Writer's note. Hello, and welcome to Till Death. I don't own Beyblade or any of it's characters. Figured I should add a disclaimer as I've seen other fics have them. I also felt it best to edit the current and upcoming chapters with warnings before the chapter begins, due to the heavy adult themes that will appear in the story.
Also, I wanted to thank everyone who has, and is reading this. The traffic this story has generated is already almost to 100 views, and I just wanted to say thank you. Leave a comment if you feel like it. Tell me why you like it or hate it, hearing from the reader is always a good thing. Also if you have any of your own fics send em my way, I'd be more than happy to read them.
!LEMON WARNING, ALCOHOL WARNING, TOBACCO USE WARNING.!
It was an unusual cold night; snow flurries fell from the sky going unnoticed by the occupants of the rather large penthouse that belonged to Mr. Dickinson. Ceiling to floor windows lined his white colored walls, giving a breath-taking view of the city, he took residence in. Being the retired owner of the BBA had its perks, and even in his old age he enjoyed the bustle and laughter of the crowd in his home. Tyson and Max sat on his overly large couch that spanned the living room in front of his movie-screen-sized T.V. While Hiro was off in a corner flirting with Hillary, Kenny was busy on his laptop chatting with Dizzy about a new blade core that Max's mother had been working on. Mr. Dickinson gave himself a small chuckle, even after 10 years these kids never seemed to change. Amongst the crowd he spotted Kai starring off at the back end of his penthouse, overlooking the mountainside. A drink in his hand as he adjusted his silver rimmed glasses, acting as if he had better things to do than be at the Christmas party they were all invited to. Yes, nothing seemed to have changed.
It was still early in the party and not all of Mr. Dickinson's guests had arrived, while other bladders came in to join in the festivities. The White Tigers all filed into the foyer, shedding their winter coats and handing them off to one of Mr. Dickinson's butlers. Enjoying the warmth from the heater and out of the cold, they followed Ray past the stairs and around the corner to where Tyson and Max were sitting.
Ray had gotten taller, his hair still wrapped up and down to his ankles as his bangs were slicked back. He wore a white button down long sleeve shirt and black slacks. His upper arm muscles made the fabric cling to his skin, making them visible underneath.
"Ray! Hey my man, what's shaking?" Tyson sprung up from where he was sitting. His face had slimmed and his hair grew longer that he kept pulled back in a loose pony tail, with a new blue hat on his head. He was shorter than Ray was, as always. He was dressed in a red sweater and blue jeans that had small rips and tears down the legs. As they shook hands Ray gave his old friend and teammate a soft smile.
"Not much man, the flight was killer though. And this cold weather is ridiculous." Ray released his grip on Tyson's hand only to have to take in Max's outstretched one.
Max had filled out, more so than any of them. His face was round and his hair was cut around the sides of his head while he slicked back the rest. The freckles over the bridge of his nose had faded over time, and he was sporting a simple blonde mustache. He was the same height as Ray was now, having shot up past Tyson. He had kept on his green jacket, but left it unzipped and wore a black t-shirt underneath, with a simple pair of black jeans.
"Good to see you Ray. Oh, hi Lee, guys" Max shook Ray's hand, and nodded to the other White Tigers in the room as they took their seats around the living room.
Mr. Dickinson nodded to everyone who had walked in, unable to stand and give a proper greeting as his legs were becoming weaker in his aging state. His guests understood, and they all waved to him and gave him a warm smile.
"Can you believe it, it's been ten years since we've seen each other." Tyson threw his arm over Ray's shoulder and leaned in. "And if you didn't already notice, Mr. Sour-puss came too." Tyson nudged Ray's side and pointed to where Kai had taken up residence in the corner of the living room.
"It's good to see you Kai." Ray called to him. Kai glanced over from the corner of his eyes, locking his crimson orbs with Ray's amber ones. For a second Ray felt slightly warmer as his eyes locked onto his old captain's, and he swallowed the lump in his throat.
