Author's Note: Okay so I got some reviews and more hits than I had expected so thanks alot anyway I ended up typing more than I planned but I'm sure no one will mind.
Uzumi - Aidan is quite a hard character to understand because well, Glaswegian is a hard language especially if you haven't heard the accent. Even I have to stop and think about how to write it -- and I speak it everyday. Your English is fine! Thanks for reviewing by the way.
kailover2007 - Thank you for your kind words, here's the update! Hope you enjoy.
kris the ninja pirate - Kai not eating? Whomever said he wasn't eating :o) Well you'll understand here what he's doing and a little later on why he's doing it - thanks for reviewing and adding to favourites!
Title: Dropping The Pounds
Summary: Kai ends up 18, though now that he's legal everyone just seems to want a piece of him: including his team captain, Tala. Then again what's with the new blader on the other team? Adian? Why is Kai suddenly tired all the time?
Contains: Yoai, angst/drama, and of course some humour.
This contains yaoi, so if you don't like the image of boy/boy or male/male then please hit the back button. Thank you.
Chapter Two
"Come own, Kai, yer' getting' tae nip me." Aidan chuckled as Kai just looked even more embarrassed at the situation. Still Kai did not understand what exactly the Scottish blader was actually saying but got what he was implying and decided he may as well try to avoid this blonde as well as the redhead that had suddenly came into his head.
There were too many thoughts going on in Kai's head, he liked having his feelings in a calm and collective order. Currently his mind was popping out questions at a hundred miles-per-hour and there was no way he could answer them given the current situation. Kai scowled as he noticed the smirk which hadn't left the other blader's face. "Kai?" The voice of none other than Tala caused the two teenagers to look at the doorway, where the redhead stood with a scowl of his own marring his features.
"Who's dis? 'e yer' bonnie boy, then?" Aidan thought that maybe he had been trying to get Kai to kiss him when he was already involved with this redhead – he looked angry enough to be a jealous and enraged boyfriend. However, Aidan did not really care for the whole 'loyal companion' thing and shrugged when he noticed that Kai wasn't taking his eyes off this other male.
Aidan leaned over and planted a quick kiss on the pale flesh of Kai's cheek. In an instant Kai turned around to glare at the slightly taller boy but was well aware of the red streak which painted his cheeks. Tala on the other hand was furious, "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Kai blinked when he realised just how angry Tala was. Aidan stood still and tilted his head wondering why this guy had to be so angry – he could share the dear boy if it came to it…
"Ah guess ye' don't like 'wen a dae that den?" He smiled when he noticed the redhead glare at him through narrowed eyes. He couldn't help but want to annoy the stupid teen that had interrupted him even more. Quickly, Aidan leaned in again and gave another kiss to the other cheek, Kai who jerked away as soon as he felt it couldn't help but notice the hand that had managed to snake its way around his waist.
Kai panicked, he did not like people touching him, especially if it was someone who he did not know. "Let go of me!" Kai frowned and pulled away, he usually would have done anything to be away from Tala but at this moment in time he wanted to be over there. Everyone glanced at one another, analysing the situation.
"Ah' fink that yer' wee bit rude, comin' in 'ere 'n' interruptin' me fae wit 'ah wis' daein'!" For the first time that night Kai saw Aidan frown, the Scot walked towards Tala - no longer interested in the boy he had been trying to kiss – and Tala looked as if he were about slaughter the poor boy.
"Get lost," Tala snarled, "You don't have the right to do something like that." The statement insulted the Scot however Kai also took it as one and began to think about what exactly was going on. Was Tala saying that he wasn't allowed to kiss someone just because he didn't wish it? What was he, his servant – why did he have to do anything that Tala said and why the hell…did Aidan have to use such weird phrases like 'nip' and 'peck.' It was as if both of them thought that he was actually interested in either of them.
"Shut it, yah pally-wally stoter!" The insults were thrown back and forth between the two teenagers. However the third teen, Kai, shook his head and tried to calm one of them down but decided that his words were not getting through to them. 'If only one of them had a brain.' Kai muttered to himself and turned to leave, wondering why another one of those headaches had suddenly came.
"Kai, where are you going?" Tala was hoping that maybe he could make amends to what he had done at the dinner table. Not like he was regretting it bit Kai had seemed rather…pissed and it was a nice hotel they were all staying at. If someone could call it a hotel, in fact it was more like the abbey, well except the punishments and terrible conditions and the whole 'I-must-be-perfect' scenario. Actually, it was nothing like it, apart from the training and learning about beyblades.
