The other side of the barrier
Summary: Kai becomes the owner of enigmatic painting. When the chance to become happy appears, he must decide if he is really ready to accept the love and sacrifice many other things. Yaoi, Kai/Rei.
A/N: Mind it's just an prologue, that's why it's so short. It's an introduction, so many things aren't clear, but they will be – in next chapters. I decided to start from the end of story, but next chapters will be in more chronological order.
Disclaimer – I do not own Beyblade
Prologue
The cold breath of air stroked his face, bringing the smell of carnation and cinnamon, the smell he loved so much. The wave found its way into his nostrils, tempting his senses, filling him with pleasing warmness. Slowly he became aware of crystal voice, singing beautifully. It was full of mixed emotions, happiness and calmness, a bit of sadness and something more...
Follow me to a land across the shining sea
Waiting beyond the world we have known
Beyond the world the dream could be
And the joy we have tasted
He decided to open his eyes; noticing the terrace door wide open he knew that the voice was coming from there. He smiled to himself when the imagination of the person singing appeared inside his mind. Bare feet touched the wooded floor and the man started to walk out of the bedroom, leaving a kind-sized bed behind.
Follow me along the road that only love can see
Rising above the fun years of the night
Into the light beyond the tears
And all the years we have wasted
He stopped in his tracks seeing a lithe silhouette dressed in loose white clothes, bathed in a light of the moon. Black cascade of hair was swinging lightly as the person was moving like in trance, his amber eyes fixed in the round moon above.
Russian man slowly approached his beloved boy. Inhaling the wonderful scent, he wrapped his strong hands round a slender waist and buried his face in the silk hair. It felt so good... Before, he had never dared to dream about feeling so good, so careless, and so calm... He had always thought that love wasn't for him. Love hadn't meant all those feeling he felt now. Love hadn't been so beautiful, so innocent, so selfless... Somehow, the love had managed to shatter his barrier and made him accept it.
Follow me to a distant land this mountain high
Where all the music that we always kept inside will fill the sky
Singing in the silent swerve a heart is free
While the world goes on running and turning
Turning and falling
He felt a move and his crimson eyes met the amber ones. They both get lost in their nearness...
Garish blue eyes were observing the crowd in the building, half-heartedly listening to the companion's gibberish. Acting as if he was on a prowl, the redhead was scrutinizing every person in the nightclub, trying to find somebody worth the trouble, which would mean getting rid of the boring guy next to him.
Sudden commotion in the vicinity of the entrance caught both his and the companion's attention. Redhead's smirk grew wider when he heard from his side:
'Wow. Who's that big shot? And that kitten next to him?'
It wasn't surprising that the entrance of two men drew so much attention. They couldn't help that. It was "just" their appearance and good looks that made some people jealous. Smaller man with his black hair knotted in a long braid, his slim waist wrapped in tight, sleeveless, purple Chinese shirt, his hips swinging in white, silk pants was like walking temptation, but nobody dared to approach him. The taller man, casting a death glare from under his slate bangs was clearly claiming his rights to the aforementioned boy. Wearing half unbuttoned white shirt, carelessly thrown on black jacket and leather pants, he was also looking attractively and simultaneously menacingly.
'It's my old friend, Kai Hiwatari' the redhead answered, feeling a bit proud of this acquaintance. 'I bet you know who Hiwatari is.'
'Of course... Everybody knows...'
The pair found their way trough the crowd and headed towards the reserved box. The taller man merely looked in the direction of redhead's table, signaling that he was aware of friend's presence.
'I wonder where he found that boy?'
'It's a long story' the redhead said. 'You wouldn't like to know this for sure...'
A/N: Please, leave a review and tell me what you think about it. The next chapter will concern the past events (those, which occurred before the prologue).