(A/N sorry big time about the name "alan" being in the last chapter, it was a place holder for Max's dad's name until I found his actual name and when I edited I missed a few.)

Private conversation between the Bladebreakers (minus Kai)

After a long day of site seeing the Bladebreakers were on their way back to their Hotel in the BBA bus. Max was sitting in the back looking out the window with his head resting on his hand, which was on his knee.

"Hey, Max." Rei greeted sitting by the younger blond. "Why the long face?"

"Oh, hi Rei." Max replied startled. "What long face?"

"The long face that you've had all afternoon."

"I haven't had a long face face all afternoon!" Max stated.

"Yes! you have!" Tyson cut in some how materializing in the bench in front of them.

"I have to agree with Rei and Tyson on this one." Kenny said taking the bench across the isle.

"So now your all ganging up on me?" Max asked in disbelief.

"Look, we just want to know what's wrong." Tyson replied avoiding the question.

"Yeah, you acted like this when Kai joined the Demolition Boys too." Kenny pointed out.

"Acted like what?!" Max asked, though his patiences was that of a saints, he was getting annoyed.

"Love sick." Rei gave a cheeky smile.

"I'M NOT LOVE SICK!" Max screamed making Bruce glance back at them.

"Oh yeah, they are crushing on each other aren't they?" Tyson said as if he just remembered something.

"If Tyson can figure it out then the two of your are dense." Rei continued.

"I'm not really surprised." Kenny said.

"WHO ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?!" all of Max's blood was now in his face.

"You and Kai of course." Tyson said in a "duh" voice.

Shocked Max's jaw dropped and his eyes became the size of footballs (soccer balls for American readers). After looking at each of his team mates Max's head dropped in defeat.

"Ok. You win." Max said in a small voice.

"Great! So what's bugging you?" Tyson asked.

"TYSON! Don't you pay attention to anything?!" Kenny asked in return.

"Max is upset because Kai was upset, and Max wants to help him but is afraid he'll be rejected." Rei summed it up in one sentence.

"Well thats crazy." Tyson shook his head, "You two are head over heels for each other! Even I can tell."

"I'm doomed..." the gloomy blond whined.

"No you're not! You just have to talk to him after we get back." Rei said patting his friend's back.

"And before you say no!" Kenny butted in, "We are going to throw into the room ourselves if you don't do it by yourself."

"You guys are mean..."

At the Hotel

After Kai and Taro put Kamali into his own bed in the next room over Taro left to see if the other boys were back. Kai mumbled something about making sure there wasn't anymore drama tonight and turned on the tv on and said he would leave when Taro wanted to go to bed and Taro, for his own health, didn't push the subject.

It only took a couple minutes before Kai was board with tv and turned it off. There was never anything on when there needed to be. Rubbing his face in frustration Kai sighed quietly.

"Oh, hell." he whispered, it it wasn't one thing it was another in his life.

As if on mark the door to the bedroom opened with a squeak, letting in a small line of yellow light.

"Kai, you in there?" Max's danced into the room in a loud whisper.

"Yeah." Kai answered getting up and making his way over to the door. "Something wrong?" he pushed past Max and who didn't close the door all the way.

"No, I just wanted to talk to you all day and the dad's wouldn't let me." Max pouted and put his hands in his overalls. "Said something about giving you time to cool off."

"Hn." Kai snorted crossing his arms. "Dumb adults." it was meant to be one of those low mumbles you say to yourself that no one else hears, but Max caught it and grinned.

"So, uh, what happened today?" Max asked leaning forward with his upper body.

"Hn." Kai groaned and looked away trying act annoyed.

"Are we back to this again?" Max asked forcing himself to keep smiling.

"Hn." Kai was trying his best not to give any indication of his emotions.

"Ok, thats it, you and I are going to get coffee, come on!" Max stated grabbing Kai's wrist and dragging him out the door.

"Hey!"

"Nope we're going, there is a 24 hour coffee shop in the lobby." Max said interrupting the older teen.

With no further protests Max was able to drag Kai down to the coffee shop.

The blond pushed Kai down on to one of the chairs in the corner and ran off to the counter "Stay there, I'll be right back."

"Oooook, whats up with Max?" Kai stared at Max and crossed his arms.

"Here you go!" Max skipped over to the table without spilling a drop of coffee.

"Should you be drinking coffee this late?" Kai asked concerned about the hyperness that knew was coming.

"Yeah, why?" Max asked, honestly looking confused.

"No reason." Kai answered picking up his cup.

"Soooooo... What happened today?" Max asked keeping his head down, nervous about what he had planned.

"Nothing really." Kai said in normal Kai fashion.

"Come on Kai, you know I wont tell anyone." Max whined, "Besides you need to talk to someone about whats bothering you."

Kai didn't make eye contact but glared down at the coffee as if it insulted him.

"Kai your hands are shaking." Max pointed out in a soft voice, reaching across the table and taking ahold of Kai's right hand.

"He freaked out." Kai whispered concentrating on the warmth from Max's hand.

"Freaked out? What do you mean?"

"He was fine for a minute, but he, started screaming." Kai's left hand started waving around. "Bruce was able to hold him down but he kept telling him to get off and not to touch him after he passed out I had to get out of there, selfish right?" Kai said not really wanting Max to disagree with him.

"Not really." Max said without missing a beat, "If my dad had done something like that I don't know if I could handle it either."

"I'm supposed to be able to handle anything!" Kai snapped and pulled away his hand.

"Not by yourself your not!" Max snapped back, "I thought you realized that by now!"

"Hmm!" Kai snorted and stomped off before Max could stop him.

"Wait, Kai!" Max jumped up to follow after his crush. "Kai stop!"

"Go away." Kai ordered pressing the up button on the elevator.

"I'm really sorry I said it that way and hurt your feelings. But please let me help, I want to." Max pleaded. As the empty elevator dinged and the doors opened.

Ignoring the younger teen, Kai got in and pressed his floor number. Max got in just before the doors closed, much to Kai's annoyance.

"Why would you want to help me?" Kai asked stuffing his hands in his pockets, "I've always pushed you away, I betrayed you just a few weeks ago, name one reason why you want to help me!"

Max did something that surprised them both, as Kai finished his rant Max pushed him against the elevator wall and slammed their lips together. Feeling the elevator coming to stop Max pulled away from a wide eyed Kai and ran out the door before his team got over his shock.

"What the hell was that?!" Kai asked himself touching his finger's to his lips.