Disclaimer: (warning contains Yaoi, if you don't like it then don't read it!) I don't own Kai, Rei, any of the other characters in this fanfic or the situations which they are in some other person does but don't get me wrong I wouldn't think twice about owning Kai! .

In His Dreams
By Darks Light

The trees flew by as Kai stared out the window, deep in thought; they were once again on the bus heading for there next hotel; it was snowing out side as it had been for most of the day. Rei sat a few seats behind Kai looking at him and thinking about what had happened last night while max and Tyson slept and Kenny typed away on his laptop...

Rei's Flashback

...It was around midnight, when I remember waking up to the sound of someone crying. I sat up in bed and listened, it was then that I realised that it was Kai who was crying. I looked down at the blue haired boy lying curled up next to me, he looked so innocent with his triangle less face yet so sad when I saw the tears that stained his cheeks. I wondered what was wrong with our team leader who was usually so cold and emotionless but had now been reduced to crying in the dark.

It hurt me to see him like this, I always thought of Kai as the strong one of the group not to be affected by anything or anyone but now... I sat up against the wall and carefully picked Kai up into my lap trying not to wake him but I didn't succeed. Kais eyes slowly opened as he leant his back against my chest looking up at me, eye's awash with pain and confusion. For a moment we just stayed like that, staring into each others eyes, then he pulled back as if the realisation of where he was had just occurred to him. I continued to watch, he looked both surprised that he was in my arms and embarrassed that I had seen him crying...

Kai's Thoughts

...I sigh silently as I watch the snow covered scenery fly by. I had been with my new team the Blade Breakers for around a year and it was then that I decided it was time to put an end to things.

My grandfather had originally put me in this team to steal their Bitbeasts for his stupid scheme of world domination. I wanted nothing to do with it, I was sick of being his experimental slave and I couldn't care less about his dreams of world domination. I personally didn't give a shit. All I wanted at the time was to be the best there is, I know the others say all I care about is winning but that's not true and they don't know how far off the mark they are. There is one thing I care about more than winning and that is Rei; he was the main reason I decided to break off all contact with my psychotic grandfather. However, that's when the nightmares started.

Last night I found I couldn't get to sleep yet I was to tired to train and when I finally did get some sleep I wished that I hadn't. Last night horrible images replayed themselves over and over again in my head. I found myself in a dimly lit room, lying on the floor when he'd come over to me with that bamboo cane of his and then he'd beat me with it again and again till I cried out in pain.

I didn't know how or when it happened but at some point last night I woke from my nightmare to find my self staring into Reis lovely amber eyes. I could tell that he was concerned, I could see it in his eyes, his facial expression, however it was then that I realised that he had his arms around me and I was sitting in his lap worst of all I had been crying. I pulled away not wanting Rei to see me like this, but he just pulled me back towards him and I let him; being with him seemed to ease away the nightmares that haunted my sleep.

When I woke up that morning I was still in his arms and he was still sleeping peacefully like usual. I didn't know what to think or what he would think about my display of emotional weakness last night. However, I did know that he would want to know about what was wrong with me last night and I didn't want to tell him, I just wanted to put it behind me, burry it away with the rest of my past and human emotions. I sat up and just observed Rei while he slept, his relaxed nature began to wear off on me but in the end I reluctantly slipped out of his arms and left...

Normal POV

Rei sighed, he wasn't going to get anywhere with just sitting there and staring at Kai, he was really concerned it was not like Kai to let anyone see him so weak let alone see him cry. Rei got up and sat down on the seat beside Kai.

Kai could feel Reis presence and sighed, he guessed that Rei was here to find out about last night though he didn't want to discuss it. He looked up at the raven hired boy who's eyes shone with concern.
"Kai...what happened last night?" Rei whispered, so the others wouldn't hear.
"Its nothing Rei, don't worry...I'm fine," Kai managed to lie, he didn't want to tell Rei, he didn't want Rei to see him so weak again, but the memories were coming back. Kai trembled slightly as he remembered the nightmare he had last night and the pain of the cane that felt so real.

Kai quickly looked up as he felt Reis warm arm around him pulling him into his lap again like he had last night, he considered resisting but in the end accepted the invitation. Kai rested his head on Reis shoulder as he felt Rei rub his hand lightly along his back, whispering caring words in his ear trying to calm him down as tears sighlently ran down his cheeks. Whether Rei meant all the words he said Kai didn't know but the comfort gained was enough to keep him there. To Kai it seemed that his ability to experience human emotions was slowly coming back to him; 'but was this a good thing?'

For Kai and Rei the bus arrived earlier than they wanted, both having been quite happy in each other's company. Kai stood up as the bus pulled up to the front of the hotel and walked of the bus behind the others, after him came Rei. It was now dark and yet it still continued to snow, he and the others quickly grabbed their bags and ran for the hotel.

Inside it was nice and warm and it wasn't long before they had their room key and were heading down the hotel corridors. Their room consisted of three bedrooms, with bathrooms, all connecting to a small kitchen and a lounge room with a fire place. The sleeping arrangements were simple, Tyson and Max as always had a room to themselves, Kenny would always have his own as he was usually up all night typing with Dizzie and then Kai and Rei shared the other room.