IT'S BEEN LIKE 6 MONTHS OR SOMETHING!! Do you realize that?! I didnt, not until neko-girl16 sent me a review to ask if I was updating anytime soon. So thank her for this update! And I thank her profusely. I had sort of been stuck, I knew what I wanted to happen, but I couldn't make it happen. Either way, this is what ya get. Kind of forced sounding but oh well. Also very shortish but I need to do this in parts so I can get it straight. Thank You to those who reviewed the previous chapter and again sorry for the long wait but Hawaii, school, Singapore, London and Bangkok to that to you... C: enjoy!

Break Up Then Make Up. The Wonderful Cycle of Love - Sarcasm!

"Hey Kai…?" began Jesse, grinning slyly. I raised my eyebrow at him and he winked.

"No, I am not going to allow you to pay me back for the damn stitches. Ask me one more time and you'll be the one who needs the damn stitches… if I don't end up killing you that is." Kai replied boredly.

Jesse's eyebrow twitched.

"Trust me, he wouldn't hesitate to carry out the threat," murmured Tala. "If it weren't for Spencer, do you think Ian would have survived all these years? I mean between me, Bry and Kai…" he trailed off and seeing as I was in the back, and couldn't actually see the expression on his face, then I could easily guess that there would be a wicked and malicious and probably slightly sadistic, smirk as his evil mind thought up evil potential death possibilities for Ian.

"Getting back to the 'hey Kai,' I was wondering if I could borrow your phone? Mine's dead."

Kai looked at Jesse suspiciously through the rear-view mirror but nodded anyway. "It's going to come through loud speaker though."

"Doesn't matter!" was Jesse's quick dismissal as he snatched up the phone from where it was sitting in the cup holder up front.

Jesse quickly dialled in the number and the dialling tone rang through the car. Haha, dialling tone rang? Through the car? Haha! I crack myself up, haaaaaaaaaaaa…. Hmm.

"Hello, Nakamura Incorporated, Akemi speaking. How may I help you?"

"Mi-Mi! How are you?" Jesse smirked.

"Jesse Darling! I'm good and you?"

"'M alright. I'd love to chat a bit more but I need to talk to Dad so…"

"I'll connect you through right away."

"Thank you…" muttered Jesse.

We waited while this really crap elevator/ 'please-hold' music played.

Actually, why do they play that? To make the elevator or wait seem shorter? In my opinion, which of course is oh so important, the wait or ride seems longer 'cause the music is so damn annoying. They should really work on their psychology stuff.

"Hello, Nakamaru Incorporated Financial Sector, Hayate speaking."

"Yo Dad! How ya been?"

"Jesse?"

"You sound shocked." And Jesse smirked. Obviously a private joke of some sort. Yes I will be your commentator for tonight's match.

"Well yeah, a little. What's up?"

"I need you to write a cheque. For stitches."

"Learn the word please, firstly. And who names their child Stitches? Or it some sort of nickname?"

"No I mean stitches as in… stitches."

Kai shot an annoyed glare at Jesse before looking back at the road.

There was a sigh on the other line. "What'd you do now? Who'd you beat up, what'd you break and what's the price?"

Jesse flinched. Let me elaborate… and don't look at me like that! After his parent's break-up (oh yeah they're divorced. Did I forget to mention that? Well I have now. So now I shall continue on with my fabulous elaboration-ening...) Jesse went down hill. And I mean dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-own! He constantly got into fights and was placed on Academic and Behaviour Probation.

"No one and nothing. And I don't know how much the damn price is! Just write a fucking cheque for how ever much you think it costs to Kai Hiwatari for stitches!"

"Hold your tongue! You had better watch that mouth of yours! Has your mother taught you nothing?"

"Like you'd know! You never talk to her!"

"Jess' you know it-"

"Shut up and stop giving excuses. Just write the damn cheque and get it over with already." Jesse sat back and crossed his arms.

"Alright, guessing how much money for stitches to who?"

"Kai Hiwatari. H-i-w-a-t-a-r-i."

"I know how to spell. Hang on." There was the sound of a pen being put down on a desk.

"Kai Hiwatari? Isn't he that guy from beyblading or something or rather? He's famous right?"

"Yeah…" Jesse answered slowly.

"Well isn't he rich or something? Shouldn't he pay for his own stitches? As if it'd be expensive for him. Actually you never told me who got stitches."

