I have some somewhat good news… Well, most of you will be rather ecstatic anyways. I'm going to be continuing on with this fic. My beta pointed out that I left a lot of things unfinished. TT Darn her for being right… So yah, go worship her for convincing me to continue. Now I don't know how long it'll be before I finish this. Hey, maybe I'll get over 100 reviews in the end… that'd be nice. ::sweatdrop::
Another note, Keep an eye out for my next Beyblade fic "One Bottle of Sake" I don't know when I'll be posting it. Probably not for another month but it'll come. I'm going to the lake for a week and will have oodles of time to work on it. I have about half of it done so far.
I also want to thank you all for the wonderful reviews. I had such a wonderful time reading them. Now, you don't have to write a long-winded one, but anything more than "PLEASE CONTINUE" or "THIS IS GOOD!" is helpful.
To Maliciously Creative: Spanku. Mmm… cookies. XD and darn you for making note of the fact that I had too many loose ends.
To A Dragon's Crystal: Mariah and Wyatt do want a certain blader to themselves, and eventhough they respect Kai and Rei's relationship they still resent them a bit. Jealousy is an ugly thing.
To Mrs.Sumpter: Yah, they were a tad lovey-dovey. I explained it in this chapter though. I'm kinda awful at fluff I'll admit. That's why I try not to write too much of it. I also take a lot of humour from things that have happened to me, or people I know. Some are just spur of the moment things though too. I try to keep things as realistic as possible.
To Umbby: I love you to death. I've read that review so many times and yet I still die laughing every time. XD ::glomps::
To Tadashi: I like my British swearing.. if I knew Chinese slang, then I'd use it. But frankly I don't so I'll stick with my British. Thanks for blatantly pointing out my other flows though. I now realise that I really am crap at writing fluff and romance. Err, are you also implying that I should draw Kai shirtless and barbequing then post it on DA? An dyes, Tyson is an idiot. But that's why I love him so much.
To Raku Ozzarian princess: I'm sure Kai's had his revenge on Tyson threefold. Mariah and Wyatt are some of my favourite characters believe it or not. I just tend to abuse the characters I love in fics. ::sweatdrop::
To Pretty Crimson Eyes: Don't get me wrong, despite all the Tyson bashing I really do love him to death. He's just so… stupid at times. Ahh, and I hope I cleared up the "so in love thing" this chapter…
And thanks to everyone I didn't mention. If I mentioned everyone that'd be another 20 minutes spent typing this by me… and my right wrist is already stiff and in immense pain.
Anyways, I sincerely hope you enjoy this.
Disclaimer: don't own anything
Warnings: colourful language (mostly on Kai's part.), pervyness, yaoi, mild blood and violence.
Thank you: to my online onee-chan, Chris (Maliciously Creative) for beta reading. Love ya, hun!
Notes: beginning of the chapter is a flashback in normal pov. (hence the italics). --- is scene change
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Chapter 4: Why I Hate Tournaments
"Absolutely not."
"But Kai…"
"Rei, I said no." The team leader scowled down at his boyfriend. "I refuse to pretend to be a horny pervert in front of people."
"Come on, Sourpuss…" Rei gave Kai the cute eyes and put a hand on each of his boyfriend's shoulders. "If we act really touchy-feely, then maybe it'll get Mariah and Wyatt off our case."
The Russian's face fell. "I hate it when you're right. Why are you always right?"
"Because I'm the cute and crafty one, Kai." He winked. "Besides, we'll have fun and if you do a good job then I'll reward you." His tongue snaked out and licked his lips.
Kai sighed. "Ok, you win."
"And no training while we have company, remember?"
Kai scowled. "I didn't agree to that…"
Rei wrapped his boyfriend lightly in his arms and began trailing kisses up his neck. "Yes you did. You were kinda pissed that night though. Drinking all that vodka probably wasn't a good thing."
"You try being left alone with Tyson for a whole day." Kai spat.
"Well, I'm sorry that Tyson got sick and all, but you did volunteer to take care of him."
Kai gritted his teeth. "Fine, you win again. Now let's go see what kind of damage Mariah and Wyatt are inflicting."
---Rei's pov---
I yawned and stared out the bus window. I was sitting beside Kai and leaning on his shoulder. Some of the other bladers keep giving us suspicious looks. Wyatt keeps staring lustfully… he's sitting behind Mariah and Hilary, pretending to be listening to them. Somehow I don't think those three together is a good combination.
"Who do you think will be there?" Kai asked absently.
"I don't know… maybe the rest of the White Tigers. The All Starz? Possibly the St. Shields? Maybe the Demolition Boys?"
Kai tensed at the mention of his former team and glanced over at me. It looks like he still doesn't think too highly of them even though he hasn't spoken to Boris or Voltaire since the whole Black Dranzer incident. I wonder if he still has issues with some of the bladers? I know I have a bone to pick with Bryan. He did put me in the hospital after all… I also want to repay him for that.
"They are some of the best bladers in the world…" He trailed off and went back to staring out the window.
Maybe there's more to it than I think. Kai's gotten letters postmarked from Russia a couple of times. Of course I never pry… well, I can't read Russian except for the words for bathroom. But that's because I've spent a lot of time reading the signs in restaurants.
"Hey guys." Max plopped into the seat in front of us and grinned. "All ready to battle?"
I smiled. "Of course, Maxie. I'm always itching for a fight. And I think Kai here wants to see Tyson lose. But that's no different from any day. Anyways, do you know who's going to be there?"
