Whew! At last! Some Kai/Rei action! Whoo! But it's nothing too heavy, no sex. ^-^
Kai concentrated as Dranzer spun forward, hitting Bastet's Illuser with a shower of sparks. She had led Kai up to an open, flat rock surface in the hills. The area was quiet and ideal for training.
Bastet smiled as she watch the blades make contact. Kai was the best beyblader she'd seen in awhile. She was glad they weren't on opposite teams, not anymore at least.
She held out her hand, letting Illuser fly back into her waiting palm. "Take a break Kai-kun, we've been practicing for a few hours."
Kai ignored her, letting Dranzer continue to run around on the rock below them. He wasn't intent on taking a break anytime soon. He wanted to keep training. Bastet could stop if she wanted, but he wouldn't. "I think I'll keep going."
Bastet shrugged. "Suit yourself." She yawned and stretched her arms. "Just don't burn yourself out."
Kai ignored that. There was no way he could over practice. He would keep going until he was the best beyblader around. He coxed Dranzer on, putting the phoenix through his paces.
Bastet looked off into the distance. "I'm gonna go check something out." she said. "You stay here."
Kai waved her off, more focused on Dranzer than what his team captain was up to. She could take care of herself. Why should he worry? The only person he ever really worried about was Rei. He didn't want anything to happen to him, ever.
The only problem was, how could he protect Rei, without seeming like he cared too much. If he told Rei how he felt, it might destroy everything. He couldn't risk that. Even if it meant taking his secret to his grave. It was better to have Rei as a friend and keep his feelings a secret, than let them be known and lose Rei all together.
Dranzer shot back into Kai waiting hand. He was too distracted to train now. He would just wait until Bastet got back and go home. He was tired of being in the woods. He lay down on his back staring up at the sky. To his surprise, the sky was starting to get dark.
He sat up, realizing the Bastet had been gone for a long time. He had been so lost in his thoughts and training, he had barely noticed the passing of time.
The sound of approaching footsteps caught his attention. He turned to see who was coming, and recoiled at what he saw.
Bastet had come back, but she was in awful shape. She was bleeding heavily from a wound in her shoulder, as well as a wound in her stomach. Blood squeezed between her fingers as she held the wound, dripping to the ground below. She had a long gash over the left side of her face, and her hair and clothes were matted with blood.
Kai was on his feet in a second. "What the hell?!"
Bastet managed a small laugh. "Not to worry Kai-kun. Just a minor injury. Let's go home, ok?" she started to take a few more steps forward, but before she could go very far, she collapsed on the ground.
Kai, a little annoyed with her, knelt down. "You alive?"
No answer.
He touched her neck, finding she still had a pulse. He growled. "Thanks a lot."
* * *
Rei raced out of his room. The sound of yelling and confusion had caught his attention all the way upstairs. As he ran down the hall, his mind raced, trying to find a reason why everyone was freaking out.
As he reached the main hall, his breath caught in his throat. Kai was back, but he was carrying a badly injured Bastet on his back. The slate haired boy set the short girl down on the floor, letting the group of residents and palace workers take over. He stepped back, trying to get some air.
Rei ran up to him, his heart in his throat. "Kai! What happened?!"
Kai looked at the dark haired boy wearily. "I have no idea."
With a sigh, he slumped to the ground, causing Rei's heart to stop beating for several seconds.
"Kai, are you all right?" he asked, kneeling down next to his former teammate. Kai nodded.
"I'm just tired, leave me alone." He mumbled.
Rei could understand that. No matter how light Bastet was, carrying her all the way back to the palace had to be tiring. Seeing that things seemed to be under control, more or less, he helped Kai up, and led him up to his room.
Kai was asleep before he even hit the bed. He was that tired. Rei sat by his bedside for several minutes, just watching him sleep. Rei liked Kai when he was asleep. He was so cute when he was asleep. Rei wished he could sit there forever, watching his secret love, but he knew Kai would be ok, and wanted to check on Bastet.
He left the room quietly, heading down towards Bastet's room. When he got there, Ran was standing outside her door.
"Hey, is Bastet ok?" Rei asked. Ran nodded.
"She'll be ok. Thanks to Kai." He said. "And speaking of Kai. Make sure he gets all the blood off of him. Bastet's blood can make a person really sick."
Rei nodded and thanked Ran, heading back to Kai's room. He would have to get Kai to take a bath. He was covered in Bastet's blood.
He shut the door behind him as he entered Kai's room. The slate haired boy was still fast asleep, and Rei was really reluctant to wake him.
