FITTING IN

By: corn3ts

Disclaimer: Like I said before, I do not own Beyblade and its characters because they are all belong to Takao Aoki, and him alone, period.

A/N: Again, hello everyone! Well, I felt so energetic today, not only is that Beyblade: V-Force/2002 is being shown in our country every Saturday and Sunday ( Actually, it started three weeks before, but I forgot to say it in my former note ^^. ), but also because I was able to hear the Japanese theme songs of Beyblade! Eventually, I ended up getting addicted with Jet and Go Ahead... You ask me why I'm telling you this? Well, because of this song, I'm getting enough energy to write this fic! ^___^

Anyway, to those who reviewed the former chapter ( much to my surprise ^_~ ), a large thank you to you all and wishes to continue reading this fic still! Now, onto the fic!

Sarcasmcat, Platinum Rei, I luv Kai, aznfyre, cyndaquil-babe, and Jay Kamiya - Well, I'm glad that you like this fic so far ^__^. I wish you'll enjoy this chapter!

xXmizz-pnayXx - Thanks! And yeah, they will ^^. You'll know as the story goes on ^__^.

Game-kid17 - Thank you! Since you brought that Kai-issue, you might be happy to know that in this chapter, our dearest blunette will appear ^___^!

ChibiDevil Amber*Silver.S - Thanks, I was really flattered when I read you say that ^__~. Rei going to find out about Kai? Yeah, he will, so no need to worry! And to be precise, they'll meet in the third chapter! *pokes herself for telling a spoiler* =P

keisan - Thanks for that note ^^. I'll keep that in my mind. Anyhow, thanks for reading the first chapter ^___^.

Chapter Two: Decisions

After eating their breakfast, both Rei and his mom ride on their red car --- Which, apparently, is his father's car before --- and suit their selves after that. Rei being the one on the passenger seat while his mother took the driver's seat, well, of course, to drive the car, since her husband already passed away.

The whole minutes passed silently; No one dared to open up a conversation. For them, it was all enough, the quietness didn't even bother them, after all, the small radio inside the car made its way to break the ice.

"Listen folks! Someone just requested a song from us!" The person on the radio announced, like it was their first time to receive one. "And guess what she requested? She requested... Passenger Seat!"

A smile appeared on Rei's face, as he continued looking at the car's window. His mom noticed it as well, so she decided to break the silence, "What's with the smile?" She asked curiously, looking at her son at the corner of her eyes.

Turning his head back to his mom, he answered, "Nothing," He tucked his long bangs behind his ears, "It just that... This song reminds me of dad so much. It was always been played whenever he brought me to school..." Rei trailed, trying not to bring the memories back.

However, the mother smiled at him. "You know, that song is your father's favorite song," She opened, much to Rei's surprise. "Let me guess... Your father hum the tune of the song?"

"Yeah." Rei agreed.

Mrs. Kon's smile widen. "See, I told you so."

The silenced returned once again, as the song on the radio slipped into the chorus part. Surprisingly for Rei, he heard his mom humming the chorus of the song, once again, with a smile on her face.

The amber-eyed boy couldn't help but to smile. After all, his mother hasn't forgotten her husband yet. //Not yet.// He thought gladly to himself. To this, he closes his eyes and leans on his seat, finding a little comfort in his new position. At that moment, he could see a little pictures of his dad when he was still alive.

Both mother and son remained like that, not until they had arrived to Rei's school and the song ends.

Upon arriving to their destination, Mrs. Kon parked the car in front of the school for a while, as Rei opens the door and comes out of it. Both looks at each other more as Rei took the first step and quickly, he planted a kiss on his mother's cheek and waved goodbye. "See you later, mom."

His mom returned the kiss and hugged him lovingly. "See you later too," She brushes Rei's bangs away from his face, "Good luck in your schooling, sweety."

He smiled. "You too."

"Bye."

"Bye."

With that, his mom drove the car away from its place, turning to the place his mother works. Seeing that his mom is no longer to be seen, he strolls inside his large school, only to be greeted by his four friends, which in fact is no other than Takao, Max, Kenny, and Hiromi.

Greeting each other with good morning, Takao took the first step to open up a conversation, "So, what's up?" He asked curiously. "I've heard from Max that your mother founds a... new love?" He hinted as Rei stared at the blonde boy beside the speaker, shrugging slightly.

"Uhm, well... My mom did," The raven-haired boy admitted, looking at his four friends tentatively. "But, it's okay. As long as mom and that guy don't plan for marriage, it's alright."

Slowly, the brown-haired girl patted her friend on the shoulder. "I understand what you feel right now, Rei," Hiromi smiled warmly to him, "And I'm glad you are open with it." She assured as Rei returned the smile.

Before Takao could even speak, the bell rang, obviously telling that school will start now. To this, the group walked to their separating ways, as the thought of talking about Rei's mom can be talk about later on lunch.

