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And I wrote a one-shot! If it isnt too much trouble, could a few people check it out? Its Kai/Max, and my first ever one-shot. Its not the most popular pairing, but I would like to know what I could do to make it better...blah, I should just break down and find a beta reader or something...XDD
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'Lets see...Kai said he was number one, Hiro two...ok, I guess ill call Kai, I hope hes not busy...' Ray thought silently the next morning as he pulled out the phone and dialed Kais number after opening it, marvaling at the expensive and complicated looking phone.
'This is just for the surgery. He could have gotten something cheap. Then again, when does the great Kai Hiwatari buy anything but the best, even if he isnt the one using it...?' He mused to himself as he heard the ringing on the other end. It stopped and he blinked a bit.
"Im coming, hold on." Kai said, and the line went dead. Ray sighed, then winced as his throat reminded him why he even had the phone in the first place.
He got out the lovely pink journal and pen that Hillary had given her, and inwardly winced at the color. He was use to the pink; His best female friend and sister like figure was Mariah, after all. But it was still a bit much...
"Hn?" He looked up at Kai, and tried to offer a weak smile, but gave up. It was about nine AM, and the anaesthesia had worn off; meaning that even though it hurt the day before, his throat was worse, and even more sensitive then yesterday.
I apologize if you were busy, but can I get this ice pack refilled? And I need to go to the rest room.
Kai nodded as Ray sat up and pushed the cover back, wincing as he did. Any movement seemed to jar his throat, even blinking was uncomfortable. Kai held his arm firmly incase he started to fall, and walked him to the bathroom, then stood outside the door while the neko jin did his business.
When Ray came out, he blinked a bit as he was lead to the kitchen instead of his room. Kai refilled the ice pack and handed it to him, then sat him down at the table with Kenny, who greeted him with a simple "Good morning" and sympathetic look, and disappeared. He returned a few minutes later with the pink journal and handed it to Ray.
"Hn. You need to eat, then take the Tylenol. You only take the Penicillin once in the evening. Write down what you want." He said as he crossed his arms, and Ray visibly cringed. He wasnt exactly enthusiastic about taking the Tylenol.
Im not really hungry, but if I have to eat, is there any ice cream or more pop sickles? And If there are, I want to take the Tylenol first, then have something cold to wash down the stinging.
Kai read over the note and nodded as he turned and went to the pantry just as Hillary came in, a scowl on her face.
"Kai, Tyson and Daichi are, oh Ray! Good morning, how are you feeling?" She asked with a bright smile, her look changing immediately as she noticed the raven haired blader.
I've definitely felt better, Hills. And good morning.
She smiled sympathetically and patted his shoulder. :"Don't worry, this will be over before you know it!" She said as he gave a slight and very pained smile, inwardly scowling.
'Right, its not like im suffering from the worse pain I've ever suffered from in my entire life...' He thought, then inwardly sighed at his thoughts. He knew she meant well, but he wasnt in the mood to put up with perky people at the moment.
"Ray, buddy, your up! How are you feeling?" And speaking of perky people, Tyson, Max, and Daichi choose that exact moment to walk in, all of them radiating perky-ness.
"All right! Ice cream!"
"Its Rays, you fat lard. All of you out of the kitchen, he doesnt need a bunch of bratty monkeys bothering him right now." Kai snapped as Tyson glowered, but scurried out with the rest of the team, even Kenny and Hillary. Ray inwardly sighed in relief ; He had learned his lesson about actually sighing.
Thanks, Kai. They mean well...but its still annoying.
Kai simply grunted in acknowledgment and handed Ray the small medicine cup and a bowl of ice cream. Ray glared at the medicine, his gold eyes nearly slitting from the intensity, and Kai watched, amused at the scene, even if his friend was suffering.
"Take it, Kon. The faster you get it over with, the faster you can get over it." Kai said in a bored voice, that held the usual authority in it. Ray turned his glare to Kai, then nodded, though his eyes clearly showed if he could speak, he would have given Kai a not-so-nice remark. Then agian, if he could speak, he wouldnt have to hesitate to take the medicine.
