Here's to all my reviewers for their kind support on my first fic… I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
CS: Cripes, I hate it when she's mushy…
I luv Yugi and Daisuke so :p: Did you really think I captivated people with this fic? (blushes) Thanx for your support!!!
Chibi-Mariah: What DID Kai DO? Heh heh, somehow I think I know. I've read a couple of your fics… but I could never review 'cause I hadn't registered yet!!! (CS: It took a lot of convincing from Angevar and 4 pounds of CHOCOLATE to get her to put it on. ME: Was it 4 pounds, thought it was 2…)
Angel Turned Devil: Never knew angels could turn into devils… (CS: That's what happened to you… ME: Really? I've never noticed…) I thought the first chappie was too short… but I'm glad you liked it!! ^^
Who-was-seen: Geez, I'm working really hard here!!! Boarding school is VERY stressful, so I'll update as soon as possible. CS: Not to mention the lack of comps in this school…
CrazyJen: I've read your fic and reviewed for it as well. I happen to like mush even though I'm slightly more into character and angst. I'll be checking you for more Tyka!! ^^
Krixel: Yes, there is a lot of tension in the first two chapters, but romance and fluff are coming up soon!!!
Angel Tala: If Angevar finds out that I'm talking to you, she'll have me in the hospital. She has a thing against Tala. Me, I like Tala. Such a complex character…maybe I should write a fic on him… Anyway, hope you're not disappointed by this chappie!!
Rumi-Chan: (shakes) They really like me…(cries out in happiness) WAHOOO!!!
CS: I'm still looking for a job… Timmy really appreciates your praise (even though she doesn't deserve it…) and agrees that MARA should be there 'cause there aren't enough fics with Mara.
Frostt: If you're curious now, God help you for the rest of the story 'cause the suspense grows into something much more… and all my muses are chibis (easier to threaten…)
Zoea: Here it is. Enjoy!! ^^
Little Kai's Angel: All the famous authors are reviewing MY story… THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I've read your story 'The love live of young Hiwatari' Plz update!!! ^^
ME: The next chappie has officially arrived
CS: What are you, the energizer bunny? How can you go on and on and on?
ME: I went to fay's..
CS: That would explain itturns to readers Sugarhigh…
ME: I keep going and going and going…
CT: Fay's is a café dedicated solely for making people go on sugarhigh*sweatdrops* I remember the last time she went… Not pretty.
ME: MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE!!!!
CS: Onwards with the story.
DISCLAIMER: Yadda yadda yadda, yes we know the drill…
Chapter 2
Time for change
How could he come back? Does he realize what he's done?
How could he come back, and act as if nothing has happened?
Before, he might have been welcomed with open arms, but he can't expect things to be the same. The no good son of a…
Tyson opened the door to his office, muttering curses that would have made a wrestler blush during a match. He was lucky, though. He had a warning from Dragoon that Kai had arrived in Japan. He spent the whole morning thinking what to say and answering back. Memories kept on attacking that day and he couldn't seem to concentrate at all, which is why Max battled the rookie while he did some deskwork.
Yet all those years together had placed a bond he knew no amount of sadness and pain could remove.
Not that he wanted it to go. Did he?
Did he hate Kai?
***Flashback***
"Come on, you guys," Max said whining, "Whadya waiting for? New Year?"
Tyson gave his trademark evil grin, "'Course not Maxie! We're waiting for our fifth wheel! You coming Kai?"
Kai grunted and said, "Hn, and skip dessert? No thanks."
Tyson and Max spent 5 minutes staring at Kai, goggle-eyed. Ray videotaped it.
It's not everyday Tyson speechless.[1]
***End Flashback***
Kai was pretty much the same, except for the flicker of emotion that kept passing through his eyes. Tyson knew quite well Kai only shows emotions if he wanted people to see them.
In other words, Kai was trying to get sympathy from Tyson. He didn't expect that and it threw him considerably off-guard, but he managed to compose himself and retaliate.
You won't shatter my life. I've rebuilt it. It doesn't need you. Or love.
But, even then Kai wouldn't show emotion… unless he was thrown off-course. I must have shocked him for acting sensibly for once.
Tyson sat in his chair and began to work on some important documents that required his checking.
