Not In Love

Hi everyone! Sorry about the wait, exams. But I got it done as fast as I could. Thanks for the reviews; they kept me going through a TERRIBLE week.

Disclaimer: We all know I don't own Beyblade ; ;

Chapter Six

"Hold still." Rei sat Kai on his bed and knelt down in front of him. He took the cap off a small bottle and poured some of the clear liquid onto a cloth. Very gently, he began to dab the cloth on Kai's stomach wound.

"This is quite deep, it might scar," he stated, keeping his face down to hide the blush that had crept up on his cheeks.

"Great," Kai sighed sarcastically. "How's the leg?"

"Oh, I'll live, the bandage you put on is holding up so I should be OK." Rei gave him a thankful smile and, having finished cleaning Kai's wound, went to the balcony to get some air. Kai watched him leave and smiled sadly. He knew Rei was upset and, for some reason, felt terrible about it. Making his decision, he grabbed a shirt, got up off the bed and made his way to the balcony door. He found Rei sitting on the bench, staring at the garden and biting his nails. Kai sat down next to him and kept quiet, the only sound they could hear being the whistle of the gentle breeze. The darkness of two in the morning only seemed to add to the silence.

After a while Kai looked over at Rei and smiled.

"You really don't like losing, do you?" Rei opened his eyes and laughed slightly.

"You know me too well Hiwatari," he smirked. Kai turned to face him properly.

"Look, it wasn't your fault."

"But, I can't help feeling that I've let you down."

"Rei don't-"

"I suppose it's something you have to deal with when you work closely with someone," Rei sighed as he turned back to stare at the garden. However, Kai wasn't going to let this drop that easily. He stood up and gently pulled Rei up with him.

"Listen," he said, turning Rei to face him. "We'll stop Le Bian; together." Rei looked up at him.

"Together," he repeated.

"Like always," Kai whispered.

"You're right," Rei smiled. "You're always right." Kai shrugged his shoulders slightly and leant towards him.

"I learnt from the best…"

"Hey guys! What you up to?" They both jumped back and turned around to find Tyson leaning against the doorframe, grinning.

"Err…"

"I was… just going for a… shower, wasn't I Kai?"

"What? Oh yeah." Tyson looked at the two of them and raised an eyebrow.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" He asked.

"Right, yes, shower." Rei turned to leave but Kai grabbed his wrist.

"You sure you're OK now?"

"Yeah," Rei smiled. "I'm fine."

"You know, some people knock," Kai glared at Tyson after Rei had left.

"Why? Have you two finally come to your senses?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Kai said, as he turned his back on Tyson and leant on the balcony rail.

"I think you do Kai," Tyson replied, sitting down on the bench. "I think you know exactly what I'm talking about," he said, raising an eyebrow suggestively.

"I still can't see how it's any of your business."

"I know it's not, but seeing how neither of you can't seem to make any kind of move, I'm just giving you a push in the right direction."

"Listen Tyson," Kai said, turning to face him. "I'm going to make this clear once and for all. I am NOT in love with Rei, got it?"

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you were afraid."

"I am not afraid of anything Tyson."

"Look Kai," Tyson cried, getting up off the bench. "You might not feel fear when someone's holding a gun to your head or throwing a dagger your way, but that's not the only kind of fear you know." Tyson paused for a moment, took in a deep breath and lowered his voice. "Everyone knows you're afraid something will happen to Rei one day, there's nothing wrong with that and I'm sure he feels the same for you. But you can't let that stop you getting closer to him. You need to believe that he can look after himself and that he doesn't always need your help with that." Kai sighed and turned back to face the garden.

"Then what does he need?"

"Maybe you should think less about what he needs and more about what he wants." Tyson headed back towards the door. "And I think we all know what it is Rei wants."

Petrovsky stepped into the dark office and closed the door behind him. He approached the desk and sat at the chair in front of it.

"Did you get it?"

"Of course." He handed Le Bian the disk and sat back in his chair.

"And you got rid of them?"

"Well…"

"Petrovsky, this is not good enough."

