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Chapter 06! Hooray! be warned XDDDD

Disclaimer: Fortunately, Bakuten Shoot! Beyblade doesn't belong to me, or else it wouldn't be one hell of a famous animé, and it wouldn't be suited for the younger audience. XD So, nope.



Chapter Six – Love…?

Kai, totally bored out of his shell, was sitting in front of his black computer, as laid his back sluggishly on the swiveling chair. Rei on the other hand was brushing his hair stroke by stroke, leisurely so as to make sure his silky tresses style in the way he wanted, while observing himself on a mirror. He then took the red ribbon nearby and started tying the rest of his hair at the back with a smile plastered on his face. He then stood up, then walking up to Kai, he patted the older boy's shoulder.

"What are you doing Kai?" Rei asked, looking totally interested at the tinkering done by Kai as he fiddled with the ebony keyboard and mouse.

"Looking for a damn chat mate," Kai mumbled, growling as he entered a chat room with no one to chat with. Rei stared for a while at the screen as his mind began to work normally again. Clearly, he wasn't that accustomed to…this kind of things. "Stop staring!"

"Sorry, guess I'm too amused for my own good, hm?" he jokingly commented, standing up from his bent form. "Aren't you hungry?"

"…Are you?"

The Chinese slightly blushed, then faintly nodded his head. Kai smirked.

"At least I have something to do now," he stated, standing up from the seat and looking back at Rei. "Feel free to do anything you want, I'll be back before you even know it," he murmured, trotting towards the entrance of the area and exiting swiftly, closing the door.

The neko-jin felt curiosity got over him and he replaced the bored Russian on his position with himself. He dabbled for a while with the files saved in the mainframe of the computer, once in a while raising an eyebrow when he encountered something not really into his sense of taste. Finally after getting tired from playing with some of the games, he exited, pressing the close button just as a pop-up appeared. Rei felt his skin jump up, he was surprised to death and it was quite freaky that he was alone in a dark room. Coming back to his senses, as he calmed his furious beating, he studied the pop-up that emerged.

It wasn't one of those advertisement pop-ups, neither warnings nor reminders. It was an instant message, clearly stating someone was trying to chat with Kai's profile. Inquisitive and interested at the same time, Rei decided to read the message. It read….

Wo ai ni Kai-kun! : Hey Kai! Long time no chat, ne? Thank goodness I found out that you're online at this time, I was kinda bored too y'know. sighs Dad is trying hard to contact Mr. Voltaire, said it was business or something…. So, how's it going?! Been practicing hard?

Rei quietly sighed as his mind began processing the text he had just read. Was this…the girl Kai was in with the photo? So he had contact with her after all…. And from the looks of it she appeared to be rather close with Kai…or so Rei think. After a few seconds another message surfaced below it.

Wo ai ni Kai-kun! : …You don't want to talk to me?

The raven-haired teen fidgeted. He didn't know what to do, how does the captain react to this stuff? Trying to think of the perfect thing to do another message popped up.

Wo ai ni Kai-kun! : …Guess I'll just see you then?

Wait, wait, wait!!! Rei thought as his fidgeting hands grabbed the keyboard and started typing…stuff just to make the girl, whoever she was, stay online for the real Kai to chat with her. Without anything else to type in mind, and attempting to 'talk' like Kai, he typed….

Hn….: I've been practicing.

There, it wasn't that hard…. Rei convinced himself as he let out a big sigh of relief, restlessly glancing back and forth at the door, hoping for the BladeBreakers' captain to return immediately. His prayers weren't met when the girl replied, her message flashing on the screen.

Wo ai ni Kai-kun! : You finally replied! I actually thought you're going to ignore me AGAIN! Hehe

Rei stared at the monitor, mouth wide-opened. Again…? So Kai has been avoiding her…. Snapping back to reality he noticed another reply.

Wo ai ni Kai-kun! : …Kai? I just remembered…Drazzangra has been losing battles lately. Can you help me remodel her? Pretty please??? starts looking desolate

The tanned teen cannot believe what he had just read. Kai could actually keep up with this girl…but not with the sugar-high Max and Tyson? Oh. He smacked himself mentally on the head—he just remembered the 'current' situation they were in. He started muttering low, Chinese curses to himself for being stupid of thinking something even close to that, and fortunately, the young master of the household entered the room with cans of soda, a pizza and several chips.

"Typical Kai-midnight-snack?" Rei half-jokingly asked, accepting the handed can of ice-cold cola. Kai just snorted and tossed the other stuff on the nearby coffee table, as his crimson eyes averted to the screen, making him wide-eyed, both surprised and displeased.

"That…. Can't get enough of me can she?" he mumbled, his gaze scanning the previous 'conversation'. Rei cringed, standing up from the chair.

"Kai, give her a chance. Look, she just wants help to fix…er, her Drazzangra, whatever it is…"

"Her BEYBLADE." The Chinese inattentively remembered the picture, the girl was actually grasping a black and pink beyblade, he noticed…. "…What I cannot believe is that she has a BIT-BEAST. I don't have any idea how she had one…. Maybe it's artificial, considering the technology today and her wealth, like what those Demolition Jerks did…."

Rei rolled his eyes. Kai still couldn't get over with the topic about the Demolition Boys—how they were just ordered, and how they were really not…that mean. Suddenly he noticed that Kai was already seated at the chair and typing a reply, slightly pissed. It read….

