Disclaimer: I own none of the characters
WoW! I'm updating again..I spent at least half of today rewriting my notes...I only got up to chapter 12 *sigh* anyway... the chapters are still fairly short, but the will increase as time goes by.
Well I hope you enjoy this chapter.not much action...I know Rei has forgotten about his arm, and that it doesn't hurt, but its all part of the plan.
Again I thank everyone who has reviewed!
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Chapter Seven: I'll Talk, You Think
"Draciel defend!!"
"Dragoon, attack!!"
The two beyblades clashed and the two bit beast rammed into each other, each person the other blade. Suddenly Draciel lifted Dragoon and threw him back and out of the dish.
"Yeah!! All right Draciel! Way to go!!!!!" yelled Max.
"You just got lucky." Huffed Tyson, who clearly did not like his defeats.
"Well at least practice is finally over. Now we can go get food." Said Max , succeeding in cheering Tyson up. Before he knew it Tyson was already running towards the hotel.
Rei got up from where Chief was showing him stats and followed the two, going upstairs when he reached the elevator. He had about an half an hour before he had to meet Michael. Not by choice, but because he wanted answers.
When he got to his room he quickly showered and changed into a pair of baggy pants, and a plain white t-shirt with black and red lining the collar and sleeves. He put on a pair of running shoes, thankful for the comfort.
He left his hotel room, and headed down. He still had five minutes, but that didn't matter when he arrived in the lobby, Michael was already there.
" Hey, I came a bit early in case you decided to skip." Said Michael smirking.
"I don't go back on my word." Answered Rei.
"Well I wanted to make sure. Ready?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, let's go."
Both left the hotel, barely talking and even looking at each other. Rei let Michael lead the way, firstly because he knew the city better than he did, and second because Michael had asked him to come. Rei realized that they were headed back to the park where earlier he had hit Michael. He felt uncomfortable about coming back here, but he didn't voice his opinion. The two were walking down the path, and Michael stopped when they reached an area slightly hidden. It was a place for those who didn't want to be disturbed by the screaming children, dogs barking. Basically for those who wanted to read, meditate or think. Michael started walking towards a bench and sat down tossing his baseball up and down, and from hand to hand.
'He never goes anywhere without it.' Rei laughed mentally at this thought. He walked over to where Michael was sitting and sat down a bit further from him. They sat in silence for a few minutes until curiosity got them better of Rei.
"What exactly did you want to tell me. Not to be rude, but you brought me out here to talk, so please talk. What happened last night to make you act the way you did today?" Rei asked getting all pretty much all his questions out in one go.
There was silence for a few moments, and Rei was about to ask again, but Michael finally spoke up.
"Do you seriously not remember what happened last night?" questioned Michael just to make sure.
"No, all I remember is the tournament, bumping into you, and celebrating, but even that seems like a dream. When I woke up I wasn't even sure if we had won the tournament or if it was a dream." Rei said, slightly shaking at what he was about to be told.
"Okay..I'm not exactly sure how to explain this or even know what I'm talking about. I'll just say what I saw. Okay, after you bumped into me, I went back to my team. We were more than a little upset about our lost. While the rest of my team went back to sulk, I went for a walk. I was walking down the street when I thought I saw you turn down into an alley. I thought it was weird that you would just walk into an alley, so I followed you. When I found you, you were shaking, really pale, and you had your arm unwrapped. Your arm looked really, really weird. There were all these black lines running up. They looked like veins almost. When I asked you what's wrong, you got all-defensive and were trying to hide your arm. You then said you were fine and then left." Michael took a breathe after explaining what happened. He gave Rei a few minutes to process what he had just told him. He personally was never good at breaking news to people and he hoped Rei understood, even though he didn't expect him.
"I'm sorry, I really don't know what to say. I don't remember any of that, about the alley. I remember walking but nothing else." Rei said, starring at the ground. He truly didn't know what to do. Should he believe Michael or just forget about it. Something in Michael's voice told him that he wasn't lying or joking.
"How can you not remember? You didn't hit your head or anything. And you didn't drink yourself into forgetting or anything. How is that possible?" Michael asked kind of struck by the fact that Rei had no memory of what happened.
"I don't know I just can't explain. It's like its not there. I don't remember it." Rei said getting slightly frustrated. Michael sighed, and hung his head. After a minute he looked up and out in the distance. After that he decided that he couldn't do anything else. He got up and turned to stare at Rei.
