Kai-n-rei: Ok. I know I haven't updated in ages, and I'm still having writers block for Crash… but here's some more of 3a.m.

Rei: What have you been doing?

Kai-n-rei: Trying to get inspiration.

Kai: *Looks at Kai-n-rei warily* From what?

Kai-n-rei: Cheese, hats and a piece of fluorescent, yet pink paper…don't ask. But anyway. No-one's been, like, pestering my, saying I had to update or anything…so I kind of…forgot…

Kai: *reaches for the 'Kai-n-Rei bashing hammer*

Kai-n-Rei: O.O Sorry! *Runs away*

Rei: Shouldn't there be some kind of disclaimer on your stories?

Kai-n-Rei: *hiding* yeah…you do that. *sees Kai with the hammer and runs far, far away*

Rei: Kai-n-Rei doesn't own anything, not even her soul. I think Draco Malfoy won that in a poker match…she has no idea how to play poker…there. *runs after Kai* Kai! Wait! She won't write any more story if you squash her!

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Rei told Kai to go to sleep. Draciel was moving Max, trying to stop him going rigid. Tyson was hiding under the bed. He'd gone through a bit much lately. Rei looked at him pityingly. *I'm sorry all this happened…* he thought. *If only me and Kai hadn't had that argument…* he cast his thoughts back. *No, it wasn't even then, it was before that…* Rei turned back to Draciel in Max's body. He was already white, and Rei was pretty sure his body was already cold. *What do I do?* he asked himself. *how do I work this one out?*

Kenny was useless, he'd gone on holiday a week and a half ago, and Rei had no contact number for him. He'd taken Dizzi with him too. He was on his own.

Suddenly, he heard Kai muttering in his sleep. "Throw him off the balcony…drink poison in the street…" Rei frowned. "He's been dead for three days…but I saw him walk down the street not half an hour ago…yeah…sorry, I shot him…how was he walking…let me out…no, you cant…I want to see him…"

"What…" Rei stopped. *He's talking to himself…about Max…*

Suddenly, Kai's eyes shot open and he sat up. He looked around, breathing heavily. "Where…" he saw Rei. "I can't do this Rei…" he leant back against the wall. Rei sat down next to him. Kai was shaking again.

Rei gripped his hand. "What were you dreaming about?" he asked. His head was screaming, telling him to back away. *He just shot someone, you idiot! What are you doing, being this close to him?*

Kai shut his eyes tightly. "They found him in the street…and then they knew he'd been dead so long, and they knew it was me…" He opened his eyes and they were shining with tears. "They wouldn't let me out…they locked me away…I never saw you again…"

Rei put his arms around Kai. "It's ok…we'll get you out of this."

Kai leant into Rei's arms and laid his head on Rei's chest. "I don't want to never see you again," he whispered sadly.

Rei nodded. "I know. I don't want that to happen either. It's all my fault. If I hadn't had that stupid argument with you…"

Kai shook his head. "No. It's my fault…I didn't think I'd really do it. I was just going to threaten him, and then I saw you with Tyson…and…" Tears streamed down his face as he looked up at Rei. "I shot him."

Rei hugged him tighter. But he was lost for words. *It really is my fault. If he hadn't seen us, he wouldn't have pulled that trigger.*

Kai, eventually, fell into a fitful sleep. Rei kissed him on the forehead. He laid Kai back down on the sofa. He walked up to Draciel. "What's going on?"

"I think you have about three hours before I lose the strength to keep Max moving."

Rei gulped. "We're going to have to do this now. It's going to have to be somewhere crowded." He looked to the other two. Tyson was still trembling, and Kai was muttering to his nightmares. "I think we're going to have to do this alone. Can you get out of the body unseen?"

"Only with the Beyblade."

"Fine. Hold that." Rei gave Draciel his own Blade. "You get out of that body when I say so. Straight into the blade, with as little light as possible."

Suddenly, Max collapsed. "What -" Then he stood up again.

"Sorry," Draciel said. "But did you see any light?"

"No. Good." Rei was shaking again. "Come on."

Rei walked back up to Kai and kissed him on the forehead again. He checked on Tyson. "You just…don't do anything stupid." Tyson didn't seem to be listening. He may have been asleep, Rei had no idea.

Rei closed the door and locked it. "Come on Draciel. Lets get this over with."

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Kai-n-rei: So? What do you think?

Tyson: I had no good part in that either!

Kai-n-rei: Don't worry! I know what's going to happen now! You have a bigger part in the next chapter! Honest!

Rei: Poor Kai.

Kai-n-rei: Yeah. Sorry about that. *looks at Kai, who is asleep, but still holding the hammer* I guess all that running after me tired him out, huh?

Rei: Oh yeah, and 'jillian', whoever you are, Kai-n-rei doesn't like flamers.

Kai-n-rei: Yeah! If you don't like Tyson or Max, then why do you read this??? Its Beyblade, so it's bound to have them in it!

Tyson: Someone doesn't like us?

Kai-n-rei: Yeah. I suppose, if you insist on wearing neon, then you've got to expect it, huh?