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 6: ILOVEME... and Dragoon Undies!
Tyson knew that there had to be more to this. It wasn't like Rei to be so careless, especially when it concerned his health, so it made absolutely no sense why he would eat something mint-flavoured since he knew what happened when he did. The last time was Max's fault, since he had shoved the mint into the Chinese boy's mouth, even after Rei had told him that he couldn't eat mints. They definately learnt the hard way that time... but, what happened this time?
His question was soon answered when he heard Kai's curse and watched as Max was sent to go buy some water. So that's why Rei ate something mint flavoured, because Kai wanted him too! Of course Tyson knew that Kai had probably forgotten that Rei was allergic to mint, or he never would have offered it to him in the first place. Poor Kai... it was obvious that he was feeling pretty lousy about what happened, but at least Rei would forgive him since it was partly his fault too since he could have just said no.
Rei was thinking the exact same thing. Kai wasn't the one to blame, it was himself because he was the one who ate the ice cream. It's not like Kai forced it down his throat or anything. The chinese boy took the water when Kai held it to his lips, and took a couple of sips before pulling back. He knew that drinking the water wouldn't help much if he couldn't spit it back out, but he didn't want to do that in front of the others. He was about to take the bottle and go rinse his mouth out properly, when Kai gripped his hand tightly and tearfully apologized. Rei stared at him. He couldn't believe what was happening. Kai was showing so much emotion and it was all for him... because he was worried...
The chinese blader stared at him for a moment longer, noting the tears forming in his own eyes to match the ones in Kai's. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he could feel his chest tighten as he gazed at the bluenette. There was something about him that he just couldn't place but he knew what he wanted to do now.
Rei pushed himself onto his knees, then leaned forward, wrapping his arms around Kai and hugging him closely as he pressed their cheeks together. If Kai pushed him away, he would just say that it was the illness that made him do it, but he had a feeling that Kai wouldn't push him away... since he never had before.
Kai was startled when Rei suddenly pulled him into his warm embrace. After the mistake he had made, the boy had expected a much different reaction, and it took him a minute to accept that Rei forgave him before he could wrap his own arms around the slightly smaller dark-haired boy and pull him closer. "Thanks, Rei." His whipser was soft and very heartfelt. With his lips pressed just below the other boy's ear, the words were barely audible even to Rei. A private confession just for the two of them.
"I was so worried you'd hate me. I would never hurt you on purpose. I just didn't think. It won't happen again. I promise. Nothing bad will happen to you again." Closing his eyes, he let his tears of relief fall silently to wet Rei's soft hair and face. Even after his throat closed up and he couldn't speak anymore, Kai let his lips pressed lightly against Rei's smooth, pale skin in a fluttery kiss.
Max noticed this and blushed, before turning and tugging on Tyson's shirt sleeve roughly. "I think we should give them a little privacy," he whispered as quietly as the hyper blonde could whisper, but Kai heard him clearly anyways, and smiled slightly. It was a little too late for privacy now....all his hidden emotions were out in the open, but, surprisingly, it didn't bother him at all. As long as he had the sweet Chinese boy in his arms.
Rei smiled when he just barely managed to hear Kai's whisper. He was glad that the bluenette seemed better now and it felt so nice and warm to be in his arms. It felt so right and... he opened his eyes a little, feeling a soft kiss being pressed on his jaw. Was that...? He smiled, feeling his eyes grow more teary before he pulled back a little so he could see Kai's face. Slowly he began to lean his face in, tipping it slightly before pressing their lips together. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep it for long, since he wasn't able to open his mouth but that didn't change the feelings between them. Everything was good now...
Tyson didn't notice either kisses, or he would have done something loud and obnoxious like yell or whistle. He let Max tug him away, easily growing bored with watching his teammates anyway. "Alright, now that we got them back together, what do you wanna do, Maxie? Think we should go and find the chief? Or just hang out some more?"
