Kitten: Gomen Nasai Minna-San… -bows- Please forgive the lateness, but I'm back again for the fifth, (yeah you heard me right) FIFTH chapter of "You deserve better"! Isn't it just so exciting?! After all, I did leave you all with a cliffhanger last time… some of you even whined, begged, and THREATENED -cough- Kat -cough- for this chapter… -bows again- here is the long awaited fifth chapter. After several weeks of evil, evil writer's block, I finally got some of the original plot back into my ever-forgetting brain that's afflicted with STM (short term memory) and overcame my CLS (chronic laziness syndrome) to write this chapter. Also, the pressure of school starting seems to slow my brain processing power down to less then fifty percent, so that might be the cause too. -whimpers- please don't hurt me for that? Please? Doomo Arigato Gozaimasu… So, without further ado… en-!
Kai: -covers Kitten's mouth before she can finish- hold on, wench… -Kitten glares up at him with her pupils retracted into slits and he lets go-
Kitten: -right when Kai lets go- WHAT'D YOU CALL ME?! DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE YOU AND REI SUFFER MORE?!
Kai: -winces at the decibel level, then rolls eyes- I have something to say! Remember, Kitten!?
Kitten: -sighs since she remembers, then rolls eyes- whatever it is, say it quick.
Kai: I'M GLAD THAT I WASN'T KILLED BY KILANA TOO! Seriously, that girl is vicious. -shivers-
Kitten: … you should be happy. Kilana won't be appearing much after this so no more attempted murders.
Kai: -smiles brightly- OH! And yes, I know I was wimpy in the last chapter, but THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM! -crosses arms and goes "hmph"-
Kitten: -pointed look- aren't you forgetting something, or rather, someone?
Kai: oh! Right. That goes for Kilana as well. She's not perfect at all. Nobody's perfect, no matter how much praise they get or how much they seem to be perfect. Everyone has flaws, no matter how hidden they are.
Kitten: one person can act one way, say wimpy one minute, and the next, they're standing up to the person they're afraid of. That's just a hint of what's to come in this chapter: a certain "perfect" co-captain isn't so perfect after all and a certain Russian blader stands up for himself. sighs Disappointment is bound to hit my dear friend, Kat. I originally told her that someone would yell at someone and get some sense into someone, but actually… I like thick-headed, stubborn, taking a trip down DEnial (said by one Kat in a MSN conversation… -snickers- ) Kai. Besides, if he realized it, it wouldn't really fit my originally planned out plot. So, gomen nasai Kat! He'll get it eventually! That I promise. But… just in case you're angry, here's a Bori-Kun plushie. -hands Kat the plushie smiling-
Kai: ¬¬… ahem… hate to interrupt, but… when, pray tell, does this wonderful event of me finally getting it occur exactly.
Kitten: in the next chapter… as in chapter six. No matter how anxious you all are, YOU'LL ALL HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT! MWAHAHAHA! -clears throat- ahem… Okay, let's get on with this.
Thanks to typhoon14 (aww, arigato… If I could make it into a movie, I would, however I don't have the legal rights to), Forfirith-on-a-sugar-high (lost your internet? Thank Kami it only happened once!), Bonnie Mizuhara, Hell Demon (since you said hi to Rei & Kai, they shall say it back. drags Rei into the room Rei & Kai: smiles HI TO YOU TOO! smiles again ), renanimeangel (don't die, that causes problems for me since I'm probably the reason. Here's the next chapter so don't die on me now, alright?), dranzerkai425, emir (wow, you finally got your ass back here… now you can finally beta something. mutters to herself: baka Hikari ), SnowIce (Gomen Nasai! Kai dying isn't gonna happen… I'm sorry… that was just a one time threat… smiles sheepishly ), Songs make me cry and C. Sokolov for the great reviews. As a thank you, COOKIES FOR ALL! hands all the reviewers cookies To the two others, a response to you is already said. Things aren't always what they seem. But I appreciate the constructive criticism, after all this is a site where we put down our work and help each other improve through comments, good or bad. Of course, there's also the point that this is my story and I do control what happens so no matter what people say, it can't really change how I want my story to be. But still, I appreciate the advice nonetheless and will thoroughly take it into consideration. Continuing on… Last but not least, like always, special, special thanks go to my dear friend, GemGemJoo. My Kit Kat buddy. Always so supportive of me and my work, it makes me feel so special. Thank you Kat! Remember our idea for the co-written fic based on our odd MSN conversations… when we have time, we must write and put it down… lest we forget… -wink- Kit Kat! LOL.
