K: Didn't I say I'd update as fast as I could? ^_~ Only thing about this, though, is that since there haven't been any reviews yet, I can't really give out dedications…. ; But I doubt you guys really mind, right? I'll just pick 'em up on the next chapter, whenever I get around to writing it… *shakes her head* Anyway, hope you enjoy! FANART IS WELCOME!!! *nudge nudge, wink wink*
Disclaimer: *blank stare* You really think I own it? Damn…. You need help. *walks away*
Dedications:
- To everyone who reviewed chapters 1 and 2.
Sukunai no Komori-Boi Victim III: Hiwatari"Turn around."
Takao gulped, subconsciously leaning away from his teammate. "D- doushita no?" (W-why?)
//He couldn't know about my wings, could he?//
Kai sighed in annoyance, rolling his eyes and dragging the boy up by his arm, spinning him around so his back was visible. The bluenette shivered as the other's fingers ghosted across his skin, tracing the large black wings imprinted there. It wasn't an unpleasant feeling, but coming from Kai…. He was being incredibly gentle, too- a trait he was most definitely not known for.
"Thought so…" he murmured, cutting off Takao's current train of thought.
"Eh?"
This seemed to startle him out of his thoughts, and he let go as he realized he was still holding the other. "You've been bitten."
Turning to face him, the bluenette scowled. "No shit, Sherlock." Then the sentence clicked. "Chotto- you believe in vampires?!"
A small smirk found its way to Kai's features. "You'd be surprised how many undead there are back at the abbey I grew up in."
The world beyblading champion blanched, remembering the Demolition Boys and Boris. "No I wouldn't. Boris' fashion sense automatically gives him away…"
The Hiwatari heir actually laughed a little, shaking his head and heading to the bathroom door. "I bet he'd love to hear that, Kinomiya. Now shut up and take that shower of yours, alright? Hurry up- I'm not gonna sit here and wait for your ass all day."
With that, he closed the door and, a minute later, called, "I don't hear the sound of running water!!"
Takao smiled, turning the water on and shedding the rest of his clothes as he waited for the water to warm up. "Are you happy now, almighty Kai-sama?"
Apparently yes, since he received no reply. Shrugging, he let his hair down and stepped into the tub, switching on the shower option.
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As soon as he'd shut the water off, the bluenette heard a knock at the door. Wondering if Kai had to pee or something, he wrapped the towel around his waist and calmly asked, "Yeah? What's up?"
"Your clothes are by the door. Fairly easy to pick out an outfit, considering you wear the same style jeans and shirt every day…"
Takao snorted. "You're one to talk…" Then the rest caught up with him. "M-matte! You mean you rummaged through my stuff?! Touched my boxers?! Bleah!! Gross, gross, GROSS!! I'm not wearing that if you touched it!!"
"Tough shit. It's the last clean pair- the rest is in the laundry with the maids. SO, unless you really want to go commando in jeans, I suggest you wear them."
Grumbling to himself, the maroon-eyed blader opened the door slightly, grabbing his clothes and sticking his tongue out at a smirking Kai sitting in a chair by the balcony. Retracting his hand back into the bathroom, he shut the door and sighed, eyeing the usual jeans, boxers, and his only short-sleeved yellow shirt as if they were diseased. Normally he'd wear ones with long sleeves, but it was simply too hot today. He doubted he could last wearing his red vest over the t-shirt, either.
Groaning at the thought of wearing 'contaminated boxers', he dried himself off and got dressed. He then bent over, throwing the towel over his head and rubbing his hands together while holding the ends so his hair rung out. Once most of the water was gone, he stood up again, flipping his hair out of his face. Placing the towel atop his head, he pulled back and forth on the ends of the towel so the rest of his hair dried.
Satisfied, he picked up his dirty clothes and opened the door. Tossing the lot into the complimentary laundry service bag, he turned around, only to find himself face-to-face with Kai again. He stepped back, clutching his chest and scowling at Dranzer's partner.
"Mou~ Kai!! Stop doing that! You're gonna give me a heart attack!"
The other gave him a blank stare. "No I won't- you're a vampire now, remember?"
Takao sighed. "You just had to remind me…." He then noticed Kai was still staring at him with an unreadable expression. "What?!"