He instantly made a dive for the spoon, and cringed as he opened his mouth the small bit to get some of the cold ice cream into his mouth. It was cold, and felt good, but the process of actually getting it into his mouth was pure hell and something that he wished to avoid.
Once his throat wasnt burning, he picked up the pen.
Is there any chance I can get a straw?
Kai read it, and grunted. "You cant have anything from a straw until you can at least talk. Doctors orders. You can barely open your mouth to say a word, I don't know why you think having to strain to suck on a straw would feel any better." The light in Kais eyes that he had saw the night before appeared again, but, just like that instance, vanished and was replaced with the usual look.
Ray, being mature and in no mood for amusement, nodded his head, ignoring the fact that if anyone else would have heard Kai say that, they would have giggled and blushed. But Ray knew Kai better then that, and knew that he said what he meant ; If he meant for his sentence to have a double meaning, then he would have made it obvious. ((...right...))
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"Lucky Ray, getting to do nothing but sleep and eat ice cream..." Tyson grumbled as he and the rest of the team made the long painful journey back into the house after their usual afternoon training.
No, it had not been the usual training, they all decided. Without Ray to keep the peace between Kai and Tyson, occasionally Daichi as well, Kai had been pushed to his limit, and in return, punished everyone, even going so far as to make Kenny do push ups and run laps. Hillary had stayed at the dojo to look after Ray, and Grandpa had left to meet some old friends to take some time off and relax. No one knew when he would be back. Hiro had disappeared, the last the others had seen him was when he dropped Ray off, though Kai had talked to him to explain his phone idea and what to do if Ray called.
"Tyson, don't be so inconsiderate! Ray is suffering, all he CAN do is sleep and eat ice cream!" Hillary scolded as she heard the comment as she came to greet the others. Tyson was to tired to argue, and instead settled on glowering, then wincing. He decided he preferred having Ray training with them. He always intervened when Kai got to aggressive with their training...
Kai made a similar decision as he all but stomped to his room and just for good measures to show that he was pissed, shut the door much harder then he needed too. When Ray was with the team, he would help with the control and discipline of the others, and Kai didnt have to watch them like a hawk and hold their hands while they did something to keep them from doing something stupid, like sticking their finger in a light socket.
That, and Ray always made Kai feel calm and less worried. He knew that Ray could take care of himself, and the others, and could make the others leave him alone when he needed his time alone to think. Ray seemed to just understand him better then the others, and was much more mature then them.
Ray had his playful side, as did everyone, but he kept it under control. Though recently, Kai had the suspicion that Ray was doing things just to distract him.
Like the evening before with the pop sickle. Did the neko jin have any idea how drop dead sexy he looked while suffering in agony and sucking on a pop sickle stick? Kai had almost lost control and ravished him right then and there, but then he remembered the "suffering in agony" part and decided against it. Though it was a vert difficult decision.
Kai wasnt confused about his sexuality. He knew that he was gay. There were barely any girls he could even stand to look at - no matter how attractive they were - let alone feel anything more then bare tolerance for them. And how could people blame him? Hillary, for one, was a loud bossy banshee, in his opinion, anyways, and then there was that...pink...thing that seemed to cling to Ray, no matter how obvious it was that he just wasnt interested.
Kai didnt know what Rays sexuality was. He had never gotten up to asking him. It wasnt that he was scared, because he was Kai Hiwatari, and he didnt DO scared. It just hadnt came up.
'Though how could someone who looks as hot as Ray, cook like him, and have hair like him NOT be?' he mused to himself, some of his anger leaving as he thought about his current teammate.
Kai would admit that he felt something for Ray that he had never felt before. At first, it had worried him, he had thought that he was letting his guard down, and that it would only turn out bad.
Though as time passed, he slowly, but surely, seemed to accept it, and now, though he had yet to act on his...feelings, what ever they were, he was starting to understand them.
