Chapter 5! Woohoo! I can't believe how much you all like this story! I really was worried that people wouldn't like it with the couple being so out there. Thank you all so very very much. Thanks to Elemental Gypsy, I Love Hott Evil Men, Winter-Rae and HisokaYukiko for reviewing the last chapter. Enjoy!
Spencer walked back into the ballroom and glanced around for any sign of Kai. He smirked when he spotted the phoenix with his back against the wall and Miguel's hands against the wall on either side of his head. Spencer walked over feeling bad about interrupting the moment, but he had to know which room Max was in. He made his way through the crowd of bladers and eventually reached Kai and Miguel. "Sorry to interrupt, but I need to talk to Kai." Miguel pulled away blushing. Kai also had a blush dusting his cheeks and nose which made Spencer smile. "Did Max go up to your room to lie down?"
Kai nodded. "I'll show you up. I needed to get something from my room anyway. Do you mind if Miguel comes up with us? We were going to hang out in his room for awhile."
"No problem Kai. I just need to check on Max and give him his medicine if he needs it." The three bladers walked out of the ballroom and got into the elevator.
"You and Max seem pretty close Spencer. I hope you realize that most of the bladers are now convinced you two are dating and lying to all of them about it." Miguel's information didn't surprise Spencer in the least. He had a feeling the others were catching onto their relationship. Instead of saying anything he simply shrugged and watched the numbers above the elevator doors.
"What's going on with the two of you? You seemed to be getting pretty cozy before I showed up." Kai blushed again.
"I asked Kai out on a date tonight. He still hasn't given me an answer even if he did agree to hang out with me in my room."
"You should accept the invitation Kai. It might do you some good to have a boyfriend" Spencer teased. Kai attempted to glare at the blond, but it completely failed due to the deepening blush on his face. The elevator dinged and the doors hissed as they opened. They stopped in front of the door leading to Kai's room as Kai dug in his pocket for his extra key. After finding it he slid it through the door and waited for the little light on the door handle to turn green. The trio walked in to find Max nowhere in sight. Spencer frowned and walked over to the bathroom. His concern deepened when he saw Max sitting next to the toilet holding his head. Spencer rushed to his lover's side and gently lifted his head to look into dazed foggy eyes.
As Spencer looked after Max, Miguel turned to Kai. "They are dating aren't they?"
"Do you have a problem with that?"
"Why would I? If they love each other then that's all that matters right?" Kai smiled at Miguel happy that the blond he'd been crushing on since they met was okay with his friends' relationship.
"Come on. Let's leave them alone. Max probably has a migraine and Spencer's the best person to take care of him right now." Miguel nodded and followed Kai out of the room.
Spencer picked his smaller lover off the floor and carried him bridal style to the bed. He laid Max on the cool sheets and shifted the pillow under his head. "Just try and relax for a minute love. I'll get a glass of water, your medicine and a cool cloth for your head. You'll be feeling better in no time at all" he whispered softly. Max nodded and shifted on the bed trying to get comfortable. Spencer found everything he would need to take care of his hurting turtle and went back to the bed. He gently slid his arm around Max's back and pulled him into a sitting position. "Here you go love. Take these and then take a nap. I'll stay with you until you feel better." Max did as he was told, but when Spencer didn't lie down beside him he got worried.
"Spencer, aren't you going to lie down with me? You know I sleep better if you're with me. Please" he begged. Spencer lied down and pulled the smaller blond close to him so that Max could rest his head on Spencer's chest.
Two hours later Max was still sound asleep on Spencer's chest when there was a knock at the door. Spencer slowly eased out of bed and went to answer the door. "Spencer! What are you doing up here? I thought that Max was up here by himself!" Tyson's loud grating voice was enough to make Spencer want to punch the younger man.
"Tyson shut up" he hissed. "You'll wake Max up. He's sleeping off a migraine. He'll be okay once he wakes up, but I promised that I would stay and watch over him just incase he's not as fine as he thinks he'll be."
"Spence, did I hear Tyson?" Max inquired groggily from the bed. Spencer shot a death glare at Tyson that made the former world champion flinch. "Spence?"
Spencer walked over to the bed and sat down next to Max careful to leave the door open so that Tyson wouldn't get any ideas about what they were doing. "You heard Tyson. He's being his usual obnoxious self. How are you feeling? Did your migraine die down?"
Max sat up slowly and grabbed onto Spencer's shirt to help steady himself. "Yeah, it's gone for the most part. It's just a dull ache right now. I think I need to eat though. I pretty much threw everything up earlier."
"We'll hold off on a meal for a little while yet. We have to make sure that you aren't going to throw up again. Are you up to going back down to the party or do you want to stay up here for a little longer?"
"No, I can go back down. I'm sure everyone's really worried about me. My parents are probably panicking about me right now. I don't want them to get too worked up over it." Spencer nodded and helped Max from the bed making sure to keep a hand on the turtle's back to steady him. "I'm okay Spencer. I'm not going to faint or anything."
"I've heard you say that before. I walked away and two seconds later I heard a loud thud. I had to rush you to the hospital so that you could get five stitches put in your head." Max blushed at the story even if he knew it was completely true.
"Hey Tyson. You didn't have to come up. I would've come down eventually."
