This story was written by Yuki-Obsidian and Mixe, over AIM. It is an ongoing rpg, which contains, or will contain in the future: yaoi, nudity, violence, angst, coarse language, pointless fluff, love triangles, insane humour...all that fun stuff! *wink*
Mixe plays Kai, Max, Kenny, Dizzi, Lei, and Kevin.
Yuki_Obsidian plays Rei, Tyson, Gary, Mariah, and Mr Dickenson.
Additional characters will be alotted out as we get to them. As mentioned, this is a work in progress, and we're nice people on our good days, so any requests will most likely be incorporated, unless they really suck. *grin*
Disclaimer: We don't own 'em, and we don't have anything valuable, so don't bother suing.
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Chapter 4: Ice Cream For Your Crouch
Rei waited for Kenny right outside the room, and once the red-head came out, he started walking again. He wasn't too pleased that the rest of the team was in a huge fight, and usually he would have tried to stop it but he really wanted to get going. It was bad enough that they had made fools of themselves in the restaurant, then wasted time in the bathroom and he knew a fight could take much much longer. He smiled down at Kenny as they headed for the sidewalk. "We'll just leave them to their fighting and check out the sights ourself. I'm sure you'll be able to find some new things for you and Dizzi to check out."
"You'll be the one regretting ever touching, Max!" Tyson said as he hopped up and ringed his arm around Kai, putting him in a headlock and pressing his fist to the top of the boy's head. "Let him go Kai... you know I have the upperhand here..."
Kai laughed, and twisted his body sharply, flipping Tyson and slamming him back onto the mattress. "Who has the upperhand?" he asked, before knocking Tyson off the bed. "I'll deal with you later. You're first though, " he growled at Max, as he grabbed a fistfull of his green t-shirt. Max whimpered, and kicked out, catching Kai in a very sensitive place. "AAAGGHHH!!!!" the captain yelled, and he dropped the boy to grab his groin. "You bastard!" Seeing his chance, Max sprung off the bed, and grabbed Tyson. "Let's go!!!" he yelled, and started towards the door, dragging his friend as he tried to catch up to Rei.
Tyson quickly clammered to his feet and ran out the door with Max. He knew they had to get out of there because if Kai were to catch them... it would not be a pretty sight at all. "If we can just make it to Rei before Kai gets up, then Rei can protect us!" Tyson said as they ran. He couldn't help but laugh as he shot Max a grin. "Good kicking though, Max! You saved us from a Kai attack!" n_n
Max was too busy running to laugh, but he did throw Tyson a victory sign, before spotting a long haired boy ahead of them. "There he is! REI!!!" He yelled, throwing an extra burst of speed into his run, and then glomping onto the boy. "You gotta help us! Kai is going crazy!!!"
Kai was gaining on the group quickly. After the boys had fled, he had hastily rubbed himself a few moments longer, before taking after them, his anger giving him a boost of energy. *I'm going to KILL them* he thought, as he reached a crest in the road and spotted them up ahead. "You're dead!" he growled, before starting after them again.
Rei nearly fell over when Max glomped him, but managed to stay on his feet. He looked between the two boys, then behind them at the advancing Kai. "What did you two do?"
"Well, ya see. Kai was about to beat Max up, so Max kinda kicked him in the groin and then we both ran outta there," Tyson filled him in.
Rei's eyes widened and he looked back at Kai. "How do you expect me to protect you from him when you do -that- to him?!?"
Max whimpered, and held onto Rei's waist tighter. "But Rei...I had no choice! You know how he gets!" Before Rei could reply though, Kai caught up to them and slammed right into Tyson, knocking him flat on the ground. Turning, he spotted Max, holding -his- Rei, and his eyes narrowed even more. "Max...." he growled. "Get your hands off Rei and get over here so I can KICK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!!!"
Max gulped and held Rei tighter. "I'm sorry, Kai. It was an accident! I won't do it again! Really!!!"
Kai sneered, "Of course you won't! You can't kick with broken legs!!"
Kenny jumped in, seeing an opening. "But he can't beyblade with broken legs, Kai. You can't do that!" Kai blinked and considered this.
Tyson lay flat on his back on the ground, all sprawled out with spirals for eyes. Kai had hit him hard, so there was no way he'd be able to hop back up and come to Max's defense... again. "Eeee! Lookie all the pretty widdle Beyblades. There's Dragoooooon! He's so cute!" ^_^
Rei stepped closer to Kai, still with Max clinging tightly to him. He put his hands on Kai's shoulders and looked up into his eyes. "Please calm down Kai. I know you're really mad at Max and Tyson, but that's no reason to hurt them so that they'll be out of the tournament, because if they're out, then the whole team is out and I've worked too hard to be out of the runnings yet, and I'm sure you have too." he told him before smiling a little. "So just cool down and we can get you some ice..." he was about to say for his crotch but had a feeling that would just make things worse. "... cream and that will help cheer you up. It always works for me."