"I'm going back you gonna come?" Michael asked waiting for a reply.
The neko-jin looked up and shook his head. "I'm gonna stay here for a bit longer."
"Okay, see ya around." And with that Michael left. Has he was walking out of the park, he felt like turning around and go back to the tiger to help him. For some reason he felt like it he was involved and that he had to help Rei. With these thoughts he walked home.
Back at the secluded area Rei sat, starring in the distance thinking about Michael had just told him. It seemed like something out of a sci-fi story. He still wasn't sure what to believe.
The sun had set a long while ago, and now it was dark. Rei still sat on the bench. Crickets could be heard. The city seemed peaceful at the moment. Rei was still running the thoughts through his head. He never noticed a figure walking up to him. The figure was walking by, and noticed someone familiar sitting by. They wondered what he was doing here. The figure stood in front of Rei, and called out his name, but Rei ignored them. The figure slightly annoyed but the silent figure called Rei's name out louder. This time Rei heard his name and jumped at the sound of his name being called.
"What's wrong,?" Rei asked still surprised. He got a better look at the person. " Who..oh hi Kai, I didn't notice you there."
Kai just rolled his eyes. " Obviously. What are you doing here? You should be back at the hotel." He said in a stern voice. Truth was that he was slightly, SLIGHTLY WORRIED that Rei wasn't back at the hotel, and without telling anyone. He thought that since he was going out to walk that he might as well see if he could find Rei. If not, then tough luck.
"I was just thinking that's all."
"You seem to be doing that a lot today. More than usual." The phoenix said, slightly smirking, but then frowned. "I know something's bothering you, and as your captain I need to know these things. They can interfere with your training."
"Yea, I know I've heard you say that before. It's just..never mind it's just me." Rei said giving up on telling Kai what was wrong. He stood up only to be pushed back down.
"No, you are going to tell me now." Kai said in a demanding voice. He moved to sit down next to Rei, and waited for Rei to speak. They were not going to leave until Rei spoke up. Kai knew that he had to be patient, but patience he had, and he had all night to sit and wait for Rei to talk.
Rei just starred at Kai, not believing that Kai wanted to talk about it, even if it was for the good of the team. He knew he wasn't going to be leaving anytime soon unless he told Kai, and knowing Kai, he knew a lie wouldn't pass.
"Okay, fine, you win. I don't know how to explain this. I don't even know. You probably won't even believe me." Rei looked at Kai, but seeing as he didn't answer he took this as a sign to continue. "Okay, something happened yesterday after the battle. After my battle, my arm started getting really painful. When I left to go to the washroom, I removed my bindings to find these weird marks on my arm. They looked like vein marks, but they were black. It was really painful. After that I bumped in Michael, and then I after I met up with you guys, I went for a walk. I went into an alley because the pain was getting unbearable. Michael saw me and followed me. After that I came home." Rei finished, not believing what he had just said. The words just came into his mouth. I didn't remember any of that happening, but for some reason it seemed right. He looked up at Kai, and couldn't tell what he was thinking. He sighed and put his head down.
"Kai? What are you thinking?" Rei asked the silence from his captain unbearable.
"Hn. Honestly Rei, for once I'm at a loss." Kai finally said. Rei sighed deeply.
"You still should have told me last night when I asked you. This could start effecting your blading, but more importantly your health."
"I know, but I didn't remember any of this until a little while ago. It was like a forgot everything that happened." Kai didn't make the slightest movement. He, himself had thoughts running through his head, but didn't voice them. He was lost in thought until Rei drew him back to reality.
"Kai? You won't tell the others or anyone else about this?" Rei asked fearfully. There was no answer.
"Please. I respect your problems and privacy. Please do the same for me." Rei said desperately.
Kai stood up, and turned to Rei. Rei looked so pitiful, with his head hanging and his hands laced together on his lap. Kai sighed.
" Fine I won't now come on. We're going back." Was all Kai said. He turned around and started walking. Rei was glad at this. He got up and followed his captain.
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Finally done! I didn't expect to have this chapter out. LoL
I hoped this explained a few things. Don't worry more will be explained. You may have noticed the little Rei/Kai bit. I am just informing that it is BROTHERLY LOVE. In my story, this have that type of relationship and they usually help each other with their problems.
Review please! It will get the next chapter out quicker.
