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Spreading Wings
Chapter Eleven:
"Close to Normal"

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"Kai?"

"Hm?"

"What is it you're afraid of in life?"

"Why do you ask?"

"It's too quiet! And the question just popped into my mind. Plus, I was wondering if the fearless leader does have something he is afraid of. I mean, everyone has something they are scared of. Me? I'm afraid of losing my friends and family, those close to me. I'm also scared that I might loose all my precious memories I strove hard to get… it's like loosing the people whom I love and care for."

The silence returned. Takao was lying on the grass, underneath the tree for shade. It was a hot summer day, and Rei and Max went back home for a vacation. Kyoujyu was helping out his parents at their busy restaurant. Kai sat beside the blue haired boy, with his back leaning against the trunk of the tree. He had a book in his hands.

"And, you're not afraid of dying?" The dual haired boy asked casually, his eyes still on his book.

The younger boy shook his head, his eyes closed. "I lost that fear when I was five or so…" He whispered. The boy was startled a bit when a hand touched his forehead. He snapped open his eyes, to see a pair of ruby eyes glancing down upon his stormy ones. Kai's hand brushed his bangs from his eyes.

"You really want to know?" The older boys asked. Takao nodded a bit shyly. He sat up, scooting back to sit next to Kai. Kai closed his book, and his eyes. His head turned to face out before him. "I'm afraid of… loosing you… Takao."

The younger boy blushed, and smiled softly. "Aw… Kai you won't ever loose me. I promise. I'll always be right there with you." He touched the older boy's chest area, where Kai's heart is. Then the boy threw himself around the older one, encircling his arms tightly around Kai. Takao's cheek rested on Kai's chest, listening to the beating rhythm of his heart. He closed his eyes, nearly falling asleep in comfort. Kai wrapped his arms around the smaller boy's frame, and rested his head on the boy's head. 'I really don't want to lose you… I don't know what I'd do if I did…'

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The airport was very crowded, especially since it was close to the finals of the World Beyblading Tournament. Ty had a hard time weaving through the people to get to the baggage claim from her gate. He was unconsciously tugging on to the hand of the dual haired teen, following behind her. Neither one took notice of it. Somehow, for them, it came naturally.

Then they stopped before the baggage claim, and waited patiently for their bags. Throughout the whole flight, neither one ever spoke to one another, to scared to say something to the other. So they stayed in a comfortable silence, enjoying one another's company. There were those little things when they unconsciously touch, and neither one minded. Ty would blush the whole time, being around Kai. Suddenly, it seemed that her smiles were a lot brighter than before, and her chocolate eyes would glitter more.

"There are our bags!" The girl pointed out, and went to catch them before they disappeared around the corner to circulate again. Kai took them all with easy, and Ty blushed at his strength. 'Wow!'

"C'mon, let's go catch a taxi." The dual haired teen proposed.

"Why?" Ty asked, tilting her head. "I could just ask someone to come and get us…" She picked up her bag, but Kai took it with his one hand, while he carried his in the other.

"And that someone is us!" Ty and Kai turned their heads to see the familiar couple. Max smiled widely at the two, and Rei grinned. Max jumped up and pulled Ty into a big hug. "You're okay, Ty-chan!"

The girl flinched a bit, but hugged the blonde back. "Yup! Nothing would put me down, not even a measly scratch!" the girl laughed out loud, drawing attention. The other three sweat dropped at the girl's old antics.

"C'mon, I got a car. Kyoujyu wants some kind of important meeting with us." Rei said, he offered to take Ty's bag from Kai, but the dual haired teen just glared at him. Max took Ty's hand and the two went running out of the airport, talking and laughing.

Rei smiled to himself. "Ty-san… seems different… like Takao-kun was." The Chinese Beyblader said quietly. Kai shrugged his shoulders and walked ahead. "You're different as well… back to the Kai we saw when Takao was still alive…"

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Ty went to knock at the doors leading to the old dojo she recognized. When he hand was about to hit the wooden door, it suddenly slid open, scaring the girl and Max. They both jumped back with a scream. In front of them was Hiromi with blinking eyes. "Eh… hey?"

