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Wow. I never knew I would update twice in one month. Well, sadly this is the final chapter in the lovely fic, but fear not! 'Rainy Fridays' will be out sometime next month! I'm so proud of this series.

Oh, and you still have time to vote! As a reminder, here are the numbers:

#1- kept it TysonxMax

#2- pair them up with different people in the end and have them remain best friends

#3- pair Max with someone up while leaving Tyson single

#4- keep them both single

Here are the standings as of now:

#1- 4

#2- 0

#3- 4

#4- 1

With that taken care of, on with the fic!

Thoughts: /blah blah blah /

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Rei sighed as he watched Kai down yet another drink. He had tried many times to get Kai to stop, but Kai was simply too pissed and bullheaded to listen to his reasoning, so he eventually gave up. The neko-jin had sought out the help of Bryan and Tala, but they were drunker than both Kai and Tyson combined.

Plus they were heading out the door, Bryan mumbling something about getting a taxi, though Rei could hardly here him over Tala's very girlish giggles. Rei had a pretty good idea about what they were going to do. He just hoped it didn't come back to bite them in the ass come morning.

Feeling Max shift in his lap, he looked down, finding him still asleep. Rei sighed once more and hugged the blond close, watching as Kai went off to get more drinks. Resting a hand atop the silky blond locks, he couldn't help but feel guilty. They had mostly either been watching out for Max, or…were engaged in other activities.

Not once did anyone check on the navy haired blader, even though they all knew he would most likely do something incredibly stupid. Rei wondered what Tyson was trying to prove. Was he trying to impress Max, or was he trying to drink Kai under the table? Either way, he should have known better.

The raven-haired teen snapped out of his musings when Kai came back equipped with as many drinks as he could carry.

"Kai…drinking isn't going to help the situation. You know that."

The Russian merely gave him a look and downed another shot.

Rei sighed in defeat. Things were not looking good. With both Tyson AND Kai drunk, he knew the rest of the night would definitely not got well. He rubbed his temples, muttering curses in his native tongue as Kai downed yet another drink.

/Great. All I need now is for Tyson to show up. /

"There ya are Blondie! I was looking for ya!"

/Damn it! I jinxed it. /

Bleary blue eyes blinked open and looked at Rei, and then towards the source of the loud noise, widening when they saw Tyson.

Sluggishly, the navy haired male reached out to touch Max. Big mistake.

A hand shot out and grabbed Tyson's wrist squeezing it painfully, making him wince.

"Touch him and die."

"Oh yeah?"

Rei glanced between the two, biting his lip.

/Should I intervene? Probably not. No telling what they would do if I did. This is -not- going to end well… /

Kai merely glared, proving that even when drunk, he could still give top-notch death glares. Unfortunately, while they seemed to work on Tyson when he was sober, they most definitely did not work when he was intoxicated.

Tyson merely shrugged it off, grinning stupidly. Reaching out, he touched Max's arm with a finger, causing the blond to whimper and try to get as far away from him as possible.

"I touched him. Whatcha gonna do about it?"

Kai's lips twisted into a snarl, his hands unconsciously balling into fists.

"Don't push me Tyson."

"I guess you're all talk and no action, Kai."

/Oh God. Here we go. /

Kai's crimson eyes narrowed. He had had enough of Tyson's drunken mouth. Without thinking, the bluenette slammed his fist into Tyson's nose.

Rei winced when he heard a loud crack.

Tyson on the other hand swore loudly and clutched his nose.

"You jackass!"

Kai merely snorted and motioned for Rei and Max to follow him. He started to turn away from Tyson when Tyson's fist suddenly collided with his jaw.

Both Rei and Max's eyes widened. They spared a look at each other before looking warily at the scene being played out before them, powerless to stop it.

Kai's hand flew to his jaw, wincing slightly when he touched it. Tyson was stronger than what he gave him credit for.

Crimson eyes fixed Tyson with a dark glare.

"You fucking idiot. You really shouldn't have done that."

With that said, the team captain of the Bladebreakers launched himself at the navy-haired world champion.

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It had taken 3 well built bouncers to hold Kai back, while it had taken only one to hold back Tyson. The bouncers had physically thrown out Kai and Tyson, while they had politely asked Rei and Max to leave, seeing how scared the little blond was. Rei figured if it weren't for Max's appearance, they would have been thrown out as well.

While the fight had been rather short, both bladers had managed to get in a few good licks. Kai had ended up with a split lip and a bruised jaw. Tyson on the other hand, would be in pain the next morning, seeing as though Kai somehow got a hold of a chair and broke it over his back. Despite the bruised back, he had a nearly broken nose and black eye.

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The ride home was strangely quiet. Rei, who was ridding up front with the driver of the taxi, looked back at his teammates in the back seat.

Kai was staring out the window, silently nursing his swollen jaw, Tyson was sprawled out in the floorboard snoring, having apparently passed out moments after leaving the club, and Max was once again asleep, all curled up into a ball between Kai and the door.