Max glanced back over his shoulder and smiled. "Yep. They're getting together all right. We probably should go find Kenny before we go look for something fun to do while Rei keeps Kai...distracted." Max giggled childishly at the word, before shielding his eyes with one hand from the sunlight and looknig around. "Where -did- the chief get off to anyways?"
Kai gasped as Rei pressed his velvety lips against his own, his eyes flying open. "Rei..." he tried to say, but his words were muffled by the intimate contact between them. Closing his eyes again, he relaxed into the sweet, chaste kiss, letting Rei lead it, rather then claim the other boy's lips fiercely, as his racing hormones were urging him to do. He wouldn't do anything to ruin this moment. It felt unreal, having the Chinese blader so close. Kai told himself it wasn't real, just another one of his dreams - so warm and inviting at night, but as soon as he awoke and saw his arms empty again, it was painful to look at Rei. Sliding his hands up Rei's back, Kai pulled back slowly and looked at the other boy, reaching up to brush aside some stray chunks of hair that were hanging close to the other boy's beautiful cat-like amber eyes.
"Is this...real? Rei?" His fingers travelled down the boy's face, tracing his jawline, then finally resting over his silky lips. "Are we....."
"I have no idea. All I remember is that he followed Kai and Rei when they went off to get ice cream so he has to be around somewhere! If we don't find him soon, let's assume he went back to the hotel so that we can have some fun of our own," Tyson said as he lead the way down the sidewalk, Max by his side. "Kenny! Where are you buddy? Time to c'mon out!!!"
Rei smiled slightly as Kai traced his jawline then rested his fingers on his lips. Since he still couldn't talk, all the chinese boy did was nod and smile a little wider, before reaching up to entwine their fingers together.
Kai smiled as well when Rei reached up to hold his hand, before leaning over to brush his lips tentatively against the other boy's. He tasted like mint, but Kai knew better then to mention that. Instead, he focused on gently kissing the soft mouth, finally parting his lips to shyly run his tongue along Rei's lower lip. He would never admit it, but this was his first kiss, and although he was nervous, but relieved it was with Rei. Hugging him tightly, he stroked Rei's soft hair, playing with the long ponytail for a few seconds. His throat was as tight as Rei's, choked up with emotion, and even if he had wanted to, he couldn't speak the thoughts racing through his mind.
Max, however, couldn't -stop- talking, as usual. "I bet he got distracted by some bladers, or maybe a computer shop. Or a hot dog stand. Or...hey! Look Tyson! A mall! I bet they have tons of cool Beyblade stuff there!!! And I still have Kai's wallet," he added with a mischievious wink. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we just took our BBA allowance a little early....plus some extra. Right?"
Rei couldn't tell that this was Kai's first kiss, since he seemed to know what he was doing and to be honest, this was his first -real- kiss too. He had given sweet kisses on the cheek to his fellow White Tigers as a kid, but they hadn't meant anything. Nothing could compare to what he was feeling now. Being with Kai and feeling how open the other boy was being was the best feeling ever, one that he never wanted to lose. He slowly pulled back, smiling at the bluenette before pausing, then turning to look behind him, eyes widening at the crowd of young Beybladers who stood around just watching the two of them. The chinese boy blushed before glaring at the kids then looking back at Kai and nodding his head to the right, signaling that maybe they should leave now.
Tyson completely forgot about Kenny once Max mentioned shopping in the mall. That sounded fun and with Kai's money they could actually buy something for once. "Yay! Let's go for it! I need some new socks, this pair has a hole in toe. What about you, Max? Anything you need to buy now that we have the money for it?" he asked as he held the door open for the blonde then followed him in.