Also, many thanks go to my Hikari, emir for beta-reading. THANK YOU RIMES! YOU'VE FINALLY DONE YOUR JOB! After saying you'll beta many times but never have, you've finally beta-ed something! I'M SOO PROUD! =P I joke, Rimes… I joke. But seriously, you finally beta something, Thanks a lot.
Summary: see chapter 1
Pairings: Kai x Rei, Yuri x OC and Takao x Max
Warnings: a bit OOC. PG-13 for fluff, course language and sexual innuendo/implications
This chapter: bickering, obviously between Kai and Kilana, a depressed, confused, frustrated Rei makes his thoughts known (wow, I feel so bad for torturing Rei like this…) and Max being impatient/yelling. That's it for this chapter… it's moderately light, I think, compared to the others.
Disclaimer: I strongly advice therapy, along with checking yourself into a mental institution if you honestly think I own Beyblade and think I DON'T own the plot, idea and OC for this particular fic. If I did own Beyblade, I'd be rich and Kai and Rei would be making out every second they're alone. Since that isn't happening, you can therefore conclude… I. DON'T. OWN. BEYBLADE.So find another way to amuse yourself besides thinking of how you can sue me.
Kitten: on a sad note, this story will eventually end at chapter seven or eight. I know, sad isn't it? But like they all say, all good things must come to end. But fear not, as I will return with a side fic/one-shot to this that will be released at the end… and I'll also be filling my account with pointless one-shots that I have rolling around in my cute little head (Kai: -snort- cute? Yeah right… Rei: -warningly- Kai…) well, everything's done. Now, enjoy this chapter. I know I've kept you all in suspense for too long already.
Notes: "talking", italics = thoughts in POV, 'thinking in non POV', {telepathic messages}
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You deserve better: V
(Normal POV)
Continuing in Kai's bedroom…
"Kai… what the Hell did you say to Takao?"
Kai, hearing the question, managed to stifle a scream of outrage and instead opted for gritting his teeth and clenching his fists together so hard, his knuckles turned white. 'Great… She knows. And I thought I'd be able to talk to Takao without her knowing what I told him….' Kai thought, obviously annoyed. 'Grr… Damn Rei and Kilana's ability to talk and sense each other's feelings mentally! It's driving me frickin' insane! God… who knew that twins could be so annoying…. Hmm… I wonder if Yuri is as annoyed with this as I am…' Kai ranted a bit more before quickly composing himself. "What do you mean, Kilana?" Kai lied (quite naturally I might add), busying himself with putting the pillows they were using previously back in place on his bed. Kilana glared at him, knowing he was lying.
"Don't bullshit me, Kai. Why'd you tell him that?"
"Why else would I Kilana?" Kai replied still busy with placing the pillows back in their rightful place.
"Why are you still on that?! For Kami's sake, Kai, think of Rei for once!" Kai turned to Kilana suddenly with fire burning in his crimson orbs.
"I am thinking about him! I'm always thinking about him! I only think about him! That's why I told Takao!" Kai said angrily, still looking at Kilana seriously before returning to put the last pillow back. After he was done, he lay back onto the pillows, closing his eyes. Kilana was stunned for a brief moment before she started growling low in her throat.
"How can you call that 'thinking about Rei'?? You know he'd only get hurt by it! He's in his room, crying his eyes out again! And it's your fault! Again!" Kilana said while throwing her arms up and looking up to the ceiling, annoyed. She then looked at Kai with the same amount of seriousness that he had looked at her with. Even though his eyes were closed, he still felt the gaze and opened his eyes to look at Kilana.
"Kilana, do you still not get it? Do you still not get why I feel this way?" Kai questioned, sitting up a bit and taking Kilana by the shoulders, staring deeply into her eyes that were tearing up but held on strongly to an angry and slightly confused expression, telling Kai she indeed did not understand his point of view yet.
"What I don't get is why you choose to hurt him over and over again, when you say you love him more than anything in this world!" Kilana replied, looking up into Kai's eyes with slight hatred, startling Kai a tiny bit.
'Why does she have hatred in her eyes? Why is it so important that Rei not get hurt?' thought Kai. 'It surprises and shocks me that… she can't think logically and analytically… It's not like her. It's as if something, maybe an emotion, is preventing her from thinking in her usual manner… But what is that something?' "Ki-Chan, if I kept it from him, make him hold onto false hope, it'd only hurt him more when I don't return after all of this Finals business."
