Summary: Tyson experiences a 'Love Kick', and learns several quotes on love. To Kai's dismay.
Disclaimer: Not mine. Everyone knows it. That means the characters, the show, and the quotes used in this aren't mine either. The names of the people who made the quotes, it's theirs. Hence the specifics... or the boys can just be really smart guys, heh.
Warnings: Shounen-ai... not that it's surprising, I think. Plus, sad attempts at foreign languages. Damnit all... I'm very sorry. TyKa, with a brief mention of TyRe... Um, and thanks for humouring me for this long, really, I appreciate it. This is absolutely pointless, no deep gratifying plotline here, heh.
"Alright, just so you know, Kinomiya might be a little weird today..." Kai Hiwatari muttered under his breath, as he leaned back against a tree, then sighed. "But then, why am I surprised? It's Tyson... weird must be hereditary or something in that family."
Rei Kon snickered, "how is he being weird?"
Max Mizuhara's blue eyes shone with curiousity. "Yeah, spill it, Kai... what's Ty doing now?"
Kai plucked up a blade of grass, placing it between his lips, then tucked his arms behind his head and closing his eyes. "You'll see when he gets here," he mumbled.
Rei blinked, then shrugged, and began to wait. Max crossed his legs, peering left and right, also taking on the process of waiting. Rei's sharper hearing picked up approaching footsteps, causing the nekojin to sit up.
"Hey, Tyson... what took you?" asked Rei with a grin.
Max perked up, "Ty, hey."
Tyson Kinomiya waved cheerfully. "I'm on a 'love' kick, guys," he told them, with a wide smile, as he practically bounded up to the others.
Rei and Max anime sweatdropped, staring at Tyson in confusion. While Kai shifted his blade of grass from one corner of his mouth to the other, sighing quietly.
"It's very deep..." Tyson went on, flopping into the grass. "It's amazing how love is seen in the eyes of other people, did you know that?"
"... Love?" Rei and Max asked, slowly.
Tyson held up his index finger, and closed his eyes. "I quote, 'Love is not a matter of counting the years. It's making the years count.' End quote."
Rei glanced at Max. Max glanced at Rei. Then both boys turned back to Tyson, "ohhhh-kay..." Then Max shrugged, hands turning up in a helpless gesture.
"... Meaning?" the blonde pressed.
"Meaning... stuff that's too complex to even bother trying to comprehend!" Tyson said, brightly. "I have a lot of them in my head... been cramming them in, all night."
Rei blinked, "all night?"
"All night..." Kai grunted, in confirmation, his eyes still closed.
Rei had to bite back a laugh; Kai sounded very put out that Tyson did something else last night. Max blinked again, looking at Rei in curiousity.
Tyson ignored the strangeness, and continued to talk. "'Love is inseperable from knowledge.'" He quoted proudly, "now is that deep, or what?" he said, watching his friends expectantly.
"Um, very deep..." Max said, slowly.
"Ever hear of 'To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.'?" asked Rei, with a smile.
Tyson raised an eyebrow, then let his gaze fall on Kai for a moment, and smiled warmly. Well, that quote hit the nail on the head... "Um, no... but I like it," he told Rei. "Who said it?"
"Lao-Tzu," Rei answered, with a smile.
"What about, 'People who blow kisses are hopelessly lazy.'" Max said, eyes twinkling playfully.
Rei and Tyson anime sweatdropped, "huh?"
"Uh, who said that?" Tyson asked, confused.
"Bob Hope," Max grinned.
Tyson laughed, then eyed Kai mischieviously. "I have a few favorites, though..."
Rei grinned, "do share."
Max nodded enthusiastically. "Ah yes... do share, do share," he encouraged.
Tyson snickered, then suddenly launched himself at Kai, glomping him. "Ah! Tyson!" Kai protested, as he soon ended up in a tangled heap of limbs.
"I believe it was Jeremy Taylor that once said, 'Love is friendship set on fire.'" Tyson said, ignoring Kai's grumbling, as he latched his arms around his neck firmly.
Rei winked at Max, "perfect, huh?"
"Considering it's Kai, yeah..." Max laughed.
Kai sighed, and sat up straighter, careful to keep Tyson on his lap. "You're too energetic..." he muttered, casually draping his arm around the smaller teen's waist.
"True... it's always Tyson that makes Kai fall over," Rei said, shaking his head, pretending to be solemn.
"Ah, but 'Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.'" Max quoted.
Rei laughed, as Kai anime sweatdropped, and Tyson snickered.
"Albert Einstein said it... can't argue with a genius, y' know..." said Max, brightly.
"That goes without saying, Maxie," Rei agreed.
"'They do not love that do not show their love.' said Shakespeare," Tyson stated.
Rei blinked, while Max looked perplexed. "Huh?" they both questioned.
"Dunno," Tyson shrugged, with a grin. "But if Shakespeare said it, then it's gold."
Rei looked thoughtful, "hm, Bertrand Russel said something and it reminded me of Kai... Quote, 'I did not know I loved you until I heard myself telling you so. For one instant I thought, "Good God, what have I said?" and then I knew it was true.' Unquote."