"Annie Belle got the stitches."

"Annie Belle? Jess' as her older brother, you're supposed to be looking out for her."

"I was. Look, it probably could have been prevented, but it wasn't. So will you write the cheque?"

"Yes, yes. To Kao Hiwatari."

"Kai Hiwatari."

"What were you doing hanging out with him? You know I don't think highly of him. You've seen him. Stupid badass attitude. He's rude and arrogant. That grandfather of his didn't raise him very well."

By now Jesse's eyes had gotten comically wide. And if weren't for the current situation, I probably would've laughed.

Kai had flung his hand across the car and covered Tala's mouth with his hand so that the red head couldn't say anything, which he was desperately trying to do.

Jesse leant froward into the front of the car, pressing every button as he tried to hang up, clearly forgetting that the phone was in… my lap? Oops. I flipped it open and stared. Uh... which button out of the gazillion in front of me do I press?

"…And look at his friends. I mean the Russian team, not the Japanese. Demolition boys? Who calls themselves that? And now what is it… Blitzkrieg or something? It's rather stupid. Obviously they have very little education. Blitzkrieg? They're Russian and they call themselves Blitzkrieg, that's humorous."

Jesse was fretting now, pulling at his hair as he tried to get a word in. I tried to get his attention to show him I had the phone but he was panicking too much.

Kai, however, did. His voice was cold and emotionless as he said, "Kobayashi-san, my name is Kai Hiwatari. Please do not worry about the cheque for the stitches. It was no trouble at all. Have a nice day."

Just as Kai hung up, the button being on the steering wheel, Annie Belle, totally oblivious, managed to get in a quick, "bye Daddy!" and then the line went dead.

Jesse sat back and chewed on his lower lip. "Kai… I am really, really sorry, I mean, if I knew he would have said that…"

Kai sighed and tilted his head to one side, then the other. "It's nothing, trust me. I've had worse." The next few words muttered under his breath almost made my heart stop. "Fuck, I've had worse from my own team mates. And this time, I mean the Japanese team."

Were we that awful to him… ok yes, we were. I'd have to tell the others.

A quiet growl came from Tala and Kai glanced at him. He said something to the redhead in Russian.

Tala stared straight ahead for a few seconds before drawing his knees to his chest and curling up.

I really didn't want to break the silence… ok screw that. "Kai is he ok?"

"He's thinking."

Ok, ok. Next. "Are you ok?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

He needs to ask? Yeesh and people thought I could be pretty slow at times. Notice there is no most before the times.

We drove for a few more minutes before finally turning into the parking lot at the mall.

We were driving and driving, going towards the end, closer to the shops we usually went to when, "duckies!"

Jesse and I looked at Annie Belle and then followed her finger. Aw, cute! A mummy duck and her little fuzzy things. Adorable!

Tala looked up and then at Kai. "Don't even think about it Hiwatari."

Kai smirked. "Too late!"

Tala's eyes widened and he leaned forward, placing one hand on the dashboard and ignoring the slight strain in the seatbelt. "Kai! Don't!"

Kai's smirk grew and he pushed down on the accelerator. Our speed picked up, and fast. And guess what? We were heading straight for the mummy duck and her little fuzzy things. Oh my God, Kai's gonna kill the ducks!

I squeezed my eyes, waiting for the little 'bump. Bump. Bump.' That I knew was coming. Instead, I felt the car swerve out to the right, then spin before pulling to a stop.

I pried my eyes open. What the hell? We've parked. I looked out the rear window. And the ducks are alive! No duck pancakes for brekkie!

People were walking past the car cautiously, staring. Great, I hate starers. Do they have nothing better to do?

Kai sat back in his seat, shooting an apologetic look at us in the back, before giving a small grin. "I haven't been able to do something like in ages!"

Tala glared at Kai. He undid his buckle and climbed out of the car and slammed the door shut.

Kai frowned and undid his own seatbelt. He sat up straight, looking out of the window, and his frown deepened. He soon climbed out of the car and stood in the doorway and called out to Tala.

Jesse, Annie Belle and I climbed out as well and we started walking with Kai. Well let's hope I don't have to experience something like that in the next 10 000 years. I think that'll be long enough.

Kai was quick to catch up to Tala, who, I swear, couldn't walk much faster… unless he was running… I'm confusing myself, how about I move on?

