Goddess: wow, im overwhelmed, I really am!
Tala: r u talking about ALL da reviews uve received??
Goddess: what else?! ^^
Tala: freak.
Goddess: whatever.here's da fic!
Tala: --in song-she doesn't own beeeeeeeeyblaaaaaaaaade!!
Goddess: 0_o
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"Oh, then thank you. Ray."
"You're welcome."
Aki then left the room, Ray smiled to himself. 'Nice girl'.
Ray then undressed himself completely and walked into the bathroom. Steam had condensed on the mirror and windows because the bath water was so hot. Ray poured some milk and honey bubble bath into the water and lowered himself into the mixture, enjoying the scent of the water.
Ray sighed in contentment, it was so peaceful here. The bubbles foamed and covered Ray's torso as Ray ducked his head underneath the water. He rose to the surface and reached for a towel to dry his eyes. Putting it back, Ray extended his arm towards a bar of pure white soap and rubbed it all over his body.
He felt clean; he didn't feel like a 'traitor' like he'd been called.
'I wonder if Tyson will participate in the tournament, too.' Ray thought to himself, sprinkling droplets of water on his chest. 'What am I saying? Of course he will, but he needs to find a new member for the Bladebreakers first. Or maybe he doesn't, only three bladers are needed in each round after all.'
After feeling fully refreshed and revitalised, Ray decided to leave the comfort of the bathtub to get dressed and regroup with the other members of his team. He wrapped a towel around his waist upon leaving the scented water, and drained the bath so that all but a few bubbles disappeared.
He stealthily walked back into the bedroom, drying his long black hair as he did so. When he reached the bed, he noticed a piece of paper lying on the pillow. Intrigued, Ray picked it up and read the writing scribbled all over it. It read:
'Ray, thank you for being so kind to me. You really didn't need to help me. But you have my gratitude all the same. Aki. p.s. please don't tell master Tala about this letter. Thank you again'
Ray finished reading it, 'she must've put it here while I was in the bath.' he thought. 'She's such a nice girl, but I wonder why she doesn't want me to tell Tala about the letter.?'
Once Ray had dried his hair completely, he tied it up in the same style as he always did. He got dressed in an outfit of a blue Chinese shirt with a red dragon imprint on the side and a pair of loose white trousers.
He made his way downstairs, but on the way down he bumped into Aki. Or rather, she bumped into him.
"Oh no, not again! I'm sorry, sir, I'm so clumsy." Aki once again rambled on and on about how sorry she was.
"Aki, Aki, calm down! It's fine, honestly. I wasn't looking where I was going, and please, call me Ray."
"Oh, I'm sorry Ray. I just get so wrapped up in my work I get all clumsy and forgetful."
"Don't worry about it. You're very good at your work," Ray told her, smiling. "Oh, and I found your letter."
Aki looked at the floor and blushed, she felt quite awkward.
"Why don't you want Tala to know about it? It's perfectly innocent."
"I know, I think so too si- I mean Ray. But if I know master Tala, he would probably scold me and fire me. I just felt that you were a nice person, I wanted to say thank you for helping me," Aki explained.
Ray blushed and laughed, "No, sure he wouldn't! He's not as bad as you think, y'know!"
"Okay, if you say so. But please, Ray, don't tell him," Aki pleaded. Her eyes looked so desperate.
"Of course I won't."
"Thank you again Ray," Aki bowed slightly, then returned to her tasks.
Ray continued to walk down the stairs, wondering if there was more to Aki than she was letting on. But he didn't let it bother him anymore, once he walked into the living room and saw Tala waiting for him. Ray smiled.
"Sorry I took so long, Tala-koi," Ray said, walking up to him and kissing him on the cheek.
"It's fine, really. You can take as long as you like. After all, you live here now," Tala reminded his koi.
"Yeah, I know."
"By the way, Ray-koi, I have to say.." Tala leaned in and whispered, "you look very sexy in that outfit.." Ray blushed vigorously.
"Thank you, you're not so bad yourself.."
Tala smiled. Then a voice was heard calling from behind them. It was Spencer.
"Hey, will you two love birds stop that and sit down? We need to discuss our training schedule for the next month," he explained.
It kind of ruined the amorous atmosphere, but being part of a world- renowned team wasn't all flirting with the team captain.
"Okay, you win," Tala gave in, sitting down with Ray on the leather couch.
