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A/N: It has been quite a while since I last updated. Sorry for that, and for those who have read thestory before: hopefully you still remember what happened. ;-). This one's a shorter chappie, but the next chapters will be up in less time!
Btw, I rewrote the first two chapters completly andadded some bits here and there to the others. One other reason that kept me from updating.
Well, then, enjoy reading!

And thanksto my reviewers:Henry the MagicalPancake, M.S.K., Likyuni and Hoobastank2003

Chapter 6

The next morning found Rei waking up in the near deserted dormitory. Tyson alone was snoring away happily. Rei stretched lazily and then got changed into his usual clothes. The headband around his long hair had prevented it from getting tousled during the night.

Sleepily he wondered what had become of their early morning practice. The fact that Tyson still slept, he himself had only just woken, and the others had already left the dormitory, proved that it had been overlooked. Or maybe he had only imagined it. He didn't know and didn't care. Who would complain if he could sleep in?

Rei stretched and yawned again, then the neko-jin made his way into the kitchen, where Kenny, Hilary, Max and Kai were already gathered around the table, being in various stages of eating breakfast.

"Morning, guys," Rei greeted them and went to the fridge to pour himself a glass of milk.

"Morning, Rei…" Hilary and Kenny said almost the same time.

Kai merely nodded in acknowledgement, whereas Max greeted him cheerfully. "Morning, Rei! I just had the best idea!"

"Oh, yes?" Rei took his seat at the table and began sipping his milk, contently licking it off his lips. There was nothing better than milk.

"Yeah, we are going to cook dinner for Tyson!" the blonde blader blurted out.

"Huh?" Rei answered. No one could expect eloquence of someone who had just gotten up. And the milk was really good. Kenny and Hilary looked up slightly startled and Kai was about to spit out the gulp of tea he had been about to swallow.

"We?" the Russian asked, after finally managing to get the tea down his throat without spilling a drop.

Max looked at him with innocent enthusiasm: "Of course, we. We are his friends and we have to make up for laughing at him yesterday again."

"Laughing at Tyson is ok," Kai said coldly, " He deserves it for being such a wimp."

"But we have to make it up to him or he won't speak to us now again."

"I don't mind," Kai said, "Keeps him off my nerves with his nonsense talk."

"Tyson was really mad at us, seeing as he stormed off like that…" Kenny added.

Kai shrugged. "So what?"

"He's your friend too."

"And?"

"We laughed at him," Max explained slowly, as if speaking to a little child, "and the best way to reconcile with Tyson is to involve food! So we cook for him!"

"Surely not."

"I find it a good idea." Kenny said.

"Me too, me too!" Hilary exclaimed." Cooking together is so much fun!"

"You hear that Kai?" Max smiled, "It will be FUN!"

"Come on, Kai!" Kenny pleaded.

"No way," came the cold-hearted reply.

"It will be really, really, really fun!" Max insisted.

"You can have the fun for yourselves."

"Don't be such a spoilsport, Kai!" Hilary added, "You'll miss something!"

"Come on, Kai, pleeeeeaaaaase!" Max looked at him with big blue eyes.

Kai snorted and demonstratively stared out of the window.

Rei, who had been watching the exchange with mild interest while emptying his glass of milk, got up from the table to get to the real breakfast: "I like the idea," he stated calmly.

Rei almost winced when Kai shot him his best 'traitor'-look, but he met the glare evenly. Finally Kai surrendered.

"Fine," he huffed, "I'll help you…"

A happy outcry greeted his decision and Kenny and Max threw themselves on him to hug him, but a deadly glare from Kai swiftly stopped them.

"You cook. I will do no more than the shopping!"

A/N: I hope you liked it! I'll be happy about reviews!
And thanks to Sinead for betaing!

Faya