"Then what, there's like no good side to any of this?! Keeping the truth from him doesn't help, telling him the truth doesn't help either! Both sides have a negative effect on Rei's well-being! This is so fucked up!" Kilana pushed Kai away and looked to the side, glaring at nothing in particular. Too many emotions were coursing through her and she felt like she was going to explode. One side of her was telling her to not overreact; that there's gotta be a reason for Kai's behaviour and the way he was thinking. And it was urging her to try to understand Kai's side, because she only wanted the best for her best friend. But the other hand, she was screaming, and I mean screaming out that Rei, her brother and most important person to her in her entire sixteen years of life (not that Yuri and Kai weren't), was getting hurt immensely by Kai's actions. If she tried to understand Kai's side, Rei would only get angry at her for not helping him when he's her brother and accuse her of taking Kai's side instead of his. That Rei was her twin brother and flesh and blood was more important than anything else, especially after what happened…. She was so torn between the two sides. She didn't know what to do… what to think. 'What do I do…? I… I want the best for Kai 'coz I love him like my own brother, but my real brother is hurting because of Kai… This is tearing me apart… I just don't know anymore… What's more important, my brother of flesh and blood's well-being or my best friend that I love like a brother?'
"To me, telling the truth is better. This way, he knows exactly why I won't return and can finally see that maybe holding onto me isn't such a good idea. And I can finally get this guilt off my chest." Kai said, turning Kilana's face back towards him as he talked. She calmly pulled Kai's hand away, not wanting to be touched at the moment. Kai just sighed.
"But you hurt Rei in the process of making yourself feel better! Kai, that's not what you do to the one you love. None of this is something you do to the one you love." Kilana said quietly.
"Kilana, calm down and stop stressing yourself out. You don't wanna end up like the last time you did this…." Yuri said to her sternly, putting an arm around her shoulder and pulling her into his body, trying to calm her with his touch. Kilana struggled at first, trying to get away from her mate but gave up when Yuri's grip got too tight and instead went "hmpf" and muttered "Why should I… Kai's being an idiot." to herself. Unfortunately, Kai heard it.
"Think of this from my point of view for once in your life already, Kilana!" Kai said, crimson orbs burning with a fierce anger once again. Kilana blinked and stared with wide ruby-gold orbs from Yuri's shoulder. Kai had never been this serious about anything before besides blading. 'Can't he see why I'm being so serious about my point of view? Is he that thick-headed? Why is it that important to him?' thought Kilana. "I know Rei loves me, Kilana, and he without a doubt, definitely deserves what he wants… But I shouldn't be what he wants. He just doesn't see that yet. If I stay with him, I'd only hurt him by being the ignorant self I am. I know he'd try to understand it, but there's no denying the fact that he'd still be hurt by it no matter how deep he hides it within himself and denies it or how small the amount of hurt is. By telling the truth, I'm just doing a favour - a huge favour - for the one I love." Kai choked slightly and took a deep breath, straining to finish his sentence without crying. "Rei's a wonderful person, I for one should know, and because of that, he doesn't deserve a lowlife like me. I'm not worthy of being a mate to such a person as Rei. So by doing this, I save him from a lot of future heartache being with me. And now that we're apart, when he gets over me, he can finally find someone that he deserves." Kilana's eyes returned to their natural state with that confession. She clutched her chest while staring downwards with glazed over eyes, guilt suddenly coursing through her. She knew deep down that she was going to take Rei's side.
'I… never knew he felt that way… but… even though I really want to since he feels so strongly about it… I can't… I just can't do that to Rei again… Rei has to come first. He has to.' Kilana thought, making up her mind once and for all.
"He… makes a point, love." Yuri said, tilting Kilana's face up towards him. "Can't you tell that Kai is hurting from this as well? It's the hardest thing in the world for a person to admit and more importantly, say to the person they love more than anything that they don't deserve them. That they're not worthy of that person's love. No one wants to admit that, no matter how strongly they feel about it. I know you feel that way about me and although you've admitted it to yourself, you would never tell anyone else right? (A.N.: remember, they have the ability to feel each other's emotions. That's how Yuri knows.) So Kilana, just be proud and accept the fact that Kai had the courage, like you, to admit it to himself, and even prouder of the fact that he was brave enough to tell Rei, okay?" Yuri finished, staring deep into those ruby-gold orbs that suddenly closed trying to stop the tears from forming.
"I want to, Yuri… I really want to… but I can't… I just… can't. Not when Rei's involved. No matter what, Rei comes first!" Kilana said, shaking her head furiously.
"Kilana, I can understand why you're so serious about how Rei reacts to it but-" Kai started, reaching out for her. Kilana whacked his arms away with her pupils retracting, shocking Kai again.