Still when he had found Kai a little too close to someone else, he erupted and couldn't help but get jealous when the boy actually managed to get to kiss the cold blader. "'e's lea'in 'cause yer 'ere!" Aidan shouted back, but Kai turned on his heel to face the two others, silencing them and began to yell at them both.
"Why don't both of you grow-up? I'm not interested in either of you – neither of you know nor own me so stay the hell away from me." Kai knew that this mini-rant would probably cause even more conflict between the two, but he didn't want to be keeping the peace this time.
Kai grumbled and pinched the bridge of his nose, knowing that shouting so loudly would have some disadvantages. He just wanted to go to his room and lock the door, so once again he could calm himself down in his own way.
After making sure he was not going to be annoyed by either Aidan or Tala (by sitting around waiting for ten minutes) Kai locked the room door and proceeded to the bathroom. Running the cold tap, Kai ran his hands under it thinking about what had just happened. 'I can't believe they both made such a scene!' Kai frowned at the mirror in front of him and noticed the black bags under his eyes had become more obvious than they had been last time he had checked.
'They both think I'm interested! Why?' Kai looked back down at his hands which were still running under the cold tap which were now bright red as the cold water continued to run over them. 'Why would anyone want to kiss me anyway – it's not exactly the greatest gift on Earth.' Kai sighed and lifted his hands from the sink and watched them tremble. He had gotten used to the numb pain that would shoot occasionally from his hands to his forearm. He placed his hands over his face as if he were crying and shielding the view from everyone.
The coldness from his hands dulled the ache inside his head and calmed his sore eyes. 'They probably just did that for a bet or something…Then again Tala's been acting like that ever since…a few weeks before my birthday. It has to be a bet. It can't be that he's actually interested. I mean no one would…do something like that for serious.' Kai took away his hands and noticed that he had smudged the blue fins which usually covered his cheeks – he'd need to take it off soon anyway.
'How childish…I still wear this…no wonder…' Kai stopped himself from thinking any further and stepped towards the toilet. His intentions were to relieve himself but not by the usual means. Sticking two frozen fingers down his throat the enigma blader forced himself to bring up most if not all of his dinner. He heard something but the noise didn't register as anything important as he took deep breathes, his headache disappeared. Kai was holding onto the sides of the toilet seat as he fell to his knees, suddenly weak and tired.
He rested his head against his forearm, his thoughts were no longer there and everything was quiet and he was finally at peace with himself. Again the famous cold blader stood up shaking and did it again. His cold fingers felt warm and knew it was time to stop, knowing that his fingers would end up being harmed by the acid that had decided to come up too. Again, he fell to his knees.
Kai flushed the toilet and all evidence of his pain away. He wasn't aware of the knocking, or the yelling of his name until he finally regained his balance and that was when panic set in and destroyed his peace 'Shit! What if they find me here? Like this?' It would be everywhere! The papers would have a field day. Rushing between the toilet and the sink he made sure nothing was out of place; he cleaned his hands with warm water; gurgled water; and cleaned his teeth in a record breaking time. He just hoped that whoever it was did not stick their tongue down his throat.
Unlocking the door quickly and rushing over to the other, and unchained the lock on the main door Kai noticed it was Aidan, Kai frowned wondering why on earth he was here. "Just tae warn ye that redhead is smashed doon there. Ah fink ye should stay up 'ere just in case 'e tries any fin." It was obvious that he was lying… Tala hated alcohol. However the blonde looked concerned, and Kai felt uncomfortable as he remembered that he still hadn't taken off the blue fins…and they were probably more than smudged now.
Reluctantly letting him inside Kai opened the door, still not speaking. He didn't really want to speak at all – he was barely even able to stand. He was just too tired. Kai opened his mouth to ask something but changed his mind and instantly shut it firmly before Aidan could take advantage, but as if it were some sort of cue Aidan pulled Kai into a tight grip, his hands resting on the bottom of his back.
Tensed and wide-eyed, hoping that the sudden closeness would not make it obvious to what he had been doing, "Yer' aff yer heed – Kai. Gessa nip." All Kai did was shake his head, he felt weak and rather dizzy. As if feeling the smaller boy loss his balance and usual alert stance, he asked, "Ye' awright?" The smaller blader nodded numbling, his eyes of firey red suddenly glazed over as he weren't really there, but on a different world altogether.
