Authors Note: Thank you so much for the reviews really thanks a lot it means loads. One quick thing Fall Angel you will get your wish partly in the next chapter as i already have that written but everyone is going to have to review this chapter to get the next.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the concept so do not steal watches evil stealing lawyers
Pairings: KaixMax, Maybe ReixTyson i'm indecided tell me if you want it.
Warnings: Swearing and Slash.
Finding the light
Max watched as Kai changed gear expertly without looking as if he had been driving all his life. As they sped through the town Max watched in awe, as Kai swerved around cars and got into spaces that he thought wasn't possible. He had relaxed in the older boys strong presence even though he hardly knew him, and the fact that Kai hardly talked to him if at all. Max looked out the corner of his eye and watched as Kai stared intently at the road and moved in between cars. He could hear the clicking of keys as Kenny ignored the real world and was engrossed in whatever he was doing on his laptop. Max cried out when all of a sudden when a small sports car cut right in front of them. Max had flashes of them hitting the car in front but Kai with quick reflexes slammed on the brakes and stopped just in time so they didn't crash.
"Where did you learn to drive you arsehole!" he shouted out of his window. All he got in response was a middle finger as the sports car sped off. Kai muttered under his breath his crimson eyes slitting angrily.
"Kai?" Max tried timidly not knowing what to do.
"What?" growled Kai turning furious eyes onto the smaller blonde. Max shrunk back out of fear of what the much taller and stronger male would do to him if he continued.
"Nothing," Max replied and looked out the window and Kai started moving. He watched as the scenery flew by wondering where they were going. He looked out the tinted window and saw that Rei's car was on the right of them. Kai's window went down and Max feeling a cold, sharp breeze looked over at Kai who was smirking out the window towards Rei who was looking past Tyson as his window was down.
"You ready?" Rei called.
"You won't win Rei you never do," Kai stated boldly.
"There's a first time for everything."
"We'll see. Winner gets two hundred," Kai stated and Rei nodded.
"Ok I have inputted the data into the system. From my calculations there is a service station 3 miles from a certain point coming up. When I give the usual sign let it rip. The first one to get to the service station gets it," Kenny spoke up from the back. Max looked between them all. He looked at Tyson's grinning face and the smirking expressions that adorned Kai's and Rei's and gulped. He quickly made sure that he was buckled in.
Then on the count of three from Kenny and sharp blaring noise from his laptop they were off. Max held on for dear life as Kai sped through cars on the opposite side of the road with cars coming towards them and how he swerved just in time. He looked to the side and saw that Rei was in front.
"Kai?" Max started tentatively. Kai turned towards him and smirked. Then he stepped on the accelerator and sped off past Rei and down the road easily winning until they came to a service station. Kai sped into a car parking space and waited ten seconds before Rei parked in the space beside them. Kai got out of the car with Max following him. He was a bit shaky. He had never seen driving like that and had never felt as exhilarated as he did now.
"What took you so long Rei," Kai taunted. Rei glared at Kai and held out a wad of notes.
"There two hundred," he sighed. Max's eyes widened.
"Two hundred quid. Oh my god!" Max gasped. Rei, Kai, Tyson and Kenny looked towards him and they all, except Kai, laughed.
"Oh yeah you're not used to us are you. Kai and me always race and the winner gets money to spend on whatever they like and as Kai usually wins he always spends it on his car or CD's," Rei stated shrugging as if it didn't matter.
"Where do you get the money?" Max asked.
"Well sometimes we race in street races and sometimes we repair cars so we get paid that way," Tyson stated.
"Do you drive as well Tyson?" Max asked.
"No I wish. I'm not old enough and Kai won't let me go anywhere near any of his or Rei cars without one of them with me," Tyson stated.
"Yeah because last time you caused three hundred pounds worth of damage," Kenny stated.
"It was an accident," Tyson blushed. The others just rolled their eyes.
"Is that how you can afford beyblades?" Max asked. They nodded.
"Do you beyblade?" Tyson asked. Max nodded.
"I'm mostly defensive though," Max, stated.
"We'll have to battle you one day won't we," Rei stated.
"Yes then I can take the stats," Kenny piped up.
Kai started walking to the part of the services that had a coffee shop and the others followed him. He had his hands in his pockets and head down not saying a word to anyone. Rei and Tyson followed him with Max and Kenny taking the rear. They walked into the building and Max saw people turn their heads and look at Kai. Who wouldn't? Kai was unique and seemed to have an aura telling people to leave him alone. They walked to the coffee shop.
