Pick Me Up

Rei felt his hands ball into fists as he stormed up to where Lee was hungrily kissing some guy at the bar of the club they were currently at. Rei's eyes narrowed into slits as he finally approached the two, clearing his throat. Lee pulled back to see who it was interrupting him, then saw Rei, his eyes widening with surprise, and maybe a bit of shock.

"Rei! I..." Lee started before the other cut him off.

"I leave for five minutes and come back to...to..." Rei took a deep breath, trying his best to stay calm and not cause a scene.

"I can explain this, Rei," Lee said.

"Oh really? What? Wait don't tell me. He tripped into your lips," Rei said sarcastically. "I can understand that, right?" Rei crossed his arms over each other as he continued to glare at Lee.

"I'm sorry, okay," Lee apologized.

"I can see that," Rei glared. "You really don't have to point me out the obvious, unless you think I'm stupid. Which I really do think you think I am. Otherwise I wouldn't have caught you in this predicament."

"Rei, look, I said sorry. You don't have to get bitchy about it," Lee remarked, stepping away from the other guy to approach Rei.

"Bitchy? You think I'm bitchy? Well I do have a damn good reason for it, you know!" Rei exclaimed, his eyes turning a dark topaz.

"Look, I said sorry, what more do you want from me," Lee snapped, his words coloring with anger. "Want me to get down on my knees to beg you for forgiveness?"

"Actually Lee, I don't want anything from you. I'm going home." Turning around, Rei started to walk off, but Lee grabbed his arm.

"Don't you dare turn your back on me, Rei," Lee growled. "I don't know what your problem is but—"

"Let me go! I said I'm leaving!" Rei turned around, slapping Lee across the face. Lee was unprepared for the attack let go of Rei as he stumbling back slightly. Before Lee could register what happened, Rei was already storming out of the club.

Walking into the warm night air, Rei let out a shaky sigh. Looking up at the stars for a second, Rei knew he was going to have to find a ride home. There was no way in hell he was going back in that club to demand Lee to take him home. He didn't want to talk with the other as long as humanly possible.

"Maybe Kai's gotten in by now." Looking down at his watch, he read the numbers, seeing it was only twelve o'clock. Rei knew there was only a fair chance his friend had stumbled back into the house by now from whatever party he was attending that night. It was actually sort of funny about the change Kai went through over the course of years he's known the older. In fact, when comparing Kai's former self with his new one, it was like they were two different people instead of one.

Shaking his head free for a moment, Rei realized he didn't have his phone on him and would have to use a payphone. Looking around, he didn't see one and started walking. While walking he kept glancing around to find a payphone so he could make a call to the apartment. If he remembered correctly, Kenny was home. Mentioning something about wanting to work on Tyson's blade for a while. One day, he planned on getting Chief out the house and to a party it was a waste sitting around their apartment all night alone.

After a while, Rei finally spotted a payphone, two blocks away from the club he had been at with Lee. Walking across the street to it, Rei fished some changed out of his pocket, then picked up the phone receiver. Dialing the number to the apartment, he placed the change into the machine, listening to the phone ring before someone picked up.

"Hello, Kenny speaking."

"Kenny, it's me, Rei." Rei tried to calm his tone, but he was still very upset. He couldn't believe Lee, and what Lee did.

"Rei? Are you okay? Where are you?" Rei could hear the concern in Kenny's voice and didn't want to alarm him, but he really was hurt deeply.

I'm at a payphone. Listen, is Kai there?" Rei was hoping so much that he was. That way he could rant to Kai and get it out, then maybe Kai would go beat the hell out of Lee and everything would be fine.

"Kai? No he hasn't gotten back yet. He's still out with the others. What's wrong? I thought Lee was with you?"

There it was, the question that was inevitable to overlook or to not answer. Rei gripped the phone tightly, controlling his tears and his voice from rising. "I'm through with his ass, that's all I have to say. Look...if Kai comes back any time soon...tell him I'm going to the coffeehouse for a while. I'll tell you what happened later."

"Okay. I'll give him the message, guess I'll see you later," Kenny said, hanging up. Rei hung up the phone, laying his head against the cool metal, he wasn't going to cry, he wasn't going to. There were better individuals to date than Lee it was his lost anyway.

"Who needs him, I don't," Rei muttered, pushing away from the payphone to head towards the coffeehouse that was four blocks away. With a slightly heavy sigh, Rei began walking to his destination. "I'm better off without him."

Rei just...he just didn't know what was going on in Lee's head. Was it something that Rei did during the month and a half they had been going out together? Rei couldn't think of what he could have done wrong to have Lee cheat on him like that.

