A/N: Sorry this is late... vv Chappie 2!
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Infatuation 2
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After having cleaned and dressed his wounds, Kai pulled on a long, dark blue, buttoned shirt to cover them up. His face paint was applied easily, and he made sure the shirt's collar hid the bite on his neck before going down stairs.
This morning would be like all the rest, the scene already playing in his mind. Tyson would either be eating or his head would be on the table, still half-asleep and drooling. Max would be smiling, hyper, and probably sucking on a gobstopper from his candy stash. Kenny would be typing away on Dizzi, bags of unrest hanging under heavy-lidded red eyes.
Kai smirked. Rei would be cooking breakfast. The neko-jin would pour a cup of coffee from the pot he had waiting for his captain and hold it out to him, a smile brightening his face. Rei knew just how strong Kai liked his coffee.
Before he could reach the kitchen door, the shrill ring of the phone redirected his steps. He picked it up. "Hello?"
"Kai, my boy!"
Kai leant against the wall. "Mr. Dickenson."
"How is everyone?"
"They're fine. There's nothing new to report, except for Kenny's extra stomach."
"Oh?"
"He's been eating more than usual..."
There was a sigh. "Don't tell me we have another Tyson."
Kai smirked. "I do believe his metabolism might be jump-starting a growth spurt"
"I will be there later tonight, so I suppose I'll see for myself. What about you, Kai? How are you holding up?"
Kai looked toward the kitchen door to make sure no one was listening. The light under the door showed no shadows.
"Well enough."
"Are you... certain?"
"Yes."
Kai could practically hear the scowl. "Well, your grandfather is out for your blood, the Demolition Boys have 'mysteriously disappeared', the Black Dranzer is still out there somewhere waiting to be used, and you are just 'well enough'?"
Kai's crimson gaze hardened on the wall opposite him. "Yes."
Hearing the hesitation, Mr. Dickenson pressed further. "Kai? Is there... anything more?"
"Hn. Like what?"
"Have you received any threats? Has anything seemed out of place? Anything at all?"
Thinking back to his dreams, the Russian debated on telling the old man. He wanted to tell him. Call it old habit, but...
"Kai?"
Noting his silence, he mentally shook his head. "I'll see you when you get here."
Not even bothering to answer the old man's question, he hung up.
If they were just dreams, then he wouldn't be distracted. He wouldn't have these wounds on his back, and he certainly wouldn't be feeling this tightening in his chest, right where his heart was, every time he thought of Rei.
He knew that Rei wouldn't hurt him on purpose, but if they were just dreams... Did this mean that if he should ever tell the other of his feelings, he'd end up hurt? Or was that just his old way of thinking kicking in? His grandfather messed up his mind so bad that he sometimes had trouble telling the difference.
Shaking his head, he ran a hand through his light blue hair. He needed to calm down, before he suffered outright paranoia. He needed to put up a front, so the guys wouldn't notice and start asking questions.
Taking a deep breath, he entered the kitchen. An amusing sight beheld him. Rather then the ordinary morning depicted in his head, Kai had a hard time controlling his smirk at the sight.
Rei sat on a flailing Tyson on the tabletop, trying to capture his arms. Max sat on the table beside them, chopsticks holding some steamed leeks. Every time Max saw an opening, he would try and stuff them in Tyson's mouth, but that Dragoon blader would tighten his lips around his teeth and knock Max's arm away.
"C'mon, Ty. You made a bet and lost," Max whined.
Rei smirked. "Yeah, accept defeat and take your punishment like a man."
Kai snorted, muffling it behind his hand. It caused everyone's eyes to fall on him. He lifted an eyebrow in response and question.
Max immediately went over to him while Rei tried to further restrain Tyson.
"Kai, it's so mean!" The blonde put on his biggest, saddest, most pleading puppy-dog eyes. "Tyson isn't playing fair!"
"Fair?!" the bluenette shrieked. "You tricked me!"
Rei scowled. "But you still lost," he pointed out, reaching for Tyson's hands again.
Kai rolled his eyes. "What did he do?"
Max sniffled for good measure though it wasn't necessary. Kai was already bagged and his when he had approached.
