Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade, just the plot!
Recap from chapter 25-Wow mustard: "You two have been dating behind my back anyways. I think that going to a fancy dinner, moonlight stroll, privates dances and such is dating." Cole stared at her cousin.
"You knew about that?" Ren smirked.
"I know a lot of things. That was nothing to dig for."
This is dedicated to my best friend, HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY DARLIN!!!!!
"Ren! I'm going to the gym!!! I'll be back later!" The said cousin looked up from her book to glance at her best friend, who was standing in the door, wearing sweatpants, a jacket, and sweatband.
"Um…since when have you started going to the gym?" Cole rolled her eyes.
"I told you that I got a membership…I've been getting too tired recently when I'm battling…I figured that if I'm gonna help you train at home, I should be in better shape." Ren stared oddly at her cousin, before shrugging and going back to her book.
"If you say so…" She smiled. "Have fun…don't be out too late, alright?" Cole nodded.
"Okay, bye, see you later." The girl then walked out of the house and began her way to the gym, while Ren was smiling and laughing to herself.
(Ren's view)
Next time, put your make up on after you leave the house, and zip up your jacket…your real outfit was showing the entire time…
(Normal view)
With Cole
Once she arrived at the gym, Cole went straight to the locker room, took off the sweatpants, jacket, sweatband, and changed her shoes, to reveal a royal blue blouse, skinny jeans, and black boots. After fixing her make up, applying her lip-gloss, and putting on her jewelry, she walked out of the gym, and went down the street to a small Italian restaurant, Roma's (no own!), and went inside. There, a waitress came up to her.
"Table for one?" Cole shook her head.
"No, I'm meeting someone…" The woman smiled.
"A date?" The girl blushed.
"Yes…it's our first…" The waitress giggled.
"How sweet! Let's see if he's here!" The two walked around the bistro until they found the boy on the second floor at a solitary table, outside. "I'll be back to take your orders." The boy stood, got Cole's chair and held it for her as she sat, and then sat down again.
"You look beautiful." Cole blushed.
"Thank you…you look pretty handsome yourself." He looked her in the eyes.
"I appreciate it, but please understand, your appearance at this moment is much more striking than me at anytime…so please don't try to down play yourself." The girl's face became redder, causing Rei to laugh. "And of course, you become so adorable when you blush." The two shared a laugh and the waitress came back with their drinks, Rei had a Coke and Cole a Ginger Ale; and then they ordered, the boy getting a pepperoni calzone and the girl getting a slice of Canadian bacon pizza with pineapple. Once the waitress (Anna), left, the two began to talk about what had been happing at their homes.
"…and then Tyson and Daichi grabbed the mustard and the soap detergent and poured it all over the kitchen, before slipping and falling into it, which caused a huge wrestling contest, between the two."
"Who won?"
"Max." Cole cocked her head to the side, clearly lost.
"Max? How did he get into it?" Rei grinned.
"They used all of his mustard. He was furious; he jumped in, shoved their heads into the goop, and hit them in the head with a mop repeatedly until Kai eventually pulled him off."
"Why didn't you stop him?"
"Why would I stop that? It was funny, and they deserved it. Plus I never saw Max like that…it was kinda scary…I didn't want him to turn on me." Cole laughed.
"So you didn't help because you were afraid that you would be next?"
"You make it sound like I was a coward."
"You kinda were."
"No, I was protecting my life."
"In a cowardly way."
"And I am very proud of it." Cole laughed.
"You're so weird."
"Extremely." The two laughed again, before getting to a pause. Before it could become awkward, Anna came with the food. After thanking her, the two began to eat, while teasing each other and stealing bites of the other's food. This continued for a while, as they started to tell each other about their childhoods and family stories. Rei was careful when he asked Cole about the Simply Bladers, and soon found out more about the personality changes of Ren and Brooklyn.
"Seriously? They were as bad as Tyson and Hiro?"