Tyson beamed at his friend. "I know, but I had to make sure you hadn't passed out or something. Besides, I have a bet with Tala about who was watching over you. I said Kai since he's like your big brother or something, but Tala said it was Spencer for some reason. Now I owe him twenty bucks!" Spencer rolled his eyes at the bet as he made a mental note to question his former captain about why he picked Spencer in the first place. "How come Spencer was looking after you instead of Kai?"
"Spencer's used to looking after me when I have a migraine. I get four or five a month so he gets to deal with me at my most pathetic a lot, but Kai's never seen me get a migraine. They didn't start until after I started college. Anyway, I'm pretty sure Kai is in Miguel's room flirting. Right Spencer? I didn't dream that did I?"
"No. Miguel asked Kai out, but Kai hadn't answered when I asked. He'll probably say yes eventually. He's had a crush on Miguel since they met." Spencer hit the button that would take them to the lobby. The ride down was filled with Tyson asking random questions of Max and the blond patiently answering all of them. When they walked off the elevator and Tyson was still asking questions Spencer smacked him on the back of the head. "You're going to make his migraine come back if you don't shut up."
Max elbowed Spencer gently. "Don't hit him. My migraine's not going to come back as long as the medicine is in my system."
"See! There's no reason for you to be mean to me! Why are you living with him, Max? He's such a jerk!" Tyson exclaimed as they walked in.
Spencer started to answer, but stopped when Max smacked Tyson on the back of the head harder than he had. "Don't talk about him like that Tyson. You clearly don't know him if you think he's a jerk. He was only looking out for my health. It's not like you have any room to talk. You can be a major jerk too you know." Max walked off leaving a gaping Tyson and a smirking Spencer behind.
"Just for future reference, don't annoy Max when he's dealing with a migraine. It's not smart considering how short his temper gets." Spencer walked over towards Tala and Brooklyn who were both trying not to laugh at the entire exchange. "Hey."
"Hey Spencer. How have you been?" Tala inquired.
"Good. School suits me better than beyblading. I'm thinking of teaching a couple of courses once I get my degree."
"Have you talked to Bryan yet? He doesn't seem to be your biggest fan these days" Brooklyn replied as he tugged Tala back into his chest.
Spencer raised an eyebrow at the movement before responding. "He's pissed off at me, but I can't do much about it. If he's smart he won't push Garland away." Tala frowned at that comment clearly confused. "That's what Bryan needs. He knows he has friends that care about him, but he needs someone who is willing to love and care for him. Knowing Garland, I think he can provide that if Bryan takes his head out of his ass long enough to realize what a good thing he's got."
Tala nodded his agreement. "Since I know you were wondering Brooklyn and I started dating six months ago after we ran into each other at BBA headquarters. I'm happy since that's the next question out of your mouth." Tala smiled up at the blond who smiled back.
"I'm glad you've finally found someone who can make you happy. You deserve it."
"So do you Spencer. Are you seeing anyone?" Tala was concerned and he felt he had a right to be. "I know you Spencer. You fuss over and take care of everyone else and then ignore what you need. I don't care who it is, even if it's someone I don't know, so long as they take care of you and treat you well. You went through the same hell as the rest of us. I don't want you to spend the rest of your life alone."
Spencer smiled kindly at his former captain. "You don't have to worry about me Tala. There's someone in my life, but he doesn't want the world to know just yet. His parents don't exactly like me and he doesn't want to push them out of his life just yet."
"Good. You do know that it's pretty obvious who it is right? I had my suspicions when you two first showed up, but that pretty much made it obvious" Tala teased.
"Keep it quiet. We didn't want anyone to know and now more and more people seem to be finding out. If his parents find out they'll freak out at me and Max and that is the last thing he needs right now."
"I'll keep it quiet, but if Bryan figures it out he won't. He was really hurt by your departure from our lives. He felt betrayed, but then again he had a crush on you for awhile there. Just be careful how much affection you show for each other around everyone else. Max's little outburst is going to get people talking about you two more than they already have been" Tala advised.
"You might want to consider telling everyone. They're going to figure it out on their own at this rate and it'll probably go over better if you tell them instead of them finding out on their own" Brooklyn suggested. Spencer nodded and carefully changed the subject to Miguel and Kai's budding relationship.
The end of the first day came around and the blond couple couldn't have been happier to go home. The others were planning on going clubbing, but Max and Spencer used their upcoming finals as an excuse to not go with. In reality neither planned on actually studying for their finals. They had every intention of taking a nice, long relaxing bath before going to bed. Once in the safety of the car Spencer leaned over and pressed his lips gently against Max's. "We need to tell them Max. They're figuring it out."
Max sighed as he turned his attention out the window. "I know. We'll announce it tomorrow at lunch. That way we can spend some more time with them before they begin hating us." Spencer reached over and squeezed his young love's knee in support.
"We have each other Max. That's all I need to survive in this world." Max looked over with tears in his eyes.
"You have no idea how much I love you for saying that Spencer."
The two went home and had a nice relaxing evening at home before crawling into bed and falling asleep in each other's arms with the knowledge that they would always have each other no matter how dark the rest of their world got.
There you go! I hope you enjoyed it. It was something like 2280 words or so. I'm so proud of myself. I know a lot didn't happen, but I was mainly trying to set up the next chapter for people's reaction to the big announcement. I hope Elemental Gypsy enjoyed her little dose of MiguelxKai in there!Please review... pretty please...
