Sorry guys, I had this written on paper ages ago, it's only just now that I've found the time to type it up. Please tell me if I've made any mistakes or Typos (except the spelling of Rai's name, I know! It should have never been spelt like that in the first place, hell knows why I spelt it like that, cause I hadn't done before this story - maybe I just felt like a change, either way, I'm too lazy to go through and change it all again, so that's how it's staying! end rant)

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Enjoy Unusual Circumstances 11!

A long time coming

Rai POV

I turn my head back to the others, positive I'm bright red. I can't help it, Kai Hiwatari is on my back! Asleep! What would you do? (Hy: Faint! Or at least fall over…) Just as my mind has been doing for the past year and a bit, I begin subconsciously imprinting this on my mind. The weight of Kai resting on me, the position his hands have been flung around my neck – I'm becoming a psyco, a real live stalker! No, no I'm not, I'm just a little obsessed…tch, yeah right, my mind adds. Oh god, Kenny's looking at me strangely now, I must have spaced out again…

'You alright Kenny?' I ask, keeping my voice steady.

'Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine..' Kenny seems to be in deep thought. Oh I hope he hasn't figured out why I'm always with Kai, why I never want to let any of the others near him, why I want to keep him in my arms forever… I shake my head, as I grin insanely at the others.

'On to phase two then?' I ask, the grin never leaving my face. Suddenly Max and Kenny join me in my insane grinning and Max nods, bouncing once again. I just hope Tyson's ok…

We set off towards the hotel, with me jogging behind. I know I'm good, but I'm not that good… My mind wanders back to the scene in the hospital. I snigger. Those fools didn't know what hit them until it was gone. I had had a rather loud conversation with Max from around the corner about how one of the Bladebreakers had appeared downstairs. That had got a few reporters running. Shame it wasn't as many as we had hoped for. Not that it had bothered me in the slightest. Gathering up all of my pent up rage and anger towards these people, I had dashed in, knocking many reporters flying. The look on Kai's face strengthened my determination to fight my way through. How dare they frighten my Kai? How dare they even go near him! Jesus, I've become so possessive! Floats through my head rather unhelpfully. I was so relieved when I finally reached him, I almost hugged him there and then. Don't give the media any more reason to talk Rai… My mind had warned. Restraining myself from glomping the blue-haired wonder, I had stepped in front of him, blocking the media's view. The look on Kai's face was priceless. He was happy to see me! I still haven't gotten over that one. Kai's always happy to see me nowadays, but it's just so different from Kai's usual indifference, that it just thrills me. My stomach does a triple flip as I think why Kai's happy to see me. He wouldn't be if he knew…If he knew why he's like this… If he knew it was all your fault…I try to block out the voice again, because I hate to hear it, even though I know it's right. It was all my fault, if I had just…I could of… But it doesn't matter anymore. Because I can't change things. I can't 'just' do anything anymore. Wallowing in self pity, I reach the hotel room door. Happy to take my mind off of things I walk through, moving towards the sofa.

'Rai.' Kenny mutters. I look up and see him reading a small slip of paper that had been left on the table.

'What is it?' I ask, changing my course to walk towards him. His face looks on disbelievingly at the piece of paper.

'Our stuff's gone!' Max yells from his room.

'Say what?' Tyson yells, bursting through the front door.

'Tyson! You ok?' I ask, attempting to change the subject as I try to comprehend the situation.

'Yeah, no problem, I did my usual, 'you want an autograph?' play.' He mutters, brushing me off and moving towards Kenny who had started chewing his bottom lip.

'We've gotta go guys.' He moans, his face falling.

'Huh? Why?' Max said.

'Our stuff is with Mr D and he's booked a carriage on the train for us. Only problem is, he had to get the soonest train there was. And that leaves in 10 minutes!' Kenny squeaks, voice getting progressively higher as he continued. My eyes widen as I try to take in this new problem.

'Oh my god…' Max moans, 'My legs won't go anymore…'

'The station is ages away!' Tyson protests, obviously distraught at the idea of more exercise.

'Well then we had better get moving! Come on!' I yell, brain in action. I cling tighter to Kai as I jump out of the door and onto the banister, sliding down. The others catch on to my idea and I hear them follow, Max's shouts of delight reaching my ears. Thankfully, Kai didn't wake up as I leapt off of the banisters and ran flat out of the reception, only pausing when I realised I don't actually know where I'm going…

'This way!' Kenny breathes, causing me to chuckle.