Rei sighed and turned back towards the windshield.

/I can't believe that just happened, and to -Max-! I should have been watching Tyson, or at least someone should have checked on him! We specifically told him -not- to drink more than he could handle, but apparently he wanted to be a showoff. I should have known he'd do something stupid. But…what's done is done, and it's in the past now and no matter how hard we try, we can't change it. /

Amber eyes glanced back and the loudly snoring form of Tyson.

/He probably won't remember a damn thing come morning. I wonder who's going to be the one to tell him… /

A hand squeezing his shoulder brought him back to reality and he jumped slightly.

"We're here. You take Max. I'll handle Tyson."

Rei nodded and got out of the car going over to the right side and picking up Max while Kai paid the driver of the taxi.

Max mumbled something and snuggled close to Rei when he picked him up. The neko-jin smiled down at the little blonde.

/He'll pull through this…I know he will. You can't keep Max down for long. Knowing him he'll be over it by tomorrow. He's strong like that. /

Rei couldn't predict the future, but if he could, he would regretfully take back that thought.

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Stepping inside, Rei almost tripped over something. Upon looking down, he saw one of Tala's boots, the other laying not to far away. Following the trail of clothes, he noticed they led straight to Max's room

Peeking in to see if they were asleep, he found Tala pinned down and moaning and Bryan screwing the vocal, not to mention flexible, redhead into the mattress. Lovely. More sheets he would have to wash in the morning. No doubt Tyson would puke all over his when he awoke.

Carrying Max to his own room, he briefly wondered how the redhead could possibly bend that way. Shaking his head, he opened the door and went in, thankful he had changed the sheets before they had left.

Laying the blond down, he left the room, coming back with a large tee shirt of Tyson's that he had stuck in the dryer before they left. Quickly undressing Max, so not to wake him up, he sat him up, wincing at the large bruise on his pale back.

/That must have hurt. No doubt Tyson did it, but how? I'll ask Max about it in the morning... /

Slipping the tee shirt over the blond's head, he gently put his thin arms through the armholes and laid him back down, pulling the covers over him, tucking him in like a mother would. Smiling sadly, he ruffled the blond's hair.

"Night Maxie."

Grabbing a pair of bed pants and a tee shirt of his own, he quietly left the room

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Yawning, he quickly changed into his bedclothes and crawled into Kai's bed, waiting for Kai to do the same. Though the Russian was drunk, you couldn't tell it. The only thing out of place besides the very slight stagger when he walked, was his temper.

Slipping into bed beside Rei, clad only in a pair of bed pants, he wrapped his muscled arms around his lover's thin waist.

Amber eyes studied him tiredly.

"Who's going to tell Tyson in the morning? Is your jaw okay? What about his eye? Do you thi—"

Rei was silence when Kai placed a finger on his lips.

"Let's not worry about that right now. We'll figure it out in the morning. My jaw is fine. Tyson's eye is fine. I put some ice on it after I put him on the couch. Now go to sleep. We have to go to the airport in the morning."

"Airport? Why?"

/Shit…I forgot that it was a surprise. Damn it…think of a lie, think of a lie…/

"Max…decided we should have a reunion. You were probably asleep we talked about it and we probably forgot to tell you. That's why Tala and Bryan are here."

Rei smiled.

"A reunion sounds nice."

Kai studied Rei for any sign of suspicion. He found none.

/Apparently, Rei's forgotten his own birthday, with all that's going on. This could be a good thing. Damn it. I still need to buy him something… /

"Now go to sleep. We have a hard day ahead of us."

Rei nodded and snuggled into his lover's chest.

"Love you."

Kai half smiled down at him.

"Love you too."

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Just as they had both begun to doze off, a knock on the door jolted them awake.

Rei groaned and snuggled closer to Kai.

"Come in."

The person one the other side of the door hesitated before opening.

Max stood in the doorway, clad in the large, white tee shirt that went to his knees, and he was clutching a pillow. He looked like a lost puppy. All of this together, plus his size, made the blond appear much younger than he really was.

The lovers couldn't help but smile at the cute sight.

Kai motioned for Max to come in and he did, closing the door behind himself. The blond shuffled over to the bed and climbed up onto it, climbing over Kai and settling between him and Rei, like a child would do to their parents.

Immediately curling up to Kai, Max made no protest when Rei then curled up to them both, shifting the blond so that they could both use Kai as a pillow.

Falling asleep, the trio was oblivious to the 4th member they would have in the morning and the rough day that lay ahead.

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w00t! It's dooonnneee! I hope you enjoyed this fic! And don't forget, 'Rainy Fridays' should be out sometime next month, so check it out. Please review! It makes me happy. :D.

Also, check out my new fic, 'Unfulfilled Desires, Fulfilling Deception'! I'm shameless. XD.