You know, when I was on chapter seven of the outline and I couldn't believe
I got writer's block on one of the most climactical sections (wow, I
actually got that out without a red squiggly line appearing underneath it)
of the entire story (a little confrontation between Rei and Kai... yelling,
throwing people against walls, and one stubborn Chinese boy who won't
answer a stupid little question... ). Eventually I got sorted through it,
but it took me so long to straighten it out. Stupid, stubborn Chinese
boys...
Another Word for Strength
Chapter 6: Back-Fired
***
"Kai!!" an angry voice pierced through the grey morning. "Open up, right now!"
Kai stumbled out of bed, still rubbing the sleep from his eyes and opened his door to come face to face with his very upset grandfather.
"How dare you take out my surveillance system!" he yelled at the half-awake boy. Kai yawned, disinterested in what his grandfather had to say.
"I need my privacy." He said quietly, before shutting the door. Hiwatari- sama's eyes widened in shock. He hadn't expected Kai to do something so bold when he was obviously extremely pissed off. He thought about banging on the door again, but decided against it. He walked back to his office to find Boris waiting for him.
He opened the door and walked in, Boris following silently.
"What is it?" he asked, sitting behind his desk and finally acknowledging the other man's presence.
"I have just received word that the Bladebreakers have advanced to the finals." Boris informed Voltaire.
"Didn't they still have one more match before the finals?"
"Hai, but the leader of the other team became sick and since they didn't have enough players they were forced to forfeit."
"Ah." Voltaire nodded, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
"You know, maybe we could benefit from Kai's friendship with the Bladebreakers." Boris offered.
"What do you mean?" Voltaire looked curiously at him. "What were you thinking?"
"Well, Kai could be able to get all of their training secrets for us."
"That's a very good idea, Boris." Hiwatari-sama grinned. "The best one I've heard so far." Boris bowed in gratitude. Voltaire nodded, and Boris left the room.
"I'll talk to Kai later about this."
***
After his little wake-up chat with his grandfather, Kai splashed his face with water to wake himself up. He decided he wasn't going to stick around to find out why his grandfather hadn't retaliated when he'd slammed the door in his face. He left the abbey and headed towards the park.
As he walked he overheard quite a few people using the practice dished to train. His eyes scanned the bladers until they rested on a familiar four. The Bladebreakers were off to the side near a cluster of trees and it seemed like no one had noticed who they were. Not caring whether his grandfather saw or not, Kai walked along the row of trees and pulled himself into one so he could watch them practice. At the moment, Max and Takao were battling, Kenny was gathering their statistics and Rei sat opposite him, lying against a tree.
He sat down on one of the lower branches and made himself comfortable.
***
Rei yawned for the third time that day. He was extremely bored and didn't really feel like practicing. The others had wanted to go out and find a practice dish so they could blade for fun and he had been dragged along. He scanned the area that they had chosen. Hardly anyone was over in their direction. Most of the bladers wanted attention drawn to their skills so they were all blading in the open where their skills would be noticed.
He would have gone back to sleep if a long white scarf hadn't caught his attention out of the corner of his eye. It was hanging from a tree on the other side of their dish. He strained to look beneath the leaves and saw someone sitting in the tree. He only knew of one person who owned that scarf. He began to smile and looked closer. His eyes locked with dark crimson ones and his smile turned into a grin. He couldn't believe that Kai had found a way to see him. Just like he had promised.
"Hey Rei." Kenny called. "What are you smiling for?" Rei ignored him. Kenny shrugged and drew his attention back to Max and Takao's match. Rei kept his gaze locked on the spot where Kai was.
A few minutes later Max had won and he began to dance around the dish.
"I let you win." Takao grumbled.
"Yeah sure." Max didn't believe him for a second. Takao was always a sore loser. "Rei it's your turn." He called up, but Rei's attention was elsewhere.
"Rei!" Takao called. No response. He grabbed Max's hand and pulled him up to Rei and they began to wave their hands in front of his face.
