Disclaimer: yeah, I have the tendency to repeat myself... heh, Beyblade and
its characters are NOT mine, since they were created by Takao Aoki...
Warnings: ... heh, shounen-ai... just a small heads up...
Nanashi: REVIEWS!!! *pounces on the reviewers, crying tears of joy*
Yasuo: *anime sweatdrops* down, girl...
Nanashi: Glay-sama! Hob-sama!!! Kai's girl-44!!! Backwar!!! Thank you so much!!!
Yasuo: ... you're probably scaring them...
Nanashi: *blinks* oh yeah... heh ^_^()
Yasuo: *rolls his eyes*
~~~***~~~
It was quiet for a long moment. Shocked silence had settled over the group, rather easily. Rei and Max were staring, jaws hanging. Kenny was coughing into his fist. Tyson continued to blink, looking confused. While Aiano was smiling cheerfully.
... Kai was silent. And still. He made no motion. Until...
THWUMP.
The team captain was now flat on his back, fainted.
"Ack! Kai!" the others cried and rushed to their fallen leader's side.
Aiano blinked, then continued to smile his serene smile, "here, allow me to help..." he offered. Rei blinked, then nodded; and he and Aiano hefted Kai off the ground, and carried him to the temple.
"Come with me..." Aiano said, still smiling. Tyson and Max shrugged at each other, and followed. Kenny sighed, picking up the bags Kai dropped, and hastily raced after them.
~~~
Kai moaned, softly.
A warm gentle hand softly brushing his bangs back, "shhh, relax Kai... you hit your head, when you fell..." Tyson's voice murmured, quietly.
Kai slowly opened his eyes, which began to focus as he stared at Tyson. "Tyson..."
Tyson smiled, eyes closed happily, "you're finally awake... that's a relief..."
Kai swallowed, as he tried to sit himself up. Tyson pressed his hand against Kai's chest, pushing him back down, carefully.
"No, Kai... just take it easy, okay?"
"... But, I...."
Tyson shook his head, "no, Kai..." he smiled, "don't worry, I'll take care of you..."
"... Tyson..."
Tyson leaned down, closer to Kai, still smiling gently. "I won't let anything happen to my Phoenix," he promised, softly.
Kai's heart sped up, as Tyson moved closer, his mouth grazing against Kai's. Hot sweet breath brushing his lips.
..............
"Wake up, Kai!"
SPLASH!
Kai sat bolt upright. "ACK! WHAT!?" he shouted, suddenly drenched with water from the shoulders up.
Max blinked, stepping back, hiding the empty glass behind his back hastily. "Heh, awake, Kai?" he asked, innocently.
Kai glared at Max, "WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE!?"
Max laughed, "sorry, but you were looking a lot like a fish, so I decided to help you out..."
Kai blinked, "a fish?"
"Yeah, kissing the air like this..." the blonde boy puckered his lips, closing his eyes, as he imitated his captain. Making smacking noises with his lips.
Kai's cheeks flared a deep red, as he glared at the younger teenager. "Knock it off!"
"What? That's what you were doing..." Max pointed out.
"I was not!"
"Were so!"
"Was not!"
"Were so!"
"Max, grow up!"
"........ Were so..." with that, Max turned and darted from the room. Kai growled, and got to his feet, stumbling along the way as he chased after the blonde boy, in rage.
"MAX!!!"
~~~
"MAX!!!"
"... Well, sounds like Kai's awake..." Rei said, cheerfully, as he sat a bowl of ramen in front of Tyson. The 'bluenette' grinned.
"Thanks, Rei!"
Rei smiled, "no problem... it's flattering that you like my cooking, anyways..."
Tyson nodded, and started chowing down, eagerly. Rei calmly sat down beside Kenny. And they began to eat as well. Only a little more slower than their team's trump card.
Rei glanced at Aiano, who was sitting beside Tyson, staring at him, with a smile. The Chinese boy cleared his throat.
"... Aiano?"
"... Hm?" Aiano mumbled, still smiling as he stared at Tyson.
"... Aiano?"
"... Uhn?"
Tyson paused his eating, glancing at Rei. Then he looked at Aiano, not noticing the temple's caretaker suddenly sit up straighter, now that Tyson turned his attention to him.
