Hello all!! Okay, this is what happens when I have ten half an hour periods a day and only four of them are lessons, I write another chapter and upload the day after I updated it before. Good me!! Yes, In this fic Kai is the Uke, coz ... I wanna, no one else does it that way, and I wanted to. Thanx for the vote of confidence with Jin and I am really sorry for any of you who like Lee, it really helps the plot as this chapter will show. Thanx again to all of you who reviewed, and Babs.. SHORT, Chapter 3 was the longest chapter I have ever written!!!.. If you did that to get under my skin for what I wrote at the end, it worked!! Thanx anyway pixie dear, love you. Here you go my fellow pixies. Enjoy



Training



The villagers had separated into various groups to practise for the next battle. The White Tigers and Bladebreakers joined up together and moved to a private training area. Tyson and Max were admiring all the different Beyblade parts behind the glass of a wooden cabinet. Kenny was already working with Dizzi to prepare the team's beyblades for battle. Kai was looking at the armoury, trying on different arms shields. Mariah, Kevin and Gary had already started practising, their beyblades modified with deadly attack rings, attacking stuffed body models, trying to tear them to pieces with their bit beasts. Mariah found this easier with Galix and her cat scratch, but Kevin and Gary made it through using their own strengths. Lee and Rei stood away from the others, talking privately.

"They'll probably attack tomorrow morning. They'll spend the day practising, like us, and attack at dawn." Lee proposed.

"Most likely, try and get us while we're not ready. But, we will." Rei agreed.

"And win. What was going on with Kai and Jin?" Lee asked, trying to get under Rei's skin.

"Nothing. Jin was just trying to get to him." Rei spoke back, not enjoying the change in subject.

"Maybe, or was he getting information from Kai about us?" Lee probed.

"What are you implying?" Rei asked, knowing very well what Lee was stating, but not liking where it was going.

"Kai might be a spy. It wouldn't surprise me, gets close to the owner of the white tiger, our home symbol, gets what information he can from you, second in command and tells it all to the enemy. You remember what happened in the world tournament, he betrayed you and took our bit beasts! It's in his blood, Rei." Lee persisted.

"Kai's different now, he's not like the old Kai. You need to forgive and forget, Lee." Rei insisted, he didn't want to hear this, as true as it may be, Rei didn't want to believe it.

"Look at him." Lee added, "He's checking out our equipment, trying to figure out its weaknesses. There's too much evidence, Rei, don't try to deny it. If he wasn't a spy, wouldn't you expect him to move away from Jin when he got close to him?"

Rei couldn't reply, the evidence was there and his mind was telling him to go and question Kai, but his heart said to believe in Kai and trust him. Lee placed his hand on Rei's shoulder.

"Who are you going to believe? Me, your lifelong friend, or Kai, a loner, whose already betrayed everyone you've ever known."

Lee squeezed Rei's arm then walked over to Mariah to start his training. Rei sighed and leaned against the wall watching Kai take out a shield, attaching it to his arm, moving his arm for flexibility, then tapping on it to test the strength before placing it back in its stand. Rei had to admit, the evidence against Kai was strong.

"Hey, everyone! I've got it!" Kenny called the Bladebreakers over.

Tyson and Max sat either side of Kenny and Rei stood behind them. Kai just leaned against the glass cabinet he was going through.

"What you got, chief?" Tyson asked in his cheery voice.

"I've been able to configure your beyblades to support the new attack rings of the traditional fighting blades to their maximum efficiency." Kenny spoke with glee.

"That's great, chief. We'd better get started then." Max offered.

"I agree, the quicker you get your blade ready, the better you'll be able to control them in the fight." Rei explained.

Kenny rushed over to the cabinet and pulled out three traditional attack rings. He turns to Kai.

"Kai, I'm going to need your blade too." Kenny asked, shyly.

"I'll do it myself." Kai barked.

Kenny passed Kai the appropriate ring, then walked back over.

"Sheesh! What's up with Mr Sourpuss? Haven't had a fight have you, Rei?" Tyson asked, angered at Kai's behaviour towards Kenny.

