Rei: Hello!! Welcome to another chapter of Silver Wolf.

Rath: Yeah yeah...

Rei: I'm trying to do longer chapters, for FirePhoenix, and more frequent updates, but no guarantees. Well, no guarantees on the longer part. Hopefully, I can at least do quicker updates.

Rath: She's just lazy.

Rei: *hit's Rath with keyboard*

Rath: x_x

Rei: ^_^ Here's the ficcie. By the way.... Thanx, keisan!!! You stuck with me, even through the long waits!!! YAY!!!

Rath: ^_^'

Rei: And thanks, SoulSister. Usually I don't like these kind of fics either, but I needed someone who knows about Kai and can get him to open up. Naturally, a twin would do this.

Kai looked at Mai and grinned. It was here. The tournament they'd been waiting for. Ok, it wasn't all that special. Just another competition. But it deserves some credit. It would have the Magestics, and the All Starz, and the White Tigers and those teams were no push-overs.

"Alright you guys, it says here you'll be competing against the Celestial Bladers tomorrow-" Kenny started.

"Celestial Bladers? C'mon they coulda came up with a better name than that!"- Tyson interrupted.

"And Bladebreakers is the best name you could think of... That's not exactly the most original in the world."- Mai snapped. Then she looked at the Chief and motioned for him to continue.

"Right. The Celestial Bladers only have 3 bit beasts out of the 5. The captain and 2 others. Their bit beast aren't called to battle often so it was pretty hard getting data on them. Here's what I have so far."

Kenny showed his laptop to the team and they gazed upon the info. A picture of a girl with dark violet-blue hair popped up. She had narrow, bronze eyes and a serious look on her face. Next to the picture was a bunch of writing. It said:

{Ceres Sawatari, 16 years old. Celestial Bladers team captain. Bit Beast: falceon} Dizzi read this out loud while every one read it for themselves.

A picture of a dark red falcon took the place of Meimi and under it it said: {Falceon, wind bit beast, attack: ** defense: *** endurance: ***}

"Okay, next!!"- Max announced when everyone was done. Kenny tapped a few keys and a picture of a bleached blonde with wide silver eyes and a smile on her lips popped up.

{Akira Himura, 15 years old, bit beast: leon}

A picture of a golden lion with a huge mane appeared. {Leon, attack: *** defense: ** endurance: **}

"Next!!"

Girl with black hair cut above her shoulders, covering one eye, the other eyes proving to be a honey brown. {Asuka Suzuhara, 16 years old, bit beast: dypeon}

A blue dolphin. {Dypheon, water bit beast, attack: ** defense: **** endurance: **}

"The other 2 team members don't have bitbeasts, but they don't need them."- Dizzi continued.

Pictures of 2 boys, one with slightly overgrown bronze hair and dark brown eyes. {Touya Imonoyama, 16 years old} and one with neat, brown hair and matching brown eyes {Ohjiro Fujisaki, 15 years old}

Right. So they're the Celestial Bladers. Basically, all the girls have the bit beasts. And that would be because girls rule."- Mai stated. Kai hit her on the back of her head and she grinned. "Of course, that includes Kai, since he is a girl..." "WHAT?!" Kai growled before smacking the back of her head again.

"Eh heh heh, it's true!!........ I was just KIDDING!!"- Mai yelped as Kai started chasing her. They were out the door in seconds.

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Mai's POV

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Once I had led Kai out of the hotel and into a small cafe, I stopped and he caught up in less than a second. I ordered us both some coffee. "Hey, Kai?"- I asked.

"Yeah?"- he knew I just said that to get him alone. It was sort of our code. If you want to talk, get them mad, then lead them somewhere.

"Do you love him? Rei, I mean."- the words left my lips before I could stop them. I didn't mean to say it so bluntly, nor so quickly. I blushed. "I-i mean.... You don't have to answer that if you don't want to." I finished lamely.

He looked at me and said simply, "Yes."

I hadn't expected such a blunt answer, but I was glad he didn't wait for the uncomfortable silence. I was embarrassed enough as it was. "Then I think you should tell him. He has feelings for you, but he doesn't have the guts to tell you. You need to tell him, then, you'll both be happier."- I said, sipping the coffee.

"But--" "But what if he doesn't love you?"- I completed. He nodded.

"Then he isn't the one for you. The loss will hurt and the ache will eat at you, but eventually, you'll realize that if he caused you that pain, he was never worth your love. Then you will find the one who will be worth it. Out there, somewhere, is someone who will love just you. Rei might be that someone, but you'll never know until you tell him. I'm sure, it will all work out all right."- I replied. "It won't be easy, but I know you can do it."