Max bit his lip in thought. "I think Tyson mentioned the teams, but I can't remember who they are." He turned around to face the front of the bus. "HEY! Ty! Who's supposed to be there?"
Tyson bounded up to our seats and sat across the isle. "Well, there will be just four teams. Us," he pointed to Max, Kai and me. "The White Tigers, The All Starz, and… err…" He scratched his head for a second. "Oh yah! The Demolition Boys."
Kai stiffened further. Seems he's not very happy with the prospect of seeing his old team mates. We've beaten them before, so we can do it again. Right? As long as I don't have to battle Bryan, I don't care.
"Do you know who we're going up against?" Kai asked.
"No clue." Tyson shrugged. "I want to go up against the Demolition Boys though. Want to teach Bryan a lesson for what he did to Rei, at the World Championships. I'm sure you want to battle them to, eh Kai?"
Kai just scowled at Tyson.
Suddenly the bus lurched to a stop in front of the stadium. Kenny stood up and turned to everyone in the bus. "Ok guys and girls, we're here. Let's try to get off the bus in a somewhat orderly fashion…"
Naturally everyone got up in a rush and pushed their way to the front. Kai and I waited for everyone to pass before we got out. All this pushing and shoving was just going to lead to…
Tyson fell out the bus door. "HEY! Will you guys stop shoving! I could have been hurt real bad!"
"Tyson, you were the one shoving in the first place." Kenny muttered and stepped over Tyson. "The bus is late; we have to be in there now."
"The only reason we're ever late is because of Tyson." Kai groaned and pushed past me.
Upon exiting the bus we were surrounded by a crowd of fans… the majority of them being fangirls bearing signs that read, "I LOVE YOU, KAI!" or "I LOVE YOU, REI!" Actually, the fangirls were chanting both of them as well.
"Kai… should we make a run for it?" I tried to hide behind him.
He nodded and we made a break for it. A crazed mob followed the two of us. We cut into the stadium and pushed past a security guard. He yelled things after us, but was soon engulfed by the crazed mob. We ducked down a stairwell and headed to the team rooms. Two security guards saw us coming and opened the door for us. We dove through and the door clicked shut behind us.
"Is it just me, or do those fangirls get scarier every time?" I panted. At least all the Beyblade training had kept me in good shape.
Kai nodded. "Next time, we go in the back way. I don't care what the others say; I'm not running from fangirls anymore."
"I wonder if they even know what Beyblading is… I bet they just watch because of us… well, a lot of the beybladers are rather attractive now that you think of it…" I chewed on my lip and thought about the others.
"We should go get ready. We still don't know who's blading who."
The door swung open and Max and Tyson pushed their way in.
"Holey moley, what did those girls eat this morning?" Max fixed his shirt.
Tyson had a grip so hard on his hat that his knuckles were turning white. "A couple of them were after me and Max… but a lot of them had Rei or Kai signs."
"Where are the others?" I asked and got up.
"Everyone else decided to go in the side entrance." Max smiled. "I suppose that would have been the smart thing to do."
We sat in silence for a moment, trying to regain our composure.
"Ahh, boys, there you are." Mr Dickinson came down the hallway and smiled at everyone. "If you could just come down to the dressing rooms, I would like to have a small talk with you and the other teams."
We all followed Mr. Dickinson down the winding hallways until we came to a team room. The White Tigers were all there, along with the All Starz, Hilary, Kenny and Wyatt.
"Hey guys." Max grinned at the All Starz and gave Michael a high five. "Haven't seen you guys in ages. My mom come over with you?"
"Yes, but Judy's helping them prepare the dishes." Emily turned to Max, she had been conversing with Mariah and Hilary.
"Well, can well all gather around?" Mr. Dickinson asked. Everyone quieted down and turned their attention to the older man. "Good, it's a simple tournament. Each team will chose three players to go up against another team. Best two out of three wins. When your team loses, you're out of the tournament. And you must remember-"
There was a crash from the hallway and some cursing in a foreign language.
"Dammit, I told you that was the wrong way." Someone hissed from the hallway.
"Just because you're 'special' doesn't mean you know where we're supposed to go." Another person responded.
"But I know my way around." The first voice shot back.
"I was the one told the instructions on how to find the team room though." A third voice added in.
"Yes, but that was for a different entryway. The one we were supposed to use was blocked by fangirls." The first voice was becoming increasingly annoyed. "Come on, I think the room's just around the corner." A very familiar form entered the doorway. "See, I told you I knew where we had to go." The person said triumphantly in Japanese.
"Ahh, Tala, good to see you boys found your way here." Mr. Dickinson smiled at the Demolition Boys as they entered the room.
A general air of hostility filled the room. Ahh yes, old grudges do die hard…
"Hello Kai, Bladebreakers." Ian grinned and nodded towards our team. Kai answered him with his standard glare.
"Well, now that you boys are here I'll continue where I left off. Where did I leave off?" Mr. Dickinson began fiddling with his moustache. I really wish he'd stop doing that… It's all flat and sticky-outy on the one side.
"You were explaining about the tournament." Kenny pushed up his glasses and looked up from his laptop.
"Ahh, right…" He fiddled with his moustache some more. "Remember to always respect your opponents, and let's keep these matches clean." He clapped his hands together. Now let's go up there and the White Tigers are up first against the Demolition Boys."
