Lei-chi Kon's Rants: Wow. After all those weeks that I disappeared I return again with…THE COTINUATION OF BEING WITH ME!!! Hurrah!! =cheers by herself…¬ ¬= Anyway, and as always, thank you for the wonderful reviews, I owe you all big time!!! I am so happy… =sobs= Bleh anyway enough of the melodramatics!!
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(Hiruta/Carlos: Please forgive this super-affected-with-inferiority-complex-AGAIN girl…she's just in one of her normal times of the day when her inferiority complex kicks in…so please excuse her okay? Arigatou…)
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Disclaimer: I do not own Bakuten Shoot! Beyblade. But I do own manga copies! Get jealous!!! XD
Chapter Five – And the Problem Continues
Rei had kept his disguise for some time now, watching Max eat the food sluggishly on his plate, as if he was lacking in appetite. Kai was also worried at Max, but hid it well that to anyone it might seem that he's plain damn uncaring.
"Rei, thanks for cooking for us, we really appreciate it! Never thought you cook so well!" his dad suddenly exclaimed, breaking the silence forming within the dining room. The Chinese just smiled at him weakly, unable to say anything, his tongue had caught in his mouth and whatever he say wouldn't help much to the atmosphere anyway. Unexpectedly Max pushed his plate away, half-finished, and then stood up.
"I'm sorry, Rei, Kai, I wouldn't be able to entertain you. I'm…going to my room," the blonde excused, bolting out to the hall, disappearing from their view. Rei changed glances with Kai who seemed as cold as ever, not showing any emotion and returned eating his food. The raven-haired teen however didn't look that well either, but finished his share anyhow. He straightened up, picked up Max's plate and his to put in the dishwasher, then headed for the door.
"It's been great pleasure, Mr. Mizuhara…please tell Max that his friends are always by his side when he needs help…and…I'll see you…maybe…tomorrow…" Rei was having trouble finding words in speaking because his mind was clouded with several unfavorable thoughts. Sighing he walked out of the door, closing it silently, leaving Kai and Max's dad in the dining room.
Disheartened, displeased and dissuaded, the golden-eyed neko-jin casually entered the black Ferrari, sitting at the front row beside the driver's seat. He was starting to get confused, entirely baffled at the whole situation. He went there in Japan to try to reconcile Max and Tyson to get back together again, but what he seems to be doing was the opposite. Most of all he left his first best friends to do something "good"—but ended up doing contrast. Annoyed at himself he buried his head into his hands, his fidgeting fingers burying into the glossy raven locks slovenly.
"Don't feel bad, Rei," a voice suddenly sounded within the noiseless area, surprising Rei to the utmost heights that he almost jumped off his seat. He glanced about, and witnessed his best friend Kai opening the car door to the driver seat.
"Then don't scare me to death!" Rei blurted out, half-jokingly and half-exasperatingly. He returned his sullen head back to his hands and sighed heavily. Kai closed his eyes for a while, as if trying to calm himself down and finally entered the vehicle, closing the door. The sun's rays was radiating perfectly everything on the land as it disappeared into view, the sky turning midnight blue from the once-orangish red.
"C'mon, I'll let you stay at my place," Kai muttered after the long pause of silence, setting his hands on the steering wheel of the car. The Chinese glanced at him in shock. He never expected that…. Well this was the 'brand-new' Kai, everything that he would do would be more or less unanticipated and unforeseen by anyone else, even by his closest friend, the renowned 'kitten', Rei.
"Kai I don't know…"
"You won't oppose me because you don't want to. Am I right?" Kai playfully questioned, smirking at the raven-haired teen as he pressed onto the gas pedal, sending smoke out of the engine tube and slowly starting the automobile move, then pressing harder to accelerate the speed.
Rei could only smile.
About an hour later the black Ferrari halted to a stop in front of a large mansion, completely surrounded by a huge garden sporting different species of flowers. Rei gaped in awe—it was his first time here in Kai's house, or rather property, and yeah he knew that this Russian boy was rich, but he never expected this rich. It seems as if everything was paradise, like the Garden of Eden materialized in front of him. This was definitely one of the largest house he had ever seen in his life, regardless of his world-wide travels before.