"No, he's just being his usual outdoors self." Rei breathed.

"You mean there's more to Kai then a stubborn bastard who needs to remove that stick from his arse." Tyson blurted, not realising what he'd said.

"Tyson! There's no need for that!" Rei barked back.

Rei walked out and over to the White Tigers to begin training.

"Oops." Tyson uttered.

"I'd be careful what you say from now on, Tyson. You may just regret it." Max advised.

Kenny passed Tyson and Max their new blades and they stared at them.

"These look weird." Max murmured.

"Of course they do. They're used to glide around an area destroying their opponent, not to spin in a dish to defeat another fellow blader." Kenny explained.

"Alright. Let the training begin!" Tyson cheered.

Max, Tyson and Kenny leave the room and join Rei to start practising. Kai followed slowly, inspecting his deformed blade. He knew this was going to be a bloody battle and that lives may be lost, but he thought the whole thing was stupid, a waste of time. He wanted to find another way around this, and not through the blade, he'd never liked to beyblade anyway. Once in the training area, he watched, from a distance, the Bladebreakers being taught to throw their blades while using their bit beasts to increase the force of the attack. He watched as Rei, swung his arm back and threw Drigger at the straw targets.

"Drigger! Tiger Claw attack!" Rei yelled.

Drigger appeared above the blade, glowing envious green and hit the target, ripping it in two, then running back to Rei. Kai wanted them to pay, but he didn't want blood.

"Hey, Kai!" Lee broke Kai from his trance. "Why don't you give it a go!"

Kai never backed away from a challenge. He gripped his blade then threw it towards the group of targets.

"Get'em, Dranzer!" Kai spoke simply.

Dranzer screeched, and tore through all five of the remaining figures with ease, before returning to Kai. He picked it up and walked out of the building, satisfied with the silence he'd imposed on the others.

After Rei had practised for a few hours, he left the training area, leaving the others to carry on. Rei rushed straight to his hut in hopes of talking to Kai. He pushed the door to the bedroom open, but no one was there. He walked into the bathroom, it was empty. The kitchen and the lounge were also empty. Rei was starting to panic, he didn't know where Kai could be and he hadn't left a note.

Rei jumped out of his hut and went to the dining hall, it was empty. He checked all the training areas, no one had seen him, he checked the helicopter, and it was still there. Rei walked slowly into the park and collapsed on a bench. His heart was pounding with worry, he couldn't find Kai anywhere. Lee's words came back to him and the thought that Kai may have gone to the other village crossed his mind. Could Kai have gone? Is their relationship just a part of his plan? Did Kai really love him? Tears weld up in his eyes and he breathed deeply to send them away. He didn't want it to be true.

A shadow overcastted him, Rei lifted his head, hoping to see Kai standing before him. His prayers were answered, there, Kai stood, arms crossed, looking down at him. Rei launched forward and hugged Kai. Kai returned the hug, gently.

"Where have you been, I've been looking all over for you?!" Rei screamed.

"Just background work on the enemy. Why were you so worried?" Kai asked.

Rei didn't want to tell Kai the truth, not yet, he needed more proof, though this disappearance did just add to his suspicions.

"I guess I'm still overprotective of you." Rei spoke truthfully, but hiding the most important reason.

"Don't be. There won't be space for feelings on the battlefield. If we get split up, you except it and carry on." Kai spoke back.

Another piece of evidence to add to the list, thought Rei. Kai leaned up and kissed Rei, but it didn't mean anything, just a peak to end the dispute. They walked home silently, side by side.



Ha!! I bet you thought there would be fighting in this one, sorry no fighting, that's the next one, oh, that's going to be fun to write. How did you find it, boring, unnecessary? Come pps help me out here!! I'll see you soon, maybe on Sunday since I'm out until late Sunday and over in America or Canada it'll be morning over there for you lot, so yeah, Sunday morning for you lot and Sunday evening for us English lot. See ya then!!!!!

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