Max cheered up at the word ice cream. "Hey! Yeah! Ice cream would be great! Right Kai?" he asked before noticing Tyson on the ground. "Uhh...Ty? You ok, buddy?" Letting go of Rei, he dropped to the ground next to his friend and lifted his head up into his lap. "I think you knocked him out Kai!"
Kai snorted. "Just be glad it wasn't -you- Max," he snarled, before looking at Rei. He would never let anyone else touch him like that, but he didn't push Rei aside. Maybe he was getting weak, but he didn't mind the Chinese boy very much. In fact, despite how much the idea scared and bothered him, he was rather happy when the boy noticed him, touched him. Smiling slightly, he said in a calm voice, "Let's get ice cream. You're buying."
"Sure thing, Maxie-poo. I ok to the Max! Hey... your name is Max!" Tyson rambled on as he looked fuzzily up at the blonde. He grinned goofily and reached up to pat Max's cheek. "I want ice cream too, 'specially if it tastes like you Sugar booger."
"Okay, but I'm only buying for you and me because the others are going to be having the fun of taking care of Tyson," he grinned, as he heard what Tyson said to Max. "I have a feeling Max might be thanking you later too for hitting Tyson like that... it definately opened him up," Rei said, before noticing his hands were still on Kai's shoulders. He blushed and pulled them away, looking away from Kai as he took a step past him. "Coming, Kai?"
Kai smirked, "Of course I am. Let's go." Looking over his shoulder he laughed. "Have fun Max. If you catch up before we finish, maybe you can have some ice cream too." He seriously doubted that would happen though, so it was meant as more of an insult then a promise.
Max grinned widely though, and exclaimed, "Really? Thanks Kai! We'll be right there!" Nudging Tyson into a sitting position, he blushed at his words, but held him in his arms anyways. At least it was just Kenny watching, he thought, as he tried to pull the other boy up, but ended up pulling him into his lap instead. "Maybe we should just carry him kenny?"
Kenny frowned. "Sorry, I have to carry Dizzi," he replied snottily, before running off to catch up with the others. Max frowned. "What's up his butt?" he mumbled.
Rei kept a few paces in front of Kai, knowing that the other boy never liked for anyone to walk by his side. He preferred to be alone. The chinese boy spotted an ice cream shop up ahead, and pointed it out to Kai and Kenny. "How about there? It doesn't look busy at all."
Tyson just moaned, his head lulling around as Max tugged him into his lap. Since he was so close, he heard what Max mumbled and giggled. "Maybe that's where he stores Dizzi's old rip cord," he said before breaking into another fit of giggles.
Max laughed as well, making Tyson bounce in his lap. "Probably! He does -love- his beyblades!" Giggling, he looked in the direction they had went. "So, do you want to catch up to them, or not? They're pretty grumpy today...."
Kai nodded. "Ok," he said, heading towards the ice cream hut Rei had indicated. "What flavour are you getting?" he asked the others, looking up at the selections. "You can buy me....ahh.......double mint chocolate."
Tyson leaned back against Max, looking up at him with a dazed expression. His head was still spinning from Kai's hit but that wasn't about to spoil his mood. "Let's not and go and find our own fun..." he said before trying to get off of Max but ended up just rolling off to the side in a fit of giggles.
"Double mint chocolate?" Rei repeated. Eww... what a gross kind. But that was only because Rei hated everything mint because he was allergic to it. It made his tongue swell nearly twice it's normal size. The pony-tailed boy stepped forward and ordered Kai's ice cream and then a scoop of Chocolate chip cookie dough for himself. Once he got the order, he handed Kai his cone before starting to lick his own.
Kai let himself smile as he accepted the ice cream cone from the Chinese boy. With the younger bladers still behind them, he didn't feel the need to keep up his tough act. "Thanks, Rei," he said quietly, before beginning to lick his own cone. He made a mental note of Rei's ice cream preference. He tried to keep track of all the information he came across about the attractive, dark-haired blader, even the smallest details. Maybe on their way back, he would surprise the boy with another cone.
Max giggled with Tyson, then leaned over him to look into his face. "You sure you're all right, buddy? I think Kai might have knocked something loose... you're acting pretty goofy, even for you!" The blonde grinned widely, then hopped up to his feet and looked down at his friend, stretching a hand out to help him up. "C'mon, Ty. Let's get going!" He smiled brightly, eager to have some fun.
Rei was surprised to see Kai smile since he so rarely did it. It looked so nice though and made the bluenette look so much gentler then he did when he was using his tough guy act. He smiled right back, giving a slight nod when he was thanked then continued to lick his cone. It was good to know that he had made Kai smile... maybe it was because he got him two scoops instead of just one.
