E-dating

Chapter Two

a/n: Back with the second chapter. Thank you to all who read and reviewed, I appreciate the feedback and kind comments.  Oh and thanks particularly to Alay's Star who fed me an idea; I'm using it!

The raven haired man put down his red pen and shuffled the pile of tests up together and noticed the msn chat box light up on the bottom of his computer screen. He sighed and ignored the irritating flickering.

Standing in the kitchen, Rei glanced at the bright light from the computer seemed to glare at him for ignoring it; he turned away and focused on the boiling kettle. After pouring the water on the green tea leaves, he stirred it, picked up the mug and returned to the annoying piece of machinery that seemed to be more trouble than it was worth.

With a sigh, the brunette guided the mouse towards the msn chat box and opened the window.

crimson destruction: hey

Rei bit his lip absently and wondered just who this guy was. He went to the guy's profile and checked his stats.

User name: crimson destruction

Age: 27

Sex: male

Sexual Orientation: bisexual

Occupation: Business owner

Location: Osaka, Japan

Interests: reading, music, outdoor recreation, sports- rugby, football (European), intelligent conversations

Bio: My name is Kai. I am a business owner; thus I travel often so it can be difficult to catch me at times. When I'm not working, I enjoy outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing; as well, I like to watch and play some sports.

First Date: I would take my date to a fancy restaurant where we could have a long conversation and learn about one another. After that, it's whatever they want to do.

The raven haired man replied.

tiger eyes: hello again.

crimson destruction: Hn. Alright today?

tiger eyes: I'll have you know, most days I am fine.

crimson destruction: Except when I talk to you?

tiger eyes: I'm not going to dignify that with a response.

crimson destruction: Lol, you do that.

tiger eyes: -sigh- Just why are you on here anyway? Since, of course, you're so paranoid of creeps on this network and all.

crimson destruction: Boredom really. I highly doubt anything will come of my being on here.

tiger eyes: I see.

crimson destruction: Don't sound so disappointed, lol.

tiger eyes: I'm not! Gods, I don't even know why I'M on here. I'm normally not interested in meeting people this way; it's so impersonal.

crimson destruction: I agree. How about we meet in a café?

tiger eyes: Excuse me! Uh you're not just messing with me?

crimson destruction: No, I'm not. We can meet in a public place so you know I'm not some creep.

tiger eyes: Well I-

tiger eyes is set to busy.

Rei yelped as a pair of arms wrapped around the back of his neck. And a loud giggle resounded from behind.

"Mao! Jeez! You scared the heck outta me," Rei complained loudly.

The magenta haired young woman looked over his shoulder at the computer screen and raised a mischievous eyebrow.

"Oh Rei! You HAVE to go! C'mon! Let's see his profile."

Rei sighed, "Hang on."

tiger eyes: Sorry, it's my roommate. Brb.

crimson destruction: Sure.

Rei rubbed his temple; some things could be taken so out of context communicating in this manner. This Crimson guy could be responding sarcastically, amused or just honestly. He shook his head and responded to Mao's constant prodding (she was currently poking his shoulder and it was starting to hurt).

"Wait!" he scowled and searched for Crimson's profile. "There! Happy now?"

"Chill Rei. Oooh he's a looker," she admired and 'mhm-ed' at the info in the bio.

The brunette rolled his eyes but silently agreed. This guy's picture was something. He was sort of hidden in shadows face-wise, but his body encased in a very expensive looking suit looked built and his posture spoke volumes of his high class status. His skin tone was nearly alabaster but held a healthy glow. The eyes of the man were hidden but his profile was very attractive; straight nose, not too big or small, slightly parted thin lips and a strong, clean-shaven jaw line. Rei pondered what his eyes looked like, that was usually the first thin he noticed about people.

"Well that's it, Rei. You have to go out with him. He's rich, good-looking, intelligent, witty it sounds like from your conversation… He's your dream man," Mao grinned.

"I don't know… what if he's a creep? What if he's like a serial killer or rapist or something?" Rei asked worriedly.

"I don't get that vibe from him, but he does seem like a private person so I'm sure there's a lot more to know about him. Besides, you have a really good sense of intuition; I think you'll be able to determine what sort he is when you talk to him in person."

"What do you mean when I talk to him?" scowled the Asian man.

Mao grinned, "You're going to meet him. And I'm going with you."

Annoyed, Rei sighed, he knew Mao, she'd wheedle her way into this 'date' whether he gave her the go-ahead or not.

"Fantastic."

Rei clicked the mouse and changed the screen back to his conversation with Crimson.

tiger eyes: Fine. You know the café down on the corner of Nash and 32nd street?

crimson destruction: Nuit Blanche?

tiger eyes: Yeah, how about we meet there? Saturday at two o'clock ok for you?

crimson destruction: Can we make it three? I have a business meeting at two.

tiger eyes: Sure. Um…how recent is your photo on the website?

crimson destruction: Lol, it's recent enough, you'll be able to recognize me. ;)

tiger eyes: Alright. I've got to go now. Talk to you later then.

crimson destruction: Later.

Mao was leaping for joy when Rei logged off.

She was praising herself, "Oooh! Go me! I helped the man who has no social life get a date! Oh you so owe me Rei. Ha! I'm just that amazing."

Rolling his eyes, Rei felt a small smile work its way across his face. He was nervous, but he was feeling quite a bit lighter than he'd been feeling lately.

a/n: please R&R guys, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Also, apologies for the lateness of the chapter; again, this story's not all written out ahead or anything, I'm just going with the flow. Oh and it's not beta-ed so any major errors let me know.

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Beyblade but this is specifically for the name Nuit Blanche which is in fact a major art show in Toronto that happens annually. I'm just using it as a café title.

- keisan