Out of them all Kai was the tallest and thinnest, though through his black long sleeve shirt, Ray could see that he was well built. His hair was the same two-toned color, and instead of the blue facial paint on his face he wore thin silver glasses. His hair was thin and hung around the nape of his neck and fell in his face. His shirt was neatly tucked into his black slacks that hung loosely around his legs.
Kai gave Ray a nod of recognition and took a sip from his drink, glancing back out the window he stood by. Ray gave a soft laugh and sat on the couch with Tyson and Max as they finished watching the Christmas special that was playing on the T.V. The smell of food cooking in the kitchen started to fill the room, and Tyson's stomach growled something fierce causing everyone around them to laugh. Michael and his gang came down the hall from the kitchen announcing that dinner was just about ready, his words were a bit slurred from the alcohol in his system, and a tinge of pink crossed his nose.
"Great! I'm starving" Tyson chimed in.
"What else is new?" Max elbowed him and laughed.
Suddenly, out of the laughter that Max had caused the group to go into a loud ringtone erupted through the living room. Everyone's heads snapping to attention to where Kai was standing as he quickly pulled out his thin black phone from his back pocket. Without missing a beat, he answered the phone walking out onto the back balcony that he had been starring at for so long. Leaving everyone in the living room speechless for a minute or two.
"Does that guy ever sleep?" Max sighed.
"What do you mean?" Ray chimed in, curious to what Max had meant. It had been ten years since he had any kind of contact with Kai. He had kept in contact with Tyson and Max frequently, even visiting them in the summers.
"Well as far as I know, he's taken over one of the bigger corporations in Russia that deals with Bey blading. My mom's been trying to get him a partnership with our company but I don't think she's made any progress. Then, on top of that. He's partnered with the BBA, and other big shot companies." Max explained.
"That's right my boy. After Kai had merged with BBA, our sales and products have gotten much better revenue. To be honest with you boys, I think he only came to discuss business with me." Mr. Dickinson explained, and a look of sadness crossed his face; but for only a moment.
"That's right, and with Max's mother trying so hard to get Kai to join our team, it's probably the only reason he came at all. He probably wants to get your opinion of our company, Mr. Dickinson." Kenny looked up from his laptop for a minute to speak.
"With Judy's research on these new cores, I'm sure she'd be really pleased if Kai could help fund these if he joins our companies." Emily chimed in from behind Michael.
"Well why hasn't he already made the deal?" Tyson sighed and leaned back against the couch, folding his hands behind his head.
"I'm sure that a big business deal like this isn't easy to decide on. He must make the right choice for his company, and himself. Kai isn't as impulsive as you are Tyson." Ray chimed in, getting nods of approval of what he was saying from the others.
One of Mr. Dickinson's butlers came into the living room, announcing that dinner was ready now. Everyone bounded from their spots on the couches and filed down the hall to the dining room. Ray taking up the rear, stopping midway as he remembered Kai out on the back balcony.
"Ray, are you coming?" Mariah called to him.
"Yeah, I'm going to go get Kai." Ray called back to her and spun on his heel, his hair wrap snapping behind him.
As the others continued down the hall to the dining room, Ray stepped outside on the balcony. The cold winter air stinging his face as he stepped outside, the snow flurries sticking to his hair as it began to snow harder. Kai was leaning against the glass pane railing that lined the balconies ledge, his phone plastered to the side of his face. A small stream of smoke from a cigarette blowing in the wind, as he clutched to the rim of his now empty glass. Ray took a minute to admire Kai's backside before walking up beside him, staying quiet as Kai kept talking on the phone. Ray wrapped his arms over his chest as a cold wind blew by them, tossing their hair in the breeze.
Kai didn't even act as if he had seen Ray standing beside him as he continued his conversation on the phone, his cigarette burning out to ash as he let it rest on his lips. Ray turned and looked out at the mountain side, watching the snow fall harder around them.
"What's wrong?" Kai's voice made Ray jump, not even realizing that he had finished his phone call.
"Oh, I came to get you. Dinner's ready." Ray rubbed his arms trying to keep warm, feeling as if he had been standing outside in the cold for an hour.
