NOTE : So many people asked about whether this is going to include some TalaTyson pairing as well, and the answer is NO. If you go back and reread previous chapters, you'll see that it states quite clearly that Tyson is straight.
Warning : Strong language, eventual yaoi, violence
Disclaimer : I don't own Beyblade or any of the characters. The characters you do not recognise are mine and are not to be stolen/used in any story other than my own.
"………" - Speech
'………' - Thought
Italics - Something written (e.g. e-mails)
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Rei POV
I am psyched. Today is Saturday, and a very nice looking Saturday it is too! The morning air is warm, all the grass I can see is green, the spacious sky is a glorious blue and there's not a cloud in sight! It's amazing, but maybe I'm just being a total optimist; another person could look out of this same window and see this same scene, but they might tell me that the sky looks empty and foreboding, or that the green field stretches too far without water and it will soon die out. Pessimists are real nice people, huh. Losers.
Okay, so I'm a hypocrite, I don't care. Maybe I have, in the past, been a bit pessimistic myself but now I'm a changed man! Well, a changed boy, anyway. For me at the moment, life is good. No, life is better than good! Let me give you a recap of why :
1. I'm alive – Ace.
2. I have a totally ace best friend that I nearly lost but he's so ace that he still likes me.
3. I have a totally ace boyfriend, who is also rather gorgeous and completely hot for me.
4. In counterpart with item 1, I could have been dead but the asshole that tried to kill me is behind bars – Totally ace.
5. Today is a totally ace day.
Okay, so maybe that wasn't as informative as it could have been, but let's not forget that I am but a teenager just trying to make his way through life; hence me being so glad I'm alive, since if you're not alive then you can't very well make your way through life now, can you?
Right now I am stood in my bedroom, staring out the window across the park behind my home (even though the view is slightly blocked by the huge tree at the bottom of my garden… You know, the one that Kai seems to think is my front door?) and I'm feeling really great today, despite the fact that I am currently fighting a losing battle with my hair : I'm trying to wrap it but it doesn't want to co-operate, personally I think this is my punishment for leaving it loose last night after washing it.
Remind never to do that ever again.
So anyway, I'm feeling brilliant, nothing could bring me down today. Why is that? Well you see, me and Tyson are going to town for a spot of hot chocolate and ice cream (odd combination? Not for us!) and while there, we're meeting up with Kai and Ginge, and then I think we're going to the movies to see some film that Spencer has been gushing about all week; apparently he told Kai that it would be more than a sin not to see it, but I'm not really sure how that works since none of Infamous are Christian and none of them give a holy crap about sin; but still, it worked and we're going to see it. I think.
Shit, it's half nine! I'd better get dressed before Tyson gets here. I mean, I know we're good friends an' all, but I don't think he'd appreciate seeing me in my birthday suit, even if there is a towel wrapped around my hips to cover all the vital lower regions. I'm pretty hungry right about now so I kinda hope that my mum gives me a little bit of extra money since I'm "being so brave and going to town all by myself". I think she's a little anxious (not to mention crazy) since the incident with Falcon, and I guess that I still am too, but it's broad daylight and I'll be in the middle of town with a load of other people! Plus there is the fact that Fucked-Up-Falcon is behind bars. I'd say I'm pretty safe.
That wasn't the doorbell was it? It better not have been, I'm kinda naked right now. Where the hell is my red underwear? I really wanted to wear it today! I look great in red, but I guess that's already been established. When winter comes, I want a matching red scarf and gloves set, not to mention one of those goofy hats with the sides that cover your ears and have little pompoms hanging off the sides. I guess I don't get out often enough…
"Rei, Tyson's downstairs." Ah! Mother alert! I wish she learnt ho to knock. I'm not a child anymore, teenagers need this little thing called privacy!
"Mum! I'm not dressed!" Much as I hate to point out the obvious… Gah, wha? She's just smiling at me!
"Then you'd better hurry up." I hate women.
I can see it now : Rei Kon, wanted for murder of his own mother.
"I can't get dressed while you're in here."
"Okay." The 'Nod and Smile' routine – It's the same every time : She tilts her head slightly toward her right shoulder and smiles, then brings her head back to the centre and nods once. It never changes. Honestly, this woman isn't normal. "Oh, and Rei?" Grrr. What now? "Your brother Lee called; can you call him back tonight?"
Sigh. Honestly, I love my mum, I really do, but she can be such a dippy cow at times. "Mum. He's not my brother, and no, I can't call him back tonight because I'm staying at Ka-… Tyson's house. Now go away so I can change!"
Staying at Kai's? I can't believe I nearly said that! I would have been toast if she'd heard that, she hates Kai and she's never even met him – Talk about pre-judgemental, and she's always telling me not to judge people. Still, I got off close on that "staying at Kai's" thing… Luckily for me she's one of the stupidest people I know, bless her. I'm not even planning on staying at Kai's, that's the confusing bit; Freudian Slip of the weirdest kind. Maybe it was some kind of message from… Um… Freud? Yeah, he was saying "You should stay with Kai tonight, Rei."