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When they got to Batuken, Max and Rei decided that maybe they would stay at the old dojo, which was left open to them any time. For the past year, they have declined the invitation, trying so hard to forget any painful memories that have occurred in Japan with their dear old friend, Takao. Hiromi has tried so hard to get them together again, to visit for the death anniversary of Takao. They never came, and somehow they all understood, especially Takao's grandpa. The old man was saddened, and mad at Takao's best friends, his old team, the Blade Breakers. But then he understood that they were suffering for the loss of their own friend.

It was hard for Grandpa Kinomiya. He tried to live, not in sorrow, knowing fully well that Takao didn't want that. All his hard work for making all those around him happy would be in vain. Grandpa Kinomiya didn't take the death of Takao as something to be mourning about, but as something that he should take as a build up on his strength. It's hard to accept at times that your own grandson has died before you, but the boy didn't leave without leaving his name on everyone in the world's tongue. If you ask any Beyblader who Kinomiya Takao was, they'd tell you in a blink of an eye. Grandpa Kinomiya was proud of his grandson, and that pride has kept him strong.

Grandpa Kinomiya has somehow taken in Daichi into his home, as an adopted grandson. But, they both knew that he wasn't a replacement of Takao. As time rolled on, Hiromi also lived in the dojo. Her parents moved away to Canada, but the girl wanted to stay with her friends in Batuken. Grandpa Kinomiya took guardianship over the girl, and Hiromi couldn't thank the old man enough for letting her live with him. Kyoujyu also stayed to live with Grandpa Kinomiya, during the school year. The summers and the weekends he would stay home, seeing as their school that they attended was closer to the Kinomiya dojo. As the way that the teens who are staying at the dojo see it, Grandpa Kinomiya accept them into his home, because they are close friends of Takao, and their presence is almost the same with Takao around.

The day that his other grandson, Hitoshi, has told him that Takao was alive, or revived, the old man didn't believe it. He wasn't there when his older grandson's team was recruiting new members, or when they left with a new one. When he saw the new member, a girl, he knew his grandson lied that that person was Takao. But this girl looked and acted strangely like his dead grandson, even behind her disguises. Why would Takao come back, and how? It was impossible to bring someone back from the dead, right? But then again, nothing is normal around his grandson, seeing all those phenomenal occurrences that he watches when Takao Beyblades. Those things don't regularly occur when someone Beyblades.

When the Beyblading teams returned to Batuken, he was curious to know who this girl was. When his older grandson's team returned, that mysterious new member wasn't there. They told him that there was an accident, and she had to stay back at Bern. They assured him she was all right, and that their old friend, Hiwatari Kai, is watching her. While passing through the many rooms, he would over hear the conversations of the young teens. There were always the words, 'Ty', 'Takao', 'revived', 'the Light', 'Darkness', 'Worlds in Danger', 'protect or else they would loose him forever'. Grandpa Kinomiya wasn't as oblivious as they all thought he would be with his strange behavior. He put two and two together and somehow understood. Takao was really back, and that he is in danger, being this all-powerful being that the darkness wants. If they don't protect their world and another, then they would truly loose, and even their brought back old friend, Takao.

As the girl entered his house, he didn't know how to react. The girl was exactly like Takao, they way he remembered him. But he was a she, and her eyes were a chocolate color, but the emotion and the twinkle were still the same. 'This… is going to take some getting use to…' The old man thought as he stood face to face with the equally still girl.

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It was quiet, as the whole gang (Kai, Rei, Max, Kyoujyu, Hiromi and Daichi) sat in the floor, sitting around together in the dojo. After Ty and Grandpa Kinomiya met, they went to the kitchen for some kind of discussion. It was hard on all of them to accept and believe that someone who died and left a huge impact on you would be back, walking around and breathing.

Hiromi looked up at Rei, Max and Kai. "I'm so glad you guys are going to stay here. I bet Ty-chan will be as well. It could be like old times!" The girl clapped her hands together. "Oh! We should all celebrate on this little reunion!"

