Rei: I'm bouncin' off the walls again, woaah I lookin like a fool again, woah. Sugar Cult!!! Yay!!! O_o sugar....

Rath: A little to much sugar....

Rei: No shit sherlock! hehehe I love that phrase!!

Rath: Definately too much sugar... Maybe that last 3 lollypops and 4 sticks of gum were too much...

Rei: gum?! O_o

Rath: Er... on with the fic that we don't own the characters of.

Rei: hehehehehe that didn't make sense! Poopy head!

Rath: O_o' poopy head? Er.... I think I should write today's chapter... O_o just so you know, we decided on some pairings... Rei/Kai, Sakura/Tyson, Hinoki/Max, Kaede/Kenny. If you want any other pairings, just say so and I'll try to change it around a bit.

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"Let me tell you something. Death hurts like hell."- Heero Yuy

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The two bluenette twins reached the cabin to sound of laughter, both feminine and not. Mai smile wistfully, before turning to Kai. "Remember when we used to laugh like that? Before..."- she said quietly then trailing off. Kai looked at her and nodded slightly. His voice barely more than a hushed whisper he said, "Yeah. I remember. When we were kids. We couldn't have been older than 5."

"Yeah. I hardly remember it. Now whenever I smile, or laugh, it hurts. I keep waiting for the blow that never comes. The punishment for showing emotions." Kai nodded in response. Mai took note of the amber eyed Chinese boy in the trees behind Kai, but said nothing. "You gave up trying to forget your training, haven't you? Gave up your smiles and laughs, all because of them." Kai nodded solemnly. Behind him, Mai watched Rei's eyed widen at this new piece of information.

"Let's go. I don't like reminiscing. I never have."- Mai said after a moment. Then she pulled Kai into a tight embrace. She watched as Rei moved cat-like back toward the cabin. "You're the only one who understands me. Don't you ever change that."- she muttered into his hair. Kai tightened his hold on her in reply.

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Rei's mind was racing as he stealthily made his way back to the sounds of laughter. He had pieced a little info about the twin's pasts, but not much. He figured they had some sort of training, to not show emotion. Mai tried to forget that, but Kai gave up trying. 'Mai saw me. I know she did. I have to talk to her, soon. Maybe, she'll answer my questions...'- he thought.

He reached the cabin in no time. He snuck back inside and back into the room in whish everyone was engaged in conversation. Sakura, Hinoki, Tyson and Max were playing some weird game. Keiko, Kenny, Kaede and Dizzi were talking, probably about how to improve the chances of winning and what-not.

Rei debated, whether he wanted to join the hyper active kids or the battle planning teens. Teens. Definitely the teens. He joined in the conversation, which was a sharing of battle tactics.

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A few minutes later, Mai entered their cabin, closely followed by Kai. They paused for a second, at the door to the room in which every one occupied, debating whether they should go in or not. Evidently, they decided not to go in. They slowly made their way over to the bedroom.

They talked quietly for a while, watching the clock tick the time away. Before either of them knew it, the clock read 7:00 PM. Time for dinner. "C'mon. Let's make dinner. I doubt the others are gonna do it."- Mai said. Kai agreed.

"You make some spaghetti and I'll bake a cake for desert."- Mai instructed. Kai agreed.

An hour later, spaghetti for the 5 boys and 5 girls was served. A cake was baking in the oven, nearly done. Tyson, of course had a plate heaping with spaghetti as an appetizer, and surprising enough, Sakura ate the most besides Tyson. Rei shook his head. 'Those two are the perfect couple...' he thought, looking wistfully at Kai. 'I wish it could be the same for us.'

BZZZZZZZZ. The oven alarm buzzed and Mai got up to finish her cake. A few minutes later she returned with a cake complete with icing. She gave everyone a slice, slapping Tyson's hand away as he reached for another piece. "Awww, come on! One more piece!" At Mai's refusal, he chased her around. "Why are you running? I just want some cake!" "I'm running because you're chasing me!" Every one sweat dropped as the chase continued. Finally, Tyson gave up, stating even food wasn't worth that much running.

