What Men Want
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or it's characters so don't sue me!!!
Chapter 6: The Truth
Gigi woke up lying on the couch. She looked around as she rubbed her eyes. Kai wasn't in sight. She stretched and got up. Glancing at the clock, she noticed she was late for school, again. She hurriedly threw her clothes on a pushed the door open. She tumbled down the stairs, only to see Kai eating at the breakfast table with the rest of her family. 'Oh my God...' She thought. Kai gave here a look that said 'get-me-the-hell- outta-here' and she rushed to his side. "Sorry mom, gotta go to school." She said quickly and ran out the door with Kai. "Bye!" They raced each other to school, Kai won. Just as the bell rang, they snuck into the gymnasium. Mr. Damantu was taking roll and hadn't noticed their absence.
"Mendes? Is Riko Mendes here today?" He asked the class. They all looked around.
"I guess not..."
"He was fine yesterday." Another kid chirped.
"Must be skipping again." Kai lied, but everyone just nodded in agreement. 'Fools.' Kai thought as he glanced at Gigi who was looking around nervously.
'How am I supposed to deal with him now?' She asked herself. Just then, the sunlight entered the room from the doorway. Riko stepped in, he had a cast on his wrist and a bandage around his forehead to go with his other cuts, bruises, and scrapes.
"Sorry I'm late, Mr. Damantu." He said smoothly as he got into line.
"Oh boy, what happened to you?" Kenny asked.
"None of your business, geek!" Riko replied as he grabbed Kenny by the collar.
"Let go of him." Ray demanded. Riko just smirked.
"Who do you think you are?" A hand wrapped around his wrist, and concealed it in a tight grip.
"Don't even think of it, Mendes." Came Kai's voice. Riko sighed and drew back.
"I was just having a bad day, I'm gonna get you Hiwatari." He hissed.
"Just watch your back, Riko. I'm not through with you yet." Kai replied as he let go of the teen's wrist.
"You did that to him, Kai?" Max asked.
"Somebody had to." He stated as he got back into line.
"Kai beat Riko's ass!" A student shouted.
"Go Kai! You da man!" Another exclaimed.
"It's about time somebody taught him a lesson." Said a female voice from behind them. They all turned around to see a girl standing there. She had long purple hair and silver eyes. She looked up at Kai through her long eyelashes. Everyone looked at her in awe. "Kai...?" She said, looking innocent.
"K-Kurina," He began, then noticed all the watchful eyes around him. "What do you want?" He asked in a cold tone. Kurina knew from the past years when they had been together, that he never really liked to show his emotions in public.
"I, I need to talk to you." She answered as she pressed her lips together tightly. "Alone." She added almost in a whisper. Kai followed her to the empty hall way. She shut the door so the others couldn't eavesdrop. A little girl about three years old was sitting in one of the chairs. Her eyes brightened as she looked up.
"Mama!" She squealed. Kurina scooped her up into an embrace.
"Hello, Melody." She greeted in a soft voice. The girl had lavender hair, a little lighter than her mother's, and crimson eyes. Kai leaned against the wall.
"What do you want?" He asked again.
"I-I lied to you." She muttered.
"About what?" He asked as he cocked an eyebrow.
"About Melody. Well, she is yours." She replied quietly. Kai snapped his eyes open.
"What? You told me she was Mitko's." Kai said in an outburst. He couldn't believe his ears.
"I didn't want you to worry."
"Then why did you tell me now? I would have been a lot better off if I left school today knowing I wasn't a father."
"I'm sorry, I just thought that you'd wanna get to know your own daughter." Kurina replied on the brink of tears.
"Why now?"
"Because I see you with Gigi, and if you guys get really serious, I don't want you to think it's your first time being a father."
"So... what have you told Mitko?" He asked as he rubbed his forehead.
"He still thinks she's his."
"Can't we just keep it that way?" Kai asked stubbornly. He felt something wrap around his legs.
"Daddy!" Came a sweet little voice. He looked down to see that Melody had attached herself to him. Kai looked up at Kurina, inside he was having a panic attack, his first one ever... I think.
"Go ahead." She encouraged. "Pick her up." He hesitated at first, then picked Melody up. She squealed and wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his chest. "See? She knows who her father is."