That leaves us to the All Starz. Pity, I would have preferred to battle the White Tigers sometime during this tournament. Not saying that they don't have a chance against the Demolition Boys… it's just that the Demolition Boys are tough. I hope nobody goes up against Bryan.
---Kai's pov---
I took one look at the mob of fans and turned around. "I'm going to the washroom."
Rei's eyes widened. "Are you ok, Kai?"
"I'm just going to the bathroom."
"O…k…" He gave me a worried glance but followed the rest of the team to our temporary seats in the stands.
I really have no desire to be in a room with this many people at the moment. That can be a problem though since I have to battle. I'll just have to cope. Get something to drink and find a quiet place to be alone for a minute. I retreated back down the stairs and started wandering around. That's when it struck me that the only vending machines were upstairs or in the staff office. Oh well, the bathroom has running water.
I turned down a couple hallways and then came to the bathroom door. I swung it open silently, took one look inside and then closed the door just as silently.
You know, on second thought I'm not actually that thirsty. Maybe I'll go sit with Rei and the others.
In a dazed state I wandered up the stairs, over to the row in which everyone was sitting and I sat down in my seat, rigidly. I did not just see that.
"Uhh… Kai, are you ok?" Rei raised an eyebrow and looked me up and down.
"Lee… has he… ever discussed his orientation with you?"
"Orientation?" he blinked cutely a couple of times, completely confused.
"You know…"
"Oh!" Realisation dawned on his face. "Well, when we were growing up we did experiment a couple of times on each other. He was my first kiss after all… why are you asking?" He chewed on his gum and peered at me oddly.
I leaned in closer and whispered in his ear. "I just saw him in the washroom, with Wyatt."
"Talking?"
Rei now is not the time to be naive. "He was using his tongue, but it wasn't to talk. He had it shoved down Wyatt's throat."
He choked on his gum and began hacking. I glanced around nervously, unsure of what to do. I never paid attention when Boris taught us first aid…
"Rei? Man, are you alright?" Max gave Rei a couple good whacks on the back until Rei spat his gum out.
Rei coughed a couple more times and smiled weakly at the others. "Just peachy." He sat back up and leaned in closer to me. "You're kidding, right?"
"Rei, do I kid?" I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Point… I'm going to see for myself."
He began to get up but I pushed him back down. "Let them be. What they do in their spare time is their own concern."
"Yah… except for when the White Tigers are up in two minutes and Lee's not out there yet."
"Washroom right next to the dressing rooms, downstairs."
He grinned at me, "Thanks." And fought his way out of the isle and towards the team dressing rooms.
At that moment Jazzman stepped up to his place. "Well, are you all ready to blade? We've got some exciting matches to watch here folks. Today we've gotthe best team from China, America and Russia and of course our home team!" The stadium erupted with cheering.
I sighed. Jazzman annoys me, yet not nearly as much as AJ and Brad. Their inane babble is what annoys me most about tournaments. Well, actually I think I hate the fans the most at tournaments. They're just loud and obnoxious and…
---Rei's pov---
I sucked in my breath and then opened the door to the restroom. Lee was leaning over Wyatt, who was sitting on the counter between two sinks. Holy… cow in the sky. I never thought I'd see that. I Silently closed the door and took a couple deep breaths. I gripped the door handle tightly and flung the door open, making as much noise as possible.
"Lee! You in here?" I yelled
Lee and Wyatt sprung apart, Wyatt managing to fall into a sink basin.
"There you are! The White Tigers are starting. AJ and Brad were just starting to talk as I came down here." I put a hand on my hip and looked at them accusingly.
Lee blinked a couple of times. "Oh… oh right! I better get up there!" Without a look back he sprung past me and down the hall.
"Um… could you give me a hand, Rei?" Wyatt smiled sheepishly. "I'm kind of stuck in the sink."
I smiled softly and walked over to the boy. "So, why were you sitting on the counter in the first place?"
I pulled him out and he blinked at me innocently. "I… had a nosebleed." He gestured towards the bin which was full of bloodied pieces of paper towel. "This dry weather causes me to have them. Sometimes just inhaling can set one off like a fountain. Not very pleasant." I nodded, that does explain why he was in here with Lee.
"Come on, let's go watch the White Tigers." I looped an arm over his shoulder and led him out of the bathroom. "Lee's a good kisser, eh?"
He stumbled slightly but managed to keep walking. I glanced down at him and saw a faint blush forming on his cheeks.
"You're not… mad, are you?" he stuttered.
I grinned. "Not in the least. My relationship with Lee ended a long time ago. The one you have to worry about is Mariah. Now, not only am I dating a guy but now Lee's found someone too. She might get a bit possessive."
Wyatt blanched and glanced up at me. "You'll protect me, right?"
"I'm not promising anything, kid. Mariah's wrath is something I try to avoid at all costs." I removed my arm from his shoulder so that I could open the door. As we entered the stadium we were met with excited cheering and some incoherent babble by AJ and Brad. I fought my way through the crowd dragging Wyatt by his left arm. "Come on Wyatt, I don't want to lose you in the crowd. Then Lee will have to kill me or something." I grinned and he blushed further.
I came up to the row in which my team was sitting and fought my way through until I got to my seat next to Kai. "So, what'd I miss?"
He glanced up at me and shrugged. "Gary's very embarrassing loss to Spencer."
I glanced down at the floor. Gary was sitting on the White Tiger's team bench being consoled by Kevin and Lee, while Mariah looked about ready to tear Spencer's eyes out. I grimaced, some days she scares me. A lot. I then glanced over to the Demolition Boys; they were as smug as ever. I wonder who was going up next.
