Title: A Different Point of View.

Chapter Title: Dim Lights.

Disclaimer: If I owned Beyblade it would consist of lots of Rei and Kai making out. Which it doesn't therefore I do not own Beyblade.

Rating: PG

Author's Notes: Lei-Chan Kon is back. (Though now known as Lei-chi Kon) Dances round the room like a madwoman I demand that you go and read her story! She's one of the greatest writers of Kai/Rei! All hail her! Drops on the ground and begins to worship Lei-Chan.

Um . . . right so continue.

He looked weak. Which was wrong in itself. Rei never displayed any signs of weakness at all. It looked so wrong to see him lying there, broken. Kai continued to stare at the boy lying on the hospital bed. The rest of his team-mates were long gone, sent home to sob themselves to sleep in their pillows. Kai had told them he would keep a watch over Rei.

He would have done so anyway.

Rei's skin was as pale as the sheets surrounding him, his lips were tinged a light blue. Even his luscious ebony hair seemed dead, avoid of life. The harsh hospital lights made him look worse than he was. Kai winced; Rei shouldn't be here. The only good thing at this moment in time was that the people that had done this were in worse conditions. He had seen Rei in action, the boy was a good fighter and the ones that weren't hurt Kai had taken care of personally. No one hurt his Rei. Not that Rei belonged to him, though he wished the boy did. He would only ever say Rei belonged to him in the recesses of his minds. But that was a frivolous dream that had been, and always would be, nothing more than a longing that could never be quenched.

Rei was Kai's beacon. It had taken him a while to realise how much he depended on the boy without letting anyone else see. He expected Rei to be by his side, ready to help him discipline Tyson. Or encourage the other three to do something when his threats weren't enough. Rei was good at persuading people, it was rather hard to refuse his puppy dog eye treatment. Kai wanted Rei there at his battles, standing there silently with a knowing look on his face. Wordlessly informing the bluenette that he believed he could do it. And he always did. Rei had to be there when he came close to giving up, to letting his grandfather take control, to giving in to the darkness of his past. He needed Rei.

A hesitant hand reached out to brush a stray lock form the boy's forehead, tucking it behind a slightly pointed ear. Staring at the sleeping boy he sighed. Rei had to wake up, aside from needing him in their next Beyblade match Kai wanted the black haired beauty back at his side. Where he belonged.

"Why did you go and get yourself hurt?" He asked gruffly, trying not to let his emotions show.

"B . . Because they were . . . going to hurt the o . . others." The quiet mumbled reached Kai's ears and he looked down sharply, mahogany eyes wide with surprise. Rei's eyes were half lidded, held down by pain and exhaustion. But Kai realised they were still bright; even if his physical form was battered his spirit was still intact. And very much so. Kai could see the bright golden colour of the boy's eyes below his eyelashes. Kai growled in the back of his throat, longing to say someone else could have done it but knowing that if he did Rei would prove him wrong. He wanted to say he was there and he could have helped but he had been on another walk. He had arrived too late to prevent Rei from ending up in Hospital. His mind relayed these facts to him but his heart decided to ignore them.

"You should have-"

"Should . . . have what?" Rei's voice was weak, slightly hoarse but no less angelic. An endearing smile curling at his cut lips, black bangs falling into his eyes as he turned to look at Kai. Who froze for a moment, stunned at how gorgeous he was even though he was lying in a hospital bed. How a person could still look so stunning when they had nearly been killed was beyond him.

When Kai managed to get over his shock he couldn't find any words to answer the boy's question. Well he could but he had hated being proved wrong so he kept quiet. Instead he settled for leaning over and gently running a hand through Rei's hair. The boy's amber eyes widened slightly before he relaxed. Closing his eyes a soft purr left his lips as Kai continued to fiddle with his hair. Slowly the Chinese boy fell asleep, content to have Kai by his side. Safe in the knowledge that he would protect him if something happened. The bluenette in question stared at the fragile boy before a sad smile curled at the corner of his lips.

I should have been there.

I should have protected you.

And from now on I will do.

Till the end of time.

To Be Continued . . .

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Delighted as I am to have Lei-Chan back I'm in a bit of a struggle.

Does anyone know where I can get quotes for Episodes 41-51 of Beyblade Series One? I need it for a new story I'm planning. If any of you do I would be most appreciative of the info thanks.

By the way err . . . me I know the chapters are kinda short but originally this was meant to be a short one-shot drabble. The chapters are short because well that's the style I wrote the first chapter in and so I continued writing like that. Sorry but that's the way it's turned out.