"I think Rei wants your attention," Tyson told Aiano, brightly.
Aiano blinked, then turned to Rei, confused. "Oh... may I help you, Rei?" he asked, cheerfully.
Rei anime sweatdropped, his head dropping forward in exasperation. This guy was getting a little frustrating! And it's only been a few hours!
"Rei's wondering if you want anything to eat.." Kenny said, with a faint smile.
"Oh... thank you, but no... I'm perfectly happy as I am..." Aiano answered. Then went back to staring at Tyson, with a rather goofy looking smile.
Tyson was a little too busy eating to notice his infatuated host. Rei's cooking had to be the best he'd ever had.
Once he was through, Tyson was wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "Mmmm, Rei, that was delicious...!" he praised.
Rei blinked, then smiled, "I'm glad you liked it."
The green-eyed teenager raised an eyebrow, then turned to Rei who was taking a drink of water. "Actually, I must admit your culinary skills were quite impressive... I can now see why you are competition for Ty-chan's affections," Aiano said, in a strangely serious tone.
Kenny nearly choked on his ramen, while Rei sputtered out his water. Tyson blinked, confused.
"... Competition!?" Rei gasped out, once he caught his breath. "What?! Tyson and me...?! No, Aiano! Me and Tyson, we're not.. well, he's my best friend, but... well, I couldn't... I mean... well, I..."
Aiano's green eyes lit up, "really?"
Rei nodded quickly, his cheeks still a fair shade of red. Aiano nodded, and quickly turned to Tyson, taking his hands again.
"Wonderful! Ty-chan, I'm so glad you have kept yourself free for our engagement!"
Tyson blinked again, "huh? Uhh... sure, no problem...?" he said slowly, still not quite understanding.
BONK!
Aiano was now slumped over, against the table, a lump once again forming on his head. Behind him, stood Kai in all his glory, glaring viciously at the temple's caretaker, his fist still held out as if he just finished swinging it.
Rei and Kenny anime sweatdropped, again.
And Tyson was jumping back hastily. "ACK! KAI!" he yelped. Everyone looked up at Tyson. The pony-tailed boy was hastily brushing his jeans off, where some ramen had landed, due to Aiano's landing on the table.
Kai's eyes widened, "uh, sorry, Tyson... I didn't..."
Aiano was then on his feet, "allow me, Ty-chan!" he offered. Then he was kneeling front of Tyson, ready to try and clean the mess.
On the front of Tyson's jeans.
In a rather personal area.
Kai snarled, and lunged forward, his fist raised again.
BONK!
Aiano was once again laying on the floor, twitching.
Tyson blinked, cutely. "Did I miss something?" he wondered, as he shot Rei and Kenny looks of obvious confusion.
Rei was snickering into his hand, while Kenny was trying to avoid watching the entire scenario. Max then appeared in the doorway; he anime sweatdropped, knowing he must have missed something good. Aiano was on the floor, Kai standing over him looking pretty peeved. Rei was trying not to laugh, and Kenny was trying to stay out of the whole thing.
And Tyson. Well, he looked pretty much lost.
Aiano was sitting up, rubbing the back of his head, where Kai hit him. He smiled at Tyson, ignoring the headache that was building up.
"Forgive me, Ty-chan... I was merely trying to help you... I apologize if my objective was a little misunderstood..." he said, smiling warmly.
"A LITTLE misunderstood!?" Kai yelled, in disbelief. "YOU WERE PRACTICALLY FEELING HIM UP!"
"... To be fair, Kai... Aiano never really touched Tyson..." Kenny started to say. Only to get a bitterly cold glare, which silenced the little genius instantly.
Tyson anime sweatdropped, "you guys are kinda weird... in a good way," he stated, with a gently teasing smile.
Kai stared at the lovely smile that Tyson had. Then Aiano obstructed his view of Tyson's perfect smile, as he was on his feet, once again taking Tyson's hand.
"Ty-chan, please... if I may suggest, there's a sentou... allow me to lead you to it, and you may clean yourself there..." he said, smiling kindly.
Tyson blinked, then smiled, "sure thing..." he agreed.
Aiano nodded, still holding Tyson's hand, as he lead him from the room. Rei, Max, and Kenny didn't like the sudden fire appearing in Kai's eyes. So they hastily raced to the other side of the room.
