I had a part in this story where I make fun of Takao (something about
lightning... heh heh) but I can't find it now! It was supposed to be a joke
for my friend, cause she didn't like Takao that much... something about
being stupid and fat, etc. So if you see it don't mind it... it's not
really supposed to be there. And if by chance you see it and think it's
funny too... my my, then I pity you... heh heh just kidding.
Immortal Blood
Chapter 3: One Day of Boredom
***
When Rei woke up in the morning, Kenny, Max and Takao had gone out shopping (for a birthday present for Rei) and Kai was in the kitchen cooking some breakfast. He quickly put his clothes on and walked into the kitchen. Smiling, he sniffed the air and looked over Kai's shoulder to see what he was making.
Kai flinched at Rei's presence and moved away slightly. Rei backed away, hurt, and went back to his room to take Driger off of the night stand. He returned to the kitchen table to find the food already laid out and Kai eating silently. He sat down across from him and picked up his chopsticks. Kai had his head down and didn't make any motion to say he knew Rei was even in the room. When he finished his plate he took it through and washed it off. Rei watched as he grabbed his coat from the hook and walk out the door, not bothering to say a word.
Rei coked on a sob and looked down at his plate. The food hadn't been touched and he didn't feel much like eating anyways. He pushed the plate away from him and went to the couch.
After flipping through the channels he rested on a stupid cartoon and closed his eyes. He tried to think of a reason why Kai would just walk out on him, but came up empty handed. He sighed and looked at the clock. It was only 11:00 am and he had a feeling he would be all alone for most of the day. He sighed again and went through to his room, hoping to get a little bit of sleep.
***
For most of the day Rei slept and when he wasn't sleeping he was practicing his Beyblading skills, until finally at around six Takao, Max and Kenny came back.
"You'll never guess who we saw in town today." He gushed to Rei who was crashed out on the couch. He put his bags beside his room door before plopping down beside Rei.
"Who did you see?" Rei asked, his voice monotonous. He didn't much care, only glad for the company.
"Kai." Takao exclaimed. "He was wandering around the village." He told Rei, explaining how Kai had walked past them on their way into a shop. He didn't even look up when he nearly knocked Takao down.
"Oh, really." Rei said softly, feigning interest.
"How come you stayed here instead of going with him?" Max asked eagerly. Rei looked up at him with a sombre expression.
"He never really asked me." He replied. The others looked at him in shock. "I'm going to go to my room, so if you need me, you know where to find me." He stood up from the couch and walked to his room. Max was still staring in the spot where Rei was sitting. He seemed to be depressed about something, but since they had all left early in the morning no one had a clue what was bothering Rei.
***
While Rei slept peacefully in his room, Takao, Max and Kenny had fun wrapping the presents they bought for Rei's birthday.
"Pass the tape, Max." Takao ordered, frowning over his box. Max looked up from his neat box and frowned.
"You've already used a whole two rolls of tape already." He complained. "What's the point of using wrapping paper if the whole thing is going to be covered in tape anyways."
"Because then he'd be able to see what my present is." Takao retorted, sticking out his tongue.
"It's in a box, Takao. Unless he has x-ray vision, he'll never tell what's inside."
"Yeah, well it's also tradition to wrap a present."
"Not in tape it isn't." Takao crossed his arms and huffed.
"Fine if you aren't going to give me the tape then I'm not going to talk to you." He snorted and turned his back on Max, crossing his arms. Max's eyes widened when he heard Takao say this. Takao was so stubborn that the last time he vowed not to speak to Max it had been three weeks until he could get Takao to even say hi to him. He winced at the thought of going through the whole Asian tournament without talking to Takao. He picked up the tape that he had been using and threw it at Takao's head. It bounced off the top and landed in front of him. Kenny had been watching the TV and let out a snicker, seeing Takao rub his sore head. He turned around and shot a glare at both Kenny and Max.
"That hurt!" he cried. Max snickered.
"Well at least you're still talking to me, even if you're a little bruised up."
