What Men Want
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or any of it's characters so don't sue me...
Chapter 8: A Little Break
Kai woke up lying on a bed, covered in baby blue sheets. He bolted upright. Where was he? He glanced around the room, the walls were a navy blue and there were some posters of boy bands hanging up. He recognized it as her room. He felt something shift at the end of the bed. "Nice to see you've woke up, sleepy head." Came a familiar voice. He felt a tingle of pain ripple throughout his body. "Are you all right? Kai?" Gigi waved her hand in front of his face. He looked up.
"Hm? Uh, yeah." He mumbled awkwardly.
"Yeah right. You don't look like it." She said as she took out a thermometer. "Here, put this in your mouth."
"No."
"Come on, just do it."
"Why?"
"Because I wanna see if you have a fever, why else?"
"Why do you care?"
"Quit acting like a child." Gigi demanded as she handed him the thermometer.
"Fine." Kai sighed as he took it and popped it into his mouth. A moment later, the little beeping noise went off and she plucked it from his mouth. "Happy now?" He asked as she looked at the digital reading.
"100 degrees. You my friend, have a fever." Gigi said as she looked back at Kai.
"No shit, Sherlock."
"Well Mr. Prick, I've gotta go and talk to the others about the whole Voltaire and Riko incident, I'll probably tell my parents today too. You should to stay in bed, you need your rest." She grabbed her coat. "Will you be okay on your own?" She asked in a mocking voice.
"Do you even have to ask...?" He grumbled. She grinned and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"Bye, my kawaii Kai."
"Hn." Kai muttered as she escaped from view. As soon as he heard her leave, he got out of bed, and went downstairs. Neither of Gigi's parents were they, which he took as a good sign. Suddenly, out of nowhere:
"OMG, it's Kai Hiwatari!"
"How do you know him, Tammy?!" Another girl screeched.
"I think I'm gonna faint!"
"Kai, where?" Asked a confused Tammy. She poked her head around the corner, along with three other girls. "Oh, him! He's that Hiwatari kid?"
"You bet! He's the hunk from that one Beyblading team." Said a girl with silver eyes.
"What's he doing at your house, Tam?" A girl with purple hair asked.
"Well, he's my sister's boyfriend." Tammy replied casually.
"Lucky." Another whispered. "Watch this." She ran out into the living room and latched onto Kai.
"What the hell...?" Kai yelped as he tried to push her off.
"Kai honey, don't push me away." She pouted.
"Whee!" The second girl exclaimed as she threw herself onto him.
"Uh, Tammy? A little help?" Kai shouted. Tammy sighed and helped pry the girls off of him. The third girl, just stood in the doorway, staring at him. "What?" He asked coldly. She began to breath rapidly, then keeled over.
"What happened to you?" Tammy asked as she picked up her unconscious friend. Kai was still covered in bruises.
"Long story." He looked around for the door. "Um, bye." He exited and ran outside, and onto the sidewalk. A burgundy caprice rolled into the driveway, and it held a familiar face inside. Mrs. Thorson stepped out.
"Kai, dear. Where are you going? Is Gigi home?" She asked as she opened the door.
"She's out."
"Well, come on in."
"No, I gotta go." He answered as he turned around. Cynthia gasped.
"Dear me, what a poor boy. I hear all the time about boys getting into fights. My my, what is this world coming to? But you probably had a good reason, it's not like you belong to a gang. Speaking of gangs, I heard teen pregnancies and teen mothers and fathers are on the rise. Gigi wouldn't ever do anything like that. Anyway, keep her out of trouble young man. So, did you get into another school fight? "
"Not exactly."
"Oh well, it doesn't matter. You come inside, you don't look so well." She said.
"Uh, no. Sorry. Good afternoon." He replied as he began to walk down the street.
"If you must." Cynthia sighed. Kai was glad that she'd shut up. He walked down to Ray's house, that'd be his best guess trying to find the others.
About ten minutes later, he arrived at Ray's place. He rang the doorbell impatiently. Max came bounding up to the door and opened it a little. "Hey, what're you doing here?" He asked.
