This fic is my very own Beyblade universe... seriously. First off, all the humans are "Neko" (heh) and the bit beasts are "real" in the sense that they have human forms and come into the world of Takao and Kai.
Second note: This is Shounen ai and is for Deadly Serenade.
This fic will also deal with issues of ethnicity, what it means to be different as in what you are in this case, Neko and Spirit Dwellers (bit beasts) however the game is still there and you will get to read my wonderfully craptastic descriptions of beyblade battles and a few other surprises. DS, I hope you enjoy it.
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Takao jumped onto Kai and held fast. Kai jumped in surprise but gave no other visible sign that the he had noticed the fact that he had a Neko Boy hanging off of him. "Kai…" Takao muttered in his ear.
Kai sighed, "Yes, Takao?" he replied sullenly.
Takao bit his ear with sharpened teeth, "Come on, you promised me we would go hang out today," he whined.
"Takao, I didn't promise anything," Kai muttered.
Takao let go of Kai and dropped off his back. Kai breathed a sigh of relief until Takao pulled his tail. He yelped and turned around in a flash, "Come on!" Takao said again. "You did promise you know."
Kai eyed his friend and could tell he wasn't going to take 'no' for an answer. "Fine, what do you want to do?" Kai asked.
Takao looked happy, "Well, I was hoping we could have a few matches…" he said slowly.
Kai eyed him, "Why are you so fixated on the game?" he asked.
"Cause its fun," Takao replied. "Besides, you're one of the best, and I'm one of the best and it would be good practice."
"Has it ever occurred to you that Dragoon might not want to fight for a little while?" Kai pointed out.
Takao's ears went down a little bit. "Awww… but it'll be fun," he said again.
"Life isn't all about fun you know," Kai said sharply.
"And you know anything at all about fun," Takao said with a raised eyebrow.
Kai sighed, "You're annoying, you know that?"
"What's wrong with wanting to get better?" Takao asked.
Kai sighed, "Nothing I guess," he muttered. "You really want some practice matches?" he asked.
Takao nodded, his tail raising a little bit and Kai noted the change of stature. "You promise we won't end up summoning Dragoon and Dranzer?"
Takao nodded again, "I promise, I just want to practice… come on, I know you do too…" he chided his friend.
Kai sighed, "All right," he muttered. "Let's go."
"All right, thanks Kai," Takao said happily as he followed his sullen friend into the city.
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Both boys stood on either side of a hollow concrete basin in the ground with two small tops hooked into launching devices. "Remember what you promised," Kai said warningly.
"I know, I promise," Takao repeated. "Go, Dragoon!" he yelled, pulling on the rip cord viciously and letting the top fall into the bowl.
"Go Dranzer!" Kai yelled out and pulled just as hard as Takao letting his top fall in as well.
The two small tops bounced and ricocheted off one another at random intervals in the bowl. Takao pulled his controller to the left and skimmed the rim of the bowl looking for a weak spot to attack.
"To slow!" Kai yelled viciously and brought his Beyblade up to try and push Takao's out of the bowl.
"Ha, nice try," Takao smirked, anticipating the attack. He pulled Dragoon out of the way at the last second and brought it behind Kai's Beyblade.
"Reverse attack, nice," Kai murmured. "You've improved a little bit," he grinned at Kai.
"But of course, what do you expect!" Takao yelled back.
Their Beyblades returned to the basin and began head on attacking one another again. After several more minutes they gave one final push off one another and flew back into their respective partner's hands. "Nice job," Kai said with a small grin.
"Right back at you," Takao said with a crooked smile. "To bad we weren't serious."
'Are you two quite done flirting?' a thin voice came from Takao's Beyblade that only he could hear.
A fine blush came over his cheeks and Kai glanced at his friend, "Is something wrong?" he asked.
Takao looked away, "Nothing," he said innocently. "So ummm… how was my technique?" he asked.
'You like ignoring me, don't you?' Dragoon asked him.