"Alright, up next we have Mariah of the White Tigers versus Bryan of the Demolition Boys!" Jazzman yelled into his microphone.
Oh crap…
Mariah got up from the bench and stormed to the dish. She clicked her blade into her launcher and then began spitting a long string of words at Bryan. I couldn't see Bryan's face nor hear what Mariah was saying, but I don't think Bryan was taking it too well seeing as he was backing up slightly.
"Three," Jazzman yelled. "Two," Bother bladers stood at the ready, "One! Let it rip!" Both blades flew into the dish and Mariah was instantly on the attack with a ruthless torrent of blows on Bryan. The Russian boy winced and tried to take back the offensive.
"GALUX! Attack!" Mariah's bitbeast erupted from her blade and made a vicious strike on Falborg.
Brain stumbled back a step and Falborg was spinning near the edge of the dish.
"I will not lose to a girl!" Bryan yelled. His blade picked up speed and Falborg appeared. The fearsome hawk swooped around the dish creating a vicious wind.
A large gash appeared on Mariah's cheek just under her right eye and blood dribbled from her wound. More invisible blades flew at her and the ribbon from her hair fluttered to the floor in shreds.
She stepped back slightly and glanced around, trying to see her invisible assailant. But from watching my battle with Bryan she knew she'd never find it. By now Galux was losing power. A small piece chipped off and flew past Bryan's ear.
"You should learn to be more respectful of your opponents, kitty." Bryan spat. "Falborg, attack!"
Falborg hit Galux with one final attack. Galux flew into the air and shattered into hundreds of little pieces which rained down like pink teardrops. Mariah sunk to her knees and reached out to grab her bitchip since it was the only piece that was still intact...
I could feel tears sliding down my cheeks as Mariah's hopes shattered with Galux. I will have my vengeance on Bryan. I will make him suffer if it's the last thing I do.
"Uhh…" Jazzman paused. "Bryan of the Demolition Boys is the winner." There was some cheering, but not nearly as much as there would have been for Mariah.
"She'll be fine." Kai whispered in my ear.
I glanced over him and wiped a tear from my eyes. "I know, but Mariah doesn't like losing like that. She wants an honourable fight no matter what, and what Bryan did…"
He put a finger to my lips. "Shh. You can avenge her in the next round."
"He can't do that!" A girl behind me shrieked. Suddenly I felt something very cold and damp running down my whole backside. I could feel it seeping through the cloth of my shirt and through the wrapping of my hair.
I turned around slowly to face the girl. She was standing up and holding an upturned cup of soda.
"Oh my God…" She sunk back down in her seat. "I'm so sorry I just spilled my soda on you, mister!" She looked at me worriedly. "Its only Sprite!"
Somehow that doesn't console me. My childhood friend was just beaten into the ground by an emotionless prick, and now I'm very cold, damp and sticky.
Kai grabbed me by the arm and stood me up. "Let's get you cleaned up."
"But the ma-"
"If you catch a cold all of a sudden then you won't blade at 100%. And you need to be 120% if you want to beat them without getting beat into the ground first."
"But Lee's battle…" I whined. Kai wasn't listening though. He was in full must-protect-Rei mode. It was sweet yet very annoying at the same time.
He dragged me through the crowds, down the stairs and into the bathroom.
"Take it off."
I blinked at him. "I'm sorry?"
"Your shirt. I'll dry it under the hand dryer."
I blushed madly and unfastened my shirt. It's not that he hasn't seen me shirtless before and I know I have a nice body…. But still… this is Kai after all. I still feel this little fluttery feeling in the pit of my stomach when I remove clothes in front of him.
I handed him my damp shirt and turned my back. "Thanks."
"Just looking out for my team-mate," He grunted and started up the hand dryer.
I crossed my arms and looked at myself in the mirror. I really looked like a deer in the headlights or something. Eyes large and sort of watery, cheeks slightly flushed and I was trembling slightly. I closed my eyes and took some calming breaths.
The hand dryer clicked off and I heard Kai approaching me. He slid my shirt over my shoulders and then took my hair in his hands. "The wrapping's pretty wet in some places. Do you want me to try to dry it or do you want me to take it off?"
"It'll never dry with the wrapping on." I opened my eyes and watched him remove the wrapping from my hair in the mirror. When he was finished he let my long hair fall against my back. I slid my shirt on and fastened it shut. I turned to him and gave him a weak smile. "Thanks, Kai."
He put two fingers under my chin and tiled my head up. "It was no bother." And he leaned down and kissed me.
---Kai's pov---
I clicked Dranzer into my launcher and fixed my gaze on my opponent. I gave Steven a foul glare and waited for AJ to yell let it rip. I was anxious to get this pointless round with the All Starz over with so that I could get onto the Demolition Boys. Tala in particular. How dare he send me all those letters!
"Three, two, one! Let it rip!"
I released Dranzer and circled the dish close behind Steven's Trihorn.
In the last round of The White Tigers vs. The Demolition Boys, Lee had put up a good fight against Tala; making the battle last nearly 15 minutes. But Tala had managed a win, making the Demolition Boys score three wins, zero losses.
Max had started off the match against the All Starz with a close loss. He had gone up against Emily and had managed to hang on until the very end when her blade got the better of him in a sneak attack. I had convinced Rei to sit out the match against Steven. He had protested a lot at first, but after I relented to let everyone have time off from training until our guests left. Sometimes I wonder how he has such control over me. Although it could have something to do with the things he can do with his tongue. And talking is only one of them.
