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

Something by Yaoi Girl

"Why'd you have to go and do that for? You could've killed me!"

"Darn, another failed mission," Rei laughed as he snapped his fingers, the movements and sounds causing Kai to stir.

"You know," Tyson smirked wickedly, "if you two are sitting like that, I wonder what else you've done that I don't know about."

"Leave them alone, Tyson!" Max said as he grabbed the boys arm and began to drag him to the front of the bus before the definitely-not-a-morning-person Kai could get a hold of him.

"No, let him keep it up. I want to see what he does when I starve him for a day," Kai said as he climbed from Rei's comfortable lap to the cold seat next to the raven -haired boy.

"You wouldn't!"

"Oh, but I would," Kai smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest, glaring victoriously at the pouting bluenette, who was clinging to Max and complaining about how mean Kai always is to him.

"It's cold," Rei muttered as he crossed his arms, rubbing his hands up and down, trying to warm his skin up and make the goosebumps go away. Amber eyes then focused on Kai. "Could I use this?" he asked, slightly lifting the end of Kai's scarf.

Kai sighed and untied the fabric from around his neck, holding it out to Rei, who smiled and gratefully took it, wrapping it around his upper body.

"Thanks."

"Whatever," Kai sighed as he sat back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest and closing his eyes.

"Did you have any bad dreams?" came the hesitant question.

To this, crimson orbs again became visible, locking with amber, his tone soft. "No."

"Good," Rei said as he snuggled up against Kai's side, the other boy then wrapping his arm around Rei without thinking about it.

As Rei slept soundly, Kai couldn't help but think about the horrible dream that haunts his sleep for the rest of the ride.

~*~

The dream always came in random fragments, but the on he seen most frequently was of him confessing his feelings for Rei, then shortly after, he and Rei are covered in blood, the boy laying lifeless in his arms.

~*~

'It's so hard no to like him though. I guess it's alright if I like him, but I can't ever say I love him,' Kai thought determinedly as he gently shook Rei to wake him. "We're here."

Amber eyes opened and drooped back shut several times before he shakily stood up, falling into Kai's chest.

Deciding not to fight to wake him up, Kai scooped the surprising light boy into his arms and carried him off the bus. Tyson was going to say something to tease him, his cocky grin already in place, but closed his mouth when Max caught on and elbowed him in the ribs.

"You guys go ahead and go get something to eat. I'm going to get our rooms and see if I can wake him up, then I'll join you, at least," Kai said as he gently readjusted his grip on the boy.

Tyson instantly grabbed Max and Kenny by their arms, dragging them at lightning speed to the dining area of the hotel.

The crimson-eyed bluenette smiled a half smile at them before smiling down at the sleeping burden in his arms. He then entered the hotel, setting Rei in a chair in the lobby while he got the keys.

The fun part was getting the key to his room out and open the door with Rei in his arms, but he managed, never once waking or stirring the boy.

Once in his suite, he walked over to the bed, gently laying the slumbering boy down before he stood up straight, staring down at him with some indescribable look in his eyes, something resembling fear and longing.

It's not that he wasn't afraid of touching Rei, it was just that he didn't was to get close to him. He couldn't let his dream be fulfilled. But in order to do that, he was going to have to seal off his heart again and show no emotions, maybe even hurt Rei on the inside a little to keep him away.

But not tonight. He knew the dream would come again and knew that Rei would always be there to comfort him when he cried. And he also knew that he'd have to tell the raven-haired boy his secret, and that was what was going to be done tonight.

Rei whimpered and rolled over in his sleep, reaching his arms out beside him, seemingly feeling for something, or rather, someone.

Kai sat down on the edge of the bed, staring down at him with a small smile as he placed his hand in one of Rei's, the boy's whimpering ceasing as soon as Kai had taken his hand.

'This can't go on,' the bluenette thought a few minutes later as he carefully and slowly slid his hand away from Rei's. He sighed and turned his head to face the door. 'It's a surprise that one of them hasn't barged in and demanded where we are. It's been at least fifteen minutes since they went to eat.'

Crimson eyes again landed on Rei's sleeping face. "Rei...wake up. You need to eat."

The boy didn't wake, just shifted his body closer to the voice and the warmth.

"C'mon, Rei. Wake up," he said a little louder this time as he gently shook the boy by the shoulder. Again the boy didn't stir.

Kai again sighed and withdrew his hand, turning back to the door as he began to stand up, but he couldn't move very far off the bed, as Rei now sat up behind him, his arms wrapped around Kai's neck as he hugged him from behind.

One of Kai's hands absently found Rei's locked one's on his chest.

They stayed that way for several minutes before Kai again removed his hand, standing and breaking Rei's arms free from his body.

"Aren't you going to tell me?"

"Can I after we eat?" the bluenette softly requested as he faced the door.

Rei climbed off the bed, standing behind Kai and wrapped his arms around his waist and resting his chin on the boy's shoulder. "You've been holding it off all day."

"Fine," he finally sighed as he lowered his head, Rei leading him back to the bed to sit. "I know you all look up to me for support in battle and as a friend, but I've noticed that you have more than the others."

The amber-eyed boy nodded in understanding as he sat next to the bluenette, hands in his lap as he stared at the floor, listening.

"And because you're the closest friend that I've ever had, I fear for your safety now."

"Does something happen to me in your dream?" Rei asked softly, still staring at the floor.

"You die in my arms," Kai said in his emotionless voice as he stood and headed for the door. 'No more weakness, Kai. You have to keep him away from you from now on.'

Rei could only watch in silence as the boy left. 'He thinks because of a dream that I'm going to die? But it is a repeating dream, so who knows? Maybe it's caused by stress. Maybe he has something else built up inside him that he doesn't want out. Maybe about me...'

He turned and looked down at the slightly disarrayed sheets, running his hand over the dark blue satin before he stood up and walked out the door.


~*~

"Where were you guys?" Max asked as he, Kenny, and Tyson came back from dinner.

Kai simply walked past them, tossing their room keys over his shoulder. "Talking."

The three boys looked at each other, confused as to why Kai was now sounding so cold again.

"Let's go talk to Rei," Kenny suggested with a shrug. "They were 'talking' after all. But where do we look for Rei? He's probably in Kai's room and we have no idea where that is."

"There's only four suites in this hotel, so it shouldn't be that hard to find him," Max said as he took the elevator to the top floor."

They didn't have to look far at all for Rei; the raven haired boy now sat outside of Kai's suite, crying in a ball.

Tyson was the first one to his side. "What happened? Did Kai hurt you?!"

Rei sniffed, lifting his head and shaking it. "No."

"Then what happened?!"

"The dream. He told me about the dream."

"Yeah, and?"

"He said...he said I died in his arms. But it wasn't Kai; it was that emotionless bastard. I thought he was gone...He doesn't care whether I live or die! He doesn't care about me!" he sobbed as he leaned into Max's embrace, who was now sitting on the floor next to him with his arms wrapped tightly and protectively around his shuddering body. After he calmed down a bit, he went on. "But what I don't understand is, before he told me that, he said that I was his closest friend and he feared for my safety. So why doesn't he care if I get hurt?"

TBC

Now you know what's bothering Kai!! And sorry for not updating in forever and a half...Blame it on my muse!!!!!! Hopefully this chapter wasn't too short for you guys!

Anywho, hope you liked!