I know I am updating very fast, chapter 5 already! I am just so into this story 😊

Its been two weeks since Rei broke it off with Mariah, a month since Katy's arrival. Things have been smoothly with the team, but Rei still hasn't heard from Mariah; which leaves him with uncertainty.

Today was a rest day for the team, and since it was so hot outside; Hilary suggested they go to the beach for some sun and fun in the water. Katy wasn't too thrilled about that, since she didn't have a one-piece bathing suit and she knew everyone would ask her about her scar. Instead of worrying about it, she simply put on a black tank top over her dark blue bikini so the scar wouldn't show. Looking at herself in the mirror, she gave herself a smile of approval and turned towards the door when she heard Hilary walk in.

"Ok! Are you ready for some fun?", she asked all too cheerful, grabbing her beach bag and putting on her sandals. Katy just sighed, putting her hair in a messy bun and grabbing her sun glasses along with her duffle bag. "Sure thing, its been a long time since I've been to a beach", she said as she followed Hilary out the door. "We sometimes go to the beach for training, but this is so much better, don't you think? Its about time we have a day like this", Hilary continued her cheering until they got to the dojo, seeing the boys starting to get a cooler together, having already changed into their swim trunks; all except Kai of course.

"Hello boys, ready for some fun in the sun?", Hilary asked as she put her bag down and started to pack the lunches into the cooler as well. "Its definitely much needed, what a great suggestion Hilary!", Tyson said loudly, stretching his arms to the sky. Looking over at Kai, Katy noticed he wasn't wearing any sort of beach gear and didn't seem excited to go anywhere.

"Hey, how come you're not wearing any beach gear?", Katy asked Kai; but Tyson answered for him. "Oh him? He never takes a day off from beyblading, it's his whole life", his tone seemed to be mocking; Kai shooting a nasty glare in his direction. "At least some of us take this sport seriously", Kai mocked back, making Katy smirk a bit. "Oh come on Kai, everyone needs a break once in a while; even professional athletes", she commented. Kai turned his attention to her, his elbows resting on his knees as he leaned forward. "What would you know about that?", Kai scolded, raising an eyebrow as he waited for her response.

Taken back by his attitude, Katy raised an eyebrow, leaning forward a bit towards him. "More than you can ever guess, you're not the only athlete in the world Kai", Kai glared at Katy, leaning back and sighing heavily. "I'm a professional blader, something you don't know anything about so just butt out", he spat, crossing his arms. Instead of showing her anger, Katy just laughed, putting her hands on her hips. "Maybe Mr. Professional can learn a little something himself; like relaxing and taking a day off to be human. Just like I learn a little something about the sport every day I'm here, learning is a natural thing you know", her words seemed to seep into his head, since he just looked at her with a hard stare. The group went quiet for a moment, before Kenny interrupted; "Ok come you guys, lets get going before it gets too late", he said as Tyson and Max grabbed the cooler, Rei grabbed their bags and followed them out the door.

Kai watched Katy and Hilary leave, Katy's words replaying in his head until he got annoyed and decided to prove her wrong. Grabbing his towel, he followed the girls from a distance; Hilary noticed and a smile grew on her face. "You're welcome", Katy said as she felt Hilary's pleased atmosphere, not even needing to look at her face to see that she was happy. "You really have a way with words Katy", she commented with a small laugh, making Katy smirk.

The beach was beautiful, the sand was warm as the smell of sea water lingered in the air. The sun was hot, but it was all perfect. The team set up their towels and lawn chairs, Max and Tyson were already high tailing it for the ocean water; Kenny close behind them. Hilary set up her towel and stripped down until she was wearing only her pink polka dot bikini, starting to spread lotion all over her body. "Do you want some lotion Katy? I'll spread some on your back", Hilary hinted as she approached her with the bottle. Katy seemed reluctant though, rejecting Hilary's advance to put lotion on her; "No that's ok. I'm not ready yet", she said before sitting down on her lawn chair.

"Oh come on Katy, you're going to get sunburned if you don't at least put some lotion on your shoulders", Hilary insisted as she stood behind her. Katy looked at Rei, who seemed deep in thought and at Kai, who seemed like he was also deep in thought; she could easily hide the scar from Hilary since she was standing behind her. All she had to hope for is Rei and Kai not looking for the second the scar would be visible. Taking in a breath, Katy stood up and quickly took off her tank top and sitting down just as fast with her arms tucked in-between her knees and her chest.

As she felt Hilary rub the lotion on her shoulders, she looked to her right to see Rei looking at her with curiosity on his face. "What?", she asked, waiting for him to ask about her scar. Instead, Rei looked away and sat back in his chair. "Nothing", he commented. "Thank god", she thought to herself, looking forward towards the ocean. When Hilary was done, Katy stood up and put her shirt back on, making sure to turn away from anyone who would see it.