Turning my attention back to the current battle I gritted my teeth. This guy's blade is built like a piece of rock. Luckily I practice breaking rocks into gravel in my spare time.
"Dranzer!" I yell and my blade picks up speed, unleashing a brutal torrent of blows on Steven's Trihorn.
"No, Trihorn attack!"
His blade makes a surprising round-about and gives Dranzer a good hit. Dranzer loses momentum and is temporarily off balance. Damn, that was a bad blow. He goes in to make another blow of equal force and I manage to sidestep him. Barely.
Tim to bring out the heavy artillery. "Dranzer, Volcano Excellent Emission!"[1] Dranzer appears from my blade and gives a magnificent battle cry before swooping down on Trihorn and releasing a new fury.
Across the dish Steve grits his teeth and scowls at me. "Come on Trihorn, don't let this bird get to you." His blade picks up speed and his mighty Trihorn appears.
Now's my chance. He's making a direct charge. I go at him head on and our blades collide. It's a slightly risky move, but it's all I got…
Both blades flew into the air. Dranzer caught the edge of the dish and kept spinning. Trihorn somersaulted through the air, hit the edge of the dish, spun a couple of times then finally tipped over the edge and stopped spinning.
The crowd erupted with cheering. A faint smile graced my lips as I looked over at Steven.
"And Kai of the Bladebreakers takes the win! Now, it's one-one! That means that Tyson has to work hard in the next round in order to advance the Bladebreakers to face the Demolition Boys."
I stalked down to the team bench and glared at Tyson. "Make this a quick win or you'll be doing laps."
"Now, Kai…" Rei began to protest
I scowled down at Rei and he shut his yap. I'm losing my patience with this stupid tournament. I want to get through it and battle Tala. I have a few bones to pick.
Rei took me by the wrist and pulled me to the bench beside him. He rubbed my shoulder to soothe me and whispered into my ear. "Calm down, it's just a silly little tournament. Unless you have some big bone to pick with your old team, then you shouldn't be in such a hurry." He looked at me pleadingly. "Don't be so harsh on Tyson. He's trying to get along, why can't you?"
He did it; he gave me those damned cute eyes. I go all week at the knees when he does that. Damn him and his damn cute eyes! Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn, damn-
"Our third and final match will be the reigning champion, Tyson of the Bladebreakers and team captain of the All Starz, Michael!" AJ yelled and the crowd went wild.
---Rei's pov---
I wish they'd stop yelling at each other. I glanced over at Tyson and Kai who were on the other side of the team room having a very heated discussion. Scratch that, all out yelling war.
"You pansy!" Kai punched the wall beside Tyson's head. "You're just afraid you might go up against Bryan! I'm your goddamn team captain, so let me go last!"
"But I always go last, Kai!"
"They're acting like second graders." Max muttered and rubbed his temple.
"I don't see why Tyson won't give in," Kenny muttered. "Tyson will probably win no matter who he faces. If Kai's so gung-ho about facing Tala, then why doesn't Tyson let him?"
"This is Tyson we're talking about, Chief. He doesn't want Kai to face Tala, he wants Kai to face Bryan to avenge what he did to you." Max gestured to me as he finished his explanation.
"And here I thought he was just being a stubborn idiot." I scowled at my team-mates
Max smiled gently. "You've been hanging around Kai too much."
Ok, this is really fucking enough. I marched over to my boyfriend and pushed him against the nearest locker. I placed a hand on either side of his head and kissed him.
After a moment Tyson interrupted us. "Geeze, you interrupted our conversation to ki-"
I pulled away from Kai and turned to Tyson. "Let Kai go whenever he wants or you'll start finding dead mice in your room."
Tyson cringed and crossed his arms over his chest. "Fine. Go whenever you want, Kai." He spat Kai's name out like it was a diseased piece of garbage. Maybe I'll leave a little present for him in his sock drawer. How does a dead toad sound to you?
"So, who's going to blade in this match?" Max asked and looked between his three fellow bladers. "Because I don't mind sitting this one out…"
"Tyson will blade first, then I will and finally Kai." I turned to Kai. "Now come on Kai, let's get you calmed down. Guys, we'll meet you upstairs before the match begins." I took my love by his wrist and led him out of the room. Silently he followed me as I headed towards the bathroom. I swung open the door and headed inside.
A small smile spread across my lips as I saw Lee and Wyatt going at it again. It seems that those two are quite content with each other. Kai didn't seem as excited to see the other two in the room.
"Rei, perhaps we should-"
I put a finger to his lips. "Show them how to really go at it?" I winked and then pounced on him, wrapping my legs around his waist and melding our lips together. Kai made a slight oomph but quickly complied to my demands.
I heard the washroom door swing open and knew what was coming.
"Dear lord! Rei's molesting Kai!" The voice sounded both surprised and amused at the same time.
Kai dropped me and my tailbone connected with the floor with a loud thwack. Grinding my teeth I looked up to see Tala and Bryan standing in the door. Tala was the one that had just accused me of molesting Kai. Funny, people usually think it the other way 'round.
"I was not molesting Rei!" Kai spat.
The other two Russians blinked in confusion.
Tala made a couple of gestures, muttered some words in Russian, turned to Bryan and then turned back to us. "Didn't I say Rei was molesting you, Kai?"