Kyoujyu smiled at her. "But… maybe later, for dinner?"

Max nodded. "Yeah, Gramps and Ty need to… catch up."

Daichi fell back, lying on the ground. "Then, what can we do till then?"

The bushy haired teen smiled at them all. "We could… train." Everyone, save for Kai, all stared at him oddly, like the bespectacled boy was crazy. "Well… actually, Rei, Max and Kai need to train their powers, you know, control them. Ty is a bit in control with hers, having some experience back at the Bit Beast World, but forgetting some of it…"

Rei scratched his head. "I guess… but where can we, where there won't be anyone around?"

Hiromi pointed a finger up. "Well… there is that enormous abandoned warehouse near the docks… actually there are lots of them. No one goes there."

"If no one goes there, then how do you know about them?" Max tilted his head in question.

Daichi sat up and smiled at the blonde. "Because, that is were we do some of our training for Beyblade. If we practice out, there would be other people interrupting us." Max was blinking and slowly nodding.

Kyoujyu stood up from his spot, and stretched out his limbs. "Well, I'll go get my laptop. I'll meet you at the entrance. Oh, and make sure you tell Kinomiya-ojiisan that we are going out, and Ty-san." Then the bespectacled teen left the door.

Hiromi stood up as well, with the other boys following. "Um… I suggest that you boys change into something that you won't regret being messed up and stuff… seeing as how the battles turn out… you know…" Max smiled at her and nodded. Hiromi went to the kitchen, with Daichi in tow. The other three split to different ways, taking Hiromi's advice to change outfits.

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Brad: "Welcome to the Semi-final round of the Beyblade World Tournament!"
A.J: "And this will be one heck of a battle, with three of the top Beyblading teams would battle it out to take the spot in the finals against the BBA Revolution."
Brad: "And who would win this one for all battle?"
A.J.: "I don't know Brad, but I'm excited to see how this would turn out."

The crowd roared with excitement, and the stadium filled with the screams. To Ty, this stadium is more packed than the others. The roof was open, with the summer sky. The sun shined brightly upon the people, and they didn't mind the heat. The blunette sat in the stands, with her friends, and her grandpa beside her. She was excited to see her friends fight one on one together, but felt really bummed that she wasn't there with them. "Go! You can do it!"

"Who is it you are cheering for?" Daichi suddenly asked the blunette.

The girl blinked her eyes and tilted her head at the boy. "All of them!"

"Nuh-uh!" Hiromi grinned at the girl and elbowed her. "You're cheering for Kai-san!" She said in a sign-song voice. Ty glared at the girl, and blushed brightly.

"And you're not watching the battle…" She said with a smirk. "You're watching Kyoujyu-kun." Then it was Hiromi's turn to blush. Daichi watched the girls, blinking his eyes in confusion. He shrugged and turned his head to watch the semi-final match.

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They were all tired, but neither of them was backing down to lose to the other. Sure Kai, Rei and Max knew this was a very fierce Beyblading match. It was one of the best ones they've ever battle. But nothing would compare to the real battles they've just experienced with far greater power, or that of the life threatening battled their dear friend Takao has gone through.

Last night was very tiring as hell for them, and thought that trying to train their hidden before a match was a bit of a bad idea. Though they didn't do much, trying to control their energies was already hard enough. After their little session, Ty was a bit disappointed that they didn't go out for dinner that night. But she understood how tired the guys were, seeing as they slept early.

"Take them down Drigger!" There was a loud roar, and the spirit of the white tiger appeared, coming out from Rei's white Beyblade.

"Alright, let's do it Draciel!" Max's green Beyblade released the purple and gray tortoise in her spirit form.

Kai smirked. "This is it, Dranzer!" The screech of a bird let the fiery phoenix come blazing out from his dark blue Beyblade.

The three all yelled out on the top of their lungs, putting all their strength and energy on to their Beyblades. The three spinning tops rushed forward, coming at each other. On contact, there was a flash of light, and a blinding light surrounded the whole stadium.

