Thanks for all the great reviews. I appreciate them tons. ^_^ Well, after
that little paragraph I wrote saying how I wasn't going to make this
Kai/Tyson and for people to stop asking me to, I STILL got a review
requesting them! o_O I think you all know the answer is no...I've only said
it a couple hundred times. ^^;; Okay, that's an exaggeration. But still.
STOP ASKING FOR THEM! Please. It's starting to irk me. *twitch*
All right, listen up you anti-yaoi people. This chapter contains something resembling yaoi. ^^ It's like...one-sided yaoi. Yup. You'll see what I'm talking about when you read the chappie.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade.
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Chapter Five
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The gentle sound of the sparkling stream running soothed Rei and Max. They were sitting on the bank, enjoying the calm. Max sighed and threw a pebble in the water.
"It's so ironic. This place is so beautiful, yet..." Max trailed off.
"I hear you." Rei sighed. Max scooted closer to him and Rei thought he heard him whimper slightly. He turned to look at Max and gently put an arm around his shoulders. Max shut his eyes and rested his head on Rei's shoulder.
"Tyson can't be gone. He can't...he was so talented and such a wonderful friend." Max looked up suddenly. "One stupid plane crash can't kill him!"
"Max-"
"It's not fair!" he cried passionately. "It's not fair!"
"Life isn't fair Max. I wish it was, but it isn't." Rei felt a tear fall from his own eye, and sniffed.
"I wish this never happened. I wish we never made it to the World Championships," Max mumbled.
"Don't say that," a cold voice said from behind them. Rei turned and saw Kai standing there, Kenny beside him.
"Kai? It's barely been three hours. I thought you'd still be sleeping," Rei remarked.
"I don't ever want to hear you talk like that again," Kai said with a steel edge to his voice. It took Rei a moment to realize that he was talking to Max.
Max glared at the water. "Why not? If this hadn't happened, Tyson would still be here. We wouldn't be stranded. You wouldn't have a broken wrist. You wouldn't have had to stay up all night with me because I was sick. You'd be living a normal life and you'd be a lot happier!"
A look of surprise replaced the frosty one on Kai. He opened his mouth wordlessly.
Max shut his eyes. "We're such a burden to you! You're too young to have this kind of responsibility, you shouldn't have to worry about so much all the time. It's not fair...not to you or anyone else."
Rei swallowed quietly, watching to see Kai's response. Kai stood there, shocked speechless.
"Y-you think that you're a burden to me?" Kai asked, stuttering slightly. Max opened his eyes and sniffled.
"I wish we could all just be happy," he whispered, sounding very much like a small child. Rei watched Kai's face soften sadly at the innocent words Max had just spoken. Max wiped his eyes hurriedly and whispered an apology so low, Rei had to strain his ears to hear it.
"Don't apologize. I understand," Kai said haltingly. "I should apologize for not taking better care of you guys. This should have never happened."
"Now don't start blaming yourself, Kai. This isn't anyone's fault and you know it," Rei said.
"Chief!" Max said suddenly, noticing Kenny for the first time.
"Hey guys," he said cheerfully.
"You look a lot better," Rei observed. Kenny shifted Dizzi under his arm.
"I am a lot better now that I've laid down a few facts."
"Oh?" Rei arched an eyebrow. Kenny sat down on the ground and opened Dizzi.
"The plane crash was not an accident. It was meant to kill Kai," he started bluntly. Max gasped beside him and Rei looked up at Kai, who nodded.
"It's Voltaire. He wants me back," Kai said grimly. "And I'm going."
Rei's jaw went slack. "You're leaving?"
"I'm not leaving the Blade Breakers, Rei," Kai said with a faint hint of a smile. "I'm going back because if Tyson's alive, that's the only place he'll be. And in order for me to find out, I have to go."
"Well one thing is sure," Rei said dryly. "There is no way in hell you're going alone. If Voltaire wants you, he's going to get all of us. And that's more than he bargained for."