"How can you, Kai?! No one understands how I feel… why I'm doing this! I lost all of my family except for Rei… I wasn't there for him when the accident happened, when I honestly should've been. Our parents died in that accident, Kai… and Rei got seriously hurt… and I wasn't there for him! I was more than a freaking thousand miles away! I should've been there with him, grieving with him and comforting each other! I should've been there with him for the burial! But I wasn't… And now all I've got left is Rei… He's all I have left now… which is why everything I do has to benefit and help Rei in the best way possible! Don't you see?! I can't let Rei suffer anymore! Not anymore… because Rei is a good person, a good friend, and most of all, a good brother, who I love more than anything else in the universe. I wasn't there for him when things went horribly wrong in his life. I have to make sure that Rei never hurts like that again. I have to make sure that he doesn't lose anybody else that he loves so deeply. IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO, KAI, AFTER I ABANDONED HIM!" Silence overtook the room. Kilana, sensing the tension, took a deep breath. "… And what Rei wants now… more than anything else… is you, Kai… which is why I'm telling you to stop being so stubborn, forget about this and go back to him. Rei deserves what he wants, Kai!"
'Kilana… I knew… I knew it went deeper than just the fact that he's your brother… your flesh and blood… I'm so sorry… Gomen nasai…' Kai thought, tears threatening to fall from his crimson orbs. "Kilana… I understand now… I know how you feel… I know Rei means a lot to you because he's your only family left… and I'm truly sorry that I'm the one he wants, but-"
"But what, Kai? If you understand how I feel, why do you insist on hurting Rei?"
"Because I love him…. I love him so much that I just can't lie to him. No one ever lies to a loved one and keeps things that should be out in the open. That's why…" Kilana clenched her fists in anger but decided that it just wasn't worth fighting with him anymore.
"… I can't change your mind can I?" Kilana said quietly.
"Nothing can, Kilana… Gomen nasai… I'm so sorry. But it's all for the best… and the best for Rei." Kilana's pupils retracted into slits again (not a good sign).
"How can that be the best for Rei…?! God…" Kilana muttered to herself. A thought then hit her. 'If nothing can change his mind to do what's really best for him, then I want no part in it anymore.' "You know what, Kai?!" Kilana shouted before lowering her voice to a slight hiss, looking at Kai seriously. "Fine… Be a stubborn son of a bitch… I just hope you know what you're doing, because I'm not going to help you anymore, Kai. I don't wanna be there when and should you ever come face to face with Rei again, which I know you will by the way, and be blamed for being a part of this whole disaster because I would never hurt Rei like you did. I love him more than that." Kilana finished quietly and got up, wiping a tear away and started for the door. Yuri immediately got up after her and tried to stop her from leaving. She pushed him away with an apologetic look and quickly stalked out the room, crying as she went.
"Kilana! KILANA! COME BACK HERE!" Yuri called as he swiftly followed her to the door. "KON!" Yuri shouted down the hall at her, anger evident in his voice, making Kilana freeze just for a brief second since Yuri would only call her by her last name when he was really angry with her. Yuri even tried to get her to come back mentally, but his mate still refused to answer him and quickly disappeared into their room, slamming the door closed, a quiet thud heard afterwards. "… Damn it, Ki-Chan…" Yuri muttered. Realising he was still leaning against the doorframe staring at his bedroom door, he quickly went back over to Kai who was looking down at the floor guiltily and fiddling with his wrist guards. "I'm sorry about Kilana, Kai… she's just… really, and when I say really, I mean really worried about Rei, that's all." Kai looked at Yuri, smiling sadly.
"I know how she feels so it's alright, Yuri. And I'm the one who should be sorry. I hate being the one who's causing all of this. But it's only for the best."
"I understand how you feel about all of this, Kai. I can't and don't blame you. … Neither should Kilana, but she's… to put it lightly, overly obsessive with the notion of making her brother happy. She can't deal with the fact that first she left him when they were so young, and then when she was gone for only a year, their parents died leaving Rei all alone to deal with Mao," Kai growled subconsciously at the name, "and suffer through the loss, grief and pain by himself…" At this point, Yuri sighed. "It also left her feeling really guilty about agreeing wholeheartedly to ever leaving for here in the first place and the never-ending feeling that she's a bad sister to him, even though she had no control over the events that lead to it. That's why she's like this." Yuri looked up and thought out loud "… Actually, I think it's completely selfish of her since she's just doing this to make herself feel better…" He looked back at Kai. "But anyway, if this concerned anyone but Rei, she'd accept where you're coming from. It's just because that this does concern Rei that she chooses not to accept your decision."