"Hn." Was the only response Ray received, as Kai took one last drag from his cigarette and tossed it over the railing.
Without speaking they walked back into the warmth of the penthouse. Ray sighed as he was glad for not having to be outside anymore, and followed Kai down the hall to the dining room where everyone else had gone too. Everyone had already started eating their dinner that had been prepared for them, huddled around the large dining table that sat in Mr. Dickinson's overly large dining room. Dickinson sat at the head of the table on the right, with Kenny beside him to his left. While Tyson sat on the corner next to Kenny, and Max on Tyson's left. Emily and her team filled the seats beside them, with Judy at the end of the table. The white Tigers had sat across from them, with Ming-Ming, Brooklyn, Hiro, and Hillary down the line. Ray took the empty seat at the end of the table next to Mariah, Kai sitting beside him and Judy.
The room filled with lively chatter, as Max and Tyson fought over a slice of Christmas ham. Kenny talking with Mr. Dickinson about their next business approach, while the other two teams talked amongst themselves. Even though Ray was sitting right beside him, he couldn't make out anything Kai was saying to Max's mother Judy. Though the expression on her face was indication that the conversation was a pleasant one. Kai didn't break his conversation as the plates were lifted from the table as the second course was brought out, or when the butler refilled his glass. Ray tried to count how many drinks Kai had already had, but lost count. Noticing the slight pink tone coming to Kai's face as he kept talking, though his words never slurred. He too had a few drinks, and could feel his head grow heavy as he finished his meal.
The others started to file out of the dining room as Ray stayed in his seat beside Kai, as he continued to talk with Judy. The sound of Kai's voice was heavy in his ears, almost lulling him to sleep as the alcohol surged through his body. Not even noticing that the others had left, he took a drink from his cup and accidentally slammed it on the table top as he set it down. Judy and Kai's attention snapped to him, and he gave them a drunken induced grin.
"Sorry 'bout that." He hiccuped.
"I think you've had enough to drink dear." Judy reached across the table and pulled Ray's half empty glass away from him. Ray gave a pout as he curled his bottom lip in, biting the top of it as he starred at the cleared dining table. "Make sure someone else from your team drives you back to your hotel, okay?" Judy gave Ray a cross look, he nodded his head and stared blankly at the table top as Kai and Judy continued their conversation.
They shook hands as Judy stood, ending their conversation in a pleasant agreement. Leaving the two in the dining room alone as she joined her son and team back out in the living room. Kai took a drink from his own cup, noticing that Ray was watching he pushed Ray's own cup farther away from his reach.
"You alright?" Kai asked as he sat his now empty cup down.
Ray shrugged his shoulders, giving a 'hn' in reply.
"Should I go get Lee or Mariah to help you?" Ray's response to Kai's question was the same as his first. As Kai began to stand Ray's hand came down on top of his arm, stopping him mid step.
"Don't go." Ray breathed out as he kept his eyes locked onto the table top.
Kai looked around before sitting back down beside him, taking in a deep sigh as his body rested against the chair.
"So, what's on your mind Kon?" Kai shoved his hands into his pants pockets as he stretched his legs out under the table.
Ray shrugged, trying to think of something to say was harder than he thought with the alcohol in his system. He just knew that he wanted to be alone right now with Kai, out of all his old friends he was the only one he hadn't been in contact with. Whether that was his fault or Kai's, he wasn't quite sure yet. There was a time that he and Kai talked, and Ray even tried to get him to date him before their group had completely disband. Though his subtle hints went unnoticed by his captain, and he went back to China with a broken heart. Ray gave a soft chuckle as he remembered that, Kai raising an eyebrow at the sudden expression on Ray's face.
"I'm going to go back out and have a smoke, do you want to come?" Kai asked after a moment of silence had filled the room. Ray nodded and pushed his chair back from the table, steadying his legs as he stood.