"We thought we'd got Kon, but one of our men has seen him walking recently, so, unless he's back from the dead…"

"He's good but he's not that good," Le Bian sighed.

"If it's any consolation," Petrovsky smirked evilly. "I think I've found their weaknesses."

"Go on."

"It's each other."

"What?"

"They care too much for each other. Which means if we get one of them, the other is at our mercy."

"Excellent."

"Don't use that tone of voice with me!"

"What tone of voice?!" Kai sat at the kitchen table twiddling the pen he had in hand absentmindedly, trying his hardest to ignore the usual morning disagreement between Tyson and Max. This morning it was on Tyson's eating habits.

"A diet would do you no harm whatsoever!" Max stated.

"And neither would not going on a diet, so why don't I just-" Their voices faded as they left the kitchen and went into the living room. At that moment Rei walked into the room, grabbed a piece of toast Tyson had forgotten about and sat down at the table next to Kai.

"What's up with them?" He asked.

"Lover's tiff," Kai smirked. "How are you this morning?"

"Better, thanks. I've got a bit of a limp that's getting REALLY annoying, but nothing too bad," he smiled. "What you up to?" he asked nodding towards the newspapers spread out on the table. They all appeared to be in a variety of languages.

"Looking for stuff on Le Bian. We've got no idea where he is now so I'm doing a bit of research. Why there's an article in a German paper about him being spotted in Antarctica I'll never know. "

"Right, do you want any help?"

"Actually, there is something. That paper there," Kai pointed to one of the newspapers at the end of the table, "it's Italian. Could you have a flick through? Your Italian's better than mine."

"OK."

They spent the rest of the morning translating as many of the articles as they could. Most of it was rubbish. In fact, after reading that Le Bian was believed to have once been a singer in a successful Finnish band, Kai almost gave up. However, at around midday, they were both ready for lunch so decided to put the papers to one side for a while.

Just as Rei put two ready meals in the microwave for them, there was a knock at the door.

"I'll go," Kai said, nodding towards Rei's leg. "It'll take you ten minuets to get down the stairs." Rei grinned and began setting the table.

When Kai reached the door, he unbolted it to find David and James standing on the doorstep. He gestured them in and they went into the living room.

Meanwhile, Rei's curiosity had got the better of him. Leaving the dinner he began to make his way slowly downstairs. 

"Rei was shot in the leg but apart from that we're OK," he heard Kai say.

"Where is Mr. Kon?"

"I'm here." Kai looked up and saw Rei limp through the door with difficulty. He got up from his seat and helped Rei into the room.

"Ah Rei," David said. "We were just telling Kai about the security troubles last night. We would have sent backup if we had known what was going on; our system was shut down. Le Bian probably."

"You don't seem too worried," Rei pointed out.

"Well Le Bian having the disk isn't exactly great, but the only thing it'll change is the timing. At least now we know it'll be happening soon, which, coincidently, is why we're here. We have your next move planned."

"Which is?" Kai asked suspiciously, noticing the awkward look on David's face.

"Well, after last night, Le Bian is running low on men. So, over the next few days Petrovsky's going to be hiring new recruits. He'll be telling them where they'll be taking the hostages and when. We need to know where they'll be taking the hostages and when. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this."

"You want us to be those new recruits?" Kai asked, still watching David's awkwardness.

"Well, your half right. You see the thing is Petrovsky… well he knows you quite well Kai and… well, it wouldn't work. He'd recognise you even with a disguise," David glanced nervously at Kai. "You know it makes sense. Rei will have to go on his own."

"But…but we work as a team," Rei said.

"Kai can be in the van outside with Tyson, Max and Kenny," David said firmly.

"But-"

"Rei, he's right. I'll ruin it for everyone if I go. You need to do this on your own." Kai looked at Rei and smiled slightly, remembering Tyson's advice. "You can do this." Rei looked back and thought for a moment. He knew this wasn't easy for Kai to say. Especially as he hated Petrovsky so much. But Kai believed in him and was counting on him to do this so he had to go it alone.