"Are you just gonna stay there open-mouthed or are you coming with me?" the young owner sarcastically asked as he stepped out of the transportation, closing the door. The neko-jin blushed, realizing his own foolishness and quickly stepped off the car. Once outside, Kai opened the trunk of the vehicle and got Rei's heavier luggage, despite of the Chinese's protests, and was about to get the black sports bag when Rei snatched it faster, slipping his arm into the strap.
"Well I couldn't watch the great Kai Hiwatari carrying all the luggage by himself," Rei joked, noticing the older boy shot him a death glare and tossing the car keys to a male servant nearby, gesturing for the door. Rei followed, all the while several male and female servants offering to take his bag for him, to which he refused to since he could carry it by himself. No one bothered volunteering for their master since they already knew that if he needs anything, he would be the one who would always make the first move.
Inside the mansion, once again, the younger boy glanced about in surprise. Everything seemed so… divine and ethereal, adding to the heavenly aura of the manor. Everything seemed so expensive, and Rei was actually feeling nervous at being inside this house, since if one time he wouldn't be careful, he might break something and he would be forced to pay for it. Fighting down the scary thought, he only then realized that Kai was glaring at him in wonder.
"Anything wrong, Rei?" the master asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing! Nothing really," Rei beamed, shaking his head and asking Kai to continue the tour.
"Okay, sure, fine, whatever…" Kai mumbled, proceeding to the next room. "This is the door to the Master's bedroom, ech, where my grandfather used to sleep. Don't worry, it's empty now. Next up," he treaded to the next portal, "this is the library. Pfft, I remember, grandfather used to force me to read books here…" He continued on to naming every room with something of a memory to him.
At that same time, Rei was only paying attention partly, as he was quite busy studying the handsome boy beside him. Kai was confidently sharing bits of his past at the other BladeBreaker, not hesitating a bit. It's quite unusual really, of how he could be so distant when everybody was around and so open when only Rei was there. Unusual….
"And this is my room," Kai announced, knocking Rei off his wandering and back to reality. "Well, that's pretty much every room in this goddamned house, any questions?"
"Yeah," the raven-haired teen answered, looking back and forth at every door. "Where will I sleep?"
Kai was quieted for a while, then finally concluded something. "Since you still aren't fully accustomed to this place, I suppose you'd stay in my room."
"Wha—in your room?! Couldn't I just stay…in a guestroom…or something? I mean, I don't want to bother you by using your room, it's yours, you're the one who should use it…"
"Did I say I won't use it too? You'll stay in my room with me," Kai replied bluntly, opening the entrance to his bedroom, revealing the mysterious aura forming within it. Rei…would stay with Kai in one room? Not that the neko-boy was complaining, it's just that…there were enough spaces in the household, maybe even more than enough, but why does he have to stay in the same room with his friend?
"But Kai—"
"That is the door to the bathroom," clearly ignoring the younger as he pointed to the blue portal nearby, the dim atmosphere astounding Rei. It was thoroughly murky inside the said area, regarding the fact that the main light was off, only the candle-like lights on the wall were opened and the stars shimmering through the big window. Everything else also added obscurity. The furniture were all of black, if not, they would be somewhat of a dark blue or dark purple in color, the walls enclosing the room within it painted gray, bed sheets were of midnight blue in hue, matching the pillowcases, his own computer black and red. Needless to say, everything else that could be found in his room would either be black, blue or purple.
Rei shook his head. "But Kai," he repeated, trying to sound as convincing as he could. "I could make my way through this house. If by any chance I get lost, someone will apparently come by and help me. It won't be so bad…."
"You don't understand, Rei. I have to keep my eye on you. You might enter some room…to which you're not allowed to…" Oh…it was now making sense in Rei's mind. Sighing, he just decided to accede to his friend's decision, to go on with it.