*THUD*
Tyson jumped, visibly startled. He saw that Kai had entered his office. And slammed the door.
Without knocking also, he thought with venom and nostalgia. Some things never change.
"Why are giving me the cold shoulder treatment? That's for strangers, and I'm not a stranger," Kai said angrily. That anger made Tyson flinch inside. And get angry as well.
Who is he to tell me what to do!!
Tyson glared at him coldly. "Oh really? You're speaking for yourself then. Leave me alone. I have a lot of work on my hands and they don't require your presence."
"I'm not leaving Tyson. Not now, not ever. I'm back."
Tyson's heart sank with those words. He's staying… He can't… He wouldn't…
One look into Kai's fathomless crimson eyes told him that he meant everything he said.
Tyson hid his disappointment and replied his voice cold as mid-winter frost, "Don't expect me to be happy. It doesn't work that way. It did before, it doesn't anymore." He stood up, "Now I must ask you to leave my office."
Kai only came closer. Tyson fought the rising panic inside himself.
Stay away…
"Leave."
Please…
He only advanced more.
I can't… I don't want to be hurt anymore…
"G-go away."
So much pain… Go away…
Their faces were inches apart from each other.
"Kai!"
Kai forcefully grabbed the other teen's chin and brought it closer towards him. Tyson's eyes clouded with fear.
"I'm not leaving, Tyson"
And he crushed the other teen's lips against his own.
Passion. Passion, he had kept locked inside for so long, he had forgotten it existed. He poured everything he had into that kiss. He felt Tyson's passion and… pain?
He sensed pain. Hurt. Sorrow.
His heart shattered. Did he do this? Did he destroy the innocent teen he fell in love with?
Tyson struggled for a while, but gave up, defeated by the older teen's strength.
They broke apart, for the need for air. Tyson's hair was slightly messed up and he looked quite flustered.
Kai walked out with a parting remark, "I always get what I want."
Tyson watched the door close and put a finger on his lips. They tingled.
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When Ray came to check on Tyson, he saw a flustered and stunned teen sitting in his chair.
He gently shook the blunette, "Tyson? Are you alright?"
Tyson slowly looked a mixture of emotions in his eyes. It broke Ray to see Tyson like this.
"Why is he here, Ray? Why did he come back?" He pleaded, his eyes begging.
Ray had no answer for that, but he knew where to get one.
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Kai didn't want it. He hated the old crumbling mansion that used to belong to his detestable old grandfather. It didn't want him and he certainly didn't want it. However, he had no place to stay. Grumbling, he picked up a broom and began to clean up the cobwebs on the ceiling.
After a great deal of cleaning and cursingdid you really think Kai would take this lying down? He needs to grumble^^ Kai had washed, scrubbed and re- painted most of the mansion. The only thing left was the outside. He stepped back to admire his work. He wished someone was here to congratulate him on it, to be there…
Tyson…
"Congratulations."
He spun around to see… Ray.
"Ray. What a pleasure. I hope you'd warn me the next time you'd decide to drop by."
"I didn't know your phone number."
"I see."
A pause.
"Why are you here, Ray? You hate me."
Ray shook his head, "I can't hate you. Max can't either, so I can't." Seeing the confused look on Kai's face, he explained. "We never expected you to come back. It was so much easier to hate someone who wasn't there. Tyson knew that. Now that you're back, he's not sure how to take it."
"He shut me out Ray. He was expecting me."
"How did he know?"
Kai bent his head, deep in thought. Then… "His Bit-beast."
Ray's eyes clouded, "Of course, he must have asked Dragoon to warn him when you should come back. Bit-beasts can sense each other. How could I forget!"
"I was planning on the element of surprise. That obviously didn't work."
"Obviously."
Silence.
"Help me Ray," Kai's crimson eyes pleaded, "Please. I can't lose him again. I can't."
Ray softened. He knew that Tyson stopped believing in anything related to love ever since Kai left. Max had been really hurt by that. His best friend stopped believing.
If he helped Kai, he would be helping Tyson and helping Max as well.
"Dinner at seven."
At he vanished from Kai's view.
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"YOU WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Guess who said that? Yeah, I'd know you'd figure it out. ^^
Ray winced at his lover's outburst. Max can shout very loudly if he needed to.
