Kai and Tyson sat squashed uncomfortably next to each other on the sofa
in Kai's living room, with Max and Rei perched either side of them.
Max was giggling uncontrollably, and Rei looked extremely guilty.
Kai and Tyson looked at the blubbering teens surrounding them suspiciously.
"What are you guys planning?" Tyson broke the tense silence abruptly. Max's response was a small hiccup followed by mad blushing. Kenny peered through his glasses at the genki teen, and cleared his throat. "We've decided to put a stop to you and Kai's fighting."
Tyson and Kai looked at each other simultaneously; something was definitely going on. "And what would you suggest?" Kai enquired acidly, glaring at the computer wiz. "We're going to hypnotise you."
Tyson gawped at his friend in amazement. "No way are you trying that psychic mumbo-jumbo out on me, what do I look like, a guinea pig!" "Well you eat like one." Kai quipped with a grin, laughing as Tyson elbowed him in the ribs. "Come on Tyson! You two fighting is driving the three of us crazy!" Kenny pleaded with his notoriously stubborn friend. "Yeah, look what it's done to Max." Rei chimed in, pointing out their genki blonde teammate, who was currently fascinated by prodding the tassels on the edges of the cushions.
Kai and Tyson swapped glances again, and this time, the same mischievous thought crossed both their minds, and they grinned conspiratorially. "O.K, we'll do it." Kai conceded in an annoyed tone. "If only to shut you kids up!"
Kai sat back, with his arms folded and a look of quizzical amusement plastered on his face as Kenny began swinging a pocket watch in front of his face. "And what exactly is this supposed to accomplish?" He enquired, with one silver grey eyebrow raised like a dagger. "Dude let him finish!" Tyson yelped, following the pocket watch with curious puppy brown eyes. Kai rolled his eyes, and stared at the ceiling. "KAI!" Kenny yelled, becoming annoyed at not being taken seriously. Kai sighed resignedly and brought his attention back to the pocket watch. He sneaked a peek at Tyson out of the corner of his eye, and grinned at his co-conspirator's antics; the normally hyperactive teen was sat still, bolt upright, mouth slightly open, eyes bright and wide, but never letting the pocket watch swing out of sight. He immediately gathered his wits and mimicked Tyson as closely as he could, although the temptation to burst out laughing was almost too much.
While all this was going on, no-one was paying any attention to Max, who had stopped playing the cushion tassels, and was now swaying in time to the pocket watch. His ocean blue eyes were glazed over and his eyelids slowly began to droop.
Suddenly Kenny clicked his fingers, and grinned at Kai and Tyson, who were supposed to fall asleep... Kai and Tyson looked at each other, then back at Kenny questioningly, though he missed the mischievous grins they swapped.
A loud crash alerted Kenny's attention to Max again, and he gaped in amazement at the blonde who had fallen off the back of the sofa and fallen asleep on the floor. "Dude, he snores worse than you!" Kai laughed, pointing at Tyson childishly. "I do NOT snore!" Tyson replied in an ice cold, scarily familiar tone. "OH NO!" Kenny wailed, holding his head in his hands. "What'd you do now?" Tyson sighed, looking annoyed. Kai simply giggled behind his hands. "The hypnosis didn't work, you guys just switched personalities!" Kenny moaned. "Sweet!" Kai yelled jumping up on the sofa cushions. "Look at me! I'm Tyson, and I'm the world Beyblade champion!" He started dancing on the sofa while Kenny's eyes bulged in disbelief, and Tyson merely snorted in disgust and folded his arms. "Kids!" Tyson muttered.
Max stretched and yawned in his sleep. "You think he's O.K chief?" Rei asked worriedly. "Uh, I dunno, why don't you check?" Kenny suggested. Rei got up from his place on the sofa and knelt by Max's side. "Aww doesn't that look cute?!" Kai gushed, hugging a fluffy cushion. Rei snapped his head around and stared at his leader in amazement. "What'd you do to him chief?" "Never mind him, Max is waking up!" Kenny yelped anxiously.
Max opened his eyes slowly, still looking dazed. "Here ya go buddy." Rei extended his hand to help the genki blonde to his feet. Max stared at the hand, and then ran his gaze up the muscular arm to rest on Rei's face. He stared for a moment before his eyes suddenly went all shiny. Suddenly he jumped up and glomped Rei so furiously, that he flew a few feet backwards.
"Chief what the hell did you do to him?!" Rei yelled trying frantically to untangle Max from his arms. Max simply grunted and hugged him tighter. "Maxie wuvs Rei-Rei!!" He chirped happily. Rei's golden eyes almost popped out in disbelief, and he was too shocked to stop Max from picking him up, swinging him over his shoulder and carrying him up the marble staircase. Kenny groaned, and looked over to Kai and Tyson, who were fighting again.
"That is NOT cute, it's disgusting!" Tyson yelled, grabbing Kai by the shoulders and shaking him roughly. Kai simply grinned stupidly, wrenched himself out of Tyson's grip, and bolted out the front door. "Hey! You get your ass back here NOW!" Tyson yelled, running after him. Kenny could do nothing but stare helplessly at the door as it slammed shut behind him.
"Dude they totally fell for it!" Tyson laughed as they reached the garage where Kai's Honda convertible was parked. "Yeah we make a pretty good team." Kai mused, smiling at him. "Rei is totally going to suffer after what Kenny did to Max." Tyson laughed again, picturing Rei being forced into cutesy pink girly clothes by Max. "Rather him than me any day!" Kai chimed in, throwing an arm around Tyson's shoulder, and laughing hysterically, as the same picture formed in his own mind. "So, where to now leader?" Tyson stood to attention, saluting Kai mock army style. "I believe I owe you a night out." Kai replied with a mischievous grin, wrenching the key in the ignition, and slamming his foot down on the accelerator, as the Honda roared into life.