"Okay Kai, I understand…. By the way, great room! I also love black…not as much as red though," Rei stated, dropping the first subject and glancing around the place, admiring the different articles arranged within. He walked past the drawers and sat onto the bed, feeling the silky mattresses under him. "Soft bed too!!!" he squealed, falling back into the midnight blue silk. The BladeBreakers' captain watched every little movement he did, which was actually just the heaving of his lungs, as silent as it was. He situated the suitcase on a nearby chair, telling Rei to fix his things, but before he actually could he was halted when Rei asked him a question out of the blue.
"Kai…have you ever been in love before?"
Kai stiffened. Rei noticed this as he sat up straight again, glancing into those crimson eyes to try to read his mind if he ever refuses to open up, unfortunately he failed, Kai was good at blocking emotions after all. But, Kai answered him rigidly.
"No."
Rei smiled. "Of course you hadn't. You were not allowed to. How could I forget a basic thing like that?" he asserted, slapping himself on the forehead for being stupid. He quickly jumped off the velvety cushions and stood in front of the suitcase, opening it and revealing his clothes and some other things inside, as he inquired the owner of where to put his stuff. Kai showed him the spare drawer beside his, to which stood pictures of people unknown to the Chinese boy. This made him, er, curious, continuing to examine and study the displayed photographs.
In the first frame, in it was a beautiful woman about in her late twenties, carrying a familiar baby boy, the one with spiky blue-gray hair actually, and beside him stood a handsome man, clutching her by the waist. Obviously, these were Kai's deceased parents, to which Rei knew this was a part of the team captain's horrible past as he was just eight years old when they…perished. Sighing, he proceeded to the next frame.
It held a picture of a young girl, about the same age as they were, smiling with all her heart. She has long lavender hair with streaks of purple, her eyes were of rosy pink and, guess what? Blank and pink beyblade was clutched in her grasp while she…was hugging a boy. Kai. Rei grinned.
"This your girlfriend Kai? I thought you said you have never been in love before?" the Chinese asked, positioning the frame as to let Kai see it in his view. The Russian snorted.
"Not my girlfriend, Kon. Just some bitch who wanted to take a picture with me."
"Oh? Then why do you have it in a frame?"
"I-it's…" Kai stuttered, clearly caught off guard. The neko-jin smirked again, Kai was obviously lying—and he has a girlfriend after all. Plainly telling Mr. Sourpuss do has emotions and not the sick emotionless bastard he was known to be. Of course, Rei already knew that, and now it's official.
"Hmm??"
"Okay! FINE!" Kai shouted, throwing his arms up in the air in defeat. Score! "…She's STILL not my asshole girlfriend. She's…a daughter of one of my grandfather's 'friends'. And…I had been arranged to marry her. You know, political shit…so the Hiwatari Enterprises will remain strong and the most powerful crap."
Ah, it all concluded together and formed sense in the younger boy's understanding. However, there's still one thing that was disturbing him…. "Your fiancée? So…you do love her?"
"GAH! I said it was 'arranged' didn't I?! I don't feel anything for her! If she had anything for me then the feeling's not MUTUAL!"
The Chinese neko-jin almost backed out in fear. This guy could get angry…not to mention the scary death glare he had there. But, as previously mentioned, Rei knew him better than anyone else, even better than himself, and he also knew Kai doesn't go too far when it's just about a simple thing. Sure enough, Kai calmed down almost immediately after that enraging statement he voiced.
"Then…I guess no introductions?" Rei joked, smiling at the now-calmed slate-haired.
"…Depends."
Some time later, Rei had finally arranged all his things in the room—his clothes in the same closet as Kai's and some of them in the drawers, his stuff—er, gel, and the same kinda stuff—in the same drawer. Driger was securely kept with Dranzer—Kai insisted to put the White Tiger beyblade there—and other hygiene necessities were in the bathroom. All in all, everything was now in place and it's already ten o'clock in the evening. Well, according to the wall clock anyway.
"You moved faster than I thought you can," Kai commented after he had entered his bedroom again, leaning his back against the grayish wall with his pale, muscular arms crossed over his chest. Rei let out a chuckle.
"I am the fastest white tiger alive," he declared, punching his clenched fist into his open palm for effect.
"I'm sure you are. Anyway, do you have anything else to…do?" Kai questioned, straightening from his position.