Slowly, the slate blue-haired boy slipped his bag on the couch, and places his both hands on the pocket of his school pants. Looking straightly in the living room, he noticed his father sat on the other end of the couch, reading one of his favorite books. Impatiently, the teen spoke, "What's with the sudden call?"

Steering away from his book, he remove his eye-glasses and smiled, "Well, glad to see you back, son," answered the father warmly, "Now, maybe we can talk about this while drinking our teas, shall we?" He hinted as he flick his fingers, revealing a certain butler on his back. Instantly, the old man bowed to his master and follows his orders.

As soon as their butler went out of the room, the son tapped his foot. "So, what now?"

His father continued smiling as he gestured his son to sit beside him. Reluctantly, the teen sat beside his dad and crosses his arms on his chest. "Look, dad, I'm in no time sitting around and---"

"Patience, Kai. Patience..." The father interrupted, as Kai 'hmphed'. "Don't worry. Will get to that point, as soon as our teas come up."

Minutes later, the butler brought the teas his master ordered and set them on the table. Both father and son took their teas and sipped it. Withdrawing the tea, Kai's dad finally spoke up, "Actually, the reason I called you here is because I have something to tell you... and it's really important." He said, but that only made Kai to be more pissed.

Rolling his eyes, he answered boredly. "So what was that?" He sures have no interest with whatever his father will tell.

"Son, there's someone I want you to meet," Mr. Hiwatari started, nervousness evident in his voice. "She's is very close to my heart, so I think, I should present her to you, so..."

"Dress formally after this talk so that we can go now." finished Kai, much to his father's surprise.

"H- How did you know--?" The old lad wasn't able to finish his sentence when Kai smirked and opens his eyes, revealing a certain pair of cold, crimson eyes. "How?" The blunette echoed, "Damn, it's too obvious! Your face said it all!" He remarked sarcastically.

To this, his dad smirked. A smirk that could rival his son's own. "I guess, you're my son after all." Mr. Hiwatari teased as he ruffled his son's hair, much to Kai's dismay.

"At last, school's dismissed!" Kinomiya Takao shouted triumphantly, as he runs outside excitedly. The thought of going in a game center with his friends makes him smile. "So, where now?" he asked as he saw Max and the others following him.

Reaching the navy blue-haired boy's pace, Max smiled at Takao. "How about eating pizza before we go in the arcade?" He suggested, receiving some nods coming from his friends.

"But how about Hiromi?" Kenny interrupted as the others look at him, "I'm sure she'll get mad at you when she learns that you skip cleaning again." He reminded Takao, but the boy seems to be fine with it.

Shrugging, the navy-haired teen replied, "I don't think she would mind me skipping the chores," He said wryly. "Remember, I paid for it last week. I cleaned the whole room in triple, so perhaps, I'm free this time?"

The trio sighed then smiled at Takao, "Don't act so coolly, Takao," The blonde joked, giggling softly. "We may not know what Hiromi's up to!"

Rei laughs as he watches Takao and Max poking playfully. Maybe, his friends were right after all, that he also needs some fun in life. He smiled. If only right now...

"Rei?" A voice called.

Recognizing it was his mother's voice, the raven-haired teen turns his head to where the voice coming from. "Mom?" Rei said in disbelief. The group halted from whatever they were doing, except the Chinese boy whose brows were creased. "What are you doing in here?" He asked, obviously wanting to know what made his mother comes.

Usually, Rei comes home alone, since his mother always has her overtime in her work. But needless to say, the amber-eyed boy didn't mind his mom being late. In fact, he was already used to it, so frequently, he would just hangout with his friends. But now, his mother just shows up in front of them that made him wonder... What happened?

Quickly, after panting from her long drive, Mrs. Kon runs up towards Rei and kneeled down before him. Placing her both hands against her son's cheek, she said, "Honey, there's someone I want you to meet, if it's alright to your friends?" She asked, as she looks at Rei's friend who gave out an easy nod.

"O- Okay..." Rei stuttered. He don't understand what his mother meant, but he decided to follow his mom's plea. "Anything for you, mom..." He continued, hesitance still in his voice.

To this, the woman rises up and tugged her son inside their car, waving Rei's friends goodbye and went on their destination.

- To be continued

Wow, this chapter is longer than the last one! More importantly, it was the first appearance of our beloved, Kai Hiwatari! *Throws confetti* You know, I just realized that it was really hard to break your old habits T_T, but hey, at least I tried! *Looks at her word count**Realized that Chapter two has 1798 word counts* See? It didn't reaches two thousand! ^___^

BIG NOTE: I'm aware that some of the characters might become OOC ( What do you expect me to do? This fic is in AU ^^! ), so I already warn you readers to be aware of it till the end. That's all and hope that you'll review!

Later days!