"We made a bet. Grant we tricked him, but he still could've won." His eyes watered. "And now he won't accept his defeat or punishment."
"What was the bet?"
Rei spoke up. "Tyson was bragging he could take on both me and Max, no sweat. So we bet that if Tyson won a Beyblade match, we would do his chores for the day. If we won, he would have to eat a bowl of leeks, which I do believe is his least favorite food."
"Leeks are disgusting," Tyson yelled. "I'll never eat them, you hear? Never!"
Kai smirked. "So, there is a food out there that Tyson won't eat. And here I was thinking that Hell was freezing over."
Max took over with his puppy-pout. "He never said to go one at a time, so me and Rei took him on all at once. That was the cheating part, but I don't really think it's cheating because, regardless, he said both of us, so he still could've won like he said."
"Mmm hmm." Kai was now starting to see the picture clearly, which, he had to admit, was in Rei and Max's favor.
Tyson smiled up at him as Kai walked over to the table. "Kai! My hero! Rescue me, please?"
Rei made a sound somewhere between a gag, snort and a giggle that Kai found extremely cute, while Max continued to use his puppy eyes, following Kai to where Tyson lay struggling.
Kai turned to the blonde. "Your puppy eyes didn't work on him?"
Max sniffled. "He closed his eyes."
Sighing Kai nodded to Rei. "Let him go."
Rei and Max both gapped at him. "Wha-huh?!" they both whined. It only took a hardening of Kai's glare to make them stop. Rei pouted, but let Tyson go.
The boy "whooped" and stood up. "Thank you, Kai!"
He snorted. "What for?" Just when Tyson was about to answer, his butt met the floor. Keeping a firm foot on the boy's stomach, Kai leaned down with narrowed eyes. "If you want even the slightest pardon on your training today, and not work five extra hours, I suggest you eat the leeks."
Rei smiled as Kai switched to their side, and Max suddenly produced a bowl of leeks from about his person, ready and willing to feed them to Tyson.
Tyson sweat-dropped. "What about training for the others?"
Kai cocked his head to the side. "What training? As far as I know, everyone but you has the day off." Tyson groaned. "That is, of course, if you don't eat those leeks."
The dragoon blader pouted. "You're mean."
"I'm the team captain. That is my job."
Tyson grumbled something, but Kai ordered him to speak up. "I said FINE! I'll eat the stupid leeks."
Nodding his approval of Tyson's wise choice, Kai moved his foot and turned to Rei and Max. "He's all yours." Looking about the room, another question formed in his head. "Where's Kenny?"
Rei answered. "He's sleeping in his room. I moved him there when I found him passed out at the table." Leaving Tyson to Max's care, Rei went to fill up a cup of coffee.
Kai raised an eyebrow. "Has he ever heard of actually sleeping instead of pulling these all-nighters?"
Rei shrugged, handing Kai his steaming mug. "He either needs a vacation, or a girlfriend."
Kai smirked, inhaling the scent of the mug's contents. "He's already got one." Rei lifted an eyebrow and Kai's smirk grew. "Dizzi."
Rei laughed. "They'd make a cute couple," he agreed, pouring himself a cup as well. This intrigued Kai, as Rei never touched the stuff. He'd always preferred drinking tea, saying that coffee would stunt his growth and the taste was foul. Personally, Kai was in love with the steamy liquid and didn't find a single thing wrong with it.
Catching Kai's quizzical look, Ray smiled. "It's weird, right?" he dismissed it with a wave of his hand. "I need the caffeine. I've had a sleepless night, something I'm sure you understand since you are right across from Tyson's room," the neko-jin explain, heading toward the table.
Kai watched him go, eyes latching onto the swinging "tail" of hair. "Yeah..." Though, Tyson's snoring wasn't the reason his nights were restless.
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tbc...
A few notes... I got the leek idea from watching Fruits Basket... . I saw how Kyo disliked them and thought to connect it to Tyson somehow... . If Dizzi were human, I'd SO pair her up with Kenny. . And I thought Rei's gag/snort/giggle was cute as well... ! XD