'Hmm...I suppose that this could be a chance to find out if Ray is even interested in guys. I can use this to my advantage...'
Kais thoughts were cut short as he heard the yells of Tyson, Daichi, and Hillary in the main room, and what sounded like a crash of something from a sugar high Max. His eyes widened a bit as he realized that he had left the brat pack, as he dubbed them, alone. Without either himself, Ray, or Hiro to watch them...
He stopped as he felt his phone vibrate and picked it up. He smirked as he read the text message.
Kai? Did I do this right? And whats all the commotion about, is everything alright?
'Yes,' he thought to himself as he replied and went to make the others run more laps for waking up the neko jin, a slight smirk appearing on his face. 'I can certainly use this to my advantage.'
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Hmm...It seems a bit shorter then the last, but I sort of want to get to where Ray isnt in so much pain. It brings back memories of when I had my tonsils out, and I cringe when I write some of this.
Once again, thank you everyone so much for your reviews! I get all warm and fuzzy when I read them for some reason. :))
Next chapter, I think Im going to skip ahead a week or so, that way Ray will be able to talk a bit, though believe me, not much. Though he will still be in pain, he will be able to walk around a bit without Kai threatening to tie him to the bed...though now that Kai has FINALLY realized that he can use this situation to his advantage, maybe he WILL tie him to the bed...nah, joking, this is rated T, after all.
And im sorry about Kai being OOC, but, its sort of hard to get Ray and Kai together in this situation and drag out the story a bit without him being a bit strange. Err, right, anyways, here are the review replies!
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Nordic Angel : Thank you! And I try to keep them as in-character as much as possible, but like I've said, its not really easy to do in this situation...the only thing im worried about is having the spot light focused to much on Ray and Kai, I'm not doing that, am I? I want the others in there, too, even though their not the main characters...gah, im confused! T.T
Timberstar : Thank you! And you don't want to have your tonsils removed. Even though you get to have Ice cream and pudding and stuff, you cant enjoy it because of the pain. Believe me, I know. And I like Ray/Max too! Im actually thinking of trying another one-shot, I might do that pairing, since its not very popular. Hmm, Ill pretend I didnt hear the "kill" part, but, really, you might be helping them by doing that! XDDDDDD joking!
M.S.K : Thank you! And im sorry about the shorter length. I had to take a test today, and it took me 2 and a ½ hours. And like I said in the AN (dunno if you read them or not though...) I want to get poor Ray out of his misery...
Botanthegrimreaper89 : I've never had eye surgery, though it wouldnt surprise me if it was in my future. My eyes are horrible. Whoa, 2-5 ish? You must have been a brave kid, I would have totally freaked if I had to go through something like that at that age! Thank you for reviewing!
Amber : Genius, you say? -stary eyes- Yea! Im a genius! Thats a definite plus ten to my ego XDDD And no worries about the moments, there coming soon! Thanks for reviewing!
Kye chan : I just had to put the fluffy pink pen. I had to write everything down when I had mine out XD And thank you! I feel better knowing that I did good on the imagery, though I don't think I did as good on this chapter. And they are more out of character in this chapter, especially Kai, -sigh- Oh, and I dunno if you read the authors note, but will you check out the one-shot I did? Its my first, and I wanna know what I can improve on, if its not to much trouble:)
TalaTati19 : Cute name...and thank you! Believe me, if I had known how bad that surgery would have hurt, I would have already been to Brazil by the time people realized I was gone! Its not pleasant at all. Hmm, you know, I just realized, if someones reading this and need to get their tonsils out, it could affect their judgement...err...oh well! Im doing them a good thing, it HURTS! (And thanks for the review:))
Brooklyn Peayl : I like your name...though I like Brooklyn, even though Im not sure if its for the one off of Beyblade. I feel so sorry for your friend. If your still in contact with her, give her my sympathies. And this story is pretty twisted and painful...for Ray, anyways! Mwhaha...err, wait, I like Ray...poor Ray! Im so mean!! T.T