Summary: Rei is a 20 year old, who loves books. but because of his love for reading, his life gets turned upside down, causing him to wonder what's reality and what's not. Kai/Rei
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblades...if only i did, if only i did...
Uhhhh Warnings...:Yaoi and crazy Tala...you've been warned
Chapter 1: The warning
Be careful, do not become part of the book, or else you'll be lost in the pages of fiction, forever.
She had warned him about the book. The book with the dusty brown cover, which had the fading title; The Enchantment. The book that was old, so old it had fascinated him enough to check it out from the library. The book that had been at the very back of the library. Collecting dust, where he happened to be browsing that particular day. She had warned him about the book, now it was up to him to take that warning seriously.
Sighing as he jams the key into the lock and turns it, Rei Kon pushes open the door to his flat, turning on the light as he goes. He kicks the door shut behind him, shaking off his shoes, arms full of grocery bags and books.
With a light tread he makes his way up the smooth, varnished floor, to his kitchen, where he places his burdens down lightly on the bench. He goes over to his phone and sees the message light blinking. He pushes the playback button and begins putting the groceries away.
"Yo! Rei, Lee here" Rei smirks. "Just wanting to know if we're still on for this weekend…yeah… Shhh M I'm talking to Rei. Mariah says hi… Sorry about that dude, you know how she is…anyway we'll pick you up at six…make sure you're packed this time!" Rei rolls his eyes. "Well then, seeya on Sat!"
Rei shakes his head, putting two cartons of milk away into the fridge.
"Hello Rei its Mr. Takanashi" Rei cringes…his boss. " I would like you to come into work tomorrow evening, because you've asked for the weekend off. You'll start at 3.30pm and you'll knock off at 9.30pm. That is all"
Rei leans over and deletes both of the messages, when he stands up and moves over to the bench, the dusty brown cover of the book he got out of the library, catches his eye. Reaching over with wonderment, he picks the book up and examines it closely.
There is nothing on the cover, except the Title of the book, no authors name at all. He turns to the inside cover and sees nothing except the beginning of the book. He wonders why that woman had warned him about the book, it seems harmless to him. What did her warning mean, do not become part of the book?
Rei can't help himself; he loves reading books, his house is full of them. He makes his way over to his dining room chair and sits in it, beginning to read the book.
The sound of the phone ringing pulls Rei out of his trance. He puts a piece of paper in the book for a bookmark and places it on the table; he stands up and walks over to the phone.
"Hello Rei Kon speaking."
"Rei…it's lee again." Rei thought so.
"He Lee what's up?"
"Umm, well we decided to come over an pick you up a bit earlier" Rei's gaze slowly travels to the book; it's fascinated him so far. He likes the main character, he reminds him of himself, Calm, collected, a bit worrisome, can get really angry…but gentle and kind to all things.
"Hmm…what time?" He asks wondering how early,
"We thought about lunch time." Rei notices the hint.
"Oh so you want me to cook you guys lunch here, before we head out, aren't I right?" He hears Lee laugh.
"You know me too well." Rei nods then realizes that Lee can't see him nod.
"Damn straight I do! Anyhow I got to go and eat, I didn't realize how late it was." Reis eyes drift from the book to the clock above the stove. It reads 9:46pm.
"Yeah you do that Rei…see ya!"
"Bye Lee." He hangs up the phone up.
Rei looks to his Kitchen, then to the book weighing out the options. Finally the need to read the book over powers the need for him to eat. He picks up the book and makes his way to his bedroom, where he takes a flying leap onto his bed before finding his way under the covers, getting comfortable, so he can read the book.
After a while, Rei decides to call it a night, for he has work tomorrow. He looks around for his piece of paper, but cannot find it. So instead he uses a piece of cloth, from an old top, to mark his place.
While he sleeps, a green glow appears around the book and then him. When it dims, they are both gone.