"Right, I think we should have a strict training routine," commented Ian.
"Oh yeah? How strict?" Tala asked, with a tinge of bitterness.
"Well, I propose that we all get up early in the mornings, say 6am." Ian began. Tala right away didn't like the sound of this; he sighed and rested his head in his hand.
"Tala! Look alive, you're meant to be the leader of this team!" Spencer exclaimed.
"Huh? Oh, sorry guys. But you know I'm not a morning person!" Tala replied.
"So you're more of a night person, eh?" Ray questioned seductively, a smile creeping across his cat-like face.
"Oh yeah.." Tala returned the smirk.
"Can we please FOCUS people?!?" Ian was beginning to get extremely impatient with the two flirts.
"Ian, calm down! Can we concentrate on training tomorrow? There's no rush, is there?" Tala asked, wondering why his teammate was getting so worked up.
"I just want us to WIN this time! Is that so much to ask?!" Ian shouted, taking the other Demolition Boys by surprise.
"What are you implying? That our loss against the Bladebreakers was MY fault?! At least I got up and fought!" Tala shouted back.
"Look, all I'm saying is that to win we really need to train this time. Ray knows the Bladebreakers' moves, he could teach them to us."
"How do you know they'll even be entering in the tournament?" Tala countered.
"Oh, come on Tala! Even I didn't think you could be so stupid!! Of course they'll enter, mark my words."
"Lets all chill, okay?" Spencer told them, breaking the tension, "It's getting late, how about we go to bed and figure this whole thing out in the morning?"
"Fine with me," Tala agreed bluntly. Ian said the same.
"C'mon Tala," Ray said, taking his koi's hand in his own. They both walked up the stairs together; Ian and Spencer following close behind.
Once Ray and Tala had reached their room, they walked inside and Tala fell back on the bed in exhaustion. He sighed heavily.
"Awww, is my Tala-koi all tired?" Ray asked in a babyish voice.
"It's just Ian! He makes me so mad sometimes." Tala replied. Ray started to get undressed, Tala smiled.
"What? You've never seen a guy undress himself before?" Ray asked with a smile.
"Well.." Tala began, getting up and walking over to Ray, "not a sexy one.." Tala swiftly laced his slim arms round his koi's waist, as he was still trying to disrobe.
"Tala! Please, I'm trying to get changed here!"
"I know, and you're not fast enough!" Tala told him enticingly, his arms still wrapped around him.
"You're very keen, aren't you? I only just got out of hospital!" Ray replied.
"And I'll put you back there if you don't come with me - right - now.." Tala led Ray to the bed, and both boys sat down. Ray's face went bright red when Tala began to kiss him passionately.
Tala's hands crept round to Ray's chest; luckily Ray had already taken his shirt off so it saved Tala the trouble of taking it off for him. Ray's hands moved onto Tala's back and he tugged at his shirt, longing for him to take it off. Tala smiled and broke the kiss, pulling back and looking at Ray.
"You know, you're blushing.." Tala told him, tugging his shirt over his head.
"Do you blame me?" Ray asked, lying back on the bed. His head hit the silk pillows and he sighed, watching Tala take his trousers off. He was left in only boxer shorts, and then he joined Ray on the bed, lying down next to him.
"You're not gonna take your trousers off?" Tala asked his koi.
"Only if you want me to.."
"What kind of stupid question is that?"
"You are such a pervert," Ray commented, starting to pull his trousers off.
"Are you complaining?"
"...... No, I guess not." Ray finished removing his outfit; both boys were left with just their underwear on.
"Hey, nice legs." Tala told Ray, running his pale hand up and down Ray's right leg.
"Hey, you!" Ray smacked his hand away, "don't go so fast! Lets go to sleep and I'll see how sexy I feel tomorrow."
Tala hmphed, he was quite disappointed, but decided that there was no rush. Ray and Tala pulled up the covers and snuggled underneath. Tala turned out the lamp beside him and held Ray close to him.
"Goodnight, Ray-koi, sweet dreams."
"Goodnight."
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Goddess: wow, that was longer than expected. Tala: yup, but you didn't leave it on a cliffy! Goddess: 2 b honest, couldn't think of 1. Tala: oh, how interesting. Goddess: Do YOU wanna write it? Tala: ....no Goddess: then shuddap. Tala: ok. But how many reviews are you expecting now? Goddess: dunno, but a LOT! Tala: 0_o Goddess: .......MUAH HA HA HA HA HA!! Tala: why? Why laugh all the time?