Tyson grinned back before taking Max's hand and getting pulled to his feet. "I'm fine! Just a lil bump to the noggin," he said before looking off into the near distance. He gave Max a grin before holding up his hand, with three fingers up. "Three... two... one... let errrr rip!" he yelled before he started to run. He wasn't sure where he was going, but as long as Max was there, then he was bound to have fun!
Max laughed and ran along with Tyson, not even caring that the dark-haired boy didn't seem to have any idea where he was going. He almost got ran into a pole, but dodged it at the last second, giggling as he bumped into Tyson from behind, his hand brushing agaisnt the other boy's backside. "Good thing Kai didn't see that!" he laughed, before looking up. "Hey! Look Tyson! Amateur beybladers! Let's go look ok? Maybe we can get in a game..."
Kai smiled brighter, and took a big lick from his cone, not even noticing the ice cream dripping down his chin. "This is great!" He said suddenly, closing his eyes, and leaning back against the side of the ice cream shop, before sliding down to sit on the ground. "We should ditch those two more often!" he joked, eyes sparkling, before he gestured to the ground next to him for Rei to sit.
Tyson laughed when Max nearly ran into a pole but grinned when he was bumped into. He came to an abrupt stop, reaching out to nab Max by the overalls to get him to stop too. "I could beat any of them with -both- my hands and my shooter behind my back!" he boasted as he headed towards the bladers. "But let's check 'em out anyways. Maybe we'll find Kenny 'round here."
Rei looked down at Kai before sitting down beside him. It was surprising to see Kai acting like this, finally putting his shield down and acting friendly with him. The chinese boy smiled back. "Yay! We have more fun when we're not stuck baby-sitting them," he said, knowing that he sounded cruel but it was partically true. Blinking, he reached out and quickly wiped the ice cream dribble from Kai's chin before wiping it on his pants.
Kai blushed under his face paint when Rei reached out to wipe his face. He quickly dragged his own wrist across his lower face to get any dribbles the Chinese boy missed, while keeping his eyes diverted to avoid meeting Rei's. *God! I'm such a loser!* he thought angrily. *Dripping food on myself...like Max!* Sighing, he closed his eyes, and leaned his head back against the wall, not caring that his ice cream was now dripping all over his pants. "Yeah.....too bad you have to babysit me..." he mumbled, wiping imaginary dirt from his chin. "I should have asked for a bib..."
"Tyson isn't a baby!" Kenny suddenly interjected, making Kai look up in surprise.
"What are you still doing here?!"
"I was right behind you....but I don't think I want to hang out with you two -now-" he said, throwing a dirty look at Rei for his comment, before turnig on his heel, and running after the other two BladeBreakers, Dizzi tucked under his arm. Kai snorted as he watched him run off. "Lil nerd......ignore him Rei, I thought your joke was funny. And true", he added, smiling again, and licking the drips from his cone. "Awww....my PANTS!!!"
Max grinned at his friend, totally used to Tyson rough gestures. "I -know- you could beat them all!" he agreed with a big grin, as he reached up to hold the fists wrapped around his overall straps. "But it still might be fun. I know!" he suddenly exclaimed. "Let's pretend to be terrible bladers, and challenge people, then bet money, and suddenly play our best after the prices get really high, and beat them! Think of all the great stuff we could buy! And then we won't have to go find Kai to ask for some money later on!" he added with a proud smile, completely unaware of how dangerous such a game could be.
Rei was about to say something, since he had heard what Kai mumbled when Kenny suddenly spoke instead. He looked up at him, amber eyes widening a little. His comment hadn't meant to be mean, it was just a little joke. Rei was about to get up and go after Kenny to tell him that it was just a joke, when Kai told him to just ignore it. He smiled a little. At least Kai thought his joke was funny. That smile faded though when Kai whined about his pants. Rei looked over, frowning down at the lil puddles of green that were now on Kai's jeans. He unwrapped the napkin from his cone, not even noticing that the scoop fell off and landed on the ground next to him as he began to pat dry the spot on Kai's pants before they left a mark.
Tyson grinned, loving Max's idea right off the bat. What a way to make quick and easy cash. He let go of Max's straps, but gave the blonde's hands a quick squeeze. "That's a great idea Max! We'll be rich by the end of the hour and then we can go and buy our own ice cream! Maybe even our own ice cream -cart-!"
Max laughed and nodded. "Great idea!" he said, even though it had been his idea to start with. "Let's go," he added as he ran ahead and began sizing up the competition. "That group there looks like an easy win," he whispered softly, gesturing to a group of boys about their age dressed in slacks and matching sweater vests. "They look pretty rich too!" he added with a smirk, before stepping forward without waiting for Tyson's reply to say, "Hey guys! Are you bladers? Me and my buddy here just got our first blades. We'd love to play you....maybe even have a friendly little wager, huh? Up for it?" He flashed a friendly smile, even as his fist tightened around Draciel. If Tyson wanted an ice cream cart, Max was going to make sure he got one!