Elsewhere a figure looks at the spot where a book just appeared, eyes wide. It is time… Getting to their feet they pull on a black cloak, which covers all of their body and sets out to find the one…
The cry of a bird overhead awakens Rei with a start. Sitting up and looking around with wide eyes, he finds that he is no longer in his bedroom
Tall trees surround him, where he was sitting, at the base of a tree amongst the roots that are poking out of the ground. He looks up and sees a beautiful red and gold bird sitting on a branch a few feet above him, peering down at him with piercing crimson eyes. Rei looks at it surprised
Rei wipes his eyes, thinking that he's dreaming, but when he re-opens them, he finds that indeed this is reality. Standing up slowly, brushing himself off, he sees a path not too far off. With shaking legs, he makes his way to the path, looking for any wild animal that may cause him harm.
When he reaches the path he looks both ways, to see what way would be the best way to go. Sitting on a rock, he pulls his legs up to his chest and starts to think.
The warning of the woman in the library comes back to him… Be careful, do not become part of the book, or else you'll be lost in the pages of fiction, forever. Blinking with surprise, Rei realizes that he is no longer in his own world; somehow he has fallen into the life of the book.
The snapping of a twig behind him jolts Rei out of his thoughts; he jumps up and spins around, in time to see a cloaked figure step out of the trees.
The figure holds his hand up as Rei opens his mouth to speak.
"Please there is no need to fear." The person speaks is a soft, yet commanding voice. Rei's mouth snaps shut. He just continues to stare at the man in front of him.
"You are probably wondering where you are, I shall explain it to you in due tome. But you must be hungry, please follow me, I shall lead you to my home, where I shall prepare you some lunch" The person turns around and begins to walk off.
Rei just stands there, not moving, staring after the person. Should he trust him, or should he not trust him? These are the thoughts running through his mind.
The clocked person turns around and walks back to the still stunned Rei.
"Opps, where are my manners? My names Tala, I am the book keeper." Tala pulls back his hood to reveal bright red hair and electric blue eyes.
"Rei Kon" Rei says, eyeing the mans face. To Rei he looked unthreatening and it looked to him like he had kind features.
"It's defiantly you" Tala says grabbing Rei hand, dragging him away from the path and into the trees.
"What are you talking about?" Rei asks puzzled. "And what's a book keeper?"
"My family has been waiting for this moment for five hundred years." Tala says, pulling him through bushes, ignoring his question. Rei just thinks it's best to stay quiet for now.
His mind is wondering back to the book, yes there was a person in it called Tala. He guarded something different, a Man, the main character, not a book.
They stop outside a small cabin, which is hidden away by all the trees. Its design suggests that the book was written in the early 16th century, it look like a traditional peasants cabin from the Middle Ages.
Tala lets go of his arm and pushes open the door. The sight of a roaring fire behind a table, greets him. Tala pushes him inside and closes the door behind him, locking it.
"You can never be to careful in this place. The forest has many ears and eyes." He says, making his way into the kitchen. Rei hears Tala squeal with delight. He raises an eyebrow and walks over to the doorway.
Peering in he sees Tala with his lips locked with another mans, pushing him up against the wall. Scratching his head he just shrugs, formulates a plan and walks over to Tala. He kicks him in the shin, putting a look of hurt on his face.
"Tala how could you?" He says pretending to be hysterical "Why only last night you told me you loved me! How could you cheat on me?" The look on the mans face was priceless; he turns on Tala, anger evident.
"I go away for a month and this is what I come back to, you with another man!" Rei can't help it; he starts laughing like a madman(i can't imagine that...oh well). The man and Tala turn to him.
" Rei! How could you do that! Bryan is my lover! You're soo cruel." Bryan blinks when he hears the name.
"Tala is this?" Tala nods, Bryan 'ohhs' and then shrugs.
"I'm Bryan, Tala's uhhh Partner" He holds out his hand. Rei blinks and wonders what the hell is going on.
"Rei Kon." He says, shaking Bryans hand. His grip is firm and strong, but Rei holds his ground. Bryan looks at him and nods slightly in approval.
"Now shoo…I'm cooking lunch" Bryan pushes them out of the kitchen. Rei cracks up laughing as Tala pulls him to the table and forces him to sit.
"That was mean Rei" Tala pouts at him. Rei just pats Talas shoulder and sits down, stomach rumbling, telling him it's hungry.
Okies okies, it's crap i no, please no flames, but review anyway...please
now i have to write the next chapter don't i?