"Yeah, they would get into arguments about the stupidest things, like who was gonna make dinner, or who had to baby-sit Jabriel, or who's turn it was to give him a bath and change his diaper."
"Wow…I never would've guessed."
"Yeah…you should've seen the way that they settled most of their arguments."
"Did they battle?"
"Nope."
"Rock-paper-scissors?"
"Nope, that's how me and Brooklyn decided things."
"Um…E-knee, Meanie, Mine-e, Mo?"
"No."
"Hmm…"
"…?"
"…"
"…?"
"I give up."
"Chess."
"…"
"What?"
"…Chess? Seriously?"
"Yeah…they would go to the living room, where the chess board was set up, and play to see who wins."
"And how did that go?" Cole giggled.
"It was hilarious. They would get completely quiet, focused only on the board, all serious and frowning. Me and the girls would sit on the couch, bet on the winner, and eat popcorn. Then someone would make a move, the other would scowl, the other will laugh slightly, and then it would start over."
"Who usually won?"
"They were tied…and it was so funny when the other would pull ahead for a little bit. They would run around the house saying 'You got owned! Burn! BUURRRNNN!!!' It was great…" Rei smiled.
"Sounds funny."
"Extremely." The two smiled at each other over the table, before looking away, blushing. Anna came back to give Rei the check, and they stood up, saying goodbye to the waitress, and left to go out for some more couple time.
At the teen club, R¡OT
The music was pounding as people swayed to the beat, while strobe lights flashed throughout the crowd, making everyone's movements seem staccato and slower. Rei and Cole danced close together, moving as one, as they laughed, teased, and flirted with each other. The song, Alive by Da Buzz, pulsated through their bodies as they challenged the other to a mini dance competition, before laughing some more.
"This is awesome!" Cole yelled to Rei, who nodded.
"Yeah! This is the best place to go to dance!"
"Where did you find it?!"
"Ming-Ming told me about it!"
"Really?! You know Ming-Ming?!"
"Yeah! We battled her last tournament!"
"That's really cool!"
"Maybe I'll introduce her to you!"
"Seriously?!"
"Yeah, if you want!" Cole smiled, glomping her boyfriend.
"Yeah! That would be really cool to meet her!" The music then switched to Dragonista din tei by OZone, and they began dancing some more. Other guys tried to dance with Cole, but Rei glared at them, and put his arms protectively and possessively around her waist. The girl laughed at his actions, while blushing intensely. "Stop Rei!"
"Why? I like making you blush." He stopped to kiss her neck. "You look really cute when you do." Cole's blush deepened, twisting in his embrace.
"Rei!" The Chinese boy burst out laughing, before taking his girlfriend by the hand.
"C'mon…lets go…I need to have you home soon…or else Ren will get suspicious and she might call Kai…if she hasn't done that already…hmm…" Cole sighed, before latching herself to Rei's arm.
"Okay…fine…can we take the long way?" Rei smiled.
"I was planning to the whole time."
At the park
The couple walked down the sidewalk, hand in hand, bathed in the moonlight. It was quiet, other than the sound of crickets, birds, and other nighttime creatures. Rei was murmuring sweet nothings in Cole's ear, who was still steadily blushing.
"You know…" The girl looked at her boyfriend, questionably. "I really really really like it when you blush."
"Oh…"
"Yeah." The two continued to walk, hands in each other's back pockets. The crickets and birds seemed to get louder as they walked closer towards the house. Before getting to the sidewalk that led to Cole's place, Rei stopped, enveloping her into a warm embrace.
"Rei?"
"I don't want you to go." Cole's eyes softened.
"I don't either."
"Would Ren get mad if I don't return you?"
"…Probably…"
"Hmm…"
"…?"
"…"
"What?"
"I'm debating if I want to take Ren on about keeping you…"
"Oh…"
"Yeah."
"You'd have to take on Kai too."
"…Dang…I forgot about him…"
"I see that." The two stopped talking, as they enjoyed the last few moments they had together for the night; they were now at the door. "Well…I had a great time, thank you." Rei looked at the girl, his heart in his eyes.
