Warnings/Notes: This will be shounen ai, mainly Tyson x Kai, but I may add hints of Rei x Max later on (I'm not sure yet).
And just so you don't get confused…
People speaking is like this "……"
People thinking is like this '…….'
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or any of it's characters!
Be My Saviour, and I'll be Your Downfall
Chapter 15
Rei grinned wickedly down at his sleeping teammates.
Behind him, Max looked a tad embarrassed, "I don't think Kai's going to be happy when he wakes up and finds Tyson's hand…………………there."
Rei shrugged, "Maybe, but Tyson will be. I doubt many people can say that they've been able to grab Kai's ass and not lose a limb in the process."
"I have a feeling that Tyson will lose something else when Kai wakes up. And I think it may be a little more painful than an arm."
"Are you saying we should leave them be?"
Max shook his head, "Hilary will be here soon. I don't really think they'd want her to find out what's happened by…………….." he trailed off.
Rei decided to finish the sentence Max had left hanging, "By walking in and finding Tyson coping a feel? No, I doubt that would be good either."
"So how should we wake them?"
Rei's grin grew even more malicious, "I think I have a plan."
Hilary and Kenny had just arrived at the Kinomiya residence, and were saying good morning to Grandpa when it happened.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Tyson suddenly went hurtling past the three of them, ran outside, and jumped into the pond in the garden.
Hilary, Grandpa and Kenny all sweatdropped.
"Oh look, he's awake."
Tyson sat in the pond panting, and not looking like a very happy camper.
At that point, Kai walked past yawning sleepily heading for the kitchen, closely followed by Max and Rei.
Hilary stopped Max and asked, "What was that about?"
Max sweatdropped, "You don't want to know."
"Yes we do!"
Max shook his head, "Rei just woke him up by setting fire to his pants."
All; oO
One change of pants later, everyone was sitting in the Kinomiya's kitchen, around a table, while Kai and Tyson ate breakfast.
"You two slept in really late," commented Max as he watched them eat.
Kai shrugged, "We were tired."
"From what?" asked Rei giving him and Tyson a suggestive look.
Kai refused to answer, settling on giving Rei a nasty glare, while Tyson was too busy eating to care.
Max, however, was different, "REI!"
Rei rubbed his head where Max had whacked him, "Maxie, that hurt!"
"Then keep your mind out of the gutter and on the sidewalk."
There was a period of time in which the only sound was the rather disgusting noises that usually accompanied Tyson while eating.
"So……….." Hilary prompted.
"Fo Whaf?" replied Tyson around a mouthful of food.
"Why did you come home early?"
"Yeah! I'd like to know that too!" said Grandpa.
Tyson swallowed his food, "Well……………."
"Yes?"
"Those idiots over there decided to stop Kai and I from fighting by using Dragoon and Dranzer to do this thing and now all this weird stuff is happening, like Kai and I being able to sense each other and feel the same things and stuff."
Hilary blinked, you run that by me again?"
Kenny sighed, "You see…………….." and he began to give a long and complicated explanation of what had happened.
Grandpa and Hilary looked at each other, "Err…………….maybe in English this time?"
Kai rolled his eyes, "Tyson and I have bonded. Dragoon and Dranzer formed a mental bond between us."
"Oh……………………."
"And now they're joined at the hip," said Rei.
"So why did you leave the tournament?" asked Grandpa.
"It was too dangerous!" said Kenny, "Until they learn how to manage their bond they're an easy target! Imagine what could happen! If something happened to Kai, like being knocked unconscious, while Tyson's in the middle of a match! For all we know Tyson could be knocked out as well! Their bond could be seen as a weakness! And if someone outside of our team found out about it……………."
Tyson looked indignant, "Well it can be seen as a strength as well! Remember what happened during that battle against Zianna! Kai totally saved my but!"
"Well what about next time! She said she was going to go after you. You may not be so lucky again!"
Tyson banged a fist against the table and cereal splashed out of his bowl and splattered around the table, "LUCKY? I'm all skill dude! And some stupid woman bitbeast thingy isn't going to get to Kai or me!" He stood up and glared down at Kenny across the table.
Kai closed his eyes and tried to calm the enraged Tyson down, 'Hey, relax. Kenny's only trying to do what's best for you.'
Tyson felt a serene feeling wash over him with Kai's words, and he stopped glaring and sat back down, 'I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I don't care what Kenny thinks.'
Kai blinked and a slight blush tinged his cheeks, 'I can look after myself……………………but…………..thanks.'
Seeing that things had calmed down a bit, Hilary asked, "Can't you remove this bond thingy?"
There was a rather uncomfortable pause.
Hilary look at them expectantly, "Well? Did you try and it failed or something?"
"You see………………….." started Kenny.
"Yes?"
"We decided we want to keep it," said Tyson bluntly.
Hilary blinked confused, "I don't understand."
Kai looked at the floor highly embarrassed, "We, err……….."
Tyson took charge again, "We like having the bond. We want to have the bond."