"Maybe it just wasn't meant to be," Rei sighed as the motorcycle pulled up beside him. Startled, the neko-jin looked to his right side, finding a figure perched on a Kawasaki. The figure raised the visor on his helmet, Rei finding pale lavender eyes staring at him in curiosity. It took the other a full minute to realize why this person looked familiar. "Bryan?"

The fair-haired Demolition Boy pulled the helmet off, shaking his hair free. "I wondered when you would realize it was me." A half smile rose to his lips as he stared at the other.

"Sorry, I have a lot on my mind. What are you doing over in this area anyway?" Rei inquired softly.

"Pool hall making some pocket change," Bryan remarked. "As I was heading back to the apartment, I saw you walking and looking so lonely so I came to figure out who killed your best friend. What are you doing out here so late walking by yourself. I thought that—"

"Please, don't mention his name around me right now. I just want to forget all about him," Rei glowered at the ground.

"Fight?" Bryan questioned, leaning against the handles of the bike.

"Break up," Rei corrected. "I never want to speak to that asshole again. I mean, how does he think that apologizing for cheating on me will make things all right between us?"

"You know, he wasn't worth it anyway. Come on, I'll take you home." Bryan tossed an extra helmet he always kept on the side of his bike to the neko. Rei catching it and staring at Bryan for a long second, a short smile rising.

"Thanks Bryan," Rei said gratefully. Putting on the helmet, Rei climbed on the bike behind Bryan who was fixing his helmet back on.

"Hang on tight, Rei," Bryan instructed. Rei nodded, wrapping his arms around the Demolition Boy as the bike took off down the street. Hanging on tighter, Rei could actually feel the muscles his arms were wrapped around. Well...not that Rei was a pervert or anything, but his mind did wander away from him, thinking about how amazing this body must look naked. How absolutely flawless every inch of his body must—

'Stop it Rei. Keep your thoughts clean.' He berated himself. 'Even if he's the one you should have really been with in the beginning.'

Rei closed his eyes, laying his head against Bryan's back. He still liked Bryan he knew that. There was no mistaking his sometimes, flirty nature around the other, or the way he found his days brightened when Bryan was around. Of course, Bryan did not always register interest with Rei, which was probably the only reason he didn't make a head on try. Maybe though, this was the little excuse he needed to take things further.

It wasn't uncommon for members of rival teams to date, or even want to date. After all, the best example at this time was Tala and Kenny. It was so obvious between them that he was sure people who didn't know them could clearly see it. Yet Kenny was always running Tala around the table. Every time Tala suggested they go somewhere or do something, Kenny would flush, and make an excuse for not being able to. Rei wondered why, it was obvious Kenny wanted Tala, so...why?

"Hey, Rei," Bryan reached behind him, shaking the neko from his thoughts.

"Huh?" Looking up, he realized they had already stopped. Letting go of Bryan, he sat up to look around.

"We're here," Bryan said, pulling off his helmet. Rei did the same, shaking his hair free.

"Sorry, I went spacey again," Rei flushed. Bryan turned all the way around to stare at Rei with a grin.

"That's okay," Bryan chuckled. "I suppose I can't expect you to be all smiles and cheers when you just broke up with you know who. You should go get some rest."

"I suppose. Hey...Bryan..."

"Hm?"

"Do you remember when we first sat down and tried to talk? You know, after things and stuff?" Rei said.

"Yeah, I was still a moody bastard that hated everything around me," Bryan simpered. "Why do you asked?"

"Over the course of the time we've known each other, we've both changed, and yet..." Rei looked up into Bryan's eyes, loving how the light from the moon caused them to shine. "I don't think that my love for you has ever changed. I'm tired of just flirting, I think that I'm really ready for us to have a relationship."

A smile twitched Bryan's lips as he leaned down towards Rei. "So you finally think that we should stop—"Bryan didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before Rei pulled him into a kiss. Bryan wrapped his arms around his neko, slipping his tongue into Rei's mouth, coaxing the other to give up completely to the kiss. Rei whimpered feeling Bryan suck on his bottom lip gently. Neither cared to move until the need for air became too much and pulled them away.

Panting, Rei grinned up at Bryan. "I think I want more than just a kiss good night."

"That would make two of us then," Bryan murmured as he pulled both himself and Rei off the bike to head up to whichever apartment they got the key to first. Rei had a feeling that it wouldn't take him long to forget all about Lee, Bryan was about to make certain of that tonight.

{End of side two}