He nodded. I sipped my coffee in silence and then he said, "Sometimes I forget that your younger than me, since you always give such good advice." I scowled. "I resent that. I'm not that much younger."

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Normal POV

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Mai made sure Kai and Rei shared a room. She made sure to send Kai an if-you-screw-this-up-I'll-kill-you-personally glare.

Kai sat on the bed, eyes closed, arms crossed, leaning against the wall. He was *trying* to decide how to approach the subject of him and Rei. He wasn't being very successful. He stood, and walked over to the balcony, to look out at the night sky. Rei was out to dinner with the others. 'Mai would laugh if she saw me like this. Usually I keep a mask up to hide myself, but she can see through it. She'd see how nervous I am. How can I tell him?!'- he thought nervously.

:You need to tell him, then, you'll both be happier:- Mai's voice echoed in his head.

Kai lost himself in thought and didn't notice Rei enter the room.

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Rei's POV
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Kai stood over by the balcony. He looked so innocent, bathed in the moonlight. I wish I had the courage to tell him how I feel.

So, do I tell him?. But, how can I? I walked to where Kai stood, obviously lost in thought. Usually he could always tell who was around him, even with his eyes closed. But this time, he jumped slightly when I called his name.

"Sorry." "S'all right."- Kai answered. I was somewhat shocked. No hn, or whatever, or leave me alone, or go to bed Rei? Maybe Mai's right. Maybe this is the right time...

"What are you doing out here?"- oops. That wasn't what I meant to say...

"Thinking." Kai said, raising an eyebrow.

Tell him. "About what?"- damn.

"Things."- he blushed. Most off it was hidden by his painted triangles, but it was still visible. Hmmm, now why would Kai be blushing? Unless... Mai's right? I felt my cheeks heat up and I knew a blush covered my cheeks too. "I-i-i ummmm...."- I started, amazing myself at how stupid that sounded.

He looked at me inquisitively and frowned. "What?"

"I wanna wish you good luck tomorrow!"- I lied. Whoops, what happened to confessing my feelings? Aw, well, next time. "Good night!!" I went to bed, feeling rather frustrated with myself. I left a stumped Kai behind me.

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Rei: Normally, I'd end it here, but I'm gonna try to write longer chappies, so....

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Kai's POV

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I woke kind of late. It's 6 o'clock. Usually, I'm up by 5. But certain events last night kept me up thinking. I was about to tell Rei, I really was. But he blushed, started to say something, then wished me luck. The last part was a lie, but I can't prove it. Was Mai right? Will it all work out all right if I tell him how I feel? Who knows? I'll tell him.... tonight. Yeah, tonight.

I got out of bed and took a quick shower. I went out into the hall of the hotel we were staying in. In the elevator, I ran into a bored looking Mai. She brightened when she saw me. "So, did you tell him?"- she asked, as soon as the elevator doors closed. I shook my head sadly. "You *idiot*!! I told you it wouldn't be easy!! Did you even *try*?" I nodded. She let out a frustrated sigh and shook her head, making her long ponytail swish.

"I'll never understand it. How you can be so scared of such a simple task."- she muttered, brushing her hair back into place with her fingers. "You just wait. When you fall in love, I'll be there, watching you struggle."- I vowed. She grinned. "Like I'd tell you who I love..." "Hey, I told you!"- I growled.

"No, I guessed. Whatever. Are we gonna go practice? I found this perfect little park, it has a beyblading dish and everything!" I nodded my approval.

The park really was nice. It had 5 Beyblading dishes. There were a few kids there already, but not enough to take up more than 2 dishes. Mai and I took the farthest one from the small group. We didn't want to attract too much attention.

"We gotta get to the stadium in a couple hours."- Mai reminded me. I nodded. "Right then, 3..... 2....... 1..... LET IT RIP!!"- she shouted.

"Go Dranzer!"- I set my phoenix on her Presea. She reacted quickly, sending Presea to dodge it, and then flew back at me. I dodged. That was how it was, a flurry of attacks, counter-attacks and dodges.

Finally, I got mad and called out Dranzer. She smirked and called out Presea. I can imagine how that looked, a huge red fire phoenix and an equally large silver ice wolf hovering above a Beyblading dish, where two people that looked nearly identical ordered their respected bit beast. Needless to say, we were drawing a crowd.

"Presea, Ice Arrow!!"- she shouted to her wolf. The spears of ice formed and charged Dranzer, as did her Beyblade. "Dranzer, flame arrow!"- I countered. The attacks ended in a blast of silver and red, and both of our Beyblades remained strong.