Kai, much to my –annoyance- surprise, hooked arms with Tala. And Tala, much to my –glee- surprise, hastily and sharply pulled away from Kai.

Kai frowned and I felt my heart flutter… haha it has wings, get it? No? No I didn't think so. That is what an education is for people! I sighed.

Anyway, Kai stood stubbornly and refused to move. He called out to Tala repetitively until it got on the redhead's nerve so much that BAM he snapped.

"What?" he growled. You know he would look so much more threatening if he didn't have that lollipop in his mouth. He marched over to Kai and seized his wrists up in his pale fingers. His other hand came up to grab a hold of Kai's chin, forcing him to look up at Tala. Which he did, just in more of a…. glary….fashion.

"What's their problem," whispered Tyson as he and the others came up to join us, just as Tala hissed at Kai in Russian.

I shrugged. Seriously, does it look like I'd be the type of guy to speak Russian? I may be smart, but even I'm not that smart.

Kai shook Tala's grip off of him, and snarled in a very Bryan like fashion. He took a step forward and glared up at Tala, their noses almost touching. The intense moment was ruined by a very high pitched squeal that, for once did not come from Hilary – or me for that matter – but two girls to our right.

Simultaneously, Kai's and Tala's heads swivelled to glare at the two fan girls, who looked like they were about to fall into a dead faint. But could ya blame them, really? I mean, the two hottest beybladers, other than me of course, thank you, thank you, were currently having one of the deadliest glare offs the world had ever seen.

"Fuck off," the two Russians snapped and beside me Tyson shook his head.

"Seriously, this twin stuff is freaking me out man," he said and placed his hands on his hips on what looked like a very Hilary-like fashion. Max, Diachi and I snickered. Jesse gave a sharp bout of laughter, his hands covering Annie Belle's ear in case the two McHotties decided to swear again.

The two girls scampered off and Kai and Tala's attention snapped to each other once again.

"Ooh," exclaimed Hilary. "Magazines!" she rushed over to the stall and picked one up. Kai's eyes were following her and they landed on the basket next to her. Curious, he pulled away from Tala and went to investigate. He squatted to read the one on display.

I walked over and joined him, quickly turning away. The headline stuck in my head, and I heard Kai snort as he flicked the mag open.

Kai Hiwatari: Father at 17?

Below was a picture of Kai with a little girl holding his hand and an even younger boy sitting on his hip, walking down a crowded street.

I hadn't heard Tala come up behind us so I froze when I heard a growl. I stepped to the side cautiously, joining my team as Tala read the headline for himself. Kai was frozen in place, eyes narrowed, waiting for Tala's reaction.

Tala's foot came around in a high kick, knocking the stand over with an enraged shout. Kai held his arms above his head as the magazines fell around him. Beside me, Max lurched forward with a shout of Kai's name. Kai opened his eyes and raised his head, diving to the side just in time before the stand fell, landing with a bang where Kai would have been.

Everyone was silent, the shoppers going past stopped talking and walked by slowly to see what was going on. I congratulated myself on being the first to reach Kai, and I held my hand out to him, to help him up. Very movie scene like, I know. The hot, brave, handsome, intelligent, heroic hero helping and rescuing the beautiful, even more intelligent, kind, caring, hot princess. I sighed dreamily and cocked my head to the side, picturing it all.

"Are you all right Kai?" Hilary's voice broke through my dreams and I whipped my head to the right.

"O-Oi guys!" I cried. "Wait for me!"

Tyson's stomach had declared it time for lunch, and then Diachi's was the second warning bell. We were currently heading for the food court. It was a really nice area, really. It was kind of outside, on this really nice balcony sort of thing with really nice chairs and tables and a really nice view of the pond. The food shoppy things were really good with really good food. All in all it was really nice, really… my brain goes a bit funny when its really-nice-food deprived. I smiled and Jesse pulled away, eye brows up to his hair line. Nothing had come out loud had it?

"Oh only everything. And your brain's a bit funny with or without really-nice-food deprivation," Jesse smirked and punched me playfully in the shoulder.

…what's deprivation mean? I turned to Kai to ask him, but the fore longed expression in his eyes almost broke my heart. Don't you like my big words?

"Kai, what's wrong with Tala?" I asked. I held my breath. There, I had done what everyone else had been waiting to do.