"He did." I muttered from the floor and then got up. Man does my ass hurt. "And I'm Kai's boyfriend, so he was quite happy with my hands roaming his body." I wrapped an arm possessively around Kai's right arm and pouted at the other Russians.
"Five minutes until match time." A female voice came over the intercom.
"Oh, we're going to talk about this later." Tala smiled at Kai. He turned and dragged Bryan out of the room.
"I'm going to break his jaw," Kai muttered and clenched a fist angrily.
"Are… are you ok, Rei?" Wyatt asked tentatively.
Gingerly I rubbed my ass. "Fine, no thanks to Sourpuss."
"I'll break your jaw too, Rei." Sourpuss glared.
"Come on." I took Kai by the arm and led him out of the bathroom. We need to get back upstairs so that we can continue on with our match.
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It had finally come to my turn. After a fairly drawn out battle Tyson had defeated Spencer gloriously. Slowly I walked to my spot at the dish, all the while watching my opponent, Bryan.
AJ: And there's Rei, Brad. And it looks like he has his hair down.
Brad: It's really starting to look like a repeat of the World Championships in Russia
AJ: Let's hope that Rei isn't pulled out on a stretcher this time though. Rei seems to be a crowd favourite, with the ladies anyways.
Brad: Yah, look at the amount of signs saying, 'Rei, I love you' or 'Marry me, Rei.'
AJ: What guy wouldn't love to be in Rei's shoes right now?
Brad: Maybe Kai. He's not the most social of people after all
AJ: Brad, Kai has an even more obsessive fangirl following than Rei. He is the bad-boy of blading after all.
Brad: Really? I never noticed that before…
AJ: Brad, are you sure you don't need glasses?
Brad: No, I can see perfectly fine. See that advertisement for beer over there?
AJ: That's a shampoo ad…
Brad: No it's not. That's an ad for… no wait, yes it is shampoo…
"Bladers, at the ready!" Jazzman yelled into his mic. "Three, two, one, let it rip!"
Bryan and I launched our blades into the dish simultaneously. Both of us circled the rim. He led while I followed closely. Drigger being the quicker blade I began to grind on the back end of his blade.
Clenching his teeth Bryan dove into the centre of the dish. I followed quickly, never letting up my attack.
"Trying to win again, kitten?" A faint smile passed over his lips.
I'm not sure why, but that smile chilled me to the core. "I'm going to beat you for Mariah." I hissed.
That chilling smile widened. "You look very pretty with your hair down. Almost like a girl."
I began to pound his blade with attack after attack, my anger was getting the better of me.
"REI!" Kai shouted from the team bench. "Calm down, if you get angry you're just going to get reckless."
Reckless? I scoffed. I'll show you reckless.
"Drigger, Tiger Claw Attack!" Drigger came fourth in all his glory. He swiped viciously at the Russian's blade.
He missed. Falborg appeared and swooped down on Drigger. The Falcon took my precious tiger in its beak and proceeded to crush my blade.
That's when I started to feel them. Like little blades cutting into my skin. He was using his special attack. All of a sudden I was brought back to the finals in Russia. I was brought back to the pain. How I almost lost, but Drigger saved me. I was brought back to Kai's loss to Spencer. I was brought back to Black Dranzer.
Letting rage take over me, I growled low in my throat. "Drigger, destroy him!"
Drigger broke free of Falborg with one strong swipe. My opponent fell back. A small amount of blood trickled from the side of his mouth.
"Look what's happened now; you've made me bite my tongue." He licked away the blood and smiled at me.
Damn him. Damn him and his smile. I felt more blades cut into me. My clothing was being slashed and I had already sustained countless wounds. If any of these scar I'll kill him with my bare hands.
"Drigger!" With all my strength I made a bee-line for Falborg. At almost the same time Bryan had yelled Falborg and made a dive for my blade.
There was a brilliant flash of light and a metallic clang. After the light faded and the smoke cleared there was only one blade left. The other lay split in half, attack ring shattered into powder.
I slumped to my knees, letting my face be hidden by my long hair.
"And Bryan of the Demolition Boys takes the match!" Jazzman yelled.
Everything became a blur after that. I didn't hear a word that AJ or Brad said. I vaguely remember being brought to obtain medical aid. But the only thought going through my mind was, 'I lost'.
---Kai's pov---
AJ: Well, that was sure an upsetting loss on Rei's part.
Brad: Yah, a lot of those fangirls out there look mighty scary. I think it would be in Bryan's best interest to keep well away from them.
AJ: No kidding.
Brad: Looking at their faces is making me kind of uneasy, AJ.
AJ: Brad, that was the bean burrito you had for lunch.
My eyes locked on Tala's and I let off a soft growl. I could see the corners of his mouth turning up in a faint smile. I wonder what his smile will be like when he sees Wolborg after I'm done with it. I don't intend to leave any of his blade intact except for his bit chip.
"Bladers at the ready. Three, two, one, let it rip!" Jazzman yelled.
We both shot our blades into the dish and landed hard. Relentlessly I pounded Wolborg. Stupid, snot-assed, punk-arse, mother fucker of a…
"Kai, is that smoke I see coming out of your ears?" Tala asked sweetly.
"Shove off, Ivanov." I snapped back.
"I guess you're a bit angry about those letters, hm?" He smiled broadly and dealt a couple hard hits on Dranzer.
I stumbled back slightly and growled. "You're a real pervert, you know that? How'd you even get away with writing erotic letters in the Abbey anyways?"