***
Rei groaned and opened his eyes. He found he couldn't sleep and listening to Takao's arguments with Kenny and Max was getting boring. He slipped through the window with his Beyblade and made his way to the edge of the forest. He pulled his blade from his pocket and aimed it at a tree. After readying it he closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. He decided he'd only practice until he felt a little more tired. It took ten minutes before he curled up in the grass and fell asleep to the sound of his whirling Beyblade.
***
When Kai finally returned to the lodge the sun had been gone for nearly three hours and the stars were shining brightly. He walked into the main hall and saw Takao and Max curled up on the sofa and Kenny sleeping with his head resting on the kitchen table. It seemed they had conked out where ever they had been at the moment. He took off his coat and threw it over a chair. He went through to the bedroom, assuming Rei had been smart and be found asleep under the covers of his bed.
He slowly opened the door and peaked in. the beds had been made and no one was in either of them. He felt a draft and saw that the window had been left open. He walked over to it, beginning to worry about Rei's whereabouts when he saw a piece of metal reflecting in the grass, near the forest. He hopped out the window and jogged out to the object.
He sighed to find Rei curled up beside a rock and his Beyblade lying on its side mirroring the light from the lodge. He leaned down and placed a small kiss on the sleeping boy's cheek before gathering his body in his arms and pocketing the blade. He walked slowly back to the lodge and climbed back in through the window. He pulled back Rei's bed sheets and placed him under the covers. He brushed Rei's hair out of his face and stared at him for a second.
It broke his heart earlier that morning to see Rei so torn, but he was still mixed up about how he felt for him, and he had to find a way to get out to the village alone. He didn't want the surprise to be ruined for Rei in the morning.
~Finis
I was so stuck for ideas on this chapter so I apologise for the crappy short chapter (just over a thousand words). I needed to keep Rei's birthday all in one chapter, meaning that the next chapter will be extra long to make up for this lame one. Heh heh. Chapter four will be posted two (count them. 1, 2) days after this one.
And because it's so damn short I'm obliged to give you a long preview (call them what you will... they'll always be teasers to me):
Chapter 4: A Chibi Birthday (OR the Neko-jin Problem)
"Kai-san hates me." Rei replied in a voice that was slightly higher than Kai remembered it to be.
"Why would you say that?" he asked, wondering what would give Rei the impression he hated him. The cat sniffed once more in an effort to silence the sobs.
"You were angry with me yesterday." He replied. "You left me all by myself." He broke into another sob and hid his face in his paws.
"I'm sorry Rei-chan. I don't hate you." Kai explained. He patted Rei on the head lightly.
"'Sokay." Rei looked back to Kai, his tears gone and stopped crying.
"Why would you care if I hated you?" Kai asked. The little Neko looked outraged and crossed his paws over his chest.
"Of course I care!" he exclaimed, hotly. "My heart would break into teeny pieces if you hated me." Kai was shocked.
"Why would your heart break?" he inquired, hoping to get to the core of Rei's feelings for him.
"Because I love you lots." Rei stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"You do?" Kai stammered. He hadn't thought the small cat would get straight to the point so quickly.
"Hai." The Neko smiled proudly. "Why would I kiss you the way I do if I didn't love you?" he asked. He tilted his head to the side a bit and looked pointedly at Kai. He just smiled and didn't answer Rei's question.
***
No one noticed Kai's glare now because his lids were so narrow no one could see his eyes. He stood up suddenly, attracting attention, and stormed to his room. Rei looked at his retreating form and tears came to his eyes. He sniffed loudly in hopes that it would make Kai turn around, but Kai acted like he didn't even hear him. He wiped his eyes and began to sob.
"Maybe he was feeling left out." Kenny told Rei. Rei stopped sobbing for a moment and looked up at Kenny.
"You think?" he asked. Kenny nodded. Rei was about to leap off the couch when Kai returned holding a large square box. It was covered in wrapping paper and had a large red bow on the top. Rei shot down and raced over to Kai, wailing. He grabbed hold of his pant leg tightly and began yelling at Kai for disappearing. Kai looked down and smiled. He leaned down and handed Rei the box...
