"IT'S HEEEEERE!"

Tyson barrelled into the living room, grinning and clutching a magazine in his hands. The glossy cover was emblazoned with the words "People" and "Top 100 Hottest Athletes - pg. 35!".

Almost too eagerly, Tyson flipped through the magazine until he reached the aforementioned page number. There, just as shiny and glossed as the other pages, was a list of various names of athletes, dotted with various pictures. But anything under number 10 was irrelevant to the boy. His eyes were glued to the very top of the list.

1. Kai Hiwatari
2. Rei Kon

"Goddammit!" Tyson cursed, chucking the magazine across the room. Max blinked at him.

"What's wrong, bud?"

"Are you kidding me? again? This is like… the nine billionth time!"

"The nine billionth time for… what?"

Tyson scowled and pointed dramatically to the offending magazine, which was splayed out in on the arm of the couch where it landed. Max, still thoroughly confused, reached for the magazine. He gazed curiously at the cover before opening it and turning to mentioned page.

"Top 100 Hottest Athletes, huh…" Max skimmed the list, "This? This is what's got you so upset?"

Tyson huffed, "Why is it always them? What do they got that I don't got?"

Max offered his friend a crooked grin, "Billions of fangirls?"

"Ha, ha, very funny, Max,"

"What's funny?"

Max and Tyson looked up just as Rei and Kai walked in, one holding a mug of tea and the other cradling a grey tabby cat. Almost instantly, Tyson glared at the two. Kai merely stared, before turning his attention to Max.

"What's his problem?" he grunted, jerked his head towards Tyson. Max's grin resurfaced and he tossed Kai the magazine. The Russian caught it deftly and examined the cover. A wry smirk spread slowly across his face.

"Oh,"

"Oh? Oh? That's all you have to say?" Tyson asked, incredulous.

"Oh okay?" Kai offered, still smirking. He handed the magazine to Rei next, who skimmed the cover and flipped it open to the page in question. After reading, he offered Tyson a sheepish grin.

"It's not like you're not on the list, dude,"

"I'm like number 50 or something! Even Max is higher on the list than I am!"

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Max frowned. Tyson held up his hands, palms forward, in defense.

"Sorry, Maxie, I didn't mean it like that… But still. I don't get how you two keep ending up top of the list!"

Rei shrugged, sipping his tea. Edgeworth hopped out of Kai's arms in favour of settling into his favorite spot on the back of the couch. Kai dropped onto the couch, next to Rei, still wearing his infamous smirk.

"It's not fair! At least Rei had the decency to look apologetic; Kai doesn't even care about crap like this and he's still smirking!" Tyson continued, lamenting.

It was Kai's turn to shrug.

"Don't hate the player, hate the game,"

Tyson blinked at him, wide-eyed, before scowling viciously, again.

"IT'S NOT FAIR!"

two things:
i dont know why i named the cat edgeworth i really dont
and writing kai saying really lame phrases like "dont hate the player, hate the game" is my favorite thing ever