Kai held out a hand for Ray to take, to steady his balance. Ray looked at his hand with question before taking it, and when Kai motioned for him to take it without a word Ray obliged. Kai clasped his fingers around the palm of Ray's hand and led him out of the dining room into the kitchen, walking out onto the rear balcony from the kitchen doors. There was a small overhang from the second-floor balcony that kept the snow from falling on their heads, and providing a bit of resistance from the cold wind. They sat down in the lounge chairs that faced the pool, Ray wrapping his arms around his body again to keep warm.
Kai offered Ray a cigarette as he lit his own, Ray took it and the lighter. Kai's eyebrows raised once again as he was taken back by Ray taking the cigarette, he only did it out of generosity; never would he have thought Ray would have taken it.
"You're just full of surprises, aren't you Kon?" Kai gave a soft laugh as he stuffed his pack and lighter back in his pants pocket.
Ray leaned his head back against the head rest of the lounge chair as he took a long drag on the cigarette. He had taken up smoking when he had returned to China all those years ago, but had stopped only a year after taking it up.
"You too." Ray's voice was husky from the cold, his head wasn't as heavy as it was before and the cold air felt good on his flustered body. "So, Mr. Big-shot. How have you been?" Ray turned his head to meet Kai's gaze.
"Same as always. Just a lot busier now really." Kai laid his own head back against the head rest of the lounge chair he occupied.
"I was a bit surprised to see Brooklyn and Ming Ming here. What's that all about?" Ray took another drag as he spoke, blowing out a sizeable cloud of smoke.
"Dickinson hired them about three years ago to be the new spokespersons of the BBA. They mainly do marketing stunts and advertising." Kai shrugged his shoulders, as if the subject was too boring to be bothered with it.
"Wow. Seems like everyone's doing pretty good for themselves then. Tyson is running his grandpa's dojo, Max is working with his mom and Kenny. Then there you are, running the entire Beyblading world." Ray laughed as he spoke, the alcohol not completely out of his system just yet.
"Not entirely, just a good portion of it. It was kind of hard getting it out of my system as I got older, so I just kept with it. I'm trying to make it a better experience for the next generation of kids, have better blades and tournaments. For as long as I can remember it's been my life, I couldn't really see myself doing anything else." Kai stuck his cigarette between his lips as he fished out his phone and began to type on it furiously. Ray watched him quietly, unable to see the screen well enough to see who he was talking to. "What about you?" He stuffed the phone back into his pocket, flicking the ash from his cigarette.
"Compared to you guys, I haven't done nearly enough. Our village is still small and all, but we teach the kids how to blade. I keep in touch with Tyson and Max, I was engaged to Mariah but I broke that off. Lee won't get off my back about it either, it's a real pain." Ray chuckled, unsure of why he even brought it up, knowing Kai wouldn't comment on such a personal matter.
Ray was right, and silence befell the two as they finished their cigarettes. Before retreating inside the penthouse Kai pulled his phone back out and began to type on it again, grunting to himself as he put it back in his pocket. Ray eyed him questioningly, but didn't speak as he followed him back into the kitchen. The warm air swarming around them as they entered inside, the chatter and noise had died down. Ray followed Kai through the dining room and into the living room, Tyson and Max were curled up with one another on the couch with the T.V still on. Kenny was laid out on the edge of the couch where the pieces met and made an L shape, with his laptop propped up on his lap as he was still busy typing away on it.
"Well I'm not surprised." Ray chuckled, he was starting to feel like himself again. "Where is everyone else?" He looked around, noticing that they were the only ones still there.
"Oh, Hillary and Hiro went upstairs to their room. Mr. Dickinson is in his office going over last-minute changes to the New Year's Tournament with Judy. Michael and his team went back to their hotel, and so did the White Tigers. I thought you were with them." Kenny spoke without looking up from his laptop, and adjusted his glasses. "I'm sure you can stay the night here though." He continued typing away.
