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Wah! This is the last real chapter of this story until the epilogue is written! I hope you like it!
Last Chapter:
Rei interrupted his thoughts. "Don't worry, Kai. I'm over it...and I'm over you". He didn't mean it to be harsh, and they both knew it, so Kai simply nodded. "Thanks", he said, as they both heard sounds of their teammates rising.
Rei shook his head. "It's cool, Kai. In any case, I know you'll be happy with Tala. Good luck". "Good luck to you too", replied Kai sincerely, really meaning it. Kenny came down the stairs then, and they both fell silent.
Unexpected
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Bryan practically leapt up as the phone rang for the first time in what seemed like ages. "I've got it!", he yelled, diving for the phone at the same time Ian did. They wrestled for a few minutes before Bryan got pissed off and growled at Ian, causing him to shy away. "Hello?", he asked, panting slightly.
"Err...hey?", said Rei's voice. Bryan smiled slightly, something that was still alien to him. "Hey. Long time, no see. Or hear, in this case".
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that", said Rei quietly. "I had some things I needed to sort out. Anyways, they got sorted...do you want to hang out or something?".
"Are you asking me out?", teased Bryan, secretly relieved. "No!", denied Rei. Then he paused. "...Well, hypothetically, if I was, what would you say?".
Bryan smirked. "Well, I would say yes...but only if you pay for making me wait". "So it's a date?", asked Rei hopefully.
Bryan hopped onto the couch, smirking still. "You said 'hypothetically'. You haven't actually asked me yet". He heard an exasperated growl from Rei's end and snickered inwardly. "Will you go to dinner with me tomorrow?", asked Rei, in a stilted tone. "I'm buying".
"Dunno. I think I'm busy", said Bryan casually. Rei sighed. "You're really going to make me pay for ignoring you, aren't you?", asked the raven-haired blader. "Absolutely. Stop by at six, I'll be waiting", said Bryan, deciding to give the poor tiger a break. "Alright", said Rei, sounding relieved. "See you then". "Bye", replied Bryan, before they hung up.
He saw Ian staring at him and raised an eyebrow. "Yes?". Ian started laughing. "You looked like a lovesick girl!", he exclaimed, gasping for breath before another bout of hysterical laughter started up again.
Bryan growled. "I dare you to repeat that", he said darkly, glaring at Ian, who just laughed harder. "Sure, why not?! You had a big goofy grin on your face and you were flirting and swooning!". He mock-fainted. "Oh, Rei, I love you! I need you! I adore you!", mocked the short boy, before laughing again.
Bryan snarled. "Prepare to die", he said calmly, before leaping at Ian, who yelped and ran away. Spencer and Tala walked in to see Bryan yelling, "Come back here, you shrimp!".
"Err...Bryan? You okay?", asked Spencer. "Don't expect to see Ian anytime soon", hissed Bryan, before taking off after the other blader. Tala snickered slightly. "I'd say he's doing just fine. He must've made up with Rei".
"Or made out", said Spencer, smirking slightly. Tala smirked in response. "That too", he said, before the phone rang. He picked up. "Tala", he said in greeting. His eyes lit up slightly. "Hey, Kai", he greeted, sitting down on the couch. "What's going on?". Spencer walked away and chuckled to himself, content. Everything was just fine.
Rei twisted the end of his ponytail nervously in his hand as he walked up to the gate. Bryan didn't seem too angry.... He walked up to the purple-haired blader, who smirked at him in greeting before they fell in step together.
"...So I guess you want to know what kept me so tense?", asked Rei, after they had finished dinner and were walking aimlessly around. "Not really", replied Bryan, surprising him. "I've had too many serious discussions for me in the past few days. I'd prefer to just let this slide. I think I know kinda what was wrong anyways".
Rei shrugged, silently sighing in relief. Thank God. He'd had too many serious talks for his liking in the past days as well.
They headed into the park and sat down again, this time on a bench. Bryan noticed something and snickered. "Huh?", questioned Rei eloquently. "Nothing. It's just that this is the bench where I found you painting, and where we started this very unwonted acquaintance", said Bryan.
"Don't forget strange", added Rei dryly, tilting his head back. "It was strange, too". Bryan chuckled slightly, agreeing without words.
"Spencer knew", stated Rei suddenly. "He knew all along". Bryan nodded in agreement. "Yeah. He's a lot smarter than he acts".
"That works in reverse for you", said Rei, smirking. Bryan punched his arm and glared. "I'm not stupid". "You said it, not me", teased Rei. Bryan rolled his eyes, giving up. "I concede. I just want to look at the stars", he said, leaning back.
"Aww...you're a romantic at heart. I knew it", said Rei, smirking as he got his last word in before shutting up and watching the stars silently as well.
"Don't you think this is so incredibly cheesy and cliche?", asked Bryan finally. "The two rivals getting dumped and then getting together through a long and confusing period of weeks? And now we end up in the same place this all started?".
Rei chuckled. "Absolutely cheesy and cliche", he replied dryly. "But hey, it works for us, doesn't it? Who cares how we got here as long as we're here?". "I suppose. What did you ever do with that picture, anyways?", asked Bryan.
Rei's brows furrowed. "I don't know", he said thoughtfully. "I think it's still somewhere in a corner of my room". "It was a good painting", commented Bryan. "Bad subject, but you've got talent".
"Thanks", replied Rei. "I think it was just me trying to vent. But now you get to listen to me whine". Bryan groaned. "Wonderful. What have I gotten myself into?", he asked. Rei snickered, smirking mischievously at him. "A very interesting relationship", he answered. "Interesting works", said Bryan finally, locking eyes with him. "Interesting definitely works for me".
Yeah, I know there wasn't much action, but I wanted their relationship to progress gradually. There will be some more in the epilogue, though, I promise. Anyways, the next and last installment will be the epilogue and a lengthy thank-you note to all of the readers. Please review and give me opinions and comments! Bye!