Hello everybody, I wanted to update earlier since I got a lot of feedback (it made me really happy thank you 3 ) but this week has been very busy and I finished this chapter like five minutes ago so sorry if it will have more errors than usual. I wanted to update now because I won't be able to do it tomorrow and I didn't want to make you wait longer.

Hope you enjoy!

warning: some cheesiness and mood swings worth of a roller coaster?

Rei had been only once in Kai's office. It still bewildered him how big it was, almost as his own apartment. The room had big windows who overlooked the shopping street, the people looked like tiny ants from up there.

A few minutes had passed since Rei had entered the office and neither he or Kai had said a word. The bag of food had been left untouched on the table.

Kai was sitting on his leather chair, checking some paperwork. His tailored jacket had been put on the table. The tie around his neck had been loosened and the first two buttons of his shirt undone.

Rei couldn't help but observe Kai's profile, even though he knew it by heart, and compare his features with those of the couple. While his colors matched with those of the man his facial structure was similar to those of the woman. Sharp and elegant.

"Kai?" Rei called him gently.

Kai made a small nod, a sign that told Rei he had all his attention.

"Those two people are-" Rei cut himself off, biting his lip. Should he really ask? It wasn't really his business or his right to know. He should know better than ask a question that Kai probably didn't want to answer.

Damn his curiosity!

"You want to know who they are?" Kai asked, his voice dispassionate.

"You don't have to tell me," Rei said quickly.

"I know," Kai replied, raising his head. He seemed to weigh his next words. "They are my. . . biological parents."

Parents. Biological parents. It could mean a lot of things, but it could also mean nothing. Nothing that Kai cared about anymore. Yeah, Rei would have thought so if he hadn't seen Kai lose his calm. They still meant something to Kai, whether it was in a good or bad way. Probably the latter.

"They left me with my grandfather a long time ago, my. . . father wasn't interested in the company but grandfather still wanted an heir to his empire. So in exchange for money they left me with him," Kai said, his jaw set tight. "They are no longer part of my life."

Rei felt rage raise from deep within him. The only thing he had ever known about Kai's past was that he had grown with his grandfather and been in Volkov's Abbey for a while. Hiwatari Soichiro was a horrible man, but his son and daughter in law must be even worse to have left Kai with such a man just for money.

"Why are they back?" Rei couldn't help but ask.

"They probably think that I will cut off their funds now that I'm the head of Hiwatari Enterprises."

Rei frowned. Kai had taken over the company one year ago, but he had inherited all his grandfather's possession at the age of sixteen. Why were they showing up only now? From the way Kai had said it, he still hadn't cut off their funds. This made raise even more questions about Kai's connection with his parents.

"Forget about them now," Kai said sharply. "They don't matter."

"But-"

"It doesn't concern you."

"Then why did you tell me?"

"You had already figured it out anyway and then. . ." Kai trailed off before continuing. "I trust you."

Rei's heart fluttered. Kai trusts me... Kai said he trusts me. Rei didn't almost believe to his ears. He knew the chance that his feelings were reciprocated was zero, and he had accepted it, but those words felt like a surprise gift.

He smiled, surely like an idiot, and Kai was probably being polite enough to not point it out as he looked back his paper. Was Rei imagining it or were his cheeks slightly pinkish?

"So, did Daitenji finally ask you?" Kai asked out of the blue.

Rei tilted his head, confused. "Daitenji?"

"About the position," Kai clarified. He leaned his elbow on the table and put his hand under his chin. "Didn't he come back from New York this morning?"

Oh. . . Kai knew. But how did he know that and why?

"You know about the deal between Hiwatari Enterprises and BBA?" Kai asked.

Rei nodded. Hiwatari Enterprises will become BBA's sponsor for the next years.

"I asked Daitenji a question," Kai continued. "Who the next BBA chairman would be if he kicks the bucket."

"That's rude, Kai!" Rei scolded him, but Kai just smirked.

"It's business, anyway he told me he had in mind someone I would probably. . . approve." Kai shot him a look. "He wasn't wrong."

"Kai. . ." Rei lowered his gaze, suddenly feeling bashful. "I don't think I can accept Daitenji's offer."