Kai walked around the couch to the back office where Dickinson was, without knocking he stepped behind the door; closing it behind him. Ray sighed as he sat on the couch by Kenny's feet, he couldn't believe his team would have left him like that. Though he knew they were still mad at him for calling off his engagement with Mariah. The flight to Japan was tense, the car ride to the hotel and to Dickinson's was uncomfortable. He knew he wouldn't have been able to give Mariah what she wanted in a husband, he still hadn't gotten over his crush on Kai; even though it had been years since he had seen him. Seeing him now, made his heart ache even more. Kai was still the same old man he knew back then, there would be no way he'd give Ray a chance at being anything other than a distant friend. He was going to enjoy the little time he had here with him though, and that was all he could ask for now.
Kai came back from the office, dragging the palm of his hand down his face as he let out an exasperated sigh. He walked past Ray and Kenny without a word and down the hall towards the kitchen, pulling his phone out as he walked. Ray waited for a little while, unsure of what to do as he sat there in silence next to Kenny. Aside from his constant typing and Tyson's snoring, it was relatively quiet in the living room. Uneasy Ray got up, going back to find Kai. His head was starting to throb with pain from a headache, his stomach churned and he wanted to puke.
As he rounded the corner of the hall he could hear Kai yelling into the phone, he stayed back till Kai had stopped. Once it sounded like he was done on the phone Ray walked in past him sitting at the bar and grabbed a cup off the counter and getting a drink of water from the sink. He knew better than to ask what it was that got Kai so angry, but he asked anyways. Leaning on the counter top in front of him as he sipped at his drink.
"You okay?" Ray gave him the best concerned look he could, unsure if he was trying too hard.
"Hn… Been better." Kai pulled out his pack of cigarettes and counted how many he had left, 3, he grumbled to himself as he placed the pack back in his pocket.
"Want to talk about it?" Ray shifted where he stood, expecting Kai to get up and leave.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Kai didn't snap back when he answered, but it still hurt Ray that he still wouldn't open up to him. Silence befell them for a moment before Kai pushed himself from the bar he was sitting at and walked back outside.
Ray wasn't sure whether to follow him, feeling as though that he may have been bothering him too much and adding to his stress. Watching him through the glass windows he sighed, and traced the rim of the glass with his finger as he pondered where he was going to stay for the night. With his eyes locked onto the back of Kai's head he didn't notice Max walking into the kitchen, and was startled by his hand coming down on his shoulder.
"Why don't you go out there and talk?" Max's puppy dog eyes still held sleep in them, as he yawned out his question to Ray, his hand dropping lazily to his side.
"I don't want to be a bother. He seems upset about something. I think I'm just going to go to bed, I have a headache anyways. Is there a spare room I can use?"
"Sure, there should be one left for you, I'll take you there follow me." Max waved Ray to follow him as he walked out of the kitchen to the flight of stairs that sat in the middle of the penthouse, diving the living room and foyer.
Ray followed him straight ahead from the top of the stairs down the hall, pointing out the two bathrooms that sat on opposite walls as they passed them. Max noted the first door on their right was Hillary's room, with Kenny's room across the hall. The next door on their right was the spare room, across from Tyson and Max's room.
"If you need anything let me know. I'll see you in the morning Ray, goodnight." Max waved him off as he started back down the hall to retrieve Tyson from the couch.
Ray watched him leave, and once he disappeared down the stairs he walked into the spare room given to him. It was a large room, almost as big as his living room back at the house he shared with his own team mates. The walls were painted a dark tan, and the carpet was a light gray color. The king-sized bed sat against the left wall of the room, with a dresser directly across from it. With two large ceiling to floor windows overlooking the back patio and pool. He glanced out it briefly and could Kai's faint out line from the balcony lights, as he was sitting on the lounge chair he had previously occupied. The snow was coming down harder, and as if he was the one outside he wrapped his arms around himself and gave himself a gently rub. Flicking the light switch he turned the lights off before heading back over to the bed.
