Rating: PG-13 for KaixRei yaoi pairing and Kai's tongue.
Notes: Lalalala. XD I'm a lazy bum. I'm not going to type the Twin 125s. o.o I want to get RIGHT to DAYTONA. XD My parents are downstairs watching it and I'm up here typing it. Lalala. Is in a really good mood today I feel like I could type a million fanfics. Even though I can't. O.o I'm...ah...procrastinating...I REALLY need to update InuBodi...o.o That's what everyone's waiting for. Aren't you all? ;.; I'm sorry I'm taking so long to update. Anyway...I'll give you the Daytona 500 now. :) After reviews.
Devlinn Reiko- . Is anyone keeping a count of how many times I say 'I am SO glad that you're enjoying InuBodi!' or things along those lines? I hope not. o.o You might loose count! ANYWAY! I'm glad you like THIS story and(I hope I don't offend this story) I'm glad it wont be higher on your list than InuBodi :) Yes. My fanfics have feelings too! Thanks for reviewing again Dev! Worships
StarryNightObsession- XD I don't know too many phrases. That's why I might have trouble with what I'm going to do with Kai and Rei in this chapter ;.; That's going to be a bit hard. :) Oh, well. I'll figure it out. Chocolate...o.o I'm not a chocolate person. You should see some of the things that I type when I've had too much vanilla coke. I refuse to put those up. XD . Of course Kai wont kill Rei! 33 Thanks for reviewing!
Dark Shadow Tiger- New reviewer! WELCOME! THANK YOU! Yeah. Anyway. :) I see NO problem with stoic people. They rock. I guess Max, Tyson, and Kenny all know that Kai doesn't talk and that he gets annoyed if they talk to him so they all want to sit in the back to they can talk. :) Hehehe. Thanks for reviewing!
TigerRain- Are you sure? What about dragon/demon wings? Do you have those? looks thoughtful. See, I used to have a halo. But my little horns melted it. Too much heat. :) AAAANyway! Can't do that ;.; Giving Rei Kai's car I mean. Kai Pauses to turn up the radio and hums 'Into The West' Where was I? Right. Kai is driving the Beyblade car because they sponsor him. Besides, drivers can't just trade cars O.o That wouldn't be right. It'd get so confusing! People would be trading cars left and right! . And it's not like I'd give Rei a BAD car. I like the sponsor I'm giving him. I've got their work all over my room 3 Oh, yeah. It's not really the car that they're worried about. Someone tampered with the blade, not the car . Hopes she isn't sounding mean or mad or anything I think you'll probably like Rei's car! It's going to be pretty! Wishes she could draw cars so she could draw Kai and Rei's cars. Thanks for Reviewing!
Notes Continued: ;.; I could easily get a picture of a Cup car and clean it then draw their sponsors on it. Rei's would be easy...But Kai's would kill me. That'd be hard because I can't draw Beyblades...XD Oops. I forgot to decided what kind of cars they drive. Well...That sucks...Umm...There's NO WAY either of them will drive a Pontiac or a Dodge. So it's a Ford Taurus for one of them and a Chevy Monte Carlo for the other. Umm...Well...Ah...That's a hard decision. O.o I like the Taurus more but I can't decide which of the two people I like more. Ah, whatever. Rei drives a Ford Taurus and Kai drives a Chevy Monte Carlo. You should look up pictures of them if you haven't ever seen one. 3Taurus3 Anyway! Enough procrastinating! Here's your chapter! Oh, wait. One more thing. Kyra is Rei's spotter and crew chief/car owner.
Chapter 4
Kai ran a finger along his steering wheel. He was getting edgy. Dranzer was still really nervous about the race and it was making Kai anxious. Kai turned his mahogany eyes wandered to the President who could hardly see. -Come on! Let us go-
"And now," cried an announcer, "here to say the most famous words in racing- The President of the United States of America, George W. Bush"
"Gentleman! Start your engines"
-Yeah. Such an enthusiastic President.- Kai thought as he started his engine. -Let's go...-
Rei wasn't so sure he wanted to pole anymore. Kai was starting in second...Which meant that the stoic driver was starting right alongside of Rei. -This is not going to be easy. Then again...I already knew that.- He had no more time to think about it. The green flag was out. -Here goes-
"Don't worry about winning, Rei. Just do your best." Kyra told him.
"That was my plan." Rei answered.
"Get ahead of Kai as soon as you can. You've got Jr. right behind him and he's wanting this probably more than usual." Kyra advised. Rei didn't respond. He was busy.
Kai allowed Rei to get ahead of him. It allowed the rookie to move up further, giving Kai space to get away from Dale Earnhardt Jr. -I never did like him...- Kai said to Dranzer.
-Me neither. His bit beast isn't very nice. Dumb toad-
Kai smiled as they came around turn three. -We need to let him past for a while, Dranzer. Let him settle down a bit-
-If you say so. You're in control-
-Not completely. You can stop the whole car. You know that-
-Ha-
Kai moved to the inside of the track, bringing himself in front of Kurt Busch. Jr. went ahead of Kai and Kai went back up on the track to race Kurt and Rusty Wallace for third.