"Yeah, well… unfortunately it's all about Rei." Kai sighed and flopped down backwards onto the bed with a bounce, grabbing a pillow and hugging it tightly. "I wish there was an alternative… something that wouldn't cause him or anyone any more pain… but every option that's obvious or that I see just leads to pain and suffering." Yuri sighed sadly and comfortingly stroked his hair. (A.N.: as a brother if you're wondering, beta-note: lmfao)
"It's alright, Kai. You've done what you done and even though you want to go back and change this real badly, there's no turning back time to fix it now. We'll just… go with the flow. Que sera sera, Kai. Whatever will be, will be." Yuri said with a smile and pat to Kai's shoulder. "Don't worry about it too much, Kai. No need to stress yourself out so close to finals, unlike Kilana. She can get as pissed as she wants. We don't need her, but we need you, you know." Kai smiled weakly.
"Yeah… I know. Thanks, Yuri."
"No problem, Kai. I'm always here for you. Anyway, get some rest, relax and don't think too much about this. Meanwhile, I gotta go talk to and comfort a certain frustrated and disappointed neko-jin… See ya later, Kai." With that, a kiss to his forehead and another smile, Yuri rushed off out the open door to his and Kilana's room.
"See ya…" Kai replied quietly as he turned onto his side and just stared at the wall sadly.
'Rei…'
Back in the BladeBreakers' hotel room… in our favourite neko-jin's room…
Rei was so confused, depressed and frustrated with the recent revelation of Kai's thoughts on their… situation. He tried to get some sleep which he sorely needed for training for the upcoming finals, but found it extremely difficult as his mind just kept playing Takao's words over and over again, making Rei toss and turn in his bed into odd positions that only he and the rest of the neko-jins found oddly comfortable. Sleep was virtually impossible for Rei as of this moment. 'You don't deserve what he's done to you… and he doesn't deserve you…' Rei sighed. Granted, what Kai did was selfish, but when he did it, Kai still hadn't realized that he was more important than that piece of junk and therefore Rei couldn't blame him as much as he wanted to. The thing Rei felt he could blame Kai for however was thinking that he didn't deserve Rei and his love.
'If he had realized that I was more important before he went and did what he did, then he doesn't deserve my love. But when he already did it before he realized my importance to him and that he loves me more than anything else, how could he think that he doesn't deserve me? I don't get it…'
(Rei POV)
Kai…
I don't understand what you're thinking in the cute head of yours…
Why did you go and say that?
How could you possibly think of yourself like that?
No one else does…
It makes no sense to think that way of yourself unless someone else felt the same way…
How could you think so negatively of yourself, when you know that you had no choice in the matter?
I don't get why you think you're not worthy of me and my love for you…
When I should be the one not worthy of you…
After all the good times we had…
How happy you made me when we were together…
Every single moment we shared…
Good and Bad…
The wonderful memories we have together…
I'm the one not worthy of you, Kai…
How could you think that?
Why do you think that?
I just don't get it!
It's driving me insane not knowing…
Why you do this to yourself…
And me as well…
I know you know you're hurting the both of us…
Causing us both unnecessary pain…
So, Kai…
Why do you deny everything we have?
How could you forget everything…
Because of some stupid thought like that?
We have so much together…
It's too great…
Too beautiful…
To forget just like that…
Am I that insignificant to you now…
That you could just forget all we have…
Without a second thought?
If so… why tell me the things you did in that letter?
Kai, did you even think about it carefully before you decided?
The entire time we were together…
Was I ever unhappy with you, Kai?
Was I ever unsatisfied with whatever you did?
No…
Of course not, Kai…
You were everything I hoped you were…
Everything I thought you'd be…
I don't know what you could've been thinking…
Why do you deny everything, Kai?
You know you're just causing us…
Unneeded pain…
Why are you denying us?
Why do you deny me?
Oh dear Kami… I'm crying again. This is pathetic of me… why am I crying again? Should I even be crying? -sniff- now that you think about it, maybe I should because Kai's being his ignorant self again and doesn't realize that in order for us to ever be happy again, we have to be together… and he's torn us apart again because of some stupid thought that's stuck in his damn usually smart brain.
Kai…
You always said…
I was your everything…
And that you could never survive without me by your side…
You always said…
Nothing could ever tear us apart…
Not even ourselves…
So why have you gone back on your words?
