Warning: OOC characters, yaoi, language, angst, 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 21
Tala and Kai continued to work out while Bryan, Ian and Spencer made sure that no one would intrude. Dinner came and went without incident and night fell. Kai retired to his room to think about all that has happened throughout the day. Tala, Bryan, Ian, and Spencer went to see what the other teams were up to, as well as check on the standings of the tournament.
Michael, after being repeatedly barred from the physical training room by the three Demolition Boys, returned to his planning for the dance. He had a great deal of alcohol stashed away in his room. The decorations were coming along and the area will soon be ready for the dance to happen next week.
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Kai sat by his window morosely pondering the actions of those around him. Tala was very sweet, sending him flowers and buying that vase, but he didn't understand his motivation. 'It seems like our relationship is being redefined. At first we were enemies, but that relationship changed to friendship and brotherhood. I guess now, I'll have to wait and see what this new relationship will be. I hope Bryan will remain a constant, as a brother.'
Kai glanced over at the vase filled with the bouquet. 'Why can't people just tell me how they feel? That way I know straight out what they want from me. I miss those simple days when we would just tell each other, bluntly, how things are. I guess now they're afraid of how their words would affect me. Perhaps they fear rejection...but who would reject Tala? He's so suave and charismatic...'
Kai shook himself out of the daze that he got himself into by thinking about Tala. 'This is foolish. I am NOT pinning for Tala. I'm not GAY.'
'Think what you'd like, but I know you, so don't even bother denying your heart. You like Tala.' Dranzer scolded.
'He's my friend. Of course you like friends.' Kai protested.
'Ah, but you want to be more than friends. Perhaps you want to be lovers?' Dranzer asked slyly.
'No, you're wrong, you have to be wrong. Besides, that's what I feel for Tyson and Ray as well. So explain Mr. Smarty-Pants.' Kai goaded the voice in his head.
'That's quite simple. You are unsure as to who you love more, Tala, Ray, or Tyson. This will be your chance to see who is more perfect for you. You know they're all interested in you, or haven't you noticed?' Dranzer asked.
'I think you're seeing things. They can't be interested in me. Why would they?' Kai asked, depressed.
Dranzer mentally embraced Kai. 'You'd be surprised at how many are interested in you. Perhaps they see something worth loving in you, something that you can't seem to see.'
'I know myself; I know there's nothing that anyone would want.' Kai said, suppressing sobs of despair. 'I'm a mean, cold, uncaring person. Nothing worth loving. I'm nothing.'
'Shhh... Go to the dance and find the one for you. I hope you'll see that you are worth loving.' Dranzer murmured. 'You are definitely worth loving. Why don't you go visit Bryan?'
Kai wiped away a few stray tears that escaped his control and walked out the door, hoping that Bryan was in his room. Kai knocked on Bryan's door. The door opened and Bryan greeted him.
"Kai?"
Bryan took one look at Kai's sad face and ushered him into the room.
"Kai? What's wrong?" Bryan asked, concerned, wrapping an arm around Kai.
Kai didn't reply, only buried his head into Bryan's chest, holding him tightly. Bryan hugged Kai close when he felt the other blader's body tremble slightly.
"I'm here for you Kai."
Bryan led Kai to the bed so they could sit and be comfortable.
"Bryan?"
"Yeah?"
"Am I worth loving?"
"Of course you are."
"But I'm mean, cold, uncaring..."
"Nonsense! You're not mean, who told you that?" Bryan inquired.
"Others."
"Rubbish! They don't know you. They're just not prepared to be training all the time like we are, that's all. And you're not cold; you just had to put a front up to fool Voltaire and Boris. And you are not uncaring. You have a big heart. I was there when you kept bringing in those cats from the cold. You care for the little ones in the Abbey who could not defend themselves from Boris. You do have a heart; it's just that not many people see it." Bryan reassured. "You are worth loving, so get that through your head."
"Thanks."
"I tell it as it is."
"I know. Thanks."
"So what brought that up anyway?"
"Just thinking."
"Scary thought."
Kai punched Bryan lightly in the stomach.
"Oy! It's the truth you know. Anyone thinking is scary. Women are scary too for that matter." Bryan said, holding his hands up in defense.
"Hmph."
"So why were you thinking?"
"Do you...do you know what Tala wants from me?" Kai asked, unsure if he could ask such a thing from Bryan.
"Want from you?" Bryan asked.
Kai nodded.
"Well, generally when a guy sends a girl flowers, the guy is trying to tell the girl that he's interested romantically in the girl." Bryan informed Kai.
"I am not a girl!" Kai huffed.
"Well, it's almost the same thing in this case. Tala obviously is trying to tell you that he's interested romantically in you. It's one of the steps to dating." Bryan said confidently.
Kai raised an eyebrow. "So you're an expert on dating?"
Bryan shrugged. "Sure."
Kai rolled his eyes.