In the stands, Ty smiled, and she bowed her head. 'I knew you would win…'

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It was a clear day out early in the morning. The sun was starting to rise, warming up the morning cold. It was silent, with the only sounds of the monotonous tapping of someone typing, and the cheerful song of the morning birds. They stood around in a very secluded area in the park. There weren't any people around this early. They were either just waking up, or getting ready for the day. It was another day off for the Beybladers. The finals were held till tomorrow, a Saturday.

Ty sat on the ground, staring up at the sky. She was wearing a tight white tank top, with her black sports bra beneath, and showing a bit on her shoulders. She even wore a short and tight biker shorts, with black wristbands. Her hair was in a high ponytail, with tiny wisps of hair falling on her face.

Hiromi sat beside Kyoujyu, watching as the teen typed away. She was also in a work out attire, seeing as she was forced into this as well, just to learn how to fight for herself in this 'war'. She had a tight pink top, stopping mid drift, with black spandex. She had red wristbands, and her hair was tied back in a ponytail, with many pins to keep most of her hair from her face.

Max lay upon a bench, underneath the branches of the tree. His ocean blue eyes were closed, as if he was resting. He wore a loose faded green shirt, nearly too large for his size, with loose black basketball shorts.

Rei was sitting on the same bench as Max, with the blonde's head on his lap for a pillow. He wore black jogging pants with a loose white tank top. He had his hair in his usual style, and had red wristbands.

Kai leaned against the tree behind max and Rei. His arms were crossed, and his eyes were closed. He had a loose black tank top, with loose black pants and black wristbands.

Their last member in this group is Kyoujyu. He sat on the ground, with Hiromi beside him. He wore a baggy gray shirt with dark brown jogging pants. He knew that his friends were waiting upon him. He was just confirming a training plan with his Bit Beast in his laptop. The teen smiled to himself, and adjusted his glasses. He shut off all programs, and set his laptop aside. He stood up, and dusted himself. He felt the two girls staring at him. Kyoujyu's laptop started to glow, and Dizzara appeared, stretching out her long and slender limbs.

"Okay guys, time for some training!" The eldest Bit Beast announced. The fox-lady looked upon the rousing teens. It was early in the morning, the sun barely up in the sky. The lady crossed her arms and looked at Ty. "Wake up all the Bit Beasts." She ordered.

Ty blinked her eyes, pointing at her self. "Me? What do you mean?"

Dizzy sighed. "You are the Light. You did summon them last time." She pointed out.

"But…" the girl blinked again, standing up from the ground. "I didn't do it intentionally…"

"That's way you try it now, when you are consciously doing it." The Bit beast said. The other Beybladers all watched the girl, who looked lost in this all.

Ty bit her lip, and stood up straight. "Okay… I'll see if I can…" She took in a deep breath, and closed her chocolate brown eyes. Her brows furrowed a bit, and she glowed in her blue aura. A light shot up from her, and strong winds circulated around her. She opened her eyes, and it was a stormy blue color. She raised her arms up at the sky, and she looked up with a smile. The winds picked up and the trees were rustling violently. Hiromi held on to her hair from coming out of her ponytail. Kyoujyu tried to block any fly particles from going into his eyes, while trying to watch his friend. Rei held on to Max, and Kai stood his ground. Dizzy just stood there with a smirk, watching the blue haired girl.

Then several little lights appeared around her, like snow frozen in air. Then those lights took shape into various Bit Beasts in their human form. Dragoon, Dranzer, Drigger and Draciel were there as well as Hiromi's Destine. They were all the Bit Beasts they have seen during the match that Ty and Brooklyn fought in. All of them were looking around in confusion, looking at one another, then at their Light that summoned them. "Wow… that's a lot…" awed Hiromi.

Dizzy pouted. "I think that's a bit too much…" Ty looked around and smiled at them all. She looked at Dizzy and tilted her head.

"This is the power of their Light." Kyoujyu whispered. Hiromi looked up at him. "The Light can call upon the help of those who follow her. She has also the power of Life and Death, Rebirth and Destruction."