"Three wide, in case you hadn't noticed." Kenny said. Kai was glad he was in a good mood. It kept him in a good mood as well.
"Oh, no. I hadn't noticed." Kai responded. Sarcasm.
Kurt Busch came out ahead of Kai and Rusty, leaving them to fight for fourth while Rei, who had dropped back to second, raced Kurt.
"Kai, try and get Rusty further down on the inside. Jarret's trying to get up behind you." Kenny said
Kai knew why Kenny wanted Jarret behind Kai. Kai wanted him there to.
-Rei's doing well.- Dranzer said.
-You're not supposed to be worrying about the other drivers, girl-
Kai managed to get Rusty further down on the track, allowing Jarret to kept up behind the Beyblade car and push him forward a bit. "I love drafting." Kai said to Kenny. Kenny laughed. "I just wish I could thank him now"
Kai realized then that he was racing Rei for third and that it was three wide behind him. Again. Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarret and Jimmy Johnson were fighting for fourth.
"Rei! I think Rusty's going to win fourth which leaves you fighting with him and Kai." Kyra said to her driver.
"Damnit"
-Dranzer says Kai is never too aggressive.- Drigger said.
-With people he knows or hates- Rei retorted.
-Good point-
Rei was forced to let Kai have third and fell back with Rusty Wallace and Dale Jarret who had left Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy had fallen back to eighth.
"You know, as much as I've watched racing...I've never learned who was aggressive and who wasn't"
"Everyone's aggressive. But some aren't as much as others. You don't have to worry about Jarret. He's a good guy. Rusty wont bug you either. They're racing for the same thing you're racing for." Kyra told him.
"Thanks"
Kai tore after Kurt who did his best to keep as far as he could from the 53 car. (A/N: Wow. Huge crash on the real race. Michael Waltrip's car is...Not a car anymore. He's alright though. Breathes deep) But Kai wasn't letting him get away with second place for long. He easily caught up with the Kurt Busch and began the battle for second place while Rei and Dale Jarret were having a clean race for third right behind them.
"Rei! You've got third but keep an eye on Busch. I'm not sure who's going to get second!" Kyra said.
"Thanks"
Kai's eyes found the first place car on the track ahead of them. -Damn. He's got the fastest car on the track today-
-We'll catch him- Dranzer said, sounding calmer than she had been at the start. They were 30 laps into the race. 30 out of 200.
-I don't think we're getting this on, Dranzer-
-Me neither.- She had to agree.
"Kai. Nice job getting past Kurt. Don't worry too much about catching Jr. He's too far ahead to catch with this car." Kenny said. Kai agreed.
Rei came up behind Kurt and moved to the inside of the track to try and get past him. No luck. Out of nowhere, Jimmy Johnson came up behind Kurt and pushed him forward and past Kai. Once more, Kai and Rei were racing. For fourth.
"Kai, I'm not all that sure you'll get the position. Dranzer has never been good at racing against the wall." Kenny said.
"I know." Kai said. Kenny wondered why he didn't sound as annoyed as the crew chief had thought he would be.
"Rei, watch out behind you. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart are on a role and they're not going to wait for you to get out of the way"
"I hope you don't mean they're going to reach out and bite my ass." Rei muttered.
"No. But they might get aggressive." Kyra laughed.
Kai cursed when he saw Jeff and Tony tearing towards them. "Kenny! Do I have room to move back"
"Yeah. What are you-" Kenny stopped and stared at the Beyblade car. Kai had backed off, allowing Rei to get ahead of him. Then, as Jeff and Tony came closer, Kai got up behind Rei and pushed him down the straight-away.
Jeff and Tony were left behind and Kai his car to the inside to race beside Rei as they came around the corner.
"Wow. That was unexpected." Rei murmured.
"Even though he did take your place on the inside." Kyra answered.
"He could have easily bumped me out of the way." Rei replied.
"Rei! There's a crash behind you. Looks like someone got bumped into the wall. Yellow flag is out"
"Thank God for pits." Rei said.
"I'm loose, Chief." Kai said.
"Go ahead and pit. We need to change right side tires anyway." Kenny responded.
"Alright"
Both Kai and Rei went to the pits but the lead cars stayed out. -What the hell do they think they're doing- Kai asked Dranzer.
-I hate no idea. There's no way they can go much longer on those tires- Dranzer said. (A/N: Dun-dun-dun)
-My thoughts exactly.- Kai thought as he pulled out of the pits and ended up right by Rei. "Shit. Kenny, who came out first"
"I'm not sure"
"Rei, they can't tell who got out of the pits first. It was too close." Kyra said.
"What're they going to do about it then?" Rei wondered.
"I guess you'll both take the restart in fourth"
"Who'd we lose in the crash?" Kai and Rei both asked their crew chiefs.
"Looks like Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Mark Martin." Kenny said. Kyra said something along those lines to Rei.
"They alright?" Rei asked.
"Yeah. Only Jeff's going to be able to come back out though. Tony and Mark totaled their cars." Kyra said.
