Hey, back again for another chapter! YAY!

Ray - Okay . . . Kai's right, you do get happy each chapter.

blinks Where'd you come from?

Ray - Kai's not here right now. So, I thought that I'd fill in for him.

Oh. Okay . . . Well, glad to have you back.

Ray - Disclaimer: She doesn't own Beyblade. Only the plots of her stories.

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A Red Night for Lovers

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Ray sighed as he strode down the hallway. Kai had left him a while ago as they each went to their own condos.

'I wonder what Brian and Tala are planning?' he thought to himself.

-Flashback-

"Ray, Kai, you two go down to the pool and hang out down there for a while," Tala said smiling at the two.

Kai looked up from a book he was reading. His skin was a slight red from laying out in the sun, but come morning, it would brown beautifully. "Why?"

Brian smirked at the phoenix. "We have a surprise for you two, and we can't work on it unless you are out of sight."

The wolf nodded. "Yeah, so go down there and don't come back up until around eight. Got it?" he said, dragging Kai to his feet and pushing him and the tiger out the door at the same time, throwing them both their semi-wet swimming trunks and shutting the door in their faces.

Kai looked over at the tora as Ray shrugged his shoulders and began walking down the hall with the phoenix.

-End Flashback-

He blinked, though, when he came face to face with his condo door. He knew that Brian was on the other side, some sort of scheme racing through his head. The tiger just didn't know what.

Opening the door, he ventured into the kitchen it was attached to but having some trouble as all of the lights were off, leaving the whole place in blackness.

"Brian?" he called, wondering where his lover could be. He stepped a couple of more paces, shutting the door behind him and then stood quietly in the middle of the archway where the kitchen met the living room. Just in front of him, he could see the balcony doors, but the curtains were pulled so he couldn't gaze out to the full moon of the night. "Brian, are you here?"

Just then, two warm snakes wrapped around his waist, startling him for a bit before a low and husky voice replied a yes to his question. Ray felt Brian nuzzle his nose against his neck and also felt his koi's hands rub up and down his stomach underneath his white T-shirt he had used as a cover-up after they had gotten through with swimming. They stayed like that for a moment, enjoying being with each other for the first time in a few months. Ray sighed, leaning heavier into the falcon's embrace. It felt so good to be held again by the older boy.

"I've got a surprise for you out on the balcony," Brian whispered in the tiger's ear. He, slowly, started leading the teen towards the curtain-covered windows. When they reached them, The falcon took out a long piece of cloth. "It's a surprise, so you can't see just yet." He proceeded to wrap the dark material around Ray's eyes, making sure that the younger teen couldn't see out of it.

Ray's heart pounded in his chest. What was going on? What kind of surprise did Brian have in mind? Thoughts just raced around in his head, no solutions appearing at all. Brian soon set him down at a seat, and the tora shivered at the lack of body warmth that Brian had taken away. He felt his lover's strong hands rest lightly on his shoulders before moving to the blindfold.

"Happy Valentine's Day, koneko," the falcon said, lifting the cloth to reveal a scene that made the tiger gasp and feel breathless.

There before him was a small table covered in a velvety red table-cloth with freshly cooked pink salmon on pearl white platters resting atop it. In the middle of the table was a large bowl filled with melted chocolate. Red ripe strawberries lined the rim of the bowl and even more sat in smaller bowls just waiting to be eaten. A dozen red roses lay around the balcony floor, adding to the magnificent scene. Soft music could be heard from a nicely hidden boom-box, the stringy violins sounding wonderfully with the guitars and flutes as they started playing a nice waltz.

Brian bowed from beside him and stretched out a hand. "Dance?" he said simply, smiling at the teen as Ray's eyes welled up with tears. But they weren't of sadness. The tiger took his hand and smiled when the falcon raised him up and brought him close for a small dancing lesson on a waltz.

Ray gulped down a large lump that had developed in his throat. "Brian, this is . . . so beautiful," he whispered looking up at his koi with wet golden eyes. "Thank you."

Brian smiled and listened a minute to the music. "It kinda fits our relationship - the music, I mean. Life is like a waltz when you're in love with someone. It starts out as a wonderful friendship, then moves to loving relationship, and lastly it develops into an intimate one. Then it repeats the process again, making the relationship stronger each time."

Ray smiled at his koi. Brian didn't look the type, but he certainly had a way with words. "Which one are we at right now?" he asked softly, resting his head on the strong shoulder.

Brian smiled again and rubbed his cheek against his koi's. "If it's alright, we're at the loving part of the waltz. After all, I don't think either of us is ready for an intimate one, are we?"

Ray sighed and shook his head against the shoulder. "No, Brian. I'm not ready just yet."

They both smiled again and started enjoying the dance before the music ended. They pulled away and sat down at the table, hungry for something to eat. Ray didn't know about the other boy, but swimming all day made him hungry enough to eat a horse.

"So," the tora started, taking a small bite of the delicious buttered salmon on his plate, "what part are Kai and Tala going to go to tonight?" He smiled as a small blush spread across his lover's cheeks.

"Well, with what Tala has planned, they'll be up for a while, and let's just say, I'm glad our room is a few doors down from their's," the falcon replied, taking his own bite of the fish.

Ray laughed. "I figured as much. After all, they've been seeing each other for how long, now?"

Brian nodded. "For at least eight years," he replied, taking another bite.

Ray smiled at him. "Thank you for this, Brian. I just wish I had something to do for you."

The falcon shook his head. "No, your happiness tonight is my gift from you. That's all that matters to me."

Ray smiled again and dipped a strawberry in the chocolate sauce before taking a slow bite, antagonizing his koi a bit.

Brian smirked at his koneko.

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tora - tigerkoneko - kitten

Well, that's all folks for this chappie. It' short, but oh well. These three chapters are going to be short. At least 2-3 pages long.

Kai - Shorter than your one-shots, that's for sure.

Shut-up. Ass . . . .

Kai - What?

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