"Well, I could use a new pair of overalls since I just tore out the knee of this pair....I wonder if they have any here," he said quietly as he looked around the large mall in awe. "Wow....they have so many shops! I've never seen such a big mall! Look Tyson!" he shouted, gripped the other boy's forearm tightly in his excitement. "A Beyblades shop! Let's go look!!" Dragging his friend behind him, the energetic blonde raced through the other shoppers towards the store. As he reached the shop, a group of 4 youths around their age stepped out, chatting loudly. They were all wearing identical outfits with the BBA emblem embroidered on the back of their jackets. Max gasped and stared at them. "Look at that! Team uniforms!!! We should get those!!" he squealed as he spun around to face Tyson. "Think how surprised the guys would be if we surprised them with new outfits! It would show Kai how serious we are about working as a team too," he added, as he backed into the store, smiling innocently. "I bet they even have BBA approved socks! C'mon Tyson!"
Kai growled at the gawking children, before yelling at them to mind their own business, before rising to his feet, and gently reaching down to pull Rei up as well. Supporting the boy carefully in case the allergic reaction had weakened his legs or affected his balance, he began leading him back towards the hotel. "Let's head back, ok Rei? Or do you want to go somewhere else? Who knows where those two ran off to," he asid as he shook his head with a small smile, "but they can find their way back to the hotel on their own. I don't want to waste my time looking for them. Would you rather go back to the hotel, or the hospital, or maybe go down to the water front and try to wait for the swelling to wear off?"
"Yeah! We totally need team uniforms! That way Kai can't say we dress like losers because he'll be dressed just like us. But let's get more then just jackets, let's get the whole outfit, plus socks!" Tyson grinned maniacally as he followed Max into the store and immediately went to the clothing racks to poke around. There was a lot of cool stuff, but a couple of things caught his eyes immediately.
"Look Max!" Tyson called out to get the blonde's attention before holding up a pair of overalls, an overshirt and a cap. "Ain't this cool?" he asked before plopping the cap on Max's head. "Looks good to me!"
Rei let Kai help him up, even though he was feeling much better now and not the least bit weak. The swelling had begun to go back down, since he only had a couple of licks of ice cream so it wasn't a serious allergic reaction. Rei bet he could even talk without sounding like a complete fool. "I think it's better now," he said quietly, just testing his voice to see how it sounded. It sounded fine, so he continued. "Let's go to the waterfront. It's really nice there, and there's no gawking preteens."
Kai smiled when Rei spoke, relieved to hear his voice sounded fine, although a little rough, probably from not being used for a while. He nodded as he turned and began to lead the other boy towards the waterfront. "Those brats need to learn to mind their own business. I'm actually surprised it wasn't Tyson and Max staring at us," he added with a snort as he found a nice dry spot in the shade and sat on the smooth sand. He motioned for Rei to sit next to him, before lying on his back and staring up at the clear blue sky. "I just hope our brats aren't getting into more trouble," he said quietly, as he rolled onto his side to look up at the Chinese boy.
Meanwhile Max was doing exactly that. With the cap still perched on his wild hair and the overalls and shirt flung over his shoulder, he bounced chaotically around the store, grabbing up everything that caught his eye, then scampering back to Tyson to show off his recent discovery.
"Look Tyson! Headbands! And wrist guards!"
"Wow!! I found knee socks with rip cords on the sides!"
"Buddy! Look!!! Velro shoes! And the velcro strips are shaped like little beyblade launchers! Can we get them??!!"
His greatest discovery of all came when he went behind the 'Staff only' door unintentionally. His shrieks echoed throughout the store. "TYSONNNNN!!!!!! Come quick!!!!! UNDERWEAR!!!!!!"
"Oh, I'm sure they had their reasons for not sticking around to watch," Rei said as he sat down next to Kai. Unlike their captain, Rei remembered that Max still had his wallet so he knew that those two were off spending money which probably wouldn't get them into trouble until Kai saw how much money was missing from his bank account. Rei chuckled softly when Kai referred to Tyson and Max as 'our brats', he knew that Kai had a soft spot for those two, even though he didn't like to show it. "They probably just ran off to look for Kenny or a playground... nothing that can get them into too much trouble."
Tyson bounded over to where Max was, his arms loaded down with socks, shoes, hats and even fuzzy warmers for their Beyblades. "You found Beyblade underwear?!? That's so cool! Let me see Maxie! Anything really neat? Do they have our team name on them?"
