Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade and I'm thinking of not doing the disclaimer for chapter fics after the first few chapters. Same with rating.
Rating: Same old.
Notes: Home sick -again-. I hardly slept at all last night. With my cold and the fact that my parents are probably going to send my dog to the pound...One of the other dogs piddled last night and my baby went to sniff it. Duh, he's a dog. So my mom shoved him away and he growled at her. She hit him or something so he bit her. I didn't even think he bit her until she showed me her hand because I only saw him bare his teeth...I don't blame him though. She hit him. Wouldn't -she- hit back if someone hit her? He's a -dog-. What do you expect? She said it herself that he never gets in trouble. He's our best behaved dog. We've never had him on a leash in our yard because he's never tried to leave it. Not even when we first got him as a puppy. He's never had accidents in the house unless he gets scared or overly excited and he's smart. I don't understand how the pets that I care most about are always the ones we lose. Our first dog in this house, Khuss (not 'cuss' it's 'chuss' Swedish I think for kiss), she was a lab/chow mix. Sweetest dog I've ever known. They got rid of her because they said my little brother was allergic to dog fur. Turns out it was the cold, not the dog hair. My cat, Salem, wasn't allowed in the house and neither was our other cat. Five years after we got Salem, he disappears. After that? The other cat's allowed in the house because he's -old-. Two of my babies gone and now they want to take Dale away. *Growls* Now I sound like I'm searching for sympathy o.o Don't mind me. Had to put that down somewhere and I really don't have anywhere else to put it. Here's Chapter 6.
Dranzer
6
"Salem! If you put a single claw in the leather I'll have you de-clawed." Kai threatened, glaring at the black cat in the rearview mirror. Salem flicked his tail and turned away to look out one of the Mustang's windows. "You wouldn't like that, would you?" Kai asked. Salem gave him a 'no-shit-sherlock' look before returning his gaze to the approaching shelter.
Mouse made a chirping sound at the sight of the rescue shelter and looked over at Kai from his place in the passenger's seat.
"Yeah, I know. They had to move it for a few months." Kai told Mouse. Mouse twitched his whiskers in disapproval and looked back at Salem. The black tom seemed to shrug.
Kai parked the Mustang in the parking lot and opened his door. Once out, he waited for Salem and Mouse to follow him before closing the door. "Let's not visit the queens this time, okay? It's a waste of time." Kai told the two toms as they approached the shelter entrance. Salem ignored the comment and Mouse only flicked an ear back. It was clear that they weren't agreeing not to. "Great..."Kai muttered as he opened the shelter door and let the two cats in before stepping in himself.
"Hey there, Kai! Glad you could come today. I was starting to worry that you wouldn't bring them in." Lin said, coming around the desk to greet Kai and the two cats. "Hello Mouse, Salem."
"If these two would have kept out of trouble in the first place, I wouldn't have to come here. But, since they chose not to be as good as I'd hoped, I'm forced to." Kai responded.
"That's not true. If you didn't bring them to their check-ups and they -were- somehow injured, then they'd cause less trouble." Lin said, picking up Salem who was trying to sneak off to see the queens.
"Don't give him any ideas, Lin." Rei said, coming from the room that held the pregnant or nursing queens. "Hey, Kai."
"Hey, Rei."
"Wait a moment. You two know each other?" Lin asked, looking from one to the other.
"Kai's the one who told me you guys were looking for help." Rei said.
"Don't even start." Kai said, eyeing Rei. Rei smiled.
"Why not? You haven't thought of something, have you?" Rei asked, picking Mouse up. He, too, had tried to sneak past them and into the room behind Rei.
"No, but that doesn't mean I wont. Lin, how long do you think it'll take?" Kai asked.
"Quite a while, Kai. Sorry, but we're extremely busy. Salem and Mouse will have to wait for their turn." Lin said, shrugging. You can stay if you want. I'm sure Rei wouldn't mind your help. It's just us two today, seeing as no one wants to work on Sundays. And everyone who isn't at home is at the fair." Lin said.
"Alright." Kai sighed.
"Sorry." Lin said again before carrying Salem in to another of the back rooms.
"Be right back, love." Rei said as he followed Lin into the other room to get Salem and Mouse settle in to one of the waiting cages.
When Rei returned, he shut the door behind him and looked at the clock. "Damn, time passes too quick. Mind helping me feed the kittens?" Rei asked.
"Not at all." Kai responded. Rei smiled and led Kai into the back room that was situated behind the front desk. "One question."
