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It was now the day before the team was scheduled to leave for Beijing, China. The team has been practicing hard but decided to take the day off to rest up for upcoming battles. To take advantage of the day, everyone decided to go to the beach again, but Katy didn't care to join in on the swimming part. Now that everyone has seen her scar, she didn't care to be confident with it at all. It was an argument waiting to happen and she wasn't in the mood for it.
As they got to the beach, Hilary decided to be the first one in the ocean this time, followed by Max and Tyson while Kenny, Kai, Rei and Katy decided to hang back. The breeze felt nice enough, the warm sun baking on Katy's skin as she sat back in the chair, stretching out her legs. Rei couldn't help but take her in once more, letting his eyes wander over her body from her legs to her face. Her red tank top glowing on her tanned skin, while her hair sat once more in a messy bun and daisy dukes allowing her legs to be fully shown. Along with noticing her beauty, he also noticed the muscle tone she had; like she has been recently active in sports.
"Did you do any sports before you came here?", she heard him ask out of the blue, turning to look at him as she raised her sun glasses. "What do you mean?", she asked. Rei then pointed his finger in a back and forth motion, implying the muscle tone in her body. "Oh, yeah I did a little martial arts, but mostly I ran track, and some yoga", she said with some confidence, smiling at the memories that danced in her head.
"Martial arts huh? What kind of martial arts?", he asked as he sat up a bit from his chair. Katy did the same, sitting fully forward as she took off her sunglasses. "Some Judo, not a whole lot", she stated as she looked back at Kai, who was minding his own business a distance away from everyone; laying in the sand. Rei decided to take this opportunity to get to know her better, standing up and holding his hand out. "Show me", he said with a smirk. Katy was adamant about this but took his hand anyways.
Standing in front of him, she put her hands on her hips as she waited for him to make a move. When he did, he moved fast; moving behind her and attempting to lift her from the ground by her shoulders and waist. Katy reacted quickly, immediately planting her feet in the sand and flipping Rei over her back, forcing him to hit the sand. Recovering from the throw, he slowly got up and looked up at her; "Shoulder throw, not bad", he said as he stood up. Katy didn't know much else other than what she needed to know, but she didn't care to tap that part of her memory since it was no longer needed. "Thanks, I don't use it anymore, so I am very rusty in that department", she said as she sat back down in her chair. "Anymore?", he asked as he did the same. When Katy didn't answer, the curiosity was starting to get to him.
Sighing heavily, he leaned forward with his elbows on his knees; knowing he was going to regret the question he was about to ask. "Katy, can I ask you something?", he started. She answered him by looking at him intently. "How come you never want to talk about your past?", he asked, immediately touching a nerve. Rolling her eyes and sighing heavily, she put her sunglasses back on; "Why is everyone so curious about my past? Its nobody else's business but mine. I am who I am, either love me for it or hate me, I don't really care. I personally like to keep the past in the past, so if that doesn't your question, I don't know what else to really say", her tone was on the border of snappy and informative. Rei was silent for a few moments, running a hand over his face; "I'm just trying to get to know you better. I don't mean any harm", he said with some sadness in his voice, standing up to walk towards the ocean. "I'm sorry Rei, I just don't like to talk about my past and its way too soon for me to start narrating stuff now", her words made him stop and turn towards her. She had her arms loosely crossed as she watched her feet dig themselves into the sand.
Before she had time to react, Rei was hugging her. The position was awkward enough, while she sat in a beach chair and his body basically straddled hers. He was kneeling on one knee to support himself better, his arms wrapped firmly around her shoulders. "It's OK, you don't have to explain anything to me", she heard him say almost intimately. Reluctantly, she wrapped her arms around his waist to hug him back before he let her go.
While in the water, Tyson was picking on Hilary a lot. He kept splashing her, picking her up and dropping her into the water and pushing her into incoming waves. Tyson never wanted to admit it, but he's always had a bit of a crush on Hilary. Just the way she takes charge in any situation, delivering the right message to calm any situation and her outgoing personality made his heart pound a bit harder.