"Why not?" Kai demanded.

Rei shrugged. "It's complicated," he said and shook his head. He should tell Kai the truth, especially after Kai had told about his parents.

"The elders want me back to the village," Rei revealed, raising his head. "To become the next clan leader."

Kai stiffened, his brow creased. "And do you want to go back to your village?"

Good question, Kai, worth a million dollars. . . Rei should stop to watch American quiz shows with Max.

"I..." Rei felt a knot on his throat. "I don't really have a choice."

Kai tsked. "There is always a choice," he spat. "Whether you make it or not."

He knew it, but it wasn't easy. He was torn between the desire of his heart and his duties. He envied Kai, he always knew what he wanted. Rei cursed himself, why did he always end drowning in his own misery?

There was a knock at the door and someone entered.

"Kai, you have a meeting in a few minutes in the conference room," Yuriy remembered him.

Kai nodded. "I'll come soon."

Rei heard Yuriy mutter something in Russian and close the door behind himself. Maybe he was considering his life choices like Rei was doing.

Kai stood up, he buttoned up his shirt and fixed his tie. He turned around, not sparing Rei another look. And ouch, not having your feeling reciprocated hurt but what hurt more was Kai's judgment.

Rei lowered his head. He made to stand up but a strong hand was placed on his shoulder and made him halt. A body leaned closer to him and spiky hair tickled against his skin. Rei felt his heart pound harder, his skin heat up. Kai's breath was warm against his ear.

"You overthink too much, Kon Rei," Kai whispered, leaning closer. "But I'm sure you will find your answer, you always do because. . . you are brave enough to never betray yourself."

Rei couldn't move or speak. His legs were like jelly and his mouth dry. Kai moved his arm over Rei's shoulder, took the bag of Chinese buns from the table and finally moved away.

It took Rei a moment to compose himself as he absolutely refused to turn around and let Kai see his face resembling a tomato.

Inner peace, Rei remembered himself. Kai was just trying to give him some kind of pep talk in his usual weird way, nothing more. He couldn't heat up like a furnace every time Kai touched him and came closer.

Just find your inner peace. . . Ok. . . Inner peace didn't work, maybe he was still a bit too young for that.

"You plan to stay there?" Kai asked him with a slightly teasing tone.

Rei got off his chair and looked at Kai with what he hoped was a neutral face. Kai eyed him with amusement and opened the door for him. They left the office and took the lift together. The elevator stopped for Kai at the tenth floor.

"Have a good day," Rei wished him, trying to not make his voice sound too high.

Kai looked at him and handed him the bag. "Don't let Boris see it," he said, getting out of the lift.

Rei stared at the bag and then back Kai. "Thank you, Kai," he smiled. "Not only for this."

The doors started to close but he still saw Kai's lip turn upwards before he was out of sight. Rei sighed softly and leaned against the wall with a smile on his face as the lift reached the ground floor. He couldn't stop to smile. He didn't even pay any attention to the people giving him strange looks as he got out of the building.

For the first time today, Rei felt hopeful about the future. Kai had never been so warm before. . . maybe there was a hope for them- wait, he didn't even know if Kai was attracted to men. Rei had never seen him be interested in someone. That didn't mean that Kai wasn't into men, or woman, or both. Rei had come to term with his own bisexuality a long time ago, even though he had never been in a relationship.

Actually, the whole BBA G-Revolution team was very poor in the relationships department. Only Max was the only one who had some experiences. The Professor was too shy to approach any of his crushes. Takao and Hiromi had this weird tension between them. And Daichi. . . well, Rei didn't want to think about Daichi's love life.

His phones rang. It was a call from an unknown caller. Rei's brown furrowed. Not many people had his number.

"Hello?"

"Rei, finally! This is like the third time I tried to call you, this stupid thing continued to eat just my money and not make me call you!"

Rei grinned hearing his friend's voice, letter for now forgotten. "Lai! It's good to hear from you! Where are you?" It had been a while since he had heard Lai's voice or seen him.

