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Thank you to all of my reviewers: Darkspider, Kiina, Feelin Glayish, Ezj, CrazyJen, dot hack Malik, Vialana, Death stopper, Mariana1, TechnoRanma, Assassin of the Shadows, D. G.
I'm glad that you liked the update. Yah - I finished my assignment on control and conflict in the workplace and Edwards' three control strategies and it's been handed in and I just hope that I did all right.
A/N: And I am *so* sorry that the last chapter (in fact all of them) was *very* short but well...I have no assessment for - I dunno - at least two weeks LOL then exams start. I have four *sigh* - not that you all really need to know or for that matter even care ^_^
I will try and write more for one chapter from now on, since you all complain that they are too short (which they are - I know ^_^) but you will have to forgive me if I don't always comply.
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REVELATIONS
"Do you know where Kenny is?"
"No, come to think of it, I wonder where he could be; I mean he is the one that organised the training session at Tyson's this morning. It's not like him to not be there," Rei mused. Deep in thought the two boys turned the corner on their way to their team mate Kenny's place. All the heard was an, "Oh my God," two seconds before they were all sprawled on the footpath.
"Ow," moaned Max as he sat up slowly, rubbing his head to accentuate his point.
"What on Earth?" Rei trailed off as he caught sight of the hurricane that had blown into them. A short, brunette hurricane with a laptop permanently fixed to his hands. "Why don't you watch where you are going?"
"I am so sorry Sir, forgive me, I wasn't looking," the younger brunette bumbled over his words as he struggled to stand. He looked up and caught sight of Rei, who was trying desperately not to laugh. "Rei!" he whined. Then he heard a snicker and peered around the Chinese boy to see Max almost doubled over in laughter.
"Oh man, Kenny, your face was so priceless, 'I am so sorry Sir'," he mimicked and broke into peals of laughter again.
"Ha ha you guys, it was very funny. But seriously why aren't you at Tyson's training?" Kenny asked. Looking up at the taller of the two other boys he saw the neko-jin's expression darken, his brows knitted together and his smiling grin tightened to become a grim line. He looked in confusion to Max, hoping he might clarify it but was met only with the same expression. His heart sank. "Um - guys what's wrong. You look like someone died," he laughed. He looked up at Rei, whose expression had not changed, "Oh no, no one died right?" he exclaimed in horror.
"No not exactly," mumbled Rei.
"No, something worse," added Max.
"What's worse than someone you care about dying," Kenny wondered aloud.
"Kai, he..he...." Max stumbled over his explanation.
"Kai, what? Kai did what?" The whiz-kid looked from the bubbly blonde who seemed like he almost wanted to cry to Rei who was shaking.
"Kai hit Tyson," he finally stated.
"Oh ok then," he replied and started to walk away. When something suddenly dawned on him, "WHAT!" he exclaimed, he whirled around to clarify what he thought he heard with his best friends. He saw Max look away but noticed Rei slight inclination of his head.
"That is it, he is so dead." And with that he stormed around the corner and went full pelt to Tyson's home.
I came around the corner and skidded to a stop in front of Tyson's home, I heard a voice demand, "Tell me what it is that I do not see. What am I blind to?"
I followed the voice, sticking close to the side of the house; I just hoped the shadows concealed me. I peaked around the corner and saw Tyson's back as he faced off in front of Kai. I heard him sigh and whisper in an almost hoarse voice, "Many, many things I'm afraid. Forget it Kai, forget all of it." And then Tyson turned slightly and walked into the house away from Kai. I caught a glimpse of his face and stifled a gasp at the bruising on his face. I now understood why Rei was shaking; he was shaking from rage, just as I was now. I turned towards the tall, calm and collected boy standing all alone in the middle of the courtyard. He turned away from me. Before he did I watched his face, it held little to no emotion any other time. When he faced in Russia about why he felt his expression had been blank then too, but right now it was... I don't know how to explain it. There was something there, his pale cheeks were tainted a light pink beneath the azure triangles that still adorned them. Was he ashamed? I didn't know, I can't tell. I can not read him, give me Max or even Rei any day I could tell when they were happy or sad or angry simply by the way they held themselves. Tyson he was slightly harder to read. As much as it hurt to admit it to myself I didn't know him, not really. He is my best friend and yet I know that there is so much about him that remains a mystery. He is almost as silent as Kai in a way. But instead of becoming recluse he plasters on a cheery smile and laughs and jokes.