"Um, does anyone else need sunscreen? Rei?", Katy asked as she took the bottle from Hilary, standing up and walking towards Rei. "Sure", he said as he leaned forward, at the same time Katy walked behind him and started to rub lotion on his back and shoulders.

Hilary grabbed the other bottle, looking in Kai's direction as she thought about asking him if he needed any lotion. Katy looked over at the torn Hilary, smirking as she nudged her head in Kai's direction. "Kai you should have some lotion too", Katy said without looking at him, already hearing his annoyance. "No, I don't need it", she heard him say. Smirking, she nudged Hilary in his direction once more. This time, Hilary complied and started walking over to him. "You have really pale skin Kai, you'll get really burned and it will effect your blading if you don't protect yourself. You wouldn't go into a burning building without protection, would you?", Katy asked as Hilary neared Kai with the lotion.

"I wouldn't go into a burning building, what kind of example is that?", Kai spat before he looked up at the approaching Hilary. "Come on Kai, what's the big deal? Just let me put some on your shoulders", she said before standing behind him. Sighing heavily, Kai felt he had no choice in the matter; leaning forward so Hilary had full access to his shoulders and a bit of his back. "Fine", he complied before he felt the lotion and Hilary's hands hit his skin. As she rubbed in the lotion, he couldn't deny that her hands felt good, he could feel the knots in his shoulders starting to loosen even though she was just putting lotion on him. "Wow Kai, you have a lot of tension in your shoulders. Would you like a massage?", he heard Hilary ask. He couldn't say he didn't want to have one, the whole point of this day was to relax and recharge. He didn't answer with words, but he didn't object either; leaning his head down to signal her the 'go ahead'.

Hilary's hands dug into his shoulders, hitting all those tight knots and working her fingers to loosen them. Kai never knew of a pain that felt so good to feel; but he didn't want to let out that groan he's been holding in. During this, Kai couldn't see Hilary blushing like a tomato, feeling his muscles under her hands made her heart start pounding.

Katy smiled as she saw her cousin working her magic, turning her focus back to Rei. She could feel tension in his shoulders as well, starting to dig her fingers into his muscles. "You have unbelievable knots", she commented as she worked her hands over his back, making him shift his weight and sigh heavily as he felt the knots start to loosen. Rei blushed as he felt her hands on his body, having not felt a girl's hands on his body in a long time, especially a girl who wasn't Mariah. His heart felt like it was beating out of his chest, heat was rising to his face, his muscles only tensing up more and more.

"Um, thanks Katy. That's good", he said as he stood up, giving her a quick smile before taking out his phone. Katy could see the frustration in his face when he saw a blank screen, jamming his phone back in his pocket. "It must be true then..", he thought to himself, rubbing his face in his hands. He didn't want to believe that Mariah would cheat on him, deceive him and betray him.

Katy watched him for a moment, sighing heavily before walking up to him; placing a hand on his arm to get his attention. "I'm sorry, I know how hard it is", she said to him gently. Rei wasn't in the mood to discuss it, changing the subject as he looked down at her. "It's just hard for me to believe that she would betray me like this; and by not talking to her about this, its ripping me apart inside", his voice held sadness. "I gave her everything, we gave each other everything", he kept saying as he looked down at the sand, his foot digging itself. Katy couldn't stand to see Rei like this, the whole situation was making her form tears. Without even thinking about it, Katy stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his back; her head coming to rest on his shoulder. "I know Rei, I know. It will be ok. I'm here for you if you need a friend", she said gently; her voice so soothing to him. After a little hesitation, Rei hugged her back; his arms wrapping around her shoulders and waist. "Thanks Katy, I appreciate that", he replied, his face momentarily burying itself into her hair. He could smell her strawberry shampoo, she smelled so good.

Hilary looked over at her cousin and Rei hugging, remembering what Rei had asked her a couple of weeks ago. Her hands dug deeper into Kai's shoulders, just thinking about what could happen between Katy and Rei. "You better not be doing what I think you're doing Rei", she thought to herself, sighing heavily as she put her focus back into massaging Kai. He didn't want to make it noticeable, but Kai was also giving Katy and Rei a look of disapproval.

"The last thing this team needs is inner drama, and that's exactly what's going to happen", he thought, trying to relax as he felt Hilary's small hands go to work on his neck and shoulders. One more thing he didn't want to make public, he was really enjoying this massage.

After some time passed, it seems that only Kai and Rei were the ones who didn't want to go swimming; or even get a little wet, while Tyson, Kenny and Max laid out on their towels to dry off. As Katy and Hilary sat in the shallows, an idea went through Katy's head to get Rei to enjoy himself more, to forget about his problems and have fun. "Hey Hilary, do me a favor. Go get Rei's phone from him somehow", she instructed to Hilary as she grabbed a bucket that was abandoned by the kids who left a long time ago, confused for a moment but then caught on to what her cousin was planning, Hilary smirked and nodded. Walked up to Rei, Hilary asked for his phone, the reason was to take pictures to send her phone since she claimed to not have it. Rei hesitantly gave her the phone, watching her walk back to where Katy was. He predicted the girls were going to take pictures to send to Hilary's phone, and he wasn't about to object to that.

