so if you no likey, no ready:(

Okay. There are ten things very crappy about my life at this moment:

1. My hair- much as I love it- is a total pain in the ass to manage.

2. I'm in Russia, which is like the coldest place on Earth.

3. I nearly cried to 'Always' by Bon Jovi the other day.

4. I really hurt my foot after jumping off a balcony the other day (not like I'd admit that to anyone, I'm supposed to land with cat- like grace).

5. Mao WILL NOT leave me alone!

6. I'm madly in love (to the point of crazy fan- girl obsession)…

7. … with a guy…

8. … who just happens to be my super- perfect, super- sexy and… super antisocial team captain Kai 'Mr. Sourpuss' Hiwatari.

9. I went to a party, drank WAY too much and I think I told my best friend (next to Kai of course) the above points, possibly in order. This includes telling him my deepest and most heartfelt feelings for said captain, not to mention that he's so incredibly hot that I just want him to fuck me senseless.

10. That friend is the demented leader of Team Neo Borg, who –if I remember rightly (which I may not)- clapped his hands together in delight and said that we would make 'the most perfect couple'. He also said something else but I really can't remember that right now.

So here I am now, 'the morning after the night before'. My head hurts a little. Actually it's pounding, but hey! I'm a guy, I'll just laugh it off, be macho… yeah right. I try to shift into a more comfortable position, only to realise that I'm lying in the recovery position, when did THAT happen?

God only knows how long I've been lying here, suffering and contemplating my actions during the previous night.

'I can't believe that I told all of my problems and secrets to Yuriy' I thought miserably. Don't get me wrong, since Biovault's downfall he's really improved and because he's pretty good (well... sort of) friends with Kai we became really close. I mean he's a really good friend once you get to know him, but if I told him then, what if...

'What if I told Kai?' I shot up in bed, horrified by the sudden thought, regretting it instantly.

'Way to go Rei' said a voice in my head 'that's a fantastic way to get up from a hangover'. I brought a hand to my head in a vain attempt to nurse the thundering in my brain. I closed my eyes again; the light burned leaving me to feel like a pathetic excuse for a vampire. Yet there was one thing I was sure of. I hadn't told Kai. I'd rambled on about him being my best friend and how he was 'the greatest' but that was all. Even in that state I'm not totally stupid.

Another thing that I was sure of was that I was going to be sick- like right now. Flinging back the covers I clamped a hand to my mouth and dashed to the bathroom; only to find the door locked. Struggling to keep down what my body was so adamantly trying to bring up, I pounded on the door. The sound of a lock clicking told me to move, just in time to avoid the door as it flew open. I felt myself pitch forward as the stress on my exhausted body became too much, cringing as the ground rushed towards me. Somehow I didn't hit the floor, was I floating? Blinking in surprise -yes, my hand is still over my mouth- I realised that while I had not tapped into some hidden magic deep inside me (remind me not to watch shojo anymore), I was experiencing something just as good. I was being held up by a pair of gorgeously muscled arms, I turned my head, my gaze travelling up those sculptured arms to the shoulder and finally to his face. So who was this unlikely saviour? Well one look at my crappy life and I'm pretty sure you could guess.

Kai was looking at me with a mix of annoyance; worry and embarrassment- 'wait embarrassment? Why is he…?' It was then I realised the somewhat interesting position we were in. My face was pretty much buried in his chest (mmmmm, muscley! Gah! Damn hentai thoughts!) And my arm- the one not desperately trying to keep my puke down- was around his lower waist. I nearly fainted purely from the fact that my hand was about 3 inches from his ass. He, on the other hand, had one arm about my waist and one at the base of my neck. His checks were pink from his shower and without their usual blue adornments. His hair was wet, and stuck to his face looking unusually tame in comparison to his 'normal' wild spikes. This teamed with his smouldering good looks made him look so goddamn sexy.

Another convulsion snapped me out of my revere, and I grimaced reminded of why I was there to begin with. I was faced with two options; 1. Puke all over the guy of my dreams, therefore killing any chance of romance, or 2. Shove past him and empty my stomach in the toilet. Neither were particularly attractive options but thankfully after about 0.3 seconds of deliberation I decided on 2.