Kai…
Please come back…
We're nothing without each other…
Just one half of a soul…
Incomplete…
And when we're incomplete…
We'll wander aimlessly…
Caring for absolutely nothing but being back together again…
Which is just absolutely stupid to tell you the truth…
Wait… what was that thought again…? Ah yes… 'Incomplete'… Kami, that's exactly how I feel… right now… without him… here with me…
I feel so incomplete…
Without you…
I feel nothing when we're not together…
Just complete…
Utter…
Numbness…
Everywhere…
I'm so lost without you…
I can't eat…
Can't sleep…
Can't do anything…
I need you back with me, Kai…
Without the other half of the soul…
To complete one another…
We're nothing…
Non-existent…
I know you know that, Kai…
So…
Please, Kai…
Please…
Come back already…
So we can be complete again…
Because I'm nothing without you…
And suddenly… don't ask me how, maybe it was through all the thinking that brought back a few memories, but I think I know why he's doing this! ARGH! Kai, you STUPID, STUPID, STUPID BAKA! I know you still love me, Kai! I know you still care about me! And I know you so well, at least well enough, that I know what your freaking intentions behind this idiotic act of stupidity are! I KNOW YOUR MOTIVES, DAMN IT AND BOY, AM I NOT HAPPY WITH YOU! You're doing this to protect me from something. BUT I'M NOT AN INVALID, DAMN IT! I DON'T NEED YOU TO PROTECT ME ALL THE DAMNED TIME, KAI!
He doesn't want me to get hurt!
That's the only logical explanation!
Especially since it's something Kai always does…
Protecting me from pain and suffering…
The only thing is…
He doesn't realize…
He doesn't know that he can't hurt me…
Well…
Unless he leaves me again…
Doesn't he know that he could never hurt me?
As long as we're together…
As long as he's always with me…
I'll never, ever feel pain…
All I'll ever feel is happiness…
And total completion…
I guess… he just doesn't know that… yet…. GAHH, KAI YOU IDIOTIC BEAN HEAD! SHOWS ME HOW MUCH YOU KNOW! … Okay, so now that I fully know what's going on, what do I do about it? And as I think of an answer, that annoying little voice inside my head starts to react. Yep… there goes that annoying little voice inside my head telling me: TELL HIM! THAT'S WHAT YOU DO! YOU TELL HIM! CONFRONT HIM AND FREAKING DRILL IT INTO HIS THICK SKULL SO HE FINALLY COMES BACK WITH YOU. Pfft… What an idiotic-
Wait…
That's not a bad idea…
Wow…! That annoying little voice is right! For once. And I laugh as it says to me: WHAT 'FOR ONCE'?! What are you talking about?! And I reply-
… Hold on. Is it normal for me to talk to myself that way?
Kami…
No more stealing any sort of sugar from Maxie's stash.
Sheesh…
… Speaking of Maxie, he's calling me… I wonder what for?
At the same time as Rei was in his room doing the thinking thing… Outside in the living room…
(Normal POV)
"Takao?" Max called, waving his hand in front of the Dragon Wielder, who was currently lost in his own thoughts. "Ta-Kun!" Max tried again. But it was still no use. Takao was too lost and wasn't gonna come back anytime soon. Max was getting impatient. He was itching to know exactly what Kai and Takao talked about earlier. True, he had heard it once before and quite recently, but he seriously needed to hear it again before he could actually start to believe it. Oh, and something else that was bugging Max? Who Kilana was. He wanted to know, and now, but with Takao off in La La land, it wasn't going to happen. Unless he did something about it… now. Since Max was sitting in front of Takao across the coffee table, he got up and sat down next to him. He leaned in, took a deep breath and yelled into Takao's ear.
"KINOMIYA TAKAO, GET YOURSELF BACK ON EARTH THIS DAMNED INSTANT!"
"AHHHH!" screamed Takao as he jumped three feet off his seat before landing with slight "whump". "What the Hell, Maxie?! What'd you scream in my ear for?!"
"You were off in space while Kenny and I were sitting here patiently for you to start talking!" Takao blinked.
"Start talking? About what?"
"About what? ABOUT WHAT?! You- ugh… Takao, you were supposed to tell us EXACTLY what happened with Kai and who this… Kilana is! NOW SPILL DAMN IT BEFORE I MAKE YOU SLEEP HERE INSTEAD OF IN OUR ROOM WHERE I WILL BE!" Takao was confused and it showed as he blinked repeatedly at his blonde lover.
"You're oddly pissed off… why's that?"
"JUST TELL ME ALREADY, DAMN IT!"