"Shut it," Takao muttered out of the corner of his mouth.
"Your technique was fine, although you were a little brash at the end. You need more control," Kai said. "Or your Beyblade is going to get worn out."
Takao sighed, "I know, I know," he said quickly. "I've been working on that."
Kai grinned, "I could tell," he said.
"Really?" Takao asked.
Kai nodded as they started to walk home. "Yeah, you wouldn't have been able to get behind me last time we fought."
Takao grinned, "Glad to know training is paying off."
"It's just a game," Kai pointed out.
Takao shrugged, "But its fun. And who knows, maybe someday it'll mean something."
"Maybe," Kai said doubtfully. "Are you about ready to turn in?" he asked.
"No," Takao muttered.
Kai looked a little annoyed, "Do you ever listen to anyone?" he asked him.
'No,' Dragoon said.
Takao sighed, "I can't win."
"Takao, if you would think some times and maybe plan ahead, I wouldn't be saying this," Kai pointed out.
"And maybe if you weren't suck a cold bastard you wouldn't be so annoying," Takao said in a syrupy sweet voice to Kai.
Kai grabbed one of Takao's ears and pulled on it, hard. "Owww… that hurts," Takao whined.
"See, that's the thinking part I'm talking about," he muttered.
"Thanks Kai, I get it, now let my ear go," Takao said through gritted teeth.
Kai held on for a few more second for good measure before letting the furry ear go. Takao rubbed it and glared at Kai, "That was mean."
Kai crossed his arms, "And you asked for it," he reminded Kai coolly.
Takao hissed at Kai and ran ahead of him on the road. "I'm going home," he announced. "Thanks for the battle."
"No problem," Kai replied. "Oh and Takao?"
Takao spun around angrily, "Yes?" he snapped.
"You have improved, good work," Kai said silkily.
Takao glared at him indignantly with a blush going over his face and without a word he turned around and dashed home.
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Once home, Takao ran into his room and flopped on his bed. "Damnit, Kai," he hissed into his pillow.
'May I come out?' Dragoon's voice reached his ears.
Takao flipped over on his bed, "Yeah, sure," he said with a sigh.
There was a flash of light and Dragoon appeared by his bed. He was a man in his mid twenties with long pale blue hair and piercing blue eyes. He was dressed in long robes and blue and silver and had a very overall commanding air about him. "You're very stressed," he murmured.
Takao rubbed his ear where it still stung from where Kai had pulled on it. "He always somehow makes me annoyed," he muttered.
Dragoon sat on the bed next to Takao and looked at his charge with an almost sad expression in his otherwise emotionless face. "Is he that hard to get along with?" Dragoon asked.
"No," Takao admitted. "I kinda did push him."
Dragoon smiled, "Then don't worry about it."
Takao sighed but found that he was feeling better, "Yeah, I know," he said and sat up on his bed. "Did you mind that we battled today?" he asked Dragoon.
"Not at all," Dragoon said. "I only mind when you get hyper about it and release my energy."
Takao made a face, "I know I know…" he muttered.
"It's not that it hurts me," Dragoon continued.
"It's that I'm the one who ends up getting hurt using a power I haven't learned to use," Takao finished before Dragoon could. "I know," he insisted.
Dragoon gave Takao a half smile and rubbed his ears. "You do scare me sometimes."
Takao made a face, "You and everyone else," he muttered.
"You're quite brash about things," Dragoon pointed out. "People are just concerned, that's all."
Takao grinned, "I know, I know."
"You know a lot," Dragoon said.
Takao stuck his tongue out at his friend. "Stop teasing me," he complained.
"All right," Dragoon said. "If you go to bed, it's late."
Takao yawned, "All right," he said while covering the yawn with his hand. "I'll go to bed. Night Dragoon," he said and flopped on his bed.
"Good night, koneko," he said softly. Dragoon continued to sit on the bed until Takao had fallen asleep and returned to his own place in the sacred jewel that was embedded into Takao's Beyblade.