~~~
"Here you go... you may wear this once you're done..." Aiano was saying, as he handed a large navy blue pajama shirt to Tyson. "I would give you a kimono, but seeing as it's getting late, I thought this would be better..." he rationalized.
Tyson nodded; made sense. Taking the pajama shirt, he was lead to the sentou. "There you go... please, make yourself comfortable..." Aiano said, cheerfully. "The towels are on the shelf."
Tyson stared at the sentou, eyes widening. Wow, it was so pretty. Smooth golden brown tiles. A large tub to soak in afterwards. And a shelf a foot away from the tub, filled with large fluffy towels.
"Alright... this is gonna be the best..." Tyson said, happily.
"I'm glad you approve..." Aiano said, looking very delighted. He grinned, "I can wash your back for you, if you want, Ty-chan..." he offered.
Tyson blinked, "umm... well, I don't wanna trouble you..."
"Oh, no trouble at all... touching your beautiful smooth tan skin would be a huge privilege for me, rather than a chore, and I would not mind doing it, time and again, and..."
... BONK!
"Just let him take his bath! And back off!" Kai snarled, an anime vein pulsing in the side of his head. Irritation obviously building.
Aiano twitched on the floor, while Tyson blinked, still confused. Then with a shrug, he entered the sentou, humming softly.
Kai reached down, ready to pull Aiano away. Only to pause. And stare at Tyson's silhouette. Grabbing the hem of his t-shirt, pulling it over his head.
"... Beautiful," Kai whispered, softly.
"... Taihen," Aiano agreed.
Kai blushed furiously, as he glared down at Aiano, also staring shamelessly at Tyson's form behind the sliding door. Growling, he raised his fist, and...
BONK!
"... Hentai," he muttered, dragging Aiano away from the sentou. As well as away from Tyson.
~~~
"So... can you explain this whole engagement thing, Aiano..?" Kenny asked, slowly. "Last time I checked, Tyson was a guy... and you're a guy too, right?"
Aiano laughed, "of course... I don't believe I look effeminite."
Point taken. Aiano was a well-built young man. About the same age as Kai. Maybe an inch shorter, but still appeared capable enough to hold his own in a fight.
Rei blinked, "well, what about Tyson's side... he's a guy, you know that..."
Aiano smiled, "yes, I do."
"Then, why the whole 'fiancee' thing?" Max asked, curiously.
"Well, it's fairly simple..."
"... This I gotta hear..." Kai muttered, from his place, leaning against the wall.
Aiano closed his eyes, speaking quietly, "you see, the Kinomiya's and the Kaze's have been close comrades for as far back as the feudal era. The Kaze temple was home of the Kinomiya's Storm Dragon clan. It has always been the Kinomiya and Kaze's goal to have a formal union of sorts... a marriage between Kinomiya and Kaze, so both families could combine their lands. But since it was the feudal era, things were complicated, what with the wars."
"... That doesn't explain your engagement with Tyson," Kai muttered, annoyed.
Aiano chuckled, "it's a little bit funny... you see, my grandfather was a little senile, losing his sight, and all, due to old age... Kinomiya-sama showed him a picture of Tyson, as an infant, I myself was two at the time, so I couldn't argue with the arrangement... my grandfather considered Tyson to be very beautiful, and that we would finally bring our families together... I've been waiting for the opportunity, because it was my grandfather's dying wish, to bring our families together, who were so loyal and devoted to each other, as dear family friends... it only seemed natural to try and bind the families by marriage."
"Well, I have to respect your need to grant your grandfather's last wish... but, uh... did grampa actually agree to that?" Rei asked.
"Grampa?" Aiano echoed, perplexed.
"Er, Kinomiya-sama?"
"Oh... well, yes..." the young caretaker said, cheerfully. "He said he was all for the idea, that we would be a wonderful married couple." Aiano held up his fist in a determined way, "and I will do anything to keep Tyson happy, since he's so beautiful with that lovely smile, and his wonderful laughter... surely things at this temple would be so much better if he stayed with me."
Kai straightened up, eyes narrowing. "Sorry to burst your bubble, Aiano... but that's not gonna happen," he said, darkly.