"Who's going to get the drinks?" Max asked.
"Well since Kai just won two hundred I think he can pay for us," Rei stated. Kai sighed.
"Fine what do you all want?" he asked.
"I'll have a coke," Tyson stated.
"Tea," Kenny spoke up from his open laptop.
"Milk as you should know by now," Rei said.
"And you what do you want?" Kai asked looking at Max.
"Um a Fanta please," Max spoke timidly. Kai nodded then walked up to the counter ordering all the drinks. Max looked around at his new friends and smiled at the oddity of all of them. Tyson with his large eyes and big grin was shuffling his feet in an agitated way. Rei was sitting there with his legs crossed and his calm eyes looking around at the passing people with interest. Kenny was typing furiously on his laptop. They were all different. He wondered how they got to know each other.
"Hey Rei how did you all get to know each other?" Max asked.
"Hmm? Oh well it was by accident really. We all went to the same English speaking school over in Japan but we hated each other. Kai was the bully of the school. He was tough, brutal, smart and as most girls stated completely hot. He didn't talk to anybody except his lackeys that followed around after him as if they were as popular and tough as him. Even though he would never pick on anybody who he knew was weaker then him so he picked on me. I was the new kid in school. I didn't know anybody except this girl who was so clingy and pink it was torture. Kai used to bully and torment me for the sake of it and well we got in many fights. Tyson was the most popular kid in school. He was a joker and always had a laugh with people so many liked him and Kenny well he was the computer nerd of the school. He was always seen with his laptop and many people used to bully him. I stuck up for him once and we became friends. Tyson saw this and helped us out sometimes causing us to be friends," Rei stated. Max looked over at Kai and frowned. So he used to be a bully. That wasn't something that Max liked.
"Then how did you and Kai become friends?" Max asked.
"Well I was really into cars even then and so was Kai. He was called the king of the road. We raced once and he beat me only by an inch but he still won. He was intrigued though and kept wanting to race me. We became sort of friends and we are really competitive with each other," Rei shrugged. Kai came over with the drinks and set them down.
"Tyson stop fidgeting it's really annoying," he snapped. Tyson grumbled but complied anyway.
"There I'm not getting your drinks anymore," he snapped. He seemed angry for some reason.
"What's wrong with you?" Rei asked.
"Yeah you seem even more grumpy then usual," Tyson stated cheekily.
"Nothing just leave it," he snapped. Tyson grinned and looked over at Kai's hand, which had a number on it.
"Ooh Kai you got a girlfriend?" he taunted.
"No!"
"Then whose number is that?"
"Nobody's!" Kai snapped rubbing furiously at his hand. Max looked at the guy sitting next to him confused. Why was he so furious about having a phone number on the back of his hand?
"Tyson just leave it. You're giving me a headache!" Max stated. Tyson huffed and Max grinned cheekily at him.
"I saw an arcade here how about we going and play some air hockey?" Max asked. Tyson nodded sharply and they ran out and down the corridor to the arcade. They went straight to the air hockey table and started up a game.
"I am the king of air hockey you will never win!" Tyson said puffing out his chest.
"Oh yeah well your time as king is over as I am going to kick your arse!" Max responded and they played a furious game of air hockey neither one gaining any ground. They were so into the game they didn't notice when Kai, Rei and Kenny came in holding their drinks. They watched amused as the game became more furious and the trash talk what was going on.
"You call that playing air hockey please my dead grandmother plays better then you!" Tyson shouted just barely managing to block the puck.
"Right she probably died from shame of how bad you play," Replied Max. Tyson growled and hit the puck so hard is smashed into Max's hand making him cry out. Kai and Rei were by his side in a second and Kai grabbed his injured hand.
"AHHH! Be careful," Max, cried cradling his injured hand.
"Max Kai has to touch your hand to see what's wrong with it," Rei stated kindly. Max looked at Rei then looked at Kai and nodded tears of pain shining in his deep blue eyes. He held out his hand wincing as Kai took it. He felt that Kai was being gentle and was inwardly gasping he didn't know Kai could be gentle. He looked down and saw that Kai was pushing his thumb against parts of his hand as if trying to see if there was any damage. Max noticed how their hands seemed to fit perfectly together and he quickly shook his head of that thought. He wasn't gay he liked girls and he was positive that Kai was straight as well.
"AHH!" Max suddenly screamed causing many people to look at them strangely.