I turned my thoughts back to the captain of the Bladebreakers. I watched him spin around and yell at the door through which Tyson had disappeared through minutes before.
"What the hell does that mean," he called after him.
"I'll tell you what it means you prick."
I answered the obviously rhetorical question. I almost smirked when I saw him jerk slightly and whirl around to my voice. My mind processing that I - little Kenny, the weird computer whiz - had just startled Kai almighty leader of the world champion Beyblade team the Bladebreakers. It was strange, that small movement that registered his shock empowered me. I felt alive, I was angry no correction I was pissed. And I'll be damned to hell if I didn't defend my friend.
"What do you want Kenny?"
"I think you already know, Kai," I purposely drew out his name, relishing the shock that registered in his eyes.
"Let me guess. Rei and Max found you told you all the gory details and now you have come here to tell me off. That's right right?
"Yes and no."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, that they told me that you hit him, yes. Gory details - no not so much. Although then again I don't much care for knowing them. And as for telling you off, yes, I suppose I have come to do that."
"Ok then, get on with it."
I refused to acknowledge the shock that went through me at his words. Why would Kai willingly stay here and listen to me berate him, when he can easily walk away. I mean I know that I am no muscle man, in fact I'm not really much at all, no way in hell would I be able to forcibly make Kai stay and listen to what I had to say. The cogs in my already souped up brain were working overtime with that one questions. Then it clicked.
"You know what Kai?"
The silent one looked over to me.
"I know you care for him. I know that you care about all of us."
"What? That is preposterous, I most certainly do not care about you, Max, Rei and I do not care about that loudmouthed brat Tyson," Kai bit out indignantly
"Sure Kai," I smiled, "What ever you have to tell yourself."
I almost laughed at the look on his face and I turned and left him all alone once again in the middle of Tyson's courtyard.
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A/N: This is longer right? Hope you like it, if you do leave me a review, if not well I am sorry. ^_^
Thank you to all of my reviewers: Darkspider, Kiina, Feelin Glayish, Ezj, CrazyJen, dot hack Malik, Vialana, Death stopper, Mariana1, TechnoRanma, Assassin of the Shadows, D. G.
I'm glad that you liked the update. Yah - I finished my assignment on control and conflict in the workplace and Edwards' three control strategies and it's been handed in and I just hope that I did all right.
A/N: And I am *so* sorry that the last chapter (in fact all of them) was *very* short but well...I have no assessment for - I dunno - at least two weeks LOL then exams start. I have four *sigh* - not that you all really need to know or for that matter even care ^_^
I will try and write more for one chapter from now on, since you all complain that they are too short (which they are - I know ^_^) but you will have to forgive me if I don't always comply.
~*~
REVELATIONS
"Do you know where Kenny is?"
"No, come to think of it, I wonder where he could be; I mean he is the one that organised the training session at Tyson's this morning. It's not like him to not be there," Rei mused. Deep in thought the two boys turned the corner on their way to their team mate Kenny's place. All the heard was an, "Oh my God," two seconds before they were all sprawled on the footpath.
"Ow," moaned Max as he sat up slowly, rubbing his head to accentuate his point.
"What on Earth?" Rei trailed off as he caught sight of the hurricane that had blown into them. A short, brunette hurricane with a laptop permanently fixed to his hands. "Why don't you watch where you are going?"
"I am so sorry Sir, forgive me, I wasn't looking," the younger brunette bumbled over his words as he struggled to stand. He looked up and caught sight of Rei, who was trying desperately not to laugh. "Rei!" he whined. Then he heard a snicker and peered around the Chinese boy to see Max almost doubled over in laughter.
"Oh man, Kenny, your face was so priceless, 'I am so sorry Sir'," he mimicked and broke into peals of laughter again.
"Ha ha you guys, it was very funny. But seriously why aren't you at Tyson's training?" Kenny asked. Looking up at the taller of the two other boys he saw the neko-jin's expression darken, his brows knitted together and his smiling grin tightened to become a grim line. He looked in confusion to Max, hoping he might clarify it but was met only with the same expression. His heart sank. "Um - guys what's wrong. You look like someone died," he laughed. He looked up at Rei, whose expression had not changed, "Oh no, no one died right?" he exclaimed in horror.
