Disclaimer: don't own Beyblade

AN: because Anime freakazoid, was the first to review I dedicate this chappie to her, hope you like it.

First Name Bases

Ray was seated on the gym bench, Tyson Granger ran towards him as he had just finished his laps, Ray was always finished first.

Tyson grabbed a small plastic cup from a table close by and poured some water into it, and took a deep sip.

Then seated himself next to Ray, and inquired, "Have fun yesterday", Tyson was always a kidder, he would rather be famous then helping someone.

Ray nodded and Tyson asked, "What's your 'patient' like". Ray looked at him, finished his own water and said, "he's ok, lonely, his names Kai, he's blind".

Tyson nodded, for his assignment he had to look after some babies because there weren't anything else.

"I got to keep, fifteen babies quiet the whole day, Hilary's helping me, isn't that nice", Ray smirked, Tyson had liked Hilary since first grade, and never had the courage to actually ask her out, even if she was part of their group.

"I'm seeing him after school, I may be late again for practice", in practice he meant swimming practice. "Ok, I'll tell Sir later, ten minutes till the bell rings for end of school, I guess I'll call tonight", said Tyson, disappointed, he wanted to show Ray his new back flip he had been practicing.

Kai lay on the floor, the wooden floor he loved the feel, the smell. He looked like a star, his door opened and Nurse Clot walked in, with a trolley full of food.

It was lunch time and Kai hadn't eaten his breakfast, again. She clicked her tongue as she saw him laying there, his arms open his legs spread, his face blank, his glasses off and on the unmade bed, his eyes shut, and the curtains still closed, but the window open.

Clot closed the door behind her and picked up the plate of food she had left, "When will you start to eat my boy, it isn't healthy", but there was no answer.

She picked up the duvet and in raveled it and put the dirty laundry in a basket in the room, she did the same to his cupboards, picking out dirty shirts, socks and so on.

As she closed the final cupboard, he kneeled up, and turned to face the window, Clot had never see him do such a thing. He grabbed his glasses and felt his way to the window, the wind was blowing in, and he held the curtains and opened them.

Clot looked at him in disbelief, but his attention wasn't on her, but the outside, when she smelt it, a fire, and smoke.

Kai hesitated before shutting them closed again and the window, and stood there in a perplexed manner.

"It's called smoke, there's a fire down at the other end of the city, the smokes from the fire, you should know this, I've burnt your toast more then you've ever played that piano of yours".

Kai nodded and sat down crossed legged on the floor, in silence. Clot shrugged her shoulders, and placed a fresh plate down on a table, and said to him, "I want to see this all eaten up, and if I do, you'll get a surprise".

But he never even turned to her, as she looked at him; she turned around and mumbled under her breath, "anyone would have thought you to be deaf", and left.

Ray stood at the counter of the infirmary, he had planned to sprint to home, changed there and then take the earliest bus here, but Sir had kept him in for a talk about him missing practice today and last week.

He stood there, waiting for Mrs Clot to come and see him. He was dressed in a pair of baggy grey school pants, his white shirt un- tucked and his blazer over one shoulder.

Clot came towards him and asked, "Would you like to change", he nodded and she said, "My son comes here every few weeks to visit, he's about your size I've got some extra clothes for you".

Ray was grateful and followed her to the get the clothes.

Ray now stood, with a pair of jeans on, a bit big in length and a black T- shirt on, and his uniform on a hanger.

Ray stood at Kai's door, he was told Kai was in here, as he was about to knock when a noise came from inside, I would call it was noise, but a sound, it was music, piano music.

He squeaked the door open and stepped inside, there, on his bed sat Kai, the music wasn't from the room, but on the other side of the building, across Kai's room.

It was loud and beautiful, Ray then remembered it was a music academy and Kai was listening to them perform.

Kai must have noticed he was there because his head turned to face him, his glasses firmly on his nose.

Kai's POV
 The tension sank again, he was here. Ray Kon, I could feel someone watching me; I wish I could see them though, and see their faces, their eyes.

But he was there in my room, watching me; I turned my attention on him now, he has just messed up my music again.

First three day's ago, the piano, now the listening, what next.

I heard his shoes move around, you would be surprised how good my hearing and smell can, be even my sense of touch, almost enhanced.

The wooden floor creaked as he moved closer; I sat up, my hands on the bed. He stopped and said, "hi, we haven't really been introduced properly, and I thought we could start again, I'm Ray, and your"

He wants me to speak, well, I wont, he messed my say up so I won't...will I? My mouth opens and I say, "Kai", is that my voice, it can't be, its so, raspy.

"Hi Kai, so you can talk, what do you like to do", I pause and think, "Play", he knew what I meant and I still don't believe it, I didn't sound like that three years ago.

End Kai's POV

"Ok, music, I've never had a talent on playing music, but I'm better at sports", Kai put his legs up to his chest and hugged them.

Ray sat at the desk in Kai's room, and looked at Kai, "how old are you"; Kai looked at him and whispered, "Seventeen", "Oh, a year older then me".

There was a pause when Kai asked, "do you have friends", and Ray starred at him in disbelief, "Yes, lots, and you".

Kai shook his head; the tension had dropped its average. "Oh, I can be your friend, what do you say".

But Kai didn't answer and lay down on his bed, curled up in a ball. Ray watched him and then took a good look around.

A window with white curtains, peach coloured walls, and a wooden floor, a bed with white sheets and a cream coloured top blanket. A cupboard full of clothes probably, there was a brail typewriter and paper, he saw books in brail lying on the desk and a photo, it was of a younger Kai, of about four, he was being held by a man, he had the same eyes as Kai, and hair, he was well built and like Kai, next to on the other side of Kai stood a lady, her long black hair was down her shoulders and reached her waist, 'they must be his parents', Ray thought.

Ray scanned Kai again to see him fast asleep, so Ray picked up his school bag and headed for the door, when Kai said, louder then last time when Ray first came, "it would...be nice to have a friend", and Ray left smiling.

Ray's POV
 Most people would say I've made a breakthrough, I'd heard that contact with other people may bring up lonely people's confidence and from the looks of it, it was true.

I'm going back tomorrow, but I was only supposed to go once a week, it would be my third time if I go tomorrow, but I know he'll like it.

I'll take some things from home for him to feel and stuff. Though I have to tell Mr Fisher, or he'll think I've gone crazy.

Its funny really, even now as I think about it, Kai isn't that bad, so he's antisocial, lonely and Kai. But he's cool; he could be just like me and Tyson, though I doubt anyone could be like Tyson and eat a horse.

So Tyson's my best friend in the whole world, next to Max and Kenny and Hilary, oh and Lee.

But Kai, he just seems so, stretched, he needs to relax for a sec, and think about things properly.

Oh hell, I almost forgot about Mariah! I was supposed to take her to the movies when I was at Kai's, what am I going to tell her!!

Kai's POV
Friends, I've never had a friend before, that's if you exclude Clot. How do friends act?

Friends Ray Friends Ray Friends Ray Friends Ray...

It will be an adventure to be friends with you, Ray Kon.

What do all think?

I'm liking it though, and the good stuff's just coming up.