Bryan ruffled Kai's hair. "Seems to me that he wants to know whether or not you're interested in him."
Kai blinked at Bryan. "How do you figure that?"
"Well, the whole sending of gifts mean that he's interested in you and that he's looking to see if you're interested back so that a romantic relationship can occur between you two. Since there was no card attached, he's allowed himself the ability to back out if you do not respond favourably." Bryan replied, nodding to himself. "If you respond favourably, he will undoubtedly send you more gifts to woo you."
"Woo me? He wants to pursue a romantic relationship with me?" Kai asked, shocked at the prospect.
"Of course. It's the only reason I could think that he would be following you like a lost puppy and spending time with you." Bryan hinted.
"W-Wait a second." Kai gasped. "Following me around like a lost puppy? Spending time with me? Does...does Tyson and Ray like me too?"
"Well, from their behaviour, I wouldn't doubt that assessment." Bryan replied.
"What about you?" Kai asked urgently.
Bryan smiled. "As much as I care for you, I don't see you as a potential mate. You're like a brother to me. I'm sure Ian and Spencer feels the same as I."
Kai breathed out a sigh of relief. "I'm glad I can still confide in you, bro."
"No problem. Anytime you've got heart troubles, I'll be here to listen, little bro." Bryan teased.
Kai pouted. "Why do I have to be little brother?"
"Well, you're younger than me." Bryan offered.
"By a few months!" Kai protested.
"I'm almost a year older than you. Face it Kai, you're the middle child in our family. Me and Tala are older than you, and Spencer is younger than you, leaving Ian to be the youngest of us all, that Imp." Bryan stated.
Kai sighed and relented to being addressed as Bryan's younger brother.
"So you think that Spencer and Ian think of me like an older brother?" Kai asked.
"Yeah."
"And Tyson, Ray, and Tala like me?"
"Yeah."
"Can you say anything other than 'yeah'?"
"Ye-hey!" Bryan growled.
Kai laughed as Bryan tried to swipe at his head. Then Bryan joined in, laughing at themselves. It was freeing for the both of them to be able to share a laugh between brothers.
"I think you'd better get back to your room before Tala becomes jealous of the amount of time you're spending with me." Bryan said.
"Do you think he'd get jealous?" Kai asked, uncertain.
"Yeah."
Kai arched an eyebrow.
"Shut up." Bryan growled.
Kai exited Bryan's room with a much lighter heart than when he entered. He returned to his room to get ready for bed. Kai meditated for a while to center himself before sleeping. He was plagued by rather erotic dreams at night; he thought that perhaps meditation before bed would clear his thoughts of such...activities.
'I'm becoming like Ray, doing a bit of meditation to clear the mind. Oh well, if it works...' Kai mused.
'Ah, but meditation would require one to empty their thoughts. Your thoughts are still with you.' Dranzer pointed out.
'Go away and let me meditate.' Kai snapped.
The silence within his mind brought comfort to Kai, reaffirming the fact that he was not insane, yet. Kai climbed into bed, hoping that when he awoke the next morning, he would not need to get rid of any evidence on his sheets.
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"So?" Robert asked his team.
"Kai sat with the Demolition Boys willingly for breakfast, lunch and dinner." Oliver reported.
"Point to Tala I guess." Robert said. "After all, Kai went willingly."
"Then there were the roses." Enrique pointed out.
"But we don't know who sent them." Johnny protested.
"From what I overheard, Tala was the one who sent them." Oliver said, sighing at such a romantic notion.
Johnny rolled his eyes.
"A point to Tala." Robert stated.
"Tala bought Kai a vase." Johnny grumbled.
"Well, that still counts as courtship, so another point to Tala." Robert said.
"Kai allowed Tala to hold him while he escorted Kai to the training room to train those brats. Kai even seemed to enjoy the possessive hold." Johnny grudgingly admitted.
"Another point to Tala. My, he's certainly wracking up the points." Robert commented dryly.
"Ray managed to make Kai pull away from Tala though." Enrique pointed out.
"Point to Ray." Robert said.
"Tyson hugged Kai." Oliver added.
"Point to Tyson."
"Kai and Tala worked the weights together?" Johnny suggested, not know whether that'd count.
"I don't think that really counts in wooing Kai." Enrique said.
"Not a very romantic notion." Robert agreed with Enrique's assessment.
"Bryan, Ian and Spencer kicked Michael out of the room?" Johnny suggested.
"He probably deserved it." Oliver commented.
"So what is the new total?" Robert asked Oliver.
"Tala's at six points, Ray and Tyson are both at three." Oliver reported.
"All right, let's go to sleep." Robert said, yawning.
The Majestics said their goodnights and left to rest in their own rooms.
TBC...
That was some Kai-angst. The next chapter will summarize the next few days, since I'm starting to get bored with the details. I want to get straight to the dance, the orgy, and the morning after. 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!!!