Jaheira1000: Hey there people! Sorry 4 the late update, but I had spyware on my computer, so I couldn't even get onto the net T.T ANYWAY, please remember to R&R! I actually tried to get Kai slightly back into character. Let me know if I did a good job. n.n

Disclaimer: It'll be a snowy day in hell before I own this show T.T

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CHAPTER FOUR: Discovery

After they arrived at the Rei's village, he helped Kai out of the bus. The White Tigers were gathered there, ready to greet them. After exchanging greetings, they all made their way to Rei's home.

After getting settled in, they all made their way to the Elders' house. As they stepped inside, Kai felt undeniably nervous.

What if they were discovered? What if they saw the marks? The only think keeping him sane, was strangely enough Rei's calming presence.

He had finally managed to sort out his feelings for Rei. He loved the raven-haired neko-jin, but it would take time for him to become comfortable in his presence again. He trusted Rei, but his body seemed to recoil naturally every time he came close, as if fearing him. This was only to be expected, especially after being taken like that.

Shaking his head, Kai dragged his thoughts away from these morbid reflections and tuned into the conversation. Rei was currently introducing them all to the Elders'. After a while of talking, the bladers all decided to get in some training. To their surprise, Kai yawned. Glaring, he said.

"Let's use today to rest and get our strength back, and we can resume training tomorrow. The others nodded, and they started making their way back to Rei's house. Lee came up to Rei and enquired hastily.

"So, did you manage to convince him to take the test?"

"Yes."

"And?"

"Well, let's just say that you're going to be an uncle soon." Lee's eyes widened.

"That's going to be a big problem."

"No shit Sherlock." Kai had come up behind the other two bladers and caught them off guard.

"Kai, all he meant was that we're going to have to let the Elders' know eventually, because your going to need our doctors' expertise when you go into labour." Kai glared at him and stormed onto his room, banging the door behind him. Lee patted him on the shoulder sympathetically.

"Looks like the mood swings have started." Rei nodded his head slowly. Things were definitely going to get complicated…

The breakers had been staying at the village for a month now, and Kai was beginning to show. He was forced to resort to wearing baggy shirts to hide the increasing bump on his stomach.

He had also seemed to get more of his old, cold attitude back since the shock had worn off, but little did he know his next lapse would be occuring shortly. He was also still refusing to let them tell the Elders' about the pregnancy. The decision however, was taken out of his hands.

Since becoming pregnant, Kai had found himself feeling temperature changes more drastically than before. However, he still insisted on beyblade training as usual.

Today however, was a scorchingly hot day, and even the neko-jin who were used to warm weather were having trouble coping. Kai, who came from Russia, was definitely struggling in the heat, but he refused to accept it. He made them practice anyway.

As he was battling with Tyson, he felt himself getting dizzy. Seeing Kai sway slightly, Rei ran up to him, catching him moments before he hit the ground.

Seeing the way his mate was panting, made Rei panic. He lifted Kai into his arms and raced towards the doctor's home, completely forgetting about the marks and Kai's bump.

After doing a thorough inspection on Kai, the doctor made his way over to the others. He had a bright smile on his face as he made the announcement.

"There's nothing wrong with your friend. He just over-exerted himself. However, I have wonderful news!" They all looked at him in anticipation.

"We have a new brother. This young man is not only mated to someone in the village, he's also pregnant." Upon hearing this announcement, Rei remembered the things they had been trying to hide.

As the doctor went on about telling the elders and finding his mate, Rei was stressing out big time. He snapped back to reality when the doctor asked them to go and fetch the Elders'.

Naturally, the White Tigers (minus Lee) were shocked. They quickly complied with his request. Kai's mate had to be found fast, otherwise there would be huge problems.

The villagers all felt that a pregnant neko-jins partner had to look after them, especially during the pregnancy. Rei's mind was completely frozen. He knew there was no way out now, but he was more concerned about Kai's reaction when he found out that the Elders' knew about his pregnancy. After fifteen torturous minutes, the Elders' arrived. They wasted no time, but immediately started planning ways of finding his mate. Rei interrupted here.

"That's not necessary. We already know who his mate is." The Elders' looked surprised, but waited for his next move. In silence, he pushed the sleeve of his shirt away from his right side shoulder. The White Tigers all stared at Rei in surprise as he slowly started explaining what had happened. He did this so that they would realize that Kai wasn't in this willingly.

