Keep it Strictly Ballroom

Disclaimer: Refer to chapter 1

Chapter 4

After Rei was done Oohing and Awing at my car we finally were on our way, with him explaining how to get there. Before long we fell into a comfortable silence, me just watching the road ahead of me, until he decided to speak again.

"I'm Rei Kon, by the way." He stated.

I realized that we hadn't introduced ourselves, "I'm Kai Hiwatari." Gracing him with a sideways glance.

"It's right over here to our right."

Nodding I pulled up to the repair shop, it had three two-car garage doors, the middle one open. There were already a couple cars parked outside. After putting my Camaro in park, we had barely stepped out when I heard wolf calls.

Looking up I noticed a tall red head leaning against the opening of the garage and wiping his hands clean of grease. "Nice ride." He called.

"Thanks." I replied. But of course deciding to remain my stoic self, I reminded myself I'm not here to smile and make friends.

"The car too." He added. I felt a sudden flush go up to my ears, realizing the joke. Trying to play it off I glared at him. But he was smirking and his blue eyes were clearly laughing at me.

"Rei!" Turning to the new voice I saw what seemed to be a really pretty guy run up to Rei. He had a baby face, maybe still in high school.

"Hey Max." Rei smiled down at him. He hooked his arm into Rei's before sizing me up with his big blue eyes. Is this dude gay? Looking him over was merely a confirmation to my first thought. He was wearing a tight shirt with a cardigan over it tons of jewelry and were those studs on his kicks? He had obvious highlights in his blonde hair, and was he wearing make-up? Yup, definitely gay. I lifted an eyebrow at his scrutinizing black lined eye.

Suddenly the red head spoke up again, "So is this your new boyfriend, Rei?" he questioned with a hint of amusement. As soon as he said it recognition hit me like a ton of bricks. I realized with a quick glance that Rei had blushed, he opened his mouth to retort his features now upset.

But before he could say anything I replied for him, "I'm not Gay." Stating it in a most matter of fact way.

The red head barked in laughter at my comment. Leaving me to leer at him in distaste, I was starting to hate being the butt of his jokes. Peering over at Rei I noticed he had a bemused smile on his face, but his little blonde friend was giving me a pathetic glare like I had just made fun of him. It wasn't my intention, but I didn't care.

"Alright Tala be nice." Rei finally stated the smile still on his face. "Kai," using my name he got my attention, "this is Tala Valkov. He owns half this joint." Tala nodded, proud of himself.

"And Tala, this is Kai, we go to the University together." He finally stated to clear things up. I merely nodded in return.

"I'm Max Mizuhara." The blonde gave me a cheeky smile before pulling Rei along with him inside. Simply rolling my eyes I followed them in.

Finally I noticed that there were three other guys already inside. One was sitting on a metal chair with baggy clothes and a backwards ball cap on his head. He was busy enthusiastically playing a hand held gaming device. Turning I noticed that another was bent over under the hood of a 64 Ford Falcon wearing a mechanics jumpsuit. And then the last was typing away on a laptop computer.

Loud honking and girl hooting made everyone turn their heads. I faintly heard the guy in the cap curse as he lost his game from the racket. It was a pink convertible that screeched to a halt by the opening. Three girls hopped out.

"Bryan!" The girl that hopped out of the back was the shortest of the three. Her pink hair in a high pony tail. I couldn't help but notice her very short pink top that accentuated her ginormous bust. Which bounced as she ran up to said person. Now standing up right I observed he was tall with a muscular build similar to mine. His hair a silvery-lilac in color. Now wiping his hands with an old rag he smirked at the pinkette pulling her in to a kiss.

"Hey Rei. Hey Tala." The girl that was in the passenger seat was tall and gorgeous with long golden auburn hair. I watched as she high fived both Rei and Tala in greeting. Her green eyes turned and met mine for a moment smiling then walking to the back of the garage she sat up on an iron table with tools on it. She still watched me with an interested smile as the girl the was driving the convertible made her way toward me.

I looked down to notice that she circled me her manicured finger running up my arm. "And who are you?" she questioned. Her brown hair was in two braids and her mahogany eyes eyed me curiously.

"Hillary, this is Kai. He's a ballroom dancer." Rei answered her question for me.

"A ballroom dancer?" her mahogany eyes were laughing at me and I could have sworn I heard some other faint snorts and chuckles around the garage. "You know you're pretty buff for a ballroom dancer." She stated her hand now on my peck. "Why would you possibly need to be so buff, if all you do is twirl around a dance floor?" Her sassy tone questioning me.

In reply I grabbed her free hand and put my other at the small of her back. "I'll show you." I turned her so her back was facing my front. Then leaning my head down toward her ear I whispered, "Keep your body and arm straight."

Placing her right hand in mine then with my left hand I grabbed her from below her right hip. I lifted her small light frame with ease. I then tossed her in the air, she gasped at being thrown, and when I caught her bridal style her eyes were wide in surprise.

Everyone was applauding with the exception of the fellow in the ball cap who was now scowling at me. The girl in my arms then flushed red as a cherry. I put her down. She was still unable to speak so she gave me a flirty smile before shuffling her way over to stand by the others. Looking up I could see Rei beaming, "that was awesome!" he exclaimed. "Well before I show you what we can do, let me introduce you to everyone."

He then pointed to the tall guy in the mechanics jumpsuit who had his bare fore-arm possessively around the torso of the girl with pink hair. "That's Bryan Kusnetsov co-owner of the shop and Mariah Wong, she's my cousin."

Studying the two for a brief second, the only similarity I noticed was their matching Amber eyes. "Then there is Julia."

"Hey." She said nodding at me, she was now leaning her elbow up on Tala's shoulder.

"And you met, Hillary." He stated in amusement. She stopped her argument with the boy in the hat at hearing her name. She waved her fingers at me in a flirtatious manner a blush across her cheeks.

"And I'm Tyson." He gave me a wide grin, whipping his nose with his thumb. If I didn't know any better I'd think I was about to be challenged.

I caught Rei rolling his eyes before pointing at the guy behind the computer, "And Kenny is who we thank for all the sick beats we dance to." The guy behind the laptop saluted me.

"So BlitzSharks," Rei called out, before facing me again with a proud smirk. "I promised to show Kai what we could do."

End Chapter

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