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"Oh, then thank you. Ray."
"You're welcome."
Aki then left the room, Ray smiled to himself. 'Nice girl'.
Ray then undressed himself completely and walked into the bathroom. Steam had condensed on the mirror and windows because the bath water was so hot. Ray poured some milk and honey bubble bath into the water and lowered himself into the mixture, enjoying the scent of the water.
Ray sighed in contentment, it was so peaceful here. The bubbles foamed and covered Ray's torso as Ray ducked his head underneath the water. He rose to the surface and reached for a towel to dry his eyes. Putting it back, Ray extended his arm towards a bar of pure white soap and rubbed it all over his body.
He felt clean; he didn't feel like a 'traitor' like he'd been called.
'I wonder if Tyson will participate in the tournament, too.' Ray thought to himself, sprinkling droplets of water on his chest. 'What am I saying? Of course he will, but he needs to find a new member for the Bladebreakers first. Or maybe he doesn't, only three bladers are needed in each round after all.'
After feeling fully refreshed and revitalised, Ray decided to leave the comfort of the bathtub to get dressed and regroup with the other members of his team. He wrapped a towel around his waist upon leaving the scented water, and drained the bath so that all but a few bubbles disappeared.
He stealthily walked back into the bedroom, drying his long black hair as he did so. When he reached the bed, he noticed a piece of paper lying on the pillow. Intrigued, Ray picked it up and read the writing scribbled all over it. It read:
'Ray, thank you for being so kind to me. You really didn't need to help me. But you have my gratitude all the same. Aki. p.s. please don't tell master Tala about this letter. Thank you again'
Ray finished reading it, 'she must've put it here while I was in the bath.' he thought. 'She's such a nice girl, but I wonder why she doesn't want me to tell Tala about the letter.?'
Once Ray had dried his hair completely, he tied it up in the same style as he always did. He got dressed in an outfit of a blue Chinese shirt with a red dragon imprint on the side and a pair of loose white trousers.
He made his way downstairs, but on the way down he bumped into Aki. Or rather, she bumped into him.
"Oh no, not again! I'm sorry, sir, I'm so clumsy." Aki once again rambled on and on about how sorry she was.
"Aki, Aki, calm down! It's fine, honestly. I wasn't looking where I was going, and please, call me Ray."
"Oh, I'm sorry Ray. I just get so wrapped up in my work I get all clumsy and forgetful."
"Don't worry about it. You're very good at your work," Ray told her, smiling. "Oh, and I found your letter."
Aki looked at the floor and blushed, she felt quite awkward.
"Why don't you want Tala to know about it? It's perfectly innocent."
"I know, I think so too si- I mean Ray. But if I know master Tala, he would probably scold me and fire me. I just felt that you were a nice person, I wanted to say thank you for helping me," Aki explained.
Ray blushed and laughed, "No, sure he wouldn't! He's not as bad as you think, y'know!"
"Okay, if you say so. But please, Ray, don't tell him," Aki pleaded. Her eyes looked so desperate.
"Of course I won't."
"Thank you again Ray," Aki bowed slightly, then returned to her tasks.
Ray continued to walk down the stairs, wondering if there was more to Aki than she was letting on. But he didn't let it bother him anymore, once he walked into the living room and saw Tala waiting for him. Ray smiled.
"Sorry I took so long, Tala-koi," Ray said, walking up to him and kissing him on the cheek.
"It's fine, really. You can take as long as you like. After all, you live here now," Tala reminded his koi.
"Yeah, I know."
"By the way, Ray-koi, I have to say.." Tala leaned in and whispered, "you look very sexy in that outfit.." Ray blushed vigorously.
"Thank you, you're not so bad yourself.."
Tala smiled. Then a voice was heard calling from behind them. It was Spencer.
"Hey, will you two love birds stop that and sit down? We need to discuss our training schedule for the next month," he explained.
It kind of ruined the amorous atmosphere, but being part of a world- renowned team wasn't all flirting with the team captain.
"Okay, you win," Tala gave in, sitting down with Ray on the leather couch.
"Right, I think we should have a strict training routine," commented Ian.
"Oh yeah? How strict?" Tala asked, with a tinge of bitterness.