'Come on Kenny! We've got a way to go yet!' I laugh as we begin running in the direction Kenny is pointing in. My feet began to pound the tarmac, at first slowly and then faster and faster, as I hurry to keep up with the others. I know I'm good but I'm not that good… I grin as I remember telling him stories of when I was little.

Flashback

'Raiiii….'

'What?'

'I wanna jump.'

'What?'

'I wanna jump.'

'Jump where?'

'Nowhere, I just wanna jump.'

'Well…'

'Can I?'

'Um….Not really…'

Kai pouted.

'Why not?'

'Cause you can't stand let alone jump.'

'But I could try…'

'No.'

'But…'

'No!'

I immediately regretted saying that. Damn Kai and his cute face…

'What about if I jump for you? Will that do?'

'Really? You'll do that?'

Feeling really stupid, I nodded, stood up and jumped onto the railings of the bed. Kai's eyes went as round as saucers.

'Wowwwwwww….' he breathed. I shuddered.

'What?'

'You jumped.'

'Yeah, cause you said I should.'

'But… you jumped… onto the railing… and you're still there…' I stepped down onto the bed and sat, cross-legged, my head cocked in confusion. Suddenly it hits me that a 5 yr old might find my cat like sense of balance quite unbelievable.

'sugoi desu ne?'

'Hai!'

'Well I used to be able to do things like that all the time back in my home town.' I reasoned, seeing this as a good opportunity to remind him of me.

'Really? Where did you live? What did you do? Who did you live with? What were you like when you were younger?' Kai rambled. I smiled and settled down, getting ready for a story.

'Well….'

end flashback

Thump. Thump. Thump.

My smile is gone. My heart begins to pound against my ribs. My breathing becomes harsher, shallower. Running with a fully grown Hiwatari on your back is harder than I first thought. But I will continue to do it if it means that he stays safe. Just the mere thought of the people that could be behind us makes my pace quicken. God, I can't believe them! The nerve! Butting into somebody else's personal life just like that! Sure, I understand that we're 'celebrities' now and so apparently that gives everyone the right to know about every little thing that we do, but Kai is ill for God's sake!

Funny.

I keep using that same excuse for everything.

'Rai, why are you staying so close to Kai?'

'Because he's not well, someone has to stay with him.'

'Rai, why can't we see Kai?'

'Because he's ill.'

'Rai, why can't you sleep properly?'

'Because Kai's ill.'

'Why can't you eat?'

'Because he's ill.'

'Why does the world rotate?'

'Because Kai's ill.'

Huh.

I keep using that excuse, but it's actually a lie. It's false. Kai isn't ill. He's broken. And I've broken him. And still I'm using him! I'm using his injuries as an excuse to stay close to him, to fulfil my wishes, not because I'm doing anything to actually help him. Suddenly I find myself wallowing in self-pity. Again. I don't deserve to be in the same room as him. I don't even deserve to lick his boots. I hang my head, fully aware of just how horrible I truly am. Why?

Rai…

I need to be near him, to repay my debt to him, but this scum shouldn't be anywhere near him…

Rai…

God! This is confusing.

'RAI!'

'Wha?' I spin my head around to the person who's disrupted my thoughts.

'Mind that post!' Kenny yells. My eyes wide, I spin around to find a large grey post directly in my way. Acting fast, I deftly dodge slightly to the side, using my foot on the post along with my spare hand, to help me swing around it.

'Nice save.' Kenny mutters, his breathing harsh as he catches up to run next to me.

'Thanks Kenny.' I say, my eyes now firmly fixed in front of me. Kenny chuckles breathily.

'Rai, why -pant - are you so -pant- out of it nowadays? -pant- And don't say it's -pant- because you're -pant- worried about Kai, -pant- because that excuse -pant- won't work on -pant- me anymore.'

If it was possible, my eyes would widen further. I hadn't counted on Kenny being so perceptive. Stupid really, soon as the smart one of the group is hardly Tyson.

'Are you still -pant- torturing yourself -pant- about the accident? -pant- Because, remember, -pant- that's what it was, -pant- an accident.-pant- It wasn't your fault.'

As if an elastic band within me had snapped, I began ranting.

'Kenny, it is my fault, what happened to Kai, if I hadn't of stood up, Kai wouldn't have had to push me back down…' My breathing became harsher as I ran out of air.