Kai shook his head." No."
"You're not leaving without me."
"No."
"Kai!"
"No. It's too dangerous."
"It's not any more dangerous than it is for you by yourself than with all of us together! It's all the same!"
"No."
Rei glared hard at Kai. "Kai Hiwatari. You cannot rid yourself of me easily."
Kai glared back. "You. Are. Not. Going."
Max laughed nervously. "Eh...guys?"
The two boys continued glaring for a moment before Kai turned on his heel and began walking back in the general direction of the tents. Rei stood quickly.
"Be right back!" he yelled at Kenny and Max as he ran after Kai.
~~~
Rei found Kai in his tent, redoing his splint. Rei walked in quietly.
"There's another reason you shouldn't go alone," Rei stated, signaling to Kai's wrist. Kai stayed quiet.
"Look. You know as well as I do that no one's going to let you go by yourself," Rei sighed.
"Max and Kenny don't have a problem with it. Only you." Kai's words were harsh and cold, and for a moment, Rei was taken back. He gathered himself again.
"You're damn right I have a problem with it. You're not going alone because you can't take care of yourself in your condition."
"I'm fine."
"Furthermore," Rei plowed on. "I care too much about you to let you go and get yourself killed."
Kai's mind was filled with surprise, but none showed on his face. "I'm not going to get myself killed."
Rei sat down beside Kai. "I care about you. A lot. You're strong, I know, but even the strongest have their weak moments."
"What are you saying Rei?"
Rei moved closer. "You may not like me, you may not like anyone. But that's not going to stop me."
Kai felt his breathing quicken as Rei gently kissed him. Kai's eyes widened as he felt the Chinese boy's soft lips against his. Rei eyes were shut peacefully. The kiss was short, just a brush against the other. Rei pulled away slowly and looked at Kai.
Kai was shocked. He could be cruel. He could be a jerk. He could be a ruthless cynical bastard if he wanted to, with no problem. But he wasn't at all sure if he could be a heartbreaker.
Because the truth was, he just didn't feel the same way about Rei.
"Rei...I..." Kai couldn't form an intelligent sentence.
"I'm sorry if I took you by surprise," was all Rei said. Kai felt like slapping him. He had just kissed him!
Of course you took me by surprise you moron!
"Rei, oh God, I...man, this...I..."
"Kai? Just say what you feel. I have to know."
Kai hesitated. "I don't know how to put this."
"Just say it. I'm not afraid."
"...I don't think I feel the same way about you, Rei."
Rei was looking at the ceiling when Kai said this. He nodded slightly. "I understand."
"Rei-"
"No, really. I do. And even though you don't like me the way I like you, I sincerely hope our friendship isn't ruined. Because that would just be too much."
"No. We're still friends," Kai said quietly. Rei smiled.
"That's good enough for me."
~~~ (A/N: OMG, this is SO coming out to be crap! I dunno where all that came from, I never planned it!)
The next morning, the Blade Breakers packed up. They were going to the abbey.
"All right, Kai, I think we're ready," Rei said cheerfully. Kai was unnerved by Rei's nonchalant attitude. He acted completely untouched by what had happened last night.
But Kai wasn't about to go and confront him. He pushed all thoughts out of his mind except his grandfather. Voltaire was viciously evil, and would do anything to get Kai back at Biovolt. Including killing anyone dear to Kai.
Kai sighed. The rest of his team obstinately refused to let him go by himself. They had made that much very clear.
"Kai?" Max's timid voice brought him back. Kai looked up.
"You okay?" Max peered into his eyes.
Kai made an irritated sound and glared. "Let's go."
~~~
TBC
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Okay, I know that chapter was freakishly short. (and stupid) And I'm sorryyyy!! I can't help it, nothing really happened. In the next chapter, things will get more interesting. Nothing happens on the way to Biovolt, so I'm just going to start out chapter 6 as soon as they arrive. The rating might go up in the next chapter; it just depends on how far I get into the story. It will go up eventually. Very soon, actually. I think. ^^;; Please review! Thanks. Toodles.
