Chapter 2

Early the next Day

Kai woke up way before the sunset, and just lay there staring at Ray's sleeping form, oh how he had missed sharing a bed with this young neko-jin. Ever since Ray had been sent to the hospital, Kai had started to like Ray. The feeling he was having weren't the ones you were supposed to have towards a friend, and Kai knew that only he couldn't help himself, the golden eyes were to mesmerizing, that smile too alluring, how could anyone resist? Though knowing Kai, he never acted a upon those feelings, he just let them be, never telling a sole. He hadn't even accepted it before the team split up. So like always, Kai just stared, then he noticed a change in Ray's breathing signaling the neko-jin was about to wake up, so pulling the covers off his body, Kai slipped out of bed and pulled on his pants then went to the living room and plopped down on the couch.

Ray felt Kai get up, he knew he had been staring, but didn't know why, he never knew why. Yes, Ray had notices Kai stare at him during there tournaments, but never dared to ask or bring it up, scared Kai would get mad at him. Ray got out of bed and left his room, not even bothering to put on a pare of pants. Ray walked out to the living room and found Kai reading the news paper.

"Sleep well?" Ray asked taking a seat across from Kai.

"Huh." Kai responded.

'Guess he isn't a morning person. Come to think of it he was never a morning person. Oh well' Ray thought.

Kai looked up and noticed Ray was still in his boxers, only his boxers. Then he watched as Ray got up and went to the kitchen, and seemed to start breakfast.

Ray's P.O.V

I walked into the kitchen and started to make breakfast. I'd had another dream of Kai that night, well the same I have had since, since forever.

Dream

I was sitting in the changing rooms, waiting for a battle I guess, though I was alone. I held Drigger in my hands, and I think I was talking to him, though I couldn't hear. Then the lights seemed to dim, but when I look up to see why, I see Kai standing before me, there was something in his eyes, something I've never seen. I get up to ask him what's wrong, all he does is pull me close to his chest then leans down and captures my lips in a passion filled kiss. When he pulls away we're both breathless. Then right before he disappeared he says something, but again I don't hear it, but I can read it off his lips; I love you. Then he's gone.

End of Dream

I just stand there waiting for my toast to pop, the dream is what I want to hear from those gorgeous lips of his, that I wish I could cover with mine and finally claim the one I've always wanted, and dare I say it, loved. Just then my toast pop, I took them out put butter, and Nutela on them then went to the table. Then I remembered.

"Kai, you hungry?" I yelled out to Kai.

Normal P.O.V

Kai was lost in thought trying to remember the dream he had had the previous night. All he could remember was that Ray was in it. At the sound of Ray's voice Kai snapped out of his thoughts and stood up and went to the kitchen.

"Did you say something?" Kai asked.

Ray chuckled and nodded. "Yeah, I asked id you were hungry." Ray smiled.

"Yeah a little." Kai answered as he took a seat.

Ray stood up, looking at Kai. "What would you like? I've got cereal, toast, eggs, err…bacon…" Ray started thinking what else he could have.

Kai smirked; a single thought going threw his head. 'Ray looks really cute, when he thinks.' "I'll just take a toast."

Ray snapped out of his thinking and smiled. "Okay! Toast it is!" Ray then went and put the bread in the toaster. "What do you want on it?"

"Err…butter is okay."

Ray nodded. There was a moment of silence, thought not an uncomfortable silence. This reminded the two about there mornings when they were traveling with there team. Both Kai and Ray were early to rise, and so they ate breakfast together. In the beginning Kai kept telling Ray that he could make his own breakfast but Ray kept insisting on doing it. So at one point Kai gave up, and since then Ray had always made him breakfast. Thought Kai didn't mind, because everything Ray made always seemed to taste better then anything he would, even if it was just cereal. When the toast popped Ray put it in a plate and spread some butter on it, then placed it in front of Kai and took his seat, and resumed eating his own toast. The two ate in comfortable silence. Once the two were finished Ray headed to his room to get dressed.

Kai went back to the living room seeing as he was already dressed, still having the same clothes as the previous night. A pair of tight black casual pants, with a beep blue blouse, that clung to his muscular arms.