His head was starting to throb harder as his headache worsened, unclasping his hair wrap at the base of his neck. His raven hair falling around his back and down his shoulders, the weight of his hair pulled on his head as he tasseled his bangs around. Walking over to the bed he undid his button-down shirt and shed it, tossing it to the floor and stepping out of his pants before climbing in the bed. The comforter's weight pushing against his body was a nice relief as his body settled into the mattress, the pain in his head seared with anger as he tried to lay in a more comfortable position.
Sleep had almost taken him when the door to the bedroom opened quietly, Ray shot up from the bed; his head pounding from the sudden movement. The light was almost blinding as Kai flicked the switch on, causing them both to squint at the brightness of the room. Kai seemed frozen where he stood, only dressed in a white towel that clung to his hips, as his hair was matted around his face and neck. Ray tried not to stare, but he gave his old captain a quick look over before Kai had a chance to run away or dress. A tinge of pink began to cross Ray's nose as he kept his eyes locked onto Kai's half naked body before him in the doorway.
"I'm sorry, Max gave me the room. I didn't know this was your room." Ray quickly began to fumble with the comforter as he tried to get off the bed before Kai got angry with him.
"It's not like we haven't shared a bed before." Kai closed the door behind him as Ray almost fell out of the bed. Casually he walked over to the dresser and began to rummage through it, Ray watching him intently only too look away when Kai stripped the towel from around his waist and pulled on a pair of black boxers.
"I actually figured you had your own hotel to go to. I honestly wasn't expecting you to stay here as long as you have." Ray settled back into the bed as Kai flicked the lights back off, coming to the other side of the bed and settling under the sheets beside him.
"I may have a lot of money, but I don't like to spend anything more than what I need to. This is actually my room when I have to come to Japan, Dickinson was more than persistent to make sure he accommodated me when I came by." Kai rested his head on his arms as he laid on his back.
"That's pretty nice of him I suppose. How long were you outside? Looks like it's snowing pretty hard out there right now." Ray glanced over to Kai, seeing his outline through the darkness. The room was barely lit by the moon that shone in the sky, as its light filled through the large window.
"It's getting worse, I checked on my flight for tomorrow and it looks like it might be canceled."
"Oh man, that's not good. All my stuff is back at our hotel, I don't even have my phone on me." Ray sighed as he mentally slapped himself for doing such a stupid thing.
"The roads should be cleared by morning, more than likely your team will come back here to pick you up. You guys were staying till New Years anyways, right?"
"Yeah that's true. Why were you leaving so early then?" Ray shifted where he was laying and turned on his side to face Kai, leaning on his elbow propping his head on his hand.
"I've been here for a week already. I have things I need to get back to when I go home, I can't really afford to stay here any longer." Kai answered and sighed out.
"Like what?" Ray was tired, but he fought the sleep as he wanted to continue talking with Kai. After all these years it was nice to have this kind of alone time with him, and being so close to him made Ray a bit more confident. They were both just in their boxer shorts, and their body heat was making him a bit restless.
"Just a bunch of complicated things. Tala can't handle half the work load to begin with, so I have to go back to make sure he hasn't screwed anything up too badly."
"Tala? How is he?" Ray's eyes widened at the mention of the lobster colored hair boy. Remembering him from their blading days, he was almost as cold as Kai was back then. Though after the tournament, Ray saw that the two were actually very different, without the pressures of the tournament Tala was actually a nice guy with a charming disposition about him.
"Besides being a royal pain in my ass? He's fine I suppose." Kai's tone seemed to change when he spoke, and he shifted his arms as if he was uncomfortable with the topic.
Ray gave a soft chuckle at Kai's words and turned on his back, starring up into the darkness. "You haven't changed at all Kai." Ray smiled, and tears formed at the corners of his eyes; though he wasn't quite sure why. He quickly dragged his arm across his face, wiping them away.
Kai shifted and watched, unsure what to do. "What's wrong?" He wanted to reach over and touch him, but retracted his hand before doing so.
"I… I don't know. I guess, just being back around the old gang has gotten me a bit emotional." Ray gave a soft smile as he laid his arm across his face, hiding the tears that were now streaming down his cheeks.
