Author note- Don't read this if you don't like fluffy Kai X Rei yaoi/shounen-ai. Really, I'm warning you. Forgive me if they're a little OOC. Oh, and this is one of those plots which I built around a title I thought sounded cool. I do that sometimes. I wrote this during my Beyblade kick last year.

Chapter 1- The Start

"The rooms got booked a little late," Kenny sighed. "Four singles were all we were able to get. Two of us have to share..."

"Well," Rei thought aloud, "not Tyson, he snores too loud... not Kenny, he's up at all hours of the night on his laptop..."

Suddenly Max sneezed into a Kleenex and wiped his nose on it. "Not me, I'm still getting over a cold. I'll be fine by the tournament, but I don't want to get any of you sick."

"So!" Tyson declared, making a painfully slow mental calculation, "that leaves Rei and Kai."

Rei shrugged. "I don't mind."

Kai gave a gruff nod and shouldered his duffle bag. He took the room key that Kenny held out to him and walked off with Rei following.

Late that night, Rei awoke from his light slumber to an unfamiliar sound. He rolled over to see Kai sitting up in bed... crying. After overcoming his shock, Rei set his hand gently on Kai's arm. Kai jumped about a foot and turned to face Rei.

"S-sorry" he said as he tried to fall back into his usual emotionlessness. He was trying, but nothing could hide the tears still in his crimson eyes.

Rei shook his head. Was Kai apologizing for waking him, or for crying? "It's alright," Rei said.

Kai only looked away.

"Kai," Rei whispered, "Tell me what's wrong."

"Nothing..." Kai answered.

Suddenly Rei did something Kai would have never expected. Rei wrapped his arms around Kai and drew the slate-haired boy closer to him. "I won't force you to tell me, but I don't like not knowing... I worry about you."

"What?" Kai asked, still in Rei's arms.

"I mean it," Rei said softly, "You mean a lot to me and I worry..."

Rei's sincere words triggered something in Kai that neither of them knew existed. Kai leaned his head against Rei's chest and closed his eyes. "Don't worry. It was only a dream about a past I've already broken free from."

"Your past..." Rei whispered, remembering the way Kai was before he joined the Bladebreakers.

Kai nodded. "But don't worry, you've already saved me from that."

"That doesn't mean I don't still worry," Rei explained.

"Baka," Kai muttered, "If I say don't worry, you shouldn't worry." Kai was back to 'normal' again and quickly falling asleep in Rei's arms.

Rei smiled a little and lay down, his arms still wrapped around Kai. He drew Kai close and tucked Kai's head under his chin.

"I love you," Rei whispered, drifting off to sleep.

Rei awoke to a pair of crimson eyes gazing down at him. "No training today," Kai said.

Rei gave a cat-like yawn and stretched. "Really?"

"We just got here," Kai explained, "Besides, I have too much on my mind today."

There was an awkward silence.

"About last night..." both boys said at once.

"I'm sorry for..." Kai started again.

Suddenly, Rei stood up and slipped his arms around Kai. "I care about you. I hate seeing you so sad, I would have helped you whether you would have wanted me to or not."

"Rei..." Kai whispered, but he couldn't find the words.

Kai was not the kind of person who communicated much through talking. When he wanted something of his teammates, he needed only to glare at them and they knew what to do. Kai's voice was a rare sound, even to Rei's ears.

"He might never be able to say the words directly," Rei thought, "But someday very soon, I will."