'I don't remember Ray being so hot! Man I've seen him in boxers before, but now. I could barely take my eyes off of him. He's got to be working out! And I thought that all the feelings I hade for him had disappeared, but last night, when I saw him, they just all came back, harder and stronger then before. I guess that saying 'Time or distance does make the heart grown fonder'. I have to find a way to keep in contact with him. I can't go six more years without hearing, or seeing him again. Last time I could bare it, seeing as I was too stupid to realize just how much he meant to me. This time I'm not going to let him go that easily.' Kai thought as his eyes never left the door to Ray's room.

Ray

'I can't believe it. Kai! It's been so long that I thought I would never see him again, or hear his sensual voice. Gees! His voice has gotten even more sensual then it was back then, and he's gotten buffer, but that I'm not totally surprised, Kai has always been the type to keep in shape. But I'm gonna loose him again.' Ray suddenly became sad. 'I bring him back to his hotel, than I'm gone. I'll loose contact with him again, and the next time we meet, he'll be married, and probably have kids. Who am I kidding! Kai doesn't feel the same way about me. It's a hopeless dream, having Kai as my own. Now I remember why I never told him. But I can't just not tell him. I have to let him know how I feel, how I've always felt, even if he rejects me, I'll know that he knows. But if I do that, I'll loose his friendship, and that means more to me then anything else in the world. I'll just have to make him promises not to hate me or anything, thought I doubt it' will work I have to do this!'

Ray slipped on his traditional black Chinese top, and his black pants, that clung to his every curve, the top as well. Ray quickly brushed his hair, and walked out of his room. When he opened his door, he saw Kai turn his head back to the news paper. Ray walked out and took a seat in front of Kai.

Kai looked up and once again, his eyes were glued to Ray. The clothes he was warring left very little to the imagination. When he saw a hand being waved in front of him Kai looked up and noticed Ray looking at him with a worried expression.

"Hun?" Kai blinked.

Ray smiled shaking his head. "I asked if you were ready to do."

"Oh yeah. Sorry about that." Kai gave Ray a small smile, as they both stood up.

Ray smiled as he led the way out of the apartment building, and back to his car, that was still parked out in front of the small café. The two got in, this time Ray made sure the music was turned down before he started the engine. Then he sped off, just as fast as he had last night.

"I never took you for a fast driver." Kai said a smirk on his face.

Ray chuckled as he sped past a yellow light. "I guess I like it when things go fast." Then Ray got serious. "If it's not too much, can you tell me what last night was about? When you collapsed, and couldn't move?" Ray sparing a glance at Kai.

Kai looked out the window. "It happened about two years ago. I got in an accident, and was temporarily paralyzed. The doctors were able to fix it, but they said that it wasn't completely fixed. They gave me some medication that I have to take, once a day. I was lucky last night that it didn't stay. I hadn't thought I would be out that long so I didn't have them with me." Kai explained.

Ray nodded. "Well I'm happy it didn't stay. Because I would have probably felt three times guiltier then I do now." Ray admitted.

Kai looked over at Ray. "You don't have to feel guilty; it's not your fault." Kai said.

"Well it partly is. If you hadn't run into me, you would have been at your hotel in time, and it wouldn't have happened." Ray said never taking his eyes off the road.

Kai placed his hand on Ray's shoulder. "Look, it's as much my fault. I could have said no, and just left. But I didn't. I stayed, because I wanted to." Kai smiled.

Ray looked over at Kai as they waited for the green light. When Ray saw the smiled, he couldn't help but smiled back. Kai removed his hand from Ray shoulder, which disappointed Ray a little, but he didn't show it.

"By the way which hotel are you staying at?" Ray asked looking back in front.

"Oh, right. Take a right at the next light." Kai said.

Ray nodded and the light turned green and Ray sped off. When they got to the next light, Ray didn't slow down, and took a 90 degree turn at 100km/h.

"You sure that you driving this fast is safe?" Kai asked a little worried.