"Tyson! Will you stop it?!", she yelled as he picked up a little crab and started chasing her around the shallows with it. "Come on Hilary, Mr. crabby just wants a little kiss", he taunted while holding the crab out to her every time he got close. "Get that thing away from me!", she yelled as she splashed him in the face, making him drop the crab and stumble backwards into Max. The two of them then fell on top of each other in the water, laughing as they emerged.
"Are you excited to be going with us?", Rei asked Katy as he settled down in his chair, watching the three in the water having fun and splashing each other. "Yeah, I'm excited. I've never been to any of those countries before, so it should be interesting", she replied, laughing as Tyson once again grabbed Hilary and dunked her in the water. "Man, that girl is going to be spending the night getting sea water out of her ears", Katy joked, continuing to laugh as Hilary emerged from the water. "Are you nervous about the tournament? Kai had said it would be different from last year's tournament", she asked as she looked in his direction, seeing his face go from entertained to melon-coolly. "The only thing I'm concerned about is Mariah again, I don't know how its going to be", he said, rubbing his eyes and sighing heavily.
Katy waved her hands in the 'oh well' motion, rolling her eyes discreetly. "You can't help what someone does Rei, she is her own person and you are your own person. You just worry about yourself, who cares about her. You're not doing yourself any favors by lingering on her, you're just holding yourself back", Katy said as she stood up to get some water from the cooler, not wishing to talk about Mariah anymore. If she had to hear Mariah's name one more time, she was going to smack him until he forgets all about her.
"She's right, if I don't get my mind off Mariah and move on, how can I commit any part of myself to anyone else?", Rei thought to himself, listening to the ocean crash on the shoreline along with Hilary's laughter as Tyson splashed her once more. "I have to do something, for my own sanity", he thought further as he looked back at Katy, who was drinking a bottle of water with her back to him.
Later that night, Hilary and Katy were staying over at the dojo since their flight was very early in the morning, laying their beds out amongst the boys. "I can't believe how many times Tyson dunked me today, I think I have water in my brain", Hilary joked as she spread her blanket over her bed. Laughing at her words, Katy did the same. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think Tyson has a crush on you", she said with a wink, making Hilary stop what she was doing. "Me? And Tyson? Not a chance, his head is too big for the both of us", Hilary answered, knowing Tyson wouldn't hear her since he was currently in the shower. "That may be, but I think you're better off with Tyson than Kai; from the outside looking in, Kai isn't really your type", Katy commented as she stood up and stretched, cracking her back.
Hilary shot a nasty glare at Katy, who smirked and put her hands up in defense. "Hey I'm just saying, from the outside looking in. I don't think Kai has a type for anyone anyways", she said as she started to back her way towards the exit to go outside. Hilary didn't answer her, just kept glaring at her until she was out of sight. "That can't be true, I can't see myself with Tyson at all", Hilary thought to herself as she heard the shower shut off, shouting claims before anyone else could.
Once Katy got outside and rounded the corner, she was suddenly grabbed by her elbow and pulled into a dark room. It wasn't until her back hit the wall that she began to panic, pushing on whoever grabbed her until she heard their voice, feeling this person push her against the wall once more. "Its OK, its me", she heard Rei say, his hands lightly gripping her wrists to stop her assault. "What are you doin-", her words were cut off when he pressed his hand to her mouth to silence her, "Shh, I want to talk to you", he said as he removed his hand.
"About what?", she whispered, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness to see him almost leaning over her, his arm supporting his weight on the wall behind her. She could see the reluctance in his face despite the darkness, she knew what this was about. "I'm sorry Katy, but I can't hold it in any longer. I like you, a lot", Katy froze in place, her mind going blank. "I know I need to spend more time with just myself, but my feelings for you only get stronger by the day-", he was cut off. "Rei please, don't do this to yourself. By trying to get into another relationship, you're avoiding the heartbreak all together. How can I be sure your heart doesn't belong to Mariah anymore?", she asked.