"Oh!" Rei cried, snapping out of his daze. "Gomen." He stood up and followed Max to the dish. They readied their launchers and waited for Kenny to count them down.
"Three."
"Two."
"One. Let it rip."
They pulled their ripcords hard and unleashed their blades. 'Concentrate on the battle.' Rei told himself, trying to push away the image of Kai from his mind.
"Tiger claw attack!" he called. Within seconds Max's blade found itself imbedded in the tree right beside Takao's head.
"That could have hit me!" he cried out.
"That was a great battle!" Kenny exclaimed, closing his laptop.
"Yup, you're the new Master of Beyblading!" Max declared. Rei smiled at his friends and looked in Kai's direction. He noticed that he had jumped down from his branch and was looking steadily at him. He winked at Kai in return.
Kai nodded his head in acknowledgement and walked away before the others even knew he had been there. Rei's smile broadened as he reminded himself that Kai had stayed just to watch him blade.
***
Kai left the practice area after witnessing Rei's remarkable win. He went back to the abbey, only to be greeted by one of the guards.
"Hiwatari-sama requests your presence." Kai rolled his eyes. His grandfather never requested anything of him. He usually demanded it. He said nothing as the guard led him to the office where his grandfather waited.
When they got there, Voltaire was still sitting behind his large desk. He looked up when the door opened and motioned Kai to sit. Kai remained standing in rebellion.
"What do you want?" he asked, not even waiting for the guard to leave. Hiwatari-sama nodded his dismissal to the guard before turning to Kai.
"I was watching you today and I saw you watching over the Bladebreakers' practice." He smiled to his grandson, giving him an edgy feeling. "It gave me an idea."
"Like?"
"Like one that would include a compromise on both sides."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Kai spat. He really didn't like where this was headed.
"You can hang out with your Bladebreaker friends in return for gathering information on their skills as Beybladers for me." Kai growled. He didn't want to be a spy especially if it would only help his grandfather.
"I'll try." He replied. "But I can't make any guarantees." He stood and left the office without a backwards glance.
***
When the Bladebreakers had finished their practicing they returned to the hotel to find Mr. Dickenson waiting for them.
"Why, hello there!" he greeted them cheerfully. "I was waiting for you. I have some great news that I'm sure will make you all very happy."
"What is it?" Takao asked, not being one who liked being kept in suspense. "Come on! Tell us!"
"Well I've just got news that the team you were supposed to face has dropped out of the tournament. Their leader got sick and they had to forfeit. This means that you four will be headed for the finals on Friday." Mr. Dickenson smiled.
"Yay!" they all cheered.
"We're going to the finals!" Takao began to sing as he grabbed Max's hands and danced around the room. Everyone laughed.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dickenson walked over and opened it, revealing a sight no one had expected.
"Congratulations on making it to the finals." Kai said expressionlessly. Everyone stopped celebrating and stared in shock.
"T-Thanks." Takao stammered, breaking the silence.
"May I speak to Rei alone for a second?" Kai asked, looking into Rei's eyes. The Chinese boy's eyes widened. 'Wouldn't he get into trouble for visiting us?' he thought to himself.
"Sure." He replied and looked to the others. "I'll be right back." He told them and followed Kai outside the hotel.
"So what did you want to speak to me about?" Rei asked when they had reached outdoors.
"My grandfather wants me to spy on you guys." Kai stated flat out. "He wants me to learn your secrets because he can't figure out your strategies."
"Why can't he figure that out?" Rei asked quietly.
"All those satellites are useless when you can't hear a thing." Kai smirked. That was the reason he had brought Rei outside. "That means he can't hear any of your training sessions."
"But why are you telling me this?" Rei tilted his head slightly.
"Because I can trust you not to tell anyone else. And I know you can help me make this plan back-fire in my grandfather's face."
"Aren't grandfathers supposed to be the nice relatives?" Rei smiled. Kai snorted.
"Not in my family."
