Chapter 6

Kai slightly flinched as Tyson's bedroom door opened and was quickly slammed shut. The bluenette had been like this for the last three days, and it was starting to get on Kai's last nerve. He knew Tyson was going through a hard time right now, but did he have to slam all the doors whenever he entered a room.

"I can't stand it!" The eight-year-old bluenette shouted and threw himself on his bed and buried his head into his pillow. "Why is Hiro so mad at me! I said I was sorry! I didn't mean to destroy his science project!"

"You mean the one he had spent weeks working on, only to have you trip and smash it to pieces?" Kai asked smugly.

"Okay maybe he should be mad at me but Kai," Tyson whined out the vampires name as if it would help Kai see how miserable he was. "I didn't mean it, and he won't talk to me now! Why does my brother hate me?"

"He doesn't hate you," Kai stated. He had been watching Tyson since the boy been born which meant he had been indirectly watching Hiro for eight years, and in those years Hiro had never hated Tyson. "He's upset. He can't help it. Wait a bit and he'll talk to you again, but if you keep trying to get him to talk then he'll continue to give you the silent treatment."

"If he loved me he would talk to me," Tyson murmured as he rolled over onto his side so he was facing Kai, who was leaning against a wall.

Kai sighed in frustration. No matter how many times he tried to explain to Tyson that you can love someone and still be angry with them the bluenette wouldn't listen. Sometimes he wondered why he even tried.

"At least you love me, right Kai?" Tyson smiled at Kai, expecting the vampire's answer to be a yes.

"Whatever."

Tyson frowned at the usual response. Why couldn't Kai just say he loved him? Maybe he really didn't love him? A year ago the vampire had told him that he was fond of him, but that didn't mean he loved him.

Knowing that Kai might not love him made Tyson's chest hurt. It hurt so much he wanted to cry, but he didn't because while Kai stayed and tried to comfort him when he cried he always had the feeling that Kai wasn't comfortable when he did it. He didn't want Kai to feel awkward. He wanted him to be happy.

"I'm going to feed." Kai stated suddenly and then without even waiting for Tyson's reaction he moved to the window, opened it, and jumped out of it.

Tyson laid there in silence before he felt something wet slide down his cheeks. Sitting up in his bed he touched his cheeks with his fingertips. Pulling his hand back he stared at the warm liquid on his fingers. Tears.

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Rei watched as Max sat at his desk hastily scribbling words down on a piece of paper. The cat like vampire knew what the blonde was writing. It was another letter to his mother, who now lived in the U.S. He knew Max missed his mother dearly, but there was nothing he could do and it frustrated him to no end.

"Rei?" Max asked quietly.

"Yes, Max?"

"Can you check my letter?" Max asked, holding his paper up to the vampire.

"Sure Max," Rei answered and took the paper from Max. Carefully Rei scanned over what Max had written down.

Dear Mommy,

I really miss you. I love Daddy, but I love you too. I asked Daddy if I could have a dog but he said no. Can I please have a doggie Mommy? Rei says I shouldn't ask you. I no you say that Rei isn't real but he is! He's my best friend, xcept Tyson. Last night Daddy let me eat this werd sandwich. In it was a monster! I hate school! I like playing with the other kids, but I hate school!

Love, Max

Rei smiled at the cute letter. He gave the letter back to Max. "There I an e in except. You spelled know wrong. It's spelled k-n-o-w. Weird is spelled w-e-i-r-d. As for that monster in your sandwich, it's not monster, it's mustard."

"No monster?" Max said heartbroken.

"No monster." Rei repeated.

Max pouted. "But I wanted to eat a monster!"

"Why?" Rei asked as he tried to hold back his laughter.

"Because they eat kids like me!" Max reasoned. "If they can eat me then I can eat them!"

"I bet you can," Rei chuckled and made a biting motion with his mouth.

Giggling at Rei Max tried copied the vampire and pretended to bite something.

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It was midnight by the time Kai had managed to return to the dojo. His feeding had gone well and he had finished earlier than expected. He could have been back at the dojo sooner, but he needed some space.

Why was he like this? He used to be so strong. He had grown heartless during his years as a vampire, but Tyson somehow managed to tear down his walls and make him feel like how he felt before he had become a vampire. How could a child do that to him? Not even Rei, who had been his friend even before they became vampires, couldn't do such a thing. What made Tyson so different?

As Kai pondered over his thoughts Kai snuck back into the dojo, using all of his skills to avoid making a sound. He could have probably just walked down the hallway normally, but he didn't want to risk the possibility that someone might still be awake. When Kai came to Tyson's room he stopped in his tracks.

Lying down on the floor in front of the bluenette's room was Tyson curled up in a tiny ball shivering from the cold. Hadn't the kid's family noticed? Maybe Tyson had snuck out of the hallway after everyone had gone to sleep?

Leaning down he picked up the small child and cradled him to his chest. The bluenette stirred and murmured incoherently, "Kai."

"Did you wait for me?" Kai whispered to the child.

"Uh huh," Tyson managed to mumble out before falling asleep in the vampire's arms.

Foolish child, Kai berated. How did he even know if I was going to come back through the front door and not his window?

Deciding to ponder over his frustration Kai opened the door to Tyson's bedroom and closed it behind him. Walking over to the bluenette's bed he placed the child in it and threw the messy covers over Tyson.

As he stared at Tyson Kai fought back the smile that was growing on his face. Even if it was foolish, I have to admit it was nice having him there waiting for me.