I think I'm going crazy. Not such a bad idea though, right? Staying with Kai, that is, not going crazy.
Ack, in all that drama I think I swallowed a hair. It's stuck in my throat! What is it about my life, huh? I am late and am keeping my totally ace best friend waiting, I'm stood by my window wearing only a towel and some kids are staring up at me from the park, my hair is a total mess, I can't find my lucky pants and I'm seeing Kai later, and now I have a cat hair stuck in my throat and I don't even have a cat! No fair!
… And I so did not just call my red underwear my 'lucky pants'.
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Normal POV
"So Rei, what's our plan of action?" Tyson asked, scooping up another spoonful of ice-cream, eyes searching over the menu in wonder; there were so many different flavours that he couldn't even decide what to have next! He'd already gone through the chocolate, toffee, raspberry ripple and Irish cream, and was now digging into the strawberry. Rei on the other hand was only on his second flavour, vanilla – his second favourite. Of course, he too had started with chocolate, the stuff was delicious!
It was coming up for ten thirty and the two teens were sat in their local ice cream bar, which doubled as Tyson's favourite hang out spot. The place was quite big for a simple ice cream shop and it was always light inside, the white, blue and pink tiled walls adding to the brightness. It was always just the right heat inside so you could wear a t-shirt comfortably and not get too hot or too cold and there was a juke box in the corner so that the customers could chill out to their favourite tunes… Not that many ever bothered choosing their favourites since it was fifty pence a go and the local teens generally just wanted to spend their cash on the fantastic ice cream that was offered.
Rei and Tyson were sat either side of their usual table, a blue one that was tucked up in the corner furthest from the door. From their seats opposite each other they could see the rest of the shop and often enjoyed watching different people that came in and tended to make up their own versions of life stories for the other customers. Once a pair of very business-looking men had gone in and the two teenagers had come up with a story that these men were only in disguise as business partners while they were cunning serial killers in reality; Rei had even sworn that one of them had a gun inside his jacket, though Tyson didn't believe him… Then again, he wasn't entirely sure that he believed himself.
The neko pondered upon his friend's question, the plastic spoon sticking out from between his lips, making him look rather unintelligent. The navy-haired teen snorted into his 'meal' (he sure as hell was making a meal of it) discretely at the sight but thought better than to say anything. Rei wondered how to answer about this 'plan of action' since he had failed to mention to his friend that they'd be meeting up with 'Leader & Co' of Infamous, mainly due to the fact that Tyson wouldn't have agreed to go if he'd known. Pulling the spoon from his mouth, Rei tilted his head to the side slightly and grinned.
"Eat more ice cream, go find somewhere to drink hot chocolate, then I have to buy that book for Lee's birthday and then we're going to the movies." The elder teen told his friend, completely skipping out the part about meeting up with Kai and Tala. Rei was pleased with himself, he'd become such a brilliant liar over the years… Or was it just since he'd become friends with Kai?
After nodding to show he had been listening, it was Tyson's turn to look stupid as he stared wide eyed and open mouthed into his now empty bowl. "I never ate all that so quick!" He exclaimed, somehow accusing the bowl of eating the ice-cream itself by pointing at it, causing a few people around them to glance disapprovingly at this strange, loud boy. Said boy suddenly clamped his hands either side of his head against his temples and groaned loudly, resting on the table. Rei chuckled.
"Brain freeze?" He asked, a mischievous glint in his eye and an amused smirk dancing across his lips. Brain freeze was what Rei and Tyson had christened the headache that one acquired after eating or drinking a cold substance too quickly. When in Tyson's company, this happened often, so Rei simply had to take the piss. He leant across the table to pat the younger teen on the back in mock sympathy. "Poor baby." He laughed, taking care to enjoy his own ice cream a little too loudly for Tyson's liking. "Mmmm, I see why you ate it so quick though, this stuff is really good!"
Tyson looked up at Rei and glared, groaning once more. "Very funny." He spat. "I hope you get brain freeze and die." He muttered while massaging his forehead in hope to stop the ache. Rei, however, was more interested in other things, more to the point, two people who had just entered the ice cream shop through the front door on the other side of the room. He gazed with a dopey smile on his face at the taller of the two teenagers, who currently appeared to be intimidating a group of younger kids into moving so that he and his friend could have their seats. The neko-jin teen snickered quietly as the group, the eldest of whom couldn't have been older than 12, shifted hastily, letting the two Infamous boys sit down.
'Yummy,' Rei thought, smiling to himself as he began thinking about Kai, his body, and the way he kissed him : it was always the same but always different, first he'd be quite gentle but then the need would increase and the heat would rise, causing Kai to kiss a bit harder and faster, and Rei would always be left wanting more. Oh yes, Kai was an amazing kisser in the neko's opinion.