"I'm fine…I'm just tired." Aidan nodded and began to pull Kai towards his four-poser bed, which every room came with, including a small bathroom. Kai didn't really think about why he was being pulled, but he knew that if he managed to get away he'd end up fainting. It was the only problem by using his 'method.'
The door burst open, "You piece of shit!" Kai didn't bother to turn around and stop Tala from coming inside. He stood there, just as angry as he had been only a few hours ago. Kai didn't even have to look at him to know that Tala was staring at him. The hands left his back and he felt Aidan leave, a cold shudder seemed to go throughout Kai's body. Before Kai had a chance to stop anything else from happening Tala punched Aidan on the jaw.
Kai turned and saw the blonde take a step back, Kai blinked quickly as everything happened so quickly – Tala had ended up being head butted and ended up stumbling only to be tackled to the ground. The blue-haired blader looked at the current situation after a few moments: Tala was on top on Aidan attempting to smash the boys head off of the floor and Aidan was swinging punches everywhere.
"Stop it both of you! Stop it!" Kai grabbed hold of an arm which was about to be sent down upon Aidan. Tala turned and said the worst thing he possibly could have at that given moment. Kai instantly let go once the words sunk in.
"Why do always tell me to stop? It's nobody else that does anything wrong...Why do you waste my time!" Tala was furious feeling as if he were being teased then told he could never have it. He hated losing and to find out that Kai was more likely to be 'nicer' to some random person than he was, was the last straw.
Kai tried to say something, but only an unheard mutter came out, "I'm sorry."
Aidan groaned as he felt the pain in his face – his nose was definitely burst. He wasn't sure if it was broken or not but he did know that the redhead had just annoyed the hell out of Kai and that was not something Aidan was too happy about. "Ye've pissed me aff and noe yer' makin' Kai greet!" The comment was answered by another punched to the face, and again another punch returned it, the whole fight seemed to start over again.
"Stop it…" Kai said weakly as the horrible voice of his grandfather, Voltaire, ran through his mind hissing distressing things. 'You think you're parents are dead? Ha! They just didn't have the patience to put up with a spoiled brat like you. You know that you are spoiled and yet you do not believe me? My you are much more ignorant than I first suspected.' Kai felt his head as it began to pound unbearably.
"Shut up." Kai looked at the floor, shielding his eyes from the painful light that caused his eyes to water and burn. Voltaire's word were carved deep into Kai's mind, he could hear the very syllables of the words, 'No wonder your parents gave you to me – you're such a pathetic boy.' Kai sank slowly to his knees, forgetting all about the fight that was happening, no longer aware of anything but the pain that was happening now.
Tala grunted as he struck Aidan once more, and the boy was trying to get away – and so Tala let him. He could flee if he wanted to, that meant Tala could be alone with Kai for a little while.
The redhead turned around and noticed that Kai was no longer standing. Tala frowned and wondered if he had accidentally hit him but could not recall if he had done so. "Hey, Kai – what's wrong?" As he came closer, Kai leaned away, making Tala confused.
"What the..? What have I done now!" Tala egged Kai to go off on a rant that would maybe explain why he was being so cold to him. "So you want me to stop hitting him? Though it was okay for him to punch me? Why is that? Well!" Tala saw Kai shake his head, and calmed down knowing that he wouldn't do anything positive if he continued to yell.
"Why are you annoyed?" Tala sat next to Kai, who was still kneeling on the floor, with his head firmly in his hands. "I'm--." Tala went to put his arm around Kai, but it was slapped away and Kai quickly got up and locked himself in the bathroom.
Tala looked at the place where Kai was sitting only a mere second or two ago, and felt suddenly disgusted at what he noticed on his fists were covered in crimson red blood… "Idiot." Tala muttered as he noticed that he had burst his own knuckles.
"See you at training, Kai!" Tala shouted out, his tone cold and withdrawn. Meanwhile Kai did not hear him as he started once again to put his hands under cold water…
Author's Note: See said it would be longer. Poor fingers. Anyway, about that what Aidans saying;
'e's: He's
dae: do
tae: to
yer: you
greetin: crying
Ye've: You have
'e yer' bonnie boy, then?: Is that your boyfriend then?
Hopefully that'll kind of help what he was taling about :O) I'll gladly help translate something if I missed it out! Please tell me what you thought of this chapter.