Kai blushed an even deeper red when Rei began cleaning his pants. "Uhh....thanks Rei...but you don't have to do that," he said, catching the boy's wrist gently, and holding it away from his pants. He rubbed his thumb lightly along the bandaged forearm without thinking as he continued, "I can do it myself...you just finish your ......oh shit!" he exclaimed in a voice he rarely used as he noticed the other boy's empty cone. "Where'd your ice cream go?" he asked stupidly, glaring around at the people nearby suspiciously.
Tyson followed Max to the amateur beybladers, and stood by his side, one arm against his chest and the other rubbing the spot under his nose. These kids looked like pushovers. Nothing that him and Max couldn't beat! "Yeah, or are you all chicken? You know you're gonna lose so you don't even want to try us. Pretty bad... and I really wanted my first battle to be memorable..."
A slight blush tinged Rei's cheeks as Kai rubbed his arm and he nearly jumped out of his skin when Kai suddenly asked where his ice cream went. The chinese boy looked at his empty cone, before looking down at the melting scoop on the ground next to him. "I must have dropped it and not noticed..." he said quietly, as his lower lip pouted out. Dang... that was a really good flavour too.
Kai was tempted to make a joke along the lines that Rei didn't look like he needed a few extra pounds of ice cream puffing out his pants any more, but when he looked at the Chinese boy's sad face, the words stuck in his throat. "Uhh....." Blushing, he reached over instead to grab the boy's cone and plop one of his scoops into it. "Here.." he said roughly, shoving the cone back towards the other boy. "I can't eat it all anyways," he explained, even as his stomach growled audibly in disagreeance.
Max, meanwhile, was bouncing with excitement. "Yeah!! You show them what Beyblading is all about, Tyson!!! You're the best!!! No one can take you!! I'd like to see them even try! I bet uhh..." he fumbled in his overalls' pockets for a moment before pulling out a fistfull of bills and counting hastily. "I bet $7.50 no one here can knock your blade out of the dish!!"
It took everything he had not to make a face when Kai plopped one of his scoops onto his cone. Double mint? Rei didn't have the heart to tell Kai that he had an allergy to mint, so maybe he could just avoid licking the ice cream until he found a place to dump it. "Thanks Kai, but you should eat it. I did buy it for you," Rei said as he held his cone out to the blunette. "C'mon, you have it."
"Wow! Thanks Maxie! And I beat, umm..." he dug into his cargo pocket and brought out a handful of junk. "Let's see here... $3.27, a button, a sticker of a dog, an old Q-tip, a shiny rock and a piece of string that Max could beat any of you without even trying!"
Max beamed. "Wow! Thanks Tyson! You think I'm -that- good?! I mean, that's your favourite sticker! You're the best, buddy! " he exclaimed, before throwing himself on the other blader for an affectionate hug. The other kids nearby lifted their eyebrows and began to murmur, before a large boy stepped forward.
"You two don't look so tough...especially you!" he said, pointing a dirty finger at Max's chest. ""You look like a wuss, if you ask me!" he snarled. "And I'll take that bet! I'll beat BOTH your lame blades!!"
Max grinned before saying loudly, "Bring it on!!!"
Kai frowned. "I gave it to you, Rei. I want you to eat it." His voice was softer then usual, and his forehead furrowed. "You don't want it? I don't have germs you know! I only licked it a few times. Just eat it before it melts!" Still frowning, he forgot his own dripping cone and turned to watch the other blader, waiting to see if his offering was going to be rejected or not.
Tyson nearly fell over when Max hugged him, since the blonde had a really strong deathgrip when it came to hugging him. He laughed loudly, before going serious and holding his shooter and beyblade out. "This is one battle that you'll never forget, kid," Tyson said lowly as he stepped up to the dish. "How do you want to do this? A 2 on 1 battle or do ya wanna take us on seperately?"
Rei forced a smile as he looked down at the ice cream. It was either hurt Kai's feelings or have a swollen tongue and since he was such a nice guy, he knew what choice it had to be. He slowly licked the cone before smiling at Kai. "It's good. Thanks Kai! You're a real nice guy," he said before he turned his face away. God... this was so disgusting! What bad taste in ice cream.
Kai turned his face to hide his pleased grin before licking at his cool treat again. It was unusual to hear someone call him a nice guy, but he secretly liked the way the compliment sounded. Especially from such a beautiful voice. Smiling so wide his cheeks ached, he stared off into the distance, towards the road, and noticed a lot of kids runnnig in the same direction. He had a bad feeling he knew who was behind the sudden excitement in the streets, and growled. No matter -what- was going on, he would not let Tyson or Max ruin this moment for him!