Rei couldn't give her the chance to reject him, putting his other hand on the other side of her head, trapping her between him and the wall. "Katy, don't deny me. I know you feel something for me too", he said as his face got closer to hers, waiting for her to push him away. "I should push him away, I should run, but I can't", she thought to herself as she rested her hands on his hard chest, as if to give herself some stability of control. "Don't kiss me, please don't kiss me; it would make things too real'', these thoughts kept going through her head like poison through a vein. Looking down at the ground, her hands then gripped his shirt as she tried to fight the feeling inside of her.
"Say something", he softly commanded, his breath teasing her ear. "Like what? What do I say?", she thought as she felt his finger go under her chin, making her look up at him. "Let me show you how you make me feel", he whispered, his lips only inches away from hers. When she didn't fight him, Rei took that as a signal for him to advance; planting his lips on hers ever so softly. When their lips met, Katy felt her heart stop, it felt like time had stopped; her knees suddenly felt weak. "What is this feeling? I feel so…weak…" she thought as she looked up at him when he slowly pulled back, waiting for her to kiss him back. "Rei; I don't know what to say", she whispered as she felt his hand go from her chin to her neck. "Just say yes to going out with me; on a date", he said as he rested his forehead on hers.
Katy wanted so badly to push him away, to gain her personal space back but with his body towering over hers, his hands trapping her in place while his kiss paralyzed her; she couldn't force herself to do such a thing. "On one condition", she stated, seeing the anxiety flashed through his eyes. "You promise me you're over her, and you won't talk to her ever again", she said softly, her hand wrapping around the wrist that was holding her neck. "I promise", she heard him say as he whispered in her ear, giving her cheek light kisses.
"Then, there is only one thing left to do", her hands gripped his shirt tighter. "Kiss me", she commanded. Rei smirked and immediately obeyed, pressing his lips to hers in a passionate manner. The force made her back hit the wall once more, feeling one of his hands rest on her waist as the other still gripped her jaw. Katy felt like her body was melting under his, moving her hands from his chest to wrap around his shoulders, running her hands through his hair. When air seemed to become limited, Rei broke the kiss and leaned his forehead to rest on hers once more; his body felt like it was on fire. "I have a condition of my own", she heard him say, opening her eyes slowly.
"We have to keep this a secret until it's the right time", he whispered as his hand that rested on her hip came up to rest on the other side of her face. He didn't have to explain why, she already knew; and the last thing she wanted was a lecture from Kai and his implement threat of 'taking action'. "Yeah, I think that's what's best", she agreed with a smile, her hands planting themselves on his waist as she felt him lean forward to kiss her once more.
While Tyson and Max were settling down into their beds, they couldn't help but notice three people missing. "Hey Max, where do you think Rei and Katy are?", he asked, seeing his friend shrug. "Who knows, probably making out somewhere", he answered, laying down in his bed. Without warning, Katy walked into the sleep area, taking her spot between Max and Hilary and laying down; "Ok, early flight tomorrow, goodnight everyone", she said as she brought the covers over her head and pretended to go to sleep. Rei soon followed suit, walking in calmly and climbing into his bed that was across from Katy, feeling eyes on him from everyone. "What?", he asked, watching everyone wave off his curiosity before he laid down himself.
"I hope I can control myself around her now that she's my girlfriend, I don't need Kai meddling in my affairs", Rei told himself as he rolled onto his side and closed his eyes.
"I guess I have a boyfriend now, but can I trust him to keep his mind off Mariah and on me? I hope I won't have to go to extreme measures", Katy thought as she watched Kai come inside and climb into his bed. "I wander what he meant by 'take actions' against me if he found out…", her thoughts kept her up for a while longer before sleep eventually consumed her.
There you have it Rei/OC fans! To all of the Kai/OC fans, don't worry; I have something special in store for you! You're just going to have to keep reading 😉 Leave reviews!
