Title: Monkey See

Chapter 2 Title: The Monkey Awakens

Series: Beyblade

Rating: K plus... there is kind of a "kidnapping" after all. Don't think it needs to be T but if it does, let me know and I'll change it. Or if I make something to make it T, I'll change it.

Summary: See first chapter.

Disclaimer: Sadly for me, I no own…

Thanks xChewy, Kirsta Isabella, and A Beautifully Broken Vixen for reviewing!

Kevin's POV

We were fourteen when we met up again. Well, he was fourteen. I was several weeks shy of it. He smirked at me. I saw Kai question him about the smirk and managed to hear what he said.

"Can't I smirk every now and then, Kai?" he asked. Kai sighed.

"Who or what are you smirking at?" Kai asked.

"Just saying 'hi' to a… a friend," he said. Kai looked at him curiously but didn't comment anymore on that, drawn away by Tala's barking at them to hurry up. Ian through me one last smirk before he left, listening to his captain.

I felt jealous.

The next night after the end of the tournament, I was sitting on my bed. Mariah had gone out somewhere, Lee was asleep in the next room, and Gary was…well I don't know where Gary was but he was probably out eating.

"Hey, it's the monkey king," my heart skipped a beat. He hadn't forgotten.

"If it's not the snake king himself," I drawled out. "To what do I owe the pleasure?"

"Oh, you know the feeling; boredom?" he suggested. And then it clicked.

"How did you get in here?" I demanded. Lee was still asleep- that guy sleeps like a log- and even if he was awake, he would have shouted for me to come to the door to see Ian. He wouldn't have let Ian in the room. Ian smirked as he came closer to me.

"Relax, your royal monkey-ness," he said. "I just wanted to invite you to … get out of the line of fire."

"What did you do?" my eyes narrowed but deep down inside I was curious… well, maybe not that deep down.

"Come on and I'll explain it," he grinned. "I think that captain of yours treats you worse then Tala's trainings treat us." My mouth dropped. The Blitzkrieg practices were legendary for their length of time and the hardness of the training!

"What are you-!"

"And I think it's time to get back at him for that," Ian smirked, taking my hand and we ran past a sleeping Lee. He hurried to open the window and then rushed back to the open air vent and hurried me into it. 'So that's how he got in,' I thought dryly. Cuh-lassic.

"The air vent, how classic," I said dryly.

"What? Did you want me to bomb the door?"

"Sure why not?" I asked sarcastically.

"Well I'll keep that in mind for next time," he said. I paused and looked back at him. There was no trace of him joking or a smirk.

"Are you serious?" I asked, dumbfounded.

"Yes," he said slowly. He slapped my butt and I yelped quietly.

"What was that for?" I demanded.

"Keep going," he hissed. "Or we'll miss the show."

"You so did that on purpose," I hissed, resuming my crawling. "What a great first date…" I thought to myself. Or, at least I thought it had been in my head…

"A date?" he asked, amused, "Is that what this is?"

"What?" I said. "No!" I crawled faster, my face probably red as I got outside. Ian was smirking the whole way behind me.

"If you wanted a date, we could have gone out to a restaurant-"

"Ian-"

"Or to the movies if you're not a fancy sort of cat-"

"Ian-"

"Or if you're really catlike, the park-"

"Ian!" I shouted as the sprinklers came on, dowsing us in water.

And then I saw the show.

Lee awoke with a start. "What the hell?!" he shouted. "I thought I closed that window!" I stared at the window that Lee closed. He hadn't seen us but he had got a good gust of water seeing as the wind was blowing in that direction. I stared at the now closed window before I erupted into laughter. Ian smirked quietly, his hands in his pockets as I fell on the ground, laughing my heart out.

"I hear you haven't laughed in quite awhile," Ian said. I managed to stop laughing as I looked at him but I still didn't get off the wet grass.

"Where did you here that?" I asked, slightly out of breath from laughing. I don't know how long it's been since I'd laughed…

"The pink one and the tiger were talking about it in the dining hall last night," Kevin said. "And your captain was pissing me off last night."

"So you did that for me?" I asked, accepting his hand up.

"I did that because he was pissing me off," Ian shrugged. He turned around and walked away. I stared at him for awhile, getting soaked through my clothes before Rei came and ushered me inside to go and change.

"Rei?" I asked, holding his hand as I walked (he had taken my hand to get me inside).

"Yeah, Kevin?" he asked.

"How long has it been since I've laughed?" I asked.

"Whoa, what brought this on?" he asked.

"Nothing…so?" I said.

"A few months at the least, Kevin," Rei said. "I know Lee's been tough on you but it's because he cares about you, you know?" I nodded deftly. It didn't seem like Lee cared about anyone but Rei.

"So were Lee and Ian talking last night?" I asked.

"Lee and Ian?" he raised an eyebrow. "What crazy dream did you have? I don't know why but he can't stand the Russian team."

"So they didn't talk? Did Lee talk with anyone besides you and Mariah?" I asked.

"No," Rei said. "Well, Tyson and Michael but that was really it… and Ian left about half way through dinner- before Lee started talking with the other… why?"

"No reason," I said. "Just curious."

"Uh huh," he said, not really believing me but I didn't care.

I saw Ian the next day, just as he was about to leave. He told Tala something and then ran off, I followed him. I think the Blitzkrieg Boys may have saw me run after him but I didn't really take much notice.

"Ian, wait!" he barely turned around when I pulled him closer so that out lips would meet.

"Thank you," I said quietly. He nodded, stunned. I could tell he was shocked. I was shocked too as I walked away, putting my fingers to my lips.

That was our second kiss.

"Are we there yet?" I yawned.

"Not yet," Kai said. Tala was sleeping. He looked peaceful. I felt a shudder run down my spine and I frowned. That only happened when someone touched my scar... I reached back, the feet starting where the base of my hairline was and then going up to form some kind of wild cat.

I tried to distract myself from it.

"How did you get my team to agree to this?" I asked.

"Talked to them," Kai yawned. "I think I'll go back to sleep too... You might want to eat, Kevin." I nodded and he closed his eyes too. I could tell that he wasn't sleeping. He was still tense. I don't remember ever really seeing Kai relaxed. Tala was always on his guard at the tournament. Bryan was usually taking up the persona of a homocidal killer. Spencer always looked relaxed but anyone could tell he was on his guard.

And despite knowing that someone had touched the scar that reminded me what my bit beast should have been, they made me feel safe.

Me: And that shall be known as Chapter two!

Ian: Haven't you already said that? And why aren't they in Russia yet?

Me: Because they aren't!

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