"Might be the alcohol too." Kai chuckled as he laid on his side, looking over Ray's form in the darkness.
"Did you just laugh at me? And the alcohol's pretty much left my system, I just have a headache now." Ray jokingly spat back, and turned to face him. His eyes were red and puffy, his nose held a slight pinkish tinge to it from crying. As their eyes locked onto each other Ray was taken back a bit with how close Kai had moved to him. He could feel his body heat more fiercely beside his, and even through the moon light he could make out the perfect features his old captain had. His fiery red eyes piercing through the darkness of the room, his hair had started to dry and no longer clung to his face as it had before.
"Kai?" Ray's voice was shaky, and his body flushed with a warmth he hadn't felt in a long time. He went to scoot himself back, but he was already on the edge of the bed and had nowhere to move.
"Ray?" Kai seemed to mock Ray's voice as he reached his hand out and gently ran his fingers along the side of Ray's face.
Ray wanted to melt under his touch, his fingers were warm against his own warm skin. Without thinking he let out a sigh, not really meaning too. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he wasn't going to question it and he pressed his face closer into Kai's touch. This was something he had always wanted, to be touched like this by him. He had only thought it a crazy fantasy, and knew Kai would never have been this close with anyone.
"W…What are you doing?" Ray managed to choke out, and just as his words passed his lips Kai drew his hand back; acting as if he had offended the neko jin. Ray's eyes widened and he almost jumped on Kai's body, wanting his touch.
"Sorry…" Kai breathed out and went to turn over on his other side when Ray pulled on his arm.
"No!" He shouted, a little too harsh than what he had intended.
Kai raised an eyebrow at him as he rolled back to face him, his eyes filled with question. "No?" He asked and gave an almost devilish grin.
Ray released his grip on Kai's arm and his face turned a bright red, he looked away from him embarrassed at his sudden actions. He had never directly showed how he truly felt to Kai, and that was the reason they had never became a couple. He was too indirect, but he was afraid that if he was too direct he'd have been scoffed at. Though, he wondered why Kai had touched him that way. Was he just toying with him, or did he mean something by it; Ray needed to know.
"W… Why?" Ray looked up from under his bangs, his face still red from before.
"Why what?" Kai's voice held an almost angry tone at the question.
"I mean… What… I… Never mind…" Ray couldn't find the words to say, all he could think about was Kai's fingers running down his cheek. He longed to be touched again, and was half expecting that he had ruined it all with his questioning.
"Why not?" Kai's voice broke the silence that had befell the two, snapping Ray from his incoherent thinking. "Did you really think I didn't know how you felt about me? It's written all over your face, and when you told me about your failed engagement to Mariah it only proved my suspicions right." Kai seemed to almost laugh as he spoke.
"You knew?!" Ray wanted to hide under the covers from the embarrassment he was feeling, his eyes wide with question.
"I wasn't born yesterday Kon. Plus, if you tell Max something he'll tell Tyson, and Tyson will confront me about it. So yes, I knew." Kai reached back and ran his fingers down Ray's cheek again.
"Why didn't you say anything? H…How do you feel about me?" Ray wanted to melt under Kai's touch again, but his head was hurting too much from this sudden realization and his slight hang-over.
"How 'bout I show you?" Before Ray could react, Kai forced himself onto of Ray, taking his wrists in a tight grip forcing them above Ray's head as he straddled his waist. Ray's face burned as he laid under Kai almost helplessly, unsure if this was even happening.
"K…Kai?" Ray managed to choke out as he struggled against Kai's grip on his wrists.
"Ray?" Kai mocked him again, and a smirk grew across his lips. "Do you consent?" Kai asked as he sat on top of Ray, a look of panic crossed Ray's face for a brief moment, realizing that this was in fact happening.