"Yeah?"
"If neither of you are at the front desk, what'll you do if someone comes in?" Kai asked as Rei handed him a warm bottle of milk.
"Good question. Lets feed the kittens out there." Rei said. "Ever fed a kitten before?" Rei asked as he picked up one of the little felines and handed it to Kai.
"Both Salem and Mouse." Kai answered as he accepted the silver-furred kitten.
"Good. Then I don't have to explain it to you." Rei said, gentle picking up an orange tabby and shutting the cage. "You and Kenny opening early tonight?" Rei asked when the two were seated at the front desk feeding the first two kittens.
"Kenny will be. I'm going to visit my sister to see how Hikiuma is doing. And to see my old dogs. I guess my parents took them to live with my sister." Kai said.
"How old are they?"
"Well, we got Khuss when I was...8 I think. So she's probably about...Oh, wow. She's sixteen. I haven't really thought about how old she is...Dale's 14 now. So they're both old. We got Dale when I was ten."
"They must be well cared for. What kind of dogs are they?" Rei asked.
"Khuss is a lab/chow mix. We got her from the Humane Society when she was three." Kai smiled at the memory. "The papers that they had said she was good with all animals and her best friend used to be a pot-bellied pig. Dale is a purebred golden retriever. We got him as a puppy. They're both brilliant. And, as much as I love Kayla and Kin, Dale and Khuss are the best dogs I've ever had..."
"I can tell you miss them." Rei said, smiling at Kai.
"Yeah. I haven't seen them since I was 18. Six years." Kai said. "Hey, Rei?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you working tomorrow?" Kai asked, looking over at him.
"No. I'm taking next week off. Rena wanted more work next week to make up for her absences. Why?"
"Would you want to come with me? I think you'd like my sister and I want you to meet Hikiuma." Kai said, setting the bottle on the desk and stroking the kitten's back.
"I would love to!" Rei responded, visibly pleased with the invitation.
"When will you be out of here?" Kai asked, glad to see that Rei was happy to go with him.
"Three o'clock. When are you leaving?" Rei asked, standing up to retrieve another bottle and kitten for the both of them. Kai followed him.
"We should be at the airport by six. The plane is supposed to leave at seven." Kai told him.
"Where does she live, anyway?" Rei asked, taking Kai's kitten and exchanging it for a Siamese kitten. Rei picked up a white kitten, shut the cage and handed Kai another warm bottle before picking one up himself. They returned to the front desk and sat down.
"Washington." Kai said.
"Now I'm trying to decided whether it's better to fly from here to Russia or from here to Washington." Rei said.
"I think here to Russia is shorter. I'm not really liking the idea of flying a few hours across the Pacific Ocean either." Kai looked up when the glass door was pushed open and four people came in.
"Hiya, Rei." One of the two girls greeted, leaning forward on the desk. The other girl smiled and waved to Rei and the two boys with them said 'hello'.
"Hey guys. What are you four doing here? I figured you'd be at the fair." Rei said.
"Well, we -were- on our way but -Bri- wanted to stop buy and pester you." The second girl said, tucking her black hair behind her ear and glaring at the blond.
"Oh, shut-up Sal. At least -I- was worried that Rei might be lonely. I mean, the only person he has as company today is that stupid Lin girl." Bri said.
Kai glared at her. "Lin isn't stupid." Kai growled.
Bri hadn't realized Kai was there. She looked at him, eyes wide. "Oh, wow. Who are you?" She asked. Rei glared at her.
"His name is Kai. And he's right. Lin isn't stupid." Rei told her.
"Rei, she's not the good-friend type." Bri said. Kai got the feeling that she considered herself the center of the universe.
"There's nothing wrong with Lin, Bri. She's a great friend." Rei retorted.
"Bri, you don't even know Lin. So back off." One of the guys said.
"Thank you, Chase." Sal and Rei both said.
"Let's go. Before Bri says anything else." The second male said.
"If only we'd thought of that sooner." Sal muttered, shoving Bri towards the door. "See you, Rei. And sorry about Bri."
"It's alright. Have fun."
"Hey, do you want to go to the fair with us tomorrow?" Chase asked.
"I can't. I wont be here. When will we be back, Kai?" Rei asked,
"Saturday." Kai answered.
"Ooh. Where are you going, Rei?" Bri asked.
"Nowhere." Sal and Rei said together. "We're not related." Sal added.
"Not at all." Rei laughed.