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Thanks again for all the nice reviews! Keep them coming cuz we love 'em! ^_^
Mixe plays Kai, Max, Kenny, Dizzi, Lei, and Kevin.
Yuki_Obsidian plays Rei, Tyson, Gary, Mariah, and Mr Dickenson.
Additional characters will be alotted out as we get to them. As mentioned, this is a work in progress, and we're nice people on our good days, so any requests will most likely be incorporated, unless they really suck. *grin*
Disclaimer: We don't own 'em, and we don't have anything valuable, so don't bother suing.
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Chapter 4: Ice Cream For Your Crouch
Rei waited for Kenny right outside the room, and once the red-head came out, he started walking again. He wasn't too pleased that the rest of the team was in a huge fight, and usually he would have tried to stop it but he really wanted to get going. It was bad enough that they had made fools of themselves in the restaurant, then wasted time in the bathroom and he knew a fight could take much much longer. He smiled down at Kenny as they headed for the sidewalk. "We'll just leave them to their fighting and check out the sights ourself. I'm sure you'll be able to find some new things for you and Dizzi to check out."
"You'll be the one regretting ever touching, Max!" Tyson said as he hopped up and ringed his arm around Kai, putting him in a headlock and pressing his fist to the top of the boy's head. "Let him go Kai... you know I have the upperhand here..."
Kai laughed, and twisted his body sharply, flipping Tyson and slamming him back onto the mattress. "Who has the upperhand?" he asked, before knocking Tyson off the bed. "I'll deal with you later. You're first though, " he growled at Max, as he grabbed a fistfull of his green t-shirt. Max whimpered, and kicked out, catching Kai in a very sensitive place. "AAAGGHHH!!!!" the captain yelled, and he dropped the boy to grab his groin. "You bastard!" Seeing his chance, Max sprung off the bed, and grabbed Tyson. "Let's go!!!" he yelled, and started towards the door, dragging his friend as he tried to catch up to Rei.
Tyson quickly clammered to his feet and ran out the door with Max. He knew they had to get out of there because if Kai were to catch them... it would not be a pretty sight at all. "If we can just make it to Rei before Kai gets up, then Rei can protect us!" Tyson said as they ran. He couldn't help but laugh as he shot Max a grin. "Good kicking though, Max! You saved us from a Kai attack!" n_n
Max was too busy running to laugh, but he did throw Tyson a victory sign, before spotting a long haired boy ahead of them. "There he is! REI!!!" He yelled, throwing an extra burst of speed into his run, and then glomping onto the boy. "You gotta help us! Kai is going crazy!!!"
Kai was gaining on the group quickly. After the boys had fled, he had hastily rubbed himself a few moments longer, before taking after them, his anger giving him a boost of energy. *I'm going to KILL them* he thought, as he reached a crest in the road and spotted them up ahead. "You're dead!" he growled, before starting after them again.
Rei nearly fell over when Max glomped him, but managed to stay on his feet. He looked between the two boys, then behind them at the advancing Kai. "What did you two do?"
"Well, ya see. Kai was about to beat Max up, so Max kinda kicked him in the groin and then we both ran outta there," Tyson filled him in.
Rei's eyes widened and he looked back at Kai. "How do you expect me to protect you from him when you do -that- to him?!?"
Max whimpered, and held onto Rei's waist tighter. "But Rei...I had no choice! You know how he gets!" Before Rei could reply though, Kai caught up to them and slammed right into Tyson, knocking him flat on the ground. Turning, he spotted Max, holding -his- Rei, and his eyes narrowed even more. "Max...." he growled. "Get your hands off Rei and get over here so I can KICK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!!!"
Max gulped and held Rei tighter. "I'm sorry, Kai. It was an accident! I won't do it again! Really!!!"
Kai sneered, "Of course you won't! You can't kick with broken legs!!"
Kenny jumped in, seeing an opening. "But he can't beyblade with broken legs, Kai. You can't do that!" Kai blinked and considered this.
Tyson lay flat on his back on the ground, all sprawled out with spirals for eyes. Kai had hit him hard, so there was no way he'd be able to hop back up and come to Max's defense... again. "Eeee! Lookie all the pretty widdle Beyblades. There's Dragoooooon! He's so cute!" ^_^
Rei stepped closer to Kai, still with Max clinging tightly to him. He put his hands on Kai's shoulders and looked up into his eyes. "Please calm down Kai. I know you're really mad at Max and Tyson, but that's no reason to hurt them so that they'll be out of the tournament, because if they're out, then the whole team is out and I've worked too hard to be out of the runnings yet, and I'm sure you have too." he told him before smiling a little. "So just cool down and we can get you some ice..." he was about to say for his crotch but had a feeling that would just make things worse. "... cream and that will help cheer you up. It always works for me."