WoW! I'm updating again..I spent at least half of today rewriting my notes...I only got up to chapter 12 *sigh* anyway... the chapters are still fairly short, but the will increase as time goes by.
Well I hope you enjoy this chapter.not much action...I know Rei has forgotten about his arm, and that it doesn't hurt, but its all part of the plan.
Again I thank everyone who has reviewed!
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Chapter Seven: I'll Talk, You Think
"Draciel defend!!"
"Dragoon, attack!!"
The two beyblades clashed and the two bit beast rammed into each other, each person the other blade. Suddenly Draciel lifted Dragoon and threw him back and out of the dish.
"Yeah!! All right Draciel! Way to go!!!!!" yelled Max.
"You just got lucky." Huffed Tyson, who clearly did not like his defeats.
"Well at least practice is finally over. Now we can go get food." Said Max , succeeding in cheering Tyson up. Before he knew it Tyson was already running towards the hotel.
Rei got up from where Chief was showing him stats and followed the two, going upstairs when he reached the elevator. He had about an half an hour before he had to meet Michael. Not by choice, but because he wanted answers.
When he got to his room he quickly showered and changed into a pair of baggy pants, and a plain white t-shirt with black and red lining the collar and sleeves. He put on a pair of running shoes, thankful for the comfort.
He left his hotel room, and headed down. He still had five minutes, but that didn't matter when he arrived in the lobby, Michael was already there.
" Hey, I came a bit early in case you decided to skip." Said Michael smirking.
"I don't go back on my word." Answered Rei.
"Well I wanted to make sure. Ready?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, let's go."
Both left the hotel, barely talking and even looking at each other. Rei let Michael lead the way, firstly because he knew the city better than he did, and second because Michael had asked him to come. Rei realized that they were headed back to the park where earlier he had hit Michael. He felt uncomfortable about coming back here, but he didn't voice his opinion. The two were walking down the path, and Michael stopped when they reached an area slightly hidden. It was a place for those who didn't want to be disturbed by the screaming children, dogs barking. Basically for those who wanted to read, meditate or think. Michael started walking towards a bench and sat down tossing his baseball up and down, and from hand to hand.
'He never goes anywhere without it.' Rei laughed mentally at this thought. He walked over to where Michael was sitting and sat down a bit further from him. They sat in silence for a few minutes until curiosity got them better of Rei.
"What exactly did you want to tell me. Not to be rude, but you brought me out here to talk, so please talk. What happened last night to make you act the way you did today?" Rei asked getting all pretty much all his questions out in one go.
There was silence for a few moments, and Rei was about to ask again, but Michael finally spoke up.
"Do you seriously not remember what happened last night?" questioned Michael just to make sure.
"No, all I remember is the tournament, bumping into you, and celebrating, but even that seems like a dream. When I woke up I wasn't even sure if we had won the tournament or if it was a dream." Rei said, slightly shaking at what he was about to be told.
"Okay..I'm not exactly sure how to explain this or even know what I'm talking about. I'll just say what I saw. Okay, after you bumped into me, I went back to my team. We were more than a little upset about our lost. While the rest of my team went back to sulk, I went for a walk. I was walking down the street when I thought I saw you turn down into an alley. I thought it was weird that you would just walk into an alley, so I followed you. When I found you, you were shaking, really pale, and you had your arm unwrapped. Your arm looked really, really weird. There were all these black lines running up. They looked like veins almost. When I asked you what's wrong, you got all-defensive and were trying to hide your arm. You then said you were fine and then left." Michael took a breathe after explaining what happened. He gave Rei a few minutes to process what he had just told him. He personally was never good at breaking news to people and he hoped Rei understood, even though he didn't expect him.
"I'm sorry, I really don't know what to say. I don't remember any of that, about the alley. I remember walking but nothing else." Rei said, starring at the ground. He truly didn't know what to do. Should he believe Michael or just forget about it. Something in Michael's voice told him that he wasn't lying or joking.
"How can you not remember? You didn't hit your head or anything. And you didn't drink yourself into forgetting or anything. How is that possible?" Michael asked kind of struck by the fact that Rei had no memory of what happened.
"I don't know I just can't explain. It's like its not there. I don't remember it." Rei said getting slightly frustrated. Michael sighed, and hung his head. After a minute he looked up and out in the distance. After that he decided that he couldn't do anything else. He got up and turned to stare at Rei.