"Gee, I missed you guys so much..." Kai said, sarcasm pouring out.
"Well, that's great!" Max replied as he jumped onto him. He gave him a hug and let go. Tyson appeared at the door.
"You're not supposed to be here." He stated immediately.
"And why not?"
"Gigi told us that you had to stay in bed ALL day. She said if you came, we'd have to take you back to her place and put you in bed." Tyson said matter-of-factly.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah!" He stuck his tongue out.
"That's too bad, now where's Gigi?" Kai asked stubbornly.
"She's not here." Tyson shrugged. Kai glanced at Max, who had a guilty look on his face. Tyson looked from Max to their team captain. "Uh... good-bye." He added nervously as he pushed the door shut. Kai just retaliated and shoved him out of the way. He stalked past them and into the house. He heard some mumbles from a nearby room, and looked in. Ray and Gigi were sitting on a bed, talking. They both looked up.
"It's not our fault." Max said quickly as Ray and Gigi exchanged glances.
"What're you doing here, I thought I told you to stay in bed?" She inquired. Ray had a puzzled look on his face.
"What's with all the secrecy, what are you guys talking about anyway?" Kai eyed her suspiciously.
"I don't know how I'm gonna tell my parents about everything. They're gonna be so pissed that I'm not their little angel." She answered. 'Not like I ever was...' Taking a hint, the others left the room quietly. Kai sat down on the bed beside Gigi. She turned away as her hot tears began to form in her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't think we're gonna work out." She said, almost in a whisper. Kai bit his lip, 'What is she talking about?' He asked himself.
"Riko. That's what I'm talking about. Pretty soon, it's going to sink into that dense skull of yours that I'm unclean, I'm not a virgin. We might be close now, but when you really realize it, I'm afraid you..."
"What?" He asked with concern in his eyes.
"That you won't want me. That you'll think it's sick. That, you'll break up with me, and I'd rather kill myself than have that happen."
"You think I'll dump you because you got raped?" Kai wrapped an arm around her.
"That's about it."
"What the hell are you thinking?" He asked as he lifted her chin up so that their gazes met. "The only way we're getting separated is if I die, and I seriously doubt that'll happen anytime soon." She let the tears fall and hugged him tightly. Kai just stood there, like a statue for a moment, then hesitantly hugged her back. He rubbed her back gently. "It's okay." He coaxed. 'You have no idea how much this hurts my pride, do you?' He silently chuckled.
"But you still love me anyway." She giggled into his shirt. She looked up at him and wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "Thanks." She mumbled.
"Nice to see you're done soaking my shirt."
"It won't happen again." She stuck her tongue out at him. "Be sure of that, my kawaii Kai."
"It better not." He crossed his arms. "Or else I'll turn soft."
"And we don't want that happening now, do we?" She grinned as she jumped off the bed. Kai nodded and they went into the kitchen, where the others were watching Tyson eat, and talking.
"Have fun?" Tyson asked through his pizza.
"What did you guys talk about?" Max chirped.
"Max, who're you kidding? They probably didn't have time to talk back there." Ray jeered.
"What does that mean?" Max stared at Ray intently.
"Never-mind bud, I'll tell you later."
"Cut it out." Gigi said as she said down beside Max. "We were just talking."
"Sure." She elbowed Ray in the ribs. "Sorry." He squeaked.
"Okay guys, quit fooling around. He have to find out what to do about Riko and Voltaire." Tyson stated, joining in the conversation having finished all the food in the fridge.
"Good idea, we'd have never figured that one out on our own." Kai praised sarcastically.
"You're just jealous cause I thought of it first." Tyson replied proudly.
"Yeah, you got me."
"Let's just find a plan, this isn't the time to be arguing." Ray interjected.
"Oh fine." Tyson and Kai huffed in unison.
Sorry it took so long for me to update, my sis was hogging the computer. I hope you liked this chapter. Please read and review! See ya in Chapter 9!