"But… the Dark Lord is suppose to be the counterpart of the Light, isn't he? Why would the Light have the powers of Death and Destruction?" Hiromi asked.

Kyoujyu closed his eyes. "The Light doesn't know that it holds the fate of the universe in its hands. The Dark Lord knows this, and fought against the Light to prove that he is even more powerful than the Light. Once he knew that he couldn't defeat the Light, because of the faith its followers had on the Light, he sought to take that power instead." Kyoujyu looked up at the area, and watched as Ty was laughing embarrassingly, with Dizzy scolding her a bit. The other Bit Beasts were standing or floating around, watching as well. "The only weakness the Light has… is loosing everyone… And that's its own destruction…"

Hiromi gasped to her self. "That's why there was a war… to get rid of the people living at the world. Just like Takao, the Light hates it when the people around him are either sad or dies…"

Dizzy sighed to herself. "Well… I guess you don't know the limit to your powers…" She looked up at everyone her kind. "Listen up, if you haven't guessed yet, a war is coming, and the Seal has been broken. It's only a matter of time until the Dark Lord is awaken again." There was gasped. "The battle you have witnessed with Ty-san and Brooklyn is only a taste of how it will be. This world and ours will soon be consumed in darkness like it did thousand of years ago."

Ty frowned deeply. "You must somehow prepare your masters for this time. We must protect our Light, for she is back." They all nodded. "Right, now go back, and please be careful." They all nodded, and returned to their rightful owners. Those that were left were the present Teen's Bit Beasts.

"That was fun." Draciel mused.

Dizzy narrowed her eyes and smirked. "Well… it's going to get even more fun…" Suddenly everyone became tensed at her words.

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Panting hard, Ty fell to the ground and let herself lay upon it with her limbs stretched out, staring at the sky. Max fell beside her, and Hiromi at the other side, sitting up trying to catch their breaths. Kyoujyu fell next, and Rei and Kai just leaned against the trees. Their Bit Beasts as well were to regain some of their energy, after running around the city for nearly two hours straight.

Dizzy took in a deep breath and sighed out in content. "Well that was fun, but that was just a warm up!" They all groaned in pain.

"I think I legs fell asleep…" whined Hiromi.

"I'm so… tired!" Max said. Ty groaned in agreement.

"Oh, come on, it wasn't that bad, and I went with you!" Dizzy crossed her arms.

"You were kind of floating beside your master, you didn't run like the rest of us!" complained Draciel, pointing an accusing finger at the elder Bit beast. "And poor Dragoon with his little legs, nearly passed out!" The lavender haired Bit Beast patted the tiny boy on his head.

Dizzy rolled her eyes. "The running is to building up your agility, endurance and stamina. Not to build on the physical techniques." She clapped her hands together. "C'mon people, get up! Time for your next lesson!" The young Beybladers all groaned and struggled to stand up straight.

They all stood in a line, ending up from tallest to shortest, with Kai and Ty on both ends. Their Bit Beasts all stood behind Dizzy, as the eldest Bit beast walked down the line, examining each of the Beybladers. "Hm… who wants to guess what their weapon will be?" She glanced at her kind and raised a brow.

"We already know Takao-sama has a sword…" Dragoon pointed out.

Rei raised a brow. "We get to have weapons?"

Dizzy nodded at the Chinese teen. "Yes! It's all part of Blading… not Beyblading… but weaponry fighting kind of Blading. See, in our world we have Blading Tournament, to see who is the strongest. The battle you witnessed with Ty-san and Brooklyn was called Blading… also the fight you three experienced with the ex-Barthez Team is Blading as well."

"So what we are doing to day is summoning our weapons, like what the ex-Barthez Battalion did." Kyoujyu stated.

Dizzy smiled at his master. "Right!" She then stood up straight, and placed her hands on her hips. "Now… take out your Beyblades." They all obeyed, and looked at it and back to her. "Ty-san, would you please come here? You'll be the example…"

The blunette smiled. "Okay!" She jumped in front and was facing her friends, but watching for Dizzy's directions.

