Chapter Six

I miss him

Since Max's death, Ray knew that he and Kai hadn't talked like they used to. Muck around and talk about there plans, plans about their future together and about tournaments that were going to be taking place.

Ray rested against a nearby tree and he watched Kai go to the edge of the water, as he picked up a stone and skipped it across the water.

"I know you're there," Kai said as he kept his eyes on the water that was in front of him.

"You always knew when I was around," Ray said, as he didn't move from the tree that he was leaning on.

"Well that is because I can feel you near me Tiger," Kai said with a slight smirk, as he knew that was true. As ever since that he had join the team he could always feel the Tiger near him, even before he knew about the connection they shared. "It's a sixth sense."

Ray got up from the tree that he leaned on and walked over to Kai who still hadn't looked at him. "Kai why don't we talk like we used to?" Ray asked as he came to stand by Kai.

Kai swallowed hard. "It might be because we have had a loss Ray, we need time to adjust and get things in the open that we need to." Kai said as he picked up another stone and skipped it further then the last.

"Things into the open," Ray sighed and sat down on the ground. "Wow this is a difficult subject for the both of us Kai, are you sure you want us to attempt this now?" Ray asked as he looked up to the older boy.

Kai looked down to Ray then to the lake that stretched out for miles in front of them. "Ray, I think it is time, there is still so much that you don't know about me, and there is going to be a lot that you never get a chance to know. I also know that there is a lot you haven't told me, especially about the feelings that you still have bottled up inside of you about Max's death," Kai came down to sit next to Ray. "I want to help you Ray, it's just your not letting me in."

"I want to let you in Kai, honestly I do, it's just that once I let you in I don't want to lose you," Ray said looking into his lovers crimson eyes.

"Ray you will never lose me," Kai said as he hugged Ray tightly. "I promise you that I will never leave you."

Ray and Kai stayed in each other's embrace for a few moments until they decided that they best go inside, as the weather had begun to turn on them.

"Kenny!" Ray called from the bottom of the stairs.

"Yeah Ray?" Kenny asked as he came quickly down the stairs, to meet the boy that had called him.

"We were wondering if you needed anything?" Ray asked with a slight smile, still thankful for what the boy had done earlier on.

"No I'm right thanks," Kenny said as he returned the smile, glad to see that Ray had smiled again.

"Has Tyson come out of his room?" Ray asked worried for the Dragon keeper. He was worried that Tyson might try and pull something like he had tried through out the week.

"No he hasn't. Do you want me to see if he needs anything?"

"No I might go and ask him, but thanks anyway Kenny." Ray walked past Kenny and down the hall to the room that they had all left untouched since Max's death. "Tyson?" Ray asked as he lightly knocked on the door. "Can I come in?"

There were a few sobs from the teen that was in the room, then a quite yes.

Ray slowly opened the door, and quietly walked into the darkened room. All the lights were off and the blinds were closed. All that you saw was a figure that was huddled up into a little ball on a large bed that was once for two.

"Tyson," Ray said softly as he came to stand behind the teen.

"Ray I want him back, I want to feel him in my arms, I want to hear him laugh again...I want...I just want him back," Tyson said as he struggled to breath through the sobs that started to become uncontrollable.

"I know Tyson," Ray said as he lay down next to the teen that was trying to come to terms with his lover's death. "We all want him back so much." Ray to had begun to cry again. "We all miss him so much." Ray held Tyson as they both cried through their pain.

Kai laid down on a lounge in the lounge room, waiting for Ray to return from Tyson's room. He thought about what he and Ray had talked about before they had decided to come inside. Kai knew it was the time that they let things out in the open, even though there were things that he was never going to tell Ray. Things that he had done his past, things that even the worst of people would be disgusted of.

Kai began to hear footsteps coming down the stairs so he quickly sat up to see if it was his White Tiger. "Ray?"

"No sorry Kai, its only me. Kenny," Kenny said as he walked past the lounge room to the kitchen.

Kai watched him walk past then laid back down on the lounge, crossing his arms over his chest in the process and closed his eyes. 'This will be one of the hardest things that I will have to do in my whole life,' Kai thought to himself. 'I hope you will understand why I kept it from you Ray.'