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Rei had been about to say something but when he heard that it was about him he stopped.
"Me?" He asked.
"I don't know how to say this." Kai said staring at the floor. "I.I've well.. I've. like you.A lot." He said, a pinkish hue playing over his cheeks. Rei said nothing but looked over at the door to make sure it was locked. "What about you. You said something was on your mind." Kai said, changing the subject quickly. Rei was still stood in silence, plotting out his next words. Or actions. In the space of 2 seconds Rei had took a step forward, so that he was standing close enough to Kai to feel his breath on his face, and launched himself into a shy kiss. Kai didn't resist.
*~*~8 2 hours later, in the garden~*~*
Breakfast had been uneventful, so after it Rei and Kai had retired to the quaint garden at the back of the house. The others had gone sight seeing.
"I was thinking over breakfast." Rei started.
"I noticed. You hardly said anything." Kai said, giving a little smile.
"Well, anyway," Rei said also smiling, "I was thinking about Mariah." Before Kai could say anything Rei continued. "If we're going to make anything out of this then she'll have to know."
"Why?" Kai asked, looking curiously into Rei's tawny eyes.
"I can't just leave her for no apparent reason, Kai. She'd chase me halfway round the world till I told her." Rei replied.
"Make something up. Tell her you feel like you've grown apart." Kai noticed the questioning look in Rei's eyes. "I don't feel ready to tell other people yet."
"Oh.Ok, I'll think of something." Rei said, smiling a little. Kai leaned over, with a smile of gratitude playing over his lips.
"Thanks" He whispered before kissing the neko-jin on the cheek and wondering off into the house.
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At lunch Tyson started questioning the pair.
"You guys took ages in the bathroom last night. I had to go in the bushes!" He said. Rei smiled at this.
"We took no longer then you do, Tyson." He replied.
"Yeah, well I don't go in the same time as Kai, do I?" Tyson said, a cheeky smile playing over his lips. Rei felt Kai stiffen next to him.
"It would have taken longer if Kai had gone in separately. That blue stuff is impossible to get of." Rei said defensively. Kai nodded slightly. Tyson snorted slightly and muttered 'If you say so' under his breath before resuming his lunch.
"Why Tyson, what did you think we were doing? Did you want to join in?" Kai asked, coursing Tyson to go red and Max to laugh, spitting out the piece of Sushi he had been eating.
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After the meal Rei went upstairs to call Mariah. He had decided to tell her the half truth- that he'd met someone else.
BRING. BRING. BRING.
"Hello, Mariah speaking. Who is it?" Came the bubbly voice.
"Uh.Hi Mariah. It's Rei."
"Rei! Are you still coming over next week?"
"About that.. I can't."
"What? Why?"
"Listen, Mariah.. I'm really sorry.. I've met someone else.." Rei said. It killed him to say those words, but when he realised that he had liked Kai he had stopped thinking of Mariah in that way. There was a long pause on the other end.
"Oh. Okay then." Mariah's voice sounded a lot softer.
"I'm really-" Rei didn't finish the sentence. Mariah put down the receiver on the other end.
There was a knock at the bedroom door. Kai entered to see Rei lying on the bed staring at the ceiling.
"What did you tell her?" Kai asked, knowing straight away the Rei had called Mariah.
"That I'd met someone else." Came the reply.
"Did she ask who?"
"No." Rei sighed and sat up. Kai walked over and sat down beside him. Kenny walked into the room, holding a suitcase and his toothbrush.
"Hey," Kenny said, seeing Kai in the room, "There was a problem with the hotel we're going to next week. They thought we were arriving tomorrow so Mr. Dickinson and I are going to go and sort it out. I hope you don't mind having the room to your self for the next few nights, Rei." Kenny said while shoving things into the suitcase.
"No, not at all, Chief." Rei looked over at Kai, who had stood up and was now hovering by the door with a wolfish smile lingering on his lips. Rei gave a small smile too. Kai turned around and left, leaving Rei to help Kenny pack.