"Now… you show them how you summoned your Blade weapon." The eldest Bit Beast directed.

Ty nodded and smiled. She placed out her hand in front of her with her Beyblade in it. She furrowed her brows and the Beyblade glowed. She clutched it and the glowing object took form into her sword. Dizzy applause and patted the girl on the back. "Very good!" Ty blushed in modesty. "Now tell the class what you have done… every step."

The blunette blinked her chocolate eyes. "Um… well…" She swung her hand out, and the sword turned back into her Beyblade. "Um…just hold out your Beyblade like this." She repeated what she had done earlier, but slowly. The others followed suit. "Uh… then concentrate hard on a power that you can use to protect and fight from your energy and send it to your hand…." She closed her eyes, and her Beyblade started to glow again.

Max furrowed his brow in concentration, and then his Beyblade flickered into a soft glow. Hiromi tried hard to pull out her energy into her Beyblade, and it slowly glowed. Kyoujyu held his breath and thought hard for his to glow lightly. Rei bit his lip, having a harder time in trying to make his glow. So with Kai, who was getting a bit frustrated that his couldn't work.

Ty giggled at them all. "You need to relax… um… think of something you really want to protect with your heart. Once you thought of it, capture it and keep concentrating on that thing. Um… it's a warm funny feeling and hold tight on to it." She advised. They all blushed when a thought came to them, and their Beyblades glowed brightly like Ty's. The Bit Beasts in the background chuckled guessing what they thought.

"Now clutch on to it, and don't loose your concentration." She squeezed her Beyblade, and then it took form back into her sword. They all held their breath and clutched on to the glowing object. Then slowly it all took forms.

Kai blinked his eyes in surprise to find two long daggers in his hand. It was shining silver with crimson designs etched don to the blade. On the hilt of the blade were ruby gems. Rei held up his hand and found he has a claw like weapon, shining silver as he inspected it. Max held on his arm a shield that was a bit transparent with purple designs, and a purple stone on the center. Kyoujyu had a cross bow attached to his arm. He blinked at it confusingly. Hiromi held up the long lavender metal staff she had, with pink trimmings on the ends. Ty smiled brightly, and awed. "Wow! You guys did it!" The other Bit Beasts also cheered at their success.

Dizzy clapped her hands together, and smiled widely. "Now… let's do some sparing to get use to your new weapons!" They all stared at her, with blinking eyes and silence.

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"Hey there…"

Flowers were placed beside the standing headstone of a sleeping person's grave. It stopped raining, and the skies were still gray and dreary. Everywhere was wet, with remaining drops of water form the rain. Puddles gathered on the streets, and the grass was still wet and a bit muddy. Kai watched the young boy in front of him knelt down on the grass in front of the tombstone. The blue haired boy didn't care if his pants were getting wet. He placed a hand on top of the head stone, and closed his eyes and bowed his head in silent pray.

Kai held on to an umbrella incase it would rain again. The elder boy promised the younger one that he would join him in going to the graveyard to visit his mother's resting place. Today was her death anniversary, and Takao would always come and stay beside his mother's grave till the place closed up. He would always come alone, silently praying. But now he had someone there beside him, who wouldn't leave him Takao smiled to himself. 'Kaasan… Happy Anniversary! I wish that you were still here with me… So many things have happen this year, and it has made me very happy. I met someone who is very dear to my heart, Kaasan, and he is here right now with me. I think that with him around, I have forgotten all about Otousan and his wife…He let me get pass it. I guess he and I are kind of the same, and we understand each other. I help him, and he helps me. We go through things together…'

The boy looked up at the headstone, and gave a teary smile. 'Kaasan… what is this feeling? My heart pounds every time he is near. And when he is away, it aches so much, that I want to be with him every single day. I'm trying so hard to understand it, but I'm afraid to ask him… Kaasan… is it wrong? I wish you were here with me…' The boy wiped away a fallen tear, and clutched his hand to his heart.