"Mmkay"
-Later: Lap 167-
Kai and Rei were racing for second now, side by side on the straight-away. Behind them were Dale Jarret and Kevin Harvick whom they both felt safe with. Dale Earnhardt Jr. still had the lead. "How many laps do we have, Chief?" Kai asked.
"Forty-one now." Kenny answered.
-How are you doing, Dranzer-
-Splendid! I feel really good, Kai.- Dranzer was usually quieter and less...cheery. But Kai wasn't worried about her. He knew she was always like this with big races.
-Good. Keep it up, girl. We've been racing for 4 years...5 now. And we've yet to win a race this important.- Kai was enjoying himself, somehow more than normal.
-We can win this, Kai! We're not loose anymore and we're driving well-
-Yeah, but the Team Husar car is doing well, too-
-Rookies-They may be, Dranzer, but they're good-
-Kai...Do I sound like Dizzi to you-
-At the moment? Yes. Usually? No-
-I'm scared. Let's get going-
Jr. was coming closer and the two second-place racers were coming up on him. "I'm not sure I can make it past Kai, Kyra"
"Don't worry about it. You're doing fine"
"Way better than I had hoped." Rei agreed.
Time passed too fast for Rei and Kai. Soon, they were fighting each other for first place with it three wide a ways behind them. Ten laps to go...Could one of them pull away from the other before the finish line?
Kenny and Kyra, who had somehow ended up standing next to each other, were on their toes. "Come on, Kai! You're doing great!" Kenny encouraged.
"Keep it up, Rei!" Kyra cheered.
-This is going to be close, Kai- Dranzer called.
-Damnit! Busch and Jr. are right behind us-
-But look! DJ and Kevin are coming-
Final lap. Dale Jarret and Kevin Harvick had made it past Busch and Jr. The checkered flag was waiting for the first driver. But Kai and Rei were still side-by-side, neither letting up. Then Jarret came up behind Kai on the outside and Kevin behind Rei on the inside. They pushed the two across the finish line as the crowd roared.
"Please tell me one of us got there first." Rei said.
"Kai got it, Rei. But you were amazing! Great race, Rei!" Kyra said before removing her headset and turning to Kenny. She held out her hand and he shook it, smiling. "Rei says you're one of his best friends. It's nice to meet you." Kyra said.
"It's nice to meet you, too. Rei's a great driver. If I didn't already have Kai on my hands I would have taken him myself. Great race..." Kenny nodded to her and went to meet his driver in the Winner's Circle.
Kai was breathless. He couldn't believe it. He'd won the Daytona 500! As the driver climbed out of his car, he caught site of Rei, Max, Tyson, and Kenny approaching. Rei, who drove for Team Husar, smiled at Kai as he approached. "That was awesome, Kai." Rei said.
Kai removed his helmet and smiled warmly. "You're a much better driver than you look, Rei. You'd have had it if Dale hadn't helped out"
"You think so?" Rei tilted his head. Kai nodded.
"You would have. In fact, with Kevin's help, I'm surprised that you didn't get it." Kai was stopped when someone came up to him and congratulated him.
"That was an incredible race, Kai. Your first big win since you started racing. Were you surprised at the rookie's skills"
Kai closed his eyes briefly. "Yes...Yes I was."
The reported had clearly expected denial. "Do you think you could have had the win without the help of Dale Jarret and the UPS car"
"No. Rei would have had it. The Team Husar 34 car was stronger than my car today." Kai replied. His mahogany eyes were locked on the golden ones of the flushed Rei. The reported turned to Rei.
"Do you agree with Kai on this"
"I'm not really sure. It felt to me that our cars were equal in strength and speed"
"Well, congratulations to you both and good luck this year"
Kai moved to stand with Kenny and the other three. "Great race you two." Max said, grinning like a demon.
"Thanks." They chorused. Dale Jarret and Kevin Harvick both came by and congratulated them. They were both thanked for their help.
"Next week...Kurt and some of the others are going to be after your blood, Rei." Kai warned him.
"And you?" Rei challenged.
Kai smiled. "I have no right to go after your blood. You did better than I did today"
Rei grinned. "Thanks."
Gets teary-eyed I love them! I LOOOOVE them. :) Alright. Just for the record...I have NOTHING against Dale Earnhardt Jr. :) Just not a favorite of mine. As for Kurt Busch...Refrains from commenting I SOOOOOOO enjoyed typing that! I'm madly in love with this chapter ;.; But I didn't get to make Kai crash. XD Yes, I was planning on it. It was tempting. I'm sorry if anyone was hoping I'd drag out Kai's hatred for Rei. But I just can't. I love them too much :) Well, hope you liked that chapter. Thanks for reading, please review, and THANK YOU to ALL who have reviewed already. :) Goes on worshipping Dev. Laaater! Oh. Wait. Yeah. Forgot to tell you. Team Husar(Lisa & Mike Husar) are photographers. They do wolf photography. :) I have a bunch of calendars with there work and a few pictures 3 Laterlaterlater!