"I promise not to breathe a word of this to anyone." Rei swore and pulled Kai into a tight embrace. Kai was surprised at this, but remembered that his grandfather couldn't punish him for this. He was, after all, 'trying' to befriend them all again. He smiled and wrapped his arms around Rei. They stayed like this for a few minutes before they stepped back and walked back to the hotel.
***
"So what is he really doing here?" Takao asked when they came back into the room. Mr. Dickenson had left earlier, allowing them the opportunity to celebrate on their own.
"He's trying to start over with us." Rei replied. Takao looked like he was about to laugh, but a sharp glare from Kenny halted the giggle. "He's not back on the team though, that would be too quick."
Kai stayed in the hotel for a bit, watching the Bladebreakers from a short distance, like he usually did. His attention, however, was often caught on one specific blader. He watched Rei intently, as if studying his features for a future test. He barely paid any attention to their conversations, but he noticed that whenever Takao began to talk about training Rei would remind him not to give away any secrets and laugh. He was beginning to become addicted to that laugh, a thought that caught him off-guard. He was finally starting to seriously admit to himself that he was deeply attracted to Rei. He refused to admit to anything further, just in case someone other than his grandfather found out. He hadn't really thought about his feelings towards Rei until that moment. Not even when his grandfather brought them up. All he could think about was saving his friends from Voltaire's punishments.
When Kai had finally had enough of staring at Rei he cleared his throat, drawing attention to him.
"I guess I better be going back to the abbey now." He said quietly, avoiding Rei's eyes.
"Thank you for letting me stay." He couldn't really think of anything more to stall his departure, so he walked towards the door.
"Hey, let me walk you back." Rei called out and stood up. Kai froze and turned around. Rei was already getting his coat.
"Thanks." Kai nodded sheepishly. They left the hotel room and headed to the elevator.
"Will you be visiting again?" Rei asked when the elevator doors opened. They got in and Kai hung his head.
"I don't know." He replied sullenly. "My grandfather won't be too pleased when I get back." Rei smiled proudly when Kai looked up at him.
***
Nothing more was said until they reached the gates of the abbey. No guards were around so Rei boldly grabbed Kai in a tight embrace.
"You're not alone." He whispered into Kai's ear. "I care very much what happens to you." Kai shuddered. That's when Rei realised that they were both shivering, but whether it was from the cold or the nearness he couldn't be sure.
Kai clung to Rei tightly as if the world would end if he let go. He rested his head on Rei's shoulder and stood there in momentary bliss until he felt he had to let go. He stepped back but didn't leave Rei's arms. He wasn't aware that Rei had never hugged any of his other friends with the exception of Lee and Mariah of the White Tigers.
"Am I going to get to see Koneko online tonight?" he asked softly, looking into Rei's eyes.
"Of course." Rei replied, blushing slightly. The darkness sucked away the colour before Kai took notice of it. Rei reluctantly let go of him and stepped back.
"I guess I better go now." Kai looked to his feet and backed away slowly. He stuffed his hands in his pockets and slid through the gates.
"Good night." Rei whispered after him, watching him disappear into the shadows, before turning and walking back to the hotel.
***
When Kai entered his room his grandfather was waiting for him and he looked furious. Kai rolled his eyes, unafraid. It was when you couldn't see his emotions that you had to start worrying.
"You did that on purpose!" Voltaire screamed as Kai sat down on his bed and removed his shoes. "You intentionally made sure you let those boys know you were on the Russian team."
"I had to." Kai stated.
"No, you didn't have to." Voltaire retorted. "You said that so they wouldn't give you information."
"Actually if I hadn't told them that then they'd have been suspicious if I played for the Demolition Boys in the next match." He replied coolly. He knew he was right and sooner or later his grandfather would see that too.
"You think you're so smart, boy." Voltaire grumbled under his breath before storming out of the room. He didn't want Kai to know he was right. Kai smirked and went to his computer.
Almost without thinking, he signed on to his e-mail and went directly to the cat-lovers chat to wait for Rei.
He waited for ten minutes before he recognised Rei's screen name.
