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Return To Summer

Chapter 2: A Letter From Rei

The car ride home from the northern shore was long and almost mind-numbing. For hours on end, I'd watched the countryside roll off into the deepening night. Around midnight, as my eyes began to droop, the city lights came into view, blinding me; lighting up the night.

At long last, the car slowed and then died all together. I yawned and stretched, making motions to get out of the car. I stumbled onto the sidewalk.

"Sir."

I waved the driver off. "Take it up."

"Sir."

Shoes clicked over pavement and I stumbled to the door.

I finally reached the flat and shuffled inside. The butler offered me a pile of papers. "Your mail, Sir."

Deftly, I plucked the papers from his hands. Blinking sleepily, I looked through them. "Bill, bill, junk, bill, junk, post-card from Grandfather, flyer, junk, bill, newspaper...what's this?"

I held up the conspicous mail, looking at my name, scrawling across the front, written almost incorrectly in Japanese. I unfolded the note, setting down the other mail. My brow creased as I tried to make sense of it.

The letter was written in a funny, almost sloppy hand, the characters curling in funny places and I had to re-read it several times before I understood what it said. I read the signature six times before I knew who it was from. Rei. Of course, that's why the writing looked funny. He was probably trying to transpose from Chinese (whichever branch he spoke...I wasn't sure) to Japanese. Funny, most Americans think the writing is all the same, but it isn't at all. I scanned the note. "Dear Kai," it read. I winced as I saw the downward brush-stroke through the character that represented my name, nearly making the word into something else. I went through the letter like that, finding all of Rei's mistakes. I knew I shouldn't, but I couldn't help it. I felt so incredibly judgemental.

At last, I set the letter down, satisfied I had correctly guessed what it was supposed to say. "Hnn." /So...He's invited you for a visit..../ Part of me wanted so badly to go. Another part of me told me not to bother. It was just Rei, after all. On the other hand, it was /REI./ My mind tied somehow managed to tie itself back into the knots that had been there a week previous in the span of seconds. I had thought I had this all sorted out...I glanced at the clock. The lights had been dimmed and the butler had since retired from the room. I hadn't even noticed that he'd gone. Sighing, I rubbed my temples and headed out of the kitchen. Maybe after a good night's sleep I'd be able to sort this out....

So much for a good's night sleep. Insomnia decided to drop ice down my back whenever my eyes got so heavy I couldn't keep them open. I tossed and turned for what seemed like hours and the dark never lifted. Everytime I looked at the clock, only minutes had changed. Anger, frustration and an almost depression settled on me. In a fit of rage, I flung the bedsheets across the room, followed closely by my pillow, then curled up on the matress, trying not to cry. It was uncharacteristic, but I was in such inner turmoil. My mind churned over and over, trying to come to a conclusion, but somehow, it all got mixed up again and made the knots tighter. My eyes felt heavy and dusty and Rei was grinning at me from the corners of my mind because he knew this was his fault. I buried my hands in my hair, trying to tear it out. "Get out!" I screeched at him and he just grinned wider, finding this somehow amusing.

At last, Insomnia grew tired of toying with me and left me slumped on the bare mattress, still not able to fall asleep, but too exhausted to care. I might have been sleeping, I don't know. Long minutes passed and everything was silent. It was harsh on my ears and the inner voices started to yammer, still trying to sort me out. I hate being human. Being and animal seems so much simpler- eat, sleep and survive.

At long last, the sun stretched its limbs, pale dawn light creeping in through the window. I heaved a sigh and uncurled, sitting up. I felt horrible. My eyes felt scratchy, dry. I was hot and uncomfortable. My head pounded with a headache. I felt tired. I hauled myself up, finding myself unbearabley heavy, my limbs too weak to even think about supporting me. My head was worst of all- still tied up in knots, still shouting at me, Rei still sitting there, grinning. He closed my eyes and hauled myself off the mattress. "Seeing things...," I grumbled to myself, stumbling across the floor. "What next?" Rei was still grinning at me, swinging his feet into my brain and I half suspected that was where the headache originated. "Go away," I muttered, but he persisted still. God, I hated him....