"Bye, Rei. Have fun wherever you're going." Sal called as the four left the shelter.
"I still don't understand why we put up with Bri." Rei said, shaking his head.
"I don't see why you do either." Kai said. "Sal reminds me of my sister though."
"Really? Then I think I'll like your sister."
"How are you related? You look nothing alike." Kai asked.
"She's my niece. My brother's daughter."
"Your brother is how much older than you?"
"I don't even want to know." Rei said.
Kai thought about it for a moment. "Okay. Nevermind. I don't want to know either. She's the same age as you?"
"Yeah..."
"That's not a happy thought."
"I agree."
"What time is it?" Kai asked. The clock was behind him and he didn't want to wake up the kitten that had fallen asleep in his lap.
"One-thirty."
"I don't want to wake her up." Kai said, looking down at the kitten.
"You don't have to. I'm sure you can manage to feed others without waking her."
"Yeah. I think I can, too."
"I'll go get another."
"Alright."
o.o Yeah. I love Siamese cats. My grandma on my real dad's side used to have one. Mai-Tai was her name. Which gives me an idea...Yeah. I'm going to go ahead and have Kai take the Siamese. O.o and name it Mai-Tai. Yeah. And then I'll end up giving him or Rei a cat name Mussie which is my grandma's other cat. She's still alive but Mai-Tai isn't. Mussie has cancer though. Or did. o.o Their names are interesting. Mai-Tai is an alcoholic drink of some sort and Mussie means mustache in Swedish. O.o Yeah. Anyway. The names of Rei's friends...Bri is someone who lives in my neighborhood who used to be a friend but turned all popular on us and...yeah. Sal is a friend of mine online and I just like the name. Chase was random and the other guy has no name. ^.^; Does anyone here even know what Hikiuma means? I don't think I told you in Ch. 5. Yeah. Thanks for reading and please review! Later! Oh, yeah. o.o I was reading Chapter 4 and I got to the part where Kai and Rei are talking on the phone. For some reason, my computer took off the end of the conversation and replaced it with boxes. O.o I don't have any idea why but I'm hoping that it wasn't like that when I posted it. I don't think it was because no one said anything...*Stops to listen to The Dance 3*
Dedicated to Khuss, Salem, and Dale. 333
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared beneath the stars alone
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end- the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance -I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance
Rating: Same old.
Notes: Home sick -again-. I hardly slept at all last night. With my cold and the fact that my parents are probably going to send my dog to the pound...One of the other dogs piddled last night and my baby went to sniff it. Duh, he's a dog. So my mom shoved him away and he growled at her. She hit him or something so he bit her. I didn't even think he bit her until she showed me her hand because I only saw him bare his teeth...I don't blame him though. She hit him. Wouldn't -she- hit back if someone hit her? He's a -dog-. What do you expect? She said it herself that he never gets in trouble. He's our best behaved dog. We've never had him on a leash in our yard because he's never tried to leave it. Not even when we first got him as a puppy. He's never had accidents in the house unless he gets scared or overly excited and he's smart. I don't understand how the pets that I care most about are always the ones we lose. Our first dog in this house, Khuss (not 'cuss' it's 'chuss' Swedish I think for kiss), she was a lab/chow mix. Sweetest dog I've ever known. They got rid of her because they said my little brother was allergic to dog fur. Turns out it was the cold, not the dog hair. My cat, Salem, wasn't allowed in the house and neither was our other cat. Five years after we got Salem, he disappears. After that? The other cat's allowed in the house because he's -old-. Two of my babies gone and now they want to take Dale away. *Growls* Now I sound like I'm searching for sympathy o.o Don't mind me. Had to put that down somewhere and I really don't have anywhere else to put it. Here's Chapter 6.
Dranzer
6
"Salem! If you put a single claw in the leather I'll have you de-clawed." Kai threatened, glaring at the black cat in the rearview mirror. Salem flicked his tail and turned away to look out one of the Mustang's windows. "You wouldn't like that, would you?" Kai asked. Salem gave him a 'no-shit-sherlock' look before returning his gaze to the approaching shelter.
Mouse made a chirping sound at the sight of the rescue shelter and looked over at Kai from his place in the passenger's seat.
"Yeah, I know. They had to move it for a few months." Kai told Mouse. Mouse twitched his whiskers in disapproval and looked back at Salem. The black tom seemed to shrug.