For a few minutes, Katy and Hilary took selfies with Rei's phone, waiting for him to lean back in his chair and start relaxing again. When he did, Katy quickly grabbed the water filled bucket, quietly running her way up to Rei and dumping the bucket of water on him. Everyone erupted in laughter and cheers as Rei wiped his face with his hands as he looked up at the laughing Katy, and Hilary taking pictures.

"What the hell?", he yelled with a laugh.

"Come on Rei, time to have some fun!", Katy said loudly, preparing to run away. "You'll regret that Katy", he laughed as he stood up, Katy already getting a head start. With that, Rei started to chase her down to the water. When he caught up to her, he grabbed her by the waist and hoisted her over his shoulder, taking her into the water and dropping her like a sack of potatoes. He could hear everyone laughing at them, while Tyson and Hilary cheered in excitement. Katy stood up and moved her hair from her face, unable to contain her laughter as she walked back onto the beach. "Do you feel better now?", she asked as she pushed him by his shoulder, still laughing at her own actions. "That was sneaky, very sneaky. I have to keep my eye on you, don't I?", he asked, giving her a slight nudge on her shoulder.

"That depends on you, though I might recommend it", she said with a wink before walking out of the water and back to the still laughing group. She even saw Kai crack a smirk at the water dumping incident.

As the sun started to go down, everyone started to walk back towards the Dojo. Katy and Rei lingered behind everyone, but it was more of a coincidence. "Thanks for dumping that water on me, it felts nice to let my problems go and have a little fun", Rei said as he walked beside Katy, who seemed to have a new kind of shine in her face. "It felt like you needed it, kind of like a nice hot shower but with cold ocean water", she joked, watching him laugh in response. Looking ahead, Katy noticed that Kai and Hilary were walking next to each other, the two looked like they were talking about something.

"I see Kai is starting to open up a bit", Katy commented. Rei then took out his phone, seeing that he had an email from Lee.

"Hey Rei, Mariah and Victor just got back from their mountain trip and she's very upset. You should call her and talk to her"- the email read. Rei rolled his eyes, stopping to send him an email back. Typing with aggression and frustration written all over his face.

"She can dial my number if she wants to talk", he sent back. Noticing his demeanor change, Katy sighed heavily as she crossed her arms. "Is she not getting the hint?", she asked; feeling the heat coming from his body as they neared the dojo. "You could say that", he said as he put his phone back in his pocket.

Hilary managed to hold almost a conversation with Kai, but it was mostly small talk; which is a lot more than what anyone else can get out of him. As they neared the dojo, Hilary looked back at Katy to see if she and Rei were clicking at all. Seeing Rei on his phone and the disturbed look on Katy's face made her mind start wandering.

Later on that night, Katy and Hilary were walking home in silence; until Hilary decided to crack the ice about Katy's feelings for Rei.

"So whats the deal with you and Rei?", her question confused Katy, making her stop momentarily. "What are you talking about? There is nothing between Rei and I", Katy stated, she really didn't have anything for Rei except a minor attraction and sympathy for his situation. Hilary laughed a bit, "Really? You sure about that? I think he has something for you", Hilary said, making Katy completely stop in her tracks. "What exactly makes you think that?", Katy responded with her arms crossed. She didn't want to believe that Rei felt an attraction towards her, that would make her a doormat. That hug was meant to calm him down and make him feel better, nothing more.

"Oh well, nothing. I just see the way he looks at you sometimes and.." Hilary paused. "And what?", Katy asked more impatiently. "Well, he asked about you!", Hilary blurted out, receiving a shock look from her. Instead of giggling with excitement like any other girl would do, Katy just started walking back home faster; obviously blushing.

"He asked about me? Why me? What makes me so special?", she thought to herself as she walked into the house, immediately going about her nightly routine before going to bed. As the two of them laid in their beds, Katy had one more thing to say. "I think you and Kai hit it off pretty good huh?", she asked, hearing Hilary toss in her bed. "You could say that I guess, I highly doubt he would consider going on a date with me so what's the point going past what we have now", Hilary commented. Katy could hear the sadness in her voice, rolling over to face her. "Never hurts to ask Hilary, what's the worst he could do? Deny you? If anything, he would only deny you because he's busy training and doesn't want any distractions. Unless you already forgot the speech, the one he gave me about being a distraction", she heard Katy say.

"Yeah, how could I forget about his discussion with me? It was because of him that Katy and I now get along. Its not a good time to ask him; maybe after the tournament", she thought to herself before closing her eyes. "Goodnight Katy", she said before rolling over to face away from Katy.

There you have it folks! What will happen between Rei and Katy now that Katy knows Rei asked about her? Do you think Kai and Hilary will ever get together? Time will tell! Leave Reviews!

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