"Your wings show through." He replied coolly, pointing to his shirt. "The material's not dark enough."
If Takao still had a pulse, his heart would've stopped.
"NANI?! SHIMATTA!! WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO?!" (WHAT?! SHIT!!)
If the boy hadn't looked so incredibly pathetic at that moment, Kai would've laughed his ass off. Demo, seeing as how Takao was pretty much desperate for a way to hide his tattooed wings, he decided to be nice instead. The bluenette was on the verge of having a panic attack, but suddenly found a bunch of clothes shoved in his face.
Tugging the light blue kung-fu style pants off his head, he blinked down at the outfit in his hands. A dark purple, sleeveless shirt with red trim…. blue pants… long fingerless purple gloves… This was definitely Kai's. He looked up at the other boy, raising an eyebrow in silent question: What the frick was this?
The ruby-eyed boy shook his head in distain. "Look- it's the only thing that'll cover up those wings of yours, so shut up and put it on."
Shrugging, Takao scampered back into the bathroom to change. 5 minutes later he came out again, hugging his clothes to his chest in an attempt to hide behind them. He felt so weird wearing Kai's clothes- the shirt was a bit uncomfortable, especially the fact it was sleeveless and was still a turtleneck. Still, it was this or suffering all day wearing his yellow shirt with his vest over it, and he'd rather not subject himself to that. Still, he couldn't help but wonder at that aspect of Kai's style.
"Ano… Why the turtleneck? What happened to that white scarf you had?" then he blinked, staring at him as he deposited his clothes on his bed, and continued, "Why'd you wear that thing, anyway?"
"Anyone trying to bite me got a mouthful of wool- that's why. That's the only reason I don't have fangs and a tattooed back… As for where it went, it got too hot during spring, so I packed it away and started buying these shirts instead. Same protection- only a lot cooler temp-wise, see?" the boy replied, then stood back and took in Takao's appearance.
The bluenette squirmed a bit under his gaze, tucking his still-damp hair behind his ear. Kai frowned at this, tossing him his hair band to fix it. He did so, then placed his usual hat on afterward. The other gave him a blank stare and raised an eyebrow, then shook his head. Pouting slightly, the beyblade champ removed the hat, tossing it on his bed with his other stuff. Turning back to Kai with a scowl, he crossed his arms and awaited inspection.
This time the ruby-eyed blader nodded, smirking slightly. "Good. Now let's go." He stated, heading for the door.
Takao hurried after him as he stepped into the hall, making sure he had a cardkey with him so they could get back in. "Go where?"
"Well, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? Where else would we go, baka?" (idiot)
That caught his interest- he thought for sure they were heading off for one of Kai's 'wonderful' little training sessions… "Really? You mean I can still eat and stuff?"
Kai stopped and pressed the down button, waiting for an elevator to come. "No shit- Rei does, doesn't he? Why wouldn't you?"
A loud 'ding' signaled the elevator's appearance and both stepped in, the phoenix beyblader pressing the 'lobby' button. The doors closed and soon they were moving down to the first level of the hotel. Takao shuffled restlessly, thinking about his answer.
"Well, yeah… I guess so… Demo, does that mean we don't have to drink blood if we eat normally?"
There was a pause, as if the other was mulling it over, but then he replied, "Kind of. If you eat normally, you'll still get energy from it and are able to survive… However, if you get too stressed or get sick or something, then sometimes food isn't enough."
"Then why the hell did Rei bite me? He wasn't sick…"
"Must be stress, then. Probably worrying over nothing again, as he often does…"
Takao pouted, stepping out of the elevator as they reached their floor. "Yeah, but why'd he have to bite me, of all people?! It's not fair…"
Kai rolled his eyes. "1- He can't lay a finger on Max, because he wears a cross necklace at all times. Come to think of it, neither can you, for that matter… Ah well. 2- He knows better than to try and bite me, because I'll kick his ass for even thinking of it. 3- No offense to the professor, but between you and him, who would you rather have bitten?"
"Point taken."
The rest of the walk to the hotel's café was spent in silence, and as they were seated by the waitress in an outside table, he idly wondered how he was able to stand the sunlight. Figuring Kai was the one to ask about it, he informed him of his little observation.
