Give in to Fate

Disclaimer: I do not Beyblade or any of the characters, if I did, Tyson would certainly not be the main character.

I want to start by saying:

I am sooooooooooo sorry!

It's been ages since I've updated anything! I've been so busy I just haven't had the time :( And my computer completely died! But I've got it back now and it's the holidays now so I promise to write as much as possible during my break. Oh, if anyone's going to Amecon in Leicester be sure to say hi :)

Anyway, please enjoy!

Sunday

Kai was quite fond of walking; it was peaceful and allowed him to escape from reality. He could also muse over his ever-flowing thoughts as, surprisingly, they never seemed to shut-up. He was just one of those people who hardly ever voiced their opinions, which was why they ranted on at him inside his head instead.

He wasn't quite sure where he was walking to but a single thought came into his head…

'Ray'

His fellow beyblader was unexpectedly vacant from beside him that morning and Kai, as a team leader should, felt he should check up on him.

After walking in no specific direction through the forest for about 15minutes, Kai heard the unsuspecting sound of gushing water. Curious of where the hell the sound was coming from, the Russian sped up in the direction from which it seemed to stem from. Emerging around a large clump of trees Kai was greeted by an awe-inspiring sight; a beautiful river, slowly flowing by means of a rapid waterfall falling from quite a height. As his eyes caressed the graceful flow of water he caught sight of something not usually part of the environment.

'Hmm, could guessed he'd be here' Kai internally chuckled. The neko-jin was so predictable; Ray stood under the fast-flowing water showing amazing balance by supporting his weight on one foot and keeping his eyes shut. The spying Russian couldn't help but admire his team-mates physique as the fresh water cascaded down Ray's bare chest. It was not as if this was the first time Kai had seen his team mate like this but, for reasons unknown to him, Kai couldn't tear his eyes away from the sight. The peaceful look on the Chinese boy's face entranced Kai, causing him to feel rather serene.

The spellbound beyblader quickly came to his senses once he noticed Ray start to sway. It was very unlike the neko-jin to lose his balance so Kai knew instantly that something was wrong, however, as he looked on he was powerless to help his friend. Ray rocked from side to side as his head slumped forwards which was shortly followed by his delicate body.

"RAY!"

Kai's mind was blurred by panic as all sense vanished from his head. He ran faster than he ever had before; he was some distance away from the unconscious beyblader who was lying face down in the lethal water. Once the Russian had reached the drowning neko-jin he hastily lifted him into his arms as if he was carrying his new bride and waded towards the shore. Kai carefully placed Ray's limp body on a soft section of grass before leaning over and placing his ear next to the other's mouth to check for breathing. A wave of pure terror washed over him once he realised the precious boy was close to death if he didn't do anything.

He placed his hand other Ray's heart, 'Thank God, he still has a pulse' It made Kai's job a lot easier as he was 94 percent likely to break Ray's ribs if he even attempted chest compressions, according to his first aid instructor anyway. Kai just reckoned the stupid plastic dummy he had to practice on was made of paper, it wasn't his fault if he managed to leave permanent dent in his 'patient'.

The externally calm (but terrified inside) beyblader gently tilted his friends chin up and eased his soft lips apart.

"Sorry Ray, your not going to like this." Kai took a large gulp of air before pinching Ray's nose and quickly blowing oxygen into the lifeless mouth. The Russian withdrew to see the effect but repeated his action when he realised that it had done nothing. Before withdrawing for a second time, Kai heard a loud gasp behind him from the person he least wanted to see at that time.

"I KNEW IT! So you and Ray are an item huh? I could see that there was something –"

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Tyson had seen Kai angry many times but never in his life had he seen Kai that furious. His voice was so powerful that it easily made the Japanese boy's heart stop.

Kai suppressed his extreme anger at Tyson's complete stupidity and concentrated once again on saving his dear friend. Luckily, Tyson was to completely flabbergasted to say anything and just stared blankly as the Russian's mouth once again joined Rays. After what seemed like hours, Ray coughed and water slowly trickled out of his mouth. He looked up, dazed, into the relived eyes of his saviour.

"…Kai…" Ray gentle raised his hand and stroked Kai's cheek before it dramatically slumped back down. Kai let out a small gasp but his worry was quickly replaced by slight grin as he heard Ray's gentle breathing; he deserved the sleep.

"Kai, I'm sorry I didn't know-" The tired Russian completely ignored the whiney brat behind him and picked up Ray as he had done before and made his way back towards the camp. He had had a stressful day already and he was not in the mood to beat-up Tyson, not right now anyway.

Ray's eyes slowly prised apart as unbearable light flooded them. He groaned slightly as soon as he felt how tired his body was.

'What the hell was I doing to make me so tired?'

The confused Neko-jin looked around his tent from his position on the floor only to meet glaring eyes.

"Kai!" Memories came flooding back to him as he mentally re-called that mornings events. He remembered doing his balance training under the waterfall and then feeling quite dizzy. He must have blacked out after that because he had no recollection of events after that.

"Kai, what happened?"

Kai's expression changed to one of slight shock for a moment but then returned to his look of indifference.

"You don't remember anything?"

"Not really. I was under the waterfall and felt dizzy, that's about it."

Kai closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

"Well you seem fine now, that's all that matters."

"But…" Ray didn't get to finish his sentence as Kai had risen to his feet and left the tent.