'Woah, calm down! -pant- Kai protecting you -pant- was a decision -pant- HE made.-pant- He could have -pant- just left you, -pant- but he didn't, -pant- he chose to -pant- protect you.'

'But -pant- if I had just -pant- stayed down -pant-'

'But Nothing!' Kenny's breathing was harsher than mine, being a guy who really doesn't do physical. 'If -pant- you -pant- want to -pant- blame -pant- someone -pant- blame -pant- the guys -pant- who blew -pant- the bus up!'

All of my current thoughts cease to be. He's right. None of this would have happened if the bus hadn't been attacked! Now that I think about it… who did attack the bus? And why? Mr D might have the answers. Like a man with an obsession (ok, so I am one, but let's just go with it) I ran like never before, faster than I had when training with Driger, faster than I had when running for my life, filling with a sudden hatred for the people who have put us through this, leaping gently over bins and signs, taking care not to wake up the still sleeping Kai.

'Rai! Wait up!'

I didn't look back.

'Come on guys! Hurry up!'

I briefly look at my watch.

5 minutes.

Kai POV

Bright. Moving? Where am I? A corridor. Again? Not again. Please. I walk down the corridor. No-one's here. Rai? I'm scared. Please help me…

'Rai Kon! Well he's a fierce fighter Brad…'

'Rai?' I spin around, trying to find the source of the sound. Up? My eyes widen, a - bubble? Pretty…I stand on tiptoes, trying to look closer. Slowly it floats down. I stretch, straining to see the image reflected in the bubble. Slowly it comes closer to my face. I peer in.

'Rai..' I whisper.

POP

I blink. Suddenly the image from the bubble materialises around me. I'm sitting on a bench, facing directly in front of me. Out of the corner of my eye I can see those others who Rai calls his friends. Are they my friends too? But why would they want to be friends with a 5 yr old? Am I that good? Why am I here anyway? Where is here? My head moves on it's own, looking around me. What's going on? I just go with it, taking in as much as possible. I don't believe my eyes. People. Hundreds of them. They're surrounding us in a big circle, cheering, yelling, waving. Brightly coloured banners are being waved from all directions. GO GO BLADEBREAKERS blared out in big yellow letters from one. Bladebreakers? My eyes settle on a large screen in the middle of the ceiling. Two symbols on either side. 'Bladebreakers vs. Demolition Boys' the screen read. There was a one under the Demolition Boys name and a zero under the Bladebreakers name. My heart suddenly tightened for no reason. Why did it do that? Suddenly, the screen changed to show a picture of Rai against a picture of a sneering pale faced, white haired boy of a similar age to Rai. This was a game? Sharply, my head moved down, focusing my eyes on Rai. He stood in front of a huge bowl, the white haired boy opposite him on the other side. Was this a memory? And I'm in the old me? Instantly I try moving myself. Nothing. I'm stuck inside this 'memory me'. The crowd roars louder. Something's starting. A countdown. My heart pace seems to quicken - the 'memory me' clenches his fists.

3

What's going to happen?

2

'Come on Rai…' floats through my head.

1

Rai and the white haired kid join in with the last sentence -

'LET IT RIP!' Both launch something into the huge bowl between them. I peer closer. Spinning tops?

'And this Beyblade match has got underway! With a strong start from both sides!'

Beyblade? Those spinning tops are Beyblades? Why does that name sound so familiar? The 'memory me' switches his gaze to the screen.

'Go Driger!' Rai yells. Suddenly I get it. The white 'beyblade' with the tiger on top moves and drives forward, attacking the other beyblade in the dish. He's controlling it! The beyblade does what Rai tells it to! Driger? The name of the tiger? Wait. There's more to this. 'I' look back down at Rai who's been knocked back. Rai? My heart becomes tighter once again and an urge to run to him fills me. Even 'memory me' feels it. But he doesn't move. Instead he squeezes his hands tighter and continues to watch. Rai keeps getting hit over and over, but he just stands there, his arms crossed in the typical blocking pose. Why? Why was he letting himself get hurt? His hair becomes loose. The other me was having trouble keeping himself under control. He had given a little gasp when Rai's hair flew out from it's ribbon and his eyes had widened, staring intently. Now his nails were digging into his palms from clenching so hard, his teeth grit together. So why do you not just go and help him? Go! I try and urge 'myself' to move but it doesn't seem to work. A stray thought of his, floats through my head. 'Don't you dare give up Kon! Please. Stay with us. Rai.' Was this necessary? What would happen if Rai lost? 'My' eyes stopped on the white haired guy and I could feel the hatred coming off me as 'I' glared at him. Suddenly a green light surrounds Rai and something comes out from the middle of the glowing beyblade. 'My' eyes dart up long enough for me to see it was an animal. A tiger. Driger. 'Memory me' smirks, his hands relaxing slightly. Was everything going to be ok? A bright light. No more.