He felt movement beside him, and looked up just to see Kai kneeling beside him. He smiled softly at the younger boy, and bowed his head in prayer. "Hello, Kinomiya-san…I know Takao-kun doesn't really like bring people with him on this day, but he allowed me to meet you. And it's really and honor." He whispered to the air. Takao felt his face burn brightly at every word he said. "My name is Hiwatari Kai… and I dearly care for you son. I just want to tell you that… you don't have to worry, Kinomiya-san. I'll take good care of him, and protect him. I promise, because… he is very dear to my heart…"

Takao bit his lip, and closed his eyes. He bowed his head, letting his bangs hide his red face. 'Kaasan… I think…no… I know now what is in my heart… I know what I want…' The boy unconsciously took Kai's larger hand into his, and he stood up. The dual haired teen looked up at the standing boy, and stood up beside him. Takao scowled a bit, feeling intimidated that he was a head taller than he was, but a blush crawled back to his face.

The blue haired boy held his breath and looked at Kai into his eyes. "You really care for me that much, Kai?"

Kai nodded without hesitation, and smiled softly at him. "Yes, and I thought you already know this?" He lifted a hand to brush away a few strands away from the boy's eyes.

Takao bent his head down, and squeezed Kai's hand. "It's just… what is it you really want from me, Kai?" He whispered.

The elder boy blinked his eyes at his question. Then he pulled the boy into his embrace, and rested his head on top of his. "I don't really need anything from you Takao. All I want is to be there with you… that's all."

"But…"

Kai pressed him closed to his chest. "I also… all I want from you is… I want your love…" He said in an almost inaudible whisper.

Takao felt his heart stop, and his face pulsing with heat. It was silent between them, and none of them made a move or sound. The boy smiled, and he closed his eyes. '…I…I love…I love him…' He wrapped his arms around Kai's waist and tightened it, to press his small figure closer to his. '…Yes, I do love him… I love Kai very much…' Tears nearly fell from his eyes, but he held it in, clutching on to Kai. He felt his body tremble, and neither of them felt the drops of rain falling upon the earth once again from the heavens.

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The door opened, and the darkened room light up from the hall way lights. A silver haired young man walked in, having a deja vu of this kind of scene before. He walked over at the bed, with a ginger haired teen sitting on the bed, staring out the window with the curtains drawn over it. The silver haired teen didn't need to look at his friend to know that the younger teen was expressionless and had a blank stare. "Brooklyn…" He whispered out to him.

Just like every day, the ginger haired teen wasn't responsive. Garland sighed, and sat down at the opposite side of the bed, with their backs facing each other. "You can't stay in here forever… I took the blame, so you don't have to worry for ever getting punished." He said quietly. It was still silent and Garland sighed to himself. 'I… I wish I could do something… Brooklyn…' He closed his dark blue eyes, and just listen to the even breathing coming from him.

"Well… Tomorrow is the Finals of the tournament, and the Key's team against ex-Biovalt's team is facing one another. Weather you come with us or not, our Boss is setting out his plan that day." The silver haired teen stood up, and started to walk out the door. He shrugged to himself. "Just thought you wanted to know…" Then the door closed and the room was once again surrounded in darkness. A pair of cerulean eyes slowly opened into the dark, and it filled with unknown emotion. '…The Hikari…'

To Be Continued…

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Tournament Standing: Semi-finals at Batuken, Japan:
Rei (White Tiger X) vs. Max (All Starz) vs. Kai (Blitzbrieg Boys) victor

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((Well… this sucked. Sorry if it wasn't that much exciting. Kind of gotten side tracked with this dance I have to perform that my mom is making me do for a group. Anyways… looks like Brooklyn, Garland and the gang aren't gone from Ty's life just yet. What plan do they have for the girl? I think I enjoy writing the past between Kai and Takao. Maybe I should write a POV of Kai when Takao died. Hm? Yes I know that in the beginning Takao was beaten by his parents. Takao's mom dies when he was, say four, and his father remarried. The mother is the daughter of grandpa Kinomiya, and Takao took his mother's surname, so did Hitoshi. Yup… I guess that's it for now.

Thanks you all for those who Reads and reviews this fic. Please review! Love you all a bunch!))