Hn….: Yeah, yeah. You come over and bring your own Beyblade parts. I won't waste my time if you don't give me immediately the problems with your beyblade. GTG, am entertaining my kitty. Laters!

Kai didn't even wait for her reply, instead instantaneously exited the messenger and shut off only the monitor. Rei saw only a glimpse of what Kai was typing because he exited it immediately, but something had caught his eye at the statement. "…My kitty?" the neko-jin thought, what did Kai mean by that? Although he really wasn't sure if he read it right or just an imaginary thing or whatever….

The sound of the sizzling of the cola broke Rei from his thoughts and he found the Russian sitting on the gray beanbag, grabbing a bag of potato chips. The raven-haired teen sat down beside him and reached out his hand to the already-opened potato chips, seizing a handful and eating them one by one.

Minutes passed and they were still just staring into space, nibbling on the different snacks, occasionally sipping into their own soda. Kai had decided seconds ago to gawk at the ceiling, his head rested on the beanbag. Rei was playing with the end of his tied hair, his head lowered, facing the floor.

"…I need to have some fresh air," Rei's voice crashed the stillness abruptly mumbled, getting up from his seating. Kai quickly followed suit and showed him the sliding door to the balcony, opening it for him. Stepping out, Rei slowly shut his golden eyes from the world, allowing the slight cold breeze to brush along his face. He walked up to the ledge of the balcony and he leaned forward to it, resting his arms. Kai stood beside him, his face blank, just watching the night sky donned with stars glimmer with their sparkle.

It was yet again another five minutes of utter tranquility, only the sound of the night breeze was audible. Rei by now had opened his eyes, joining Kai with his stargazing. Then, a thought passed his mind, and him being the open-minded boy that he was, spoke out something that only Kai could know since they shared quite a few secrets. Sighing, he voiced out his thought.

"…You know, Kai? I was wondering…why do people love? Not that I'm complaining…but…why?" he felt a shiver ran down his skin as the cold wind stroked along his face. Kai didn't even bother looking at him, instead, answered what had first entered his mind, his voice low and whispered.

"Because they do."

…Silence again. Then Rei let out a small chuckle, inching closer to Kai to share the warmth as the coldness was beginning to drop.

"Silly me," he murmured, turning his eyes back to the twinkling dots of light. "A simple but meaningful answer. Why haven't I thought of it? …No one can understand love. It just happens."

….

"I have never been in love before. I wonder why? Love, as in as a lover, but not as a brother. So far only brotherly love is I had shown, nothing more, nothing less," he continued voicing out, rubbing his hands together back and forth. "Love—is it such a great thing that many people wanted to experience it? So far… love hasn't been a very pleasing feeling…Maxie and Tyson hurting each other, Mariah…frequently losing herself in her dreams, Li…er, Li…"

Kai wondered aloud as his gaze finally landed on the smaller figure beside him. "Li?"

Rei sighed. Slipped again! Another smack to my dumb mind…. "…I really shouldn't be telling you this, but since he didn't restrict me to not tell anyone…. Just this morning before I left China, Li…Li admitted to me that…that he…er…"

"He loved you. Right?" Kai finished for him, removing his glance. The Chinese slightly nodded, blushing a bit. Kai continued speaking. "…You can never say love is a great thing, unless you experience it. Even if you hurt and suffer, when you love someone, all of it doesn't matter as long as that person is happy. …Pfft, I'm becoming sappy…"

Rei chuckled once more as he raised his lowered head, glancing at the older boy. "You sound very un-Kai, you know that? And you seem to know a lot about this…'love'…I thought you said you had never been in love before…?" he teased, his voice filled with amusement but with a tinge of depression. Kai shot him a glare, however smirking all the while.

"…I hadn't."

Rei continued to giggle, slightly shivering. "Thanks for listening, Kai."

"No prob."

The annoying silence again came revolving around them, quieting the area, hushing the place. Merely the slight huffing of their breaths was hearable and the flowing of the air, sending locks of their hair to push against their skin. Staring at the night sky, again it had seemed quite romantic, but to them it had meant nothing, unfortunately to say the least.

Suddenly, out of the blue Rei absentmindedly settled his head on Kai's shoulder, resting on it, feeling comfortable at the position. Kai…as if a trigger, draped his arm on the younger lad's shoulder by unseen reflex. They remained at the same position for quite some time, just watching the stars glow, just making the wind lick against their flesh, just letting their hair tickle their face, just sharing each other's warmth. Well, until Rei let out a soft yawn.

"Signal to sleep," Rei muttered, earning a laugh from the older boy who shook his head, releasing the neko-jin's frame and sliding open the door, letting Rei enter first.

Once inside, Rei flopped down on the bed and slid himself under the covers, Kai lying down beside him. Turning around, the Chinese uttered, "Goodnight Kai, sweet dreams," finally his back against Kai, falling asleep almost immediately. Of course Kai knew that Rei instantly fell asleep, he could hear his breathing even and deep, so he didn't bother answering a reply.

"…G'night, kitten." Heck.

Kai fell asleep instantaneously too, hoping tomorrow they would already know something on how to help the two 'kids'.

Damn.



Chapter Six – Love…? – To be continued…

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