"Several of the guards sneak mail out for me. It's actually quite easy. Being Boris' favourite does have some advantages. And now I realise why you've been rejecting me for so long. I didn't know you had the hots for the tiger. So, you fucked him yet?"
"Don't be vulgar." I shot back and tried to refocus on the current beybattle.
Ever since the World Championships in Russia over a year ago he's been sending me these letters. At first I had enjoyed them. I learned things about my past that I never would have remembered otherwise. To say the least, I learned about a shitload of stupid things I did when I was young. But after a while, the letters had changed from innocent childhood mischief to very suggestive letters. The most recent ones had been bordering on erotic. For once I'm glad I'm the only one that can read Russian in the house. Surely if Rei found those letters and read them, I would no longer have a face.
"Alright, I'll rephrase." Tala tried to strike Dranzer with a hard hit but I evaded easily. "Have you had gay sex with him yet?"
You know, I don't think words can express how much I hate him at this moment. Though I can swear in several languages… maybe that can give me a hand expressing my hatred.
"Dranzer!" My phoenix erupted from my blade and made a glorious swoop of the stadium. Many spectators gave out cheers.
"So you want to play it that way, huh." It was more a comment than a question. "Wolborg!" The wolf erupted from his blade and tried to counter my fierce attacks. "You know, I heard an amusing song sung by a group of girls earlier today. I was sitting in the stands and I just thought it would be perfect for you and Rei."
I don't want to know what he's going on about. I have this gut feeling that whatever he's going to say it's going to be childish and will result in me wanting to hurt him more.
"Kai and Rei, sitting in the car, both are naked yes they are. One gets drunk, one gets high, then they do it all doggy sty-" [2]
"FUCK OFF, IVANOV!" My shout echoed through the stadium. All around us the environment became rather quiet. Even Tala looked surprised.
AJ: I don't know what they were saying before, but apparently Tala's said something that's upset Kai.
Brad: Yah, he looks about ready to pop a vein.
AJ: I wonder if Jazzman heard anything.
Jazzman: Sorry, can't say that I have. I don't speak Russian guys. Though the last thing that Tala said was-
"And you shut up too, Jazzman." I spat.
Blinking a couple of times Jazzman looked over at me. "Yah… continue on then."
---Rei's pov---
My head snapped up as I heard Kai yell "Fuck off. Ivanov." I was sitting in the Stadium's medi-clinic letting a middle aged woman tend to my various cuts.
"My, my," the woman muttered. "That one sure has a mouth."
"Yes… it's a lovely mouth." I muttered absently.
She paused while dabbing at a still bleeding cut on my left arm and gave me a funny look. "I suppose you'd know. You're on his team, aren't you?"
My attention was drawn back to the TV screen when I heard Kai cuss out Jazzman. I need to get out there before Kai pops a blood vessel.
I stood up from the bench and the woman looked at me, confused.
"Mr. Kon, sir, please sit back down. I need to finish bandaging you up."
"I need to get up there though. Can't you make quick work of this? I need to stop Kai from completely destroying the beystadium."
She sighed, obviously having dealt with similar situations to this before. After bandaging a few more cuts she put down her gauze and looked me in the eyes. "Keep these clean and make sure they don't get infected."
I smiled faintly at her then got out of that room as fast as I could. After exiting the medi-clinic I had no clue where I was. I glanced up and down the corridor, looking for some sign of how to get up to the match. Gritting my teeth I went left. I have a 50-50 chance of getting it right after all… I wandered around blindly until I found myself in familiar territory. Just around the corner was the stairwell to the stadium. Quickly I rounded the corner and mounted the stairs three at a time. When I got to the top I swung the door open violently and dashed out onto floor.
"Kai!" My voice echoed throughout the strangely quiet room.
Everyone seemed to turn to me at that moment. But the only one that mattered was Kai. When he saw me he lit up slightly and gave a faint, though slightly malicious, smile. Then he turned back to Tala.
"Dranzer, dark phoenix attack!" [3]
I could feel the temperature rise in the stadium. The dish erupted in brilliant, orange and red flames.
AJ: Brad, is it just me or is the dish on fire?
Brad: Yes AJ, the dish really is on fire. I wonder if their blades can withstand the flames?
AJ: Well, during the World Championships in Russia we saw that Tala could create ice. I wonder if that skill will come in handy now.
Brad: If he even has a blade left amongst all those flames to create it with.
AJ: Hey Brad, for once you made a good observation.
Brad: Thanks AJ.
Dranzer and Wolborg could be barely seen through the flames. You could see them fighting, but nobody could really tell who was winning. Well, aside from Kai and Tala. Their usually emotionless faces were both set in determination.
Suddenly sparks erupted. After a moment the flames disappeared and the smoke cleared.
"Uh… I think we have a winner." Jazzman muttered and stared at the melted dish. "It's… Kai of the Bladebreakers! The Bladebreakers win the tournament!"
Our whole team raced up to Kai. I peaked in the dish and saw Dranzer still spinning. Wolborg was another story completely. It looked sort of… melted. I'm not quite sure how Kai managed that, but Tala's blade seemed to be a lump of metal with a bit chip on top. Frankly Tala looked a bit bewildered too. Don't blame the poor guy. First he gets his ear chewed off by and put in a blender by Kai, and then he gets his blade melted.
"That was amazing, Kai!" Tyson yelled and clapped Kai on the shoulder roughly.