All right, listen up you anti-yaoi people. This chapter contains something resembling yaoi. ^^ It's like...one-sided yaoi. Yup. You'll see what I'm talking about when you read the chappie.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade.
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Chapter Five
~~~
The gentle sound of the sparkling stream running soothed Rei and Max. They were sitting on the bank, enjoying the calm. Max sighed and threw a pebble in the water.
"It's so ironic. This place is so beautiful, yet..." Max trailed off.
"I hear you." Rei sighed. Max scooted closer to him and Rei thought he heard him whimper slightly. He turned to look at Max and gently put an arm around his shoulders. Max shut his eyes and rested his head on Rei's shoulder.
"Tyson can't be gone. He can't...he was so talented and such a wonderful friend." Max looked up suddenly. "One stupid plane crash can't kill him!"
"Max-"
"It's not fair!" he cried passionately. "It's not fair!"
"Life isn't fair Max. I wish it was, but it isn't." Rei felt a tear fall from his own eye, and sniffed.
"I wish this never happened. I wish we never made it to the World Championships," Max mumbled.
"Don't say that," a cold voice said from behind them. Rei turned and saw Kai standing there, Kenny beside him.
"Kai? It's barely been three hours. I thought you'd still be sleeping," Rei remarked.
"I don't ever want to hear you talk like that again," Kai said with a steel edge to his voice. It took Rei a moment to realize that he was talking to Max.
Max glared at the water. "Why not? If this hadn't happened, Tyson would still be here. We wouldn't be stranded. You wouldn't have a broken wrist. You wouldn't have had to stay up all night with me because I was sick. You'd be living a normal life and you'd be a lot happier!"
A look of surprise replaced the frosty one on Kai. He opened his mouth wordlessly.
Max shut his eyes. "We're such a burden to you! You're too young to have this kind of responsibility, you shouldn't have to worry about so much all the time. It's not fair...not to you or anyone else."
Rei swallowed quietly, watching to see Kai's response. Kai stood there, shocked speechless.
"Y-you think that you're a burden to me?" Kai asked, stuttering slightly. Max opened his eyes and sniffled.
"I wish we could all just be happy," he whispered, sounding very much like a small child. Rei watched Kai's face soften sadly at the innocent words Max had just spoken. Max wiped his eyes hurriedly and whispered an apology so low, Rei had to strain his ears to hear it.
"Don't apologize. I understand," Kai said haltingly. "I should apologize for not taking better care of you guys. This should have never happened."
"Now don't start blaming yourself, Kai. This isn't anyone's fault and you know it," Rei said.
"Chief!" Max said suddenly, noticing Kenny for the first time.
"Hey guys," he said cheerfully.
"You look a lot better," Rei observed. Kenny shifted Dizzi under his arm.
"I am a lot better now that I've laid down a few facts."
"Oh?" Rei arched an eyebrow. Kenny sat down on the ground and opened Dizzi.
"The plane crash was not an accident. It was meant to kill Kai," he started bluntly. Max gasped beside him and Rei looked up at Kai, who nodded.
"It's Voltaire. He wants me back," Kai said grimly. "And I'm going."
Rei's jaw went slack. "You're leaving?"
"I'm not leaving the Blade Breakers, Rei," Kai said with a faint hint of a smile. "I'm going back because if Tyson's alive, that's the only place he'll be. And in order for me to find out, I have to go."
"Well one thing is sure," Rei said dryly. "There is no way in hell you're going alone. If Voltaire wants you, he's going to get all of us. And that's more than he bargained for."
Kai shook his head." No."
"You're not leaving without me."
"No."
"Kai!"
"No. It's too dangerous."
