Warning: OOC characters, yaoi, language, Kai starting to lose his mind...hehehe Disclaimer: All those pretty characters do not belong to me. They belong to someone else. They always seem to belong to someone else!
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Summary: Tala, Ray, and Tyson compete for Kai's affections.
Author's Notes: I got sick and tired of reading characters competing for Ray or Tyson's affections, so it's now Kai's time to shine! Originally, I was thinking of only Tala and Ray competing, but then I got into Tyson/Kai pairing, so it's the three of them competing. Foursomes are hard to write. Positions are difficult.
Forever Ours - Chapter 20
Ray noticed that at the Majestics table, Robert wasn't there for breakfast. He walked over to the table and made his presence known to the lovey-dovey couple who were oblivious to practically everything around them. They looked up at him and blushed.
"Can we help you Ray?" Oliver asked.
"Where's Robert? I didn't see him at breakfast." Ray inquired.
"He's probably still asleep. He was really tired when we meet early this morning." Enrique informed.
"He's really taking this competition seriously if he's losing sleep over this. And he's not even a participant." Ray said.
"I agree." Oliver chimed.
"Perhaps he just needs to get laid." Enrique suggested, nuzzling Oliver.
"Enrique!" Oliver scolded, giggling slightly.
Ray rolled his eyes. 'I hope I don't get so syrupy with Kai.'
"Ray lets go! Kai should be in the training room soon." Tyson shouted.
Ray sighed and left the love birds alone.
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Tala and Kai were in the ship's shop when Tala found a beautiful vase to hold the flowers.
"What do you think Kai?" Tala asked, hold up the vase.
Kai looked over and his breath caught in his throat. The vase had a picture of a wolf-like creature, with a fiery background, facing a phoenix who had an icy background, with their tails intertwined.
"Beautiful."
"Great, we'll get it." Tala said, walking to the cashier.
"You don't have to pay for it." Kai protested. "You already got me the roses."
Tala faced Kai and gave him a small smile. "They'll go with the flowers as something that can be kept around after the flowers have wilted."
Tala bought the vase and together, they walked to Kai's room to put the items away. Tala went to the bathroom to fill the vase with a little bit of water while Kai unwrapped the plastic holding the bouquet together. He kept the ribbon that tied the plastic closed on the bouquet, to tie it around the neck of the vase. Kai silently directed Tala to put the vase on the table by the window. Kai then placed the bouquet in the vase and arranged the flowers so that the blossoms could all get whatever light they could from the window. He then took the ribbon he saved and tied a bow around the neck of the vase.
"You should be a florist." Tala teased, wrapping an arm around Kai's waist.
"Hn." 'Really?'
"It's a beautiful arrangement." Tala said, kissing Kai's temple.
"I have to go train the brats." Kai said, wanting to get away to think about what was happening. 'I don't understand what you're trying to say. I need some time to think about this development.'
"Do you mind if I come and watch?" Tala asked.
Kai shrugged. 'Perhaps I can weddle a few answers from him while training the others.'
Tala and Kai walked out of Kai's room, with Tala's hand against Kai's lower back. Kai blushed at the possessive gesture, squirming slightly. Tala, seeing Kai a little uncomfortable with his touch, eased off and let his hand fall to his side. Kai pouted unconsciously, he was internally delighted to have someone take control. Tala, seeing the cute pout wrapped his arm around Kai's waist, tucking Kai's smaller body into his side. Kai unconsciously leaned towards the half embrace, nearly purring in contentment, even going so far as to wrap his own arm around Tala's waist. Tala couldn't help but smirk at the reaction. They walked into the training room together, still holding one another, much to the dismay of Kai's teammates.
"Kai?" Ray asked, hurt.
Kai blinked, realizing what he was unconsciously doing. He coughed distractedly and pulled away from Tala's arm.
'Why did you do that? We were comfortable.' Dranzer protested for his inner self who had no voice.
'Che, softie.' Kai growled at that voice that just doesn't seem to want to go away. "Max against Tyson, Ray against Kenny."
Tala leaned against the wall, admiring how Kai ordered around his younger teammates. The way his body was poised as he surveyed the strengths and weaknesses of each blader, the intensity of his eyes, focused on the battle, the gruff snappiness of his voice as he reprimanded for unfocused moments in battle.
'Hmmmm, replace those dweebs with the Demolition Boys and we could all be very happy indeed.' Tala mused to himself. 'The best team in the world, and I will be at Kai's side, as his lover. A very pretty picture indeed.'
"There you are! We've been looking everywhere for you." Ian commented from the door.
Tala raised an eyebrow at his teammates as they approached.
"Well spill, did you sent Kai those flowers?" Ian asked eagerly.
"Don't mind him; he's got a bet going with Bryan as to who sent Kai flowers." Spencer informed Tala.
"I did. I made arrangements last night for them to be delivered this morning at breakfast." Tala informed them. "So, how much was the bet?"
"Originally I bet ten dollars that you sent them, but then Ian raised the bet to twenty, saying that Michael sent them." Bryan replied. "You owe me twenty now."
"Ehehehehehe." Ian laughed nervously, handing over a twenty.
"That'll teach you to bet against Tala." Spencer said, smirking.
Ian pouted, "Awww, that's no fun."
Tala snorted. 'I guess Bryan didn't tell you guys my plan. Heh, tough luck for you Ian, you shouldn't have bet against someone who already knew the answer.'
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'Just look at them over there. They're up to something, I know it.' Tyson thought to himself, inwardly snarling at the Demolition Boys.