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or any of it's characters so don't sue me...
Chapter 8: A Little Break
Kai woke up lying on a bed, covered in baby blue sheets. He bolted upright. Where was he? He glanced around the room, the walls were a navy blue and there were some posters of boy bands hanging up. He recognized it as her room. He felt something shift at the end of the bed. "Nice to see you've woke up, sleepy head." Came a familiar voice. He felt a tingle of pain ripple throughout his body. "Are you all right? Kai?" Gigi waved her hand in front of his face. He looked up.
"Hm? Uh, yeah." He mumbled awkwardly.
"Yeah right. You don't look like it." She said as she took out a thermometer. "Here, put this in your mouth."
"No."
"Come on, just do it."
"Why?"
"Because I wanna see if you have a fever, why else?"
"Why do you care?"
"Quit acting like a child." Gigi demanded as she handed him the thermometer.
"Fine." Kai sighed as he took it and popped it into his mouth. A moment later, the little beeping noise went off and she plucked it from his mouth. "Happy now?" He asked as she looked at the digital reading.
"100 degrees. You my friend, have a fever." Gigi said as she looked back at Kai.
"No shit, Sherlock."
"Well Mr. Prick, I've gotta go and talk to the others about the whole Voltaire and Riko incident, I'll probably tell my parents today too. You should to stay in bed, you need your rest." She grabbed her coat. "Will you be okay on your own?" She asked in a mocking voice.
"Do you even have to ask...?" He grumbled. She grinned and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"Bye, my kawaii Kai."
"Hn." Kai muttered as she escaped from view. As soon as he heard her leave, he got out of bed, and went downstairs. Neither of Gigi's parents were they, which he took as a good sign. Suddenly, out of nowhere:
"OMG, it's Kai Hiwatari!"
"How do you know him, Tammy?!" Another girl screeched.
"I think I'm gonna faint!"
"Kai, where?" Asked a confused Tammy. She poked her head around the corner, along with three other girls. "Oh, him! He's that Hiwatari kid?"
"You bet! He's the hunk from that one Beyblading team." Said a girl with silver eyes.
"What's he doing at your house, Tam?" A girl with purple hair asked.
"Well, he's my sister's boyfriend." Tammy replied casually.
"Lucky." Another whispered. "Watch this." She ran out into the living room and latched onto Kai.
"What the hell...?" Kai yelped as he tried to push her off.
"Kai honey, don't push me away." She pouted.
"Whee!" The second girl exclaimed as she threw herself onto him.
"Uh, Tammy? A little help?" Kai shouted. Tammy sighed and helped pry the girls off of him. The third girl, just stood in the doorway, staring at him. "What?" He asked coldly. She began to breath rapidly, then keeled over.
"What happened to you?" Tammy asked as she picked up her unconscious friend. Kai was still covered in bruises.
"Long story." He looked around for the door. "Um, bye." He exited and ran outside, and onto the sidewalk. A burgundy caprice rolled into the driveway, and it held a familiar face inside. Mrs. Thorson stepped out.
"Kai, dear. Where are you going? Is Gigi home?" She asked as she opened the door.
"She's out."
"Well, come on in."
"No, I gotta go." He answered as he turned around. Cynthia gasped.
"Dear me, what a poor boy. I hear all the time about boys getting into fights. My my, what is this world coming to? But you probably had a good reason, it's not like you belong to a gang. Speaking of gangs, I heard teen pregnancies and teen mothers and fathers are on the rise. Gigi wouldn't ever do anything like that. Anyway, keep her out of trouble young man. So, did you get into another school fight? "
"Not exactly."
"Oh well, it doesn't matter. You come inside, you don't look so well." She said.
"Uh, no. Sorry. Good afternoon." He replied as he began to walk down the street.
"If you must." Cynthia sighed. Kai was glad that she'd shut up. He walked down to Ray's house, that'd be his best guess trying to find the others.
About ten minutes later, he arrived at Ray's place. He rang the doorbell impatiently. Max came bounding up to the door and opened it a little. "Hey, what're you doing here?" He asked.