Neko-jin Has entered chat
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: NOKIER?
Neko-jin: Hai. Were you waiting for me?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: no, I just got on.
Neko-jin: You kept your name!
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: yeah, it fits.
Neko-jin: it does?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: well I do like cats.
Neko-jin: but your name means cat-people. I told you that before
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: does it matter?
Neko-jin: I guess not.
Neko-jin: so, What happened with you and your grandfather?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: he yelled at me then walked out when I proved him wrong
Neko-jin: lol
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: I'm sure he won't bother me for a while
Neko-jin: that's good
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: did you check my computer again? For bugs?
Neko-jin: yup. You're computer is free and clean.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: thanks
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: I really am glad about you guys making it all the way to the finals
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: Rei?
Neko-jin: Hello, KNJ, my name's Chief and Rei has unfortunately passed out on the computer.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: Is he ok?
Neko-jin: yeah, he's just tired. I'm going to get him to bed and log off.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: ok goodnight Kenny
Neko-jin: do I know you?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: I think that's for Rei-chan to tell.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin has signed off
~Finis
The end... for now. Now I get to type up the best chapter! This is the one where Rei is slammed up against a wall and gets up close and personal with Kai. Oh, and he finds out a tiny little thing about his parents which becomes a big thing.
Also I want you all to know that I finished typing up chapter nine and I'm thinking about a sequel, but I haven't started to write anything down yet. I'm also working on another Kai/Rei story with a lot more mushy romance in it.
Chapter 7: Mr. and Mrs. Kon
Preview (because I love teasing my reviewers):
"What the fuck is going on?" he repeated, his voice dangerously low. Rei struggled against Kai's grip but said nothing.
"Tell me what the hell is wrong." Rei avoided his eyes and turned his head away from Kai.
"Nothing." He whispered, knowing full well Kai wasn't going to accept that as an answer.
"You have never run from me." Kai stated. "Ever. Now tell me what you're hiding." He pushed Rei against the wall even tighter and Rei winced as his wrists began to hurt from Kai's grip. He looked into Kai's eyes, but said nothing...
That's it! You'll get no more out of me until I see some more reviews! What is Rei hiding from Kai? Hmm...
Another Word for Strength
Chapter 6: Back-Fired
***
"Kai!!" an angry voice pierced through the grey morning. "Open up, right now!"
Kai stumbled out of bed, still rubbing the sleep from his eyes and opened his door to come face to face with his very upset grandfather.
"How dare you take out my surveillance system!" he yelled at the half-awake boy. Kai yawned, disinterested in what his grandfather had to say.
"I need my privacy." He said quietly, before shutting the door. Hiwatari- sama's eyes widened in shock. He hadn't expected Kai to do something so bold when he was obviously extremely pissed off. He thought about banging on the door again, but decided against it. He walked back to his office to find Boris waiting for him.
He opened the door and walked in, Boris following silently.
"What is it?" he asked, sitting behind his desk and finally acknowledging the other man's presence.
"I have just received word that the Bladebreakers have advanced to the finals." Boris informed Voltaire.
"Didn't they still have one more match before the finals?"
"Hai, but the leader of the other team became sick and since they didn't have enough players they were forced to forfeit."
"Ah." Voltaire nodded, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
"You know, maybe we could benefit from Kai's friendship with the Bladebreakers." Boris offered.
"What do you mean?" Voltaire looked curiously at him. "What were you thinking?"
"Well, Kai could be able to get all of their training secrets for us."
"That's a very good idea, Boris." Hiwatari-sama grinned. "The best one I've heard so far." Boris bowed in gratitude. Voltaire nodded, and Boris left the room.
"I'll talk to Kai later about this."
***
After his little wake-up chat with his grandfather, Kai splashed his face with water to wake himself up. He decided he wasn't going to stick around to find out why his grandfather hadn't retaliated when he'd slammed the door in his face. He left the abbey and headed towards the park.