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Rei had been about to say something but when he heard that it was about him he stopped.
"Me?" He asked.
"I don't know how to say this." Kai said staring at the floor. "I.I've well.. I've. like you.A lot." He said, a pinkish hue playing over his cheeks. Rei said nothing but looked over at the door to make sure it was locked. "What about you. You said something was on your mind." Kai said, changing the subject quickly. Rei was still stood in silence, plotting out his next words. Or actions. In the space of 2 seconds Rei had took a step forward, so that he was standing close enough to Kai to feel his breath on his face, and launched himself into a shy kiss. Kai didn't resist.
*~*~8 2 hours later, in the garden~*~*
Breakfast had been uneventful, so after it Rei and Kai had retired to the quaint garden at the back of the house. The others had gone sight seeing.
"I was thinking over breakfast." Rei started.
"I noticed. You hardly said anything." Kai said, giving a little smile.
"Well, anyway," Rei said also smiling, "I was thinking about Mariah." Before Kai could say anything Rei continued. "If we're going to make anything out of this then she'll have to know."
"Why?" Kai asked, looking curiously into Rei's tawny eyes.
"I can't just leave her for no apparent reason, Kai. She'd chase me halfway round the world till I told her." Rei replied.
"Make something up. Tell her you feel like you've grown apart." Kai noticed the questioning look in Rei's eyes. "I don't feel ready to tell other people yet."
"Oh.Ok, I'll think of something." Rei said, smiling a little. Kai leaned over, with a smile of gratitude playing over his lips.
"Thanks" He whispered before kissing the neko-jin on the cheek and wondering off into the house.
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At lunch Tyson started questioning the pair.
"You guys took ages in the bathroom last night. I had to go in the bushes!" He said. Rei smiled at this.
"We took no longer then you do, Tyson." He replied.
"Yeah, well I don't go in the same time as Kai, do I?" Tyson said, a cheeky smile playing over his lips. Rei felt Kai stiffen next to him.
"It would have taken longer if Kai had gone in separately. That blue stuff is impossible to get of." Rei said defensively. Kai nodded slightly. Tyson snorted slightly and muttered 'If you say so' under his breath before resuming his lunch.
"Why Tyson, what did you think we were doing? Did you want to join in?" Kai asked, coursing Tyson to go red and Max to laugh, spitting out the piece of Sushi he had been eating.
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After the meal Rei went upstairs to call Mariah. He had decided to tell her the half truth- that he'd met someone else.
BRING. BRING. BRING.
"Hello, Mariah speaking. Who is it?" Came the bubbly voice.
"Uh.Hi Mariah. It's Rei."
"Rei! Are you still coming over next week?"
"About that.. I can't."
"What? Why?"
"Listen, Mariah.. I'm really sorry.. I've met someone else.." Rei said. It killed him to say those words, but when he realised that he had liked Kai he had stopped thinking of Mariah in that way. There was a long pause on the other end.
"Oh. Okay then." Mariah's voice sounded a lot softer.
"I'm really-" Rei didn't finish the sentence. Mariah put down the receiver on the other end.
There was a knock at the bedroom door. Kai entered to see Rei lying on the bed staring at the ceiling.
"What did you tell her?" Kai asked, knowing straight away the Rei had called Mariah.
"That I'd met someone else." Came the reply.
"Did she ask who?"
"No." Rei sighed and sat up. Kai walked over and sat down beside him. Kenny walked into the room, holding a suitcase and his toothbrush.
"Hey," Kenny said, seeing Kai in the room, "There was a problem with the hotel we're going to next week. They thought we were arriving tomorrow so Mr. Dickinson and I are going to go and sort it out. I hope you don't mind having the room to your self for the next few nights, Rei." Kenny said while shoving things into the suitcase.
"No, not at all, Chief." Rei looked over at Kai, who had stood up and was now hovering by the door with a wolfish smile lingering on his lips. Rei gave a small smile too. Kai turned around and left, leaving Rei to help Kenny pack.
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