"Gee, I missed you guys so much..." Kai said, sarcasm pouring out.
"Well, that's great!" Max replied as he jumped onto him. He gave him a hug and let go. Tyson appeared at the door.
"You're not supposed to be here." He stated immediately.
"And why not?"
"Gigi told us that you had to stay in bed ALL day. She said if you came, we'd have to take you back to her place and put you in bed." Tyson said matter-of-factly.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah!" He stuck his tongue out.
"That's too bad, now where's Gigi?" Kai asked stubbornly.
"She's not here." Tyson shrugged. Kai glanced at Max, who had a guilty look on his face. Tyson looked from Max to their team captain. "Uh... good-bye." He added nervously as he pushed the door shut. Kai just retaliated and shoved him out of the way. He stalked past them and into the house. He heard some mumbles from a nearby room, and looked in. Ray and Gigi were sitting on a bed, talking. They both looked up.
"It's not our fault." Max said quickly as Ray and Gigi exchanged glances.
"What're you doing here, I thought I told you to stay in bed?" She inquired. Ray had a puzzled look on his face.
"What's with all the secrecy, what are you guys talking about anyway?" Kai eyed her suspiciously.
"I don't know how I'm gonna tell my parents about everything. They're gonna be so pissed that I'm not their little angel." She answered. 'Not like I ever was...' Taking a hint, the others left the room quietly. Kai sat down on the bed beside Gigi. She turned away as her hot tears began to form in her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't think we're gonna work out." She said, almost in a whisper. Kai bit his lip, 'What is she talking about?' He asked himself.
"Riko. That's what I'm talking about. Pretty soon, it's going to sink into that dense skull of yours that I'm unclean, I'm not a virgin. We might be close now, but when you really realize it, I'm afraid you..."
"What?" He asked with concern in his eyes.
"That you won't want me. That you'll think it's sick. That, you'll break up with me, and I'd rather kill myself than have that happen."
"You think I'll dump you because you got raped?" Kai wrapped an arm around her.
"That's about it."
"What the hell are you thinking?" He asked as he lifted her chin up so that their gazes met. "The only way we're getting separated is if I die, and I seriously doubt that'll happen anytime soon." She let the tears fall and hugged him tightly. Kai just stood there, like a statue for a moment, then hesitantly hugged her back. He rubbed her back gently. "It's okay." He coaxed. 'You have no idea how much this hurts my pride, do you?' He silently chuckled.
"But you still love me anyway." She giggled into his shirt. She looked up at him and wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "Thanks." She mumbled.
"Nice to see you're done soaking my shirt."
"It won't happen again." She stuck her tongue out at him. "Be sure of that, my kawaii Kai."
"It better not." He crossed his arms. "Or else I'll turn soft."
"And we don't want that happening now, do we?" She grinned as she jumped off the bed. Kai nodded and they went into the kitchen, where the others were watching Tyson eat, and talking.
"Have fun?" Tyson asked through his pizza.
"What did you guys talk about?" Max chirped.
"Max, who're you kidding? They probably didn't have time to talk back there." Ray jeered.
"What does that mean?" Max stared at Ray intently.
"Never-mind bud, I'll tell you later."
"Cut it out." Gigi said as she said down beside Max. "We were just talking."
"Sure." She elbowed Ray in the ribs. "Sorry." He squeaked.
"Okay guys, quit fooling around. He have to find out what to do about Riko and Voltaire." Tyson stated, joining in the conversation having finished all the food in the fridge.
"Good idea, we'd have never figured that one out on our own." Kai praised sarcastically.
"You're just jealous cause I thought of it first." Tyson replied proudly.
"Yeah, you got me."
"Let's just find a plan, this isn't the time to be arguing." Ray interjected.
"Oh fine." Tyson and Kai huffed in unison.
Sorry it took so long for me to update, my sis was hogging the computer. I hope you liked this chapter. Please read and review! See ya in Chapter 9!