Lai told him that he and the rest of the White Tigers had gone to buy some supplies in a city close to their village. Rei sat on a bench near the park as his childhood friend updated him about the last months. Rei did the same then, omitting Daitenji's offer for now.

"So. . . Did you receive the letter?" Lai asked him then.

Rei felt his previous good mood drop in a second. This couldn't end well.

"I did."

"And? When are you going to come? Autumn will come soon."

"Autumn?"

"Yes, Rei, our Autumn. The ceremony will be in the first week of August."

It meant only a few weeks. . .

"Rei, you there?"

"Yeah. . ."

"Well, then? When do you come?"

Rei rubbed his eyes. "Lai, there is something I have to tell you."

"I'm all ears." Lai's voice was cheerful. Rei doubted it would last for long as he told him about the offer.

Lai stayed quiet for a moment and then burst into a laugher. "Well, you can't be the next chairman," he said, patronizing. "Daitenji has to find another man. Right?"

Rei closed his eyes painfully.

"Rei? You aren't' interested, are you?" Lai's voice sounded panicked now.

"I'm considering it," Rei confessed.

"Rei," Lai breathed heavily, "you can't be both our clan leader and the BBA chairman."

"I know."

A heavy silence fell between them before Lai lost it.

"Are you out of your mind?! I thought you wanted to come back to the village after you ended- whatever the hell you are doing!"

"I thought so too," Rei said, not intimidated by Lai's outburst. "But things have changed."

"You promised, Rei! You promised you would come back! We trusted you!"

"I still didn't decide, Lai! Just let me-"

"Your desires to leave the village, to see the outside world, I stupidly thought it was really to help us!" Lai spat. "But you only think about yourself, don't you?! You never cared about us or the village. You only used us for your own benefit!"

"That's not true!"

"No?! Rei, you came back only for the Beyblade tournaments and then you left us at the first opportunity!"

"You knew why I left! BEGA-"

"Yes, but after the BEGA mess you decided to stay, to help the BBA rebuild, which was fine, you know? I thought it was noble from you, but now that the time has come where we need you, you still crave for the outside world!"

"If you let me explain-"

"Why isn't it ever enough for you, Rei?!"

Rei froze. He felt small, small like that day he had heard those same words as he peeked from the window.

Why isn't it ever enough for you, Rin?! Why can't you be happy with what we have?!

"I'm sorry," Lai said, pulling Rei away from his memory. "It's just… When I finally think I understand you. . . something happens, and I don't know who you are again." Lai's voice sounded tired, as though all the anger had been sucked all from him. "Maybe we are the ones who always expect too much from you."

Rei didn't say anything. His felt a heavy boulder on his chest that prevented him from talking.

Lai sighed deeply. "Goodbye, Rei," he muttered and hang up.

Rei put the phone away and stared at his empty hands.

Is it so? Was he being greedy? Maybe, he will never be satisfied with his life, not even if he accepted Daitenji's offer and stayed here with his friends. . .

With Kai.

Will he ever be satisfied to be just Kai's friend? He had Kai's respect, his trust. But was it enough for his heart? He wasn't stupid enough to ruin their friendships over his feelings, but for how long could he keep going in this way?

Rei bit his lip, feeling copper in his mouth and closed his hands tightly. He hadn't felt so much doubts and pressures since his fights with Takao and Moses. He should get off some steam by beyblading. It was always helped him to find back his center.

"Kon Rei?"

Rei raised his head, watching carefully as two men were approaching him. They were tall and wear total black suits and dark sunglasses. The only difference between them was the hair color.

"Can you follow us, please?" asked, or more like ordered by the tone of his voice, the blond one. "There is someone who wants to meet you."

Rei's eyes become sharper. "I was taught to never follower strangers," he quipped, making it clear with his body language that he will not follow them.

"Well, I hoped you wouldn't make us do this the hard way," the brown haired guy said, cracking his fingers.

It took much more than this to make Rei feel intimidated. Whoever they were they will regret it because Rei was in a very good mood to kick some ass. Whether it was via a Beyblade battle or hand to hand fight.

Next chapter will have some action :) I want to give you a small sneak peek, next chapter is titled Mr. and Mrs. Hiwatari ;)