"I'm going back you gonna come?" Michael asked waiting for a reply.
The neko-jin looked up and shook his head. "I'm gonna stay here for a bit longer."
"Okay, see ya around." And with that Michael left. Has he was walking out of the park, he felt like turning around and go back to the tiger to help him. For some reason he felt like it he was involved and that he had to help Rei. With these thoughts he walked home.
Back at the secluded area Rei sat, starring in the distance thinking about Michael had just told him. It seemed like something out of a sci-fi story. He still wasn't sure what to believe.
The sun had set a long while ago, and now it was dark. Rei still sat on the bench. Crickets could be heard. The city seemed peaceful at the moment. Rei was still running the thoughts through his head. He never noticed a figure walking up to him. The figure was walking by, and noticed someone familiar sitting by. They wondered what he was doing here. The figure stood in front of Rei, and called out his name, but Rei ignored them. The figure slightly annoyed but the silent figure called Rei's name out louder. This time Rei heard his name and jumped at the sound of his name being called.
"What's wrong,?" Rei asked still surprised. He got a better look at the person. " Who..oh hi Kai, I didn't notice you there."
Kai just rolled his eyes. " Obviously. What are you doing here? You should be back at the hotel." He said in a stern voice. Truth was that he was slightly, SLIGHTLY WORRIED that Rei wasn't back at the hotel, and without telling anyone. He thought that since he was going out to walk that he might as well see if he could find Rei. If not, then tough luck.
"I was just thinking that's all."
"You seem to be doing that a lot today. More than usual." The phoenix said, slightly smirking, but then frowned. "I know something's bothering you, and as your captain I need to know these things. They can interfere with your training."
"Yea, I know I've heard you say that before. It's just..never mind it's just me." Rei said giving up on telling Kai what was wrong. He stood up only to be pushed back down.
"No, you are going to tell me now." Kai said in a demanding voice. He moved to sit down next to Rei, and waited for Rei to speak. They were not going to leave until Rei spoke up. Kai knew that he had to be patient, but patience he had, and he had all night to sit and wait for Rei to talk.
Rei just starred at Kai, not believing that Kai wanted to talk about it, even if it was for the good of the team. He knew he wasn't going to be leaving anytime soon unless he told Kai, and knowing Kai, he knew a lie wouldn't pass.
"Okay, fine, you win. I don't know how to explain this. I don't even know. You probably won't even believe me." Rei looked at Kai, but seeing as he didn't answer he took this as a sign to continue. "Okay, something happened yesterday after the battle. After my battle, my arm started getting really painful. When I left to go to the washroom, I removed my bindings to find these weird marks on my arm. They looked like vein marks, but they were black. It was really painful. After that I bumped in Michael, and then I after I met up with you guys, I went for a walk. I went into an alley because the pain was getting unbearable. Michael saw me and followed me. After that I came home." Rei finished, not believing what he had just said. The words just came into his mouth. I didn't remember any of that happening, but for some reason it seemed right. He looked up at Kai, and couldn't tell what he was thinking. He sighed and put his head down.
"Kai? What are you thinking?" Rei asked the silence from his captain unbearable.
"Hn. Honestly Rei, for once I'm at a loss." Kai finally said. Rei sighed deeply.
"You still should have told me last night when I asked you. This could start effecting your blading, but more importantly your health."
"I know, but I didn't remember any of this until a little while ago. It was like a forgot everything that happened." Kai didn't make the slightest movement. He, himself had thoughts running through his head, but didn't voice them. He was lost in thought until Rei drew him back to reality.
"Kai? You won't tell the others or anyone else about this?" Rei asked fearfully. There was no answer.
"Please. I respect your problems and privacy. Please do the same for me." Rei said desperately.
Kai stood up, and turned to Rei. Rei looked so pitiful, with his head hanging and his hands laced together on his lap. Kai sighed.
" Fine I won't now come on. We're going back." Was all Kai said. He turned around and started walking. Rei was glad at this. He got up and followed his captain.
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Finally done! I didn't expect to have this chapter out. LoL
I hoped this explained a few things. Don't worry more will be explained. You may have noticed the little Rei/Kai bit. I am just informing that it is BROTHERLY LOVE. In my story, this have that type of relationship and they usually help each other with their problems.
Review please! It will get the next chapter out quicker.