The Elders' nodded understandingly. They were glad that he had told them. Now they could help.

They were still very excited though, since all neko-jin absolutely adored children, but they realized that they would have to be very considerate towards their newest couple. This situation had arisen before in the past, but not very often. They knew the first step was to get Kai to trust them.

The White Tigers, however, were shocked beyond words. They had always thought of Kai as a tough-guy type. They would never have pegged him as uke.

After some talking, a shout was heard. Bolting upright, Rei was the first one out of the room. The shout had come from Kai's room. Upon entering, they were surprised to see Kai backed into the corner, while the doctor tried to come closer holding a needle.

Upon seeing the others enter the room he wasted no time in launching himself at Rei. He collapsed against his mate, sobbing hysterically.

The force of Kai's launch had knocked Rei over leaving him sitting on the ground with the younger teen in his lap. He made soft soothing noises, trying to reassure him. After a while, the sobs died down and Kai looked somewhat embarrassed. The same thought crossed everybody's mind. 'What a mood swing'. Rei smiled down at Kai.

"What happened Kai? Did he hurt you?" Rei threw a filthy glare at the doctor.

"N-No. I just…I don't like needles." Rei hugged him close and glared at the doctor again for scaring the young boy. The others watched on in confusion, but the elders smirked knowingly. They felt it was time they intervened. Lee's grandfather, Rai, stepped forward and addressed himself to Kai.

"Don't worry little one. We wouldn't dream of hurting you. We do not harm carriers." Kai looked at him curiously.

"Carriers?" Rai smiled.

"Carriers is a directly translated term that we use for those with kitten." Kai's eyebrow twitched and he immediately looked at them warily. How did they know? His eyes widened as he came to the realization. He was seen by a DOCTOR. Obviously he would have noticed Kai's pregnant state. He glared at Rei, knowing it had been his mate who had brought him here. Rei looked back in an apologetic manner. Sighing, he turned back to the Elder's.

"And what exactly are you planning to do now that you know?" He asked slowly. The Elder's smiled at him.

"As you rightly suspect, we cannot let you leave the village until the baby is born and at least a year old, but I'm sure it won't be so bad." Kai had a horrified expression on his face. They were right, he HAD been expecting this, but that didn't make it any easier to accept. He quickly tried to think of another option.

"What would happen if I tried to leave on my own?" The Elder's suddenly looked at him sternly.

"We would not allow it!" Kai's brow twitched again.

"Oh? And how were you planning on stopping me?" He taunted. Rei's eyes widened as he realized what Kai was doing. He was trying to anger the Elder's into revealing their counter-measures. He was snapped from his thoughts as Rai spoke again.

"We would have every neko-jin in the village keeping an eye on you. You would never have any privacy. I'm sure that neither of us wants that, but we are very protective of our carriers in this village. The reason is that we are not the only village in these woods and the others would not hesitate to kidnap our carriers." Kai probed a bit deeper. If he wanted to escape he would need to know all the dangers that might occur.

"Why would they kidnap the carriers from another village?" Rai looked very grave as he explained the next part.

"As I just mentioned, there are other neko-jin villages near this one. Our closest neighbour is the Black Lion Clan. They are a clan which consists of mostly males, but for some reason carriers are rare in their village. For this reason, they prey on the other villages. I don't think Rei has mentioned this, but carriers are very rare, even in our village. That is one reason why they capture neko-jin who are known carriers. A neko-jin will be able to become pregnant much more easily if they have already had one child. They then have the same chance of becoming pregnant a second time as an average woman." Kai turned a faint shade of green at this extra piece of information. He suddenly thought of something and looked up.

"But I thought Rei said a neko-jin could only mate once in their life-time. Another thing I would like to know is what they do with the first child since it obviously doesn't belong in their clan. Also, why not just kidnap ordinary females or woman?" Rai thought carefully before answering the next questions.

"Well, the children will be kept there until they are a year old before returning them to their original clans. It is true that neko-jin can only be mated once, but that rule only applies to the dominant in a relationship. If another neko-jin wishes to have the mate of another, they must fight for them. The victor will then be proclaimed the true mate of the submissive. As for your final question. The majority of the Black Lions are gay, therefore they have no reason to kidnap women. It is also even rarer to find a carrier who was not originally neko-jin." Right about here, Kai was cursing his bad luck. Not only was a carrier rare, being human made it even more difficult. Even so however, he had managed to become one on his first time.

Just great.

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