He shook his shoulders gently, trying not to startle him too much. When Rei couldn't wake Kai up after a few minutes, his mind started to think of other things to do.
He had to wash Kai off, but there way no way he would wake up. Which left him with one option. Give Kai a bath himself.
Carefully, Rei led the still sleeping Kai into the bathroom. As he filled the tub with warm water, he gently undressed the boy, tossing the soiled clothing into the corner. He left Kai in his boxers, and gently placed him in the water.
Rei took a washrag and soap, gently, scrubbing the blood from Kai's tired boy. Bastet had sure bleed on him a lot. It almost looked like Kai himself was bleeding.
As the water began to turn red from the blood, Rei opened the drain, letting the dirty water flow out, while keeping the tap on and filled the tub with clean water.
Kai's slate colored hair was matted with blood, making it tangled and dark. Rei took a small cup from the sink and filled it with water from Kai's bath. As he poured the water, Kai's normally spiky hair fell long and straight down to his shoulders.
Rei felt his breath catch in his throat. He had never seen Kai with his hair down before. Kai always managed to keep in up, even when he first woke up in the morning.
Gently, Rei touched a few strands of Kai's long bluish hair. It was surprisingly soft. Most of the blood had come out already, leaving it smooth.
He gently pet Kai's head. He knew it would be one of the few times that he would ever be able to touch Kai without him breaking Rei's legs.
He let his eyes drift down to Kai's face, expecting to find the boy still asleep, but instead, his eyes were wide open.
Rei froze when his golden eyes locked with Kai's red ones. He didn't know what to do. His hand was still on Kai's hand, and there was no way he could talk his way out of this.
Kai blinked. "Rei…"
Rei started to take his hand away. "I'm sorry, I was just,"
Kai grabbed the dark haired boy's hand before he could pull it away. He took it and wrapped it around the front of his shoulders, closing his eyes. "Rei…"
Rei was shocked. Kai wasn't freaking out? Without thinking, he squeezed, hugging Kai around his shoulders.
Kai sighed. He had to tell Rei. And he had to tell him know. "Rei…I have to tell you something."
Rei swallowed hard. "Yeah?"
Kai shut his eyes tighter, squeezing Rei's hand. "Don't go…" he whispered.
Rei blinked, knowing what Kai was trying to say. A deep happiness swelled up inside of him, and he hugged Kai tighter. "I won't."
AWWWWWW! HOW CUTE!
Kai concentrated as Dranzer spun forward, hitting Bastet's Illuser with a shower of sparks. She had led Kai up to an open, flat rock surface in the hills. The area was quiet and ideal for training.
Bastet smiled as she watch the blades make contact. Kai was the best beyblader she'd seen in awhile. She was glad they weren't on opposite teams, not anymore at least.
She held out her hand, letting Illuser fly back into her waiting palm. "Take a break Kai-kun, we've been practicing for a few hours."
Kai ignored her, letting Dranzer continue to run around on the rock below them. He wasn't intent on taking a break anytime soon. He wanted to keep training. Bastet could stop if she wanted, but he wouldn't. "I think I'll keep going."
Bastet shrugged. "Suit yourself." She yawned and stretched her arms. "Just don't burn yourself out."
Kai ignored that. There was no way he could over practice. He would keep going until he was the best beyblader around. He coxed Dranzer on, putting the phoenix through his paces.
Bastet looked off into the distance. "I'm gonna go check something out." she said. "You stay here."
Kai waved her off, more focused on Dranzer than what his team captain was up to. She could take care of herself. Why should he worry? The only person he ever really worried about was Rei. He didn't want anything to happen to him, ever.
The only problem was, how could he protect Rei, without seeming like he cared too much. If he told Rei how he felt, it might destroy everything. He couldn't risk that. Even if it meant taking his secret to his grave. It was better to have Rei as a friend and keep his feelings a secret, than let them be known and lose Rei all together.
Dranzer shot back into Kai waiting hand. He was too distracted to train now. He would just wait until Bastet got back and go home. He was tired of being in the woods. He lay down on his back staring up at the sky. To his surprise, the sky was starting to get dark.
He sat up, realizing the Bastet had been gone for a long time. He had been so lost in his thoughts and training, he had barely noticed the passing of time.
The sound of approaching footsteps caught his attention. He turned to see who was coming, and recoiled at what he saw.
Bastet had come back, but she was in awful shape. She was bleeding heavily from a wound in her shoulder, as well as a wound in her stomach. Blood squeezed between her fingers as she held the wound, dripping to the ground below. She had a long gash over the left side of her face, and her hair and clothes were matted with blood.
Kai was on his feet in a second. "What the hell?!"