"I did too, I really hope we can do this again."
"Me too."
"Yeah…" He nodded, before pulling Cole back into his arm for another hug, the last for tonight…
Present time
(At Cole, Ren, Jabriel, and Teressa's house)
"Cole! Don't make me ask again! Do you want pizza or chicken alfredo?!?!?" The girl sighed.
"Alfredo!"
"Thank you for finally replying!" Cole rolled her eyes at the door, before flopping backwards onto her bed.
"Whatever Ren…" She closed her eyes, reminiscing about that wonderful night.
The past
Rei slowly let Cole out of his embrace, staring deeply into her eyes, with her doing the same. The two looked at each other for a moment, before closing the distance between them with a kiss that rapidly changed from slowly built into a fervent action of affection. This went on for a few moments, until the two broke apart, slightly panting. Rei sighed.
"Now I really don't want you to go." Cole had a soft smile on her face.
"Neither do I." The boy put his hands behind his back, in attempt to keep himself from reaching towards the girl.
"So…" Cole smiled.
"I guess this is it. Thank you again, Rei." The Chinese boy grinned at the girl.
"Anytime, Cole, I hope we can do this again."
"Me too…are we really about to have this conversation again?"
"If it means I get another kiss, then yes, we will…multiple times." The girl began to laugh at the hopeful, childish expression on her boyfriend's face, before shaking her head.
"It's late Rei…and you need to get home before Kai gets mad." He sighed.
"Fine, I'll see you tomorrow." The cousin smiled, leaning over and gave the blader a kiss on the cheek.
"Yeah, goodnight." The now blushing boy blinked, before grinning goofily and began to walk backwards towards the dojo.
"Goodnight, I love you."
"I love you too." Cole then unlocked the door, waved goodbye one more time to the boy, before closing and locking the door. A light in the living room was still on. Slowly, the girl walked towards the light and found Ren, still reading her book, with her CD player on, Evanescence blaring through the headphones. Cole waved at her best friend to get her attention, who blinked and turned down the music.
"Yeah?"
"Just letting you know I'm home." Ren stared at the girl for a moment, before shrugging, and going back to her music.
"Whatever chica…hope you had a fun time, go to bed. Buenas noches, goodnight. " Cole nodded, yawned, and then went to her room to fall asleep with a smile on her face.
(Ren's view)
Well…I'm guessing you forgot that you left your gym clothes at the gym…you're such a dork Cole…
With Rei
Rei arrived at the dojo, sneaking in a quiet, cat-like manner, before sliding through the door to his and Kai's room, to wince when he saw the bluenette reading a newspaper.
"I was wondering when you were going to get back." The Chinese boy gave the Russian boy a weak smile.
"Yeah, sorry, I got really into the workout at the gym."
"Hn." The two boys were quiet for a moment, before Rei yawned.
"Well, I'm tired, I'm going to bed, night."
"Hn."
Present time
"Hey! Come and get your food!" The daydreamer blinked, frowning slightly at the interrupted fantasy, before sighing, getting up, and getting a slice of pepperoni pizza.
(Rei's view)
I'm gonna win your trust back, Cole…then I'm getting your love…I love you too much to just give up and back down like that. Just wait for me…I'm coming.
TADA!! Happy birthday K-san!!!! Goodness…you're old…and I've been thinking, it's been a little more than two years since I started typing this story…and you and your fellow reviewers have stayed strong and faithful to my little humble story, so I figured that ya'll would like a little reiXcole fluff, since ya'll really had a bad reaction to Tala (lol, I don't like him that much either), so, yeah, lol, I hope that you like this chapter! Please review and tell me what you think! I'm still brainstorming what to do for the present tense about this little interview…I suck at journalism…interviewing was my worst part, I don't know how to ask questions very well. Lol…but I'm trying! I especially hope that ya'll liked Ren's opinion on Cole's "sneaky-ness" about going out…lol, Cole, you're such a dork! Lol!
Later awesome peoplez!
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