He had truly wanted nothing more than to be this way, though he was still unsure how Kai truly felt but knew it would be pointless in asking. He wasn't one to express his emotions through talk, that's not who he was. Ray knew this and figured that with how Kai was acting, was his true feelings though he wondered why Kai hadn't come to him before. He went ten years without hearing from him, one of his closest friends and love. The torment Kai had put him through was unbearable, but Ray knew that he was also to blame for not speaking up sooner. Before Kai decided that he was bored of not receiving an answer, Ray nodded his head in approval. His boxers were becoming tighter, and he figured that if this is how it was too be; then so be it.
Kai's smirk grew wider as he leaned down and ran his tongue along Ray's neck, his hot breath tickling Ray's skin as he trailed down the side of it following his veins to the dip in his neck. Ray purred under Kai's tongue and squirmed under his body weight, he tilted his head to the side as Kai continued to run his tongue along his skin. Ray could smell the lingering stench of alcohol mixed with mint on Kai's breath, his shampoo mixed with the smell of smoke. Ray jerked under Kai as Kai nipped at the broad side of Ray's neck, causing Kai to smirk against Ray's skin. Ray wanted to moan, but knew that the others might hear and bit his lip as Kai's hands trailed down Ray's sides and into his boxers. Kai had moved his body down Ray's own, his mouth covering one of Ray's nipples as he teased it between his teeth. The hand that he had sneaked into Ray's boxers clasped onto him gently tugging on him. Ray's body twitched under him and he bit his lip harder; his sharper teeth nipping the skin drawing a thin line of blood. With his hands now free Ray grabbed hold of Kai's slate colored hair, tugging at the base of his hair as Kai tugged on his member.
Moving his body further down Ray's own, Kai tugged at his boxers throwing them off , Ray's face turning a brighter shade of red as Kai leaned down and took Ray in his mouth. Ray wanted to jump right out of the bed as Kai's mouth came around him, his saliva and breath was hot on his skin. Ray grabbed hold of Kai's hair again as he began to suck harder, drawing his head up and down, running his tongue along Ray's skin. Ray's teeth dug deeper into his bottom lip, blood trailing down his chin as he fought back his moans.
Kai stayed between Ray's legs until he made him cum, pulling back before it entered his mouth. Ray lay there breathless, heaving in heavily as the orgasm over took his body. It hadn't taken long for him to cum, and he was a bit embarrassed at that. Though he knew Kai wouldn't mention it to him, instead he sat up and pulled his own boxers off tossing them onto the floor. Wiping Ray's cum from his stomach and rubbing the sticky fluid on hisself, he positioned himself between Ray's legs holding them around his waist.
Gently at first, he slid himself into Ray's body, pausing briefly before fully penetrating him. Ray's back arched his chest lifting and rubbing against Kai's, sucking in all the air he could before Kai began thrusting into him. At first it hurt, with the minimal lube they had from Ray's cum, though it didn't take long before Kai's own pre-cum began to make it easier to bear. Kai gripped onto Ray's legs for support, his nails digging into his skin as he thrusted in and out; harder and faster than the thrust before it. Kai bit back his own moans and grunts, as Ray had placed a pillow over his head to drown out his moans.
Sweat began to form on their bodies, and it took longer for Kai to cum than Ray had expected. He was breathless and exhausted by the time Kai had finally came to a climax. Without a word Kai pulled himself out of Ray, as Ray sat the pillow back on the other side of the bed, and snatched the towel that he had left on the floor. Wiping himself clean before tossing the towel to Ray, his arms were heavy and he struggled to rub the remaining cum off his stomach and his lower half. His headache was now a dull pain in his head as he watched Kai walk back over to the bed and crawl back in beside him. He wasn't sure whether to stay where he was, or cuddle up next to him. Unsure whether or not this meant anything to Kai at all, or if he had just been used. He didn't see a point in asking, he was satisfied and content with what he had now and decided not to ask.
Ray rolled over on his left side with his back to Kai as he tried to fall asleep, unsure of what time it was as he tried to look at how high the moon was in the sky. Just as he was about to close his eyes to let sleep take hold, Kai moved against him and wrapped his arms around Ray's shoulders pulling him into his chest. With a smile on his lips Ray fell asleep in the arms of the one he truly loved, unsure of where this was going.