As he walked he overheard quite a few people using the practice dished to train. His eyes scanned the bladers until they rested on a familiar four. The Bladebreakers were off to the side near a cluster of trees and it seemed like no one had noticed who they were. Not caring whether his grandfather saw or not, Kai walked along the row of trees and pulled himself into one so he could watch them practice. At the moment, Max and Takao were battling, Kenny was gathering their statistics and Rei sat opposite him, lying against a tree.
He sat down on one of the lower branches and made himself comfortable.
***
Rei yawned for the third time that day. He was extremely bored and didn't really feel like practicing. The others had wanted to go out and find a practice dish so they could blade for fun and he had been dragged along. He scanned the area that they had chosen. Hardly anyone was over in their direction. Most of the bladers wanted attention drawn to their skills so they were all blading in the open where their skills would be noticed.
He would have gone back to sleep if a long white scarf hadn't caught his attention out of the corner of his eye. It was hanging from a tree on the other side of their dish. He strained to look beneath the leaves and saw someone sitting in the tree. He only knew of one person who owned that scarf. He began to smile and looked closer. His eyes locked with dark crimson ones and his smile turned into a grin. He couldn't believe that Kai had found a way to see him. Just like he had promised.
"Hey Rei." Kenny called. "What are you smiling for?" Rei ignored him. Kenny shrugged and drew his attention back to Max and Takao's match. Rei kept his gaze locked on the spot where Kai was.
A few minutes later Max had won and he began to dance around the dish.
"I let you win." Takao grumbled.
"Yeah sure." Max didn't believe him for a second. Takao was always a sore loser. "Rei it's your turn." He called up, but Rei's attention was elsewhere.
"Rei!" Takao called. No response. He grabbed Max's hand and pulled him up to Rei and they began to wave their hands in front of his face.
"Oh!" Rei cried, snapping out of his daze. "Gomen." He stood up and followed Max to the dish. They readied their launchers and waited for Kenny to count them down.
"Three."
"Two."
"One. Let it rip."
They pulled their ripcords hard and unleashed their blades. 'Concentrate on the battle.' Rei told himself, trying to push away the image of Kai from his mind.
"Tiger claw attack!" he called. Within seconds Max's blade found itself imbedded in the tree right beside Takao's head.
"That could have hit me!" he cried out.
"That was a great battle!" Kenny exclaimed, closing his laptop.
"Yup, you're the new Master of Beyblading!" Max declared. Rei smiled at his friends and looked in Kai's direction. He noticed that he had jumped down from his branch and was looking steadily at him. He winked at Kai in return.
Kai nodded his head in acknowledgement and walked away before the others even knew he had been there. Rei's smile broadened as he reminded himself that Kai had stayed just to watch him blade.
***
Kai left the practice area after witnessing Rei's remarkable win. He went back to the abbey, only to be greeted by one of the guards.
"Hiwatari-sama requests your presence." Kai rolled his eyes. His grandfather never requested anything of him. He usually demanded it. He said nothing as the guard led him to the office where his grandfather waited.
When they got there, Voltaire was still sitting behind his large desk. He looked up when the door opened and motioned Kai to sit. Kai remained standing in rebellion.
"What do you want?" he asked, not even waiting for the guard to leave. Hiwatari-sama nodded his dismissal to the guard before turning to Kai.
"I was watching you today and I saw you watching over the Bladebreakers' practice." He smiled to his grandson, giving him an edgy feeling. "It gave me an idea."
"Like?"
"Like one that would include a compromise on both sides."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Kai spat. He really didn't like where this was headed.
"You can hang out with your Bladebreaker friends in return for gathering information on their skills as Beybladers for me." Kai growled. He didn't want to be a spy especially if it would only help his grandfather.
"I'll try." He replied. "But I can't make any guarantees." He stood and left the office without a backwards glance.
***
When the Bladebreakers had finished their practicing they returned to the hotel to find Mr. Dickenson waiting for them.
"Why, hello there!" he greeted them cheerfully. "I was waiting for you. I have some great news that I'm sure will make you all very happy."