Aiano blinked, "excuse me?"
"... Tyson isn't staying here..."
And for the first time, since the BladeBreakers' arrived, Aiano frowned. "And why not?" he asked, green eyes flashing.
"... I won't allow it."
Rei, Max, and Kenny anime sweatdropped. Then they quickly scooted back, to avoid the tension between Kai and Aiano, that was crackling like electricity between them.
Just then Tyson returned, smiling brightly, his hands behind his head, as he was still in the process of tying his hair back. "Ahhhh," he sighed almost to himself, "that was the best bath I've ever had..." he commented.
Amazingly enough, Tyson wasn't noticing he was being stared at, by a pair of bright green eyes, and a pair of violet-grey eyes. He was only clad in a large silky pajama shirt, his tan slender legs in plain view, after all.
Getting past his ogling, Aiano shoved past Kai, grabbing Tyson's hands, "I'm so glad you enjoyed it!"
Tyson blinked, then nodded. "I did..."
"Wonderful! Why not take another bath, to re-enact what you did to make it so enjoyable, so I may watch?" Aiano suggested, green eyes dancing in light mischief.
BONK!
Tyson blinked down at Aiano, at his feet. Then looked back at Kai, who was glaring down at him, angrily.
Aiano was on his feet a second later, shooting a look of annoyance at the team captain. "I was merely joking...!" he snapped. This Kai-san was beginning to get on his nerves.
"Joking or not, you still deserved it!" Kai shot back. He was getting sick of Aiano since they met.
Kenny waved his hands, frantically. "Uh, gentlemen... it's getting late! How about we discuss sleeping arrangements, huh?" he blurted, quickly.
Rei and Max anime sweatdropped, shaking their heads violently, signalling for Kenny to stop talking.
A little too late, though.
"... Sleeping arrangements, huh?"
Aiano and Kai both started to glare at each other. Tyson blinked, watching the two of them, still just a little perplexed by their antics.
~~~***~~~
Yasuo: uhhhh...
Nanashi: see, I had something ^^()
Yasuo: er, rrrrriiiiiiight... okay then... *shrugs*
Nanashi: *curls up, and goes to sleep*
Yasuo: *anime sweatdrops* uh, okay then...
Warnings: ... heh, shounen-ai... just a small heads up...
Nanashi: REVIEWS!!! *pounces on the reviewers, crying tears of joy*
Yasuo: *anime sweatdrops* down, girl...
Nanashi: Glay-sama! Hob-sama!!! Kai's girl-44!!! Backwar!!! Thank you so much!!!
Yasuo: ... you're probably scaring them...
Nanashi: *blinks* oh yeah... heh ^_^()
Yasuo: *rolls his eyes*
~~~***~~~
It was quiet for a long moment. Shocked silence had settled over the group, rather easily. Rei and Max were staring, jaws hanging. Kenny was coughing into his fist. Tyson continued to blink, looking confused. While Aiano was smiling cheerfully.
... Kai was silent. And still. He made no motion. Until...
THWUMP.
The team captain was now flat on his back, fainted.
"Ack! Kai!" the others cried and rushed to their fallen leader's side.
Aiano blinked, then continued to smile his serene smile, "here, allow me to help..." he offered. Rei blinked, then nodded; and he and Aiano hefted Kai off the ground, and carried him to the temple.
"Come with me..." Aiano said, still smiling. Tyson and Max shrugged at each other, and followed. Kenny sighed, picking up the bags Kai dropped, and hastily raced after them.
~~~
Kai moaned, softly.
A warm gentle hand softly brushing his bangs back, "shhh, relax Kai... you hit your head, when you fell..." Tyson's voice murmured, quietly.
Kai slowly opened his eyes, which began to focus as he stared at Tyson. "Tyson..."
Tyson smiled, eyes closed happily, "you're finally awake... that's a relief..."
Kai swallowed, as he tried to sit himself up. Tyson pressed his hand against Kai's chest, pushing him back down, carefully.
"No, Kai... just take it easy, okay?"
"... But, I...."
Tyson shook his head, "no, Kai..." he smiled, "don't worry, I'll take care of you..."
"... Tyson..."
Tyson leaned down, closer to Kai, still smiling gently. "I won't let anything happen to my Phoenix," he promised, softly.