That's it!! Please Review or e-mail me... (firebird_dranzer@hotmail.com)
Ja ne.
(GOMEN NASAI!!! DON'T KILL MEH!!)
Immortal Blood
Chapter 3: One Day of Boredom
***
When Rei woke up in the morning, Kenny, Max and Takao had gone out shopping (for a birthday present for Rei) and Kai was in the kitchen cooking some breakfast. He quickly put his clothes on and walked into the kitchen. Smiling, he sniffed the air and looked over Kai's shoulder to see what he was making.
Kai flinched at Rei's presence and moved away slightly. Rei backed away, hurt, and went back to his room to take Driger off of the night stand. He returned to the kitchen table to find the food already laid out and Kai eating silently. He sat down across from him and picked up his chopsticks. Kai had his head down and didn't make any motion to say he knew Rei was even in the room. When he finished his plate he took it through and washed it off. Rei watched as he grabbed his coat from the hook and walk out the door, not bothering to say a word.
Rei coked on a sob and looked down at his plate. The food hadn't been touched and he didn't feel much like eating anyways. He pushed the plate away from him and went to the couch.
After flipping through the channels he rested on a stupid cartoon and closed his eyes. He tried to think of a reason why Kai would just walk out on him, but came up empty handed. He sighed and looked at the clock. It was only 11:00 am and he had a feeling he would be all alone for most of the day. He sighed again and went through to his room, hoping to get a little bit of sleep.
***
For most of the day Rei slept and when he wasn't sleeping he was practicing his Beyblading skills, until finally at around six Takao, Max and Kenny came back.
"You'll never guess who we saw in town today." He gushed to Rei who was crashed out on the couch. He put his bags beside his room door before plopping down beside Rei.
"Who did you see?" Rei asked, his voice monotonous. He didn't much care, only glad for the company.
"Kai." Takao exclaimed. "He was wandering around the village." He told Rei, explaining how Kai had walked past them on their way into a shop. He didn't even look up when he nearly knocked Takao down.
"Oh, really." Rei said softly, feigning interest.
"How come you stayed here instead of going with him?" Max asked eagerly. Rei looked up at him with a sombre expression.
"He never really asked me." He replied. The others looked at him in shock. "I'm going to go to my room, so if you need me, you know where to find me." He stood up from the couch and walked to his room. Max was still staring in the spot where Rei was sitting. He seemed to be depressed about something, but since they had all left early in the morning no one had a clue what was bothering Rei.
***
While Rei slept peacefully in his room, Takao, Max and Kenny had fun wrapping the presents they bought for Rei's birthday.
"Pass the tape, Max." Takao ordered, frowning over his box. Max looked up from his neat box and frowned.
"You've already used a whole two rolls of tape already." He complained. "What's the point of using wrapping paper if the whole thing is going to be covered in tape anyways."
"Because then he'd be able to see what my present is." Takao retorted, sticking out his tongue.
"It's in a box, Takao. Unless he has x-ray vision, he'll never tell what's inside."
"Yeah, well it's also tradition to wrap a present."
"Not in tape it isn't." Takao crossed his arms and huffed.
"Fine if you aren't going to give me the tape then I'm not going to talk to you." He snorted and turned his back on Max, crossing his arms. Max's eyes widened when he heard Takao say this. Takao was so stubborn that the last time he vowed not to speak to Max it had been three weeks until he could get Takao to even say hi to him. He winced at the thought of going through the whole Asian tournament without talking to Takao. He picked up the tape that he had been using and threw it at Takao's head. It bounced off the top and landed in front of him. Kenny had been watching the TV and let out a snicker, seeing Takao rub his sore head. He turned around and shot a glare at both Kenny and Max.
"That hurt!" he cried. Max snickered.
"Well at least you're still talking to me, even if you're a little bruised up."
***
Rei groaned and opened his eyes. He found he couldn't sleep and listening to Takao's arguments with Kenny and Max was getting boring. He slipped through the window with his Beyblade and made his way to the edge of the forest. He pulled his blade from his pocket and aimed it at a tree. After readying it he closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. He decided he'd only practice until he felt a little more tired. It took ten minutes before he curled up in the grass and fell asleep to the sound of his whirling Beyblade.