"It's not any more dangerous than it is for you by yourself than with all of us together! It's all the same!"
"No."
Rei glared hard at Kai. "Kai Hiwatari. You cannot rid yourself of me easily."
Kai glared back. "You. Are. Not. Going."
Max laughed nervously. "Eh...guys?"
The two boys continued glaring for a moment before Kai turned on his heel and began walking back in the general direction of the tents. Rei stood quickly.
"Be right back!" he yelled at Kenny and Max as he ran after Kai.
~~~
Rei found Kai in his tent, redoing his splint. Rei walked in quietly.
"There's another reason you shouldn't go alone," Rei stated, signaling to Kai's wrist. Kai stayed quiet.
"Look. You know as well as I do that no one's going to let you go by yourself," Rei sighed.
"Max and Kenny don't have a problem with it. Only you." Kai's words were harsh and cold, and for a moment, Rei was taken back. He gathered himself again.
"You're damn right I have a problem with it. You're not going alone because you can't take care of yourself in your condition."
"I'm fine."
"Furthermore," Rei plowed on. "I care too much about you to let you go and get yourself killed."
Kai's mind was filled with surprise, but none showed on his face. "I'm not going to get myself killed."
Rei sat down beside Kai. "I care about you. A lot. You're strong, I know, but even the strongest have their weak moments."
"What are you saying Rei?"
Rei moved closer. "You may not like me, you may not like anyone. But that's not going to stop me."
Kai felt his breathing quicken as Rei gently kissed him. Kai's eyes widened as he felt the Chinese boy's soft lips against his. Rei eyes were shut peacefully. The kiss was short, just a brush against the other. Rei pulled away slowly and looked at Kai.
Kai was shocked. He could be cruel. He could be a jerk. He could be a ruthless cynical bastard if he wanted to, with no problem. But he wasn't at all sure if he could be a heartbreaker.
Because the truth was, he just didn't feel the same way about Rei.
"Rei...I..." Kai couldn't form an intelligent sentence.
"I'm sorry if I took you by surprise," was all Rei said. Kai felt like slapping him. He had just kissed him!
Of course you took me by surprise you moron!
"Rei, oh God, I...man, this...I..."
"Kai? Just say what you feel. I have to know."
Kai hesitated. "I don't know how to put this."
"Just say it. I'm not afraid."
"...I don't think I feel the same way about you, Rei."
Rei was looking at the ceiling when Kai said this. He nodded slightly. "I understand."
"Rei-"
"No, really. I do. And even though you don't like me the way I like you, I sincerely hope our friendship isn't ruined. Because that would just be too much."
"No. We're still friends," Kai said quietly. Rei smiled.
"That's good enough for me."
~~~ (A/N: OMG, this is SO coming out to be crap! I dunno where all that came from, I never planned it!)
The next morning, the Blade Breakers packed up. They were going to the abbey.
"All right, Kai, I think we're ready," Rei said cheerfully. Kai was unnerved by Rei's nonchalant attitude. He acted completely untouched by what had happened last night.
But Kai wasn't about to go and confront him. He pushed all thoughts out of his mind except his grandfather. Voltaire was viciously evil, and would do anything to get Kai back at Biovolt. Including killing anyone dear to Kai.
Kai sighed. The rest of his team obstinately refused to let him go by himself. They had made that much very clear.
"Kai?" Max's timid voice brought him back. Kai looked up.
"You okay?" Max peered into his eyes.
Kai made an irritated sound and glared. "Let's go."
~~~
TBC
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Okay, I know that chapter was freakishly short. (and stupid) And I'm sorryyyy!! I can't help it, nothing really happened. In the next chapter, things will get more interesting. Nothing happens on the way to Biovolt, so I'm just going to start out chapter 6 as soon as they arrive. The rating might go up in the next chapter; it just depends on how far I get into the story. It will go up eventually. Very soon, actually. I think. ^^;; Please review! Thanks. Toodles.