Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Here's chapter two, the boys are up late at night and one of them starts talking about his old girlfriend.

Chapter 2 - Getting Together
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Rei walked into the waiting area outside of his flight gate. Jet lag crept over him, the flight had been fifteen hours long. He found a sign that pointed him to the room where the bags were being dropped off, when a familiar voice greeted his ears.

"Rei your finally here!" Tyson shouted from across the lobby. He dodged passers by on his way over to welcome his old friend, and Max wasn't far behind.

"Good to see you too Tyson," Rei smiled, "And you Max!"

"You should have written back to me more often Rei, I missed you." Max joked.

"Don't listen to him, he hadn't written to me for six months when I called you," Tyson whispered to Rei. The two broke out laughing, drawing strange looks from Max and the people around.

"What? I wanna know guys!" Max begged.

"Let's go find Kai," Tyson ignored Max.

"Where's Kenny? I thought you two would have come on the same flight," Rei asked.

"He couldn't make it, he had something to do with the university he's going to." Tyson said.

"That's too bad.." Rei's tone saddened.

"Yep, but he said he was sorry and for us to have as much fun as we could," Tyson tried to cheer up the mood. The teens (a/n: they are still teenagers, here their 19) walked down to the baggage area and Tyson and Max backed away as Rei pushed through the crowd searching for his bag. Max and Tyson let their eyes wonder the large room, looking for Kai amongst the mob. Rei walked back to them with his bag and joined in the search. After a while the wave from Rei's flight dispersed and a new wave came in. The one they hoped was Kai's.

"A lot of people coming in..." Max said in awe. There were at least a quarter more people now then before.

"That's why I got here first," Kai cut in from behind them.

"Kai!" They all said at nearly the same time.
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They fought their way out of the airport the former bladers got into Max's car and drove to a near by fast food place.

~In the car~
"But I want buffet!" Tyson complained.

"NO," the others said in unison.
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After they waited in the drive through for fifteen minutes Max drove them back to his apartment. It was about a thirty drive from the restaurant to his small home, so some of the guys decided to eat their fries while they were still warm. By the time they got to the building there were no fries left for Max and Kai.

The apartment wasn't too big, but a good size for only one person. It was nicely furnished, and the other boys suspected Max's mom gave him a little going away gift...or gifts.

"Nice room Max," Rei said.

"Thanks, you guys can drop your stuff anywhere I don't give a damn," Max replied carelessly. He went into the kitchen area and got out some drinks.

"I'll give you all the grand tour," he announced in false excitement, "Over there is the kitchen, down there is the bathroom, and here is the living room. Done," Max finished pointing at all the rooms.

"Wonderful tour Max," Tyson said sarcastically.

"Thank you," Max bowed.

It was only three in the afternoon when they got back to Max's building. Everyone would be staying together for a week, so the rest of the teens unpacked their belongings and stuffed them in Max's closets, save Kai who said he would rather keep his things in his bag.

The afternoon went on slowly, and Tyson and Max left for a bit to pick up some supplies for the night. Kai and Rei were left alone to their own business, which consisted of fighting over what to watch on TV. It was down to news (which neither of them understood since they didn't keep up with America's affairs), or the blankness of no TV when Max and Tyson got back.

"Sorry it took so long guys," Max said when he locked the door.

"The line was huge," Tyson added, "And my ID wouldn't work because it's in Japanese!"

"I forgot mine in the car, so the cashier kicked us out of the line while I went to get it," Max said annoyed, "Then there were already MORE people in the damn line."

"And it was rush hour on the way back," Tyson finished their story.

The two put all their drinks and foods in Max's fridge and went to sit down with Kai and Rei. They started talking about nearly anything, from how school had gone for them since they broke up to when they got kicked out of the house and what they planned to do with their futures. School and what not took a few hours for them all to describe, Kai's explanation being the shortest of them all.

"Still short on words Kai?" Tyson joked. It was nearing eleven pm, and the boys had brought out the alcohol. Max was glad that the walls held sound in well because they were making a huge racket.

Even Kai was starting to lighten up after a few drinks. Tyson and Max had already been acting crazy and the alcohol didn't calm them down at all.

Some how they had reached the topic of music and Tyson, Max, and Rei treating Kai to a concert. Tyson's rendition of Bring me to Life was probably the most humorous. Kai sat laughing at them, and before long found himself humming his favorite tune while the others were serenading.

By one am the former bladers were thoroughly enjoying themselves, and spilling just about anything to each other.

"So...Max, how's your past been with girls?" Tyson started the topic.

"You mean how many girlfriends have I had?" Max questioned and Tyson nodded. "Enough," Max laughed.

"That was a real great answer," Tyson said back, "Which do you remember the most?"

"A tough one..." Max left the room in silence for awhile, "Keiko Amuro, ninth grade."

"Why is Keiko the most memorable?" Rei asked.

"Dunno. She just stands out. I guess I liked her a little more then the other girls," Max answered.

"Enlighten us Max," Kai cut in.

"Sure, what the hell," Max laughed, normally he wouldn't be feel like sharing about the girl but normally he wasn't drunk. "I guess I met her around six months after the team split up. She had kind of tan skin, short black hair with blue streaks, and deep blue eyes."

"You remember that much about her and you say you like her only a little more then the other girls? Do you remember the rest that well?" Tyson laughed. Max ignored him.

"She was a bit bubbly..." Max paused in thought about her, trying to remember everything he could. "Pretty popular, played a viola."

~Flashback/story telling~
I met her on the first day of our new semester, and we were all searching for our new schedules. After I found mine the late bell rang through the school. Crap! I screamed in my head, and started sprinting down the school. I thought it was completely empty, no one had passed me for 4 halls. As I turned the corner to the final hall I crashed into a girl and we both fell flat on the floor.

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I'm not in anyway promoting drinking! Please don't do it because in here they were happy drunks. Other people who drink can do moronic things, and become violent! Don't drink because they do in here.