Very loudly.
He tried to give out a calm demeanor, but the aura radiating from Max was anything but happy.
"I invited Kai to dinner."
"What possessed you to do that?"
"What makes you think I was possessed?"
Max glared at him. Ray shuddered. Max is scary when he's angry. Which, is a very rare thing to see.
"Seriously, Ray. Kai? He hurt Tyson. Our best friend!" Max blinked, his cerulean eyes flashing. "I can't forgive him for that. I won't forgive for that!"
Ray sighed. It was pretty clear he wasn't getting through Max's shellthinking' of you Draceil. ^^
"All right. I'll tell him not to come."
Suddenly, all the anger inside Max had vanished. Ray always kept his promises.
To see Ray break a promise because of him, filled him with guilt.
"You wouldn't."
"If you don't want him here, then I'll tell him it's cancelled," Ray replied smoothly. "And besides, he hasn't any friends in Japan aside from us."
Max bit his lip. Ray smirked inwardly. He knew the cracks in his Maxie's shell.
"Oh, all right! He can come," said Max, throwing his arms up in frustration.
Ray smiled and kissed Max chastely on the lips.
"Great! What are we cooking?"
"Turkey."
Ray's euphoria dropped a notch. Kai was vegetarian.
This ought to be pleasant.
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It wasn't so bad. Expect for the fact Ray was the only one speaking and Max kept on glaring at Kai and Kai was… Kai. You'd think the guy learnt how to talk.
For someone who nearly ended up sleeping on the couch, he was trying very hard.
The death glares from Max and the stony silence was not helping.
Suddenly, he got up saying he had to walk the dog, leaving Kai and Max to give each other death glares. It was surprising to still them alive. From the way they looked at each other, they would have been better off six feet under.
Max got up. Stupid Ray had to leave him alone and he left with the most pathetic excuse invented by man-kind.
"I have to light the candles," he said gesturing to the candles on the wooden table.
"No need."
Max cocked his eyebrow. Kai gave his vampire grin, and then he closed his eyes. When he opened them, they were glowing a deep crimson. Suddenly the candles lit up, illuminating the room brightly.
Max looked at the candles in amazement.
How did he do that? Unless Kai is more of an alien than I thought…
Then it dawned on him what had just happened.
"You've gotten your partial powers."
Kai nodded, "Last year."
"Control over fire?"
"Exactly. What did you guys get?"
Max's eyes misted, remembering the time they inherited partial powers from their bit-beasts.
"Ray got the agility of a cat; I received unusually large amounts of strength; Kenny said he wouldn't inherit powers since Dizzi in his laptop, but when he fell off that building, he couldn't explain why he was floating; and Tyson hasn't received his powers yet."
At first, they couldn't understand what was happening. It was Dizzi who saved the day by telling them close connections with their bit-beast and age was doing this to them. Since it was natural, they could do nothing about it except wait for it to show up.
Silence reentered the room. Suddenly, Kai looked away, the pain all too apparent.
Kai said hesitantly, "I know what you're thinking. You think I'm here to hurt him. Again. But give me a chance. Do you really think I haven't suffered from the separation? That a part of my heart wasn't ripped away. You still think I'm the Ice man. I'm still Kai. But I've become much more than that. And I feel as well."
Sky-blue eyes softened as those heart-felt words. Briskly, he gestured to Kai to sit down, "I'll go get dessert. I hope you like chocolate pudding."
Kai smiled his vampire smile, "I love it."
"Good, 'cause that's what you're getting." Max said giving his happy-go-lucky smile.
Some things never change. And never will.
CT: I'm glad Maxie and Kai-Koi have made up now…
CS: Makes life easier…
ME: For whom? I'm still writing this story and it's getting more and more difficult by the minute!!
CS: Must you always complain?
ME: YES!!!
CS: sweatdrops
CT: We're gonna have a short author's note 'cause it's late and Timmy needs her beauty sleep…hey… how come she hasn't gone ballistic on me for calling her Timmy?
CS: sweatdrops She's already asleep…
CT: ^^ Oh…
CS: See you'll later
ME: snoring
CT: R'view!!!
[1] These flashbacks are taken from things they ACTUALLY say in the series!! Cool, no?