"Tyson! Pay attention!" Kai's voice snapped Tyson's focus back on the match against Max.
Max had taken advantage of Tyson's distraction and had pushed him to the edge.
"Oh no! Dragoon!" Tyson shouted, panicking. "Push him back. Push him back!"
Dragoon followed Tyson's command and pushed Draciel back towards the center of the dish. Tyson relaxed, thinking he was out of danger. Max smirked at Tyson.
"You know, you really should pay more attention to the match." Max taunted. "Draciel!"
From out of nowhere, Draciel knocked Dragoon out of the dish.
"Wha-what?!?" Tyson gapped at the blade lying at his feet.
"Max won, and you lost." Kai informed the bewildered blader. "At this rate, even Kenny will be able to beat you."
"Really?" Kenny asked.
Kenny turned his attention towards Kai, and didn't keep his focus on his match against Ray, allowing Ray the upper hand and knocked Kenny's blade out of the dish.
"Gah!" Kenny shouted, alarmed that he was defeated.
"You should pay attention to your own battles Kenny." Kai sighed.
'You're too distracting is the reality.' Tyson sighed. 'Maybe it'll be better if you weren't around when I battle. You're just too much of a distraction. But if I can't show you that I could be your equal in everything, I don't know if I can stand a chance.'
"So it was just a fluke that Tyson won against Tala." Ian commented, smirking.
"Now, now Ian, you know that the only reason he won was that I was able to break away from my conditioning to actually piss Boris and Voltaire off by bletting/b Tyson win." Tala said confidently. "Just like Kai let Spencer win to piss of Voltaire for wanting him to be such a bastard."
Kai snorted, but didn't deter Tala.
"Kai? You would risk the world championships just to prove your grandfather wrong?" Ray asked, shocked.
"I don't consider him my grandfather, for what he's done. Besides, I had faith you'd win the tournament without me. I had something to prove: that I was stronger, without him." Kai said quietly, looking away.
Tyson went up to Kai and hugged him. "It must have been horrible, for family to betray your trust. I'm glad we didn't let you down."
Bryan let a hand rest on Kai's shoulder. "We're all here for you. We can be your family."
Kai smiled.
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The Bladebreakers continued their training with Kai harping at them for every mistake. The Demolition Boys had watched the training with mild interest before going to the other dishes to do their own drills. Lunch soon came and the boys departed the room to attend. Kai once again sat with the Demolition Boys, leaving Ray and Tyson disappointed.
Lunch passed without incident and soon everyone departed for whatever entertainment they sought for themselves for the afternoon. Kai decided to work out. He went back to his room and changed into shorts and a t-shirt. The Demolition Boys, oddly enough, decided to follow Kai's lead and work out as well. The Bladebreakers wanted to go with Kai, but Emily challenged Kenny to a match, so they decided to stay with Kenny and be there for him and his match.
The White Tigers oversaw the tournament and records each match. The Majestics just carried on shadowing their person. The All Stars went to the match to support Emily, except for Michael.
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Kai entered the physical training room and began his stretches and warm ups. He could sense the Demolition Boys entering and doing the same. He selected, within his mind, which machines he would use in his circuit and started the circuit. Spencer, Ian and Bryan went off to do their own circuit, leaving Tala with Kai. Tala stuck close to Kai as he did the circuit, just in case Kai needed a spotter.
As Kai and the Demolition Boys worked out, Michael quietly slipped into the room. He went and hid in a corner of the room, out of sight, but still able to see. He watched as the shorts hugged Kai's butt, the way his muscles moved as he did the exercises. Michael was practically drooling all over himself. Luckily for him, there wasn't anyone else besides Kai and the Demolition Boys using the room. Everyone else was either watching the tournament unfold or doing other stuff. Unluckily, Ian spied him spying and drooling. It didn't take brains to figure out what Michael was staring at.
"Psst." Ian hissed at Spencer and Bryan. "Look who followed the phoenix."
Spencer and Bryan saw Michael drooling and staring at Kai.
"What ever shall we do?" Bryan asked wryly.
Spencer, Ian and Bryan smiled wickedly. They made sure Tala and Kai were oblivious and walked up to Michael, who didn't notice due to his intense gawking of Kai. Spencer roughly landed a hand on Michael's shoulder. Michael jumped in surprise and looked to see Bryan, Ian and Spencer surrounding him in his hiding place.
"What do we have here?" Ian asked, glancing at Michael's crotch, raising an eyebrow at the sight of some tenting.
"I think we need to kick this peeping-tom out of here." Bryan drawled.
Ian went to have the door opened and ready. Spencer grabbed Michael roughly by the arm and dragged him to the door and tossed him out into the hallway. Bryan stood in the doorway, piercing Michael with his cool gaze.
"Stay away from Kai if you know what's good for you. And don't even think about peeping again." Bryan growled, slamming the door in Michael's face.
TBC...
That was some more Tala loving. Since it was getting so long, the votes' total can be found here:
Here's the deal with the votes. The most voted person with Kai will probably be the one he chooses in the 'morning after the orgy' scene. The remaining characters will be paired up with the most voted alternative pairing. The fact that Michael is tracking down -cough-alcohol-cough- for the dance leads to many alternative pairings to open up. Heh. For example with the current vote: lets say that Tala wins the votes; Ray will probably be paired with Tyson, Spencer with Bryan, Lee with Michael, Max with Kenny, etc. So, VOTE!!!