Kai's heart sped up, as Tyson moved closer, his mouth grazing against Kai's. Hot sweet breath brushing his lips.
..............
"Wake up, Kai!"
SPLASH!
Kai sat bolt upright. "ACK! WHAT!?" he shouted, suddenly drenched with water from the shoulders up.
Max blinked, stepping back, hiding the empty glass behind his back hastily. "Heh, awake, Kai?" he asked, innocently.
Kai glared at Max, "WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE!?"
Max laughed, "sorry, but you were looking a lot like a fish, so I decided to help you out..."
Kai blinked, "a fish?"
"Yeah, kissing the air like this..." the blonde boy puckered his lips, closing his eyes, as he imitated his captain. Making smacking noises with his lips.
Kai's cheeks flared a deep red, as he glared at the younger teenager. "Knock it off!"
"What? That's what you were doing..." Max pointed out.
"I was not!"
"Were so!"
"Was not!"
"Were so!"
"Max, grow up!"
"........ Were so..." with that, Max turned and darted from the room. Kai growled, and got to his feet, stumbling along the way as he chased after the blonde boy, in rage.
"MAX!!!"
~~~
"MAX!!!"
"... Well, sounds like Kai's awake..." Rei said, cheerfully, as he sat a bowl of ramen in front of Tyson. The 'bluenette' grinned.
"Thanks, Rei!"
Rei smiled, "no problem... it's flattering that you like my cooking, anyways..."
Tyson nodded, and started chowing down, eagerly. Rei calmly sat down beside Kenny. And they began to eat as well. Only a little more slower than their team's trump card.
Rei glanced at Aiano, who was sitting beside Tyson, staring at him, with a smile. The Chinese boy cleared his throat.
"... Aiano?"
"... Hm?" Aiano mumbled, still smiling as he stared at Tyson.
"... Aiano?"
"... Uhn?"
Tyson paused his eating, glancing at Rei. Then he looked at Aiano, not noticing the temple's caretaker suddenly sit up straighter, now that Tyson turned his attention to him.
"I think Rei wants your attention," Tyson told Aiano, brightly.
Aiano blinked, then turned to Rei, confused. "Oh... may I help you, Rei?" he asked, cheerfully.
Rei anime sweatdropped, his head dropping forward in exasperation. This guy was getting a little frustrating! And it's only been a few hours!
"Rei's wondering if you want anything to eat.." Kenny said, with a faint smile.
"Oh... thank you, but no... I'm perfectly happy as I am..." Aiano answered. Then went back to staring at Tyson, with a rather goofy looking smile.
Tyson was a little too busy eating to notice his infatuated host. Rei's cooking had to be the best he'd ever had.
Once he was through, Tyson was wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "Mmmm, Rei, that was delicious...!" he praised.
Rei blinked, then smiled, "I'm glad you liked it."
The green-eyed teenager raised an eyebrow, then turned to Rei who was taking a drink of water. "Actually, I must admit your culinary skills were quite impressive... I can now see why you are competition for Ty-chan's affections," Aiano said, in a strangely serious tone.
Kenny nearly choked on his ramen, while Rei sputtered out his water. Tyson blinked, confused.
"... Competition!?" Rei gasped out, once he caught his breath. "What?! Tyson and me...?! No, Aiano! Me and Tyson, we're not.. well, he's my best friend, but... well, I couldn't... I mean... well, I..."
Aiano's green eyes lit up, "really?"
Rei nodded quickly, his cheeks still a fair shade of red. Aiano nodded, and quickly turned to Tyson, taking his hands again.
"Wonderful! Ty-chan, I'm so glad you have kept yourself free for our engagement!"
Tyson blinked again, "huh? Uhh... sure, no problem...?" he said slowly, still not quite understanding.
BONK!
Aiano was now slumped over, against the table, a lump once again forming on his head. Behind him, stood Kai in all his glory, glaring viciously at the temple's caretaker, his fist still held out as if he just finished swinging it.
Rei and Kenny anime sweatdropped, again.
And Tyson was jumping back hastily. "ACK! KAI!" he yelped. Everyone looked up at Tyson. The pony-tailed boy was hastily brushing his jeans off, where some ramen had landed, due to Aiano's landing on the table.
