Chapter 3
That night Rei slowly woke up to the sound of Kai whimpering beside him, Rei looked down at Kai sadly, having hoped that his lover wouldn't have to go through this again pulling Kai closer to him. Rei laid Kai's head on his chest.
. . . Kai found himself in his dreams. He was lying on the floor, but when he tried to focus on where he was the image faded and he was left looking into Rei's shocked face. That too faded before he could get a clear enough view of his surroundings.
Rei looked down at Kai, his breathing now normal. Rei smiled slightly; now that Kai was at peace, he too could get some sleep. He figured he could talk to Kai in the morning. However, Kai woke up first, the sun shining in through one of the room's opened windows.
Sighing in contempt, Kai slowly sat up, looking at the still sleeping form of Rei. He carefully got out of bed, images from that night still fresh in his mind. After a quick shower, Kai silently cursed himself for sleeping in and not started the team's training again. There was nothing to keep Rei occupied long enough for him to forget about Kai's nightmare that night.
'Why did they have to return?' Kai thought as he stormed out of the hotel. Things had been going good for him, but now that his dreams were back, his life just got a whole lot more complicated. Kai sighed as he disappeared into a group of trees. He had woken up when Rei had been holding him that night and knew what was to come.
Kai leaned against one of the tress before drawing Dranzer from his pocket; he hoped training would take his mind off things. His idea did work for the first part of the morning, though his thoughts soon started to catch up with him and, in the end, he thought it best if he returned to the hotel.
Kai walked back through the trees, heading for the hotel once more, when suddenly a flash of red and white caught his attention. Quickly spinning around, Kai managed to catch a glimpse of Tala disappearing over the outer wall of the hotel. Kai considered following Tala, but he shook the thought out of his head; he had better things to do.
Kai quietly headed through the hotel, glancing at a clock on his way; it was 11:30. Kai sighed as he continued along various hallways, trying to figure out why Tala was hanging around here. Putting the thought of Tala out of his mind he decided he'd get Rei and the others started on making up wasted training time; hopefully that would keep Rei occupied long enough for him to sort a few things out.
Training was what Kai would call close to successful; he worked them all pretty hard even though he regretted the many times he had walked away from Rei. He just needed some time to think. It would have been around 4:30 when Kai finally decided to let them. He watched as Tyson ran off, dragging Max with him. However, Rei stayed, slowly making his way over to where Kai now stood. It was clear to Kai that Rei was exhausted.
Kai sighed sadly, as he embraced Rei in his arms, supporting Rei as he kissed his forehead; maybe it hadn't been such a good idea to work him this hard. However, Rei didn't complain, happily allowing Kai to carry him back up to their hotel room.
Later on that night, Kai found himself lying in bed with Rei sleeping soundly on his chest. He slowly fell into sleep as well, though he didn't want to; he didn't want to have the dreams again. However, like last time and the times before, he had no choice but to lie there at the mercy of what he dreamed. Once again, that night Kai went through hell; the visions in his dreams became more vivid and realistic.
It was around three in the morning when Kai woke up to see Rei sitting up in bed looking down at him through concerned eyes. Kai sighed, looking from Rei to the clock and back to Rei again. He slowly sat up, before wrapping his arms around Rei's neck and nuzzling his face against his. Rei wrapped his arms around Kai's body, not knowing whether to ask him about the dreams or not.
They stayed like that for what seemed a long time. Kai removed his arms from around Rei and got up off the bed. He gave Rei a quick kiss and told him he was going for a walk to clear his head. Rei nodded and watched as Kai left the room before he too got up and went to have a shower.
That night Rei slowly woke up to the sound of Kai whimpering beside him, Rei looked down at Kai sadly, having hoped that his lover wouldn't have to go through this again pulling Kai closer to him. Rei laid Kai's head on his chest.
. . . Kai found himself in his dreams. He was lying on the floor, but when he tried to focus on where he was the image faded and he was left looking into Rei's shocked face. That too faded before he could get a clear enough view of his surroundings.
Rei looked down at Kai, his breathing now normal. Rei smiled slightly; now that Kai was at peace, he too could get some sleep. He figured he could talk to Kai in the morning. However, Kai woke up first, the sun shining in through one of the room's opened windows.
Sighing in contempt, Kai slowly sat up, looking at the still sleeping form of Rei. He carefully got out of bed, images from that night still fresh in his mind. After a quick shower, Kai silently cursed himself for sleeping in and not started the team's training again. There was nothing to keep Rei occupied long enough for him to forget about Kai's nightmare that night.
'Why did they have to return?' Kai thought as he stormed out of the hotel. Things had been going good for him, but now that his dreams were back, his life just got a whole lot more complicated. Kai sighed as he disappeared into a group of trees. He had woken up when Rei had been holding him that night and knew what was to come.
Kai leaned against one of the tress before drawing Dranzer from his pocket; he hoped training would take his mind off things. His idea did work for the first part of the morning, though his thoughts soon started to catch up with him and, in the end, he thought it best if he returned to the hotel.
Kai walked back through the trees, heading for the hotel once more, when suddenly a flash of red and white caught his attention. Quickly spinning around, Kai managed to catch a glimpse of Tala disappearing over the outer wall of the hotel. Kai considered following Tala, but he shook the thought out of his head; he had better things to do.
Kai quietly headed through the hotel, glancing at a clock on his way; it was 11:30. Kai sighed as he continued along various hallways, trying to figure out why Tala was hanging around here. Putting the thought of Tala out of his mind he decided he'd get Rei and the others started on making up wasted training time; hopefully that would keep Rei occupied long enough for him to sort a few things out.
Training was what Kai would call close to successful; he worked them all pretty hard even though he regretted the many times he had walked away from Rei. He just needed some time to think. It would have been around 4:30 when Kai finally decided to let them. He watched as Tyson ran off, dragging Max with him. However, Rei stayed, slowly making his way over to where Kai now stood. It was clear to Kai that Rei was exhausted.
Kai sighed sadly, as he embraced Rei in his arms, supporting Rei as he kissed his forehead; maybe it hadn't been such a good idea to work him this hard. However, Rei didn't complain, happily allowing Kai to carry him back up to their hotel room.
Later on that night, Kai found himself lying in bed with Rei sleeping soundly on his chest. He slowly fell into sleep as well, though he didn't want to; he didn't want to have the dreams again. However, like last time and the times before, he had no choice but to lie there at the mercy of what he dreamed. Once again, that night Kai went through hell; the visions in his dreams became more vivid and realistic.
It was around three in the morning when Kai woke up to see Rei sitting up in bed looking down at him through concerned eyes. Kai sighed, looking from Rei to the clock and back to Rei again. He slowly sat up, before wrapping his arms around Rei's neck and nuzzling his face against his. Rei wrapped his arms around Kai's body, not knowing whether to ask him about the dreams or not.
They stayed like that for what seemed a long time. Kai removed his arms from around Rei and got up off the bed. He gave Rei a quick kiss and told him he was going for a walk to clear his head. Rei nodded and watched as Kai left the room before he too got up and went to have a shower.