Max burst out laughing, "that's Kai!"
Tyson patted Kai's shoulder, somewhat soothingly, as the older teen glared at the nekojin. "Nah, guys... I think Kai's is more like James Baldwin's, 'Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and now we cannot live within.'"
"... You're one to talk," Kai murmured against Tyson's ear. The younger boy smiled sheepishly.
Max spoke up, "what about, 'Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.' from Voltaire..?"
"Kai's grandfather?" Rei smiled wryly, knowing his question was rhetorical.
"... My grandfather could never say something like that... even if his life depended on it," said Kai, sourly.
Rei nodded, "yeah yeah, point taken." He turned back to Tyson, "there's also, 'Love is a friendship set to music.' from E. Joseph Crossman."
Max tilted his head, "that's like Tyson's earlier quote... from Jeremy who'sits..."
"Taylor," Tyson supplied.
"Yeah, Jeremy Taylor," Max nodded his thanks to Tyson.
"Same difference... the quotes in general just share the same outlook. Love can blossom from friendship, plain and simple," Rei said, shrugging.
Max looked thoughtful, "hm, point taken..." Then he tilted his head, "huh, if that's the case... Rei and Tyson started getting along right when they met, soooo..."
"Max, finish that thought, and I'll have to hurt you," Kai said, glaring slightly at the freckled teen.
Rei chuckled, while Tyson lightly smacked Kai's shoulder, telling him to 'be nice'.
"I'm only saying, is all, Kai..." Max shrugged, pushing his luck, since Tyson was acting as a buffer for Kai's hostility. "Rei's a good looking guy, and the age difference between them isn't as extreme as you and Tyson's, and..."
"Extreme?" Kai glared harder at Max. "2 years, Max! Explain how 2 years is extreme!"
"You could force yourself on Ty," Max answered, shortly. "I mean, all you older guys have them so-called 'needs', and since Ty's so young, innocent, and naive, you could easily take advantage of..."
It was then that Rei and Tyson burst out laughing; while Kai frowned and closed his eyes, counting to ten to ease his temper.
"... Tyson is anything but innocent and naive!" Kai then retorted.
"Hey," Tyson protested.
"... Shtoh?" Kai blinked, almost innocently.
Tyson anime sweatdropped, "language I understand, please?"
Kai sighed, "nani."
"What's shtoh?" Tyson blinked.
Kai anime sweatdropped, "what."
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Are?" Tyson blinked.
"Are what?"
"Uh, nothing..."
Kai smirked, "shtoh?"
"Nani?"
Max anime sweatdropped, watching the exchange in confusion. As was Rei, but he was also struggling not to laugh. Kai and Tyson were just plain fun to watch sometimes.
"... Kai, do you have to speak some of your other language?" Tyson was asking, with an exasperated sigh.
Kai smirked faintly, "sometimes, yes." He almost laughed, as Tyson shot him a look, "it slips out every now and then, that's all."
Max blinked a few times, then glanced at Rei, whom was snickering. Shaking his head, the blonde got to his feet, "well as fun as all this is, I'm gonna head home... dad needs help with the shop." Max then tugged Rei up to a sitting position, "I'll take laughing boy, so you guys can be alone."
Rei grinned as he got to his feet, and followed after Max with no argument. And both teens offered short waves, as they walked off.
Tyson jumped to his feet, and grabbed Kai's hands. "C' mon, Kai... let's go get ice cream or something... sitting around, with just us, gets boring..."
"... Is that an insult?" Kai asked, blandly.
"No, course not," Tyson smiled innocently. "Just come on... you and me, we'll get some ice cream, take a walk, head back home, whatever... just come on."
Kai sighed, and holding Tyson's hands, got to his feet. "Fine... I still wonder where you get all your energy from..." he muttered.
"I have an untapped resevoir," Tyson answered, cheekily. He held Kai's hand, and practically bounced ahead, dragging the older boy along. "So Kai... you have any quotes?" he asked, conversationally.
"... Hn."
"That's what I thought you'd day," Tyson joked. "Actually, more along the lines of, 'that's none of your business, Kinomiya. And if I did have one, would I tell you?'" he said, in a deeper voice to mimic Kai's tone.
Kai smiled faintly.
"Ah! Ice cream!" Tyson cheered, and tugged at Kai's hand more insistantly. "Come on, come on! Look, no line! We're in luck, c' mon, Kai!" he broke into a run, trying to drag Kai along.
"... So much energy..." Kai mused. He found out while with Tyson, Kai felt more energetic himself. Running. Laughing. And smiling.
"... I'll have chocolate chip mint, and he'll have plain strawberry," Tyson was saying cheerfully, confident in his choice for Kai.
"...Someone once said, 'We are most alive when we're in love.'" Kai thought, as he looked down at Tyson's smaller hand in his, warm, affectionate, maybe even loving. They held hands, in the most natural way. And it never felt more right. "He's right... very right," Kai smiled slightly.
... And That's All...
Bear with me... please, please bear with me v.v;;;;