Rai POV

Kai mumbles and moves his head further into the crook of my neck. Is he waking? No. I shiver all the same.

'Driger.' he whispers. I stop from shock and turn my head slightly to look at him from the corner of my eye. So cute… I squash that thought down as soon as it arrives. This is no time to think about that! He'd said Driger! Was he remembering something?

'Rai! Why'd you stop?' Tyson yells, finally catching up to me. Should I tell him? A part of me, the part that probably started this entire obsession said no. So I ignored it. He, they, have a right to know.

'I think he's remembering something.' I murmur.

'What!' Tyson cries, bursting my eardrums with his overly loud voice.

'He said 'Driger' in his sleep..' my mind suddenly goes into panic mode, 'I haven't told him anything about beyblading yet!' I half-yell hysterically. What was he remembering? Will he be the old Kai when he wakes up?

'Um, guys! Train!' Is all Kenny could muster as he heaves his way past us. As if we'd all been shot at, we all begin running again.

'How long do we have?' Max half-yells, half-pants.

'1 minute 30 seconds!' I reply, making sure I wasn't going to run into any more obstacles in my path.

'I see the station!' Tyson shouts with glee.

'Yes!' Max jumps over a small child with probably more energy than the 4 of us put together. My mind wanders no more. Through the door, over the check in barriers, through the hordes of people. It's a miracle Kai hasn't woken up yet.

'There's too many people!' Max moans, trying as hard as he can to clear a path for us behind him. I start looking for other ways to go. Surely a train station has more than one route to get to the platforms… what if there was an accident and the staff…. Ah ha!

'This way!' I begin running towards a service door.

'Nice Rai! Is it open?' Tyson notes before trying to barge through it. Max pushes up against it.

'No…' he groans.

'Out of the way!' I command, taking a pace back, before lifting my leg and giving the door a sharp kick. To everyone's surprise (including my own), it opened.

'Sweet…' Max mutters before opening it wider for me to get through.

'Um, maybe not…' Kenny whimpers.

Shit. We'd come out on the platform part of the station, at the end. On the wrong platform.

'Damn it, I can see our train!' Tyson was right. There, four rail lines and a platform across from us, was the nice, shiny, comfortable train we were supposed to catch, and outside it, Mr Dickinson, trying as hard as he could to delay the train. I looked at our options. 1.) miss the train and face the reporters. 2.) Try and run around to the bridge, through the masses of people, to the train and hope we make it on time. 3.) Take a shortcut. Yep, number 3.

'Jump.' I mutter, shifting the sleeping Kai so as not to wake him.

'Wha?' Max questions, clearly confused. I walk towards the edge of the platform we're on.

'Don't touch the rails and watch out for incoming trains.' I say a little louder. 'On 3!'

'Woah!'

'1!'

'What?'

'2!'

'Wait! Wait!

'3!'

I jump and run, the others just about following. I can hear the electricity running through the rails, and pray that no-one steps on them. I jump up on the platform and land deftly next to Mr D.

'Sorry Mr D, we're here now.' I say calmly, trying to calm my racing heart. I glance behind me to see Max and Tyson helping Kenny up. I turn and grin at Mr Dickinson and the bewildered train attendant. Before someone realises what we've done, I step onto the train, a chuckling Mr Dickinson behind me. I sigh. Thank god that's over! Gently I place Kai on a row of chairs and then sag to the floor. Safe. But for how long?

Chibi Japanese dictionary

Chibi - little

Sugoi desu ne? - Amazing, no? (literally translated)

Hai - Yes

Arigato gozaimashita - thank you very much

Demo - but

Gomen ne -sorry

Honto ne - really

Omoshiroi ne? -interesting, no?

Jesus, that was irritating having to put all of those -pant-'s in! Shows just how much I love you guys! Well please review! Press the blue button! Press it! Press it!