"Even better! They have our BIT BEASTS on them!!! Isn't that cool??!" Max bounced excitedly, as he eyed the other boy's haul. "Let's try all this stuff on!" He grabbed the Tyson's arm, and dragged him into the nearest change room, shutting the door quickly behind him. Giggling, he began stripping out of his overalls and green t-shirt, then looked at the mound of clothing and accessories strewn out across the floor. "We're going to look SO cool!"
Outside, the store clerks shook his head as he heard the giggling coming from the room. "Kids..." he muttered, before beginning to tidy up the mess the two young BladeBreakers had made of his shop.
Kai closed his eyes and smiled. "You're probably right...but I worry about those two. They never think before they do anything." Sighing, he sat up and looked out at the water. "It's pretty warm today," he said hesitantly after a moment. "Warm enough to wade or swim even," he added, as he cut a side glance at the other boy. He was thinking the water would be great to help them both relax and forget about everything on their minds, not to mention seeing Rei in his underwear was always a secret treat.
"Dragoon underwear and it comes in a 3 pack?!? Talk about cool to the max!" Tyson exclaimed as he tossed his overshirt and yellow t-shirt onto the floor before pulling down his shorts and kicking them aside too. He quickly put on a t-shirt then pulled the overalls on, before putting on the overshirt and adjusting the new cap to his head. Once that was done, he ripped open a pair of ripcord socks and put them on before slipping on a pair of the velcro shoes with beyblade straps. "This is awesome! Everyone who comes to watch the Bladebreakers are gonna be so jealous!"
Rei looked out over the water before pushing himself to his feet and walking over. He crouched down and put his finger in, testing it's temperature before looking over his shoulder at Kai. "You're right. It is pretty nice right now so if you wanted to go swimming, we could do that for awhile. It would be fun since the hotel doesn't have a pool."
Max turned around to admire Tyson as he slipped the overshirt over his head. "Yeah!" he chirped happily, as he looked himself over in the mirror. He -loved- the new look, and beamed as he saw Tyson over his shoulder in the mirror's reflection too. "We look great together!" he said impulsively, then blushed as he realized how that might sound. "I guess we should go pay," he said quickly, as he opened the door. "Maybe they'll let us wear these clothes out!" His smile returned and he walked over to the cash register. "We'll take it all!" he said in his most mature voice, before giggling. "And throw in one of those bands to hold your glasses around your neck, please. Kenny could use it. And, hey! Rei would look sooo cool in those BBA hair ribbons!" As the clerkgathered the requested items, while trying not to laugh, Max pulled out Kai's wallet and began fishing through. "Uh oh.." he whispered to Tyson. "Do you know Kai's pin number? I don't."
Kai smiled and got up to stand on the water edge as well. "Ok, if you feel up to it," he agreed, as unfastened his arm bands, then stepped out of his shoes. "I suppose we'll have to swim in our underpants, unless you were planning on going in bare." He smirked, as he pulled off his tank top, exposing his trim, well defined chest and abs. He dropped the clothing onto the pile he had started making on a rock by the shore. It was high enough he didn't think he would have to worry about his clothes getting damp or washed away if the tide suddenly came in. He rested his hands on his hips, stil wearing his pants, and looked at Rei. "So? Boxers or bare, Rei?"
"Uhh..." Tyson blanched before taking the debit machine and tapping it for a moment. If he were Kai, what would his password be? Something obvious, but something no one else would ever think of... Tyson had to think for a moment before pressing in I-L-O-V-E-M-E. Surprisingly it worked and he grinned widely. "That was easy! Oooo! Can you sell us that BBA bowler hat too? We need something for Mr.Dickenson to wear!" Once it was all payed for, Tyson scooped up the bags and trudged out of the store. "We got some pretty cool stuff today, Maxie. I can't wait for the others to see!"