Disentangling myself from his arms (much to my dismay), I ran for the toilet, collapsing onto my knees in front of it, not a second too soon might I add. I gripped the sides of the bowl and finally allowed my body free reign, bringing it all up.

'Poison!' my mind screamed 'Alcohol is poison! Oh God! All you can smell is vodka! What the hell must Kai think? 'Of course that sent a new wave of nausea through me.

"Ah, fuck" I managed to groan, my wonderful hair choosing that exact moment to fall forward, covering my face. 'Great!' I thought 'I'm gonna be sick in my hair! How VERY attractive!' I felt tears of frustration threaten my already watering eyes, but I was beyond caring. If Kai was seeing me with my head practically down a toilet, what did it matter if he saw me cry? "Pain in the ass" I whispered my voice shaking slightly, but whether it was from the illness or the emotional trauma I was going through I couldn't tell. Ironically the moment I uttered those words I realised that my hair was no longer in my face.
"What…?" I trailed off when I finally noticed Kai looming over me, a bunch of my hair in one hand holding it back from my face, the other was absentmindedly rubbing my back.

"Shhhh, it's just bile now, you'll be fine in a minute. You'll be fine" he soothed. 'Wait! Soothed? Kai's comforting me?' I felt my mood lifting, and then before I even realised it, it had all passed. I suddenly felt much better, in fact I felt great! Even my headache had died to a dull thumping, my stomach finally settled. Shakily I half- stood, pushing away from the pan and swinging myself against the wall, I slid down into a more comfortable sitting position. Kai merely watched me before leaning over slightly to flush the toilet, while I hastily brushed my tears away with the back of my hand. He turned his gaze back to me, traces of a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"Partied a bit too hard eh, Rei?" He sounded amused, that's right, amused. Not his usual 'better than thou' snappy sarcasm, genuine amusement. I only blinked in surprise, then again though Kai always seemed much more open around me… 'Mmmmm open. Goddamn it! Why must my mind be so perverted!' I felt my cheeks heat up at the sudden urge to reach out and touch Kai, just to see if he was real, or some beautiful mirage created by my own mind. Kai- thankfully- mistook my blush for embarrassment at his earlier comment.

Turning, he went to exit the bathroom, pausing at the door.

"I'll let you shower, it'll make you feel better" He smirked before closing the door behind him with a soft click. Alone, I heaved a sigh of relief and allowed my thoughts to run wild. What if I had touched him? Would he have pulled away? Would he be angry? Maybe he would like it? Would he touch me? Groaning softly I blushed even harder when I realised that my pants suddenly felt about 3 sizes too small.

"I guess I should have a shower" I grinned before removing my clothes (shamefully I'd slept in my clothes from last night) and stepped under that soothing spray. I felt the tension in my body drain away, Kai was right. I did feel better. Speaking of Kai my back still tingled from where Kai's hand had been, sighing like a lovelorn teenager (which, to be fair I am), my mind began to wander again...

Later when I was –ahem- done, I padded back into the room that I shared with my sex-god of a captain, smiling as I pulled on my usual attire. I quickly bound my hair, my practiced hands making quick work of the raven locks. Finally ready I made my way over to the door. I reached out to grasp the handle, surprised at how much effort it took.

"Get it together Rei" I chided freezing unintentionally as those words hit me triggering a memory from the night before that I had previously forgotten. What Yuriy had said to me after I had told him, that something that I had forgotten.

"Shit" I said dumbly, which pretty much summed it up. I could see it now. Yuriy's determined eyes, his earnest expression, his passionate words.

"I will help you Rei-chan, like you've helped me. No matter what I WILL get you and your Kai together. I promise."


Shinigami Tenshi: Ok tell me what you think I'm open to any comments. I you wanna criticize me then be constructive about it. It's easy enough to say you hate something. It's harder to say why.

Rei: What's with all the knowledge bullshit?

ST: What's up with you? Stick up your ass?