Grandpa looked at Tyson, then Kai, and then back at Tyson with a slight frown "I see……………………." He paused, then broke out into a big smile, "Well! If that's what makes you happy, then I'm happy for you!"
Hilary still didn't look like she quite got it, "Why do you want to keep the bond?"
Both boys blushed, "Well, you see," said Tyson, "We kinda like each other."
"…………You like……………" murmured Hilary, then her eyes widened, "As in, like love!"
They nodded.
"Oh this isn't going to be pretty," said Max quietly to Rei.
"B-but…………..You? And HIM? Together?"
Again they nodded.
Hilary looked at everyone else around the table, "THEM? Together?"
They all nodded.
She stared at everyone in shock, "And none of you have a problem with this?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"But I-I" she teared up, "You're both jerks!" she cried, and ran out of the room.
"Well that went better than expected," said Tyson.
Kai stared at the door that Hilary had just exited.
"Tyson! Don't be mean!" said Max, "You can't blame her for being upset."
"Yeah," said Rei, "Everyone knows that she……………." He trailed off. But everyone knew what he was going to say.
"Should someone go after her? She seemed pretty upset," said Kenny.
Grandpa shook his head, "No………..she'll come round. Just leave her be for awhile," he paused and looked at Tyson, "I thought you said you could sense Kai's presence little dude."
Tyson blinked, "Huh?"
"Well you haven't noticed that you're K-man has left the building!"
"Huh!" Tyson looked at the space that Kai had previously occupied, before trying to reach out to him mentally.
There was nothing.
Tyson swore, "He's blocking me again."
Grandpa whacked Tyson over the head with a kendo stick that he produced from nowhere, "There will not be that kind of language under my roof!"
Tyson rubbed his head and whined, "Grandpa! That could have hurt Kai!"
"Good, then he'll make sure you don't swear as well!"
Glaring at his grandpa, Tyson headed for the door.
"Where are you going?" asked Kenny.
Tyson rolled his eyes like it was the most obvious thing on earth, "To look for Kai of course!"
Kai sat beside the river, at the same spot where he had first met Tyson. It had been a few hours since he'd left Tyson's house, and he was beginning to realise how late he and Tyson had slept in. The sun was beginning to set and the water was turning a pretty shade of bluish purple.
He sighed and rubbed his head which suspiciously felt like someone had hit him with a kendo stick.
All in all he felt pretty damn bad.
Apart from the fact that his head hurt like hell, he felt guilty over Hilary.
He didn't really like the way in which the news had been broken to her, personally believing that it could have been done slightly more gently. But was done was done and hopefully once all the hurt was gone and the tears had washed away, she would be okay.
He stared out at the water.
The main reason for him walking out like that and blocking Tyson was because of Hilary's reaction, but also things had gotten a tad more embarrassing than he would have liked. He also suspected that the others would have made him and Tyson sit down and discuss their relationship which was really something that he didn't think he was ready for.
He glanced to his side when he heard someone approaching.
He looked surprised when he saw who it was, but didn't say anything.
Hilary quietly sat down next to him and they both stared out at the water, neither saying a word.
After a few minutes, Hilary broke the silence, "I was standing on the bridge and saw you here."
"Did you?"
Hilary nodded, "The bridge is a good place to go when you want to think. You can just stand there and watch the water flow by……………."
"Yeah, I like to come down here too."
"……………………."
"……………………."
Hilary sighed, "I'm sorry for the way I acted before."
"It's understandable," said Kai softly, "I don't blame you."
They both continued to stare out at the water.
Hilary sighed, "It's just that I……..I………….."
"I know. And for what it's worth, I'm sorry."
Hilary sniffled, "You're not making it very easy to make me hate you, you know. I can't fight you for him if you're being understanding…………….but, now I know that I can't fight you for him, really, because I've already lost," she looked at Kai and smiled at him, "But you know what, I don't think I mind losing to you. And I think that you may have been in his heart before I even met him."
"Will you be okay?"
"Will you forgive me for what I said?"
"Will you forgive me for stealing you're man?"
Hilary laughed, "He wasn't ever my man!" she smirked, "Not that he's that manly in the first place."
Kai smiled in amusement.
"Friends?" Hilary offered he hand.
Kai took it, "Friends."
They sat quietly for a few more minutes.
"I wanted to go and speak to Tyson as well."
Kai nodded, "Go. I'll be fine."
Hilary nodded and stood, "I'll see you back at Tyson's?"
"Yeah."
With a final wave, she was gone.
Kai couldn't help but feel glad that the thing with Hilary had been sorted out.
"Hey……………..Kai………….."
Kai looked around him when he heard the voice, "Hello?"
"Come here……………….to me………….."
Kai stood up, still looking around, but he couldn't see anyone. The voice sounded strange, like someone whispering in the wind.
"Under……………………under the bridge."
Kai turned and peered at the shadows under the bridge that had gathered as the sun disappeared.
"Yes………………..over here…………."
Curiosity piqued, and despite the fact that everything in his was telling him no, he began to walk towards the bridge.
TBC………………………..