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Thanks for all the great reviews! Keep them coming! ^_^
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 6: ILOVEME... and Dragoon Undies!
Tyson knew that there had to be more to this. It wasn't like Rei to be so careless, especially when it concerned his health, so it made absolutely no sense why he would eat something mint-flavoured since he knew what happened when he did. The last time was Max's fault, since he had shoved the mint into the Chinese boy's mouth, even after Rei had told him that he couldn't eat mints. They definately learnt the hard way that time... but, what happened this time?
His question was soon answered when he heard Kai's curse and watched as Max was sent to go buy some water. So that's why Rei ate something mint flavoured, because Kai wanted him too! Of course Tyson knew that Kai had probably forgotten that Rei was allergic to mint, or he never would have offered it to him in the first place. Poor Kai... it was obvious that he was feeling pretty lousy about what happened, but at least Rei would forgive him since it was partly his fault too since he could have just said no.
Rei was thinking the exact same thing. Kai wasn't the one to blame, it was himself because he was the one who ate the ice cream. It's not like Kai forced it down his throat or anything. The chinese boy took the water when Kai held it to his lips, and took a couple of sips before pulling back. He knew that drinking the water wouldn't help much if he couldn't spit it back out, but he didn't want to do that in front of the others. He was about to take the bottle and go rinse his mouth out properly, when Kai gripped his hand tightly and tearfully apologized. Rei stared at him. He couldn't believe what was happening. Kai was showing so much emotion and it was all for him... because he was worried...
The chinese blader stared at him for a moment longer, noting the tears forming in his own eyes to match the ones in Kai's. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he could feel his chest tighten as he gazed at the bluenette. There was something about him that he just couldn't place but he knew what he wanted to do now.
Rei pushed himself onto his knees, then leaned forward, wrapping his arms around Kai and hugging him closely as he pressed their cheeks together. If Kai pushed him away, he would just say that it was the illness that made him do it, but he had a feeling that Kai wouldn't push him away... since he never had before.
Kai was startled when Rei suddenly pulled him into his warm embrace. After the mistake he had made, the boy had expected a much different reaction, and it took him a minute to accept that Rei forgave him before he could wrap his own arms around the slightly smaller dark-haired boy and pull him closer. "Thanks, Rei." His whipser was soft and very heartfelt. With his lips pressed just below the other boy's ear, the words were barely audible even to Rei. A private confession just for the two of them.
"I was so worried you'd hate me. I would never hurt you on purpose. I just didn't think. It won't happen again. I promise. Nothing bad will happen to you again." Closing his eyes, he let his tears of relief fall silently to wet Rei's soft hair and face. Even after his throat closed up and he couldn't speak anymore, Kai let his lips pressed lightly against Rei's smooth, pale skin in a fluttery kiss.
Max noticed this and blushed, before turning and tugging on Tyson's shirt sleeve roughly. "I think we should give them a little privacy," he whispered as quietly as the hyper blonde could whisper, but Kai heard him clearly anyways, and smiled slightly. It was a little too late for privacy now....all his hidden emotions were out in the open, but, surprisingly, it didn't bother him at all. As long as he had the sweet Chinese boy in his arms.
Rei smiled when he just barely managed to hear Kai's whisper. He was glad that the bluenette seemed better now and it felt so nice and warm to be in his arms. It felt so right and... he opened his eyes a little, feeling a soft kiss being pressed on his jaw. Was that...? He smiled, feeling his eyes grow more teary before he pulled back a little so he could see Kai's face. Slowly he began to lean his face in, tipping it slightly before pressing their lips together. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep it for long, since he wasn't able to open his mouth but that didn't change the feelings between them. Everything was good now...
Tyson didn't notice either kisses, or he would have done something loud and obnoxious like yell or whistle. He let Max tug him away, easily growing bored with watching his teammates anyway. "Alright, now that we got them back together, what do you wanna do, Maxie? Think we should go and find the chief? Or just hang out some more?"