"OK," he said taking in a deep breath. "What do I have to do?"

Half an hour later Rei had been given every disguise possible. Coloured contact lenses, voice patches and, to Kai's amusement, a wig.

"I look like an idiot," Rei had moaned when James had handed him the wig and he had managed to get it on properly.

"I don't know, brown suits you, kind of…" Kai laughed.

"It's not funny, I feel like a complete fool."

"You look like one too."

"Right," Rei went over to a box and pulled out a long blonde wig and placed it roughly on Kai's head. He held up the mirror so Kai could look at himself.

"What do you think?" Kai asked brushing one of the locks out of his eye. "Should I go for this look more often?"

After they'd been given their instructions for the following day, Kai and Rei showed David and James to the door.

"Well good luck and we'll contact you afterwards," David smiled.

"Yeah see you tomorrow." Rei shut the door behind them. Just as he did, there was a loud bang from upstairs.

"Shit."

"What was that?" Kai asked.

"The dinner."

Petrovsky's mobile began ringing loudly on the table in front of him. He excused himself from the current interview and picked it up.

"Aleksandr, it's Le Bian."

"Oh, what do you want?"

"Any sign of them?"

"No, but they'll be here."

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because that's the way MI5 work, undercover and all that James Bond shit. Mind you, I don't think Hiwatari will be too impressed. They won't let him come for sure. I know him too well."

"So Kon will be on his own?"

"Yeah, exactly how we want him."

"Good." Petrovsky hung up. And then, Kai, I'll get your little friend and my revenge.

"So, I'd… I'd better get going then," Rei said, in a slightly deeper voice due to the patch on his neck. He glanced awkwardly at the others. Eventually, Max caught on.

"Come on you two," he said to Tyson and Kenny. "We'll get in the van." He pushed them down the drive, leaving Kai and Rei alone.

"You'll be okay Rei," Kai smiled at him.

"Yeah, it just feels a bit weird. I haven't worked alone for years."

"You won't be alone. We'll be out side in the van." Rei nodded. "Here," Kai said pulling a large needle out his pocket. "There's untraceable chip in here that can only be detected by my laptop. We'll be able to keep an eye on where you are." He placed the needle on Rei's arm, which tensed slightly as the needle pierced his skin. "Sorry," Kai said quickly.

"It's okay." There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment until Rei spoke suddenly.

"Listen Kai, I know Petrovsky's done something to upset you in the past, and I'm not suggesting you tell me what it is because it's none of my business, but I just want you to know that we'll stop him and send him back down for what he did." He looked up at Kai. "I know this must be hard for you." Kai's eyes softened and he smiled weakly at Rei.

"That means more to me than you know." Rei smiled back then, rather unexpectedly, hugged Kai tightly. After getting over the initial shock he returned the embrace and gently stroked Rei's back.

"I know you can do this," he whispered softly.

"Thanks." Kai pulled back and pushed some of the brunette wig from in front of Rei's eyes.

"You'd better go."

"Yeah." Rei headed down the drive towards his bike.

"Rei!" Kai called. Rei looked over his shoulder. "Good luck." Rei smirked.

"We don't need luck remember." He carried on down the drive, pulled on his helmet and jumped on his bike. Kai watched him speed out of the gates until he was out of sight. He then made his way to the van and climbed into the back. Just as he sat down, Tyson's head appeared from the driver's seat.

"Not in love eh?"

"Oh shut up and drive."

Oooooo! Very exciting, wouldn't you say. What's Petrovsky done to Kai in the past? Is Rei going to pull it off? What was that little bonding moment all about? Well you'll just have to wait and see.

Readers of 'Can You Keep A Secret?' will know that the delay was due to our holiday in Spain where we were coming up with ideas for 'Etiquette' our new story- which is a Kai/Rei- AND the internet's packed in again because we live in an area where 'transmission is difficult' apparently. But hopefully the next chapter should be up a lot faster, especially now the stupid exams are over.

Thanks once again for your patience and PLEASE review.

Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!