"You aren't fully vamp- you're only turned. A 'Daywalker' of sorts… Since you were once human, you don't have to worry about sunlight, garlic, or Holy Water- only crosses."
"Oh, thank Kami! Now I can order the shrimp scampi like I wanted…."
The Hiwatari heir sweatdropped. "Scampi for breakfast? Oh, whatever… Just remember to watch the bill, or else Daitenji-san will force you to pay for yourself next time…."
Too bad for him that Takao was completely engrossed in the menu, daydreaming of Maui onion soup, shrimp scampi, crab crepes, and Kami-knows what else.
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"I swear, Kinomiya- if you ruin that outfit, I won't hesitate to carve a cross into your forehead with this steak knife…."
"Wouldn't that make me spasm in pain and possibly knock over everything on the table, ruining your clothes even further?"
"I don't care. I'd still do it."
"Aa~ donna ni demo da na, Hiwatari…" (Yeah, yeah- whatever, Hiwatari…)
They were currently waiting for their orders to come, and Takao was using this opportunity to stuff himself with bread rolls. Did I mention how much butter he was scraping onto them? That's why Kai was so worried about his borrowed attire.
Actually, the thought of Kai fussing over clothes of all things was fricking hilarious to the bluenette, which is why he continued to smother the rolls in as much butter as he could before popping them into his mouth. He was fairly certain the other boy knew he was doing this to spite him, but it was too damn funny for him to stop now. Finally, he polished the bread off and used his napkin to wipe his face, noticing the disgusted look Kai gave him.
"What?"
Crimson eyes gazed back dully. "I'd be surprised if you ever got a second date, Kinomiya- your table manners would scare them all off."
"Urusei." (Shut up.)
Kai smirked, then turned his gaze to a flock of scrub jays pecking at the grass. Takao pouted, but blinked as he remembered something Kai had said earlier.
"Naa~ is Rei the reason you didn't want to join our group before? Were you worried about him trying to bite you?"
The other turned back to him, regarding him with an unreadable expression. "Not worried… I just didn't trust him. I didn't want to join if it meant having to fend him off every fricking night…."
"Then why'd you change your mind?"
The phoenix blader shrugged nonchalantly. "You choose- 1 vamp, or 1,000. Take your pick."
The beyblade champ grinned. "I see what you mean. Lemme guess…. Boris, Tala, Bryan…. Who else? Oh- your stupid-ass grandpa, of course…"
Kai's eyes darkened at the mention of Voltaire, and Takao mentally kicked himself.
"Look, I-" he began, only to have hit apology cut short.
"Nandemonai. He's not a part of my life anymore- it doesn't matter…" (It's nothing.)
"If you say so…" he muttered, deciding it was best to just drop the subject. Besides, their order had arrived as soon as he'd finished that sentence.
Needless to say, the rest of their time at the café was spent in silence.
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K: Holy shit! I wrote a long chapter for this fic! O_O; Oh- and sorry if Kai seems OOC… I couldn't help it… ^^; Hey- at least I didn't make him comment on how Takao looked in his clothes like I was going to… XP
Speaking of which, how yummalicious would season 02 vers. Takao look dressed in Kai's outfit from that season? Answer: There aren't enough pots to catch the drool. X9 I SOOOOO want fanart for that… If not, I'll just have to try to draw it myself. (which pretty much ensures it'll suck)
Well, while I was writing this, I managed to figure out where I want Takao and Kai to go next, as well as a funny little moment when they all meet back up with each other at the hotel room. And for all those wondering where the hell they are, I haven't really decided yet. ^^; I do know that:
1) It's late spring, so it's warm enough for short-sleeved shirts and shorts if they want, or they can wear pants instead with a t-shirt.
2) The hotel is like a cross between the Hyatt in Las Vegas and the Venetian. (also in Vegas) So basically, it's the Hyatt hotel with the underground shops like the Venetian has…. ; Yeah… --; And finally,
3) They are wherever they are for a Beyblade convention Daitenji-san thought would be beneficial to the growth of their team. (Domo for telling me his name, Lady Adako!! ^_^)
As such, I have no idea when I'll write chapter 4. ; *grins* Maybe I'll get some inspiration if you guys send me fanart, hmm? ^_~
Well, time to post! Hope you enjoyed the updates! ^_^ Ja ne!