Mai, who hadn't even broken a sweat, plopped down next to Kai and Keiko. She finished serving the cake, which, by the way, was delicious, and stood up again. "I'm gonna go to bed early."- she said. She made eye contact with Rei and suddenly he knew exactly what she wanted. She wanted to talk to him.

"Ya know... I'm kinda tired too. I think I'll go to bed too."- he excused himself.

"I wondered if you got the point.."- Mai said from her position on the bed. "I didn't know if you'd come."

Rei sat on the edge of the bed as Mai said, "You want to know some stuff... About me and Kai." He started. He wondered, briefly, how she knew, but pushing that aside he nodded. "You were awake yesterday morning, and you were outside this afternoon. What do you know so far?"

"Not much. I couldn't piece together the information I got. I know it's training of some sort, that makes Kai not show emotion. And I know you got the same training but you're trying to forget it."

Mai nodded. "It's a long story. Are you sure you want to know?" It was Rei's turn to nod.

"All right. Kai and I, we used to be like any normal kids. We were amazed by Beyblading. Our parents had just gotten us our own Beyblades for our 4th birthday. We were so happy! We started right away. I guess you could say, we were naturals. In no time, we had beaten all the local kids. Some how word got to our grandfather, Voltaire. He took us away from our parents. He brought us to the Abbey. The training was hard, but he never beat us until we were 7. Kai and I were practicing. We both had our bit beasts and we were both the best at the Abbey. That meant the only way to get real, hard practice was to battle each other.

Before long, we got bored. Neither one of us could beat the other. There was a cat. I stopped long enough to go pet it. Voltaire came in and he was furious that I stopped training, even for a minute. He grabbed my hand and squeezed, really hard. It hurt so badly. Kai tried to stop him, but Voltaire just hit him."

*~*~*Flashback*~*~*

"Stop!! What are you doing?!"- Kai yelled as he ran up to Voltaire, trying to pry his grip from Mai's hand. Voltaire laughed cruelly and backhanded him, sending him sprawling across the floor. He tightened his grip on her hand, drawing out another scream. Then the sickening crack of bones breaking filled the air. Finally satisfied, Voltaire dropped Mai. "From now on you'll find your training will be a lot harder. And the punishments, harsher."- he said, his voice cruel and harsh.

Mai whimpered, cradling her maimed hand. Kai, who had recovered, ran to her side. "Starting tomorrow, you'll train harder and longer than ever, or suffer the consequences."- Voltaire said, before exiting the room.

*~*~*End Flashback*~*~*

"He broke a few bones in my hand, and since I didn't get proper treatment, it still hurts sometimes. After that, he trained us to be emotionless. He beat us on nearly a daily basis. Finally we escaped. And, well, here we are. The only good thing he did for us was give us Presea and Dranzer."

Rei was shocked. Utterly speechless. "Let me ask you something now. Kai. You love him, don't you?"- she asked. Rei's mouth dropped even more, and a furious blush was added to his face. Mai grinned. "That's all I need to know." Moving quietly, she got up and moved to the bed she and Kai shared. She tucked herself in amongst the blankets and called "Good night, Rei!"

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Rei: O_o hehehe You actually write pretty good fics, Rath

Rath: *mumbles*

Rei: ^_^

Rath: *still mumbling* review please.

Rei: ^_^' she's embarrassed!!!! Awww how cute!!

Rath: Grrrrrr....... I'mnotembarrassed!!

Rei: Sure sounds like you are...

Rath: Am not!! What's so embarrassing about writing a fic? You write a little sweetness, a little violence, a touch of flashback, and voila!!

Rei: -_- It's harder for me. When I write, I always forget the plot and write some scene that changes everything...

Rath: =P review!!