"Artic Thunder!!" The wave of frozen air integrated with shards of ice swept the dish. The attack hit Dranzer, but didn't defeat him. I have only one chance at this.... "DRANZER!! FLAME SABER!!!"- Dranzer swooped and dove at the wolf. "Presea, dodge!!"

I knew ahead of time, and I'm sure Mai did too, that Presea couldn't dodge in time. Her navy and silver colored blade flew into the air, still spinning. It landed less than an inch out of the dish. Cursing under her breath she yelled "You know I would have won if the dish was a little bigger!!" I smirked. "But that's the luck of the draw."

"WOW!!!" "That was cool!!" "How'd you do that?!" "Who are you guys?" "Hey!! Aren't you Kai Hiwatari, the leader of the Bladebreakers?" "Yeah, he is! And isn't that Mai Hiwatari? I hear she joined the Bladebreakers for the tournament!!" "Cool!!" - the jabbering started all at once, the second Presea and Dranzer were in their our hands.

"Uhhhh... We gotta go... Ya know, places to see, people to meet, tournament to win!"- Mai grabbed my arm and bolted. "Ok, they're gone. You can LET GO OF ME NOW!!"- Mai dropped me. She rubbed the back of her head with a plastered grin on her face. "Oops sorry. Ya know I hate fans. That's why I never joined a team before."

"Yeah."- I picked myself up and frowned at her. "Hey Kai!!"- oh no, I did not like the tone of her voice. "Let's wear something different for our matches today!!"

Actually, that's not a bad idea. Maybe, just maybe I can impress Rei... "Okay." "What, really?!"- she sounded surprised. I nodded.

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Normal POV

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Mai dragged Kai back to the hotel, much to his annoyance, and charged into his room. Luckily, Rei wasn't in. Usually, boys don't appreciate a girl and her twin charging into a room, unannounced and loud.

"MAI!"- she looked innocently at Kai, who was scowling like there was not tomorrow. "C'mon Kai! You know you wanna look good for Rei!!" Kai flushed a pretty shade of crimson and she laughed.

After rummaging through his bag for a minute, Mai pulled out an outfit she thought would be a) sexy, b)cool c)hot and d) something Kai would willingly wear..... if forced. It was tight black pants, and a back sleeveless shirt, kind of like his normal one, except embroidered with a flaming red phoenix. She replaced his scarf with a silk one and replaced his orange arm guards with white ones. "There."- Mai said cheerfully.

"My turn.... I guess you can pick out my outfit... Since I picked yours."- she said reluctantly.

Kai rustled through the clothes Mai tossed out on the bed. Finally he settled for a black dress embroidered with a silver wolf with a neckline that fell over her shoulders. To prevent it from showing too much, he put her normal tank top under. The dress was long, reaching her ankles, but it had a slit up the side that showed most of her leg, and gave freedom of movement. He chose knee high boots to go with it.

"Ready?"- Mai asked as she emerged from the bathroom, when she was done changing. Kai nodded in response. Mai grinned. "Let's go. They're probably wondering why the two most punctual people of the group are late." Kai smirked. "Let them wonder."

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Rei's POV

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Man, where are they?! Mai, Kai and Tyson are supposed to blade today. So far, only Tyson is here. We were in the Bladebreakers' locker room, awaiting the arrival of our missing members. I heard the footsteps, echoing in the hall, nearly drowned by the noise of the crowd. I'm sure I'm the only one who can hear it, they don't call me a neko-jin for nothing...

Mai ran in, trailed by Kai. First, I was relieved they were here in time. Second, I noticed what they were wearing. Mai wore a dress that would make guys drool... Well, straight guys, anyways. Kai on the other hand, was dressed to make girls drool.... Girls, and me. He makes girls and me drool.

"We're here. Let's go out before we get disqualified!!"- Mai yelled as she skidded to a halt and tried to turn around. Kai, being the less-enthusiastic of the two, stayed in the doorway, rather than running in, then out.

After most of the team ran after the twin Hiwatari's I stood in shock. Kai was, well there were a lot of words to describe him. Hot. Sexy. Beautiful. Attractive. Hell, more than attractive. I ran after them, my cheeks burning.

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Rei: Was that long enough?

Rath: Yeah, now the readers'll get bored cuz it's too long.

Rei: *pulls out long lost katana* -_- Say that again.

Rath: O_o ummm... Yeah it's a lot longer. Reader's should like it better. YAY!!! GO REI!!!

Rei: ^_^' that was sad...

Rath: heh heh.... Review please!!!