Kitten Affairs 2 - Confused.

Chapter 4 - Empty.

Thank you, everyone for your reviews and I don't mean to make Mariah sound evil, but at some points I had to.

Haven't updated in a while…again, so here's the next chapter. Enjoy.

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The bright rays of light settled on Kai's cheeks, making him twitch his nose a little and wake up. His rough, bey-blading hands rubbed his sleepy eyes and he had just remembered crying. All last night he cried for his lost relationship with Rei, although he wasn't actually sure if it was lost.

'Don't be so stupid' he told himself, getting up and stretching, like a cat 'Rei slept over Mariah's house. I think there was a little more than pillow-fighting involved.'

Just then, for some reason, Kai's eyes shifted towards the coffee table, where Rei's tearstained letter lay peacefully, waiting to be cried over once again.

Tears came rushing to Kai's eyes. "Rei" he whispered, realising that his lover was here last night. All wasn't lost. At one point he was happy, seeing as Rei didn't spend the night with Mariah, as planned. Obviously something went wrong. But if so, why didn't he stay with Kai that night and decide to leave a…note.

Kai's heart sank. It didn't take a genius to work out what a note meant in situations such as this one. "No, no, no!" Kai shook his head and for a moment refused to see what Rei had to say to him, but in the end he had to.

After shifting, his blurry from tears, crimson eyes down the message, Kai dropped to his knees, holding the note to his heart with such force, it seemed like he wanted it to remain inside him, as a memory of his lost love.

Kai's POV.

"You are kidding me, Rei Kon, you bastard! Who the hell alive can just forget about something so special! Even the mention of your name makes me want to kill myself. And you think I'll be happy again? Do you? Well what if I don't want to? Have you ever thought of that? I don't ever want to love again, as love brings pain greater than anything in this world and you are truly clueless in you think I can be happy without you!"

I'm talking to myself, but it feels like he can hear me. I feel so helpless because I know I want to scream at him, punch him…hug him, kiss him, take him in my arms! But I cant! I feel so empty!

Normal POV.

The raging pain in his head was too much to bear and his heart wanted to jump out of his body. He was so close to having a heart attack, but he just encouraged it.

"If I cant live with you, why live at all!" he yelled and that was too much emotion that everything went dark and he passed out, tears still falling from his eyes.

Kai was woken up, hours later by a mad and constant ringing of the doorbell.

"Rei?" his head was spinning, his eyes were bloodshot and his hair turned grey ((A/N: I know his hair is grey in some episodes, but you get the idea))

His legs were too weak, but his heart carried him to the door and he opened it, not knowing what to expect. And he did not expect what he saw, that's for sure. Standing there, by the door, looking like he was just brought back to life after weeks of death, Kai Hiwatarii was faced with something, which resembled him very much. Mariah. Her eyes seemed like two tiny slits of swollen gold, which didn't stop producing crystals of liquid, which then joined the river that settled on her pale face. Her top and bottom lip were bleeding and her hair looked like it's been pulled at. Not a pretty sight, but then again Kai realised that he probably didn't look any better himself.

"Can…I…I…" she begun, sobbing wildly.

"Come in." Kai finished her sentence, stepping aside and letting her through. In all his life, he never thought of letting Mariah anywhere near his home, let alone inviting her in, but he knew that now both of them needed each other like never before. They both suffered the same loss and both, somewhere in their mind considered Rei clueless of what he actually meant to them. "Tea?" Kai asked, trying to sound less cold and distant and more comforting. His voice sounded high and out of balance at times, but he didn't care and Mariah paid that no mind to it either.

"Please and thank…you" she sobbed again. Kai guessed that he probably got the news before her, as he was already past the sobbing phase. "Oh, Kai!" she said unexpectedly, which made him stop on his way to the kitchen and turn to face her. "I wish I never…never told him…about…the baby. Then none of…this-"

"It's ok" to his and her surprise, Kai walked over to Mariah and hugged her. It felt kind of awkward, seeing as they were practically sworn enemies in the past. "He'll come back, that coward bastard." he said playfully, which seemed to cheer Mariah up a little.

"Thanks." she said, as they exchanged weak smiles.

(with Rei)

Rei walked the lonely streets. He had absolutely no idea where he was and his belly was rumbling with hunger. It was freezing outside and again, careless Rei forgot to pack any warm cloths, so the only thing he could think off was to let his hair down, that would keep his shoulders and back sheltered from the winds.

The further he walked, the smaller and more secluded the streets begun to seem, until he reached a very unpleasant neighbourhood.

"This should be cheap" he fiddled with the coins in his pocket and looked at the block of flats in front of him, but before he begun his way towards them, he felt someone approach him from behind.

"Hey babe! Wanna have some fun?" he heard a rough voice behind him and kicked his leg back, twisting his body at the same time. His eyes widened. There were three huge thugs behind him and one of them had a broken nose, which unfortunately Rei was responsible for. "You're a tough chick." he growled and grabbed Rei by the shoulders.

But somewhere deep inside Rei always knew that his long hair was going to get him killed…

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Alrighty then. What did you guys think?

To all Kai/Rei fans: Please don't hunt me down and kill me for making Kai and
Mariah hug. I don't really know why I wanted to do that, but I guess it shows just how crazy they both were after losing Rei.

Next chapter nearly ready. But 'til then try to give me a little feedback on what you think of my story, kay? (wink) Until we meet again.

Have a nice day.