Kai's eyes widened, "uh, sorry, Tyson... I didn't..."
Aiano was then on his feet, "allow me, Ty-chan!" he offered. Then he was kneeling front of Tyson, ready to try and clean the mess.
On the front of Tyson's jeans.
In a rather personal area.
Kai snarled, and lunged forward, his fist raised again.
BONK!
Aiano was once again laying on the floor, twitching.
Tyson blinked, cutely. "Did I miss something?" he wondered, as he shot Rei and Kenny looks of obvious confusion.
Rei was snickering into his hand, while Kenny was trying to avoid watching the entire scenario. Max then appeared in the doorway; he anime sweatdropped, knowing he must have missed something good. Aiano was on the floor, Kai standing over him looking pretty peeved. Rei was trying not to laugh, and Kenny was trying to stay out of the whole thing.
And Tyson. Well, he looked pretty much lost.
Aiano was sitting up, rubbing the back of his head, where Kai hit him. He smiled at Tyson, ignoring the headache that was building up.
"Forgive me, Ty-chan... I was merely trying to help you... I apologize if my objective was a little misunderstood..." he said, smiling warmly.
"A LITTLE misunderstood!?" Kai yelled, in disbelief. "YOU WERE PRACTICALLY FEELING HIM UP!"
"... To be fair, Kai... Aiano never really touched Tyson..." Kenny started to say. Only to get a bitterly cold glare, which silenced the little genius instantly.
Tyson anime sweatdropped, "you guys are kinda weird... in a good way," he stated, with a gently teasing smile.
Kai stared at the lovely smile that Tyson had. Then Aiano obstructed his view of Tyson's perfect smile, as he was on his feet, once again taking Tyson's hand.
"Ty-chan, please... if I may suggest, there's a sentou... allow me to lead you to it, and you may clean yourself there..." he said, smiling kindly.
Tyson blinked, then smiled, "sure thing..." he agreed.
Aiano nodded, still holding Tyson's hand, as he lead him from the room. Rei, Max, and Kenny didn't like the sudden fire appearing in Kai's eyes. So they hastily raced to the other side of the room.
~~~
"Here you go... you may wear this once you're done..." Aiano was saying, as he handed a large navy blue pajama shirt to Tyson. "I would give you a kimono, but seeing as it's getting late, I thought this would be better..." he rationalized.
Tyson nodded; made sense. Taking the pajama shirt, he was lead to the sentou. "There you go... please, make yourself comfortable..." Aiano said, cheerfully. "The towels are on the shelf."
Tyson stared at the sentou, eyes widening. Wow, it was so pretty. Smooth golden brown tiles. A large tub to soak in afterwards. And a shelf a foot away from the tub, filled with large fluffy towels.
"Alright... this is gonna be the best..." Tyson said, happily.
"I'm glad you approve..." Aiano said, looking very delighted. He grinned, "I can wash your back for you, if you want, Ty-chan..." he offered.
Tyson blinked, "umm... well, I don't wanna trouble you..."
"Oh, no trouble at all... touching your beautiful smooth tan skin would be a huge privilege for me, rather than a chore, and I would not mind doing it, time and again, and..."
... BONK!
"Just let him take his bath! And back off!" Kai snarled, an anime vein pulsing in the side of his head. Irritation obviously building.
Aiano twitched on the floor, while Tyson blinked, still confused. Then with a shrug, he entered the sentou, humming softly.
Kai reached down, ready to pull Aiano away. Only to pause. And stare at Tyson's silhouette. Grabbing the hem of his t-shirt, pulling it over his head.
"... Beautiful," Kai whispered, softly.
"... Taihen," Aiano agreed.
Kai blushed furiously, as he glared down at Aiano, also staring shamelessly at Tyson's form behind the sliding door. Growling, he raised his fist, and...
BONK!
"... Hentai," he muttered, dragging Aiano away from the sentou. As well as away from Tyson.
~~~
"So... can you explain this whole engagement thing, Aiano..?" Kenny asked, slowly. "Last time I checked, Tyson was a guy... and you're a guy too, right?"
Aiano laughed, "of course... I don't believe I look effeminite."
Point taken. Aiano was a well-built young man. About the same age as Kai. Maybe an inch shorter, but still appeared capable enough to hold his own in a fight.
