Chapter 12

Crush

"That was strange," Tyson commented, trying to break the uncomfortable silence between Kai and him. They were walking to the Dojo where they would soon be falling asleep and waking up to a beautiful morning. That is, if Kai didn't force Tyson into more training.

"Hn."

Tyson frowned at Kai's response. Couldn't he see that Tyson was trying to start a conversation with him? Kai could at least try to be a gentleman. "Who knew our counselor had feelings for her enemy, and vice versa? It's almost crazy."

"Hn."

Tyson was getting tired of Kai's bad attitude. Couldn't the guy pretend to be interested in the conversation? He'd give Kai one more chance. "Those two being a couple would be like us as couple; two people who trying to kill each other."

There was no vocal response from Kai. He had stopped walking beside Tyson. His gaze drifted up towards the sky in thought. It made Tyson sigh. He knew it would take a while before Kai would stop his stargazing.

There was officially no point in trying to talk to Kai, and Tyson wasn't going to stick around and wait for Kai. He'd go home and go to sleep. Maybe if he were asleep Kai wouldn't force him through another training session from hell. He turned his back on Kai, with only the thought of rest on his mind.

He took four steps when Kai's voice called out to him. Tyson paused mid-step and glanced over his shoulder at Kai. The dual haired teen was no longer looking at the sky, but intensely at Tyson. The red orbs that at times flared with so much passion a person caught in them would feel as if they were burning, or frozen if the eyes were dead made Tyson shiver with anxiety.

The only time Kai looked at him like that was during a beyblade match, but it was missing something. During their matches, Tyson could see the hidden happiness on Kai's face. No one else ever saw it, but Tyson knew it existed. He had seen it too many times to not believe what he saw was real.

Why was Kai giving him that look now? That look of determination that could leave a person feeling scorched.

Kai smirked, and moved towards Tyson, until they were a breath away. The air was trapped in Tyson's lungs. Kai never voluntarily came this close to him. Was Kai going to punch him?

Kai raised his hand, and Tyson winced. Kai was going to hit him; not that Tyson deserved it. What had he done to deserve a punch from Kai? Was it because of what he said about the counselor, or maybe Kai was punishing him for walking away. That wasn't fair! Tyson had the right to walk away whenever he felt like it.

The hand touched Tyson's chin gently, and lifted it up. Their eyes locked, and the smirk on Kai's face seemed to grow. "Be careful about what you say," Kai advised, his eyes sparkling with mischief. "Someone might have thought you were implying that we are a couple, or should be one."

The warmth of Kai's hand left Tyson's chin, and with the withdrawing heat Tyson's mind became a blank. He saw the look of superiority on Kai's face but didn't register it. He was too flabbergasted to take offense to the attitude Kai was giving him.

He hadn't thought about his words, but he could see what Kai meant. He felt embarrassed. What if Kai hadn't recognized his words as a non-thought out mess? It would have been disastrous.

Well… maybe not. Kai didn't seem to be the type to publicly humiliate someone for a personal matter. As strange as it sounded, Kai may act like a jerk and enjoy beating people in matches and humiliating them with their defeat, but he never did such a thing when it came to personal matters. He tended to keep it between himself and whoever was involved.

So maybe it wouldn't be so bad if he admitted his little crush to Kai?

"Are you coming?" Kai shouted.

Tyson had been so deep in thought, that he hadn't noticed Kai had walked off without him. Looking at his crush now, Tyson felt that he could tell Kai how he really felt. It might hurt if Kai were to reject him, but he had to tell him eventually, right?

Tyson didn't answer Kai's question. He ran up to his teammate, fighting back his smile. It was tugging on his lips viciously, but Tyson knew a smile might put Kai on the defensive. He wanted his confession to go over as smoothly as possible.

Once at Kai's side, Tyson matched the dual haired teen's pace. "Hey Kai, about earlier-"

But Tyson never got to finish his sentence. Kai cut him off with a reply Tyson could have only dreamed of. "It may upset you Tyson, but as I was trying to hint at earlier, I don't want any relationship between us to go public, yet."

Tyson felt like a melting popsicle. Kai could not have said that! Hell would freeze over before Kai would say something like that!

There was no way Kai just asked Tyson to be his boyfriend! Okay, in all technicalities Kai had not asked Tyson to be his boyfriend, but this was Kai! And Kai always handled personal matters in a roundabout way. So that meant…

"Are you serious?" Tyson practically screamed.

Kai smirked. "Besides being sarcastic, when am I not serious?"

Tyson wanted to hug Kai, but he didn't. He knew Kai hated displays of affection, and since they were out in the open, and Kai wanted any relationship between them unknown to the public, Tyson held back. But he would get his chance at home.

"So how did you know I had a crush on you?" Tyson asked, excitedly. He felt like he was floating, and his body hummed in bliss.

"Hn."

"Kai!" Tyson whined. He did not want to go through this again!

Kai chuckled, but did not say anything to soothe Tyson. After all, he couldn't let Tyson know that Kai hadn't known about Tyson's feelings. He just got lucky, and he didn't want to ruin his image.