Max cheered up at the word ice cream. "Hey! Yeah! Ice cream would be great! Right Kai?" he asked before noticing Tyson on the ground. "Uhh...Ty? You ok, buddy?" Letting go of Rei, he dropped to the ground next to his friend and lifted his head up into his lap. "I think you knocked him out Kai!"
Kai snorted. "Just be glad it wasn't -you- Max," he snarled, before looking at Rei. He would never let anyone else touch him like that, but he didn't push Rei aside. Maybe he was getting weak, but he didn't mind the Chinese boy very much. In fact, despite how much the idea scared and bothered him, he was rather happy when the boy noticed him, touched him. Smiling slightly, he said in a calm voice, "Let's get ice cream. You're buying."
"Sure thing, Maxie-poo. I ok to the Max! Hey... your name is Max!" Tyson rambled on as he looked fuzzily up at the blonde. He grinned goofily and reached up to pat Max's cheek. "I want ice cream too, 'specially if it tastes like you Sugar booger."
"Okay, but I'm only buying for you and me because the others are going to be having the fun of taking care of Tyson," he grinned, as he heard what Tyson said to Max. "I have a feeling Max might be thanking you later too for hitting Tyson like that... it definately opened him up," Rei said, before noticing his hands were still on Kai's shoulders. He blushed and pulled them away, looking away from Kai as he took a step past him. "Coming, Kai?"
Kai smirked, "Of course I am. Let's go." Looking over his shoulder he laughed. "Have fun Max. If you catch up before we finish, maybe you can have some ice cream too." He seriously doubted that would happen though, so it was meant as more of an insult then a promise.
Max grinned widely though, and exclaimed, "Really? Thanks Kai! We'll be right there!" Nudging Tyson into a sitting position, he blushed at his words, but held him in his arms anyways. At least it was just Kenny watching, he thought, as he tried to pull the other boy up, but ended up pulling him into his lap instead. "Maybe we should just carry him kenny?"
Kenny frowned. "Sorry, I have to carry Dizzi," he replied snottily, before running off to catch up with the others. Max frowned. "What's up his butt?" he mumbled.
Rei kept a few paces in front of Kai, knowing that the other boy never liked for anyone to walk by his side. He preferred to be alone. The chinese boy spotted an ice cream shop up ahead, and pointed it out to Kai and Kenny. "How about there? It doesn't look busy at all."
Tyson just moaned, his head lulling around as Max tugged him into his lap. Since he was so close, he heard what Max mumbled and giggled. "Maybe that's where he stores Dizzi's old rip cord," he said before breaking into another fit of giggles.
Max laughed as well, making Tyson bounce in his lap. "Probably! He does -love- his beyblades!" Giggling, he looked in the direction they had went. "So, do you want to catch up to them, or not? They're pretty grumpy today...."
Kai nodded. "Ok," he said, heading towards the ice cream hut Rei had indicated. "What flavour are you getting?" he asked the others, looking up at the selections. "You can buy me....ahh.......double mint chocolate."
Tyson leaned back against Max, looking up at him with a dazed expression. His head was still spinning from Kai's hit but that wasn't about to spoil his mood. "Let's not and go and find our own fun..." he said before trying to get off of Max but ended up just rolling off to the side in a fit of giggles.
"Double mint chocolate?" Rei repeated. Eww... what a gross kind. But that was only because Rei hated everything mint because he was allergic to it. It made his tongue swell nearly twice it's normal size. The pony-tailed boy stepped forward and ordered Kai's ice cream and then a scoop of Chocolate chip cookie dough for himself. Once he got the order, he handed Kai his cone before starting to lick his own.
Kai let himself smile as he accepted the ice cream cone from the Chinese boy. With the younger bladers still behind them, he didn't feel the need to keep up his tough act. "Thanks, Rei," he said quietly, before beginning to lick his own cone. He made a mental note of Rei's ice cream preference. He tried to keep track of all the information he came across about the attractive, dark-haired blader, even the smallest details. Maybe on their way back, he would surprise the boy with another cone.
Max giggled with Tyson, then leaned over him to look into his face. "You sure you're all right, buddy? I think Kai might have knocked something loose... you're acting pretty goofy, even for you!" The blonde grinned widely, then hopped up to his feet and looked down at his friend, stretching a hand out to help him up. "C'mon, Ty. Let's get going!" He smiled brightly, eager to have some fun.
Rei was surprised to see Kai smile since he so rarely did it. It looked so nice though and made the bluenette look so much gentler then he did when he was using his tough guy act. He smiled right back, giving a slight nod when he was thanked then continued to lick his cone. It was good to know that he had made Kai smile... maybe it was because he got him two scoops instead of just one.