Kai parked the Mustang in the parking lot and opened his door. Once out, he waited for Salem and Mouse to follow him before closing the door. "Let's not visit the queens this time, okay? It's a waste of time." Kai told the two toms as they approached the shelter entrance. Salem ignored the comment and Mouse only flicked an ear back. It was clear that they weren't agreeing not to. "Great..."Kai muttered as he opened the shelter door and let the two cats in before stepping in himself.
"Hey there, Kai! Glad you could come today. I was starting to worry that you wouldn't bring them in." Lin said, coming around the desk to greet Kai and the two cats. "Hello Mouse, Salem."
"If these two would have kept out of trouble in the first place, I wouldn't have to come here. But, since they chose not to be as good as I'd hoped, I'm forced to." Kai responded.
"That's not true. If you didn't bring them to their check-ups and they -were- somehow injured, then they'd cause less trouble." Lin said, picking up Salem who was trying to sneak off to see the queens.
"Don't give him any ideas, Lin." Rei said, coming from the room that held the pregnant or nursing queens. "Hey, Kai."
"Hey, Rei."
"Wait a moment. You two know each other?" Lin asked, looking from one to the other.
"Kai's the one who told me you guys were looking for help." Rei said.
"Don't even start." Kai said, eyeing Rei. Rei smiled.
"Why not? You haven't thought of something, have you?" Rei asked, picking Mouse up. He, too, had tried to sneak past them and into the room behind Rei.
"No, but that doesn't mean I wont. Lin, how long do you think it'll take?" Kai asked.
"Quite a while, Kai. Sorry, but we're extremely busy. Salem and Mouse will have to wait for their turn." Lin said, shrugging. You can stay if you want. I'm sure Rei wouldn't mind your help. It's just us two today, seeing as no one wants to work on Sundays. And everyone who isn't at home is at the fair." Lin said.
"Alright." Kai sighed.
"Sorry." Lin said again before carrying Salem in to another of the back rooms.
"Be right back, love." Rei said as he followed Lin into the other room to get Salem and Mouse settle in to one of the waiting cages.
When Rei returned, he shut the door behind him and looked at the clock. "Damn, time passes too quick. Mind helping me feed the kittens?" Rei asked.
"Not at all." Kai responded. Rei smiled and led Kai into the back room that was situated behind the front desk. "One question."
"Yeah?"
"If neither of you are at the front desk, what'll you do if someone comes in?" Kai asked as Rei handed him a warm bottle of milk.
"Good question. Lets feed the kittens out there." Rei said. "Ever fed a kitten before?" Rei asked as he picked up one of the little felines and handed it to Kai.
"Both Salem and Mouse." Kai answered as he accepted the silver-furred kitten.
"Good. Then I don't have to explain it to you." Rei said, gentle picking up an orange tabby and shutting the cage. "You and Kenny opening early tonight?" Rei asked when the two were seated at the front desk feeding the first two kittens.
"Kenny will be. I'm going to visit my sister to see how Hikiuma is doing. And to see my old dogs. I guess my parents took them to live with my sister." Kai said.
"How old are they?"
"Well, we got Khuss when I was...8 I think. So she's probably about...Oh, wow. She's sixteen. I haven't really thought about how old she is...Dale's 14 now. So they're both old. We got Dale when I was ten."
"They must be well cared for. What kind of dogs are they?" Rei asked.
"Khuss is a lab/chow mix. We got her from the Humane Society when she was three." Kai smiled at the memory. "The papers that they had said she was good with all animals and her best friend used to be a pot-bellied pig. Dale is a purebred golden retriever. We got him as a puppy. They're both brilliant. And, as much as I love Kayla and Kin, Dale and Khuss are the best dogs I've ever had..."
"I can tell you miss them." Rei said, smiling at Kai.
"Yeah. I haven't seen them since I was 18. Six years." Kai said. "Hey, Rei?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you working tomorrow?" Kai asked, looking over at him.
"No. I'm taking next week off. Rena wanted more work next week to make up for her absences. Why?"
"Would you want to come with me? I think you'd like my sister and I want you to meet Hikiuma." Kai said, setting the bottle on the desk and stroking the kitten's back.
"I would love to!" Rei responded, visibly pleased with the invitation.
"When will you be out of here?" Kai asked, glad to see that Rei was happy to go with him.
"Three o'clock. When are you leaving?" Rei asked, standing up to retrieve another bottle and kitten for the both of them. Kai followed him.
"We should be at the airport by six. The plane is supposed to leave at seven." Kai told him.
