A Champions Crisis
~Chapter 5~

"Hiro knows everything. But he still insists that my little one night stand was all just a 'silly mistake.' It's driving me crazy because Hiro thinks that this is just a 'phase'. He's said even had the cheek to say it to my face twice now." Tyson explained with his chest easing up a little. "I have tried to tell Hiro that I am just finding out who I really am. But he doesn't want to believe it all. I do kinda think that he is slightly homophoabic."

'Hiro knew all this time and he hasn't done nothing.' - The Hiwatari was taking a brief moment to swallow his destructive temper that was brewing within the pit of his toned stomach. 'He's such a shit head!'

"So yea, this has more to do with Hiro than anything else." Tyson explained with his head lowering down towards his lap. "I do sometimes wonder if he's right though."

Kai rolled his eyes and then started up the car engine. He didn't really know what to say. So he just did what he did best and tensed his tongue. After all, Kai had his own little secret to deal with~

"Believe what you want. But only an idiot would listen to him." Snarled Kai in a smug tone as Tyson shot him a questionable glance. "In the last tournament, Hiro was stupid enough to stand in your way. So are you going to let him do it again?"

Nodding negatively, Tyson took a deep breath and embraced the brief silence that took place between the two bladers. He was gently calming down his anxiety as he thought about all the past events that he'd been through within the time space of his career. Yea, there had been many ups and downs, but never did Tyson think about walking away from his teammates. They were around before Hiro, and they will most likely stick around once he'd disappeared again.

They were the only people whom remained in his life [don't forget Grandpa, Ryuu!].

Eventually, up a brief smirk sketched itself onto his dry lips. "Oh come on Kai. Everyone stood in my way in the last tournament. Besides, why are you changing the subject again? How did you know that I was gay?" He refused to drop this topic now that he had come clean about his worry.

The tension in the atmosphere then took a drastic swing as Tyson had reversed the roles between himself and his captain. He locked the car doors and adjusted his seating position to get even more comfortable.

Tyson wasn't moving~

'It doesn't' take me long to open up to Kai because I trust him. But I bet that it will take Kai all year to lower his cards onto the table. After all, he's more stubborn than I am.'~

Tyson wanted to chuckle at the thought. But his poker face remained in play as he suddenly found the patients to wait for Kai to open up. Tyson was desperately keen to hear all this evidence to put his mind at rest.

"I said this isn't the time Tyson." The Russian stood his ground and placed the key into the ignition. He was ready to start up the car and then drive them back to the dojo so Tyson could be reunited with the team. But he wasn't prepared for the aftermath.

Kai stated calmly, "Everyone is waiting to see you."

"But..."

"No." Kai destroyed the awkward tension in the atmosphere before Tyson got too used to it. "Now put your seat belt on and concentrate on your breathing."

"Kai!" Tyson's tantrum soon kicked in to play. He purposely unlocked the vehicle to opened the car door. "We aren't going anywhere!"

"If you don't think that I will drive with that door open then you have got another thing coming."

That empty threat meant nothing to the pale Granger, especially as he was ready to test just how far Kai was willing to play ball with him.

"I dare you." He retorted with a hint of insecurity flaring from the tip of his tongue. "And if that doesn't work, then I will set off the airbags."

"You Moran!" Kai was about to have his own tantrum at this rate. "Urgh. Shut the door!"

'He's cracking! Holy shit!'~

"I'm not doing anything until you tell me what you know!"

"So much for the self-pity huh?" The Dranzer wielder sarcastically stated before twisting his tongue inside his mouth.

He desperately wanted to boot his rival out of the car and return back to the dojo alone. But he just knew that his teammates would skin him alive for ditching the most 'vulnerable' and most 'loved' member of the Bladebreakers.

Secretly, Kai knew that the team needed Tyson to win the tournament. So the enthusiastic blader wasn't allowed to leave the BBA without providing them with a death certificate.

Yes, Kai would have taken the bullet and the stress for his rival. But he was slightly uneasy about the thought of having to face Mr Dickinson's wrath. After all, it wasn't Kai's place to administer Tyson a vacation.

So with Tyson remaining on the team; that was one less headache that the Hiwatari needed to endure.

"Fine! I will tell you."

'If I don't tell him, he will childishly play up until the cows come home and that's another headache I could do without.'~

Picking up the remote from Max's lap, Kai then looked over to each of his teammates to see that Tyson was the only one who was still awake.

'That's strange, he's usually the second one the pass out.'~

Max was curled up on the armchair, yet Ray had chosen to go bed hours ago because he wanted get an early nights sleep. Secretly though, the entire team knew that Ray was more interested in texting Mariah and Lee because he was bored of the film. The obvious symptoms were that the guy had been yawning and huffing through the first half of the film as he just couldn't see anything scary about a bunch of clowns living in the shitters.

Still, it was a movie that Tyson and Kai had to finish and that's exactly what they did. But when Kai looked at the clock on the wall to see that it was almost 1am, he huffed with annoyance at himself.

'Fuck, we both are going to struggle to wake up in the morning.'~ He concluded to himself before turning off the television to catch Tyson's full attention.

"I feel like I need to watch that again." The half asleep blader then yawned like a lion as he stretched out across the chair. "I day-dreamt through half of it."

Kai smirked briefly and tilted his head side to side. He too wasn't thinking straight, but that didn't stop him from admiring how cute the Granger looked as he watched him rubbed his delicate eyes.

"So, are you coming to bed then?" The raven haired male asked as he got up onto his feet.

'Wait, what?'~

Tyson's hands then helplessly dropped into his lap and his once overtired figure anxiously sprung to life. "Me come to bed? Dude you don't want that. I dribble, I talk in my sleep, I get really hot and I starfish. Dude you would hate me in bed with you..." He was interrupted by Kai's teasing yet dry tone.

"I wasn't inviting you."

Kai was dying to laugh at the puzzled expression that had smeared across his rivals sculptured face. But he just sucked on his lower lip as he analysed every single gesture and fidget that Tyson performed.

"Huh?" Tyson swallowed the last of the saliva in his mouth forcefully and he tilted his head aside. He was so uncomfortable right now, especially as his creative mind had made things awkward between him and Kai. "Oh, I knew that you doughnut. I was just pre-warning you for future reference."

An eyebrow pointed up towards Kai's hairline. "I look forward to it then Tyson." He mocked in return. Of course, he was digging for more information to find out what exactly was going on inside the deputy captains mind.

Plus, it was a bonus to watch Tyson squirm uncomfortably too. It soon woke him up again. In fact, it was as if the rival had just gulped down an energy drink and sprung back to life like a fresh daisy in the spring time.

His tone was now so lost, "What? Uh?" And Tyson didn't know where to put his face. Instead he just gazed his eyes over to Kai to study his poker face. Of course, there was nothing that Tyson could gather and Kai was about to put an end this tense moment.

"Goodnight Tyson."

"Night?" Tyson's eyes wanted to roll out of his head as he watched Kai walk out the room and close the door quietly behind him. He knew that Kai felt the awkwardness too, but he was just a professional at hiding his true feelings. "What a wierdo."

'I'm the wierdo?' - Kai thought to himself whilst rolling his eyes. 'You're one to talk sometimes Granger.'

A/N: I'm arguing with myself on the next chapter because I am tempted to add a brief smut moment. But we will see how it goes xD. Thanks so much for the support guys and lets make this xmas a yaoi Christmas ;). This chapter is dedicated to the only Kai in my life, you know who you are dude. You're an amazing friend - Granger~