E-dating

Chapter 3:

a/n: I was so excited about continuing this and seeing those kind reviews… I just had to start the third chapter. Anywho, thanks to all again for the reviews; and to those who read, so many hits compared to reviews, so I know I've got readers. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Disclaimer: I didn't include it in the last chapter but really, between then and now, I haven't received any sort of ownership over Beyblade and that's the way it'll stay; this is for ALL the chapters lol. Now without further adieu…

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Mao's voice had become white noise the moment she ushered her brunette roommate, Rei Kon, into his room and started pulling apart his dismal wardrobe. It was Friday night and Rei was being fitted for clothes. Most of all, Rei was getting very very irritated.

"Mao!"

The magenta haired woman stopped for a moment and looked at the irritated man.

"Yes?"

"Why do we have to go through all this? I'll just wear my jeans and a t-shirt. I'm sure Kai isn't going to care one way or the other," Rei said desperately.

Mao just put a hand on her hip and cocked an eyebrow. Then laughed.

"Please, you aren't serious, are you? Because if you are, we are going to have a big problem," she said solemnly.

Rei scowled. "Why?"

"Oh dear, you are serious. Okay, we're only going to do this once. Firstly, Kai's got money, he's attractive and seems to like you; therefore you'll want to impress him. Secondly, you will not go anywhere in those drabs. If you actually bothered to wear nice clothes, outside of your business party attire, and even then…well we're not going to talk about that right now. The point is, if you bothered to wear nice things you'd get a lot more attention; we've already got a good foundation to work from," she eyed him carefully.

Rei blushed scarlet and looked away.

"And thirdly," continued Mao, "I am a genius at this sort of thing so all you need to do is stand there and look pretty while I do all the hard work of finding the perfect outfit for you."

Rei grimaced but nodded, "Fine. Hey, what's wrong with what I wear to those parties?"

Mao arched a brow once again and turned away to continue rampaging her roommate's wardrobe.

With a huff, Rei sat down on the bed and rolled his eyes. Thinking about meeting Kai was doing something odd to his stomach, a strange sort of fluttering he hadn't really felt before for anyone. Maybe Mao was right and if he just wore the right things and said the right things, something might actually come of this meeting. Maybe he'd finally have his happily ever after. He scoffed at that, this Kai was ruining his well-made plans and just might be breaking the wall he'd so long ago built around his heart.

"Okay darling," started Mao, "I've determined there is nothing that is perfect for your date in this wardrobe. Therefore, we are going shopping."

Rei smacked his forehead in defeat but rose to his feet steadily. There was absolutely no arguing with the woman when she got like this. Oh how he despised shopping but Mao had that glint in her eye and that scared him.

Hours later, Rei's belly was making its needs known to the exhausted man.

"Mao! Are we done yet?"

The magenta haired woman tapped her chin thoughtfully and looked at Rei. His arms were filled with a myriad of bags from some of the most high end stores in the area but his face was drawn and tired looking. She thought about what they'd picked up and decided that they had enough at least for the first three dates. Oh there would be more than one date, she thought mischievously, mark my words.

She smiled and replied, "Yup."

Rei looked like Christmas had come early, "Thank the gods!"

At Mao's dark look he amended, "Erm..I mean, I was getting awful hungry so…good thing we're done and have everything we need."

"Indeed. Let's go."

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Saturday morning found Rei attempting to do his yoga without panicking once again. He'd been up since 6:30 AM freaking out and made the mistake of waking up Mao; to put it mildly, she'd not been pleased.

"Rei! Get out! I'm tired! I was out with you all afternoon yesterday, now go away and exercise or something!" she shouted throwing a pillow at the door where the brunette stood stupidly.

"Sorry Mao! I'm just so-" he stuttered but ducked when he saw another pillow careening towards him.

"I know, but I don't care right now. It's 7:30 in the freaking morning! I'll be up at ten. Go away!" she threw yet another pillow at the man and this time it hit him square between the eyes.

With a sigh, Rei stumbled out of the very brightly painted bedroom. He knew that'd been a bad idea but he was so nervous, he really needed to talk to someone or do something or… He didn't know.

