3: Love Letters

Hope you are liking this so far. Just a quick thank you to my sister is betaing this, and now on with the story.

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own the characters yet.

Ray moved quietly toward the door, nodding back at Kenny before opening it and slipping inside. Careful not to make enough noise to wake his roommate, Ray gently closed the door and crept across the darkened room toward his bed.

"Take it you finished your analysis."

Ray sighed, clenching his teeth and looking toward Kai's bed as the other switched on the light. "You made a big deal about the others not sleeping and here you are wide awake."

Kai knitted his fingers together behind his head, watching Ray as the other slowly worked his hair free. "I thought I would work on my blade, just in case you decided to twist your ankle again."

Ray shot a glare toward him as he kicked off his shoes. "That wasn't intentional and you know it. Kevin caused that rockslide, and your lucky Tyson and I even managed to show up. You should be grateful."

"I would have been more grateful if Tyson had just left you and ran for the stadium. That way you could have gotten medical attention sooner, and we wouldn't have had to worry about forfeiting. But then, you always did like the big unannounced entrances-"

"Look Kai, at least Tyson cares about what happens to me or the rest of us. All you seem to care about is whether we win or lose-"

"I never wanted to be in this stupid team, Ray." Kai narrowed his eyes, watching Ray as the other slid between the blankets in the next bed across. "All I want to do is defend my title as world champion. Last time I was able to do it without the restrictions you all place on me-"

"Oh shut up, Kai. Do you think we want you?" Ray rolled onto his side and looked toward the other. "I didn't want to be on the team either, but I did it because I knew it would take me places that I wanted to go, and teach me things that I could use later in life. Such as the teamwork, something you know absolutely nothing about."

"Oh come off it Ray. You're only in it cause you want to get laid."

Ray bolted upright, shooting a look toward Kai. "What?"

Kai closed his eyes, the half smile of his playing across his lips. "You don't think I haven't seen those love letters from obsessed fans that you keep in the secret pocket of your backpack?"

Ray narrowed his eyes. "Over half of those letters were addressed to the both of us, and I don't see you throwing them out."

"I find them amusing."

"Amusing?"

"To think that some of those girls have nothing better to do then write mushy letters to two guys they will probably never meet and have only ever seen on tv."

Ray narrowed his eyes. "You're jealous cause there are more letters to me then there are to you."

"I think you'll find that you're the one who's jealous, cause all the girls ever want to do with you is go on a romantic date, while they want to dress up in leather and spank me."

"You might like that kinky stuff, Kai, but I don't." Ray turned his back on the other boy. "Besides, I'm not in the market for a girlfriend."

"Neither am I." Kai smirked. "And I don't believe you."

"What? What makes you say that?"

"The letter you have under your pillow."

Ray glanced back over his shoulder, eyes narrowed. "How do you know about that?"

"I was in the bathroom when I saw you read it. You read it three times while I was watching, and your eyes lit up in such a way I knew it had to be from Mariah."

"Look, what is between me and Mariah has nothing to do with you. We're friends, childhood friends, just like Lee, Kevin, and Gary. And I'm not putting that friendship behind me just because you don't like it."

"Just making sure you know where your loyalties lie, Ray."

"Kai, we've been through this. I'm a Blade Breaker. I'm not a White Tiger anymore, though I have the white tiger bit beast. I thought I proved that in Asia." Ray clenched his fists. "If anyone needs to checks his loyalties, its you Kai."

"You don't need to worry about me. I know where my loyalties lie. Don't worry about that."

Kai reached out and switched off the light, ending any further conversation.

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