Instantly Ray slowed down. "Sorry about that, I usually don't speed when I have people with me." Ray looked at Kai sheepishly.

"It's okay; I guess I've been a little skittish about speeding since the accident." Kai confessed.

Ray nodded. "I understand. Janice won't ride with me, since she got in an accident five years ago. She says I'm a crazy driver, thought I probably am." Ray chuckled.

Kai shook his head laphing a little. Not too long after, the passed in front of a hotel, Kai saying this was it, Ray turned into the drive way and drove up to the front doors.

Kai looked over at Ray. "When are you leaving?" he asked.

"Some time today why?" Ray looked over at Kai.

"Oh, I just wanted to know if you'd like to come up for a little while. And there's something I wanted to tell you." Kai said looking at his hands.

Ray smiled a little. "Sure I guess. Wait for me in the lobby, I'll go park."

Kai looked up and nodded. 'Now to think how I'm going to tell him.' Kai thought as he got out of the car, and went to wait for Ray in the lobby. Ray sped off and quickly parked the car.

Kai walked in still thinking how to tell Ray, when he felt a pair of arms around his waist.

"Kai honey, there you are. Where were you last night? I was looking all over for you." A female voice asked.

Kai looked down and came in contact will bright violet eyes, and red hair.

"Lesley let go of me, and stop calling me that." Kai hissed.

The girl, Lesley, let go of Kai pouting. "Fine, now hurry up; I want to show you something!" She said as she took Kai's hand and started pulling to the elevator.

Kai dislodged his hand from Lesley's. "Later I'm waiting for someone."

Just as Kai said that, he noticed Ray walk threw the door, and look around for him. Not even bother to say anything to Lesley, he walked up to Ray.

"Boo." Kai said next to Ray's ear.

Ray jumped and turned to glare at Kai. "Why did you have to go do that?" Ray pouted.

Kai smirked. "Deno, wanted to see if you were still as jumpy as before. I guess you are."

Ray stuck his tug out at Kai. Just when they were about to move on and go up, Lesley decided to appear and wrapped her arms around one of Kai's.

"Kai, honey who's this?" she asked looking at Ray disapprovingly.

'I should have known. There's no use in me staying any longer.' Ray kept his smiling façade, but Kai noticed Ray's eyes dim.

Kai turned to Lesley and pulled his arm free with a little difficulty. "Damit Lesley, how many times do I have to tell you not to touch me and not to call me that?" Kai asked once free from Lesley's grip. "And if you need to know, this is Ray. And that is all you need to know. Now tell Mark, and Brad, not to bother me. That also includes you too Lesley, I don't want anyone, coming to my room." Kai glared at her, and she took a step back.

Ray was a little lost, but didn't say anything, a smiled appearing when he saw Kai's famous glare. "I see it hasn't lost its efficiency." Ray chuckled.

Kai looked over at Ray a raised eyes brow. "Huh?"

"The famous Kai glare." Ray chuckled.

Kai shook his head smiling a little. "I guess so, thought it never did work on you. Wonder why?"

Ray smiled. "I never found you intimidating, so it never worked."

"Right, come." Kai motioned Ray to follow him, which he did.

They got into the elevator, and started heading up.

"Who was that? The Lesley girl?" Ray asked.

"A coworker, who's in love with me. Though I can't stand her." Kai said leaning against the elevator wall.

Not too long after the elevator bell rang signaling they had arrived. When the doors open the two stepped out and Kai led the way to his room. Taking his key-card out, he unlocked the door and walked in, Ray right behind him. Kai went straight to the washroom. Ray peaked to see what he was doing. Kai had reached into his travel bag and taken a bottle of pills out. When he saw that Ray went to one of the beds and sat down looking around, not knowing what else to do. When Kai walked out of the bathroom he took a seat next to Ray, looking right at Ray. Making him fidget a little.

"What was it you wanted to tell me?" Ray asked, the silence having turned uncomfortable.

"Ray, I've been meaning to tell you this a long time ago, but I was too stupid back then, and then we split up and I never got the chance to tell you. So now I'm taking the chance and telling you." Kai paused. "Ray…I…"

To be Continued…