He sat in the den and did a series of yoga exercises for the next hour and a half. Rei had finally gotten his erratic breathing under control when the MSN box made a noise on the computer.

Nervously, Rei stood and sat at the desk. His prep notes for work were scattered across the work area messily. He pushed the papers off the keyboard and clicked on the blinking MSN box.

crimson destruction: Hey

tiger eyes: Hey, what's up?

crimson destruction: Not too much. Just bored at work right now. You?

tiger eyes: Not much here either. I was doing some yoga.

crimson destruction: Oh yeah? I hear it does wonders for one's flexibility.

tiger eyes: Erm yeah…balance too.

crimson destruction: Mhm…aren't you interesting. Well, I'll see you later, I've gotta run.

tiger eyes: Yeah, see you at three. Bye.

crimson destruction: Lol, bye.

crimson destruction is offline.

Rei looked at the conversation a bit puzzled. That was...random. All Kai really said was that Rei was probably very flexible…What did he mean by that? He thought for a moment… Flexible flexible. Oh. He felt a warm blush creep up his spine; what a pervert, he thought, feeling embarrassed. Rei logged off and went back to his exercises.

So what if he was flexible, he thought annoyed. That didn't mean anything for Kai, pfft. As if he was going to let such…an irritating man into his bed or something. He seemed to be trying to get a rise out of the brunette constantly. Rei stopped his thoughts for a moment, why am I letting him get to me? He's just some guy I met on the internet…some very attractive, rich guy who might like me… With a sigh Rei stood from his yoga mat and went into the kitchen to make some breakfast.

Mao must've smelt the pancakes because she was up and in the kitchen by half-past nine looking wide-eyed but demanded her coffee immediately. Rei rolled his eyes and poured her one. It was usual for her to be up so early because she worked evening shifts as a waitress at a very classy restaurant. Both Rei and herself had decent paying jobs and so afforded their cozy, comfortable flat with old hard-wood floors. They weren't rich by any stretch of the imagination but they did OK.

By the time quarter to three rolled around, Rei had long since been showered, dressed in a new pair of black designer jeans, boot-cut, a pair of dress shoes, and a silky crimson button up shirt. His long hair had been pulled back into a simple yet elegant ponytail. And well, the black eyeliner, Mao had to practically hold him down whilst he'd feebly fought her off. The only way to deal with Mao was to do as you were told.

Rei walked into the café about ten minutes later while his roommate subtly came in a few minutes later and sat near the window. He glanced at the 'Specials' and sighed. Thank goodness for that 'for a rainy day' wad of savings he'd kept on hand. Mao had paid for some of his new clothes and now he was "forever in her debt".

Stuck in his musings, the Asian man failed to notice a pair of crimson red eyes taking in his elegant form and had been since he walked into the café. A smirk quirked the side of the watcher's lips and he stood and walked towards the unsuspecting Rei.

The crimson eyed man came up behind Rei and touched his elbow lightly. Rei jerked and spun around, an apology on his lips. He was caught by those steady crimson eyes that seemed to pierce into his own golden gaze. The other was probably about eight inches taller than him, making the two-tone haired man seem a little intimidating with those intense eyes and pale, built form. He wore a classy Armani black suit with a grey-blue tie that matched the colour of his neat hair (well, neat in the front and purposefully tousled in the back), a ring with an emblem on his right hand and a platinum wrist watch. The man was quite put together and definitely looked his status.

"Um…hi," Rei said softly, his olive coloured cheeks warming at the contact.

"Hello, you must be Rei," replied the two-tone haired man as he extended a hand to shake.

Rei took the larger hand in his and shook it shyly, "Yes, and you're Kai."

Kai smirked, "The one and only. Come sit, I have a table for us."

Rei could only follow as Kai took his hand and led him to a table by the other café window. From here, Rei could see Mao surreptitiously watching them, but Rei was almost in a trance at this attractive man. His stomach was doing that flippy thing again and Rei hoped he wouldn't lose his breakfast. That would be disastrous.

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a/n: omg! It's another chapter! Wow. Ok, even though there are probably still a few mistakes I've missed, I am quite happy the way this chapter turned out. Please let me know your thoughts! Merci!