Bastet managed a small laugh. "Not to worry Kai-kun. Just a minor injury. Let's go home, ok?" she started to take a few more steps forward, but before she could go very far, she collapsed on the ground.
Kai, a little annoyed with her, knelt down. "You alive?"
No answer.
He touched her neck, finding she still had a pulse. He growled. "Thanks a lot."
* * *
Rei raced out of his room. The sound of yelling and confusion had caught his attention all the way upstairs. As he ran down the hall, his mind raced, trying to find a reason why everyone was freaking out.
As he reached the main hall, his breath caught in his throat. Kai was back, but he was carrying a badly injured Bastet on his back. The slate haired boy set the short girl down on the floor, letting the group of residents and palace workers take over. He stepped back, trying to get some air.
Rei ran up to him, his heart in his throat. "Kai! What happened?!"
Kai looked at the dark haired boy wearily. "I have no idea."
With a sigh, he slumped to the ground, causing Rei's heart to stop beating for several seconds.
"Kai, are you all right?" he asked, kneeling down next to his former teammate. Kai nodded.
"I'm just tired, leave me alone." He mumbled.
Rei could understand that. No matter how light Bastet was, carrying her all the way back to the palace had to be tiring. Seeing that things seemed to be under control, more or less, he helped Kai up, and led him up to his room.
Kai was asleep before he even hit the bed. He was that tired. Rei sat by his bedside for several minutes, just watching him sleep. Rei liked Kai when he was asleep. He was so cute when he was asleep. Rei wished he could sit there forever, watching his secret love, but he knew Kai would be ok, and wanted to check on Bastet.
He left the room quietly, heading down towards Bastet's room. When he got there, Ran was standing outside her door.
"Hey, is Bastet ok?" Rei asked. Ran nodded.
"She'll be ok. Thanks to Kai." He said. "And speaking of Kai. Make sure he gets all the blood off of him. Bastet's blood can make a person really sick."
Rei nodded and thanked Ran, heading back to Kai's room. He would have to get Kai to take a bath. He was covered in Bastet's blood.
He shut the door behind him as he entered Kai's room. The slate haired boy was still fast asleep, and Rei was really reluctant to wake him.
He shook his shoulders gently, trying not to startle him too much. When Rei couldn't wake Kai up after a few minutes, his mind started to think of other things to do.
He had to wash Kai off, but there way no way he would wake up. Which left him with one option. Give Kai a bath himself.
Carefully, Rei led the still sleeping Kai into the bathroom. As he filled the tub with warm water, he gently undressed the boy, tossing the soiled clothing into the corner. He left Kai in his boxers, and gently placed him in the water.
Rei took a washrag and soap, gently, scrubbing the blood from Kai's tired boy. Bastet had sure bleed on him a lot. It almost looked like Kai himself was bleeding.
As the water began to turn red from the blood, Rei opened the drain, letting the dirty water flow out, while keeping the tap on and filled the tub with clean water.
Kai's slate colored hair was matted with blood, making it tangled and dark. Rei took a small cup from the sink and filled it with water from Kai's bath. As he poured the water, Kai's normally spiky hair fell long and straight down to his shoulders.
Rei felt his breath catch in his throat. He had never seen Kai with his hair down before. Kai always managed to keep in up, even when he first woke up in the morning.
Gently, Rei touched a few strands of Kai's long bluish hair. It was surprisingly soft. Most of the blood had come out already, leaving it smooth.
He gently pet Kai's head. He knew it would be one of the few times that he would ever be able to touch Kai without him breaking Rei's legs.
He let his eyes drift down to Kai's face, expecting to find the boy still asleep, but instead, his eyes were wide open.
Rei froze when his golden eyes locked with Kai's red ones. He didn't know what to do. His hand was still on Kai's hand, and there was no way he could talk his way out of this.
Kai blinked. "Rei…"
Rei started to take his hand away. "I'm sorry, I was just,"
Kai grabbed the dark haired boy's hand before he could pull it away. He took it and wrapped it around the front of his shoulders, closing his eyes. "Rei…"
Rei was shocked. Kai wasn't freaking out? Without thinking, he squeezed, hugging Kai around his shoulders.
Kai sighed. He had to tell Rei. And he had to tell him know. "Rei…I have to tell you something."
Rei swallowed hard. "Yeah?"
Kai shut his eyes tighter, squeezing Rei's hand. "Don't go…" he whispered.
Rei blinked, knowing what Kai was trying to say. A deep happiness swelled up inside of him, and he hugged Kai tighter. "I won't."
AWWWWWW! HOW CUTE!
