Rating: Same-same
Notes: . . Better get this done and up BEFORE the next race. x.x Sorry for the delay on all my fics and stuff. Been kind of busy. I have five or six projects going for school right now and I'm preparing for three tests. Really, really busy. And I'm half-grounded due to the fact that I'm failing science. But that's my dad's fault. He never got me my mouse trap for my mouse trap car x.x Yeah. But my mom decided to let me go to the drop-in at the community center and to the library as long as I do my work as soon as I get home. OH! Ohohoh. You guys should watch the Nascar show that's coming on Friday(the 14th). . It looks really funny. I think it's called...like...Nascar: 360 or something. o.o Don't remember. Yeah...Anyway .-
Chapter 14
"Hey, Kai?" Rei called from the hotel room. Kai slipped out of the bathroom, tossing his scarf on the bed and sitting down on the edge. "Yeah"
"Do you think I have any chance at the Championship after these missed races?" Rei asked, looking over at Kai from his position at the window.
"If you stay in the top five for the rest of the races, why not?" Kai responded. "And if everyone leaves you alone"
"I meant...Do you think I'm capable of maintaining a top five in the rest of the races?" Rei tried.
Kai eyed him curiously. "I do...Did I miss something, Rei?" Kai asked.
"It's nothing." Rei answered, looking back out the window. "We better go." Rei turned and walked out of the room, leaving Kai to wonder what was on his mind.
"Harvick's trying to pass on the inside." Rei warned. All trace of the anxious hint in his voice had vanished and he seemed perfectly fine. Which only made Kai worry even more.
"Where's Gordon?" Kai asked.
"Third. Following Kahne and Kenseth." Rei told him. "You're fine. Harvick seems a bit loose though. Watch out." "How are you feeling Dranzer"
-No better than before...- Dranzer responded.
"We can drop out of this if you feel you need to, Dranzer." Kai said.
-Are you okay, Kai- Dranzer asked, startled. -The last time I checked, you would never even THINKG about quitting-
"Yeah, well...I'm not really sure I feel like racing right now..." Kai muttered.
-Why's that-
"Forget it. Let's just get this over with." (A/N: Sorry, but this chapter is going to be painfully short. ;.; Maybe Kai will drop out and I'll do something else with him...Yeah)
"Harvick on the outside." Rei said.
"I noticed"
"If you want me to shut up, just tell me." Rei snapped.
-Hey. Don't argue.- Drigger said.
"Damnit." Kai growled, watching Kevin Harvick come dangerously close to tapping him.
"I told you he was loose"
"I know, Rei!" Kai responded, annoyed now.
There was a long silence before Kenny's voice spoke to Kai. "Uhm...Okay. I guess I'm taking over." Kenny sounded confused.
"Whatever"
"Are you two okay"
"Just do your job, Chief." Kai answered. (A/N: o.o Blinks)
"Hey, Rei. What's up?" Tyson asked when Rei came in to the garage after the race. "You okay?" "I'm fine." Rei murmured, perching on the edge of a stool.
"If you say so. Where's Kai"
"I wouldn't know." Rei responded, shrugging.
"Uhm...Right...I'll be back." Tyson hurried out just as Kai entered the garage. Rei hardly noticed him enter as he was busy examining the damage to the nose of the Beyblade car. Kai had been spun out by Jeff Gordon and the nose had nearly been torn off when Kevin Harvick was unable to avoid him.
"Rei..." Kai was standing next to him now and he looked over.
"What"
"Sorry"
"For"
Kai sighed. "Getting frustrated with you. Look. I'm just worried. You seemed distressed this morning and I've been trying to figure out what might be bothering you"
Rei gave him a tired smiled and stood up. "I'm trying to take good care of my two daughters and help out my sisters with their money trouble. But, at the same time, I need to find enough money to keep my mother in good care. It's getting hard to do all three and still have enough to take care of myself. Right now, I think the Championship is all that's going to keep me going until I can find another way to earn some money." Rei explained.
"Are you telling me that you weren't planning on sticking to racing?" Kai asked.
"Yeah"
"Do you have any idea how many teams would do anything to have you, Rei?" Rei looked startled. "What"
"I know of seven teams that would -love- to have you race for them. But Kyra refuses to give you up. You're an excellent driver, Rei. It took me a long time to get anywhere near as good as you are. You could dedicate yourself to racing and you'd be set ." Kai told him.
"I...I don't know...I told Kyra one year"
"I highly doubt she liked that." Kai answered, smiling.
"You think she'd be willing to have me longer, then?" Rei asked, looking up at Rei.
"I'm positive that she would." Kai answered. "I'd still have to win the Championship this year to keep me going when the season ends"
"I can help you out, if you need it Rei. I'd be glad to." Kai said. "Come one. I'm starving and I want to get to bed." Kai kissed Rei briefly before taking his hand and pulling him out of the garage and towards Kenny, Max, and Kyra. Tyson had disappeared.
"Ready to go?" Kenny asked.
"Yeah"
"Good. And Kai?" Kenny looked over at him.
"Yeah"
"Please don't do that again"
"Do what"
"Destroy the car"
"I didn't"
"We're not going to have any left at this rate"
"But I"
"You've destroyed nearly every other car"
"Not my fault!"
o.o That was...I don't know. I'm bored now. I want to type or write or something but I don't know what. I SHOULD be doing chapter 14 of IB so I can do 15 and give the book back to my friend before it's due back at the library...Yeah. Thanks for reading and please review. Later!
P.S. - Trying saying "masks" out loud a few times. o.o It's hard. And I always end up saying "Max". Which reminds me. XD A few months ago, someone in my History class goes "Oh my god, Tyson!" and I was like "Tyson? What?" . I think that's a bad thing...What else is bad...Thinks Oh. Right. My mom had Oprah on when I sat down to do my Art homework and it was something about a guy who wanted to be a girl so he got a sex change or something. I don't know. o.o But my first thought was of Devlinn's fanfic. X.x Why can't I remember it's name? rubs head Erf. I think it's somewhere in the depths of my favorites. XD Anyway. I associate a lot of things with fanfic and anime. And I've found that I like the word 'Russian' o.o Okay. Once last thing. :) Kai chose not to ask Rei about his two daughters yet, in case you were wondering. .- Tah-tah.
Later Note: O.o; I just realized that I was supposed to be on Chapter 15 not 13! I was sitting there reading Chapter 12 and I told Dev that I felt like I'd written chapter 13 already...So I checked my second FF disk(1-12 are on the first) and I realized that 13 and 14 were already done...and that they had been posted before...and I was actually partially done with Chapter 15 .; Oops:D Sorry 'bout that! It looks like I wont be able to update until next Sunday! Sorry!