Chapter 29
Kuroneko Hikage: Glomps for Rei plushie. And the 'Secret Garden'?
Neko Phoenix Girl: Seven days to G-Rev.... ((evil grin)) And Boris truly is that cruel. And a paedophile. I've seen the pictures of where he tries to touch Tyson's face like he tried Kai's in season one.
Kai Rei Yin Yang: What's wrong with the keyboard?
Koneko no Rei: Yeap. Iceheart. And there's more to the wooden phoenix thing than you realise....
Chibi Kyo-chan: I've done another chapter of Believe. And it was inevitable that Ray would see those scars eventually.
Kappy Locks: I don't thing we need to wonder. :p
Chaco and Lily: Which theory are you talking about here? Sorry, I'm slow.
Kawaii Neko-jin Lover: Kai/Ray scene will come before the story ends, and that is all I'm going to say. :p
Ashla: Bashing Boris' head in is cruel... though not that cruel considering who he is. Perhaps not cruel enough. ;)
Kit-Cat Caitlin: I got your Letter to the Tigers. Just been busy working on this government project that I've gotten involved in. No more said. :D It's summer here, and we're being hit by the summer storms. Keep getting electrical storms during which I have to unplug the computer. And my birthday is December 29, and I'll be 20.
autumnburn: Stuff will happen. And then more stuff will happen. And then more stuff will happen... :p
Mizuyah: Compared to the others, Kai got it easy.
GemGemJoo: I probably didn't write the skipping of days clear enough. You really have to read carefully, and if you're like me you skim it til you get to the juicy bits. Bad habit, that. I keep getting caught out. ((blushes and averts eyes, rubbing back of neck sheepishly))
kissybear: I have this theory that guys good with swords are good in bed. As are artists. Tyson is good at kendo, and Kai is a drawer. :p
lilmatchgirl007: I think it's fun that only I know what is going to happen. Well, so do Izure and, depending where she's up too, Level4Chaos. They're reading Ketsuron at the moment. Must mail the rest of that to Izure. Promised I would. Hm... And Ray death glares would almost be as deadly as Kai's.
TNTiggris: I sculpt with words. :D And I wouldn't mind Tala complaining to me either.
Tariki Rania: Do I sense awkwardness and discomfort? :p
Think Tyson's eaten it all?
"Would you stop glaring at me!"
Kenny scowled and turned away. "I am perfectly entitled to glare, Tyson. It is your irresponsibleness that will lead to the destruction of the Blade Breakers."
Max sipped his tea. "Kenny, don't you think you're over-exaggerating, just a little?"
"I am not over-exaggerating."
Tyson shot him a look. "Sounds like it too me."
"Can it, all of you!" They looked up as Kai and Ray entered, Kai's crimson eyes gliding over the group. "There will be no more talk, understand? And Kenny, face facts. We're together. Get over it."
Kenny glared at him.
Tyson sniggered before he shoved in another mouthful of breakfast.
Max looked up and shot Ray a smile. "Told you that you liked him."
Ray returned the smile. "And I told you that I don't like him." He spotted Max's confused look and reached out to pat Kai's arm. "I love him."
Max laughed as Kai rolled his eyes.
Tyson swallowed, looking toward Kai as Kenny grabbed his plate and stormed off down the hallway. "So… did you guys have fun last night?"
Kai gave him the death glare.
"Eh… okay." Tyson shrank away from Kai before turning his attention toward Ray, knowing he was more likely to get an answer there. "So, did you?"
Ray shrugged. "Guess it depends what you mean by fun. We didn't do 'that' if that's what you're asking. We just slept together and that's all we did: sleep."
Max looked toward his lover. "Give them a break, Tyson. They only just got together. They probably don't want to rush it. We didn't."
"Yeah, but that's because we were keeping it behind Mr Homophobe's back." Tyson shrugged, reaching for a muffin. "We would have done it a lot sooner than we did if it hadn't been for that."
"Maybe, but it still would have been after we'd been going out for a while."
Tyson thought for a moment. "You win."
Ray blinked. "Did Tyson just admit he was wrong?"
Kai sniggered. "What do you know. Miracles do happen."
Tyson glared at him.
Max could feel the tension in the air, clearing his throat and smiling sweetly. "So… what do you all have planned for today?"
"Well I say we use those free movie tickets we won the other day," Tyson said, tearing his gaze from Kai. "Don't they expire soon?"
"Eh… I think so." Max searched his pockets and found his wallet, pulling them free and checking the date. "Yeah. We've got to use them by 4:30 this arvo."
"Then I say we catch a movie this morning, then go to lunch."
"Works for me." Max glanced at the tickets and frowned. "So who gets the third ticket?"
Tyson raised a finger for him to wait before moving down the corridor and knocking on one of the doors. "Hey Chief. We've got a ticket here for a movie if you want to come. We promise not to do anything-"
"No thank you."
Tyson frowned. "How about we just give you the ticket and you can go-"
"I said no thanks."
"Gee, not like your gonna get gay germs of anything…" Tyson continued to mutter under his breath as he returned to the table, blue-grey eyes drifting over his two elder teammates. "Do either of you two want the ticket?"
Ray glanced at Kai, who shrugged, Ray looking back toward the others. "Yeah, I'll have it."
"Cool." Max handed the ticket to Ray who put it away. "So… you wanna come with us?"
"Works for me." Ray glanced to the side. "Unless you have a problem with it, Kai."
"Fine by me." Kai shrugged. "Your life. I'm just your boyfriend."
Ray smirked, leaning across and kissing him. "You're more than just my boyfriend, and you know it."
Another shrug, though Ray spotted the smile tugging at the corners of Kai's lips.
Max sighed, leaning back in his chair and beaming. "You know, it feels good not to have to hide it anymore. At least not at home, anyway. Still gotta out in the public."
Tyson snorted. "Yeah. The media."
Ray frowned, sipping his own cup of tea. "You know, while I've been here I haven't seen any paparazzi at all."
"They're there," Kai said, jaw tightening. "They're everywhere."
Tyson nodded toward his team captain. "Especially with Kai's court case. While he's been here they've more than doubled. The BSS has been tracking them."
Max blinked, looking toward his lover. "The Beyblade Secret Service? How do you know all this?"
"Mr Dickenson." Kai closed his eyes, mentally running through the meeting. "Remember how Tyson and I had to go to a meeting supposably about the Championship later this year?"
Max nodded before realisation flickered across his face. "The meeting was about the teams security?"
"You bet." Tyson shrugged. "It's obvious why Kai went, but Mr D wanted to tell me so I wouldn't freak out about the guys following us in black suits. Or at least I figure that's why he told me."
"Makes sense," Ray said, glancing up at the clock. "So what time you two planning on going? It's almost 10 already."
"It is?" Max glanced around. "We'd better go soon."
Tyson reached for more food. "Hang on, I'll just finish breakfast."
Ray chuckled. "Save room for lunch."
Max rolled his eyes. "You know Tyson. There's always room for more."
Does Tyson ever stop eating? :D