"Okay, okay… sheesh." Takao mumbled, rolling his eyes.
"Takao, if you're going to talk, at least start talking." Kenny said, opening up Dizzi so she could also hear the conversation. Takao glared at Kenny.
"Fine. Remember how Rei and I got split up from you two? Well, we got split up too. Yuri and this girl chased after Rei, and Bryan and Spencer came after me. We thought they were sent to stop us, right? Turns out they were actually helping us. Bry and Spence took me to Kai in this room where they developed the artificial bit-beasts. I saw Kai, got angry, and hit him, saying he deserved it and accused him of hurting Rei. I kept yelling and then Kai all of the sudden yelled at me to be quiet or else he wouldn't tell me what I wanted to know, and his eyes were tearing. He was crying guys."
"Kai?! Crying? Really?!!" Max exclaimed. "Oh my God!"
"That seems highly impossible to me, Takao." Kenny said.
"Well he was alright?! I stared at him thinking the exact thing you guys are, and he told me to stop staring since it was annoying him, so I did. Afterwards, he started talking. He told me that if we thought he meant to hurt Rei, we're wrong because he only left in hopes of achieving his goal of becoming the best beyblader in the world. He said that he thought it was his only option so he took it. If Boris had given him more time to think it over, he would've talked to all of us, as well as Rei but Boris said that he had to choose right then and there, so he couldn't."
"I feel so bad now…" Max said looking down. Takao sighed, put an arm around his shoulders and pulled him in close.
"It's alright, Maxie. As long as we know we were wrong to judge him that way and learn from our mistakes."
"It's hard to believe that Kai wouldn't have left us without talking to us first." Kenny said. "That's not the Kai I thought he was."
"'Ol sourpuss likes us after all!" Dizzi chirped. "That's soo cute!" Max, Takao and Kenny all smiled.
"I guess he does, Dizzi. I guess he does." Takao said smiling.
"Sorry, Takao. Please continue."
"Kai continued to say that yes, him going back and taking Boris' offer definitely helped him achieve his goal but after training for a few days, he still felt incomplete and then realized that being the best blader was no longer what he wanted most, he was just too obsessed with the notion of being perfect before to see…"
"… That Rei was now more important than anything, right?" Max interjected, looking thoughtful as he pieced the information together in his mind.
"Yup." Takao confirmed, nodding. "Kai never wanted what happened to happen, but it was too late to go back. He also said that realizing it caused him major pain from being apart from Rei. When I first saw him, he looked awful. His eyes were puffy and dull instead of the usual shiny crimson, he looked skinnier than usual and his clothes were dirty and old."
"Kai and Rei certainly are a match made in heaven, aren't they…?" Dizzi commented.
"Yeah… they are…" Max replied sadly.
"It certainly seems that way. Kai and Rei both didn't have appetites, cried their eyes out I'm guessing every night although Rei cried constantly and they both didn't care about hygiene." Kenny said. Takao and Max nodded. "You can go on now, Takao."
"He told me he felt awful about everything and the guilt ate at him constantly. It was then that he told me that even though he loves Rei more than anything in the world, he can't risk coming back to him because he felt that he'd only hurt him again and Rei doesn't deserve that. In his exact words from before, Rei doesn't deserve to be hurt like he has, and Kai doesn't deserve him."
"This is awful… Kai really loves Rei but he can't bear to hurt him again." Max said, his tone still sad and sympathetic. Kenny and Takao nodded.
"This is something we can't help with… Kai has made his decision…" Kenny commented. "There's nothing we can do to change it."
"Yeah… poor Rei… he hasn't taken this well. He loves Kai so much… I hate seeing them apart like this." Takao replied.
"We can't do anything, like Kenny said. All we can do… is hope for the best after all of this is over. Now, Takao, please enlighten us on who Kilana is." Max asked/stated cheerfully.
"Oh… Kilana?" Takao said, reluctant since Rei wasn't there.
"Yes, Takao, do tell." Dizzi said. If Dizzi were a person, you'd surely see her smirking.
"I'd like to know as well." Kenny said. Takao hesitated.
"Um… She's… Rei's sister."
"… What?! SISTER?!" Kenny, Dizzi and Max exclaimed with shock.
"Sister." Takao confirmed with a nod.
"REI HAS A SISTER?!"
"… Actually, it's not just sister, guys." Takao said smiling sheepishly. "Kilana is Rei's twin sister."
"… WHY DIDN'T HE TELL US HE HAD ONE?!"
"Kai said Rei didn't want to because he didn't know if he'd ever see her again, since she goes to the abbey."