"What is it?" Takao asked, not being one who liked being kept in suspense. "Come on! Tell us!"
"Well I've just got news that the team you were supposed to face has dropped out of the tournament. Their leader got sick and they had to forfeit. This means that you four will be headed for the finals on Friday." Mr. Dickenson smiled.
"Yay!" they all cheered.
"We're going to the finals!" Takao began to sing as he grabbed Max's hands and danced around the room. Everyone laughed.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dickenson walked over and opened it, revealing a sight no one had expected.
"Congratulations on making it to the finals." Kai said expressionlessly. Everyone stopped celebrating and stared in shock.
"T-Thanks." Takao stammered, breaking the silence.
"May I speak to Rei alone for a second?" Kai asked, looking into Rei's eyes. The Chinese boy's eyes widened. 'Wouldn't he get into trouble for visiting us?' he thought to himself.
"Sure." He replied and looked to the others. "I'll be right back." He told them and followed Kai outside the hotel.
"So what did you want to speak to me about?" Rei asked when they had reached outdoors.
"My grandfather wants me to spy on you guys." Kai stated flat out. "He wants me to learn your secrets because he can't figure out your strategies."
"Why can't he figure that out?" Rei asked quietly.
"All those satellites are useless when you can't hear a thing." Kai smirked. That was the reason he had brought Rei outside. "That means he can't hear any of your training sessions."
"But why are you telling me this?" Rei tilted his head slightly.
"Because I can trust you not to tell anyone else. And I know you can help me make this plan back-fire in my grandfather's face."
"Aren't grandfathers supposed to be the nice relatives?" Rei smiled. Kai snorted.
"Not in my family."
"I promise not to breathe a word of this to anyone." Rei swore and pulled Kai into a tight embrace. Kai was surprised at this, but remembered that his grandfather couldn't punish him for this. He was, after all, 'trying' to befriend them all again. He smiled and wrapped his arms around Rei. They stayed like this for a few minutes before they stepped back and walked back to the hotel.
***
"So what is he really doing here?" Takao asked when they came back into the room. Mr. Dickenson had left earlier, allowing them the opportunity to celebrate on their own.
"He's trying to start over with us." Rei replied. Takao looked like he was about to laugh, but a sharp glare from Kenny halted the giggle. "He's not back on the team though, that would be too quick."
Kai stayed in the hotel for a bit, watching the Bladebreakers from a short distance, like he usually did. His attention, however, was often caught on one specific blader. He watched Rei intently, as if studying his features for a future test. He barely paid any attention to their conversations, but he noticed that whenever Takao began to talk about training Rei would remind him not to give away any secrets and laugh. He was beginning to become addicted to that laugh, a thought that caught him off-guard. He was finally starting to seriously admit to himself that he was deeply attracted to Rei. He refused to admit to anything further, just in case someone other than his grandfather found out. He hadn't really thought about his feelings towards Rei until that moment. Not even when his grandfather brought them up. All he could think about was saving his friends from Voltaire's punishments.
When Kai had finally had enough of staring at Rei he cleared his throat, drawing attention to him.
"I guess I better be going back to the abbey now." He said quietly, avoiding Rei's eyes.
"Thank you for letting me stay." He couldn't really think of anything more to stall his departure, so he walked towards the door.
"Hey, let me walk you back." Rei called out and stood up. Kai froze and turned around. Rei was already getting his coat.
"Thanks." Kai nodded sheepishly. They left the hotel room and headed to the elevator.
"Will you be visiting again?" Rei asked when the elevator doors opened. They got in and Kai hung his head.
"I don't know." He replied sullenly. "My grandfather won't be too pleased when I get back." Rei smiled proudly when Kai looked up at him.
***
Nothing more was said until they reached the gates of the abbey. No guards were around so Rei boldly grabbed Kai in a tight embrace.
"You're not alone." He whispered into Kai's ear. "I care very much what happens to you." Kai shuddered. That's when Rei realised that they were both shivering, but whether it was from the cold or the nearness he couldn't be sure.