"That's unfortunate for me..." Kai mumbled as he tried to pull her off. He finally managed to un-pry her arms, and when he did, propped her up on his hip. "This is the only one, right?"
"Yes, of course. Andrea's father is Mitko, and Forest's father is Sam." Kurina explained.
"And him?" Kai asked as he pointed to her abdomen.
"Riko..." She murmured barely above a whisper.
"You two were going out?" He inquired in disgust.
"No." She said as she hung her head. "He, he raped me too. But um..." Kurina wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "I just wanted you to know about Melody, and if you ever wanted to see her, that'd be all right." She took the girl from Kai's arms and headed towards the exit. "Good luck with Gigi!" She called back with a warm smile as the door shut. Kai sighed and turned back to the gym.
"What did she want, Kai?" Asked a excited Tyson in the gym.
"Shut up and leave me alone." Kai replied as he went into the locker room to change back into his other clothes.
"Where is he going?" Kiko asked Gigi as she placed her hands on her hips. The girl shrugged, and let out a sigh. 'What was going on? Had he gotten back together with Kurina? By his attitude, that wasn't the case, or so she thought. She headed to the locker room as well, school wasn't important to her at the moment. "You too?" Kiko yelled after her.
Once she was all dressed, she went out of the back door by the locker rooms. She kicked the rocks around her, and headed down the sidewalk. After a few minutes of walking, she found herself at the elementary school playground. It was empty, or near empty. She could see a lone figure sitting on top of the metal monkey bars, she could tell it was Kai. She walked up to him, he had his eyes shut, deep in thought. He sat cross- legged on the bars with his head lowered. 'What?' He thought.
"I'm gonna skip out today too." Gigi murmured. "What did you and Kurina talk about?" Kai leaned back and looked at the ground, he knew he couldn't keep the truth from her.
"She... she told me that Melody's my kid."
"And you believe her?"
"Why shouldn't I? She's exactly the right age, and she even has the same color eyes as me."
"I thought her and Andrea were Mitko's daughters." She commented.
"No."
"So, I assume you're going back to her?" Gigi asked sadly.
"What? No way." He replied.
"Why not? Don't you love her?"
"No, I...love...you..." He trailed off quietly.
"But you DO love Melody of course, you have to...?"
"I don't know, I didn't even know she was mine until half-an hour ago."
"Well, for all it's worth..." Gigi began as she stared him straight in the eyes. 'God those crimson eyes are so mesmerizing...' Gigi thought. 'Okay now back to what I was saying.' She mentally slapped herself for getting distracted. "I love you too." A smile crept to her lips, but Kai's expression didn't change. She didn't know what to do because, he wasn't thinking anything. Before she knew it, he had leaned down, and they were kissing. He pulled away slowly.
"That's not the only reason, right?" He asked as he jumped off the play structure.
"What do you mean?"
"You don't only like me cause I'm a good kisser, right?" He asked with a smirk.
"Of course not, you big-headed baka!" She replied as she punched him playfully. "You're so full of yourself." She snorted and turned away. Kai grabbed her around the waist and heaved her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "Hey! Where are you taking me?" She asked as she pounded his back with fists.
"Home." He replied as he kept walking.
"But I don't wanna go back to my house..." Gigi protested.
"MY house, not yours." Kai corrected her as they arrived in front of a large house. No, not house, mansion. The gate opened as he let her get off and walked inside. They walked up the spiral stair case and into a long hall way lined with rooms. He led her into a room that had black walls. There was a bed, a couch, two chairs, a desk, a dresser, and a walk in closet.
"This is your room?" She asked as she looked around.
"Yeah." Kai answered as he sat down on the couch. "So, what do you want to do?"
"Can I use the phone?" She suddenly perked up. He nodded and pointed to it.
"Who are you calling?"
"You'll see..." She grinned as she punched in the numbers. 'It better not be what I think it is.' Kai groaned inwardly as he folded his arms and leaned back. 'It better not be...'
End of Chappie 6 Hope you enjoyed it! Hmmm... who is she calling? Find out next time on, What Men Want! Chapter 7 Please read and review Should I drop this fic?