"Er…nothing I could think of at the moment. Mm…maybe, uh…a shower, I guess," the raven-haired boy muttered, glancing from Kai to the bathroom door. The BladeBreakers' captain shrugged and nodded, lying back on his bed. He snatched the remote control from his nightstand and started to open the thirty-five inches television at the corner.
"If you need anything I'm just here," he uttered, now focusing on the current show at the channel. Rei nodded then proceeded to the bathroom.
Once he stepped inside, he closed the door and began to peel off his clothes, getting in the shower to cleanse himself. And as the glistening water dripped down from his envied ebony locks to his well-built tanned body, his mind raced over the guilty thoughts that he had been thinking for quite some time now. He could never forget what his real mission here in Japan, and that's to reconcile Max and Tyson. The question was…how? He absolutely has no idea…smack him in the head for that. There he was, in China, confident in getting the two guys back again, and then here he was, in Japan, confused on what to do.
Sighing, he snatched his shampoo—he was very selective with shampoo and he uses only one kind so he always had to bring his own, with his silky hair and all—and embarked lathering his hair. Gah, him having a nice time here in Kai's mansion and his friends the opposite. And then there was Li to deal with when he'd return to China. Aargh! So much problems, so little time.
A few minutes more and he finished bathing, slipping the scarlet towel around his waist as he tramped outside the bathroom. Aah! Stupid him! He forgot that this room has carpet flooring, and his hair was still very wet and unwrapped, so the water was drenching from his head to the floor.
"Okay mental note: I have to be less stupid next time," he mumbled, about to enter back to the bathroom when Kai tossed him a black towel, landing perfectly on his head.
"And drier," the older boy added, smirking at the now-flushing Chinese. Rei grabbed the towel on his head and began to dry off his hair, and, as strangely as it was, he felt as if Kai was watching him very carefully in his every move. Eeh, strange….
"Let's go to sleep!" Rei exclaimed. He was now already dressed in his red pajamas with yin-yang designs all over it, his bandanna removed and his hair tied only with a red ribbon so the rest of it flowed behind his back. Kai shrugged. He was wearing a gray sleeveless shirt and blue shorts. Just that.
"Kay then, let's," he murmured, peeling off the blankets off from the mattress with Rei creeping under it, laying his head on the black pillows, his shimmering locks fanning out on the cushions. Kai followed suit. "You know," he started, looking at Rei. "I believe you're a little old to be wearing pajamas…"
"Better than nighties though," Rei joked, smiling. "It's comfortable! Besides, I don't wear pajamas EVERY night. Just…now and then. Aah, enough of that crap. The sandman is already getting into my eyes," he mumbled as he closed his golden orbs, with the older boy reaching out for the dim lamp nearby to close the radiance formed in the room.
Finally they had settled down for the night, and Rei was still unsure of what to do. He was turned around, his back on Kai, and his golden eyes that were seemingly drowsy a while ago were very much awake—he was faking after all.
Kai, contrariwise, has his back too on Rei, one of his pale arms under the pillow, supporting his head. Blood-red eyes half-open, he was barely slumberous too, but he just couldn't decline the suggestion made by the Chinese. Maybe because he was right, they had to sleep early tonight so they'd be able to wake up early tomorrow, then they could solve the 'problem' as it was bothering him too…lots.
"…On the other hand…" a soft voice began, breaking the silence. Kai turned around only to be met by a pair of tiger-like eyes glance back at him, golden luster shimmering from the moonlight and the stars' rays. Kai remained in his position, staring back into those golden windows, crimson mixing with amber in the process. It had seemed perfect, just lying there in the bed beside each other, staring into each other's souls, understanding within their deepest secrets. Well, to lovers at least, unfortunately they weren't, so yeah, it's nothing romantic.
They continued their little 'glare war' until Kai rolled his red eyes. "I win," the Chinese giggled, striking one of his fisted hands into the air, the crisp wind breaking producing a slight swish.
"What was that for?" Kai asked sarcastically, looking back at Rei.
"Oh nothing, just a spur-of-the-moment thing…."