The water ran down my back, making me shiver, waking me from my sleep(or lack there of) induced stupor. The water heated up, making me relax, any tension in my body starting to evaporate. "Take that," I muttered to Rei, who frowned and promptly turned away. I reached for the soap. My hair was plastered to my head by this point, cooling the pounding blood vessels and the headache dissipated. I closed my eyes and smirked. I felt better already. After all, I'm the invincible Kai- I can do without sleep. Sleep, ha! Who needs it? "Me," I muttered darkly, running my hands through my tangled hair. Sometimes I wonder why I don't just cut it all off. It's only an annoyance. I smirked. I guess I didn't have it that bad- after all, look at how long Rei's hair was. That started me off on the train of thought that only leads to one place....

I started trying to picture...certain things in my head. I'm a teenage boy, give me a break. We do things like this. I wondered how long it took Rei to wash his hair...What he looked like while he was doing it...What did his hair feel like? Was it silky?

I wondered what Rei looked like naked. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine. It was hard to do- he wore so much you couldn't tell what his frame was under the layers of cloth. Unconciously, I passed my tongue over my lips. In my mind, Rei looked /good./ Fuck, he looked HOT. I mentally bey myself that he looked even better in the flesh. I shivered when I thought the last line. It took me down a whole other track. What did his skin feel like? What would it be like to touch him? How did he like to be touched? What did he look like when he came? I tried my best to put conjure up an image to satisfy the last question. The tingling feeling that had been building in the pit of my stomach moved downwards and I reached down to stroke

it. I let my head fall back, resting it against the wall off the shower stall, biting back a groan.

There was a knock on the door and I jumped. "What?!" I yelled, hoping my voice didn't break. The goddamn butler answered back, though his voice was muffled through the door and the shower seemed to drown him out.

"There's phone call for you, Sir. Should I put them on hold?"

I gritted my teeth. If this was another phone solicitor...."Put them on hold," I ground out, hoping it wasn't a telemarketer or...God forbid, Tyson.

"Very well, Sir."

I sighed and thumped my head against the wall. Why me? The shower water changed from hot to icy cold at that second. I yelped (another uncharacteristic thing, but hey. Wouldn't you?) and shut off the water. Grinding my teeth in frustration, I clambered out of the shower, wrapping a towel around my waist. There was no hope of a good jerk-off session now. I stormed into my room and got dressed, then stomped out into the kitchen and took the phone from the butler. "Hello?" I was pissed, and I couldn't contain my contempt for whoever was on the other end of the line.

The voice seemed timid. "Oy, Kai. It's me, Rei. Uh....is this a bad time?"

"No. Not really," I muttered, feeling all my anger evaporate.

His voice, as unsteady as it was, was as smooth as honey and just as sweet. I felt like I was melting. "Oh, okay then."

His voice brightened and cleared a bit. My heart fluttered in my chest and I mentally screamed at it to be still. "- did you get my letter?"

I blinked. "Huh? Oh, yeah. I got it."

"Great! So, uh...whaddya say?"

I could practically hear him beaming. I was silent for a long time. "I don't know," I said at last, quietly.

"Well, think about it, would ya?"

There was an almost pleading quality in his tone. How could I refuse? "Fine," I said.

It wasn't like he was forcing me to go. Besides, I did miss him. You could almost hear his smile when he replied. "Great! I'll look forward to it! Will you be coming down soon?"

"I guess-"

"Great! See ya soon!"

And with that, he hung up. I sighed. How did he do that to me? He could walk all over me and I didn't - wouldn't - care.

"Sir?"

I turned to the butler. "What?"

"Should I pack your things, Sir? And may I inquire where you're going?"

"Hnn."

I turned and walked out of the room. "I'll pack myself."