TITLE: What Now?
AUTHOR: Blue Demon
RATING: PG/PG13
DISCLAIMER: I don't own BeyBlade (though I wish I owned Kai.......)
ACK'MENT: To my wonderful muse!
NOTES: Kai is hot!! Just to let you all know.......
SUMMERY: Well, as two nice wee people said they liked the story, I've decided to continue. It was just gonna be a oner, but hey, what the hell! White Tiger's attack!!

Chapter 2

Kai's POV

Humph. Kenny has made up a plan to do the battle. Max isn't a good choice to battle. He's tired, I don't blame him either, Tyson had never shut up all night!
I can't tell Max that I'll take his place, he actually wants to battle. He should just take of those rose coloured glasses and see the world as it truely is. Time to grow up Max, cheerfulness isn't gonna work on any beyblader. I have no idea why am thinking about Max like this. It shouldn't happen to me! My grandfather wants perfection, he'll get it. I can't fall for anyone, man or woman. I can't show anyone my feelings to them, it'll be used against me in battle and I know Max and I will battle once again.

After Max's battle with Gary

Max looked like a fool. Lossing two matches to a guy who most likely had less of a brain than Tyson! Now Ray is going up against his old friend........ I should never have bothered coming.


Max's POV

Kai looks really angry. Is it because of me or because of who Ray is fighting against? Maybe its both? Hum. He seems more interested in this match, but why? Maybe.... Maybe he likes Ray! They are more alike....... Both are serious...... One 24/7 and the other when he has to be. I really need to talk to someone, but who? No one knows about me being gay. And maybe Kai isn't one. Maybe I'm just parinoid! I bet Kai has lot's of girls waiting for him at home........... That's okay, I can live with that. Its just a crush, nothing more. I don't love him or anything, that's not possible. Besides, Kai can't love anything, he's too serious.
This crush though is hurting me bad. One day, one day I'll look back and laugh, that'll be the day that Kai is married to a beautiful woman who can get through his hard shell..................


Kia's POV

Its not right! How can I keep thinking about Max?! I have to focus! Ray managed to win, but now its Tysons turn, vs Lee. From what I've seen and heard, it won't be easy. I have to put aside my thoughts of Max and concentrate on the battle, Tyson might as well be a sitting duck.
These thoughts are not leaving!!!!


Max's POV

We won!!! Ray managed to defeat Lee! We won! WeÕre off to America!! All right!! I'm gonna see my mom soon! We're going home and I can talk to my dad about everything that's been happening! Maybe he can help with my feelings for Kai! I hope so, because I sure can't. Kai's a tough guy, he might not even be.........


'Max, you coming?' Tyson asked the blonde haired boy.

'Huh? Sure,' Max said and walked towards the bus.

Kai was last to get on, he went all the way to the back.

'Come on Kai, your not ashamed of us are you?' Tyson teased the former champion.

'Tyson, I sit where I want,' Kai threw back at him.

'Jeez.... What's his problem?' Tyson said, Kai had heard, but never replied to the comment.

'Leave him alone Tyson,' Max said, he usually defended people; 'Besides, maybe Kai isn't happy by the way we won,'

'How?' Tyson asked him.

'I won one battle, Ray did great, you only won one battle, Ray pretty much won the whole thing,' Max pointed out.

'Hey, we did pretty good though,' Tyson argued.

'Leave him alone Tyson, you lot were sloppy, and you'd better be more intuned at the American Championships, because its harder than this,' Kia spoke up from his seat at the back.

'He's right, we were sloppy when battling the White Tigers,' Ray said; 'We could do with a bit extra training,'

'We'll train when we get home, no problems, its too late now and we can't train on a plane either,' Max decided and Ray nodded.

'Good idea,' Ray commented with a smile.

Kai saw and felt his stomach knot. He was jealous of Ray smiling at Max.
I'm too....... Damn it! Why me and why now? Kia thought to himself. Maybe Max and Ray should get together, the would suit each other a lot better. Ray is serious, but also happy, he could keep Max calm..... If Max is that way. He might not...... Fate has dealt me with a bad card. Two more Championships left, thatÕs all. I have to survive this!
The master of Dranzer was doing his best to get rid of his feelings for Max, who was doing the same thing to Kai. None of the other boy's noticed. Which was a blessing to Kai and Max, neither wanted anyone to know.
If only they knew how the other was feeling..................