"And just what are you smiling about?" Tyson exclaimed, turning in his seat to find out what Rei was getting dreamy about. His gaze immediately fell upon the same two teenagers that Rei had noticed, yet the navy-haired teen's expression was not dreamy in the slightest. "Huh?" He turned back to face his friend. "Earth to Rei! What is it with you? I mean, I know you have a major crush on him but-" He didn't get to finish his sentence however, as the raven haired boy scoffed, waving a hand as if to brush the other's words away.
"It's not just a crush. He's my boyfriend Tyson." After pushing his red bandana back up into place again, Rei stood from his seat, staring straight at Kai. "Back in a minute." He muttered to his now irate friend as he began to walk toward the elder teens across the room. Tyson, on the other hand, slammed his head down on the table and groaned, knowing all too well that he'd end up being forced to spend the rest of the day with them.
Then something struck him… Boyfriend? "Since when?" He called out after the other boy, but Rei obviously hadn't heard him – That, or he was simply being ignorant. The neko-jin did that a lot since becoming friends with Infamous and Tyson didn't like it one bit. He had tried to talk to his friend, but if things carried on the way they were, what was he supposed to do? He liked Rei a lot, he was a good friend and the idea of losing him to somebody as idiotic as Kai would be all too much for the younger teen to stand for. Now this news that they were a couple? It looked all too much like Tyson was fighting a losing battle; Losing to Kai. Rei had changed.
"Hey Kai." Rei smiled, his fangs protruding slightly as he did so. He could practically feel Tyson's glare on his back as he'd floated across the room toward his lover, but also knew that it wouldn't last very long since the younger boy would soon be distracted by his want for more ice cream.
Both the blunette and the redhead looked up from their conversation, the former looking visibly happy to see his neko, a rather strange sight admittedly since the guy didn't smile often; while the latter appeared completely unmoved by his presence and seemed more interested in the ice cream menu before him. Rei scanned his eyes over them both, he'd seen Kai out of school uniform before but still managed to be surprised at how good he looked, especially with that scarf – It was simply the perfect touch. Tala, though, he had never seen in anything other than the tacky blue and gold of the Shouchikubai uniform, and Rei had to admit that he looked pretty good… Hot, even. He was wearing baggy white trousers, a white t-shirt and an ice blue jacket that really brought out the colour of his eyes; if it weren't for the flame red hair, Rei would have thought that 'Ice Prince' would have been a rather fitting nick name for the guy; he looked way better like this than in the drab white shirt and navy blue and ochre striped tie that they all were forced to wear every other day of the week. Honestly, for a Technology school, they could have thought up a more inventive (not to mention less hideous) choice of clothes, could they not?
"Rei." Kai nodded in greeting, his face back to it's usual scowl as though he wanted the neko to simply go away and leave him be, though his crimson eyes begged to differ. It was obvious that he liked Rei more than he let on to his friends, but the redhead knew anyway; he wasn't Kai's best friend for nothing. He knew the blunette and the way he worked. Tala raised his gaze from the menu slightly to observe his friend, smirking slightly as his gang leader's eyes roamed freely over the younger boy's body before coming back up to his face. "I thought you were with that friend of yours…" He half-asked, sounding almost jealous, actually making his gang member snigger into his menu, keeping his blue eyes down.
"Yeah, he's the one sitting over there glaring at you." Rei chuckled in reply. A thought struck him, and he decided to be bold about it. "Why don't you guys come and sit with us? Tyson may not like it but I don't care. We're spending the day together anyway, I guess he'll have to get used to it."
Kai smirked at this, he'd definitely caught the best fish in the sea, as the saying goes. "He doesn't like me very much, does he?" The blunette asked, his tone simply oozing amusement. This time it was Rei's turn to smirk, though his looked a lot more friendly and less like he was plotting something evil.
"Not really, but he doesn't know you." The neko paused before adding thoughtfully, "but then again, I didn't like you until I got to know you either."
Tala rolled his eyes, peering further into his menu; did the guy need glasses or something? He was close enough to the folded paper that he could have been making out with it. "Nobody likes Kai until they get to know him." He muttered, a satisfied smile appearing on his face as he leant back in the chair after finding what he was looking for on the menu. "In fact, not many people like Kai full stop."
If Kai had had slightly less control, he may actually have slapped his friend, but in reality all the teen did was to narrow his crimson eyes slightly and let a rather displeased glare settle on his features. "Tala." His voice was creepily calm, though the redhead seemed to find this more amusing than threatening, and actually laughed when his gang leader raised his middle finger moodily and stood up. "Come on then, Valkov."
Rei smiled again, wanting to take Kai's hand in his but thought better of it considering they were in a public place and Kai would probably have pushed him away if he'd made any move whatsoever, so instead just grinned like a moron, though apparently the blunette found that one of his neko's best qualities – The ditsy cuteness, that is, not his moronic tendencies.
As the three teens made their way back over to the corner and an extremely irritated Tyson, Rei couldn't help but laugh to himself; such a great Saturday already, but he just knew it was going to get much better…
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