'What was that all about?' Ray pondered for a while before lifting himself into a sitting position with great effort. He felt exhausted but apart from that he was fine, he didn't like lying around all day.

"Where do you think you're going? Dr Kai said you're not allowed to move." Ray was slightly taken-aback by the appearance of Tyson at the tent entrance. He had his usual goofy grin in place but it was also accompanied by a rather large black eye and a few scratches on his face. Tyson crept into the tent and sat beside Ray's sleeping bag.

"What happened to you?" Ray gently stroked a nasty looking cut on Tyson's cheek but he winced and quickly pulled away.

"Oh, it's nothing!" Tyson laughed off the pain and turned back to Chinese beyblader.

"What about you, are you ok?" Ray had never seen his fellow blader look so serious and…well, another emotion the neko couldn't quite put his finger on. He looked sort of…guilty.

"I'm fine Tyson but I have no idea what happened." Tyson held and expression similar to Kai's when he heard the same response.

"Really? Oh, well I didn't see it all and Kai hasn't talked to anyone since he brought you back."

'Brought me back?'

"What happened?"

Tyson looked uncomfortable and shifted around in his place.

"Erm…well I just went to find Kai 'cos he had walked off and a found him over you…well…I thought he was kissing you."

A faint blush appeared across the Japanese boy's cheeks as he fiddled with his hat.

"…he was kissing me?" Ray was completely baffled by Tyson's statement but he didn't take it too seriously, he knew what Tyson was like.

"No! Erm…Well I said something and Kai got really mad and shouted at me and then I realised he was doing that mouth-to-mouth thinking. 'course, I felt really bad."

Ray stared at the floor as he processed the information Tyson had just given him. Did he stop breathing? Oh God! No wonder he felt tired! And Kai saved him?

"Yeah, then he got you breathing and you woke up, I'm surprised you don't remember that. You just sort of moaned Kai's named and collapsed again. I was really worried that you had died! But Kai just carried you back here and he hasn't left your side since, well…only to…"

Tyson scratched his face but accidentally caught a cut and caused it to bleed again. He wiped the blood with the back of his hand and let out a nervous giggle.

"Did Kai do that to you?" Ray gasped.

Tyson opened his mouth to reply but closed it once he noticed the figure standing stooped over him with a tray. Kai gave Tyson a nasty death glare which caused him to yelp and quickly run from sight out of the tent. Kai turned to Ray, sat where Tyson just was and sighed. He handed the tray to the injured beyblader which had hot soup and a glass of water on it.

"Thanks." Realising how hungry he was, Ray dug into the food, not caring that he was making a mess. Kai just watched curiously until the neko had finished and placed the tray on the other side of him.

"Kai, thank you so much." Ray looked thankfully into the Russians eyes.

"It was only soup." Kai said, sounding quite amused.

"No, I mean for saving me." The neko blushed as he automatically raised his fingers to his mouth. 'The mouth that Kai has kissed' Ray snapped to his senses once realising how stupid he was being. True, he was probably the only person who had ever felt Kai's lips on theirs, but it was to save his life! Nothing else. Still, he didn't know why this disappointed him.

"Hmm. I can't let one of my team die. It would make me a bad captain."

Ray lightly chuckled at the typical Kai-like response. Just doing his duty.

"And, I think I would go crazy around here without you." Ray looked up to ruby eyes which were looking at him intently. He wasn't sure how to take the statement, Kai had never said anything like that to him – no, anyone, before. What did he mean by that? Ray assumed he meant that he was the only one who didn't drive Kai to madness but, he kind of wanted it to mean more as well. 'Ah! What's wrong with me?'

"What's wrong?" Kai said suspiciously as Ray violently shock his head. Just realising what he was doing, Ray stopped and gave Kai an embarrassed grin.

"Oh nothing! I'm fine!" Kai didn't look convinced but sat up as if he was going to leave.

"Kai…"

Ray grasped Kai's wrist and looked innocently into his eyes.

"Why did you stay with me?"

Kai closed his eyes and thought for a moment. Why did he stay? He knew Ray was fine, he could have just left him to sleep. Was it guilt? No, he couldn't have done anything to stop Ray getting hurt. Sure, he cared for the neko, but never more than a friend. He was just doing his duty as a captain; he hoped Ray didn't think more of it.

"I don't know, I had nothing else to do. We can't do team training if one of the members is injured, now can we."

Ray's face flushed red as he suddenly felt very guilty for the whole incident, he must have caused a lot of worry for Kai and the others.

"I'm sorry, it was all my fault." Ray bowed his head in apology as Kai bent over and picked up the tray that had since been emptied. He made his way out of the tent but stopped and turned to face Ray.

"Stop talking nonsense and go to sleep. Don't think I'm going to go easy on you tomorrow."

Ray groaned and slumped back into his bed. Although he felt recovered, he knew better than to disobey 'Dr Kai'. Snuggling in his sleeping bag he closed his eyes and quietly wished that Kai was still by his side.

To be continued…

Yuck, I'm sorry this chapter is really sappy but it had to be done. I can't make this whole story a load of embarrassing situations between the boys, there's got to be some storyline so, here it is :) I'll be updating 'Open your Heart' very soon, I promise.

And I'm gonna kick your ass At-chan :p

I hope its ok, please review.

Mimi

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