Rei blinked, "well, what about Tyson's side... he's a guy, you know that..."
Aiano smiled, "yes, I do."
"Then, why the whole 'fiancee' thing?" Max asked, curiously.
"Well, it's fairly simple..."
"... This I gotta hear..." Kai muttered, from his place, leaning against the wall.
Aiano closed his eyes, speaking quietly, "you see, the Kinomiya's and the Kaze's have been close comrades for as far back as the feudal era. The Kaze temple was home of the Kinomiya's Storm Dragon clan. It has always been the Kinomiya and Kaze's goal to have a formal union of sorts... a marriage between Kinomiya and Kaze, so both families could combine their lands. But since it was the feudal era, things were complicated, what with the wars."
"... That doesn't explain your engagement with Tyson," Kai muttered, annoyed.
Aiano chuckled, "it's a little bit funny... you see, my grandfather was a little senile, losing his sight, and all, due to old age... Kinomiya-sama showed him a picture of Tyson, as an infant, I myself was two at the time, so I couldn't argue with the arrangement... my grandfather considered Tyson to be very beautiful, and that we would finally bring our families together... I've been waiting for the opportunity, because it was my grandfather's dying wish, to bring our families together, who were so loyal and devoted to each other, as dear family friends... it only seemed natural to try and bind the families by marriage."
"Well, I have to respect your need to grant your grandfather's last wish... but, uh... did grampa actually agree to that?" Rei asked.
"Grampa?" Aiano echoed, perplexed.
"Er, Kinomiya-sama?"
"Oh... well, yes..." the young caretaker said, cheerfully. "He said he was all for the idea, that we would be a wonderful married couple." Aiano held up his fist in a determined way, "and I will do anything to keep Tyson happy, since he's so beautiful with that lovely smile, and his wonderful laughter... surely things at this temple would be so much better if he stayed with me."
Kai straightened up, eyes narrowing. "Sorry to burst your bubble, Aiano... but that's not gonna happen," he said, darkly.
Aiano blinked, "excuse me?"
"... Tyson isn't staying here..."
And for the first time, since the BladeBreakers' arrived, Aiano frowned. "And why not?" he asked, green eyes flashing.
"... I won't allow it."
Rei, Max, and Kenny anime sweatdropped. Then they quickly scooted back, to avoid the tension between Kai and Aiano, that was crackling like electricity between them.
Just then Tyson returned, smiling brightly, his hands behind his head, as he was still in the process of tying his hair back. "Ahhhh," he sighed almost to himself, "that was the best bath I've ever had..." he commented.
Amazingly enough, Tyson wasn't noticing he was being stared at, by a pair of bright green eyes, and a pair of violet-grey eyes. He was only clad in a large silky pajama shirt, his tan slender legs in plain view, after all.
Getting past his ogling, Aiano shoved past Kai, grabbing Tyson's hands, "I'm so glad you enjoyed it!"
Tyson blinked, then nodded. "I did..."
"Wonderful! Why not take another bath, to re-enact what you did to make it so enjoyable, so I may watch?" Aiano suggested, green eyes dancing in light mischief.
BONK!
Tyson blinked down at Aiano, at his feet. Then looked back at Kai, who was glaring down at him, angrily.
Aiano was on his feet a second later, shooting a look of annoyance at the team captain. "I was merely joking...!" he snapped. This Kai-san was beginning to get on his nerves.
"Joking or not, you still deserved it!" Kai shot back. He was getting sick of Aiano since they met.
Kenny waved his hands, frantically. "Uh, gentlemen... it's getting late! How about we discuss sleeping arrangements, huh?" he blurted, quickly.
Rei and Max anime sweatdropped, shaking their heads violently, signalling for Kenny to stop talking.
A little too late, though.
"... Sleeping arrangements, huh?"
Aiano and Kai both started to glare at each other. Tyson blinked, watching the two of them, still just a little perplexed by their antics.
~~~***~~~
Yasuo: uhhhh...
Nanashi: see, I had something ^^()
Yasuo: er, rrrrriiiiiiight... okay then... *shrugs*
Nanashi: *curls up, and goes to sleep*
Yasuo: *anime sweatdrops* uh, okay then...