14: Burning Rubber

Sarcasmcat: I'm so happy you think so. ^_^

MoonDargon_1001: Thank you!

Ms Hobgoblin: I hope you continue to like it... and continue to review it! :p

TigerTerror: Lol. I told my sister what she said and she agreed with you. Pity I've already finished writing this... but then, who says Kai won't do that to a bad guy later in the series. ~_^

TigerRain: I'd say Ray would be worse than Kai and Lee. Just takes more to get him mad. And yes, Kai/Ray/Lee in this chapter, as the title indicates

Imari: You certainly change your name a lot. :p

the tigris: Has no one been updating? Perhaps they are all away for the holidays.

Well, the last chapter set up the impossible at the end of the journey, so let's see what our boys are up too. Oh, and this is one of my fave chappies from this story. You'll see why. *^_^*

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I still do not own Beyblade

"Could you slow down? Just a little?"

"Why?" Lee laughed, knitting his fingers behind his head as he leant back in passenger seat. "This is fun!"

Ray growled at his lover. "This is suicide!"

"Which is what makes it fun." Lee glanced at their driver. "Pedal to the metal, Phoenix. Open her right up."

Kai sniggered, complying. Ray bit back a cry as he was thrown back in his seat, the scenery nothing more then a blur as the careered down the highway, Kai expertly weaving them around the traffic and making Ray wonder how often the Russian had done this.

"What's the matter, Kon?" Kai asked, glancing in the rear-view mirror. "Haven't you ever lived on the edge?"

"On the edge of a village, which is quite enough for me."

"Don't trust me to get you there in one piece?"

"One unscathed piece would be fine."

Kai nodded, then smirked. "Hey, Kon."

Ray looked toward him. "Yeah?"

"No hands."

Ray felt his stomach flip as Kai released the wheel, crossing his arms over his chest and leaning back. Lee roared with laughter, obviously loving every minute of it, pure pleasure burning in his eyes as he looked ahead eagerly toward the fast approaching bend. Ray also spotted it; his breath quickening as his heart thudded in his ears, images of flying off the road to their death playing through his mind. With every passing moment, it grew closer, closer…

Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit shit shit shit shit. Ray closed his eyes, holding his breath and waiting for the sound of the impact. Instead all he heard was laughter; Lee's… and someone else's…

Ray opened his eyes to see that they were still on the road, Kai's hands once more on the wheel having navigated the bend so smoothly Ray hadn't even felt the car take it. He growled as the two teens laughed, Kai's laugh reminding Ray of the laugh all the evil twisted villains had in the horror movies. Somehow it was exactly how he had always imagined Kai's laugh to be.

"You're insane!"

Kai glanced at him in the mirror. "Yes. I am."

"Oh, come on Tiger," Lee said, twisting in his seat to look back at him, grinning from ear to ear. "How often do we get to do something fun, hmm? Sure our elders won't approve, but that's the whole point of it."

"Shut up, Lee." Ray glared at him for a moment, then looked away. "If you both want to kill yourself, then fine. Just leave me out of it."

Lee shrugged, turning back to the front and looking at Kai. "You've driven a race car, haven't you."

Kai smiled faintly. "Once or twice."

Lee raised an eyebrow. "Got a license?"

"Maybe."

"You haven't lost it yet?"

"I'm rich." Kai glanced sideways at Lee and winked. "The law can't touch me."

Hearing a noise, Lee glanced behind him and out the back window. "That must come in handy."

"At times." Kai frowned, looking in the rear-view mirror quickly, then taking a second look. "Such as now."

Ray's eyes widened as he swung around in his seat. "Oh crap. Um, Kai… police…"

The car picked up speed. "I'd like to see them try and catch me."

Lee chuckled, looking at the driver. "Never get to do this back home. Burn 'em."

Ray blinked. "Um… shouldn't we stop? I mean, they could shoot out the back window…"

Kai shrugged. "Not my car."

Ray glared at the back of his head. "I'm sure Mr Dickenson would be thrilled to hear that."

"Oh relax, Tiger." Lee settled back into his seat. "Just hang on and enjoy the ride. Stop being such a goody-two-shoes."

Hearing only silence, Kai frowned and glanced in the mirror to see Ray unfasten his seat belt and slid forward, one arm snaking around the back of the passenger seat to tighten around it's occupants throat. Kai chuckled as Lee's eyes flew open, the elder of the neko-jins hands flying up to try and pry the arm from it's strangle hold.

Turning back to the road, Kai smirked. "Feisty."

To be continued…