Max glanced back over his shoulder and smiled. "Yep. They're getting together all right. We probably should go find Kenny before we go look for something fun to do while Rei keeps Kai...distracted." Max giggled childishly at the word, before shielding his eyes with one hand from the sunlight and looknig around. "Where -did- the chief get off to anyways?"
Kai gasped as Rei pressed his velvety lips against his own, his eyes flying open. "Rei..." he tried to say, but his words were muffled by the intimate contact between them. Closing his eyes again, he relaxed into the sweet, chaste kiss, letting Rei lead it, rather then claim the other boy's lips fiercely, as his racing hormones were urging him to do. He wouldn't do anything to ruin this moment. It felt unreal, having the Chinese blader so close. Kai told himself it wasn't real, just another one of his dreams - so warm and inviting at night, but as soon as he awoke and saw his arms empty again, it was painful to look at Rei. Sliding his hands up Rei's back, Kai pulled back slowly and looked at the other boy, reaching up to brush aside some stray chunks of hair that were hanging close to the other boy's beautiful cat-like amber eyes.
"Is this...real? Rei?" His fingers travelled down the boy's face, tracing his jawline, then finally resting over his silky lips. "Are we....."
"I have no idea. All I remember is that he followed Kai and Rei when they went off to get ice cream so he has to be around somewhere! If we don't find him soon, let's assume he went back to the hotel so that we can have some fun of our own," Tyson said as he lead the way down the sidewalk, Max by his side. "Kenny! Where are you buddy? Time to c'mon out!!!"
Rei smiled slightly as Kai traced his jawline then rested his fingers on his lips. Since he still couldn't talk, all the chinese boy did was nod and smile a little wider, before reaching up to entwine their fingers together.
Kai smiled as well when Rei reached up to hold his hand, before leaning over to brush his lips tentatively against the other boy's. He tasted like mint, but Kai knew better then to mention that. Instead, he focused on gently kissing the soft mouth, finally parting his lips to shyly run his tongue along Rei's lower lip. He would never admit it, but this was his first kiss, and although he was nervous, but relieved it was with Rei. Hugging him tightly, he stroked Rei's soft hair, playing with the long ponytail for a few seconds. His throat was as tight as Rei's, choked up with emotion, and even if he had wanted to, he couldn't speak the thoughts racing through his mind.
Max, however, couldn't -stop- talking, as usual. "I bet he got distracted by some bladers, or maybe a computer shop. Or a hot dog stand. Or...hey! Look Tyson! A mall! I bet they have tons of cool Beyblade stuff there!!! And I still have Kai's wallet," he added with a mischievious wink. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we just took our BBA allowance a little early....plus some extra. Right?"
Rei couldn't tell that this was Kai's first kiss, since he seemed to know what he was doing and to be honest, this was his first -real- kiss too. He had given sweet kisses on the cheek to his fellow White Tigers as a kid, but they hadn't meant anything. Nothing could compare to what he was feeling now. Being with Kai and feeling how open the other boy was being was the best feeling ever, one that he never wanted to lose. He slowly pulled back, smiling at the bluenette before pausing, then turning to look behind him, eyes widening at the crowd of young Beybladers who stood around just watching the two of them. The chinese boy blushed before glaring at the kids then looking back at Kai and nodding his head to the right, signaling that maybe they should leave now.
Tyson completely forgot about Kenny once Max mentioned shopping in the mall. That sounded fun and with Kai's money they could actually buy something for once. "Yay! Let's go for it! I need some new socks, this pair has a hole in toe. What about you, Max? Anything you need to buy now that we have the money for it?" he asked as he held the door open for the blonde then followed him in.