"No not exactly," mumbled Rei.
"No, something worse," added Max.
"What's worse than someone you care about dying," Kenny wondered aloud.
"Kai, he..he...." Max stumbled over his explanation.
"Kai, what? Kai did what?" The whiz-kid looked from the bubbly blonde who seemed like he almost wanted to cry to Rei who was shaking.
"Kai hit Tyson," he finally stated.
"Oh ok then," he replied and started to walk away. When something suddenly dawned on him, "WHAT!" he exclaimed, he whirled around to clarify what he thought he heard with his best friends. He saw Max look away but noticed Rei slight inclination of his head.
"That is it, he is so dead." And with that he stormed around the corner and went full pelt to Tyson's home.
I came around the corner and skidded to a stop in front of Tyson's home, I heard a voice demand, "Tell me what it is that I do not see. What am I blind to?"
I followed the voice, sticking close to the side of the house; I just hoped the shadows concealed me. I peaked around the corner and saw Tyson's back as he faced off in front of Kai. I heard him sigh and whisper in an almost hoarse voice, "Many, many things I'm afraid. Forget it Kai, forget all of it." And then Tyson turned slightly and walked into the house away from Kai. I caught a glimpse of his face and stifled a gasp at the bruising on his face. I now understood why Rei was shaking; he was shaking from rage, just as I was now. I turned towards the tall, calm and collected boy standing all alone in the middle of the courtyard. He turned away from me. Before he did I watched his face, it held little to no emotion any other time. When he faced in Russia about why he felt his expression had been blank then too, but right now it was... I don't know how to explain it. There was something there, his pale cheeks were tainted a light pink beneath the azure triangles that still adorned them. Was he ashamed? I didn't know, I can't tell. I can not read him, give me Max or even Rei any day I could tell when they were happy or sad or angry simply by the way they held themselves. Tyson he was slightly harder to read. As much as it hurt to admit it to myself I didn't know him, not really. He is my best friend and yet I know that there is so much about him that remains a mystery. He is almost as silent as Kai in a way. But instead of becoming recluse he plasters on a cheery smile and laughs and jokes.
I turned my thoughts back to the captain of the Bladebreakers. I watched him spin around and yell at the door through which Tyson had disappeared through minutes before.
"What the hell does that mean," he called after him.
"I'll tell you what it means you prick."
I answered the obviously rhetorical question. I almost smirked when I saw him jerk slightly and whirl around to my voice. My mind processing that I - little Kenny, the weird computer whiz - had just startled Kai almighty leader of the world champion Beyblade team the Bladebreakers. It was strange, that small movement that registered his shock empowered me. I felt alive, I was angry no correction I was pissed. And I'll be damned to hell if I didn't defend my friend.
"What do you want Kenny?"
"I think you already know, Kai," I purposely drew out his name, relishing the shock that registered in his eyes.
"Let me guess. Rei and Max found you told you all the gory details and now you have come here to tell me off. That's right right?
"Yes and no."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, that they told me that you hit him, yes. Gory details - no not so much. Although then again I don't much care for knowing them. And as for telling you off, yes, I suppose I have come to do that."
"Ok then, get on with it."
I refused to acknowledge the shock that went through me at his words. Why would Kai willingly stay here and listen to me berate him, when he can easily walk away. I mean I know that I am no muscle man, in fact I'm not really much at all, no way in hell would I be able to forcibly make Kai stay and listen to what I had to say. The cogs in my already souped up brain were working overtime with that one questions. Then it clicked.
"You know what Kai?"
The silent one looked over to me.
"I know you care for him. I know that you care about all of us."
"What? That is preposterous, I most certainly do not care about you, Max, Rei and I do not care about that loudmouthed brat Tyson," Kai bit out indignantly
"Sure Kai," I smiled, "What ever you have to tell yourself."
I almost laughed at the look on his face and I turned and left him all alone once again in the middle of Tyson's courtyard.
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A/N: This is longer right? Hope you like it, if you do leave me a review, if not well I am sorry. ^_^