Chapter 8
Rayz Kitten: I think Bryan is a better blader than Tala. I mean, Bryan almost took down Ray, and Ray is better than Tyson, and they had to enhance Tala in order to make him compare to Tyson, and he still lost. Don't get me wrong, Tala still kicks arse, but yeah, I have him as #3. They don't know who #1 is yet.
Avril Fan: I've only been drunk once, and I rarely drink. Probably why I'm always the designated driver. But then, that could be because I'm the best driver out of all my friends. *Prays Sammel doesn't see that* But it would be nice to have a vivid memory, though there are some things I'd be glad to forget.
Castles in the Sky: It is in my belief that Kai was born in the Abbey, so in these stories yes, Kai was born in Russia. And he's not #1 yet. As for the phone sex... *smirks*
Ashla: A lot of people write Kai as the Seme and Ray as the Uke. I like to write things different. Some other common things are Tyson as Seme and Max as Uke, Bryan as Seme and Tala as Uke, and Enrique as Seme and Oliver as Uke. I like it when people go against that. Even as a girl, I like to be on the top sometimes. ^_~
the tigris: Silly. And I updated again.
Chibi Wingzero: Thanks for clearing that up. And really, you can't have a Beyblade fic without Tyson in it in some form or the other.
Desi2: Their egos certainly are a little large, aren't they. And I like to write a Beybattle every now and again, but usually only if it has something to do with the plot. Besides, Beyblade is about the battling as well as the characters, so you have to include it in some way or the other. And writing the battles is hard, and I enjoy a challenge. ^_^
Sorry, no Monkey or Dragon in this chapter. Instead, let's take a look at the Lion…
Lee drummed his fingers on the tabletop, looking at the clock. It had been three hours since Kevin had walked out that door, and to be frank Lee was starting to get worried. He knew Kevin was capable of looking after himself, but Lee knew that there were people out there that would target the neko-jin, and… well, Kevin was still only small.
Lee frowned. He really needed to stop babying the younger. He said he didn't, that it was only because he cared about the Monkey, but old habits died hard. Ever since they had been small Lee had watched out for the youngest member of the White Tigers, often amused often disgusted by the antics of his friend.
Lee bit his lip as he remembered the first time he had seen Kevin. Lee had almost four, and had gone with his parents to visit the family of his second cousin, Gary. When they had arrived Mr and Mrs Ki had been there, and when Lee and his elder brother Joss had gone in search of Gary they had found him sitting in the kitchen, holding his little cousin in his arms, Kevin's tiny hands flaying against the bottle as Gary fed him under the watchful eye of the adults.
Joss was dead now, the victim of an anti-neko-jin attack as he had been returning to the village after his two year absence, but Lee's memory of the elder leaning over the infant and smoothing the thin green hair was still clear, almost as if it were yesterday.
Lee chuckled. Even then Kevin had been small. Born premature, it had often been a concern that Kevin's growth would be stinted. For many years it had seen that it would be the case, as not only did Kevin remain drastically undersize for his age, but he also looked a good many years younger than he truly was. At 14, Kevin had looked 10, and often found himself on the end of teasing jibes that wore down his patience and made him lash out.
It had come as a shock to everyone when Kevin had started to grow. His mother had noticed first when Kevin had reached for something on a shelf he had barely been able to touch days before. Less then a week after that realisation Mariah had announced her pregnancy, and days after Lee had packed his bag and walked out, Kevin later joining him.
Kevin's family had not seen him since, though he had spoken to them on the phone. Lee remembered with some amusement how Kevin's father had teased him during the time Kevin's voice was breaking, but had gone from calling Kev his 'little boy' to his 'little man'. Kevin had rolled his eyes when Lee pointed this out, but Lee had seen the smile as the other had turned away.
Shooting another look at the clock, Lee sighed, drawing himself back out of the past and into the present. Tossing a look over his shoulder at the leather-bound book, Lee growled softly in the back of his throat. As much as he hated to admit it, the Monkey was right: he had to study, he had to learn. It would be beneficial not only for him, but for the team as well. And he should be thankful for his talents, for so few possessed them.
If Lee had known how to use his talent, it was possible that he might have been able to see where Kevin was, what he was doing, and who he was with. Lee's stomach knotted at the last. Kevin was faithful, he knew that, but of late he had been going for a lot of walks. What if he were actually meeting someone…
Lee shook his head at his patheticness. Running his fingers through his hair, he ran through the events leading up to Kevin's departure… and froze. Blinking, Lee swore softly. Recapping every other time, he found a re-occurring pattern. Slamming his head down against the table, Lee mentally kicked himself.
Each and every time, Kevin had left after an argument, or after Lee had said something that looking back now was obviously insulting. In his weakened emotional state, it wouldn't take much to strike an emotional blow against the younger, and in his frustration and closed-mindedness Lee had done just that.
Slamming a fist onto the tabletop, Lee straightened. Shooting another glance at the clock, an idea flickered through Lee's mind. Pushing himself up, he crossed the room and scooped up his book. Poising himself on the arm of the chair, he flicked through the book, skipping the history and theory and heading straight for the prac. He would go over it all later.
Right now, he had a boyfriend to find.
Aw… cute little baby Kevin. He'd be almost one-year-old in Lee's memory in case you're wondering. And Lee actually studying? Though I think he'd rather be studying Kevin, but you take what you can get…
