Title: Overboard
Pairing: Kai/Rei
Rating: PG13 for stuff beyond my control… kinda angsty

Notes: Kai is quite out of character for a lot of this, but that's simply because this was a fic for a different fandom that I never ended up using, so I simply changed all the characters names' to fit the Beyblade characters I wanted to use. This also means some of the age references are wrong, but I tried to fix it as much as I could without ruining the original story. I hope nobody minds…
Summary: His smile… His eyes… Everything about him is beautiful.

Mass disclaimer(for all chapters): Right… Let's see… I so own Beyblade. Everything in this story happened, I am the master of the entire world, and you are all pawns in my giant game of Chess with God Almighty……… Just to be different.

CHAPTER 1

His smile. The simple upturning of his mouth into a cheeky, boyish grin melts my heart every time. His eyes. Bright amber pools, sparkling, and dancing with joy, so like a child's. To some, that's all he is. Just a kid. The baby of the bunch. But I see him differently. To me he's a man, hidden behind a mask of child-like innocence and youth. Everything about him is beautiful. I love him with all of my heart. Some day I'll tell him how much I care. For now, his heart lies with someone else.

I can see them from here. They seem so happy. A flirtatious smile, a quick kiss, a tight embrace. I wish it was me on that couch with him. I wish I was the one holding him in my arms.

My eyes dart away when I notice he's looking at me. Now I feel stupid. I let my gaze drift around the busy room. People are everywhere, dancing, drinking, having a good time. Normal behaviour at a club. I sigh softly and sip at my cocktail.

"Kai?"

My thoughts are interrupted by a familiar male voice. A hand falls upon my shoulder, and I turn to face the speaker.

"Kai?" he repeats, "Where've you been? I haven't seen you since we got here."

I smile at the bespectacled man. "Hey Kenny. I've been here mostly," I indicate the cream coloured sofa that I'm sitting on, and Kenny takes a seat by my side. "What've you been up to then? Met any girls yet?" I ask him blankly.

He laughs, "Nah, I've just been hanging 'round with Tyson and his… friend," he explains.

"Aren't you a little… nerdish to be partying?" I say, only half joking.

Kenny laughs again and shakes his head, "I think I've got a bit of 'cool' left in me for partying yet."

We fall into silence, and I find myself looking around the club again. My gaze locks on the couch where the man of my dreams and the man of his, still sit. My eyebrows narrow, and I try not to let my jealousy surface. I can't be doing a very good job of hiding my emotions, because I feel Kenny's hand upon my shoulder again, and his voice rattles in my head, disrupting my thoughts a second time.

"What's up?" he starts, "Tyson sent me over here to find out what's wrong. He said you seem really distant lately. Always off in some other world. I think he would have come over, but he's too busy with that 'friend' of his."

A girl wearing a skirt that is riding way too high to be g-rated wanders in front of the couch that they're on, and I drag my eyes away from the one I want so badly, to look up at Kenny. "It's nothing really, I'm just tired. Don't worry yourself bro," I try to sound convincing, but I know Kenny will see right through my pathetic cover-up. I've never really been very good at lying.

There is a short silence during which Kenny removes his glasses and cleans them.

"Kai, its okay you know," he replaces his glasses, "Whatever it is, you can tell me."

I open my mouth to speak, but words can't find a way out. He wants to know. He wants to know what makes me act so different, what keeps me in such long silence. He wants to know what makes my heart beat so fast, what distracts me from the rest of the world, and makes me feel like I'm the only man alive. He wants to know about Rei.

So… what did ya think? Please don't comment on Kai's out of characterness… I warned you about that at the start of the fic. Please review, flames are fine with me, but don't be too harsh. Chapter two will be up shortly, if I get enough reviews. Thankyou!

-Love Nade