"Well, I could use a new pair of overalls since I just tore out the knee of this pair....I wonder if they have any here," he said quietly as he looked around the large mall in awe. "Wow....they have so many shops! I've never seen such a big mall! Look Tyson!" he shouted, gripped the other boy's forearm tightly in his excitement. "A Beyblades shop! Let's go look!!" Dragging his friend behind him, the energetic blonde raced through the other shoppers towards the store. As he reached the shop, a group of 4 youths around their age stepped out, chatting loudly. They were all wearing identical outfits with the BBA emblem embroidered on the back of their jackets. Max gasped and stared at them. "Look at that! Team uniforms!!! We should get those!!" he squealed as he spun around to face Tyson. "Think how surprised the guys would be if we surprised them with new outfits! It would show Kai how serious we are about working as a team too," he added, as he backed into the store, smiling innocently. "I bet they even have BBA approved socks! C'mon Tyson!"
Kai growled at the gawking children, before yelling at them to mind their own business, before rising to his feet, and gently reaching down to pull Rei up as well. Supporting the boy carefully in case the allergic reaction had weakened his legs or affected his balance, he began leading him back towards the hotel. "Let's head back, ok Rei? Or do you want to go somewhere else? Who knows where those two ran off to," he asid as he shook his head with a small smile, "but they can find their way back to the hotel on their own. I don't want to waste my time looking for them. Would you rather go back to the hotel, or the hospital, or maybe go down to the water front and try to wait for the swelling to wear off?"
"Yeah! We totally need team uniforms! That way Kai can't say we dress like losers because he'll be dressed just like us. But let's get more then just jackets, let's get the whole outfit, plus socks!" Tyson grinned maniacally as he followed Max into the store and immediately went to the clothing racks to poke around. There was a lot of cool stuff, but a couple of things caught his eyes immediately.
"Look Max!" Tyson called out to get the blonde's attention before holding up a pair of overalls, an overshirt and a cap. "Ain't this cool?" he asked before plopping the cap on Max's head. "Looks good to me!"
Rei let Kai help him up, even though he was feeling much better now and not the least bit weak. The swelling had begun to go back down, since he only had a couple of licks of ice cream so it wasn't a serious allergic reaction. Rei bet he could even talk without sounding like a complete fool. "I think it's better now," he said quietly, just testing his voice to see how it sounded. It sounded fine, so he continued. "Let's go to the waterfront. It's really nice there, and there's no gawking preteens."
Kai smiled when Rei spoke, relieved to hear his voice sounded fine, although a little rough, probably from not being used for a while. He nodded as he turned and began to lead the other boy towards the waterfront. "Those brats need to learn to mind their own business. I'm actually surprised it wasn't Tyson and Max staring at us," he added with a snort as he found a nice dry spot in the shade and sat on the smooth sand. He motioned for Rei to sit next to him, before lying on his back and staring up at the clear blue sky. "I just hope our brats aren't getting into more trouble," he said quietly, as he rolled onto his side to look up at the Chinese boy.
Meanwhile Max was doing exactly that. With the cap still perched on his wild hair and the overalls and shirt flung over his shoulder, he bounced chaotically around the store, grabbing up everything that caught his eye, then scampering back to Tyson to show off his recent discovery.
"Look Tyson! Headbands! And wrist guards!"
"Wow!! I found knee socks with rip cords on the sides!"
"Buddy! Look!!! Velro shoes! And the velcro strips are shaped like little beyblade launchers! Can we get them??!!"
His greatest discovery of all came when he went behind the 'Staff only' door unintentionally. His shrieks echoed throughout the store. "TYSONNNNN!!!!!! Come quick!!!!! UNDERWEAR!!!!!!"
"Oh, I'm sure they had their reasons for not sticking around to watch," Rei said as he sat down next to Kai. Unlike their captain, Rei remembered that Max still had his wallet so he knew that those two were off spending money which probably wouldn't get them into trouble until Kai saw how much money was missing from his bank account. Rei chuckled softly when Kai referred to Tyson and Max as 'our brats', he knew that Kai had a soft spot for those two, even though he didn't like to show it. "They probably just ran off to look for Kenny or a playground... nothing that can get them into too much trouble."
