Hello, all of you readers, thanks for stopping by to read the first chapter of my fanfic! This is my first Kai x Rei one I've ever written and I hope you all like it. If I get some good reviews, I'll continue this one, if not I'll scrap it and start again.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own Beyblade or any of its characters...FANfic, see the FAN part of that.

WARNING: Kai x Rei fic, Yaoi, if you don't like it don't read it, it's as simple as that.

UPDATE: I saw on my reviews that my settings were screwed up so that I couldn't get anonymous reviews and that broke my heart. Just wanted to let you know that I fixed that up, so go ahead all of you anonymous readers, review till your hearts content.

AUGUST 14th 2005: Chapter revised and edited.

Anyways, on to the fanfic!

Once again, Kai found himself in the water.

An ocean, he presumed. He could tell because of the uneasy waves that were rocking him steadily back and fourth and the salty spray chapping his lips.

He was tired and terribly cold, only his head bobbed above the surface as he flailed his limbs around beneath the water, fighting desperately to stay afloat.

Treading water silently and alone, Kai was slowly succumbing to hypothermia. He desperately wanted to sleep, but knew that if he allowed himself to drift off, he would slip beneath the surface and be gone from the world forever.

Suddenly Kai's eyes snapped open hopefully, as he had heard a sound. Quickly wheeling himself around to face the direction in which it had come from, he strained his eyes, searching for the origin of the low rumble. Instantly, he saw it, a small motorboat heading straight for him!

A wave of elation washed over his tired, cold body at the thought that someone was coming to get him out of this god-forsaken ocean. Within a few minutes the boat reached him and a boy with long raven hair appeared on deck.

Kai felt his heart begin to beat faster at the sight of his secret crush. Rei walked to the front of the boat, leaning over the bow with an outstretched hand. His familiar, cheery smile graced his lips as he waited for Kai to paddle his way over to him.

Kai eagerly swam the short distance and grasped Rei's hand. He felt his heart swell with happiness at the touch of Rei's hand in his own. He gazed into Rei's beautiful golden eyes and sighed.

"Rei" Kai said in a husky voice that was barely a whisper. "Rei…I have to tell you something…something important."

Rei's eyebrows raised in curiosity.

"What is it?" he asked with a smile.

It's now or never, Kai thought to himself I have to tell him my true feelings, once and for all.

Well, I, um…I…um…Rei…" he stuttered. Nervous butterflies flitted through his stomach.

Rei's smile faltered.

"Rei, I've fallen in love with you!" Kai burst out all at once.

Rei's eyes widened in shock, his face draining its normal colour and turning a ghostly white. His easy-going smile was immediately replaced with a harsh and cold scowl.

"Rei!" Kai pleaded, "Rei…don't you have anything to say to me? Don't you feel the same way? Rei…don't do this to me!"

Rei pulled back, putting more distance between Kai and himself.

"I love you!" Kai shouted desperately.

Rei said absolutely nothing, but continued to scowl, as if he had not even heard Kai's confession.

Kai's eyelids drooped a little; his entire soul and heart ached with sadness. This wasn't the answer he had hope for or expected, but then, the harsh cold of the ocean water stabbing at his legs brought him immediately out of his solemn thoughts. He really wished that Rei would hurry up and pull him up onto the deck, so that he could begin to warm himself up.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Kai felt Rei release his hand and turn his back on him. The boat slowly turned and began to head away from him, leaving him helplessly stranded in the ocean again.

"No!" he cried out, "Rei! Don't leave me!"

He broke down and began to cry uncontrollably, hot tears spilling from his eyes and streaming down his cheeks.

He had lost all hope. Nobody was coming for him.

Might as well just give up his conscience told him sadly. What is there left to keep fighting for?

He had to admit, the voice had a point. What was there left? Rei meant the world to him, and look at where he was now. He had been clearly and harshly abandoned by the one person he had ever loved.

He gave up, and stopped fighting to stay afloat. His heart shattering into a million pieces, all the while sinking deeper and deeper towards the ocean floor.

So, there's the first chapter. I know that it was short, but I wanted the first chapter to end at a cliffhanger...evil grin. Please review and I'll keep it going!