Kai clung to Rei tightly as if the world would end if he let go. He rested his head on Rei's shoulder and stood there in momentary bliss until he felt he had to let go. He stepped back but didn't leave Rei's arms. He wasn't aware that Rei had never hugged any of his other friends with the exception of Lee and Mariah of the White Tigers.
"Am I going to get to see Koneko online tonight?" he asked softly, looking into Rei's eyes.
"Of course." Rei replied, blushing slightly. The darkness sucked away the colour before Kai took notice of it. Rei reluctantly let go of him and stepped back.
"I guess I better go now." Kai looked to his feet and backed away slowly. He stuffed his hands in his pockets and slid through the gates.
"Good night." Rei whispered after him, watching him disappear into the shadows, before turning and walking back to the hotel.
***
When Kai entered his room his grandfather was waiting for him and he looked furious. Kai rolled his eyes, unafraid. It was when you couldn't see his emotions that you had to start worrying.
"You did that on purpose!" Voltaire screamed as Kai sat down on his bed and removed his shoes. "You intentionally made sure you let those boys know you were on the Russian team."
"I had to." Kai stated.
"No, you didn't have to." Voltaire retorted. "You said that so they wouldn't give you information."
"Actually if I hadn't told them that then they'd have been suspicious if I played for the Demolition Boys in the next match." He replied coolly. He knew he was right and sooner or later his grandfather would see that too.
"You think you're so smart, boy." Voltaire grumbled under his breath before storming out of the room. He didn't want Kai to know he was right. Kai smirked and went to his computer.
Almost without thinking, he signed on to his e-mail and went directly to the cat-lovers chat to wait for Rei.
He waited for ten minutes before he recognised Rei's screen name.
Neko-jin Has entered chat
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: NOKIER?
Neko-jin: Hai. Were you waiting for me?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: no, I just got on.
Neko-jin: You kept your name!
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: yeah, it fits.
Neko-jin: it does?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: well I do like cats.
Neko-jin: but your name means cat-people. I told you that before
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: does it matter?
Neko-jin: I guess not.
Neko-jin: so, What happened with you and your grandfather?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: he yelled at me then walked out when I proved him wrong
Neko-jin: lol
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: I'm sure he won't bother me for a while
Neko-jin: that's good
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: did you check my computer again? For bugs?
Neko-jin: yup. You're computer is free and clean.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: thanks
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: I really am glad about you guys making it all the way to the finals
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: Rei?
Neko-jin: Hello, KNJ, my name's Chief and Rei has unfortunately passed out on the computer.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: Is he ok?
Neko-jin: yeah, he's just tired. I'm going to get him to bed and log off.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: ok goodnight Kenny
Neko-jin: do I know you?
Koishiteru, Neko-jin: I think that's for Rei-chan to tell.
Koishiteru, Neko-jin has signed off
~Finis
The end... for now. Now I get to type up the best chapter! This is the one where Rei is slammed up against a wall and gets up close and personal with Kai. Oh, and he finds out a tiny little thing about his parents which becomes a big thing.
Also I want you all to know that I finished typing up chapter nine and I'm thinking about a sequel, but I haven't started to write anything down yet. I'm also working on another Kai/Rei story with a lot more mushy romance in it.
Chapter 7: Mr. and Mrs. Kon
Preview (because I love teasing my reviewers):
"What the fuck is going on?" he repeated, his voice dangerously low. Rei struggled against Kai's grip but said nothing.
"Tell me what the hell is wrong." Rei avoided his eyes and turned his head away from Kai.
"Nothing." He whispered, knowing full well Kai wasn't going to accept that as an answer.
"You have never run from me." Kai stated. "Ever. Now tell me what you're hiding." He pushed Rei against the wall even tighter and Rei winced as his wrists began to hurt from Kai's grip. He looked into Kai's eyes, but said nothing...
That's it! You'll get no more out of me until I see some more reviews! What is Rei hiding from Kai? Hmm...