Disclaimers: I don't own Beyblade; I'm simply using the characters for my and my muse's entertainment.

Something by Yaoi Girl

Amber eyes slowly fluttered open against the sun's rays that filtered through the windows.

Yawning, Rei simply stayed in his position, his mind too groggy and tired to realize that he was resting on Kai.

Two or three more minutes of random, partial, and incoherent thoughts, Rei was fully awake, wide-eyed, and trembling slightly with fear.

Not only then did he realize the way he was so comfortably draped on Kai, he felt a gentle hand running through his sleep mused hair, which he had left down after his shower the night before.

Gulping, he hesitantly looked up towards Kai's face, instantly sighing in relief as he noticed the boy's eyes were still closed.

'I need to get out of here before he wakes up and yanks my hair out or something.'

As Rei gently removed Kai's arm from around him, he froze as Kai's fingers laced with his own.

"Where are you going?"

"Uh...I need to go to the bathroom," Rei's mind managed, moving his gaze from their hands to the pair of crimson eyes that looked up at him, confused and lost.

"Please..." Kai started, his lips moving but releasing no sound as tears came to his eyes.

The rave-haired boy was in total fear at the sight of their strong, seemingly invincible team leader in tears and clinging tightly to his hand.

All his panicked mind could think was, "Kai! What's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Why me? Why are you begging me to stay with you? What's happened to you?'

Rei lifted the broken boy to his chest, Kai instantly grabbing his free hand tightly to Rei's night shirt, burying his face into the boy's chest, squeezing Rei's hand even more as he began to cry uncontrollably.

He wrapped his free arm around Kai's back, gently running his hand up and down the boy's spine, tears coming to his own amber eyes.

'Why am I crying? Is it because I'm afraid for him? Because I don't like seeing a friend cry? Why? Kai, what's wrong?!'

Burying his face in Kai's hair, Rei cried with him.

TBC

I think I had a bad day when I wrote this chapter...but my friend Angela said she like this chapter and the rest of what I have written anyway.

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