"What are you guys planning?" Tyson broke the tense silence abruptly. Max's response was a small hiccup followed by mad blushing. Kenny peered through his glasses at the genki teen, and cleared his throat. "We've decided to put a stop to you and Kai's fighting."
Tyson and Kai looked at each other simultaneously; something was definitely going on. "And what would you suggest?" Kai enquired acidly, glaring at the computer wiz. "We're going to hypnotise you."
Tyson gawped at his friend in amazement. "No way are you trying that psychic mumbo-jumbo out on me, what do I look like, a guinea pig!" "Well you eat like one." Kai quipped with a grin, laughing as Tyson elbowed him in the ribs. "Come on Tyson! You two fighting is driving the three of us crazy!" Kenny pleaded with his notoriously stubborn friend. "Yeah, look what it's done to Max." Rei chimed in, pointing out their genki blonde teammate, who was currently fascinated by prodding the tassels on the edges of the cushions.
Kai and Tyson swapped glances again, and this time, the same mischievous thought crossed both their minds, and they grinned conspiratorially. "O.K, we'll do it." Kai conceded in an annoyed tone. "If only to shut you kids up!"
Kai sat back, with his arms folded and a look of quizzical amusement plastered on his face as Kenny began swinging a pocket watch in front of his face. "And what exactly is this supposed to accomplish?" He enquired, with one silver grey eyebrow raised like a dagger. "Dude let him finish!" Tyson yelped, following the pocket watch with curious puppy brown eyes. Kai rolled his eyes, and stared at the ceiling. "KAI!" Kenny yelled, becoming annoyed at not being taken seriously. Kai sighed resignedly and brought his attention back to the pocket watch. He sneaked a peek at Tyson out of the corner of his eye, and grinned at his co-conspirator's antics; the normally hyperactive teen was sat still, bolt upright, mouth slightly open, eyes bright and wide, but never letting the pocket watch swing out of sight. He immediately gathered his wits and mimicked Tyson as closely as he could, although the temptation to burst out laughing was almost too much.
While all this was going on, no-one was paying any attention to Max, who had stopped playing the cushion tassels, and was now swaying in time to the pocket watch. His ocean blue eyes were glazed over and his eyelids slowly began to droop.
Suddenly Kenny clicked his fingers, and grinned at Kai and Tyson, who were supposed to fall asleep... Kai and Tyson looked at each other, then back at Kenny questioningly, though he missed the mischievous grins they swapped.
A loud crash alerted Kenny's attention to Max again, and he gaped in amazement at the blonde who had fallen off the back of the sofa and fallen asleep on the floor. "Dude, he snores worse than you!" Kai laughed, pointing at Tyson childishly. "I do NOT snore!" Tyson replied in an ice cold, scarily familiar tone. "OH NO!" Kenny wailed, holding his head in his hands. "What'd you do now?" Tyson sighed, looking annoyed. Kai simply giggled behind his hands. "The hypnosis didn't work, you guys just switched personalities!" Kenny moaned. "Sweet!" Kai yelled jumping up on the sofa cushions. "Look at me! I'm Tyson, and I'm the world Beyblade champion!" He started dancing on the sofa while Kenny's eyes bulged in disbelief, and Tyson merely snorted in disgust and folded his arms. "Kids!" Tyson muttered.
Max stretched and yawned in his sleep. "You think he's O.K chief?" Rei asked worriedly. "Uh, I dunno, why don't you check?" Kenny suggested. Rei got up from his place on the sofa and knelt by Max's side. "Aww doesn't that look cute?!" Kai gushed, hugging a fluffy cushion. Rei snapped his head around and stared at his leader in amazement. "What'd you do to him chief?" "Never mind him, Max is waking up!" Kenny yelped anxiously.
Max opened his eyes slowly, still looking dazed. "Here ya go buddy." Rei extended his hand to help the genki blonde to his feet. Max stared at the hand, and then ran his gaze up the muscular arm to rest on Rei's face. He stared for a moment before his eyes suddenly went all shiny. Suddenly he jumped up and glomped Rei so furiously, that he flew a few feet backwards.
"Chief what the hell did you do to him?!" Rei yelled trying frantically to untangle Max from his arms. Max simply grunted and hugged him tighter. "Maxie wuvs Rei-Rei!!" He chirped happily. Rei's golden eyes almost popped out in disbelief, and he was too shocked to stop Max from picking him up, swinging him over his shoulder and carrying him up the marble staircase. Kenny groaned, and looked over to Kai and Tyson, who were fighting again.
"That is NOT cute, it's disgusting!" Tyson yelled, grabbing Kai by the shoulders and shaking him roughly. Kai simply grinned stupidly, wrenched himself out of Tyson's grip, and bolted out the front door. "Hey! You get your ass back here NOW!" Tyson yelled, running after him. Kenny could do nothing but stare helplessly at the door as it slammed shut behind him.
"Dude they totally fell for it!" Tyson laughed as they reached the garage where Kai's Honda convertible was parked. "Yeah we make a pretty good team." Kai mused, smiling at him. "Rei is totally going to suffer after what Kenny did to Max." Tyson laughed again, picturing Rei being forced into cutesy pink girly clothes by Max. "Rather him than me any day!" Kai chimed in, throwing an arm around Tyson's shoulder, and laughing hysterically, as the same picture formed in his own mind. "So, where to now leader?" Tyson stood to attention, saluting Kai mock army style. "I believe I owe you a night out." Kai replied with a mischievous grin, wrenching the key in the ignition, and slamming his foot down on the accelerator, as the Honda roared into life.