"Well, I propose that we all get up early in the mornings, say 6am." Ian began. Tala right away didn't like the sound of this; he sighed and rested his head in his hand.
"Tala! Look alive, you're meant to be the leader of this team!" Spencer exclaimed.
"Huh? Oh, sorry guys. But you know I'm not a morning person!" Tala replied.
"So you're more of a night person, eh?" Ray questioned seductively, a smile creeping across his cat-like face.
"Oh yeah.." Tala returned the smirk.
"Can we please FOCUS people?!?" Ian was beginning to get extremely impatient with the two flirts.
"Ian, calm down! Can we concentrate on training tomorrow? There's no rush, is there?" Tala asked, wondering why his teammate was getting so worked up.
"I just want us to WIN this time! Is that so much to ask?!" Ian shouted, taking the other Demolition Boys by surprise.
"What are you implying? That our loss against the Bladebreakers was MY fault?! At least I got up and fought!" Tala shouted back.
"Look, all I'm saying is that to win we really need to train this time. Ray knows the Bladebreakers' moves, he could teach them to us."
"How do you know they'll even be entering in the tournament?" Tala countered.
"Oh, come on Tala! Even I didn't think you could be so stupid!! Of course they'll enter, mark my words."
"Lets all chill, okay?" Spencer told them, breaking the tension, "It's getting late, how about we go to bed and figure this whole thing out in the morning?"
"Fine with me," Tala agreed bluntly. Ian said the same.
"C'mon Tala," Ray said, taking his koi's hand in his own. They both walked up the stairs together; Ian and Spencer following close behind.
Once Ray and Tala had reached their room, they walked inside and Tala fell back on the bed in exhaustion. He sighed heavily.
"Awww, is my Tala-koi all tired?" Ray asked in a babyish voice.
"It's just Ian! He makes me so mad sometimes." Tala replied. Ray started to get undressed, Tala smiled.
"What? You've never seen a guy undress himself before?" Ray asked with a smile.
"Well.." Tala began, getting up and walking over to Ray, "not a sexy one.." Tala swiftly laced his slim arms round his koi's waist, as he was still trying to disrobe.
"Tala! Please, I'm trying to get changed here!"
"I know, and you're not fast enough!" Tala told him enticingly, his arms still wrapped around him.
"You're very keen, aren't you? I only just got out of hospital!" Ray replied.
"And I'll put you back there if you don't come with me - right - now.." Tala led Ray to the bed, and both boys sat down. Ray's face went bright red when Tala began to kiss him passionately.
Tala's hands crept round to Ray's chest; luckily Ray had already taken his shirt off so it saved Tala the trouble of taking it off for him. Ray's hands moved onto Tala's back and he tugged at his shirt, longing for him to take it off. Tala smiled and broke the kiss, pulling back and looking at Ray.
"You know, you're blushing.." Tala told him, tugging his shirt over his head.
"Do you blame me?" Ray asked, lying back on the bed. His head hit the silk pillows and he sighed, watching Tala take his trousers off. He was left in only boxer shorts, and then he joined Ray on the bed, lying down next to him.
"You're not gonna take your trousers off?" Tala asked his koi.
"Only if you want me to.."
"What kind of stupid question is that?"
"You are such a pervert," Ray commented, starting to pull his trousers off.
"Are you complaining?"
"...... No, I guess not." Ray finished removing his outfit; both boys were left with just their underwear on.
"Hey, nice legs." Tala told Ray, running his pale hand up and down Ray's right leg.
"Hey, you!" Ray smacked his hand away, "don't go so fast! Lets go to sleep and I'll see how sexy I feel tomorrow."
Tala hmphed, he was quite disappointed, but decided that there was no rush. Ray and Tala pulled up the covers and snuggled underneath. Tala turned out the lamp beside him and held Ray close to him.
"Goodnight, Ray-koi, sweet dreams."
"Goodnight."
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Goddess: wow, that was longer than expected. Tala: yup, but you didn't leave it on a cliffy! Goddess: 2 b honest, couldn't think of 1. Tala: oh, how interesting. Goddess: Do YOU wanna write it? Tala: ....no Goddess: then shuddap. Tala: ok. But how many reviews are you expecting now? Goddess: dunno, but a LOT! Tala: 0_o Goddess: .......MUAH HA HA HA HA HA!! Tala: why? Why laugh all the time?