Title: Innocence

Author: PandaPjays

Chapter Title: Beach Superwave

Rating: T

Warnings: See First Chapter

Disclaimer: See First Chapter

Author Note: I've worked out a few nice formulas for you (damn math class)

Me + Boredom -thinking (gasp new experiences)

Me + Boredom + Obsession with fanfic -Thinking of Fanfic

Me + Boredom + Obsession with fanfic + Waaaay too much time on my hands - Thinking up plot for own fanfic

Me + Boredom + Obsession with fanfic + Waaaay too much time on my hands + Computer -What you're about to read

Kai twitched his nose irritably as a glob of sand landed on his forehead. The kids beside him obviously didn't have any idea about beach etiquette. Didn't they know that kicking up sand right next to someone was no only rude but extremely annoying?

What had possessed him to come to the beach anyway? It's not like he liked the beach. Sighing he let himself fall back into his gloomy contemplation of how long it would take him to get the sand out of his hair.

Tyson ran up to where Kai was lying down. The younger boy was panting and looked like he'd lost a fight with a particularly vicious cat.

"Kai! You have to come into the water! It's great! The water is gorgeous and really clear! Ok maybe not postcard clear but its not horrible water. I mean sure it's a tad cold when you first get in but that passes after a while"

In reply Kai closed his eyes and tried his best to block out his teammates rambling. He wondered if Tyson would notice if he fell asleep.

"Hey Kai! Are you even listening to me?"

Kai cracked open his eyes and glared at the other boy.

"I'll take that as a no. Well if you don't want to hear the full story I'll give you the short version. Kind of a Tyson does Cliffnotes thing."

Kai shut his eyes again. When would this torture end? He was wasting his life listening too Tyson's his increasingly boring story of how he and Max were swimming around and were dumped by a wave.

"It was so much fun! I can't wait to do it again!" Tyson finished off not noticing Kai's less than rapt expression.

"Tyson you're not trying to tell Kai that boring story about the waves and the dumping again, are you?" Rei asked him as he jogged back up the beach.

Tyson smiled sheepishly, "Maybe, but it wasn't that boring was it?"

"I'm not even going to dignify that question with an answer." The neko-jin countered grinning, ignoring Tyson poking his tongue at him. "So where's Max?"

"I have no idea, last I heard, he was going to join in a game of beach volleyball."

"Has he ever played beach volleyball before?"

"I don't think so. But since when has that ever stopped Max?"

"Good point"

Kai half listened to their banter as he relaxed on the beach. He enjoyed the feel of the sun on his face even though he was sure that he would pay for it later. Maybe he was one of those few lucky people who didn't get sunburn at all. He doubted it. His luck wasn't the best.

Yep, it was skin cancer heaven for Kai.

Rei set himself about the very long task of squeezing the water out of his hair. He inadvertently stepped into Kai's sun causing the Russian to open his eyes at the sudden shade. He saw Rei standing in only his board shorts too absorbed in his hair to see who happened to be staring him at that moment. Kai shut his eyes again when he realised he was staring. Why exactly was he staring anyway?

He pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind with a disgruntled shake of his head. Kai then sank into the blissful non-thinkingness of sunbaking- or in his case, thanks to Rei, shade-baking.

Having finished with his hair Rei began to dry himself. "You really should try the water Kai, it's really nice."

"Hn"

Rei grinned and shook his head before pulling on his shirt and going off to watch Max try to play beach volleyball. Tyson was already there and cheering him on.

Kai could feel his skin burning in the sun. It was probably time to go home soon. But not just yet, his team seemed to be having fun. Kai didn't understand how watching Max hit a ball over a net could be considered as any type of fun but he wasn't about to stop them. That would have been a waste of effort.

Kai idly watched the heat waves rise from the sand.

Max, having given up on being a champion beach volleyballer after being hit on the head at least a dozen times. That ball was hard, he thought as he rubbed his head and left the game mock glaring at Rei and Tyson the latter of who was rolling around in the sand laughing at him.

"I'd like to see you two do better- especially you Tyson"

"Why would I try when it's so close to lunch?"

"Is it near that time already?"

"It's been near, at, and past that time! I'm hungry!"

"Tyson when are you not hungry?"

"When I'm asleep"

"Try telling that to your really vocal stomach at 3 in the morning"

"Touché"

Rei listened to his younger teammates sparring contest with half an ear as they wandered back to their sun-baking captain. He was lost in thought. Mostly thought about the person they were heading towards. No, make that all thought about the person they were heading towards.

Sighing Rei shook his head, banishing those thoughts from his mind. Kai would never think of him like that. At least no one could read his thoughts.

"Rei you seem awfully silent what're you thinking about?" Tyson asked him suddenly.

Kai, Kai and more Kai. Mixed in with a bit of sand and sun and just a pinch of Kai.

"Err… Nothing"

"Nothing doesn't normally bring a blush"

"I'm not blushing its sunburn"

"Sure I believe you- you sure it's not that girl over there who seems to be waving at you?"

"Huh? No… not a girl" If only you knew Tyson. If only you knew.

"Well if you feel the need to tell me about your thoughts please do."

The neko-jin rolled his eyes. He was sure the younger blader really did not want to hear his thoughts. They might scare him. Heck, they scared Rei sometimes.

Rei saw a flash of orange in the corner of his eye. He spun around trying to find the source. There was something unsettling about that colour. He scanned the beach searching for it but he couldn't find where it came from. Weird…

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