"I found the problem. I can easily fix it but I need to go to my car to get what I need," Kai stated professionally. Max thought that he could have easily been a doctor or something like that. Rei nodded.
"Fine how about you take Max to your car fix him up then take him home whilst I have a little word with Tyson," Rei said and Max saw that he had a dangerous glint in his eye.
"Maxie I'm so sorry," Tyson gushed as Max started to be led away with Kai. Max just shook his head.
"It doesn't matter Tyson we were becoming a bit rough it could have me who hurt you," Max stated grinning.
"Like you could ever hurt me!" Tyson stated then turned when Rei grabbed him by the shoulder. Kenny was staying with them, as he too wanted a word with Rei about his car or something. Max walked out into the car park with Kai by his side and he suddenly felt awkward. With the others he could joke and laugh but with Kai he seemed to be the type who liked long conversations. Max shivered. The air was getting colder. Even though it was February it was as cold as December and he looked up at the white sky and knew that it would probably snow later, which would be a sight to see. Kai unlocked his car by touching a button on his keys.
"Go and sit down I'll be a minute," Kai stated. Max nodded and went to the passenger side still cradling his hand that had a steady throb now. He knew it would probably swell and bruise and he was worried about what his mum would say. He sat down with his legs still out of the car and he watched as Kai went to the boot of the car and pulled out a first aid kit.
"Why do you have a first aid kit in the boot of your car?" Max asked.
"Well with Tyson around you need this precaution," Kai stated causing Max to laugh.
"I suppose you're right," he chuckled. Kai smirked then knelt by Max's knees opening the first aid kit.
"This might hurt," Kai said gruffly. Max nodded and suddenly cried out when something that felt like ice was sprayed onto his injured hand.
"Oh stop being a baby I need to get the swelling out now," Kai stated. He pulled a bandage and then started wrapping Max's hand tightly and securing it with bandage tape.
"There," he stated putting the first aid kit back and walking to the drivers side. Max swung himself fully into the car and shut the door. He looked at his hand it seemed to be done from a professional.
"Kai?" Max started.
"Hm?" Kai started the car and reversed out of the parking space.
"How did you know what to do? Have you been trained in medicine or something?" Max asked.
"It's nothing," Kai stated firmly.
"But Kai," Max tried causing Kai to turn angry crimson eyes on him.
"Max I said it's nothing so just leave it!" he exclaimed. Max nodded and turned his head to look out the window. He heard Kai sigh but he never said anything.
'Great Max well done. Just make the guy who could easily crush you hate you and think of you as a nosy brat well done good job,' Max thought angrily to himself. He looked over at Kai and saw his firm jaw line and the way the front of his hair framed his face. He looked untouchable, not human; he looked like one of those who would kill you without a second thought, emotionless. Max wondered why Kai was like that. He was a mystery that was for sure. He looked around and saw that they were at the college and had stopped.
"Why have we stopped here?" Max asked timidly.
"I don't know where you live do I so you have to tell me directions from here to your house," Kai stated as if he was talking to an idiot. Max nodded.
"You go straight on from here," Max said and they carried on in silence occasionally being broken by Max telling Kai directions.
They soon came to Max's road and Kai looked around.
"Nice neighbourhood," he stated. Max nodded and the told Kai which house was his. Kai took him to his house and stayed in the car.
"Thanks for the lift Kai tell the others I'll see them tomorrow," Max said stepping out of the car.
"I will bye Max," and with that Kai had sped off. Max looked after the Phoenix car until it had disappeared. Kai had said bye to him. Max smiled maybe Kai didn't hate him, ok so he might still think of him as a nosy brat but hey he could live with that. He opened his front door and walked into the house.
"Max where have you been? Who was that who dropped you off? What happened to your hand?" came the unstoppable questions from his mother. Max sighed then turned to his mum.
"I was with some new friends who just moved here. That was Kai one of my new friends. I kind of punched a wall in excitement of playing air hockey," Max answered. Ok so maybe the last one was a lie but the other two were true. He just didn't want his mum to think his friend was someone who would hurt him.
"You have friends. That is wonderful. I told you it wouldn't be so bad here!" he mother stated smiling. Max smiled back kindly.
"You were right mum. I should have listened to you," he stated even though he was lying she wouldn't know that.
"Ok well honey dinner will be ready in half an hour it's your favourite noodles," His mum stated happily.
"With mustard?" Max asked. His mum nodded and Max jumped for joy he loved noodles with mustard. He walked upstairs and to his room smiling for the first time in months. He finally had some friends.
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