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or it's characters so don't sue me!!!
Chapter 6: The Truth
Gigi woke up lying on the couch. She looked around as she rubbed her eyes. Kai wasn't in sight. She stretched and got up. Glancing at the clock, she noticed she was late for school, again. She hurriedly threw her clothes on a pushed the door open. She tumbled down the stairs, only to see Kai eating at the breakfast table with the rest of her family. 'Oh my God...' She thought. Kai gave here a look that said 'get-me-the-hell- outta-here' and she rushed to his side. "Sorry mom, gotta go to school." She said quickly and ran out the door with Kai. "Bye!" They raced each other to school, Kai won. Just as the bell rang, they snuck into the gymnasium. Mr. Damantu was taking roll and hadn't noticed their absence.
"Mendes? Is Riko Mendes here today?" He asked the class. They all looked around.
"I guess not..."
"He was fine yesterday." Another kid chirped.
"Must be skipping again." Kai lied, but everyone just nodded in agreement. 'Fools.' Kai thought as he glanced at Gigi who was looking around nervously.
'How am I supposed to deal with him now?' She asked herself. Just then, the sunlight entered the room from the doorway. Riko stepped in, he had a cast on his wrist and a bandage around his forehead to go with his other cuts, bruises, and scrapes.
"Sorry I'm late, Mr. Damantu." He said smoothly as he got into line.
"Oh boy, what happened to you?" Kenny asked.
"None of your business, geek!" Riko replied as he grabbed Kenny by the collar.
"Let go of him." Ray demanded. Riko just smirked.
"Who do you think you are?" A hand wrapped around his wrist, and concealed it in a tight grip.
"Don't even think of it, Mendes." Came Kai's voice. Riko sighed and drew back.
"I was just having a bad day, I'm gonna get you Hiwatari." He hissed.
"Just watch your back, Riko. I'm not through with you yet." Kai replied as he let go of the teen's wrist.
"You did that to him, Kai?" Max asked.
"Somebody had to." He stated as he got back into line.
"Kai beat Riko's ass!" A student shouted.
"Go Kai! You da man!" Another exclaimed.
"It's about time somebody taught him a lesson." Said a female voice from behind them. They all turned around to see a girl standing there. She had long purple hair and silver eyes. She looked up at Kai through her long eyelashes. Everyone looked at her in awe. "Kai...?" She said, looking innocent.
"K-Kurina," He began, then noticed all the watchful eyes around him. "What do you want?" He asked in a cold tone. Kurina knew from the past years when they had been together, that he never really liked to show his emotions in public.
"I, I need to talk to you." She answered as she pressed her lips together tightly. "Alone." She added almost in a whisper. Kai followed her to the empty hall way. She shut the door so the others couldn't eavesdrop. A little girl about three years old was sitting in one of the chairs. Her eyes brightened as she looked up.
"Mama!" She squealed. Kurina scooped her up into an embrace.
"Hello, Melody." She greeted in a soft voice. The girl had lavender hair, a little lighter than her mother's, and crimson eyes. Kai leaned against the wall.
"What do you want?" He asked again.
"I-I lied to you." She muttered.
"About what?" He asked as he cocked an eyebrow.
"About Melody. Well, she is yours." She replied quietly. Kai snapped his eyes open.
"What? You told me she was Mitko's." Kai said in an outburst. He couldn't believe his ears.
"I didn't want you to worry."
"Then why did you tell me now? I would have been a lot better off if I left school today knowing I wasn't a father."
"I'm sorry, I just thought that you'd wanna get to know your own daughter." Kurina replied on the brink of tears.
"Why now?"
"Because I see you with Gigi, and if you guys get really serious, I don't want you to think it's your first time being a father."
"So... what have you told Mitko?" He asked as he rubbed his forehead.
"He still thinks she's his."
"Can't we just keep it that way?" Kai asked stubbornly. He felt something wrap around his legs.
"Daddy!" Came a sweet little voice. He looked down to see that Melody had attached herself to him. Kai looked up at Kurina, inside he was having a panic attack, his first one ever... I think.
"Go ahead." She encouraged. "Pick her up." He hesitated at first, then picked Melody up. She squealed and wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his chest. "See? She knows who her father is."