Tyson bounded over to where Max was, his arms loaded down with socks, shoes, hats and even fuzzy warmers for their Beyblades. "You found Beyblade underwear?!? That's so cool! Let me see Maxie! Anything really neat? Do they have our team name on them?"
"Even better! They have our BIT BEASTS on them!!! Isn't that cool??!" Max bounced excitedly, as he eyed the other boy's haul. "Let's try all this stuff on!" He grabbed the Tyson's arm, and dragged him into the nearest change room, shutting the door quickly behind him. Giggling, he began stripping out of his overalls and green t-shirt, then looked at the mound of clothing and accessories strewn out across the floor. "We're going to look SO cool!"
Outside, the store clerks shook his head as he heard the giggling coming from the room. "Kids..." he muttered, before beginning to tidy up the mess the two young BladeBreakers had made of his shop.
Kai closed his eyes and smiled. "You're probably right...but I worry about those two. They never think before they do anything." Sighing, he sat up and looked out at the water. "It's pretty warm today," he said hesitantly after a moment. "Warm enough to wade or swim even," he added, as he cut a side glance at the other boy. He was thinking the water would be great to help them both relax and forget about everything on their minds, not to mention seeing Rei in his underwear was always a secret treat.
"Dragoon underwear and it comes in a 3 pack?!? Talk about cool to the max!" Tyson exclaimed as he tossed his overshirt and yellow t-shirt onto the floor before pulling down his shorts and kicking them aside too. He quickly put on a t-shirt then pulled the overalls on, before putting on the overshirt and adjusting the new cap to his head. Once that was done, he ripped open a pair of ripcord socks and put them on before slipping on a pair of the velcro shoes with beyblade straps. "This is awesome! Everyone who comes to watch the Bladebreakers are gonna be so jealous!"
Rei looked out over the water before pushing himself to his feet and walking over. He crouched down and put his finger in, testing it's temperature before looking over his shoulder at Kai. "You're right. It is pretty nice right now so if you wanted to go swimming, we could do that for awhile. It would be fun since the hotel doesn't have a pool."
Max turned around to admire Tyson as he slipped the overshirt over his head. "Yeah!" he chirped happily, as he looked himself over in the mirror. He -loved- the new look, and beamed as he saw Tyson over his shoulder in the mirror's reflection too. "We look great together!" he said impulsively, then blushed as he realized how that might sound. "I guess we should go pay," he said quickly, as he opened the door. "Maybe they'll let us wear these clothes out!" His smile returned and he walked over to the cash register. "We'll take it all!" he said in his most mature voice, before giggling. "And throw in one of those bands to hold your glasses around your neck, please. Kenny could use it. And, hey! Rei would look sooo cool in those BBA hair ribbons!" As the clerkgathered the requested items, while trying not to laugh, Max pulled out Kai's wallet and began fishing through. "Uh oh.." he whispered to Tyson. "Do you know Kai's pin number? I don't."
Kai smiled and got up to stand on the water edge as well. "Ok, if you feel up to it," he agreed, as unfastened his arm bands, then stepped out of his shoes. "I suppose we'll have to swim in our underpants, unless you were planning on going in bare." He smirked, as he pulled off his tank top, exposing his trim, well defined chest and abs. He dropped the clothing onto the pile he had started making on a rock by the shore. It was high enough he didn't think he would have to worry about his clothes getting damp or washed away if the tide suddenly came in. He rested his hands on his hips, stil wearing his pants, and looked at Rei. "So? Boxers or bare, Rei?"
"Uhh..." Tyson blanched before taking the debit machine and tapping it for a moment. If he were Kai, what would his password be? Something obvious, but something no one else would ever think of... Tyson had to think for a moment before pressing in I-L-O-V-E-M-E. Surprisingly it worked and he grinned widely. "That was easy! Oooo! Can you sell us that BBA bowler hat too? We need something for Mr.Dickenson to wear!" Once it was all payed for, Tyson scooped up the bags and trudged out of the store. "We got some pretty cool stuff today, Maxie. I can't wait for the others to see!"
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