"Oh… 'K then…. What else did you find out about her?!"
"She's the Demo Boys' co-captain/substitute but never showed up because, well it'd cause too much commotion, and she's Yuri's girlfriend! They're dating! Isn't that just awesome?!" Takao said cheekily and clapping his hands together.
"WHAT?!" Takao nodded enthusiastically.
"And Bryan likes her too." Takao added with a wink.
"WHAT?!" Kenny and Max screeched.
"Wow, the emotionless Bryan likes a girl? It seemed impossible." Dizzi said.
"Hang on, hang on… how do you know that one, Takao?" Max and Kenny asked, confused.
"When I asked Bryan and Spencer who she was and Bryan was explaining the main details, he sighed dreamily at first, then stressed the word 'girlfriend'. Also, when Spencer told me that Kilana and Yuri fell in love and became lovers, Bryan started growling to himself. Those are sure indications, you guys."
"Holy crap… Wow. I can't believe Rei has a sis. And she's part of the Demolition Boys… That's wicked, but bad at the same time since they're on different sides." Kenny and Max said simultaneously.
"Does Kai know about her?" Max asked suddenly.
"Does he ever. He's one of her best friends! Rei knew that Kai knew her, and Kai knew that she was his sister when they first started going out."
"Amazing… the probability of a girl in the abbey was slim to none." Kenny said.
"Mm hmm… isn't that just so weird?" Max and Kenny were about to respond cheerfully, when a beeping from Kenny's laptop interrupted them.
"Chief, you just received an e-mail." Dizzi said. She then lowered her tone to a whisper. "It's from someone in the abbey." Kenny's hidden eyes widened and he quickly clicked it open. It only took him about two seconds before he gasped.
"Guys… Read this." Kenny stuttered as he turned the laptop towards Takao and Max and pointed to the screen. Max and Takao leaned in and began to read it. After about three seconds, they gasped as well.
"Oh my God…" Takao said.
"REI! COULD YOU COME OUT HERE PLEASE?!" Max asked in a worried voice. Two minutes later, a somewhat cheerful Rei came out with a small smile on his face.
"What's up, Max?" Rei asked cheerfully.
"I think you should read this." Max said and pointed to the laptop. Rei's face scrunched up in confusion but leaned in and read it anyway. What he saw made him gasp. (A.N.: so much gasping…. Oy…)
Dear BladeBreakers…
Meet me at Lake Baikal tomorrow…
Don't be late…
- Kai
In smaller font, Rei could make out some other words. "Did you guys see this?" Rei asked as he pointed to the smaller font. The other leaned over and shook their heads.
"No… we didn't… What does it say, Rei?" Max asked.
"It says… 'Guys, I'm so sorry for doing this… don't hate me for it… it's not my choice. Gomen Nasai.'"
"He's sorry…? For what? He hasn't done anything." Takao said, confused.
"He hasn't… he's apologizing in advance for tomorrow."
"I have a bad feeling about this, guys." Kenny stuttered.
"I do too you guys. What could this be about…?" Max asked.
"I guess… we'll find out tomorrow." Takao said, looking at Rei. But Rei wasn't paying attention. He was too busy thinking to himself.
I could care less about what this is for…
As long as I get to see Kai and tell him how I feel…
It's all worth it in the end…
End chapter five…
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Kitten: and that's the fifth chapter. In my opinion, it sucked. I'll try harder next time! I promise!
Kai: you'd have to try harder next time.
Rei: the next chapter is the big one. The important one! Lots of things happening there! SO YOU GOTTA TRY HARD!
Kitten: well, not that much is happening… just the BladeBreakers and Kai meeting up… and Max meeting up with his mom/Judy for his new blade… and a bit of Kilana and Yuri… That's all.
Max: -giggles insanely- YEAH!!! My new blade's gonna KICK KAI'S ASS! WHOO! -giggles again-
Kitten: ¬¬… who fed him sugar…?
Kai: -whistling-
Kitten: Kai… you didn't…
Kai: maybe I did, maybe I didn't. Does it matter?
Kitten: -sigh- well, that's it for me! Tune in next time, my loyal readers, and don't forget to review! Five reviews and I start writing (although quite slow, since I have school now. Grade eleven… urgh)! Ooh, and this time, I'm giving out prizes… Chibi Rei plushies! Extra special reviewers get a Chibi Kai to go with Chibi Rei… don't you just love it? -waves plushies in front of reviewer- aren't they adorable?! They could be yours too… if you review. -smirks evilly- well, till next time, Lates!
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