"That's unfortunate for me..." Kai mumbled as he tried to pull her off. He finally managed to un-pry her arms, and when he did, propped her up on his hip. "This is the only one, right?"
"Yes, of course. Andrea's father is Mitko, and Forest's father is Sam." Kurina explained.
"And him?" Kai asked as he pointed to her abdomen.
"Riko..." She murmured barely above a whisper.
"You two were going out?" He inquired in disgust.
"No." She said as she hung her head. "He, he raped me too. But um..." Kurina wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "I just wanted you to know about Melody, and if you ever wanted to see her, that'd be all right." She took the girl from Kai's arms and headed towards the exit. "Good luck with Gigi!" She called back with a warm smile as the door shut. Kai sighed and turned back to the gym.
"What did she want, Kai?" Asked a excited Tyson in the gym.
"Shut up and leave me alone." Kai replied as he went into the locker room to change back into his other clothes.
"Where is he going?" Kiko asked Gigi as she placed her hands on her hips. The girl shrugged, and let out a sigh. 'What was going on? Had he gotten back together with Kurina? By his attitude, that wasn't the case, or so she thought. She headed to the locker room as well, school wasn't important to her at the moment. "You too?" Kiko yelled after her.
Once she was all dressed, she went out of the back door by the locker rooms. She kicked the rocks around her, and headed down the sidewalk. After a few minutes of walking, she found herself at the elementary school playground. It was empty, or near empty. She could see a lone figure sitting on top of the metal monkey bars, she could tell it was Kai. She walked up to him, he had his eyes shut, deep in thought. He sat cross- legged on the bars with his head lowered. 'What?' He thought.
"I'm gonna skip out today too." Gigi murmured. "What did you and Kurina talk about?" Kai leaned back and looked at the ground, he knew he couldn't keep the truth from her.
"She... she told me that Melody's my kid."
"And you believe her?"
"Why shouldn't I? She's exactly the right age, and she even has the same color eyes as me."
"I thought her and Andrea were Mitko's daughters." She commented.
"No."
"So, I assume you're going back to her?" Gigi asked sadly.
"What? No way." He replied.
"Why not? Don't you love her?"
"No, I...love...you..." He trailed off quietly.
"But you DO love Melody of course, you have to...?"
"I don't know, I didn't even know she was mine until half-an hour ago."
"Well, for all it's worth..." Gigi began as she stared him straight in the eyes. 'God those crimson eyes are so mesmerizing...' Gigi thought. 'Okay now back to what I was saying.' She mentally slapped herself for getting distracted. "I love you too." A smile crept to her lips, but Kai's expression didn't change. She didn't know what to do because, he wasn't thinking anything. Before she knew it, he had leaned down, and they were kissing. He pulled away slowly.
"That's not the only reason, right?" He asked as he jumped off the play structure.
"What do you mean?"
"You don't only like me cause I'm a good kisser, right?" He asked with a smirk.
"Of course not, you big-headed baka!" She replied as she punched him playfully. "You're so full of yourself." She snorted and turned away. Kai grabbed her around the waist and heaved her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "Hey! Where are you taking me?" She asked as she pounded his back with fists.
"Home." He replied as he kept walking.
"But I don't wanna go back to my house..." Gigi protested.
"MY house, not yours." Kai corrected her as they arrived in front of a large house. No, not house, mansion. The gate opened as he let her get off and walked inside. They walked up the spiral stair case and into a long hall way lined with rooms. He led her into a room that had black walls. There was a bed, a couch, two chairs, a desk, a dresser, and a walk in closet.
"This is your room?" She asked as she looked around.
"Yeah." Kai answered as he sat down on the couch. "So, what do you want to do?"
"Can I use the phone?" She suddenly perked up. He nodded and pointed to it.
"Who are you calling?"
"You'll see..." She grinned as she punched in the numbers. 'It better not be what I think it is.' Kai groaned inwardly as he folded his arms and leaned back. 'It better not be...'
End of Chappie 6 Hope you enjoyed it! Hmmm... who is she calling? Find out next time on, What Men Want! Chapter 7 Please read and review Should I drop this fic?