Tyson grinned back before taking Max's hand and getting pulled to his feet. "I'm fine! Just a lil bump to the noggin," he said before looking off into the near distance. He gave Max a grin before holding up his hand, with three fingers up. "Three... two... one... let errrr rip!" he yelled before he started to run. He wasn't sure where he was going, but as long as Max was there, then he was bound to have fun!
Max laughed and ran along with Tyson, not even caring that the dark-haired boy didn't seem to have any idea where he was going. He almost got ran into a pole, but dodged it at the last second, giggling as he bumped into Tyson from behind, his hand brushing agaisnt the other boy's backside. "Good thing Kai didn't see that!" he laughed, before looking up. "Hey! Look Tyson! Amateur beybladers! Let's go look ok? Maybe we can get in a game..."
Kai smiled brighter, and took a big lick from his cone, not even noticing the ice cream dripping down his chin. "This is great!" He said suddenly, closing his eyes, and leaning back against the side of the ice cream shop, before sliding down to sit on the ground. "We should ditch those two more often!" he joked, eyes sparkling, before he gestured to the ground next to him for Rei to sit.
Tyson laughed when Max nearly ran into a pole but grinned when he was bumped into. He came to an abrupt stop, reaching out to nab Max by the overalls to get him to stop too. "I could beat any of them with -both- my hands and my shooter behind my back!" he boasted as he headed towards the bladers. "But let's check 'em out anyways. Maybe we'll find Kenny 'round here."
Rei looked down at Kai before sitting down beside him. It was surprising to see Kai acting like this, finally putting his shield down and acting friendly with him. The chinese boy smiled back. "Yay! We have more fun when we're not stuck baby-sitting them," he said, knowing that he sounded cruel but it was partically true. Blinking, he reached out and quickly wiped the ice cream dribble from Kai's chin before wiping it on his pants.
Kai blushed under his face paint when Rei reached out to wipe his face. He quickly dragged his own wrist across his lower face to get any dribbles the Chinese boy missed, while keeping his eyes diverted to avoid meeting Rei's. *God! I'm such a loser!* he thought angrily. *Dripping food on myself...like Max!* Sighing, he closed his eyes, and leaned his head back against the wall, not caring that his ice cream was now dripping all over his pants. "Yeah.....too bad you have to babysit me..." he mumbled, wiping imaginary dirt from his chin. "I should have asked for a bib..."
"Tyson isn't a baby!" Kenny suddenly interjected, making Kai look up in surprise.
"What are you still doing here?!"
"I was right behind you....but I don't think I want to hang out with you two -now-" he said, throwing a dirty look at Rei for his comment, before turnig on his heel, and running after the other two BladeBreakers, Dizzi tucked under his arm. Kai snorted as he watched him run off. "Lil nerd......ignore him Rei, I thought your joke was funny. And true", he added, smiling again, and licking the drips from his cone. "Awww....my PANTS!!!"
Max grinned at his friend, totally used to Tyson rough gestures. "I -know- you could beat them all!" he agreed with a big grin, as he reached up to hold the fists wrapped around his overall straps. "But it still might be fun. I know!" he suddenly exclaimed. "Let's pretend to be terrible bladers, and challenge people, then bet money, and suddenly play our best after the prices get really high, and beat them! Think of all the great stuff we could buy! And then we won't have to go find Kai to ask for some money later on!" he added with a proud smile, completely unaware of how dangerous such a game could be.
Rei was about to say something, since he had heard what Kai mumbled when Kenny suddenly spoke instead. He looked up at him, amber eyes widening a little. His comment hadn't meant to be mean, it was just a little joke. Rei was about to get up and go after Kenny to tell him that it was just a joke, when Kai told him to just ignore it. He smiled a little. At least Kai thought his joke was funny. That smile faded though when Kai whined about his pants. Rei looked over, frowning down at the lil puddles of green that were now on Kai's jeans. He unwrapped the napkin from his cone, not even noticing that the scoop fell off and landed on the ground next to him as he began to pat dry the spot on Kai's pants before they left a mark.
Tyson grinned, loving Max's idea right off the bat. What a way to make quick and easy cash. He let go of Max's straps, but gave the blonde's hands a quick squeeze. "That's a great idea Max! We'll be rich by the end of the hour and then we can go and buy our own ice cream! Maybe even our own ice cream -cart-!"
Max laughed and nodded. "Great idea!" he said, even though it had been his idea to start with. "Let's go," he added as he ran ahead and began sizing up the competition. "That group there looks like an easy win," he whispered softly, gesturing to a group of boys about their age dressed in slacks and matching sweater vests. "They look pretty rich too!" he added with a smirk, before stepping forward without waiting for Tyson's reply to say, "Hey guys! Are you bladers? Me and my buddy here just got our first blades. We'd love to play you....maybe even have a friendly little wager, huh? Up for it?" He flashed a friendly smile, even as his fist tightened around Draciel. If Tyson wanted an ice cream cart, Max was going to make sure he got one!