"Hn." Kai grunted.
Before I really knew what was happening, I felt two arms around my waist and Kai's lips were on mine. Holy cripes! I wonder if he realises that we're standing in public, in a stadium from which the tournament's being broadcast not only across the country, but across the freaking world! My eyes widened and I tried to pull back slightly.
"Fuck it, Rei." Kai muttered between kisses.
Oh well, I'm screwed no matter what. Might as well give them a good show. I wrapped my arms around Kai's neck and opened my mouth so that we could play a little tonsil hockey. I hate to see what this will result in, but at the moment I don't really care.
You know, maybe this will get those fangirls off our cases…
Yah.
I smiled. This isn't so bad after all.
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I yawned and sauntered into the kitchen. I glanced around to find the source of the glorious smell. I smiled, grabbed a plate from the cupboard and piled 5 pieces of French toast on it. I glided over to the table and sunk down next to Kai.
"Morning, love."
"Ugh." was his response. Ahh, its one of those mornings.
I just need to get the syrup, and then I can quench my hunger. I glanced over at Kai's plate. That's… interesting… But it still doesn't answer the question of where the syrup is. With a sigh of frustration I turned to Kai. "Where's the syrup?"
"Tyson used it all up while you were getting ready."
"So, is that why you have peanut butter on your French toast?" [4]
"No."
"Then wh-"
"Because I like it this way."
Youch, somebody's sure not having a good morning. And something's changed since we woke up. He was very pleasant right before he went downstairs. In fact, he was very interested in shoving his tongue down my throat. Now he looks about ready to snap at me and tell me to give him 50... push ups, what else were you thinking?
Sighing, I reached for the peanut butter and spread some on my toast. I suppose that's better than eating it plain. Or with jam, as Kenny sometimes does. Since Kai's not being very conversational I grab the newspaper. I shove a large piece of toast in my mouth then glanced at the headline.
I choked on my toast.
---regular pov---
Two of Beyblading's best gay?
In an interesting turn of event,s two of the Bladebreakers Rei Kon and Kai Hiwatori (pictured below) kissed after a victory over the Demolition Boys yesterday. The crowd responded to this act of intimacy with mixed feelings. Many people were cheering them on while many others were yelling comments against gays. [Full story on A3]
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The front door opened, and then banged shut quickly. Hurried footsteps came into the kitchen and Tyson glanced nervously at Kai and Rei.
"Uhh, Kai… I don't think we should do any training outside today."
Kai's head snapped up and he scowled icily at the other blader.
"What I mean is… we shouldn't go outside, period."
"Tyson, we are NOT skipping out on practice. Despite the fact that we have guests, you will be practicing. Your turns were sloppy yesterday and your battle with Spencer was too close for comfort."
"Aww, what about Rei? He lost his battle. Why aren't you ragging on him?"
"I will. He just needs to work on his concentration. That's why he lost his battle with Bryan. He wasn't paying attention to his opponent. He was sloppy and won't have any lunch until he shows some improvement."
Scowling, Rei turned to his boyfriend. "What gives you the authority? And have you forgotten about our deals?"
"What deals?" Tyson asked with enthusiasm.
"None of your business." Kai spat back. "But back to the original subject; why can't we go outside, Tyson?"
"Oh right…" Tyson smacked his head and smiled sheepishly at his fellow team-mates. "Well, take a look out the front window."
Grumbling, Kai got up and headed to the front hallway. Grabbing his final piece of toast, Rei followed him while Tyson brought up the rear.
"If you're trying to be funny Tyson, there will be no end to the suffering I will inflict on you."
Grabbing the front door handle Kai swung open the door. His eyes widened as he took in their yard. Noticing Kai's sudden intake of breath, Rei scurried forward and peered over the other boy's shoulder."
On their front lawn and down the street were countless fangirls and news reporters. Many of the fangirls bore signs in support of Kai and Rei's relationship.
As soon as someone spotted the two bladers in the door, they began screaming and pointing sporadically towards the door.
Kai was caught like a deer in the headlights, unable to move a muscle. Noticing that the mob was quickly moving closer to the door, Rei grabbed Kai by the arm, pulled him back and slammed the door shut.
"I don't think we'll be going anywhere today…." Kai muttered.
Rei locked the door and turned to Kai. "No, me either."
"I need a drink." Kai muttered and headed off to find his secret stash.
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Ok, that was longerish… over 8,100 words according to MS Word. O.o;;
Nobody murder me for the Lee/Wyatt. It was a completely random pairing. I just felt it should go in there. I think I'll expand on the pairing next chapter. And I know there's really no logic to it, but as I said it was random.
I adored how Bryan called Mariah and Rei "kitty" it just sounded so amusing in my mind…
And another importantish note. I WILL NOT INCLUDE A LEMON IN THIS FIC!!! Come on, Kai and Rei are like 15-16. I'm not promoting sex at that age, people. Complain all you like, but you're not getting any fruit. Especially bananas.
Please leave an intelligent review. Flames will be given to my onee-chan to mock on her website.
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[1] credit to Janie who looked up Dranzer's attack for me. So spankuu girl, eventhough you won't read this --
[2] This is courtesy of my mate Billie. She said it in a chat once and somehow I could just see Tala saying that to Kai… so credit to her. o
[3] I totally made that up… I was thinking about X-Men at the time and dark phoenix. (who will be in the X3 movie!)
[4] Ooo, that's how I like mine best. Especially if its crunchy peanut butter. o