"So you were faking," the Russian stated the obvious, changing the subject, and putting both of his hands under his mop of grayish-blue strands.
"So what if I am?" Rei questioned bluntly, crossing his arms. Kai neglected his question and ignored him. "See? Anyway, the real reason was…Kai, can I ask you a question?"
"Whatever."
"How can we help Max and Tyson?"
Silence. The BladeBreakers' captain removed his eyes from the younger boy and studied the ceiling, suddenly finding it interesting. Actually, he has no idea too. He never had any idea in the first place, as the two 'kid's' situation was already out of the Russian's concern. He closed his eyes and tried to think of a good way, but somehow, his mind wasn't working well with that day, and he couldn't understand why. Glancing back he watched the raven-haired teen as he stretched his long-sleeved arms upward, then starting to sit up. He ruffled his raven hair wildly and pushed his head between his legs, as if trying to think very hard.
"What are you doing?" Kai asked, sitting up from his position too, his eyes still fixed on the younger boy.
Rei shrugged his shoulders, grinning. "I also don't know! It's just…I really can't think of anything…."
Kai sighed heavily. "How about we go to sleep now and wake up early tomorrow? Then worry about it."
"That's the problem! I…can't sleep with this…THING running on my mind…"
"…Then I suppose we'd be awake the whole night."
"…I guess so, depends on you. Aren't you sleepy yet?"
"…Damn."
"I'll take that as a no."
To that Rei smiled and straightened his tangled bangs out, earning a death glare from the team captain. He got out of the bed and opened the candle-like lights, mentally slapping himself in the head. Making him stay awake with me isn't going to help at all…stupid Rei! You should've let him sleep in peace…. On the other hand, he isn't sleepy too…. And it's better to have company…I think.
This is going to be a long night.
Chapter Five – And the Problem Continues – To be continued…
Lei-chi Kon's Rants: Tadah! Don't kill me!! But anyhow…we now can foresee what might happen next…. XD Yes…a long night…. =suddenly gets bopped by Rei-chan= OW! What's that for??! =glares=
Rei: You were insinuating and I didn't like it! =blushes=
Lei-chi: …Right…anyway…don't kill me if you don't like what happened!!!!!!! (Whatever those was…) And here's the answering-the-reviews thingy…:
[[ Forfirith-on-a-sugar-high ]] AAAAHHHH nooooo the puppy-dog-eyes again!!!! Make it stop!!!!!! Must…update… =updated in a trance-like mode XD= Nah just kidding! n.n I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter—I mean the last chapter -.-;; Heehee and I agree with Tyson being talentless =nods nods= Gihihihi don't kill me!
[[ A dragon's crystal ]] I hope you weren't offended with what I said…it's okay to call me Lei-chan-sama, just…don't over do it O.o And yes you may call me Lei-chi-chan o.o;; Yes Kai's here! Hurray!!! =dances too like a…four-year-old O.o= Yes poor Max…let's all pity Max!! =pities Max=
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[[ (hyper) breeze from the east ]] Yeah…I also think that Mao and Rai are siblings…after all, they both have the same surname (Yin) but of course they could just be cousins or something…. Yes…and yes to both of your questions!! Gihihihi…I doubt that Mariah would want to fight Lee and Kai O.o She'd be dead before she touches either one of 'em! (LOL) And yes…I am the Queen of Fluff!! XDDDD Gyahahahahahaha…. And check out your mail! I sent Dinnertime. n.n Thanks BTW!!!!
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[[ Bonnie Mizuhara ]] Are you the…cousin of Max or someone? O.o Well yeah it's sad…but look for more happy events to come!!! =cheers= Thanks for the review!!
[[ Ice Dragon638 ]] Hahaha you're right!! He only agreed coz Dickenson requested him to fetch Rei which would also be the same time so…heck with it!!!!! And thanks! (Jeez I don't know how to portray Voltaire…he's scary -.-)
[[ Songs make me cry ]] Thank you!!!!!! Well I didn't want to vanish…but someone wanted to!!! GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! Anyway… =sighs= That's the past…and I rose anew! XD
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