Kai blushed an even deeper red when Rei began cleaning his pants. "Uhh....thanks Rei...but you don't have to do that," he said, catching the boy's wrist gently, and holding it away from his pants. He rubbed his thumb lightly along the bandaged forearm without thinking as he continued, "I can do it myself...you just finish your ......oh shit!" he exclaimed in a voice he rarely used as he noticed the other boy's empty cone. "Where'd your ice cream go?" he asked stupidly, glaring around at the people nearby suspiciously.
Tyson followed Max to the amateur beybladers, and stood by his side, one arm against his chest and the other rubbing the spot under his nose. These kids looked like pushovers. Nothing that him and Max couldn't beat! "Yeah, or are you all chicken? You know you're gonna lose so you don't even want to try us. Pretty bad... and I really wanted my first battle to be memorable..."
A slight blush tinged Rei's cheeks as Kai rubbed his arm and he nearly jumped out of his skin when Kai suddenly asked where his ice cream went. The chinese boy looked at his empty cone, before looking down at the melting scoop on the ground next to him. "I must have dropped it and not noticed..." he said quietly, as his lower lip pouted out. Dang... that was a really good flavour too.
Kai was tempted to make a joke along the lines that Rei didn't look like he needed a few extra pounds of ice cream puffing out his pants any more, but when he looked at the Chinese boy's sad face, the words stuck in his throat. "Uhh....." Blushing, he reached over instead to grab the boy's cone and plop one of his scoops into it. "Here.." he said roughly, shoving the cone back towards the other boy. "I can't eat it all anyways," he explained, even as his stomach growled audibly in disagreeance.
Max, meanwhile, was bouncing with excitement. "Yeah!! You show them what Beyblading is all about, Tyson!!! You're the best!!! No one can take you!! I'd like to see them even try! I bet uhh..." he fumbled in his overalls' pockets for a moment before pulling out a fistfull of bills and counting hastily. "I bet $7.50 no one here can knock your blade out of the dish!!"
It took everything he had not to make a face when Kai plopped one of his scoops onto his cone. Double mint? Rei didn't have the heart to tell Kai that he had an allergy to mint, so maybe he could just avoid licking the ice cream until he found a place to dump it. "Thanks Kai, but you should eat it. I did buy it for you," Rei said as he held his cone out to the blunette. "C'mon, you have it."
"Wow! Thanks Maxie! And I beat, umm..." he dug into his cargo pocket and brought out a handful of junk. "Let's see here... $3.27, a button, a sticker of a dog, an old Q-tip, a shiny rock and a piece of string that Max could beat any of you without even trying!"
Max beamed. "Wow! Thanks Tyson! You think I'm -that- good?! I mean, that's your favourite sticker! You're the best, buddy! " he exclaimed, before throwing himself on the other blader for an affectionate hug. The other kids nearby lifted their eyebrows and began to murmur, before a large boy stepped forward.
"You two don't look so tough...especially you!" he said, pointing a dirty finger at Max's chest. ""You look like a wuss, if you ask me!" he snarled. "And I'll take that bet! I'll beat BOTH your lame blades!!"
Max grinned before saying loudly, "Bring it on!!!"
Kai frowned. "I gave it to you, Rei. I want you to eat it." His voice was softer then usual, and his forehead furrowed. "You don't want it? I don't have germs you know! I only licked it a few times. Just eat it before it melts!" Still frowning, he forgot his own dripping cone and turned to watch the other blader, waiting to see if his offering was going to be rejected or not.
Tyson nearly fell over when Max hugged him, since the blonde had a really strong deathgrip when it came to hugging him. He laughed loudly, before going serious and holding his shooter and beyblade out. "This is one battle that you'll never forget, kid," Tyson said lowly as he stepped up to the dish. "How do you want to do this? A 2 on 1 battle or do ya wanna take us on seperately?"
Rei forced a smile as he looked down at the ice cream. It was either hurt Kai's feelings or have a swollen tongue and since he was such a nice guy, he knew what choice it had to be. He slowly licked the cone before smiling at Kai. "It's good. Thanks Kai! You're a real nice guy," he said before he turned his face away. God... this was so disgusting! What bad taste in ice cream.
Kai turned his face to hide his pleased grin before licking at his cool treat again. It was unusual to hear someone call him a nice guy, but he secretly liked the way the compliment sounded. Especially from such a beautiful voice. Smiling so wide his cheeks ached, he stared off into the distance, towards the road, and noticed a lot of kids runnnig in the same direction. He had a bad feeling he knew who was behind the sudden excitement in the streets, and growled. No matter -what- was going on, he would not let Tyson or Max ruin this moment for him!
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