***
When Kai finally returned to the lodge the sun had been gone for nearly three hours and the stars were shining brightly. He walked into the main hall and saw Takao and Max curled up on the sofa and Kenny sleeping with his head resting on the kitchen table. It seemed they had conked out where ever they had been at the moment. He took off his coat and threw it over a chair. He went through to the bedroom, assuming Rei had been smart and be found asleep under the covers of his bed.
He slowly opened the door and peaked in. the beds had been made and no one was in either of them. He felt a draft and saw that the window had been left open. He walked over to it, beginning to worry about Rei's whereabouts when he saw a piece of metal reflecting in the grass, near the forest. He hopped out the window and jogged out to the object.
He sighed to find Rei curled up beside a rock and his Beyblade lying on its side mirroring the light from the lodge. He leaned down and placed a small kiss on the sleeping boy's cheek before gathering his body in his arms and pocketing the blade. He walked slowly back to the lodge and climbed back in through the window. He pulled back Rei's bed sheets and placed him under the covers. He brushed Rei's hair out of his face and stared at him for a second.
It broke his heart earlier that morning to see Rei so torn, but he was still mixed up about how he felt for him, and he had to find a way to get out to the village alone. He didn't want the surprise to be ruined for Rei in the morning.
~Finis
I was so stuck for ideas on this chapter so I apologise for the crappy short chapter (just over a thousand words). I needed to keep Rei's birthday all in one chapter, meaning that the next chapter will be extra long to make up for this lame one. Heh heh. Chapter four will be posted two (count them. 1, 2) days after this one.
And because it's so damn short I'm obliged to give you a long preview (call them what you will... they'll always be teasers to me):
Chapter 4: A Chibi Birthday (OR the Neko-jin Problem)
"Kai-san hates me." Rei replied in a voice that was slightly higher than Kai remembered it to be.
"Why would you say that?" he asked, wondering what would give Rei the impression he hated him. The cat sniffed once more in an effort to silence the sobs.
"You were angry with me yesterday." He replied. "You left me all by myself." He broke into another sob and hid his face in his paws.
"I'm sorry Rei-chan. I don't hate you." Kai explained. He patted Rei on the head lightly.
"'Sokay." Rei looked back to Kai, his tears gone and stopped crying.
"Why would you care if I hated you?" Kai asked. The little Neko looked outraged and crossed his paws over his chest.
"Of course I care!" he exclaimed, hotly. "My heart would break into teeny pieces if you hated me." Kai was shocked.
"Why would your heart break?" he inquired, hoping to get to the core of Rei's feelings for him.
"Because I love you lots." Rei stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"You do?" Kai stammered. He hadn't thought the small cat would get straight to the point so quickly.
"Hai." The Neko smiled proudly. "Why would I kiss you the way I do if I didn't love you?" he asked. He tilted his head to the side a bit and looked pointedly at Kai. He just smiled and didn't answer Rei's question.
***
No one noticed Kai's glare now because his lids were so narrow no one could see his eyes. He stood up suddenly, attracting attention, and stormed to his room. Rei looked at his retreating form and tears came to his eyes. He sniffed loudly in hopes that it would make Kai turn around, but Kai acted like he didn't even hear him. He wiped his eyes and began to sob.
"Maybe he was feeling left out." Kenny told Rei. Rei stopped sobbing for a moment and looked up at Kenny.
"You think?" he asked. Kenny nodded. Rei was about to leap off the couch when Kai returned holding a large square box. It was covered in wrapping paper and had a large red bow on the top. Rei shot down and raced over to Kai, wailing. He grabbed hold of his pant leg tightly and began yelling at Kai for disappearing. Kai looked down and smiled. He leaned down and handed Rei the box...
That's it!! Please Review or e-mail me... (firebird_dranzer@hotmail.com)
Ja ne.
(GOMEN NASAI!!! DON'T KILL MEH!!)