"Where does she live, anyway?" Rei asked, taking Kai's kitten and exchanging it for a Siamese kitten. Rei picked up a white kitten, shut the cage and handed Kai another warm bottle before picking one up himself. They returned to the front desk and sat down.
"Washington." Kai said.
"Now I'm trying to decided whether it's better to fly from here to Russia or from here to Washington." Rei said.
"I think here to Russia is shorter. I'm not really liking the idea of flying a few hours across the Pacific Ocean either." Kai looked up when the glass door was pushed open and four people came in.
"Hiya, Rei." One of the two girls greeted, leaning forward on the desk. The other girl smiled and waved to Rei and the two boys with them said 'hello'.
"Hey guys. What are you four doing here? I figured you'd be at the fair." Rei said.
"Well, we -were- on our way but -Bri- wanted to stop buy and pester you." The second girl said, tucking her black hair behind her ear and glaring at the blond.
"Oh, shut-up Sal. At least -I- was worried that Rei might be lonely. I mean, the only person he has as company today is that stupid Lin girl." Bri said.
Kai glared at her. "Lin isn't stupid." Kai growled.
Bri hadn't realized Kai was there. She looked at him, eyes wide. "Oh, wow. Who are you?" She asked. Rei glared at her.
"His name is Kai. And he's right. Lin isn't stupid." Rei told her.
"Rei, she's not the good-friend type." Bri said. Kai got the feeling that she considered herself the center of the universe.
"There's nothing wrong with Lin, Bri. She's a great friend." Rei retorted.
"Bri, you don't even know Lin. So back off." One of the guys said.
"Thank you, Chase." Sal and Rei both said.
"Let's go. Before Bri says anything else." The second male said.
"If only we'd thought of that sooner." Sal muttered, shoving Bri towards the door. "See you, Rei. And sorry about Bri."
"It's alright. Have fun."
"Hey, do you want to go to the fair with us tomorrow?" Chase asked.
"I can't. I wont be here. When will we be back, Kai?" Rei asked,
"Saturday." Kai answered.
"Ooh. Where are you going, Rei?" Bri asked.
"Nowhere." Sal and Rei said together. "We're not related." Sal added.
"Not at all." Rei laughed.
"Bye, Rei. Have fun wherever you're going." Sal called as the four left the shelter.
"I still don't understand why we put up with Bri." Rei said, shaking his head.
"I don't see why you do either." Kai said. "Sal reminds me of my sister though."
"Really? Then I think I'll like your sister."
"How are you related? You look nothing alike." Kai asked.
"She's my niece. My brother's daughter."
"Your brother is how much older than you?"
"I don't even want to know." Rei said.
Kai thought about it for a moment. "Okay. Nevermind. I don't want to know either. She's the same age as you?"
"Yeah..."
"That's not a happy thought."
"I agree."
"What time is it?" Kai asked. The clock was behind him and he didn't want to wake up the kitten that had fallen asleep in his lap.
"One-thirty."
"I don't want to wake her up." Kai said, looking down at the kitten.
"You don't have to. I'm sure you can manage to feed others without waking her."
"Yeah. I think I can, too."
"I'll go get another."
"Alright."
o.o Yeah. I love Siamese cats. My grandma on my real dad's side used to have one. Mai-Tai was her name. Which gives me an idea...Yeah. I'm going to go ahead and have Kai take the Siamese. O.o and name it Mai-Tai. Yeah. And then I'll end up giving him or Rei a cat name Mussie which is my grandma's other cat. She's still alive but Mai-Tai isn't. Mussie has cancer though. Or did. o.o Their names are interesting. Mai-Tai is an alcoholic drink of some sort and Mussie means mustache in Swedish. O.o Yeah. Anyway. The names of Rei's friends...Bri is someone who lives in my neighborhood who used to be a friend but turned all popular on us and...yeah. Sal is a friend of mine online and I just like the name. Chase was random and the other guy has no name. ^.^; Does anyone here even know what Hikiuma means? I don't think I told you in Ch. 5. Yeah. Thanks for reading and please review! Later! Oh, yeah. o.o I was reading Chapter 4 and I got to the part where Kai and Rei are talking on the phone. For some reason, my computer took off the end of the conversation and replaced it with boxes. O.o I don't have any idea why but I'm hoping that it wasn't like that when I posted it. I don't think it was because no one said anything...*Stops to listen to The Dance 3*
Dedicated to Khuss, Salem, and Dale. 333
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared beneath the stars alone
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all
And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end- the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance -I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance
Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance