Disclaimer: Nothing in this fic belongs to me, except for everything that is not in beyblades or any other maga/anime...

A/N: Chapter 8 is up now, thanks to the few of you people who reviewed... to you I am very thankful, so thankful that I decided you deserve another chapter... and please if you get bored you can read my other fics, thanks again and please review again...

Chapter 8:

Rei blushed at what Kai was suggesting. The white tigers' stared back in shock, Leddie clapped her hands and jumped up and down beaming proudly, "I knew it! I knew you guys were together!" she squealed happily. Mariah frowned and folded her arms, Kai smirked devilishly as he saw Mariah's unhappy face. Lee raised a quizzical eyebrow at them and Kevin looked at them with his nose wrinkled in revolt.

"So, on a lighter subject, where are you guys staying?" Leddie asked,
Kai and Rei blinked blankly for a few seconds, "Um, nowhere I guess. I don't know" Kai said finally. "Hey, I know. You can stay with us" Mariah suggested snapping out of her dull mood. Kai didn't like the idea of being stuck with Mariah for god knows how long, "Uh..." "That sounds great!" Rei cut Kai off, "Yeah.." Kai muttered.

"Hey, I've got a great fun idea! How about a battle for old times sake. What do you say, Rei?" Mariah asked hopefully, "How totally cool, I was just thinking the same thing!" Rei replied grinning happily. "Great!" Mariah pointed to a hollow tree stump, "over there" she said and jogged to the tree, Rei followed suit. Kai plodded after Rei watching as Mariah and Rei took a place on either side of the tree. "Three..." Lee shouted from where he stood in the shade of the trees, "Two..." "Hey Rei, I hope you've been practising all that time we've been away or I'm gonna rip you to shreds!" Mariah taunted from one side of the dish-shaped tree, her eyes narrowed to slits as she concentrated after hearing the next word. "One..." Rei bared his fangs, "Yeah. I hope you haven't been slacking off or you're gonna take a beating!" he retorted back.

"Let it rip!!!" on Lee's command both Mariah and Rei pulled the rip-
cord releasing their blades into the dish. A grey and pink blur whirred around in the dish as Mariah and Rei's blades chased each other. "Come on out, Driger!" Rei called. In a flash of green light the mighty tiger appeared roaring majestically. "I think it's time to get things started, Galux arise!" Mariah yelled as the graceful cat leapt out of the blade with a pink aura. Mariah's eyes narrowed and she took her chance to attack, her pink blade collided with Rei's grey blade, "Galux, scratch attack!" her voice was shrill as she commanded her cat.

Galux dove upon Driger, but Driger evaded. The grey blade ran around the dish avoiding Galux's claw assaults, "No more running, it's time to face the kitty. Take her out now, Driger!" Rei commanded the tiger, Driger turned on his hind legs and looked at Galux before roaring, Galux hissed and wailed as she watched Driger circle her relentlessly. "Galux, don't just stand there! Cat scratch attack!" the pink cat sprung at Driger again, "The problem with you, Mariah, is that you're so predictable... Driger, twin fang!" Rei shouted.

Driger saw his opportunity and took it, he pounced onto the smaller
cat and sunk his teeth into her flesh causing her to hiss in pain. "Now, tiger claw!" Rei's final command finished Galux off as Driger slashed the pink cat relentlessly. Mariah's blade came soaring out of the dish, she retrieved the blade in her hand and looked at it, it was chipped and battered all over. "So Mariah, you satisfied?" a mocking voice called from the opposite side of the dish. Mariah smiled and nodded, "That was really something else, congratulations Rei!" "Thanks Mariah" Rei replied as he picked up his blade and pocketed it again.

"I see you've gotten a lot better, Rei" Lee commented and Leddie and Kevin nodded, "Well he did learn from the best" a voice called from the shade. Kai smirked as everyone turned to him knowingly, "What? It's true" he said shrugging innocently. "Well, I'm heading home now, anyone coming with me?" Kevin inquired, "Yeah, I may as well figure your place out if I'm gonna be staying there for a while" Kai replied, "Yeah, me too" Rei nodded and walked off following Kevin.

- At the house -

"It's pretty small, but you'll have to make do" Kevin said turning around to face the boys, "I'll show you to your room and then you can wander a bit or something" Kevin suggested. Kai just blinked, "OUR room?" he asked. "Yes, YOUR room. As in you and Rei's room. You will be sharing the spare room because... well, anyway, some of us DON'T wake til late, so please try to keep the noise down" he said directing his glance to Kai.

Kai felt his cheeks begin to heat up, just then the door burst open
and Lee, Leddie and Mariah came in, "Hey guys" Lee's voice called from the door. "Oh, hey" Rei called back to the group of teenagers in the living room, "Hn" Kai grunted in his usual cold voice. "So, you gone back to being Mr Sourpuss again, huh?" Mariah ridiculed, Kai glared at her, "Well..." he said averting his gaze to Rei, "Whatever" he stormed off into their room in a huff. All eyes immediately and eagerly turned to Rei, who just shrugged innocently and said: "What?"

"Nothing" Kevin said with a vague expression, "You boyfriend is just getting a little huffy" Rei nodded and walked after Kai, into their room and closed the door behind him, "Are they for real?" Kevin asked turning to the other, sarcasm dripping from his voice.

A/N: Okay so I'm not good at staging beybattles, but what did you think? Are Kai and Rei for real? Well, you'll just have to review so I can update my story, won't you? PS: Sam is amazing, just a reminder to you all..... ~KAi.