Without taking his eyes off Tala's back, Kai leaned in and responded, "He's over protective of me, worried. Jesse's dad pissed him off, from then on everything else just made it worse."

"Overprotective?" asked Max, joining our hush-hush conversation. I felt like a high school girl gossiping. And I liked it! I liked it, I liked it a lot! Insert the girly giggle and the weird stares.

"Overprotective as in what you are to us? Caring about us so much your own health and safety doesn't matter until you know we're all ok? The readiness you feel at giving your own life to protect us from whatever, to make sure we keep our innocence and to hide our minds from the grimmer things in the world like what really goes on in the Abbey?"

Kai blinked and looked at Max. A small grin formed on his lips and he ruffled Max's hair. "Yeah, sort of like that."

Max shrugged. "Then do something about it." And he walked off, leaving both Kai and I very confused at his oh-so-wise words. Why'd he get to look impressive?! I was thinking that too-oo! Argh!

I felt someone patting my head and I scowled. "Don't worry Rei," came Kai's voice. "I know you were thinking it too, no need to whine about."

I think I just turned as red as Tala's hair.

We finally found a flashy really nice restaurant-y thing and after Tyson and Diachi ordered their ten thousand plates and Annie Belle tried to copy, we finally got settled onto a conversation that entertained me greatly.

"So Tyson," drawled Jesse, chin resting comfortably in his hand. "Hilary seems to have rubbed off on you quite well." He stood on his chair and peered down at us. Pretending to flip his hair back, he jutted one hip out to the side, pursed his lips and, making a big arch with his arms, placed his hands on his hips.

Tyson scowled and Hilary blinked owlishly. As Jesse sat back down in a highly feminine manner, we laughed and applauded him.

"I don't like her or anything, if that's what you're thinking," grumbled Tyson.

"We weren't," cooed Jesse, leaning forward. "But now that you mention it!" he swung back on his chair and tipped his head back to let out a melodious caw of laughter.

Tyson scowled but then he perked up. I knew that look! I'd had it happen to me before! The light bulb had gone off! He had an idea! It's so exciting when it happens!

"Although," Tyson said slyly. I grew worried when he threw me a smug look over the table. "Rei however…"

I threw him a warning look back, but he ignored it and placed a hand over his heart mockingly. "Rei is very much in love with a certain someone… that goes by the name of K-"

I lashed out with my leg and kicked him in the shin.

"OW!! OH SHIT!" he rubbed his leg and glared at me.

I took a sip from my drink and toyed with my straw. Looking at him blankly, I kept my expression calm and my voice slightly sarcastic as I said monotonously, "oh I'm sorry, was that your leg?"

Tyson glared harder and sat up straight. I heard his feet slide on the ground as he drew his feet in. "As I was saying, that arse over there that goes by the name of Rei Kon is very much in love with –"

I lashed out again and Tyson was cut off by a loud grunt from Kai, who had placed himself in between Diachi and Tyson to separate them. "Holy fuck!" he reached down to rub his shin and my eyes grew wide.

I threw my arms towards him, knocking over my drink. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry! Was that your leg?!"

Kai nodded slowly, eyebrows rising at my reaction.

"Hehe I'm very… twitchy today," I laughed nervously. I scratched the back of my head.

Tala, who had ended up sitting next to me and directly opposite Kai, laughed loudly and narrowed his eyes at Kai. "Aw, does it hurt?"

Kai growled and stood, slamming his hands on the table. "What the fuck is your problem, Ivanov?" he snarled.

Tala copied Kai and stood. "Starts with a K, ends in an I." He replied mockingly, cocking his head side to side with each letter.

The two growled at each other and we all slowly edged our chairs away from them. Tala grabbed a fistful of Kai's hair and tugged him forward, smashing his lips to Kai's in a bruising kiss. They glared at each other before Kai pulled away.

They stared at each other, breathing heavily.

Tala smirked and crossed his arms across his chest. "I tend to worry a bit, sorry."

"Break up then make up. The wonderful cycle of love - sarcasm!" I muttered under my breath and with a sigh, I plopped my chin in my hand. I felt strangely dejected.

Kai shook his head and laughed.

DONE!! I'm on school holidays, so I should -hopefully- be able to update. I know where I'm going with this! Finally! I think... please review!

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